- Started datamining NL50 for march
- KK>AA :)
- Am playing at midnight-2am tonight to make ironman gold this month, because I'm busy all day Friday
Session: +$55 -- 627 Hands
Overall: $1082.25-- +$677.30 -- 27,416 hands
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Hit the 1K mark!
Lets hope I never drop below it!
Session: +$79 -- 713 Hands
Overall: $1027.50-- +$622.55 -- 26,788 hands
Session: +$79 -- 713 Hands
Overall: $1027.50-- +$622.55 -- 26,788 hands
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Way positive session, thanks to a big donk
I was -$30 at one point in the session, before winning a couple of huge pots in the last 10 mins of the session. One pot was an awesome win, not "outplayed" per say, but definitely a good move by me. It took advantage of FE with a draw, which is something that is very hard for me to do. Of course they didn't fold, and my draw didn't hit, but I still won (lol, I love NL25).
Session: +$61 -- 678 Hands
Overall: $948.80-- +$543.85 -- 26,076 hands
Session: +$61 -- 678 Hands
Overall: $948.80-- +$543.85 -- 26,076 hands
Sunday, February 24, 2008
BIGGEST POT EVER... but I lost it with the flop nuts
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $10.50
Hero (UTG+1): $45.20
MP: $28.80
CO: $16
BTN: $27.45
SB: $14.20
BB: $7.85
Pre-Flop: Js Jc dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1, MP folds, CO calls $1, BTN calls $1, SB calls $0.90, BB folds
Flop: ($4.25) 2h Jd 9c (4 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, CO calls $2, BTN raises to $11, SB folds, Hero calls $9, CO raises to $15 and is All-In, BTN calls $4, Hero calls $4
Turn: ($49.25) Kd (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Hero bets $29.20 and is All-In, BTN calls $11.45 and is All-In
River: ($72.15) Ad (3 Players - 2 are All-In)
Results: $72.15 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed Js Jc (three of a kind, Jacks) and WON $22.35 (-$5.10 NET)
CO showed Th Qh (a straight, Ace high) and WON $46.80 (+$30.80 NET)
BTN showed 9s 9h (three of a kind, Nines) and LOST (-$27.45 NET)
Another hand I'm not going to bother to post but was rather cooling was my Qhigh flush being beaten by an A high flush from the table donk. The win put him at about $96 (the reason I was sitting at the table).
Oscars are tonight!
Session: -$24 -- 684 Hands
Overall: $887.10-- +$482.15 -- 25,398 hands
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $10.50
Hero (UTG+1): $45.20
MP: $28.80
CO: $16
BTN: $27.45
SB: $14.20
BB: $7.85
Pre-Flop: Js Jc dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1, MP folds, CO calls $1, BTN calls $1, SB calls $0.90, BB folds
Flop: ($4.25) 2h Jd 9c (4 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, CO calls $2, BTN raises to $11, SB folds, Hero calls $9, CO raises to $15 and is All-In, BTN calls $4, Hero calls $4
Turn: ($49.25) Kd (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Hero bets $29.20 and is All-In, BTN calls $11.45 and is All-In
River: ($72.15) Ad (3 Players - 2 are All-In)
Results: $72.15 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed Js Jc (three of a kind, Jacks) and WON $22.35 (-$5.10 NET)
CO showed Th Qh (a straight, Ace high) and WON $46.80 (+$30.80 NET)
BTN showed 9s 9h (three of a kind, Nines) and LOST (-$27.45 NET)
Another hand I'm not going to bother to post but was rather cooling was my Qhigh flush being beaten by an A high flush from the table donk. The win put him at about $96 (the reason I was sitting at the table).
Oscars are tonight!
Session: -$24 -- 684 Hands
Overall: $887.10-- +$482.15 -- 25,398 hands
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Great session, some important changes, and the biggest timeout of my life
Well the heater continues, and there are no complaints here. This is the third straight 2+ BI session, and I'm up quite a bit in the past 3 days. I hit sets more than my fair share, and the people pay me off. However my graph still puts me down sets for February, so I want this to continue.
The hand that I timed out on I clicked on the player by accident when I had about 10 seconds left to act. This pops up the PAHud stat window, which (because I'm 6-tabling FT's software with a semi-shitty laptop) takes about 5 seconds to pop up. However this time, my whole computer locked up for about 15 seconds, and I came back furiously clicking raise while my table froze for an additional 5 seconds, and then I auto folded and sat out. Blah. Here it is:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BB: $4.80
UTG: $31.30
MP: $24.30
CO: $4.80
Hero (BTN): $25.15
SB: $38.85
Pre-Flop: 4d 4s dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG folds, MP raises to $1, CO folds, Hero calls $1, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.35) 6c Ks 4h (2 Players)
MP bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50
Sigh. Yeah I slowplay SOMETIMES, but almost never. I sigh saying this because so many people post hands on 2p2 like "I never do this, but here I was", and you just know that they play that way 90% of the time but think that they're probably playing wrong so they're watching their back. I slowplayed because this player was aggressive, the board was dry, and it came HLL (High low low). The high low low flop gives large range of PP that are possibly calling or firing here with a PFR. I thought he might be able to get away from a 77-QQ type hand if I raised here, but if he 2barrelled the turn then he would be much closer to committed, and I could potentially get him to stack off. Considering he also raised PF from MP, I'm not putting him on a draw here (78, 75, 53, 32)
Turn: ($5.35) Tc (2 Players)
MP bets $3.50, Hero folds
Yeah, the converter missed it. Basically here I wanted to raise to $10, but as I stated above times out. Blah.
Results: $5.35 Pot ($0.25 Rake)
MP mucked and WON $5.10 (+$2.60 NET)
So that said, I finally (something I've been meaning to do) went into PAHud and turned that annoying feature off. I also ended up changing the mucked cards to show up over the players names and stacks, because the old position was blocked by my new WTSD and W$SD stats. (Which I'm still trying to learn how to use).
Still a couple of large places I think I should have value bet differently, and places I feel that I made bad calls, but I'm improving to the point where I can analyze some of them myself afterwards, using Pokerstove to calculate ranges and such. This takes some of the strain off of the 2p2 community.
Session: +$59 -- 723 Hands
Overall: $911.45-- +$506.50 -- 24,713 hands
The hand that I timed out on I clicked on the player by accident when I had about 10 seconds left to act. This pops up the PAHud stat window, which (because I'm 6-tabling FT's software with a semi-shitty laptop) takes about 5 seconds to pop up. However this time, my whole computer locked up for about 15 seconds, and I came back furiously clicking raise while my table froze for an additional 5 seconds, and then I auto folded and sat out. Blah. Here it is:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BB: $4.80
UTG: $31.30
MP: $24.30
CO: $4.80
Hero (BTN): $25.15
SB: $38.85
Pre-Flop: 4d 4s dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG folds, MP raises to $1, CO folds, Hero calls $1, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.35) 6c Ks 4h (2 Players)
MP bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50
Sigh. Yeah I slowplay SOMETIMES, but almost never. I sigh saying this because so many people post hands on 2p2 like "I never do this, but here I was", and you just know that they play that way 90% of the time but think that they're probably playing wrong so they're watching their back. I slowplayed because this player was aggressive, the board was dry, and it came HLL (High low low). The high low low flop gives large range of PP that are possibly calling or firing here with a PFR. I thought he might be able to get away from a 77-QQ type hand if I raised here, but if he 2barrelled the turn then he would be much closer to committed, and I could potentially get him to stack off. Considering he also raised PF from MP, I'm not putting him on a draw here (78, 75, 53, 32)
Turn: ($5.35) Tc (2 Players)
MP bets $3.50, Hero folds
Yeah, the converter missed it. Basically here I wanted to raise to $10, but as I stated above times out. Blah.
Results: $5.35 Pot ($0.25 Rake)
MP mucked and WON $5.10 (+$2.60 NET)
So that said, I finally (something I've been meaning to do) went into PAHud and turned that annoying feature off. I also ended up changing the mucked cards to show up over the players names and stacks, because the old position was blocked by my new WTSD and W$SD stats. (Which I'm still trying to learn how to use).
Still a couple of large places I think I should have value bet differently, and places I feel that I made bad calls, but I'm improving to the point where I can analyze some of them myself afterwards, using Pokerstove to calculate ranges and such. This takes some of the strain off of the 2p2 community.
Session: +$59 -- 723 Hands
Overall: $911.45-- +$506.50 -- 24,713 hands
Friday, February 22, 2008
Unbelievable
Great session. Setting up and the like. GG poker.
Session: +$78 -- 703 Hands
Overall: $852.50-- +$447.55 -- 23,989 hands
Session: +$78 -- 703 Hands
Overall: $852.50-- +$447.55 -- 23,989 hands
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Holy shit I can hit sets!
Looks like my setometer is turning around! 4 sets tonight, and 3 of them paid off. And by paid off I mean like $15-20 paid off. And then the one $74 pot; we were both deep and he paid me off with 2pair, top and bottom, Q3. Weirdo. Either way, pwned!
Posting some hand histories on the uNL 2p2 forums...
Oh yeah, and This session put my ptBB/100 from 2 to 3! Crazy how even 23,000 hands and this is still a highly volatile stat.
Session: +$71 -- 706 Hands
Overall: $774.80-- +$369.85 -- 23,285 hands
Posting some hand histories on the uNL 2p2 forums...
Oh yeah, and This session put my ptBB/100 from 2 to 3! Crazy how even 23,000 hands and this is still a highly volatile stat.
Session: +$71 -- 706 Hands
Overall: $774.80-- +$369.85 -- 23,285 hands
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Good Session, felt great about it
I felt great about my session today, but didn't win quite as much as I would have had my one big draw hand hit (12 outs over 2 cards for $50 with 4way action!), and had I not run KK into AA for a full stack. Even with those two hands though, I'm still +$10 on the day.
Well I feel like it's more important that I post my hand histories on 2p2 than here, so that I can discuss and get feedback. I had recently been taking a break from posting hands there because I felt that I might have been abusing the privilege and posting TOO many hands, but I've taken enough time off that I think I can return to 1 hand a day.
