Back when I was playing live NL200 earlier this week I stumbled across my first real exploitable tell. On 4 separate occasions I had villains betting like $12 into $80 pots. Now I assumed this was partly because they dont really keep track of the pot size so they're just firing out some minuscule bet based on the strength of their hand because it makes them feel good.
And then I was like fuck that. I made what would be my normal river value bet of like $60, and they folded. I really began paying attention to their bet sizes on every street, and noticed all too often they were simply making really inappropriate bets, usually half pot or less. I never noticed this before because when I'm in a pot it's because I raised, and therefore they all just call and "check to the raiser". So I just started raising any bet postflop regardless of my hand if I deemed it "unworthy". $30 pot and you bet $7? Raise. And just like that I stole it every time.
Sample size is like 10 hands but I feel good about this. My only concern goes back to what I first mentioned, that they arent really paying attention to the pot size, therefore their betsize has little to do with it. But seriously, when theres a mountain of red chips you should be able to fucking guesstimate whats in there, theres no excuse for these ridiculously small bets they keep making.
I'm a long-time lurker here and as i decided to take poker more seriously, i also took the decision to start a blog. I began poker 2 or 3 years ago with some friends, then discovered that i could play on the internet. I read my first article, i learned the basic odds and I was sure to be one the top player worldwide... From there, i spend some time into improving my SnG skills. I'm still a low BI player but i have a little more knowledge than 2 years ago (not so bad huh!).
I now want to switch to cash game. I'm beginning in NL10 to get used to the basics of the thing. I was wondering after how many hands will i get a good estimation of my play. (10k hands sounds good to get a first view?) I'll try to post some hands to improve and get your help.
A few hours into the night playing NL50 live everyone decides they want to play a $10 rebuy + 1 addon SNG. I'm already tilted after getting 1 outered AA vs A3 (someone showed the case 3) and "flipping" AKo vs JTo aipf, so I oblige. I've played SNG's before, and have a basic grasp of push/fold mode, stealing blinds, pounding short stacks, etc. But what is this? Suddenly, the people calling 6BB raises in our cash game with hands like 82s and whatever the fuck, have all become a bunch of tamed timid little monkies. Awww, im sorry, does the threat of busting out suddenly influence your decisions my pet? Are you short already by level 3 because you limp folded half your stack away and now even a basic preflop raise puts you to a decision for all your chips?
Wow, these fucknuts suddenly went from being the loosest donks in the history of poker to the tightest nits you've ever seen. And when they finally do decide to get it in, the 30/70 flip they're being offered holds and they bust. Or they're a favorite and lose to variance. I'm liking this. Thats the one thing I always did like about tourney's, letting donks knock each other out for you, and improving your EQ as a result of them dropping out. One less idiot to contend with.
I win the first one for $100 1st place, "fuck yea". I got it in bad a couple of times BvB, but with some sick luck outdrew my opponents. They played it terribly anyway. Flatting A6o in the BB, flopping TP, and waiting till the turn to stack off. GTFO. We play a few more that I bust from and then the game goes back to cash. BOOM, here come the suckouts. I get felted AQs vs 73s. I'm having a pretty hard time holding it together and not just lashing out at everyone, so he says (and I shit you not) "theres a method to the madness man. I was dealt this exact same hand my previous hand. 73dd twice in a row? I had to call" Just like fucking that. Naturally flop came 797 for him.
Soooooooo... maybe I'll stick my head in a few more low stakes SNG's. I always hated the concept of playing for an hour just to win $0, but I fucking love using my edge to just completely fuck up their ability to play, and letting other players do some of the work for me at the same time.
ah, can't resist the poker bugby requiem, September 29
brief background: after playing 100nl regularly last oct and running pretty well I took some poor shots at 200nl, and then fizzled trying to play 100plo. eventually I cashed out and did not play poker for a year. until now again, put $1K onto full tilt started with playing some NL25, NL25rush (wow this is new to me), PLO25 rush aggressively taking shots at NL50. finally broke through after failing the first 2 attempts and on a huge heater.
last 6 sessions:
been watching a ton of videos and reading a lot of books to build more knowledge. would be cool to have some people near these stakes to talk hands with, just because i feel bad for flooding the forum lol
U SOUND LIKE UR FROM LONDANE!by TimDawg, September 29
I leave for EPT London tommorrow. Planning on playing a bunch of side events and the main. I'm feeling pretty good about my game all the way around and hopefully I can get deep in some events this year. I'm going to be selling around 50% of action in all the events I play. If you're interested in buying %'s post here and send me a PM. I will try my best to make us all rich
Here's the tournaments I'm going to be playing with the amount of action available for purchase, along with a link to the tournament schedule:
Main Event Day 1B on Thursday, Sept 30th, 5000 + 250 (everythings british pounds remember)
60% up for sell Ket 40% mez 10% thehuhu3 1% adam001 9%
NLHE/PLO on October 1st, 1000 + 100
25% up for sell ket 10% thehuhu3 5% bigbob 5%
NLHE on October 2nd, 1500 + 100
50% up for sell thehuhu3 5% ket 35%
NLHE HU on October 3rd, 1000 + 100
25% up for sell thehuhu3 5% ket 20%
NLHE 6 Max on October 4th, 1000 + 100 bigbob 5% handbanana 5%
there is also a 2000 + 150 NLHE event on October 3rd that I might play instead of the HU event but i will more than likely play the HU event. I will try to update my blog asap and let investors know what is going on and which events I will be playing. Obv if you do buy a % and I don't end up playing in that event for whatever reason, I will just ship back.
Not much happened today. Got up at 11am, packed, left home ~12:30, got here around 1:30. Spent the next 2 hours getting set up and getting the run down on what needs to be done. I got about an hour and a half of poker in. Kind of shitty, but it's day1 I'm not too worried. Tomorrow will be better =]
Second: Downloaded this movie off of funfiles last night, pretty decent/entertaining. Kinda like Cloverfield, but much better cuz it didn't suck.
I'll give it 3.5/5 stars
This shit got me scared today, especially with my not so robust BR (all NL50) http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7581/graphhi.png
The downswing is my morning session, upswing in the afternoon.
So I am playing in the afternoons exclusively from now on ;o
I found out that my peak performance is between 3-9pm, but there is also way more fish in the afternoon hours (mornings are almost reg only at NL50 Stars 100bb tables)
P.S. in case you haven't seen this trailer I have been posting in 'to be nuked' threads:
-This is the coolest most awesomest thing I have ever seen (Its Dead Leaves in English)
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