Sunday and Monday - Not Cool

This is a graph of my all in luck today and yesterday. The blue line is what has happened and the red line represents what mathematically should happen over an infinite sample.


Friday - Bathed in silk for a $412 profit
Saturday - Puppy dogs and ice cream all day for a $426 profit
Sunday - kicked in the ass for $170 loss
Monday - kicked in the gonads by a very strong horse, definitely a thoroughbred for $500 loss.

The first 2 days of this weekend I was playing well, but also not getting unlucky. Not to say I was getting lucky, just I wasnt getting unlucky. I was also winning about 1/2 of the pots where I was a 50% favorite. The last 2 days I have been incredibly unlucky and I am losing about every pot I play where it is 50-50. In no way am I saying this is not fair or this doesnt happen to people. This is poker, shit happens, and I am sure that whatever bad luck I am experiencing right now I will have it happen 10 x worse about 30 more times to me. That being said, going over hands and graphs helps my confidence and also drives home the point that in poker luck plays a factor whether it be good or bad. Just ask Jamie Gold and Chris Moneymaker lol.

Here are some pots I lost when it was close to 50-50 or better

Hand 1:

I get it in as a 51-48 favorite

BB: $52.55
UTG: $42.85
UTG+1: $10.50
UTG+2: $20.45
MP1: $57.45
MP2: $50.75
CO: $69.30
Hero (BTN): $53.10
SB: $55.40

Pre-Flop: 7 5 dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, SB calls $0.25, BB checks

Flop: ($3) J 4 5 (6 Players)
SB bets $2.50, 2 folds, MP2 calls $2.50, CO raises to $5, Hero raises to $52.60 and is All-In, 2 folds, CO calls $47.60

Turn: ($113.20) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($113.20) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $113.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed A A (two pair, Aces and Fours) and WON $110.20 (+$57.10 NET)
Hero mucked 7 5 and LOST (-$53.10 NET)


Hand 2:
I get it in as a 54-45 underdog

UTG+2: $49.25
MP1: $53.10
MP2: $62.80
CO: $57.30
BTN: $53.05
SB: $45.40
BB: $46.35
Hero (UTG): $58.10
UTG+1: $29.75

Pre-Flop: 9 K dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, 5 folds, BTN calls $1.50, SB folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($4.75) 9 J Q (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BTN calls $3, BB raises to $44.85 and is All-In, Hero raises to $56.60 and is All-In, BTN folds

Turn: ($97.45) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($97.45) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $97.45 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 8 T (a straight, Eight to Queen) and WON $94.45 (+$48.10 NET)
Hero mucked 9 K and LOST (-$46.35 NET)


Hand 3:
I get it in as a 50.5-49.5 underdog

MP2: $35.40
CO: $82.95
BTN: $50.30
SB: $31.25
BB: $50
Hero (UTG): $50
UTG+1: $24.55
MP1: $70.65

Pre-Flop: Q A dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, UTG+1 calls $1.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $1.50, CO folds, BTN calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, BB folds

Flop: ($8) T 9 2 (5 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5.50, UTG+1 calls $5.50, 3 folds

Turn: ($19) 7 (2 Players)
Hero bets $18, UTG+1 calls $17.55 and is All-In

River: ($54.10) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $54.10 Pot ($2.65 Rake)
Hero showed Q A (high card Ace) and LOST (-$24.55 NET)
UTG+1 showed T J (a pair of Tens) and WON $51.45 (+$26.90 NET)


Hand 4:
I get it in as a 61-38 favorite

UTG+1: $50
UTG+2: $79.95
MP1: $16.30
MP2: $50
CO: $50
Hero (BTN): $73.55
SB: $73.75
BB: $27.55
UTG: $23.10

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (BTN)
5 folds, CO raises to $2, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, CO calls $4

Flop: ($12.75) 2 6 9 (2 Players)
CO bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($22.75) 7 (2 Players)
CO bets $39 and is All-In, Hero calls $39

River: ($100.75) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $100.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed 8 A (a straight, Six to Ten) and WON $97.75 (+$47.75 NET)
Hero mucked J J and LOST (-$50 NET)


Hand 5:
I get it in as a 70-29 favorite

BB: $49.50
UTG: $47.75
UTG+1: $78.65
MP: $47.75
Hero (CO): $79.20
BTN: $45.50
SB: $58.65

Pre-Flop: 7 7 dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $2, MP folds, Hero calls $2, 3 folds

Flop: ($4.75) 7 K 2 (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $1.50, Hero raises to $7, UTG+1 raises to $76.65 and is All-In, Hero calls $69.65

Turn: ($158.05) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($158.05) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $158.05 Pot ($3 Rake)
UTG+1 showed K A (a flush, Ace high) and WON $155.05 (+$76.40 NET)
Hero mucked 7 7 and LOST (-$78.65 NET)


