300+ entrant tourney. Short stacked twice, sucked out 44 vs KK and 55 vs KK and then when I had AA in-the-money already sucked out by TT.
Don't know to feel happy or sad.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Great way to start the day
AA < KT
QQ < 99
A5 flop 55 < 66 on turn
TT < KK
AK < AJ
QQ < 77
some tourney hands above of how I got knocked out.
A5 < 66 set (32 of 408) sign no FT again.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Today I Sucked Out A Lot
A topic not very often happen for me. I mean I do, but today.. a lot. lol. Short entry, just name a few plus a few hands of replay.
Reason why you have to make a big pre-flop bet SOME TIMES is because you want to chase out lower pairs like mine from hitting a set. That wasn't a very +ev call from me I supposed but I'm not sure why I called anyway.
Another sickest hand of the decade. Suddenly I can't import hands from handsreplay website so I extracted this from my PokerTracker.
PokerStars - $0.10 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
BTN: $10.84
SB: $10.85
Hero (BB): $20.35
UTG: $10.62
UTG+1: $8.04
MP: $8.14
MP+1: $15.39
LP: $9.70
CO: $10.00
SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 3h 3c
fold, fold, MP raises to $0.30, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.80, fold, Hero calls $0.70, MP calls $0.50
Flop: ($2.45, 3 players) Kc As 3s
Hero checks, MP checks, BTN bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20, MP raises to $2.60, BTN calls $1.40, Hero raises to $10.20, fold, BTN calls $7.44 and is all-in
Turn: ($25.13, 2 players) 4c
River: ($25.13, 2 players) 3d
Hero shows 3h 3c (Four of a Kind, Threes) (Pre 19%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
BTN mucks Kh Ks (Full House, Kings full of Threes) (Pre 81%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
Hero wins $24.00
I WON A FUCKING ONE OUTER.
No luck with Big 3.30 and 2.20 6-max. Although I caught a J on the river with JT vs A7. Guy goes "donkday" as expected. Here it is about online poker, if you suck out someone online, you have 74.56% statistical percentage of getting a verbal abuse.. based on my own research. I say 'sry' becuz I don't deserve it (but who cares), and he said 'np'. Nice german guy.
Went ZOOM, and was up about 2.5 buy-ins, when two hands put me back to where I began. Later I sucked out against two cowboys which put me back up to about 3.5 buy-ins and thats where I left.
Reason why you have to make a big pre-flop bet SOME TIMES is because you want to chase out lower pairs like mine from hitting a set. That wasn't a very +ev call from me I supposed but I'm not sure why I called anyway.
Another sickest hand of the decade. Suddenly I can't import hands from handsreplay website so I extracted this from my PokerTracker.
PokerStars - $0.10 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
BTN: $10.84
SB: $10.85
Hero (BB): $20.35
UTG: $10.62
UTG+1: $8.04
MP: $8.14
MP+1: $15.39
LP: $9.70
CO: $10.00
SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 3h 3c
fold, fold, MP raises to $0.30, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.80, fold, Hero calls $0.70, MP calls $0.50
Flop: ($2.45, 3 players) Kc As 3s
Hero checks, MP checks, BTN bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20, MP raises to $2.60, BTN calls $1.40, Hero raises to $10.20, fold, BTN calls $7.44 and is all-in
Turn: ($25.13, 2 players) 4c
River: ($25.13, 2 players) 3d
Hero shows 3h 3c (Four of a Kind, Threes) (Pre 19%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
BTN mucks Kh Ks (Full House, Kings full of Threes) (Pre 81%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
Hero wins $24.00
I WON A FUCKING ONE OUTER.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Min-Cash Big $3.30
2 tourneys and one SNG today.
Joined the Big $3.30 minutes before registration closes. Maintained throughout and was following average chip closely. In fact, I was busted when I had around the average chip, but what a waste. I was UTG with AK, raised, MP 3-bet me almost all my stack in such a speed I think he is ready to get it in anytime. All folded back to me, I pondered as I was thinking whether if I got busted I would cashed because it was around 5 more entrants to be in the bubble, or I should coast.
I shoved and he snap-called with JJ... and held.
Another $4.40 tourney. Raised with KhQh, called by AsTs. Flopped King high with two spades, he raised and shoved and he called and hit a spade on the river.
