After another hiatus from poker/talking about poker, I came back in a big way. Hit the $50nl rush poker tables on full tilt with a fury. Right now I'm pulling 4.76BB/100 @ 1040hands/hour for $44.46/hour.
Now I don't expect this winrate to hold, I was playing on a weekend and that's a biggish winrate for me anyway. But it got me thinking again about how close I am. $100nl is just one step up now. If I held a 2BB/100 winrate there, I'm still banking $41.40/hour.
I've tweaked my game a bit as of late. I'd been making bets that were too large. These guys are calling stations, but I've been blowing them away. Yeah they call down light, but not when you try to pot them three times. I honestly can't even articulate what exactly I've changed other than the size of my bets. I still cbet about 80% of the time, I still bet a lot, and am still aggressive, but in a different way I guess.
I still make lots of mistakes. Too many in my opinion. One hand stuck out particularly bad where I lost about $13 of value on the river. Was going to bet $25, instead threw out $12 when the guy's range was pretty polarized to either having trips (which I think he would've called the pot sized bet) or air, which folds out either way. As soon as he called I wanted that bet back, and he mucks trips of course.
Stupid things too, like cbetting terrible boards. Board comes out 45J with two diamonds or something, villain checks, and I cbet my AK. Instantly think, "Why did I do that?" get check/raised and muck, throwing good money away for no reason.
I have continued my insistence on playing pots that people don't want to fight for. My range becomes significantly narrowed even after someone merely limps into the pot. That's not really the pot I'm looking to play unless I have a real hand. I much prefer to have late position and an unopened hand. In that case I'll be a bit more liberal, though really loose only on the button. My CO range is still pretty tight, very tight for me. 32% currently, and 47% from the button. 56% from the SB, and it's costing me. I'm losing at 63.25bb/100, and would be doing better to simply fold 100%.
I'm to see if I can continue this trend, and I would most like to return to $100 and $200nl. I guess only time will tell how this turns out
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Back....again
So, ended up taking a pretty big break. Went through the worst run of my life both online and live. Talk about disheartening. I'm now playing full ring, and doing quite well actually. Very different game it is. 9 tabling right now, so some things might be choppy. Set of T's, got nothing.
So yeah, back in the saddle, been beating rush poker on FTP hard. HA, just got owned by A5 v my set. Runner runner one card straight, well done. I gotta fix my tilt issues. Stuff like that really bothers me, even more so when you go to HEM and the EV says that was spot on. That pot was $13 and the last $2 went in when he hit the straight. So annoying. I hate the way HEM does EV.
Oh well. Running bad today, but loving winning again. Bankroll is pushing $600 again on stars, so that's cool. Ending my session, probably a good idea since I'm bored enough to start typing this thing out. Means I cannot be paying the attention I should be. Took a beating here at the end. Dropped a full buy-in of EV in 200 hands, ouch.
Planning on putting in some $25nl hands in a bit after this break. See how that goes, it's definitely different from $10nl. More aggression overall I'd say, and people are just better at not paying off. There's still tons of fish obviously though, I mean there's tons of fish at 100nl, so 25 should be a cakewalk.
So yeah, back in the saddle, been beating rush poker on FTP hard. HA, just got owned by A5 v my set. Runner runner one card straight, well done. I gotta fix my tilt issues. Stuff like that really bothers me, even more so when you go to HEM and the EV says that was spot on. That pot was $13 and the last $2 went in when he hit the straight. So annoying. I hate the way HEM does EV.
Oh well. Running bad today, but loving winning again. Bankroll is pushing $600 again on stars, so that's cool. Ending my session, probably a good idea since I'm bored enough to start typing this thing out. Means I cannot be paying the attention I should be. Took a beating here at the end. Dropped a full buy-in of EV in 200 hands, ouch.