Hand 6
I get it in as a 53-46 favorite

BTN: $50
SB: $77.85
BB: $10.25
UTG: $36.80
UTG+1: $23.05
UTG+2: $38.90
Hero (MP1): $96.35
MP2: $56.65
CO: $20.15

Pre-Flop: K T dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.50, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $2, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.75) 4 6 3 (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3.50, UTG+1 raises to $7, Hero raises to $53, UTG+1 calls $14.05 and is All-In

Turn: ($46.85) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($46.85) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $46.85 Pot ($2.30 Rake)
UTG+1 showed 4 A (two pair, Nines and Fours) and WON $44.55 (+$21.50 NET)
Hero mucked K T and LOST (-$23.05 NET)


Hand 7
I get it in as a 53-46 underdog

CO: $40.60
BTN: $50
SB: $39.70
BB: $50
Hero (UTG): $69.55
UTG+1: $85.15
UTG+2: $98.20
MP1: $47.50
MP2: $41.45

Pre-Flop: 7 8 dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $1.50, 6 folds, SB calls $1.25, BB folds

Flop: ($3.50) T Q 6 (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.50, SB raises to $5, Hero raises to $27.50, SB calls $22.50

Turn: ($58.50) 4 (2 Players)
SB bets $10.70 and is All-In, Hero calls $10.70

River: ($79.90) 8 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $79.90 Pot ($3 Rake)
SB showed Q K (a pair of Queens) and WON $76.90 (+$37.20 NET)
Hero mucked 7 8 and LOST (-$39.70 NET)


Hand 8
We dont get the money in, but a large pot anyways, I called a very small river bet, but the turn is where most money went in and I was a 75-25 favorite

CO: $50
BTN: $47.75
Hero (SB): $50
BB: $49.50
UTG: $25.50
UTG+1: $38.75
UTG+2: $11
MP1: $42.10
MP2: $10.75

Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $2, 5 folds, Hero calls $1.75, BB folds

Flop: ($4.50) 2 6 7 (2 Players)
Hero bets $2.50, UTG+1 calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.50) 9 (2 Players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $2.50, Hero raises to $13, UTG+1 calls $10.50

River: ($35.50) A (2 Players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Results: $44.50 Pot ($2.10 Rake)
Hero mucked K K and LOST (-$22 NET)
UTG+1 showed Q A (a pair of Aces) and WON $42.40 (+$20.40 NET)


Hand 9
I get it in as a 71-28 favorite

UTG+1: $125.15
Hero (UTG+2): $97.70
MP1: $26.05
MP2: $13.55
CO: $47.50
BTN: $40.25
SB: $53.25
BB: $53
UTG: $50

Pre-Flop: T J dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, CO calls $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($5.25) 9 J T (3 Players)
Hero bets $3.50, CO folds, BTN raises to $10, Hero raises to $96.20 and is All-In, BTN calls $28.75 and is All-In

Turn: ($82.75) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($82.75) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $82.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed T J (two pair, Jacks and Tens) and LOST (-$40.25 NET)
BTN showed A A (three of a kind, Aces) and WON $79.75 (+$39.50 NET)


Hand 10 (the worst of all as it was the largest pot)
I get it in as a 65-29-5 favorite

MP1: $38.80
MP2: $46.50
CO: $44.80
BTN: $48.75
SB: $54.35
Hero (BB): $58.35
UTG: $59.55
UTG+1: $30
UTG+2: $49.50

UTG+1 posts $0.50
Pre-Flop: 9 9 dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 raises to $1, 3 folds, CO raises to $3, BTN calls $3, SB folds, Hero calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50, UTG+1 calls $2

Flop: ($15.25) 9 Q A (5 Players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $8, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $16, BTN folds, Hero raises to $55.35 and is All-In, UTG raises to $56.55 and is All-In, CO calls $25.80 and is All-In

Turn: ($167.75) 6 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($167.75) J (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $167.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO mucked A K and LOST (-$44.80 NET)
Hero showed 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines) and LOST (-$58.35 NET)
UTG showed 8 J (a flush, Ace high) and WON $164.75 (+$106.40 NET)

I need a drink...

Table Chat

I very rarely chat.

I am usually multi tabling making it tough to both type and see what is being said.

However sometimes it can be quite amusing.

Here is some chat from yesterday when I stacked a guy with Qh3h in what I see as a standard hand that he was trying to bluff me and I hit my flush. Fflash was not happy with my play up to and including this hand. I guess thats a compliment?

