Don't get cute, This is an important lesson
It has come to my attention that certain hands I lose because of a suck out occur because I did something a bit different than I would normally do. Even if it is just something minor, such not raising enough preflop, or in this case, not reraising the flop, but calling.
FullTiltPoker Game #381581583: Table Apple - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:34:34 ET - 2006/01/13
Seat 1: puppetmaster73 ($24.40)
Seat 2: Shmerz ($9.85)
Seat 3: rdizzle22 ($12.20)
Seat 4: hillgrovebow ($5.50)
Seat 5: medgyess ($27.95)
Seat 6: jhayes15 ($25)
Seat 7: kbmadmoney ($9.75)
Seat 8: fade177 ($25.85)
Seat 9: anthonynmi ($9.40)
rdizzle22 posts the small blind of $0.10
hillgrovebow posts the big blind of $0.25
jhayes15 posts $0.25
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to fade177 [Td Tc]
medgyess folds
jhayes15 checks
kbmadmoney folds
fade177 raises to $0.75
anthonynmi folds
puppetmaster73 folds
Shmerz folds
rdizzle22 folds
hillgrovebow folds
jhayes15 calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [2h 7s 9h]
jhayes15 bets $1
fade177 calls $1
*** TURN *** [2h 7s 9h] [7h]
jhayes15 bets $0.25
fade177 raises to $4
jhayes15 calls $3.75
*** RIVER *** [2h 7s 9h 7h] [2c]
jhayes15 bets $10
fade177 calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jhayes15 shows [2d 5d] (a full house, Twos full of Sevens)
fade177 shows [Td Tc] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
jhayes15 wins the pot ($30.30) with a full house, Twos full of Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $31.85 | Rake $1.55
Board: [2h 7s 9h 7h 2c]
Seat 1: puppetmaster73 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Shmerz (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: rdizzle22 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: hillgrovebow (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: medgyess didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: jhayes15 showed [2d 5d] and won ($30.30) with a full house, Twos full of Sevens
Seat 7: kbmadmoney didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: fade177 showed [Td Tc] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 9: anthonynmi didn't bet (folded)
It seems that my attempt to draw some more money out of him backfired, and it backfires more often when I make a small mistake. However, if you notice, he did not even think about the flush, or the possible three of kind that could be out there on the turn. He made several mistakes in this hand, but my small one gave him a bit of luck....
The lesson I am trying to show is had I simply reraised the flop to $4, I believe I could have gotten a fold out of him, or at least when the turn hits I can bet strong again. I believe that all players could evaluate certain losing hands and they will notice some small minor difference they made in their play than normal, and you will begin to see how big a difference it makes in your roll...
