Just got unstuck a little bit I guess.
I just won a $3 SNG, now I am only down a little from last night.
It really felt good. Heads up he was ahead and I called a raise for about 1/5 of my stack with 7c8c. The flop was a great 747 so I checked knowing that he was aggressive in position. Surely enough, he raised me almost all-in with AT and I won the big pot by turning a full house.
Funny thing is that we were all-in ATC the very next hand and I got another full house to finish him off.
Weird how I can't handle losses really. If I don't cash in two SNGs in a row, it gets to me very easily and I start questioning my game.
Obviously I do make stupid mistakes a lot of the times but sometimes it's just about losing coin flips and I suck at taking it well.
I lost this $6 SNG last night and then this $3 SNG so that hurt a lot.
Even though really a $6 SNG is nothing, and clearly I do have the bankroll to play $10 SNGs, but I don't do it because I hate losing.
They say to be successful at poker, you need to have no regard whatsover for money (or have plenty of it). Well that is not the case with me right now LOL.
I will keep grinding the $3 SNGs (taking a shot above from time to time) before I feel comfortable with moving up.
ronee
Thursday, May 29, 2008
How fortunes change
Ah well, my run is over.
I played 4 SNGs and failed to cash in all of them. I actually bubbled 2 where if I had not made bonehead decisions I could have cashed.
Mainly one....T9 in SB I get raised by BB and decide to see a flop and only have 1500 behind while SS had less. Flop is 9Jx and I bet 400 and he instaraises me 800. For some reason I thought the preflop raise was stealing, so I shoved and it turns out he had KJ. GG.
I think I ran into Aces twice and just now ran TT into KK to end my tournament life. UTG Raised 3xBB to 600 and I isntashoved. Too bad, the CL in the cutoff instacalled and I was dead.
One interesting hand though when 4 people called a raise to 90 (blinds 15/30) and I decide to see a flop with 53o with just 60 more for a pot of $450+
I flop 53K with two clubs.
Three of us shove the flop, one had the nut draw, the other KQ.
I wasn't really seating comfortable, until I got runner runner quad 5s to seal the deal LOL.
Everybody was saying it was a beautiful hand.....ah luck sometimes. Even with that I failed to cash, card dead and missing flops.
I am hoping to rebound tonight. I need to really think about my decisions and concentrate on click-tells which I don't ever do.
My problem is that I always find hard to fold top pair (for example) when I have like 1/4 of my stack in there when I really should lay it down.
ronee
I played 4 SNGs and failed to cash in all of them. I actually bubbled 2 where if I had not made bonehead decisions I could have cashed.
Mainly one....T9 in SB I get raised by BB and decide to see a flop and only have 1500 behind while SS had less. Flop is 9Jx and I bet 400 and he instaraises me 800. For some reason I thought the preflop raise was stealing, so I shoved and it turns out he had KJ. GG.
I think I ran into Aces twice and just now ran TT into KK to end my tournament life. UTG Raised 3xBB to 600 and I isntashoved. Too bad, the CL in the cutoff instacalled and I was dead.
One interesting hand though when 4 people called a raise to 90 (blinds 15/30) and I decide to see a flop with 53o with just 60 more for a pot of $450+
I flop 53K with two clubs.
Three of us shove the flop, one had the nut draw, the other KQ.
I wasn't really seating comfortable, until I got runner runner quad 5s to seal the deal LOL.
Everybody was saying it was a beautiful hand.....ah luck sometimes. Even with that I failed to cash, card dead and missing flops.
I am hoping to rebound tonight. I need to really think about my decisions and concentrate on click-tells which I don't ever do.
My problem is that I always find hard to fold top pair (for example) when I have like 1/4 of my stack in there when I really should lay it down.
ronee
Monday, May 26, 2008
Winningest PokerStars Month to date
I was 2-tabling a $3 10-man SNG and $3 18-man SNG.
Didn't have much early on, I basically fell down to 1k just by folding having nothing to play with, and if I did I would miss wide.
I busted out of the 10-man on a coin flip, a pocket pair versus overs and he hit the flop.
I got lucky twice in the 18-man. Once with JJ vs AQ, he hit two pairs on the flop, but I hit runner-runner clubs to complete my flush.
Then when I am down to 800 UTG at the full final table, I pick up Aces (talk about a good time) and shove very innocently, I get two callers and triple up to above average stack.
heads-up he had a 4-to-1 chip advantage on me, I pick up A9 on the button and limp. Flop is KK5 and I take a stab after he checks with 1/3 of my stack and he raises me VERY quick. There was a club draw on board but I have no clue what he had to be honest.
I do not think he had a draw, otherwise he would have shoved me.
He could be restealing me because my bluff was obvious, people wouldn't bet a King there in position or I could have a 5. But his reraise was so quick that I have a hard time believing he thought about this, unless he knew what I was gonna do before checking and planned on re-raising no matter what I did.
