feelin so tilted right now, a bit better thou after whining about it
now I have a cousin coming over to watch some movies and probably bringin some weed so that'll fix my mindset
also if u havent watched "In Bruges" and "Be kind rewind" they're must see!!
First I admit that I am not an economist. I have a very basic understanding of what's going on with this depression, what caused it and how to fix it. What I do know is that I spent a shitload of time researching Obama before voting for him and the #1 reason I supported him was because I believed he was extremely intelligent and capable of listening to all sides of a debate and finding the right solution. I deeply believe he doesn't pick a side due to politics and will listen to Republicans just as much as he does to democrats and take the good ideas from both sides. He already has the most diverse cabinet with more members of the opposite party in like 30 years. He's reached out to republicans like crazy and given them his ear, and they have nearly all complemented his performance. I think he's living up to what I believed he would do.
Basically I'm saying that in areas where I am not an expert, I trust Obama to make the decisions for me. I trust that he will get the best experts on the area together and get the best advice necessary. I believe he is intelligent enough to fully understand what these experts are saying, and that he is capable of seeing a much larger picture for the future and the long term, which I think is crucial. And I believe he will look at the advice objectively and filter out the partisan crap from both sides.
Take those beliefs and add to them the fact that everything I have heard about Obama's plan for a stimulus bill sounds good to me, and I'm backing him 100% here. My understanding is that Obama has a huge focus on getting Americans back to work doing jobs that will improve this country and set us up to be much better off in the long run, with a focus on green energy, breaking dependence on foreign oil, and infrastructure.
I know we need to do something. Things are bad and getting worse. It's scary driving around my neighborhood. There's houses for sale everywhere, apartments for rent, and closed businesses. I live in an area that 1 year ago was having a bit of a boom as people were throwing money into rebuilding it and businesses were moving in like crazy. It was on its way to being a new Denver hot spot. Today I see several businesses which have been here for over 50 years closed down, most of the new places that opened up are now empty, and lots of new buildings that were just built still are looking for tenants. It's pretty scary to see. Something needs to be done and I believe in Obama's plan on how to get things back on track. I don't expect any sort of instant fix and I know things will get worse before they get better, but if we can turn this challenge into an opportunity to pave a path to a prosperous future where we're not dependent on foreign oil, where we have green energy, where we have good affordable healthcare, and where all Americans are getting a fair shake and have the opportunity to achieve the American dream once again, then I am on board.
So here's his speech on the stimulus which I watched and thought was great. Below are some excerpts that I thought were very good, plus the entire speech in a spoiler.
(Speech starts out with jokes and thank you's so you might wanna skip that part by going to about 2:40)
So just as past generations of Americans have done in trying times, we can and must turn this moment of challenge into one of opportunity. The plan that you've passed has at its core a simple idea: let's put Americans to work doing the work that America needs done.
This plan will save or create over three million jobs - almost all of them in the private sector.
This plan will put people to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges; our dangerously deficient dams and levees.
This plan will put people to work modernizing our health care system, not only saving us billions of dollars, but countless lives.
This plan will put people to work renovating more than 10,000 schools, giving millions of children the chance to learn in 21st century classrooms, libraries, and labs - and to all the scientists in the room today, you know what that means for America's future.
This plan will provide sensible tax relief for the struggling middle-class, unemployment insurance and continued health care coverage for those who've lost their jobs, and it will help prevent our states and local communities from laying off firefighters, teachers, and police.
Finally, this plan will begin to end the tyranny of oil in our time. It doubles our capacity to generate alternative sources of energy like wind, solar, and biofuels in three years. It saves taxpayers billions of dollars by making federal buildings more energy efficient, and it saves the average working family hundreds on their energy bills. After decades of empty rhetoric, that is the down payment that we need on energy independence.
It's great to be here with so many friends. I'm glad to see the House Democratic Caucus is getting by just fine without my Chief of Staff. I want to thank John Larson for inviting me here tonight. This is John's first conference as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, so we're both new at this.
I want to acknowledge the great Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who has proven to be an extraordinary leader for the American people. I want to thank Nancy, Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn and the entire caucus for your hard work in passing an economic recovery plan that is so desperately needed for our country.
You acted with a discipline that matches the urgency and gravity of the crisis we face. Because you know what's at stake. Every weekend you go home to your districts and you see factories that are closing and small businesses shutting their doors. You hear from families losing their homes; students that can't pay tuition; seniors who worry about whether they can retire with dignity, or see their kids and grandkids lead the better life that must be America's promise.
