these position stats are nuts.. my $$ is coming from unusual places.. button not working out too well. only 13k stats though
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...00position.jpg
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these position stats are nuts.. my $$ is coming from unusual places.. button not working out too well. only 13k stats though
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...00position.jpg
Wow, those position stats look really weird to me. They seem to be just backwards of what someone would consider 'normal.' Mike Caro would probably say you're doing something wrong (remember his famous quote: "If God were looking down on a poker table, he'd see the money flowing toward the button"). On the otherhand, it's tough to argue with your results. Weird.
FWIW, my own position stats for both ring and tourneys are heavily biased toward the button and then fall off the earlier I get-- right up to the point where I lose money in the BB and SB. My poker mentor says that it's the stats of a normal winning player. His own stats (couple hundred thousand hands) are very similar.
Can someone explain to me what's going on with Terry and why he's winning?
-Mark "...acknowledged newbie..."
he hasn't got nearly enough hands to make position stats useful (1,5k hands at each position is nothing, really)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bugeye
I actually disagree, they look right to me -- look at your vpip and pfr in the button compared to other positions, and now look at your W$SD: the places you're winning 50% or above you're far more successful (duh). This probably has more to do with say raising PPs in all positions, having more uniform raising requirements than "normal" in those positions, and that helps because clearly your button raises aren't getting a ton of respect, and if that's the case, you're not going to be able to take it down as often as you might normally.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
The graph is sick!! Nice run man, keep it up!
terry, i will be taking my life soon if you don't hit a downswing lol.
Ok, i hit a downswing just for you. Ran into a set v my overpair, and flush v higher flush. Oh yeah called down without odds a couple of hands too :). Watching the WSOP on ESPN2 got me off my game a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
Now back to my normal style.
My current bankroll is $8037. Just cleared 100$ bonus from hollywood, and made 12$ + bonus.
check out
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=400161#400161
to join the discussion on my 15k hands at 100NL, and let me know your thoughts on a potential move up to 200NL.
graph on first page updated.
Terry,
My stats are almost identical e.g. VPIP, PFR, c/bets, att to steal blinds etc. but my winrate is far lower than yours.
What do you think I could do to improve my winrate? Push or overbet the pot every time I believe I am ahead? I know this is not a Q&A but maybe I am missing something very obvious from my game?
P.S. And YES, I do believe that you should move up limits!
oh yeah, i dont mess around with a big hand.. i bet every time. i tried slow playing a set today in a limped pot (ugh i never do either), and i know i would have won a stack had i just raised preflop.. instead it was a 6way pot from sb with Q74.. people get curious as to what i have when i bet strong.. i dont mind if i win it right their either. i also bet my draws as well, but not raise.Quote:
Originally Posted by silu_nz
terry, do you bet your draws as heavy as your made hands?
on the flop, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
up 4.5 buyins today. still at 100NL clearing the monster 500$ 10x bonus at pokerroom. pretty crazy day, hitting a lot of gutshots and backdoor flushes. ran 24/10 (ugh). flopped a ton of straights, had a couple all in nut str8s with rivered fh, that happens though. i have 1550$ in pokerroom right now, once i get that to 2k ill move up to 200NL for a test run. played a bit slaggy today.
i also played a cheap 5$ sit n go home game with some classmates. was quite fun. i played almost every flop and worked on my hand reading. the guys werent too bad of players at all.. had a lot of fun and made poker fresh again for me. it was getting a bit stale this afternoon. i have to keep myself thinking/engaged in every hand. it helps my reads, lets my subconscious work. if im passive and thinking about something else, my edge is gone and my play is -ev.
i hate you with a passion Terry... :)
i nominate terry for president
wait till you go a whole month without winning
ugh, no thanks. makes me not want to move up! ;) 100NL is very steady right now. statements like that scare me because of your march to 10k was so fast and steady that it worries me a bit to see :)..Quote:
Originally Posted by Renton
i have been running very consistent.. i tend to push the limits of depositing a bit, for example i deposit $1k to $1.1k each reload, knowing i can put more $$ in from neteller if need be. luckily i havent had to redeposit more than once due to this.
seriously, it seems like you're building up some bad bad karma man lol. hope it's not true though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Renton
watched the WSOP and was pumped to play the party bonus, but once the adrenaline wore off i crashed mentally. not enough sleep lately. ended down 1.5 buyins.
i did add up my yearly total. its crazy how i was so pumped about 45$ in the first few months.
