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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Goals - January 2008
Targets:
45kH/month@25NL, 1.5kH/Day, 3 tabling on FTP, 80H/table/hr, 6hrs/day.
@5PTBB/100, $40/day.
by 25 Jan I'll have $1k to go up to 50NL.
by 15 Feb I'll head for 100NL
by 15 Mar, be @200NL
(I'll add more as time goes by)
45kH/month@25NL, 1.5kH/Day, 3 tabling on FTP, 80H/table/hr, 6hrs/day.
@5PTBB/100, $40/day.
by 25 Jan I'll have $1k to go up to 50NL.
by 15 Feb I'll head for 100NL
by 15 Mar, be @200NL
(I'll add more as time goes by)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Jan 02
SUMMARY:
20/14/2.5 - 3424H - $22.25 - 1.29/100 - WWSF 42.69% - WSD 43.43%
I think I limped more than what's considered optimum for the purpose of getting into a hand with a fish cheap. Major concern is WSD 43.43%. I expected this since I knew I went to river too often in marginal big pots.
By the way, I've been using PAHUD for the majority of the past months. But it caused serious lags on my computer, especially playing more than 3 tables. It costed me a $50 pot once by freezing out my computer. I'm playing at 4 tables now. I need a faster computer. Since the beginning of this year, I'm actually playing blind. Somehow it doesn't affect much of my play. I think while I'm missing vital player information, I actually get much better reads on players and relied on my senses a lot more. I'll see how I fare. I think at the low levels, as brystmar commented in one of his videos, PAHUD is unnecessary at low stakes. As long as I'm playing solid poker, I'll beat the game.
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SESSION 01
Cooler #1: flopped set vs flush 99 vs J7s
Villain is a major FISH, 38/0/0.4 - 68H. I put him on an A or FD and pounded 3 streets with my flopped set of 9s.
Cooler #2: top trips vs flush AQ vs J8s
Again, he called with suited junk and he got there on the turn while I had top trips. I'm such a calling station. LOL.
Bad river call AQs vs K7s
Villain is the other major FISH at the same table, 50/20/1 - 74H. I got good value of him being a calling station on 2 streets. The river completes the flush, he instantly 1/2 potted it. I put him on flush like 90%. I made the hero call to prove me right that he had the nut flush.
LOL. Those are all the major hands at this JUICY table with 2 major fish playing. I ended up being the fish and donated over a BI to the fish. What might be consolating is that later, in a matter of 5 mins, while I was sitting out, both fish with well over 1.5 BI stack, went bust to the other regular sharks, and the table was emptied immediately afterwards. Jeez, I was indeed playing in a table of sharp guys and lucky fish.
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SESSION 02
Defied Zeebo's Theorem, tight fold? JQ vs ?? (A?)
I made this loose call for playing a pot with a fish. I was overjoyed to hit the flop, then turned the death card. Fish was 2 barrelling, I had to fold.
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SESSION 03
Major Blunder, misreading cards! 9Ts vs 55
For some reason, I thought I had 89s.
Successful move with good read 88 vs AJ
Villain is a kinda MANIAC, 50/32/2 - 68H. I min raise his CB on a T high flop. He went on top of me big real quick. My read is that he is not horrible player but too loose and bluff more than usual. His big raise means either premium over pair or total air. I think he is too loose to have JJ+. If he had 9T+, he would call more often than raise. Even when he raises, he should at least take some time to think about my hand and his bet sizing. I went with my gut feeling that he's got air, most likely overcards with 6 outs. He later commented gc :D I do notice him played back at me more than the others later. But I just gave him credit and let him have the small pots.
Reeled in a SHARK :D 44 vs QQ
Villain is a TAG regular 16.5/14.7/3 - 79H
I think the important play was my check on the turn. Villain called my min R on flop, he most likely has an overpair. I showed weakness to let him commit himself to the pot when the turn was a blank. Once he bets the turn, he's ALL IN. I know it's hard for him to let go of his QQ since I just cold called (CC) preflop (PF). He had to put me on 33 or 44 to let go of his hand. Well, had I 88 - TT, I would have folded on the turn. I think I would probably raise big with those pairs on the flop.
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SESSION 04
Cooler #3: MOST FASCINATING!!! K9s vs JJ
Villain is a major FISH 53.6/10/0.5 - 69H
i made a loose call to get in a pot with a FISH, and as the day's stories went, I was the fish. Villain limped JJ and flopped top set while I flopped 2nd pair and 2nd nut FD! It gets more interesting. The turn made me 2nd trips, I came out firing the pot. Villain called with his turned top BOAT. It gets even more interesting on the river. River is 6c, completing my 2nd nut FD. I potted and villain instantly raise me BIG! I timed down... actually asked if he had the nut flush. I was 99% sure he had the nut flush to raise me this big, though being a fish, he knows nothing about raising size. That 6*pot raise just screams nut flush or better. Then again, I was in the "happy donating fish" mode, I called, expecting AXc. But lo and behold, a fish slowed played top boat all the way!
