That type of run bad where you can't make anything but your opponent makes at least a pair every hand, but proceeds to cooler you when you finally do make a hand. Repeat for about 10k hands and you have this graph.
Not really going to complain too much about it, I was really upset earlier in the month but like a drug addict in rehab, eventually you get to a state of reluctant acceptance and you just try to figure out wtf else you can do from there. That downward spike earlier on was especially painful because I was playing 10 20 and up 3k at one point and immediately lost 4 buy ins running terrible. I blame myself a bit for not sticking to my stop loss at times, def could've gotten the damage below 5 figures if I did.
I found this vid pretty helpful during my downswing:
I don't think I'm downswinging anymore since I've dropped a stake and am recovering my money back slowly, so I'm not too worried. I lost 8 nights in a row at one point and that definitely got to me mentally, but I spent two awesome weekends in Vegas (including halloween weekend just now) which saved me sorta . But I did lose a lot at table games (god I run sooo bad flipping in those) so my oct count is something like -16k. So I had an awesome 30k month, then +15k, then -16k so basically 10k averaged out over the past 3 months, still can't complain but it definitely ruined my hopes for a 150k year. I always say this, but I'm definitely going to try to put in more hands this month and study a lot more since I've basically not done any of that for a couple months now. GL in nov.
so after such a swingy month I'm up like 5k after losing about 10k or so the last 3 days playing 10/25 and 25/50 live I didnt play very good and ran pretty bad the last day so cant be too mad
I think for november I need to just settle down and grind online before going to BCPC where I'm most likely to engage in some degen activities and be playing 25/50+
no graphs for october since most of my play wasnt online NL cash but for november hopefully I'll have a nice graph before I leave for BC!
Ran very very VERY well at rush NL 10 but still was a consistent winner throughout. Pretty easy to note the NL 25 shot on the graph where it drops dramatically. Played too many tables and didn't adjust properly to the increase in skill level. Made quite a bit in rakeback as well.
I am close to a 2nd NL 25 shot but unfortunately I have taken an addiction toward donkaments and keep spewing away a couple dollars once in awhile which adds up. I get bored with cash games sometimes and want to play something different. I should at least give up the turbo tournaments because its pretty much a shoving luckfest deep. Gotta stop playing these cause I'm pretty sure I'm a loser at donkaments cause I lose patience late.
November goals:
- 35-45k hands
- Take 2nd NL 25 shot. Ideally be at least break even.
- Give up turbo SNGs and MTTs. Only play good solid structure tourneys and limit the amount.
randomly read a bunch of old lper's blogs like sakisaki's and some others as well....
it was kinda crazy cause it seemed like the original group of lpers seems to be or was a pretty tight group who readily helped each other become good players through advice and support.
lp seems alot more isolated lately (not that i'm complaining or whining, just merely stating)
neways i guess it has some what inspired me and i guess this is a somewhat official reach out to any players who beat nl100+
obviously the nature of help in regard to poker is rather difficult due to the fact that nl200 players can help nl100 players but often nl100 players will be unable to help nl200 players.
neways not looking to start chatting everyday with poker discussions or anything but would like a few people to p.m every now and then.
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a little back ground info on me:
- i still play nl100
- am massively over rolled for it
- i occasionally play nl 200 and will prob permanently move up soon
- am sort of looking for coaching, but feel like i can beat or figure out how to beat nl200
- my goal for online poker is kinda low (maybe due to a skewed perception that nl400 is extremely difficult) but i would like to reach nl 600 some day
- i play alot of live poker these days (u just make so much more so much easier if online poker was this easy back in the day i really curse being born/introduced to poker 3-4 years too late, i play nl 2/5 live and occasionally nl 1000)
i played just a little under 30 hours this month and am actively trying to learn how to multi table =.= (i know this sounds stupid but i would love to be able to play like 8-10 tables instead of 4)
Year summary so far + october resultsby Joe, November 01
Hello Lp!
Year summary so far
October is over and since it has been the first month of this year in which I finally put in some decent volume, I am gonna post some results and thoughts about this year so far.
Until september this year I was quite lazy and instead of putting in decent volume and making some steady profit at 5/10NL and 10/20NL like last year, I was putting in 10-20k hands per month on average and mostly taking shots at 25/50NL or higher.
