OK, I still need to learn a bit about Bankroll Management.
The $238 that I reported having In BlueSq this morning has this afternoon been knocked back down to $100 on a 6 seater 50c/$1 Cash game. The three killer hands for me were;
- Q5o on a Q42 board from the BB. It's raised only 2xBB from a middle position and I call. Flop comes Q high which I check raise to find out where I am, he thinks for a bit, then calls. The turn is a 3 giving me the open ended straight draw which I check to him, he checks. I bet out at the blank river and I'm priced into calling his min-raise - nearly $30 donked off as he flips AQ.
- KcKh v AsJs on a AcTc5c flop. With the 50/50 chance at hitting the nut flush draw I re-raise, setting my opponent All-In, he called. Turn and River are red so I'm relieved of another $25.
- Raising and re-raising from the button with AJo pre-flop to define the very active and ultra-aggressive Big Blind's hand, who's pocket Kings zero'd me for over $40. This was a hand I shouldn't have been involved in but following the two hands above, I suspect I was steaming.
If I had been sticking to the recommended limits on my currently deposited Bankroll, I wouldn't have been in there with $88 and a $50 reload chasing my losses. Then again, I wouldn't have been at the 50c/$1 where I do now feel comfortable.
Hmmffffff ...
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“OK, I still need to learn a bit about Bankroll Management.”
Well you know you are playing outwith your bankroll. $500 is not enough to be playing .50/1 cash and occasional tourneys, but the $500 is actually only a theoretical roll that you would like to work with as you know you can re-deposit. You would just rather not, same as the rest of us ;-) so as you are comfortable playing at this level you should carry on. Playing any lower would probably have an adverse effect on your game anyway. Certainly would for mine.
”The $238 that I reported having In BlueSq this morning has this afternoon been knocked back down to $100 on a 6 seater 50c/$1 Cash game.”
6 seater cash... well ok now you are proving your Bankroll Management is a bit off lol...
“ The three killer hands for me were;”
”- Q5o on a Q42 board from the BB. It's raised only 2xBB from a middle position and I call. Flop comes Q high which I check raise to find out where I am, he thinks for a bit, then calls. The turn is a 3 giving me the open ended straight draw which I check to him, he checks. I bet out at the blank river and I'm priced into calling his min-raise - nearly $30 donked off as he flips AQ.”
Even six seat I don’t think I’d be raising Q5o here and certainly not for only 2xBB. If you are raising you are stealing so it’s going to have to be more.
Problem now is you have made a hand but to be honest it’s a crap one. The check raise certainly shows strength but when you are called here you should be done. Checking the turn… fine but I hope you were throwing your hand away if he bet!
You miss your free card for the gutshot and still have top pair poor kicker. Sorry but the bet here, IMHO, is a poor play and unfortunately he knows he's in front. The min raise that you were priced into calling was a good play on his part.
Can’t add much more to this other than... Don’t play Q5o... ;-)
”- KcKh v AsJs on a AcTc5c flop. With the 50/50 chance at hitting the nut flush draw I re-raise, setting my opponent All-In, he called. Turn and River are red so I'm relieved of another $25.”
Did you raise pre-flop?
Unlucky to see the A on the flop and unlucky to miss the draw.
”- Raising and re-raising from the button with AJo pre-flop to define the very active and ultra-aggressive Big Blind's hand, who's pocket Kings zero'd me for over $40. This was a hand I shouldn't have been involved in but following the two hands above, I suspect I was steaming.”
AJo and raising from the button… fine... BB re-raises, ok he may think you are stealing and wants to defend... you’re re-raise, fine as you are not stealing and if he is only stubbornly defending he will really have to reconsider...
Did he call? Was a flop seen before it all went in? - even if he had flat called your re-raise it’s got to start alarm bells ringing.
I suspect you were steaming a little as well. Thing to consider here is did the BB and the rest of the table also thing you were steaming?
Things aint going your way... take a breath and count to 5... reset your brain... now how do you take advantage of your new steamy table image ;-)
”$50 reload chasing my losses”
Oh dear!!!!!!!
Hope things improve... Would be good to have a cash game discussion on the way to Edinburgh on Sat... unless you think it will have an adverse effect on your Tourney play.
Well Neil after Zanshin's comments i think thats u officially been told!...so i have nothin more to add lol!
Oops. Maybe I was a bit too harsh.
It was intended to be constructive criticism.
Sorry M8 I’ll get you a drink at the weekend as an apology ;-)
Not harsh at all Mate - it was all taken as constructive critisism and, as per the email I sent you earlier, thank you again, I appreciate every bit of it!
I had also said in my email that I was going to try to justify some of my decisions but, to be honest, I am struggling. The only one I was going to comment on was that, on the first hand with Q5o;
After his long pause in calling my flop bet and his checking of the turn, I pushed out what I termed a good value bet with the suspicion that he had a hand in the 99, TT or JJ. If you read it again and can't see why I would have thought this, you're 100% right in your constructive critisisms.
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