Ok so that didn't work

So apparently barreling these lagtards who NEVER fold to 3bs is a bad idea. It's not like I don't know they flop 2pair+ on me every single time! I don't care what good strategy is anymore, my account isn't the same as some of the higher stakes players, it's that simple. They either flop the world with their gutter trash or else they decide to call me down for all their chips regardless of what hand they have, regardless of how little I've 3b them, and regardless how scary the board is....



Like how in the world does the dude call that river shove with a weak 2 pair on that board??? I knew he would snap me preflop with anything he had, I knew he was weak, I knew he couldn't call that river....oh wait.

If he has just 2nd pair there I'm positive he calls both flop and turn bets. Of course he had to have 2 pair, and at no point was he ever letting go of that monster.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com



Hero (BB) ($20.15)

UTG ($7.34)

MP ($8.71)

CO ($15.07)

Button ($14.66)

SB ($11.68)



Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 6

3 folds, Button bets $0.35, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.30, Button calls $0.95



Flop: ($2.65) 4, 7, 10 (2 players)

Hero bets $1.50, Button calls $1.50



Turn: ($5.65) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets $2.80, Button calls $2.80



River: ($11.25) 9 (2 players)

Hero bets $14.55 (All-In), Button calls $9.06 (All-In)



Total pot: $29.37 | Rake: $1.44



Results:

Button had 7, 4 (two pair, sevens and fours).

Hero had A, 6 (high card, Ace).

Outcome: Button won $27.93



And then of course the same fishtard on another table gets me again..

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com



SB ($10.36)

Hero (BB) ($11.17)

UTG ($13.65)

MP ($10.20)

Button ($9.69)



Preflop: Hero is BB with 10, Q

2 folds, Button bets $0.20, SB raises to $0.65, Hero calls $0.55, Button calls $0.45



Flop: ($1.95) A, 5, K (3 players)

SB bets $1.30, Hero raises to $3.80, 1 fold, SB raises to $9.71 (All-In), Hero calls $5.91



Turn: ($21.37) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: ($21.37) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $21.37 | Rake: $1.06



Results:

SB had K, A (two pair, Aces and Kings).

Hero had 10, Q (one pair, tens).

Outcome: SB won $20.31



It's possibly a better idea to just call there on the flop, but I was tilted and he'd been isolating a lot. Obviously it's a standard fold preflop, but I knew he was a fish and I had position on him. I also knew he wouldn't believe anything I did given the last hand we played. Dude is a reg at 10nl, he's a losing reg but I find it hard to believe anyone could call that river shove in the last hand after playing as many hands as he has done at that level. I guess there's a very good reason people like him are stuck at 10nl.

Just like this guy who clearly puts everyone on overs. I think it was the 2nd time I had 3b in like 200 hands, he was running at 16/8 too. I really just don't understand what's going through some people's minds....
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com



CO ($10.13)

Button ($10)

Hero (SB) ($10.05)

BB ($10.04)

UTG ($16.42)

MP ($11.28)



Preflop: Hero is SB with A, J

2 folds, CO bets $0.30, Button calls $0.30, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Button calls $1.20



Flop: ($3.40) 8, 2, 9 (2 players)

Hero bets $2, Button calls $2



Turn: ($7.40) 10 (2 players)

Hero bets $4.93, Button raises to $6.50 (All-In), Hero calls $1.57



River: ($20.40) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $20.40 | Rake: $1



Results:

Button had 7, 7 (two pair, nines and sevens).

Hero had A, J (one pair, nines).

Outcome: Button won $19.40



Anyway, lesson learnt, I need to realize how bad some of these guys actually are and just wait for hands and value town them.

I do know this, and up to tonight I've kept my patience, but a combination of running poorly and trying to increase my aggression got me in trouble tonight. I was 7 BI's down at one point, managed to get it back to - 3 BI's then misread another aggro donk with AK high and shipped it on his massive turn raise on a 5566 board. He has a 5 obviously.

So 4 BI's down for the session. Standard obviously, but it was my worst session at 10nl thus far, made worse by my own tilty/bad play. I reckon I dropped a further 2 BI's from pure tilt. Something that I thought I had under control of late. Oh well.

On a positve note I shipped a $50 stella reward during the session, I waited until after I'd finished to cash it in, and realized that I had a further two $50 stella rewards waiting for me! I'm really not sure how I missed those lol. So after being -$80 at one point tonight, I actually ended up +$110.

Funny how things turn out sometimes :)

Starting to study

01:51am

Keeping to my promise to actually update this on a regular basis, I thought I'd make another post, as I'm unable to sleep in this hot weather we're having here.

One of my goals includes regular poker study. I want to up my work ethic! I'm really not sure I've ever put in much work at my game. I'm quite sure I read more books in my first 6 months as a player than the last 3 years. That's just not good enough, and is probably the reason I've made very slow progress. I want to put an end to this laziness once and for all. I'll be reading more strategy in the forums, and I'll be taking a closer look at my sessions, trying to fix leaks I've known about for some time, and also unearthing new leaks that I'm positive are in my game. should be fun :)

I've just read some stickies in the uNL micro forum on 2+2, I thought it was gonna be aimed at the absolute beginner, but there were actually a few gems in there. Some interesting thoughts on how to deal with loose aggtards, who never fold to 3bs, and continually float. I've been having a few problems with them recently, I've been thinking of ways to handle those situations, and what I've been reading kind of confirms that I'm thinking on the right lines of strategy.

Every piece of advice I read lately is aggression, aggression, aggression. The game has changed a LOT in the last few years. People say everyone's solid...I'm not sure I agree with that notion, but one thing is for certain....everyone's aggressive!

I plan to make some changes over the next few months, I'm not nearly as aggressive as I could be, my game is more about reading hands, sensing when people are strong, and getting away when I think I'm beat. I'm good at folding hands that others wouldn't, I think I'm better at controlling the pot size than most micro regs too.

But I need to work on using that hand reading ability to push people off hands more often. This is my number 1 priority right now. I'll work on non-showndown winnings and fighting for a few more pots, instead of giving up on the small pots, I'll look to place a few more +ev bets in spots I know are profitable. I just need to trust my poker instincts more and trust that people are able to fold once in a while..haha.

I read something very interesting about non-showdown winnings recently. It's not always about running huge bluffs, there are other ways to improve that side of my game, and I plan to implement a few of the things I've been thinking about over the next month or so. Hopefully it'll result in an icrease in my bottom line, I'm not one of those people that constantly worry about redlines etc. I'm more about pure profit, but if these adaptions can help my profit, then that'll be ideal. It might simply just change the way I make the profit, rather than increase it, but a bit of experimentation of my postflop playing style can't hurt, hopefully it'll open my eyes to a few things that'll improve my game.

Just saw this on youtube:



I honestly don't think I've ever looked forward to a show more than this one. The dancing alone is enough. They've actually changed the title now, it's called 'An Idiot Abroad.' I think it should be called 'The 8th Wonder' haha.

1st Post

18:41pm

So since I cancelled my CardRunners subscription, I can no longer post in My CR Blog So this will be my new home for poker/life goals & updates.

I'm Currently at 10nl, where I plan to stay until the end of the year. I want to build a broll of around $3-4k ready for a possible 100nl SNE pursuit in 2011. It's gonna be a tough grind to make that much in time, especially since I need to cashout at least $550 each and every month. I might need to move back up to 25nl before the year's out. It depends how much I'm making at 10nl, and how much more I think I could make at 25nl.

Anyway, I plan to update this blog as frequently as possible. Hopefully I'll stick to that, aswell as my poker goals.

Until Next time...