Running bad or poor play? (HH posted)

Just when I thought my swings were over, I am now down over 4 buy-ins for this session. No more 6-max 10nl! Heres a few hands. Thoughts and opinions please!



Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players

BB was a big aggressive fish so wasnt so worried about his lead out, Thought the BTN was on a draw so I wanted to get it in and charge maximum before I tilt...and...

UTG: $3.05 (30.5 bb)
Hero (MP): $10 (100 bb)
CO: $9.85 (98.5 bb)
BTN: $11.90 (119 bb)
SB: $4.45 (44.5 bb)
BB: $8.80 (88 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with A A
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.40, CO folds, BTN calls $0.40, SB folds, BB calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.25) 5 4 K (3 players)
BB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $2, BTN calls $2, BB calls $1.50

Turn: ($7.25) 8 (3 players)
BB bets $2, Hero raises to $7.60 and is all-in, BTN calls $7.60, BB calls $4.40 and is all-in

River: ($28.85) Q (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $28.85 pot ($1.40 rake)
Hero showed A A (a pair of Aces) and lost (-$10 net)
BTN showed A T (a flush, Ace high) and won $27.45 ($17.45 net)
BB mucked K T (a pair of Kings) and lost (-$8.80 net)





Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players

Standard raise in the CO (raised 4.5x BB due to multi-tabling!) and get 3 callers. Donkey shortstacked SB leads out and I put in a big re-raise, SB calls and shoves his remaining stack. Getting better than 2-1 against a shortstack I called...

SB: $4.30 (43 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $8.25 (82.5 bb)
MP: $6.95 (69.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $10 (100 bb)
BTN: $11.25 (112.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with K K
UTG calls $0.10, MP calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.45, BTN folds, SB calls $0.40, BB folds, UTG calls $0.35, MP calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.90) J 6 4 (4 players)
SB bets $0.10, UTG folds, MP calls $0.10, Hero raises to $1.10, SB calls $1, MP folds

Turn: ($4.20) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $2.75 and is all-in, Hero calls $2.75

River: ($9.70) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $9.70 pot ($0.45 rake)
SB showed Q 6 (three of a kind, Sixes) and won $9.25 ($4.95 net)
Hero mucked K K (two pairs, Kings and Sixes) and lost (-$4.30 net)






Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players

This one could of been an easy fold but with me on mini tilt I didnt mind calling to see how far behind I was. And seriously, what was the BTN thinking limping in with this???

CO: $14.90 (149 bb)
BTN: $7.30 (73 bb)
SB: $6.70 (67 bb)
Hero (BB): $13.20 (132 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $14.85 (148.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 8 2
3 folds, BTN calls $0.10, SB folds, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.25) T J 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.25) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.20, BTN calls $0.20

River: ($0.65) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.35, BTN raises to $1.30, Hero calls $0.95

Results: $3.25 pot ($0.15 rake)
BTN showed Q 2 (three of a kind, Twos) and won $3.10 ($1.50 net)
Hero mucked 8 2 (three of a kind, Twos) and lost (-$1.60 net)



Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players

This one could have been worse but thankly villian was shortstacked, after this one I decided to call it quits.


CO: $9.40 (94 bb)
BTN: $10 (100 bb)
SB: $8.20 (82 bb)
Hero (BB): $12.10 (121 bb)
MP: $1 (10 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with Q A
MP raises to $1 and is all-in, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.90

Flop: ($2.05) K A Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: ($2.05) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($2.05) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $2.05 pot ($0.10 rake)
Hero showed Q A (two pairs, Aces and Kings) and lost (-$1 net)
MP showed A 8 (a flush, Ace high) and won $1.95 ($0.95 net)

This belongs to BBV, imo.

All hands look pretty standard.

Loosing a few buy-ins shouldn't bother you. that's why we use BRM. And remember, the long term is a lot longer than we expect.

BTW, the hands you posted loose less than 2 buy-ins. Where did the other two come from?

Ill see if I can move this over. Yea the first one didnt get me at all, but a few more starts to tilt off. I've lost over 10 buy-ins at 10nl and sometimes it just hits me.

The other 2 buy-ins is when I got it in with my QQs againt a loose opponent KKs, didnt want to post that since it wasnt so bad. The other buy-in was just spread throughout the hands.

Raise more preflop, the low limit donks players wont be like, wow he raised .70 instead of .40 hes got dem pocket kings! Just do it, you might get out weaker holdings that will easily still call a .40 raise.

I dont see anythinbg wrong with the play on any of these hands, you just hit a run of bad luck. Take solice in the fact that you are not being out played, just getting unlucky. You cant beat luck. Kepp playing your game as strong as you are and you will swing back the other way

lol yeh it was a mis-click ...I like playing with fish but at the same time I dont