The Poker Challenge: Day 4 - 0 views
By the end of day 4 i built my bankroll to R268.22! I was doing really well. I stuck to the 50c/R1 tables and this is where i found a happy medium.
I noticed that at the 50c/R1 tables there were two types of players…players that arent afraid to go all in on a draw and players that have a nice enough bankroll to tripple up in a fast manner and that every hand played would have an avergae of R20The cheaper tables are a waste of time. Players are too caustiuos and the more expensive tables have more sharks. So best to stay clear of those tables.
So with my bankroll, i started to feel more confident and started to make bolder calls. Limp in more on cheaper hands and stay clear when the stakes rose. This was until icame across my first and final bad beat. This is how it went down.
I was dealt pocket aces. I was sitting after big blind and first to act.
1. I bet R5 pre-flop.
2. The table folded except for one player who re-raised to R15.
3.I called the R15
4.The flop was as follows. Ac, 6d, 7h.
5.I hit a set of aces on the flop. There was no ways at this stage that he was beating me. At best i put him up for a set of 6s’ or 7s’ at best!
6. I checked-decided to slow roll. The trap was set. He bet R50!
7.I re-raised to R120.
8.He re-raised to all in…R400 odd.
9.I called…putting me all-in!He was sitting with pocket 3′s!
Note: The donkey went all in with pocket 3′s against my set of aces!
10. The turn dealt a 3!
11.The river dealt the last 3!
He wins with four of a kind against my hand which was winning from pre-frop till the river. This has left a sour taste in my mouth. That is a bad beat of note and makes me wonder if online poker is the way to go. Could this have happened in a live poker game? Is this just how poker goes? Did i play my hand correctly? Was my initial raise bet too low?
So now my bankroll is non-existant and i have to regroup to see where to from here.
”All-In Stefk”
Fabian Napier
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