Keeping the faith?

Jimbobadob

Can someone please tell how to do it beacause for the last 5 months on sky everytime i play i get beat by these bad callers / hands hitting there flops / turns / rivers ?
i even had notes on caller, so i knew he was going to call and even when we get to the river im thinking he's probably got a k but knowing how my hands go on sky hes got the 2 diamonds but i cant fold it.
Im really starting to wonder whats the point and poker for me is becoming unenjoyable getting beat time and time again by rubbish.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
xx	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£4.30
Jimbobadob	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£8.42
	Your hole cards	A K
xx	Fold
xxxx	Call		£0.08	£0.20	£7.64
xx	Fold
xx	Fold
xx	Fold
Jimbobadob	Raise		£0.24	£0.44	£8.18
xxxx	Call		£0.24	£0.68	£7.40
Flop
		A 6 Q
Jimbobadob	Bet		£0.40	£1.08	£7.78
xxxx	Call		£0.40	£1.48	£7.00
Turn
		J
Jimbobadob	Bet		£0.80	£2.28	£6.98
xxxx	Call		£0.80	£3.08	£6.20
River
		10
Jimbobadob	Bet		£2.00	£5.08	£4.98
xxxx	All-in		£6.20	£11.28	£0.00
Jimbobadob	Call		£4.20	£15.48	£0.78
Jimbobadob	Show	A K
xxxx	Show	8 3
xxxx	Win	Flush to the Ace	£14.31		£14.31

Lambert180

Raise bigger pre flop. Once he's limped, you wanna be making it about 40p wth AK. Obviosuly if he calls, he flops a flush (which is about 50/1) and you're never gonna get him to fold.

It's so hard to put someone on a flopped flush but when he shoves the river, you are only ever gonna be splitting the pot at best.

I would probably bet more on the flop and more on the turn. In this case obviously it won't make much difference but the other times this flop comes, you have AK and they have a flush draw, or  Ax or KQ or lots of other hands, you wanna be getting the max.

EvilPingu

In a strange way, this is a great outcome for you as well, despite losing money.

Your opponent is 118/1 to flop a flush. This time, his 118/1 shot came in, but the other 117 times, he won't flop a flush - The fact that he has flopped a flush means next time the same opponent has 83s, he'll remember the time he flopped a flush and beat AK, but next time, he's not going to flop a flush and you'll make a load of money.

I'm currently reading a great book, called "The Mental Game of Poker", and in there, there's an excellent analogy in there which suits this hand perfectly:

"Poker isn’t an ATM; it’s more like a slot machine calibrated to pay out your edge (minus the rake). Earning your edge means you have to pay out a lot of what you take in—sometimes in dramatic fashion."

Dudeskin8

Defo can raise more pre.

Flop fine.

Turn bet bigger imo. 

River fine as well.

If he keeps playing 83dd like this you will print money long term, just make sure you stay on his table .

Jimbobadob

Have i upset someone in the sky it department !!!!

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
suedehead7	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£10.45
Jimbobadob	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£9.10
	Your hole cards	A A
THECOW79	Fold
Grafix	Fold
scrumdown	Fold
callmick08	Call		£0.10	£0.25	£12.03
suedehead7	Fold
Jimbobadob	Raise		£0.40	£0.65	£8.70
callmick08	Call		£0.40	£1.05	£11.63
Flop
		J 5 4
Jimbobadob	Bet		£0.70	£1.75	£8.00
callmick08	Call		£0.70	£2.45	£10.93
Turn
		10
Jimbobadob	Bet		£1.70	£4.15	£6.30
callmick08	Raise		£3.40	£7.55	£7.53
Jimbobadob	All-in		£6.30	£13.85	£0.00
callmick08	All-in		£7.53	£21.38	£0.00
callmick08	Unmatched bet		£2.93	£18.45	£2.93
Jimbobadob	Show	A A
callmick08	Show	10 J
River
		6
callmick08	Win	Two Pairs, Jacks and 10s	£17.06		£19.99

Jimbobadob

people say poker is about enjoyment but how can it be enjoyable when you keep losing time after time after time.?????

The hand posted below is just a taster of what i get ALL ther time. I know i could have played i better but i kew what was coming.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
DodgySkag	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£9.24
scrumdown	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£10.04
	Your hole cards	Q Q
El_Mogul	Fold
suedehead7	Fold
Jimbobadob	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£12.37
THECOW79	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£6.07
DodgySkag	Fold
scrumdown	Fold
Flop
		4 10 Q
Jimbobadob	Bet		£0.38	£1.13	£11.99
THECOW79	Raise		£0.76	£1.89	£5.31
Jimbobadob	Call		£0.38	£2.27	£11.61
Turn
		8
Jimbobadob	Check
THECOW79	Bet		£1.14	£3.41	£4.17
Jimbobadob	Call		£1.14	£4.55	£10.47
River
		7
Jimbobadob	Check
THECOW79	Bet		£2.28	£6.83	£1.89
Jimbobadob	Fold
THECOW79	Muck
THECOW79	Win		£4.20		£6.09
THECOW79	Return		£2.28	£0.35	£8.37

Jimbobadob

p5lease feel free to coment on these hands to see where i went wrong and what i could do better, bearing in mind that the player im playing against will almost certanly hit their cards.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
nextonet25	Small blind		150.00	150.00	1140.00
Jimbobadob	Big blind		300.00	450.00	690.00
	Your hole cards	K 9
THEPFJ	Call		300.00	750.00	1505.00
xxYOTTIExx	Fold
bonnie123	Fold
nextonet25	Fold
Jimbobadob	Check
Flop
		2 9 Q
Jimbobadob	All-in		690.00	1440.00	0.00
THEPFJ	Call		690.00	2130.00	815.00
Jimbobadob	Show	K 9
THEPFJ	Show	4 4
Turn
		4
River
		10
THEPFJ	Win	Three 4s	2130.00		2945.00

dub1

This villains just upgraded from facebook poker with a VPIP100 PFR2 and WTSD 50

The only strategy to beat these guys is to wait for strong hands and value bet, I know you got AKo but your hands just too vulnerable on that flop to value bet. Wait for better situations to happen that are less risky.

guarantee this tard would slow play like most tards on NL8, you showdown and loss a small pot.

so I'd play like this :-

Check flop villiain bets min I call
Check turn villain bets 8p I call
Check river villain shoves I FOLD

Hope this helps

You may think that this strategy is predictable and unbalanced but remeber

Villain thinks a royal flush is something you do after taking a BIG S * * T