50K Challenge Update and Review

Well, I got off to my usual as of late start, total hands: 3724, winnings: -$1086.



I can't say that I'm too happy with how solid I've played, although I've definitely ran terrible I can also show probably $1k of hands where I've just pure spewed. I'd rate myself a 4/10 for playing solid thus far.



Losers:



Hand 1: Although I have TPTK, which is usually the nuts facing aggression on Party, I still think spewing 120bbs on the flop is really bad. There are several draws out, but against his entire range here I do very badly. I think calling and re-evaluating is much better.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206863


Hand 2: I think this is a cooler. I couldn't put him on any hand that beat me, perhaps maybe a5s. Turned out he didn't 3bet qq pf and managed to flop a fullH vs my trips.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206884


Hand 3: I'm in the sb facing a button 4bet with QQ. I think I'm easily ahead of his 4betting range BTN vs blinds, given that he's aggressive and will have a few bluffs in there.

To be more exact, after he 4bets, there's 83 in the pot, meaning i have to put in
177 to win 224, thus needing 177/(177+224) = 42% equity. Having stoved his range I had 51% equity so not a bad spot I think.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206887


Hand 4: I got owned here pretty bad, I decided to bet fold my KK on the river and he bluff raised with a pair of 99 and showed. Hmm, my river equity to call is excellent but I only beat a bluff.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206911


Hand 5: Villain in this hand is weak passive and folds a lot, I decide that I can semi bluff him on a pair lower than a J on the turn here. He has a jack though. I think here I didn't apply the principle of me not making shovy moves that I think are marginal EV, so a thumbs down for this one, especially after he calls my flop raise.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206919


Hand 6: Villain in this hand 3bets a VERY wide range in the blinds, so I decide to call and play a flop with AQ IP. Given his huge range, I decide to float flop and take it away on the river, repping a KQ type hand. Unfortunately he had K2s for top pair no kicker. Don't know if I hate it or not, I prefer playing a flop to 4betting as this basically turns my hand into a bluff.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206924


Hand 7: A slight cooler, but I'm still not happy with the way I played it. I should blatently get all the money on on the turn with the 2 flush draws out there, but I was hung up on villain possibly having 68 and so I wanted the board to pair before getting all the $ in. This is daft thinking, 'cos if he shoves river I'm prolly calling anyway.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206929



THE THREE WORST ONES



Hand 8: The kind of hand that makes me furious with myself, Dan; he FLAT CALLED a 4bet oop, and a K hits the board and you have a pair of 9s. What do you think his range is? Don't you think its SLIGHTLY weighted towards strong hands? Don't you think the VERY BOTTOM of his range still crushes you? Then why the fuck do you do this?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206935

nb to above: Content flat calls 4bets oop with KQs.


Hand 9:
Enough said about this one, I'm extremely angry at myself for all aspects of this hand. It was late etc etc but this is so fucking terrible its beyond the pale.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206944


Hand 10:
What Dan, what? If anything shove this flop vs this cally villain. (Calls all 3bets and 4bets).
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3206954


So, in summary I still haven't ironed out my tilt problems and general bad play problems as of yet. Its early tho, 3k hands in. Plently of time to iron that out, just need to concentrate on stopping these ridculous hands that cost me an average of $600 every session.

I'll post a further review after this session:



laters. dan