14 days/120k VPP! Need stop loss!by Joeingram1, October 15
So Im playing my last session of the day today to get to my 11.5k VPPs for the day and the inevitable happens. I start to run kinda poorly Which of course sends me on some tilt to which I start 3betting alot more which then leads to me getting it all in a bunch and losing I check HEM and it says I am down 3.4k and im like wtf why did I not stop at 3k, If i lose one more big pot I am quitting this session. Before you know it im down 4.5k and just say fuck it and quit stars. Then loaded up some 100plo to finish out my target of 120k VPP total for the month.
The way I have been doing it for this month is to try to play multiple sessions a day. I usually will end my sessions if I'm up 1k+ and then come back in an hour and start up another session. Im actually pretty sure theres no way I would be up as much as I am if I did not do this. The problem comes when I do have losing sessions and dont grind it back to even. I set a 3k stop loss at the beginning but I defintly have passed it up a few sessions that I grinded it back to even or up for the session. But today was the first time I became really undisciplined + played horrendous and ended up down 5k. I swear I played so much better when I had like 3k in my account lol
Only ended up stuck 2.4k for the day which isn't too bad but still hurts because I've been doing so well lately. Should only be a few more days till I hit the 700k Milestone + a 4k fpp bonus
I also am strongly debating going for the world record for VPP in a year in 2011. I challenged the current top VPP guy needbeer to a potential prop bet on it and maybe he will take me up on it. The plan would be to get SNE by December and just spend most of that month getting my apartment outfitted to maximum comfort/productivity/relaxation in order to achieve this. Plus get a mother fucking adderall prescription for the ADD i obviously have
No cool graph for this blog post because am still really dissappoined about last session
Horrible, horrible. Everything got cracked and coolered. Back to back 3 outered 2 outered then allin pf.
Nut flush vs straight flush where cant be afraid of straight flush. Loose 200bb to extreme lag on 250bb tables.
And bang suddenly i was down -8 bis. Feeling extremly frustrated, i thought that i wont play poker few days. And if i play then i go grind
10nl since i falled below 500$ mark.
1 hour later. I felt like trying again but this time with 9 tables playing only solid poker and not making stupid spews and
plays. And wow that was good recovered to +2 buyins (total 10 bis) with 2 hours. Hope this run continues.
One thing what i noticed was that people were 3 betting light alot on 250bb tables. Since i bought to those tables 100bb.
I 4 betted Ak every time. Usually i only 4 bet with AA, KK. 8 out of 9 times people folded to my 4 bet. But i am not
happy also with this since if i 4 bet 8$ then i have to call 16$ then he shoves. Then it happened he holded KK. So my question is
how to adapt to 3 bet .. Call in position and 4 bet out of position?
How do people achieve these steady upward graphs? I didn't do anything out of line, no huge bluffs, no huge calls, etc. Started early getting a few coolers with KK/AK all in PF vs AA, hit a huge 2 outer on river KK vs AA again, and proceeded to stampede up.
I guess I can't complain too much since I'm up a good amount. Anyways, if you haven't been watching Pokerstars Big Game lately, get on youtube and watch it immediately or just end yourself. This week has been very entertaining with Raszi on. Don't wanna spoil anything, but it gets pretty good, so check it out!
Note: I know it's a little fanboyish, but I think I'm turning into a Raszi fan O_O
PAD table is the same as last weeks, but the huge whale of Alan Meltzer leaves pretty early. Been kinda uneventful, with + Show Spoiler +
Dwan being stuck over 500k and his confidence crushed
, but I have a feeling it is going to turn around soon with a table including Viff, Dwan, and Antonius.
AND for the last bit of visual stimulation, if you weren't impressed by my awesome MSpaint jobs above, I dare you to try to find a more beautiful girl.
Lost it all Team Cardrunnersby Highcard, October 14
I am still pissed by team cardrunners and how they combined all their hands and tried to gangbang ilsidur even though dwan said he thought it was meh. The $4-5mill or so they took off him dried up all our dreams of railing and it's glory. As fate it seems, combined brian, cole, and brian have lost the booty and their ships yarrr sinking. townsend is down $4mill, Cole, $1.5mill and hasting idk he jumps up and down from $0-$1mill. Since I know they all profit share eachother that makes them breakeven or losing after fucking up ilsidurr.
