Big Man running bad

Running through a rough patch over my last three sessions (all at 2/5). Basically having a hard time winning any pot much less a big one. Quick summaries of my last 2 sessions in particular which have been rough:

Thursday July 18

This night felt like the twilight zone. I was set over setted twice then played this dumb hand:

Baddish player opens to 15 with a 400 or so stack in EP, 3 call, I call in BB with 44

(Pot 75) Flop AJ4 I lead for 60...baddish player rips 325 more or so. Folds back to me. Would suck if I get set over setted again but he has a lot of stuff I beat in his range A with K, Q, T, combo draw with KQ and, of course, just AJ. I call. Turn 8, river A...he tables AJ and drags a ~$850ish pot.

Then I tried to bluff a fish on turn and river with A5 when I called her flop lead on 467. Raised her T lead and raised her river T lead. Somehow she has 9T

Anyway ended up as ~3BI down night of bit under $1,500.

Wednesday July 24th

Last night was not quite as bad but still ended up down 2BI. Here are a few of the gems.

3 limps to me OTB and I raise to $30 with AK..all call including meh player on my right.

(Pot ~125) Flop K85 Well this is going to be stupid I am sure. Guy on my right leads $130 with 300-ish behind. I consider calling but I don't think anyone is calling my flat and not calling my shove (ie flush draws, etc.) so I just make it 400. He stuffs I call. (I probably in hidsight should have just flatted and keep any KQ-KJ type hands in)

(Pot ~965) Turn K, and he sighs thats not a good card and I figure sweet he has smaller or 85. River 3 and he tables 88. Not good eh?

Then another beauty where fishy LAG plays it horribly IMO:

I raise over 2 limpers to 25 with AT, BB is bad LAG calls and one limper calls.

(Pot ~80) Flop AT2 Checks to me and I bet 55, only BB calls.

I range him pretty squarely on draws and Ax hands.

(Pot ~190) Turn 8 Checks to me, I bet 110, he c/r to 250, I jam 650 effective. he insta snaps with KQ and river 3.

So...f-ing...awesome. I mean if he plays the flop fast then whatever but this fish waits til he goes from a 60/40 dog until he is a 75/25 dog to pile..

Then he starts telling his buddy how well he played the hand, etc. ( i had not showed down my hand) and my head is ready to explode!

Final beauty: fishy woman above shoves her last 40, gets 3 callers, I raise to 140 with QQ, all fold. Board xxxxK and she slowrolls me with K7 for a $200 pot.

Anyway down ~950. Probably back tonight to try and beat these goofs again.

Healthy night of PLO

Pretty absurd night last night. Got to the casino a bit later than I expected-around 7:30. Immediately got seated at the must move 2/5 table while I waited for the 5/10 seat or 1/2/5 PLO. First hand I play I more than double up thanks to some pretty bad play.

Bottom Two-Shiiiip

We are playing 6 handed and there is a ton of limping and limp calling going on. This hand I am in c/o...a really bad limping fish limps and I make it $20 with 67. BTN calls and limper calls.

(POT ~65) Flop 67J Limper checks I go 45, BTN calls and limper reluctantly calls. I range the BTN on a J KJ, QJ, JT, etc. and limper has a lot of gutshots, fl draws along with 1 pair hands.

(POT ~200) Turn 2 Limper ch, I go 200 as I feel their calling ranges are super inelastic here...TP is never folding and fish is never folding a draw IMO. BTN shoves for 50 more and limper calls all in for about the same. I call obv

(POT ~950) River 4 BTN tables QQ like a hero and limper mutters and mucks.

Anyway I continue to LAG it up and then they finally call the 1/2/5 PLO and the game is an absolute chitshow.

First hand dealt I call an EP 10 raise with 4678 and 5 take flop.

Flop 56T Raiser leads I pot and get get it in vs. AATx...lol

ProPokerTools Omaha Hi Simulation

585,480 trials (Exhaustive)

board: 56T

Hand	Pot equity	Wins	Ties
AATx	31.96%	186,551	1,152
4h8h6s7s	68.04%	397,777	1,152

Turn 4 and I scoop.

Then I started playing super LAG. I am probably playing like 35/30 in a FR PLO game if not more aggro.

One of the things I think I have gotten a lot better about over the last year is understanding my image and adjusting to other players who play against that image poorly. One particular woman had no clue and kept trying to "trap" me in a hand. Of course, that doesn't really work in PLO. here is a hand where she got cute pre and I end up scooping a pretty big hand.

Top 2; gutter and J hi flush draw is plenty for me!

So I am raising a ton and elect to raise J987 OTB to 25 over 2 limps. She then more or less min-rasies it back to 55 from BB. 1 limper calls (pretty good young player) and I call.

Her range is pretty much only big pairs AA or KK. She is not raising any rundowns or similar ds broadway type hands.

(Pot ~170) Flop J92 She leads 120; dude raises to 400; I stuff for 600 effective; she calls off her last 350ish; he calls off

Turn and river are bricks and I scoop against:

ProPokerTools Omaha Hi Simulation

221,778 trials (Exhaustive)

board: J92

Hand	Pot equity	Wins	Ties
Jc9h8c7d	50.01%	110,786	270
AAKc5c	18.22%	39,795	1,204
AcTcTX	31.77%	69,723	1,474

So while it was pretty standard for me and the other dude, her preflop sizing is terrible and her call off is really, really bad. Having said that I doubt I am ever folding in this hand so maybe her PF play doesn't really matter in this specific hand.

But then my LAG image gets me another stack off. This time in another really bad post flop play by villain trying to "punish" my aggressiveness.

Do I ever Miss

I raise AT96 to 25 over 2 limpers and go 4 ways to flop 1 of which is a clueless Asian.

(Pot ~100) Flop 663 Checks to me and I go 80..folds to Asian on my right who then raises to 225 with 250 behind. Given my image I just stuff it so I can just never level myself into a fold...lol. He then gets mad and considers folding...wtf. Finally shows KKxx and says let's gamble while calling off. yes please lets! Never showed his side cards but claimed he had a gutshot too so I guess KK75??

Runsout 9, 4 and I scoop a ~1100 pot with only 100 in pre-flop...lol.

All added up to a +3k night where I really never had my stack threatened in a big pot.   Really think image at the table is such a huge part of the live game that a lot of player's don't get.

Was a good night and will probably be back on TH night.