Double Me Up

Running a bit better

December 23, 2007 · 1 Comment

Well since my last post, my bankroll has actually gone in the right direction for a change.  I have been letting the marginal situations go and been betting my strong hands very aggressively, particularly vs the fish and it seems to be working.
Here a few hands from today’s session:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845296

Min-raise and then all-in from quite a tricky player. He wasn’t as strong as he was trying to represent but obviousy I can’t call this.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845300

Hmm, a 3-bet behind my UTG raise meant villain had a premium pair. I knew this and called the raise for set value, knowing that if I hit the set, villain is going broke.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845312

AK has been such a nightmare hand for me recently. When I hit, I hardly seem to get paid off, and when I don’t, my c-bets always seem to get raised or called. I feel like my hands are just face up on the table, it’s so frustrating aghhhh! 
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845323

Ok, so here Malva2 had to be raising with a wide range of hands from late position and Johnny7Cash was a bit if a calling station, so I didn’t put him on a strong hand, but definitely wanted to charge them both maximum price to see a flop. I must admit, I was a bit worried when Malva2 reraised and Johnny7Cash insta-called, but with their shortstacks and fishiness, I decided I was likely still ahead of their ranges, and called, embracing the variance.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845369

Same table, same villain, a few minutes later, with a similar hand in the blinds. Again, I wanted to charge maximum price to see a flop. The flop was very dry and so was unlikely to hit either of the villains. – I would have felted this if either villain had come back over the top.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1845397

At last, I hit with AK and actually get paid off. Stokbrood25 was a pretty bad player and so I wasn’t too worried about his call on the flop, but t-rask81 flat-calling my raise worried me slightly and I couldn’t decide whether he had hit a set or if he was on a flush draw. I decided to go for pot control on the turn and reevaluate on the river.  I only called Stokbrood25′ ridiculous bet on the river because a raise is only getting called by a better hand there and there was still another villain to act behind me.
Session stats:

Number of hands: 267
Net profit / loss: +$30
Winrate: 22.70 ptBB/100

Bankroll: $775

Categories: Poker

1 response so far ↓

  • luckystraights // December 24, 2007 at 8:22 am | Reply

    Glad to hear your on your way back up, keep up the good work and you’ll be rewarded in no time.

    Happy Christmas xxx

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