with winning in mind - poker 2010

meh so far in september. I'm up about $400 for the month after including rakeback and some random bonus.
My headspace has been all over the place. Results too. Has been that way since the two weeks i took off in August. And in two more weeks i'll be off poker for ages cos i'm not taking my laptop to Asia.

My major problem at the moment is an apparent inability to play well consistently. Obviously i have other leaks, but that's the most important one for the moment. I'll figure it out somehow.

edit - the simple act of writing about playing well is helping me to play well. Got another $50 bonus out of the blue, this time from stars for 3k fpps, i don't know how i even have 3k fpps on stars - but i'll take the free money. Managed to scrape into the money in the FTR ironman freeroll. Another $50. Up about $650 for the month now

I decided to get a flatmate for my loft heaven - she moved in at the weekend and it's working out great. Photos of my new abode in the sunny skies below. Spring is in the air, and i'm off to thailand shortly for a few weeks of cliimbing before summer all over again! Life feels good. Poker is starting to make sense again too.

I played a session at 10nl last night. This is important, as i've decided (again) to play a stake or two lower if i have any anticipation of being unable to play my a-game. So i ran 4bi below ev, KK<AA, AA<TT vs set in 3b pot all in one session - and i played poorly. And it cost me less than 2 normal buyins

today i played a normal session and played really well mostof it - up 4bi in the aiev record, shame i ran bad but i'm not too stressed about that. I'm fairly comfortable that swings don't really exist, and that ev averages out just fine. During the session I also finally used some of my ftp points (6k of my 1.1 mill) to play one of the mini-ftops. Busted just shy of the bubble (bubble = 1890, i was like 2200 out of the 15k runners i think?) when i got my m= 9ish stack allin pre with QQ vs AK and didn't win the flip. No problem with that, i'd coolered someone earlier and won a flip already to knock someone out

Pretty sick pad sir.

Pic of female roommate in shower or gtfo

Can I come over?

Originally Posted by kmind

Can I come over?

sure

moved back to 50nl this morning, i feel as though i've got a bunch of the ol' tilt in check.
My first session back was pretty long, got owned in underset battles for stacks but whatever - won my first pot over $150 in ages, looking forward to 100nl again in november. Then onwards and upwards.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 ($52.55)
CO ($20)
Button ($59.60)
SB ($50)
BB ($80.05)
Hero (UTG) ($68.35)
UTG+1 ($47.05)
MP1 ($17.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A
Hero bets $1.75, UTG+1 calls $1.75, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1.75, 1 fold, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($9) Q, 10, J (5 players)
BB bets $6, Hero calls $6, UTG+1 raises to $45.30 (All-In), 2 folds, BB calls $39.30, Hero raises to $66.60 (All-In), BB calls $21.30

Turn: ($187.50) 9 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($187.50) 7 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $187.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had Q, K (straight, King high).
Hero had K, A (straight, Ace high).
UTG+1 had A, Q (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: Hero won $184.50

so i moved back up
one day at 50nl:
5x flopped set under set, 3 were middle set
4bi behind on aiev
tilt
oops
shoulda gone climbing instead

^ stop moaning. kthx.

I decided to play uber-nit (*) for my next session - folding KJs and 66 from UTG, that kind of ridicu-nit-donk-ness. Turns out uber-nittery is fun. Especially with my image. Like, holding the nuts every time just feels good no matter how you look at it.
In other cool news, i have an account on some crappy little site that i barely play on. a few months ago i logged into it first time in ages and my balance had increased. Logged in again yesterday, and this time it was up by yet another $200. Money tree? I kinda want to withdraw the cash, but it's returning 30% in interest (?) so far this year

some nit hands from my nit session:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (BB) ($55.65)
UTG ($50.75)
UTG+1 ($17.50)
MP1 ($21)
MP2 ($36.80)
CO ($53.25)
Button ($102.15)
SB ($80.95)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, 7
UTG bets $2, 6 folds, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.25) 7, 4, 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3, Hero raises to $7.50, UTG calls $4.50

Turn: ($19.25) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $12, Hero raises to $46.15 (All-In), UTG calls $29.25 (All-In)

River: ($101.75) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $101.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 7, 7 (full house, sevens over fours).
UTG had 6, 6 (two pair, sixes and fours).
Outcome: Hero won $98.75


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($50)
SB ($50)
BB ($33.50)
UTG ($50)
MP1 ($42.80)
MP2 ($56.30)
CO ($65.75)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6, 7
UTG bets $1.50, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.75) Q, 7, 6 (2 players)
UTG bets $2, Hero raises to $7, UTG raises to $12, Hero raises to $48.50 (All-In), UTG calls $36.50 (All-In)

Turn: ($100.75) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($100.75) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $100.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 6, 7 (two pair, sevens and sixes).
UTG had Q, A (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: Hero won $97.75

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($39.90)
UTG ($51.95)
MP ($70.05)
Hero (CO) ($59.75)
Button ($60.25)
SB ($30)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, K
2 folds, Hero bets $1.50, 2 folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) J, K, 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BB raises to $6, Hero raises to $58.25 (All-In), BB calls $32.40 (All-In)

Turn: ($80.05) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($80.05) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $80.05 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had K, 9 (one pair, Kings).
Hero had J, K (two pair, Kings and Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won $77.05

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($58.40)
UTG+1 ($32.45)
Hero (MP1) ($52.80)
MP2 ($28.15)
CO ($51.40)
Button ($66.55)
SB ($54.60)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, A
2 folds, Hero bets $1.75, 3 folds, SB raises to $5.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $13, SB raises to $39.50, Hero raises to $52.80 (All-In), SB calls $13.30

