Operation: goodbye, micros!

STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN

Terrible session. Just because of 2 hands I lost 150BBs today. I hate when I get lots and lots of junk and all of a sudden...KK. I got KK in this session 3 times. 1 time they folded pre. The other two times, well...here is what happened.

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
CO ($12.10)
Button ($5.21)
SB ($10.76)
BB ($9.41)
Hero (UTG) ($10.08)
MP ($2.68)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K
Hero bets $0.30, 1 fold, CO calls $0.30, 3 folds
Flop: ($0.75) 3, 6, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, CO calls $0.50
Turn: ($1.75) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.30, CO raises $3.47, Hero raises $7.98 (All-In), CO calls $5.81
River: ($20.31) A (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $20.31
Results:
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and sixes).
CO had 6, 4 (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: CO won $19.30


In retrospect, I should have called turn and re-evaluated river. The shove is terrible and I don't think I get called by worse. His raise in this board just represent what it is...He would not do it with over pairs...

The thing is that my tables were very aggressive and I did this stupid play.

However, having kings broken by 64s is just a terrible beat.

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP ($4.02)
Hero (CO) ($10)
Button ($22.13)
SB ($10)
BB ($4.97)
UTG ($28.43)
Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K
1 fold, MP calls $0.10, Hero bets $0.50, 2 folds, BB calls $0.40, MP calls $0.40
Flop: ($1.55) 3, K, 9 (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $1.16, BB calls $1.16, 1 fold
Turn: ($3.87) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.87, BB calls $3.31 (All-In)
River: ($10.49) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $10.49
Results:
BB had A, 5 (flush, Ace high).
Hero had K, K (three of a kind, Kings).
Outcome: BB won $9.97

I flop a set in this terrible board. I think I have to push here because villain is more drawing than anything else (and I have 10 outs to beat a flush). Unfortunate.

BAD MONTH POKERWISE

I did not play much this month for a few reasons. Firstly, I was playing bad making terrible calls. I needed a break. Secondly, I was out for a week, went to Prague and Berlin for a week. Very nice places.

When I came back, I had a few negative sessions and I decide to stop for a week. In retrospect, I am aware that I needed more patience. It feels that when I'm getting bored I just play spewy and this kills my winrate. I wonder if I need to play more tables or just focus more.

On this session (which happened last monday) one play summarizes my lack of patience. Second hand in the table, I raise 88, got min reraised by the BB, I fold (he had around 60BBs). In the following hand, I raise 8Ao from the button. The same thing happened. His 3bets are small, but I folded. A third time, he limps UTG, guy in MP raises, I call with 77 (from the BB). He reraises, 2 folds. Limp reraise is always strong at these tables.

I started to get impatient, especially because the guy was on my immediate left. I stealed twice uncontested from the Button and SB with QQ and A6. One more orbit and I got 88 in the button. Raise 4x. He repops to 13x (now his raise is bigger). I decided to 4 bet light (I do this fairly wide against 3bet monkeys). He 5 bets and I push. Terrible push because if he has AK, AQ he is pushing himself.

Well, he had AA and made quads. I played bad and this affects me more than bad beats.

I stopped playing for a week because such mistakes should not happen. Got back to poker today and it was a positive session. I'm playing better than I was for sure.

Hope next month will be better.