Good HU Session

Just played a 20 game session. Went 11-9. 18 of the games were $20-$50 buy in. Played 4 4-mans as well. Lost the first 3 games I played, and still managed to make $39 when it was all said and done. More importantly, I never tilted once. Got a tiny bit steamed at one point, but it lasted about 10 seconds. I felt very focused the whole time. Played 10 $20-$22's, 5 $30-$33's, 3 $50's, and 2 under $20, so a good variety of buy-ins. Felt very good and I'm encouraged. A 55% win percentage overall, and 2-2 in 4 mans is pretty solid. If not for the 1-2 record in the $50's, it would have been a much more profitable night, but I'm still not focusing much on that....just trying to keep playing solid poker, not tilting, and I think the rest will take care of itself.

I do feel that I made a few mistakes in the session. This is a hand I may have overplayed. It was a $50 buy-in. I was handling the guy really well, and had nearly a 3-1 chip edge.


PokerStars Game #25257269013: Tournament #142994476, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2009/02/23 3:57:33 ET
Table '142994476 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RNazarian (814 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (2186 in chips)
RNazarian: posts small blind 25
Wingpin: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [Ac 9d]
RNazarian: raises 100 to 150
Wingpin: raises 2036 to 2186 and is all-in
RNazarian: calls 664 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1372) returned to Wingpin
*** FLOP *** [4h 2s 8s]
*** TURN *** [4h 2s 8s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [4h 2s 8s 5d] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Wingpin: shows [Ac 9d] (high card Ace)
RNazarian: shows [Ah Jc] (high card Ace - Jack kicker)
RNazarian collected 1628 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1628 | Rake 0
Board [4h 2s 8s 5d 6s]
Seat 1: RNazarian (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Jc] and won (1628) with high card Ace
Seat 2: Wingpin (big blind) showed [Ac 9d] and lost with high card Ace

I went all in, but if I flat him here pre, he will either c-bet the flop and I fold...or he will check it down, leaving me the option of stabbing by representing a straight, or checking it down and losing only $150 instead of $800.


On the very next hand I made another dumb play, losing the tournament, and $50.
It kinda speaks for itself...in the last 2 hands, my A-9, and A-2 ran into A-J and A-Q....but if I wouldve played right, I would have still been way ahead, even after this hand. I think I just got caught up in the moment and snap called. Not a good feeling to be praying for that duck!!!

The one thing I can say in my defense is that this guy was bluffing like crazy, and showing me the garbage hands. He did it enough times that I made a note on him and it said "bluffy and showy". Shook me off of 2 or 3 pots where I had him pwned, so the pump was primed for me to fall into the trap.


PokerStars Game #25257274582: Tournament #142994476, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2009/02/23 3:58:00 ET
Table '142994476 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RNazarian (1628 in chips)
Seat 2: Wingpin (1372 in chips)
Wingpin: posts small blind 25
RNazarian: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Wingpin [2d Ac]
Wingpin: raises 50 to 100
RNazarian: raises 1528 to 1628 and is all-in
Wingpin: calls 1272 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (256) returned to RNazarian
*** FLOP *** [7s Jd 9h]
*** TURN *** [7s Jd 9h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [7s Jd 9h 9c] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RNazarian: shows [Qc As] (a pair of Nines)
Wingpin: shows [2d Ac] (a pair of Nines - lower kicker)
RNazarian collected 2744 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2744 | Rake 0
Board [7s Jd 9h 9c 5h]
Seat 1: RNazarian (big blind) showed [Qc As] and won (2744) with a pair of Nines
Seat 2: Wingpin (button) (small blind) showed [2d Ac] and lost with a pair of Nines



Paid for 3 months of Sharkscope, and I'm deducting that from my profit figures.

YTD NET Profit $486
YTD Sharkscope $511

MTD Sharkscope $225