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| | Update by vasoline73, December 20
Well thanks to some posts around the site, I've realized that the only way I'm ever going to get better at poker is by forcing myself to play. I think it was Ket who said in a thread that people just play expecting to get better over time sporadically, and it just doesn't happen that way.
So I'm trying to play alot, just 4 tabling on my small NL5 bankroll of 160 bucks.
I played a session today where I ran way under EV which is kind of annoying, but I'm definitely not tilted by it. It would have been nice to make 30-35 bucks for almost 4 hours of grinding instead of 95 cents.. but I guess I should be glad I'm even. I also felt like I played well, so it's hard to be tilted. Even the big downswing in the EV graph around hand 1100 was a guy check calling a set against my flopped straight and rivering a full house on the end. I guess there's alot of arguments for just calling this river on this hand, so maybe I played it bad. I just felt like he could be check calling a Q the whole way and didn't want to lose river value so he donked.. and yeah I shoved and value cut myself big time. Villain was kind of stationy so I felt like just calling on the end was losing value in the long run. Who knows :/.
Hand in question:
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Anyways, here's graphs for my session today.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/4c9ee.Dec.png
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/7ef14.decallin.png
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/9df5d.decshowdown.png
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/7c2ff.decstats.PNG
And the last couple of days...
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/b32f8.fullmonth.png
Anyways, I'm hoping that if I keep putting in 2-3 hour sessions of 4 tabling everyday and really focusing that I can move up quickly. We'll see what happens, hopefully I run a little smoother next session.  . I think I can reach NL50 before I start running into trouble with my game.
- Jack
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| | Bump... need some stars$ for ftp plz by Drakk, December 20
there has been problems yesterday in the attempt to transfter declining the attempts... not sure if it was on my side but either way it wasnt working... requesting stars money for my ftp. will send first to trusted members
done ty gitm ace!
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| | Secret behind redline! by LemOn[5thF], December 20
Warning, long analysis!
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| | Other Poker rooms by Chewits, December 20
I only play on Stars or FTP atm. But I want to try out some other poker rooms. I am slightly restricted as to what rooms I play, as I am on a Mac, and I really do not want to play on Windows XP (its broken copy..). Anyway the HUD program I use while playing Poker supports currently, Stars, FTP, Ultimate Bet and Ongame Network.
This may sound dumb, but how the hell does this Ongame network work? I do not understand this. What is the website for the poker room? Is it lots of different poker rooms or what? Where can I download the client?
Also, is UltimateBet any good? Looking to be playing 50NL/100NL 6max and 50NLHU.
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| | Grinding Pokers by Mikae, December 20
Hi everyone, this is my first blog...ever.
I'm going to blog about my adventures of 10nl. I used to play live/internet poker on and off but since then i've been motivated by salutary to take it more seriously. He staked me 100 bux on cake in July and it took me 2 1/2-ish to turn it into 400 bux grinding 10nl. Uni work / finals took over. But now that i've graduated, i've got 2 solid months left to grind micros before I start at my graduate job.
I've just started going at it again in December with 300 on PS. I'm not like most of the bloggers on this site. Variance is my bitch. Running equal to ev is total bullshit. Running 3-4 bi above ev is standard for me. As such, there will be no whine posts from this blog. If i post a hand history, it'd probably be me hitting my 2 outter on the river.
I would like to post a graph of my progress so far, but i dont have any webspace. I'll probably get onto it some time this week.
So the main motivating factor for me atm is a prop bet i have with salutary. I need to turn my 300 bux into 2k before end of January. I think its do-able cause it includes my deposit bonus of around 250 bux and i always run insanely hot. I think i've got 10nl crushed but need to play more. My win rate atm is pretty average, 4.5bb/100 but that was after dropping 3-4 bi because of a few coolers (me failing to hit my 2 outer LOL).
I'm hoping to bump into Verneer on the tables because he's doing a micro stakes vid series on CR. I plan on coolering him a couple of times and then giving him a bad beat.
Edit: Graph
Standard LOL
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| | 2009 recap by whamm!, December 20
BEAT:
ran the worst i have ever in 3 years - fell into the "regs who didnt adapt" category
lost for 8 months straight after having 4 winning months jan to april
lived on rakeback profits and felt really dirty all year long lol
personal life in general was a mess, disconnected, detached from all forms of interpersonal relationships which really took its toll (went into deep depression)
smoked like 2 to 3packs of cigs a day, no exercise whatsoever -----> cant keep this up obv
decided to "rebuild" from 10nl 2010 and completely rework, rethink , reassess, re evaluate my game from the ground up
realized how omaha is a helluva drug lol
BRAG:
went to vegas again but this time lived and met with awesome LP guys, attended party but did not see nolan (was looking for a black guy lol)
completely debt free 100% now, planning on keeping it that way from hereon
bought a fucking brand new car with poker monies --- weeeeeeeeee!
