Horrible downswing, please comment! ($6.50 turbo, 10 hands)

[taipan168]

In the middle of a horrible downswing at the moment (down 20 buyins thankfully only at the $6.50 turbos). Am I playing badly or is this just a bad run?

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---Statistics---
Data for 37 hands.
You played 10 hands (27.03%).
You raised 5 times preflop (13.51%).

[4c 5s] UTG+1 (M=50.00; c+F)
[Qh 8c] UTG (M=50.00; F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #5523344889: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/07/11 - 08:21:16 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (1550 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (1390 in chips)
Seat 3: IsItLuck12 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2210 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: 2 bad mice (980 in chips)
Seat 7: wadoryu4me (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: stickchucker (1400 in chips)
NskJons2006: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd 6c]
2 bad mice: calls 20
wadoryu4me: folds
GTIMAN: folds
stickchucker: calls 20
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: calls 20
IsItLuck12: calls 20
NskJons2006: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 4h 5c]
Hero: checks
2 bad mice: checks
stickchucker: checks
kuch_vu: checks
IsItLuck12: checks
*** TURN *** [2d 4h 5c] [3c]
Hero: bets 80
2 bad mice: calls 80
stickchucker: folds
kuch_vu: calls 80
IsItLuck12: folds
*** RIVER *** [2d 4h 5c 3c] [4d]
Hero: bets 175
2 bad mice: folds
kuch_vu: calls 175
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Jd 6c] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
kuch_vu: mucks hand
Hero collected 700 from pot

[3s 4s] SB (M=64.17; r+f+r+f+f+f+c+F)
[Jh 6d] BU (M=63.83; f+f+f+c+F)
[Th 3s] CO (M=63.83; f+f+c+F)
[Jd 4c] MP1 (M=42.56; f+c+F)
[Qs 3s] UTG+1 (M=42.56; f+F)
[5h Ac] UTG (M=42.56; F)
[9c 5c] BB (M=42.56; f+f+f+r+f+f+F)
[Tc Kh] SB (M=41.89; c+f+f+f+f+F)
[Kh 8c] BU (M=24.93; f+c+f+c+F)
[Kh 4h] CO (M=24.93; f+f+f+F)
[7c 6s] MP1 (M=24.93; f+c+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 24.93
PokerStars Game #5523384134: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/07/11 - 08:32:29 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (2390 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (975 in chips)
Seat 3: IsItLuck12 (1405 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2770 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1870 in chips)
Seat 7: wadoryu4me (840 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3250 in chips)
kuch_vu: posts small blind 25
IsItLuck12: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7h 7d]
NskJons2006: calls 50
Hero: calls 50
wadoryu4me: folds
GTIMAN: calls 50
buckstoudt: raises 250 to 300
kuch_vu: folds
IsItLuck12: calls 250
NskJons2006: folds
Hero: folds
GTIMAN: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 3s 6h]
IsItLuck12: checks
buckstoudt: bets 550
IsItLuck12: calls 550
*** TURN *** [2c 3s 6h] [9h]
IsItLuck12: checks
buckstoudt: bets 600
IsItLuck12: calls 555 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [2c 3s 6h 9h] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IsItLuck12: shows [8d 8c] (a pair of Eights)
buckstoudt: shows [Qc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
IsItLuck12 is sitting out
buckstoudt collected 2985 from pot


-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 24.27
PokerStars Game #5523388776: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/07/11 - 08:33:45 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3970 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (950 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2720 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1820 in chips)
Seat 7: wadoryu4me (840 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3200 in chips)
NskJons2006: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Th Qh]
wadoryu4me: folds
GTIMAN: calls 50
buckstoudt: calls 50
kuch_vu: calls 50
NskJons2006: calls 25
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 7h 8s]
NskJons2006: bets 100
Hero: folds
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006 collected 250 from pot
NskJons2006: doesn't show hand

[4d As] SB (M=11.80; c+f+f+c+F)
[5s 4d] BU (M=11.47; f+f+F)
[5s 8s] CO (M=11.47; f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 11.47
PokerStars Game #5523400862: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/07/11 - 08:37:03 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (4170 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (800 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2080 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1720 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (4730 in chips)
kuch_vu: posts small blind 50
NskJons2006: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Tc Th]
Hero: raises 200 to 300
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: raises 500 to 800 and is all-in
NskJons2006: folds
Hero: calls 500
*** FLOP *** [8h 9d 4s]
*** TURN *** [8h 9d 4s] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [8h 9d 4s 2h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kuch_vu: shows [8s 8d] (a full house, Eights full of Fours)
Hero: shows [Tc Th] (two pair, Tens and Fours)
kuch_vu collected 1700 from pot

