1,000 hands

I played a little over 1,000 hands last night. I played 3 tables at once, two heads up and one full ring game (all $50 NL).

The thing I noticed is that playing heads up can be very lucrative if the villain isn’t catching cards. I was running very badly, it seemed that every move I made just didn’t work out the way I wanted to. For example I have JJ and I raise 3x the BB. In heads up play, you’re going to get a lot of callers. I hit my set on the flop, I slowplay. The turn gives a flush draw. I decide to bet $3. Villain re-pops me $9, I re-raise $20, villain pushes. I call he’s on a flush draw. He hits his flush on the river.

I tell him he got lucky and he tells me that I played this hand horribly. Maybe so but playing it this way I tried to maximize profit and it didn’t work out for me.

The funny thing about this player is that he kept betting big on the river because he kepton thinking that I missed my draws. I then started to use this against him. I started to bluff when there were 3 to a flush on the board. He would fold almost everytime. Then I started to outplay him, when I would check on the river, making him think I missed my draw, then he would bet out and I would check raise him with two pair or trips etc.

I managed to win back $28 before he left with a $20 profit. I’m guessing he was scared he was going to lose it all and I don’t blame him. I would’ve crushed him if he wasn’t hitting so much against me.

Crazy thing about playing heads up at $50NL, the rake really kills you. We did about $30 in rake during this session. That takes a lot away. Good thing I get rakeback. And if you don’t I highly recommend it. Believe me it all adds up. Just click on the link below and try it and you’ll see what I mean. I have received over $180 in rakeback this year.

I then play this Russian dude and I manage to win about $30 off him before he left. This time I was hitting on a lot of hands and kept getting paid off.

My full ring was up and down. I was card dead mostly, but that never stopped me from trying to make something happen. Maybe I was trying too hard, until I get paid off big time with QQ vs. JJ. Why anyone would call a shove with JJ is beyond me. You have to think you’re being dominated would’nt you? But then again I was playing pretty aggressive so maybe he thought I was making a move.

I was up and down, and then I lose a big hand when I call down a $14 bet on the river with top pair top kicker (villain hit two pair on the river…ugh).

After a few hours I finally decide I’ve had enough. I count my stacks. I wound up being up $3.85. Wow. 1,000 hands of high anxiety for only $3 bucks in profit.

There must be a better way to make money isn’t there?