I always hear people say Cole is still cool, I don't know anyone of them enough but just from coles blogs he seemed cool enough but he still associates directly with scummy townsend which maybe he wishes he could avoid but CR keeps them close, idk. Anyways, I hate to try and feed off someone elses negatives or wish bad luck on people but that is more self serving because I don't like how I feel about myself or how it reflects back to me. In the end, at the very least, I feel no sympathy if they complain or bitch about runbads
PokerStars Game #51112004969: Tournament #321144278, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/10/14 21:35:29 AT [2010/10/14 20:35:29 ET]
Table 321144278 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: chopra (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1340 in chips)
chopra: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
chopra: raises 30 to 60
Hero: raises 510 to 570
chopra: calls 510
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
chopra: shows (three of a kind, Deuces)
chopra collected 2680 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
chopra wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2680 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: chopra (button) (small blind) showed and won (2680) with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Deuces
PokerStars Game #51111690039: Tournament #321143176, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 21:27:47 AT [2010/10/14 20:27:47 ET]
Table 321143176 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1330 in chips)
Seat 2: geit321 (1670 in chips)
geit321: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
geit321: raises 20 to 40
Hero: raises 1290 to 1330 and is all-in
geit321: calls 1290
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Aces and Queens)
geit321: shows (a flush, Ace high)
geit321 collected 2660 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
geit321 wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2660 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 2: geit321 (button) (small blind) showed and won (2660) with a flush, Ace high
PokerStars Game #51097180206: Tournament #321050178, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 16:33:40 AT [2010/10/14 15:33:40 ET]
Table 321050178 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: MARLIN220kgs (1200 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1800 in chips)
MARLIN220kgs: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
MARLIN220kgs: raises 40 to 60
Hero: raises 1740 to 1800 and is all-in
MARLIN220kgs: calls 1140 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Showdown Hero: shows (a flush, Ten high)
MARLIN220kgs: shows (a flush, Queen high)
MARLIN220kgs collected 2400 from pot
Summary Total pot 2400 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: MARLIN220kgs (button) (small blind) showed and won (2400) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with a flush, Ten high
PokerStars Game #51113338152: Tournament #321151835, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/10/14 22:12:17 AT [2010/10/14 21:12:17 ET]
Table 321151835 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (870 in chips)
Seat 2: LILSHAQ32 (2130 in chips)
LILSHAQ32: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
LILSHAQ32: raises 2100 to 2130 and is all-in
Hero: calls 840 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1260) returned to LILSHAQ32
Showdown Hero: shows (a full house, Aces full of Queens)
LILSHAQ32: shows (four of a kind, Aces)
LILSHAQ32 collected 1740 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
LILSHAQ32 wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 1740 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with a full house, Aces full of Queens
Seat 2: LILSHAQ32 (button) (small blind) showed and won (1740) with four of a kind, Aces
PokerStars Game #51112763928: Tournament #321149843, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 21:55:23 AT [2010/10/14 20:55:23 ET]
Table 321149843 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1470 in chips)
Seat 2: chopra (1530 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
chopra: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 740 to 760
chopra: calls 740
Showdown chopra: shows (two pair, Fives and Fours)
Hero: shows (a pair of Fives)
chopra collected 2940 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
chopra wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: chopra (big blind) showed and won (2940) with two pair, Fives and Fours
PokerStars Game #51112602196: Tournament #321149384, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 21:50:57 AT [2010/10/14 20:50:57 ET]
Table 321149384 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: chopra (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1500 in chips)
chopra: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
chopra: raises 20 to 40
Hero: raises 620 to 660
chopra: calls 620
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Tens and Eights)
chopra: shows (three of a kind, Eights)
chopra collected 3000 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
chopra wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: chopra (button) (small blind) showed and won (3000) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Tens and Eights
PokerStars Game #51112475028: Tournament #321147322, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/10/14 21:47:34 AT [2010/10/14 20:47:34 ET]
Table 321147322 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1320 in chips)
Seat 2: chopra (1680 in chips)
chopra: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
chopra: raises 90 to 120
Hero: raises 570 to 690
chopra: calls 570
Showdown Hero: shows (high card Ace)
chopra: shows (a pair of Jacks)
chopra collected 2640 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
chopra wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2640 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: chopra (button) (small blind) showed and won (2640) with a pair of Jacks
PokerStars Game #51112242182: Tournament #321146699, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 21:41:29 AT [2010/10/14 20:41:29 ET]
