I didn't play much today because I had other things to do but I'm happy with the results. I'm getting better at using pahud and I think it also helped that I 4 tabled instead so I focused more. I hope this will continue and not hit another downswing for a while.
ps: I need to make friends with people who play poker so I can have someone to discuss hands with and a little competition never hurt anyone if you have msn pm me and I'll add you
I hate being sick. Have got a sore throat and a fever of 38.83C. Felt terrible yesterday afternoon and took the afternoon off work but couldn't sleep properly. Kept having weird dreams.
Decided to play poker since I couldn't sleep and felt like shit. Played about 650 hands in a semi-delirious state and ended up running at 47.37PTBB/100. Have decided to move up to NL5 after my fever but had $144.44 in my bankroll - very inauspicious number for Chinese. Played a couple more hands today and brought it up to 145.
Hopefully the fever subsides soon.
I'm very pleased with the improvement in my play so far. Consciously fixing one thing at a time like AK hands, increasing river AF and so on is helping a lot.
From first 10K hands to next 4,500 hands:
VPIP 11.49 to 12.65
PFR 4.89 to 5.05 (still working on this one)
Turn AF 2.5 to 3.29
River AF 1.33 to 1.57
Amount won 18 to 30
PTBB/100 4.26 to 17
My next goal is to learn to play Ax suited properly. Grot's guide implies that they do best in mulitway unraised pots, but lots of people say raise them up PF and others say fold PF. Maybe some of that is only applicable at 6max? I think at NL2 I can do ANYTHING with them and still show a profit, but I expect that as I move up, gems like this will become less common:
Submitted by : thestoryteller
POKERSTARS GAME #15706580007: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/03/03 - 07:41:08 (ET)
Table 'Almaak II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: dk1989 ($1.70 in chips)
Seat 2: Flava2k5 ($5.06 in chips)
Seat 4: PoSt-JMB ($1.95 in chips)
Seat 5: AniracNata ($3.18 in chips)
Seat 6: Floryole ($3.43 in chips)
Seat 7: Lomcevak ($4.69 in chips)
Seat 8: Persephones ($4.96 in chips)
Seat 9: Karen668 ($5 in chips)
Persephones: posts small blind $0.01
Karen668 : posts big blind $0.02
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Karen668
dk1989: folds
Flava2k5 has timed out
Flava2k5: folds
Flava2k5 is sitting out
PoSt-JMB: raises $0.02 to $0.04
AniracNata: folds
Floryole: folds
Tiniohni joins the table at seat #3
Lomcevak: folds
Lomcevak is sitting out
Persephones: folds
Flava2k5 leaves the table
Karen668 : calls $0.02
Well, basically, I've been stuck for a while at NL5 after being easily rolled for NL10 at one stage, the biggest part of this was me playing too many tournaments and sng's with only like 20 bi's, trying to 15 table $3.4 turbo's etc... But lately i've been struggling to beat NL5 due to ridiculous coolers and general spewing after them, but im posting a whole bunch of hands here that i would like to see opinions on (not the obvious coolers), Me not beating NL5 has a lot to do with leaks in my game, regardless of how bad I'm currently running, and I'd like anyone who has the time to have a look at these and let me know any changes i could make, I'll also post my reasoning during the hand, and anything i picked up after reviewing the hand myself.
HAND 1:
Ideas while playing: Pre-flop is pretty standard i think. My flop bet is probably a tiny bit small in comparison, i could've probably jacked it up to 90c-$1 range as i try to keep my bets on the flop around 2/3-3/4 range, his call-check line is usually showing a draw or a monster at these stakes i think, so i bet out again at the turn and get flatted, leading me to think he's probably on a draw, when the river comes a blank, i figure i probably have the best hand and put his last $1.05c into the pot.
After reviewing: I think this is standardish... I think i didnt take into account enough the idea of him having AsXs so him hitting the ace was probably higher then i gave him credit for, even tho he did check it to me.
