SwimmingMoose

Casino Satellite

2011-06-29T13:30:00.002+12:00

Played a $200 Satellite to Canterbury champs and Omaha tourney. 2x $600 seats. $1200 total. So 16 entrants. Two $1200 and $400ish for 3rd. Marco brought in late. I got AA vs his low overpair. Took a little bit off him. Then Shoved with AK when he 3bet me. We chopped. Then I got A876(double suited) (rotational btw) riase pre, Flop 57J I have Q high flush draw. Cbet. Get it in vs Marcos 8654(two spades) I hold cos I have him crushed. So get upto $14000 from 8k. O I hit a set in a limpped pot and got like 600 chips!

Basicly fold cos im card dead until I have about 10K. Even limping with QQxx in omaha. Missing. Couldnt hit a hand. so its like 8 handed at 2nd break. I come back. only 4 ppl back at table so I shove with 108s to pick up 1500 worth of blinds. A few ppl get taken out. Omaha, guy limps. I shove the only playable hand Ive had since start of tourney. AQ98 double suited. Get called by shorter stack and KKxx of limper. Hit 3 pair which is good. Yay. Luckbox. So up to 25K. A few ppl get knocked out. KK
Holdem round. Guy limps my BB a few times. I steal with K6 once. Then Ax. Then limps again and I decide to not shove with J9s. 9 high flop and he leads so I shove. Back to 25K or so. Everyone has about 30-40K. Blinds 1/2K. Get KK finally but get folds cos Ive been so tight. Then back to Omaha. 1.5K/3K. Yay. Omaha 10bb Satellite bubble. WTF do I do?

So after break. Guy limps UTG. Dimitri (remembered his name) min raises. I fold my BB. Limper folds. WTF? So there is alot of limping, checking it down. Even with AAxx. I saw it twice. So Im down to 16K. Dimitri limps. I have A987 double suited. So shove. I think its a good play cos if I go another orbit Im down to 12K, 4 bb. And my hands not horrible. the BB tank calls. I get my last 4K in on A24 board. He calls with J1098 with flush draw. Ive got a lower flush draw. But he hits obviously. Such a wierd play by him. Considering how tight ive been. I know thats a good hand against AAxx. But he wouldve been crippled(maybe 10-15K) if he lost. Dan tells me the two guys (not Dimitri) share all their buy ins and winnings from tourneys. And Dimitri was smaoking every break with one of them. Just pretty standard I guess. Wanted to bust me. Its omaha. I was 60%. He was big stack. O well.

Then played cash. Not many notable hands. Like last blog where I had one hand that was fun/that I could talk about. Very card dead. Lost with K9dd vs AJ J82dd board. Then J10cc 8c7c2, 3 way all in. QQ and 76. 76 won. I dont expect to win a flip, but it would be nice one of these days. Then run into JJ,QQ,KK with every playable hand. Lose min, Min at casino is 2 much. Then run into nuts with my only 2 bluffs. I did hit a baby flush and got shoved on. And did pick up a few pots. But it was a hard night. Had 2 fold alot. Just bad situations.

So down $550 overall. Man its so hard when you see ppl get it in with QQ vs AA and Hit a Queen. And 44 vs JJ and hit a 44. Or AJ vs AK and hit a J. Or Q8 vs AK and hit an 8. Or pick up KK or AA or any type of playable hand. Anytime I got AQ I got a K high flop and two ppl bet b4 me. Just things like that.

So after running good at my home game it obviously didn't work out at casino. Ill win one of these days.

Back to a Live bankroll of -$1500

Last night

2011-06-27T17:44:00.002+12:00

Remi asked for a game of poker on facebook last sunday arvo, so I obliged. Had a fun turnout. Me, Dan on my left, then Dev, Chris, Liam, Kevin(for a bit) then Remi on my right. Also Matt popped in for about 30 min but lost his $75 when his AK lost to AA all in preflop. Standard.

So was 6 handed most of the day which was cool. Remi didnt hit a single pair. So sulked a bit. But thats standard when u cant hit pairs. I do that all the time. Got into about 5 good spots vs Chris Tyree. A few were on the turn, where I was able to shove his second barrel successfully. One was a strong hand, one was a semi bluff, cant remember what the other one was. He folded everytime. He mustve had nice semibluff/weak value bet/top pair type hands that folded. Trying not 2 give away 2 much info. But also want 2 tell everyone. But cant let him get inside my head again. Also had about 3 preflop battles. I think the first time I got the 3 bet in to about $10. He made it $30 and I shoved with Kigh high :) He folded his A rag. He almost insta raises my 3 bets everytime, so pretty standard. But ive been quite weak the last few sessions. Second I 4 bet to $30 and cbet successfully. Third I 4 bet to $30 and he shoved me with K high :) but I had AA. Won that one.

So yeah, think I got the best of him in all of those hands. He got a cheeky value bet off on KQxQx board with KJ vs my K10. Only for a little bit. Actually one hand that was fun. Chris 3 bet my opening utg raise to like $8-$10 standard, oop position tho. Liam calls quickly. Its early, and Im weak sometimes, So I decide not 2 get 2 aggressive with my 1010. Dev calls as well. $40 preflop :) Flop comes J98. So thats nice. Checked around. Dont wanna get 2 out of control. Dev and Liam could have a jack. Tyree probly has AK which is annoying cos i dont wanna give him a free card either. But whatever. Turn comes Q. Straight! I think tyree bets I raise and bet $50 on the King river. He folds 2 pair. Standard fold for him.

I 4 outered Liam with 10 7 on Q107x(3 spade flop) vs his K high spade flush. I was like Once is fine. 7 river. woop woop. Enough about that hand. Lets forget it. He got me back a bit later. He limped in SB. I check my straddle with 55. I dont wanna play 2 hard vs him. with 55. Flop 542. Checked. Turn 9. He checks. I bet $2. He calls. River 7. He leads for $5. I raise $20. He bets $70 after tanking. I shouldve folded. It felt like a fold. I tanked for ages. Then I say if you have 68 you can have $50. Lame tho. Cos he had 68. I think he could do that with a two pair. So I dont hate my call. But it felt like a fold. But I dont hit sets. Ah well.

Had a straight flush draw once. Just called Devs donk bet. Q10x flop. I have J9s. Turn was a 9. Dev checks. I just decide to check. River is blank. Dev checks. I check. He shows Q10. Just felt like it was a bad time to semi bluff. Even tho I basically had the nuts. Vs anyone else. Liam, Tyree. Insta raise.

Blah Blah. Played pretty well apart from my 4 outer. But its easy 2 play well when you run good. Ended at about 8.30 after I stacked Tyree for the last time. Then played 4 handed chinese poker with Dan, Remi and Liam. Ran good and got up about 20 points for $20. So ended up like $450. Got convinced to go to the casino with Dan and Ben. Lost $25 on blackjack while waiting for table. Won a little on poker. Then got 3 bet by dan like 3 times. Gave him respect cos hes real tight at our game. But thought something was fishy. Definitly played a bit looser. Bleed a little cos I started to be card dead. The an interesting hand vs a "pro" plays mad multi tables and high stakes online according 2 dan. So I raise UTG with QJo to $7. 4 callers including "pro" in BB. I cbet $15 on J high board. Looking weak. One caller, then "pro" raises I think hes full of shit cos I look weak. I just call cos I wanna shove his second barrel on turn. Other guy folds. He checks turn. J 9 7 7 board btw. I think about it and check. He still could have a better Jack. Not much worse is calling my bet. River is a Q. He bets. I insta shove. Cos my Queens and Jacks are like good 90% of the time here. He tanks. Says "wtf If you slowplayed 10 8 well done" etc. Calls. I say no 10 8. But my hand is obviously good. I assume he had Q10. Cos that makes sense. So I probly shouldve bet turn. But it worked out well. So got card dead for the last 3 orbits/hour. Um K2o J3o 43s. etc etc. Crazy asian action. Was so hoping to hit AA or set. or top pair. Or second pair. But didnt happen and other ppl got their money. So 2.30am. Poker closed. $75 up. Woke up at 7am for my day. So tired now. But Im up half a G. So decided to blog. Might head 2 casino more with a few buy in roll.

Peace.

Live Bankroll -$950

This is how much luck/varience there is in Poker

2011-06-23T18:45:00.002+12:00

http://www.leggopoker.com/blogs/theashman103/game-chose-me-10176.html#comments

$500K below EV in Holdem. Look at the point where his actual money goes back below 0 at 850K hands. I guess thats bankroll management?

$4 million above EV in Omaha. Say he buys in $40K at 200/400 thats still 100 stacks above EV.

Obvious hes a good player. But it really has 2 fuck with your mind if your X amount below EV and you have to drop down to smaller stakes. Or X above EV and your not sure if its going to come crashing down. Hes played 750K hands of omaha. for EV profit of $4.5Mill. Imagine even if he did another 750K hands. Still "profiting" but basicly his EV graph might catch up to his actual winnings. And over that year(or so) of playing, he makes nothing.

Another article

http://www.pokerlistings.com/elky-wins-first-wsop-bracelet-and-poker-s-triple-crown-10914

Quote: “Then for five years I ran pretty bad and just couldn’t get anything going,” he said.

Point one. Thats pretty epic that he understands/acknowledges that you can run bad for 5 years in Live MTT's.

Point two. Hes won like 3 other major titles in those 5 years. Still doesn't realize how lucky he is.

Point three. If you can run bad for 5 years. Its basicly Luck to who wins a major in their first year, and can compete at that high level for longer. (same goes for cash games) As if we run bad for 5 years. I dont think I would play anymore. And alot of ppl wouldnt.

And lastly. Fucken Jason Mercier. Another Final table. He wins everything. Obviously a good player. But when you hit quads on the final table of a major event like this. You must be running good. He tweets about him winning a flip like it no big thing. Or when he multitabling 3 live events and he runs and shoves J5 into KK and wins. That poor soul who got his kings cracked would be devastated. Haha.

Ah well. Ill keep playing and hope I get lucky. Heres to run good.

Blog blog blog

2011-06-19T18:17:00.006+12:00

Well after my brutal casino night, i took a few weeks off. Well played the Tuesday night PokerSoc Online stuff. Along with a few tourneys, so I would still have a few deep runs as PokerSoc one would start. WAs cashing a fair bit. Then I made a deep run in a $10 700 person tourney. Busted 8th :(. 1st was like $1500 ish. I got $150 or $200 maybe. Ah well. Was pretty brutal final table. Nothing hit, and every hand I played just didnt go my way. Plus the shorties kept doubling which was annoying else I wouldve got like 6th. haha.

So Micah has been tweeting about his time at crown casino tourneys. And since I follow (like their pages as bookmark)like Matt Stout, Erik Siedel, Jean Robert Bellande and a few others I thought I would sign up. Actually make following ppl way easier. Who would have thought. Anyway, was real fun following Micah, since I know him, it was just like following a pokerpro. But better. Anyway Micah inspired me to play some tourneys. So I did. Here are my tweets. haha.

Deep in online tourney,3.5k 1st. 3bt frm bb w KKc.Flop 2c7c8c Cbet call shove.4c5c. Donk. Then slowplay KK w12bb.he flops top2 with J10.

Lose blind steal then JJ
Out, Button raises, I jam SB, BB snaps with A9s. I miss. Cashed a fair bit so might give it another go 2moro. #onlyalittletilted

So yeah, was really deep in 3. The KK hand was brutal. I looked back at tourney 5 min later and the donk lost all my chips. I was big stack as well. That blind steal was so wierd. I was playing super tight. Had 15bb. And just shoved SB into BB. Obviously didnt need to. He was quite tight as well. (from my stats of about 30 hands) So I thought it wouldnt be bad unless he woke up with monster. So he tank calls with K8. Was good obv. But so so bad. And I didnt suck out. That last guy mustve known I was tilting. Cos my resteal with AJ got snapped by AK a few hands earlier.

Played a Home game Thursday as well. Was good. Got 12 or so players.

Hand one. I raise K6dd. Flop K75 two hearts. I cbet. Liam calls. Dev raises. For some reason I dont think hes strong, So I call. Liam calls. Turn 6h. Liam checks. Dev Bets like half pot. I dont like it. But bet seems like a King now, and i just sucked out on a king. So I call. Plus raiseing is silly. Liam calls. So now im done with the hand. One of them has a flush. River 6(or King) Check Check. I bet small. Like 1/3 pot. Cos I want both callers. I dont think either would call a big bet. Liam calls. Dev folds. Both have baby flushes. Good fold by dev. So I do get lucky.

Matt W reraises me in position, we are very deep, I call with 108s. I think Kevin comes along for the ride as well. Flop A1010. I check. He cbets. I call. Turn K. (brings my flush draw as well) I check. He checks. River blank(but gives me flush) I lead like pot on river. I expect him to call here with any Ace. Cos paired and K high board. He tank folds apparently AK. haha. Doubt it. Probly him bluffing. He says you probly backdoored a flush. Which i did. Haha. But i was valuebetting a 10 there anytime.

Another tweet: had to tweet this 2 Micah:

Wow, raise 1.50utg, utg+1 3.50, +2 calls. I make it $10 w QQ, +1 calls, +2 shoves for $80. Minimal reads. I fold. +1 JJ n +2 AA #herofold

utg+1 was Tim C's flatmate which I havnt played with b4. (tight) +2 was this new guy, Robin. An asian guy who came at like 10pm. Part of PokerSoc. Im already scared when I see a 3bet and a coldcall. But I raise $10 anyway. Tims flatmate calls. Which is probly the scariest part. The jam seems so much like AK. But yeah I just didnt feel like it. Seemed like trouble. I thought he couldve had AA. But If not I was also worried about tims flatmate. Yeah, just didnt seem right. Turns out Robin made some bluffs later and wasnt that tight. So if I knew that I mightve called. Haha.

Hero fold for the win. Nearer the end of the night I 4 bet Matt W to $25 w AK from UTG. He calls. Flop AKx. I cbet $40. He calls. Turn is a 4. I shove $100 or so. He snaps with A4. Turned 2 pair. Which is another reason why him folding AK in the other hand is garbage. Haha. But that was good.

Final hand of the night. Most exciting hand of the night. I raise with 1010. Call, Raise $10. Call, Call, Raise(wait he said call miscommunication) so Call. I call. Call. Tim shoves $30 ish total Matt calls. Fold. All in $50 or so. I show hayden. Hes like wtf, I dont know what 2 do. I fold. Kevin shows me(says good gambling hand right) shoves. $120ish. Matt calls.

What do you reakon? Take your guesses. The reason I folded was of my awkward position. Im really happy getting $50 in there 5 way. but Matt was so deep still cos he stacked someone else. And he gets crazy sometimes. So anyway. Kevin doesnt wanna show. Cos he has J4s. I agree cos I think everyone else actually has strong hands. But whatevs. Tim shows Q6 ish. Matt had A9s. Robin 75s. and Kevin J4. Ah..... fml.

Flop J26. Kevin says I hit. Turn 4. Kevin slams down his J4. Yeah boy. Wait its J5. Fuck. Fuck. Even I thought he had J4. Hahahahaha. So much for not showing his hand. River A. Matt takes it. Lucky cunt. Haha. See if I raised, Kevin and matt mightve got out of the way. Maybe not!

So +$165

Live bankroll -$1450

O thats right. I cashed out most of online roll. But then cashout curse happened when I sat at 6max NL50 with my last $70 and got KK lost to AA aip. GG. Typical.

Typical casino

2011-05-30T13:54:00.002+12:00

Well walked in the door. Got a $25 food/drink voucher cos it was reopening night. Free glass of bubbles. Line for poker table. but all was going well.

Um, started off standard. Raise, cbet give up. down $50 or so. Move tables cos i know half the ppl on my first table. I.e. Ben Liam and Dan.

First hand. A few limpers. One open to $15, who i know to be crazy. I have $80 or so. Shove with 88. A limper calls with something. Board runs out low like 109722. I show my 88, thinking he might have AK. He looks hard. Thinks about it. O thats right. His AA wins. Typical slowroll. So $150 down. Get AA on button next hand. One limper. I raise $15. Limper calls. cbet low 3 heart board. Get no action. Raise limpers late position a few times. Cbet works one out of 2. I raise button next orbit with A10. Hit top pair top kicker. Get it in vs Elliot. Toms friend in the SB with his 76s, he flopped a gutshot straightflush draw. Hits his straight flush. Fine. $300 down. Get AQ. Raise early postion. Flop Q9x. I cbet. Small stack shoves over the top. Maniac guy calls. (this maniac guy is same guy who is in this post. http://swimmingmoosestevens.blogspot.com/2010/10/adf-gwe-hpjhoe-r_23.html) So small stack only just covered my cbet. I actually tried to bet small enough that he could. But misjudged his stack. So anyway. Had 2 call. Turn K. Great. He checks. I Bet. Cos im still happy to get it in here. Just cos its a scare card for me. And im pretty sure he would bluff me in that spot. So I bet call. He has Q9. great. Short stack has J10. for straight. Ah. I did play that bad. Probly shouldve checked behind. But I dont think I played that bad vs that particular guy. so I borrow $50 more. cos I have $50 left. One limper. I raise to $5 utg+1 qith 9 10s. Which i think is really good size for my stack and the amount of callers I could get behind. Flop comes down 9 high. I cbet. $10 into $25 cos I got 4 callers. Maniac guy raise to like $30-$40. I only have $100 total. So im like fuck it. I have top pair. He probly expects me 2 have overcards. Get it in. So I shoved. He snap called. So Im like shit. He may have a better 9. But its unlucky if he does. so board runs out 9 5 3 3 K. So he looks at me like I probly have it. So I show my 910. Cos he did call me anyway. Wait for it. O yeah, guess what he has....... Ill let u actually guess. that right 83. Not K5, or K9. or K10. Nope 83. So thats my last $100. Down $550. Eat my free feed with $25 voucher. So I get drunk. Cos I think that cheaper than playing poker or gambling.

In other news. Ben ends up over $1000. Player every game. Typical wins in most. Like get up a "buy in" like $100 or so. Cash out. Think about it. Then just shove $100 on 1-12 on roulette. Theres 36 numbers. So he wins $200 on top if he hits numbers 1-12. Now lets just think about it. If I personally did that, Chances are. 66% that I would lose that $100. But of course he hits a number between 1 and 12. So standard $200 easy money for him. He then played poker again at like 2.45 when casino closes at 3. Just to get it all in vs marco. So he wins the first flip vs marco. Then a 3rd person calls on there last hands. He wins that obv.

GG. Probly no poker for a little bit. (well casino anyway)

Live bankroll-$1615

Post b4 casino opening night

2011-05-25T19:50:00.002+12:00

Well after that big win - I ran horrible again and it all came crashing down.

Well basicly i tried to bluff chris tyree in what i thought was a good spot. He woke up with the nuts. Had AKQ7 on A J 10 7 7 board. Checked around flop. Then I bet turn, then bet called a small All in Bet on river. He had JJ. Got it in with Q7xx on x7QQ board vs AQJ9. Pretty sure I had a J or 9. So 6 outered on river obv. Ben raised $10 preflop. I hit gutshot and nut flush draw and got it in vs his top set. 1010xx on 10 2 5 board. Typical that ben hits top set with such a weak starting hand after riasing $10 preflop. Ran everything once. Lost everytime. -$440

Played a cashie at Matt W's Ended up $90 which was pretty casual. I bluff matt alot cos he was playing tight standard, but raised in silly spots. Hit some more cards. But i wouldnt call it running good. Then Played PokerSoc $10 crazy Pineapple. Was hitting heaps of cards in the cash game. But then ran top 2 into made Kevins made flush. 3 card flush on flop. Up $100 plus from first game, then lost over $30 playing $1 point chinese poker with Jin, Chewy and Dan. So up $75 overall.

So -$275 from live

Played $75 ftops main event. Two buy ins cos its multi entry. And $100 scoop (low buy in) main event. Plus a few $24 tourneys. Got up to 20K from 10K in stars one. Cant actually remember how i went out. Pretty uneventful tho. I got up from 7500 to 30K and 15K in ftops. Lost 15K with JJ in cutoff vs button shove with his A9. Ace on river. Then blinds got high and lost a flip for both buy ins I think.

In other news. Took down $10 PokerSoc Online Homegames Tourney two weeks in a row. Back to Back baby. $100 each time. So yeah. They are fun when u run good.

Casino opens again after earthquake 2moro. So heading there with the newbie ben. And a whole bunch of ppl. Its like an "event" haha. Hope I run good and wipe this $1065 of my negative live bankroll.

Live Bankroll -$1065

Maniac Marco

2011-05-14T20:47:00.002+12:00

So played the second installment of our 50c/$1 game with Micah as head guest. Tangoed with Marco a fair bit. First off. I limped SB with A6o, marco raised the BB obv. Button called after limping. I called. Flop came A high. I check. Marco bets obv. Fold, then I call. Turn brings a second flush draw, with a 2 of diamonds. I check. Marco checks behind. River brings another diamond. I lead for some reason. Thinking a worse hand than a weak ace will call me here. Although Im probly right, He shoves. I think the only option is that hes bluffing or has the flush. Bluffing being more likly. Turns out he has hit a straight flush. I played that hand bad, but shot marco for hitting runner runner straight flush with 45s. Haha. Second hand I raise with AA. Marco 3 bets. I 4 bet. He calls. Flop 865, rainbow. Still not the best flop for AA but still way ahead of marco, mostly. I cbet small, cos we are still deep, as I just rebrought for $200ish. He calls. Turn brings an Ace. That puts me ahead of any set etc. Nice. I Bet small like I have KK etc. He shoves cos he picked up a flush draw with his 78s. I snap. We decide to run it twice and I win both. I lose 50+ floating marco a few hands later then giving up on turn. So I decide to float him again with 77 on 1022 board after he 3 bet me. Then check call 9 turn. Then check shove the 8 river :) Big bluff. He lays down what I assume to be a Q10 type hand. I obviuosly try to rep a set/fullhouse. but he takes ages 2 fold. Saying I would raise turn if I had strong hand. I say sometimes not all the time. But hes probly right.

Later we swap tables. This time im in postion. $300+ deep. Marco 3 bets someone to $10 or so. I 4 bet $30-$40. He 5 bets to $120ish with $200 behind. I really have to shove KK here. He can do that with QQ, AK. possibly JJ or AQs, maybe 27o. It does look like AK. Good bet sizing by him. Wakes up with AA obviously. I ask "how many times you wanna run it" "once" he replies. Fair enough. bye bye $300. So this puts me at like $150 after buying in for $300. I hit some top pairs. check call my way to 50-100BB by snapping off obvious bluffs. And if they werent bluffs, like that one hand, well I lose. Raised with 64s. Hit a flush draw. cbet. Kevin calls. Then I hit. I lead instead of check calling. Cos I would be fucked if I let another heart come. He raises. Thats cool. I call. River blank. I check call cos im a pussy. And he was bluffing anyway. So My stack has gome right back to about $400, when I brought in for $400. Marco 3 bets Micah once again. I decide to call with 64s on button - maybe SB. haha. cos micah did this speech about playing more hands, and i got sick of folding. So 4 way to a 10 6 4 flop. Marco Cbets. I raise. Cos I always raise with a strong hand on. As noted from when I almost did a failed bluff vs him. He shoves. I snap. "how many times?" "once" I reply. I hold vs his A10. Yeah, so up $470. Good night.

Making my money back.

Live Bankroll -$790

Generic havnt posted in ages title

2011-05-10T17:24:00.004+12:00

I have notes

+$500

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150226706741343&set=a.10150117545546343.318596.631836342&type=1&theater

I ran amazing. Hit everything. Played well.

-$150

Ran mediocre. Wouldve broke even but my first 3 barrel bluff in the century (2-7) got snapped off with TPGK. Well he did TANK call. So almost worked. But that cost me $200.

-$140

Back to being card dead. Why cant I run consistently just above average :) all this run supergood and superbad is hard work.

-$60

Again very stoaked with being down only $60 with my run shit hit no pairs. highlight - Ben G raises. Edmund call. I have 65o and me and ben are $300+ deep. Flop 789. Ben cbets. Edmund calls. I raise. Ben shoves for $300 plus. Bet you all think I snap called and took his stack - that would be a highlight - but the highlight was convincing him that I should only put in $50 and run it to river. I was up against J10.

+$300

came second in high rollers. Obviously just saved my run good for High Rollers. Knew it was coming. Played well. Won a crucial flip for a medium proportion of my stack, then got paid off big with AA. Then won a coin flip and busted someone in 4th. Then let someone bust in 3rd. Then had a mare heads up. But whatever.

-$200

Up and down. Failed bluff vs chewy. Into card dead state. Into hitting everything in omaha. Into finally breaking even for the night. Into Capped $300 ($150 each) pot Set of 8s on K82 board vs Micahs Set of Kings. Into Losing another $100 in last orbit of night in really brutal situations. Basically I missed a few draws for $20-50 bets when we are $300 deep and 80% going to get paid off by Kevin. Or bluffed in a real good spot, got called by a draw and he hit.

Lets Add that Up. +$350

Live bankroll -$1260

I love my life

2011-04-21T21:20:00.004+12:00

Broke even the last 2 cash games. Cant really remember many hands of interest. I dont hit pairs. Hit some flushes etc. But happy 2 break even cos i still got into some brutal spots.

Had a little go online. Obv dont have any bankroll managment.

My first try I had $15 left over, just played cap 25c/50c. Mt AA got cracked about 3 hands in. Played a little heads up 2day.

:(

Marcos a donk

2011-04-16T12:17:00.003+12:00

So organized another home game. Had a good lineup. 10 ppl tho. Which is really hard. I enjoyed the early 5 handed, actually enjoyed playing 10 handed for a while. Was a bit slow, but played good. And at the end of the night it was 4 handed again. which was cool. Some hands....

Got a queen high flush (with A or K on board, so second nuts) vs Chris. Bet the turn. He raised, I reraised, cos hes usually has a flush there, I dont think he would raise any other hand there apart from maybe the nut flush draw. He shoved and I called. He had a J high flush. Good start. The only was I can take money off him.

Build up my stack relatively easily. Chopping pots. One hand. I called a raise with A8 ish. Chris 3 bet. He did that alot. Obviously a good move, cos I usually dont have a strong hand if I just call, and the initial raiser is usually easy 2 bluff if he misses. I decided to defend this time. Flop comes A 10 x. I think its checked around. Turn comes an Ace. Initial raiser leads. I raise. Chris flats. Raiser calls. River comes a 10. Initial player bets. I flat. Chris raises. He calls. So I raise again trying to rep 10 10. Haha. Get called. And then the other guy tank calls with his 10. haha. great. Me and chris chop obviously.

Very simailar hand happened later with another newbie. Me and marco ended up chopping with nut full house.

One funny hand. I limp after a straddle/min raise blind. Cos I was getting people chips or something. Flop comes QJx. min raiser bets. I look down at AA. Haha. I just call cos its about 10 handed to the flop. people could flop anything. I think ben calls after me. the turn was a 9. Then asian guys checks really quick. I bet like $10 into $15. Ben folds. I get raised to $25. I just really read him well and dont think I have the best hand. Theres a possibilty he has K10. Any 2 pair. there was two spades on the flop, so if a spade comes on river im fucked as well. So I fold. River was a Q by the way. I pay him $2 to see his JJ. Yes!!! Easy. Lost the min.

I folded a straight later this newbie nit who never raised. So when the board paired and he raised me all in, I folded. Was right again.

So get to 4 handed with about $350. And it goes like this.

Crazy pineapple. JJx. Marco shoves for the 5th time. I call. KQ10 outflops me. Marco now on $100 vs $300.

Omaha. 9 4 3. I have 4789. Marco cbets obv. I raise. He calls. Turn was a 10. Giving me a flush draw along with open ended. I bet like $30 get shoved and call. If he hit a better 2 pair, I should have heaps of outs. He has QJxx, with the initial flush draw. So basically its his straight and flush draws against my 2 pair. We run it 4 times. He hits 3!!!!! So that's my 70% equity lose 3/4. Marco $200 vs $200.

Omaha. I raise, get called. Flop comes J 9 x. I have KQ108. I cbet. get raised. The only reason I dont reriase is cos there is a flush draw out there. I call. Marco bets $100 into $100 pot on blank turn. And I fold. He had JJxx. Marco $250 vs $150.

Omaha. Its limped to marco in BB. He asks if he should raise. I encourage him. I have 88910. He raises to like $5. Everyone calls. Flop comes A87. I check. Marco bets like $8. Fold Fold. I raise to $25. He calls. Turn comes low. bringing second flush draw. I bet like $40. He calls. River comes a 5. I think about check calling but I think betting here is way better. Cos what donk has 69. Specially when I have 910 for blocker wrap draws. I value bet $50 then call off my remaining $20 or so when he shoves. yup 669x. He did pick up the second flush draw. sure he had 30% equity on turn. I probly shouldve potted it. But there is so many times when he has less than 30% equity. Anyway. GG. Marco $400. Me $0.

Live bankroll -$1610

Anyway, see whats happening with this online poker in the US. Fucked. Pretty interesting read. Ill steal some links of TwoBlackAces. Check out his blog. Its awesome.

http://blogs.forbes.com/nathanvardi/2011/04/15/founders-of-worlds-biggest-online-poker-companies-indicted/

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/April11/scheinbergetalindictmentpr.pdf

http://www.scribd.com/doc/53107543/Indictment-DOJ-vs-Scheinberg-Bitar-Tom-et-al

http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4

I was reading Durrrrs twitter. And I sorta agree with him saying everyone's money on fulltilt and stars is safe. But I would be worried about other sites. Marge network, UB etc. And shouldnt effect anyone over this side of the world. Specially since I have a total of $20 online atm. Haha.

Online Tourneys

2011-04-09T16:15:00.005+12:00

Played online 2day. I just felt like entering a bunch of tourneys. $10+2 daily double jackpots on fulltilt. Another $10 one on stars. A $10 head up tourney. A bunch of $3-$5 ones. And a OMG deep stack way out of my $100 bankroll I just deposited, a $24 one.

I ran really well! to start with. Hit heaps of sets, top sets, but sets non the less. Alot of AA, KK etc Most of them All In preflop. Apart form the $24 one, cos they actually play poker. So I donk out of maybe one or two little tourneys. I built up my daily doubles from 1500 to 10K each. The $24 one from 3K to 5K. $10 one I managed to build up to $15K from 1500. And a $3 one I had 60K at one point. It got a bit much when the $4 - 4max omaha hi/lo table opened at the saem time as a heads up tourney started. Thats like 8 tables. But managed to keep calm and play well. So then I got it in with AK vs a agro 71/57 wait for it - A5. 5K at 100/200 blinds. 5 on river. I didnt really mind at all. Still had healthy stack in alot of other tourneys, and that one was going to go for ages as it had 1000+ entries, so I thought I may as well use up my bad luck in that one. Then JJ lost to K10 for majority of stack in $10 one. Then A10
Yeah. I assume I wont win this last one, but ill try. Fingers crossed I edit this post with a fist pump.

Nope. 3 limpers + SB limp. I have QQ in BB. I take the risky play of raising to 7K (instead of shoving) of my 25K because my hand is ridiculously strong. I get two callers. Good. Flop is low. Good. Flop is 3 spades and I dont have a spade. Bad. I shove anyway. Now I wont folds. Call, shove over the top for like 60K. Call. Jeez. WTF? AA? set? flopped flush? fingers crossed both of flush draw. Nope. 77 with spade. And J10 of spades. GG.

Home Game

2011-04-08T09:04:00.002+12:00

Had a good game a few nights back. Got 9 players, so it was quite tiresome folding all those hands. Had a guy 2 my left that was 3 betting me quite alot, name was Matt I think. Then we had Chris Lai, Dev, The return of Chris Tyree, Liam, Andy, Haydens Friend and Hayden. Ben also showed up 4 a buy in, lasted about one orbit, flopped a straight, Andy turned a better straight. GG. Unfortunately it was one of those nights where I couldnt hit a single pair. I did turn a gutshot once. I did flop 2 pair which turned into a fullhouse that got paid off. But other than that dead. One hand, Tyree raised UTG, or close to it, I reraised to $10 from the button. He shoved cos I had $50 left. I called with AK. We ran it once, His 27o hit. So that was my first buy in. Another awesome hand, It was limped Utg, Raised at some point, I 3 bet from BB ($12 from $2) with 1010, trying to thin the field. Funny, this was one of the only times I decided not to play passivly out of the blinds. I just called there with AQo once. and other similar hands. So basicly my second big 3 bet. Anyway, I get like 7 callers. Maybe 6. So big $70+ pot preflop. Flop comes K47 ish. I decide to check. Im deep enough to not want to put half my stack in there and hope everyone folds. There was one overcard, plus I think alot of people were going for sets. On the turn (3 of clubs), Matt leads for like $30, hes very deep, Tyree calls. So does Hayden. Now hayden made it clear, that he had a suited ace. I thought there was 3 clubs on the board as well cos we were only using a 2 colour deck. Haha. But there was only 2 clubs. If I knew that, I still dont think I can call. But may have helped!!! River is a blank. Matt check, tyree shoves for like $100 plus. They fold. tyree showed 25clubs. Hayden had A6 clubs. And matt had 66. Dam. Nice hand. Awesome Bluff. my 3rd big 3 bet, I got shoved by Liams K10s. I called with JJ. He flopped the straight, And I didnt boat. We ran that once as well. There was 2 other times I got it in good. AK on K10x board vs QJ. Ran it twice, cos I am nice. Split. K5 vs KQ on Kxx5 board. All money went in on turn. Ran it twice. Split. Yeah. Quite hard to make money back when your splitting pots. I couldnt get anything else going, the 3 better to my left just managed to 3 bet when I had real jack shit, not even moderate holdings, so I couldnt even play back at him. Anyway, nice little moan. Was a good game anyway, $210 isnt really that bad.

Live bankroll -$1510

PokerSoc Event 1

2011-04-04T16:23:00.002+12:00

Well we organized our first Pokersoc event. It went really well. Obviously not perfect, and rusty in some spots. We got 64 entrants. And it finished 30min b4 we NEEDED to leave. So Id say perfect structure. Enough play. I think everyone enjoyed it. I wanted ppl to try and play some SNG's after, but not many people were interested. Ah well. Will work on it. Was still pretty stoked with the turn out. Lots of friends made it. Got two non members making the final table, They signed up promptly after their payday. haha.

To the tourney. Start of tourney - hit a set of 2s. Bet like 1/5 of pot, turn came an Ace. I bet, got called. River 4 straighted (A245 ish) I bet, he raised, I reraised and he called. So took heaps of chips off him their, with what I assume was AK. The other caller said he had an overpair on the flop. And said "lucky I didnt crank" haha. I had a last longer bet with 4 other people, Chris, Remi, Dan and Jel. $10 each. From what I remember, Remi bluffed his way out. Not sure about Jel. Chirs probly flipped his way out. Dan got put on my table as well. He got it in with A10 vs My AK. I lost. That started my downward spiral because blinds were getting higher. like 400/800, maybe 500/1000. So I got crushed down to 10K. Shoved a few times with weak aces in late position. Folded a few weak aces in early position. They were the only type of hands I was getting. Shoved with J10s. Dan folded KJ in BB. Im sure I wouldve won that one tho. Managed 2 make it 2 the break. Then I got it in with Ax vs KK. SUCKOUT!!! Was pretty stoaked. The guy I sucked out on came 4th, So I dont feel 2 bad. Then Dan's BB got raised. He flatted. Flop came Qxx. Then he check tank shoved with 99. Got snapped by QQ. Pretty good play 2 be fair. Cooler. So I won $40 lasting longer than everyone. I made it 2 the final table cos Chewy and another big stack (Chris Lai maybe) Took like 5 ppl out in like 5hands. I was definitly short stack. Jason form exec, took on AK with his A5s. A5 for the win. So I decided to shove my A(didnt look at other card) from early position with my 5BB. Got called by Chirs Lai with A8s. So pretty much coin flip if I was ahead. I had A9!!!. He flopped the nut flush tho :( So I bubbled in 9th. Jason came 3rd. Chris and Chewy were heads up, chris owned chewy getting him down to a 3:1 chip advantage. Then he limped in. Chewy had 98 and shoved. Chris Lai snapped with AA. Haha. Chewy flopped a gutshot and rivered a straight. Then they were even in chips and decided to flip. Chewy woke up with JJ vs undercards and held.

