comeback, school, and thoughts

ok i took 2 days off of poker and just started playing again this morning... i was playing pretty well but then i got a headache all of a sudden and made some decisions im not so proud of. was able to quit the game before goin in the red so i still had like 1700 profit.


as for school. ive dropped a load of my classes, right now im taking a bussiness class, a science class and a history class, i might drop the bussiness class too. my parents are really upset about this. but ive decided poker is what i want to concentrate on, and i dont want anything to get in the way. if things go well, i might drop school completely, if things go south, i might start taking more classes. this options leaves open a couple of windows.

as for the 10k, its down to 5500 now. im gonna be really happy when i can clear this comeback and put that behind me.


here is a hand from this morning

Full Tilt Poker Game #3430487865: Table Avon (heads up) - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:20:52 ET - 2007/09/01
Seat 1: ibleedbenjamins ($1,445)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($1,192)
Kadabra posts the small blind of $5
ibleedbenjamins posts the big blind of $10
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [7h 5h]
Kadabra raises to $30
ibleedbenjamins calls $20
*** FLOP *** [8c 6s 4h]
ibleedbenjamins checks
Kadabra bets $50
ibleedbenjamins calls $50
*** TURN *** [8c 6s 4h] [2s]
ibleedbenjamins checks
Kadabra bets $140
ibleedbenjamins has 15 seconds left to act
ibleedbenjamins calls $140
*** RIVER *** [8c 6s 4h 2s] [Jd]
ibleedbenjamins checks
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra bets $972, and is all in
ibleedbenjamins has 15 seconds left to act
ibleedbenjamins calls $972
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Kadabra shows [7h 5h] a straight, Eight high
ibleedbenjamins mucks
Kadabra wins the pot ($2,383.50) with a straight, Eight high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2,384 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8c 6s 4h 2s Jd]
Seat 1: ibleedbenjamins (big blind) mucked [9s 8h] - a pair of Eights
Seat 2: Kadabra (small blind) showed [7h 5h] and won ($2,383.50) with a straight, Eight high






you have to be really careful when you overbet someone. you need to choose your opponents carefully. if you get a calling station (which is awesome) this bet will work as well as a $500 bet. he is either gonna decide you are full of shit, or hell jus drop his hand in fear.



a couple good times to overbet with the nuts.

1. when your losing
2. when you think your opponent thinks your tilting
3. when you've moved all in recently and didn't show your cards.
4. when you recently got caught bluffing



one thing about hu poker people should understand is image.

you could be dealt AA, the first 15 hands
if u raise and he folds every time... he has no idea u had aa every hand. you have to assume hes going to think your a very aggressive player, and use that image accordingly.

but when your being dealt, its not bad to get caught once or twice. it might be a good investment for the future... for a hand like the one i showed above.