Nemesis

I first used this blog post title way back on September 17, 2013, when I was still predominantly playing cash games. Here's a snippet of what I had to say:

Last night, one of my opponents was a real thorn in my side. My nemesis, if you will. Every time I had a good hand, she had a better one ...

Other than the poker variant and the gender of my opponent, those words apply equally well to last night's session. Sometimes, another player just has your number. There's nothing you can do, short of refusing to enter a pot with them, which I would never do.

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000 26000       6     100   24    39        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $16,490,668
2020 balance: $9,468,343
balance: $71,276,353

Nemesis

Last night, one of my opponents was a real thorn in my side. My nemesis, if you will. Every time I had a good hand, she had a better one. On hand 25, my two pair of aces and nines lost to her nine high straight; she won a pot worth $33,298. On hand 42, my two pair of jacks and fours (I'd been dealt pocket fours) lost to her two pair of kings and jacks (she'd been dealt pocket kings); she won a pot worth $4,488. On hand 60, my pair of aces lost to her set of jacks; she won a pot worth $8,213. On hand 102, my two pair of aces and sevens lost to her ace high flush; she won a pot worth $8,977. On hand 105, I made an eight high straight on the river, but folded when she more than doubled my river raise, and there was another player acting behind me. I was afraid one of them had what I call a "high end plus" straight - in this case, a nine high. As it turned out, neither of them did, and I missed out on a chopped pot. I was quite happy when she finally left the table; sometimes, you're just snake-bitten against certain players. After she left, I was able to get back into the black.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 132 hands and saw flop:
 - 18 out of 22 times while in big blind (81%)
 - 14 out of 23 times while in small blind (60%)
 - 43 out of 87 times in other positions (49%)
 - a total of 75 out of 132 (56%)
 Pots won at showdown - 12 of 24 (50%)
 Pots won without showdown - 5

delta: $11,908
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $5,048,832
balance: $7,405,785