More of the same, 4 tabling NL100.
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Songs of the Day: Blues Music by G Love & Special Sauce, Harder Ships of the World by Keren Ann
lunes, 31 de marzo de 2008
31 March 2008 - Out
Out: $2061
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Almost completely flat for the afternoon. Ironically, my goal was to reduce tables and run 2x my normal rate, and over 3K hands today, that's almost exactly what I did. Of course that is just coincidence, but it would be kinda funny if indeed I am able to do this. The reason is that today was much less mentally stressful because I did not need to hop around tables so much. I think only one or two tables went so bad that I had to change all day, and that's not bad.
A couple of late SnG monies took me over the magic $2K mark for the first time closing out a day.
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Almost completely flat for the afternoon. Ironically, my goal was to reduce tables and run 2x my normal rate, and over 3K hands today, that's almost exactly what I did. Of course that is just coincidence, but it would be kinda funny if indeed I am able to do this. The reason is that today was much less mentally stressful because I did not need to hop around tables so much. I think only one or two tables went so bad that I had to change all day, and that's not bad.
A couple of late SnG monies took me over the magic $2K mark for the first time closing out a day.
31 March 2008 - In
4 tabling today at NL100 with very good results. Midday I am up +3 buyins, despite losing a full house vs. full house hand. No doubt I am running well, but I am also able to make a lot of notes and follow a lot of what is happening at the tables in hands in which I am not directly involved. My balance is hovering around $2K right now, so that is good. And I am accruing FPPs at a decent clip. I am not keeping track of exactly how many FPPs I would get in a full day of 4 tabling NL100, but probably tomorrow I will take note before I start.
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Song of the Day: Calling All Friends by Low Stars
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Song of the Day: Calling All Friends by Low Stars
domingo, 30 de marzo de 2008
Weekend Update
Out: $1648
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I have re-arranged my PAHud stats, they now go as:
VP$IP - PFR - # Hands
Attempt to Steal - Folds BB to Steal
Flop Agg - Cbets - Folds to Cbet
Turn Agg
River Agg - Goes to Showdown
For 6m I color code VP$IP 0-16 green, 16-25 yellow, 25+ red.
I use the default PFR color codings.
After I live with this setup for a couple of days, I will color code the other stats.
I have found the new arrangement much more logical, as arranged by street. One other thing that I do is to display my own session stats for each table, because when multi-tabling it is hard to keep track whether you are cold-decking or getting a lot of playable hands, and so at a glance you can tell how your opponents perceive you.
Playing SnGs for 1/4 my normal buyin, when I moved to NL100, I immediately went on a SnG cooler, but today I finally won my first one at the 23+2 level. I am coming off a wicked SnG cooler stretch (4/16) that saw me dip negative, but over a very small sample of about 30 matches I am at about $2 per.
My plan for tomorrow is to 4 table all day and try to objectively notice if I think I can double my win rate by halving my # of tables. If I think I can, it will be a major piece of good news, because with 6-9 tables, I can't really keep track of all the ongoing table dynamics, so I definitely lose value by not noticing some things that can be exploited. I also have to keep switching tables as they go bad. But with 4 tables, as long as I am making good notes on all the noteworthy plays that occur, a table with 5 mediocre/good players should still be profitable if I adjust to them better than they adjust to me.
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Song of the Weekend: San Geronimo by The Red House Painters
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I have re-arranged my PAHud stats, they now go as:
VP$IP - PFR - # Hands
Attempt to Steal - Folds BB to Steal
Flop Agg - Cbets - Folds to Cbet
Turn Agg
River Agg - Goes to Showdown
For 6m I color code VP$IP 0-16 green, 16-25 yellow, 25+ red.
I use the default PFR color codings.
After I live with this setup for a couple of days, I will color code the other stats.
I have found the new arrangement much more logical, as arranged by street. One other thing that I do is to display my own session stats for each table, because when multi-tabling it is hard to keep track whether you are cold-decking or getting a lot of playable hands, and so at a glance you can tell how your opponents perceive you.
