Folding Pocket Aces

I’ve been on a pretty bad downswing since the beginning of the month. I had been running pretty well since the beginning of the year and I had moved up from 5NL to 10NL to 25NL. Up to now I’ve lost just over half my roll just this month.

My hands just aren’t holding up and it’s getting pretty soul crushing. I knew it would happen at one point but I didn’t expect this hard of a downswing till maybe 50NL or something. I guess I’m a little relieved that at the stakes I’m playing it’s a bit easier to win it back then it would be at the higher stakes so I shouldn’t complain too much.

Needless to say I’m back down to 5NL. I’m still rolled enough to play 10NL but my confidence is shot right now so I think a little stay at 5NL will do some good for me. I might just watch some videos for a few weeks. I’ll be getting my Mt. Robosto assignment this week I think. Maybe that’ll help break this downswing.

Here are a couple of the hands that I played.

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
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Hero (BTN): $17.20
SB: $18.00
BB: $10.00
UTG: $15.10
CO: $14.00

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BTN with 6 J
1 fold, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.40, SB calls $0.35, BB calls $0.30, CO calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.60) K K Q (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets $0.90, SB calls $0.90, BB folds, CO folds

Turn: ($3.40) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $0.60, Hero raises to $3, SB raises to $16.70 all in, Hero calls $12.90 all in

River: ($35.20) 3 (2 players – 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $35.20
Hero shows 6 J (a flush, King high)
SB shows T K (a full house, Kings full of Threes)
SB wins $33.45
(Rake: $1.75)

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
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Hero (BB): $25.00
UTG: $28.85
MP: $20.85
CO: $29.55
BTN: $27.60
SB: $30.65

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with A A
2 folds, CO raises to $0.75, BTN calls $0.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, BTN calls $2.25

Flop: ($6.85) 6 4 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $4.25, BTN raises to $24.60 all in, Hero calls $17.75 all in

Turn: ($50.85) K (2 players – 2 are all in)

River: ($50.85) Q (2 players – 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.85
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
BTN shows 3 5 (a straight, Three to Seven)
BTN wins $48.35
(Rake: $2.50)

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
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SB: $2.55
BB: $35.75
UTG: $6.00
MP: $13.95
Hero (CO): $10.50
BTN: $11.60

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with 9 A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.40, BTN raises to $1.10, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.70

Flop: ($2.35) 2 3 A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.65, Hero raises to $9.40 all in, BTN calls $7.75

Turn: ($21.15) 5 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($21.15) 5 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $21.15
Hero shows 9 A (two pair, Aces and Fives)
BTN shows 4 4 (a straight, Ace to Five)
BTN wins $20.10
(Rake: $1.05)