The Sickest Hand I've Been Involved In (I lost BTW)...

Amazingly I actually ended up in the green for this session, even though this hand put me in awhole half way through. All you need to know is that I continuation bet the flop hoping he had a draw or a weak King. Then when he 3bet me, I took my time to seem like I was on something uncertain, like a draw. Well enjoy...

Full Tilt Poker Game #8279334035:
Table Abyss (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:46:29 ET - 2008/09/29
Seat 1: punch03100 ($8.60)
Seat 2: Iliohan ($12)
Seat 3: hero ($9.75)
Seat 4: RWBSR ($34.75)
Seat 5: villain ($10.05)
Seat 6: Ho66ledehoy ($5.65)
hero posts the small blind of $0.05
RWBSR posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hero [Ks Kc]
hero calls $0.10
Ho66ledehoy folds
punch03100 folds
Iliohan folds
punch03100 stands up
hero raises to $0.45
RWBSR calls $0.35
villain calls $0.35

*** FLOP *** [Kh Th 7d]
hero has 15 seconds left to act
hero bets $0.85
RWBSR folds
villain has 15 seconds left to act
villain raises to $3.20
hero has 15 seconds left to act
hero has requested TIME
Iliohan stands up
hero raises to $9.30, and is all in
villain calls $6.10
hero shows [Ks Kc]
villain shows [7h 7c]

*** TURN *** [Kh Th 7d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Th 7d 7s] [Jh]

hero shows a full house, Kings full of Seven
villain shows four of a kind, Sevens
villain wins the pot ($18) with four of a kind, Sevens

Poker update @ 10NL

This is a graph of how I've done so far this month at 10NL. To say that this month has been a learning experience is an understatement. It has been a very good learning experience though. But before I discuss the good, let's talk about the bad....

The Bad
1. If you've read some of my past post, you probably know that one of my main concerns has been opening up my game. I accomplished that because my VP$IP/PFR went from 12/9 to 19/14 at the start of Sept. The bad part of that was it really exposed some big leaks in my postflop play. Basically I was building pots better pre, but really misplaying a bunch of hands postflop.

2. The first 5000 hands of the month (see graph). I think a large part of this was due to my weak post flop play.

3. My sessions were going so consistently bad that I seriously considered giving up on the game till after my school semester was over.

The Good
1. Starting the month so bad really pushed me to learn from a large number of resources (books, forums, etc.). I've done as much poker reading for the last week as I have playing.

2. It's been 7 days since I've really concentrated on my postflop play, and I've been experiencing better numbers. Can you guess where this started on the graph? Hopefully this isn't just coincidence.

3. I've learned to better adjust my play on every street based on what I know about my opponent(s).

4. It took me about 2000 hands to clean up the mess I made in 5000 hands. I hope it's a result of better play and not just me running good. Only time will tell though...

...Poker has humbled me. I can't say that enough. It's funny because 6 months ago I would have said I was a good player. Now I know a 100 times more about the game, and I can't even say that I'm a good player now... and 6 months ago I was probably a horrible player!!!

-Much props to those that play cards for a living. It truly is a skill game. More skill than most even realize.

Cross Your Fingers for The Broncos...

Well it's about 40 minutes till the start of the Broncos game, and I am no longer able to concentrate on the homework I was doing. I'm thinking more about the game right now so school will have to wait till after the game. I'm kinda nervous about the game because the Chargers have beaten the Broncos the last 5 games they've met. What makes it worse is that some of my people from back home always make sure to let me know about it right after the game. As if I didn't know already!!!!
Don't get me wrong, I'm more than confident with my team (I pick the Broncos to go undefeated every year), but like I said in my last post, it takes a 30 point lead for me to relaxed watching them play. On top of that, Cutler looked more confident than ever last week. But still, keep your fingers crossed...
As far as poker goes, I guess I have a little bit of news to report. First of all I have a few "poker people" that are following me on Twitter. I find this interestiing because I don't think there is much to follow; not yet anyways. I've also patched up a few small leaks in my game. I found these in my flop game, which surprised me because I thought I was pretty solid there at the micro level. As a result, my last couple of sessions have been decent, and I hope it continues. I'm still a long ways from moving up to the next level because I've burnded through a large portion of my bankroll while trying to play a more agro game (I was such a NIT before) and finding more leaks in the process. Also I found a new bankroll management strategy which will make moving up take a little bit longer, but I feel it will better prepare me for the next levels and also allow me to reward myself for playing well. I'll probably post the strategy up sometime this week, incase anyone is interested in it...
That's it for now. GO BRONCOS!!!

Halftime Post...

Well it's halftime and the Broncos are up by 17. Thats good, but honestly I'm never comfortable with a lead unless the Broncos are up by like 30. Jay Cutler looks really confident though, so hopefully that translates into a great year for him. Also if you watched the game and didn't know who Eddie Royal was, bet you do now!
Anyways...
2nd half is starting, so thats it for now. Mabe a poker update later, or tomorrow. Peace.

Slow month so far...

Not much to report on....
But anyways, just wondering, how'd you like to be playing poker across the table from this guy???