Ravageur's Life Thread

[Ravageur]

Wow, where to start. After the emotional letdown of busting the Mill last night pretty deep, I decided to keep my nose to the grindstone and play a session. It turned out to be a pretty wild session which ended in one of the most tilting moments of my poker career. I've never been closer to wanting to break something physically in a long long time.

Even though EV won't show it, I ran pretty terribly to start:

Some beauties:

1. I think I played this pretty optimally to maximize his bluffs.

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($239.35)
Button ($207.30)
SB ($200.75)
BB ($47.50)
UTG ($196)
Hero (MP) ($194)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J, K
1 fold, Hero bets $7, CO calls $7, 1 fold, SB calls $6, BB calls $5

Flop: ($28) K, 4, 2 (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $21, 2 folds, Hero calls $21

Turn: ($70) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $56, Hero calls $56

River: ($182) J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $155.35 (All-In), Hero calls $110 (All-In)

Total pot: $402

Results:
Hero had J, K (flush, King high).
CO had A, Q (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: CO won $444.35


2. This is close. Villain is standard Tag reg and I've been 3-betting and being sick aggro all session. I think he's snapping AJ as well, but he's obviously super weighted towards AQ. I just couldn't conceive of c/calling and I was too tilted to c/fold.

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($405.60)
MP ($376.50)
Button ($430)
Hero (SB) ($510.30)
BB ($174.76)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, K
UTG bets $12, 2 folds, Hero raises $36, 1 fold, UTG calls $26

Flop: ($80) A, 10, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $46, UTG calls $46

Turn: ($172) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $111, UTG calls $111

River: ($394) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $315.30 (All-In), UTG calls $210.60 (All-In)

Total pot: $815.20

Results:
Hero had A, K (one pair, Aces).
UTG had Q, A (two pair, Aces and Queens).
Outcome: UTG won $812.20

3. Another close one. Villain is a passive whale so my shove here was for value, but I think there might be a way where I don't get stacked here I just don't know what it is.

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($425)
CO ($360.30)
Button ($460)
Hero (SB) ($554.80)
BB ($535.20)
UTG ($418.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5, 7
1 fold, MP bets $14, CO calls $14, 1 fold, Hero calls $12, 1 fold

Flop: ($48) 7, 2, 5 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $34.50, CO calls $34.50, Hero raises $141, 1 fold, CO calls $106.50

Turn: ($364.50) J (2 players)
Hero bets $362.50, CO calls $203.30 (All-In)

River: ($771.10) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $771.10

Results:
Hero had 5, 7 (two pair, sevens and fives).
CO had 5, Q (flush, Queen high).
Outcome: CO won $768.10



4. Villain was unknown, but again not sure there's anything I can do about this.

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($163.30)
Hero (SB) ($408)
BB ($1035)
UTG ($421)
MP ($341)
CO ($74)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
1 fold, MP bets $12, 1 fold, Button calls $12, Hero raises $42, 1 fold, MP calls $32, Button calls $32

Flop: ($136) 3, 2, A (3 players)
Hero bets $67, MP calls $67, 1 fold

Turn: ($270) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $270, MP calls $230 (All-In)

River: ($730) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $730

Results:
Hero had Q, A (three of a kind, Aces).
MP had J, 8 (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: MP won $727


Hand 5. Same villain as in hand 3, I was so sure I was valuing KK/QQ, then I owned myself.

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($409)
SB ($682.60)
BB ($564.80)
Hero (UTG) ($420)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, 5
Hero bets $12, 1 fold, SB raises $22, 1 fold, Hero calls $12

Flop: ($52) 8, 3, A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $36, SB calls $36

Turn: ($124) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $67, SB calls $67

River: ($258) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $131, SB calls $131

Total pot: $520

Results:
SB had 10, A (one pair, Aces).
Hero had A, 5 (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: SB won $518



And etc....some AK<KK and AK<QQ and I dug myself a solid hole. I then proceeded to make a comeback the hard way.


