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You really suck at poker, so getting better shouldn't be that hard. You should set the bar higher though than just getting better.
Like right now you're at "sucks bad" and you're shooting for being "meh" but I think it'd be better if you were attempting to get to "mediocre TAGG" because then you could at least break-even.
zook - you are the man for sure...thanks!
bigfish - :( :( . Also wtf at having a blog/posting now. You were so much cooler a week ago.
bump
Got a msg from Kmind that his apartment is without internet for a few days, hopefully back online by the weekend.
are you better yet?
It's crazy the things you can do without a computer.
daven - no. From day 1, yes, but everytime I open this thread I want to be better than the time before.
I just played my first 1 minute session in awhile and took a half buyin. I also just withdrew some of my BR so it may take a little bit to get to basically taking shots at 200nl again. I am supposed to get internet Saturday but I have huge doubts that this will happen. At my parents' house now so hopefully I can grind a lot today though having access to their computer is kind of limited.
Oh yeah school started but I don't really attend the first week of school so it'll be gay next week and for awhile. But it also allows me to be awake more and actually play poker soooo yeah. Plus I often jot down poker ideas on paper instead of taking notes in class which is really nerdy. So I guess school helps with poker more than I think.
I :heart: you FTR.
I figure I should posts more in here. Girls suck. Here are some hands:
What the fuck. CO is a huge donk giving away his money as I built my stack pwning him all in preflop for like 50bb with K high. How the hell do I get out without risking a lot when a tighty starts playing
$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($26.45)
CO ($27.75)
BTN ($65.00)
Hero ($77.80)
BB ($54.25)
Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is SB :ah: :js:
UTG calls $0.50, CO raises to $5, 1 fold, Hero raises to $16, BB calls $15.50, UTG folds, CO raises to $27, Hero calls $11, BB goes all-in $54.25, CO calls $0.75, Hero folds
Flop: :ts: :td: :5h: ($109.50, 2 players)
Turn: :8s: ($109.50, 2 players)
River: :7c: ($109.50, 2 players)
[Results Hidden]
He was a 26/6/1.2 over like 100 hands. I'm so baffled by what the hell bets allin on the river that I call with no pairz. But he's tight...
$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($50.75)
UTG 1 ($64.45)
Hero ($50.80)
BTN ($50.00)
SB ($106.25)
BB ($27.35)
Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO :qd: :jd:
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 2 folds, BB calls $1.25
Flop: :ks: :5c: :6h: ($3.75, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.25, BB calls $2.25
Turn: :ac: ($8.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5, BB calls $5
River: :2c: ($18.25, 2 players)
BB goes all-in $18.35, Hero calls $18.35
[Results Hidden]
Last hand is so bad amirite?
Last one is terribad I think.
I dunno, maybe I'm pessimistic but I'm thinking stuff like 7c8c or a less likely but possible 34. Could be the worlds worst played set. Your best hope is 78 not clubs desperately bluffing river (also possible). On one hand I'd like something better than Q high, but then you probably beat all his bluffs anyway, and TP is no good against his nut hands, so I guess this is no worse than KQ would be.
can u explain pf in hand 1, ty
" " river " 2, """
Alexos - my range pwns his stacking off range pre in hand 1 but then the tight guy wakes up and gets involved wtf.
Hand 2 was because I don't think he can EVER be betting a one pair hand, can very very rarely have two pair and a set would be very rare on such a draw board. He also shouldn't show up with like 34 often at all so I guess a few combos of clubs?
Hand 1 - you are trying to play against CO which is fine, but you should be very afraid of the BB's cold call and get the hell outta there. The second you get coldcalled your hand should be doneeeeee
Hand 2 - ummm...nooooo. I see people try bluff catching with high card too much. The problem is that people turn low pairs into bluffs fairly often I'd imagine, when they don't think their lowpairs have value. So that's a problem with calling high card on its own. As for this hand, do you really think Q high is good 33% of the time?
:(
but I just don't get why some passive dude would bluff a low pair. Yeah it's doubtful he bluffs anything but it seems like his line is just really really really weird if he bluffs a low pair as opposed to just really really weird if he bluffs air.
I have a feeling you won that Q high hand.. didn't you? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
1- once BB cold calls (danger?) and CO RR, why r u even calling the 11$ more?
2- head asplode... this cannot be good. what is he calling with on flop and turn and bluffing river? u beat 78 thats it, and it might even be 78cc sometimes.
1. can i fold with those odds?
2. what is he betting river with then
1-yea, imo
2-who knows, but i dont think calling when u beat like 2 hands is good...
Sometimes donkeys do strange things. Doesnt mean they dont have it.
not feeling any love :(
I PWNED IN THAT HAND BTW
just kidding i got fucked but he showed up with a flush...that's like the only thing i think makes sense
What cards? Was I right??!
close, i think he has the only other hand that makes sense. can you guess it?
Hmm, only other hand I can think of is KcXc?
:7s::4c:
amirite?
i wish!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer
ben - nope, think of other hands VERY close to your answer...VERY CLOSE. :)
You're kidding right? 8c9c? God...
8c6c :(
I'm going to add more real life stuff I guess. I never play much poker anymore because I rarely get the chance. My roommate, who is my best friend, is a huge extrovert. I like to hang out a lot but also have a nice amount of time to myself, especially to play or talk about poker. Anyways, we live next to, above, etc. a lot of girls, ranging from a 3-10 on the 10 point scale. Actually, I'd say one girl is a 3 while the others are at least a 7, including a 9.9. So yeah, we have been hanging out with them a lot ever since they all moved in, which was about a month ago. Not sure what I am getting at but college is sweet indeed. This is probably why I don't post/play as much.
Story of my weekend:
So my roommate just turned 21 and I am 22 (I don't drink...hi Spoon), but we obv. go out for his 21st to a bunch of bars with his brother, sister, her boyfriend and a couple of our friends. His family and sister's boyfriend are really cool so I was really glad to do this. Anyways, nothing really happens as my roommate gets really drunk really quickly and starts puking earlier than imagined. Some semi-funny stories but I won't mention them because it's 4 am but some of us + some of our girl neighbors end up drawing on him before the nights out, he yells at random people, nothing special at all I know. This was Friday and we knew on Saturday one of our friends was having her 21st birthday party as well. It's actually kind of awkward because we know her through our friend who went out with her for 5 years and they just broke up a few months ago and is already dating a douchebag. She says (on Facebook ld0) that she and her crew will be at the bar at around 8. We get there at 8:15 and no sign of her/them. We go downstairs where there is like a dance floor a bunch of drunk guys looking ridiculous as well as some hot girls, including an asian and her mom, which was weird because she was obviously at least 50. I puss out of course and don't dance with the younger asian nor anyone else. 2 hours go by and we get a text that the birthday girl is just now leaving. F that. She gets there with her douchebag boyfriend, a really hot girl, her boyfriend and another girl I am semi-friends with. It gets awkward quickly because my friend and the birthday girl have yet to hang out since she got her new boyfriend. My crew and hers kind of decided to split up and go to different bars as this one got kind of lame. Also my roommate who never gets rejected by any girl got rejected by the young asian so I was happy haha.
