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It's cold outside
Dec. 8th, 2005 10:27 pmNot much to report, apart from my first losing session at 8-16 tonight. However, since I only lost back half the $420 I won this morning against the rocks of Gibraltar, I guess that I can live with it.
Here's one hand that I played yesterday where the button and I out-mistaked each other, but I made the last mistake and paid:
Button was a very tight solid local, early 40s I would guess. It was passed round to him and he raised. I had ATs in the small blind and made it three bets.
This was mistake number one. I had observed the guy in another seat, and he didn't try steals. And, even if he did, he would have known better to do it against me in the small blind and a loose player in the bg blind.
Big BLind folded and Button called. $54 in the pot.
Flop came Ace Ten 4 with two clubs and one spade (not my suits). I bet. He calls.
This was his mistake. $69 in pot.
Turn brings Queen of spades. I bet. He raises. I have a bad feeling, but I call. $132 in pot
River brings Jack of Spades. I check-call and he turns over a set of Queens to win a $164 pot.
Bad play by me all round. I can almost fold this pre-flop against this guy. My problem that I was thinking in 15-30 mode.
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I made a fold tonight that was probably a similar mistake. I had AQs on the button and I raised two limpers. Big Blind, a 25ish guy who had just sat down, made it three bets. I called.
Flop brought ATx all spades (I had clubs). He checks, I bet, he calls. Turn brings a rag. He checks, I bet, he raises. I fold. I hadn't seen a check-raise bluff at 8-16 in five sessions, but I later saw that this guy was a higher-stakes player rebuilding his bankroll. My original read on him was KK with a spade. In retrosepct, I think that this was what he had. At 15-30 online I would have three-bet immediately, and this is what I should have done here.
However, still $1500 up in four days, so, well, can't complain.
But it's darned cold.
Here's one hand that I played yesterday where the button and I out-mistaked each other, but I made the last mistake and paid:
Button was a very tight solid local, early 40s I would guess. It was passed round to him and he raised. I had ATs in the small blind and made it three bets.
This was mistake number one. I had observed the guy in another seat, and he didn't try steals. And, even if he did, he would have known better to do it against me in the small blind and a loose player in the bg blind.
Big BLind folded and Button called. $54 in the pot.
Flop came Ace Ten 4 with two clubs and one spade (not my suits). I bet. He calls.
This was his mistake. $69 in pot.
Turn brings Queen of spades. I bet. He raises. I have a bad feeling, but I call. $132 in pot
River brings Jack of Spades. I check-call and he turns over a set of Queens to win a $164 pot.
Bad play by me all round. I can almost fold this pre-flop against this guy. My problem that I was thinking in 15-30 mode.
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I made a fold tonight that was probably a similar mistake. I had AQs on the button and I raised two limpers. Big Blind, a 25ish guy who had just sat down, made it three bets. I called.
Flop brought ATx all spades (I had clubs). He checks, I bet, he calls. Turn brings a rag. He checks, I bet, he raises. I fold. I hadn't seen a check-raise bluff at 8-16 in five sessions, but I later saw that this guy was a higher-stakes player rebuilding his bankroll. My original read on him was KK with a spade. In retrosepct, I think that this was what he had. At 15-30 online I would have three-bet immediately, and this is what I should have done here.
However, still $1500 up in four days, so, well, can't complain.
But it's darned cold.