Playing SnGs for 1/4 my normal buyin, when I moved to NL100, I immediately went on a SnG cooler, but today I finally won my first one at the 23+2 level. I am coming off a wicked SnG cooler stretch (4/16) that saw me dip negative, but over a very small sample of about 30 matches I am at about $2 per.
My plan for tomorrow is to 4 table all day and try to objectively notice if I think I can double my win rate by halving my # of tables. If I think I can, it will be a major piece of good news, because with 6-9 tables, I can't really keep track of all the ongoing table dynamics, so I definitely lose value by not noticing some things that can be exploited. I also have to keep switching tables as they go bad. But with 4 tables, as long as I am making good notes on all the noteworthy plays that occur, a table with 5 mediocre/good players should still be profitable if I adjust to them better than they adjust to me.
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Song of the Weekend: San Geronimo by The Red House Painters
viernes, 28 de marzo de 2008
28 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1543
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Continue to run awful at NL100. I am just completely disgusted and very glad its Friday and I can get away from this crap from a while. I took a break early, then sat back in and within the first couple of hands I get 4 way action with AA. Of course KKK took the pot, as fortune is using me to wipe her a$$.
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Continue to run awful at NL100. I am just completely disgusted and very glad its Friday and I can get away from this crap from a while. I took a break early, then sat back in and within the first couple of hands I get 4 way action with AA. Of course KKK took the pot, as fortune is using me to wipe her a$$.
28 March 2008 - In
Doom switch continues to be on in NL100. 2 winning sessions out of 12 in 1K hands and I am down 1.5 buyins. So for now, I am pre-emptively back to NL50. At this point, I am just not willing to grind it at a limit where things are so clearly not going well. Case in point: I steal with 68, and get min-raised. I have to call it back and the flop comes T68. What is my fishy opponent's most likely hand given the min-raise? QQ-AA is what I thought. So we get it in on the flop and he turns over 66. I was drawing to 2 thin outs and my read was off by a country mile. Otherwise, its just all fold when I have a good hand, or more action from the 3 betathon.
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Song of the Day: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
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Song of the Day: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
jueves, 27 de marzo de 2008
27 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1788
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Very strange day. Started at NL100, ran awful. Played 6 SnGs, ran awful. Stepped back down to NL50, ran up over 8 buyins. At one point I was over double stacked on 6 different tables. I checked my balance late in the day, and I was over the $1750 cut, so I moved up to NL100 for the last hour, but only 2 tabling. The change was instant, as someone cut on the doom switch. I was break even, but it was a binary, night & day change. Table selection continues to be an intensely major issue, with all of NL100 during the Euro day seemingly filled with TAG / LAG Germans. When I think of Germany, I think precision and hard-working. And a great understanding of the English language, so the current material in poker is well within their reach.
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Songs of the Day: (What I have been liking on KCRW.com) Northern Lights by Science for Girls, A Door a Door by Yoav, I Can't Believe I'm Not a Millionaire by The Puppini Sisters
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Very strange day. Started at NL100, ran awful. Played 6 SnGs, ran awful. Stepped back down to NL50, ran up over 8 buyins. At one point I was over double stacked on 6 different tables. I checked my balance late in the day, and I was over the $1750 cut, so I moved up to NL100 for the last hour, but only 2 tabling. The change was instant, as someone cut on the doom switch. I was break even, but it was a binary, night & day change. Table selection continues to be an intensely major issue, with all of NL100 during the Euro day seemingly filled with TAG / LAG Germans. When I think of Germany, I think precision and hard-working. And a great understanding of the English language, so the current material in poker is well within their reach.