So you went to work, and you did your job. For that, you have my appreciation and admiration. As we meet here tonight, we know there is more work to be done. The Senate is still acting. And after it has its final vote, we will still need to resolve differences between the House and Senate bills. I urge you to complete that work without delay.
Look, I value the constructive criticism and healthy debate that is a foundation of American democracy. I don't think any of us have cornered the market on wisdom, or that good ideas are the province of any party. The American people know that our challenges are great. They're not expecting Democratic solutions or Republican solutions - they want American solutions. And I have said that to those who have criticized the plan.
But what I have also said is - don't come to table with the same tired arguments and worn ideas that helped create this crisis.
We're not going to get relief by turning back to the very same policies that in eight short years doubled the national debt and threw our economy into a tailspin. We can't embrace the losing formula that offers more tax cuts as the only answer to every problem we face, while ignoring critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, the soaring cost of health care, failing schools and crumbling bridges, roads and levees. I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV - if you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction.
The American people are watching. They did not send us here to get bogged down with the same old delay and distractions. They did not vote for the false theories of the past. They did not vote for the status quo - they sent us here to bring change, and we owe it to them to act. This is the moment for leadership that matches the great test of our time.
If we do not move swiftly to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, an economy that is in crisis will be faced with catastrophe. Millions more Americans will lose their jobs. Home will be lost. Families will go without health care. Our crippling dependence on foreign oil will continue. That is the price of inaction.
This isn't some abstract debate. Last week, we learned that many of America's largest corporations are planning to layoff tens off tens of thousands of workers. Today, we learned that last week, the number of new unemployment claims jumped to 626,000. And tomorrow, we're expecting another dismal jobs report on top of the 2.6 million jobs we lost last year.
For you, those aren't statistics. They are constituents you know and families that you care about. Now, I believe that legislation of such magnitude deserves the scrutiny that it's received, and you will get another chance to vote for this bill in the days to come. But I urge all of us to not make the perfect the enemy of the absolutely necessary. The scale and scope of this plan is right.
So just as past generations of Americans have done in trying times, we can and must turn this moment of challenge into one of opportunity. The plan that you've passed has at its core a simple idea: let's put Americans to work doing the work that America needs done.
This plan will save or create over three million jobs - almost all of them in the private sector.
This plan will put people to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges; our dangerously deficient dams and levees.
This plan will put people to work modernizing our health care system, not only saving us billions of dollars, but countless lives.
This plan will put people to work renovating more than 10,000 schools, giving millions of children the chance to learn in 21st century classrooms, libraries, and labs - and to all the scientists in the room today, you know what that means for America's future.
This plan will provide sensible tax relief for the struggling middle-class, unemployment insurance and continued health care coverage for those who've lost their jobs, and it will help prevent our states and local communities from laying off firefighters, teachers, and police.
Finally, this plan will begin to end the tyranny of oil in our time. It doubles our capacity to generate alternative sources of energy like wind, solar, and biofuels in three years. It saves taxpayers billions of dollars by making federal buildings more energy efficient, and it saves the average working family hundreds on their energy bills. After decades of empty rhetoric, that is the down payment that we need on energy independence.
You know, there's a lot about running for President that is difficult - I don't miss sleeping in a different bed every night, or not seeing my kids as much as I'd like. But the best thing about being a candidate is that you get to see the country, and you get to know the character of the American people.
Over the last two years, I visited almost all fifty states. I've been in so many of your districts. I've passed through towns and cities, farms and factories. I know that people are hurting. I've heard their stories, and I've sensed their deep frustration. But I also know that these struggles have not diminished the strength and decency of the American people.
We hold within our hands the capacity to do great things on their behalf. It starts with this economic recovery plan. And soon, we will take on big issues like addressing the foreclosure issue, passing a budget, tackling our fiscal problems, fixing financial regulation and securing our country. We must not approach these challenges as Democrats - we must overcome them as Americans. That is why we must work in a serious, substantive, and civil way to build bipartisan support for action.
I promise you that my door is open, and my Administration will consult closely with you - the peoples' representatives - as we take on pressing priorities like energy and health care; education and infrastructure.
