http://KwarK.liquidpoker.net en-us Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:17:03 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=848124 KwarK I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.Registration code: 009907 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:17:03 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=848124 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=755391 KwarK So far this month I've played about 30,000 hands and lost about 20 buyins. I played for about 10 hours today and despite my best efforts ended up down 4 more buyins. This continual losing for a prolonged period of time was really beginning to effect my confidence and make me feel that I was playing badly, even though I could see sick beat after sick beat. After getting 2 outered on the river on... Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:23:23 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=755391 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=649893 KwarK So, after a cashout crippled my bankroll and a well timed downswing took 14 or so buyins from me I was forced to drop down way below limits I can beat. Fortunately I was able to get a stake and for some reason I always seem to run well on borrowed money. Slowly grinding the pennies out without any major sick beats or strings of bad luck. Not running like god but my flushes seem to hit more ofte... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:12:10 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=649893 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=647068 KwarK I simply cannot win a hand. I cashed out a lot of my roll for rent after Christmas. Throughout Christmas I was beating nl50 and I left myself with $600 for 25nl. I'm now down to half that. My EV is great, my sick calls in the right places, my bluffcatching great and my TAG regging working fine. What I cannot do is avoid being 2 outered, gutshotted, runner runnered etc. This blog is just a huge ... Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:09:19 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=647068 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=635295 KwarK So I was lucky enough to be dealt into a stars milestone hand in which everyone gets several buyins and the winner gets like 12 buyins. I read this, considered it briefly, looked down at my K2o and failed to consider the pot odds. The pot odds of a $25 shove into a $310+ pot. So, I folded my K2o. Which is unfortunate because it would have won. [HAND=595075] http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/595075... Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:08:41 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=635295 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=554699 KwarK There's an idiot playing really badly and talking shit on my table. Nobody has so much as said a word to him in chat but he insists upon a barrage of personal abuse to the entire table. Unfortunately he was running like God for the first quarter of an hour and quadrupled up. Every time he won a pot he'd tell the loser who he sucked out on that he'd spend it on their mother, or some other such i... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:20:57 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=554699 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=549696 KwarK After losing WCGUK to Midian (again lol) I finally threw in the towel with Starcraft and decided to give poker a real shot. I got pretty good at microstakes around Christmas but hadn't really played since then because I got absolutely owned in January and lost half my roll. I'd cashed out most the rest and just left $120 in there. So I started poker again 17 days ago with $120 playing 2nl. I ga... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:36:10 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=549696 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=548239 KwarK One thing I've always really wanted to know is my turnover at poker. Rather than just profit (hands won - hands lost - rake) I want to know the total I'd have won if I'd never lost a pot, how much money goes through my hands etc. Any way of getting pokertracker to calculate it? Thanks. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:20:45 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=548239 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=461031 KwarK So I ran sickbad today and dropped 4 buyins which given I was only playing 20 BI deep is a lot. I'll probably move down to be safe. Anyway, I'm tilted with poker and ready to give up for a few days. As such I need another way of recovering some money. First things first, I'm looking to win money doing this so ideally I'm looking for a degen who hasn't played bw in 2 years but remembers it be... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:18:13 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=461031 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=455800 KwarK Been looking at this site for a while for a much more idle poker habit. I play microstakes (25nl) so fairly casually and with uni work increasing soon I'll be playing less than normal. I've been thinking that because pkr isn't compatable with pokertracker it'll have very few regs, and the intensive advertising and ridiculous USP (zomg I can make my person do tells) will make it fishy. If I'm no... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:25:44 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=455800 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=451242 KwarK I've been losing pretty steadily for about a fortnight (with one winning day) and have only still got a bankroll because of the dedication and patience of Artanis and Silver. That and moving down over and over. Furthermore I think my continual requests for help have worn out my goodwill with Midian. However today I was able to post a winning day. I think my play is improving with the regular po... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:12:07 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=451242 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=446348 KwarK So I got speaking to Ket and he laid into me for grinding up from 10nl despite being both able to roll myself at 25nl and having an edge at it. Apparently this kind of thing is hugely bad for progress. Anyway he explained it to me and I got the roll and moved up. And then I got doomswitched and lost over 6 buyins (my stoploss). I wasn't playing badly and I checked a few of the bigger hands with... Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:13:51 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=446348 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=443474 KwarK I ended my night on this, concluding that I am now tilted beyond belief. [b]485bb pot[/b] [Hand=414670] However I also have this for 200bb with a stunning 93% at the time of allin [spoiler][hand=414654][/spoiler] Then for another 191bb we have sick rivers, chased down by a 3rd pair [spoiler][hand=414650][/spoiler] And a good old fashioned 2 outer, though I put the money in behind. ... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:17:42 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=443474 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=430577 KwarK Reputable people only. Helps if I've heard of you and you have a decent postcount. Willing to transfer first in increments of $50. Whenever is convenient. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:39:12 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=430577 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=394685 KwarK I've just switched from stars to FTP and I'm finding the appearance of the tables fairly difficult to get used to. What settings do you guys use to ensure maximum clarity? At the moment I'm forced to one table because I just don't notice when it's my turn to act. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:41:41 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=394685 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=394184 KwarK I've been unable to win a hand all night. Slowly grinding up a buyin and then being outdrawn for the lot by donks who shove their backdoor flush draws on the flop. Very frustrating stuff. Normally I get at least one decent suckout to counter it but tonight was all bad. Got university now and I've been up all night losing money so all in all I'm pretty pissed. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:31:53 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=394184 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=384353 KwarK Since Artanis staked me and I restarted 25nl I've had some fairly big swings. From up 80 to down 40 or so. However one thing has remained universal. I always end within 10 of where I started. Like 4 sessions in a row. And not a progressive where I started in which I could make a few dollars each session but rather within 10 of what I had when I was staked. This session treated me nicely. I gro... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:04:30 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=384353 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=383598 KwarK I'm down about half my bankroll and I've not had a winning session in about 2 weeks. It's mostly just been coolers and bad beats. I'm still confident my play can beat 25nl and I'm just waiting for this doomswitch to end. A typical hand is this. [HAND=358952] A big thanks to Artanis for staking me and believing in me. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:17:35 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=383598 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=379408 KwarK I sustained a 12bb/100 winrate at 25nl over Christmas. I made a lot of money. I thought I was pretty good. I tried to move up to 50nl as Christmas was ending and I paid for it. I now know that I was not as good as I thought I was and that I was simply benefiting from the constant happy hour that is Christmas. Once it was back to regulars I could just about break even at 25nl, and I certainly... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:23:39 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=379408 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=376661 KwarK I've started taking shots and at about the same time got doomswitched. I'm not getting the money in behind often, but it's not paying off. Moving down again because I lost 360 trying it. A lot of money to me atm, about a week of running good at 25nl. I also lost 100 at 25nl. It just wasn't my day today. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:36:08 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=376661