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Songs of the Day: (What I have been liking on KCRW.com) Northern Lights by Science for Girls, A Door a Door by Yoav, I Can't Believe I'm Not a Millionaire by The Puppini Sisters
27 March 2008 - In
Yesterday late I played 2 SnG's and went 1/2, not bad. Today at the cash tables I was running awful, just a continuation of the crap of yesterday. Wrong side of KK vs. AA twice yada yada yada nothing working yada yada yada. I have also been having extreme table selection issues. Maybe its the Euro work day? I dunno, but its 1 fish at a table most of the time. So I sat out and decided to play a set of 6 SnGs and let that decide if I should stay at NL100 or regroup at NL50. I went 1/6 for a solid loss, so I am moving back to NL50 - a little bit pre-emptively, but I know when I'm running bad, and so I think its a solid decision.
miércoles, 26 de marzo de 2008
26 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1476
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Quickly passed $1750 to move up to NL100, then ran awful. Started OK on NL100, going up about 1.5 buyins, but then nothing started to work, and I ended up stuck 2.5 buyins. There is significantly more 3 betting. I have a $50 bonus cached but not cashed, and my move down level is $1300, so I am +2.25 buyins above the critical level. Even only 6 tabling, I am at about $50 in FPP per day at NL100, so that is a good thing. I will clear the bonus early tomorrow, so I have a little wiggle room, but not much. 4.5 buyins certainly does not guarantee that any level will stick, so we'll see.
I did quit today about 45 minutes to an hour early because things just weren't going well at all. I had just lost a set to a 7-3 flopped straight, so I figured it was better to stop the bleeding and start fresh tomorrow. I got stacked by quads and the wrong end of AA vs. KK, so all in all it was a pretty gruesome day.
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Quickly passed $1750 to move up to NL100, then ran awful. Started OK on NL100, going up about 1.5 buyins, but then nothing started to work, and I ended up stuck 2.5 buyins. There is significantly more 3 betting. I have a $50 bonus cached but not cashed, and my move down level is $1300, so I am +2.25 buyins above the critical level. Even only 6 tabling, I am at about $50 in FPP per day at NL100, so that is a good thing. I will clear the bonus early tomorrow, so I have a little wiggle room, but not much. 4.5 buyins certainly does not guarantee that any level will stick, so we'll see.
I did quit today about 45 minutes to an hour early because things just weren't going well at all. I had just lost a set to a 7-3 flopped straight, so I figured it was better to stop the bleeding and start fresh tomorrow. I got stacked by quads and the wrong end of AA vs. KK, so all in all it was a pretty gruesome day.
martes, 25 de marzo de 2008
25 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1691
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Incredibly hot all day finishing up at +9 buyins; you know its going well when sets turn into quads four times during the day. And get paid. I played 18/14.5 today, and was very tight in the first two spots, normal in the cut, and definitely LAGgy on the button. When opponents look at my stats and see 18/14.5 they don't realize that I am playing almost 30% of my hands on the button and only 10% UTG.
I have almost cleared another $50 bonus, so this leaves me only $9 from NL100. Tomorrow should be an interesting day.
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Song of the Day: Gone As A Girl Can Get by George Strait (with The Ace In The Hole Band)
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Incredibly hot all day finishing up at +9 buyins; you know its going well when sets turn into quads four times during the day. And get paid. I played 18/14.5 today, and was very tight in the first two spots, normal in the cut, and definitely LAGgy on the button. When opponents look at my stats and see 18/14.5 they don't realize that I am playing almost 30% of my hands on the button and only 10% UTG.
I have almost cleared another $50 bonus, so this leaves me only $9 from NL100. Tomorrow should be an interesting day.
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Song of the Day: Gone As A Girl Can Get by George Strait (with The Ace In The Hole Band)
domingo, 23 de marzo de 2008
Weekend Update
Out: $1228
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Absolutely horrid 2 days.
Saturday lost two $16 9 man SnGs back to back. After playing these (when I play SnGs I usually play the 6 seaters) I would wonder why anyone would ever play one of these....
Sunday I played my new system, which is to tighten up considerably in the first two positions, eliminating hands like AT, KJ, KT, QJ, QT completely and probably AJ from UTG, but to considerably widen my squeezes and raises on the button and in the cut. My goal is about 22.5/19.5. After 1K hands I was 19.5/16, but I did cold deck the last 300 hands or so, and before that point I was right on schedule. I ended up losing 3.5 buyins in an incredibly mind-numbing nothing is working type of session. Being Sunday and only scheduling 1K hands anyway, it seemed like a great time to quit even though I have plenty of time to play more. Maybe a tourny or something.