So we leave and find a bar that we've been to a couple of times but it's way too crowded. My roommate and I decide that we want girls asap but there were too many guys and we didn't really want to be with some of the people with us anymore so we leave to a different bar by ourselves. This bar has known to kind of suck but fuck it, we'll just leave if nothing happens. We go downstairs where there is a huge lounge area and a football game on (UTEP vs. Texas). There were a ton of asians but they all had boyfriends wtf. So me and my roommate watch the game on a couch and start talking about how we have been lucky in the past or whatever and girls would seem to want to come over and talk to us (I don't know how to say this without sounding conceited, but I am not saying I think I am hot or anything, trust me) but we have been on a cold streak. So right after that, this older, but very hot looking lady with nice breasts sits down in a chair next to me. She keeps making eye contact with me and I kind of pussy out and just watch the game. She decides to make up some bullshit story to start a convo and we get to talking about the most random shit ever which is nothing new, she was wasted. We talk about Florida State vs. Florida and how Florida is full of assholes (JERRY) and she starts "shaking" my hand a lot which would last awhile to the point of where I'd say we were holding hands. It was weird and difficult to describe. Anyways, she asks how old I am and I tell the truth and say 22. I think this is where I fucked up. She gives me a smile/"uh oh" face and says "oh wow that's way young". Her friend who was probably around 30 then comes over with her boyfriend or whatever and kind of cock blocks me and was giving me mean looks. They decide to leave quickly after this but "KC" (the woman's name) gives me a long goodbye and whispers "I'm 43 by the way" and walks away. This makes me very angry because she was a really hot older woman and how many chances will I get? So I decided to try and walk out and find her. I finally do so on the sidewalk but she's on her cell phone and I again pussy out and don't really know whether or not to just approach her, wait for her to get off the phone or what. I take the "oh well, I'm gay anyways" approach and completely walk away from her. That's the last of her and I am regretting it terribly. How sick is that?
My roommate and 2 of ours friends go home, one being completely wasted (the exboyfriend of the birthday girl). I drop them off at our apartment as I go to park my car. Boom, there's 3 really hot girls, one asian in a narrow alley walking and yelling "ooooh a jeep!" at my Honda Passport. I quickly park near there and say fuck it and walk home, but in their direction. I play it off when as I approach them and they start chatting up about some frat that "rapes girls". I joke around with them and they start liking it and the ugliest one starts paying extra attention to me and calling me really cute and whatnot. None of these girls were American by the way, something that I really like. Anyways I kind of blow off the ugliest one who in all honesty wasn't bad but probably around a 6 while the others were 9ish. We exchange numbers before 2 of the "rapist" from that frat start talking to them and it's apparant they are all going to go to some party or whatever so I just tell them to call me if something good is going on. I was really tired and planned on going to bed anyways but I just wanted to see if they would. Oh yeah, I start talking to my neighbors and the 3 of them come back and I start talking to them again but of course 3 ghetto (I can say ghetto, I live in the city) people come up and start "stealing" them away from me while giving me the "yeah fuck you, they're mine now" kind of look so I'm just like whatever fuck it and go inside my apartment to find my friend puking all over the bathroom floor. My roommate and I move him to the couch, he continues to puke everywhere though we have a nice trash can right where he is. This is sort of where I am now. It's really late but I wanted to write this because it's making realize how easily I am starting to regret certain chances. The girls haven't called me and I doubt they ever will, I should have taken more control. The 43 year old was seriously hot and some may think I am weird for even thinking about doing anything with her but come on I'm young, I want to experience a lot. But she's a lost cause now. I sincerely apologize for writing this because I NEVER write these but I had to write what was on my mind somewhere. I completely expect "you are weird" or "std" comments. But my operation has sucked recently.
I won $150 in like 200 hands at 100nl by sucking out nonstop.
43?
dude, you almost broke my record by 3 years. i did grease that though, great shit
try somewhat harder next time
I respect that you don't drink but this is one of those situations that two or three drinks would have helped. I wussed out with women a lot in high school and college until I finally developed the necessary "Fuck it, I can't be afraid of rejection" attitude. Not really sure what brought about the change besides age/experience but you should know that it's all in your head. And absolutely nothing wrong with 43, you would have had a blast. 38 when I was 24 is a very fond memory.
Very good/true points guys. I'll probably be going next weekend to a couple of bars so I will try harder haha.
Sorry for writing all that, it was meant to be written somewhere else but whatever. I don't think it's even interesting haha.
good story dude! mannn.... I need to get out more!
43 eh? Thats pretty solid. I'm glad you don't discriminate based on age :)
;)
you Canadians need to stay here for a long weekend or something!
I just lost all my profits from yesterday and that includes getting it in KK vs. his AA 50bb deep. I flipped a shit when he showed the aces because I had been 3betting him all day and this was the perfect opportunity. I quickly said std in my head on the K high flop. Anyways, sets KILLED me today whether it meant I got one or villains did. Two hands back to back on a table where I had such a bad image I got AA and then KK and both villains and I were kind of spewing against each other and of course they both flop sets and bye bye stacks. Then some dude "floated" me with T8o and hit an 8 on turn and river came a J and I 3 barreled with K high and he snaps it. I'm beginning to realize how hard it is to give people ranges at 100nl when I am playing my game of like 30/25/12% 3bet. I like always seem to fuck up what level they are on. This is costing me a shitload and is making me consider running tighter though for some reason I think I am playing optimally but that's obv. not the case. I need to learn how to fold but never know WHEN.
Its obviously the opposite style from mine, but from reading my impression is that the good lags usually turn up with the goods once the pot gets big. Takes some great hand reading skills. Thats one reason I dont try that style, I just dont think I'm good enough at hand reading to do it. If you can learn when to fold you'll make a lot of money with it, but if not it seems spewy to me.
