Suffering a 140BB downswing. Need help

WayneX2 · #1 05-18-2005, 07:58 AM

Over the last 750 hands I have lost 140BB at 0.5/1. I just can't win a hand to save my life at the moment. My W$SD is 35. All my big hands are losing. I haven't made a set from a pocket pair from 37. I have lost to runner runner one card straights/flushes/trips/full houses more times than I can count.

I know it is a small sample size but I just can't see why I am losing at such a rate. Previous to this I was 5BB/100 over 5500. Again it is a small sample size, but is it possible this is just variance? It is only over the last 3 days so I haven't changed the way I play at all.

Here are a few hands from a session I had this morning where I dropped 25BB in 42 hands.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls, 3 folds, CO calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG bets, UTG+2 folds, CO calls, Hero raises, UTG calls, CO calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, CO bets, Hero raises, UTG folds, CO 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (13.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.75 BB

Results in white below: 
CO has 2h 8h (two pair, eights and twos).
Hero has Jd Ah (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: CO wins 15.75 BB. 

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, Hero raises, 4 folds, CO calls, 3 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, CO calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, CO calls, UTG calls.

River: (8.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, CO raises, UTG folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.25 BB

Results in white below: 
Hero has Qs Qd (two pair, queens and sevens).
CO has Ad 7c (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: CO wins 12.25 BB. 

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.5.
2 folds, MP1 calls, 2 folds, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, MP1 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero 3-bets, BB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

Results in white below: 
BB has Qd 8d (two pair, queens and eights).
Hero has Qc Ks (one pair, queens).
Outcome: BB wins 7.50 BB. 

In the first 2 hands the 2 other players were 98/0 and 75/0 respectively. Both had been showing down crap. These hands are typical of the beats I have been on the end of.

Just looking for some advice really cos I am nearing the stage where I am thinking why bother raising AK, KQs etc because I know it is only going to miss. If anyone wants more stats let me know.