Reason to Hate Poker

Player for 30 minutes this morning did well up $13.

Then AA in the cutoff raised to 40c and button re-raises to $1.35, I decide to move my $10 all-in the call with AKoff sweet, they made a 10-A straight 20-1 shot

Arrrr

Bigger Blinds Same Donk Play

I made it up to $300 again so instead of cashing it out I move up to 10/20c $20 buy-in the standard is little different, player C-bet more, but don't know what to do if called, they also raise more often from the button.

Got 2/3 outed 3 times today costing me in the region of $50 ouch.

Me KK versus 99 ($13 in stack)
He raised to 80c I re-raise to $2 he called flop 3 3 10, I moved all-in he called turn 3 for my house, river 9 giving him 999 33 beating my KK 333 nasty.

Me AQ hearts v 67hearts flopped TPTK on a Q103 flop with 2 hearts, he bet I re-raised him, turn 6, he checks I bet pot he calls again river 6 I bet 3/4 pot he re-raises all-in I call as how can he have a six here, flush chasing 100% dead runner, runner to win.

Me QJ v KQ flop QQJ turn blank he bet out I move All-in he called river K

So roll at $260ish, good to know I can make money here, just bigger variance

Four!!! Four Four Four

I guess this was a pot that carried some luck, history played it's part.

Player to my left always raises from the BB if limped too, C-bets OOP and Folds to re-raise or goes weak if called. He habitually raises light with unco-ordinated hands Q7off 93off etc or any two suited cards.

Player to right called my preflop raise with 7-3 suited flopped his 7 and although I was very aggressive with my JJ he called me down to river hitting his 3 for 2 pair. I have a not on hm saying he overvalues top pair any kicker.

So limp limp limp I make up blind expecting the raise which I'm calling and floating. It comes 36c as predicted, he tends to raise less with a hand hoping for action and 70c plus AA or KK. All fold to button who flats calls, now he would usually raise with a hand, but like all 3c/6c players defends his button, rightly or wrongly.

By the time it comes to me 90c in the pot 30c to call 3-1, I'm suited and gapped (wide) but unless dominated or versus a big pair probabley only a 60-40dog so I call.

Flop is dreamy, flush draw out but nice, as first to act I dont mess and make a pot size and BB folds, button thinks and goes all-in. Hmmmmm I rule out JJ as he would havbe raised pre, he would have come over top with AA, KK QQ pre as well but then I'm beating those, he could have a 4 which is unlikely more a flush draw either way the flop is too nice to fold. So I call and see I have his 46 dominated ish. I expected 2 high cards and a chop but thats poker.

No he picks a straight draw except the 7 gives me a house and the low card increases my win chance to 25%, I need any 7 or 3 with almost 70% to chop, but the river comes the 3 and he is well pissed, never expected I call him and pop up with a better four than him.

Yay

$202-78

Table Selection

Table selection is becoming more important, I find versus most 3c/6c players I feel confident.

Problems comes when you raise and get 3/4 callers each hand on a 6 seater

Say I've got AK
1 will have QJ or KQ or Ax weak
1 will have 2 suited cards or a 67 89 910 etc off
1 will have a small pair

Just so hard to feel happy with a flop that doesnt come AAK and when does that happen?

So I have a plan my standard raise with anything is 24c, I boost that to 30 then by 1BB till they stop calling in numbers.

Failing that I just play super tight and go in very strong with premium hands.

or just move on to easier pastures

Cash Out!!

I broke $300 last week, so outcomes $100 for me, £60 in real money.

To me 3 weeks to make $100 on 3c/6c tables which I'm ok with.

As usual then started losing, not playing bad as such more not concentrating or taking notice, bluffing calling stations that I know not too.

Some bad ones, JJ pressured a donk pre-flop he pushed he had $6 total so I called J10suited I had him dominated, he won rivering a straight, had the nerve to say JJ never wins and it was a bad call, hello give me JJ over J10 anyday. Fact he would have busted AA, KK, QQ he didnt seem to grasp, let him think JJ never wins.

So down then up

$189.00 is at the moment.

Good Times Even Loosing

I have been super aggressive over the last 2 weeks and done very well bank roll up to $260ish which is cool at 3c/6c was nearer $280 but git beat in a few all-ins.

Was to the left of a habitual button raiser 27c everytime in 15 hands I picked up AA, AK and JJ

I squeezed him hard each time and he folded, picked up QQ he bet his 27c I re-raised to $2 as per usual and pissed he goes all-in AJoff cool, flops AJ had Q of diamonds 3 came but not a fourth, lucky fella.

Flopped a Ace high diamond flush checked got a pot better board J high, I re-raised and pot bet the turn, only for them to have J10off and hit runner runner 10s for the house.

Moved all-in on the flop v a super loose player with AKhearts had 2 overs to the board and nut flush draw and a gut shot, didnt make it, but hey at the time I thought hed fold and if not potentially 9 hearts, 3 aces, 3kings, and 4jacks made for too many outs to pass up a move, flop 7h 10c Qh, he had called my pre-flop raise he had QJoff.

I was described as a maniac today, if you play with $2 at my $10 table and you raise from the button and me in the SB or BB have AA, AK, QQ, KK JJ etc. I am re-raising you all-in.

Bank roll $258.90

Almost Air

Limped round to me in the SB, I raised to 36c and BB folds, one caller, flop nothing I bet pot, called, bet 1/2 pot called, checked river when flush hits, in order to call bet if not huge, called J3 suited. I figured he's putting me on a steal or AK or AQ and his 3 is good no its not.

Bluffing with Air, please do

Villain bet hard on quite a few hands versus small stacks who when betting their last few cents on the river he folded.

One pot he bet hard all the way when the short stake pushed in his last 30c on the river with the pot at almost $7 villain folded 30c to win $7 had to be a bluff and with nothing.

Hand villain raise to 18c I called from button with KJ as I had position and 18c was not huge for this table normally 24 to 30c with premium hands.

Flopped a J and villain bet out as I expected, I called turn 3rd heart, little worried but at least I have the King of hearts, he bet 3rd of the pot I felt this weak so raised, he called turn and 4th heart for the flush comes, he could have had the Ace but I felt not, he pushed I called he had nothing but ace high.

He bluffed so often I stuck with this one it just felt right.

Donk Doubles Me Up

Dozen orbits villian has won big pot calling a re-raise from AQ with K10 and hitting straight on river.

He moved in often on harmless looking flops and pre-flop with limpers raised to 20plus BBs if called bet any flop hard. Good aggressive play but perhaps just too often.