Another thing 2 note, Have a leaderboard bet with 6 other ppl. Marco, Chewy, Chris, Edmund, Jason and Jin. $200 over 10 or so "main" events. Mostly $10 events, plus the $50 championship event at the end. First prize pays $1000 and second $400. So marco got 1 point, cos his QQ got cracked by AJ on J high flop. Edmund got 1, Chris and Jin got 1 (I think). I picked up 9 points for my bubble. Jason got 20. Chewy got 30. So Im not in a bad spot. Still need to pick up a final table to pass Jason or chewy, but If I run as hot as chewy did in one event, itll be an interesting race.

Didnt make it 2 cash games cos it was 9 handed when I wanted 2 join. So watched final table instead. So I made a nice profit of $30!!!! woohoo.

Till next time.

Live Bankroll -$1300

Remis Homegame

2011-04-01T23:50:00.002+13:00

Went to a home game at Remi's a few nights ago. Lets see, b4 I forget hands. I brought in for $40. I managed to hit the nuts like every hand. 2 pairs. TOP sets etc. Nut flushes etc. But couldnt get paid off. Cos everyone plays standard and tight at the start of the night. But I still managed 2 bumped my buy in back up to about $100. Then I got it in with 7h10h On a 569 two hearts vs a set of 6s. And lost it all. So I brought in for $60. Built it to over $100. Bluffed off a fair bit. Well like $40. Bleed a little. And got it in with Omaha with gutty and flush draw vs top 2. Lost that. So my luck had changed. Brought in for $100. Played some hands. Had a wierd hand. In Omaha. I have AQJ10. Remi raises I just call in the SB. Flop comes 10 4 2. Theres a flush draw out there that I dont have. Remis cbets. Get a call from a tight player from the button. I call as well. Just cos I think remis is full of shit and if hes not I can hit 2 pair. Maybe bluff a flush. Turn brings a second flush draw. and a 6. Its checked around. River is an Ace. Completes the second flush draw. Remi fires like $20 of his remaining $40 and The tight guy tank folds. I was actually going to shove him if he called. Cos he had heaps of chips behind, obviously didnt hit his backdoor flush, and just knew he would fold. I also thought I was ahead of remi enough, so if he reluctantly called the rest of his stack off I might be good. So tight guy folds. I dont know why I folded. I rivered top 2 pair. But didnt trust my instincts. Remis shows bluff. AHHH. Then I build it up 2 above $100 again. Get it in with bottom set. 3's. Haha. I knew I was going to get in trouble with that hand. Vs top 2. Plus small stack (very small) had a straight draw. Got rivered. Ah. Down $300. Brought in for $50. Got it up to about $80+ playing dealers choice. Turned into 4 handed chinese poker. Ran like shit, lost $20+ then ran like God. But also played really well. Got back up to $150. So ended up down $200. Left at 6am. Got home went to sleep.

Live Bankroll -$1330

I guess I should post more

2011-03-24T18:47:00.004+13:00

I just wanna update some numbers b4 I get 2 far behind.

I have notes (real in-depth obv)

-$270
+$485
-$100
Drinks +500ish with flips etc
+$230 Tourney and cash
-$55 Clubs day 1

Thats a sweet deal. Totaling +$790

Ill make it an even $700. Assuming I won a little bit in flips after drinks poker, cos i really try to count my profits b4 any flips. I think I have lost more on flips actually on other occasions, But this is a poker blog.

Live bankroll -$1130

Another Home Game Finally

2011-02-27T20:55:00.003+13:00

After being down like $250 like usual, by getting nut flush draws in vs sets, other random shit and not hitting obv. I ended up $60 at the end of the night. Favorite hand which helped me get even was when I 2 barrelled all in with J9 on 9 high board and got marco to call with A high. It was one of those moments that I was sure I was ahead, but then again I only have top pair. So not sure if I wanted a call. Then obviously I got a call and was happy to see I had him crushed. On the other end of the spectrum, I check raised flop then bet and snap called a shove vs marco with 96 on 65Q8. And was crushed by 77. Haha.

Live bankroll -$1830

Blow ups

2011-02-19T23:02:00.003+13:00

Well had a few blow ups in the tourneys I played 2day. Was playing well until then. Couldve easily floated into cash and had a shot at a big score. But as the title suggests, I blew up. 1 tabling a $5 knockout atm. 7/29 $159 for 1st. Need a 5th to break even for the day.

Fulltilt Bankroll $337

eh

2011-02-16T18:34:00.002+13:00

Final tabled a $2 multi-entry tourney. 3000+ entrants. Came 9th. $70. 1st prize over $1000. Sigh.

I guess I should also note that I cashed in two 2-7 tourneys. Was fun.

Also stars has a new tourney gimmick. They got rid of double or nothing sngs. But they added a tourney where top five pay entry back, in this case $5.(from 10 ppl entry $5) Then the remainder is divided by total chips in play. I was chip leader with 6Kish (from 1500) so I got $10ish more. While people who have under 1500 get less than $2.50. $5 per 3000 chips. Who thinks this could be colluded?

Bankroll Fulltilt $388.69

MTT's

2011-02-12T20:00:00.002+13:00

Played a few superturbo Sngs over the last few days. Just up then down then even.

I played about 5 MTTs 2nite after work. along with a few ST SNGs when i was getting board. Four $2 ones. (One satellite, One 10 Game) and a $3 holdem. 116 player in the $3 one. And I won it outright for $97 or so. Totally denied the other guy the chop as well. Also cashed in the 10 game. Donked it off after I won the other tourney. Im annoyed about it now. Blinds were massive. Just started playing limit holdem. But I was 3/11th. Came 10th. Had a $50ish top prize. But I cashed for $3. Lame. Cant complain tho.

Got frustrated in a $2 one as well. Maybe cos it was $2. But I saw I was like 28/33 or so. After I lost a pot. So went spaz, double up or donk. The stupid thing was that I still had like 15-20bb which is heaps. And from like 28th to 15th postions they all had about 3BB difference in stack size. So i was definitly still in it. Then I blew half my stack by calling a reraise with 78s. Which isnt ideal with 20BB. Then folded and he showed QQ. Obv.

Good night tho.

Online Bankroll $316

Cash games are the devil

2011-02-09T15:51:00.002+13:00

Lost $370 at a home game about a month ago. Had a real shocker. Hurt mostly cos I lost a real deep pot vs Liam right at the end of the night. Pretty bad. Won $50 back the next week cos I took it easy. Then havnt played live in a while. Mainly cos WOF + reg costs a fortune. Plus Ive finally moved flat. Plus havnt been working Plus GF. Plus a bunch of other shit, Just havnt had the money or time 2 play.

Lost the $200 I was dabbling with online cos I decided to play way out of bankroll. Basicly Ive finally decided cash games are the devil. I played them for the whole year (2010). And lost money. Im just not good at them. So Im going back to my roots and going to play SNGs. Probly headsup maybe 9 handed superturbos. Even chuck some MTTs when I have the whole day 2 myself. No cash games until Ive built up a bankroll thats big enough to sustain heads up NL50. Cos thats the game I might be able 2 beat. The only time I felt really passionate about online poker all of 2010 was when When I was playing NL50 HU and I happened to run way below EV with no bankroll. Which was a real downer. The only other time I played withen my bankroll and had some passion was 9 handed Superturbo SNG. Managed 2 double my bankroll with no risk as well. Until I blew it. So had a pretty shocking year Pokerwise. Lots of fun times, Particularly live. But online I just havnt played well. I havnt had enough time to focus. Having the GF living with me really didnt help. Any other time I played I felt like I was cramming, and didnt play with patience. So new flat will be good. Last $200 ever is online now.

In other news, PokerSoc shirts are going to print. Hope they turn out alright. Plus PokerSoc website is like 50% complete. Plus getting ready for the rest of the year.

Online Bankroll $208
Live bankroll -$1890

Dealers Home Game

2011-01-11T11:38:00.002+13:00

Didnt stay past midnight cos I had 2 work early. A few dealers and a few casino regs. 50c/$1. $100-$150 buy in. I sorta stayed out of the way of the regs, 1. Cos a few were tight. 2. Didnt hit any hands vs the calling stations. But a few interesting hands vs Remi. I have 52o. Raise preflop. Remi calls. Plus a few others. Flop 34J. I Cbet. remi calls. Turn blank, I bet again ($25 into $40ish). I get almost minraised. Like he raises to $60 after I bet $25 into a $40 pot. Leaving like $40 behind. So Ive gotta call $35 to win $160 plus his remaining $40. Cos I obviously dont think hes going to fold if I shove. I call. Turn comes a 6. Bingo. I donk shove. He beats me 2 the pot and has 34 for 2 pair. Haha. Remi Tilt.

Nothing really happens for a while. I miss every draw. I slowplay, they suckout. I 3 bet a few times, got 4 bet. I know I shouldve shoved one of them with my A8. But couldnt pull trigger. Bleed to like $100 again. Get A9. Raise (maybe 3 bet). Cbet on a 98x board. Remi raises cos hes on my left to like $35. I Jam. I just figure hes going to 3/4 bet me preflop with 10 10+ So hes probly drawing or (set/I stack off) or has a weaker 9. Its just what happens when you don't hit a pair for ages and hit TPTK. He tanks and eventually puts me on a 9. and calls with J 10. Hits Obv. So Im stuck $110. Lose another $25 then leave.

Live bankroll -$1570

Backlog

2011-01-07T17:23:00.002+13:00

Better blog before I get backlogged.

Um Avonside Cash game. Started at 11pm or something rediculous. Played like a donk. Lost $150. (after being in for $500 or so) Casino The Next night if I remember correctly. Up $220. Its nice being up from the casino. I remember one cool hand. I rasie with 86s. Flop comes KQ9. One diamond. I cbet $40 or so into $50. Get 2 callers. Fuck. I say 2 myself. Im only shoving if the 7 of diamonds comes. Then the Jack of diamond comes. And I figure its just as good. I shove cos the other guys have a bit less and slightly more than a pot sized bet. They fold. thank you. Mustve put me on a 10. Ive got another note that says im up $140. Mustve been another homegame, cos i dont remember the casino. actually maybe casino, one hand i remember, I raise Omaha KQ10x double suited. flop comes AQ2, I got nut flush draw. Old guy donk, he is known for calling and playing Ax in holdem and almost as bad in omaha. He donks, I pot cos theres heaps of dead money in pot and hes up to fuck all. He calls. Then put my remaining $30 in there when he hits a flush with A884. I hit the nuts, plus it was going in regardless. I was 59% to win the pot on the flop anyway. Haha.

Then another night at the casino. Was up $500 from holdem tables. Shouldve gone home. Jumped on roational. Cos it was 5 handed and marco was there. Only put $150 on. One hand to note. I have K764. I call OOP. 3 way. the KJ7 board gets checked around. Turn comes a 5 or spades. So now I got a straight draw, 2 pair, and a low flush draw. I lead. I get reraised by this asian guy. I didnt think he had KJ, cos he wouldve bet flop. I put him on a straight/flush draw. I dont know why, but I thought calling, Then check calling a bluff would be better than shoving. I shouldve shoved. He probly wouldve called me but anyway. River was the 4. He had 678x with two spades. his 8 high one wouldve been higher than mine. He value bet. I called. I was actually 70% on turn. So definitly shouldve shoved. My read was right. Dont know why I decided to play it that way. Then I lose a race for my last $100. So $350 up for night.

Casino again. $150 tourney. Lost, then went on a heater in cash games. Then donked off a bit to nits. Then got on rotational. Hit second set on dry board and stacked off to top set. Ended down $550 for the night. So I think I was even after all that blogging. Unfortunately I lost $250 on table games at casino. Silly me.

Basicly. Very comfortable playing there atm. Just need to learn when to leave table when all the fish dry up and nits are left there. Also when to stay at the 5 handed rotational table instead of playing blackjack, and when to leave early when I start tilting. I dont really have enough money to play there still. Looking for full time job and new flat now.

Couldve given you some more sweet hands/donk hands but cant remember much. Thats why I need to blog straight after. Everytime. Got invited to 50c/$1 $100-$150 buy in home game 2nite. Dealers game. Going to be fun. Hope I play well. I need to. Will try blog asap about it.

That was a shitty blog. At least its out of the way. Peace.

Live bankroll -$1435

Deep Stack Shenanigans

2010-12-27T21:20:00.002+13:00

Well lets see. Had a cash game the other night, at Liam/Jins. Spur of the moment short handedness. Um, fuck its hard to remember hands. I think I remember 2 great hands. Both great cos they went in my favour. First off, Kxs. I raise, get 2 callers. Chewy and ben. I cbet 989 board. 2 callers. Ah well. Turn King. Awesome. Value bet. Chewy calls. Ben folds. River was a 9. I shove. Chewy says fuck my life. Walks around a little bit, we all know/well sorta suspect he has pocket 8s/why else would he be so pissed unless he had pocket 8s. Cos he is so tight and always hits sets. And then he calls and yup, pockets 8s. Brutal. Im so lucky sometimes. I forget how lucky I get when im not running well. Turns out Im running good again. Its such a wierd thing. Over the past month or 2 Ive really seen it change from being brutal unlucky sessions for me and Marco to Chewy and Ben being really unlucky. Well that being said, its definitly changed. Its hard to say this person is running really bad. Cos luck keeps changing. But a month ago, marco and me were depressed, now ben and chewy seem to be coming down with it. Haha. Fuck its brutal. Another hand I promised Id blog about was when I 3 bet and 3 barrlled ben with Q10 on a K9xxK board. He folded KQ. Unbelievable. I thought I was a goner. It was an overbet shove. Seriously everytime I make an overbet, Ive got the nuts. I cant believe he actually folded the only time It was a bluff. More on this later. Liam came for a little bit, lost 80 or so and left. Not really sure how that went. Last hand of the night was a hand worth blogging about. Im not sure about preflop action but im pretty sure it was 3 bet. Chewy c bets a 1098 board. Marco calls. Then on the 6 turn he bets, get raised by marco. Reraises and calls all in with 7 something against Marco's QJ. Cooler. Massive $400 or so pot. Chewy just got even and lost it all. tilting much.

So thats about all I remember from that night. Onto the next one. Boxing day special. I was getting quite excited cos Joel was in town. But he didnt text back. If u read this, cash game 2moro (Tuesday 28th) 4pm start with casino afterwords. So he didnt come. I also heard Micah was back in NZ. But he wasnt in Chch. That wouldve made it deeper shenanigans. AHHHHH. So we got Matt O and a new guy I recognize from pokersoc 2 come, ollie. Also Ben, Chewy, Marco, Chris and me. So was a good game. 4 handed with me marco ben and chris first. Lost a buy in somehow. Then next hand I get AQs. Get reaised by chris, Only brought in for $50 so shoved him and got called by AK. Lost. Matt O and Ollie arrived later then chewy. Matt O was getting cracked all over the show. Just like my hand, Ben got it in with AQ vs his AK. Ben won. See not so unlucky :) Ill probly get shot for saying that tho. haha. Alright back to that overbet scenario. Id been limp folding every small blind to chris in his straddle. 1, Cos I dont like playing OOP vs him, and he would 3 bet me heaps cos I open light 2 often. When I limped he would just raise $5 more. Which was a bit excessive. I usually raise smaller, cos although stealing $2 blinds is fine. Id rather raise $3/4 get a call or 2 and try play a pot worth $7/$9 in position vs a donk like me. But it suited me fine. Made me want to fold more. So I get 55. So I limp call. Hit my set. OMG!!!!! Yes. So I check cos im oop on a 975 ish flop. He checks obv. Turn was an ace. He always reps these. Thats why I checked again. Then check raised him. He just calls. Then for some reason im a donk and bet $60 into $40 . When I couldve got an easy $40 I push a fold vs an obvious Ace. and get nothing. So I lose $40 there. But possible made more overbetting vs ben on the K9xKx board. But thats annoying, my point is that I only overbet when I have nuts. Which is why Bens fold is actually a good one. Cos Ive only over bet like twice ever as a bluff, its possile I would overbet any other King there tho, as a value bet. But need to work on that overbetting thing. And to all you followers. Listen up, hopefully I still dont learn and only overbet nuts, and you guys think Im learning and overbet bluffing you! Or maybe Ill overbet bluff and you guys think I wont be able 2 learn. Anyway, sorta saving my skin while telling you the inside outs of my plays. Whatever. Who gives a fuck. Ill still win. Where was I? Ah I got another sweet one. I like hands like these. 1, cos Its vs Chris. 2, cos its vs Chris when hes up like $500, yeah he was running superbly again. Playing well obviously. But its hard 2 make mistakes when you 3 bet and hit a pair and flush draw. Anyway. So I did a limp in the SB vs chris's straddle. Then call his $5 raise with KQs. Setting up a we trap. Flop comes low. It gets checked. Turn brings me a flush draw. I check call. Actually thinking my K high could be good, cos the only thing he could hit was the pair on the turn, cos he usually bets any pair on the flop. But if I wasnt I had overcards and flush draw. So couldnt fold obv. Then check raise him $50 more when I hit my King on the river. And I was going to call a reraise there. Cos he knows I do this with weak 1 pair/top pair type hands. But he calls with second pair. Top pair on flop. Which is funny cos he couldve cbet and taken it down, and he was trying to be tricky. Ive had a problem doing the exact same thing vs other people. The last few times Im sure its saved me money. Cos I lead turn, then get raised, then someone reaises. And my top pair isnt that good. I try do it vs Marco Cos I know he will bet. And It so easy calling him down with top pair and is good most of the time. yeah forgot where I was going with that. 2 much whiskey. Ah, back to checking top pair on the flop. I had a hand later in the night when we were deep!!! 3 handed with Chris me and Marco. So Flop comes J10x. Chris checks behind on the button. Then he leads on the 10 turn. Now I played my A8 weak as fuck. Cos Ive been playing timid recently, and especially vs super aggro deep chris and marco, quite intimidating. So he leads turn. I really dont think he had a Jack. Cos he barely checks behind top pair. trips 10s is likely. But the combinations of a 10 in his hand are small. And he wouldnt bet the bottom pair that aggressively. So A high is looking good. Plus I playing weak, so he thinks he can bet me off anything. Then I snap snap!!! call the $20 bet on the 6 river. He says 7 high. Yus. Awesome. So all you readers might think this Chris guy is a bit of a noob. But I say, No hes not. Hear this. Marco and Chris were tangling a bit. By a bit, aggressive deep stack shit. And I really have come to a point where I can take it easy and not try be the one who outplays everyone. But marco and chris want 2. So its fun 2 watch. Lets see. Chris is the only one capable of 5 betting. Preflop. I used to 4 bet, but get owned. Marco 4 bet. U sorta expect him to take it down. but chris thinks about it, then 5 bets him to $30 or something. So marco calls. Good man. Then chris obviously cbets. Marco calls. Flop is low btw. Turn is also low. Now its funny, cos ive been in this exact sorta spot with JJ, possibly QQ that marco was in with his JJ. Scared but committed. Haha. So its checked on the turn. Marco has 3/4 pot size bet remaining, chris has him covered by tonnes. River comes a Queen. Chris checks, then marco checks. Chris has Q7.River suckout. Awesome. Seriously whos capable of 5 betting Q7. And obvously he was going to shove any A or K. I almost dont know why he didnt shove with Q7 on Q river. Cos chris's read of JJ was spot on. Which is why JJ is so hard to play. You almost need to shove JJ on the flop. But only better is calling. So its fucked. So that was the build up to the next hand. Chris 4/5 bets with KJ. $25 or so. Then bets $20 or so on the AJx board. Marco thinks and shoved. Chris does tank for ages. But calls. WTF. Even worse. Spot on read Hes way ahead of Marcos bluff. It makes sense, sorta. But in the moment I dont know how he does that. Cos marco should really shove AK preflop. With $120ish stack vs a $25 4 bet plus history. Marco says he wouldnt want to everytime. And everytime you shouldnt. But I think hes trying to make us think he wouldnt shove there everytime, so he can make plays like that. Yeah, so with a good hand, marco should just call. Then shove turn to get way more value out of bluffs, cos those two had history that night. But obviously there is a good possibility macro was ahead, and in the moment only a phenom such as chris could call. I would fold. Be pissed off. Not really think about it. fold. Easy right. Different thought patterns vs a guy whos played 500K hands online. Which is why I take it easy vs chris and try and own him with the hand I described above. Im sure he got me a few times that night tho.

Thats all I want to write about 2nite. Im sure I could remember some more hands. And do some analysis. But Ive divulged 2 much info 2nite anyway. I probly shouldnt. Cos phenoms read this shit. Ill leave some 2 chris. Do a good post. Divulged some info. Its all for the game. Makes nights like the last one possible. I half expected him 2 blog already cos then its fresh on your mind. Like he said. And marco get a blog. Your thought processes are the best. Sooooo lets see, made a comeback to end up $140, me and marco mustve taken some money off chris at the end of the night, I remember marco making a sweet hero call with 3rd pair(10x) to chris's 3 barrel on a AK10xx board, and i took it easy to slowly make a profit and adding that to $145 I won the other night, thats $285 up. Not bad. Casino 2moro night. Life is good.

Live bankroll -$1425

Physc

2010-12-21T12:57:00.002+13:00

Physc. Im not quitting my blog. Thats ridiculous. I just like 2 have a good old bitch and moan every second week.

I actually played a home game tourney which was a bit different. $50 buy in. with 2 rebuys. 9 ppl. 10K starting chips. 20 min levels. So $350 for 1st, $150 for 2nd and 3rd got $50 back. So started off pretty slow with me making heaps of laydowns. Getting bullied. I 3bet Dan Foote (with one other caller) on the button with AQ to 800 or so. Blinds mustve been 50/100 or so. Dan reraised to like 2500. I folded. I didnt think it was going to have rebuys. So I folded. I dont really know what was going on there. I obviously 3 bet for value. But felt funny after he 4 bet. If ther was rebuys I probly wouldve shoved. But he probly wouldnt have 4 bet. Another hand I raised with A9ish suited in position hoping to steal with all the limpers in there, got like 4 callers, yay. Flop brought me a flush draw. I bet big. Only ben called. Turn paired the second card. I checked behind. Playing it safe. Ace on river. Ben checks again. So I think Ive got this. I bet 1500 or so. Get min raised. Fucken trips. So I fold. Disciplined lay down. I know its a good laydown there. I think I even got showed. So down to 6000/7000 ish I think. Play goes on. Ben rebuys after hero calling with AQ on A5x5K. Dev folds the same hand. Marco doubles with some 5, possibly with a flush draw. Play goes on. I bet my KK preflop 2 much and everyone folds. I do however pick up 4 ppls 500chips. so an extra 2K. Shouldve bet it smaller. I was on the button 2. Chirs loses a flip after he gets low on chips cos he didnt play any hands and gets knocked out. AJ vs 99 of dans. Not sure who had what. I think chris Lai got into a cooler spot/flip against matt and lost. Anyway Ben and Dev get knocked out as well. And chewy. Who got unlucky alot I think. QQ with AKx flop etc. Anyway, 4 handed. Me marco to my left, then dan and Matt. I was actually paying tighter than the other 3. At one point we were all even on around 22K chips. I chipped up 2 35K somehow. Dan was down to nder 15K. I raised button with AJ possibly to 2Kish. He shoved over the top. blinds mustve been 400/800 with ante or so. I decide to call. Although it was a big call, i.e. 12K more. I thought he thought I was weaker than I actually was, so there was a possibility he was making a play. Also I figured if I lost Id still have 20K or so and heaps of room 2 play. while if I folded he would be on 20 without a showdown. He had 99 and I out flipped him. Chip leader. Marco limp called the sb vs matt o. Then check shoved the flop vs Matt twice. Funny play. Matt folded first time, probly with a AQ type hand, haha. But snap called with 67 on a 26J board the second time. Marco had Jx. Haha. Marco was like, ur probly ahead then. But no, crushed. So heads up. It was just each of us bluff catching each other for 10 min. I probly did the worst bluff. But I tried to slow down. Then I got Q10. 3 bet. Flopped a Queen. Bet, got raised. So I shoved. After thinking. Then got SNAP called. He had second pair!! with a flush draw and overcard. I faded every out. I wish I won a flip in the $600 tourney :) But it felt nice to run good. And $350 shouldnt be frowned upon. Then we played cash game. Marco, chewy, ben and chris lai. There was blind shoving and Id wake up with AK JJ etc. Then I called with K high and was crush but sucked out. Only $20 stacks But I won at least 5. Then I lost a $50 pot vs Chris lai. JJ vs KK. Obv. Then we play like 6 card discard 4 holdem. Lost about 4 Straight flush type draws vs bottom sets. And all of a sudden I was in for $300. I managed to end up with a $200 stack so was only down $100.

So I was going to blog about my "losing" b4 that night, cos i was actually going to take my blog offline. But was 2 depressed to do it. But then couldnt pass up the opportunity. So posted it anyway. So I had 2 hold back on posting for a few weeks so it would look legit. I actually got a few responses while I was offline. "dont take ur blog offline" made me feel good. Cheers guys. So my few followers like it. Awesome. Like I keep saying, you guys should blog.

Had a pokersoc meeting the other night about the new website. Man its hard designing a website. Anyway, played a cash game after. Liam, Jin and Marco along with Ben, Chewy later. Lost JJ vs QQ twice preflop 4 handed. Then 1010 vs JJ 5 handed. Ah. Was in for $300 like usual. Cant remember any hands. Then I won a big pot off Liam and doubled. Cant remember it. Probly top pair. Then had 910. Called Liams 3 bet. Flop came 559. He cbet. I raised. Hoping for a reraise I guess. Cos It looks like I cannot hit that flop and am tilting cos im stuck heaps. Plus its the last orbit of night. Got shoved. Then almost snap call. I think a little. He has over cards and I double again. End up down $100 again. I made a few bad laydown I think. Shouldve been at least even.

See you all next week.

Live bankroll -$1710

Losing

2010-12-08T14:34:00.001+13:00

Well, still -$1420 and a little depressed. So I havnt blogged in a while. I had another home game. Lost $60. Not much. But when ur coming off a brutal $1000 loss its still not nice. Cant remember hands cos it was weeks ago. I then went to Jel's cash game. Poker dealers and supervisors. I think I was still tilted from about a week ago. I played alright to start with. Got AA a few times. Value bet. Got called on 2 streets both time. Doubled my $50 stack. Then I 3 barreled on a Qs10s x 9 Js board, got called by Q8. Tank calling each street. I wouldve prefered a K or 8. But I figured a spade was a good one and he was seemed weak. Anyway no need to examine it. I lost. Then I 3 bet with a small stack. Guy calls. I cbet with a gutshot and overcards. He shoves. I call. He has top 2. I decide to leave really early. Really didnt want to cos I want to go back to that game. More poker is always good. But said I was tilting from last week which I really was. So left -$95 down. Um then I had another home game. Wednesday this time. So we had like 5 ppl show. Had 8 ppl. But 3 pulled out at last minute. So I started playing chris heads up. One hand. I had KK. I raised. He called. Flop cames J high. He checks, I cbet, he raises. I just called. Trapping!!!!!! Turn brought an Ace. He bets again. I just call. I still just think has a jack. But I cant raise here. Nothing worse calls. River comes a 4. Board is like J25A4. He checks. He wouldnt check here with a Ace. Or AJ. Anyway. He checks, I bet $20 for value into $30 or so. He shoves me. I have like $40 or $50 behind. I fold without thinking about it 2 much. Of course its a bluff. I shouldve thought about it more. Cos really, he just fires again with any Ace. He doesnt check raise the flop with a lone Ace. That means he has a decent J possibly. Or AJ. The only thing he would really check raise me there with is like a J3 for a straight. Maybe some whack 2 pair. But I actually think he would just fire a third barrel most of the time. So I gave him 2 much respect. And tilted. One other hand Id like 2 share was vs Ben. Fucken Ben. Short story.... Omaha. Im value betting AK5x on KQ5x board. Two barrels. Small and weakish cos I dont wanna let pot get out of control but want value from draws and to protect my hand. So hes check calling. Then he donks out on the river when a second queen hits. Short story, shouldve called cos I read him as weak and on a draw the whole way. I had effectivly AK. I dont think he would donk out any Queen less than Aqxx or Q5xx, or queen with other x, for a boat. So shouldve called. He showed a stone cold bluff!!!! no draws. Nada. Eh. So that shoudve been $100 pot heading my way. So ended up down $20 after a late night comeback. Seeing where this blog is going?

Casino. Had nice hands the start of the night. Did some advertising. Look I hit top pair and cbet. So respect my cbets later. I was the only one raising. Doubled my stack to $300 or so. Then the fishyer players left. I got 2 impatient. Stopped hitting hands. Why the fuck cant I hit hands at the end of the night. I always hit them at the start when they still respect me. And I can never slow down. So one hand I just checked in the BB with K10!! woah. Should be raiseing after 5 callers. Anyway flop came down 10s 2s 3. I lead for $10. Turn was 4 of spade. I lead for $20 he just called. This makes me think he doesnt have a flush. So I think I can value bet my better on the 5 river. So if he has A10 hes still calling with his straight. But I am fucked from flop in that case. Anyway I bet $25 and Get a reluctant call. I quickly show my K10 being proud that I valuebet so thin. He has 44 for the turned set. Eh.... So down to $250 or so. An orbit or 2 later, I 3 barrel with 57 on 4 8 10 9 4 board vs the same dude he semi old, I think he actually thought about hands. He reluctantly called 3 streets again, so basicly I was repping AA or KK. So that was my first 3 barrels of the night. And I got owned. The weird part was he saw me value bet really thin b4. Well not really thin for me. But seeing me valuebet K10 on a scarier board shouldve put it in his head that I could and would do it on that board. I did mess up my bet size on turn. Bet 2 small. Then when I shoved river it was a little big. Like ¾ pot instead of half. Haha Maybe thats why he read my soul and called with J8. Then he left the table about 5 hands later. Bastard. So I bluffed $75 more off like within the next orbit. And went home. -$225 for the night.

Anyway, I really dont like telling everyone about all these loses. Im down like $2000K. Ok, I won $1K online, but Im still down like $1K. I know everyone loves to read stories about how crushed I get all the time. And I can respect that. Which is why I recommend to all you home game peeps to start a blog, so I can read how depressed you get when you lose. It might make me feel better. And also read about the good times. So getting to my point, I told ben I might make my blog private again. I miss the days where I could ramble on and on without judgment. I think there is better quality in the private blog as well. Dont get me wrong, eventually Id release it 2 the public again, specially when Ive forgotten about dissing everyone when they play bad and Im hitting cards. Or forgotten about blowing yet another bankroll. Basically when Im at peace with the game once again and not on mega tilt. So yeah ok, this is my goodbye from public bloging for a while. Hopefully my content gets better again and you enjoy reading my struggles with this game I love but am really not very good at.

Live bankroll -$1810

$550+$60 6max Casino Tourney

2010-11-23T17:06:00.002+13:00

Well as I promised, I woke up at 9.30 and played in a satellite to the $550+$60 6max Casino Tourney. It was $130 buy in. Started with 3K chips. 25/25 blinds. Had J9 so called a raise. Flopped a gutshot. on 10 7 6 board. It was checked around. I bluffed turn. Some1 called. River was a Jack. I value bet. He min raised. I called. He had AJ. Owned. That was half my stack. Shoved Q9 after a limper when blinds got higher. Somehow got called and I was beating 87s. Won that. Some guy raised. I shoved with AQ. It held against A10 after a 10 high flop. Queen on river. So the 12 ppl were narrowed down to 5. Top 3 paid. Top two had seats, 3rd was $200 or so. I had 5BB. Big stack mightve had 10 if he was lucky the rest had 4-7bb. So sb shoves my bb. I call with KQ. I think I was ahead of his range there enough to call. And the two people on my left would call my shove with a marginal hand when I only had 4bb. As they were big stacks and didn't really care. I lose vs A7. Not 2 be discouraged. I had breakfast and brought in directly.

So 36 entrants. 10K starting stack. 2 ppl on my table were late. One didnt show. So 4 handed for a while. Awesome. They happened to be the other two ppl from my 2K Omaha Pot. So Id played with them b4. They are alright. Not awesome. I chip up by 2 barrelling strong. And calling one of the guys down with any pair. He liked cbetting, checking turn if he didnt hit. They bluffing or valuebetting worse hands on the river cos I checked turn. I also raised with KQs. Flopped a10x. turned a flush draw. Hit my gutshot on river. Fired 2 barrels as semibluff cos he was acting so so weak. Then value bet him to town on the river.

Vs the other player. He seemed tight solid. I semi bluffed on turn when I picked up a baby flush draw. Got 2 callers. I value bet when I hit my flush!!! run good much? He min raised me. I called. And was shown nut flush. So I lost like 3K. Really the minimum. Other than that I was playing awesome. valuebetting tiny hands, folding when they had me beat with bigger hands. I was in SB for one hand. two limpers. So 4 way pot. I had 99. The dealer almost dealt without asking if I wanted to raise. I actually decided to check. 2 deep, oop. I flop top set!!! Run good? It gets checked around. Small stack leads on 9 6 4 3 board. I raise. Half his stack. Wanting a call form another person. River is a 2. He donk shows me for the rest. only like 2K. I fold. OMG!!!! Anyone see any other hand he could do that with apart from 65ish hand? Apparently I made a bad fold. But I really dont think so. Flop a set then fold it.

Later on blinds are getting higher. I have 16K or so. Another guy gets moved to our table, I played with him breifly the day b4. Looked like he was running hot. KK etc big stack. He Limps. And I raise with 88. Mustve been like 100/200 with ante!!!!! So like 800 chips to take. Flop comes down 89x. Lucky day!!! two set. Although I had 2 fold one. I fired two barrels. turn comes 6, river 5. Then he leads 5.5K. pots like 5K. WTF? This particular hand he is way less likely to have a 7. So I call. 77 obviously. Run good? He did. So im stuck with 5K. Tilt off 1K. Grind the 4K stack. Get a raise and a caller. I shove with AJ, just cos the opener is usually weak. He calls. I think im crushed. But I split vs AJ. Simialar thing happens a bit later. This time opener folds obviously. But the nitty caller calls. I knew we were spliting b4 he showed his AK!!!! But thats was a nice way 2 chip up. So I chip up a fair bit. Still play poker. I get moved tables. to the right of Dan. Shove a few times. Ax, 88. Blinds are like 300/600 with ante now. Ive been grinding a short stack for hours. I have like 8K. Some guy opens on button. 1600. I shove with KQ in SB. Get called by A7. A on flop. I river a flush!!!! Run good!!! not really cos he had the nut flush. GG. I come like 15th. top 6 paid.

All in all. Was awesome tourney. Knew that would be the one to play in. I mean 6 handed. Antes. Donks. The good people arent great. I know the mid stages are a bit of a grind. blinds do get high and you have 20bb or so. But thats fun. 2 bad I had to play short stack. Come to think about it. Im not gutted I played in it. But I shouldve taken my grand and grinded cash games or put $500 online. But I still think it was an awesome experience.

