First 2 minutes of my first real session at 6m

PokerStars Game #30077575353: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/04 3:26:10 ET
Table Merga II 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: duckdogblue ($177.05 in chips)
Seat 2: BalloonFight ($51.30 in chips)
Seat 4: ValenFrog ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: milenium1 ($95.15 in chips)
ValenFrog: posts small blind $0.25
milenium1: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to BalloonFight
duckdogblue: folds
BalloonFight: raises $1 to $1.50
ValenFrog: folds
duckdogblue leaves the table
milenium1: calls $1

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $3.25)

   
milenium1: checks
BalloonFight: bets $2.50
milenium1: calls $2.50

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $8.25)

   
milenium1: checks
jpwh17 joins the table at seat #1
BalloonFight: bets $6.50
U pabo joins the table at seat #5
milenium1: raises $11.50 to $18
U pabo leaves the table
bmlm joins the table at seat #3
ZralokCZ joins the table at seat #5
BalloonFight: raises $14 to $32
milenium1: raises $56 to $88
BalloonFight: calls $15.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($40.70) returned to milenium1

River (Pot : $102.85)

   

Showdown
milenium1: shows (three of a kind, Threes)
BalloonFight: mucks hand
milenium1 collected $100.85 from pot

Summary
Total pot $102.85 | Rake $2
Board  
Seat 1: duckdogblue folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: BalloonFight (button) mucked
Seat 4: ValenFrog (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: milenium1 (big blind) showed and won ($100.85) with three of a kind, Threes

PokerStars Game #30077615904: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/04 3:29:01 ET
Table Merga II 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: jpwh17 ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: BalloonFight ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: ValenFrog ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: milenium1 ($145.65 in chips)
jpwh17: posts small blind $0.25
BalloonFight: posts big blind $0.50
bmlm: sits out
ZralokCZ: sits out

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to BalloonFight
ValenFrog: folds
milenium1: calls $0.50
jpwh17: folds
BalloonFight: raises $2 to $2.50
milenium1: calls $2

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $5.25)

   
BalloonFight: bets $4
milenium1: raises $4 to $8
BalloonFight: raises $12 to $20
milenium1: raises $55.50 to $75.50
BalloonFight: calls $27.50 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($28) returned to milenium1

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $100.25)

   

River (Pot : $100.25)

   

Showdown
BalloonFight: shows (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
milenium1: shows (a flush, Queen high)
milenium1 collected $98.25 from pot

Summary
Total pot $100.25 | Rake $2
Board  
Seat 1: jpwh17 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: BalloonFight (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 4: ValenFrog folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: milenium1 (button) showed and won ($98.25) with a flush, Queen high

0 votes

Standard.

2 days ago I had 2x KK v AA, 1x 90% all in EV, and a set over set. Keep playing long term, don't make mistakes, and keep playing until you hit stop loss , no matter how little amount of hands you played.

If you don't want to stop you can move down, grind up what you lost and come back

Yeah, I've been in that mode for about 4 months now. Always stuck at the same bankroll. Its the same story week after week. Win 1 or 2 buyins one day, lose 1 the next. win 1, lose 2, win 2, lose 2, win 3!, lose 3.. etc etc etc forever and ever.

It's probably hard to hear right now but if you have really been breaking even for 4 months I would work on your game. Apart from that I empathise with you, I just cashed out 50% of my bankroll and instantly went on my worst run ever (like $700 below ev in 3k hands at NL50). Rebuilding time!

Hand 1 looks like it could be a turn fold by the way.

On July 04 2009 04:20 BalloonFight wrote: Yeah, I've been in that mode for about 4 months now. Always stuck at the same bankroll. Its the same story week after week. Win 1 or 2 buyins one day, lose 1 the next. win 1, lose 2, win 2, lose 2, win 3!, lose 3.. etc etc etc forever and ever.

Hmmm, I don't know how many hands you play but if its anything like my volumes then there is no way its just variance, and you are probably not beating the limit/ have something to improve.
How does your red line look like?

I usually play 30 - 35k hands a month, only like 12k in June as it was just too depressing to play. First few days of June like 50 coolers in a row for my biggest swing ever. My redline is actually pretty nice. Its my showdown line thats been fucked in the ass recently

I love you balloon keep grinding, you'll get past it

Btw I like to raise 4BB+XBB unless you I more than 20/19 imo. At NL50 people still don't make a difference -.-

Dont like the first hand, I think you can get away from it.