all day....
i just havent seemed to catch a break. last hand happened like this
Full Tilt Poker Game #3067025347: Table Firm (heads up) - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:26:05 ET - 2007/07/26
pez_vela has 5 seconds left to act
pez_vela posts the small blind of $5
Kadabra posts the big blind of $10
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [Qc Ah]
pez_vela raises to $30
Kadabra calls $20
*** FLOP *** [8h 3d 8d]
Kadabra checks
pez_vela bets $45
Kadabra raises to $132
pez_vela calls $87
*** TURN *** [8h 3d 8d] [Qh]
Kadabra checks
pez_vela bets $397.20, and is all in
Kadabra calls $397.20
pez_vela shows [5d 5h]
Kadabra shows [Qc Ah]
*** RIVER *** [8h 3d 8d Qh] [5c]
pez_vela shows a full house, Fives full of Eights
Kadabra shows two pair, Queens and Eights
pez_vela wins the pot ($1,117.90) with a full house, Fives full of Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1,118.40 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8h 3d 8d Qh 5c]
Seat 1: pez_vela (small blind) showed [5d 5h] and won ($1,117.90) with a full house, Fives full of Eights
Seat 2: Kadabra (big blind) showed [Qc Ah] and lost with two pair, Queens and Eights
its like i cant catch a break all day. i need a massage
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Bobby Baldwin's message
"I've heard good players complian to me about how they get outdrawn all of the time. But if they want to better their game and their emotional state while playing they should realise it os a mirage. If you are an excellent player, people are going to draw out on you alot more than youre going to draw out on them because theyre simply going to have the worst hand against you a lot more times than you have the worst against them. there is no way you are going to draw pout on anybody if you don't get your money in with the worst hand" Bobby baldwin
the truth is, the REALLY good players, are gonna be in showdown situations with the worst hand a decent chunk of the time. really good players makes lots of bluffs and semi bluffs. this is what i didnt understand for a while, when i always got sucked out on. i would always say to myself "how do i keep losing, if im always in with the best hand" well you can sit around all day and wait for AA. then push everytime you get it. hence your the best player in the world cuz your money has NEVER got in bad. right... no
the good players are getting there money in with strong draws, and a good amount of the time, there gonna push out there opponent, and when called, they have a good shot at winning the pot. i realized this the first time i played bill ivey. the hand went like this
6 handed table, i got 1000 in front of me, he has me covered
hes 2nd to act and he makes it 35. i look down at AA, ok here we go
i make it 120 to go, iwant action, folds to him, who calls.
flop comes 7C2C7D
he checks, i bet 210, he makes it 570, i move all in, and he calls instantly.
turn was 9c, river Jh
he flips QC8C for the winning flush.
im sitting there in shock. how can a player as well respect as bill ivey call an all in on a flush draw. so i decided to research the style a little bit, i watched him, grandiose, H@llingol play. a lot of the times there moving all in with monster draws in an attempt to pick up the pot, or gamble.
i always used to hate life whenever i got it in with the worst hand.cuz i thought thats what poker was all about. and thats why i never sucked out on anyone, cuz i would always make sure i was in with a really good hand.
now i play a much more flexible style. i make a lot of moves with draws. often get a lot of money in the middle. ussually i pick up the pot. but sometimes i get all in with only a 40% chance of winning. and i suck out about 41% of the time.
i mentioned that the object of the move with the draw is to get them to fold. obviously they wont fold everytime, and thats where variance comes in.
bill ivey made the right call mathmatically, he was gettin over 3 to 1. but in his mind i dont have AA there every time, and might just muck to the reraise, and i will muck to the reraise enough to make his play profitable. and 1 in every 3 times i dont, hell win the pot anyway.
when bill ivey hit his flush when we were all in, i jus said, o ok, well obviously im the better player, because i got all in with the best hand. its what i thought poker was about. but if your going to get chopped away all day, then get it in good, youll eventually lose.
