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.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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.
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