Well I'm just trying to kill time before I get ready for class today. School is back, and it sucks as always. Yeah, I know it's important, but I can think of a million other things I'd rather be doing. I wish I was financially secure because I'd drop school like a bad habit!!!...
Anyways, Daygo was so much fun. I just lounged around my parents' house for half the time, and kicked it the other half. It was great being able to kick it with my boys again. Nobody kicks it like we do!...
I did get a little bit of poker in at my cousin's b-day bbq, kind of. The structure was a freezeout with 30 chips w/ 1 and 2 blinds. So for those of you who know what's up, that's really leaves little to no room to play actual poker. I'd tried telling everyone to increase the chip size, but they weren't having it. I was a small winner at the end of the night though, so I guess I got nothing to complain about...
As far as my online play goes, I did have a small winning session yesterday, but it wasn't anything to be excited about. I did find a new series of poker videos online though, and I learned a whole lot watching them yesterday. I actually found a couple of pretty bad leaks in my game. I plan on watching the same video again before jumping back online so I can work on plugging those leaks. I'm also strongly considering hooking up my lcd tv to my desktop, so I can move up to playing 6 and ultimately 8 tables. I better buy all my textbooks first before I do that(=
At this point I still don't consider myself a winning player, but I certainly don't accept losing anymore. Of course I'm going to lose a session here and there, but I'm done being a loser in the long run. I still consider myself a break even player though, which isn't really much better. So for now I'm just going to keep learning as much as I can, and maybe i'll be able to break through one day. Hopefully sooner than later.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
What being drunk can do to you...
For any Scotty Nguyen fans, or poker fans in general, you got to check this out...
Sunday, August 17, 2008
In Non-Poker News....
This was Usain Bolt of Jamaica smashing the world record in the 100m finals. Did anyone else see this ridiculous shit?!?! I'm not talking about how he ran a 9.69, but how his he let up and had his arms out like that 15 meters before the finish line and STILL ran a 9.69. He should have jumped across the finish line doing the jumpman pose while he was at it...
My First "Real" Live Cash Session...
Just incase there are any "pros" reading this, let me clarify a few things first. It wasn't at a casino, it was at a home-game. Also we were playing .10/.20 NL with a $10 buy-in. So this may not qualify as a real session for some out there, but it sure felt real to me.
Anyways...
About a year ago (I think), I was at a friend's house where a tourney had just concluded. If I remember correctly, there were four of us left who decided to start a cash game. I think that it lasted about an hour or so and all I remember was wondering how fast I had lost my buy-in, because I thought I was playing well. In retrospect, I was probably playing really BAD.
So last night I ended up at the same house for a last minute home-game. I was hoping for a cash game because I was excited to see how my online game translated to live play. When my table was set, all I knew at the beginning was that the only good player that I knew about was to my immediate right. So having position on who I marked as the best player at the table was a plus for me.
As the game progressed, I noticed a few good things early. There were more than a few overbets being made on the flop. For example, there was a $5 bet into a $1.20 pot. So I decided to play tight, and hopefully take advantage of that. Also one of the guys ended up at least +$20 early. After building his chip stack, he played agressively and really took control of the table. The good thing about that was that he was the second player to my right so I'd be able to play position against him.
So with that said, here are my session highlights:
My donk move of the night: I look at my cards and think I have A5s. So when the board plays out and the river brings a 5, this completes a flush draw but also makes a boat IF I had A5s. At this point I am up against the guy who eventually took early control of the table. I bet out hoping to get reraised, which I did. I decide to take one last look at my cards before 4betting when I realize I didn't A5s, but A3s. So I was forced to just call, and like I thought, he had the flush.
Most memorable pot: It was the biggest pot of the night for me. I played 44 pre and caught a set on the flop. To be honest I don't even remember the specifics of the hand. All I remember is that I was up against the big stack at the table, I think he threw out a $20 4bet after I had 3bet him on the flop. So I pushed and was called on the flop, and I was left sweating a two-outer on the turn and river. My hand held up, but I was literally shaken up by that pot. This took me by surprise because I've been shaken up by losing big pots online, but never by winning one. Good thing we took a break after that hand, because it took me a few minutes to calm back down. Looking back at it now, playing the hand out live had a lot to do with it. When playing similar hands online I'm usually talking/screaming at the computer screen as the board plays out, but I couldn't do that live. Sure you always see players (like on ESPN) making all kinds of noise at the table, but I look at them as jackasses, so I'm definatly not trying to do that. I think maintaining my composure while having to sweat those outs really got to me. Also I look at money invested in a game in terms of buy-ins rather that face value, and I think I had almost 3 buy-ins on the line in this pot, so it sure felt like a lot of money to me.
