Haven’t blogged anything in more than a week! That has to be a sign it’s not going well. Last weekend I took a bashing at 2NL losing $7! I then switched to some $1 DoN’s to build that back but lost half/won half, so gaining nothing (other than losing the rake).

This weekend has been identical! Lost $7 at 2NL – how is that possible? Reviewing the hands shows why really;

• Poor call
  Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em – 4 players
  BB: $3.87
  CO: $2.31
  BTN: $1.32
  Hero (SB): $4.20

  Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with T T
  CO calls $0.02, 1 fold, [color=red]Hero raises to $0.04[/color], BB calls $0.02, [color=red]CO raises to $0.10[/color], Hero calls $0.06, 1 fold

  Flop: ($0.24) 8 8 6 [color=blue](2 players)[/color]
  [color=red]Hero bets $0.10[/color], [color=red]CO raises to $2.21 all in[/color], Hero calls $2.11

  Turn: ($4.66) 3 [color=blue](2 players – 1 is all in)[/color]

  River: ($4.66) J [color=blue](2 players – 1 is all in)[/color]

• Overvaluing top pair
  Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
  SB: $2.05
  BB: $1.00
  Hero (UTG): $3.18
  CO: $0.83
  BTN: $1.01

  Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with T K
  [color=red]Hero raises to $0.06[/color], 1 fold, BTN calls $0.06, SB calls $0.05, 1 fold

  Flop: ($0.20) T 2 6 [color=blue](3 players)[/color]
  SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $0.16[/color], BTN folds, [color=red]SB raises to $0.92[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $1.68[/color], [color=red]SB raises to $1.99 all in[/color], Hero calls $0.31

  Turn: ($4.18) 6 [color=blue](2 players – 1 is all in)[/color]

  River: ($4.18) Q [color=blue](2 players – 1 is all in)[/color]

• This one standard I guess
  Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
  BB: $1.98
  UTG: $2.43
  CO: $2.05
  BTN: $1.00
  Hero (SB): $2.98

  Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with Q Q
  1 fold, CO calls $0.02, BTN calls $0.02, [color=red]Hero raises to $0.06[/color], [color=red]BB raises to $0.10[/color], 1 fold, BTN calls $0.08, [color=red]Hero raises to $2.98 all in[/color], BB calls $1.88 all in, 1 fold

  Flop: ($4.08) 3 6 A [color=blue](2 players – 2 are all in)[/color]

  Turn: ($4.08) 8 [color=blue](2 players – 2 are all in)[/color]

  River: ($4.08) 6 [color=blue](2 players – 2 are all in)[/color]

• SS hits a set
  Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
  BTN: $3.32
  SB: $1.02
  BB: $1.86
  UTG: $2.30
  Hero (CO): $2.93

  Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with 7 A
  UTG calls $0.02, [color=red]Hero raises to $0.08[/color], BTN calls $0.08, SB calls $0.07, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.06

  Flop: ($0.34) 9 A 7 [color=blue](4 players)[/color]
  SB checks, [color=red]UTG bets $0.06[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $0.30[/color], BTN folds, SB calls $0.30, UTG folds

  Turn: ($1.00) J [color=blue](2 players)[/color]
  SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $0.80[/color], SB calls $0.64 all in

  River: ($2.28) 5 [color=blue](2 players – 1 is all in)[/color]

Half bad, half ok I guess.

I found this guy on youtube. He’s just like me!

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