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barbieman Sweden. Jun 06 2009 01:27. Posts 2132

Why do i have to run bad every time i play NL100??? I've been trying to jump up from NL50 to NL100 for like 6months and every time i do, i run into a wall of shit. I'm beating NL50 for about 4.5ptbb over more than 100k hands....

I can't win any coin-flips and it feels like I get outdrawn every turn or river in big pots. My AK never hits the board. If I have KK and somebody calls me there's an A on the board or a c/f. AA never gets any action. 4 last times that I've had a flush a 4th flush-card comes on the river. I've made one call-down that i'm not satisfied with during this time, and it was retarded. I leveled myself into calling after running like shit. JJ on a 345K6-board, villain had flopped a set. Everyone makes mistakes once in a while, but this hand was an unnecessary loss, no reason behind the call. Sort of the retarded "omg i run so bad, look!"-kind of call.

This was the last big hand I lost last session and it will represent all the others

Submitted by : barbieman

Full Tilt Poker Game #12646345210: Table Cory (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:16:39 ET - 2009/06/06
Seat 1: nygreek72 ($117.05)
Seat 2: nortonious ($0), is sitting out
Seat 3: Broady25 ($63.25)
Seat 4: Hero ($112)
Seat 5: pokertruth ($110.85)
Seat 6: Noose 777 ($128.45)
Noose 777 posts the small blind of $0.50
nygreek72 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
Broady25 folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $3
pokertruth raises to $10.50
Noose 777 calls $10
nygreek72 folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero calls $7.50
*** FLOP *** (pot: $30)
Noose 777 checks
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero bets $22
nortonious adds $20
nortonious has returned
pokertruth has 15 seconds left to act
pokertruth calls $22
Noose 777 folds
*** TURN *** (pot: $74)
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
pokertruth has 15 seconds left to act
pokertruth bets $68
Hero raises to $79.50, and is all in
pokertruth calls $10.35, and is all in
Hero shows
pokertruth shows
Uncalled bet of $1.15 returned to Hero

River (Pot : $168.20)

Hero shows three of a kind, Queens
pokertruth shows a straight, King high
pokertruth wins the pot ($230.20) with a straight, King high
Hero adds $98.85

Summary
Total pot $233.20 | Rake $3
Board:
Seat 1: nygreek72 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: nortonious is sitting out
Seat 3: Broady25 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Hero showed and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: pokertruth (button) showed and won ($230.20) with a straight, King high
Seat 6: Noose 777 (small blind) folded on the Flop

Preflop: Pokertruth seemed to be an aggressive player who could be bluffing here, notorious was just some donkey who could've had any two. I viewed notorious money pretty much as free money, I thought about 4betting and just picking up the pot. I just called hoping for notorious to get a piece of the board since he'd prolly stack off if he did.

Flop: With such a drawy board I decided to donkbet, if pokertruth had a hand he'd c-bet with I thought he'd just push over me. If he folds he wouldn't have cbet in the first place and no free cards for AK or a random K/T. When he just calls I got a bit surprised and put him on KK-AA or JJ, Still didn't get why he just didn't push.

Turn: The hand should've been all-in on the flop so i'm a bit wtf, i probably should've pushed myself.

I know, I would've gone broke most times anyway. But this sucks. I know I beat NL100, there are too many players that sucks far more than I do, but I still can't manage do win on NL100, it's so fucking annoying and frustrating. I've spent 6 months rebuilding and over and over again and this shit just keeps a happening. Last couple days I haven't played my A-game since I'm losing every fuckin hand, but I still get it in good and would win if it wasn't for all the flips, setups and bad beats going against me.

End of whine, hopefully the rest of this weekend will treat me better. If it doesn't, I guess I'll take a break and go back to crushing NL50 which would be really boring.

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NewbSaibot United States. Jun 06 2009 01:32. Posts 4943

What is your criteria for moving down limits? If you play with no less than 20 buyins, maybe just buy in for 1/20th of your roll at NL100, even if that doesnt mean a full stack to give it some more time. Buy in for like 90 or 80 bb's. The regs might notice, but probably wont care, especially if you seem to play competently. With a few good rounds you'll have a full stack anyway and they will probably forget you didnt buy in full, if you're even worried about them thinking that. Sustain yourself a lot longer at NL100 until you start hitting critical mass like having 15 buyins or less.

bye now

barbieman Sweden. Jun 06 2009 01:46. Posts 2132

I'm rolled for NL200, I've moved down to NL50 four times because of failed NL100 shots.
I've always spent some extra time at NL50 to regain my confidence.

Last edit: 06/06/2009 01:47

rednalluk Sweden. Jun 06 2009 03:30. Posts 626

I dont see what kind of hand your up against that makes you ahead. Do you really think he wouldnt reraise with a set here on flop? And 2p would (in my mind) check behind on this flop. I think you overestimate the standardness in this hand, but i dont really know for sure. id probably pay of aswell or just stick it in on the turn.