Already, you have made a difference. I'm pleased that in my very first days in office, I signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to make sure that all of our daughters have the same opportunity as our sons. I signed the Children's Health Insurance Program to provide coverage to 11 million children, and to make a down payment on comprehensive health care reform. I know it wasn't easy - it was a long time coming, and I appreciate your hard work over several years on behalf of America's children.
Tonight, I am confident that if we continue to work together, we can fulfill the promise of health care that is affordable for all Americans. We can create that new energy economy. We can provide a world-class education for our kids. We can unleash the talent, and innovation of the American people to compete in the 21st century. We can do all of that.
Now, we have a choice to make. Future generations will look back, and they will ask what we did when we confronted this crisis. What will they say?
Will they say that - once again - we failed to make the tough choices that lead to progress? Or will they say that this was the time that we came together, that we found our stake in one another as Americans, and that we voted for bold and aggressive action?
Together, we hold in our hands enormous responsibility. We also have an enormous opportunity.
We can write that next great chapter in American history. If we stay focused on the big picture; if we never forget the people who we are fighting for; if we represent the strength and dignity of the American people, then I know we can answer's history's call and renew America's promise.
Haven't updated since the new month but I've been playing. Only logged about 4.5k hands this month so far. All of them have been at NL50. This shot is going well so far. I'm up 8 buy ins. It's kind of funny, the tables I've played on so far have felt fishier than the NL25 tables. There's all kinds of donaters and regs that just over play their hands.
A lot of my sessions have been very swingy and I have been coolered quite a few times but I'm still up so I am fairly certain I have a significant edge at these stakes. I'm starting to feel immune to money though so that's kind of cool. I just lose big pots and it phases me for a little bit, or doesn't phase me at all. I'm really trying to work on my anger control. I don't want to be some steaming tilt monkey. I'll never make it anywhere that way.
Anyway, I don't plan on being a massive blogger. I aim to only post blogs once a week with my daily results as well as maybe some questions I pose about certain hands or situations. I feel like if I make it a daily thing I'll just be another BBV kind of guy and that's not why I made this blog in the first place. I made it to get my thoughts out there and receive feed back. I'll try to get these blogs out every sunday.
A couple shout outs to some people:
- Big thanks to Maynard for helping me transfer my roll from FTP to PS.
- Thumbs up to Uptown to getting through NL25 and taking his first NL50.
- Major props to all the tournament players on this site destroying it lately!
- To NeillyAA for his sick work ethic and sticking to his plan. The results are starting to show!
That's all I have for now.
might as well merge my brs if no one wants to stake me (see below if you're interested in that the blog didnt stay on the front page but like 20 minutes last night)
guess i'll just put in 10k hands a day starting at nl5
Just shipped a $5 plo tourney for $216. I wasn't even really paying attention, was watching arrested development with friends and playing Gears of War 2 Co-op. I doubled early flopping bottom set and hitting runner runner nut flush(was ahead whole time). Another big hand was where i put in half my stack against 2 short stacks with overpair and 2nd nut flush draw with 40% equity and won. Then I cruised stealing some blinds but not getting any hands winning big pots at showdown. Then when he got to ten i only had 5 BB and got it with 8653 against AA72 and won.
I then chilled at FT until some moron paid me off when I raised with QQ55hhss and flopped flush and he called with 9923one h with about 5% equity. We were at 6 handed for a while, in the middle in which I beat Gears, but then my internet goes out. I spend 5 minutes fixing it and when I get back there was only 3 left and I was in BB facing a raise with AA! I pushed and beat Cl's KK and when it got to HU chip stacks were 1:1 and I grinded him down to 2:1 and got it with AKK4 and beat his 5589 for the win!
I also made 96 bucks live, I basically chilled during the NLHE cash game but we switched to PLO at the end for more action. There was a raise with 3 callers in our 6 handed game and I called with KKJT with 140BBs. Flop was a dream KQ2 rainbow. I checked and 3 checks later button pots 15 and I repot. In retrospect, my hand is very strong and this was one of the few opportunities to slowplay in omaha without an OBVIOUS made hand like quads or something. The button had to call with QQ and was drawing dead since someone had Q2.
