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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Okay, since peel is logging in his blog he's given me a reason to post in mine. Meh!
But here in the last couple of weeks I've been spending a lot of time re-learning to play poker. I found out there was a lot more wrong with my game then there was right! So I've been posting a lot of HH on Cardschat.com and taking a lot of advice to the tables with me. I also bought Harrington's on Hold 'Em Vol. 1 and Hold 'Em Manager to help me out. Although the HUD is an invaluable tool, I think most of my recent success is coming from the advice of cardschat members.
Between the dates of Jan. 22nd to Feb. 2nd I cashed in 5 f/r's for a grand total of $30. In each case I took it straight to the tables and played it. It wasn't until my last win on UltimateBet of $4 that things started to get better.
I had been playing that $4 for about 3 days and had gotten it up to $10. The next morning I got up early (5am) to do a little table fishing and it worked. Within 2 hours I was up to around $25. So later that day I decided to take some of it and play in a $1.10 2K GTD rebuy (225 players). Since my bankroll was less than substantial for this buy in size, I promised myself not to rebuy. I would add on if I was in the top 20% of the field. Well, by the end of the rebuy period I was in the top 5% and doing very well at my table. I had a good image and was easily able to steal. So I added on 4K in chips for $2 and prepared myself for the rest of the tourney.
By the time the second break had come around I had propelled myself into the lead with 210K in chips and a 2:1 stack ratio over second place. I thought I was golden to win this one (top prize $212). But by the third break someone else had taken first with 315K in chips and I was pretty much stuck around 200K. I had a couple of 100K stacks at my table so I was still in pretty good shape.
Before the 4th break I had made some really shitty decisions and had really hurt my stack. I hit the final table in 8th place with around 80K in chips and the leader around 450K in chips. I tightened up and caught a couple of AK pushes and worked my way back up to third place with four left at the 5th break.
After the break my first cards dealt were JJ with blinds at 8000/16000. I was on the button and the big stack was to my right. He called the BB and I raised it 3xBB. SB folded, BB called, big stack folded. Flop comes out 7c9h5c and I push. The BB calls me and the turn and river both come a Jack!!! Quads on the final table! This pushed me into second place and after 4th place got eliminated the next hand was a ringer! We all had good hands and pushed with them. The big stack took the pot ending the tourney and leaving everyone in their respective places. I took third place for $89.78 and was sooooo stoked!!!
After that I've pretty much played ring games at 10NL both at 6max and HU. Either I am really strong at HU or 10NL has some really weak HU players, as I do very well in HU matches. I also did very well at 6max having a +7.5 buy in day. And those are $20 buy ins on UB.
So, that's where I'm at at the moment. I'm going to be adding a few hands in here with the replayer and will try to update this once a week.
This "granny" had been pushing ATC against raises for around 50 hands. The win was a little bitter sweet because she sucked out on a hand earlier for around $5 on me. And please don't think I would call this under any other circumstance.
But here in the last couple of weeks I've been spending a lot of time re-learning to play poker. I found out there was a lot more wrong with my game then there was right! So I've been posting a lot of HH on Cardschat.com and taking a lot of advice to the tables with me. I also bought Harrington's on Hold 'Em Vol. 1 and Hold 'Em Manager to help me out. Although the HUD is an invaluable tool, I think most of my recent success is coming from the advice of cardschat members.
Between the dates of Jan. 22nd to Feb. 2nd I cashed in 5 f/r's for a grand total of $30. In each case I took it straight to the tables and played it. It wasn't until my last win on UltimateBet of $4 that things started to get better.
I had been playing that $4 for about 3 days and had gotten it up to $10. The next morning I got up early (5am) to do a little table fishing and it worked. Within 2 hours I was up to around $25. So later that day I decided to take some of it and play in a $1.10 2K GTD rebuy (225 players). Since my bankroll was less than substantial for this buy in size, I promised myself not to rebuy. I would add on if I was in the top 20% of the field. Well, by the end of the rebuy period I was in the top 5% and doing very well at my table. I had a good image and was easily able to steal. So I added on 4K in chips for $2 and prepared myself for the rest of the tourney.
