AA/KK have formed an alliance to fuck me
BalloonFight, May 30 2009
Down a silly amount to AWFUL fish with just 2 hands only.
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^ Probably butchered that hand.
Two hands later this gem comes at the same table vs a guy who 3bet shoves T8o pre and is probably drunk.
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Then another hand where I get AA vs KK and the flop comes KJx. Last 4 out of 5 AA vs KK the flop has either come KQx or KJx.
Not sure how much I'm down as I'm not gonna check my BR for a few days. I think I'm playing pretty well just kinda running into unfortunate scenarios. If i had to guess im at like 2150 or so br wise. Down a few hundred in the last few days.
The standard cooler night....again
BalloonFight, May 29 2009
It seems like once a week I just get coolered like 4 or 5 times within a couple hundred hands and just completely take a toll on my winnings for the week.
It's even more frustrating as I finally got the +$160 from the may special last night. I then start my session this evening and completely erase that within 200 hands. Heres 4 out of 5 bigger hands that happened within the first 200.
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^ seriously wtf..
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Literally the same sequence happens every session for the last week. I get aces maybe around 3-4 times a session. Each session being around 1k+ 100 or 200 hands.
Three of them I collect the blinds, or I 3bet one and get an initial guys raise. Then I get one where i 3bet, guy calls and flops a set. I've lost to a set with AA 4 times in 4 days so far once a day. Really annoying although I guess it might be kinda standard. It just seems like WHENEVER i get raised on a flop and I get it in with AA I just run into a set.
Last hand = http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/697074
Linking it because I thought the discussion was good and would be beneficial to others.
Ugh I still have had a decent month, but I really should be up so much more if I could just hold every once in a while.
Oh also whenever I get a bonus from stars I always lose the $ from it super fast. I got the shitty as fuck $50 bonus twice, and both times was down a buyin when I finally unlocked it. fml
Oh well rant over, cheers LP
May so far
BalloonFight, May 20 2009
Well my main goal was to get over $2k which I did for a while where i was at like $2100s. I took a mini shot at nl100 and did fairly well for a few hundred hands, then lost what I made in a couple more hundred, then stacked off in a pretty standard spot.
Submitted by : BalloonFight
PokerStars Game #28404069478: Holdem No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2009/05/19 23:41:44 PT [2009/05/20 2:41:44 ET]
Table Mars 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: BalloonFight ($99 in chips)
Seat 2: squintster ($92 in chips)
Seat 3: knn05 ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: Rok_59 ($104.45 in chips)
Seat 5: chopshop187 ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: AllTheWay33 ($141.10 in chips)
Seat 7: Tenven ($126.85 in chips)
Seat 8: BlindUp ($173.55 in chips)
Seat 9: mchauo ($103.20 in chips)
BalloonFight: posts small blind $0.50
squintster: posts big blind $1
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to BalloonFight
knn05: folds
Rok_59: folds
chopshop187: folds
AllTheWay33: folds
Tenven: raises $3 to $4
BlindUp: folds
mchauo: folds
BalloonFight: raises $10 to $14
squintster: folds
Tenven: calls $10
Flop(Odds) (Pot : $29.00)
BalloonFight: bets $22
Tenven: calls $22
Turn(Odds) (Pot : $73.00)
BalloonFight: bets $63 and is all-in
Tenven: calls $63
River (Pot : $199.00)
Showdown BalloonFight: shows (high card Ace)
Tenven: shows (a pair of Tens)
Tenven collected $196 from pot
Summary Total pot $199 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: BalloonFight (small blind) showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: squintster (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: knn05 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: Rok_59 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: chopshop187 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: AllTheWay33 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 7: Tenven showed and won ($196) with a pair of Tens
Seat 8: BlindUp folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 9: mchauo (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
^ Just making sure, shove turn = best right? Obv if he raises me on the flop I get it in.
Anyway dropped $130ish or so at nl100 with my meager roll so I'm back to nl50 at like $1950 or so.
I seem to run extremely poorly on Mon-Tues generally. Kinda irritating but oh well. Nl50 is pretty sick easy at FR so whatev.
Oh and summer is coming up.. weee
Why do I instantly run bad when at 2k or nearing?
BalloonFight, May 15 2009
Everytime I either break it with like $2010 or whatever I just instantly get setup twice. I've been at like 1800s and 1900s for so fucking long its absurd.
