some hands from tonight

so i've been kinda unlucky tonight. to start with, i haven't flopped a set in a good while. finally, this happened and i decided to slowplay this flop (i know i know.....)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iolzizlyi [9h 9c]
Thyrus: folds
Dark_Fish_2: folds
meadow88: folds
Hookem63: calls $0.05
bertuol: raises $0.10 to $0.15
iolzizlyi: calls $0.15
$ILV€R$URF€R: folds
kgb1965: folds
0#Crank#0: folds
Hookem63: calls $0.10
*** FLOP *** [Qh 2s 9d]
Hookem63: checks
bertuol: bets $0.15
iolzizlyi: calls $0.15
Hookem63: folds
*** TURN *** [Qh 2s 9d] [Ks]
bertuol: bets $0.15
iolzizlyi: raises $0.35 to $0.50
bertuol: calls $0.35
*** RIVER *** [Qh 2s 9d Ks] [Jd]
bertuol: checks
iolzizlyi: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bertuol: shows [Th Ac] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
iolzizlyi: mucks hand
bertuol collected $1.77 from pot

and then a few hands later, i made this call on the button and flopped a straight.

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iolzizlyi [Qc Kc]
mspitolai: folds
radeer_shark: folds
ChaosMaster2: raises $0.20 to $0.25
Rumpenikke: folds
Pool Crazy: folds
RoLANdoBoY: folds
iolzizlyi: calls $0.25
stillers2004: folds
the Minton has timed out
the Minton: folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Ad Jd]
the Minton is sitting out
ChaosMaster2: bets $0.25
iolzizlyi: raises $0.75 to $1
ChaosMaster2: raises $26.02 to $27.02 and is all-in
iolzizlyi: calls $5.21 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Td Ad Jd] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [Td Ad Jd 7h] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ChaosMaster2: shows [Ts Th] (four of a kind, Tens)
iolzizlyi: mucks hand
ChaosMaster2 collected $12.39 from pot

and i mean i knew exactly what he had. which meant i knew he didn't have a diamond. so all i had to do was dodge a pairing of the board. i knew it was over when i saw the ten on the river.

at that point i think i went on tilt and this guy who i had no read on basically owned my ass. he limped before me in a 5NL game and i raised. and then he shoves all in. i think about it for a second and basically just say fuck it and call:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iolzizlyi [As Ks]
Yakshi: folds
pjm20002000: folds
juicy$ JM: calls $0.05
iolzizlyi: raises $0.20 to $0.25
NYCbuddha: folds
JoCo221: folds
SUPERFLEX78: folds
ChaosMaster2: folds
420HOOTZ: folds
juicy$ JM: raises $5.30 to $5.55
iolzizlyi said, "gamble?"
iolzizlyi: calls $5.30
*** FLOP *** [6h 4d 6c]
juicy$ JM: bets $4.40
iolzizlyi: calls $0.10 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [6h 4d 6c] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [6h 4d 6c 2d] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
juicy$ JM: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
iolzizlyi: mucks hand
juicy$ JM collected $10.82 from pot

so apparently, limp/shove means AA. anyways i donked those away myself. drinking is def -EV.

i sobered up a bit and got some cash back on this hand:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iolzizlyi [Ah Kh]
DawsonS64: folds
Octavius FX: folds
bobo333: folds
iolzizlyi: raises $0.75 to $1
trick9: folds
clauclaudius: folds
antalar125: folds
Buckdoo: raises $2 to $3
iolzizlyi: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [6d Ks 7h]
Buckdoo: bets $1.50
iolzizlyi: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [6d Ks 7h] [2s]
Buckdoo: bets $3
iolzizlyi: raises $5.65 to $8.65 and is all-in
Buckdoo: calls $5.65
*** RIVER *** [6d Ks 7h 2s] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Buckdoo: shows [Qs Qd] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
iolzizlyi: shows [Ah Kh] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
iolzizlyi collected $25.10 from pot

i'm pretty much just pissed about not making money tonight and wanted to vent. but feel free to comment on my play.

drinking might not be as -ev as you might think. just check out my threads "omg wine" and "auto 200nl?" i think that we might be able to make a killing while drunk because it throws off our opponents due to our wild play.

Your first hand was played fine... imo. It COULD have been played fast, but villian had nothing but Ace high, so giving him a chance to bluff/catch was a good idea...considering the ONLY thing he coulda caught to beat you was a straight.

the 3rd hand...could use some improvement :wink:

Rather than just "know" your opponent doesn't have a certain hand...try to ask yourself "When my opponent does this...what has he had in the past? Does he bluff all in every hand? does he only check raise with a set or better?"

If you can get him down to a range...say 10 POSSIBLE hands...if you can beat 7 of them, then feel free to attack. If you can only beat 3 out of 10... then you may want to take a strong look at folding... (unless of course the pot is offering great odds)

Hope this helps...

Greg