Went bust last night:( Broke the 5% rules - went below $100 and just couldn't take the grind anymore - so bought into OH8 25c PL and NLHE $25 for full buy in - played for hours - til 430am and had to get up for work a few hours later!
Not too bothered - am going to give it one more try - was all set for this tonight but couldn't deposit - I have two credit cards and a Click2Pay account and I couldn't get any of them to work on Ongame network. Nightmare! All of tonight trying to deposit.
So I'm doing a freeroll on Pitbull Poker right now - maybe I'll win that and not have to deposit. Should be back in business properly tomorrow anyway - once I've sent about 27 forms of ID to Click2Pay or Neteller:)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
find best game experiment/hand histories
Going to find out what my best game is. doing an experiment where I will do 5 of each of the following:
heads up NLHE SNGs, 5p NLHE SNGs, 10p NLHE SNGs, 10pLHE SNGs, 30p NLHE SNGs, OH8 cash game session (5% roll - play til double up or 1hour max), NLHE cash game, MTTs. After doing 5 of each any loss makers I won't play anymore (except for MTTs - expect to make a loss in just 5).
Have to stick to same bankroll rules.
Trying to do some hand histories - ok identity exposed - i'm Hibees8
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=P4-61580933-612
Let me know if can read hand histories from above link - this one is from a limit game - that game sucks! So obvious he had AQ or AK I felt like folding for the river bet.
OH8 went better - doubled up after only 3 or 4 hands
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=P4-61619596-105
(hope these can be read ok - i'll need to do one with no showdown so readers can guess holecards:))
2nd in a limit 10p SNG - a bit annoyed not to win as I got great cards right until heads up. The opponent for heads up is always in these SNGs and very tough to beat - hands from tourney
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61633390-4
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61633390-6
the above two allowed me to double up very early on - unusual for limit and should be a breeze to make money from there
can see other hands from tourney by just clicking next on the above hands and scrolling thru or replacing last digit
other hands were
13 - not bad for 73 off - not sure if have betting right
30 - haven't played for a while need to pick up blinds (A4off)
33 - nice flop for 7d8d:)
36
40
51 (guess my hole cards!)
55 - mistake - I have Ah3h - key thing is the opponent was comfortably in 3rd and 4th very shortstacked (i.e. bubble time) - I should have fired once more on river - no way he calls with 33
63 - he laughed at me - I didn't want a call til river
69 - managed to bluff him 37off - betting just told me he missed a draw
scroll thru from there on for rest of heads up - I couldn't really get an edge he played very well
did a 5p NLHE SNG after that
first nice pot
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635230-12
..not sure if betting was right - probably not as I put him on AQ - he had KQ but I should have got him all in - he did well not to reraise esp. shorthanded
other hands - 15 (Jh10h) 18 (QQ - if he has a str8 he's getting paid) 24 (wasn't in pot but felt sorry for the guy with that draw:)) 34 - felt sorry for me! good read - 38 - its over - guess i was tilting a bit.
heads up SNG - follow hands from here - get beat by overset about 13!
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635696-1
did one more heads up SNG - won this one - open ended str8 flush (and royal flush) draw against slow played aces on last hand! actually not royal flush draw as he had the ace but hit flush and dodged another heart on river.
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635843-1
oh well thats it for tonight - enjoying the experiment and different games should be good practise esp for tournaments - about even for night
Closing roll $116.92
heads up NLHE SNGs, 5p NLHE SNGs, 10p NLHE SNGs, 10pLHE SNGs, 30p NLHE SNGs, OH8 cash game session (5% roll - play til double up or 1hour max), NLHE cash game, MTTs. After doing 5 of each any loss makers I won't play anymore (except for MTTs - expect to make a loss in just 5).
Have to stick to same bankroll rules.
Trying to do some hand histories - ok identity exposed - i'm Hibees8
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=P4-61580933-612
Let me know if can read hand histories from above link - this one is from a limit game - that game sucks! So obvious he had AQ or AK I felt like folding for the river bet.
OH8 went better - doubled up after only 3 or 4 hands
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=P4-61619596-105
(hope these can be read ok - i'll need to do one with no showdown so readers can guess holecards:))
2nd in a limit 10p SNG - a bit annoyed not to win as I got great cards right until heads up. The opponent for heads up is always in these SNGs and very tough to beat - hands from tourney
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61633390-4
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61633390-6
the above two allowed me to double up very early on - unusual for limit and should be a breeze to make money from there
can see other hands from tourney by just clicking next on the above hands and scrolling thru or replacing last digit
other hands were
13 - not bad for 73 off - not sure if have betting right
30 - haven't played for a while need to pick up blinds (A4off)
33 - nice flop for 7d8d:)
36
40
51 (guess my hole cards!)
55 - mistake - I have Ah3h - key thing is the opponent was comfortably in 3rd and 4th very shortstacked (i.e. bubble time) - I should have fired once more on river - no way he calls with 33
63 - he laughed at me - I didn't want a call til river
69 - managed to bluff him 37off - betting just told me he missed a draw
scroll thru from there on for rest of heads up - I couldn't really get an edge he played very well
did a 5p NLHE SNG after that
first nice pot
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635230-12
..not sure if betting was right - probably not as I put him on AQ - he had KQ but I should have got him all in - he did well not to reraise esp. shorthanded
other hands - 15 (Jh10h) 18 (QQ - if he has a str8 he's getting paid) 24 (wasn't in pot but felt sorry for the guy with that draw:)) 34 - felt sorry for me! good read - 38 - its over - guess i was tilting a bit.
heads up SNG - follow hands from here - get beat by overset about 13!
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635696-1
did one more heads up SNG - won this one - open ended str8 flush (and royal flush) draw against slow played aces on last hand! actually not royal flush draw as he had the ace but hit flush and dodged another heart on river.
http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-61635843-1
oh well thats it for tonight - enjoying the experiment and different games should be good practise esp for tournaments - about even for night
Closing roll $116.92
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Idiotic day:(
Last nights success shortlived....don't know what happened....
Said to myself - I just need to make 10 bucks today - so started off with 2*$9 in OH8 - lost both of these pretty quick - that riled me straighaway. Usual story - kept buying in 5% of bankroll and didn't catch much luck. The thing is, I shouldn't have played during the day when my daughter (3yo) is up - she wants to play and I feel bad playing poker and it sort of tilts me. We'd had a real busy family day and I just wanted a break about 6pm so tried to play for an hour while she was still running around - its amazing how much i lost in that hour! Going to try and wait until nighttime now.
Oh well could have been worse - just need a result like a win in a 30p tourny to make up for it.
Going to look into doing proper hand histories this week
Closing roll $116.42 (so about 9 bucks profit on a weekend with about 10 hours poker - not going pro for a while!!)
Said to myself - I just need to make 10 bucks today - so started off with 2*$9 in OH8 - lost both of these pretty quick - that riled me straighaway. Usual story - kept buying in 5% of bankroll and didn't catch much luck. The thing is, I shouldn't have played during the day when my daughter (3yo) is up - she wants to play and I feel bad playing poker and it sort of tilts me. We'd had a real busy family day and I just wanted a break about 6pm so tried to play for an hour while she was still running around - its amazing how much i lost in that hour! Going to try and wait until nighttime now.
Oh well could have been worse - just need a result like a win in a 30p tourny to make up for it.
Going to look into doing proper hand histories this week
Closing roll $116.42 (so about 9 bucks profit on a weekend with about 10 hours poker - not going pro for a while!!)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Loadsa money:)
so..had the dreaded squash tourney today - not very good - got beat 11-9 11-7 11-9. Actually I suppose as good as expected against this guy. Consolation tourney is Tuesday 8pm so will see if that goes better.
So..back to poker - good day today - played for about 8 hours.
