The Beginning of the end.

Well I made the jump. Put down a deposit in PP and sat down at the 25$ NLH table. I was doing really well after about 75 hands I was up to 68$. Then My step son sat down to "watch" and with that distraction, I slipped back to 51$. Then I played this Hand...... Really badly.

***** Hand History for Game 1506563572 *****
$25 PL Hold'em - Friday, January 28, 20:45:13 EDT 2005
Table Table 11326 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 5: crazy1974 ( $59.27 )
Seat 7: KNightW ( $51.17 )
Seat 2: wreck72 ( $36.97 )
Seat 10: DeadmoneyPA ( $11.7 )
Seat 3: czechmonkey ( $23.9 )
Seat 1: belarge ( $9.5 )
Seat 4: bakoda24 ( $25 )
Seat 9: mousel ( $25 )
Seat 6: jhicks226 ( $25 )
KNightW posts small blind [$0.25].
mousel is sitting out.
DeadmoneyPA posts big blind [$0.5].
bakoda24 posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to KNightW [ 7h 7s ]
belarge calls [$0.5].
mousel has left the table.
wreck72 folds.
czechmonkey calls [$0.5].
bakoda24 folds.
crazy1974 folds.
KNightW calls [$0.25].
DeadmoneyPA raises [$1].
belarge calls [$1].
czechmonkey calls [$1].
KNightW calls [$1].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 6s, 9s ]
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KNightW bets [$2].
DeadmoneyPA calls [$2].
belarge calls [$2].
czechmonkey folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qc ]
KNightW checks.
keb1218 has joined the table.
DeadmoneyPA bets [$2].
keb1218 has left the table.
belarge calls [$2].
KNightW raises [$4].
DeadmoneyPA calls [$2].
belarge folds.
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
KNightW bets [$2].
DeadmoneyPA raises [$4].
KNightW calls [$2].
DeadmoneyPA shows [ Kd, Ks ] a pair of kings.
KNightW doesn't show [ 7h, 7s ] a pair of sevens.
DeadmoneyPA wins $29 from the main pot with a pair of kings.
crazy1974 has left the table.

DeadMoney had been bluffing at a lot of pots and I did not give his hand enough respect. Even when he didn't fold, I thought I had the outs... Looking back I don't think I did.


After that, I was not thinking as clear.... I should have just got up right there. 7 Hands Later, I play this hand.... Worst hand I played.

***** Hand History for Game 1506608732 *****
$25 PL Hold'em - Friday, January 28, 20:54:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 11326 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 7: KNightW ( $36.92 )
Seat 2: wreck72 ( $38.52 )
Seat 10: DeadmoneyPA ( $34.95 )
Seat 3: czechmonkey ( $20.9 )
Seat 1: belarge ( $8.3 )
Seat 4: bakoda24 ( $20.5 )
Seat 6: jhicks226 ( $20.25 )
Seat 5: BigDogMT ( $24 )
Seat 8: tominva2001 ( $11.5 )
Seat 9: PIRSQ ( $26.65 )
tominva2001 posts small blind [$0.25].
PIRSQ posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to KNightW [ Td Ks ]
DeadmoneyPA folds.
belarge folds.
wreck72 folds.
czechmonkey folds.
bakoda24 calls [$0.5].
BigDogMT calls [$0.5].
jhicks226 calls [$0.5].
KNightW calls [$0.5].
tominva2001 calls [$0.25].
PIRSQ raises [$0.5].
bakoda24 calls [$0.5].
BigDogMT calls [$0.5].
jhicks226 calls [$0.5].
KNightW calls [$0.5].
tominva2001 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7h, 9c, Ts ]
PIRSQ bets [$0.5].
bakoda24 folds.
BigDogMT raises [$1].
jhicks226 calls [$1].
KNightW raises [$3].
PIRSQ folds.
BigDogMT calls [$2].
jhicks226 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
BigDogMT bets [$5].
KNightW raises [$10].
BigDogMT is all-In.
KNightW calls [$10].
** Dealing River ** [ 5s ]
KNightW shows [ Td, Ks ] a pair of tens.
BigDogMT shows [ 8d, Jd ] a straight, seven to jack.
BigDogMT wins $50.35 from the main pot with a straight, seven to jack.

I was off my game at this point that not only did I not see the straight on the board, but I did not notice that the guy who was sitting in this chair had changed. The last guy was pushing a lot of money around with second pair or even a high card.

I think the lesson for the day is to walk away when I feel I am not thinking right or I am distracted. I lost 68$ by not doing this. I felt my focus go the moment my step son sat down, but kept playing anyways.....

That is really tough, knight. It's good that you acknowledge your mistakes, however. I personally think hand #1 was a worse play than #2.

Originally Posted by Admerylous

That is really tough, knight. It's good that you acknowledge your mistakes, however. I personally think hand #1 was a worse play than #2.

I think both hands sucked. In the first hand, I was thinking I had fourteen outs, two 7's nine spades and three more 8's. But I obviously overvalued my outs. I shouldn't have given that much credit to my flush, it was only 7 high. I did have five outs and I really thought the guy was making a stab at the pot. Oh well, the good news is I got my feet wet. I am looking over my Poker Tracker but I don't know what I should be looking for yet.

1) Three to the flush on the board and 2 overs with a weak pair and a gutshot. I fold all day unless it gets checked to me then I may try to buy the pot with a 1/2 pot sized bet and proceed with caution if called or fold if raised.

2) TPGK is not a hand I want to call all my money with that board. I like the flop raise but his opening bet on the turn when a possible oesd completed would have really worried me and I probably would have folded.

- sed

double post oops