4-1 Chiplead to loser in 12 easy steps

[AliasMrJones]

Started heads up with a 2-1 chip lead. It was soon a 4-1 chip lead. I lost. Here are the 12 hands of heads up suitable for copy/pasting in the replayer.

When it is heads up, I'm ahead and either of us have less than 10xBB, I push if unraised with anything decent. Is a smaller raise worthwhile if you have > 10xBB, but opponent does not? Does anyone min-raise? I used to raise between 2-3xBB when ahead when I have >10xBB, but opponent has less. Now I push. Please feel free to comment on any of it.

#Game No : 2620928314
***** Hand History for Game 2620928314 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:31:14 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $6822 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $3178 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ 2s 9s ]
Scorpion410 folds.
Oculto does not show cards.
Oculto wins 600 chips
Game #2620929385 starts.

#Game No : 2620929385
***** Hand History for Game 2620929385 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:31:24 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $7022 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $2978 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Kh 2h ]
>You have options at Table 27459 Table!.
Oculto is all-In [6822]
Scorpion410: go for it
Scorpion410 is all-In [2578]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 9h, 4s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ac ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
Oculto shows [ Kh, 2h ] high card ace.
Scorpion410 shows [ Ks, Kd ] a pair of kings.
Oculto wins 4044 chips from side pot #1 with high card ace.
Scorpion410 wins 5956 chips from the main pot with a pair of kings.
n1
Game #2620931399 starts.

#Game No : 2620931399
***** Hand History for Game 2620931399 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:31:41 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $4044 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $5956 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ 4s 2c ]
Scorpion410: whoops
Scorpion410 raises [600].
Oculto folds.
Scorpion410 does not show cards.
Scorpion410 wins 1200 chips
Game #2620932750 starts.

#Game No : 2620932750
***** Hand History for Game 2620932750 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:31:52 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $3644 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $6356 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Ac Kd ]
Oculto is all-In [3444]
Scorpion410 calls [3244].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 5d, 6s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
Oculto shows [ Ac, Kd ] a pair of fives.
Scorpion410 shows [ 9d, Ad ] a pair of fives.
Oculto wins 7288 chips from the main pot with a pair of fives with king kicker.
Whoops
Game #2620934580 starts.

#Game No : 2620934580
***** Hand History for Game 2620934580 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:32:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $7288 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $2712 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Js Jd ]
Scorpion410 raises [600].
Oculto is all-In [6888]
Scorpion410 folds.
Oculto does not show cards.
Oculto wins 8088 chips
Game #2620936972 starts.

#Game No : 2620936972
***** Hand History for Game 2620936972 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:32:29 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $8088 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $1912 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ 8d Ac ]
Oculto is all-In [7888]
Scorpion410 is all-In [1512]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 7d, Js ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
Oculto shows [ 8d, Ac ] a pair of jacks.
Scorpion410 shows [ 4s, 5s ] a flush, jack high.
Oculto wins 6176 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of jacks.
Scorpion410 wins 3824 chips from the main pot with a flush, jack high.
vvn
Game #2620938785 starts.

#Game No : 2620938785
***** Hand History for Game 2620938785 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:32:44 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $6176 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $3824 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Tc 6h ]
Scorpion410 folds.
Oculto does not show cards.
Oculto wins 600 chips
Game #2620939804 starts.

#Game No : 2620939804
***** Hand History for Game 2620939804 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:32:53 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $6376 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $3624 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ 2s 4s ]
Oculto folds.
Scorpion410 does not show cards.
Scorpion410 wins 600 chips
Game #2620940807 starts.

#Game No : 2620940807
***** Hand History for Game 2620940807 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, August 29, 22:33:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $6176 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $3824 )
Trny:15281805 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Qh Ad ]
Scorpion410 calls [200].
Oculto is all-In [5776]
Scorpion410 folds.
Oculto does not show cards.
Oculto wins 6576 chips
Game #2620942370 starts.