[Td 2d] BB (M=6.13; c+c+f+r+F)
[6s 7d] SB (M=5.47; f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 3.42
PokerStars Game #5523410579: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/07/11 - 08:39:43 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3770 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2650 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2580 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (770 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3730 in chips)
GTIMAN: posts small blind 75
buckstoudt: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As 5c]
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: folds
Hero: raises 620 to 770 and is all-in
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[7c 6c] CO (M=4.42; f+F)
[7s Kd] UTG (M=4.42; F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 4.42
PokerStars Game #5523414799: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/07/11 - 08:40:53 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3545 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2650 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (2655 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (995 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3655 in chips)
NskJons2006: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3h 8c]
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: calls 75
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [3c Jd 6s]
NskJons2006: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [3c Jd 6s] [6c]
NskJons2006: checks
Hero: bets 200
NskJons2006: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [3c Jd 6s 6c] [4d]
NskJons2006: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NskJons2006: shows [5c Kc] (a pair of Sixes)
Hero: shows [3h 8c] (two pair, Sixes and Threes)
Hero collected 700 from pot

[6c Ks] SB (M=5.98; f+f+r+F)
[2s 2h] BU (M=5.64; c+c+F)
[6c 7c] CO (M=5.64; f+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 5.64
PokerStars Game #5523423114: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/07/11 - 08:43:12 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3320 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2125 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (3355 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1270 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3430 in chips)
kuch_vu: posts small blind 75
NskJons2006: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ks As]
Hero: raises 1120 to 1270 and is all-in
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Kc Td] BB (M=6.64; f+f+p+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 5.98
PokerStars Game #5523426197: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/07/11 - 08:44:03 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3320 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2275 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (3130 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1345 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3430 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
GTIMAN: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kd 8h]
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: folds
Hero: raises 1195 to 1345 and is all-in
GTIMAN: folds
Hero collected 300 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[5h Tc] BU (M=4.98; f+f+F)
[3s Js] CO (M=4.98; c+F)
[5c Qh] UTG (M=4.98; F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 4.98
PokerStars Game #5523435538: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/07/11 - 08:46:38 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3020 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2175 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (3330 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1495 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3480 in chips)
NskJons2006: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jh 9h]
GTIMAN: folds
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: calls 100
Hero: checks [Push over?]
*** FLOP *** [Ks Kd 7c]
NskJons2006: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [Ks Kd 7c] [3c]
NskJons2006: checks
Hero: bets 300
NskJons2006: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 5.65
PokerStars Game #5523438812: Tournament #27918418, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/07/11 - 08:47:32 (ET)
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Table '27918418 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: buckstoudt (3020 in chips)
Seat 2: kuch_vu (2175 in chips)
Seat 4: NskJons2006 (3130 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero (1695 in chips)
Seat 8: GTIMAN (3480 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
GTIMAN: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jc As]
buckstoudt: folds
kuch_vu: folds
NskJons2006: calls 200
Hero: raises 1495 to 1695 and is all-in
GTIMAN: folds
NskJons2006: calls 1495
*** FLOP *** [2s 3s 9h]
*** TURN *** [2s 3s 9h] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [2s 3s 9h 6s] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Jc As] (high card Ace)
NskJons2006: shows [5c Kc] (a pair of Kings)
NskJons2006 collected 3590 from pot

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[jdubs]

Looks good to me, maybe push over with the J9, depends on your read. Otherwise I like it all. The TT vs 88 thing really sucked, but you made a nice recovery- nice timely steals- good folds. I dont really see anything wrong here- gg.

[taipan168]

Thanks for looking through this, I appreciate the comments. When this happens again and again you start to wonder whether you're just playing badly and don't know it.

[anarchoi]

Wow this post could just as well have been started by me. looks excactly like my last 2 months (60 sngs) in a nutshell.

I would have played every hand the same - only 1 in doubt is the J9 where i might push might check.

At least this has brought some faith inmyself back - i was also beginning to think I was playing badly.

We're in this together

[Xanadu]

I like a flop bet in hand 6. You are HU and have a pair on a board that misses most hands. Take it down.

Hand 9, I like a push unless you think opponent will call with any A, because then his calling range is too wide with lots of hands ahead of you. Once the flop is checked to you, bet to try to take it down. Of course, if opponent won't fold no-pair to a flop bet, might as well check behind. You don't have enough chips to be throwing them around without a solid return.