Planning on putting in some $25nl hands in a bit after this break. See how that goes, it's definitely different from $10nl. More aggression overall I'd say, and people are just better at not paying off. There's still tons of fish obviously though, I mean there's tons of fish at 100nl, so 25 should be a cakewalk.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Rape Continues
So yep, awesome, kept it rocking just like the last session. Got smoked with straights, boats, and flushes. I don't know what the hell I'm doing wrong, but it seems like 25nl just kicks me in the god damn face.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Re-motivated
I actually read through my old blogs, and definitely reminded me how much I used to want to make poker happen for me. I really do want to excel, and I'm going to try to use this blog to push me towards my poker goals.
I'm going to try and be more active in posting on here. Summarizing my day of play every day, and that should also help force me to review my sessions. Going to start right now, probably only putting in an hour or so, but no time like the present to start right?
All right, so I finished my first 25nl session for 2010. Short version, it sucked. I flopped two flushes, and got both in against bigger flushes, awesome.
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
SB: $25.55
BB: $111.60
UTG: $44.05
MP: $17.85
CO: $15.85
Hero (BTN): $33.15
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 8♠ Q♠
1 fold, MP calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1.25) K♠ T♠ 9♠ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, CO bets $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, SB folds, BB folds, MP folds, CO raises to $2.25, Hero calls $1
Turn: ($5.75) 4♣ (2 players)
CO bets $0.25, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $7.75, Hero raises to $30.65 all in, CO calls $5.60 all in
River: ($32.45) 5♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
[spoil]Final Pot: $32.45
CO shows 6♠ A♠ (a flush, Ace high)
Hero shows 8♠ Q♠ (a flush, King high)
CO wins $30.85
(Rake: $1.60)[/spoil]
Hand #2
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
SB: $25.00
BB: $115.80
UTG: $27.95
MP: $25.25
CO: $28.60
Hero (BTN): $37.20
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 2♣ 4♣
UTG raises to $0.75, 1 fold, CO calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.60) 8♣ T♣ 6♣ (3 players)
UTG bets $1.50, CO folds, Hero raises to $7, UTG raises to $27.20 all in, Hero calls $20.20
Turn: ($57.00) Q♦ (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($57.00) 6♥ (2 players - 1 is all in)
[spoil]Final Pot: $57.00
UTG shows J♣ 3♣ (a flush, Jack high)
Hero shows 2♣ 4♣ (a flush, Ten high)
UTG wins $54.20
(Rake: $2.80)[/spoil]
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So that was fun. Then I played AQ terribly, I really felt like he would've played different if he had it on the flop, and I went with my gut. I was right, but it ended just as badly as if he had flopped it right along anyway.
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NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Replayer
SB ($34.70)
[color=red]BB ($44.95)
Hero ($26.25)
[/color]CO ($48.95)
BTN ($45.10)
Dealt to Hero A:diamond: Q:heart:
[color=red]Hero raises to $0.75, [/color]fold, fold, fold, [color=red]BB calls $0.50[/color]
FLOP ($1.60) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade:
[color=red]BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, BB calls $1.50[/color]
That's a wet board. I made a solid bet, and sets shouldn't be flatting here too often. They're going to shovel money in before the board gets too scary. That must've been where my subconcious was at, and was what I expected to see for board texture to explain why I went against what should be an obvious Baluga Theorem.
TURN ($4.60) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade: J:diamond:
[color=red]BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $11.25, Hero calls $7.25[/color]
When he makes this bet, I still have his range as not very strong. I felt that strong hands needed to protect on the flop, the only hand that just got there was QJ, or T9, so if I was best on the flop, I'm probably still best here. I decided to flat, anticipating villain will bluff a missed flush draw after firing two barrels. In retrospect I think shoving myself here or folding is probably best, as flush draw calls now, and possibly doesn't bluff off when missing the river.
RIVER ($27.10) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade: J:diamond: A:club:
Now I'm back ahead of QJ, still behind T9 and sets. He shoves, and I make what I would expect to be a good call. And he shows me JJ for a turned set, sweet. Chaulk another one up to Baluga Theorem.
