Rush & I do not do well as evidenced by one more somewhat lengthy session. 100 hand increments might be best for me. I play in $4 increments and had to play 3 of those tonight.
Hand 18 was my 1st downfall. I had pocket A's and bet .30 from MP1, LP1 called everyone else folded. Flop 8s 4d 10d. Didn't hit a set but my A's looked pretty good. I bet .30 again and LP1 called. Turn 6d. Could be a flush out there and if one more diamond falls I'll have the nut flush. I bet .45 into the 1.35 pot and LP1 raises me to $2.70. I decide to call. I will admit that I was enamored with my A's and potentil flush draw and didn't think very much about what she might have. Certainly it would have been best if I'd folded to that re-raise. River was a 4c pairing 4's on the board. I checked and LP1 went all-in with $1.44..I called and that put me all-in. Again not a wise decision on my part. At best I have pocket A's and the board shows a lot of possibilities that could be that. & sure enough that is what the case is. LP1 has pocket 4's and has hit quads. They hit a set on the flop, so I was spinning my wheels in the water and didn't even know it. BOOM $4 down the drain. I reload another $4
Hands move along with some ups and downs and at hand 51 I have $4.23 slightly more then my reload. I have Ac Ks in the CO position. Everyone folds to me and bet .30. The Button folds, the SB raises to .90 and the BB folds. I call. Flop Kh 6d 3h, pairing my K that has an Ace kicker. SB bets .90 and I decide to go all-in w/$3.33 and the SB calls me. SB has $25.27 at the start and they can easily double me up, which is partly why I decided to make that all-in raise. They show pocket Q's and I'm feeling pretty good about that. Turn is an 8s and the River Ah giving me two pair. I double up and now have $7.99, just a penny under the money I've put in. Alas it is not going to stay in my hands. :-/
I reach my high point at hand 72 where I now have $7.39. I have Kh Qd in the CO position. MP1 bets .20 and I call, Button and SB fold, and BB calls. Flop 2d 10c Qs, pairing my Q that has a K kicker. MP1 bets .50 and I raise to $1. BB & MP1 fold. I now have $8.23 and am up .23 at the moment.
By hand 100 I was down to $6.78. At hand 200 I was now $5.88.At hand 250 $5.21. By hand 300 I had slipped to $3.97. At 350 I now had $1.60. This is mostly due to drippling it away to check out flops because of other players betting ..20, .30, .35 cents and not wining very often and when I did it was very small pots.
Continuing from last night. Decided I was to tired to finish this up.
Hand 359 I had a nice double up w/As Js vs 3s 3c. I limped under the gun and decided to call the Button's raise to .45. Flop was Ad 7h 8c. I decided to go all-in with my last $1.05 and the button called. I now had $2.94.
At hand 390 I made my next costly play. I had Kd Qd from the HJ position w/$2.24. Everyone folded to me and I bet 3 BB (.30) all folded and the BB called. Flop As Ks 9d. I opt to bet the pot (.65) in spite of the Ace and BB calls. Turn 8c. BB &I check. River 6c. BB bets the pot ($1.95) and for unclear reasons to me now I decide to call with my last $1.29. BB shows Ac 7s.
Looking at my play I'd say the pot bet of flop was to see what the BB would do and hoping he would fold if he didn't have the Ace. He didn't fold. He could have the Ace, a King, or maybe a spade flush draw. He only had $3.19 to my $1.29 at that point, so though different amounts I didn't feel he was just going along because he a bit more money then I did as I might if he had $10-$20. Calling him on the river makes no sense to me. It was more one of those "trying to will my cards to be winners" situation then anything else and maybe I was just too tired and should have quit. I add another $4 one more time so I can play to 500 hands.
At hand 400 I had $3.95 left. hand 406 I had pocket K's in the SB position. Everyone folded to me and I bet 2 BB (.20), BB called. Flop 4s 6d 6s. I min bet .10, BB calls. Turn Jd. I min bet .10 again & BB calls. River 10s. I make one last min bet .10 and BB calls one last time. He shows 10d Js having paired on the turn & river. Fortunately for me the board paied with 6's and I had the best 2 pair winning a $.94 pot.
I'm a bit surprised he didn't raise me anywhere along the way as he had $10, if not on the turn, surely on the rriver. Maybe he was concerned I had trip 6's on the flop.
Hand 408 I chopped a pot w/Ah Jd vs Qd Jc with the board showing 7s 3d 7h Js 7d. BB bet .30 on the turn & I and CO called. After the 7 showed up on the river BB bet .80 into a pot of $1.30. I called and CO folded. I had a FH, 7's full of J's and the only thing that could be me would be a 4th 7, or pocket Q's, K's, or A's and the betting had not gone in a way to suggest any of those where out there. I now had $4.72.