9-men SNG Turbo, was down to 4 men chiplead, when suddenly I found myself heads-up with opponent twice my chip, hmm. Called his raise with Q4, hit bottom pair but two spade on board. Check-raised him all-in he called turning over Kx for a flush draw, but hit his K on the river.
That is all todayyyyy.
Joined the Big $3.30 minutes before registration closes. Maintained throughout and was following average chip closely. In fact, I was busted when I had around the average chip, but what a waste. I was UTG with AK, raised, MP 3-bet me almost all my stack in such a speed I think he is ready to get it in anytime. All folded back to me, I pondered as I was thinking whether if I got busted I would cashed because it was around 5 more entrants to be in the bubble, or I should coast.
I shoved and he snap-called with JJ... and held.
Another $4.40 tourney. Raised with KhQh, called by AsTs. Flopped King high with two spades, he raised and shoved and he called and hit a spade on the river.
9-men SNG Turbo, was down to 4 men chiplead, when suddenly I found myself heads-up with opponent twice my chip, hmm. Called his raise with Q4, hit bottom pair but two spade on board. Check-raised him all-in he called turning over Kx for a flush draw, but hit his K on the river.
That is all todayyyyy.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Brutal Day
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.
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.
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.
Monday, April 2, 2012
March Review & PokerStars April 1st Special
I logged in stars today and saw there was a new section in the store April 1st Special. I went in to look and there were four items, quite unique, and admittedly, I thought they were real! Then I saw the last part of the description, that if you purchase you will receive a certain amount of cash.... plus the item? I thought. Too good to be true.
So I went on to google the forum and found a thread in 2+2 forum where it was something that was going on since 2 years back? The items were actually fake and you could just en-cash your FPP (only for SilverStar and above). The rates are good, 1fpp to 0.016cents, which means it is equal to Supernova's cash reward rate, the best. I went on to purchase all of them, took up a huge portion of my FPP, but it was a good boost to my bankroll. Nice move by stars I would say.
I had a good session on the last day of March, where I hit 3 nuts and my all-in were called by my opponents. One was hitting a full-house on the river, opponent hit flush on turn but was giving me free cards by betting only 1 bb. Board was super wet, I think we both put one another one a straight.
2nd was hitting a straight at turn, top pair guy also gave me a free card by not betting the flop.
3rd was another full house where opponent hit his trips in the river (my full house was made in the river too).
Above were all 0.08/0.16 6-max stakes.
This month is my 1st red month of the year. I could not get the exact amount of my loss because past two weeks I have using gf's laptop (where I use a fresh new PokerTracker installed), and I haven't got the chance to manually import my hands in this machine to my main one at home. But I would say I am down about slightly more than 100usd in cash games. Things wouldn't be that awful if I hadn't tried moving up to the 0.10/0.25 6-max stakes, where there are more floating on the flop and then 3-betting on turn, 3-bet c-bet etc.
I move up and got beaten badly there. I think my running good in February made me overconfidence and thought I could go up, but I think I need more time and experience to be ascertain that I could maintain there. I went up stake, crushed, moved down and build my roll, went up, crushed, came down and build my roll - basically what I have been doing this month.
I guess I will stick to my current stake, at the same time also learning the 9 Sit & Go, which I have been doing moderately well. Earlier had two games, one cashing out third, the other first, which I am happy.
Before that, I was playing SilverStar satellite match (130fpp) for VIP monthly $100k free roll, where I got knocked out with KK vs AQ vs 99.
If you played more than 5 MicroMillion events you get a free roll ticket earlier today for a $50k guaranteed tourney. Omg, got knocked out with AQ vs A4. We both slow play on a AAx flop but he hit the 4 on the damn river.
Both tourney played less than 20 minutes.
Ok my plan for April..
..look for a job.
For cash game I would stay at the stakes, maintain my SilverStar and then hit my first $50 stellar.
I will focus too, on my 9 Sit & Go, and then hope it helps in some of my MTTs.
Hope to bring my bankroll to the next level.
So I went on to google the forum and found a thread in 2+2 forum where it was something that was going on since 2 years back? The items were actually fake and you could just en-cash your FPP (only for SilverStar and above). The rates are good, 1fpp to 0.016cents, which means it is equal to Supernova's cash reward rate, the best. I went on to purchase all of them, took up a huge portion of my FPP, but it was a good boost to my bankroll. Nice move by stars I would say.