[color=red]BB bets $13, Hero calls $12.75 (AI)[/color]
BB shows J:club: J:spade:
(Pre 58%, Flop 14.8%, Turn 100.0%)
Hero shows A:diamond: Q:heart:
(Pre 42%, Flop 85.2%, Turn 0.0%)
BB wins $50.60
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Yee haw, here's my start to the day:
I'm going to try and be more active in posting on here. Summarizing my day of play every day, and that should also help force me to review my sessions. Going to start right now, probably only putting in an hour or so, but no time like the present to start right?
All right, so I finished my first 25nl session for 2010. Short version, it sucked. I flopped two flushes, and got both in against bigger flushes, awesome.
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
SB: $25.55
BB: $111.60
UTG: $44.05
MP: $17.85
CO: $15.85
Hero (BTN): $33.15
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 8♠ Q♠
1 fold, MP calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, BB checks
Flop: ($1.25) K♠ T♠ 9♠ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, CO bets $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, SB folds, BB folds, MP folds, CO raises to $2.25, Hero calls $1
Turn: ($5.75) 4♣ (2 players)
CO bets $0.25, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $7.75, Hero raises to $30.65 all in, CO calls $5.60 all in
River: ($32.45) 5♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
[spoil]Final Pot: $32.45
CO shows 6♠ A♠ (a flush, Ace high)
Hero shows 8♠ Q♠ (a flush, King high)
CO wins $30.85
(Rake: $1.60)[/spoil]
Hand #2
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
SB: $25.00
BB: $115.80
UTG: $27.95
MP: $25.25
CO: $28.60
Hero (BTN): $37.20
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 2♣ 4♣
UTG raises to $0.75, 1 fold, CO calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.60) 8♣ T♣ 6♣ (3 players)
UTG bets $1.50, CO folds, Hero raises to $7, UTG raises to $27.20 all in, Hero calls $20.20
Turn: ($57.00) Q♦ (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($57.00) 6♥ (2 players - 1 is all in)
[spoil]Final Pot: $57.00
UTG shows J♣ 3♣ (a flush, Jack high)
Hero shows 2♣ 4♣ (a flush, Ten high)
UTG wins $54.20
(Rake: $2.80)[/spoil]
********************************************
So that was fun. Then I played AQ terribly, I really felt like he would've played different if he had it on the flop, and I went with my gut. I was right, but it ended just as badly as if he had flopped it right along anyway.
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NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Replayer
SB ($34.70)
[color=red]BB ($44.95)
Hero ($26.25)
[/color]CO ($48.95)
BTN ($45.10)
Dealt to Hero A:diamond: Q:heart:
[color=red]Hero raises to $0.75, [/color]fold, fold, fold, [color=red]BB calls $0.50[/color]
FLOP ($1.60) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade:
[color=red]BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, BB calls $1.50[/color]
That's a wet board. I made a solid bet, and sets shouldn't be flatting here too often. They're going to shovel money in before the board gets too scary. That must've been where my subconcious was at, and was what I expected to see for board texture to explain why I went against what should be an obvious Baluga Theorem.
TURN ($4.60) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade: J:diamond:
[color=red]BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $11.25, Hero calls $7.25[/color]
When he makes this bet, I still have his range as not very strong. I felt that strong hands needed to protect on the flop, the only hand that just got there was QJ, or T9, so if I was best on the flop, I'm probably still best here. I decided to flat, anticipating villain will bluff a missed flush draw after firing two barrels. In retrospect I think shoving myself here or folding is probably best, as flush draw calls now, and possibly doesn't bluff off when missing the river.
RIVER ($27.10) 8:heart: Q:spade: 5:spade: J:diamond: A:club:
Now I'm back ahead of QJ, still behind T9 and sets. He shoves, and I make what I would expect to be a good call. And he shows me JJ for a turned set, sweet. Chaulk another one up to Baluga Theorem.
