Tuesday, January 1, 2008

New Blog!!

Ill be transfering my blog to the following address http://www.cardrunners.com/members/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=29&task=show&action=user&id=593

Ive started updating it there, hopefully I can run good this year!

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Last few sessions

I just got done playing a couple nice sessions, although at the end it kinda started to suck.

Ill post the biggest/most interesting hands from my last couple sessions. Winners first:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733575 I really contemplated folding here, but I had beeen Raising a ton, so I thought they might be under estimating my hand, plus for 100bb (112bb in this case) I'll go broke w KK all day. It was def a nice suckout by me.


http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733580 Cooler, I still dont know how to deal with this chk min R on the flop. A lot of times I find myself against a set, but I wasnt folding against this opp, the board played out perfectly. I know that I can RR his min R on the flop, but some player do it w an under pair, or top pair weak kick, I was planning on shoving over the top to his turn bet, the 3 was a good card, in case he had 2 pair, my hand was now good.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733606 Hmm, him leading out was kinda tricky, the turn htis me hard and he hang himself on the river. Then i noticed taht he was leading out on everypot he played.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733613 I can rule out big pairs , since he probably chk R with it on such drawy flop.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733617 standard ?

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733619 good river for both, mine was gin though

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733620 After getting R on the flop and the turn, you would thnk he'd slow down

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733622 I like how i played this, I made a strong river bet, to make it look like comewhat a bluff.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733632 Ship it

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733635 I was actually somewhat tilted b/c he had just sucked out on me. worked out good


Big Pots I lost :

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733608 Meh...

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733625 I had been R a lot on my B and he had to have been getting frustraded to stack off w 10'ss pre. I actually thought i was behind on the flop already if he had a big pair, river sucked.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733590 I was a 98 t2 fav on the flop, this dont really happen often, so Im glad I got those beats out of the way. His pre flop/flop call is soo bad..especially to my early pos R

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733610 He priced me in pre, and I guess I would have done the same on the flop

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733592 This one was interesting, I really didnt think he had an A, and if he did a weak one, thtybe I could push him off fro He took his time to call on the flop and turn, the river was a really good card and I was gonna value bet it, and he auto min R....I puked! and called :(

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733602 LOL at this guy, I dont mind sticking it in pre on a bvb battle, he just made such a huge R pre.

Then, the same guy:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733603 So,he RR and get is all in w 22 pre, but just calls w JJ. Im not folding to this guy,Cooler.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1733638 Hmmm

So, once the losers started to happen, I decided to call it a night, at least I won the big ones and lost the semi small ones.Up 6 buy in overarll.

Good Luck!

Friday, November 23, 2007

Legendary 2+2 Post by fimbulwinter

first off you should never view it as a quantum leap kinda thing. just take little shots when you feel comfortable, have the money and are good enough. here's a hand waving yardstick:

try 50NL when:

- you're confident in your preflop game
- you understand position
- you have a good idea of their hand by the river
- you have an ok feel when to continuation bet
- you have 500 or more

100NL when:

- you're confident playing draws
- you can spot good semibluff opportunities
- you can lay down AA/KK unimproved
- you're attacking the blinds in easy steal situations
- you have 1200+

200NL when:

- you're ok betting your stack on a draw
- a PFR from you doesnt always mean AA-JJ and AQs+
- you're starting to play one hand while holding another
- you have more than one mode
- you have 3000 or more

400NL when:

- you can ID profitable preflop steals
- you know how to pick between b3b and c/r
- position factors heavily into your play
- you're good at manipulating pot size
- you have 6000+

1K NL when

- your lines don't define your hand
- you're good at playing and winning lots of small pots
- your oop opponent must hold a strong hand to win a pot from you
- you understand the real math of the game at least at a basal level
- you have 20000+

fim


Even it was posted like almost 2 years ago, it's still amazing still how good this is. I remember reading this 2+2 post as I was moving up the stakes. I would go back to it probably once every couple months just to see how much I've progressed. It's kind of like a checklist for me until I become a very good player. So it's been months again since I read this, I can say that very soon I wouldn't be reading this ever again. That's great news and it's very good for my confidence