Flop: ($106.10) K, 6, 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($106.10) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($106.10) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $106.10 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB had A, Q (one pair, fours).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and fours).
Outcome: Hero won $103.10

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($77.75)
Hero (UTG) ($53.40)
MP1 ($29)
MP2 ($54.15)
CO ($40.15)
Button ($64.45)
SB ($56)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, Q
Hero bets $1.75, 2 folds, CO calls $1.75, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.25) 4, Q, 8 (4 players)
BB bets $1, Hero raises to $5, CO calls $5, 2 folds

Turn: ($18.25) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $12.50, CO calls $12.50

River: ($43.25) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $21.60, CO calls $20.90 (All-In)

Total pot: $85.05 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, Q (one pair, Queens).
CO had Q, J (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: Hero won $82.05

(*) - my definition of uber-nit is my own, and may vary from defintions found elsewhere

On the 77 hand, I think either a call or raising more on the flop is better. Raising so small tips the strength of your hand a bit.

And holy crap I didn't realize it was illegal to fold top pair at 50nl.

GJ, nice pad, I look forward to seeing you continue to kick ass.

Originally Posted by daven

so i moved back up
one day at 50nl:
5x flopped set under set, 3 were middle set
4bi behind on aiev
tilt
oops
shoulda gone climbing instead

lost about 8 bi that day. Got weekly rakeback (3 buyins) and played some volume. Back up ahead of where i was before the carnage. gg me

also, wow, nice bet-fold fish! bot?
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($50)
SB ($61.35)
BB ($8.70)
UTG ($47.30)
MP ($51.35)
CO ($83.65)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, Q
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero bets $2.25, 2 folds, UTG calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) K, 7, Q (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $4, UTG calls $4

Turn: ($13.25) 10 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $11, UTG calls $11

River: ($35.25) Q (2 players)
UTG bets $21.25, Hero raises to $32.75 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $77.75 | Rake: $3

Originally Posted by dev

On the 77 hand, I think either a call or raising more on the flop is better. Raising so small tips the strength of your hand a bit.

And holy crap I didn't realize it was illegal to fold top pair at 50nl.
.

77 hand you're right i think, lucky my image had been kinda bad recently
as for folding top pair, reads are key buddy! i folded 3 overpairs in my last (under 2k hands) session. Hell, one of them was AA in a 3bet pot!

I was talking about your opponents :P

That last hand... It was probably the last of his roll or something. To be fair, he bet a super scary card if we don't have a boat or a flush there.

fuck poker
i'm going to thailand to climb sweet limestone and drink buckets of booze
5 weeks no internet pokahz - keeping it real for a while

Have fun buddy! Watch out for the lady-boys

there be monkeys here
in beach (the movie) territory
limestone too

Railay Beach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
some of the climbing is at either end of the beach in the photo in the wikipedia link. I'm a quick walk (low tide) around the point to the north, chillaxing at tonsai

my body aches from limestone love. Today is rest day.

I logged onto internet poker world - just to check its goings on. Seems that FTP have introduced something called the 'black card'. According to an e-mail, i get one. Seems i can convert some of my carefully hoarded FTP points into a $5k cash bonus. And maybe i'll have enough left for another bonus after - not sure yet. I'll get clearing it once i get back to NZ Should be able to clear it in about 6 weeks, if i don't grind too hard.

woahhh sick loft

i cant believe i missed that

Very nice sir. Knew those useless FTPs would come in handy eh?

Originally Posted by daven

my body aches from limestone love. Today is rest day.

I logged onto internet poker world - just to check its goings on. Seems that FTP have introduced something called the 'black card'. According to an e-mail, i get one. Seems i can convert some of my carefully hoarded FTP points into a $5k cash bonus. And maybe i'll have enough left for another bonus after - not sure yet. I'll get clearing it once i get back to NZ Should be able to clear it in about 6 weeks, if i don't grind too hard.

They sent it to me in the mail... two weeks after I put my last ftp's into tourney tickets >_<

out of the tropics, into the late spring beauty of southern nz
poker sometime soon i guess
psyched on about everything in my life at the moment!

fek ive been lookin at pics of nz and it looks like a really nice peaceful country.

adding it to the travel list

i just played my first hands of poker since about 6 weeks ago.
25nl in case i was rusty
it was fun and i made a few $$
i played well, mostly, except for coolering myself pretty deep when i knew a fold was better than a 5b...
there are a lot less regs at 25nl than there were before all the bots had their accounts frozen.

wanna see a horrible badbeat i suffered during the session? 300bb pot, over 80% equity? nah, i'm not gonna bother. It's a waste of energy posting that kind of shit. See?! i learned something! those few minutes it would have taken to find it, post it, etc. are gonna be spent either getting better at poker or enjoying life.

life
Today I saw that a seasonal beer that i have a lot of history with has just been re-released (must have happened while i was in asia?), so I grabbed a box. It's called monteith's summer ale and it's basically a malted ginger beer with honey overtones and some body. And it's tasty on a warm early afternoon like this one, or during summer bbqs. My local favourite brewery has also just released an interesting looking new wheat beer so i'll grab some of that shortly. Tonight we're bbq-ing up some goodness at my girlfriend's place - we don't live together cos it's cool to both have access to a studio/loft in the centre of town AND a chill out house and garden at the beach. Tonight it's beach house time! Think i'll head out there mid-afternoon and walk down to the water to get a few waves as the tide drops and hopefully things start to get just a little steep and hollow, it's apparently 3ft rising and light offshore right now!