I also added WTSD and W$SD to my HUD today, and I'm planning on looking up a good color coding for them on 2p2 tonight.
Session: +$10 -- 625 Hands
Overall: $703.50-- +$298.55 -- 22,578 hands
Well I feel like it's more important that I post my hand histories on 2p2 than here, so that I can discuss and get feedback. I had recently been taking a break from posting hands there because I felt that I might have been abusing the privilege and posting TOO many hands, but I've taken enough time off that I think I can return to 1 hand a day.
I also added WTSD and W$SD to my HUD today, and I'm planning on looking up a good color coding for them on 2p2 tonight.
Session: +$10 -- 625 Hands
Overall: $703.50-- +$298.55 -- 22,578 hands
Don't feel so bad about winning mildly Feb
Well, I had been feeling pretty down about my Feb winrate, because it's only about 1 ptBB/100, which is very low. Don't get me wrong, at least it's winning, but it's nowhere near where I thought I would be. In December I played 5000 hands and beat the game for 5 ptBB/100, in January I think off of the top of my head (don't have PT here at work) it was 4 ptBB/100 over 6000 hands, and so far in Feb I've played 11000+ hands and its sitting at 1 ptBB/100. Frankly I was worrying if I was just running hot, and truly I'm more of a break even player.
Then I downloaded the setometer, which shows how often you hit sets as compared to how often you should. It also shows a couple of other metrics, like how many times your AA went against KK and how many times your KK ran into AA. Below is my graph:
Then I downloaded the setometer, which shows how often you hit sets as compared to how often you should. It also shows a couple of other metrics, like how many times your AA went against KK and how many times your KK ran into AA. Below is my graph:
Basically, if thre are equal parts blue and red, you're hitting about as many sets as you should. If there is more blue then you're getting lucky, and hitting more sets than you should. However in my case, I'm hitting far fewer sets than I should. It seems I've hit 44 sets when I should have hit 60. That's 16 sets worth of profit I'm missing out on! Not only that, but just one or two stacks (which I feel I can count on with 16 sets) would significantly improve my winrate.
Add to that the fact that I've had AA and hit villains KK preflop once, and he drew out to his K for a full stack, and I don't feel quite as bad about 1 ptBB/100. Hell, at least I'm up!
Monday, February 18, 2008
PLHE FTW
It's funny how much I am a slave to structure. I had always passed by the Pot Limit tables for a few reasons. One, I didn't know what differences there were between a good NL player and a good PL player. This was enough to know that I wasn't playing optimally, which is something I don't like to do knowingly. The second reason, however, was because I wanted to play all of my hands this month in NL, so that my pokertracker display would be nice. This second reason is stupid, because it's obviously not optimal. It's just funny how I can pretend not to notice that second reason and skip right over the PL tables every time.
Today was different, because when I first signed on www.tableratings.com wasn't working for Full Tilt, so I was slightly confused about where I should sit. To make matters worse, the shortest wait for an NL25 table was 2 people...! What?!?? I've never seen an absence of tables without waits before, so today was a first. There were even tables with 6 people waiting in line! Why the hell would you wait for 6 people to leave, it would make the table entirely different!
Anyway I sat at two PL tables and put my name in on some of the NL tables, using old fashioned table selection -- ala big $$ pots and big % seeing flop. I ended up sitting at a PL25 table with $103 at one point (4+ BI!) And now PT says I'm running at 68.46 ptBB/100 for PL25. :)
Sadly I ended up losing money overall today at the NL tables, but the ridiculous PL stackings were enough to throw me way into the positive.
Also I had quads twice in 100 hands??? WTF??? Sadly neither paid off big.
There was an error in this stats section yesterday... just disregard yesterday's...
Session: +$47 -- 751 Hands
Overall: $693.85-- +$288.90 -- 21,952 hands
Today was different, because when I first signed on www.tableratings.com wasn't working for Full Tilt, so I was slightly confused about where I should sit. To make matters worse, the shortest wait for an NL25 table was 2 people...! What?!?? I've never seen an absence of tables without waits before, so today was a first. There were even tables with 6 people waiting in line! Why the hell would you wait for 6 people to leave, it would make the table entirely different!
Anyway I sat at two PL tables and put my name in on some of the NL tables, using old fashioned table selection -- ala big $$ pots and big % seeing flop. I ended up sitting at a PL25 table with $103 at one point (4+ BI!) And now PT says I'm running at 68.46 ptBB/100 for PL25. :)
Sadly I ended up losing money overall today at the NL tables, but the ridiculous PL stackings were enough to throw me way into the positive.
Also I had quads twice in 100 hands??? WTF??? Sadly neither paid off big.
There was an error in this stats section yesterday... just disregard yesterday's...
Session: +$47 -- 751 Hands
Overall: $693.85-- +$288.90 -- 21,952 hands
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Blah
I'm getting quite lazy about reviewing my hands and trying to get better. I will probably get better at it when I return to work ;)
This session was terrible cards wise. I ran my KK into AA for a deepstack, lost an AK to QQ flip against a fullstack, and finally ran my KK in a 3bet pot into 74s who coldcalled BOTH raises from the SB, and hit a flop of 356 two tone. Mother of god. 3 players all in and a $50 pot. It made sense that I might be behind, but with the high number of straight draws out there, (23, 45, 67, 78, 89), and the board having 2 hearts on it I thought I made the right play with an overpair. Not to mention 77-QQ being confident with an overpair, and me taking it from them. The original PF raiser flipped over JJ, and he flipped over 74. Originally I was like oh SD... then WTF? He coldcalled a 3bet way OOP with 74s???
Brag: Cleared a $20 bonus today
Beat: It was my last bonus. I guess it's time to rely on my play...
Session: -$45 -- ~720 Hands
Overall: $242.00-- +$286.85 -- 21,200 hands
This session was terrible cards wise. I ran my KK into AA for a deepstack, lost an AK to QQ flip against a fullstack, and finally ran my KK in a 3bet pot into 74s who coldcalled BOTH raises from the SB, and hit a flop of 356 two tone. Mother of god. 3 players all in and a $50 pot. It made sense that I might be behind, but with the high number of straight draws out there, (23, 45, 67, 78, 89), and the board having 2 hearts on it I thought I made the right play with an overpair. Not to mention 77-QQ being confident with an overpair, and me taking it from them. The original PF raiser flipped over JJ, and he flipped over 74. Originally I was like oh SD... then WTF? He coldcalled a 3bet way OOP with 74s???
Brag: Cleared a $20 bonus today
Beat: It was my last bonus. I guess it's time to rely on my play...
Session: -$45 -- ~720 Hands
Overall: $242.00-- +$286.85 -- 21,200 hands
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Return to Poker
Took a couple days off for valentine's day and visiting UMass, and today was the return.
Session: +$7 -- ~504 Hands
Overall: $671.80-- +$286.85 -- 20,478 hands
Session: +$7 -- ~504 Hands
Overall: $671.80-- +$286.85 -- 20,478 hands
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Worst session of my life
I attended a funeral yesterday and I shouldn't have attempted to play poker today, I wasn't in the mood. I didn't pay attention, and tilted away a lot of money. I even won a KK vs AA battle for $40, and I'm still down about 3 buy ins. The crowning moment when I realized I was not paying attention was pushing all in a with a "Straight" in a $70 pot, then realizing I had a ten high. He had the straight.
Fuck that, back in two days.
Session: -$72 -- 729 Hands
Overall: $664.30-- +$279.35 -- 19,974 hands
Fuck that, back in two days.
Session: -$72 -- 729 Hands
Overall: $664.30-- +$279.35 -- 19,974 hands
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Amazed that I'm up
Up a little, but took some big hits. Check them out:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
CO: $4.65
BTN: $8.60
SB: $24.05
BB: $39.90
UTG: $8.75
UTG+1: $20.95
UTG+2: $29.20
Hero (MP1): $30.15
MP2: $22.20
Pre-Flop: Qh Ad dealt to Hero (MP1)
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, 4 folds, BB calls $0.75
Flop: ($2.10) Qc Td 4h (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, BB raises to $4, Hero calls $2.50
Turn: ($10.10) 7h (2 Players)
BB bets $4.75, Hero raises to $9.50, BB calls $4.75
River: ($29.10) 6d (2 Players)
BB bets $25.40 and is All-In, Hero calls $15.65 and is All-In
Results: $60.40 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 9d 8h (a straight, Ten high) and WON $57.40 (+$27.25 NET)
Hero mucked Qh Ad (a pair of Queens) and LOST (-$30.15 NET)
The worst part about it was that me and this player had been going at it previously. I CBed the flop mega fast, because I felt that that would induce a call from him rather than a fold, as he thought I was always FOS. Instead he raised, which I liked, because I'm comfortable stacking off here against a maniac. That's where I decided to get tricky, as I figured there was a good chance he was way behind here, and thus drawing very slim, and would fire anyway OOP at the turn. Therefore I just called the flop raise, and doubled the turn for value. As we had been going at it, I acknowledged that he could be bluffing the river, and the board hadn't paired, FD hadn't hit, so I called it. At least I was right he was making a move on the flop!
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP1: $28.10
MP2: $15.70
CO: $9.85
Hero (BTN): $38.60
SB: $4.75
BB: $26.95
UTG: $15.60
UTG+1: $4.75
UTG+2: $25.30
Pre-Flop: 5d 5c dealt to Hero (BTN)
4 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, CO raises to $1.10, Hero calls $1.10, 3 folds
Flop: ($2.80) 6s 5s 7h (2 Players)
CO bets $2.80, Hero raises to $37.50 and is All-In, CO calls $5.95 and is All-In
Turn: ($20.30) Jd (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($20.30) Kh (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $20.30 Pot ($1 Rake)
CO showed Ks Kd (three of a kind, Kings) and WON $19.30 (+$9.45 NET)
Hero showed 5d 5c (three of a kind, Fives) and LOST (-$9.85 NET)
This one is more straight forward, a 2 outer over 2 cards. Bleh. Notice also that I wasn't actually over raising that ridiculous amount, as he only had another $3 in front of him; I was just putting him all in.
