I got given 25$ to play on hotshot poker by RTR. A site belonging to cake network, so i've been testing the network out...
Does anyone know how to turn off that annoying clapping sound whenever you win a hand? Under options there are only 2 options under sound which i can change and that is "DirectSound" and "Standard". Neither which stops that annoying clapping. Its very annoying when you multitable and must hear that stupid sound everytime you win something >_>. Help?
My wife is in the hospital because she lost the... well I don't exactly know how to put this... but she lost all strength in her lower extremeties... She can feel her legs, like if you just barely brush against her skin, and she can move her feet (from ankles to toes)... however she can't put any weight on her legs and she cannot walk at all. She's a math teacher @ the local high school (where i graduated from) and after she got out of school she went to the DMV to get a new license with her new name on it, anyway she collapsed and could not get up for several minutes... When she did manage to get up, she some how managed to drive to our house where she collapsed again in the driveway, again for a few minutes. She came in the house and she was crying... My initial thoughts were "fuck she had a bad day at school again" (she teaches "alternative" students, the ones who come from way fucked up homes and are abused, use drugs etc etc). Then she told me about the collapsing and feeling absolutely weak all around... Okay, given she has had mono 3-4 times in her life (yes epstein bar tests have proven this)... Anyway we took her to the emergency room (obviously) and the ER staff gave her a small dose of morphine because of a headache she had, then she was later transferred to a better hospital about 60 miles away... She met with a neurologist and was MRI'ed for TWO HOURS, head to toe. the tests showed no signs of brain tumors, or any other sign of tumors etc. Anyway she has been on diet pills for a long long long time and the 2nd neurologist that we met with came in and told the family to leave and proceded to call her a drug addict and told her that she was faking and needed to 'fess up. He looked at her tox screening and saw that she tested postive for amphetamines and opiates (diet pills + morphine @ previous hospital), so i guess he just automatically assumed she was looking for drugs... even though she turned down another morphine shot in place of Extra Strength Tylenol @ the new hospital ( SURE SOUNDS LIKE DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR TO ME.... U?!?! ).
Anyways, the most information that we have received was from the physical therapist who said "things like this happen a lot around here"... and the only thing that the neurologist recommended was "you should take physical therapy"... Okay physical therapy is great... but NORMALLLY you take physical therapy AFTER you find out what is wrong with you... right? I mean come onnnnnnnnnnn!!!
Thanks for reading, hopefully this will pass... but then again what if it recurs? I dunno.. I dont post many places, but I just needed to get this off my chest... Especially since we were supposed to go to vegas in 2 weeks for the summer and have nothing but a great time... I hope that you all pray (even if you don't pray [include me in that sub-group]) that she will get better and never have this happen to her again...
well the name of the blog couldn't fit me any more. i spent the past month getting from 100 --->700 only to tilt it all away.
but it feels different this time. i'm a better player (hopefully) thanks to all the good advice that is thrown around across these forums.
anyway i'm pretty much starting this blog to pretty much keep track of my knowledge and to refigure out everything in this game of poker. i plan on really dissecting all aspects/decisions. soooo hopefully some of you will help me out.
after tilting alot of my money away, i started to think, what it takes to become a good poker player and i think its rather simple:
1) discipline
2) patience
3) knowledge
i think it takes discipline to save your last 15 bb when you know you never have the best hand, to stop yourself from tilting money, to resist the urge to call bets and use "implied odds" as a cop out.
i think it takes patience and understanding that you can not make money over night. i need to remove this feeling of entitlement, just because i'm a better player than my opponents doesn't mean i deserve to win. they pay the same price to play the game, they are allowed to do w/e with their money. i need to be patient and let the money come to me, instead of chasing after the money.
lastly i think it takes knowledge. a 2 part knowledge of the game. 1 is being able to piece the puzzle, and properly hand read. making proper value bets and proper decisions during the hand while playing poker. i think the second type of knowledge happens away from the poker table, reading more indepth analysis that may include math based analysis, to 1st person accounts/memoirs. for instance me and my friend used to argue about esp. in brunson's super system, he talked about rushes and esp. i'm a pretty math based kinda guy so i kinda scoffed at the idea of esp/rushes saying it's just variance. my friend countered with "so you don't take the word of a guy whose played poker his entire life?" i still think it's a load of bull shit, but their might be a speckle of corn in that bull shit. maybe positive thinking/rush makes you play better and it just carries over into out playing opponents with no cards, and then picking up good cards and getting paid. anyway kinda went off topic a little bit. so there. my 3 tenants to winning this game.