It seems to me that whenever I 2 barrel air they call with a big hand, and whenever I choose not to they turn up with a weak draw that they would have folded (and usually win with A high or hit some small pair on river). If you can find the secret to knowing when to do which let me know :).Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
Btw, you need to be on aim/msn more :).
Thanks Ben. For sure I need to get online in general more, I'll do my best! I'm determined to run "laggish" and make a good amount of money by doing so. But for now I'll try to decide if playing tight is more +EV.
Very excited to say I won 2.25 buyins today. I'm excited because there weren't any sucking out. I got sucked out in a medium pot but meh. I really really feel like I played better. I started playing very little pots OOP and attacking limped pots as for some reason it seems as if I forgot about these rules the past couple of sessions. I thought I played a much nittier game than normal, which ended out to be 21/17/2.7. I'm thinking my aggression should increase. Anyways, here are a couple of hands:
no reads. These are the spots that fuck me over. At 5onl all villains will check turn if their cbet was caught but at 100nl some are capable of bluffing but vs. an unknown I get confused. I also hate it when a K or Q scares my hand but maybe I shouldn't be so scared. That'll only happen like 17% of the time on the turn.
***** Hand History for Game 7991663564 *****
$100.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, September 08, 05:53:16 ET 2008
Table Bunn (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: keurkoop ( $106.30 USD )
Seat 2: SuitsUs ( $104.15 USD )
Seat 3: IAmLegend8 ( $100.00 USD )
Seat 4: Ole_Drippy98 ( $100.00 USD )
Seat 5: 1Timothy ( $141.40 USD )
Seat 6: palnik ( $217.45 USD )
SuitsUs posts small blind [$0.50 USD].
Ole_Drippy98 posts big blind [$1.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SuitsUs [ Jd Ac ]
1Timothy folds
palnik folds
SuitsUs raises [$3.50 USD]
Ole_Drippy98 raises [$11.00 USD]
SuitsUs calls [$8.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Js, 6h ]
SuitsUs checks
Ole_Drippy98 bets [$15.00 USD]
SuitsUs calls [$15.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qd ]
SuitsUs checks
Ole_Drippy98 bets [$35.00 USD]
SuitsUs folds
Ole_Drippy98 wins $35.00 USD
Ole_Drippy98 wins $52.00 USD from main pot
Villain was really bad an aggressive. I wasn't quite sure how to play this hand. We played a lot of pots vs. each other and the first one he won and I won the rest (around 5 or so) and I just won vs. him the hand before. Wasn't sure if I should raise or not. Flop is probably a raise but I feel uncomfortable getting it in with over 100bb stacks as I feel his calling range would be wider so I have less FE.
Full Tilt Poker Game #7996145140: Table Winwood (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:38:01 ET - 2008/09/08
Seat 1: Koether ($47.35)
Seat 2: sirvanmasten ($100)
Seat 3: SprayBullets ($103.10)
Seat 4: SuitsUs ($142.40)
Seat 5: hoshow ($191.25)
Seat 6: svchost ($109.50)
hoshow posts the small blind of $0.50
svchost posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SuitsUs [Ah 8h]
Koether folds
sirvanmasten folds
SuitsUs raises to $3.50
hoshow calls $3
svchost folds
*** FLOP *** [6h 9d Kh]
hoshow bets $4
SuitsUs calls $4
*** TURN *** [6h 9d Kh] [7c]
hoshow bets $17
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs has requested TIME
SuitsUs calls $17
*** RIVER *** [6h 9d Kh 7c] [2h]
hoshow bets $44
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs has requested TIME
SuitsUs raises to $117.90, and is all in
hoshow has 15 seconds left to act
hoshow calls $73.90
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SuitsUs shows [Ah 8h] a flush, Ace high
hoshow mucks
SuitsUs wins the pot ($282.80) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $285.80 | Rake $3
Board: [6h 9d Kh 7c 2h]
Seat 1: Koether didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: sirvanmasten didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: SprayBullets is sitting out
Seat 4: SuitsUs (button) showed [Ah 8h] and won ($282.80) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: hoshow (small blind) mucked [7h 6d] - two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Seat 6: svchost (big blind) folded before the Flop
I also played a little vs. FTP pro Maciek Gracz who is an NC State fan so he's my new favorite. I only played one hand vs. him in which I took down the pot with air vs. his cbet.
Welcome to Club Laggtard.
This way please
*unlocks the cordon to allow Kmind to pass the line waiting outside the club*
*starts looking for the exit, finds it, and slowly starts walking towards it*
Lost it all back and more today
I can't beat 100nl. What do I do? It's like I am always 2 levels ahead of my players. A lot of the times they are playing badly in that my "easy" value bets are getting called by monsters on the river, if that makes sense. It's like they miss out a ton on value on early streets so I get the feeling I am way ahead and then boom. I can't seem to win a stack, only lose them. I also seem to be getting it all-in with like 0% equity which needs to stop.
Post some of those hands.
Hey was in a rush before.
You can totally beat 100nl, hell you have beaten it you've just gone backwards for a while. You really need to think about this and work on it.
Are you REALLY sure that this LAG/SLAG approach is both right for you, and right for the games you play? The whole point of it is you should be winning lots of small pots and turning up with the nuts in the big pots. That doesnt seem to be whats happenning, so it looks like you're doing something wrong there.
Think about your game when you were beating 100nl. Maybe you can go back to that style with minor adjustments rather than a complete overhaul? Maybe you need to shell out for a bit more training from someone who specialises in a similar approach and see if they can help you spot whats going wrong?
Have you read the PNL book I've talked about a few times? I'm not suggesting go all passive like I do at times, but really think about when and how to build your pots and when pot control makes more sense.
Again I dont want to berate you into changing if you dont think thats right, but right there you're all excited about how you played and the money you won playing a basic TAG approach but then finish by saying you need to change things from it. Maybe you dont?Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
I watched a vid posted on 2+2, I think I gave you the link. It was from a guy who played like 40/35 or something silly like that. He was a big winner at the 100-200nl level. One thing that stood out was his game revolved around raising preflop and cbetting. He rarely continued in a hand beyond that without a lot of strength. That was all it took to play that approach and win at a very good rate.
Whatever you decide, you need to analyse your game and work out where it is you're going wrong. At the very least plug into your friends (with broadband connections) and get them to sweat some sessions. Maybe do another video or two and give to a few people to watch and look at.
