So this weekend me and a bunch of buddies went on a foat trip and had a ton of fun being retards got back at 9 last night and passed out til 9 this morning got up and went to church which was amazing. I know alot of you here despise the word church but honestly its nice to go at the end of the week and refresh. Anyways I've had a ton of sleep and got my grinder hat on so it's time for big scores and some run good.
good luck lp
Nick
Also my Favorite song atm....
Think this is my 2nd or 3rd biggest month ever. Was down for the month a week ago or something.
Other then that I'm off to dinner with a few old friends and then we've got tickets for Inglorious Bastards or however Tarantino wants it spelled. Also sat with 13k or something on a 10/20 table yesterday. Never had that much money on a table before, so that felt kinda cool. Getting a fairly good grasp of hold'em I feel, but still leaking a lot of money trying to play omaha. Guess I'll need to learn it sooner or later though.
Also, thanks to SugoGosu for recommending Street Dogs. Two Angry Kids and Kevin J. O'Toole are both really nice songs.
made hands, got paid, lost some REALLY absurd absurd hands to 90/40 types but not bad for 6 hours. won small amt at 2/4 again, something wrong with the universe??
Looks like money goal will be met and things will kick off in 2 days. I both can't wait and am dreading it.
So I came back, still tilted and not paying max attention really and playing 6 tables instead of 4, but cards started coming and I am completely unstuck for today!
Hint: There is one hand where I confused my holecards with other table, guess which one
PokerStars Game #32204265368: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 16:07:18 ET
Table Hadar VIII 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Richçgirl ($20.65 in chips)
Seat 2: YaBa4tw ($50.25 in chips)
Seat 3: pgatiger ($74.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 5: trenbrothers ($45.15 in chips)
Seat 6: str8ace84 ($37.80 in chips)
Richçgirl: posts small blind $0.25
YaBa4tw: posts big blind $0.50
Hero: bets $10
trenbrothers: raises $12 to $22
Hero: raises $25 to $47 and is all-in
trenbrothers: calls $17.40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($7.60) returned to Hero
River (Pot : $94.30)
Showdown Hero: shows (two pair, Nines and Eights)
trenbrothers: shows (a pair of Kings)
Hero collected $91.30 from pot
Summary Total pot $94.30 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Richçgirl (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: YaBa4tw (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: pgatiger folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: Hero showed and won ($91.30) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 5: trenbrothers showed and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: str8ace84 (button) folded on the Flop
PokerStars Game #32200459834: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 14:27:50 ET
Table Cordelia VII 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: DoC.LemOn ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 4: FlushThis101 ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Smackjack777 ($50 in chips)
FlushThis101: posts small blind $0.25
Smackjack777: posts big blind $0.50
CHAS0101: sits out
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
DoC.LemOn: raises $1 to $1.50
FlushThis101: folds
Smackjack777: calls $1
Showdown Smackjack777: shows (a pair of Queens)
DoC.LemOn: shows (three of a kind, Eights)
DoC.LemOn collected $99.25 from pot
Summary Total pot $100.25 | Rake $1
Board
Seat 3: DoC.LemOn (button) showed and won ($99.25) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 4: FlushThis101 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Smackjack777 (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Queens
PokerStars Game #32202571085: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 15:23:22 ET
Table Agrius IX 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Wake_skate38 ($54.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Tilt4You ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Chris Leitch ($38.60 in chips)
Seat 5: Trias00 ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($53.55 in chips)
Tilt4You: posts small blind $0.25
Chris Leitch: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Trias00: folds
Hero: raises $1.25 to $1.75
Wake_skate38: folds
Tilt4You: folds
Chris Leitch: calls $1.25
Chris Leitch: bets $33.35 and is all-in
Hero: calls $33.35
River (Pot : $77.45)
Showdown Chris Leitch: shows (a full house, Tens full of Deuces)
Hero: shows (four of a kind, Tens)
Hero collected $75.45 from pot
Chris Leitch leaves the table
Summary Total pot $77.45 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Wake_skate38 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Tilt4You (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Chris Leitch (big blind) showed and lost with a full house, Tens full of Deuces
Seat 5: Trias00 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: Hero showed and won ($75.45) with four of a kind, Tens
PokerStars Game #32204366932: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 16:09:46 ET
Table Deipylos VI 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn ($89.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr Pive ($46.90 in chips)
Seat 4: bigikeboy ($44.45 in chips)
Seat 5: vottiuj ($17.80 in chips)
vottiuj: posts small blind $0.25
DoC.LemOn: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Mr Pive: folds
DoC.LemOn said, "yeah baby"
bigikeboy: raises $1.50 to $2
jupp787 leaves the table
vottiuj: raises $2 to $4
Exxon John` has returned
DoC.LemOn said, "you know what im sayin"
CHPokerBrat joins the table at seat #6
DoC.LemOn: raises $85.05 to $89.05 and is all-in
