Saturday, March 27, 2010

Made a grand today...

had a massive session. i think ive been playing for 8 hours. started off rocky, -$400 but i recovered for my biggest score yet. played good, but more importantly ran good!

man there were alot of noobs on today. and i make a really big effort to table select. im constantly in the best queues and i think thats a huge element to winning. Biggest fish of the day award goes to this guy:


here is some run good. i had been 3betting the button a bit so i thought he was playing back at me with a small 4bet. so i made a marginal call in position to bluff it if he checked. of course im thinking way too much into the hand and he just has AA but that doesnt matter wen u got the run good baby:


booyah!

Tilt: $4841 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: US$5424

Live: NZ$1140

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Home Games

Had two games going this week wich was wicked. both at a new spot in riccarton which is pretty nice setup.

first night went good. i must of had around $350 at my peak. i really dont remember any hands, but i was playing very loose and 3 betting the button/cutoff a descet amount. no one plays back at my 3bets and i pick up about 80% of them uncontested. but it sure pisses people off and they play more agressivly in other hands i feel. or call me light. can definately see the loose image paying off.

so the only hand i remember is i get AA and luke runner runners a straight after bluffing the flop. i really thought he was bluffing so went for max value by just calling his raise on a 924 flop or something, he checked behind turn with a draw which was pretty smart and i just couldnt fold the river even though i just knew he had hit some gay hand. then i went on pretty big tilt and lost most of my stack. -$90 for the night lol.

the next day went alot better! first couple of hours i made some moves, 3 betting and just stealing a few pots, got called a few times so im sitting on about $100 after a 40 rebuy. i 4bet bluff lukes straddle 3bet but he has AA lol - but i get to show the table to look like a maniac even though i think its a good spot to 4bet. i give luke props he is the only person who plays back at me and shoved me in a few spots and i had to fold my nothing. maybe i say too much in my blogs haha

A few people leave and we get to 5 or 6 handed. first big hand was verse sam who was some new fish. he 3bets my button open but its kinda small (everyone 3bets small for some reason) so i call with 67s with position. i know people will be playing back at me and 3betting light + i have position and can crack a big hand deep. so i like to call 3bets alot with position. anyway flop A74 he cbets pretty small and i just call. i have descent equity with backdoor draws, 2pairs or trips + my hand prob looks like an A, so if he is bluffing he will give the pot up. i turn a flush draw and he checks it to me. i check behind cause i saw him check turn with top set earlier and i dont want to get raised off my nice draw+pair. checking behind still looks like a pot control move with showdown so i can take it on the river if he checks. then i river a flush. he bets i shove, he calls. he rivered two pair with A3 wich was unlucky.

weird hand verse Tim. he 3bets me with position as he did a descent amount. i call with 55 i think even though im oop we r deep and i can bluff some boards. anyway i flop 348 or something. i call a cbet and we check check 348TJ. then he shows AT for the weakest played hand ive ever seen. i can only guess he was scared of me check raising him? i had been bluffing agressivly but still. actually i saw so much missed value from people. everyone is calling light but people check behind rivers with good hands. frenchy checked behind on K high board with AK verse sam after sam played it real weak which is just rediculous. says he gets value from nothing but is so wrong. 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

4 handed, i hit about 5 2pairs in a row to win medium pots. was insane. i win a descent pot when i flop bottom set 3way on 89Q and donk into liam the pf raiser. i didnt want him to check behind with the flush draw and straight draws + it would look fishy. he calls and i donk a blank turn for $20. he raises to $50 and i decide to just shove his last $70 cause i could get looked up light for sure but he folds.

then i 3bet liams button open with K4 from my straddle. he calls and flop is K48. i cbet $20 and he calls but thinks for a while. blank turn and i fire $40. tank call. blank river and i shove just under pot for his last $80-90. he tank calls with KT! tilting from the set hand verse me for sure. but i know he likes to do the hero call thing so i just went for the bet bet bet line.

3 handed and i have a monster stack. hit some more 2 pairs lol. i rase button to $2 and luke 3bets $7. this is WAY TOO SMALL LUKE. no way am i folding he has like $120-$150 and i have 75s and POSITION. even though you want a call with your AA its missing value and giving me great odds.i like a 3bet to $10 here but anyway. i hit the flop well 975 i think. he c-bets pot and i just call. if i try to get stacks in here i think he could find a fold + i wana let him bluff again if he has nothing and want to be a phenom. blank turn and he firse again $30. i shove for i think $80-90 more and he pretty much insta calls with AA. which is a fair enough call i suppose. run it twice but im on a huge heater so hold both times.