He's in the BB early bet 18c I have AK I flat called hoping our man squeezes to $1.20 as per usual and I' come over the top and scare him away.

Better he squeezes extra hard and goes all-in for $12.50ish, insta-call for me given his actions, and I'm over the moon to see him dominated with A8off.

Yay

Why oh Why, but dont stop

This happened 3 time this week, player flops 2 pair on a board with potential flush or straight to be had, checks from early position, I hit a flush twice and straight once v 3 different players on the turn.

Once I made my hand I began betting and they started calling or re-raising in one instance, sure they could make a house on the river but 4 outs unlikely.

Each called to showdown 2 pair on the river having lost quite a bit getting there. I just can't understand slow playing on a dangerous flop, bet and I fold, check and I hit for free and then you bet once the board is even more dangerous. I know they are looking for a raise but there are more player looking for free cards. BET, it works win small not loose big.

Dumb.

Busy 2 weeks

Well I've up and down and up

Brooke $200 just, then it seemed every chasing fish in the world rivered their flush or straight versus me for a week.

Bank roll was down to $130ish at one point, banged away all this week back to $182 so good recovery

Re-Donked Today

Raised $1 to isolate the short stake get called

bet 2 x the pot on the flop

Allin on the turn called

Hit the miracle 9 on the river 20-1

Bank Roll $198-11

Another Class Donk AA-in Pre-flop 10Joff

3c/6c $10 buy-in

Cut off raised to 36c the button calls for 36c I re-raise all-in with AA and the small blind calls with 10J off, golden all the way to the river when the miracle 2 outer hits and my aces are cracked, wow.

Please call again with 10J off versus a big raise, a call and an all-in.

Other than that doing well

$182.67

Zero to hero

I played a bit early evening got involved with donks, raising and re-raising light, I was calling with pot odds catching a little and getting drawn in hands I shouldn't have been in.

I bluffed at a flush played it like I chased and hit (I was putting them on AQ to AA so on the flop low cards with straight and flush potential I decided to rep what hit), pot bet the end to their check, they thought a long long time and called with AA in the pocket, wasn't to bothered to loose that one as I felt they were wrong to call with top pair even AA and if it was anything less they would have folded, some people just cant take letting the bullets go.

I did go head to head with a serial raiser, he squeezed about 6 times in 20 hands, he did it again I had KK and just pushed it in, insta call oh no, A3 off come one, needless to say he hit the Ace. But again calling with A3 off was just not good. He did say as he had an ace he figured I didn't have 2 which is fair enough but any pair above 3s and any good Ace and he's in trouble for his whole stack.

Either way lost about $25, came back for an hour later did great made that back and a bit more, got paid with quad 5s, flop 5 5 10, me 56suited, I bet the pot got called, turn 5 action over, I check they bet the pot, I called hmm, 10 10 or some big pair they limped in, river Q, I bet a weak $1 and get re-raised to $3, so I think go let them wonder and raise to $8 leaving them $1.80 back, they push I call with the nuts and they show 99, not beating a 5, 10 or Q and pockets pairs 10s up.

Won another really nice pot with set of 3s that turned into a fullhouse v 2 opponents both flush chasing and both hitting 3 way all-in I win (man if only they had more money, one jack high and the other K high the ace being on the board).

Bank Roll $157.28

Tracking Software

Now I played against a german using tracking software, he mentioned my stats as showing me a fish, not stealing enough and my VPIP to high.

Fine but I had played around 35hands out of 120 under 30% anyway, so tight, I had won 29 of those so my win rate was massive and I had tripled my $10 buy-in to $29.17.

I like to limp raise, I find raise, people fold, limp re-raise and people call, with moderate hands, this german dude was stealing so I was limp, steal, re-raise call, fold to my flop bet. His tracker software was telling him I was weak but I felt I could beat him and stacked him with 44 on a dry board low cards he tried to push me off but I had his range on that hand as AJ to AK and if I was right he'd missed 5 streets so I called his final bet and won.

I was taking on another super tight player with suited connectors and low pp etc. as (and the german backed me up with stats) he raised very few times pre-flop, but what the stats were not showing was how weak he was if he missed, I beat him showing 56 suited making a straight on the river, so after that I represented straights or two pairs often v him and he backed down with his top pairs or misses. The german said he like to have a hand before taking him on.

Now I may have got this wrong but if his range is small, the german is taking him on with the same range ie he may end up with AK v AQ or AQ v AJ etc. huge underdog if you get the call wrong and stack looser if you both hit the Ace.

Now my 56 suited v his AKoff is better than 6-4 as opposed to holding a AQ 3-1 so what's the best hand to play, if I flop anything I'm good versus his narrow range, have flush and straight potentials, plus I bet so pressure is on if he's missed. This worked very well against him, if he flopped it was obvious and I was away, if I flopped he couldnt tell.

German wouldnt play him as stats said if he raised he had the goods. I played him because he was easy to put on a hand.

Micro Stakes

I've not had the time for poker over the last few weeks, still odd session I'm winning so thats cool.

I'm being aggressive as I don't have time to hang around for hands.

As in today stacked a player of his $5

3 way all limped me A8 spades, an aggressive player pot bets 23c on a K high flop with 2 spades, I'm in the middle dont figure the player behind for having much so I re-raise 3x his bet as he will protect his Kx hand as per usual. Player behind calls my raise and player 1 folds, now I'm sure he has a draw to the flush he's chased the whole session with a sniff of a flush.

This puts me in a good position as is if it hits I have the nutz flush if it missed he's putting me on a king and will fold, plus I have the overcard as well.

River spade, super card for me nutz, I give it 15second and check he has $4.50 back and insta bets $2 he has a flush or nothing, I wait another 15 seconds and re-raise him all-in he calls with J9 spades for a losing flush.

Don't you love it when you just know

Bank Roll $146.75

Three Figures

For the first time in an age I'm over $100

Been playing quite a lot of 3c/6c, these players aren't overly keen to get there chips in but will call all the way with Q4 if they have top pair, kickers are a second thought.

I raised from the button with KQ, got called by a habitual caller from the BB, he had K7, flop K24, he called me all the way to showdown with his crap kicker.

Same player eventually gave me all his chips me AJ hearts flop 34J two hearts nice for me top pair top kicker and nut flush draw, I pot bet, got called, turn a blank, I 3/4 pot bet got called, river a 7 of hearts, now I figured he was chasing either a lower flush or a straight.

So I bet around 1/3 of the pot as I'm 100% he's got me on a Jack and won't be worried about the flush, I was right he re-raise pretty much all his stack, I pushed and he was committed and called with 56off for a straight loosing to my flush.

