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Time for me to move back down...

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    Default Time for me to move back down...

    I prematurely moved up to the .1/.25 limits because I made about 150 dollars at the .5/.10 table in less than 3 weeks and I thought I could handle it. But yesterday I lost about 30 dollars, my first money losing day of poker. I'm not properly bankrolled anyways (200 dollars) so I'm going to move back down I believe. This is my 4th post from yesterday's hands, have a look at it.

    Seems like whenever I slow play, even with a rainbow flop, the worst possible card comes out, so I think i'm going to stop doing that.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) converter

    SB ($6.65)
    Hero ($20.55)
    UTG ($31.30)
    UTG+1 ($12.85)
    MP1 ($12.75)
    MP2 ($27.25)
    CO ($23.40)
    Button ($22.95)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with J, A.
    2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 raises to $0.75, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50.

    Flop: ($2.35) A, 2, J (3 players)
    Hero bets $0.5, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50.

    Turn: ($3.35) Q (2 players)
    Hero bets $2.25, MP2 raises to $4.5, Hero calls $2.25.

    River: ($12.35) 7 (2 players)
    Hero bets $6, MP2 calls $6.

    Final Pot: $24.35
    Main Pot: $24.35, between Hero and MP2. > Pot won by MP2 ($24.35).

    Results in white below:
    Hero has Jd Ah (two pair, aces and jacks).
    MP2 has Qd As (two pair, aces and queens).
    Outcome: MP2 wins $24.35.
  2. #2
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    I think it's usually a bad idea to call a raise with AJ unless it's suited ... and even then you could get into trouble. Ideally, you want to flop top 2 pair.

    ... Which you did. But then you bet too little on the flop. I would have bet at least $2 here. 2 pair is not something you want to slowplay, even top 2. (Sometimes I slowplay AK x 2 ... but it can really bite you in the ass.)

    After that, the Q coming on the turn was just unfortunate for you.

    After the raise on the turn, I think I would have check-called on the river.

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