2 Hands - Back at partypoker. What in the hell

Back to back hands..should show how I was playing and what I was showing off. The results of the 2nd hand surprised me greatly - I knew I was against AJ.


***** Hand History for Game 2139962056 *****
$100 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, June 01, 17:51:14 EDT 2005
Table Table 37211 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Solidify ( $138.5 )
Seat 2: NHRA4LIFE ( $99.7 )
Seat 3: KenE7 ( $82.1 )
Seat 4: Niklas5153 ( $135.55 )
Seat 5: Marsman555 ( $178.83 )
Seat 6: SmackinYaUp ( $102.6 )
NHRA4LIFE posts small blind [$0.5].
KenE7 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SmackinYaUp [ Th 9s ]
Niklas5153 calls [$1].
Marsman555 calls [$1].
SmackinYaUp raises [$5].
Solidify folds.
NHRA4LIFE folds.
KenE7 folds.
Niklas5153 folds.
Marsman555 folds.
SmackinYaUp shows [ Th, 9s ] high card ten.
SmackinYaUp wins $8.5 from the main pot with high card ten.




***** Hand History for Game 2139963964 *****
$100 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, June 01, 17:51:39 EDT 2005
Table Table 37211 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Solidify ( $138.5 )
Seat 2: NHRA4LIFE ( $99.2 )
Seat 3: KenE7 ( $81.1 )
Seat 4: Niklas5153 ( $134.55 )
Seat 5: Marsman555 ( $177.83 )
Seat 6: SmackinYaUp ( $106.1 )
Niklas5153 posts small blind [$0.5].
Marsman555 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SmackinYaUp [ Ks Kh ]
SmackinYaUp raises [$5].
Solidify folds.
NHRA4LIFE folds.
Niklas5153 folds.
Marsman555 calls [$4].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, Jc, 2d ]
Marsman555 bets [$5].
SmackinYaUp raises [$15].
Marsman555 calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ts ]
Marsman555 checks.
SmackinYaUp bets [$22].
Marsman555 calls [$22].
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
Marsman555 checks.
SmackinYaUp is all-In [$64.1]
Marsman555 calls [$64.1].
Marsman555 shows [ Jh, Js ] three of a kind, jacks.
SmackinYaUp doesn't show [ Ks, Kh ] a pair of kings.
Marsman555 wins $210.7 from the main pot with three of a kind, jacks.
nh
>You have options at Table 36592 (6 max) Table!.




I've lost it...I don't know how to play poker anymore. Wish me luck in college cuz I'm gonna need a real job.

***** Hand History for Game 2140087238 *****
$100 NL Hold'em - Wednesday, June 01, 18:19:11 EDT 2005
Table Table 36592 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: SmackinYaUp ( $100 )
Seat 2: ClaimIt ( $100.75 )
Seat 3: tajtafia ( $128.25 )
Seat 4: mrmccary ( $84.46 )
Seat 5: Spoyld029 ( $59.9 )
Seat 6: FTPickle ( $117.05 )
mrmccary posts small blind [$0.5].
Spoyld029 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SmackinYaUp [ 7c 6s ]
FTPickle folds.
SmackinYaUp raises [$4].
ClaimIt folds.
tajtafia folds.
mrmccary calls [$3.5].
Spoyld029 calls [$3].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, Th, 8c ]
mrmccary checks.
Spoyld029 checks.
SmackinYaUp bets [$9].
mrmccary folds.
Spoyld029 calls [$9].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
Spoyld029 checks.
SmackinYaUp bets [$22].
Spoyld029 is all-In [$46.9]
SmackinYaUp calls [$24.9].
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
SmackinYaUp shows [ 7c, 6s ] a straight, six to ten.
Spoyld029 shows [ Jc, Qh ] a straight, eight to queen.
Spoyld029 wins $121.8 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.

seriously wtf? should I have folded to the potential QJ?

You're aggro and playing short handed. "Momma said there'd be days like this..."

If this has put you off your game, then drop down and beat up on the $50 fish for a bit.

You're right. I feel better now...It is shorthanded and I am aggro and shit does happen.

Im going to stay where I'm at and as soon as I quit getting 83o then I'll be ready to go.


Thanks fnord, youre not such a scumbucket after all!

As long as you don't feel like it is moving up in levels that is making you lose (which i don't think it is) then you just gotta keep your confidence up. When i was new i would really begin to doubt my play and wonder if i was actually a winning player during downswings.

When i start losing really bad i like to go play another type of poker like sit n goes or stud.

Fnord says wise stuff. Being aggressive is going to make some very interesting things happen to you. For one, people will call your bets with some trashy draws, and you'll get sucked out upon more often because of it - because they don't want to get bullied off the pot by you. For another, some people are going to go out of their way to trap you, like our friend Marsman did. I do this all the time when I find the real enthusiastic aggro players in 6max games. Lots of checking, lots of folding, and then when a monster comes along they gleefully string themselves up in front of me. You have to be very careful about that.