Sunday, March 23, 2008

Session Review: I'm a Donkey

Had my worst session in a long time last night. With the weekend players out in force, the play at the tables was very loose. Lots of multi-way pots, lots of suck-outs, and lots of calling stations. All of that should have made for a profitable night but I managed to play my F game and ended up dropping about 8 1/2 buy-ins.

I looked over the session and what did me in was just playing too loosely. When the tables are playing loose, you should play tight. It's a very basic principle, and I wasn't following it. Instead, I played a LAG game, trying to push players around. It didn't work from the start and I should have adjusted, but I didn't and I paid the price for it.

Hand 1: 50NL
Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - FISHINGQUEEN ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 6 - HASELIP ($54.05 in chips) -- 46/10 donk
Seat 3 - Hero ($104.35 in chips)
Seat 4 - THATSNOTFUN ($110.08 in chips)
HASELIP - Posts small blind $0.25
Hero - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [ ]
THATSNOTFUN - Folds
FISHINGQUEEN - Calls $0.50
HASELIP - Calls $0.25
Hero - Checks

Flop:
[ ]
HASELIP - Checks
Hero - Bets $1 -- I bet out with middle pair
FISHINGQUEEN - Calls $1
HASELIP - Calls $1

Two callers, so I'm probably beat.

Turn:
[ ] [ ]
HASELIP - Checks
Hero - Bets $2.50 -- turned trips so I keep on betting
FISHINGQUEEN - Folds
HASELIP - Calls $2.50 -- donkey c/c's again

River:
[ ] [ ]
HASELIP - Checks
Hero - Bets $4.50 -- I put in a 1/2 pot value bet here
HASELIP - Raises $22 to $22 -- donkey raises huge
Hero - Calls $17.50 -- bad call

Showdown:
HASELIP - Shows [ ] (Three of a kind, nines)
Hero - Mucks
HASELIP Collects $51.50 from main pot


I have to know that I'm beat there. He's not raising on a bluff after I've bet all three streets, and he's not raising with anything less than trip 9s. Given that, he most likely has a better 9 than I do and I should fold.

Hand 2: 50NL
Seat #1 is the dealer
Seat 1 - MKZSM ($26.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - Hero ($101.25 in chips)
Seat 3 - SKIZZY9 ($33.20 in chips)
Seat 4 - 2ACES11 ($51.85 in chips)
Seat 6 - OZMANZ69 ($96.75 in chips)
Hero - Posts small blind $0.25
SKIZZY9 - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [ ]
2ACES11 - Raises $1.50 to $1.50
OZMANZ69 - Calls $1.50
MKZSM - Folds
Hero - Calls $1.25 -- call from sb
SKIZZY9 - Calls $1

Flop:
[ ]
Hero - Bets $4 -- bet out 2/3 pot with the oesd
SKIZZY9 - Calls $4
2ACES11 - Calls $4
OZMANZ69 - Folds

Turn:
[ ] [ ]
Hero - Bets $12 -- turn the fd so I keep on firing
SKIZZY9 - Calls $12
2ACES11 - Calls $12

Still 2 callers, wtf?

River:
[ ] [ ]

The river brings the spade flush draw and also makes lots of 2-pair hands.

Hero - Checks
SKIZZY9 - All-In $15.70
2ACES11 - Calls $15.70
Hero - Calls $15.70 -- I'm a retard

Showdown:
SKIZZY9 - Shows [ ] (Flush, king high)
2ACES11 - Mucks
Hero - Mucks
SKIZZY9 Collects $97.60 from main pot


Totally brain-dead call on the river. Despite the big pot odds, there's no way that a pair of kings is winning there.

Hand 3: 50NL
Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - DYNAMITEBOO ($46.90 in chips)
Seat 3 - DJ_JIM ($114.35 in chips)
Seat 4 - Hero ($104.55 in chips)
Seat 5 - GMONEY340 ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 6 - CANNON445 ($22.57 in chips)
Seat 1 - FENTANYL100 ($16.70 in chips)
DJ_JIM - Posts small blind $0.25
Hero - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [ ]
GMONEY340 - Raises $2.50 to $2.50
CANNON445 - Calls $2.50
FENTANYL100 - Folds
DYNAMITEBOO - Folds
DJ_JIM - Folds
Hero - Raises $10 to $10.50 -- easy squeeze here, I think
GMONEY340 - Calls $8
CANNON445 - Folds

I get the original raiser heads-up to the flop...

