Creating A Dedicated Account

I haven’t updated this in a while, but I have a tournament hand by hand I’d like to write about and put into perspective.

I’ve taken the decision to open a cash isa that is purely to hold poker bankroll, that way I can limit how much is on any site at any given time, as I gear up to cash out of Ultimatebet (because they are a naughty company, and I don’t trust them not to go bust and run away with my winnings).

The only downside is that I feel like I’m playing good solid poker, with some natural mistakes, but I am recognising these mistakes which is the main thing.  But I am leaking at the moment, some “tournament shoves” in a cash game type errors.

I had to quit playing last night in a 0.01/0.02 micro last night after raising to 0.08 with 10 10, with one caller from the big blind, flop comes 2 2 4 which I’m happy with so after he checks, I raise 0.15c.  Villain flat calls me. 

Alrighty I think, JJ+ or better should be reraising preflop, no reason not to think I have the best hand, and if they play a deuce and hit trips against an overpair, then in the long run I’m making money out of them calling raises with a deuce.  7 comes on the river, very happy to see that card especially after another check, and I raise 0.33c.  

Villain flat calls me again… smells a bit more like trouble, but I suspect something fruity like A 3 or the like, or if I’m lucky pocket 8’s or 6’s.  9 comes on the river. 

Villain goes all-in.  My read is that he’s missed his draw and got tilty he put so much money in the pot.  So I call.

He hit the set on the river.  My read .. was somewhat idiotic.  Looking back, I realise that the river shove is going to be the nuts or thereabout over half the time, but damn I struggle to fold an overpair to an unco-ordinated, flushless, straightless board…. I’m still not 100% it’s a bad line to call that raise since it could also be something crazy like 97s who hits 2 pair, which I beat.

I am confused, but it cost me a 2 BI’s (I had doubled up previously)…. But I should of folded. 

Hopefully I can get myself back on track and earn some pennies again before I withdraw, but I need to rectify my thinking, as I suspect part of me is chasing lost money instead of focusing on just playing my A game.