Dont be passive about it, take action and turn this shit around. You've got a lot of support from friends in the poker game, so take advantage of that and get them to help however you (or they) think they can.
Really good post, Ben. Very much appreciated! I am going to take all of your advice. Speaking of that, I am at a delimna. I def. want to talk to friends about poker but not sure if I should get coaching right now or not. I am like at the verge of having a BR at 100nl (which you are right, I am an overall winner there just haven't won lately) so I am wondering if I should cough up some dough for more coaching and go back to 50nl, get coaching and stay at 100nl unless I lose like 3 buyins or just stay at 100nl by talking with friends and then get coaching (I AM getting coaching eventually again). The thing is that 50nl and 100nl are really really different from my experience and I know poker is all about adjusting but what seems to be crushing 50nl is now losing at 100nl. I did befriend one of the biggest winners at 100nl at FTP so I am hoping to hear some of his advice as he plays for a living and was on storman's update of top winners for the past 6 months. He's also pwned me a lot.
My opinion? I'd wait on coaching. Get the free advice from friends, ask a couple of them to sweat you a time or two, stuff like that. Once you've gotten a bit back on track and put in a couple of winning sessions and have enough available for coaching without dropping down.
I'd guess you've got some things that you should be able to fix on your own or with help that can get you winning again without coaching, so see if you can do that and then use coaching to take you even further.
meh to calling AJo OOP to a 3bet. What's your plan on missed flops? What flop will you ever really be happy with?
J high flop? Not really if you bomb it and get called.
A high flop? Not really again.
Dump that crap OOP!
Yeah not sure why I called there, griff. I think I was tilting. Good points though. AQo is probably a fold for now too there.
Been studying a lot. Pwned for about 30 minutes. Going to bed now though.
Speaking of real life stuff...my roommate and I have decided to not masterbate for 21 days. We're not really sure why but mehhhhhhhh
WTF, weird. Would be too distracting for me.
yeah pretty gross sorry. But I figured I needed like a support group or something :/
Played 700 hands. Ran very very poorly and am down a hundro. All at 50nl, some deep tables too. I just couldn't hit any draw (esp. combo in a 3bet pot in which he stacked of super light) and couldn't get any sets when I needed them. I can't get AA either and every one out of 49034 times I get it, it just folds to me in the BB. I'm not mad though, I felt like I played pretty well. I do feel like I played somewhat more lost in game as I have been when watching videos and like being spot on with the instructor's move.
Ok now I am still not mad but am very frustrated. I don't know what to do anymore. I can look over hands, predict plays instructors would do in videos, etc. but when it comes to in game I continue to lose. I've lost in the past 3 months and it's beyond annoying. I don't know how to beat these fucking loose maniacs. I'm not going to blame it on running bad but I have yet to hit a set when it mattered or hit any draws forcing me to try and make other moves because my equity in the hand won't win. I don't want to make this into a rant but I am seriously contemplating quiting and taking out all of my roll for bills/whatever even though it's not even big. I am too sick and tired of spending my life thinking about this game and not seeing results after months. I'm done with these stakes.
To top it off I'm sure some will say just get coaching but right now and probably for a little it's just not a good time to do so. This game is so draining and I love it but it's not worth it to struggle for this long.
you are trying too hard.
chill bro
How do I try not so hard?
I'm thinking about moving to FR to get more volume, be less swingy, and to get me playing tighter. But I'm still meh on that.
start by not giving a fuck about results
then forget the fuck about fullring
at the table, don't think about "what the instructor did", fuck him
this is poker after all, not drivers-ed
start by understanding poker concepts, and apply them to your individual spot
notice I wrote "understand" there, not "know'
then apply game theory to influence your individual decisions, and in close ones (most, actually) focus on the long term
ta-da
take it calm. Pull out dollars. Drop to 25nl. Enjoy winning again. Move up. Run good. Repeat. Play a simple game again...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer
I'm pretty sure the way to beat loose maniacs isnt to be loose and aggressive yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
Definately dont go to full ring. Stay at 6-max. Stay at 50nl for now. Play a basic TAG game and get back on top of things. Bare in mind that what the instructors are doing in the vids, is what works against their opps. Our opps dont always play the same way and we need to take that into account.
To echo daven and bjsaust, play a low variance game for awhile. Table select, tighten up a little pre-flop esp. oop, bluff less, bluffcatch less and valuebet, valuebet, valuebet. Also, post your stats for the last 3 months, I'm curious...
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ad-t75980.html
Fnords response there might have some relevance.
go fuck a few Asians, it works for Barry Greenstein.
Haven't done so in years Spenda but trying daily. My whole bet with my roommate should help hopefully.
Don't beat yourself up man. All good players go through this. The good ones quit. The great ones fight through it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
Drop down for a bit until your confidence is back.
Work on the preflop play.. you talk about not hitting sets etc when it matters. Hitting flops should only be a backup plan.
Hitting sets and such to stack people should be viewed as bonus money in my opinion.
Poker is about outplaying people and winning pots with any hand (best or worst) and knowing when to safely fold.
I find the best way to deal with maniacs (or any very loose player) is to outplay them preflop... 3bet "like a monkey" as one of the guides on here says. 3-bet the maniacs relentlessly, they eventually get pissed and play back at you when you have the nuts and you stack them.
I really like this blog.. it represents a dialectic that we can all relate to... sso don't quit :)
By the way. Reread your first post in this blog for some perspective.
Good luck and thanks for the great blog!
Tj
Seriously great post man. Really appreciate it very much.
I played 150 hands today and minus $42 but I felt I played solid for the most part so I'm not complaining. I'm thinking about writing like a long post(s) on my mindset on during spots and seeing if any of it is right at all via comments from you all.
Do a vid!
post less play more
wtf 142 hands, I play that many before my HUD pops up
lol awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigspenda73
how many tables you playing kmind?
I feel your pain with running bad and stuff. It's good that you're accepting that you might not be playin the best though and that its not all just "running bad".
Go with your gut! Sometimes your gut just tells you to fold and you might have a big hand, but sometimes you gotta drop it. I feel like our first instincts (assuming good instincts?...) are generally right. I can't tell you how many times I tell myself "omg he has it doesn't he?".. and then still call and those calls are usually on the river. And river calls add up nice and quick.
If maniacs are owning you, while one post said you can 3-bet them like a mad man and yah that works. You can also use their aggroness against them. Call them down. If you haven't 3-bet them in a while, don't make your first 3bet with KK/AA. Flat it pre and raise them on the flop and let them make some dumb stack off.
