Saturday, April 25, 2009

War, Dogs, Beer and Casino

Off Paintballing today for stag do, the smart money is on me spitting my dummy out after 1 hr in pain. Then off to the Dogs, hopefully I run similar to last night, I usually run like adam king in a race at the dogs so fingers crossed that holds

Been thinking more about the folding set last night, agree with Bens post that hardly ever fold a set on that board, just looking at the hand history Id get it all in for sure every time, however at the time I really felt this particular guy had it, against any random Im all in everytime. Promised myself Id trust reads a while ago when ive gone with stuff even though im sure im beat. So guess I need to be content (so why am I still going on about it!) Right i'll shut up now

May see the boys at the Casino later, Brennan behave yourself, I was told about your antics pre thialand, brightened up my Friday that story!

Friday, April 24, 2009

I run like Ben Holmes

Sat down tonight with a long session in mind but have just logged off after 75 mins 2 tabling NL$100 after running sickly hot for first hour, hands played themselves and it was always in my favour.

Within first 10 mins id hit 3 sets, that housed up and were vs straights, one vs a full buy in and two vs between 50% 75% stacks. Also hit straight vs overpair with 46 sooted, plus quite a few other pots where I hit hard vs other decent hands. Didnt play well, they just played themselves.

Reason for logging off was a cowardly (or smart one), had a few pots go against me in last half hour, 2 buy ins lost. First one had Q10d on 10 j 2 (two diamonds) board, betting into a guy, K d hit river and he had Ace high flush, also me 10 9 on 9 8 7 2 6 board vs 10 j.

Felt the tide was turning and was happy to stop with my biggest one session profit for since I went busto earlier this year.

Folded a set on one of my last hands, had potential to be my biggest pot of the night. Convinced it was right decision at the time but still cant help feeling I left money on the table. Me 44 in a 5 way limped pot. flop 3 4 7 (two spades). Blinds check, First limper bets pot, I raise and BB re-raises. Hes been at my table all session and a few sessions before. He rarely looses a showdown hand and is very tight, his raise isn't huge and I call (think I should raise here but im already thinking he has 56). Turn is 2 and he bets 3/4 pot. He started hand with about $150 to my $350 (NL100). I really think it long and hard, I'm either commiting to it by putting him all in or folding. I fold after letting my extra 2 mins run and now that decision is killing me. Maybe I left a $300 pot out there to add to my hot streak. I went with my gut and read but he never showed and I hate the uncertainty not knowing if he had a raggy 2 pair or a 7 with flush draw! If he hadnt been in the blinds I'd have gone for it as I dont think he plays 56 (generally has big cards when volantry enter the pot). Think I should have just went for it on flop, maybe id have housed up on river anyway. Who knows, maybe Im just a pu55y!, Ive told myself so many times to go with my read so guess just need to be happy I made a decision (trying to convince myself here, but bet I get a load of abuse for that fold). Last week when I folded a similar hand vs a over set (also detailed on blog) atleast he had the decency to show me the nuts and feed my ego!

Anyway decided may aswell log off for a bit as cant run as hot as I did for that much longer! Wish poker was always that easy

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Baby Spin up?

Play a little more tonight, won a bit back from earlier weeks losses, still grinding away so nothing exciting unfortunately.

Baby is due in 5 weeks, Im guessing my time to play will be very limited (and he could come anytime). Therefore maybe I should whack all my roll that ive carefully built up over last couple of months onto 2 tables on NL1000 soon and just see if I can spin it up, that would atleast be woth a decent post. I played with idea tonight but reasoned with myself that if it went wrong I'd kick myself with no roll to play with till the time comes

Grinding doesnt lend itself well to exciting blogging!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Nutttttzzzzz ..... I call

Frustating weekend of play, 2 long sessions, ended up down overall. Played awfully in parts but ran like a dog also. Was close to full blown tilt several times but managed to hold it together to avoid blowing roll! Same old problem emerges when I grind for long period and hit a bad run, although this time I managed to control it better and never once chased it up the stakes, which is progress!!

Most frustrating parts were when times I'd build up a horrible image by tilty play but then calmed down and managed to get players stacking off vs me when they were down to between 2-6 outs. So many rivers hit, definitely made the pulse rate rise and tilt monster raise his head a bit more than he should! Think if id ran well I'd have been several hundred £ up but instead have to make do with a couple of hundred down. To be honest I have thrown quite a bit away (if you ever see me min raising every pot you know im tilting! its such a girly way tto tilt!!)

After a decent run a couple of weeks ago cant moan too much, aslast 4 session have been kind of brutal so should be due a decent spell!

One pot actually turned the night around a bit for me tonight even though I lost it also. I raised up with AA, 1 caller. A 6 9 flop 2 diamonds. I bet 3/4 pot he calls. 5 turn no diamond. I fire pot bet, bit worried about 78 but im not folding as at this stage I was already a few beats down (but had started this pot with over full buy in vs other big stack). Riv was a blank queen. Only hand that beats me is 78. I fire a river bet and he calls, flips over 78, the nuts, Leaves me with $60. Thank you sir!!!, I ask him why he only called with nuts, he says he never had nuts! (COCO alert) That calmed my tilting down and played better after as I know id have pushed on the river to any raise at that stage!

Just come off as lost my last $60 on one table after raising with AQ, flop AQ2, get it all in vs the caller who hasd ak and river hits him, grrrrr. Deciding to call it a night and wait for my next golden spell

Monday, April 13, 2009

Queens my Ass

Im not happy with QQ today, lost 3 decent size pots, two when top set the other vs a top pair (J). Think I played the top set hands ok, to be fair the other player had decent draws, my bet sizes were about right (although on one pot maybe not, he had a wierd draw that I didnt pick up on a maybe my bet sizes were alittle too small as felt I had such a strong hand), they both got there on the river, the hand vs AJ on J high board tilted me a little which is why I've come on here to moan!

