Bad luck or bad play?

** Game ID 447740547 starting - 2005-08-05 22:00:22

** The Damned [Hold 'em] (0.25|0.50 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money
- StekarN1 sitting in seat 1 with $11.55
- Dislexsik sitting in seat 3 with $5.55
- NotYou sitting in seat 4 with $11.20 [Dealer]
- Barrylicous sitting in seat 5 with $33.33
- MrGustavsson sitting in seat 6 with $53.95
- phuno sitting in seat 7 with $58.56
- sirkillalot sitting in seat 8 with $89.49
- Fredrikaxel sitting in seat 9 with $29.50
- GotporK sitting in seat 10 with $21.30

Barrylicous posted the small blind - $0.25
MrGustavsson posted the big blind - $0.50

** Dealing card to Dislexsik: ,
phuno called - $0.50
sirkillalot called - $0.50
Fredrikaxel folded
GotporK called - $0.50
StekarN1 folded
Dislexsik raised - $2.00
NotYou folded
Barrylicous folded
MrGustavsson folded
phuno folded
sirkillalot called - $2.00
GotporK called - $2.00

** Dealing the flop: , ,

sirkillalot checked
GotporK checked
Dislexsik went all-in - $3.55
sirkillalot folded
GotporK called - $3.55

GotporK shows: 7 of Clubs, 8 of Spades

** Dealing the turn:

** Dealing the river:

GotporK wins $13.65 from the main pot.


Things like this happen to me for 2 weeks now,its doing my head in.
Or didnt i played this hand well?

He was foolish to call and got lucky. It happens.

Originally Posted by EricE

He was foolish to call and got lucky. It happens.

Why does these things always happen to me
Ok ok i stop crying!

yea dude, you absolutely wanted him to call. you were almost pot committed, you had top pair top kicker, and you had to protect that hand w/ the 2 to the flush as well. Solid play, unlucky cards.

He got lucky. But your stack was so small you couldn't even make your opponent consider folding. Having $5 at a $50 table seems like a bad idea. (Others might disagree with me on this, though.)

Question: Would he have called if you pushed in $50? Probably not.

The problem is your bet size. Even if you had $50, if you bet half the pot, you're asking for a caller. Your hand is a good one, but it needs protecting. If you don't have enough to bet the whole pot on the flop, your stack size is the problem. m2c.

EasyT

All you can do in no limit holdem is get all your money in when you're a favorite to win. The results are a facet of this game that makes it so easy and so very hard.

This is a bad beat. You shouldnt even second guess yourself.

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