I also timed out PF with AA. I swear it's almost unbelievable how unlucky I've been with that. I say I've times out 15 hands in total in me playing poker the past two months, which is about 15,000 hands. Most of those are also in the past week as I've moved up to 6 tabling. Twice I have timed out AA. The pot also ended up being a $40 pot this time which didn't go to showdown. :-/
Oh yeah, and I cleared another $20 bonus. That leaves on $20 left! Hard to believe I've made $180 already on bonuses. I learned two things from that: I really should have deposited more (can you believe I could have earned up to $600? doh!) and I think it's time to invite some friends...
Session: +$4 -- 728 Hands
Overall: $736.20-- +$351.25 -- 19,247 hands
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
CO: $4.65
BTN: $8.60
SB: $24.05
BB: $39.90
UTG: $8.75
UTG+1: $20.95
UTG+2: $29.20
Hero (MP1): $30.15
MP2: $22.20
Pre-Flop: Qh Ad dealt to Hero (MP1)
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, 4 folds, BB calls $0.75
Flop: ($2.10) Qc Td 4h (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, BB raises to $4, Hero calls $2.50
Turn: ($10.10) 7h (2 Players)
BB bets $4.75, Hero raises to $9.50, BB calls $4.75
River: ($29.10) 6d (2 Players)
BB bets $25.40 and is All-In, Hero calls $15.65 and is All-In
Results: $60.40 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 9d 8h (a straight, Ten high) and WON $57.40 (+$27.25 NET)
Hero mucked Qh Ad (a pair of Queens) and LOST (-$30.15 NET)
The worst part about it was that me and this player had been going at it previously. I CBed the flop mega fast, because I felt that that would induce a call from him rather than a fold, as he thought I was always FOS. Instead he raised, which I liked, because I'm comfortable stacking off here against a maniac. That's where I decided to get tricky, as I figured there was a good chance he was way behind here, and thus drawing very slim, and would fire anyway OOP at the turn. Therefore I just called the flop raise, and doubled the turn for value. As we had been going at it, I acknowledged that he could be bluffing the river, and the board hadn't paired, FD hadn't hit, so I called it. At least I was right he was making a move on the flop!
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP1: $28.10
MP2: $15.70
CO: $9.85
Hero (BTN): $38.60
SB: $4.75
BB: $26.95
UTG: $15.60
UTG+1: $4.75
UTG+2: $25.30
Pre-Flop: 5d 5c dealt to Hero (BTN)
4 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, CO raises to $1.10, Hero calls $1.10, 3 folds
Flop: ($2.80) 6s 5s 7h (2 Players)
CO bets $2.80, Hero raises to $37.50 and is All-In, CO calls $5.95 and is All-In
Turn: ($20.30) Jd (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($20.30) Kh (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $20.30 Pot ($1 Rake)
CO showed Ks Kd (three of a kind, Kings) and WON $19.30 (+$9.45 NET)
Hero showed 5d 5c (three of a kind, Fives) and LOST (-$9.85 NET)
This one is more straight forward, a 2 outer over 2 cards. Bleh. Notice also that I wasn't actually over raising that ridiculous amount, as he only had another $3 in front of him; I was just putting him all in.
I also timed out PF with AA. I swear it's almost unbelievable how unlucky I've been with that. I say I've times out 15 hands in total in me playing poker the past two months, which is about 15,000 hands. Most of those are also in the past week as I've moved up to 6 tabling. Twice I have timed out AA. The pot also ended up being a $40 pot this time which didn't go to showdown. :-/
Oh yeah, and I cleared another $20 bonus. That leaves on $20 left! Hard to believe I've made $180 already on bonuses. I learned two things from that: I really should have deposited more (can you believe I could have earned up to $600? doh!) and I think it's time to invite some friends...
Session: +$4 -- 728 Hands
Overall: $736.20-- +$351.25 -- 19,247 hands
Monday, February 11, 2008
Plan failed, but the money was good!
Yeah, I didn't quite live up to my plan of identifying WA/WB situations... in fact, I completely forgot about it. Made a lot of money though! Here's a hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG+1: $15.85
MP1: $43.65
MP2: $4.65
CO: $10
BTN: $40.10
SB: $30.85 (24/3/inf)
Hero (BB): $24.65
UTG: $28.50
CO posts $0.10
CO posts $0.25
Pre-Flop: Qs Js dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 folds, CO checks, BTN calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, Hero checks
Flop: ($1.25) 4c Jh Qd (5 Players)
SB bets $1, Hero calls $1, 2 folds, BTN calls $1
Turn: ($4.25) Ad (3 Players)
SB bets $0.25, Hero raises to $2.50, BTN folds, SB raises to $4.75, Hero calls $2.25
River: ($13.75) 3h (2 Players)
SB bets $13.85, Hero folds
Results: $13.75 Pot ($0.65 Rake)
SB mucked and WON $13.20 (+$7.20 NET)
I'm pretty happy about being able to make this laydown, as I think it shows a lot about how I've progressed as a player. This would be an easy laydown if there were a 4card flush or a 4card straight on the board, but as shown I think it was relatively tough. However what range is that player betting there? My specific guess was AQ or AJ.
Great+ session though, and I think laying down hands like this which use to pull my sessions down really help. If the effective stacks are going in, I want to be the one putting them there.
Session: +$79 -- 819 Hands
Overall: $712.75-- +$347.80 -- 18,518 hands
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG+1: $15.85
MP1: $43.65
MP2: $4.65
CO: $10
BTN: $40.10
SB: $30.85 (24/3/inf)
Hero (BB): $24.65
UTG: $28.50
CO posts $0.10
CO posts $0.25
Pre-Flop: Qs Js dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 folds, CO checks, BTN calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, Hero checks
Flop: ($1.25) 4c Jh Qd (5 Players)
SB bets $1, Hero calls $1, 2 folds, BTN calls $1
Turn: ($4.25) Ad (3 Players)
SB bets $0.25, Hero raises to $2.50, BTN folds, SB raises to $4.75, Hero calls $2.25
River: ($13.75) 3h (2 Players)
SB bets $13.85, Hero folds
Results: $13.75 Pot ($0.65 Rake)
SB mucked and WON $13.20 (+$7.20 NET)
I'm pretty happy about being able to make this laydown, as I think it shows a lot about how I've progressed as a player. This would be an easy laydown if there were a 4card flush or a 4card straight on the board, but as shown I think it was relatively tough. However what range is that player betting there? My specific guess was AQ or AJ.
Great+ session though, and I think laying down hands like this which use to pull my sessions down really help. If the effective stacks are going in, I want to be the one putting them there.
Session: +$79 -- 819 Hands
Overall: $712.75-- +$347.80 -- 18,518 hands
Goals for Tonight
My goal for tonight is to do a better job of identifying WA/WB situations, and check based on them. I believe if you're in a way ahead/way behind situation, it's almost always better to check, because bets drive out the weaker hands and get the better hands to call/raise, which is not what you want. The biggest example of these hands are dry flops. One example which has provoked a good detailed conversation is the hand I posted in my last post, so I will use a similar example here.
Consider you have AKo, open raise on the BT, and get 3bet from the tight SB. You call and see a flop, which comes K72r, and it's checked to you. I think this is a great example of a WA/WB situation. Lets say that the SBs 3bet range here is TT+ AQ+... I use a lighter range than I normally would for a tightie(KK+ AK) because I'm a blind stealing mofo and I opened raised from the BT, which makes my raise look 100% like a steal. now if villain has TT-QQ, you are way ahead. They have only 2 outs that can help them, and otherwise you will with the hand. Similarly with AQ, yet they have 0 outs. If they have KK-AA, you are way behind, as only a K falling against AA will help you here (2 outs versus AA, and 0 outs against KK).
Basically, when the board is very dry, there are no draws, and draws are the big "chance" factor in poker. With no draws, the situation quickly becomes a WA/WB situation, and it's crucial to know how to play it. Because of this, I would check behind on the flop. Most likely they will not improve, and villain will be firing on the turn with almost his entire range here (barring a Q or J falling and he villain having TT). Then you can call his turn bet (very tricky to read IMO), and let him go first OOP on the river. If he bets, you can probably get away from the hand as TT-QQ isn't really firing again here, and if he checks you can value bet it and leave him confused.
I'll see if I can find some spots for this tonight, and if not I can always try to identify WA/WB situations.
Consider you have AKo, open raise on the BT, and get 3bet from the tight SB. You call and see a flop, which comes K72r, and it's checked to you. I think this is a great example of a WA/WB situation. Lets say that the SBs 3bet range here is TT+ AQ+... I use a lighter range than I normally would for a tightie(KK+ AK) because I'm a blind stealing mofo and I opened raised from the BT, which makes my raise look 100% like a steal. now if villain has TT-QQ, you are way ahead. They have only 2 outs that can help them, and otherwise you will with the hand. Similarly with AQ, yet they have 0 outs. If they have KK-AA, you are way behind, as only a K falling against AA will help you here (2 outs versus AA, and 0 outs against KK).
Basically, when the board is very dry, there are no draws, and draws are the big "chance" factor in poker. With no draws, the situation quickly becomes a WA/WB situation, and it's crucial to know how to play it. Because of this, I would check behind on the flop. Most likely they will not improve, and villain will be firing on the turn with almost his entire range here (barring a Q or J falling and he villain having TT). Then you can call his turn bet (very tricky to read IMO), and let him go first OOP on the river. If he bets, you can probably get away from the hand as TT-QQ isn't really firing again here, and if he checks you can value bet it and leave him confused.
I'll see if I can find some spots for this tonight, and if not I can always try to identify WA/WB situations.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Stacking off with TPTK
Terrible session today, until the very last 2 hands. I was down $75 at one point, and with roughly 5 hands to go was all ready to log my worst session ever. My AA got beat by KK AND 77 for the side pot, which I feel is virtually unreal. AA vs KK vs 77 flop is K72r. KK takes pot, 77 takes sidepot. I also lost a few other big pots which I think I'm choosing not to remember right now. One with KK to AQ when an A hit and made a large second barrel, got raised and felt committed and called, a very poor play. Amazingly, the last two hands I limp with PP (44 and 22 respectively), set up on the flop, and stack villain. Once the villain had AA and called a raise PF (leading me to call as well with position and see a 3way flop), so I feel like that one's kind of his fault for not raising. The other one I called a PFR in position and villain hit TPTK with AQ, while I hit my set of 222. Stacking time!
