I've played 4 mini-sessions since the last and think I've played pretty well. When I get to 10 buy-ins won at 10c-25c ($250) I will move up to trying 25c-50c. Hopefully that won't be too long. Key hands...
Session 1
- Only 1 key hand with a bit of background. I sit in and on the first hand someone raises UTG to $1, UTG+1 makes it $5, it folds to UTG who pushes, UTG+1 folds and UTG shows Q9s. Pretty spicy table. So anyway in my first orbit I raise to $1 in LP with AJs. The UTG player from before calls out of the SB. The flop is A-9-4. He bets $3 and I hope he is just being overly aggressive and just call. The turn is a 6. He bets $6 and I put him all-in for $15 more but he folds. +$9.24
Session 2
- I raise 22 UTG to $1 and the button and the SB call. The flop is Q-Q-2. Nice. The SB bets $1, I make it $3.50, the button folds and the SB calls. The turn is a 3. The SB checks, I'm not sure if he has a Q but can't give a free card incase he does, so I bet $8. He raises me all-in and I can't wait to call. He has QJ and misses the river. +$26.35
- I have A7 in the SB. There is a limper and I just call (maybe I should raise here? Not sure). The BB checks. The flop is A-7c-2c. I bet 75c and the limper calls. Then turn is an 8. I bet $2 and he calls. The river is a K, I bet $4 and he calls with Ac8c. I'm lucky he was so passive, I could go bust here on the flop or turn. -$7
Session 3
- MP makes it $1 and the button calls. I make it $3.50 in the BB with AKo. MP calls and the button pushes all-in for $6.50. I'm not sure of thebest play here but I push, MP folds and I beat the buttons A2. +$9.52
- It folds to the SB and he min-raises. He is pretty loose/crazy. I make it $2.50 with QQ and he calls. The flop is K-8-6 and he bets half his stack, $5.50. I'm really not sure what to do here, but I eventually push all-in. He calls with KJ but I river a Q. +$12.28
Session 4
- I make it $1 UTG with AdQd and the button and SB call. The flop is 4d-5-8d. I bet $2 and the button makes it $5. The SB folds. I'm really not sure of the move here but I'm not giving it up, so I push. He folds. +$6.60
- 3rd hand at the table I get 5h6h on the button. 2 players limp and I try to see a flop and call. The flop is 7-5-5. Nice. SB bets $1.25 and UTG calls. I call too to see how the action progesses. Well it progresses nicely, the turn is another 5. SB bets $1.25 and UTG goes all-in for $4.75. I call and so does SB. The river is an A. UTG bets $1.50 and I make it $9.95. He calls with A7. +$20.15
- a few hands later on the same table, I get 65s again on the button. It is folded to me and I make it $1. The BB calls. The flop is A-5-3. He checks, I bet $1.25 and he calls. The turn is a 5. He checks, I bet $3 and he calls. The river is another 5! He checks and I put him all-in for $4.50. He calls with A7. Deja-vu. 56s is now my favourite! +$8.90
- MP makes it $1, the button calls and I make it $3.50 with JJ. The button calls. The flop is 9-7-4. I bet $5 and he calls. The turn is an A and we check it and check the river 4. He shows A8. Annoying. -$8.50
- There are 2 limpers and I make it $1.50 on the button with AA. An aggressive player in LP calls. The flop is 4c-4-10c. LP checks and I follow. The turn is Kc. Not ideal, but he bets $4.50 and I call ( i have Ac). The river is a 6. He bets $5 and I am very sure I'm ahead but just call. He shows A7. +10.50
Overall I think I've been playing pretty well, and need to win about $100 more at 10c-25c before I can move up. I hardly have any time to play at the moment though so this may take a while.
Balance = $1283.81
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
2 crazy sessions
I have been very busy so I have only played 2 proper sessions since the last post, and they have been pretty crazy. Both have been 4 tabling 6-max 10c-25c on Party. Here's the monsters...
Session 1
- I limp KK UTG and the button makes it $2. I make it $11 to put him all-in. He calls with 22 (!). The flop is J-J-3, but the turn is a dirty 2. -$10.89
- I get 82 in the BB. There is 1 limper and I check. The flop is 8d-8-2d. We both check. The turn is a 7. I check, he bets 50c and I make it $2. He calls. The river is Jd. I put him all-in for $18.26 and he calls with Kd6d. I don't think I played this hand well at all, I made it pretty obvious I was strong, but luckily he hit his flush and couldn't fold. +$18.61
- UTG limps and I decide to just limp on thebutton with 88. The BB checks. The flop is 6-6-J. It checks to me and I try to take it with 50c. UTG calls. The turn is an 8. He checks, I bet $1.20 and he makes it $3.25. He obviously either has a 6, or maybe JJ. Either way it's all going in, so I push and he calls with 67. +$11.29
- The cut-off makes it $1.25 and I call on the button with 33. He has been tight, and I hope he has a big pair. The flop is 8-5-3. He bets $2.25 and I make it $8. He pushes and I call. He shows KK. +$24.54
Session balance = +$78.42
Session 2
Before the first big hand, I had been playing for about an hour and was almost exactly even.
