Session Review - 29 October 2008

Bankroll: $437.43
Limit: NL25 SSS
Winnings: $15.62
Hands Played: 1136
Time Spent: 252 minutes
Tables: 6/5

I was almost $30 up at one point, had a patch where i played badly and went down to $5 before recovering a little towards the end. Here are some notable hands:

Hand 1:

villain had pfr of 19 in ep after 22 hands

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($27.62)
UTG+1		($6.35)
MP1		($4.93)
MP2		($7.65)
CO		($24.60)
BTN		($9.85)
Hero		($5.55)
BB		($10.95)

Pre-flop: ($0.40, 8 players) Hero is SB

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.50 ($5.85), 4 folds, Hero raises to $2.15 ($3.25), 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1.65 ($4.20)

Flop: ($4.55, 2 players)
Hero bets $3.40 ($0.00), UTG+1 calls $3.40 ($0.80)

Turn: ($11.35, 2 players)

River: ($11.35, 2 players)

Final Pot: $11.35
Hero shows:
UTG+1 shows:

Hero wins $10.80 ( won +$5.25 )
UTG+1 lost -$5.55

Probably should not have played my ATo in this spot as it only has a very very slight edge even against the opponent like the one i faced here. (1-2%) I also do not quite have enough of a sample size to properly evaluate his play.

Hand 2:

villain had pfr of 43 at CO after 7 hands

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG	Komodo2	($9.20)
UTG+1	jaymontana1	($23.60)
MP1	dutchmaniac	($8.90)
MP2	5t1gm4t3	($32.75)
CO	tetsu0218	($25.20)
BTN	Hero	($5.25)
SB	hant@teru	($23.98)
BB	psychodad100	($33.60)

Pre-flop: ($0.40, 8 players) Hero is BTN

4 folds, tetsu0218 raises to $0.90, Hero raises to $5.25, 2 folds, tetsu0218 calls $4.35

Flop: ($10.90, 2 players)

Turn: ($10.90, 2 players)

River: ($10.90, 2 players)

Final Pot: $10.90
Hero shows:
tetsu0218 shows:

Hero wins $10.40 ( won +$5.15 )
tetsu0218 lost -$5.25


Another situation where i played looser than normal. I clearly did not have enough of a read on the opponent given the number of hands for the stats.

Hand 3:

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($10.82)
UTG+1		($17.05)
MP1		($18.65)
MP2		($7.80)
MP3		($20.15)
CO		($26.66)
BTN		($30.90)
SB		($25.00)
Hero		($4.75)

Pre-flop: ($0.40, 9 players) Hero is BB

2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25 ($18.40), 2 folds, CO calls $0.25 ($26.41), 1 fold, SB calls $0.10 ($24.75), Hero checks ($4.50)

Flop: ($1, 4 players)
SB checks ($24.75), Hero bets $0.65 ($3.85), MP1 calls $0.65 ($17.75), CO calls $0.65 ($25.76), SB calls $0.65 ($24.10)

Turn: ($3.60, 4 players)
SB checks ($24.10), Hero bets $3.85 ($0.00), MP1 calls $3.85 ($13.90), 1 fold, SB calls $3.85 ($20.25)

River: ($15.15, 3 players)
SB checks ($20.25), MP1 bets $4.50 ($9.40), SB folds ($20.25)

Final Pot: $19.65
Hero shows:
MP1 shows:

Hero wins $14.40 ( won +$9.65 )
MP1 wins $4.50 ( lost -$4.75 )
SB lost -$4.75
CO lost -$0.90


Hit bottom 2 after a free play on the button. Preflop bet should have been bigger in this spot to pot build / protect. I was thinking about my turn play if i should bet or check here, but according the hand reviewers at PokerStrategy (link on the side bar), i will have to bet again on the turn here as another protection bet. So my line was correct.

Session Review - 28 October 2008

Bankroll: $411.12
Limit: NL25 SSS
Winnings: $5.70
Hands Played: 812
Time Spent: 177.6 minutes
Tables: 6

This session started with big suckout, i played A9 as a steal, and got called by a donkey with J2. Flop came with both J and 9, i bet out and got reraised. I should've folded but instead called all-in. After that, i played badly and was almost 8 stacks down at one point. However, i doubled up 3 times in 5 hands on the same table and was back to almost even. Here are those 3 hands.

