Lukie's Guarantee

Ok, I'm going to make this quick.

October: Best month ever. I basically started playing again after a couple month layoff in the early-mid stages of this month.

November (ignoring the first couple days of the month to make this post sound more badass): worst month ever. I'm down about 12k. Over 100% of this has come from 2/4 and 5/10, split roughly equal. For simplicity's sake, lets say I'm at -7k each, and +2k at 3/6.

This is unacceptable. I refuse to pull the variance card. I need to play better.

I'm going to have a goddamn winning month if it's the last thing I do in November. End of story.

+30 buyins at 2/4 by November 30th. Watch. I'll post my progress here if I deem it necessary.

Tomorrow is a fresh start.

goodluck lukie. dont try and force it though. That way leads to tilt and -30 buyins.

Originally Posted by Pelion

goodluck lukie. dont try and force it though. That way leads to tilt and -30 buyins.

QFMFT

lukie, i didn't know you were as degen as me

Do not set goals in terms of bbs, you are asking for it.

Maybe go back to being a nit? It was easier to make fun of you then.

go busto

i accept tha challange and wish you gl. but only if you also guarantee to not take shots at higher games until the end of the month while you're project is on. otherwise, you sir, are triflin.

Originally Posted by zenbitz

Maybe go back to being a nit? It was easier to make fun of you then.

Truthfully, when I was really making a ton of money was when I was playing with some real agression to my game. Once things started turning around and I tried playing tighter and got a case of fancy play syndrome, thats when things started going downhill. Oh, and the fact that my last 75 big pairs have been cracked in reraised pots doesn't help.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Once you get past this LAgg phase, you'll be a better and more dangerous player.

Originally Posted by Lukie

Originally Posted by zenbitz

Maybe go back to being a nit? It was easier to make fun of you then.

Truthfully, when I was really making a ton of money was when I was playing with some real agression to my game. Once things started turning around and I tried playing tighter and got a case of fancy play syndrome, thats when things started going downhill. Oh, and the fact that my last 75 big pairs have been cracked in reraised pots doesn't help.

Originally Posted by Lukie

...I tried playing tighter...

Originally Posted by Lukie

...and got a case of fancy play syndrome...

I disconnected these statements because there isn't one.

Originally Posted by Lukie

Ok, I'm going to make this quick.

October: Best month ever. I basically started playing again after a couple month layoff in the early-mid stages of this month.

November (ignoring the first couple days of the month to make this post sound more badass): worst month ever. I'm down about 12k. Over 100% of this has come from 2/4 and 5/10, split roughly equal. For simplicity's sake, lets say I'm at -7k each, and +2k at 3/6.

This is unacceptable. I refuse to pull the variance card. I need to play better.

I'm going to have a goddamn winning month if it's the last thing I do in November. End of story.

+30 buyins at 2/4 by November 30th. Watch. I'll post my progress here if I deem it necessary.

Tomorrow is a fresh start.

ok, i'm playing 2/4. starting tomorrow, let's see who makes the most?

Originally Posted by Warpe

Originally Posted by Lukie

...I tried playing tighter...

Originally Posted by Lukie

...and got a case of fancy play syndrome...

I disconnected these statements because there isn't one.

how so?

Originally Posted by sandstorm

Originally Posted by Lukie

Ok, I'm going to make this quick.

October: Best month ever. I basically started playing again after a couple month layoff in the early-mid stages of this month.

November (ignoring the first couple days of the month to make this post sound more badass): worst month ever. I'm down about 12k. Over 100% of this has come from 2/4 and 5/10, split roughly equal. For simplicity's sake, lets say I'm at -7k each, and +2k at 3/6.

This is unacceptable. I refuse to pull the variance card. I need to play better.

I'm going to have a goddamn winning month if it's the last thing I do in November. End of story.

+30 buyins at 2/4 by November 30th. Watch. I'll post my progress here if I deem it necessary.

Tomorrow is a fresh start.

ok, i'm playing 2/4. starting tomorrow, let's see who makes the most?

prop bet?

oh wait, you play like 299900 hands/day right

for the last few weeks, pretty much.

