Yes, i broke my rules after 1 day. I knew it wouldnt take long but....fukin hell! Been a decent day though, heres my day in a nutshell:
day 2:
Played some PLO for fake cash, its basically all in with shit to try and get lucky, and normally some ass beats you with some crappy hand. I played a bit of this and lost. I then got bored, and hit the $1/$2 NLH tables. This was not such a good idea after playing that shitty game, started overplaying draws and such, and generally forgot i was playing for real money. The hand i lost a lot of money was when i got dealt A5spades in cut off, i raise to $8, button calls, SB raises to $44, BB calls, i call (wtf??) and button calls. Flop was K-4-4 with two clubs, SB and BB check, and i push for a further $80 (again wtf??) button folds and SB and BB call, SB is all in aswell, the board doesnt help me and all i have is ace high, BB turns his hand and wins the pot with a higher ace lol, he had the flush draw on the flop but didnt catch, god knows what SB had if he cant beat ace high!
I left shortly after that. Played live at ed's new house, 5 handed and wasn't doing too well but later on i started to play good, made some insane calls and some risky bluffs, I dont know what i bluffed ed off, but i had 4 high and got him to think i had a full house. I hit a couple of nice hands eg quad 7's, straight flush, couple of houses. Got lucky a few times which i felt bad for, espaically against grave digger, sorry man, i do feel bad =(. The hand was my 2 pair vs his nut straight on the flop, all in and i turned a house. I was rivering quite a lot when we played PLO, but i think i played very well. gg boys. Ended up £335 in profit, my biggest win yet live, happy with that and a great way to end an amazing week.
Ran 2 miles home....ugh....trying to get fit for footy which i played this morning, we won 5-1 against shrewsbury =D
got home, felt confident about my game and this is where i broke the rules, I played $5/$10. When your playing well, and you feel you can make money you should play, confidence is vital for your game! made a nice little $300 or so profit i think so it makes up for my bad play earlier on in the day...
All in all, A very good day
profit day 2: $170
profit so far: $291
BR- $1,402
Saturday, 4 August 2007
Friday, 3 August 2007
End Of Day 1: Update
Missed a few hours of poker after i posted last, then came back on later, entered a 180 player $5 SnG, started well, was chip lead out of 100 for a while, but then busted out with around 50 players left.
Then i went straight up the $1/$2 cash tables. A few hands in and i QQ on the button, 4 limpers including me SB and BB. I like to limp with these hands and trap. Flop was 4-K-J rainbow. Nothing too threatening and we all check, now im pretty sure nobody has a king, turrn was a 5 and it checks to player to my right who bets $6 into $8. This guy is a fish....a total fish and likes to think he can successfully bluff lol. I just call and so does BB, river was a 3 and BB and player to my right checks, i bet out $8 into $26 looking for a call as i know none of them have a king. BB folds and the player to my right pushes, one of the weakest attempts at a bluff i have witnessed. i call and he has queen high (Q8) lolol. It was a nice $80 or so pot. Not a lot of action after and i leave about $50 up.
Stopped playing for the day now, pretty nakered and gotta play footy tomorrow, will update tomorrow, gl all
total profit day 1- $121
BR- $1,232
Then i went straight up the $1/$2 cash tables. A few hands in and i QQ on the button, 4 limpers including me SB and BB. I like to limp with these hands and trap. Flop was 4-K-J rainbow. Nothing too threatening and we all check, now im pretty sure nobody has a king, turrn was a 5 and it checks to player to my right who bets $6 into $8. This guy is a fish....a total fish and likes to think he can successfully bluff lol. I just call and so does BB, river was a 3 and BB and player to my right checks, i bet out $8 into $26 looking for a call as i know none of them have a king. BB folds and the player to my right pushes, one of the weakest attempts at a bluff i have witnessed. i call and he has queen high (Q8) lolol. It was a nice $80 or so pot. Not a lot of action after and i leave about $50 up.
Stopped playing for the day now, pretty nakered and gotta play footy tomorrow, will update tomorrow, gl all
total profit day 1- $121
BR- $1,232
A Decent Start.....I Guess
Woke up looking forward to hitting the tables and earn my wage. I started my new plans with a roll of $1,111. straight to $1/$2 and a decent $100 win. I then lost a hand hu 1010 vs AQ which lost me $80.
I then saw a $5 tourney coming up and entered it, i did very well, played mostly abc poker and became chip lead. Soon changed when i cam up against a lucky fish who damaged my stack when it was all in on turn, my top 2 pair vs his top pair top kicker, hits a higher two pair on the river and im crippled and end up leaving next hand.
I then go back to $1/$2 for 30 mins and make a very nice profit and leave, take a break and hit the tables again, not so good this time, lose a few big pots, call pre flop when i dont need to get involved, bluff when he has a hand and basically give my money away. I come away $50 down, But i still made a profit....a win is a win!
might play later, may not
profit day 1 so far - $90
BR- $1,191
I then saw a $5 tourney coming up and entered it, i did very well, played mostly abc poker and became chip lead. Soon changed when i cam up against a lucky fish who damaged my stack when it was all in on turn, my top 2 pair vs his top pair top kicker, hits a higher two pair on the river and im crippled and end up leaving next hand.
