Well been a month again since I posted.... but at least I am hitting it once a month minimum.
Still not playing too much but I did manage to stop by Wheeling for two different sessions.
Managed to prove to myself that I did learn my lesson from the previous trip there. Got there on a Tuesday night about 11:30pm and played till noon the next day. Was a card dead night, no suckouts. But I didn't let it tilt me this time. No pushing of hands I didn't need to push. Lost but only a small amount this time instead of the previous lengthy sessions where I pushed too hard the last hour or so of each session and lost much more than I should have.
Went back the Sunday after Thanksgiving and had a better but shorter session. The badbeat jackpot but up to $58k. Wanted to play more but was up a decent amount and decided not to risk it. Had I been up less I would have played more than the 4 hours I did play as I had planned on making it at least a 12 hour session.
Been doing ok playing small sessions of 1/2NL. Did have a bad session just the other night though. Took what I felt was a bad beat.... well not so much a bad beat as a surprising one based on the player and their knowledge of me. AK beat by Q5os on the river. With the Q5os raising on my flop bet...K106... all spades. And no I didn't have a spade in my hand. The other player knows me well and I had a good read on them they they did not have a hand yet. That they were on a draw. Unfortunately I was not deep stacked enough to make a play that I thought could push them off their draw. I bet-called the flop (was a min raise) and check-called the turn (6c). Checked the river (6s) as did the other player. Only to have their hand turned over to see the 5s that they were betting all the way. Started to tilt..... just kept saying "Wow" outloud but not loudly. I stewed for a little while but managed not to tilt aggressively in any hands after that. Didn't spew chips. I was happy with myself for not tilting... or so I thought.
I previously mainly thought of tilt as angry chip spewing or trying to be too aggressive. I found my other form of tilt that night....... being too scared. Playing hands too passively or totally incorrectly because I fear getting snapped. And of coure this caused me to misplay one hand horribly wrong and get felted. I limped with QQ noting a raise was coming to my left. Planned on just smooth calling to make sure no A (or K) came on the flop. It was raised to $18 with 5 callers before me and I was the last to call the raise. I knew if anyone else that was involved in the hand would have had a better hand or even AK they would have raised. The raiser was a very aggressive player who can raise almost any two and then play fairly well after the flop. I felt their hand wasn't that strong based on the reaction to all of the callers. I should have ended the hand right there and shoved aipf which most likely would have worked. Instead I sheepishly smoothed called. Flop was J43... I think the 43 were clubs. Checked to me with only the original raiser behind me and he looked like he was gonna bet. But I didn't want anyone else in the hand besides myself and the original raiser so I decided to shove my last $120. The pot was already just over $100 I believe. Everyone folded but one player.... the one with 44! He easily would have laid down preflop to a $120 reraise...... but I was tilting.........another lesson learned.
Also played in my monthly big tourney. Big for me is $100. Managed to get a respectable 5th finish out of it. Paid top 8. Ran QQ utg into KK in bb. Not much I could do there as I was in 4th in chips anyways. with blinds being 3/6k+500 ante. My stack was 33k. Made some good laydowns to get to that point. Had a couple of players move aipf in front of me. Woke up with AK, 99, 88 and 55. I think the only hand that would have held up was the 99 but didn't want to flip for half of my stack. Rather keep the shortstacks that way until I felt had them dominated. Ak would have lost to AQ or AJ. The flop was rabbitted and both Q and J was on flop. Might have caught the lucky 10 but we will never know.
So now I have had one tournament cash in each of the past 3 months for $300 or more and I have only played maybe a total of 10 tourneys. I am going to start playing tournaments again like I was doing in the first half of 2007 which was pretty frequent. Had a decent amount of success that year in tournaments but then things cooled off and I cut back my tournament play drastically.
Hopefully 2009 proves to be a good year for me cardwise. Trying to approach it much the way I have in 2008 but with a more consistent schedule of play.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Weekend that wasn't.....
Well originally was supposed to go to the WV casinos.... but alas.... plans fell through. I was disappointed but probably was for the best considering my previous visit and tilt sessions there. LOL
Ended up just continuing my latest run at the ring live games. I am still doing well. Keeping the sessions to under 2 hours. Hit and run I suppose but not hitting for big money... just consistent money. I am determined to build a bankroll through slow but steady acquisitions. And so far it is working. I did have one session this past weekend where I played a ring game (after playing in a tournament for 2 hours after going card dead and not cashing) for 7.5 hours! LOL I ended up winning only $47 after tips and fee. But had a good time. I actually enjoyed playing till 4:30 in the morning. Had been a very long time since I had done that. Was easy to enjoy I guess as I didn't play many hands and was never stuck too much and never up much either.
I have been having some success online... nothing great... just different. I have been playing non holdem tournaments and doing ok. Bubbled a Stud8 tournament (50/380+ paid top 48), final tabled a Razz tourney and cashed in a PLO8 tourney. They were all small buyins but was a nice change from the NLH jamfest I tend to get in. I also bubbled a final table in one of the Stars $5 buyins. Was happy but took a so so beat with under 15 left to cripple me. (AK vs Q10o he jammed I called). I think there were over 800 players in that tourney so I faired well. Haven't been doing very good in STT SNGs lately but I think I have gotten away from my usual game in them and have been gambling too often.
Also got 2nd in a live tournament (only 20 players). Was actually very disappointed in 2nd but the woman I played headsup with just outplayed me I guess. Or at least played a style I could not counter. She jammed ai 10out of 25 hands. I never once had an Ace or even two face cards when she did it. I couldn't play against her unless I just wanted to gamble. She had 80-85% of my stack and I wasn't willing to gamble. She finally did it (went ai) after the flop on the last hand and I had made middle pair so I called her. But she of course had the top pair and I failed to improve. I ended up winning the next 3 hands all aipf. But I couldn't keep up the string and went down in defeat. I hope to get her headsup again sometime soon....... I will gamble next time.
Ended up just continuing my latest run at the ring live games. I am still doing well. Keeping the sessions to under 2 hours. Hit and run I suppose but not hitting for big money... just consistent money. I am determined to build a bankroll through slow but steady acquisitions. And so far it is working. I did have one session this past weekend where I played a ring game (after playing in a tournament for 2 hours after going card dead and not cashing) for 7.5 hours! LOL I ended up winning only $47 after tips and fee. But had a good time. I actually enjoyed playing till 4:30 in the morning. Had been a very long time since I had done that. Was easy to enjoy I guess as I didn't play many hands and was never stuck too much and never up much either.
I have been having some success online... nothing great... just different. I have been playing non holdem tournaments and doing ok. Bubbled a Stud8 tournament (50/380+ paid top 48), final tabled a Razz tourney and cashed in a PLO8 tourney. They were all small buyins but was a nice change from the NLH jamfest I tend to get in. I also bubbled a final table in one of the Stars $5 buyins. Was happy but took a so so beat with under 15 left to cripple me. (AK vs Q10o he jammed I called). I think there were over 800 players in that tourney so I faired well. Haven't been doing very good in STT SNGs lately but I think I have gotten away from my usual game in them and have been gambling too often.
Also got 2nd in a live tournament (only 20 players). Was actually very disappointed in 2nd but the woman I played headsup with just outplayed me I guess. Or at least played a style I could not counter. She jammed ai 10out of 25 hands. I never once had an Ace or even two face cards when she did it. I couldn't play against her unless I just wanted to gamble. She had 80-85% of my stack and I wasn't willing to gamble. She finally did it (went ai) after the flop on the last hand and I had made middle pair so I called her. But she of course had the top pair and I failed to improve. I ended up winning the next 3 hands all aipf. But I couldn't keep up the string and went down in defeat. I hope to get her headsup again sometime soon....... I will gamble next time.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Hello Again......
Well I am getting just as bad as every other blogger who never posts. I spend more time reading others' posts than worrying about my own.
Haven't really been doing much in the way of live poker. Play a few small buy in tournies with less than 50 players. Still not doing well. Go deep, but no cash. Still chugging along in the ring games when I do play them. Play $1/3 and $1/2 for usually 1-2 hours. Cash out $100-$150 and done. Hit and run. Wish it meant I was building up my bankroll but just can't seem to get there. Always something taking the extra cash.
Actually had a decent week last week online. We going deep and made 4 final tables in tournaments with at least 180 players. None of the big ones but was still very happy to make 4 final tables out of like 13 tournaments that size in 6 days.
But then after those nice cashes they "flipped the switch" on me online. LOL Not that I can't win races, I can't win the 80/20s (QQvsJJ) and the 70/30s (AKvsKQ).... much less the AA vs K10os aipf. Just running bad now. Have lost most of what I won from those 4 fts. I am sure there were some hands I pulled out of my $%^ but really been running bad in critical situations. Guess I need to step back to the $1 & $2 SNGs and give up the $5 SNGs and $4 bounty MTTs on UB.
Haven't really been doing much in the way of live poker. Play a few small buy in tournies with less than 50 players. Still not doing well. Go deep, but no cash. Still chugging along in the ring games when I do play them. Play $1/3 and $1/2 for usually 1-2 hours. Cash out $100-$150 and done. Hit and run. Wish it meant I was building up my bankroll but just can't seem to get there. Always something taking the extra cash.
Actually had a decent week last week online. We going deep and made 4 final tables in tournaments with at least 180 players. None of the big ones but was still very happy to make 4 final tables out of like 13 tournaments that size in 6 days.