Folding flopped set to the FISH JJ vs ??s.
I flopped 2nd set, got exciting to stack the fish. Then the turn completed the flush. Fish fired out almost instantly. I thought a bit and folded. Had the board been paired, I'm 100% to get all his $$$. I don't think he's capable of folding nut flush on a paired board. Anyway, I've learnt fish loves to call with suited trash. One's got to learn, right ;)
Gotta get away from PERFECT ROYAL board AJ vs ??
It's all pretty self-explanatory. On a JQKc board, my AJh is marginal, even if villain was making a move on me. Just folded it up and move on.
Cracked a ROCK AK vs AQ
ROCK - 14/4/0.5 - 149H
This is marginal, I expect to see flush or sets a lot. However, I had Ah, so I had to go with the hand. I think I was lucky to have him out kicked. An after thought, such a tight ROCK doesn't have suited connectors much, sets are more likely.
Misplayed on turned top BOAT TT vs ??
24/10.7/1 - 75H
I think I rushed the turn, should have just called. I didn't think too much about his hand. Obviously since he folded on the turn, he didn't have 33 or 44. He's on 77-99. Had I called, best case is that he also rivered boat. But he'll probably call a river bet depending on the river card.
Similar but right play 66 vs ??
FISH 47.5/8.2/0.7 - 61 H
I still cannot put fish on a hand. His min RR on BB is so wide. Now I think he was putting a play on me, probably due to the fact that I steal a lot :D (following CTS's advice on pounding on limpers mercilessly) He min RR my SB raise, check the flop, min R my turn bet, all smelled FISHY!!! But on such a drawy board, I had to put him in. Obviously he didn't understand he was pot committed on the turn already! He had $14 behind with pot size $12.5. He folded and I took down a nice pot.
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SESSION 05
Getting fancy kills the bird 88 vs AA
32.4/23.4/1.4 - 111H
Villain is fishy, I was definitely out of my senses on every street. LESSON: 88 is not AA, though they sound alike.
Cooler #4: QQ vs KT
I RR on flop fully intending to put villain ALL IN on the turn. I made the pot $11.05 with him having $9.85 behind. Obviously I'm running really cold against all fish today, turned the death card of T. I had to check and he checked behind. He 1/4 pot bet the river, and following my hero call tradition today, I looked him up to see KT. Obviously poor play on his part, check calling, he got minimal value out of his hand, while giving me the most value when I had the best hand.
I like my fold JQ vs ??
My flop call didn't slow him down a bit, so I put him on a set.
LOL! Unbelievable ATROCIOUS FISH play! 68s vs JQ
Seriously, if he's check calling a monster like top BOAT multiway, there is no money in poker for him!
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SESSION 06
Horrible CALL got REAL LUCKY! KJ vs TT
TAG 19.3/13.8/2.5 - 218H
PF, I made the horrible call with KJo. This makes me realise I was on some kind of TILT. The COOLERS I ran into playing the fish definitely got into me. On the flop, I was a 5 : 95 dog. By turn, improved to 10:90, I was dreading AQ or a set. I pot committed myself and shoved for the best, and I got there. In retrospect, I think villain is also scared of AQ or more likely Q9, he timed down on the turn. So LESSON: don't ever call with KJ; but when you call, GET LUCKY!
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SESSION 07
Senseless play vs a SHORT STACK (SS) 77 vs JQ
FISH 33/4/0.2 - 124H
As above, got fed up with SS fish and couldn't wait for a better spot to stack them, in the process turning into the fish myself.
FISH GOT MIN VALUE! FUN! TT vs JQ
It's amazing to see fish check calling good hands. I don't understand how that is going to make him $$$???
Missed value here on my 24s vs 88 from a BIG STACK :D
While putting in so many hands, I try to incorporate some elements of surprise in the rare occasions. I over limped 24s on the button in a 4 way pot and flopped bottom 2 Pairs (B2P). I don't villain's play at all. I could be on a lower pair + SD. However, I should have bet the river when he checked. Flush is not a big part of his range. For a sound player, he should not be chasing the flush on the turn. Again, it shows how important it is to take time out and think through the hand. Had I thought about it more, I would have bet the river. LESSON: take time out, think it through, make the best decision.
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SESSION 08
BABY FLUSH dominated 67s vs QTs
Villain played his hand well. I think my play was ok until the his river min raise. Though the pot odd is more than 3 to 1, I should have folded.
