Starting out like yesterday ended. Raise 2 limpers with QQ and JTo calls. Flop J hi he weak leads and calls. Turn bricks he weak leads calls shove. River T. 3 way all in AA vv KK and QQ. KK flops boat. Then I call a shove with AA he had KJs rivers flush. Then I run 88 into AA. A6 < AQ, KJ < AJ. How is it possible to be dominated this many times and never suck out? Ran into AA again luckily I had the big stack. AGAIN I run into AA and bubble. This is crazy. 20 games and 0 suck outs all in. This last bubble was great cause big stack sits out and the other plays fold to shorty every time making me the short stack and its that guy who eliminates me after getting a few walks.
One thing I've noticed besides running like shit is I'm getting blinded down too much. I think I'm going to have to ramp up my aggession and that may mean less tables at a time for a lil while. I may go back to 12 and see how it goes. I went 8 of 20 this time. Take out some beats and let me a race or suckout. Not run into AA 5 times I might have had a winning session.
Next set min raise and a couple calls I shove JJ in lvl 3 obv AA was out there. AQ into AK. 7 handed guy shoves 20BBs UTG and I call QQ he had AK gg me. Myabe thats an easy fold. AK would be an easy fold there and maybe JJ. AJ < QT on bubble. AT < AK. I did turn it around this set and went 12/20 so thats got me break even minus rake today. Going to take a break and come back later. I'll update my stats tonight too.
3rd set. Getting frustrated now and I can see me making some loose calls. I raise AQ in LP btn calls. Flop 884 I lead he shoves and I call. He had an overpair. Should have bet less and planned to fold I guess. I was getting some odds on the flop even with 2 overs if he ever bluffs there. EP raises LP calls I shove JJ on btn. EP tanks and calls LP folds. EP had KTo gg me. Did hit quads 2x this session. Raise KK 2 callsers flop KKT and I get some action. QQ < KK on bubble. So Sick how I'm running. Also lost AJ to 55 on the bubble when moron decides to flip for it. Another 6th where I was in 5th and they fold to shorty shoves getting better than 3:1 and he knocks me out. So frustrating when they play so bad and it costs me here. I bubble another when 2 shorties double or triple up. They sucked out for the most part. Then get a shorty all in 4 ways and he runner runners a flush to cripple my QQ. I did win 13/20 but still should have been much better if I could run decent. I should have won 16 of these I think.
4th set: What a surprise I get short and lose AA to JJ AGAIN!!!! Seriously Stars reset your RNG! Also something glitched at Stars for me and they quit opening games after 10 loaded. Then they quit letting me open the registered in tournaments window so I couldn't even see what I was missing. Finally a suckout. 6 handed I'm in 5th and folded to me in SB I shove and BB wakes up with QQ. I have Kd and flop is 3 diamonds. River is Qd and it takes me a minute to realize I win the hand. 7 handed I lose A6 to AJ when I'm in 2nd place and idiot big stack gambles off his stack with AJo. He's in 1st no chance of losing but he wants to gamble with me again. He called me loose earlier when I was short but thought he'd be folding more. I tihnk it was a good shove though blind were 200/400 and I increase my stack 1/3 with that shove when he folds. Just unlucky. Think I won 11 of 20 that time for a small profit.
Todays Stats:
Games: 80
ROI: 5.8%
Win %: 55.%
Profits: $24
Total Stats:
Games: 291
ROI: 9.0%
Win %: 56.7%
Profits: $136.80
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Losing day at the 5.20s?
OK I'm going to update each session I guess. Helps me vent some. I'll keep a running total of the day at the bottom. I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm shooting for like 120-140 games at most. I won't be upset if I only get in 80-100 if I can get in a nap today lol
Got up early today and got an early start. I was playing before 11am. I should have stayed in bed lol 1st game lvl 1 KK < AA. I meant to play a 20 game set then the KK < AA hand I decided to open 1 more since I hadn't finished loading games. I think I lost my 1st 6 and just felt like it was going to be a bad session. It heated up big time at the end as I won 15 of the 21 games. Ya me!
OK back after a nap and did a 20 game set. Cashed 13/20. Would have been 14 but I had a 3 way showdown where BB had 1 BB and he tripled up crippling me. I had limped behind just to get an extra set of face cards out there hoping to knock him out cause I only had 2BBs at the time.
