Expression Sessions

850 hands. +$90. 13.3/8.

Solid, was a bit unsettled early. I find once i have a bit of a stack between $75 - $100 i play better.

I am off to melbourne for aussie millions on Friday. Not gonna play any tourneys, but going with a good friend and going to play some ring games & we are staying at the Crown casino. Looking forward to it.

I have had a good week so far. Lets hope it can continue.
Got some nice bonus clearing soon enough and also rake back is nice to have again...

good luck 2 u all. take care.

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Only played the one session today.
Started off sluggish, and then i made a really bad call with a board paired flop with my AA... and i got really pissed off and had to play better. Towards the end of the session i felt really confident and in charge of my tables.

I also made a sick lay down with a 10 high flush, and should have pushed the turn, but i think i saved money laying it down!?? lol

1250 hands 14.8/9.7 for +$130.

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Game #4922521673: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/08 - 16:09:21 (UK)
Table "Disrael" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Hero ($81.90 in chips)
Seat 2: monteczum ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Walsroder ($24.21 in chips)
Seat 4: 06flocko ($52.70 in chips)
Seat 5: plangball ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 6: elmerixxi ($26.50 in chips)
monteczum: posts small blind $0.25
Walsroder: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards
dealt to Hero
06flocko: folds
plangball: calls $0.50
elmerixxi: folds
Hero : raises to $2.50
monteczum: calls $2.25
Walsroder: folds
plangball: calls $2

Flop (Pot : $8.00)

   
monteczum: checks
plangball: checks
Hero : bets $6
monteczum: calls $6
plangball: folds

Turn (Pot : $20.00)

   
monteczum: bets $16
Hero : calls $16

River (Pot : $52.00)

   
monteczum: bets $76.25 and is all-in
Hero : folds
Returned uncalled bets $76.25 to monteczum
monteczum: doesn't show hand
monteczum collected $49.40 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $52 Main pot $49.40 Rake $2.60
Board
Seat 1: Hero (button) folded on the River
Seat 2: monteczum (small blind) collected $49.40
Seat 3: Walsroder (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 06flocko folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plangball folded on the Flop
Seat 6: elmerixxi folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #4922351933: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/08 - 16:12:11 (UK)
Table "DogDay" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: 06flocko ($22.09 in chips)
Seat 2: villumsen ($32.68 in chips)
Seat 3: mtrane ($97.93 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($60.28 in chips)
Seat 5: TheDoctor ($11.25 in chips)
Seat 6: miky55 sits out
villumsen: posts small blind $0.25
mtrane: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to Hero
Hero : raises to $2.50
TheDoctor: folds
miky55 sits back
06flocko: folds
villumsen: folds
mtrane: raises to $7
Hero : raises to $24
mtrane: calls $17

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $48.25)

   
mtrane: bets $10
Hero : raises to $36.28 and is all-in
mtrane: calls $26.28

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $120.81)

   

River (Pot : $120.81)

   

Showdown
Hero : shows (Three of a kind, Aces, Eight high)
mtrane: shows (A Pair of Queens, Ace high)
Hero collected $117.81 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $120.81 Main pot $117.81 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: 06flocko (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: villumsen (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: mtrane (big blind) showed and lost with A Pair of Queens, Ace high
Seat 4: Hero showed and won ($117.81) with Three of a kind, Aces, Eight high
Seat 5: TheDoctor folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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This session had 2 key hands...

I would like any comments... Thanks.

Another 2 hr short session. I am getting tired at work, and i think i have to be much more disciplined with my play. I want to be in charge of all my decisions and not let emotions take over at the table. I have been reading a lot and trying to make my poker more effective and see the reason to now devote more time to other areas of life while balancing poker.



