2 Hands and $400 later...James It's Still All Your Fault!!!

So I tonight I decided to blog about the two hands of a couple hundred hands that sent me home with a loss of $400.  I played a number of hands throughout the night but none of them were big hands or had any major effect on my chip count except the following two hands.

Hand #1:  I was dealt AA and I was HAPPY!  I raised in early position to $25.  I got 3 other callers so there was just over $100 in the pot.  The flop came

K45

I decided to just shove all the rest of my chips into the pot as I only had just over $100 left after the initial raise.  I shoved all in and one guy called my all in bet.  Needless to say he had 44 which gave him three of a kind.  My best hand before the flop became the worst hand very fast and remained the worst hand through the river.  I said bye bye to my first $200 buy-in and quickly reached into my pocket for my next $200.

Hand #2:  About ten hands later I was dealt KK again I was excited...I was in the big blind and the guy to my left decided to straddle(he bet $10 before being dealt his cards).  Two players called the straddle bet and I raised it up to $40.  The guy who straddled raised to $125 and the other two guys folded.  I had pocket kings with no intention of folding...NEVER EVER EVER fold KK pre-flop.  I didn't break that rule, and I decided to shove all the rest of my chips in because he would have to call me with any hand he had based on his raise sizing.  JJ, QQ, AK, etc.  I knew he wouldn't fold and I also knew I would get called in this spot with worse hands. So I shipped the rest of my stack which was about $160 into the pot.  He called instantly...we decided to turn our cards over and to my demise...he had AA.  After the board ran out and I didn't catch 3 of a kind I got up from the table, told the players to have a great night, and told the dealer I was done.

After losing $400 I want everyone to know I would not have played any of these hands differently.  I will put my money in in this situation pretty much 100% of the time.  In the first hand the chances of him hitting a set here are slim, and I already committed to many chips to fold AA in any situation outside of me checking and having a raise and then re-raise happen.  Which is RARE.  The KK vs. AA hand...all I can say is S#!+ happens.  I left the casino happy that I played well, a little bummed I lost $400, but I understand that over time I will win and continue to win consistently.  If you haven't watched my video yet, you may be wondering why I titled this "2 Hands and $400 later...James It's Still All Your Fault!!!"  All I can tell you is watch the dang video...Gary tries hard to keep you entertained and he hopes you are.  That is all for now...until next time.  L8ter!!!