Conflicting Sessions

Ive recently have had two sessions over the weekend that in terms of BBs won or lost cancel each other out... Unfortunately the big winner was at .10/.20 and the big loser was at 2/4 live. I havent been felted at Foxwoods since I started this project so it was pretty disheartening.

I lost 25 BBs over the course of 5 hours. The biggest chunk of the money was lost with pocket AAs. Now Ive gotten pretty good at laying it down when its obvious or when the board doesnt feel right. In this case I was playing at a maniac table. Perhaps maniac isnt the right word. Basically over half the table would call down with any piece of the board or draw right to the river and think nothing of calling any raise or reraise.. the perfect environment really. So Im UTG with the black aces.. I raise. 7 people cold call and the big blind completes. Flop was 3 7 10. I get checked to and come out firing. I raise and reraise every street. I know damn well that anyone at this table will call with a pair of 3s.. what I didnt get right was the BB.. a girl who was playing about as tight as me.. was showing some aggression. I figured either she had Ace 10 or maybe an overpair.. I considered the set too. It gets to the river and showdown with 4 people left.. and I was right about everyone but her. she turns over 7s and 3s and starts apologizing and telling me she only called because of how big the pot was preflop. I told her there was no need to explain and i took my giant hit gracefully.

The other two big hands were just stupid.. I had KQs and raised.. the guy to my right was completely loose and called. flop misses me but is all undercards.. it checks to me so i bet (trying out the new betting for a freecard play.) and get called by him. Turn is a Q and I feel alright about it.. he bets I reraise he calls. River is a king. I bet he calls and smugly shows me the Ace 10 os and tells me he "read me" for a weak 6 (middle pair). Usually I dont say any but I was not happy so I said "wow.. way to stick around for way too long." he again says about his read on me and I tell him he was way off and "I've been playing tighter then a 10 year old why would I have a weak 6? Good thing bad reads pay off sometimes right?" and I pat him on the back. He shut up pretty quick after that.

The final big expensive hand was A8suited in the blind. I flop top two pair. I bet get raised I reraise. 3 people in the pot now. turn is a 4.. lots of action river is a blank lots of action. other guy had a weaker two pair and the 3rd guy flips over some ugly looking straight he caught. I had just sat down so I had no reads but I really should have looked at what his aggression means with only two pair. Id like to think those were all some pretty awful beats but I do take responsibility for not identifying aggression from the girl I had Aces against and the guy who wanted to cap in the last hand.

Well the cable guy is here to fix the DVR so Im going to end this.