Dropped into a table at lunch time with some guys I’ve played with before. They are all super loose and I’ve noted them down on player notes as such. One bets strongly on any pair he hits on the flop be it top, middle or bottom pair. The other over raises pre-flop with crappy hands then tries to bluff it out on the next 2 streets.
10 hands in they are acting as previously noted, they play all-in pair of 7s with a 9 kicker called by a pair of 10s with a 3 kicker with over cards on the board. Patience with these guys always works, wait for a good hand pre-flop and bet hard they always bite. You don’t get to limp in much as they always raise pre-flop regardless of what they have.
So, I wake up with AQ diamonds, raise 50cents, re-raised to $1, another player calls, I call. Flop is 38Q I bet $1 next guy goes all-in followed by the other player. I know there is a very good chance they have nothing as this is how they play – coin flips. I thinking just fold but top pair top kicker with no flush draw or straight draw out – gut shots aside. I’m taking my whole 15 seconds here trip 3s or 8s or 2 pair? I can cover the bets without busting and the odds to call are great so I push. Cards flipped A3 and K10 both unsuited.
Turn and River go my way nice pot swells the bank roll.
Bank roll at $177
Friday, 28 November 2008
Losing Ways
Well I just couldn’t sleep last night eventual giving up a 4am this morning and getting up for a coffee. I logged on the pacific poker and got involved in 3 tables ($10 buy-ins). My play wasn’t terrible, not as tight as I’ve been playing over the first half of the week.
Got burned had 89 suited limped with one other guy flopped straight 567 no flush draw. I raised 50cent got re-raised $1.50, now I can’t see what’s beating me so I call thinking he’s got trips. Turn comes K rainbow board so no flush draw I bet again (£3.00) and the guy goes all-in. Again I can’t see how I’m beat so I call. River is a 7 and he wins full house 777 KK gutted, don’t think I played it badly just think he played poorly and got lucky with his K7, yes he had top pair with a good kicker on the flop but come on he was beat.
Lost again heavily had pocket 3s and make trips lost out to a guy with pocket Ks who made trips on the river. Lost another flopped (910JQK) straight to a guy that made a flush hearts ace high 2 hearts at the flop and then runner, runner hearts was playing A2 off calling me all the way. Got pissed off and started playing junk and lost a little more ended up with $125 or so.
Took a break and came back calmed! Decided I needed to get back on my game.
Had two straight flushes both clubs as I continue my love affair with clubs first was A to 5 but didn’t see much action second was 2-6. 3 players all limping me in the big blind flop comes with the 34 of clubs can’t remember the other card but nothing special. I check so do the other two turn nothing again, I check as do the other two, river 5 clubs, great to see but at this point I’m seeing not action for this hand. So I raise $1-00 expecting nothing for my straight flush get raised to $3-00, next player all-in back to me all-in and raiser goes all-in WOW. The other two had K and A high flushes respectively and I scoped a $27 pot, very nice.
Continued to play well and tight more importantly
Bank roll $157
Got burned had 89 suited limped with one other guy flopped straight 567 no flush draw. I raised 50cent got re-raised $1.50, now I can’t see what’s beating me so I call thinking he’s got trips. Turn comes K rainbow board so no flush draw I bet again (£3.00) and the guy goes all-in. Again I can’t see how I’m beat so I call. River is a 7 and he wins full house 777 KK gutted, don’t think I played it badly just think he played poorly and got lucky with his K7, yes he had top pair with a good kicker on the flop but come on he was beat.
Lost again heavily had pocket 3s and make trips lost out to a guy with pocket Ks who made trips on the river. Lost another flopped (910JQK) straight to a guy that made a flush hearts ace high 2 hearts at the flop and then runner, runner hearts was playing A2 off calling me all the way. Got pissed off and started playing junk and lost a little more ended up with $125 or so.
Took a break and came back calmed! Decided I needed to get back on my game.
Had two straight flushes both clubs as I continue my love affair with clubs first was A to 5 but didn’t see much action second was 2-6. 3 players all limping me in the big blind flop comes with the 34 of clubs can’t remember the other card but nothing special. I check so do the other two turn nothing again, I check as do the other two, river 5 clubs, great to see but at this point I’m seeing not action for this hand. So I raise $1-00 expecting nothing for my straight flush get raised to $3-00, next player all-in back to me all-in and raiser goes all-in WOW. The other two had K and A high flushes respectively and I scoped a $27 pot, very nice.
