Well i lost a lot of money but the trip was quite comical.
Get a special bus from Chinatown for 5 bucks. I'm the youngest on the bus by about 20 years (and I'm mid 30s). Everyone is Chinese except me and one woman. She gets mad at them pushing past her to get on the bus and yells that there is plenty of room for everyone. She tries to get me on board (I guess as the only other white person) telling me that they probably are used to pushing living among a billion people! Everyone heard that so I choose not to say much!
The bus journey took quite a while but the scenery was very nice and it was a nice drive.
So we get there and I find the Poker Room - my worries about it being quiet on a Monday were unfounded as the place was mobbed. I go on the list for 1-2NL and get in quite quick. Just buy in for $100.
So.. play tight for about 10mins and then pick up aces in EP and make it 10 to go. 4 callers which isn't good - the flop is KJ2 rainbow. I don't like it much but push all in for about $80 and one caller. He had KQ and catches a Q - he flips over and I muck. Instantaneously about 3 people yell that they want to see my hand..classless f&*ks! I told them I had aces but the dealer pulls it out of the muck. I just laughed and the annoying Canadian/Hungarian beside me gives me a big lecture about how making it 10 to go wasn't enough. Whatever..
The guy that called only had about 50 so I am returned about 30 and top up the remaining 80 in the pocket.
Play tight for about 1/2 hour then get to see the flop with several limpers for $2 with Ah7h. Flop is Ad7d6h - i bet the pot about $10 and one caller. Turn is another 7 - I think checking is too obvious and the guy calls anything so I bet $20 - he calls - river was I think 9d - I hope he has made some kind of straight or flush and bet what i have left - about 60 - he thinks for a minute and says i think you got a better kicker but i call. So I think he has a 7 also and feel bad but he had A8! Not even a decent ace with flushes straights and full houses out there - he went on about the hand for ages like it was a bad beat!
There are two semi pros at the table that discuss every hand in detail - what they had what they put you on - what their odds were - the reason for their play. It was like Who Wants to be a Millionaire - well Regis I think the answer is C because...
They were amazingly easy to read after listening for a while.
Anyway I get drunk and go completely on tilt and lose my cash - go to the cash point and take out $300 - I lose that in a couple of hours as well - I was so card dead and so bored that I start playing hands I shouldn't.
Made one retarded play with 72 off just trying to be a smart ass and lost $150 with that. did make one good bluff with J4 off - (i am really bored) I make it $15 to go in early position - one caller. Flop is Kd10d3c - I bet $20 he calls quickly - I think thatmeans he is drawing - either JQ or diamonds turn is 7s - i bet $25 leaving me about $70 behind ( i need to keep enough for a large river bet just in case he has a pair) - he asked how much i had left and I was certain he was on a draw and wanted to know how much he might win - he called - river was a blank and i go all in he folds. I really wanted to show the hand but didn't have a big stack for the table so thought i better not!
The only other hand of note was when i have JJ - several limpers - I have button and just call - thinking I make a set or fold. Flop is 889 - a guy who is playing every hand bets $15 - I don't really like it but call turn is a 10 - he bets 20 - I reluctantly call river is another 8 - he goes all in for $70 - i don't believe he has an 8 - maybe a 9 maybe a PP - so I call. Stupid idiot turns over the 9 and says can you beat this? I say yes and turn over jacks - he then says well can you beat this and turns over the 8. Dirty slowroll making me turn over my hand and embarassing me. I said its a winner just flip it over next time and he starts going mad telling me I was ahead on the flop??? and i let him catch up????
For the rest of the day I played bad and started playing every hand - must have lost about $800 then another $200 on roulette - oh well never mind.
Enjoyed the day anyway!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Breaking even
Finished tonight with $175. been volatile since wednesday - was down to $125 but got back up again. Volatility seems to be due to OH8 - I'm not as good as most of the online players at this - getting a bit better. Won a couple of big pots tonight so at least even.
Off to Canada (Toronto) tomorrow so last post for a few days. I'm getting a bus to a casino called CasinoRama on Monday so hopefully they have some good poker.
diet hasn't been good last couple of days - so busy at work no time for exercise - will be nice to have a few days off.
