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DustySwedeDude Sweden. Aug 13 2007 07:40. Posts 8623

So I had one of those session when nothing works and ended up down like 4bi in 1.3k hands. Two dudes did really, really amazing calldowns vs me and gratz to them. One of those "all my range except AK is far ahead"-things so I pretty much figured that they would fold 2nd pair no kicker in a reraised pott to a 2nd barrel but no luck there. I also had some pretty gay suckouts happening to me but whatever, it happends. Overall I think I played most big pots ok (set over set, the bluffs and A9s allin vs ATo pf whom I had never 4-bet before). Made som bad calls and got into some awkward situations (had the other dude on a fd, an A hit river and I valuebet only the get a call from fd with an A). Not that bad of a session overall, as far as my play goes.

The thing is that I feel that I should probably tighten up a bit since I'll soon get a new computer and then I can start playing more tables and I need to get used to a somewhat tighter range before that, I also figured that this will lower my varaiance a bit.

I'll probably still abuse the shit outta the button but maybe tighten up UTG and UTG+1 to a somewhat resonable range and think more about the button when I'm in the CO.

I've played a shitload of hands the last few days but I havn't got any good results, I was up like 4 or 5 bi and after this session I'm basicly +/- 0 over the last maybe 7 or 8k hands. I don't like it but I tend to have a lot of rushes and cold streaks so I guess I'm getting used to it. As long as I'm making money every month I should be happy and even though it feels a tiny bit annoying that I don't make more, especially after my try at NL400, I guess I should remmember how blessed I am to make as much as I do.

I also gave my sister 4k SEK, or about 600 USD, for her birthday which I feel really good about since she's been supportive of my pokerplaying and helped me out with some other things this summer.

Overall I'm up just over 10k (13.5 with cashback) since the beginning of june and I pretty much hope to get past 15k or so. Not what I had hoped for in the beginning of the summer, but decent enough for a poor student.

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Stygg Sweden. Aug 13 2007 08:11. Posts 2347

if there's one thing I've learned, it's that you can never plan on how much money you're gonna make in any given time period. that's the biggest downside when you compare poker to a real job. in a real job you can never come home after a day's work and go "well, the boss said I've worked bad today so he actually deducted money from my salary.. wtf bad beat"

but sounds like you're doing ok still. I've never seen you play but you sound like a good player. nice gesture with your sister

DustySwedeDude Sweden. Aug 13 2007 08:59. Posts 8623

Yea, I'm doing allright. I just hate these days. I'm up like 2.5k for the month anyway so it's not like I can complain that much anyway. 3.5bb/100 hands is pretty decent anyway.

Stygg Sweden. Aug 13 2007 09:27. Posts 2347

yeah 2.5k = ~17000 SEK = ~1400 starköl á 12 kr styck. you never have to go thirsty again

kantoiki Australia. Aug 13 2007 11:05. Posts 3818

sound like a decent brother, kudos to you sir

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United Kingdom. Aug 13 2007 11:33. Posts 5070

keep putting in the hands. from what i can tell you have a massive edge at those limits on that site, and even though you're not doing that well at the moment you're still beating the games for a reasonable winrate, so just keep doing what you have been doing and you'll get back onto heaterville asaply. nice gesture with the sister indeed, also........

i'd like to give her something for her birthday ....!!

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