Hand 1:

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($25.00)
UTG+1		($34.70)
CO		($24.20)
BTN		($12.55)
SB		($19.80)
Hero		($5.40)

Pre-flop: ($0.40, 6 players) Hero is BB

3 folds, BTN calls $0.25, SB raises to $1, Hero raises to $5.40, BTN calls $5.15, SB folds

Flop: ($11.80, 2 players)

Turn: ($11.80, 2 players)

River: ($11.80, 2 players)

Final Pot: $11.80
BTN shows:
Hero shows:

Hero wins $11.25 ( won +$5.85 )
BTN lost -$5.40
SB lost -$1.00


I think the BU thought i was restealing against the SB without a hand so he called me down. He shows K2 off which was a really bizzard play. Immediately after that, i pick up Kings.

Hand 2:

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG	dikkiedik186	($34.70)
UTG+1	zween487	($24.20)
CO	baracko	($7.15)
BTN	Carolina88	($18.80)
SB	Hero	($11.25)
BB	Joker208	($25.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.40, 6 players) Hero is SB

dikkiedik186 calls $0.25, 1 fold, baracko raises to $1.15, 1 fold, Hero raises to $11.25, 1 fold, dikkiedik186 folds, baracko calls $6

Flop: ($18.90, 2 players)

Turn: ($18.90, 2 players)

River: ($18.90, 2 players)

Final Pot: $18.90
baracko shows:
Hero shows:

Hero wins $18.20 ( won +$6.95 )
baracko lost -$7.15
dikkiedik186 lost -$0.25


At this point i sensed that the CO (same player from earlier) was steaming and somewhat on tilt. He raised and i tried to take advantage of his mood by just pushing all in, knowing that i'm about 50% - 50% for a call here. He most probably doesn't have a monster hand here as well, as he would've just pushed all in with a monster hand. He calls and turns out he has AJ. No A hits the board and i take the rest of his stack. A few hands later i picked up AKo on the cutoff.

Hand 3:

$0.15/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($23.95)
UTG+1		($20.00)
MP1		($18.80)
MP2		($17.75)
Hero		($18.20)
BTN		($24.60)
SB		($8.65)
BB		($34.45)

[UTG+1 posted $0.25]
Pre-flop: ($0.65, 8 players) Hero is CO

1 fold, UTG+1 checks, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.15, BTN calls $1.15, 1 fold, BB calls $0.90, UTG+1 calls $0.90

Flop: ($4.75, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $2, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $4

Turn: ($16.75, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $2, Hero raises to $11.05, UTG+1 calls $9.05

River: ($38.85, 2 players)

Final Pot: $38.85
UTG+1 shows:
Hero shows:

Hero wins $36.95 ( won +$18.75 )
UTG+1 lost -$18.20
BTN lost -$1.15
BB lost -$1.15


The play was check to be with a posted at UTG+1. I make the standard pot sized raise with my good cards. Button, BB and UTG+1 call me down. I hit a K with 2 diamonds on the board. UTG+1 bets out under 1/2 pot size, and i reraise him 3 times his raise. He calls, and i'm suspecting a flush draw at this point. Maybe even with top pair but worse kicker, either that or he had AK just like me. Flop comes hitting no one. He bets another $2, this time a severe underbet into the almost $17 pot. I pushed all in with my remaining $11, giving him abut 1:3 to call, he need 1:4 (9 outs / 37 non-outs) to call profitably with a flush draw, but does so anyway. He shows 3d8d, ridiculous hand to play. I was praying for a non diamond, and no diamond came on the river. I won the pot and hit almost break even for the session.

This was a really wild session for me, i was affected by a string of 3-4 beats i had early in the session and played a bit too loosely pushing all in with QK in mid position. I got lucky later on and managed to make a small profit to end the session. If my bankroll numbers don't addup, it's because im earning bonuses from my poker room.