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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 7:09am Post subject: Operation Biondino Says Fuckit |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Guys, I need your help. My game has become so stilted and inflexible - I can almost feel myself strangling myself as I play, and I need to be accountable. So I am going to post here after every session and open myself up to the world. Please, please comment on my plays and give clear explanations - I *know* I play many things "wrong" but I NEED to know why.
I'm at work at the moment but home tonight, so I'll do my first proper entry then. Last night, almost 1k hands and -$133 at $50, £50 and $100; overall for the month, not counting b0nus and rb, I am about $500 down. Watch this space... |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 9:51am Post subject: |
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Full House
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 977
WPP: 177
Location: Sweden
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Dude, where's my update?
But seriously, good idea with the operation thread. Let's see some handsies. |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 10:04am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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| Oh god, I am already cringing at having to post hands. Please be gentle with me. |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 12:05pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Posts: 2476
WPP: 107
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Rock and roll. My turn to rip you a new one.  Not |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 1:58pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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| Dude you have to be gentlest of all. There'll be some real duffers and a lot of "and you had the nerve to call ME on that crap?" when you see the hands I'm misplaying... |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 2:06pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Okay, here's a typical bluff attempt. As you can see, I had no intentions at any point to do anything beyond bluffing. Tell me why this is wrong:
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
5-handed
StacksSB: $58.83
Hero: $84.25
UTG: $117.50
CO: $139.82
BTN: $99.75
Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 5 A
UTG folds, CO folds, BTN folds, SB raises to $2, Hero calls
Flop:($4.50) 9 J 3 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls
Turn:($14.50) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $8, Hero raises to $21, SB raises to $51.83 and is all-in, Hero folds, SB doesn't show hand
Final Pot: $64.50
This hand - not technically a blind steal as I had a top 25% hand - should I have slowed down earlier? Should I have bet the river? Villain 15/6/0.6 and played hard when he played:
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksBTN: $52.08
Hero: $103.25
BB: $97.50
UTG: $151.82
UTG+1: $159.50
CO: $98.50
Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with K T
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, BTN folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls
Flop:($8.50) K 3 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls
Turn:($18.50) A (2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls
River:($42.50) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks
Final Pot: $42.50 |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 3:56pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Here's a hand I just played, badly:
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($100NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksUTG+1: $30.25
CO: $104.75
Hero: $121
SB: $80.25
BB: $96.19
UTG: $99.25
Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A 6
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $4, SB calls, BB folds
Flop:($9.00) 6 3 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
Turn:($9.00) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, SB calls
River:($17.00) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $8, Hero folds, SB doesn't show hand
Final Pot: $17.00 |
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 4:26pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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I am currently playing two SNG*s, so final total for the evening not yet known, but my ring stats from earlier were as follows:
298 hands (would have been more except the gf needed my shoulder to cry on) at £50 and $100NL 6max, +$27
*Got 3rd in the first one, so assuming I lose #2 it barely dents my stats - edit, I came 5th in the 2nd after being sucked out on 3 times in a row from a comfortable position. Ca c'est le poker, hein. |
Last edited by biondino on Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 5:02pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Wed, 28 Mar 2007, 4:39pm Post subject: |
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Full House
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 977
WPP: 177
Location: Sweden
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| Not sure about the bluff. But I'm not hating the others... |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2007, 2:12pm Post subject: |
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Straight Flush
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
Posts: 7428
WPP: 71
Location: Doncaster, Eng-er-land
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| biondino wrote: | Here's a hand I just played, badly:
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($100NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksUTG+1: $30.25
CO: $104.75
Hero: $121
SB: $80.25
BB: $96.19
UTG: $99.25
Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A 6
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $4, SB calls, BB folds
Flop:($9.00) 6 3 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
Turn:($9.00) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, SB calls
River:($17.00) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $8, Hero folds, SB doesn't show hand
Final Pot: $17.00 |
this is hardly bad!  |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2007, 7:27pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
Posts: 3779
WPP: 99
Location: ISHPERMING MISHIGEN
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| Yeah I don't see what's too bad about that hand other than I would bet the flop more than check, but I don't think it's bad. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 2:13am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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| I guess I felt I just let it get away from me - by checking the flop I completely gave control to the SB, which is unforgiveable. My memory is he was a solid, unshowy player who didn't call the SB with any two, so perhaps I minimised my losses this way. But how much weakness do I show here, on every street, despite flopping (a rather unthreatening) TPTK? That's why I think it's bad. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 2:23am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Last night I played 802 hands for $21 profit at 1.33ptbb/100.
Not impressive, no; but I did, for the first time ever, 4-table $100NL all evening, and while I hardly pwned it I was pretty comfortable. Was briefly at +$180 but then things went to shit 
However, I didn't tilt, I got in a good long disciplined session, and I think I played pretty well (and cleared about $75 in b0nus/rb). I'm off work today so I can post some hands, good and bad, for your comments. PLEASE give your thoughts if you can - it's been too long since I was doing this regularly! |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 5:57am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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First of all, the two big hands of the night, mainly for entertainment value:
My big win. Villain was 30/8/2 but on the aggressive side when he did bet. The big thing that was at the forefront of my mind here was the fact that I know I am laying down too many hands - this spot, I felt, was one where I could be behind, but it would only be to a set or AA since the flop was so dry. This meant I was ahead of AT, JJ, QQ and any weird draws, so I felt that I was winning often enough to want to get it all-in regardless of the circumstance. Fortunately, it worked out.
