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01-13-2018 , 09:35 PM
Over the last year I have lost a portion of $30k bankroll playing $2-5. In lieu of a major physical tell, I am looking for some advice as to how my game-play could be adjusted. I have included every hand played from recent (moved down to smallest stakes) 2 sessions.

Code:
$1-2, $300 max buyin
Buyin $200

bb 46hh 
Utg call, lojack bet 20, sb call, bb call, utg call
578o check around
9o sb check, i bet $20, utg raise all in 80, sb call, i call
Jo sb check, i check...
Utg shows 9Jo, Sb mucks
W

+2 A4dd
Utg call, i raise to 15, btn raise 50, bb call, utg raise ~140, i fold, btn call, bb fold
468
Q
X
Btn shows JJ, utg fold
L 

co QhJd
+2 call, i raise 15, utg call
Ad94o, check, bet, fold
W 

New dealer, $390

Bb Xx fold
L

Bb J4o
Mp1 raise 15, btn call, sb call, i call
Kd4d2o, check,check,check, btn bet 30, i call, folds around
8o check, check
Ad check, check... with the str8 and flush coming in, i think about making a play, but check
Btn shows KoTd
L

Bb T2hh fold
L

Table break, $335

Bb A8d
+2 raise 15, co call, bb call
Qd54o check around
3d i bet 15, call, fold
Ko, i check, bet 30, fold
L

Sb ATdd
Utg call, co call, i raise 25, utg call, co fold
T63o, i bet 15, utg call
6o, i check, 50, i raise allin, call
Xo
Shows 6Xo for set
L

Rebuy $200

co 88
Btn straddle, sb fold, bb call, utg call, i raise 20, folds around
W

bb KK
+1,+2 call, i raise 25, call, call
AQ6o i check, +1 check, +2 bet 25, i call, +1 call
X check, check, check
X i bet l0, fold, fold
W

bb 8c6s
K72o
L

HJ qq
utg call, i raise 15, utg call
A66o check, i bet 2, fold
W

New dealer, $250

bb 73o fold

bb XX chop

bb 74o
K63oXX
i bet river 30, call
L

bb 74h fold

bb 72o fold

New dealer, $132

bb 66
Caught river flush, all in
W

utg 66
i raise 12, +1 call, +2 call, btn call
753o, i bet 25, call, fold, call
5o, open allin, tank fold, fold
W

btn T5h
Forget preflop
A72h i bet 25, sb raise 50, i call
Xh sb 50, call
Xh check, check
Sb shows AKo, i show flush
W

bb J2d fold

New dealer, $424

+2 JJ
Utg call, i bet 35, utg raise 150, i call
Q72 utg bet 200, i go allin, call
x
x
W

bb 99
utg call, +1 raise 35, i call, utg call
forget
L

+1 45s, utg straddle
i raise 20, fold around
W

bb ???

New dealer, $900

sb A3ss
2 callers, i raise 35, fold around
W

bb 58ss
btn call, i check
632ss, btn bets 50, i raise to 125, call
Q check, check
Q i bet 300, call
Btn shows A6o
L

hj, A2dd
Player to my left straddle, after a few callers, mp raise 20, i call, folds around
935hh, check, check
Jo, check, i bet 6, call
To check, i bet allin, call
Mp shows KQ for nut straight
L

(forget the playout, but I lose 2 "flips"... flopped bottom set vs top set, and flopped royal flush draw vs 2 pair)
-500 buyins
Code:
New Day.... same stakes/location
Buyin $300

bb 8h6c
+2, co call, sb, i call, utg straddle, call
K64o check, i check, +2 bets 20, sb call, i call, 
forget
W

$471

btn AJo
I bet 20, utg call
KXXh, checks
A checks
Xh Utg bets 25 on river, i call
Utg shows KT, i show
W

mp T9hh
Utg call, i bet 15, bb call, utg call
A56o i bet 15, fold fold
L

next hand AQo
+2 to my bets 20, i call, mp call, bb call
J939x
+2 shows KK, mp wins with 2 pair
L

Next hand, utg KK
i bet 35, +2 new player calls, 250 effective
A97o, check, 40, call
4o, check 100, fold
Xo
L

