[hachkc]

Online poker has just been killing me today. It got so bad I started playing tournaments.

This hand is representative of everything wrong today.

PokerStars Game #8382248077: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/02/11 - 00:54:40 (ET)
Table 'Rhodia V' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Blackhat ($29.05 in chips)
Seat 2: CmdrPenguin ($49.35 in chips)
Seat 3: MACAlpha ($95.90 in chips)
Seat 4: Golden05 ($24.90 in chips)
Seat 5: mapmaniac ($18.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Bert_6911 ($39.95 in chips)
Seat 7: vegas230 ($57.65 in chips)
Seat 8: LSCSJS ($39.45 in chips)
Seat 9: BostonAK_617 ($15.55 in chips)
BostonAK_617: posts small blind $0.25
Blackhat: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CmdrPenguin [As Ah]
CmdrPenguin: calls $0.50
MACAlpha: folds
Golden05: calls $0.50
mapmaniac: calls $0.50
Bert_6911: folds
vegas230: folds
LSCSJS: folds
BostonAK_617: folds
Blackhat: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 3s Qs]
Blackhat: checks
CmdrPenguin: bets $2
Golden05: raises $3 to $5
mapmaniac: folds
Blackhat: folds
CmdrPenguin: raises $23 to $28
Golden05: calls $19.40 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Jd 3s Qs] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 3s Qs 7c] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CmdrPenguin: shows [As Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Golden05: shows [7s 9s] (three of a kind, Sevens)
Golden05 collected $48.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $51.05 | Rake $2.50
Board [Jd 3s Qs 7c 7h]
Seat 1: Blackhat (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: CmdrPenguin showed [As Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 3: MACAlpha folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Golden05 showed [7s 9s] and won ($48.55) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 5: mapmaniac folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Bert_6911 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: vegas230 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: LSCSJS (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: BostonAK_617 (small blind) folded before Flop

[hachkc]

And it continues.

PokerStars Game #8382486107: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/02/11 - 01:13:57 (ET)
Table 'Maia V' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: TheRock99999 ($157.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Abellyus ($79.70 in chips)
Seat 3: tighttim7 ($20.70 in chips)
Seat 4: texas4me2 ($26.40 in chips)
Seat 6: Plus1Plus1 ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 7: CmdrPenguin ($28.20 in chips)
Seat 8: cobbrulz ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 9: BankItDrew ($49.50 in chips)
cobbrulz: posts small blind $0.25
BankItDrew: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CmdrPenguin [9h 7h]
TheRock99999: folds
Abellyus: folds
tighttim7: calls $0.50
texas4me2: folds
Plus1Plus1: folds
CmdrPenguin: calls $0.50
cobbrulz: calls $0.25
BankItDrew: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 6d 8c]
cobbrulz: checks
BankItDrew: checks
tighttim7: checks
CmdrPenguin: bets $1.50
cobbrulz: folds
BankItDrew: folds
tighttim7: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [8d 6d 8c] [Th]
tighttim7: checks
CmdrPenguin: bets $6
tighttim7: calls $6
*** RIVER *** [8d 6d 8c Th] [7s]
tighttim7: checks
CmdrPenguin: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tighttim7: shows [7c 8h] (a full house, Eights full of Sevens)
CmdrPenguin: mucks hand
tighttim7 collected $16.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17 | Rake $0.80
Board [8d 6d 8c Th 7s]
Seat 1: TheRock99999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Abellyus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tighttim7 showed [7c 8h] and won ($16.20) with a full house, Eights full of Sevens
Seat 4: texas4me2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Plus1Plus1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: CmdrPenguin (button) mucked [9h 7h]
Seat 8: cobbrulz (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: BankItDrew (big blind) folded on the Flop

[shadesofgrey]

that second one is tough...

What did you put them on post flop? you were on the draw too. which is fine. you took control of the betting there.

i wager he was trying to slow play you. if you'd have moved all-in he probably would have called... same situation. by taking control of the betting you saved yourself from going completly broke on the hand.

outcomes sucks but it was a good betting effort on your part

[TheJollyJoker]

As much as it sucks, that's poker. I don't see how you could have played either hand differently....

TJJ

[99%evil]

Slow playing aces....I get killed all the time online doing it. I'm sure you were planning on reraising being in early position preflop...but no raise came and a flop was seen for cheap. I raise no matter what...I hate aces. Make it 5x to go and weed out the suspect hands. Of course I'd call a raise with suited connectors.