Got in all of 20 minutes, but what a sick little session.
I scored AA one hand, and got one caller from the BB. Flop was AhKs2d, turn 7s, river 3s. Big blind turns over 4s2s for the flush .... very next orbit, I score KQo, and same guy calls from the big blind. Flop K72r. Turn J, river 5. He flips over 52o ... ARGH
Had a few other nasty one's but they're the one's that come to mind. Had one other huge hand which was quite interesting and wish I had the history.
I held QQ in middle position. UTG limped in, I raised, the button reraised, UTG called 2, then I capped. Flop was KJT with 2 spades - my queen was also a spade. So I had an okay holding although the 3bet preflop from the button could easily lead to him having AK or possibly even AK, JJ, TT. UTG checked, so I bet out with my OESD and 2nd pair. The button then raised, and UTG again called 2 cold. Turn was 6s which gave me the 2nd nut flush draw and still my OESD. UTG checked, so I checked, and the button bet again. River was 3s giving me the 2nd nuts. UTG checked, I bet, button folded, UTG then reraised ... and then flipped over ATo .. his A being the spade giving him the nuts. WHO THE FU@@ calls a 3bet from out of position with ATo utg preflop??? Anyways that pot was close to $100 so would have made a big difference to my session.
On the plus side, Littlewoods paid out all their bonuses to me, so I have now done a withrawal from there. Also withdrew my whole balance from GNUF as well, as I cleared that PSO bonus last month. Will start my Everest PSO bonus shortly.
I think I will also be cashing out a couple $k in the near future as well. May as well have it earning interest rather than just sitting in neteller or on poker rooms.
Current bankroll: $10,950
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Party reload cleared
Got in about 5 hours on the weekend, which is quite a lot for me. Admittedly though 3 of those hours were whilst watching the Olympics so I only had one table open, so it didn't result in a huge amount of hands being played.
That being said, I cleared my $100 3x reload bonus on party within that time, so that was a super quick clearing bonus.
Party however, is a bit of a pain in the ass. Its quite difficult to tell which tables are likely to be fishy, so in my first 2 hours when I was 3 tabling I think I would have opened and closed at least 30 tables in the attempt to find a few fishy ones, or to have decent position on an only slightly fishy table.
It did start off quite well though, and the first 2 hours resulted in about 25BBs of profit, and cleared over half of the bonus reload bonus. Then in my second session I ran into the guppy of death.
The guppy of death ran at 70/0.1/50/55 effectively winning 1/3 of all hands played on a full 6max table over 150 hands. If the pot wasn't raised the guppy of death would limp in every time. If it was raised, he'd still limp in quite often. If he hit any piece of the flop he would call all the way to the river. More often than not, the turn or river would improve his hand significantly and take down the pot.
I lost 50BBs to a huge series of runner runner flushes and straights, river two pairs and trips and various other nasty beats like the usual river A versus my pair of Ks. My AA got hammered by 86s ... which flopped one suited card on a K62r board and flushed by the river ... Eventually however I managed to get about 15 BBs back by the time I quit the table and cleared my bonus to end up around $50 for the weekend. It could and should have been better ... but i'm sure that super hot run will come to me soon!
Current bankroll: $10,750 (+360 Aug)
That being said, I cleared my $100 3x reload bonus on party within that time, so that was a super quick clearing bonus.
Party however, is a bit of a pain in the ass. Its quite difficult to tell which tables are likely to be fishy, so in my first 2 hours when I was 3 tabling I think I would have opened and closed at least 30 tables in the attempt to find a few fishy ones, or to have decent position on an only slightly fishy table.
It did start off quite well though, and the first 2 hours resulted in about 25BBs of profit, and cleared over half of the bonus reload bonus. Then in my second session I ran into the guppy of death.
The guppy of death ran at 70/0.1/50/55 effectively winning 1/3 of all hands played on a full 6max table over 150 hands. If the pot wasn't raised the guppy of death would limp in every time. If it was raised, he'd still limp in quite often. If he hit any piece of the flop he would call all the way to the river. More often than not, the turn or river would improve his hand significantly and take down the pot.
I lost 50BBs to a huge series of runner runner flushes and straights, river two pairs and trips and various other nasty beats like the usual river A versus my pair of Ks. My AA got hammered by 86s ... which flopped one suited card on a K62r board and flushed by the river ... Eventually however I managed to get about 15 BBs back by the time I quit the table and cleared my bonus to end up around $50 for the weekend. It could and should have been better ... but i'm sure that super hot run will come to me soon!
Current bankroll: $10,750 (+360 Aug)
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Crawling back up
Got in a half hour session, with the first 10 minutes clearing my last $10 of my William Hill monthly bonus as well as making a tidy 15BB profit. I still believe that is one of the best bonuses going around particularly for people who dont mind playing $1/2 limit (as i've been discussing with The Blindman). So I highly recommend everyone sign up for William Hill and play that bonus every month - using my link on the right of course ... :)
You could simply 5 table for one hour and clear $50 in bonus as well as receive about $10 - 15 in rakeback on the $1/2 tables. Simple as that.
Anyways, also played a bit on the $2/4 tables on microgaming, but basically ended where I started. All in all made around $50 for the session which isn't too bad, and i'm slowly creeping back up towards my peak from last month.
Also got an email from party poker for a reload of 20% to a max of $100. Checking the fine print it clears at a super quick 3 party points per $. I can't see myself not taking this one up! Its about time party gave me a decent bonus though - i've usually been getting 8x one's which aren't worth doing. I do appreciate when they give me the free money bonuses though ... so keep them coming please party.
A couple hands from my session:
Hand 1
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $686.72
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $183.66 (aggro fish pre flop)
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $19.00
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $193.40 [Dealer]
- DJQuick3 sitting in seat 5 with $131.82 (aggro fish i think)
DJQuick3 posted the small blind - $1.00
hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: Q of s, 10 of c (hmm not the best)
Raigor raised - $4.00
errabundo called - $4.00
TenGrand folded
DJQuick3 called - $4.00
hero called - $4.00 (already 3 handed and i'm closing the action for only half a bet)
** Dealing the flop: 6 of c, Q of c, 7 of c (top pair, 4th nut flush draw actually looks okay to me)
DJQuick3 checked
hero bet - $2.00 (lets donk and see where I stand if mytop pair is good enough)
Raigor called - $2.00 (hmm open raiser just called .. interesting ... wonder if he clean missed the flop .. or has 88 to TT? Probably doesnt have a high club)
errabundo raised - $4.00 (hmm the overcaller preflop reraises ... weird ... maybe top pair as well? hopefully a weaker kicker. Maybe he has the flush? might be ugly if he has trips, but in that case i have the flush draw still)
DJQuick3 folded
hero raised - $6.00 (lets try to push out the open raiser who could also have something like AK)
Raigor folded (cheers)
errabundo called - $6.00 (hmm no reraise)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of s
hero bet - $4.00 (might bet/fold here)
errabundo called - $4.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of c (okay i've hit my flush .. surely he would have raised the turn if he had a big flush card?)
