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GoldenEagle · 11-23-2012, 04:09 PM

November 9^th, 2012 Session

I got to the casino at around 9 PM and had to wait a little bit. I wound being sat around 9:30 in a new game. New games are always kind of weird to start off in. There is no rhythm to the table yet. But everyone’s stack size starts off about the same. I bought in for $300 (the max in a $1/3 game) as did most everyone else at the table.

I over-limp from the cut-off with KTdd. I pick up a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw for some additional equity. A relative unknown player leads into me, but I feel like he is on a top-pair type hand. I call the flop, but is this a situation where I should be raising with my decent equity?

I think a raise here disguises my flush draw somewhat and might get me a free card on the turn. But this is no-limit, where I open the betting back up and could be facing a shove if my opponent is aggressive enough. But I think there was another player to act behind me, so that led me to just call the flop bet.

The turn misses my flush draw and eliminates any backdoor options except for a King. We are now heads-up and my opponent fires another barrel. The immediate odds are not there to continue drawing, but I figure I have some implied odds so I call the turn.

I miss on the river and have to fold as my opponent bets again. This is a situation I need to evaluate more closely. It is so obvious I am on a flush draw that chances are I might not have gotten paid off if I did hit, especially if that card was an Ad or Qd (the top pair on the board was a J). I need to not give myself all nine outs in this situation, which leans me more toward folding this on the turn.

The table was playing loose and aggressive, at least pre-flop. I limped in with pocket 9’s and called a pre-flop raise. The board came A44 and I decided to take a shot at when it was checked around to me. I bet but folded to a raise behind me. This is a fundamental mistake because I played the nine’s to set-mine. If I wanted to take a shot at the board, I should have raised with them pre-flop.

An aggressive player sits down in the 9 seat. He is straddling and defending his straddle with a raise every time. I get pocket 5’s and limp in. The guy in the straddle makes it a $100 to go. I go in the tank for a bit but decide to fold my hand.

The next time he straddles, I call a raise from another aggressive player for $16 with pocket 8’s. The aggressive player from the last hand raises to $45. The original pre-flop raiser folds. After thinking about it for a while, I decide to shove and risk my entire $220 stack. In a vacuum, I think this is profitable play. The guy was raising almost every other hand and was trying to run the table over. He calls and shows QQ and I can’t suck out.

I am not terribly unhappy with my decision there, but it is a very high-variance style and I should have done it with a bit more equity perhaps. At best, I am a 55/45 favorite. I think it does show a profit over the long-term, but there are easier ways to make money at this level. But I am down $400 on the night and haven’t won a single pot all night.

I call a raise with A3s for $13 pre-flop. I pick-up a flush draw on the flop. When it is checked to me, I bet $20 and take down the pot without issue.

My last hand of the night sees me pick up pocket Kings. I raise $25 and get two callers. The flop is 842 or something similar to that. A crazy-aggressive guy leads for $60. The other player folds. I know I am not getting away from this pot. I shove the remainder of my stack, which is about $170. He thinks about it and calls. The turn is an A, which is not a good for me. The river is a 6. The V flips over 86 for the rivered two pair.

That is a cooler. But that is what keeps the weaker players coming back. I got my money in good and that is all you can do. I thought about going to the ATM, but I have a strict stop-gap policy of $600 for now. If I wouldn’t have taken the high variance coin-flip earlier, I could have pulled out more money to play against this guy with.

Overall, it was a frustrating night. I was pretty card dead. I was there for three hours, only played four/five hands post-flop, and lost $600.

Lessons Learned
-I need to remember to adjust outs in drawing situations. Not all of my presumed outs are clean.
-Avoid high variance situations until I have a better roll.

11-23-2012, 04:09 PM	#20
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	November 9^th, 2012 Session I got to the casino at around 9 PM and had to wait a little bit. I wound being sat around 9:30 in a new game. New games are always kind of weird to start off in. There is no rhythm to the table yet. But everyone’s stack size starts off about the same. I bought in for $300 (the max in a $1/3 game) as did most everyone else at the table. I over-limp from the cut-off with KTdd. I pick up a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw for some additional equity. A relative unknown player leads into me, but I feel like he is on a top-pair type hand. I call the flop, but is this a situation where I should be raising with my decent equity? I think a raise here disguises my flush draw somewhat and might get me a free card on the turn. But this is no-limit, where I open the betting back up and could be facing a shove if my opponent is aggressive enough. But I think there was another player to act behind me, so that led me to just call the flop bet. The turn misses my flush draw and eliminates any backdoor options except for a King. We are now heads-up and my opponent fires another barrel. The immediate odds are not there to continue drawing, but I figure I have some implied odds so I call the turn. I miss on the river and have to fold as my opponent bets again. This is a situation I need to evaluate more closely. It is so obvious I am on a flush draw that chances are I might not have gotten paid off if I did hit, especially if that card was an Ad or Qd (the top pair on the board was a J). I need to not give myself all nine outs in this situation, which leans me more toward folding this on the turn. The table was playing loose and aggressive, at least pre-flop. I limped in with pocket 9’s and called a pre-flop raise. The board came A44 and I decided to take a shot at when it was checked around to me. I bet but folded to a raise behind me. This is a fundamental mistake because I played the nine’s to set-mine. If I wanted to take a shot at the board, I should have raised with them pre-flop. An aggressive player sits down in the 9 seat. He is straddling and defending his straddle with a raise every time. I get pocket 5’s and limp in. The guy in the straddle makes it a $100 to go. I go in the tank for a bit but decide to fold my hand. The next time he straddles, I call a raise from another aggressive player for $16 with pocket 8’s. The aggressive player from the last hand raises to $45. The original pre-flop raiser folds. After thinking about it for a while, I decide to shove and risk my entire $220 stack. In a vacuum, I think this is profitable play. The guy was raising almost every other hand and was trying to run the table over. He calls and shows QQ and I can’t suck out. I am not terribly unhappy with my decision there, but it is a very high-variance style and I should have done it with a bit more equity perhaps. At best, I am a 55/45 favorite. I think it does show a profit over the long-term, but there are easier ways to make money at this level. But I am down $400 on the night and haven’t won a single pot all night. I call a raise with A3s for $13 pre-flop. I pick-up a flush draw on the flop. When it is checked to me, I bet $20 and take down the pot without issue. My last hand of the night sees me pick up pocket Kings. I raise $25 and get two callers. The flop is 842 or something similar to that. A crazy-aggressive guy leads for $60. The other player folds. I know I am not getting away from this pot. I shove the remainder of my stack, which is about $170. He thinks about it and calls. The turn is an A, which is not a good for me. The river is a 6. The V flips over 86 for the rivered two pair. That is a cooler. But that is what keeps the weaker players coming back. I got my money in good and that is all you can do. I thought about going to the ATM, but I have a strict stop-gap policy of $600 for now. If I wouldn’t have taken the high variance coin-flip earlier, I could have pulled out more money to play against this guy with. Overall, it was a frustrating night. I was pretty card dead. I was there for three hours, only played four/five hands post-flop, and lost $600. Lessons Learned -I need to remember to adjust outs in drawing situations. Not all of my presumed outs are clean. -Avoid high variance situations until I have a better roll. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014 Last edited by GoldenEagle : 11-23-2012 at 04:11 PM.