What is it with me running KK into AA lvl 1? Btn limps, I raise SB and BB 3 bets and I just call. Flop is 9 hi and I check he leads weak and it screamed AA but I raised and called his shove. At this buy in I'm just going broke there 100% of the time. Just ran KK into KK and split. Least he didn't 4 flush me lol. Also seeing a ton of people just open shoving lvl 1 and 2 today.
1st ever break even session. Well I'm slightly up but going 11 of 20 isn't really making much after rake. I just couldn't win showdowns period. 7 handed SB raises 33 i shove 99 he insta calls gg me. I never got hands early, I never built a stack and I never sucked out. :-( Had been a great day until this. I got lucky to get even by cashing like 10 in a row at the end. I really thought this was going to be a huge losing session for me. Killed some stats for me I'm sure as I know I was on a heater.
4th set: Going to be 22 games. Lvl 1 multi tabler raises 1 call 1 reraise and I shove QQ. He snap calls and flop is AKx. Next game lvl 1 I call with JJ and flop is 8 hi and shove a raise and villian had QQ. Next game was marginal. Blinds 25/50 UTG min raises to 100 and gets 4 calls and I shove AQo in the BB. UTG had AK. This is getting bad. I have 10BBs in the SB A9o and btn limps I shove he had 99. I've run into KK at least 2 if not 3 more times and AA once when I had AK. Went 11 of 22 this time so this was a break even session. Couple of really bad sets. I was thinking of moving up to the 10.40s when I got to 75 buy ins but I think I'll wait now until I do have 100 Buy Ins and increase my sample size some. Might delay me a day or two moving up but not much.
5th set: Starting out like last 2. I raise AKs in MP and get called by LP. Flop KT6 I bet get min raise and call. Turn is an Ace putting 2 flush draws out and CRAI he has 66. Think I'm callingit a night after this losing set. This is horrible. Getting no hands and blinded down and then running into monsters. This is really bad. I just ran JJ into QQ 7 handed to get crippled again. Looks like I got 8 out of 21 that set. The last 3 have just gone down hill. Still a decent day but not what I expected after the fast start. Killed my ROI and hourly rates today. But thats the thing about small sample sizes too. IDK I may come back after watching a movie or some TV and try another set. I don't think it has to do with 20 tabling as I'm pretty confident in my decisions today. Just felt like I got cold decked a lot and that happens no matter the game.
6th set: Downswing continues. I won 7 of 20 this time. Thats a huge downswing in these levels. I'm either dominated or losing all my flips when I get all in late. Its ridiculous. LOL 7 handed I shove JJ called by A9o gg me. I'm giving up on the day. Started great and finished like shit. 4 bad sessions. 2 break even followed by 2 losing sessions. Least I got some volume in today and I learned these things aren't variance free either. I actually lost money at these after being up like 12 buy ins. I think I lost 1 buy in overall.
Todays Stats:
Games: 124
ROI: 0.8%
Win %: 52.4%
Profits: $5.20
Total Stats:
Games: 124
ROI: 9.3%
Win %: 57.3%
Profits: $112.80
Got up early today and got an early start. I was playing before 11am. I should have stayed in bed lol 1st game lvl 1 KK < AA. I meant to play a 20 game set then the KK < AA hand I decided to open 1 more since I hadn't finished loading games. I think I lost my 1st 6 and just felt like it was going to be a bad session. It heated up big time at the end as I won 15 of the 21 games. Ya me!
OK back after a nap and did a 20 game set. Cashed 13/20. Would have been 14 but I had a 3 way showdown where BB had 1 BB and he tripled up crippling me. I had limped behind just to get an extra set of face cards out there hoping to knock him out cause I only had 2BBs at the time.
What is it with me running KK into AA lvl 1? Btn limps, I raise SB and BB 3 bets and I just call. Flop is 9 hi and I check he leads weak and it screamed AA but I raised and called his shove. At this buy in I'm just going broke there 100% of the time. Just ran KK into KK and split. Least he didn't 4 flush me lol. Also seeing a ton of people just open shoving lvl 1 and 2 today.