poker
funky morning session. Think i lost a few buyins? - must have cos it's hard to make up for losing a bunch of stacks during 1k hands. Got it in pretty damn good mostly Played ok. Ran a couple of interesting lines in medium pot hands. Bluff sizing that has to work like 30% makes for interesting confusion, like trying to figure out if i'm betting as thin value or bluff cos villain's calling ranges are weird, and then winning at showdown with ace high.
My mental state re poker is definitely improving. Key is having complete understanding/realisation that pots where you lose a bunch of $$ because of playing badly are very important. Hands where you play badly are all incredibly important. Avoiding bad plays is all about figuring out ranges, considering available options, identifying the decision you like, then sticking with that fucking decision. Pots where you get bad-beat/coolered and are generally happy with the line taken don't matter much at all. It's fucking cool that the important aspects of winning at poker are very much within the sphere we have control over! Variance happens, that's less important, so why spend time focusing on it.

an example of the type of hand that matters:

villain is loose passive, like 20-4 or something. Station. Bad. Good player to have at the table. Easy to play against.
Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (CO) ($31.98)
Button ($43.01)
SB ($10.55)
BB ($22.50)
UTG ($64.63)
UTG+1 ($5.32)
MP1 ($13.36)
MP2 ($25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, 2
4 folds, Hero bets $0.60, Button calls $0.60, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.55) A, 2, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.20, Button raises to $2.88, Hero raises to $5.28
ok, this raise is marginal, but button has AK/AQ in his range even after the raise and he is likely to station his stack away over the next two streets with these hands once he calls. Important decision, think about it, act.
Button raises to $17.39,
ok, now life is easy. He beats AK. No question. What is the worst hand that beats AK here? A2. So. We have A2. We split vs the bottom of his range (AA/A7/A2/77/22) and lose vs everything else. Making a mistake here is the sort of important decision i was talking about.

^^^
You have 40% equity vs AA,77,22,AKs,A7s,A2s,AKo,A7o,A2o. You're equity improves if you take out A2o & A7o, as well as if you add AQ. I think your actual equity here is prob 3 or 4 % higher since I don't think he's flatting A7o or A2o the same % OTB as his suited Aces. My guess is you have like 43% equity when he 4B's flop.

I wouldn't hesitate to shove over if we had 100BB's, but you're slightly deeper which might make a difference.

You have 0 FE, so the math of shoving over is:

you're risking $26.10 more to potentially win $64.71, so you need 40% equity.

Obv if he can't have AK you should just fold since you're equity drops into the crapper, but in the long run I don't think it matters too too much which way you go here, since I actually think he plays AK like this a good amount of the time.

I play it exactly the same way - sizing and all, and fold to the 4b. This is some Ax so often, and he's just raising to see where he's at or whatever, but won't be able to fold to a small 3b and continue to stack off. I think raising will make him play face up and calling will put you in a tough spot on turn and river.
When he 4b ships it I think he has a set or A7, A2 all the time.

life
surf wasn't so great cos the wind had turned onshore and it was all a bit messy. I'd forgotten that the water would be cold and hadn't taken booties, gloves, or a hood. Was fun to be paddling around again tho, icecream headaches and all! FYI and local water temperature of 11.7 degrees celsius (about 55 farenheit?) is about right for the occasional flash of an icecream headache

bbq was awesome, especially the tasty venison courtesy of someone with a gun! sat around a fire until late-ish when all the beer had been drunk and it was time for bet. The seasonal beer got drunk pretty quickly, the new wheat beer is ok - not their best work tho.

poker
Focus is beautiful. I'm enjoying poker. Running pretty bad and winning at a low rate so far - but feeling good about my game and my control is progressing as i want it to be. Clearing the $600 bonus could take most of the month unless i move up or add a few tables, but that's fine.

I always think when you're running bad its good to just not lose much, so if you're winning at a low rate, thats ahead of expectations. You should feel pretty good.

Originally Posted by bjsaust

I always think when you're running bad its good to just not lose much, so if you're winning at a low rate, thats ahead of expectations. You should feel pretty good.

yeah, you're right - cheers dude.
Still not running great, but i'm starting to play well more often. I've taken > 2 seconds for a whole heap of decisions this month, typically it would have been once every coupla thousand hands when faced with a big all-in decision that i'd inevitably call.

I've hit the 15k mark in hands played at 25nl since i started up again and i'm up some $ at the tables, plus cleared some bonus. Things are going just fine. Will move to 50nl shortly.

some stats cos i like to do that sometimes


here's a funny hand, one cool thing about it is that i shoved and then wasn't watching to see his call or the turn and river action. Another cool thing is that I started laughing a few seconds later when I opened up the instant hand history to take a player note

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 ($25.90)
MP2 ($22.12)
MP3 ($23.56)
Hero (CO) ($26.65)
Button ($15)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)
UTG ($26.25)
UTG+1 ($11.27)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, 3
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero bets $1.10, 3 folds, UTG+1 raises to $1.95, Hero calls $0.85

Flop: ($4.25) 3, A, 10 (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $4.25, Hero raises to $17, UTG+1 calls $5.07 (All-In)

Turn: ($22.89) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($22.89) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $22.89 | Rake: $1.14

