It's a sick game. You spend days waiting to get a caller for your bet when you've flopped a set, then someone decides to dump on you from a great height.

I'm hoping for some catharsis by posting these here. If someone wants to tell me I played either of these badly, I'd welcome it, really I would.

Both 50NL full ring Ladbrokes.

Disaster #1

Villain's on button with half stack. Only have 90 hands on him, but he's rated, and playing, X-Loose (VPIP 78%).

Hero's MP with $64 and [9h]

Pot $2.75
Flop [9s][6h].

Checked to Hero who bets $2.
Folded to Villain, who calls.
Others fold.

Heads up.

Pot $6.75
Turn

I'm sure I'm way ahead now, so...

Hero checks his full.
Villain bets $2
Hero min raises to $4
Villain calls

Pot $14.75
River

Hero bets $9.50
Villain goes all-in $29



I can't fold this - he's loose enough to play this way with 2 pairs and could easily have A9, A6 (or even 96).

Hero calls

Villain shows [Jc]
Villain wins $71.29 from the main pot
Villian hit his 2 outer on the River.
Villian is a lucky little shit.


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Disaster #2

Villain's UTG with $42. After 1400 hands, he's a 20/5/1 Rock.

Hero's UTG+1 with $57 and [Jh].

Villian bets $2
Hero calls
All others fold

Pot $5
Flop [Tc][7d]

Villian checks
Hero bets $3
Villain check-raises min
Hero raises to $15
Villain calls

Pot $35
Turn

I'm behind to KK, AQ and 98, ahead of AA, QQ, AJ, TT, AJ.

A Rock doesn't PFR with 98 UTG, or call big reraises on the flop with only a gutshot, so that's 2 of his scare hands eliminated. If he's got KK I'm paying him off.

Hero puts him all in for his remaining $25.

River

Villain shows [Qd]
Villain wins $71.29 from the main pot
Villian is another lucky little shit.

I can't believe he called that flop reraise after his check-raise, with only a pair of Queens.

... and so endeth the boo-hoo story.