hero bet - $4.00 (might throw out a bet here, although this might be another one of those where I only get called when i am beat. He might call with trips though .. or two pair)
errabundo called - $4.00
hero shows: Q of s, 10 of c
errabundo mucks: K of h, Q of h (hmmm top pair .. that was my original thought ... its nice to outdraw someone once in a while)
hero wins $43.70 from the main pot
Hand 2:
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $676.12 [Dealer]
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $208.31
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $38.05
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $199.40
- DJQuick3 sitting in seat 5 with $100.82
Raigor posted the small blind - $1.00
errabundo posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: K of h, J of s (not bad)
TenGrand folded
DJQuick3 folded
hero raised - $4.00 (easy steal raise from the button)
Raigor called - $4.00 (this guy has called most raises from the SB .. vpip 80%
errabundo called - $4.00 (also has proven to be a bit fishy)
** Dealing the flop: 2 of d, 5 of h, A of s (not the best flop for me at all. dont really like the ace
Raigor checked
errabundo checked
hero bet - $2.00 (2 checks to me, definitly cbetting)
Raigor folded (good)
errabundo called - $2.00 (doh)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of c (thats fairly blank)
errabundo checked (hmm he's showing weakness again)
hero bet - $4.00 (always cbetting here again from position)
errabundo folded (cbets do work sometimes!)
hero mucks:
hero wins $19.20 from the main pot
Hand 3:
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $722.02
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $191.81
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $38.00
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $222.40
- biiarne sitting in seat 5 with $104.90
- Biolan sitting in seat 6 with $449.48 [Dealer]
hero posted the small blind - $1.00
Raigor posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: J of s, Q of s (not bad)
errabundo folded
TenGrand folded
biiarne folded
Biolan folded
hero raised - $4.00 (always stealing with this hand in the SB .. and a LOT trashier hands as well)
Raigor called - $4.00 (he folded to my last steal, but didnt fold a lot. also called with 85o earlier to a raise)
** Dealing the flop: Q of h, 6 of h, 4 of c
hero bet - $2.00 (nice flop for me, I think i'm in front)
Raigor raised - $4.00 (this guy has an AF of 5 ... i'd be surprised if i was behind)
hero raised - $6.00 (might as well make him pay. i will probably still call down if he 4 bets me)
Raigor called - $6.00 (only a call .. i'm still betting hard unless a heart or A or K hits)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of s (awesome card for me .. complete blank)
hero bet - $4.00 (value bet)
Raigor called - $4.00 (no raise ... good)
** Dealing the river: A of s (not a good card for me .. but I will check/call)
hero checked
Raigor checked
hero shows: J of s, Q of s
Raigor mucks: 8 of c, 6 of d (nice hand fish)
hero wins $26.60 from the main pot
Current Bankroll: $10,700 (+360 Aug)
You could simply 5 table for one hour and clear $50 in bonus as well as receive about $10 - 15 in rakeback on the $1/2 tables. Simple as that.
Anyways, also played a bit on the $2/4 tables on microgaming, but basically ended where I started. All in all made around $50 for the session which isn't too bad, and i'm slowly creeping back up towards my peak from last month.
Also got an email from party poker for a reload of 20% to a max of $100. Checking the fine print it clears at a super quick 3 party points per $. I can't see myself not taking this one up! Its about time party gave me a decent bonus though - i've usually been getting 8x one's which aren't worth doing. I do appreciate when they give me the free money bonuses though ... so keep them coming please party.
A couple hands from my session:
Hand 1
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $686.72
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $183.66 (aggro fish pre flop)
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $19.00
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $193.40 [Dealer]
- DJQuick3 sitting in seat 5 with $131.82 (aggro fish i think)
DJQuick3 posted the small blind - $1.00
hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: Q of s, 10 of c (hmm not the best)
Raigor raised - $4.00
errabundo called - $4.00
TenGrand folded
DJQuick3 called - $4.00
hero called - $4.00 (already 3 handed and i'm closing the action for only half a bet)
** Dealing the flop: 6 of c, Q of c, 7 of c (top pair, 4th nut flush draw actually looks okay to me)
DJQuick3 checked
hero bet - $2.00 (lets donk and see where I stand if mytop pair is good enough)
Raigor called - $2.00 (hmm open raiser just called .. interesting ... wonder if he clean missed the flop .. or has 88 to TT? Probably doesnt have a high club)
errabundo raised - $4.00 (hmm the overcaller preflop reraises ... weird ... maybe top pair as well? hopefully a weaker kicker. Maybe he has the flush? might be ugly if he has trips, but in that case i have the flush draw still)
DJQuick3 folded
hero raised - $6.00 (lets try to push out the open raiser who could also have something like AK)
Raigor folded (cheers)
errabundo called - $6.00 (hmm no reraise)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of s
hero bet - $4.00 (might bet/fold here)
errabundo called - $4.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of c (okay i've hit my flush .. surely he would have raised the turn if he had a big flush card?)
hero bet - $4.00 (might throw out a bet here, although this might be another one of those where I only get called when i am beat. He might call with trips though .. or two pair)
errabundo called - $4.00
hero shows: Q of s, 10 of c
errabundo mucks: K of h, Q of h (hmmm top pair .. that was my original thought ... its nice to outdraw someone once in a while)
hero wins $43.70 from the main pot
Hand 2:
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $676.12 [Dealer]
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $208.31
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $38.05
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $199.40
- DJQuick3 sitting in seat 5 with $100.82
Raigor posted the small blind - $1.00
errabundo posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: K of h, J of s (not bad)
TenGrand folded
DJQuick3 folded
hero raised - $4.00 (easy steal raise from the button)
Raigor called - $4.00 (this guy has called most raises from the SB .. vpip 80%
errabundo called - $4.00 (also has proven to be a bit fishy)
** Dealing the flop: 2 of d, 5 of h, A of s (not the best flop for me at all. dont really like the ace
Raigor checked
errabundo checked
hero bet - $2.00 (2 checks to me, definitly cbetting)
Raigor folded (good)
errabundo called - $2.00 (doh)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of c (thats fairly blank)
errabundo checked (hmm he's showing weakness again)
hero bet - $4.00 (always cbetting here again from position)
errabundo folded (cbets do work sometimes!)
hero mucks:
hero wins $19.20 from the main pot
Hand 3:
** Ingenvinus [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- hero sitting in seat 1 with $722.02
- Raigor sitting in seat 2 with $191.81
- errabundo sitting in seat 3 with $38.00
- TenGrand sitting in seat 4 with $222.40
- biiarne sitting in seat 5 with $104.90
- Biolan sitting in seat 6 with $449.48 [Dealer]
hero posted the small blind - $1.00
Raigor posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to hero: J of s, Q of s (not bad)
errabundo folded
TenGrand folded
biiarne folded
Biolan folded
hero raised - $4.00 (always stealing with this hand in the SB .. and a LOT trashier hands as well)
Raigor called - $4.00 (he folded to my last steal, but didnt fold a lot. also called with 85o earlier to a raise)
** Dealing the flop: Q of h, 6 of h, 4 of c
hero bet - $2.00 (nice flop for me, I think i'm in front)
Raigor raised - $4.00 (this guy has an AF of 5 ... i'd be surprised if i was behind)
hero raised - $6.00 (might as well make him pay. i will probably still call down if he 4 bets me)
Raigor called - $6.00 (only a call .. i'm still betting hard unless a heart or A or K hits)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of s (awesome card for me .. complete blank)
hero bet - $4.00 (value bet)
Raigor called - $4.00 (no raise ... good)
** Dealing the river: A of s (not a good card for me .. but I will check/call)
hero checked
Raigor checked
hero shows: J of s, Q of s
Raigor mucks: 8 of c, 6 of d (nice hand fish)
hero wins $26.60 from the main pot
Current Bankroll: $10,700 (+360 Aug)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Take that fishes!
Got in about an hour last night where I could only find a couple decent games running at $2/4 and also played a couple tables at the same time on William Hill at $1/2 to get closer to finishing my $50 time bonus for the month there.
