Critique my bubble play, please!

AKQJ10 · #1 07-31-2005, 08:57 PM

Maybe this is a bit excessive, but it's only six hands after we got down to four. I'm just really struggling on the button now -- I think it's mostly variance, but it feels like every decision I make is wrong.

I literally don't know what happened to my stack in these six hands. Mostly I think it was that I had a big hand (especially 4 handed) that didn't hit. Anyway, please share your critiques.

In each bold line I'll give my position and the stacks starting with mine. Where I raise, I'm putting the amount I raise to, i.e. make it ____ to go, not the amount I raise by.

Pacific $4 + $0.50 sit-and-go (20 seats), four handed action

1 SB T2812 T4080 T2730 T6287
A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> fold fold
r 600 fold</pre><hr />

2 Bn T3012 T3880 T2730 T6287

6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> fold
fold (further action omitted) </pre><hr />

Comment: I'd like to be aggressive on button, but this is too bad to play.

3 UTG T3012 T3080 T3430 T6078
J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> r 600 fold fold call</pre><hr />

flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (pot: T1300)

Code:<hr /><pre> check
bet 600 ... fold</pre><hr />

4 BB T3712 T3080 T3430 T5678
A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> fold limp complete
r to 800 ... call fold</pre><hr />

flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> bet 800 call</pre><hr />

turn: K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> check ... bet 600
call</pre><hr />

river: 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Code:<hr /><pre> check ... check</pre><hr />

opponent shows: K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] for flush

Comment: No excuse for this. Calling his bet was pretty silly -- I figured he was bluffing on the flush card so an ace, queen, or probably jack not of [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] would win a big pot -- so chalk up T600 to stupid play.

5 SB T1512 T3080 T5830 T5478

7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> fold fold
fold (walkover)</pre><hr />

Comment: too bad to play again.

6 Bn T1412 T3180 T5830 T5478

6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> fold
r 600 fold call</pre><hr />

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Code:<hr /><pre> check
b 812 (all-in) call </pre><hr />

Sorry for the formatting... hopefully the action should be pretty clear with only four.

Am I overplaying marginal hands? Failing to steal with any two where I should? Perhaps I'm not adjusting for my successful steals giving me a more aggressive table image, so that I'm sure to get called when I open-raise with any two suited? I'm just at a loss as to how to make bubble play work.

Thanks in advance.