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This was my first session playing the $50 tables. As everyone said the play is just about as bad as the $25 tables but with larger stacks.
I am still a little intimidated by the bets. It isn’t really the bets as much as it is my session W/L. I automatically adjust all bets to stack sizes anyways so that doesn’t really phase me, but it does when I am down $15 bucks. That would be a really bad session at the $25 tables but only a dry run of 100 cards at the $50 tables.
I also realized that I am playing more timidly with TP type hands. This is really not good because I have trouble figuring out what to do with them on the $25 tables so I am going to have major issues if I play them scared at the $50 tables.
I am going to play 2 tables for a little while until I feel comfortable, then I will bump it back to 4. I am not sure if this is a great idea because I feel more uncomfortable playing 2 tables because I get hands to play less frequently. Sometimes I catch myself starting to get nervous because I haven’t had AA/KK/QQ in a long time. Then I realize I have been playing 2 tables and have only got 100 hands in.
This specific session was strange. I didn’t win a hand for the first $60 and was $15 in the hole when I stacked someone with a set. Then I got QQ and took 3/4 of another players stack on a Q44 flop. I only showed down 1 hand and only had 2 hands that were any reasonable winners. Notice the W$SF and WtSD numbers.
Stats
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Hands: 120
VP$IP: 21.7
W$SF: 35.5
WtSD: 3.23
W$SD: 100
WL: 43.93
The Good
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed)
BB ($55.09)
UTG ($83.50)
UTG+1 ($124.76)
UTG+2 ($14.55)
Hero ($56.85)
MP2 ($45)
MP3 ($43.60)
CO ($89.39)
Button ($44.50)
SB ($49.50)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with
![The Nine of Spades [9s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/9s.gif)
![The Nine of Diamonds [9d]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/9d.gif)
3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.
Flop: ($2.50)
![The Jack of Diamonds [Jd]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Jd.gif)
![The Four of Spades [4s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/4s.gif)
![The Five of Spades [5s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/5s.gif)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: ($2.50)
![The Eight of Spades [8s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/8s.gif)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $2, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.
Final Pot: $4.50
I really like this steal here. This bet makes it look like I have just made the flush. Couple that with the fact that nobody showed interest in the flop and might have some outs (not a total bluff) and I like this play.
The Bad
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed)
BB ($11.13)
UTG ($49)
UTG+1 ($26.40)
MP1 ($33.30)
MP2 ($64.75)
MP3 ($17.40)
Hero ($48.75)
Button ($53.95)
SB ($65.45)
Preflop: Hero is CO with
![The Queen of Spades [Qs]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Qs.gif)
![The Jack of Hearts [Jh]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Jh.gif)
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, 1 fold, BB checks.
Flop: ($3.25)
![The Queen of Diamonds [Qd]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Qd.gif)
![The Eight of Hearts [8h]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/8h.gif)
![The Ten of Hearts [Th]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Th.gif)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 bets $1, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $3, Button folds, BB calls $3, UTG folds, MP1 raises to $5, Hero calls $2, BB calls $7.63 (All-In), MP1 calls $5.63, Hero folds.
I don't like the call of the min raise because there was a short stack behind me who was likely to go all in. I need to pay better attention of the size of stacks in the hand with me.
The Questions
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed)
MP2 ($52.45)
MP3 ($50)
CO ($23)
Hero ($49.90)
SB ($122.65)
BB ($32.60)
UTG ($122.27)
UTG+1 ($37.60)
MP1 ($35.98)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
![The Eight of Hearts [8h]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/8h.gif)
![The Eight of Spades [8s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/8s.gif)
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP3 (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, SB (poster) raises to $2.75, BB calls $2.50, MP1 calls $2.50, MP3 folds, Hero calls $2.50.
Flop: ($12.50)
![The Four of Diamonds [4d]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/4d.gif)
![The Jack of Diamonds [Jd]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Jd.gif)
![The Eight of Clubs [8c]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/8c.gif)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $10, Hero calls $10, SB folds, BB folds.
Turn: ($32.50)
![The Nine of Spades [9s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/9s.gif)
MP1 calls $22.98 (All-In), Hero calls $22.98.
River: ($78.46)
![The Three of Diamonds [3d]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/3d.gif)
Final Pot: $78.46
What do you guys feel about the flat call on the flop? SB was a manic so I was hoping that he was playing an overpair and was looking to CR. I figured that I could get both stacks if that was the case. If I got a cold call from behind and the flush card fell I would be pretty sure I was behind but I still have position and outs to fill up. Was I getting greedy?