Started with some 25c-50c limit OH8 - only 3 or 4 players but it was very juicy game - made about $15 on that.
Then did a 30p $5 tourney and came second in that for $41 ($36 profit). Played pretty tight after getting a big stack early on. doubled up first with AK - raised preflop - to 100 with blinds 15-30 (I pretty much had my starting stack of 1500) 3 callers - flop is KcJc9s I bet the pot - about 400 next guy folds other guy who has me covered goes all in. I hate being all in with just a pair so early on but risked it and he had Qc7c - I hold up. About 2 hands later I pick up AQ and make it 100 to go again -everyone folds but the same guy who goes all in for 1600. Normally I'd fold this so early on but was feeling it and anyway he just went all in on a 4 flush so I don't think I have to worry about him having a better hand. He has AJ and I hold up again. That got me to about 6000. On the 2nd table (down to 20) I worked my way over11000 then the final table was pretty quiet I had enough to get to heads up pretty easily - but was shortstacked by that point.
I did about another 4 30p tournies but didn't cash in any more. to be honest I do need fairly good cards to do well in tournies - if they don't come I tend to get blinded out
Played lots of OH8 pl 25c cash game - just buying in for 5% of my roll and leaving if doubling up and it went pretty well - doubled up more often than not and tripled up a few times. Lost a few buy ins as well but still good.
Hands I remember:-
AhAs3h10s - flop 4h5h9c - I had about $8 at start of hand and had raised pot preflop with 5 callers (can only raise pot size) - anyway great flop nut flush draw 2nd nut low draw straight draw and pocket aces - so I bet pot on flop - about $5 - reraised all in by 2 people - completely miss the turn and river. That one sucked. I had to be the favourite over just about anything!
AhAdKd10s - not a good low hand but worth playing for the hi - I limp in (had $7) - a big stack makes it a dollar - and two shorter stacks call - back to me - I decide to make a risky squeeze play and reraise the pot - the big stack folds and the other 2 go all in - I call - scooped that pot - neither of them caught a low hand - that was a nice >$20 pot.
Last hand of the night A2Q9 - I've only $6 in play - someone makes it a dollar to go - about 5 callers. Flop 85K - initial raiser bets the pot which would put me all in and two people go all in after him - I make a loose call know full well I can only win half pot but with so many people in playing for the lo might be profitable. Anyway I think I have missed lo when the turn and river are a J and a 10 but for some reason I am getting the pot - oh - duh I have a straight! That was a nice $20 pot to finish off night. Total fluke but that's fine.
Oh - forgot one hand from NLHE 5c-10c (played that for a little while) stack about $7 limp in for 10c with several others with Ac2c - flop AA8 - there were 7 players in - I'm 4th to act - all checked to me - I just check - might not have the only ace and don't want to make it too obvious if it is - turn is the 4th ace - a short stack goes all in for $1.5 - I just call (there are players still to act whose chips i want too - although I thought smooth calling was a bit obvious) a guy behind me with about $6 calls too - river is a Q - I was about to just bet $2 then I thought nah just go all in - he'll never believe me - so I did and he called with KJ - wow not even the queen or the 8!
Closing roll $180.62
So..back to poker - good day today - played for about 8 hours.
Started with some 25c-50c limit OH8 - only 3 or 4 players but it was very juicy game - made about $15 on that.
Then did a 30p $5 tourney and came second in that for $41 ($36 profit). Played pretty tight after getting a big stack early on. doubled up first with AK - raised preflop - to 100 with blinds 15-30 (I pretty much had my starting stack of 1500) 3 callers - flop is KcJc9s I bet the pot - about 400 next guy folds other guy who has me covered goes all in. I hate being all in with just a pair so early on but risked it and he had Qc7c - I hold up. About 2 hands later I pick up AQ and make it 100 to go again -everyone folds but the same guy who goes all in for 1600. Normally I'd fold this so early on but was feeling it and anyway he just went all in on a 4 flush so I don't think I have to worry about him having a better hand. He has AJ and I hold up again. That got me to about 6000. On the 2nd table (down to 20) I worked my way over11000 then the final table was pretty quiet I had enough to get to heads up pretty easily - but was shortstacked by that point.
I did about another 4 30p tournies but didn't cash in any more. to be honest I do need fairly good cards to do well in tournies - if they don't come I tend to get blinded out
Played lots of OH8 pl 25c cash game - just buying in for 5% of my roll and leaving if doubling up and it went pretty well - doubled up more often than not and tripled up a few times. Lost a few buy ins as well but still good.
Hands I remember:-
AhAs3h10s - flop 4h5h9c - I had about $8 at start of hand and had raised pot preflop with 5 callers (can only raise pot size) - anyway great flop nut flush draw 2nd nut low draw straight draw and pocket aces - so I bet pot on flop - about $5 - reraised all in by 2 people - completely miss the turn and river. That one sucked. I had to be the favourite over just about anything!
AhAdKd10s - not a good low hand but worth playing for the hi - I limp in (had $7) - a big stack makes it a dollar - and two shorter stacks call - back to me - I decide to make a risky squeeze play and reraise the pot - the big stack folds and the other 2 go all in - I call - scooped that pot - neither of them caught a low hand - that was a nice >$20 pot.
Last hand of the night A2Q9 - I've only $6 in play - someone makes it a dollar to go - about 5 callers. Flop 85K - initial raiser bets the pot which would put me all in and two people go all in after him - I make a loose call know full well I can only win half pot but with so many people in playing for the lo might be profitable. Anyway I think I have missed lo when the turn and river are a J and a 10 but for some reason I am getting the pot - oh - duh I have a straight! That was a nice $20 pot to finish off night. Total fluke but that's fine.
Oh - forgot one hand from NLHE 5c-10c (played that for a little while) stack about $7 limp in for 10c with several others with Ac2c - flop AA8 - there were 7 players in - I'm 4th to act - all checked to me - I just check - might not have the only ace and don't want to make it too obvious if it is - turn is the 4th ace - a short stack goes all in for $1.5 - I just call (there are players still to act whose chips i want too - although I thought smooth calling was a bit obvious) a guy behind me with about $6 calls too - river is a Q - I was about to just bet $2 then I thought nah just go all in - he'll never believe me - so I did and he called with KJ - wow not even the queen or the 8!
Closing roll $180.62
Friday, February 22, 2008
Quiet night
Not too much to report - made about 7 bucks.
did 5 $1 10p SNGs and got 2x2x1 $7 for 1st $3 for 2nd. The one I won was good as when down to 4 people I am severe shortstack with only 500 out of 15000 chips. Still played tight and the blinds were good to me so somehow found a way back.
after that bought into OH8 25c PL for $5 and doubled up 1st hand. didn't play much more and left after that round. Also lost a $1 OH8 heads up SNG.
Hopefully will get over $110 tomorrow so I can start doing $5 tournies - that would accelerate things a bit.
So..early night tonight - got the club squash tourney tomorrow. I hate my first round draw as I couldn't even beat the guy 2 years ago when I was playing much better and much fitter. I'd be better of staying home and playing poker:)
Closing roll $107.81
did 5 $1 10p SNGs and got 2x2x1 $7 for 1st $3 for 2nd. The one I won was good as when down to 4 people I am severe shortstack with only 500 out of 15000 chips. Still played tight and the blinds were good to me so somehow found a way back.
after that bought into OH8 25c PL for $5 and doubled up 1st hand. didn't play much more and left after that round. Also lost a $1 OH8 heads up SNG.
Hopefully will get over $110 tomorrow so I can start doing $5 tournies - that would accelerate things a bit.
