Friday, May 18, 2007

Loss is my middle name

Shit I was crackin'...for a minute. I think I got called on every single bluff except one. That's like four huge bluff and the people called me with weak hands. Both times the guys were just like "fuck it" and called. I actually built my stack up with solid play.

Well, this lady was an idiot. I had QJ. She's on the button, I'm one seat in front of her. She raised pre-flop to like 20, about four people call. Flop comes QJx. I wanted to see where I was at so I bet $30. She called, other two folded. Turn is a J. I check, she checks. River is a Jack. So the board is QxJJQ and I have QJ. I bet $50 and she calls with TT, so essentially she called with a 10 kicker and the board, lol. She had no clue.

So I had my stack at like $500 and I get 55. She raises again to like $20 and three people call. The board comes KsJs8h. I check, other guy checks. She makes a weak bet and I call, planning to outplay her on the turn or river. Then the other guy calls. The third spade peels off on the turn and I check. The second guy checks and my read on him is that he doesn't have the flush. The lady then bets $50 and I move all-in for like $450 or something. The other guy calls immediately and is all-in for $200 or so. She folds. River is a blank and the guy called with a pair of eights and the ace of spades, so he was just praying for a spade but also had the 8 and I lost.

Like three hands later I have Ac3c in the small blind. EVERYONE limps. I know they have me on some bullshit after the 55 loss so I just limp with everyone. Flop comes three clubs. Nuts. UTG bets $20. Short stack (around $90) raises to $40. I hollywood and look at the original bettor and ask him if he's gonna raise, etc. Then I call and he calls. The turn is a rag of spades and I check. The original bettor makes it $100. The other guy puts in his last $50 and now I'm acting again. Looking at my cards and all that BS. I move in for my last $320 and he calls with very little hesitation. The river is nothing and I win, the other guy had 5c7c and the short stack didn't show.

Very next hand I'm on the button with 10-7. Flop is 7-7-10. Everyone including me checks. On the turn (ace) I bet $5 and three callers. River is a king, everyone checks and I bet $100 trying to make it look like an overbet bluff and everyone folds.

The hand that really hurt me, I had 9s7s. One guy who had been raising a lot raised to about $25. Few callers. Flop comes AsJsQh. He bets $50 and seems pretty weak. Two callers. River is a 7. He bets $50 again, gets one caller and I push for $600. He thinks for a long time (he has $350. I thought he had $250 but he had a hidden white chip) and finally calls with A-10. I had a bunch of outs but missed and he's a genius.

Lost two buy-ins, which sucks!

Overally I played pretty well but I clearly picked the wrong two people to bluff. The first guy was just banking on his ace high flush draw with one card to come, and the second guy made a good call. I really risked way too much money on those bluffs.

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