I had a good session on the last day of March, where I hit 3 nuts and my all-in were called by my opponents. One was hitting a full-house on the river, opponent hit flush on turn but was giving me free cards by betting only 1 bb. Board was super wet, I think we both put one another one a straight.
2nd was hitting a straight at turn, top pair guy also gave me a free card by not betting the flop.
3rd was another full house where opponent hit his trips in the river (my full house was made in the river too).
Above were all 0.08/0.16 6-max stakes.
This month is my 1st red month of the year. I could not get the exact amount of my loss because past two weeks I have using gf's laptop (where I use a fresh new PokerTracker installed), and I haven't got the chance to manually import my hands in this machine to my main one at home. But I would say I am down about slightly more than 100usd in cash games. Things wouldn't be that awful if I hadn't tried moving up to the 0.10/0.25 6-max stakes, where there are more floating on the flop and then 3-betting on turn, 3-bet c-bet etc.
I move up and got beaten badly there. I think my running good in February made me overconfidence and thought I could go up, but I think I need more time and experience to be ascertain that I could maintain there. I went up stake, crushed, moved down and build my roll, went up, crushed, came down and build my roll - basically what I have been doing this month.
I guess I will stick to my current stake, at the same time also learning the 9 Sit & Go, which I have been doing moderately well. Earlier had two games, one cashing out third, the other first, which I am happy.
Before that, I was playing SilverStar satellite match (130fpp) for VIP monthly $100k free roll, where I got knocked out with KK vs AQ vs 99.
If you played more than 5 MicroMillion events you get a free roll ticket earlier today for a $50k guaranteed tourney. Omg, got knocked out with AQ vs A4. We both slow play on a AAx flop but he hit the 4 on the damn river.
Both tourney played less than 20 minutes.
Ok my plan for April..
..look for a job.
For cash game I would stay at the stakes, maintain my SilverStar and then hit my first $50 stellar.
I will focus too, on my 9 Sit & Go, and then hope it helps in some of my MTTs.
Hope to bring my bankroll to the next level.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
My Micro Millions Results
1) $0.11 Re-buy Madness - Out (afk, did not play)
2) $8.80 NLHE - Out in 1 hour 40 minutes. K9 vs K2 all-in on top pair flop, opponent suck out 2 on the turn.
3) $1 NLHE 3x-Turbo - Out 5,578 of 28,185. Short stacked KT < A8
4) $2.20 NLHE 6-Max Turbo - Out, AK < 88. Last hand trap by pocket aces.
5) $5.50 (Free Ticket) NLHE Knockout, Turbo, Pro Special - Cash Out 3,408 of 26,439, Knocked out 4. $6.50 + $4
6) $1 NLHE - Out in 4 hands, KK < 88
7) $2.20 NLHE - Out 3,397of 9,634, 99 < TT. JQ < 88 both by one freak who goes all-in every hand.
8) $2.20 NLHE - Out early.
9) $5.50 NLHE Knockout, Turbo - Out 1,456 of 7,425, Knocked out 2. KJ < TT. Healthy stack, turn hit J but he trapped me on flopping a set.
10) $3.30 NLHE - Out 1,672 of 6,717. Healthy stack, flop set of 8 all-in vs QQ. River Q.
11) $2.22 NLHE Heads-Up Hyper-Turbo - Knocked out 2 and out.
so sad..
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Bad Variance & Good Variance
Let's talk abt my tournament first because they are nothing much to talk about. Started the day busting $2.20 the Big and $2.20 in micro millions and then proceed to $11 time game. Got lucky and cashed out $34 after two flips last two hands. I also tried the $11 knockout turbo and was knocked out in the first round, sigh! Thats about it.
AA vs JJ (Bust)
I'm beginning my cash games with a rant. I maintain my stakes at $0.10/$0.25, just try in for one more time. I started the day early with an AA vs JJ, we went all-in pre but his cards weren't turn over until the showdown (you can choose this in the setting). When I saw kings came my jaw drop I knew that was it, but it was the J in the turn that made him a set. 2 outs to suck me out and he did, full buy-in gone.