So..early night tonight - got the club squash tourney tomorrow. I hate my first round draw as I couldn't even beat the guy 2 years ago when I was playing much better and much fitter. I'd be better of staying home and playing poker:)
Closing roll $107.81
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Back at 100:)
Back over a hundred tonight - only by a few cents but still pleased.
Gambled like crazy - had an awful lot of money in play to win 10 bucks over the night (i have abandoned the one table at a time rule)
Made an interesting read in a $2 turbo SNG - everyone limped in with blinds 50-100 cut off makes it 200 to go i call - someone who had already limped in goes all in cut off calls both have me covered I have about 1600. Pocket 2s. So I figure that if everyone limped in, none of them had a 2 in their hand so the remaining 2s were in the deck. So I call and crack two overpairs! dumb call I know but it was fun.
Got a nice double up in the NLHE 5c 10c game - I have $7 at start of hand - someone raises to about 60c I call with AQoff - flop gives me a double gutshot 10J8 - he bets small - like less than a dollar so I call - turn is a blank - he bets less than a dollar again - river is a 9 - i figure I'm not making any money but bet $2 anyway - he reraises all in - eek guess he might have KQ (which would explain the small bets) but I call anyway - he has J10 for 2 pair. Nice donation:)
AK unlucky for me again - or played badly - I have about $9 - just playing until next blind - make it 45c to go - a guy who I know is on tilt and is particularly gunning for me goes all in for $7 (he has been doing it every other hand and I know he is going to do it when I make it 45c) - I call - he has 5s and they hold up. Similar to a post I had a while ago there is really no need to call a 70*the blind reraise with AK even if don't think they have anything. But I was so desperate to make some money i did it. I bought into the table for 4 bucks and my aim is really just to double up so should have just left it.
Anyway - played some Omaha Hi shorthanded and got about $20 bucks (got a big hand with an ace hi flush against a king hi flush) so that finished night off well.
Closing roll $100.31
Gambled like crazy - had an awful lot of money in play to win 10 bucks over the night (i have abandoned the one table at a time rule)
Made an interesting read in a $2 turbo SNG - everyone limped in with blinds 50-100 cut off makes it 200 to go i call - someone who had already limped in goes all in cut off calls both have me covered I have about 1600. Pocket 2s. So I figure that if everyone limped in, none of them had a 2 in their hand so the remaining 2s were in the deck. So I call and crack two overpairs! dumb call I know but it was fun.
Got a nice double up in the NLHE 5c 10c game - I have $7 at start of hand - someone raises to about 60c I call with AQoff - flop gives me a double gutshot 10J8 - he bets small - like less than a dollar so I call - turn is a blank - he bets less than a dollar again - river is a 9 - i figure I'm not making any money but bet $2 anyway - he reraises all in - eek guess he might have KQ (which would explain the small bets) but I call anyway - he has J10 for 2 pair. Nice donation:)
AK unlucky for me again - or played badly - I have about $9 - just playing until next blind - make it 45c to go - a guy who I know is on tilt and is particularly gunning for me goes all in for $7 (he has been doing it every other hand and I know he is going to do it when I make it 45c) - I call - he has 5s and they hold up. Similar to a post I had a while ago there is really no need to call a 70*the blind reraise with AK even if don't think they have anything. But I was so desperate to make some money i did it. I bought into the table for 4 bucks and my aim is really just to double up so should have just left it.
Anyway - played some Omaha Hi shorthanded and got about $20 bucks (got a big hand with an ace hi flush against a king hi flush) so that finished night off well.
Closing roll $100.31
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Almost a great comeback
did a $2 shorthanded turbo with about 200 runners. down to 290 with blinds 150-300. Made it back to 8000 in about 5 minutes. Amazing how quick can change at these blinds. Throw in my last 290 with 55 3 callers hit a set, two hands later KK get an all in and hold up, very next hand AA and some goes all in before me! back to 8000. Unfortunately blinds were going up every 3 minutes so it turned into a lottery - the comeback was in vain. Still exciting while it lasted!
Made about $5 - mainly on OH8 - should have been better - had a $3 buy in up to $15 but threw it all on a draw. Oh well hanging in - hopefully back over $100 by weekend - love this 5% system as still on the $20 from weeks ago. Used to deposit $20 every couple of days.
Closing roll $90.
Made about $5 - mainly on OH8 - should have been better - had a $3 buy in up to $15 but threw it all on a draw. Oh well hanging in - hopefully back over $100 by weekend - love this 5% system as still on the $20 from weeks ago. Used to deposit $20 every couple of days.
Closing roll $90.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday/Tuesday
Monday - played for a few hours - lost a limit SNG ($5) and a couple of $5 buy ins in NLHE 5c 10c. Then did my usual - got as much money in play as possible but sticking to 5% of bankroll on each table and lost about $25 playing OH8. Should ban myself from that I think (actually I think I already did but never learn!) I wrote in an earlier post that OH8 is a great game to buy in shortstacked - that's rubbish!! it's not anymore - just end up committed to too many hands. (closing roll $73) Was very close to doing a $50 heads up SNG at the end of the night to get over $100 actually entered but noone joined in about 2 minutes and I thought cant break rules so pulled out - just as well i was very tired and would have lost.
Tuesday - a bit better - I need to win a multi to make up for the last week so did lucky dollar (30th for $3.5 wow!!) - not too bad as never got above 10000 and $2 shorthanded - went out of that - called 2 allins with AdQd from 2 loose players - it was getting near bubble and was down to about 10 blinds. I was ahead but they were live and one of them caught a pair. Probably a bad call near bubble - ahead yes but difficult to hold up against 2 hands. Made about $6 in NLHE cash games. Gave OH8 another go at the end of the night and made about another tenner - so... on the road to recovery:)
diet is going well - was 196lbs at gym at lunchtime today - ok that was after 5k on treadmill but still ok. Eating nothing - all I had for dinner was chicken noodle soup - will either get skirvy or win this thing.
Closing roll $85.
Tuesday - a bit better - I need to win a multi to make up for the last week so did lucky dollar (30th for $3.5 wow!!) - not too bad as never got above 10000 and $2 shorthanded - went out of that - called 2 allins with AdQd from 2 loose players - it was getting near bubble and was down to about 10 blinds. I was ahead but they were live and one of them caught a pair. Probably a bad call near bubble - ahead yes but difficult to hold up against 2 hands. Made about $6 in NLHE cash games. Gave OH8 another go at the end of the night and made about another tenner - so... on the road to recovery:)
diet is going well - was 196lbs at gym at lunchtime today - ok that was after 5k on treadmill but still ok. Eating nothing - all I had for dinner was chicken noodle soup - will either get skirvy or win this thing.
Closing roll $85.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Weekend results
getting worse.....didn't play very much but somehow down to $105. My constant poker playing has been causing probs at home so I have to try and restrict playing a bit. Probably a good thing!
sorry for lack of updates - going to buckle down this week and gradually build back
Closing roll $105
sorry for lack of updates - going to buckle down this week and gradually build back
Closing roll $105
Friday, February 15, 2008
A little bit back
did lots of SNGs 10pl NLHE 10pl LHE, 1 30p turbo and 2 multis and some OH8. SNGs went quite well - won a couple, also third in the turbo. OH 8 went badly lost 2 buy ins so only made a little bit.
My betting tonight sucked!! Hands for example
Lucky dollar tourney - blinds 25-50 5 limpers I have 2000 and limp UTG with KQ off - 6 callers including blinds. Flop - bingo 910J rainbow - small blind bets out 50 - now I'm sure he has like a pair and a straight draw and some of the other people in must have a queen so I will get action so i raise it to 300 - bang - everyone folds:(
same tourney - I've still about 2000 with blinds 50-100 - pocket 6s limp in EP and see flop - about 5 others. Flop 633 - I'm 1st to act - decide to make what is hoped to look like a weak bet of 250 - all fold - definitely should have let someone catch a hi card on turn or river.