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksSB: $109
BB: $43
UTG: $125.56
UTG+1: $99.25
Hero: $91.25
BTN: $151.25
Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with K K
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls, SB calls, BB folds
Flop:($13.00) 4 6 T (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, BTN raises to $24, SB folds, Hero raises to $38, BTN calls
Turn:($99.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $109.25 and is all-in, Hero is all-in $49.25
River:($197.50) T (2 players)
Final Pot: $197.50
Villain had JJ.
And my big loss (is it unusual that in 800 hands of $100NL 6max I only faced two all-ins for close to 100BBs?). It's pretty clear that the dude has a weak ace; I am ahead of most of them. I don't think he'll fold, whatever he has - I had a strong read on his relative fishiness (he was 43/9/1.8, but weaker than that suggests, and had recently called off a fair chunk of his stack with 2ndPTK).
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksHero: $85.75
BB: $46.75
UTG: $101.75
UTG+1: $63.78
CO: $63.94
BTN: $54.25
Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 7 7
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, BTN folds, Hero calls, BB checks
Flop:($3.00) 7 A A (3 players)
Hero bets $3, BB folds, UTG+1 calls
Turn:($9.00) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $8, UTG+1 calls
River:($25.00) J (2 players)
Hero bets $73.75 and is all-in, UTG+1 is all-in $51.78
Final Pot: $128.56
Villain is holding A4 ftw. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 6:59am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 2795
WPP: 88
Location: Dublin
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| hands 1 - i dont like the flop repop from you. if opp is aggro call him and let him bet turn. if he does have weaker holding then you are just scaring him off on flop, let him feel he has the best hand. again to repeat that flop is dry and very little cards hurt so i like this line |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 9:18am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Just finished a 2-hour, 667-hand session. Ouch. At one point I was $300 down, primarily due to a sick run of laggs all having the goods when I either bluffed at them or bet a second best hand. It would probably be useful to find examples of this, because I am sure there was unnecessary recklessness on my part.
Finished off $133 down (thanks to doubling up with 33 on a K3J5A board vs a Tagg with AKs, which was just what I needed). Am taking a break, getting in some GTA, then I'll kick off again in an hour or so - I need to clear at least 750 $100 hands tonight to complete my last Bonus of the month. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 10:30am Post subject: |
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Straight Flush
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
Posts: 7428
WPP: 71
Location: Doncaster, Eng-er-land
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1. Fine, i stack off here lots IF i know my opps dont reraise JJ/QQ
2. Sucks, im all in on this river without blinking, i may just open shove the turn versus a donk because he isnt folding any ace and your boat is good like $$$$$$$'s of times.
ugly  |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 4:03pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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I played another 500 hands later afternoon, and SHIP IT Finally, things went my way - I managed to drop 2 buyins early on (trips vs boat & KK vs AA) and still made $245. I ran hot and played some lovely poker - it's never flawless with me, but it was pretty good. I just got the balance right, knew when to play hands, when to fold.
I also played very aggressively, my stats more 22/17 than my usual 23/14, and experimented with more variation of pre-flop bet size than normal. Made me feel really good and really confident - at Crypt0 there are plenty of regulars and I managed to play some excellent poker despite their presence.
I then got in a final session to clear my last remaining March Bonus (in just over 10k hands I have cleared $200 from InterPoker and $200 from PokerPlex), and broke even. I am fine with that after the rest of the day, though losing KK to Q3s in a re-raised pot (trip 3s on the turn after getting it all in with third pair and no draws on the flop, asshole) and QQ to KK (again, all the money in on a raggy flop against an under-repped hand - at least until he woke up ) for a net -$120 took the edge off slightly.
I should really look for some hands now - I might post some later.
So, I don't know if I'll get to play tomorrow (and if I do, I may just donk around with some SNGs), so here is my graph, in all its nastiness, for March:
(Today was from 9k onwards. How about that for swingy )
But I have ended the month on a bit of a high, both relatively speaking after my 7.5k hand downswing (my longest ever, if not my deepest) and because I finally know for sure I can hold my own in one of the tricker $100NL 6max games on the internet. Let's hope April starts positively! |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 4:13pm Post subject: |
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Straight Flush
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
Posts: 7428
WPP: 71
Location: Doncaster, Eng-er-land
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| is it possible to say 'thats a standard downswing' ?? |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 4:15pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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| Balls. I actually only cleared $100 b0nus at InterPoker (doubly annoying as they had 10% more rb than Plex. Badly organised, Mark, must try harder). I thought $400 seemed a little generous |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Mar 2007, 4:20pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 3173
WPP: 88
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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Here's a cautionary tale - my second worst loss (after KK vs AA all-in pre-flop) of the day. POT CONTROL, PEOPLE!
HAND 1
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($100NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed
StacksUTG: $179.75
Hero: $146.50
CO: $123.50
BTN: $96.50
SB: $95.75
BB: $84.25
Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q A
UTG folds, Hero raises to $5, CO folds, BTN calls, SB folds, BB folds
Flop:($11.50) Q 6 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $7, BTN calls
Turn:($25.50) T (2 players)
Hero bets $15, BTN calls
River:($55.50) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $37, BTN raises to $69.50 and is all-in, Hero calls
Final Pot: $194.50 |
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