Playing a lot less online lately. Finding too many holes in my online game so I have cut way back. Right now I am doing very well in my live game for the most part and doing a lot of reading and research to work on making my game run as smooth as I can.
Also am working on a teaching a fresh player. Almost no knowledge of the game at all. I feel in a lot of ways this is helping me on breaking down what the game is really about and how to play as profitable as possible. My poker writing is coming along well. I just wish that my playing was as consistant as my writing as far as knowing and better yet doing the right thing when faced with a tough hand.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Implied Tilt on a whole table
Now, making a call for an inside straight is not usually a good call. But, got the whole table playing different because of one hand.
I love this game. Twist them up and let them loose.
$7+$1 (real money), hand #996,815,690
Qualifier to $50+4 Multi Table Tournament, 13 Sep 2006 08:51 PM
View Previous hand for this table.
Seat 1: gatorman44 ($1,110 in chips)
Seat 2: jackedjesse ($9,750 in chips)
Seat 4: deucesonhand ($3,920 in chips)
Seat 5: baNASHed27 ($1,830 in chips)
Seat 7: insanecow ($3,125 in chips)
Seat 9: Ezarc [JS,10D] ($2,800 in chips)
Seat 10: boots_poker ($3,870 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
gatorman44 posts blind ($25), jackedjesse posts blind ($50).
PRE-FLOP
deucesonhand folds, baNASHed27 folds, insanecow bets $100, Ezarc calls $100, boots_poker calls $100, gatorman44 calls $75, jackedjesse calls $50.
FLOP [board cards QH,3D,AC ]
gatorman44 checks, jackedjesse checks, insanecow bets $200, Ezarc calls $200, boots_poker folds, gatorman44 folds, jackedjesse folds.
TURN [board cards QH,3D,AC,KS ]
insanecow bets $200, Ezarc calls $200.
RIVER [board cards QH,3D,AC,KS,9H ]
insanecow bets $100, Ezarc bets $500, insanecow calls $400.
SHOWDOWN
Ezarc shows [ JS,10D ]
insanecow mucks cards [ JD,AS ]
Ezarc wins $2,300.
SUMMARY
Dealer: boots_poker
Pot: $2,300
gatorman44, loses $100
jackedjesse, loses $100
deucesonhand, loses $0
baNASHed27, loses $0
insanecow, loses $1,000
Ezarc, bets $1,000, collects $2,300, net $1,300
boots_poker, loses $100
Now for my explaination on the why.
Alcibadies wrote:
"I like the way you think E. Do you think it was possible to sneak more chips in pot on turn and river to make draw good? The table probably won't notice if you squeeze enough implied odds out to justify gutshot draw. All they will see is that you chased a gutshot.
For instance raising to 500 on turn and then raising a little less than the pot on river like 900 chips and your draw is good. I think he would probably call the extra 300 on turn. Not sure if he'd call the river, but if he doesn't you would only lose 200 chips than the way you played it. By taking this chance you'd have a shot at getting enough implied odds for your draw. Is this a good idea or do I need to stop sniffing glue :)."
Ok, this guy whined a bit earlier on the play of another guy. I wanted him mad at me. I wanted to show the whole table that with my big stack, I would be more then willing to go out of my way to lay a hurt on someone. It just happened that my miracle card hits on the turn making it all work out.
He bitched and moaned to high freaking hell after that hand about how bad I played it. It made it all the better. Ever complaint made just strenthened my table image as a big dangerous stack. I loved it.
The whole table either ducked or tried to play back at me. Two dead players later I had complete command of the table and got the ticket to the bigger game with doing nothing more then bullying the table with ease until my ticket.
I love this game. Twist them up and let them loose.
$7+$1 (real money), hand #996,815,690
Qualifier to $50+4 Multi Table Tournament, 13 Sep 2006 08:51 PM
View Previous hand for this table.