To make it all worse!...Playing $2 shorthanded tourney at same time have Q10 suited - stack about 4000 with blinds 100-200. limp in from button - its me and the blinds and one other limpter. Flop KQQ - I bet 400 one caller - great he probably has a King turn is a 10 and put 3 spades up there - great - I just check - he checks too -cant remember river but I decide just to check my full house thinking he'll bet with a king - nope he checks too!
Other hands of note:
Lucky dollar tourney - we are on the bubble 1 to go and I fold small blind at blinds 500-1000 leaving me with 198 and the button - wanted that $2.5 place prize bad - not really the money but hate to play for 3 hours and nothing.
OH8 - have 1010K5 am big blind stack $11 see flop for free - flop is 10107 2 spades - I check 1st guy bets out $1 other guy calls - I just call - someone probably has A10 or a full house already. I fill up on turn which is K spade - I bet the pot $4 1st guy thinks and folds other guy goes all in - he has pocket bloody kings for a better full house. Actually against this player his reraise could mean nothing else and it was a clear fold. That's how much of a "nuts" game omaha8 is - full houses get beat all the time.
Hopefully slowly grinding back - I think I should stick to tournies for a while.
Closing roll $165
My betting tonight sucked!! Hands for example
Lucky dollar tourney - blinds 25-50 5 limpers I have 2000 and limp UTG with KQ off - 6 callers including blinds. Flop - bingo 910J rainbow - small blind bets out 50 - now I'm sure he has like a pair and a straight draw and some of the other people in must have a queen so I will get action so i raise it to 300 - bang - everyone folds:(
same tourney - I've still about 2000 with blinds 50-100 - pocket 6s limp in EP and see flop - about 5 others. Flop 633 - I'm 1st to act - decide to make what is hoped to look like a weak bet of 250 - all fold - definitely should have let someone catch a hi card on turn or river.
To make it all worse!...Playing $2 shorthanded tourney at same time have Q10 suited - stack about 4000 with blinds 100-200. limp in from button - its me and the blinds and one other limpter. Flop KQQ - I bet 400 one caller - great he probably has a King turn is a 10 and put 3 spades up there - great - I just check - he checks too -cant remember river but I decide just to check my full house thinking he'll bet with a king - nope he checks too!
Other hands of note:
Lucky dollar tourney - we are on the bubble 1 to go and I fold small blind at blinds 500-1000 leaving me with 198 and the button - wanted that $2.5 place prize bad - not really the money but hate to play for 3 hours and nothing.
OH8 - have 1010K5 am big blind stack $11 see flop for free - flop is 10107 2 spades - I check 1st guy bets out $1 other guy calls - I just call - someone probably has A10 or a full house already. I fill up on turn which is K spade - I bet the pot $4 1st guy thinks and folds other guy goes all in - he has pocket bloody kings for a better full house. Actually against this player his reraise could mean nothing else and it was a clear fold. That's how much of a "nuts" game omaha8 is - full houses get beat all the time.
Hopefully slowly grinding back - I think I should stick to tournies for a while.
Closing roll $165
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Terrible.....
Shocking day of poker - don't know what happened - well I do but it was so stupid.
So embarassing after good results yesterday.
Started off disciplined enough - two hi/lo buy ins of $15 lost one doubled up the other - so even on that.
A $5 30p SNG - stupidly bubbled in that - think this was the start of tilt
A $10 10p NL SNG - 5th or 6th in that.
So should have gone to bed right here. But thought i'd play omaha! Not Omaha Hi Lo which I'm ok at but shorthanded Omaha hi. Awful - at first didn't play that bad - first hand I have AAxx with two clubs - board is Qxx with 2 clubs - I get my whole $15 in but no more clubs and the guy has a set of queens.
Rebuy and lose that straightaway also - think I was open ended and flush draw on flop.
Then I just go mad - usual - open 3 or 4 tables and just gamble on all of them - didn't catch one break - lost about 10 buy ins.
Oh well major step back. Hopefully will have a good weekend and at least get back to $300. I'm tempted to put my whole roll in a game but won't break the rules!
Closing roll $151.
So embarassing after good results yesterday.
Started off disciplined enough - two hi/lo buy ins of $15 lost one doubled up the other - so even on that.
A $5 30p SNG - stupidly bubbled in that - think this was the start of tilt
A $10 10p NL SNG - 5th or 6th in that.
So should have gone to bed right here. But thought i'd play omaha! Not Omaha Hi Lo which I'm ok at but shorthanded Omaha hi. Awful - at first didn't play that bad - first hand I have AAxx with two clubs - board is Qxx with 2 clubs - I get my whole $15 in but no more clubs and the guy has a set of queens.
Rebuy and lose that straightaway also - think I was open ended and flush draw on flop.
Then I just go mad - usual - open 3 or 4 tables and just gamble on all of them - didn't catch one break - lost about 10 buy ins.
Oh well major step back. Hopefully will have a good weekend and at least get back to $300. I'm tempted to put my whole roll in a game but won't break the rules!
Closing roll $151.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
New rules working
Poker went well tonight.
3rd in $10 limit SNG (10 players) gets a $9 profit. Happy and not happy with that - happy as had less than 2 blinds when it was full table and blinds 75-150 then not pleased as leader 3 handed (me and another guy were over 6000 and the other guy had 2500) and screwed it up - should have definitely played tighter to at least get heads up and another $10.
Got shortstacked by playing a pot with As7s - stupidly held onto it with an ace on the board and about 5 other players in pot. danger of limit I guess - was obviously outkicked but paid off anyway.
Then I'm the small blind with 3c6c at blinds 75-150 - someone makes it 300 to go - i've only 225 left so call and somehow that wins. Another good hand shortly after with KQ and I'm right back in it.
Screwed up 3 handed against the other big stack when he raises preflop and I call from BB with Kc9c - comes all low cards with 2 clubs so I bet the flop 300 turn (a blank) 600 river (i miss) another 600 and he calls with Ahi. Nice call - difficult to bluff in limit. went out 3rd shortly after!
Then bought into PLOH8 (25c blind) for $14 - played very tight - only hands with good hi and lo potential. A player told me I must like paying rake when I reraised him all in on the river when he had the nut low and I had the hi. I disagree - it makes minimal difference to the rake and if he has anything other than the nut hi or lo he probably folds and I don't have to share the pot. Maybe he'll call with a worse hi. OH8 players always make this point but for 50c extra rake I'd rather play normal.
I got quartered and was down to $7 when I had the nut low and also the nut flush draw but the guy has a straight and the nut low also. Grind back about to about $15 then win a nice 3 way pot with the nut flush and two people chasing low or weaker flush - that got me over $40 - then a few other hands went well and left with $57.
decided this profit means I can do a multi so finishing off evening with a $5 multi 150 players. Out of that in 30th - no money - never really got going in it.
So went well with my new rule of only one game at a time - paid much more attention to the game and to the players.
life apart from poker....
diet is going well 199 lbs now - i'm really not eating much - today was powerbar for breakfast - salad lunch - soup dinner. Been running or played squash every day for a while - the last 2 days i've been very tired from playing poker so late so only managed 20 min slow jog. I can't wait until June and it is over.
Been thinking a lot about Vegas and WSOP. Have decided would rather go in June and do 3 small events instead of Main Event in July. See schedule
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=3151500
the ones I fancy are 8 June OH8 10 June Limit (figure I might at least play one where I won't go bust 1st hand) 16 June shorthanded. So will need at least $10k - $6,500 for these and the rest for hotel living and flight.
Will see - for some reason the main event doesn't look so much fun so will probably do this instead of July.
Oh well that's about it - Happy Valentines Day:)
Closing roll $321.