bigikeboy: calls $42.45 and is all-in
vottiuj: folds
Uncalled bet ($44.60) returned to DoC.LemOn
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
bigikeboy: shows (a pair of Fives)
DoC.LemOn collected $90.90 from pot
Summary Total pot $92.90 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn (big blind) showed and won ($90.90) with two pair, Sixes and Fives
Seat 2: Mr Pive folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: bigikeboy (button) showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 5: vottiuj (small blind) folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #32187272179: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 6:41:32 ET
Table Xanthippe III 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: iD.VaLi ($79.05 in chips)
Seat 2: HR-lulu ($60.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad Gibson ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 4: sbpats36 ($61.60 in chips)
Seat 5: FG BC ($93.75 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($57.85 in chips)
FG BC: posts small blind $0.25
Hero: posts big blind $0.50
Hero: bets $19
Mad Gibson: calls $18.60 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.40) returned to Hero
Showdown Hero: shows (three of a kind, Queens)
Mad Gibson: shows (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero collected $60.45 from pot
Summary Total pot $63.45 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: iD.VaLi folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: HR-lulu folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: Mad Gibson showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 4: sbpats36 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: FG BC (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Hero (big blind) showed and won ($60.45) with three of a kind, Queens
The thing is, as I set myself a rule that I instantly withdraw to 20BI once I start multitabling and go under my stop loss in the process, I took my BR down to $1k, but overall for the day I am breakeven (now at $1270)
I can't move to NL100 properly only because of the multitabling and spew issues unresolved, so here is what I am going to do:
I will keep the cash I took out because of the anti-spew rule in my Bank account, and if I manage to get to $2.4k without multitabling turbo tilts during at least consecutive 10k hands, I will instantly ship the $1k back to my Pokerstars Account, having 34BI NL100 Roll and a 14BI Shot at the limit.
If I will keep breaking the rule, then tough luck - I will take a shot at 24 BI only for 4BI, as there is no point in playing NL100 if I can't keep playing without turbotilts.
http://www.bluefirepoker.com/blog.aspx?blogid=25
Phil Galfond wrote down so many truths in here I had to post it. Most of them are old truths but they are none the less worth reading again.. Its also interesting to read how highstakes players think in certain areas..
PokerStars Game #32189695200: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 8:34:50 ET
Table Laomedon VI 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Trias00 ($50 in chips)
Seat 3: anatolii 1 ($45.95 in chips)
Seat 4: bradders1990 ($34.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Nixus85 ($74.70 in chips)
Seat 6: DoC.LemOn ($50.20 in chips)
iznak will be allowed to play after the button
anatolii 1: posts small blind $0.25
bradders1990: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Nixus85: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.30 to $1.80
Trias00: folds
anatolii 1: calls $1.55
bradders1990: folds
anatolii 1: bets $33.55 and is all-in
DoC.LemOn: calls $33.55
Showdown anatolii 1: shows (a full house, Aces full of Kings)
DoC.LemOn: shows (a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
anatolii 1 collected $90.40 from pot
Summary Total pot $92.40 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Trias00 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: anatolii 1 (small blind) showed and won ($90.40) with a full house, Aces full of Kings
Seat 4: bradders1990 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Nixus85 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: DoC.LemOn showed and lost with a full house, Aces full of Sixes
PokerStars Game #32189720306: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 8:35:50 ET
Table Mashona II 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn ($88.40 in chips)
Seat 5: FloDreamer ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 6: jackwira ($73.85 in chips)
290304 will be allowed to play after the button
berkenwoude5 will be allowed to play after the button
FloDreamer: posts small blind $0.25
jackwira: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
dalton cou joins the table at seat #2
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.30 to $1.80
FloDreamer: calls $1.55
jackwira: folds
Showdown FloDreamer: shows (three of a kind, Threes)
DoC.LemOn: shows (a pair of Kings)
FloDreamer collected $101 from pot
Summary Total pot $102 | Rake $1
Board
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn (button) showed and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: FloDreamer (small blind) showed and won ($101) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 6: jackwira (big blind) folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #32189877995: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 8:42:17 ET
Table Aschera III 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: linchun69 ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Gastek ($9.25 in chips)
Seat 4: sunleo4 ($28.90 in chips)
Seat 5: acegotstyle ($31.85 in chips)
Seat 6: DoC.LemOn ($50 in chips)
linchun69: posts small blind $0.25
Gastek: posts big blind $0.50
skc784: sits out