I really have to be closing in on about $2K by the end of the month, which means this week coming up. Monday is a holiday. I have a $50 bonus coming up that I will stockpile for a rainy day.
I concentrate on $13 turbo 6m SnGs and run +$86 on 8 matches, 3 1sts and 2 2nds.
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Absolutely horrid 2 days.
Saturday lost two $16 9 man SnGs back to back. After playing these (when I play SnGs I usually play the 6 seaters) I would wonder why anyone would ever play one of these....
Sunday I played my new system, which is to tighten up considerably in the first two positions, eliminating hands like AT, KJ, KT, QJ, QT completely and probably AJ from UTG, but to considerably widen my squeezes and raises on the button and in the cut. My goal is about 22.5/19.5. After 1K hands I was 19.5/16, but I did cold deck the last 300 hands or so, and before that point I was right on schedule. I ended up losing 3.5 buyins in an incredibly mind-numbing nothing is working type of session. Being Sunday and only scheduling 1K hands anyway, it seemed like a great time to quit even though I have plenty of time to play more. Maybe a tourny or something.
I really have to be closing in on about $2K by the end of the month, which means this week coming up. Monday is a holiday. I have a $50 bonus coming up that I will stockpile for a rainy day.
I concentrate on $13 turbo 6m SnGs and run +$86 on 8 matches, 3 1sts and 2 2nds.
viernes, 21 de marzo de 2008
jueves, 20 de marzo de 2008
20 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1242
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Zero of a day -2 buyins on 1K hands.
Placed 4 / 2000+ in a $1 NL tourny for just over $100.
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Zero of a day -2 buyins on 1K hands.
Placed 4 / 2000+ in a $1 NL tourny for just over $100.
20 March 2008 - In
In: $1247
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Took yesterday off, played 3 tournies. Placed 25/575 in a $1 PL tourny for a very small cashout, placed 20/152 in Stud Hi/Lo to just bubble out, and placed 3/24 in a 24 man $10 triple draw tourny to take $45. So not bad, even though I was interrupted about 15 times during the session.
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Song of the Day: A Lifetime in Heat by The Guggenheim Grotto
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Took yesterday off, played 3 tournies. Placed 25/575 in a $1 PL tourny for a very small cashout, placed 20/152 in Stud Hi/Lo to just bubble out, and placed 3/24 in a 24 man $10 triple draw tourny to take $45. So not bad, even though I was interrupted about 15 times during the session.
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Song of the Day: A Lifetime in Heat by The Guggenheim Grotto
martes, 18 de marzo de 2008
18 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1211
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Great day running up +8.5 buyins. I was able to play a TAG+ 20/16 style early, then tighten up considerably as the tables got very aggressive and a bit crazy. The truth was that I was a set magnet today, and I made a lot of my hands. I made a clear mistake early in the day donking off my stack with AAs on the flop, but this was the only one. I had just come back from my break and my checklist was not clear in my mind.
My checklist reads:
Relax, breath, press time.
Interpret the action.
Take the best line.
Don't stack off lightly.
Saw 3 or 4 stox posters at the tables today. Gonna have to teach those dudes how to multi-table and chat. Probably off tomorrow and Friday.
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Great day running up +8.5 buyins. I was able to play a TAG+ 20/16 style early, then tighten up considerably as the tables got very aggressive and a bit crazy. The truth was that I was a set magnet today, and I made a lot of my hands. I made a clear mistake early in the day donking off my stack with AAs on the flop, but this was the only one. I had just come back from my break and my checklist was not clear in my mind.
My checklist reads:
Relax, breath, press time.
Interpret the action.
Take the best line.
Don't stack off lightly.
Saw 3 or 4 stox posters at the tables today. Gonna have to teach those dudes how to multi-table and chat. Probably off tomorrow and Friday.