3rd in $10 limit SNG (10 players) gets a $9 profit. Happy and not happy with that - happy as had less than 2 blinds when it was full table and blinds 75-150 then not pleased as leader 3 handed (me and another guy were over 6000 and the other guy had 2500) and screwed it up - should have definitely played tighter to at least get heads up and another $10.
Got shortstacked by playing a pot with As7s - stupidly held onto it with an ace on the board and about 5 other players in pot. danger of limit I guess - was obviously outkicked but paid off anyway.
Then I'm the small blind with 3c6c at blinds 75-150 - someone makes it 300 to go - i've only 225 left so call and somehow that wins. Another good hand shortly after with KQ and I'm right back in it.
Screwed up 3 handed against the other big stack when he raises preflop and I call from BB with Kc9c - comes all low cards with 2 clubs so I bet the flop 300 turn (a blank) 600 river (i miss) another 600 and he calls with Ahi. Nice call - difficult to bluff in limit. went out 3rd shortly after!
Then bought into PLOH8 (25c blind) for $14 - played very tight - only hands with good hi and lo potential. A player told me I must like paying rake when I reraised him all in on the river when he had the nut low and I had the hi. I disagree - it makes minimal difference to the rake and if he has anything other than the nut hi or lo he probably folds and I don't have to share the pot. Maybe he'll call with a worse hi. OH8 players always make this point but for 50c extra rake I'd rather play normal.
I got quartered and was down to $7 when I had the nut low and also the nut flush draw but the guy has a straight and the nut low also. Grind back about to about $15 then win a nice 3 way pot with the nut flush and two people chasing low or weaker flush - that got me over $40 - then a few other hands went well and left with $57.
decided this profit means I can do a multi so finishing off evening with a $5 multi 150 players. Out of that in 30th - no money - never really got going in it.
So went well with my new rule of only one game at a time - paid much more attention to the game and to the players.
life apart from poker....
diet is going well 199 lbs now - i'm really not eating much - today was powerbar for breakfast - salad lunch - soup dinner. Been running or played squash every day for a while - the last 2 days i've been very tired from playing poker so late so only managed 20 min slow jog. I can't wait until June and it is over.
Been thinking a lot about Vegas and WSOP. Have decided would rather go in June and do 3 small events instead of Main Event in July. See schedule
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=3151500
the ones I fancy are 8 June OH8 10 June Limit (figure I might at least play one where I won't go bust 1st hand) 16 June shorthanded. So will need at least $10k - $6,500 for these and the rest for hotel living and flight.
Will see - for some reason the main event doesn't look so much fun so will probably do this instead of July.
Oh well that's about it - Happy Valentines Day:)
Closing roll $321.
Correction last post should say Tuesday
I don't know what day of the week it is! the last post is referring to Tuesday not Monday
Monday - tilt!!
Writing this on Tuesday. Played rubbish yesterday. First of all Internet went down straight after I'd entered a tourney (thankfully only $2) and I had to wait about 2 hours to get on. Not what I needed after a Monday at work when all I wanted to was go home and play poker!
Anyway last night finally got online about 1030pm so had a couple of hours. did a $5 and a $10 limit SNG at the same time - just second in the $5 one so about breakeven. Then somehow lost about $50 playing NLHE and OH8 cash games - usual story - playing too many hands and too many tables. Can't even remember that many hands - a few bad calls with just a pair and gambled on a few draws
Closing roll $275.
Thought all day long about how I can lose so much at small stakes and have decided upon new rules starting today!
1 same rules as before (5% etc see 1st post) still apply
2 only 1 table at a time
3 have a target for the day required to reach $20,000 by 1 June (I know this sounds ridiculous right now!) - at the moment I have 109 days left so have worked out I need to make 4% per day. 275*(1.04)^109>20000! - so today, Tuesday I need to make $11
4 at start of session decide which game is most likely to make required return and do that
5 don't do long odd tournies such as multis unless already over the days target
6 if I don't make the target don't go on a mad frenzy towards end of session in an attempt to win it back - just revise target next day
7 always stick to my personal rules re starting hands and position even when losing. e.g. not allowed to call $2preflop at 15c blind table with 7h5h cos I am feeling lucky - i have strict starting hand guides which must be adhered to!
8 following on from 7 if I break these rules and it is a cash game must leave the game
So tonight...starting with a $10 limit SNG - then probably OH8 - supertight - aiming to make at least $11 lose no more than $30.
Anyway last night finally got online about 1030pm so had a couple of hours. did a $5 and a $10 limit SNG at the same time - just second in the $5 one so about breakeven. Then somehow lost about $50 playing NLHE and OH8 cash games - usual story - playing too many hands and too many tables. Can't even remember that many hands - a few bad calls with just a pair and gambled on a few draws
Closing roll $275.
Thought all day long about how I can lose so much at small stakes and have decided upon new rules starting today!
1 same rules as before (5% etc see 1st post) still apply
2 only 1 table at a time
3 have a target for the day required to reach $20,000 by 1 June (I know this sounds ridiculous right now!) - at the moment I have 109 days left so have worked out I need to make 4% per day. 275*(1.04)^109>20000! - so today, Tuesday I need to make $11
4 at start of session decide which game is most likely to make required return and do that
5 don't do long odd tournies such as multis unless already over the days target
6 if I don't make the target don't go on a mad frenzy towards end of session in an attempt to win it back - just revise target next day
7 always stick to my personal rules re starting hands and position even when losing. e.g. not allowed to call $2preflop at 15c blind table with 7h5h cos I am feeling lucky - i have strict starting hand guides which must be adhered to!
8 following on from 7 if I break these rules and it is a cash game must leave the game
So tonight...starting with a $10 limit SNG - then probably OH8 - supertight - aiming to make at least $11 lose no more than $30.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday/Monday 11 Feb
No post yesterday - played for about 10 hours and then had to go to bed! It was terrible - made about 50cents in the 10 hours. Started the day with $315 - went over $400 then below $300 then back to $316. I think I must have played really bad to go from $400 to under $300 at the stakes I play!
The day started good - 3rd in a 30p $10 SNG for $50, won a $10 limit 10p SNG for another $50, then an double up in OH8 so over $400. Then it all goes tits up - lost about 4 10p SNGs and the rest in cash games - did the usual - about 4 screens open at once and playing too many hands trying to get it back.
Today has been a bit better - started off bad losing 2 $5multis and a $2 multi then 2nd in a 10p limit SNG and about even in OH8 and NLHE cash games. I might have to start doing the limit SNGs - not the game I want to get good at but might steady out the bankroll - it seems fairly straightforward to get at least in the top 3 - done 4 this weekend and have placed 1x32.
A few hands I remember from the cash game:-
AK - probably a bad play - I'm up to $25 in 0.1-0.15 cash game - some girl (well girls name) is going all in every hand - she has about $15 - she does it as usual - I call in late position she has Q10. She catches the 10 on river. Probably should have mucked - no need to play the hand without at least a big pair - it was tournament play calling with that - can get her in a better spot in an unraised or standard raised pot - such as the next one.......
KJ - I'm back up to $15 or so - she makes it $2 (has stopped going all in every hand now that has chips) - I call (only caller) - I wouldn't usually with KJ for 13 blinds but I know can get it all in on flop - I push all in on Jhi flop and she calls with some absolute trash which gave her a gutshot - thankfully didn't come!
OH8 - As2hKh5c - flop the nut low and flush (heart) draw - get all my $20 or so in against a player who has a worse heart draw and a worse low. I spent about 1 hour waiting for such a hand - I think this is how to play now - just wait for a hand I can't lose - yesterday I just played far too many hands and too aggressive with them.
