i am not pleased with the following hands that went down in my session

i went for the river check raise 5 times this session, with mixed results.

one other leak in my game that i've noticed when 15 tabling. sometimes i dont check stack sizes on the river, i just click bet pot and scroll up or down quickly and click bet. i left a couple dollars on the table today because we'd be almost all in on the river, but i'd end up leaving the fish with like 30 dollars or something stupid.

i gotta wonder if fish think thats stronger than just going all in. i'll have to ask this guy at school. he seems like a fish.

anyways, 3 hands below. complete with comments.

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HAND #1
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Party Poker, $3/$6 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

MP: $600
CO: $375
BTN: $846.90
Hero (SB): $600
BB: $401.90
UTG: $1,285.30

Pre-Flop: T J dealt to Hero (SB)
4 folds, Hero raises to $21, BB raises to $48, Hero calls $27

Flop: ($96) A 5 5 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: ($96) 2 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BB bets $24, Hero calls $24

River: ($144) 7 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BB bets $90, Hero raises to $330, BB calls $239.90 and is All-In

Results: $803.80 Pot ($2.90 Rake)
Hero showed T J and WON $0.10 (-$401.80 NET)
BB showed and WON $800.80 (+$398.90 NET)

villian is some 50/10 fishy. i might be results orientated here. he had AA here. im convinced he can play AK the exact same way though. im pretty damn sure atleast. when i shoved the river i thought to myself, god if he slowplayed AA on me im going to vomit everywhere. sure enough.....


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HAND #2
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Party Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $349.55
Hero (BB): $427.90
UTG: $572.05
MP: $106
CO: $453.30
BTN: $484

Pre-Flop: 7 7 dealt to Hero (BB)
3 folds, BTN raises to $14, SB folds, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($30) T 3 6 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $24, Hero calls $24

Turn: ($78) 8 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($78) 9 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $66, Hero raises to $210, BTN raises to $446 and is All-In, Hero folds

Results: $498 Pot
BTN showed and WON $731 (+$483 NET)


i hate my life here. really hate my life. i dont know. i just hate the whole hand really. i should have either check raised the flop or donked the turn or just check/called the river. i cant see calling off my stack hoping to chop vs a wide button range who would 100% of the time play QJ like this. i just felt so silly check raising then folding when check call was infinitely better.

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HAND #3
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Party Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

CO: $347.55
Hero (BTN): $400
SB: $568.05
BB: $106
UTG: $459.30
MP: $731

Pre-Flop: K A dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, CO calls $4, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, CO calls $14

Flop: ($42) J A 8 (2 Players)
CO checks, Hero bets $26, CO calls $26

Turn: ($94) 9 (2 Players)
CO checks, Hero bets $76, CO raises to $303.55 and is All-In, Hero folds

Results: $246 Pot
CO showed and WON $470.55 (+$350.55 NET)

this was against some pretty loose but aggro fishy. he has shown the ability to check raise rivers. i havent looked him up yet, but again when a fish wants to play for stacks on a pretty coordinated board where the turn binks off a bunch of two pairs and straight draws. im glad i timed out in frustration, im pretty sure im calling to be 20% at best and occasionally dead in the water.


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i have been pretty stingy this month, if people take lines that are just obivously strong on boards where they are representing a narrow range and my hand is semi face up to anyone who can read hands i've been leaning more towards folding. so far this month i have gotten it in with the best off it almost 95% of the time. i've sucked out 3 times with counterfeit equity and have been running reaaalllyy good when the money goes in.

again my friend has been harping at this for the past week. if you play super solid and always get it in with the best of it, dont look at the results, they'll get there. this month has been an outstanding example of that. combined with a little run good in winning 80/20s and 66/33s and boom, huge month. i am ontop of the world and mixing in 3/6 tables now with a bunch of 2/4 tables looking forward to posting my best month ever. i also make people get it in with 10% equity a lot too, always brings a smile to my face.

schoolwise im running the classes too. everything is clicking during lectures. i fly through the assigned problems in class with little effort. im actually excited for the exams next week cause i want to boost my marks in preparation for finals. how many students actually write that they are that confident they want to write the exam?

with regards to the summer and vegas plans, a lot of school stuff has to be dealt with this week. while i really really want to go have fun at wsop i know damned well that i hate live poker, i hate tournaments, i really hate live tournaments, but i like the weather and would like to meet a few people and be social. i might end up only heading down for a few days as opposed to moving down my desktop and grinding for a month. we'll see, i dont know yet. i do believe that if i take some extra courses in the summer to make life easier in the following semesters, it might be +more ev and less stress in the long run.

though, i do like vacations.....

renewing passports is a pain in the ass too.