Table 321146699 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: chopra (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1470 in chips)
chopra: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
chopra: raises 20 to 40
Hero: raises 520 to 560
chopra: calls 520
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
chopra: shows (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
chopra collected 2940 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
chopra wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: chopra (button) (small blind) showed and won (2940) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
PokerStars Game #51098298178: Tournament #321053483, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2010/10/14 16:52:07 AT [2010/10/14 15:52:07 ET]
Table 321053483 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (690 in chips)
Seat 2: pongauprofi (2310 in chips)
pongauprofi: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
pongauprofi: raises 30 to 60
Hero: raises 150 to 210
pongauprofi: calls 150
Hero: bets 180
pongauprofi: raises 180 to 360
Hero: calls 120 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (60) returned to pongauprofi
River (Pot : $1,380.00)
Showdown Hero: shows (high card King)
pongauprofi: shows (a pair of Sevens)
pongauprofi collected 1380 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
pongauprofi wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 1380 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with high card King
Seat 2: pongauprofi (button) (small blind) showed and won (1380) with a pair of Sevens
PokerStars Game #51096878160: Tournament #321048424, €50.00+€2.25 EUR Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 16:28:36 AT [2010/10/14 15:28:36 ET]
Table 321048424 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1800 in chips)
Seat 2: Sonnenengel (1200 in chips)
Sonnenengel: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Sonnenengel: calls 10
Hero: raises 80 to 100
Sonnenengel: calls 80
Showdown Hero: shows (a pair of Queens)
Sonnenengel: shows (a flush, Queen high)
Sonnenengel collected 2400 from pot
Summary Total pot 2400 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Sonnenengel (button) (small blind) showed and won (2400) with a flush, Queen high
PokerStars Game #51094771610: Tournament #321031747, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2010/10/14 15:50:48 AT [2010/10/14 14:50:48 ET]
Table 321031747 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (2070 in chips)
Seat 2: fishsalad (930 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
fishsalad: posts big blind 50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 50 to 100
fishsalad: raises 830 to 930 and is all-in
Hero: calls 830
Showdown fishsalad: shows (a pair of Nines)
Hero: shows (a pair of Sixes)
fishsalad collected 1860 from pot
Summary Total pot 1860 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: fishsalad (big blind) showed and won (1860) with a pair of Nines
PokerStars Game #51095077170: Tournament #321031747, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level IV (50/100) - 2010/10/14 15:56:55 AT [2010/10/14 14:56:55 ET]
Table 321031747 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hero (1155 in chips)
Seat 2: fishsalad (1845 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 50
fishsalad: posts big blind 100
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 100 to 200
fishsalad: calls 100
Showdown fishsalad: shows (a straight, Five to Nine)
Hero: shows (a pair of Eights)
fishsalad collected 2310 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place
fishsalad wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2310 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 2: fishsalad (big blind) showed and won (2310) with a straight, Five to Nine
PokerStars Game #51113402171: Tournament #321154399, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/14 22:14:01 AT [2010/10/14 21:14:01 ET]
Table 321154399 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: LILSHAQ32 (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1600 in chips)
LILSHAQ32: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
LILSHAQ32: calls 10
Hero: raises 80 to 100
LILSHAQ32: calls 80
Hero: checks
LILSHAQ32: bets 960 and is all-in
Hero: calls 960
Showdown LILSHAQ32: shows (high card King)
Hero: shows (a pair of Deuces)
Hero collected 2800 from pot
LILSHAQ32 finished the tournament in 2nd place
Hero wins the tournament and receives $110.00 - congratulations!
Summary Total pot 2800 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: LILSHAQ32 (button) (small blind) showed and lost with high card King
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and won (2800) with a pair of Deuces
need help with pc setup to be used with poker dbsby whamm!, October 14
here's what i need:
- fastest, most cost effective computer specs out there for use with huge postgres databases, hem ,tn etc
- im going with pure speed of database retrieval/operation etc, but also should be able to handle me running poker/HEM(with stats)/tableninja plus obv LP,msn,skype, media player etc
- im looking at solid state drives as my database/postgres/hem/drive but its just waaaay to small for my budget, so i guess im stuck with a raid setup and mirroring caviar blacks. i just dunno any specific way or computer parts out there in the market that will help increase speed.
- should i splurge on processors and memory? amd is hella cheaper but im not sure if buying branded expensive ram will help, but i do know i need to have like 8gb at least right? will buying a x64 comp help?
- really confused and i need some specific examples from smart computer guys and if possible keep the costs as low as one can, but also recommend higher end stuff as well since i might consider them too. thanks LP
Hand #24703664221 begins at 2010/10/14
Dealing down cards
Dealt to attik34
Tom Bayes posts the small blind of 25
itsaMoneyday posts the big blind of 50
juz10j folds.
CousCous200 folds.
paverman08 folds.
attik34 raises to 150.
Royallady929 calls 150.
MJ_GOAT folds.
Texasgirl4444 folds.
Tom Bayes folds.
itsaMoneyday folds.
Dealing Flop
attik34 bets 250.
Royallady929 calls 250.
Dealing Turn
attik34 bets 600.
Royallady929 raises to 1,200.
attik34 raises to 1,590, and is all-in.
Royallady929 calls 390.