1st ever break even session. Well I'm slightly up but going 11 of 20 isn't really making much after rake. I just couldn't win showdowns period. 7 handed SB raises 33 i shove 99 he insta calls gg me. I never got hands early, I never built a stack and I never sucked out. :-( Had been a great day until this. I got lucky to get even by cashing like 10 in a row at the end. I really thought this was going to be a huge losing session for me. Killed some stats for me I'm sure as I know I was on a heater.
4th set: Going to be 22 games. Lvl 1 multi tabler raises 1 call 1 reraise and I shove QQ. He snap calls and flop is AKx. Next game lvl 1 I call with JJ and flop is 8 hi and shove a raise and villian had QQ. Next game was marginal. Blinds 25/50 UTG min raises to 100 and gets 4 calls and I shove AQo in the BB. UTG had AK. This is getting bad. I have 10BBs in the SB A9o and btn limps I shove he had 99. I've run into KK at least 2 if not 3 more times and AA once when I had AK. Went 11 of 22 this time so this was a break even session. Couple of really bad sets. I was thinking of moving up to the 10.40s when I got to 75 buy ins but I think I'll wait now until I do have 100 Buy Ins and increase my sample size some. Might delay me a day or two moving up but not much.
5th set: Starting out like last 2. I raise AKs in MP and get called by LP. Flop KT6 I bet get min raise and call. Turn is an Ace putting 2 flush draws out and CRAI he has 66. Think I'm callingit a night after this losing set. This is horrible. Getting no hands and blinded down and then running into monsters. This is really bad. I just ran JJ into QQ 7 handed to get crippled again. Looks like I got 8 out of 21 that set. The last 3 have just gone down hill. Still a decent day but not what I expected after the fast start. Killed my ROI and hourly rates today. But thats the thing about small sample sizes too. IDK I may come back after watching a movie or some TV and try another set. I don't think it has to do with 20 tabling as I'm pretty confident in my decisions today. Just felt like I got cold decked a lot and that happens no matter the game.
6th set: Downswing continues. I won 7 of 20 this time. Thats a huge downswing in these levels. I'm either dominated or losing all my flips when I get all in late. Its ridiculous. LOL 7 handed I shove JJ called by A9o gg me. I'm giving up on the day. Started great and finished like shit. 4 bad sessions. 2 break even followed by 2 losing sessions. Least I got some volume in today and I learned these things aren't variance free either. I actually lost money at these after being up like 12 buy ins. I think I lost 1 buy in overall.
Todays Stats:
Games: 124
ROI: 0.8%
Win %: 52.4%
Profits: $5.20
Total Stats:
Games: 124
ROI: 9.3%
Win %: 57.3%
Profits: $112.80
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Getting better
OK I just finished a 16 game set where I cashed 11 and almost had 12 but I got unlucky and bubbled the last one. I may try to do 1 or 2 more sets tonight I'm not sure. Stars is running a lot better but I'm fixing to have dinner and try to review some threads and some hands so I may not get back in the games tonight.
OK I did a 20 table set that went ok. Cashed 13/20. Had a couple rough bubbles. QQ < KK when I was super short and in 5th place v/s 4th place kinda sucked. Not a lot I can do there though with the blinds rising I wasn't sure I could outlast the other guy and if he doubled I was out. Longest game yet one game was 400/800/80 on the bubble
Todays Stats:
Games: 57
ROI: 21.5%
Win %: 63.2%
Profits: $63.6
Total Stats:
Games: 87
ROI: 23.8%
Win %: 64.4%
Profits: $107.60
OK I did a 20 table set that went ok. Cashed 13/20. Had a couple rough bubbles. QQ < KK when I was super short and in 5th place v/s 4th place kinda sucked. Not a lot I can do there though with the blinds rising I wasn't sure I could outlast the other guy and if he doubled I was out. Longest game yet one game was 400/800/80 on the bubble
Todays Stats:
Games: 57
ROI: 21.5%
Win %: 63.2%
Profits: $63.6
Total Stats:
Games: 87
ROI: 23.8%
Win %: 64.4%
Profits: $107.60
starting off bad
1st set I went 7/12. I might have loosened up too much early but I really got cold decked on a lot of hands. Top 2 v/s weak straight draws that rivered me. Guy limps AA in EP and flops top set and checks. I turn trips and pay him off. Just kept on and on. One guy limp/calls 8x with A8o v/s my KK and turns a straight. I was ahead on the set but not by much.