Off to Canada (Toronto) tomorrow so last post for a few days. I'm getting a bus to a casino called CasinoRama on Monday so hopefully they have some good poker.
diet hasn't been good last couple of days - so busy at work no time for exercise - will be nice to have a few days off.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Finally - breakthrough!
Finally a result. Won the lucky dollar with 382 players. Only $125 but not bad for a buck!
This is great news for me as I'm getting really fed up of playing games for $2.5 buyin. Still sticking to the Ferguson bankroll rules but I can at least now play $5 tournies and buy into cash games for $8 or $9.
What I remember of tourney.....
starting stack 1500 doubled up 1st or second hand - limped in late with a few others with 10 10 and hit a set - got paid off by AJ (j hi flop)
so I'm looking good early - about 3300 - about the 2nd level blinds 15-30 - UTG makes it 60 I have KK and made it 250 folded back to him he reraises to about 700 i go all in (he had about 2000 to start) - he calls with JJ and hits a set
so down to 1300 - about 3rd level 25-50 I call min raise with 77 flop is JJ8 3 players. UTG bets 100 other guy calls - I really think they just have big cards maybe AQ (turned out to be a bad read) so call. Turn is a 7 - both check i bet 450 both call - I hope they don't make jacks full! River is a 9 so I go all in hoping one of them has a straight - I still don't really think any of them have a jack - they both call and they both did but fortunately no other full houses! Awful calls considering str8 flush and full house out there but it was nice for me.
must have had about 5000 after that.
Still around 4500 with blinds 75-150 - KK again raise to 500 guy goes all in for 2k I call he has KQ - makes a str8 but fortunately I catch up when a Q comes and we chop it.
KK not doing well for me - after the break blinds 100-200 i get it again and get it all in one caller with 88 (has me covered) - finally it holds up.
Up to around 10000 - played pretty tight from there just trying to make the top 50 and the money - got two double ups with AKs and QQ - stole a few pots and made final table with around 40k. Not very much. Somehow hung on to heads up - it was a loose final table. Heads up with 200k to his 400k - very long battle - I got very short - about 2 blinds - but couldn't lose an all in - he was a bit pissed off and told me I was very lucky when I said gg - ah well sulky f**cker.
Anyway very pleased - made a couple of final tables this week but money is only good if top three.
Other than that not much going on - diet is going well been running or playing squash everyday and only eating healthy.
Closing bankroll $177 - weight 202lbs
This is great news for me as I'm getting really fed up of playing games for $2.5 buyin. Still sticking to the Ferguson bankroll rules but I can at least now play $5 tournies and buy into cash games for $8 or $9.
What I remember of tourney.....
starting stack 1500 doubled up 1st or second hand - limped in late with a few others with 10 10 and hit a set - got paid off by AJ (j hi flop)
so I'm looking good early - about 3300 - about the 2nd level blinds 15-30 - UTG makes it 60 I have KK and made it 250 folded back to him he reraises to about 700 i go all in (he had about 2000 to start) - he calls with JJ and hits a set
so down to 1300 - about 3rd level 25-50 I call min raise with 77 flop is JJ8 3 players. UTG bets 100 other guy calls - I really think they just have big cards maybe AQ (turned out to be a bad read) so call. Turn is a 7 - both check i bet 450 both call - I hope they don't make jacks full! River is a 9 so I go all in hoping one of them has a straight - I still don't really think any of them have a jack - they both call and they both did but fortunately no other full houses! Awful calls considering str8 flush and full house out there but it was nice for me.
must have had about 5000 after that.
Still around 4500 with blinds 75-150 - KK again raise to 500 guy goes all in for 2k I call he has KQ - makes a str8 but fortunately I catch up when a Q comes and we chop it.
KK not doing well for me - after the break blinds 100-200 i get it again and get it all in one caller with 88 (has me covered) - finally it holds up.