The thing is though, even if you play 0 hands, you have a good chance of winning.

we can do it for a symbolic sum, like a hundred bucks or so. i can't play a zillion hands because of school etc, but it would be fun (probably profitable and motivating) and i'd make a serious attempt still

Originally Posted by sandstorm

we can do it for a symbolic sum, like a hundred bucks or so. i can't play a zillion hands because of school etc, but it would be fun (probably profitable and motivating) and i'd make a serious attempt still

lets doooooooo it. So basically, whoever can make more $$$ at 2/4 from now through the end of november gets $100?

Just to reference a starting point for me:

it's on. here is my PT stats. i'll probably play 400nl at pokerroom too, and they suck with importing into PT (missed hands all the time). i'll just let you know how much i deposit there when i do. i'll only play 400nl there anyway, so. (non-existant action at 600nl, which still is a little too scary for me.) gl.

gl

ps, you're going down.

so, how's the 400nl games on stars?

ps, bring it on

Originally Posted by sandstorm

so, how's the 400nl games on stars?

ps, bring it on

Well, I've only played on stars and party so it's kinda hard for me to say. They are certainly tougher then the old party. I don't think I'm a particularly great player but I'm a long-term winner there, hence they can't be too hard.

btw, you should play some at 2/4NL on stars. Might as well get some hands in together.

keep us updated fools

Originally Posted by Ultimate George

keep us updated fools

I'm about to go to the grocery store, lift, and probably get some takeout. I'll be playing later.

Originally Posted by Lukie

Originally Posted by sandstorm

so, how's the 400nl games on stars?

ps, bring it on

Well, I've only played on stars and party so it's kinda hard for me to say. They are certainly tougher then the old party. I don't think I'm a particularly great player but I'm a long-term winner there, hence they can't be too hard.

btw, you should play some at 2/4NL on stars. Might as well get some hands in together.

dunno, i'm a nit. maybe i'll try a buyin or three i'm sandstorm33 there btw, if it ever happens.

I wish I had 3G's more so I could do this with you guys.

gl to both.

just played 3000 hands, up about $600.

I dropped over $2000 before I quit. I was up about $2800 at one point. Poker makes me want to cry sometimes.

Originally Posted by Lukie

just played 3000 hands, up about $600.

I dropped over $2000 before I quit. I was up about $2800 at one point. Poker makes me want to cry sometimes.

playing past your bedtime -ev. the games get much tougher then as well and concentration goes way down.

considering that I got up at 5pm today, I hope 2am isn't past my bedtime.

agreed though that the games get a lot tougher, but I had a lot of nasty setups as well. A couple combo draws missed, KK < AA, set under set, etc. I mighta spewed off a buyin or 2 as well. Standard I guess.

i wish i wasn't busto so i could still not play with whatever br i ever had

Originally Posted by Lukie

considering that I got up at 5pm today, I hope 2am isn't past my bedtime.

ah! your wakeup time needs to be centered around the euros! they are a goldmine.. they start paying you off around noon eastern time on the euro heavy sites, and peak around 5pm. you are missing out on some action.

Good luck to you both!

ok, one nights sleep and i'm on. let's hit it.

ps. 3k hands? i'll never play that much in a day. this is going to be tough.

Originally Posted by TerryToma

Originally Posted by Lukie

considering that I got up at 5pm today, I hope 2am isn't past my bedtime.

ah! your wakeup time needs to be centered around the euros! they are a goldmine.. they start paying you off around noon eastern time on the euro heavy sites, and peak around 5pm. you are missing out on some action.

interesting. Lately, I've been doing most of my playing between midnight and 5amish. Any other advice you have laying around by any chance?

gah, not getting on to party and my other bankroll chunk is locked up. not a good start.

ouch

1300 hands, +$320. kinda good considering nothing holds up and my cbets gets check-raised all the time

Originally Posted by sandstorm

1300 hands, +$320. kinda good considering nothing holds up and my cbets gets check-raised all the time

rofl, qft.

right now my pt looks like this: 9.4k hands, +800ish. So I've played about 6k hands and about +4 buyins since we started.

