A bit early to December results, but with xmas/new year etc I might as well do it now. Hopefully I can do a 2009 roundup post soon as well.

So this month started out well, but then died at the end;

And by site;
Site(hands): $$$ (rb = rakeback)
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FT(1216): $62.07+$8.08(rb)
PS(1050): -$12.95
UB(1172): -$22.97+$2.69(rb)
PP(882): -$27.94

I don’t really know what to make of things – there were plenty of bad beats I guess, but it’s hard to tell if that’s the real reason I lost 6 buy-ins in less than 300 hands. It devastated the money I put into PS, UB and PP – now I really need to reload them, although such a crushing has put me off playing there now. If it had happened at Full Tilt at least I would have had Rakeback to console me.

ok, here are all the worst losing hands in the 6 buy-in crash. Any advice welcome…

• #1 Not sure what I was thinking here. Just dumb really
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($9.85)
  UTG+1 ($10)
  Hero ($22.40)
  BTN ($15.15)
  SB ($10.25)
  BB ($6.20)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is CO 8 8
  UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.30, 2 folds, BB calls $0.20, UTG calls $0.20, UTG+1 calls $0.20

  Flop: 3 6 J ($1.25, 4 players)
  BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $1, Hero calls $1, BB folds, UTG folds

  Turn: 5 ($3.25, 2 players)
  UTG+1 bets $3, Hero raises to $9, UTG+1 goes all-in $5.70

  River: A ($20.95, 2 players, 1 all-in)

  Final Pot: $20.95
  Hero shows a pair of Eights
  8 8
  UTG+1 shows three of a kind, Threes
  3 3

  UTG+1 wins $19.65 (net +$9.65)

  Hero collects $0.30 (net -$10)
  BB lost $0.30
  UTG lost $0.30

• #2 I’m a calling station, obviously
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($8.55)
  UTG+1 ($10)
  CO ($4.80)
  Hero ($16.35)
  SB ($6.90)
  BB ($1.60)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is BTN 7 7
  UTG raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds

  Flop: 2 3 3 ($1.15, 2 players)
  UTG bets $1.30, Hero calls $1.30

  Turn: 2 ($3.75, 2 players)
  UTG bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20

  River: 9 ($6.15, 2 players)
  UTG bets $4, Hero calls $4

  Final Pot: $14.15
  Hero shows
  7 7
  UTG shows a full house, Nines full of Threes
  9 9

  UTG wins $13.50 (net +$6.50)

  Hero lost $7

• #3 Bad beat – I think I played this correctly
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  5 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($10.63)
  CO ($2)
  BTN ($8.75)
  Hero ($16.96)
  BB ($3.90)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 5 players) Hero is SB 3 3
  1 fold, CO checks, BTN raises to $0.45, Hero calls $0.40, BB calls $0.35, CO folds

  Flop: 3 10 A ($1.35, 3 players)
  Hero bets $1.20, BB calls $1.20, BTN raises to $3.30, Hero goes all-in $16.51, BB goes all-in $2.25, BTN goes all-in $5

  Turn: 6 ($30.81, 3 players, 3 all-in)

  River: 4 ($30.81, 3 players, 3 all-in)

  Final Pot: $30.81
  BTN shows (Flush ace high)
  9 K
  Hero shows (Flush ace high)
  3 3
  BB shows (One pair aces)
  K A

  BTN wins $20.48 (net +$11.73)

  Hero collects $8.21 (net -$8.75)
  BB lost $3.90

• #4 I think I played this ok – worth going to showdown, but he beat me
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($2.21)
  UTG+1 ($5.04)
  CO ($5.39)
  Hero ($17.72)
  SB ($12.62)
  BB ($8.99)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is BTN K 10
  2 folds, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.30, SB raises to $1.10, 1 fold, CO folds, Hero calls $0.80

  Flop: Q 10 J ($2.40, 2 players)
  SB bets $2.40, Hero calls $2.40

  Turn: K ($7.20, 2 players)
  SB checks, Hero checks

  River: 8 ($7.20, 2 players)
  SB bets $4, Hero calls $4

  Final Pot: $15.20
  Hero shows
  K 10
  SB shows (Straight ten to ace)
  A A

  SB wins $14.44 (net +$6.94)

  Hero lost $7.50
  CO lost $0.10

• #5 HU this is fine, but 3way? I guess it’s still ok
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($10.77)
  UTG+1 ($11.08)
  CO ($25.67)
  BTN ($4.04)
  SB ($9.72)
  Hero ($10.15)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is BB A K
  UTG raises to $0.40, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.80, 1 fold, Hero goes all-in $10.05, UTG goes all-in $10.37, BTN goes all-in $3.24

  Flop: 9 8 J ($25.01, 3 players, 3 all-in)

  Turn: 10 ($25.01, 3 players, 3 all-in)

  River: 3 ($25.01, 3 players, 3 all-in)

  Final Pot: $25.01
  Hero shows
  A K
  UTG shows
  A A
  BTN shows
  J K

  UTG wins $24.01 (net +$13.24)

  Hero lost $10.15
  BTN lost $4.04

• #6 Bad beat I reckon, although he was never folding here
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($12)
  UTG+1 ($11.78)
  CO ($12.83)
  BTN ($6.04)
  SB ($9.98)
  Hero ($10)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is BB 10 10
  2 folds, CO raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.30

  Flop: 7 9 8 ($0.85, 2 players)
  Hero bets $0.60, CO calls $0.60

  Turn: J ($2.05, 2 players)
  Hero bets $1.46, CO calls $1.46

  River: 8 ($4.97, 2 players)
  Hero bets $3.54, CO raises to $7.67, Hero goes all-in $4

  Final Pot: $20.18
  Hero shows
  10 10
  CO shows
  J J

  CO wins $19.18 (net +$9.05)

  Hero lost $10

• #7 I tend to play AQs like AKo – is that wrong?
  $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
  6 Players

  Stacks:
  UTG ($11.58)
  UTG+1 ($9.15)
  CO ($13.69)
  BTN ($11.33)
  Hero ($10)
  BB ($9.32)

  Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is SB A Q
  UTG raises to $0.20, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.55, BB raises to $2.60, UTG folds, BTN folds, Hero goes all-in $9.40, BB goes all-in $6.72

  Flop: 10 5 9 ($20.12, 2 players, 2 all-in)

  Turn: 6 ($20.12, 2 players, 2 all-in)

  River: 9 ($20.12, 2 players, 2 all-in)

  Final Pot: $20.12
  Hero shows
  A Q
  BB shows
  K K

  BB wins $18.47 (net +$9.15)

  Hero collects $0.68 (net -$9.32)
  UTG lost $0.20
  BTN lost $0.60