You'll turn it around!
Its a amazing how often we think we're running bad, then on review find the one or two hands that played better would have been the difference between break even and losing.
I had two sessions last night where I lost a buyin each. Sucked. Each session included at least one bad stackoff though.
Good point. I seem to make at least one bad stackoff a session, sometimes two... so maybe that's our problem? Imagine adding one buy-in to your results each day for a month via good laydowns.. that'd be a gain of +30 buy-ins.. insane. So no more stacking off without strong reads and/or huge hands!Quote:
Originally Posted by bjsaust
This should be my quote some days:
"I've got TPTK, this guy is running 5/3.. he could be bluffing me here... I CALL! Oh shit.. what a cooler! :p.. let me tilt off another couple buy-ins!"
Tj
Yeah, Fnord has a saying that bad hands happen and not to get down on yourself, and thats true. We cant be perfect. However we should be aware of these bad plays and try to minimise them. Sometimes that one bad hand a session becomes 2 or 3 or 4 and then we're really in trouble.
Sounds so easy doesnt it? Man, I've imagined that. A lot. Once I even pasted my HEM graph into paint and used cut and paste to "remove" particularly bad hands/sessions to see what my graph would look like if I had stuck to that plan. It bordered on depressing and inspiring because it looked SOOO different to what it started like. Despite all that I still seem to make the dumb mistakes regularly enough to impede my progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw
I do suspect that the people who shoot up fairly quickly (check out ATOTHEC's new blog) are the people who can actually have the discipline to play like this though. They must be able to avoid many of these spewy setbacks.
know how I know you're gay?
you're name is casey
Immmmmmmmmmmmm drunk
I played 7k hands today, and u consider 142hands a session, WTF!
stfu and play, then make money, then go to fkin asia and fk asians or wtv the fk u like doing.
seriously, just play and stop fearing losses so much imo!
fk
I'll post more later but I am studying for an exam and don't really have time to search hard but I keep getting popups from AVG that I am infected with password stealing shit and other stuff, I'm not sure if it's just to get me to buy the program but it's like $80 I think which is too much right now. What all free stuff would get rid of my "trojans" and spyware? Thanks guys, sorry for being semilazy.
Get AVG, Spybot S&D and CC cleaner - all free.
I've used the first two and agree, whats CC Cleaner?Quote:
Originally Posted by Muzzard
I have both AVG and spybot, thanks muzz. I don't think spybot has been used in awhile though. The problem is getting worse. There is definitely a trojan virus and now there I am getting spam popups for the first time ever. And now after like 5 minutes the screen will go blue and say that there is a spyware threat and the computer needs to be restarted. And I keep getting a message about not having my "Antivirus 2009" registered but I didn't even know I had this program. It says it was just recently installed, which I never did, unless I am an idiot and it's automatically installed? I'm dumb with computers. Anyways, it says it's like $80 to get it registered but again I don't have that money but I can maybe scrape up the cash. Is that worth it? Should I restart? Wtf? I did a shit ton of virus scans today and they all said I had one and some programs said they got rid of them while others were like "please register" blah blah.
You need to get it looked at by someone who knows what they are doing. Don't do anything financial until you do that.
wtf are people still downloading these days?
porn
porn yes :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kmind
sounds like time to get your comp checked out
getting the comp. checked out means erasing porn, right?
soooo instead I googled antivirus 2009 and it's obv. a fake and a virus itself and found out how to clear it so I THINK it's done with. I can't wait to get to playing. Had a 2.5 buyin day in like 500 hands the other day forgot to mention that.
I'm up 3 buyins in 300 hands so far today. It makes poker more fun eh?
For sure, but I was clearly just running hot. Plus most of it came in one huge 3bet squeezed pot in which I hit the nuts on turn BUT I actually pwned the other guy by having him dominated both pre and post with TJs vs his T9s.
Ok, played a tad the past 2 days. Tried recording an hour long video but of course it came out completely black with just my cursor on the screen, but the cursor was going crazy throughout the video too. It was really weird, you could hear me and everything but only watch my cursor. Sigh. It was actually pretty interesting and I had some questions and such that I guess I'll ask in the morning. Just kind of std spots I seem to have trouble with.
Anyways, I'm down a little over a half buyin. I really think I butchered one hand which I just posted in the SHNL forum. I was going to post a hand just now in which I think I played fairly well in which I had TP second kicker vs. a bad/aggro player 100bb deep and I bet flop, he minraises, I rr to a committing amount and he only calls leaving me with an awkward AI on the turn which I think I have to ship and he calls with the turned flush. Don't know, I guess I wanted reassurance on it. Also kind of ran bad vs. shorties with them hitting 3 outters so that kind of sucks but oh well. Remind me to write long posts about strategy/questions (as in me saying shit and you all responding on what's correct).
Real life stuff: went to a Christmas party on Saturday and dressed up in a hand-made shirt which was sweet and I should prob. post pics but whatever. Didn't really meet many people as most of them were already friends of mine but still fun. I have flag football tomorrow vs. an all asian team and they bring their asian girlfriends so def. excited.
Full Tilt Poker Game #8311997968: Table Taurus (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:18:13 ET - 2008/10/02
Seat 1: 12pp ($45.60)
Seat 2: JahJanet ($78.05)
Seat 3: kablooey ($102.10)
Seat 4: Babiibear ($100)
Seat 5: ADmitry1 ($48.45)
Seat 6: SuitsUs ($100)
SuitsUs posts the small blind of $0.50
12pp has 5 seconds left to act
12pp is sitting out
12pp has timed out
JahJanet posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SuitsUs [Ks Th]
12pp has returned
kablooey folds
Babiibear folds
ADmitry1 folds
SuitsUs raises to $3
JahJanet calls $2
*** FLOP *** [9c Jc Qd]
SuitsUs bets $5
JahJanet calls $5
*** TURN *** [9c Jc Qd] [2d]
SuitsUs bets $14
JahJanet raises to $28
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs raises to $46
JahJanet raises to $64
SuitsUs raises to $82
JahJanet calls $6.05, and is all in
SuitsUs shows [Ks Th]
JahJanet shows [Ac 9d]
Uncalled bet of $11.95 returned to SuitsUs
*** RIVER *** [9c Jc Qd 2d] [2c]
SuitsUs shows a straight, King high
JahJanet shows two pair, Nines and Twos
SuitsUs wins the pot ($153.10) with a straight, King high
JahJanet adds $20
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $156.10 | Rake $3
Board: [9c Jc Qd 2d 2c]
Seat 1: 12pp is sitting out
Seat 2: JahJanet (big blind) showed [Ac 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Twos
Seat 3: kablooey didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Babiibear didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: ADmitry1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: SuitsUs (small blind) showed [Ks Th] and won ($153.10) with a straight, King high
I am running semi like that lately weeee. I shouldn't be posting in this thread because it'll jinx me but whatever. Definitely playing the best poker of my life and absolutely crushing in SH and HU ever since changing gears a bit the last couple of days. Had some good talks with poker friends and was enlightened. I feel like sharing a few things that have helped but I have to get up early for classes and an exam, ouch, I suck at school.