18 March 2008 - In
In: approx. $775
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Have cycled up 2 buyins and cleared the $50 bonus, so I am poised for another shot at NL50. This will be the third time.
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Song of the Day: Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
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Have cycled up 2 buyins and cleared the $50 bonus, so I am poised for another shot at NL50. This will be the third time.
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Song of the Day: Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
lunes, 17 de marzo de 2008
17 March 2008 - In
Started playing NL50 again yesterday after running well at NL25. I was down a little over a buyin yesterday, and today immediately cycled below my cutoff, so I am back to NL25 again. I made an inspired bluff that did not work out, and my AAs ran into KKKs, so that's the way it goes. I continue to be hopeful, but when I examine my true feelings, I am intensely hopelessly depressed and cannot get the thought out of my mind that I am an intense failure that will never amount to anything.
I passed Platinum Star FPPs so will accumulate at 2.5x, and will certainly score and clear a $50 bonus today, making me 7 buyins shy of another shot at the limit from HELL.
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Song of the Day: I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
I passed Platinum Star FPPs so will accumulate at 2.5x, and will certainly score and clear a $50 bonus today, making me 7 buyins shy of another shot at the limit from HELL.
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Song of the Day: I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
domingo, 16 de marzo de 2008
Weekend Update
Out: $754+$133=$887
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In the face of the adversity involved with my 2nd major downswing of the qwest, I have really taken some time to reexamine my game. I have looked at, in no particular order:
AK: the value or 3betting/pushing PF in aggro games vs. the value of calling in passive games
isolation bets: the type of opponent profile that will work
re-raised pots flopping TP: an almost obligatory turn check for pot-control
overpairs: board texture and pot control similar to TP
PF opening range: I have transformed from 16/12 to 20/16
Bluffing: acceptance of the fact that (mostly) in the protecting yo' stack, getting bluffed once in a while is part of the game, especially if you consider that with all my c-betting, I am probably bluffing way more than my typical opponent.
A PF raising baseline (baseline=a rough guideline to be deviated from as game conditions warrant): 3 BBs from the first 2 positions and SB, 4 BBs from the cut, btn and bb. This has the benefit of a consistent number of slider bar clicks despite the level.
A general c-betting baseline: based on .5 -> .75 of the pot in most conditions
I had some $ on iPoker which I was using during the almost daily pokerstars reboots and SnG'd it up to $133 which I have cashed out and expect about Tuesday. On Sunday AM I again moved past my $875 NL50 threshold, but since I have $ in transit, I have not moved back up yet.
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Song of the Weekend: Good People by Jack Johnson
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In the face of the adversity involved with my 2nd major downswing of the qwest, I have really taken some time to reexamine my game. I have looked at, in no particular order:
AK: the value or 3betting/pushing PF in aggro games vs. the value of calling in passive games
isolation bets: the type of opponent profile that will work
re-raised pots flopping TP: an almost obligatory turn check for pot-control
overpairs: board texture and pot control similar to TP
PF opening range: I have transformed from 16/12 to 20/16
Bluffing: acceptance of the fact that (mostly) in the protecting yo' stack, getting bluffed once in a while is part of the game, especially if you consider that with all my c-betting, I am probably bluffing way more than my typical opponent.
A PF raising baseline (baseline=a rough guideline to be deviated from as game conditions warrant): 3 BBs from the first 2 positions and SB, 4 BBs from the cut, btn and bb. This has the benefit of a consistent number of slider bar clicks despite the level.
A general c-betting baseline: based on .5 -> .75 of the pot in most conditions
I had some $ on iPoker which I was using during the almost daily pokerstars reboots and SnG'd it up to $133 which I have cashed out and expect about Tuesday. On Sunday AM I again moved past my $875 NL50 threshold, but since I have $ in transit, I have not moved back up yet.
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Song of the Weekend: Good People by Jack Johnson
viernes, 14 de marzo de 2008
14 March 2008 - Out
Out: $690
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Easily the worst week I have ever had. Tipped under $650, so I am back down to NL25. It is embarassing, but I have good discipline. I am upset beyond belief that I am going through another massive downswing. I just can't get the rage out of my head.