Donked off another $140. JJ vs AA vs this super super hot girl. Honestly she was like god. Sat directly to her left obviously. Anyway I have like $250. Some1 raise $7. She raises to $17 on button. I didnt want to just call here cos 5 callers were coming along. So I raise to $45 out of SB. Folded around. She raises to $90. I go against the stereotype of a girl doesnt bluff. So I call. Flop comes K high. I check shove. AA obviously. Fuck im a donk sometimes. Play my $100 stack well. Get down to $50 and get it in with AQ vs KJ vs 55. Could I win this one? No.

I go home and sulk for days.

Live bankroll -$1420

Prehaps I should split my "Casino" bankroll and "homegame" bankroll. Just so I dont get depressed. Probly. But I cant be bothered now. Hoping to run good 2nite. Have a few newbies coming to cash game 2nite. 9 handed tho. Might be a bit of a drag. Will blog about it.

$300 November Champs Turbo

2010-11-19T00:19:00.002+13:00

So we got 8K starting chips. 63 entrants. $18900 prizepool. Top 8 paid. 6K for first. I sent myself texts to remind me about hands. Um, raise 910s twice early on and got re raised. So I folded. I called on the button with 910s. Flopped a straight draw. J8x. Then called a 500 c bet along with another guy. Turn comes a 10. Then the opener shoved 5K or something in there. So I fold and he shows QQ. So down to 6750. I called a raise from a girl on the button with AJ. BB came along. Flop came down A72. The BB leads for 700. Mustve been 100/200 blinds. Girl calls. I raise to 2K. Apparently the BB had AJ. I thought he had weaker. Perhaps I shouldve called him down instead. But turned out fine. I got 2 folds. So back to 9K. Um some guy limped, same guy that had QQ b4. I raise to 800 with AQo. Limper reraised me!!! 2K. I thought about it and folded. He showed KK. A small stack raise UTG, I folded JJ 2 to his left. I think this was a mistake. 1, cos he told me he had AJ. I just didnt feel like flipping yet, and there were alot of ppl to act behind me. Next hand I raise with AK to 650. A guy reaises to 1650. I shove. He folds. So had around 11K for a while. Blinds mustve reached 150/300. Maybe even 3/600. Anyway I call KJ on button vs Dan. This is the aggro asain guy who got in a $2K (cash game) omaha pot with. Flop comes down KJx. He checks. I lead 700. He calls. He checks again. I fire 1500 on the third diamond. I have K diamonds as well. He folds. An orbit later I call his raise with AA on button. This time flop come Qxx. I check again. He checks behind. Not really like him. Turn comes a K. He leads for 1500. blinds mustve been getting steep. I raise to 4500, he folds. I probly shove just tank called. Then check raised river :) Ok, so I have 16K at 500/1000 blinds at first break with average stack being 10K. So I bleed a little. to 10K. just folding. through 7/1400 till 8/1600. Shoved to keep up between 10K and 13K. Blinds rose to 1/2000K. Shoved a few times, blind I guess. I looked, but just incase people were watching. So I had 16K again when blinds went to 1500/3K. This was a big jump. 1.5x blinds. So shoved basicly blind again. similar at 2/4K. Just Ax's. Actually folded KQ a few time cos I was UTG. Turned out to be lucky folds. Cos I really shouldve shoved them. I was shoving more closer to the button. Matt O raised UTG+1 to 5K at 1/2. I shove my 20K stack with AQ. He folded AJ. I also got 1010 to fold, apparently. So I have 31K at 3/6K with 15 players left at the break. So I think a little on the break. Average is 33600. Which is 5ish BB. I will be UTG+2 when I get back so I decided that Ill shove Matt Os BB. (dead small blind, he just knocked out an online phenom b4 the break) and also the next hand to steal 9K. But I want to make it look like I have a strong hand. It is 7 handed on my table BTW. Basically my game plan is to shove alot. I have enough respect. And everyone wants to get to the final table and get paid at final 8. So with 5BB, and 9K to pick up everyhand, this is the time to be aggressive. So after the two blind shoves, unless I get awesome hands obviously, Id fold UTG and blinds. Then shove alot till Im sitting on 60K. So I get back and shove my K4. Sweet. 6K. Thanks. Then I look at 108. So I shove. Get called. Fuck. Turns out Im up against KK. Dam. Overpairs when you have undercards are so freaken hard to crack!!!!!! Flop comes down 567!!!!! Turn K. Make no difference. Still need to hit. River Ace. Boo hoo. Im glad I stuck to my strategy. Although I would've like to squeak in the money, its honestly way better to do what I did. Unfortunately I ran into KK. So out in 15th. Not a bad effort. Played really well. So going to bed now. Hopefully I feel like playing the 6 max satellite at 9.30am. Im just going to check my funds 2 see if I should buy in directly. Probly not. But will see.

Live Bankroll -$530

Heads up NL50

2010-11-17T12:44:00.001+13:00

Well ill start off by recapping a few hands from Tuesday night. Quick aye. Two blogs in 2 days. Well apart form the regs, Fez and Andy showed up. along with Scotty and Hayden. Hayden got shafted when he 3 bet big first hand. Then bet called all in with JJ on a Kxx board vs fez's A10. An Ace spiked on the turn and it was all over. No more rebuys either. Early night for him. Scotty was out soon after when his top pair ran into my top pair better kicker. Andy nitted up a profit. Just playing tight aggressive. Kept out of his way for the most part. But did some value betting vs him. Fez got in a big pot with me at some point but I don't remember it. We mightve got one medium size of each other. Phllip made some hero calls preflop. I shoved JJ into his QJ. He got half cos we ran it twice. Then I got 1010 into Q10 All in Preflop. He spike two halfs. That makes the whole pot!!!

Marco was on my left again. Fucks me right off when hes over there. So I tried a new strategy. I would raise smallish, $2.50, or straddle a bit larger $2, or double straddle, or call bens/remis raise. Then marco would raise it up to about $10, or $8. Then chewy ben and remi call. Then I shove my $50ish stack with marginal holdings. It started to work. Cos they saw me shove 1010 and JJ earlier into Phillip. I did it with AK. J10 was pretty funny. Marco felt pot committed and called my shove. Then we argued about running it twice. Cos we didnt show, but thought the other person was ahead. Then cos the other person was acting like the other person was ahead. We both thought there was a possibility we were ahead of the other. If you catch my drift. So we decided to make the pot small. $50 instead of $120 or so. Then showed. And we both had J10. His was suited and he flopped a flush draw. Luckily it was a chop.

Then we had another massive pot. I raised with AQ. probly 3 bet. Then fired a 910x flop. Then second barreled on a Jack turn $15. Then he check raised to $45 and I thought about it briefly and shoved, like $80 more. He got frustrated and called. He had a gutshot with the K high flush draw. so I was ahead with my draw. Dont actually remember the outcome. Probably ran it twice and chopped.

It got down to 4 handed, cos chewy left, so Remi didnt want to play 4 handed and left, so 3 handed. Then chewy came back. So 4 handed. Then ben got maccas. So we played some tourneys. 3 handed $20. $2000 chips. 25/50 blinds, then 50/100. 5min blinds. Pretty quick. I won the first one. Then $40 4 handed. 5K chips, 10min blinds. Winner take all btw. Chewy won that one. Then we flipped for a while. I ended up probly about even for poker. Dont really remember. And up a litle in flips I think.

Live bankroll still -$200

Ok, onto the last month from online.

Basicly. Had $200 on fulltilt. Played Nl100 6max. Went up $300. Then went down $600 in EV. Which left me with No money on fulltilt. When I was meant to be like $400 in PROFIT!!! Not to be discouraged, cos I was up alot in EV due to sick sick beats, which I think I showed you in previous posts, I played with my $200 on stars. This time NL50 Heads up. Cos really there are alot more fish. And hey, 4 buy ins instead of 2 must be good right? Surely I could just start running good and jump back up in profit. This was not the case. And I eventually went down $200. Not all of it was straight EV. Put $200 more on. Ran it up to $400, so took $200 back out. Went down in Ev but maybe more situational running bad this time. Prehaps got a bit cocky when I ran it up and tried to play some regs. Like I got into a pretty standard cooler. Then a reg owned me cos he thought I was tilting. But just 3 barreled a flush draw or something. Then after he catchs me bluffing and thinks Im on tilt I get this super aggressive reg into this type of hand:

I fully expected him to call me down really light there. Then a little tilt :) and rage quit. Also got rake-back on full tilt at some point. Like $50. Tried that and lost a flip. I was still sure I could crack this. So I put $400 more dollars on. (I was only down $400 total over two sites) So as soon as I got back on I went on a we heater and won $400. Cashed out $450. (sneaky $50 cash, probly go towards the fees for all these transactions. Haha) Left to play with $350 on stars now.. Now I was sure this was enough to play with as this was 7 buy ins!!!!!! And I was in a good mindset. And I was trying my very best to only play fish. Not regs. Some examples of what happened. Just bad beat stories. But fun to feel my pain!!!!

Which brings me 2 now. I lost the last $350. But enough bad beat stories, I won $1000 yesterday. Instead Ill show you a little montage of the past month at NL50.

this is how you play AA.

This I actually think was a better spot to do the 3 barrels of value. But turns out I was wrong!!! Haha.

Examples of bad fish :)

and:

This one, I cant remember fully, but I think I was playing him on one table. While I was playing two fish. He asked if I wanted to play more tables. I said no. Then after I stack some fish on the other tables he sits down. So Im playing him 2 table, then 3 table. I thought that was greedy. He sorta owned me. I think I just got in some standard cooler spots. Then bluffed once and he snapped it off. Anyway, I sat out of two tables, told him I had 2 go then had to play this last hand. Now I made a hero fold. Some weird leveling going on in this hand. The small bet on the turn made me think he was really strong. But really, he couldve hit a backdoor flush or 2 pair. I just didnt think he would bluff in that spot. Cos I think he thought an Ace would call him. And he wanted a call. And I think he mighve given up if he had nothing. Anyway what do you guys think? he very well could be crazy, cos he scouted me to try play me on 3 tables but I really think it was one of those, ill over bet cos this fish is going to call with his weak Ace type of business. What do you guys think?

Lastly as promised, my graph.

Online bankroll Cash Games -US$350
Online bankroll Tourneys +US$775

Sat/Sun Live cash games

2010-11-16T16:14:00.000+13:00

I been playing heaps of poker, and I dont have enough time to blog about it all. So as the title suggests, I played a live cash game on Saturday, this one was at Liams. I was going to go to the casino that night anyway, cos its was cup day, and that means drunks. but turns out it was a good option. Cos it finished early, and I was tired as. Marco, Chewy, Liam, Jin and this other random were there. I wrote some notes down, so lets see if I can decipher them.

Marco 3 bet Jin. Liam calls. Chewy calls. I 4 bet to $40 out of blinds with KK. Marco goes all in. I have to call. I have maybe $80 more. if that. But i almost knew he had aces. We ran it 4 times. Cos he didnt want to get sucked out on of only win half. I won two of them. Yay me, sets. Run good. I shouldve slow played, cos I hit top set on the first flop. haha.

Had some awesome hands vs Liam. First one. I double barrelled with air. $8 into $10 then $16 into $26 on a 10 3 2 Ace board with J4. Obviously cos Ace was a good barrel card plus I picked up a gutshot. Then a Jack came on the river. So I value bet it. bet $35 he tanked and I instantly flipped my J4. He showed me a 4. Probly 10 4. possibly 34 or 24 but i doubt it.

Also I 3 bet liam with K something. Flop caem down AKx. I checked behind on the flop. He check raised my value bet on the turn. I thought about it then called. Then he fired again on the river. and I called. That was fun.

2 from 2. Later on marco tripple straddled or something to about $8. Liam called UTG. Chewy called after him, I raise it to $22 on the button with K9o. folded to Liam who goes all in. He has like $75 total. I was basicly priced in. And I really dont think he is that strong. Ax maybe. Small pair. 99+ would raise a triple straddle, same with AK AQ etc. Mightve slowplayed AA or KK. But not that likely. so I sorta just decided I was priced in cos his range is so weak. So sorta quickly put in the other $50 or so. We held on to our cards. chewy dealt a flop. J47. I think I said youve probly got me. Do you wanna run it twice. He said thats a pretty good flop for me. Then he offered to run it twice. I was quite grateful, cos i assumed he hit a Jack, possibly a flush draw. So the board runs out with an Ace on one. Blanks the others. So I say, u got a Jack, he says no, An Ace then? nah, you probly got me. I got Kigh high. Yeah its good. Wow. I told you I thought his range was weak. He had 56s. maybe 67s. Anyway, he had a straight draw on the flop, which was why it was a awesome flop for him. Haha. Ivs started 2 think he was that crazy.

So he rebuys for $200. haha. i play weak for a while. Decide I need to play strong and announce this to the table. So I get 1010. 3 bet Marco. He check raises me on a low flop. So I shove. easy game. Then I 3 bet KQs. Hit top pair (Q). Cbet. and call chewys shove. Easy game.

One good thing Ive done the last few days. was give up on the river after I play my flush draws aggressively get called down and miss. You might say thats horrible, cos most likly I shouldnt be playing them aggressively (check raise and barrel, or just barrel) if your going to give up on the river. But these were times I really though I wouldnt get a fold. One time was vs marco on a 10 2 2 board. I check raised flop and barreled turn. Repping 27. But on the river I checked behind, cos I really thought he had 27. haha. I was right. But he was really scared. He thought I had a better deuce.

So ended up $200.

Onto sunday. played 4 handed. Marco, Ben and Chewy. Ran very well. 1 hand of interest. Double crazy tahoe. Its minraised a few times preflop, I even put in the last dollar raise to get it up to $5. Chewy and Marco are in. I cbet $5 with top set of Queens on a Q10 (two hearts) flop. Marco raises to $20. Chewy calls. i raise to $80. Marco eventually folds 1010!!!!! OMG. wtf. two cards on the flop and he folds a set. Thats the chewy respect working. Along with some good thought processes. Chewy folds as well after considering his pot odds with his flush draw. He had exact pot odds but decided to fold. Which was lucky cos the turn came two hearts. Jesus.

We eventually played blind mans bluff. I lost over $100 and ended the night down $200. Luckily we played flips after that. Like first to 3 dealers choice, and have to win by 2. $10 4 way. I won like 5 or 6 of them. Not sure what I ended up. Not really important cos i don't include flips in my bankroll. But it was nuts. Then marco flipped $50 and $50 and $100 and $100 to try get his debt down. I think we broke even on them tho.

Poker again 2nite. Have like 9 ppl coming so far. So might have to play tight. Also probly playing a $300 tourney at casino on Thursday. So will blog after that.

On another note, I will blog about my online poker soon for the last month, been playing heads up NL50, just cant be bothered at the moment. but I played a $5K VIP freroll on VC poker this morning. and some other ones on stars, since I cant one table all morning. Anyway, Usually this freeroll gets 100 or so entrants, when I first started playing it, even less. So effectivly its a free $50 buy in tourney. Unfortunately over 200 entrant this morning. So it was effectively a $25 free buy in. But hey, cant complain 2 much. Since I came second. got lucky once. A2 vs AK aip. cos blinds were ridiculous and it was around the bubble. Then this guy was shoving every hand on the bubble with his big stack. I folded A8 to him. But next hand I picked up A9s and thought fuck it. I only have 8BB or something. It looks pretty etc. And I was almost out of my other tourneys. So I called. Out raced Q8s. Then road my big stack to a second place. That was US$775 or NZ$1000. Played bad heads up. But it was only 15bb. and basically luck most of the was through the later stage of the tourney.

Live bankroll -$200

A bit 2 talk about

2010-11-10T14:49:00.002+13:00

I went to casino Saturday night. Saw chewy there randomly. And Brad & friend I have meet a few times. And Dan. Shout outs. Yeah.

Luckyily I wrote some hands down. Cos I barely remember shit again. Played pretty bad. Got into the hole really quick. Shoved a straight draw into TPTK. lost. Got unlucky a few time. Like 87s. I raise. flop comes J high. Checked around. turn was a 9. I bet in position. A guy who was about the only person I could squeeze money out of raise all in aor a little more. He has 107 (gutshot and over). He got there.

Same guy, I 3 bet to $40 with AQ. Flop comes A34. I check. He checks. Turn is a 5. He bets $30 ALL IN. I call. He has A5. Haha. River is a 2. Split. I managed to get over half his stack in preflop. haha.

I managed to raise preflop and hit a straight draw. Q10 on J9x (two hearts). I cbet. Lady calls. Chewy shoves. I decide to gamble. Lady calls eventually. Chewy had 87hearts. I have Q10. Lady x9. (second pair) I win. Luckily. I thought I wanted the lady 2 call since I was drawing. But I really didnt. Wouldve rather been heads up vs chewy. As I wouldve been 50/50 with just him. having that lady in there bumped me down to 25%, so dont lose that much equity as its now 3 way. but still. chewy dropped from 50/50 to 42% and the lady had 30%.

Chewy limp calls. I raise button and Cbet and fir on the turn. 1083A. Then chewy shoved and I called. I lose to A8.

I managed to get 3 streets of value on 7d 6h 3d 5c 5d with 88. $20 then $50 then $75. was a nice pot.

Last hand I lost. I had 97. flop came down 447. Guy donk bets $10 into $50. folds round to me. I shove cos I only see his red chips and think he has like $30 more. Turns out he has like $80-$100 more. I lose to his K4.

Stayed till 3.30ish. Lost $220.

So then onto the cash game. Monday night this time. Same old regulars. With Andy, ex poker soc president and a guy called Hayden.

I raised with AA in late positon. Got about 5 callers including andy in position. flop was about 8 high. Ben donk leads. I call. Andy shoves for quite a bit more. Ben calls cos hes committed. I fold. Andy shows AA. funny stuff. glad he had AA. cos it looks like he would do that with QQ and KK. I really thought he had a set. Cos board was a very dry 842 or something.

I stacked chewy a few times. That was fun. I got KK. I 3 bet then cbet, then he shoved me. he had 66. board was low. He was tilting. mustve thought i had AK.

I think I folded AK to Ben twice. First was Ax33x I fired two barrels, then ben donk shoved me on the river. So I folded. I was going to shove him as well, for value cos any ace is calling me there. He showed a 3. Phenom. Haha. I think the second time was very similar.

I remember bluffing chris and phillip. I had 47 on 566 board. Chris cbet, Phillip called, then I raised. They wanted me 2 show. I eventually told Phillip later. I also remember chris wanted me 2 tell him what I had in another hand. But I dont remember the hand. If you explain how it played out ill probly remember.

I had a fun hand. I 3 bet AJ and got 3 callers for $10 each. Great. I was hoping id reather get heads up with marco, cos he calls me very light in these spots. with worse that AJ. And Nitty Marco would fold. and ben, could do what he wants. call with 84 and hit a pair is fine by me. So it went 4 handed. Flop came 89J. That was nice. I bet $30 I think. Marco called. Others folded. Turn was an Ace. I decide to put it in. $60 more or so. Cos I thought he had J10. He may have thought the Ace was a good bluff card for me if I was completely full of shit. I probly wouldve called marco if he shoved flop.

I was in for $220 at some point. Managed to get up to above $400 later in the night.

One hand I played badly. I think it was 5 cards. And you could use up to 3 cards in your hands. And you have to discard 2 on the flop I.e. if you had 3 clubs. And one club on the board. You had a flush draw. Marco 3 bet. I called with 58Q 3 clubs.(after I threw away) flop 679 one club, two hearts. Marco cbet. I only call. I though about it after. And I definitely shouldve raised. Cos while I was calling, marco looked confused as 2 what he was going to throw away. If he had 3 hearts for the made flopped flush its really an easy decision to throw away the two off suit cards. I call. Turn brings a 6. Then I call him down on the turn and the river when I hit my flush. He had 69x with two hearts.

That's about all I remember. Somehow managed to drop back down to $240. Flipped for $20. Ended the night even.

Live bankroll -$200

Sunday Arvo

2010-10-27T16:59:00.000+13:00

So after sulking because I lost a massive casino pot, I organized a home game on Sunday arvo. Two reasons. Monday was Labour day, so the working class could stay late. Another was Tim was in town for his last weekend.

So got there at 4pm. Got off 2 a cracking start. Lost a buy in. Not sure how or 2 who. There was Chris, Eamon, Liam and Me and Tim. Phillip came a little later and watched. Lost another pot when I started to play aggressive and play back at Liam. I Pot sized bet all in on A789 board and he called with AJ. And hit. So 2 buy ins down. Running really good. Went and got cash out. Had 2 get it out from visa. haha. So will pay that back asap so i don't get interest. Got dinner, cos it was ready and i needed 2 calm down.

Got back. 3 barrelled liam with AQ on AJxK (3 clubs, with nut flush draw) then blank river. He called me with a King. awesome. Chris left for a few hours over dinner. Phillip started playing. Then marco, chewy and Ben showed up. Liam left. Chris came back. So played for hours.

I asked Eamoon about a casino hand, cos he seems to know the players a little better. I had 86, original raiser. Guy donk bets K75 board. I call the $50. This asain guy raised $200. I had $450 behind. I basicly asked if it would be worth shoving. Cos I was wondering how bluffy the guy was. Or if he would fold a king to my "slowplayed AK". Cos I really thought he might. But I folded. But next time I probably will.

Um, raised $1.50 UTG with QQ. Cbet J53 $5 got a call, then eamoon raised to $20. I called. the turn brought a 5. Didnt put him on a 5. Cos whats he reraising me on the flop with a 5. I also thought its still likly he had 33 or 55 for set or quads. He bet $30 on turn. I thought that was cheap. $50 in pot. Looked like he had a flush draw. Nut flush draw of course. So I called $30. River was blank. He went all in for $60-70. I decided he wasnt bluffing there. Although if he had a flush draw theres still a medium chance he would bluff. So I folded. The only hands I could beat is AJ. And thats a stretch. Or flush draw that I could beat. So I folded. Ended up paying $7.50 2 see his cards. Which I thought was probly worth it. Cos if I didnt see 57 with flush draw. (trip 5s) It would've bugged me more and more and I probly would play another hand stupid.

Somehow we played 2 6am. And somehow I actually made a profit, after being almost $400 down. I ended up $240. A few 5 card omaha hands helped.

O I forgot 2 mention. I bluffed 27o into Marcos AA. Not preflop, but he pretty much reluctantly insta called. I was drawing dead. Then I bluffed him with 27o again a few hands later. It worked so I got $25 of the $125 I lost back. haha.

Thats about all I remember. So stoked I finished up and my bankroll is in the positives. Time for a heater at the casino I think.

Live bankroll $25

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2010-10-23T00:55:00.001+13:00

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Casino. 12.25. Planning on going home at 12.

AAxx vs AAxx $700 effective stack vs $300 xxxx and $300 xxxx stacks. Actually dont know what they had. All I know is HE had clubs. I had spades. two clubs on flop. a glimmer of hope when the second spade hit the turn plus I had a 2 pair draw. Club on river. All I know is that I lost a $2K pot!!!!!!! I wouldnt even been annoyed if the side pot was lost. I wouldve been left with $400 or so. and I wouldve been even and left. FUCK FUCK FUCK. AHHHHHHHHH.

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Live bankroll -$215

2010-10-23T00:50:00.002+13:00

What am I doing wrong?

2010-10-20T13:59:00.000+13:00

I got board, and hadn't played online poker in ages. And my bankroll was looking low, so I decided that with my 2 buys in at NL100 Id phenom it to millions of dollars.

Marked hand from my first session. Just a little below EV. But still in the positives. (Af meant to be 3.3 for him)

Then this one, is it best just to shove there. I didnt really want to raise to $30 or $40. So I thought id take the free $20, pretty sure they werent strong.

Fun hand

Fromt he 5th session: This hand was just really weird. Cant believe he didnt raise with stats like that. Shouldve stacked him that hand.

Even weirder, he (same dude) shoves here. always nice when you have top quads. So I stack him this hand.

He totally got me back, got so owned on the next hand.

At this stage I think im a few hundy below EV, and only just in the negatives.

And finally, todays session:

Just wanted to show every1 that hand to show you the awesome plays at NL100. This is exactly why Im still playing. Ive basicly be trying to stack fish. Really keeping out of the way of the regs. Anyway, last few hands.

Cry, one time please.

Same donk as b4. the 35 donk. Cry, one time. Now im in the negitives, and on my last buy in.

Yay, got him back. So Ive broke even over my NL100 sessions. $550 below EV. But I was probly running hot anyway. So so frustrating tho. I dont even think I went on tilt in these sessions which is super. I did have to put $100 on 2 make my money back. Which is exactly why playing these stakes is bad. Just plain and simple, cant handle the variance.

Now the fish has left. Unfortunate. Must be 2 busy typing instead of gambling with the fish. Wait hes back. 200bb deep effective stack. 2 bad I got shit to do today.

Also, played a short handed cash game last night. Will post about it later. This post is 2 big anyway.

Late Nights

2010-10-13T23:07:00.000+13:00

Played a few cash games the last few tuesday. Was going to blog straight after the first night, but didnt get home till 6am. The main problem was that I was stuck a few hundy. And a few others, namely marco, remi, jel and phillip wanted to keep playing. Cos the majority of them were stuck also.

A few hands i remember from last week. Chris calls a big 3 bet with 27o. Hits 2 pair. Surprise surprise. Then check calls 3 streets, big bets btw, on a 2781010 board. Nice river call. Good read. Jel had AKs, picked up the flush draw on the turn, so had 2 fire river. I know jel would bet there with AA and KK etc, but it is more likley that hes just 3 barrelling, just what live poker is about I think. 2 bad we cant play enough hands to see what he would actually do with AA in that spot. Most people chicken out, and think that the AA got cracked, so they wont fire so big on river.

Um. I had KQ. 3 bet maybe. Marco and Chris in there with me. I check behind on the 7 high flop. Fire on the Q turn. Chris calls. Marco mightve 2. Anyway, Chris donk leads $10 into about $30 on the river. So weak. I pretty much put him on a weaker queen. Raised up to $50 or so and got a call. Eamoon loves it, he thinks we have a mad metagame, I guess we do. But its still funny, he thinks is so weird that we put 100bb in iwth a hand as weak as One pair.

Liam riases, marco 3 bet to $15. I have KK in SB. I decide calling here is a good option. They dont realize it, but I actually dont call $15 preflop out of the blinds with junk. but by raising they may get suspicious. Liam decided to shove. Marco tank shoves and I make a crying call. I think ive got the best, but there is a chance they have AA. and I obviously will have to dodge an Ace. Im up agianst AK and QQ. A on flop. Q on river. GG.

Then chris stacked me. He played his 3rd hand or so of the night. Calls my 3 bet. Calls the 7 highish flop. Turn comes a Queen. I check and he bets. I happen 2 hit a queen. Think about it and decide hes playing like 88-JJ. Decide to shove for value. He has the nut flush on the turn. GG. got his money back. This is why I dont play chris OOP. So this was how I was own a few hundy.

We play every other dealers choice games until 6am after that. Double flop Holdem, Double Crazy Tahoe. 4 card preflop, then you have to discard 2 on the flop, then is plays like holdem. I think you try get nut flush draws, two pairs, try to stack AA etc. We tried to make up a name for it, but honestly, 4 dudes at 4am, trying to make a name for a game like that. Impossible. Then we played double flop "Game I just told you about". Ah. fun times. So I peaked, went through a very tired passive stage. Had a second wind, which I get most late nigths. Got to even. Ended the nght $20 down. Pretty stoaked about my comeback.

Live bankroll -$220

Then I played last night. Was another good game. Laid down QQ preflop. I guess it was bad, I was up against AK. Um. Um, chris gave up alot on the flop after raising preflop. On A high boards. Was really odd. Usually he can steal those no problem.

I was playing really passive. I just called AQ, AK alot out of blinds instead of 4 betting. Well 50% of the time. Probly saved me money, cos I only hit once. And that was the time I hit AQ on AQ10 board. and chris decided he didnt want to cbet. And since I can never rep an ace, cos I never hit aces, they all folded when I lead out.

Made a bad laydown. I decided to call AJ OOP after a 3 bet. Then Phillip donk bets from SB on J high board. I call. marco, the 3 better just calls behind. Then Phillip leads the blank turn. Big. Im in the middle. I eventually fold. Thinking Phillip has a set, and also am a little scared of marco. Tho I shouldnt be. I thought he had QQ. Turns out they had KJ and J9. Ah well. Shouldve stacked Phillip that hand.

He also sucked out on me big time. I had Top and bottom. He had middle pair and we got it all in. He runner runnered a straight. He had 2 outs on turn, 6 to river. and got there. Big pot as well. Minor tilt. Got QQ a few hands later. got it in on 1098 board. I cbet. Marco raised. Sam shoved. I called $25 total. Overpair and Gutty. Then marco shoves. Which is not ideal. Really knew I was behind. Luckiy he didnt have an over the top amount behind. So I was sorta priced in. Plus the chance he had a J+pair hand, which I had some of his outs. He had 2 pair. But I sucked out. So off minor tilt.

Got QQ again later. Decide to play it softly. Call phillips 3 bet. Remi calls as well. Flop comes J high. Perfect. Phil cbets $12ish, maybe $15. I raise. Only to $30. which was a mistake. Turn was a King. Phillip donk leads for $40. Fuck that is frustrating. I shouldve just called thinking about it now. But its late. And I actually think he would still call me with his Jack. So I shove. He tells me he had AQ. Haha. Glad I can still pull the trigger when need be and not chicken out.

I go on a super heater 4 handed. hitting flush draws 75% of the time with a suit Kxs. plus hitting a flush. Plus 50% of the draws hit. It was nuts. I had a stack of over $700. Also played well. I did alot of bluff catching.

I shoved with 38s. on 3xK (my suit) board. Stole $40 dead money plus phillips $50 raise on the flop with my shove. I had 50% equity. So glad he folded.

Then I bluffed $150 or in the last orbit. well actually two interesting hands, no bluffs. One good fold I guess. AQ on 10xxQx. Back door spades. All in river shove over my 3 streets of value bets. Marco told me he hit a monster. Dont really believe him actually. So there is a compulsory straddle and almost compusary button raise. So I 3bet with J9s. Flop came 9 high. 3 diamonds. I cbet. Get two callers. I lead strong on the blank (no diamond) turn. I think Im good here. But really want folds. Wouldnt minds a call. If they call I would check call blank, non diamond river. Marco shoves me on the turn tho. He has like $120 more, probly more actually. FFS. Thers $80-$100 in pot. I just think its way more likely he has K9 ish with a diamond. He tells me later he had the lone A diamonds. Bad fold again I guess. But we rivered it. I hit my J, but it was a diamond. I dont know If I believe him ther either, cos his story was different right after that hand. He said I would've river him with that J. but hey, I dont tell people the truth always directly after the hand. Usually tell them it later tho. Also another 3 flush board, ealier in the night tho. A8 I 3 bet. Flop Q8x (3 flush). I cbet. Get a call. Then check fold the J, no diamond turn. I really wanted to call but we were deep and really, a pair of 8s. I managed to get him 2 show a 4 of spades. He said he had pocket 4s. I actually believe him. But he couldve had nuts.

Last hand. AK. Deep. Marco. 3 bet. A high. Check called two streets to bluff catch. AJxQ. Glad he checked river, cos its likly he had AQ or AJ there, the way it played. But he was bluffing, so Im glad I played it like I did.

Fuck we were getting deep as at the end of the night. $325 up. Stoaked. Back top positives. Playing well. Still made a few big mistakes. But the main thing is, I have cash in my wallet. Plenty in the bank, playing well.

Live bankroll $105

A few cashgames

2010-10-04T15:09:00.000+13:00

Um I think Ive played 3 cash games since my last blog. 2 at my house went late into the night. I have note here. Up $70 and up $50. I think one of those sessions went to like 5am. Have some new players as well. They are alot of fun 2 play with. Less nitty.

I went to pokersoc AGM the other day. Marco said he wanted to go for president. And said I should go for vice. So he got pres and I got vice. So say hello 2 your new Vice Pres!! So basically we had just enough people 2 fill the pokersoc exec, and even tho people think everything will go wrong and pokersoc will be a disaster next year, they are lucky 2 have us. Cos if we didn't apply, they would have nobody, and we are very enthusiastic about it and it should be fun. Lots of plans. But will see how many actually happen. Definitely going to have online tourney series. Ah, will tell you all about it later. So Jin got treasurer, he went for Pres and every other position. Im super glad hes on the exec, think he deserves a better position. But what can you do. Got Phillip and Ben as helpers. Cant remember the name of Events manager. But hes cool. Basically should be a fun year.

So after AGM. $10 freezeout. $50 sidebet. Marco came 3rd. Then I played cash. Got it in with flush draw vs top pair. Shoudlve played the flop passivly cos it was vs Chris Lai. Hes a nit. Then Hassan arrived. He was blowing money. Was really fun playing vs him, cos he wasnt a nit. I got 67 suited. 4 players 2 flop, including hassan in blinds. He shoved $20 into $8 pot on a 592 board. I had 2 call. Even tho 9 high beats me, i still think calling is best. I think im even money there enough to make it worth while. Plus, if he wins. He has a $40 stack instead of a $20 stack. And Im going to take that money off him anyway. Plus he wont shove every hand.

Remi was playing loose. 3bet out of BB. got a call from liam and me(in Sb) K109 board. Cbet. 2 calls. Check the Ace. He fires again. I shove him with K3. Haha. I had my reasons. $80 more. He calls with K7. Split???? No 7 on river. That tilted me. So I left. I dont understand his call at all. I know I was playing loose and reckless. He probly was tilting cos I bluffed his AK with 27. People probly dont understand my shove. I dont really either. Almost folded turn. But I like my play.

Unfortunately I ended up $280 down for the night. Which puts me back in the negatives.

Cash game 2moro i guess. And high roller tourney one of these weekends. $50 deep stack. 2 day. Going to win it.

Live bankroll -$200

Toms home game

2010-09-21T09:36:00.001+12:00

I decided not to play in the $200 6max 2day ftops. 1 because I was really tired, 2 because it started at 5am. which isnt horrible cos you could basicly sit out for 2 hours with blinds at 10/20 for 30min. then 20/40 for 30min. And I still couldve made work that arvo. haha. But just wasnt feeling it.

Toms home game was a laugh. Awesome brand new table. Only 1 pack of cards unfourtunatly. So it was slow. Smoking inside, including a few ppl with some greeny goodness. Ben was the only person who joined me, cos other people have lives or something and he won $300 in flips the night b4.

I think I sat in the worse position possible. It went Nit, Nit, Me, Elliot(later), agro aggressive, Ben, then back to Tom.

First hand, nit limps, I raise. Get a few callers. My J10 hits a 10 9 7 flop. I cbet $4 into $5. the nit to my left (I dont know hes a nit yet) reraises me to $16. I decide he has a pair/8 combo and shove. Hes only got $40 to start with so I knew he was pot commited. He calls with 88. I dont hold.

I get AK!!! Yay. I raise. Ben calls. Tom reraises button. I shouldve reraised here, but I have a feeling bens getting spazzy, cos he is. So I call. Ben shoved. Yay. Tom folds obviously. I call. Im ahead with A high and nut flush draw on turn. But dont hold.

Get AQ 3 bet spazzy and Ben. Get it in on Q10x board vs spazzys Q10. Standard.

