It's been a while since my last blog post, so I thought it was time to share with the gang at LP.
My last blog was on June 1st, after winning what appears to have been the last Liquidpoker weekly tournament. I'm kinda bummed about that, as I looked forward to these Sunday meetings. But since so many LP'ers are now rockstars in the poker world, I guess they went by the wayside. It would be great to see them revived. The $10 buy-in event was right in my range, and the chance at playing against the up and coming superstars of the game, well that's priceless. Even more rewarding than winning the tournament was finishing second to Myth, who had a bounty on him and managed to keep it from being claimed. Seriously, I had him dominated AK to AQ, but he luckboxed a flush, and my impatience and inexperience at heads up play showed at the end. Then there was finishing second to NineOneOne after entering the final table with a 10 to 1 chip lead over him. Sick beat.
As a grown man with a day job, I don't play near the volume of hands that most of you play. Also, I prefer tournament play to cash games, so I play mostly SNG games, but nowhere near the number of games a lot of SNG grinders play. Last year I played in a bit over 1600 games with an average stake of $7 for a whopping profit of $45!! Amazing, but it was a great improvement over the $1600 I donked off the year before.
I feel my game has improved, but from "sucks ass" there is only one way it can go, right? I still suffer from many of the basic poker disfunctions . . . poor bankroll management, tilt, life tilt, impatience. I think my biggest weakness has been playing marginal hands out of position. Still working on thinking about each decision before I make it, and I think I'm getting better.
Circumstance has put me in a position to try to take poker a little more seriously, and I count on Liquidpoker for insight and tips to improve my game and it's profitability. Always open to suggestions and even criticism of my play, as it all helps the goal of improving. So feel free to comment on hands I post.
And let me finish with this. All you 20-something kids making heaps of dough playing online poker, enjoy it. Don't let anyone make you feel bad for the time you spend on the computer. Take advantage of this time in your life, because it won't last forever even if you want it to. But you have to balance it with living as well, go outside once in a while, get a tan, bang some girls, have a good time. At 22 you have no idea of the world, not like you will when you are 42. You don't want to look back and say "I wish I woulda . . . " So go through the doors that are being opened up by this game and enjoy. You have plenty of time to be responsible later in life.
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i'm taking this one really bad. I just got back from Borgata and lost $1k this trip. This is my first time posting on this blog. Up until now i've been using blogspot and my site has been nycpokergrind.blogspot.com
So anyways, I'm really mad that I went broke again. I needed this money to help pay back my previous debt from friends that have put me in the game and have been waiting for their money. Some need it more than others and I had the money, it just pisses me off so much that now i'm back to 0. Basically this has been my last couple weeks. About 3 weeks ago or something I went to Borgata with my last $220. I borrowed $100 more on the way there and had $320. I played 1-2 and was down to my last $120 and decided to enter in the 7pm tourny. 91 players we got down to 7 and chopped 8 g's giving each person $1150.
Then i played 1-2 and 2-5 with the roll and got it up to 2k. The next week i left 1k at home since i was gonna give it to my friend who i owed $2900 and would've been huge to pay back. I went down to AC with the remaining $1k with my friend Mike who did the $1500+150 tourny and took down 7th place for $51g's. He goes by Hithenose. It was a sick accomplishment since he was shortstacked almost the entire tournament and that it was his biggest cash. Anyways i grinded out that week and towards the end of the week I was back to broke. I took a few beats at 2-5 when i rivered the nut flush and it made my opponent's straight flush, 3 clubs on the board. I moved down to 1-2 and flopped bottom set vs top 2, lost. Then I turned a straight and it made the guys boat and that finished me off.
So i was down to the $1k that i had left at home for my friend, he wanted all of it but i needed a roll for myself and so i gave him $600 leaving myself with $400. The next 3 sessions i played 1-2 and some 2-5 in nyc and won about $180 overall. I took the $580 and went back to AC and did another 7pm 100+20 mtt. This time there were 82 players and we got down to the last 7 and finally agreed to chop. I was down to 2 big blinds and made a comeback.
After that tourny i went back home and paid my mom $300 for the house and paid off $300 more for my credit card bill leaving myself with a roll of $1020.
The next day I went back to AC and packed my bags for a few days. My confidence had been regenerating after the terrible downswing i've been facing the last few months and finally i thought, i will turn all of this around.
