10/23 Results

$67.19 --> $74.80: +$7.61

Table 1

$4 + $2 + $1 + $2 --> $6.95

83 hands

Bad microbeat yet again. Yes, I was behind on the flop but got it all in with the best of it. Eh, whatever, it was a nine-outer, it’s just one of those nine-outers where the one that felt dirtiest hit.

+$2

Whatever.

+$1, and added a second table.

(AT) Well, I bet the pot with top pair and get seventeen callers, so I’m basically done when the third heart hits. Cocke does the minbet thing which likely means he has the nuts, or at least a very good flush, but I pay anyway. Then he hammers the river in classic microdonk style.

(AA) Played this from the SB like I wasn’t in Jasonland or something. What do you know, someone called anyway. And what do you want to bet one of those hands I got to fold preflop had a K in it? I don’t like making such a ROTy observation, but it’s a single example of why failing to raise with AA or KK is so broadly bad; seeing multiway flops like this is so much more common than flopping A22 or whatever.

(KQo) Very next hand, now on the button. Called the big turn bet because I felt K and Q were outs as well as the open-ender. I was correct, I just missed.

You’ve got to be kidding me. Had Villain read perfectly, and decided to make the right DECISION and give him a bad price to call instead of blowing him off the draw. And of course, the brilliant river check after he gets there, with about $.25 left that I would have certainly orange belted. OK, where’s that part where people call my pot-sized bets to chase and miss? I’d like that part, now.

Truly, getting sucked out on is just part of life at microstakes, because nobody folds flush draws. It’s going to work out in the long run, but you can have some frustrating sessions where you lose to four flushes, all of which chased for pot-sized bets on the flop and turn.

+$2

(8h4h) My turn! This was a button call that worked out. The hilarious thing is that I had this donk beat with the 8, he had Ad5d. A terrible river bet and even worse river call from him. This is why I should be crushing this game instead of merely beating it.

$.58 I didn’t need to lose. Lost sight of his short stack, or I wouldn’t have bet the turn.

(AhTs) Couldn’t continue after that turn and villain’s lead out.

(JcTc) Was going to the felt with my superdraw. Villain’s fold makes me think even a J or T might have been good.

Table 2

$4 --> $8.59

35 Hands

23% non-blind flops seen, 34% total

(AdQd) Felt like villain was on a flush draw, and the correct turn bet was therefore something callable that was still a mistake. I’d suffered too many river beats tonight so I shipped to take it down or really make ‘em pay. Almost got a call anyway, Pinebluff took max time before folding.

(QhJh) I hate myself for calling the turn. Had the mouse right over the fold button, then clicked call at the last second like I was possessed with the spirit of the kind of microdonk I’m supposed to be crushing. I’m surprised I didn’t just call the river, too. Worst call of the night, easy, and no doubt influenced by the rash of others hitting flushes to suck out on me at table 1.

(AQo) Based on the flop call, I really expected a turn call. Wonder what villain had…

(65o) Can’t believe I got two callers on the river and actually won. To be honest, I didn’t have my four-colored deck option on and didn’t notice the flush hit on the river. The board was paired, but a flush beating me was way more plausible than a boat. Villain #1 mucked A7o.

Table 3

$4 --> $9.07

16 Hands

One more run tonight.

The true spainR doesn’t disappoint, including not getting there with spades for the second-best flush, and instead getting there backdoor style. I went with the Jasonland approach and slowplayed the preflop nuts from the SB. Very risky, but hey, it worked out, so it was clearly the correct play.

Wow, villain hits the flush draw after calling pot-sized bets on the flop and turn, shocker. At least this time the flush draw getting there boated me up and I knew I would get paid.

I need to take more player notes, especially making a note of those who call to chase flushes for any price, that’s key microstakes info.

A nice quick run to finish the night.