So thats $150 or so down. I get J8. Its limped around. Im in blinds. Flop comes 109x. two diamonds. I lead. Get a call from the SB (possibly button) but It definitly the nit to my right. Turn brings a straight me. And a flush. Not 2 concerned. I bet again. Get a call. River comes a 10. I still want to bet this. I bet a nice big $20 bill. Nice cash money into a pot about $20. Maybe less. He raises me to $50. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH. So paired board, 3 to flush. I make a fold. Thats how good I was playing. Easy laydown. I was hoping to value bet his 10. He shows his nut flush.

Last hand I 3 barrel $60 on the button with 97s on a 653JJ board (double gutty) and get a 3 calls from Elliott's 65. Unfourtuantly my river bet was 2 small. If I had $20 more It probly wouldve worked.

So I was down $250 and decided to leave at 10pm. Very keen to go back tho. Alot of all ins. Very aggressive.

Played a few tourneys this morning. $4 omaha hi-lo $2 holdem. $5 plo/plh, $11 omaha, $10 holdem(deep) $7 double shootout sat all because there was a $5K freeroll (135 ppl) on VC poker. effectivly free $40 buy in. Came 4th in $5 PLH/PLO for $50 or so. Small field. Man its hard to play PLO with 10BB max, specially on the final table 9 left, a giant stack on your right and 2 ppl with 2BB on your left. Very hard to steal blinds. I made it happen. Until 4 ppl. Then blind stole with Axxx with 7BB. And got called by XXXX. live cards. He flopped a gutshot/flush draw and I had top 2. He only had 7BB as well. along with another guy, and the big stack had 30+. So don't really know why he changed his mind and decided to call me then. Anyway. I was going well in $10 deep holdem. Doubled with 2 pair vs a float to hit top pair. Then get it in with a flush vs trips. He rivered it. Then AK
Anyway, broke even ish for the morning. And still single tabling the 5K free roll. 30/50. 13.5BB. Might take another hour. 1.35K for first. gl me.

Live Bankroll -$50 :(

Slow Play

2010-09-16T15:29:00.001+12:00

Played a home game last week. Was going well then I blew up and did 2 many outrageous bluffs. None of which worked. Will post about it later if I can be bothered.

Went away for a few more days. Just got back. Cash games haven't been going well online, so played a mini ftops which didnt go well, a 200+ person $24 rush tourney which I final tabled and ran AQs into top stacks AK and came 7th for $150 which saved my day but 2 bad I was looking at the $1600ish prize for 1st. Probly shouldve folded. He was one of those people who wouldn't fold and most likely had a pair. Couldve waited some people out/picked a better spot, as i was 2nd/3rd in chips.

Played 2 more rush tourneys 2day. a $11 and a $4 while I was waiting for starcraft 2 come back online. Just those 135ppl ones. I finaled tabled them both. 7th or 8th in the $4 one. JJ vs AK button vs SB. I was 2nd in chips as well.... Ah well. I came 3rd in the $11. I eventually ran 88 into KK. Shoving 10bb to steal a fair portion of my stack. They had 20bb and 30bb. So its an insta shove. I got lucky on the final table, 27s button shove vs BB AQs to pick up alot of blinds to give me breathing room. 7 on river. Doubled me up and helped me cruise to 3rd.

So 3 final tables in a row made me realize how much I like tourneys. Will play more later. Thinking about playing $200 2 day miniftops on sunday/monday. Will see if i feel like calling in sick to burn $200.

Anyway the reason I blogged was 2 show you this hand. I was just wondering if I slowplayed it enough. Comments appreciated.

Public Blog

2010-08-25T14:30:00.000+12:00

Although my blog has been public for quite some time I do miss the old days where I could rant about losing my bankroll without people feeling sorry for me. But now comes a new age of my poker blog, word has spread, and now most of my home-game crew know about it. Well I tried to keep it on the d-low a little bit. But somehow I let my user-name slip, so now all I can do is wait for them to find me on Google. So now I encourage readers to get a blog (even if its not active) post some comments in between the random Asian scribbles and give me shit when I lose something chronic. Ill still try be honest as. But might keep a few more hands on the down low so people cant own me more than they already do. Happy Reading.

Well first off, I forgot to mention in my last blog that we had Phenom day. Great turn out. 5 people in total. But it was fun. Basicly min cashed in some tourneys, then came 9th in a big one. Back to even. Down and back up playing small stakes tourneys. Then got on the nitty cash game grind.

Hands up if you saw anything not quite right in that hand. Well anderson was one of those guys who would hold on to a top pair type hand. I thought the other folder was stronger than andersen, hence why I just called his stupid donk bet. But really, it was a bit of a cooler vs that opponent.

So Eamonn won the phenom day. GG.

Went away for weekend so couldnt play in Wellington Champs. Although I did try to get back by 12.30 sunday so I could play in the main event. I got back late, it was all sold out anyway. So I played cash games for 5 hours or so. Um raised around. Checked a JJx board. Turn comes a Q. A caller leads. I re-raise repping a J. Original raiser calls. Original leader folds. Then I shove. But he only has less than my turn bet behind. and I knew he was calling. I muck. He shows a Q. gg. DONT BLUFF LIKE THAT.

Someone raised UTG to $6. The smallest bet of the night. He was a good payer from overseas. A young Brit. Capable of 4betting AK etc. I just wasnt comfortable from UTG+1 to reraise there with 8 players plus UTG behind to act. So I called. along with 5 others. Hit top set. J87 board. Scary. I lead out $15 into a $30+ and luckily someone didnt have the nuts. So I tried my hardest to string the Brit along. He folded his AK.

Another few hands were vs some young Asian. I cant remember his name. But apparently everyone know him, and apparently hes quite good. Eamoon was talking to him and stuff. Well he 3 bet me and a caller to $50. Then called my $200 shove with K10. I had AK. Flop comes 1098....7....J. Saved. AHHH.

Had to fold a few 2 pairs. And top pair/good kickers to flopped flushs. So hard to play. Dont really wanna Jam it in with 2 pairs on a 3 flush board. Some young guys barrel with A high draw. I think I made 4 good folds. Only lost one or 2 streets max.

Ended the night down $40 which was not bad. Played well which was main thing.

Home game last night. Almost had 2 cancel it cos we only had 5 ppl. Including a newbie and a guy who wasn't going to stay long. Ended up getting 11. But luckily a few busts and we played 8 handed most of the night.

Big standard hands. I escalated the pot OOP with K6 and hit top 2 and got it in vs a straight and flush draw vs the newbie. I put him on a strong hand. More like a tptk on lower 2 pair. Anyway, short story, he won it twice.

Had a funny hand vs Jin when I decided to donk bet bluff flop with K5 on J36 board. Turn brought a 4 so I had to fire again with my straight draw. river brought a King. So I had to value bet it. Then had to call his shove cos it was $13 more into a $100 pot. I told everyone I had 2 pair cos I was crushed when he showed JJ. I try not 2 lie. But sometimes its just better 2.
Phillip raised preflop I was set mining with 77. Chris I assume was set mining as well. Flop came 710J. I had a huge grin. Not sure why chris was grinning. Phillip checked, I lead out. I was sure chris had a set. 1010, but folded. Then Phillip raised. I just put him on QQ, KK or AA. i did think he might have JJ. But hey, I hit a set. So after I put him on one of those 4 hands I just shoved, knowing id get a insta call. Turns out he had the JJ tho.

Had some fun 3 betting wars with Marco. He had a rough night. down $400 to start off with until he hit quads in crazy pineapple and got paid off by top boat. Anyway, when he was short stack we got it in with A5 vs his middle cards, and 27 and stuff.

Last hand I need to write about. I straddle $2 after I stack marco. Jin limps UTG. Remi raises BB to $7. I have 77. Jin calls. Flop comes down AA7. Remi Cbets. I call. Jin raises. Remi reraises. I shove. Jin calls. Remi folds. I hold. back to even. They both had Aces obviously. Im actaully suprised I got called by A8. Remi had A4.

I actaully felt I got owned at times last night. Remi was being very aggressive and actaully playing alright. Obviously he was sulking by the end of the night tho. I think Jin got the better of me. Then spewed it away in a cooler hand. The Nits, Hamish K and the Newbie Hayden won big. Won and lost some pots vs chris. He probly got the better of me. I made my 3 river bets exactly the same each time. Got 3 folds. Who knows what he had.

Last hand. Chris raises UTG. Marco 3 bets. with $40ish stack. I decide to just call on the button with QQ. Chris calls. Flop comes K9x. I just fold after marco bets. Chris hits a set obviously. Marco AK. The only reason I didnt 4 bet there. Well two reasons. Trapping chris. But that doesnt work. He 2 switched on. The other reason is that people 3 bet so infrequently that you can actually narrow there hands down alot. Sure Marco probly 3 bets more than the rest. and may 3 bet JJ and 1010. but vs chris's UTG raise, Id say its very narrow range. He could probly 3 bet with Q7 a bit and cbet and get folds. Cos people get scared.

Left at 2.30am. A stuck Remi Jin and Marco were still playing. Phillip trying to stack them and Ben got there late to try take some chips. I predict ben lost his $40 to Marcos Flips. Phillip bleed down to his starting stack, due to random games and remi and marco being to aggressive that late at night, cos everyone turns into calling stations after 2am. Jin either busted another $100 he owes me, Or pulled out a little profit, I.e. only down $40 for the night. And Marco sucked out vs Remi. And by sucked out, I mean he had more outs than Remi thought, but still got there. And Remi made a hero call. So Marco would've only ended the night down $200 instead of $400.

Away for a week. So will have to wait 14days to find out if my predictions were correct. Till next Tuesday.

Live bankroll $350

Week Recap

2010-08-17T21:21:00.000+12:00

Hmmmm dont remember what I did. I know I played a fair bit of poker.

Um first up mustve been a Sunday home game, which was over a week ago. I came late after work and proceeded to lose $250. Not ideal. Particularly when the game broke a few hours after I got there. I was ready for a long night, but people had work etc. highlight of the night was after I berated Tim for being a nit he went nuts, not yelling and telling me to shut up, but by raising every hand. Then I told him it was working, cos he won about 5 hands in a row. Quite sizable ones as well. Then I woke up with KK. He raised, got a caller, I reraised to $16 and he tank shoved J7s into me, quite a big stack as well. I held. And then the game broke. I was about to go home and sulk. But I wasnt done. I went to the casino. Proceeded to play amazing. Get tired. Lose it all. Down $150. Only one buy in tho. Highlight of the night was when I valuebet with 98 on 810QxQ board. Scored an extra $30 on the end. I definitly shouldve left when I was up $250. And broke even for my sunday. I definitly shouldve left when I was down to my original buy in. Cos the last $150 was silly.

Then I mustve played a home game on a Thursday night. Cos Joel was down. Was 6/7 handed. Set over set vs chris. Won some flips in omaha. 1 hand of intrest. Its double straddled and chewy limps. I have 1010 on the button and raise to $10. He calls. Flop comes down J87. I cbet $13 or so and get raised to $30. He has $60 behind. What do I do? I really wanted to shove him. I took the pansy way out. I know he thinks Im light there everytime. Problem is he will snap call with a Jack. I got him to show. He had 97. Gutty and pair. I thought about it later that night. And even vs a jack I have 6 outs. which is 24%. Which is the percentage he thought he had to semibluff me. I think I should be shoving in that spot. Trouble is I dont wanna be in a 24% pot for over $200. Cos he had $60 left behind. He will probly go nitty again on me so that spot wont pop up again for ages. Im not sure what I would do with QQ in that spot. Probly get it in. Ist likely he had a Jack. I just talked myself into saying he had a set. So up $150 for night.

Talking of QQ on a Jack high board. Went to the casino 2nite, Played a $155+$15 satellite into the $700 main event. Played really well. So ill skip forward to final table. 8 handed. 20 started. I have 8000. 4K starting. Blinds 300/600. 4 get paid the $700 seat. I have QQ in small blind. Guy limp calls when I raise to 1600. Flop comes J86. I c-bet 1600. He calls. Turn is a 9. I check. He throws out like 3K. I put the rest in there. Yup, J9. I don't re-suck. Pretty standard really. I would be more pissed off, but I saw him get it in with KK vs KJ on Q9x board. and the other guy hit the gutty. But he still had plenty of chips, and still managed to have me covered. Ah well. It was a perfect spot. If he didnt hit 2 pair, I wouldve doubled up 90% of the time. What can you do with 13 BB. And with my stack at 16K, I wouldve been in a perfect spot to grab a seat. Cos there was 3 guys who were trying to lose, and one good short stacker that hopefully wouldve lost.

Thinking about buying in directly anyway. Might head to casino Wednesday or Thursday and just play cash. And if I get my live bankroll above $770. Ill do it. Seems like a challenge. But Ill just try play solid. If I play like a donk. I obviously wont have the patience for the main event. Im actually going away for the weekend, can come back Sunday morning tho as long as I don't get 2 drunk Saturday night. Will see.

Live bankroll $400

Pokersoc $15 Bounty

2010-08-06T21:05:00.000+12:00

$10 buy in. $5 bounty on everyones head including $15 on the execs head. Plus 3 way $50 last longer bet. I had J9s first hand. Amac limped, I raised to 200. 3500 starting stack. Flopped a Flush draw. Alex lead out. I called two streets. the turn bet was way 2 big to call. But I hit the river. Lead out and he folded. A king apparently. Then I raised 1010. Got 3 callers. Flop came down K high 3 flush board. And I didnt have any of that suit. Some girl lead out for $1000. And I folded. Then I get 77. So raise again. I get a caller then someone reraises like 1K+. So I fold. Then someone limps UTG. I raise with my 3rd pair. JJ, Get reraised to 800 or so by Jack the Vice Pres. With $15 bounty on his head. He was going down. Then the limper shoved. And I tank folded. Jack folded AK. and I finally convince the other guy to show AA.

So back down to the starting stack. I play really well from then. Chipping up nicly ith well timed stabs and Cbets. Maybe 10K or so. Only gambled once. J10s called shicks All in for 2K after I raised 700. He had A6s which I thought was pretty standard when he has a $15 bounty on his head. So back down to 8K. Raised a limper with 88. Got reraised by a huge stack. Folded again. A flip again apparntly. After the break I was on 13.5K. Which was one of the big stack. Jin raised early position. Big stack called 1.1K. Blinds were 2/400 btw. So 7 BB to steal. I hve 32BB. I have 88 and thought it would be a good time to shove and steal with alot of fold equity. I dont think the big stack caller has a strong hand there that often. More like QJs type hands. Jin folded then I got snapped off by big stacks AA. I was crippled to 3BB. Waited a few hands. Got it in with 78s and shick called with AQ. Flop A96. Turn 5. 8BB now. Im UTG only chewy is left in the last longer bet with 20BB. I have KJo. I couldve waited. But I think it was shove time. We were only 6/7 handed. Shick instacalled with KJs. Flopped a flush. GG.

So I played 4 handed cash with Marco, Ben and Ummmmm Hayden. Stacked Ben and Hayden pretty quick. And Marco first hand after he double straddled. Hayden called. I went to $8. He made it $24. I had AQ and shoved him. He called $16 more and decided to run it once with 27s. I won. He rebrought. Cant remember how the other lost, I think we both took one of them out. And with no rebuy it was ours 2 keep. We got board of holdem. So we played heads up crazy Pineapple. We both did one horrible call that sucked out each and won the same amount off each other. We got board of that. So I decided its time to play Double Crazy Pineapple Tahoe. For those who dont know how to play that. 4 Cards to start with. Discard one after the betting round on the 2 card flop and one after betting round on 2 card turn. Ill post a stratagy section on this game after I get my new computer. Tempted to play a all day cash game off this. But let everyone know a few days in advance, so they can think thier own stratagys up. Anyway fun fun hand. AA2x. I 3 bet him. Flop 22. Easy game. I cbet and discard my x. Then continue on a K4 turn. Then disgard my A. Then shove river although I didnt like it. I still thought I had 2 as I wouldve called his small river shove anyway. He had KK. Pretty inoccent flop for KKxx. Jin and Shick joined in later. Shick came 4th in tourney. Didnt play 2 many hands with him there tho. All in all, lost $15 for the night.

Tim wants a cash game midday sunday. So hes organising it. Still dont have a computer. Coming next week. So no online update. But im cool with that.

Live Bankroll $815

Ah, Spewy

2010-08-04T13:34:00.000+12:00

Home game. Down more than the casino. Haha. Main 3 hands...

I 4bet bluff with 10-7 into a limp raised AA. thought he had a smaller stack. Ah well. $60 down.

I raise, get 3 bet by chewy. Small stake shoves for $25ish. I decide to Jam. I thought chewy had a smaller stack. He had $80. And his KK holds.

I 3bet chris with AQ. Flop comes down KQ9. I check call and check shove him. He has K9. Turns out he had K9, I didnt really think he would have a King there. I thought he usually just folds hands like that. But turns out he was calling me light cos I was playing 2 many hands.

So thats the main 3 hands. I spewed alot of money 2 tom. I played solid in the middle bits and not horribly at the start, but definitly let my gaurd down later on

I had one last interesting hand. I 4 bet chris with AK. Flop comes 3 spades. I cbet. He calls. Check Check. Blank. He leads on river and I fold. I think his pair held. I shouldve bet bigger on flop. Then thought about firing turn more.

One last hand. I raised, some1 3 bets me. Chris 4 bet. I cold called in early position with JJ. Flop comes Q high. We check it down but he bets a little bit on the river. He had Q10. I didnt think he was strong preflop, it looked like Marco(I think) was trying to play back at me and chris picked up on that. Couldve folded river. I guess I couldve 5bet preflop, that wouldve been fun. It was probly the right move in that situation but I still think calling preflop is still better most of the time and I try not to overplay it.

Down $330. Obviously 2 tired. I guess staying up at the casino the night b4 wasnt good. Im a little pissed off. Cos $330 is quite a bit and it was mostly 2 chris. Called in sick this morning cos I was really tired. Honestly, that is my biggest leak, dam tiredness. Ah well. $800+ is still a bankroll. Just got 2 excited. Need to take it easy.

Pokersoc bounty tourney 2nite. $10 for prizepool plus $5 for bounty. Plus $50 last longer bet obviously. Time to win my $300 back. 3 nights of poker in a row. Fun.

Live Bankroll $830

Monday Night at the Casino

2010-08-03T16:03:00.000+12:00

I'm about to buy a new computer. Its harder than I thought cos I'm going to buy all the parts and put it together myself. 1, cos it is interesting. 2, cos it probably better per dollar I spend on it. So I open up my computer to have a look. Ive done this plenty of times b4, but I think I shorted the processor. Anyway, my computer doesn't work anymore. Gay. At least I was going to buy a new one anyway. But its annoying not having a working one to do shit, and look online for new computer parts. So had 2 go 2 uni. Anyway, with no computer at home I was fucken board. So I went to the casino. I figure I was running good. Obviously. So I was hoping to keep on my upswing at higher stakes while my confidence is up and I can play good.

So I get there. Wait about an hour to get a seat, cos I'm that keen. Fold a few hands. Theres a straddle "blind raise" then a double blind raise to $14. gets 4 callers. Ah fuck it, gotta do it once $70 dead money in pot. Ive got AJ. Im only worried about the first caller UTG. But he didn't raise, just called. Shove. Get called by K4 out of the straddle for $90. Door card, J, Nice, Second card to see, K. Fuck. Third card squeaked out, J. Nice!!!! Turn. K. FUCK. River blank. Top up.

Wait a few hands. Pull a few raises and Cbets to take some pots. Get KQ. Fire streets on a KQ88x board. I wasnt scared of the 8. Trying to get the most value. he folded to my $100 bet on river.

I raise with AJ in positon. Flop comes QJx all clubs. I got nut flush draw. Bet 3/4 pot. Someone calls. Someone shoves. Im priced in even if he has a flush. And maybe the other guy will call as well. Plus Im definitely priced in if he has 2 pair or top pair. I dont make it. May as well put the rest of my money on the table.

Flop top 2 on a 987 board. Some one donk bets. Then someone shoves like $200 over the top. I just fold. Very quickly. Im obvoiusly up against a straight cos like 10 people were in the pot for $7 each. He shows. Good fold. Was so easy tho. So making a we comback and playing good.

I get QQ. Raise. Cbet a J high flop. Get it all in on the turn. He picked up a gutshot and nut flush draw on the turn with A5o and called my 3/4 pot sized bet. He has baby flush and I don't make it. Fuck this is 2 juicy to crawl away from and sulk. Only $335 down. Have to go to the ATM. Grab $300 more and get ready to make my money back.

Get AA. 5 Limpers. I pop it up to $15 on the button. Get 3 callers or so. Someone donk bets $15 on a J high flop. I chuck in a extra $50 to put him all in. He calls with open ended straight draw. Gets there. Fucken hell. At least he doesnt have me covered. I spew a little bit.

I raise with 77. Get min reraised. 2 other callers. So I call. Flop is 854. Its checked around. Turn 2. I bet $25 OOP into $60 or so. To stop AK etc from drawing. Plus I had a gutshot just in case. One caller. Then river is a blank. I check tank call a $50 bet from the original reraiser. I knew It was bad. Turns out he didnt have KK/AA. But 44 for a set. Good minraise with 44.

That guy was in a cool hand. UTG raise. 5 callers cos I wanna crack those AA with 75s. Flop comes A high. He cbets and gets 1 caller. Turn pairs bottom pair. He bets again. Gets a raise to $60 by obvious trips. Then UTG shoves for $400 on top. Eventually gets a call. So nut full house with AA vs 84 on A8x8 board. I call it. "So you have 1 out". "nah, o yeah an 8" BOOOOOM!!!! 8. 1K+ pot shipped to the luckbox.

So Its getting late now. 5 handed. Luckbox has left, 1 outered guy is back after winning some on table games. along with abother guy who had a massive stack but lost it in some cooler hands. I pull a raise with 68. Flop comes 543. I cbet. Then shove him. And he calls with 410. It was getting late. He holds. I get it right back with Q10 on 1098xx board, three streets. He was being nice. Then I hit the nut flush on the flop and cripple him. So Ive got a decent stack now. I call his $15 all in blind. Cos why not. Then call his $30 all in. Then a super nit limps on the button. He shoves $60. I have 88. And fold it out of BB. Nit calls with Q9. Ah!!!!! So fucked up. They both hit 2 pair. So Im happy. 3 handed now. at like 2.30am. Get 64 and raise. Flop 654. Get it all in with a c bet and shove his raise. 1 outted guy this time. He calls with A7. Gets there. AHHHHH. At least he only has $60 or so. I bitch about my luck. Then remember he got 1 outered for 1K pot. Haha. The 1 outted guy was the guy who called my all in with k4 on his straddle. And lucked out then as well. I get it back when I raise to $27 after his $7 straddle 3 handed. Get 2 callers. Hit a set. Then bet call. It was a flush board. And Im up against an openended straight draw with a heart, Great. I finally hold.

Another guy arrives back. Gets stacked by the last asain on the table. He was fucken funny. Really drunk last weekend apparently and giving the asian guy shit. Only semi drunk 2nite. 2 bad he got stacked. Then another random guy who I think was on LSD or at a minimum high as arrived. Was really funny. Took $20 or so off him. Won some money basicly playing heads up with asain. Raised with 77 again. Checked instantly behind him on a A1010 flop. Turn was a Jack. I call his $8 bet into $14. Then he bets $35 into $35 on the river, which was a 10. I instantly called. And was good. The pot sized bet on the river didnt make sense. He knew I had KK/a pair. It was so fucken obvious. He wouldnt have bet pot with any hand.

So crawl my was back to only $110 down. and left when they closed the table at 3.30. Im pretty stoked about the night even tho NONE of my hands held. But thats all good. Glad I was only $110 down. Its really a good result for how much sick beats I took. Well not that sick, some of them were 50/50s. But still.

Well my run good definitely ran out. Not to be discouraged, I got another tuesday night home game 2nite. 9 handed atm. Cya all there.

Live bankroll $1160

Pokersoc $10+$5 rebuys

2010-07-29T08:45:00.000+12:00

Well it all started off pretty casually. I got about 3 numbers for cash games. Which is good. One of the guys was at my table in the tourney, and was so slow!!!!! He had a hearing aid, might just have been deaf and was oblivious to the fact that it was his turn to act everytime. The other guy was also at my table. Seemed alright. So will probly invite him along.

So Me Chris Tim Chewy and Marco had the standard $50 last longer bet. 5 people, this was the one to win. My table was so slow, so I got things moving along by shoveing blind and getting chris lai to call me blind. My J7 had his 67 crushed but a 6 came. Rebuy 1. I swear I rebrought a second time. Yeah, I think it was like KQ vs A2. Anyway, now that I shoved twice when there was a raise and call I shoved QQ and got called by AK. The guy was shocked that I managed to pick up a hand. I win. Then the same thing happens later. QQ vs 22 this time. I win. I get JJ and chris has QQ AIP. I lose. Somehow I get up to 21K after the add on. Thats right. I raise 44. with a dead 4 out there, then I show chris cos he folded and the case 4 pops up. Up vs a flush draw. So chip leader for our bet. Chris and Chewy are on like 13K. Tim and Marco who were on the same table, and only have 6-9K.

Then I wait and wait and wait. Fold alot of orbits. Get 22 and fold b4 any action. With a 10BB stack its hard to have any play at all. Finally get JJ. Raise 3K and shove my remaining 7K on a Q high flop. Get called by A8. So back up to 25K. Took advantage of the guy on my right when he limped into my BB. I raised another 4K (blinds 1/2K) with 910s. He calls. Then donk bets 2K into a 9 high board. So thats an easy 8K I stole off him. 30K+. Tim and Chewy are out. Chris lost a bit from 20K to 12K. Chewy was up to 20K or so. I bleed a bit. Chewy overtake me. Then I double again. UTG I get KK and 99 shoves me. Chewy loses some. Chris gets it in vs KK I think with A10. And Its about final table time.

Prize structure was like 8th-$35 7th-$45 6th-$55 5th-$75 4th-$90 3-$110 2-$180 1-$305. So we were on the bubble. Chris Lai got short when the bb called his open. Flop came low. He didnt believe his reraise and called him with A10 high. Other guyt had 5Ks. Pair of 5s and a flush draw. Blinds were rediculous. 2/4K And I had 50K. Then they went up to 4/8K. Chris shoved UTG. Blair called, I called the extra blind in my BB with 102. Probly shouldve saved those chips, cos I was up vs 99 and AJ. Chris trippled to like 40K. 2 hand later I shove chris's blind with 68. Cos I realised there was 12K in the pot preflop and I had 35K total. I get called. I have chris covered just. Flop comes A high. turn brings me another spade. I ask for a spade. Boom. I get there. Chris bubbles. I double. Then this guy opens. Hes massive stack. I think he want to bully the table cos blinds are going up again. Haha. I get AK and have to shove him. Thankfully he folds. Im now over 100K. Big stack. Chewys on life support. There was quite an interesting dynamic when I had 40K and he had less than 20K. Cos I definitly wanted to win the tourney but $250 side bet is more than second prize. Very hard to shove when you get 25o, 210o etc. Even tho the blinds are worth stealing. I Min raise with 66. Andy calls from SB. We check it down and I win. Another 20K added to my stack. Chewy shoves. Gets called cos its like a min raise. He doubles. Shoves again a few hands later with AQ into andys blind, gets there after sucking out vs QQ. Doubles. Now hes back to 60K+. Blinds must have moved up to 5/10K by now. So Im back down to 100K. A few people get knocked out, andy, blair etc. One short stack getting blinded out. Blinds are 10/20K now. There are 450K chips in play. I have 100K. Other guy has 180K or so. Chewy 100K. And other guy 40K. Chewy shoved. I dont want him to steal 30K in blinds. I decide to call with A10 from my BB. I shouldve thought about it longer. I snap called. We debated splitting the lastlonger side bet. But Tim and Marco stopped us. It was rediculous. I had 5 BB. For $250. Anyway I decided to call. Of to the races!!!! He had 77. 10 on flop. Celebrate. Im never going to cry about losing a flip again. Definitly a important one. We knock out the other guy with 20K. 1BB eventually. After a double up and things I get JJ and call his 30K total shove, It holds vs J4. Then I get a walk heads up with QQ. Then I shove J10. So I was shoving 220K. 7BB. to steal 1+1/2 BB. Get called by 98. I hold. I almost have him covered. Play one more hand. I hold. I dont even remember what it is. $305 for first. $250 last longer bets.

$480 in profit. What a good time to run good. Pretty sure that the first time Ive won one of them. The final table is such a crapshoot. Once I got it in my head there was no point waiting around. Its shoving time. That side bet fucked with me tho. So I think me and chewy got lucky a few times. Fuck he made me sweat when he doubled up 3 times to get back in it. Then made me sweat when we were racing. I think he took $90 for 4th. $400 difference. Effectivly a flip for $300+. Cos he was almost guaranteed second prize. Not first. Well its been a good week. Last three live poker events Ive owned. I love run good. I now have way 2 much cash in my wallet. Bankroll is sitting very nice again. Lets keep it that way.

Live Bankroll $1170

Weekly Tuesday Night Recap 2

2010-07-28T16:53:00.000+12:00

Spots filled up fast last night. Played 8 and 9 handed until the end when we went down to 4 handed. Tims last night as hes moving to wellington. Did not see that coming. Have to find a new reg.

I hit alot of cards. Played well. Folded about 3 overpairs to Dev. So messed up. One was my 99 on a 7637 board. That 7 definitly saved me a few bets cos he flopped the straight. Folded QQ preflop, Tim opened UTG, I 3 bet. Dev 4 bet. Shick tank folded on the button. I decided to fold as well. Got shown AA. Pretty easy tho. I dont think he ever 4 bets anything but 27 AK, AA, KK or QQ. Shick folded AK.

Tried to overbet bluff chewy on the river of 7245Q board. Got called by 33. Also Chewy limp called UTG after Tim raised to $2.50 on the button. I called with 88. Flop came 689. Chewy donk bet. Tim just folded his AA without even calling a bet. That very very very nitty. I raised and called chewys shove. Sorta expecting to be up vs a set. Or at minimum a pair and straight draw. He had 75. Not to fussed. Have to get it in there I think. Ran it twice and we split it. Added on a bit later. $70, to top up to $100+ cos of my over bet.

Kid came for a while and we got it in on a xxxKx board with AK vs KJ. Its nice when I get premium hands.

Got QQ once. Raised to $2.50 and got 5 callers or so. C bet on a x98 two diamonds board. Obviously very drawy. But I can get value from those draws. And I basicly never get raised. So I cbet and got dev and phillip to call. Turn came a J. Checked to me. I had to be carful. But decided to bet again. I bet 1/2-3/4 pot. Dev called quickly. I put him on a pair + straight draw. Phillip tank called. Pretty obvious he had a flush draw. River was a 10. that was a very good card. Did not want to see a Queen. haha. Phillip lead. I put him all in then b4 he called turned over my QQ. Ah well. He had a Q high flush draw. For the straight with me. Chop Chop.

Speaking of pairs. I got JJ and raised or 3bet. Flop came A85. I checked behind, cos I cant represent an Ace. And dont want to. Turn is blank and we all check again. River is an 8. I make a sweet value bet and con Phillip into calling with a 5. Was great.

Had a few awesome hands with chirs. I raise with 910s. He 3 bets me. I call cos we are so deep again. Flop comes down 1087, two of my suit. I check. He checks behind. Turn was a blank(maybe overcard). I lead. He calls. River was a blank (maybe overcard) I fire $20 into $30 or so. He calls. I think he would bet an over pair on the flop. And maybe (probly not) fold to my raise, rather than check behind on the drawy board. Why am I even saying this..... Shouldnt give out any hints. That Leaves him with Overcards or lower pairs. Hope he didnt hit the over card and bet it. Mustve had 88 or something.

Played Omaha later. Basicly when tim was about to leave. And ben left. Maybe 6 handed. I hit alot of sets. Took some stacks. And bluffed a fair bit. Specially Remi who was sulking pretty good. I bluffed him off pair and straight draws with a kigh high flush draw. Basicly put him to the test. And he didnt have the nuts so he folded. He did make alot of good laydowns. But was still funny. One hand I had with chris was the biggest obviously. Cos he doesnt play small pots. He 3 bet me. I decided to call with AK10x. Kigh high hearts. Flop came down 10 high. two spades. I had the A spades. I thought that would be a great card to bluff. So I thought if he had AAxx I still had 8 outs to improve plus bluff spades. And if he had AKxx ish I still ahead. But would be way more comfortable if I hit a pair. Anyway, scary game and we were deep, my excuse for everything I do. Implied odds. Haha. So I called. Turn was a King. Bringing the second clubs. I check for pot control, still dont want to get it in here. Not far enough ahead. If I am ahead. I think about it. I call but decide if any 9, J, Q, A or club comes Im folding. I think its very likly he has AQJx clubs. Even if its nots the nut flush. But really dont think he just stone cold bluffing here. Speacially after sundays hand. He could even have two spades instead of clubs. Not no use shoving yet anyway. I decided I need to raise a spade river. Just incase he want to value bet a Queen high spade flush on the river or something. River is a low spade. I check raise him. He folds. Yay. He said he had AQJx clubs type hand. Im glad he didnt check behind a baby spade flush.

Then his last hand of the night I got top set vs his nut flush and straight draws. I probly wouldve waited until the turn to raise him but Phillip called chrises raise and chewy called my Cbet. And there were more straight draws around. Not strong enough 4 handed to a turn. So I reraised, called his shove. Expecting him to have a hand like that. Ran it twice, and Im running good so I held twice.

Um, Donked $50 or so playing stud, Omaha Hi-Lo and dealers choice at the end of the night. Stopped running good. Haha, and I suck at those games. Ended up $310 in profit.

Pokersoc tourney in an hour. $50 last longer bet. Maybe 5 people! $10 buy in $5 rebuys. Cash game afterwards. Fun Fun.

Live bankroll $690

The Poker Gods

2010-07-27T16:39:00.000+12:00

Probly shouldnt have called preflop. But Eh.

Was getting sneaky on the fish. Then the Nit squeezed. I dont give alot of credit for a great hand. But I thought they would both fold If I raised preflop. Flop is very nice. Now Im hoping Nit has AA. Shouldve just Jammed Flop. Or Raised more on the turn, I didnt think about it long enough, shouldve worked out the odds of a lone Ace clubs winning from turn. Its not that likly the nit hit a flush. More likely to have a Pair, Or any sort of Ace. I instafolded river cos I thought her hand was very transparent there. Dam poker gods putting that club there.

Bless the poker gods. Was down about $30 in EV b4 that hand. Then I was up about $10. I thought I would get more respect cos the two tables I was playing with that guy I didnt get out of line. And had played about 100 hands with him. I guess I either had a King of not. In this case not. I sorta thought alot about it on the turn. Thinking if I would shove here with AA, and also If I would shove here with AK. Cant remember what I decided. Will think about it later.

Yeah Yeah, I got lucky. Thank again Pokergods. But I still think the donk award goes to him. There are so many hand combos that beat him there its not funny. Even any sort of bluff, i.e. AJ,KJ,K10 etc smashes him.

Nut King High

FullTilt $420

The Past Few Days (Long)

2010-07-26T17:11:00.001+12:00

Went on a bit of mega tilt a few nights back. Games were so loose. I probly tilted cos I was making hero calls on the flop and turn. Only for their crushed hand to hit a pair on the river. Then the river would usually go check check. I dont think anything tilts me more. Here was one hand I played stupidly.

On the turn I said to myself. Fuck, he hit with KQ. Then for some stupid reason I changed my mind on the river and went for a value bet.