+15k for the year, most of which has come in the last 6 weeks.
Welp nothing tilts me like a bad internet connection.
I donked off a couple of stacks vs real loose players. Also pushed all in KK vs AA, got sucked out all in on flop KKQ when i had AK. Definitely hitting a bit of a downswing, down 4 or 5 buyins in the last couple of days. Having pokeracehud and pokertracker problems, wife out of town, behind on deadlines.. ugh.. i need to take some time off from poker at this point. Im basically even for the last 4 days, which is somethign im not quite used to heh.
Ill make sure to post the tilty hands so i can go over them and be accountable. I tend to play better when I keep everyone updated and also spend more time posting HHs, talking about hands. Otherwise im just playing on autopilot, which is -ev.
here ya go, tell me what you think of these hands, and how i should have played them.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...180&highlight=
hey guys
i hit my head 2 days ago at work, most of these hands were since then. i have had some weird feelings/neurological symptoms and went to the ER. Head CT was normal, doctor diagnosed me with a concussion, so my brain is bruised/swollen. So playing idiot hands like this is a symptom of it. Im taking a few days off till i start thinking 100% again.
seriously.
but ill be ok, and should be back to normal in a few days. never had a concussion before. anyone have this before?
WORST EXCUSE EVER. It's ok to play some hands badly, everyone does it, even people on redonkulous 200 buy-in upswings. You don't have to go get a CT scan after every bad session :)
Seriously though, take care of yourself, and you'll be back killing 100NL in no time.
welp its been fun.
im cashing out until the dust settles. yeah i could continue to play for a while but my heart just isnt in it right now. i dont want to risk my earnings. the current 500$ bonus at pokerroom doesnt expire till around thanksgiving. so i have plenty of time later to play.
well, posted my current thoughts about whats after poker here:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=404247#404247
i was pretty upset last night, but im ok today. i had a bad feeling that this would happen months ago, so its not too much of a shock..
now that things are taking shape, i was thinkin about restarting at full tilt with rakeback. they have a lot of advertizing so perhaps they will get a lot of fish in. my favorite sites are all closing their doors (hollywood, pokerroom, party, empire, paradise)
not sure what is going to happen next, but poker is definitely a unique pastime, my friends are playing WoW, and i cant get in to that.
so i might get 1k back into my neteller and then into fulltilt to start a new adventure at 50NL. i havent played in 2 weeks so im sure im a bit rusty, plus it might take a while getting used to full tilt.
terry, full contact is moving to a different network, and starting sunday they'll have a $500 reload going. if you never played there they have a $500 sign-up as well. since they'll be moving networks i'm sure the bonuses will be respected should they move in the middle of one. just a heads-up in case you didn't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
good point. what sort of clearance rate is FCP running? i dont have an account there, perhaps i should wait until they switch over so i can get a rakeback deal going. i also read somewhere that i can upgrade my absolute account to a rakeback account..Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
ok full contact is part of ongame. it's negreanu's site (www.fullcontactpoker.com). you can have TWO bonuses going at a time there. their bonuses clear at 9 points for every bonus dollar, and they expire in 90 days. sooo if you deposit right now for the $500 sign-up then you can also reload on sunday for the $500 reload and have 90 days to get both done which, if you're playing at least 50NL, should very doable. that should be a nice going away present from ongame.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
welp
signed up with full tilt with rakeback.. + 600$ bonus. i was only able to deposit 750$ (i had withdrawn entire bankroll) due to my instacash limit. I have read that full tilt pays this instacash fee, which is pretty sweet. i was hoping to deposit 1k so i could be legit rolled for 50NL. I havent played in 2 weeks. and i am exhausted after 350 hands. oh yeah, and i have only cleared 8$ of the bonus, seems a bit slower than a 10x pokerroom skin.
ended +1 buyin though, here was my worst hand, this guy had me confused with his overbet on the turn, he is very loose player, 53/12 or something, and he was under my skin from a few hands earlier we had together. I really thought he was trying to by the pot and didnt have even a pair (i had him on AK/AQ)
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $96.95
UTG+1: $112.85
MP1: $31.70
MP2: $45.95
MP3: $17.40
CO: $22.20
Button: $64.65
SB: $58.65
Hero: $50
Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 8:heart: A:heart:
2 folds, MP1 raises to $1.5, 3 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls.