Seat 1: gatorman44 ($1,110 in chips)
Seat 2: jackedjesse ($9,750 in chips)
Seat 4: deucesonhand ($3,920 in chips)
Seat 5: baNASHed27 ($1,830 in chips)
Seat 7: insanecow ($3,125 in chips)
Seat 9: Ezarc [JS,10D] ($2,800 in chips)
Seat 10: boots_poker ($3,870 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
gatorman44 posts blind ($25), jackedjesse posts blind ($50).
PRE-FLOP
deucesonhand folds, baNASHed27 folds, insanecow bets $100, Ezarc calls $100, boots_poker calls $100, gatorman44 calls $75, jackedjesse calls $50.
FLOP [board cards QH,3D,AC ]
gatorman44 checks, jackedjesse checks, insanecow bets $200, Ezarc calls $200, boots_poker folds, gatorman44 folds, jackedjesse folds.
TURN [board cards QH,3D,AC,KS ]
insanecow bets $200, Ezarc calls $200.
RIVER [board cards QH,3D,AC,KS,9H ]
insanecow bets $100, Ezarc bets $500, insanecow calls $400.
SHOWDOWN
Ezarc shows [ JS,10D ]
insanecow mucks cards [ JD,AS ]
Ezarc wins $2,300.
SUMMARY
Dealer: boots_poker
Pot: $2,300
gatorman44, loses $100
jackedjesse, loses $100
deucesonhand, loses $0
baNASHed27, loses $0
insanecow, loses $1,000
Ezarc, bets $1,000, collects $2,300, net $1,300
boots_poker, loses $100
Now for my explaination on the why.
Alcibadies wrote:
"I like the way you think E. Do you think it was possible to sneak more chips in pot on turn and river to make draw good? The table probably won't notice if you squeeze enough implied odds out to justify gutshot draw. All they will see is that you chased a gutshot.
For instance raising to 500 on turn and then raising a little less than the pot on river like 900 chips and your draw is good. I think he would probably call the extra 300 on turn. Not sure if he'd call the river, but if he doesn't you would only lose 200 chips than the way you played it. By taking this chance you'd have a shot at getting enough implied odds for your draw. Is this a good idea or do I need to stop sniffing glue :)."
Ok, this guy whined a bit earlier on the play of another guy. I wanted him mad at me. I wanted to show the whole table that with my big stack, I would be more then willing to go out of my way to lay a hurt on someone. It just happened that my miracle card hits on the turn making it all work out.
He bitched and moaned to high freaking hell after that hand about how bad I played it. It made it all the better. Ever complaint made just strenthened my table image as a big dangerous stack. I loved it.
The whole table either ducked or tried to play back at me. Two dead players later I had complete command of the table and got the ticket to the bigger game with doing nothing more then bullying the table with ease until my ticket.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Coming back after a meltdown
After a bit of tilt cost me a good sized chunk of change I find myself again grinding it back up on the micro cash games.
Recovery is still continuing. Nickels and dimes. Grinding it out is nasty work but I don't want to lose my cool or my bankroll like I did before. This low level grinding is so taxing at times trying to figure these idiots out. Why are they calling? What is all this mini betting shit? Why are they calling my raise?
I know you do that at the higher levels but then you might have a clue, these idiots might be thinking nothing at all and hit the button when reaching for their asses(not knowing the difference between a button and their ass).
Recovery is still continuing. Nickels and dimes. Grinding it out is nasty work but I don't want to lose my cool or my bankroll like I did before. This low level grinding is so taxing at times trying to figure these idiots out. Why are they calling? What is all this mini betting shit? Why are they calling my raise?
I know you do that at the higher levels but then you might have a clue, these idiots might be thinking nothing at all and hit the button when reaching for their asses(not knowing the difference between a button and their ass).
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Loving the game
Ok, so I played like heck last night. Beat myself up a little. And then a post on CP kind of woke me up a little. Not so much the question but how I answered.
