Why I can't win SNGs

[HeyKidMove]

I don't play many SNGs so that's why I was playing $2 games. Every once in a while I feel like playing a couple, so I played 2 tonight and was awarded with a big suckout in both.


Full Tilt Poker Game #12033047794: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (90099033), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:23:11 ET - 2009/05/04
Seat 1: hercules456 (2,190)
Seat 2: ptnelson (1,470)
Seat 3: MustBeJelly (1,260)
Seat 4: HeyKidMove (1,470)
Seat 5: chazman5 (1,110)
Seat 6: That Guy 53 (1,500)
MustBeJelly posts the small blind of 15
HeyKidMove posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HeyKidMove [9c 9h]
chazman5 calls 30
That Guy 53 folds
hercules456 folds
ptnelson folds
MustBeJelly folds
HeyKidMove checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 4d Kh]
HeyKidMove checks
chazman5 bets 150
HeyKidMove raises to 400
chazman5 calls 250
*** TURN *** [9d 4d Kh] [Kd]
HeyKidMove bets 875
chazman5 calls 680, and is all in
HeyKidMove shows [9c 9h]
chazman5 shows [Kc Jd]
Uncalled bet of 195 returned to HeyKidMove
*** RIVER *** [9d 4d Kh Kd] [Ks]
HeyKidMove shows a full house, Kings full of Nines
chazman5 shows four of a kind, Kings
chazman5 wins the pot (2,235) with four of a kind, Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,235 | Rake 0
Board: [9d 4d Kh Kd Ks]
Seat 1: hercules456 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: ptnelson (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: MustBeJelly (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: HeyKidMove (big blind) showed [9c 9h] and lost with a full house, Kings full of Nines
Seat 5: chazman5 showed [Kc Jd] and won (2,235) with four of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: That Guy 53 didn't bet (folded)


Full Tilt Poker Game #12034491053: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (90104850), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:39:21 ET - 2009/05/04
Seat 2: miwakura (2,220)
Seat 4: HeyKidMove (2,850)
Seat 5: oleda (1,650)
Seat 6: dealer8405 (2,280)
HeyKidMove posts the small blind of 60
oleda posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HeyKidMove [Ah 7d]
dealer8405 folds
miwakura folds
HeyKidMove raises to 285
oleda calls 165
*** FLOP *** [5c As 2h]
HeyKidMove has 15 seconds left to act
HeyKidMove bets 365
oleda raises to 1,365, and is all in
HeyKidMove calls 1,000
oleda shows [Kh Kd]
HeyKidMove shows [Ah 7d]
*** TURN *** [5c As 2h] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [5c As 2h Ks] [8s]
oleda shows three of a kind, Kings
HeyKidMove shows a pair of Aces
oleda wins the pot (3,300) with three of a kind, Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,300 | Rake 0
Board: [5c As 2h Ks 8s]
Seat 2: miwakura (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: HeyKidMove (small blind) showed [Ah 7d] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: oleda (big blind) showed [Kh Kd] and won (3,300) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: dealer8405 didn't bet (folded)

[DeadBabySoup]

i think your problem is you suck at luck. work on developing better luck and your results should improve.

[HeyKidMove]

i think your problem is you suck at luck. work on developing better luck and your results should improve.

What do you suggest? Is there a book I should read on getting better luck? It's a concept I'm not very familiar with.

[travz21]

It looks like you have a problem similar to mine. I ALWAYS run up against bad players who are running on the absolute highest end of variance. They run way too hot for me to beat them. Tough to win at poker when the easiest money at the table is beating you.

[DeadBabySoup]

What do you suggest? Is there a book I should read on getting better luck? It's a concept I'm not very familiar with.

human sacrifice works best. depending on the laws in your state, that may not be legal. in which case, small animals work too. just not quite as well.

[C8H10N4O2]

You haven't killed enough kittens lately. This is one of the most common mistakes beginners make at poker.

[HeyKidMove]

You haven't killed enough kittens lately. This is one of the most common mistakes beginners make at poker.

Oh that's why. I was kicking puppies when I should have been killing kittens....I'm so stupid sometimes.

[C8H10N4O2]

I really don't want to come across as an arse, but that's really a classic fundamental mistake so many poker players make.

[GainerRakeback]

If you havent tried the FT Matrix tourneys you should give it a whirl. You buy in for the $2.25 (or other amounts) and play 4 tables against the same 6 (or 9) opponents. The buy-ins are divided into 5 parts, 1 for each table and 1 for the Matrix pool (which pays the top 3 players overall in the tourney).

I suggest it since the "variance" equals out on 4 tables. You might take a bad beat like your 99hand once , but it wont happen 4 times. You dont have all your money riding on one un-lucky hand. Generally the better players finish in the money on 2-4 tables plus a part of the matrix pool.

[HeyKidMove]

If you havent tried the FT Matrix tourneys you should give it a whirl. You buy in for the $2.25 (or other amounts) and play 4 tables against the same 6 (or 9) opponents. The buy-ins are divided into 5 parts, 1 for each table and 1 for the Matrix pool (which pays the top 3 players overall in the tourney).

I suggest it since the "variance" equals out on 4 tables. You might take a bad beat like your 99hand once , but it wont happen 4 times. You dont have all your money riding on one un-lucky hand. Generally the better players finish in the money on 2-4 tables plus a part of the matrix pool.

I have tried these a couple times. They're kind of fun. I don't get the urge to play SNGs very often, though and if I do I normally only play one at a time.