4 episodes in a row of High Stakes Poker on tonight - great show - seen all the episodes about 5 times but still good to watch. I want to go and play with them but the big blind is more than my bankroll in that show so cant make it for a while. Sammy Fahra is the best one - he just doesn't care - calling more than I make in a month with 10c3c for example!
Closing roll $332.
The day started good - 3rd in a 30p $10 SNG for $50, won a $10 limit 10p SNG for another $50, then an double up in OH8 so over $400. Then it all goes tits up - lost about 4 10p SNGs and the rest in cash games - did the usual - about 4 screens open at once and playing too many hands trying to get it back.
Today has been a bit better - started off bad losing 2 $5multis and a $2 multi then 2nd in a 10p limit SNG and about even in OH8 and NLHE cash games. I might have to start doing the limit SNGs - not the game I want to get good at but might steady out the bankroll - it seems fairly straightforward to get at least in the top 3 - done 4 this weekend and have placed 1x32.
A few hands I remember from the cash game:-
AK - probably a bad play - I'm up to $25 in 0.1-0.15 cash game - some girl (well girls name) is going all in every hand - she has about $15 - she does it as usual - I call in late position she has Q10. She catches the 10 on river. Probably should have mucked - no need to play the hand without at least a big pair - it was tournament play calling with that - can get her in a better spot in an unraised or standard raised pot - such as the next one.......
KJ - I'm back up to $15 or so - she makes it $2 (has stopped going all in every hand now that has chips) - I call (only caller) - I wouldn't usually with KJ for 13 blinds but I know can get it all in on flop - I push all in on Jhi flop and she calls with some absolute trash which gave her a gutshot - thankfully didn't come!
OH8 - As2hKh5c - flop the nut low and flush (heart) draw - get all my $20 or so in against a player who has a worse heart draw and a worse low. I spent about 1 hour waiting for such a hand - I think this is how to play now - just wait for a hand I can't lose - yesterday I just played far too many hands and too aggressive with them.
4 episodes in a row of High Stakes Poker on tonight - great show - seen all the episodes about 5 times but still good to watch. I want to go and play with them but the big blind is more than my bankroll in that show so cant make it for a while. Sammy Fahra is the best one - he just doesn't care - calling more than I make in a month with 10c3c for example!
Closing roll $332.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Sat 10th Feb
Played tons of poker today - like about 12 hours. Had squash this morning which went well then been playing just about ever since. Now 3am.
The poker went quite good - played OH8 cash games, NLHE cash games 10p SNGs and a $5multi.
OH8 went good - scooped a nice pot when I had the nut straight on the turn and someone else did too but I had a flush draw also and hit that. Made about $50 on that session. NLHE went well - but very boring - only one big hand with a set of 8s vs and overpair (kings) cashed out about $30 on that game from a $10 buy in. 10p SNGs were awful - I started doing the $10 ones but its a different game - I'm playing too tight for it - 2 3rds out of 5 tournies.
4th out of 112 in $5 multi went bust with pocket 4s on a 235 flop. The guy had A5. Anyway still nice result got about $50.
Oh well off to bed - nothing to do tomorrow so probably another 15 hours poker:)
Closing roll $315.
The poker went quite good - played OH8 cash games, NLHE cash games 10p SNGs and a $5multi.
OH8 went good - scooped a nice pot when I had the nut straight on the turn and someone else did too but I had a flush draw also and hit that. Made about $50 on that session. NLHE went well - but very boring - only one big hand with a set of 8s vs and overpair (kings) cashed out about $30 on that game from a $10 buy in. 10p SNGs were awful - I started doing the $10 ones but its a different game - I'm playing too tight for it - 2 3rds out of 5 tournies.
4th out of 112 in $5 multi went bust with pocket 4s on a 235 flop. The guy had A5. Anyway still nice result got about $50.
Oh well off to bed - nothing to do tomorrow so probably another 15 hours poker:)
Closing roll $315.
Friday, February 8, 2008
early night
Friday night - glad work is over for another week. Have to play 2 squash games tomorrow morning so an early night.
My wife got some pish on PPV with Jodi Foster where her bloke gets killed and she turns into a vigilante. Was alright I suppose.
Poker went ok - 3rd in a 30p $5 tourney won a $5SNG lost a couple of other tournies.
Biggest loser weigh in was good lost 10lbs 1st month. Just all the Christmas flab - the next month will be more difficult.
Closing roll $223 weight 203lbs.
My wife got some pish on PPV with Jodi Foster where her bloke gets killed and she turns into a vigilante. Was alright I suppose.
Poker went ok - 3rd in a 30p $5 tourney won a $5SNG lost a couple of other tournies.
Biggest loser weigh in was good lost 10lbs 1st month. Just all the Christmas flab - the next month will be more difficult.
Closing roll $223 weight 203lbs.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Nearly weekend:)
Writing some hands as I play:-
So far tonight busted out of lucky dollar and $2 shorthand multis. Nothing much happened in lucky dollar - never really got off ground - the shorthanded tourney I went bust with a set of 33s to a set of kings. Blinds 100-200 I have 4000, UTG makes it 700 to go cut off calls and call on button. Kx3 flop they both check I go all in set of kings calls! Shouldn't have called the raise in the 1st place -was ironic as I was reading an article on ESPN which seemed to be saying you shouldn't call raises with small pairs. I thought the article was garbage but maybe I should have listened:)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3233778&name=poker
doing a $5 sng now doubled up with a straight flush when I had 95offsuit. Lost most of it a couple of hands later with AQ just about everyone limped and I just check BB - flop is AA7 rainbow - all check to me - I bet the pot two callers - ok someone is slowplaying ace - sure enough the first caller goes all in on a turn 10 - other guy folds I have to call. He has AJ - I turn my attention to a hand in the lucky dollar - look back and most of my chips have gone to him! - couldnt believe the river was the jack - oh well still in it with about 1000.
Later on......
Busted out of the above - basically blinded out and had to gamble - busted out another one after - then a 30p tourney - no good - opened up 3 cash games again not doing very well - down to about $150. Bought into an OH8 game for $7.5 and turned that into $34 and got a double up in the NLHE cash game (had about $8) with aces against AK. So OH8 been a saviour last two days - its a great game to buy into short stacked and gamble with good draws - usually get 3 or 4 callers
Another late night (1am now) I can't get to bed when I'm down.
First Biggest Loser weigh in is tomorrow - hoping to have lost 10lbs but haven't checked this week.
Closing roll $203.
So far tonight busted out of lucky dollar and $2 shorthand multis. Nothing much happened in lucky dollar - never really got off ground - the shorthanded tourney I went bust with a set of 33s to a set of kings. Blinds 100-200 I have 4000, UTG makes it 700 to go cut off calls and call on button. Kx3 flop they both check I go all in set of kings calls! Shouldn't have called the raise in the 1st place -was ironic as I was reading an article on ESPN which seemed to be saying you shouldn't call raises with small pairs. I thought the article was garbage but maybe I should have listened:)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3233778&name=poker
doing a $5 sng now doubled up with a straight flush when I had 95offsuit. Lost most of it a couple of hands later with AQ just about everyone limped and I just check BB - flop is AA7 rainbow - all check to me - I bet the pot two callers - ok someone is slowplaying ace - sure enough the first caller goes all in on a turn 10 - other guy folds I have to call. He has AJ - I turn my attention to a hand in the lucky dollar - look back and most of my chips have gone to him! - couldnt believe the river was the jack - oh well still in it with about 1000.
Later on......
Busted out of the above - basically blinded out and had to gamble - busted out another one after - then a 30p tourney - no good - opened up 3 cash games again not doing very well - down to about $150. Bought into an OH8 game for $7.5 and turned that into $34 and got a double up in the NLHE cash game (had about $8) with aces against AK. So OH8 been a saviour last two days - its a great game to buy into short stacked and gamble with good draws - usually get 3 or 4 callers
Another late night (1am now) I can't get to bed when I'm down.
