I played 25NL today as I'm only going to take limited shots at 100NL right now and not play it every day. I think I played really well for about 95% of the time. I messed up some big hands though. I messed up AKo and got it AIPF against three players that ended up having AQ and QQ. The QQ held and I lost a buyin there.
I misplayed 46ss from the button...flop came 643 all clubs and I got it all in against somebody who had flopped a flush.
And then I ran really badly too, couldn't hit a set for the life of me with so many chances to stack people if I did. I made some really nice plays too, raising when I sensed weakness, getting people to pay me off, etc. I still feel very confident in my game, I know days like these will happen and I just need to eliminate mistakes to get better.
Here's an idea of how I ran and the caliber of play at Bodog:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1152518
Limp UTG and call a huge raise out of the blinds with Q4o? Oh of course. :)
I'll do better next time. Peace.
Pete
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Nice session, multitabling, Macs...
I squeezed in about 40-45 minutes of play before work today and had my biggest session ever at +$115 or so. I played both 25NL 6-max and 100NL 6-max. I also had a small winning session yesterday in which I played 25NL and some 50NL full ring but at a short handed table. (PBB thanks for the comment...while I don't play 50NL usually because Bodog doesn't have it at 6-max, I'll keep my eyes open for short handed tables that act the same...the play was super soft)
Anyways, this morning I won two big pots at the 100NL table. I don't have PT here for exact hands, but one was 99 vs. a short stacks all in CALL with 56o, and the other was me raising 9Tcc from the SB, BB smooth calls, flop comes T8x...I lead, he has been very aggressive and reraises, I shove, he calls with 97, turn and river brick and I scoop a nice pot. It's much higher variance than I typically like to play, but I want to at least be aggressive enough at this level so that people don't push me around, and I read him about perfectly on this hand.
At 25NL I got lucky on a hand where I had AKo with the Kh, flop comes Axx all hearts, and I get it all in vs Jh8h. The turn comes the 3h and I take down a buyin. I was actually impressed the guy actually played his hand fast enough to get all the money in on the flop instead of doing the usual Bodog slow play.
So I've been running pretty well lately but I also think I'm playing really well too. I am taking limited shots at 100NL when I believe the tables are weak...I have no interest playing good players, I am not in this for pride! I just want easy money. I feel extremely comfortable playing 25NL but I can't play that forever, and I always want to improve. I will continue to play 50NL at times when the tables are short handed, but I really don't have much interest in playing full ring a lot because I don't think I'm as good at it...have to have a lot of patience, and that can be hard playing only 3 tables at once on Bodog.
That's another thing I want to talk about...multitabling. Right now I really only have money on Bodog, so I can only play 3 tables at once. I had money on Full Tilt (that's where my Bodog rakeback is sent since Bodog doesn't do transfers), but I'm using that money to pay for 6 more months of Cardrunners. I've also not done all that great on FT and I think the play is a bit tougher in general than your average site. My plan right now is to use my rakeback money and a few extra bucks I have from selling some books and stuff to start up an account on Cake Poker, which is supposed to be about the softest site around. Hopefully on my Dell XPS laptop I can fit two tables of Cake and 5-table. I think that's a good amount for me until I get really good at doing that, because I know right now I just can't handle 8-tabling and I don't play on Stars or Full Tilt with resizable tables anyways.
My wife wants to get an Imac for our next computer, so I want to get one with a jumbo 24" monitor...anyone know how many tables you can easily fit on one of those? (Then I'd only have to figure out how to get poker software to work on a Mac!)
Anyways, that's it for me...ty for comments, etc.
Pete
Anyways, this morning I won two big pots at the 100NL table. I don't have PT here for exact hands, but one was 99 vs. a short stacks all in CALL with 56o, and the other was me raising 9Tcc from the SB, BB smooth calls, flop comes T8x...I lead, he has been very aggressive and reraises, I shove, he calls with 97, turn and river brick and I scoop a nice pot. It's much higher variance than I typically like to play, but I want to at least be aggressive enough at this level so that people don't push me around, and I read him about perfectly on this hand.
At 25NL I got lucky on a hand where I had AKo with the Kh, flop comes Axx all hearts, and I get it all in vs Jh8h. The turn comes the 3h and I take down a buyin. I was actually impressed the guy actually played his hand fast enough to get all the money in on the flop instead of doing the usual Bodog slow play.
