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Now I know what people mean when they have a bad downswing



Posted Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:25 pm GMT by Magra
Started with 30 2 weeks ago. Ran it up to 170. In the past 3 days, turned that into 45. I was'nt playing to high above my level, just constant bad beats. 2 hands that happened from today:

(HH messed up, turn and river wrong, but final results right)
$5 SNG...

Hand #11684160-4 at TurboSnG-0004e (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
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Started at 06/Feb/06 15:44:47

a shy girl is at seat 0 with 1330.
tmcenroe20 is at seat 1 with 1620.
Harley TKO is at seat 2 with 1480.
coulombe is at seat 3 with 1480.
dirtmite is at seat 4 with 1500.
Debo09 is at seat 5 with 1590.
The button is at seat 1.

Harley TKO posts the small blind of 10.
coulombe posts the big blind of 20.

a shy girl: -- --
tmcenroe20: -- --
Harley TKO: -- --
coulombe: -- --
dirtmite: -- --
Debo09: Ac Ks

Pre-flop:

dirtmite calls. Debo09 raises to 120. a shy girl
calls. tmcenroe20 calls. Harley TKO folds.
coulombe folds. dirtmite folds.

Flop (board: 5h As Kh):

Debo09 bets 275. a shy girl goes all-in for 1210.
tmcenroe20 folds. Debo09 calls.

Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

a shy girl shows Kc 8h.
Debo09 shows Ac Ks.


Turn (board: 5h 4h Kh 4h):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 5h 4h Kh As 6h):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

a shy girl has 8h 5h 4h Kh 6h: flush, king high.
Debo09 has As Ks Kh Ac 6h: two pair, aces and kings.


Hand #11684160-4 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
a shy girl wins 2830 with flush, king high.



This is from the 750 gaurenteed tournament. Loose play in there I know, but come on...


Hand #12104453-26 at Mon940pmA-025 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
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Started at 20/Feb/06 22:07:27

MrBlonde007 is at seat 0 with 3020.
Debo09 is at seat 1 with 920.
skeefo is at seat 2 with 1050.
jpkokanee is at seat 3 with 1395.
moneydumbo is at seat 4 with 1225.
INVOGUE is at seat 5 with 2745.
ColesMama is at seat 6 with 4855.
cimo55 is at seat 7 with 1210.
barrysiam is at seat 8 with 2490.
CaddBoy is at seat 9 with 1750.
The button is at seat 1.

skeefo posts the small blind of 50.
jpkokanee posts the big blind of 100.

MrBlonde007: -- --
Debo09: As Jh
skeefo: -- --
jpkokanee: -- --
moneydumbo: -- --
INVOGUE: -- --
ColesMama: -- --
cimo55: -- --
barrysiam: -- --
CaddBoy: -- --

Pre-flop:

moneydumbo raises to 200. INVOGUE folds. ColesMama
folds. cimo55 folds. barrysiam folds. CaddBoy
calls. MrBlonde007 folds. Debo09 goes all-in for
920. skeefo folds. jpkokanee folds. moneydumbo
goes all-in for 1225. CaddBoy folds. moneydumbo is
returned 305 (uncalled).

Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

Debo09 shows As Jh.
moneydumbo shows Jd Kd.


Flop (board: 5h 6c 9h):

(no action in this round)


Turn (board: 5h 6c 9h 9d):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 5h 6c 9h 9d Ks):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

Debo09 has As Jh 9h 9d Ks: a pair of nines.
moneydumbo has Jd Kd 9h 9d Ks: two pair, kings and nines.


Hand #12104453-26 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
moneydumbo wins 2190 with two pair, kings and nines.



I've also been 1-outed on the river 5 times these past 3 days, I just didnt have the guts to keep those HH. I'm taking a break, and just hoping my luck turns around. (Comments on those hands if you think I played those wrong also appreciated)


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Posted Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:46 pm GMT by arras
The first hand something looks really wrong with the hand history so I can't really tell what was going on. If the Ace fell on the turn then I think you might have overplayed top pair on a scary board.

As for the second hand, going all in on a pretty weak draw is going to get outdrawn a good bit of the time even by lesser hands. Your M is getting low so I don't really mind the push, but you can't expect to win everytime you get called.






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