5/10 NL Time.

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Canada. Aug 07 2006 01:00. Posts 20070

I have a comfortable BR for 5/10, I took a weekend off to clear my mind and today I decided to take a stab at it. Started off absolutley attrociously, I think I was trying to do too much and ontop of that I lost a few hands that I probably should have been able to get away from, set vs set, and overpair vs set + a few other stuff.

Took me about 1k hands to settle down (at this point I was down 5 buy ins) and I just said, "wtf and started to play care free (my regular style)" Possitive results followed, made about 4-5 buy ins after this (help with a decent run of cards) and finished the day -1.2k or so which is a result I'm proud of. +3-4k from my low point.

I should be able to win in this level at a decent rate. You can feel the regulars are slightly better in every aspect, the most noticable one is that they are very aggresive. I will make the proper adjustments and we will see where this goes.

Hands:

<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58353">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58353</a> *I think I was trying to do too much here, I've seent his guy play higher stakes so I figured I could take him off any hand that is not quads, he must have had it I guess. He claimed to have pocket tens, but im 90% sure he did not.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58356">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58356</a> *I actually felt he had an ace + gutshot hand or flush + gutshot , so I figured he had either 2 pair or the gutshot or missed flush, I probably should have folded though... This is probably a mistake on my part.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58360">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58360</a> *This is just plain retarded on his part. Did he call to hit a set? Or was he going on any low flop... who the hell knows.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58361">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58361</a> *I can't explain this one

I suppose I got lucky the 8 came and the board didn't pair.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58367">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58367</a> *I folded the straight flush :/
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58373">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58373 </a> *Funny how a lot of weird action always occurs blind vs blind
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58390">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58390</a> *Probably should have been able to get away here.... This was an impulsive call. It is however a 1 outer, because I only go broke if the ace falls, and if it was the ace of spades I would fold. Only the ace of diamonds I give action.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58393">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58393</a> *Retarded check raise, he has absolutley no fold equity.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58405">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58405</a> *This is such an obvious set now that I look at it. I was in the "he's bluffing me" mode. New stakes will do this to you, or at least me. On 3/6 NL this is an easy laydown.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58406">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58406</a> *Again I felt he had a set because he overbet the flop and now all of a sudden he wants to go all in, feels like a donk with a set. Again an easy fold but I could not get away...
These bad calls quickly add up you can see.

<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58411">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58411</a> *Played this hand perfect, had I frontbet river I think he may have just smoothcalled.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58413">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58413</a> *Again he limps in and calls $50 with ATs and flops the nuts... Had the jack not paired up I could get away from this, but with that pairing up I can now beat top 2 pair. He actually paused for a long time before calling, I was almost sure I had him.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58423">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58423 </a>*Frontbet usually means really strong, I have to call here I didn't have a read, I just called because this is a weird line for a set and I can beat so many hands.
<a href="http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58428">http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/58428</a> *Standard open shove

It's obvious I did not bring it in the first few thousand hands, had I been playng my standard game all along this could have easily been +2-3 buy in day. But that's fine I will have to get used to the new people + styles. This should not be a problem, I will continue to play these stakes and things will pick up.

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