#Game No : 2620942370
***** Hand History for Game 2620942370 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:9 Blinds(250/500) - Monday, August 29, 22:33:15 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $6576 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $3424 )
Trny:15281805 Level:9
Blinds(250/500)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Jc 7h ]
Oculto is all-In [6326]
Scorpion410 is all-In [2924]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 5h, 2c ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
Oculto shows [ Jc, 7h ] high card ace.
Scorpion410 shows [ Ks, Jh ] high card ace.
Oculto wins 3152 chips from side pot #1 with high card ace.
Scorpion410 wins 6848 chips from the main pot with high card ace with king kicker.
n1
Game #2620944168 starts.

#Game No : 2620944168
***** Hand History for Game 2620944168 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:9 Blinds(250/500) - Monday, August 29, 22:33:31 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $3152 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $6848 )
Trny:15281805 Level:9
Blinds(250/500)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Jd 2s ]
Scorpion410 calls [250].
Oculto checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, Qs, 7h ]
Oculto checks.
Scorpion410 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
Oculto checks.
Scorpion410 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 5h ]
Oculto checks.
Scorpion410 bets [500].
Oculto folds.
Scorpion410 does not show cards.
Scorpion410 wins 1500 chips
Game #2620947697 starts.

#Game No : 2620947697
***** Hand History for Game 2620947697 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15281805 Level:9 Blinds(250/500) - Monday, August 29, 22:34:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 14531 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 3: Oculto ( $2652 )
Seat 9: Scorpion410 ( $7348 )
Trny:15281805 Level:9
Blinds(250/500)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Oculto [ Jc 9c ]
Oculto is all-In [2402]
Scorpion410 calls [2152].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 6c, 8d ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
Oculto shows [ Jc, 9c ] a pair of jacks.
Scorpion410 shows [ Kh, Kc ] a pair of kings.
Scorpion410 wins 5304 chips from the main pot with a pair of kings.
Oculto finished in second place and won $150.
Oculto has left the table.
Congratulations,Scorpion410! You won $250.
Scorpion410 has left the table.

You got unlucky. Blinds are huge, so you can't win without luck or a really dumb opponent who doesn't know how to play with huge blinds. One thing that I do that I think may be +EV is I try to encourage my opponent to make mistakes by showing my good hands if he folds--show the JJ and the AQs, for example. I think this will encourage him to make a lot of incorrect folds at these high blinds.

[AliasMrJones]

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One thing that I do that I think may be +EV is I try to encourage my opponent to make mistakes by showing my good hands if he folds--show the JJ and the AQs, for example. I think this will encourage him to make a lot of incorrect folds at these high blinds.

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I never, ever show my cards unless I have to show my winning hand to take the pot. I know some people like to advertise, but I don't like to give out any information about my play unless people pay for it.

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One thing that I do that I think may be +EV is I try to encourage my opponent to make mistakes by showing my good hands if he folds--show the JJ and the AQs, for example. I think this will encourage him to make a lot of incorrect folds at these high blinds.

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I never, ever show my cards unless I have to show my winning hand to take the pot. I know some people like to advertise, but I don't like to give out any information about my play unless people pay for it.

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Here, you're heads up with huge blinds, and you're push preflop with premium hands. This doesn't give your opponent any new information. What it will do is remind him that you could have premium hands, which may encourage him to play more tightly. It might not, but it can't hurt and it could help.

[bennies]

I think you played fine.

I might consider slowplaying the JJ or the AQ (both on the big blind) but I'm not sure if it's smart, probably it's only good if the opponent is agressiv and will bet at most flops. Hmmmm, maybe the JJ is best?

[Dubra]

you definitely were not a luckbox in this one.... but i dont like the j7 push at all. i know blinds are big, but you aren't going to be ahead of anything that calls you based on the blinds and stack sizes

just my .02

[AliasMrJones]

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you definitely were not a luckbox in this one.... but i dont like the j7 push at all. i know blinds are big, but you aren't going to be ahead of anything that calls you based on the blinds and stack sizes

just my .02

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I don't have to be ahead when called. I have to win a high enough % of the time when I'm called such that when added to the blinds I steal when he folds I come out ahead.

What would your alternate line be?