Flop: 6:heart: 8:diamond: 7:spade: ($4.75, 3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $4, Button folds, Hero calls.
Turn: T:diamond: ($12.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 is all-in $26.2, Hero calls.
River: 6:club: ($65.15, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $65.15)
Results:
Final pot: $65.15
Ouch...the obvious draw completes and he pushes?
99 is certainly in his raising range...he would have to be really moronic/maniacal to push there without the goods...I would think most anything else goes into check turn call/fold river mode after that turn card...hell even 77 is in his raising range and probably takes the free river card...
i dont like playing this hand OOP ,i dont like the call on the flop , i think c/r is the better play here ..on the turn easy fold , he could have had jj+ shit even AT beats u ..
make less hero calls out of position
Welcome back to poker, you grindin' monster.
Villain raised preflop in the hand. You flop TPTK, a great hand in theory, but this particular hand is not that strong because of flop texture. Your top pair is only a pair of 8's, meaning any higher pp has you virtually crushed. Aside from that there is three to a straight on the board. Unlike some other posters, I do like the flop call, as it lets Villain know that you aren't going to let him push you around (whether you have it or not, he doesn't know).
The turn brings 4 to a straight, making any 9 a straight. Honestly at this point with the massive overbet I don't think Villain is as likely to have the straight as a set or overpair, as the bet seems to want to drive out any further action. Either way I think betting 2x the pot makes this hand an easy laydown.
Hit me up on AIM sometime!
Thanks for your comments.
he had T8.
I knew he didnt have the str8, i was thinking he had something like AK/AQ. Of course I should have folded. Havent had a bad hand like that since.
Played another 40 minutes, up another buyin. running 23/12. Im guessing that would be 20/10 if it were 10 person rather than 9. I am doing a lot more blind stealing because full tilt is very rocky. I enjoy rocky places better, though. Predictable players are good. Basically cbetting, and folding to opposition.
In personal life, got another dog. Almost exactly the same as my 2 year old dog, male papillion. Time to learn how to potty train again!..
bankroll - $850, playing 50NL on full tilt (yeah i know im underolled)
played tired today, donked off my winnings, then came back after a nap and did better.. yet another example of making sure to play under optimal conditions.. also im not up to 8 tabling at the moment, 6 tabling is the way to go for me, until i get used to Full-Tilt software.
go bears!
Hey Terry--
Just curious-- how many Full Tilt points do you clear per hand at 50NL? I've been playing 10PL/NL and I seem to clear ~0.2 points per hand played (I've only played about 1,200 hands at FT so far). Since the rake is 10% at 10NL, I'm curious as to whether you clear points/bonus much faster at the higher stakes where they rake the usual 5%.
played ~1500 hands. cleared ~35$ in bonus.Quote:
Originally Posted by drtofu66
down a buy in today. the learning curve is hitting me hard :) i turned off avatars and am getting more used to the software. making better reads now.
I have been way to loose lately, even for me. im going to focus on getting the stats down to 20/10 at full ring and thinking more during the hands. i can feel my brain get back into poker shape. the players at FT are quite a bit more aggressive than pokerroom, most AFs are >1. Lots of c/r or reraising the flop with TP. Didnt see that too much at the old place.
My fun hands for today:
same villain both hands.. guy was quite laggy at 46/13. i knew he had a boat on the turn, so i just pushed hand 1. hand 2, he was thinking for quite some time, i say "fold" in chat and then he calls with AKs.. JTo hand 1. the thing is, that these were actually my thinking hands as well. the rest of the day i had been more on autopilot and steadily losing $$.
