Hello, I probably should of wrote this blog after I got back from Vegas but what the heck, I'll just write what I remember, I had a very nice trip.
I played 41hr in 6 nights, the first night I just got there I remember being -600 in a 1/2 action/drunk/bingo game at the stratosphere, as soon as I pulled the comeback I decided to call it a day with almost no profit, was in a good game but I wasn't playing my A game, flight got delayed and blablabla I was tired so I just quit and hit the bed, since day1 I went to the Bellagio, this was my first time there and I liked it, found a soft field with a good mix of players and also they don't rake for promos or any shit just rake $4 cap, the comps are $2/hr so I thought overall was a good place to grind.
I played 2/5 for the first time and my impressions are that the dynamics changes a little bit but its not far different from a 1/3 game, my first 30 mins at the table and got stacked lol welcome, effective stacks ~420 villain covers, one limper, hero TT in the cutoff raises to $25, villain in sb calls, bb and limper folds, hu to the flop 2 3 3, he donks $50 I call, turn 4 all rainbow he fires $125, at this point I'm not very sure what should I do, I was new to the table and villain has shown agression against me in previous hands, I decide to call, river is another 3, so board is now 23343, he shoves, I tank for a bit and call thinking I'm beat but whatever if I am I'll just take my beat and move on, he shows QQ, I reload $500 and couple of orbits later doubled up when I opened in late position to $20 with 68o attacking a nit sitting in the bb, I got called by 3 players, 4way pot flop comes 794, sb fires $50 I call, others folds, turn is a T, sb fires $30 I try to look confused and just make a big raise I make it $180, he snap shoves and ofc I call, river is a 9 pairing the board I ask if he's got a boat, he says no so I turn my straight and take it down, made a mistake not seeing what he had, I ended that session with 800+ in profits which mostly came from a calling station lady who doubled up thru me when I pulled a semi bluff against her and she called me down with top pair middle kicker, I beat her so bad after that getting max value from all my hands, her husband was at the table also and I could feel his pain watching her donating all the money to me lol, for the next couple of days I continued playing mostly 2/5 with good results.
The last day I decided not to play much and just enjoy myself with some good food/turism, I bought a ticket to the beatles love show from cirque du soleil so I was at the strip a couple hrs before the show and decided to play 1/3 before getting into the show, I took a big hit with AK vs JJ on AJ83K board in the first orbit, I met this cool guy from Italy who was basically just traveling all around the world getting woman and fun, we kind of became friends right away and just before leaving we got into some big hands, he got the best part, I tried to bluff him on the river and got called, I made a bad bluff and he made a good call, he took like $200 off my stack, the next hand he's on the btn and I'm on the sb, someone raises to $8 he 3bets to $25, I wake up with 77 and decide to call for setmine, it was my last hand before leaving, 3way flop comes Qc7cJc I check, mp checks, italian fires $70 into $75 and I just shove for $315, he doesn't think it too much and calls, he flips over AcKd turn is a 3c river blanks and I muck my hand, I go to the show (which was very nice btw) and sit back in on my way back with the last $300 I had left in my pocket (my money was @my hotel far away) just 5 mins after I sit italian shows up and get a seat right on my left lol, I'm thinking this guy must thinks I'm a whale and he's here for my money, lucky for me I got redemption by beating him, I'm playing $350 he's sitting with $1k+ so I open with AQo in EP to $12 he 3bets to $35 all folds to me, I decide to play it safe and call since AQ has great value against him, he was very aggro, flop comes 2 2 4 I check he quickly bets $50 I call, turn is a 6 all rainbow I check he quickly puts $70 into the pot I'm thinking I'm ahead here and by now I know he's capable of fire 3 bullets without anything so I think at this point I either fold or decide to fully commit with my hand and call with the intention of calling down most rivers, obviously this play doesn't seem +EV but I was just playing by gut at this point against this guy, river is 8, I check and he quickly throws three hundred bills putting me allin, my gut says call, I take a look at him and he gets very nervous and seems so uncomfortable, this made me say call instantly, he's clearly disgusted he shows AJ I turn my hand "we got a hero!" dealer exclaims. This play gave me so much confidence and I stacked a fish right after that with AK>AQ I build my stack up to 900-1k in about 1.5hrs and jump into 2/5 game. I sit there and 10 mins later my italian friend keeps chasing me lol, as soon as he sits he asks me how could I call him with AQ on the previous hand lol, so we play against each other a few more hands me getting the best outta him and then I play a big pot when I opened to $20 on EP with 55, big guy with lot of bling bling min 3bets to $40, big fish calls on bb and I call, flop comes 956, short story ended up allin on the flop the 3 of us, gangsta had AA and the fish 93s lol, I won a nice pot. Few orbits later table broke after fishes left and regs refused to keep battling, I left very satisfied with a nice profit and happy the way I played overall the whole trip.
