son of a bitch.


son of a bitch...


SON OF A BITCH!





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MP ($1.15)
Hero ($1.90)
Button ($1.89)
SB ($3.03)
BB ($10.72)
UTG ($4.69)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.09, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.08.

Flop: ($0.32) , , (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $0.06, Hero raises to $0.38, SB folds, UTG calls $0.32.

Turn: ($1.08) (2 players)
UTG bets $0.82, Hero raises to $1.42, UTG calls $0.60.

River: ($3.92) (2 players)

Final Pot: $3.92

Results in white below:
UTG has 7c 4s (straight, seven high).
Hero has Qs Qh (two pair, queens and fives).
Outcome: UTG wins $3.92.


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MP ($4.36)
Button ($4.14)
SB ($0.76)
Hero ($2.19)
UTG ($2.26)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
2 folds, Button calls $0.02, SB completes, Hero raises to $0.12, Button calls $0.10, SB folds.

Flop: ($0.26) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $0.26, Button calls $0.26.

Turn: ($0.78) (2 players)
Hero bets $0.79, Button calls $0.79.

River: ($2.36) (2 players)
Hero bets $1.02 (All-In), Button calls $1.02.

Final Pot: $4.40

Results in white below:
Hero has Qs Qd (three of a kind, queens).
Button has Jd 7d (straight, queen high).
Outcome: Button wins $4.40.


This was same person from the above hand.

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SB ($6.11)
BB ($0.85)
UTG ($4.97)
Hero ($1.92)
Button ($2.34)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
1 fold, Hero calls $0.02, Button calls $0.02, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.08) , , (4 players)
SB bets $0.08, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.24, Button folds, SB calls $0.16.

Turn: ($0.56) (2 players)
SB bets $0.1, Hero raises to $0.7, SB calls $0.60.

River: ($1.96) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.96 (All-In), SB calls $0.96.

Final Pot: $3.88

Results in white below:
SB has Tc Td (four of a kind, tens).
Hero has 4c 4d (full house, fours full of tens).
Outcome: SB wins $3.88.

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SB ($5.90)
BB ($1.72)
Hero ($2.15)
MP ($1.51)
CO ($1.14)
Button ($1.47)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero raises to $0.12, MP calls $0.12, 4 folds.

Flop: ($0.27) , , (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.2, Hero raises to $1.2, MP raises to $1.39, Hero calls $0.19.

Turn: ($3.05) (2 players)

River: ($3.05) (2 players)

Final Pot: $3.05

Results in white below:
Hero has Kd Ks (two pair, kings and queens).
MP has Ah Qs (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: MP wins $3.05.

I realize I am not playing great

That isn't the point...the point is that in 30 minutes...Ive had my high pocket pairs cracked like twigs, i can't beleive ive burnt through 50% of my br like nothing.

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UTG ($0.56)
MP ($8.15)
CO ($2.97)
Hero ($1.97)
SB ($0.59)
BB ($5.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG calls $0.02, MP raises to $0.04, 2 folds, SB calls $0.03, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.02.

Flop: ($0.14) , , (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP bets $0.06, SB folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $0.20

And I folded pocket aces, from a misclick, so I think imma go blow off some stema.

That 44 hand is sick.

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Damn, this is a horrible run. Sorry young...

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KRE8R probably has about seventy college funds in his NL5 roll.

Yeah bad beat sucks.

Looks like I am in a similar NL2 boat, just in an earlier stage. I haven't reached your $100 mark and experienced your good run & bad run. You also played far more hands than me. That good run was really impressive, by the way.

It seems to me that you are a little overaggressive when the board becomes dangerous. It is true that many bad players will keep calling with crap, but sometimes they do get their miracle card.

For example, in your first QQ hand and the last 44 hand, it is better just to check the river (and fold). Cutting down loss when bad luck strikes is also earning you profits.

If you draw a straight line from hand 13k (I suppose that's when you start improving significantly) to 23k, and extrapolate further, you are not so far below your steady income line. So you are not doing really bad at all. Just regroup and don't take the beats very seriously.

Please don't fold the QQ or 44 hand


ul, it will come back!

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Yeah sorry I didn't see the hands clearly.
The first QQ hand I would have folded on Turn knowing he probably has me beat.
The 44 hand -- yeah there is no way you are folding.

BTW. Thinking back at your good run I think it is evident that lady luck was on your side. For example, if you can dodge ten 1:4 bad beats in a row you belong to the top 5% luck. But generally speaking you are still earning a steady profit and you are doing well.

Check out Chris Ferguson's $0 - $10000 run and see how he started it:
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/getchart2.php?num=0

He managed to come back and climbed to $10000. So don't worry about your bad run too much. One day when you look back they are just a small vibration on your huge profit line.

I have the same problem, too. When I have a bad run I become too aggressive and don't want to let go a good hand (but may be beaten given the resistance I am facing). That's probably something we all can improve on.