So I've been running pretty well lately but I also think I'm playing really well too. I am taking limited shots at 100NL when I believe the tables are weak...I have no interest playing good players, I am not in this for pride! I just want easy money. I feel extremely comfortable playing 25NL but I can't play that forever, and I always want to improve. I will continue to play 50NL at times when the tables are short handed, but I really don't have much interest in playing full ring a lot because I don't think I'm as good at it...have to have a lot of patience, and that can be hard playing only 3 tables at once on Bodog.
That's another thing I want to talk about...multitabling. Right now I really only have money on Bodog, so I can only play 3 tables at once. I had money on Full Tilt (that's where my Bodog rakeback is sent since Bodog doesn't do transfers), but I'm using that money to pay for 6 more months of Cardrunners. I've also not done all that great on FT and I think the play is a bit tougher in general than your average site. My plan right now is to use my rakeback money and a few extra bucks I have from selling some books and stuff to start up an account on Cake Poker, which is supposed to be about the softest site around. Hopefully on my Dell XPS laptop I can fit two tables of Cake and 5-table. I think that's a good amount for me until I get really good at doing that, because I know right now I just can't handle 8-tabling and I don't play on Stars or Full Tilt with resizable tables anyways.
My wife wants to get an Imac for our next computer, so I want to get one with a jumbo 24" monitor...anyone know how many tables you can easily fit on one of those? (Then I'd only have to figure out how to get poker software to work on a Mac!)
Anyways, that's it for me...ty for comments, etc.
Pete
Sunday, June 3, 2007
100 NL...
I took a small shot today at 100NL...nothing insane, just 2 tables of 6-max and 1 table of 50NL Full Ring on Bodog for a very brief session...I won just under half a buyin. I am comfortable taking small shots at 100NL on occasion because I KNOW I can beat the games, I just don't have the full bankroll I need right now, and because I KNOW I can crush 25NL that I always have that. I have set aside a few buyins of my bankroll that I could lose and still be okay with to take shots at 100NL on occasion when the games look good. (I am datamining a lot)
When looking back at my few sessions of 100NL before, I realized I spewed too much money c-betting on flops where I could easily be taken off them (those way ahead/way behind situations where you have a hand but it's weak like KJ on a K-high flop maybe), or just when I had nothing. You can't run people over at this level like you can at 25NL, people float a bit more, raise more, and try to take pots away. I think playing position/nitty/smart can work at that level because people still pay you off because the play is pretty awful for the most part and people are willing to go all the way with top pair mediocre kicker. Anyways, we'll see how it goes.
My best hand from today's session...the river shove is pretty bad in hindsight. Oh well.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1142960
Good luck to all of you at the tables!
Pete
When looking back at my few sessions of 100NL before, I realized I spewed too much money c-betting on flops where I could easily be taken off them (those way ahead/way behind situations where you have a hand but it's weak like KJ on a K-high flop maybe), or just when I had nothing. You can't run people over at this level like you can at 25NL, people float a bit more, raise more, and try to take pots away. I think playing position/nitty/smart can work at that level because people still pay you off because the play is pretty awful for the most part and people are willing to go all the way with top pair mediocre kicker. Anyways, we'll see how it goes.
My best hand from today's session...the river shove is pretty bad in hindsight. Oh well.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1142960
Good luck to all of you at the tables!
Pete
Saturday, June 2, 2007
June update #1...
Playing very well now. Very confident in my game. Making good decisions most of the time. One thing I have REALLY improved upon in the last few months is getting away from marginal hands post flop, especially OOP. I just played for two hours and only won $7 at 25NL which was frustrating because one big beat for a buyin kept it from being more (I flopped set vs his top pair, he hit runner runner straight).
Still, I'm very confident in my game and I know I could beat 100NL if I had the bankroll...sucks to have to grind it up again but that's life...sooner or later I'll get my shot and I'll do very well.
Pete
Still, I'm very confident in my game and I know I could beat 100NL if I had the bankroll...sucks to have to grind it up again but that's life...sooner or later I'll get my shot and I'll do very well.
Pete
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Bodog 25NL players teach you the art of bluffing
Played for an hour and a half today, won just under a buyin. Here's a funny hand:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1136721
Pete
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1136721
Pete
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Back, limit
Well, I'm back from my Memorial Weekend trip, which was fun but it's good to be home. I only had a chance to play for a few minutes yesterday and won a whopping 80 cents. Huge. LOL. Anyways, I hope to play some today but I have some chores to do around the house too so hopefully I can work a good session in there somewhere.