Thought on BankRoll Management

Here's the thought process:

"The money that I made so far that's currently in my BR is not mine. Actually, it's not anybody's and actually it is everybody's. As long as it is in my BR, the money there is not in my possession. It will come and go as I play more hands. I have no control over the outcome of the cards, but I hope to be winning at the end. If I lose my BR, I did not lose anything because it was never mine. Again, all I can do is make best decisions and make profitable plays. I have the power to take the money in my BR to become mine by withdrawing any time. If I choose to keep playing and earn more with my investment, then I need to accept that what I keep in my BR is never mine. I can think of my BR as a different entity that is part of my investment and by investing, I have to accept that it can come and go. But in the end, I know that if it is all gone, I never gain or lose money because it was never mine."

It's a pretty different concept, and I like it. It really isn't "faking" my mind to not care, because I honestly think the above is true. It's just a different way of thinking of your BR. I like it so far. Maybe it'll help someone out there. But I blog this because it's important for myself and it helps me.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

GREAT DAY! +7buy ins! BR at 9.5k!!

Today everything worked out great. I played cash games for about 45 mins and picked up 4 buy ins at 100NL WOOOT!

Then, I had a decision. I had 13,300 fpp, now I could get to 13.5k and get a ticket for the sunday $215, which I can sell for /$208.55 guranteed or I could play a couple of the 5400FPPs 10 man sitngos, where top 4 get a seat and hopefully I can win one and have some extra fpps for whatever.

Well, I played the first one and got a seat, I was shortstacked and pushed 900 at the 150/300/50a from the co and both blinds go all in. I was up against 66 and 99. The flop was a lovely 334, weeeeeeee!

I decided to play one more and AGAIN I took it down, this time w no major suckouts, just some nice solid poker.

So, now I was up about $820 and dediced to play some cash, where I could not win against a specific oponent playing 68/22 , but finally busted him on this hand: Although he had already donked off most of his stack, its still a good feeling to bust him.

FullTiltPoker Game #4208712565: Table Charles (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:15:50 ET - 2007/11/17
Seat 1: blame ($172.60)
Seat 2: garrett303 ($125.30)
Seat 3: bigt1964 ($30.70)
Seat 4: LH-DALLAS ($148.20)
Seat 5: Born2Greatness ($382.35)
Seat 6: Miyogi ($101.55)
LH-DALLAS posts the small blind of $0.50
Born2Greatness posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LH-DALLAS [Kh As]
Miyogi folds
blame folds
garrett303 calls $1
bigt1964 calls $1
LH-DALLAS raises to $6
Born2Greatness folds
garrett303 folds
bigt1964 calls $5
*** FLOP *** [7c Ac Ad]
LH-DALLAS checks
bigt1964 bets $24.70, and is all in
LH-DALLAS calls $24.70
bigt1964 shows [Kd 7h]
LH-DALLAS shows [Kh As]
*** TURN *** [7c Ac Ad] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [7c Ac Ad 9s] [5h]
bigt1964 shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
LH-DALLAS shows three of a kind, Aces
LH-DALLAS wins the pot ($60.40) with three of a kind, Aces
(big blind) folded before the Flop



However, my AK's werent hitting and ended down about $120. So that brings todays results to +$700.

Awesone day!!! Now, Im gonna go try and get platinum on stars and hopefully supernova before the end of the year.


Woooooooot!! However I just withdrew 600 to buy a laptop and Im withdrawing 2k for my wedding and appt stuff that I might need when we move in.

So, that leaves my BR at $6,895.55. which is enough for my 100NL and hopefully sucking it up and moving up to 200NL and staying there! Now, I am about to play and hope I didnt just jinxed myself by bragging :)

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

HOLY ****!!! WARNING!