William Hill was a little odd - on the tighter table which only had one fish and a bunch of tags, I cleaned up making a good 40BBs, whilst on the looser fishy table, I was getting taken to the cleaners, and dropped around 30BBs.
However, on the $2/4 tables it was another story. Again I had good position on the fish, and I actually hit a few draws, and the suckouts from the fish were actually quite limited. All in all made around 20BBs in the hour which isnt too bad.
A few hands from the session:
Hand 1:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $42.35
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $127.95
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $353.89
- katumba sitting in seat 4 with $210.75
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $218.33 [Dealer]
- djodog sitting in seat 6 with $77.58 [Sitting out]
WM__GBG posted the small blind - $1.00
Hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: Q of h, 4 of c (trash!!)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (he likes to limp a fair bit. VPIP 45% or so)
katumba called - $2.00 (hmmm i might get a decent pot if i can limp in with my trash)
karenexit folded
WM__GBG called - $2.00 (hehe i'm not going to be raised out)
Hero checked
** Dealing the flop: A of c, 4 of s, Q of s (bingo! .. except for the 2 spades)
WM__GBG checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (not risking this being checked through)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (nice)
katumba raised - $4.00 (hmm .. not expecting this .. maybe a weak A? pocket 4s would be nasty though)
WM__GBG folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (lets see where I stand)
slaktis72 called - $6.00 (calling 2 bets? hmm at least a pair)
katumba called - $6.00 (no reraise .. i'm more confident i'm in front now)
** Dealing the turn: 4 of h (a nice miracle card for me)
Hero bet - $4.00 (lets see if i am in front - surely he doesn't have 44 so i'm betting hard)
slaktis72 folded
katumba called - $4.00 (yep looks like i've got this)
** Dealing the river: 6 of d
Hero bet - $4.00
katumba called - $4.00
Hero shows: Q of h, 4 of c
katumba mucks: A of h, 8 of h (would have been hard for him to get away from this with no raising preflop - although if he'd raised preflop i'd have folded.)
Hero wins $39.90 from the main pot
Hand 2:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $39.35
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $157.40
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $342.16
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $216.33 [Dealer]
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $198.28
Kyroka posted the small blind - $1.00
WM__GBG posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: Q of s, J of c (good enough 5 handed UTG)
Hero raised - $4.00
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (hmm dont really want calls)
karenexit called - $4.00 (ack)
Kyroka raised - $6.00 (oh oh)
WM__GBG folded
Hero called - $6.00 (well pot is already pretty big, so I gotta see a flop)
slaktis72 called - $6.00
karenexit called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 6 of c, Q of d, J of s (awesome!! - can't see what i'm behind to now with the 3 bet unless QQ or JJ)
Kyroka bet - $2.00 (i'd cbet in his position too)
Hero raised - $4.00 (lets find out if i'm ahead - also I want anyone on a draw to pay, and i'd really prefer to win the pot right here)
slaktis72 folded (good)
karenexit folded (even better)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (can live with this)
** Dealing the turn: 10 of d
Kyroka checked (well i guess that takes out AK and probably TT .. although i'd be a little sick if he checkraises here, and that's probably what i'd do in his position. He might be on AA,KK, AQ, AJs?)
Hero bet - $4.00 (gotta value bet ... please dont checkraise)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (Sweet)
** Dealing the river: 7 of c
Kyroka checked
Hero bet - $4.00 (easy value bet i think .. again would be a bit sick if i get checkraised here, but i'd be calling down)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (ty)
Hero shows: Q of s, J of c
Kyroka mucks: A of d, Q of c (woulda been hard to get away from for me too)
Hero wins $47.50 from the main pot
Hand 3
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $0.00 [Sitting out]
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $105.35 [Dealer]
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $358.89
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $266.68
- Fantomen1 sitting in seat 6 with $30.20
slaktis72 posted the small blind - $1.00
karenexit posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of c, J of c (nice)
Fantomen1 called - $2.00 (must punish limpers ...)
Hero raised - $4.00 (Try to get this heads up)
slaktis72 folded
karenexit called - $4.00 (annoying)
Fantomen1 called - $4.00
** Dealing the flop: Q of d, J of h, 3 of h (hmm not the best of flops. wrong suit and I could be behind a Q)
karenexit checked
Fantomen1 checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (gotta cbet with the 2 checks, although a checkraise wouldnt be good, but at least I 'd know where I stood)
karenexit folded
Fantomen1 called - $2.00
** Dealing the turn: K of d (nice, although the board is now two suited)
Fantomen1 checked
Hero bet - $4.00 (would like to win the pot right here really)
Fantomen1 raised - $8.00 (weird reraise here .. surely he would have raised QQ preflop. I guess he could have had 33, but then he'd raise the flop with a flushdraw there. More likely I think his open limp preflop to me means he's on a draw, and most likely a diamond draw as he probably would have bet the heart draw on the flop. Can't really discount KQ either though, or AT)
Hero raised - $12.00 (lets find out how i'm sitting)
Fantomen1 called - $12.00 (hmmm ... I may be in front here)
** Dealing the river: 10 of h (well that card really really sux .. hits the flush draw and an A makes a straight)
Fantomen1 checked (interesting ... wonder if he's going for the check raise?)
Hero checked (i'm thinking this is one where if i bet i'm only getting called by a better hand, so its probably safer to check behind. I'd hate to have to call a reraise here when a reraise basically means i'm beat).
Fantomen1 shows: Q of c, J of d (nice one ... guess he shouldnt have limped in with that)
Hero shows: K of c, J of c
Hero wins $38.95 from the main pot
Hand 4
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $55.50
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $113.75
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $336.29
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $122.45 [Dealer]
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $187.83
karenexit posted the small blind - $1.00
WM__GBG posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: J of s, Q of s (not bad)
Hero raised - $4.00
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (dont mind callers with this drawing hand)
bustanut82 folded
karenexit called - $4.00 (good)
WM__GBG called - $4.00 (good)
** Dealing the flop: 2 of s, 10 of c, 6 of h (yuk .. only have 2 overs and bdfd)
karenexit checked
WM__GBG checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (hmm 2 checks ... check or bet ... check or bet ... lets see if a bet takes this one down)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (guess not)
karenexit called - $2.00 (really guess not)
WM__GBG called - $2.00 (FFS .. looks like i'm throwing this away on the turn)
** Dealing the turn: K of c (hmm now an OESD to the nuts ..nice)
karenexit bet - $4.00
WM__GBG called - $4.00
Hero called - $4.00 (dont mind paying one bet in a pot this size)
slaktis72 folded
** Dealing the river: 4 of h (missed this one ... oh well - can't see any point bluffing either)
karenexit bet - $4.00
WM__GBG folded
Hero folded
karenexit mucks:
karenexit wins $38.20 from the main pot
Hand 5:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $53.90
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $78.55 [Dealer]
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $382.19
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $112.45
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $189.33
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $89.95
slaktis72 posted the small blind - $1.00
bustanut82 posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, A of c (my bogey hand of the previous session!!)
