Wednesday, September 9, 2009

off to the casino

I think I won around $500 yesterday. Had aces three times, won the first, lost the second for $1200. It was pretty poorly played. Guy makes it $50, I make it $150, he calls. Flop is QQx, I lead for $200, he makes it $400, I hope he's on the flush draw and shove. Very bad. he had q10dd, ofc. Ended up down on poker and then won a grand + on blackjack. FML. I will not play any more blackjack! I am going to go gamble now, just poker, and if I start making -EV moves I will leave. I need to refind my inner nit. First though, a shower and some new clothes. I went to the shack for breakfast. $5.25 gets you a large chocolate milk, 4 sausges, 3 eggs, 2 pieces of toast (cut into 4 pieces), and home fries. Fucking eh.

First Part Of Journal

My first session was disappointing but I feel I played well. Started off being seated immediately at 5-5 (after I called ahead to find out they had open seats) and early on got AK against a raise to $35. I reraised to $135 and he called. The flop was 998 and I bet $200, he raised me another $150 all in and I called. He had AJ but managed to chop. Then I had AK vs 22. I raised it up pre, bet the flop (235), he called. I think I bet $55 on the flop but I can't really recall. Turn is a 4, I check, he bets $400 (I have $350), I call, river is a 4 and 22 is good. Then I get KK and reraise to $135 after a $35 raise. Flop is Kxx and I slowplay a street but he folds to my turn bet. I flop a flush draw with 10s5s and bet all streets (hitting it on the turn). I get called two ways on the flop and turn and once on the river that paired the board. I played pretty great and left when I started playing less great.

Had a huge session today. It was maybe 6 or 7 hours. I was really focused and in the zone. I didn't play perfectly. Lost around $1200 or A65 board with A5 vs A6. What I did today was try to follow the action in my head, announcing it by seat #1. Definitely helped me make reads on ppl. I had Ad9h in the BB. Flop was 3 small diamonds and I called like $25 or $30. 3 ppl to the turn. Turned a diamond and I led out $100. Other caller folds, flop better calls. River Kd, I bet $300, guy calls. Guy to my left who folds says he folded the Qd.

First huge pot I win of the trip I have AQ and raise it up to $45 or so. Flop is AJx and the action is kind of confusing. Bobby in seat 10 leads out small, guy calls, I raise $100 on top or so, Bobby calls, first caller shoves, I shove, Bobby calls. Bobby and I have $650 or so on top, so when my AQ holds up against his KJss (pair flush draw) I take the huge side pot and then chop the main pot. Call-shover gives me a fist pound after. A few other hands, KK, AA, AK a few times. Playing great in general. Left when I lost my enthusiasm and started feeling poorly. Won $2000 or so today. After the game I went to a bar and ate dinner, tried to get a job as a bartender but was denied due to lack of smart serve.

Played another session today. Played badly, then well I guess. Lost $300 at 2/5, managed to win a bit at $5/5 after donking off a buy in with QJ against K8 on 1085 vs a fish. Maybe I'm the fish. Managed to suck out AQ vs KK. Then I moved to 5/10. Lost $400 or so there. Sitting on around $3700 at the moment. Brought $2500 with me approx. and took out $800 so I'm up around $400 after expenses (3 nights motel stay, food, $200 for the ride to Niagara Falls). I have been talking to a lot of people, met some pretty interesting folks. Not too many big hands from the 5/10 game, but I did make a solid KK overpair laydown. It was 5-6 handed, I raised to $50. On the flop (J108) guy leads out $300 other guy calls, then we go into this whole routine which involved a lot of negativity and even the floor being called on me because I was giving this guy shit for giving me shit. Floor and me are on good terms and I did nothing anyway so we laugh it off and the floor practically apologetically asks me to do something as a token for this guy, and I do, w/e. Met a new friend, we ended up chatting away for some time, started talking about god when the Cunt dealer and I get into it (she was lecturing the fish, and I will not tolerate anyone giving the fish a hard time). She's pretty cool actually, just a bit of a bitch but w/e. I was about to leave at one point then it's immediately her rotation and I don't want to run away from shit. Good times had by all. Need to find an apartment on the asap.