Just a few hands later, hand 411, I play stupid again. In BB w/Kd 8s, MP1 bet .35 I call. Flop is 7d 10d 4d, giving me a 2nd nut flush draw. I check and MP1 bets .70, I call. Turn Jc. I check again and MP1 bets $1. I opt to call looking for that 2nd nut flush draw and not thinking a lot about what MP1 may have. After all he might already have the nut flush. He has certainly been betting the flop and the turn like he has SOMETHING and that SOMETHING can beat me even if I hit the flush. River is a 7s pairing the board. I check and MP1 checks too. Slightly encouraging but I only have K high. He shows 9d 9h and wins with two pair and leaving me with $2.67.
He didn't have as good of cards as I expected so I'm assuming his aggressive betting came from my checking and his hoping I'd get off my hand before something even better might show up to beat his pocket 9's. When I find myself in losing situations (down $8 before this hand) I tend to get afraid to be bet as aggressively as I've been stung by that in previous hands, particularly in this Rush format. Maybe this is an area I need to work with Mark B?
Hand 431 I had Ad Ks in MP2 UTG bet 2 BB (.20) and EP2 went all-in w/$5.14. I decide to risk my remaining $2.47 and call hoping he didn't have AA or KK and that I had, at least, the best 2 over cards. He shows As Qd. Better then I expected for me, I only have to worry about his hitting a Q. .Flop, Turn, and River showed 6h Jd 4s Kh 3h. I wind and now have $4.94. Feels good to win one!!
Next hand I have pocket Q's in HJ position all fold to me and bet .35. SB calls. Flop Jh 10s Qc. I hit my set but that is a scary flop. There could already be a straight out there and if not that straight draws..I decide to go all-in w/$4.59. They have $10.72 and if they call and I win I can double up, but they fold. I now have $5.34 and less then 70 hands to go.
.Hand 449 I have As Qd as SB. CO & Button bet .40, I call, BB folds. Flop 6d Js 9s. CO checks and Button bets $1.30 into the $1.22 pot. I fold. I would have liked to get in on the action but felt it too risky; button has slightly less money then I did. So at hand 450 I had $4.49. 50 to go.
Hand 454 I'm SB w/6h 10h EP2 limps w/.10 rest fold to me and I & BB call. Flop 7h Kh 5h giving me a flush, 10 high in my hand. I bet the pot (.30) and EP2 calls. Turn Qh. I'd rather not seen that card as EP2 could now have a flush well and if he has Ah or Jh he wins. I check & EP2 checks. Hmmm. River is an 8h, now we both have flushes. I decide to only check in case EP2 does have a Ah or Jh, though if they did maybe they would have bet the turn. Anyway I didn't want to lose all of my cash if I was wrong. EP2 turns over Ks Qd and I win. I have $4.93. Maybe I'll stay positive this time?
Hand 459 in MP I have pocket 6/s and bet .10, MP2 after me raises to .45. Everyone else, including me folds.
Hand 463 in MP I have Ac Jc and bet .10, only BB calls. Flop 3d 2d 6c.BB bets .20 into the .25 pot I call. Turn is Qs, BB checks and I check. River is 7s. BB checks & I check again. BB shows 7h 6s, having 2 pair.
Hand 468 is another one where I lose $$$. UTG i have pocket 10;s and decide to limp bet .10. CO calls & BB checks. Flop 6s 7h 8s, all under cards to my pair. BB bets the pot (.35), I call and CO raises to .90. BB folds & I call. I have an over pair and chance at gutshot straight. I'm assuming CO doesn't have a 45 or 9 10, though he might have a high card with a 5 or 9 giving him a straight draw. Turn is 8h. I & CO check. Turn is 5s. I still have only the 10 pair. the board shows possible straights as well a possible flush, neither of which I could beat.I check and CO bets $1.50 into the $2.50 pot. Ring the magic twanger froggy!!! I call!! Now he still had $8.29 left, so it was a modest bet compared to his stack. Likely he is not bluffing and has one of the aforementioned possible hands, so i should FOLD. I could go all-in with my last $3.58, but if he has any of those hands I doubt it would have caused him to fold (just $2.08 more). He shows the bad news As 7s. He' been on a nut flush draw since the flop. I'm now down to $2.08.
Hand 479 I won a little back w/Ad Qs as SB. UTG bet .25 Table folded to me and I called & BB folded. Flop Qc 10s 3h. I decided to all-in with my last $1.78 and if called and I win double up. UTG folds. I have $2.34. 20 hands to go.
Hand 483 I have AQ again, Ad Qs as the button. UTG bets .35, MP2 calls, I call, SB & BB fold.. Flop 3c 8s Jc. I have two overcards. UTG checks and MP2 bets .55 into the $1.12 pot. I'd like to challenge him but decide to fold as does UTG. $1.99 left, 17 hands to go.
Hand 485 in EP2 I have pocket 5's & open limp w/ .10. All fold to the CO who raises to .50. Again I would like to play but feel pocket 5's too weak to continue.
I actually end up playing 514 hands and have $1.64 left of the $12 I put in for a net LOSS of $10.36. My bankroll is not doing well with my Rush playing.
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