Hiccup, but back on track

My godliness ended over my last 2 (undocumented) sessions. I dropped from my peak of 4600 all the way to 3750 by running monster into bigger monster and playing a couple hands really bad. Today I got back to the grind, and over ~2k hands I clawed my way back up to almost where I was. I think I just played really solid today. I never got my money in behind for big pots, I won the only flip I was involved in, and managed to get paid with some mediocre hands that hit big. Case in point:

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $81.50
SB: $64.10
Hero (BB): $226.65
UTG: $225.10
MP: $100.00
CO: $110.30

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with 6 5
UTG raises to $3.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $3.50, SB calls $3, Hero calls $2.50

Flop: ($14.00) 6 6 3 (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets $10, BTN folds, SB folds, Hero raises to $31, UTG calls $21

Turn: ($76.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $49, UTG raises to $190.60 all in, Hero calls $141.60

River: ($457.20) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $457.20
Hero shows 6 5 (a full house, Sixes full of Fives)
UTG shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Hero wins $454.20
(Rake: $3.00)

Pretty happy to get paid off there. I dunno if I get away from this if I'm him. I certainly don't shove the turn cuz it's a way ahead/way behind spot I think.

I've been using HEM and LOVING it. The popup HUD is amazingly informative and has helped me in a lot of spots. Bye bye PT3. According to HEM, November is definitely my month.



I'm honestly not sure how I'm 13 buyins above expectation. I haven't been sucked out on much this month, so that obviously helps. And I've had a couple major suckouts of my own. You already saw the QQ > AA > KK hand. Here's a couple other doozies.



Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $100.00
UTG: $243.75
CO: $203.00
BTN: $159.45
Hero (SB): $133.30

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with K A
2 folds, BTN raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $13, 1 fold, BTN requests TIME, BTN raises to $42, Hero raises to $133.30 all in, BTN calls $91.30

Flop: ($267.60) 7 5 2

Turn: ($267.60) 7

River: ($267.60) 8

Final Pot: $267.60
BTN shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Hero shows K A (a flush, Ace high)
Hero wins $264.60
(Rake: $3.00)



Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP: $171.05
CO: $0.00
BTN: $121.05
SB: $118.45
BB: $80.45
Hero (UTG): $117.10

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is UTG with K A
Hero raises to $3.50, 3 folds, BB raises to $6, Hero raises to $19, BB raises to $80.45 all in, Hero calls $61.45

Flop: ($161.40) 7 Q T (1 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($161.40) J (1 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($161.40) 2 (1 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $161.40
BB shows A A (a pair of Aces)
Hero shows K A (a straight, Ace high)
Hero wins $158.40
(Rake: $3.00)


In both cases I had 6.8% equity. So obviously that helps my all-in luck. But beyond those 3 hands, I can't recall really getting it in bad.

Oh well, I'm not complaining. November rolls on!