bpmst2 250 $1 $22 4% $247 LLWWWLLL
Pretty average stats to be honest. I went through about an 80-90 game break even stretch towards the end of the 250 games. Meh. I think I started getting a little impatient with the games and was playing 2-3 tables during this stretch too.
Just got back in from Vegas today too. Was a fun trip, railed the hu event for a couple hours on day 1 and 2, dumped some money in the pit and sat at some 1-2. Was pumped up on poker (players were so ridiculously bad, I was watching one of my friends play one day and I overheard seats 1-5 on the table over asking what beats what, is a flush better than a pair?, is an A high or low? lol, I decided to buy in and sit down haha.
I made one sick call hero call on a top pair Q, J kicker. Guy was playing nearly every hand, acting way too moxy. Said he mucked 77. Bought in for 3 and doubled up after a night out, I was kinda happy about that. Haha some of the players at the table didn't like him and were giving me high fives.
Sunday was bad though when I got stacked twice when I flopped bottom set on a 47Q board. Obviously the guy limps QQ with 7 other limpers and we get it all in on the flop. Only about an hour later I get stacked again when I flopped bottom set. I raised to 12 in middle position (yes 12 is very standard raise at live cash lol). Guy two spots to my left makes it 25 to go, BB calls and I smooth call hoping to hit a set and stack him. Of course I flop bottom set again on a 37Q rainbow board. Haha immediately I was thinking here we go again. I donk lead for about 35, player 2 spots to my left calls, BB folds. Turn brings a 9D, putting 2 diamonds on the board. I think for about a minute and shove for about 150 more. Villain calls and flips over AA. River obv falls an A and I'm set over set again lol. Ugh live cash, so embarrassed to walk away down on the trip.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Mid way point or there abouts
I'm a little over the mid point of the 250 game sample. It's a bit boring in some instances but I think that's due to me trying to play too much on some days. I will admit it's a little annoying/disheartening when I can play well and finish up a day 80 or 100, when I was having days of +800, 900 or 1k. Although there aren't really any lows at these stakes so I guess its more balanced.
I'm plus about $350 at 160 games played. I'd like to think I could hit $750 at the end of 250 games with an roi ~ 12-15%. Might be a little high, but would be nice. I'm considering doing this challenge cashing out $500, rinse, and repeat.
Maybe the most annoying thing about playing the micro's is the players and their chat. So stupid for the most part. I hate it when guys suck out and their chat follows with:
a) you bet all game
b) start talking about how its all skill (despite the fact they got it in as a 4:1 dog)
c) Or just complete idiotic chat which is completely false and made up
Game chat vs a semi-reg who isn't terrible, but fundamentally not great. As soon as I joined his table he started spitting of comments "saying lets go donk'
deezguns1012 said, "i keep crushing ur donk self"
bpmst2 said, "?"
bpmst2 said, "i dont know who u are"
deezguns1012 said, "yes"
deezguns1012 said, "well thats cuz i dont usually play this low"
deezguns1012 said, "i prefer the 55s"
bpmst2 said, "if that was the case would u need to have childish chat?"
deezguns1012 said, "well i mean"
deezguns1012 said, "i saw ur name in the lobby"
deezguns1012 said, "i couldnt turn it down"
deezguns1012 said, "lets go then"
bpmst2 said, "We could play another table if you would like?"
deezguns1012 said, "afte this"
After he started telling me how my current roi isn't good for 100 games I responded.
bpmst2 said, "If you would like to play a 200 game challenge vs me that could be arranged?"
deezguns1012 said, "what stakes"
deezguns1012 said, "and what does winner get"
bpmst2 said, "22 until I finish off this challenge"
deezguns1012 said, "on but let me warn u"
deezguns1012 said, "7 percent wont beat me"
He wanted a sidebet of 1k to the winner and when I told him I would not make deals with degenerate poker players I don't know he started going nuts.
bpmst2 said, "Of course I'm serious?"
deezguns1012 said, "so now ur using excuses"
deezguns1012 said, "to back dwn"
deezguns1012 said, "excuse me"
deezguns1012 said, "ive played 22k games here"
deezguns1012 said, "im not going anywhere"
deezguns1012 said, "i got over 30K in my account"
deezguns1012 said, "im a HU teacher at HUsng.com"
deezguns1012 said, "im not running away"
deezguns1012 said, "i have a rep"
bpmst2 said, "Heh congrats"
deezguns1012 said, "ill record my games too"
deezguns1012 said, "and put it up on the site"
bpmst2 said, "I know just about every guy on that site and am related to one"
About 10 hands passed..
bpmst2 said, "So do you contribute at husng.com"
bpmst2 said, "Because I just asked the site creater and he;'s never heard of you?"