If I stopped spewing off buyins before quitting, that would be much higher.

ok, i'm not gonna have a chance i think. how many tables do you play? how many hours? :S

Originally Posted by Lukie

Originally Posted by TerryToma

Originally Posted by Lukie

considering that I got up at 5pm today, I hope 2am isn't past my bedtime.

ah! your wakeup time needs to be centered around the euros! they are a goldmine.. they start paying you off around noon eastern time on the euro heavy sites, and peak around 5pm. you are missing out on some action.

interesting. Lately, I've been doing most of my playing between midnight and 5amish. Any other advice you have laying around by any chance?

here's some i've found useful. i *try* to stick to them, when i do it usually pays off.

1. pokersitescout.com is a great resource. dive into the stats and look around. you will make a lot more $$ playing during peak hours.

2. play in regular sessions.. with start and stop times.. 50mins to 1hr is best for me.

3. cut down on distractions, empty bladder before playing, take care of dogs/wife/obligations before each session. also use a different part of your brain between each session (physical activity/chores). aggressive music is good (rage against the machine), turn off tv.

4. post nightly hh's, and comment on others. include horribly played hands as well as braggy hands.

5. post daily progress to keep yourself accountable, you will make a lot less bad plays when you know someone is watching over your shoulder (ftr).

6. have multiple accounts at different places, always play for bonuses and rakeback. keep your nickname secret.

7. dont play tired/hungry/angry/tilting. its ok to quit before the bb hits you, playing that last Axs UTG because its your last hand is a good way to lose money.

2. play in regular sessions.. with start and stop times.. 50mins to 1hr is best for me.

How do you get a read in an hour, or do you use a HUD?

Originally Posted by zenbitz

2. play in regular sessions.. with start and stop times.. 50mins to 1hr is best for me.

How do you get a read in an hour, or do you use a HUD?

HUD. by 20 or so hands i have a good idea on how a player plays, if i dont already have stats on them.

this goes both ways though, as if you keep playing regular sessions oppos dont have any reads on you yet. so you can get away with stuff you dont normally do, or get paid off easier.

i suppose you could try and build a "false image" of yourself as well, by starting real loose or real tight and then switching gears.

This is unacceptable. I refuse to pull the variance card. I need to play better.

This might be one of the best lines I've heard from you yet. It's too easy to pull the varience card. GG sir.

Originally Posted by ihategnomes

This is unacceptable. I refuse to pull the variance card. I need to play better.

This might be one of the best lines I've heard from you yet. It's too easy to pull the varience card. GG sir.

thanks man..

9 down, 21 to go. (started at -2ish buyins)

18VPIP

Originally Posted by ihategnomes

18VPIP

Ummm isn't 18 VPIP solid?

Originally Posted by ihategnomes

18VPIP

19/14.. NIT FOR LIFE BABY.

When I was really tearing the games up a few weeks ago, I think I was running at something like 22/19. It's all about post-flop though to be honest.

ok this was my most -EV $100 bet evet finished day 1 down 150 bucks yesterday, sigh. i'll try to give you a fight anyway.

6. keep your nickname secret.

lol, nice graph. Teach me how to play poker??? (seriously-- if I had my lifetime graph you would see at least 3, possibly 4 seperate 10k+ downswings.)

ps, I hit my first 2 outer EVER yesterday. ship it! (this was literally not 30 seconds after I lost my 3rd straight KK v AA allin preflop in about 10 minutes-no joke- but other then those, I ran pretty good last night.)

