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| daven |
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2009 and poker ok, a new year and decisions that will need to be made, including what role poker in my life. I come off contract end-April. Then I have to decide what next!!! options are 1)continuing to work 2) travel (with or without poker) 3) staying in one place (with or without poker) I've pretty much decided I want to stop working for a while. I can probably take an up-to 18month break from work without it affecting my long-term career prospects/ability to find re-employment in my current field. This makes sense, cos i'm not convinced that i want to continue in the business analysis/process design/project management style of work in the medium- or long-term I also want to give pro-poker lifestyling a shot. A reasonably serious shot.. Whether this is a good or bad idea is moot, but i've pretty much decided to start this sometime in 2009. so, things i am considering while deciding what to do when i finish work, I want to do some or all of: play poker, travel, climb, surf, master spanish, get super-fit, see friends scattered around the globe Serious poker play narrows down the type of travel I can do. a complicating factor is that my girlfriend (she's amazing!) is returning to Germany end-March then returning to NZ end August to take up a good post-grad scholarship she has been awarded. February and March I'm going to have only light poker playing, ca. <20k hands/month. so, decisions to be made. I guess it's good to be in a position of having too many exciting options to allow a simple choice... poker and shorter-term as for poker. January I'll clear a $500 bonus from FT, and then dunno. Play some. Study some. End a horror downswing. Play better. Re-introduce discipline into my game. When I've decided a go-pro-start-date I'll be asking for advice. Thoughts include spending the first month bonus-whoring the $2-$3k that seems to be available to a multi-tabling 50-200nl player. Also thinking of splitting my time between 100/200nl FR grinding (as income), and 25/50nl shorthanded and heads-up to assist longer term poker development. Also start playing low buy-in MTTs and SNGs to start to gain some understanding of those games. as for the year-in-the-life goal - it's likely to be difficult to reach if I don't play much, but it's still attainable... things are good. |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/ 
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| nice_aiau |
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hell yer! now I see whats happening in may... :P good man. Also, nice to hear about your female friend. Sounds like things are good alright. This thread is going to be just as inspirational as it was last year, good luck daven. edit: Is the 500 FT bonus from the ironman promo? |
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| daven |
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20buyin downswing since late-December. This year running sick bad. AA is breakeven and only got it 26x in 10k hands so far in 2009, sets are losing $$ as well. Yuck. Running into loads of complicated spots/situations vs regs and unknowns, more than before. Having trouble distinguishing call-downs from slowplays. Time to study the turn I've also been re-examining pre-flop play - spotted some leaks and now I need to do some more range calculations to confirm some suspicions. This bad run is making me re-think bankroll management. I'm still comfortably rolled (50+buyins online) for 100nl, but I don't think I'll move up to 200nl for a while longer. Quote:
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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playing better, but still down 10buyins for the year at the tables. Running a couple of buyins behind EV - was a lot more until I hit a river 2-outer a little deep.... Not as bad as it sounds though, I've cleared the $500 reward bonus, cashed in some loyalty freeroll and got some rakeback to make me about breakeven for 2009 after 23k hands. Super-low-volume and likely to stay that way until May. I'm incredibly psyched on the idea of finishing up at work and spending a year experiencing the pro-poker thing! May spend the northern summer drifting from climbing area to music festival to juggling hangout to surf beach to wherever I end up first though. looking forward to catching up with circus freak friends here: http://www.ejc2009.org/ climbing freak friends here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bleau/ and generally hitting the sift pretty hard.... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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biggest hand in a while last night... and 5 buyins behind EV on my last session. Crazy breakeven year. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (3 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (Button) ($315.20) SB ($35.75) BB ($247.50) Preflop: Hero is Button with 2  , 2 Hero raises to $3.50, 1 fold, BB raises to $12, Hero calls $8.50 Flop: ($24.50) 2  , J, 9 (2 players)BB bets $18, Hero raises to $50, BB raises to $121, Hero raises to $303.20 (All-In), BB calls $114.50 (All-In) |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| bjsaust |
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Just playing to improve.