But then after those nice cashes they "flipped the switch" on me online. LOL Not that I can't win races, I can't win the 80/20s (QQvsJJ) and the 70/30s (AKvsKQ).... much less the AA vs K10os aipf. Just running bad now. Have lost most of what I won from those 4 fts. I am sure there were some hands I pulled out of my $%^ but really been running bad in critical situations. Guess I need to step back to the $1 & $2 SNGs and give up the $5 SNGs and $4 bounty MTTs on UB.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Been awhile.....
Well not alot very interesting has been going on pokerwise (or otherwise) for me. I have been toiling at the low levels still. One day up, next day down. Pretty much staying even.
Been playing low level ring games but without steady success. Seems I will run into a maniac who just doesn't care and shoves and gets lucky when I have a made hand preflop. I normally fold but there are times you just know you will have to stand up to the jammer or you won't be able to play at the table at all.
Also made and excursion to the WV casinos finally. Moderate success but overshadowed by two sessions that ended in tilting off my remaining stacks. I have learned that 4 hours of being card dead is about where my judgement starts to fail me. I played for 6.5 and 9 hours @ 1/2 NL. I didn't take any badbeats ( and obviously didn't hand any out either) but I just couldn't get much going. And the tables were both so very very soft. Even my friend, whom the trip was actually for, said they were probably the softest he had ever seen in a casino. Within the last 45 minutes to an hour of each session I basically tilted off chips by try to make something happen. Whether that meant calling big bets when I knew I was behind trying to get way lucky or just playing too many hands in any position. And it didn't work. I lost 30 to 35% of my buyins in those waning minutes of each session. I would still have booked losers but they would have been much smaller overall. I was mad when I left but then realized I had no one to blame but myself.
Been playing low level ring games but without steady success. Seems I will run into a maniac who just doesn't care and shoves and gets lucky when I have a made hand preflop. I normally fold but there are times you just know you will have to stand up to the jammer or you won't be able to play at the table at all.
Also made and excursion to the WV casinos finally. Moderate success but overshadowed by two sessions that ended in tilting off my remaining stacks. I have learned that 4 hours of being card dead is about where my judgement starts to fail me. I played for 6.5 and 9 hours @ 1/2 NL. I didn't take any badbeats ( and obviously didn't hand any out either) but I just couldn't get much going. And the tables were both so very very soft. Even my friend, whom the trip was actually for, said they were probably the softest he had ever seen in a casino. Within the last 45 minutes to an hour of each session I basically tilted off chips by try to make something happen. Whether that meant calling big bets when I knew I was behind trying to get way lucky or just playing too many hands in any position. And it didn't work. I lost 30 to 35% of my buyins in those waning minutes of each session. I would still have booked losers but they would have been much smaller overall. I was mad when I left but then realized I had no one to blame but myself.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Fishing with the wrong bait.....
...... well at least that is how I felt last night.
All around me the hooks were in the water and most of the fishermen were pulling in some very nice hauls. I only managed a few small minnows.
After spending the weekend in Cleveland I decided to partake in a little poker at a couple of the church festivals. Well the beer was flowing and plenty of chips were being splashed with the beer.
Way too many ESPN watchers play at the church festivals. Several times one player would make the call and then say "and I raise". Each time the dealer would try to explain that you couldn't do that. It was a string raise. And each time this would be followed by a declaration of "Beer guy!" The player was frustrated and stated how they have played for years that way. God I want invited to that home game.
The next player picked up alot of chirping chips from the "Beer guy, I raise" (BGIR)player. On several flops he would state "Oh yeah, that's what I was looking for. You can believe me or not, but that is what I wanted to see". He got the chips when BGIR player shoved ai on a gutshot draw on the flop and failed to hit. About a $145 all in into a $32 pot! Then the chirpy player proceeded to give back those and a few more chips to BGIR on an Ace high bluff when BGIR flopped a set.
Each of these two player proceeded to pass their stacks or good portions of them off to two other players. Both times on bluffs. Alas, I was unable to pick up either of their stacks. Wasn't really hitting alot. Was up a little so I decided to head out to the next festival.
At this festival I sit down into what I was told was a $5/10 LHE game. Turned out to be a $1/2 NL. Gotta luv a competent floor.
Anyways, I sit down and notice one or two players I have seen before. A few young players that actually look fairly seasoned by the way they handled themselves and their chips and of course the church festival beer drinkers there for fun.
One of the fun drinkers was to my left. He picked up a pot when he hit the river and another player made a comment and the fun drinker stated they should give him some slack based on how much he had spent in the game already. I took that as a good sign.
As we are sitting there I am watching him win pots with 10 3os and J2o. Ok, I can see why he has spent so much money in the game. Then later he complains about some of the bad luck he has had with the monsters he has had snapped off. Kinda funny since he is willing to play just about any two cards preflop and can't get away from almost any draw or pair. I try to sit patiently with my line in the water and only get a few nibbles. The fun drinker to my left was there with a friend down at the other end of the table. That player felted another player and then decided it was time to go. We already had a couple of empty seats and with this player leaving, his fun drinking friend decided to go too. The only remaining players were a couple of grinders and the young seasoned kids. Not a great game so I decided to pack it in. Another reason for this was a 10% uncapped rake! If the pot was $213.00, they got $21.00!! It shouldn't have been called the rake but the rape of the pot. Makes it very hard to beat a game unless you win all the monster pots.
Anyways, I didn't lose any money but I never got to land one of the bigger fish in the ponds. Guess that is the way it goes somedays. At least I didn't get pulled in myself!
All around me the hooks were in the water and most of the fishermen were pulling in some very nice hauls. I only managed a few small minnows.
After spending the weekend in Cleveland I decided to partake in a little poker at a couple of the church festivals. Well the beer was flowing and plenty of chips were being splashed with the beer.
Way too many ESPN watchers play at the church festivals. Several times one player would make the call and then say "and I raise". Each time the dealer would try to explain that you couldn't do that. It was a string raise. And each time this would be followed by a declaration of "Beer guy!" The player was frustrated and stated how they have played for years that way. God I want invited to that home game.
The next player picked up alot of chirping chips from the "Beer guy, I raise" (BGIR)player. On several flops he would state "Oh yeah, that's what I was looking for. You can believe me or not, but that is what I wanted to see". He got the chips when BGIR player shoved ai on a gutshot draw on the flop and failed to hit. About a $145 all in into a $32 pot! Then the chirpy player proceeded to give back those and a few more chips to BGIR on an Ace high bluff when BGIR flopped a set.
Each of these two player proceeded to pass their stacks or good portions of them off to two other players. Both times on bluffs. Alas, I was unable to pick up either of their stacks. Wasn't really hitting alot. Was up a little so I decided to head out to the next festival.
At this festival I sit down into what I was told was a $5/10 LHE game. Turned out to be a $1/2 NL. Gotta luv a competent floor.
Anyways, I sit down and notice one or two players I have seen before. A few young players that actually look fairly seasoned by the way they handled themselves and their chips and of course the church festival beer drinkers there for fun.
One of the fun drinkers was to my left. He picked up a pot when he hit the river and another player made a comment and the fun drinker stated they should give him some slack based on how much he had spent in the game already. I took that as a good sign.
As we are sitting there I am watching him win pots with 10 3os and J2o. Ok, I can see why he has spent so much money in the game. Then later he complains about some of the bad luck he has had with the monsters he has had snapped off. Kinda funny since he is willing to play just about any two cards preflop and can't get away from almost any draw or pair. I try to sit patiently with my line in the water and only get a few nibbles. The fun drinker to my left was there with a friend down at the other end of the table. That player felted another player and then decided it was time to go. We already had a couple of empty seats and with this player leaving, his fun drinking friend decided to go too. The only remaining players were a couple of grinders and the young seasoned kids. Not a great game so I decided to pack it in. Another reason for this was a 10% uncapped rake! If the pot was $213.00, they got $21.00!! It shouldn't have been called the rake but the rape of the pot. Makes it very hard to beat a game unless you win all the monster pots.
Anyways, I didn't lose any money but I never got to land one of the bigger fish in the ponds. Guess that is the way it goes somedays. At least I didn't get pulled in myself!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Rant post
Well it has been awhile since I openly criticized someone I was playing with live... but it happened again. Even though it was probably justified (who doesn't think they are in the right when they go off on someone. LOL) I really shouldn't have done it.
Another sad aspect of me going off on him was this was at the club I deal at. Bad move on my part.
Unfortunately this was a kid who I used to have more respect for his game. I always thought he was a little aggressive and lucky but still respected his game.
Leading up to my little blow up I had been losing..... mainly due to playing bad and calling ai when I knew I was behind, praying to get lucky (which I did but they had already gotten luckier. LOL).
Easy for me to laugh about things now but at the time it put me on serious tilt. Funny thing was I was playing better and a bit less passively after going on tilt. Made a few good reads and went with them and they were right.
The situation happened when a tight/aggressive player raised to $20 utg. I flat called with 99 feeling I was probably behind but looking for a good flop. Another smooth caller and then this kid min raises to $40!.
There is no point in min raising any situation where you don't feel you already have the best hand and you hope the original raiser comes back over the top. I have ranted for years that I hate the min raise in NL in almost every situation. You are either begging to get beat or just bleeding money to the eventual winner.
Anyways, it gets back the the original raiser and of course he reraises $100. The kid had a disgusted look on his face. I couldn't call this reraise knowing I was way behind for sure now. So I start in on the kid with "great min raise" " I see you are happy about it too, real good play." The other smooth caller calls (known to tend to be a calling station once he decides he wants to play) and the kid smooth calls. Flop comes J108, two clubs. The original raiser goes ai with about $185. They both just call. The kid only has maybe $34 behind. Gotta love the call but not willing to commit that last 10% of his hand beginning stack. 7d right on the turn and a blank 5s on the river. KK takes it does, mainly due to the min raise. Kid never showed his hand. Didn't even wait to see the utg hand before he mucked.
