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From Losing to Breakeven... How do I now turn profitable?
Hello everyone!
I have just moved up in limits once again after grinding out 500 BBs to start playing the $0.50/$1 games on Party, (I started out on $0.05/$0.10 on Victor Chandler and Pacific). The thing is, I am having trouble beating these games and I can't see why, because the tables I select are super soft. I admit, that since I started on Party, I have only logged about 19 hours of play, and I have been on a mere 25 BB down swing, so it is not enough for me to start questioning my strategy, but I feel that if the games are good, then the problem must be in the way I am playing them, so I am looking for any glaring leaks in my game play, so that I can start pluggin them from now. So I have three hands here, that have had me woundering how I should have played them better... HAND ONE Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) Preflop: Ray Of Light is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light raises</font>, SB calls, BB calls, CO calls. Flop: (8 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO calls, Ray Of Light folds, SB calls. Here is where I felt I was too weak in my play. Should I have raised to gain a sense of how strong their hand was? Or should I have just called all the way to the river? I figured that if the board paired, it wouldn't be any use to me since I probably wouldn't have had top two pair, so that left me with two outs and not enough in the implied odds to chase for the trips. Turn: (5.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font> SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO folds, SB folds. Final Pot: 6.50 BB <font color="green">Main Pot: 5.50 BB, won by BB.</font> <font color="green">Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to BB.</font> HAND TWO How could I have made more from this hand? Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) Preflop: Ray Of Light is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $0.50. UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 (poster) checks, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light raises</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls. Flop: (12.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font> Ray Of Light checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, Button checks. I was first to act, I had the nuts, and I was hoping to check raise. In hindsight, I should have just bet out, as I was the preflop aggressor and so couldn't gauruntee that someone behind me would bet. Turn: (6.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font> Ray Of Light checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, Button checks. As soon as I saw the fourth diamond, I assumed that someone may have caught their flush and would be willing to bet it. I should have bet here. If the check raise doesn't work the first time, its unlikely to work second time round?... River: (6.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font> <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls. Damn... Now I am exposed to a possible straight flush, and I haven't even maximised the pot in the process! Final Pot: 10.25 BB <font color="green">Main Pot: 10.25 BB, between UTG, UTG+1, Button and Ray Of Light.</font> HAND THREE Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed) Preflop: Ray Of Light is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds. Flop: (7.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font> <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Ray Of Light 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 caps</font>, Ray Of Light calls. As soon as he raised me, I knew I was behind to a two pair or better... Should I have slowed down after he raised? Or was I right to cap the pot? Turn: (7.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font> Ray Of Light checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Ray Of Light calls. River: (9.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font> Ray Of Light checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Ray Of Light calls. Final Pot: 11.75 BB <font color="green">Main Pot: 11.75 BB, between UTG+1 and Ray Of Light.</font> |
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