******* Hand 1 ********
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
TerryToma: $73.70
UTG+1: $5
MP1: $14.25
MP2: $11.35
MP3: $38.45
CO: $168.75
Button: $20
SB: $3
BB: $20
Pre-flop: (9 players) TerryToma is UTG with Q:diamond: Q:club:
TerryToma raises to $2, 4 folds, CO calls, 3 folds.
Flop: 3:club: 3:diamond: T:spade: ($4.75, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $4, CO raises to $8, TerryToma raises to $16, CO calls.
Turn: T:club: ($36.75, 2 players)
TerryToma checks, CO checks.
River: Q:spade: ($36.75, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $59, CO raises to $118, TerryToma calls all-in $0.7.
Uncalled bets: $58.3 returned to CO.
Results:
Final pot: $156.15
******* Hand 2 ********
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $38.80
UTG+1: $96.10
MP1: $18.75
MP2: $19.50
MP3: $22
TerryToma: $149.85
Button: $11.80
SB: $20.05
BB: $19.50
Pre-flop: (9 players) TerryToma is CO with A:spade: A:club:
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $3.5, 3 folds, TerryToma raises all-in $149.85, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls all-in $92.6.
Uncalled bets: $53.75 returned to TerryToma.
Flop: 6:heart: Q:club: K:club: ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)
Turn: Q:spade: ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)
River: J:spade: ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)
Results:
Final pot: $1.5
Wow, you're progress is amazing :shock: Sorry to clog up the topic with such a simple question, but how did you get the graph that you update in your first post with No. of hands vs Winnings?
Google PokerGrapher.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray
+5 buyins today, bankroll ~1k now. So im officially rolled for 50NL. I'll probably start a new thread in poker etc. when i get some motivation.
Why a new thread? For a new start? :)
I can split any part of this thread for you if you want. Or I can move it. Just let me know if you want either of those things.
terry, i noticed you were up 5 buy-ins for the day. does most of that come from double ups with stuff like sets or is a lot of it smaller and medium pots that add up at the end?
the usual, AA/KK preflop/flop. then str8's, sets, flushes, fh.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
one hand i won big tripled up with 79 flopped top 2 vs 3 other semishorties. another hand i flopped a set on monotone board, guy slowplayed flopped nutflush let me hit my full house and got a stack there.
Looking back at your original post..haven't you completed all the goals? It might be time for some new ones :)
good point. gotta think of my goals. right now im just fighting to get back to where i was (100NL).Quote:
Originally Posted by Setzy
played 700 hands today, up 7$ + bonus ha. just wasnt getting good cards. if would have played without thinking i would have been down 2+ stacks.
check out:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=412456#412456
basically break even today...
got sucked out on by shorties, no biggie.. chased a few draws that didnt hit... i did play a 20/8.5 game today. so i tightenend up there. a few thinking hands where i had tptk and second barrels had me thinking a bit. i just need to play more during peak hours, with a sharp and clear mind. i have been playing big sessions late at night on full tilt, and i get a bit fatigued. also that place is a rock garden. i might get set up at bodog, since it has about as many players as full tilt, but from what i hear, way more fish. too many shorties and multitabling nits at full tilt (at least at 3am on sat night).
bankroll is $1120.
In my experience FT is the rockiest of all. Stars is still rocky compared to Ongame but I think it's softer than FT. Bodog is pretty nice but 3 tables gets pretty annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
I agree. I need to move some of my $$ over to bodog. possibly 5 table FT and 3 table bodog. WPEX could be interesting as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
heres some hands from the last 2 days for HH.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=413586#413586
I just finished a really old $50 Stars bonus and moved 1/2 my roll to WPEX. I'm now playing Bodog & WPEX. Bodog is pretty sweet with the bottomless bonus and horrible players. No PT though so get used to no HUD! WPEX could definitely use some traffic. There's usually 0 50NL full ring games, maybe 1 or 2 25NL full ring games, and 1 100NL full ring game. There's also usually ~2 5-max games of each of those running as well. Playing a mix of 10NL & 25NL there yields about $5/hr in rakeback.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
Also...are you against playing at Stars or are you staying at FT b/c of the bonus?