i often hear players say, "i waited for this hand all day, i didnt play one hand, and as soon as i got my hand, i was gone. he reraised me like 15 times and i was just waiting to trap him, and he gets lucky"
heres the issue. lets say you both start with 1000 chips. and he plays you down to 700 by makin moves with draws and your folding. now you get all in KK vs AQ
your gonna double through 70% of the time. and go broke 30%
lets pretend this is a tournament
(.70)650 - (.30)650 = 260.
even tho you get your money in great, on average, your not even collecting enough for the chip lead. that may sound funny because 650 + 650 = 1300. but im saying if poker were done as a percentage chop.
meaning (whenever you are all in, you take a % of the pot that your hand is to win the hand)
when your opponent wins the hand (30% of the time he will) the tournament is over. when you win, you need to do what you just did... again.
lets say your playing the same style.
you get grinded down 400 chips, now you have 900
and you fall into the same situation KK vs AQ.
you need to dodge again to win the tournament.
what im really trying to say is, if you can grind down your opponent, to the point where you have a chance to end the tourney on an all in, and if he wisn your pretty close to even. your outplaying them.
sitting around and waiting for the perfect hand, while you might be in with the best of it more often, is not the optimal strategy.
the truth is, the REALLY good players, are gonna be in showdown situations with the worst hand a decent chunk of the time. really good players makes lots of bluffs and semi bluffs. this is what i didnt understand for a while, when i always got sucked out on. i would always say to myself "how do i keep losing, if im always in with the best hand" well you can sit around all day and wait for AA. then push everytime you get it. hence your the best player in the world cuz your money has NEVER got in bad. right... no
the good players are getting there money in with strong draws, and a good amount of the time, there gonna push out there opponent, and when called, they have a good shot at winning the pot. i realized this the first time i played bill ivey. the hand went like this
6 handed table, i got 1000 in front of me, he has me covered
hes 2nd to act and he makes it 35. i look down at AA, ok here we go
i make it 120 to go, iwant action, folds to him, who calls.
flop comes 7C2C7D
he checks, i bet 210, he makes it 570, i move all in, and he calls instantly.
turn was 9c, river Jh
he flips QC8C for the winning flush.
im sitting there in shock. how can a player as well respect as bill ivey call an all in on a flush draw. so i decided to research the style a little bit, i watched him, grandiose, H@llingol play. a lot of the times there moving all in with monster draws in an attempt to pick up the pot, or gamble.
i always used to hate life whenever i got it in with the worst hand.cuz i thought thats what poker was all about. and thats why i never sucked out on anyone, cuz i would always make sure i was in with a really good hand.
now i play a much more flexible style. i make a lot of moves with draws. often get a lot of money in the middle. ussually i pick up the pot. but sometimes i get all in with only a 40% chance of winning. and i suck out about 41% of the time.
i mentioned that the object of the move with the draw is to get them to fold. obviously they wont fold everytime, and thats where variance comes in.
bill ivey made the right call mathmatically, he was gettin over 3 to 1. but in his mind i dont have AA there every time, and might just muck to the reraise, and i will muck to the reraise enough to make his play profitable. and 1 in every 3 times i dont, hell win the pot anyway.
when bill ivey hit his flush when we were all in, i jus said, o ok, well obviously im the better player, because i got all in with the best hand. its what i thought poker was about. but if your going to get chopped away all day, then get it in good, youll eventually lose.
i often hear players say, "i waited for this hand all day, i didnt play one hand, and as soon as i got my hand, i was gone. he reraised me like 15 times and i was just waiting to trap him, and he gets lucky"
heres the issue. lets say you both start with 1000 chips. and he plays you down to 700 by makin moves with draws and your folding. now you get all in KK vs AQ
your gonna double through 70% of the time. and go broke 30%
lets pretend this is a tournament
(.70)650 - (.30)650 = 260.
even tho you get your money in great, on average, your not even collecting enough for the chip lead. that may sound funny because 650 + 650 = 1300. but im saying if poker were done as a percentage chop.