Another session. 2 and a half hours. Won $600. I've got approximately $4400 in cash. Up $1200 after expenses which are considerable ($500-$1000). I have been working hard. Barely slept last night, but I got a lot of rest anyway. Played fairly decently today. Won a decent pot against the lag from yesterday in a similiar spot (the K9hh on A88hh board hand). Had A7dd flop KKx dd checks around. Turn an ace, he leads for $125 (approx pot) I call. River low diamond, he bets $125, I make it $325, he calls. There is a furor as he only puts $225 in but w/e we talk it out and he's all like "why are u so excited". Cause I just took ur money! Laid down kings against him later postflop. J109ccc I raised to $55 or so pf, theres 3 or 4 callers. I got the Kc. He leads $150 I call. Turn is ace of spades, he bets $500 I fold. I think if you grasp the dynamics of live play you can guess why I played it this way. I dunno. I keep folding overpairs lol. I think I might just limp reraise w/ them or something. Fuck it, u know? Had jacks, raised to $45 UTG, blinds call and I cbet K78 for $150 take it down. Mostly I watched and read the players.

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Monday, September 15, 2008

damn!

I'm down. I'm down bad. I might have $2500 left. Fuck life. I have drive. I want to be the best. I want to win. I want to have a lot of money. I will obey bankroll management.

Right now I am playing 12 70 FPP sngs. I might try 24. It's the most efficient conversion of FPP's -> $. I am playing fairly well. Won one. Meh.

I am first out of 44 in a 500 FPP+rebuy to a $320 NL seat. I'll probably win... I'm in great shape anyway. Got lucky with QQ > KK then got paid on JJ and AA, huge! 13,352 chips before the first break, you start with 1000 (2000 with rebuy). Almost 16k after break. ONE TIME BABY.

Final table! 5th out of 6. Gotta outlast two fish. Basically waiting for big pairs, or AK and then open shoving. A short stack busts, I steal with AA and i'm 5th out of 5th with 16k, just past the blinds. My opponents are playing fairly loose. FUCK! Bust AQ vs KJ in 5th. Fuck poker.

lol limit

Poker Stars $5/$10 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is SB with 9s Qd
1 fold, BTN raises, Hero 3-bets, BB caps!, BTN calls, Hero calls

Flop: (12 SB) As 2d Jc (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN checks

Turn: (6 BB) Th (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, BTN folds

Final Pot: 6 BB
Hero mucks 9s Qd
Hero wins 5.8 BB
(Rake: $2.00)

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Tournament session!

Sick downswing. Sick life tilt. Mad multitabling online tournaments tonight in hopes of building up. My goal is to record every major hand. I guess I might as well make a run at the tournament leader board. I'm the scourge of the $4 180 mans baby - the guy who has a 40% ROI at SNGS. I am ready to rock.

I'm in rock mode. Suited connectors, small pairs early on... mostly any unpaired hand looks like garbage to me. I don't really care about difficult situations. I want to crush these idiots with aces. I want to make a dozen final tables tonight. I'm in four tourneys right now. A $4, a $20, and two $12 turbos. Here's the first hand I play.


Poker Stars $11+$1 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 9 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (MP2): t1500
CO: t1490
BTN: t1470
SB: t1530
BB: t1460
UTG: t1500
UTG+1: t1500
UTG+2: t1480
MP1: t1570

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is MP2 with Td Tc
UTG calls t20, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls t20, 1 fold, Hero calls t20, 3 folds, BB checks

Flop: (t90) 3c 4h 6h (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets t40, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls t40, BB folds

Turn: (t170) 3h (2 players)
UTG bets t40, Hero calls t40

River: (t250) 5h (2 players)
UTG bets t40, Hero folds


Pretty lame I know, but I feel I played it well. Note board puts four to a straight flush out there.

Then I get AQ and fold because someone raises. Seven tourneys now. Eight. I son'r flop a set with 99. I neglect to call a raise preflop with 55 because of squeeze danger. It didn't get squeezed but I would have missed. And I fold, and I fold.

Here's a pretty donk hand.

