NL10′s going ok so far – I’m not crushing it, but it’s not the terminal downswing that was October!
I did have a bunch of hands that I lost badly, especially as in most of them I knew I was beat, but just couldn’t lay it down
6 Players
Stacks:
UTG ($18.38)
UTG+1 ($10)
CO ($8.14)
BTN ($11.03)
Hero ($13)
BB ($10.35)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is SB K
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1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.30, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.90
Flop: 8
Q
K
($2.70, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks
Turn: 4
($2.70, 2 players)
Hero bets $2, UTG+1 calls $2
River: Q
($6.70, 2 players)
Hero thinks ‘crap, he probably has a queen’ & bets $3, UTG+1 goes all-in $6.70, Hero knows he has a queen for sure now but feels pot committed and calls $3.70
Final Pot: $20.10
Hero shows
K
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UTG+1 shows three of a kind, Queens
Q
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UTG+1 wins $18.76 (net +$8.76)
Hero lost $10
6 Players
Stacks:
UTG ($8.89)
UTG+1 ($9.88)
Hero ($10.15)
BTN ($10)
SB ($10)
BB ($5.83)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is CO K
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2 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, 1 fold, SB calls $0.25, BB calls $0.20
Flop: K
7
10
($0.90, 3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.30, Hero raises to $1.15, SB calls $1.15, BB folds
Turn: 9
($3.50, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.25, SB goes all-in $8.55, Hero thinks ‘crap, I’m beat – set or straight?’ & calls $5.30
River: 8
($20.60, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $20.60
Hero shows two pair, Kings and Sevens
K
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SB shows three of a kind, Tens
10
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SB wins $19.23 (net +$9.23)
Hero lost $10
BB lost $0.60
5 Players
Stacks:
Hero ($11.53)
CO ($10)
BTN ($10.37)
SB ($10)
BB ($11.53)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 5 players) Hero is UTG 10
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Hero raises to $0.30, 3 folds, BB calls $0.20
Flop: 6
J
J
($0.65, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.40, BB calls $0.40
Turn: 9
($1.45, 2 players)
BB bets $0.20, Hero raises to $1, BB calls $0.80
River: Q
($3.45, 2 players)
BB bets $0.30, Hero raises to $2, BB raises to $3.70, Hero goes all-in $9.83, BB goes all-in $6.13
Final Pot: $23.11
BB shows a full house, Jacks full of Queens
J
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Hero shows a straight, King high
10
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BB wins $21.57 (net +$10.04)
Hero lost $11.53
hmm, perhaps the last one was just a cooler…





















