PokerStars Game #46166270220: Tournament #287423337, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/06/30 13:50:35 CET [2010/06/30 7:50:35 ET]
Table '287423337 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: entabeni (2330 in chips)
Seat 3: hamasei (2435 in chips)
Seat 6: Tardflop (4235 in chips)
Tardflop: posts small blind 75
entabeni: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Td Ad]
hamasei: folds
Tardflop: calls 75
entabeni: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd 3d Kh]
Tardflop: bets 300
entabeni: calls 300
*** TURN *** [Kd 3d Kh] [4d]
Tardflop: checks
entabeni: bets 600
Tardflop: raises 3185 to 3785 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 1280 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1905) returned to Tardflop
*** RIVER *** [Kd 3d Kh 4d] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Tardflop: shows [Ks 2s] (a full house, Kings full of Deuces)
entabeni: shows [Td Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
Tardflop collected 4660 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 3rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4660 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 3d Kh 4d 2c]
Seat 2: entabeni (big blind) showed [Td Ad] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: hamasei (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Tardflop (small blind) showed [Ks 2s] and won (4660) with a full house, Kings full of Deuces
AND ON
PokerStars Game #46166286155: Tournament #287424776, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/06/30 13:51:19 CET [2010/06/30 7:51:19 ET]
Table '287424776 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Shevko_UA (1010 in chips)
Seat 2: willseeflop (1760 in chips)
Seat 3: Im Arr In ! (2100 in chips)
Seat 5: entabeni (3085 in chips)
Seat 6: Riskbreaker (1045 in chips)
Shevko_UA: posts small blind 50
willseeflop: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Ad Ac]
Im Arr In !: folds
entabeni: raises 200 to 300
Riskbreaker: folds
Shevko_UA is disconnected
Shevko_UA has timed out while disconnected
Shevko_UA: folds
Shevko_UA is sitting out
willseeflop: raises 1460 to 1760 and is all-in
Shevko_UA is connected
entabeni: calls 1460
*** FLOP *** [Ts Th 3h]
Shevko_UA has returned
*** TURN *** [Ts Th 3h] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Th 3h 7s] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
willseeflop: shows [9c 8c] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
entabeni: shows [Ad Ac] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
willseeflop collected 3570 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3570 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Th 3h 7s Js]
Seat 1: Shevko_UA (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: willseeflop (big blind) showed [9c 8c] and won (3570) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 3: Im Arr In ! folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: entabeni showed [Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 6: Riskbreaker (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
LAST GAME SO SICK OF IT
PokerStars Game #46166978299: Tournament #287424834, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2010/06/30 14:20:06 CET [2010/06/30 8:20:06 ET]
Table '287424834 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: herakles70 (3730 in chips)
Seat 2: entabeni (1812 in chips)
Seat 5: GD-C200 (3458 in chips)
entabeni: posts small blind 100
GD-C200: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [As Qc]
herakles70: calls 200
entabeni: raises 1612 to 1812 and is all-in
GD-C200: folds
herakles70: calls 1612
*** FLOP *** [5h 6s 4c]
*** TURN *** [5h 6s 4c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [5h 6s 4c Jc] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [As Qc] (high card Ace)
herakles70: shows [Th Ad] (a pair of Tens)
herakles70 collected 3824 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 3rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3824 | Rake 0
Board [5h 6s 4c Jc Tc]
Seat 1: herakles70 (button) showed [Th Ad] and won (3824) with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: entabeni (small blind) showed [As Qc] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: GD-C200 (big blind) folded before Flop
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The beat goes on....
Problem is i think at a certain moment when losing all flips or even all 70/30's you tend to change the game you play. You start playing too tight, you limp instead of raise, you call instead of shoving. It's natural. I think i've reached that point.
The two times i've been really aggresiv i've run into Aces twice ( me QQ and 66 ).
Then these 3 beauties just gor my confidence to a new low.
AJ v A6 PAI : he hits flush
AK v AJ PAI : flop AJX
A9 v 910 PAY : flop 10
Gotta change soon or i will kill my third mouse of the year FFS.Mind you, this is all in 12 games.
The two times i've been really aggresiv i've run into Aces twice ( me QQ and 66 ).
