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  1. Getting utterly abused it is definitely time for a break, but you keep telling yourself that with SUCH bad luck it has to turn around soon and I keep playing. Haven't won a race in atleast a week but I won't post those. These are the gems.

    I wasn't going to post but this one made me....

    Guy pushes here with no spade, no pair, K high:

    pokerstars Game #10903408456: Tournament #54724733, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/07/12 - 16:19:26 (ET)
    Table '54724733 102' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: bgr9292 (2960 in chips)
    Seat 2: FLEXnash (3495 in chips)
    Seat 3: tollefishy (4735 in chips)
    Seat 4: loonatic111 (4230 in chips)
    Seat 5: shaveit (3520 in chips)
    Seat 6: Suhl2000 (4245 in chips)
    Seat 8: JAMIEHUNT83 (7820 in chips)
    Seat 9: itlnstln (6000 in chips) is sitting out
    itlnstln: posts small blind 75
    bgr9292: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to bgr9292 [Jd Jh]
    FLEXnash: folds
    tollefishy: folds
    loonatic111: folds
    e.g.h. is connected
    shaveit has timed out
    shaveit: folds
    shaveit is sitting out
    Suhl2000: calls 150
    JAMIEHUNT83: folds
    itlnstln: folds
    bgr9292: raises 450 to 600
    Suhl2000: calls 450
    *** FLOP *** [7s 9s 4s]
    bgr9292: bets 750
    Suhl2000: raises 2895 to 3645 and is all-in
    bgr9292: calls 1610 and is all-in
    *** TURN *** [7s 9s 4s] [Qc]
    *** RIVER *** [7s 9s 4s Qc] [As]
    bgr9292 said, "un"
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    bgr9292: shows [Jd Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
    Suhl2000: shows [Qd Kc] (a pair of Queens)
    Suhl2000 collected 5995 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 5995 | Rake 0
    Board [7s 9s 4s Qc As]
    Seat 1: bgr9292 (big blind) showed [Jd Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks
    Seat 2: FLEXnash folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: tollefishy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: loonatic111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: shaveit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: Suhl2000 showed [Qd Kc] and won (5995) with a pair of Queens
    Seat 8: JAMIEHUNT83 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: itlnstln (small blind) folded before Flop

    Yesterday's fifty grand pretty much sums up the situation:

    PokerStars Game #10886834225: Tournament #54724732, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/07/11 - 15:58:36 (ET)
    Table '54724732 4' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: Picasso 2 (3250 in chips)
    Seat 2: johndori (1685 in chips)
    Seat 3: lrdvoldemort (3135 in chips)
    Seat 4: I_AM_BAMBIE (4055 in chips)
    Seat 5: noth inc (5630 in chips)
    Seat 6: bgr9292 (3640 in chips)
    Seat 7: darou (3160 in chips)
    Seat 8: bzbalstud (6490 in chips)
    Seat 9: Smush99 (8533 in chips)
    Picasso 2: posts small blind 50
    johndori: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to bgr9292 [9c 9h]
    lrdvoldemort: folds
    I_AM_BAMBIE: folds
    noth inc: folds
    bgr9292: raises 100 to 200
    darou: folds
    bzbalstud: folds
    Smush99: folds
    Picasso 2: calls 150
    johndori: folds
    *** FLOP *** [Ad Ts 9s]
    Picasso 2: checks
    bgr9292: bets 300
    Picasso 2: raises 2750 to 3050 and is all-in
    bgr9292: calls 2750
    *** TURN *** [Ad Ts 9s] [Th]
    *** RIVER *** [Ad Ts 9s Th] [3h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Picasso 2: shows [Td 9d] (a full house, Tens full of Nines)
    bgr9292: shows [9c 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
    Picasso 2 collected 6600 from pot
    Picasso 2 said, "sorry bud"
    Picasso 2 said, "nh"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 6600 | Rake 0
    Board [Ad Ts 9s Th 3h]
    Seat 1: Picasso 2 (small blind) showed [Td 9d] and won (6600) with a full house, Tens full of Nines
    Seat 2: johndori (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: lrdvoldemort folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: I_AM_BAMBIE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: noth inc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: bgr9292 showed [9c 9h] and lost with a full house, Nines full of Tens
    Seat 7: darou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: bzbalstud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: Smush99 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Granted I played AA very weak here (especially the way I'm running)...but check the way I call these suckouts (not 1 but 2)

    PokerStars Game #10891190007: Tournament #54945789, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/07/11 - 20:27:08 (ET)
    Table '54945789 33' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: waylonIII (9320 in chips)
    Seat 2: Bleed-Out (3680 in chips)
    Seat 3: bgr9292 (3815 in chips)
    Seat 4: Buddha61 (4540 in chips)
    Seat 5: dannydizzan (18123 in chips)
    Seat 6: msbhavin (21151 in chips)
    Seat 7: Neab (8135 in chips)
    Seat 8: dwalsh22 (4935 in chips)
    Seat 9: bigdealdan00 (2610 in chips)
    msbhavin: posts small blind 100
    Neab: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to bgr9292 [Ad Ac]
    dwalsh22: folds
    bigdealdan00: raises 600 to 800
    waylonIII: folds
    Bleed-Out: folds
    bgr9292: calls 800
    Buddha61: calls 800
    dannydizzan: folds
    msbhavin: folds
    Neab: raises 4600 to 5400
    bigdealdan00: calls 1810 and is all-in
    bgr9292: calls 3015 and is all-in
    Buddha61: calls 3740 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [9d Ks 5d]
    bgr9292 said, "not holding gar"
    *** TURN *** [9d Ks 5d] [Qd]
    *** RIVER *** [9d Ks 5d Qd] [Kc]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Neab: shows [Kh Ah] (three of a kind, Kings)
    Buddha61: shows [7c 7d] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
    Neab collected 1450 from side pot-2
    bgr9292: shows [Ad Ac] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
    Neab collected 3615 from side pot-1
    bigdealdan00: shows [9s 9c] (a full house, Nines full of Kings)
    bigdealdan00 collected 10540 from main pot
    cdp4me is connected
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 15605 Main pot 10540. Side pot-1 3615. Side pot-2 1450. | Rake 0
    Board [9d Ks 5d Qd Kc]
    Seat 1: waylonIII folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Bleed-Out folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bgr9292 showed [Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
    Seat 4: Buddha61 showed [7c 7d] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
    Seat 5: dannydizzan (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: msbhavin (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: Neab (big blind) showed [Kh Ah] and won (5065) with three of a kind, Kings
    Seat 8: dwalsh22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: bigdealdan00 showed [9s 9c] and won (10540) with a full house, Nines full of Kings

    Anyone with some advice as to what to do when it doesn't matter how ahead you are you just know their card is coming?
     
  2. Anyone with some advice as to what to do when it doesn't matter how ahead you are you just know their card is coming?

    <span>I don't like you.</span>
  3. Good to know, thanks for posting buddy
     
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  4. It is frustrating but you can't let it change the way you play poker. This is variance at its worse. I know it is sick so take a break for a while. Again, don't let it affect the way you will play a hand, keep at your game and you will get off this bad streak.

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