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Game #4908536223: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/07 - 14:25:06 (UK)
Table "MoesTavern" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: mikegibbs ($77.80 in chips)
Seat 2: KingTut10 ($46.10 in chips)
Seat 3: OnniBosse ($47.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Solrac ($96.57 in chips)
Seat 5: PaceOut ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 6: reraise16 ($5.87 in chips)
Solrac: posts small blind $0.25
PaceOut: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards
dealt to mikegibbs
reraise16: folds
mikegibbs : raises to $2
KingTut10: folds
OnniBosse: raises to $6
Solrac: folds
PaceOut: folds
mikegibbs : calls $4

Flop (Pot : $12.75)

   
mikegibbs : bets $8
OnniBosse: raises to $24
mikegibbs : raises to $71.80 and is all-in
OnniBosse: folds
Returned uncalled bets $47.80 to mikegibbs
mikegibbs : doesn't show hand
mikegibbs collected $57.75 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $60.75 Main pot $57.75 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: mikegibbs collected $57.75
Seat 2: KingTut10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: OnniBosse (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Solrac (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PaceOut (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: reraise16 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #4908536693: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/07 - 14:31:26 (UK)
Table "MoesTavern" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: mikegibbs ($104.80 in chips)
Seat 2: KingTut10 ($46.80 in chips)
Seat 3: OnniBosse ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Solrac ($97.07 in chips)
Seat 5: PaceOut ($48.25 in chips)
Seat 6: reraise16 ($5.87 in chips)
PaceOut: posts small blind $0.25
reraise16: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to mikegibbs
mikegibbs : raises to $2
KingTut10: calls $2
OnniBosse: folds
Solrac: folds
PaceOut: folds
reraise16: folds

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $4.75)

   
mikegibbs : bets $3
KingTut10: raises to $7.50
mikegibbs : raises to $102.80 and is all-in
KingTut10: is all-in $37.30
Returned uncalled bets $58 to mikegibbs

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $94.35)

   

River (Pot : $94.35)

   

Showdown
mikegibbs : shows (A Straight, Ace high)
KingTut10: shows (Three of a kind, Jacks, Queen high)
mikegibbs collected $91.35 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $94.35 Main pot $91.35 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: mikegibbs showed and won ($91.35) with A Straight, Ace high
Seat 2: KingTut10 showed and lost with Three of a kind, Jacks, Queen high
Seat 3: OnniBosse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Solrac (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PaceOut (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: reraise16 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Solid grind this morning for 2 hrs, while i played the $10k gtd. Busted out, felt unsettled during the whole tourney. My ring games went well. Short session, and i am going back to sleep.
PF raise is a bit worrying, i played too passively.

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Played last night when i got home at 6am - 9am. Had an awesome night. Went out with my good friends. We will probably go to melbourne in 2 weeks to catch the last weekend of the Aussie millions. The ring games will be really good. Basically it will be good to get a weekend away, provided i can get a day off work on the friday.

1k hands, ended down -$90. I was pretty drunk. Was down $180 at one stage early in the session, i managed to concentrate and play well and make some back... i lost about $150nett by playing like a moron, so no excuse really. just lame.

Then I played 807 hands today for +$75. I played AJ at the end of the session in position. Called 2 barrels from a guy with my nut fl draw, and missed. Cost me $13. Fukn AJ and QK suck.

Basically evened out. Playing drunk is bad. Try not to do this in the future.

I earned enough MPP points to register for the $9.6k 500MPP entry. So its a freeroll. It is on in 11 hrs.

I will try go to sleep, and then play in the early morning

Not much of a tourney player, but we'll see how i can go. At the moment there is only 82 runners. So we will see how many end up playing..

GL.
Peace.

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Rightio....

So I decided to go back to 50NL on the site where i am reg'd for rake back, and set off to do some grinding.

I have played 2 sessions, last night and today and below are my stats
Friday night:
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Saturday:


In both of these sessions I have run well & made good decisions. I will post some key hands.

