Unlucky

So I have been playing the $10/$20 Level at Party and first observations are that there are some pretty bad players even at this level.

Here is an example of me going from being up $76 to being down to XXX in 3 crucial hands.


***** Hand History for Game 4187999538 *****
$10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, May 04, 23:33:00 ET 2006
Table Fire & Ice (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: rc40gross ( $489 )
Seat 3: acpeters ( $364 )
Seat 4: Duckman7777 ( $263.68 )
Seat 5: golff ( $155.50 )
Seat 9: FastFoodPimp ( $648 )
Seat 10: Shockweed ( $493 )
Seat 6: siberianex ( $676 )
Seat 7: godrollsdice ( $701 )
Seat 1: hh_44 ( $155 )
Seat 8: divi1234 ( $1050 )
godrollsdice posts small blind [$5].
divi1234 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to siberianex [ Qh Qs ]
FastFoodPimp folds.
Shockweed raises [$20].
hh_44 folds.
acpeters folds.
Duckman7777 folds.
golff folds.
siberianex raises [$30].
godrollsdice folds.
divi1234 calls [$20]. <---- This guy calls 2 re-raised out of the BB with A4o... Unreal
Shockweed calls [$10].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 6d, Qd ]
divi1234 bets [$10].
Shockweed folds.
siberianex raises [$20].
divi1234 calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
divi1234 checks.
siberianex bets [$20].
divi1234 calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ 3d ] <---- Of course he hits and I pay him off.
divi1234 bets [$20].
siberianex calls [$20].
divi1234 shows [ 4c, Ad ] a flush, ace high.
siberianex doesn't show [ Qh, Qs ] three of a kind, queens.
divi1234 wins $212 from the main pot with a flush, ace high.

I actually do not fault him for chasing after the flop as he had odds, but the pre-flop play was awful.

BTW, I have been dealt QQ 4 times at this level and have lost everytime for a total of $310 and pots totalling $938. If I win even 2 of these, I am in great shape, but them are the breaks.
I think I am not hating them more than Kings.

Hand #2 Same Luck Box.

***** Hand History for Game 4188013923 *****
$10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, May 04, 23:34:39 ET 2006
Table Fire & Ice (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: rc40gross ( $489 )
Seat 3: acpeters ( $364 )
Seat 4: Duckman7777 ( $263.68 )
Seat 5: golff ( $155.50 )
Seat 9: FastFoodPimp ( $638 )
Seat 10: Shockweed ( $463 )
Seat 6: siberianex ( $586 )
Seat 7: godrollsdice ( $606 )
Seat 1: hh_44 ( $155 )
Seat 8: divi1234 ( $1269 )
FastFoodPimp posts small blind [$5].
Shockweed posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to siberianex [ 7d 8d ]
hh_44 folds.
acpeters folds.
Duckman7777 calls [$10].
golff calls [$10].
siberianex calls [$10].
godrollsdice folds.
divi1234 raises [$20].
FastFoodPimp folds.
Shockweed folds.
Duckman7777 calls [$10].
golff calls [$10].
siberianex calls [$10].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, Js, 7h ]
Duckman7777 checks.
golff checks.
siberianex bets [$10]. <---- I decide to lead to see where I am
divi1234 calls [$10]. <-- No re-raise, he is either missed or waiting to check raise the turn
Duckman7777 folds.
golff folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kc ]
siberianex bets [$20]. <--- I am betting until he shows me strenght
divi1234 calls [$20]. <--- Still no re-raise, I am pretty sure I am ahead.
** Dealing River ** [ As ] <--- Of course he hits his card and I have to pay him off again.
siberianex checks.
divi1234 bets [$20].
siberianex calls [$20].
divi1234 shows [ Ad, Qd ] a pair of aces.
siberianex doesn't show [ 7d, 8d ] a pair of sevens.
divi1234 wins $192 from the main pot with a pair of aces.

Hand #3


***** Hand History for Game 4188022570 *****
$10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, May 04, 23:35:34 ET 2006
Table Fire & Ice (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: rc40gross ( $489 )
Seat 3: acpeters ( $364 )
Seat 4: Duckman7777 ( $243.68 )
Seat 5: golff ( $135.50 )
Seat 9: FastFoodPimp ( $633 )
Seat 10: Shockweed ( $453 )
Seat 6: siberianex ( $516 )
Seat 7: godrollsdice ( $606 )
Seat 1: hh_44 ( $155 )
Seat 8: divi1234 ( $1391 )
Shockweed posts small blind [$5].
hh_44 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to siberianex [ Qc Kc ]
acpeters calls [$10].
Duckman7777 calls [$10].
golff calls [$10].
siberianex raises [$20]. <---- Standard Raise
godrollsdice folds.
divi1234 calls [$20].
FastFoodPimp folds.
Shockweed folds.
hh_44 folds.
acpeters calls [$10].
Duckman7777 calls [$10].
golff calls [$10].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Ac, 8h ] <----- Pretty good flop for my hand with lots of money in the pot.
acpeters checks.
Duckman7777 checks.
golff checks.
siberianex bets [$10]. <---- I have to lead out
divi1234 raises [$20].
acpeters folds.
Duckman7777 folds.
golff calls [$20].
siberianex calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ] <--- Now I have to chase
golff checks.
siberianex checks.
divi1234 bets [$20].
golff calls [$20].
siberianex calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ 7s ] <--- Of Course I miss. Thats been the case for 3 hands in a row.
golff checks.
siberianex checks.
divi1234 bets [$20].
golff folds.
siberianex folds.
divi1234 does not show cards.
divi1234 wins $252

So this guy picks up close to $1000 in just 51 hands and leaves. Most of that money should have been dragged by me.

I have played 3 sessions now and have won only 1, but amazingly enough I am up $129.50.
If only I had gotten some breaks in the other sessions, I would easily be up over 1K.

At least I know, I can play at this level.

Any comments on the hands would be appriciated, not that I think anybody reads this blog.

Until next time....