I did pretty well versus a player who raised to 30c with any ace and bet it hard, took him down 3 times with AQ or AK versus his A3 A7 A9, watched him he folded to over strong bets but if you check called all the way he'd keep betting his Aces.

I can really see how much I've progressed from my original time at 3c/6c, mainly I raise when most dont, I bet went most dont, got heads up in a limp 3 way flop 98K I had JQ check check river was a 10 and I've won player bets pot on the end I re-raised him 2x and he called he has K10, man cheers for the cash if he bet any earlier I'm gone to the right bet. Same I had 23 hearts in the BB all limped and it checked to turn that came a 2 and the river a 3 for me two pair, I decided to bet it 3/4 pot got called by A9off high card only no pair why call that.

I feel I have a huge edge at 3c/6c, still have to be tight, even when I lay down A9 to a raise and a re-raise and they flip A3 and A5 at the end of the hand both missing the board totally.

I'm not calling with A9 I'm raising with AK v your A9 look out

Bank Roll $102.68

Forgot to mention

WOW most 5c/10c players are poor, chasing gutshots nevermind flush or straight draws, on the right tables is so easy is scary. Flopped an Ahigh flush and got players pot betting and calling before me with top pair or straight draws. The any pair is probabley good theory and the hit an ace I've won play is very common even if my kicker is a 3.

5c/10c I like $30 profit in a hour

Times a Changing

Is the bad beat over? Well I guess no as they never go away.

Felt happier when I got all-in with 88 flopping the Set (top set) as well, opponent pot bet the dry flop I re-raised they pushed I called, bad beat on you son, he had 44 also hitting his set.

I've noticed dropping down to 5c/10c wow, played against a very aggressive player, but no good aggressive, donked off aggressive, like calling with weak aces and blasting the pot when an Ace hits. He made me money. Also played the bluff all flops player, watched him a while, called all pre-flop raises and donk bet the flops. I raised from button with A10suited he called we are heads up flop A106 dry I checked he pot bet I re-raised him x3 and he pushed. With the hands I'd seen him play and those that went to showdown, I'm well sure he's bluffing for the most part or has hit small, he was all-in on the flop in 7 of the last 10 hands and everyone backed down but an AK who he beat with 67, hit 7 on turn.

I called J10off pretty much dead and all his chips in the middle.

Nice sessions $30 up

Bankroll once at $16 in the week now at $82, grinding back to $200

I really didn't need this

Me in the BB picked up Aces raised it up 6 x BB still got 2 callers including the button who wanted to limp in.

Flop J76 I bet the pot get 2 callers, turn a 7, I'm not happy so bet 3/4 of the pot, get two callers, river an awfully 6.

I checked the CO checked button bets $2 into a pot of $18 I called, to be honest I felt beat but wanted to see how, CO called as well.

CO 1010 fare enough if he had me on AK or AQ, Button 68 offsuit for the fullhouse and winning hand and I'm down below $20 in bankroll.

I can kind of forgive the CO with his 10 10 he could have me beat, but the button called a pot bet with bottom pair on the flop, a large bet on the turn behind to a Jack, a seven or any pair above sixes and then hit one of two outs on the river to make a fullhouse, wow 5% chance of winning on the river with pot odd nearer 2-1.

This would have hurt if the bankroll was at $200 but at $20 it's crippling, I've decided not to re-load unless I bust out, going to play 5c/10c on one table till it goes up or is gone.

Dropping Down

I've cashed out twice since the last post, $130 and $100, keeping my roll at $200 and cashing when over $300.

Since my last cash out the beat has been bad, AA beaten by JJ, KK beaten by 66 and so on, I've struck a low of $73 pushed it to $100, re-raised a button who re-raised I pushed my KK versus his 88's super, he flops the 3rd 8 and hard work gone.

The AA v JJ was particularly bad, I'd built my $20 to $50 over a few hours, picked up AA the button (sitting with $45) was raising big when everyone limped to I limped and hoped he raised to $1.20, I re-raised him to $3.60, he raised I pushed he called versus JJ, I'm pretty happy unitl he flops a Jack and my hard work is gone in a flash leaving me $15 down on the session as opposed to $75 up. I understand that there's not many pre-flop all-ins you'd prefers than AA versus any two but many it sucks big to loose it all.

I've been playing 10c/20c and people seemed more clued up and less likely to chase draws, last two weeks I've seen loads of new players chase and chase, many hit. I've been finding myself winning small pots with AK and AQ etc., but losing bigger pots to chasers. Just last night I got re-raised on the turn with trips, I pushed the called needing a 7 for a gutshot and hit busting me 4 outs on the river and they re-raise me with a gutshot.

It really gets you down when you stay tight and aggressive, but cant push a gutshot chaser off a pot with top pair top kicker or better, I do feel I'm getting opponents into positions they are behind, but I just aint hitting and they are. Even an all in move just seems to tempt them to call and win bigger, I know I'm playing well and they are playing poor, but it's nice to see the odds fall your way.

So down to 5c/10c for a while build back up, I may keep roll a $300 from now on.

Last Nights Session Round Up

I played really well, I was up $75 at one point finished around $60 up in the end, can't think I played anything to wrong, big hands I lost I was well ahead, all sets being outdrawn, from at least a 3-1 advantage.

I was reading players well and going up against those who would bet 2nd or even 3rd pair and not let go to the river, they were loose, not often overly aggressive, I watched and noted.

Such as one player with two to act behind him including me, K came on the river making a 4 card flush, I had a king with a Q kicker but felt it loosing when he makes a pot bet, I fold, player behind me calls, with 2nd pair and the initial raiser has K6 for top pair, no worry of the flush draw, but everytime I hit and was against him I bet and he would call if he had a piece even small.

I really felt in control, I picked my hands, limped versus buttons who always raise to $1.20 versus limpers and then re-raised them again, I didn't slow play a thing as villains wanted to call.

One player I had off, min bet regardless of pot size if they had hit low pair, pot bet if the hit strong, over bet if they totally missed everytime, always raised the buttom heads up to $1.20, man it was so easy to push him off a hand or bust him with a good hand.

Enjoyed last night, I really felt I had an edge, the others were gambling, I was playing Poker!

Flopped Quads and actually got paid

I'd raised to 80c from the button, callled by the BB and SB, dream flop but I can't see it giving much action, but the SB bets the pot wow, then the BB calls, I just wasn't sure what they could have but, I have the current nuts, when the king comes the SB moves all-in and the BB follows, oh for more money on the tab, I have the BB covered but not the SB. Two draws hitting straights, not sure I would have moved all-in on that board even with the top straight, you could already be dead and was, and I wouldn't not have called with J9 and another player to act. Better spots for me.

