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Huge downswing...I don\'t know what\'s wrong
Over my last 1000 hands or so, I am losing big. More than I've ever lost before. I'm down about 6 buyins. This is all over the last 2 or 3 days. I'm getting terrible cards. Everytime I get KK QQ or JJ, an overcard flops. When I hit a set, everyone folds. There was a raised pot today with 4 limpers, I hit my set, there was an ace on board, I lead for 2/3 pot and every one folded. Whenever I make the nuts, nobody has anything, but whenever I make a very good hand, somebody has the nuts.
Of course, I understand this. That's poker. What I'm wondering is, am I playing like [censored] and adding to it? Here's a few hands I've been wondering about from the last few days. I know there's a lot, so if you can just pick out 1 or 2 that jump out at you, that's fine. Villain in this hand is LAG. 70/20/1.93. He's been calling big raises from me with nothing, and either folding to my bet or betting and pushing me off my hand. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter Hero ($59.80) UTG+1 ($144.80) MP1 ($58.35) MP2 ($25) MP3 ($6.25) CO ($8.70) Button ($30.50) SB ($48.50) BB ($44.60) Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $5</font>, <font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $12</font>, UTG+1 calls $7. Flop: ($24.75) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, UTG+1 checks. Turn: ($24.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $13</font>, UTG+1 calls $13. River: ($50.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $34.8 (All-In)</font>, UTG+1 calls $34.80. Final Pot: $120.35 This one I'm pretty sure I really donked it up. Is there any excuse for this, or am I right for feeling terrible about this hand? Also, I won't bet calling preflop with 43s for a long time after this. And don't chase flushes or straights with a paired board anymore, please. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter Hero ($51.25) Button ($41.80) SB ($21.95) BB ($19.60) UTG ($55.05) UTG+1 ($55.30) MP1 ($116.40) MP2 ($29.70) MP3 ($44.75) Preflop: Hero is CO with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, BB checks. Flop: ($3.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, UTG folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, Button folds, SB calls $0.50. Turn: ($6) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font> SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $10</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to $17</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $50.25</font>, BB calls $8.60 (All-In), MP3 calls $26.75 (All-In). River: ($118.60) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font> Final Pot: $118.60 Here's one I'm not sure I could have avoided. Villain was loose (40% vpip), so his holding isn't out of the question, but he could also be overplaying trips with a good kicker. Is this one my fault? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter Hero ($53.15) UTG ($45.55) UTG+1 ($23.70) MP1 ($18.25) MP2 ($50.80) MP3 ($55.90) CO ($124.05) Button ($17.15) SB ($106.10) Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP1 posts a blind of $0.50. <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero checks. Flop: ($2.25) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.5</font>, MP1 folds, CO calls $1.50, Button folds. Turn: ($5.25) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, CO calls $4. River: ($13.25) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $10</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $30</font>, Hero calls $20. Final Pot: $73.25 I'd say there's nothing I can do about this one, but I've lost my confidence and need somebody to reassure me this was a good fold: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter MP2 ($27.45) MP3 ($49.70) CO ($9.65) Button ($57.90) SB ($24.50) Hero ($49.50) UTG ($49) UTG+1 ($50) MP1 ($48.25) Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $6</font>, Button calls $5.50, Hero folds. Anyone getting away from this one? Definitely looked like AA but I couldn't lay it down. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) converter MP2 ($70.55) CO ($50.70) Button ($55) Hero ($49.50) BB ($22.15) UTG ($16.55) UTG+1 ($124.25) MP1 ($46.05) Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $2.5</font>, Hero calls $2.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $5</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $4.50, Button calls $2.50, Hero calls $2.50. Flop: ($21) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $9</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $119.25</font>, MP2 folds, Button folds, Hero calls $35.50 (All-In). Turn: ($184.75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font> River: ($184.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font> Final Pot: $184.75 Am I too aggressive here? Villain said he folded JJ. Should I have slowplayed? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter UTG+1 ($50.60) MP1 ($42.25) MP2 ($49.25) MP3 ($57.45) CO ($32.35) Hero ($44.25) SB ($40.40) BB ($68.50) UTG ($49.75) Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1.5</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $1.