Oh joy, I hit a set

Prima, €1/€2 Limit
6max
Pre-flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO 8 8
2 folds, Hero raises, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls

Flop: 6 8 5 (8.0 SB, 4 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Hero raises, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls

Turn: 3 (8.0 BB, 4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls

River: 9 (12.0 BB, 4 players)
SB bets, BB raises, Hero folds

Final Pot: 15.0 BB

BB had T7o, of course and SB had 65s!

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Played a short session earlier today on Prima, 1/2 and 0.5/1. 215h, had 18 pocket pairs and hit only 1 set. You can see how that hand ended. AK and AQ had 5 times, hit something on the flop, 0 times. Can't wait for the rest of the month to see what disgusting things it will bring me.

June 09

FL heads up:FL 6max:

Thank god it's over! June was brutal. I was running way way under expectation in 6max games, I can't believe I still managed to make a profit this month. I've made a few days break at the end of May and decided I will move up to €1/€2 at Prima in June. Finally. This time, I was mentally prepared so I started playing without fear, confident in my game. When I started, everything was fine except the fact I was running awful as always when tried to move up. I was calm and most times played really good but just wasn't allowed to win. After a few days I stopped because tables were not good enough and were infested with Russian bots. To be honest, maybe they aren't bots but their stats are almost identical, they always play 2 tables, never more than 2 and never play with other bots at the same table. It is impossible these players aren't connected in some way. What's more surprising, Prima can't detect them or they don't care.

I don't know what to do next month. Plan was to stay on Prima and clear their bonuses but its impossible to find good tables at 1/2 limit these days. I would like to move up but I won't play with 5 regulars no matter how good bonus they give me. Maybe I'll move to Cake or Ongame. Or even BossMedia. Or I'll quit poker for good.

Another disgusting day

Played 350h on Prima today, €0.5/€1. I'm tired of all this shit.

AA: -5 (won 1/2, run into a set with TT)
AKs: -4.5 (A on flop, lost to AKs, fish hit a flush)
AKo: -12 (hit top pair 1, an A on flop, lost against a set with AA)
AQs: didn't have
AQo: -5 (hit top pair, lost to gutshot)
AJs: -16 (0/3, one huge pot where I run into KK and AA and had a nuts flush draw on flop; capped preflop, flop and turn; I missed my draw, of course)
JJ: -5

Total lost with these hands only: -€47
Total lost in this session: -€15

I must know something if I can still lose only a couple of BB's when I can't win any premium hand I have. And the best part is, I was awful today. I was tired and went on a 40 BB downswing in first 100 hands so naturally, I threw a couple of BB's in spots where I should have played my hands differently. Tables were great, by the way, full of fish and idiots.

My total loss on Prima this month is 42€. AA is -10, AKo, AQs, and AJs -32. And this is not all, KQs, KQo and KJs -13, QQ, TT and 88 -43. Total loss with only these premiums: -€98. Oh my god, I'm losing on the button (AKo is 0/5 and -€26).

I'm seriously thinking of quitting Prima after clearing next bonus increment on the current room. I thought Prima would be my new home for a while but unless I start winning very soon, I'm out of here. I'd much rather win by playing and clear a good bonus than lose by playing and clear a great bonus.

C'mon Prima, give me a f..king chance.

Frustrating week

Another frustrating 7 days at FLHU tables.

On eternal downswing

Playing on Prima/Microgaming this month, 6max 0.5/1 and 1/2, I'm losing as usual. The sample is small, only 2060 hands, but notice some of the hands I'm losing with:
AA (won 3/6)
AKo
AQs
ATs
KQs
KJs
QQ (won 2/8 when saw flop)
JJ (won 2/5)
TT (won 2/8)
T9s
88 (won 0/3 when saw flop)
-total lost with these hands: -€114

Total lost over entire sample: -€42 (-1.47 BB/100)

So, lets assume that instead of losing €114 with all those premium hands, I've actually won €114 with them (which is not far from what I should have won with these hands in the first place). That would mean I should have won €186 or +6.5 BB/100. Wow!!!

I know there is no point in doing this kind of analysis as it tilts me even more than the actual results but I have to see what's the reason for my loss, my bad play or bad luck. This time, I know I'm playing good, I'm not tilting or steaming even when I'm down few dozen BB's in a single session. I might call sometimes when I should fold but it's understandable under these conditions and it really isn't the most important reason for this loss. Which, to be honest, is nothing to be concerned about.

The good thing is, I've cleared $96 of bonus and I'm on course to win another ~$100 in monthly race (if I don't play anymore this month) so at least I'm still in the green :)

HU SNG challenge status
Score: 1-2
Total score: 20 wins, 11 losses
ROI: +17.3%
Balance: $64.66

Heads up friday

Tables were awful on Microgaming today so I played HU on iPoker this afternoon and 2 HU SNG's on Carbon this evening.

I'm crushing HU cash games on iPoker again. I'm not sure what's the reason for this but I'm enjoying it :) 304 hands this month and +95 BB's or +31.2 BB/100. Today, 109 hands and a profit of 52 BB's. I know, small sample but whatever. I'm satisfied with the way I'm playing at the moment. I'm not scared or nervous on €1/€2 6max which is a great sign after I failed to move up probably a dozen times last year. I'm losing at the moment but playing good and not losing my head after a few bad beats. I will be rewarded for playing good, I just have to be patient enough.

HU SNG challenge
Score: 2-0
Total score: 19 wins, 9 losses
ROI: +29.3%
Balance: $70.41

Update

I have nothing special to report. I've played 4 HU sng's on Carbon while I was waiting for tables on Microgaming. Played a few hands on €1/€2 this afternoon but I run awful, as usual when I move up, wwsf was ~15%, went2sd 23% and won@sd ~30%. Don't what is wrong with me and 1/2 limit. Every time I move up there, I always run bad, always. Today I didn't tilt, I just couldn't believe how unlucky I can be, stopped playing and went running.

HU SNG challenge
Score: 3-1
Total score: 17 wins, 9 losses
ROI: +24.5%
Balance: $60.91