Tilt!!!!

I was very tired as I started to play last night. I was just looking to get some full tilt points to earn a part of the bonus from last year's Iron Man. Based on my play last year, I qualified for $325 worth of bonus money. How much of the bonus money I receive is based on how many points I accumulate through the month of January. For every point I receive ($.05) Normally, I accumulate between 2500 and 3500 points in a month of play. So I wanted to to play a little extra this month to activate as much of the $325 bonus I am eligible for....

Last night, I knew I should have gone to bed. One thing I am getting better at is recognizing, when the game is bad for me, players are too good, or I am bad on a particular evening. (tired, mind elsewhere, etc.) But because of the bonus, I decide last night to play anyway.

It was going along without much action in either direction until I get QQ in the small blind.

FullTiltPoker Game #4802800103: Table St Rose (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:12:16 ET - 2008/01/09
Seat 1: synmongo ($50)
Seat 2: kew1076 ($53.25)
Seat 3: vegable ($52.80)
Seat 4: umd2512 ($27.55)
Seat 5: 25lbbag ($12.30)
Seat 6: birdiemachine ($52.75)
birdiemachine posts the small blind of $0.25
synmongo posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to birdiemachine [Qs Qc]
kew1076 folds
vegable folds
umd2512 folds
25lbbag folds
birdiemachine raises to $1.50
synmongo calls $1
*** FLOP *** [3c 9c 5c]
birdiemachine has 15 seconds left to act
birdiemachine bets $2.50
synmongo raises to $7.50 ----not a big raise with such a scary board tells me he is not in love with his hand so I call.
birdiemachine calls $5
*** TURN *** [3c 9c 5c] [8d]
birdiemachine checks ----I was going to lead if a club came on turn and evaluate his play. But I'm check raising all in if it blanks clubs.
synmongo bets $15.50
birdiemachine raises to $43.75, and is all in
synmongo calls $25.50, and is all in
birdiemachine shows [Qs Qc]
synmongo shows [5h 9h] -------------I am 36~37% to win....making my play +EV for this hand...-EV if he had a set. I didnt think a straight or a flush was possible
Uncalled bet of $2.75 returned to birdiemachine
*** RIVER *** [3c 9c 5c 8d] [2d] ---- Donk, I lose
birdiemachine shows a pair of Queens
synmongo shows two pair, Nines and Fives
synmongo wins the pot ($97) with two pair, Nines and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100 Rake $3
Board: [3c 9c 5c 8d 2d]
Seat 1: synmongo (big blind) showed [5h 9h] and won ($97) with two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 2: kew1076 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: vegable didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: umd2512 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: 25lbbag (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: birdiemachine (small blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens



As a result I steam the next few hands before eventually clicking the sit out tab on all my tables.

The other player winning the hand made a good play all the way through, maybe his raise post-flop should have been more. With that board, I would want to define my hand to the other player as very strong and willing to commit my chips. That equals a pot-size raise...instead of a $5 raise....probably an $8.50 raise would have been my play. We were 50/50 to win after the flop, but with that type of raise I would have folded. I try not to overplay over pairs or top pair in my normal game.



So..... I lose $89.80 in 185 hands or -48.54bb/100hands



Bankroll....$4056.40