Submitted by : Ftrunkz
POKERSTARS GAME #15982489812: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/03/14 - 21:04:32 (ET)
Table 'Calvinia IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: dessens09 ($2.20 in chips)
Seat 2: von Sundhaus ($9.40 in chips)
Seat 3: necron88 ($11.89 in chips)
Seat 4: patsy21 ($3.86 in chips)
Seat 6: pindertrunkz ($4.96 in chips)
von Sundhaus: posts small blind $0.02
necron88: posts big blind $0.05
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to pindertrunkz
patsy21: raises $0.15 to $0.20
pindertrunkz : raises $0.40 to $0.60
dessens09: folds
von Sundhaus: folds
necron88: folds
patsy21: calls $0.40
Showdown pindertrunkz : shows (a pair of Jacks)
patsy21: shows (a pair of Aces)
patsy21 collected $7.42 from pot
Summary Total pot $7.77 | Rake $0.35
Board
Seat 1: dessens09 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: von Sundhaus (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: necron88 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: patsy21 showed and won ($7.42) with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: pindertrunkz showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
HAND 2:
Ideas while playing: Basically, this whole hand i am pretty confused about whether i played it right on ANY street. PF, the call was probably sloppy, we were both deep so i used that to justify the call at the time figuring i'd get it in if i hit a set and gtfo if i didn't. When the flop came down, as soon as i saw it i thought i had hit the jackpot, but after betting i realized i'm not actually ahead of some of the hands that are likely holdings of his (aa/kk obv.) and he's probably letting everything else go but AK. So on the turn and river i bet out with the intention of getting his stack in and thinking it was just a cooler if he had aces or kings on me.
Nothing in my thinking has really changed after the hand, But i am interested in comments on it whether its an obvious fold pf or not.
Submitted by : Ftrunkz
POKERSTARS GAME #15982250598: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/03/14 - 20:53:44 (ET)
Table 'Callisto IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: katze all-in ($4.91 in chips)
Seat 3: bassinjon ($6.45 in chips)
Seat 4: pindertrunkz ($9.97 in chips)
Seat 5: masonrysucks ($11.35 in chips)
Seat 6: gregg177 ($10.78 in chips)
pindertrunkz : posts small blind $0.02
masonrysucks: posts big blind $0.05
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to pindertrunkz
bassinjon said, "nice flop"
gregg177: calls $0.05
katze all-in: raises $0.15 to $0.20
masonrysucks said, "just want to know if rain tom"
bassinjon: folds
pindertrunkz : calls $0.18
masonrysucks: raises $1.25 to $1.45
gregg177: folds
katze all-in: folds
pindertrunkz : calls $1.25
pindertrunkz : bets $3.22 and is all-in
bassinjon said, "big hand"
masonrysucks: calls $3.22
Showdown pindertrunkz : shows (a full house, Sixes full of Threes)
masonrysucks: mucks hand
pindertrunkz collected $19.24 from pot
Summary Total pot $20.19 | Rake $0.95
Board
Seat 2: katze all-in folded before Flop
Seat 3: bassinjon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: pindertrunkz (small blind) showed and won ($19.24) with a full house, Sixes full of Threes
Seat 5: masonrysucks (big blind) mucked
Seat 6: gregg177 folded before Flop
HAND 3:
Thoughts: This hand was tricky, pretty standard pre-flop/flop, on the turn obviously things changed, when he raises on the turn, can i ever fold here? I figure i'm beating KQ, and thats about it in terms of holdings he would do this logically with.