karenexit called - $2.00 (nice one fishy .. ol utg)
Kyroka folded
WM__GBG folded
Hero raised - $4.00 (make everyone pay to draw out on me)
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (nice call fish)
bustanut82 called - $4.00 (far out ... 4 to the flop again)
karenexit called - $4.00
** Dealing the flop: J of s, 7 of h, J of h (well thats a somewhat ugly flop ... not sure how to play this. dont want to get checkraised, although I have the Ah which is handy)
slaktis72 checked
bustanut82 checked
karenexit checked
Hero checked (i think this is the wrong move. i'm giving a free card into 3 opponents .. although i guess i'm either a long way in front or way behind anyone with a J)
** Dealing the turn: 2 of h (thats a nasty flush card, although i'm drawing to the nut flush .. would be really ugly if he has a boat)
slaktis72 bet - $4.00 (hmmm has he hit the flush? was he going for a checkraise on the flop? he's bet with worse earlier)
bustanut82 folded
karenexit folded
Hero called - $4.00 (i'm calling this down with the nut flush draw)
** Dealing the river: 10 of h (awesome, now i'm only behind a boat or 8h9h)
slaktis72 checked (smells weak, i'm value betting here)
Hero bet - $4.00 (nut flush .. must bet)
slaktis72 called - $4.00
Hero shows: A of h, A of c
slaktis72 mucks: 8 of h, 8 of s (ty)
Hero wins $30.40 from the main pot
End of game 2123348176
Hand 6
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $62.50
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $98.00
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $350.94 [Sitting out]
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $132.20
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $168.63
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $122.80 [Dealer]
WM__GBG posted the small blind - $1.00
Hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of s, 6 of s (hmm okay)
bustanut82 called - $2.00
karenexit folded
Kyroka raised - $4.00
WM__GBG folded
Hero called - $4.00 (worth a call probably as bustanut is passive and is unlikely to limp reraise)
bustanut82 called - $4.00 (ty)
** Dealing the flop: A of s, 4 of s, J of c (nice .. nut flush draw)
Hero checked
bustanut82 bet - $2.00
Kyroka raised - $4.00
Hero called - $4.00 (hmm 5:1 with 9 outs - worht a stab)
bustanut82 called - $4.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of c
Hero checked
bustanut82 bet - $4.00
Kyroka raised - $8.00
Hero called - $8.00 (4.5:1 with 9 outs .. i'm still taking a stab!)
bustanut82 called - $8.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of s (wow .. i hit one again .. thats a fair change in fortune)
Hero bet - $4.00 (a river got checked through 4 ways about 3 hands ago so i'm not risking that happening. hopefully get one crying call)
bustanut82 folded
Kyroka folded (oh well)
Hero mucks:
Hero wins $50.55 from the main pot
Hand 7
Back on fishy william hill table
** Shesh [Hold 'em] (1.00/2.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- tomka900 sitting in seat 1 with $68.80
- wout26 sitting in seat 2 with $53.18
- saffy27 sitting in seat 3 with $50.00
- gjuten sitting in seat 4 with $63.49
- gill007 sitting in seat 5 with $499.91 [Dealer]
tomka900 posted the small blind - $0.50
wout26 posted the big blind - $1.00
** Dealing card to saffy27: 10 of h, A of d (okay for 5 handed)
saffy27 raised - $2.00
gjuten folded
gill007 called - $2.00 (button caller .. although he is pretty fishy and could have anything
tomka900 folded
wout26 folded
** Dealing the flop: 10 of s, 8 of c, 9 of d (well at least its not 2 suited .. but that is a nasty flop for me)
saffy27 bet - $1.00
gill007 called - $1.00 (hmm doesnt feel right ... does he have a pair? a straight draw? can't put my finger on it as this guy has played some hugely fishy hands)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of c
saffy27 checked (hate to give the free card for a straight draw when I have TPTK)
gill007 checked (hmm maybe he is on the draw)
** Dealing the river: 4 of d (a nice blank river)
saffy27 bet - $2.00 (lets bet my hand for value)
gill007 raised - $4.00 (argh .. that doesnt make me feel good .. maybe i should have trusted my instincts in this case and checked!)
saffy27 called - $4.00 (going to crying call in case he has something stupid like T5s which he has played before)
gill007 shows: 9 of s, 8 of h (hmm he called a preflop raise with 98o ... nice work. Wonder why i'm getting killed at this table?)
saffy27 mucks: 10 of h, A of d
gill007 wins $14.73 from the main pot
Current Bankroll: $10,650 (+360 Aug)
William Hill was a little odd - on the tighter table which only had one fish and a bunch of tags, I cleaned up making a good 40BBs, whilst on the looser fishy table, I was getting taken to the cleaners, and dropped around 30BBs.
However, on the $2/4 tables it was another story. Again I had good position on the fish, and I actually hit a few draws, and the suckouts from the fish were actually quite limited. All in all made around 20BBs in the hour which isnt too bad.
A few hands from the session:
Hand 1:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $42.35
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $127.95
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $353.89
- katumba sitting in seat 4 with $210.75
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $218.33 [Dealer]
- djodog sitting in seat 6 with $77.58 [Sitting out]
WM__GBG posted the small blind - $1.00
Hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: Q of h, 4 of c (trash!!)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (he likes to limp a fair bit. VPIP 45% or so)
katumba called - $2.00 (hmmm i might get a decent pot if i can limp in with my trash)
karenexit folded
WM__GBG called - $2.00 (hehe i'm not going to be raised out)
Hero checked
** Dealing the flop: A of c, 4 of s, Q of s (bingo! .. except for the 2 spades)
WM__GBG checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (not risking this being checked through)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (nice)
katumba raised - $4.00 (hmm .. not expecting this .. maybe a weak A? pocket 4s would be nasty though)
WM__GBG folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (lets see where I stand)
slaktis72 called - $6.00 (calling 2 bets? hmm at least a pair)
katumba called - $6.00 (no reraise .. i'm more confident i'm in front now)
** Dealing the turn: 4 of h (a nice miracle card for me)
Hero bet - $4.00 (lets see if i am in front - surely he doesn't have 44 so i'm betting hard)
slaktis72 folded
katumba called - $4.00 (yep looks like i've got this)
** Dealing the river: 6 of d
Hero bet - $4.00
katumba called - $4.00
Hero shows: Q of h, 4 of c
katumba mucks: A of h, 8 of h (would have been hard for him to get away from this with no raising preflop - although if he'd raised preflop i'd have folded.)
Hero wins $39.90 from the main pot
Hand 2:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $39.35
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $157.40
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $342.16
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $216.33 [Dealer]
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $198.28
Kyroka posted the small blind - $1.00
WM__GBG posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: Q of s, J of c (good enough 5 handed UTG)
Hero raised - $4.00
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (hmm dont really want calls)
karenexit called - $4.00 (ack)
Kyroka raised - $6.00 (oh oh)
WM__GBG folded
Hero called - $6.00 (well pot is already pretty big, so I gotta see a flop)
slaktis72 called - $6.00
karenexit called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 6 of c, Q of d, J of s (awesome!! - can't see what i'm behind to now with the 3 bet unless QQ or JJ)
Kyroka bet - $2.00 (i'd cbet in his position too)
Hero raised - $4.00 (lets find out if i'm ahead - also I want anyone on a draw to pay, and i'd really prefer to win the pot right here)
slaktis72 folded (good)
karenexit folded (even better)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (can live with this)
** Dealing the turn: 10 of d
Kyroka checked (well i guess that takes out AK and probably TT .. although i'd be a little sick if he checkraises here, and that's probably what i'd do in his position. He might be on AA,KK, AQ, AJs?)
Hero bet - $4.00 (gotta value bet ... please dont checkraise)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (Sweet)
** Dealing the river: 7 of c
Kyroka checked
Hero bet - $4.00 (easy value bet i think .. again would be a bit sick if i get checkraised here, but i'd be calling down)
Kyroka called - $4.00 (ty)
Hero shows: Q of s, J of c
Kyroka mucks: A of d, Q of c (woulda been hard to get away from for me too)
Hero wins $47.50 from the main pot
Hand 3
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $0.00 [Sitting out]
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $105.35 [Dealer]
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $358.89
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $266.68
- Fantomen1 sitting in seat 6 with $30.20
slaktis72 posted the small blind - $1.00
karenexit posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of c, J of c (nice)
Fantomen1 called - $2.00 (must punish limpers ...)