It didnt go very well as is usually the case, partly because obviously the games are pretty tough to beat and partly because you know, pokersites preffer grinders above shot-takers and most of the time they remind you about that when you try and take a shot at higher games, as documented by the following photography (in the spoiler) taken by someone from within pokerstars a couple years ago: + Show Spoiler +
Apart from online cash games, I played quite a few big live events and only made 1 small cash in them, which cost me quite something.
An unpleasant realisation
So, in the middle of August I took a look at my results and I found myself having a total net profit for the year in the range of what I was able to win or lose in 2-3 days at 25/50NL+.
The resolution
After realising that, I decided I really need to stop being lazy and taking retarded shots hoping I will just hit a heater and instead start putting in way more volume of good solid play in games for which I have a good bankroll and which I know I can beat (mostly meaning 5/10NL).
To accomplish that, I decided to move mainly to Pokerstars because one of the reasons I wasnt putting in the volume was that there simply wasnt enough tables at Prima very often and I didnt want to play lower or wait for games etc, I wanted to just join whenever I felt like it and always have enough tables to play. Since most action at PS is at the 20-50bb tables, I started playing a shortstack mostly (had some experience with shortstacking before, but obviously I had to put in some time into doing some math), but of course when there was good action at deep tables I played those too, not purely shortstacking.
The reality
Sadly, I didnt quite avoid playing 25/50NL+ in august yet and while it went okish at first, I got reminded about my resolution not to play those games by Pokerstars very soon: in a span of about 4-5 days in the beginning of september, I managed to lose about all of my yearly profit so far while ev-wise I should have been breaking even.
After that, I really decided strongly that I would stop playing higher than 10/20NL and except from a couple hundred of hands when there was a sick uberfish and I had the direct position, I really didnt.
I also decided I was going to play a lot in October, which by my standards I did. I played a total of 171.34 hours, which is 5 hours and 32 minutes a day on average. Thats probably at least like double of what I was putting in in the first half of the year, probably even more.
October results
Luckily, it proved to be the right way for me atm and I booked quite a solid month:
I am definately very happy with the amount of hands I put in. I am also quite satisfied with the results of 5/10, where I think I should be able to at least keep such a winrate longterm. I am still angry at myself for playing those couple hundred hands at 25/50NL, I could have had a really good month if it werent for that. Still, its kind of tough when I got used to winning or losing in about 2 days what I now made in a whole solid month of playing 5/10NL.
Shortstack vs. deepstack results
Anyway, since I was mixing in playing with all kinds of stacksizes from 20bb up to maybe 300bb, I was quite curious how I was doing when on a shortstack and when deeper.
First screenshot is results filtered by stacksize under 30bb:
Thats it for the results. From now on my plan is to put in a minimum of 50k hands every month, mostly at 5/10 with some 10/20 with good table selection. I hope to be able to achieve a winrate of about 2 BB/100 at 5/10 over a large enough sample size (250k+ hands). If I manage to achieve that I will then maybe allow myself to start taking some shots again, but only while still maintaining a decent amount of volume.
Other than online grinding I will most likely attend EPT Prague in December and before that I will possibly make a trip to Los Angeles and then to Hawaii. Its suppossed to be a non-poker trip for the most part, but since I havent visited The Commerce casino yet, I am definately gonna go and play there a bit if I am in LA. If anyone from the area wants to meet up, just leave a message.
Hope everyone had a good halloween. Mine was pretty good. This year I was Maverick from Tom Cruise. A bunch of my buddies and I had a little pre drink at my place and then ended up going over to our other buddies place for a Keg party. It was a pretty good once, dece ratio lol. Got absolutely hammered. Great Night. The best costume I saw was this one guy who was dressed up as a pack of Zig Zags. It was pretty well done lol.