Also...here are some nice examples of what you'll find at Bodog...
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-45167.htm
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-45263.htm
Down 2 stacks today. heres some of the hh's
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=413672#413672
i really need to sit down and start new goals. i am sort of floating through poker right now.
So, here they are:
1. Play 1-2 sessions per day. each less than 1 hr.
2. Dont play tired, or with distractions. (turn off tivo!!!!)
3. Post daily results with at least biweekly graphs.
4. Post 10k hands PT results.
5. Stay on top of personal / professional life.
6. Reconquer 100NL by Thanksgiving. (>5bb/100)
7. Think more about what opponents hold.
8. Stop tilting.
9. Bankroll goal: 5k by 12/31.
OK. now i think i know a big part of the problem. i have been playing with the tivo on. i am not paying 100% attention to my tables. Also i need to sit forward in my chair when i play. Sometimes i lean back, and i play a bit more passively and make bad calldowns (weird eh?). But my dog likes to lie on the back of my neck with the puppy on my lap, both sleeping.
Down 4 buyins since my "goals post". Played while my wife was watching "girls next door" on E!.
After that was over she left and i turned off the TV and i felt like myself again.
Can you say "-EV"? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
Do you think you just have to adjust to the FT rockfest also? Are you still transitioning from your Ongame play?
yup. still transitioning (that doesnt seem like its spelled right) from ongame. that place was a goldmine for me. these FT players are rocking me. the only time i get stacks are when i hit gutshots.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
i think for FT you just have to get a comfy BR, splash a bunch of pots to build a bad image, and get paid off.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
On the plus side, you can slowly and somewhat variance-free inch your stack upwards in rockfest places by raising and stealing constantly.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
thats what i was doing vs the weak-tighties at ongame. not happening so much at fulltilt, they are much more aggro at FTQuote:
Originally Posted by jackvance
What site do you think I should be playing 50NL and 100NL at? Right now I'm playing at FT and I do agree it is very aggro.. I am canadian, can play anywhere.. Party??
ive heard party is softer now ,,Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartlin
Stars NL 100 is pretty soft , and theyre FPP program has gotten a little better..
So here's my most recent 10k checkup:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=414309#414309
pretty ugly. find the holes. lost another 3 stacks today. Played 25/10. Im going to change my goals to 18/8. Im playing way too loose and its costing me bigtime.
Set up pokeracehud for the first time at fulltilt. It works rather well, just have to change the table setup now! Its pretty cool to see mucked hands right away.
The PokerRoom skins for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Hartlin
Down 2.5 stacks, mostly from these 3 hands. I play my good hands very fast and only get calls when im toast.
******* Hand 1 ********
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $19.50
UTG+1: $18.10
MP1: $231
MP2: $50
MP3: $67.35
CO: $30.65
Button: $49
SB: $65.90
Hero: $50
Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A:diamond: A:club:
5 folds, CO raises to $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, CO calls.
Flop: 2:diamond: Q:club: 7:spade: ($10.25, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, CO calls.
Turn: T:club: ($24.25, 2 players)
Hero is all-in $38, CO calls all-in $18.65.
Uncalled bets: $19.35 returned to Hero.
River: 4:spade: ($61.55, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $61.55)
Results:
Final pot: $61.55
Hero showed Ad Ac
CO showed 7c 7d
******* Hand 2 ********
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
Hero: $54.20
UTG+1: $23.55
MP1: $71.05
MP2: $50.85
MP3: $50.95
CO: $35.05
Button: $54.05
SB: $26.25
BB: $18.45
Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with 9:club: 9:diamond:
Hero raises to $2, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, 3 folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB folds.
Flop: 4:heart: T:diamond: 9:spade: ($8.5, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6, MP1 folds, Button calls, SB folds.
Turn: J:spade: ($20.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $14, Button raises to $28, Hero raises all-in $46.2, Button calls all-in $18.05.
Uncalled bets: $0.15 returned to Hero.
River: Q:diamond: ($112.6, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $112.6)
Results:
Final pot: $112.6
Button showed Qc Kc
Hero showed 9c 9d
******* Hand 3 ********
Opponent steals blinds 75% of the time, so i decided to repop him.