then luke rebuys which was obviously a bad idea lol. me him and frenchy play 3handed and i flop some more 2pairs i guess and we finish at 12. i think luke wins a flip with frenchy for like $60 which helps him get some money back. cash out for $700, or $560 up (1120 big blinds) which is a new record for our live game. what a sick night.

a note on 3betting cause luke says i bet too big. when im on the button or cutoff and 3bet a raise + call of $3.50 im always making it $15. first i usually have nothing and want a fold. second by bloating the pot in position if i get a call they are going to play very straightforward and check fold alot. blinds+straddle+2bets=$8.75 so my 3bet only has to work like 60% of the time to show an instant profit. and it definately works at least 80% of the time cause who wants to call $15 out of position verse and agressive player? if its guna be a 4bet bluff they need to make it at least $40 which is alot of money. this sets me up to win big pots verse people tilting i feel. if i make it smaller i think ill get more callers, or get bluffed. no one has 4bet me yet except you and you had AA both times! good people to 3bet r people like Amon, Tim, Liam cause they are tight but will still be opening a hand that cant stand a 3bet oop. Also if there is a raise and a call it makes so much more moeny in the pot to steal and it looks a bit stronger if you 3bet over 2ppl i think. finally i dont like stealing if im oop when called cause people are much more likely to call in position so i only really 3bet oop with a strong hand, but people dont know this so i get light calls cause they think im stealing again. now you will use this knowledge to own me but its alright cause i know you know and I will reverse own you ofcourse!

Tilt: $4100 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4684

Live: $1140

Saturday, March 20, 2010

good fold?


guy is winning player with solid stats...


im am officially back at my highest BR woot!

Tilt: $4100 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4684

Casino: $670

Friday, March 19, 2010

Saturday grind

hmm so i wake up this morning to see my favourite bands cd leaked 2months early. so that was pretty much the best start to the day ever. time for the grind!

before i know it im $300 under ev and $650 down. wow so sick. somehow i won it all back though. break even for the day but im not complaining!

how did i lose so much at the start. umm KK < AQ all in pf, AK < QQ all in pf, top 2 verse set bottom set, TT < QQ to a mega fish. he opens for $5 then straight up shoves a low flop, had to call....

played a tiny bit of omaha. got stacked 200bb deep. what you think?

seems like a good flop to get it in, but i guess what worse hand is calling? maybe i shouldnt 4bet if i cant get in 50% of my stack. i duno...

went to pokersoc the other day. was a donk fest. i got knocked out pretty early. i reraised a half stack all in with AKs and he had AA. then i shoved over 2 limps with KQ in late position. some guy loks my up with A5 but i hit a K. then i get KK early, bet call a Jxx flop all clubs, guy has AJ with flush draw and hits to knock me out.
then i played luke heads up which was fun. i hit some good hands and stacked him like 4 times. then he made a bit of a comeback and the stacks were roughly $80 to me, $40 to him. i got QQ in the bb and just call his raise as i hadnt been 3betting much. check raise a T high flop to just over 3x his c-bet. i thought it would look bluffy, such a dry flop so i was repping a flush draw by betting bigger. hoped id induce a bluff or get looked up light. he reraises kinda small but it commits him so i shove. he has AA again when i have QQ for the third time in a row!! im so disgusted i put out the turn and river with the wrong deck hahaha. then lukes like "wait man u did the wrong deck". he deals a new turn and them BAM river brings the two outter! so gross. then he quit and i dont blame him haha.

Tilt: $3985 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4569

Casino: $670

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

ugh

had an awesome night at the cash game. buy in $200, 50NL but straddle half the time. i play good, not hitting much but making money somehow. lost $60 to a bluff verse luke, was bad...i didnt raise enough. he did a tiny river bet and it threw me off.so about 11.45 and im at $280ish

i had a weird hand verse some guy. he limps cutoff and i limp 67o on button, micha rasies but we both call. KT2 and micha checks, dude bets and i think he must be stealing. wat can he limp here that is strong? i raise - he reraises to $120. i seriously consider shoving but he could have JQ and i dont have enough to make it a laydown for a draw. if he calls with JQ im way behind. i think if i have a pair i shove. he says he has 22, but y would he limp cutoff. hmm but y would he limp with anything... i think he plays online, baffling

then i got destroyed by the man himself, who was on the heater of his life ofcourse :)

1st hand, straddle, raise utg and 2 calls, im button with QQ. i call. frenchy to act, he is short and tilting and loves to 3bet. luke in bb. he may 3bet but he is not my target. micha on the straddle. tilting harcore and with a short stack, im sure he cant resist this setup. luke makes it $15, not the greatest but o well ill call in position. micha shoves. GOD DAMMIT! now i know ive got micha, but i have to put in $67 to see if i have luke too. hes sitting back in his chair, looks confident. could mean he is insta mucking, could mean he has AA. i call. luke makes it $150 and i snap fold. son of a bitch has AA of course and micha Ax. flop brings a queen!!!