Totally Donked

Same sessions as previous post, raise from the button with A10 off to 80c, no problem, I re-raise to $3, they re-raise so I push they call, come on AA v A10 he's dead, oh no he hits on the river a 4 card straight, bummer, luck luck boy, runner runner.

All-in on the Flop

10c/20c $20 playing against some very loose players, who are happy to bet into very dangerous looking flops with top pairs, or chasing strong draws, I was very tight but played virtual all pocket pairs as trips were doing well versus these guys as on the flop they felt very happy with their hands usually top pair with not always a good kicker, and they were happy to play for stacks at that point, so an 80c call to win $20 is fine by me.


Above flopped a house in position super, button was in on the flop, villain c-bet I riased, button folded, villain pushed for the nut flush draw, but was already pretty much dead.

40c call to see a flop everyone in, Villain moved all-in on the flop and I called, again he is pretty much dead.

Got busted with sets on the flop 3 times, twice was outdrawn to a 4 card straights, and once called a push with top set, guy was chaing flush draw with Q9 clubs he hit it as well, man not even the nut flush draw.

Flush on the River

Tonight everyone wanted to bluff, so I played pretty tight most of the time, they also were calling 3/4 cards to straights and flushes with 2 pair and trips.

Button raised to 80c I called, he'd raised every time from the button, the flop wasnt good but with a nut flush draw I bet out 3/4 of the pot and got called, I checked the ace, he bet 1/2 of the pot and I just knew he had at best an ace, when the diamond comes I put him all-in, why because I'd seen him call loads with 2 pairs etc. I was sure he would feel his AA 99 Jack kicker good, I was right he called and lost.

Same player over values again

10c/20c $20 I'm in the CO everyone limps BB min raises to 40c, every calls but for the button and SB, flop gives me a set but is draw heavy

BB bets the pot as does the next two to act, I sure I'm ahead but everyone could have a pirece of this, I'm ruling out pp 10s and Jacks and I dont think they would limp pre. Our BB could have top pair or two pair, I decide to get buy and raise to the size of the pot, BB pushes all-in, two mid positions fold I call and wind up 90% plus favourite and win. One of the mid position said he was on the flush draw but a low one and versus my raise and then the all-in felt he had to let it go.

Calling with real junk

10c/20c $20 Opponent was calling alot preflop and over valuing top pairs, me on the button with JJ folds round, I bet 4 x BB SB folds and the BB calls, flopped a set with is nice, two spades out.

Villain pot bets and considering bis history I put him on a lone king so I put him all-in with a $10 raise, he flips the K4 off and looses.

Now a K4 flop versus a button raise looks nectar, but can be so dangerous when the button movies you all-in perhaps your ok, perhaps not, but either way calling with K4 out of position isnt going to pay too often.

Quads that paid well for a change

I'm in the BB with 33 everyone limps which is fine for me as I can hit cheap, when the flop comes 377 for my fullhouse I'm happy, especially with 2 diamonds as the flush completing for some one is paying me big.

SB and me check next 20c min bet fold fold from the button, call, I call, same on the turn, when the 3 hits the river I'm praying for a 7, but not 2 of them, the SB bets $1, bluff or he has a 7, I raise all-in, he thinks long and hard he's losing to two hands 74 and 33, chances are I just have a 7 and nothing more he calls.

Perfect for me and nice win

Always loosing Hands

I'm on the button everyone limps and the BB min raises to 12c and everyone calls.

Flop 6 4 5 rainbow BB bets 1/4 of the pot, which I feel is weak, I decided to call with a gutshot and and 2 overs to the flop, the SB also calls, rest of the table folds. When the 7 comes for my straight and making the board super dangerous I'm sure the action is over, the BB bets 1/2 the pot with the flush draw out I decided to take it down and re-raise to $2 which is just over the current pot size as I'm happy I'm in front, SB folds, BB thinks and calls, at this point I'm thinking he has 2 hearts.

When the nine comes unless he has 810 and I don't think he does, nothing changes for me, this is when he goes all-in and for me it's an insta-call and he shows the pockets 9s for his beaten set.

One of the many examples where people get aggressive too late with a good hand but on the river with a 4 card straight out nowhere near the nuts. His final river bet was around $7 do that on the flop and most players are away and you win a small pot instead of getting stacked.

I called the flop, re-raised him on the turn, the last thing he needed to do was all-in on the river, just in case I had the straight, sure he was beating a pair or two pair even but come on how confident can you be it that situation out of position.

This is a classic example of a hand you could be loosing all the way regardless, these are the hands I try and keep the pot small in, if my set is good then super, if its not then I minimise the losses.

My Royal Flush

Flopped a straight 10 to A then forth spade comes but I'm still drawing to nut flush and the nuts!! 10 of spade hits to give me the Royal Flush and a slight profit.

Why chasing is dangerous is you get it wrong

5c/10c $10 I'm familiar with the villain, play him a lot he is loose and aggressive, but will chase draws without odds.

I limp as the button will fold/or limp as usual they fold, villain raises to 20c from the SB (he will do this with marginal hands such as 10J Q10 KQ etc. and the BB checks I'm getting 5-1 so call.

Flopped bottom pair with nut flush draw, SB min bets, I put him on a flush draw or a Jack which I can beat if the flush hits or push off if not, so I flat call, BB folded. The 3 makes a straight draw and the SB checked so I decide to bet the pot and represent the straight, bang they flat call me.

Now I was worried but if that had happened to me and I had the straight I would have pushed back while I was ahead. River a nasty two but they check so I check behind expecting to be beat and they flip Q10. I win 4's.

Right they had flush and gutshot straight draws both of which beat what I was trying to represent, potentially 12 outs (9 hearts and 3 kings), I made a pot bet so odds were even and they were around 3-1 to hit and out of position, If a heart had come and they had bet I would have re-raised all-in and they would have called. If they thought my bet was anything other than a bluff why call with ony a draw. Only making a flush or a straight would have given them any reason to bet out of position on the river.

Oh for a heart on the river as his money was then mine, all of it.