Up to around 10000 - played pretty tight from there just trying to make the top 50 and the money - got two double ups with AKs and QQ - stole a few pots and made final table with around 40k. Not very much. Somehow hung on to heads up - it was a loose final table. Heads up with 200k to his 400k - very long battle - I got very short - about 2 blinds - but couldn't lose an all in - he was a bit pissed off and told me I was very lucky when I said gg - ah well sulky f**cker.
Anyway very pleased - made a couple of final tables this week but money is only good if top three.
Other than that not much going on - diet is going well been running or playing squash everyday and only eating healthy.
Closing bankroll $177 - weight 202lbs
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Saturday
Had two games of squash today - the court lights broke on the 2nd game so only one and a half games really
Big takewaway curry after so spoiled the diet
Played online for hours tonight - watching WPT reruns at same time.
5c/10c NL didn't go well couldn't catch a break. Went down to about 50 and went on tilt
didn't break the bankroll rules but did silly tourneys such as the mad tilt all in where u get 60 chips and the blinds start at 10-20 and go up every 2 or 3 minutes. It's stupid - basically u can t fold a big blind. Just did the 10 player ones but no success. Once i did a 50 player one and won that then did another one and one it too. Considering its a lottery the odds of that are about 50*50!
Also opened about 5 screens at once buying in for the min ($2.5) at $25NL. That went ok. did some $2 10p turbos also and won one and got one second.
Closing roll $62 - could have been worse!
Big takewaway curry after so spoiled the diet
Played online for hours tonight - watching WPT reruns at same time.
5c/10c NL didn't go well couldn't catch a break. Went down to about 50 and went on tilt
didn't break the bankroll rules but did silly tourneys such as the mad tilt all in where u get 60 chips and the blinds start at 10-20 and go up every 2 or 3 minutes. It's stupid - basically u can t fold a big blind. Just did the 10 player ones but no success. Once i did a 50 player one and won that then did another one and one it too. Considering its a lottery the odds of that are about 50*50!
Also opened about 5 screens at once buying in for the min ($2.5) at $25NL. That went ok. did some $2 10p turbos also and won one and got one second.
Closing roll $62 - could have been worse!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
knackered
biggest loser is going well - went for a 30min run this am then a 5k in the gym tonight. Had to work late so only a couple of hours poker. Did well in cash games - one $2.5 buy in up to $12.5 - can't wait til tomorrow and weekend. Closing roll $79.97 weight 207lbs
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Wednesday
Wasn't in the mood tonight - did lucky dollar but called 2 all ins on the 2nd hand with Js10s and that was it. Then lost 2 $3 buy ins in cash game - called 2 all ins with 44 hoping to get lucky and another one with AQ. Not very good - I think the low stakes are boring me and I really want to win some big pots. Tighten up after that and made a profit but only a few bucks. Closing roll $66.82.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Amazing lucky dollar tourney
Never had a comeback like this - was down to less than the small blind 60 chips and somehow got back to 25,000. All went wrong after that but at least got a place.
Blinds were 100-200 I have about 2500 with KK someone before me with about the same stack (I guess 60 less) goes all in and I call but he has aces.
I don't just throw the 60 in next hand I wait for the BB when I have K2 - somehow that wins with 5 people in so I'm back to 300. Next hand K9 off - good enough to go all in - about 5 players. Lots of action and nothing for me so I'm sure I'm out but a big stack bets his missed draw and K hi is good! Back to 1500. Get AA soon after and back to over 3000. Still looks like I won't make money as top 50 paid about 55 left and I am down to 1600 with blinds 500-1000. Somehow the bubble bursts quickly so I make the money with 1600 at blinds 500-1000. Pick up KK and quadruple up then AK against some rubbish and back to 25k ( there was some other hand where I picked up a good pot also) Lost a couple of big hands after that - the last one I'm down to 10000 two limpers with blinds 800-1600 I'm BB so I push with A10 trying to a least get it heads up. The guy that limped early called with 6c8c and I knew it was over when the flop had 7c9c - what a great flop for his hand! Frikkin donkey limping in with that crap in early position with blinds at 1600 then calling the all in when he didn't have much more chips that me! Just kidding I don't get mad and criticise plays:)Maybe he put me on 96 or something. Oh well got 21st out of 450 so not too bad. Played cash games for a while and did ok - playing every pocket pair now as hitting sets on about 1 out of 2. Seriously its the most unreal run of cards i've seen!