"For those of you on this site that play online poker as a profession or as a sure way to get money, what would u change if you were 16 agian? What I'm getting at is what would you have done to help you game so come time when ur 18 your ready to go? I feel like I'm starting relatively early and I have 2 years before I go play live and start depositing my own money online.
Right now I just rented a couple books from the library: Shuffle up and Deal. Harrington on holdem vol 2. Hold'em Poker by david sklansky and mason malmuth Annie Dukes bok
Kind of a stupid question to ask but you guys dont no me so i feel free to type anything. You can look forward to a lot more of these amaturic posts by me.
Any input would be swell, thanks"
Here is my answer.
"Have fun with your math and psychology classes. Knowing the math and the psychology is very important if you would like to go far.
Most import thing of all is remember, you are young and to have a blast doing something you love. If you don't love the game, all the bright lights won't mean squat. If you don't love the game it won't help you to work through busting your bankroll for the 20th time. If you don't love the game, why bother."
Winning is great. Playing like hell suck but the bottom line is I love the game. I play great one day and like heck the other. My consistancy is not good at this point. Bottom line is I love the game and hope I never stop learning about it and never lose that love of the game.
"For those of you on this site that play online poker as a profession or as a sure way to get money, what would u change if you were 16 agian? What I'm getting at is what would you have done to help you game so come time when ur 18 your ready to go? I feel like I'm starting relatively early and I have 2 years before I go play live and start depositing my own money online.
Right now I just rented a couple books from the library: Shuffle up and Deal. Harrington on holdem vol 2. Hold'em Poker by david sklansky and mason malmuth Annie Dukes bok
Kind of a stupid question to ask but you guys dont no me so i feel free to type anything. You can look forward to a lot more of these amaturic posts by me.
Any input would be swell, thanks"
Here is my answer.
"Have fun with your math and psychology classes. Knowing the math and the psychology is very important if you would like to go far.
Most import thing of all is remember, you are young and to have a blast doing something you love. If you don't love the game, all the bright lights won't mean squat. If you don't love the game it won't help you to work through busting your bankroll for the 20th time. If you don't love the game, why bother."
Winning is great. Playing like hell suck but the bottom line is I love the game. I play great one day and like heck the other. My consistancy is not good at this point. Bottom line is I love the game and hope I never stop learning about it and never lose that love of the game.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Yeah Baby, build it up!
Ok, tried babying it up. Doing better at that but ran into a small snag. My last day of my $50+$4 tournamant ticket at Pokerroom. Couldn't find any larger MTT tourney with it today so put it in a SitnGo. First SitnGo at this level. When I had a good bankroll used to play mostly $10s with some $20s thrown in. Well, my feeble bankroll at that site just bumped from $64 to $214 as I took down 2nd.
Played tight as heck as I just tried to figure out who was playing how. Ended up making a bit here and there with some hands and bumping out a short stack with KK vs. a-5. Ended up with a big stack on both sides of me. But worked it down to four without too many worries. At four the guy to the right of me drifted off which he had done at times but this time he didn't hop back on right after his time expired. Both me and the player to my left hit on the small stack and the big player got most of the bbs of the player to my left. Finally the small went in utg with k-q and the big stack woke up to aces. Done and done.
Had trouble towards the end because with the #3 guy sitting out and the big stack kept putting in monster raises and I had nothing to play back at him with. Didn't want to cost myself $50 because some asshole sat out and I tried to take first with a marginal hand.
The three guy came back for a hand or two but I put him down with queens vs. a5. Was too short stacked for any miracle comeback as I took 2nd.
Over all I felt pretty satisfied with my play and just wish that the guy hadn't sat out. That really put me in a terrible position with the big stack. I might have taken third because of it but it would have given me a better chance to take first.
Played tight as heck as I just tried to figure out who was playing how. Ended up making a bit here and there with some hands and bumping out a short stack with KK vs. a-5. Ended up with a big stack on both sides of me. But worked it down to four without too many worries. At four the guy to the right of me drifted off which he had done at times but this time he didn't hop back on right after his time expired. Both me and the player to my left hit on the small stack and the big player got most of the bbs of the player to my left. Finally the small went in utg with k-q and the big stack woke up to aces. Done and done.
