I Can't Win
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying so hard (maybe that's it, trying too hard?) Today I felt like I played pretty well and wasn't super unlucky, got lucky in couple pots, and yet I ended the session with another loss. I don't know where the money is going. I'm really mystified as to why I continue to lose. I'm going to post a few hands from today and I'd appreciate feedback from anyone.
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ 6c, 6h ]
JackWould calls (20)
NMDynasty folds.
KriyaYoga folds.
clarkkent folds.
Razor_Edge calls (20)
APotIsAPot calls (20)
Ganyard16 folds.
Counterspell folds.
nycsnake raises (65) to 75
svartman folds.
JackWould calls (55)
Razor_Edge calls (55)
APotIsAPot calls (55)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6s, Qc, 9h ]
nycsnake checks.
JackWould checks.
Razor_Edge checks.
APotIsAPot bets (200)
nycsnake folds.
JackWould calls (200)
Razor_Edge folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5h ]
JackWould checks.
APotIsAPot bets (358)
JackWould raises (958) to 958
APotIsAPot raises (1367) to 1725
APotIsAPot is all-In.
JackWould calls (767)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jh ]
Creating Main Pot with $4167 with APotIsAPot
** Summary **
Main Pot: $4167
APotIsAPot balance $0, lost $2000 [ 6c 6h ] [ three of a kind, sixes -- Qc,Jh,6c,6h,6s ]JackWould balance $4254, bet $2000, collected $4167, net +$2167 [ 9s 9c ] [ three of a kind, nines -- Qc,Jh,9s,9c,9h ]
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ Ah, Kh ]
APotIsAPot raises (55) to 55
robert07 folds.
lemchil folds.
mkim2003 calls (55)
slothr0p folds.
EsurientOne calls (55)
Borntarun folds.
FandorinXIX folds.
Traelen folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qc, 7h, 8h ]
APotIsAPot bets (127)
mkim2003 raises (254) to 254
EsurientOne folds.
APotIsAPot raises (973) to 1100
mkim2003 calls (831)
mkim2003 is all-In.**
Dealing Turn ** : [ Qd ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 4d ]
Creating Main Pot with $2362 with mkim2003
** Summary **
Main Pot: $2362
mkim2003 balance $2362, bet $1140, collected $2362, net +$1222 [ 2h Qh ]
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ 8s, 9d ]
EsurientOne folds.
equityhound raises (65) to 65
MBDreamin calls (55)
APotIsAPot calls (45)
** Dealing Flop ** :
[ 8d, 5h, 2d ]
MBDreamin checks.
APotIsAPot checks.
equityhound bets (150)
MBDreamin folds.
APotIsAPot calls (150)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qd ]
APotIsAPot checks.
equityhound checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ 9s ]
APotIsAPot bets (256)
equityhound calls (256)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $1005
equityhound balance $1946, bet $471, collected $1005, net +$534 [ Qc Qh ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Qc,Qh,Qd,9s,8d ]
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ Js, Ks ]
APotIsAPot raises (60) to 60
snack_attack folds.
thirdgrader folds.
EsurientOne folds.
equityhound folds.
MBDreamin folds.
GreatWent calls (50)
svartman calls (40)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2h, 3s, 6c ]
GreatWent checks.svartman checks.
APotIsAPot bets (150)
GreatWent folds.
svartman raises (300) to 300
APotIsAPot folds.
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ 5h, Jh ]
thirdgrader folds.
B1GDAD1 checks.
EsurientOne folds.
equityhound folds.
MBDreamin calls (20)
GreatWent folds.
svartman folds.
APotIsAPot calls (10)
snack_attack checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ As, 5d, 5s ]
APotIsAPot bets (45)
snack_attack folds.
B1GDAD1 folds.
MBDreamin calls (45)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qc ]
APotIsAPot bets (125)
MBDreamin calls (125)
** Dealing River ** : [ 6d ]
APotIsAPot bets (325)
MBDreamin folds.
Dealt to APotIsAPot [ Th, 8c ]
B1GDAD1 calls (20)
EsurientOne folds.
equityhound folds.
MBDreamin folds.
GreatWent folds.
svartman folds.
APotIsAPot calls (20)
snack_attack calls (10)
thirdgrader checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, 9h, 6c ]
snack_attack checks.
thirdgrader checks.
B1GDAD1 bets (60)
APotIsAPot calls (60)
snack_attack folds.
thirdgrader folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6h ]
B1GDAD1 checks.
APotIsAPot bets (125)
B1GDAD1 calls (125)
** Dealing River ** : [ 7d ]
B1GDAD1 checks.
APotIsAPot bets (275)
B1GDAD1 folds.
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Saturday: -349
Today: -3133
Year to date: -10674
posted by GnightMoon @ 10:22 PM
3 Comments:
Set over set = c'est la vie.
You need to check some of your stronger hands on the river to induce weaker hands to take a stab.
Bet the farm on the Steelers.
The AKs hand, there's really nothing you can do against a half stack but move in there unless he's so tight that you want to call check-fold a brick on the turn. You're coinflipping in that spot and you just happened to lose. Set over set is death, of course, but in that hand I actually think its possible to find a fold against a solid player. The board offers very few possibilities for 2 pair in a raised pot and the 78 straight got there on the turn. I really cant think of any other non-bluffing hands that you're ahead of here, other than the outside shot of JT hearts picking up a huge draw on the turn. Still, thats a huge fold to be making. The other hands looked fairly straight forward. I actually like a big bet on the river with your trip 5s. He's either got an ace or flush draw, and an ace may think youre trying to push him off split pot. If he has a flush draw, obviously its better to check and hope he bluffs. Also, have you tried looking around for 10/20 NL games on all the sites and only playing when they look pretty good? You mentioned the games were getting "tough as nails", so why make it any harder on yourself when you're running bad than you have to?
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