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG folds, MP2 calls $2.50. Flop: ($10.25) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $7</font>, MP2 calls $7. Turn: ($24.25) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $15</font>, MP2 folds. Final Pot: $39.25 Here's me trying my best to extract whatever I can and still getting nothing. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter UTG ($58.40) UTG+1 ($88.60) MP1 ($27.15) MP2 ($34.80) MP3 ($24.55) Hero ($49.25) Button ($14.75) SB ($51.55) BB ($43.35) Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls $1.50. Flop: ($4.25) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, Hero checks. Turn: ($4.25) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, BB folds. Final Pot: $7.25 These $3 wins are fine, but it really gets old when I win 5 hands and get up $15, only to blow $30 with the 3rd nuts and be down after 70 hands at the table. It's as if they are calling with [censored] every single time trying to spike an unexpected hand, and everytime they don't I barely win, but when they do I pay them off more than I won all the times they missed. Here's an example. Villain was actually playing really tight until this hand: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter BB ($50.60) UTG ($42.25) UTG+1 ($37.75) MP1 ($19.50) MP2 ($32.35) Hero ($56.35) CO ($40.15) Button ($67.75) SB ($49.45) Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3.5</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP1 calls $2.50. Flop: ($7.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $1.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, MP1 calls $4. Turn: ($18.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> MP1 checks, Hero checks. River: ($18.75) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3. Final Pot: $24.75 Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF"> MP1 has Th Jh (three of a kind, jacks). Hero has Ah Qs (two pair, queens and jacks). Outcome: MP1 wins $24.75. </font> I've never went through such a large downswing before. I'd like to think I'm not tilting because I've always bounced right back before, but I'm not sure. I've got a few more hands I'd like to post later. In the mean time, I'm taking a little break from poker. |
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Re: Huge downswing...I don\'t know what\'s wrong
Hand one: just bet the flop. Just play abc here.
Hand two: They are trying really hard to tell you something here. Hand three: I only bet river here If I can release it to a raise. OTherwise check and decide. Hand four: Set value. Hand five: Not sure why you played it this way. Rest: They only gonna give you action when they catch up and have you beat. BTW its impossible to play even close to your best when you are running really bad. |
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Re: Huge downswing...I don\'t know what\'s wrong
Hand 1: Re-raise pre-flop should be more. At least $15, probably more. Bet the flop. You should be all-in by the river if you re-raised pre-flop like that.
Hand 2: Against a loose, aggro player, I can't see myself getting away, but with a better read on his post-flop tendencies, I might be able to. Hand 3: Looks fine, except I usually 1/2 pot the river. Makes it easier for someone with any K to raise (and call the raise, of course). Hand 4: Reads needed, I usually call and see a flop ... Hand 5: Do you really want to play a multi-way OOP raised pot with KK? I re-raise at every point the action is on you pre-flop in this hand. Hand 6: Re-raise more pre-flop. At least $6. Other than that, looks fine. Hand 7: BET THE FLOP, BET THE FLOP, BET THE FLOP. Hand 8: Looks OK, probably better with reads (he's tight, I might even just fold that flop). Also, don't feel bad. Sometimes you get ridiculous heaters that put you back on top. I had one tonight, in fact: 153 hands, ran 65BB/100 (no sample size, I know), and got dealt AA 5 times, KK 4 times, QQ 3 times, and flopped two flushes and three sets. It happens, believe me [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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Re: Huge downswing...I don\'t know what\'s wrong
Too many hands.
Hand 1: Reraise more preflop, bet the flop. Hand 2: Fold after the turn check raise and overpush. Hand 3: Depends on villain (not just his preflop stats). Will he raise flop/turn with a set or kings up? Will he raise this river with trip kings? Knowing the answer to at least one of these questions will help you. Hand 4: This is a horrible fold. If UTG+1 is your normal idiot who has telegraphed that he can be placed on AA/KK with 90% certainty you should call here with any two. At the very least any two that doesn't contain an ace or a king. Hand 5: Reraise buttons original raise. Your position sucks, make them pay to play with you. If UTG+1 pushes all-in over your reraise, you can probably lay it down, but it's going to be tough. Hand 6: Reraise more preflop. If villain will bet a missed draw after you check behind on turn, then check behind on turn and call a river bet. If he's very passive, betting the turn is probably ok. (And fold if you're check raised.) Hand 7: Checking behind on a drawless flop to mix it up sometimes is ok. I usually just bet the flop though. Hand 8: What do you mean when you say he's been playing really tight? How often does he min-raise? Have you seen any of his min-raised hands showed down? Reraising pf with AQ is usually not good against a really tight player. |
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