Played a bad session yesterday with many of the hands against the same villain (maybe I should have moved tables as he definitely got the better of me). It felt like I was playing slow and passive when I should have been playing and fast, and I was playing fast and blowing people off of hands when I had near-nut hands.
Hand #1: Me and the BB have nearly zero history. The only history I can recollect is him 3 betting me a few times, with me folding to his aggression.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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MP: $284.70
CO: $308.35
Hero (BTN): $303.95
SB: $249.70
BB: $313.15
UTG: $194.00
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with 7c 6c
3 folds, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $18
Flop: ($49.00) Ac 4s 2s (2 players)
BB bets $35, Hero calls $35
Turn: ($119.00) 2h (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $72, BB calls $72
River: ($263.00) Ah (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $172.95 all in, BB calls $172.95
Final Pot: $608.90
Hero shows 7c 6c (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
BB shows Qd Qh (two pair, Aces and Queens)
BB wins $605.90
(Rake: $3.00)
The flop float was obviously very costly, but my thought was that by calling there my hand range “should” be extremely small…when he “gives up” and checks the turn, I feel like I know exactly where he was at (and I was right). I was surprised when he called the turn, but then when the ace rolls off on the river, and he checks to me I am about 99.9% certain he doesn’t have an ace and I can move in to pick up the pot. The funny thing is that I play any ace that I call his pre-flop 3 bet with the same exact way. He just happened to find the 1% of the time that I don’t destroy him.
Hand #2: Villain is reasonably tight.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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UTG: $190.40
Hero (MP): $193.75
CO: $246.60
BTN: $218.00
SB: $201.00
BB: $401.65
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is MP with Kd Ks
UTG raises to $6, Hero raises to $20, 4 folds, UTG calls $14
Flop: ($43.00) 7s 5c Jh (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $32, UTG raises to $75, Hero raises to $173.75 all in, UTG calls $95.40 all in
Turn: ($383.80) 2c (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($383.80) 5h (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $383.80
UTG shows Ac As (two pair, Aces and Fives)
Hero mucks Kd Ks
UTG wins $380.80
(Rake: $3.00)
I don’t think I can not stack off here in this situation. Just bad luck that it was AA vs KK.
Hand #3: Button is very loose and I should be able to value bet him to death.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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BB: $163.90
UTG: $264.35
Hero (CO): $194.40
BTN: $302.15
SB: $187.00
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with 4d 4s
UTG raises to $6, Hero calls $6, BTN calls $6, SB calls $5, BB calls $4
Flop: ($30.00) 4c Kh 7d (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $17, BTN calls $17, SB folds, BB calls $17, UTG folds
Turn: ($81.00) 8h (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $50, BB folds, Hero calls $50
River: ($181.00) 7s (2 players)
Hero bets $121.40 all in, BTN calls $121.40
Final Pot: $423.80
Hero shows 4d 4s (a full house, Fours full of Sevens)
BTN shows 8d 7h (a full house, Sevens full of Eights)
BTN wins $421.80
(Rake: $2.00)
I don’t like my turn check in retrospect, though I definitely thought 65 and 77 was very possible. I may have folded to a bet from the button and shove from the BB. In hindsight it probably would have ended the same way though. Obviously I am shoving the river hoping now that he has a straight, since 77 is extremely unlikely now. Just a bad river card.
Hand #4: Me and villain had been going at it for a while. He has 3 bet me a ton and folded once to a 4 bet. His numbers are something like 29/25. He is also EXTREMELY aggressive.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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UTG: $193.65
Hero (CO): $271.25
BTN: $205.00
SB: $208.00
BB: $103.00
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with 3s 3d
1 fold, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, SB raises to $20, 1 fold, Hero calls $14
Flop: ($42.00) Ac Th 2h (2 players)
SB bets $32, Hero calls $32
Turn: ($106.00) 9h (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $62, SB raises to $156 all in, Hero folds
Final Pot: $230.00
SB wins $228.00
(Rake: $2.00)
As I said above, he has 3 bet me above, so I float the flop. Perhaps my bet was too weak on the turn, but I wanted to look like I was leaving enough for a big river bet as well. Obviously floating was quite a problem for me last night.
Hand #5: His numbers are 29/25, so his flat call of my PF raise feels more like a mid-pocket pair than an ace.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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UTG: $278.90
Hero (MP): $312.40
CO: $247.50
BTN: $53.30
SB: $207.00
BB: $200.30
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is MP with 4d As
1 fold, Hero raises to $6, CO calls $6, 2 folds, BB calls $4
Flop: ($19.00) Ah 8s Ad (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $14, CO calls $14, BB folds
Turn: ($47.00) Th (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $32, Hero calls $32
River: ($111.00) 7c (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $111, Hero calls $111
Final Pot: $333.00
Hero mucks 4d As
CO shows 7s 7d (a full house, Sevens full of Aces)
CO wins $330.00
(Rake: $3.00)
I check the turn planning on letting him bet if I beat him, and for pot control if I am wrong about him having an ace. His river bet scared the hell out of me, as it felt like it was a big value bet (since my hand was relatively face-up). But I still felt he would bluff the river as well, so I felt obliged to call.