Table 'Auriga V' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Knightsridge ($76.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Fflash ($60.05 in chips)
Seat 5: nemilosrdni ($59.65 in chips)
Seat 6: Knighted16 ($13.85 in chips)
Seat 7: Hangman1604 ($53.65 in chips)
Seat 8: düsentrieb07 ($54.20 in chips)
Seat 9: Dominate all ($63.30 in chips)
nemilosrdni: posts small blind $0.25
Knighted16: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [3h Qh]
Hangman1604: folds
düsentrieb07: calls $0.50
Dominate all: folds
Knightsridge: raises $1.50 to $2
Fflash said, "do u raise every hand?"
Fflash said, "u must be raising with air"
Fflash: folds
nemilosrdni: folds
Knighted16: folds
düsentrieb07: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [6h Th 2s]
Knightsridge said, "i blame god def"
düsentrieb07: bets $4
Knightsridge: calls $4
*** TURN *** [6h Th 2s] [6c]
düsentrieb07: bets $10.50
Knightsridge: calls $10.50
*** RIVER *** [6h Th 2s 6c] [Ah]
düsentrieb07: bets $37.70 and is all-in
Knightsridge: calls $37.70
*** SHOW DOWN ***
düsentrieb07: shows [Qs Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Knightsridge: shows [3h Qh] (a flush, Ace high)
Knightsridge collected $106.15 from pot

this chat came in the hands following the Qh3h hand from above. I have taken out the hands as they are not important.

Fflash said, "total fckn donk"
Knightsridge said, "lolol"
Fflash said, "u are gross"
Knightsridge said, "total standard hand"
Fflash said, "disgusting"
Fflash said, "fck u"
Fflash said, "for a @ss"
Knightsridge said, "sigh"
Fflash said, "are u drunk?"
Knightsridge said, "im playing 20 tables...no Im not drunk"
Fflash said, "bs"
Fflash said, "no one plays 20 tables and plays 35% of hands"
Knightsridge said, "I beg to differ"

whats weird is that he wasnt the guy who even lost the hand, he was just pissed off because I was raising too much lol.

I know I probably should not have talked to him and just let him think I was a donk, but I was finishing up the session soon so I didnt care

High Five From the Big Guy Upstairs

So I got up this morning, ate some oatmeal with fruit on top (breakfast of champions) and got ready for another day on the tables.

Started out well, made some good hands and got paid, then I hit a wall. For like 3 hours I was within $50 of $150 profit. Up and down, but always within distance of $150. Pretty annoying. I kept at it though and in the end made $425. Great day for 50NL. I also cashed in 50K vpps for a $650 bonus. Nice little profit for 2 days.

I was getting very unlucky in the minor pots today, AK v TT,JJ, or QQ and then TT,JJ,QQ v AK. I lost 24 of 28 pots in those spots. Not cool at all. Then out of nowhere god came down and gave me a high five. Thanks god, yer alright.

I was up 4 buyins on the table, villain was on 2.5 buyins.

I have never set mined with KK until this hand.

PokerStars Game #17661762039: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/05/24 - 16:02:25 (ET)
Table 'Cuyo II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: branloo ($48.45 in chips)
Seat 2: zozopo ($133.60 in chips)
Seat 3: luuwat ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Sontor ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Knightsridge ($215.35 in chips)
Seat 7: NiteProwler ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Chrisf1103 ($28.70 in chips)
Seat 9: KettyKash ($51.85 in chips)
Chrisf1103: posts small blind $0.25
KettyKash: posts big blind $0.50
marianoboni: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Knightsridge [Kh Kd]
branloo: calls $0.50
zozopo: raises $2 to $2.50
luuwat: calls $2.50
Sontor: folds
Knightsridge: raises $5.50 to $8
NiteProwler: folds
Chrisf1103: folds
KettyKash: folds
branloo: folds
zozopo: raises $11.50 to $19.50 <---- I know he has AA
luuwat: folds
Knightsridge: calls $11.50 <----- so I setmine
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4d 7c] <----- god high fives me
zozopo: bets $33.50
Knightsridge: raises $162.35 to $195.85 and is all-in
zozopo: calls $80.60 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($81.75) returned to Knightsridge
*** TURN *** [Kc 4d 7c] [9h]
zozopo said, "well, you have kkk"
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4d 7c 9h] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
zozopo: shows [Ad Ah] (a pair of Aces)
Knightsridge: shows [Kh Kd] (three of a kind, Kings)
Knightsridge collected $267.95 from pot
zozopo said, "yup"
zozopo said, "nh"

To his credit, he was gracious about it and didnt complain at all. I really liked that. You dont often see that at 50NL tables. He took it on the chin. Hats off to him, ty for respecting the game mate.

Thanks for the set of kings JC, right back at you big guy.

I am going to take the rest of the night off (I did play 11K hands today) and watch the first game of the Cup finals. Detroit and Pittsburgh. Come on Crosby. Either way though, I am getting Pizza Hut tonight. Stuffed crust like you wouldnt believe.