Also, Schneids' first Cardrunners video has inspired me, and I'm motivated to try out some limit hold 'em. With my current bankroll on Bodog I can comfortably play 1/2 and could move up to 2/4 very quickly. The winrates for limit are obviously less than NLHE in terms of BB/100, but each BB is worth more so it sort of evens out. For instance, if I crush 25NL at 8 ptBB/100, that's $4.00/100 hands. If I can beat 2/4 LHE at 1BB/100, that's $4.00/100 hands too. A normal solid winrate seems to be 1-2 BB/100 for limit. So I'm going to try and study the CR limit videos and mix a session of limit hold 'em in there. I think varying the games you play can help keep you fresh and motivated and keep you from going on autopilot, which is maybe one of the worst things you can do as an online poker player.
Also, Schneids' first Cardrunners video has inspired me, and I'm motivated to try out some limit hold 'em. With my current bankroll on Bodog I can comfortably play 1/2 and could move up to 2/4 very quickly. The winrates for limit are obviously less than NLHE in terms of BB/100, but each BB is worth more so it sort of evens out. For instance, if I crush 25NL at 8 ptBB/100, that's $4.00/100 hands. If I can beat 2/4 LHE at 1BB/100, that's $4.00/100 hands too. A normal solid winrate seems to be 1-2 BB/100 for limit. So I'm going to try and study the CR limit videos and mix a session of limit hold 'em in there. I think varying the games you play can help keep you fresh and motivated and keep you from going on autopilot, which is maybe one of the worst things you can do as an online poker player.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Starting to trust my reads...
It just didn't make sense that he had me beat here...also, unlike yesterday, there was a slight pause before his big river bet:
Bodog History for Hand #730870538
Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007-05-26 12:10:32
Table 'Maracana' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: aavee ($6.75)
Seat 2: Peter1972 ($25.50)
Seat 3: akaloa ($23.85)
Seat 4: brito54 ($30.45)
Seat 5: MadHapa ($9.75)
Seat 6: gobsmacked1 ($39.84)
------------------------------
NEW HAND
aavee: posts the small blind $0.10
Peter1972: posts the big blind $0.25
MadHapa: posts the big blind $0.25
--- DEALING POCKETS
gobsmacked1 is dealt [Qd,Qc]
akaloa: calls $0.25
brito54: folds
MadHapa: checks
gobsmacked1: raises $1.10 to $1.35
aavee: folds
Peter1972: calls $1.10
akaloa: calls $1.10
MadHapa: folds
--- DEALING FLOP [3d,Jh,6d]
Peter1972: checks
akaloa: checks
gobsmacked1: bets $3.60
Peter1972: folds
akaloa: calls $3.60
--- DEALING TURN [7s]
akaloa: checks
gobsmacked1: checks
--- DEALING RIVER [5s]
akaloa: goes all in $18.90
gobsmacked1: calls $18.90
akaloa: shows [Ad 2d], High Card, Ace
akaloa: shows [Ad 2d], High Card, Ace
gobsmacked1: shows [Qd,Qc], a Pair, Queens
Hand 730870538:
gobsmacked1: wins main pot($47.90)
with a Pair, Queens
akaloa: is sitting out
Almost up 2 buyins in 45 minutes, not bad.
Pete
Bodog History for Hand #730870538
Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007-05-26 12:10:32
Table 'Maracana' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: aavee ($6.75)
Seat 2: Peter1972 ($25.50)
Seat 3: akaloa ($23.85)
Seat 4: brito54 ($30.45)
Seat 5: MadHapa ($9.75)
Seat 6: gobsmacked1 ($39.84)
------------------------------
NEW HAND
aavee: posts the small blind $0.10
Peter1972: posts the big blind $0.25
MadHapa: posts the big blind $0.25
--- DEALING POCKETS
gobsmacked1 is dealt [Qd,Qc]
akaloa: calls $0.25
brito54: folds
MadHapa: checks
gobsmacked1: raises $1.10 to $1.35
aavee: folds
Peter1972: calls $1.10
akaloa: calls $1.10
MadHapa: folds
--- DEALING FLOP [3d,Jh,6d]
Peter1972: checks
akaloa: checks
gobsmacked1: bets $3.60
Peter1972: folds
akaloa: calls $3.60
--- DEALING TURN [7s]
akaloa: checks
gobsmacked1: checks
--- DEALING RIVER [5s]
akaloa: goes all in $18.90
gobsmacked1: calls $18.90
akaloa: shows [Ad 2d], High Card, Ace
akaloa: shows [Ad 2d], High Card, Ace
gobsmacked1: shows [Qd,Qc], a Pair, Queens
Hand 730870538:
gobsmacked1: wins main pot($47.90)
with a Pair, Queens
akaloa: is sitting out
Almost up 2 buyins in 45 minutes, not bad.
Pete
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