balled hard in life and did not regret spending all that dough
did not die (yay!)
things in life start to make sense after having the WORST year of my entire life, its weird but true. i am at peace with myself now
im in a position where i am fearless and im pretty excited of what next year will bring
finished milestone, at last
all in all awesome colorful, eventful year for me. my mind is clear and i know exactly what to do with my life next year, which is something i havent done before. feels great and hope all of you experience this at one point in your lives. life is good
cheers and gl
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| | back to 25NL by thumbz555, December 20
http://www.liquidpoker.net/userpoll/draw.php?poll_id=959
Poll: Suicide... yes, but how?!
(Vote): Slash wrists in bathtub
(Vote): Hang self in closet
(Vote): Gun
(Vote): Other?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/0403e.25nl.png
another 7BI's..... yee ha
/end whine
edit: Girlfriend just sent me a smoking hot pic of her in black lingerie. Life has improved.
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| | X-mas play list by DustySwedeDude, December 20
Haven't made a music post in a while. Did a ~1 hour playlist with what I'd call pretty sweet X-mas music. It's more punk/rock oriented then most, but as long as your grandmothers aren't proficient in English or you delete like two songs it'll work as something you can play at home over the holidays even if your family is close by.
Song list:
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Christmas in Jail - The Youngsters
March The Mad Scientist - Jethro Tull
Merry Christmas (I don't want to fight tonight) - the Ramones
Christmas all over Again - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Christmas Eve - Blackmore's Night
Rocking around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
A Spaceman Came Traveling - Chris De Burgh
Christmas Love - Billy Idol
Get Drunk and Make Out This Christmas - The Dan Band
Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richards
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
It's Christmas Time - Status Quo
Mistress For Christmas - The Rock Heroes (the AC/DC made the "real" version, but can't find it on spotify)
The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al Yankovic
Thank God It's Christmas - Queen
http://open.spotify.com/user/dammk%c3%a4rlek/playlist/3yKzxdPWid5CqK0ei2h3OD
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| | Can someone elaborate on this stupid red line by Mariuslol, December 20
Ohh, I'm not that bright, what does this mean actually?
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8519/thestupidredline.th.jpg
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| | get it together by palak, December 20
this graph makes me fucking sick. Really need to get my shit together...have been playing absolutely horrible the last few days. Going on a 6 day break (vacation to florida). Going to come back from that with an intact game and hopefully destroy some 2/4 souls.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/7bb6f.playbad.jpg
here is my month stats wise
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/07668.bleh.jpg
pretty fuckin pissed off at myself right now for how bad I have been playing recently
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| | wooooooow by superfashion, December 19
Submitted by : superfashion
PokerStars Game #36931860581: Tournament #223583265, $3.00+$0.40 USD Holdem No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/12/20 0:24:19 ET
Table 223583265 1 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: hakwuzhere (1510 in chips)
Seat 2: superfash (1620 in chips)
Seat 3: bowser007 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: sardom (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: Genghis Conn (1390 in chips)
Seat 6: forzaviola64 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: DPGRIES (1380 in chips)
Seat 8: mylyon (1570 in chips)
Seat 9: Ladymask (1610 in chips)
forzaviola64: posts small blind 10
DPGRIES: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to superfash  
mylyon: folds
Ladymask: folds
hakwuzhere: calls 20
superfash: raises 60 to 80
bowser007: folds
sardom: folds
Genghis Conn: calls 80
forzaviola64: folds
DPGRIES: calls 60
hakwuzhere: calls 60
Flop(Odds) (Pot : $330.00)
  
DPGRIES: bets 380
hakwuzhere: folds
superfash: raises 620 to 1000
Genghis Conn: folds
DPGRIES: calls 620
Turn(Odds) (Pot : $2,330.00)
DPGRIES: bets 300 and is all-in
superfash: calls 300
River (Pot : $2,930.00)
Showdown
DPGRIES: shows   (a straight, Six to Ten)
superfash: shows (a straight, Five to Nine)
DPGRIES collected 2930 from pot
Summary
Total pot 2930 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: hakwuzhere folded on the Flop
Seat 2: superfash showed and lost with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 3: bowser007 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: sardom folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: Genghis Conn (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: forzaviola64 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: DPGRIES (big blind) showed and won (2930) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 8: mylyon folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 9: Ladymask folded before Flop (didnt bet)
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| | need ftp ---> stars transfer 500ish by Drakk, December 19
i need to move 500 from ftp to stars ill send first to trusted members
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| | NL25 by LemOn[5thF], December 19
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/628fd.KEKE.png
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/e8374.KEKE.png
After seeing this + watching a CR vid about redline myths, I found out that I need to seriously cut on playing oop and especially on opening UTG.