Closing roll $62.92 - not bad - seem to be making a tenner a day! Hopefully be able to move up in stakes soon but sticking to the 5% bankroll rule.
diet is going well - except my wife made banana bread today so had to eat a lot of that. Went to the gym at lunchtime and rowed 20 mins which was a struggle
Blinds were 100-200 I have about 2500 with KK someone before me with about the same stack (I guess 60 less) goes all in and I call but he has aces.
I don't just throw the 60 in next hand I wait for the BB when I have K2 - somehow that wins with 5 people in so I'm back to 300. Next hand K9 off - good enough to go all in - about 5 players. Lots of action and nothing for me so I'm sure I'm out but a big stack bets his missed draw and K hi is good! Back to 1500. Get AA soon after and back to over 3000. Still looks like I won't make money as top 50 paid about 55 left and I am down to 1600 with blinds 500-1000. Somehow the bubble bursts quickly so I make the money with 1600 at blinds 500-1000. Pick up KK and quadruple up then AK against some rubbish and back to 25k ( there was some other hand where I picked up a good pot also) Lost a couple of big hands after that - the last one I'm down to 10000 two limpers with blinds 800-1600 I'm BB so I push with A10 trying to a least get it heads up. The guy that limped early called with 6c8c and I knew it was over when the flop had 7c9c - what a great flop for his hand! Frikkin donkey limping in with that crap in early position with blinds at 1600 then calling the all in when he didn't have much more chips that me! Just kidding I don't get mad and criticise plays:)Maybe he put me on 96 or something. Oh well got 21st out of 450 so not too bad. Played cash games for a while and did ok - playing every pocket pair now as hitting sets on about 1 out of 2. Seriously its the most unreal run of cards i've seen!
Closing roll $62.92 - not bad - seem to be making a tenner a day! Hopefully be able to move up in stakes soon but sticking to the 5% bankroll rule.
diet is going well - except my wife made banana bread today so had to eat a lot of that. Went to the gym at lunchtime and rowed 20 mins which was a struggle
Monday, January 14, 2008
A good training dvd
My wife picked up Howard Lederer "Tells All" at the dollar store. The tells section is a load of rubbish. "if someone slams their chips in and stares at you they are weak" - strong means weak. There might be a little bit of truth there but I have seen acting strong mean strong lots of times! Then it was shaky hands - oh well i guess a little bit when someone looks down at aces but mine shake more when i'm bluffing. Then it goes onto hand selection - if you played this guide you would be very bored and find it very difficult to get away from you pair of aces when someone has a set! oh well I'm glad it wasn't 29.99 like the other poker dvds!
didn't get to play much poker as cable was out. it came back on and I had 2 double ups on 2.5 buyins at 5c/10c NL (pocket aces first hand on one of them - am getting very good hands since redeposited on Europoker) then won a $1SNG.
Diet is going well and another game of squash tonight. Got beat 3-2 but he usually thrashes me so not too bad!
Laydown/read of the night..very pleased! posted 10c blind in lateish position to buy into a new game. 4c7c saw flop unraised Ac4s7s. Early postion bets 40c guy before me calls - I said to myself 1st guy has AJ 2nd guy has 56 - decide to just call the 40c turn is 8 (not a club) 1st guy checks 2nd guy goes all in for 85cents - i fold - for only 85c more!, 1st guy calls. 1st guy A10 second guy 56. Ok got the 1st hand slightly wrong!
Closing bankroll $53 - well on target for $20k by 1 June - now allowed to buy in cash games for more than the minimum $2.5 - well $2.65!
Watching High Stakes Poker - don't think these guys are following the above starting hand guide!
didn't get to play much poker as cable was out. it came back on and I had 2 double ups on 2.5 buyins at 5c/10c NL (pocket aces first hand on one of them - am getting very good hands since redeposited on Europoker) then won a $1SNG.