I was steaming for another 2 hours after that. The tight utg player was ai and after the hand had one and a half racks of $5 chips plus 10 $25 chips. I would have won about 80% of that. I know I should want him to make that play. Hell I even tried earlier limping with KK in ep hoping for a raise from one of the many raisers at the table, no luck of course. I just should have let it go. But I let my tilt get the better of me.
Hopefully I will do better in the future of not letting it get to me. Just have to not tilt myself.
Another sad aspect of me going off on him was this was at the club I deal at. Bad move on my part.
Unfortunately this was a kid who I used to have more respect for his game. I always thought he was a little aggressive and lucky but still respected his game.
Leading up to my little blow up I had been losing..... mainly due to playing bad and calling ai when I knew I was behind, praying to get lucky (which I did but they had already gotten luckier. LOL).
Easy for me to laugh about things now but at the time it put me on serious tilt. Funny thing was I was playing better and a bit less passively after going on tilt. Made a few good reads and went with them and they were right.
The situation happened when a tight/aggressive player raised to $20 utg. I flat called with 99 feeling I was probably behind but looking for a good flop. Another smooth caller and then this kid min raises to $40!.
There is no point in min raising any situation where you don't feel you already have the best hand and you hope the original raiser comes back over the top. I have ranted for years that I hate the min raise in NL in almost every situation. You are either begging to get beat or just bleeding money to the eventual winner.
Anyways, it gets back the the original raiser and of course he reraises $100. The kid had a disgusted look on his face. I couldn't call this reraise knowing I was way behind for sure now. So I start in on the kid with "great min raise" " I see you are happy about it too, real good play." The other smooth caller calls (known to tend to be a calling station once he decides he wants to play) and the kid smooth calls. Flop comes J108, two clubs. The original raiser goes ai with about $185. They both just call. The kid only has maybe $34 behind. Gotta love the call but not willing to commit that last 10% of his hand beginning stack. 7d right on the turn and a blank 5s on the river. KK takes it does, mainly due to the min raise. Kid never showed his hand. Didn't even wait to see the utg hand before he mucked.
I was steaming for another 2 hours after that. The tight utg player was ai and after the hand had one and a half racks of $5 chips plus 10 $25 chips. I would have won about 80% of that. I know I should want him to make that play. Hell I even tried earlier limping with KK in ep hoping for a raise from one of the many raisers at the table, no luck of course. I just should have let it go. But I let my tilt get the better of me.
Hopefully I will do better in the future of not letting it get to me. Just have to not tilt myself.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Chugging Along
Been meaning to post something for the past couple of weeks. Just kept on putting it off.
Not alot has been happening except for a pretty bad run on live tournaments. I think I have played 19 live tournaments since the end of March. Only cashed once for $45.00. Pretty sad. Some of it (probably alot of it) is due to my bad play. But really seem card dead in tourneys when I am playing well. Eh, such is poker life.
In live ring games I have been having a pretty decent streak. Not killing the games or anything but I have played maybe 16 times since the end of March and I have only lost twice. Both losses were fairly small considering the games I was in and length of sessions so I am pretty happy with that. I think for a few more months I will continue to concentrate on ring games and play only an occasional tourney till things turn around for me in tournies.
Been doing ok online in tournies. Won another Saturdays with Dr. Pauly. I must be a huge lucksack because the same day I also won a tourney type I had never played before. Friends of mine are constantly bugging me to try short handed games (6-max). I normally like to grind at 9 or 10 player per table tournies but figured I would give it a try. I think we had just over 200 players. And somehow for a game I am not particularly good at, I managed to end up on top. I must just have been running very goooooot that day.
Been trying to the PLO8 (.02/.05) games on Pokerstars. I am way to easy to tilt in those games. I really have to get that under control. They are loving me at those tables because I keep dumping tons on them. I think I will back off of them for awhile.... or at least only play one table versus the 3 I normally play.
Dealing has been going ok. Dealt a $250 buy in yesterday. They had 103 players for the tourney. Pretty good for central Ohio. Decent structure with 5k in starting chips and 30 minute blinds. Had alot of new players at the club.
There are now 5 gaming clubs in central Ohio. I have been to only two of them but know of 2 2 of the remaining 3 and know that those 2 clubs are very small with not alot of action. The 5th club is further away and I doubt I will ever visit it. It will be interesting to see if the 2nd club I have been to will prosper. I hope they do only because I love the game and there are plenty of players to go around. The Gemini Players Club (www.geminiplayersclub.com) is still the best.
Played some 3/6 over the weekend at a Church festival and one of the local vegas nights. Had a few people talking to themselves with my change up in play. But I was mainly having fun.
Not alot has been happening except for a pretty bad run on live tournaments. I think I have played 19 live tournaments since the end of March. Only cashed once for $45.00. Pretty sad. Some of it (probably alot of it) is due to my bad play. But really seem card dead in tourneys when I am playing well. Eh, such is poker life.
In live ring games I have been having a pretty decent streak. Not killing the games or anything but I have played maybe 16 times since the end of March and I have only lost twice. Both losses were fairly small considering the games I was in and length of sessions so I am pretty happy with that. I think for a few more months I will continue to concentrate on ring games and play only an occasional tourney till things turn around for me in tournies.
Been doing ok online in tournies. Won another Saturdays with Dr. Pauly. I must be a huge lucksack because the same day I also won a tourney type I had never played before. Friends of mine are constantly bugging me to try short handed games (6-max). I normally like to grind at 9 or 10 player per table tournies but figured I would give it a try. I think we had just over 200 players. And somehow for a game I am not particularly good at, I managed to end up on top. I must just have been running very goooooot that day.
Been trying to the PLO8 (.02/.05) games on Pokerstars. I am way to easy to tilt in those games. I really have to get that under control. They are loving me at those tables because I keep dumping tons on them. I think I will back off of them for awhile.... or at least only play one table versus the 3 I normally play.
Dealing has been going ok. Dealt a $250 buy in yesterday. They had 103 players for the tourney. Pretty good for central Ohio. Decent structure with 5k in starting chips and 30 minute blinds. Had alot of new players at the club.
There are now 5 gaming clubs in central Ohio. I have been to only two of them but know of 2 2 of the remaining 3 and know that those 2 clubs are very small with not alot of action. The 5th club is further away and I doubt I will ever visit it. It will be interesting to see if the 2nd club I have been to will prosper. I hope they do only because I love the game and there are plenty of players to go around. The Gemini Players Club (www.geminiplayersclub.com) is still the best.
Played some 3/6 over the weekend at a Church festival and one of the local vegas nights. Had a few people talking to themselves with my change up in play. But I was mainly having fun.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Phobias.... and bankrolls
Still not playing a whole heckuva lot but when I have played I have won small amounts. Just happy to be consistent and not losing at the time. I need to improve my play though because by only winning small amounts it won't take but one or two losing sessions to wipe out six winning sessions or more.
Started to play a little 1/2 and 1/3 NL. I have been itching to get into the games but having developed the phobia that I have in the recent months of losing anything, I have been steering clear of those games. Problem is the games here in Ohio are so loose there is tons of money to be made at the tables. But at the same time that looseness is what scares the hell out of me. I don't have much of a "hitter" and people frequently hit out on me.
Guess if I am to improve my game I have to play in those games. And hopefully along the way build a decent bankroll. I think that is the key to my new phobia....... no bankroll beyond one or two sessions of play. Really sucks.
Started to play a little 1/2 and 1/3 NL. I have been itching to get into the games but having developed the phobia that I have in the recent months of losing anything, I have been steering clear of those games. Problem is the games here in Ohio are so loose there is tons of money to be made at the tables. But at the same time that looseness is what scares the hell out of me. I don't have much of a "hitter" and people frequently hit out on me.
Guess if I am to improve my game I have to play in those games. And hopefully along the way build a decent bankroll. I think that is the key to my new phobia....... no bankroll beyond one or two sessions of play. Really sucks.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Something new
I wanted to try and post this link because this is one of the best blogs I read.
Anyone reading it that enjoys poker but also the many aspects of life around it and life in general will thoroughly enjoy this.
Lets hope I paste this link correctly.
Ok, so I wasn't able to figure out how to put it in this actual post but I was able to get it up to the
right of the posts.
And currently Pauly is doing great daily blogging from the WSOP. Check it out.
He also puts on a great tourney on Saturdays. PLO @ 4:20 EST on Pokerstars.
Anyone reading it that enjoys poker but also the many aspects of life around it and life in general will thoroughly enjoy this.
Lets hope I paste this link correctly.
Ok, so I wasn't able to figure out how to put it in this actual post but I was able to get it up to the
right of the posts.
And currently Pauly is doing great daily blogging from the WSOP. Check it out.
He also puts on a great tourney on Saturdays. PLO @ 4:20 EST on Pokerstars.
Monday, June 2, 2008
New Month ....... New Post
Well still playing tons of freerolls and low low buy in SNGs and MTTs.