Lucky 67s busted AA
Lately I've experimented with playing suited connectors (SC) a bit more. This is a 20:80 dog suck out. LESSON: fold SC when don't hit. Later you'll see a perfect textbook example of my 45s busting a TT. I learnt from my opponents. I was stacked twice by 56s in the past. Now I'm turning the tables around :D
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SESSION 09
AA held over JJ
FISH 39.6/20.7/0.95 - 53H
No brainer post. I'll post this type of hands the first time, but no more. I find min raising fish gets more action. Big raises scare them off. Obviously do that with strong hands, raise them big with weaker hands ;)
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SESSION 10
TILT/FANCY SYNDROME/STUPIDITY whatever you call it! AJs vs AA
It was my first hand on the table, got dealt AJs. BS (3BI) on the Button (BTN) made it $1, I RR, he insta-shoved, I obliged.
His stats turned out to be 20/5/0.87 - 60 H, no brainer fold. I definitely should have folded there, even without any stats.
Cooler #5: Getting fancy with SS got burnt again JJ vs QT
Major FISH 43.75/0/0.55
I'm picking on the fish here. Continuing the day's trend, I ended up donating nearly a BI to the fish. I should definitely check fold the turn. Villain is not betting anything less than Jh. So check it down.
Cooler #6: Flush dominated again by fish 8Ts vs A2s
I didn't think fish would bet out his FD on flop and min bet on turned nut flush. I put villain on a weak K. I was not happy when I got min raised on the river.
Cooler #7: TP failed vs limped Over Pair (OP) 67 vs TT
I think my logic was taken over by my eagerness to bust the fish, gotta be patient.
Fast played top BOAT, stacked a FISH! YEAH! KK vs KT
FISH 60.4/0/0.18 -$44.85 - 48H
Straight forward, the flop R, RR, RRR was FUN! What a FISH. What did he think I have? Obviously he was just playing his cards, thinking his TP was good. I mean, he didn't even think I could have a J! OUTRAGEOUS! I'm playing him everyday!
Sealing my Victory AA vs A8 on 678 flop!
Now I feel sorry for him, I'm a total bully JQ vs A9 on JQK flop!
Overplayed top 2P on flush board 56 vs A9s
I don't mind my turn bet, but on the river it was a total HERO CALL!
Missed value on LUCKY RIVER! A5 vs Q9
Definitely a spot to value bet on the river.
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SESSION 11
Probably should have smooth called turn 56 vs ??
The turn raise was too obvious, wait for river would be better.
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SESSION 14
TRICKY Player limping KK, J3s nearly made it!
I just wish I complete my SD, that would be pure GOLD!
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SESSION 15
BABY HANDS FEST LOL 45s vs 45s vs 33
I was confused the whole way. Notably I min bet the river as a blocking bet, seemed to work for a fish :D
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SESSION 16
TILT: CHASING SD 33 vs ??
Time to STOP playing!!!
TILT: Overplayed FD to a TRICKY top SET KTs vs QQ
31/1/0.3 - 207H
I put him on Q but I was on tilt.
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SESSION 17
BABY BOAT stacking OP 33 vs 88
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SESSION 19
Followed my instincts TT vs 88
I put him on a pair instead of a set. I probably toss away 99.
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SESSION 20
I love it when small SC busts OP 56s vs TT
DREAM FLOP ;D
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SESSION 21
Pot committed my TPTK to a SS's bottom SET AJs vs 55
WINNER'S TILT: Just can't stop making HERO CALLs to flush AJ vs A4s
INTERESTING SPOT AA vs KK and SB Cold Call
I put SB on a Pocket Pair (PP). JJ, QQ most likely. Now normally I would just call and shove on flop or turn with AA. Here I wanted less variance, though my EV would be less. I RR to get it to HU. BTN insta shoved, AA or KK. SB thought for a while and folded. I think SB is on QQ, because JJ would have folded fast. Had he JJ, he would have made top set and busted both of us. Anway, I'm happy with my 2BI stack.
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SESSION 22
Another HERO CALL AA vs A4s
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SESSION 30
BABY FLUSH crushed by NUT FLUSH OOP 57s vs A6s
Totally bad play turn and river. Somehow I don't seem to make flush much at all. So when I get one on the flop, I get very very excited :(
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SESSION 34
WEAK Ace got beat A8s vs AQ
Just before the hand, I remember telling myself not to call with small Aces, chances are I'll be dominated too often. And guess what, this immediately proved it.
20/14/2.5 - 3424H - $22.25 - 1.29/100 - WWSF 42.69% - WSD 43.43%
I think I limped more than what's considered optimum for the purpose of getting into a hand with a fish cheap. Major concern is WSD 43.43%. I expected this since I knew I went to river too often in marginal big pots.
By the way, I've been using PAHUD for the majority of the past months. But it caused serious lags on my computer, especially playing more than 3 tables. It costed me a $50 pot once by freezing out my computer. I'm playing at 4 tables now. I need a faster computer. Since the beginning of this year, I'm actually playing blind. Somehow it doesn't affect much of my play. I think while I'm missing vital player information, I actually get much better reads on players and relied on my senses a lot more. I'll see how I fare. I think at the low levels, as brystmar commented in one of his videos, PAHUD is unnecessary at low stakes. As long as I'm playing solid poker, I'll beat the game.
