Yesterday evening's shellacking carried into this morning. Between the two days I went 3 hours without winning hand that saw a flop. I won hand preflop where I 3 bet KQs.
It finally turned around a bit though and I scratched and clawed my way back from stuck $300 to winning $200. I only played couple medium-big pots. The rest were small wins and losses.
1) Button straddle. The button is very aggro especially when he straddles. Ive absolutely destroyed him in the past year. A lot of it has just been me having good hands against him but I also have his number. He always jokes that hes gonna crush me today. Hes not really joking though. I can tell its starting to get to him. He sometimes leaves when I sit down. I have a few guys I cant beat to save my life also so I know how he feels.
So he straddles the button. I literally just sat down after changing tables. This is my first hand at the table. I open limp KK in MP
The cutoff limps and then my button buddy raises to $50.
Button $400
Me $450
Cutoff $300
I call the $50 and cutoff calls also
Flop ($155) 9s7c5s. I check. Cutoff checks. Button bets $120. I crai. Maybe I can call and let him hang himself on the turn, but I didnt have the Ks, the board is already pretty scary and he wont fold if he has 88, 66, TT+ or 2 overcards with a spade. Its more likely he just has an ace and will shut down on the turn. They both folded.
2) 2 limps. An older guy raises to $15 in the cutoff. Same guy from the first hand is on the button (but didnt straddle). He calls. I give very little respect to a $15 raise after a couple limps. I 3 bet to $65 from the SB with KQs. I think the older guy will fold AJ / AT type hands. Maybe AQ. I could just call with KQs but I like the squeeze here sometimes also.
Old guy started hand with $180
Button $280
The old guy and the button both call
Flop ($215) QdTd4s. I think a bit and shove. Old guy calls and the button folds. Ol guy had AQ and it held up. Blah
3) EP opens to $15. He opened to $25 earlier with KK and hes opened a few times to $15 and based on how he played the hands, he didnt have premium hands. He gets 2 calls. I 3 bet to $60 with JJ. Preflop raiser folds. One $15 caller folds. The only guy who calls my 3 bet is the same old guy from Hand #2. Hes in MP. Im in the cutoff.
Flop ($155) Qs8c4d. He checks. I bet $40. Kind of a weird bet size for sure. This guy will never check raise bluff me based on bet sizing and I felt like I could easily be behind here. He calls.
Turn ($235) 3h. X/X
River ($235) 9c. X/X...He had 66.
4) EP limps. I make it $25 JsTs. He calls HU.
Flop ($55) JhTc5d. He checks. I bet $25. He calls.
Turn ($105) 7h. He checks. I bet $75. He snap calls.
River ($255) Td. He checks. I bet $175. He tank/folds. Meh. Pretty sure he had AJ/KJ