KK vs AA (Bust)
Later I was dealt KK, and this time round I went in pre against an AA. Of course I lost, how can I get so lucky than the other guy who suck me out? <-- typically thoughts when tilt. Another full buy-in gone.
AA vs 88 (Bust)
Third time I was dealt AA again. This time I three betted a passive guy who seldom bet after flop, you heard me seldom+after the flop. He called. Flop came QQ8, he shoved. I was uh? I put him on kings when I called him, did I put him on kings or did I wished he had kings..? He turn over 88 and took all my money.
After 3 such encounters in less than 500 hands who do you think still can play on? No matter how I loved and respected the mental game of poker and how it did helped my game, time and time again these beats still get to my head. And then I had my fair share of good variance.......
AT vs QQ
I think I was somehow tilted or maybe I am not that good at multi-tabling, I called this guy's raise, who was taunting the other guy at the table, 3 of us are in the hand, because the other guy accused him of a bluff and he said nextime you call. Flop came T52. He just shoved, a serious over bet. The other guy folded and I would fold if I was thinking properly but I mis-clicked a call. I think I thought it was just a standard raise and damn I instantly felt doomed. Turn came another T and I sucked out, surprisingly I wasn't bad mouthed.
66 vs 44
Called a raise and flop J64. Turn 3 and river 7, almost couldn't get paid because of the stupid board. I called his raise on flop and then lead the bet on turn, he re-raise me and I 4-bet him because I was out of position and wanted to lead the river bet. I shoved on river bet and he called. One of my biggest pot.
JQ vs AJ
Flop KT7 and he was raising like 1bb and I was like getting free cards. Turn A and he raised standard bet I flat called. River 4 and I lead the bet about half pot sized because I didn't think he had any cards that would re-raised me so hoping for a call, but he re-raised a pot size and I shoved and get called. I had the nut straight and there was no flush or paired on the board.
66 vs A?
Flop a quads, I think guy hits an on the river and bets. I re-raised too high and he didn't call.
33 vs A9
Same guy. I think this time he thought for so long and called me in the river with nut flush, not easy to lay down against a guy who shoved at u on river the second time. I think easier to see if I copy n paste below from poker-tracker..
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
UTG: $25.25
CO: $25.00
BTN: $24.76
SB: $37.27
Hero (BB): $51.07
SB posts SB $0.10, Hero posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has 3c 3d
fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.75, fold, Hero calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) Ks Js 3s
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75
Turn: ($3.10, 2 players) 2s
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($3.10, 2 players) 2d
Hero bets $1.50, BTN raises to $6.00, Hero raises to $21.75, BTN calls $15.75
Hero shows 3c 3d (Full House, Threes full of Twos) (Pre 53%, Flop 72%, Turn 23%)
BTN mucks As 9c (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 47%, Flop 28%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins $44.60
So I ended the day with about +2.5 buy-ins surprisingly. So tiring mentally and I needed a break, read some blogs and poker video in youtube. I am basically unemployed now and grinding everyday. Staying at my gf house in the meantime and I so much free time to do whatever I want. Today I will just focus on cash games, and good luck to me. Talking about video I came across a few Daniel Negreanu's video which I'm truly amazed.. this is one. Enjoy!
AA vs JJ (Bust)
I'm beginning my cash games with a rant. I maintain my stakes at $0.10/$0.25, just try in for one more time. I started the day early with an AA vs JJ, we went all-in pre but his cards weren't turn over until the showdown (you can choose this in the setting). When I saw kings came my jaw drop I knew that was it, but it was the J in the turn that made him a set. 2 outs to suck me out and he did, full buy-in gone.
KK vs AA (Bust)
Later I was dealt KK, and this time round I went in pre against an AA. Of course I lost, how can I get so lucky than the other guy who suck me out? <-- typically thoughts when tilt. Another full buy-in gone.
AA vs 88 (Bust)
Third time I was dealt AA again. This time I three betted a passive guy who seldom bet after flop, you heard me seldom+after the flop. He called. Flop came QQ8, he shoved. I was uh? I put him on kings when I called him, did I put him on kings or did I wished he had kings..? He turn over 88 and took all my money.
After 3 such encounters in less than 500 hands who do you think still can play on? No matter how I loved and respected the mental game of poker and how it did helped my game, time and time again these beats still get to my head. And then I had my fair share of good variance.......