Continued to play well and tight more importantly
Bank roll $157
Thursday, 27 November 2008
69 Pays Off
Well I played a little at lunch time and won with 69 off suit granted I was in the big blind and the table all folded to me scooping a profit of 5cents, but hey it's profit.
Best win straight 45678 played 78suited from big blind flopped straight bet it and was called all the way to the showdown by a guy with pair Jacks and an 8 kicker. Even called my final re-raise to get
his remaining $2.50 in the pot.
Bank roll at $164
Best win straight 45678 played 78suited from big blind flopped straight bet it and was called all the way to the showdown by a guy with pair Jacks and an 8 kicker. Even called my final re-raise to get
his remaining $2.50 in the pot.
Bank roll at $164
Boys will be boys
Poker aside for a moment
My 12 year old soon to be 13 year old has discovered ladies!!! His Mother arrived home from work, yesterday popped upstairs to get changed and came down very quickly asking who J had in his room? I told her he was entertaining a young lady and she replied I can hear giggling. Not helping the situation I suggested they were telling each other jokes or reading funny stories on the internet. Now a Fathers bias aside the boys a good looking kid, blonde hair, blue eyes and all and this ladies in the room thing is only going to get worse.
Grandma is having kittens after she inquired whether he knew about the birds and the bees, to which he replied not really but I know loads about sex. This to an elderly woman who considers bloody and shit swearing of the highest order and only has one child claiming she only had sex the once and that was by accident.
Surpased by my own Mother who once when asked have you made a pot of tea, she replied yes but it's still masturbating.
My 12 year old soon to be 13 year old has discovered ladies!!! His Mother arrived home from work, yesterday popped upstairs to get changed and came down very quickly asking who J had in his room? I told her he was entertaining a young lady and she replied I can hear giggling. Not helping the situation I suggested they were telling each other jokes or reading funny stories on the internet. Now a Fathers bias aside the boys a good looking kid, blonde hair, blue eyes and all and this ladies in the room thing is only going to get worse.
Grandma is having kittens after she inquired whether he knew about the birds and the bees, to which he replied not really but I know loads about sex. This to an elderly woman who considers bloody and shit swearing of the highest order and only has one child claiming she only had sex the once and that was by accident.
Surpased by my own Mother who once when asked have you made a pot of tea, she replied yes but it's still masturbating.
Trying not to get to confident
I'm averaging $20 profit a session which I'm happy with as I only play for around 60 to 90 minutes in total. This usually consists of one good win $7-10 and picking up smaller pots playing strong hands agressively that usually dont make the river.
Best win called a 40cents bet with 56clubs against one opponent, hadn't been getting much action or cards so took a punt. Flop come 2d 3c 9c leaving me a low flush draw and gut shot draw. Opponents bets another 40cents and I call thinking if he's got AK AQ, trips or perhaps a middle/big pair? If I hit my straight I sure I'll win, if I hit the flush will see how he reacts incase he's holding high clubs.
Turn comes 4 spades and I'm smilling, he bets 80cents and I re-raise and he calls so I'm thinking either still chasing a flush trips or A5 or big pair.
River is Jh he bets $1.20 and I re-raise and he goes all-in for the remainder of his $10 stack
So I check out the board as I'm trying not to instantly call anything under my new regime.
Must be A5 or trips or AJ or big pocket pair either way I'm good and I call.
Flips over A10 of spades - nothing - full on expensive bluff.
Now I have no problem with bluffing and I am now rarely fully bluff unless my experience of my opponents tells me they will fold and I usually put the pressure on before the river cards out just incase they get lucky.
I may semi-bluff to big up my hand but I wont go All-in with ace high against a two time re-raiser agressively returning my bets, who only starts betting after 234 appears and could be well holding A5 if not AA or KK or trips and even if I just has AJ to AK he was beat. So many hands out there could beat A10. So bad play for him great win for me, play on M****9 hope to see you again.
Got on a table where everyone just went all-in when they hit a pair on the flop. Got stung onces for $3plus, returned to my tight play and made a few good wins with trips and top 2 pairs against these players. They never seem to bring more than $3 to the $10 tables and are willing to risk it all on a coin flip.
Lesson of the Day: Coin flip isn't good enough odds for me but I hope my current opponents never learn that lessson.
