Cash Game: Mandalay Bay May 25th 2011

Today was another long and unsuccessful session. I got there about 6 PM and played until 230 AM for an 8 1/2 hour session. I started off well and played well for a long time (even though I did lose one sick hand I probably played poorly) but ultimately spewed off some chips in the last 30 minutes for a frustrating, fairly large losing session.

First hand I played I opened to $8 UTG with A4hh and got 2 calls behind as well as the BB. The flop came T53 and I checked, one of the callers bet $13, it folded to me, and I got creative making it $31. He called and the turn came an A. I lead out for $40 and he folded and I was up to $340 quickly. I made it $10 in the cutoff with KJo and one limper, the limper was the only caller and folded to a $12 c-bet on A73. I called $12 in the BB with 88 and was the only caller. We checked to the turn on JJ3T, I bet $15 and he called. The river came an A and I checked, he bet $40, and I folded. I limped from the SB to a straddle and we played heads up. I bet $6 on the turn on a board of AJ4K 2 diamonds and he called. The river came a Q and I bet $10, he made it $25, I folded, and he showed Q7dd. I was back down to $305.

I limped A6dd in the cutoff behind alot of limpers and the flop came A72 2 diamonds giving me top pair and the nut flush draw. One of the limpers bet $10, I made it $25, and he called. We checked down the turn and river of 57 and my A was good. I made it $8 form MP with KTo, got called in 3 spots, and folded the Q62 flop. I completed my SB with 63 with 4 limper and the flop came 833. I lead out for $7 and one of the limpers called. the turn came a 6 filling me up, I bet $15 and the guy called. The river came a 4, I bet $30, and he called showing a no good 73 (where is the raise by him. . .what the hell). I made it $10 on one limp with K9dd from the cutoff but folded when the SB raised to $40.

I then won 2 medium sized pots. I called an EP raise of $15 from MP with 88 and the BB also called. The flop came A87, the BB checked, the raiser bet $20, I called, and so did the BB. The turn came a 2 and the both checked, I bet $35, and the both folded. Dammit why cant one of them have an A here. I made it $10 from MP with 77 and one limper. The SB and the limp called and the flop came 664. The SB checked, the limp lead out for $13, I made it $35, the SB folded, and the limp called. We checked down a turn/river of T6 and my 77 was good vs his 55. I was up to $480 after this but this is as good as my night would get.

I limp called $6 with 55 and folded on an AKT flop. I made it $8 UTG with QThh and UTG+1 was the only caller. The flop came JT4, we checked, the turn came a 7, I bet $10, he made it $20, and I called. The river came a 6 and I check-called his $20 bet but was no good when he showed AA. I made it $11 with JJ UTG and both the button and BB called. I bet $16 on the turn on a board of K538 and won. I called $11 with 66 on the button from an MP raise and both the SB and BB called as well. The flop came A97, it checked to me, and I took a shot with $25. The blinds folded but the raiser called. We checked to the river on T5 and he bet $25, I folded, and he showed an A. There was a straddle and a MP player made it $16. I was in the SB and called with 55 and the straddle called as well. The flop came 662 2 clubs and we checked around and I bet $25 when the turn came the Qc and was good enough to take it down.

I then lost a bigish pot in another case of value betting gone wrong. I limped the cutoff behind several limpers with 95ss and the flop came K55 2 diamonds. One of the limpers bet $8, I made it $20, and she was the only caller. The turn came Jd, completing a potential flush and we both checked. The river came an offsuit 8 and she checked, I value bet $50 (a big amount) and she called showing the 73dd. I guess I could have saved myself alot of money by just checking here but I didnt realize she would make her hand and play it so weakly. I was down to $355 after this.

I limped with KJdd in the cutoff and the flop came KKT 2 hearts. It checked to me, I bet $10, the SB went all in for $55, I called and he showed K5. The board ran out 43 giving me the pot in another small cooler. There was a straddle and I was in MP and found 99 and made it $21. The button, straddle, and a limper called and the flop came J54. The straddle and limper checked to me, I bet $40, the button went all in for about $200, and everyone folded. I was down to $325 after spewing that $60.

After this came the one big big pot that ruined the session for me (im still shaking my head thinking about it). There was a straddle and everyone in front of me limped and I found 97cc in the hijack and limped also. The SB made it $12, I called, and 8 people took a flop of J63 2 clubs, giving me a flush draw. The SB bet out $15, 2 people before me called, I called, and a person behind me called. The pot was already huge when the 6c hit the turn, pairing the board but giving me a flush. The SB checked, one of the callers bet out $50, I decided just to call, the LP caller called, and the other people folded. The river came the Qc, putting 4 clubs on board. The bettor checked, I checked, and the LP player bet $65. The bettor folded, and I decided to call with so much in the pot already. He showed Ac5x for a rivered nut flush and I hung my head in shame. On one hand I hate how I played it (the bettor said she had a 6) because there was so much money in the pot already, if I raise I might get action from a 6 anyways, and if I get reraised from behind im never folding a flush anyways. On the other hand I was disguising my hand and opening the action to people behind to try and build a bigger pot. It didnt work out this time I guess. The pot had so much dead money out there it made me sick to see it get pushed to someone else though. I guess I should just raise and win the pot when I can here. Sigh. I was down to $180 after this and added on for another $100 (in for $400).