So i get to Borgata 3 days ago, I did the 7pm 100+20 again but this time lost with KK to AJ all in preflop. Went straight to 2-5 after i got knocked out. I heard them call a 250+30 sng and decided to do it and left the cash game up a little. Everyone was playing so bad and we were down to 4 pretty fast. Chips got even and i suggested we chop up 500 a piece and play out for the remaining 400 and tip the dealer 100. We did that and when it got down to 2 me and the other guy chopped the 400 so total i cashed for 700. I got a room at Borgata and used my comps. My roll was at $1300.
The next morning i had a quick breakfast at bread+butter and went over to 2-5. I got in a nice rhythm going and finished up $350 after a couple hours. I was debating whether to go home or to keep playing. Something didn't feel right though and i felt like i was playing with scared money. I took a little break and then did something i've never done before. I went over to 5-10 and they were playing shorthanded. It was a must-move and i wanted to challenge myself. I sat down with 500, raises preflop were to 60-75 and i knew i had to choose my spots wisely. I dwindled down a little and then got moved to the main game. I was about even and then there was a limped pot. i had http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/4h.gif and flop came http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/4d.gif . Checked around to me and i bet out $40 into about 60ish. Sb makes it $150 and my immediate reaction was to go all-in for my remaning $350. Then i asked myself, do i really want to gamble in this spot. Even though it was an easy decision to shove i decided not to and folded and immediately regretted that.
I left a couple hands later down 150 and the went to a 100+20 sit n go. I busted out after having 4 big blinds and being card dead and went over to the Taj where i had a free room.
Now the next day (today) is when i lost everything. I had about $1280 this morning when i went over to Borgata. It was PACKED due to the 300+40 tourny. I should've woken up early for it but i missed it. I sat down at a 2-5 and was feeling extremely confident. It was a new game and all of a sudden the action got crazy. Every hand was a raise and multiway pots. A couple hands in i pick up http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/qs.gif in the cutoff and a player raised it up to $20. 2 callers behind me, i smooth called and we went 5 way to the flop which came A Q Q. Checked around to me, i check. Turn blank, checked around to original preflop raiser who bet $80. Folded around to me and i just smooth call, we're heads up. Turn blank he says all-in, i initially bought in for $300 total so i call and he has KQ and i double.
A couple hands later I pick up AK in the sb, limped pot i make it 40 to go and a loose asian kid calls. Flop comes like http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/7s.gif and i knew that hit him, i continuation bet for $60 and he called. Turn came http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/smilies/jd.gif and I paused for 10-15 seconds and then bet out $100 and he folded.
Next hand i pick up http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/ks.gif on the button, couple limpers and i know i have to raise big so i make it $50 to go. 3 callers and flop comes A J 6, rainbow. Checked around to me and i bet $125. UTG was an extreme maniac and shoved all-in for $460 total. I had to call and he flipped over JJ, i lose. I was down to a little less than $200 and then very next hand fucking AK again.
This time there was a raise to $30 and i just smooth called in the cutoff, we went 4-way to the flop which came A J T, 2 clubs. checked to the preflop raiser who bet out $100 i shoved for like $40 more he calls with QQ i win.
Then the action really died down. I was waiting to pick my spots and hadn't really gotten any hands so i was just chillin. In the mean time i had been studying the table and the maniac who had the JJ against my AK earlier was really going on a heater. He had climbed up to like $1700 in chips and was running over ppl, bluffing and re-bluffing and i knew I'd pick him off.
After this pot I was down to like $150 and decided to step down to 1-2.
I proceeded to lose 2 buy-ins of $200 there pretty quickly when the guy to my left flops a set on my 77 on a flop of 2 3 6. Then the same guy flops trips vs. my 88 on 4 4 7 and i pay him off again. Then finally i pick up http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/9c.gif in the sb and its a limped pot. Flop comes http://www.pokerisrigged.com/images/s...kerisrigged.com/images/smilies/5s.gif i check bb bets $5 button calls i make it $25, both players call. Turn is another 5 and i shove for my remaining 70ish since i put button on a combo draw, bb folds and button insta calls with A5, river blank.
It wasn't really the beats that got to me but I was more so disappointed in myself for not quitting for the day after the 2-5 session and instead continuing to play while somewhat steamed. I didn't realize the value of my remaining $600ish and to a poker player the money is everything. Without even one buy-in you are useless and now I'm in a very uncomfortable position where i must get myself back in the game.
About 2 weeks ago I had a roll of 800 and was having a shot at NL50.
This has been the toughest 2 weeks ever for poker, I can't imagine it being any worse.
I've been set over set, coolered, sucked out on, and given no action for two weeks. It's been a fucking nightmare!
