I havent posted in a while for a few reasons. The biggest is I have been taking a small break from Limit. I took a small back slide (two buy ins or so). At the same time I started picking up some NL sit and goes and a few MTTs which Ive been placing in. Its always good to jump back to other games and have them be fun again. The MTTs really wear on me though so I dont think Ill be playing too many more for a bit. Besides I can only ask my girlfriend to wait for me to do something for 3 or 4 hours in one week so many times before it before it becomes a problem.
I hope to go to Foxwoods Thursday of Friday night.. See how it works out. Ive been remodeling a bathroom for my landlord and I really want to get it done and done well. Well.. more to come when I have more to say. I bought a small pocket notebook so I can keep track of what I buy in with, how much I spend on tips and any key hands I want to remember so I dont have to come home fried after 8 hours and try to figure out what was what.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Trip Report
It is early saturday morning and there are only 2 tables running .1/.2 on pokerstars so Im typing this while I wait for my seat. I lost a buy in there so im hovering at $90 right now.. It was pretty much my fault because I was over tired and had a few in me. Play wasnt horrible but I wasnt thinking clearly on a lot of plays.
Took a trip to Foxwoods on thursday with Mike. I saw a large list at 2/4 and I was feeling a little spunky so I put my name on the 2/4 and 4/8 list. I got immediately seated at 4/8 and was not at all comfortable. The table just started.. everyone was serious and I felt out of place. I caught AK a few hands in and topped top pair top kicker. Someone who had called my raise preflop hit an ugly two pair and that cost me about $32.. then $6 in blinds and then a few good limped hands that didnt pan out.. needless to say I was down $50 in 15 minutes.. then a new 2/4 table opened up right next to me.. I jumped over and didnt look back. I spent the first few hours missing every flush draw and getting AA and KK cracked. I took it lightly and even encouraged people to play poorly. I did not get tilted and I had a great read at the table. I ended up grinding out $90 in 5 hours there and if it werent for the $50 I lost earlier I would have posted some good numbers.
Mental note.. stay the fuck away from the 4/8 table until you have enough money.
Took a trip to Foxwoods on thursday with Mike. I saw a large list at 2/4 and I was feeling a little spunky so I put my name on the 2/4 and 4/8 list. I got immediately seated at 4/8 and was not at all comfortable. The table just started.. everyone was serious and I felt out of place. I caught AK a few hands in and topped top pair top kicker. Someone who had called my raise preflop hit an ugly two pair and that cost me about $32.. then $6 in blinds and then a few good limped hands that didnt pan out.. needless to say I was down $50 in 15 minutes.. then a new 2/4 table opened up right next to me.. I jumped over and didnt look back. I spent the first few hours missing every flush draw and getting AA and KK cracked. I took it lightly and even encouraged people to play poorly. I did not get tilted and I had a great read at the table. I ended up grinding out $90 in 5 hours there and if it werent for the $50 I lost earlier I would have posted some good numbers.
Mental note.. stay the fuck away from the 4/8 table until you have enough money.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The home stretch
Im $7 or 35 BB away from hitting $100 in the bankroll. That of course means I get to move up to .25/.50 which is making me kind of nervous. Im tempted now to just start playing it but I want to stick to the exact rules I set for this project.
Also Im really glad I bought poker tracker. Im waiting til I have about 10k hands to really start analyzing my play. Until then I just keep logging the hands and taking notes on my opponents. I find that just the act of taking notes keeps me sharper to their action. It makes up for the information lost not playing live.
Ill post again when I move up... or if i hit a big backslide and screw it all up?
Also Im really glad I bought poker tracker. Im waiting til I have about 10k hands to really start analyzing my play. Until then I just keep logging the hands and taking notes on my opponents. I find that just the act of taking notes keeps me sharper to their action. It makes up for the information lost not playing live.
Ill post again when I move up... or if i hit a big backslide and screw it all up?