Had trouble towards the end because with the #3 guy sitting out and the big stack kept putting in monster raises and I had nothing to play back at him with. Didn't want to cost myself $50 because some asshole sat out and I tried to take first with a marginal hand.
The three guy came back for a hand or two but I put him down with queens vs. a5. Was too short stacked for any miracle comeback as I took 2nd.
Over all I felt pretty satisfied with my play and just wish that the guy hadn't sat out. That really put me in a terrible position with the big stack. I might have taken third because of it but it would have given me a better chance to take first.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Smile or else.
I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and - when played well, nourishes the wallet. ~Lou Krieger
*problem with double post*
*problem with double post*
Back to the game and building the stack back.
Played some pretty decent poker today at the kiddie tables. Just trying to rebuild a bankroll and get some confidence back. Starting to get used to working with poker office to make better decisions. Had a few small suckouts and setbacks but here is the key hands.
Been playing my usual TAG the two seat to my left throwing some chips around and drawing out a lot. The original better in this pot had already sucked out on me twice. Nice little payback.
PokerStars Game #5879672724: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/11 - 16:49:19 (ET)
Table 'Sigune' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: btoo ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 2: SnakeFortune ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 3: falwic ($3.15 in chips)
Seat 4: Ezarc ($13.65 in chips)
Seat 5: jakechelsea ($18.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Kobern ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Mister206 ($14.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Inesiite ($5 in chips)
Seat 9: NluvsS ($2.70 in chips)
NluvsS: posts small blind $0.05
btoo: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ezarc [8s 8d]
SnakeFortune: calls $0.10
falwic: folds
Ezarc: calls $0.10 *hit my set or fold situation*
jakechelsea: calls $0.10
Kobern: calls $0.10
Mister206: folds
Inesiite: folds
NluvsS: folds
btoo: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td 8c Kc]
btoo: checks
SnakeFortune: bets $0.30
Ezarc: calls $0.30 *smoothcall to see if anyonce behind will raise to iso, if not I will see what the turn has*l
jakechelsea: calls $0.30
Kobern: calls $0.30
btoo: folds
*** TURN *** [Td 8c Kc] [5d] *Sweet turn, so digging this*
SnakeFortune: bets $0.10
Ezarc: calls $0.10 *see if I can't induce the big stacks to make a move*
jakechelsea: raises $2.90 to $3 *:banger: *
Kobern: folds
SnakeFortune: folds
Ezarc: raises $3.50 to $6.50 *Ok, time to build a pot*
jakechelsea: calls $3.50
*** RIVER *** [Td 8c Kc 5d] [Tc]*ok, the ten of clubs is a double edged sword here. K-10 made a better full but with the clubs on the flop and the straight draws, he would have moved more on the flop. Clubs is a great thing.*
Ezarc: bets $5.70
jakechelsea: raises $5.60 to $11.30 and is all-in *I am pretty sure that it is a club flush here*
Ezarc: calls $1.05 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jakechelsea: shows [9c Qc] (a flush, King high)
Ezarc: shows [8s 8d] (a full house, Eights full of Tens)
Ezarc collected $27 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28.35 | Rake $1.35
Board [Td 8c Kc 5d Tc]
Seat 1: btoo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: SnakeFortune folded on the Turn
Seat 3: falwic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ezarc showed [8s 8d] and won ($27) with a full house, Eights full of Tens
Seat 5: jakechelsea showed [9c Qc] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 6: Kobern folded on the Turn
Seat 7: Mister206 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Inesiite (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: NluvsS (small blind) folded before Flop
Been playing my usual TAG the two seat to my left throwing some chips around and drawing out a lot. The original better in this pot had already sucked out on me twice. Nice little payback.
