My mission has failed

[suzanne]

I give up.

I tried my best and Im obviously not good enough.

Ive been playing $3 stts to build up my bankroll which was rock bottom and doing ok till a fkin total wind up merchant got on my case.

I know I shouldnt have but...

25 - NL - 6 Seats 12338272-23 Holdem No Limit 30/60
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Hand Start.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Seat 1 : MissHoolie has $1,530
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Seat 5 : dr1ver has $6,310
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Seat 6 : lildoyle? has $4,160
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : dr1ver is the dealer.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : lildoyle? posted small blind.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : MissHoolie posted big blind.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Game [23] started with 3 players.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Oct 14 04:46:22] : Seat 1 : MissHoolie has
[Oct 14 04:46:24] : dr1ver called 60
[Oct 14 04:46:25] : lildoyle? called 30
[Oct 14 04:46:27] : MissHoolie checked.
[Oct 14 04:46:27] : Dealing flop.
[Oct 14 04:46:27] : Board cards [ ]
[Oct 14 04:47:04] : lildoyle? checked.
[Oct 14 04:47:04] : Stakes: 30/60 Current level: 2 Next level in: 1 min. 
[Oct 14 04:47:07] : MissHoolie checked.
[Oct 14 04:47:12] : dr1ver bet 240
[Oct 14 04:47:14] : lildoyle? folded.
[Oct 14 04:47:33] : Stakes: 30/60 Current level: 2 Next level in: 1 min. 
[Oct 14 04:47:34] : MissHoolie called 240
[Oct 14 04:47:34] : Dealing turn.
[Oct 14 04:47:34] : Board cards [ ]
[Oct 14 04:47:06] : MissHoolie checked.
[Oct 14 04:47:12] : Stakes: 30/60 Current level: 2 Next level in: 1 min. 
[Oct 14 04:47:15] : dr1ver bet 1,300
[Oct 14 04:47:17] : MissHoolie called 1,230 and is All-in
[Oct 14 04:47:18] : Showdown!
[Oct 14 04:47:18] : Seat 1 : MissHoolie has
[Oct 14 04:47:19] : Seat 1 : MissHoolie has
[Oct 14 04:47:19] : Seat 5 : dr1ver has
[Oct 14 04:47:24] : Board cards [ ]
[Oct 14 04:47:24] : Seat 5 : dr1ver has
[Oct 14 04:47:24] : dr1ver has Full House : full of
[Oct 14 04:47:25] : Seat 1 : MissHoolie has
[Oct 14 04:47:25] : MissHoolie has Straight QJT98
[Oct 14 04:47:25] : dr1ver wins 3,120 with Full House : full of
[Oct 14 04:47:31] : MissHoolie : lol

Mission...build ur bankroll up has taken come to a halt...ive got $3 left

[Indestructable]

Just bad luck, nothing more you could do.

[LukieD]

Im not entirely sure about your call of 240 into a 180 pot with only a gutshot. Clearly not getting the right odds there! But once you get your money in when you have the straight its just plain bad luck. Theres no way to get away from those hands at these stakes.

[bhoywonder]

suz

think of this run as variance

a very long extended run at that

the law of averages say ur gonna get your own back soon

[tantrum]

You are calling big bet with a gut shot, which means you can only have 4 outs - 9 - 1 out (heart)9 heart will make someone's flush- so 3 outs for a straight, therefore you should not be in the hand in the first place.

From then on, the guy overplays his 2 pair but he probably thinks he might be ahead.

You can't really blame the other player for his/her play.  If you have folded on the flop you would not get 'a bad beat'.
If this is how you play your game, drawing to gutshots, in a long term you will be losing money. 

[kvnstv]

I think your playing the game with the most variance(NLHE) at the format's with the most variance(S+G and MTT) at the level with probable the most variance $5 and below.(and the winner for the most use of the word variance in one sentence goes to me). You’re going to have huge swings; have you noticed in the past that your BR has as much as quad rippled and then you have slowly gone broke? This used to happen to me all the time, only when I added solid cash game play at limit tables (7 card stud and HILO my games of choice) did I notice that the peaks and troughs of NLHE could be stabilised. Whatever you decide to do I hope you stick with poker because it really just sounds like a bad run, anyway seems like you get to much pleasure out of it to stay away too long, best of luck.

[mex]

I wouldn't call the gutshiot in the 1st place tbh.

[tantrum]

If you call with the gutshot, your bad run will be longer then you wish for.

[suzanne]

Sorry for the moan but I was in a foul mood last night.

It was one of those nights that no matter what hand I played I just could not win cause some muppet called with rubbish and hit. That hand was probably not the best one to show as I was tired and as has been said I shouldn't really have been in the pot.

Its really been getting me down playing the $3 as the standard of play is just appalling and I should be able to make a profit on them but I just cant.

To give you an example there was 1 hand where mateyboy 1 has put a good size raise preflop and mateyboy 2 has called. I cant remember the exact cards but the flop was something like  , mateyboy 1 goes allin with  and mateyboy 2 goes allin with .....wait for it..... and yep the turn and the river were both spades.

How on gods earth are you suppose to beat these guys!!!

[moritzey]

Suzanne, the last STT I've played in, I had 11k chips to the other three opponents having about 3k each. Hand 1: TT v 88. 8 on the flop. Next hand, TT again. Called all-in by 99. 9 on the flop. Final hand: KK. Called by AQ. A on the river. It's just bad luck when things like that happen, in the long run (and as people here keep telling me, the long run is very, very long) you'll win against players like that.


P.S. Paid my 150p

[Jim-D]

You need people calling needing runner runner to win, You cannot fail to win against these fools in the long term.

Stick at it Suzanne, Listen to all the advice on this great forum (and take it in) and you really cant fail.

[suzanne]

Moritzey I think I would have 

You are right Jim.....OK new day ....new mission 

Turn $3.69 into $31.50 by midnight tomorrow so I can play in the $1k game.

[scottm]

Come sit next to me in a cash game, i've been giving it away this week  

[Claw75]

If it's any consolation Suzanne, I am in the same boat.  In many ways these $3 games are much harder to beat than the $10 or $20 games.  I'm down to my last $10, so  3 losses and that's me done. (hopefully it'll be 3 cases though)

[Graham C]

If it's any consolation Suzanne, I am in the same boat.  In many ways these $3 games are much harder to beat than the $10 or $20 games.  I'm down to my last $10, so  3 losses and that's me done. (hopefully it'll be 3 cases though)

Too right they are, $3 is nothing - £1.60ish - some people play these and mess about, don't take any beats personally at this level - no analysis needed, they call with anything.