Anyways, I hope to write more about what I learn throughout my adventures but right now I have made a huge change in my 3bet pots preflop. Regardless if it's me 3betting or if I am being 3bet. HU has helped with this as well as getting advice from others. As for 3betting, I am actually giving myself a range to 3bet which varies between me having position and how tight the original raiser is. I am also squeezing in position a lot more, but again, with a predetermined range. Basically, I have learned that position wins you the most money so play big pots (well all pots would be ideal obv) there as in the long run this is where you'll profit a bunch. Just an FYI but I have also been 3betting with cards just not good enough to call but have good implied odds. This obviously assumes 100bb+ eff. stacks.
Anyways, as far as when I am getting 3bet, I have been adjusting my play according to villain. Obviously some only 3bet with monsters so it's good to fold most hands until stacks are deeper and we can play an implied hand. But vs. regulars is where I am gaining my most money. Instead of folding or 4betting a lot like I used to, I have decided to call a lot more. This is for different reasons such as I feel like I can outplay them postflop and also, which I think is key, it USUALLY forces them to 3betting bluff you a lot less. This is the main reason why I started doing this. It seems to really help villains play a much easier game against you which has been great so far. I have a few hands of where I believe I pwned people but my HEM is being weird. So yeah, haven't used a HUD in days and it hasn't mattered. But basically I have gotten the regs to quit me after a little bit of HU which feels nice since this isn't my main game. BTW - I have raised 100% on the button in every single HU match so far. No one seems to adjust really well. HU is funny/enlightening, I was able to figure out predetermined lines from most every player and it feels cool to exploit these tendencies fairly easily.
Here's a written HH that happened yesterday but HEM won't work and I want to see responses. HU, effective stacks around 150bb, villain is definitely not a regular and pretty bad so far. He's raised on the button a lot, and to either 3bb or 2bb which seemed like random doings on his part. Anyways, not many hands on him but he's 3bet maybe like 6% of the time yet I have done it a lot. I open 87s from the button to 3bb and he min3bets me. I call. Flop comes T74r. He bets 3/4 fairly quickly, I call. Turn 3 giving a two to a flush but not of my suit. He bets 3/4 again pretty fast, I call. River comes a 6 not completing the flush. He bets 3/4 again and I call. How'd I do and why/what range do you put him on?
I ask because I am pretty sure I gave him a decent range for someone of his caliber.
School sucks
Nice to hear :).
Wow, sounds like a lot of the adjustments you've made I'm either in the process of making or thinking about myself. Funny that since the small chat we had the other day got me started on thinking about them.
School first man. Even if you need to schedule times for your school needs and work the rest around it.
Looking foward to a bigger post by you on stuff you've realised. Interesting about HUDless. I've been doing the same for about a week now and really enjoyed it.
God, I think that range question is supposed to be an easy one, the problem is a bad player doesnt have to make sense which makes ranges kinda hard. My default assumption about a min 3-bet is a PP. Literally anything from 22-AA. With a guy like this you can throw in stuff like AJ+ and random junk, usually sooted. Depending on number of hands to get that 6% range I guess I'd say mainly PPs.
If anything I'd read more into his bet timing. Fast bets means he's not thinking, and if he had a good hand he'd probably be giving it at least some thought so I dont mind this call down.
Btw, sent a short vid session to the group, would appreciate it if you could give it a look and shoot me any feedback :).
Yeah, I am still in the middle of the video but will let you know when it's done! I'm trying to make one or two as well but my computer is really messing up. Viruses galore still. Thinking about reformatting it or getting a whole new one for VERY cheap somehow...maybe used? Not sure how much any of that costs.
Anyways, no one else replied about the hand but I will give you my take. I'd say yes to the PP range and yes to the AJ+ range. But to get where I wanted to talk about is that these guys should never be 3betting us with a polarized, nor even balanced range. It's all hands that "look good". Like any two broadway, regardless of suitedness. I say this because from my experience, I am the first person to start 3betting, especially 3betting a good amount. In my mind, they automatically think that I must be doing it with those good looking hands. I feel as if instead of exploiting my weakness, they decide "if I can't beat him, I might as well join him". I hope that makes sense. As the hand went on, it seemed that his hand strength was now polarized in the sense that he was either semibluffing overs or had an overpair. Not much really else to say but I think if I am calling turn I should be calling the river. He flipped KJo ftl.
Had a nice losing session today. I admit to playing very poorly. I made immediate decisions and couldn't seem to stop. I also played a biggest pot, OOP, with air. This cost me. I think he played VERY poorly but it didn't matter. There was another hand in which I got stacked vs. an aggro guy raising my TPWK on the flop vs. his gutter. He won my stack as I just called down the whole way. He played very very well vs. me this hand, DUCY? Another hand, I had position vs. a regular who I don't have many reads on but was buying in for like 90bb today for some reason. He limped in the sb and I check 45 in the bb. Flop comes 233 and he leads half and I pot raise it. I think I can safely flat here. Needless to say, he 3bet me on the flop, I call and fold a blank turn. I also 3bet with a hand OOP that isn't/shouldn't be in my range. He 4bet and I folded. 3betting was most likely the worst of the 3 options.
It's those kind of mistakes that really cost you. I am down 2 buyins today but could be down slightly less getting rid of those couple of hands. I also have to admit that having HEM not working is kind of messing me up. I can't 4 table and get the reads I want, but I rarely have the patience for 2 tabling. But I am pwning 2 tabling so yeah I'll stick with that. I'm going to study a lot of poker tomorrow hopefully.
