Archive for July 17th, 2009

The last two months have been pretty brutal. Certainly part of that was due to whiffing the WSOP and a few failed shots at 40/80, but even my regular games have not been going well. Unlike in past downswings, I don’t feel that I’ve experienced extraordinarily brutal luck. There were some unfortunate spots, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that I haven’t been playing my best. I’m still in the early stages of evaluating what may have gone wrong, but one thing I noticed was a dramatic dip in my $ won without showdown. That could be due to playing too loose on early streets or bluffing badly, but I think at least part of it is due to folding too often. Thus, I played some 10/20 heads up today with a focus on catching bluffs. It went well:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $20.00 BB (2 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($2080)
Hero (BB) ($2020)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6, 7
SB bets $60, Hero calls $40

Flop: ($120) 2, 4, 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $80, Hero raises to $210, SB raises to $380, Hero calls $170

Turn: ($880) K (2 players)
Hero checks, SB checks

River: ($880) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $1160, Hero calls $1160

Total pot: $3200 | Rake: $0.50  Read the complete post...