I got 5.8K hands today, and obviously did not hit enough FPPs for platinum since I had to move down. Instead of being 1 day away from a bonus, I am now 2. I am also 7.5 buyins away from another shot. I ran about +2.4 buyins at NL25; I was up over 4 until the suckouts started again. This is just a huge setback. I am sad and depressed and just very hateful.
Stacked off 2 FH's to quads. Wtf??? Twice???!!!???
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Easily the worst week I have ever had. Tipped under $650, so I am back down to NL25. It is embarassing, but I have good discipline. I am upset beyond belief that I am going through another massive downswing. I just can't get the rage out of my head.
I got 5.8K hands today, and obviously did not hit enough FPPs for platinum since I had to move down. Instead of being 1 day away from a bonus, I am now 2. I am also 7.5 buyins away from another shot. I ran about +2.4 buyins at NL25; I was up over 4 until the suckouts started again. This is just a huge setback. I am sad and depressed and just very hateful.
Stacked off 2 FH's to quads. Wtf??? Twice???!!!???
jueves, 13 de marzo de 2008
13 March 2008 - Out
Out: $745
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Another disaster of a day, making 3 out of 4 running. I fell to the point where I was under $25 away from having to drop down to NL25. Luckily I managed to hold it off, and allow my bonus to clear. So for tomorrow I have a 2 buyin cushion. Last time I went through a downswing like this it was 28K hands and 1K PTBBs. So far this time I am about the same down in 20K hands. Once I bounced, I was 33K hands recovering.
There is no way to get a bonus tomorrow, although I should break through Platinum and start accruing FPPs at 2.5x. If the 2 buyin cushin does not hold....
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Song of the Day: Low by Cracker
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Another disaster of a day, making 3 out of 4 running. I fell to the point where I was under $25 away from having to drop down to NL25. Luckily I managed to hold it off, and allow my bonus to clear. So for tomorrow I have a 2 buyin cushion. Last time I went through a downswing like this it was 28K hands and 1K PTBBs. So far this time I am about the same down in 20K hands. Once I bounced, I was 33K hands recovering.
There is no way to get a bonus tomorrow, although I should break through Platinum and start accruing FPPs at 2.5x. If the 2 buyin cushin does not hold....
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Song of the Day: Low by Cracker
miércoles, 12 de marzo de 2008
12 March 2008 - Out
Out: $988
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Things are going very poorly. Up $8 on 5K hands. I have another $50 bonus that should be due tomorrow, and I should hit Platinum Star FPPs on Friday. These are the only bright spots.
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Things are going very poorly. Up $8 on 5K hands. I have another $50 bonus that should be due tomorrow, and I should hit Platinum Star FPPs on Friday. These are the only bright spots.
martes, 11 de marzo de 2008
11 March 2008 - Out
Out: $930
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Don't worry about your dreams and aspirations, fortune will just piss on them. Down over 5 buyins on 5.6K hands of crap, now for the 2nd day running. I want to ****ing vomit. I just got done a big losing streak. Yada yada yada.
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Don't worry about your dreams and aspirations, fortune will just piss on them. Down over 5 buyins on 5.6K hands of crap, now for the 2nd day running. I want to ****ing vomit. I just got done a big losing streak. Yada yada yada.
11 March 2008 - In
In: $1212
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I am actively trying to work on "wood filler" as Jared Tendler would put it. That is to say, patching my psyche after a bitter experience instead of harboring lingering resentment. Pissing off 5 buyins yesterday certainly qualifies.
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Song of the Day: Smells Like Teen Spirit interpreted by Tori Amos.
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I am actively trying to work on "wood filler" as Jared Tendler would put it. That is to say, patching my psyche after a bitter experience instead of harboring lingering resentment. Pissing off 5 buyins yesterday certainly qualifies.
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Song of the Day: Smells Like Teen Spirit interpreted by Tori Amos.
lunes, 10 de marzo de 2008
10 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1212
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A most definitely putrid day at the tables.