Nice Win

3c/6c $10

Raised to 21c from, I decide to re-raise to 60c, with my JJ as I have position and there are 4 players behind me to act everyone folds to villain who calls, at this point I pretty confident I'm not against AA or KK as with a re-raise on 3c/6c they get excited and push pre-flop. The flop is golden my opponent bets the pot, so they are confident as C-betting doesnt happen much a super micro stakes. So I think AJ or QQ taking a peak at the flop and liking it at best he could have KK either way I just decide to push as even top pair top kicker will often call here as they cant work out whats betting them. QQ it is for 2 outs and I'm happy to not get donked.

Luckiest Call in the World

All-in on the flop from the 66 called by the AQ

66 makes a fullhouse leaving the AQ with 4 outs on the river and bang A appears for Quads

Ouch!

I did the odd calculation and the 66 was 98% winner on the flop and 85% on the turn good odds and to still get beat doudle ouch.

AA v AA

Played like a donk, blew off $12 over a few hands, calmed and picked up AA, raised and got re-raised to £1.20, super AK or KK or QQ so I pushed, called CHOPPED, hit 3 spades would have loved to have busted my fellow player bullets with a 4 card flush.

Houses a plenty Part 2

Few hands later, I raised from MP with 99 to 40c, CO and Button call, Button player I've seen alot and he will virtually always plays his button to a raise. flop 664, not great but no overcards, I took initiative and bet another 40c, CO called and button folds, thoughts 6, 4, flush, straight draws possible flopped house.

The Ace on the turn hurts, flush complete and overcard to my pair, I checked and CO bet just under 1/2 the pot, I take that to mean 4 things

I have a flush and dont want to loose my customer

I have a 6 but am scared of the flush

I have an Ace but am scared of the flush

I have nothing but opponent has checked

I decide to call as if a 9 comes and they have hit a flush I will get paid at that point my call versus possible payout is something over 25-1 so I call and for once I hit the miracle 2 outer.

I decide to make it look like a bluff at the flush draw as I'm now sure they have the flush so I go all-in and barring AA or 66 I'm ahead, they call with the 2nd nut flush.

Nice Pot.

Now I know I've been the victim or the 2 outer miracle card, difference is my money is usually in before not after, if this guy had bet hard on the flush making Ace I'd have been forced to fold, I just wouldn't have called a pot size or greater bet here as I was loosing to any 6, A, pocket pair above 9s and flush, but his bet without the nuts on the turn was weak and the implied odd were great so I called and hit and got paid.

Houses a plenty

Raised in the CO with 1010 to 40c went round to MP who called, as you can see flop of 10 Q Q was very nice unless I'm up against Q10, check, check, turn 2 check I bet 40c and get called, at this point with 2 checks and a call I pretty sure he doesnt even have a Queen I'm thinking draw to either flush or straight, the river Ace heats things up as I'm loosing to a few more hands AQ, AA, Q2, Q10, as I'm sure from his play he's on a draw and rule out him having a Queen that leaves AA, he checks, I think he's missed his flush a fire out a 1/2 pot bet for value expecting a fold, he goes all-in.

Man I dont have the nuts but I'm beat by so few hands, so I start to think about what he puts me on and I come up with at best he thinks I have a Queen or a 10 (trips or two pair), I decide he aint bluffing and put him on the KJ for nuts straight and I call. Good call by me.

Felt sorry for the guy he'd blown $70 and was down to his last $4 on another table, few hands before he got cracked KK v AJ all-in pre-flop, and then again he called an all-in with an A high flush draw v AA and didnt make it and he'd just re-loaded when I got him.

Faith restored

At last a smile from the poker gods it's been a while, but thank you all the same
I raise to limp as the button had folded a lot of cards or limped as well, the BB followed

Flopped top pair but kicker is horrible, BB checked, I decide to have a stab and bet 3/4 of the pot and was called by Button and BB, river is a 7 giving me 2 pair but completing a gut shot straight.

I happier but not 100% so I bet 3/4 of the pot again and get called, river brings the K completing the flush draw and giving me a house, at this point BB checks, I'm only beaten by a K10 and the way my luck is it could be out there.

I think someone has to have a flush or a very least hit the straight, I can't see what got them to come along other than a draw, so I decide to check, pot is ok as is, not greedy.

GRAVVVVY, button raises to $1, BB (short) re-raises all-in and I go over the top all-in and button commits to the hand two flushes J and 10 high so not even the nutz.

$168.45 a small step to recovery

More Swings

Well I considered closing the account this week, bombed down to $145 or so, and I felt I was playing well, after my previous bad beat I had decided on super tight for a while AA, KK, QQ JJ, suited AK to AJ AK to AK, pocket pairs depending on position and cost.

Worked well for a awhile I was up $20 or so tight and aggressive, then they come oyt and get you the night brings 'em, the top pair all-in monkeys.

All 5c/10c 6 handed $10

Me AK hearts on the button, nice I hear you say, raise to 50c called by new player flop K69 with 2 hearts, cool TPTK and nut flush draw, they check I bet out 1/2 pot, they go all-in, I thought for a while could be 2 pair or trips, but could be KQ as well they had put $6.50 in I decided to call as I had outs to win. They flip K7off how cool is that dominated 3 outs come on, turn 10 river 8 he makes a straight. Arrrrrrrrrh.

I lost again flopped two pair bet aggressive called to the river ace comes, I call their bet they had runner runnered two pair on the end and had called with with Ace high on the flop and then 4th pair ace kicker on the river. Arrrrrh

I've had trips on the flop so many times versus an over a pair who has called my aggressive raises and I mean re-raises and hit the 2 outer on the turn or river, I felt like it was a joke.

I got money in with AK v AQ or worse many times for them to out draw me to the weaker kicker.

AK v AQ flop AK9 I was aggressive they kept come turn 10 river Jack arrrrrrr, I'm the pre flop aggressor, I re-raised you flop bet and you called my re-raise again for a 4 outer on the river.

I was close to just giving up, I dont want to play any higher than 10c/20c and even there they play is marginally better, as in they will raise/re-raise from their button a lot more amd muck a few more longshot hands but either way I was sick of losing 10-1 and 20-1 hands for stacks on the turn/river all too often.

Bank Roll $145.67

Swings

The swings at the moment are huge I'm up and down $50 all the time, I'm happy with 90% of my play and often just get outdraw by a dog to loose, I don't mind getting the money in when I'm ahead but getting called by a pair of K's versus my trip 9's on the turn with Ace showing should make me happy the fact my oppenent calls an all-in bet with 2nd pair is a mistake as I already re-raised him on the flop and I should be happy he has 2 outs on the river 20-1 dog and all. When he hits I'm sad, worse still the AA v K9 who hits trips then quads wow, how poor is that.

I just hope these guys think poker is that easy and keep calling me down with junk or from well behind.