Bank roll now at $155
Best win called a 40cents bet with 56clubs against one opponent, hadn't been getting much action or cards so took a punt. Flop come 2d 3c 9c leaving me a low flush draw and gut shot draw. Opponents bets another 40cents and I call thinking if he's got AK AQ, trips or perhaps a middle/big pair? If I hit my straight I sure I'll win, if I hit the flush will see how he reacts incase he's holding high clubs.
Turn comes 4 spades and I'm smilling, he bets 80cents and I re-raise and he calls so I'm thinking either still chasing a flush trips or A5 or big pair.
River is Jh he bets $1.20 and I re-raise and he goes all-in for the remainder of his $10 stack
So I check out the board as I'm trying not to instantly call anything under my new regime.
Must be A5 or trips or AJ or big pocket pair either way I'm good and I call.
Flips over A10 of spades - nothing - full on expensive bluff.
Now I have no problem with bluffing and I am now rarely fully bluff unless my experience of my opponents tells me they will fold and I usually put the pressure on before the river cards out just incase they get lucky.
I may semi-bluff to big up my hand but I wont go All-in with ace high against a two time re-raiser agressively returning my bets, who only starts betting after 234 appears and could be well holding A5 if not AA or KK or trips and even if I just has AJ to AK he was beat. So many hands out there could beat A10. So bad play for him great win for me, play on M****9 hope to see you again.
Got on a table where everyone just went all-in when they hit a pair on the flop. Got stung onces for $3plus, returned to my tight play and made a few good wins with trips and top 2 pairs against these players. They never seem to bring more than $3 to the $10 tables and are willing to risk it all on a coin flip.
Lesson of the Day: Coin flip isn't good enough odds for me but I hope my current opponents never learn that lessson.
Bank roll now at $155
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Still Staying Tight
Well I’ve been a really good boy for the last few days and I’ve stuck pretty much to my plan of playing premium hands and the odd low pair and suited connectors. I’m forgiving myself the odd wobble and downright gamble as I’m 90% sticking to plan. Still playing 69 though just can’t help it.
Things have gone well, with me managing to double up on quite a few $10 tables. Never fails to amaze me that even if I fold 10 hands in a row and then raise 50cents I can still get 4 callers on a six seat table. I often think what have you got that was worth 10cents a few seconds ago and now 5 times that. Doesn’t matter what I have if an ace hits the flop and I bet out they fold 90% of the time.
One of the best lessons I’ve learned is to leave those rag aces alone. I lost count how many times I’ve won a good pot by beating Ax with a good kicker. I’ve learned the hard way how dominated you can be with an ace and a poor kicker.
My goal is to double up $10 to $20 in an hour – I think that’s a fair return for the time invested.
Best hand of the day
Sat down posted my 10cents blind cards dealt AA – super
Guy to my left raises 60cents next guy calls the bet.
I’m thinking no one is expecting this on my first hand so go All-in with my $9.90 expecting them to fold. Initial raiser calls next guy folds – cards flipped he has KJ hearts.
Hits a king on the flop but I scope the pot.
Did get beat AA against 69spades was only for a $1.50 all-in guy hit a 6 and a 9
Strange hands played 2 tables got K diamonds and 8 spades in each hand at the same time, folded both then flop on each table come 57J not the same suit but still spooky.
Did go QQ against a guy who flipped at the end with QQ - I hate a split pot.
Lesson of the day: Tight is Right
Bank Roll up to $135
Things have gone well, with me managing to double up on quite a few $10 tables. Never fails to amaze me that even if I fold 10 hands in a row and then raise 50cents I can still get 4 callers on a six seat table. I often think what have you got that was worth 10cents a few seconds ago and now 5 times that. Doesn’t matter what I have if an ace hits the flop and I bet out they fold 90% of the time.
One of the best lessons I’ve learned is to leave those rag aces alone. I lost count how many times I’ve won a good pot by beating Ax with a good kicker. I’ve learned the hard way how dominated you can be with an ace and a poor kicker.
My goal is to double up $10 to $20 in an hour – I think that’s a fair return for the time invested.
Best hand of the day
Sat down posted my 10cents blind cards dealt AA – super
Guy to my left raises 60cents next guy calls the bet.
I’m thinking no one is expecting this on my first hand so go All-in with my $9.90 expecting them to fold. Initial raiser calls next guy folds – cards flipped he has KJ hearts.
