Still on a bad run

Well, what can I say. The bad run continues. I finally won a $15 SNG yesterday morning,, but since then, all I've had is extremely bad luck.

Here is the report from my last 3 SNGs.

$20 SNG at Stars. I'm 3rd in chips with 4 people left. Ah yes, the bubble. The bubble hates me.



PokerStars Game #3184588726: Tournament #15757309, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VI (100/200) - 2005/11/28 - 8:35:31 (ET)
Table '15757309 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: LuparFiend (2627 in chips)
Seat 5: Form99 (4532 in chips)
Seat 7: bucko38 (4432 in chips)
Seat 8: cameron35 (1909 in chips)
LuparFiend: posts small blind 100
Form99: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LuparFiend [9h] [Kc]
bucko38: folds
cameron35: folds
LuparFiend: calls 100
Form99: raises 400 to 600
LuparFiend: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Td] [9c] [Kd]
LuparFiend: checks
Form99: bets 400
LuparFiend: raises 800 to 1200
Form99: calls 800
*** TURN *** [Td 9c Kd] [Ts]
LuparFiend: bets 827 and is all-in
Form99: calls 827
*** RIVER *** [Td 9c Kd Ts] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LuparFiend: shows [9h] [Kc] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Form99: shows [Jh] [Ac] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
LuparFiend said, "OMG"
Form99 collected 5254 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5254 Rake 0
Board [Td 9c Kd Ts Ad]
Seat 2: LuparFiend (small blind) showed [9h Kc] and lost with two pair,
Kings and Tens
Seat 5: Form99 (big blind) showed [Jh Ac] and won (5254) with two pair,
Aces and Tens
Seat 7: bucko38 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: cameron35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


So I hit 2 pair on the flop. I should have raised all-in. When the ten comes on the turn, I figure he has another one in his hand, and I'm drawing real thin. Imagine my surprise when the cards flip over and he shows AJ. He called my flop raise with a gutshot and 1 over.

The next SNG was a $15 Turbo. I got disconnected from PokerStars, and lost my connection for the next half hour, so obviously, I got busted out of that one.

Then this morning, another $15 Turbo SNG. 4 people left. Me and another dude are the short stacks. Blinds are big, so I have to play a hand real soon.

PokerStars Game #3191296418: Tournament #15791667, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/29 - 08:32:39 (ET)
Table '15791667 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: MEC28 (7445 in chips)
Seat 2: LuparFiend (1175 in chips)
Seat 3: high.jumper (1255 in chips)
Seat 7: yudianto (3625 in chips)
MEC28: posts the ante 25
LuparFiend: posts the ante 25
high.jumper: posts the ante 25
yudianto: posts the ante 25
yudianto: posts small blind 200
MEC28: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LuparFiend [2s] [As]
LuparFiend: raises 750 to 1150 and is all-in
high.jumper: folds
yudianto: folds
MEC28: calls 750
*** FLOP *** [2c] [9s] [4d]
yudianto said, "nc"
*** TURN *** [2c 9s 4d] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [2c 9s 4d Ah] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MEC28: shows [6c] [3h] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
LuparFiend: shows [2s] [As] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
MEC28 collected 2600 from pot
MEC28 said, "=]"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2600 Rake 0
Board [2c 9s 4d Ah 5h]
Seat 1: MEC28 (big blind) showed [6c 3h] and won (2600) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 2: LuparFiend showed [2s As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 3: high.jumper (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: yudianto (small blind) folded before Flop

ok, so he was the big stack, and only needed to call 800 more. I guess I can justify that call when you have so many chips. And of course, his 4 outer comes on the river.

I've been rivered so many times lately, its unbelievable.

Oh, and a couple SNGs before that, my AA got beat by KK again when all the money got in PF.


On the bonus front, I deposited $100 over at sportingbet.com. $100 for 500 contributed raked hands, and you only have to play the .05/.10 NL games. I've received $30 of the bonus so far.

Players there are really bad too.

Check out this hand from this morning.

I'm on the button with AK. there are like 5 limpers, so I raise it up to 7x the BB. I get a bunch of callers.
Pot is $3.50.
Flop comes 9,2,2.
I bet $2 and get one caller.
Turn is a 5.
I bet the rest of my stack, which is a little over half the pot, and he calls (has me covered).
He shows the powerful hand of A8.
Guess what comes on the river. Yep, an 8.


I know I can't be results orientated. I just have to worry about making the right decisions. I kind of laugh off all of these bad beats, but deep down inside, I want to punch my F*(&*in monitor.

last week was my worst poker week by far. I lost about $250 playing poker. I did get about $180 in bonus money, so my bankroll hasn't dropped too much. its hovering around the $1100 mark.

Hopefully this blog will stop being a bad beat blog soon.