By the time the second break had come around I had propelled myself into the lead with 210K in chips and a 2:1 stack ratio over second place. I thought I was golden to win this one (top prize $212). But by the third break someone else had taken first with 315K in chips and I was pretty much stuck around 200K. I had a couple of 100K stacks at my table so I was still in pretty good shape.
Before the 4th break I had made some really shitty decisions and had really hurt my stack. I hit the final table in 8th place with around 80K in chips and the leader around 450K in chips. I tightened up and caught a couple of AK pushes and worked my way back up to third place with four left at the 5th break.
After the break my first cards dealt were JJ with blinds at 8000/16000. I was on the button and the big stack was to my right. He called the BB and I raised it 3xBB. SB folded, BB called, big stack folded. Flop comes out 7c9h5c and I push. The BB calls me and the turn and river both come a Jack!!! Quads on the final table! This pushed me into second place and after 4th place got eliminated the next hand was a ringer! We all had good hands and pushed with them. The big stack took the pot ending the tourney and leaving everyone in their respective places. I took third place for $89.78 and was sooooo stoked!!!
After that I've pretty much played ring games at 10NL both at 6max and HU. Either I am really strong at HU or 10NL has some really weak HU players, as I do very well in HU matches. I also did very well at 6max having a +7.5 buy in day. And those are $20 buy ins on UB.
So, that's where I'm at at the moment. I'm going to be adding a few hands in here with the replayer and will try to update this once a week.
This "granny" had been pushing ATC against raises for around 50 hands. The win was a little bitter sweet because she sucked out on a hand earlier for around $5 on me. And please don't think I would call this under any other circumstance.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Well, since my last post I've pretty much went broke. I've also taken a break from poker up until now also. I've played in some of the CC freerolls but have not deposited anywhere. I think I just lost my heart for the game due to the bad swings I was taking. My last downswing, which wiped everything out, was on Full Tilt.
I had won a little contest on Cardschat where someone had put a $5 prize on whoever could come up with the best conspiracy story as to why the passwords were being put on so late. Out of two total entries I took the elusive first spot and won a $5 bankroll starter. Within 3 days I had the $5 up to over $30 and was feeling quite good about my play. By the end of the week I had it up to over $70 and decided to give the initial $5 back to the person who had given it to me. I felt I had a pretty good handle on things and wanted him to give someone else a chance to do what I did (he did btw).
After that, it all fell apart. I hit cooler after cooler. AA stood up to nothing as did KK and QQ. Flopped flushes were beat by boats, boats by quads. Within two days $65 had been wiped clean and was sitting in other accounts that I had no access too. But that's okay. I'm just glad I gave the $5 back when I did.
So after all that I took a full break. I was rarely even on CC. But I'm about to come back and after Christmas, if I haven't won some off of a CC freeroll, I will probably deposit somewhere and start over. This time I think I will do so without the complacency that I had been playing before!
I had won a little contest on Cardschat where someone had put a $5 prize on whoever could come up with the best conspiracy story as to why the passwords were being put on so late. Out of two total entries I took the elusive first spot and won a $5 bankroll starter. Within 3 days I had the $5 up to over $30 and was feeling quite good about my play. By the end of the week I had it up to over $70 and decided to give the initial $5 back to the person who had given it to me. I felt I had a pretty good handle on things and wanted him to give someone else a chance to do what I did (he did btw).
After that, it all fell apart. I hit cooler after cooler. AA stood up to nothing as did KK and QQ. Flopped flushes were beat by boats, boats by quads. Within two days $65 had been wiped clean and was sitting in other accounts that I had no access too. But that's okay. I'm just glad I gave the $5 back when I did.