...
open shoves 56o..loses... Rematch instantly declined lol
I'm plus about $350 at 160 games played. I'd like to think I could hit $750 at the end of 250 games with an roi ~ 12-15%. Might be a little high, but would be nice. I'm considering doing this challenge cashing out $500, rinse, and repeat.
Maybe the most annoying thing about playing the micro's is the players and their chat. So stupid for the most part. I hate it when guys suck out and their chat follows with:
a) you bet all game
b) start talking about how its all skill (despite the fact they got it in as a 4:1 dog)
c) Or just complete idiotic chat which is completely false and made up
Game chat vs a semi-reg who isn't terrible, but fundamentally not great. As soon as I joined his table he started spitting of comments "saying lets go donk'
deezguns1012 said, "i keep crushing ur donk self"
bpmst2 said, "?"
bpmst2 said, "i dont know who u are"
deezguns1012 said, "yes"
deezguns1012 said, "well thats cuz i dont usually play this low"
deezguns1012 said, "i prefer the 55s"
bpmst2 said, "if that was the case would u need to have childish chat?"
deezguns1012 said, "well i mean"
deezguns1012 said, "i saw ur name in the lobby"
deezguns1012 said, "i couldnt turn it down"
deezguns1012 said, "lets go then"
bpmst2 said, "We could play another table if you would like?"
deezguns1012 said, "afte this"
After he started telling me how my current roi isn't good for 100 games I responded.
bpmst2 said, "If you would like to play a 200 game challenge vs me that could be arranged?"
deezguns1012 said, "what stakes"
deezguns1012 said, "and what does winner get"
bpmst2 said, "22 until I finish off this challenge"
deezguns1012 said, "on but let me warn u"
deezguns1012 said, "7 percent wont beat me"
He wanted a sidebet of 1k to the winner and when I told him I would not make deals with degenerate poker players I don't know he started going nuts.
bpmst2 said, "Of course I'm serious?"
deezguns1012 said, "so now ur using excuses"
deezguns1012 said, "to back dwn"
deezguns1012 said, "excuse me"
deezguns1012 said, "ive played 22k games here"
deezguns1012 said, "im not going anywhere"
deezguns1012 said, "i got over 30K in my account"
deezguns1012 said, "im a HU teacher at HUsng.com"
deezguns1012 said, "im not running away"
deezguns1012 said, "i have a rep"
bpmst2 said, "Heh congrats"
deezguns1012 said, "ill record my games too"
deezguns1012 said, "and put it up on the site"
bpmst2 said, "I know just about every guy on that site and am related to one"
About 10 hands passed..
bpmst2 said, "So do you contribute at husng.com"
bpmst2 said, "Because I just asked the site creater and he;'s never heard of you?"
...
open shoves 56o..loses... Rematch instantly declined lol
Friday, June 5, 2009
The yoyo
Hey guys,
Been slackin on the updates once again, but hopefully I'll be able to make a better effort in June. I finished up May about +1k, I don't have exact numbers, but it wasn't smooth sailing. I played anywhere from the fpps tourneys to 55s, 110s and 220s. I went through what I call a YoYo month. I started off the month in debt on a loan (-1,000) and within week 2 I was + 1,500. This up and down pattern continued on for the rest of the month, while I was able to cash out here n there and ultimately net a small profit.
I've decided to do a 250 game sample in the 22s. I'm goin to try to treat these games seriously and not be too impatient to just get by them, but to actually try to win every game and see if I can a relatively unscientific ROI projection for that level(I know its not a hugely significant sample). After that I'm not exactly sure where I'll go but I'll post my numbers whether its a positive or negative to hold myself accountable.
I've also, through some random stumbling on the net, came across an online poker listing ranking order. Sportsbook was listed at 1 with FTP, and Stars respectively 2 and 3. I've never played on any site other than Stars and Pacific (when I had no idea what poker was). I'm taking a closer look over at sportsbook on the Cake network as its open to US players, the games were ranked as very fishy, and they're offering a 100% 1st time deposit bonus + another 10% bonus. It caught my eye so I might give it a look. The structure of games seems identical to Stars with 5 minute blinds, 10/20 etc etc.
