Same thread as before, just a new short term goal, so a new title.



Little background on me: I started as a SnG donk, and made the transition to SHNL a little over a year ago. started playing 25NL 6max with good results. stayed at that level for way too long. Moved to 50NL after the UIGEA and basically played break-even for a long long stretch. moved to 100NL FR after a couple of MTT cashes (was planning a trip to the local casino while the GF was away on vacation and wanted to practice the FR game) and have been playing that since June 07 on stars.

I had no goals in 07, and therefore achieved all of them (or none of them if you are a pessimist).

My goal for 08 is to continue to improve while making $10,000 over the course of the year. This isn't really a lot for 100NL, but I don't get to play too often. I would also like to keep my WR over 4 PTBB/100 while increasing to 5-6 tables from my current 3-4 without becoming too much of a nit along the way. I may or may not take stabs at 200NL as well, we'll see.

I started 08 trying to clear a $200 no deposit bonus on party, but I tried to do it playing 25NL and 1/2 stacking 50NL. this did not work out. I did however leave with $300, so not a total waste of time. However, since the play there was pretty bad I think I may have lost a little something off of my game. I didn't really fight for pots, because there was no need. After I find something to do with my FPP's I am going to be moving to a new site. Not certain which one, but it will be a couple of months before I can get anything worth getting, so I have time to decide.

Here are a couple of hands from my first session back at 100NL

button is way too loose, even if he is on the button. no real read on CO, but he has been slightly more aggro than most FR players, at least pf.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 ($48.75)
MP1 ($87.75)
MP2 ($109.35)
CO ($110.10)
Button ($298.40)
Hero ($169.85)
BB ($184.50)
UTG ($93.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, K.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 2 folds, CO raises to $5, Button calls $5, Hero raises to $14, 1 fold, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $9, Button calls $9.

Flop: ($44) A, 2, 6 (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets $20, Hero calls $20, CO folds.

Turn: ($84) J (2 players)
Hero bets $135.85 (All-In)

I don't like playing KK OOP against 2 opps, but this is what happened. I hated the A on the flop, but didn't feel like button necessarily has one. he could be playing a lot of stuff here. Turn, I don't know. Turning KK into a semi-bluff seems like a bit of a waste, but any bet here commits me. And I don't really want to see a brick on the river. I figure I can get him to fold a few of his weaker aces, plus all of the stuff I beat.

I am always unsure of 3-bet sizes, esp with a caller added in.

Might be a little FPS, but this guy had been playing extremely loose, and had been making min raises from EP a few times. He seemed to play pretty weak postflop (check-minraise with a weak overpair on a drawy board), so I decided to call IP with a hand with potentia, but I was planning on taking it down on the flop if I missed and the board looked good.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

Button ($94.90)
SB ($19)
BB ($100.60)
UTG ($210.05)
UTG+1 ($100)
MP1 ($160.40)
MP2 ($86)
MP3 ($150.75)
Hero ($109.70)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
UTG raises to $2, 4 folds, Hero calls $2, 3 folds.

Flop: ($5.50) , , (2 players)
UTG bets $4, Hero raises to $12, UTG calls $8.

Turn: ($29.50) (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $20

flop was completely unconnected with only 1 high card. the second barrel should chase out all underpairs. I haven't really been doing much at the table. I think the last hand I had shown down was a set that was outdrawn at the river.

That ends my first operation post.