.25/.50 NLH LH 13/11/07

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Opening Balance: $1 160.54 (lost $22 playing 4 $5.50 HU SNGs last night)
No. of Tables: 2
No. of Hands: 106
Closing Balance: $1 080.69 ($-79.85)

Running Totals: -$31.30/985
-63ptbb/100

Two hands I played poorly and one cooler messed up this session. Slightly redeemed by what I feel was mostly good play (from the viewpoint of adjusting to the tables and the players) and a nice stacking right at the end. But that's enough of that; back to what I did wrong.

Here's the least bad.

MP2: $55.70
CO: $38.15
BTN: $59.35
Hero (SB): $52.25
BB: $43.65
UTG: $78.35
UTG+1: $53.10
MP1: $32.70

Pre-Flop: As 7h dealt to Hero (SB)
5 folds, BTN raises to $2 Villain is well known to me. He's tight and sort of passive. He doesn't steal much, Hero raises to $5.50, I don't hate this. Although he doesn't steal with the sort of trash I do, he still might fold a small pair or weak ace. BB folds, BTN calls $3.50

Flop: ($11.50) Qs Qc Kd (2 Players)
Hero bets $7, Nor do I hate this. He still has missed hands like AJs or TT in his range. BTN calls $7 I give up. He's got me beat. I don't even want to play an ace on the turn in case he has AQ/AK and I'm drawing all but dead.

Turn: ($25.50) 5c (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $10,This bet size could be interpreted as weak, but I think this guy checks when weak and isn't making bad use of an opportunity to bluff. Hero folds

This hand I actually like. It annoyed me but I don't see where I went wrong. Raise flop maybe, fold to a push but do what on a small three-bet?

BTN: $31.35
Hero (SB): $53.40
BB: $36.20
UTG: $22
UTG+1: $81.20
MP1: $94.75
MP2: $47.40
CO: $12.75

Pre-Flop: 5s Kh dealt to Hero (SB)
6 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3) 3h Kc 9s (2 Players)
Hero checks,To induce a bluff. BB bets $3, Hero calls $3 Well, he did what I wanted. I'll lead any non-heart turn.

Turn: ($9) Qh (2 Players)
Hero bets $5.50, BB calls $5.50 Not sure where he is now. Probably not bluffing the flop. Maybe semi-bluffing TJ, or maybe he caught a queen.

River: ($20) 6d (2 Players)
Hero checks,I think I'm behind to a bigger K a lot and there probably isn't much value from a 9 or Q. BB checks

Results: $20 Pot ($0.95 Rake)
Hero showed 5s Kh (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-$10 NET)
BB showed Ah Ks (a pair of Kings) and WON $19.05 (+$9.05 NET)

Well, that's poker. Dominated with TP in BvB is a bit of a cooler, and I think I lost about the minimum. Raising the flop probably costs me more when I lose and wins me less when I win (for example, against AQ he caught on the turn).

Warning: the following contains betting patterns some viewers may find disturbing.

CO is aggressive postflop and tough to get off a hand (probably calls a little too much post flop and has been accidentally playing correctly vs. me, but not necessarily). Hasn't yet been caught bluffing.

UTG+1: $29.95
Hero (UTG+2): $50.75
MP1: $32
MP2: $8.45
CO: $62.90
BTN: $48.50
SB: $50.40
BB: $33.25
UTG: $69.25

Pre-Flop: Js Qh dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, CO raises to $5.50,Range: 99+AT+A8s+KQs 3 folds, Hero calls $4 Almost certainly better to fold.

Flop: ($11.75) Kc 3c 5d (2 Players)
Hero checks,I know I'm planning to check-raise when he c-bets at it. But that's not such a great idea beacuse it'll need to be big and I'll have about half my stack in the pot CO bets $6.50, Hero raises to $21, CO raises to $35.50, Hero folds Can't call, have nothing. Picked the wrong villain this time

Here's me being a clown with pocket jacks. I hate you pocket jacks!

UTG: $32.35
Hero (UTG+1): $74.45
MP1: $36.20
MP2: $22.50
CO: $82.80
BTN: $48.50
SB: $47.65
BB: $14

Pre-Flop: Jd Js dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $2, 3 folds, BTN raises to $4.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $2.50 Calling $2.50 with $40~ behind. Fine. Set value against overpairs, PP for AK/AQ. That's about his entire range at 9.6/7.5

Flop: ($9.75) 3s 9c Ts (2 Players)
Hero bets $6.50,It's an undercard flop, so I'm ahead of what I was ahead of and still behind where I wasn't. Unless he got creative with tens. Or he has two big spades. BTN raises to $14, Hero calls $7.50 Yuck. I don't know where I am, so even if this is an ok call vs. AsKs (where I'm about 49%) I can't do much on the turn except shove and pray.

Turn: ($37.75) Kd (2 Players)
Hero bets $30,Hideous. Now the only thing I beat is AQs. He thought for a while before calling with KK, which either proves he's weak-tight or that he's a multitabler. No, I didn't river a queen. Thanks for asking. BTN calls $30 and is All-In

Same villain as before is MP2. UTG is sort of tight-passive.

SB: $26.35
Hero (BB): $51.85
UTG: $52.40
UTG+1: $12
MP1: $88
MP2: $94.70
CO: $46.65
BTN: $11

Pre-Flop: 6c Ac dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $2, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50,Questionable call OOP with a weak and frequently dominated hand vs a tight player, who almost always has me dominated or drawing to bust a big pair UTG calls $1.50 Limp call: small pair

Flop: ($6.25) 2s Ah 3c (3 Players)
Hero checks, UTG checks Missed his set, MP2 bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50, It's a small enough bet for me to carry on. Could be nervous kings or something UTG folds

Turn: ($11.25) 6s (2 Players)
Hero bets $4.50,Top two, and his hand is 66/33/22/45 here like never MP2 raises to $10,That sucker still likes his hand. OK. I'm commited and I think he'll bet the river. He must have a big ace. Hero calls $5.50

River: ($31.25) Tc (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $19.50,He doesn't disappoint Hero raises to $37.35 and is All-In,I'm commited. Time to make up for those jacks! MP2 calls $17.85

Results: $105.95 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 6c Ac (two pair, Aces and Sixes) and LOST (-$51.85 NET)
MP2 showed Ad As (three of a kind, Aces) and WON $102.95 (+$51.10 NET)

That's a pure cooler IMO. There's no getting away after the turn, although I could just fold preflop or on the flop. Once that six hits I'm dead.