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Hey guys, got a little issue here, I am trying to cash out from my current site (betsafe) to move out to a new room. Since I was with propaganda poker (and used an instant BR promo to get me started on IPN's NL2 tables back then), I don't have a Moneybookers associated to my account. I decided to make an account, but in order to associate it with my Betsafe account and be able to widthdraw, I need to make a minimum deposit of 15 euros, now I could do a bank transfer (either from bank to MB so I can deposit or betsafe->bank->MB), but it would be much quicker for me and I wouldnt be stuck without a BR to play with for a week (I'm on vacation all week, so ofc I want to put volume).

So here's the deal, while my MB is empty, I do have paypal, so I'm looking for someone to send me 15 euros on MB and I will send 15 euros on paypal. I can go first if you're a known poster here. I know I don't have a ton of posts or am well known but yeah, I guess thats just a risk you'll have to take.

PM me on LP and I'll give you my msn/yahoo/aim/gtalk/whatever


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whenever i open up a new table my chat keeps detaching
don't have any auto-detach chat options selected obv

anyone else have this issue before? just happened recently @ FTP


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lol @ this hand

Submitted by : k4ir0s

***** Hand History for Game 37622302378 ***** Poker Stars
$500.00 CAD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, January 04, 12:56:23 ET 2010
Table Sazava Real Money
Seat 9 is the button
Seat 1: noob1 300.00 CAD
Seat 2: noob2 300.00 CAD
Seat 3: noob3 $2000.00 CAD
Seat 4: me $800.00 USD
Seat 6: noob4 $800.00 CAD
Seat 8: noob5 $300.00 CAD
Seat 9: noob6 $300.00 CAD
noob5 posts small blind [$5.00 CAD].
noob6 posts big blind [$5.00 CAD].

Holecards
Dealt to me ]
noob1 folds
noob2 folds
noob3 calls [$5.00 CAD]
me raises [$30.00 CAD]
noob4 calls [$30.00 CAD]
noob5 folds
noob6 folds
noob3 calls [$30.00 CAD]

Flop (Pot : $100.00)

   
noob3 bets [$100.00 CAD]
me raises [$300.00 CAD]
noob4 calls [$300.00 CAD]
noob3 folds

Turn (Pot : $800.00)

   
k4ir0s bets [$470.00 CAD]
noob4 calls [$470.00 CAD]

River (Pot : $1,740.00)

   
noob4 shows
noob4 wins $1740 CAD from main pot
bigacsiga doesn't show

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been playing mostly all nl25 trying to rebuild a roll to get back to playing nl50 fully rolled. But it seems to be that i am running horrible at nl25 about 4 bi under ev. But once im stuck a couple bi for some reason i just move up to nl50 and my cards just hold better when im up against the fish. Sadly i dont have enough of a roll to comfortably play 16 tables of nl50...not yet at least.

This is going to be all im doing this month is just grinding out cash. I know i can beat cash for a decent bit for the month and just for some extra help for me to stay away from mtts this month I made a deal with a friend to send money to him if he caught me playin any mtt. Hopefully i dont get burnt out in cash half way thru the month like always and spew all my winnings in mtts trying to get a nice score again. Well i think its time to chill watch some tv and pass the fuck out, rinse, wash, repeat...

GL LP,
B


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ONCE AGAIN, back to break even poker at NL 10. SO FRUSTRATING. I genuinely felt I had an 8k hand stretch where I was playing good. But couple of stupid plays and I am back to bad play.

This game really messes with your head. I think I am rational enough to not be results oriented. But doing that is much more difficult when you dont have the experience to evaluate if that play brings long term succeess.

Bah. Anyway...Whining aside...

I played a tight game. 11.1/7.7/4.38 with a 3% 3bet.Do you think I should open this up? I feel like I get unusually little action preflop. And that results in the only action I get to basically setminers I assume...or CLASH OF THE BIG PAIR scenarios... And that leads to me getting no action postflop except in reverse implied odds scenarios. SO OFTEN it just goes check fold. So fun...

And theres definately huge leaks in my game postflop. I feel Post flop is what suffers most when I am on tilt.