Hand #6: Same villain as hand #4 and #5. I call pre-flop because of the other two calls.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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BTN: $194.00
Hero (SB): $340.00
BB: $212.60
UTG: $454.10
MP: $651.30
CO: $100.10
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is SB with Qc 9c
1 fold, MP raises to $6, CO calls $6, BTN calls $6, Hero calls $5, 1 fold
Flop: ($26.00) Ac 7c 4s (4 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $18, CO folds, BTN calls $18, Hero calls $18
Turn: ($80.00) Qd (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $54, BTN folds, Hero calls $54
River: ($188.00) Kd (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks
Final Pot: $188.00
Hero shows Qc 9c (a pair of Queens)
MP shows Kc Th (a pair of Kings)
MP wins $185.00
(Rake: $3.00)
The flop felt like an easy call, but frankly I didn’t like the turn at all and think I should have led out at it, or check-shoved. I was a little tilted from the river on the 77 hand while playing this one. Of course he got there with a hand that beat me again. Overall felt really bad about the play of this one.
Hand #7: Same villain again.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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SB: $296.50
Hero (BB): $200.00
UTG: $274.70
CO: $81.00
BTN: $248.00
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with Jh Ad
UTG raises to $6, 3 folds, Hero calls $4
Flop: ($13.00) Jc 4h 9d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $10, Hero raises to $30, UTG calls $20
Turn: ($73.00) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets $42, UTG calls $42
River: ($157.00) 8h (2 players)
Hero bets $62, UTG folds
Final Pot: $157.00
Hero mucks Jh Ad
Hero wins $155.00
(Rake: $2.00)
I was actually kind of afraid that he got there on the river for a straight, and probably bet too small. Not sure what he had that would fold the river.
Hand #8: Again the same villain.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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SB: $279.50
Hero (BB): $276.00
UTG: $215.40
MP: $90.95
CO: $200.00
BTN: $240.00
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with 9c 9d
UTG raises to $6, 2 folds, BTN calls $6, 1 fold, Hero calls $4
Flop: ($19.00) 7s Ac 9s (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $14, BTN calls $14, Hero raises to $54, UTG calls $40, BTN folds
Turn: ($141.00) 4h (2 players)
Hero bets $92, UTG folds
Final Pot: $141.00
Hero mucks 9c 9d
Hero wins $138.00
(Rake: $3.00)
I was surprised he folded here. I debated checking but with the flush and straight draw possible I decided to lead out hoping he had a big ace.
Hand #9: Villain is kind of loose bad. I think he does this with most top pairs, draws and 2 pairs. Maybe I could have flatted the flop and then folded the turn.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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BB: $156.00
Hero (UTG): $277.25
MP: $201.60
CO: $432.05
BTN: $203.00
SB: $180.25
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is UTG with Ad As
Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, CO calls $6, 1 fold, SB calls $5, 1 fold
Flop: ($20.00) Jd Ks 3c (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12, CO folds, SB raises to $32, Hero raises to $92, SB raises to $174.25 all in, Hero calls $82.25
Turn: ($368.50) Qs (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($368.50) 5s (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $368.50
Hero mucks Ad As
SB shows Kd Jh (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
SB wins $365.50
(Rake: $3.00)
Hand #10: Unknown villain here.
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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CO: $314.25
Hero (BTN): $214.30
SB: $198.00
BB: $39.30
UTG: $182.60
MP: $147.20
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with Tc Td
3 folds, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $5, 1 fold
Flop: ($14.00) Ad 8s Ts (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, SB raises to $24, Hero raises to $58, SB folds
Final Pot: $62.00
Hero mucks Tc Td
Hero wins $59.00
(Rake: $3.00)
He makes a small flop check-raise, so instead of flatting I elect to make a small three bet with middle set, leaving still $100+ behind to look like I can fold. Unfortunately he folds.
2 comments:
Hand 4 - why did you call the reraise with 33? I hate that play because long term, that's -EV. You don't have true set mining odds.
Hand 5 - I really think you need to checkraise the turn. Not because of what happened but just to build the pot. If he has a better ace, it's just a cooler.
Hand 10 - raising a bigger amount may look more drawish than a smaller raise. Just a thought.
Todd,
It looks like most of your misery came at the hands of one particular Villain. Playing weak hands OOP against these guys is costly. Either make a stand by flipping for stacks early or find a better table. At the very least, tighten up your raising standards and build up a solid image before lagging it up.
I'd cut out raising trash hands like A4 from MP. And calling 3-bets with 33 is a little dubious given that you don't have set odds and you're likely no better than 50/50 going to the flop. In Hand 4, you're in a push/fold situation and I'd much rather fold in this spot.
Lastly, try and work balancing your play on all streets to prevent Villains from being able to narrow your possible holdings too much. For example, do you ever check-raise big with a draw on the turn? Do you ever bet the turn OOP as a semi-bluff?
Most of the mistakes that you make in these hands are the same ones that everyone makes. I should know since your hands look like many of the hands I've played recently.
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