The subject of this thread is based on this hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
Hero (CO): $29.80
BTN: $5.80
SB: $20.50
BB: $10.05
UTG: $6
UTG+1: $26.95
MP1: $24.50
MP2: $25.80
Pre-Flop: Kh As dealt to Hero (CO)
4 folds, Hero raises to $1, BTN folds, SB raises to $3.25, BB folds, Hero calls $2.25
SB was tight, otherwise I'd be comfortable getting all in here. I don't remember his PFR, but it was around 5.
Flop: ($6.75) 7d 9d Kc (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, SB raises to $6, Hero calls $3
I think that I might start folding this... then again I think that this is the best play. I had not been making moves at this table, but I had definitely been CBing when I raised, and I had been sitting here for 75-100 hands, so it's possible he may have been making a move. The problem is it's tough to put him on 77, 99 because of the 3bet PF. Therefore there are gutshots and diamond draws which COULD be making a move here. Also weak Kings trying to push me out with my AT+ or my TT-QQ. Of course there's also the KK/AA which make perfect sense here.
Turn: ($18.75) 8c (2 Players)
SB bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50
This was where I planned to get to showdown cheaply. Straight draw hit, but I have TPTK, right?
River: ($27.75) 9h (2 Players)
SB bets $6.75 and is All-In, Hero calls $6.75
Not so cheap, huh? Although his bet is only 1/4 of the pot, how can I fold?
Results: $41.25 Pot ($2.05 Rake)
Hero mucked Kh As(two pair, Kings and Nines) and LOST (-$20.50 NET)
SB showed Ac Ad (two pair, Aces and Nines) and WON $39.20 (+$18.70 NET)
Overall, this was a good play by villain, but I think he got lucky I wasn't messing around with a draw. His turn bet was great for pricing me in to call his river shove, but had I held diamonds or a J it could have proved costly. Overall I think I misplayed the hand, but I'm unsure of where I should have acted differently. On the one hand, there is the flop, where a c/r shows so much strength. But if I'm folding AK when I flop TPTK on a wet flop, then what kind of value am I ever expecting to get from it? If I fold here, I'm incredibly exploitable, because I will fold if I was CBetting that flop, AND fold when I hit TPTK, which is really all you can hope to hit with AJ+ style hands, which are what I'm raising with.
Next you have the turn. He's betting only 1/4 of the pot... is it possible to fold TPTK here?
Then the river shove, which is still only 1/4 of the pot. Sigh.
Wouldn't it be great to have two big winning sessions in a row? ;)
Session: -$24 -- 833 Hands
Overall: $63350-- +$268.40 -- 17,697 hands
The subject of this thread is based on this hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
Hero (CO): $29.80
BTN: $5.80
SB: $20.50
BB: $10.05
UTG: $6
UTG+1: $26.95
MP1: $24.50
MP2: $25.80
Pre-Flop: Kh As dealt to Hero (CO)
4 folds, Hero raises to $1, BTN folds, SB raises to $3.25, BB folds, Hero calls $2.25
SB was tight, otherwise I'd be comfortable getting all in here. I don't remember his PFR, but it was around 5.
Flop: ($6.75) 7d 9d Kc (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, SB raises to $6, Hero calls $3
I think that I might start folding this... then again I think that this is the best play. I had not been making moves at this table, but I had definitely been CBing when I raised, and I had been sitting here for 75-100 hands, so it's possible he may have been making a move. The problem is it's tough to put him on 77, 99 because of the 3bet PF. Therefore there are gutshots and diamond draws which COULD be making a move here. Also weak Kings trying to push me out with my AT+ or my TT-QQ. Of course there's also the KK/AA which make perfect sense here.
Turn: ($18.75) 8c (2 Players)
SB bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50
This was where I planned to get to showdown cheaply. Straight draw hit, but I have TPTK, right?
River: ($27.75) 9h (2 Players)
SB bets $6.75 and is All-In, Hero calls $6.75
Not so cheap, huh? Although his bet is only 1/4 of the pot, how can I fold?
Results: $41.25 Pot ($2.05 Rake)
Hero mucked Kh As(two pair, Kings and Nines) and LOST (-$20.50 NET)
SB showed Ac Ad (two pair, Aces and Nines) and WON $39.20 (+$18.70 NET)
Overall, this was a good play by villain, but I think he got lucky I wasn't messing around with a draw. His turn bet was great for pricing me in to call his river shove, but had I held diamonds or a J it could have proved costly. Overall I think I misplayed the hand, but I'm unsure of where I should have acted differently. On the one hand, there is the flop, where a c/r shows so much strength. But if I'm folding AK when I flop TPTK on a wet flop, then what kind of value am I ever expecting to get from it? If I fold here, I'm incredibly exploitable, because I will fold if I was CBetting that flop, AND fold when I hit TPTK, which is really all you can hope to hit with AJ+ style hands, which are what I'm raising with.
Next you have the turn. He's betting only 1/4 of the pot... is it possible to fold TPTK here?
Then the river shove, which is still only 1/4 of the pot. Sigh.
Wouldn't it be great to have two big winning sessions in a row? ;)
Session: -$24 -- 833 Hands
Overall: $63350-- +$268.40 -- 17,697 hands
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Unreal Session, (Biggest + ever)
Unbelievable session today. Got AA 5 times and took down some pretty nasty pots with it. Had JJ run into my KK for a stack, and KQ run into my AK for a stack on a 9TJQ board. Oh yeah, and I cleared a $20 bonus.
Here is a big hand where I played AA slightly unusually:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
CO: $9.15
BTN: $15.60
SB: $28.60
BB: $36.15
UTG: $17.30
UTG+1: $5.75
MP1: $41.50
Hero (MP2): $49.80
Pre-Flop: Ah Ad dealt to Hero (MP2)
2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $2.50, 3 folds, BB calls $2.25, MP1 raises to $7, Hero calls $4.50, BB folds
Flop: ($16.60) 4s 2h 5s (2 Players)
MP1 bets $12, Hero raises to $42.80 and is All-In, MP1 folds
Results: $40.60 Pot ($2 Rake)
Hero mucked Ah Ad and WON $38.60 (+$19.60 NET)
MP1 was 13/12/3, and I had position on him. This lead me to only call his raise where ABC poker says I should get it all in PF. Now I feel that I lost value here, because a big part of his range is AK, which he probably would have stacked off with after the 4bet. However because we're so deep that changed things, and I thought he might be able to get away from a 5bet from me. Also due to his aggression PF, I thought I could take out a CB from him especially in a 4bet pot, and this CB would have to be pretty large. As to my shove on the flop, I thought this was a good spot to let him get it all in with JJ-KK, as he would still have an overpair, and if an A, K or Q landed on the turn it would have been much easier for him to fold. I also couldn't bring myself to call and see a turn card because of the spades out there, and this was such a big pot already.
However in retrospect, I feel that I lost value. I think that by getting tricky with AA I lost myself the possibility of him stacking off PF to gain an extra third of his stack with a CB, and 1/3 of the time he has AK or KK there and will stack off. So in the future I would not play it like this. Damn FPS!
Here's another hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
SB: $6.20
BB: $24.65
UTG: $27.55
UTG+1: $31.55
UTG+2: $9.75
MP1: $26.10
MP2: $25.05
CO: $15.65
Hero (BTN): $25.95
Pre-Flop: Ah As dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, MP1 raises to $1.10, MP2 folds, CO calls $1.10, Hero raises to $3, 3 folds, MP1 calls $1.90, CO calls $1.90
Flop: ($9.60) 8c Tc Kh (3 Players)
MP1 bets $23.10 and is All-In, CO folds, Hero calls $22.95 and is All-In
Turn: ($55.50) 3h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($55.50) Ts (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $55.50 Pot ($2.75 Rake)
First of all, MP1 is 13/8/3. That means that 88, and TT are definitely in his r/c range PF. So what the hell is going on here? That shove was an instashove, the second the flop came down, and that contributed to my read. I felt that although sets SHOULD bet big here, the average player isn't betting big because he wants to get more value out of a set. I concluded that although a set is more likely, the most likely situation is either AK/KC with clubs, because the high card isn't a club. This is something I've gotten better at picking up recently, that here it's much more likely someone betting could also have a club draw, because they could have the Kc giving them top pair and a FD with any other club. There are also combo draws such as QcJc which are technically ahead of me here...
As you can see I decided to call, because I thought that AK and 2 clubs were both possible holdings from a player with AF of 3, clubs looking to maximize fold equity of course.
MP1 showed Kd Ad (two pair, Kings and Tens) and LOST (-$25.95 NET)
Hero showed Ah As (two pair, Aces and Tens) and WON $52.75 (+$26.80 NET)
Surprisingly, he had AK with no clubs, and was looking to scare out the FD. Hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense! Noted him up and moved on.
Session: +$109 -- 721 Hands
Overall: $657.95-- +$292.85 -- 16,863 hands
Here is a big hand where I played AA slightly unusually:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
CO: $9.15
BTN: $15.60
SB: $28.60
BB: $36.15
UTG: $17.30
UTG+1: $5.75
MP1: $41.50
Hero (MP2): $49.80
Pre-Flop: Ah Ad dealt to Hero (MP2)
2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $2.50, 3 folds, BB calls $2.25, MP1 raises to $7, Hero calls $4.50, BB folds
Flop: ($16.60) 4s 2h 5s (2 Players)
MP1 bets $12, Hero raises to $42.80 and is All-In, MP1 folds
Results: $40.60 Pot ($2 Rake)
Hero mucked Ah Ad and WON $38.60 (+$19.60 NET)
MP1 was 13/12/3, and I had position on him. This lead me to only call his raise where ABC poker says I should get it all in PF. Now I feel that I lost value here, because a big part of his range is AK, which he probably would have stacked off with after the 4bet. However because we're so deep that changed things, and I thought he might be able to get away from a 5bet from me. Also due to his aggression PF, I thought I could take out a CB from him especially in a 4bet pot, and this CB would have to be pretty large. As to my shove on the flop, I thought this was a good spot to let him get it all in with JJ-KK, as he would still have an overpair, and if an A, K or Q landed on the turn it would have been much easier for him to fold. I also couldn't bring myself to call and see a turn card because of the spades out there, and this was such a big pot already.
