Been reviewing my HEM stats.
My New years resolution to play properly this year TAG etc has clearly gone by the wayside.
Currently playing like a deranged tilt monkey.
Bonuses have kept my BR in profit but I have lost way more than I should have.
Time to take a few days off cash, and only play freerolls I think.
Speaking of freerolls I placed 18th in a virgin freeroll last night. Not an MTT player so I was quite pleased with that. Not sure I am ever going to get to the standard where someone might want to stake me though :-)
SAS Staking
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Cash game
In contrast to my hasty exit from the HU tournament my cash game seems to be ok. I did have one session where I was up 2 buyins only to tilt off everything and end $20 down, but I have made that back and then some today.
I think one of my biggest problems is closing the tables when I know I am tilted. I always have to go for that 1 extra orbit just to see....
Got to stop using the option not to post blinds and just ht quit!
I think one of my biggest problems is closing the tables when I know I am tilted. I always have to go for that 1 extra orbit just to see....
Got to stop using the option not to post blinds and just ht quit!
Busted
Nah, not completely. Just out of the EMS HU championships.
Best of 3 match vs Albus Fawkes.
Got slaughtered in the 1st round when I overplayed top pair vs his set. Never a good move and I thoroughly deserved to lose.
Second round I actually played properly to pull it back to 1-1 .
The decider led to me getting carried away and being outkicked when we both held a pair of aces.
Overplayed top pair again, when will I learn?
Albus was of course the better player, but I suspect if I wasnt such a donk that night I could have given him a better match
Best of 3 match vs Albus Fawkes.
Got slaughtered in the 1st round when I overplayed top pair vs his set. Never a good move and I thoroughly deserved to lose.
Second round I actually played properly to pull it back to 1-1 .
The decider led to me getting carried away and being outkicked when we both held a pair of aces.
Overplayed top pair again, when will I learn?
Albus was of course the better player, but I suspect if I wasnt such a donk that night I could have given him a better match
Saturday, 4 April 2009
General update
So I think I have finally gotten a few tilt issues out of the way.
I play when I can, which often means I play when I shouldn't.
So tonight whilst chatting in IRC I have been playing backgammon on freeplay tables instead 'cause I am too tired to play poker properly. Wish I had done this before.
Most of my profit from my luckboxing at the start of the year is gone, in fact I went down to zero profit at one point, and now the road to recovery is here.
The graph with bonuses added on is far more pleasant to look at however :-)
I play when I can, which often means I play when I shouldn't.
So tonight whilst chatting in IRC I have been playing backgammon on freeplay tables instead 'cause I am too tired to play poker properly. Wish I had done this before.
Most of my profit from my luckboxing at the start of the year is gone, in fact I went down to zero profit at one point, and now the road to recovery is here.
The graph with bonuses added on is far more pleasant to look at however :-)
2nd round of the ems HU champs
Didnt go well.
1st round caught a bad bout of non believeritis. Talked myself into thinking ratattack was bluffing (He wasnt)
2nd round got all in with AK vs A9. 9 hit.
oh well
The second chance bracket awaits
1st round caught a bad bout of non believeritis. Talked myself into thinking ratattack was bluffing (He wasnt)
2nd round got all in with AK vs A9. 9 hit.
oh well
The second chance bracket awaits
Friday, 20 March 2009
The EMS heads up championships
Well I signed up to play in the eatmystack heads up tournament.
EMS does loads of community events, such as a freezeout league, they have great value in added prizes but I rarely play in them as
So the draw was made and I was put up against blackshuck.
Now I can't say there are many weak players in the mix but 'shuck isn't my ideal 1st opponent. He plays much higher than I am ever likely to and has a pretty good handle on the game, go have a look on his ems blog if you want to see.
So the format is best of 3 and the 1st round went on for a while. Chip lead went both ways with neither player getting too far ahead, with eventually the luck going my way. 2nd round was much faster when my open ended straight hit on the river.
So I am through to the 2nd round, and 'shuck is into the 2nd chance bracket.
I really enjoyed the match, particularly the 1st round my next opponent is ratattack, another damn fine chap, but unfortunately another damn fine player :-(
EMS does loads of community events, such as a freezeout league, they have great value in added prizes but I rarely play in them as
- I am lousy at MTT's
- They are always on at inconvenient times (for me that is)
So the draw was made and I was put up against blackshuck.
Now I can't say there are many weak players in the mix but 'shuck isn't my ideal 1st opponent. He plays much higher than I am ever likely to and has a pretty good handle on the game, go have a look on his ems blog if you want to see.
So the format is best of 3 and the 1st round went on for a while. Chip lead went both ways with neither player getting too far ahead, with eventually the luck going my way. 2nd round was much faster when my open ended straight hit on the river.
So I am through to the 2nd round, and 'shuck is into the 2nd chance bracket.
I really enjoyed the match, particularly the 1st round my next opponent is ratattack, another damn fine chap, but unfortunately another damn fine player :-(
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Mini upswing, poker gods liked me last night
I haven't had much chance to play the last 4 weeks or so, but managed an hour or so last night.
Was playing a little LAGgy.
Tried a squeeze play with J10o, and flopped an open ended straight draw and decided to play it aggro, bet and reraised the flop, ditto the turn. the one guy in the pot with me went to the river and was most aggrieved when the 9 came and made my straight VS his top pair crap kicker.
Then on another table I saw a flop for free in the BB with 65s and again decided to barrel every street as the board was pretty draw heavy and I was only against 1 player so thought I could represent quite a few hands. He called every bet and again spat his dummy when my flush on the river beat his 2 flopped 2 pair. His passive play cost him the hand as any bet from him would have sent me running, essentially the flop had a straight and a flush draw, the turn gave a second flush draw and yet he chose to call it down, then call a river overbet to double me up.
In no way do I think my play was optimal and each time I had to hit to win, but when these guys are so passive when you do hit it is soooo worth it!
Was playing a little LAGgy.
Tried a squeeze play with J10o, and flopped an open ended straight draw and decided to play it aggro, bet and reraised the flop, ditto the turn. the one guy in the pot with me went to the river and was most aggrieved when the 9 came and made my straight VS his top pair crap kicker.
Then on another table I saw a flop for free in the BB with 65s and again decided to barrel every street as the board was pretty draw heavy and I was only against 1 player so thought I could represent quite a few hands. He called every bet and again spat his dummy when my flush on the river beat his 2 flopped 2 pair. His passive play cost him the hand as any bet from him would have sent me running, essentially the flop had a straight and a flush draw, the turn gave a second flush draw and yet he chose to call it down, then call a river overbet to double me up.
In no way do I think my play was optimal and each time I had to hit to win, but when these guys are so passive when you do hit it is soooo worth it!
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