Poker League - Week 7

It was a pretty mundane week at Poker League. I was able to get a pretty good read of all the players and how they were playing, but I was just never able to get into the right situation to make some good chips. I did, however, stay in until 11th place. So, I will not complain. No prize money this week, but there's always the cash game to make it back...right?

In the cash game after, I was a lot more aggressive and a lot more loose. And, consequently, I was in some big pots. Some of those, I won and some I lost. All-in-all, I lost $10 in the cash game.

I'm going to try to make it a habit to explain at least one hand each time I blog...this, I hope, will make it a little more interesting to read as well as more interesting to reflect on. Please don't think I'm just complaining and telling bad beat stories...although it's usually those stories that are the most interesting to hear. But, seriously, I don't blame anyone for the way I play and the way the cards fall...I understand poker and the odds that go with it. A 1% hand is going to win 1 out of every 100 times...and as much as I play, I'm sure I'll see a lot of them hit.

One example of my loose and aggressive play (this time it cost me) during the cash game was when I played 7-2 offsuit on the button. First, I decided to call the $.50 big blind because so far, all the players were still in and I thought there was a chance to win a big pot. Then, the lady in the big blind raised it $2.00. And, although she played a lot of hands, she hardly ever raised pre-flop, so I knew she had a big hand. And, if she didn't hit her hand after the flop, she wouldn't keep betting. Well, 4 other players also decided to call her $2.00 raise (keep in mind, most of us only bought in for $5 or $10). I figured I had the same chances as I did before the flop...if I hit the flop good, I could win a BIG pot and if I didn't, I could fold relatively cheap. So, I called.

The flop came 7-4-2 rainbow. I knew that the big blind had a big pair, because she bet $2.50. There were still 3 callers by the time it got to me, so I decided to re-raise and go all-in for another $3.50 on top of that. The big blind call almost immediately and everyone else finally folded. Well, she turned over K-K and I sheepishly turned over 7-2. I started to apologize, until a 4 hit on the turn and a Q on the river. Obviously her 2 pair beat my 3 pair and I watched her rake a $30+ pot. But, truly, it's okay, that's what I get for playing stupid cards. "REBUY!!"

With a $20 loss on the night, I reflect and realize that this is the first time I've lost money on a poker league night. That's not a bad thing when you realize the league is 70% over. I'll re-focus and try to make it so that this is the only league night that I lose money. Well, I'll try.

Poker Fund (-$20)