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| daven |
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His range in this situation is 99+, any pair + FD, any Acxc. He flipped 8c9c and my 70%equity wasn't enough to win this particular pot.... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| bjsaust |
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Sucks, but with 250bb effective stacks his range SHOULD be a lot tighter than the one you give. [edit]Actually with PF action and the chances you're bluffing this flop I guess a wider range isnt so bad. Normally you should need something very near the top of your range to stack off for this much though. |
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Just playing to improve.
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| Jack Sawyer |
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| You are veeery deep, that should influence the way hand is played | |||||
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My dream... is to fly... over the rainbow... so high...
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| badgers |
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ugh gross. With and read that he would do this with draws this is a mandatory stack off but it's so nasty to lose there 
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3k post - Return of the blog!
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| daven |
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thinking of taking a poker-break to be all refreshed for the grind once i finish work. Stupid January poker. Stupid wannabe LAG-daven sucks and should stick to the TAG-Nit basics he can at least play profitably. Stupid 200nl. Stupid breakeven month. |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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+1.8k for January. Plan for the next while is to withdraw $2k every time I make $3k. It means my online bankroll will limp up slowly... Not even sure how much i have online across sites right now - maybe $7k? I should check the stale balances at some of those sites I rarely visit - especially with the $NZ at a 6yr low against the $US... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Chopper |
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LHE is a game where your skill keeps you breakeven until you hit your rush of random BS.
Nothing beats flopping quads while dropping a duece!
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| daven |
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Feb 1st, 2009. Wheeee!!!!!!!!! some highlights.... session was a lot worse than below might suggest 1) Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($196.50) MP1 ($113) MP2 ($141.25) MP3 ($277.70) Hero (CO) ($102.85) Button ($122.50) SB ($214.95) BB ($253.25) UTG ($113.25) Preflop: Hero is CO with 8  , 84 folds, MP3 raises to $3.50, Hero calls $3.50, 2 folds, BB calls $2.50 Flop: ($11) 10 , 8, 4 (3 players)BB checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $6, BB calls $6, 1 fold Turn: ($23) 2 (2 players)BB bets $14, Hero raises to $40, BB raises to $180, Hero calls $53.35 (All-In) River: ($209.70) J (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $209.70 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: BB had 10 , 10 (three of a kind, tens).Hero had 8 , 8 (three of a kind, eights).Outcome: BB won $206.70 2) Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($130.10) BB ($196.80) UTG ($104.15) UTG+1 ($59.45) MP1 ($137.30) MP2 ($15.95) MP3 ($134.30) Hero (CO) ($102.50) Button ($187.50) Preflop: Hero is CO with 7 , 92 folds, MP1 raises to $3, 2 folds, Hero raises to $10.50, 3 folds, MP1 calls $7.50 Flop: ($22.50) J , J, 10 (2 players)MP1 checks, Hero bets $14, MP1 calls $14 Turn: ($50.50) 8 (2 players)MP1 checks, Hero bets $78 (All-In), MP1 calls $78 River: ($206.50) K (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $206.50 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: MP1 had 10 , 10 (full house, tens over Jacks).Hero had 7 , 9 (straight, Jack high).Outcome: MP1 won $203.50 3) Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($67.05) Hero (MP1) ($112.55) MP2 ($106.40) MP3 ($77.05) CO ($218.70) Button ($42.75) SB ($100) BB ($100) UTG ($159) Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K , Q1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, Hero raises to $4.50, 5 folds, BB calls $3.50, 1 fold Flop: ($10.50) 10 , J, 5 (2 players)BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB calls $8 Turn: ($26.50) 9 (2 players)BB bets $25, Hero raises to $100.05 (All-In), BB calls $62.50 (All-In) River: ($201.50) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $201.50 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: BB had J , J (full house, Jacks over fives).Hero had K , Q (straight, King high).Outcome: BB won $198.50 4) Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP3 ($64) CO ($387.80) Button ($155.45) SB ($121.05) BB ($192.55) Hero (UTG) ($100) UTG+1 ($312.05) MP1 ($85.50) Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q , QHero raises to $3.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $3.50, 4 folds, BB calls $2.50 Flop: ($11) 10 , 8, 9 (3 players)BB checks, Hero bets $11, MP1 raises to $82 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $71 Turn: ($175) J (2 players, 1 all-in)River: ($175) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $175 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had Q , Q (straight, Queen high).MP1 had J , A (flush, Ace high).Outcome: MP1 won $172 |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Parasurama |