PokerStars Game #5879672724: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/11 - 16:49:19 (ET)
Table 'Sigune' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: btoo ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 2: SnakeFortune ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 3: falwic ($3.15 in chips)
Seat 4: Ezarc ($13.65 in chips)
Seat 5: jakechelsea ($18.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Kobern ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Mister206 ($14.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Inesiite ($5 in chips)
Seat 9: NluvsS ($2.70 in chips)
NluvsS: posts small blind $0.05
btoo: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ezarc [8s 8d]
SnakeFortune: calls $0.10
falwic: folds
Ezarc: calls $0.10 *hit my set or fold situation*
jakechelsea: calls $0.10
Kobern: calls $0.10
Mister206: folds
Inesiite: folds
NluvsS: folds
btoo: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td 8c Kc]
btoo: checks
SnakeFortune: bets $0.30
Ezarc: calls $0.30 *smoothcall to see if anyonce behind will raise to iso, if not I will see what the turn has*l
jakechelsea: calls $0.30
Kobern: calls $0.30
btoo: folds
*** TURN *** [Td 8c Kc] [5d] *Sweet turn, so digging this*
SnakeFortune: bets $0.10
Ezarc: calls $0.10 *see if I can't induce the big stacks to make a move*
jakechelsea: raises $2.90 to $3 *:banger: *
Kobern: folds
SnakeFortune: folds
Ezarc: raises $3.50 to $6.50 *Ok, time to build a pot*
jakechelsea: calls $3.50
*** RIVER *** [Td 8c Kc 5d] [Tc]*ok, the ten of clubs is a double edged sword here. K-10 made a better full but with the clubs on the flop and the straight draws, he would have moved more on the flop. Clubs is a great thing.*
Ezarc: bets $5.70
jakechelsea: raises $5.60 to $11.30 and is all-in *I am pretty sure that it is a club flush here*
Ezarc: calls $1.05 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jakechelsea: shows [9c Qc] (a flush, King high)
Ezarc: shows [8s 8d] (a full house, Eights full of Tens)
Ezarc collected $27 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28.35 | Rake $1.35
Board [Td 8c Kc 5d Tc]
Seat 1: btoo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: SnakeFortune folded on the Turn
Seat 3: falwic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ezarc showed [8s 8d] and won ($27) with a full house, Eights full of Tens
Seat 5: jakechelsea showed [9c Qc] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 6: Kobern folded on the Turn
Seat 7: Mister206 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Inesiite (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: NluvsS (small blind) folded before Flop
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
iMix
Enjoying the video games, made up an iMix, and still have a few days to enjoy before I have to use up the tournament tickets I won. Should have time for another day off from playing before rereading Harrington on Hold'em.
Yup, it is time
Time for some time off. This is insane. Just up and down poker with insane beats killing me every time I start a run.
Think I am going to play some video games and kill some things for a few.
Take Care and Bless.
Think I am going to play some video games and kill some things for a few.
Take Care and Bless.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
I miss bigger limits.
I know I posted this elsewhere but I need the double vent for this one.
Ok, playing in a $5 MTT and am able to get up double and then a little within the first 2 levels. Not too dang rare.
Well here is some of the crap that hits on level three 25-50. I have been playing tight agressive and only been showing down solid hands. UTG is a loose player and bumps it up to 150, I am in mid and look down on JJ. I Bump it up to 750 and the button, another loose player, calls. The UTG moves in for all his chips. I have only to call about 700 more to call him , so I just smooth call hoping that the button will either melt away or give me a side pot if the UTG actually has a hand. Well, the button just calls as well.
Flop is a wonder full rainbow of low garbage. I have about 1700 left and drop it in. Ok, I understand that it is only 1700 to get in on the pot that will end up at 7900 or so but the donkey button calls it off with AJ unsuited. The UTG had AJ unsuited as well. No jacks left but only two aces as well. The turn pairs the 4 on the board and the river is an ace.
