Dedication, Focus, and Running Well is a Winning Combo

by xxrod17xx on 09/18/07

I had my best session at 25NL to date late last night into early this morning. I went through all the motions that I had wanted to during the day. I woke up, ate breakfast went to the gym, came home and began posting on 2+2 reading posts around my bankroll level. I then at some lunch and read a few chapters in Pro NL. Then I went out with some of my buddies. I came home ready to take on a table with full confidence in my game. The first 1/2 of the session was pretty quiet. I flopped a couple sets without getting paid off. Then I just tore the game up flopping sets left and right. I 3-bet on the button w/AK against 1 PF raiser and one caller (who btw will smooth call with big pairs, so I consider this 3-bet a mistake after further review of my play) and the flat caller called a $5 PF 3-bet. Flop comes Q high and I pot it committing myself to the pot as well as him and he folded, whew! I ended up with a $65 stack when this hand came up:

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 9 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $27.45
BB: $29.20
UTG: $26.55
UTG+1: $28.60
Hero (MP1): $65.05
MP2: $25.00
MP3: $18.80
CO: $9.20
BTN: $13.50

MP2 posts $0.25
Preflop: Hero is dealt J

(9 Players)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.35, 2 folds, CO calls $1.35, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.10

Flop: ($4.65) Q

(3 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $4.65, CO raises all-in to $7.85, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $3.20
Uncalled bet of $0.00 returned to Hero

Turn: ($20.35) 9

(2 Players - 1 All-In)

River: ($20.35) 8

(2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $20.35 ($1 Rake)

CO had 8 9 (a full house, Nines full of Eights) and WON (+$10.15)
Hero had J K (a pair of Nines) and LOST (-$9.20)

Tough beat, but what can you do? I was a 3/2 favorite on the flop, he was a 3-1 favorite very quickly on the turn with that 9. The plan was to stay in that game until it broke or I gave some $ back...well I "gave" it back there and I decided it was time to get some sleep cause it steamed me up. I reached the highest point in my BR history before that pot and the loss crushed my spirits a bit. GL at the tables.

3 Comments

Comments

lakong says

The hand you posted is extremely straight-forward. I'm not sure where the 'crushed your spirits' comment comes from. Your bet was fine with the flush and gut shot draws, and of course you needed to call his small RR push. You were likely ahead of most hands except the nut flush draw. If you check, he likely pushes and then you have to call. This hand should be just a standard hand that happens all the time. If it happened to me like this I would laugh and be happy that he didn't have much of a stack.

Keep the focus AND the perspective. It's poker. You'll have good and bad runs. The critical point is that you need to make good decisions. I see nothing wrong here.

- S

09/18/07

Mr_Taterhead says

Stay on top of your game xrod. As lakong said you played this hand just fine. You gotta love someone willing to go to the felt with MP. I sure hope you stayed until that fishy was busted.

Good Luck

09/18/07

xxrod17xx says

I guess I made it seem like it hurt a lot more than it really did. I was ok with losing the pot it just stung cause the session was going so well and that would have really topped it off.

09/19/07

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