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SESSION 01
Cooler #1: flopped set vs flush 99 vs J7s
Villain is a major FISH, 38/0/0.4 - 68H. I put him on an A or FD and pounded 3 streets with my flopped set of 9s.
Cooler #2: top trips vs flush AQ vs J8s
Again, he called with suited junk and he got there on the turn while I had top trips. I'm such a calling station. LOL.
Bad river call AQs vs K7s
Villain is the other major FISH at the same table, 50/20/1 - 74H. I got good value of him being a calling station on 2 streets. The river completes the flush, he instantly 1/2 potted it. I put him on flush like 90%. I made the hero call to prove me right that he had the nut flush.
LOL. Those are all the major hands at this JUICY table with 2 major fish playing. I ended up being the fish and donated over a BI to the fish. What might be consolating is that later, in a matter of 5 mins, while I was sitting out, both fish with well over 1.5 BI stack, went bust to the other regular sharks, and the table was emptied immediately afterwards. Jeez, I was indeed playing in a table of sharp guys and lucky fish.
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SESSION 02
Defied Zeebo's Theorem, tight fold? JQ vs ?? (A?)
I made this loose call for playing a pot with a fish. I was overjoyed to hit the flop, then turned the death card. Fish was 2 barrelling, I had to fold.
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SESSION 03
Major Blunder, misreading cards! 9Ts vs 55
For some reason, I thought I had 89s.
Successful move with good read 88 vs AJ
Villain is a kinda MANIAC, 50/32/2 - 68H. I min raise his CB on a T high flop. He went on top of me big real quick. My read is that he is not horrible player but too loose and bluff more than usual. His big raise means either premium over pair or total air. I think he is too loose to have JJ+. If he had 9T+, he would call more often than raise. Even when he raises, he should at least take some time to think about my hand and his bet sizing. I went with my gut feeling that he's got air, most likely overcards with 6 outs. He later commented gc :D I do notice him played back at me more than the others later. But I just gave him credit and let him have the small pots.
Reeled in a SHARK :D 44 vs QQ
Villain is a TAG regular 16.5/14.7/3 - 79H
I think the important play was my check on the turn. Villain called my min R on flop, he most likely has an overpair. I showed weakness to let him commit himself to the pot when the turn was a blank. Once he bets the turn, he's ALL IN. I know it's hard for him to let go of his QQ since I just cold called (CC) preflop (PF). He had to put me on 33 or 44 to let go of his hand. Well, had I 88 - TT, I would have folded on the turn. I think I would probably raise big with those pairs on the flop.
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SESSION 04
Cooler #3: MOST FASCINATING!!! K9s vs JJ
Villain is a major FISH 53.6/10/0.5 - 69H
i made a loose call to get in a pot with a FISH, and as the day's stories went, I was the fish. Villain limped JJ and flopped top set while I flopped 2nd pair and 2nd nut FD! It gets more interesting. The turn made me 2nd trips, I came out firing the pot. Villain called with his turned top BOAT. It gets even more interesting on the river. River is 6c, completing my 2nd nut FD. I potted and villain instantly raise me BIG! I timed down... actually asked if he had the nut flush. I was 99% sure he had the nut flush to raise me this big, though being a fish, he knows nothing about raising size. That 6*pot raise just screams nut flush or better. Then again, I was in the "happy donating fish" mode, I called, expecting AXc. But lo and behold, a fish slowed played top boat all the way!
Folding flopped set to the FISH JJ vs ??s.
I flopped 2nd set, got exciting to stack the fish. Then the turn completed the flush. Fish fired out almost instantly. I thought a bit and folded. Had the board been paired, I'm 100% to get all his $$$. I don't think he's capable of folding nut flush on a paired board. Anyway, I've learnt fish loves to call with suited trash. One's got to learn, right ;)
Gotta get away from PERFECT ROYAL board AJ vs ??
It's all pretty self-explanatory. On a JQKc board, my AJh is marginal, even if villain was making a move on me. Just folded it up and move on.
Cracked a ROCK AK vs AQ
ROCK - 14/4/0.5 - 149H
This is marginal, I expect to see flush or sets a lot. However, I had Ah, so I had to go with the hand. I think I was lucky to have him out kicked. An after thought, such a tight ROCK doesn't have suited connectors much, sets are more likely.
Misplayed on turned top BOAT TT vs ??
24/10.7/1 - 75H
I think I rushed the turn, should have just called. I didn't think too much about his hand. Obviously since he folded on the turn, he didn't have 33 or 44. He's on 77-99. Had I called, best case is that he also rivered boat. But he'll probably call a river bet depending on the river card.
Similar but right play 66 vs ??