New dealer, $440

bb J6o fold

next hand, sb AXo
5 to flop @ 7
AXX co bets 30, call, folds around
X check, check
X co bets 100, call
W

utg 44
i raise 12, +1 call, +2 raise 37, folds around, i fold, +2 calls
A23o, check, bet 70, raise all in, call
Q
X
+2 shows AKo, +3 shows AQ
L 

bb 55
+1 call, mp call, co raise 15, call around
942hh checks, co bet 75, folds to +2 allin at 110
J
X
co shows JJ for set.
L

co 45c
Mp1 raise 15, mp2 call, i call, sb call
TJ3o, i fold flop
5
5
Sb wins with 3b flop turn river
L small

bb Q6o fold
btn straddle

sb, 57o
Utg straddle, 5 way to flop @ 6
773, mp1 bets 15, i call, folds around
T i bet 35, mp folds
W

New dealer, $575

bb A8o fold
Btn straddle

btn 53o
utg, +1,+2 call, i call, bb check
6TQo
L

+2 63hh
Utg fold, i raise 12, +3 call, co call, sb call fold around
J72o, bet 20, call, fold, call
6, bet 65, fold, fold
W

bb T2dd fold
btn straddle

sb As5h
six players @ 7
7s6s3h ???
4h i bet 50, co call
2h i bet allin, fold
W

New dealer, $705
 
bb q8o
+2 bet 7, btn call, sb raise to 50, i fold
L

co JTss
Mp1 raise 20, i call, sb call
Ac9h8c check, check
7h sb bet 20, mp raises 75, i raise 225, folds around
W

New dealer, $760

bb XX fold

btn ??
hj bets 20, co calls, i call, mp1 call
AAA
3
J
hj bets 50, i call
W

co 7Tss
4 ppl @ 7
J62ss hj bets 20, i call
X hj bets ?, fold
L

btn T6ss fold

New dealer, $820

single bb 92hh
T63hh
7, i bet 40, mp call
Ah mp bets 75, i call
J7hh
L

Next hand, sb QQ
mp raise 15, btn call, i raise 50
T83hh
6
J i bet 65, btn all in, i think for ~8min btn call clock, i call 
Btn shows KK
L

Break, Rebuy $300

bb JTo
Mp1,co,btn,sb call, call
Q93dd c, bet 10, folds around
W

bb 44
+1 bets 6, i call
KQ4
T
8 i bet 20, fold
W

bb 6c3h fold

New dealer, $300

co A6hh
mp1 raise 10, i call, sb call
34Jhh mp1 bets 15, i call, sb call
5o check, check, i bet 40, fold around
W

bb ?? fold

bb AA
Raise folds

co K2cc
Mp1 call, i raise to 7, mp call
KQ6cc c,c
2o mp bets 5, i raise to 2p, mp all in ~60 call
Jo
Mp shows Q, i show 2pair
W

New dealer, $400

bb QJo
Utg call +1 call, i call
Q52dd, i bet 4, fold fold
W

Next hand, sb K2o
Utg call. I raise to 7, utg call
QJ5o c,c
4o bet 10, call
2o bet 25, fold
W

New dealer, $405

AQo mp
Mp1 call, i raise 12, mp2 (player to left) raises allin ~75) i call
Xxxxx
Shows JJ
L

Bb A5o
5 players to flop
J54 i bet 10, folds around
W

Co KQo
utg bet 10, +1 raise 25, i call, utg raises allin ~160 effective, i call, +1 call (whoops. I am in trouble)
Xxxxx
Utg KK, +1 JJ
L

Mp 77
Raise to 6, folds around
W

Bb 43o
mp1,mp2,sb me all to call flop
Q43o mp2 bets 5, i raise to 20, folds around
W

hj JJ
Utg call, i raise to 12, utg call
KK4o i bet 10, fold
W

Bb Q6ss
Utg,sb me all call
K88o
Xo i bet 5, folds around
W

Btn $325 QQs
Raise 7, sb calls
23Tsss check, bet 5, call
5o bet 12, raise all in, sb call
5o
Sb, J7ss
L

New dealer, ???

