Taking a look at my game...

[crockett]

Well lightning final struck. I was playing along at 13BB/100 for 5K+ hands and I had my first every horrible period. At one point I was down around 80BB. Fortunately, you don't have to hear about all my bad beats because they weren't happening any more than usual. I believe it was a combination of two things. First, my play wasn't very good. Second, I ran into a long string of having hands that were second best. Flopping bottom two pair out of the BB to find out I was against a flopped top two pair, etc.

Anyways, I'm taking a few days off and I need to post some hands. So you should see a string of hands from me over the next couple days. If you could take the time to reply I would appreciate. Some of these I was just plain stupid, some I just didn't know what to do. Please be tuff on me. My biggest concern right now is over cards (AK, AQ, KQ, etc.) on a raggedy flop, I'm considering laying them down as a rule until I feel more comfortable playing them but that just seems so sorry to lay down a nice hand after a raise.

O.k...here's the first one.

PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (7 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Flop: (21.40 SB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (12.70 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, CO folds, Button calls.

River: (15.70 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, Button folds.

Final Pot: 17.70 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 17.70 BB, between BB and Hero.</font>

O.k. this is one of those I don't know what to do. I'm telling my wife, "great the guy just made trips" Her reply "then why did you just call him twice?"

I don't know if I lost the hand or not, I can't remember. What is the standard line here? Call down? I thought with one to act behind me, maybe I should have just folded?

No reads..

[Mammux]

I would probably read BB as A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif or more likely A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/J/K/images/graemlins/heart.gif. If he isn't holding the 3, he's semi-bluffing the turn and even though he misses the river he bluffs due to your turn weakness. Could be trips but I don't see him cold-calling PF with a 3, unless it was A3s.

-Magnus

[scotnt73]

theres no way you can fold this. raise the turn. if he reraises you call him down. he could have AKd or A10 or just about anything.

[uw_madtown]

[ QUOTE ]
Well lightning final struck. I was playing along at 13BB/100 for 5K+ hands and I had my first every horrible period. At one point I was down around 80BB.

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I'm in a similar boat. Started out going about 2.5k hands at 12 BB/100, which is completely unsustainable, so I knew the downswing had to be coming. Now I'm at 3.5k and I'm down to 8 BB/100. I'm sure there's still more downswing to come. A major leak at the moment is playing way to loose from the SB for a half-bet. Of course, that's not a gigantic leak (it is only a half-bet... but that's the thinking that has pushed my VPIP from the SB to 45! /images/graemlins/frown.gif).

This hand reads as standard play to me. It looks like a three, but it could be just overcards or even AT (I've seen top-pair wake up on the turn like this after calling the flop). Calling him down is the right move, you'll win with your queens often enough to make it profitable.

[Sidekick]

Preflop: Fine

Flop: Standard play

Turn: I raise this. I've got no reason to suspect that anyone is holding a 3 until someone comes over the top of my raise. I can't see BB calling the 3-bet from the button preflop with a 3 in his hand.

River: If BB hasn't come over the top of me on my raise on the turn then I'm raising again here. If BB did come over the top of me on the Turn, then I just call him down on the river. He could easily have AT or even just two diamonds and was betting the flush draw.

Considering the preflop betting I don't see much on this hand that should have scared you into being passive. If BB is holding a 3 then he isn't playing his hands correctly IMO.