Diet is going well and another game of squash tonight. Got beat 3-2 but he usually thrashes me so not too bad!
Laydown/read of the night..very pleased! posted 10c blind in lateish position to buy into a new game. 4c7c saw flop unraised Ac4s7s. Early postion bets 40c guy before me calls - I said to myself 1st guy has AJ 2nd guy has 56 - decide to just call the 40c turn is 8 (not a club) 1st guy checks 2nd guy goes all in for 85cents - i fold - for only 85c more!, 1st guy calls. 1st guy A10 second guy 56. Ok got the 1st hand slightly wrong!
Closing bankroll $53 - well on target for $20k by 1 June - now allowed to buy in cash games for more than the minimum $2.5 - well $2.65!
Watching High Stakes Poker - don't think these guys are following the above starting hand guide!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sunday results
Back from wedding party - very tired but tried to play a few hours poker before work tomorrow
Busted out straightaway in Lucky Dollar
Qh2h in late position - many limpers. (blinds 10-20)
Flop 7h3h2d
utg bets 50 6 callers, I call too. Right there I should have known someone has nut flush draw.
Hits on turn 5h
utg bets 50 guy with nut flush draw raises to 100 cut off calls i make it 750 (leaving me 750 behind)
utg calls nut flush goes all in cut off calls (10h4h) i call and utg even worse than me calls with 2 black queens.
bit annoyed as put the guy going all in on nut flush and been playing long enough to make that fold.
Non nut flushes have been burning me lately! maybe there is something to be said for "check calling" in early stages of tournies and not going all in without nuts until <20 blinds.
Oh well - weekend over, back to work tomorrow.
Closing bankroll $41 closing weight 205lbs (although that was this morning before wedding party)
Cash game luck started running out and was back down to $30. Eventually tripled up a $2.5 buy in and back to $35. Entered a $1 SNG to finish off and won that.
Notable hands
Hand 1 88 limp in few called flop is 679 two diamonds. One guy bets about 200 i raise to 750 (not slowplaying this flop) he calls everyone else out. I'm not worried about him flopping a str8 as he definitely would have shoved with the diamonds out there. Turn is a black king I shove he calls with 4d5d but its fine i fill up with another king.
Pretty tight after that picked up a few small pots and over 4000 blinds 75-150 then
Hand 2 I have AA - a girl in cut off raises to 400 - I don't know why I reraised as she played really tight but I always get punished slowplaying online so I make it 1400 and she shoves with AK. Held up - up to about 8000 two other players with around 3000 and one with 1000 but he is away getting blinded out.
Get to heads up with 11000 to 4000
give him a lot back when I make a straight flush or a straight and flush draw with 58h so were get to about even.
Got it all back and it was over when I have 57off - just call BB flop is 46Q rainbow. I bet 200 (blinds are100-200) he min raises. I love making a small bet with straight and flush draws and they often help to get a cheap card. Turn is a 3 still no flush draws so i have nut straight - I check he bets 2000 I reraise all in and he calls with Q10.
oh well off to bed - work tomorrow. Want to start planning for WSOP and have to let them know if I want time off in June or July. don't know whether to do the Main Event or go in June and do a few smaller ones. If anyone reads this and has been to WSOP I'd love to hear about it..
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Busted out straightaway in Lucky Dollar
Qh2h in late position - many limpers. (blinds 10-20)
Flop 7h3h2d
utg bets 50 6 callers, I call too. Right there I should have known someone has nut flush draw.
Hits on turn 5h
utg bets 50 guy with nut flush draw raises to 100 cut off calls i make it 750 (leaving me 750 behind)
utg calls nut flush goes all in cut off calls (10h4h) i call and utg even worse than me calls with 2 black queens.
bit annoyed as put the guy going all in on nut flush and been playing long enough to make that fold.
Non nut flushes have been burning me lately! maybe there is something to be said for "check calling" in early stages of tournies and not going all in without nuts until <20 blinds.
Oh well - weekend over, back to work tomorrow.
