MIDSTAKES LOL

First losing session in a while yesterday.

KT < K2
Set < Straight
Two pair < Two pair

The main thing was my cbets never worked, though.

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Submitted by : edzwoo

PokerStars Game #21920364408: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/11/10 12:58:26 ET
Table 'Nephthys V' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: AnaLeite22 ($25 in chips)
Seat 2: Ultrazound ($34.45 in chips)
Seat 3: PLAYBOI23 ($19.60 in chips)
Seat 4: edzwoo ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: Kromat ($6.80 in chips)
Seat 7: SpikeXO ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 8: ballinteabag ($11.20 in chips)
Seat 9: erwin cash ($12.95 in chips)
PLAYBOI23: posts small blind $0.10
edzwoo : posts big blind $0.25
Xolo_PL: sits out

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to edzwoo
Kromat: folds
SpikeXO: calls $0.25
ballinteabag: calls $0.25
erwin cash: folds
erwin cash leaves the table
AnaLeite22: folds
Ultrazound: folds
PLAYBOI23: calls $0.15
edzwoo : checks

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $1.00)

   
The Binner joins the table at seat #9
PLAYBOI23: bets $0.50
edzwoo : raises $1 to $1.50
SpikeXO: calls $1.50
ballinteabag: folds
PLAYBOI23: folds

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $4.50)

   
edzwoo : bets $3.50
SpikeXO: calls $3.50

River (Pot : $11.50)

   
edzwoo : bets $10
SpikeXO: calls $10

Showdown
edzwoo : shows (three of a kind, Deuces)
SpikeXO: shows (a full house, Kings full of Deuces)
SpikeXO collected $30 from pot

Summary
Total pot $31.50 | Rake $1.50
Board  
Seat 1: AnaLeite22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Ultrazound (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PLAYBOI23 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: edzwoo (big blind) showed and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 5: Kromat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SpikeXO showed and won ($30) with a full house, Kings full of Deuces
Seat 8: ballinteabag folded on the Flop
Seat 9: erwin cash folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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So after my massive fails in earlier blog posts, I've finally picked up my game. I feel as though I'm really crushing NL25 at the moment. My biggest leak was that I would stack off too lightly, which I fixed. Though sometimes I might make some bad folds, it's much better to fold for 0 EV than call and take a huge negative EV proposition.





More importantly, I was also playing SC the other day on iccup. Haven't played in a while; I used to be C- ish, but I played a TvZ vs someone named shipitholla_1. Asked if he was from TL or LP, but he said 2+2 and I instantly crushed him, gg.

Here are the stats of the session lololol:

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Your cbets work 10% of the time
All your decent hands are 3bet by nits
Scare cards ruin your action
You flop the nuts in a multiway pot and get no action
Every draw misses

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Just gotta keep up that mentality and I'll be fine. Some people on LP should check out my last blog post because I think it's crucial.

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Odd way to finish a session. People always say negative things about EV graphs, but I have an unhealthy obsession of looking at them. Looking at it makes me tilt so much, but I can't stop looking at it.

Anyways, here's the hand. It wouldn't have been so horrible if the other guy won.
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I also realized something crucial which may account for why my AK runs like garbage. When I join tables for Stars, I sort by average pot and put myself on the waiting list for the biggest ones. I just realized how stupid this is. The reason why Stars shows the average pot being so large is because those average pots just happened. That means the majority of the time, the fish probably just got bombed in a huge pot. Very rarely does it actually mean some crazy maniac is shoving every other hand, getting it in bad, and sucking out.

What ends up happening is when the wait list empties and I join the table, the fish are the ones leaving and all the regs are swarming in to get in on the action. A small average pot doesn't mean bad players aren't willing to donate money, it just means it didn't happen yet. Obviously I leveled myself in table selecting.

Another thing is I am now joining only fast tables (unless there are sick fish in others). I normally 8-9 table (all that can fit on screen without cascading), and it's easy to keep up with that many tables. Would only make sense to increase hands per hour.

