Poker discussion thread...

[Dr. Z]

Some of us here play poker fairly regularly so I thought it might be cool to have a thread where you can post about your game's key hands.

Personally, I took some time off online poker a while back (only playing here and there rather than seriously) because although I turned enough profit to buy tasty hifi and PC bits, I could have bad times where I would lose badly enough to be a huge setback (I didnt build a bankroll because I was too busy enjoying the winnings). I sledged the last of my bankroll in a dramatic ~£180 all-in with AK having hit AKK on the flop only to be called by someone else with AA.

So anyway, a month ago I logged into my account and found ~£6, played a Sit n Go, doubled my cash and headed for the cash tables. Lost a few quid of it just through variance by playing at the wrong level for my balance.

Fast forward to the tail end of last week. Loaded up the £2 minimum so I could play in a £5 low-risk SNG with the remnants. Won a couple of these and from a combination of this, some MTT success and being extremely frugal on the cash tables I have made that £43.

Some hands from tonight then:

Dealt JA off, called the BB from mid position, 2 callers + the big blind

Flop JT6 (rainbowed), checked to me, made a 4x BB raise, one guy left goes over the top all in - I called

He turned over T2 - wtf?

Turn card: T (GRR :mad: )

River: J ()

2nd nice hand from tonight:

Dealer: DRZ wins pot ($68.46) with Three of a kind, Tens, King high

I was in the doldrums of a bad run of cards for that one, hit the set on the flop and decided to try and make it pay. Thankfully it did! That proved to be just a blip from the doldrums though so I cut and ran to fight another day.

I am trying to minimise my variance by setting myself a target amount to leave the table with. If I pass that amount I will play on for a few more hands to see if there is more to be made but as soon as it looks like I am dipping back to the target I will leave.

Once I have my bankroll up I will start looking at getting back into the MTT play (because I really prefer them to ring games)

Long OP I suppose but the rest of the thread I hope to be interesting hands from your games