So...I think for tonight I am going to play NL 2. I want to move up ASAP but I dont trust myself with Tilt right now at NL 10.

BAH. This game is so hard. Anyway, thanks for reading.





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Submitted by : superfashion

PokerStars Game #37621647473: Tournament #228440499, $1.00+$0.15 USD Holdem No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2010/01/04 0:25:48 ET
Table 228440499 1 10-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: csogu (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Aritos (1550 in chips)
Seat 4: yameater (1360 in chips)
Seat 5: j2l2h2 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: dahmer666 (3130 in chips)
Seat 7: Eddielevis (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: smackmood09 (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: superfash (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: EmiiR17 (1500 in chips)
yameater: posts small blind 10
j2l2h2: posts big blind 20

Holecards
Dealt to superfash
dahmer666: folds
Eddielevis: raises 140 to 160
smackmood09: calls 160
superfash: folds
EmiiR17: folds
csogu: folds
Aritos: folds
yameater: folds
j2l2h2: folds

Flop (Pot : $350.00)

   
Eddielevis: bets 1340 and is all-in
smackmood09: folds
Uncalled bet (1340) returned to Eddielevis
Eddielevis collected 350 from pot
Eddielevis: doesnt show hand

Summary
Total pot 350 | Rake 0
Board  
Seat 2: csogu folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: Aritos (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: yameater (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: j2l2h2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: dahmer666 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 7: Eddielevis collected (350)
Seat 8: smackmood09 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: superfash folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 10: EmiiR17 folded before Flop (didnt bet)

Well the year is over and i'm a little late posting my results. Overall a very, very good year for me, I accomplished far more then I ever thought possible in poker and also manged to keep an 80+ average in my 2 semesters of university (industrial engineering) and had a successful workterm as well. The hard work I put into becomming a competent heads up player really paid off for me. After analyzing all my transactions I figure I ended up making somewhere just below 50k canadian (~45k american) give or take a few grand (Missing a bunch of hands off my laptop that were lost in a reformat). Hopefully 2010 brings continued success for me.

Decemeber:
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All Hands (50nl/100nl):
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All 100nl Heads Up:
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Good luck to everyone in 2010!


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Yo...

The itunes program doesn't allow the dragging of wmv files onto the itouch. I was wondering if there was anyway around this so I can put poker/coaching vids onto my itouch and watch them in at random places. Has anyone done this? or is there just no way to get an itouch to play downloaded poker vids off the internets?????


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fuck goals. im just gonna have some fun learning to play better poker and not think about making money. all these $$$$ goals are what causes all the misery in the grind. i see myself going to vegas again this year, making decent money and having an awesome year regardless, coz 2009 was filled with too much "goooools" and sucked pretty bad. i downloaded a pic of a check and edited it in paint(lol) puttting some ridiculous amount thinking im def cashing it out by the time the check is good. i wont fucking worry about the games and shit anymore, just not worth the stress. gl to everyone


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hi there, not so new to LP, mostly lurking, but figure I'd make my blog here rather than make another crappy one that I'd forget about in a few weeks since at least I remember to read here every day. :-) guess i'll keep it brief

January Goals:

[] Don't fuck up exams
[] 20k hands if I'm gonna play 6max, 50k if FR
[] Win money
[] Play thinking poker
[] Stop playing SNGs, I'm soooo -EV in them it's not even funny but I insist on trying again and again

Year Goals:

[] Get Supernova. I'm a fucking idiot as I had it so easily last year at 90k VPPs since summer and let it slip
[] Comfortably win at 100NL by end of the year

gl LP~


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So over the last few months I have been playing basically break even poker at $50NL. I have been winning at $25 nl. Why is this???

Why is it I basically destroy $25 and break even on $50? The players are NOT better. I am playing worse.

I have been working to hard and too long to let this happen. It has nothing to do with LAG or TAG or any other style of play. It all has to do with playing smart poker.

Since we are starting a new year and I am wiping the slate clean and hammering back down. Time to play smart poker….

