Broken crowns

When you join a table which has a loose cannon, it doesn't take long to find him out. Last night, I knew within the first ten hands that one of my opponents was a real risk-taker. When I was dealt pocket kings on hand 12, and the loosie went all in pre-flop, it didn't take me long to call. He turned over pocket threes, making me a big favorite. Unfortunately, he hit a set of threes on the flop and they held up; I was left with broken crowns. When you make the correct play and it doesn't pan out, there's no sense crying about it. I reupped for the max and set out to win back the chips I'd lost. I succeeded in that quest, and even finished up with a tidy little profit.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 102 hands and saw flop:
 - 25 out of 25 times while in big blind (100%)
 - 14 out of 26 times while in small blind (53%)
 - 29 out of 51 times in other positions (56%)
 - a total of 68 out of 102 (66%)
 Pots won at showdown - 13 of 27 (48%)
 Pots won without showdown - 11

delta: $9,298
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,820,630
balance: $7,177,583

Broken crowns

Last night, I had a marathon session. I set personal records for number of hands played (300) and number of pots won (75). Unfortunately, it was a losing session; that was largely due to the fact that I lost a lot of chips two of the three times I was dealt cowboys (pocket kings). The first time, I lost $54,429 to hit the felt when my two pair of kings and aces ran into four of a kind, aces. To add insult to injury, my hand was the worst of the three which went to showdown; the second best hand was a full house of fives full of aces. The second time, I won $8,802 after hitting a set of kings on the turn. The third time, I lost $27,000 when I had to bow out on the turn; the board was showing an open ended straight draw and an opponent acting before me bet $33,000. As often happens in poker, the night would have been a success but for a very small number of hands - a mere two in this case.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 300 hands and saw flop:
 - 56 out of 70 times while in big blind (80%)
 - 49 out of 67 times while in small blind (73%)
 - 85 out of 163 times in other positions (52%)
 - a total of 190 out of 300 (63%)
 Pots won at showdown - 26 of 58 (44%)
 Pots won without showdown - 49

delta: $-86,582
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $5,013,236
balance: $7,462,644