[color=red]BB bets $13, Hero calls $12.75 (AI)[/color]
BB shows J:club: J:spade:
(Pre 58%, Flop 14.8%, Turn 100.0%)
Hero shows A:diamond: Q:heart:
(Pre 42%, Flop 85.2%, Turn 0.0%)
BB wins $50.60
***********************************************
Yee haw, here's my start to the day:
New Year
So it's another year. 2009 was pretty dismal for me as far as poker goes. I didn't play much, did fine on PS when I did, solid winrate, but no volume, and got demolished on FTP (again).
2010 I do want to set some goals, but I know it's going to be hard. My life is going to be taking a lot of time once the Air Force does get me shipped to OTS and beyond. Until that time though I'm going to focus on my online pokers.
I'm happy that I killed live poker in 2009, and I really enjoy that game. Live is definitely a nice variant, and it helps being 30 minutes away, though I'd really like that trip to be 10 minutes or less. Definitely would be there a lot more often.
I decided to start over from ground zero. I'm focusing on my 6max game, and I basically cleaned out my online rolls. I left $200 on PS and another $200 on FTP. My PS account is up to $494.86, and FTP is at $240.23. Not sure if I have this month's play in the graph or not, but this was the end of December and maybe the one session I've played this year.
I've taken a few new approaches. I've become extremely positionally aware. Here are my stats by position.
And this doesn't fully represent how I'm actually playing now, as there are some older hands in that sample. The early limping I see makes me want to vomit, and that's gone 100%. But anyway you can see how many more hands I play on the Button and CO.
I'm also basically just staying away from pots that someone else opened. I used to think I'd flat in position, or when I'd raise and get 3bet, I'd over-estimate my equity versus their range. Now I just fold, move on, and play a different hand where I'm the one who's in control.
I've taken to much larger bets in general. Opting almost always for a pot-sized bet. I think this has given me an advantage in that players are not nearly as willing to play back at me lightly. I build pots that are larger, and generally I am the one deciding whether we'll be playing for stacks or not since I also usually have position.
I'm hoping that I shake this sickness I've come down with, because I'm just really tired, and not with it. Not the best way to play poker, and I really really really, want to have at a bare minimum Silver VIP status by the end of January.
2010 I do want to set some goals, but I know it's going to be hard. My life is going to be taking a lot of time once the Air Force does get me shipped to OTS and beyond. Until that time though I'm going to focus on my online pokers.
I'm happy that I killed live poker in 2009, and I really enjoy that game. Live is definitely a nice variant, and it helps being 30 minutes away, though I'd really like that trip to be 10 minutes or less. Definitely would be there a lot more often.
I decided to start over from ground zero. I'm focusing on my 6max game, and I basically cleaned out my online rolls. I left $200 on PS and another $200 on FTP. My PS account is up to $494.86, and FTP is at $240.23. Not sure if I have this month's play in the graph or not, but this was the end of December and maybe the one session I've played this year.
I've taken a few new approaches. I've become extremely positionally aware. Here are my stats by position.
And this doesn't fully represent how I'm actually playing now, as there are some older hands in that sample. The early limping I see makes me want to vomit, and that's gone 100%. But anyway you can see how many more hands I play on the Button and CO.
I'm also basically just staying away from pots that someone else opened. I used to think I'd flat in position, or when I'd raise and get 3bet, I'd over-estimate my equity versus their range. Now I just fold, move on, and play a different hand where I'm the one who's in control.
I've taken to much larger bets in general. Opting almost always for a pot-sized bet. I think this has given me an advantage in that players are not nearly as willing to play back at me lightly. I build pots that are larger, and generally I am the one deciding whether we'll be playing for stacks or not since I also usually have position.
I'm hoping that I shake this sickness I've come down with, because I'm just really tired, and not with it. Not the best way to play poker, and I really really really, want to have at a bare minimum Silver VIP status by the end of January.
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