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purrryadog Australia. Jun 01 2008 12:42. Posts 70

Ok i will be playing for 2 months full time - 100nl at fulltilt.

Normally play 4 or 5 tables. I think forums and blogs are a good way to get feedback and learn. I aim to be actively commenting on other ppl's hands too.

Todays first session was 1000hands. I am not running Poker Tracker as I don't know how to make it work on MAC so cant give specific stats. I think i played at around 14/12

Today being first session i played tighter than normal

Early on I was up +$170, then dropped down to even. I then finished well in last 250 hands. Finished +$232.

Here I was pretty confident that I was ahead, mainly because he had been 3x betting me very light, especially if it were folded around to my BTN.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457244

Here I play a middle set on a drawy board.. What do you think of the turn bet?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457252

Here I 3x bet to isolate, or get them to fold. I thought he had 88 or TT. Should I just check the flop and give up? Or should i cont bet smaller and fold to a shove? Or so I do what i did and accept that I got it in a slight favourite??
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457253

Here I have AK. I basically rule out flush when i am faced with his river shove because he chk min raised the turn. I was scared of a bigger full, but think he shows up with AQ-AT here more often than not, do you think i am right?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457254

Here I am against a fishy player. Very drawy board. Instead of flatting, i went with my gut and shoved. Thankfully he folded. But i think i am good here if he calls?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457255

Ok this JJ is a big problem in my game. I know i played this terribly. I should have 3x bet. I should have led out, or chk raised the flop big, folded to shove? BUT what i do is WEAK and WRONG. I know this is sick bad play, but i coudnt help it. On the river, i dont even know how i called. How can i get rid of this bullshit play?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457256

Here I feel like i am being 3x bet light. I should have bet earlier. I dont like this play at all. JUST fold the hand PF, even tho he is 3x bettin me light. This and the above JJ are real bad plays.... I had a gutter, and then i bet when i missed... I though he would fold.. but he made a good call. I am posting the bad, as i want opinions and just advice. I do not wish to be berated for the above play, but it was shitty

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457258

Dont know if i put this one in already (im tired) But it is standard. I sucked out and never fold here.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/457260

SO in summary, 1000 hands - + $232. 2 really bad plays. costing me about $150.

Its 4am and im tired. Will play tomorrow.

Good luck, and looking forward to chatting / discussing and reviewing hands with u all.

Michael.

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Last edit: 01/06/2008 13:10

RS_II United States. Jun 01 2008 13:24. Posts 748

how many buy-ins are you playing with?

SKoT: I got 99 problems and a bitch aint 1

purrryadog Australia. Jun 01 2008 13:34. Posts 70

On June 01 2008 12:24 RS_II wrote:
how many buy-ins are you playing with?

i have 30 BI for online which is low for playing a lot ( i guess upwards of 35-60 is ideal). But i also have a live roll for 2/3 NL at my local casino which i have some emergency money

lazymej Canada. Jun 01 2008 20:20. Posts 2897

As for getting PokerTracker to work on Mac I might be able to help. Afaik PokerTracker is only available on a Windows platform. Is you Mac Intel based or PowerPC? I have a 7 month old Macbook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo) with Leopard - Hence I can use two different methods of running PT.

The first is through Boot Camp where I can use my laptop to run Windows XP natively like a normal IBM-compatible laptop. The second way (which is the one I use) is to use virtualization software to run Windows inside Mac OS itself. The program I use is Parallel's Desktop. It's really great because you can integrate everything from Windows into Mac OS so you really do get the best of both worlds. No gaming through Parallel's though because it will just make your computer lag like hell (running a Windows virtual machine inside your pre-running OS takes up a lot of resources, plus Windows will be emulated, hence it cannot take full advantage of the hardware i.e. graphics card).

Anyway, hope this helps you out. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.