I started a second set and got 9 games open and Stars quit putting up games. I was having a hard time registering cause either Stars is lagging or my computer is. I just defragged it when I went to bed so I'm not sure cause the computer seems a lil off. But almost every game I tried to reg for I had to click the box for the next tournament cause they will filling too fast. I limp 33 in EP in the 1st game and get min raised by player on my left and call. Flop XX3 I lead 1/2 pot he min raises I call. Turn Ace I check he min bets I raise he shoves I call. obv he had AA. Next game is questionable. 7 left I'm in like 5th place on hte btn. Hi jack big stack opens, small stack in CO shoves for 8BBs I shove JJ to isolate and big stack calls AKo. That has to be a horrible call. shorty had KK. Flop Axx, turn K and I miss my 4 outter on the river. I lose another when I'm short and Btn raises me all on on bubble. I call geting over 2:1 with Q7 v/s his ATs. Flop Q7x turn K river J gg me.
And of course the Bears blew the game today and miss the playoffs.
And was it just me or Stars lagging today? They had over 200,000 people online. I know I've been out of the loop for a while but I never remember numbers like that. But the site seemed really slow today. Going to take a break and come back later.
Todays stats so far (I intend to play more tonight)
Games Played: 21
ROI: 9.9%
Win %: 57.1
Profits: $10.80
Overall Stats
Games Played: 51
ROI: 20.7%
Win %: 62.7
Profits: $54.80
I started a second set and got 9 games open and Stars quit putting up games. I was having a hard time registering cause either Stars is lagging or my computer is. I just defragged it when I went to bed so I'm not sure cause the computer seems a lil off. But almost every game I tried to reg for I had to click the box for the next tournament cause they will filling too fast. I limp 33 in EP in the 1st game and get min raised by player on my left and call. Flop XX3 I lead 1/2 pot he min raises I call. Turn Ace I check he min bets I raise he shoves I call. obv he had AA. Next game is questionable. 7 left I'm in like 5th place on hte btn. Hi jack big stack opens, small stack in CO shoves for 8BBs I shove JJ to isolate and big stack calls AKo. That has to be a horrible call. shorty had KK. Flop Axx, turn K and I miss my 4 outter on the river. I lose another when I'm short and Btn raises me all on on bubble. I call geting over 2:1 with Q7 v/s his ATs. Flop Q7x turn K river J gg me.
And of course the Bears blew the game today and miss the playoffs.
And was it just me or Stars lagging today? They had over 200,000 people online. I know I've been out of the loop for a while but I never remember numbers like that. But the site seemed really slow today. Going to take a break and come back later.
Todays stats so far (I intend to play more tonight)
Games Played: 21
ROI: 9.9%
Win %: 57.1
Profits: $10.80
Overall Stats
Games Played: 51
ROI: 20.7%
Win %: 62.7
Profits: $54.80
Double or Nothing SNGs
OK I finally got around to playing some of these tonight. I need to sit down and study hands but tonight I passed on going out to the clubs cause I haven't felt good since we got off work on Tuesday and decided I needed to get my feet wet in these. Had a good start and a great finish where I cashed 9/12 games in that last set.
Overall I played 30 games.
ROI: 28.2%
Win %: 66.7% (Top 5 wins)
Profits: $44.00
Avg time: 29 minutes
I think once I get the hang of these more I could easily 20 table them. Start with 5 games and then continue to add in 5 game sets so that I don't have 12 games on the bubble at once. They seem really soft but its the $5 level obv. And I know I probably ran hot tonight although it doesn't feel that way.
My current goal is to grind these until I have $1,000 then move to the 10s. Not that I feel like I need 100 BIs to play them but I started out with $500 so that will let me get in a lot of games and get a better feel for them before moving up. I'm also reading a lot on 6 max LHE and thinking of getting a Stox membership through FullTilt with my extra points over there. I mean its a year membership or another FTP Jersey. I like my poker jerseys but I think there are better ways to spend those points.
Overall I played 30 games.
