automaton_22
08-26-2007, 07:35 PM
Hey all.
This is NOT intended to be a bad beat post, I hope it is more of a disaster aversion post.
I have lost 5 huge hands that I thought I had played well over the last thousand five hundred hands. My confidence has taken a bit of a beating, with these hands and flow-on tilt.
I am TAG ish, 21/20/4, and getting more aggressive all the time.
I want to run them by you to see if:
1. My bet sizing is flawed: could I have avoided these feltings by pricing out Villain in any way?
2. I could have minimised my loss in any other way.
3. I am generally too enthusiastic to get my chips in.
Am I getting unlucky or am I a donkey?
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HAND ONE
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $30.14
UTG+1: $24.60
CO: $90.44
Button: $37.73
Hero: $45.43
BB: $20.67
Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $1</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3.5</font>, BB folds, Button calls.
Flop: 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($7.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $8</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises all-in $34.23</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($75.71, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $75.71)
River: 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($75.71, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $75.71)
Results:
Final pot: $75.71
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows Kh Ah </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Button shows 7s 9s </font>
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HAND TWO
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
4 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $33.54
UTG: $30.14
UTG+1: $24.6
Button: $24.65
SB: $39.19
Hero: $30.09
Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG calls, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.
Flop: 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($1, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.
Turn: J/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($1, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $0.75</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $4.25</font>, SB calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises all-in $27.34</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button calls all-in $20.15</font>, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: $5.44 returned to Hero.
River: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($33.9, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $54.05)
Results:
Final pot: $33.9
<font color="#ffffff">Button shows 6c 6h </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows 4d 5d </font>
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HAND THREE
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $14.40
UTG+1: $19.05
CO: $31.61
Hero: $25.30
SB: $28.45
BB: $7.63
Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 9/images/graemlins/club.gif
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $1</font>, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
Flop: T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3.25, 3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2.25</font>, SB calls, CO folds.
Turn: Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($7.75, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $6</font>, SB calls.
River: 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($19.75, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $5</font>, Hero calls.
Results:
Final pot: $29.75
<font color="#ffffff">SB shows 9h 7h </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Hero doesnt show 8c 9c </font>
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HAND FOUR
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $39.85
Hero: $29
UTG+1: $19.05
Button: $25.22
SB: $18.64
BB: $54.78
Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/club.gif
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $1</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3, 3 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $1.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB folds, BB calls.
Turn: 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($9, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises all-in $50.78</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero calls all-in $18</font>.
Uncalled bets: $25.78 returned to BB.
River: 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($59, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $59)
Results:
Final pot: $59
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows 6h 6c </font>
<font color="#ffffff">BB shows Td 9d </font>
This is NOT intended to be a bad beat post, I hope it is more of a disaster aversion post.
I have lost 5 huge hands that I thought I had played well over the last thousand five hundred hands. My confidence has taken a bit of a beating, with these hands and flow-on tilt.
I am TAG ish, 21/20/4, and getting more aggressive all the time.
I want to run them by you to see if:
1. My bet sizing is flawed: could I have avoided these feltings by pricing out Villain in any way?
2. I could have minimised my loss in any other way.
3. I am generally too enthusiastic to get my chips in.
Am I getting unlucky or am I a donkey?
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HAND ONE
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $30.14
UTG+1: $24.60
CO: $90.44
Button: $37.73
Hero: $45.43
BB: $20.67
Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $1</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3.5</font>, BB folds, Button calls.
Flop: 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($7.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $8</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises all-in $34.23</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($75.71, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $75.71)
River: 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($75.71, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $75.71)
Results:
Final pot: $75.71
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows Kh Ah </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Button shows 7s 9s </font>
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HAND TWO
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
4 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $33.54
UTG: $30.14
UTG+1: $24.6
Button: $24.65
SB: $39.19
Hero: $30.09
Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG calls, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.
Flop: 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($1, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.
Turn: J/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($1, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $0.75</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $4.25</font>, SB calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises all-in $27.34</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button calls all-in $20.15</font>, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: $5.44 returned to Hero.
River: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($33.9, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $54.05)
Results:
Final pot: $33.9
<font color="#ffffff">Button shows 6c 6h </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows 4d 5d </font>
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HAND THREE
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $14.40
UTG+1: $19.05
CO: $31.61
Hero: $25.30
SB: $28.45
BB: $7.63
Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 9/images/graemlins/club.gif
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $1</font>, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
Flop: T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3.25, 3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $2.25</font>, SB calls, CO folds.
Turn: Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($7.75, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $6</font>, SB calls.
River: 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($19.75, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $5</font>, Hero calls.
Results:
Final pot: $29.75
<font color="#ffffff">SB shows 9h 7h </font>
<font color="#ffffff">Hero doesnt show 8c 9c </font>
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HAND FOUR
Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)
Stack sizes:
UTG: $39.85
Hero: $29
UTG+1: $19.05
Button: $25.22
SB: $18.64
BB: $54.78
Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/club.gif
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $1</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($3, 3 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $1.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB folds, BB calls.
Turn: 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($9, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises all-in $50.78</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero calls all-in $18</font>.
Uncalled bets: $25.78 returned to BB.
River: 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($59, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $59)
Results:
Final pot: $59
<font color="#ffffff">Hero shows 6h 6c </font>
<font color="#ffffff">BB shows Td 9d </font>