I guess you just accept that you get rivered and 20-1 means you loose once in a while

Onwards.

..... the perfect hand(s)

Me 44 called a 40c (4xBB) v 2 opponents flop 4410 2 diamonds, me last to act get a raise to 40c and a call so I just called turn a 10, ohh my please have a 10, 1st checks player 2 bets the pot, yep he has the 10, I call again, river completes the diamond flush as well, villain bets the pot again and I go all-in, he's only losing to 44 and really has to call incase I also just have the 10 or a donkey 4 or a flush, he thought for full time and called, bang $40 pot for me.

Also on the table was a super loose German, I know german and loose odd combo.

I raise from button, with KQ hearts, flop 7 10 J 2 hearts, he bets and I flat call, turn a nice A for my straight he checks, I decided to check hoping he'd bluff the river, river is a blank and he bets the pot and I re-raise him x3 he goes all in, I call he has 10 7.

2 hands and bank roll saved

Bank Roll $222.18

Bad Beat Continues

Lost AK v AQ flop A3K bet hard got called, turn Q opponent all in called river Q

AA v 10J he hit straight to K all pre-flop

next hand raised big with QQ got squeezed all-in was confident I was ahead so called he had 3-5 off and flops 2 pair to stack me again.

Bankroll well under $200 now ouch at a poor $188.00

Bad Beats Part whatever

Busted again

99 v KK limped in flop 2 7 9 opponent bet pot I re-raise x 3 turn A they bet pot I pushed, they call for 2 outs and hit K on river

AA v K9off flops trips KK then a A comes on the turn and I'm happy both all-in river K

AA v JJ all-in pre he flops a Jack

KK v 910off all-in QK3 I bet hard they follow hit a J on the river for gut shot

QQ v QJsuited all-in pre lost to a straight

Same player 3 hands called my raise with weak Aces and made 2 pair each time

AK v A5off river 5

AQ v A7off hit turn 7

AQ v A3off flop 2 pair


Bankroll $218.00

Bad Aggressive Players and Bad Players

Diablo turned up last night and he's got a bit better he once beat me in an all-in on the flop, he re-raised me all-in with A9 flop 2 5 9 me with 99 I called and he runner runnered AA to beat me hitting two of his 3 outs the only two cards that could have beat me, unreal at the time.

He would never give up a pot either lost big or won big, more lost, he still calls a lot of longshots and 3 outs is enough for him. He rarely folds pre-flop so it is a nightmare to put him on a hand if junk hits and you have AK, AQ and miss, so you have to be careful with just top pair some are not and these he beats for big pots with his 74 off hitting two pairs versus a big Ace.

A guy turned up last session I hadn't seen before, super aggressive banging in pot and over pot bets, he did quite well for a little while, I just tightened up and waited, some of his play was great versus people who had at best top pair and they backed down a lot to his re-raising. He'd re-raise pre 10 x BB and follow it up with a pot+ bet on the flop regardless, no one punted at him for 15-20 hands, I re-raised him in position with 10J suited on the button, flop came AK4 he made his pot bet, I thought no way he's hit and I re-raised him 3x his bet he folded. I think he realised I was pretty tight and didn't bluff me to much.

Anyway his aggressive betting was winning pots, but 2 or 3 times he kept firing versus players who had the goods and at showdown each time he had nothing or bottom pair, after that people started calling him down. He stacked twice on one table and came to another I was on and did the same, going from $10 to $20 quickly and then bust.

I got him in the end after he'd blew $15 on a bluff over 3 streets, he re-raised all-in next hand I called with 77 he flipped K3 off and he was gone.

See these player often, the aggressive side virtual maniac play is great, if they selected the pot better to do it in, why bluff on the river a guy who's betting hard and the board is JJ337.

Bank Roll $278.91

Good Session(s)

Well I stopped getting out donked sorry drawn and won a few over the past few sessions.

Stacked 3 players, first me with A5 hearts on the button, flop 252, get a min bet from villain I called everyone else folds, turn a 5, pot bet from our villain I called, river 3, all-in from our villain I figured split pot 5s over 2s but no he had a 2.

Button again versus villain who bet hard top pair regarless of kicker me AJclubs on button villain limps I re-raised 5 x BB they call flop J 2 5 with 2 clubs nice villain make pot bet, as every hand they had top pair and tried to protect I re-raise x 3 they called, turn 9, they checked and I checked as with just TPTK, bit of pot control not a bad idea, river J and they moved all-in, I gave it some thought, and figured they thought I'd missed my flush draw and had a weak Jack, so I called they had J7off

3 players limped me in cut off with KQ spades flop A93 spades cool check, I check, button bets 3/4 of the pot fold, I call turn blank, I check in order to raise button goes all-in, unlucky he has 107 spades and gets out flushed by me.

So two session raked in pretty much $70 not bad for 3c/6c


Bank Roll $261.29

Bad Session

Bank Roll down to mid $190's had a bad session last night, one of those I was happy with my play but either got out draw or someone got really lucky.

Example flopped 2 pair KQ in a limp pot bet it hard one player stayed with me and hit runner runner A5 to beat me, seeing a lot of players who if they have one/two overcards to the board wont fold, even if they hit they might not be ahead, love theses guys most of the time, but not when they runner, runner me for a tidy pot.

Caution and Bad Luck

Flopped the nut flush with K9 flop AQ10 so had the straight flush draw as well, opponent bet into me I re-raised they called, turn nothing we battle on, river 10 and yes the had Q10 for the house, busted.

Next hand same player I have AA I raised to 24c they re-raised to 50c I re-raised to $3 and they called, at this point I think AA KK QQ AK, flop a safe looking 2 10 5, I check they bet $1 I pushed all-in and they called with pocket 10s bang, he got me twice.


Bank Roll hit but bounced back

Bank Roll $216.93

Learning

So I'm matching pots and bets to hand strengths, no more getting carried away with top pair top kicker and huge pots.

Small pot small hand, big pots big hands. Limiting loses and maximising winning, my value betting is also better.

Also been selecting opponents I know will call or push with ok hands or bottoms ends of straights and trips when straights and flushes are out.

Its working back up over $200 now

Example v a player who is aggressive but in the wrong spots, 6 handed 3 limpers me on button with 97off, I raised 1 caller, flop 969 nice for me but spade draw out, this guy calls a lot so I bet the pot turn hits a six so I guess if he has the six he'll call me so I pot again he calls and the river is blank.