Results below:
UTG+1 had K, 8 (straight, Ace high).
Hero had A, 3 (two pair, Aces and threes).
Outcome: UTG+1 won $21.75

helmuth at the table:
xxBIGLLuxxciano: q 8
xxBIGLLuxxciano: u fckn clown
xxBIGLLuxxciano: r u kidding me
xxBIGLLuxxciano: ur A FCKN CLOWN
xxBIGLLuxxciano: U FCKN MORON
xxBIGLLuxxciano: GH
xxBIGLLuxxciano: IDIOT
xxBIGLLuxxciano: GAHAHAAHAH
xxBIGLLuxxciano: HAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA
xxBIGLLuxxciano: MORN
xxBIGLLuxxciano: IDIOT
xxBIGLLuxxciano: UR DEAD
xxBIGLLuxxciano: HGOPE U DIOE

xxBIGLLuxxciano: WOW
xxBIGLLuxxciano: NICE RAISE WITH BOTTOM PAIR
xxBIGLLuxxciano: IDIOT
xxBIGLLuxxciano: KEEP IT UP
xxBIGLLuxxciano: KEEP DOING THAT
xxBIGLLuxxciano: U CLOWN
xxBIGLLuxxciano: WELL SEE HOW LONG U LAST

didn't play yesterday cos too much drinking and climbing
today i decided to play a 90-man and read some poker posts from that other site
JJ<KQ for the chip lead, oh well. 5th. Didn't lose money.

re-read the stages of a poker player article. It is still worth reading sometimes, i think the ideas most relevant to me change every time i read it.
some more interesting reads:
The 2+2 Forum Archives: Opening Your Eyes to Actually Playing Situations.
The 2+2 Forums Older Archives: The Four Realms of the Overbet
Almost there with Success and Failure (Long) - STT Poker Strategy - Single Table Tournament Poker Forum
A Bad Habit of 3-betting and Range Choice - Medium Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit - Medium Stakes Poker Forum
Shania, balancing, and what you really need to know. - Medium Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit - Medium Stakes Poker Forum

one of my favourite one-liner series:

Originally Posted by sauce123

preflop is so boring

Originally Posted by sauce123

raising for information is gonna be so cool again soon

Originally Posted by sauce123

its fun to think about poker in terms of raising for information:

"hmm he raised otb, i bet this clown raises with like 5 high, ill just 3bet my 87ss for VALUE... damn he called... alright well i know im bluffing now ill just bet on this A hi board... oh damn he called... well.... um...."

oh, and some c-raise flop fun of late - important to note that the villain in the 22 hand is a bot, or i'm pretty sure he is anyway..

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($15.11)
Button ($48)
Hero (SB) ($25)
BB ($8.75)
UTG ($37.37)
UTG+1 ($43.86)
MP1 ($13.75)
MP2 ($26.04)
MP3 ($25)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, Q
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, CO calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $1.25, 2 folds, CO calls $1

Flop: ($3) 3, A, K (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.75, Hero raises to $1.50

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UTG ($24.80)
UTG+1 ($27.78)
MP1 ($25.47)
MP2 ($19.66)
MP3 ($25.12)
CO ($62.90)
Button ($29.51)
Hero (SB) ($25)
BB ($17.25)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, 10
UTG bets $1, 6 folds, Hero calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.25) 6, Q, 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.50, Hero raises to $3.90

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($25)
BB ($24.75)
UTG ($27.31)
UTG+1 ($72.19)
MP1 ($54.40)
MP2 ($11.83)
MP3 ($18.64)
CO ($36.61)
Button ($27.21)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2, 2
UTG bets $1, 6 folds, Hero calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.25) 3, 6, 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.50, Hero raises to $5,

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 ($12.41)
CO ($41.38)
Button ($24.65)
Hero (SB) ($29.44)
BB ($25.35)
UTG ($23.84)
UTG+1 ($32.98)
MP1 ($16.24)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
1 fold, UTG+1 bets $0.50, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.40, BB calls $0.25

Flop: ($1.50) 4, 10, J (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.75, Hero raises to $1.80, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1.05

Turn: ($5.10) K (2 players)
Hero bets $4.50, UTG+1 calls $4.50

River: ($14.10) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $8,

Just read "almost there" pretty sick post. nh. (would like to add but dont hate me ftr) 2+2 has sick good posts. FTR has good stuff but hasn't had any new stuff for quite some time. I mean in the sticky/poobah/theory/whatever sense. HH advice and all that is still good, you know what I mean (rite?). In any case if its +EV to read, it shouldn't matter which site it came from.

i was feeling kinda jaded flu symptomy tired last two days. Day 1 i studied a bunch and played a few micro-donkaments. Day 2 i decided to play poker, but dropped even further down cos i knew a-game was unlikely. I decided to experiment with a few things i've been thinking about recently, it showed me that people still like to call exploitably often = river bluff raises aren't necessarily that smart. I also played a couple more mtts - got knocked out of a plo-rush-rebuy near the bubble with a pretty deep stack when i 3b AAKQtt and snap 5b shoved vs a KK73 one suit 4b. Heaps of fun

i'm pretty happy that i'm getting better at avoiding grinding when i shouldn't = knocking off a layer of my c-game can only be net-profitable...

O dat daven, always sitting directly to my left >=(

Originally Posted by Donachello

O dat daven, always sitting directly to my left >=(

i like to have immediate position on whales

and any microstakes player who is always sitting deep and multi-tabling must be a whale, right?

so another beginner posted nit-stats in the bc. So i decided, what the hell, it could be fun to be a nit for a while.
well, it's kinda boring, but printing money is fun. And now i'm always at the top of my old ranges. Maybe it isn't so boring after all.

Originally Posted by daven

^ stop moaning. kthx.