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| don't worry daven, you were up on me tonight, and at the end of the day that's all that really matters | |||||
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| cardsman1992 |
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Not sure why you 3bet 79cc in hand 2 but don't 3bet 88 in hand 1 unless opp in hand 1 was a total nit. As played, I don't see how you can do much else. You could check behind flop and give up, but that's weak. Hand 3 I don't like PF, but standard afterwards. Hand 4, did you stove a range afterwards to make sure your call was okay against that range? His shove does look awfully bluffy but I think you are looking at getting outdrawn pretty frequently, he can have a made hand/set/combo draw pretty easily and imo the best you can hope for is a chop. |
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Operation Grind For Education:
Current BR: $10080(04/06/2009) BR Goal: $15000--I LOVE RB!!! End date: 31aug2009 Current stakes: $100/200NL FR
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| badgers |
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1) flop bet sizing is a bit small imo, even though this is a very dry flop and you're not that worried about free cards a bigger bet sets you up for larger turn and river bets. 2) 3bet is fine with reads. idk why you would shove the turn instead of 2 smaller bets? 3) Looks good 4) It's close but fine I think esp with the gutshot. I hope february treats you well 
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3k post - Return of the blog!
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| daven |
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Cardsman - thanks for the comments on the hands those 3-bets are completely opponent dependent, like a lot of the lines - I posted the hands to show me losing a bunch of buyins, i should probably post reads as well though to explain my play! Quote:
I'm not that motivated to play well at the moment. I'm really into experimenting with wide ranges and styles, even though my A-game suits me fine and is a style that wins well. Then I get annoyed at losing a bunch of buyins, so I go back to standard lines and win them back. Then I go and look at tableratings and realise that jump off jyi has won nearly 10k playing 100nl this year already, and he's good - but not that good. I need to get psyched on winning poker $$ again. Upside is that I'm enjoying playing still. What I really want to do is spend a year with poker as my only income stream - and see if I can make it... what's making it? Dunno, I'll write that post when I start out. In the meantime, I need a new goal to motivate me. I pulled out another $1500 US into my savings account a few days ago - now I have $2800 on Full Tilt (and some spread across other sites + neteller). Goal is to play well. 50k hands at 3ptBB/100 is $3000 + a pile of rakeback. Ok, kicks off now. I'll report back in 50k hands. Could take a while as I've barely played 100k hands in the last 12 weeks.... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Robb |
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| You can probably count on $5 to $10 of extra bankroll at the end of the month on this this fitness prop bet, but don't spend it all in one place :P | |||||
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| cardsman1992 |
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1. Call Cardsman down and outdraw his set 2. Possibly tilt him. 3. ????? 4. Profit!! JK man... xxJylxx is aggro but can be floated on fwiw. |
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Operation Grind For Education:
Current BR: $10080(04/06/2009) BR Goal: $15000--I LOVE RB!!! End date: 31aug2009 Current stakes: $100/200NL FR
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| daven |
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a little bit of rakeback, and a dash of low bb/100 and i'm up to $3200 on that site now. Still a long way to go before i get 50k hands in... i wrote (and enjoyed) writing a long article on 3-betting. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...on-t81911.html Comments on the content beyond the hand examples would be nice... whatever, i guess i'll keep the maths i did to myself, glad i didn't post it. i also posted a funny multi-street bluff hand where the river (i thought) played itself - preflop was pretty bad though. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...nl-t81896.html lucky i recognise that i'm not that good, and that critical feedback = $$$ |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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I have to decide on career vs poker and travel next week. Cast a vote. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...rk-t82213.html |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Btw, I´m getting into climbing again. If you go with poker&travel you know where u can find me 
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| You know that post may have been more suited to the commune. You'd find more pros there than in BC. Then again it probably serves as good inspiration for the micro grinders. Either way, GL. | |||||
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Check out my self-deprecation here!