I limped behind with A8dd and the SB made it $13. There were 3 callers to me so I called but folded on a board of 763J. There were 3 limps to me in the cutoff and I made it $12 with KQss. One of the limpers called and the flop came T74. He checked, I bet $15, and he called. The board filled out 6K, I bet $30 on the river and he called mucking when I showed. I made it $10 in MP with QhJx and 3 people behind me called. The flop came T32 hearts and I check/called the buttons bet of $10. The turn came an offsuit A and I represented it, leading for $25 and he folded. I limped 22 in the SB and the BB made it $12. There were 5 calls to me and I called too but folded on a T75 flop. I limped in EP with 87hh and a player behind made it $13. 5 people called so I called as well. the flop came out A64, I checked, the original raiser made it $15, the SB called, and I made it $50 on an aggressive bluff. However, the raiser made it $115 and I just folded.

I called $13 in the SB with 88 and the BB called as well. We checked to the turn on a T768 board and I check/called the BB $12 bet. The river came a 2 and it went check check and my set was good. I called $12 with AJdd from the SB and 4 other callers but folded the 663 flop. I limped the button with AJo and called $12 with 4 other people when the SB raised it. The flop came KT2 and I folded to a bet. I was down to $245 (-$155) after this. I made it $10 from UTG+1 with AQdd and got 3 calls. The flop came A98 2 hearts, I bet $16 and got 1 call. The turn came an offsuit K and I bet out $35 and he folded. I was in the SB with a straddle and a UTG limp and found KQo and limped as well. We took the flop 3 handed and it came K83. I checked, the straddle checked, the limper bet $10, I made it $25, and he called. The turn came a J, I bet $20, he went all in for $52, and I called. He showed AA and the river blanked for me and I was down to $180 and bought in for $100 more (in for $500). There was 1 limper to me on the button and I found AQo and made it $10. The SB and the limper called and flop came 873 2 clubs. They checked to me, I bet $15, the SB called, the limper made it $50, and I folded. UTG made it $5 and I found AKss in MP and made it $16 and everyone folded. UTG made it $6, the SB called, and I found AQo in the BB and called. The board ran out 632T7 and the raiser bet out $15. It seemed a little desperationy to me so I called but he showed 22 for a flopped set.

I was down to $240 and this is where things started to get a little spewy. I had literally folded nearly every hand for about 3 1/2 hours (the time from the 97cc hand to this time was about 4 hours so you can see I didnt play to many hands nor did I win very many) so even after telling myself I wont spew, I kind of did (not really that much I guess just got a little aggressive and it obviously didnt pay off because I can never bluff even after folding for 200 minutes). A very aggressive player made it $12 UTG and I made it $36 from the SB with J8cc. He called and the flop came Q87. I checked and he checked behind and the turn came a J, giving me 2 pair. I bet out $50 and he folded. I was at $280 after this. The aggressive palyer was in the straddle and I was in the SB and it folded to me and I made it $15 with A9o and he was the only caller. The flop came QT3 all spades and we both checked. The turn came the 7s putting 4 spades on board, I bet out $12 to test the water, and he called. The river came the Js and I checked, he checked, and showed 9x8s for the flush and I was no good. I made it $8 with 1 limper from the button with T6cc and both of the blinds as well as the limper called. I ended up folding to a bet on a J95 flop. There was a limper to me in MP and I made it $10 with KJcc and the button and the BB called. The flop came AJ7, the BB checked, I checked, the button bet $20, the BB made it $65, and I folded.

I made it $8 in EP with 33 and got 3 calls. The flop came 865 and I check folded. I limped JTo from the cutoff and the SB made it $12, an EP limper called, and I called. The flop came AQ8, the SB made it $16, the limper called, I made it $45 and they both folded. Then came the stupid hand that cost me some money. I was UTG+2 with KThh and a limper and made it $10. I got 2 calls behind me, a call from the SB, and a call from the limper. The flop came A43 and there was alot of money out there so I took a stab with $31 and one of the LP callers called. The turn came a 6 and I sensed he had a weaker A and hated his spot so I bet out $75 but he called when I bet. The river came a 4 and I decided to shut it down and he checked behind, showing A7 which was obviously good after I had been folding for 4 hours ( I guess I had loosened up considerably the last 15 minutes but damn, I wish I could get a bluff through one time). Last hand I played I was UTG +1 and made it $8 with 33. I got 3 calls behind and the button made it $22. I called and so did everyone behind me but I couldnt flop a set to cure my losses on a 872 flop so I folded. I was down to about $140 and cashed out with $141, down -$359 for the session.

Another bad losing session. I guess I can point to not raising with the 97cc there for why it was a losing session and trying to bluff when I know I shouldnt for why it was a bigger losing session. Tough pill to swallow when I played so tight and good for so long just waiting for my break but it never came. Maybe next time it will.