- I had K10 in the BB. It folds to the button, and he makes it $1. He had done this every single time it folded to him on the button. The SB folds and I make it $3.50. He calls. The flop is Js-3s-K. I bet $4.50 and he min-raises. For some reason I am convinced he is making a move, and I push. He called with AsKs and I am basically dead. -$41.81
- I get JJ in the BB. There is 1 limper and the button makes it $1.25. I make it $3.50 and they both call. The flop is 6d-7-10d. I bet $7 and the limper pushes for more than my $12 remaining. The button folds. I think I have to call, and he shows AdJd. He rivers an A. -$22.75
- I get AQ in the SB and it's folded to me. I make it $1 and the BB calls. The flop is A-J-8. I bet $1.25 and get called. The turn is a 2 and I decide to get sneaky and check. He bets $3.10 and I am almost 100% sure I am ahead, and want him to bluff again on the river. I call. The river is a 6. I check and he bets $10. This is a big bet, and I'm not at all happy calling it, but I do and he shows 66. -$15.35
- I raise 9d8d UTG to $1 and UTG+1 makes it $3. It is folded to me, and I am obvioulsy tilting and call. The flop is 3-4d-5d. I check, he bets $3.75 and tilt appears and I push. He calls with Jj and I miss. -$23.39
So at this point I am over $100 down, which would've made it my biggest losing day ever. But luckily I regained a little focus and found a couple of nice hands...
- UTG limps and I limp on thebutton with 97s. The blinds check. The flop is 10-6-2. The BB bets 50c, UTG folds and I can foresee the turn, and so I call. The SB folds. The turn is an 8. BB bets $1 and I make it $5, he calls. The river is a 6. He checks and I'm not worried about a FH and bet $15. He thinks for ages and called with Q10. +$19.15
- UTG makes it 75c and I call on the button with 33. The flop is 10-9-3. UTG bets $1.75, I make it $5 and he calls. Thr turn is an A. He bets $3.50 and I call. The river is a 7. He bets $5 and I push for $15. He thinks for ages but folds, saying he had Q10. +$13.64
- MP makes it $1 and I make it $4 in the BB with KK. MP pushes and I am sure he has AA due to the way the session has gone. I call and he has Ak and misses. +$33.66
So in the end I ended the session down $38.83, which I am so pleased with! I know I was playing very badly, thinking everyone was making amove against me, and it coud've been a lot worse. Next time I will be a lot more focused.
Bankroll = $1204.50
Session 1
- I limp KK UTG and the button makes it $2. I make it $11 to put him all-in. He calls with 22 (!). The flop is J-J-3, but the turn is a dirty 2. -$10.89
- I get 82 in the BB. There is 1 limper and I check. The flop is 8d-8-2d. We both check. The turn is a 7. I check, he bets 50c and I make it $2. He calls. The river is Jd. I put him all-in for $18.26 and he calls with Kd6d. I don't think I played this hand well at all, I made it pretty obvious I was strong, but luckily he hit his flush and couldn't fold. +$18.61
- UTG limps and I decide to just limp on thebutton with 88. The BB checks. The flop is 6-6-J. It checks to me and I try to take it with 50c. UTG calls. The turn is an 8. He checks, I bet $1.20 and he makes it $3.25. He obviously either has a 6, or maybe JJ. Either way it's all going in, so I push and he calls with 67. +$11.29
- The cut-off makes it $1.25 and I call on the button with 33. He has been tight, and I hope he has a big pair. The flop is 8-5-3. He bets $2.25 and I make it $8. He pushes and I call. He shows KK. +$24.54
Session balance = +$78.42
Session 2
Before the first big hand, I had been playing for about an hour and was almost exactly even.
- I had K10 in the BB. It folds to the button, and he makes it $1. He had done this every single time it folded to him on the button. The SB folds and I make it $3.50. He calls. The flop is Js-3s-K. I bet $4.50 and he min-raises. For some reason I am convinced he is making a move, and I push. He called with AsKs and I am basically dead. -$41.81
- I get JJ in the BB. There is 1 limper and the button makes it $1.25. I make it $3.50 and they both call. The flop is 6d-7-10d. I bet $7 and the limper pushes for more than my $12 remaining. The button folds. I think I have to call, and he shows AdJd. He rivers an A. -$22.75
- I get AQ in the SB and it's folded to me. I make it $1 and the BB calls. The flop is A-J-8. I bet $1.25 and get called. The turn is a 2 and I decide to get sneaky and check. He bets $3.10 and I am almost 100% sure I am ahead, and want him to bluff again on the river. I call. The river is a 6. I check and he bets $10. This is a big bet, and I'm not at all happy calling it, but I do and he shows 66. -$15.35
- I raise 9d8d UTG to $1 and UTG+1 makes it $3. It is folded to me, and I am obvioulsy tilting and call. The flop is 3-4d-5d. I check, he bets $3.75 and tilt appears and I push. He calls with Jj and I miss. -$23.39
So at this point I am over $100 down, which would've made it my biggest losing day ever. But luckily I regained a little focus and found a couple of nice hands...
- UTG limps and I limp on thebutton with 97s. The blinds check. The flop is 10-6-2. The BB bets 50c, UTG folds and I can foresee the turn, and so I call. The SB folds. The turn is an 8. BB bets $1 and I make it $5, he calls. The river is a 6. He checks and I'm not worried about a FH and bet $15. He thinks for ages and called with Q10. +$19.15
- UTG makes it 75c and I call on the button with 33. The flop is 10-9-3. UTG bets $1.75, I make it $5 and he calls. Thr turn is an A. He bets $3.50 and I call. The river is a 7. He bets $5 and I push for $15. He thinks for ages but folds, saying he had Q10. +$13.64
- MP makes it $1 and I make it $4 in the BB with KK. MP pushes and I am sure he has AA due to the way the session has gone. I call and he has Ak and misses. +$33.66
So in the end I ended the session down $38.83, which I am so pleased with! I know I was playing very badly, thinking everyone was making amove against me, and it coud've been a lot worse. Next time I will be a lot more focused.
Bankroll = $1204.50
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