I can't count the number of times people say "sry" to me after a sick beat today. Sick sick sick..
I just tired of it.. twice I had top 2 and got ran over by sets.
Had aces, guy called my all-in me with treys thinking I was stealing (he later explained) and then he hit triple trey at river.
Flop 2 full of 6. Guy called my all-in with 44 and hit 4 in the river.
I had a deep run in a micro NLHE tourney 171 entrants was about 14th, called raised from SB with A6. Flop came A6xh. He called my all-in with AQhh and turn h river h. Another near-missed final table FFS!
Hear enough? My sickest beat was board 789TJ. I had Q. Raised him on river, he re-raised me all-in, I called and mucked in shocked when he turn over KQ.
Above were not all only those I remembered sickly, rant rant rant. Fucking day at the interview and tables.
Cash games was up about 2 buy-ins during 700+ hands, and was down so much after I reach 800+ and stopped when my tourney got knocked out.
As much as I love this game, sometimes I just wish to say..
FUCK POKER.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Aces Cracked & Deep Ran Tourney
Quite happy with my recent results in SNGs. There is finally some uptrend in my equity for tournaments. As for cash games, it is still break even. Reason I been cash gaming side by side tourneys is because of the VPP I need to meet. I am still 300vpp away from SilverStar status for the month.
I been pretty lucky with 45-men and 18-men SNG turbo currently having a very decent ROI. In the 45 SNG my closest though was only 3rd, for twice. But good enough to give me good ROI for 7 games. As for 18-men, 7 games, I had once first, twice in the runner-up and once in the 3rd.
Will be going for an interview on Thursday, I hope that I will land on the job and when I do, I can continue to slowly build my bankroll here playing tourneys probably.. if time permits.
Below is one of the hands extracted from my cash games. I think I over-did it, but if he had it, I would've been doomed. But based on my preflop play, I assumed he thought that I had aces or ace-king. I couldn't put myself to check on the turn I don't noe why, but instead to represent it (wasn't on tilt). I think he probably had kings or queens. A relief he folded.
Below is one of my super weak play. I think I was too overwhelmed multi-tabling till I only min-raised preflop with aces. Bring a cock handed guy into the flop and letting him hit doubs. I wouldn't have fold it till the river, but it would probably have cost less. Didn't tilt after that hand because it was absolutely mistake play. I am more prone to injustice tilt, or entitlement tilt.
I seemed to have aces cracked almost every session sigh. But above was a very bad play which should have been avoided. Things like AA getting cracked by kings or 4 pairs would've tilted me hard (injustice tilt).
Anyway I play two 1.5k and 1k guaranteed tourneys in stars this afternoon and cashing both. Min-cashed one of them and the other one I made it to 14th out of 770 entrants.. my deepest run.
I was so hoping to get into my first ever regular tourney final table but I flung it. My chips was about 10th or 11th placing, all folded to me on the button, I shove-steal with JQo, big blind snap called me with aces.
I been pretty lucky with 45-men and 18-men SNG turbo currently having a very decent ROI. In the 45 SNG my closest though was only 3rd, for twice. But good enough to give me good ROI for 7 games. As for 18-men, 7 games, I had once first, twice in the runner-up and once in the 3rd.
Will be going for an interview on Thursday, I hope that I will land on the job and when I do, I can continue to slowly build my bankroll here playing tourneys probably.. if time permits.
Below is one of the hands extracted from my cash games. I think I over-did it, but if he had it, I would've been doomed. But based on my preflop play, I assumed he thought that I had aces or ace-king. I couldn't put myself to check on the turn I don't noe why, but instead to represent it (wasn't on tilt). I think he probably had kings or queens. A relief he folded.
Below is one of my super weak play. I think I was too overwhelmed multi-tabling till I only min-raised preflop with aces. Bring a cock handed guy into the flop and letting him hit doubs. I wouldn't have fold it till the river, but it would probably have cost less. Didn't tilt after that hand because it was absolutely mistake play. I am more prone to injustice tilt, or entitlement tilt.
I seemed to have aces cracked almost every session sigh. But above was a very bad play which should have been avoided. Things like AA getting cracked by kings or 4 pairs would've tilted me hard (injustice tilt).