So after all that I took a full break. I was rarely even on CC. But I'm about to come back and after Christmas, if I haven't won some off of a CC freeroll, I will probably deposit somewhere and start over. This time I think I will do so without the complacency that I had been playing before!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Took 1st place again in a $3.30 buy in Carbon tourney. This one paid $40.50 bringing my br there to over $61. Was in 4th place when I hit final table and stuck it out to put myself in 2nd by last three players. I knocked out 3rd with QQ and was a 2-1 underdog HU. My opponent basically went all in with 72 off suit or better, so I just folded till I had a good hand (AKs) and called. Took over the chip lead and then folded till I got AQo and called. Won that hand and put some more cash in the br!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
CC Tourney Win/Carbon Tourney Win
Alright, I know I haven't posted in a while, but I was really starting to doubt if I could ever do this and get anywhere.
But the other day I was playing a CC freeroll on Carbon and took 1st place for $50!!! I had been consistently placing in the top 5 for the last couple of weeks, but my best had been 3rd for $12.50.
So, after a couple of celebratory donk moves, I was down to around $20 again. I was sure I was going to donk away my whole winnings and be back at the beginning. I was trying to play 10/25 PL Omaha 8/b, which I was having really good luck with on UB. But on Carbon, it was a different story. I won about 10 hands out of 100 and those were really small wins.
So I decided to take my money and go to some of the smaller tourneys that didn't have rebuys and play them. I lost a couple and then hit one in 3rd for about 8 bucks. Then, today, I caught a win in a $2.20 buy in for over $30, putting me back around $50. So this is where I'm gonna keep my money. I'm gonna keep playing these smaller tourneys that have around 30-50 players and therefore reducing the horrible variance I was catching at ring games.
I think that this will create a better environment for 1) Bankroll Management and 2) a bigger bankroll!
But the other day I was playing a CC freeroll on Carbon and took 1st place for $50!!! I had been consistently placing in the top 5 for the last couple of weeks, but my best had been 3rd for $12.50.
So, after a couple of celebratory donk moves, I was down to around $20 again. I was sure I was going to donk away my whole winnings and be back at the beginning. I was trying to play 10/25 PL Omaha 8/b, which I was having really good luck with on UB. But on Carbon, it was a different story. I won about 10 hands out of 100 and those were really small wins.
So I decided to take my money and go to some of the smaller tourneys that didn't have rebuys and play them. I lost a couple and then hit one in 3rd for about 8 bucks. Then, today, I caught a win in a $2.20 buy in for over $30, putting me back around $50. So this is where I'm gonna keep my money. I'm gonna keep playing these smaller tourneys that have around 30-50 players and therefore reducing the horrible variance I was catching at ring games.
I think that this will create a better environment for 1) Bankroll Management and 2) a bigger bankroll!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
I didn't want to have to do this, but this template won't allow the link to CC anywhere else. So, from now on, the link you see below my post will be included in all the posts that I make. If anyone knows how to change this to where I can put it in my margins, that would be great. Just use the comments to tell me where and how I should place this. By the way, my html experience is pretty limited. So explain in some detail. Thanks, and see ya at the tables!
Friday, September 19, 2008
3rd Place Finish
Took 3rd for $12.50 in the CC $100 F/R on Carbon today. Hopefully I can put this to good use. I lost a little on Casino.net, and have just been hovering at UB. I have one good day at UB and then one bad day. I'm really starting to despise that site!
Oh well, hopefully I can get ITM on tomorrows CC F/R on Full Tilt. I don't think I've ever had money on there. Would be nice to see what the SnG's are like.
Oh well, hopefully I can get ITM on tomorrows CC F/R on Full Tilt. I don't think I've ever had money on there. Would be nice to see what the SnG's are like.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Found a New Site
I found a new site today, and I think I'm gonna like it. It's called Casino.net. I played a freeroll there and it was like playing the first three rounds of an Ultimate Bet 5000 player Freeroll. But I played tight and took 4th place out of 99 players and made $9! Considering I only played about 10% of my hands, this was really good. The graphics are horrible (flash) and the game is really slow.