FISH 47.5/8.2/0.7 - 61 H
I still cannot put fish on a hand. His min RR on BB is so wide. Now I think he was putting a play on me, probably due to the fact that I steal a lot :D (following CTS's advice on pounding on limpers mercilessly) He min RR my SB raise, check the flop, min R my turn bet, all smelled FISHY!!! But on such a drawy board, I had to put him in. Obviously he didn't understand he was pot committed on the turn already! He had $14 behind with pot size $12.5. He folded and I took down a nice pot.
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SESSION 05
Getting fancy kills the bird 88 vs AA
32.4/23.4/1.4 - 111H
Villain is fishy, I was definitely out of my senses on every street. LESSON: 88 is not AA, though they sound alike.
Cooler #4: QQ vs KT
I RR on flop fully intending to put villain ALL IN on the turn. I made the pot $11.05 with him having $9.85 behind. Obviously I'm running really cold against all fish today, turned the death card of T. I had to check and he checked behind. He 1/4 pot bet the river, and following my hero call tradition today, I looked him up to see KT. Obviously poor play on his part, check calling, he got minimal value out of his hand, while giving me the most value when I had the best hand.
I like my fold JQ vs ??
My flop call didn't slow him down a bit, so I put him on a set.
LOL! Unbelievable ATROCIOUS FISH play! 68s vs JQ
Seriously, if he's check calling a monster like top BOAT multiway, there is no money in poker for him!
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SESSION 06
Horrible CALL got REAL LUCKY! KJ vs TT
TAG 19.3/13.8/2.5 - 218H
PF, I made the horrible call with KJo. This makes me realise I was on some kind of TILT. The COOLERS I ran into playing the fish definitely got into me. On the flop, I was a 5 : 95 dog. By turn, improved to 10:90, I was dreading AQ or a set. I pot committed myself and shoved for the best, and I got there. In retrospect, I think villain is also scared of AQ or more likely Q9, he timed down on the turn. So LESSON: don't ever call with KJ; but when you call, GET LUCKY!
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SESSION 07
Senseless play vs a SHORT STACK (SS) 77 vs JQ
FISH 33/4/0.2 - 124H
As above, got fed up with SS fish and couldn't wait for a better spot to stack them, in the process turning into the fish myself.
FISH GOT MIN VALUE! FUN! TT vs JQ
It's amazing to see fish check calling good hands. I don't understand how that is going to make him $$$???
Missed value here on my 24s vs 88 from a BIG STACK :D
While putting in so many hands, I try to incorporate some elements of surprise in the rare occasions. I over limped 24s on the button in a 4 way pot and flopped bottom 2 Pairs (B2P). I don't villain's play at all. I could be on a lower pair + SD. However, I should have bet the river when he checked. Flush is not a big part of his range. For a sound player, he should not be chasing the flush on the turn. Again, it shows how important it is to take time out and think through the hand. Had I thought about it more, I would have bet the river. LESSON: take time out, think it through, make the best decision.
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SESSION 08
BABY FLUSH dominated 67s vs QTs
Villain played his hand well. I think my play was ok until the his river min raise. Though the pot odd is more than 3 to 1, I should have folded.
Lucky 67s busted AA
Lately I've experimented with playing suited connectors (SC) a bit more. This is a 20:80 dog suck out. LESSON: fold SC when don't hit. Later you'll see a perfect textbook example of my 45s busting a TT. I learnt from my opponents. I was stacked twice by 56s in the past. Now I'm turning the tables around :D
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SESSION 09
AA held over JJ
FISH 39.6/20.7/0.95 - 53H
No brainer post. I'll post this type of hands the first time, but no more. I find min raising fish gets more action. Big raises scare them off. Obviously do that with strong hands, raise them big with weaker hands ;)
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SESSION 10
TILT/FANCY SYNDROME/STUPIDITY whatever you call it! AJs vs AA
It was my first hand on the table, got dealt AJs. BS (3BI) on the Button (BTN) made it $1, I RR, he insta-shoved, I obliged.
His stats turned out to be 20/5/0.87 - 60 H, no brainer fold. I definitely should have folded there, even without any stats.
Cooler #5: Getting fancy with SS got burnt again JJ vs QT
Major FISH 43.75/0/0.55
I'm picking on the fish here. Continuing the day's trend, I ended up donating nearly a BI to the fish. I should definitely check fold the turn. Villain is not betting anything less than Jh. So check it down.
Cooler #6: Flush dominated again by fish 8Ts vs A2s
I didn't think fish would bet out his FD on flop and min bet on turned nut flush. I put villain on a weak K. I was not happy when I got min raised on the river.
Cooler #7: TP failed vs limped Over Pair (OP) 67 vs TT
I think my logic was taken over by my eagerness to bust the fish, gotta be patient.
Fast played top BOAT, stacked a FISH! YEAH! KK vs KT
FISH 60.4/0/0.18 -$44.85 - 48H
Straight forward, the flop R, RR, RRR was FUN! What a FISH. What did he think I have? Obviously he was just playing his cards, thinking his TP was good. I mean, he didn't even think I could have a J! OUTRAGEOUS! I'm playing him everyday!
