Tough session, tested my patience a lot. Enter four tables and promptly destroy my table image. It's just chips, right?
I find a new favorite opponent. Someone who limps a lot, but will fold to almost all my isolations. It gets really profitable. 2.5BB each time. Had position on him on all four tables, so I got a good red line out of it. Problem was that I kept missing my flops and was having trouble getting paid off with anything good. I spewed off a BI early trying to bluff someone with top set. That's one of my worst blue lines ever. Steaming, steaming, steaming as my green just kept dropping and I kept missing and missing. At this point, I'm down about 3BI. Fortunately, the steaming didn't transfer onto the poker table as I tightened up a bit, stuck to a fit or fold, rather than the laggy strategy, and just waited for some good cards. Also tightened up my steal attempts which helped.
Then this happened. (by the way, I just learned that there is a converter right on this page a minute ago!)
Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
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UTG+1: $23.64
MP1: $10.00
Hero (MP2): $22.11
CO: $10.00
BTN: $10.00
SB: $21.84
BB: $9.64
UTG: $20.55
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP2 with 2
2
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.10,
MP1 raises to $0.50, Hero calls $0.50,
3 folds, BB calls $0.40,
1 fold
Flop: ($1.65) 2
2
6
(3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks,
Hero bets $0.60, BB calls $0.60, MP1 folds
Turn: ($2.85) 9
(2 players)
BB checks,
Hero bets $1.77, BB calls $1.77
River: ($6.39) Q
(2 players)
BB bets $2.60,
Hero raises to $7, BB calls $4.17 all in
Then a few minutes later...
Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
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UTG+1: $20.19
UTG+2: $10.00
MP1: $9.35
MP2: $9.94
CO: $19.62
Hero (BTN): $21.80
SB: $20.30
BB: $10.44
UTG: $9.70
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BTN with A
J
3 folds, MP1 calls $0.10,
2 folds,
Hero raises to $0.45,
1 fold, BB calls $0.35, MP1 calls $0.35
Flop: ($1.40) 9
7
4
(3 players)
BB checks,
MP1 bets $1.40, Hero calls $1.40, BB folds
Turn: ($4.20) 5
(2 players)
MP1 bets $4.20,
Hero raises to $19.95 all in, MP1 calls $3.30 all in
River: ($19.20) A
(2 players - 2 are all in)
I needed some help from the deck and I got it.
Then came the big hand...
Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
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BB: $23.55
UTG: $11.94
UTG+1: $10.40
Hero (UTG+2): $32.31
MP1: $20.00
MP2: $10.47
CO: $20.20
BTN: $8.63
SB: $20.64
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG+2 with 8
8
2 folds, Hero calls $0.10,
MP1 raises to $0.50,
5 folds, Hero calls $0.40
I'm limping since there's a guy who habitually 3bets me. We've played a lot together and he's pretty competent. If he's got a HUD, I'm sure he's seeing a totally trashed out table image, so he makes the correct move to iso me. I can't start raising with my small and medium PP, so I'm limping. However, guy to my left raises, so my tormentor drops out of this hand. I only have 50 hands on him, so I'm not sure what his deal is.
Flop: ($1.15) 8
J
7
(2 players)
Hero checks,
MP1 bets $0.80,
Hero raises to $3.55, MP1 calls $2.75
I do not like this board, so I'm trying hard to get the money in. Opponent won't have it, unfortunately. I only have 50 hands on him, so presumably he knows little about me too. Perhaps to give me another chance to bluff or because he's just unsure what to do.
Turn: ($8.25) 9
(2 players)
Hero bets $8.25,
MP1 raises to $15.95 all in, Hero calls $7.70
I'm not sure if this is a good or bad turn card. I lead out with a PSB. Opponent shoves which sucks because I'm presuming that he's not doing this without a 10 in his hand. I've got the right odds to call, though, so I make the call. You can see what opponent had in the spoiler.
River: ($40.15) 4
(2 players - 1 is all in)
I'm mentally worn out by this point, so I just check out with my nice little 187 bb profit and call it a night.
My brags
[x]Didn't let steam lead to spew.
[x]Made on-the-fly adjustments to my redline strategy to get it back to a respectable level. Kind of a pity since it was so high, but that's the consequence of pretending to be a lagtard.
[x]Got good cards at the right time.
[x]Made profit!