Unfortunately after reviewing yesterday's session I realised how badly I was actually playing. A lot of the big pots I won were due to stupid decisions and I luckily got payed off with them.
Here's an example.
PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+1: 56.5 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 29.5 BB (VPIP: 41.38, PFR: 3.45, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
Hero (BTN): 147.5 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BB: 70.5 BB (VPIP: 63.16, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
UTG: 20 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
UTG+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♥ A♦
UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, BB calls 10 BB, fold, MP+1 calls 9 BB
Flop: (35.5 BB, 3 players) 9♦ Q♣ 6♠
BB bets 9 BB, MP+1 raises to 45.5 BB and is all-in, Hero raises to 82 BB, BB calls 50.5 BB and is all-in
Turn: (200 BB, 3 players) 5♠
River: (200 BB, 3 players) Q♠
Spoiler
BB shows A♣ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
Main Pot [172 BB]: (Pre 70%, Flop 68%, Turn 74%)
Side Pot#1 [28 BB]: (Pre 93%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows Q♥ A♦ (Three of a Kind, Queens)
Main Pot [172 BB]: (Pre 7%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [28 BB]: (Pre 7%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
MP+1 shows 7♥ 6♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
Main Pot [172 BB]: (Pre 23%, Flop 23%, Turn 21%)
Hero wins 193 BB
Is the re-raise preflop the right move here? My thinking is I want to play with the fish and I should be ahead here most of the time, so I want to maximise value from the off.
Flop - I know I should have folded here. Rule number 1 at these passive stakes is to most of the time fold to signs of agression... Instead I re-raise. This is what I was talking about, losing focus. I was up a few BI and felt untouchable so why not re-raise. Silly move.
Lucky river put me 2.25 BI's up. This was the biggest win in my session but there were a few other big pots like this where I got lucky rather than actually played optimally. So over all not the best session I think.
Do you think my evaulation of the hand is correct? I surely can't have played it well if I can't even justify why I re-raised.