Sealing my Victory AA vs A8 on 678 flop!
Now I feel sorry for him, I'm a total bully JQ vs A9 on JQK flop!
Overplayed top 2P on flush board 56 vs A9s
I don't mind my turn bet, but on the river it was a total HERO CALL!
Missed value on LUCKY RIVER! A5 vs Q9
Definitely a spot to value bet on the river.
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SESSION 11
Probably should have smooth called turn 56 vs ??
The turn raise was too obvious, wait for river would be better.
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SESSION 14
TRICKY Player limping KK, J3s nearly made it!
I just wish I complete my SD, that would be pure GOLD!
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SESSION 15
BABY HANDS FEST LOL 45s vs 45s vs 33
I was confused the whole way. Notably I min bet the river as a blocking bet, seemed to work for a fish :D
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SESSION 16
TILT: CHASING SD 33 vs ??
Time to STOP playing!!!
TILT: Overplayed FD to a TRICKY top SET KTs vs QQ
31/1/0.3 - 207H
I put him on Q but I was on tilt.
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SESSION 17
BABY BOAT stacking OP 33 vs 88
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SESSION 19
Followed my instincts TT vs 88
I put him on a pair instead of a set. I probably toss away 99.
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SESSION 20
I love it when small SC busts OP 56s vs TT
DREAM FLOP ;D
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SESSION 21
Pot committed my TPTK to a SS's bottom SET AJs vs 55
WINNER'S TILT: Just can't stop making HERO CALLs to flush AJ vs A4s
INTERESTING SPOT AA vs KK and SB Cold Call
I put SB on a Pocket Pair (PP). JJ, QQ most likely. Now normally I would just call and shove on flop or turn with AA. Here I wanted less variance, though my EV would be less. I RR to get it to HU. BTN insta shoved, AA or KK. SB thought for a while and folded. I think SB is on QQ, because JJ would have folded fast. Had he JJ, he would have made top set and busted both of us. Anway, I'm happy with my 2BI stack.
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SESSION 22
Another HERO CALL AA vs A4s
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SESSION 30
BABY FLUSH crushed by NUT FLUSH OOP 57s vs A6s
Totally bad play turn and river. Somehow I don't seem to make flush much at all. So when I get one on the flop, I get very very excited :(
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SESSION 34
WEAK Ace got beat A8s vs AQ
Just before the hand, I remember telling myself not to call with small Aces, chances are I'll be dominated too often. And guess what, this immediately proved it.
Jan 03 pt01
I was playing at $0.50 for the most majority of December, broke even in the end discounting bonuses and rakeback. I logged not that many hands, wasn't playing great either. So after a few days of intense poker book/video drills, I started my new year with serious determination from $0.25. This really is my limit to start for my BR.
Anyway, to hands. I've played tonnes of hands today. But in PT, it's only 48H in ET time.
Failed move on a TAG
I made a move on a 18/10 TAG. I min raised villain's flop C bet, he min ReRaise (RR) on top of me. Normally, I would just fold. But I felt like making a bit of play, so I called. Turn is Q, I knew I should fold. This is not a result oriented saying, but his range has AJ+, KJ+, JJ+ so often that I'm beat if he's continuing with his hand. I think I'm 80% beat here. But I felt like paying my learning fees, so I bet, got called. River is blank, villain went ALL IN almost instantly, damn I'm 99% beat, and to make the story complete, I made the 1BI down call to see flopped set of Jacks. As you can see, I timed twice in the hand. LESSON: TAG min RR me, FOLD, he has a BIG HAND!
Marginal call with 88
It's straight foward. I must say I was slightly off my A game, felt like calling more often than I should. This is not a big leak, but it's definitely a -EV call. Villain has a pair better 88 over 50% times. In retrospect, I should have fired the flop when the raiser checks. This is a +EV play. It's 3 way, the original raiser's check shows weakness, I have position on the BB. BB folds if he doesn't have A, and he calls with pocket pairs far more often than big Aces (AJ, AQ, most likely). I think I can take down the pot more than 2/3 of times by firing at the flop.
Similar 3 way but a drawy board
I decided to check. Though I really should fire maybe %50 time since I have overs (Os) + Gut Shot Straight Draw (GSSD). But I think it's small leak not to fire at the turn. I don't really know honestly. But for the purpose of maintaining aggression, it's a good play.
There a few small pots I lost, mainly C-bets got raised or times I didn't C-bet. In the former case, villain either had a real hand or was making a play on me. I notice the TAG regulars are definitely more likely to raise my CB. The fishes would just call with a hand. I suppressed my curiosity and let it go. In the latter case, now I think I should just keep on firing. So far, my C-bets (CBs) have taken pots nearly 10 out of 10. I don't see why I should tune it down. I should just keep doing what works.