Here is some mindless ramblings:

Call less, bet more….

Betting can eliminate the need to have a playable hand.

Location, location, location

If I am playing well, I drive people away from my relentless pressure.

Table selection, the other night I found myself 6 tabling and 4 of them had an Average VPIP of 18 or less… ideal for my style is 25 to 30.

Ante tables are fun… but draw the craziest players.

If you are better then the others at the tables, why put yourself in marginal situations.

Pay attention to the rest of the full ring table, when playing a guy with a VPIP of 40+… more then likely 5 to 6 other good players… a higher average then an average table.

Have a reason to call, if not raise/bet or fold. The opposite of most people.

Opening limping invites problems.

Calling with a big hand in a multi-limped pot invites problems.

Raising a multi-limped pot with a marginal hand invites problems.

Calling a multi-limped pot (can) cause problems, or (can) get away from the hand cheaply.

I just need to play with my head on straight and ALWAYSN remember… We make out money from Value Betting not Bluff Catching!



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I'm going to try to be very realistic after running really bad and nearly busting my bankroll, so here's what I'm hoping to accomplish in January.

[ ] Make $40 playing SNGs exclusively
[ ] More volume - 2 hours a day minimum*
[ ] Place in the money in a large tournament (1000+)
[ ] Win 1 or more live SNGs at the local charity games (130 payout, 30 buyin)

I'm really trying to get back to putting the volume I did during my first semester (roughly 9k hands a month at 2/5, 4 table max) because recently work and social activities have been slowing me down. I find myself constantly reminding myself that I should be playing and trying to learn more about the game, especially when I'm out doing insignificant things. I feel I can be a very strong player based mostly on my ability to read hands and outplay people postflop, at least at my current level. By June I would like to be playing NL50 but I know I have a long, hard road of grinding and analyzing my play. I may get some sort of screen capture program so I can make a video of how I play so people who are better than me can give me some advice, but I'm not sure on that one.

*This is hard to say but I think I can make at least 2 hours a day. I have really no excuse to not be able to put in that amount of time, so we'll see where it goes.

GL at the tables LP, here's hoping 2010 brings you all good fortune and no villains catching 2 outers on the river! :D


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[ ] 150k hands in cash games, any limit
[ ] NL50 reg
[ ] raise 3-bet percentage, and improve play in 3-bet pots

Happy New Year LP! Here's my results for the last few days since starting cash games again after nearly a 4 month break from them. This is my first time playing 6 max, so I feel like I have millions of leaks, so if anybody could look at my stats and help me out, that'd be great. Also, I think I should be moving to NL50 soon, but I guess I want to get in a proper amount of hands first before moving up.
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for ipoker skins other then vcpoker
also turned 20 on new years day so next year ill see you all in vegas!


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()Play 140 Hours of Poker
()Warm up and cool down every day
()Watch one DC video a week
()Try to play focused poker the entire time
()Play shorter sessions
()Have a good reason for every decision I make based a variety of factors



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i got a few hours in playing 5 tables 25NL and i did extremely well. im usually a sng player but lately i've been gettin crushed by variance so i thought i try cash and im loving it. u get to play wayy more hands and money rarely gets all in pre which i like. and on top of that to get ready for cash game, i read a awesome poker book yesterday which i feel like it made me like 100 times better because i got new insights on the game itself and how to read and react to certain spots. well heres the graph of first half of todays session. hope to do this everyday and move up to 200NL soon xD and can someone tell me the details of these graphs? i just started using pt3 today and i didn't even know about the HUD thing until it just randomly popped on my poker tables =/ and can someone tell me the best way to customize the HUD settings and what the stats are about? thanks ^^

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Alright so here's my first video that I said would be coming around now. It's about an hour long @160mb.

* note there's a hand where I back-raise AQ that's totally butchered; I thought the squeezer was a short stack for some odd reason and was trying to re-iso. I also probably use some incorrect terminology and do some dumb stuff at one point or another but I'll improve as I make more.

link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PCKFI4N0 - if it gives an error that it doesn't exist try refreshing.

Really appreciate all the advice/questions/etc.


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