AT vs QQ
I think I was somehow tilted or maybe I am not that good at multi-tabling, I called this guy's raise, who was taunting the other guy at the table, 3 of us are in the hand, because the other guy accused him of a bluff and he said nextime you call. Flop came T52. He just shoved, a serious over bet. The other guy folded and I would fold if I was thinking properly but I mis-clicked a call. I think I thought it was just a standard raise and damn I instantly felt doomed. Turn came another T and I sucked out, surprisingly I wasn't bad mouthed.
66 vs 44
Called a raise and flop J64. Turn 3 and river 7, almost couldn't get paid because of the stupid board. I called his raise on flop and then lead the bet on turn, he re-raise me and I 4-bet him because I was out of position and wanted to lead the river bet. I shoved on river bet and he called. One of my biggest pot.
JQ vs AJ
Flop KT7 and he was raising like 1bb and I was like getting free cards. Turn A and he raised standard bet I flat called. River 4 and I lead the bet about half pot sized because I didn't think he had any cards that would re-raised me so hoping for a call, but he re-raised a pot size and I shoved and get called. I had the nut straight and there was no flush or paired on the board.
66 vs A?
Flop a quads, I think guy hits an on the river and bets. I re-raised too high and he didn't call.
33 vs A9
Same guy. I think this time he thought for so long and called me in the river with nut flush, not easy to lay down against a guy who shoved at u on river the second time. I think easier to see if I copy n paste below from poker-tracker..
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
UTG: $25.25
CO: $25.00
BTN: $24.76
SB: $37.27
Hero (BB): $51.07
SB posts SB $0.10, Hero posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has 3c 3d
fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.75, fold, Hero calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) Ks Js 3s
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75
Turn: ($3.10, 2 players) 2s
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: ($3.10, 2 players) 2d
Hero bets $1.50, BTN raises to $6.00, Hero raises to $21.75, BTN calls $15.75
Hero shows 3c 3d (Full House, Threes full of Twos) (Pre 53%, Flop 72%, Turn 23%)
BTN mucks As 9c (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 47%, Flop 28%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins $44.60
So I ended the day with about +2.5 buy-ins surprisingly. So tiring mentally and I needed a break, read some blogs and poker video in youtube. I am basically unemployed now and grinding everyday. Staying at my gf house in the meantime and I so much free time to do whatever I want. Today I will just focus on cash games, and good luck to me. Talking about video I came across a few Daniel Negreanu's video which I'm truly amazed.. this is one. Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
-4 Buy-ins
Today I woke up early to play the 9am $2.20 NLHE MicroMillion tourneys, no result after 2 hrs plus. Alongside with other micro tourneys no result. I proceed to my usual 0.08/0.16 6-max grind and encountered two big coolers. Happy that I grinded my way back before lunch and was up one buy-in.
Resume my grind session and was thinking about testing the 0.10/0.25 6-max stakes but my equity was straight downslope. Merely 500 hands I am down 4 buy ins. So heart pain omfg. March was good as I grinded my way back up and this shit, in just one day, pull me all the way back down. I am not sure whats wrong as I always face this problem whenever I want to try going up stake. Maybe I play too much hands? Maybe post-flop is not as good? I don't know.
One of those days.
Resume my grind session and was thinking about testing the 0.10/0.25 6-max stakes but my equity was straight downslope. Merely 500 hands I am down 4 buy ins. So heart pain omfg. March was good as I grinded my way back up and this shit, in just one day, pull me all the way back down. I am not sure whats wrong as I always face this problem whenever I want to try going up stake. Maybe I play too much hands? Maybe post-flop is not as good? I don't know.
One of those days.
Monday, March 19, 2012
MicroMillions Updates & Tourneys
Been focusing on tournaments and sit & gos past few days. Cash game grinding has been little, but still running +ev. Micro Millions in stars have started and I am playing 'em around the clock. My first tourney was registered $0.11, but not played and was out as there were some personal issues going on in my life right now. Basically I have moved out of the house and staying with my gf and using her Macbook for my daily grinds. Thankfully everything works perfect, my poker tracker has been imported (can't live without it), my HUD display profile and lastly, my steam account gaming lol!