Submitted by : Ftrunkz
POKERSTARS GAME #15982857891: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/03/14 - 21:21:18 (ET)
Table 'Gyptis' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: mytemouse111 ($5.83 in chips)
Seat 2: pindertrunkz ($5.02 in chips)
Seat 3: zaxe ($6.97 in chips)
Seat 4: Lankeviel ($4.15 in chips)
Seat 5: skiman2004 ($2.84 in chips)
Seat 6: Ayreon1968 ($17.63 in chips)
mytemouse111: posts small blind $0.02
pindertrunkz : posts big blind $0.05
pindertrunkz : bets $0.90
skiman2004: raises $1.24 to $2.14 and is all-in
pindertrunkz : calls $1.24
River (Pot : $5.73)
Showdown pindertrunkz : shows (two pair, Aces and Queens)
skiman2004: shows (two pair, Aces and Kings)
skiman2004 collected $5.48 from pot
Summary Total pot $5.73 | Rake $0.25
Board
Seat 1: mytemouse111 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: pindertrunkz (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 3: zaxe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Lankeviel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: skiman2004 showed and won ($5.48) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: Ayreon1968 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
HAND 4:
Thoughts: In the hand my thought process was pretty 1 dimensional, not thinking enough about players acting behind me and players having me drawing virtually dead. PF was standard i think, on the flop when he leads out for 50c, i instinctively calling thinking i've easily got odds to draw to my 2nd nut flush. When the player behind me moves in and gets called, my thought process was any heart or either of the 2 queens probably saves me in this pot, and i probably have the odds to call here. Was my line of thinking absolutely stupid for any reason here, or was my maths a bit off and i didn't have odds?
Submitted by : Ftrunkz
POKERSTARS GAME #15981366805: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/03/14 - 20:15:12 (ET)
Table 'Gyptis' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: orb$1ne ($10.73 in chips)
Seat 2: pindertrunkz ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: DaSmooth ($6.18 in chips)
Seat 4: julijustri ($5.56 in chips)
Seat 5: mad10000 ($2.84 in chips)
Seat 6: Ayreon1968 ($15.73 in chips)
orb$1ne: posts small blind $0.02
pindertrunkz : posts big blind $0.05
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to pindertrunkz
DaSmooth: raises $0.15 to $0.20
julijustri: folds
mad10000: folds
Ayreon1968: folds
orb$1ne: calls $0.18
pindertrunkz : raises $0.80 to $1
DaSmooth: calls $0.80
orb$1ne: calls $0.80
orb$1ne: bets $0.50
pindertrunkz : calls $0.50
DaSmooth: raises $4.60 to $5.10
orb$1ne: raises $4.60 to $9.70
pindertrunkz : calls $3.50 and is all-in
DaSmooth: calls $0.08 and is all-in
Showdown orb$1ne: shows (a flush, Ace high)
DaSmooth: mucks hand
orb$1ne collected $2.21 from side pot
pindertrunkz : mucks hand
orb$1ne collected $14.30 from main pot
Summary Total pot $17.36 Main pot $14.30. Side pot $2.21. | Rake $0.85
Board
Seat 1: orb$1ne (small blind) showed and won ($16.51) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: pindertrunkz (big blind) mucked
Seat 3: DaSmooth mucked
Seat 4: julijustri folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mad10000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Ayreon1968 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Any help here would be really appreciated . Thanks in advance.
Been cathcing up some with poker last days, been playing far too less since copenhagen. Anyways I've been doing pretty good lately, switched to my old laptop for poker playing since it has a clean install of windows and wont lag, has a larger screen plus I cant be doing other things while playing. Plus this comp has Lee's blessings I think, made most of my money on this laptop.
Got the iphone a couple of days ago and it totally pwns. Apple makes some sweet things.
Anyway I've been giving some friends lessons lately and thought it was kinda funny so I figured I might as well check if anyone here wants to try it, I'm mostly looking for nl100-200 players and will charge $50 a hour which is pretty cheap compared to other instructors.
Regrinding my BR - Update + Graphsby Bigbobm, March 14
So I haven't updated in a while because I've been so busy owning noobs. I figured I'd post a quick update before I start my marathon. I've got a week off from school, so I'm hoping to get like a billion hands in. I'll probably be 16 tabling 50nl on FTP just in case any of you noobs wanna ruin my day and sit at my tables. By the end of next week, I'll probably have 255k+ FTP points to buy the new laptop in their store..
Sony Vaio AR710E/B
257,000 Points
The VAIO AR notebook has a spacious 17" widescreen display featuring XBRITE-ECO LCD technology and a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera and microphone for video chatting with family and friends. Backed by Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor technology, this notebook will be your ultimate desktop replacement.
Other features include:
200GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
2GB (1GBx2) RAM
DL DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
802.11a/b/g/n Wireless
17" WXGA+ w/ XBRITE-Eco Display
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT card 1023MB
Enough of the boring shit. I moved up to 50nl a few days ago because I've been running pretty decent and I guess I'm just that good or something.