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Game #4878029553: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/05 - 06:05:05 (UK)
Table "Mersper" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Dan280834 ($58.24 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($83.95 in chips)
Seat 3: gallus ($46.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Spudsalad ($53.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Slade5 ($87.31 in chips)
Seat 6: Dan211212 ($44.05 in chips)
Spudsalad: posts small blind $0.25
Slade5: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to Hero
Dan211212: folds
Dan280834: calls $0.50
Hero : raises to $2.25
gallus: folds
Spudsalad: folds
Slade5: folds
Dan280834: raises to $4
Hero : raises to $12
Dan280834: calls $8

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $24.75)

   
Dan280834: bets $9.50
Hero : raises to $71.95 and is all-in
Dan280834: is all-in $36.74
Returned uncalled bets $25.71 to Hero

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $117.23)

   

River (Pot : $117.23)

   

Showdown
Hero : shows (A Pair of Kings, Ten high)
Dan280834: shows (High Card Ace)
Hero collected $114.23 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $117.23 Main pot $114.23 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Dan280834 showed and lost with High Card Ace
Seat 2: Hero showed and won ($114.23) with A Pair of Kings, Ten high
Seat 3: gallus (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Spudsalad (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Slade5 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Dan211212 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #4865544003: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/04 - 15:55:47 (UK)
Table "Disrael" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Guthrie ($46.26 in chips)
Seat 2: elgingo69 ($56.56 in chips)
Seat 3: blezgamer ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 4: paanakken ($51.40 in chips)
Seat 5: marsipan ($52.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($104.75 in chips)
blezgamer: posts small blind $0.25
paanakken: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to Hero
marsipan: folds
Hero : raises to $2.25
Guthrie: raises to $8
elgingo69: folds
blezgamer: folds
paanakken: folds
Hero : raises to $104.75 and is all-in
Guthrie: is all-in $38.26
Returned uncalled bets $58.49 to Hero

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $93.27)

   

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $93.27)

   

River (Pot : $93.27)

   

Showdown
Hero : shows (A Pair of Kings, Ten high)
Guthrie: shows (A Pair of Queens, Ten high)
Hero collected $90.27 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $93.27 Main pot $90.27 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Guthrie showed and lost with A Pair of Queens, Ten high
Seat 2: elgingo69 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: blezgamer (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: paanakken (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: marsipan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Hero showed and won ($90.27) with A Pair of Kings, Ten high

Game #4864907383: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/04 - 14:46:46 (UK)
Table "Disrael" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: Guthrie ($55.76 in chips)
Seat 2: JRoyale ($51.85 in chips)
Seat 3: xomarer ($69.95 in chips)
Seat 4: fmno ($47.90 in chips)
Seat 5: dadapoker ($41.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($67.70 in chips)
Hero : posts small blind $0.25
Guthrie: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to Hero
JRoyale: raises to $2
xomarer: folds
xomarer sits out
fmno: folds
dadapoker: folds
Hero : raises to $6.50
Guthrie: folds
JRoyale: calls $4.50

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $13.50)

   
xomarer sits back
Hero : bets $10
JRoyale: calls $10

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $33.50)

   
Hero : bets $51.20 and is all-in
JRoyale: is all-in $35.35
Returned uncalled bets $15.85 to Hero

River (Pot : $104.20)

   

Showdown
Hero : shows (Two Pairs, Jacks and Twos, Ten high)
JRoyale: shows (A Pair of Twos, Ace high)
Hero collected $101.20 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $104.20 Main pot $101.20 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Guthrie (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: JRoyale showed and lost with A Pair of Twos, Ace high
Seat 3: xomarer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: fmno folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dadapoker (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Hero (small blind) showed and won ($101.20) with Two Pairs, Jacks and Twos, Ten high

Game #4877544793: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/01/05 - 03:59:04 (UK)
Table "LittleGuy" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Blender69 ($55.95 in chips)
Seat 2: LukeNo1 ($23 in chips)
Seat 3: Baylee88 ($20.55 in chips)
Seat 4: pokerjan1 ($106.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 6: potter ($40.40 in chips)
Hero : posts small blind $0.25
potter: posts big blind $0.50

Holecards(Odds)
dealt to Hero
Blender69: folds
LukeNo1: folds
Baylee88: folds
pokerjan1: calls $0.50
Hero : calls $0.25
potter: checks

