I'm playing enough for Fulltilt ironman gold status, but still running cooler than i'd like.
Getting hammered at $2/4 and $3/6 where i'm just not winning enough showdowns, or in particular the big pots.
It only takes one or two big pots to make a massive difference to your overall win rate. Say for example you're running at -1BB/100 over 2,000 hands. The very next hand you win a 25BB pot when you river your draw multiway. Suddenly you are a 0.25BB/100 winner.
On the plus side, i'm actually finding some pretty big fish on fulltilt - enough to have at least 3 or 4 tables running most of the time. Unfortunately, they're the one's who've been rivering me, and then donating my cash to everyone else at the table. Hopefully a few hands will hold up soon, or it will be my turn to hit some draws.
Current bankroll: $27,000
June time played: 29.5h
June hands played: 7,098
June profit / (loss): ($450)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Plenty of volume
Plenty of beats. I'm winning 40% of showdowns rather than the 50% required to win at the tables. Not really much I can do about it but keep on soldiering on.
I found one perfect $3/6 table with a 84/14 guy on my right and a 56/2 guy on his right. The 84/14 guy then proceeded to showdown over 50% of hands, and won over 60% of those. Ack.
Just a few for fun:
Hand 1
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qc Ks
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Th 9d Kh (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
Turn: 7s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
River: Qh (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG+1 shows a straight, King high
6h Js????
Hero shows
Qc Ks
UTG+1 wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BB Qc Kd
4 folds, SB calls, Hero raises, SB calls
Flop: Kh 6d Jc (4.0 SB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
Turn: 7c (3.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 5h (5.0 BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 7.0 BB
SB shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
5s Js
Hero shows
Qc Kd
SB wins 6.7 BB (net +3.2 BB)
Hero lost 3.5 BB
Hand 3:
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 9d 9s
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG calls
Flop: 5h 4h Js (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
Turn: 3s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
River: 3c (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG shows three of a kind, Threes
Qd 3d
Hero shows
9d 9s
UTG wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 4
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BTN Kh Qc
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Tc 8d 9s (9.5 SB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Turn: Kc (6.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 3c (9.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls
Final Pot: 13.2 BB
Hero shows
Kh Qc
BB shows three of a kind, Threes
3s 3d
BB wins 12.8 BB (net +7.8 BB)
UTG+1 lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 5.0 BB
Hand 5
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qh Js
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Flop: Td 8c 7s (10.5 SB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Turn: 9d (8.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, UTG+1 calls, Hero 4-bets, BTN calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 7d (20.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls (yes .. stupid river bet )
Final Pot: 26.2 BB
UTG+1 shows
8h 6h
Hero shows
Qh Js
BTN shows a flush, Queen high
Qd Jd
BTN wins 25.8 BB (net +17.2 BB)
UTG+1 lost 8.5 BB
Hero lost 8.5 BB
Current bankroll: $27,100
June time played: 22h
June hands played: 5,454
June profit / (loss): ($350)
I found one perfect $3/6 table with a 84/14 guy on my right and a 56/2 guy on his right. The 84/14 guy then proceeded to showdown over 50% of hands, and won over 60% of those. Ack.
Just a few for fun:
Hand 1
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qc Ks
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Th 9d Kh (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
Turn: 7s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls
River: Qh (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG+1 shows a straight, King high
6h Js????
Hero shows
Qc Ks
UTG+1 wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 2
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BB Qc Kd
4 folds, SB calls, Hero raises, SB calls
Flop: Kh 6d Jc (4.0 SB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
Turn: 7c (3.0 BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls
River: 5h (5.0 BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 7.0 BB
SB shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
5s Js
Hero shows
Qc Kd
SB wins 6.7 BB (net +3.2 BB)
Hero lost 3.5 BB
Hand 3:
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1 9d 9s
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG calls
Flop: 5h 4h Js (7.5 SB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
Turn: 3s (4.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls
River: 3c (6.8 BB, 2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 8.8 BB
UTG shows three of a kind, Threes
Qd 3d
Hero shows
9d 9s
UTG wins 8.4 BB (net +4.4 BB)
Hero lost 4.0 BB
Hand 4
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is BTN Kh Qc
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Flop: Tc 8d 9s (9.5 SB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
Turn: Kc (6.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 3c (9.2 BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls
Final Pot: 13.2 BB
Hero shows
Kh Qc
BB shows three of a kind, Threes
3s 3d
BB wins 12.8 BB (net +7.8 BB)
UTG+1 lost 3.0 BB
Hero lost 5.0 BB
Hand 5
$3/$6 Limit Holdem
6 Players
Pre-Flop: (1.5 SB, 6 players) Hero is CO Qh Js
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Flop: Td 8c 7s (10.5 SB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls
Turn: 9d (8.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, BTN 3-bets, UTG+1 calls, Hero 4-bets, BTN calls, UTG+1 calls
River: 7d (20.2 BB, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls (yes .. stupid river bet )
Final Pot: 26.2 BB
UTG+1 shows
8h 6h
Hero shows
Qh Js
BTN shows a flush, Queen high
Qd Jd
BTN wins 25.8 BB (net +17.2 BB)
UTG+1 lost 8.5 BB
Hero lost 8.5 BB
Current bankroll: $27,100
June time played: 22h
June hands played: 5,454
June profit / (loss): ($350)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Surprisingly getting in a fair few hands at the moment. I'm on track for my mid year iron man bonus with fulltilt and just debating whether to hit silver or gold for the month.
