Thursday, January 8, 2009

Blatant Bad Beat Post

This is the session that could have been great, but instead was largely depressing. And before you say you hate to hear bad-beat stories, I challenge you not to get some small bit of pleasure thinking about me sitting at my computer, my face turning red, my neck veins bulging, my eyes wide and pupils dilated, halfway to a seizure trying to not scream until my throat bleeds.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: $20.20
BB: $50.75
UTG: $60.30
MP: $118.85
CO: $50
Hero (BTN): $99.95

Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (BTN)
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, SB folds, BB raises to $6, Hero calls $4.25

Flop: ($12.25) 3 8 4 (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $9, BB raises to $35.50, Hero raises to $62, BB calls $9.25 and is All-In

Turn: ($101.75) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($101.75) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $101.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed A 5 (a straight, Five high) and WON $98.75 (+$48 NET)
Hero showed K K (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-$50.75 NET)

I loved it. The audacity/stupidity of the play, the delight in seeing A5o turned up. When the 2 hit, I shrugged, it was only one bad beat after all. And I was still sitting at a table with a buffoon with a big stack.


Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BTN: $44.45
SB: $54.15
Hero (BB): $69.95
UTG: $71.55
MP: $102.50
CO: $30.60
Pre-Flop: A 7 dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, CO calls $0.50, BTN folds, SB raises to $2, Hero calls $1.50, CO folds

Flop: ($4.50) 4 J 3 (2 Players)
SB bets $3, Hero raises to $8, SB raises to $21.50, Hero calls $13.50

Called 13.50 to win 34, getting 2.5-1, thinking an A might be good. Opponent's likely range is JJ-AA, AJ, KJ, and a lot of other junk.

Turn: ($47.50) 2 (2 Players)
SB bets $20, Hero raises to $46.45 and is All-In, SB calls $10.65 and is All-In

Gin! And the villain doesn't slow down either! Beautiful.

River: ($108.80) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Vomit.

Results: $108.80 Pot ($3 Rake)
SB showed J J (a full house, Jacks full of Fours) and WON $105.80 (+$51.65 NET)
Hero showed A 7 (a flush, Ace high) and LOST (-$54.15 NET)

It's starting to burn, my brain is starting to turn into mush, I'm playing more and more hands. And then this falls into my lap...


Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: $41.65
BB: $54.55
Hero (UTG): $60.25
CO: $50
BTN: $96.55
Pre-Flop: 5 6 dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.75, CO calls $1.75, BTN calls $1.75, SB calls $1.50, BB folds

Flop: ($7.50) 3 2 4 (4 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5, 2 folds, SB raises to $10, Hero raises to $30, SB raises to $39.90 and is All-In, Hero calls $9.90

Turn: ($87.30) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($87.30) J (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $87.30 Pot ($3 Rake)
SB showed 4 4 (a full house, Fours full of Twos) and WON $84.30 (+$42.65 NET)
Hero showed 5 6 (a straight, Six high) and LOST (-$41.65 NET)

Flopped straights never win. At 67% to win, this was smallest edge I had out of the 3 hands that I got sucked out on. But it was the 3rd in succession, which pushed me over the edge. Fortunately, I respected 2009 Vague Resolution 2 by immediately shutting down my session after this hand.

And now, to ensure that this isn't solely a whine post... I only ended up booking a $35 loss for the session, as I found a total donkey to fleece. I caught him on three separate huge hands....

This first one is really standard...the SuperDonk is the BB. UTG is a bonus donk for this hand.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
Hero (CO): $60.95
BTN: $50
SB: $72.95
BB: $36.45 <-- SuperDonk
UTG: $11.05
Pre-Flop: 4 4 dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, 2 folds, BB calls $1.75, UTG calls $1.75

Flop: ($7) 8 4 J (3 Players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $4.50, BB calls $4.50, UTG calls $4.50

Turn: ($20.50) 6 (3 Players)
BB bets $20.50, UTG calls $4.30 and is All-In, Hero raises to $41, BB calls $9.20 and is All-In

River: ($84.20) J (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $84.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 4 4 (a full house, Fours full of Jacks) and WON $81.20 (+$44.75 NET)
BB showed J A (three of a kind, Jacks) and LOST (-$36.45 NET)
UTG showed J T (three of a kind, Jacks) and LOST (-$11.05 NET)

Nothing too interesting here either...standard aggression with a draw that comes in on the end. Note what SuperDonk does with bottom pair when my flush hits on the river.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
UTG: $33.40
Hero (MP): $81.05
CO: $51.70
BTN: $50
SB: $21.30 <-- SuperDonk
BB: $11.85
Pre-Flop: T 9 dealt to Hero (MP)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 2 folds, SB calls $1.50, BB folds

Flop: ($4) 2 3 7 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.80, SB calls $2.80

Turn: ($9.60) 7 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7, SB calls $7

River: ($23.60) J (2 Players)
SB bets $9.75 and is All-In, Hero calls $9.75

Results: $43.10 Pot ($2.15 Rake)
Hero showed T 9 (a flush, Jack high) and WON $40.95 (+$19.65 NET)
SB showed 6 3 (two pair, Sevens and Threes) and LOST (-$21.30 NET)

And this one is the coup de grace...

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BTN: $8.50
Hero (SB): $69.65
BB: $53.75
UTG: $68.20
MP: $82.30 <-- SuperDonk
CO: $50
Pre-Flop: 6 6 dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.75, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.50, BB folds

Flop: ($4) 5 Q 3 (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP bets $3, Hero calls $3

Turn: ($10) 6 (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP checks

River: ($10) A (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP bets $14, Hero raises to $64.90 and is All-In, MP calls $50.90

Results: $139.80 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes) and WON $136.80 (+$67.15 NET)
MP mucked A 8 (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$69.65 NET)

I call the flop with 2nd pair which may be good, turn a set, and then OverBet For Value (OBFV) on the river. When he calls, I'm expecting AQ, AK, KQ, KK....anything better than A8.

Here's to a great weekend, an end to the bad beats, and a SuperDonk at all of your poker tables.

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