This is Why I Set Aside 60 Buy-ins

Posted by icemonkey9 on Feb 26, 2010 in 100nl | 0 comments

Well, the last post couldn't have been more prophetic.  I had one of my worst sessions results wise at 100nl in a very long time.  It's not devastating but it's tough to lose 4 buy-ins in a session no matter what game or stakes you are at.  It always stings a little more when you have just moved up.  I really don't want to think about what it did to my monthly bottom line.  I'll probably cry.

I have to admit I felt the pangs of tilt creeping in at the end of that fateful 1,000 hand session.  It started to feel like no matter what I do, it would come out all wrong.  Sound familiar?  Ya, sounds like every other 10-15k hand bad-run I've gone through.  Keeping in mind I've put in a grand total of 2,700 hands at 100nl, the number of bad beats and coolers is disproportionate to their expected level, thus I am well below All-in EV and other indicators.

So, this is a good reason why I set aside 60 buy-ins for moving up, I'm still doing fine bankroll wise to hang here and I am 1000% positive I can play here.  I can't run into coolers and lose every flip and get outflopped and hit only 5.6% of sets over the long haul.  The real issue is just making it through another rough stretch.  Here are the major hands from the session I put in, if you care to look.

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Here I am with KK. You might remember that last session I had AA lose to KK AIPF. Here's the opposite-double-negative of that.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players -
MP2: $98.50
CO: $147.85
BTN: $139.85
SB: $76.85
BB: $100.00
UTG: $100.00
UTG+1: $101.50
UTG+2: $49.90
Hero (MP1): $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP1 with K K

3 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, MP2 calls $3.50, CO calls $3.50, BTN raises to $16, 2 folds, Hero raises to $50, 2 folds, BTN raises to $139.85 all in, Hero calls $50 all in

Flop: ($208.50) Q 5 A (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: ($208.50) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($208.50) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $208.50

BTN shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero shows K K (a pair of Kings)
BTN wins $205.50

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This hand was actually at the EURO tables. The villain is a 38/22 over 50 hands with a 10% 3bet figure.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players -
BB: $101.50
UTG: $122.60
UTG+1: $46.50
MP1: $118.70
MP2: $70.65
Hero (CO): $100.00
BTN: $105.50
SB: $44.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with Q Q
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $3, MP1 calls $3, 1 fold, Hero raises to $12, 3 folds, UTG+1 raises to $46.50 all in, 1 fold, Hero calls $34.50

Flop: ($97.50) 6 3 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: ($97.50) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($97.50) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $97.50
UTG+1 shows A A (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Threes)
UTG+1 wins $95.50

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This was against a 34/17 with an 11% squeeze number.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players -
UTG+1: $109.65
UTG+2: $100.00
MP1: $87.15
MP2: $100.00
CO: $100.90
BTN: $174.45
SB: $39.75
Hero (BB): $100.00
UTG: $103.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with A K
6 folds, BTN raises to $3, SB raises to $39.75 all in, Hero calls $38.75, 1 fold
Flop: ($82.50) 6 6 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: ($82.50) T (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($82.50) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $82.50

SB shows 4 4 (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
Hero shows A K (a pair of Sixes)
SB wins $79.50

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I grabbed this hand to show what happens when I do flop something, this didn't come from the "big loss" category...

Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players -
MP1: $52.70
MP2: $50.00
CO: $215.60
Hero (BTN): $101.50
SB: $127.00
BB: $117.75
UTG: $101.50
UTG+1: $140.20
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with J A
4 folds, CO raises to $3, Hero calls $3, 1 fold, BB calls $2

Flop: ($9.50) J 7 2 (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets $7, Hero calls $7, BB folds

Turn: ($23.50) 9 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $14, CO calls $14

River: ($51.50) 5 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $51.50

CO shows K K (a pair of Kings)
Hero mucks J A
CO wins $49.00

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So that's all I care to show at this point. Standard? Sure. Sucky? Absolutely. Tilted? Not exactly, but I think it's a good thing I am calling it a day and heading out for a dinner with some friends. See you next time and in the meantime send your positive mojo and good luck my way, por favor.