Hero raised - $4.00 (Try to get this heads up)
slaktis72 folded
karenexit called - $4.00 (annoying)
Fantomen1 called - $4.00
** Dealing the flop: Q of d, J of h, 3 of h (hmm not the best of flops. wrong suit and I could be behind a Q)
karenexit checked
Fantomen1 checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (gotta cbet with the 2 checks, although a checkraise wouldnt be good, but at least I 'd know where I stood)
karenexit folded
Fantomen1 called - $2.00
** Dealing the turn: K of d (nice, although the board is now two suited)
Fantomen1 checked
Hero bet - $4.00 (would like to win the pot right here really)
Fantomen1 raised - $8.00 (weird reraise here .. surely he would have raised QQ preflop. I guess he could have had 33, but then he'd raise the flop with a flushdraw there. More likely I think his open limp preflop to me means he's on a draw, and most likely a diamond draw as he probably would have bet the heart draw on the flop. Can't really discount KQ either though, or AT)
Hero raised - $12.00 (lets find out how i'm sitting)
Fantomen1 called - $12.00 (hmmm ... I may be in front here)
** Dealing the river: 10 of h (well that card really really sux .. hits the flush draw and an A makes a straight)
Fantomen1 checked (interesting ... wonder if he's going for the check raise?)
Hero checked (i'm thinking this is one where if i bet i'm only getting called by a better hand, so its probably safer to check behind. I'd hate to have to call a reraise here when a reraise basically means i'm beat).
Fantomen1 shows: Q of c, J of d (nice one ... guess he shouldnt have limped in with that)
Hero shows: K of c, J of c
Hero wins $38.95 from the main pot
Hand 4
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $55.50
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $113.75
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $336.29
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $122.45 [Dealer]
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $187.83
karenexit posted the small blind - $1.00
WM__GBG posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: J of s, Q of s (not bad)
Hero raised - $4.00
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (dont mind callers with this drawing hand)
bustanut82 folded
karenexit called - $4.00 (good)
WM__GBG called - $4.00 (good)
** Dealing the flop: 2 of s, 10 of c, 6 of h (yuk .. only have 2 overs and bdfd)
karenexit checked
WM__GBG checked
Hero bet - $2.00 (hmm 2 checks ... check or bet ... check or bet ... lets see if a bet takes this one down)
slaktis72 called - $2.00 (guess not)
karenexit called - $2.00 (really guess not)
WM__GBG called - $2.00 (FFS .. looks like i'm throwing this away on the turn)
** Dealing the turn: K of c (hmm now an OESD to the nuts ..nice)
karenexit bet - $4.00
WM__GBG called - $4.00
Hero called - $4.00 (dont mind paying one bet in a pot this size)
slaktis72 folded
** Dealing the river: 4 of h (missed this one ... oh well - can't see any point bluffing either)
karenexit bet - $4.00
WM__GBG folded
Hero folded
karenexit mucks:
karenexit wins $38.20 from the main pot
Hand 5:
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.004.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $53.90
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $78.55 [Dealer]
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $382.19
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $112.45
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $189.33
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $89.95
slaktis72 posted the small blind - $1.00
bustanut82 posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, A of c (my bogey hand of the previous session!!)
karenexit called - $2.00 (nice one fishy .. ol utg)
Kyroka folded
WM__GBG folded
Hero raised - $4.00 (make everyone pay to draw out on me)
slaktis72 called - $4.00 (nice call fish)
bustanut82 called - $4.00 (far out ... 4 to the flop again)
karenexit called - $4.00
** Dealing the flop: J of s, 7 of h, J of h (well thats a somewhat ugly flop ... not sure how to play this. dont want to get checkraised, although I have the Ah which is handy)
slaktis72 checked
bustanut82 checked
karenexit checked
Hero checked (i think this is the wrong move. i'm giving a free card into 3 opponents .. although i guess i'm either a long way in front or way behind anyone with a J)
** Dealing the turn: 2 of h (thats a nasty flush card, although i'm drawing to the nut flush .. would be really ugly if he has a boat)
slaktis72 bet - $4.00 (hmmm has he hit the flush? was he going for a checkraise on the flop? he's bet with worse earlier)
bustanut82 folded
karenexit folded
Hero called - $4.00 (i'm calling this down with the nut flush draw)
** Dealing the river: 10 of h (awesome, now i'm only behind a boat or 8h9h)
slaktis72 checked (smells weak, i'm value betting here)
Hero bet - $4.00 (nut flush .. must bet)
slaktis72 called - $4.00
Hero shows: A of h, A of c
slaktis72 mucks: 8 of h, 8 of s (ty)
Hero wins $30.40 from the main pot
End of game 2123348176
Hand 6
** I Need You [Hold 'em] (2.00/4.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- WM__GBG sitting in seat 1 with $62.50
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $98.00
- slaktis72 sitting in seat 3 with $350.94 [Sitting out]
- bustanut82 sitting in seat 4 with $132.20
- karenexit sitting in seat 5 with $168.63
- Kyroka sitting in seat 6 with $122.80 [Dealer]
WM__GBG posted the small blind - $1.00
Hero posted the big blind - $2.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of s, 6 of s (hmm okay)
bustanut82 called - $2.00
karenexit folded
Kyroka raised - $4.00
WM__GBG folded
Hero called - $4.00 (worth a call probably as bustanut is passive and is unlikely to limp reraise)
bustanut82 called - $4.00 (ty)
** Dealing the flop: A of s, 4 of s, J of c (nice .. nut flush draw)
Hero checked
bustanut82 bet - $2.00
Kyroka raised - $4.00
Hero called - $4.00 (hmm 5:1 with 9 outs - worht a stab)
bustanut82 called - $4.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of c
Hero checked
bustanut82 bet - $4.00
Kyroka raised - $8.00
Hero called - $8.00 (4.5:1 with 9 outs .. i'm still taking a stab!)
bustanut82 called - $8.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of s (wow .. i hit one again .. thats a fair change in fortune)
Hero bet - $4.00 (a river got checked through 4 ways about 3 hands ago so i'm not risking that happening. hopefully get one crying call)
bustanut82 folded
Kyroka folded (oh well)
Hero mucks:
Hero wins $50.55 from the main pot
Hand 7
Back on fishy william hill table
** Shesh [Hold 'em] (1.00/2.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- tomka900 sitting in seat 1 with $68.80
- wout26 sitting in seat 2 with $53.18
- saffy27 sitting in seat 3 with $50.00
- gjuten sitting in seat 4 with $63.49
- gill007 sitting in seat 5 with $499.91 [Dealer]
tomka900 posted the small blind - $0.50
wout26 posted the big blind - $1.00
** Dealing card to saffy27: 10 of h, A of d (okay for 5 handed)
saffy27 raised - $2.00
gjuten folded
gill007 called - $2.00 (button caller .. although he is pretty fishy and could have anything
tomka900 folded
wout26 folded
** Dealing the flop: 10 of s, 8 of c, 9 of d (well at least its not 2 suited .. but that is a nasty flop for me)
saffy27 bet - $1.00
gill007 called - $1.00 (hmm doesnt feel right ... does he have a pair? a straight draw? can't put my finger on it as this guy has played some hugely fishy hands)
** Dealing the turn: 9 of c
saffy27 checked (hate to give the free card for a straight draw when I have TPTK)
gill007 checked (hmm maybe he is on the draw)
** Dealing the river: 4 of d (a nice blank river)
saffy27 bet - $2.00 (lets bet my hand for value)
gill007 raised - $4.00 (argh .. that doesnt make me feel good .. maybe i should have trusted my instincts in this case and checked!)
saffy27 called - $4.00 (going to crying call in case he has something stupid like T5s which he has played before)
gill007 shows: 9 of s, 8 of h (hmm he called a preflop raise with 98o ... nice work. Wonder why i'm getting killed at this table?)
saffy27 mucks: 10 of h, A of d
gill007 wins $14.73 from the main pot
Current Bankroll: $10,650 (+360 Aug)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Still downswinging
Had perfect position on an aggro muppet who was playing 60% of hands and raising 40% of those. He was getting killed early on, however had a massive recovery to win about 50BBs. At the same time I went backwards fairly quickly.
This time I was getting more than my fair share of starting hands worth playing, but boy, did I manage to not hit much at all, and in particular my biggest hands were consistently getting drawn out on.
I thought i'd better check pokertracker, to make sure I wasn't making some huge mistakes, but it just appeared that I wasn't having much luck. All my Ace hands were losers except ATs which really causes problems to your win rate .. particularly when AA falls twice .. once to 96o on a flop of 9KJr turn 7 river 6.
Overall my WTSD was actually a little high at 41% although that was partly explained by having to call down the maniac a bit lighter than normal, however, that really wasn't working as my W$SD was around 32% which really is not profitable.
I am a bit disappointed with myself though as I did tilt towards the end and donked off 8BBs before realising what I was doing and quitting. All in all dropped about 17BB but only because I made a bit of a recovery on another table, and William Hill also paid me off about 15BBs whilst playing $1/2 to clear their time bonus.
Anyways thought i'd post a few hands and my thought processes:
Cbet gone wrong
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.006.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $234.23
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $293.09
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $246.21
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $200.59
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $54.06 [Dealer]
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $106.00
Hero posted the small blind - $1.50
irish7779 posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, K of h (awesome)
mr_brutal folded
preto2 folded
Arrendajo folded
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (bah only the bb left)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (cool)
** Dealing the flop: 7 of s, 5 of h, 4 of c (hmm whiffed)
Hero bet - $3.00 (worth a cbet)
irish7779 called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of c (hmm if he has a 6 i'm in trouble)
Hero bet - $6.00 (Put in a cbet anyways - this guy is playing about 50% of hands and has called down Q high before)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (damn)
** Dealing the river: 2 of d (hmmm not helpful)
Hero bet - $6.00 (hate firing a 3rd bullet ... but there's a chance of a fold here still i think)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (or not)
Hero shows: A of h, K of h
irish7779 shows: Q of d, 8 of h (umm wtf?? he called a raise on the flop with this?)
irish7779 wins $39.90 from the main pot
Standard miss for my session
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $226.50 [Dealer]
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $261.59
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $247.71
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $188.21
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $75.06
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $143.50
mr_brutal posted the small blind - $1.50
preto2 posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of d, A of d (sweet again)
Arrendajo called - $3.00 (another fish at the table .. open limp utg)
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (lets punish the limper)
irish7779 folded
mr_brutal raised - $9.00 (handy)
preto2 folded
Arrendajo called - $9.00 (he's called 2 more .. hmmm)
Hero raised - $12.00 (may as well cap it)
mr_brutal called - $12.00
Arrendajo called - $12.00
** Dealing the flop: 5 of d, 4 of s, 2 of d (awesome flop ... nut flush draw and gutshot to straight)
mr_brutal checked
Arrendajo checked
Hero bet - $3.00 (always betting here)
mr_brutal called - $3.00
Arrendajo called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 6 of h (surely no one has a 3)
mr_brutal bet - $6.00 (he has a 3?)
Arrendajo folded
Hero called - $6.00 (probably would have raised here if the other guy had called)
** Dealing the river: J of c (bah missed my FD and gutshot and overs)
mr_brutal bet - $6.00
Hero called - $6.00 (crying call .. pot is big .. i have A high. player is a fish who has called down anything)
mr_brutal shows: 5 of s, 5 of c (as expected ... not winning on that river very often)
Hero mucks: K of d, A of d
mr_brutal wins $69.00 from the main pot
FISH
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $175.12
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $342.96
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $229.63
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $222.71
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $49.09
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $146.95 [Dealer]
irish7779 posted the small blind - $1.50
mr_brutal posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, 9 of d (not bad)
preto2 folded
Arrendajo called - $3.00
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (good enough to raise the fishy limper to isolate)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (hmmm don’t really want callers)
mr_brutal called - $6.00 (dammit)
Arrendajo called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 8 of c, 10 of d, Q of h
irish7779 checked
mr_brutal checked
Arrendajo checked
Hero checked (checking through – don’t want to get check raised with one over and a gutshot)
** Dealing the turn: A of c (sweet, hit my over .. but my A is a bit weak still)
irish7779 bet - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00
Arrendajo folded
Hero called - $6.00 (not folding top pair and gutshot)
** Dealing the river: 10 of s (hmm board paired .. not good but it does help my A9 which is now 2 pair with a Q kicker)
irish7779 bet - $6.00 (hmmm … he could have the goods here betting into 2 players)
mr_brutal called - $6.00
Hero called - $6.00 (I’m closing the action although I think I’m beat, I’m probably good enough times or splitting to make this worth a call).
irish7779 shows: 9 of s, J of s (okay who the F*** calls a raise preflop with J9s only to flop the nuts .. FFS. Okay in hindsight the call is not that bad if you know for sure you are not going to get 3bet .. but with 2 players still to act behind .. sheesh).
mr_brutal mucks: 6 of s, A of s
Hero mucks: A of h, 9 of d
irish7779 wins $57.00 from the main pot
** Wait [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- GAVIER sitting in seat 1 with $162.44 [Dealer]
- preto2 sitting in seat 2 with $130.07
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 4 with $350.45
- Hero sitting in seat 5 with $199.98
preto2 posted the small blind - $1.50
mr_brutal posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of s, 5 of s (only 4 handed this is okay utg against some calling fish)
Hero raised - $6.00
GAVIER called - $6.00
preto2 called - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 6 of h, 3 of s, Q of s (sweet, another nut flush draw)
preto2 checked
mr_brutal checked
Hero bet - $3.00 (cbet to hopefully take down the pot, or at worst build it for the draw)
GAVIER called - $3.00
preto2 folded
mr_brutal called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: J of c (not helpin me)
mr_brutal checked
Hero checked (decided not to cbet into 2 opponents. if it was only one i'd definitely fire again here)
GAVIER bet - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00 (thanks for calling)
Hero called - $6.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of d (missed again .. story of my day)
mr_brutal checked
Hero checked
GAVIER checked
mr_brutal shows: J of h, 5 of h (okay what kinda fish calls with Jh5h on that board??)
Hero mucks: A of s, 5 of s
GAVIER shows: K of c, J of s (oh for ffs - another awesome flop call. at least i know I SHOULD be winning here ...)