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Submitted by : edzwoo

PokerStars Game #21811519675: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/11/06 15:44:14 ET
Table 'Pollux' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Petopunkki ($5 in chips)
Seat 2: stationbc ($25.15 in chips)
Seat 3: coolsemo ($55.85 in chips)
Seat 4: dbx66888 ($29.10 in chips)
Seat 5: GAMBEL1005 ($4.05 in chips)
Seat 6: edzwoo ($33.90 in chips)
Seat 7: DarkHourse ($144.50 in chips)
Seat 8: jmb767601 ($19.60 in chips)
Seat 9: Boombasi ($24.65 in chips)
GAMBEL1005: posts small blind $0.10
edzwoo : posts big blind $0.25

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to edzwoo
DarkHourse: calls $0.25
jmb767601: folds
Boombasi: calls $0.25
Petopunkki: folds
stationbc: folds
coolsemo: calls $0.25
dbx66888 has timed out
dbx66888: folds
dbx66888 is sitting out
dbx66888 has returned
GAMBEL1005: folds
edzwoo : checks

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $1.10)

   
edzwoo : bets $1
DarkHourse: raises $1 to $2
Boombasi: folds
coolsemo: raises $53.60 to $55.60 and is all-in
edzwoo : calls $32.65 and is all-in
DarkHourse: calls $53.60

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $145.95)

   

River (Pot : $145.95)

   

Showdown
DarkHourse: shows (two pair, Kings and Nines)
coolsemo: shows (three of a kind, Nines)
coolsemo collected $43.90 from side pot
edzwoo : mucks hand
coolsemo said, "lol"
coolsemo collected $99.05 from main pot

Summary
Total pot $145.95 Main pot $99.05. Side pot $43.90. | Rake $3
Board  
Seat 1: Petopunkki folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: stationbc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: coolsemo showed and won ($142.95) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 4: dbx66888 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: GAMBEL1005 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: edzwoo (big blind) mucked
Seat 7: DarkHourse showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 8: jmb767601 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Boombasi folded on the Flop

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Since NL25 is being cruel, I decided to 24 table NL5 because it's fishiness is almost the same as NL2 but everyone is deepstacked like NL10.




People literally try to give you money in NL5. I don't know how you could possibly lose at it.

Submitted by : edzwoo

PokerStars Game #21784529050: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/11/05 14:52:19 ET
Table 'Erato IV' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: KIKO_PSJ ($10.31 in chips)
Seat 2: Mig29-M ($10.23 in chips)
Seat 3: UGOR LANDO ($7.95 in chips)
Seat 4: ATOJ5 ($2.43 in chips)
Seat 5: edzwoo ($14.82 in chips)
Seat 6: ivanwinWSOP ($10.22 in chips)
Seat 7: Al75641 ($13.02 in chips)
Seat 8: ZzSINGHzZ ($13.23 in chips)
Seat 9: Evergates ($3.90 in chips)
ivanwinWSOP: posts small blind $0.02
Al75641: posts big blind $0.05

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to edzwoo
ZzSINGHzZ: raises $0.10 to $0.15
Evergates: folds
KIKO_PSJ: folds
Mig29-M: folds
UGOR LANDO: folds
ATOJ5: folds
edzwoo : raises $0.30 to $0.45
ivanwinWSOP: folds
Al75641: folds
ZzSINGHzZ: raises $1.50 to $1.95
edzwoo : calls $1.50

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $3.97)

   
ZzSINGHzZ: bets $11.28 and is all-in
edzwoo : calls $11.28

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $26.53)

   

River (Pot : $26.53)

   

Showdown
ZzSINGHzZ: shows (a pair of Eights)
edzwoo : shows (two pair, Kings and Eights)
edzwoo collected $25.23 from pot

Summary
Total pot $26.53 | Rake $1.30
Board  
Seat 1: KIKO_PSJ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Mig29-M folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: UGOR LANDO folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ATOJ5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: edzwoo (button) showed and won ($25.23) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 6: ivanwinWSOP (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Al75641 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: ZzSINGHzZ showed and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 9: Evergates folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Only way to win with AK
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/561762

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Stnd lol suckout
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561632
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561645
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561622
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561189

Stnd turn setup
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561222
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561282

Stnd shortstack (most negative EV player, some tilt if you win because it was so little, a lot of angry tilt if he wins)
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561199
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561636
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561261
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561252

Bonus lol
http://www.liquidpoker.net/mytlnet/myhand.php?view=item&id=561250

Even worse is that I can't claim I'm running the worst in NL25 because Night2o1 is getting raped even harder. Makes me feel like YellOw in sc.

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