The session ended up lasting about 6 hours, and I guess I could chalk it up as a success. I was faced with a few challanges that I can learn from, and hopefully that will help me play better in the future.
Anyways...
About a year ago (I think), I was at a friend's house where a tourney had just concluded. If I remember correctly, there were four of us left who decided to start a cash game. I think that it lasted about an hour or so and all I remember was wondering how fast I had lost my buy-in, because I thought I was playing well. In retrospect, I was probably playing really BAD.
So last night I ended up at the same house for a last minute home-game. I was hoping for a cash game because I was excited to see how my online game translated to live play. When my table was set, all I knew at the beginning was that the only good player that I knew about was to my immediate right. So having position on who I marked as the best player at the table was a plus for me.
As the game progressed, I noticed a few good things early. There were more than a few overbets being made on the flop. For example, there was a $5 bet into a $1.20 pot. So I decided to play tight, and hopefully take advantage of that. Also one of the guys ended up at least +$20 early. After building his chip stack, he played agressively and really took control of the table. The good thing about that was that he was the second player to my right so I'd be able to play position against him.
So with that said, here are my session highlights:
My donk move of the night: I look at my cards and think I have A5s. So when the board plays out and the river brings a 5, this completes a flush draw but also makes a boat IF I had A5s. At this point I am up against the guy who eventually took early control of the table. I bet out hoping to get reraised, which I did. I decide to take one last look at my cards before 4betting when I realize I didn't A5s, but A3s. So I was forced to just call, and like I thought, he had the flush.
Most memorable pot: It was the biggest pot of the night for me. I played 44 pre and caught a set on the flop. To be honest I don't even remember the specifics of the hand. All I remember is that I was up against the big stack at the table, I think he threw out a $20 4bet after I had 3bet him on the flop. So I pushed and was called on the flop, and I was left sweating a two-outer on the turn and river. My hand held up, but I was literally shaken up by that pot. This took me by surprise because I've been shaken up by losing big pots online, but never by winning one. Good thing we took a break after that hand, because it took me a few minutes to calm back down. Looking back at it now, playing the hand out live had a lot to do with it. When playing similar hands online I'm usually talking/screaming at the computer screen as the board plays out, but I couldn't do that live. Sure you always see players (like on ESPN) making all kinds of noise at the table, but I look at them as jackasses, so I'm definatly not trying to do that. I think maintaining my composure while having to sweat those outs really got to me. Also I look at money invested in a game in terms of buy-ins rather that face value, and I think I had almost 3 buy-ins on the line in this pot, so it sure felt like a lot of money to me.
The session ended up lasting about 6 hours, and I guess I could chalk it up as a success. I was faced with a few challanges that I can learn from, and hopefully that will help me play better in the future.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
I Think The Sun May Be Coming Out Soon...
After a few days of "I wanna throw my computer out the window" type poker sessions, that last couple days have been smooth. I actually ended up seeking advice from a fellow poker forum member, and ended up discovering a hitch in my game. In my attempt to loosen up my game I was actually making loose calls in situtations where I should have been making loose raises or reraises. His advice was simply to always ask myself "raise or fold?", unless I was in an obvious multiway situation. This helped me stay agressive, and left the bad calls to the other players.
My downswing did drop me back down to 10NL though, so I'm hoping to move back up to 25NL as soon as possible. Then I can start working on my ultimate goal (for now) of making it to 200NL...
My downswing did drop me back down to 10NL though, so I'm hoping to move back up to 25NL as soon as possible. Then I can start working on my ultimate goal (for now) of making it to 200NL...
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Still Weathering the Storm...
Wow, I've been running SO BAD!!! I don't even know where to begin. In fact, I don't even want to talk about it. FUCK POKER!!!! Till Monday anyways (= I'm staying away from the tables tommorow.
