Learning the hard way

[The_nun]

Trying to play a little more cash games but much prefer tourny games. I think that every time I play I must be playing wrong as always get results like this. Guidence in cash will be greatly appreciated before I decide to knock it on the head and stick to tournies. The reason I want to play more cash is that at the moment I find it hard with my present situation to be able to find the time to sit for hours on end in mtt's so thought cash could be an option for the time being.

Mansions.

HAND HISTORY DETAILS
***** Hand History for Game 27045782 *****

$0.50/$1   Hold'em
Hand start time: 2007-08-19 13:41:54

Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players: 9
Seat 1: LYLAU(31.10)
Seat 2: passadena1(165.70)
Seat 3: Zaphod2000(40.85)
Seat 4: Jimmy Dix(56.80)
Seat 5: Leikari(27.50)
Seat 6: Elias1415(222.70)
Seat 7: THENUN(85.20)
Seat 8: PraiseTheLord(160.05)
Seat 9: Overwinnaar(36.90)

Current Number of Players: 9
Overwinnaar start position: 36.90
PraiseTheLord start position: 160.05
THENUN start position: 85.20
Elias1415 start position: 222.70
Leikari start position: 27.50
Jimmy Dix start position: 56.80
Zaphod2000 start position: 40.85
passadena1 start position: 165.70
LYLAU start position: 31.10
Zaphod2000 posts small blind (0.50)
Jimmy Dix posts big blind (1)
THENUN is dealt down [ ]
Leikari calls (1)
Elias1415 folds
THENUN raises to (3)
PraiseTheLord calls (3)
Overwinnaar folds
LYLAU folds
passadena1 calls (3)
Zaphod2000 folds
Jimmy Dix calls (3)
Leikari calls (3)
flop: [ ]
Jimmy Dix bets (14.75)
Leikari folds
THENUN calls (14.75)
PraiseTheLord raises to (29.50)
passadena1 folds
Jimmy Dix calls (29.50)
THENUN raises to (82.20) and is all-in
PraiseTheLord calls (82.20)
Jimmy Dix calls (53.80) and is all-in
PraiseTheLord is refunded (0)
turn: []
river: []
PraiseTheLord shows [ ] for a straight to the king
THENUN shows [ ] for three of a kind, sevens
PraiseTheLord wins (56.80)
Jimmy Dix mucks
PraiseTheLord wins (173.90)
LYLAU end position: 31.10
passadena1 end position: 162.70
Zaphod2000 end position: 40.35
Jimmy Dix end position: 0.00
Leikari end position: 24.50
Elias1415 end position: 222.70
THENUN end position: 0.00
PraiseTheLord end position: 305.55
Overwinnaar end position: 36.90
Hand end time: 2007-08-19 13:43:40

[booder]

standard Mansion donkeys i'm afraid Maureen

[byronkincaid]

i think you should raise flop with draw heavy board but he wants to get all in anyway with his 8 outs, you're the favourite it's what you want right?

[kinboshi]

Nothing too wrong with the hand Mo - he played it badly and got lucky.  Reload.

One thing though, it's often a bad idea to play cash games as an alternative to an MTT due to time constraints.  When I've done that I tend to deviate from my 'A' game.  Not sure what the decent cash players think, but I'd advise against playing cash to fill in a spare hour or so.

[deputydawg]

I'm in the same situation as i have a 3 month old baby and can't play many MTTs (nappies etc.), but I disagree that you shouldn't play when you have an hour or so to spare. It's a question of trying not to force the action to play pots with marginal hands.

i just multi table (on Mansion mainly) in order to play more hands in the time I have available and have adjusted well as I have become more of a lag which consequently (I believe) has helped me FT in my last 3 tourneys. I used to be way too tight but don't believe you can be profitable in cash waiting for AA etc especially as someone will call with a pp and hit a set

You played the hand pretty well IMO

[doubleup]

i think you should raise flop with draw heavy board but he wants to get all in anyway with his 8 outs, you're the favourite it's what you want right?

Yes, agree with this you should play sets strongly on drawy boards.  By the time the play got back to the str8 draw he isn't making that bad a mistake. 

But that aside, keep getting the money in like this and you'll be in profit in the long run.

[tantrum]

I wonder if  the fact that you have so many players to act after you, your flat call on the flop is not the invitation for others to join the race?



 

[Senior Flushsky]

I would have raised a little more PF especially after an EP limper. I'd also raise the flop because as the others said, the board is quite draw heavy and theres a few players to act behind you. If he's going to chase his double belly buster, make it expensive for him so he's calling without the correct odds.

[AlexMartin]

Make your flop bet BIG baby.

[The_nun]

Like I said , tourny is my game really and have great results, but cirumstances do not allow me to play as much as I used to, so I think Kin is right, I shouldn' just jump into cash for 2 or 3 hours. I guess what I did here was to try and make a big pot out of a dangerous flop, the call  / reraise of another $53 to go on the flop wasn't going to put the Dbl Bly off.

Cheers all.x

[kinboshi]

Like I said , tourny is my game really and have great results, but cirumstances do not allow me to play as much as I used to, so I think Kin is right, I shouldn' just jump into cash for 2 or 3 hours. I guess what I did here was to try and make a big pot out of a dangerous flop, the call  / reraise of another $53 to go on the flop wasn't going to put the Dbl Bly off.

Cheers all.x

Quoted for safe-keeping.

[The_nun]

Just getting in your good books, I am on doubles this weekend..x

[kinboshi]

Just getting in your good books, I am on doubles this weekend..x

Which day did you say you were playing?

[The_nun]

There is no escape ...I am there Fri through Mon..LOL

[action man]

you got your money in infront for a decent pot, just unlucky keep playing