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
sunleo4: folds
acegotstyle: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.30 to $1.80
linchun69: raises $3.85 to $5.65
Gastek: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $44.35 to $50 and is all-in
linchun69: calls $16.85 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($27.50) returned to DoC.LemOn
PokerStars Game #32189883389: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 8:42:30 ET
Table Selene 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: zsm666 ($26.65 in chips)
Seat 2: Larissa26 ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 3: Tr1vium ($71.30 in chips)
Seat 4: DoC.LemOn ($56.05 in chips)
Seat 6: zerkalooo ($22.70 in chips)
Tr1vium: posts small blind $0.25
DoC.LemOn: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
zerkalooo: calls $0.50
zsm666: folds
Larissa26: folds
Tr1vium: calls $0.25
DoC.LemOn: raises $2.05 to $2.55
turbomike1 joins the table at seat #5
zerkalooo: raises $3.05 to $5.60
Tr1vium: folds
DoC.LemOn: calls $3.05
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (three of a kind, Queens)
zerkalooo: shows (three of a kind, Queens - Ace kicker)
zerkalooo collected $43.90 from pot
Summary Total pot $45.90 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: zsm666 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Larissa26 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: Tr1vium (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: DoC.LemOn (big blind) showed and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 6: zerkalooo showed and won ($43.90) with three of a kind, Queens
PokerStars Game #32187381372: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 6:47:17 ET
Table Arete IV 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: VasenPalli ($56.15 in chips)
Seat 2: stam44 ($46.70 in chips)
Seat 3: G-Unit1990 ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Ic3_Ac3 ($6.45 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($82.10 in chips)
Seat 6: Luxifur ($72.50 in chips)
stam44: posts small blind $0.25
G-Unit1990: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Ic3_Ac3: calls $0.50
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.80 to $2.30
Luxifur: calls $2.30
VasenPalli: folds
stam44: folds
G-Unit1990: folds
Ic3_Ac3: raises $2.20 to $4.50
DoC.LemOn: raises $6.50 to $11
Luxifur: folds
Ic3_Ac3: calls $1.95 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($4.55) returned to DoC.LemOn
Showdown Ic3_Ac3: shows (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
DoC.LemOn: shows (two pair, Aces and Fives)
Ic3_Ac3 collected $15.20 from pot
Summary Total pot $15.95 | Rake $0.75
Board
Seat 1: VasenPalli (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: stam44 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: G-Unit1990 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Ic3_Ac3 showed and won ($15.20) with a full house, Fives full of Queens
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 6: Luxifur folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #32187771612: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/29 7:08:19 ET
Table Juliet III 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: SkyDumont_2 ($95 in chips)
Seat 3: GloriaFades ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: kmcufc ($36.50 in chips)
Seat 5: VasenPalli ($66.25 in chips)
Seat 6: DoC.LemOn ($54.15 in chips)
GloriaFades: posts small blind $0.25
kmcufc: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
VasenPalli: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.30 to $1.80
SkyDumont_2: raises $3.20 to $5
GloriaFades: folds
squirell08 joins the table at seat #2
kmcufc: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $7.50 to $12.50
SkyDumont_2: raises $9.50 to $22
DoC.LemOn: calls $9.50
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (two pair, Tens and Nines)
SkyDumont_2: shows (two pair, Queens and Nines)
SkyDumont_2 collected $107.05 from pot
Summary Total pot $109.05 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: SkyDumont_2 (button) showed and won ($107.05) with two pair, Queens and Nines
Seat 3: GloriaFades (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: kmcufc (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: VasenPalli folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: DoC.LemOn showed and lost with two pair, Tens and Nines
It completely Screwed my graph since I started rebuilding at NL10.
I continue my never ending trend: Crush at 4 tables, get uber raped at 9+ (all three spikes down could be at about 60% would I stay at 4 tables)
I do that whenever I am extremely tired and my will is weak. I really need to improve my condition and find better balance in things.
I started reading Ace on the River from Barry G and this is exactly the thing that he describes as a distinction between winners and losers at the high stakes games he used to play seriously - he was winning only 50% of his sessions and 1/3 of the year was losing for him, but by always quitting under unfavourable conditions (he was tired/tables was -EV) he made it into a big winner as others always played even when not in top shape.
Love that book so far btw, let it be my inspiration, looking forward to chapter Poker and Family especially.
Now I hope I will pull myself together between the EPIC SATURDAY FREEROLS
Was bored. Found this. Agree with Flipius that I fuck some stuff up, and for those who wants to know; Yes I do lose a ton vs shortstack . Still happy with the TT hand though. Like to apologize to all people I was rude too ("people" doesn't include shortstacks). Also, someone stated that I ran bad or something, that's not true, as far as poker goes I'm the luckiest son of a bitch ever. Except like main event winners and that crap.
