After running hot during the day today, I caught the short end of every monster hand tonight. Man what donks and beats.

A sampling:

Hand #1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed)

MP1 ($51.75)
MP2 ($49.50)
MP3 ($3.25)
CO ($32.70)
Button ($32.50)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($102)
UTG ($24)
Hero ($50)
UTG+2 ($91.60)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero raises to $3, 8 folds, UTG calls $2.50.

Flop: ($6.75) , , (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7, UTG raises to $14, Hero raises to $21, UTG calls $7 (All-In).

Turn: ($48.75) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($48.75) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $48.75

Results in white below:
UTG has Ks Qc (two pair, kings and queens).
Hero has Ad Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: UTG wins $48.75.

Hand #2
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed)

Hero ($49.35)
UTG ($16.96)
UTG+1 ($50.25)
MP1 ($51.70)
MP2 ($51.90)
MP3 ($48.45)
CO ($39.40)
Button ($46.40)
SB ($83.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , . MP2 posts a blind of $0.75. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2.50) , , (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 bets $2, Hero raises to $5, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $3.

Turn: ($12.50) (2 players)
Hero bets $12, MP3 calls $12.

River: ($36.50) (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $15, Hero calls $15.

Final Pot: $66.50

Results in white below:
Hero has 8s Tc (two pair, tens and eights).
MP3 has Td Qc (straight, queen high).
Outcome: MP3 wins $66.50.

Hand #3:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed)

Hero ($52.55)
SB ($41.90)
BB ($47.25)
UTG ($51.35)
UTG+1 ($49)
MP1 ($108.30)
MP2 ($9.50)
CO ($43.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2.25, 1 fold, BB calls $1.75, MP1 calls $1.75.

Flop: ($7) , , (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $8, BB calls $8, MP1 folds.

Turn: ($23) (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $37, BB calls $37 (All-In).

River: ($97) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $97

Results in white below:
BB has 6s 6d (four of a kind, sixes).
Hero has As Ac (flush, ace high).
Outcome: BB wins $97.

Hand #4:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed)

MP2 ($50.65)
CO ($7.75)
Button ($20)
SB ($42)
BB ($71.55)
UTG ($26.75)
Hero ($50)
MP1 ($94.45)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, MP1 calls $1, 2 folds, Button calls $1, SB (poster) calls $0.75, BB calls $0.50.
Yes, I know this is a weak PFR, but even if I'd gone something like 4x BB, my pocket 7s would still call.

Flop: ($5) , , (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $5, MP1 folds, Button calls $5, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($15) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $9, Hero raises to $18, Button calls $5 (All-In).
Bad betting increments here. Yes I know. He teased me with the $9 and I tried to get cute. If I'd only called him here and then check/folded to a scary bet on the end could I have gotten away from this crappy hand. Damn I hate KT.

River: ($47) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $47

Results in white below:
Hero has Kd Td (one pair, kings).
Button has 7s 7h (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: Button wins $43. Hero wins $4.

What a beating. I'm going to bed...

Yep some bad luck there, but atleast hand #1 you should be able to get away from since it smelled of two pair, and also you would save money if you don't play K 10 at all from that position and even more so, don't raise with it.

Hand #1: His only "mistake" was calling your preflop raise (and perhaps not worrying about KK or QQ on that flop, but the would both be case...). But he got paid off, so it's not easy to call his play a mistake...

Hand #2: Bad beat.

Hand #3: I think you're behind on the flop when he calls your pot-sized bet. If you played more cautiously you might be able to save some money... In particular, don't push the turn. If you get a free card and it's not a club, then just try to showdown for cheap. If it is a club you're losing your money.

Hand #4: To quote iceman: "Do me a personal favor. Never make a minimum raise preflop again. Please?" Drop that hand in early position.

Yes yes yes, I know KT= death from EP. I shock my friends when I lay that down. They seem to forget that tidbit as I'm raking their money towards me later in the evening. But I was getting no action and decided to dip my feet in the water and try to steal a pot with a small raise. Serves me right for losing my patience and deviating from what works...