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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montreal
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man i feel like a loser, 10hrs of play, 22 tabling or so. Played every table available on cake from 1/2 to 3/6 and some 5/10 lolololll im soooo fkin burnt out.
im gonna win this rakerace though
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kmind
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Not Giving In
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What a loser!
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Genitruc
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,460
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jeeeeeeeezus and i thought i was grinding
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when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
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griffey24
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toronto'ish
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Oh man 12k hands in one day, sweet! $6k, not too bad!
How close is the guy in second? two days to go!
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
I'm a couple hands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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XTR1000
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: May 2006
Location: surfing in a room
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holy wow thats sick. how much does the race pay?
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Originally Posted by bigred
xtr stand for exotic tranny retards
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montreal
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holy wow thats sick. how much does the race pay?
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4k for first, and also a vegas trip worth 2kish
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
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Originally Posted by griffey24
Oh man 12k hands in one day, sweet! $6k, not too bad!
How close is the guy in second? two days to go!
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1 $4000 spidey201 10834.00
2 $2000 GGGGG youNit 10830.00
I'm the guy in 2nd! But yah when I saw this I'm like grinnnnnnnd on my minddd fk the germans (hi xtr)
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Full House
Join Date: Dec 2004
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do u already have some rolexes and other stuff from all these races?
glgl man and happy new year
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
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Location: Montreal
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do u already have some rolexes and other stuff from all these races?
glgl man and happy new year
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yea i won a rolex last month but that was from a freeroll
happy new yr
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
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hello blog, it's been a while. And it's time to bring you back to life.
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griffey24
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toronto'ish
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lol wow.. not one post in ALL of 2010?? ridiculous
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
I'm a couple hands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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Ravageur
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Official Montreal SwampRat
Full House
Join Date: Apr 2006
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can't wait to see this thing return from the grave.
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Family Cruise IMO
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montreal
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Ok where to start. 2010 has been one of the tough years for me, poker wise and life wise. I won't bore you with all the details of my personal life, but cliff notes will be something like this:
1-prepare for/go to court in january(won't go into details but no I didn't kill anyone)
2-grandma breaks her hand b/c of parkinson issues(going to hospital daily cuz i love my gramma)
3-Landlord troubles all yr, he accuses me of blowing up his car (lol?). Was not fun living in a hostile environment all year.
4-fk up my knee playing hockey
5-grandma breaks her hip (hospital again)
6-Move into new condo, standard delays and other b.s. (still a brag)
7-have ACL reconstructions surgery on my knee in november
8-then basically physiotherapy and learning to walk again in december
Poker wise it was hard to put in hands given all this, but when I did I managed to run >100 BI under EV. Still had an okay year, made more than I would at a "normal job" but way below my expectations. Then again, even if I ran at EV, I would be below my expectations, meaning I have to take a serious look at my game because I'm falling behind as the games get tougher!
+30k on another site where EV calc is useless.
Don't get me wrong, life is def still awesome, and these bumps are nothing big in the grand scheme of things, thank god my friends and family are still healthy, which is def the #1 most important thing. /emo
I need to work on my game and be accountable for my plays, and the best way to do this is to post every terribly played hand, or godlike soul pwnage, in this blog.
New operation: I will play 100k hands at 5/10 with little or no table selection. This will be high variance, as I'm not even sure if I'm a winner at those stakes w/out table selecting, but hopefully I learn something by the end of it and become a better player. My goal is 3ptbb, but realistically even if I break even and learn something along the way it's still a success. VAMOOO!
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Penneywize
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
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inb4 robusto
GOGOGOGOGO Alexos, make Montreal proud.
Torn ACL sounds fucking horribad. Do you play in a no-contact league (i.e. no body checking)? A buddy of mine had a sprained (torn?) ACL and now just wears a knee brace. No plans to repair the ligament, but he can get around fine, and he still plays.
GL in the recovery btw.
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Place where I can spew
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Good luck!
And you can add on the list: "Not winning the PCA!"
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Penneywize
inb4 robusto
GOGOGOGOGO Alexos, make Montreal proud.
Torn ACL sounds fucking horribad. Do you play in a no-contact league (i.e. no body checking)? A buddy of mine had a sprained (torn?) ACL and now just wears a knee brace. No plans to repair the ligament, but he can get around fine, and he still plays.
GL in the recovery btw.
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Yep non-contact league. I didn't even injure it in my league games, was just playing a friendly game, and sorta twisted my knee in a weird way while on a breakaway. fail lol.
Maybe your friend didn't tear it completely. Some people are okay just with a brace, but if the knee is unstable it can create other long-term problems like knee arthritis, so I just decided to go with the operation.
And thanks.
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Alexos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy44
Good luck!
And you can add on the list: "Not winning the PCA!" 
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Yep, I can add "Not cashing in a single live tourney" to the list. Thanks for reminding me of that, haha!!!
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Ravageur
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Official Montreal SwampRat
Full House
Join Date: Apr 2006
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That graph is gross, but this operation should be awesome to rail. Gogogo
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Family Cruise IMO
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CBAT
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NY
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Congrats on ACL surgery! I had mine last Christmas (09) and have made a full recovery. Don't get frustrated, just keep working at it and doing your exercises. I don't think you ever get full feeling back on the outside of the knee (assuming they took part of your patellar tendon). After 5-7 months I could play sports with poor mobility, but after about 9-10 months I felt about good as new!
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
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Originally Posted by CBAT
Congrats on ACL surgery! I had mine last Christmas (09) and have made a full recovery. Don't get frustrated, just keep working at it and doing your exercises. I don't think you ever get full feeling back on the outside of the knee (assuming they took part of your patellar tendon). After 5-7 months I could play sports with poor mobility, but after about 9-10 months I felt about good as new!
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glad to see you made a full recovery! Nah I actually did the hamstring tendon, I have no knee discomfort, just the (std?) numbness below my knee in the tibia area. My knee sometimes cracks, but hopefully this is just my patella not being perfectly aligned, and not some meniscus damage.
Do you wear a brace when playing sports?
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Alexos
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Update: Pretty bad start, 800 hands, down 6k. I definitely butchered some hands.
1) Not many reads other than he's not a reg.Timing was really quick on turn and river, I just didn't think he had any hand.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
4 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
CO ($3,651.75)
BTN ($1,000)
SB ($869.50)
Alexos ($1,037)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 4 players) Alexos is BB 
1 fold, BTN raises to $25, SB calls $20, Alexos raises to $100, BTN folds, SB calls $75
Flop: ($225, 2 players)
SB checks, Alexos checks
Turn: ($225, 2 players)
SB bets $170, Alexos calls $170
River: ($565, 2 players)
SB bets $425, Alexos calls $425
Final Pot: $1,415
SB shows

