Bad Beat Bonanza
13 February 2011 by 10kHero (BBV)
After almost reaching 10,000 hands playing at the new stake of 200NL, I was starting to feel comfortable and playing the best poker of my life. Today, however, I had some sick luck and my profits have been slashed.
It all started when a maniac 51/18/7 player sat down on my right, a perfect opportunity to make big bucks, I thought. But it turned out to be the craziest session of my challenge so far.
As the chart below shows, my EV was up almost $500, but actual winnings were more like $1000 in the red. I was riding the variance train for sure.
The first hand was annoying:
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
MP2: $15.75
Hero (CO): $242.80
BTN: $113.55
SB: $309.25
BB: $202.45
UTG: $124.75
UTG+1: $200.00
MP1: $241.80
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with A
K
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $6, MP1 calls $6, 1 fold, Hero raises to $26, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $20, MP1 calls $20
Flop: ($81.00) K 7
T
(3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $50, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $100, Hero raises to $216.80 all in, MP1 calls $115.80 all in
Turn: ($512.60) J (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($512.60) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $512.60
Hero shows A K (a pair of Kings)
MP1 shows Q 9 (a straight, Nine to King)
MP1 wins $509.60
(Rake: $3.00)
No problem I thought, I'll soon get it back. Wrong:
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
SB: $120.00
Hero (BB): $200.00
UTG: $200.00
UTG+1: $177.35
UTG+2: $336.65
MP1: $262.00
MP2: $133.05
CO: $200.00
BTN: $421.30
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with A K
4 folds, MP2 raises to $5, 1 fold, BTN calls $5, 1 fold, Hero raises to $22, 1 fold, BTN calls $17
Flop: ($50.00) 8 3 K (2 players)
Hero bets $47.50, BTN calls $47.50
Turn: ($145.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $130.50 all in, BTN calls $130.50
River: ($406.00) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $406.00
Hero shows A K (a pair of Kings)
BTN shows 9 8 (two pair, Nines and Eights)
BTN wins $403.00
(Rake: $3.00)
Now this was getting funny. Again with the same villain:
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
UTG: $119.00
Hero (UTG+1): $400.00
MP1: $203.00
MP2: $100.00
CO: $333.65
BTN: $192.85
SB: $406.00
BB: $227.30
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is UTG+1 with Q K
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 3 folds, BTN calls $4, 1 fold, BB raises to $6, Hero calls $2, BTN calls $2
Flop: ($19.00) 8 Q T (3 players)
BB bets $44, Hero calls $44, BTN folds
Turn: ($107.00) 4 (2 players)
BB bets $177.30 all in, Hero calls $177.30
River: ($461.60) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $461.60
Hero shows Q K (two pair, Queens and Eights)
BB shows 8 A (three of a kind, Eights)
BB wins $458.60
(Rake: $3.00)
I laughed. But it happened again:
Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
CO: $176.35
Hero (BTN): $200.00
SB: $201.00
BB: $200.00
UTG: $179.00
UTG+1: $200.00
MP1: $790.90
MP2: $101.80
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with A Q
3 folds, MP2 calls $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $10, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $20, Hero raises to $200 all in, MP2 calls $81.80 all in
Flop: ($206.60) 6 2 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: ($206.60) T (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($206.60) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $206.60
Hero shows A Q (a pair of Deuces)
MP2 shows 6 Q (two pair, Sixes and Deuces)
MP2 wins $203.60
(Rake: $3.00)
This was crazy, the worst luck I have ever experienced in a session. Not only that, it was all from the same villain, and he (not surprisingly) lost his double stack to another player before I had chance to win it back.
The one positive thing to take from losing 4 stacks in 30 minutes, is that I actually don't feel too bad about it. I'm happy with my play and feeling confident for tomorrow. That's poker folks, what a beautiful game.
