Bad Day Today (-22BB) but Think I played OK

BreakEven · #1 09-19-2004, 04:12 PM

I have been working on being more aggressive without overplaying after the flop and drifting into LAG-land. The following were 3 "key" hands of the day. I think I played them OK, but could/should I have played them differently? Can you put my opponents on hands?

#1 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP calls, CO raises, Button folds, Hero 3-bets, BB folds, MP calls, CO caps, Hero calls, MP calls.

Flop: (13 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, CO raises, Hero calls, MP calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets, Hero calls, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls.

River: (15.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 18.50 BB

#2 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

(I almost raised here but didn't since my kicker was so weak and I didnt have any flush draw outs.)

River: (7 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

#3 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, Hero raises, MP1 3-bets, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO (poster) calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (11.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (7.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, CO folds.

River: (9.25 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP1 raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.25 BB

afk · #2 09-19-2004, 04:14 PM

-22BB is not even remotely close to having a bad day.

Hand 1: I might dump it to the turn check-raise.
I think hands 2 and 3 are fine.

BreakEven · #3 09-19-2004, 04:26 PM

That's encouraging. I play only short sessions of 1-2 hours in length, so for me a 22B swing seems like a lot and it's actually the second largest I've ever hand in the last five months playing online.

As far as hand one goes, I should have dumped it when the "calling station" came alive. I just didn't think he would have a seven when the betting was capped pre-flop.

scotnt73 · #4 09-19-2004, 04:40 PM

i was down 21BB at one point during my 3 hour session this morning(2 tables of party 1/2 6 max). i finished the session up 9BB. dont sweat the swings if you are a winning player.

BreakEven · #5 09-19-2004, 05:08 PM

#1 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (6 handed) 
Results below:
MP has Kc 7h (three of a kind, sevens).
CO has Ac As (two pair, aces and sevens).
Hero has Qd Qc (two pair, queens and sevens).
Outcome: MP wins 18.50 BB.
What is everyone's opinion of CO's play of AA. I am sort of thankful he didn't cost me more bets.
I think I can guess everyone's opinion of MP's play of K7o with betting capped pre-flop. I should have put him on seven when he came alive on the river.

#2 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) 
Results below:
BB has Kh 6s (two pair, kings and sixes).
Hero has Ac 8c (one pair, aces).
Outcome: BB wins 9 BB. 
Kxo was tough on me today. I had noted earlier that the BB pushed second and bottom pairs as well as weak overcards. He was pushing bottom pair until he caught the K on the river for 2 pair. I added him to my buddy list. I wonder if he would have folded to a raise on the river? doubt it.

#3 - Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) 
Results below:
Hero has Qs Ad (two pair, aces and twos).
MP1 has As Ah (full house, aces full of twos).
Outcome: MP1 wins 13.25 BB. 
I'm seeing a lot of slow playing of AA, KK, and AK. It happened a few times today. Everyone wants to be tricky.