Another point, I found playing solid Tight Aggressive (TAG) game is sufficient for $0.25. There were occasions I made fancy plays. I got burnt most times. The players are just playing their cards. Their reads on opponents are minimal. So concepts like changing gears, table image, multi-level thinking, bluffing frequency... are totally unnecessary luxuries that actually decrease your win rate.
Anyway, to hands. I've played tonnes of hands today. But in PT, it's only 48H in ET time.
Failed move on a TAG
I made a move on a 18/10 TAG. I min raised villain's flop C bet, he min ReRaise (RR) on top of me. Normally, I would just fold. But I felt like making a bit of play, so I called. Turn is Q, I knew I should fold. This is not a result oriented saying, but his range has AJ+, KJ+, JJ+ so often that I'm beat if he's continuing with his hand. I think I'm 80% beat here. But I felt like paying my learning fees, so I bet, got called. River is blank, villain went ALL IN almost instantly, damn I'm 99% beat, and to make the story complete, I made the 1BI down call to see flopped set of Jacks. As you can see, I timed twice in the hand. LESSON: TAG min RR me, FOLD, he has a BIG HAND!
Marginal call with 88
It's straight foward. I must say I was slightly off my A game, felt like calling more often than I should. This is not a big leak, but it's definitely a -EV call. Villain has a pair better 88 over 50% times. In retrospect, I should have fired the flop when the raiser checks. This is a +EV play. It's 3 way, the original raiser's check shows weakness, I have position on the BB. BB folds if he doesn't have A, and he calls with pocket pairs far more often than big Aces (AJ, AQ, most likely). I think I can take down the pot more than 2/3 of times by firing at the flop.
Similar 3 way but a drawy board
I decided to check. Though I really should fire maybe %50 time since I have overs (Os) + Gut Shot Straight Draw (GSSD). But I think it's small leak not to fire at the turn. I don't really know honestly. But for the purpose of maintaining aggression, it's a good play.
There a few small pots I lost, mainly C-bets got raised or times I didn't C-bet. In the former case, villain either had a real hand or was making a play on me. I notice the TAG regulars are definitely more likely to raise my CB. The fishes would just call with a hand. I suppressed my curiosity and let it go. In the latter case, now I think I should just keep on firing. So far, my C-bets (CBs) have taken pots nearly 10 out of 10. I don't see why I should tune it down. I should just keep doing what works.
Another point, I found playing solid Tight Aggressive (TAG) game is sufficient for $0.25. There were occasions I made fancy plays. I got burnt most times. The players are just playing their cards. Their reads on opponents are minimal. So concepts like changing gears, table image, multi-level thinking, bluffing frequency... are totally unnecessary luxuries that actually decrease your win rate.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Poker Outlook
Starting a blog means I have some plans for the new year. Poker-wise, I'm taking the steady approach. For starters, below is my reply to veneer's 13 Ideas/Tips for moving up in 2008 on CardRunners.
Yumm...
My personal takes:
2: I definitely want to shove more with my big draws. I went ALL IN with huge draws on flop in reraised pot (2 overs + nut FD + nut gut shot, 51% equity) twice in the last 3 days, lost both, but feels alright, it's variance. It's definitely +EV in the Long run.
10 HU, definitely want to get some hands in, pros like CTS, GP, put in huge time in HU before they sky rocket.
12 Gotta start one as my new year's resolution, keeps me on track, great for goal setting, collaborate with others.
13 Play more sites, more variety, extra bonuses and adapting to different types of players.
It's been around 2 months I played poker online, or played poker seriously ever in my entire life! I've paid my lessons, lost my initial deposits, probably 3-4 times on Pokerstars and Party. I had no idea how to play!
Then for 3 weeks between November and December 2007, I cashed in big tournaments on Mansion, with small investments everytime. Start with $1, winning my way through two qualifiers, getting a $100 ticket for $150K. On the weekend, ended up 89th, cashing $330. In the following week, came third in a $5 freeze out, winning $300. And lastly, turning $10 into a $50 ticket to the $50K, went to finish within top 20, made $500. So it appears I should just play tournaments, don't really know if these are all 1st timer's luck or I have real edge on skill. However, I really want to improve my cash game. Because it's income any time of the day, much lower variance than tournament play. I'll give tournaments a shot once in a while. Right now I still have a $50 ticket for $50K sitting idly for 3 weeks.
I don't think I've won big in cash games. I'm up a bit if rakeback and bonuses are taken into account. For the most time, I play on FullTilt. Started from $0.10, I jumped about $0.25, $0.50. 3 days ago, my bankroll was $230. Now, it's $520. I spent some good time seriously watching CR pro's videos, taylor, cts just before the new year. On New Year's Day, I played like 4K hands, ran the best day ever, finished up $150. At some stage, I was up 10BI, $200, then dropped a couple of BIs in the end.