So far it has been a constant rollercoaster up and down.
Atm i am + 223 € ( 360 $) overall in the first 14 days of march
I am not sure if i am happy with that.
I guess somehow the results are not too bad. + 11 Buy ins at half of the month.
If i continue like that i should be happy to end month with + 450€ ( + 700$) which is not too bad for mostly Nl20€ ( Nl30$)
I dont know why i am unhappy with that
I guess its mostly cause it felt like hard work in March ... while having a poor $/h rate.
starting every session down at least -4-5 buy ins the first 400hands due to bad luck then slowly grinding back in a ton of hands to end up like 2/3 buy in on average...
well things could be worse
And besides that i feel a big Upswing comming for the second half of the month as i made + 5 buy ins in my last 700hands
Hey guys, I don't really know where to turn to so I thought I'd post here in my blog and see if any of you guys have advice or ideas for me. I have been playing poker for quite some time now (although only recently with real money) and I don't seem to be able to get out of the micro grinding. Actually, I've been losing money (about 150$ in 2 weeks) on a constant basis so far playing at .02/.04 and .05/.10 NL FR. I have read many articles on this site and others, looked at pros' videos and such. I think I am playing by the book, only raising AA-KK-AK preflop, calling with pockets and AQ/AJ suited if I have position and no one raised or very few players called the BB, just what seems to be very tight play to me (maybe I'm wrong too). But even with playing this tight, I always seem to lose big hands to incredibly donkish players. Best example is about 30 minutes ago, I get dealt AKc and 4bet from middle position, guy on the button calls me so I guess he has either pockets or high cards (he actually has 9-10 offsuit). Flop comes out with 2 more clubs, I have a flush draw (hand was Jc-4d-3c), he checks, I raise as a continuation bet, he goes all-in ... I have about 2x his stack so I call, and when I see the cards I'm happy I called, seeing how he had nothing. Turn and River come, no clubs but the Q and an 8 comes out and he gets a straight on me. Lose 5$ ... This is basically what happens on all of my hands and I am thinking it's not just luck, everybody thinks they are the unluckiest poker players so I'm sure theres something I am doing wrong but I can't seem to point it out. I never hit on the flop, I can't seem to make a flush even if my life depends on it and everytime I seem to run into some random turn/river hits. I am not a beast at reading my opponents but the more I play, the more I feel like I can't read them at all ... Should I change stakes? Is it because there are simply too many lucky-a** donks on the micros??? I play solid against the other grinders and multi tablers but get raped constantly by fish and donks...
Ideas? Advice? Free money? (j/k, unless you wanna stake me 1k so I can play higher blinds haha)
**Edit : Forgot to mention, I basically never tilted through this, I kept telling myself if I keep playing consistent and tight in the end I can only end up winning more than I lose but I'm on the verge of losing all of my BR, I'm actually not going to touch the tables until I find out what's wrong with my play.
up 4 cents over 700 hands, quite possibly best session ever. i really played my set under sets to the max potential when i'm sitting deep. this may be the breakthrough of my poker history.
my puny city is hosting one of the most celebrated pianists in the world o_O !!