SB wins $1,413 (net +$718)
Alexos lost $695
BTN lost $25
2) Same donk as in 1. It's played okay up to the turn I think. River I snap called this since I was down 4k+ on the sesh, when I should have definitely thought it through AT LEAST!
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Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($945)
CO ($1,668.50)
Alexos ($980)
SB ($3,784.75)
BB ($1,000)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is BTN 
1 fold, CO raises to $30, Alexos calls $30, 2 folds
Flop: ($75, 2 players)
CO checks, Alexos bets $50, CO calls $50
Turn: ($175, 2 players)
CO checks, Alexos bets $120, CO raises to $240, Alexos calls $120
River: ($655, 2 players)
CO bets $655, Alexos calls $655
Final Pot: $1,965
CO shows

CO wins $1,962 (net +$987)
Alexos lost $975
3)SB 3bets 15%, BB is a TAG reg with 14% 4b, but def felt he would 4b alot more in this spot since I open 50%+ of BTNs . I think this is fine.
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Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
CO ($1,098)
Alexos ($1,005)
SB ($957)
BB ($920)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 4 players) Alexos is BTN 
1 fold, Alexos raises to $25, SB raises to $80, BB raises to $230, Alexos goes all-in $1,005, SB calls $877, BB folds
Flop: ($2,192, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($2,192, 2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($2,192, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $2,192
SB shows

Alexos shows

SB wins $2,142 (net +$1,185)
Alexos collects $48 (net -$957)
BB lost $230
4) Big fish. Obv he has it by river, I would prob fold any other card than a Q river.
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Stacks:
CO ($515)
BTN ($2,327)
Alexos ($1,706.10)
BB ($973)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 4 players) Alexos is SB 
2 folds, Alexos raises to $30, BB calls $20
Flop: ($60, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BB bets $10, Alexos calls $10
Turn: ($80, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BB bets $15, Alexos raises to $85, BB raises to $155, Alexos calls $70
River: ($390, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BB bets $295, Alexos calls $295
Final Pot: $980
BB shows

BB wins $978 (net +$488)
Alexos lost $490
5) Again a whale. Games were good I guess? Third time he pots turn when flop checks through so obv my ace hi is the nuts here :P
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Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($1,916)
Alexos ($1,005)
BTN ($1,767.25)
SB ($1,120.50)
BB ($1,000)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is CO 
1 fold, Alexos raises to $30, BTN calls $30, 2 folds
Flop: ($75, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN checks
Turn: ($75, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN bets $75, Alexos calls $75
River: ($225, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN bets $200, Alexos calls $200
Final Pot: $625
Alexos shows