However in retrospect, I feel that I lost value. I think that by getting tricky with AA I lost myself the possibility of him stacking off PF to gain an extra third of his stack with a CB, and 1/3 of the time he has AK or KK there and will stack off. So in the future I would not play it like this. Damn FPS!
Here's another hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
SB: $6.20
BB: $24.65
UTG: $27.55
UTG+1: $31.55
UTG+2: $9.75
MP1: $26.10
MP2: $25.05
CO: $15.65
Hero (BTN): $25.95
Pre-Flop: Ah As dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, MP1 raises to $1.10, MP2 folds, CO calls $1.10, Hero raises to $3, 3 folds, MP1 calls $1.90, CO calls $1.90
Flop: ($9.60) 8c Tc Kh (3 Players)
MP1 bets $23.10 and is All-In, CO folds, Hero calls $22.95 and is All-In
Turn: ($55.50) 3h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: ($55.50) Ts (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $55.50 Pot ($2.75 Rake)
First of all, MP1 is 13/8/3. That means that 88, and TT are definitely in his r/c range PF. So what the hell is going on here? That shove was an instashove, the second the flop came down, and that contributed to my read. I felt that although sets SHOULD bet big here, the average player isn't betting big because he wants to get more value out of a set. I concluded that although a set is more likely, the most likely situation is either AK/KC with clubs, because the high card isn't a club. This is something I've gotten better at picking up recently, that here it's much more likely someone betting could also have a club draw, because they could have the Kc giving them top pair and a FD with any other club. There are also combo draws such as QcJc which are technically ahead of me here...
As you can see I decided to call, because I thought that AK and 2 clubs were both possible holdings from a player with AF of 3, clubs looking to maximize fold equity of course.
MP1 showed Kd Ad (two pair, Kings and Tens) and LOST (-$25.95 NET)
Hero showed Ah As (two pair, Aces and Tens) and WON $52.75 (+$26.80 NET)
Surprisingly, he had AK with no clubs, and was looking to scare out the FD. Hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense! Noted him up and moved on.
Session: +$109 -- 721 Hands
Overall: $657.95-- +$292.85 -- 16,863 hands
Friday, February 8, 2008
Most hands per Day record
There's one thing to be happy about!
Played some more hands... This one just made me laugh.
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG+2: $26.15
MP1: $35.50
MP2: $21.70
CO: $26.95
Hero (BTN): $30.15
SB: $62.65
BB: $8.75
UTG: $20.60
UTG+1: $23.20
Pre-Flop: Kc As dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 4 folds, MP1 calls $1
Flop: ($3.85) 5s Th Js (2 Players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($3.85) Tc (2 Players)
MP1 bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25
River: ($6.35) 2c (2 Players)
MP1 bets $2, Hero raises to $6, MP1 calls $4
Results: $18.35 Pot ($0.90 Rake)
MP1 showed Jd Ad (two pair, Jacks and Tens) and WON $17.45 (+$8.70 NET)
Hero showed Kc As (a pair of Tens) and LOST (-$8.75 NET)
xxxx: the hammer takes it!
Session: +$4 -- 469 Hands
Overall: $528.50-- +$183.40 -- 16,142 hands
Played some more hands... This one just made me laugh.
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG+2: $26.15
MP1: $35.50
MP2: $21.70
CO: $26.95
Hero (BTN): $30.15
SB: $62.65
BB: $8.75
UTG: $20.60
UTG+1: $23.20
Pre-Flop: Kc As dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 4 folds, MP1 calls $1
Flop: ($3.85) 5s Th Js (2 Players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($3.85) Tc (2 Players)
MP1 bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25
River: ($6.35) 2c (2 Players)
MP1 bets $2, Hero raises to $6, MP1 calls $4
Results: $18.35 Pot ($0.90 Rake)
MP1 showed Jd Ad (two pair, Jacks and Tens) and WON $17.45 (+$8.70 NET)
Hero showed Kc As (a pair of Tens) and LOST (-$8.75 NET)
xxxx: the hammer takes it!
Session: +$4 -- 469 Hands
Overall: $528.50-- +$183.40 -- 16,142 hands
Poor Session
I feel comfortable 6-tabling now... but by comfortable I mean non-rushed, and not necessarily optimal. Surprisingly it didn't help me hit my 100 point requirement and quicker, and today I had to play a whopping 977 hands just to clear it! Usually I can play 500-700 and it's cleared. Last time I played roughly 1K hands I got 200 points, and this time 977 only got me 100. I suppose it could be partially because I'm playing tighter in general because I'm playing 6 tables, but it also was definitely the cards.
Very cold session, and one that left me kind of deflated. I felt like I just played for 2.5 hours and didn't do much other than steadily lose money. The one hand that pulled me back a little was when I was dealt AA and TT donked into it for a full 100BB stack. Not bad! Still couldn't save me from the dregs of a losing session though.
Aha! I also just figured out why the number of hands full tilt reports I played and the number of hands PT collects differ. PT is set to only collect hands with 7-9 players, so when the tables drop to 6-, FT counts them and PT doesn't.
Hand of the day (Villain was 17/0/2):
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
SB: $26.60
BB: $21.25
UTG: $14.65
UTG+1: $29.20
UTG+2: $35.80
Hero (MP1): $27.85
MP2: $12.25
CO: $8.25
BTN: $39.90
Pre-Flop: Td Ah Td Ah dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $1
Flop: ($2.85) Ad 3s 8d (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2, UTG+1 raises to $4, Hero calls $2
Turn: ($10.85) Jc (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $5, Hero calls $5
River: ($20.85) 6h (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $5, Hero calls $5
Results: $30.85 Pot ($1.50 Rake)
UTG+1 showed 8s 8c (three of a kind, Eights) and WON $29.35 (+$14.10 NET)
Hero mucked Td Ah (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$15.25 NET)
Lesson to be learned: Fear the min c/r. Frankly, I had a gut instinct that he was bluffing on the flop, and I went with it to my great detriment. It's embarrassing that I can get caught up in a call down like this still, and shows how much of a donk I still am. The problem is I really didn't range him here, which I can blame on 6 tables but probably would have happened the same way with 4 tables. There is obviously nothing in his range that I beat other than a bluff, and that is doubtful coming from a 17/0/2, with attention to the 2.
Ah well. Better luck next time, and more focus to avoid losing money on the above hand.
Session: -$19 -- 977 Hands
Overall: $524.30-- +$179.20 -- 15,673 hands
Very cold session, and one that left me kind of deflated. I felt like I just played for 2.5 hours and didn't do much other than steadily lose money. The one hand that pulled me back a little was when I was dealt AA and TT donked into it for a full 100BB stack. Not bad! Still couldn't save me from the dregs of a losing session though.
Aha! I also just figured out why the number of hands full tilt reports I played and the number of hands PT collects differ. PT is set to only collect hands with 7-9 players, so when the tables drop to 6-, FT counts them and PT doesn't.
Hand of the day (Villain was 17/0/2):
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
SB: $26.60
BB: $21.25
UTG: $14.65
UTG+1: $29.20
UTG+2: $35.80
Hero (MP1): $27.85
MP2: $12.25
CO: $8.25
BTN: $39.90
Pre-Flop: Td Ah Td Ah dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $1
Flop: ($2.85) Ad 3s 8d (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2, UTG+1 raises to $4, Hero calls $2
Turn: ($10.85) Jc (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $5, Hero calls $5
River: ($20.85) 6h (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $5, Hero calls $5
Results: $30.85 Pot ($1.50 Rake)
UTG+1 showed 8s 8c (three of a kind, Eights) and WON $29.35 (+$14.10 NET)
Hero mucked Td Ah (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$15.25 NET)
Lesson to be learned: Fear the min c/r. Frankly, I had a gut instinct that he was bluffing on the flop, and I went with it to my great detriment. It's embarrassing that I can get caught up in a call down like this still, and shows how much of a donk I still am. The problem is I really didn't range him here, which I can blame on 6 tables but probably would have happened the same way with 4 tables. There is obviously nothing in his range that I beat other than a bluff, and that is doubtful coming from a 17/0/2, with attention to the 2.
Ah well. Better luck next time, and more focus to avoid losing money on the above hand.
Session: -$19 -- 977 Hands
Overall: $524.30-- +$179.20 -- 15,673 hands
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The rise cometh before the Fall
Bad session today. A few bad calls, and a few cold cards. I figure I'll start my posts off with hands from now on, and talk about them/other things afterward so I don't give you any preview for my hands.
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BB: $9.80
UTG: $10.25
UTG+1: $8.30
UTG+2: $8.25
Hero (MP1): $24.75
MP2: $26.15
CO: $11.95
BTN: $31.40
SB: $17.15
Pre-Flop: Ks Kd dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $1, MP2 calls $1, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75
Flop: ($4.35) 2h 9h 2d (4 Players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2.50, MP2 calls $2.50, 2 folds
Turn: ($9.35) Ts (2 Players)
Hero bets $5.50, MP2 raises to $11, Hero raises to $21.25 and is All-In, MP2 calls $10.25
River: ($51.85) 8d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $51.85 Pot ($2.55 Rake)
This play was poor. I tried 6-tabling for the first time tonight, and it only got the best of me once, when this hand was occurring, but that's no excuse. The PFR amount was too small, and should have been $1.50, and because of that error I got too many callers. I discounted a 2 on the flop, because the only hand I could see calling that PFR including a 2 was 22, of which there was only one 2 left in the deck. My flop bet was low to induce a caller with a missed mid-range PP, doubting I had the 9 or an overpair. In retrospect however, with 4 players in the pot this makes it way too easy for a FD to call. On the turn I was once again betting small believing that I had the best hand. I didn't think the caller had TT-QQ because the PFR situation, and at the very least the flop call wouldn't make sense, so I put them on 33-88. The turn raise made me stop and think for a second, but I ended up calling without much hesitation, and seeing the below:
Hero showed Ks Kd (two pair, Kings and Twos) and LOST (-$24.75 NET)
MP2 showed 9s 9c (a full house, Nines full of Twos) and WON $49.30 (+$24.55 NET)
Yuck. Slightly cold deck, but still it was my underbets that let it happen. I contemplated calling the turn raise, but didn't want to see some sort of combo draw with hearts relying on FE to make that minraise on the turn.
