Well, I knew that I couldn’t go forever without having a poor cash game session. Today, everything just didn’t work out. First of all, this was the craziest table Ive been at thus far. There were so many big pots with just less than premium hands and people just weren’t playing good in general. As for me, I hit 2 huge flops but I think that I misplayed both of these hands and limited my winnings and also lost 2 huge pots in poorly played style.
My first hand was limped by 2 people and I had AQdd in the hijack and raised to $10. I got called in 2 spots and the flop came AxKd8d for top pair and the nut flush draw. It checked to me and I checked and the person on my left bet $20. The other 2 folded and I raised $50 more which is about what she had left. She thought for a while and folded AQo face up. If I would have played this differently I probably would have won more chips.
The next big hand occurred when I had about $165 in chips. This really loose and terrible player raised it UTG to $16 and he got called in 2 places. I called with 64cc from the cutoff and the blinds folded. The flop came 432 rainbow and the terrible guy led out for $25 and the guy behind him called. I knew that the terrible guy didn’t have a pair by the way he bet but he could have like a K5 or something and I figured the caller for a mid pp. I was thinking that if he had a big pair, he would have definitely reraised PF and if he flopped a set, straight or 2 pair, he would have raised here either to get people off of draws or because he figured the terrible guy might pay him off with a worse hand. Therefore, I was thinking that I had a better hand than the loose guy and I still might get called if he had a worse hand (which was a risk I was willing to take) and that I could get the caller off of his midpair if I made a nice power move (and if I didn’t I probably had outs) so I pushed all in for about $140. The loose guy folded and the caller snapped me off with 44 for top set. I made a misread and this cost me my stack.
After this, I rebought for $200 more so I could take advantage of this weak table. I almost immediately made another mistake. A guy raised it to $12 and 5 people took the flop, including me with my 66. The flop came an excellent 677 2 hearts and this younger kid (one of maybe two stronger players at the table) who I had played with for a long time on my March 12th session at the Golden Nugget lead out for $32. He knew that I played pretty decently (I didn’t show my 64 hand and told everyone I had 10-10 or something) and he had respect for my game. I flatted his bet and everyone else folded. The turn came Qh and he checked, I bet $60, and he thought and folded. BAH. I don’t know if he had a 7 or not but its very likely that if he did, he would fold on that turn. Im still thinking about this one. The reason why I didn’t raise the flop is because I wanted more people to enter the pot (like I said, the table was playing ridiculously loose) and I thought that if I made it $75 or something, people would probably fold a flush draw. Also, if someone else had a 7 and there is a raise and a caller, they are almost certainly reraising here and I will be able to get my chips in on the flop. However, the bet of $32 on that flop is such a strong play. I don’t even think that he would do that with 10-10 or JJ if he flatted before the flop. I have to recognize that a large percentage of times that bet is a 7 and if I raised there, I would probably be able to get my chips in. At least I ended up winning the pot in the end.
My last devastating hand occurred a little later. A lot of the bad players at the table had left to play in the tournament which started at 7 PM and, while there were still some bad players there, the over all value of the table had decreased. I was at $275 well on my way to getting back to even when I found JJ UTG +1. I made it $10 and if folded to the BB. He was a younger guy who wasn’t playing terribly but by no means was good. He didn’t know much about playing preflop as one hand I remember him playing was a hand where there was one limper ahead of him and he made it $25 preflop and everyone folded and he showed 44. On this hand, he raised me to $35 and with position and a decent pair, I called. The flop came K52 and he checked and I checked behind. The turn came an 8 and he checked and I checked behind (I bet you know where Im going with this already). The river came a J and he lead out for $25, I raised to $75, and he reraised to $175. I mean, he obviously has KK here. I ask him “You have KK don’t you” and he says “yes” but he says it in a way that is kind of off a little. I guess I didn’t really believe him so I moved in for $140 total and he called and showed me KK. I probably could have folded but its so hard to fold JJ there when you know that his range consists of 88 or 55 or even AK. I don’t know maybe those hands aren’t even in his range and it was just an awful call but its an even tougher laydown. I ended the session -$400 so at least I am still up in cash games at the MGM in the previous 2 days.
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You had his range crushed - correct call, obv. As for betting 60 on that other hand I'd just bet some smallish/retarded or hugish/bluffish amount when I'm that far ahead. Although, with your luck he'd have a 7 and the river would pair his other hole card. Meh, you can't complain though, sounds like you're still rolling pretty good.
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