dkersey
Straight
Like a lot of you, I have shifted to online play. I'm playing in a private club using an app that has been referenced in other threads. I was way up initially, but now running into the situation below a lot! I'm back to even. Would like some feedback!
Playing .50/1 NLHE, Hero short stacked at 60, villains stacks are quite varied but on average a little higher than hero's stack, no deep stacks yet. Hero gets KhQh in late position, 2 limpers before me, raise 4X to 4, get 3 callers. Flop is K56 rainbow (except no heart). Its checked to me, With top pair and good kicker, I bet pot - 2 fold, 1 call. Turn is 6. Checked to me again, with 2 pair I am concerned about caller, I bet 1/2 pot (16) and was called. River is 3. Caller bets my stack (8), I call. He turns over 5x6x for a turned boat (and flopped 2 pair).
I understand villains post flop play to trap, I would do the same. I have lost to 10 boats in the last 48 hours like this!!!
We all agree that playing online for play money will not evoke proper behaviors, but this is not that, this is for realz money (but not a lot of money). So what is going on? I've been thinking about this and have my own thoughts but want to hear yours. Open to feedback!
Just a cooler?
Just a normal downswing of poker?
Online is rigged?
Hero sucks at poker?
Hero is okay at poker has the leak of ... ?
Hero screwed up right here at X ?
Villian got super lucky?
Playing .50/1 NLHE, Hero short stacked at 60, villains stacks are quite varied but on average a little higher than hero's stack, no deep stacks yet. Hero gets KhQh in late position, 2 limpers before me, raise 4X to 4, get 3 callers. Flop is K56 rainbow (except no heart). Its checked to me, With top pair and good kicker, I bet pot - 2 fold, 1 call. Turn is 6. Checked to me again, with 2 pair I am concerned about caller, I bet 1/2 pot (16) and was called. River is 3. Caller bets my stack (8), I call. He turns over 5x6x for a turned boat (and flopped 2 pair).
I understand villains post flop play to trap, I would do the same. I have lost to 10 boats in the last 48 hours like this!!!
We all agree that playing online for play money will not evoke proper behaviors, but this is not that, this is for realz money (but not a lot of money). So what is going on? I've been thinking about this and have my own thoughts but want to hear yours. Open to feedback!
Just a cooler?
Just a normal downswing of poker?
Online is rigged?
Hero sucks at poker?
Hero is okay at poker has the leak of ... ?
Hero screwed up right here at X ?
Villian got super lucky?