GL,
bpmst2
Been slackin on the updates once again, but hopefully I'll be able to make a better effort in June. I finished up May about +1k, I don't have exact numbers, but it wasn't smooth sailing. I played anywhere from the fpps tourneys to 55s, 110s and 220s. I went through what I call a YoYo month. I started off the month in debt on a loan (-1,000) and within week 2 I was + 1,500. This up and down pattern continued on for the rest of the month, while I was able to cash out here n there and ultimately net a small profit.
I've decided to do a 250 game sample in the 22s. I'm goin to try to treat these games seriously and not be too impatient to just get by them, but to actually try to win every game and see if I can a relatively unscientific ROI projection for that level(I know its not a hugely significant sample). After that I'm not exactly sure where I'll go but I'll post my numbers whether its a positive or negative to hold myself accountable.
I've also, through some random stumbling on the net, came across an online poker listing ranking order. Sportsbook was listed at 1 with FTP, and Stars respectively 2 and 3. I've never played on any site other than Stars and Pacific (when I had no idea what poker was). I'm taking a closer look over at sportsbook on the Cake network as its open to US players, the games were ranked as very fishy, and they're offering a 100% 1st time deposit bonus + another 10% bonus. It caught my eye so I might give it a look. The structure of games seems identical to Stars with 5 minute blinds, 10/20 etc etc.
GL,
bpmst2
Thursday, May 14, 2009
May and the summer ahead
Welcome back. I'm finally back home after an eventful few weeks finishing up the semester. Ive moved into my brothers for the most part now. I still have some small things to do here n there of course though. But so far summer's off to a good start. Weathers been kinda average so far, but I guess its only early May.
Been running more or less every day now and this is the most fit I've ever been in May, let alone the end of summer compared to years past. I'm setting myself a platform to have a great fall season next year at school, wherever that may be. I'm still waiting to hear on eligibility issues from different schools as far as credits go with the switch. I'm also lined up to play on a semi-pro collegiate summer league team. Obviously the college guys can't get paid, but it would be a great to get back into a team training environment and playing games against good opponents.
I'm also lined up to work out again at speed strength, a gym that specializes in professional and collegiate athlete trainings. LeBron and the St. V team at high school worked out with the trainers there and its some pretty cutting edge type lifting and workouts designed for various sports. I've worked out there in the past and have done running drills vs guys in the NFL training for their seasons so its pretty neat to be training right alongside professional athletes.
Poker I've made some major adjustments. I was playing a nitty, yet loose style (as if that makes sense?) before. I've been working with my brother some and it looks like its paying some immediate dividends already even though its been a small sample size of around 130 games or so. I reset my scope about a week ago hoping to see how the changes were working out too. I feel really in control in my games, applying a lot of aggression on my opponents.
That's about it so far. I've been really busy for the most part since I've gotten back, but I'm not complaining. There's some trips planned ahead for the summer, going to Vegas for the heads up event (to watch) and then some other things here n there I'm sure. But between getting ready for next fall, maybe taking a summer course, and poker summer looks to be pretty eventful.
Good luck at the tables,
bpmst2
Been running more or less every day now and this is the most fit I've ever been in May, let alone the end of summer compared to years past. I'm setting myself a platform to have a great fall season next year at school, wherever that may be. I'm still waiting to hear on eligibility issues from different schools as far as credits go with the switch. I'm also lined up to play on a semi-pro collegiate summer league team. Obviously the college guys can't get paid, but it would be a great to get back into a team training environment and playing games against good opponents.
I'm also lined up to work out again at speed strength, a gym that specializes in professional and collegiate athlete trainings. LeBron and the St. V team at high school worked out with the trainers there and its some pretty cutting edge type lifting and workouts designed for various sports. I've worked out there in the past and have done running drills vs guys in the NFL training for their seasons so its pretty neat to be training right alongside professional athletes.
Poker I've made some major adjustments. I was playing a nitty, yet loose style (as if that makes sense?) before. I've been working with my brother some and it looks like its paying some immediate dividends already even though its been a small sample size of around 130 games or so. I reset my scope about a week ago hoping to see how the changes were working out too. I feel really in control in my games, applying a lot of aggression on my opponents.
That's about it so far. I've been really busy for the most part since I've gotten back, but I'm not complaining. There's some trips planned ahead for the summer, going to Vegas for the heads up event (to watch) and then some other things here n there I'm sure. But between getting ready for next fall, maybe taking a summer course, and poker summer looks to be pretty eventful.
