It was a losing day not too bad at Capitol Casino for me; not a pleasant welcome back to live poker. I hate live poker right now, I mean Capitol. Plus I am running mediocre at best. Running KK into AA, 2 pair into straights, I can't hit 1 draw to save my life; it is just soo frustrating to say the least.
This session was just atrocious on both other players part and my part as well. I made 3, really 2 mistakes.
For the first time at Capitol I saw a player that played Santi-like very TAG and was running just the Santi was running a few months back hitting 3 nut flush draws, and catching up when behind to top pair. He was a 20 something Filipino guy who who had good table talk. We didn't clash much save for 1 hand where he completed the SB w/ 85s and I limped behind a couple of people w/ AJos and flop cam J88, first limper leads, I raise, Filipino guy Check 3bet and I call/folded the turn.
Quick Recap:
QJ < 75s
98 > JT (Rivered Boat!)
KQ < 84s (Douche goes runner-runner flush of course)
KK < AA (All-In) I won the side pot w/ Kings up vs. another player who flopped 2 pair)
AA < TT (Capped 4 way preflop) That just sucked that I couldn't hold
AK > KT (Older Chicano man w/ Sombrero live 8'd and I obvisouly 3 balled it called in 4 places)
I lost a ton on missed draws today. I couldn't hit one!!! In other news, I haven't hit a set since the Clinton Administration and my premium hands can't get any action.
Mistakes.
1. Not betting the river w/ TPTK when the flush hits on the river with position (1 BB missed)
2. Not raising the AJos after a couple people limped into the pot vs the Filipino cat. (ROT possibly)
3. The KQ hand w/ TPGK and the guys went runner runner and I led out on the river and of course he raised, I called. Didn't really have him on a flush draw. Had him more on a weak King.
4. The KK vs. AA vs. Flopped 2 pair hand. This is the hand that really bothered me and I wanted to kick myself for it.
HH
Capped PF. I am in MP, AA in EP (all in PF), other AZN guy calls 3 bets cold w/ Q8os, nice.
Flop: Q 8 4 rainbow, the AZN and myself capped the flop.
Turn: 4 Not I am thinking, wtf? I checked, he bet, I called.
River: Blank of some sort, I checked, he bet, I called.
I knew that on that turn, I was good and should have CR'd, I just I had no Idea what that guy would call 3 bets cold w/ PF. I honestly thought that he had 88.
What do you guys think??
As a vow to myself, I am not going to play until I run my online roll to double what it is right now, and I feel that am more comfortable w/ playing certain hands from LP.
Quick question about Blind defense and hands to play from the small blind:
What hands do you defend with against a raise, and what hands can you complete with in the SB?
Also how do you feel about K9s-K2s in LP??? I just fold the crap out of them, Is this wrong? Maybe a little too tight?
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- Definitely should have raised the AJ pre-flop. Not ROT, just the right thing to do always.
- Blind defense really depends on the number of players. If it's suited or connected and there's a ton of players in, then I definitely call getting like 7:1 (3 opponents + your BB). In these spots I'll dump crap that's probably dominated (a4os, Ktos, etc) but call with some suited connectors, low pairs obv, even some off-suit connectors (not sure if that's correct but w/e)
If it's going to be HU or 3-Handed, I'll dump weak-aces, off-suit face cards, etc (it's all read dependent though). HU or 3-Handed I'll usually either raise or fold.
- SB is kind of the same answer. I'll complete with some suited cards, higher connectors, gap connectors, etc.
- K9s in LP with a ton of limpers can be a playable hand. Just don't get married to TP. A lot of books advocate playing Kx-suited in LP in these games.
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