Flipping ain't easy

EDIT: that was a post from thursday but it didn't publish.

Wow

Today has just been awful, cash games, SNGs, whatever.
I couldn't make a hand hold in PLO cash...let's say I bet pot with trips on the flop he always gets his open ender on the turn and I am already committed at that point.

Then I crashed in SNGs on FPT and Stars, the last one being the worse.
I was the chip leader during the first part of the tournament then I run AK vs 88 and miss. After that it's A6 vs Q7 and he flops the Queen.
After that I was all-in with QJ vs A8 and the flop comes AAQ, what gives?
Otherwise I see an idiot with AQ vs 55 and he runner-runners a flush to save his sorry ass.

Right now everything about poker is tilting me like crazy. Either I am getting outplayed or I can't win a damn flip it's so frustrating.

I will stop playing for the week and try to rethink my game a bit.
Lately there have been a few spots where I had the feeling I was good and folded to a bet when I was in fact ahead, I guess my confidence has been shaken quite a bit.

ronee

Bluff put me on tilt

I played one session where I quickly lost one BI with flopped trips vs flopped full house and reloaded. I reloaded and grinded back up from there, then lost half of my stack when the man on my right executed a bluff on the perfect board for him with this hand. I should have reraised him on the flop but let the turn get there. He told me later he missed his flush I proceeded to tilt off the rest of my money.
That's a 2BI loss for today on Full Tilt and I am not too happy about it but expected it somehow after the last few good days right?

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Sucks when you know you are beat but can't help yourself but making the call anyways.

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I was shocked when part of the pot was pushed to me.
I put him on an overset on the turn and was right but couldn't bring myself to folding my bottom set, and I didn't even notice that the river saved my sorry ass.

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I flopped the ultimate joint but it's just close to impossible to get value out of a hand like this.

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This hand is just WOW

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ronee

Another day another uptick

I sat at a PLO table and won one buy-in only five hands in with this.
Not sure what else he could have done to be honest since I could represent a flush draw or set at this point. Shows you again the importance of having the nuts in PLO when you have a showdown. Obviously I quit this session after only the 5th hand lol.

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I knew he had an overpair and made the correct read ftw!

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another fucking cooler!!!! I was up and he brought me back down with this lucky turn card sigh.

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I was able to go back to profits when this hand came up and again the Aces don't hold up.
Sorry dude but overpair in PLO are trash, you will learn in time.
Not long after this hand I amassed a little more money and just ran because like I said I am playing with scared money right now.

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Overpairs don't hold up? ORLY?
Another reason why playing with scared money is not a good thing, especially in PLO.
If I did not care about money, I would have reraised him pot preflop ONE HUNDRED PERCENT then I would watch for paint cards on the flop because most raisers preflop have a big pocket pair. I coulda/shoulda/woulda won that hand but I suck at poker.

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The chat that transpired after this hand is just the funniest ever!

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ed halliwell: well played gonzalez
GonzalezD89: i had full house
GonzalezD89: 3 6 and 1 J
GonzalezD89: what was wrong?
GonzalezD89: why i didnt count?
roneewong: only two cards from your hand dude
GonzalezD89: omg
GonzalezD89: oke
roneewong: no more no less
GonzalezD89: lolololol
GonzalezD89: omg
GonzalezD89: then

ronee

If I can make PLO reads like that maybe I could score a $100k win too

I saw Slaktarn getting owned by Benyamine while they were heads-up. DB Made a sick all-in call with second pair on the river (fyi second pair is worse than garbage in PLO!).

But this hand with Phil Galfond (2008 PLO+R bracelet winner this year) takes the cake!
A $100k+ pot and the rail goes crazy. By the way, he even said in the chat he knew he was bluffing.

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Please Full Tilt sign Phil Galfond as a red pro already!

ronee

Some hitting, and a lot of running

Lately I have just been sitting short at the PLO tables and doing the 'hit and run' thing once I doubled my stack.

I had a session on Full Tilt where I flopped a set versus two pairs.

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Then I logged on on Stars and shoved my overpair and nut flush draw on the flop and outdrew two other guys. I realize after the hand I really only had 9 outs brrrrrr.

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I know this is not good poker etiquette and I will stop doing that when I recoup all my PLO losses.
I am up $12 (2 BI) this morning with just about 35 hands which is great.
However I see people accumulate huge stacks at PLO and I am confident I can do that once I get my.....confidence back lol.

This is ironic but as long as I am not even at PLO I will not have the balls to keep building a stack.
I would not have such a big hole to dig out of if I did not buy-in at a higher level before to try and recoup in the first place, silly me. But the last few days have been good and hopefully they keep going.

ronee

Cash game going up and down

I have a really hard time taking off in Omaha cash so far. I am about even across both Stars and Full Tilt in the last few sessions but I am confident I can start to make a profit.
I am usually able to make like 1-2 buy-ins only to lose it not long after.

Best hand won, and I am in fucking shock!

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My hand was so draw-heavy I had to take a shot on the turn. Like he said it was a good value bet on the river because I knew he had the straight and he pretty much had to call.

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Just one of those hands that would have put me in the black for the day but instead I get sucked out on. Maybe I should have pushed preflop to isolate?

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I definitely could not put GreatWon on 46xx but it's kind of nice to suck out for a change of pace.

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There is absolutely nothing else I could have done in this hand.
The donk just called with a 20% chance of winning the hand and he got there, WTF, that put me back to even for that session.

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PLO is so fucking cruel it's ridiculous

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JUSTICE!!!

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I had so many outs I can't even count them. I obviously knew I was beat but decided my odds where good enough in that spot.

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ronee

No justice in Omaha!

This hand just sticks a knife into my heart, such a BAD play for this guy it's amazing.
Really? Calling a 3bet/shove from me with one player left to act? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?
But at least to my credit, my play was perfectly fine. Even though in Omaha there is really no clear favorite preflop I will still make the same play every day of my life with such a monster.
So instead of being up 2BI I lost 2BI today. :(

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ronee