i'm not anyone special or famous but uh i just wanted to say thank you to each of the following (to me they have been the most helpful) (in no particular order)
edzwoo (good advice + he's funny)
sicks macks (seems pretty good natured + good advice)
evilsky (damn good advice)
fraser (damn good advice)
collegesucks (good advice + good threads)
exalted (really good threads imo)
lemon (helps me rethink my decisions)
am i doing? in 6.2k hands this month ive dropped 10.5 buyins in nonshowdown. its never been that bad before. i might be doing way too much 'ill call and fold if he bets again' crap. sigh..i need help ive been playing like ass for 2 months.
Why do i have to run bad every time i play NL100??? I've been trying to jump up from NL50 to NL100 for like 6months and every time i do, i run into a wall of shit. I'm beating NL50 for about 4.5ptbb over more than 100k hands....
I can't win any coin-flips and it feels like I get outdrawn every turn or river in big pots. My AK never hits the board. If I have KK and somebody calls me there's an A on the board or a c/f. AA never gets any action. 4 last times that I've had a flush a 4th flush-card comes on the river. I've made one call-down that i'm not satisfied with during this time, and it was retarded. I leveled myself into calling after running like shit. JJ on a 345K6-board, villain had flopped a set. Everyone makes mistakes once in a while, but this hand was an unnecessary loss, no reason behind the call. Sort of the retarded "omg i run so bad, look!"-kind of call.
This was the last big hand I lost last session and it will represent all the others
Submitted by : barbieman
Full Tilt Poker Game #12646345210: Table Cory (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:16:39 ET - 2009/06/06
Seat 1: nygreek72 ($117.05)
Seat 2: nortonious ($0), is sitting out
Seat 3: Broady25 ($63.25)
Seat 4: Hero ($112)
Seat 5: pokertruth ($110.85)
Seat 6: Noose 777 ($128.45)
Noose 777 posts the small blind of $0.50
nygreek72 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Broady25 folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero raises to $3
pokertruth raises to $10.50
Noose 777 calls $10
nygreek72 folds
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero calls $7.50
*** FLOP *** (pot: $30)
Noose 777 checks
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero bets $22
nortonious adds $20
nortonious has returned
pokertruth has 15 seconds left to act
pokertruth calls $22
Noose 777 folds
*** TURN *** (pot: $74)
Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Hero checks
pokertruth has 15 seconds left to act
pokertruth bets $68
Hero raises to $79.50, and is all in
pokertruth calls $10.35, and is all in
Hero shows
pokertruth shows
Uncalled bet of $1.15 returned to Hero
River (Pot : $168.20)
Hero shows three of a kind, Queens
pokertruth shows a straight, King high
pokertruth wins the pot ($230.20) with a straight, King high
Hero adds $98.85
Summary Total pot $233.20 | Rake $3
Board:
Seat 1: nygreek72 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: nortonious is sitting out
Seat 3: Broady25 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Hero showed and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: pokertruth (button) showed and won ($230.20) with a straight, King high
Seat 6: Noose 777 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Preflop: Pokertruth seemed to be an aggressive player who could be bluffing here, notorious was just some donkey who could've had any two. I viewed notorious money pretty much as free money, I thought about 4betting and just picking up the pot. I just called hoping for notorious to get a piece of the board since he'd prolly stack off if he did.
Flop: With such a drawy board I decided to donkbet, if pokertruth had a hand he'd c-bet with I thought he'd just push over me. If he folds he wouldn't have cbet in the first place and no free cards for AK or a random K/T. When he just calls I got a bit surprised and put him on KK-AA or JJ, Still didn't get why he just didn't push.
Turn: The hand should've been all-in on the flop so i'm a bit wtf, i probably should've pushed myself.
I know, I would've gone broke most times anyway. But this sucks. I know I beat NL100, there are too many players that sucks far more than I do, but I still can't manage do win on NL100, it's so fucking annoying and frustrating. I've spent 6 months rebuilding and over and over again and this shit just keeps a happening. Last couple days I haven't played my A-game since I'm losing every fuckin hand, but I still get it in good and would win if it wasn't for all the flips, setups and bad beats going against me.