Anyway, on to another hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP2: $4.65
CO: $22.65
BTN: $11.10
Hero (SB): $28.10
BB: $50.20
UTG: $21.75
UTG+1: $50.65
MP1: $10
Pre-Flop: Js Ks dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1.25) Kc Jd Qs (5 Players)
Hero bets $1.20, 3 folds, BTN calls $1.20
Turn: ($3.65) Jh (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($3.65) Ts (2 Players)
Hero bets $26.65 and is All-In, BTN calls $9.65 and is All-In
Results: $22.95 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
BTN mucked 6d As (a straight, Ace high) and LOST (-$11.10 NET)
Hero showed Js Ks (a full house, Jacks full of Kings) and WON $21.85 (+$10.75 NET)
This one I was more proud of. Often times I don't mind a call or a check (in the BB) in these PF situations, although I'm not sure if that's technically correct. Basically I don't want to play KJ in a bloated pot OOP, and I'm really only looking here for flush value as there are so many limpers. On the flop, I like my bet because I figure someone with an AQ/AJ is going to call even though they shouldn't, and I can make a nice PSB on the turn barring an A, T, or 9 from hitting and take it down there. When the turn gives me the FH, now I'm slowing down. I'm hoping that the T or the A comes to give someone a straight where I can capitalize. However when the T does come on the river, I make a play which is out of character for me, and that's overbetting the pot. I figure at this level (NL25), it's going to be hard for a T to get away, and an A is never folding here. However with a large bet an A may be tempted to call rather than raise, because of the huge looking FH out there (any KJ, QJ, TJ). Because they weren't folding and were pretty much paying me what I bet, I decided to just put it all in, and was happy with my decision.
The above hand was my biggest net win for the session. Some of my losses include raising PF, calling flop and calling river bets when draws missed with A9, and losing to AJ. I also lost a couple coinflips against the shorties, which are populating FT in increasing numbers lately.
Blah. Put it behind me and hope for a better session tomorrow.
Session: -$36 -- 686 Hands
Overall: $543.45-- +$198.35 -- 14,696 hands
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BB: $9.80
UTG: $10.25
UTG+1: $8.30
UTG+2: $8.25
Hero (MP1): $24.75
MP2: $26.15
CO: $11.95
BTN: $31.40
SB: $17.15
Pre-Flop: Ks Kd dealt to Hero (MP1)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $1, MP2 calls $1, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75
Flop: ($4.35) 2h 9h 2d (4 Players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2.50, MP2 calls $2.50, 2 folds
Turn: ($9.35) Ts (2 Players)
Hero bets $5.50, MP2 raises to $11, Hero raises to $21.25 and is All-In, MP2 calls $10.25
River: ($51.85) 8d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: $51.85 Pot ($2.55 Rake)
This play was poor. I tried 6-tabling for the first time tonight, and it only got the best of me once, when this hand was occurring, but that's no excuse. The PFR amount was too small, and should have been $1.50, and because of that error I got too many callers. I discounted a 2 on the flop, because the only hand I could see calling that PFR including a 2 was 22, of which there was only one 2 left in the deck. My flop bet was low to induce a caller with a missed mid-range PP, doubting I had the 9 or an overpair. In retrospect however, with 4 players in the pot this makes it way too easy for a FD to call. On the turn I was once again betting small believing that I had the best hand. I didn't think the caller had TT-QQ because the PFR situation, and at the very least the flop call wouldn't make sense, so I put them on 33-88. The turn raise made me stop and think for a second, but I ended up calling without much hesitation, and seeing the below:
Hero showed Ks Kd (two pair, Kings and Twos) and LOST (-$24.75 NET)
MP2 showed 9s 9c (a full house, Nines full of Twos) and WON $49.30 (+$24.55 NET)
Yuck. Slightly cold deck, but still it was my underbets that let it happen. I contemplated calling the turn raise, but didn't want to see some sort of combo draw with hearts relying on FE to make that minraise on the turn.
Anyway, on to another hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP2: $4.65
CO: $22.65
BTN: $11.10
Hero (SB): $28.10
BB: $50.20
UTG: $21.75
UTG+1: $50.65
MP1: $10
Pre-Flop: Js Ks dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1.25) Kc Jd Qs (5 Players)
Hero bets $1.20, 3 folds, BTN calls $1.20
Turn: ($3.65) Jh (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($3.65) Ts (2 Players)
Hero bets $26.65 and is All-In, BTN calls $9.65 and is All-In
Results: $22.95 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
BTN mucked 6d As (a straight, Ace high) and LOST (-$11.10 NET)
Hero showed Js Ks (a full house, Jacks full of Kings) and WON $21.85 (+$10.75 NET)
This one I was more proud of. Often times I don't mind a call or a check (in the BB) in these PF situations, although I'm not sure if that's technically correct. Basically I don't want to play KJ in a bloated pot OOP, and I'm really only looking here for flush value as there are so many limpers. On the flop, I like my bet because I figure someone with an AQ/AJ is going to call even though they shouldn't, and I can make a nice PSB on the turn barring an A, T, or 9 from hitting and take it down there. When the turn gives me the FH, now I'm slowing down. I'm hoping that the T or the A comes to give someone a straight where I can capitalize. However when the T does come on the river, I make a play which is out of character for me, and that's overbetting the pot. I figure at this level (NL25), it's going to be hard for a T to get away, and an A is never folding here. However with a large bet an A may be tempted to call rather than raise, because of the huge looking FH out there (any KJ, QJ, TJ). Because they weren't folding and were pretty much paying me what I bet, I decided to just put it all in, and was happy with my decision.
The above hand was my biggest net win for the session. Some of my losses include raising PF, calling flop and calling river bets when draws missed with A9, and losing to AJ. I also lost a couple coinflips against the shorties, which are populating FT in increasing numbers lately.
Blah. Put it behind me and hope for a better session tomorrow.
Session: -$36 -- 686 Hands
Overall: $543.45-- +$198.35 -- 14,696 hands
A new Tactic
I just read something that speedle wrote in a post over in the uNL 2+2 FR forums, and it got me thinking. He said that if he PFR, flopped TPTK HU IP, and got c/r on the flop, then he would often check behind if given the chance on the turn. I have my doubts about this technique, but also see some bonuses in it. My doubts are obviously that you're letting the draws see a free card. Now at NL25, the chance that someone is c/r-ing with a draw is pretty damn small, but you never know. Now the bonuses are that it controls pot size, which is something I don't really do.
For example if both players on the flop began the hand with 100BB stacks, that puts about 5 BBs each in the pot from the PFR, and 90BBs left in front of each player. After a checkraise about 25 more BBs will go in from each player, making the pot 60 BBs, and the stacks at 65 BBs, for an SPR of about 1. On the turn if you bet, then you are pretty much committing yourself, as any bet lower than 25 BBs wont be folded to given pot size,and any bet over leaves you with 40BBs left and a 115BBs pot, which means you're committed. However committing with TPTK on the turn with average stacks is probably not a +EV strategy.
Ahh... I don't know. I'm definitely learning a lot but there is also clearly so much to learn, and while math is the easy part, analysis is quite the opposite. Either way checking behind on the turn in this spot, ESPECIALLY when deepstacked, is probably the right move.
For example if both players on the flop began the hand with 100BB stacks, that puts about 5 BBs each in the pot from the PFR, and 90BBs left in front of each player. After a checkraise about 25 more BBs will go in from each player, making the pot 60 BBs, and the stacks at 65 BBs, for an SPR of about 1. On the turn if you bet, then you are pretty much committing yourself, as any bet lower than 25 BBs wont be folded to given pot size,and any bet over leaves you with 40BBs left and a 115BBs pot, which means you're committed. However committing with TPTK on the turn with average stacks is probably not a +EV strategy.
Ahh... I don't know. I'm definitely learning a lot but there is also clearly so much to learn, and while math is the easy part, analysis is quite the opposite. Either way checking behind on the turn in this spot, ESPECIALLY when deepstacked, is probably the right move.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Best session yet
Best session I've had since my return to poker. I think that one of my main leaks before was not getting enough value on the river. Anyway once again a short post, but I will post one hand and talk about it. Also my net balance may look a little odd as compared to my last balance, but I transferred $10 to a friend, got $10 in rakeback for January, (Yeah only $10 because I'm still clearing the deposit bonus on FT, and that cuts into your RB), and cleared a $20 bonus.
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP2: $4.65
CO: $13.40
BTN: $23.70
Hero (SB): $26.45
BB: $15
UTG: $34.75
UTG+1: $29.30
MP1: $25.35
Pre-Flop: 8c 8s dealt to Hero (SB)
4 folds, CO calls $0.25, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1) Kc 4h 8h (4 Players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, BTN bets $0.45, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $1.05
Turn: ($4) Ks (2 Players)
Hero bets $2, BTN calls $2
River: ($8) 2h (2 Players)
Hero bets $7, BTN calls $7
Results: $22 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
BTN mucked 9h Kh (a flush, King high) and LOST (-$10.75 NET)
Hero showed 8c 8s (a full house, Eights full of Kings) and WON $20.90 (+$10.15 NET)
My main question here is about my river bet here. At first I thought about betting small and "value betting" or so I have learned; just betting an amount that I think their range can call. However, I feel that a huge holding here is a flush, and although the Ace flush will probably raise at NL25, lower flushes will most likely call a bet. For that reason I decided to bet roughly the pot rather than a smaller bet which I would normally have made. However in retrospect I think I should have bet more, possibly even pushed. This is because if he has a flush, he's calling anyway. Even a king will probably make a crying call as well. For that reason I think that I should have bet more.