I push and he thinks a long time and calls with 88 $16 pot in 1 minute at the tabe first hand of the day cool

Bank Roll $224.58

Loosing

Bank Roll down to $155

Got my money in with AK v AQ and they hit the Q

Was called by JJ on a AK3 board me with AK he hits the Jack on the turn

Had top two pair 10J5 was called by A5 all-in who hit the A

Got out tripped on the flop my 55 v 77 flop 5K7

ALl-in with KK called by JQ who hit quad Queens

Even got my money all-in on the flop JJ v AQ flop JA10 turn K river Q split

Good point didnt tilt carried on playing my game, things will change

Fools rush in

I gave up early last night couldn't find a table I felt comfortable with, as in one where if I raise 5 x BB with AK I didn't get 5 callers. There was a lot of all-in with top pair on the flop regardless, which at times is great but when I wasn't hitting the hands made drawing impossible.

If I could get a player heads up with a weak ace great, but a I folded to an all-in with a caller, I had top pair and figured it beat players flip Q6 for top pair shit kicker and a gutshot draw, who then hit on the turn!!!

It's great when these players make such mistake, but sickening when they hit, and last night they kept hitting.

Bank Roll $191.92

Turn Around

Well I was away over the weekend at a Music Festival so no poker until the 16th June 4 days off the green and on green grass in a field.

Looks like my bad beat is over, it started/ended with a great hand.

6 handed 5c/10c $10, people were calling most raises with poor hands, me I couldn't pick up higher than a 10 until I hit AA and made a silly pre-flop bet of 90c and got 2 callers, hmmm.

Flop A 5 9 two diamonds first to act bets the pot, second to act goes all-in (short stake) I call, first then re-raises all-in and I follow. So with this table I'm think AK or AQ and a flush draw?

Flips 55 and AQ hearts and I win a £35 pot woooo whooo, last week a 5 would have come.

Played hard against any one wanting to call my AK or AQs with rags

Stacked one loose player who if he hit the flop would not give up especially top pair any kicker, I loved the way it played out as I was right on the money putting him on a hand and predicting how he would play it out.

We ended heads up me AQ hearts flop was Q47 with 2 spades, I checked it and he pot bet, I thought straight away he has a Q as he had protected from flush draws often, so I flat called, turn blank, I check again, he 1/2 pot bets so I flat called, trying to look as if I'm chasing the flush draw, river is nothing.

Here I was tempted to bet, but I'm thinking if he does feel I've missed the flush and he has a Q he will bet, so I check he bets about 10th of the pot, at this point I have around $6 left I take my time and come up with this, busted flush draws will often go all-in versus weak bet or check hoping to scare you off, I very sure he has a Q and nothing else, so I push, he virtaully insta-calls me with QJ off and I scope a nice pot.

Bank Roll $198-77

Change of Fortunes?

Busted down to $113

Picked up KK got it in pre-flop ended up v AA bum not again

Flopped a K and quads on the turn wow

Bank Roll $135

Bad Beats

Well I just cant win Bank Roll at $145 or so this seems to happen every so often - variance I guess, my play has for the most part been good, I'd say when my money has gone in I've been ahead 80% of time.

I got busted yesterday AA v 1010 me with the tens.

Everyone limps then a min raise, me next to act, I always fear the min raise as it's often people trying to get a raise out of you with AA. I have pocket 10 10 and call because it's cheap and I may hit a 10.

Flop 3 4 10 rainbow super, our min raiser bets the pot and I'm sure now it AA and will call so I push he calls and flips AA, 9-1 favourite at that point to win, turn blank river A ouch so harsh.

Played A5 hit 2 pair on the flop played it hard was called all the way by a loose player with A6 who rivers a 6.

I seem to be getting beat by player won just won either give up an ace overcard or hit the river to beat me.

Flopped two pair with KJ flop going KJ2 player calls me down with A2 hits the Ace on the river bang. Poor play probabley putting me on just a K or J and playing his overcard with 0 odds to call.

I'm playing all pocket pairs against these guys as if I hit trips they will bust every time, except I cant hit trips.

I've been playing my AK and AQ aggressivley pre-flop to chase away the rags but everyone wants to call me with A7 and A8 hitting the rag.

Bet 8 x BB with KK to a raiser who then pushed I called hoping not to see aces, J7 spades, he flops a flush, wow.

Only bit of good action in the last few days was took down a 3 way pot with quad 3's, called with 33 hit trips, bet hard, turn 3 clubs makes 3 clubs out 2 before me to act raise, I called, river another club super bet, all-in I push, fold A7 spades flipped - quads win.

I was getting really down about loosing, I'm playing well and getting beat all the time by junk or people making really crap calls and getting luck, the number of times my 2 pair have been counterfeited just isnt funny.

I was in the middle of a 3 way with AQ ace hits the flop A72 I was happy 1st to act makes a 2 x pot bet on the flop, I'd raised preflop and the pot was around $1.45 (was getting called all the time), I put him on 2 pair or trips protecting his hand, I folded and the next guy pushed, 1st calls they flip A3 and A9, wow. Top pair shit kickers, oh for trips in this spot. It's so hard early at a table to distinguish poor play from good play, blufffs from strength.

Up beat come my way please soon

Amazing Hand

Flop comes 3 diamonds I have KJ of diamonds on the button

Checks to me I bet, called twice, turn comes blank

player 1 all-in, player 2 all-in, I think and fold

player 1 74 diamonds player 2 A3 Diamonds

Wow 3 players and 3 flopped flushes, good fold by me, was sure someone had the nut flush

Bank Roll $218-34

Grinding Away

Been playing tight and aggressive and grinding away.

I've been using a light known and often forgotten tactic at 3c/6c and 5c/10c it's called the raise.

Not seen often at lower stakes, raising someone's standard button raise, I watch if the raise often, on he button and I have a premium hand or good drawing hand, no flat calling, re-raise, they always feel obliged to call and if the flop comes an A or K I bet out they fold. This nets me a lot of nice $2 / $3 pots with little effort.

Now I don't feel I'm a good heads up player, but re-raising to isolate one player and hitting them hard is different, at my stakes people want to see flops cheap versus lots of players min betting each street to see who win on the river.

Bank Roll $208.65

Down Down Down

Bad weekend, still feel I was playing fine, I just couldn't hit or got outdrawn alot.

Played KK met AA, played JJ met QQ then played QQ met KK

I'll play strong aces hard re-raised one opponent who calls with K10 off v my AK of hearts he hit the the 10. I kept raising my good hands AK, AQ etc and kept getting out draw by the people playing suited cards and hitting rags. I just couldn't connect with anything on the board, it was like if I had an ace somebody stole the other 3.