I think my game is getting stronger as I feel I've evolved a lot in terms of metagame, understanding dynamics, profiling villains, just picking up information that is usally flowing on the table and use it to play my hands/lines properly, it can be very valuable info if used correctly, I think 90% of the players out there don't even notice these things and just sits there to chill and play whatever cards they get dealt, even the regs are just looking at their phones, ipad etc. As for me I think my whole approach to the game has changed in the past year, I've found that mixing live/online works great for me as the online games gives me a much better understanding of how the game really is in the long term and when it comes to live games just feels so much easier to make the correct play + having good skills/intuition helps, I've been also getting lucky when needed so that factor is working to my favour too, at this point I could tell my only goal at poker is just to play the next hand the best possible way. I'm planning a trip to Phoenix, Arizona on December and that will be it for the year pokerwise for me.
My only purchase was a musicbox and 2 vinyls and I'm hoping to buy some more of my favorite bands, I've never payed for music before but I was happy with my purchase, why not return some little to the music industry after all of these years taking so much. + Show Spoiler +
>be me
>be in park
>stand under tree
>getting ready to light shitty stalk spliff because I'm quitting and desperate
>mfw see two fluorescent horses/riders 20m away
>put out stalk spliff right away (only just lit it)
>hide under sleeve
>horses with police on get closer
>asks me if I have a dog
>say no
>asks me why I'm standing out here
>point to the tree like a tard
>police says, 'just getting out of the rain huh'
>say yea
>mfw they leave
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the importance of angle shootingby Gnarly, November 25
>get jj on the button
>get three limpers
>make it 6bb
>the first limper reraises to 20bb
>i snap all-in (he has 60~bb)
>he snap calls
>the board comes out
>there's an ace
>i ask him what kicker he has
>he flips over a 7
>i flip over a j
>he throws his hand in the muck
>i don't show the other j
gotta love home games. shit would never fly online
K so I was lurking LemOn[5thF]'s blog and saw this
On November 23 2014 15:19 Ryan Neilly wrote:
imo play pure nl25 for 1 week and move up to 50 for a month then move to nl100 and never play below nl100 again 30 days from now. if u have to be staked to do it, then be staked, but pissing around for a year for 5 grand on micros is just a huge waste of time.
that is a hobby with insane hours instead of what it can be.
get in the right games.
gl,
ryan
and it made me think a bit..Im playing NL10/NL25 fullring zoom atm and have some questions about the difference between games
#1 why does every1 play 6max zoom at limits higher than NL50? Is there some innate advantage, like getting more rakeback through faster hands or something? More fish?
#2 is fullring or 6max zoom generally easier at the same stake or not really a difference?
#3 how big are the gaps in difficulty moving up from NL25/NL50/NL100/NL200 etc..should I be aiming to move up multiple limits quickly once I have a solid game plan, is there a "sweet spot" limit? How many hands should I play at each limit before moving up while being a winning player?
I started playing poker in April, basically played 24/7 since then and lost a shitload of money but I learned a lot, read books lurked forums etc, decided I wasnt going to work labour jobs anymore and just do poker. I probably shouldve worked longer while I built up a good bankroll + worked on my game, but thats what I did and then unfortunately ran into some life/financial troubles so I had to withdraw most of my bankroll and lost a shitload more due to stress/playing under rolled and trying to take shots at NL50 like an idiot...