I decided to play uber-nit (*) for my next session - folding KJs and 66 from UTG, that kind of ridicu-nit-donk-ness. Turns out uber-nittery is fun. Especially with my image. Like, holding the nuts every time just feels good no matter how you look at it.
In other cool news, i have an account on some crappy little site that i barely play on. a few months ago i logged into it first time in ages and my balance had increased. Logged in again yesterday, and this time it was up by yet another $200. Money tree? I kinda want to withdraw the cash, but it's returning 30% in interest (?) so far this year


(*) - my definition of uber-nit is my own, and may vary from defintions found elsewhere

Originally Posted by daven

so another beginner posted nit-stats in the bc. So i decided, what the hell, it could be fun to be a nit for a while.
well, it's kinda boring, but printing money is fun. And now i'm always at the top of my old ranges. Maybe it isn't so boring after all.

I think after reading through the last page of your blog I need a couple session of uber-nit poker!

I need to get you to help me set up my HEM so it will show full ring positional stats! Seems I can only get mine to display in 6m form even when I set the filter to more than 6 players. Lets talk

Originally Posted by HarleyGuy13

I need to get you to help me set up my HEM so it will show full ring positional stats! Seems I can only get mine to display in 6m form even when I set the filter to more than 6 players. Lets talk

here somewhere i think Position Stats - Holdem Manager Forums
or somewhere in the HEM site anyway

In interesting news, i received my monthly busted cheats payment yesterday

Originally Posted by fulltilt security

Dear xxxxxxxx

The Full Tilt Poker Security department has recently concluded an extensive investigation and we have determined that some of your opponents were in violation of our site terms.

We have permanently closed all of the offending accounts. In cases of proven cheating, 100% of the confiscated funds are returned to the players who were victimized. The reimbursement calculation is based on the number of tournaments or hands played against the offending players, and the amount won or lost against them.

We have determined that you are entitled to a refund of $xxx.xx which will be placed in your account in the next 72 hours.

For a number of reasons, we are unable to provide any other additional information regarding this case, including the players involved and the game type where it occurred. We thank you for your understanding in this regard. The vigilance of our players in reporting suspicious behavior is an important addition to our ongoing diligence against unethical conduct, and we carefully investigate every concern of suspicious activity.

am i bluffing or value betting thin?

i wish i knew

so d0zer/daven/whoever posted a pic of a mad statue of a man juggling babies in the pics that make you lol thread. So, cos we're all about multi-level fuck with your head shit, i now present my version of the juggling statue (it's me juggling lfdo) from norway last year, obviously d0zer = my gimmick account so this is a classic commune setup. Or is it??
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Poker
lol 25nl. up twenty-odd buyins at the tables in two weeks, obviously still running like shit in flips/90-10s. Up another few buyins from cheat-busting, and another 20 from clearing bonus. pro-grind 25nl = wtf lololOSER!

some beats for zomg-games-are-on-fire enjoyment

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($48.79)
BB ($25)
UTG ($13.62)
UTG+1 ($8.31)
MP1 ($34.36)
MP2 ($27.32)
MP3 ($18.20)
CO ($25)
Button ($69.89)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6, 6
2 folds, MP1 bets $0.85, MP2 calls $0.85, 2 folds, Button calls $0.85, Hero calls $0.75, BB calls $0.60

Flop: ($4.25) 6, 3, 7 (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $3, 1 fold, Button calls $3, Hero raises to $9.62, 1 fold, MP1 raises to $33.51 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $23.89

Turn: ($74.27) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($74.27) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $74.27 | Rake: $3

Results below:
Hero had 6, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
MP1 had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
Outcome: MP1 won $71.27


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (3 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($17.56)
SB ($26.03)
Hero (BB) ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 6
Button calls $0.25, SB bets $0.75, Hero raises to $2.50, 1 fold, SB calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) 10, 6, 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, SB raises to $7, Hero raises to $22.50 (All-In), SB calls $15.50

Turn: ($50.25) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($50.25) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $50.25 | Rake: $1

Results below:
SB had K, K (full house, Kings over sixes).
Hero had A, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: SB won $49.25


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($28.25)
SB ($26.10)
BB ($32.72)
Hero (UTG) ($25)
UTG+1 ($20.19)
MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($14.55)
CO ($35.64)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9, 9
Hero bets $0.85, 6 folds, BB raises to $2.25, Hero calls $1.40

Flop: ($4.60) 9, 10, 8 (2 players)
BB bets $30.47 (All-In), Hero calls $22.75 (All-In)

Turn: ($50.10) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($50.10) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $50.10 | Rake: $2.50

Results below:
BB had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
Hero had 9, 9 (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: BB won $47.60


Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($25)
UTG ($70.87)
MP ($15.13)
CO ($25)
Hero (Button) ($25.78)
SB ($53.95)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, K
3 folds, Hero bets $0.60, 1 fold, BB raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.15

Flop: ($3.60) 10, J, J (2 players)
BB bets $2.50, Hero raises to $6.80, BB raises to $23.25 (All-In), Hero calls $16.45

Turn: ($50.10) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($50.10) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $50.10 | Rake: $2.50

Results below:
Hero had J, K (straight, Ace high).
BB had J, Q (full house, Jacks over Queens).
Outcome: BB won $47.60

Dude you're a magician I see. First you put yourself in the juggling babe picture then you take a series of MY HANDS and impose your stakes and names!

some moozac - note simultaneously play the tricky vs drop the lime trx for interesting beat-mash
courtesy of some polish friend's playlist
produkkt - Produkkt - Invasion EP (promo minimix) - SoundCloud
YouTube - Tecktonik vs Robot Dance Feat. Cyberpunkers
YouTube - Drop The Lime - Set Me Free (Harvard Bass Remix)

and for the sake of earlier-school
YouTube - Tricky - Excess

and a slight detour into slightly older-school featuring old
YouTube - Propellerheads - History Repeating (1997) ?STEREO?

and true old electronica
YouTube - Kraftwerk - The Robots

so if i hadn't withdrawn a few $k this month i'd probably have moved up
another day in the mines, what can i say, i'm a full ring uber-nit

received another buyin from cheat refunds today, seems that FTP are cracking down? i'll just keep on reporting the obvious colluders i guess

Loved listening daven. History Repeating is the shit. The rest isn't stuff I'd normally listen to but it's cool go out of my usual boundries. The Tricky/Drop mix was fun and somehow I got it to sync perfectly the first time so I had to go back and fuck it up a little for full effect, pretty fuckin cool tho.