My guess is he had a King or a 5. But either way, my large bet in position was a bad idea with that board, I should have checked or bet minimum.
I also picked up AA again early in the heads up session and checked until the river but he never bet.
I finally had to shove 97 with 3 big blinds left and he called with K7 to bust me.
I think I picked up Aces maybe 3 times tonight, good for a +$10 night.
This has officially become my winningest month on Stars lol, +$60 while I barely played 12 SNGs.
I have a great 157% ROI in May, with just Stars SNGs.
ronee
Didn't have much early on, I basically fell down to 1k just by folding having nothing to play with, and if I did I would miss wide.
I busted out of the 10-man on a coin flip, a pocket pair versus overs and he hit the flop.
I got lucky twice in the 18-man. Once with JJ vs AQ, he hit two pairs on the flop, but I hit runner-runner clubs to complete my flush.
Then when I am down to 800 UTG at the full final table, I pick up Aces (talk about a good time) and shove very innocently, I get two callers and triple up to above average stack.
heads-up he had a 4-to-1 chip advantage on me, I pick up A9 on the button and limp. Flop is KK5 and I take a stab after he checks with 1/3 of my stack and he raises me VERY quick. There was a club draw on board but I have no clue what he had to be honest.
I do not think he had a draw, otherwise he would have shoved me.
He could be restealing me because my bluff was obvious, people wouldn't bet a King there in position or I could have a 5. But his reraise was so quick that I have a hard time believing he thought about this, unless he knew what I was gonna do before checking and planned on re-raising no matter what I did.
My guess is he had a King or a 5. But either way, my large bet in position was a bad idea with that board, I should have checked or bet minimum.
I also picked up AA again early in the heads up session and checked until the river but he never bet.
I finally had to shove 97 with 3 big blinds left and he called with K7 to bust me.
I think I picked up Aces maybe 3 times tonight, good for a +$10 night.
This has officially become my winningest month on Stars lol, +$60 while I barely played 12 SNGs.
I have a great 157% ROI in May, with just Stars SNGs.
ronee
Thursday, May 22, 2008
My best performance (so far).
Man, I hope this keeps up, I feel really confident about my game.
I was bored at worked and fired up $0.10 360-man SNG on Stars. You read that correctly, 10 cents.
I didn't expect much, just hoping to get lucky and have a shove fest early, because this is what those SNGs are for right?
Well it didn't go out like that. There was a 4-way all-in on the first hand (AK guy won) but after that, quiet....Man, everybody was just serious, limping in and no more shoves preflop. That was really weird!
The funny hand is when I fell down to 1k and pick up AA and play the raise, re-raise game with another dude, and he shoves me AA as well LOL. Split pot.
The notable hands are:
-AhKh vs QQ
I flop a heart and have running hearts to stay alive. This is where I got truly lucky and starting running from there.
-JJ vs AQ shoved on a low flop and I hold
-AA vs 55 (man I seem to pick up a lot of Aces lately, or maybe I am playing too much poker)
-KK vs 44 AIPF
-88 vs AK at the final table, and the board runs Q7A 8 K
whew
I just tried to stay alive at the final table. Finally we were heads up against a chip leader which amazingly started the final table at 11k.
Heads up, he was towering me with 500k vs 40k!!!! He went on a sick heater to say the least.
Luckily the third guy busts first and I shove my first HU hand with K4 vs A9 and he flops an Ace.
Well, it was good, $0.10 and play 2hrs to get a measly $6.
but I guess it's a VERY good return of investment LOL.
It's sad that I save my best performance ever for this super-micro SNG, but my confidence is riding high and I think I will keep going.
Wish me luck.
ronee
I was bored at worked and fired up $0.10 360-man SNG on Stars. You read that correctly, 10 cents.
I didn't expect much, just hoping to get lucky and have a shove fest early, because this is what those SNGs are for right?
Well it didn't go out like that. There was a 4-way all-in on the first hand (AK guy won) but after that, quiet....Man, everybody was just serious, limping in and no more shoves preflop. That was really weird!
The funny hand is when I fell down to 1k and pick up AA and play the raise, re-raise game with another dude, and he shoves me AA as well LOL. Split pot.
The notable hands are:
-AhKh vs QQ
I flop a heart and have running hearts to stay alive. This is where I got truly lucky and starting running from there.
-JJ vs AQ shoved on a low flop and I hold
-AA vs 55 (man I seem to pick up a lot of Aces lately, or maybe I am playing too much poker)
-KK vs 44 AIPF
-88 vs AK at the final table, and the board runs Q7A 8 K
whew
I just tried to stay alive at the final table. Finally we were heads up against a chip leader which amazingly started the final table at 11k.