+1 KK
i raise 7, +2 call (just doubled), sb call
238o i bet 12, folds around
W

Bb 74o
Utg,+1,2,3 call, sb call
KXXo i bet 10, folds around
W

Btn Xx
Utg, mp, btn, bb call
XXXo bb bets 12, mp raises 25, i call
X, mp bets allin (40), i fold
L

$260

Mp2 K4cc
4 players to call pot
KT7o hj bets 12, i call
4o hj bets 16, i call
7o check,check
hj shows A9, i show K4 for 2 pair
W

Bb 45o chop

Sb QTo 3 players call, i call, bb raises to 12, i call
932o bb bets, i fold
L

hj KQo
Mp2 call (new player), i raise 12, co call, sb call, folds around
77A, check, bet 7, raise 25, fold
L

New dealer, $250

Bb 92o fold

Bb QQ 
6 calls, i raise to 30, folds around
W

Next hand, sb 22
5 calls to flop, including me
643 mp2 bets 10, btn call, i fold
L

Next hand, btn 53hh
+1 call, co call, i raise 18, sb call, +1 call, co call
653ss +1 bets 22, co fold, i raise allin, sb fold
Xo
Xo
+1 shows J9s
W

New dealer, $320

Bb AKo
calls around, btn raise 7, sb call, i raise 35, LJ call, btn call, sb call
A95o sb bets 80, i (immediately) raise all in, LJ call, btn fold, sb call
LJ 115 more
SB ??
Xo
Xo
Lj shows A9o
Sb shows 95s
L
( in retrospect, should have called flop 80 bet? yeah? )

Break, Addon 100, $165

Bb ??? fold
L

Sb, KQss
Utg bet 7, lj call, btn call, i call, bb call
446ss i bet 20, folds around
W

Bb ??? fold

New dealer, $170

+1 QJss
I raise 6, +2 call, btn call, sb call
346s i bet 12, +2 raise 35, folds around
L

Utg 87ss fold

Bb T5o
Utg call, +2 raise 7, btn call,sb call,i call, utg raises 32, i fold
J64hh utg bet 50
Jo +2 instacall
utg shows ATo
+2 shows KJo for quads
L

Btn AhJs
+1 call, lj call, i bet 12, bb call, +1 call, lj call
853o i bet 10, folds around
W

New dealer, $155

Bb JJ btn straddle
Sb fold,i bet 20, folds around
W

Btn ??
Co folds all others call
JT5ss utg bet 7, btn, sb, bb call
7o utg bets 25, btn call, fold, fold
4o bet 50, i call
Utg show J5 for 2Pair
L
(in retrospect, was emotional; should have raised instead of called preflop, rest of the hand played itself??)

$83

Bb 42o 
utg call, btn call, sb call, i check
KT6 check, check, utg bet 6, lj call, btn raise 25, fold, i fold, utg allin
3
9
Utg shows KT, btn shows K6
L

Next hand K7o
+1 call, btn call, i call, bb checks
468o, bb bets 7, btn call, i call
6 check, bet 12, fold fold
L

$73

+1 44
utg fold, i bet 6 mp3, lj, btn call, bb raise allin (37) folds around
L

New dealer, $67

Utg KTcc
i Raise 6, +2 call, lj call, btn call, sb call, bb call
A55hh i check, btn bets 15, fold around
L

Bb ??? fold

Btn AQdd
Utg raise 10, i raise allin (57), folds around
W

Co QTdd
Win race 44
W

New dealer, $118

Bb JTcc
+2 call, btn call, sb call, i raise to 15, +2 declares "loose call", sb raise allin (170), i call, +2 folds
AA4x
6o
Ko
sb shows QQ
L

Break, Rebuy $300, New table

+2 AsJd
+1 call, i raise 15, btn call, bb call, +1 call
JdTh8s i bet 10, btn raises to 105, bb call, +1 call, i fold
8o btn bets 50, bb calls, +1 goes allin for 20
4o
??
L

Bb A8hh
Co bets 6, sb call, i call
Kh4o2h checks around
8o sb bets 6, i raise to 30, sb calls
Ko check, check
L

Btn A5hh
Utg call, lj call, i raise 25, folds around
W

Next hand AdQc
Utg liml, lj call, i raise 12, bb, utg, mp3 call
764cc
5c i bet 25, call, call
3d
L