Im going to log off while a little down, havent done that in a while as usually try to stay on until evens or a lot more down!

Also there was a guy on the tables called Benos, absolutely cack, for a while I thought it was a wierd mixture of Ben and Brenos just playing a dummy account just to annoy me ;-), he was any 2 cards, especially if sooted. Unfortunately never got a big pot vs him, always next time!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Where was my double up Benny Boy?

Have managed to log more time than I was expecting at the in laws this weekend. Had one more session tonight, played 2 tables of NL50 and one of NL100. Was really tight on the 100 table and played like a spaz on NL50, far too loose. Was quickly 2.5 buy ins down on NL50, calling a couple of all ins with draws but not the odds, deservedly missed

Realised Mr Holmes was on my NL100 table, so kept away from that shark. We managed not to tangle, but as I was playing so tight he'd have probably run a mile if I'd have got into a big pot. Ended that table 25 euros up

Refocused on my NL50 tables as now had a terrible image so kept raising, the hands eventually came and started to build up decent stacks. Ended with a flurry of hands that I was paid off on. Kind of like Brannan put on his blog about like playing a few pots bad early to get paid off later. However this wasnt an intentional tactic I just was playing awful early on. Ended up session about $160 up. Definitely have roll for NL100 now (as I dont tend to play lots of tables). After having min £2k in my account for so long over last couple of years (then blowing it quickly) it been a experience getting it back up to £1k from nothing, it has been tough but got there eventually

Saturday, April 11, 2009

In the Zone

Had chance to play for 90 mins this morning, best ive played for ages, apart from the fact I did play a little heads up vs a player who I knew was better than me after 10 hands, but competitive streak kept me at table, another leak to plug

On the 6 seaters played well, it was probably just luck but everytime I was in a big hand I put the other guy on a an excact hand and made a few big calls that were right, also one big fold with a set vs a guy Ive playwed a few times recently, board was A Q 6 7 with me 77, hed checked flop (after 3 betting pre which he only does with AA, KK, QQ as far as ive seen, then reraised me big on turn, no way he does that with KK (he has a pretty set betting pattern and nearly always has best hand in big pots hes in) so I could only put him on AA QQ, never normally fold in this spot, but went with my gut and folded and he showed QQ, that felt like a double up on its own. Although it did still take me running my extra time right down as couldnt bring myself to fold, it feels good when you do make right call!

Think it was just one of those sessions where you convince self you are great but next time every gut feeling will probably be wrong! Still was only about a $100 profit as I lost a bit with my stupid hu session (so im not that great as the right call there was coming off after 10 hands). Still bankroll is increasing nicely and should move up to NL100 soon

EDIT: also played for 45 mins a bit later, only one table and played a bit cack (as was just doing it while watching tv seeing if I could get dealt any hands, wasnt really pushing anything and wasnt looking to play a lot of hands), made a bit of cash but made some dubious looking calls (that I felt were right on river), but as soon as I left the table i had 3 buddy invites from randoms, just goes to show what an image you can get even from a short session. I will accept these inviteds and let them come and get me

Friday, April 10, 2009

Bumbing

Apologies in last post where Ben rightly pointed out I'd used the word bumbed vs bumped (twice), its edited now. All I can put it down to is the thought of Brennan and Brigsy together and bumbing comes to mind...............

Ran badly tonight, cant moan too much as first time in about 7 sessions. Was down $270 at one point but ground my way back to only finish $60 down. First hour was terrible, had AA done twice on big all in pots once with nuts set that lost to another ace with q who hit runner runner straight and one AA vs top pair on flop who hit his 2nd pair. Also had kk done by a 2 outer jj on 9 igh board. Thesee pots tend to come in quick succession but for once I didnt tilt. Overall played decent if not spectacular.

Cant play much more at weekend, pity as there seemed to be loose players about. I cant believe I'm still at NL50, very disciplined! pat on the back and goodnight

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Cant think of a title

Havent been able to log much time so far in April, work been pretty busy plus was out at the weekend so didnt get chance for a Fri or Sat night session. Good to see the boys back from Thailand, bumped into a few of the lads in the toon on Saturday. However for a man like Brennan who chooses his tables so carefully the venue we bumped into them was definitely -EV. Also from what I heard Azz had definitely had to reload.

On the poker side the 1 session I have managed so far in Apr was a winning one, managed to stay at NL50 again and log a $200 profit. Favourite pot of the night was a double suck out, me 67s had raised on button 1 caller, flop 66K. Guy bet out at me (very solid player who only seemed to play top range hands) so I raised him 3/4 pot bet. He called and a k hit turn. Hated this as with no draws on flop Im pretty sure he had the k after calling my raise on flop and it went check check. Beauty of a 6 on the riv and he bets, I push all in and he insta calls with AK. I honestly have no idea if id have called his river bet with a blank last card, I like to think not but one leak in my game at NL50 is calling on the end even when sure beat as it doesnt feel like much cash. Need to plug that.

Anyway seem to be running pretty well, pity im at micro stakes and with no time! Brennan asked on my last post if im using tracking software.....

I was on Poker Tracker until Jan when I got the hump after busting my load and deleted EVERYTHING poker related off my pc. I reloaded poker software within 1 day (obviously) but have not yet got back with poker tracking. I know I should and keep meaning to load up holdem manager. Now Ive won a bit back think I'll sign up as I am playing pretty blind at the moment but on the positive side it has made me concentrate!