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
8 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $62.85
UTG+1: $28.05
MP1: $63.05
MP2: $19.25
CO: $14.15
Button: $28.15
SB: $55.75
MP1: $71.05
Hero: $55.10
Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with 9:club: J:heart:
6 folds, SB raises to $1.5, Hero raises to $6, SB calls.
Flop: 7:diamond: 9:spade: J:club: ($12, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8, SB calls.
Turn: 5:spade: ($28, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $25, SB raises all-in $41.75, Hero calls all-in $16.1.
Uncalled bets: $0.65 returned to SB.
River: K:spade: ($110.2, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $110.2)
Results:
Final pot: $110.2
Hero showed 9c Jh
SB showed 8c Tc
I think these are all fine.
Those hands I would have gone broke too.
thanks for the reassurance, i thought i was going crazy. playin much better tonight during Full-Tilt prime-time. Got my roll back to 750$Quote:
Originally Posted by zook
Im playing more in a good rhythm now. Checking people's stats methodically before each bet. Also im going to really tighten up in EP. Goal stats are 11/9 UTG. (sometimes i try for a limp-reraise donk style. Also im going to cut down on cold calling, and unsuited gappers/connectors from CO+.
Checking my stats today i was 18/10. Just about perfect. I wouldnt mind tightening up even a bit more. The thing is with playing so loose is that when i finally get a big pair its so much better than the other hand's im playing i cant let it go as easily. Also i stay away from hitting my flush v higher flush and hitting a flush v full house as well.
Ya I meant to ask you about your connector/gapper play currently (suited or not). Are you bleeding money with these hands?Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
+5 buyins today after 822 hands. bankroll >1k again. played 18/9. much easier to play and less variance. i did suck out KK v AA all in preflop, otherwise i played pretty solid. mixed in a few c/r's on the turn thanks to pokerace hud.
Here's a fun hand of the day:
opponent was 69/15 after 13 hands (lost 200bbs in that time)
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $34.90
UTG+1: $35.40
MP1: $40.50
MP2: $49.50
MP3: $10.50
Hero: $54.20
Button: $50.25
SB: $211.45
BB: $57
Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is CO with A:diamond: A:spade:
3 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, 3 folds, MP2 calls.
Flop: J:club: Q:spade: A:heart: ($5.75, 2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $2.5, MP2 calls.
Turn: 2:spade: ($10.75, 2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $7, MP2 calls.
River: 2:heart: ($24.75, 2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $37.25, MP2 calls.
Results:
Final pot: $99.25
Hero showed Ad As
MP2 mucks Td 2d
holy crap i hope you search for him every single time. down 300bb's in 14 hands LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
played decent today. 2k hands, down 2 stacks.
my KK rand into AA 3 times in the last 17 times i've had it. also got a couple of bad beats with QQ. Those 2 were my biggest losers today. If one or 2 go a different way im a big winner for the day. Another place im losing money are my river calls. A couple of laggs had my # tonight on the river.
So i found a neat trick about full tilt, if i observe hands they get into my pokertracker. I dont know if i can run it overnight, but while i play my 8 tables i have another 6 collecting stats. I'll let them run over night and see how long before it boots me due to being idle.
+4 buyins today. won set over set, cracked a couple of aces, got an OESD as well. I have datamined a bit. I think I might just switch to datamining right before a session, that way my database doesnt get too unwieldy. of course im still at 50NL and hope to move up ASAP to 100NL. (still quite some time before that happens.
Bankroll - $1163.