Anyway I play two 1.5k and 1k guaranteed tourneys in stars this afternoon and cashing both. Min-cashed one of them and the other one I made it to 14th out of 770 entrants.. my deepest run.
I was so hoping to get into my first ever regular tourney final table but I flung it. My chips was about 10th or 11th placing, all folded to me on the button, I shove-steal with JQo, big blind snap called me with aces.
An ass move I supposed. But I see myself with a little gradual improvements.
Morale fell as I closed my cash games and back to Diablo 3.
On to the next one.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
River Day
Started the day with a beat, 3 betting BB at the SB, and I knew he had kings the way he tried to set me up with 4 bet. I pushed with aces and he snap called. I had an ace of diamond, the flop came Kxx ddd. I can't seem to avoid the fate of getting sucked out by 2-3 outer every single session. Unfortunately, no diamond came any more. He shipped my whole stack when I was barely 5 hands fresh at the table.
Oh no I didn't smashed my mouse, I'd been telling myself its part of poker since I experience it EVERY session. Anyway, at that particular table I continued to get sucked out in between the next 50 hands and I just found myself down about 2 full buy-ins.
God always reward patience as I did not tilt and spew my stack, my vengeance are always rewarded when I keep my patience and play my usual after a beat. Against the same opponent who cracked my aces with cowboys, I later rivered him AJhh against his JJ with a flush, which I think it tilted him because he'd 3-bet me for the next few hands.
I net my cash game positive later when I won a super cooler on a river. Gotta love the river today.
Thats the one thing I scared about slow playing your nuts, I meant your nut holdings.. not your below.
I four-tabled with two other sit & gos. Got knocked out easily in the big $3.30 and 9-sng. Later cashed out runner-up followed by winning the 6-max sng. I held onto the 45-sng and cashed out 3rd, one of my best. I felt like I was playing in the zone these few days. But 4 table is currently the max for me. Not intending to add anymore tables though, am very comfortable with my recent play.
Been just focusing on the turbos for my recent sngs. Reason being time constraint, as well as getting into more flips. I know generally people say that regular speed are the ones for the skillful? Becuz of the slow blinds rendering people to play more post-flops. As for turbo, before you're in for another orbit, you've found yourself short stacked and ready to gamble. Thats why I consider myself lucky in current month's sngs - firstime positive for tourneys.
Great to end my birthday on the green side.
Good luck at the tables!
Oh no I didn't smashed my mouse, I'd been telling myself its part of poker since I experience it EVERY session. Anyway, at that particular table I continued to get sucked out in between the next 50 hands and I just found myself down about 2 full buy-ins.
God always reward patience as I did not tilt and spew my stack, my vengeance are always rewarded when I keep my patience and play my usual after a beat. Against the same opponent who cracked my aces with cowboys, I later rivered him AJhh against his JJ with a flush, which I think it tilted him because he'd 3-bet me for the next few hands.
I net my cash game positive later when I won a super cooler on a river. Gotta love the river today.
Thats the one thing I scared about slow playing your nuts, I meant your nut holdings.. not your below.
I four-tabled with two other sit & gos. Got knocked out easily in the big $3.30 and 9-sng. Later cashed out runner-up followed by winning the 6-max sng. I held onto the 45-sng and cashed out 3rd, one of my best. I felt like I was playing in the zone these few days. But 4 table is currently the max for me. Not intending to add anymore tables though, am very comfortable with my recent play.
Been just focusing on the turbos for my recent sngs. Reason being time constraint, as well as getting into more flips. I know generally people say that regular speed are the ones for the skillful? Becuz of the slow blinds rendering people to play more post-flops. As for turbo, before you're in for another orbit, you've found yourself short stacked and ready to gamble. Thats why I consider myself lucky in current month's sngs - firstime positive for tourneys.
Great to end my birthday on the green side.
Good luck at the tables!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Worst Fold
I always wondered if I'll encounter such a hand, and I did today. He re-raised me almost the whole of his stack at the river but he simply folded when I wanted that 60cent more of his stack.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Power of Position - When All Elements Fit
I think he put me on a flush draw or weak queen, and think I was pulling an all-in bluff on the river. Usually wouldn't pay-off that much when first to act post-flop.
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