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $1.50)

   
Hero : bets $1.25
potter: calls $1.25
pokerjan1: raises to $2.50
Hero : calls $1.25
potter: raises to $8.50
pokerjan1: calls $6
Hero : calls $6

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $27.00)

   
Hero : checks
potter: checks
pokerjan1: bets $4
Hero : calls $4
potter: calls $4

River (Pot : $39.00)

   
Hero : bets $19
potter: calls $19
pokerjan1: folds

Showdown
Hero : shows (A Flush, King high)
potter: mucks hand
Hero collected $74 from Main pot

Summary
Total pot $77 Main pot $74 Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Blender69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: LukeNo1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Baylee88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: pokerjan1 (button) folded on the River
Seat 5: Hero (small blind) showed and won ($74) with A Flush, King high
Seat 6: potter (big blind) mucked

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Okay i am struggling getting used to 25NL..

My biggest problem is that i am being over aggressive with AA / KK, i am always 3 - 4 betting the usual raise and they have folded literally every time.

In 1400 hands i have seen AA - 4 times for +$3
and KK i have seen 9 times for +$3. The biggest pot, i had KK cracked by AKos for $6...

Man this is harder than I thought... I am struggling at this limit, because 50NL and 100NL are so much more aggressive.

Ah fuck sake what a cooler, i call a 75c raise with KQs, and hit top pr, then turn top set, cooled out by AQ... FFS
this shit is wasting my life and my patience.

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Okay. Now I have just sepent some time reading other peoples blogs, and I think it is time i start my own.

I have been playing poker for about 2 and a half years. The problem is that I have never been able to build a bankroll through continuos solid play. I usually end up blowing multiple buy ins from some bad beats which are then followed by marginal situations which are relatively easy folds when i reflect. Then if i continue to play I will steam and move up stakes and lose even more, until all i have is gone. I dont know what I can do to make myself a profitable online player. 25NL is just too boring and the seems pointless. 50NL is where I play most of my hands and if i can improve my play I think I can be profitable, but the grind just seems so unapealling.

100NL is what suits me & ideally if i could somehow discipline myself to play shorter sessions and play less hours per week it would be great. I just don't know IF i can do this.

I also play live full ring $2/3 blinds at my local casino. I find that I do really well because I want to show people I am a good player and I play very tight. Mind you, my online play has been about 22/13, but after speaking to a friend i have tried to reduce it to about 14/12, no limping & being very aggressive PF.

I guess I am just lost right now & fed up with losing online. Do i just call it quits and continue playing live? Do I recognise that there is a pattern reoccuring, which is i buy in, do well - make profit, then play ultra long sessions, and end up donking money away.

I know how i should be playing, but I don't know if i have the discipline to play like this online, as I have never proven myself online as i have live. Mind you, live is so much easier to win big pots etc.

Arghhh. Another thing is.. i have finished study and want to begin a career & dont have the time to be grinding for hours online.. it has been making my quality of life suffer & i am lucky to still have the job i worked while i studied as the money is quite good and hours really suit part time poker.

If i can limit myself to 2 night at the casino, i'd be really pleased, and I know I can make $200-$400 on average a week here, nothing much - but socially enjoyable as well as the game i love.
But once i throw online into the mix, i am unsure how i will go... Am I destined for failure? Should i just go with my recognition of the fact that me even writing all of this shows just how likely i am to fail?

I feel like i am so close to being a profitable player online, yet disciplinary issues have me so far and possibly doomed for failure. Everytime I have a monster I dont get paid off, im too aggressive with AA/KK PF, and i am committing too many chips with TPPK. I could make this post so long.... but what will it really achieve.

At the moment I am stumpped for ideas and will probably continue playing 2/3NL at the cas live & might deposit to play 50NL in the future.

I have been playing on PS/ Interpoker and just signed to pacific recently.

Your input / ideas / concerns (lol) / feedback are valued and will be considered with attention and thought.

Kind regards
& looking forward to seeing where things lead from here on in 2008. Peace.

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