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I've had a few losing sessions and I think I'm playing pretty bad, but perhaps not. I'm getting shit for cards, getting shitty flops, and not getting to take down pots. A few hands from this weekend: I happen to be sitting with $21.90 in this hand, villain has me well covered at $85. I dunno how he got his money, had a lot when I sat down. He seems to be a decent player, 35/9/1 over a measly 25 hands I've played with him. So anyway, I get T 7 in the BB. Two off the button open limps, villain limps in CO, SB completes, I check. Flop comes T T Q . SB checks, and I check. Sometimes I would bet this, and I probably should have here. Maybe my first mistake. It is checked to button who bets a lousy $.50 and SB calls. I checkraise to $3.25 and now villain flat calls. I started to worry about a 10. I figured him as a solid player, so I couldn't see him hanging around with a draw here. Button calls the $2.75 more leaving him with $.04 left. SB folds. Turn is the harmless 2 ...

NCAA Donkament, that is. Here's my bracket. Click for a larger view. I have Ohio State winning it and some interesting upsets along the way. I kinda pulled these out of my ass, but I think the Big Ten teams will do well, and I expect UNLV to be this year's George Mason. Can't wait until tomorrow. Greatest two days in sports!

Well I haven't been playing that much lately due to March Madness and work, but in the few sessions I have played on UB I've noticed a few things that are common among most NL $25 players at the site. 1. They suck I know it's micro stakes, but I had assumed the games were getting tougher. I guess not. There are many players there who still think on the zeroth level. They can't seem to put you on a hand, or even think past what their own cards are in relation to the board. They also are way too eager to put all of their money in on the flop with one pair, thinking that it's almost impossible for them to be beaten, unless the flop comes really bad, like 7 8 9 while holding two red aces. Other than that though, they don't consider what kind of player you are, and that you wouldn't raise them with two players left to act (for instance) with a hand that doesn't beat a pair of aces. The downside of this is you have to deal with the damn short stacks. Many of ...

The first hand I'm not involved in. It's folded to the button who types in the chat "Look at me, I'm a multitabling grinder" and folds (basically complaining about the lack of action on the table). Very next hand: UTG+1 brings it in for $.85. The CO (button in previous hand) reraises to $1.45. SB shoves all-in for $29.42. UTG+1 and CO both call all-in. The board runs out with no card higher than a T and we go to showdown. UTG+1 has AA CO has KK SB has QQ CO was pissed off. A few hands later I pick up K T and raise to 1 UTG+1 and this player, now the BB calls. Flop comes J 6 7 , so obviously I'm thinking jackpot. I'm planning on betting it when the BB open-folds and leaves the table. I win a lousy $2 pot. He clearly called with some small pair or something, completely whiffed, and said fuck it and left as soon as he saw the flop. Why couldn't he tilt off his money to me there? Bet pot on the flop, pot the turn, shove the river. Is it that hard? Anyw...