Next hand KQo
+1 call, i raise to 12, sb call, bb call, +1 call
A28o checks
2o, sb bets 25, folds around, 
sb Shows A
L

New dealer, $200

Bb ??
+1 bets 12, +2 call, btn call, i check
KQ7hh checks around
Jh check, 40, call, call, i fold
2o 40, call fold
L

Utg QJo fold

Bb 93o
+2 call, co call, i check
Q32o, i check, +1 bets 6, fold,i  call
Jo, i check, +1 bet ?, fold
L

Next hand, sb J6o
+1 call, i fold, bb checks
542o
L

Next hand, Btn ??
Utg straddle, i bet 20, utg call
A45cc check, bet 15
Xc bet allin, call
9d
Shows A4 for 2pair, i show trip 9
W
(Opponent has been playing like 90% of hands)

New dealer, $270

Bb K6o fold

Sb 74ss
Utg call, +1 call, +2 bets 15 (just bluffed), lj call, co call, btn, i call, bb fold
Q5o6s5, +2 bets 75, folds around
L

Bb Q6o fold

Next hand 85dd
Utg, +1 call, +2 bets 12, btn call, i call, bb, utg call
AK4o, check, check, +2 bets, folds to bb who raises allin 80, folds around
L

Bb 52o fold

New dealer, $231

Bb ??? fold

Sb QTdd
Utg call, +2 raise 20, i call, utg call
T95d check, check, bet 25, i call, utg fold
Ko check, bet 50, tank raise allin
W
("tourney reg", has been talking with table about his recent tourney cashes)

+1 AKo
I raise to 7, btn call, bb call
QJTdd checks around
5o i bet 15, raise 30, fold, raise 115, fold
W

Bb 52o fold

+2 AQo
Utg call, i raise to 15, btn, bb call
984o i check, bet 10, fold, raise allin (~60), fold
L
(Player declares he wants to "see how bad his luck is")

+1 24dd fold

Bb AdJc
+2 new player raises 16, lj call, i call
Q85ss
check, bets 20 (has 65 behind), fold, fold
L
(Im thinking i might be ahead, and the A may be good if it comes, but there isnt enough behind... also, not combo backdoor flush/str8 draw)

New dealer, $347

Utg 22
i bet 12, co call
AQ6o check, check
Qo check, check
To check, co bet 20, i fold
L
(see an A as tourney reg folds)

Bb K9o fold
Utg bet 7, co call

New dealer, $360

+2 KQo fold
L

+1 97hh
i raise 7, +2 call, lj call, btn call, sb raise 20, call around
AcQcTd sb bets 20, i fold, calls around
7d +2 bets 55, lj call, btn call, sb fold
8c check, check, check
+2 check, check, check,
btn shows A2cc for flush ... +2 shows Ax, lj shows XXdd, 
L

Bb T7o fold

Bb 56o fold

Next hand, sb KTo
6 players to flop for 5 each
K95 btn bets 12, i raise to 30, btn call
8 i bet 60, call
4 i check, allin (18), i call
Btn shows AA
L

New dealer, $175

next hand, btn 24dd
752dd
4o
5o
+1 raise 7, +2 call, lj raise allin, only i call
lj shows AKo, i show for 2pair
W
(Opponent went allin for 54)

Break, New dealer, $251

Bb T2o fold

New dealer, $248

Bb 53o fold

Co QJo
+2, mp3 call, i raise to 15, btn call, +2 call, lj call
9T5o check, check, i bet 45, btn raises allin (~90), only i call
Xo
Qo
Shows T8hh, i show Q for win
W

New dealer, $379

Bb T2o fold

Next hand AQss
+2 (~$800 "tourney reg") bets 9, co call, btn folds, i raise 35, +2 call, fold
K92o, i bet 20, raise 55, i call
Xo, i bet 75, fold
W

+1 23cc fold

Bb 77
Utg call, co raise 10 btn, sb, i call
KQ3o sb bets 15, fold around
L

Bb K9o
6 to flop @2
QJTo i bet 15, btn calls
9o check, bet 15, call
Xo cjeck, bet 15, call
1 player shows K6d, i show K9 for chop
T