But yea so onto the poker and other random stuff. This month went pretty well for me and I put in a lot of hands. Been averaging around 60k hands per month over the last two months but managed to get in 90k this month which Im happy with. Here are the results
I was pretty shocked to see that my all in ev is pretty close. I would however like my winrate to be a bit higher, closer to 5-6 bb/100 which I think is totally obtainable at 25nl. Ive been playing around a 12/9 style which is pretty TAG/kinda nitty so I think I can open up my ranges in a lot of spots and Ive been messing around with these ranges a lot lately with the help of my new found love pokerstove. :D
Ive been having fun working on my ranges lately but Ive come to realize that it is a lot better to not really have a range set in stone. Instead Ive been just trying to look at the situation and see if that certain hand is a profitable in this spot. Its been working really well. I think that working on all these ranges lately has helped me narrow down what I think a lot of the regulars have in certain hands. A lot of the time there hands are played so straight forward and I am able to play very well against them now.
Starting tables is going alright. My HU game is getting alot better since I did a refresher and watched quite a few videos. Thanks for the recommendations guys. Now I need your help again! I wanna do another refresh on my SH game which still isnt that great either. What are some great starting videos for someone looking to just get into 6 max? I have access to all of the training websites.
So for November my goals are going to be as follows:
- 100k+ hands
- 1k+ Profit w/o rb.
- 4bb/100+
- Gym 3+ times a week (been doing really well at this lately)
So onto Starcraft 2! Ive been playing a bit more lately and Im having a lot of fun with Terran. I feel like thats the race Im best with. After playing in the Bronze division all month I finally made it to Silver! lol. For the most part in Bronze I just out macro everyone and its GG. Hopefully silver gives me more of a challenge :D What should I expect in moving up leagues? I dont really play much 2v2 but really feel like playing some. The problem is I dont like playing with a random because usually they really really suck so if anyone wants to 2v2 sometime pm me on here and Ill give you my SN.
But anyways, Im gonna go play a couple games, go over some studies and then crash. Peace all!
PokerStars Game #51701573212: Tournament #325062588, $55.00+$2.50 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/10/26 13:54:17 AT [2010/10/26 12:54:17 ET]
Table 325062588 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: deneg_day (1070 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1930 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
deneg_day: posts big blind 20
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 40 to 60
deneg_day: calls 40
Showdown deneg_day: shows (a pair of Sixes)
Hero: shows (a pair of Sixes - Ace+Jack kicker)
Hero collected 2140 from pot
deneg_day finished the tournament in 4th place
Summary Total pot 2140 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: deneg_day (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and won (2140) with a pair of Sixes
What Music Do You Listen to While Playing Pokerby imachrisbrownu, October 31
I was just wondering what types of music everyone listens to while playing poker.....and is it different when playing online versus live? Also do you have a set playlist or use music blogs/pandora....i personally like listening to some electronic dance music personally....kinda just gets me pumped up/motivated
So I failed miserably in terms of my volume goals this month. I played a pathetic 39k hands. Played around a bit too much this month. And doesn't look like next month will be much more productive as I'm going to be traveling to Korea to visit family there.
On the flip side just came back from Eugene and partied pretty hard all weekend long. I was Captain Hammer from the Dr. Horrible's sing along blog. If you havn't watched it i recommend it asap. good stuff.
I as looking for the 20k month as i was up over 12k in the first 10 days of this month but I kept bouncing back and forth from ~15k to ~12k about 4-5 times. Had my biggest losing day this year at just around ~5k last week and had multiple + and - 10 buyin days. Rush poker is pretty crazy even at full ring ;o. But hell, can't complain been a good month.
need ftp dollars for my pokerstars dollarsby Robinson47, October 31
would like to swap $1000 of my pokerstars for $1000 of yourfull tilt $$ let me know if you help me out, ill send first if well known poster. What are the tourneys to play on full tilt on a sunday? will be back online at 12.00 to hopefully swap with anyone kind enough to help me out.
Im gunna play the lot tonight, anyone else playing all the big sundays and like to chat while playing maybe swap 10% in some of the big sunday fields add me ro_bo_robinson@hotmail.com.
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. But I did lose a lot at table games (god I run sooo bad flipping in those) so my oct count is something like -16k. So I had an awesome 30k month, then +15k, then -16k so basically 10k averaged out over the past 3 months, still can't complain but it definitely ruined my hopes for a 150k year. I always say this, but I'm definitely going to try to put in more hands this month and study a lot more since I've basically not done any of that for a couple months now. GL in nov.
(a pair of Sixes)
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