bad luck or poor skill

[martinimagic]

How could have I done this better? I feel as though I am getting beat by people playing very poorly, but everytime I lose. SSHE tells me I should be up in these situations. Is it a bad swing? I am new but now making money for the most part... last couple nights have been like this.

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

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, CO calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (16.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (10.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

River: (14.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, CO folds, Button calls.

Final Pot: 17.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ac As (one pair, aces).
MP1 has Qd Qs (one pair, queens).
Button has 3d 4d (two pair, fours and threes).
Outcome: Button wins 17.25 BB. </font>

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

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (4.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, Button calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button folds.

River: (7.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 4s 4c (full house, fours full of jacks).
MP3 has Tc 8d (full house, tens full of jacks).
Outcome: MP3 wins 11.25 BB. </font>

[cold_cash]

I'd checkraise the flop in hand 1. Otherwise looks good.

You can probably jettison to the river raise in hand 2.

[Non_Comformist]

No reason to even post the first one and you know that.

Horrible river call in hand two.

[martinimagic]

I guess my weakness is not knowing when to release. I have been getting clobbered tonight with great hands and it always been the river. SSHE is right.. really shaking my confidence and making me second guess. Sorry to vent. Thanks for the help.

[Non_Comformist]

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I guess my weakness is not knowing when to release. I have been getting clobbered tonight with great hands and it always been the river. SSHE is right.. really shaking my confidence and making me second guess. Sorry to vent. Thanks for the help.

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The hardest part of microlimits. Stick with it and keep posting hands if you start to question yourself.

[deacsoft]

Looks like fairly good play. Possibly just the already mentioned mistakes. It is bad luck (if you believe in luck).