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Silver_nz New Zealand. Apr 24 2007 09:15. Posts 5647

My newbie hopes are being crushed...

the downwards trend has slowed, but I'm still on track to lose all of my partypoker promotion money before I can even get my free +$25 after 500 raked hands.

Down $22 to $28 remaining over 1000 hands.

I've stopped playing to re-evaluate my play again...

I got poker tracker trial version, then i got a key for it from maroony in a recent thread o.o
good luck for me off the poker table! I've now got a valuable piece of equipment

apparently still pretty loose O.O .. but some of the hands I was playing with just 3 people or heads up so not sure if its accurate.

regarding hands, here's some I want improve my play in.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/180343
results from playing KK are I've gotten beaten by AA twice now... maybe I should be letting it go.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/180387
I get the feeling I shouldn't be leading this... ah well, at least I still got good odds on my drawing. looks like he was slow playing something, still, I think it was not a bad spot to bluff? although maybe into 2 people is not so good.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/180430
horrible play by me.. if i put him on a good starting hand to exclude the 8, then that means his bet on the queen is probably AQ isn't it? I must stop being a calling station. Also, remember minraise = monstor.
I can find much better spots than these to get my chips in.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/180433
donktastic. gotta find better spots to be bluffing, or maybe stop bluffing at all against players that I don't have any read on. anyway, note to self, when i don't hit the flop, be done with the hand.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/180438
I've got to tone down the aggression a bit.. its not working. and why am I calling his re-raise? I'm done with the hand here in future.

so at the moment I'm thinking about changing my style a little bit, going to tighten up the hands that I'll throw my chips in with. Maybe waiting for a hand like 2 pair or better before I start playing.
or maybe I just need to wait for the weekend when the fish will come out.

I've... acquired... (read stolen) another good recourse, a few books about poker, Harrinton on holdem, and the theory of poker, and supersystem 2.
no doubt they are not really applicable to nitting it up, but hopefully I will get a better perspective on how to outplay.

Woot, poker tracker and poker books, I've got cool poker equipment. PUT IT IN MY PANTS!:

(see
http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20000827.html for first of this cool RPG related comic)

I'm also re-reading grots guide for about the 5th time to try to get a perspective on these tables.

So,I'll:
-do alot of reading about poker theory
-learn to use poker tracker
-make another post on what I know that gives me an advantage at $0.04
-play again in a few days, make tight flop decisions. stay disciplined

By the way if you actually read this far, please leave a comment on anything you thought xD

keep on fighting~

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TheGuru Sweden. Apr 24 2007 09:27. Posts 532

Do you play at the 5NL beginners tables? If not go there.

I would say it's impossible to lose money there if you just play premium hands preflop (about 16% VPIP, that means every pair AK AQ some other suited like AJ and KQ), raise your good hands (overpair, sets, top pair,multidraws) atleast 2/3 of the pot NEVER bluff and never slowplay. Trust me!

There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe. - Robert A. Heinlein (Time Enough for Love)

Last edit: 24/04/2007 09:33

devon06atX Canada. Apr 24 2007 09:29. Posts 5460

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