I then go back to $1/$2 for 30 mins and make a very nice profit and leave, take a break and hit the tables again, not so good this time, lose a few big pots, call pre flop when i dont need to get involved, bluff when he has a hand and basically give my money away. I come away $50 down, But i still made a profit....a win is a win!
might play later, may not
profit day 1 so far - $90
BR- $1,191
Thursday, 2 August 2007
A Plan I Hope will Succeed
As you know if you read my blog over last few days i have been doin extremely well and turning over some great profit, today is not the case, i did lose a few hundred $, then i went up a few hundred $ but in the end i lost it again. My total loss for the day is $1000......eek!
yeah, i just tilted madly, few bad beats triggered it i s'pose. I really need to learn to contain myself, if i achieve that i can avoid these situations in the future. I withdrew another $800 to keep safe from tilting it away and headed off to play $1/$2 with a new roll of $1000. Spoke with amatay who mentioned his success over the years by just grinding, i liked the idea.
playing 15 minutes into the $1/$2 tables and bought in for $120, my stack was already $300 so i came to write this post.
new plans
I figured, instead of trying to make it big in a few hours/days and make myself feel good, I would rather grind it out. Sound better to you lot?
The $1/$2 seem easy grinding to me, play a few hours a day, maybe a couple of SnG's a day. and try make a nice profit of $300 each day. a week thats $2100, a month thats around $8,500.
Now i dont expect it to go as easy as it sounds of course. But im going to try and play as sensible as i can. If i make my $300 in one day, im going to stop altogether for that day.
But, if i start to lose then i will stop at $160 and call it a day. I dont expect to stick to this rule as i dont have the will power but i will try my best....lets see how long it lasts shall we. gl to me!
withdrew - $800
BR- $1,177
yeah, i just tilted madly, few bad beats triggered it i s'pose. I really need to learn to contain myself, if i achieve that i can avoid these situations in the future. I withdrew another $800 to keep safe from tilting it away and headed off to play $1/$2 with a new roll of $1000. Spoke with amatay who mentioned his success over the years by just grinding, i liked the idea.
playing 15 minutes into the $1/$2 tables and bought in for $120, my stack was already $300 so i came to write this post.
new plans
I figured, instead of trying to make it big in a few hours/days and make myself feel good, I would rather grind it out. Sound better to you lot?
The $1/$2 seem easy grinding to me, play a few hours a day, maybe a couple of SnG's a day. and try make a nice profit of $300 each day. a week thats $2100, a month thats around $8,500.
Now i dont expect it to go as easy as it sounds of course. But im going to try and play as sensible as i can. If i make my $300 in one day, im going to stop altogether for that day.
But, if i start to lose then i will stop at $160 and call it a day. I dont expect to stick to this rule as i dont have the will power but i will try my best....lets see how long it lasts shall we. gl to me!
withdrew - $800
BR- $1,177
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Cash With Aakkari
Yeah thats right i played cash with the pro, hehe. I came on in the morning and just played cash, made $200 quickly and put it on $5/$10 vs Aakkari, 6 handed, what have i got to lose??
Went very well, some good players but managed to make $130 profit on it and left after aakkari did, he was a lot tighter than i expected him to be. And.....wait for it........I stole his blinds =D i robbed $10 off a pro (one to tell the grandkids ey) lol. Pitty it wasn't raymer! i love that dude.
After i left that cash table i wet on to $3/$6 and made $200 pretty easy and went for a shower with $500 up in under 1 hour 30 mins. Lost some later on $3/$6 but still in profit for the day.
I come back on later, i withdraw $1000 to buy a new laptop =D and left $2,100 in my account. I looked for advice off ed =D for what levels i can withstand with my bankroll. I asked ed for advice on cash tables, what level? buy in? blah blah blah. And he recommended $3/$6 9 seater multi-tabling for $200 each.
So i go on to four tables with $200 each, early on i get QQ in SB, it folds to button who raises, i re raised him and he calls. flop was 4-J-A and i bet out half the pot, he calls. Turn was nothing scary....a 6 maybe, no flush available. I check, and he comes out with a very large bet, i take my time but i dont put him having an ace for some reason and call his bets, River is an ace and i lead out with a small bet. He then pushes all in. I still dont think he has an ace and call for not too much more, sure enough he turns Q10off lolz.
Anyway, the other tables went well aswell and i left after about 15 mins lol (hit and run) because i would feel crap if i lost it. So i was in profit $600 for 15 mins work....not bad.
withdrew-$1000
new BR- $2,823
Went very well, some good players but managed to make $130 profit on it and left after aakkari did, he was a lot tighter than i expected him to be. And.....wait for it........I stole his blinds =D i robbed $10 off a pro (one to tell the grandkids ey) lol. Pitty it wasn't raymer! i love that dude.