So i insta shipped 70 bucks for a back row seat =D
Yundi Li, La Campanella:
He's AWESOME OMGGGGGG
Concert Program:
Mozart, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor (perhaps the toughest concerto for piano EVER)
Respighi, Pini di Roma
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major
I was listening to the scores above and it made me wonder if listening to classical music while sessioning would be +EV. I think it might help you tilt less? idk.. gotta try =D
Pokerwise i'm not playing so hot. i'm experiencing your usual swingy shit/not playing enough hands/lurking around lp.net too much/etc. I grind up, and then proceed to dump a few 3betting/paying off nits and also paying off the nuts with the second nuts or something close to that
Some hands:
i was trying to calculate my equity vs the donk's face up Qx but my timebank had one second left so i just clicked call =x. maybe i was too optimistic about implied odds as i really didn't know how he would react to a flush card on the river. idk. i got lucky. + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : collegesucks
PokerStars Game #15955522303: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/03/13 - 17:26:05 (ET)
Table 'Leontina III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rexworld ($5.20 in chips)
Seat 2: DOM112 ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 3: jso827 ($23.90 in chips)
Seat 4: cupids16 ($2.70 in chips)
Seat 5: TheGani ($10.40 in chips)
Seat 6: Fret_1987 ($7.90 in chips)
TheGani: posts small blind $0.05
Fret_1987: posts big blind $0.10
Fret_1987: bets $3.60 and is all-in
jso827 : calls $3.60
Showdown Fret_1987: shows (two pair, Queens and Nines)
jso827 : shows (three of a kind, Nines)
jso827 collected $16.35 from pot
Summary Total pot $17.15 | Rake $0.80
Board
Seat 1: rexworld folded on the Turn
Seat 2: DOM112 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jso827 showed and won ($16.35) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 4: cupids16 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TheGani (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Fret_1987 (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines
spots like this are so hard to explain to myself in restrospect. now that i think about it, i wonder why it never occurred to me to think that he would have better made hand on the turn. i guess my feel at the time was that this player was wayy too aggro with draws for me to give him enough credit on the turn i guess. and going with that read on the turn i had to call river since that Jack changed absolutely nothing. + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : collegesucks
PokerStars Game #15955396734: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/03/13 - 17:20:26 (ET)
Table 'Klare' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Dex of death ($13.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Keyzer Söze ($9.35 in chips)
Seat 4: SwissCantMis ($30.20 in chips)
Seat 5: jso827 ($11.20 in chips)
Seat 6: cozofu ($9.35 in chips)
cozofu: posts small blind $0.05
Dex of death: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to jso827
Keyzer Söze: folds
SwissCantMis: folds
jso827 : raises $0.30 to $0.40
cozofu: calls $0.35
Dex of death: folds
Showdown cozofu: shows (a pair of Jacks)
jso827 : shows (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
jso827 collected $14.40 from pot
Summary Total pot $15.10 | Rake $0.70
Board
Seat 1: Dex of death (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Keyzer Söze folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SwissCantMis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jso827 (button) showed and won ($14.40) with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 6: cozofu (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
god i love snap calling
this hand got me thinking a lot about how i tend to slowplay monsters that can potentially be overwhelmed. it's a habit that i really really need to correct. there really is no sense in checking turn as i'm betting with tons of worse hands in that spot, as well as for too many other reasons to count. + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : collegesucks
PokerStars Game #15897631804: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/03/11 - 03:58:29 (ET)
Table 'Fabre III' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: hyhred ($13.20 in chips)
Seat 2: srojitas ($13.55 in chips)
Seat 3: hisoka78200 ($10 in chips)
Seat 5: jso827 ($10 in chips)
Seat 6: krashl ($10.70 in chips)
hyhred: posts small blind $0.05
srojitas: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to jso827
hisoka78200: folds
jso827 : raises $0.30 to $0.40
krashl: folds
hyhred: calls $0.35
srojitas: folds
hyhred: bets $3.10
jso827 : raises $5.30 to $8.40 and is all-in
hyhred: calls $5.30
Showdown jso827 : shows (a straight, Ten to Ace)
hyhred: mucks hand
jso827 collected $19.15 from pot