ROI: 28.2%
Win %: 66.7% (Top 5 wins)
Profits: $44.00
Avg time: 29 minutes
I think once I get the hang of these more I could easily 20 table them. Start with 5 games and then continue to add in 5 game sets so that I don't have 12 games on the bubble at once. They seem really soft but its the $5 level obv. And I know I probably ran hot tonight although it doesn't feel that way.
My current goal is to grind these until I have $1,000 then move to the 10s. Not that I feel like I need 100 BIs to play them but I started out with $500 so that will let me get in a lot of games and get a better feel for them before moving up. I'm also reading a lot on 6 max LHE and thinking of getting a Stox membership through FullTilt with my extra points over there. I mean its a year membership or another FTP Jersey. I like my poker jerseys but I think there are better ways to spend those points.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
quick update
OK last weekend didn't go well. I got to play Thanksgiving day but I got sick the rest of the weekend and when I wasn't sick I was talking to this girl I've been trying to date for months now. Things there went well til mid week and thats all I want to say about that lol I played a couple sessions during the week and they went bad. Today I did 50 games at the 3.40s and won $91. My last set of 16 games I cashed 12. My win rate is much lower than I'd like though. I'm running very bad HU.
Ive played 148 games and my ROI is 21.6% which is decent but as bad as I've run HU it could be much higher. My stats are below
Games played 148
ROI 21.6%
ITM 43.9%
1sts: 15
2nds: 29 (Part of the 2nds and 3rds are where I've been able to slip ITM cause of other peoples mistakes on the bubble but its still not good)
3rds: 21
4ths: 13
My roll is now $295 and I think I'm going to try the 5.20 double or nothing SNGs when I start back playing. It may be a week cause I'm trying to work as much OT as possible and I'm working 6 days this week. I know I'm off work 1 month after x-mas and I'm hoping I get to go back after that but I'm not sure if I'll be layed off or not.
Also I played a 5400fpp sat tonight and it didn't go well. I raise AQ and get called by the SB. Flop A hi 2 clubs he check/calls. Turn is another club he checks I check. River is a J of clubs he bets I call figuring he flushed me but no he hit his gut shot and I was quickly down to 1K in chips. I should have folded the end but I was getting like 4:1 to call so I did. With the fast blinds I was down to 10BBs in a hurry. I end up blinding down to 2BBs 5 handed and get a double up in my BB but it left me in last place and short. Agro player on my right shoving me and getting walks from the largest stack sucked. Btn raises and I have to shove in my BB with 88 and no FE and win the race v/s T9o somehow. This put me into 2nd place for the moment but I still end up blinding back to last as no one would knock another out. Finally at 300/600 and 5 handed the SB shoved ATC and got called by AT and 2 aces flop and I won the $215. So overall a really good day for me. :-)
Ive played 148 games and my ROI is 21.6% which is decent but as bad as I've run HU it could be much higher. My stats are below
Games played 148
ROI 21.6%
ITM 43.9%
1sts: 15
2nds: 29 (Part of the 2nds and 3rds are where I've been able to slip ITM cause of other peoples mistakes on the bubble but its still not good)
3rds: 21
4ths: 13
My roll is now $295 and I think I'm going to try the 5.20 double or nothing SNGs when I start back playing. It may be a week cause I'm trying to work as much OT as possible and I'm working 6 days this week. I know I'm off work 1 month after x-mas and I'm hoping I get to go back after that but I'm not sure if I'll be layed off or not.
Also I played a 5400fpp sat tonight and it didn't go well. I raise AQ and get called by the SB. Flop A hi 2 clubs he check/calls. Turn is another club he checks I check. River is a J of clubs he bets I call figuring he flushed me but no he hit his gut shot and I was quickly down to 1K in chips. I should have folded the end but I was getting like 4:1 to call so I did. With the fast blinds I was down to 10BBs in a hurry. I end up blinding down to 2BBs 5 handed and get a double up in my BB but it left me in last place and short. Agro player on my right shoving me and getting walks from the largest stack sucked. Btn raises and I have to shove in my BB with 88 and no FE and win the race v/s T9o somehow. This put me into 2nd place for the moment but I still end up blinding back to last as no one would knock another out. Finally at 300/600 and 5 handed the SB shoved ATC and got called by AT and 2 aces flop and I won the $215. So overall a really good day for me. :-)
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