I am a member of a website that has freerolls on UB and Walker poker. The freerolls are $300 and $500 respectively. The fields are small (300+ - relatively small for the $ amount) and very weak. I have played in 4 of them and made the final table twice and top 20 players one other time. I managed to get lucky and get $45 on Walker poker through these freerolls. The site is ok... definitely a different look. Traffic on it seems to be picking up. I have only played a few micro ring games on it and I have not done very well but that is due to my very poor play and chasing. LOL If anyone ( if there is anyone that reads this blog.... LOL) wants info on the site that offers these freerolls I can invite you to be a member.
Been playing live limit lately. Not alot but have been winning small sums. Mainly hitting and running... though that isn't what I want to do. Just don't have alot of time to sit at the tables. Only play anywhere from 1-2 hours and then go. Mainly playing up in the Cleveland area which is one of the reasons for the limit on time.
I did finally manage to play in a blogger tournament. It was Dr. Pauly's on Saturdays. It is PLO and there were 28 players. I managed to lucksack my way to a win!!! Only the second, maybe 3rd blogger tourney I have ever played and probably first PLO one. Was pretty happy with the win to say the least. Hopefully I will be able to play in more of the blogger tournies.... just depends on my bankroll (lack thereof) and schedule.
I am a member of a website that has freerolls on UB and Walker poker. The freerolls are $300 and $500 respectively. The fields are small (300+ - relatively small for the $ amount) and very weak. I have played in 4 of them and made the final table twice and top 20 players one other time. I managed to get lucky and get $45 on Walker poker through these freerolls. The site is ok... definitely a different look. Traffic on it seems to be picking up. I have only played a few micro ring games on it and I have not done very well but that is due to my very poor play and chasing. LOL If anyone ( if there is anyone that reads this blog.... LOL) wants info on the site that offers these freerolls I can invite you to be a member.
Been playing live limit lately. Not alot but have been winning small sums. Mainly hitting and running... though that isn't what I want to do. Just don't have alot of time to sit at the tables. Only play anywhere from 1-2 hours and then go. Mainly playing up in the Cleveland area which is one of the reasons for the limit on time.
I did finally manage to play in a blogger tournament. It was Dr. Pauly's on Saturdays. It is PLO and there were 28 players. I managed to lucksack my way to a win!!! Only the second, maybe 3rd blogger tourney I have ever played and probably first PLO one. Was pretty happy with the win to say the least. Hopefully I will be able to play in more of the blogger tournies.... just depends on my bankroll (lack thereof) and schedule.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Back to live play.... but as a dealer
Well have played a little live lately.... exactly twice.... playing limit holdem.
Played 5/10 in Cleveland and 10/20 here. Both for less than 2 hours but book small wins.
When I have been around live cards I have been dealing lately at the local club here. Also there is a new club opening that I may end up helping out at. Been dealing some live 1/3 NL and 5/5 NL. When I deal and watch these games it reminds me of the Wizard of Oz..... when the Scarecrow was singing..... "If I only had a brain......."..... in my mind I am singing .. " if I only had a bankroll..... ". LOL
Still playing online in the low limits. Finally made a good showing on Fulltilt in something other than a freeroll...... though I have done ok in those also. Played a $3 MTT (not the Turbo/Knockout). Got 2nd! I was very happy with that even though it was only 186 players. First decent cash I have had on FT. Also played about 6 or 7 freerolls a couple of weekends ago. Cashed in two, bubbled a third (30th place). Not bad reaching top 1% of players 2 out of 7 tried and another top 2% placing in a third tournament. Also made top 100 in a fourth tournament.
Have also made a couple of good runs at the micro tournies on Stars ($2.50 and under MTTs). No big cashes but best finish was 18th out of 2700 + players. Sucky part is for making better than top 1% of field I only got around 5 or 6 times my buy in. It was only a $1 MTT but I think Stars paying out of top 20% of field sucks because when you do run deep unless you make the final table you don't get crap. Would be like making the top 50 in the WSOP main event and only getting $17k. Stars needs to fix that and quit being so greedy.
Have also been doing well on UB in the small buy in SNGs. Not great just grinding away. Slowly (very slowly) building my account up on there. Love the $0.50 multitable SNGs. LOL
Played 5/10 in Cleveland and 10/20 here. Both for less than 2 hours but book small wins.
When I have been around live cards I have been dealing lately at the local club here. Also there is a new club opening that I may end up helping out at. Been dealing some live 1/3 NL and 5/5 NL. When I deal and watch these games it reminds me of the Wizard of Oz..... when the Scarecrow was singing..... "If I only had a brain......."..... in my mind I am singing .. " if I only had a bankroll..... ". LOL
Still playing online in the low limits. Finally made a good showing on Fulltilt in something other than a freeroll...... though I have done ok in those also. Played a $3 MTT (not the Turbo/Knockout). Got 2nd! I was very happy with that even though it was only 186 players. First decent cash I have had on FT. Also played about 6 or 7 freerolls a couple of weekends ago. Cashed in two, bubbled a third (30th place). Not bad reaching top 1% of players 2 out of 7 tried and another top 2% placing in a third tournament. Also made top 100 in a fourth tournament.
Have also made a couple of good runs at the micro tournies on Stars ($2.50 and under MTTs). No big cashes but best finish was 18th out of 2700 + players. Sucky part is for making better than top 1% of field I only got around 5 or 6 times my buy in. It was only a $1 MTT but I think Stars paying out of top 20% of field sucks because when you do run deep unless you make the final table you don't get crap. Would be like making the top 50 in the WSOP main event and only getting $17k. Stars needs to fix that and quit being so greedy.
Have also been doing well on UB in the small buy in SNGs. Not great just grinding away. Slowly (very slowly) building my account up on there. Love the $0.50 multitable SNGs. LOL
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Poker is poker...........right?
For once I am not going to mention how I have done in poker lately.... this time I need to say something about a comment I saw in another player's blog that has been kinda bugging me. I almost commented in that blog but I think the player and others would take me wrong.
The comment was " Can anyone really do anything THAT wrong in a $10 tournament? I mean, it is a $10 tournament right?"
I find fault with that sentiment in that I feel like it is trying to say the buy in dictates what correct poker is. I have always felt correct poker is not dependent on the buy in but on the particular play needed at that time. The correct play depends on the other player(s), previous actions, cards, stacks, stage of tournament,.... etc. But shouldn't hinge upon the cost of the buy in, not if you are playing poker for the sake of playing poker. At the point where you will play differently because the buy in is insignificant to you it is almost like you are saying I am just gambling (like roulette) versus my normal poker play. Yes I know poker is a form of gambling but most are drawn to it because of the additional amount of control it allows the player over another form of gambling such as roulette where you are at the ball's total mercy.
A statement like the original comment make it seem like a play that is ok in a $10 (which seems to be implying that $10 is meaningless to particular players) wouldn't be acceptable in a $10,000 buy in tournament. If that is the case then plays that would be criticized in a $10,000 should also take into consideration what the player of said play's net worth is..... perhaps he feels "how can I do anything THAT wrong, this is only a $10,000 and I have over $10,000,000 in the bank."
Perhaps I am just being nitty or picking or whatever. It is almost like when a person makes the original comment they are saying that they play differently because the money doesn't matter to them. (Almost a condescension on those whom the $10 would matter to.)
From this point of view correct poker depends on your net worth, not your skill.
The comment was " Can anyone really do anything THAT wrong in a $10 tournament? I mean, it is a $10 tournament right?"
I find fault with that sentiment in that I feel like it is trying to say the buy in dictates what correct poker is. I have always felt correct poker is not dependent on the buy in but on the particular play needed at that time. The correct play depends on the other player(s), previous actions, cards, stacks, stage of tournament,.... etc. But shouldn't hinge upon the cost of the buy in, not if you are playing poker for the sake of playing poker. At the point where you will play differently because the buy in is insignificant to you it is almost like you are saying I am just gambling (like roulette) versus my normal poker play. Yes I know poker is a form of gambling but most are drawn to it because of the additional amount of control it allows the player over another form of gambling such as roulette where you are at the ball's total mercy.
A statement like the original comment make it seem like a play that is ok in a $10 (which seems to be implying that $10 is meaningless to particular players) wouldn't be acceptable in a $10,000 buy in tournament. If that is the case then plays that would be criticized in a $10,000 should also take into consideration what the player of said play's net worth is..... perhaps he feels "how can I do anything THAT wrong, this is only a $10,000 and I have over $10,000,000 in the bank."
Perhaps I am just being nitty or picking or whatever. It is almost like when a person makes the original comment they are saying that they play differently because the money doesn't matter to them. (Almost a condescension on those whom the $10 would matter to.)
From this point of view correct poker depends on your net worth, not your skill.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Weekend....
Didn't make it to Ceasar's Indiana. Never heard back from my friend and too lazy to drive the 4 hours by myself.
Didn't play much online on Sat. Can't remember Friday at this point. LOL
I do remember one hand on Friday. Was deep in a $4/180man SNG on Stars. Find JJ late position with 25 left (pays top 18). Decent stack though not in top 10, but not short stacked. As the players start folding or calling I even think to myself "Do I really want to go bust with this hand this close to the money". Always have bad luck with this hand late in tournies. I figure, screw it.... if I want a shot at the top 3 places I need chips. One ep limper, so I raise about 4.4 x bb. Probably a little more. I tend to base my raises on the pot more than just the blinds. Everyone folds to the ep limper who calls. At this point I put him on a Ace/face hand. From comes K,x,2. He checks. Pot is now almost 85% of what I have left in front of me. I have the read that he doesn't have the K nor AA or QQ. I push in the rest of my stack not wanting to give him a cheap shot at hitting an A or Q if he has a hand like AQ or AJ. He insta calls with 22..... and I am out. I should have followed my instincts and not played the hand or at least not raised. Would have been much easier to get away from with the K on the flop and I would probably at least have made the money.