Heads up, he was towering me with 500k vs 40k!!!! He went on a sick heater to say the least.
Luckily the third guy busts first and I shove my first HU hand with K4 vs A9 and he flops an Ace.
Well, it was good, $0.10 and play 2hrs to get a measly $6.
but I guess it's a VERY good return of investment LOL.
It's sad that I save my best performance ever for this super-micro SNG, but my confidence is riding high and I think I will keep going.
Wish me luck.
ronee
I <3 PokerStars
Since my self-imposed exclusion on Full Tilt I have been playing primarily on Stars now and will continue to do so for a while, except for those bored times where I will 6-table $1 SNGs for fun while watching a movie.
I have been running good, cashed in 5 of my last 6 SNGs with two wins for a nice little run.
I know it won't last but let's just hope so. I just think that I am playing very solid (read: tighter) right now and getting good value on my hands and making great reads.
Oh yeah, we use a proxy server at work and I installed Proxifier to be able to play poker (why can't major poker rooms implement proxy support?). It worked for everything but lately PokerStars doesn't work anymore, maybe the network admin blocked the port or PokerStars had some kind of update.
I was browsing through the web and turns out you can mess up with the user config file to tell PokerStars to use another port, which I did and it works!
I promptly jumped in a free FPP qualifier for the Hundred-Grand (will obviously trade the T$ if I won that) and even forgot to set my settings, prefered seats and table themes (the default theme is an insult to God).
Anyway, it was an all-in fest and I decided to shove a Q98 flop on a raise with middle pair and a flush draw. He had JT for the flopped nuts and I missed my draw, good fun, for free.
I also read that you can configure PokerStars to use a proxy through the same file but I still need to figure this one out.
laters
ronee
I have been running good, cashed in 5 of my last 6 SNGs with two wins for a nice little run.
I know it won't last but let's just hope so. I just think that I am playing very solid (read: tighter) right now and getting good value on my hands and making great reads.
Oh yeah, we use a proxy server at work and I installed Proxifier to be able to play poker (why can't major poker rooms implement proxy support?). It worked for everything but lately PokerStars doesn't work anymore, maybe the network admin blocked the port or PokerStars had some kind of update.
I was browsing through the web and turns out you can mess up with the user config file to tell PokerStars to use another port, which I did and it works!
I promptly jumped in a free FPP qualifier for the Hundred-Grand (will obviously trade the T$ if I won that) and even forgot to set my settings, prefered seats and table themes (the default theme is an insult to God).
Anyway, it was an all-in fest and I decided to shove a Q98 flop on a raise with middle pair and a flush draw. He had JT for the flopped nuts and I missed my draw, good fun, for free.
I also read that you can configure PokerStars to use a proxy through the same file but I still need to figure this one out.
laters
ronee
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
MY WORST BAD BEAT EVER = BLOG POST
Man....Full Tilt has my number again.
I played this 45-man SNG and was completely card-dead...except for JJ where I raised 3.5xBB and got FOUR callers and a A-high flop. Amazingly, after lots of min. bets, I still come out the winner, nobody had an Ace.
After LOTS of hands where I miss flops completely I am down to 900 chips and pick up AcAd in the SB.
There's a limper UTG, I raise 2xBB to 240 and BB calls. UTG then insta-shoves to my delight. I do too and BB folds.
He shows the best hand possible for me! AsKc!!
the flop comes 3d8s5d. At this point he has 0.3%....ZERO POINT THREE PERCENT CHANCE OF BEATING ME!!!
What happens?!?!?!?!?! Turn Ks, river Kd
GG FULL TILT.
Man I have seen some incredible shits on this site, more than any other to be honest, but that may be the last straw for me. PokerStars is a way better site in my opinion.
I posted it on P5 just to get some consolation...or maybe somebody will just slap me, tell me to get real and keep playing....that's poker!
http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-forums/12/MY-WORST-BAD-BEAT-EVER-_3D00_-FORUM-POST-2902266
ronee
I played this 45-man SNG and was completely card-dead...except for JJ where I raised 3.5xBB and got FOUR callers and a A-high flop. Amazingly, after lots of min. bets, I still come out the winner, nobody had an Ace.
After LOTS of hands where I miss flops completely I am down to 900 chips and pick up AcAd in the SB.
There's a limper UTG, I raise 2xBB to 240 and BB calls. UTG then insta-shoves to my delight. I do too and BB folds.
He shows the best hand possible for me! AsKc!!
the flop comes 3d8s5d. At this point he has 0.3%....ZERO POINT THREE PERCENT CHANCE OF BEATING ME!!!
What happens?!?!?!?!?! Turn Ks, river Kd
GG FULL TILT.
Man I have seen some incredible shits on this site, more than any other to be honest, but that may be the last straw for me. PokerStars is a way better site in my opinion.
