KNOW YOUR OPPONENT

500 quid down in Jan and getting a horrid run of luck. Played for 1/2 hr this morning NL and have lost 2 buy ins already - think i shouldn't bother at the moment - I just get the cash in when in front and get outdrawn


Game #3000638943: Hold'em NL (£2/£5) - 2007/01/06 - 05:34:08 (ET)
Table "Tarita" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: xdhaj (£500 in chips)
Seat 2: best1 (£108.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Eagdra (£243 in chips)
Seat 4: Gerar2312 (£177 in chips)
Seat 5: suddes12 (£122.08 in chips)
Seat 6: goosey82 (£571 in chips)
best1: posts small blind £2
Eagdra: posts big blind £5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to suddes12 [Kh Jd]
Gerar2312: raises to £20
suddes12: calls £20
goosey82: folds
xdhaj: folds
best1: folds
Eagdra: calls £15
----- FLOP ----- [Jh 4s 3h]
Eagdra: checks
Gerar2312: bets £40
suddes12: raises to £102.08 and is all-in
Eagdra: folds
Gerar2312: calls £62.08
----- TURN ----- [Jh 4s 3h][Qh]
----- RIVER ----- [Jh 4s 3h Qh][Qd]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
suddes12: shows [Kh Jd] (Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks, King high)
Gerar2312: shows [Qs Js] (A Full House, Queens full of Jacks)
Gerar2312 collected £263.16 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot £266.16 Main pot £263.16 Rake £3
Board [Jh 4s 3h Qh Qd]
Seat 1: xdhaj (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: best1 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Eagdra (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Gerar2312 showed [Qs Js] and won (£263.16) with A Full House, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 5: suddes12 showed [Kh Jd] and lost with Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks, King high
Seat 6: goosey82 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


However rant over - purpose of this post is to know you opponent.

I would not normally call a preflop 4* BB bet with K J offsuit - however I noted this gut raced preflop nearly every time with and two cards and then put in a pot size continuation bet. Hence I was pretty sure if I could hit a K or J high flop I would get paid off for my full stack which was low £140.

Everything went to plan till outdrawn again ............. However make sure you know your opponent- a 4* BB raise from another tight gut could be a sign of a definite AA or KK.