November monthly report

I've just found out I have to play tennis both tomorrow and the next day, so the next time I hit the virtual felt, it'll be December.

November has been a very good month. My overall profit hit the $7000 milestone today for the first time. I'm currently above that mark by a single dollar, having made $609 for the month. That includes $80 worth of bonuses from Full Tilt, as well as $12 of rakeback. My Full Tilt bankroll is sitting at $873; on Poker Stars I'm at $1228.

Single draw has been good to me this month; the introduction of that game on Full Tilt has certainly helped. Today I got especially lucky when I made number three and got all my chips in; my opponent (who seemed a decent player) had a totally unfoldable number six. That good fortune aside, I seem to know what I'm doing in single draw. Add a couple more draws, however, and I'm no longer sure. I feel competent in triple draw, but my results don't bear those feelings out. Admittedly I haven't played enough hands for my win (or loss) rates to be significant. Here are some hands from last night's losing session:

Hand 1

Full Tilt Poker Game #25900461781: Table Silver Knolls (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 04:00:01 ET - 2010/11/27
Seat 1: SSTANN6869 ($49.15)
Seat 2: TheMaax ($17.65)
Seat 3: bassviol ($34.25)
Seat 4: jrsears77 ($32.85)
Seat 5: michigan83dl ($39.45)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($20.20)
plutoman20 posts the small blind of $0.25
SSTANN6869 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 2c 5c Kc 4c]
TheMaax folds
bassviol raises to $1
jrsears77 folds
michigan83dl folds
plutoman20 calls $0.75
SSTANN6869 folds
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $2.50)
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [2c Kc]
bassviol discards 2 cards
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 5c 4c] [8c 4s]
plutoman20 bets $0.50 I've now got a smooth eight draw so I bet. Should I be betting every time I improve (even to iffy draws) in this spot? I really don't know.
bassviol raises to $1 So he's probably pat, but not necessarily.
plutoman20 calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $4.50)
plutoman20 discards 1 card [4s]
bassviol discards 1 card OK, he's not pat. I guess he's got a draw to the nuts.
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 5c 4c 8c] [Jh]
bassviol is dealt 1 card
plutoman20 checks
bassviol bets $1
plutoman20 calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $6.50)
plutoman20 discards 1 card [Jh]
bassviol discards 1 card He's still betting his unmade hand.
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 5c 4c 8c] [2h]
bassviol is dealt 1 card
plutoman20 bets $1 Normally I wouldn't do this with this hand (it has showdown value), but as he's been the aggressor so far, I feel he'll put me on a good hand when I bet out here.
bassviol folds I might well have had the best hand, but I also think he could have folded an ace or king.
Uncalled bet of $1 returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot ($6.20)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: SSTANN6869 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: TheMaax folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: bassviol folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 4: jrsears77 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: michigan83dl (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) collected ($6.20), mucked

Hand 2
Full Tilt Poker Game #25900795358: Table Silver Knolls (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 04:28:04 ET - 2010/11/27
Seat 1: jrsears77 ($38.45)
Seat 2: TheMaax ($13.50)
Seat 3: KCFHI ($4.50)
Seat 4: GLnhWPggFFS ($10.80)
Seat 5: michigan83dl ($46.35)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($17.65)
GLnhWPggFFS posts the small blind of $0.25
michigan83dl posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Qd 4s 2h 3d Qc]
plutoman20 raises to $1
jrsears77 calls $1
TheMaax folds
KCFHI folds
GLnhWPggFFS calls $0.75
michigan83dl calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $4)
GLnhWPggFFS discards 2 cards
michigan83dl discards 3 cards
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [Qd Qc]
jrsears77 discards 2 cards
GLnhWPggFFS is dealt 2 cards
michigan83dl is dealt 3 cards
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2h 3d] [6h 8c] Yay!
jrsears77 is dealt 2 cards
GLnhWPggFFS checks
michigan83dl checks
plutoman20 bets $0.50
jrsears77 calls $0.50
GLnhWPggFFS folds
michigan83dl raises to $1
plutoman20 raises to $1.50 With Michigan drawing three, and having drawn two myself, this is surely a very easy three-bet.
jrsears77 folds
michigan83dl calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $7.50)
michigan83dl stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [4s 2h 3d 6h 8c]
michigan83dl checks
plutoman20 bets $1
michigan83dl raises to $2
plutoman20: oh boy Was he slow-playing a miracle seven by only calling my three-bet?
plutoman20 calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $11.50)
michigan83dl stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [4s 2h 3d 6h 8c]
michigan83dl checks This was a surprise. Is he going for a check-raise? Did he raise the turn just to get me to break?
plutoman20 bets $1 This wasn't an easy decision.
jrsears77: dont do it
michigan83dl calls $1 When he just called, I expected to win the hand.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20 shows [8c 6h 4s 3d 2h] 8,6,4,3,2
michigan83dl shows [7h 6d 5s 4c 2d] 7,6,5,4,2 So it was the miracle seven all along. In the end, it was simply a bad beat, although I probably should have lost another dollar on the river.
michigan83dl wins the pot ($13) with 7,6,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: jrsears77 folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 2: TheMaax folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: KCFHI (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GLnhWPggFFS (small blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 5: michigan83dl (big blind) showed [7h 6d 5s 4c 2d] and won ($13) with 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [8c 6h 4s 3d 2h] and lost with 8,6,4,3,2