Recently, I lost my 300 bucks on pokerstars. I was playing .05/.10 and got tilted after losing 60 dollar pot. Earlier that day, I had just gotten an internship offer so I'm like fuck it, fuck these useless stakes and played .50/1 and 1/2 and obviously lost. I was down to 100 got all the way back and lost 2 decent pots where i had 70% equity on turn and tilted again putting it in with A293hhss and flopped 3 3s but lost to KK on river K. I honestly just don't care about 300 bucks that much.
Now, I have combined bankrolls with my friend on full tilt. I am not playing on my other account and I am depositing 500 into his account. This is money I would have spent on spring break but since I need to get my wisdom teeth pulled, I cannot go anywhere so might as well use it for poker imo. I have not deposited yet and together(mostly him) we lost like 376 today until I salvaged our day a little. We are playing FTOPS satties and are running bad at the seat bubble. We are playing 12-15 dollar shootout satties where there is 1 seat and we have gotten 2nd several times. We have also played a 36 person $26 6max shootout and I got 3rd in one where 2 pay where we shoulda won when chip leader flopped set against other short stack but shorty hit running straight. So hopefully we can do well in these satellites.
Poker: Introspection Incognitoby Modus, February 06
I started to play poker with play money over the holidays when my internet couldn't sustain quake live. I came back home to be around my family for the holidays, and I didn't have anything else to do. The appeal is hard to explain, I think it's unique to anything I've ever done. My initial fascination with poker had less to do with the game of poker, and more to do with emotional/physical upkeep. In other words, I was intrigued by the way that my body just sort of "acted" when I got a strong or weak hand. I normally wouldn't consider myself very compulsive or neurotic, but poker made me like a puppet with invisible strings attached. The concept of these "strings" is what caused me to play more and more poker. They are neither corporeal nor temporal. They felt in between: a conditioned response to a dynamic stimulus. I could make the same action for a range of hands, whether a pair of deuces or aces -- the action remained the same. Every time I was dealt a hand I tried to pay attention to the what my body did without interrupting it. I noticed I had a certain twitch with my lips. I would also tilt my head when I would get a marginal hand in a marginal position. I found that to be very captivating, and I took it upon myself to just try and see if I could train myself to abandon whatever feelings generated the motorized response. After about 2 weeks of playing with play money on PS, I felt like I wanted to explore this personal learning process a bit more.
I also wondered how much I'd neglected the significance of these conditioned responses in previous endeavors. I began to wonder about how many Quake or Starcraft games I lost because of this similar sort of reactions. I wondered if the tightening of a muscle group somewhere on my body could basically win or lose me the game. All of the sudden I alter the "sensitivity" of my muscle memory with my inability to deal with stress. Perhaps I would get frustrated with my in-game configuration, or my mouse settings. I would change it to accommodate whatever I felt was lacking in my mouse movement, but perhaps it was a bodily mechanism that most deserved my attention.
Since I’ve played poker almost exclusively online, this hasn’t been a significant factor in my play. However, I think it’s very shortsighted to allow these “things” to occur. I am sure it would be a terrible seed to let grow, and if I neglect it then I will be fertilizing the development of my skills with an unintentional cultivation of bad habits. The implications of these bad habits have resonated so strongly for me that I can’t help but think in retrospect about all the things I’ve done in my life that may have been contaminated by poor bodily consciousness. Maybe I’ve attained lower scores, lost more games, and obtained fewer phone numbers because I thought the problems were “external”– to me that’s fascinating. It’s not that I haven’t previously considered there being a “problem” with me in certain situations, but it’s specifically the concept of there are specters that have gone unseen through all my years of pondering. Surely I knew that I was haunted by this “something” that I couldn’t name, but I sincerely feel that my recent fling with poker has opened my eyes to the possibility of assessing the consistency of my actions through various levels of stress. I believe I have greatly underestimated the power of stressful situations, and poker has opened up a new dimension of learning for me. Simultaneously, I think that this could make for fascinating theoretical Anthropology in graduate school. I’m starting to feel my perspective as something that is increasingly organic, and authentic to who I am and what I want to do. I don’t want to just burn out on this after graduating, I want to do something with my degree. Ironically, poker has helped me realize that.