New dealer, $440

Btn A9ss
utg straddle, +1 call, lj call, co call, i bet 45, utg call
K86ss utg check, i bet 15, utg raise 70 (~140 behind), i raise all in, fold
W

next hand, co A9cc
Six way to flop @15
A87o i bet 30, folds around
W

Utg 85hh fold
L

Bb Xx fold

Sb 55
+1 straddle, +2 call, co call, btn call, i call, bb fold, +1 check
K64o +1 bets 10, i call
Jo ??
L

Next hand, btn QJo
Utg straddle, lj call, hj call, co call, i raise 15, utg call, co call
876cc check, bet 15, i think about it then
Xc ???
Xc ??? Lj shows A2cc for flush
L

Utg QJss
I bet 7, +2 call, hj call
XXXo i bet 40, folds around
W

Co J9hh
Utg straddle (tourney reg), lj call, hj call, i raise 12, straddle call
AA9h i bet 40, call, fold
Th check, check,
Shows AJ for trips,
L

New dealer, $475

Bb Q6o
Utg bet 10 (new),  co calls, folds around
9XXo utg bets folds around

Next hand, sb K2o
4 ppl @2
KcQ8o bet 20, btn call
3c check, check
7c bet 2p, fold

hj KJo
Utg straddle, call, call, i raise 20, sb call, calls around (5 way)
QT3ssh i bet 80, sb allin (83), i call
Kh
Jh
Sb shows TT for set
L

Next hand, lj KQcc
I bet 7, co, hj call
875cc checks,
5c i bet 50, hj calls ( just doubled )
Ah i bet 125, co raises allin (187), i sigh-call (K high flush)
Shows 46cc for str8 flush
L

New dealer, $140

+1 ???
i bet6, calls around
K42cc checks around
Qd sb bet 20, hj, btn call,
6c bet allin, hj call (8)
Sb shows KJo, hj shows Q5cc for flush
L

Bb A3o fold

Sb, JTcc
hj (tourney reg) bets 7, two callers, i raise to 35, hj asks how much bet&behind, i say started with $140. says all in, i call
XXXXXo
hj shows pocket 3s
L

-1000 buyins

I know and accept variance, but these is equivalent to many of my sessions, so I am looking to understand the underlying misplay. Thanks for your consideration.
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01-13-2018 , 11:18 PM
I started to reply to each hand....but then got to this one and smh

bb 66
Caught river flush, all in
W

Without much detail, the river push looks idiotic. On the board 4 to a flush on the river and you push. You push with a 6 as your contribution.

On the other hands....I seemed to write fold PF throughout my first draft. Sometimes it was a close decision...but usually a very simple Fold.

My estimate is you play too loose. And your bet sizing doesn't seem to have focus.

Think about this statement: Don't bet so much that only better hands will call (meaning all the worse hands correctly fold)
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01-13-2018 , 11:23 PM
Do you calibrate action per action of the hand to different opponents? Do you think how you are thought of at the table?

How much have you lost because losing 60% of your stack is "normal" negative variance.
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01-13-2018 , 11:58 PM
Thank you both for the feedback

Quote:
Originally Posted by King Spew
I started to reply to each hand....but then got to this one and smh

bb 66
Caught river flush, all in
W
Yeah, I really don't know if it was me or the other player that was allin. I only have the hands as they're written in my phone.

Quote:
Without much detail, the river push looks idiotic. On the board 4 to a flush on the river and you push. You push with a 6 as your contribution.
Agree. I was either an idiot, tired, or some combination.

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On the other hands....I seemed to write fold PF throughout my first draft. Sometimes it was a close decision...but usually a very simple Fold.
Quote:
Originally Posted by playinggameswithu
Do you calibrate action per action of the hand to different opponents? Do you think how you are thought of at the table?
I have a hard time folding any hand preflop when there are already hand (edit: 4) people in the pot. I guess it would be wise to think more about where I am in the action (ex: i am closing the action). My thoughts here are if i do flop a pair or a combo draw I become sticky... is that bad given the number of people?

