Just Can't Get anything Going and Give Up or Shove?

Congrats to my Missouri State Bears for taking down Auburn last night in college basketball. Sure Auburn isn't a huge deal in the SEC as far as basketball goes these days; but for a team that finished last in the Missouri Valley last year, we will take this win and hopefully build on it.

As far as poker goes, it continues to be frustrating. I just can't get a string of winning sessions going last night as I finished with a -32 bb/100 win (or should I say loss rate) over 960 hands. Thank heavens for rakebake as I am still positive for the month some how. Without rakebake, I am slightly below zero.

Here is a hand where I decided to turn my top pair into a bluff and get called on the turn. The decision here is to give up or push.

Villain is 18/3/.5 over 41 hands.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372428
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $50.00
BTN: $73.15
SB: $50.00
Hero (BB): $58.85
UTG: $75.70
UTG+1: $122.85
UTG+2: $53.60
MP1: $53.65
MP2: $29.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with 8s Js
UTG raises to $1.50, 7 folds, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 2d 4s Jd (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

Turn: ($8.25) 3d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $4.50, Hero raises to $17, UTG requests TIME, UTG calls $12.50

River: ($42.25) Kc (2 players)
Hero ???

Pot is $42 and I have $38 behind and villain has me covered. Push, bet or check?

And just so you can kind of feel my pain:

Hand #1
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372430
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $50.00
BB: $68.20
UTG: $50.00
Hero (UTG+1): $62.90
MP1: $127.55
MP2: $50.00
CO: $56.20
BTN: $68.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG+1 with Js As
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, MP1 calls $1.75, MP2 requests TIME, 2 folds, BTN calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($6.00) 7h Jd 5c (3 players)
Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5, BTN folds

Turn: ($16.00) Ah (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $9.50, Hero raises to $28.50, MP1 raises to $120.80 all in, Hero calls $27.65 all in

River: ($128.30) 7c (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $128.30
Hero shows Js As (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
MP1 shows 5h 5s (a full house, Fives full of Sevens)
MP1 wins $125.30
(Rake: $3.00)

Hand #2

This one is for Fuel

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372431
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $110.30
UTG: $117.95
UTG+1: $112.20
UTG+2: $114.55
MP1: $90.35
MP2: $235.85
CO: $100.00
Hero (BTN): $138.55
SB: $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with 5h 5d
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $1, 3 folds, Hero raises to $4.50, 1 fold, BB raises to $12, UTG+2 calls $11, Hero calls $7.50

Flop: ($36.50) 6h 3c As (3 players)
BB bets $15, UTG+2 calls $15, Hero folds

Turn: ($66.50) 4s (2 players)
BB bets $33.25, UTG+2 calls $33.25

River: ($133.00) 2d (2 players)
BB bets $50.05 all in, UTG+2 calls $50.05

Final Pot: $233.10
BB shows Ah Kh (a pair of Aces)
UTG+2 mucks 9h Ac
BB wins $230.10
(Rake: $3.00)

Hand #3
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372432
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $74.55
SB: $146.10
BB: $79.00
UTG: $26.55
UTG+1: $99.40
MP1: $145.95
MP2: $93.50
Hero (CO): $105.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with As Ah
4 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, 2 folds, BB calls $2.50

Flop: ($7.50) 4h 7s Kc (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5, BB calls $5

Turn: ($17.50) 5s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $11, BB raises to $25, Hero raises to $92.50, BB calls $45.50 all in

River: ($158.50) 2c (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $158.50
BB shows Kd Kh (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero shows As Ah (a pair of Aces)
BB wins $155.50
(Rake: $3.00)

http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372430-372432

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/372433
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $50.25
BB: $73.15
UTG: $50.00
Hero (UTG+1): $76.00
UTG+2: $52.95
MP1: $124.70
MP2: $58.25
CO: $51.65
BTN: $28.25

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG+1 with Kc Kh
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, 4 folds, BTN calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($4.25) 7s 3s 4d (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BTN calls $3

Turn: ($10.25) 2h (2 players)
Hero bets $7.50, BTN raises to $23.50 all in, Hero calls $16

River: ($57.25) 6s (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $57.25
Hero shows Kc Kh (a pair of Kings)
BTN shows 3c 3h (three of a kind, Threes)
BTN wins $54.40
(Rake: $2.85)

Have a nice day!!!