Anyway, I'm tired, but good session.
Session: +$78 -- 741 Hands
Overall: $579.50-- +$234.15 -- 14,008 hands
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
MP2: $4.65
CO: $13.40
BTN: $23.70
Hero (SB): $26.45
BB: $15
UTG: $34.75
UTG+1: $29.30
MP1: $25.35
Pre-Flop: 8c 8s dealt to Hero (SB)
4 folds, CO calls $0.25, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1) Kc 4h 8h (4 Players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, BTN bets $0.45, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $1.05
Turn: ($4) Ks (2 Players)
Hero bets $2, BTN calls $2
River: ($8) 2h (2 Players)
Hero bets $7, BTN calls $7
Results: $22 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
BTN mucked 9h Kh (a flush, King high) and LOST (-$10.75 NET)
Hero showed 8c 8s (a full house, Eights full of Kings) and WON $20.90 (+$10.15 NET)
My main question here is about my river bet here. At first I thought about betting small and "value betting" or so I have learned; just betting an amount that I think their range can call. However, I feel that a huge holding here is a flush, and although the Ace flush will probably raise at NL25, lower flushes will most likely call a bet. For that reason I decided to bet roughly the pot rather than a smaller bet which I would normally have made. However in retrospect I think I should have bet more, possibly even pushed. This is because if he has a flush, he's calling anyway. Even a king will probably make a crying call as well. For that reason I think that I should have bet more.
Anyway, I'm tired, but good session.
Session: +$78 -- 741 Hands
Overall: $579.50-- +$234.15 -- 14,008 hands
New goal
I have a new goal which I will accomplish next time I'm taking some time to study poker. I need to figure out what target SPRs are. I know the general theory of Stack to pot ratio, and how to calculate it given any situation (Basically the shortest stack still involved in the hand's ratio to the potsize), and I can even do it quickly. But saying that the SPR is 3.5 and knowing how to exploit that information are two different things.
I believe this information is in Harrington On Holdem... I think it was Harrington who talked about SPR, but I'm not sure... I'll have to look it up when I get out of work.
I believe this information is in Harrington On Holdem... I think it was Harrington who talked about SPR, but I'm not sure... I'll have to look it up when I get out of work.
QQ vs KK vs AA
Yeah, it happened last night. I didn't get a chance to post about it because my session took a long time, and I was a little burnt out from my day at work.
Thankfully I got away from it PF. The situation went UTG raise to .85 (KK), MP raise to $3 (me, with QQ), CO raises to $10 (folded PF), SB raised to $35, all in (AA), UTG called $25 allin (KK), I... fold, CO folds.
Crazy hand. I can't believe what the SB felt like looking at his AA and having it be $10 to him in a 4bet pot preflop. He must have been jumping for joy.
Thankfully I got away from it PF. The situation went UTG raise to .85 (KK), MP raise to $3 (me, with QQ), CO raises to $10 (folded PF), SB raised to $35, all in (AA), UTG called $25 allin (KK), I... fold, CO folds.
Crazy hand. I can't believe what the SB felt like looking at his AA and having it be $10 to him in a 4bet pot preflop. He must have been jumping for joy.
Monday, February 4, 2008
No time
Started late today, no time for a post. I'm rather pissed though that I only finished up $1. I also transferred $10 to my buddy pete, so that accounts for my -$10 on my overall bankroll.
Session: +$1 -- 599 Hands
Overall: $471.45-- +$156.10 -- 13,265 hands
Session: +$1 -- 599 Hands
Overall: $471.45-- +$156.10 -- 13,265 hands
Plans for tonight's session
As usual just hanging out at work, although I do have a rather difficult project on my plate right now...
Adding 3betting light from the blinds to my game tonight, so we'll see how I do; there's an excellent post about it on 2+2 by Sounded Simple right now. It's also a really easy stat to track using PT, so I can keep up with how I'm doing.
I need to get off my cocky bandwagon with my posting here lately. Lately I'm all "I played well, blahbidy blah", which accomplishes nothing. Obviously there are still huge leaks in my game and everytime I post hands on 2+2 I'm surprised by the responses I get. So enough of that, I need to post more open ended questions so when I look back from time to time I remember then, and see if I've answered them.
One problem I've noticed is that people always post the villains VPIP/PFR/TA when they post hands, and I usually don't either because I don't remember (unacceptable), or don't feel like I had enough hands on them to use the stats. The latter is something I really need to figure out. For example should I be datamining 16 tables for 30 minutes prior to my sessions? Because I could, but that would extend my session unfavorably. I usually play 6-8:30, which is right when I get home from work until about 30 minutes after my GF gets home. I also have mined overnight a couple times, but it's a little ridiculous because it baloons the size of my DB, and includes information mostly from people who don't play when I play. Blah.
Getting pumped for my session tonight, maybe I can finally have a substancial winner like I used to.
Adding 3betting light from the blinds to my game tonight, so we'll see how I do; there's an excellent post about it on 2+2 by Sounded Simple right now. It's also a really easy stat to track using PT, so I can keep up with how I'm doing.
I need to get off my cocky bandwagon with my posting here lately. Lately I'm all "I played well, blahbidy blah", which accomplishes nothing. Obviously there are still huge leaks in my game and everytime I post hands on 2+2 I'm surprised by the responses I get. So enough of that, I need to post more open ended questions so when I look back from time to time I remember then, and see if I've answered them.
One problem I've noticed is that people always post the villains VPIP/PFR/TA when they post hands, and I usually don't either because I don't remember (unacceptable), or don't feel like I had enough hands on them to use the stats. The latter is something I really need to figure out. For example should I be datamining 16 tables for 30 minutes prior to my sessions? Because I could, but that would extend my session unfavorably. I usually play 6-8:30, which is right when I get home from work until about 30 minutes after my GF gets home. I also have mined overnight a couple times, but it's a little ridiculous because it baloons the size of my DB, and includes information mostly from people who don't play when I play. Blah.
Getting pumped for my session tonight, maybe I can finally have a substancial winner like I used to.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Longest session ever
Woke up early today and played my first 1K hand session quad tabling. It came out to just under 4 hours of playing roughly break even poker. Also cleared another $20 bonus and made some progress towards clearing the NEXT one. I guess break even poker isn't so bad if you have a bonus to clear.
My biggest loss was a -$27 loss where I had AQ on an AQ4 two tone flop and lost to 44. I feel like I made the right decision though, and this was just a cold deck, but I'm not so sure.
No hands to post today as it's Superbowl time.
Session: +$11 -- 1012 Hands
Overall: $480.10-- +$154.00 -- 12,666 hands
My biggest loss was a -$27 loss where I had AQ on an AQ4 two tone flop and lost to 44. I feel like I made the right decision though, and this was just a cold deck, but I'm not so sure.
No hands to post today as it's Superbowl time.
Session: +$11 -- 1012 Hands
Overall: $480.10-- +$154.00 -- 12,666 hands
Breaking even all day long
Decided to play a mini session tonight, as it would count for my Ironman points tomorrow, and tomorrow is the superbowl. Don't know if I'll play too much tomorrow, but I'll definitely play enough to hit 100 points on the day, as I already got most of them tonight.
Not a great session but yet again not due to my play. Roughly break even, and a whole lot of folding. I lost one hand early on in the session and made some back CBing, but other than that rather boring and short. Blah. Here's a hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BTN: $12.40
SB: $25.40
BB: $9.40
UTG: $10.20
UTG+1: $10.15
Hero (UTG+2): $25.10
MP1: $25.60
MP2: $26.60
CO: $20.40
Pre-Flop: Ac Ks dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, MP1 calls $1.25, 5 folds, UTG calls $1
Flop: ($4.10) Ah 5h 8s (3 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $3.50, MP1 raises to $9, UTG folds, Hero calls $5.50
Turn: ($22.10) 5s (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $15
Results: $22.10 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
MP1 mucked and WON $21 (+$10.75 NET)
I wanted to fold on the flop, but part of me said that was just a little too nittish. I was hoping to get to showdown cheap at this point, but then that wasn't possible. The one fact that made me contemplate a call was a FH or quads (which is what he was repping on the flop, a set) would probably slow play here, as they would want the flush to hit. He was playing so aggressively it seemed like he was trying to protect his hand, which led me to believe A8 perhaps. However I can't imagine too many hands being played this way other than Ax, so maybe I should have called. Now that I'm looking at it, I'm pretty sure everyone slows down here with a FH or quads, hoping for the flush to hit. Ahh well, I'm learning.
If you're interested in the true boringness of this session, my biggest wins and losses were both $4, excepting the hand posted above. Blah.
Session: -$2 -- 354 Hands
Overall: $449.60-- +$143.50 -- 11,650 hands
Not a great session but yet again not due to my play. Roughly break even, and a whole lot of folding. I lost one hand early on in the session and made some back CBing, but other than that rather boring and short. Blah. Here's a hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
BTN: $12.40
SB: $25.40
BB: $9.40
UTG: $10.20
UTG+1: $10.15
Hero (UTG+2): $25.10
MP1: $25.60
MP2: $26.60
CO: $20.40
Pre-Flop: Ac Ks dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, MP1 calls $1.25, 5 folds, UTG calls $1
Flop: ($4.10) Ah 5h 8s (3 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $3.50, MP1 raises to $9, UTG folds, Hero calls $5.50
Turn: ($22.10) 5s (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $15
Results: $22.10 Pot ($1.10 Rake)
MP1 mucked and WON $21 (+$10.75 NET)
I wanted to fold on the flop, but part of me said that was just a little too nittish. I was hoping to get to showdown cheap at this point, but then that wasn't possible. The one fact that made me contemplate a call was a FH or quads (which is what he was repping on the flop, a set) would probably slow play here, as they would want the flush to hit. He was playing so aggressively it seemed like he was trying to protect his hand, which led me to believe A8 perhaps. However I can't imagine too many hands being played this way other than Ax, so maybe I should have called. Now that I'm looking at it, I'm pretty sure everyone slows down here with a FH or quads, hoping for the flush to hit. Ahh well, I'm learning.