Hits a king on the flop but I scope the pot.
Did get beat AA against 69spades was only for a $1.50 all-in guy hit a 6 and a 9
Strange hands played 2 tables got K diamonds and 8 spades in each hand at the same time, folded both then flop on each table come 57J not the same suit but still spooky.
Did go QQ against a guy who flipped at the end with QQ - I hate a split pot.
Lesson of the day: Tight is Right
Bank Roll up to $135
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
A little success
After my previous poor showing I decided to listen to my own advice
I played 2 $10 buy-in tables blinds 5/10cents for an hour and did really well.
I decide only to play premium hands stretching to suited connectors / low pairs if the flop was cheap enough. Kept it very tight for 30 minutes and was up $8 between the two tables.
One Great Hand
Got into a hand that made me a good profit having limped with 44, with 2 other opponents, flop comes 234. After experience earlier I’m thinking A5 no pre-flop raise probably not as these boys were raising every Ace from A2 to AK, but 56 to the 2 to 6 straight perhaps. So betting is my questioning friend and I make a giant pot size bet of 35cents and get two callers, bugger. So I’m thinking at worst straight but may be 2 over cards, an over pair or a flush and or straight draw perhaps 2 pair either way I not in bad shape. Turn comes a 2 so I’m sitting with a Full House 444 22 and all of a sudden I’m not worried about a flush or a straight – I’m thinking one of them has quad 2’s. So I lose my bottle and check and a bet comes in of 80c which is called round to me. I re-access and think of how many times I’ve seen quads in 1000’s of hands and think re-raise to £1.60 and they fold or go all-in if one of them has quads. Flat called by both opponents.
Now when I’ve seen quads on a low stakes table, just like pocket aces, people get giddy and throw money at it, so now I’m thinking calm down chances are your ahead. River comes down Q clubs completing anyone’s clubs flush draw which I’m loving if true. The Q doesn’t bother me as anyone with QQ pre-flop is going to be raising to get rid of any rag Aces.
So I decide to get aggressive and bet $5 into the pot standing at towards $6, first opponent calls all in with his remaining $4.90ish, second opponent goes all-in with his $6.55 leaving me $1.50 or so to call which I have to do so now committed.
Cards turned 3 full houses and I WIN! Hurrah Board 2342Q
Opponent 1 23 FH 22233
Opponent 2 33 FH 33322
Me 44 FH 44422
I played 2 $10 buy-in tables blinds 5/10cents for an hour and did really well.
I decide only to play premium hands stretching to suited connectors / low pairs if the flop was cheap enough. Kept it very tight for 30 minutes and was up $8 between the two tables.
One Great Hand
Got into a hand that made me a good profit having limped with 44, with 2 other opponents, flop comes 234. After experience earlier I’m thinking A5 no pre-flop raise probably not as these boys were raising every Ace from A2 to AK, but 56 to the 2 to 6 straight perhaps. So betting is my questioning friend and I make a giant pot size bet of 35cents and get two callers, bugger. So I’m thinking at worst straight but may be 2 over cards, an over pair or a flush and or straight draw perhaps 2 pair either way I not in bad shape. Turn comes a 2 so I’m sitting with a Full House 444 22 and all of a sudden I’m not worried about a flush or a straight – I’m thinking one of them has quad 2’s. So I lose my bottle and check and a bet comes in of 80c which is called round to me. I re-access and think of how many times I’ve seen quads in 1000’s of hands and think re-raise to £1.60 and they fold or go all-in if one of them has quads. Flat called by both opponents.
Now when I’ve seen quads on a low stakes table, just like pocket aces, people get giddy and throw money at it, so now I’m thinking calm down chances are your ahead. River comes down Q clubs completing anyone’s clubs flush draw which I’m loving if true. The Q doesn’t bother me as anyone with QQ pre-flop is going to be raising to get rid of any rag Aces.
So I decide to get aggressive and bet $5 into the pot standing at towards $6, first opponent calls all in with his remaining $4.90ish, second opponent goes all-in with his $6.55 leaving me $1.50 or so to call which I have to do so now committed.
Cards turned 3 full houses and I WIN! Hurrah Board 2342Q
Opponent 1 23 FH 22233
Opponent 2 33 FH 33322
Me 44 FH 44422
I continued to play tight and called it quits after an hour
Bank roll up $33 to $99
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