But lately I have tried to get away from the "just make the money" attitude and try to work harder at making top 3. Haven't been too successful with the change though. I should stick with what I do best which is eeking into the money and not losing much of my bankroll. The bankroll doesn't grow much but better than losing.
I did make another deep run in a $1 MTT on stars. Got like 41 out of 2600+ players. Not quite the top 1% of the field I wanted to make. LOL
Didn't play much online on Sat. Can't remember Friday at this point. LOL
I do remember one hand on Friday. Was deep in a $4/180man SNG on Stars. Find JJ late position with 25 left (pays top 18). Decent stack though not in top 10, but not short stacked. As the players start folding or calling I even think to myself "Do I really want to go bust with this hand this close to the money". Always have bad luck with this hand late in tournies. I figure, screw it.... if I want a shot at the top 3 places I need chips. One ep limper, so I raise about 4.4 x bb. Probably a little more. I tend to base my raises on the pot more than just the blinds. Everyone folds to the ep limper who calls. At this point I put him on a Ace/face hand. From comes K,x,2. He checks. Pot is now almost 85% of what I have left in front of me. I have the read that he doesn't have the K nor AA or QQ. I push in the rest of my stack not wanting to give him a cheap shot at hitting an A or Q if he has a hand like AQ or AJ. He insta calls with 22..... and I am out. I should have followed my instincts and not played the hand or at least not raised. Would have been much easier to get away from with the K on the flop and I would probably at least have made the money.
But lately I have tried to get away from the "just make the money" attitude and try to work harder at making top 3. Haven't been too successful with the change though. I should stick with what I do best which is eeking into the money and not losing much of my bankroll. The bankroll doesn't grow much but better than losing.
I did make another deep run in a $1 MTT on stars. Got like 41 out of 2600+ players. Not quite the top 1% of the field I wanted to make. LOL
Friday, April 4, 2008
Poker Purgatory
Well I have been feeling like I am in purgatory lately..... and you know what... I am happy about it!! LOL
Happier to be in purgatory than in hell!
(for those of you that don't know what purgatory is, it is supposedly the place between heaven and hell that you get stuck in if you aren't quite worthy of heaven and not deserving of hell)
Lately I have actually been doing decent. Going pretty deep in MTTs but never getting big cashes. But I seem to have improved over just getting to the money and getting halfway through the payout field. Not great but better than bubbling!!
I have been so bad about keeping track of it lately. I mean I have kept track of it by writing it down... LOL but I haven't entered anything in my database for over 4 weeks so I can't give specific numbers. I will eventually get off my ass and do it...... not sure when. LOL
Might be going to Caesar's IN this weekend to play in a WSOPC prelim event ($500). But we will see.
GL to all at the tables.
Happier to be in purgatory than in hell!
(for those of you that don't know what purgatory is, it is supposedly the place between heaven and hell that you get stuck in if you aren't quite worthy of heaven and not deserving of hell)
Lately I have actually been doing decent. Going pretty deep in MTTs but never getting big cashes. But I seem to have improved over just getting to the money and getting halfway through the payout field. Not great but better than bubbling!!
I have been so bad about keeping track of it lately. I mean I have kept track of it by writing it down... LOL but I haven't entered anything in my database for over 4 weeks so I can't give specific numbers. I will eventually get off my ass and do it...... not sure when. LOL
Might be going to Caesar's IN this weekend to play in a WSOPC prelim event ($500). But we will see.
GL to all at the tables.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Back to the living
Well made my foray back into live poker tournaments ..... with no success... or is that sucksess? LOL
Friday I played in the one private tournament that is held monthly that is very hard to get into ... and was pretty much card dead. AA, AQo, 66, 33 were my 4 best hands followed by A7s, a few Ace rags, and then K10o. Not much to work with there. Only folded one winner in 2.5 hours, and I think that hand was 63o! LOL The AA and AQ were very the first level of the tourney and I raised and got no callers... so not particularly profitable. I have been card dead in this tournament before but that was probably the worst. No two face cards except the AQ. Pretty sad.... and worst part is the structure introduces antes after 2 hours. By then you know you are pretty much dead if you haven't won two significant hands.
Saturday my initial plans were changed for me so I contacted a friend who has a 20-30 player tournament once a quarter to see if he had any openings and he did. Nice tourney, nice people, not particularly tough field. Was out midway through the tourney of 30.
Yesterday went back to the $20 donkfest I used to go to every week. Actually didn't play too bad. Was inactive for the first part of the tournament but then about the middle started picking up pots and a few hands. Made it down to last 15 out of 121. Knocked out with 44 vs AQ on a K1010 flop.... knew I was dead with that flop. Way too many outs for him. I was one of the shorter stacks and was in the sb. Was folded to me and I made a move. He found a good hand in bb and called. It was also less than 25% of his stack. No suckouts against me so not a bad night. Frustrating but not the usual frustration I experience there with the really poor play. None of it was against me so it didn't get to me.
Been struggling online but that is my own fault for playing too loose and gambling and chasing way way way too much. But at least I have no one to get mad at but myself when I realize I am doing that.
Friday I played in the one private tournament that is held monthly that is very hard to get into ... and was pretty much card dead. AA, AQo, 66, 33 were my 4 best hands followed by A7s, a few Ace rags, and then K10o. Not much to work with there. Only folded one winner in 2.5 hours, and I think that hand was 63o! LOL The AA and AQ were very the first level of the tourney and I raised and got no callers... so not particularly profitable. I have been card dead in this tournament before but that was probably the worst. No two face cards except the AQ. Pretty sad.... and worst part is the structure introduces antes after 2 hours. By then you know you are pretty much dead if you haven't won two significant hands.
Saturday my initial plans were changed for me so I contacted a friend who has a 20-30 player tournament once a quarter to see if he had any openings and he did. Nice tourney, nice people, not particularly tough field. Was out midway through the tourney of 30.
Yesterday went back to the $20 donkfest I used to go to every week. Actually didn't play too bad. Was inactive for the first part of the tournament but then about the middle started picking up pots and a few hands. Made it down to last 15 out of 121. Knocked out with 44 vs AQ on a K1010 flop.... knew I was dead with that flop. Way too many outs for him. I was one of the shorter stacks and was in the sb. Was folded to me and I made a move. He found a good hand in bb and called. It was also less than 25% of his stack. No suckouts against me so not a bad night. Frustrating but not the usual frustration I experience there with the really poor play. None of it was against me so it didn't get to me.
Been struggling online but that is my own fault for playing too loose and gambling and chasing way way way too much. But at least I have no one to get mad at but myself when I realize I am doing that.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wow.......
I SUCK.
LOL I have been so busy I haven't taken the time to even enter any tournies I have been playing into my database at home. I have like 2 weeks worth of tournies recorded on paper. I used to enter them as I played them. But I have found it is better for me while I am playing not to try to enter them into the database I have. I also haven't updated what little bit of live play I have been doing into the spreadsheet I have.
I think this means one thing........ that poker is starting to wane for me. I half feel like that, but then when I review things..... I think... I am still playing tons of tournies (mainly SNGs) per day. (Tons for me is like 20-30). I still play live occasionally... though I have cut way back on the donkeyfest tournies I was playing in. Lately have only played some 1-3NL. I think the big problem for me is just on a down swing. Last year at this time I had already had a significant cash or two. And was feeling good about things. But now I haven't done anything, no good cashes. Course I also haven't play half as many tournies in the first three months of 08 as I played in the same time frame in 07.
I need to get motivated.
I did play in a deepstack on PS. $20+2, 5000 starting chips, 30 minute levels. Definitely caters to my playing style. But I went on tilt early and actually built up a huge stack after I made bottom pair with 75s (the Locksmith)! Went all in for 900+ on the turn into a 11,000 pot and both players who had over 10k that were still in the hand folded. That's right, you read it correctly, they folded getting over 10-1 on their 900 call!!!! Total shock on my part. I was tilting and didn't care. From there I went on a small sick run of cards and moved into 2nd place. I think we started with 460+ players. Top 54 got paid. We were down to about 360 at this point. I stayed in the top 10 for most of the next 3 hours. (remind me never to get into a deepstack tournament on a work night!!! - tournament started at 7PM EST) I played decently for next two hours. Flopped sets twice and couldn't get paid off, not even by checking, then betting small but not min. Totally misplayed AQ after the bubble burst. In bb with AQ, min raise from button, sb smooth called. Flop Q74. Check, check, check. Turn J (still rainbow), Check, check, bet 3k into 9k pot. SB calls, I raise 12k, bettor moves ai for 9k more. SB folds, I call, Button shows 77 !
