http://mikae.liquidpoker.net en-us Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:59:16 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=970202 Mikae After my last blog post about how I am a busto but ready to rebuild, I started grinding a bit harder but as always, life gets in the way of things. Work made me travel, family things came up, downloaded Vampire the Masquerade, HOMM4, Battle for Wesnoth - games which took roughly 3-4 weeks worth of weekends. I did however to put in some hours at the casino which is always +ev but didn't make too... Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:59:16 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=970202 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=948008 Mikae Because there isn't much to blog about. I was really out of poker for a good 6-7 months when I started work. Starting a new job is always stressful for the first month or so, worrying about things like whether i'd be able to get along with work mates, other graduates, senior management etc etc. Finally settled in after 6 months and i feel more like a permanent fixture around the office. I'm... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:53:29 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=948008 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=904635 Mikae Sup Lp, Pretty simple question about stove - does it automatically discount cards from my opponents range based on my hand? Example: I hold Aspades4spades, flop is 4d4c2c, and i click say i give my opponent A2 suited. Will it only count 2 hand combos for A2 suited? specifically A2diamonds and A2heart? or do i have to manually unclick A2spades and A2 clubs on the right hand box? J... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:34:54 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=904635 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=883820 Mikae This is really weird - so my net is breaking up and fucking up in general but i kept playing - 2 things happened - One REALLY laggy hand, on the river, i raise, then it LAGS like crazy - but i think he folds. HEM shows he folds. HH shows he folds. HEM shows i lost the pot. ***** Hand History for Game 20749581677 ***** (Full Tilt) $25.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, May 11, 07:06:26 ... Tue, 11 May 2010 06:34:01 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=883820 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=877981 Mikae 20/20 reg with no reads raises 3.5xbb on CO (presumably to iso fish on BB). You call button with QT. Flop comes A68 with a flush draw (you do not have said flush draw) Preflop raiser checks to you. What do you do? what is your plan on the turn? Alternatively, what do you do if you have T8/underpairs etc instead? Personally I like betting flop and probably 2 barreling if turn... Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:18:24 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=877981 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=877388 Mikae I can't seem to connect. Pokerscout says they are online with 12k players. zzz anyone know the reason? I clicked the updater to see if there is any updates but that doesn't work either. GG Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:27:41 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=877388 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=872064 Mikae Does anyone know how to make the tables i'm wait listed on highlight on ftp? I've spent a good 10 minutes googling and searching through the options - god i hate it so much when i see some promising tables but find that i am already waitlisted on them : cheers Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:32:12 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=872064 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=871197 Mikae So where do i go to get the basics on donkaments? I play 6 max, no idea how to play full ring. The reason i ask is because i have a couple of 26 tokens from ftp and i want to use them as effectively - i probably won't cash so i want to use this opportunity to learn. Advice anyone? Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:08:56 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=871197 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=869983 Mikae So i was on PS and i was very comfortable in my game in 25nl, actually taking shots at 50nl. Then my friend suggested i switch to ftp. I did, and i've started grinding 25nl there. AND...im getting totally crushed. Partly because i'm running cold but i feel that FTP plays a bit harder in that its player base float more, 3bet more and bluff by just clicking the pot button. I figured PS to be ... Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:04:50 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=869983 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=852670 Mikae As I hail from the micro limit of poker, I don't understand why people think AK is the nuts preflop? My friend said it was partly because of the fold equity you get if you jam it over a 4 bet or 4 bet it. Secondly, we're not exactly crushed unless we get it in against AA. Against KK, you still have ~30% equity so "its just like a coin toss!" This doesn't click for me because no... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:22:40 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=852670 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=850675 Mikae Well i'm going to lose my prop bet in 1.5 hours - Recap: I needed to hit 2k br from 300 bux in january. Atm my br is 1.8k and i've comfortably moved up to 50nl. I'm pretty comfortable there and i feel my game has improved from leaps and bounds since my 30k hands of 10nl. Stopped playing because i got bad beat AA v JJ backdoor flush, which would have put me in a commanding position - 1 bi aw... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:30:58 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=850675 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=849256 Mikae I was reviewing hands with a friend and we began discussing a certain theoretical scenario about blowing people off hands. The gist is: can you blow a villain TAG 23/20 off TP (Ace) high kicker (AJ/AT) if you three barrel him in position when you are holding JJ/TT and its obvious no good. This is also on 100nl. This is assuming that the flop, turn and river are very disconnected with no... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:31:24 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=849256 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=843330 Mikae I think i've got a pretty good grasp of 25nl metagame despite the small sample size of ~12k hands so i've started 6-8 tabling. Still kind of on track for my prop bet - i'm on 1.1k and i'm going to finish grinding a $100 bonus tomorrow. So 800 bux in 20 days, definitely doable at the rate i'm hitting my 2 outters. Probably going to dabble in 50nl when i hit 2k. Anyways, i've decided to broad... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:10:21 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=843330 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=842393 Mikae I live in Australia so i usually play during American offpeak hours on pokerstars. But today, i decided to play early saturday morning and pokerstars LAGS so bad. The network status on ps says its 77%? and fluctuates erratically. So my question is, is this normal for pokerstars? or is it just my net dicking me around? Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:52:41 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=842393 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=840526 Mikae Preflop: [b]Variance:[/b]Hey babe, i think its time you stopped playing... [b]Me:[/b]No damnit, i'm not playing enough, i need to clock more hands to make my prop bet...go away, you're distracting me Flop [b]Variance:[/b]....i think we should have a talk. Our relationship isn't going in the direction i want. I just...don't know if i want to live my life with a 10nl 4 table grinder. ... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:18:46 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=840526 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=834612 Mikae Hi everyone, this is my first blog...ever. I'm going to blog about my adventures of 10nl. I used to play live/internet poker on and off but since then i've been motivated by salutary to take it more seriously. He staked me 100 bux on cake in July and it took me 2 1/2-ish to turn it into 400 bux grinding 10nl. Uni work / finals took over. But now that i've graduated, i've got 2 solid months ... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:29:57 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=834612