End of whine, hopefully the rest of this weekend will treat me better. If it doesn't, I guess I'll take a break and go back to crushing NL50 which would be really boring.
can't wait for tomorrow to be over so i can play poker with total mental freedom. i've only played intermittently for the past few months (10k hands a month mb?) and i've been feeling totally irresponsible about that.
It's honestly just sick the frequencies with which other regs can always fucking have it. Even more disgusting is how many times I can cooler the fuck out of myself for deep stacks. I'm going fucking nuts because of this game, god damnit man. This is exactly how May started, down 6k+ with no fucking hope. Now I have to spend the next 2 weeks trying to dig myself out of this stupid hole. This isn't how it should be man. This game is going to make me blow my brains out.
I guess I won't be playing much 3/6 or 5/10 anymore, even though the bulk of my losses is at 2/4 with some additional help at 5/10. I just need to regain my confidence and good swings back, if I'm going to lose every single fucking day like I have so far this month, it might as well be at one fucking two or something.
Some hands for those that care: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/700146 - Typical 5/10 bullshit, getting 2 outered by awful regs http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/700147 - KK vs AA 250bb deep, funny how I've literally never been in the reverse spot ONCE this past year, yet have have been on the negative side of this cooler a fuckton of times, especially deep. http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/701132 - 200bb set over set. Once again, I honestly don't remember EVER being on the positive end of this in 2009, let alone for deepstacks at 3/6.
I really don't know how much more of this I can take. I'm just hoping it doesn't devolve into the 6 month breakeven that I had to endure in 2008. I just wanna be one of those regs that just run fucking great every god damn time, who always has it and is always on the positive end of coolers. Amazing how GREAT some fuckers have it, sad thing is they don't even know it.
PokerStars Game #29037924016: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/06/05 20:43:14 ET
Table Imprinetta II 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero ($268.20 in chips)
Seat 2: mastapj44 ($279.05 in chips)
mastapj44: posts small blind $0.25
Hero: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
mastapj44: raises $1 to $1.50
Hero: raises $3.50 to $5
mastapj44: calls $3.50
Hero: bets $27
mastapj44: raises $50 to $77
Hero: raises $141.70 to $218.70 and is all-in
mastapj44: calls $141.70
Showdown Hero: shows (a flush, Queen high)
mastapj44: mucks hand
Hero collected $535.90 from pot
Summary Total pot $536.40 | Rake $0.50
Board
Seat 1: Hero (big blind) showed and won ($535.90) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 2: mastapj44 (button) (small blind) mucked
Today I decided to play some satellites and short session on NL50. I played four satellites on CakePoker and I have won one ticket to $100+9 50k GTD weekly freezout and in another one I finished on bubble position and have won some money but not much. In the session I played 224 hands with stats 17/12 and finished break even. I again lost aces two times and it seems that win with aces on Betfair must be miracle. First time it was all-in preflop against shortstack and he had K8s and second time it was against Q4s (probably any two suited cards has about 90% chance to beat aces on betfair).
About theory I have read some articles today and tomorrow I want to continue and also finish watching Brysmar’s 5part SSNL video series.
CAN SOMEONE TRUSTWORTHY HELP ME CASHOUTby try, June 05
I just cashed out my roll which was 500+
but i just received my rakeback of 108$ on cake poker however check min fee is 500$ so i can't cash out again
i don't have time to play anymore because baby on way and just got engaged
i can transfer 108 to your cake account first if you promise to send me 100 on paypal preferred! or /ultimate bet or fulltilt because they have 100 min
It seems I start to run good again, but my soul has not yet recovered from the Doomswitch, and I find refuge at NL10 and always spend my sessions there until I make at least 4BI, and then I take a 'shot' at NL25.
I feel like I have a shrapnel near my heart from the -40BI during 12 days explosion and it starts to hurt whenever I get a bad beat.
Hey birders, its about time I wrote another addition to my blog so here it comes.
I am currently on the floor of ToTMidians bedroom, hes asleep obv, he needs SO much sleep its unreal, like 12+ hours a day, incredible. Anyway, ive been in Mansfield, England for 8days now spending time with Jamie at his parents place, we've been doing lots of catching up, drinking, poker since we haven't seen each other since wcg cologne 08. I am going to update you on stuff we've been up to and poker and the future!
