What up?!??!
There are times in poker when you just feel as if your opponent has your number. He has been outplaying you all day and you just can't seem to beat him in any pot. Then along comes a hand where he owns you so damn hard you just have to insta quit your session. In a fit of rage you toss a monitor off your balcony and laugh in satanic fashion as it narrowly misses a pedestrian. It hurts to know that you are just not up to par and your opponents have crushed your soul with their skillful manipulation of all your weaknesses. In honor of my last few frustrating months, I have put together a few of the hands that sent me into instant depression, with the knowledge that I had just been owned. There is also a lesson here. Learn to play as well as these guys, and you will probably someday be an online megastar.
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DRluck3 [As Ac]
Jonah SJ: raises $20 to $40
DRluck3: raises $120 to $160
Sharknebulah: folds
Tim0thee: folds
jasond781: folds
zartrüssel: folds
$hark2u: folds
C-Webb93: folds
mustanggino: folds
Jonah SJ: calls $120
*** FLOP *** [7h 6d 5d]
Jonah SJ: bets $1301.45 and is all-in
DRluck3: calls $1301.45
*** TURN *** [7h 6d 5d] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [7h 6d 5d 9c] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Jonah SJ: shows [8c 8s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
DRluck3: shows [As Ac] (three of a kind, Aces)
Jonah SJ collected $2949.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2952.90 | Rake $3
Ok, at the time I'll admit I was a little frustrated by my opponents play. Looking back on it, I can see why he made the move he did, and really, its pure genius. Now there's no arguing with preflop. He has a pair and he is only facing a small raise, so its obvious he has to see the flop. I think everyone can see that. Now on the flop, it gets a bit more complex. There's a little less than 400 bucks in the pot. I think my opponent sense that I will fold out all the hands hes ahead of if he shoves, so its important that he does that. In my last log I talked about how strong ALL IN is, and this is a perfect example. He wouldn't want the turn to come an Ace or King. So he shoves to find out where he's at. Unluckily for him, he gets the bad news that he's been reduced to a straight draw, but this is one of those times where you just have to be able to rely on your feeling. I can only assume that he knew the turn would deliver him from evil, and he went with it. A nice hand to get inside the minds of a good player, and I think I learned from it.
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DRluck3 [5d Ah]
justDgmt: folds
AndrewBoccia: folds
zarifula: folds
ValentjNN: folds
palluss: calls $3
DRluck3: raises $24 to $30
palluss: calls $24
*** FLOP *** [6d Ks 8h]
palluss: bets $42
DRluck3: raises $97.25 to $139.25
palluss: calls $21.70 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($75.55) returned to DRluck3
*** TURN *** [6d Ks 8h] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [6d Ks 8h 4h] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
palluss: shows [7s 5s] (a straight, Four to Eight)
DRluck3: shows [5d Ah] (a pair of Kings)
palluss collected $184.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $187.40 | Rake $3
Here's a hand where preflop play is the key to success. My opponent limps in, disguising the strength of his hand well. When I raise to 1/3 of his stack, he can obviously call, since its likely he will double up if he flops well. And wouldn't ya know it! He has flopped very nice indeed with the open ended straight draw. Now it just comes down to whether he feels it or not. Evidentially he did, since the turn delivered him his four, and the STONE COLD NUTS. I really liked the way this guy didn't let me get a read on his hand, until it was too late, and he was all in with the 7 high straight draw. Nice hand sir.
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DRluck3 [Js Th]
emotionale: folds
Miss MaiTai: folds
AndrewBoccia: folds
1Spotz: raises $9 to $15
DRluck3: calls $9
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks 8s]
1Spotz: bets $21.90
DRluck3: calls $21.90
*** TURN *** [9d Ks 8s] [3h]
1Spotz: bets $55.25
DRluck3: raises $130.75 to $186
1Spotz: raises $77.30 to $263.30 and is all-in
DRluck3: calls $77.30
*** RIVER *** [9d Ks 8s 3h] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
1Spotz: shows [7s 7d] (a pair of Sevens)
DRluck3: shows [Js Th] (high card King)
1Spotz collected $598.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $600.40 | Rake $2
Here's one where my opponent relies on his "soul reading" capabilities. You can see that although there are three overcards on the board, and he is facing a committing raise, my opponent looked down the barrel of the shotgun and said, "Fuck it, if 77 isn't good here, I don't know when it is good." Gotta say, I'm legitimately impressed with the balls required to go with your read here. Honestly, I couldn't do it, and that's why this guys a top notch professional, and I'm just his little poker bitch.
Finally, its time for THE REAL GEM OF THEM ALL! My opponent here shows commitment, balls of steal, and total aggression, using a few techniques I discussed in my previous post. Let's take a gander...
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DRluck3 [Kc Jc]
klupko69: raises $20 to $30
dougiedan678: calls $30
DRluck3: raises $96 to $126
AndrewBoccia: folds
p.stefano68: folds
C-Webb93: folds
klupko69: calls $96
dougiedan678: calls $96
*** FLOP *** [4h 2h Js]
klupko69: bets $976.70 and is all-in
dougiedan678: folds
DRluck3: calls $976.70
*** TURN *** [4h 2h Js] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [4h 2h Js 4d] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
klupko69: shows [Jh Th] (a flush, Jack high)
DRluck3: shows [Kc Jc] (two pair, Jacks and Fours)
klupko69 collected $2343.40 from pot
First, its essential that he does not fold preflop. If he did, the hand would be over and then he couldn't win it. So he does a good job by calling this 3-bet out of position. While I can't really give him the credit for being out of position, I can no doubt know that he's aware of the power of out of position. He gets to bet first! And bet he will...
Ok, so he's flopped pretty well here. He has a weak top pair and a nice flush draw to go with it. Great! Now the key is to shove. We don't want to let either of the other two players in the pot put a dime in with a worse hand! Get those aces, kings, and queens outta here! The 3x pot shove is intimidating enough to fold out tons of hands, and a better player could probably fold my hand, but I just clicked call anyways, and to my dismay my opponent had the flush draw. As we know, you hit your draw more often than not, and he gets it on the river. I think I should learn from this mistake and be folding in this spot from now on, but for the moment, I'm just going to go kickbox a chimpanzee and think about how all these guys kicked my ass.
Peace guys.
DRluck The Third
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