Did I Play This Incorrectly???

**sweeper22** · 02-27-2010

24.00 30K guaranteed (I think 30K). As for the hand, I knew this idiot didn't have the ace or flush. Can't believe he called his whole stack with 2nd pair. Did I play this wrong? As it turns out, this idiot was down 4K and had I known that...wouldn't have made the bluff. Tough to bluff losing players.

Full Tilt Poker Game #18830563547: $35,000 Guarantee (142784366), Table 137 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:04:57 ET - 2010/02/27
Seat 1: Chaaant (5,375)
Seat 2: I got that Beat (1,735)
Seat 3: SPK69 (4,487)
Seat 4: euglent (7,860)
Seat 5: sweeper22 (6,530)
Seat 6: NOXQZEZ (4,726)
Seat 7: jeeny112 (4,395)
Seat 8: specterz (2,263)
Seat 9: chavot420 (6,204)
NOXQZEZ posts the small blind of 40
jeeny112 posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sweeper22 [5s 3s]
specterz folds
chavot420 has 15 seconds left to act
chavot420 folds
Chaaant calls 80
I got that Beat has 15 seconds left to act
I got that Beat has timed out
I got that Beat folds
I got that Beat is sitting out
I got that Beat has returned
SPK69 has 15 seconds left to act
SPK69 raises to 324
euglent folds
sweeper22 calls 324
NOXQZEZ folds
jeeny112 has 15 seconds left to act
jeeny112 folds
Chaaant calls 244
*** FLOP *** [9d 6s Ad]
Chaaant checks
SPK69 checks
sweeper22 checks
*** TURN *** [9d 6s Ad] [Jd]
Chaaant checks
SPK69 has 15 seconds left to act
SPK69 bets 880
sweeper22 raises to 1,860
Chaaant folds
SPK69 calls 980
*** RIVER *** [9d 6s Ad Jd] [Ks]
SPK69 checks
sweeper22 bets 4,346, and is all in
SPK69 has 15 seconds left to act
SPK69 has requested TIME
SPK69 calls 2,303, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 2,043 returned to sweeper22
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sweeper22 shows [5s 3s] Ace King high
SPK69 shows [Qs Kd] a pair of Kings
SPK69 wins the pot (9,418) with a pair of Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,418 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 6s Ad Jd Ks]
Seat 1: Chaaant folded on the Turn
Seat 2: I got that Beat didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: SPK69 showed [Qs Kd] and won (9,418) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: euglent didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: sweeper22 (button) showed [5s 3s] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 6: NOXQZEZ (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: jeeny112 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: specterz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: chavot420 didn't bet (folded)

**bobg3** · 02-28-2010

The button isn't a license to play any hand. It's one thing to bet it pre-flop, but given there was already a raise, I'm dropping that preflop every time.

**azeldin** · 02-28-2010

There's only one reason to make this call PF - to hit a str8 or flush or draw(s) and trap. That is the implied odds of doing something like this, and only because the stacks are so deep still. With 2 opponents in the hand, a dangerous board, you completely missed, and your "story" from the flop not looking like either a flush draw or an Ace, bluffing in this spot is suicide. Pick easier spots. There's absolutely no reason to risk such a huge hero move this early on a stone cold bluff without having an insane read on your opponent.

From all your bad beat complaints and hands you post, it seems like you take things way too personally in poker. I've been there, and done some of the same stuff before. Try to stop thinking in terms of "this guy's a donk so he must be full of shit, I'm gonna pwn him", and just sit back and analyze logically. Think of hand ranges at each street. What range does he likely have based on his preflop play, table dynamic, image, etc? In that range, what can I narrow that down to based on what he did on the flop? Does he fold often enough to be able to make plays at him or is he fairly loose with his calling? What kind of hand range does my play look like?

I think you could improve a lot if you take your feelings out of the game. Don't take lost pots personally. Even the pros make bad plays, so you will too. Learn to give up on horrible situations and look forward to the next opportunity; or try your best in the sticky situation, but learn from your mistake instead of blaming the other guy.

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