You'll get there. Most of us have gone through these months upon months of going nowhere and then BANG! make 1K in a couple of nights playing NL100 (or more at higher stakes)
i'll share my experience on these rockfest tables though... remember the empire bonuses after party split the skins!?
the first time i had 20x BR and played TP fast-playing good hands and got smashed. 2nd time I played with a 150x BR (they didn't have bigger games) I played judicially loose, frequently raising and killed the game for 10 buy ins over 1000 hands. Consider moving to poker stars or bodog. It takes a totally different mindset to win these games compared to poker room skins and the psychological pressure of a limited working bankroll doesn't help
here's a nice little tool i like using before isit down at a table , it datamines plus when a table gets to empty it closes it and opens another one automatically ,Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
,,it's in beta testing , so i think you can use it for free for now until they start to charge for it ....
http://idleminer.com/
thanks for the tips guys..
as far as the idleminer, i think im doing ok with pokertracker and full tilt default settings.. thanks for the heads up though
+3 buyins today over 1k hands. running pretty good.
up .5 buyins today.. ran my KK in to AA pf, paid of 2 flopped str8s with my 2 pair.. got a bit of fancy play syndrome, but overall played pretty well.. ended up 20/9 for the day.
broll close to $1400
-.5 buyins today. set under set. flopped a bunch of straights but never got paid off. the one straight i tried to slowplay ended up gettin 4 to straight, and splitting the antes. i did crack someone's TPTK with 67 2 pair. Got check/raised off a bunch of c-bets. I also played a tad bit too loose at 22/9 today.
was +4 buyins to start, played a solid 1k hands.. then i extended my session too long and donked away 6 buyins.
rules i broke today:
1. played too long of a session
2. went wayy too far with 2 pair on flop
3. tilted after #2
4. paid off everyone's river-minraise or river c/r (lost them all).
Played ok today. Was up 2 stacks early, then hit set under set at a pot limit table. Also got bad-beated. Overall im playing much better though. Heres my checkup
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=420506#420506
I'd like to get to 2k soon so i can move up to 100NL. Like i have said many times, i think thats where the "sweet spot" of online poker is. The 50NLers are a bit tougher.
well i was up ~3 buyins today after 1k hands. so thats good. stacked off Q44 flop with AQ against a 23/4 who loves his A4s.
then i ventured into the shorthanded discussion forums and saw the greatness that is 6max. seeing lukie,fnord,& gabe go at it makes me jealous and want to join in on the fun.
so i played a bit at 6max tonight, 20 hands or so up 1.5 stacks.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=421208#421208
hoo-ray!
Im back up to 100NL! i love the poker so much better at this level. there is a much better mix of players, and a lot of shortstacks that love to gamble. Plus I was running pretty hot tonight and made 400$ in 1k hands. I did get KK 12 times today, so thats a bit rediculous.
I am going through a "honeymoon period" with 100NL, the players dont have any stats on me, and I am sticking to my game plan at 20/10 because the values are doubled and i dont piss away my profits like i was at 50NL.
Im still playing full-ring at full tilt. Bankroll is 2200$. And i only have 60$ more of bonus to play for. After this i think im going to go to americas cardroom for some hot ongame action vs euros. Those pot limit tables are so juicy. For some reason they still allow americans, but their bonus is a horrendous 12 or 15x.
Where are you guys playing now?? Whats the best deal for mix of players+bonus+rakeback+game availability at 100NL?
america's card room allows americans???Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
Haha that's funny; I played almost 1k hands last night and got KK 11 times. Needless to say it was my biggest winner of the night :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
Congrats on getting back to $100NL. And I really like that you update this blog on such a regular basis.
+3 buyins tonight 1.2k hands. man 100NL is so much better than 50NL!
i cleared the entire 600$ bonus and withdrew all funds tonight into neteller..
bankroll $2549.
i might put some cash back into full tilt, to play nighttime peak hours, and play ongame during daytime vs euros.
terry how are you still playing ongame?Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
apparently america's card room and a new one, poker shootout allow US players.. their bonuses are pretty crappy (12x-15x).Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
started clearing the first of 3 100$ 12x bonuses at america's card room.. .
+1 buyin, but i feel like i should be up much more. got all in KK vs AA and sucked out, got TPTK and KK as an overpair beaten by TTT in back to back hands by half stacks. other than that been playing solid.
+1.5 buyins today, ~600 hands.
im going to play WPEX at night, ongame during the day, and maybe sometimes night. also i might mix in bodog at night if i can find a juicy rakeback deal.