Thursday, December 27, 2007
More notes and a Fuck Xmas Gift
I keep on taking notes pretty religiously. I should find the thread I read a while ago with some sample notes. Im currently just putting the blind level and the players tendency. Its going well and its really helping me to make smart choices (or educated bad ones when I want to test my info and cant bring myself to fold)
Also I registered Pokertracker today.. I found out Ive got some nice interior work lined up for the winter so money is nothing to really worry about. I may have mentioned this before but Ive been hesitating to spend $55 on something for myself but I have no problem spending $40 on booze or a meal. Makes no sense.
Also I registered Pokertracker today.. I found out Ive got some nice interior work lined up for the winter so money is nothing to really worry about. I may have mentioned this before but Ive been hesitating to spend $55 on something for myself but I have no problem spending $40 on booze or a meal. Makes no sense.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Notes..
So Ive been playing online for over an hour now and I started taking a lot of notes on whats going on... something I keep reading I should be doing but not anything I do a lot. Im already finding it helpful because I otherwise lose track of who did what against me even in the same session. I have yet to run into a player I already have notes on but I only took a few last night so its not surprising.
I probably shouldnt be typing this while Im still in the ring game but I wanted to make note of it. I also probably shouldnt have been unpacking the 16 service silverware set and food processor that we got for Xmas either while my laptop is on the stove but thats old news now.
I probably shouldnt be typing this while Im still in the ring game but I wanted to make note of it. I also probably shouldnt have been unpacking the 16 service silverware set and food processor that we got for Xmas either while my laptop is on the stove but thats old news now.
Monday, December 24, 2007
33 BB hand.
I realize this kind of shit wont happen has I move up but its always great when a hand like this comes around.. I really dont get it but ill take it all day.
PokerStars 0.10/0.20 Hold'em (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 5d, 5s.
UTG calls, Hero calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, Button raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls, CO calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) 6h, Ks, Qs (6 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 5h (6 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, UTGB bets, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, BB calls, UTG calls, UTGB 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, UTG caps, Hero calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.
River: (25.25 BB) Jd (5 players)
BB checks, UTGB bets, CO folds, Button raises, BB folds, UTGB 3-bets, Button caps, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 33.25 BB
Main Pot: 33.25 BB, between Hero, Button and UTG. > Pot won by Hero (33.25 BB).
Results in white below:
UTG has Jh Th (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 5d 5s (three of a kind, fives).
Button has Qd Td (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 33.25 BB.
PokerStars 0.10/0.20 Hold'em (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 5d, 5s.
UTG calls, Hero calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, Button raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls, CO calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) 6h, Ks, Qs (6 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 5h (6 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, UTGB bets, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, BB calls, UTG calls, UTGB 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, UTG caps, Hero calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.
River: (25.25 BB) Jd (5 players)
BB checks, UTGB bets, CO folds, Button raises, BB folds, UTGB 3-bets, Button caps, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 33.25 BB
Main Pot: 33.25 BB, between Hero, Button and UTG. > Pot won by Hero (33.25 BB).
Results in white below:
UTG has Jh Th (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 5d 5s (three of a kind, fives).
Button has Qd Td (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 33.25 BB.
Conflicting Sessions
Ive recently have had two sessions over the weekend that in terms of BBs won or lost cancel each other out... Unfortunately the big winner was at .10/.20 and the big loser was at 2/4 live. I havent been felted at Foxwoods since I started this project so it was pretty disheartening.
I lost 25 BBs over the course of 5 hours. The biggest chunk of the money was lost with pocket AAs. Now Ive gotten pretty good at laying it down when its obvious or when the board doesnt feel right. In this case I was playing at a maniac table. Perhaps maniac isnt the right word. Basically over half the table would call down with any piece of the board or draw right to the river and think nothing of calling any raise or reraise.. the perfect environment really. So Im UTG with the black aces.. I raise. 7 people cold call and the big blind completes. Flop was 3 7 10. I get checked to and come out firing. I raise and reraise every street. I know damn well that anyone at this table will call with a pair of 3s.. what I didnt get right was the BB.. a girl who was playing about as tight as me.. was showing some aggression. I figured either she had Ace 10 or maybe an overpair.. I considered the set too. It gets to the river and showdown with 4 people left.. and I was right about everyone but her. she turns over 7s and 3s and starts apologizing and telling me she only called because of how big the pot was preflop. I told her there was no need to explain and i took my giant hit gracefully.