Now I don't know about you, but since when did AJ unsuited become a farging monster hand? I would like to know what either of these freaking morons was thinking? Ugh, I miss playing at higher limits.
Next time I go donkey hunting I am bringing a gun.
*Cleansing breath* Ok, I feel better now.
Ok, playing in a $5 MTT and am able to get up double and then a little within the first 2 levels. Not too dang rare.
Well here is some of the crap that hits on level three 25-50. I have been playing tight agressive and only been showing down solid hands. UTG is a loose player and bumps it up to 150, I am in mid and look down on JJ. I Bump it up to 750 and the button, another loose player, calls. The UTG moves in for all his chips. I have only to call about 700 more to call him , so I just smooth call hoping that the button will either melt away or give me a side pot if the UTG actually has a hand. Well, the button just calls as well.
Flop is a wonder full rainbow of low garbage. I have about 1700 left and drop it in. Ok, I understand that it is only 1700 to get in on the pot that will end up at 7900 or so but the donkey button calls it off with AJ unsuited. The UTG had AJ unsuited as well. No jacks left but only two aces as well. The turn pairs the 4 on the board and the river is an ace.
Now I don't know about you, but since when did AJ unsuited become a farging monster hand? I would like to know what either of these freaking morons was thinking? Ugh, I miss playing at higher limits.
Next time I go donkey hunting I am bringing a gun.
*Cleansing breath* Ok, I feel better now.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Thought for the moment.
Ok, so I am in rough shape on my play lately. Can't seem to do what I need to do. My reads are not as sharp, not laying down when I should at times, and in general not playing solid poker. So, I am not playing as much and just trying out a few things when I do play rather then playing to win as much. Enjoying my play and seeing some interesting things happen time and time again.
Observations that make you go Hmmmmmmmm:
1) Donkeys don't believe in odds. Chase as the feel lucky.
2) Donkeys call to the river with top pair and weak kicker.
3) Don't pay attention to table image and just play what they feel like.
4) Position is rarely considered.
5) Coinflips are always worth calling.
More little thoughts. Thinking of trying the Chris Ferguson buildup project. See if I can make a bankroll just off of freerolls and then go from there. Empire has a bunch of freerolls and I am wondering if I could actually pull that off. Hmmm. Just a thought that has been playing in my head.
Observations that make you go Hmmmmmmmm:
1) Donkeys don't believe in odds. Chase as the feel lucky.
2) Donkeys call to the river with top pair and weak kicker.
3) Don't pay attention to table image and just play what they feel like.
4) Position is rarely considered.
5) Coinflips are always worth calling.
More little thoughts. Thinking of trying the Chris Ferguson buildup project. See if I can make a bankroll just off of freerolls and then go from there. Empire has a bunch of freerolls and I am wondering if I could actually pull that off. Hmmm. Just a thought that has been playing in my head.
Monday, July 24, 2006
WTF?!?!?!
I am just going to put up this hand history. You all can guess what the heck I am talking about.