Question about your stats. 20/12? Just curious as to why so cally.

Originally Posted by supahaole

Question about your stats. 20/12? Just curious as to why so cally.

we were talking about this in irc just now
i limp behind a bunch rather than iso-ing, i'm seat selecting, i call buttons multiway when i'm not going to get squeezed, and i play super loose from the blinds preflop
somewhere between 15-11 and 12-8 is ldo optimal in these games, but i'm going through a mass-tabling arrogant week cos i don't feel like moving up yet... downside is that this game will never work at stakes 100nl+

still frantically mashing buttons
5 days, 25k hands, 6ptBB/100

6ptBB/100 nice work keep it up mate

a simple observation.
while it may be a fun exercise in mind-fuck to drink LD50 levels of coffee then 15++ table while manically lobby surfing and table jumping and constantly manipulating my music playlist to suit my evolving mental state...

it must be remembered...

that this type of fun is not necessarily profitable

How is it that you can see what I'm doing right now.

It's an exercise in futilty just to write this.

Bless you for confirming that 20/12 can be profitable.

Originally Posted by PlayToWin

Bless you for confirming that 20/12 can be profitable.

no problem, been a couple more days and a lot of grind. Winrate got smashed by a stupid 3k hand session that was far too caffeinated and far too spew. Should be 6+ still.
maybe i should stop posting results and volume if i still want action on prop bets in future...

Dude your volume is wild. Curious what your month to date is?

Originally Posted by PlayToWin

Bless you for confirming that droolers can be profitable.

FYP.

JK, Daven, how's life? Poker seems the same. Best.

Originally Posted by Robb

JK, Daven, how's life? Poker seems the same. Best.

life's pretty cool. Summer is great. I'm fit, i'm healthy, i'm psyched. Climbing in Thailand was fun, onsighting the flavour of the trip. Fell clipping on one route (oops big air), managed to kick my belayer in the shoulder on another route when i dropped from the 5th bolt on some 6c face (he likes to give 'soft' falls), yo-yo-ed my draws up some 7b type of stuff etc. Goal is to redpoint 27 (5.12d+?) by March. Running is slow, but getting out there some. Excited about figuring out what/where next - no idea what role poker will play in that.

My girlfriend is handing in her thesis tomorrow = she'll finally have loads of free time too. It's been interesting hanging out on the fringes of acadaemia again -> sometimes considering doing a PhD and adding to my publication record, cos it's all about the kudos and reputation

My turbine idea didn't work. But i managed to learn a bunch during the process. And i've got loads of other ideas...

and you? healthy and well? still crushing professorial duties in your FTR hoodie? Fitness prop bet?

Originally Posted by HarleyGuy13

Dude your volume is wild. Curious what your month to date is?

100k-ish hands. Played too erratically the first couple of weeks. Up about $2.5k for the month including bonus/rakeback/cheat $ redistributions. pretty shit hourly. whatever, i'm enjoying it - especially since i started playing/running better. Should really be up another $1k++ based on the volume i've put in

Crushing the prof gig, but failed in a big NSF grant bid, working on another half million dollar grant project, etc. etc.

Up for early promotion to Full Professor this year - should know about March 1st.

Health - not so good - one reason for no pokerz was health related, but I'm back to baseline healthy (yeah!) and starting back on the road for some jog/walk fitness building.

Fam's good, life's good, and I can still win at nano stakes poker, so time to get grindin' amiright?

Let me think fitness prop bet for a day or two, then I'll do something. I've gotta man up in December and get back to working out. I don't have much cash online, so I'll HAVE to make my prop!!

Best..........robb

had a cool night out at the beach last night. Riding out and then riding back in this morning pointed out that my bike fitness has deteriorated from back when i was riding an hour + most days. Some lycra type even passed me this morning. And I don't think I even had a choice in the matter...

So, anyway. Poker. I sat in front of my computer. Logged into FTP. Looked at the tables. Noted that games look phenomenally good, like, even better than normal. Started going through my pre-grind routine. Realised that i'm not feeling sharp, for whatever reason. Thought, 'fuck it, i'll just grind it out. It's criminal to leave the free money lying there'. Thought better of it. Logged out of FTP without a hand being played. This session is one of my most important of 2010.

Originally Posted by daven

.... Started going through my pre-grind routine. Realised that i'm not feeling sharp, for whatever reason. ....

More info about this. Is this like a checklist to determine if you're really mentally ready to play or is it more like blow nose, get a drink, take a piss/shit, etc.?

Originally Posted by Sasquach991

More info about this. Is this like a checklist to determine if you're really mentally ready to play

kinda. I have a spreadsheet i fill in with session details before a session begins, including ticking that i have water available and quickly describing mental state. So, if i'm tired i write that down, etc. Seems to be a very direct correlation between losing sessions and tired/caffeinated/not psyched type of comments. I also take a look at some basic poker mantras - the sort of thing that heaps of players stick to their monitors
"i will play well"
"focus"
"think before calling"
"max value"
etc

also, just received yet another cheat refund

Originally Posted by FTP Support

The Full Tilt Poker Security department has recently concluded an extensive investigation and we have determined that some of your opponents were in violation of our site terms.