Good luck at the tables,
bpmst2
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Short update
I know its been several weeks since my last update. I really haven't played too much so far this month. Played some over Easter, but that was primarily the extent of it. I have a week left at school so I'm trying to make an effort to do things, be outside, get on campus and hang out with people I probably won't see again. Its been a really fun last 2 weeks here, so I'm going to keep enjoying the end of it here. Poker can wait for a week.
Until next time,
bpmst2
Until next time,
bpmst2
Monday, April 6, 2009
SCOOP - hand analysis
The event started off against two average players. Pretty sure neither was really a heads up sit n go player, but more tourney donks. I was able to chop them down pretty straight forward without too much excitement. Of course on hand 3 of the 1st game villian 3 bet me and I 4 bet with AKs. Being so deep I was a little uneasy with getting it in that early racing vs someone I felt an advantage on. Maybe even more I didn't want to see my tourney hopes die within 2minutes, since I was looking forward to playing it for a few days. Fortunately he folded.
In game three, I played an intricate player where I faced tough spot after tough spot. I'm not overly thrilled with how I played throughout the match, but there were a lot of interesting spots to look at.
Background information on villain:
Min betting in position about 90-95% of the time
C-beting 2x
Barreling lot of turns or rivers
Only real hand that went to showdown was this:
Seat 1: bpmst2 (4750 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (5250 in chips)
bpmst2: posts small blind 25
manu94: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [3s Ks]
bpmst2: raises 100 to 150
manu94: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [8c 5c 7s]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** TURN *** [8c 5c 7s] [2s]
manu94: bets 150
bpmst2: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [8c 5c 7s 2s] [Qs]
manu94: bets 350
bpmst2: raises 530 to 880
manu94: calls 530
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [3s Ks] (a flush, King high)
manu94: mucks hand
bpmst2 collected 2360 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2360 | Rake 0
Board [8c 5c 7s 2s Qs]
Seat 1: bpmst2 (button) (small blind) showed [3s Ks] and won (2360) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: manu94 (big blind) mucked [Qh Qc]
Again I think my value bet is wayyyyy too small. I really didn't think QQ was in his range although. Still, I think my vbet is too small I could have bumped closer to 1k against what I put him on.
About 3-4 hands later, I decided to open with a 3bet (maybe unwisely).
Seat 1: bpmst2 (5105 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (4895 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 25
bpmst2: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Qc 5d]
manu94: raises 50 to 100
bpmst2: raises 200 to 300
manu94: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3d 8c Qs]
bpmst2: bets 300
manu94: calls 300
*** TURN *** [3d 8c Qs] [Js]
bpmst2: bets 800
manu94: calls 800
*** RIVER *** [3d 8c Qs Js] [7d]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 1750
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (1750) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 2800 from pot
manu94: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2800 | Rake 0
Board [3d 8c Qs Js 7d]
My turn bet I don't like. It built the pot too big and put me in a precarious position on the river. At the time, I wasn't so much worried about the coordinated board as I was a better Q or 2 pair. Again its hard to really nail down an exact hand that he has, but I think my turn bet builds the pot too much.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (3605 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (6395 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 25
bpmst2: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Tc Qd]
manu94: raises 50 to 100
bpmst2: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [Kc 9h Kh]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 100
bpmst2: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Kc 9h Kh] [Qc]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 250
bpmst2: calls 250
*** RIVER *** [Kc 9h Kh Qc] [Qs]
bpmst2: bets 450
manu94: raises 5495 to 5945 and is all-in
bpmst2 said, "puke"
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (5495) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 1800 from pot
manu94: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1800 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 9h Kh Qc Qs]
My river lead is horrible. I was trying to get value from an Ace but his shove is just about the worst thing I could see there. I feel pretty happy about folding it because I really do think he plays a K that way, but still a brutal spot. I guess c/c river is a better option. My play almost is inducing a bluff, but then I realized I wasn't strong enough to catch a bluff.
