1. 2010-10-26 22:10:03

   Not too happy about how I played today!

   
   Daily $40 at Thunder Valley, 97 entrants

   Blinds 50/100, stack 3,300 small blind with . Two limpers, another late position raises to 400, I call, big blind calls, 2 limpers call (pot=2,000). Flop is checked to the raiser who bets 1,600. The young kid seems cool and composed, I put him on an over pair that he's protecting against the flush and straight draws. With 3 more guys to act after me, I finally painfully decide to not go all-in as my initial plan was, but fold. They fold too and he shows pocket tens. I hate myself.

   Blinds 100/200, stack 2,100 big blind with . The small blind is an extremely loose but good player. She has raised the pot each time she had a king or an ace, pre- or post-flop, then showing the top card saying she "had the goods". Rarity: it is folded to us and she only calls. I take it she has nothing and I raise all-in to 2,100. She insta-calls and shows . Flop is giving her a straight, but a better one for me: sweet double up, every one is in shock, me included. I deserved to lose.

   Blinds at 300/600, stack 6,800 under the gun with . I raise to 2,100. Folded to the big blind, an old lady with over 20,000 in chips. She is not sure what to do, asks the dealer 3 times, says she calls but put the wrong number of chips... anyway flop is she looks twice at her cards and checks. I shove my 4,700 chips left and she calls, showing . Turn and River meaningless and I am out of there! Bad play on my part.

   Posted by Frederic at 2010-10-26 22:10:03

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Comments on “Not too happy about how I played today!”

1. • Posted by Rena g 2011-01-07 18:44:07
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   • Never fold pocket jacks post flop especially when it's the overpair in your hand. You can't put the other guy on a better pair and you have to think that he's only betting to get the straight and flush draw out of there. You've got to put him on a position raise pre with AK, AQ, A rag. I would have check raised all in and pressed my luck especially with a made hand, and being semi low stack. Chances are if you bet first, he'll just call hoping to hit something on turn - or put you all in, in which case you have to call with the over pair. Just my three cents.

2. • Posted by Frederic g 2010-10-27 19:19:03
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   • Good point. But in both cases it was my first shove/big push at the table. Oh well!!

3. • Posted by Jason M g 2010-10-27 06:30:59
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   • sometimes you can't win whether you play well or poorly :) it seems like aside from the first hand you never had more than ten big blinds... that's a tough game to play in any case. both those ladies played their made hands very slowly. would your image lead them to believe you are shove-happy?