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Hi guys,

Been reading this forum for a while now and decided to join up. I've been playing for a while online and thought that it was time to spread my wings a little. I've noticed the good advice available here so thought i'd take a plunge - any adivce appreciated...

Cash game $2/$5  - $94.31 behind.
Six Handed
Position: UTG  7d 8h

I raise $22 to go..
Folds to blinds who both flat call...

Flop  comes  9c  Js Ad

SB checks, BB bets $35 - I flat call with the intention of taking him off the hand on fourth street..SB folds

Turn brings  9d
BB checks i move all in he calls...
River  Tc   my pay day card...or so i thought... he reveals pocket jacks. Gutted, i had built up my bankroll with care and i lose it after i hit the out i needed.

Any advice on where i went wrong and where i can play low levels to re-build my roll - thanks in advance.

Be gentle guys .... I can see the replies already  !!!

Welcome to blonde In Form, I will move this post to the Hand Analysis thread.

lol

welcome to the forums!

no cash game expert - only mtts but one thing i'd notice straight away is even before you sit down.

Your entire bankroll is less than $100 but you sit to play at a $2/$5 n/l game?

Welcome to the blonde forum mate

This has to be another blondite having a windup.

If not, welcome!

Welcome  ;welcome;... but this has to be a wind up?  ;goodvevil;

 :hello: ;welcome;


has Flushy mellowed?

Is my play that bad?

Obviously i got the read wrong, but he flat called from the blind, something i wouldn't do with pocket jacks, he never really showed any strength so i figured my all in might take it away...

Can you explain why you made the raise to $22 preflop?
The flop hasn't done anything for you and post flop I would have folded straight away. If you were to make an out and out bluff, representing something then a big raise here would be an option (a risky one) but can't get my head around the flat call.
PS Welcome.

I had folded quite a few hands in the half hour leading up to this... so the connectors looked good. I decided to play it and 4+* BB raise of $22 looked like a suspicious bet. I thought that i played it like monster. Raise pre-flop, smooth call the flop and all in on the turn...

obviously not.

welcome to blonde


er, which site can I play you on?  :D (only joking, enjoy the hand analysis threads!)

 :)up

You expect him to pass Jacks full?

i would, i make big laydowns

True, Seen it with my own eyes.


Welcome  :hello:

my reply was especially for flushy, the mug

You would pass AA on a Ad Ac 7d board scared that Kd Qd might make a house!

I still think this is a wind up ... but here is 50p's worth ... on what is a well thought out joke post (if I am wrong, welcome to blonde and there is plenty of help/support on this site to assist you).

1.) $94 on a $2/$5 table is a short stack on tables that normally average $500+ stack. The quote 'Gutted, I built my bankroll with care ...' is pure genius

2.) Short stacked play has its play in poker and can be used to good effect at medium/high buy-ins. If you want an extreme example look at the link in the 'entertaining blog ...' thread started by nemesis (I think?). Personally, my poker is based around deepstack play ... but I accept that some people make a decent amount with 'hit & run' tactics.

3.) 'stealing' the blinds is a more profitable pursuit for short stacked play in terms of ROI% ... but a raise from under the gun with five people yet to act with 78os is just suicide in the long term.

4.) When both blinds call you should figure you are in trouble ... but at least you have position!?

5.) The $35 bet by the BB leaves you with three options;

Fold: You should

All-in: Suicide ... this leaves you at best four outs ... the BB is v.unlikely to fold to a $35 re-raise into what becomes a $170 pot. Also the SB may have checked a monster and become involved.

Call: How you think you can call and then scare him off with a $35ish all-in on the turn I don't know.

 A.) If he is drawing he has odds to call to the flush or str8

 B.) if he has AK etc. and suspects he is behind ... it is a value call, only having to be right one time in approx. five to break even

The size of the bets, eventual pot size and odds for calling/drawing make this an excellently conceived wind-up ... I hope!!? :D

ROI????

ROI- return on investment- ratio of money lost or returned on investment.

If you have $100 and won $50 your ROI will be +50% if you lose $50 your ROI will be -50%