BR: $525 + whatever extra rakeback Poker strategy ships next friday.
I will take NL50 shots at $900.
Howgh I PL2Y N2K4D
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| | saturday, fish day. by hazing74, December 19
so I had one table where this mega fish was destroying all the regs at the table. He got paid off with nothing, it was quite satisfying watching regs lose.
I believe this was where it all started
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he started picking momentum when regs started to disrespect him
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then he just got bigger and bigger
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If only I had played this hand.
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Finally Him vs me.
not sure if this fold is too nitty, but I was pretty sure I was beat at that moment.
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But patience paid off
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QUite an interesting day/
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| | DC Blizzard Pics by k2o4, December 19
Some pics:
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2023.JPG
Saturday before xmas but no one in the mall and stores are closed
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2027.JPG
Most people were in the food court but it's still pretty empty
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2028.JPG
heading outside
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2030.JPG
Snowwyy
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2045.JPG
These guys got stuck on the way to the mall
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2052.JPG
Some cars covered in snow
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2054.JPG
totally covered!
http://www.peacejam.org/userphotos/IMG_2055.JPG
crazy
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| | Shameless brag by Ezekiell, December 19
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/f674a.brag1.jpg
http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/7274e.brag2.jpg
Running good, thats all.
Well its about time, total EV this month: -19 buyins /combined NL10 and NL25/
gl all
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| | Fixed Limit Omaha Hi-Lo by Jonoman92, December 19
So lately I've been trying some fixed limit omaha hi-lo inspired by my father (he's an old donk who never folds, but he plays it live at our local casino.)I play online though.
Just wondering if any other LP'ers have ever played it much and if they have any advice, warnings, or anything else to send my way for trying this game. I'm generally just trying to play fairly tight and doing the generic stuff like trying to scoop, not get quartered etc. and plenty of people seem to just play w/e hand they get.
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| | record day by PplusAD, December 19
ship
best day in my poker career so far
+624 $ today in 1,4K hands HU mostly NL50 and some NL100
old record was + 562$ sometime in the middle of 2009 playing NL100HU
best 6max day was +420$ when 12tabling NL50 6max 2 month ago
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Nicole.A.Cunningham-1/Bounty_Ship.jpg
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| | Health Care almost there by k2o4, December 19
I know a lot of liberals who think they bill hasn't gone far enough, and I know many conservatives who think it has gone way too far. Personally I think things like the public option should be in there but I realize that is going to be a long shot with the way the republicans are reacting.
But even though there's stuff that hasn't made it in that I'd like, the changes that are in there are really damn good imo and I'm very happy with the results. Considering that health care reform has been attempted by several previous presidents and they've failed because of how fucking hard it is to achieve, the progress we have right now is huge and a thing to be very happy about. Once we get this passed and see good results from it, getting more changes will be easier.
Here's an update I just read:
| | There are some great elements of this bill that will take some time to set up, such as the new insurance marketplace -- the Exchange -- that allows people without insurance and small businesses to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive prices. But there are a lot of other benefits for families that will kick in during the first year if we get this passed:
* In the first year, we will make it illegal for insurance companies to drop coverage for Americans.
* In the first year, more of your money will start going where it belongs: towards your care instead of excessive insurance company profits or TV ads. We will start forcing insurance companies to report the proportion of premium dollars that are not spent on medical care -- including profits. If a company isn’t spending enough of its premium dollars providing benefits for families, it will have to issue rebate checks to its customers to make up the difference.
* In the first year, all insurance plans will have to begin covering preventive services, helping to shift our health care from just sickness to wellness. If you purchase insurance on your own, you will receive preventive care from your doctor without paying a co-pay.
* In the first year, seniors will see major relief in paying for prescription drugs. The gap in coverage with Medicare, the so-called "donut hole," will start to close for good.
This bill will reduce premiums for your family, shifting the balance of power from your insurance company back to you.
Health reform extends coverage to 30,000,000 Americans without adding a dime to the Federal deficit. In fact, it represents the largest reduction to the deficit in well over a decade. |
I know conservatives will read those bullet points and go "SEE THAT'S WHAT I HATE" and go rah rah rah, Obama is a communist destroying America, but to me those are the reasons I'm so happy. Those are all GREAT changes imo and I can't wait to see them put into action. Good job Obama, and good job to all the senators and congressmen/women who are working to pass this bill!
As for official status, my understanding is that there are 60 votes so no more republican stalling. I'm not sure if they've actually had the vote yet or if it's going to happen on monday or something like that. Then it's conference time to hash out final compromises btwn house/senate and then Obama signs it!
So close.
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| | raw deliciousness by concrescence, December 19
forget this
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