I arrived last thursday afternoon after my epic journey from my sisters, caught bus from my sisters at 9am arrived in Mansfield about 2pm I think, lots of train exchanges, lots of waiting, pretty standard stuff. Jamie and his mum picked me up from the station and we hed back to his place for some catchup and alcohol before going out for curry meeting up with Jamies friends which ended quite a drunk/fun/interesting night from starting in wetherspoons and ending up in liquid the "local club" :D I obviously had to show Mansfield how to drink/dance and bird. - Bird is a word you shall become familiar with if you know/talk to me or Jamie
Basically all week I have been getting up around 8-10am and playing some poker before Jamie gets up at like 12-1pm and then we watch poker videos, rail each other, watch UFC, grind the xbox and then hitting out basically every evening/night for pool/drinks/food/socializing with friends. Its been cool and Jamies friends are really nice, funny and good to hang out with and we all get on pretty well.
I've been bragging about this "sick event" that I wouldn't post about because I wanted to keep it secret from Jamie for aslong as possible but as mentioned in his blog, I am going back to Seoul, Korea with him on Sunday for 8weeks! Its going to be really good to spend the summer in Seoul, play poker, get drunk, eat korean food and just basically chill out for the summer there, going to be really immense. So if you are around Seoul this summer, please come out, get drunk with me and come birdin' =) I already think Kwark_UK and Artanis are coming to stay for a while with us so join us!!
Pokerwise, as most people know, ive been on some epic downswing recently which I honestly do feel is ONLY about 40% of the actual downswing content, after reviewing my play, understanding whats happening to me, I feel that I am playing worse than normal, I am overplaying hands and forcing situations to happen which is resulting is extremely -EV play therefore is hurting my longterm game. Over the past few days here, I have realized my problems and am in full flow of pluggin leaks and expanding my knowledge, understanding and general approach to the game and wish to keep this up over the time spent in Seoul. Watching poker videos, back and forth railing between myself and Jamie is obviously going to help my game a LOT and I am super thankful for his help and patience with me Not many people are as lucky as me to get such a sick friend =)
As you can see, I started the month in a rapid upswing and then coasted downnnnnnnnn until the month ended =( Like I said I do believe only 40% was actual downswing, running bad, I believe at least 30% was tilt, 20% forcing play and 10% complete dogshit poker.
The BIG difference between me now and me a few months back is that I couldn't handle running bad and refused to understand WHY it was happening and just constantly tilted/withdrew etc. I have overcome this and have been playing poker solidly from the start of May which is a huge improvement for me in terms of handling the game mentally. I will continue to improve my play/style/mentality and hope to see some large results from me over the summer!!
Speical thanks to Jamie (Midian), Roseeker, Silver, DoC.Lemon, Dahornnn, bbq, Oli, Artanis and Neilly for support throughout May, and any1 else i forgot to mention.
I'm free to choose who I see any old time I'm free to bring who I choose any old time Love me hold me love me hold me I'm free any old time to get what I want
- The Great Philosophy Jagger (anyone got that one?)
So no more school for a couple of months, and no "real" school for a year or maybe a year and a half. Just made a new DB. Gonna play 100k hands of 2/4 and 3/6 before I go up and play 5/10 again. I've made a bit of money so far this year but I'm not sure how mcuh and it's not more then 2/3rds or so of what I wanted to make.
Right couple of minutes ago a I actually got superowned by a 2/4 reg too. Felt weird, lol.
Had a blast yesterday and even though my two oldest lawbuddiss couldn't make it to the party I'd like to say thanks to everyone who was there and made it a great night. Also, rednaluks statement just before he went home will go down as one of the greatest lines I've heard in a long while. Other then that the religious one bought a beer, asians are great but they've got shitty taste in guys, I need to work out and look more aggressive, The fat one and his brother are sort of fun to hang out with.
finally ran good today and had a sick cooler set up vs this guy 3buyins deep but instead i AM A FUCKING RETARD and misread the board and only won 1 buyin when i had the sickest sickest cooler on him
I had a fine day but this is just retarded, i feel like a complete retarded failure of life cuz i can't even read a board right
lol...
otherwise things are good, housemates 'n I been partying a lot etc
railed pooruser grinding online for like 2 hours which is rly good etc
maybe a real update l8r.. didn't sleep much. really tired.
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