POKERSTARS GAME #7030235015: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($2/$4) - 2006/11/14 - 23:32:11 (ET)
Table 'Phoinix' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Mudiddy ($160.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Tr3CooL ($925.80 in chips)
Seat 3: Lukieplaya ($394 in chips)
Seat 4: VaeSolis ($1507.70 in chips)
Seat 5: timonathy ($90.60 in chips)
Tr3CooL: posts small blind $2
Lukieplaya: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lukieplaya [8h 6h]
VaeSolis: raises $12 to $16
timonathy: folds
Mudiddy: folds
Mudiddy leaves the table
Tr3CooL: calls $14
Lukieplaya: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [5d 6d 8c]
Tr3CooL: checks
Lukieplaya: bets $40
VaeSolis: folds
Tr3CooL: raises $100 to $140
MSUJenny joins the table at seat #1
Lukieplaya: raises $238 to $378 and is all-in
Tr3CooL: calls $238
*** TURN *** [5d 6d 8c] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [5d 6d 8c 8s] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Tr3CooL: shows [6c 6s] (a full house, Sixes full of Eights)
Lukieplaya: shows [8h 6h] (a full house, Eights full of Sixes)
Lukieplaya collected $802 from pot
Tr3CooL said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $804 | Rake $2
Board [5d 6d 8c 8s Th]
Seat 1: Mudiddy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Tr3CooL (small blind) showed [6c 6s] and lost with a full house, Sixes full of Eights
Seat 3: Lukieplaya (big blind) showed [8h 6h] and won ($802) with a full house, Eights full of Sixes
Seat 4: VaeSolis folded on the Flop
Seat 5: timonathy folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Nh lukie

tyty

somebody help me put a graph up? Please?

*clueless*

incentive:

When you make plays like this, I'd imagine that you have pretty cool looking poker graphs. Sandstorm's graph is not cool.

POKERSTARS GAME #7038172691: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($2/$4) - 2006/11/15 - 18:03:34 (ET)
Table 'Dactyl IV' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: tramm21 ($437.40 in chips)
Seat 2: FoolMeTwice ($404 in chips)
Seat 3: Fullblast ($136.55 in chips)
Seat 4: no_dow_for_u ($809.90 in chips)
Seat 6: Lukieplaya ($374.75 in chips)
Lukieplaya: posts small blind $2
tramm21: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lukieplaya [9c 8c]
FoolMeTwice: folds
Fullblast: folds
no_dow_for_u: raises $12 to $16
mafia75019 joins the table at seat #5
Lukieplaya: raises $38 to $54
tramm21: folds
no_dow_for_u: calls $38
*** FLOP *** [8h 5s Th]
Lukieplaya: checks
no_dow_for_u: bets $100
Lukieplaya: raises $220.75 to $320.75 and is all-in
no_dow_for_u said, ".i got the nutz"
no_dow_for_u: calls $220.75
*** TURN *** [8h 5s Th] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [8h 5s Th 7h] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lukieplaya: shows [9c 8c] (a pair of Eights)
no_dow_for_u: shows [Ts Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
no_dow_for_u collected $751.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $753.50 | Rake $2
Board [8h 5s Th 7h 4s]
Seat 1: tramm21 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: FoolMeTwice folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Fullblast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: no_dow_for_u (button) showed [Ts Tc] and won ($751.50) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: Lukieplaya (small blind) showed [9c 8c] and lost with a pair of Eights

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today: 1400 hands, down $200. ended the day with a $800 upswing though so there is still hope for my poker career.

http://overcards.com/dl.php for the grapher btw

hopy crap its gnomes

lukie, on the 86 hand, what do you think the SB has besides a set? he wasn't even the PFR but he seems happy to get the money in. only thing you are hoping he has is 56 or AA.

Originally Posted by gabe

lukie, on the 86 hand, what do you think the SB has besides a set? he wasn't even the PFR but he seems happy to get the money in. only thing you are hoping he has is 56 or AA.

hmm, this guy folds 56 preflop and AA gets repopped by him. I think both have very few exceptions.

Taking an objective look at the hand NOW, it's hard to put him on a worse hand. He could have a decent draw though I suppose which I would have a decent edge against. Do you think you can find a fold to his c/r without much invested here?

Also, what do you think about the 98s hand? Lately, I have been checking this flop here more often then most regulars, both with made hands and with A high. I can certainly check/push AA here (obviously doesn't matter since he has a set, and probably irrelevant anyway since I don't think this particular villain has seen me do it).

