Ran poor...played ok

I was really looking forward to playing yesterday, as it was going to be the first time I could sit and put in a long session without interruptions. My desire to play was deflated as I recorded a -$87.45 losing session over 926 hands. My play was fairly good other than a couple of bad calls on the river. Mostly I just ran poor...as you can see with the following hand.

FullTiltPoker Game #5036000952: Table Nyton (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:46:45 ET - 2008/01/28
Seat 1: RenjuLuther ($51.60)
Seat 2: birdiemachine ($50.35)
Seat 3: SoNoyshe ($60)
Seat 4: Heineken23 ($62.40)
Seat 5: masaladosa ($96.65)
Seat 6: soyboy1123 ($96.70)
RenjuLuther posts the small blind of $0.25
birdiemachine posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Th Td]
SoNoyshe folds
Heineken23 raises to $1.75
masaladosa folds
soyboy1123 has 15 seconds left to act
soyboy1123 folds
RenjuLuther folds
birdiemachine calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [6d Ts 5s]
birdiemachine checks
Heineken23 bets $3
birdiemachine calls $3
*** TURN *** [6d Ts 5s] [4d]
birdiemachine checks
Heineken23 bets $7
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine raises to $22 ...this raise makes his call a mathematically bad play as he is only getting (2.55/1) to call. He is a (3.54/1) dog and long-term I win money with this same play.
Heineken23 calls $15
*** RIVER *** [6d Ts 5s 4d] [Kd]
birdiemachine bets $23.60, and is all in ...Almost impossible to check/fold, as I could have him crushed with a set over set or 2 pair situation.
Heineken23 calls $23.60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
birdiemachine shows [Th Td] three of a kind, Tens
Heineken23 shows [8d 9d] a flush, King high
Heineken23 wins the pot ($97.95) with a flush, King high
birdiemachine adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100.95 Rake $3
Board: [6d Ts 5s 4d Kd]
Seat 1: RenjuLuther (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: birdiemachine (big blind) showed [Th Td] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 3: SoNoyshe didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Heineken23 showed [8d 9d] and won ($97.95) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: masaladosa didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: soyboy1123 (button) didn't bet (folded)



I did have a good read on one particular player who was playing very crazy the entire night. He made this play and I used it against him later in the evening.


FullTiltPoker Game #5036300018: Table El Greco (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:09:39 ET - 2008/01/28
Seat 1: cardura ($30.05)
Seat 2: jfk729 ($50)
Seat 3: wlsdhr ($62.95)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($47.25)
Seat 5: Replays ($95.90)
Seat 6: sendit7 ($10)
Replays posts the small blind of $0.25
sendit7 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [As Jd]
cardura calls $0.50
wlsdhr folds
birdiemachine raises to $2.25
Replays raises to $4 ...very light reraise.
sendit7 calls $3.50
cardura calls $3.50
birdiemachine calls $1.75 ....probably should have folded, but was pot committed
*** FLOP *** [9h 6h 4c]
Replays bets $16
sendit7 calls $6, and is all in
cardura folds
birdiemachine folds
Replays shows [Ad 6d] .....I made notes on the his Avatar, so when I see this player again I can recall this hand.
sendit7 shows [5h 5s]
Uncalled bet of $10 returned to Replays
*** TURN *** [9h 6h 4c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [9h 6h 4c 5d] [Jc]
Replays shows a pair of Sixes
sendit7 shows three of a kind, Fives
sendit7 wins the pot ($26.60) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28 Rake $1.40
Board: [9h 6h 4c 5d Jc]
Seat 1: cardura folded on the Flop
Seat 2: jfk729 is sitting out
Seat 3: wlsdhr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: birdiemachine (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Replays (small blind) showed [Ad 6d] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 6: sendit7 (big blind) showed [5h 5s] and won ($26.60) with three of a kind, Fives



FullTiltPoker Game #5036747253: Table El Greco (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:45:27 ET - 2008/01/28
Seat 1: cardura ($85.35)
Seat 2: jfk729 ($51.80)
Seat 3: mandira ($8.35)
Seat 4: birdiemachine ($58.85)
Seat 5: Replays ($64.65)
Seat 6: Bad_Boob_Job ($49.25)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
Replays posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [8s 8h]
Bad_Boob_Job folds
cardura folds
jfk729 folds
mandira folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.50
Replays raises to $4.50 ....again, very light, so I put him on A (5-9) which I'm way ahead of.
birdiemachine calls $3 ...So I call hoping he continues to bet and no A hits the board.
*** FLOP *** [Qd 3c 6c]
birdiemachine checks
Replays has 15 seconds left to act
Replays bets $9 ....I'm ahead of his range
birdiemachine calls $9
*** TURN *** [Qd 3c 6c] [6h]
birdiemachine checks
Replays bets $51.15, and is all in.... went with my read that I was still ahead and called
birdiemachine calls $45.35, and is all in
Replays shows [Ah 2d] ...have him drawing to 3 outs
birdiemachine shows [8s 8h]
Uncalled bet of $5.80 returned to Replays
*** RIVER *** [Qd 3c 6c 6h] [9c] ......donk, I win!
Replays shows a pair of Sixes
birdiemachine shows two pair, Eights and Sixes
birdiemachine wins the pot ($114.70) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $117.70 Rake $3
Board: [Qd 3c 6c 6h 9c]
Seat 1: cardura didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: jfk729 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: mandira (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [8s 8h] and won ($114.70) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
Seat 5: Replays (big blind) showed [Ah 2d] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 6: Bad_Boob_Job didn't bet (folded)



So my bankroll has fallen back to $4544.64


I will probably receive $130-$140 for my Fulltilt Ironman bonus and my rakeback should net me another $130-$140 next month.

The day wasn't an entire loss as I played in a Satellite tournament on UB for the $129 bounty tournament. It was a $5 rebuy and spent $20.50 in fees through the add-on. I didn't make much in the rebuy period, but I wasn't overly concerned as I still had 10k in chips with blinds at 75/150. Plenty of time to catch up.

35 players played the event and as we went to 2 tables I still had about 9.5k in chips. I received KK in middle position and sort of slow played them. I made a light raise (blinds 200/400) to 1050 and get reraised from SB to 2850. I called and flopped a set of Kings and check/called him all in. That doubled me to about 20k and the chip lead. On the next orbit I get JJ UTG and it folds all the way around to the BB who pushes 10k all in and I call against AQo. JJ holds up and I have a commading chip lead. I just raised alot preflop and folded to reraises and ended up with about 100k in chips when we made it to the final four winners. I received the $129 entry and withdrew from the tournament so I can use the tournament $ as I please in the future.

"Birdiemachine"