Flop:
[ ]
Hero - Bets $15 -- gotta rep the big pair
GMONEY340 - All-In(Raise) $21.10 to $21.10 -- ugh
Hero - Calls $6.10 -- committed for $6

Turn:
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River:
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Showdown:
Hero - Shows [ ] (One pair, jacks)
GMONEY340 - Shows [ ] (Three of a kind, jacks)
GMONEY340 Collects $62.45 from main pot


In my mind, this hand played itself. Should I be playing this differently?

Hand 4: 50NL
Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - JEFFYMAC21 ($51.60 in chips)
Seat 4 - HECKILLER ($40.59 in chips)
Seat 5 - Hero ($105.35 in chips)
Seat 6 - FRUKTMUSLI ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - LOSTNTHESAUS ($49.90 in chips)
Seat 2 - WASKLYWBT ($22.20 in chips)
HECKILLER - Posts small blind $0.25
Hero - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [ ]
FRUKTMUSLI - Folds
LOSTNTHESAUS - Raises $1.50 to $1.50
WASKLYWBT - Folds
JEFFYMAC21 - Folds
HECKILLER - Calls $1.25
Hero - Calls $1 -- don't mind seeing a flop here

Flop:
[ ]
HECKILLER - Bets $2 -- less than 1/2 pot bet
Hero - Calls $2 -- I call with the intention of hitting my flush or otherwise outplaying the guy as he seems weak here
LOSTNTHESAUS - Folds

Turn:
[ ] [ ]
HECKILLER - Bets $3 -- $3 into $8.50?
Hero - Raises $12 to $12 -- screams weak so I jump on it
HECKILLER - Calls $9 -- didn't expect a call

River:
[ ] [ ]
HECKILLER - Checks -- he checks the river which is again weak so I'm putting him a jack with a middle kicker, something that I should definitely be able to get him off of with another bet
Hero - Bets $22 -- so I fire roughly 2/3 pot
HECKILLER - Calls $22 -- ...

Showdown:
Hero - Shows [ ] (One pair, sevens)
HECKILLER - Shows [ ] (One pair, nines)
HECKILLER Collects $73 from main pot

So the guy couldn't get away from 2nd pair, crap kicker. I like my play here and I'm pretty sure I take this down most of the time. The table of course applauded the guy on his great call and I couldn't help but shake my head. His "read" was that I didn't raise him on the flop. :S

Hand 5: 50NL
Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - WASKLYWBT ($22.20 in chips)
Seat 3 - JEFFYMAC21 ($26.40 in chips)
Seat 4 - HECKILLER ($42.59 in chips)
Seat 5 - Hero ($131.75 in chips)
Seat 6 - FRUKTMUSLI ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - LOSTNTHESAUS ($49.90 in chips)
JEFFYMAC21 - Posts small blind $0.25
HECKILLER - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [ ]
Hero - Raises $2 to $2
FRUKTMUSLI - Folds
LOSTNTHESAUS - Folds
WASKLYWBT - Folds
JEFFYMAC21 - Calls $1.75
HECKILLER - Calls $1.50

Flop:
[ ]
JEFFYMAC21 - Checks
HECKILLER - Checks
Hero - Bets $4 -- 2/3 pot cbet
JEFFYMAC21 - Raises $10 to $10 -- uh oh
HECKILLER - Folds
Hero - Calls $6 -- I call to see a turn

Turn:
[ ] [ ]
JEFFYMAC21 - Bets $14 -- he bets strong again
Hero - Raises $28 to $28 -- this is spew
JEFFYMAC21 - All-In $0.40
Hero - returned ($13.60) : not called

River:
[ ] [ ]

Showdown:
JEFFYMAC21 - Shows [ ] (Two Pair, jacks and tens)
Hero - Shows [ ] (One pair, aces)
JEFFYMAC21 Collects $51.60 from main pot

Everything about this hand was bad. The flop cbet was weakish, the flop call was awful (what am I drawing to? A gutshot? I'm a moron), and the turn raise was bad (Is TPTK every good here? No.).

I'm a donkey.

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