Rush 6 player .05/.10 400 Hands Up $6.19 Blinds ate $9.95 Rake $4.03

Poker can be a very frustrating game. In those 400 hands I had pocket pairs 17 times, I hit a set once on the River, and once on hand 353. The 353 hand is what can make poker so frustrating.

Hand 353. In HJ position I have pocket 8's (8d 8s) and $10.47. UTG folds, I limp in w/2 BB (.10), CO w/$24.86 raises me to $0.45, BTN and SB fold, BB w/$12.25 calls & I call. This is the 1st part of my frustration. I really didn't want to put in another $0.35 to see if I might hit my set, but I did.

 Flop 5d 8c 4h. Yeah, I finally hit a set and at the moment any other set that might have hit is smaller than mine. BB checks and I bet $1.40 into the $1.31 pot. CO calls & BB raises to $2.80. My 1st feeling is great, I'm getting some action and feel whatever BB has I can beat, so I decide to go for it and re-raise all-in under the idea, if I've got it, get the money in there. I really didn't take the time to think much about what either of the other two players might have. CO folds, one player down, one to go. BB, a bit to my surprise, calls and shows 6c 7s. THEY HIT A STRAIGHT on the flop. The frustration, after all those pocket pairs that didn't hit a set, the one that I have that finally does and where it looks like I might finally pick up a few bucks, another player hits a straight that beats me!!! After all those hands I'll be back down to 0 and down $15.20 for this session. :-/

BUT THIS IS POKER!! Turn Qs. One to go. River 4d. The poker gods smile down on me!! I River a FH and I win a nice $21.32 pot and am finally ahead for the day!! PHEW and WOW!!

The hand converted for a better visual:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com



saw flop | saw showdown

Hero (MP) ($10.47)
CO ($24.86)
Button ($15.97)
SB ($10.06)
BB ($12.35)
UTG ($5.92)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8, 8
1 fold, Hero calls $0.10, CO bets $0.45, 2 folds, BB calls $0.35, Hero calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.40) 5, 8, 4 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.40, CO calls $1.40, BB raises to $2.80, Hero raises to $10.02 (All-In), 1 fold, BB calls $7.22

Turn: ($22.84) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($22.84) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $22.84 | Rake: $1.52
Main pot: $22.84 between Hero and BB, won by Hero

Results:
BB had 6, 7 (straight, eight high).
Hero had 8, 8 (full house, eights over fours).
Outcome: Hero won $21.32

I was thinking of playing up to 500 hands, but now decide that getting to 400 will be fine. I'm lucky to be ahead and I'd like to end this session that way.

Hmmm, Interesting. The hand posted from Flop, Turn River hand converter now plays out. I also see that Poker Tracker has an option where you can see the hand with cards, but I couldn't copy that over into this blog. It pasted fine into an Outlook email.

The graphic details of the session: