A while ago i pitched the movie Butterfly Effect(_director's cut_) to k2o4 and he seemed to like it. Well tonight i've decided to take a chance on recommending another movie.
Remember the Bucket List? That movie with 2 of the greatest actors of our generation that, when just came out made the coveted IMDB top 250? You probably do. But did you know that it was a remake? And that it was complete garbage?
You probably didnt. Given that this information is never mentioned, or that only 6 thousand people have cast their votes in favor of Knockin' on Heaven's Door IMDB or the fact that it is made in Germany instead of Hollywood.
This movie is exactly what you would expect it to be. An unadulterated Bucket List, brutal in its truth, but funny. There are no miracles, no breaks, no rich guys to give you happy endings.
Granted it does have comedic value to it, and the protagonists do get into a whole amplitude of dubious situations, it still remains true to itself, true to its message.
Well, don't listen to me mumbling, just watch. It's one of the most important movies of the last century you might've overlooked!
Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
Ship the run good + play good! Only 12 hours after finishing reading SlowHabit's new book I had the best day of my poker career in terms of winnings and just overall play. My decisions felt all around a lot more crisp and defined. I deployed a couple of his techniques against some of the regulars. A couple of them didn't work but I took notes and hopefully it will set something up for the future.
im thinking about getting a stake
anyone interested in staking me 2/4 - 10/20 and online tournaments
80% HU
across 2-3 sites
maybe for 6 months.
graphs, details, positive recommendations and everything availiable on request.
get in touch.
do we keep playing hoping he will unbecome jesus eventually or do we run to another table as soon as shit becomes evident? Took me a little while to stop being amused and retreat
i know i played these bad but i was tilted at the point because he ran hot every hand he played and all of this happened within like 5 minutes
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PokerStars Game #35284289183: Holdem No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2009/11/12 23:26:35 ET
Table Lyyli 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Hero ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 2: gandhi1975 ($12.05 in chips)
Seat 3: pfsrs4 ($10 in chips)
Seat 4: eazye5000 ($12.10 in chips)
Seat 5: Sasquach991 ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 6: diseni ($15.30 in chips)
eazye5000: posts small blind $0.05
Sasquach991: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
diseni: folds
Hero: raises $0.30 to $0.40
gandhi1975: calls $0.40
pfsrs4: folds
eazye5000: folds
Sasquach991: folds
Hero: bets $6
gandhi1975: raises $6 to $12
Hero: calls $3.60 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($2.40) returned to gandhi1975
Showdown gandhi1975: shows (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero: shows (a pair of Kings)
gandhi1975 collected $24.20 from pot
Summary Total pot $25.45 | Rake $1.25
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: gandhi1975 showed and won ($24.20) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 3: pfsrs4 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: eazye5000 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: Sasquach991 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: diseni (small blind) folded before Flop
Submitted by : banged
PokerStars Game #35284518272: Holdem No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2009/11/12 23:35:38 ET
Table Lyyli 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Hero ($22.30 in chips)
Seat 2: gandhi1975 ($28.75 in chips)
Seat 3: pfsrs4 ($10.80 in chips)
Seat 4: eazye5000 ($12.70 in chips)
Seat 6: diseni ($10 in chips)
eazye5000: posts small blind $0.05
diseni: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises $0.30 to $0.40
gandhi1975: calls $0.40
pfsrs4: folds
eazye5000: folds
diseni: folds
Flop (Pot : $0.95)
Hero: checks
gandhi1975: checks
Turn (Pot : $0.95)
Hero: bets $0.70
gandhi1975: calls $0.70
River (Pot : $2.35)
Hero: bets $1.60
gandhi1975: raises $1.60 to $3.20
Hero said, "rofl"
Hero has timed out
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet ($1.60) returned to gandhi1975
Hero is sitting out
gandhi1975 collected $5.30 from pot
gandhi1975: doesnt show hand
Summary Total pot $5.55 | Rake $0.25
Board
Seat 1: Hero folded on the River
Seat 2: gandhi1975 collected ($5.30)
Seat 3: pfsrs4 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: eazye5000 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: diseni (big blind) folded before Flop
Well i decided at the beginning of this month that i will try and get the 200k milestone bonus on stars. So, ive been playing quite a lot in the attempt to stay on pace to make 72k vpp's over these 2 months.
This may not sound too hard to some of you but tbh i dont play much at all, previously my biggest volume month was last month which was only like 65k hands lol, so to do 220k hands in 2 months where xmas and new years etc is coming up is a challenge for me :D
So today i played a 10k hand session which took 10.67 hours 16 tabling, was pretty tired of poker towards the end
Results are good, just under $900 which makes up for how poorly ive run so far this month a little.
I have no idea how people do this almost every day for a year, its ridiculous.
Made and excel sheet to keep track of my pace and im ahead now thanks to this session~
After being extremely unsatisfied with my game at 100nl I made a cashout and moved down to 25nl to completely rework things. I used to be one of the biggest winners at 100nl-200nl for a longtime. This is back in 2006-2007. But times have changed. I felt like I was getting owned in 3bet pots and really playing bad overall. I mean dont get me wrong I was still winning like 4bb100 or whatever but I just wasnt feeling confident in my game. I felt like a lot of the regulars were owning me bad and I was just getting money from the fish. And ya I mean a lot of them were just retarded aggro monkeys but still they were putting me in super tough spots that I def wasnt comfortable being in. The game has changed a lot and I had to man up and admit that my skill level hasnt increased with the competition over the years. So basically what I did was really try too up my aggression. I had been brainwashed by the cardrunners cbet flop then give up unless scare card hits style for far too many years. So what did I do? I unleashed the beast. Careful to always stay mindful of whats going on and my image.. I think how can I win this pot, whats my opponents range etc. If I think he is marginal I will overbet all streets and he cant call with his random trash... and if he does I insta adjust. I find by 3 barrel bluffing a ton I pickup so many decent sized pots that it more than makes up for the badbeats I get. This goes back to what doyle says in super system. (btw I recommend his new autobio its amazing) Anyways I play 6 tables now usually only like 1-1.5k hands a day or so. Lifes going pretty good. Probably going back to school next year.. which will be exciting for sure. Also have a 2k prop bet going with someone I know. Its a 6 month bet of who can lose the highest % of BF %. So this will def get me off my ass and in the gym every night. Also the dieting and exercise will help my focus and stamina.
19k hands played, was up about 1.5k for the month before dropping 800 in a stupid session today at 1/2 ofc
seems i can never really string together consistent results at 1/2 yet. I've only played about 58k hands to date at 1/2 tho, so the sample is still pretty small. Over this sample i'm down about 4-5 BI, so its nothing major....
otoh, i have a 20 pg paper due that i havent started yet and it's due on the 18th.
Also, played some FTOPS satellites today and turned 2 75$ tokens in to about 800$ in t monies. /whee
also , i ahve the flu and i hope to fuck it isnt swine.
Took my first shot of nl50 today and ran really well. Hit my sets and got paid off on most of them. Went up 3.5 bi which is a pretty big increase to my bankroll. Really wish I had the first time deposit bonus though, but I deposited $100 back in the day and wasted it. Here is my lifetime graph, I find it pretty amusing. You can guess where I started playing nl50
masta33 bets $0.50
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $32, and is all in
masta33 calls $16.60, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $14.90 returned to Hero
Showdown Hero shows two pair, Queens and Sixes
masta33 shows a flush, Ace high
masta33 wins the pot ($67.95) with a flush, Ace high
Hero adds $35.10
Summary Total pot $70.95 | Rake $3
Board:
Seat 1: masta33 showed and won ($67.95) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Satyagraha didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: harky12 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: ramones4ever didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Ugrym didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Hero showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 7: 7isalegend (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: i8myjob (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: canaverral (big blind) folded before the Flop
gloomy update w/ a gleam of lightby remember87, November 12
Its been a while since I updated and I finally got it together to write something. If you dont want to read it all I made a short version at the end of the post
So, what has happened pokerwise?
Since my peek in August I have gone pretty much down down and down, both playwise and bankrollwise. I guess I could blame it on a downswing or something but I wouldnt be fair to myself if I did that.
When I play I have zero confidence and very bad timing in almost every aspect of the game. I get it in bad, I get outdrawn and I cant draw out myself. This has made me loose almost all of my patience in the game, which I need and actually is the thing I miss the most (compared to before). Before I could just say "hey, it happens all the time that someone draws out", but now I go on tilt immediately.
It got so bad I almost could describe my state of mind as a degenerate gambler. I want to get the money in in a lot of situations I shouldnt, I want to make really thin valuebets and call down light. I have also become a callingstation, both in the sence that I want to herocall most of FI bets on the river, but also float too much on the flop etc so I can "outplay these bad players". It took a while before I realized I was the one that played bad.
The worst thing is that I havnt been able to shake these feelings of me. Everytime I sit down to play I "seek action", no matter if its a good play or a bad one. If I want to be a player that lives of my winnings I need to make the correct play, no matter what. This has been the exact opposite for me now for a while which is a bit hurtful. In many situations I know what the best play is, but a gambling-side of me just want it to look exotic and really advanced and I end up making the "fun" choice instead of the good one.
I also sit and am angry at all the bad tightass players that just sits and plays the nuts, never bluff and dont do anything crazy at all. My whole body wants to improve, play more creativly, more loose and more aggressive. But at these low limits I am playing at, noone invites me to do these moves. So instead of adjusting to the plays they do and just take their money I want to play like a NL1000 reg (a bad one ) and looses money.
I think it all roots in my quest to play a game similar to 26/22/3. I force myself to play hands I dont want to which leads me to end up in situations I am not too good at solving and then I do something stupid instead of just continue to the next hand. What I should do is just relaxe and let the game come back to me. I should be playing just 21/19/2,5 until I feel I love the game again, I can make the correct plays and then the motivation will come back to me! Then I play looser again.
The first half of October I played like 12k hands at NL200 and lost a little less then 3k. After that I have been thinking some of the above things (and most of the time tried to not think about poker at all) so I havnt played a single hand online in almost a month now. I know all this stuff sounds just like a lot of complaining but I need to get it out somewhere. Its like therapy to write it down and here I can be perfectly honoust with myself. I actually think that since I can make myself to write all this down I have come a long way to "heal" as a pokerplayer. I can face the problems I have with my game and then I can change the things that are wrong.
So, hopefully I can get my love for the game back. Without out that I dont have any motivation to play, and if I dont have any motivation there is no point in playing. Maybe I have come to a point in life where I should quit poker and do something with my life. I dont know...
Until I know the answer to this question I dont think I will update this blog too much. I need to find what I want to do without feeling any pressure. But when I have decided I will let you know!
What have I been doing instead of playing poker?
Much of my time has gone to my violin, or rather viola (that I play in the orchestra). We recently had a concert where we played music from a lot of famous movies like Pirates of the Carribean and Forrest Gump, and since I love that kind of music it was really nice to play.
Now we are setting up Gustaf Mahlers 6th symphony. Since the concert is already next week we are practising 4 times a week, and since its pretty advanced music I also have to practise a lot at home. So it takes a lot of my time, but its worth it. We will have a little more then 100 people (!) playing in the orchestra on the concert so its going to be really magnificent! I am really looking forward to it!
Here is a small peak at the symphony (the piece starts at 0.25):
Not to boast or anything but the quality of the orchestra is so good that it sounds like this And our conducter has atleast this much energy!
Short version
I suck at poker and instead of continue to loose money I play a lot of viola in the orchestra. (The piece above is the one we are setting up next week.) Hopefully I can find the joy for the game so I can continue play, otherwise its time to move on with my life!
small update cuz i feel bad by piratematerial, November 12
huge downswing? lost 15 bi's today, 2k or 3k hands i think.. playing a mix of 100nl and 200nl from now on, for now no regs, have to relieve the pressure from my roll a little. unless i played them in the last few days and have a TON of notes..
don't think i tilted at all. just get raised a lot on the river. maybe i'm laying down a little bit too much on the turn. underestimating what how wide they'll get it in but most of the times im looking up.. it hurts.
probably a standard downswing with a few hundred hands against better opponents mixed in.
ai ai ai this hurts a little. ok back to fighting will make a hands update when i played some more.
ps
shoutout to Staxx - one of the guys who took some off me today, before really downswinging - hey man good match. would like to play again against you when im doing better again. if you feel like it PM me some leaks you think i have
ps2
im not ruling out just getting destroyed by the opposition. i haven't been gameselecting at all. joining regs tables untill they play etc. probably the better % doesnt sitout instantly. maybe a few tables too many.
Arrive in Vegas tomorrow for a week. Some work, some drinking, some poker, some more poker. Not necessarily in that order.
If you are playing mid-high stakes poker over the next week then you are safe. However if you are playing 1/2, 1/3 and maybe a bit of 2/5 and you see a mid 30's English guy with v short hair and mistakenly assume he is a 'older' nit and he check raises you ass aaaawwww eeeeeennn then it may just be me....I'll buy you a drink (as long as my play works ).
Can't wait. Although I think it's going to be cold, which doesn't seem right....
im thinking about getting a stake
anyone interested in staking me 2/4 - 10/20 and online tournaments
80% HU
across 2-3 sites
maybe for 6 months.
graphs, details, positive recommendations and everything availiable on request.
get in touch.
went through the hands of the last 2 days. i selected some winners and loser based on potsize. so they are a little bit of a random selection.
many were against the same guys though as i played some long cool matches were i got down a lot, sometimes as much as 6 buyins but usually managed to get back to being up or down only 1 or 2.
imo i had an edge on all my opponents but they usually weren't total fish. for example DirkyD has an awfull tableratings but he is not that bad he just works under the Peter principle (i.e he plays 1 or 2 lvl's too high)
RandomCrayon was a fish imo. but a very agressive one with a superhigh variance style. it scared me but i felt the edge was sooo large i had to stay.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/765361
DirkyD seemed to be 3betting more then the 16% i have him on in a larger sample. so i started defending more wide. i figured with the draws and the agressive match i should get it in on the turn. in retrospect most of my actions seem a little light and i lost a big pot because of it. let me know what you think about how i played this.
DirkyD overbets the river on me. at first i thought he used overbets in a very nice way but ive come to think they are weighted too much to value. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/765368
against Randomcrayon. I thought this guy was pretty bad but he got up a ton on me. i remember him as very agressive and not folding to any 3bets and 3betting 90% of hands himself. basicallyl he played everything by 3betting and by calling 3bets. it was amazing to me how i wasnt crushing him just by being a little more selective. there were some sick pots.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/765364
here i pay off because it didnt make sense he was very agressive and a K was unlikely. some missed draws obv.
i get down a lot to him. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/765362
i floated the flop because my A hi was most likely good and i had some outs and a LOT of implied odds.
he hero calls me down. though i have to say it was more standard behaviour then skill and he payed for it in other spots. this one was hard to swallow though.
to me this was a very sick match. he ran up a $1400 stack on me on one point. almost all of it my money and i was a little tilted. but i had identified what i considered weak spots in the process of losing a bunch and decided to try and play through.
this is one of the hands i regret losing so much on. he was just not agressive and loose enough to put it in here with anything but K10+ and K10 is really the only thing i beat out of a whole range of hands beating or crushing mine.
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(a straight, Eight to Queen)
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a flush, Ace high
And our conducter has atleast this much energy! 
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