Often enough, the Mrs and baby are asleep during the day between feeds which gives me time to hit the poker tables. Still in the red for the month but slowly crawling back up. A bit of rakeback should put me back to at least square shortly.
Given I was running at -10BB/100 for the first couple thousand hands, i've brought it back to -1.28 fairly quickly.
Found a juicy $4/8 table earlier but only got to play 24 hands before it broke up. Didn't win a single hand so that was a 15BB loss. Then I found a nice $8/16 table with position on a couple fairly large fish, and made about 7BBs before my fish left and I got up. All in all even, but it would have been nice to have hit a draw or two on the $4/8 table earlier on some very large pots.
Current bankroll: $27,350
June time played: 14h
June hands played: 3,819
June profit / (loss): ($100)
Often enough, the Mrs and baby are asleep during the day between feeds which gives me time to hit the poker tables. Still in the red for the month but slowly crawling back up. A bit of rakeback should put me back to at least square shortly.
Given I was running at -10BB/100 for the first couple thousand hands, i've brought it back to -1.28 fairly quickly.
Found a juicy $4/8 table earlier but only got to play 24 hands before it broke up. Didn't win a single hand so that was a 15BB loss. Then I found a nice $8/16 table with position on a couple fairly large fish, and made about 7BBs before my fish left and I got up. All in all even, but it would have been nice to have hit a draw or two on the $4/8 table earlier on some very large pots.
Current bankroll: $27,350
June time played: 14h
June hands played: 3,819
June profit / (loss): ($100)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Cool start to June
Getting smashed on the $2/4 tables to the tune of 10BB/100 for the first 1k hands of the month. Funny thing is i'm getting way more than my fair share of premium hands, but they are getting slaughtered consistently by mostly trash, but in fairness i've also been running into sets, and had my sets cracked by boats and runner runner flushes.
i'm going to have to deposit some more cash onto fulltilt to have a playable bankroll to clear my bonus, which is my first deposit for a very long time that hasn't been for a reload bonus. Oh well.
Everything else going well, as poker isn't the main focus at the moment with Dylan coming home yesterday.
Current bankroll: $27,100
May time played: 5.6h
May hands played: 1,721
May profit / (loss): ($350)
i'm going to have to deposit some more cash onto fulltilt to have a playable bankroll to clear my bonus, which is my first deposit for a very long time that hasn't been for a reload bonus. Oh well.
Everything else going well, as poker isn't the main focus at the moment with Dylan coming home yesterday.
Current bankroll: $27,100
May time played: 5.6h
May hands played: 1,721
May profit / (loss): ($350)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
May 2010 summary
Been an amazing month - mainly off the tables with the birth of my first child on the 31st.
Although the tables have treated me fairly well also running hot for almost the whole month, albeit playing only 20 hours.
Don't have time to do the usual monthly post as i'm pretty knackered.
I do have a goal or two for the next month, as Fulltilt have just offered me a $150 bonus, so i'd like to clear that, as well as qualify for ironman, which should be fairly easy with that bonus.
Might be an update to this post later .. or maybe not.
Current bankroll: $27,450
May time played: 19.8h
May hands played: 5,132
May profit / (loss): $1,650
Although the tables have treated me fairly well also running hot for almost the whole month, albeit playing only 20 hours.
Don't have time to do the usual monthly post as i'm pretty knackered.
I do have a goal or two for the next month, as Fulltilt have just offered me a $150 bonus, so i'd like to clear that, as well as qualify for ironman, which should be fairly easy with that bonus.
Might be an update to this post later .. or maybe not.
Current bankroll: $27,450
May time played: 19.8h
May hands played: 5,132
May profit / (loss): $1,650
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Chasing points
Just realised last night that I haven't qualified for my June Cake freeroll, so have to play a little more Cake in the next few days to make sure I earn enough points for a ticket.
