Still running like garbage in this league for some reason. Even though I finished in 4th place at the last game, it was mostly because I folded the entire night and only played enough hands to stay alive. It helps that when I\u2019m all-in I tend to hit my hands for some reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early on I try to start making my own luck. I have K\/7o and 3-bet against Rocco who calls. All pretty low cards and my c-bet takes it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think I\u2019m in the big blind and call a small raise with 2\/3o and call down with bottom pair. I feel like he doesn\u2019t really have anything, neither do I, so I call his river bet. He has 4\u2019s so I felt pretty good about my read and just wanted to validate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m in late position with Q\/Jo and call a small raise. Flop top pair and call him the entire way, especially after he bets the same amount on the turn. After this bet I considered raising but didn\u2019t. Thought I might be able to induce another bet on the river, which I did. I was right and took the pot down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4\/4 and raise. 2 callers. Donk-bet on the flop from Rocco takes it down and saves me money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\/8 in the big blind at least 3 of us go to the flop which is A\/8\/x, all hearts. I check with the intention of raising. Dave bets 1,000 and I raise to 3,000. He thinks, asks me if I have hearts. I say, \u201cThat\u2019s certainly what I\u2019m representing\u201d and he folds and shows an Ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/10o and raise with position.\u00a0 Dave from the big blind calls and says, I\u2019m calling because you\u2019re raising with rags.\u00a0 WTF?\u00a0 He shows Q\/x and hit a queen on the turn.\u00a0 What I\u2019m not sure about is if he has a read on me or if he was just messing with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4\/4 and limp and fold when I don\u2019t hit a set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just after Dave has a bad hand against Mike, he raises from early, but is clearly on tilt. I have A\/Q from the BB, but Todd 3-bets about 70% of his stack. Against just Todd, I\u2019d probably shove, but against Dave, who will likely call, I decide to fold. Dave calls and folds on the flop, but show A\/Jo and Todd shows J\/J. Flop was 2\/3\/3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the big blind I get to see a free flop, but do not look at my cards. It is Q\/Q\/X, 2 hearts, and checks around. The turn is another heart. This time Matt bets like 66% of the pot, probably about 1,000. I finally check my hand and discover A\/Qd. Ugh. Should have looked preflop. I decide to raise to 2,500. It folds around to Matt who tanks and then calls. The river is a non-heart card and Matt checks. I check and have him crushed as he had middle pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I open from the button with Q\/4c to try and mix things up. Russ calls. Flop is K\/7\/K, 2 clubs. Russ leads into me for 2,000, which I\u2019m assuming was a high amount. Of course I think he\u2019s representing a King, but it also feels like a go-away bet, so maybe the 7. I call. The turn is a non-club 7 and he immediately reaches for chips again and I fold VERY QUICKLY. Russ shows 2\/3d for a complete bluff. Ugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raise from late position with K\/Qo and get 1 caller, Rob. Flop is 7\/8\/8 with 2 clubs. I bet 1,500, which is about 60% of the pot and have about 3,000 behind. Rob tanks but asks how many chips I have. I tell him and say that I would love a fold as I want to win the pot. He finally moves all-in and I call. He shows A\/J. Turn is an Ace, but a club. I have the King of clubs so have a few outs, but the King on the river does not help me and I\u2019m out in 12th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So not a great showing from me in this league.\u00a0 Just haven\u2019t had a lot of great starting hands and have been having a hard time this season getting my \u201ctricks and non-sense\u201d approach to work.\u00a0 Not a lot of solid reads on folks and TONS of aggression again.\u00a0 Writing this blog helps some for sure, but it would be nice if I had more than 3 premium hands in 2.5 hours and more than 2 pocket pairs.\u00a0 Maybe next time!\u00a0 Gargoyle\u2019s is\u00a0next Friday\u00a0so wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Still running like garbage in this league for some reason. Even though I finished in 4th place at the last game, it was mostly because I folded the entire night and only played enough hands to stay alive. It helps … Continue reading