This is X-posted from my journal: forum/viewtopic.php?p=174443#174443

Warning.....this is going to be a long post.

Since I am not playing any poker tonight...it means im done for the month. So how did I do you ask? +$388.44. That's right I played over 21K hands of cash games and over 75 tournaments in October and I didn't even make $400. To expand on that a little, I am running at a whopping 1.2PTBB over my last 35K hands at NL200. I mean WTF!

So why do I think I am making like no money? Plain and simple I am losing far too much money with 1 pair hands, and to even dig a little deeper I am calling off way to many river bets. Take these next few hands for example:

Hand 1: I don't think this one is all that bad, as he could have QQ or KK here, but my problem is I put him on JUST QQ or KK so I will call him down.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

saw flop|saw showdown

Button ($87.55)
SB ($152.05)
Hero ($362.65)
UTG ($290.30)
MP ($399.30)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG raises to $6, 3 folds, Hero raises to $18, UTG calls $12.

Flop: ($37) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $30, UTG calls $30.

Turn: ($97) (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $75, Hero calls $75.

River: ($247) (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $167.3 (All-In), Hero calls $167.30.

Final Pot: $581.60

Results in white below:
Hero has Ac Ad (two pair, aces and nines).
UTG has 3h 3d (full house, threes full of nines).
Outcome: UTG wins $581.60.

Hand 2: My reraise all in right here is just god awful. There are no real draws out there except for maybe ( I am discounting other flush draws as I hold the , so I don't have any reason to reraise there. At best I'm hoping for a chop with another AK.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP ($255.90)
CO ($223.75)
Hero ($199)
SB ($195)
BB ($208.15)
UTG ($350.60)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero raises to $24, 2 folds, UTG calls $16.

Flop: ($51) , , (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $30, UTG raises to $80, Hero raises to $175, UTG calls $95.

Turn: ($401) (2 players)

River: ($401) (2 players)

Final Pot: $401

Results in white below:
UTG has 4c 4s (three of a kind, fours).
Hero has As Kh (two pair, aces and kings).
Outcome: UTG wins $401.

Hand 3: On this hand I check behind on the turn, b/c I figured he was on the flush draw had gotten there and was going to check raise me. I was hoping I could just call a weak riverbet of his and get to showdown. But he makes a big riverbet, he obviously has the flush AND I CALL ANYWAYS. I don't knwo what I do this.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($343.95)
UTG ($526.05)
Hero ($205.15)
SB ($126)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG raises to $6, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, UTG calls $12.

Flop: ($39) , , (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $25, UTG calls $25.

Turn: ($89) (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: ($89) (2 players)
UTG bets $75, Hero calls $75.

Final Pot: $239

Results in white below:
UTG has Ad 8d (flush, ace high).
Hero has Kc Ac (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins $239.

Hand 4: This hand was very odd... lead weak on the flop into the raiser hoping he would raise me (they often do), when he just called I put him on some sort of draw or maybe AK he just can't get rid of. The comes on the turn and I check to see what he does, when he checks behind I assume I still have the best hand. I fire out a value/blocking bet on the river and he raises me up. At this point I think I should be able to get away from the hand, but I just can't do it. It is so aggrevating

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG ($223.75)
Hero ($197)
Button ($197)
SB ($257.15)
BB ($492.60)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
1 fold, Hero calls $2, Button raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero calls $6.

Flop: ($19) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button calls $10.

Turn: ($39) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($39) (2 players)
Hero bets $30, Button raises to $90, Hero calls $60.

Final Pot: $219

Results in white below:
Hero has 3s 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Th Qh (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins $219.

These hands were all from just last night, but it has been like that the whoel month. Yes I have been making my share of big hands and getting paid off, but I am not minimizing how much I lose with my 2nd best hands and my win rate is suffering.

Anyways, just wanted to vent a little. Not all of us can win $6686876/day playing tournies like Hard some of us have to actually find the leaks in our game and fix them