Lost $20 Double or Nothing got in all-in with KK was outdrawn to an ace by a caller with AQ suited harsh, so called it quits.

Bank Roll $168.90

Broke $300

Following my self imposed Cash-out rule I broke $300 so cashed out $100 back to $200

Still playing well, 1/3 towards my next cash out - hopefull, had a down swing to around $210 but fought back.

Bank Roll $232.76

My Guide to: Sit'n'Go Double or Nothing

I play $20 buy-in 8 seat, $10 are available 10 seats but the skill level is the same and for the time it takes to play $20 is much more profitable.

Do nothing and win: This is entirely possible especially in turbo's as people seem intent on knocking each other out, you only need 4 Ax v Ax all-in match ups and you've cashed. I have cashed in DoN playing 2 hands, one of which doubled me up early with AA v 77 after that my goal is to cash and nothing more.

Play premium hands only: AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ, smaller pairs if cheap and be aggressive when you enter the pot.

Use Position: Why limp early only to have to fold to a big raise, if you play premium hands you aint folding and you should be raising and if you want to speculate do it from a postion that costs as little as possible.

Don't get involved with top pair and don't chase without odds: You don't have to gamble unless you're sure, trips or better put up a fight other than that if you get strong resistance, give up and wait for better spots.

Being the big stack/Hero: I have been told I'm a rubbish big stack, as often the big stack will bully other players, then all too often I've seen them double up low stacks calling all-ins with marginal or poor hands when just a few orbits later the rising blind would have seen them away anyhow. You start with $1200 and I've seen players with $3000 plus blow it trying to eliminate other players, taking on players with $2000 chips when there is no needed. Alternatively I will ride the coat tails of an aggressive big stack and let them take the risk, I just play to survive.

4th pays the same as 1st: If you don't need to play don't, very quickly in these DoN you will lose 2 players after that if you can maintain average stack you will be OK. There is not need to win, I see people making risky moves versus similiar sized stacks when there is no need, why try and squeeze with junk when you are comfortable in 2nd place, they get called they get beat and all of a sudden their $2500 in chips is $250.

Tight is right: It will win you money in a DoN.

I still have an 85% win rate at DoN from $10 - $50s, I find then really boring as to win you don't really play much, they are great for rebuilding bank roll after a bad beat. I used this method to build back up from under $40 once, and just over a week ago I dipped to $138 now it's more than double.

Sit'n'Go Double or Nothing

Boring played 3 last night cashed in 2, the one I lost in was my own fault I limped with QQ as I was first to act flop came 3810 short stack pushed with $600 I had around $1100 and called as people had been moving in with top pair all the time so I was expecting A10 a best - he had 810 off and I never recovered from there.

Not as bad as the first DoN I had 57diamonds in the BB, limped round flop 55J, checks round to the big stack who goes all-in I called, he had AA and wasn't happy with my trips, called me an arse, a joke, I kept quiet, he limped I was already in the hand for free.

He was left with about $525 and next hand I picked up AA (irony folks) he pushed I called he has 10 J off I win he is last person out and we all cash, he wasnt happy again.

Bank Roll $296.08

Sweerrrwing

Hit one of those weeks I just couldnt win, this happens every so often this happens and if I'm playing well I dont let it bother me. It used to throw me off my game now I realise it's part of the game, 20-1 do hot 1 time in 20.

Example I called a raise all-in with KK they called with 10 10 and hit the river for trips to bust me

Got my money in with 77 flopped trips opponet has 88 flops trips as well, just plain unlucky

Got beat playing strong aces versus weak aces

Got outdrawn buy dominated players to 4 cards flushes quite a few times

Bank roll was down to $138 or so

At that point I hit the Sit and Go Double or Nothings $20 buy-in, needless to say I find them super boring but profitable, only didnt cash once all weekend and that was trips over trips, so unlucky

Bank Roll $253.60

Cash outs this year

1 5/19/2009 US$100.00
2 5/18/2009 US$175.00
3 5/5/2009 US$250.00
4 2/4/2009 US$350.00

Cash Out Time Again Whooop!

I am playing very well, of late I've been sitting at tables and after a few orbits I know I can win there without much effort. I love tables where everyone wants to limp, so many folds to my re-raises or pre-flop aggression.

I have been re-raising a lot if I have AK or AQ I will challenge most opponents

Also have been trying to ge my money all-in if I'm pretty sure I'm ahead, been called by players chasing flush draws and straights blowing off their stacks more than mine, often I'm 3-1 favourite to win.

Hit a sweet pot me QQQ99 v two opponets one hit trip 9s the other trip 3s money flying in everywhere on the river and me with the nuts.

Cashed out $175 back down to $200 within a day I cashed out another $100.

Going to keep playing nothing above a $20 5/10c buy-in so I have 20 buy-ins bank rolled

So cash-outs over the last 2 week totalling $525

Bank Roll $208.45

Still Doing Well

Been doing great, not much time to play but overall been exploiting poorer players

Won a good hand against a serial bluffer he'd been caught a few times, but had done well boosting his initial $7 to around $14 I was at $19 on a 3c/6c table.

He'd had people call him down light when he'd had the goods, I was waiting for better than top pair to have a go at him, he raised 8-10 times the big blind each hand, then bet out strong each time.

I was playing most of my pocket pairs against him hoping to hit trips as I was sure he'd fall hard, I got super lucky against him me 99 I called and it flopped 7K9 rainbow he had K Q he checked which considering his previous loose play I thought he mind have a hand, I bet out small and he re-raised me I called turn 9 for quads and mama I'm home, he checked I checked, for the first time obviously a little bit concerned, river a Q for his two pair, at this point I thought he'd fold or bluff, but the two pair was just too much temptation, I bet about 1/3 of the pot and he when all-in, called and the rest of the table congratulated me on playing the hand well and bumping our friend.

Most hands I've been exploiting odd v's opponents who will over value an ace, I'll play any ace at times, but if I get a sniff you've called my AK / AQ with a weak ace and often this is obvious then I'm after you and if you make 2 pair so be it as more often than not you're beat.

People have been calling me down pretty light as well, don't no why but please continue, example me A5 v A3 flop A57 I bet 3/4 of the pot as the 2 diamonds out and the short stack with $3 went all-in, as there was only about 40c in the pot I think he has at best an Ace or a flush draw as he'd want to win more and not scare me away if he had trips or something and I think my bet said I have an Ace, I called he had A3 so he wasnt beating much than A2 or a 7 or a 5 from any caller and considering I raised, bad push.

Bank Roll $291.07