Not My Day...

Very quick Saturday. Played one tourney and some hands of cash, and nothing was going my way, as emphasized by my bustout hand in the tourney. I can't fault the CO's play here, because UTG was an absolutely terrible player and seeing a flop with that kind of hand is probably very profitable in this spot. I will usually get out of the way when he hits, but he caught the perfect storm. But I decided to call it a day after this, because when I run bad, I start tilting, and that's never good...

Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 25/50 Blinds, 9 Players
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BB: 3,495
UTG: 7,875
UTG+1: 3,150
UTG+2: 4,700
MP1: 2,400
MP2: 5,425
CO: 3,490
BTN: 2,965
Hero (SB): 2,950

Pre-Flop: (75) K A dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG calls 50, 4 folds, CO raises to 150, BTN folds, Hero raises to 550, BB folds, UTG calls 500, CO calls 400

Flop: (1,700) K A 3 (3 Players) Hero bets 1,050, UTG calls 1,050, CO calls 1,050

Turn: (4,850) 7 (3 Players) Hero bets 1,350 and is All-In, UTG calls 1,350, CO raises to 1,890 and is All-In, UTG calls 540

River: (9,980) 6 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 9,980 Pot
UTG showed A 8 (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-3,490 NET)
CO showed 3 3 (three of a kind, Threes) and WON 9,980 (+6,490 NET)
Hero showed K A (two pair, Aces and Kings) and LOST (-2,950 NET)



The turn was a pretty awful card for me, but I had more than half my stack already in, and UTG was an atrocious calling station who could still be beaten. CO was my main worry after he called flop, with good reason. As you can see though, both my and CO's play were completely directed at getting the most out of UTG.