4 hands later. im in the straddle with QQ. 7 handed and luke raises utg to $3. i have $200 exactly. a caller and i reraise to $14. luke makes it $40. um thats not the greatest but its an easy call. i had made some stupid comment about him respecting my raises b4 i saw my QQ so he could just be playing around after winning a big pot. flop is AJx, i check and he thinks a bit and checks. his range here is easy. AK AQ,KK, pot control this deep as im not calling with worse. missed air: this board hits my range he might give up. his range is NOT JJ as he would bet cause i likely have an A. he could have AA but there is an A on the board and he just had AA. i mean who gets it twice in 1 orbit??? blank turn and he bets $30. now i should just fold here but its so small i have to call. im 80% sure he has AK the rest is air. river is a T and he shoves $120. TT is also not in his range as he calls my 3bet 100% with it deep. his only hand is AA or air. AK would definately not shove this scary board. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh and i call cause i wana own him haha. looking back i realise he was acting hardcore. started talking and let his voice crack haha. glanced at me several times then looked away. ahh its so obvious afterwards. well played sir. AA v QQ twice in an orbit is sooo sick. especially verse luke
how the hell am i suppost to get to sleep for work, im fuming! could care less about the money but y did it have to be luke i lose to by getting trapped :( o well i guess id rather lose it to him than some nit. ah its so annoying some of the guys that come, and usually win dont even straddle. i mean comon its a homegame

Saturday, March 13, 2010

casino + online summary

had a pretty lackluster night. got terrible hands and just couldnt do much. my AA and QQ got cracked so i lost a bit there. pretty much played 3 hands in the first couple hours. even the dealers were hassling me haha. then i get AA QQ close together and still get mad action haha.

layed down my AA after i raised 6limpers from the bb to $15 and got 1 caller. bet flop 568 then check folded the worst turn ever 5687 when he overbet shoved :(

then i 3bet QQ to $35 or something on the button and got 2 callers. of course an A flops and i check behind twice, call a small river bet but he had hit a gutter.

my table had 3 middle aged ladies that were just terrible but i couldnt catch a hand :/

So down $230 for the night


Made $200 online today though so had a pretty good weekend even though i didnt play too many hands. got Omaha manager finally, turns out im down $450 at rush omaha lols. god dam you rush. im up a few buyins at normal omaha though so now i can just play that seeing as i have a hud! sooo close to being back at my peak online roll....here is my graph including all omaha. on the up imo.

















out of interest that is 160k hands since mid october, or 5 months of playing. 288 hours total, 57.6 hours month, 14.4 hours week. not much hours really but seems like alot of volume. i guess a fair bit of rush in there. take away my initial $50 and its $4500 profit since then. or $15.6/hr (NZ$22/hr). why do i go to work again???

I got 50k fpp's so im guna try satelite to some of the big torneys. Man that would be an awesome score if i can run good.

graph minus rush looks so much nicer :)







Tilt: $3970 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4554

Casino: $770

Friday, March 12, 2010

Saturday Session

Was only a short one (1500 hands) but made a cool hundy. Actually had some interseting hands fot once:

UTG raiser is vpip 100 fish running super hot so i feel good about 3betting TT. the button is solid and if he had a strong hand would surely 3bet himself, so i dont know what he could have on the flop and make a fold...


Similar thing here, moron fish opens 8bbs and i 3bet but miss the flop with a pot sized bet left. if i bet half pot i gota call a shove, and i doubt he folds any pair but still its a crap way to play a hand. maybe 3bet bigger so i can shove half pot on flop?


finally i got some guy to hero call a stack with K high which was awesome. i have quads of course


Last week i played some rush omaha and lost 10buyins at 25NL which was fun. got 1 outtered twice in 5mins! both times flopped top set in a 3bet pot with AA . then they turned/rivered quads. was insane.
then i got all in 3way with AAxx vs AAxx vs 7733. Of course that guy hits a set. i dont know how he was even in the pot lol.

Tilt: $3780 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4364

Casino: $1000

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Bit of a crazy session

Played roughly 4k hands today, got off to a horrid start, after 2k hands i was down $500. just a bunch of bullshit hands really. then bam 3k hands and im +$350 inc rakeback :) Yes thats an 850 swing in a few hours play.

made a sick hero call:

lol. ive never been more sure that someone was on a draw, but watever. i actually thought, man this will look sweet in my blog.

had this beauty of a hand:

mmmmm ship it!

am too lazy to go to the casino tonight tho. bit pokered out. should be putting in a descent session tomorow tho.