meaning (whenever you are all in, you take a % of the pot that your hand is to win the hand)
when your opponent wins the hand (30% of the time he will) the tournament is over. when you win, you need to do what you just did... again.
lets say your playing the same style.
you get grinded down 400 chips, now you have 900
and you fall into the same situation KK vs AQ.
you need to dodge again to win the tournament.
what im really trying to say is, if you can grind down your opponent, to the point where you have a chance to end the tourney on an all in, and if he wisn your pretty close to even. your outplaying them.
sitting around and waiting for the perfect hand, while you might be in with the best of it more often, is not the optimal strategy.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
good session
Last night I played a pretty good session of 2-4 NL. i got lucky once. when you get lucky early it kind of feels like your on a freeroll and i think it helps you out emotionaly. i was on a cooler for the past couple of days and i was able to keep my emotions in tact and grind back losing only $200. Then last night I made some good reads at 2-4 NL
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Againzo!?
again a loose aggressive opponent
and he disconects
these loose agro guys should get better connections when i have big hands!
and he disconects
these loose agro guys should get better connections when i have big hands!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
just annoyed
all bad beats so far today, they bad beat, then they run. runner runner, everything. just having the worst day. i feel like my game is skewed to.... im a lil scared.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Readaments
my reads have been really prestige lately. i have been putting opponents on exactly what they have on some occasions. im feeling really comfortable at the table. although i feel like im in control, my opponents have been rather lucky today.
Full Tilt Poker Game #2965396429: Table Gull (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:53:40 ET - 2007/07/16
Seat 1: jcreachbaum1 ($405)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($400)
jcreachbaum1 posts the small blind of $2
Kadabra posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [6c 8s]
jcreachbaum1 raises to $12
Kadabra calls $8
*** FLOP *** [Js 9s Jh]
Kadabra checks
jcreachbaum1 bets $16
Kadabra raises to $42
jcreachbaum1 calls $26
*** TURN *** [Js 9s Jh] [5c]
Kadabra bets $70
jcreachbaum1 calls $70
*** RIVER *** [Js 9s Jh 5c] [6s]
Kadabra checks
jcreachbaum1 bets $281, and is all in
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra has requested TIME
Kadabra calls $276, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $5 returned to jcreachbaum1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jcreachbaum1 shows [Tc Qd] a pair of Jacks
Kadabra shows [6c 8s] two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Kadabra wins the pot ($799.50) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $800 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Js 9s Jh 5c 6s]
Seat 1: jcreachbaum1 (small blind) showed [Tc Qd] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Kadabra (big blind) showed [6c 8s] and won ($799.50) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
on this hand i put him on 10Q exactly
Full Tilt Poker Game #2965167874: Table Hand (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:24:41 ET - 2007/07/16
Seat 1: whaahhahahah ($461)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($282.50)
Kadabra posts the small blind of $2
whaahhahahah posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [Ac Jc]
Kadabra raises to $12
whaahhahahah calls $8
*** FLOP *** [6d Qs 8c]
whaahhahahah checks
Kadabra checks
*** TURN *** [6d Qs 8c] [3c]
whaahhahahah checks
Kadabra bets $18
whaahhahahah raises to $70
Kadabra calls $52
*** RIVER *** [6d Qs 8c 3c] [3s]
whaahhahahah has 15 seconds left to act
whaahhahahah bets $379, and is all in
Kadabra calls $200.50, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $178.50 returned to whaahhahahah
*** SHOW DOWN ***
whaahhahahah shows [4s Ah] a pair of Threes
Kadabra shows [Ac Jc] a pair of Threes
Kadabra wins the pot ($564.50) with a pair of Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $565 | Rake $0.50
Board: [6d Qs 8c 3c 3s]
Seat 1: whaahhahahah (big blind) showed [4s Ah] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: Kadabra (small blind) showed [Ac Jc] and won ($564.50) with a pair of Threes
i was almost sure he had a busted draw here and was putting me on an 8 or a busted draw.