I posted it on P5 just to get some consolation...or maybe somebody will just slap me, tell me to get real and keep playing....that's poker!
http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-forums/12/MY-WORST-BAD-BEAT-EVER-_3D00_-FORUM-POST-2902266
ronee
Monday, May 19, 2008
H.O.R.S.E.
Second post in one day, woohoo!
So instead of playing NLHE, I noticed a H.O.R.S.E. table that missed one player, so I sat in. I wasn't some kind of impulsive move, I wanted to play a H.O.R.S.E. SNG for a while now, and I just decided to go with it.
Keep in mind, I never played anything other than NLHE, and Omaha Hi (which isn't even played in H.O.R.S.E.) in play money. So basically no, I didn't know any of the games lol.
Here are some thoughts on each round.
HOLDEM
God, limit hold'em is boring. It is a lot tougher to get a read on your opponents, since there is no bet-sizing to analyze. You basically just bet your top pair to the river hoping he doesn't catch it. It's equally hard to bluff your opponents because nobody will fold to you with only one more bet to go.
It does get a lot more interesting when the blinds go way up but other than that I don't plan on playing limit hold'em anywhere else.
OMAHA 8
It's probably the toughest game when it comes to hand selection. And I prefer Omaha Hi much better. What I realized is that the low hand must be used only in case of emergency lol, such as in when you miss your draw on the flop.
This is probably where I lost most of my chips, chasing a low hoping for a split while the guy had the absolute nut straight. A, 2, 3, 4, 5.
RAZZ
This is fun!
I mean, it's so weird to chase the worst hand that I almost found it enjoyable LOL.
It's pretty easy to play, start with low cards, and end with low cards. Your up cards allow you to make a bluff from time to time.
STUD HI
This is probably the toughest game. Other than split cards or a pocket pair, it's extremely hard for me to pick a starting hand. Plus you only get cards one by one (instead of a flop) so you keep chasing for a lot of rounds.
This game gets expensive very quick unless you hit. And the worst is you have to keep track of your opponents' up cards (and of course the folded hands) to know which of cards you need are live. It also helps figuring out if your opponent is on a draw or not.
STUD 8
Forget what I just said, THIS is the toughest game.
Everything I said about stud hi is there, and now there is a low hand. OMG, this gets confusing very quick XO
Oh and btw, I finished 7th in that game.
ronee
PS: I will definitely play another H.O.R.S.E. SNG in the near future. It's a nice change of pace from NLHE and I recommend that people do it from time to time just for a break from 'poker', while still playing 'poker'. :D
So instead of playing NLHE, I noticed a H.O.R.S.E. table that missed one player, so I sat in. I wasn't some kind of impulsive move, I wanted to play a H.O.R.S.E. SNG for a while now, and I just decided to go with it.
Keep in mind, I never played anything other than NLHE, and Omaha Hi (which isn't even played in H.O.R.S.E.) in play money. So basically no, I didn't know any of the games lol.
Here are some thoughts on each round.
HOLDEM
God, limit hold'em is boring. It is a lot tougher to get a read on your opponents, since there is no bet-sizing to analyze. You basically just bet your top pair to the river hoping he doesn't catch it. It's equally hard to bluff your opponents because nobody will fold to you with only one more bet to go.
It does get a lot more interesting when the blinds go way up but other than that I don't plan on playing limit hold'em anywhere else.
OMAHA 8
It's probably the toughest game when it comes to hand selection. And I prefer Omaha Hi much better. What I realized is that the low hand must be used only in case of emergency lol, such as in when you miss your draw on the flop.
This is probably where I lost most of my chips, chasing a low hoping for a split while the guy had the absolute nut straight. A, 2, 3, 4, 5.
RAZZ
This is fun!
I mean, it's so weird to chase the worst hand that I almost found it enjoyable LOL.
It's pretty easy to play, start with low cards, and end with low cards. Your up cards allow you to make a bluff from time to time.
STUD HI
This is probably the toughest game. Other than split cards or a pocket pair, it's extremely hard for me to pick a starting hand. Plus you only get cards one by one (instead of a flop) so you keep chasing for a lot of rounds.
This game gets expensive very quick unless you hit. And the worst is you have to keep track of your opponents' up cards (and of course the folded hands) to know which of cards you need are live. It also helps figuring out if your opponent is on a draw or not.
STUD 8
Forget what I just said, THIS is the toughest game.
Everything I said about stud hi is there, and now there is a low hand. OMG, this gets confusing very quick XO
Oh and btw, I finished 7th in that game.
ronee
PS: I will definitely play another H.O.R.S.E. SNG in the near future. It's a nice change of pace from NLHE and I recommend that people do it from time to time just for a break from 'poker', while still playing 'poker'. :D
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