Closing bankroll $41 closing weight 205lbs (although that was this morning before wedding party)
Cash game luck started running out and was back down to $30. Eventually tripled up a $2.5 buy in and back to $35. Entered a $1 SNG to finish off and won that.
Notable hands
Hand 1 88 limp in few called flop is 679 two diamonds. One guy bets about 200 i raise to 750 (not slowplaying this flop) he calls everyone else out. I'm not worried about him flopping a str8 as he definitely would have shoved with the diamonds out there. Turn is a black king I shove he calls with 4d5d but its fine i fill up with another king.
Pretty tight after that picked up a few small pots and over 4000 blinds 75-150 then
Hand 2 I have AA - a girl in cut off raises to 400 - I don't know why I reraised as she played really tight but I always get punished slowplaying online so I make it 1400 and she shoves with AK. Held up - up to about 8000 two other players with around 3000 and one with 1000 but he is away getting blinded out.
Get to heads up with 11000 to 4000
give him a lot back when I make a straight flush or a straight and flush draw with 58h so were get to about even.
Got it all back and it was over when I have 57off - just call BB flop is 46Q rainbow. I bet 200 (blinds are100-200) he min raises. I love making a small bet with straight and flush draws and they often help to get a cheap card. Turn is a 3 still no flush draws so i have nut straight - I check he bets 2000 I reraise all in and he calls with Q10.
oh well off to bed - work tomorrow. Want to start planning for WSOP and have to let them know if I want time off in June or July. don't know whether to do the Main Event or go in June and do a few smaller ones. If anyone reads this and has been to WSOP I'd love to hear about it..
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Good start on europoker...
deposited $20 on Europoker last night - just played for 1hour 0.05-.1c NL and got up to $30. Another 1/2 hours this morning and up to $40. Amazing cards - must be a welcome back bonus from Europoker. Has AA 4 times and held up with action each time. Also had 5 sets from 8 pocket pairs. Only buying in for $2.5 per time so could maybe have more but maybe only getting paid off because short stacked.
Made one play with AA I'm not sure if I like. One limper - I made it 0.45 to go (have $2.5 at start) 5 callers. Flop is KQ8 rainbow. Even tho I am sure someone out there will have two pair I push anyway (in early position) which is about a pot sized bet. Got away with it as only caller was J10 and he didn't get there - but I still think it was risky to push on that board with so many in pot. difficult hand to play from early position.
So on course for $20k by 1 June! only need to increase bankroll by 4% per day now.
diet is going well. Lost 7 pounds since Wednesday, now down to 205lbs. I think the scales at home are dodgy as I cant have lost that much in 4 days. It also depends on what time of day. Still good tho. Went with my wife and daughter to the park this morning and ran for 35 minutes. going to a wedding today tho so will forget about dieting for the rest of today!
Made one play with AA I'm not sure if I like. One limper - I made it 0.45 to go (have $2.5 at start) 5 callers. Flop is KQ8 rainbow. Even tho I am sure someone out there will have two pair I push anyway (in early position) which is about a pot sized bet. Got away with it as only caller was J10 and he didn't get there - but I still think it was risky to push on that board with so many in pot. difficult hand to play from early position.
So on course for $20k by 1 June! only need to increase bankroll by 4% per day now.
diet is going well. Lost 7 pounds since Wednesday, now down to 205lbs. I think the scales at home are dodgy as I cant have lost that much in 4 days. It also depends on what time of day. Still good tho. Went with my wife and daughter to the park this morning and ran for 35 minutes. going to a wedding today tho so will forget about dieting for the rest of today!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Bust!
Bust the 1st 20 already. Going to move to europoker as they have lower limit game and do another 20 on there. Same rules as before
Total disaster in Lucky dollar OH8!
