| 13 Sep | Micro limit cash hand reviewPosted by PokerBarney on 11:43AM, 13th Sep 2006Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
View hand in the Poker Stars Hand Replayer.
Argh! Every time I log on to PokerStars, it seems that they're having a server restart in 5 hours time, and no SNGs will start until after then. So what am I supposed to do with my time? Something useful!? No.
I decided that now would be a good time to play some cash games. I load up a few tables, have some uneventful hands, then this beast happens.
I hate it when this happens. And it happens remarkably often. Some plank raises out of position with a mediocre hand, and my good one gets destroyed. Or, I raise in position with a premium hand, get called by everyone, and get destroyed. Or lastly, I raise with a premium, and everyone folds.
Phew.. I think my rant is over now. But seriously, did I go massively wrong with this hand? I didn't want to re-raise preflop, since I know I get called and the hand would proceed exactly as it did, only there'd be more money in the pot on the flop. That's just how it goes in micro.
I could've folded to the flop re-raise, but I thought my hammer was great and would win me the pot. I was surprised when he re-raised me, but figured a T or 66+ might do the same. So there were plenty of hands I was beating.
When the turn came down, I'd already decided to call whatever bets he threw at me. Perhaps I shouldn't have done.. and he did bet as much as I had - which is a very strong indicator of wanting a call. Dammit, tilt got the better of me again.
What does everyone else think?
In regards to my cash bankroll, it suffered a little hit today, losing that buy in of $2, so it drops from $12 to $10 ish. BUT.. it's only the 13th, there's plenty of this month left to earn it back.
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Comments (4)
2. PokerBarney (contact [at] allinpokerblog [dot] co [dot] uk)
Wed 13th Sep 2006 16:08
the problem with re-raising preflop is that is just bloats the pot. he's going to call with any two, unless i make an outrageous raise - in which case he'll fold. i *want* him in the pot, but i'd rather be heads up. in this case raising wouldn't have thinned the field, since savvywitch was coming along for the ride anyway, but maybe in future. thanks for your views :)
Wed 13th Sep 2006 16:08
the problem with re-raising preflop is that is just bloats the pot. he's going to call with any two, unless i make an outrageous raise - in which case he'll fold. i *want* him in the pot, but i'd rather be heads up. in this case raising wouldn't have thinned the field, since savvywitch was coming along for the ride anyway, but maybe in future. thanks for your views :)
3. Yorkshire Pudding ()
Thu 14th Sep 2006 12:42
the downside is it bloats the pot the upside is you should get more info about your hand. most people would push here with kk or aa but call with ak, aq etc. as it happens they had much worse! i'm not saying always reraise but i tihnk as part of a balanced strategy it needs throwing in. did you at any point conisder pushing all-in preflop? it massively unlikely they had aa and kk betweekn them, more likely to have big aces which would have made you quite a large favourite.
Thu 14th Sep 2006 12:42
the downside is it bloats the pot the upside is you should get more info about your hand. most people would push here with kk or aa but call with ak, aq etc. as it happens they had much worse! i'm not saying always reraise but i tihnk as part of a balanced strategy it needs throwing in. did you at any point conisder pushing all-in preflop? it massively unlikely they had aa and kk betweekn them, more likely to have big aces which would have made you quite a large favourite.
4. PokerBarney (contact [at] allinpokerblog [dot] co [dot] uk)
Thu 14th Sep 2006 21:18
i didn't consider pushing all-in. although i do greatly enjoy doing it (!), to shove with 100xbb is too much, and risking too much of my roll at once (since i'm trying to build one from scratch).
i do re-raise pf occasionally, but this time i think i was influenced by the heavily loose play up till this point. i should've noticed, and probably left the table. ah well, we live and learn.
thanks for bringing me to my senses! :)
Thu 14th Sep 2006 21:18
i didn't consider pushing all-in. although i do greatly enjoy doing it (!), to shove with 100xbb is too much, and risking too much of my roll at once (since i'm trying to build one from scratch).
i do re-raise pf occasionally, but this time i think i was influenced by the heavily loose play up till this point. i should've noticed, and probably left the table. ah well, we live and learn.
thanks for bringing me to my senses! :)
Wed 13th Sep 2006 12:42
i don't like the flat call preflop, with qq i think you have to re-raise here. villain could be raising with a huge range of hands, probably any pair, any ace, any king and any two paint. i re-raise preflop and probably bet hard, maybe push, if no overcards appear.