BTN shows

Alexos wins $622 (net +$317)
BTN lost $305
6) My only big winning hands, vs a whale.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
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Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($655)
CO ($393)
Alexos ($1,102)
SB ($691.10)
BB ($953.90)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is BTN 
2 folds, Alexos raises to $25, SB calls $20, BB calls $15
Flop: ($75, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Alexos bets $50, SB raises to $100, BB folds, Alexos calls $50
Turn: ($275, 2 players)
SB checks, Alexos bets $200, SB calls $200
River: ($675, 2 players)
SB bets $366.10, Alexos calls $366.10
Final Pot: $1,407.20
SB shows

Alexos shows

Alexos wins $1,404.20 (net +$713.10)
SB lost $691.10
BB lost $25
Posted the results here but will prolly mix it up in the future to generate a little more discussion on these. I have not done any studying today, hopefully tmr I get on it.
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CBAT
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Full House
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NY
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Originally Posted by Alexos
glad to see you made a full recovery! Nah I actually did the hamstring tendon, I have no knee discomfort, just the (std?) numbness below my knee in the tibia area. My knee sometimes cracks, but hopefully this is just my patella not being perfectly aligned, and not some meniscus damage.
Do you wear a brace when playing sports?
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Nope, no brace. Only time I actually wore a brace on my knee was for the first 2 weeks or so after surgery. Ever since I've been brace free. It's better than way in my opinion so you don't rely on it as a crutch and can actually make a full recovery. I honestly don't play sports like I used to anymore, since I've recently graduated from college, but I do lift and run hills. Thinking about getting back into basketball in the coming months since its so damn cold and weights get boring (and I'd like to dunk again).
Good luck to you, and the hard work definitely pays off!
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Alexos
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montreal
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874 hands, -480$. Played great today, only 6 tabling. Made one bad call that I sorta regret, but have to say I went with my reads today and tried to maximize value each and every hand instead of autopiloting a few
1) Villain cold 4bets in steal spots super often, he's also seen me 3b BTN a few times now because he's rather loose, so I figured I have a decent hand to shove with.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
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4 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
CO ($990)
BTN ($1,816)
Alexos ($1,307)
BB ($1,000)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 4 players) Alexos is SB 
1 fold, BTN raises to $30, Alexos raises to $100, BB raises to $230, BTN folds, Alexos goes all-in $1,307, BB calls $770
Flop: ($2,337, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($2,337, 2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($2,337, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $2,337
Alexos shows

BB shows

Alexos wins $2,335 (net +$1,028)
BB lost $1,000
BTN lost $30
2) No particular reads other that he's loose and on the passive side. I'd definitely expect people to lead 5x, FDs, QK on turn. And I can't have QK or flush almost ever since I didn't cbet flop. I get owned a lot in spots like these because villains aren't thinking about my range and aren't turning hands into bluffs here, but I expect ppl to play better at 5/10 than 2/4.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
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Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($1,000)
CO ($1,182.50)
Alexos ($1,062)
SB ($2,642)
BB ($1,021.50)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is BTN 
2 folds, Alexos raises to $25, 1 fold, BB calls $15
Flop: ($55, 2 players)
BB checks, Alexos checks
Turn: ($55, 2 players)
BB checks, Alexos bets $40, BB calls $40
River: ($135, 2 players)
BB checks, Alexos bets $100, BB raises to $435, Alexos calls $335
Final Pot: $1,005
BB shows

Alexos shows

Alexos wins $1,002 (net +$502)
BB lost $500
3)Same villain as the 44 hand. He'd 4b AQ/AK pre, most likely bet TJ, diamonds on turn. Seems like a perfect spot to get him off his most likely holdings AT/AJ. I only rep 55, combo draws that were going to c/r turn, and AQ, but it's okay to focus more on his range until he proves otherwise.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
4 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
CO ($1,188)
BTN ($928)
SB ($2,822.25)
Alexos ($1,256.25)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 4 players) Alexos is BB 
1 fold, BTN raises to $25, 1 fold, Alexos raises to $90, BTN calls $65
Flop: ($185, 2 players)
Alexos bets $100, BTN calls $100
Turn: ($385, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN checks
River: ($385, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN bets $195, Alexos goes all-in $1,066.25, BTN folds
Final Pot: $1,646.25
Alexos wins $1,644.25 (net +$388)
BTN lost $385
4) My questionnable call. Villain is rather loose and 3bets 17% from SB, but rather passive postflop. A lot of draws missed and you can think it's probably exploitable to always fold Kx here (We'd raise alot of good draws on flop, so Kx makes up most of our range), but vs him it's probably okay to muck on river. Not too happy about this.
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($1,047)
CO ($1,254)
Alexos ($1,334)
SB ($1,267)
BB ($1,048)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is BTN 
2 folds, Alexos raises to $25, SB raises to $95, 1 fold, Alexos calls $70
Flop: ($200, 2 players)
SB bets $100, Alexos calls $100
Turn: ($400, 2 players)
SB bets $200, Alexos calls $200
River: ($800, 2 players)
SB bets $872, Alexos calls $872
Final Pot: $2,544
SB shows