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| The only thing I will say about poker vs. job is that professional skills can sometimes erode. It can be hard to go back after extended time off. Just make sure you keep as many options open for the future as possible, and enjoy life whichever path(s) you choose. | |||||
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| daven |
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looks like I'm heading to europe for a few months middle of this year (northern summer), then back to NZ to live next to a surf beach with good climbing all around while my girlfriend studies (southern summer), then... who knows?! Will probably play some poker sometime along the way... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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I have been thinking about poker profits the last few days. A few things clicked while I was grinding a simple, short, standard, rainy saturday morning session.  Quote:
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ok, am I getting at anything? I think so. I've not been too worried about profits the last few months - instead focusing on 'improving as a player' or 'learning to auto-pilot 16-tables x 4hrs'. Profits have arrived, but not fast (thanks bonuses and rakeback!) I've also been getting carried away with reg-wars and 3/4/5 bet spots. What the quotes above and the hands below show is that taking money from bad players isn't too hard if you do some basics right. Not losing much money to good players also isn't too difficult in Full Ring. This leads to something I often forget - minimising losses to bad players is key, cos someone else will soon take the dead money. Time to go apply some newfound tolerance and simplicity to my game. About time, given that I'm only two months from being on the road again!!! Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($269.95) MP1 ($119.25) MP2 ($96.05) MP3 ($215.75) CO ($112.90) Button ($141.55) SB ($107.65) Hero (BB) ($134.05) UTG ($20.70) Preflop: Hero is BB with 7 , 65 folds, CO bets $2, 2 folds, Hero calls $1 Flop: ($4.50) A , 8, 5 (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $1, Hero calls $1 Turn: ($6.50) 2 (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $1, Hero calls $1 River: ($8.50) 4 (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $8.50, Hero raises to $130.05 (All-In), CO calls $100.40 (All-In) Total pot: $226.30 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had 7 , 6 (straight, eight high).CO had 4 , A (two pair, Aces and fours).Outcome: Hero won $223.30 Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (BB) ($128.20) UTG ($86.35) UTG+1 ($77.45) MP1 ($83.50) MP2 ($329.95) MP3 ($100) Button ($50.70) SB ($54.15) Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 , 91 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 4 folds, SB bets $2, Hero calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1 Flop: ($6) J , 6, 9 (3 players)SB bets $6, Hero calls $6, UTG+1 calls $6 Turn: ($24) Q (3 players)SB checks, Hero bets $10, UTG+1 calls $10, 1 fold River: ($44) A (2 players)Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $44, Hero raises to $88, UTG+1 calls $15.45 (All-In) Total pot: $162.90 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had 9 , 9 (three of a kind, nines).UTG+1 had Q , 2 (one pair, Queens).Outcome: Hero won $159.90 Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($115.30) MP1 ($49) MP2 ($45.50) CO ($216.40) Hero (Button) ($123.50) SB ($54.55) BB ($100.45) UTG ($59.55) Preflop: Hero is Button with A , K3 folds, MP1 bets $3, MP2 calls $3, 1 fold, Hero raises to $13, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $45.50 (All-In), Hero calls $32.50 Flop: ($95) 3 , 6, 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)Turn: ($95) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)River: ($95) K (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $95 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had A , K (one pair, Kings).MP2 had Q , A (high card, Ace).Outcome: Hero won $92 |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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it has now been five days since i decided poker over work - taking effect in May. I decided that i need to play consistently well now that I have chosen this path. A-game, I hope to get to know you well. Seems as though the poker gods aren't too pissed either. may I present the last five days, long may this type of winrate continue... 