GAVIER wins $48.45 from the main pot
My 2nd AA of the session:
** Wait [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- jonnyluguber sitting in seat 1 with $18.00
- polle37 sitting in seat 2 with $136.58
- rumblefish08 sitting in seat 3 with $454.22 [Dealer]
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 4 with $268.86
- Hero sitting in seat 5 with $147.00
mr_brutal posted the small blind - $1.50
Hero posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of s, A of h (sweet!!)
jonnyluguber called - $3.00 (nice)
polle37 called - $3.00 (nice)
rumblefish08 raised - $6.00 (AWESOME)
mr_brutal folded
Hero raised - $9.00 (3bet of course)
jonnyluguber called - $9.00
polle37 called - $9.00
rumblefish08 called - $9.00
** Dealing the flop: 7 of d, J of s, 4 of d (hmm dont really like the 2 spades but not a bad flop)
Hero bet - $3.00
jonnyluguber called - $3.00
polle37 called - $3.00
rumblefish08 called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of h (not a bad card .. worth a bet)
Hero bet - $6.00
jonnyluguber went all-in - $6.00
polle37 called - $6.00
rumblefish08 called - $6.00
** Dealing the river: K of h (FD missed good .. although KJ now beats me)
Hero bet - $6.00
polle37 folded
rumblefish08 folded
Hero shows: A of s, A of h
jonnyluguber shows: 6 of s, 5 of s (argh... apparently 56s is worth calling a 3 bet preflop. lucky he was out of cash or he would have taken another $12 off me on the river though)
jonnyluguber wins $70.50 from the main pot
Hopefully I have a better run at showdowns next time!!
Anyways bankroll is now: $10,550 (+360 Aug)
This time I was getting more than my fair share of starting hands worth playing, but boy, did I manage to not hit much at all, and in particular my biggest hands were consistently getting drawn out on.
I thought i'd better check pokertracker, to make sure I wasn't making some huge mistakes, but it just appeared that I wasn't having much luck. All my Ace hands were losers except ATs which really causes problems to your win rate .. particularly when AA falls twice .. once to 96o on a flop of 9KJr turn 7 river 6.
Overall my WTSD was actually a little high at 41% although that was partly explained by having to call down the maniac a bit lighter than normal, however, that really wasn't working as my W$SD was around 32% which really is not profitable.
I am a bit disappointed with myself though as I did tilt towards the end and donked off 8BBs before realising what I was doing and quitting. All in all dropped about 17BB but only because I made a bit of a recovery on another table, and William Hill also paid me off about 15BBs whilst playing $1/2 to clear their time bonus.
Anyways thought i'd post a few hands and my thought processes:
Cbet gone wrong
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.006.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $234.23
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $293.09
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $246.21
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $200.59
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $54.06 [Dealer]
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $106.00
Hero posted the small blind - $1.50
irish7779 posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, K of h (awesome)
mr_brutal folded
preto2 folded
Arrendajo folded
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (bah only the bb left)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (cool)
** Dealing the flop: 7 of s, 5 of h, 4 of c (hmm whiffed)
Hero bet - $3.00 (worth a cbet)
irish7779 called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of c (hmm if he has a 6 i'm in trouble)
Hero bet - $6.00 (Put in a cbet anyways - this guy is playing about 50% of hands and has called down Q high before)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (damn)
** Dealing the river: 2 of d (hmmm not helpful)
Hero bet - $6.00 (hate firing a 3rd bullet ... but there's a chance of a fold here still i think)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (or not)
Hero shows: A of h, K of h
irish7779 shows: Q of d, 8 of h (umm wtf?? he called a raise on the flop with this?)
irish7779 wins $39.90 from the main pot
Standard miss for my session
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $226.50 [Dealer]
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $261.59
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $247.71
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $188.21
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $75.06
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $143.50
mr_brutal posted the small blind - $1.50
preto2 posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: K of d, A of d (sweet again)
Arrendajo called - $3.00 (another fish at the table .. open limp utg)
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (lets punish the limper)
irish7779 folded
mr_brutal raised - $9.00 (handy)
preto2 folded
Arrendajo called - $9.00 (he's called 2 more .. hmmm)
Hero raised - $12.00 (may as well cap it)
mr_brutal called - $12.00
Arrendajo called - $12.00
** Dealing the flop: 5 of d, 4 of s, 2 of d (awesome flop ... nut flush draw and gutshot to straight)
mr_brutal checked
Arrendajo checked
Hero bet - $3.00 (always betting here)
mr_brutal called - $3.00
Arrendajo called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 6 of h (surely no one has a 3)
mr_brutal bet - $6.00 (he has a 3?)
Arrendajo folded
Hero called - $6.00 (probably would have raised here if the other guy had called)
** Dealing the river: J of c (bah missed my FD and gutshot and overs)
mr_brutal bet - $6.00
Hero called - $6.00 (crying call .. pot is big .. i have A high. player is a fish who has called down anything)
mr_brutal shows: 5 of s, 5 of c (as expected ... not winning on that river very often)
Hero mucks: K of d, A of d
mr_brutal wins $69.00 from the main pot
FISH
** If I Needed Someone [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- irish7779 sitting in seat 1 with $175.12
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 2 with $342.96
- preto2 sitting in seat 3 with $229.63
- Arrendajo sitting in seat 4 with $222.71
- bluffman4000 sitting in seat 5 with $49.09
- Hero sitting in seat 6 with $146.95 [Dealer]
irish7779 posted the small blind - $1.50
mr_brutal posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of h, 9 of d (not bad)
preto2 folded
Arrendajo called - $3.00
bluffman4000 folded
Hero raised - $6.00 (good enough to raise the fishy limper to isolate)
irish7779 called - $6.00 (hmmm don’t really want callers)
mr_brutal called - $6.00 (dammit)
Arrendajo called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 8 of c, 10 of d, Q of h
irish7779 checked
mr_brutal checked
Arrendajo checked
Hero checked (checking through – don’t want to get check raised with one over and a gutshot)
** Dealing the turn: A of c (sweet, hit my over .. but my A is a bit weak still)
irish7779 bet - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00
Arrendajo folded
Hero called - $6.00 (not folding top pair and gutshot)
** Dealing the river: 10 of s (hmm board paired .. not good but it does help my A9 which is now 2 pair with a Q kicker)
irish7779 bet - $6.00 (hmmm … he could have the goods here betting into 2 players)
mr_brutal called - $6.00
Hero called - $6.00 (I’m closing the action although I think I’m beat, I’m probably good enough times or splitting to make this worth a call).
irish7779 shows: 9 of s, J of s (okay who the F*** calls a raise preflop with J9s only to flop the nuts .. FFS. Okay in hindsight the call is not that bad if you know for sure you are not going to get 3bet .. but with 2 players still to act behind .. sheesh).
mr_brutal mucks: 6 of s, A of s
Hero mucks: A of h, 9 of d
irish7779 wins $57.00 from the main pot
** Wait [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- GAVIER sitting in seat 1 with $162.44 [Dealer]
- preto2 sitting in seat 2 with $130.07
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 4 with $350.45
- Hero sitting in seat 5 with $199.98
preto2 posted the small blind - $1.50
mr_brutal posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of s, 5 of s (only 4 handed this is okay utg against some calling fish)
Hero raised - $6.00
GAVIER called - $6.00
preto2 called - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00
** Dealing the flop: 6 of h, 3 of s, Q of s (sweet, another nut flush draw)
preto2 checked
mr_brutal checked
Hero bet - $3.00 (cbet to hopefully take down the pot, or at worst build it for the draw)
GAVIER called - $3.00
preto2 folded
mr_brutal called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: J of c (not helpin me)
mr_brutal checked
Hero checked (decided not to cbet into 2 opponents. if it was only one i'd definitely fire again here)
GAVIER bet - $6.00
mr_brutal called - $6.00 (thanks for calling)
Hero called - $6.00
** Dealing the river: 3 of d (missed again .. story of my day)
mr_brutal checked
Hero checked
GAVIER checked
mr_brutal shows: J of h, 5 of h (okay what kinda fish calls with Jh5h on that board??)