I figured the ultimate way to test this personal “theory of lukewarm nerves” was to introduce the stress of playing with "real money" online. I noticed that PS deposited 5$ free into my account sometime after new years. I played on it for about a week before I went broke. I went back to play money and played in the play money tournaments, but I longed for the chance to play with real money again. I tried desperately to place in one of the weekly free roll tournaments. I qualified in the hubble NL tournament twice, and then I placed once for 2.20$. I think I lost that money playing NL2 in about 3 days. I became frustrated to the point that I didn't want to go back to play money. I broke down and discretely made a 50$ deposit on PS. Since that time, my bankroll has proven to be bipolar. My high is +30$ and my low is -25$. I am really not a very good player yet, but I feel like I am far more conscious than a great deal of the players I encounter. My big problem starting out was that I was scared money, and this caused me to make -EV decisions in spots where I simply didn't want to risk the appropriate amount for a strategic bet. Right after I made my deposit I read the LP beginners articles and took it as a bible, I believe I played my first week of my deposit without ever deviating from it's gospel. Now However, I must declare that I have sinned. I am playing far more aggressively, and I abuse position so much in my games that I keep expecting someone aware of this to just put me in my place. Yet alas, I think that this will probably not happen at my current playing stakes. Even if it does, I think I would just be ahead to find another table. My confidence has been snowballing, and so I have made 4 nl2 fullring cash games my Modus Operandi. I’ve dabbled in some .50-1.00 tournaments, but it’s a different game, and I don’t know enough about the tournament play style for it to be lucrative for me in the way that the cash games are. That being said, I still play about 2-3 tournaments a day, and I make sure to close all my cash game tables so that I can focus on the single tournament table. Regardless of which form of poker I engage, I still am using my own body as a tool for measuring my “improvement”. However, it would be sheer denial if I was to say that my bankroll isn't fast becoming an equally significant gauge.
That said, I just wanted to write this with the hopes that a few people would see it and leave a few comments. I am very much interested in what other players (of all experience levels) opinions are of the ideas expressed in this post. Do you agree/disagree, and why? Thanks to all those that took the time to read.
I apologize for any glaring grammatical/structure mistakes, this was cranked out in a moment of inspiration.
Quit Poker, Start Slot Machines?!by Luckb0xx, February 06
Last night I came home "a bit" drunk with some mates..
We watched a movie at my house then one of my friends told me he would love to play roulette.. I was like "oh yea i got ~20 bucks left on party poker lets join the party casino"
Thats what we did..
Played few rounds of roulette and turned 20 into 60 bucks
After that we found this awsome slot machine in the party casino and we opened 3 tables with 20$ on each table and started auto-spinning for 0.25$ bets
Like 1 1/2 Hours later - we actually watched the movie the most of the time - i wanted to quit with like 10$+
I close 2 of the 3 tables and say to my mate.. seriously.. if we do gamble and play such slot machines we should probably do a few higher bet spins
Hey everyone
I Started playing Poker seriously 2 months ago
i deposited 500$ on Carbon poker and started playing NL25
I'm Curious to know how im doing so far and these are my stats:
Been playing around 40 days , NL25 a total of 21,000 Hands and made 750$ in profit , how does that count for a beginner? above/below average ?
My bankroll is 1250$ , Am i ready to NL50?
Lost 6 buy-ins at NL25 for running bad, so i moved down to NL10 and it just continues!
Submitted by : SugoGosu
PokerStars Game #24509586492: Holdem No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2009/02/01 19:32:29 ET
Table Polit V 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AA6664 ($5.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($48.80 in chips)
Seat 3: evantair ($26.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Cu6upb ($13.15 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind $0.10
evantair: posts big blind $0.25
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Cu6upb: folds
AA6664: folds
Hero: raises $0.50 to $0.75
evantair: raises $2 to $2.75
Hero: raises $5.25 to $8
evantair: raises $18.20 to $26.20 and is all-in
Hero: calls $18.20
Showdown Hero: shows (a pair of Aces)
evantair: shows (two pair, Kings and Queens)
evantair collected $50.40 from pot
Summary Total pot $52.40 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: AA6664 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Hero (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: evantair (big blind) showed and won ($50.40) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 4: Cu6upb folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Submitted by : SugoGosu
PokerStars Game #24643319424: Holdem No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2009/02/06 1:47:53 ET
Table Nekkar III 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: iceman19 ($12.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($15.10 in chips)
Seat 3: rohor1 ($5.75 in chips)
Seat 4: ASMillzy ($10.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Theodor3000 ($13.25 in chips)
Seat 6: FalconEagle ($29.80 in chips)
Theodor3000: posts small blind $0.05
FalconEagle: posts big blind $0.10
FalconEagle: checks
Hero: bets $0.80
rohor1: raises $4.55 to $5.35 and is all-in
FalconEagle: folds
Hero said, "i swear to god"
Hero said, "if my KK didnt hold up"
Hero: calls $4.55
Showdown Hero: shows (a pair of Kings)
rohor1: shows (a flush, King high)
rohor1 collected $11.40 from pot
Summary Total pot $11.95 | Rake $0.55
Board
Seat 1: iceman19 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Hero showed and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: rohor1 showed and won ($11.40) with a flush, King high
Seat 4: ASMillzy (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: Theodor3000 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: FalconEagle (big blind) folded on the Flop
As well as QQ on 10Q5rainbow board vs rivered flush, running into top of opponents range consistently, AA losing to KK AIPF, yadda yadda yadda, I hate running bad! I was having such a good month. I was up $300 for the month, now I'm down $80 for the month. sigh....