It was shocking. First of all spent $6 on rebuys - eventually get off ground and over 20k by 1st break. doing great up to 40k with blinds at 300-600.So we have 35 left - i'm in 6th top 30 paid. All folded to SB who just calls - I pot bet with a suited A2 - comes J55 figure i can steal it so I pot bet again which puts him all in but he has AJ and calls. That was a dent - down to about 25k. Shortly after I have 26 on a 345 flop - a guy bets half the pot I reraise him all in but he had A2 and made a flush. down to about 17k. Last hand have Ac2d4d7d - pot bet against 2 limpers - flop comes with an 8 and a 5 so I shove hoping to steal it if not catch the low but didn't work out:(
Can't believe I bubbled this tourney - its ok i suppose as place prizes not much but I could have practically folded to final table. Oh well
The diet is going well - had two games of squash this morning so don't need to do any more exercise today. More poker I think..
Can't believe I bubbled this tourney - its ok i suppose as place prizes not much but I could have practically folded to final table. Oh well
The diet is going well - had two games of squash this morning so don't need to do any more exercise today. More poker I think..
Friday, January 11, 2008
1st day results
60th in lucky dollar gets me $2.10. Played pretty tight 1st hour saw the flop if cheap enough with connectors and pairs but nothing much. Stack of 2000 with blinds 75-150. All fold to button who just calls SB folds and I check with Q2 off. Flop is Q 3 6 - I check and he shoves - for some reason I insta call - it didn't make any sense to bet so much when I'd shown weakness - he had nothing K8 I think so it was fine. Don't know if it was a lucky call or not - usually I'd just let someone steal such a small pot. Nothing much else still around 4000 with blinds 400-800, getting near bubble. Folded to me in small blind with Qc8c so I shove get called by BB (he has me covered but not by much) with QhJh flop gives me an 8 and him a flush draw but i make 8s full so it is ok. doubled up with aces shortly after so have about 13000 with the blinds 500-1000. Leader at table and near bubble - table playing tight so I decide to try and steal every unraised pot. All folded to button who calls SB calls I have 5s6s so make it another 3000 button shoves (he had about 8000 at start) - i don't really think he has much and thought I was just stealing so call as good pot odds. He has 6h7h and the 7 ended up playing. Oh well... as soon as bubble bursts I get KK so shove and get two callers - AQ won it. Oh well I guess fancy play with 5s6s cost me getting deep.
$2 shorthand MTT - rubbish - got short stacked - about 2000 at 200-400 - I know the BB he's been on Pokeroom for years and he has about 4000 - he's a rock so i've enough to make him fold most hands. Folded to me on button so I shove with 6-2 - unfortunately SB has AK and he wins. I don't know about shoving with a bad hand - never used to do it but sick of getting blinded out.
Then onto OH8 - there was a limit game going which is unusual for Pokerroom so put $2.5 in that and $2.5 in the NL game. Busted out of NL pretty quick. Made about $1.5 on the limit game then it stopped.
Bought in two NLHE .25-.5 games for $2.5. double up on one with AQ - a few limpers I shove and one caller who had 78off. I don't get the call just cos I only had $2.25 it was still a big raise. one advantage of buying in minimum i guess. double on the other with a SB special 25 off call the 0.10 (a few limpers) - flop gutshot checked around turn the wheel and push - called by an ace so that was fine. Maybe I should have checked and kept everyone in but there was a flush draw and the pot was big to me! cash out of both games in line with rules:)
Finished with 2 $1 SNGs no cashes tho. Got all my money in with Ah3h on a 2h5h9d board - couldn't even hit that tho - the caller had 9h4h so i wasn't getting a str8 flush anyway. Oh well its just fun have to gamble on that board.
Ok closing roll $19.53 - ok i suppose played about 4 hours. Still gutted about losing my $800 roll last night but will do me good to start at bottom again.
Oh well off to bed - squash game tomorrow am.
$2 shorthand MTT - rubbish - got short stacked - about 2000 at 200-400 - I know the BB he's been on Pokeroom for years and he has about 4000 - he's a rock so i've enough to make him fold most hands. Folded to me on button so I shove with 6-2 - unfortunately SB has AK and he wins. I don't know about shoving with a bad hand - never used to do it but sick of getting blinded out.
Then onto OH8 - there was a limit game going which is unusual for Pokerroom so put $2.5 in that and $2.5 in the NL game. Busted out of NL pretty quick. Made about $1.5 on the limit game then it stopped.