This hand was the last hand of the night. I called the extra dollar to hit a card exactly like that. A heart, 6, 7, 9 or 10. Then he shoved me. I knew I was bad. I tanked. Convinced myself to call even tho I had horrible odds. I told myself "well that was the card you were after" but really that was tilt talking. It was the card I was after if he bet less. Actually looking at odds now I had 14outs which is 30%. Which is not horrible. But still, I was so so tilted. So I dropped $120 playing Deep NL10. Calmed down a bit and got $30 back. Then tilted again and eneded up dropping $140 total for the session. Which was pretty much my whole profit from grinding over the last few weeks.

Next little session I got into a cooler and a $20 flip, so was down another $40. Quit quicker that time.

I organised a $30 buy in Tdraw + Horse tourney on sunday afternoon. Got 8 players. Was fun. I got out first. I didnt really win many hands. Just ran bad. Didnt play awesome, but I really was card dead as well. Couldve folded more. So after I got knocked out I played 2 $30 Holdem/Omaha Heads up SNG with Phillip. Lost the first one pretty quick. He was having a sick little heater. I got feed up and shoved my small stack with KQ9x on a K10xQ board after we checked the flop. And got called by AJ10x. We played another one. I got a little short, got back to even, then bluffed him heaps to get him down to 750 chips from 5K starting stack. JJ beats my AQ. Then a random Omaha Hand vs my Random Omaha hand for 2.5K total. Then he won a hand which I turned bottom two pair after bluffing flop A109 Rainbow. And a speech by him about how he probly dominated. He wasnt, had me crushed. Anyway so I "caught up" On a A1095(two clubs) board and shoved him, cos of his speech. He had less than a pot sized bet behind and tank called with A678(two clubs) so he had 20 outs or so and had like 45%+ chance to win. He called and won. Pretty much hit his Jin card on the turn. Then I shove A9 into AK after we put up blinds. So down $90 to start my night.

Chris arrived to play 3 handed cash game, Rotational. Got into a Omaha hand where I 3 bet him preflop OOP with 567Q, two spades. Flop came down 347 two spades. Cbet Obviously. Turn was the K spades, giving me second nuts. I bet again. Then checked river, hoping he would bluff me/ value bet a worse hand. Then tank called his shove cos that guy always has the nuts. But he was on a pure bluff. Put me on AAxx or something. So back to even for the night. So the cash game fluctualted between 3 and 7 handed for the night while the tourney was finishing up and people leaving for dinner. So some hands.

Eamoon raised pre. I called with AAxx In position. Flop came down J10x. Cbet, I called cos I underepresented my hand and thats a good flop for him 2 Cbet, everyone else folds. Turn came an Ace. Awesome but still not a great card. Check Check. River was a 10. Thats an awesome card. He bets. I think and raise about pot. He shoves me. I call. He was bluffing. These nits aye. Think they their image can bluff me off a second nuts. Im sure it helped me telling Eamoon I layed down top 2 in holdem 2 him ages ago.

Got AA cracked. 3 bet preflop like I do. Chewy called. Flopp was J9x. He check called me. Turn was a Q and he shoved for about pot. I call. He likly got a pair +straight draw. And If he has 2 pair I got 8 outs. Q9.

Jel was there. Him and Tyree kept 3 betting me cos they were on my left. Bastards. I tried to fold to them when they 3 bet me. Cos Aces always flop and they just cbet and I fold. And its a waste of money. Anyway called Jel this one time with 76o. Flop comes 75x. I check call two streets. Turn and river are J8 respectivly. He bets river as well. River was a third club. This time I decide hes trying to valuebet an overpair. So I turn my hand into a bluff and he calls with 64 for the straight. So he can 3 bet me light.

Phillip decided to 3 bet me once. I decided to call cos I think hes quite tranparent sometimes. Flop comes 557. He checks behind. Turn 9. I take a stab of $8 into $16. Representing a small pair. He shoves me. I ask him waht he has. I have to tell him what I have. I lie, sorry bud. No small pair for me. He said AK, and that he thought I had a low pair and turned his hand into a bluff. 2 bad I couldnt call with my K high.

I raise in Omaha with a moderate holding. Chris 3 bet me like usual. Marco called. I decided to 4 bet cos Ive never done it b4 in Omaha. And it seemed like the right time. Marco shoved me with AAxx. I called cos it was a pot sized bet, and I probly had at least 30%, and I got caught so I decided to gamble. We ran it 4 times, and I won 2. Chop chop. Great game.

Jel 3 bet me. I decided to call in position with 75s. We were deep. Haha. Flop came KJ7. (two spades, I had two diamonds) He checked which was wierd, I checked, cos I always do. Looks like he hit a set of Jacks or something. Haha, looked dodgy anyway, no way im betting that flop. Turn was a 5. Yay, 2 pair vs a set. I checked again. He bet. Im just check calling two streets and hoping for the best. I was up against 84spades. Haha. Fun game. Glad he missed.

Omaha hand now. It 5 handed, Jel, Marco, Chewy and Dev. Not sure how preflop went. But I Cbet on an AA2hh board. with QJxx(two hearts) Jel calls. Turn was the 4 of hearts giving me second nut flush. I check for pot control, he probly has an Ace, and let him bluff me. I check call. River 5. I check and tank call. I really thought he had an Ace. Capable of bluffing. I thought it was more likely he had higher kickers that he couldve hit for a full house. Not 2s, 4s or 5s. Turns out he had an A with a low straight. I think that was a big pot.

I raise (seems to always be the case) Jel called chewy 3 bet me to about $7 with $24 behind. I had J9s. Have a little chat and I shove. Jel folds, Chewy gets stressed which was awesome and calls with A4o. Good call I guess. I win. Very next hand he raises. I call with 108. Flop A108. Marco leads $5, Chewy calls. I raise to $40, hoping to look like I have a flush draw. Marcos keen to gamble and calls with Q3 for the flush draw. He wins. Getting late now. (1am) Second to last hand of night. Chewy 3 bet me. I call with 63hearts. Flop comes A97. One heart. Chewy checks. Great up against a set of Aces. Haha. I check behind. Turns comes 5 of heart. A975. With 63. He checks again. I bet with my double gutty and flush draw ($10) he raises to $30. Hes got $117.50 behind. I call. I lead for $50 when I hit my flush. Turns out he was first 2 act. Thinks about after I say shit and take my $50 chip back. He checks. So I throw it back in there. He tanks for ages. Almost calls by thowing his hand with chips in over the tables. I think I mightve actaully looked really shocked like I got caught bluffing. Or Like I weas about about to flip over a flush. He calls a we bit later. With A strong kicker. Good end to the night.

Last hand Dev got AA. Barrelled it. Got raised on a KJxK turn. Still shoved. Good Boy. Jel was making a move.

Really fun night. Mainly cos I wasnt scared about making moves, and played well. Hitting hands helps. Played super loose. Stole alot of pots.

Ended up $240. So $330 in cash games less tourney buy ins. Also flipped $30 at end and lost that.

Almost tilted today online as well. Played great for 2 hours. Heres some hands. going to be a long post.

Fish owning me:

Again: other guy folded QQ. 100% sure he wouldnt fold them against just me.

Fish actully owning me:

Value, The only marked hand that is green.......

Tilt Hand:

Tilt Leads to call instead of fold:

I Hang around 2 tables while Im writting blog to calm down. New player joins Fish and Me playing heads up. Takes 75% of fishes chips in 3 hands. Fish Spikes Set vs overpair AIP vs another player, Fish still doesnt lose any money 2 me and gets stacked.

Live bankroll $380
Fulltilt $360

Not playing well

2010-07-23T20:02:00.004+12:00

Just playing a bit tired the last few days, and sipping on whisky 2nite, did a few silly bluffs. Just a few stacks, nothing major. At least I havnt tried to put heaps of volume in.

I couldnt find any good ones. I dont think I tagged them. So youll have to settle for this one.

At least he tanked. And I had live cards.

I dont think the next hand was that silly. He took till the final second of his timebank to call.

Im proud of this hand

I was doing alot of isolating of that fish. I thought that other guy picked up on it. Prime example of why isolating fish is awesome.

Fun hand. Very dodgy, but I figured that fish was pure value.

And last but not least, he was 46/39 over 50 hands. I think I was 35/30ish over those 50 hands. Did a lot of 3 betting vs him. He folded to one 3 barrel bluff and one 3 barrel value bet. So I had a note on him that he folded to 3rd barrel twice. Um, I checked flop cos when I 3 bet from blinds he called with AJ b4, didnt get much value on the A high flop from me that time, but still got a little bit, so I thought Id check this time. I sorta tanked then raised on the turn, I was going to bet like $6, but he was being passive so far so I bumped it up a little more. He INSTA!!!!! called turn raise.I dont think he has any flushes in his range. More likely Ax or full houses I reakon. Anyway, what do you reakon I should do on the river? I think I missed value.

Tilt $540

Weekly Tuesday Night Recap

2010-07-21T14:00:00.002+12:00

Got it in with flush vs a set twice. Marco won one. Then we ran it twice with Dev, and split. Got it in with A7 with nut flush draw on x679 vs Devs 910. For not much more. Lost that one. Got it in with flush draw, top pair and gutshot vs marcos set on the turn. I won that one. I dont think I shouldve shoved marco with my hand. Shouldve just called and then hit my flush and jammed. I dont know why I did that. So it was all gamble gamble 2 start. And was up to about $100 when I had a sweet hand vs chris.

I think Dev limped, Chirs raised. I decided to call out of the big blind with AKo. Both deep and I really just didnt feel like being put to a tough decision vs a phenom. Flop came A97. I check raised his $10 bet to $30 or so. He called. Turn came a 9. I insta shoved. I just thought I was good here. I usually let chirs do all the betting on A high boards. Cos I never have an Ace. And I whenever I play back at chris on a board like that I usually have hit 2 pair with my Axs. And he usually folds. So he tank called my $50ish shove. I dont know what he had. Shick thought he had KK or something and was hero calling. But I just thought there is only really AA,99,77 or A9s that beat me here and hes likly to have AQ or AJ and probly call cos it doesnt really look like I had AK. So I think he had AQ. There was no flush draw out there. Maybe he thought I had 810 and did hero call. But Id like 2 hear the story from his side.

So my chips rocketed up. Then I proceeded to lose them all and bleed down to my starting stack. I made some calls on the flop and turn vs dev with J10 on 895x boards. Then folded when the river brought a 9. I thought he had a 9. Turns out he had 85. But still thought he could get value on the end. So that lost me $25 or so. And I think I did it with a flush draw vs someone else. Then a few failed 3 bets and bluffs. And Im back down to starting stack. Quite annoyed at myself for that.

I had trouble vs Phillips 4 bets. I would 3 bet against Tom with hands like KQs to about $8, shick would call and Phillip would 4 bet to like $18, Tom would call. And we would all call the extra $10. That happened twice and I lost $20 both times. Just bad flops. If I had a shorter stack I wouldve shoved a lowish flop, but I had 2 much to play them well. Very wierd small 4 bets. They didnt work out well cos he had AK 2/3 times I think and missed. I folded Q10s to the minbet. I just thought that particular tim I was up against QQ+. Flop came 10 high and Chewy won with 55 vs his AK again. That was one big mistake.

Another mistake I made was when I had K10 in a limped pot. Flop came 109x. Phillip lead for $3, Dev and chris called. I raised to $12. Phillip thought and raised to $26 or something leaving $20 or so behind. I decided to fold. He had 107. I expected a 107 to call my raise there. If Im bluffing he can get more out of me by calling. And nothing worse calls him. I thought he had 910. Something like that, makes more sense in a limped pot. But he overplayed it. Ill try not to make that mistake again. I need to trust tells on people. I dont do it enough.

After that I tried to be aggressive again. Stacked back up to $100 or so. Then we started playing dealers choice till 4am. Remi texted and wanted to play, mustve just finished work, but then we all realised it was 4am. I did well in the dealers choice. We played 5 handed. Chewy, Marco, phillip and shick. Played some really funny games. I decided I really needed to put the pressure on in the PLO type games. Cos everyone gets tired and just calls or gets scared in massive pots. But I still tried to be careful. I really just didnt want to fall into the bleeding chips mode like I do somethimes. So I did well. Bluffed Marco off AAxx. Had 8655 on 24J68 board. Just check raised him on the flop and fired. I thought I might have him beat when I rivered 2 pair. But still decided to go for a bigger bet. But I probly couldve got him 2 call a smaller river bet. But then Id have 2 show him my running 2 pair. Haha.

Up $110

Live bankroll $140

Sets suck

2010-07-20T13:32:00.003+12:00

Well they did the last session I played. Actually I probly won a 3 stacks with them. Im just annoyed cos the other 3 times they sucked.

I lost the minimum I reakon. He couldve milked me for so much more.

Yeah, I must be in the zone if Im folding a set. I just reakon he had AQ. Anything else wouldve checked the river, im not sure how many hands he would turn into a bluff there. My stats were like 40/30 over 200 hands. He was there for 80 or so hands. He was 29/12/3.1. I think I shouldve bet half pot on the river, he mightve just called with AQ. Since its possible I had KQ. And then I wouldve got all the made hands that he turned into bluffs to call. If he turned made hands into bluffs at all. I said "AQ?" after. He said yeah, but who knows.

Had a few great donks on the table today.

I was trying so hard to get this next donk.

Someone else got him, AQ vs A7 on Ax88 board.

Was so close to calling, but then I had a silly thought about how im spewing money with these calls and he definitly has a queen. And I also thought he could have the A high flush draw. AAAHHHH trust my reads.

Almost 10K hands at NL10. (not showing RUSH and Omaha) Suprisingly above EV a buy in or 2. 2 bad Im still down 10buy EV ins with RUSH and Omaha. Yeah I followed a "fish" to Omaha the other day. Dirty game. Turns out hes not a fish. He was just playing like a fish to stack anthoer fish. Here was that fish.

And here is probly the coolest hand I have ever flopped.

No action..... Maybe cos I had everything.

I like that hand. And one more, just to show what not to do. Yeah bad flop.

Cos I was actually a big 35% dog. If he bet pot I wouldve been happy cos Im getting odds. But really how often am I up against flush plus straight plus pair draws. Most of the time its maybe 910o. or A high flush draw. Or crushed by a set. Anyway, Check fold next time.

Tuesday night cash game 2nite. Excited much. I am. Going to be a sweet line up. Hope I hit a set!!!!

Tilt $550

Quick Update + Some hands

2010-07-18T15:27:00.003+12:00

Played hardly any poker last week. Maybe two sessions consisting of about 3 hours each. Been busy with snowboarding and an avalanche course. Then work. So going to play for a few hours now. Ill just see if I tagged any interesting hands from the last session or 2.

Thought on my bet sizing? I insta jammed his reraise. Exactly how I hoped it would play out, apart from his call obviously. At least he tanked a bit.

Thoughts? Then the next one is the same villian (2 min later) which I managed to get some good value from.

Then same villian again. (20 min later)

This time I thought he was strong on the flop, but deep so I called. Plus I think he was a bit tilted from me. Then the turn bet was so small compared to pot and I thought Id definitly get the rest so I called again. Worked out well.

Dont mess with me.

What does everybody think about the last hand? I thought it was a good opportunity to bet fold river.

Well that was my last two hours session, I wont go back any further, enough hands already. Still $110 below EV. But got some rakeback and stuff, so cracked $500 again on fulltilt.

Fulltilt $530
Stars $320
Total $850

So thats how you play

2010-07-14T19:23:00.002+12:00

Yeah, mustve forgot how to play the last few nights at the home games. Played well again last night. Was going to leave at 12 cos I had to go up the mountian to snowbaord at 7am, but ended up staying till 2am, and not getting much sleep. So no poker 2nite.

Um, got AA a few times. Got paid off once. 3 bet, then won on a Kxx flop vs a lone King. The other I still 3 bet, but got folds. I was bullying Phillip, and Remi basiclly I was hoping they would eventually play back at me, cos I 3 bet alot last night, and I won 90% or so of them so it was about time they snaped, specially Remi. I shoved him a few times. Remis friend Jel or something was there as well, he is a supervisor at the casino, I played with him at Remis casino dealers home game. He was on my left and Definitly played back at me. He 3 bet me a bit, I folded a few times, cos I was opening alot of pots. I see Tim 4 bet him once, probly had a hand tho. Couldve done it without one. I didnt really play back at him that much. One hand he 3 bet me, remi called, I 4 bet basicly remis stack with JJ. And he 5 bet me. Flop wouldve been horrible. And he showed a queen. He said AQ. But QQ was more likely I think.

Bleed a little bit near the end of the night. Just tiredness. But made some back. We played dealers choice at the end like usual. Omaha, then Crazy pineapple Tahoo, which is crazy pineapple, with a 2 card flop and 2 card turn. Then Omaha Hi-Lo Pot limit. My choice. Got a good hand vs Shick. A2310 (suited 10 clubs) I 3 bet small from button. got 3 callers. Shick was on my right. Flop came AQ7 (2 clubs). Shick lead almost pot. I didnt really wanna raise. My flush draw wasnt great, but definitly not nut draw. I had a low draw, but thats only 2 half pot as well. And I could be up vs AQxx. So I called. Turn was a 10. Helped my hand, shick bet big. He still could have AQxx, but I beat A7xx now. still have flush draw which I think is good now. Unless he has 2 pair plus draw. And nut low draw. River is a low card. 6 I think. Shick checks. I bet $25. which is half pot I think. Get a call from A7. I knew I had nut low on river. and possibly had a good high hand. AQ beats me and a set maybe. I scoop vs A7xx. We played 2 orbits of 2 flop holdem. Where half pot goes to one flop, and half pot goes to the other flop, basicly a good game after Omaha Hi-Lo cos of unique split abilites. I.e. betting someone off one flop as a bluff, or keeping a 3rd player in to chop them up. Had K10 one hand. Flop came AQx and Kxx. I just call a bet. Its checked around on blank turn. River is a Jack. So AQ3(2J) and K85(2J) or so. I lead pot and get raised. I only call. But basicly, I have nuts in one, He has JJ, so has nuts in other. If I had KK there, He would win first flop, not second. But I didnt realise that so just called. Obvious chop chop tho. There were some more interesting hands, but 2 compicated to write down.

I think I need to find a flat close to riccarton with a huge poker shack/area next year. I think we have enough people to get 2 tables, at least 2 6 handed tables a night, so need to look into that. At the moment I have to rotate people, and always get a full table. Might not text the kid for a week. I think he needs to calm down and get some more money. Hes been on a we "downswing". Phillip played well. Seems to want 2 play alot. Ill get Remi back tho, has some horrible plays and thought processes, It was funny, he 3 bet chris, in position. Not horrible. But have at a minimum AQ/JJ. Well I guess you can have less, but only if you think he might call. Anyway, chris 4 bets obviously. Remi calls. Flop AKx. Chirs fires half pot. Not the best bet sizing, but thats not the point of the story and we already talked about it. Anyway, he tank folds KQ. Chirs shows 27. Mint. Anyway, me and shick were laughing about it after, saying shit like "KQ vs chirs's raise, I wouldnt even call preflop" "let alone 3 bet him" "let alone call a 4bet" "Id be scared 3 betting AK" shit like that. Haha. the only reason to call a 4 bet, well there is none at all. however if he put him on a low pocket pair, well that doesnt work, you would shove him I guess and hope for a fold. And hes not 4 betting with AJ. So that leaves AK or AQ which have you crushed. Just so bad. You would have to put him on 27. Maybe he remembered the good old days when chris was 5 betting Ax. A definite possiblity. Anyway. Till next time. Ended up $120. Back to the positives!!!

Live bankroll $30

Another Yarn

2010-07-12T14:22:00.002+12:00

Played monday night, basicly played real bad, marco was being insanely aggressive, I was calling 2 often, not taking control of the betting. Played really bad, didnt stop to think about shit, had no plan of attack, and lost $260.

There were a few cool hands. 3 way 2 a flop, checked around, chewy fires turn, marco call, I call behind with K high. River was blank, Chewy checks, Marco Fires, I call, chewy folds. I win with K high. Chwey folds A high. I liked it cos I knew exactly where I was in the hand but thought chewy would fold the best hand.

Another was I had 63s. I raise button. Flop Ax3ss. Bet, call from chris, turn Js. So i made flush, I lead out. He call. River A. I lead, he shoves, I call. up vs AJ. Nice. Cooler. Cant complain, I get some luck sometime 2.

The others played tuesday night I think, I decided not 2 go. Probly a good idea.

Played friday night tho. Omaha/holdem rotational. Was fun. Fun hand, KJ3 board (two clubs), I have K3xx, Tom fires so I call, Phillip calls behind turn brought a 3, Tom bet again. I just call hoping Phillip would call as well, he shoves. I tank call. I thought he would raise KK or JJ on the flop, since its a bit scary. I was worng, he played tricky. 3 on river!!!! lucky me. Im so lucky sometimes. That was the second time I got quad 3s that night.

Standard Chris raise, Tim calls, I call. Flop AQ2 rainbow, Bet, call, call. Turn J (second heart), Bet (15ish), fold, I raise to about $40. Chris call. River small heart. Check, I bet $50 chris folds AQ after some serious tanking. I didnt have K10 or AQ/AJ. I can say it was a good fold. But thats about all. Chris said I either flopped a set, or turned one. Well I dont think id be calling with JJ on the flop. So no JJ. Hmmmm, well nice laydown anyway. I cant say what I had, cos chris learns 2 fast.

Also got it in AK vs Chris's AK. We upgraded from AQ. Im a bit pissed off about this, cos on monday night I shoved him with AA, thinking it was one of those moments where Id crush hi,, I couldnt have been more wrong cos he folded so fast. Im more pissed off cos I was going to write it in a blog, so I would have more fold equity when I shove him on the friday. I doubt he would fold AK anyway, but still.

Um, Big Red was there, he did his standard 64s shove. got it in vs AA. Sucked out. Next hand, double straddle, tom leads for $5, caller, big red calls, I raise to $30 with JJ in single straddle. Tom calls. Big red shoves, I realise hes likly got a good hand here as he doesnt shove the next hand with shit after getting it all in with 64s. The problem I had was Ive done a squeeze play like that a few times, and hes shoved me, probly with shit, I think its very likly hes got AK, and possibly could do that with 99 and 1010. I also made my bet very large, to try make it look like I didnt want callers cos I was OOP. So I thought he might put me on AK-AQ. I called and was up vs KK. Shouldve looked for a tell. Apparently he was looking very smug, I was 2 worried about how the action played out. That was definitly a tourney play, call shove, to get extra blinds. Well it worked out well for him.

Played chris heads up near the end, after he busted Tim again. My night consisted of hands like this. I get K5, raise. K5x flop. Bet, call. turn brings Flush. I bet to get a weaker hand to call. Chris calls. River 4th flush card. I turn my hand into a bluff/hope maybe chirs will call with a lone K. Cos I really thought he had a King. He calls with a rivered straight, he had A high until river, no club. Fun. I get A5. Flop A95. Bet call. Turn 9. Check check. Check, Chris bets, I raise. Really dont know why. Really stupid, but my point being was that he had 97. Other than that I think we were even apart form one bluff with 27, which was horrible!!!!! and another small bluff. So i ended up down $60ish to chris, and $130 for the whole night. The only time I hit top pair, with Q5, Qx44x or something I get a river check raise, and I hero call with my weak kicker. Glad I was right with that one.

So I played way better that night. But still not playing my A game, thats for sure.

Online: play a little bit hungover, lost $40, stopped playing. Played some tourneys this morning after the world cup, I bet money on spain, but it didnt count cos it was in extra time. Shitty. Got deep in 2 tourneys, lost 2 flips. Um, about $100 below EV in cash games/Rush. Thats only 10 buy ins. So been running pretty good latly I guess. Haha. Although I havnt played very well either. Just broken even I guess, havnt played that much tho. Worked most of the week and had party/hungover days.

Tilt $395
Stars $320
Total $715

Live bankroll -$90

Online Poker Yarn

2010-07-05T16:23:00.002+12:00

Well this blog was a long time coming.

Since I last posted my online bankrolls I have been just gambling. Fun sometimes, but really just frustrating. I played NL50 rush for a while. Seemed to be going alright, but really it was just varience going up then down.... I played that with a $200 bankroll to start with, if I can remember back that far, and proceeded to get it as high as $800, due to some mad skills (luck), then lost some, then moved up to say NL200 rush and got it in good to get back to $800 and repeated that a few times. To be quite honest I was trying to concentrate on exams and lacked the composure to play small stakes. Playing tired etc just does not help. I also phenomed some NL200 on VC, by this I mean, put one buy in on, got some good cards, then cashed out the original buy in, and lost my profit.

What frustrates me the most about online poker is best explained by an example: I min raise 10 times in a row, everyone folds every time, I then min raise, this time Ive got queens, I get reraised, a call behind the reraise, Im stressing so I just call, no need to get into a flip with AK. 3 way 2 a flop, it comes low and innocent, I get it all in vs AA. There is no thinking "that guy raised 10 hands in a row, so ill play back at him this particular hand" its all "lets wait for AA and surly someone will pay me off" and I do pay them off. AAAHHHHH.

Anyway I think I had enough brains to cash out the majority I had on Fulltilt just b4 exams. By majority I mean like $401/$800. But Im really not 2 sure, I should look at my credit card statement. All in all I think I broke even ish over the last few months.

So I finished exams, thank god. And have now put $200 on tilt and $200 on stars. I played like 1000 $5/$10 superturbos on tilt to start with and phenomed my way to $400 or so, played a little cash NL10, and am now sitting on $540. Im going to play cash on fulltilt and tourneys on stars. Using bankroll managment and all that shit. Ive played some tourneys on stars. $2-$5 buy in. Mixed games included, cos I wanna learn them. My most recent cash came this morning, 4th out of 700ish for $150 or so in a $3 omaha tourney. Got a bit pussy near the end. Anyway, 4th is good, even tho $390 for first wouldve been alot better. So my stars bankroll is now $383.

So heres to my "now tight" playing cash game skills and mad tourney skills to build a bankroll. Im going to keep posting bankrolls so I can be critisized for my tilt issues, and general bad plays. Heres to honesty and shit. Heres to my new online career.

Lastly, might play some low stakes rush this week, tilts doing some pomotion, 7 days at 100 points per day will gain me $100 or something. and 4 days $50. Plus if I wanted to go for gold (1000 points) they have more money for that. Plus bronze, but thats shitty.

Lastly Lastly, Australia and NZ league on Stars. $4 tourney every night 10pm. Monthly leaderboard with prizes like $300 for first. Might give that a crack.

Tilt $540
Stars $383
Total $923

Lastly Lastly Lastly, Home game 2nite after my absence last week. Chirs, Tim, Sam, Ben G, Marco, Hamish, Eamonn and Me. Plus probly chewy and a few tag alongs. Might be packed. Ah well. GL me.

Away for a week

2010-06-25T21:14:00.002+12:00

Heading off 2 snowboard for a week in wanaka. So thought Id better post a few hands from the home game the other night.

1. Straddle and limpped around. Marco lead out on a A73 board. I raise to about $7, Eamonn reraises me to about $18. He on the button, and its folded back round to me. I dont really know what 2 do here. O and I have A7... I suspect he would reriase AK-AJ on the button with 4 or 5 limpers to try get heads up in position with a random donk. I think he would let me do all the betting if he had a lone Ace. So all I could think of was A7, A3, 33 and 77. I realise there are way more combanations of A3 than the rest, but I really think he wouldnt limp the button with A3o, possilbe A7o either, honestly hes that much of a nit. So pokerstoving it, without A3o, hes 53%. Without A7o hes 56%. With the offsuit Aces Im 58%. Anyway, I called the flop, and folded the turn, seeing he bet agian, and seemed like he wanted to get the rest of his stack in. I paid him $1 to show, and I told him I had that as well. He said bullshit and I dont blame him. I still dont think he believes me. But thats good. He did say that reraise was a good bluff spot. And thats true, I do think I made a bad laydown, just cos that was at the top of my range. But I just had a bad feeling. Thought he had a set. He such a nit. Haha.

2. I wanna do some math on this one as well. Q357 (two spades, one on the turn) cant remember how preflop went. But im pretty sure the flop was checked around. Ben leads out on the turn, marco calls. I raise $25ish more. Ben calls, Marco reraise $100 on top. I have to fold my K6 of spades. All 3 of us had over $150 to start the hands, so very deep. Ben eventually goes all in, and his AQ is cruched by 64. I just dont expect people to call with the nuts there. I would definitly raise in marcos postion to try and get bens stack. Cos if I folded, all you get is one check raise, and if a scary spade or something comes, your likly to get less. Also, I couldve just called there and hit my spade. So he should be charging me 2 draw.

So assuming Marco doesnt call reraise in that spot like I assumed. Lets see if making a bet to build the pot is good. And making up some numbers. $10 preflop, $8 bet + $8 call, so obviously just got odds 2 call, Anyway, Im putting in $25 on top. And I have 20% equity. And if marco had 2 pair (not the nuts) I would have 25%. So Im putting in $25 and getting two callers. so an extra $75 and ive got 25% equity on it, so thats $18.75. So I lose $6.25 everytime I do that ($10 if marco has nuts). My point being, I think I can gain an extra $6.25 more on the river because of the larger pot or I can bluff more when I miss and they might belive me, instead of folding behind when I miss.

If the pot is $10+$8+$8+$8= $34 and everyone with $120 behind, Dam it, I dont know what position I was in. I think I was last 2 act, but not sure. So I would assume action goes check, check, my bet one call (possibly 2) cos it seems obvious when the third spade comes, $30 +$30.

With my extra turn raise Pot= $10+$33+$33+$33= $109 and everyone with about $90 behind I would assume action goes, check check, my bet, call, possibly overcall. Which is like $60 + $60.

Ah fuck I dont know, It all depends what each person has. I pretty sure Ben would hold on with a hand that good. Same with Marco, I guess in this case It wasnt right, I just didnt think he would call reraise me, then It wouldnt have been such big error. But I think Id be able 2 get more out of them that way. That math sorta makes sense, just hard to figure out bet sizing like that.

3. Chris 2 barrelled with AK on a low board. And I reraised on the turn, he folded but it was a hard decision to reraise him there. God dam nits.

4. I double straddled (mabye triple) chris raised from blinds (I think, correct me if it was button). I reraised and call his shove with AQs. I guess I shouldnt reraise there. Cos chris never calls with less OOP, possibly 1010 and under. But then he puts me 2 a hard decision when he shoves. I was sorta just hoping he would do one of those spaz Ax shoves which he loves to do. Turns out it was another split, AQo. Freeroll!!!!!

Finally, played some dealers choice at the end of the night. 5 card omaha to finish off the night, cos it busted me for a $500+pot. nut straight with second nut flush draw, vs nut striaght with better straight draw vs Bens small stack Nut flush draw. Me and marco had about 7 outs each. the rest split. I did lose some equity with the kid being there. I thought he would fold. But he was spazzy, so I dont know hwy I thought that. Short story, Marco hit one of his outs. see ya later $200. I wouldve been evenish, but went home empty handed. These massive flips at the end of the night really skew my data. Haha.

Marco broke the record, he was $770 up at the end of the night. Took everybodys money. Lucky him. Will keep him coming back I think.

Live Bankroll $300

Life is sweet!

2010-06-22T14:47:00.005+12:00

Well, I played a poker game some night b4 my last exam, cos ive been studying I havnt had enough time 2 blog, I had enough time 2 play poker, but blogging seemed to not be important enough.

So standard holdem at the wainui shack, I remember a few hands, dont exactly remember how many people went to the flop, or bet sizing, but ill tell you the general hands i remember.

1. 5 wayish, I have 67s. Flop comes 953. Double gutty. I think someone bet, chris called (or chris just bet) so I called oop. Turn was another 9. I checked, Leader checked. Chris bet half pot. $10 into $20. I thought about raising. But it looked like he had the 9. And if he didnt, he wouldnt believe me. It was really obvious he had the 9 tho. So I called the small bet. River came a 4. Jackpot. I decide to shove my $35 dollars there. He called quickly, looked confused as. Luckily the river wasnt an 8. Cos he showed 98. If I had more money I wouldve check shoved, but I thought it was a fun way 2 play, cos It mightve looked like I had the other 9, and the nit mightve checked behind. Probly not tho.

2. I decided to call an opening raise for some reason with AA. Still dont know why. The opener lead, Tom called. I raised. Flop was 843 or somehting btw. Dev rerasied. Tom tank shoved, obviously a bad move. I folded. Ah.... Dev called. Top 2. vs Toms 99. Ah well.

3. Fez arrived. Alot of talk about my tactics vs him, i.e. hold on with top pair, call when board gets scarier. So I have 910s. Tim mustve opened utg over fez's straddle, I call in BB. Fez calls. Flop Q86. Another double gutty. Tim leads, $6.50. I call, cos I still think tim could be strong, and we are still deep. Fez bumps it up to $25. Tim folds. Well we are still deep. He has $70 behind and I have him covered. Ive got a backdoor flush draw as well. And probly overcards. We were talking b4 the hand starded about how It will either be him owning me by firing 3 times with Top pair Top kicker type hands, and me holding on. But I told him hes more likly to fire with junk the first time. And Ill still stack him and he wont be able 2 rebuy. So I called the $20 or so more. Turn comes a 9. I check obvioulsy. He just bets $20, $50 behind. Right, he either still has top pair. In that case. any J, 10, 9 or 7 will make my hand the best. Unless he has QJ,Q10,Q9,Q7. But more than likely he has Q4. Or he has 97 maybe. Or a lone 7. Or air. In those cases I still have him. I thought the $20 bet looked like he had a 7. Maybe 97.

Alright math time. $65 in pot (not including $20 bet) I really wanna check if its better to call, then check call river, or just shove as a semi bluff/value bet. I have 30% vs a lone queen. %85 vs a lone 7. 70% vs 97(15%split) and 95% vs one overcard. If he has a Queen. $20 to win $85. 30% to win. We can all see thats an easy call anyway. I think if I shove im only getting called by a queen or better. And im behind. So it is a call anyway!!! but for next time I wanna try some math anyway.

So I wanna try math vs the bluff or any hand with a 7 (not Q7). Ok, So shoving vs a bluff I win that $20 with no hassle (plus stuff in pot). Cos he folds, and even has to fold a 7. Calling I get 2 check call. I have to call no matter what card comes (or unless its a 5 or 10 (the 10 would be a hard fold cos he still could just have a queen(not a 7) and id catch up) or unless I pick up on a real good tell) Hmmm lots of brackets. Ok, so I give him a 75% chance of bluffing. I think that 2 low actually. Just cos hes probly high. And thinks he is a level above me. Haha. Ill put his chance to win the pot at 20% just to be leanient. Ok so by check calling, he has 20% equity of the whole pot. 20%*105 ($65 + bet and call of $20). $21. By check calling. I have 75% equity of his bluff. $37.5. So difference is $16.50. So I get $16.50 extra everytime he does that. Yeah I had to think about that a few time to make sure it was right. (I was thinking $16.50 is less than the $20 I win shoving, but thats wrong.) The chance I call wrong, i.e. times he has a queen and I lose $50, or he hit a stupid straight and I call is the tricky part. Anyway, I reakon its still best to check call vs fez.

O the end of the hand. River came a 5. He did this speech about how it was going in regardless. I did think about 79 getting there. He seemed really happy, but trying to hide it. I eventually fold. He shows 27o. I am disgusted. Cos I thought he bluffed me. Really pissed off. But then eveyone tells me he actually hit the straight on the end. Made my day. Even tho that was a big pot I lost.

4. Had 8x or very similar. 3 bet from the button. Got 2 calls. C bet after they checked, on a Kxx board where I hit bottom pair with my x. Dev called. Check check. Dev lead out. It was small I guess. Half pot or something. I thought about it, thinking if i could raise, then told him I thought he had QJ. While thinking "man thats just a really good excuse to call you donk" But I went for it. And was spot on, QJs. Woop Woop. He even picked up a flush draw on the turn. haha.