Down just over 5 buyins.
Absolutely nothing working yada yada yada.
With about 30 minutes left today, I got beat on 4 tables at the exact same time (over 1 buyin total). I started banging my keyboard (breaking the little plastic propping thing that tilts it up) and typing obscentities into chat. So I took this as a cue, a little hint, that maybe I should just hang it up today. Bad days will happen.
I've been moving upward lately, but I have not been running well. I have had one good day, flanked by multiple days on either side break-even or losing. Yada yada yada whatever.
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A most definitely putrid day at the tables.
Down just over 5 buyins.
Absolutely nothing working yada yada yada.
With about 30 minutes left today, I got beat on 4 tables at the exact same time (over 1 buyin total). I started banging my keyboard (breaking the little plastic propping thing that tilts it up) and typing obscentities into chat. So I took this as a cue, a little hint, that maybe I should just hang it up today. Bad days will happen.
I've been moving upward lately, but I have not been running well. I have had one good day, flanked by multiple days on either side break-even or losing. Yada yada yada whatever.
10 March 2008 - Midday
One of the absolute nicest things about running bad, or having a bad session, is stopping. Its just such a relief to quit all the tables and go do something else for a while. I think this is only true if you are getting enough hands per day. When I was 4 tabling, I definitely was not getting enough quantity, and I was completely miserable every time I had a losing session. Now, 6-9 tabling, I can more easily shrug it off and enjoy being away from the tables. I am down just over 2 buyins at the midway point in the day, as I am off to do an errand.
I am Gold VIP status on Stars now, so FPPs accumulate at 2x. Barring anything unforseen (knock wood) I should hit Platinum status. I am hitting bonuses often now, I haven't done the calculations, but I think its like $50 every 3-4 days where I am right now.
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Song of the Day: South of the Border by Chris Isaac
I am Gold VIP status on Stars now, so FPPs accumulate at 2x. Barring anything unforseen (knock wood) I should hit Platinum status. I am hitting bonuses often now, I haven't done the calculations, but I think its like $50 every 3-4 days where I am right now.
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Song of the Day: South of the Border by Chris Isaac
domingo, 9 de marzo de 2008
Weekend Update
Out: $1474
I hit gold status and cleared the $50 bonus and ran +1.5 buyins on 1K hands. So a very nice day. Besides, I only 6 table on Sunday mornings, so it is very relaxing when things aren't going badly.
I hit gold status and cleared the $50 bonus and ran +1.5 buyins on 1K hands. So a very nice day. Besides, I only 6 table on Sunday mornings, so it is very relaxing when things aren't going badly.
viernes, 7 de marzo de 2008
7 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1339
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Minus 2 buyins on 5K hands on an intensely frustrating day. Things were so bad, and I was so fatigued early that I took an hour and a half break. Evey time I got some momentum I got shot back down yada yada yada.
I should clear the $50 bonus on my Sunday morning 1K hands, so I guess not so bad to be down so little.
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Songs of the Day: (songs I've been really liking on KCRW.com...) Belong by Jim Bianco, I Don't Live In A Dream by Jackie Green, This Is Not A Love Song by Novelle Vague, Use Me (w/ Pete Yorn etc.) on the Robin Danar disc
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Minus 2 buyins on 5K hands on an intensely frustrating day. Things were so bad, and I was so fatigued early that I took an hour and a half break. Evey time I got some momentum I got shot back down yada yada yada.
I should clear the $50 bonus on my Sunday morning 1K hands, so I guess not so bad to be down so little.
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Songs of the Day: (songs I've been really liking on KCRW.com...) Belong by Jim Bianco, I Don't Live In A Dream by Jackie Green, This Is Not A Love Song by Novelle Vague, Use Me (w/ Pete Yorn etc.) on the Robin Danar disc
jueves, 6 de marzo de 2008
6 March 2008 - Out
Out: $1444 ($50 bonus accumulated, not taken)
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A truly monster day, almost 10 buyins. The patience through the sideswing is now starting to bear fruit, as I am only 5 buyins from NL100.