I need to start studying harder for Statics anyways because it's been kicking my ass just as bad. Hopefully next week will be better.
I need to start studying harder for Statics anyways because it's been kicking my ass just as bad. Hopefully next week will be better.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Great session! even if I was an $85 loser...
You're probably like WTF? Well for those of you that take the game at least semi-seriously, let me explain. You remember the first time you learned about the proper starting hands to play, and how that was a major leap forward for your game. Well I once again had that type of experience. Last month I started tracking my stats and this is how I played:
VP$IP (voluntarily puts money in the pot): 12.41%
PFR (pre flop raise): 8.43%
So in short I was about a 12/8 player, which is pretty tight. I ended up breaking even last month. So after looking through numerous sources to better my game I learned that I should be about a 20/16 player in order to play optimally. Im not there yet, but I was a 16/12 player today, which is better than last month. So aside from running pretty bad today (I'll post one of my bad beats at the end), I've never felt so in control of my game, and I've never been able to read my opponents as well as I have today (special thanks to pokertracker HUD). I'm still not close to where I want to be, and I know there's major room for improvement, but it feels good to learn new concepts. Well here's the hand I promised:
Hand #7472339230 begins at 2008/08/01
Dealing down cards
Dealt to sixonenine [Ad Ac]
bonoMonsterK posts the small blind of $0.10
kalinmoon posts the big blind of $0.25
ThaWiscoKid raises to $0.50.
SuicideKing21 raises to $1.85.
yamchae folds.
sixonenine raises to $4.75.
bonoMonsterK folds.
kalinmoon folds.
ThaWiscoKid folds.
SuicideKing21 raises to $27.70, and is all-in.
sixonenine calls $17.40, and is all-in.
Dealing Flop [8h Qd 5s]
Dealing Turn [3h]
Dealing River [Kd]
SuicideKing21 shows [Ks Kh]
SuicideKing21 has Three of a Kind, KingsSuicideKing21 wins $42.90
VP$IP (voluntarily puts money in the pot): 12.41%
PFR (pre flop raise): 8.43%
So in short I was about a 12/8 player, which is pretty tight. I ended up breaking even last month. So after looking through numerous sources to better my game I learned that I should be about a 20/16 player in order to play optimally. Im not there yet, but I was a 16/12 player today, which is better than last month. So aside from running pretty bad today (I'll post one of my bad beats at the end), I've never felt so in control of my game, and I've never been able to read my opponents as well as I have today (special thanks to pokertracker HUD). I'm still not close to where I want to be, and I know there's major room for improvement, but it feels good to learn new concepts. Well here's the hand I promised:
Hand #7472339230 begins at 2008/08/01
Dealing down cards
Dealt to sixonenine [Ad Ac]
bonoMonsterK posts the small blind of $0.10
kalinmoon posts the big blind of $0.25
ThaWiscoKid raises to $0.50.
SuicideKing21 raises to $1.85.
yamchae folds.
sixonenine raises to $4.75.
bonoMonsterK folds.
kalinmoon folds.
ThaWiscoKid folds.
SuicideKing21 raises to $27.70, and is all-in.
sixonenine calls $17.40, and is all-in.
Dealing Flop [8h Qd 5s]
Dealing Turn [3h]
Dealing River [Kd]
SuicideKing21 shows [Ks Kh]
SuicideKing21 has Three of a Kind, KingsSuicideKing21 wins $42.90
Blog back up...
New location, same shit. I'm probably gonna play a session today, and I'll make another post after that.
Back on fulltilt btw. Bodog was nice to me, but I had to jump back for two main reasons.
1. I want to seriously work on my multi-tabling, cash games mainly. So while I can comfortably play 4 tables right now, bodog only lets you play 3 max at a time.
2. Pokertrackers has been a big help for me, and it's not compatible with bodog.
Back on fulltilt btw. Bodog was nice to me, but I had to jump back for two main reasons.
1. I want to seriously work on my multi-tabling, cash games mainly. So while I can comfortably play 4 tables right now, bodog only lets you play 3 max at a time.
2. Pokertrackers has been a big help for me, and it's not compatible with bodog.
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