:( Bigtime dejection on my part. I still have over 35k in T$. We are around 40 players left at this point. I stay in bottom 1/3 of stacks for next 1.5 hours. Down to 22 players. I have to make a move soon but can't find a hand to do it with (combination of bad position and constant aggression at my table). I make good laydowns most would have pushed with, A10, AJo,33. Just a deepstack gives me plenty of room to be patient. I then go on a little run of cards, 1010, 1010, AJ, AK, AK. The first 1010 I doubled up against 99. There was a raise and 3 callers in front of me but I figured now or never. Raise was to 6500, I moved ai with 21k. Only got one caller, the 99. I actually figured I would get at least two callers because one was the chip leader with 300k+. But thank heavens I didn't as an A hit the flop. Two blanks and I more than doubled up. Then next hand I get 1010 again and move ai to pick up a decent pile with one limper in there. Then go for about 25 minutes before I got the AJ. CL raises as he had been doing all tournament even when he wasn't the leader, so I go ai. He folds, says it was KQo. Two hands later I get AK and move ai again. All fold and I am up to 78k. Get AK again in two more hands. This time the CL raises but I am worried that he is slow playing a pp waiting on me to move. So I smooth call, which is noted by the bb in the chat as he folds. I figured if I didn't hit the flop and he bet I could get out cheap and still have 60k+ in chips. Flop K84 rainbow. GIN. He checks I shove... he insta calls. Thought he hit a set. Nope,..........K8o! Turn is a J, river a blank. GG me. Goodnight at 2:30 AM on a work night I totally misplayed the hands. I gave the guy too much credit preflop for being a better player then over played my hand on the flop. One day I will learn. I think it was a combination of tiredness and just my play being affect by my micro donkey tournaments I normally play. I played well up till then. Well.... not great or even very good. Lots of holes I saw in my game last night. Ended up 19th. Sucked bigtime. Should have made ft.
LOL I have been so busy I haven't taken the time to even enter any tournies I have been playing into my database at home. I have like 2 weeks worth of tournies recorded on paper. I used to enter them as I played them. But I have found it is better for me while I am playing not to try to enter them into the database I have. I also haven't updated what little bit of live play I have been doing into the spreadsheet I have.
I think this means one thing........ that poker is starting to wane for me. I half feel like that, but then when I review things..... I think... I am still playing tons of tournies (mainly SNGs) per day. (Tons for me is like 20-30). I still play live occasionally... though I have cut way back on the donkeyfest tournies I was playing in. Lately have only played some 1-3NL. I think the big problem for me is just on a down swing. Last year at this time I had already had a significant cash or two. And was feeling good about things. But now I haven't done anything, no good cashes. Course I also haven't play half as many tournies in the first three months of 08 as I played in the same time frame in 07.
I need to get motivated.
I did play in a deepstack on PS. $20+2, 5000 starting chips, 30 minute levels. Definitely caters to my playing style. But I went on tilt early and actually built up a huge stack after I made bottom pair with 75s (the Locksmith)! Went all in for 900+ on the turn into a 11,000 pot and both players who had over 10k that were still in the hand folded. That's right, you read it correctly, they folded getting over 10-1 on their 900 call!!!! Total shock on my part. I was tilting and didn't care. From there I went on a small sick run of cards and moved into 2nd place. I think we started with 460+ players. Top 54 got paid. We were down to about 360 at this point. I stayed in the top 10 for most of the next 3 hours. (remind me never to get into a deepstack tournament on a work night!!! - tournament started at 7PM EST) I played decently for next two hours. Flopped sets twice and couldn't get paid off, not even by checking, then betting small but not min. Totally misplayed AQ after the bubble burst. In bb with AQ, min raise from button, sb smooth called. Flop Q74. Check, check, check. Turn J (still rainbow), Check, check, bet 3k into 9k pot. SB calls, I raise 12k, bettor moves ai for 9k more. SB folds, I call, Button shows 77 !
:( Bigtime dejection on my part. I still have over 35k in T$. We are around 40 players left at this point. I stay in bottom 1/3 of stacks for next 1.5 hours. Down to 22 players. I have to make a move soon but can't find a hand to do it with (combination of bad position and constant aggression at my table). I make good laydowns most would have pushed with, A10, AJo,33. Just a deepstack gives me plenty of room to be patient. I then go on a little run of cards, 1010, 1010, AJ, AK, AK. The first 1010 I doubled up against 99. There was a raise and 3 callers in front of me but I figured now or never. Raise was to 6500, I moved ai with 21k. Only got one caller, the 99. I actually figured I would get at least two callers because one was the chip leader with 300k+. But thank heavens I didn't as an A hit the flop. Two blanks and I more than doubled up. Then next hand I get 1010 again and move ai to pick up a decent pile with one limper in there. Then go for about 25 minutes before I got the AJ. CL raises as he had been doing all tournament even when he wasn't the leader, so I go ai. He folds, says it was KQo. Two hands later I get AK and move ai again. All fold and I am up to 78k. Get AK again in two more hands. This time the CL raises but I am worried that he is slow playing a pp waiting on me to move. So I smooth call, which is noted by the bb in the chat as he folds. I figured if I didn't hit the flop and he bet I could get out cheap and still have 60k+ in chips. Flop K84 rainbow. GIN. He checks I shove... he insta calls. Thought he hit a set. Nope,..........K8o! Turn is a J, river a blank. GG me. Goodnight at 2:30 AM on a work night I totally misplayed the hands. I gave the guy too much credit preflop for being a better player then over played my hand on the flop. One day I will learn. I think it was a combination of tiredness and just my play being affect by my micro donkey tournaments I normally play. I played well up till then. Well.... not great or even very good. Lots of holes I saw in my game last night. Ended up 19th. Sucked bigtime. Should have made ft.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Forgot.....
Forgot to mention I played in my first blogger tournament. The Tuckfard Open. As I fit well with tuckfards.
It only had 26 players but I managed to get lucky and win two bounties. Got knocked out 6th but I played poorly. Hopefully will play in more blogger tournaments but I don't have any money on FT or Bodog right now.... just have to keep trying to win money in freerolls I guess.
Have done decent in the last 3 real $ MTTs on PS. 47th, 54th and 400 something. All 3 had over 3000 players. Course they were all $1 or .50 to enter. LOL One day I hope the damn breaks and I can get a top 5 cash in one of these.
It only had 26 players but I managed to get lucky and win two bounties. Got knocked out 6th but I played poorly. Hopefully will play in more blogger tournaments but I don't have any money on FT or Bodog right now.... just have to keep trying to win money in freerolls I guess.
Have done decent in the last 3 real $ MTTs on PS. 47th, 54th and 400 something. All 3 had over 3000 players. Course they were all $1 or .50 to enter. LOL One day I hope the damn breaks and I can get a top 5 cash in one of these.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
FishTilt
Well started playing for real $ again on Sunday. Did ok Sunday but due to the way Monday and Tuesday have been I don't remember the highlights. I guess I need to send my db here to work (where I do the blogging from).
I have noticed I have been pretty tilty as of late. All it takes it losing coinflips at key moments (when I am ahead) or people sucking out when it should have been obvious they are so far behind but they just don't see it.
Good example was Sunday in a $5 2table SNG (huge buy in for me. LOL) on Pokerstars. Down to final 5. I am second shortest stack. And the other guy keeps getting close to felt but then gets the miracle double up like 3 times. But that's poker as they say. So I finally get a decent hand after 20-30 minutes of watching the other short stack. QQ utg, I raise almost 35% of my stack and the next player who is the big stack shoved ai. I figure he doesn't have a made hand but wants to steal it right there. I also figure it is a playable hand... I am hoping for something like AJ or less. Unfortunately it is AKs. I called ai preflop and the K hits the turn. Just seems to be the way I have been running lately.
This has been prevalent in my small buyin multitable SNGs on UB also. Haven't even been making FTs on there and if I do I bust before the money. And then I start playing bad in other tournies I am in. Say to myself crap like "if they wanna play bingo I will play bingo". Then piss away most of my stacks even when I know I am beat. Last night did it on a 9 high flop against the bb when I had 55. He check raised me on the flop then bet ai on turn.... I called! LOL Showed A9 and I am out.
I never was any good at Bingo. LOL
B9
I have noticed I have been pretty tilty as of late. All it takes it losing coinflips at key moments (when I am ahead) or people sucking out when it should have been obvious they are so far behind but they just don't see it.
Good example was Sunday in a $5 2table SNG (huge buy in for me. LOL) on Pokerstars. Down to final 5. I am second shortest stack. And the other guy keeps getting close to felt but then gets the miracle double up like 3 times. But that's poker as they say. So I finally get a decent hand after 20-30 minutes of watching the other short stack. QQ utg, I raise almost 35% of my stack and the next player who is the big stack shoved ai. I figure he doesn't have a made hand but wants to steal it right there. I also figure it is a playable hand... I am hoping for something like AJ or less. Unfortunately it is AKs. I called ai preflop and the K hits the turn. Just seems to be the way I have been running lately.
This has been prevalent in my small buyin multitable SNGs on UB also. Haven't even been making FTs on there and if I do I bust before the money. And then I start playing bad in other tournies I am in. Say to myself crap like "if they wanna play bingo I will play bingo". Then piss away most of my stacks even when I know I am beat. Last night did it on a 9 high flop against the bb when I had 55. He check raised me on the flop then bet ai on turn.... I called! LOL Showed A9 and I am out.
I never was any good at Bingo. LOL
B9
Friday, February 15, 2008
Broken promise to myself..... (big surprise LOL)
Well the title is pretty sarcastic in case one couldn't tell. LOL
I told myself I wasn't going to play any poker for real $. Only freerolls and play money and fpps. Well made it halfway through the week.
First part of the week was playing play money on Stars since a buddy from work just signed up on Stars and wanted to get a feel for the site.
Wednesday my poker buddy wanted to go to the regular $20 game that he cashes in consistently (like 65% of the time). I have mentioned before it is a horrible structure tournament but the potential win is around $600 for 20 and under 90 players. They also do SNGs for $5 (or whatever amount they agree to). Usually play in one or two of those before the main tourney. We played in one and as usual I took a horrible beat by an idiot that thinks he is a good player. Course he things calling 70% of your stack off with K5s is a good call when the tournament is set up to be winner take all and you are 4 handed. I had 1010 and he spiked a K on the flop. It might have even been 70 or 75% of his stack. But he plays that way all the time and then gets made when his big hands get cracked. Amusing. Didn't get to play much in the main tournament either. Got down to last 3 tables from starting 9 but that was all I could do.