Table '28499731 170' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: JustSeven (2425 in chips)
Seat 2: XxGeneralxX (2855 in chips)
Seat 3: enginedan (4835 in chips)
Seat 4: cccollector (6530 in chips)
Seat 5: Maynie (3080 in chips)
Seat 6: Ezarc (2870 in chips)
Seat 7: StakeNEggen (1170 in chips)
Seat 8: Tastedznutts (3535 in chips)
Seat 9: SJTERROR (1265 in chips)
JustSeven: posts small blind 50
XxGeneralxX: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ezarc [Ah Ad]
enginedan: folds
cccollector: calls 100
Maynie: calls 100
Ezarc: raises 300 to 400
StakeNEggen: folds
Tastedznutts: calls 400
SJTERROR: folds
JustSeven: folds
XxGeneralxX: folds
cccollector: calls 300
Maynie: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Ks 3s]
cccollector: checks
Ezarc: bets 900
Tastedznutts: calls 900
cccollector: calls 900
*** TURN *** [8d Ks 3s] [4d]
cccollector: checks
Ezarc: bets 1570 and is all-in
Tastedznutts: calls 1570
cccollector: folds
*** RIVER *** [8d Ks 3s 4d] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ezarc: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Tastedznutts: shows [5d 2d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
Tastedznutts collected 7290 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7290 | Rake 0
Board [8d Ks 3s 4d 6h]
Seat 1: JustSeven (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: XxGeneralxX (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: enginedan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cccollector folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Maynie folded before Flop
Seat 6: Ezarc showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: StakeNEggen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Tastedznutts showed [5d 2d] and won (7290) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 9: SJTERROR (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table '28499731 170' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: JustSeven (2425 in chips)
Seat 2: XxGeneralxX (2855 in chips)
Seat 3: enginedan (4835 in chips)
Seat 4: cccollector (6530 in chips)
Seat 5: Maynie (3080 in chips)
Seat 6: Ezarc (2870 in chips)
Seat 7: StakeNEggen (1170 in chips)
Seat 8: Tastedznutts (3535 in chips)
Seat 9: SJTERROR (1265 in chips)
JustSeven: posts small blind 50
XxGeneralxX: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ezarc [Ah Ad]
enginedan: folds
cccollector: calls 100
Maynie: calls 100
Ezarc: raises 300 to 400
StakeNEggen: folds
Tastedznutts: calls 400
SJTERROR: folds
JustSeven: folds
XxGeneralxX: folds
cccollector: calls 300
Maynie: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Ks 3s]
cccollector: checks
Ezarc: bets 900
Tastedznutts: calls 900
cccollector: calls 900
*** TURN *** [8d Ks 3s] [4d]
cccollector: checks
Ezarc: bets 1570 and is all-in
Tastedznutts: calls 1570
cccollector: folds
*** RIVER *** [8d Ks 3s 4d] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ezarc: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Tastedznutts: shows [5d 2d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
Tastedznutts collected 7290 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7290 | Rake 0
Board [8d Ks 3s 4d 6h]
Seat 1: JustSeven (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: XxGeneralxX (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: enginedan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cccollector folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Maynie folded before Flop
Seat 6: Ezarc showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: StakeNEggen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Tastedznutts showed [5d 2d] and won (7290) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 9: SJTERROR (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
July 24,2006
Ok, haven't posted for a while. Problem, let myself get to medium stack size and it comes down to crunch time. Final push to bubble land and the money. Get into the hand with a stack bigger/or a touch smaller hit two pair, trips and it is push time. Lately all I am seeing is the other guy calling and hitting his flush or straight or some other miracle runner runner to put me out or cripple me.
Not playing as much. Same senarios with different people. No different. All of it is just wearing me the heck out.
And I am out for now, if you have any thoughts about let know.
Not playing as much. Same senarios with different people. No different. All of it is just wearing me the heck out.
And I am out for now, if you have any thoughts about let know.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Entry for July 14, 2006
Ok, just a short one for today.
"Playing the cards, the players, and the draws available is more important with how I play stud and omaha. With NL holdem, you can control the pot odds to change how the cards, players, and draws fall into play." From a chat with Yo_Bee.
Other thing is I am going through the Hand histories looking for those hidden gems, I have some ideas to work on but the most important thing is that there are some really messed up people playing poker. The chats and some of the play is absolutely some of the funniest stuff around.
"Playing the cards, the players, and the draws available is more important with how I play stud and omaha. With NL holdem, you can control the pot odds to change how the cards, players, and draws fall into play." From a chat with Yo_Bee.
Other thing is I am going through the Hand histories looking for those hidden gems, I have some ideas to work on but the most important thing is that there are some really messed up people playing poker. The chats and some of the play is absolutely some of the funniest stuff around.