I will be putting my $9 into the ring games tomorrow to see how fishy they are and to see if I can actually turn this into something.
If you want to try it, they have several different size freerolls ranging from $20-$500 daily. I'm going to check some of them out too and I will report back. Cya!
All you have to do is go to Casino.net, then click on the poker tab and download the software.
I will be putting my $9 into the ring games tomorrow to see how fishy they are and to see if I can actually turn this into something.
If you want to try it, they have several different size freerolls ranging from $20-$500 daily. I'm going to check some of them out too and I will report back. Cya!
All you have to do is go to Casino.net, then click on the poker tab and download the software.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Cashed in a CC Freeroll
It's not much, but I took 4th place in the $100 CC Freeroll on Carbon for $7.50. I'm putting it into the $2.20 Bounty SnGs to try to build it up a little. We'll see what happens. Carbon usually isn't very good to me! LOL See ya all at the tables.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Well, I think I might have found my sweet spot. I won my way back into another 6k Guaranteed Sniper Tourney on UB. It's a $10 + 1 buyin and this time I had to rebuy once and added on for double, making my buy in for the 6K $2.64. Not too bad, but I do hope I finish better than the last one. I was served pocket J's on the first hand and three bet them getting one caller. The flop came out all low cards so I fired a pot sized bet and ran into a set of 8's.
I don't know why I couldn't lay down the J's, but I couldn't. He pushed, I called, I went to the rail! Game over. I will be looking forward to making it all up tonight.
I don't know why I couldn't lay down the J's, but I couldn't. He pushed, I called, I went to the rail! Game over. I will be looking forward to making it all up tonight.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Almost forgot to mention
I can't go through another myriad of freerolls looking for another dollar or two. Tried it again for four days and my g/f is about to kill me! So I stuck the bare minimum onto UB ($25) to give myself a head start. I know, it's cheating! Just don't tell Chris Ferguson and everything will be alright.
In fact, if I don't start winning some quick, I'm gonna be bust again. I'm already down $5 from where I deposited.
In fact, if I don't start winning some quick, I'm gonna be bust again. I'm already down $5 from where I deposited.
Hoping to pull this one off!!!
Alright! I just won my way into a 6k Guaranteed Sniper Tourney on UB. I took first place shortly after the start of final table and held on to take one of five entries into the tourney. As it stands right now, there are 23 others in the tourney through these qualifier wins and still about 7 qualifiers to come; each entering about 4 more players. Then, it's a 10+1 dollar buy in so there will probably be a few of those entering. I'm hoping to have a field of around 100 at the biggest.
It's not a rebuy so I don't have to worry about that. I just have to play tight and smart and I think I might be able to make it into the money here. This would be a big boost to my bankroll.
I know I'm really only telling the good games right now, but there are plenty bad ones. I just don't want to talk about it! LOL Once I get a stable bankroll built I will start writing more about the variance issues I'm having at the time and showing some bad decisions that I'm sure I'll make.
So, if I do good, you will hear just how much money I made and what kind of a genius I am. If I lose, you will have to wait till I'm a genius again to hear anything! LOL Till later!
It's not a rebuy so I don't have to worry about that. I just have to play tight and smart and I think I might be able to make it into the money here. This would be a big boost to my bankroll.
I know I'm really only telling the good games right now, but there are plenty bad ones. I just don't want to talk about it! LOL Once I get a stable bankroll built I will start writing more about the variance issues I'm having at the time and showing some bad decisions that I'm sure I'll make.
