Bad beat day
I played online poker for about 2 hours on Tuesday afternoon. I lost over $400 in that session... much of it on bad beats. My Eurolinx account is now down to $641. As you know from past posts, I invested only $250 on this site, and have already taken out over $2200. But I don't want to have to put money back... so the luck better change.
Here's the rundown of the key hands.
Lost $244 on this hand: I went all-in with KK vs AK suited pre-flop. I'm a 66% favorite, but I lost as he flopped a flush draw, and made the flush on the turn.
Lost $53 when I bet a flush draw that didn't come, and the other player bet the turn hard so I couldn't chase it to the river.
Lost $144 when my K4 suited flops K 7 4. I check-raised the flop, then bet hard on the turn. He kept calling. Ace on the river, he checks and I check. He had AK. My two pair had him all the way until the river... at least I didn't lose any more after I correctly checked the river.
Lost $96 when my A7 suited flopped a flush draw, but didn't hit.
Lost $99 when my 22 saw a great flop of 8 4 2. I check-raised on the flop. The turn was a 4, giving me a full house, and I bet out hard. River is another 4... counterfeiting my hand. He checked, and I checked behind. He had JJ for a better hand of JJ444 vs my 22444.
I did win $400 on this hand however... I call a $12 raise with 56 suited vs two players. Flop 3 4 7 rainbow. 1st player bet $25, 2nd player calls, I call. Turn K. 1st player bets $75, 2nd player folds, I went all-in. He called with JJ. If I had been in his shoes, the K would have saved me some money. Why do people think their mid-pairs are still good when there are overcards on board?
I also played my first tournament on Eurolinx... a $50 buy-in event against 124 players. I managed to squeak into the money with a 22nd place finish worth $68.
I'm taking a break from online poker until next week.... I might need to go back to 1/2 NL since my bankroll has shrunk. I also want to start playing more tournaments... maybe go back to Pokerstars for those.

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