After i left that cash table i wet on to $3/$6 and made $200 pretty easy and went for a shower with $500 up in under 1 hour 30 mins. Lost some later on $3/$6 but still in profit for the day.
I come back on later, i withdraw $1000 to buy a new laptop =D and left $2,100 in my account. I looked for advice off ed =D for what levels i can withstand with my bankroll. I asked ed for advice on cash tables, what level? buy in? blah blah blah. And he recommended $3/$6 9 seater multi-tabling for $200 each.
So i go on to four tables with $200 each, early on i get QQ in SB, it folds to button who raises, i re raised him and he calls. flop was 4-J-A and i bet out half the pot, he calls. Turn was nothing scary....a 6 maybe, no flush available. I check, and he comes out with a very large bet, i take my time but i dont put him having an ace for some reason and call his bets, River is an ace and i lead out with a small bet. He then pushes all in. I still dont think he has an ace and call for not too much more, sure enough he turns Q10off lolz.
Anyway, the other tables went well aswell and i left after about 15 mins lol (hit and run) because i would feel crap if i lost it. So i was in profit $600 for 15 mins work....not bad.
withdrew-$1000
new BR- $2,823
Most boring tournement ive played
yeah this is as boring as it comes, starting off with a 5k stack with 10/20 blinds and increasing every 30 mins is pretty sick.
I hated playing but i still wanted to do well. I gained a very aggressive imge at the table, betting and raising with nothing.....i mean super aggressive because i was so bored, i was 2nd in chips out of 200 and was playing everyone at my table.
Now this is sick......
Chip lead on my table and i raise to 350 as i was doing nearly every hand with blinds at 25/50, and a few callers. I have 45 suited and flop is 3-6-7 rainbow giveing me the absolute nuts, i bet and 2 fold, one raises me, the 2nd chip lead who is also aggressive and plays well. I re raise hima and he pushes, i insta call as i know i got the best hand. He turns 99 for a pair of 9's
heres the sick part........
board comes runner runner 9's to give him quads........thankyou pokerstars, but that is the worst bad beat i have ever had in my life. Its just sick.
hand again: 45 vs 99 AIF
3-6-7-9-9
i think thats wrong.....anyone else had a beat like that?
well anyway that absolutely crippled me and i stuck it all in with Q3suited and lost
I hated playing but i still wanted to do well. I gained a very aggressive imge at the table, betting and raising with nothing.....i mean super aggressive because i was so bored, i was 2nd in chips out of 200 and was playing everyone at my table.
Now this is sick......
Chip lead on my table and i raise to 350 as i was doing nearly every hand with blinds at 25/50, and a few callers. I have 45 suited and flop is 3-6-7 rainbow giveing me the absolute nuts, i bet and 2 fold, one raises me, the 2nd chip lead who is also aggressive and plays well. I re raise hima and he pushes, i insta call as i know i got the best hand. He turns 99 for a pair of 9's
heres the sick part........
board comes runner runner 9's to give him quads........thankyou pokerstars, but that is the worst bad beat i have ever had in my life. Its just sick.
hand again: 45 vs 99 AIF
3-6-7-9-9
i think thats wrong.....anyone else had a beat like that?
well anyway that absolutely crippled me and i stuck it all in with Q3suited and lost
New Stakes In Cash
I had said to people i wasn't going to hit the cash tables for a while but i have, but only because i don't fancy the tournaments coming up or don't have much time. I bought in for $50 each on a 50c/$1 table and a $1/$2 table. They soon rose when i played pocket rockets on 1/2 and doubled through AIP AK vs Q10. I played well and felt i could outplay any of the players i sat with. Even though i came in as the short stack i soon was up to $120 on the 1/2.
I was just grinding out 50c/$1 and was in about $14 profit when i came across A2spades i raised pre flop with one limper from the SB. Flop was A-10-5 two spades for top pair flush draw. he checked and i bet, he quickly calls and i immediately put him on the flush draw, river is 7c and no help to him, he checks, and i want him to feel i was bluffing on the flop and let a card come off to see if its a spade. Indeed, its the 6spades and I'm sure i can double through, he leads out for $8 which is a small bet, now i definitely put him on the flush....but i got the nuts and just push because i know he will call, its another $50 more and he does call....take $130 pot.
I play on for a bit and leave with $130 on 50c/$1 and $180 on $1/$2
that's $210 profit in 15 minutes =D
BR- $3,211
I was just grinding out 50c/$1 and was in about $14 profit when i came across A2spades i raised pre flop with one limper from the SB. Flop was A-10-5 two spades for top pair flush draw. he checked and i bet, he quickly calls and i immediately put him on the flush draw, river is 7c and no help to him, he checks, and i want him to feel i was bluffing on the flop and let a card come off to see if its a spade. Indeed, its the 6spades and I'm sure i can double through, he leads out for $8 which is a small bet, now i definitely put him on the flush....but i got the nuts and just push because i know he will call, its another $50 more and he does call....take $130 pot.
I play on for a bit and leave with $130 on 50c/$1 and $180 on $1/$2
that's $210 profit in 15 minutes =D
BR- $3,211
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