First Biggest Loser weigh in is tomorrow - hoping to have lost 10lbs but haven't checked this week.
Closing roll $203.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Bad night
Terrible poker tonight:( Closing roll $190. Actually it could have been a lot worse was down to $150 at one point. Was so tempted to break the 5% rule but didn't. Big Omaha HiLo pot got me a bit of a comeback. 2am now and have work tomorrow but had to stay up and try and win back!
Started the night with $227 - played $2 shorthanded multi - bubbled in that and lucky dollar - no where in that. Then a $10 SNG - 4th. Then bought into two NLHE 5c/10c NL cash games - was getting nowhere and opened up 4 games but couldn't catch a break. didn't play that bad I suppose - ran into aces a couple of times once with QQ and I paid him off. The sickest hand was where I had JdJh (stack $12)- EP i make it 0.35 someone in middle makes it 1.5 he has me covered - tight player i reckon he has AK AA KK or QQ for sure. Flop 9d8dJs. I'm not too worried about him having a 10 so bet half the pot 1.5 he reraises to 4 - I decide just smooth call like I have a draw. Turn is Qd - damn I think this has ruined any action as he must think I have a 10 or a flush draw. I check - he bets $2. So the Q doesn't bother him in the least! He must either have pocket Queens or AdKd - for sure - 100% - I just call - then fill up on the river (another 9) - shove in the rest of my chips and of course QQ!!
That kind of summed up the night.
Went to an OH8 game and bought in for $7, cashed out $35 - that was all that prevented the night being a disaster!
Oh well I think I'll limit myself to SNGs for a while that was way too volatile.
Started the night with $227 - played $2 shorthanded multi - bubbled in that and lucky dollar - no where in that. Then a $10 SNG - 4th. Then bought into two NLHE 5c/10c NL cash games - was getting nowhere and opened up 4 games but couldn't catch a break. didn't play that bad I suppose - ran into aces a couple of times once with QQ and I paid him off. The sickest hand was where I had JdJh (stack $12)- EP i make it 0.35 someone in middle makes it 1.5 he has me covered - tight player i reckon he has AK AA KK or QQ for sure. Flop 9d8dJs. I'm not too worried about him having a 10 so bet half the pot 1.5 he reraises to 4 - I decide just smooth call like I have a draw. Turn is Qd - damn I think this has ruined any action as he must think I have a 10 or a flush draw. I check - he bets $2. So the Q doesn't bother him in the least! He must either have pocket Queens or AdKd - for sure - 100% - I just call - then fill up on the river (another 9) - shove in the rest of my chips and of course QQ!!
That kind of summed up the night.
Went to an OH8 game and bought in for $7, cashed out $35 - that was all that prevented the night being a disaster!
Oh well I think I'll limit myself to SNGs for a while that was way too volatile.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
fed up of 2nd
oh well not a bad day didn't get to play much a working late - 2nd and 4th (no money) in $5 sngs. I think i've got 2nd in 4 out of the last 5 heads up conclusions - must have to work on this - although I think in most of them came in shortstacked.
Tonight I played to tight - got to heads up with 4000 to his 11000 blinds 200-400 and still played tight. He went in practically every hand - did get a double up with AQ early on and we were even for a bit but I still thought the blinds were low enough to play tight and I folded hands as strong as KQoff and Q10s to all ins. I blinded back down to 4000 then decided i had to go with Ad6d but he had a better ace. Next heads up I'm playing very loose aggressive.
did 2 cash games at same time $10 each lost most of one and doubled up the other
Closing roll $227.
Tonight I played to tight - got to heads up with 4000 to his 11000 blinds 200-400 and still played tight. He went in practically every hand - did get a double up with AQ early on and we were even for a bit but I still thought the blinds were low enough to play tight and I folded hands as strong as KQoff and Q10s to all ins. I blinded back down to 4000 then decided i had to go with Ad6d but he had a better ace. Next heads up I'm playing very loose aggressive.
did 2 cash games at same time $10 each lost most of one and doubled up the other
Closing roll $227.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Monday results
Back to work today glad that's overs. Had a squash game as well - nearly as bad as the other day but I guess it helps with the diet. Only time for 1 hour poker - 2nd in a 10player SNG (these are going well last 4 have been 2212) and about 2 bucks (wow:) in a cash game.
Two hands I remember from SNG were
Stack around 4000 down to 6 - I raise UTG with AcKh to 700 (blinds 100-200) all fold except BB who calls flop 10Jack5 one club - I check - don't like to continue bet with a J10 there as it gives too many hands a draw - hope he doesn't bet too much - he checks turn is Qc - I think its kind of obvious that I have AK on the flop as its about the only hand I'd raise preflop and bet happy to check the flop - he bets 900 - I decide just to smooth call - turn is 2c - I go all in he folds - think i misplayed it possibly on the flop definitely on the turn - he had something good I'm sure - could have got him all in on turn and the river club scared him off.
3 handed I messed up and went to heads up shortstacked - the key thing in the hand was that third place didn't even have a blind left and I think the leader is just playing on that. short stack (button folds) - I call from small blind (300-600) with A8 off. Flop is K75 (two hearts) I bet 600 he calls - he has been calling every time I make a stab on the flop and I think Ahi might be good turn is another K (no heart) check check river is a 2 (non heart) I check he bets 1200 I call - he had the 5 - 95 or something - great value bet on his part I guess - 90% of players would have been happy to check there I think. I thought he'd just missed a flush draw and was playing on the fact I didn't want to be 3rd with the short stack having less than a blind.
I've been trying to make too many heroic calls lately I think - sometimes they work but people don't bluff as much as I sometimes think.
Oh well hung on for 2nd - getting sick of 2nd - 1st is another 10 bucks and makes a nice difference.
Closing roll $218 - slowly getting there - if get to $220 can start doing the $10 tournies
Two hands I remember from SNG were
Stack around 4000 down to 6 - I raise UTG with AcKh to 700 (blinds 100-200) all fold except BB who calls flop 10Jack5 one club - I check - don't like to continue bet with a J10 there as it gives too many hands a draw - hope he doesn't bet too much - he checks turn is Qc - I think its kind of obvious that I have AK on the flop as its about the only hand I'd raise preflop and bet happy to check the flop - he bets 900 - I decide just to smooth call - turn is 2c - I go all in he folds - think i misplayed it possibly on the flop definitely on the turn - he had something good I'm sure - could have got him all in on turn and the river club scared him off.
3 handed I messed up and went to heads up shortstacked - the key thing in the hand was that third place didn't even have a blind left and I think the leader is just playing on that. short stack (button folds) - I call from small blind (300-600) with A8 off. Flop is K75 (two hearts) I bet 600 he calls - he has been calling every time I make a stab on the flop and I think Ahi might be good turn is another K (no heart) check check river is a 2 (non heart) I check he bets 1200 I call - he had the 5 - 95 or something - great value bet on his part I guess - 90% of players would have been happy to check there I think. I thought he'd just missed a flush draw and was playing on the fact I didn't want to be 3rd with the short stack having less than a blind.
I've been trying to make too many heroic calls lately I think - sometimes they work but people don't bluff as much as I sometimes think.
Oh well hung on for 2nd - getting sick of 2nd - 1st is another 10 bucks and makes a nice difference.
Closing roll $218 - slowly getting there - if get to $220 can start doing the $10 tournies
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sunday results
Back to work tomorrow which sucks. Such a bore. Watched the Superbowl - not really into American football but have to watch it once a year. As a neutral my basis for supporting NY Giants is that there were once two New England fans at the poker table in Vegas all dressed up in their Pariots shirts and they were a couple of jerk offs. It was nice to see the underdogs win as well.