We have permanently closed all of the offending accounts. In cases of proven cheating, 100% of the confiscated funds are returned to the players who were victimized. The reimbursement calculation is based on the number of tournaments or hands played against the offending players, and the amount won or lost against them.

We have determined that you are entitled to a refund of $183.59 which will be placed in your account in the next 72 hours.

december is trucking along funny. Up 12bi at the tables and 8bi from cheat refunds. 25nl. Why again? move up already?

Originally Posted by daven

25nl. Why again? move up already?

What's the deal?

checklist seems like a cool idea btw

Originally Posted by Robb

What's the deal?

iunno, shouldn't i make sure i beat my current stakes before i move up or something?!?
you know, sample size etc...

I say move up with a stop loss, 4bi's that way if it doesn't work out you can move back down and rebuild your cheat refunds and you'll have regained your ground

Originally Posted by daven

iunno, shouldn't i make sure i beat my current stakes before i move up or something?!?
you know, sample size etc...

I didn't know where you were on current bankroll, winnings, etc. And of course I couldn't be bothered to back-read in your blog.

Slevin's back. I'm sure his advice is as good as always.

I wanna do a fitness prop bet for December. I will get back in touch later today, if you can get to thinking about your end of it.

how do you keep getting cheat refunds?

Originally Posted by courtiebee

how do you keep getting cheat refunds?

ya no shit, with all those refunds you'll be at 100nl in no time.

Originally Posted by courtiebee

how do you keep getting cheat refunds?

ja, i know! crazy
it's a reasonably recent phenomenon for me, no idea what's going on except i know that FTP are in crackdown mode. Maybe it's their way of apologising for fucking with my rakeback

fuck, it's december and i haven't been to a rave yet this summer wtf with that - some psych ward trance for ya grind yo YouTube - Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner - "Sky And Sand" (Official Video) if you haven't seen the movie (Berlin Calling) then you should, especially if you've ever been near that sort of scene, and especially if you were there with early E in the 90s or in big euro-trash clubs 2003-2006. It's all that and more - love it, watched it on the big screen ages ago and want to see it again.

probably heading out to lovers leap for climb today. It's an intimidating and serious feeling place with some hard stuff to pull on
Maximum Psuedo Likelihood (28), Lovers Leap | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
32740031.JPG | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
IMG_0330 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Chad going vertical at Lover's Leap | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

p.s. if anyone wants to argue at the 'psych ward trance' label vs prog or tech-house, well, whatever
YouTube - Paul Kalkbrenner - Aaron

you're totally crushing the cheat bizzle - now if you could just play some winning poker, too...

time-to-grind-the-fuck
realised recently that image matters more than you think, like, regs don't overbet shove flop with 99 on Q74 vs most other regs. Or call with 99 in the same spot in a 4b pot. And fish seem to identify with the most active player at the table, and seem to like paying off vs that player. So...
YouTube - Dreadzone - The Good, The Bad & The Dread

15-table some caffeine for a while?
reading souls like Narziss
exploiting like Goldmund
laughing like the wind

Like your point about image - folks, me included, don't like re-establishing a read once we have it.

lol turn slam!

note, these hands may make more sense if you play the link while reading them...

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP2) ($25)
CO ($25)
Button ($22.23)
SB ($28.49)
BB ($39.29)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($12.62)
MP1 ($24.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J, K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $1.35, 1 fold, Button calls $1.35, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.10

Flop: ($4.65) 7, 8, J (3 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.50, Hero raises to $3.60, Button calls $3.60, UTG+1 calls $3.10

Turn: ($15.45) Q (3 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.75, Hero raises to $17.70,

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($7.68)
BB ($11.35)
UTG ($72.52)
MP ($34.90)
Hero (Button) ($25.12)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $1.10, SB calls $1, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.85

Flop: ($3.55) 5, 3, K (3 players)
SB bets $0.25, UTG raises to $4.30, Hero raises to $10.50, SB calls $6.33 (All-In), UTG calls $6.20

Turn: ($31.13) J (3 players, 1 all-in)
UTG checks, Hero bets $13.52 (All-In),

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($30.18)
BB ($35.94)
UTG ($8.80)
MP1 ($12.89)
MP2 ($4.65)
CO ($49.38)
Button ($35.12)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, 9
3 folds, CO calls $0.25, Button bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.65, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.50) 8, 4, 9 (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets $1.50, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, Button calls $3.50

Turn: ($12.50) K (2 players)
Hero bets $24.43 (All-In),

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (3 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($5.78)
Hero (BB) ($25)
Button ($42.62)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J, J
Button bets $0.75, SB calls $0.65, Hero raises to $2.60, Button calls $1.85, SB calls $1.85

Flop: ($7.80) 7, 5, 9 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, Button calls $4, 1 fold

Turn: ($15.80) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $18.40 (All-In)

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($9.30)
MP1 ($9)
MP2 ($25.48)
CO ($10.86)
Button ($25)
Hero (SB) ($38.67)
BB ($16.09)
UTG ($23.35)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, J
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $1.25, BB calls $1, MP2 calls $1, CO calls $1