So, if I do good, you will hear just how much money I made and what kind of a genius I am. If I lose, you will have to wait till I'm a genius again to hear anything! LOL Till later!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
New Tools
I found a new tool that is really neat for replaying entire sessions of poker. It's called "Popopop's Universal Replayer". I've already uploaded some of my HH and it works great. You can check out the link below to download this free player. You'll have to copy and paste until I get the hang of this HTML thing again.
http://www.universal-replayer.net/
Also, if the replayer doesn't seem to work for you, try downloading the Divx Codec. I'm not sure what it is, but MrSticker on CC does and I trust him. LOL Here's the link...
http://www.divx.com/
http://www.universal-replayer.net/
Also, if the replayer doesn't seem to work for you, try downloading the Divx Codec. I'm not sure what it is, but MrSticker on CC does and I trust him. LOL Here's the link...
http://www.divx.com/
The Money Has Left the Bankroll!!!
Well, in my last post I was doing pretty well. I was sticking to my range of hands and playing pretty tight. I kept doing that this last week and won a couple of tourneys, but lost a lot more. I don't know whether to mark it up as a variance my br couldn't handle or just plain bad luck. I'm guessing on the variance. But anyway, my UB bankroll is gone except for 3 cents that I can't even get on a micro with.
So it's strictly back to freerolls.
So it's strictly back to freerolls.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Note To Self- STOP BEING A DONK!!!
I have had to revise my ways of play a little. My swings were just a little too much with the way I was approaching .50 +.05 SnG's. I still play a lot of hands early, because you have to make a move quick in turbos. But I've had to tighten up my play around 30-60 blinds instead of 50-100. This has made a good change in the swings in my stack. Even with 2500 chips, at 100 blinds, you only have 25 BB's. Once I realized that was where my stack was going, I fixed it and it seems to be working. Already today I've won 3 out of 5 SnG's. I'll keep you updated regularly on how this is working or what I've had to change to make it work. Thanks for reading!
Oh, by the way, if you are reading, please just leave a comment real quick so I feel good about myself! LOL
Oh, by the way, if you are reading, please just leave a comment real quick so I feel good about myself! LOL
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Breaking the Bank
Well, I've trudged through quite a few SnG's over the past couple of days and haven't done too bad. I'm up around $10 right now. I'm playing the .50+5 turbo and ultra turbo games mainly. I seem to do better at them since within the first couple of blind escalations I've hit a good pot or two. My strategy has been to play just about anything that can make something to the flop until the blinds hit 50-100. Examples would be 56o, A5o, and suited cards and premium hands. Once the flop comes out I either bet or fold. No checking. This does lead to some wild swings in stack size, but it's working for me right now.
Also, I mark everyone! By the 30th hand played I like to be able to have some sort of read as to how the player plays. Are they a TAG or LAG, do they c-bet when they have low pockets, do they have a tendency to freak out with high pockets. Just something to let me know the next time I see them. This has done wonders in the last week.
I just caught a huge pot on a boat against a flush because the guy was a chaser and I knew it. The flop was 6hTcAh and I had Ad3s with him on the button. I threw out a min bet and he called. The turn came out 3c and I bet the pot, he called again. I pretty much had him figured for hearts when the flop came out Ah making my boat and his flush. I waited a minute and checked it to him and he went all in and I called. Sure enough he was holding a flush to my boat and I felted him. Damn, I love that feeling!
Anyway, just wanted to update a little since I don't have much time to get on here lately. See ya all at the tables!
Also, I mark everyone! By the 30th hand played I like to be able to have some sort of read as to how the player plays. Are they a TAG or LAG, do they c-bet when they have low pockets, do they have a tendency to freak out with high pockets. Just something to let me know the next time I see them. This has done wonders in the last week.
I just caught a huge pot on a boat against a flush because the guy was a chaser and I knew it. The flop was 6hTcAh and I had Ad3s with him on the button. I threw out a min bet and he called. The turn came out 3c and I bet the pot, he called again. I pretty much had him figured for hearts when the flop came out Ah making my boat and his flush. I waited a minute and checked it to him and he went all in and I called. Sure enough he was holding a flush to my boat and I felted him. Damn, I love that feeling!
Anyway, just wanted to update a little since I don't have much time to get on here lately. See ya all at the tables!
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