Only Donks Stack With Top Pair

Well finally a winning session, albeit a modest one (3.5 ptbb/100). It certainly could have been better if I could only learn to stop stacking off with a couple pretty cards that make top pair or an over pair against mildly competent player. It cost me a couple of times today. For whatever reason I always think that TP is the shit right up until the point where I see that how shitty it really is.

Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker



BB: $18.90 (75.6 bb)

UTG+2: $13.10 (52.4 bb)

MP1: $25 (100 bb)

MP2: $8.95 (35.8 bb)

Hero (MP3): $27.65 (110.6 bb)

CO: $13.50 (54 bb)

BTN: $14.15 (56.6 bb)

SB: $25.35 (101.4 bb)



Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with J A

2 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, 3 folds, BB calls $1, MP2 calls $1



Flop: ($3.85) 6 2 J (3 players)

BB bets $1.75, MP2 calls $1.75, Hero raises to $10.85, BB raises to $17.65 and is all-in, MP2 folds, Hero calls $6.80



Turn: ($40.90) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

River: ($40.90) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)



Results: $40.90 pot ($2 rake)

BB showed K K (two pairs, Kings and Eights) and won $38.90 ($20 net)

Hero showed J A (two pairs, Jacks and Eights) and lost (-$18.90 net)






I don't know why I can't let this hand go (although my foolish pot-sized raise of his flop bet pretty much commits me). I always think this is a flush draw when it's more often a set, 2 pair or an over pair. I also stacked off with TT on a unders flop to a set of fives and I really should know better.

(Sorry I couldn't get the replayer to take the above hand).