Not Running Well Lately

I have not been running to well lately but last night things got a little better. Finished in the top 20% but got caught trying to steal with 5’s against q’s and I was out. Had an interesting night when limping in with Jh,9h when a 10d, Qh, Kh hit the flop. It gave me a straight with inside straight flush draw. Got it all in against another fellow who had as it turned out a Jc,9c. At this point we were tied but I had a 1/3 chance to win. And yes a 5h hits the river and I double up.

Later on a flopped a nut flush but no action and my A’s hold up against Q’s. “I close my eyes with Aces” as usual but this time I’m on the winning side.

I decided to tighten up my play and not try to “give away” chips with middle pair and poor continuation bets. With 1500 starting chips, there is little room for error, and it is quite easy to loose 1/3 rd of your chips on a bad play. Betting on draws, even if the odds say you should, doesn’t help if you only win 1 out of 3 or 4 times.

Later