It's spring time....NO BAD BEATS PLEASE!!!

Isn't it funny how February just seems to get everyone down, then March comes and everyone seems to cheer up? February was a bad poker month for me...it was definitely a long down swing....nothing seemed to hold up for me. Then, with the weather this week, I just seemed to cheer up, got an extra bounce in my step so I log on to PokerRoom last night to finish clearing a bonus and run into this hand: (Sorry the PokerRoom hand history is ugly to look at!).

Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 (Real Money),  #295,922,956
Table Poughkeepsie, 27 Mar 2006 8:58 PM ET
 
Seat 1: oceanrunner. ($5 in chips) 
Seat 2: Big_E_67 ($26.70 in chips) 
Seat 3: reraise516 ($16.80 in chips) 
Seat 5: noahbegrann1 ($22.05 in chips) 
Seat 6: mibtryt ($5.30 in chips) 
Seat 8: 313electro ($123.85 in chips) 
Seat 9: spden_99 ($115.35 in chips) 
Seat 10: Piggywu21 ($12.40 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
313electro posts blind ($0.25), spden_99 posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
Piggywu21 folds, oceanrunner. calls $0.50, Big_E_67 calls $0.50, reraise516 calls $0.50, noahbegrann1 folds, mibtryt calls $0.50, 313electro calls $0.25, spden_99 checks. (limpy limp with 33 hoping to hit a set)

FLOP [board cards 3S,6H,QD ] (woohoo, a set on a ragged board, I think I'm good!)
313electro bets $0.50, spden_99 folds, oceanrunner. folds, Big_E_67 calls $0.50, reraise516 calls $0.50, mibtryt bets $1, 313electro calls $0.50, Big_E_67 bets $1, reraise516 folds, mibtryt bets $1, 313electro calls $1, Big_E_67 calls $0.50. (was going to slow play as I really did not want to lose anyone at this street but someone has something and we cap! I hope nobody limped with 66 but I suspect maybe two pair?)

TURN [board cards 3S,6H,QD,3C ] (cha-ching!)
313electro checks, Big_E_67 bets $1, mibtryt bets $2, 313electro calls $2, Big_E_67 bets $2, mibtryt calls $0.80 and is all-in, 313electro calls $1. (now I definitely hope someone limped with 66, or hit a Q and I'm happy capping with quads!!!)

RIVER [board cards 3S,6H,QD,3C,7H ]
313electro bets $1, Big_E_67 bets $2, 313electro calls $1. (I only wish mibtryt had more money as I'm sure he woulda stayed in)

SHOWDOWN
Big_E_67 shows [ 3H,3D ]
mibtryt mucks cards [ QS,6S ]
(as I thought...hit his Q and a 6)
313electro mucks cards [ 4H,5S ]
Big_E_67 wins $4.40, Big_E_67 wins $17.40.

SUMMARY
Dealer: mibtryt
Pot: $22.30, (including rake: $0.50)
oceanrunner., loses $0.50
Big_E_67, bets $7.50, collects $21.80, net $14.30 (not a bad net for .50/1.00 limit!)
reraise516, loses $1
noahbegrann1, loses $0
mibtryt, loses $5.30
313electro, loses $7.50
spden_99, loses $0.50
Piggywu21, loses $0

I wonder how much our overall mood affects our play..I mean it's difficult to screw up a hand like this but during my bad run in Feb I wonder how much was mental? I'm sure mood and state of mind has a great deal to do with how we play. It sure is nice to see the days getting longer and the temperature rising....and keep those quads coming please!!!!

Comments

  • I think the mood has a lot to do with success.. keeping your emotions under control is key, as an all-in with a mediocre hand might seem tempting while frustrated.

    in any case, good hand!
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