SB wins $2,541 (net +$1,274)
Alexos lost $1,267
5) Aggro reg villain. New sn so don't know much about his game. I'd say his range is pretty strong, 66,99,TT,JJ,KJs,KQ,KTs. I thought this was okay but looking at this range I don't even think sets fold on river, but I'd expect KT KJ JJ TT to fold. It has to work about 40% of the time i think so it can't be that bad though if we start counting combos, plus the fact we can discount some sets. Guess he had KXdd or TJdd?
$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($2,104)
Alexos ($1,072)
BTN ($1,000)
SB ($2,613.90)
BB ($1,229)
Pre-Flop: ($15, 5 players) Alexos is CO 
UTG raises to $30, Alexos calls $30, 2 folds, BB calls $20
Flop: ($95, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Alexos bets $65, BB calls $65, UTG folds
Turn: ($225, 2 players)
BB checks, Alexos bets $170, BB calls $170
River: ($565, 2 players)
BB checks, Alexos bets $440, BB goes all-in $964, Alexos folds
Final Pot: $1,969
BB wins $1,966 (net +$737)
UTG lost $30
Alexos lost $705
Gonna play some more later.
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2006
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1k hands, up 3.6k. Again playing very well, regardless of results. I know I'm playing well because I'm:
1) Thinking about ranges every hand
2) Trying to apply whatever I studied about my opponents, every hand
3) Going with my reads every hand
4) Taking 5-10 seconds to think things through before making a decision
It's so damn easy to fall into autopiloting, and I feel like even if I felt I was playing my A-game in the past, I just wasn't, because A-game can have many definitions. I finally refined my definition of what A-game should be, and eventually it will show up in my results.
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griffey24
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toronto'ish
Posts: 4,599
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I really don't like that 99 hand. I don't think its true that people will mostly bet JT/diamonds etc on turn. Lots of ppl will try a delayed steal, and bet river when checked to again.
Especially when a huge portion of our made hands will check this turn,most ppl will try to be balanced by checking draws too. I mean, how much of our range is really betting this turn?
Meh about the AJ on K69. But I do think that if you fire turn you gotta fire river. Most of his range will always call down to the river and re-eval.
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
I'm a couple hands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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Ravageur
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Official Montreal SwampRat
Full House
Join Date: Apr 2006
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interesting, I like the 99 but don't like the AJ......when people c/call that turn in what was a 3-way pot OOP, his range is heavily weighted to very strong draws (that got there) and 2 pair.
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Family Cruise IMO
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Alexos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravageur
interesting, I like the 99 but don't like the AJ......when people c/call that turn in what was a 3-way pot OOP, his range is heavily weighted to very strong draws (that got there) and 2 pair.
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You don't think he plays KTs, KJ, TT/JJ some %, QJ/QT with backdoors some % this way?
As for strong draws, I disagree. There's only KXdd and A6dd. What other non showdown value draws c/c turn instead of leading?
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Alexos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by griffey24
I really don't like that 99 hand. I don't think its true that people will mostly bet JT/diamonds etc on turn. Lots of ppl will try a delayed steal, and bet river when checked to again.
Especially when a huge portion of our made hands will check this turn,most ppl will try to be balanced by checking draws too. I mean, how much of our range is really betting this turn?
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I agree AT/AJ might check turn, they have showdown value. But they need a bluff betting range here, as I give up a lot in this spot anyway, so I'd be very surprised if people don't bet TJ or FD here. They can't always have the nuts when they bet turn so they need to balance with those hands.
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I think my phrasing might be confusing. When I was saying "our".. I meant villains range and not hero's. How much of villains value range is credibly betting the turn? I'd say most of his range is almost always checking back, 88-JJ, Qx and even some Kx, so to balance he'd prob be checking back lots of draw type hands.
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
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I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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I think my phrasing might be confusing. When I was saying "our".. I meant villains range and not hero's. How much of villains value range is credibly betting the turn? I'd say most of his range is almost always checking back, 88-JJ, Qx and even some Kx, so to balance he'd prob be checking back lots of draw type hands.
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So we're basically saying the same thing, I just have the view that people will sometimes bet this turn, whereas you think they check 90% of their range.
You'd be surprised how often I see people bet midPPs or Kx here and not pot control.
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how bout a 500k goal for team canada (u me dyl and is) this year? i m good for 100, i ll assume you re good for at least 200 which leaves 200 between is and rav...
thoughts on this pointless wondering?
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when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
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how bout a milli instead?
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1500 hands sesh, up 2k.
Played some 3/6 and 10/20 since there were not many 5/10 running this morning. Played for 2hrs and didn't even see the time fly by, which is a great sign. Usually I look at HEM every 10 min and force myself to extend my sessions, so this new operation is the best thing I could've done. Will post some weird hands later. I played my A game again but did make a few costly mistakes.
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1 mill seems a little greedy
let s undershoot and overachieve
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when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
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we can add mark, with a shark like that, 1 milli is no thangg
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Bad sesh, 800 hands, down 3.8k. Felt a little tilty towards then end after KK<55 in 3b pot, and AK<A9 allin pre, so booked it. Not gonna post hands as its mostly just bad beats and coolers, zzz! I'll save the interesting ones for tonight though.
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I think we should have another joint blog for Team Canada: Operation $600k 2011.
One million is ridiculous haha.
One million, assuming its me, alex, mark, dyl and conor. That's on avg $16.6k per month for each of us.
We can pick a nice round number. Operation $600k, which works out to $10k per month per each of us?
I'm down for that. Good goal and to motivate each other. If we don't include Mark, since he's not into blog posts, then we can make it $500k for the four of us at a bit over $10k a month.
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
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Team Canada sucks.
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I think we should have another joint blog for Team Canada: Operation $600k 2011.
One million is ridiculous haha.
One million, assuming its me, alex, mark, dyl and conor. That's on avg $16.6k per month for each of us.
We can pick a nice round number. Operation $600k, which works out to $10k per month per each of us?
I'm down for that. Good goal and to motivate each other. If we don't include Mark, since he's not into blog posts, then we can make it $500k for the four of us at a bit over $10k a month.
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What's with these reasonable goals? I'm out of this team if this is how its gonna be!!
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Played 5 tables of 10/20 this morning and dropped 3 buyins. Got some standard coolers and played okay not great. I'm not even sure if I had an edge at those tables but wtv, I'll def need to study some opponents before I move back up there w/out game selecting.
Not enough 5/10 running and I don't want to play multiple sites, so I'll turn this into 100k hands at 3/6 to 10/20. Bad start so far!
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haha, so much for no more 10/20!! Played bout 500 hands and dropped 8k this morning. No good!!!! BR at 20kish, gonna play only 3/6 and 5/10 for real now.
Kinda down and don't feel like grinding anymore. Physio + downswinging just makes me too tired to wanna grind. Bah, back at it tomorrow in full force, believe that!!
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And I told you that we don't stop, ha ha - HA! Pretty sick run-good there, one 25/50 60bb suckout in there FTW.

