Schizo Poker

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:

[toggy51 posted $0.5]
Pre-flop: ($1.25, 8 players) Hero is BB

2 folds, gwendolyn78 calls $0.50, 1 fold, toggy51 checks, KKong444 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($2.25, 4 players)
Hero bets $1, gwendolyn78 calls $1, toggy51 calls $1, 1 fold

Turn: ($5.25, 3 players)
Hero bets $3, gwendolyn78 folds, toggy51 raises to $6, Hero calls $3

River: ($17.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, toggy51 bets $5.50, Hero calls $5.50

Final Pot: $28.25
toggy51 shows:
Hero shows:

toggy51 wins $26.90 ( won +$13.90 )
KKong444 lost -$0.50
Hero lost -$13
gwendolyn78 lost -$1.50

So, on the flop, I thought that I’d bet my draw. And I did. Then on the turn, I bet it again and got min-raised. The min-raise made me happy because it meant that he had a hand he was really excited about; so if I hit my straight, I can get some value for it.

On the river I hit my ace, and he laid down a little bet. I called it because I thought, “It’s just a little bet! I can’t not call this!” But calling was a mistake. And I should have known it because his turn-raise told me that he had better than a one-pair hand. So, one pair wasn’t gonna do it for me on the river. But I forgot.

Just doing a brief mental review of the hand’s previous action would have saved me five bucks. That’s another good habit to get into.