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						My efforts at 10NL are still resulting in disaster. After just 500 hands I'm down almost three buy-ins.  
It's not the end of the world by any means, but I can sense that it's becoming a problem mentally.  
 
This hand came at the end of a session where I had clawed back some early losses. I finally hit a good hand and as you'll see it went pear shaped. 
 
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) 
 
MP1 ($30.10) 
MP2 ($15.43) 
CO ($7.15) 
Button ($14.80) 
SB ($8.89) 
Hero ($10.70) 
UTG ($11.67) 
UTG+1 ($0) 
 
Preflop: Hero is BB with 7 , 7 .  SB posts a blind of $0.05.     
2 folds, MP2 calls $0.10, 2 folds, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks. 
 
Flop: ($0.30) 7 , 8 , K  (4 players) 
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $0.35, SB folds, Hero calls $0.35. 
 
Should I raise here?  If he has got a king I don't want him to put me on trips or TPTK if he's TPWK.  
There doesn't seem to be much risk here with slowplaying. I'm 98% to win at this point but how much will he be willing to part with now? 
 
Turn: ($1) K  (3 players) 
Hero checks, MP2 bets $0.88, Hero calls $0.88. 
 
That seems like a money card. If we eliminate KK (hardly likeky given pf action) then unless it's K7 or K8 I'm good. 
Is now the time to raise? He's probably hit trips now; can I get it all in straight away?  
He's 15% to win, a significant improvement. Should I make him pay to see the river, or take the risk and get one more big bet off him before I hit him with a raise? 
 
River: ($2.76) 8  (3 players) 
Hero checks, MP2 bets $1.94, Hero calls $1.94. 
 
And of course it's horrid to hit the 8. But better than a 2 (when I would have got de-stacked).  
Why did I call here? I have no excuse. I was just so gutted I think I just called out of some desperate hope he was bluffing.  
Real donk stuff.  
 
Final Pot: $6.64 
Hero has 7d 7s (full house, sevens full of kings).   
UTG+1 doesn't show.   
MP2 has Kh 2h (full house, kings full of eights).   
Outcome: MP2 wins $6.64.
					 
				 
				
			 
			 
		  
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