another "i promise myself..." blog lol

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whamm! Albania. Apr 25 2008 01:21. Posts 11625

nothing new. but ive thought about it and i wanna make these promises to myself from now on. damn im sick of poker. 1 yr of serious playing, won only 13k so far, i couldve won more, but i think there's a ton of things about my mindset i should change namely;

*20bi move up, 35-40bi previous limit move down.
*winrate is of utmost importance not money, study past hands esp in big pots
*poker BR is only a vehicle achieve a certain limit by which you wish to play, when you get there, then it becomes money
*variance is a very huge part of the game, handle downswings as such
*move up aggressively, move down conservatively
*play less tables(if possible lol)
*start at 25nl (again) FR move up to 6max when i take a stab at 50nl(i hate 50nl FR)
*play less hands, like 3k a day in 3 short 1k sessions, stop when tilting, go on if on a good run of cards until things dry up again.
*play more aggressively this time in good spots (stop being a fucking nit online and a spewtard irl hahaha hear that tokes?)
*spend on online poker schools, coaching, the moment i can afford it from my rebuilt BR
*stop thinking of getting to supernova for once and just be happy being platinum for two months (rofl) but i only have 20kvpps to go

*maximize bonuses by getting 650 for now, 1500 when i hit supernova
*stick with lee jones (coz i love the guy for destroying my life lol)
*dont fall in love too much with 25nl, coz it's really just a springboard for bigger, better opportunities
*in fact try to hate being in microstakes, yeah that's a better mindset.

blah blah blah, there you go. that's it. played 1 session now. won almost 40bucks, i can win more, but im just tired and wanna play CALL OF DUTY 4 ONLINE, btw, any of you guys play this? coz it rox! discuss poker hands and rants with me starcrudph at yahoo messenger ppl who msn me know that ill chat even when im on 24tables lolol, im always ready to help and discuss poker

here's two hands: retarded to post this, but obv i lost so i just wanna check if it's good. i know results oriented advice btw, so i wont be listening to them

Submitted by : whamm!

POKERSTARS GAME #16976226430: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/04/25 - 02:19:38 (ET)
Table 'Lynx IV' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: sbf20 ($25.35 in chips)
Seat 2: caliman84 ($19.90 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: DawsonS64 ($22.55 in chips)
Seat 6: BladeSorrow ($28.90 in chips)
Seat 7: sphockey ($28.20 in chips)
Seat 8: playbyrules ($10.10 in chips)
Seat 9: Colic-al ($22.65 in chips)
sphockey: posts small blind $0.10
playbyrules: posts big blind $0.25
AbuHaifa: sits out

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
Colic-al: folds
sbf20: folds
caliman84: calls $0.25
Hero : raises $0.95 to $1.20
DawsonS64: folds
playbyrules said, "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
BladeSorrow: folds
sphockey: folds
playbyrules: folds
caliman84: calls $0.95

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $2.75)


playbyrules leaves the table
caliman84: bets $0.50
Hero : raises $3.75 to $4.25
caliman84: calls $3.75

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $11.25)


caliman84: checks
Hero : bets $8.50
caliman84: raises $5.95 to $14.45 and is all-in
Hero : calls $5.95

River (Pot : $40.15)



Showdown
caliman84: shows (three of a kind, Nines)
Hero : mucks hand
caliman84 collected $38.20 from pot

Summary
Total pot $40.15 | Rake $1.95
Board
Seat 1: sbf20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: caliman84 showed and won ($38.20) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 4: Hero mucked
Seat 5: DawsonS64 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BladeSorrow (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: sphockey (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: playbyrules (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Colic-al folded before Flop (didn't bet)

another smallish pot, but i dunno if checking flop here should be a habit
Submitted by : whamm!

POKERSTARS GAME #16976431215: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/04/25 - 02:39:57 (ET)
Table 'Nuwa V' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Hero ($26.85 in chips)
Seat 2: roxlou ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 3: DeineMUDDA97 ($25.95 in chips)
Seat 5: 2ndtanone ($13.10 in chips)
Seat 6: ngarina ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 7: Sekka ($5.35 in chips)
Seat 8: venusianer ($12.75 in chips)
DeineMUDDA97: posts small blind $0.10
2ndtanone: posts big blind $0.25

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
ngarina: folds
Sekka: folds
venusianer: calls $0.25
Hero : raises $0.95 to $1.20
roxlou: raises $0.95 to $2.15
DeineMUDDA97: folds
2ndtanone: folds
venusianer: folds
Hero : calls $0.95

Flop (Pot : $4.90)


Hero : checks
roxlou: checks

Turn (Pot : $4.90)


Hero : bets $3.10
roxlou: raises $3.10 to $6.20
Hero : calls $3.10

River (Pot : $17.30)


Hero : checks
roxlou: bets $15.40 and is all-in
Hero : folds
roxlou collected $16.45 from pot
roxlou: doesn't show hand

Summary
Total pot $17.30 | Rake $0.85
Board
Seat 1: Hero folded on the River
Seat 2: roxlou (button) collected ($16.45)
Seat 3: DeineMUDDA97 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: 2ndtanone (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: ngarina folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Sekka folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: venusianer folded before Flop

0 votes

Last edit: 27/04/2008 06:01

whamm! Albania. Apr 25 2008 01:31. Posts 11625

shit i think fold pf at hand no. 2 lol

RS_II United States. Apr 25 2008 01:48. Posts 748

13k in one year is good achievement, especially on your first.

SKoT: I got 99 problems and a bitch aint 1

devon06atX Canada. Apr 25 2008 02:00. Posts 5460

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whamm! Albania. Apr 25 2008 02:32. Posts 11625

ok ive deposited another 750 at ftp also. so im trying to see what site will give me better long term results over a long period of time. same route, move to 6max at 50nl and so on and so forth. thanks.

neveragain Canada. Apr 25 2008 04:44. Posts 188

For hand 1 I like to raise flop smaller and then check turn behind. I know FD might get there for free but you're keeping weak kings there as well. I check turn behind cause all we have is 1 pair.

For hand 2, I don't mind the PF call, it was only a min raise. I like the flop check. However I would never bet the turn because all we know the villain is slowplaying a set of kings. I would continue checking and calling if the villain's bet gives us odds to draw out and stack him on the river.

Timonga United States. Apr 25 2008 07:03. Posts 1074

Good post man. 13K profit is very, very nice for someone who hasn't played above 100nl too much. Good work and you should be proud of yourself.