My first four micro millions tourneys were bust out, until this morning I woke up at 5am to play the $5.50 knockout turbo pro special, where you get $50 for knocking out a stars pro. I didn't even sat with any throughout my entire tournament, registered with my free fix (by depositing $30 in stars), knocked out 4 guys and cash out minimum, well about $6.50. My greatest tourney always is cashing out minimum. I never ever got into final tables in tourneys.
Alongside micro millions, I also registered other tourneys, micro 6-max, 90 knockout SNG, $5.50 turbo etc. I did better than my micro millions. I got to 5th place in the micro 90 SNG knockout, which I was pretty happy. When we were down to 5 I had like 3 big blinds, guy from Brazil called me out and say "seriously? with 3 bb? for goodness sake". I went up to double up to about 7 bb, and then dealt AA vs KJ, thought I could verbally screw back the guy because my chips would hv more than him if I won this hand. Board open QT9 giving him a nut straight on the flop and gg.
Earlier I tried some of the Timed tourneys ($1.10 survive for 30 minutes, tourney ends there and you collect prize based on chip count), $3.30 for 15 minutes and not bad. Some quick buck if you survive but you won't go to those final tables and cash big like regular tournaments. I only played two pocket aces in the $3.30 timed tourney and cashed out $11.
Think its time to read up more on tournament plays to improve my game, if there are books anyone could recommend on tourneys would appreciate :) becuz..
My first four micro millions tourneys were bust out, until this morning I woke up at 5am to play the $5.50 knockout turbo pro special, where you get $50 for knocking out a stars pro. I didn't even sat with any throughout my entire tournament, registered with my free fix (by depositing $30 in stars), knocked out 4 guys and cash out minimum, well about $6.50. My greatest tourney always is cashing out minimum. I never ever got into final tables in tourneys.
Alongside micro millions, I also registered other tourneys, micro 6-max, 90 knockout SNG, $5.50 turbo etc. I did better than my micro millions. I got to 5th place in the micro 90 SNG knockout, which I was pretty happy. When we were down to 5 I had like 3 big blinds, guy from Brazil called me out and say "seriously? with 3 bb? for goodness sake". I went up to double up to about 7 bb, and then dealt AA vs KJ, thought I could verbally screw back the guy because my chips would hv more than him if I won this hand. Board open QT9 giving him a nut straight on the flop and gg.
Earlier I tried some of the Timed tourneys ($1.10 survive for 30 minutes, tourney ends there and you collect prize based on chip count), $3.30 for 15 minutes and not bad. Some quick buck if you survive but you won't go to those final tables and cash big like regular tournaments. I only played two pocket aces in the $3.30 timed tourney and cashed out $11.
Think its time to read up more on tournament plays to improve my game, if there are books anyone could recommend on tourneys would appreciate :) becuz..
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
11, 13 & 14 March Updates
I have been trying my best to recoup my losses for the month and doing good. Although I find that the game is beginning to get tougher. The new cash games 0.08/0.16 are beginning to have infiltrations of short-stackers. Not that they are the main problems, but there are also more regulars during the timing I play. It is as if your multi-tabling four tables against the same opponent, all with a tight-aggressive approach.
Anyway its real good to net positive today and I was playing a 1,794 entrants $2.20 NL HE turbo tourney. Out $58 with no significant money prize, I was so hoping to get to the final table in such big tournament at least once. But a crippling AJ < AK hands spells my end.
Tonight midnight will be the start of micro million tournaments. I have deposited a $30 in stars for a ticket to any $5.50 micro million tournaments. Play at least 5 and you will receive a ticket to a free roll in early March. Hope to really see some results for this time!
Good luck!
Anyway its real good to net positive today and I was playing a 1,794 entrants $2.20 NL HE turbo tourney. Out $58 with no significant money prize, I was so hoping to get to the final table in such big tournament at least once. But a crippling AJ < AK hands spells my end.
Tonight midnight will be the start of micro million tournaments. I have deposited a $30 in stars for a ticket to any $5.50 micro million tournaments. Play at least 5 and you will receive a ticket to a free roll in early March. Hope to really see some results for this time!
Good luck!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Bad Session
Ultimate frustrating session earlier today, resulting to a new high on my max loss day. -87usd.
Here are highlight of all all-ins.
