And....back down we go. 1.5 hr session, think I played well, was doing well in the small/med pots, looked good for a nice session. Then I had these two fun hands in close succession. Reminded me of conversation in Robbs thread about how aiEV only shows a small degree of luck:

hand 1

Taggy villain

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($56.26)
Button ($33.09)
BB ($51.41)
UTG ($97.36)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, Q
UTG bets $1.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($3.50) 7, J, 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3.33, Hero raises $11, UTG calls $7.67

Turn: ($25.50) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $15, UTG calls $15

River: ($55.50) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $28.76 (All-In), UTG calls $28.76

Total pot: $113.02

Results:
Hero had K, Q (flush, King high).
UTG had A, J (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: UTG won $110.52


Hand 2

UTG is 71/14 (probably tighter PFR before this). [edit] Rechecked, this was a TINY sample size, probably close enough to be unknown with maybe a hint he's a station preflop.


No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($51.10)
UTG ($50.75)
Hero (Button) ($50)
MP ($52.33)
SB ($48.59)
CO ($33.55)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, A
2 folds, CO bets $1, Hero calls $1, SB raises $4.25, 1 fold, CO calls $3.50, Hero calls $3.50

Flop: ($14) 6, Q, 5 (3 players)
SB bets $5.50, CO calls $5.50, Hero calls $5.50

Turn: ($30.50) K (3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, Hero bets $15, SB calls $15, 1 fold

River: ($60.50) K (2 players)
SB bets $11.50, Hero raises $25 (All-In), SB calls $12.09 (All-In)

Total pot: $107.68

Results:
Hero had 9, A (flush, Ace high).
SB had K, K (four of a kind, Kings).
Outcome: SB won $104.68


Turn bet obviously should have been larger, thought it was. I almost just flat called river but I thought AK was in his range and would play like this. Bleh.

How much would you recommend betting on turn? I mean, our hand is faceup anyway whatever we bet, so whats best amount to get calls from sets and FDs?


Hand 3
Was on my way to recovery, when I came across a spot I've spoken about a bit before, which is where an opponents line doesnt make sense, so I call down. I really think I should have found a fold here though. Villain was a TAG 21/16 or something, and I just couldnt believe a competent player would c/r a set on such a dry board, so weighted his range heavily towards bluffs. Prob a fold on turn and def on river I think.

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP) ($56.77)
CO ($50.75)
Button ($58.36)
SB ($50)
UTG ($16.78)
BB ($95.78)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 10, 10
1 fold, Hero bets $1.50, 2 folds, SB calls $1.25, BB calls $1

Flop: ($4.50) 3, 8, 4 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $3.50, SB raises $11.08, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.58

Turn: ($26.66) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $11, Hero calls $11

River: ($48.66) J (2 players)
SB bets $26.42 (All-In), Hero calls $26.42

Total pot: $101.50

Results:
SB had 8, 8 (full house, eights over fours).
Hero had 10, 10 (two pair, tens and fours).
Outcome: SB won $98



I mean, some bet sizing errors in there in hand 2, and hand 3 is probably bad, but still the first 2 hands I was above 75% when the bulk of the money went in. Wiped out last nights winnings, so back to the grind again I guess. Biggest winning hand was less than $20. Down $96 for the session, so I guess I did well in the smaller pots at least.