About 15-20 minutes passed before the next big hand, just trading back and forth trying to pick up chips where I could.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (2015 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (7985 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 30
bpmst2: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Tc Kc]
manu94: raises 60 to 120
bpmst2: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7d 8s]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 180
bpmst2: raises 360 to 540
manu94: calls 360
*** TURN *** [Kh 7d 8s] [Ac]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7d 8s Ac] [7h]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 1740
bpmst2: calls 1355 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (385) returned to manu94
*** SHOW DOWN ***
manu94: shows [5s 9s] (a pair of Sevens)
bpmst2: shows [Tc Kc] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
bpmst2 collected 4030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4030 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 7d 8s Ac 7h]
I called pretty quickly here. When the ace hit the turn I said to myself ignore the Ace, act like it isnt even there. I just could not put him on an ace, I was starting to collect small pieces of information based off his tendencies and it just seemed unlikely for him. If he hit trips it would really be rough, but I had to go with my read and I felt the K was good.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (3970 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (6030 in chips)
bpmst2: posts small blind 30
manu94: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Ks 2d]
bpmst2: calls 30
manu94: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Th Ac]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh Th Ac] [5s]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh Th Ac 5s] [Qh]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 150
manu94: calls 150
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [Ks 2d] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
manu94: mucks hand
bpmst2 collected 420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 420 | Rake 0
Board [Jh Th Ac 5s Qh]
Seat 1: bpmst2 (button) (small blind) showed [Ks 2d] and won (420) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: manu94 (big blind) mucked [Qc 3h]
I over bet the river here hoping it would look like a blatant attempt to steal the pot. I didn't over bet a ton, just marginally of 150 into 120. Hoping he had a piece and he caught a Q on the river.
We split a pot of AKs vs AKc. The flop showed up with 2 spades and I was free rolling, but we ended up sharing.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (4375 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (5625 in chips)
bpmst2: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts the ante 10
bpmst2: posts small blind 50
manu94: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Qh Qs]
bpmst2: raises 100 to 200
manu94: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [8s 2c 8d]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 200
manu94: calls 200
*** TURN *** [8s 2c 8d] [Jh]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 521
manu94: raises 779 to 1300
bpmst2: calls 779
*** RIVER *** [8s 2c 8d Jh] [3h]
manu94: bets 3915 and is all-in
bpmst2 said, "show if i fold?"
manu94 said, "KK you have"
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (3915) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 3420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3420 | Rake 0
Board [8s 2c 8d Jh 3h]
On the flop I didn't like his timing tells. He took a while to decide of whether to lead or check. I immediately interpreted it that he had an 8. My turn play is bad as I can keep a smaller pot and even induce bluffs with not many bad rivers. A 2 usually doesn't peal a turn bet again, and when he c/r the turn I said I'd call and eval the river. Its a bad spot, but I think I'm almost never good there.
2 hands later..
Seat 1: bpmst2 (2765 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (7235 in chips)
bpmst2: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts small blind 50
bpmst2: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Ks Kd]
manu94: raises 100 to 200
bpmst2: raises 200 to 400
manu94: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5d 7d 2c]
bpmst2: bets 606
manu94: calls 606
*** TURN *** [5d 7d 2c] [9d]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 2000
bpmst2: calls 1749 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (251) returned to manu94
*** RIVER *** [5d 7d 2c 9d] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
manu94: shows [8c 6s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
manu94 collected 5530 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5530 | Rake 0
Board [5d 7d 2c 9d 4c]
Maybe I didn't 3bet big enough, but since my stack was so shallow I didn't want to push him out preflop. I almost needed the action. Maybe I could have just shoved the flop, but again I felt I bet big enough to bring along some hands that I beat and wanted to call. The turn is one of the worst cards in the deck, however. I thought about it for awhile and I began to think I was giving too much credit since I laid down so many hands over the course of the game. The deciding factor was that even if I was wrong I had a redraw (although I hoped I wouldn't need it) and unfortunately it was gg for me.
Again, please feel free to leave any comments on how I played them, different ideas, etc. Any ideas are encouraged.
GL,
bpmst2
In game three, I played an intricate player where I faced tough spot after tough spot. I'm not overly thrilled with how I played throughout the match, but there were a lot of interesting spots to look at.
Background information on villain:
Min betting in position about 90-95% of the time
C-beting 2x
Barreling lot of turns or rivers
Only real hand that went to showdown was this:
Seat 1: bpmst2 (4750 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (5250 in chips)
bpmst2: posts small blind 25
manu94: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [3s Ks]
bpmst2: raises 100 to 150
manu94: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [8c 5c 7s]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** TURN *** [8c 5c 7s] [2s]
manu94: bets 150
bpmst2: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [8c 5c 7s 2s] [Qs]
manu94: bets 350
bpmst2: raises 530 to 880
manu94: calls 530
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [3s Ks] (a flush, King high)
manu94: mucks hand
bpmst2 collected 2360 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2360 | Rake 0
Board [8c 5c 7s 2s Qs]
Seat 1: bpmst2 (button) (small blind) showed [3s Ks] and won (2360) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: manu94 (big blind) mucked [Qh Qc]
Again I think my value bet is wayyyyy too small. I really didn't think QQ was in his range although. Still, I think my vbet is too small I could have bumped closer to 1k against what I put him on.