Anyways, yeah is there anyway to get any workable computer JUST for poker that will cost like $300 max? I already have a keyboard/monitor/mouse/etc. Will reformatting get rid of my viruses? My programs just aren't fixing them. How much does it cost to get a computer reformatted because I have a friend who does it but he lives out of town now.
Sucky. I just reformatted my laptop because it was playing up (no viruses just going funny). I'm not sure of prices, but since all you need is the PC and not the peripherals you should be able to get an entry level PC for 300 I'd have thought.
Dunno what it would cost to get it reformatted, but you're at Uni man. Find a computer nerd to do it for you, there should be heaps around just waiting for someone to be their friend.
45 hand is an interesting one. I probably just flat flop, but to be honest just folding isnt a terrible option. I mean he's completed SB and minbet flop. We have no reason to believe we have much in the way of implied odds here (if he's on pure steal we likely dont get any more money if we hit on turn). Raising seems bad, you're manipulating his range here and not in a good way.
Sounds like you need to focus a bit more, maybe it was trying to 4-table. Just 2-table with me! Treat as a learning exercise and get the most out of it.
Interesting thoughts on fish 3-bet ranges. I've never really been in a position where I've lead the charge on 3-betting so havent experienced this before, makes sense though. Hell, it explains some of the weird hands people 3-bet (or call 3-bets with).
I immediately think of posting here when I hit a shitload of bad luck in a short span. Not good.
I hate the feeling in my stomach of losing money that means shit when I played my hand perfectly while they play theirs so poorly. I hate the fact of moving down limits coming back into my mind. I hate that I know I'll be right back at the tables as soon as I can when I shouldn't, and knowing I will be away when I should be grinding. I hate the fact I don't have the discipline or attention span to finish learning something from a vid/strat post or some shit. I hate writing this. I hate knowing someone will reply. I hate knowing they won't reply after my last sentence. I hate that people most likely think I just whine. I hate that I only whine. I hate the fact that I have started over, reincorporated a style that worked for me in the past, but it's not netting me money because of running bad. I hate that I can't go 3 days the past 4 months without getting bad beat heavily in a short session. I hate that I can't get online more and talk more about poker. I hate school and knowing I have no job and I keep withdrawling to help fund my life as opposed to getting a parttime job. I hate that I feel I know a shitload more than I did back when I first started beating 50nl/100nl yet I am doing a lot worse now.
I love poker.
I agree with almost all of that.
Nice post. Though I don't have any creative witty reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by kmind
I can relate to that feeling of "being better than I was X months ago, but the results not being better".. its kind of annoying. But you'll get there man. Just keep grinding, and learning and things will come together!
It's funny. I said f it and kept playing tonight. Got down a bunch more and just ended my final session up. It's like I polarizing my posting. Only during my highs and lows.
PS - down 2 buyins in EV wtf! :wink:
Ok so I have been doing pretty well since the last update. All winning days, knock on wood. Mainly at 100nl but decided to try 50nl just in case for a few reasons. Here are some hands in which I think I did pretty well. I'm sure a lot will say wtf std and WTF 4bet and wtf man you missed value. For some reason I rarely 4bet QQ at 50nl. A lot of these hands have somewhat of history in them which makes some calls less marginal imo:
Full Tilt Poker Game #8389071356: Table Mar (deep 6) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:44:53 ET - 2008/10/07
Seat 1: Renaud69 ($97.25)
Seat 2: Mr_olakisa ($41.35), is sitting out
Seat 4: SuitsUs ($50.85)
Seat 5: inzaghi37 ($45.40)
Seat 6: Amidon ($52.25)
SuitsUs posts the small blind of $0.25
inzaghi37 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SuitsUs [Qd Ks]
Amidon folds
Renaud69 folds
SuitsUs raises to $1.50
inzaghi37 calls $1
*** FLOP *** [8c Jd Kc]
SuitsUs bets $2
inzaghi37 calls $2
*** TURN *** [8c Jd Kc] [3h]
SuitsUs bets $5
inzaghi37 calls $5
*** RIVER *** [8c Jd Kc 3h] [3d]
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs bets $13
inzaghi37 raises to $26
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs has requested TIME
Lydia89 sits down
Lydia89 adds $50
SuitsUs calls $13
*** SHOW DOWN ***
inzaghi37 shows [8d Qh] two pair, Eights and Threes
SuitsUs shows [Qd Ks] two pair, Kings and Threes
SuitsUs wins the pot ($67) with two pair, Kings and Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $69 | Rake $2
Board: [8c Jd Kc 3h 3d]
Seat 1: Renaud69 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Mr_olakisa is sitting out
Seat 4: SuitsUs (small blind) showed [Qd Ks] and won ($67) with two pair, Kings and Threes
Seat 5: inzaghi37 (big blind) showed [8d Qh] and lost with two pair, Eights and Threes
Seat 6: Amidon didn't bet (folded)
Full Tilt Poker Game #8389093384: Table Nova (deep 6) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:46:34 ET - 2008/10/07
Seat 1: SuitsUs ($65.90)
Seat 2: saymond ($50)
Seat 3: regen77 ($55)
Seat 4: Vocatis ($54.20)
Seat 5: Lutherator ($30.45)
SuitsUs posts the small blind of $0.25
YourWifeLeftYou sits down
saymond has 5 seconds left to act
saymond posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SuitsUs [Jc Tc]
YourWifeLeftYou adds $50
regen77 folds
Vocatis folds
Lutherator raises to $1.75
YourWifeLeftYou is feeling happy
SuitsUs calls $1.50
saymond adds $0.50
saymond folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Kc Jh]
SuitsUs checks
YourWifeLeftYou is feeling angry
Lutherator bets $2.25
SuitsUs calls $2.25
*** TURN *** [8d Kc Jh] [4h]
YourWifeLeftYou is feeling confused
SuitsUs checks
YourWifeLeftYou is feeling normal
Lutherator bets $5
YourWifeLeftYou is feeling happy
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs calls $5
*** RIVER *** [8d Kc Jh 4h] [7c]
SuitsUs checks
Lutherator bets $12
SuitsUs has 15 seconds left to act
SuitsUs calls $12
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lutherator shows [Qd 2d] King Queen high
SuitsUs shows [Jc Tc] a pair of Jacks
SuitsUs wins the pot ($40.40) with a pair of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $42.50 | Rake $2.10
Board: [8d Kc Jh 4h 7c]
Seat 1: SuitsUs (small blind) showed [Jc Tc] and won ($40.40) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: saymond (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: regen77 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Vocatis didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Lutherator (button) showed [Qd 2d] and lost with King Queen high
Full Tilt Poker Game #8389115840: Table Nova (deep 6) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:48:17 ET - 2008/10/07
Seat 1: SuitsUs ($85.30)
Seat 2: saymond ($50)
Seat 3: regen77 ($54.50)
Seat 4: Vocatis ($54.20)
Seat 5: Lutherator ($10.20)
Seat 6: YourWifeLeftYou ($50)
regen77 posts the small blind of $0.25
Vocatis posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SuitsUs [Qs Qd]
Lutherator folds
SuitsUs raises to $1.75
saymond raises to $6
regen77 folds
Vocatis folds
SuitsUs calls $4.25
*** FLOP *** [As 6s 7s]
SuitsUs checks
saymond bets $7.50
SuitsUs calls $7.50
*** TURN *** [As 6s 7s] [4c]
SuitsUs checks
saymond has 15 seconds left to act
saymond checks
*** RIVER *** [As 6s 7s 4c] [9d]
SuitsUs checks
saymond checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
saymond shows [3d Jd] Ace Jack high
SuitsUs shows [Qs Qd] a pair of Queens
SuitsUs wins the pot ($26.40) with a pair of Queens
saymond adds $63.50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.75 | Rake $1.35
Board: [As 6s 7s 4c 9d]
Seat 1: SuitsUs showed [Qs Qd] and won ($26.40) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: saymond (button) showed [3d Jd] and lost with Ace Jack high
Seat 3: regen77 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Vocatis (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Lutherator didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: YourWifeLeftYou is sitting out
As for stuff besides school: I have a test Thursday and I am beyond scared. I haven't read ANYTHING all year or paid attention at all so I have to cram today and tomorrow. The professor said 40% get D's and F's so gl me.