Bought in two NLHE .25-.5 games for $2.5. double up on one with AQ - a few limpers I shove and one caller who had 78off. I don't get the call just cos I only had $2.25 it was still a big raise. one advantage of buying in minimum i guess. double on the other with a SB special 25 off call the 0.10 (a few limpers) - flop gutshot checked around turn the wheel and push - called by an ace so that was fine. Maybe I should have checked and kept everyone in but there was a flush draw and the pot was big to me! cash out of both games in line with rules:)
Finished with 2 $1 SNGs no cashes tho. Got all my money in with Ah3h on a 2h5h9d board - couldn't even hit that tho - the caller had 9h4h so i wasn't getting a str8 flush anyway. Oh well its just fun have to gamble on that board.
Ok closing roll $19.53 - ok i suppose played about 4 hours. Still gutted about losing my $800 roll last night but will do me good to start at bottom again.
Oh well off to bed - squash game tomorrow am.
day 1
Hi All
Setting up a blog to motivate myself on two things:-
1 Biggest Loser competition at work
I weighed in this week at 213lbs. Very heavy as only 5"7. It runs until 6th June and my target is 50lbs loss. Big money up for grabs ($1000 prize). Also going to train for a half marathon on 24 May.
2 Poker
Going to deposit $20 on Pokerroom. Need to turn this into $20,000 by 1 June so that I can go to WSOP. Going to follow Chris "Jesus" Fergusons bankroll rules:-
a - can only buy into a cash game for 5% of bankroll or $2.50 minimum
b - if in a cash game, stack exceeds 10% of bankroll must leave before next big blind
c - can only buy into a SNG for up to 5% of bankroll of $2.50 minimum
d - can only buy into a MTT for up to 5% of bankroll
I've tried it a few times before and got off the ground quite quickly. deposited $25 before Xmas and had this up over $800 but go drunk last night and put the whole lot into a $5-10NL cash game and blew the lot on a really stupid bluff.
So..hopefully that won't happen again - think keeping a blog or diary might stop me breaking these rules.
OK - off to deposit this $20 - plan for tonite is $1 lucky dollar multi - $2 shorthanded MTT, 2*2.5 buy ins to OH8 0.25-.5 NL - (I guess I'll be pushing with any A2!) 2*2.5 buy ins to 0.25-.5 NLHE - (unfortunately the lowest game on Pokerroom - will just push with top 10 hands 77-AA and AQ,AK) and 2 $1 SNGs.
More news later!
Setting up a blog to motivate myself on two things:-
1 Biggest Loser competition at work
I weighed in this week at 213lbs. Very heavy as only 5"7. It runs until 6th June and my target is 50lbs loss. Big money up for grabs ($1000 prize). Also going to train for a half marathon on 24 May.
2 Poker
Going to deposit $20 on Pokerroom. Need to turn this into $20,000 by 1 June so that I can go to WSOP. Going to follow Chris "Jesus" Fergusons bankroll rules:-
a - can only buy into a cash game for 5% of bankroll or $2.50 minimum
b - if in a cash game, stack exceeds 10% of bankroll must leave before next big blind
c - can only buy into a SNG for up to 5% of bankroll of $2.50 minimum
d - can only buy into a MTT for up to 5% of bankroll
I've tried it a few times before and got off the ground quite quickly. deposited $25 before Xmas and had this up over $800 but go drunk last night and put the whole lot into a $5-10NL cash game and blew the lot on a really stupid bluff.
So..hopefully that won't happen again - think keeping a blog or diary might stop me breaking these rules.
OK - off to deposit this $20 - plan for tonite is $1 lucky dollar multi - $2 shorthanded MTT, 2*2.5 buy ins to OH8 0.25-.5 NL - (I guess I'll be pushing with any A2!) 2*2.5 buy ins to 0.25-.5 NLHE - (unfortunately the lowest game on Pokerroom - will just push with top 10 hands 77-AA and AQ,AK) and 2 $1 SNGs.
More news later!
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