About 3-4 hands later, I decided to open with a 3bet (maybe unwisely).
Seat 1: bpmst2 (5105 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (4895 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 25
bpmst2: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Qc 5d]
manu94: raises 50 to 100
bpmst2: raises 200 to 300
manu94: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3d 8c Qs]
bpmst2: bets 300
manu94: calls 300
*** TURN *** [3d 8c Qs] [Js]
bpmst2: bets 800
manu94: calls 800
*** RIVER *** [3d 8c Qs Js] [7d]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 1750
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (1750) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 2800 from pot
manu94: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2800 | Rake 0
Board [3d 8c Qs Js 7d]
My turn bet I don't like. It built the pot too big and put me in a precarious position on the river. At the time, I wasn't so much worried about the coordinated board as I was a better Q or 2 pair. Again its hard to really nail down an exact hand that he has, but I think my turn bet builds the pot too much.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (3605 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (6395 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 25
bpmst2: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Tc Qd]
manu94: raises 50 to 100
bpmst2: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [Kc 9h Kh]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 100
bpmst2: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Kc 9h Kh] [Qc]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 250
bpmst2: calls 250
*** RIVER *** [Kc 9h Kh Qc] [Qs]
bpmst2: bets 450
manu94: raises 5495 to 5945 and is all-in
bpmst2 said, "puke"
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (5495) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 1800 from pot
manu94: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1800 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 9h Kh Qc Qs]
My river lead is horrible. I was trying to get value from an Ace but his shove is just about the worst thing I could see there. I feel pretty happy about folding it because I really do think he plays a K that way, but still a brutal spot. I guess c/c river is a better option. My play almost is inducing a bluff, but then I realized I wasn't strong enough to catch a bluff.
About 15-20 minutes passed before the next big hand, just trading back and forth trying to pick up chips where I could.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (2015 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (7985 in chips)
manu94: posts small blind 30
bpmst2: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Tc Kc]
manu94: raises 60 to 120
bpmst2: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7d 8s]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 180
bpmst2: raises 360 to 540
manu94: calls 360
*** TURN *** [Kh 7d 8s] [Ac]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7d 8s Ac] [7h]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 1740
bpmst2: calls 1355 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (385) returned to manu94
*** SHOW DOWN ***
manu94: shows [5s 9s] (a pair of Sevens)
bpmst2: shows [Tc Kc] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
bpmst2 collected 4030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4030 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 7d 8s Ac 7h]
I called pretty quickly here. When the ace hit the turn I said to myself ignore the Ace, act like it isnt even there. I just could not put him on an ace, I was starting to collect small pieces of information based off his tendencies and it just seemed unlikely for him. If he hit trips it would really be rough, but I had to go with my read and I felt the K was good.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (3970 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (6030 in chips)
bpmst2: posts small blind 30
manu94: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Ks 2d]
bpmst2: calls 30
manu94: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Th Ac]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh Th Ac] [5s]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh Th Ac 5s] [Qh]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 150
manu94: calls 150
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [Ks 2d] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
manu94: mucks hand
bpmst2 collected 420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 420 | Rake 0
Board [Jh Th Ac 5s Qh]
Seat 1: bpmst2 (button) (small blind) showed [Ks 2d] and won (420) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: manu94 (big blind) mucked [Qc 3h]
I over bet the river here hoping it would look like a blatant attempt to steal the pot. I didn't over bet a ton, just marginally of 150 into 120. Hoping he had a piece and he caught a Q on the river.
We split a pot of AKs vs AKc. The flop showed up with 2 spades and I was free rolling, but we ended up sharing.