AK < AA
AK < TT
KK < 98s (flop 88x)
KK < AA
AA < QJ (flop Q, turn J)
I admit I did loose call about 2 big pots with overpair to an obvious straight on board. I have tightened my range as much already today yet I can't escape the dark side of variance for those all-ins. Blame variance for lost and congratulate skills for wins? Sound familiar haha.
The losses really frustrated me that really got me. So I stopped. I can accept one or two sucking out but 8 out of 10 pots can drive me insane.
Anyway I did participate the last Sunday Storm in stars, along with my cousin. The time of tournament starts in my country is 2:30am, insane to be playing. But I thought about trying since I am currently unemployed. I thought about using my fpp to buy the tournament tickets, but thinking of saving it first since I still can manage the buy-in ($11) with my bankroll.
So I played the tournament to about 5:30am with some healthy stacks until I was put to another table and dealt AA first hand. First guy raised, I re-raised, third guy shoved (QQ), first guy insta-called (TT), I insta-called. Flop a T and gg.
Entrant was about 39,985 I cashed out about number 5,461 place for $15.99 lol.
Here are highlight of all all-ins.
AK < AA
AK < TT
KK < 98s (flop 88x)
KK < AA
AA < QJ (flop Q, turn J)
I admit I did loose call about 2 big pots with overpair to an obvious straight on board. I have tightened my range as much already today yet I can't escape the dark side of variance for those all-ins. Blame variance for lost and congratulate skills for wins? Sound familiar haha.
The losses really frustrated me that really got me. So I stopped. I can accept one or two sucking out but 8 out of 10 pots can drive me insane.
Anyway I did participate the last Sunday Storm in stars, along with my cousin. The time of tournament starts in my country is 2:30am, insane to be playing. But I thought about trying since I am currently unemployed. I thought about using my fpp to buy the tournament tickets, but thinking of saving it first since I still can manage the buy-in ($11) with my bankroll.
So I played the tournament to about 5:30am with some healthy stacks until I was put to another table and dealt AA first hand. First guy raised, I re-raised, third guy shoved (QQ), first guy insta-called (TT), I insta-called. Flop a T and gg.
Entrant was about 39,985 I cashed out about number 5,461 place for $15.99 lol.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
LWPS Qualifier & Gambling
First night hitting the (online) table after 3 weeks of rest. Took part in a Regional Tourney for a seat to Leisure World Poker Series cruise end of this month, the one I just took part in July. I re-bought once, and during the break time didn't know how to rebuy. I was clicking all over the table including my own avatar until I realized it should be same as cash games.
So I click the dealer chips and saw the add-on button for another 5000 chips and click it but was too late for 0.000001 seconds. So everyone except me and the other guy in a full final table re-bought, and both of us were shortest stack. I was out quickly and couldn't rebuy anymore. Got fucked by Dad for playing poker and he ask me to quit before I get super addicted like my cousin (who had won a few thousand US dollars in cash games & tourneys), who play number of hands a day equivalent to the number of hands I play past one year.
So as all the poker players always face, how can I explain poker is not exactly like the games u play in casinos? I told him its a gambling but it is against other players instead of dealer (who's odds are way up against u). U should noe it is hard to explain that to anyone, in addition to the fact that I haven't been profiting in this poker arena (a question he prompted).
I tilted the moment he screwed me and I haven't even sat down and seen more than 20 hands. Not sure how I shall proceed from here, oh well let's see.
Black.
So I click the dealer chips and saw the add-on button for another 5000 chips and click it but was too late for 0.000001 seconds. So everyone except me and the other guy in a full final table re-bought, and both of us were shortest stack. I was out quickly and couldn't rebuy anymore. Got fucked by Dad for playing poker and he ask me to quit before I get super addicted like my cousin (who had won a few thousand US dollars in cash games & tourneys), who play number of hands a day equivalent to the number of hands I play past one year.
So as all the poker players always face, how can I explain poker is not exactly like the games u play in casinos? I told him its a gambling but it is against other players instead of dealer (who's odds are way up against u). U should noe it is hard to explain that to anyone, in addition to the fact that I haven't been profiting in this poker arena (a question he prompted).
I tilted the moment he screwed me and I haven't even sat down and seen more than 20 hands. Not sure how I shall proceed from here, oh well let's see.
Black.
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