2013: Make or break

Went to woodbine today, and played meh ok. Was up $230ish but should have been up at least $800-900. Made one pretty bad stack off.

Last few sessions I'm noticing that when I'm being very active, I'm having a hard time getting away from hands to aggression in spots that I normally can find a fold if I'm being tighter.

29 visits
$23,470
Total hours: 164
Hourly: $143
Hands: 8200

Played all 2/5 today, here are some of the bigger hands.

1. very early in session. UTG straddles ($350 effective), very active. Seen him 3b low pockets before, and call 3b wide. Type that defends all his blinds etc. I open $35 HJ with , he repops on straddle to $60. Stacks make this a weird spot, I decide to jam expecting him to be wide, and can likely fold over cards. He calls

Down $350

2. Two limps, I isolate to $30 CO with , both limpers call. Flop comes , ck, ck, I cbet $35 into $90, first limper calls, other folds. Turn and I decide it's a decent spot to run a triple, as his flop peeling to my small bet is gutters, Qx and some weak Ax that might even fold to triple. Turn I bet $90 into $160 he calls. River I jam $350ish and he folds.

Up $200

Hands 3 and 4 are two spots I should get away from, but was probably playing like 30/26 full ring. Opening a ton, and in EP as well (cause I was getting some hands EP).

3. Open to $25 UTG+2, UTG+3 calls, all folds. Flop is I bet $40 he calls. Turn I bet $105 and he raises to $250ish ($200 behind). With how I had been playing I figured he could have some Jxss here, or some other FD. I jam and he calls . This spot is close, I should maybe get away from it but hard to say.

down $500ish

4. This hand was the worst, and purely came down to me playing SUPER aggro (had raised on button lik elast 4 orbits), and me not believing the narrow range villain was repping (AA only). Straddle on, another limp, I iso on btn to $37. SB ($800 effective) 3b me to $105. I 4b to $190 and he makes it $390 reasonably quick.

His timing messed me up. I really didn't think he would 5b AA that quickly, and given I had an ace I just wasn't believing. I tank a bit and jam and run into AA.

In retrospect, I need to start believing ppl, regardless of how crazy I'm playing and find some folds.

Down $800.


5. These two hands were both vs same villain. I raised UTG QQ to $30 (effective $1500), villain in MP 3b me to $80, I call. I c/c flop 3/4 pot and fold turn to 3/4 pot.

An hour or so later, straddle on. I raise UTG to $35. UTG+1 calls, same villain above sq to $105 ($710 effective). I decide he's making a play again and I flat OOP. UTG+1 folds. Flop I c/c $150. Turn I ck, he jams $450ish and I snap call. He tables and I win.

Up $750ish.


I don't how I played, but I think I could have found a way to win around $600-700 more easily with a bit better play.