Back at it tomorrow, as much as I feel like I'm owed a lot of EV, it doesn't feel as good to book a win b/c of luck. Tomorrow will do some real studying and grind hard. Ty poker god.
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haha nice what was the 25/50 hand?
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
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AQ>QQ AIPF while table was breaking and it was obvious I was playing my BTN 3 handed then leaving, he was 35/26 3b of 17% so this was a huge cooler.
Also got AA and slowplayed in blinds w/30bb. C/shoved T72ss flop he calls 88 I hold.
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you grinding this? Eureka Poker Tour| PokerStars.com
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considering it:P Too many ghetto places though, wtf is this romania country?
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Played pretty solid today, no huge bluffs, pretty nitty with 3betting and stuff, which is definitely something I will try to do more often some sessions. Also experimented with minraising 80% of BTNs, and so far people seem to adjust poorly, so I'll keep doing that on most tables. Oh and I played some 2/4 since there were so few 3/6+ running at night, but don't want it to become a habit. Also experimenting with 35bb at 2knl and 5knl, I think it's a decent way to start playing those games more often and get used to the sick swings - no ratholing obv.
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IN what way do they not adjust properly to min-raises on btn?
call too much pre, fold too much post?
fold too much pre?
3bet too much pre?
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
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IN what way do they not adjust properly to min-raises on btn?
call too much pre, fold too much post?
fold too much pre?
3bet too much pre?
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...2 of those seem like good adjustments. Mostly they fold too much.
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