Solid Profit, Although Running Bad

I've played a fair bit recently at 200NL on FTP, the games seem to have improved (and there are a lot more tables too) and there are a few donators I've noticed recently.

The work I did at 50NL experimenting is definitely paying off - I'm playing about a 21/19 game now and not only am I enjoying poker a lot more, I'm also getting more action for my good hands. The only problem is when I get allin on the turn against 10 outs of less I can't get my hands to hold up! I also am not flopping sets :-( But I'm running at 5.5ptbb/100 over the last week which I'm taking as a good victory.

I just shoved the turn here, the pot was about $100 but I really thought he'd call with AQ which I had him on. His call is terrible IMO.

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Pretty standard, I guess. I needed him to believe his overpair was good.

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I think I played this hand really well. I had him squarely on 99-QQ, so I was 100% sure I was ahead when i c/r the turn. Sick river, although he had spade outs.

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Lol...

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This hand was pretty odd. I've experienced this betting pattern a lot lately. Fish will check/call flop and lead turn. It's almost like there's been some strategy article written about it! I must start reading those tips from the pros emails that full tilt sends! I decided to take a fairly passive line because of his odd line anyway, and my hand was good. I like raising the turn here a lot as well, but I just didn't know what on earth he had so I decided to use my position.

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On the same note, I've been lead at a lot lately when I've raised preflop. I just don't get it. This hand was pretty bizarre. I flopped trips and I didn't want to broadcast my hand by raising, plus if I raised then I'm not getting called by worse hands much. I almost raised the turn - perhaps I should have - and I didn't have him on an ace when he overbet the river. I wish I could work out what goes through people's heads sometimes.

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This hand was pretty funny. I had him on JJ/QQ, I knew he didnt have Ax plus I had the nfd.

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Shame he didn't have more money in front of him...Btw I called the 3 bet to trap.

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Lol @ his overbet.

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Tough fold - but I'm pretty sure I was behind.

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Another tough spot. In retrospect I quite like raising on the flop again, as I feel he'd do this with Kc a lot of the time. Can't call the turn though.

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Nice turn for me...I actually thought he had the flush. Just proves you should never open limp!

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Very tough spot. I couldn't see how the K helped him, if he had K9 I was almost certain he'd raise the flop. I'm not convinced my shove is great because I'm hardly ever getting called by a hand I am beating - but if I check I'm going to face a big bet almost always and don't know where I am. A bit of a catch 22 situation. Luckily the mug called me.

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QQ loses to TJ, allin

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KK loses to QQ, allin

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This was highly amusing. Never slow play!

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And the same guy, living up to his name!

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I'll probably add the next strategy article tomorrow - it's about the mathematics behind a preflop 3-bet.

Good luck everyone.

Dan.