Then we go back to my place as he is going to stay and then play online the next day while I am at work (his computer is currently messed up). We get in a $2 MTT on Stars @ 10PM. My original plan was to just get it started and then go to bed and let him play it as it was on his account. So about 3:30 AM after getting knocked out 16 (out of 2024) I head off to bed. LOL Misplayed 3 hands. One of them was a horrible aggression play on my part that lost me 60% of my stack when we were down to 3 tables. I was trying to get chips and... to say the least... it didn't work out. LOL
But those are the only two times I broke the promise to myself. I have played in numerous freerolls when I have been home. I did get 4th in one of the Greyhound Poker freerolls for $2. Up to $15 now. LOL I will break the $100 mark some day.
Cancelled my monthly $100 private tourney I play in.... bummer but needed to not go.
Will see what the weekend holds. Going to see my girl on Sat so probably go play some $5/10 when I drop her off. :)
I told myself I wasn't going to play any poker for real $. Only freerolls and play money and fpps. Well made it halfway through the week.
First part of the week was playing play money on Stars since a buddy from work just signed up on Stars and wanted to get a feel for the site.
Wednesday my poker buddy wanted to go to the regular $20 game that he cashes in consistently (like 65% of the time). I have mentioned before it is a horrible structure tournament but the potential win is around $600 for 20 and under 90 players. They also do SNGs for $5 (or whatever amount they agree to). Usually play in one or two of those before the main tourney. We played in one and as usual I took a horrible beat by an idiot that thinks he is a good player. Course he things calling 70% of your stack off with K5s is a good call when the tournament is set up to be winner take all and you are 4 handed. I had 1010 and he spiked a K on the flop. It might have even been 70 or 75% of his stack. But he plays that way all the time and then gets made when his big hands get cracked. Amusing. Didn't get to play much in the main tournament either. Got down to last 3 tables from starting 9 but that was all I could do.
Then we go back to my place as he is going to stay and then play online the next day while I am at work (his computer is currently messed up). We get in a $2 MTT on Stars @ 10PM. My original plan was to just get it started and then go to bed and let him play it as it was on his account. So about 3:30 AM after getting knocked out 16 (out of 2024) I head off to bed. LOL Misplayed 3 hands. One of them was a horrible aggression play on my part that lost me 60% of my stack when we were down to 3 tables. I was trying to get chips and... to say the least... it didn't work out. LOL
But those are the only two times I broke the promise to myself. I have played in numerous freerolls when I have been home. I did get 4th in one of the Greyhound Poker freerolls for $2. Up to $15 now. LOL I will break the $100 mark some day.
Cancelled my monthly $100 private tourney I play in.... bummer but needed to not go.
Will see what the weekend holds. Going to see my girl on Sat so probably go play some $5/10 when I drop her off. :)
Monday, February 11, 2008
FullTilt Freeroll Cash..... finally
Finally cashed in a FT freeroll. Only $2 but was happy just to cash as it has been over a month. Course funny thing was I think I failed to cash in 100% of the real money tournies I played. LOL Lose $20 over the weekend but win $2 in a freeroll.... go figure.
My own fault. Played poorly this weekend. Kept letting others' plays affect me too much. Sometimes tilty and sometimes just trying to fight a particular player's style when I knew I had him beat but left me open to other players' actions.
Going to try to take a week off from any cash games, live or online. Only going to play freerolls.
Also played in two live tournies Sat. Didn't cash in either. First one had some decent cards early. But then went card dead for 1.5 hours. Went out 12th of 48. Top 10 got points towards a monthly freeroll. Second one I just played poorly the last hand... AQs. Tried to out play a loose player who makes moves but this time had the goods. I attempted a very poor reraise of a check raise for all my chips and it wasn't much more for them to call. Bad bad bad play on my part. Out 20th of 30.
My own fault. Played poorly this weekend. Kept letting others' plays affect me too much. Sometimes tilty and sometimes just trying to fight a particular player's style when I knew I had him beat but left me open to other players' actions.
Going to try to take a week off from any cash games, live or online. Only going to play freerolls.
Also played in two live tournies Sat. Didn't cash in either. First one had some decent cards early. But then went card dead for 1.5 hours. Went out 12th of 48. Top 10 got points towards a monthly freeroll. Second one I just played poorly the last hand... AQs. Tried to out play a loose player who makes moves but this time had the goods. I attempted a very poor reraise of a check raise for all my chips and it wasn't much more for them to call. Bad bad bad play on my part. Out 20th of 30.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Birthday Weekend....
Had a pretty decent weekend. Well decent as far as being a fish goes.
Didn't play live all weekend. Last time I played live was on Thursday and I cashed. Cashed 3 times this past week and didn't feel like pressing my luck any further. LOL Played twice at Gemini Club here in Columbus and cashed both nights. Last year I played 13 times there and cashed 7 so I run very goooooooot at that location.
Friday night played on UB mostly. Did ok. Still sticking to 50cent and dollar SNGs. And a few $2 MTTs on there. Didn't play late as I was spending Sat with my girl.
Saturday played a few SNGs when I got home and didn't cash.
Sunday ended up cashing in another freeroll on Greyhound. Guess I need to start playing SNGs on there since I have over $10. Still can't crack another freeroll on FullTilt. I really want to hit a few more freerolls instead of transferring money onto there. I think the closest I made it was 54. Payout is top 27. I have a buddy up in Canada that plays on FT and has been doing very well in the $10/90man SNGs with a knockout bounty. One day hope to be able to play these SNGs myself. I like the formast of having a bounty on each player for a SNG. Tends to change the strategy a little bit.
On Sunday on UB I had a very good day. Well as good as you can at cheap SNGs and MTTs. Ended up making about $46.00. Which for me is a huge windfall. LOL There were a few $1 SNGs mixed in and a $2 MTT. The $2 MTT is where I got almost half of the $46 though. Either way a very nice little day for me.
Oh, I also saw a trailer for the movie "The Grand". This movie looks hilarious. Check it out on Yahoo's movie page.
Didn't play live all weekend. Last time I played live was on Thursday and I cashed. Cashed 3 times this past week and didn't feel like pressing my luck any further. LOL Played twice at Gemini Club here in Columbus and cashed both nights. Last year I played 13 times there and cashed 7 so I run very goooooooot at that location.
Friday night played on UB mostly. Did ok. Still sticking to 50cent and dollar SNGs. And a few $2 MTTs on there. Didn't play late as I was spending Sat with my girl.
Saturday played a few SNGs when I got home and didn't cash.
Sunday ended up cashing in another freeroll on Greyhound. Guess I need to start playing SNGs on there since I have over $10. Still can't crack another freeroll on FullTilt. I really want to hit a few more freerolls instead of transferring money onto there. I think the closest I made it was 54. Payout is top 27. I have a buddy up in Canada that plays on FT and has been doing very well in the $10/90man SNGs with a knockout bounty. One day hope to be able to play these SNGs myself. I like the formast of having a bounty on each player for a SNG. Tends to change the strategy a little bit.
On Sunday on UB I had a very good day. Well as good as you can at cheap SNGs and MTTs. Ended up making about $46.00. Which for me is a huge windfall. LOL There were a few $1 SNGs mixed in and a $2 MTT. The $2 MTT is where I got almost half of the $46 though. Either way a very nice little day for me.
Oh, I also saw a trailer for the movie "The Grand". This movie looks hilarious. Check it out on Yahoo's movie page.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Superfish..... aka Suckout Artist
I failed to mention that on my way to the 3rd place finish in the aforementioned $50 live tournament that I sucked out majorly at two key times. First wasn't a huge suck out as I moved ai overtop of what I thought was a midpair raise while I was in the bb. SB was the raiser and a woman player I have known for many years who is pretty solid. She had 99 and I had AKs. Lucky A on flop and suckout number one was complete.
The other suckout was a major one. But couldn't have played it any differently. I was UTG and had KK and raised 2/3 of my stack. Clearly this shows huge hand and I want action from all but one hand...... course that would be the hand that methodically reraised from late position but didn't shove, which totally screamed AA. And he had the two red Aces. But the K on the river was a killer. We were already down to either 5 or 6 players and we were already in the money.... no way I could lay it down after my utg raise. That suckout propelled me to 2nd in chips... maybe even first for awhile.
Just figured I should not forget my suckouts to make up for all the times I whine about suckouts against me.
The other suckout was a major one. But couldn't have played it any differently. I was UTG and had KK and raised 2/3 of my stack. Clearly this shows huge hand and I want action from all but one hand...... course that would be the hand that methodically reraised from late position but didn't shove, which totally screamed AA. And he had the two red Aces. But the K on the river was a killer. We were already down to either 5 or 6 players and we were already in the money.... no way I could lay it down after my utg raise. That suckout propelled me to 2nd in chips... maybe even first for awhile.
Just figured I should not forget my suckouts to make up for all the times I whine about suckouts against me.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Ok... ok.......I am horrible
Well I am horrible on two fronts these days......
First, I am horrible becuase I spend too much time reading tons of other blogs and ignoring mine. LOL Course that is easy to do.
Secondly, my play has continued to slide and I am feel like I am becoming even more of a Superfish.
With my constant obsession (ok really can't afford anything but) freerolls, I make calls I would never think of making normally. And I am noticing that it is flowing into my cash buy in tournaments... both live and online. Not a good thing.
