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.