The whole hand was kinda spewy but whatever.

ok so I played about 8k hands today. I don't think I've ever played more. In fact, I'm sure of it. I only made about $200 though. However, considering that I was only in the green for about 5 or 10 minutes on the entire day, and was down $2000+ for much of it, I think that's solid. Basically, while my standard graph probably resembles this shape: /\, my graph today would probably resemble this shape: V. This is a good thing.

20 more buyins by the end of November. lalalala

wtf 8k hands? how many tables/hours? :S
my shape yesterday was \/\/. today will be good.

Originally Posted by sandstorm

wtf 8k hands? how many tables/hours? :S
my shape yesterday was \/\/. today will be good.

12tables of 6max for 7-8 hours

2k hand session earlier and 6k hand session that I just finished up. I'm beat.

If my calculations (and pokertracker) are correct, I've played 17,000 hands in the 3 days since we started this prop bet. Lol.

ok back to even (as in when this started). have some catch-up to do i guess.

you know what sucks? having AA, getting half your stack in preflop, calling the second half on a Q-high rainbow board, and see K7s river his flush (he threebet preflop btw). ARGH

update: 4500 hands, +a buyin

Originally Posted by LukiePlaya

I've played 17,000 hands in the 3 days

Long live the King

And my wife thinks I play too much.

Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms

Originally Posted by LukiePlaya

I've played 17,000 hands in the 3 days

Long live the King

And my wife thinks I play too much.

someone's attracted to you?

The icon is clapping Bigred, not blowing kisses. On the other hand, Me thinks there has never been a thread started by lukie that you have failed to post in. And mighty fast as well. I'd even bet you have the pool pic saved in your my pictures folder. (prolly not the only one either).

And pulkl up your thong, we can see your ass crack.

lukie, you should be avering a buyin after 1k hands. have you made 17 buyins?

i was referring to ur wife, learn to read your op

Lol, I sat down but then changed my mind really fast, so I was getting ready to just stand up and go, but I had already posted my blinds. Hey, just an orbit. First hand.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

CO ($179.20)
Button ($670.80)
Hero ($396)
BB ($94.76)
UTG ($439.24)
MP ($596.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 4, 4. Hero posts a blind of $2.
3 folds, Button raises to $16, Hero calls $14, 1 fold.

Flop: ($36) J, 4, J (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $24, Hero calls $24.

Turn: ($84) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $60, Hero raises to $180, Button calls $120.

River: ($444) A (2 players)
Hero bets $176 (All-In), Button calls $176.

JT no good. Nice to finish with that. Up around 3 buyins, here I come!

just played 6k hands.. made over 5 buyins.



Fuzzy math tells me I'm up about 16 buyins.

This is probably the coolest hand of the night. I can't say that I've ever had a 6 card straight flush using both hole cards before.

POKERSTARS GAME #7058145607: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($2/$4) - 2006/11/17 - 03:44:45 (ET)
Table 'Pluto II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: horryclutch ($2312.65 in chips)
Seat 4: Lukieplaya ($555.25 in chips)
Seat 6: tom90cu ($195.90 in chips)
tom90cu: posts small blind $2
horryclutch: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lukieplaya [7d Qd]
BigO22 has returned
Lukieplaya: raises $8 to $12
tom90cu: folds
horryclutch: calls $8
*** FLOP *** [8d 9d Td]
horryclutch: bets $20
Lukieplaya: raises $56 to $76
horryclutch: calls $56
*** TURN *** [8d 9d Td] [7c]
horryclutch: checks
Lukieplaya: bets $144
horryclutch: calls $144
*** RIVER *** [8d 9d Td 7c] [Jd]
horryclutch: checks
Lukieplaya: bets $323.25 and is all-in
horryclutch: folds
horryclutch said, "d saved me from going broke"
Lukieplaya collected $465 from pot
Lukieplaya: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $466 | Rake $1
Board [8d 9d Td 7c Jd]
Seat 3: horryclutch (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 4: Lukieplaya (button) collected ($465)
Seat 6: tom90cu (small blind) folded before Flop