Nobody has had KK when I've had AA for two weeks, the past 18 times I've had KK somebody had AA 13 of those times. The other times they had AK and hit their ace.
A super maniac was shoving allin like every hand, I called with AKs and he had AA that particular time.
I've been set over set countless times.
Coolers / Suckouts are mandatory.
Absolutely card dead.
COME ON POKER GODS! TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE DOOMSWITCH BUTTON! I DESERVE A FUCKING BREAK!
It's torture being trapped at NL5 with all these donks knowing I'm better. WTF IS GOING ON!?!?
I really feel that this downswing is worse than anyone's experienced. It's been fucking hopeless for two weeks (about 20k hands). Not breakeven, losing shitloads!
fuck my life. poker's being a real bitch to me right now.
After a week-long grueling marathon of writing, my thesis is finally finished. Technically it's my final draft, but I have little intention of going back and changing it unless my supervisor deems it absolutely neccesary.
I estimate I spent about 100 hours, give or take 10 hours, researching and writing this thesis. Another 100 hours spent on doing the lab work to collect the data, and about 150 extra hours again spent doing extraneous lab work for my supervisor which was not related to my personal work.
The gay thing is, to get my medicine degree this research year was necessary. For some reason, my university thinks it's a wise idea for all future doctors to do a year of research -.-. If we had wanted to do research, we'd have chosen BioMed and elected to do a PhD.
If you want to view my work, feel free to download it using the following link, although I don't expect any one to actually spend more than 5 minutes (or 1) reading it.
Ok so I moved to NL10 and started 4tabling as many of you were advising me.
The limit is so weird. Many PF nits that turn into massive stations once they are in a hand.
Not even that many people don't fold a bottom pair on AK board when I cbet, but a big percentage doesn't fold air on the most obvious dry boards with 1-2 high over cards.
Had 58% C/bet %, but I will lower it to around 50% (I am changing the standard to NOT to c/bet against unknown as opposed to NL5 and I have to have a read for c/betting, rather than against it now)
That would be ok, I am used to this with the $4 people from NL5. But NL10 its almost everyone, including many full stacks (who are huge nits and Trapping machines NL5)
I ran 28/26.5/4 with 12% 3Bet and 48% attempted to steal. (I had two 15VP/5 call PFR tables, completely oblivious to what I was doing lol)
I changed to 3BB+XBB.
My strategy for the future: Keep exploiting the PF nits and bet super strong all made hands with only c/bets against people that are capable of folding on suitable boards.
To illustrate:
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #27328146932: Holdem No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2009/04/21 14:34:28 CET [2009/04/21 8:34:28 ET]
Table Gaea 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Korandr AK ($8.40 in chips)
Seat 2: Pretty Vcnt ($10.15 in chips)
Seat 3: roulian57 ($1.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Rasta701 ($10.60 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 6: dasaldo ($5.35 in chips)
dasaldo: posts small blind $0.05
Korandr AK: posts big blind $0.10
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Pretty Vcnt: raises $0.20 to $0.30
roulian57: folds
Rasta701: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $0.65 to $0.95
dasaldo: folds
Korandr AK: folds
Pretty Vcnt: calls $0.65
Pretty Vcnt: checks
DoC.LemOn: bets $9.85
Pretty Vcnt: calls $2.40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($7.45) returned to DoC.LemOn
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (two pair, Queens and Tens)
Pretty Vcnt: mucks hand
DoC.LemOn collected $19.50 from pot
Summary Total pot $20.45 | Rake $0.95
Board
Seat 1: Korandr AK (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Pretty Vcnt mucked
Seat 3: roulian57 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: Rasta701 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn (button) showed and won ($19.50) with two pair, Qu
if any of you nl players would like to learn / give limit a shot, im your man for it
this will be for 6max only, and will be only for the limits .5/.10 up to the limits .50/1
what i offer:
-sweating sessions
-hand reviews
-optimal lines to use vs the "four main" player types
-stats review/leak finding
-starting hands to play by game type you're in- derived from countless hours at poker stove
-no seminar in vegas
anyway there will be two payment options to choose from:
1)the first would be a small hourly fee- obv micro players dont have much br to spare
2)"free" with some form of profit sharing or something which can be discussed.
these are my stats at the micros
first half of graph was when i was nl player b4 i switched to limit
i am especially confident in my teaching ability as i taught a good friend of mine (for free of coz lol) - from being totally clueless at poker turn a 20$ deposit at 0.02 / 0.04 into 400 and hes playing .5/1 now. also was a finance tutor at uni teaching classrooms of 20+ if thats relevant, so im used to finding the best ways to explain stuff.
