First Day of Poker

Today was the first real day I grinded this month. I played about 1k hands and made $600 or so (though I did drop $300 playing PLO :(). Overall, I am fairly pleased with my play. I made a few mistakes (one cost me a stack when I misread the board) but other than that feel I played solidly enough.

I am still not running the best though. I am running into the top of everyone's ranges constantly and its very frustrating. Some hands I stacked off to today:

Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Absolute Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)
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BB ($211.70)

UTG ($377.82)

Button ($418.30)

SB ($210.60)



Preflop: Hero is Button with Qs, Ac.

1 fold, Button raises to $8, SB calls $7, 1 fold.



Flop: ($18) 2h, Ts, 9c (2 players)

SB checks, Button bets $12, SB calls $12.



Turn: ($42) Ad (2 players)

SB checks, Button bets $34, SB raises to $190.6, Hero calls $156.60.



River: ($423.20) 6c (2 players)



Final Pot: $423.20



Results in white below:

Hero has Qs Ac (one pair, aces).

SB has 9h Ah (two pair, aces and nines).

Outcome: SB wins $423.20.

Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Absolute Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)



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BB ($399)

UTG ($200)

MP ($398)

CO ($574.80)

Button ($117.75)

SB ($386.73)



Preflop: Hero is CO with Kh, Kd.

UTG raises to $8, 1 fold, CO raises to $27, 3 folds, UTG raises to $60, CO raises to $383, UTG calls $132 (All-In).



Flop: ($578) 5s, Qc, 2c (2 players, 1 all-in)



Turn: ($578) 8d (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: ($578) Qs (2 players, 1 all-in)



Final Pot: $387



Results in white below:

UTG has Ah As (two pair, aces and queens).

Hero has Kh Kd (two pair, kings and queens).

Outcome: UTG wins $387.

Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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BB: $560.80

UTG: $127.10

MP: $400

Hero (CO): $413.60

BTN: $635.30

SB: $405.50

Pre-Flop: A Q dealt to Hero (CO)

2 folds, Hero raises to $14, BTN calls $14, SB folds, BB raises to $55, Hero raises to $145, BTN folds, BB raises to $560.80 and is All-In, Hero calls $268.60 and is All-In

Flop: ($843.20) T 7 8 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Turn: ($843.20) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($843.20) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $843.20 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 8 8 (three of a kind, Eights) and WON $840.20 (+$426.60 NET)
Hero showed A Q (Ace Queen high) and LOST (-$413.60 NET)


Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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BTN: $768

Hero (SB): $428

BB: $412

UTG: $139.10

CO: $103

Pre-Flop: A K dealt to Hero (SB)

2 folds, BTN raises to $14, Hero raises to $52, BB folds, BTN raises to $120, Hero raises to $428 and is All-In, BTN calls $308

Flop: ($860) T 5 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Turn: ($860) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($860) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $860 Pot ($3 Rake)
BTN showed 8 8 (a pair of Eights) and WON $857 (+$429 NET)
Hero showed A K (Ace King high) and LOST (-$428 NET)

Also lost a ton of small pots where I was either flipping or strongly ahead. Today was fairly frustrating but I ran swell enough in other pots to still edge a profit out.

As far as goals go, I helped mother in the kitchen today as well as ran 2.5 miles around a nearby trail.