If you're interested in the true boringness of this session, my biggest wins and losses were both $4, excepting the hand posted above. Blah.
Session: -$2 -- 354 Hands
Overall: $449.60-- +$143.50 -- 11,650 hands
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Great Breakeven Session
Nah, it's not a joke. I feel like I played wonderfully but took some bad beats. For one example, I was deepstacked and ran into AA with my KK. In fact, I had KK twice and lost about $40 with it, once when someone set up on a drawy under flop, and once with the AA. It happens. And I am fine with that, in fact I feel good. I feel like I'm learning some better places to bet with marginal hands, and varying my CBs according to flop texture, so I'm losing less and gaining more when people flop monsters against me. I also lost a considerable amount with a double barrel, but the spot where I did so I think was a wonderful place to do so.
I figure that it's not great to always post me biggest loser hand, because then when people read it all they're gonna think is "wow, he's about to lose". So rather I'll post big hands which were interesting, whether they're winners or losers. On a different note, I also updated my HUD today so it shows fold/call/raise CBs. A very useful stat I believe, but one that you need many hands on a player for it to be useful. I also updated it so it shows my own stats while I play, so I can play based on my image better. Notice I don't say "more", because most players are not thinking players at this level. I could only play my image against a reg.
My KK vs. AA was a net -24.35, but obviously I'm not posting that. So here goes:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $5.25
UTG+1: $23.75
MP1: $29.10
MP2: $25
Hero (CO): $25.65
BTN: $24.65
SB: $25.05
BB: $23.75
Pre-Flop: Qc Ah dealt to Hero (CO)
3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $2.50, 3 folds, MP2 calls $1.65
Flop: ($5.35) Ts 8h 2s (2 Players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $3.50, MP2 calls $3.50
Turn: ($12.35) 9c (2 Players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $10, MP2 raises to $19 and is All-In, Hero folds
Results: $32.35 Pot ($1.60 Rake)
MP2 mucked and WON $30.75 (+$14.75 NET)
Huh. I'm going to post this on 2p2 to see what they think. I think this is a good spot to double barrel though... we'll see what others think.
Session: -$3 -- 579 Hands
Overall: $451.85-- +$145.75 -- 11,297 hands
I figure that it's not great to always post me biggest loser hand, because then when people read it all they're gonna think is "wow, he's about to lose". So rather I'll post big hands which were interesting, whether they're winners or losers. On a different note, I also updated my HUD today so it shows fold/call/raise CBs. A very useful stat I believe, but one that you need many hands on a player for it to be useful. I also updated it so it shows my own stats while I play, so I can play based on my image better. Notice I don't say "more", because most players are not thinking players at this level. I could only play my image against a reg.
My KK vs. AA was a net -24.35, but obviously I'm not posting that. So here goes:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $5.25
UTG+1: $23.75
MP1: $29.10
MP2: $25
Hero (CO): $25.65
BTN: $24.65
SB: $25.05
BB: $23.75
Pre-Flop: Qc Ah dealt to Hero (CO)
3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $2.50, 3 folds, MP2 calls $1.65
Flop: ($5.35) Ts 8h 2s (2 Players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $3.50, MP2 calls $3.50
Turn: ($12.35) 9c (2 Players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $10, MP2 raises to $19 and is All-In, Hero folds
Results: $32.35 Pot ($1.60 Rake)
MP2 mucked and WON $30.75 (+$14.75 NET)
Huh. I'm going to post this on 2p2 to see what they think. I think this is a good spot to double barrel though... we'll see what others think.
Session: -$3 -- 579 Hands
Overall: $451.85-- +$145.75 -- 11,297 hands
Friday, February 1, 2008
Iron man day 1 down
What a boring day at work. I spent quite a while posting on the 2+2 message boards, and getting pumped for tonight. One of my resolutions while doing this challenge is to post my biggest losing hand for each session and talk about it a little. I also may post another hand I found interesting. At least this will make this blog more informative rather than a simple stat tracker for me.
Overall my session went poorly, but I felt that I played alright. I feel that it's good that I can stay emotionally detached from my winnings or losings as long as I feel that I'm playing my best. Of course this can be a huge detriment if you're fooling yourself...
Either way -2 BI on the day. I felt like every decision I made turned out wrong. My KQ rivered my AA to catch a straight, while I had a set of Aces. KK was folded to me in the BB. Regarding my hand history, I figure that I'll post it without discussion first, so people can mentally grunch. Read 2p2 if you don't know what that means :). Here is my biggest loser from my session:
Seat 1: SSSABINO ($20.90)
Seat 2: 1kuelkat ($7.70)
Seat 3: CmonAlex ($5), is sitting out
Seat 5: systeempje ($16.80)
Seat 6: hackers238 ($26)
Seat 7: drexter ($23.65)
Seat 8: Tesch C ($25)
Seat 9: Einstein1882 ($21.75)
KIRK777 adds $25
SSSABINO posts the small blind of $0.10
1kuelkat posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hackers238 [As Kh]
systeempje folds
hackers238 raises to $1
drexter folds
Tesch C folds
Einstein1882 folds
SSSABINO calls $0.90
1kuelkat folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Qd 5d]
SSSABINO checks
hackers238 bets $2
SSSABINO calls $2
*** TURN *** [Td Qd 5d] [Kc]
SSSABINO checks
hackers238 bets $4
SSSABINO raises to $8
hackers238 raises to $23, and is all in
SSSABINO calls $9.90, and is all in
hackers238 shows [As Kh]
SSSABINO shows [6d Ad]
Uncalled bet of $5.10 returned to hackers238
*** RIVER *** [Td Qd 5d Kc] [3h]
hackers238 shows a pair of Kings
SSSABINO shows a flush, Ace high
SSSABINO wins the pot ($39.95) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $42.05 | Rake $2.10
Board: [Td Qd 5d Kc 3h]
Seat 1: SSSABINO (small blind) showed [6d Ad] and won ($39.95) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: hackers238 showed [As Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Ugh. Ugly play by me here. Forgetting Baluga's THM seems the main problem here. I think the main problem was reading an old post by pokey today talking about monochrome flops. As he said there's a 3.3% of any given opponent flopping the flush, and a 15% of them flopping a draw. I think that said I put a little too much faith in the fact that they "didn't have the flush". I feel everything is standard including the CBet until the turn. I'm not sure if firing a 2/3 pot sized bet is the right move here, however it's not a terrible mistake. The BIG mistake was shoving over on the turn, but my logic was that if he has the FD I'm letting him see the river free. I realize in retrospect that that minraise looks VERY suspect, especially when he could have just called to see the river. If he HAD the FD, he would be bloating the pot a little prematurely there.
Anyway, on to a better day tomorrow. 100 points logged today, so I'm on my way to becoming an Ironman.
Session: -$46 -- 711 Hands
Overall: $454.70-- +$147.85 -- 10,718 hands
Overall my session went poorly, but I felt that I played alright. I feel that it's good that I can stay emotionally detached from my winnings or losings as long as I feel that I'm playing my best. Of course this can be a huge detriment if you're fooling yourself...
Either way -2 BI on the day. I felt like every decision I made turned out wrong. My KQ rivered my AA to catch a straight, while I had a set of Aces. KK was folded to me in the BB. Regarding my hand history, I figure that I'll post it without discussion first, so people can mentally grunch. Read 2p2 if you don't know what that means :). Here is my biggest loser from my session:
Seat 1: SSSABINO ($20.90)
Seat 2: 1kuelkat ($7.70)
Seat 3: CmonAlex ($5), is sitting out
Seat 5: systeempje ($16.80)
Seat 6: hackers238 ($26)
Seat 7: drexter ($23.65)
Seat 8: Tesch C ($25)
Seat 9: Einstein1882 ($21.75)
KIRK777 adds $25
SSSABINO posts the small blind of $0.10
1kuelkat posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hackers238 [As Kh]
systeempje folds
hackers238 raises to $1
drexter folds
Tesch C folds
Einstein1882 folds
SSSABINO calls $0.90
1kuelkat folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Qd 5d]
SSSABINO checks
hackers238 bets $2
SSSABINO calls $2
*** TURN *** [Td Qd 5d] [Kc]
SSSABINO checks
hackers238 bets $4
SSSABINO raises to $8
hackers238 raises to $23, and is all in
SSSABINO calls $9.90, and is all in
hackers238 shows [As Kh]
SSSABINO shows [6d Ad]
Uncalled bet of $5.10 returned to hackers238
*** RIVER *** [Td Qd 5d Kc] [3h]
hackers238 shows a pair of Kings
SSSABINO shows a flush, Ace high
SSSABINO wins the pot ($39.95) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $42.05 | Rake $2.10
Board: [Td Qd 5d Kc 3h]
Seat 1: SSSABINO (small blind) showed [6d Ad] and won ($39.95) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: hackers238 showed [As Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Ugh. Ugly play by me here. Forgetting Baluga's THM seems the main problem here. I think the main problem was reading an old post by pokey today talking about monochrome flops. As he said there's a 3.3% of any given opponent flopping the flush, and a 15% of them flopping a draw. I think that said I put a little too much faith in the fact that they "didn't have the flush". I feel everything is standard including the CBet until the turn. I'm not sure if firing a 2/3 pot sized bet is the right move here, however it's not a terrible mistake. The BIG mistake was shoving over on the turn, but my logic was that if he has the FD I'm letting him see the river free. I realize in retrospect that that minraise looks VERY suspect, especially when he could have just called to see the river. If he HAD the FD, he would be bloating the pot a little prematurely there.
Anyway, on to a better day tomorrow. 100 points logged today, so I'm on my way to becoming an Ironman.
Session: -$46 -- 711 Hands
Overall: $454.70-- +$147.85 -- 10,718 hands
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