I made two snap calls of all ins last night that I would normally have thought much more about. One was a call of an ai from UTG while I was bb for T$400. I called T$3k more with AKs withouth a even a slight hesitation. I should have at least thought about it. Then another snap call while I was in sb when button shoved and I had AJ.... he had AK. It was for almost half my chips. I should have thought the plays through. Not saying I would have changed the plays.... but the insta call is poor on my part and I used to never do that. Hell I have layed down KK preflop for half my stack before in a $20 tourney!!
Also made another questionable call when we were down to the final 3 against an all in move over my bb. Was a $50 tourney with 78 players starting so I should really have thought about it. But I fairly quickly called T$19k more (BB=T$16k) with J8s. He had AQ and no luck for me. I still had chips but next hand I am ai with Q8s and he calls with J2o.... and hits. Can't blame him as it was only T$14k more to call. He ended up chopping with chip leader after a few hands and that was almost double what I got.
As for online, still not having any luck on Pokerstars. Just holding my own. Account had been going down because I tried a few too many $4/180man SNGs. LOL Tried to be aggressive and it didn't worked. They played too conservatively early and missed some huge hand that would have put me in a better position in the middle of the tournament, so that didn't work. Went out in the 20s and 30s a couple of times and two other times in the mid 60s. Played a few freerolls and cashed for not much and also a couple of $1 MTTs. Cashed but nothing great in those either... so just kinda treading water on Pokerstars.
Fulltilt has been such a frustrating thing lately. I can't seem to cash or make a ft lately. Course I am only playing in the freerolls but I used to at least make a few freerolls of their 180man SNGs and 360man SNGs. The freerolls I can't get beyong the 50s and they only pay 27 out of either 2400 or 2700. I only have $4 on there and want to get it to $10 before I play in any cash tournies.
Greyhound poker. Well I am finally up to $10 from their $25 hourly freerolls. Many times only winnning .30. LOL So it took awhile. But the freerolls are easy to cash in. Not alot of traffic on this site but so far free money... how can I turn that down.
First, I am horrible becuase I spend too much time reading tons of other blogs and ignoring mine. LOL Course that is easy to do.
Secondly, my play has continued to slide and I am feel like I am becoming even more of a Superfish.
With my constant obsession (ok really can't afford anything but) freerolls, I make calls I would never think of making normally. And I am noticing that it is flowing into my cash buy in tournaments... both live and online. Not a good thing.
I made two snap calls of all ins last night that I would normally have thought much more about. One was a call of an ai from UTG while I was bb for T$400. I called T$3k more with AKs withouth a even a slight hesitation. I should have at least thought about it. Then another snap call while I was in sb when button shoved and I had AJ.... he had AK. It was for almost half my chips. I should have thought the plays through. Not saying I would have changed the plays.... but the insta call is poor on my part and I used to never do that. Hell I have layed down KK preflop for half my stack before in a $20 tourney!!
Also made another questionable call when we were down to the final 3 against an all in move over my bb. Was a $50 tourney with 78 players starting so I should really have thought about it. But I fairly quickly called T$19k more (BB=T$16k) with J8s. He had AQ and no luck for me. I still had chips but next hand I am ai with Q8s and he calls with J2o.... and hits. Can't blame him as it was only T$14k more to call. He ended up chopping with chip leader after a few hands and that was almost double what I got.
As for online, still not having any luck on Pokerstars. Just holding my own. Account had been going down because I tried a few too many $4/180man SNGs. LOL Tried to be aggressive and it didn't worked. They played too conservatively early and missed some huge hand that would have put me in a better position in the middle of the tournament, so that didn't work. Went out in the 20s and 30s a couple of times and two other times in the mid 60s. Played a few freerolls and cashed for not much and also a couple of $1 MTTs. Cashed but nothing great in those either... so just kinda treading water on Pokerstars.
Fulltilt has been such a frustrating thing lately. I can't seem to cash or make a ft lately. Course I am only playing in the freerolls but I used to at least make a few freerolls of their 180man SNGs and 360man SNGs. The freerolls I can't get beyong the 50s and they only pay 27 out of either 2400 or 2700. I only have $4 on there and want to get it to $10 before I play in any cash tournies.
Greyhound poker. Well I am finally up to $10 from their $25 hourly freerolls. Many times only winnning .30. LOL So it took awhile. But the freerolls are easy to cash in. Not alot of traffic on this site but so far free money... how can I turn that down.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Freerolling and Micro Limits
Wow, how times flies.... been meaning to create a new post but keep not finding the time (ie lack of effort) to do so.
I think my poker career (LOL) or at least highlights will forever be limited to freerolls and micro limits.
Each time lately when I enter anything other than a freeroll or $1 tournament I fail miserably. Now perhaps that means I am just such a huge donk (hence the name Superfish) that I can only do fairly well at freerolls or.... well I just don't know what. LOL
It is sad to think that I have actually regressed in my playing abilities... definitely in the results. In 2006 I had a very nice year online (prior to the idiots in congress making their wonderful move to protect us). For me a nice year is nothing like most have in one week. LOL But I had a pretty good sized profit. This year I showed a profit but have nothing to show for it and it was about 1/5 of 2006's. I have less than $150 online total. Yet at little as 4 or 5 months ago I had around $1k. I made the huge mistake of playing limit poker on UB shortly after having placed well in two different $5 MTTs. Had won about $700 and thought I could make a little more at the cash tables since I play live limit ring games and do ok. I lost all of that profit in the course of 3 weeks. Hell I play $10/$20 live but couldn't beat the $2/$4 limit games online. I just spewed chips for those 3 weeks and kept telling myself it would turn around......... I was so wrong. So now I am stuck in Freeroll land and micro limits. I am too stubborn to deposit more and with the way I have been running it is probably better I don't. LOL
Have actually been doing fairly well in very large fields. Have made two final tables in fields of 5064(PS) and 5000(UB)! Of course both were freerolls. Also bubbled final table out of a field of 3050. Bad play on my part and my opponent set me up perfectly. It was a $1 tourney so was really hoping to make final table. Figured if I could get there I could at least get 6th place or better. Was very disappointed.
I have still been playing lots of freerolls on Fulltilt but haven't been able to cash lately. Made it pretty deep in the FT freeroll for a "Phil Gordon Final Table DVD". Only pays first place though, out of over 2600! What the hell do you need the DVD for if you can win it! LOL
Recently started playing on Greyhound poker also. They are strictly a flash based server so you do not actually have a program running on your computer. It is all done through IE. Plenty of drawbacks to it but they have a $25 freeroll every hour on the half. Usually fields are anywhere from 350 to 800 (max 1000). Top 18 are paid. Not too tough, just have to be patient and a little lucky. Have cashed twice. Going to keep hitting them up till I win over $10 then play a few SNGs.
Other than the freerolls just been pounding on the .50 and $1 SNGs on UB. LIke playing the 30man and 50man 50 cent tournies. I seem to do better in those than the single table SNGs. Have also made a couple of final tables in the 100 player SNGs.
I think my poker career (LOL) or at least highlights will forever be limited to freerolls and micro limits.
Each time lately when I enter anything other than a freeroll or $1 tournament I fail miserably. Now perhaps that means I am just such a huge donk (hence the name Superfish) that I can only do fairly well at freerolls or.... well I just don't know what. LOL
It is sad to think that I have actually regressed in my playing abilities... definitely in the results. In 2006 I had a very nice year online (prior to the idiots in congress making their wonderful move to protect us). For me a nice year is nothing like most have in one week. LOL But I had a pretty good sized profit. This year I showed a profit but have nothing to show for it and it was about 1/5 of 2006's. I have less than $150 online total. Yet at little as 4 or 5 months ago I had around $1k. I made the huge mistake of playing limit poker on UB shortly after having placed well in two different $5 MTTs. Had won about $700 and thought I could make a little more at the cash tables since I play live limit ring games and do ok. I lost all of that profit in the course of 3 weeks. Hell I play $10/$20 live but couldn't beat the $2/$4 limit games online. I just spewed chips for those 3 weeks and kept telling myself it would turn around......... I was so wrong. So now I am stuck in Freeroll land and micro limits. I am too stubborn to deposit more and with the way I have been running it is probably better I don't. LOL
Have actually been doing fairly well in very large fields. Have made two final tables in fields of 5064(PS) and 5000(UB)! Of course both were freerolls. Also bubbled final table out of a field of 3050. Bad play on my part and my opponent set me up perfectly. It was a $1 tourney so was really hoping to make final table. Figured if I could get there I could at least get 6th place or better. Was very disappointed.
I have still been playing lots of freerolls on Fulltilt but haven't been able to cash lately. Made it pretty deep in the FT freeroll for a "Phil Gordon Final Table DVD". Only pays first place though, out of over 2600! What the hell do you need the DVD for if you can win it! LOL
Recently started playing on Greyhound poker also. They are strictly a flash based server so you do not actually have a program running on your computer. It is all done through IE. Plenty of drawbacks to it but they have a $25 freeroll every hour on the half. Usually fields are anywhere from 350 to 800 (max 1000). Top 18 are paid. Not too tough, just have to be patient and a little lucky. Have cashed twice. Going to keep hitting them up till I win over $10 then play a few SNGs.
Other than the freerolls just been pounding on the .50 and $1 SNGs on UB. LIke playing the 30man and 50man 50 cent tournies. I seem to do better in those than the single table SNGs. Have also made a couple of final tables in the 100 player SNGs.
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