5. Made a donky raise out of blinds. After tim limped Utg. Then Check called 3 or tims bets on a K54K5 board. I wont tell you what I had. But it wasnt good vs the K7. Shoudlve folded. He either had it or he didnt. He had it.

Thatll do. Sam got really unlucky. AK 3 times, hit K three times. Got owned 3 times. To flushes and stuff. I wouldve done exactly the same. Fez left up thanks to me, Chris was down a little bit. Dev ran really good.

That right. Epic hand. Tim Ax spades. Dev QJ. Tom K10. board AQJ (two spades) Bet from tim, riase from dev, call from tom, shove from tim. Call from dev. Snap call from tom. Tom holds. $300+ I think. Well played all around I think. Although Tim couldve just called If he thought they were strong.

I ended up $100.

Casino time after my exam on saturday. $220 buy in. $50 bounties. Fluctualted between 7K and 6K the starting level. Eamoon bluffed me. He raised UTG to 300 with blinds 50/100. Cbet 700, I called on a 8 high board with 1010. Turn was a Queen. He lead 1500 on turn. I tank folded. I didnt think he had a queen. I thought he had AA or KK. He had AK. Ah well. Then, limped pot. I have 10Js on a K107 (w backdoor flush). BB leads 100 into 400 or so. Gets raised to 300 by a cronic bluffer. I call. Other guy calls. Turn comes a 9. I pick up a double gutty. Check Check, cronic bluffer lead for 1100. I think this is strong. I hav 5K or so left. I think this shoulve been a call moment, I still have enough out. Then I see I could represent QJ for the straight, and think he will fold a weak King. I did cold call a small reariase. So I shoved, He pretty much insta called with K10. And I didnt hit. Asked Eamoon about his bluff. He comfirmed it. And some old asain lady was like, "why you go all in with just a pair of tens" Completly oblivous to my straight draw. Haha. Ah well.

Didnt stay for cash games cos I was out early. So down $220.

Had a sweet run in a $3 tourney. Stayed up till 4am that night. I forgot how long tourneys take sometimes. Came 9/1500+ for $70 or so. First prize was $890!!!! fuck. Its alright, I got extreamly lucky 3 time early on. To get through the majority of the field, but played super from 100 people down to 9. Heres my bustout hand.

I knew I shouldve checked behind. So lesson relearnt. Dont start large field tourneys after midday. Tourneys are only worth it if you go for the win, cos they take fucken ages!!!!!

So after this toureny, I had work at 7am. Fun Fun. Then came home afterwards for a nap. Then had dinner. Then went to bed. Woke up at 2am and watched the All Whites draw with the defending champs. Then went back to bed for a few hours, Then blood test for my drug trail, then snowboarded all day. Best day ever. Powder everywhere!! Then came home and played indoor soccer. 2 games. Then went to bed for a long long sleep. Woke up and played a few hours of poker. Man im so sore form snowboarding. Can barly move. Thats alright tho. Home game 2nite. Well now I work 2 days a week. snowbaord every fine day. And play poker the rest. Going to be a sweet winter.

Live bankroll $520

Dealers Choice Shenanigans

2010-06-17T16:10:00.003+12:00

Just finished a stats exam. Left early, only studied for about 2 hours for it. Maybe 3. It was pretty uneventful. One more exam 2 go. The big important one. Saturday morning. Might enter a $200 bounty tourney at the casino that afternoon. Might get drunk. Will see. Cant play online cos I signed myself off until Monday night.... That was a little silly.

Um, played for 3 and a half hours at the dealers choice home game on Tuesday. 7.30 till 11 so I could get some sleep to study. We played 7 orbits of 8/9 players so approximately 60 hands. Wow that is nothing. Read a tweet 2day, yeah I look at twitter, shoot me. Its from Daniel Negreanu "Dallas and Todd our first two dealers dealt 47 hands in hour one. That's fast. Has a lot to do with NO ONE playing the stud games w no antes" 47 hands!!!! Wow, I think there is a slight difference in live and online play. Anyway, we played 60 or so in 3 hours. Thats cool, cos we played different game that no-one knows, since it was dealers choice. I got 2 choose first, Did my NL2-7 single draw. I read his website before I went so it was funny to watch everyone drawing 2 cards and stuff. Shick sorta knew what he was doing, funny that a J high is better than any draw!!! I got dealt some good hands as well. Made a little bit of money. Then played some PL Omaha Hi-Lo. Then Indian poker. You don't look at your cards and hold them above your head. Then its like NL Holdem. Funny hand. I get re-raised, I see Marcos got 106 or something. I check shove a flop and get called. Haha. I thought there must be a good chance Im ahead here and hes just bluffing me. He calls with 10 high, cos he knows there's a good chance hes ahead of 8 high. Haha. So there is a reason he raised me preflop to begin with!!! I hit a pair on the turn. Lucky me. Then I get 3 bet, Liam call, I shove cos I think Im ahead of 8 and 6 high. Liam calls my J10 with 65. Run it twice and split. Funny game. I don't think you can value bet. Only hero call dark. I think Dev would be the master of this game. There is definitely some skill in it tho, just a different kind than were used 2. Um then we played Omaha which was standard, Then Limit Stud Hi/Lo. Then Limit Razz, which I tried to play well. And I think I was successful enough. Then 5 card Omaha which I had huge pots in. Hit like 5 sets. Why cant I hit a set in holdem????? where the set is actually way ahead!!! Um, took liams stack, then he rebrought for $100, I hit another set, got it in vs Laim again, he had a gutshot + nut flush. Which was fine cos Im usually further ahead in that spot and Im still 65% there. He won that one tho. Then I hit top set, got it in 4 ways. VS bottom set+gutshot+nutflush VS Wrap VS something else. I think I would be above 30%. If not, very close. I was last 2 act, so I couldve folded. But I lost the main pot, and only split half the high pot. Or something. That is probably why its good 2 have sets+nut redraws. Ah well. Then Limit hold em was straight after that. Was probably a poor choice after that action packed game, but I left, so don't know how it went. I would actually like 2 play an orbit or 2 of Limit holdem, or perhaps a tourney. That'd be fun. Just 2 give it a go.

Um was a really fun night, cos everyone was on a level (noob) playing field for most games. Alot of different decisions you wouldn't normally get in a regular holdem game. Keen for it again at some point. Ended up down $10, which means it was not a big win or a big loss. Just in between!!! Yay. Might stop by for a hour or so of holdem 2nite, Tims organizing once again because I have 2 study. I cannot wait for next week!!!!!!

Live Bankroll $640

Study Break

2010-06-13T16:18:00.003+12:00

Ah, study is shit, time for a quick blog.

Played same old NL50 cash game for a few hours on Tuesday. Made a few hands, but not many. And I got bluffed off a few crucial hands. I ended up down $160. Which is bad, although alot of times I built the pot up and my draws missed, and I gave up on the river except once, and my bluff got called. Most of the time I got shown a top pair type hand, that I assume they would call my river bluff. Twice I got shown 3rd pair type hands (pocket 5s!!!). Which is fine. Cos if I could hit a lousy pair of 8s or 10s. I could possibly get a 3rd streets of value from them. I did do some 3 betting, and I think I won 3/4 of those hands. I did it once with 1010, kid called, flop came down KKQ, he lead out, and I gave up. He bluffed me another time. Flop came A108 with 2 clubs. I had A7. Marco lead, which doesn't mean much, kid called, and I called. Turn was a 7 clubs. This time he lead strong. Hes usually the type of player to check call scary boards with AK type hands there, so I thought he had a flush or straight. I made the fold. And he shows QJ hearts after I pay him $1. I might have to watch out for those thpes of bluffs, he calls, then leads as a bluff??? Anyway, a few pots couldve changed the outcome from -$160 to -$80 easily. Probably shouldn't have played. Definitely wasn't switched on as I shouldve been. I was going to go home and take a break from study about 4.30 oclock, but I stuck round uni, cos poker was on, and did absolutely nothing there. And poker wasnt much better.

One other hand to note, AQ and I 3 bet. Got a quick call from The kid in position, and a slow call from Tim (after he opened). I lead on a AJ4 board. Kid called. Tim tank shoved for like $50 more. I dont put him on AK, AJ, or JJ. I have a feeling he would 4 bet me with AK & JJ, just because he thinks I get out of like with my 3 bets. And AJ is 2 weak OOP vs a cold call from the kid. Possible set mining with 44. I think he would probly call here to keep the kid in, but I havnt actually seen him play a set. So I call. Kid folds AQ. He gives me respect after I call my whole stack. Tim shoves KQs for the royal flush draw. Run it twice and its a split. I guess I was wrong to disregard AJ from his range, cos if hes calling with KQs, he could call with AJs.

That will do. Time for study, 2 exams 2moro, and dealers choice cash game Tuesday night. Going to find my super system book, and read it while I'm playing. Probably choose NL 2-7 single draw, I was railing the 10K WSOP tourney online and did some very quick study, and it looks like fun.

Live Bankroll $650

Pokersoc - $20 Omaha

2010-06-09T21:19:00.002+12:00

Played in a $20 Omaha Rebuy event. Short story. Donked off one stack. Blind flipped for the next one just before rebuy period (got AAxx but lost, suprise suprise, haha). Rebrought and add on. $80 total. Playing with 20bb after break. Stealing a little. Guy raises pot. I repot with AQJ2 single suit. I figure Im ahead of most things. Only KKxx, AAxx, AKQx etc im crush by. And its short handed and blinds are high, so im sure im "ahead" but just want to resteal his 3x open. He calls. I promptly shove my remaining chips (almost pot) on a A62 board. The 2 is sort of blank. Cos i thought I was ahead AQ high. But I still want a fold. He tank calls with A1085 of something. 9 outs. No flush draws etc. And hits. gg. Play cash game. I flip with fez for $10. Get dealt AKs but lost, suprise suprise. So we start playing dealers choice for an orbit +1, so the new button chooses next game. Play some RAZZ. Probly drop about $20 quickly. Then people start joining in. Shick etc. They sit between me and the dealer so RAZZ orbit goes for ages then they choose RAZZ again. So I play alot of RAZZ. Its horrible. About 4 people have a fair idea of the game. I sorta got it near the end. But I just wanted to play some pots, and its hard to focus for $1/$2 bets. Play an orbit of Omaha in there. Get it all in vs Shick + $30 dead money for a big pot with middle set of Jacks vs his straight draw. Only an openender. I lose that. Not 2 fussed, I remember hitting a 5 outer vs him last week. Small pot, but still. So thats a full buy in gone. Um Rebuy, Get it all in vs Fez with 44 on a 455 board. He has 5xxx. So 9 outs again. We run it twice, cos hes broke as and thinks hes the man at Omaha, but his "bankroll" cant handle one swing. He wins twice. I think I borrow $50 from shick. Lose $20 or so in RAZZ. gg. Note to self, dont play all those stupid games until youve semi-learnt them. Um get 2 excited when we start playing Holdem. Bluff a pot. Then do a stupid bluff. Then get my last $20 in bad in Omaha Hi-Lo (my game of choice, finally!!! for a bit of change). Lose again. Borrow $20, still play Omaha Hi-Lo, chop out $15 profit. Leave.

$215 down. Ah well. Thats how it goes. Its was annoying how I lost the Omaha tourney 9 outer... I was quite keen to concentrate and try win the tourney. Then another few 8/9outers definitly helped me tilt a buy in. And yeah I was tilting a bit in RAZZ, just cos we played 3 orbits of it. I wouldve been happy/less tilted with some other mixed games, why would a table choose to play 3 orbits of it, in a row!!! Next mixed game I play will be at least rotational, or a rule of one game per "dealer orbit". AHHHHHH.

Studied well today. Tim will probly get a game going sometime this week, which I will take a "small" break from study so I can play. Will obviously blog about it and about any other poker I play, but I shoudl be studying.

Also congrats 2 chris for taking down the Omaha tourney. Good to get a decent Live tourney cash.

And lastly, just 2 remind me to talk about it, cos I got better things to do right at this moment. Guy who beat durrr in that WSOP, actually a NZer, wikid, did not know that, anyway I saw his user name on chris's blog, I remember reading his blog on Leggopoker while he was updateing for his APPT NZ win. Was funny as. Sounds like he barely knew what he was doing. Looks like he did some blogs for the WSOP win. Going to read them later.

Laters.

Live bankroll $810

Big Sunday

2010-06-07T17:35:00.003+12:00

Went to an engagement party sat night which was a new experience. Woke up with a little hangover, havnt had one of them in a while. So proceeded to have Maccas in the morning while dropping a mate off who was heading back to the glacier. Hung around doing fuck all in riccarton for an hour waiting for Remis home game. Every dealer form the casino showed up (small exaggeration) along with Tim and Shick. Had a 9 players. Was alot of fun. There was the most aggressive to my left. I think the stakes were a bit low for him. Then another dude who i didnt play a hand against, Remi, Tim, Shick, Some dude who seemed solid, plays online getting rakeback. And some nit (big guy) who only put one bet in. Always called.

Played solid dispite the hangover. It was rotational, so being a bit cautious in omaha. Played the nut straight real bad. Cbet with the nuts. Ace high straight (there was a flush draw). Check called turn. Then check folded river when another Ace came out. Horrible Horrible play.

Um first hand of the night was quite good. I raise with J10s. I get 3 bet by Remi. Tim 4 bets the button. I fold :( Remi tank calls. Flop is low. Tim makes a big Cbet. Remi tank shoves, saying I shouldve folded preflop if I wasnt going to go with this hand. Tim calls cos he pot committed himself with AK. Remi stacks him with 1010. The worst thing was that I wouldve flopped a nice we flush draw. And wouldve made it. Haha.

Um I turn the nut straight in a small pot. It was a paired board, but noone bet, so I thought I might have it. Get check called by the nit. Then check behind on the blank river. I was thinking about betting here. Vs most other players I mightve, just because they will look me up with alot less. Trips etc. But this player was very ABC. He had the the nut fullhouse.

Hit nuts with KKxx on 1010xxK board. It was like $30 pot. Checked to river, then solid guy leads, Nit Shoves his K10. I say, I cant believe I want to fold this, then shove. Haha. Other guys folds. That was a big pot.

Other interesting hands. Flop K high with low flush draw. Shick Cbet with Jacks. Nit called. Check Check blank turn. River K. Shick checks, Nit bets. Shick tank calls with JJ. Worst call ever. He thought he mightve missed the flush draw. But im actually 100% sure that dude was not capable of bluffing.

That loose guy to my left limped utg then called after remi raised and shick flatted. Shick "the nit" managed to fold his overpair of 1010 after the loose guy donk bet and Remi didnt fold his 88 on the 952 baord. The loose guy had 52. Limp calling UTG with 52. Awesome. Stacked Remi. Was funny as.

Ended up $360 from $60 buy in. So $300 profit. Then the game broke about 5.30 cos the dealers started to leave, and remi busted again and didnt rebuy. There were some more good hands, but cant really remember them. So after the game me tim and shick headed to the casino. They started a Rotational game about 20min after we got there. Most of the regs were there. Tim left for holdem after about 30min. I played alot of pots.

Lost a stack on a JJ8x board with QJ10x. He just fired pot on flop and turn. And that had me. He only had KJxx. So I had outs, but didnt hit any. I knew I shouldve folded. Cos its that snug asian dude who only plays the nuts. Made a stack back when someone donated with A7 on button vs my sb A3 on A3x board. All in on the flop.

Then I had 3QJx ish on a 335 board. Some lady lead, Asain lady popped it to $50 (all in) Same dude as last hand called. I figured asian lady had a 3. Worst case 35, but I still had 9 outs if that was the case. And smooth caller had a flush draw. So I shoved. And I was ahead of asian ladys 3. And his flush draw missed.

Made one mistake early on. Raised button/late position with AQ. Flop came down Q high, I had the nut flush draw as well. Cbet $20 into $30, Got check raised to $50. Just called, cos I wanted to get antoher bet out of him. Turns out he only had $60 behind. I thought he had $150 or so. So turn brings me the flush and he folds. I definitly shouldve shoved that hand.

Made a few stabs in omaha in $50 pots, when noone was interested. Um, hit with 67s and check shoved the asian lady on a 457 board. She had K6. Board came out 68. Guts. Anthoer $80 I couldve had. Also made a straight flush in holdem. Just called his cbet with my gutshot straight and flush draws. Checked behind on the turn. Hit it on the river. (56)789 spades. Then he lead. So I raised to $70. Got a fold. But I showed everyone.

Had AQ on button and raised. Blind defended. Fired 3 barrels on a A47Q8 board. Thought about him having a straight. He was an aggressive asian young dude. So its possible. I managed $20 on flop, $50 on turn. Fired $100 on river. He probly had $120 left. I think I shouldve bet $25-50 and tried to induce a bluff. He folded on the river unfortunately.

Um. I raised with 98s. 3 callers. $40ish pot. I cbet $25 on 92x. Got a reluctant call from the blinds. Do you think its a good idea to bet again? I thought Im more likely to squeeze some value on the river. And if I bet the turn and get raised Im in a fucked up scary spot. So I check behind him. River is an Ace. So I check behind him again. He has A2, 2 pair. He said I wouldve folded if you bet on the turn. Thanks for the info dude. I still think its better to play it like I did. Even if I lost the $90 pot.

I worked out a few little pieces of information. People call big bets, I.e. $90 when they have $100 left, leaving $10 behind, even checking river, because they dont want to show first!!! Funny. Also I didnt see one 3 bet. (actually one to $75 after I opened for the 3rd time in a row, some guy makes a comment on how Im opening then calls then snug asian dude pops it up to $75, funny stuff) I think it would be a good stratrgy to sit on an aggressive players right with $75-$100 stack. Limp, Wait for him 2 raise and wait for 4-5 callers. Then shove. $50 dead money in the pot. Any 2 cards. Only $75 stack. Im busy thinking up more ways to play. Im a big believer of opening with suited connectors. Preferably high ones. Or any suited ace or AK/AQ. It just builds the pot from a measly $20 to $40-$60 with less players. Sure you can even check fold if you miss. But if you hit, cbet/shove or check shove. I think its very bad to open any garbage. And only call in position with suited connector type hands. Limp calling is horrible with most hands (apart from small pairs). Also every flop, there is so much dead money (after a raise) some times youve gotta stab for it and not wait until you hit.

Anyway only up $100. A bit dissapointed with 2 plays. JQ10xx on JJx baord. and AQ with nut flush draw. Other than that I played well. Was really tired so left at 10.30. After 10 hours of poker. It was a good move. I got myself a $500 chip for my efforts. That was cool. Then went to sleep, cos I really needed it. managed to squeak in a few hours of study 2day as well, while hitting the refresh button on pokernews.com, railing durrr at a final table. Hes got some sick braclet bets, and hes top in chips 5 handed. Wait they have moved on. Hes 3/3. 1.1 Million. 30K/60K blinds to 3.3 and 6.9 Million stack the other 2 players have.

Pokersoc has a $20 + rebuys Omaha tourney 2moro. And a $15 freezeout holdem. Ill be in the Omaha. Going to be fun.

Live bankroll $1025

Another Blog I Guess

2010-06-04T11:24:00.002+12:00

Well arrived late to a home game that tim organised. Tim on my left, then shicker himself, then Nigel, Chris, Dev and the kid. Got right into the action. Tim raised UTG, Got a caller and I called in the Straddle. Checked around. I pick up a flush draw and lead on the turn. They both call. I hit my flush draw. Lead again. Tim tank riases me to $70. $50 more. Probly $60 in the pot. I tank for a while, dev says can I have a look. Ends up mucking my cards thinking ive folded. I get them back. They shouldve stayed in the muck. I knew that. He had 2 have a higher flush. I had 3rd nuts, It was possible he had a worse flush, cos I could be betting alot worse there. I.e. a river straight etc. But I knew he had It and called anyway. I think I can lay stuff like that down now. But wasnt quite on my A+ game. Been doing stupid shit all week actually. Going to work and hour early for example. Going to uni to do an assignment, found out I didnt have to do that one for antoher day, having to drive home to get my other assignment due that night. Getting 2 uni, finding i forgot a cord to get it off my ipod, walking back to my car to get it. Get back, its 4.40pm at this stage, no time to do any finishing touches anymore. Powercut, printers are turned off. Only 10 min late, but still. haha. O thinking I have the nuts, but dont. Did that last night as well. So really not thinking straight. So I brought in for $40 more. So I had a $70ish stack. Hmmm other hands.... I pretty much played every pot. Which is fine cos basicly I was playing vs Dev cos everyone else were nits. Shick is a bit rusty, mainly when it comes to valuebetting. Chris was stuck a bunch and got into that depressed mood, exactly what happened to me the other night. Missed a bunch of flops, He actually lost most of it b4 I got there. But 3betting alot with Ax, it works alot and yeah we know its 20% less likely everyone has a premium hand, but you dont have to shove a 4 bet or call a shove. Just one of those nights tho. Nigel donated a stack, Dev did as well. Tim went up $300 or so.

Im starting to feel bad taking money off dev, Im sure Ill get over it. I annouced that I wasnt aloud to bluff him. And enforced that rule. Until I let myself (and annouced it) that I was aloud to semibluff him. Then realised If I thought I had a pair draw. I.e. If I thought dev had no pair. I was also aloud to "semi"-bluff him. That was fun. Obviously didnt get called down on a few occasions, but I reakon I still made money. I donated $30+ back when he open shoved and I called with AJ. He had AK. Ah well. He probly would give it back. All in good fun. Probly another $20+ I donated in basic "flips" in crazy pineapple hands.

I also decide Im going to fold everytime chris is in a pot, cos he has the nuts. Everytime. At least 90% of the time. I then proceeded to check call 3 streets with A3 on a Axxxx board. Because of the fact hes a nit (not the reason) I just know he 3 barrels alot, cos Ive called down with weak top pairs, and always been crushed. Cos thats how nits work, I think. And if Im not crushed they usually manage to pull a third barrel with overcards like AKs. or an underpair, or any type of draw they hit/miss. And because he was stuck a bunch, i thought he was desperate. Hopefully he decides to 3 barrel with only the nuts now. It doesnt really matter tho, cos Im not going to be playing pots with chris, cos he always has the nuts.

Made one sick bluff. Shick raised my straddle to $3, got 2 other callers, Dev and the kid. I reraised small from the SB to $8. Like a good old donk OOP. I then fired $14 on a KJx board. Which means they sorta have to commit their stacks. Shick tank folds. Which is good, he usually the strongest in that situation. And because theres 2 more players to act behind its a tricky spot for him. If I reraise bigger preflop, I might get heads up, then It would be alot harder. Anyway, the other fold. No set, I showed the 92. was awesome. Then Chris took some money of tilted shick with one of his Ax 3 bets. + cbet. Or something. I actaully did similar small reraises with AA and QQ. The QQ didnt turn out that good cos the flop came K high, And a A on the turn. Managed to win the pot tho. Shoudlve raised bigger, cos chris had JJ.... The AA worked. After the flop I managed to thin the field on a non scary board and get some value. Not really sure of my logic with any of that, just mixing it up I guess. And there werent many 3 bets (apart form tyrees $10 Ax's) And I dont really know, OOP, just didnt seem right raising more, cos eveyone was nitting it up, so I was trying to let them hit any pair and pay my off on 3 streets, even if the bets werent huge. I just gotta be careful not 2 let anyone hit a set/combo draw, and fold if they do.

Ended the night at like 1.30 or something. Played 4 handed 5card draw/crazy pineapple/omaha with Dev, Ben and Chris. Like I said, probly won some then donated more back. Ended up with $105 from $140. But a fair bit of gamble in there. If I folded that flush, and didnt gamble, Id say Id be up $100 in profit. Ah well, gamblings fun anyway.

Live Bankroll $625

Crazy Pineapple

2010-06-02T18:51:00.002+12:00

Went to pokersoc tourney yesterday, Played Heads up with Tim for 1 Hour b4 the tourney started. We played a compulsary button raise to $1.50. So the person OOP could just call, and see a flop, and if they wanted to reraise they were oop. Grinded him down to a half stack. I reraised a few times, to $4.50. This particular time he 4 bet me to $9, so I decided to shove him with 88, I wasnt that comfortable doing it, and he called me with QQ. A few hands later I 3 bet to $4.50 with AQo. Flop came J109 (two diamonds). So I cbet smallish, so I could have a nice shove. He called. Turn was blank. I checked, thinking I might still shove. He checked behind. River was a K. Giving me the nuts. I decided he must have a queen as well, or some draw, so I thought Id let him bet then shove. Thats precisly what happened. He had Q7 of dimonds. Cooler. We waited a while, He rebrought. Everyone is watching at this stage, like over 20 people, cos everyone is waiting for the tourney to start, it seemed like a final table, heads up, of a prestigous event, was real fun. Um, I had K10. Called his compulsary raise. Flop comes 335. Its checked. Turn brings a 3. I lead very small. And get raised (smallish also). I figure I could hit a 10 or K and get alot of value from a 5. Theres also a chance he bluffing here and K high is good. River comes a K. I check. He bets $10. I raise to $20. He shoves. I tank. I get a feeling that he wouldnt do that with a 5, because I couldve spiked with a K. He couldve hit the King also, but I dont think thats likly cos he reraised on the turn. I just have a feeling he had a 3. But I call. Im not that good. I told him I thought it it was going to be a slowroll by me, tank calling with a 3s full of Kings. As soon as that went through my head while I was tanking, I pretty much called. I didnt wanna slowroll him. I pretty much had the nuts. Everyone else thought we both had junk, like I was making a A high call. Not the case. Later I hit a set of 10s, after my compulsary raise got called. And got 3 streets of value. Wierd situation aparently he had 2 pair and didnt stack off. I ended up $45 or $50 after a flip. And then onto the tourney.

A $50 last langer bet was added between me chris and tim. $10+$5 rebuys. Chris was rebuy king last nite. After I built my stack up to $12K+ from 3K, I donk bluffed jin. Was stupid. He made a good call I guess. I thought it was a good bluff. But nah. Then I phenom shoved limpers alot, and they folded and shit, or I got lucky. Ended up with 13K after add on. Chris was 6K, cos he just rebrought and had a add on. And Tim had 12K. Chris lost early. Went to play cash. I thought I had the nuts. I called a shove. Turns out I had a straight draw, not a straight. The other guy had top pair top kicker. Handed my $50 to Tim. He ended up in the top 2. I think they chopped it. Ill find out next time I see him.

Went and played cash for a while. I min raised a UTG raise by chewy, who just got stacked. Liam 4 bet me to $10. Chewy shoved. I called with QQ. Liam called with 1010. Chewy had KK. I knew I had liam beat. Didnt really worry about chewy that much. He could have JJ or AK there. I thought it was good. Chewy won tho. I rebrought. Got AA twice. Stacked a short stacked Kid for $25. Won a litle off liam when it was folded to my SB, I minriase, and get 3 streets of small value from his weak pair. I double straddled one hand. Got a few limpers. Chris reaises to $15 on the button, I decide to shove. Which is really quite strange I think. Cos I dont shove straddles that often. Specially $70 deep. Got 2 excited I guess. Chris calls with 1010. Reminded me Id done that with 99. I now remember I did do that, I think I learnt my lesson tho. My QQ hold. Um, earlier I call down (turn $4 and river $8) liam on a 55xA9 baord, or similar, with king high. That was fun. Cos I was right. Its limped around. I min rearise with QJs. Its good multiway, and I wanna spice things up by doubling the pot. I flop a flush draw, and an Ace is on the board. I lead small. Marco raises small. Easy odds. I call. I check call another small bet. And check fold when I miss. I did some talking and said Ill tell you honestly what I have If you tell me what you had honestly, And he said 63o for a rivered bottom pair. He does bluff a bit. I guess Ill believe him. So later Chris raises a straddle to $4. Amon calls, Chewy calls. So I have 63s and call. Marco also calls in the blinds. The 38Q board is checked around. The 8 on the turn is checked around to marco who bets, gets everyone to fold. But I call. Cos If he bluffs like that with 63o b4, im good here. River comes a 3. So its A8383 board. He checks, I bet $1 into $30+ pot and get a fold. Told you my 3 was good.

Ended up $20. Down $50 last longer, $20 tourney. Up $50 vs Tim and up $20 from cash game. Less a beer I brought somewhere in there. A little heater and playing well always makes me feel better. Specially after the crippling losses last week. Even if Im only up $20.

Live Bankroll $660

Another Home Game

2010-05-28T22:01:00.003+12:00

We got 9 players again. Jin, Liam, Marco, Chewy, Chris, Tim, Dev and the kid. Was good. Lost $30 early on, just calling then folding, general playing bad. Then I played this pot vs Chris.

He Raises early postion, And Ive gotta call in the blinds/straddle with Q5s. Pretty much hoping for a flush draw. I obviously hit a flush draw On A108 board. He leads Pot here. Almost like he wants to end the pot right there. I think this is strange, I decide just to call. He fires a second barrel on the 9 turn. This time smaller. I think he does this alot vs me, cos he knows I usually call down with weak top pair type hands. I Shove for $70 more. He calls with K9s. I guess he wanted to gamble. Im never stone cold bluffing there vs chris. I still think it was a bad call, not cos I lost, just because I dont think he has odds to call vs any made hand. Id say there was about $70 in the pot ($10 pre, $10x2 on flop, $20x2 on turn) and he had to call $70. I guess if I had AQ, he has 31%, and vs AK or A10 he would have 25%. That 9 actually helped him alot. Anyway, the odd part was he said he would fold AK there. And if he folds AK there he must not think I bluff there very often cos AK crushes all bluffs/semi-bluffs, which means he would put me on 2 pair type hands, and if I had 2 pair type hands I dont know why he would call without good odds with his K9 draw. Looking over the odds, I dont think its was bad, especially when he hit the 9. But I really havnt gotten out of line vs chris in ages, which I guess is why it sorta bugs me. Anyway moving on.

I made a what I thought, an alright bluff vs dev. But he phenom called me with 55 again. I cant really remember details, but I mightve lead, on a Q9x board. Check called turn, and check raised his $10 bet (why does he bet here with 55?) to $30 when the Q hit the river. I dont check raise much on the river, or try many river bluffs. But he snap called me. Well done sir. So that was another $50 or so.

3 barrelled into Liams turned flush. Reraised and Cbet with AK and got shoved. Did some other shit. Just nothing worked at all. Shouldve folded for 4 hours.

Tim bluffed me at the end, He just did a standard raise 5 handed. I called on the button with A10. He 3 barrelled A4678 board. And I folded river. Not much I could beat there. Apart from his bluff. Managed to lay down top pair to chris a few hands later. Same deal. Apart from I hit top pair (king) OOP. I folded river to his tiny bet. He had a set of Kings. Probly the best thing I did all night. God dam the case King.

Ended up down $510. Woohoo. All in all, I played pretty shit, I was card dead, and shouldve tightend up beacuse of it. It was 9 handed for the most part as well which is another reason why I shouldve. Just one of those nights, fucks me off cos Ive been playing really well for a while. And its over half a grand. Ah well. Been moping around all day. But I did do something interesting which made me feel better. Cos losing days hurt way more than winning days feel good. If that makes sense. Everyone knows what I mean tho.

So heres my Live Sessions Graph. With trendline, which is the best part of it. So Ive done my moping around, time to organise another game, try and play better, and just keep doing my thing.

Live Bankroll $640

Tuesday Night Homegame

2010-05-26T13:04:00.002+12:00

Well, we forgot 2 turn on solid gold on for 3 hours. Some tense quiet all-in moments. Haha. Well we started off with 9 players. Tim, Hayden and Scotty, Marco & chewy +2 mates, and Blair from my drug trial. Tim knew blair from the casino. Hayden and scotty were from last game and Ive definitly played with Marco and chewy b4 at pokersoc. Remi turned up at 8.15, luckily we busted someone so he could sit down. Then "the kid" and Phillip and a mate turned up at 8.30. And waited for seats. Dev was going to come if we got a spare seat, but couldnt manage 2 find one until 11pm. Wow, 9 handed is different. I say that every time. But it was a bit funny. Also It was only $30 min. Definitly going to say $40 min next time, although by the end of the night, almost the whole case of chips was back on the table, so it worked out fine. Just a few guys were nursing short stacks, which makes it scary to reraise with shit, and they were spread out all over the table since we drew for seats. Thinking about it now it would have been easy to reaise all the limpers, cos the short stacks would probly tank fold AQ etc everytime we reraised. But it reminded me a little bit of the casino for a while there. One hand I 3 bet was when I straddled, Tim Raised to $7, Remi and Marco called, I 3 bet to $28 from the straddle with KK. Glad I did. They all folded and apparently Tim and Marco wouldve flopped straights. Scary board tho, may have folded, 8910 with a flush draw. I played pretty shit for the fisrt have of the night anyway. Just tried to play how I normally do, but wasnt working, Then I rebrought for about $75 to top up to $100. I did pull off some bluffs. Nice, big, steady barrels, when scare cards came. Flopped 2 sets. Didnt get paid much tho. Somehow I mustve done something right tho, I think I hit a few top pairs. Thats right, I raised, everyone called, small stack nit moves all in for $12. I call. Everyone else calls. Pot was almost $100, I hit the nut flush draw on flop, and hit on turn. And take the $100 pot. I think shit like that helps. Tim dropped $200, then build it back up, then dropped it again. Blair cashed out for $10 extra and left at like 10, making room for Ben. Remi cashed out with $500 form $40 buy in. Thanks to a few flips. And getting QQ on the last hand of the night, and someone spewing with A5s all in preflop. Also, I cant remember how preflop action went, but I assume Remi Cbet ($10 or so) with 1010 on a 865 two dimond board, Marco reraise a stack of reds. ($50 or so) Tim shoved ($80 or so) and Remi tank called with 1010. Which I thought was dodgy. I also thought tim shoving with 77 there was dodgy as well. Chewy folded 93 of dimonds after Tim, and Marco called the $30 extra with A7 diamonds. If Remi, didnt call, tim wouldve been in with a coin flip, I guess Remi was in with 40%. Marco was the only one with a decent hand there. Remi won tho. The only other person with any money left was Chewy. I dont think ill invite Phillip + friend every week, I almost feel bad taking his money, I dont think he has much of it. Both of them did lose flips at the end for $50 stacks, I.e. Top pair and flush draw
Up $240.

Live Bankroll $1150

Newbies

2010-05-19T13:16:00.003+12:00

So was meant to study last night for my test 2day, but ya all know how it turned out. I just had my test. I'm going to be so stoked if I get above 5/20. If I get 40% ill be over the moon. Anyway, it wasn't an important test, only 8% in a subject I dont have to pass 2 get my degree. So yeah, went to uni last night until 7.30, turns out that was when Tim organized the game for, and I was first 2 arrive.

We got Tim and Chris obviously, three newbies from the same flat (i think) one of them was called hayden cant remember the others, Another guy Phillip, Hamish K, Dan the retarded fuckwit that hates on real beginners who don't know how 2 play. I think hes a donk tho. If we weren't playing with some newbies I wouldn't mind him in the game. I think Im missing one other person, ah thats right, ben "the kid". So we started off like 6 handed and drew for seats, it went Me, tim, chris, then the 3 newbies from same flat. Im not going to call them newbies anymore cos they got off into the spirit of things real fast, hayden called me down with Ace high a few times. Well done. Another guy shoved with a draw, got looked up by n overpair. Anyway, one guy got knocked out by that hand, then the others arrived, luckily they 2 sat between me and tim which was good cos it spread us out a bit, thats sorta why I wanted 2 draw for seats in the first place. So now we were playing 9 handed for a while, I lost about $100 at this stage. I cant really remember how... 2 loose I guess, if you can remember chris, remind me. We lost another guy, and we were finally playing 8 handed with one short stack, $25 to my left, Hamish K playing like a nit. So it was effectivly 6 handed. And then Dan left early, so it was effectivly 5 handed.