Flop: ($5) 5, 10, 9 (4 players)
Hero bets $3, BB calls $3, MP2 calls $3, 1 fold

Turn: ($14) 2 (3 players)
Hero bets $13,

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($8.75)
SB ($57.10)
BB ($8.75)
UTG ($25.17)
MP1 ($47.42)
MP2 ($29.79)
Hero (CO) ($25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 4, A
3 folds, Hero bets $0.70, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.35, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, SB calls $3.15

Flop: ($11.25) 10, K, Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($11.25) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6,

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($26.14)
Hero (UTG+1) ($27.51)
MP1 ($20.35)
MP2 ($52.18)
MP3 ($4.54)
CO ($20)
Button ($21.78)
SB ($10.92)
BB ($53.84)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 8, 9
1 fold, Hero bets $1.10, MP1 raises to $2.50, 6 folds, Hero calls $1.40

Flop: ($5.60) 10, 3, J (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $2, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($9.60) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $23.01 (All-In),

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($20.06)
UTG ($28.30)
UTG+1 ($51.61)
MP1 ($35.51)
MP2 ($52.33)
Hero (MP3) ($25)
CO ($25)
Button ($26.10)
SB ($16.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 3, A
4 folds, Hero bets $1.10, 2 folds, SB raises to $2.36, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.26

Flop: ($5.22) 6, 7, 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3, SB calls $3

Turn: ($11.22) 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $11.22

meh, tournaments
cashed the ironman freeroll for around $120
didn't cash the mini-ftops i played when JJ < A9 aipf with an ok stack after a couple of hours

meh, cash
played some cash at the same time
up 7 bi

isn't it more profitable to just buy bonuses with your iron man medals? Or are the donkaments soft enough to make that more worthwhile? Or, maybe, you've got plenty of bonuses to grind and took the shots at freerolls for a while? Just curious.

Originally Posted by Robb

isn't it more profitable to just buy bonuses with your iron man medals? Or are the donkaments soft enough to make that more worthwhile? Or, maybe, you've got plenty of bonuses to grind and took the shots at freerolls for a while? Just curious.

i can get 100 medals or a freeroll entry when i reach ironman end of month (in addition to the 900 i already get for reaching ironman).

ironman medal bonuses are $600 for 3k medals, so 100 medals are worth $20 in those terms.
ironman freeroll is $30k with around 600 runners and pays about 1/3 of the field. so worth $50. But then consider that maybe 25% of people registered in the tourney are no-shows. Plus i like the idea that i'll win it one of these days. This time i went out on a flip in the last 50-ish with a stack just below average. Next time.... sound like a gambler?

another 6bi day, way behind on AIEV for the sessions too, and wrong end of set over sets a couple of times. Fun and games.

Originally Posted by daven

My turbine idea didn't work. But i managed to learn a bunch during the process. And i've got loads of other ideas...

Cool OP, GL with the pokers man!

BTW, what was your turbine idea? I'm curious because I studied aero eng at school (just graduated this may) and we learned a ton about turbines. Tried to find it itt but don't have the time to do a proper search.

Keep crushing

i played what felt like the best poker session i've ever played just now. I made a lot of considered decisions. That's pretty cool. Unfortunately my considered decisions didn't really put TT in some lag's limp call range, nor KK and i got the wrong end of set under set twice. I didn't do so well in flips either, see below (down a few more bi on the lolaiev). But, doesn't matter. Cos i still ended up a couple of bi ahead. And if i can consistently play that well then, not sure really, guess i'll find out...

Originally Posted by kfaess

BTW, what was your turbine idea? I'm curious because I studied aero eng at school (just graduated this may) and we learned a ton about turbines. Tried to find it itt but don't have the time to do a proper search.

was an idea about gearing in small scale wind energy production turbines, problem was that i didn't really understand the huge energy losses involved in each step up-step down stage so it was too inefficient to be useful.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($23.96)
UTG+1 ($25.25)
MP1 ($27.98)
MP2 ($25.15)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($10)
Button ($25)
Hero (SB) ($30.40)
BB ($22.03)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J, J
UTG calls $0.25, 6 folds, Hero bets $1, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.25) J, A, 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.10, Hero calls $1.10

Turn: ($4.45) A (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2.10, Hero raises to $28.30 (All-In), UTG calls $19.76 (All-In)

River: ($48.17) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $48.17 | Rake: $2.40

Results:
Hero had J, J (full house, Jacks over Aces).
UTG had 7, A (full house, Aces over twos).
Outcome: UTG won $45.77

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($15.95)
BB ($15)
UTG ($27.76)
MP1 ($13.88)
Hero (MP2) ($39.85)
CO ($8.40)
Button ($27.32)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J, K
1 fold, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero bets $1.10, 4 folds, MP1 calls $0.85

Flop: ($2.55) J, A, Q (2 players)
MP1 bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25

Turn: ($5.05) J (2 players)
MP1 bets $11.53 (All-In), Hero calls $11.53

River: ($28.11) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $28.11 | Rake: $1.40

Results:
MP1 had A, 3 (flush, Ace high).
Hero had J, K (three of a kind, Jacks).
Outcome: MP1 won $26.71

oh, and as for turning overpairs into wtf turn merging...

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($29.17)
UTG ($31.88)
UTG+1 ($17.25)
MP1 ($43.22)
MP2 ($25)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($24.40)
Button ($26)
Hero (SB) ($29.37)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q
UTG bets $0.75, 6 folds, Hero calls $0.65, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 5, 2, 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets $2.25, Hero calls $2.25, 1 fold

Turn: ($6.75) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2.75, Hero raises to $9, UTG raises to $28.88 (All-In), Hero calls $17.37 (All-In)

for best step action mash it against itself with iunno, a 16s lead-in?
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anyone else see the irony in the song () vs this fucking op thread?