Hand 1. Biggest pot I won all day...Villain's a bit of an unknown and randos are usually passive I just don't see how any strong hand would take this line. Bit of a soulown imo

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (UTG) ($400)
MP ($168)
CO ($959.50)
Button ($173)
SB ($628.50)
BB ($421)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, J
Hero bets $14, 3 folds, SB calls $12, 1 fold

Flop: ($32) Q, 8, Q (2 players)
SB bets $16, Hero raises $51, SB raises $116, Hero calls $81

Turn: ($296) K (2 players)
SB bets $482.50 (All-In), Hero calls $254 (All-In)

River: ($804) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $804

Results:
SB had J, 6 (one pair, Queens).
Hero had 8, J (two pair, Queens and eights).
Outcome: Hero won $801

And then this regfish sat at all my 2/4 tables and proceeded to destroy me for a good hour with stuff like this:

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($415.50)
BB ($771.50)
UTG ($394)
Button ($741)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, J
2 folds, Hero bets $10, BB calls $8

Flop: ($24) 5, 8, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $18, BB calls $18

Turn: ($60) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $45, BB calls $45

River: ($150) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $149, Hero calls $149

Total pot: $448

Results:
Hero didn't show 8, J (nothing).
BB had 4, 4 (full house, fours over fives).
Outcome: BB won $446


And this

No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($386)
UTG ($431.60)
MP ($398)
Hero (Button) ($402.70)
SB ($445.35)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A
2 folds, Hero bets $12, 1 fold, BB calls $8

Flop: ($26) 3, 9, 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $19.50, BB raises $39, Hero calls $19.50

Turn: ($104) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $45, Hero calls $45

River: ($194) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $194

Results:
Hero didn't show K, A (nothing).
BB had 6, K (flush, King high).
Outcome: BB won $191


Until the climax of the session and basically this month. I grind up a 350BB stack at one of his tables, and he triples up to get to 1350$ deep with me. He is limp/calling just about every hand, and sure enough he limps the cutoff, button punishes 5x and I call in the BB with 77. Fish calls and board comes 972 monotone. It get checked around, turn is a brick 4 and I bet almost pot. Our fish then raises pretty big, to 200ish and I call. River is a beautiful 2 and I check intending to c/shove and ship the nearly 2.7k pot and end this month on a great note.. I check, and he bets 300$.....I go to shove and...(you already know what's coming).....my computer freezes and I have to reboot the software. When I come back I am told by Pocketfours who was sitting at the same table at the time that I got a disconnect protection so got the $$$ I had invested in the pot back but that the fish had the nut flush and was obviously calling off his entire stack and I just burned 1.3k in a fire because of my fkn computer.


Anyway, all that to say, poker can be a great test of your patience. Gonna try to get some poker in tomorrow before I head off skiing where I will detilt and try not to run into a tree.


All in all January was a decent month, a bit of 'what could have been' but hopefully promising for the rest of 2011. I also feel comfortable again playing 2/4 which is great since I really feel I can crush that as hard as I have 1/2 so hopefully rakeback + profits should increase.


Cash graph not including +4kish in tourney profits and rakeback/rakerace:

[griffey24]

I think you're overplaying some hands (I thin I say this everytime I post to your hands! haha)

But realistically, you're using the "I have no choice but to shove this hand, must stack off" logic. I don't think its bad necessary. But there are other ways to get it in.

For example, in two of your hands with strong hands you're shoving a flush card turn. I think that card is scary enough that people will be folding a ton of hands you are trying to get value from. I also think that card is sufficiently scary that if you check it, people will def be bluff jamming. I would almost rather c/c this card with those hands you had (57, AQh) than shove. The 57 hand especially, calls flop, calls flop c/r, his range is WAY weighted to a flush. This spot might even be more of a c/f than a bomb.

It's not that balanced with when we do have flushes (though even when we have the flush I don' think its bad to check sometimes), but people won't know if its balanced or not anyhow.

Also AK hand on AhTs9s board I would bet flop harder, it's so drawy and pot it or even overbet shove turn when second FD comes out. Looks pretty drawy, and ppl can't fold.