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| daven |
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maybe i spoke too soon - the poker gods are laughing. Running bad - yep Playing bad - kinda Net losing with KK over the last 103 times dealt - yep Breakeven March to date - yep including a 20buyin downswing - yep Doomswitch anyone?!?! meh, was hoping to withdraw $4k this month. Took out $2k the first week, but think that might be it - will see what the next fortnight holds. Oh well, seems as though i'm writing to myself anyway! I quite enjoy that, an online diary of my poker journey - sometimes others commenting along the way, other times sitting inside my head.... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| bjsaust |
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Feels that way sometimes eh? Wow @ KK stat. I checked something today because I felt I'm having trouble in 3-bet pots with AK OOP. Filtered in HEM and I havnt flopped a single pair in a 3-bet pot in the blinds (and not all in pre) with AK all year. No wonder I feel like I'm having trouble there. |
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Just playing to improve.
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one of those months. At this rate I'm going to be lucky to finish the month in the black. i'm even thinking about dropping to 50nl for a while. I keep on making $2k withdrawals and now i've somehow only got $1500 on FT. Otherwise i could bring some $$ from other sites across i guess - $1k on everest makes no sense cos i play there never, that sort of thing. I know I'm not supposed to get attached to results etc, but vs a fish Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($120) UTG+1 ($115.40) MP1 ($231.15) MP2 ($99) MP3 ($74.50) CO ($97.85) Button ($215.50) SB ($82.70) Hero (BB) ($100) Preflop: Hero is BB with 2 , 2UTG calls $1, 1 fold, MP1 bets $5, 1 fold, MP3 calls $5, 3 folds, Hero calls $4, UTG calls $4 Flop: ($20.50) A , K, 2 (4 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $5, MP1 raises to $15, 1 fold, Hero calls $15, 1 fold Turn: ($55.50) 3 (2 players)Hero checks, MP1 bets $45, Hero raises to $80 (All-In), MP1 calls $35 River: ($215.50) K (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $215.50 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had 2 , 2 (full house, twos over Kings).MP1 had A , K (full house, Kings over Aces).Outcome: MP1 won $212.50 meh vs an aggro lag wannabe Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($101.50) Hero (Button) ($102.60) SB ($99) UTG ($58) UTG+1 ($56.10) MP1 ($132.50) MP2 ($281.60) Preflop: Hero is Button with J , J4 folds, Hero bets $3.50, SB raises to $11.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $8 Flop: ($24) J , 9, 8 (2 players)SB bets $20, Hero raises to $40, SB raises to $87.50 (All-In), Hero calls $47.50 Turn: ($199) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)River: ($199) K (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $199 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had J , J (three of a kind, Jacks).SB had K , K (three of a kind, Kings).Outcome: SB won $196 boring Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP3 ($198) CO ($106) Button ($376.05) Hero (SB) ($168.55) BB ($205.50) UTG ($188.60) UTG+1 ($109.45) MP1 ($247.15) MP2 ($155) Preflop: Hero is SB with A , A2 folds, MP1 bets $4, MP2 calls $4, 3 folds, Hero raises to $15, 1 fold, MP1 raises to $247.15 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $153.55 (All-In) Flop: ($342.10) J , 4, 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)Turn: ($342.10) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($342.10) A (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $342.10 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: Hero had A , A (three of a kind, Aces).MP1 had K , K (straight, Ace high).Outcome: MP1 won $339.10 loving those rockets Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP2 ($184.15) MP3 ($42.50) Hero (CO) ($115.65) Button ($100) SB ($200) BB ($77.60) UTG ($212.55) UTG+1 ($98.40) MP1 ($340.85) Preflop: Hero is CO with A , A1 fold, UTG+1 bets $3.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $11, 3 folds, UTG+1 raises to $98.40 (All-In), Hero calls $87.40 Flop: ($198.30) Q , 4, J (2 players, 1 all-in)Turn: ($198.30) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)River: ($198.30) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $198.30 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: UTG+1 had J , J (full house, Jacks over fours).Hero had A , A (two pair, Aces and fours).Outcome: UTG+1 won $195.30 I wait until the turn cos i read a set and want to get my money in way ahead. Well, the plan worked Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP2 ($118.50) Hero (CO) ($100.65) Button ($200.40) SB ($90.30) BB ($105.95) UTG ($90.70) UTG+1 ($87.65) MP1 ($175.50) Preflop: Hero is CO with 8 , 7UTG calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.50, BB checks Flop: ($5) 6 , 10, 9 (5 players)SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $5, 2 folds, UTG raises to $15, 1 fold, Hero calls $10 Turn: ($35) 2 (2 players)UTG bets $20, Hero raises to $65, UTG raises to $74.70 (All-In), Hero calls $9.70 River: ($184.40) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $184.40 | Rake: $3 Results in white below: UTG had 9 , 9 (full house, nines over twos).Hero had 8 , 7 (straight, ten high).Outcome: UTG won $181.40 |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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ouch. Just keep trudging along. Feb was like this for me, but I started off up over 6g in March. The bullshit ends, and when it does, poker is so much more fun. |
