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bankroll builders...
July 31, 2008i've been building the bankroll very well at the 6max tables on stars. It seems hard for me to lose at those tables. i have to really tilt or make some "hero" play. i've also thrown in some 4 person Heads Up Tournys to the mix. I like to play heads up but i often get annoyed at the lack of return on investment. however with these you play two games to win 3 buy-ins. i have been winning one out of every two. today i have only lost one heads up match (cards have been on my side a bit too.)
nothing like pocket aces, big bankrolls, and mason jennings...
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donkaments...
July 28, 2008playing an MTT a few minutes. 1000 players to start, 3 hours later we are down to 40 players and I am 4th in chip overall. 20 minutes later i am the weeping railbird.
with that said my tournament game is coming along nicely. i no longer have an issue making the money, or collecting chips as the bubble nears. my issue now seems to be holding on to my chips after the bubble. just one more thing to work on and then i will be dominating these on a regular basis. muahahahahahahahaha....(in creepy pirate voice!)
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this weekend...
July 26, 2008i had a trip to the horseshoe planned but my partner in crime ran into some car trouble and wasn't able to go. instead i spent some quality time building my bankroll is 6max games. i've found these games easy to dominate when i am play my at least my "b" game. I usually bring in a least a buy-in an hour. a week more of this and i will be moving up a level to test those games.
goodnight and goodluck
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today is a new day
July 23, 2008so ive played 6max games for about 4 hours today. these games seem to really fit my style as i like to get involved often and put pressure on my victims. i played really well until my last table. i had doubled up and was in my usual comfortable position when i caught a bad beat for half my stack. i then donked the rest off in two pots and shut down the site. i had avoided tilt really well all day until then. usually its one person that tilts me, with terrible play and amazing luck. hence my hinderance in the online world.
anyway, today has been a productive day. (my bankroll is kissing me on the cheek right now)
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donk alert!
July 23, 2008so i officially tilted away 4 to 5 buy-ins in what should have been a very lucrative game. i have a few fish that i trail on stars and found two fo them in one game. i sat down with the max buy-in as i usually do and played pretty tight the first few rounds. i then opened it up a little and won a few pots. I then lost a big pot with two pair to a rivered higher two pair. After that i tilted and blew through several buy-ins. It seemed like every time i gained my composure i would take a beat and lose it again. i should have got up from the tables and shut the computer down but I didnt. and no i will be paying for it trying to grind out the bank roll i just smoked.
good day and goodluck.
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mixing it up
July 21, 2008i had some real bad results in my first couple heads up and single table SNGs today. I've noticed this often in my game. If i play one format for too long i get into a zone, a bad zone. i turn into this robot who plays anything with potential and never takes the other persons play into account. it often leads to terrible results.
So today when i noticed this i immediately switched to cash games. i play ring games pretty loose and much more aggressive in marginal situations when i think i have a good read. this obviously takes a little different approach and therefore forced me to refocus, if you will.
it worked. i made about 5 buy-ins in a little under two hours.
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updates
July 20, 2008yesterday and today i have been playing exclusively heads up SNGs. i am normally very efficient in these but have noticed a major downturn in my play over the last two days. i have noticed two major flaws in my game.
Both flaws are related in that i am caught up in either in too positive or too negative of emotions. the positive sides leads to quick action. i call in marginal situations without a single thought. i overbet my weaker hands and underbet my stronger hands trying to set a trap. the negative leads to passive frustrated play. i become a calling station and fall into traps easily.
physical : 8
mentally: 4 (drained from poker and life in general)
external variables: 5Over the last two days...
HU - 10 fo 13 (Both on Stars and Bodog)
Single table - Placed in 3 of 4289 views, 0 comments
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and another one...
July 18, 2008i donk out after this one when AK loses to 99 and then AQ loses to KK.
PokerStars Game #18916549948: Tournament #95565378, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2008/07/18 - 16:23:43 (ET)
Table '95565378 299' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: boutch2006 (9072 in chips)
Seat 2: smokey420 (5817 in chips)
Seat 3: johnydeuces (9190 in chips)
Seat 4: Budda95 (28004 in chips)
Seat 5: schmiddy1234 (29934 in chips)
Seat 6: superbrian5 (80814 in chips)
Seat 7: That Waz EZ (28929 in chips)
Seat 8: IrishPride5 (37308 in chips)
Seat 9: hannahlj (31411 in chips)
boutch2006: posts the ante 125
smokey420: posts the ante 125
johnydeuces: posts the ante 125
Budda95: posts the ante 125
schmiddy1234: posts the ante 125
superbrian5: posts the ante 125
That Waz EZ: posts the ante 125
IrishPride5: posts the ante 125
hannahlj: posts the ante 125
boutch2006: posts small blind 600
smokey420: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hannahlj
johnydeuces: folds
Budda95: folds
superbrian5 said, "So you're saying the inordinate raise was with a weak hand"
schmiddy1234: folds
superbrian5 said, "well a medium strength hand that didn't want action"
superbrian5: folds
That Waz EZ: folds
IrishPride5: folds
hannahlj: raises 3600 to 4800
boutch2006: folds
smokey420: raises 892 to 5692 and is all-in
hannahlj: calls 892
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN *** 
IrishPride5 said, "u were prob 80 20 dawg"
*** RIVER *** 
*** SHOW DOWN ***
smokey420: shows
(a full house, Aces full of Fives)
hannahlj: shows (a full house, Threes full of Aces)
smokey420 collected 13109 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13109 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: boutch2006 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: smokey420 (big blind) showed and won (13109) with a full house, Aces full of Fives
Seat 3: johnydeuces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Budda95 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: schmiddy1234 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: superbrian5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: That Waz EZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: IrishPride5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hannahlj (button) showed and lost with a full house, Threes full of Aces166 views, 0 comments
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bad beats
July 18, 2008im in the middle of the tournament mentioned in my last post. the river is killing me today. the second hand i should have steered clear of but was priced in preflop. these suck...