The other two big hands were just stupid.. I had KQs and raised.. the guy to my right was completely loose and called. flop misses me but is all undercards.. it checks to me so i bet (trying out the new betting for a freecard play.) and get called by him. Turn is a Q and I feel alright about it.. he bets I reraise he calls. River is a king. I bet he calls and smugly shows me the Ace 10 os and tells me he "read me" for a weak 6 (middle pair). Usually I dont say any but I was not happy so I said "wow.. way to stick around for way too long." he again says about his read on me and I tell him he was way off and "I've been playing tighter then a 10 year old why would I have a weak 6? Good thing bad reads pay off sometimes right?" and I pat him on the back. He shut up pretty quick after that.
The final big expensive hand was A8suited in the blind. I flop top two pair. I bet get raised I reraise. 3 people in the pot now. turn is a 4.. lots of action river is a blank lots of action. other guy had a weaker two pair and the 3rd guy flips over some ugly looking straight he caught. I had just sat down so I had no reads but I really should have looked at what his aggression means with only two pair. Id like to think those were all some pretty awful beats but I do take responsibility for not identifying aggression from the girl I had Aces against and the guy who wanted to cap in the last hand.
Well the cable guy is here to fix the DVR so Im going to end this.
I lost 25 BBs over the course of 5 hours. The biggest chunk of the money was lost with pocket AAs. Now Ive gotten pretty good at laying it down when its obvious or when the board doesnt feel right. In this case I was playing at a maniac table. Perhaps maniac isnt the right word. Basically over half the table would call down with any piece of the board or draw right to the river and think nothing of calling any raise or reraise.. the perfect environment really. So Im UTG with the black aces.. I raise. 7 people cold call and the big blind completes. Flop was 3 7 10. I get checked to and come out firing. I raise and reraise every street. I know damn well that anyone at this table will call with a pair of 3s.. what I didnt get right was the BB.. a girl who was playing about as tight as me.. was showing some aggression. I figured either she had Ace 10 or maybe an overpair.. I considered the set too. It gets to the river and showdown with 4 people left.. and I was right about everyone but her. she turns over 7s and 3s and starts apologizing and telling me she only called because of how big the pot was preflop. I told her there was no need to explain and i took my giant hit gracefully.
The other two big hands were just stupid.. I had KQs and raised.. the guy to my right was completely loose and called. flop misses me but is all undercards.. it checks to me so i bet (trying out the new betting for a freecard play.) and get called by him. Turn is a Q and I feel alright about it.. he bets I reraise he calls. River is a king. I bet he calls and smugly shows me the Ace 10 os and tells me he "read me" for a weak 6 (middle pair). Usually I dont say any but I was not happy so I said "wow.. way to stick around for way too long." he again says about his read on me and I tell him he was way off and "I've been playing tighter then a 10 year old why would I have a weak 6? Good thing bad reads pay off sometimes right?" and I pat him on the back. He shut up pretty quick after that.
The final big expensive hand was A8suited in the blind. I flop top two pair. I bet get raised I reraise. 3 people in the pot now. turn is a 4.. lots of action river is a blank lots of action. other guy had a weaker two pair and the 3rd guy flips over some ugly looking straight he caught. I had just sat down so I had no reads but I really should have looked at what his aggression means with only two pair. Id like to think those were all some pretty awful beats but I do take responsibility for not identifying aggression from the girl I had Aces against and the guy who wanted to cap in the last hand.
Well the cable guy is here to fix the DVR so Im going to end this.
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