Friday, December 6, 2013

A session in the balance

The difference between success and failure in poker can sometimes hinge on a single outcome. Last night, I played for over two hours, and 140 hands; however, it was the result of just one hand, which took less than a minute to play, which sealed my fate. Even though I came out a loser on the night, I know I played well enough to win. Here's what happened:

On hand 26, I was dealt Ks Jh. The flop came Kc Ad Kd, and it was checked all around. The turn was 5s; I bet $500, then got into a raising war with another player I had covered, and ended up going all in. He'd been dealt 3h Kh, and hit a full house on the river. I was a 70.45% favorite after the turn, with an additional 22.73% chance of chopping the pot; that means I lost to a 6.82% dog.

Had the odds held up, I would have won a pot worth $67,230; instead, I lost $33,740. C'est la guerre!

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 140 hands and saw flop:
 - 17 out of 20 times while in big blind (85%)
 - 13 out of 20 times while in small blind (65%)
 - 59 out of 100 times in other positions (59%)
 - a total of 89 out of 140 (63%)
 Pots won at showdown - 4 of 16 (25%)
 Pots won without showdown - 21

delta: $-57,386
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $5,147,521
balance: $7,504,474

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