Summary Total pot $20.10 | Rake $0.95
Board
Seat 1: hyhred (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: srojitas (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: hisoka78200 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jso827 showed and won ($19.15) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 6: krashl (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #15933573318: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/03/12 - 18:06:06 (ET)
Table 'Delia IV' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ssarai1 ($13.95 in chips)
Seat 2: elementsrs ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 3: daddymich ($8.45 in chips)
Seat 4: springerpig ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 5: jso827 ($10.25 in chips)
Seat 6: glamourMax ($17.35 in chips)
daddymich: posts small blind $0.05
springerpig: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards Dealt to jso827
jso827 : raises $0.30 to $0.40
glamourMax: folds
ssarai1: folds
elementsrs: folds
daddymich: raises $0.30 to $0.70
springerpig: folds
jso827 : calls $0.30
Flop (Pot : $1.50)
daddymich: checks
jso827 : bets $1.20
daddymich: raises $1.20 to $2.40
jso827 has timed out
jso827 : folds
jso827 is sitting out
daddymich collected $3.75 from pot
jso827 has returned
Summary Total pot $3.90 | Rake $0.15
Board
Seat 1: ssarai1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: elementsrs (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: daddymich (small blind) collected ($3.75)
Seat 4: springerpig (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: jso827 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: glamourMax folded before Flop (didn't bet)
OMFG THAT FUCKING STATION GOT LUCKY AS SHIT
speaking of slowplaying, i had this one hand vs. a multitabling postflop nit who opens a hugely wide range but shuts down immediately after his cbet. i called his raise from the CO with KQo in the small blind. flop came KQxhh, i check, he cbet, and i chose to simply call for some GOD-forsaken reason. the turn was a Jx and i checked again o__O... he fired a second bet for 30BB and at this point alarms are going off all over the fucking place. nevertheless, i flip the callstation/spewtard switch and call turn and call his huge 60BB bet on the river and /wrists when he flipped AT. I knew i was paying him off but i just wasn't playing with much sense at the time as the nit and i never really tangled before(he folded almost every hand that i 3bet vs. him)
god... that hand gave me nightmares. sometimes i just shut my brain off and spew spew spew in standard places. if i think during my sessions at least as much as i think when i post in the low stakes forum, i should be tons better off, imo
but i'm still hovering halfway toward my goal of moving up all this god damn month. i haven't moved a bit since my last big upswing, so i could def use another one of those. i think i average out to about 500 hands a day T__T so that's something that i need to work on as well.
also, i'm playing poker all over the fucking town so my data is split over 3+ computers, so no graphs until i can sort it all out.
Emailed Pokerstars about Sharkscopeby DarkDevildog, March 14
Here is what i wrote:
>Hello PokerStars Support Team,
>
>I was curious to know why you guys banned the use of Sharkscope.com?
>
>
>p.s. Why do i always end up losing hands 50% of the time when
i'm a 90% favorite to win, seems rigged to me, like you want bad players to constantly go in with horrible hands and get paid off for the rake you get
>
Here is their Response: (lol at me not giving him my name and still looking it up, i guess he looked over my pokerstars account)
Hello Michael,
Thank you for your email.
PokerStars is planning to introduce new rules regarding results database
sites like SharkScope in the near future. The rules will allow all players
to opt out from such databases if they wish, and will require players to
explicitly give permission before detailed statistics about them can be
displayed.
When the rules are implemented, sites will be allowed reasonable time to
comply with them, but any that choose not to do so will be prohibited. At
present, SharkScope has not agreed to comply with the rules, so is listed
as 'Pending' in our Prohibited Programs FAQ. This may of course change in
the future.
As the new rules are not in force yet, and because SharkScope still has a
chance to comply with the rules, we will not be warning or punishing
players who use it for the time being.
Regarding our shuffle, it is completely random, favoring or disfavoring no
player over any other. The computerized methods we use to shuffle the deck
are more than sufficient to ensure complete randomization of the cards,
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Dear god what a horrible and painful session tonight. Lost about 4 buyins thanks to horrendous spew and then another 6 buyins to coolers T_T - dear god.