Submitted by : BalloonFight
PokerStars Game #28213977891: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/05/15 0:52:59 PT [2009/05/15 3:52:59 ET]
Table Teucer X 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: BalloonFight ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: bundesmiro ($44.25 in chips)
Seat 3: RvA2 ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 4: cpehh ($10.75 in chips)
Seat 5: forward#9 ($29.90 in chips)
Seat 6: zmeyer ($96.50 in chips)
Seat 8: seadragon68 ($10.75 in chips)
Seat 9: kkillerks ($25.60 in chips)
kkillerks: posts small blind $0.25
BalloonFight: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to BalloonFight
bundesmiro: calls $0.50
RvA2: folds
cpehh: raises $2 to $2.50
forward#9: folds
zmeyer: folds
seadragon68: folds
kkillerks: calls $2.25
BalloonFight: raises $5.50 to $8
bundesmiro: calls $7.50
cpehh: raises $2.75 to $10.75 and is all-in
kkillerks: folds
BalloonFight: calls $2.75
bundesmiro: calls $2.75
Flop(Odds) (Pot : $34.75)
BalloonFight: checks
bundesmiro: checks
Turn(Odds) (Pot : $34.75)
BalloonFight: bets $22.50
bundesmiro: raises $11 to $33.50 and is all-in
BalloonFight said, "lol"
BalloonFight said, "i know u have AA too"
BalloonFight said, "stars gives me the set on the turn"
BalloonFight said, "so glorious"
BalloonFight: calls $11
River (Pot : $101.75)
Showdown BalloonFight: shows (three of a kind, Queens)
bundesmiro: shows (three of a kind, Aces)
bundesmiro collected $65.70 from side pot
cpehh: mucks hand
bundesmiro collected $33.05 from main pot
Summary Total pot $101.75 Main pot $33.05. Side pot $65.70. | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: BalloonFight (big blind) showed and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 2: bundesmiro showed and won ($98.75) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: RvA2 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: cpehh mucked
Seat 5: forward#9 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: zmeyer folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 8: seadragon68 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 9: kkillerks (small blind) folded before Flop
^ retarded
Submitted by : BalloonFight
PokerStars Game #28214076319: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/05/15 1:00:14 PT [2009/05/15 4:00:14 ET]
Table Naef 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: hubmaster ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: yhua108 ($56 in chips)
Seat 3: randizzzle ($64.30 in chips)
Seat 4: KingDonation ($50.10 in chips)
Seat 5: the_luggster ($72.65 in chips)
Seat 6: surdema ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 7: BalloonFight ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 8: atlwindsurf ($54.65 in chips)
Seat 9: fratostella ($27.75 in chips)
atlwindsurf: posts small blind $0.25
fratostella: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to BalloonFight
hubmaster: folds
yhua108: folds
randizzzle: folds
KingDonation: folds
the_luggster: folds
surdema: folds
BalloonFight: raises $1 to $1.50
atlwindsurf: raises $4 to $5.50
fratostella: folds
BalloonFight: calls $4
Flop(Odds) (Pot : $11.50)
atlwindsurf: checks
BalloonFight: bets $7.50
atlwindsurf: calls $7.50
Turn(Odds) (Pot : $26.50)
atlwindsurf: checks
BalloonFight: checks
River (Pot : $26.50)
atlwindsurf: bets $6
BalloonFight: raises $11.50 to $17.50
atlwindsurf: calls $11.50
Showdown BalloonFight: shows (two pair, Queens and Fours)
atlwindsurf: shows (two pair, Aces and Fours)
atlwindsurf collected $58.50 from pot
Summary Total pot $61.50 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: hubmaster folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: yhua108 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: randizzzle folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: KingDonation folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: the_luggster folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: surdema folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 7: BalloonFight (button) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours
Seat 8: atlwindsurf (small blind) showed and won ($58.50) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 9: fratostella (big blind) folded before Flop
..
Poker is so fucking annoying sometimes.
Barrier Broken.. yay!
BalloonFight, May 03 2009
Finally after a month of basically breaking even I see some results. $2k one timeeee!
Now I just have to get to 10k FPPs to get the +$160.
Cheers LP!
April: The Nightmare Month
BalloonFight, May 01 2009
Am I the only one who seriously CANNOT win at all for the last month? No matter how good I get it in, it holds so rarely its vomit inducing. I've never had a month where I've seen so much ridiculous shit. Heres just a sampling, PLEASE leave any comments on hands that you think I misplayed. I REALLY want feedback as I don't think I'm playing terribly.
Please please, feedback is ENCOURAGED. Just say the number next to the hand and your comments.
1. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/681787 obv cooler
2. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/681343 ""
3. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/681334 I think this is a relatively obv fold now
4. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/681247
5. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/681233 fml #1
6. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/680786 fml #2
7. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/680563
8. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/680208 the perpetual KK < AA
9. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/680196
10. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/679727 Give me a break
11. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/679704 Aces < anything
12. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/678322
13. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/678316 Aces suck
14. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/678302 Aces suck
Yeah I guess thats enough, thats just a sampling from the last week. I really honestly think I'm playing well. If anyone who is a regular at nl50 or nl100 full ring is interested in sharing opinions on hands or helping each other out, please PM me. I have AIM (which I use far more regularly) and msn.
I think I saw rockman make a post offering to help others, so maybe I'll contact him, hmm.
This month has been particularly frustrating as I think I've learned a lot and actually redefined my "game" or whatever. Its so fucking annoying when the results do nothing but dissuade you from such an idea. For the entire month I'm up 2 buy ins at nl50. Thats pretty fucking pathetic imo as its not even a difficult level.
I think I'm going to start updating my blog again so hopefully this will be the first post of many.
Anyway, rant over
Cheers LP
First post.
BalloonFight, Jun 03 2007
Hmm, well I was thinking of doing a blog a while back, but I decided to wait a while. Anyway here's my poker story so far.
I started playing in February of this year. I of course knew how to play before then but that was about it. I started studying the game pretty intensely, and after a week of reading a couple of books, a friend from TL gave me $5 on stars and I was off.
I started at .02/.04 limit (IE hell). I played some random freeroll and added and extra $3 to my slick $5 roll. I was at $8 and it felt good. fanta[rn] then gave me $10 so I was at $18. I stayed there for a long while basically breaking even at limit for a week or so. I then decided that I would just go to NL after having a fairly decent amount of hands under my belt.
At .01/.02 I slowly clawed and climbed my way through building my miniscule roll. When I reached $40ish I got a the SNG bug after reading plenty of sng articles. I played a fair amount of $1 + .20 sngs, finally decided that I didn't really enjoy sngs and went back to cash. Then after another couple weeks of playing I'm where I am right now, $85.
My goal is to get to $120 before June 10, when I'll move up to nl5 and keep on grinding.
Anyway hopefully I'll keep on slowly moving up and enjoying this game. Shoutouts to all of the LP irc regulars, including fanta[rn], dronebabo, fred, greenbbt, artanis, and rob. Also thanks Hot_bid for the original $5er. <3
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