I need some good YouTube viewing material. Poker, sports, anything funny, and music are all welcome. I would really appreciate some good videos, I get bored sometimes late at night and need to pass the time.
Edit: links are fine. keywords to search are fine. actually posting the vid is fine.
thanks in advance guys/gals
coaching through teamviewer...and vonageby whamm!, April 20
ive always had this problem when getting coached sweat by anyone, internet is kinda gay for voice, but i have vonage, so i can actually call anyone from canada and us for free and speakerphone that shit. someone who can beat 2/4 coz i obv want to beat 1/2 fr or 6max. ive got about 13k roll again from 2k this jan and i dotn wann keep restarting to 50nl and just rinse repeat this process for another year lol. i think i have a lot of leaks i cannot identify but i definitely win money MOSTLY from big pots and my concern is my weakness preflop super aggression and blinds defense.
Is it worth it for me to become a FR nit?by SmokingDough, April 20
What up guys. I got a quick question for you here. I see a lot of the crazy multi tablers playing fullring and doing pretty well. Id imagine they make a killing in rakeback/bonuses too.
I currently play 6-9 tables of 6 max and I mix it up if the FR tables are good too. Im doing alright but I think if I played fullring I could play 12-16 tables which would allow for a lot of hands to get in etc.
Im just wondering what the benefits of both ares o can you guys help me out?
Well it's been a little over a week since my scoop win and I haven't really done much. No celebrating, no going out or anything. I played a couple sessions at the Bellagio for like 20k profit or so, played a satellite to the WPT 25k buy in championship and failed unfortunately. So that was that and I decided i'd force myself not to cough up the 25k to play it and I'd wait until next Monday and play the WSOP Circuit 5k event at Caesars. So wish me luck there ^_^.
On a non-poker note, this weekend Bobbie and I are going to go see Kenny Chesney, her favorite country artist at the Hard Rock. I've been with her once before when we lived in Virginia, and although i'm not really a country fan, I'll admit that he puts on a good show. So as embarrassing as it should be, I'm not really too reluctant to go to the show, have a couple beers and a good time. I guess he's like a modern day country Jimmy Buffet, so whatever.
I noticed i have one major problem with most girls i am physically attracted to.
They are boring ....
This situation happend a lot lately
U see this girl who looks attractive to u
U talk to her and everything goes smooth
u make out a bit have some fun and all is fine
And then at one point u realize that if u get in a relationship with this girl she wants your whole attentions since she doesnt have any hobbies etc herself ...
And that scares me a shitload due to bad experience whith those kinda girls in the past
-> I insta lose interest in the girl
This is how it spinns in my head after getting to know them a little
AD : hey u attractive , and we seem to come along very well
Girl : Ya , i enjoy the time with u maybe we can go to ... tomorrow
Ad : Yes of course. All cool
Ad : So do u actually have any interests in XY
Girl : No not so much
AD : So what do u do most of your time
Girl : Well basically i just enjoy hanging out with friends and party ?
Girl : Yeha , thats kinda what i like to do most in life. Like go Party on weekends and hang out with friends
AD: >_< Life tilt wrong fucking answer T_T fml , fu curse u all acsoino2ied23d9 TILT
Dont know if anyone else has same experience but getting serious with those girls never works for someone like me
who has 284 hobbies and enjoys a lot of things that require dedication.
The Problem is that after 2-3 Weeks of Happy Life with the girl she starts to make u her new center of Life.
Since she doesnt have anything in Life that requires her attention besides u.
This makes me feel so uncomfortable.
I hate that.
This "being the center of someones Life" makes me feel responsible to fullfilling a role that i never inteended to be in in the first place.
Dont know if it becomes clear what i mean ( since obv my english skillz suckz many)
She having no life besides the relationship kinda slowly affects my Life in a way that i reduce everything i enjoy (such as hobbies) etc aswell in a creepy but irresistible way .
So i talked to some attractive girls in the last months ...
And it was always the same and i think i start to become paranoid about that ^^
When republicans and fox news is doing stupid shits atleast most of the people know its bullshit. Atleast you can clearly hear the message.
Looking at shits like this is scary. If you wonder how media in closed countries like Iran and probably Soviet Union and Nazi germany looks like. Its not like fox news. Its exactly like that.
Atleast on Fox you know the messenger and can see/hear easily.
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