Hero mucks: A of s, 5 of s
GAVIER shows: K of c, J of s (oh for ffs - another awesome flop call. at least i know I SHOULD be winning here ...)
GAVIER wins $48.45 from the main pot
My 2nd AA of the session:
** Wait [Hold 'em] (3.00/6.00 Fixed - $ Cash Game) Real Money
- jonnyluguber sitting in seat 1 with $18.00
- polle37 sitting in seat 2 with $136.58
- rumblefish08 sitting in seat 3 with $454.22 [Dealer]
- mr_brutal sitting in seat 4 with $268.86
- Hero sitting in seat 5 with $147.00
mr_brutal posted the small blind - $1.50
Hero posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to Hero: A of s, A of h (sweet!!)
jonnyluguber called - $3.00 (nice)
polle37 called - $3.00 (nice)
rumblefish08 raised - $6.00 (AWESOME)
mr_brutal folded
Hero raised - $9.00 (3bet of course)
jonnyluguber called - $9.00
polle37 called - $9.00
rumblefish08 called - $9.00
** Dealing the flop: 7 of d, J of s, 4 of d (hmm dont really like the 2 spades but not a bad flop)
Hero bet - $3.00
jonnyluguber called - $3.00
polle37 called - $3.00
rumblefish08 called - $3.00
** Dealing the turn: 8 of h (not a bad card .. worth a bet)
Hero bet - $6.00
jonnyluguber went all-in - $6.00
polle37 called - $6.00
rumblefish08 called - $6.00
** Dealing the river: K of h (FD missed good .. although KJ now beats me)
Hero bet - $6.00
polle37 folded
rumblefish08 folded
Hero shows: A of s, A of h
jonnyluguber shows: 6 of s, 5 of s (argh... apparently 56s is worth calling a 3 bet preflop. lucky he was out of cash or he would have taken another $12 off me on the river though)
jonnyluguber wins $70.50 from the main pot
Hopefully I have a better run at showdowns next time!!
Anyways bankroll is now: $10,550 (+360 Aug)
Monday, August 4, 2008
Eaten alive by the fish
Found myself a great $3/6 table and proceeded to get slaughtered by a couple of fish in the space of 30 minutes. Dropped about 20BBs in very quick time, although any one of about 5 hands could have won me back that much as the pots were all quite huge with all the fish at the table, but my draws just refused to hit.
When I did have a hand, sheesh .. was it suck out after suck out. Several times the fish would call down with one single overcard to the board, and seemed to hit it every time. For some reason Q8o was a good hand and worth calling down versus my TT and a flop of 962r and of course a Q would river. Another hand I had Ad4d flop of 3d5d9s giving me a gutshot and nut flush draw. Of course it misses and the guy calling a preflop raise with 97o in middle position wins with top pair.
In the end of the session I checked a couple of the other guys stats -
One, who I will dub 'superfish' was running at a super hot 70% VPIP, showing down 55% of the time and winning 75% of those showdowns. His BB/100 was well over 100 for 70 hands.
The second major fish on the table was a slightly tighter 50% VPIP and only went to showdown 50% of the time, and won 65% of these showdowns.
So, after those two, no one else at the table really won much at all, although one other fish was showing a slightly positive BB/100. Frustrating once again, but I will stick at it. The fish will pay me off!
Current bankroll: $10,650 (+360 Aug)
When I did have a hand, sheesh .. was it suck out after suck out. Several times the fish would call down with one single overcard to the board, and seemed to hit it every time. For some reason Q8o was a good hand and worth calling down versus my TT and a flop of 962r and of course a Q would river. Another hand I had Ad4d flop of 3d5d9s giving me a gutshot and nut flush draw. Of course it misses and the guy calling a preflop raise with 97o in middle position wins with top pair.
In the end of the session I checked a couple of the other guys stats -
One, who I will dub 'superfish' was running at a super hot 70% VPIP, showing down 55% of the time and winning 75% of those showdowns. His BB/100 was well over 100 for 70 hands.
The second major fish on the table was a slightly tighter 50% VPIP and only went to showdown 50% of the time, and won 65% of these showdowns.
So, after those two, no one else at the table really won much at all, although one other fish was showing a slightly positive BB/100. Frustrating once again, but I will stick at it. The fish will pay me off!
Current bankroll: $10,650 (+360 Aug)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Disaster averted
Only had time for a little under a couple hours on the weekend which started disasterously.
Playing $4/8 on bodog I found a superb table which had a couple fish on my right who were playing most pots, and calling down with almost nothing in many cases. However, for me, whenever I did hit a hand it seemed like a runner runner straight, flush or full house was always out to get me. In no time, i'd dropped my entire 25BB buy in and had bought in again, only to see the 2nd buy in disappear just as quickly.
At one stage I was holding AKo preflop and raised to have 3 callers on a flop was AK8r. I've bet out and got called by two fish. Turn is a 9 of the 4th suit which takes out any possiblity of a flush, so I bet out again. River is a 7. My raise is then reraised, which I call and he flips over 65o ... I mean WTF??? And this wasn't a one off. Surely these guys were going to pay me back eventually? .. surely ... ?
The table was so good, there was just no way that I could quit it unless I ran out of time to play or the fish left. Over the next half hour the fishes gave me back 30BBs of the 55BBs i'd been down by at one stage, but disappointingly the fish left, so I quit the table.
Found a couple other big fish on Cake $3/6, including one aggro muppet who kept betting no matter what. Got irritating early when he 3bet my KK with 42o only for him to reraise the flop and hit a gutshot straight on the turn. Thankfully he then proceeded to donate a heap back, and I ended up about 15BBs up to return myself to even for the weekend.
Still waiting for that session that starts up rather than the usual hole I keep digging myself into. Thinking about it, I should get a fairly large chunk of rakeback for those couple hours, so should be up maybe $20 or $30. Will wait and see. I guess it could have been a LOT worse after the start.
Current bankroll: $10,750 (+360 Aug)
Playing $4/8 on bodog I found a superb table which had a couple fish on my right who were playing most pots, and calling down with almost nothing in many cases. However, for me, whenever I did hit a hand it seemed like a runner runner straight, flush or full house was always out to get me. In no time, i'd dropped my entire 25BB buy in and had bought in again, only to see the 2nd buy in disappear just as quickly.
At one stage I was holding AKo preflop and raised to have 3 callers on a flop was AK8r. I've bet out and got called by two fish. Turn is a 9 of the 4th suit which takes out any possiblity of a flush, so I bet out again. River is a 7. My raise is then reraised, which I call and he flips over 65o ... I mean WTF??? And this wasn't a one off. Surely these guys were going to pay me back eventually? .. surely ... ?
The table was so good, there was just no way that I could quit it unless I ran out of time to play or the fish left. Over the next half hour the fishes gave me back 30BBs of the 55BBs i'd been down by at one stage, but disappointingly the fish left, so I quit the table.
Found a couple other big fish on Cake $3/6, including one aggro muppet who kept betting no matter what. Got irritating early when he 3bet my KK with 42o only for him to reraise the flop and hit a gutshot straight on the turn. Thankfully he then proceeded to donate a heap back, and I ended up about 15BBs up to return myself to even for the weekend.
Still waiting for that session that starts up rather than the usual hole I keep digging myself into. Thinking about it, I should get a fairly large chunk of rakeback for those couple hours, so should be up maybe $20 or $30. Will wait and see. I guess it could have been a LOT worse after the start.
Current bankroll: $10,750 (+360 Aug)
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