Seat 1: bpmst2 (4375 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (5625 in chips)
bpmst2: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts the ante 10
bpmst2: posts small blind 50
manu94: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Qh Qs]
bpmst2: raises 100 to 200
manu94: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [8s 2c 8d]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 200
manu94: calls 200
*** TURN *** [8s 2c 8d] [Jh]
manu94: checks
bpmst2: bets 521
manu94: raises 779 to 1300
bpmst2: calls 779
*** RIVER *** [8s 2c 8d Jh] [3h]
manu94: bets 3915 and is all-in
bpmst2 said, "show if i fold?"
manu94 said, "KK you have"
bpmst2: folds
Uncalled bet (3915) returned to manu94
manu94 collected 3420 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3420 | Rake 0
Board [8s 2c 8d Jh 3h]
On the flop I didn't like his timing tells. He took a while to decide of whether to lead or check. I immediately interpreted it that he had an 8. My turn play is bad as I can keep a smaller pot and even induce bluffs with not many bad rivers. A 2 usually doesn't peal a turn bet again, and when he c/r the turn I said I'd call and eval the river. Its a bad spot, but I think I'm almost never good there.
2 hands later..
Seat 1: bpmst2 (2765 in chips)
Seat 2: manu94 (7235 in chips)
bpmst2: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts the ante 10
manu94: posts small blind 50
bpmst2: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bpmst2 [Ks Kd]
manu94: raises 100 to 200
bpmst2: raises 200 to 400
manu94: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5d 7d 2c]
bpmst2: bets 606
manu94: calls 606
*** TURN *** [5d 7d 2c] [9d]
bpmst2: checks
manu94: bets 2000
bpmst2: calls 1749 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (251) returned to manu94
*** RIVER *** [5d 7d 2c 9d] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bpmst2: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
manu94: shows [8c 6s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
manu94 collected 5530 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5530 | Rake 0
Board [5d 7d 2c 9d 4c]
Maybe I didn't 3bet big enough, but since my stack was so shallow I didn't want to push him out preflop. I almost needed the action. Maybe I could have just shoved the flop, but again I felt I bet big enough to bring along some hands that I beat and wanted to call. The turn is one of the worst cards in the deck, however. I thought about it for awhile and I began to think I was giving too much credit since I laid down so many hands over the course of the game. The deciding factor was that even if I was wrong I had a redraw (although I hoped I wouldn't need it) and unfortunately it was gg for me.
Again, please feel free to leave any comments on how I played them, different ideas, etc. Any ideas are encouraged.
GL,
bpmst2
Saturday, April 4, 2009
April Fool's
April Fool's was one of the funniest days I've had in a long while. Started off putting my extremely annoying and loud alarm clock in one of my house mates rooms for a 5:15 wake up. I then saran (sp?) wrapped all the toilets in the house down. Put baby powder in the girls hair dryers and on their fans; turned the heat in the house up. Baby powdered the toilet seats. Did the old water bucket leaner on a couple doors. Made bumper stickers, Entourage style of I <3 COCK and put them on a bunch of cars. One kid had to teach elementary for his student teaching and didn't see it 'til after he was leaving. He parked right by the playground lol. All in all, I was really impressed with my efforts and no one really got me back with them all in fear of what I was goin' to do next.
I have some ideas in place for some more pranks even though April Fools Day is passed now. My one "house mate" who basically lives at his girlfriends always locks his door when he leaves so I'm thinking about getting a screw driver, and reversing the door handle so the lock switch goes on the outside. For now I just unlatched his window so I can get into his room and f with some of his stuff whenever I want so I might start doin' very subtle things to his room and seeing how he reacts (i.e. Replace one shoelace with a different color shoelace, reverse the blinds, and maybe eventually start changing some of his pictures he's got on the wall of himself with other roommates or change his gf's pic lol). Any other ideas are encouraged lol.
April poker goals coming shortly. Cashed out about 700 at the end of March/beginning of April.
GL all,
bpmst2
I have some ideas in place for some more pranks even though April Fools Day is passed now. My one "house mate" who basically lives at his girlfriends always locks his door when he leaves so I'm thinking about getting a screw driver, and reversing the door handle so the lock switch goes on the outside. For now I just unlatched his window so I can get into his room and f with some of his stuff whenever I want so I might start doin' very subtle things to his room and seeing how he reacts (i.e. Replace one shoelace with a different color shoelace, reverse the blinds, and maybe eventually start changing some of his pictures he's got on the wall of himself with other roommates or change his gf's pic lol). Any other ideas are encouraged lol.
April poker goals coming shortly. Cashed out about 700 at the end of March/beginning of April.
GL all,
bpmst2
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
March recap
2.7k
20,000 VPPS
Started off the month plummeting, just getting owned even though I was playing pretty well. Then came the exact turn around where I had an awesome 2 1/2 weeks or so. I think I got a little burned out during the middle of that and didn't play at my best then. Started questioning my plays, running mediocre, facing tougher opponents. It was just a bad stretch overall.