Showdown Napalmduo: shows (three of a kind, Kings)
k2o4 : mucks hand
Napalmduo collected $158 from pot
Summary Total pot $161 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Napalmduo (big blind) showed and won ($158) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 2: jjmill3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: k2o4 mucked
Seat 4: debby467 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: qqch13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: G-De-Gus (small blind) folded before Flop
ChrisKim47: bets $4.50
k2o4 : raises $13.75 to $18.25
jackten5: calls $6.15 and is all-in
ChrisKim47: raises $121.55 to $139.80 and is all-in
k2o4 : calls $44.80 and is all-in
Showdown ChrisKim47: shows (high card Ace)
k2o4 : mucks hand
ChrisKim47 collected $112 from side pot
jackten5: shows (a pair of Eights)
jackten5 collected $24 from main pot
Summary Total pot $139 Main pot $24. Side pot $112. | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: bogoos (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: ChrisKim47 showed and won ($112) with high card Ace
Seat 3: k2o4 mucked
Seat 4: ice the log folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jackten5 (button) showed and won ($24) with a pair of Eights
Seat 6: JLucky34 (small blind) folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #15962220513: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/03/13 - 22:31:55 (ET)
Table 'Briseis' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: HeraclioT ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 2: eltattoo ($59.10 in chips)
Seat 3: TheSekwul ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 4: T Almeida ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: k2o4 ($55.70 in chips)
Seat 6: yukonhd ($39.05 in chips)
TheSekwul: posts small blind $0.25
T Almeida: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to k2o4
k2o4 : raises $1.50 to $2
yukonhd: calls $2
HeraclioT: folds
eltattoo: calls $2
TheSekwul: calls $1.75
T Almeida: folds
k2o4 : bets $17.50
eltattoo: raises $32.35 to $49.85 and is all-in
k2o4 : calls $28.95 and is all-in
River (Pot : $115.90)
Showdown k2o4 : shows (a pair of Aces)
eltattoo: shows (a straight, Three to Seven)
eltattoo collected $112.90 from pot
Summary Total pot $115.90 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: HeraclioT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: eltattoo (button) showed and won ($112.90) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 3: TheSekwul (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: T Almeida (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: k2o4 showed and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: yukonhd folded on the Flop
Showdown k2o4 : shows (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
Manakin: shows (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Manakin collected $106.40 from pot
Summary Total pot $108.40 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: k2o4 (small blind) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 2: Brezlpeter (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: REIKU folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: choux folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Manakin (button) showed and won ($106.40) with a straight, Eight to Queen
5) This guy was 4Betting a lot and I figured if I 4Bet I'd push him off hands that he would 4bet himself - seems like I was right but can't win any races =
Showdown k2o4 : shows (a pair of Aces)
PokerWiz84: shows (three of a kind, Nines)
PokerWiz84 collected $71.80 from side pot
EEL_4978: mucks hand
PokerWiz84 collected $28.75 from main pot
EEL_4978 leaves the table
Summary Total pot $103.55 Main pot $28.75. Side pot $71.80. | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: xertic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: PokerWiz84 showed and won ($100.55) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 3: SuckinOut folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: EEL_4978 (button) mucked
Seat 5: krupnugz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: k2o4 (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Aces
k2o4 : checks
ALLINMART: bets $3
k2o4 : raises $19.50 to $22.50
ALLINMART: calls $18.45 and is all-in
River (Pot : $57.15)
Showdown k2o4 : shows (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
ALLINMART: shows (two pair, Aces and Fours)
ALLINMART collected $54.35 from pot
Summary Total pot $57.15 | Rake $2.80
Board
Seat 1: ACP2112 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DRKOMA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ALLINMART showed and won ($54.35) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 4: EARLS CHOICE (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sex pistol9 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: k2o4 (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Showdown k2o4 : shows (high card Ace)
BJ*HAGI: shows (a pair of Nines)
BJ*HAGI collected $38.20 from pot
Summary Total pot $40.20 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Fd3sihk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SupaFupa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: simon11533 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BJ*HAGI (button) showed and won ($38.20) with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: k2o4 (small blind) showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: usotsuki (big blind) folded before Flop
I fail at creating blogs too. I had a long blog post written out hit the backspace + clicked out of the text field = my blog raped. OH LEE HOW SICK UR HUMOR IS
Anyways I dont want to write that shit again so summary...
Yugless needs to teach me FR
Nolan teaches me SH
and Strato teaches me Donkaments
Sounds good and I'll be like unstoppable imo.
Also ran SICK GOOD at live poker today. was up like 2 1/2 racks at 15/30 within a few hours.
1 problem... I seem to be switched on and off every other month. 1 month I LOVE POKER and cant play enough. Next month, IDC if I win xxx,xxx amount, I still cant bring my lazy ass to play.
Does anyone else get that way at all? I've been like this for the past 1/2 year.
Maybe I burn myself out too quickly, I play a sick amount of hands imo considering i already work 60 hours a week.
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