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just realised that i'm only six weeks away from the end of this op! The goal was to get to $25k. I've withdrawn about $17k to my NZ accounts during this year i think (I'll need to check bank statements to confirm - that's what it looks like from the transaction histories on the poker clients), and i've got around $4k online still. Six weeks to go, I'd need to run at $700k/week to do it. If i get close I'll be happy enough. edit. just realised that my 400k fpps are worth something - seems the going rate is $3.5/1000 = $1400 worth?!? The year has been interesting, and now I'm preparing to spend May fulltime on poker, then a few months where i imagine volume will be light while i enjoy a northern summer in europe, and then back to NZ sometime late this year and devoting some serious time (18 months?) to see if i can become a decent poker player... but for now, it's to 50nl and some study - even running bad i should be beating 100nl. Time to find and plug those leaks! and end a $3k downswing |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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cheers, Dev, Robb. In this post I will make leak notes 1) playing too many tables 2) not trusting reads enough in 3-bet pots - when that 92% fold to 3-bet guy calls he probably has a hand 3) calling weak draws without implied odds 4) Kxs in limped pots - why?!?!?5 5) playing when i'm tired or continuing to play after noticing my game looseining up inappropriately 6) limping behind with a bad range 7) playing small pocket pairs OOP 8) calling heavy flop action wen I'm beat 9) c-betting overcards 4-way 10) blind play vs steals 11) allowing short-handed tables to absorb too much of my attention 12) paying off sets with overpairs when villain's entire range is sets or better overpairs |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Anyway, i then took a four day break heading away on a climbing, camping, beer drinking, lake swimming trip with a bunch of friends. Also happened to be my girlfriend's last weekend in NZ for quite a while. Dropped her at the airport early this morning and instead of more sleep I decided poker was in order. And it felt time to move back up. Well, i'm pretty happy about that call - 4k hands of 100nl so far today and running a nice +ve variance 5ptBB/100. What does this mean? well, it was looking like being a losing month. Now I'm up for March, not a lot, but in the black. That means I still haven't had a losing month (after rakeback and bonuses) since I started posting on FTR - pretty happy about that, especially given that I still suck, have a less than optimum pre-flop game and am often completely lost post-flop. Add a page long list of leaks/weaknesses and I'm looking forward to giving poker full focus for a while It feels good to know that I have the discipline to move down in stakes to plug leaks, and then to come back and somehow haul back up to breakeven and more after a 30buyin downswing. An interesting journey this poker game is turning out to be.... |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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this from the March graph/results thread. Quote:
The better your winrate (i.e. your REAL edge in the game you play), the more likely it is that negative variance will be a flatline or small dip, rather than a crashing, burning downswing of tilt-busto proportions.... And if -ve variance is resulting in breakeven patches it's even less likely to cause tilt. Then I look at my swingy graphs. Hmmm.... Swingy, tilty, probably means i'm barely better than the games I play. Interesting. I'm also musing on whether a winrate >4ptBB/100 is sustainable at 100nl. I think it is - and add on 1BB/100 in promotions/bonuses/rakeback and this is decent earnings. I have a goal - to reach this level of skill and discipline. April has had some volume and i'm doing ok so far. Shame about my EV graph and my unfailing ability to call river re-raises with overpairs vs nits. That's about the difference between april winrate to date and the 5ptBB/100 i am aiming for.. |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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april so far: volume - tick playing well - erratic patching the list of leaks above - some of them, some of the time. Goal = all of them, all of the time. the last couple of sessions have been fun poker grinding, 5k hands and good results - I've been hitting