I had a flag football game last night against a team of all asians, and a really tall white guy. Anyways, they have like 18 people on their team. This is a HUGE amount considering it's 7 on 7 and last night we only had 7 which isn't unusual. They always bring a large crowd to watch so I couldn't wait to play (large crowd means HOT asians and one hot white girl). We start pwning early which is a surprise since they are really fast and fairly good. They obv. have like a defensive team, offensive team and special teams wtf. I score our first TD on a short pass, my first TD of the year finally. I think the past 2 years I was either first in TDs or second. We pick off a pass on their next drive and we are looking good. Shit happens and we get the WORST luck and start tipping their balls in the air and it miraculously winds up in their hands every time, mostly as TDs. They are all kind of shit talking during this and giving us stare downs after plays we don't gain yards. This is bullshit. The refs fuck up like usual and call penalties on us all day long and none on them. Bullshit. They start abusing the "no contact" part and get no penalties. What the fuck? So this is when our team captain, probably 5'5" but jacked up and comes from a football family, comes up to me saying "Fuck man, if they aren't calling this contact shit I am plowing right through their line." I kind of smile and say yeah I don't blame you. So they hike it, hand it off to their fast as shit running back. I notice the captain still doesn't "plow" through their line like intended which doesn't matter. I get close to the running back and go for his flag when BAM. The captain comes out of nowhere and blindsight tackles the shit out of him. The kid is knocked unconscious for literally 5 minutes. Their whole team and bench is ready to throwdown and my roommate, the strongest of all, starts breaking it up. It was kind of hilarious and the kid was a pussy for staying down that long imo. Anyways the captain leaves and I try to be nice and apologize on behalf of him, gay I know. The asian guy finally gets up and comes directly up to me saying "WAS THAT YOU WHO DID THAT?! HUH?!" I just say what the fuck no the kid who did it left. The refs decide we can still play, 6 on 7 ld0, and for the most part the other team starts saying shit like "I DARE YOU TO TACKLE ME NOW" when they have the ball. They obv. crush now. Bullshit. Some of their guys were cool but others were beyond ridiculous. To end the story, their team somehow gets the captains name and is determined to pay him back. We shall see if anything pursues.
My brother is 25. Happy birthday!
I think that JTs hand is pretty spew OOP, especially on that turn. There are just waaaaaay too many river cards that you can't handle calling a bet to.
In position its a lot better, but I think just accept that you're gonna sometimes have to c/f the better hand OOP and save the light calls for IP when its easier to play.
What Grif said, also you should prolly 3bet pre unless BB is stationny/fishy...or if villain sucks
yeah it was a 3bet pre if stacks were shallower
and villain sucked
OMG A CLICKABLE SMILEY
:D
WAT
Have I ever told you that you are the greatest FTR poster of all time? Damn I love you
Just pwned in a quick session in REALLY good games go me
Awesome to hear you're running well. Hope you get your computer running well again soon. I think your BR is safe from mine overtaking for a bit yet, someone turned my boomswitch off (I thought earlier today they moved it all the way to doomswitch, but I seem to just be running neutral but swingy).
I LAGged today. It was fun :).
:(
I want you to overtake me tbh
congrats on the LAG! speaking of that, I have had 2 players at the table and one observer talking shit to me in the chat about how bad I am and how big of a fish and lucky I am because I play a lot LAGGier than everyone now, at least a lot looser than the nitty regs. They won't play me HU or take prop bets though :( . I need to work on controlling my ego and not worrying about the chat.
Remember, we play to make money, not to wave our ePenises around ;). I generally just respond with "I like to gambool!" and then hopefully pick up a big hand in the next round or two and stack them.
I'm back under $2k after withdrawal and some coolers, so I think you're safe for now, but I should have a clear run to $5k without any further withdrawals now so I'll be trying to catch back up as soon as I can ;).
haha dammit because I'm going to have to keep withdrawing for awhile it looks like.
I intended to make a long post about people abusing "power". Not really in poker but just in general. Anyways, the gist was that I am really getting annoyed with people trying to overpower other people. No one needs to read this as it's random, but I have been a very bitter 22 year old the past week and have been close to getting into 3 fights. My roommate beat the shit out of 3 people Sat. night which is probably a story in itself. Cops, ambulances, etc. He was doing the right fucking thing and someone goes and punches him. I'm sick of this shit.
I would need more info to comment, but I've always had low regard for small minded people who are given power (or have it in some other way). As a general rule they'll abuse it just because they can. Fortunately I've generally been in the position where they cant get away with it around me.
I am running terribly yay.
I am in a rock paper scissors league now.
I am hearing weird noises outside of my house.
I want to get stronger.
I can coach you for rock paper scissors in exchange for the poker coaching. Pretty please?