It’s getting worse;

BR is now $170, a long long way from moving back up to NL10 now

Practically the very first hand went bad – I’ve AQs in the BB, folded to the SB who raises. I 3bet, he 4bets, I shove (bad?), he shows AA…

Other big losses;

• AK flops two pair
  $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($7.20)
  UTG+1 ($5.86)
  CO ($4.04)
  BTN ($7.56)
  SB ($4.71)
  Hero ($5.25)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.07, 6 players) Hero is BB K A
  1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.05, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.20, UTG+1 calls $0.15

  Flop: Q K A ($0.42, 2 players)
  Hero bets $0.30, UTG+1 raises to $1.25, Hero raises to $4.17, UTG+1 goes all-in $5.66, Hero goes all-in $0.88

  Turn: J ($11.13, 2 players, 2 all-in)

  River: 9 ($11.13, 2 players, 2 all-in)

  Final Pot: $11.13
  UTG+1 shows a straight, Ace high
  10 J
  Hero shows two pair, Aces and Kings
  K A

  UTG+1 wins $10.43 (net +$4.57)

  Hero lost $5.25

• Suck out
  $0.03/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
  4 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($1.70)
  CO ($11.68)
  Hero ($6.91)
  BB ($11.10)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.05, 4 players) Hero is BTN J A
  UTG calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.16, BB calls $0.11, UTG calls $0.11

  Flop: 6 7 J ($0.48, 3 players)
  BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.34, BB folds, UTG calls $0.34

  Turn: 10 ($1.16, 2 players)
  UTG checks, Hero bets $0.72, UTG calls $0.72

  River: 9 ($2.60, 2 players)
  UTG goes all-in $0.48, Hero calls $0.48

  Final Pot: $3.56
  Hero shows
  J A
  UTG shows a straight, Jack high
  8 6

  UTG wins $3.33 (net +$1.63)

  Hero lost $1.70
  BB lost $0.16

• Failed bluff
  $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($7.57)
  UTG+1 ($6.27)
  Hero ($5.50)
  BTN ($3.75)
  SB ($0.75)
  BB ($5.58)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.07, 6 players) Hero is CO 5 6
  UTG raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.20, 3 folds

  Flop: 4 9 8 ($0.47, 2 players)
  UTG bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30

  Turn: Q ($1.07, 2 players)
  UTG checks, Hero checks

  River: 6 ($1.07, 2 players)
  UTG bets $0.60, Hero raises to $2.87, UTG goes all-in $7.07, Hero folds

  Final Pot: $11.01

  UTG wins $10.56 (net +$2.99)

  Hero lost $3.37

While the few hands that went well;

• Should’ve called turn?
  $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
  5 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($1.73)
  Hero ($5.63)
  BTN ($9.84)
  SB ($3.90)
  BB ($7.15)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.07, 5 players) Hero is CO 10 10
  UTG calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.20, BTN raises to $0.60, 2 folds, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.40

  Flop: 3 10 6 ($1.32, 2 players)
  Hero bets $0.92, BTN calls $0.92

  Turn: 2 ($3.16, 2 players)
  Hero checks, BTN bets $1.50, Hero raises to $3.10, BTN folds

  Final Pot: $7.76

  Hero wins $7.35 (net +$2.73)

  UTG lost $0.05
  BTN lost $3.02

• Lucky to catch that set
  $0.03/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
  5 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($6.81)
  UTG+1 ($7.31)
  CO ($5.97)
  Hero ($5)
  BB ($6.43)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.05, 5 players) Hero is BTN 2 2
  3 folds, Hero raises to $0.15, BB calls $0.10

  Flop: A K 9 ($0.30, 2 players)
  BB checks, Hero bets $0.22, BB calls $0.22

  Turn: 2 ($0.74, 2 players)
  BB checks, Hero bets $0.70, BB calls $0.70

  River: 4 ($2.14, 2 players)
  BB bets $1, Hero calls $1

  Final Pot: $4.14
  BB shows
  K 10
  Hero shows three of a kind, Twos
  2 2

  Hero wins $3.87 (net +$1.80)

  BB lost $2.07

So, I’ve no idea what I’m doing anymore. I always find it hard to believe it’s just variance – it must be me playing badly. Maybe still not weak-tight enough?

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