Ok My last attempt to get back into poker was a nightmare as I lost my internet connection after a couple of days and didnt get back online for a while.
So here I am starting again- and this start has almost been as bad as my last- deposited $200 into betfair with the intention of building it up on the .25/.50 NL and working my way up.
Well I lost it all and i am gonna post the hands that led to my downfall, analyse my play and decide my next steps. I dont expect anyone to read this as I wouldnt rate myself a good player- but I am going to blog my developments for my own reference which I think is a good idea if I am serious about progressing.
Here are the major hands where i lost the most money I will try to give the best description of each and highlight my mistakes.
***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 293890201 *****
NL $0.25/$0.50 Texas Hold'em - Monday, December 31, 14:12:59 GMT 2007
Table Neon 6-max (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of active players : 5
Seat 1: mincer53 ( $89.20 )
Seat 3: Umbertinho ( $14 )
Seat 4: Jorma1234 ( $46.80 )
Seat 5: BigFlem ( $19.91 )
Seat 6: Pokerbhoy67 ( $74.53 )
mincer53 posts small blind [$0.25]
Umbertinho posts big blind [$0.50]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Pokerbhoy67 [ Ac, Qc ]
Jorma1234 raises to [$1.75]
BigFlem folds
Pokerbhoy67 calls [$1.75]
mincer53 folds
Umbertinho folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8d, 9h, As ]
Jorma1234 checks
Pokerbhoy67 bets [$3]
Jorma1234 calls [$3]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
Jorma1234 checks
Pokerbhoy67 bets [$6]
Jorma1234 calls [$6]
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
Jorma1234 goes all-in
Jorma1234 bets [$36.05]
Pokerbhoy67 calls [$36.05]
** Showdown **
Jorma1234 shows [ 9d, 9s ] full house, Nines full of Aces
Pokerbhoy67 shows [ Ac, Qc ] three of a kind, Aces
** Hand Conclusion **
Jorma1234 wins $91.35 from main pot with full house, Nines full of Aces
************ Game 293890201 ends ************
Ok he checks and i bet 3 into 4 which he then calls so he could be on a straight draw I then hit another ace which doesnt actually change my hand all that much which is maybe a factor in my downfall on the river so i decide to value bet again and he sure enough calls. The last card is quite scary he could hav just made his draw. He goes all in which is 36 into 22. This suggests that he has hit his draw or that he is on a set from the flop and is trapping or he has AK which is also beating me- also a8 a9 and a7 which are all a possibility from the way the hand has been played. What am i beating? AJ,AT, A6 or lower- i am also beating KK QQ JJ TT etc but i dont think these r realistic hands to place him on as i have showed a lot of interest in this pot and he probably know i am going to call him on the river hence why he has gone all in- he could hav been trying to scare me away but the way he played this hand just smells trap! I think i should hav folded this hand on the river.
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