Later on I had another hand with Michigan that wasn't too dissimilar. He raises UTG, I reraise with K5432, everybody else folds, he calls. First draw: he draws three (!), I catch an ace, he checks, I bet, he calls. Second draw: he pats (!), I catch a ten (wondering if there's any chance that could be good enough), he bets, I just call and decide to draw. Maybe I could have got him to break by raising. Third draw, he pats, I catch a queen, we check the river, he shows 96532.

Hand 3

Full Tilt Poker Game #25900988034: Table Silver Knolls (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 04:44:41 ET - 2010/11/27
Seat 1: jrsears77 ($19.45)
Seat 2: TheMaax ($19.75)
Seat 3: Svettik86 ($20.90)
Seat 4: GLnhWPggFFS ($16.95)
Seat 5: michigan83dl ($55)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($23.50)
GLnhWPggFFS posts the small blind of $0.25
michigan83dl posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 8d 8h 4s 3c]
plutoman20 raises to $1
jrsears77 raises to $1.50
TheMaax folds
Svettik86 folds
GLnhWPggFFS folds
michigan83dl folds
plutoman20 calls $0.50 I'll often cap one-card draws, but here there's no third player to get value from, and since Jrsears' range must consist of one-card draws and pat hands, I can't see how capping will achieve anything.
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $3.75)
plutoman20 discards 1 card [8h]
jrsears77 discards 2 cards OK, I was totally wrong about his range. Reraising an under-the-gun player with a two-card draw makes no sense to me, unless the UTG player is hyperaggressive and raises with stuff like 764 or 864.
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 8d 4s 3c] [9c] I think I'll just go with this hand.
jrsears77 is dealt 2 cards
plutoman20 bets $0.50
jrsears77 calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $4.75)
plutoman20 stands pat on [2h 8d 4s 3c 9c]
jrsears77 stands pat Ugh. Why didn't he raise me?
plutoman20 bets $1 To be honest I don't like my hand much, but there's a reasonable chance I'm still ahead, and if he's got a 9-7, say, I want him to break it.
jrsears77 calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $6.75)
plutoman20 stands pat on [2h 8d 4s 3c 9c]
jrsears77 stands pat Bugger.
plutoman20 checks
jrsears77 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20 shows [9c 8d 4s 3c 2h] 9,8,4,3,2
jrsears77 shows [9s 7s 6h 5d 4d] 9,7,6,5,4 What on earth did he start with? I guess by drawing so rough, you make a lot of unbreakable hands, so your decisions on later streets become easier. If my opponents are three-betting 754 pre-draw against an UTG opener, then not raising when they make a hand, surely I'll beat them eventually. Or maybe not.
jrsears77 wins the pot ($6.45) with 9,7,6,5,4
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.75 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: jrsears77 showed [9s 7s 6h 5d 4d] and won ($6.45) with 9,7,6,5,4
Seat 2: TheMaax folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Svettik86 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GLnhWPggFFS (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: michigan83dl (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [9c 8d 4s 3c 2h] and lost with 9,8,4,3,2