So now im only rolled for NL10, soon to be NL25 again but after making some major changes in my play I feel much more confident. I dont really want to make the same mistakes again and im going to move up in a more controlled manner. Im not sure what the best way of doing that is though. I want to go as far as I can go and Im willing to put in the effort required.
TLDR how fast to move up stakes/difference between 6max and FR zoom, advice prz
Hello peoples.
Did you guys ever go through or consider one of them longer term staking+coaching deals?
What are the pros and cons of those?
There are people offering 60-90 chops with coaching even on 2p2, just wondering what you guys think about that.
I've had some unforseen real life expenses combined with a downer after a shot at nl50, even tho it's no issue I once again kinda have to play stakes lower than I beat comfortably because I'm a risk avoiding jew
Since I sent them out to test the waters, here's my results since depositing 50 bucks since coming back
This is Nov 2013-1st nov 2013 from $50 didnt save lines + Show Spoiler +
http://i.imgur.com/VyC4sfd.png
graph from 1st nov 2013 for 2013 when I started playign serious
bb 2013 + Show Spoiler +
>be me
>be poker player
>move up to 2/5
>start winning
>making more money from poker than at my job
>but my job still brings in roughly a third of what i'm winning
>however, i could put more hours in at the table if i didn't have the job
(Deleting the vid)
Apple cider vinegar, but has to be organic/raw 'mother' type diluted with plenty of water and some lemon, don't drink it everyday. Wouldn't add honey.
So I'm about to apply for a position as a prop player for a local casino. The casino is about 10 minutes away and I plan on it being my main source of income until I finish my nursing classes. I will probably be playing mostly 3/6, 4/8 limit holdem, and 4/8 limit omaha hi-lo, with some 2/5 nl holdem. I have been told by a recent hire that the pay is 9$ + 15$, so basically 24$/hr while you're playing and probably 9$/hr while you're just waiting around.
I'm currently a part time personal trainer that get's paid 18$/hr + commission but kinda getting burnt out/tired of the job even though I love fitness and gains.
Would you guys go for the job? Do you see yourself being a slight winner, break even, or slight losing playing in a limit format? Is it reasonable to expect making 2bb's/hr on top of the hourly so basically 32$ ish per hour?
A key thing from Canfield's book and his video is this a great mindset to have, at the poker tables or in life: Event+Your Reaction of the event = Outcome
Well no shit Sherlock you might say, but if you think about it and accept the mindset it only ever makes sense to always focus on the solutions and things you can change and virtually never worry/feel bad/even talk about events that happened that you have no control over. Like Variance. Or being broke. Or the news.
Basically it means you will be always positive, except when shit hits the fan and the best reactions also become hard and uncomfortable.
It is on a day like this one...by RiKD, November 14
a little later, a little earlier,
that you discover, without surprise,
that something is wrong...
That you do not know how to live and that you never will know.
You sleep, you walk, you continue to live,
like a laboratory rat abandoned in its maze by some absent-minded scientist.
But rats do not spend hours trying to get to sleep.
Rats do not wake up with a start, gripped by panic, bathed in sweat.
Rats do not dream and what can you do to protect yourself against your dreams?
Time, which sees to everything, has provided the solution, despite yourself.
Time, that knows the answer, has continued to flow.
You are afraid,
you are waiting. - Narrator (The Man Who Sleeps)
There's been too much talk about rake, hating pokerstars, and the games dying. We should all just watch some of the older seasons of the Simpsons. I swear I started watching some again because of old rebroadcasts on tv, but I don't remember them being so good/funny when I was a kid.
Some episodes off the top of my head if you want to get started:
-Season 2: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
-Season 2: Bart Gets An 'F'
-Season 2: Dead Putting Society
-Season 2: Lisa's Substitute
-Season 3: Bart the Lover
-Season 4: Homer the Heretic
-Season 6: Bart's Comet
-Season 6: Homer the Great
-Season 7: Homer the Smithers
-Season 7: King Size Homer
-Season 8: Mountain of Madness
For myself, most episodes involving Mr Burns, Homer, Homer+Lisa, Bart, or Moe being the main characters usually end up being pretty decent for the most part.
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