Well, my first session in 2022 was unfortunately a loss -- both my biggest loss to date, and I lost the biggest pot of my life.
I was hoping to play $2/5 for the first time ever, but there was not a game running yet, so I bought into $1/3 instead. Bought in for $600, and lost my first buy-in. Bought in a second time (so in for $1,200 total), and ended up building my way back up to about $1750 or so. I've been playing pretty aggressively and figure that is my image at the table, and I was back down to about $1600 when this hand happened.
The Hand
I'm dealt 22 UTG+1. I raise to $15, folds to button who re-raises to $40. He's got me covered, so we're both super deep, and I make the call.
Flop: ($84 pot) A
5
2
I've got bottom set on a 3-flush board. I check to villain, he leads for $35, I just flat.
Turn: ($154 pot) Q
We don't improve, but I don't think there are too many flushes I can assume villain has here, unless he's got KQs or KJs. I check again, and he bets much larger for $110 now. I check-raise to $425, he thinks for a bit and calls.
River: ($1,004 pot) 5
I pick up the boat, so I'm thinking my only real concerns are AA or QQ. I lead for a stack of green, $500. He thinks for a bit, and pushes all-in. I've got about $600 left, and if I hadn't been so aggressive at the table, I'd probably fold here, or maybe even check/called river. But given my aggressive image, I think there are too many hands I can still beat here, so I make the call.
Villain shows A5s for the rivered boat, scooping a $3,200 pot. I left after the hand, down $1,200 for the session since that's all I brought with me for the day. I'm obviously disappointed about the result for this hand and session, but I'm still in a good spot.
Live Stream
I mentioned earlier in this thread that one of my goals is to play on a live stream this year. Well, that is going to be happening this coming Monday night 1/10 at The Lodge. (Check out
The Lodge Live on YouTube if you're not already subscribed.) Will be playing at 7:30 PM CST / 8:30 PM EST for anyone interested in watching. I'll also do my own commentary for my hands afterwards on
my own YouTube channel later in the week. (Mods, please let me know if you have an issue with these links, and I'll remove them!)
I'm both nervous and excited. The live stream is $2/5, which is what I've been wanting to dip my toes into, but I was hoping to give it a shot before being on the live stream. So my first ever $2/5 game is going to be on this live stream. Just hoping I don't punt. I'll play my game and adjust for the fact that I'm going to be up against some competent players. Hopefully it goes well overall!
Last edited by HuggieHoldem; 01-08-2022 at 05:57 PM.