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A truly monster day, almost 10 buyins. The patience through the sideswing is now starting to bear fruit, as I am only 5 buyins from NL100.
miércoles, 5 de marzo de 2008
5 March 2008 - Out
Out: $959
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I moved on to NL50 today, and ran well early, and poorly late. All in all I was up 3 buyins at NL25 and 1.5 at NL50. So no complaints. There is a marked difference in the play between NL25 and NL50. NL25 has a lot of shot-taking, whereas at NL50 it seems to be more straightforward, maybe because the gravity of having more $ in front of you is starting to weigh on a lot of players. Also, the game is too big for people who bust their roll and end up with just $5 or $10 and want to try to work it back quickly.
That being said, I did run into problems later in the day maintaining good tables. I think I switched a lot more than I am used to. I 6-7 tabled all day, and only managed 3.7K hands on a day shortened by 1.5 hours. I was running really well at NL50 until my set ran into a straight and didn't fill up. After that it was 4-5 beats in a row to equal out the day. I will probably add some longhand tomorrow.
I did briefly pop over that magic quad-digit $1K mark, but failed to maintain it.
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I moved on to NL50 today, and ran well early, and poorly late. All in all I was up 3 buyins at NL25 and 1.5 at NL50. So no complaints. There is a marked difference in the play between NL25 and NL50. NL25 has a lot of shot-taking, whereas at NL50 it seems to be more straightforward, maybe because the gravity of having more $ in front of you is starting to weigh on a lot of players. Also, the game is too big for people who bust their roll and end up with just $5 or $10 and want to try to work it back quickly.
That being said, I did run into problems later in the day maintaining good tables. I think I switched a lot more than I am used to. I 6-7 tabled all day, and only managed 3.7K hands on a day shortened by 1.5 hours. I was running really well at NL50 until my set ran into a straight and didn't fill up. After that it was 4-5 beats in a row to equal out the day. I will probably add some longhand tomorrow.
I did briefly pop over that magic quad-digit $1K mark, but failed to maintain it.
5 March 2008 - In
In: $823
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I am writing this on my first "break" as I have cycled above $875 and am going to give NL50 a shot. I will start slowly 6 tabling, bringing on the 2-3 longhand tables tomorrow if things are going well/not bad. Interestingly enough, today started badly, as I was down 2 buyins, then within a stretch of 30 minutes or so, I got in about 5 really good opportunities, including a nice thin bet on the river, which is my concentration theme of the day.
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Song of the Day: Older Chests by Damien Rice
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I am writing this on my first "break" as I have cycled above $875 and am going to give NL50 a shot. I will start slowly 6 tabling, bringing on the 2-3 longhand tables tomorrow if things are going well/not bad. Interestingly enough, today started badly, as I was down 2 buyins, then within a stretch of 30 minutes or so, I got in about 5 really good opportunities, including a nice thin bet on the river, which is my concentration theme of the day.
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Song of the Day: Older Chests by Damien Rice
martes, 4 de marzo de 2008
4 March 2008 - Out
Out: $823
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5.8K hands and I win only 35% of my sessions, but after being down nearly 4 buyins, rally late to finish up $10. Its always better to go down then up instead of vice-versa.
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5.8K hands and I win only 35% of my sessions, but after being down nearly 4 buyins, rally late to finish up $10. Its always better to go down then up instead of vice-versa.
lunes, 3 de marzo de 2008
4 March 2008 - In
In: $812
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I am looking at two milestones approaching: a) the $875 mark to move to NL50 and b) $1000 for quad-digits. I am also working on an article about the whole process to submit to 2+2 magazine.
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Song of the Day: Everyday Is Like Sunday by Morrissey
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I am looking at two milestones approaching: a) the $875 mark to move to NL50 and b) $1000 for quad-digits. I am also working on an article about the whole process to submit to 2+2 magazine.
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Song of the Day: Everyday Is Like Sunday by Morrissey
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