NL 5 -- Downswing; a few hands

[Rookcifer]

I've lost about 20 buy-ins in 2 days. I ran 8 ptBB/100 over my previous 60k hands. Maybe those hands were all luck. Maybe 60k is a small sample, I dunno, but I need to hit the drawing board and start all over.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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<font color="#C00000">Hero ($10)</font>
Button ($10)
SB ($14.65)
<font color="#C00000">BB ($10)</font>
UTG ($11.85)
UTG+1 ($3.70)
MP1 ($6.10)
MP2 ($5.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.30) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.3</font>, SB folds, BB calls $0.30.

Turn: ($0.90) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.6</font>, Hero calls $0.60.

River: ($2.10) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $1.6</font>, Hero calls $1.60.

Final Pot: $5.30

This hand I had an over pair to a weak board. I really have no clue how to play over pairs when a villain shoves like this. Really, I have no idea how to play over pairs at all.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (7 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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MP1 ($6)
MP2 ($5.76)
CO ($10.82)
Button ($11.60)
SB ($10.92)
<font color="#C00000">BB ($8.69)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($8.38)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP1 posts a blind of $0.05.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.3</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $0.9</font>, Hero calls $0.60.

Flop: ($1.87) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $7.79 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $7.48 (All-In).

Turn: ($16.83) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: ($16.83) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $16.83

Here is another problem I have -- playing top pair good kicker. I am way in the red with one pair. I just don't know how to fix this leak. Is it always correct to fold when you bet and someone raises when you have TP?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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CO ($10.60)
Button ($4.81)
SB ($2.83)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($5.08)</font>
UTG ($5.18)
UTG+1 ($9.80)
MP1 ($3.68)
<font color="#C00000">MP2 ($12.10)</font>
MP3 ($6.93)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.05, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.05, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.25</font>, UTG calls $0.20, MP2 calls $0.20, SB calls $0.20.

Flop: ($1) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.8</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $2.05</font>, SB folds, Hero calls $1.25.

Turn: ($5.10) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $2.8</font>, Hero calls $2.78 (All-In).

River: ($10.66) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $10.66

[Teddie]

Hand 1: Wait till the big blind comes around to you, dont post. As played Raise pre-flop. As soon as he donks the turn you have too fold. anything else is just spew.

Hand 2: Any reads on Villan? Getting 3-bet from the blinds after raising from UTG shows huge strength from Villan. The flop overshove looks alot lik K's+ afraid of the flush draw. I'd fold.

Hand 3: Raise to $0.30 preflop. Just shove the flop when he re-raises you.

[nation]

hand 1: raise pf, don't post. fold turn.

hand 2: it's a fold. i don't stack off here when i get 3-bet unless villain is crazy.

hand 3: just 3-bet flop all in. otherwise it's fine.

[futuredoc85]

hand 1- posting CO is fine but you have to raise ATC to make it ok, after that looks ok

hand 2- prob fold this is a scared AK some times but the rest of the time you have 2 outs

hand 3- NH but shoving the flop is good too