Wow! I just ran sooo Bad, and got coolered soo many times. The thing is that Im not even tilted or really upset about my play.
The losers :
1)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673560 95% fav going to the river.

2)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673563 I have some history with this guy and he 3 bets sooo light, and ALWAYS 100% c bets the same amount on the flop. I was trapping preflop, the flop was doo ahead of his range.

3)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673565 Cooler, thats about the only hand on his range that beats me. He could easily have a weaker A and be playing the J as the kicker.

4)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673566 I used to auto push on this spots. But Ive learned to just call when I dont have the nutz, but the definately a call is in order.

5)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673568 Shortstacks range is soo wide, that I was very confident my hand was ahead and they never wanna fold. Unlucky he had it.

6)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673571 Full Boat over Boat.

7)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673574 This board is way too drawy to not c bet on the flop. I could have smooth called on the turn, but he would have gone all in ont he river and I probably would have had to look him up getting good odds.

8)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673573 This seriously is when you know its not your night. I RR 13xbb pre, because the had big stacks, dream flop and usually with top set on this board, you get no action, so I wanted to encourage him calling, not that the amount of my bet would have mattered because he had the nut flush draw. I knew he would be on the turn no matter what and got coolered.

And some HU action:

9)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673581 Top two, cant fold against this bad player who was tilting.

10)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673583 I was 90% sure I had the best hand on the flop, he had been raising the flop really light. He hit...

NEXT hand,
11)http://www.pokerhand.org/?1673585 I set him up perfectly.

So, pretty devastating day... I dont really feel like I played bad, I know there were some close calls, but Overall Im not really upset with my play.
So, Ill wake up tomorrow and try to put a big session and hopefully turn things around.
GL TO ME

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

WOOOT! Broke the 8k mark!!!

Total Bankroll as we speak is $8,145.76. Im pumped! I ran pretty good today except for 1 SICK SICK SICK cooler!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1618401
POKERSTARS GAME #12793129089: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/10/23 - 02:40:32 (ET)
Table 'Demophon' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: RoyMitchels ($61.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Bazuko ($126.30 in chips)
Seat 3: M Davis ($102.50 in chips)
Seat 4: MrteddyKGB ($96.50 in chips)
Seat 5: CandSForever ($66.25 in chips)
Seat 6: polarop ($148.95 in chips)
polarop: posts small blind $0.50
RoyMitchels: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bazuko [7h 7c]
Bazuko: raises $3 to $4
M Davis: folds
MrteddyKGB: folds
CandSForever: folds
CandSForever leaves the table
polarop: calls $3.50
RoyMitchels: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [7d 5d 2s]
polarop: bets $6
RoyMitchels: folds
Bazuko: raises $12 to $18
polarop: calls $12
*** TURN *** [7d 5d 2s] [2c]
polarop: checks
MrteddyKGB leaves the table
Bazuko: bets $22
polarop: calls $22
*** RIVER *** [7d 5d 2s 2c] [8h]
polarop: bets $55
Bazuko: raises $27.30 to $82.30 and is all-in
polarop: calls $27.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bazuko: shows [7h 7c] (a full house, Sevens full of Deuces)
polarop: shows [2d 2h] (four of a kind, Deuces)
polarop collected $253.60 from pot

But I sucked it up and knew it was just that a cooler. So I kept playing my game. I just analyzed my play and the biggest losing pot other than the cooler that I lost was $12.
Here are some winners! you need to copy paste this links.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1618411 set up
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1618416 donk?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1618413 same guy as above, I figured my hand was way above his range.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1618418 And Im glad I won this one I only played about 20 hands at 1/2, but when that K hit I was like, please dont have AK, luckily Im running a bit better at 1/2.

Thats it for now, I hope i can keep playing good solid poker, Ive been working on opening a lot more on pos and Re raising a lot more to take control of the pot, along with calling a lot of c bets on pos and betting on the turn when they show weakness.
Good Luck,
Hugo.