In more important sports news, Hibs drew 0-0 with Rangers in the Scottish Cup - not too bad although that was at home so they will have a tough replay. In the Rugby, Scotland got thrashed 27-6 by France - pretty bad as we had high hopes.
Had a squash league game this morning - got beat 3-1. Played like total rubbish - came from 8-5 down in the first game to win it on the tiebreak and that completely finished me me - was completely knackered after that! My opponent was at least 10 years older than me and just as fat so fitness shouldn't have been a problem! He won the next game easily making it 1-1 and in the third game I was 6-3 up and somehow couldn't even finish that off and he won 9-6. I was mad after that and he won the 4th easily. Shocking display - I'm going to have to do better than that.
I think the Biggest Loser first weigh in is this at the end of this week so I want to really crash diet and lose a couple more pounds.
Poker went well today - two 2nds and one 1st out of 3 $5 SNGs, a place in a $2 shorthanded multi - about 400 entrants top 40 paid - only $6.5 but it all helps:) - entered a $5 30player SNG but busted out with Jd9d on this board
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I have stack 1800 at start of hand - hadn't got off the ground really and blinds 75-150 - two limpers I call on button blinds both call - on the flop UTG bets 300 I call others fold - turn (the 8) he goes all in - has me covered - I decide my hand is as good as a straight flush draw so must be at least 30% with one card to come and just feel like gambling - miss unfortunately. Bad call - was playing a cash game at same time and was losing interest I guess.
did the lucky dollar again also but tried to make "call of the day" with 44 and about 15 (ok maybe just 5) overcards out there because I thought the guy had AK and missed, Wrong! I guess shouldn't enter tournaments if not prepared to totally focus for 3 hours.
Oh well that's about it - suppose should go to bed with work tomorrow although feel like another 4 hours poker.
Closing roll $206
In more important sports news, Hibs drew 0-0 with Rangers in the Scottish Cup - not too bad although that was at home so they will have a tough replay. In the Rugby, Scotland got thrashed 27-6 by France - pretty bad as we had high hopes.
Had a squash league game this morning - got beat 3-1. Played like total rubbish - came from 8-5 down in the first game to win it on the tiebreak and that completely finished me me - was completely knackered after that! My opponent was at least 10 years older than me and just as fat so fitness shouldn't have been a problem! He won the next game easily making it 1-1 and in the third game I was 6-3 up and somehow couldn't even finish that off and he won 9-6. I was mad after that and he won the 4th easily. Shocking display - I'm going to have to do better than that.
I think the Biggest Loser first weigh in is this at the end of this week so I want to really crash diet and lose a couple more pounds.
Poker went well today - two 2nds and one 1st out of 3 $5 SNGs, a place in a $2 shorthanded multi - about 400 entrants top 40 paid - only $6.5 but it all helps:) - entered a $5 30player SNG but busted out with Jd9d on this board
Ad5d7c8s
I have stack 1800 at start of hand - hadn't got off the ground really and blinds 75-150 - two limpers I call on button blinds both call - on the flop UTG bets 300 I call others fold - turn (the 8) he goes all in - has me covered - I decide my hand is as good as a straight flush draw so must be at least 30% with one card to come and just feel like gambling - miss unfortunately. Bad call - was playing a cash game at same time and was losing interest I guess.
did the lucky dollar again also but tried to make "call of the day" with 44 and about 15 (ok maybe just 5) overcards out there because I thought the guy had AK and missed, Wrong! I guess shouldn't enter tournaments if not prepared to totally focus for 3 hours.
Oh well that's about it - suppose should go to bed with work tomorrow although feel like another 4 hours poker.
Closing roll $206
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Lucky dollar saves me again..
Another good result in Lucky dollar tournament (2nd out of 480) for $75. Was badly needed as was down below $100 before that. (Hadn't been doing well in online poker the last week).
Main hands were big slick - hit top pair with it and doubled up both times - amazing as I never do well with that hand.
Messed up Q9 on a Q99 board - two limpers I complete small blind with blinds 600-1200 I have about 30000 post flop UTG who has a stack of about 60000 fires out a 3000 bet - for some reason I think he is strong and a raise from me will look less suspicious than a smooth call so I reraise to 8000 - total spaz move as he folds. This is a problem I have to work on in my game - getting action and trapping when the hand is so strong it is unlikely to get outdrawn.
Final table I went in about 6th played tight - it went quicky people knocking each other out and I made it to heads up with 120k vs a girl with 440k. She'd been big stack for a while and loved to make huge preflop raises so I decided I was going to have to go with any Ace any decent King or any pair. It was over 1st hand tho - I got 77 she had 22 and we got it all in and she spiked a 2. Shame really as it would have been game on if the 7s held up but wasn't too upset tho happy enough with 2nd.
So back up to $165 - I need to try and conserve this and stop playing stupid in cash games - should maybe give up Omaha HiLo also - its too volatile and I gamble too much in it! I keep buying in 5% of bankroll into it and lasting about 10 mins. Today it really added up and had me below $100 at one point. I've worked out that only need to make 4% per day to reach 20k by 1 June so just need to keep chipping away.
Thanks for comment Krosta - great to hear from you. I wasn't sure if anyone read this! Tried to email u but didn't have a link to address. Are you doing the same thing with bankroll management - i.e. rules about no more than 5% etc?
I must have enjoyed the Casino last week more than I thought as I'm now desperate for a trip to Atlantic City or Vegas - I don't think I can wait until June or July. Maybe will go in March or April if I get some good results online.
This blog is meant to be about poker and my diet (Biggest Loser comp at work) - not much news on the diet - put on a couple of pounds while away in Canada last week but doing ok still and lost about 8lbs in January
Closing bankroll $165 - weight 204lbs.
Main hands were big slick - hit top pair with it and doubled up both times - amazing as I never do well with that hand.
Messed up Q9 on a Q99 board - two limpers I complete small blind with blinds 600-1200 I have about 30000 post flop UTG who has a stack of about 60000 fires out a 3000 bet - for some reason I think he is strong and a raise from me will look less suspicious than a smooth call so I reraise to 8000 - total spaz move as he folds. This is a problem I have to work on in my game - getting action and trapping when the hand is so strong it is unlikely to get outdrawn.
Final table I went in about 6th played tight - it went quicky people knocking each other out and I made it to heads up with 120k vs a girl with 440k. She'd been big stack for a while and loved to make huge preflop raises so I decided I was going to have to go with any Ace any decent King or any pair. It was over 1st hand tho - I got 77 she had 22 and we got it all in and she spiked a 2. Shame really as it would have been game on if the 7s held up but wasn't too upset tho happy enough with 2nd.
So back up to $165 - I need to try and conserve this and stop playing stupid in cash games - should maybe give up Omaha HiLo also - its too volatile and I gamble too much in it! I keep buying in 5% of bankroll into it and lasting about 10 mins. Today it really added up and had me below $100 at one point. I've worked out that only need to make 4% per day to reach 20k by 1 June so just need to keep chipping away.
Thanks for comment Krosta - great to hear from you. I wasn't sure if anyone read this! Tried to email u but didn't have a link to address. Are you doing the same thing with bankroll management - i.e. rules about no more than 5% etc?
I must have enjoyed the Casino last week more than I thought as I'm now desperate for a trip to Atlantic City or Vegas - I don't think I can wait until June or July. Maybe will go in March or April if I get some good results online.
This blog is meant to be about poker and my diet (Biggest Loser comp at work) - not much news on the diet - put on a couple of pounds while away in Canada last week but doing ok still and lost about 8lbs in January
Closing bankroll $165 - weight 204lbs.
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