Jan 02, I broke $600. Then the game got dry, I really felt the tables were much tougher than the previous day. I went down 3BI back, finished 1BI up over 3.5K hands, BR at $550. Right now I'm still honing my play. There were many occasions I made calls to read my opponent. I'll post up analysis soon. I could defnitely finish up $100 on that day.
Jan 03, today. I started well, up 4BI, broke $600. Then I made crying/stupid/learning calls many times over, plus the helpless coolers vs fish. I ended up down 1BI. So BR is at $520 again, standing at 48H now, I should be playing more hands, but Maram's birthday is today, she's many times more important than poker ;)
Anyway, while looking over my hands, I laughed at myself. I dropped 2 BI due to coolers, fish flopping nut flush vs my flopped set, turned nut flush vs my top trips just two hands down. My left eye had been itching the whole time. I made the blunder of thinking I had a straight and dropped a BI to a TAG's set. AJs first hand ALL IN vs a TAG's AA, the 4th BI. Making a move on a dry board with my TT and lost another BI vs TAG's top set Jacks. I must have won a lot to just end the day with 1BI down.
So I'm confident in my game and I definitely can be up $100 in my daily plays if I keep on playing the number of hands I've putting in over the last two days. A weekly income of over $700 on a Full Time schedule is definitely good enough for me now, for playing at $0.25NL. It's been a very beneficial day in terms of learning.
Stay tuned for upcoming hand posts :D
NOTE: My PT stats are in ET time, my discussion on my days are my actual time in Perth.
Yumm...
My personal takes:
2: I definitely want to shove more with my big draws. I went ALL IN with huge draws on flop in reraised pot (2 overs + nut FD + nut gut shot, 51% equity) twice in the last 3 days, lost both, but feels alright, it's variance. It's definitely +EV in the Long run.
10 HU, definitely want to get some hands in, pros like CTS, GP, put in huge time in HU before they sky rocket.
12 Gotta start one as my new year's resolution, keeps me on track, great for goal setting, collaborate with others.
13 Play more sites, more variety, extra bonuses and adapting to different types of players.
It's been around 2 months I played poker online, or played poker seriously ever in my entire life! I've paid my lessons, lost my initial deposits, probably 3-4 times on Pokerstars and Party. I had no idea how to play!
Then for 3 weeks between November and December 2007, I cashed in big tournaments on Mansion, with small investments everytime. Start with $1, winning my way through two qualifiers, getting a $100 ticket for $150K. On the weekend, ended up 89th, cashing $330. In the following week, came third in a $5 freeze out, winning $300. And lastly, turning $10 into a $50 ticket to the $50K, went to finish within top 20, made $500. So it appears I should just play tournaments, don't really know if these are all 1st timer's luck or I have real edge on skill. However, I really want to improve my cash game. Because it's income any time of the day, much lower variance than tournament play. I'll give tournaments a shot once in a while. Right now I still have a $50 ticket for $50K sitting idly for 3 weeks.
I don't think I've won big in cash games. I'm up a bit if rakeback and bonuses are taken into account. For the most time, I play on FullTilt. Started from $0.10, I jumped about $0.25, $0.50. 3 days ago, my bankroll was $230. Now, it's $520. I spent some good time seriously watching CR pro's videos, taylor, cts just before the new year. On New Year's Day, I played like 4K hands, ran the best day ever, finished up $150. At some stage, I was up 10BI, $200, then dropped a couple of BIs in the end.
Jan 02, I broke $600. Then the game got dry, I really felt the tables were much tougher than the previous day. I went down 3BI back, finished 1BI up over 3.5K hands, BR at $550. Right now I'm still honing my play. There were many occasions I made calls to read my opponent. I'll post up analysis soon. I could defnitely finish up $100 on that day.
Jan 03, today. I started well, up 4BI, broke $600. Then I made crying/stupid/learning calls many times over, plus the helpless coolers vs fish. I ended up down 1BI. So BR is at $520 again, standing at 48H now, I should be playing more hands, but Maram's birthday is today, she's many times more important than poker ;)
Anyway, while looking over my hands, I laughed at myself. I dropped 2 BI due to coolers, fish flopping nut flush vs my flopped set, turned nut flush vs my top trips just two hands down. My left eye had been itching the whole time. I made the blunder of thinking I had a straight and dropped a BI to a TAG's set. AJs first hand ALL IN vs a TAG's AA, the 4th BI. Making a move on a dry board with my TT and lost another BI vs TAG's top set Jacks. I must have won a lot to just end the day with 1BI down.
So I'm confident in my game and I definitely can be up $100 in my daily plays if I keep on playing the number of hands I've putting in over the last two days. A weekly income of over $700 on a Full Time schedule is definitely good enough for me now, for playing at $0.25NL. It's been a very beneficial day in terms of learning.
Stay tuned for upcoming hand posts :D
NOTE: My PT stats are in ET time, my discussion on my days are my actual time in Perth.
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