Ok my hands. I played a few nut flush draws and stuff passively, mainly because people weren't betting enough, and were trying to slow-play I think. I did pay heaps of hands, and was probably the most active, hence it doesn't really have much fold equity raising with those draws. I did alot of very thin value bets. Along with alot of bluffs. which got called. I layed down about 4 two-pairs, when I turned the 2 pair, then folded to a 4 flush/4straight board. I was right alot, cos I paid then $1 to see their cards. Way better than paying the big bet. Also layed down a full house. Was a really funny hand actually. It was vs Ben, Flop came 1099, I had 98, He cbet/lead and I raised him. He called. Turn was a 10. He checks, I laugh, giving away my hand completly, everyone else laughs as well. I check, He bets $8, I just muck. Then pay him $1 to show. Good fold.

I played 2 big pots vs chris, I 3 bet with AKs from the blinds, cbet a low flop, fired half my stack ($25) when I hit my ace on the turn, and he shoved me. So I called instantly. So $140ish pot. He had 89 for an open ended straight draw. I just dont think he has A10 (or any 2 pair there) cos he wouldnt call with a dominated Ace that often. Just because they play badly. Although Ive seen him 2 that. Other than that there are sets, and my 3 bet was quite big, and my stack wasnt massive, so if anything it would be a set of 10s. no that lower ones. Plus my bet size was sorta like Id make a double barrel bluff, plus we have had alot of 3 bet battles, I always miss with my AK etc, and I finally hit and had him.

I give 2 much information away in these blogs, I shouldnt talk about hands with chris, but one more. I called an opening raise from hayden ($7 cos of straddle), chris 3 bet from the BB. Rule number 1, hes weaker on the button than the blinds. Hayden tank folds. I decide to call with 910s. Not really thinking about the hand, we were just both deep at this stage, plus its only a button raise and 910, blue diamonds is pretty. Flop comes Q99. I check call, I need to let him bluff again, and If he does have AA/KK It looks like Ive just got a Queen. Why would I have a 9 there. Turn comes a Q. I dont really mind that card. But obviously its not good. It means AA/KK wont pay me off much, cos he will now think Ive got a queen, and if he had AQ, well Im done. We both check. River is blank and I check call. He said he had something, but told me later it was 52. He said It looked like I was set mining and got counter fitted. Which is probly true. I just run good and hit full houses and shit. I couldve had 1010 or JJ there. And I also wouldve called with those hands. See what I mean about our 3 bet battles. Its getting exciting.

Actually one more hand vs chris. 88, I call a raise from blinds with 88. Then check call a bet from chris on a 1024 (3 spade) board. I have 8 of spades also. So just floating, cos I could have the best hand, plus if I dont I might be good with a flush. Turn is a 8. This is a good card obviously. Gets him back for turning a set on me last night. Haha. I check, cos hes got the lead and will bet a A-high flush draw and a 10 there, i think. River is a 5, non spade. I overbet, $25 into $15. And get raised to $75. I think it was like that. Im never folding here. I thought he might have a set. Ive got second set. It was also possible he flopped the nut flush and slowplaying. Or A3 with nut flush draw. I tried to ask him questions, like set...? A3? In the end I called, and he had 55 for the rivered set. I dont think it was a good idea to shove another $100 in there. He probly wouldve only called with a flush there. He wouldve called that particular time, but i reakon he could fold a set there, hes a phenom remember.

One over bet that went horrible was when I lead for like $2 into a $8 pot 4 handed. Then got 3 callers, so bet $10 on turn, chris called, then $35 on river with air vs chris. He called with Q10 on a Qxx10A board. I hope he would fold a Q at that spot next time, but I probly just spewed that hand.

Made a few bluffs. One vs Ben, typical raise his cbet. Another 3 betting Hayden, firing on 3 flush flop, Firing $40 when the Ace brought a 4 flush (he had $120 behind). Actually a perfect card. If hes calling with AK/AQ and hit the flush he calls and Im done. But hes more likly 2 call with a pair on the flop, hence either a low flush, and scary ace, or calling with nut flush draw, which we can now disregard, or AK etc without a club, which hes folding. I had 109s, not the right one.

Um folded a few draws when I thought it wasnt the right time. An open ender (67ish) when board was 58K10ish (K8 diamondsish). Called the flop, but was 3 handed, hayden lead, biggish on turn, tim was left behind, and I just thought the big was 2 big, and Tim was likly to shove me. He did indead shove and had top pair vs pair +flush draw.

Um thatll do. O one slow play that went horrible, Kid opened, I called with KK. He flopped a flush with K7. bet once, then both checked, then the 4 flush came. And it was checked again. O well. Big loss. Haha. The Kid actually played alright, got real loose and aggressive. Got lucky on a few occasions tho.

Up $205. Going to be fun, got lots of new faces to play. And shicker is coming down in 2 weeks. Awesome.

Live Bankroll $910

Edit, Thats right, lost some money at start with 88 on K8KxQ vs Kids QQ. Kid Cbet, Call. Check Check, Bet, Raise, ReRaise, Call. Dam.

Homegame

2010-05-18T12:40:00.002+12:00

Emailled everybody from pokersoc, asking if any1 was intrested in home games. Got a few replies. About 15 for 10/20, which is good cos a few of them will get cocky and bring the money up 2 our game. And olso a good 10 or so for our 25/50c game. Played last night, had about 9 people wanting to come. Then a flat of 4 wanted to come, so had 2 turn them away, then 3 people piked, was lame. But had 6 of us there. Remi and Tom, then the regualrs Me, Tim, Chris then Dev. I need to start getting position on Tim and Chris. Might make up some cards and have to draw for seats. That would be fun, and even.

So had some cool hands, like usual. Tried alot of overbets. In various situations, got paid off a few times. Lost about $150 to start off with, one $50+ pot was when my KJs hit AsQs4, I bet, got raised by chris on the blank turn. Called and missed the river so check folded. Folded 2 pair. 64 on A624x. But the river 4 flushed it. Chris showed his bluff with K8o, no flush. Also made another 2 pair laydown, on a 4 straight board vs dev. Easy. One hand I riased $1.25 with AK. Chris reraised me, then Remi reraised him. So I folded. And chris folded. Remi showed AA. If he had just called, I wouldve reraised there for sure. Ruins my AK vs chris hand.

One cool hand, turned out alright I guess. I think I 3bet form the blinds with AQ. chrsi called. Flop came down Kxx. I cbet, turn came J. Then we checked it down. Chris showed AQ. I really thought chris ahd a pair like 1010, and would call if I bet the river, so I mightve check raised him there. Was thinking about it. Yeah, anyway.

Shvoed 107 cos I thoguht Tom had 72. He had AK. Ran it twice and chopped it. Sweet. Im a donk. Yeah, dev and Tom got stacked, Remi left up $80, Tim changed $40 into $300+, and I think chris ended up a bit. He hit 2 sets vs me, when I 3 bet him. He hit one when I 3 bet with 89. Flop came down 107x. Luckily a 3rd flush card came and ruined my draw. Another on a 3 flush board when I had the second nut flush draw, he check raised the turn (when he hit). Both times he would hit a fullhouse and I would miss. Cant complain really tho. I run good.

Antoher one 2nite. Tim organising, with my super duper new contacts list. Ill turn up late, cos I have 2 study for a test 2moro, but more than likely ill disregard that and turn up on time.

I thought I was down $150 or so, so when some1 suggested we do a blind flip for $10, I said "Ive only got $20s", So me tim and chris did some flips. 2 2 be exact. And they both won 1 each. Turns out I was only down $70 cos i lent money 2 dev, and miscounted, so those flips took me down to $110.

Live Bankroll $705

Saturday Arvo at the Casino

2010-05-08T19:22:00.002+12:00

NL holdem Deepstack tourney, 7K starting stack. 25min blinds. $200+20 buy in. 16 entrants. Well my plan was to get laid this arvo, 2 bad the gf got sick. So I ditched her and went to the casino. Arrived after the first blind level and joined in the action straight away. Called a raise with AQo. Then raised his cbet and fried 2 more barrels on a 55493 board. Picked up 3K. Then I reraised the same dude to 1.2K and called his remaining 2K on a KQQ board with 88. Dominated his 22. Runner Runner flush came tho. Then I tilted a bit. Got my 3.5K in on a 9982 board with 67 vs 85(with flush draw) so sucked out real bad. Decided I was playing like shit. So stopped playing any hands. Got to final table with just under 7K. Blinds were 300/600 now. Epic hands happened all around me. I shoved to steal once or twice. All of a sudden we were 4 handed. I had 7K, other had 20K, 30K and 40+ I guess. Big stack on my left. Then second biggest, then third. I shoved the big stack a few times. Then went on a break. Blinds went up to 400 800. 7K still. I shove with AK in the SB and got insta called by J6s. I saw the 2 of his suit on the flop, A third on the turn. Bubbled. Haha. I was happy with him calling me there. Well sorta, it was the best position I had. If I won that I wouldve had 14K or so. And closer to 20bb instead of 10. Meaning I could open for a min raise or something instead of shoving and another guy wouldve had a similar stack size 2 me. Dowsnt happen that way tho does it.

Then I went and put my remaining $170 on the rotational tables. Bleed, Tripled when my KKxx got all in on a KJx rainbow board vs Q10xx and KJxx. so back up to $300ish. Then I called a late position raise with QJo in the SB. The limper, reraised to $30. Got a caller and the initial raiser called. So I called. I know the limp reraiser to be a very aggressive guy, the guy I sucked out on in the tourney. So his limp minriase means shit. Anyway, $120 in the pot to the 910x flop. Its checked around to the initial raiser (not the limp reraiser, he checked) He fired $30 into the pot. I raise to $125. and he tank slams down his K7s (no flush draw, maybe backdoor) and says good bet. Thank you sir. Ended up with $375 on the table. So down $25 for the night. Home for dinner. Girlfriend is still sick.... Suprise Suprise. Might head back in an hour or so. Haha. I think Tim is heading there now. I also saw peter rose there, like usual. O and I also folded JJ preflop. It was my last hand. Just a tight young guy who was so frustrated with everyone calling pot sized bets in omaha, he was saying you have a set and you WILL get drawn out on by the river. I told him it was good everyone calls. Thats how you make money. Silly guy. Anyway, was a raise a call and a small reraise then this guy put for $100 of his stack in the middle. So goodbye JJ. At the worst I was flipping. Thankfully some guy called (pot commited) with 33 and the AK of the young nit managed to make a full house. Showed Peter that hand. Easiest laydown of my life, even tho it wouldve been a flip.

Live Bankroll $815

Pokersoc

2010-05-07T10:11:00.004+12:00

Made a $50 last longer bet with Tim, Chris and Chris Lai for a $10 + $5 rebuy. Tim ended up buying in for about $50 and had the starting stack at the break. I was on 8K, Chris 10K (after 4 rebuys) and Lai on 15K ish. Me and Lai didnt rebuy. I managed to stick round until the final 2 tables. Stealing rediculously high blinds. Then some big stack donk limped on the button and I checked A6. Flop came down 456. I bet 3K into 7.5K and then 6K on the blank turn. River came a King and I check called a 3K bet. Unfourtunatly he missed his flush but hit his King. And I went from 21K to 9K. Blinds went up and I lost Q10 shove to A8. Chris Lai ended up winning.

I then proceeded to play PLO50 with chris and tim. I donked off two and a half stacks. One calling chris with aces on a 88223 board. He had 83. Bad hero call. Another half when I bet pot on two streets with KQxx on KQx board. Then called a pot sized bet when the 9 hit on the river. Well played chris. Lastly I had second piar with 3 overs and 2 backdoor flush draws and thought chris was making a play again on a 349 board. He called with 39xx. I owe chris $20, cos I worked out where that spare money came from. Just so he knows. So happy with my tourney play. Shouldve made a few more moves I think. But thats alright. Not so happy with my omaha plays. I get that after playing tourneys. Have to play every hand cos I folded like 3 orbit in a row in the tourney. So hard.

So down $185 for the night. $50 side bet. $120 omaha and $15 tourney entrants. Tim was down a good $250 or so. $150 omaha/holdem cash, $50 side bet, $50 tourney buy ins. Chris and Chris were the winners.

Lastly found some more under 20 year olds for the weekly cash game. Going to be sweet. The guy that was on my table was pretty lose. It was a rebuy tourney, so we will see how he goes playing NL50. Going to try for a cash game monday night I think, cos im busy the rest of the week.

Live Bankroll $840

Bunch of stuff

2010-05-05T15:30:00.002+12:00

Well ive been studying for the past week, but lets be honest, I played alot of NL50 Rush. The first few sessions were good. Then I went card dead for a session. I got board and lost a few buy ins. Then I went on a rediculous heater where I got JJ+ 20/100 hands. At a minimum. Then I played 2 sessions very tired. Which is obviously really shit. This included one real bad call down vs Chris.

Anyway, been playing way out of my bankroll and shit. Which is bad. Managed to come 3rd in a $11 rush turbo yesterday for $200+. Anyway.

Cash game last night. Was real fun. Chris and Sam were being nits. That was fun.

I sucked out a few times on the river early on. I was check calling then hit the nuts. First hand was vs liam. I decide to be tricky. Call with JJ. Flop comes 9 high. Liam leads. I call. Turn is blank. Liam leads again. I min riase him. He min riases me. I call. River is a Jack. He hit the "blank" on the turn with 94 and I spiked my Jack. Good old suck resuck.

Favorite hand of the night goes like this: Min riase from me with Q5 off. 3 callers. I lead after its checked to me for $1.50 on a 58A board. Get 3 callers. Turn is a queen. I lead for $4 get 2 callers. River is a Ace and I lead for $8. Dev calls. Im good. Nice value.

Liam got stacked a few times early on. I tried to put him all in. With 63o on a 554 board. He only had 100bb. Then Tim reshoved me. With the flush draw I assume. I cant wait till when I have a 5 there.

I did alot of small ball poker. Calling with QQ and JJ and getting paid by top pairs. Specially vs Dev. I limped AKs after sam raised. Flop came K high. Dev leads. I raised. Tim reraised. I tank called. So pot was $70 Then tim shoves for $120. I tank fold. He told me later he had K10.

Worst hand of the night goes to me as well. Chris raises and I call. Omaha it is. Flop comes 442. I thought he wouldnt have the combination of 42 in his hand. He cbets I reraise with Nut flush draw. He shoves. He has $40-$50 behind. I hope he has a lone 4. Im wrong. He has the nuts. Drawing dead for $200 pot. Yay.

Next best hand. I have AAxx and raise button. Flop comes A5x all dimonds. Its checked around. Turn is blank. Tim bets pot, liam and I call. River is a 5. Liam leads. I pot. He pots and its only like $20 more. I call. Cos I guess hes doing that with A5, J5 type hands. But I secretly think hes got 55. You know when that happens. You have the "best hand" but you know they have that one better. Well that happened. 55.

Almost forgot. Chris raised ($2). Sam Calls, I reraise to $12, which was way more than Id been reraising all night, Chris has to repop to $32. I decide to call. Flop comes all spades. I dont have one. Not very good. Chris cbets $50ish. I call. Turn brings a blank Q. He checks, I shove. He folds. That was fun.

Time to head to Pokersoc. $10 + $5 rebuys. $50 last longer bet with Tim anc Chris. Probly get in there for $50+. Going to be fun.

Ended up $245. Also went up $109 at casino the other night. Ill say some I got AA twice. Got paid off. AA vs QQ vs some donks hand on a 7xxQx board on the flop. $240 went to QQ guy, I got some more off the other dude. And I got paid off agina with AA on 4 flush board with the nuts. Nice quick recap.

Live Bankroll $1025

Sad Sad Day

2010-04-27T21:23:00.003+12:00

Micahs leaving, heading over the ditch, leaving us poor gambling folk to steal blinds from nits. I dont think I can value bet 3rd pair anymore.... Ever. Ah.

So Micah organised a deep stack farewell game. I had a test on 6-8 so we had 2 start at 8.10. I finished the test early and had 2 hang around for a hour.... Ah well. So min buy in was $100. Most people brought in for $150+. Table went Micah, Me, Tim, Chris, Amon, Frenchy, Liam, Then BigRed/Fez.

Um I took out Big Red with a 2 outer. He raises, Micah calls, I 3 bet to $7.50 on button with AA. Big Red calls. Flop Q84. Very Dry. I thought. He checks, I bet $15. Turn was blank. I bet $35 and he shoves me. I insta call. He has a set. Ace on river. I just think hes doing that with junk or AQ etc alot more than a set. Ship it. He left. Sad he only brought one buy in.

I then stacked Fez. He limps. I raise it up with QJ. Liam call. Fez Reraises. Nice. I call to stack off with top pair. Liam calls. Flop comes K9x all clubs. I have J of clubs. Fez bets $15 into what must be $50+. I call. Liam folds. Turn brings a 4th club. We both check. River is blank. Fez shoves, I insta call with my J high flush. He has 62 of clubs for a flopped flush. Thats why you dont limp 4bet 62s. And then bet so small on the flop. Then shove river. Every street he played was horrible. Thank you for the money.

I cant play the 3 betting/4betting game this deep. $100 deep I wouldnt have had a problem. However when Micah raises and I 3 bet with AK. Then he 4 bets to $30. Should I 5 bet? I know hes bluffing alot here. Which is where I get confused. I could 5 bet to $80 and have to call a shove. But hes only shoving AA 27 and KK. Haha actually he might be 6 betting more than that. But my point is do I want to be coinflipping for $200+? If I 4 bet to $30 it would be fine to shove his 5 bet. But It just gets awkward. Maybe I shouldve 4bet to like $60 in position. Next time Ill think about doing that. Anyway I have AK in position so I decide to call his $30. Flop comes QJx and He leads for $40. And I decide to fold. Just because His most likely hands. AQ, QQ, JJ etc wouldnt fold. I felt if he had AQ I didnt have many outs. a 10. and maybe a K. although I still wouldnt be comfortable with that. Anyway he shows 27o. gg.

The rest of my 3 betting went horribly. I was 3 betting at the start cos I was getting resonable hands. Got AA and KK once. AK a few times. Later on I was 3 betting junk. I won small pots. But whenever I got calls things went horribly. Either my good cards didnt hit and they played back. Or I had junk and they played back with junkier hands/hit with junky hands. One example was when I 3 bet Liam with J4s. Flop came down K52. I decided to check behind, cos honestly when I hit a flop like that vs liam, Im only going to get 2 streets of value off him. And Id rather it be the last 2. Vs Micah Id fire 3 big times. Anyway turn comes a 3. So I have a open ender. I cant remember if he lead and I raised or he checked and I bet. Anyway. He calls my bet. And a 4 comes on the river. I end up checking behind cos I felt he was strong. + I hit a pair which brings me ahead of AQ type hands. He has 52 for 2 pair. Nice hand. I gave him a little more respect than that. Gotta watch out for him. Another time Its 5 way Q56 board and its checked around. I have 107s. Turn is a 7. Its checked around to me on the button. So I put a small bet out there to protect my hand. Amon raises and Liam reraises. I fold. I was suspisous about both of them, But liam shows 106 or something. He does that about once a night.

Well that was fun. Just 4 tabled NL50Rush for an hour or so. Time to write for another hour or so.

Ah I remember a hand right from the start. Was real fun. I had 99 or similar. I raise in position and Chris or Tim calls. Cant remember who. I have a feeling it was chris. So flop comes J high or similar (one overcard). He checks, I bet cos im ahead of alot of rags here. He calls. Turn comes a blank. I check behind. River is a blank, mightve paired a low card. Now for the goodness. I bet call his check raise. It felt real good. Was in the top three favorite hands of the night. Another great hand was when I had K10 and raised micah straddle utg, mustve been like that cos I remember betting about $8 on the flop after tim called to my left and micah to my right. So I fire when the flop comes 10 high. Tim calls and Micah calls. I think about how strong Tim is, and think theres a flush draw out there as well. So I fire like $20 on the turn as well. Tim folds and micah calls. I get $25 out of micah on the river as well. And my favorite hand. I get 27o and call oop in the sb. flop comes 668. I check as does everyone else. I fire when the turn completes the flush and brings a queen. I bet big to make it look like im protecting a 6/Q, or chashing a flush. Micah calls. River brings a King. I obviously cant rep that. I can only rep a flush or a 6. Im sure Micah is going to call my bet with Qx. So I decide the best move is to check raise if I get the opportunity. He bets $40 and I put $60 on top. He folds his showdownable hand. I think we all lack river bluffs. Apart from last week when I fired a few 3 barrels. There is never any river bluffs. Yeah that probly didnt help my 3 betting situation, As with everyone when firing 3 barrels twice and them not working, you dont use it the week after cos your scared and very results orrientated. I shouldve done that with Micah at least once last night.

Actually I have another favorite hand of the night. I didnt win it. Anyway im going to copy and paste chris's writeup and tell my side of the story

"o i actually did the best bluff, first 5bet bluff of the homegame. i had mentioned it and wanted to whip it out cause im the only person i seen 4bet bluff too (apart from micha tonight)so i must get action if i get a big pair some time soon. anyway. i raise utg with 89o, liam 3bets and micha calls. liam plays *tight* in comparison to the rest of the table but still his 3bet range is huge so im not worried about him at all. luke 4bets from sb and i think he is thinking the same way as me and going for an easy resteal (4bets still get respect haha unlike 3bets). so i think this is a great 5bet spot cause i can have a nice hand utg obviously. i bet $55. its perfect spot because im only risking $55 and if luke wants to play its for stacks (both $300 deep). furthermore he cant reasonably continue without AA or KK. he turns out to have a hand in JJ but has to fold."

-luke 4bets from sb and i think he is thinking the same way as me and going for an easy resteal
-so i think this is a great 5bet spot cause i can have a nice hand utg obviously
-Correct, Correct

I really didnt think you were strong then either. I actually had 63o. Hahaha. If I had a better hand it mightve got interesting. But since I had 63o I really didnt think I had a decision. I did think for like 1 second if I had pot odds. I mightve thought for 5 more seconds if it was suited. If I had JJ I wouldve called your small reraise. It was only like $30 more to call. I raised like $22 plus some dead money. AK I probly wouldve called there as well. Amon was right when he said I was trying to cover a bluff like 27. Yeah, so turn out chris didnt 5 bet bluff. He 5 bet for value. But ill keep it a secret, only the bloggers will know. Haha.

Two more hands I thought were fun. Flop comes 1097 two hearts. I donk, Tim and Liam call. Turn is the 10 of hearts. I lead again. Tim and Liam call. River is a 4th heart. I give up... Dam it. I was just scared of liam. Thought he had a boat. Turns out tim had the 10 and liam had a baby flush on the turn. Ah well.

Lastly I decide to call with JJ (no club) from the blinds after liam raised. Flop comes 789 all clubs. I check call, then Lead $25 on the 7 turn. Liam calls. The river comes a 5 non club. And I decide Im good here and think he will call with a 9. He folds 1010. That was fun.

Yeah thats about it. I ended up $200. Lost most of my big hands by 3 betting way 2 much. Probly couldve been up another $100 if I played a bit snugger. And should be down $150 at least. But $200 up is good. I dont 2 outer that much. So it feels good. And I got him back for the numerous times he shoves with 63o and I call with AK.

Live Bankroll $670

Rush

2010-04-24T21:34:00.004+12:00

Rush must be the most popular word in blogs these days.

Check out these hands.

Like how I played that? I figured shorty wasnt folding. So why would I want to coin flip?

This is a prime example of why I lose money. Hahahaha.

Any comments? Just shove flop?

Ugly

2010-04-21T11:40:00.002+12:00

Lets see. Cash game last night. Had Fez to my left, which was mean. Tim to his left, Dev left of him, then this mech eng dude, I had his name down last night, but like usual cant remember it this morning. Then Chris. So 6 handed to start the night.

First interesting hand I raise with KQ, fez calls and the mech dude calls from the blinds. Flop comes J high and everyone checks. Turn comes a King. I check again. Fez bets $10 (pot) and Mech dude thinks about folding and calls. I was just going to call fez but decide to raise to $30 cos I think mech dude is on Q10 or something. Fez folds. Mech dude tank shoves. After the fact, it was really obvious because of some of the comments he made. But I dont understand why he would shove a Jack. I fold my KQ cos theres $60 more to call. I really just didnt think he would shove with a worse hand. Probly not AK although its possible. KJ. Anyway I fold and he has AJ. Cant even take advantage of the amature.

Had another hand where mech dude leads on a KQx board after I raise with J10. Chirs calls and I call. Turn brings a 9. Mech dude checks, Chirs bets and I raise. Chris insta folds two pair.

I somehow get myself really deep in a pot. Its raised and got like 5 callers. Tim leads for $10 (potish) on a 34A board. Dev calls and Mech dude calls. I raise to $45 cos theres about $40 in there and I think theres a reasonable chance they could put me on A3/A4/set. Tim shoves for a little more than I thought and mech dude jams also. He only has $25 or so more. Tim about $60. So Ive got 30% in a 3 way pot. The turn brings a full house for the mech dude tho.

I tried a 3 barrel bluff. I 3bet. Fuck nobody respects my 3 bets. At all. And I cant seem to hit with AK when I 3 bet that. Or any other decent hand. Anyway, So I 3 bet with rags or some bull shit I cant remember. Make a strong cbet on a J high board, two hearts. Mech dude tank calls. Turn is another J. Obviously shouldve shut down. But I bet quite small. It did look like a pair lower than a J 2 me, but he calls. Then Im defintly out. River is the 3rd heart. God dammit. I shove. He calls with QJ.

Very next hand I call dark cos Im chipping up. Tim cbets, Mech dude calls. I reraise the $4 bet to $16, Tim folds, mech dude calls. Flop is K23 two clubs btw and I have K2. Turn is a K. I still bet big like Im on tilt. He calls. I shove the blank river. He tank calls with 73clubs. No flush just the rivered 7. So back up to $200 (in for $300 I think)

I raise preflop and get a call form fez. I hit my second pair with Q9. On a AQ2 board. Turn bring like a 4 of clubs. Making a flush draw! and wrap draw. I check to fez, He fires pot. I call. River brings a flush and a 5. I check, Fez says "really" and fires $35 or so. I snap call and my Queen is good.

Micah arrives and promply puts down $200. I raise Jacks Straddle to $7 with KQs, Yeah jack came cos fez was there. Dev calls. Micah bumps it up to $30. I call. Dev folds. Flop comes K high two clubs. Micah bets $50 into $70. I call. Turn brings the third club. Low. Check Check for pot control. And micahs not calling with anything less than a King. And will bet a King on the river. Blank (no club) on the river and he bets $55 into a big pot. I call. He has Q7clubs. Good hand. AAAAHHHH.

I 3 bet micahs raise and jacks call from the blinds with K10. And fired 3 barrels on a A3556 board. These are big almost pot sized barrels with a all-in on the river. Jacks A6 is good. Thats another stack gone.....

Made some other money back at some point. One good example was when I riased, flopped a flush and dev shoved for $60 with a straight draw. Very fun. Also chris was going nuts open shoveing $40+ stack. He ended up down $300 tho. I was flopped one set all night. But I won $2. The other 10+ times I got small pocket pairs I didnt hit.

O highlight when I was playing micah. He riased, we checked it down. He bet 50c on river. I had 9 high. I just wanted 2 see what he had. I thought I could be good tho. It was a JKxxx board. Ace or Queen would bet. Anyway I called. And 9 high took it down. Also I reraised micah preflop, its was checked to river. My K5 spiked the 5 on the river. Micah lead for pot. I called. Micah said 4. I said 5. Easy.

But ended up down $260. Micah ended up paying me back tho. Haha. Hes leaving for Australia in a few weeks, thats gay. 1 less player. And losing that aggressive donk is just sad. Ah well. Might have to play a cash game next week and take a grand off him. Anyway, very swingy crazy crazy night. Alot of money being thrown around.

Live Bankroll $470

Peter Peko NLH/PLO Tourney

2010-04-19T10:00:00.007+12:00

Starting stacks were 7K and blinds were 25/50 to start. Well I won the first hand. Someone raised utg and I had J10s in the BB. Flop came QJx. Check Check. Turn blank. I bet half pot. He calls. I bet half pot again. He folds. That was fun. The first table I was at was real soft. Some american guy that always there, nice lady to my right, "taro" two to my left. Um in holdem someone limped, the guy to his left raised. I call in position with KQs. Flop come 88K. It gets checked around. Turn is another King. The limper bets and I decide just to call. River completes a flush. He bets 300. Which was the bet on the turn. And I pop it up to 1100. He tank calls. Was good. I also hit a set another time. I limped UTG with 22 and hit bottom set. On a 3 flush board. The SB lead. BB calls. I reraise and get 2 folds. There were more interesting hands in Omaha. Alot of limping obviously. I only limped with a minimum of a nut flush draw and a few connecting cards. If I was in late position I reraised them. I got AQxx and raised. Taro called. I flop the nut straight and Cbet. Get a fold. I get AKQJ double suited the next hand. One dude limps, the lady limps and I pop it up. Lady calls. Flop comes 10 high. I check behind. Turn brings a King and a heart flush draw. Not my draw. I lead for 500 or so which is 2/3 pot. And get a call. I lead the river when I hit the nut straight and get a fold from a flush draw. I think Im up to about 12000K now. After the third level, actually probly the 4th there was a break I told you I was going to write all the hands down but the only chance I got there was free food and drink. So I decided to Eat n Drink instead.

Unfourtunatly I get moved tables after the break. I sit down, my hands already dealt, and I have AQo. I raise. One caller. He looks like the type who would fire 3 barrels as a bluff. The flop comes down 1010x and I check fold. I probly shoudlve check called all the way, cos turns out he was the 3 barrel type dude. Ah well. Back in Omaha I get a few cool hands. Everyone is limping at 100/200 blinds in every position so i decide im going to get "good" hands and raise in late position to steal the 1Kish pots. And If someone calls, just play in position. One hand I like Is when the sb and utg limper call my bet. Ive got 365A double suited. Flop comes down K74, no suits. I decide to check in position because if I pot it and get raised Im commited. Turn is a 5, and brings a flush draw (not mine). So I hit the low end of the straight. SB bets 400 into 2K ish. UTG calls. I decide UTG doesnt have a straight and sb since its such a small bet is probly flushing. I raise to 2K. Get 2 folds. Next hand of interest I limp in sb with AJxx two suits. Flop comes KQx of my suit. Pot is 1K due to limpers. I check raise the early position limpers raise (1K) with my flush draw and gutshot to 4000. He calls leaving himself 3K behind. Turn I hit my gutshot giving me the nut straight and my second flush draw. I shove intantly. He ums and ahs. Asks if I have a set on 4s. He calls with top 2 and a gutshot, I.e. AKQx. Well done. A little crushed.... Most of the chips got in as a coin flip. But the turn card was very nice. He hit his J for the split..... AH. I wouldve had 20K+ if that went my way. So back to 12K. Blinds are now 150/300 and its holdem.

I raise a limper in mid position with 99 to 1100. Flop come J high with a flush draw. I decide to cbet. He calls. Turn brings a flush and he leads. I muck and he shows QJ for top pair. I minraise with 57s. Not very good plan there. Only the bb calls and flop comes A7x. He checks. And I decide to bet. I really just want a fold. I dont really want him 2 hit a K or Q etc. And just wanna take it down. my 7s doesnt have showdown value. I bet half pot. He calls. I check turn. He leads river. And I fold. He shows A8. That was probly a good time to bet bigger preflop and 3 barrel. All those internet guy would 3 barrel there cos he obviously doesnt have a strong ace. Maybe a weak ace. And probly get a fold. So very next hand I get JJ UTG. And minraise to 600 again. button, sb and bb call. Flop comes Q108. Checked around. Turn was a 7. BB lead for half pot. I call. He then checks in the dark. River is a 7. I think about it and check as well Q4. Again a cbet and second barrel wouldve worked there. So I played those 2 hands really bad and decide to wait for a hand. I only have 6.5K now. Steal some blinds. So theres one limper. SB calls. I raise to 1200 in the BB with 102s. Sb calls. Flop comes 723 two spades. SB leads for 1400 or something. I think briefly and go all in. Not that I think my 2s are good. More the fact that I think he will fold his small pair. I also have 5 outs plaus a backdoor flush draw. He tanks for ages. Its like 4K more 2 him. If he calls he has 2K left. I see him counting it. He tanks for ages. And he eventually calls with 55. Im not pissed off with that play. Im more pissed off about the previous 2. Cos I played so passive and let my 40bb stack (average) get down to 20bb when I couldve just folded those hands/been more aggressive and had a 60bb stack. Played 2 passive. I really thought the last guy was good enought to fold his small pair. Ah well. I dont think I gave any tells, cos the dealer was sitting between us. Well Ill learn for next time. For the last hand I think I need to make a comment like "your 7 is no good". Thats why I think live players own us sometimes. We make plays that make sense. But dont have that banter and things. I couldve said "well hope you didnt hit a set" then shove, maybe it would turn the tides. Technically the field is so so soft. I think we just need more practice owning them. I reakon 70%+ can just be really exploited. The other 30% are actually alright. Although I reakon the majority of the field can make crucial mistakes.

Anyway I made it 2 the 5th level. 3 hours of play. came about 22/44. Top 6 paid with 8K first. So I went outside. Thought about going back in for a cash game. Decided Id probly tilt off an extra $200 or so. So I came home and dropped NZ$100 online anyway. Haha. I also entered my first Rush tourney. They are great. Mainly cos I entered a $5 rebuy and won a US$200 satillte. Didnt even add on. Top 7 got tickets. This hand took me from "average stack and possible choke bubble boy" to "Ive got a ticket" There was 14 players or so left at the time.

I started a few touneys this morning as well. A $5 Omaha RUSH tourney. $10 Omaha Hi/Lo. And some various 7 game/Stud and things. Did alright in the Hi Lo until I choked and spewed comeing 40/120 with above average stack and lots of BB. I was doing very well in the RUSH again until this hand happens.

I know Im only about 60%. But really. Does he think Im going to fold there. When is his hand ever a favorite? Even a very marginal one. He obviously doesnt have AA cos He wouldve been able to get alot of his stack in after the initial raise. I was the PERFECT Squeeze with the best hand spot.

Top Prize was $700..... I got $18 or so. So that was very cool for my first 2 rush tourneys. Well now ive got $200ish tourney dollars 2 change. Might have to play some tourneys.