I took some time away from poker which helped me immensely. I started playing some 55's again and just waited for the mistakes in the games. I decided I would move back up once I was playing well, enjoying playing, and playing with confidence. I moved up again a few days ago playing only a few games a day just trying to play well and not get wrapped up in long sessions where I usually end up breaking even or get frustrated and start to make some bad plays and drop a few buy ins.
I'm much calmer right now at the tables and much more aware of my mood. I'm single tabling more than 2 tabling now. My approach to the games is to just play solid through the first blind levels, start to mix it up some at 15/30 while determining what type of player I've got and hopefully get a chip lead on 'em at this point. Then at 25/50 and 50/100 its pretty mechanical based off the reads I've collected along the way. The games seem so much easier when your minds clear and your emotions are in check.
School is kinda rough right now as I'm getting swamped with papers and tests. Especially corporate finance which is probably the hardest course I've taken yet, or at least hardest I've taken this year. I'm also making an effort to really enjoy the last 4 or so weeks I've got left here and try to get as much out of my experiences here at SFU before leaving in May.
GL all,
bpmst2
20,000 VPPS
Started off the month plummeting, just getting owned even though I was playing pretty well. Then came the exact turn around where I had an awesome 2 1/2 weeks or so. I think I got a little burned out during the middle of that and didn't play at my best then. Started questioning my plays, running mediocre, facing tougher opponents. It was just a bad stretch overall.
I took some time away from poker which helped me immensely. I started playing some 55's again and just waited for the mistakes in the games. I decided I would move back up once I was playing well, enjoying playing, and playing with confidence. I moved up again a few days ago playing only a few games a day just trying to play well and not get wrapped up in long sessions where I usually end up breaking even or get frustrated and start to make some bad plays and drop a few buy ins.
I'm much calmer right now at the tables and much more aware of my mood. I'm single tabling more than 2 tabling now. My approach to the games is to just play solid through the first blind levels, start to mix it up some at 15/30 while determining what type of player I've got and hopefully get a chip lead on 'em at this point. Then at 25/50 and 50/100 its pretty mechanical based off the reads I've collected along the way. The games seem so much easier when your minds clear and your emotions are in check.
School is kinda rough right now as I'm getting swamped with papers and tests. Especially corporate finance which is probably the hardest course I've taken yet, or at least hardest I've taken this year. I'm also making an effort to really enjoy the last 4 or so weeks I've got left here and try to get as much out of my experiences here at SFU before leaving in May.
GL all,
bpmst2
Monday, March 23, 2009
Fun weekend, not poker
Had 2 good friends come up to school on Friday night and it was a ridiculous weekend. The last few have been really boring here, but this wknd was one of the best I've had this semester up here. It was good to have to finally have a fun weekend where I wasn't worrying about anything, just having a good time and making sure my friends had fun.
Poker has been crap though. I've been resting on my workouts the past several days since I strained my hamstring last Monday, but I'm just starting to get back into workouts. It definitely has been effecting my mindset towards poker though. Undisciplined outside of poker, undisciplined inside it. Such a correlation between your behavior and habits and your success and habits in poker.
I've decided my play is not just a pure break-even stretch, but I'm playing subpar the last few days. Scottybcash has decided to sit me whenever I play and just talk shit the whole time to me, which is kinda annoying since I've even tried to be nice to him and offer him respect, but it is what it is. I'm going to take some time away from poker, evaluate things more, get my head back around it and drop down to the 55's until I have confidence in my play again. I feel like my play is merged between mediocre and average again after my little surge. I hate how I thrive off my confidence and I get way too low when it doesn't go my way. I def need to work on being more consistent.
bpmst2
Poker has been crap though. I've been resting on my workouts the past several days since I strained my hamstring last Monday, but I'm just starting to get back into workouts. It definitely has been effecting my mindset towards poker though. Undisciplined outside of poker, undisciplined inside it. Such a correlation between your behavior and habits and your success and habits in poker.
I've decided my play is not just a pure break-even stretch, but I'm playing subpar the last few days. Scottybcash has decided to sit me whenever I play and just talk shit the whole time to me, which is kinda annoying since I've even tried to be nice to him and offer him respect, but it is what it is. I'm going to take some time away from poker, evaluate things more, get my head back around it and drop down to the 55's until I have confidence in my play again. I feel like my play is merged between mediocre and average again after my little surge. I hate how I thrive off my confidence and I get way too low when it doesn't go my way. I def need to work on being more consistent.
bpmst2
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