Online newbie needs help.

As Zehn · #1 02-21-2005, 02:16 AM

Just started online 10 days ago and have logged in 46 hours. Started off winning @ .05/.10 went to .25/.50 and started cooling off. Went back to .05/.10 and still can't get a winning session. Typical hand follows.

Hero is MP2 As,Ah

UTG calls 2 folds MP1 calls Hero raises MP3 folds CO calls Dealer folds SB folds BB calls UTG folds MP1 calls. 9SB 4 players.

Flop is Tc 7d Ks
MP1 bets Hero raises CO folds BB folds MP1 raises Hero caps MP1 calls. 17SB 2 players.

Turn is 2s

MP1 checks Hero bets MP1 calls. 10.5 BB

River is 7c

MP1 bets Hero raises MP1 re raises Hero calls.
16.5 BB Results in white below.

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GrunchCan · #2 02-21-2005, 02:20 AM

Is there a question here?

As Zehn · #3 02-21-2005, 02:21 AM

Did I play the hand correctly? If not what should I have done differently.

DeathDonkey · #4 02-21-2005, 02:21 AM

That's just mean I looked at least twice for the results :P

Surely you can find a better hand to learn from then "my aces lost"? I'll tell you what I tell everyone new. Just because you lose a hand doesn't mean you played it bad, and just because you win a hand doesn't mean you played it well. The sooner you can judge yourself based on your decision making and not on your $$ won the better you will be.

-DeathDonkey

guitarhero14 · #5 02-21-2005, 02:22 AM

did you mean to post the results or just forget to delete the results header?

GrunchCan · #6 02-21-2005, 02:24 AM

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Did I play the hand correctly? If not what should I have done differently.

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I'll turn the question back around to you. What do you think you did wrong?

I'm not being a jerk. You said this hand was typical. In what way? What pattern do you hope to identify as good or bad play in this hand?

GrunchCan · #7 02-21-2005, 02:25 AM

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did you mean to post the results or just forget to delete the results header?

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Are you talkin' ta me? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

As Zehn · #8 02-21-2005, 02:26 AM

Sorry [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] MP1 turned over Kc 7h wins 16.5 BB with full house 7 over kings.

I tried going over Pacific's histories to get a better example but to write down a history from their file is unbelievably difficult and time consuming.

I'll find a better example tomorrow.

As Zehn · #9 02-21-2005, 02:29 AM

I've been having doubts about my play after the flop. I had a tendency to stay with some weaker draws too long. Since MP1 played so aggressivley should I have backed off?

GrunchCan · #10 02-21-2005, 02:31 AM

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Sorry [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] MP1 turned over Kc 7h wins 16.5 BB with full house 7 over kings.

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I suspect that you tend to tilt when bad beats get put on you,. Its pretty obvious that your opponent played poorly, and your play was standard. If this hand should teach you anything, it's that you need thick skin to be a successful poker player, and it's not always the way it is on ESPN.