Run Bad, Win Monies

Haven't played much lately, but I put in sessions on Monday (ran bad), and Thursday (ran bad). I ended up basically break even on Monday (marginally positive iirc) and here is my EV graph from Thursday:


The best part about my Thursday session however, was that I owned the souls of a couple regs. In the first instance, I took a very non-standard line with AA. I was HU on the flop OOP as the PFR, took c/c lines on flop and turn, vbet small on river and paid off by JJ. In the same spot against the same reg with KK, I instead bet a very dry flop, and got raised. Because I had not c-bet with AA, he probably thought I had air. I called, turn checked through. On river I spiked a K for the boat (I figured I was ahead anyway), and v-bet half pot, which ended up being around half the remaining effective stacks. He insta-shoved 77, which was absolutely retarded (on a 66J2K no flush board).

The other instance was against a complete playmachine spewtard who I have serious regwarz with. During this hand I almost pulled off the trifecta, which is check raising all three postflop streets. Unfortunately we weren't deep enough for me to pull off the full thing. Here's the hand:

Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
UTG: $51.95 (52 bb)
UTG+1: $162.15 (162.2 bb)
MP1: $97 (97 bb)
MP2: $130.15 (130.2 bb)
MP3: $100.10 (100.1 bb)
CO: $28.50 (28.5 bb)
BTN: $130.05 (130.1 bb)
Hero (SB): $151.15 (151.2 bb)
BB: $252.50 (252.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with Jc Js
6 folds, BTN raises to $3, Hero calls $2.50, BB folds

Sometimes I'd 3-bet here as I know he steals really light. I don't mind calling either.

Flop: ($7) Jd Jh 9h (2 players) Hero checks, BTN bets $4.50, Hero raises to $15, BTN calls $10.50

I love raising here because he knows that I'm doing it with air a lot of the time. I think my smaller raise size makes it seem a little more bluffy than usual.

Turn: ($37) Th (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $31, Hero raises to $129, BTN calls $81.05 and is all-in

Since I figure he'll put me on air if I check, I do so. He bets big, I jam. Good game.

River: ($261.10) Qc (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $261.10 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed Jc Js (four of a kind, Jacks) and won $258.10 ($128.05 net)
BTN mucked 2h Qh (a flush, Queen high) and lost (-$130.05 net)