Holy Batman downswing

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phexac United States. Nov 21 2008 03:54. Posts 2563

I don't typically make venting blogs...but er venting helps. Over the past 2.5 days I have hit so many beats and setups that I have lost count. I dropped down from NL400 to NL200 to keep my losses in check, but I still can't sit down at the table without losing 2-3 buyins in a short session. Here are some fun hands for those of you who are into that sort of thing...

The key to poker is knowing your opponents. Villain is raising flop for value because he knows he can't lose vs me:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572717

There must be separate set of drawing odds for playing against me:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572718

True goal of slowplaying is to allow your opponent to turn the nuts so that you can stack him:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572720

People on the forums would make fun of me for considering a check-fold on turn, but I KNOW he turned 2 pair. It's simple probability really, and I have no chance.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572721

This turn is such trivial check-fold for me, but I am afraid of what the general midstakes forum population would say, so I persevere:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572724

Did you know that flopping sets has reverse implied odds?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572728

76s OOP 3bets are generally for value when they are against me:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/hand/hand.php?hand=572731

There is quite a bit more. I am down over 5k at NL400 and NL200...mostly because it's impossible for me to win a pot. I know I am playing correctly for most part, but when you can't win no matter what you do or how badly your opponents play, it obviously chafes away at your attitude. Luckily, I will be getting the $2,000 milestone bonus and $1,500 supernova 100k VPP bonus in the next 2-3 week, so that should help counteract this downswing. I honestly haven't run this bad in a long time. Combined with a downswing a few weeks back, where the theme was, you flop a set and get 2-outered 22 times (that's the actual number...I was curious, so I counted), and me cashing out about 5k, my bankroll is rather shrunken. I am still well-rolled for NL200, and if I can win some back by the time I clear the bonuses, I should be back at NL400 soon, but I sincerely hope this particular episode is at its end.

Cheers.

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