feed from pillars blog 2008-10-02T10:53:36+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 pillars http://pillars.liquidpoker.net New, primary goal: Learn how to play poker. Sub-goals: 1.) Play four tables, not twelve. 2.) Think critically about the game. 3.) Stop being a nit. 4.) Raise, bet and fold more often; call less often. My first 10,000+ hands playing four tables... [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Pillarzz/10000_2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Pillarzz/10000-1.jpg[/IMG] text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 pillars http://pillars.liquidpoker.net Poker is a game of cute little bunny rabbits... [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Pillarzz/BunnyWabbit.jpg[/IMG] vials of blood... [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Pillarzz/Vial_of_Blood.jpg[/IMG] ...and strange, androgynous dolls. [IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Pillarzz/Doll.jpg[/IMG] text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 pillars http://pillars.liquidpoker.net So I'm in Vegas until June 20th. I'll be playing a couple smaller NLHE events and maybe some of the larger events at the Venetian. In an attempt to 'minimize the variance' of the trip I'm also attempting to play a bunch of 5/10 NLHE cash. Today I played a short session and booked a small loss. An amusing 5/10 hand: UTG limp, I raise to 5x from MP w/ AJo, player in LP calls, blinds fold, UTG folds. Flop is K72ss, I bet 3/5 pot, LP calls. Turn is an offsuit 7, I bet 3/5 pot, LP calls. River is an offsuit 5, I check, LP bets 1/2 pot, I make a ninja-call. LP flips over AQhh and inadvertently owns me. I enjoy the additional variables one has at one's disposal when playing live, but I hate the fact that 1.5 weeks of playing cash games and tournaments will be equivalent to playing 5-6 hours of online poker in terms of hands dealt.