the real secret to making money online

is not winning big pots, but trying to avoid losing big pots.

PokerStars Game #1798751896: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2005/05/30 - 16:54:57 (ET)
Table 'Rana II' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: ryscy1 ($119.05 in chips)
Seat 3: Ivanovitch ($459.60 in chips)
Seat 4: glendc ($46 in chips)
Seat 5: Frytki ($552 in chips)
Seat 6: benderek ($166 in chips)
Seat 7: gandalf80 ($436.60 in chips)
Seat 8: beeyoung ($502.85 in chips)
Seat 9: Kallex ($461 in chips)
ryscy1: posts small blind $2
Ivanovitch: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to beeyoung [Kd Qd]
glendc: calls $4
Frytki: raises $12 to $16
benderek: folds
gandalf80: folds
beeyoung: calls $16
Kallex: folds
ryscy1: folds
Ivanovitch: folds
glendc: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [7d Qc 7c]
glendc: bets $30 and is all-in
Frytki: raises $74 to $104
Leaky G has returned
beeyoung: folds
*** TURN *** [7d Qc 7c] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [7d Qc 7c 7h] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
glendc: shows [Qh Jd] (a full house, Sevens full of Queens)
Frytki: shows [Ad As] (a full house, Sevens full of Aces)
Frytki collected $111 from pot

note: not the best laydown, just an example of times when im tortured to let go of a potential huge pot :(

when you're running good, you're runnin good.

PokerStars Game #1799225246: Hold'em No Limit ($3/$6) - 2005/05/30 - 18:06:04 (ET)
Table 'Kampala' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: garyl ($352.15 in chips)
Seat 4: autobuyer ($732.60 in chips)
Seat 5: Kickin ($570 in chips)
Seat 6: Wideheim ($1071.65 in chips)
Seat 8: jimmy26 ($192.15 in chips)
Seat 9: beeyoung ($804.15 in chips)
jimmy26: posts small blind $3
beeyoung: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to beeyoung [Ad 2d]
garyl: folds
autobuyer: folds
Lidocaine joins the table at seat #3
Kickin: raises $12 to $18
Wideheim: folds
jimmy26: folds
beeyoung: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [4c 5h Ah]
beeyoung: checks
Kickin: bets $25
beeyoung: calls $25
*** TURN *** [4c 5h Ah] [3c]
beeyoung: checks
Kickin: bets $50
beeyoung: raises $76 to $126
Kickin: raises $401 to $527 and is all-in
beeyoung: calls $401
*** RIVER *** [4c 5h Ah 3c] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
beeyoung: shows [Ad 2d] (a straight, Ace to Five)
Kickin: mucks hand
beeyoung collected $1140 from pot

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The real secret is having your opponent call your big bet with a good hand rather than calling his big bet with a marginal hand.



examples

***** Hand History for Game 2151796924 *****
$200 NL Hold'em - Saturday, June 04, 01:38:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 36552 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: NthngBtsRck ( $947.3 )
Seat 4: Boza_5 ( $304.43 )
Seat 6: UpCards ( $307.3 )
Seat 1: smurphisman ( $124.75 )
Seat 3: EYEPHARTED__ ( $69.54 )
Seat 5: bigcakes ( $195.9 )
smurphisman posts small blind [$1].
EYEPHARTED__ posts big blind [$2].
Boza_5 posts big blind + dead [$3].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to smurphisman [ 8s Ts ]
Boza_5 checks.
bigcakes folds.
UpCards calls [$2].
smurphisman calls [$1].
EYEPHARTED__ checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 9s, 7c ]
smurphisman checks.
EYEPHARTED__ checks.
Boza_5 checks.
UpCards checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6c ]
>You have options at Table 36609 (6 max) Table!.
smurphisman bets [$5].
EYEPHARTED__ folds.
Boza_5 calls [$5].
UpCards folds.
** Dealing River ** [ As ]
smurphisman checks.
Boza_5 bets [$6].
smurphisman is all-In.
Boza_5 calls [$111.75].
Boza_5 shows [ 2h, 7s ] two pairs, sevens and twos.
smurphisman shows [ 8s, Ts ] a straight, six to ten.
smurphisman wins $252.5 from the main pot with a straight, six to ten.
oops


I should have mucked on the turn
***** Hand History for Game 2151918768 *****
$200 NL Hold'em - Saturday, June 04, 02:04:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 36579 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: smurphisman ( $334.17 )
Seat 2: ICRUSHU ( $79.35 )
Seat 3: LinkBeltBoss ( $154.15 )
Seat 5: mrst803 ( $287.23 )
Seat 4: haddadpa ( $108 )
ICRUSHU posts small blind [$1].
LinkBeltBoss posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to smurphisman [ Ks Qs ]
>You have options at Table 36609 (6 max) Table!.
>You have options at Table 50808 (6 max) Table!.
haddadpa folds.
mrst803 raises [$10].
>You have options at Table 36609 (6 max) Table!.
smurphisman calls [$10].
ICRUSHU calls [$9].
>You have options at Table 36552 (6 max) Table!.
>You have options at Table 36609 (6 max) Table!.
LinkBeltBoss did not respond in time.
LinkBeltBoss folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, 7h, 6d ]
ICRUSHU checks.
mrst803 bets [$20].
smurphisman calls [$20].
ICRUSHU calls [$20].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
ICRUSHU checks.
mrst803 bets [$75].
smurphisman calls [$75].
ICRUSHU is all-In.
** Dealing River ** [ Td ]
>You have options at Table 36609 (6 max) Table!.
mrst803 is all-In.
smurphisman folds.
mrst803 shows [ Kh, Ac ] a pair of kings.
ICRUSHU shows [ Kd, Jd ] a flush, king high.
mrst803 wins $233.53 from side pot #1 with a pair of kings.
ICRUSHU wins $238.05 from the main pot with a flush, king high.
>You have options at Table 36552 (6 max) Table!.

correct

I thought the secrete was to be like eyecu.

-r3y