Dealing River
attik34 shows
attik34 has Two Pair, Aces and Eights
Royallady929 shows
Royallady929 has Straight, Nine High
Royallady929 wins 4,055
As said in the rake thread, its pretty damn high, which I have thought before on many occasions myself as well. I seem to be getting raked at 7.5 BB/100 (like 75c/100! That's a big deal to me :D), which is pretty hideous. With rakeback, that turns into 6.2 BB/100 but it's still pretty immense.
So I'm kinda stuck at breakeven atm, with any edge that I have transferring directly into FTP's bank account, and as such can't seem to build my bankroll anywhere atm. However I am half re-learning the small amount that I knew before as a result of taking a large break from poker after getting frustrated last time, so I can dig it for now. Just trying to improve.
Also been thinking about some cbetting stuff, which I have been thinking about for a while.
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Incoming splurge of maths thoughts beware (just about ev calculations and stuff):
Suppose we have raised a hand preflop 3x OTB and get one caller from the SB with no limpers or anything:
Pot size = 7bb
When we miss and cbet the flop for ~ 2/3 psb say (for 4.5bb)
In this situation when we ask "how much does he have to fold here for this move to be profitable by itself?" usually people say "well obviously when he calls, we lost 4.5bb and when he folds we win the pot, at 7bb. So -C*4.5 + F*7 = 0 for break even means that he needs to fold 39% of the time for this to be +ev".
Now unless I'm just plain wrong with this, that fold percentage seems to be way too low. If you only take situations in which you get to the flop, cbet and lose, this kind of calculation doesn't seem to take into consideration the fact that some of the money in the pot was yours to begin with in a global hands kind of sense.
As far as I understand, this is only 0 ev given that this is the specific situation that we are in (i.e. we are plonked into the chair with a missed hand on the flop and what is the best play from here) however in terms of overarching preflop -> flop strategy this is a losing play!
If this guy folds 39% of the time to cbets (supposedly 0 ev), then only looking at situations in which we miss the flop and continue to bet 4.5bb, this leads to a net loss of 1.45bb every time we do this, and so instead we need a fold of 48% to break even.
It is just this difference of about 10% that I am confused about, obviously the percentages change as you change different parameters (PFR size and cbet size) but this discrepancy has got me wondering.
Its kind of like the same thing as why folding is always EV 0 even though you would lose money if you only folded (or would globally lose is you fold in big pots all of the time), which I have also never particularly understood. I know that the money in the pot is not seen as yours any more, but it still seems to affect total profits?
The main reason why I actually decided to think about how I am cbetting is because I took a look at my cbets when I have no pair at all, and I am actually slightly down (although this is probably because of variance, as I only have a smallish sample from recent play) and I just thought it would be an interesting thing to take a look at.
I'm also trying to figure out where I have leaks in my game (obviously everywhere seen as I'm not crushing tbh) and working out the best way to analyse my own game to work out where I'm losing money unnecessarily.
Anyway, I'm having fun and not spewing cash and that's what its all about right? :D
started down 12k at NL and plo for the first week or so won 44k the next 4 days and lost 18-19k the last 2 days 15k lost was due to a lot of stupidness (hyper turbos - 30/60 triple stud - 25/50 cap) lol we'll see what the rest of the month brings
poker wise i think i played for about 3 days total.... about 3K hands and im just about breakeven
(50NL HU)
got $300 in bets that im prob ganna lose (thinking of buying out tmrw for half with them all) but i think il just keep them to motivate me for the last half of the month.
havnt seen my gf in like a week, shes super fucking pissed. its ok , i think shes on her period for the last 4 days or so. kinda a good time to be on a hiatus. altho anal sex is fun... hope she lets me take her to dinnnnner tmrw. i hate having to rip off my own balls and gravel. i gave her a dozen roses a few days ago. she dint even really wanna take it.
i started working full time again. im an electrician. started up again mybe 3 weeks ago so it surely put a damper on my poker life. poker is great and all but i can easily make 3K a month working.
started the gym again 5 days a week for the last 3 weeks aswell... im usualy out of work by 3 thats the only benifit of starting at 630am. i been getting up at 6 am for the last 3 years probibly so my body is used too it kinda. i dont even need an alarm clock.
shit could be better, shit could be worse. i got a full stomach and some bread in my pocket.
oh yea and i stopped smoking weed for a week already. from like 2 blunts a day.
fuck i also forgot to say that i tryed SC2 over a freinds house and i been loving it. went back there a few times in the last month to play it again. he really wants me to buy it since i was a very good UD wc3 player. im affraid its ganna take over my life and il get obsesssed so im trying very hard to fight the urge to buy that shit.
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Which of course sends me on some tilt to which I start 3betting alot more 
(three of a kind, Deuces)
(a flush, Ace high)
(a flush, Queen high)
(four of a kind, Aces)
(three of a kind, Eights)
(a pair of Nines)
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