Bad luck?

[Stacks]

Okay, did I do anything wrong? Or did I just get unlucky to a calling station? Any advice/criticize is welcome.

Hand #49036615-35832 at Boise (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 21/Jan/08 15:20:22

Soccerdad4 is at seat 0 with $.30.
Skepticaltoo is at seat 1 with $.17.
MrGraham is at seat 2 with $1.86.
trasher101 is at seat 3 with $1.97.
Iambehindu is at seat 4 with $.17.
roadgambler is at seat 5 with $2.
ARTblinds is at seat 6 with $.24.
Coldcall12 is at seat 7 with $.27.
LoStr8 is at seat 8 with $2.63.
symatria is at seat 9 with $3.31.
The button is at seat 5.

ARTblinds posts the small blind of $.01.
Coldcall12 posts the big blind of $.02.

Soccerdad4: -- --
Skepticaltoo: -- --
MrGraham: -- --
trasher101: -- --
Iambehindu: -- --
roadgambler: -- --
ARTblinds: -- --
Coldcall12: -- --
LoStr8: Ks Kh
symatria: -- --

Pre-flop:

LoStr8 raises to $.10. symatria calls. Soccerdad4
folds. Skepticaltoo folds. MrGraham folds.
trasher101 folds. Iambehindu folds. roadgambler
folds. ARTblinds folds. Coldcall12 folds.

Flop (board: 2d Tc Qd):

LoStr8 bets $.23. symatria calls.

Turn (board: 2d Tc Qd 8s):

LoStr8 bets $.69. symatria calls.

River (board: 2d Tc Qd 8s Jd):

LoStr8 goes all-in for $1.61. symatria calls.



Showdown:

LoStr8 shows Ks Kh.
LoStr8 has Ks Kh Tc Qd Jd: a pair of kings.
symatria shows Ts 9d.
symatria has Ts 9d Qd 8s Jd: straight, queen high.


Hand #49036615-35832 Summary:

$.52 is raked from a pot of $5.29.
symatria wins $4.77 with straight, queen high.
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[BankItDrew]

Yes, you got unlucky. Did you overbet the river? Yes, you messed that part up. Pushing the river only gets calls from better hands. AQ is not here often enough to make the push profitable.

You're doing really well betting your strong hands, I give you props for that. Your next level of thinking should be geared towards figuring out what your opponents have.

[Stacks]

I understand what your saying and will run that through next time I go to make a play like that. He was making pretty quick calls and I had raised the 2 hands prior to this one the same amount I raised here (AK, AQ before this. Took both down preflop.) and I figured he called just out of spite pretty much. Which in fact I was pretty correct, since he continued to call my premium hand just as I was wanting. I realize that him the straight on the river was just unlucky. Thanks for the props.

[freechus9]

I figured he called just out of spite pretty much.

It's this line of thinking that makes me lose my stack once in a while. Instead of guessing what kinds of adjustments your opponents make after you show certain betting patterns, let his betting and showdowns tell you what kind of style he's playing. Not to say that you are wrong, but just emphasizing that sometimes we fool ourselves into believing things that simply aren't true.