Entry for July 13, 2006
Was just reading a bit on pocket5s.com. People saying how they can't stand all the bad beats. They can't make money with all the donkeys around. (sounds a bit familiar)
Now the point of the article is that if you play long enough you should beat the variance, right? But these guys aren't newbies and are still mostly having trouble.(Again, very familiar) So, you play by the textbooks, by the odds, and you are still getting screwed? Have you looked at just how and why you are getting slammed? Not folding enough, not betting enough, playing out of position, calling when the scare cards hit, not calling often enough when the scare cards hit, and how ever else you are pissing off your chips. Well, it might be time to really look at where you are getting killed most often. Break down your hand histories and see. Hmmmm, bet, bet, bet, check and call when the river was the flush card. Wow, happened again. Get the idea. Time to say the books might not be right for playing donkeys, the numbers are only good for those that believe in them, and we all know donkeys can't count.
So, time to look at some HHs and see if I can find my worst donkey moments. Time to do a bit of cleaning.
Entry for July 11, 2006
Last night was the cardplayer league tourney. A lot of good players and some really good people as well. I took 5ht out of the 50 some odd people in there and placed solidly in the money. Talked with yo_bee this morning about some of the things with the tournament and how things went, styles, problems, and such. Wow, it feels great to go over some of these things with another player. I think I might cut and past some of the highlights of what happened and what we talked about.
Ezarc: it is like seeing an a-q when short, I know I am dying then
Ezarc: doesn't matter if I am ahead or trailing, always lose with that when I am short.
(If I know it is the kiss of death, why move with it? Just a thought.)
Yo_Bee: when you do raise a nice amount (3x to 4x the BB) 50% of the pot and you get a reraise
Yo_Bee: what do you do
Ezarc: Heh, depends on the hand and who has reraised you.
Yo_Bee: WC or SYN
Yo_Bee: and you are in position on him
Ezarc: You have position and a real hand, ak, tens or better, smooth call
Ezarc: AJ or AQ, pockets 7s-10 you have to either push or fold.
Ezarc: First situation you have position and can read the board texture and see where it takes you. Second situation you need to figure out the chips, the odds, and weither this is the hand you think you might die for.
Ezarc: Never die with an ugly hand unless you are that short you have too.
(Not that I know anymore then Yo_Bee, it is just the situation of being stuck between two very aggressive players had him frustrated. He is actually a better player then me most of the time. Follow this from a little later.)
Ezarc: Always seem to guess wrong when the guys who are making alot of plays raise or reraise me.
Ezarc: last nights I just rolled over in most of those situations.
Ezarc: Took my good cards to the bank when I could.
(I didn't go shooting for a showdown when I held a marginal hand. Let it go, screw the odds and look for a better situation.)
It was a much different tournament for me then most. A lot less aggressive. More patience with so many really aggressive players out there. Just tight weak, which is a style I don't play that often. Much different feel to it. I guess I am just learning to lay down better as well. Need to continue on like this.
Entry for July 09, 2006
Sucked out, bad beat, donkey squashed is what I feel like right now. Played some really loose low nl games and got my butt handed to me. Get in with the best, they call and suck out. Try to nickle and dime it and can't hit a draw or a set to save myself. Bad play by me for some of it but lost a bunch to people hitting there cards with the money in. Need to make less of the dumbass stupid mistakes and the bad beats will still happen but at least I cut down on losses from my mistakes.
Entry for July 08, 2006
Ok, I see this at times. Do this at times. Why? Not sure. A few limps into a pot and someone with over 15x bb will go all in. With what? Called and then they show, pp 2s-jack or hands as weak as jack-8 suited. Now I know this is a semibluff of a sort but with how many donkeys are around why bother? You haven't learned anything about the limpers and you might be able to ditch the hand if the board is nasty. It also gives you the chance to flop a monster and have it be quiet and build up the huge pot. Are you really so scared of your post flop play you need to make a move like this?
*I know the dates will look wrong, moving this all over from another site.*
*I know the dates will look wrong, moving this all over from another site.*
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