Full Tilt Poker Game #2965396429: Table Gull (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:53:40 ET - 2007/07/16
Seat 1: jcreachbaum1 ($405)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($400)
jcreachbaum1 posts the small blind of $2
Kadabra posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [6c 8s]
jcreachbaum1 raises to $12
Kadabra calls $8
*** FLOP *** [Js 9s Jh]
Kadabra checks
jcreachbaum1 bets $16
Kadabra raises to $42
jcreachbaum1 calls $26
*** TURN *** [Js 9s Jh] [5c]
Kadabra bets $70
jcreachbaum1 calls $70
*** RIVER *** [Js 9s Jh 5c] [6s]
Kadabra checks
jcreachbaum1 bets $281, and is all in
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra has requested TIME
Kadabra calls $276, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $5 returned to jcreachbaum1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jcreachbaum1 shows [Tc Qd] a pair of Jacks
Kadabra shows [6c 8s] two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Kadabra wins the pot ($799.50) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $800 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Js 9s Jh 5c 6s]
Seat 1: jcreachbaum1 (small blind) showed [Tc Qd] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Kadabra (big blind) showed [6c 8s] and won ($799.50) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
on this hand i put him on 10Q exactly
Full Tilt Poker Game #2965167874: Table Hand (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:24:41 ET - 2007/07/16
Seat 1: whaahhahahah ($461)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($282.50)
Kadabra posts the small blind of $2
whaahhahahah posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [Ac Jc]
Kadabra raises to $12
whaahhahahah calls $8
*** FLOP *** [6d Qs 8c]
whaahhahahah checks
Kadabra checks
*** TURN *** [6d Qs 8c] [3c]
whaahhahahah checks
Kadabra bets $18
whaahhahahah raises to $70
Kadabra calls $52
*** RIVER *** [6d Qs 8c 3c] [3s]
whaahhahahah has 15 seconds left to act
whaahhahahah bets $379, and is all in
Kadabra calls $200.50, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $178.50 returned to whaahhahahah
*** SHOW DOWN ***
whaahhahahah shows [4s Ah] a pair of Threes
Kadabra shows [Ac Jc] a pair of Threes
Kadabra wins the pot ($564.50) with a pair of Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $565 | Rake $0.50
Board: [6d Qs 8c 3c 3s]
Seat 1: whaahhahahah (big blind) showed [4s Ah] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: Kadabra (small blind) showed [Ac Jc] and won ($564.50) with a pair of Threes
i was almost sure he had a busted draw here and was putting me on an 8 or a busted draw.
lollerskates
im pretty happy with how ive been controlling my emotions lately. ive taken consecutive bad beats with pocket aces and ive never really seemed to let it ruin my day. last night i went up against gopheresque on full tilt. from what i heard he was a good player and i wanted to see how i matched up. i ended up all in with the best hand AA, but he got lucky and made a strait. a lot of players on the site would rub it in, but he was very polite and apologetic which eases the blow. and i also realized i could match up with him, which is a boost of confidence.
today i had AA again in the live game. pot was a bout 50 bucks and the flop was 267, i bet 60, was raised to 150, and i moved all in which was only a few dollars more. he flipped K7 and turned a king. again, my opponent was very apologetic which eases the blow. i think all the pot i smoked has chilled me out a little bit, its just a game, and its just money.
but even when things are goin south in my personal life ive been handling it really well. the trick for me is to just laugh it off, realize things could be worse, and get back on track as soon as possible.
today i had AA again in the live game. pot was a bout 50 bucks and the flop was 267, i bet 60, was raised to 150, and i moved all in which was only a few dollars more. he flipped K7 and turned a king. again, my opponent was very apologetic which eases the blow. i think all the pot i smoked has chilled me out a little bit, its just a game, and its just money.
but even when things are goin south in my personal life ive been handling it really well. the trick for me is to just laugh it off, realize things could be worse, and get back on track as soon as possible.
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