Bankroll - $2800.
first month back at poker since cashing out roll +$2050. Not quite as much as my previous months, but its getting back to a good rate.
terry what's your wpex handle?
id rather not say ;). i think wpex'ers are forum readers for the most part.Quote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
boooooooo!!
-4 buyins today.
lost set over set, 2 suckouts for 150bb each, full house over full house, str8 under str8. had AA cracked as well. hit some mad variance, and overplayed some hands. oh yeah and to top it off i thought i had a nut str8 and went all in but turns out i had midpair + gutshot. so could have been much worse, i'll post hands tomorrow, lots of big pots.
about even today, hard to tell because the sites im playing on dont work too well with pokertracker..
i was playing great on WPEX, until my last 2 hands.. i turned off autopost blinds, and i get AJo and ATo utg in my 6max games.. with ATo i flopped 4 to nut str8, and didnt hit... lost 100$..
with AJo someone minreraised me from bb.. i called ( i really wanted to fold).. A comes on the flop, and i call PSBs on flop/turn.. guy had AKo
i knew better than to call the reraise. the 4 to flush i was priced in and didnt hit. so there's 200$ right there, otherwise i would have had a great day!.. 6max is fun, and i played well overall tonight.
welp, ive lost focus.
im playing on ultimate bet and wpex 6max. im at break even for the last 2 days. 6max is like crack. im playing without my HUD as well. I do not have much of an edge over the good players, and im not going to make $$ doing this.
i dont have any stats because these sites arent very PT compatible.
i have about 1400$ stuck at america's card room which has been down for the past 3 days. shady shady stuff going on. check out this thread at 2p2 about it:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...=1#Post8069157
their official line is:
so im not sure what to do next..Quote:
We are doing everything we can to get the issues resolved and allow players to play poker on our site.
We expect tomorrow morning to make some updates to our system which will allow us to provide service once again. Following that how long it will take until you can visit the site will depend on how quickly your DNS updates our web site details.
We do apologize for any inconvinience.
i was really hitting my stride at 100NL at full tilt, but i ran out of bonus to play for, and 27% rakeback isnt all that impressive in my book.
better than playing vs. players you don't think you have an edge over...Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryToma
why the fascination with 6-max lately? weren't you doing just fine at fr?
wow, donked away 6 buyins tonight. played completely awful. didnt hit a single draw or get paid off a single time. i played exhausted too.
OK,
refocusing. no more 6max. switching back to full-tilt full time with rakeback, no bonus. withdrew all my $$ from america's card room for the moment, their web-site was up, but their client was down. i could play via html but decided to try and cash out. we'll see how that goes.
i have my HUD set up just how i like at full tilt, and i can datamine there rather easily. also the peak hours work a lot better with me, trying to schedule via europeans forces me to play when im tired (right after work rather than 9-10pm+)
going to read the newbie circle of death again.
bankroll - $2350
playing 100NL FR @ full tilt.
full ring is pretty dry these daysQuote:
Originally Posted by martindcx1e
down a few more stacks today..
1. AA cracked by 67o on reraised pot, 677 flop.
2. KK cracked by QQ
3. 3 mid flushes under higher flushes
4. flopped trips under flopped full house..
5. then a bunch draws that didnt hit.
#4 and 5 were mostly in blind battles, i need to tighten up more overall and that will cut down on variance. also i will not be married to hands as much if i tighten up more.
i still have good gut instincts, i have just gone against them. ie not 3betting preflop when i should have, betting turn when i knew i had the best hand, but not betting and seeing the scare card come on river watch them bet and i call. also too much preflop cold calling.
overall im playing a B- game with a few minutes of tilt in there. playing 6max takes my full ring a while to adjust. also my full roll is not at full tilt right now, im trying to transfer it from america's card room.
bottom line-tighten up, and i cant wait to get my whole roll on to full tilt.
re-read all the posts here on my blog. i sure was running hot back a few months ago @ pokerroom network.. those were the days.. my confidence is down a bit, but funny thing is im confident i will get back on track.
Good post. Good luck tomorrow, hope it's better.
Sept. 10th. Now it's time to take the advice :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Setzy
+2 buyins today. i play so much better 8 tabling full ring, with pokeracehud and datamining.