Live Bankroll $730

Friday Night at the Casino

2010-04-17T12:33:00.002+12:00

Went to the casino friday night after work. So got there about 9.30. Tim and Chris were there. Sam arrived not much later. And we were all on differnet tables. Had 4 NL 1/2 tables going, a 5/5 PLO/NLH and a 1/2 PLO. I was on the 1/2 PLO cos I wanted a little practice for the tourney. I saw everyone buying in for $300. I thought everyone was buying in over the $200 limit and didnt really care. But its $100 min and $300 max.... Pretty scary. I got stuck $200 by calling 2 often and missing draws. Nothing was working. I did a very stupid shove preflop which I was 24% to triple up. Yay, I tripled up. Such a donk!!!! Mega Donk. But if I hadnt sucked out I wouldnt have been on the table with a $650+ stack. I wasnt hitting anything. And some guy was hitting over every flush draw possible. And wasting everyone. Ill call him "Taro" cos he had a tshirt with a takeoff from moro with Taro, this is the guy I sucked out on btw. Had a few passive donks. and 4 good players I guess. They had over $1000 each. Taro had over 2K at one point. I Lost a few pots limping/set mining/nut flush draw mining etc. Every pot I took a stab with I got called and didnt have enough balls to pull a second trigger. Which was a very good thing, cos they had the nuts alot, I defintly shouldve one other time, but I think I still wouldve got looked up on the turn at least, I had 66 on a 345 board, there was 2 callers and a 3 on the turn. One guy had A2, the other had a 3, there was a 4 on the river as well, so maybe it was good just 2 check. Hit a few full houses and got paid a bit from trips etc. One hand I had vs taro. I had AAKx two clubs. And just called taros late position raise. And we got like 4 callers. Flop comes K42 one club. He bets pot. I call. He bets pot on the blank non club turn. And tells me a set of 4s is no good. Now hes done this b4 and was lying his arse off and showed his bluff. He didnt show this time. I believed him obviously. So Im back down to about $600. Same situation occurs. In the Sb with AAxx. Hit a set this time!!!! and had 6 callers preflop so the pot was $75. I check on the A86 two club board. Hoping for a check raise with 7 people in the pot. Everyone checks. Turn is a 5. Guts its checked around to taro who bets pot. So I call $75 and everyone folds. Please pair. Please Pair. River is a 3. Non club. I check. I hear "Pot" thats $225... And I just plain didnt believe him. He had bullied me b4 and was the only person bluffing. I saw him bluff with blockers b4 and I was right. Everyone was a bit shocked. Apparently he thought there was more straight possiblities, but everyone thoguht there was only two. 59 and 54. Anyway. That was a nice pot. And the highlight. Pretty much bleed a few more orbits, didnt hit anything again. But Ill tell you a cool hand between the two big stacks. Taro and some asian guy. Flop was rasied and called. So pot was $40+. Asain leads on a K10x two club board. Taro pots it. So up to $160. Asian calls. So $350 in the pot. Turn is a 9. Asian pots it. Taro tanks and folds KK face up. Asian shows AQJx two clubs. Who would play it like that. I guess its good. Id be tempted to pot it on the flop. But when you have $1600 in front maybe its not so good. haha. Yeah that about raps it up. I left just b4 4am. So was a long night. Tim was still there. Stuck a buy in or so. Chris ended down $100 I think. Two of the people on my table are playing in the peter peko this sunday. Taro and asian I think. Well I did hit a few hands 2nite. But nothing like taro was doing. Definitly need to play alot more smaller pots when the blinds are small in the tourney, specially during omaha. Work till 11pm 2nite. Might head to the casino for a few hours after, but might head home to get some sleep, tourneys starts 12.30 on sunday. Im going to take a notebook and write hands in at each break. Haha. What a geek.

Live Bankroll $730 + $550 Tourney Ticket (+$1280 Net)

Wednesady Night + Casino

2010-04-16T11:23:00.004+12:00

Another 25/50c $50min buy in cash game. Had the usuals. Plus Nigel. Dev was there also. First main hand I played was vs chris. I decided to bluff. Mustve just bet out. Lead the turn also when I picked up a straight draw. I thought I could rep the flush if it came as well. Well I hit my straight on the end after chris just called 2 streets. The flush came as well. I decided I would bet fold. Because Chris would only raise with a flush here. If he had top pair/anything else he wouldnt. But I bet called. Because I realised he wouldnt just call down a flush like that, because I bet very big each street. He had top pair with the nut flush.... Ah Im a donk.

I played a few hands with Dev. One time Sam raised, Dev Flatted and I popped it up 2 $10 or on the button. Flop came low. Dev donked out like $15. I thought very briefly and shoved. I didnt really know what he was repping and I thought he would fold it. I shoved my 74o anyway. He snaps with 55. Just a pair, no set or straight draw with it. My over card didnt hit. Ah thats 2 buy ins.

I was minraising about every hand. It was different cos nobody was calling my $1.25 open, so I thought Id try opening to $1. Chris was playing like a nit on my left. So he would even fold. It sucks cos I was trying very hard to win my money back.

So I min raised with 32s on the button. Got 5 callers this time. Flop comes down 456. Thats good. I lead for about $2. A bit small, but hope somepne raises here. Dev calls. Turn brings a 4. Dev checks and this time I bet $8. He calls. River is a 8. Board 45648. Dev leads for $16ish. I count the pot and realise I only bet half pot on the turn, so its very likly he called with a 7. So I fold. That was good. He showed 79 for the nutty nut straight.

23 didnt work out again. This time I limped on the button. flop was 459. Nigel leads. I call. Turn is a 3. Nigel leads. I think nigel just has a 9 here alot. I think I can rep the 67 for the straight draw here. Also if he does call with his 9, I have a straight draw and 2 pair/trip outs. Basicly Ive been playing snug the last two nights and I thought it would be a good time 2 shove. I forgot Nigel thinks Im crazy and hasnt been 2 a cash game in ages. And hes stronger than I think. He calls with 45. Didnt think about it 2 long. In a limped pot I could easily have 95,94,67. Down 3 stacks.

I had some cool hands tho. Using the min raiseing technique. Dev is all in for like $2. Tim calls, I min raise to about $4 with 56 to isolate! Flop comes down 572. Tim check calls my Cbet. Turn is a K. He check raises me. I Call. River is a 4. He bets like $15 and I call. I just didnt believe him. I thought he would lead/check raise the flop if he had a 7 and also if he did just check call with a 7 (like he did), he would check call the turn and river. And calling me down with K high in a dry side pot is a bit silly. So that was cool.

Another hand with AJs. I raised the button to $1. Got every caller. Flop came low. I cbet $1 and got raised to $3. Since the pot was $7 and I had over cards I called. Check check the turn. River was a Ace and I lead for $10. I got looked up by 3rd pair which was nice.

Ah back to me trying to stack chris. He rasies utg+1. Some1 calls. I raise to $15 with AQ. He shoves for my stack which is about $65 at that point. I tank Call. And we split. Next hand I do the saem thing apart from I tank fold instead. With AJ. He shows AK. It was quite cool. I was saying "chris raised, Im going to reraise him" Look at my cards and pick up 1010. So I reraised him. I think I took it down, Then I did the same thing with QQ. Sam folded his 1010 to my reraise out of the blinds. Everyone said it was a compulsary shove. Good fold. I didnt stack chris tho.

Later that night chirs tried 2 bluffs. Then raise utg. Flop came a very dry K high board. I check called him down with a K. He showed AK. I knew I shouldve folded that preflop. and the flop and turn and river. Lost like $40 that hand. Probly the worst hand I played all night.

I had 72. Called a raise. Flop came JJx. Nl200 dude cbet flop. I called. Turn came a A. I figured that hit him so I checked. Maybe going for the check raise. But I probly wouldve given up. River was blank. I decided to over bet the pot with 72. Ive done it with strong hands during the last few nights. So I thought it would look like I had a J. And he might fold an Ace. He pretty much started counting a raise as soon as I bet, and raise me. I said dont you hate it when you run into the nuts. And folded obviously. He had AJ. Chris said I looked strong. So Im happy with how I played that.

Got AA vs AA vs tim That was funny. Nigel 3bet, Tim 4 bet. I called. Nigel folded. Tim cbet and called on a 99x board. Nigel had a 9. was great. I also sucked out on tim. Ran a flsuh draw into his top 2 pair and sucked out. Only for $60 or so. But was still good. Um counted my money later that night. I left the table with $215. And tim gave me back the $50 he borrowed. I think I only ended the night down $65. It mightve been $115. But im sure I took $315 and left with $260. So ill call it -$65

So joel txt me, didnt get the text till 10oclock but it was poker related and I was thinking of going to the casino for a watch/play since the poker champs is on. So the text made me go. Waited for 30min for a seat. PeterRose was there. Apparently he has GF business on wednesday night since its her night off. So thats why he hasnt come the last few times. Also saw Nl200 (ill get his name next time) playing. So I got a seat opposite side of the table from peter.

There was a few soft spot at the table. Tight (tony). A few big stacks. First big hand I Raise a straddle UTG with AJs to $15. Some asian defends. He checks I lead with 3X$5 and 5X$1 to make $20. He calls. This is a AQ10 flop btw, one spade. Turn is a blank. I have $100 left in $25 chips. I bet $25. He calls. River is a blank. He leads for $75. Hes either spiked 2 pair with A8/A7. Or got shit. So I call. He leave the table. Second big hand I had was when a player straddles to my left. got 5 caller so pot was above $20. So I have 99 and raise to $22 out of the BB. I assume nobody has a pair above 99 since they didnt raise so I was trying to pick up dead money/getting vs someone heads up. The straddle(a old maori dude) defends everyone else folds. Flop come K25. I check cos I dont think anything less than a King calls if I bet. He shove for $75 or so. I think briefly and call. My 99 crushes his 24. Go me.

Ive cbet a few time. Sook it down once, Got raised on a AK board once and folded. So my image isnt exactly tight. But tight enough I think. I limp in and hit bottom two with 67. UTG limper leads. I raise to $27 with on 679 board. A guy instantly raises to $70 I tank fold. I say ive got 2 pair. So maybe my image is now a bit tighter. I try to bluff a big stack (indian guy) with A9. Cbet flop. Pick up straight draw on the turn. Lead for above 3/4 pot each time. He looks like he really doesnt want to call on the turn. But hes acting. He asks me how much I have on the river. I have over $200. He bets $150 ont he river. So I give up. Silly man. I think he had a set. Even tho I dont show.

I hit top set of Queens after I raised out of the blinds. Fuck I hate top set. I shouldve checked. I bet about 1/3 pot and got 2 folds. I shouldve bet $7 or less than 1/6 of pot, or just checked. It was pretty dry board. Ah well.

I raise with KJ. And cbet a K10x board. He calls. Then I bet about the same amount as when I tried to bluff the big stack dude ($35). This guy (the guy who raised $70 with a flopped straight) asks how much I have. I say over $200. He says, nah can you count it for me. What a dooshbag. I count it and I have $226. Happy now doosh. He folds. That same doosh shoved with top two in a limped pot and got it in vs a flopped straight. What a doosh. Maybe I shouldve called with my bottom two against him.

Thatll do for now. Left with $313 from my $125 buy in. Up $190ish. Probly heading to casino 2nite after work, I should finish by 8 or so. Tim said he might come. I just wanna get some live donk practice for the tourney on sunday.

Live Bankroll $280 + $550 Tourney Ticket (+$830 Net)

Busy Busy

2010-04-14T09:45:00.002+12:00

Been very busy, Played a few sessions of 8 Table Holdem NL10, a very different game. Played alright. Might try it again. Some omaha. Very bad. EV -$50. Actual $0. Which is nice. But still bad. Also put some money on VC and played some NL100 for a laugh. Man there are some bad short stackers. I was min raising alot. And getting folds 70% (this number is made up, but it seems about right) Or a shove of $20. I saw alot of shoves with A7etc. Any pair. Other people were looking them up with similar hands. Ran good. Haha. Then hit top two with KJ on a KJx, check raised a guy. Got it in on a Q turn. Up vs KQ. Then I cashed out, remembering even tho there are donks, there are still violent swings. Watching Jason Mercier live http://www.napt.com/tv/ Currently playing heads up, high roller event. Cash game 2nite. Going to be awesome.

Short Handed Goodness

2010-04-08T14:57:00.003+12:00

After losing $50 in the morning session yesterday, I text everybody to play a typical cash game $50 min, 25/50c. I got 5 replies, So 6 handed. Hopefully a few more were to show up. After that I played another long session online, Im not at home so I cant look up exactly what happened, but I was down $60 or so. Unlike the morning session this time it was due to tightness of every other player and my bad plays. Both sessions were below EV, but ya know. So I was actually feeling shitty due to getting up early and peaking on my redbulls late afternoon + losing sessions online. But obviously there was a cash game to attend. So I was there at 7, Chris showed up first, Tim arrived 10min later, and Josh "big red" showed up 10 min after that. Chris told me his 2 workmates (one workmate + other) were coming at 8. So 4 handed.

Well this hand was 3 handed. I was in for $65, Tim $50 on my left and Chris for $100. So Chris rasies on the button to $2, I make it $7 in the small blind with KQs. Chris calls. Flop Kxx. I bet $10 or so. Get a Call. Turn brings a flush draw. I bet $20 Chris tank shoves. It was sorta a "I got top pair, Im obviously going to get it in" I instacall cos whats he going to have that beats me? AK would've reraised, I also got a flush draw. Anyway his K10o 2 outers me with a 10 on the river. Ive got $100 in casino chips which I buy in with. Cos I wanna stack this donk for a full deep stack this time. Ahhhhhh.

So big red joins us, I think like next hand or in the first orbit at least we get another interesting pot. Big Red is on my right, Chris's left. Cant remember exact positions but I think Chris raises and big red calls, probly the other way around. Cos big red leads for 3/4 pot - pot sized bet. Chris raises to $15 or so and big red rereraises to $30. He brought in for $100 btw and the flop was 27J two spades ish. The 2 and the 2 spades are important cos chris shoves and with 210spades. And big red calls thinking Chris is on a draw with 27o. Chris has him crushed. At least big red had 2 outs twice, while the phenom Chris won the last hand with 2 outs once at least it was only for 130bb, not 200bb. However he didnt suck out and got a $100 rebuy. Next hand they played an epic $1 pot with bottom pair and second bottom pair. Tim and me didnt see how it wasnt all in. So chris is off 2 a good start.

I do an old squeeze on the button when chris raises $2, big red calls and I pop to $10 from sb. Chris calls and big red pops it to $30. Online that morning when that happened (same positions) I insta shoved him and it worked. Big red obviously thought I was squeezing. Well done, cos I dont have the balls to shove him. So I do the same thing with a legit A10s next orbit. This time only big red calls. Flop comes 456 with two of my suit. I cbet. Then bet call the remaining stack when the 2 of hearts hit giving me the nuts and hes drawing dead with his straight (I assume).
Hes still got $20 or so. A few orbit later he raises to $1.50 then jams my $7 reraise. I thought he said fold so mucked my hand but realised he said all in. So brought my cards back and was up against KJ with my AQ. That was nice of him. But it was understandable since I was never fold AQs there with less than pot to call. I hold and we are down to 3 within the hour. I dont think any memerable hands occur until the 2 others arrive. Sam (i think), he played last week, and forgot the other guys name, ill call him "200NL" today cos he 16 tabled NL200 online at some point in his online career. I thought we were going to have a live noob but he was alright.

Tim 3 barreled him first hand and got a fold. So 200NL lost most of his stack. Im pretty sure it was a bluff. Hmmm lets try think of some other hands. Ah, When big red raised (I know hes already left but anyway), I called in the Sb with AJs. Tim reraised to $7 in the BB. I called cos I underepresented my hand. And thought Tim might be squeezing. Flop comes Q55. I check call. Turn brings me a flush draw. I think its about a 9. I check raise Tim to $45ish. And he calls. River brings me nothing. So I decide I got myself into trouble and check, Tim checks behind with KK. I thought that hand was interesting. I guess I wouldnt call a reraise with a 5 in my hand, So Im repping a Queen. He wouldnt have a queen that often. I think his reraises are usually pretty strong tho. I didnt really think about it, I just thought I picked up a draw and thought It was a good time to try get him off JJ or get him to fold his weak hand. I folded top pair to him later as well. He reraised pre, I had J10s so called. Flop came J high. He just bet pot and bet pot on the turn. Just seemed strong to me. And we were quite deep.

Had a fun hand vs chris later. Someone raised, chris me and tim were in the pot. flop was A34. I had 35suited. We were all deep and I had a backdoor flush, gutty, two pair draw, So chris check called my flop bet. Did the same when I picked up a double gutty with a 7 on the turn. And check called my final big bet when I hit my trip 3 draw and the river. Was sweet. Nice trap. I trapped him the same way and orbit later when I raised with QJ on the button, then check behind on the queen high flop. I dont remember the action but it was sweet.

Actually massive hand just as the two others arrived. I think it was a standard raise by chris, call by me with 78o, tim probly was in there as well. Flop came 563. I check raised chris to $10, He made it $20 total. Very strange. I still didnt really believe him. If he had AA or KK etc he would be a little scared/play the hand alot more standard because of the draws out there and the very low flop with is scary for AA deep. Also with his $100 or so remaining I didnt wanna reraise and pot commit myself with a shitty draw. I decided to take a free card, well very cheap card on the off chance he had a good hand, but actually decided then that a check jam the turn would be very strong and shove him off his shitty as hand. Turn brings a 3 which is good. Also brought a second heart. He bet $30, which was 3/4 pot I guess. And I almost instantly jammed. Chris tanked. The other 2 guys walked in about this time and started talking to us, not realising a very big hand was underway. Chris is going on about how he has a double gutshot, flush draw overcards, even how he thinks his 9 high might be good. I dont like hearing this. Cos Im so so so crushed. 5 outs to be exact. Better than Chris's 2 outs in the first hand. But a much larger pot. Although Im crushed I do think its still a hard call, but obviously still slightly worried. I shoved over $120, which is actually alot, I counted it while chris was tanking. I actually offered to count it because I thought it would sound strong, even said I didnt realise it was that much. 1, because I didnt realise it was that much(bad), 2, It actually sounds stronger and like I have a made hand because if I bet less I know chris would be pot commited with a draw. He eventually folded. And I had to show that hand. Tilt value. Very happy after that hand. Chris commented on how he reraised small on the flop so I could rereraise him and he could shove me so I would fold my junk. But Im 2 smart to fall for that level of thinking. Free card thank you. Also I think it helped that the other 2 just arrived, nobody likes being wrong with a hero call. He also didnt want to be behind a Jx or any other raggy hand that I shoved with. I think 87 or 48 or 49 were the only hands I could shove there and be behind. However if he thought he had a pair draw as well he had alot of outs. Ah that gets him back for 2 outing me.

So I raise on the button with KQ. Tim calls, Chris reraises form BB to $10, quite small. He makes a comment about how a small raise is strong, cos we are trying to get 3 levels above each other in regards to reraising preflop. But I call and so does Tim. Flop comes J10x. Its checked around. I didnt feel like betting in position there. Only fold out worst hands, and I think stack sizes are still $100 each, The pot was big enough already, And I didnt really want to be shoved. Take my free card. Turn brings a Queen. Its checked to me again. I decide to bet $15. Maybe $20. Probly $15 I remember It being small. Tim folds and Chris shoves me for $80 more I think. Thats alot. I just didnt feel comfortable, I could see myself up against AQ, AK, AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 1010, QJ, Q10, And I only have straight draw outs, and possibly two pair/trip outs. I thought he could have KQ, but calling to split is dodgy. There was no flush draw(that I remember). Anyway, the small reraise preflop did get chris action. And that did go though my mind so I folded. And showed. +2 for me. Chris showed AK. I think I paid him 50c or a $1. Actually did that about 3 times that night. Sometimes its just worth it, even if he wouldve showed for free, conning me out of money is good.

Even tho I won a few big pots I think I lost $30+ to chris with him value betting his low pairs to my A highs/lower pairs. Although I vagly remember getting a bit off him with a pair of 4s vs his 3s. Man Chris did some maniac things as well. Reminded me of like Tom or Micah or Big Red. Repoping Tims reraise ($30) with 108 on a A8x board to $70. Tim folded his A. But still. Chris said he thought Tim was repping a weak ace and was completly right. One level above. (I think he did it with QQ on an A high baord as well) He better be careful tho. Cos when Tim realises that Chris knows hes repping a weak ace, He could call with a weak ace. Chirs does that alot nowdays. I think thats what Micah did for ages. And people would fold, just like Tim did. But then he did it 2 much people started calling down very light. And still do. Which is why I thought he used to win at these home games, but now I don't, he hasnt adapted. Hmmm maybe this information is very valuable. Should I even write this in my blog? Even Phenom Sam "Nispe" I think (sorry if Ive got names wrong), might read this. Then he could gain valuable information and use it against us. Well maybe it would be best if everyone was very very open in there blogs, so I could gather thier thought processes as well. Ah, It still worth it I think, I like writing this shit down, I think it helps more. And if I know people are reading this, I know they know the way I think, so I can use it against them anyway. But now they know that I know.... etc Which is why its all useless information anyway, so in the end, Ill just outplay them. Fun.

Ok... Um I raise 1.25 on the button, I started raising smaller, cos I didnt like getting reraised to like $10. Then we had a convo about how a high stakes reg has his standard raise as a min raise. I think its more valuable in a game where you know each player, not at say NL10. Anyway Tim raises to $3.50 I have 74s. So call. Flop come 568. Bingo. Tim cbets, I raise $18ish, He reraises to $55. I ask him how much hes got. He has $120+ which is SWEET. I decide not to shove here cos taking $50 from his stack isnt much, There is a flush draw out there, Not 2 worried about that tho. I just figure if hes got AA etc he might fold to my shove but at least bet fold the turn. Gaining me another $50+, and if hes bluffing or has 7 something rather Again id get another $50+. Good old position works wonders. To my surprise he shoves the turn. $120+ into $110+ pot. I call obviously and he overplayed his AA once again. Ive stacked him alot very deep when he has AA. Come to think of it Phenom Tyree folded AA and showed. It was the hand after his crazy 108 bluff. Chris raised $2 UTG and got 4 callers. Cbet and folded to a raise on a QJ9 two diamond type board. Apparently Tim had a combo draw. And laughed at chris. Probly made him feel better about me stacking him. Thanks Chris. Haha. But I think it was a fine fold. May as well fold on the flop, rather than an agonising fold on the river. Maybe slightly weak cos Tim was probly tilting. I folded top pair on the turn to 200NL. He raised my straddle in the sb to $3 (or maybe to $4 after my minraise). I called with AJs. Flop came A10x. I call a pot bet. Then he leads for $18 on the turn pot. Again it was a pot sized bet and was scary. I just didnt feel comfortable, He said he had KJs with flush draw. So my read was on. I just dont think to distinguish between draws and made hands. Maybe I should. I remember chris did the same with a combo draw a few weeks ago. I reraise with KJ on a J high board to put the kid all in. Then chris raises me. I just fold cos I think he has a set. One of my quick Hero folds. Ah well.

Ok now to my 3 betting. I made like 5 3 bets all night. I thought I was playing quite snug, for me. So I thought I might get some respect. My first one was AK oop vs 200NL. Fold came QJx, I cbet and folded to his raise. Mightve actually had odds. He was pretty pot committed tho. Another time I did it with AK oop and check folded.
I did it with 83o, oop again. Got called. Cbet on a Q109 with flush draw board, He called. Turn was 10. river was blank. I shut down on turn. He bet out pot on river and I folded. He had 65s for the flopped flush draw. He said he was probly shoving me on the turn if I bet out. Pretty done with the hand after the flop tho. I think he had no repect for my reraises cos I had to fold my AK twice without showing.
I did it with AJs vs chris Cbet on a Q10x flop then checked it down. His 99 held. Lastly I did it with AK vs 200NL. Then checked it down on a Q66x6 board. His JJ held. Maybe once more, but really wierd my 3 bets get no respect. I tried big, small, inbetween bet sizing. Ah well. No biggy.

Well thats a bit of a yarn. Those hands are the best ones. There are obviously some more minor ones I couldve yarned about. But was a good night. I ended up $205. Looking forward to hearing some of chris's thought processes.

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Table dynamics

2010-04-07T12:28:00.004+12:00

Had a 2 hour session last night. NL10 deep. Had a very interesting table dynamic.

First Ill show you a hand that trumps http://deftona1.blogspot.com/2010/04/holiday-poker.html That top hand. Probly shouldve rasied more on the flop, but it turned out well.

Ive still got balls

Dissect this hand

This is how the table felt about respecting raises

Had a few funny hands where people would shove with junk. Might save them for a montage in a later post. Actually I need to post at least one. Heres a wierd one. He showed his bluff as well.

This was the last hand worth noting.

Really caught me of guard. Shouldve really remembered the last hand. I guess if I didnt think he had 56 I shouldve shoved. But I was so confused. Every other time I overbet for value and get reraised they have the NUTS!!! Almost folded. Glad Im a calling station.

So that was last night, I played for 208 minutes this morning. Thats long. I havnt played a session like that since Phenom Day. I played 4 deep NL10. Had mad table dynamics as well. Cos 3 players were playing on at least 3 of my tables each. And stayed for the 1200 hands. Basicgamer was running HOT!!! And I bluffed into the nuts a few times.... He would 3 bet and 4 bet alot!!! Mustve watched Iveys 5 bet bluff.

This is me attempting to set mine.

Bad bluff

Woops, didnt save them. Ill make sure I get one you can all laugh at next time.

Good bluff

All the other hands are coolers and shit, not very interesting. Tables nitted up after that cos like 4 people on each table were $50+ deep on a 5 10c table.

Morning Hour

2010-04-06T09:09:00.003+12:00

Got up early for some reason. High Stakes Poker was uploaded to pokertube. Holdem Manager and Fulltilt were open. Some deep NL10 to be played.

Phil Iveys 52o bluff was mint. Also Lexs straight draw jam. And all the 3 betting in general. And Durrrs KJs laydown. So tight. Thats why hes the master. Haha and Phil Laak with his QQ. vs durrrs 10 high and daniels K high. Thats why you raise. However Barrys call raise with QQ worked well. Raising is still by far the best option. Looking forward to next weeks lineup. Should be a bit of fun.

First hand at the table. Thought it might help with my Non Showdown winnings.

Um Ok.... Call

Im glad I didnt watch the hand get played out. Cos I wouldve been cringing real bad when thet turn card came. To bad I donked off a $10 stack right back to him with KQ vs AQ on a Q high board the very next hand.

Probly shouldnt have cbet to begin with, but I thought the turn shove was necessary. God she tanked forever!!!! Thought it would help with my redline as well. Haha. The next hand is probly my favorite hand.

Mightve been my second favorite.... Behind this one.

This hand probly shouldve been a fold on the flop

and Ill leave you with a small Hero Call

Just Joking

I Have Returned

2010-04-05T12:09:00.002+12:00

Was away for a week or so filming and travelling. Got back saturday night at like 12.30 (night), then had 2 work at 7am the next day. Played a little bit of poker last night, I shouldnt have cos I was really tired. Didnt play 2 bad and spew tho. So had 12 hours sleep, Started watching NZMONKEY play in some $20 tourney with 10000+ entrants. Won some flips then lost one and hes out. Then he plays 6 tables of NL100. Phenom. Anyway, playing now. Some good old NL10. Some PLO10 (hi/lo) b4 that. That was fun. Heres some hands Id like 2 share.

Omaha Hi/Lo

Value bet anyone?

The joys of deep stack play

Ahh

Would that be a good spot 2 bet call as a semibluff? Obviously has me beat, but would his hand be very strong. His stats were 77/0/1.8 over only 14 hands. The second caller was 32/13/1.3 over 40 hands. I was a bit distracted as I had this next hand on the river while turn play was going on in the above hand. I looked back to this hand, saw 2 paople had called my cbet, and gave up. Unfounrtunatly he bet pot. So I folded and had to decide what I could get out of benny. He was 69/40/2.7 over 90 hands.

Time for lunch.

New Record

2010-03-25T19:28:00.004+13:00

Back to the new poker shack, with a radio, was sweet. Got 10 poeple this time. Played 2 loose early and lost 2 many pots. Then I had top pair and a gutshot, micah bet out, I called. Hit my gutshot and a flush draw. Got it in vs Micahs set. Also got AA on my double straddle and KK on a straddle, Reraised, didnt get much action. Hit a set on a 3 flush board, everyone folded. So went down to about $50 from $100 due to loose play, then rebrought to $100, managed to get back up to $150 or so. Lost a few little pots so I was arouand $100. Then made 2 big mistakes, well the first wasnt that big, we were playing 4 handed. Chris raised his button, I reraised to $7. Flop came 578. Or something very similar. Chris check called $10 bet, Then check choved my $30 turn bet when a 2 hit the turn. I did think about. Maybe a bit 2 fast. I called with my AA. He had 75 and I was crushed. The reason I didnt think that long was when we played heads up the other day, he tried to trap me with QQ and just called my raise preflop (because he hadnt 3 bet much) then went nuts on a low flop. We were definitly deeper this time and he probly wouldve 4 bet me with KK or QQ. Anyway we keep cracking each others AA. Its bizzare. Probly shouldve folded and saved $80. I thought it was likly he would do that with a 86 type hand as well, because he was bullying alot. My second mistake was rebuying. Got smashed again down to $30 form $120, then won a coinflip to end the nigth on $60. Chris hit so many 2 pairs. My favorite was when he 3 bet with K4 4 handed. Hit 2 pair on the flop and 3 barreled Liam into calling with top pair of Kings. I cant remember how many time he said he hit 2 pair in a row, but it was enough. He broke my record of 1040bb and set a new record at 1120bb. (I think)

Some fun online hands I played 2day

Just read Chris's blog,

"everyone at this game is kinda descent so the profit will be by value betting thin. like i got some great value off luke on a T976x board with K9, i wana know what you called me with :) i will value bet luke REAL thin cause he is a jerk and calls me with A high"

J9. gg. Calling a $20 bet with A high is more fun.

One more hand, When Eammon shoved his $50 stack (from a blind) with AK vs Tims QQ when tim only bet like $7 or $8. That was funky. His hand was very faceup, Is there much value 2 that? Hes not going to do that with AA or KK. I prefer calling with AK here. But hey I dont play poker for a living.

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The New Venue

2010-03-24T14:46:00.002+13:00

Well I said Id tell you some interesting hands about my heads up match vs chris, but I cant really be bothered. Pretty much made 2 many hero calls and bluffed 2 much. Then got AA vs his QQ for the third time in 2 nights, he was really annoyed and dealt out the turn and river, but It was the wrong deck so I dealt it out and he 2 outed me. So I quit. Anyway you can read about it here http://deftona1.blogspot.com/2010/03/saturday-grind.html.

Also I said I donked off some chips online. I actually played some PLO50 after I bubbled 2 big tourneys after getting unlucky numerous times. Ended up $100 below EV. And another set over set I think. Fun. Then played some blackjack, won. Woohoo. So decided to cash out all my money. Took a few days off nad put some money back on fulltilt. Been playing PLO5 so far. Fun. Well keep you posted. But really dont have much time to play. Been enjoying live 2 much as well. Harder to donk off chips nowdays. Which brings me 2 my next paragraph.

Organised a home game at my brothers house. Got a sweet setup, a octagon table, which is sweet cos I dont like playing with more than 8 ppl anyway. Needs a radio tho. I think I might invest. So started at 8pm. We had Me in seat 1, Frenchy on my left, Tim C, Chris, Ben "the kid", Dev, Micah, Peter Rose. So 8 ppl 2 start with. Was really hard to organise. I thought people would be really interested. People probly have other things to do with their lives. Im sure the regualars who will turn up to every game are going to be Micah, Chris and Tim. My reasoning behind it is because we were the last ones there and played till 1.30, plus we all have money, and realise the more hands we play the more money we make and the better we get. Im sure we will probly have a 4 handed night one of these nights. Um, some hands. Made a bluff which really shouldnt have worked early on. Flop was KQ10 or KQ9. Limped pot I think. Chris bet in early position, Pete called, I called. Turn brought a flush (7) It was checked around, River brought another 7. Chris lead, Pete called, and I raised with K4. I didnt think Pete was strong. Probly had a lone King. And I thought Chris couldnt have AK, So he probly had a King as well. So I thought I could squeeze and win some money from somebody folding a King. So then chris folds a flopped straight. And pete probly fodled a king like I thought he would. Ah, crazy. How did I get so much respect? Won a pot when I 3 bet with QQ. Chris Called, Dev Shoved his short stack, Micah reshoved his short stack. I snap called. Chris folded. He wouldve hit a set as well. Dev had 72, Micha 87s. I held. I folded alot for the next hour. Couldnt hit a pair. And people were bullying me. Chris 3 bet so so much. Picked up so much dead money with the straddle and a raise or $3.50 and call of $3.50 numerous times. He just did It alot in position, made me fold alot of A10 type hands. He probly had 82, which seemed to be his favorite hand of the night. Like I said bullying. I took a stand when I had Q10, flop came 9 high. I raised his Cbet. Turn came a Jack, So I decided not to fire again and take a free card. 8 came on the river. I value bet, he called with AA. He bluffed and bluffed and bluffed, then almost trapped me with AA. God dam it. Also he made a sweet bluff with 4 high, Made Micah lay down AA on a J7x7J board. Worked well. Maniac I tell you. The biggest pot of the night probly came when we were playing short handed. Tim Raised, Micah and Me called. I checked a KJ10 flop with J10. Tim bet pot. Micah riased. I called the $30 or so. Tim did as well. Then Micah shoved the blank turn. For about $100. Maybe a little overbet. There were two diamonds out there. Come to think of it, I couldnt beat much. I dont think he would bet KQ that way. And It was about time he shoved the nuts. Its annoying cos we had a small conversation earlier that night, and micah said he would have 2 bet big (overbet/pot bet) when he had the nuts, cos hes done it when hes bluffing. That convo went though my mind, and I thought it was about time he had the nuts. I did however think Tim was the one with a Q. And Micah on the AJ of diamonds type hand. Tim was left to act behind me also. Which did worry me a little as well. Anyway, probly shouldve folded that hand. Not the worst move in the world tho. Micah could spew in that spot. That hand took me down to about a $80 stack. It also woke me up. I started barrelling and cbetting strong. Helped to hit top pair a few times. I was hoping chris or someone would call me down light, cos i thought I instantly started playing more aggressivly. I managaed to build my stack up to $185 by the end of the night tho. Which made me happy. When it got 2 4 handed. There was a compulsary $1 straddle. And almost compulsary raise from the button to $3.50/$4. Because that person had position in a straddled/4handed game. This meant there was alot of 3 betting to about $15 preflop. And since we were all over $100 deep, It was fun. I think this is where micah shines. If we call ($15) and he steals 2 or 3 more of these than we do, hes up $45. I really tried to only enter with good hands. Cos he would barrel me. I did get in one spot with K4s. Flop came AQJ. I called his cbet. He did indeed decide to fire a second barrel, I picked up a flush draw so I decided to raise him. He folded pretty quickly. Chris was still 3 betting a bit, I think he was tilting from my Q10>AA hand. He had about a $50 stack and 3 bet my button raise from the BB. I was really close to shoving him with A4. 4 Handed and it was getting lose. And I really just didnt believe him and thought I had the best hand. I couldnt bring myself 2 do it. Next time tho cos he showed 82. Well done. Im turnig into a nit.

Well its taken me 3 sessions 2 write this post. So busy for some reason. Got a few hours off. So poker time. Then cash game 2nite, Micah just text and wants to organise one. Brothers house again. Keep you posted.

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Pokersoc

2010-03-18T12:07:00.003+13:00

Went to pokersoc last night. They had 77 entrants for a $10 tourney. I tried my hardest not to donk. I even made a $5 last longer bet (I wouldve made more) with my brother. I came like 50th or something. But even tho I lasted for about 2 hours, I still donked. And lost my bet to tyler.

So the cash game was really really slow apparently. And only 10/20c. 20max. And about 10 other people wanted to play in the cash game as well. So I asked chris if he wanted to play heads up. So we started playing. 10/20c btw. I realised when I got home I really shouldnt have played him, cos I put my head on the pillow and crashed bad. I was so tired. Im even tired now and I got 10 and a half hours sleep and had a coffee. Was fun anyway.

So some interesting hands... Eh Ill think about them later. Note to self, dont play when tired. Donked off some chips online. That was stupid. Set over Set twice. I still shouldve folded tho. It was obvious.

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