Ok someone confirm what this means because its driving me nuts. Do I actually blow really hard at this game? I can't seem to pinpoint any other major leaks other than what I'm already aware of (such as shoving spew). I think I play a balanced showdown and non-showdown strategy, but run really bad?
Aight, so ive been browsin around this site for a month or two. A little about myself. Obv. ex bw player. 21. I work a job full time right now, dont make enough. Plannin on goin back to school soon.
Been playin poker for alittle while now, never took it too serious. Ive deposited on sites and ran my br up, and down broke a couple times now, obviously never cared much about br management + tilt. Guess i was too impatient. Never read any poker books, but watched a few videos here and there.
Still live with the parents, trien to move out asap. They know i play poker, and as much as i try and explain to them its not gambling, they don't get it. Kinda motivates me to grind a br, start makin money, show them suup?.
I started playin 6 max, thought 9 max was too boring. Gradually started trieng HU. Now its all ive been playin for past two months. About 20k hands @ HU now.
Anyways, makin this blog to motivate myself, keep track of progress ect. Ill try and update as much as i can. Hopefully make some friends.
Finaly got pt. so ill finish this boring shit with a graph.
I need to stop watching HSP.by Sliggy, February 05
HSP is so bad for my poker game. Trying to play like Sammy Farha is so -EV.
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NOTE TO FELLOW IDIOTS: Don't ever make a move because you "saw it on HSP."
So after rostuckoing my ass, I'm back to where I belong. FUCK.
Been taking 2/4 shots under the watchful eye of my new coach who destroyed 2/4 last year for like 200k or something ridiculous like that. Clearly it has not gone well.
Well, the month is still young. I just cashed out some more moneys and now I'm going back to 1/2 and grinding it like crazy there 12 table style. Also did AWFUL in the FTOPS 1 yesterday but that's not gonna deter me from playing even more FTOPS in hopes of super robustoing the shit out of my career.
I've no idea if I'm just running like dogshit, or I'm just bleeding from the spleen.
Am I not defending the blinds well enough? -$196 from the BB I think means that considering 444 hands, I'm actually doing better than had I folded everything, so that looks decent somehow, but from SB if I do the same calculations, I'm about $20 down, which I guess isn't "that" bad.
If the above is true, and my blind defense isn't "that" bad, then the blame can be placed on either making bad bets / calls postflop, or not stealing / cbetting and taking down pots better. I'm really really really not sure what I need to improve right now, one villain shoved over me on the flop 3x in a row on 3 tables, once on a monotone flop, once on a consecutive flop, and the third on a dry'ish one. I called him on the 3rd after folding the first two and look what happens http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/625705
Sry I'm obviously whining.
My steal% is like 30% now that I really opened up today and aggressively isolated, and yet the result isn't encouraging, at least over a small sample. I feel like against most players at NL50 I'm a favorite, aside from a select few. But I KNOW I have huge leaks for NL50, and it's aggravating me that I cant seem to pinpoint them.
My redline was so fucking bad today but I'm not sure if that was b/c I was trying to raise villain cbets too much, or if I was folding too ez, or calling streets too light then having to fold later, or if I was just running bad, or what. I know that in certain situations I'm not making the right play for value, but THAT I feel I can fix on my own. But these redline type leaks are just eating me alive not knowing how to deal with it.
Moving down to NL25.
P.S: Apologies to Richi8 for my gruesome suckout on him in a diff hand Hopefully you're having better luck than I am at NL50 though.
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