PokerStars Game #18913881422: Tournament #95565378, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/07/18 - 14:26:29 (ET)
Table '95565378 299' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Elbroend (5524 in chips)
Seat 2: sjeeves (4710 in chips)
Seat 3: LLPJKing (9515 in chips)
Seat 4: ELGRAND4 (5315 in chips)
Seat 5: sup3rh3r0 (3315 in chips)
Seat 6: Anubbis (4010 in chips)
Seat 7: KKKKypros (3750 in chips)
Seat 8: Woody1958 (4630 in chips)
Seat 9: hannahlj (10790 in chips)
Elbroend: posts small blind 100
sjeeves: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hannahlj [Ks Qs]
LLPJKing: folds
ELGRAND4 has timed out
ELGRAND4: folds
ELGRAND4 is sitting out
sup3rh3r0: folds
Anubbis: folds
KKKKypros: raises 400 to 600
Woody1958: calls 600
hannahlj: calls 600
Elbroend: calls 500
sjeeves: calls 400
*** FLOP ***
Elbroend: checks
ELGRAND4 has returned
sjeeves: checks
KKKKypros: bets 3150 and is all-in
Woody1958: folds
hannahlj: raises 3650 to 6800
Elbroend: folds
sjeeves: folds
Uncalled bet (3650) returned to hannahlj
*** TURN *** 
*** RIVER *** 
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KKKKypros: shows
(four of a kind, Nines)
hannahlj: shows [Ks Qs] (a straight, Nine to King)
KKKKypros collected 9300 from pot
hannahlj said, "oh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9300 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Elbroend (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: sjeeves (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: LLPJKing folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ELGRAND4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sup3rh3r0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Anubbis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: KKKKypros showed and won (9300) with four of a kind, Nines
Seat 8: Woody1958 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: hannahlj (button) showed [Ks Qs] and lost with a straight, Nine to King
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PokerStars Game #18914244662: Tournament #95565378, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2008/07/18 - 14:44:19 (ET)
Table '95565378 299' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Elbroend (3574 in chips)
Seat 2: Tha Animal (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: LLPJKing (12125 in chips)
Seat 4: ELGRAND4 (9380 in chips)
Seat 5: schmiddy1234 (29873 in chips)
Seat 6: Anubbis (3660 in chips)
Seat 7: KKKKypros (8225 in chips)
Seat 8: Woody1958 (7490 in chips)
Seat 9: hannahlj (8005 in chips)
Elbroend: posts the ante 25
Tha Animal: posts the ante 25
LLPJKing: posts the ante 25
ELGRAND4: posts the ante 25
schmiddy1234: posts the ante 25
Anubbis: posts the ante 25
KKKKypros: posts the ante 25
Woody1958: posts the ante 25
hannahlj: posts the ante 25
Woody1958: posts small blind 125
hannahlj: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hannahlj
Elbroend: raises 250 to 500
Tha Animal: folds
LLPJKing: calls 500
ELGRAND4: folds
schmiddy1234: folds
Anubbis: folds
KKKKypros: folds
Woody1958: folds
hannahlj: calls 250
*** FLOP *** [Th Qd 5s]
hannahlj: checks
Elbroend: checks
LLPJKing: checks
*** TURN *** [Th Qd 5s]
hannahlj: bets 1000
Elbroend: raises 2049 to 3049 and is all-in
LLPJKing: folds
hannahlj: calls 2049
*** RIVER *** [Th Qd 5s 3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hannahlj: shows (two pair, Queens and Threes)
Elbroend: shows (three of a kind, Threes)
Elbroend collected 7948 from pot
hannahlj said, "OMG"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7948 | Rake 0
Board [Th Qd 5s 3h 3c]
Seat 1: Elbroend showed and won (794
with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 2: Tha Animal folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: LLPJKing folded on the Turn
Seat 4: ELGRAND4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: schmiddy1234 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Anubbis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: KKKKypros (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Woody1958 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: hannahlj (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Queens and Threes262 views, 2 comments
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Heads up day #2
July 18, 20084 of 5 today
Ive been working on avoiding coin flips unless i have a 2 to 1 chip lead. I believe over the long run this will help reduce my variance. I may be to risk averse by doing this but I am interested in the results. It is also worth noting that I feel I am a much better player than the level I am currently playing. Given that I think avoiding small percentage gaps is the best route to go as I feel I can take any of these opponents out over time.
I am currently playing my usual 5.5 (5000 guaranteed) at Stars. I have cashed a couple time the last week but have donked off after that. I tend to get bored in long online MTTs. When that sets in I get emotional after a bad beat and lose it. I'll update later with full results from the day.
gl all.
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