PokerStars Game #20411184303: Tournament #108238827, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/09/14 18:55:16 ET
Table '108238827 8' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: pidawg (1250 in chips)
Seat 2: SuperFlyHard (270 in chips)
Seat 3: Frankdawg18 (2000 in chips)
Seat 4: O.D.B.61 (890 in chips)
Seat 5: buitre18 (590 in chips)
Seat 6: Meistro (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: 1310AM (1560 in chips)
Seat 8: mackers14 (3900 in chips)
Seat 9: jickgh_ty (1570 in chips)
O.D.B.61: posts small blind 10
buitre18: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Meistro [Ah Kd]
Meistro: raises 40 to 60
1310AM: folds
mackers14: folds
jickgh_ty: folds
pidawg: folds
SuperFlyHard: folds
Frankdawg18: folds
O.D.B.61: calls 50
buitre18: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qd 7d Td]
O.D.B.61: checks
buitre18: bets 530 and is all-in
Meistro: calls 530
O.D.B.61: calls 530
*** TURN *** [Qd 7d Td] [8h]
O.D.B.61: checks
Meistro: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qd 7d Td 8h] [9s]
O.D.B.61: checks
Meistro: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
O.D.B.61: shows [6d 7s] (a straight, Six to Ten)
buitre18: shows [Qc 6c] (a straight, Six to Ten)
Meistro: mucks hand
O.D.B.61 collected 885 from pot
buitre18 collected 885 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1770 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 7d Td 8h 9s]
Seat 1: pidawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SuperFlyHard folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Frankdawg18 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: O.D.B.61 (small blind) showed [6d 7s] and won (885) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 5: buitre18 (big blind) showed [Qc 6c] and won (885) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 6: Meistro mucked [Ah Kd]
Seat 7: 1310AM folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: mackers14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: jickgh_ty folded before Flop (didn't bet)

What a bunch of retards.

12 tourneys right now. I take a short stack on. I have AK. He has K10. He wins. I lose 88 vs A10 and A10 vs AK. I lose 10's to 10j when he counterfeits me (all in pf). Sick session so far. Gotta register for some more tournies! Lose AA vs KQs (he flops a sick draw but it was raised reraised pot).

lol... so this is how I win tournaments, now I remember :
Poker Stars $4.00+$0.40 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 8 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP2: t1740
CO: t1255
Hero (BTN): t1120
SB: t2125
BB: t1862
UTG: t680
UTG+1: t1700
MP1: t2310

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN with 4d 4s
5 folds, Hero raises to t90, SB calls t75, 1 fold

Flop: (t210) 4c Th 3s (2 players)
SB bets t30, Hero raises to t120, SB calls t90

Turn: (t450) Qh (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t270, SB calls t270

River: (t990) Jh (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t640 all in, SB calls t640

Final Pot: t2270
Hero shows 4d 4s (three of a kind, Fours)
SB shows 9s Qs (a pair of Queens)
Hero wins t2270

I manage a couple solid doubles with AK and AA. Win a big pot in razz. Double through AQ with 99 on a 777 flop.

It's a few hours later. A few bust outs, a few big hands. I'm 3rd out of 8th at a final table. Just lost with K77 on 877 board. Got it in vs A7. Tiny pot too. Could have pot controlled? But it's just a cooler imo.

Poker Stars $10+$1 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 9 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: t13525
UTG+1: t5980
UTG+2: t7175
MP1: t10245
MP2: t11310
CO: t7120
BTN: t7910
Hero (SB): t9260
BB: t13010

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is SB with Qs Qh
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t150, 1 fold, MP2 calls t150, 1 fold, BTN calls t150, Hero raises to t750, 2 folds, MP2 calls t600, 1 fold

Flop: (t1950) 9h 6s Kd (2 players)
Hero bets t900, MP2 raises to t3000, Hero raises to t8510 all in, MP2 calls t5510

Turn: (t18970) Qd (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t18970) Td (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t18970
MP2 shows Th Kh (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Hero shows Qs Qh (three of a kind, Queens)
Hero wins t18970

Solid winning play by hero, lol! Busted in that tourney in 5th, not bad.

*cont*

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Quick 10/20 session before bed

A quick little session of 10/20 limit with this gem :

Poker Stars $10/$20 Limit Hold'em - 6 players

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is SB with 7 7

2 folds, CO raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, CO calls



Flop: (9 SB) 5 3 6 (3 players)

Hero bets, BB calls, CO raises, Hero calls, BB calls



Turn: (7.5 BB) 7 (3 players)

Hero bets, BB folds, CO raises, Hero calls



River: (11.5 BB) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls



Final Pot: 13.5 BB

Hero shows 7 7 (three of a kind, Sevens)

CO shows 8 K (a pair of Eights)

Hero wins 13.35 BB

(Rake: $3.00)





And my stars roll is up to $1200. Holla.