Last edited by EdPeoples; 01-14-2018 at 12:04 AM.
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01-14-2018 , 12:00 AM
Quote:
How much have you lost because losing 60% of your stack is "normal" negative variance.
lost 25 of the 30k. I moved down this weekend to "book a win and feel good", yet that also didn't happen.
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01-14-2018 , 12:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by EdPeoples
I have a hard time folding any hand preflop when there are already 4 people in the pot.
You are NOT playing limit holdem where pot odds sometimes makes it mathematically correct to play weaker hands.

In NL and playing weak hands, you will very often run into a huge loss when you flop decently (with little chance to improve).... most noobs and weaker players get sticky with any piece.

Last edited by King Spew; 01-14-2018 at 12:47 AM.
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01-14-2018 , 09:47 AM
These hands are a really difficult read in this format. If I'm reading the 1st hand correctly the open is 10x the bb and you'v flatted in the bb with 64s. I don't play 1/2, by all accounts open raises sizes are bigger but this still seems like a pretty big mistake. I only glanced at a few of the other hands.It seems like you'r making a lot of mistakes pre-flop. For example, in hands 2 and 3 there's a good argument for just folding pre. If you'r losing consistently one of the 1st things you could implement is tighter pre flop ranges.

Tighter ranges pre = stronger hands post = easier decisions post = more +ev decisions [in theory].
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01-14-2018 , 12:46 PM
Didn't go through all of them, but your sizing is all around absolutely horrendous.

edit: thought it was still 2/5. With it being 1/2 your postflop bets are still terrible but also some of these calls preflop are lighting money on fire.

Quote:
Bb J4o
Mp1 raise 15, btn call, sb call, i call
You really can't be calling 7,5x with J4o. You're losing like 4bb per hand on that one.

Last edited by Kelvis; 01-14-2018 at 12:51 PM.
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01-14-2018 , 01:02 PM
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next hand, sb AXo
5 to flop @ 7
AXX co bets 30, call, folds around
X check, check
X co bets 100, call
W
5way flop, assuming the "x" with your ace is low, is incinerating money.

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co 45c
Mp1 raise 15, mp2 call, i call, sb call
TJ3o, i fold flop
5
5
Sb wins with 3b flop turn river
L small
Don't call 7,5 raises with small suited connectors. You're getting in the money with a dominated flush and you flop the bottom ends of straight draws.

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btn 53o
utg, +1,+2 call, i call, bb check
6TQo
L
Ditch this hand

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+2 63hh
Utg fold, i raise 12, +3 call, co call, sb call fold around
J72o, bet 20, call, fold, call
6, bet 65, fold, fold
W
Hope you have insurance to pay for this hand.

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co JTss
Mp1 raise 20, i call, sb call
Ac9h8c check, check
7h sb bet 20, mp raises 75, i raise 225, folds around
W
Although in position with a very good hand, you just lack the equity to play against a 10x and being passive. If the open raise sizing is done with all hands including weak hands, you can 3bet or fold.

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co K2cc
Mp1 call, i raise to 7, mp call
KQ6cc c,c
2o mp bets 5, i raise to 2p, mp all in ~60 call
Jo
Mp shows Q, i show 2pair
W
Don't isolate with trash, especially without fold equity.

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Next hand, sb K2o
Utg call. I raise to 7, utg call
QJ5o c,c
4o bet 10, call
2o bet 25, fold
W
Same trash but offsuit and out of position. This one probably loses you $3/hand.

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Co KQo
utg bet 10, +1 raise 25, i call, utg raises allin ~160 effective, i call, +1 call (whoops. I am in trouble)
Xxxxx
Utg KK, +1 JJ
L
Can't imagine you losing less than $10/hand in this spot on average in the first call. The second call probably costs you $80+ on average.

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Bb 74o
Utg,+1,2,3 call, sb call
KXXo i bet 10, folds around
W
This is suicide.

So the good news is that it is very easy to figure out what you're doing wrong. The bad news is that you're losing $100+/night on 1/2 at this rate. Stop playing immediately and study the game and play micro stakes online or even play money. Practice preflop hand selection and general positional awareness.
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01-14-2018 , 01:28 PM
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The bad news is that you're losing $100+/night on 1/2 at this rate
What do you mean by "1/2 at this rate"?
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01-14-2018 , 01:39 PM
$1/$2
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