I am now beating Nl100 for 0.03 BB/100 oh yeaaaaaa rakeback pro


Tilt: $3900 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4484

Casino: $1000

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Home game

Had another home game. generally the same people as last time. i had some guy sitting on my left who played nearly every hand, i forget his name but he has a beard and is michas friend. anyway together we formed the calling station corner and i prob played about 60% of hands. and called every stradle blind, cause the dude did the same on his double straddle. was pretty awesome

about 10 hands in i call in the sb w j9s and frenchy 3bets his straddle just for a change. tim wusses out but i call and am going to bluff most boards cause frenchy is too agressive. anyway i flop a straight draw on QTx and shove his cbet and lose to AQ. 1 buyin down

then a couple of orbits later i get QQ and 3bet with a caller or two. bet call a shove on T8x or something and he has AJ with the flush draw and he hits, 2 buyins down.

oh and the buyin was $60 so im kinda tilting right now. had an awesome hand. called a raise along with 4 others with K9s. flop was 9 high, and station dude leads the bb like he does with weak hands (this is a 100% tell) everyone else calls, so i just shove my K9 cause i actually think its ahead and will look like a draw from earlier. somehow the 3rd caller (tim) has JJ but he tanks and lays it down. lol owned

soon i raise some limpers and get a few callers with 72 and frenchy 3bets me again to like $18. i shove and he folds AQ, won a nice $30 there.

i pay a hand blind and check it to the river so i lead and get a caller, flip over a flopped 2pair and he has like bottom pair hehe.

did this again and i get bet into on the river so i check my cards and have hit a gutty so win a descent pot.

strange hand got me like $100. i call a utg raise w 67s, raise behind me and 2 callers and then, ill name him pimpin glasses guy, calls. origninal raiser calls and so do i. i flop a straight flush draw and lead, pimpin glasses guy calls, i blank turn but put him all in for $50 and he calls but i hit the river. he had AA somehow callin behind 2ppl after they 3bet lol.

flopped several straights, one i tryed to trap by just calling flop and scare card slowed the action verse micha, he had a pair flush draw combo so could have got it in if i raised flop :(

micha bluffed me in a descent pot. me and station guy called his raise in the cutoff. he c-bet a AQx board and i had A6 with the nut flush draw. i didnt raise cause i tihnk i might fold out worse draws but keep better As in so i call flop and turn. he bets big river and i fold cause i didnt think he would bluff me AND the station who called flop also. but he did, i gotta very reliable tell though that i picked up throughout the night and remebered from last year. he bets real fast when he is bluffing, and kinda rests his elbow on the table, palm on cheek looking away from you. remeber this one its good. micha keeps trying to outplay me in position so i gota look for more tells.

i guess some other crazy hands happened seeing as i had like 5 straights but i dont remember them. cashed for $350 and won the $20 change in a 4way omaha flip. mmmm rungood.so i guess up $190, but i lost $90 last week so ahead $100 which ill add to my live roll telly. home games r fun :)

casino this weekend for sure!

Tilt: $3600 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4184

Casino: $1000

Monday, March 1, 2010

errr

man i havent blogged in a while so i thought i better write something...

umm was too lazy to go to the casino on the weekend which was pretty shit of me.
played a bit of online, was feeling god so i moved to NL100 cause it was sunday and the fish are always on. lost bout $150 tho, tryed to bluff alot and none worked.

had first homegame of the year. played like a madman at the start and lost 2 buyins ($100). tryed to bluff some guy who was a station it turned out, so i tryed again and it failed un surprisingly. then i got AA KK AA within like 20 hands and got no action! was real gay.
then i got 72 UTG. i limped and guy to my right makes it $2.50. like 4 callers and i limp reraise to bout $20. the left guy shoves and i fold :/ Then he shows 63o wtf. was the weirdest thing and he was kinda tight.

my retard image got me paid off for bout $80 when i got AA again. i 3bet then lead pot on a 873 or something. turned paired the 7 which was a realy good card because it takes away a set and keeps in mid pairs. So i slightly overbet shoved pot for about $60 cause it would look bluffy. Micha was still in the hand and i knew he had a mid pair or a 9 and would call me. and he did which was nice. finished down $90 but it was ok.

online roll is beginning to recover. im seeing a definate trend upwards after the negative gradient of rush. ah if only i hadnt played that stupid game id have moved up to NL200 at this rate.

oh and i got a measly $50 bonus from full tilt to work off. aparently ppl who had cashed out like a year ago were getting $500 bonuses to come back. woulda been sweeeeet. so if u have an old full tilt account go check your bonus offers! oh just noticed back above $4k, yey 4 me. last time i was at this point was jan 16.

Hmm now to sit back and watch the new high stakes poker...

Tilt: $3600 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4184

Casino: $900