hands against my new favourite fish. I'm up $400 against him over these last two sessions. Today was nice, first +$1k day in a while I'm open limping less and folding vs obvious completed draws more I'll buy my ticket to Europe just after Easter, expecting to arrive mid-May. Will be based in Bonn for a while, playing poker and going on road trips around Europe (expecting a bunch of circus/juggling, climbing, and surfing). Debating whether to stop in Thailand on the way back for climbing and to visit my sister in malaysia. I'll get a ticket that keeps those options open. |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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daven mate! I Still owe u alot, you infulence me to get better n shit. I havent played in ages, I came on here when i was drunk, and was just checkijng wats going on on ftr. I will be back within the month!! I will be FTRing very soon! |
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so april has been my first decent volume in ages. Shame I'm running only 1.5ptBB/100. So far i've played 54k hands, and i feel as though my game is going ok. Need to re-read the list of leaks above once in a while though. I've been thinking about what to do my first pro month - options are huge Full Tilt volume or retain iron man with low volume (or buy a month off) while clearing some crazy bonus/rake race thing on some other site. Ladbrokes is the main contendor I think, $1k first deposit bonus that clears pretty fast + a big rake race. Only downside is that I'd have to play 6-max cos their full ring traffic is pathetic. 6-max is pretty much a requirement regardless if I want to clear a bunch of easy bonus $$ and/or eventually move into mid-stakes. I also have to take into account the fact that I'm switching countries sometime during May, and that could result in limited grind time for a week or so. I'll do the maths on figuring out which will provide me with best $ return for least effort. Later. In the meantime I want a decent return in April. $5k would be a nice start. I've also decided to learn basic short-stack strategy over the next six months. I'm thinking about SuperNova Elite in 2010, and that will be a lot easier if I can pilot shortstack when I'm tired.... Looking forward to Europe. And looking forward to coming back as well!!! I've decided to build a wind-turbine/solar combo power-pack system so that I'll have zero power bills, and figuring out how to hook it into the national grid. So I've learnt about ametek motors, washing machine motors, conversions, etc. Should be fun life is pretty damn cool |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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the goal was $25k. I've withdrawn $17k and have $5k sitting on various accounts and neteller. So I'm still $3k short, but I have two weeks left. I've got about $750 in rakeback earned but not yet received so far, and I'm gonna get something out of a rake race - anything from $200-$1k is possible depending on volumes. So I need to win a few $$ at the tables to. A-game time. gogogogogogogogogogogo |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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About options for May: I think it might be best to work on a site you're comfortable with. Keep up your status on your favorite site and consider everything else a side-project. Playing for a living requires some sort of routine and, at least for me, it's tough to site-hop all the time. |
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miserable session just gone. KK vs AA a few too many times and then couldn't hit when I shoved what turned out to be a 17-outer on the flop!!! dunno how villain called it, dunno how i didn't hit, do know that it was a 265bb pot! But, it's not all bad I've been grinding out hands like a sailor or summat. That means i'm sitting in the top 15 of some rake race (10-15 pay $750), and even a mediocre 1.2ptBB/100 adds up after 91k hands. Plus some rakeback. Around $3k in poker earnings for the month so far, excluding whatever comes from that race. The 25k is still a possibility, but i'll have to play/run better. Think I need about $130 a day - should be easy? but.... Quote:
i think poker can teach me a lot. I'm coming close to understanding where i want it to take me. Hopefully i'll be able to present it coherently when i start my next op. Some sort of pretentious combo of reading too much existentialist blah, sci fi, dealing with gunshot wounds, winding up a long session as project lead/manager/BA for a project that has been more roller-coaster than my poker journey, beer, caffeine, and not enough time in the water.... I seem to be hovering close to some sort of poker realisation/epiphany/call it what you wil. Sometimes it all feels so clear, if that clarity could be the level of my standard game (rather than my rare A++ game) I would be ready. Anyway, for now i'm just going to withdraw another few grand and then move up to 200nl. |
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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