I've also got to remind myself to do the June iron man on fulltilt to get my mid year ironman bonus. Don't think I have left much of a bankroll on fulltilt, but hopefully I can run hot early ....
Played a solid session last night which started badly when in my first hand it was limped by 4 players with me sitting on 84s in the big blind. I flopped the flush at K52 and donked and three bet the flop. Blank turn, but river paired the board with another K. Numb nuts flips over K5o for the boat. Couple hands later there are 3 limpers again and I'm looking at Q9s on the button so call to see me flop a flush draw. My draw hits on the river, and the cutoff bets, so I raise and then he calls, and flips over the nut flush with ATs. Seriously wtf. At least he didn't reraise when holding the nuts.
Thankfully those numpties paid me all that back and then more mainly when my 44 hit a set on the flop again with four callers and one raiser, before filling up my boat on the river with a couple Ks on the board. I have to keep my eye out for a bunch of those guys as they were basically willing to just throw their money away.
Current bankroll: $27,300
May time played: 19h
May hands played: 4,946
May profit / (loss): $1,500
I've also got to remind myself to do the June iron man on fulltilt to get my mid year ironman bonus. Don't think I have left much of a bankroll on fulltilt, but hopefully I can run hot early ....
Played a solid session last night which started badly when in my first hand it was limped by 4 players with me sitting on 84s in the big blind. I flopped the flush at K52 and donked and three bet the flop. Blank turn, but river paired the board with another K. Numb nuts flips over K5o for the boat. Couple hands later there are 3 limpers again and I'm looking at Q9s on the button so call to see me flop a flush draw. My draw hits on the river, and the cutoff bets, so I raise and then he calls, and flips over the nut flush with ATs. Seriously wtf. At least he didn't reraise when holding the nuts.
Thankfully those numpties paid me all that back and then more mainly when my 44 hit a set on the flop again with four callers and one raiser, before filling up my boat on the river with a couple Ks on the board. I have to keep my eye out for a bunch of those guys as they were basically willing to just throw their money away.
Current bankroll: $27,300
May time played: 19h
May hands played: 4,946
May profit / (loss): $1,500
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Purple Lounge challenge update
I set myself a challenge back on 28 April to build my Purple Lounge balance up from $300 to a more playable roll. I had quickly boosted that up to $400ish and since then had another super hot session at $1/2 before running super cold again to end up with a balance around $450. Add a little rakeback at the end of the month and my little self challenge is going fairly well.
Played a little last night, and ran reasonably well again on a mixture of $3/6, $2/4 and $1/2. I think I lost a little at the $1/2 level, but that was more than made up for on the slighly bigger tables.
One single hand at $2/4 made a significant difference when a 45/35 guy raised from the cutoff, and I figured I probably have equity to isolate on the button with QTs. Problem was both blinds decided to come along for the ride and my 3 bet was suddenly not looking so good. Flop was the hail Mary J98r, and somehow the flop got capped four ways. Turn was an Ace, which was a great card for me, given it also gave me a flush draw, and the turn also allowed me to three bet four ways. River was a T which kinda sucked, as there was now a chance I was splitting the pot. The cutoff checked, I bet, and both blinds folded. The cutoff then raised so I three bet as there was no way I was giving him credit for KQ although we could have been splitting if he had a Q. He called and flipped over 87o for the bottom end of the straight, so I scooped the whole pot. Not sure what he was doing with his capping of the flop ....
Current bankroll: $27,200
May time played: 18h
May hands played: 4,719
May profit / (loss): $1,400
Played a little last night, and ran reasonably well again on a mixture of $3/6, $2/4 and $1/2. I think I lost a little at the $1/2 level, but that was more than made up for on the slighly bigger tables.
One single hand at $2/4 made a significant difference when a 45/35 guy raised from the cutoff, and I figured I probably have equity to isolate on the button with QTs. Problem was both blinds decided to come along for the ride and my 3 bet was suddenly not looking so good. Flop was the hail Mary J98r, and somehow the flop got capped four ways. Turn was an Ace, which was a great card for me, given it also gave me a flush draw, and the turn also allowed me to three bet four ways. River was a T which kinda sucked, as there was now a chance I was splitting the pot. The cutoff checked, I bet, and both blinds folded. The cutoff then raised so I three bet as there was no way I was giving him credit for KQ although we could have been splitting if he had a Q. He called and flipped over 87o for the bottom end of the straight, so I scooped the whole pot. Not sure what he was doing with his capping of the flop ....
Current bankroll: $27,200
May time played: 18h
May hands played: 4,719
May profit / (loss): $1,400
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