Also bet like 100€ on Silva and another 100€ on Maia, both for 2.20 odds. A little bit concerned that I don't know that much about the fighters but on the other hand it kinda felt like really solid match ups.
Hello, this is my first blog ever, but I'm around the the LP community for a long time and think that maybe I'll find some answers here, if I ask my questions right.
I used to play poker for around an year now, and first it was a fun trying to do what others do, then i saw my own potentional and start playing for beating the game and other players.
It wasn't long till I realise poker is not only game where you can achieve only pride and honor, but also a source of money and, in my case, a much, much more money than i would have if getting a regular job here.
The last winter I start to play trying to see exact how much I can get if I play poker not only for the fun of it but for getting profit, and for the next 4-5 months my earnings have increased dramaticly.Having in mind that the average salary here is maybe 700 or a biy less, I was earning at least 3K monthly only from live play, despite the fact that here is only two places with live Texas with regular 1/2 tabels.
These were some strange moments for me.I used to earn my money with work, and this new income made without a lot of efforts and much more than what I could earn from working made me confuse and I can't admit it - happy.So I recapitulate my goals and start playing poker for the money I was making from it and soon it comes.
As long as I just play because of the game and the fact that I can prove smoething to myself it was funny and didn't tierd me at all, but since I start playing it, how I say...for real it starts to get annoying, I start to get bored of playing faster and faster until a session longer than 45mins became a torture for me.
And it wasn't long after when I start to force myself to play poker, just because I get used to the life it offers me.I no longer enojyed the game and and in some ways this left a mark on my play.
So after a little briefing I decided to stop playing poker for a while and find out what's really going on, and what i should do from now on.But yesterday I went to the local casino since maybe a 2 month break, I thought I could overcome myself and sat playing again.It was again 1/2 with only regulars on the table - players that i know for playing weak, calling too much, and seeking cheap pots even for their preflop monsters.For me - an easy table with lot of profit on it.So I brought 200 to the table and for no longer than an hour I was dominating the table with around 800 in front of me.Also it was the time when I felt i can no longer play my game, I felt nervous, I start to play more loose and start to loose pot after pot.Then two rich fishes come and I decided to stay and try to make some real money but instead I continue with the loose maniac style and soon I found myself with nothing.Loosing everything in 2-3 stupid pots where I even shouldn't be.And again I ask myself why I had to stay there, even though i didn't feel like this.Was it for the money or I just get bored of the game and should stop play at all or at least for a long time.Or maybe I need more discipline and try to overcome this weakness in my play behavior...I don't know yet.I'd be happy if someone have ever felt the same way in his poker life and share some thoughts or maybe even advices how to deal when poker become a source of apathy but yet is the way to make money impossible to make in the ordinary life.
I hope my english is readable and wish you all the best on and out the tables.
Haven't gotten to play much at all the last week to 10 days, real life has basically taken all of it and sapped a lot of my will to play. I'm still swonging like nuts when I do get some hands in.
I'm still planning on making a crazy ass late push. The stated goal was 20k br by Sept 1, well I hit that tonight but I'm going to have to cash out at least 1500 to pay for Septembers expenses. Buuut theres still 3 days to go and with a little rungood I can be right there. After all the stupid, STUPID stuff I had to deal with, being optimistic about poker is pretty refreshing. http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2661/lately.jpg
Also, I'm buying an XBOX 360 Elite tonight after I post this . Price drop to $299, Dell gives $30 off so $269 and I'm paying for $150 of it in American Express points before I cancel the card so ship the Elite for $120.
These fucking cunts have charged me $30 a week for internet at my hotel, and they've had an 'open ticket' on the fact that the service is TRASH for over 2 weeks without getting anything done. They've cost me about 3buyins in pots that I've timed out in with the nuts/monsters, along with constantly sitting out in the middle of an orbit for 6-10 hands.
Their customer service / support has been complete horseshit, I've called 4 times and gotten blown off exactly 4 motherfucking times.
I will do my absolute best to never use another AT&T product again.
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(a pair of Kings)
(a pair of Queens)
(a pair of Fives)
(a full house, Aces full of Kings)
(three of a kind, Threes)
. Still happy with the TT hand though. Like to apologize to all people I was rude too ("people" doesn't include shortstacks). Also, someone stated that I ran bad or something, that's not true, as far as poker goes I'm the luckiest son of a bitch ever. Except like main event winners and that crap. 
we can swap back after if u want
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