Then these 3 beauties just gor my confidence to a new low.
AJ v A6 PAI : he hits flush
AK v AJ PAI : flop AJX
A9 v 910 PAY : flop 10
Gotta change soon or i will kill my third mouse of the year FFS.Mind you, this is all in 12 games.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tilt management
Been asked to do update , so here comes.
June has overall been a good pokermonth as i only started playing around the 12 th and still managed to make like 1K. Made a bet with my father if i make a certain amount before octobre he'll double it ... If i don't i pay him dinner. Good bet if u ask me !!! Still will be hard to achieve. I will not give the amount yet but will update and give more details further on, let's say i'm at 1K now ... ( and have a long way to go )
Last two days have been frustrating as i had to stop playing twice for a server restart at Stars. Was twice winning in the morning and both times lost when coming back in the afternoon. I think a server restart means they update the software so the fish would suckout ffs.
One thing i will have o take care off are the "tilt" moments. I try to solve them now by taking a break. But if u want to put in the volume as i want to the next 3 months u just simply can't afford to take too many breaks because of tilt. So i will just have to handle them.
Resume of the day :
Lesson 1 : How to not go broke with a monster.
Notice that this guy check - calls and then leads out instead of check raising me.He allows me to play the hand rather defensevily as i smelled a rat right away. If he bets out on the flop he's got me allin. By taking this line he just gets the minimum out of me.
PokerStars Game #46128568261: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2010/06/29 15:11:25 CET [2010/06/29 9:11:25 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: Lulusboy (1495 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: dimsona315 (1155 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (1850 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1420 in chips)
Ashblanchard: posts small blind 15
Lulusboy: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qs Ah]
vasil2101: folds
dimsona315: folds
VascoFJV: raises 60 to 90
entabeni: calls 90
Ashblanchard: folds
Lulusboy: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh Qd]
Lulusboy: checks
VascoFJV: checks
entabeni: bets 180
Lulusboy: folds
VascoFJV: calls 180
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh Qd] [6h]
VascoFJV: bets 100
entabeni: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh Qd 6h] [9d]
VascoFJV: bets 250
entabeni: calls 250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VascoFJV: shows [Ks Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Queens)
entabeni: mucks hand
VascoFJV collected 1345 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1345 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Qh Qd 6h 9d]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Lulusboy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: vasil2101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dimsona315 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: VascoFJV showed [Ks Kc] and won (1345) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
Seat 6: entabeni (button) mucked [Qs Ah]
Lesson two : how to get rewarded some hands later in the same game ( after doubling up earlier ) ( NOT )
PokerStars Game #46128902149: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/06/29 15:23:52 CET [2010/06/29 9:23:52 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1215 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (2635 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (3500 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1650 in chips)
VascoFJV: posts small blind 50
entabeni: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh Qs]
Ashblanchard: folds
vasil2101: raises 100 to 200
VascoFJV: folds
entabeni: raises 1450 to 1650 and is all-in
vasil2101: calls 1450
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5c 8c]
*** TURN *** [Jh 5c 8c] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 5c 8c 2h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
vasil2101: shows [Kh Kd] (a pair of Kings)
vasil2101 collected 3350 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 4th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3350 | Rake 0
Board [Jh 5c 8c 2h Ac]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (button) showed [Kh Kd] and won (3350) with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: VascoFJV (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: entabeni (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Lesson 3 : How to spot a weak allin , call and get sucked out on.
PokerStars Game #46129711870: Tournament #287163282, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/06/29 15:53:20 CET [2010/06/29 9:53:20 ET]
Table '287163282 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: entabeni (2690 in chips)
Seat 3: kamaleke (4800 in chips)
Seat 4: altboy (1510 in chips)
kamaleke: posts small blind 75
altboy: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh As]
entabeni: raises 300 to 450
kamaleke: calls 375
altboy: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Qd 9h]
kamaleke: bets 4350 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 2240 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2110) returned to kamaleke
*** TURN *** [Ts Qd 9h] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Qd 9h 3s] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kamaleke: shows [Qs 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
entabeni: shows [Qh As] (a pair of Queens)
kamaleke collected 5530 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 3rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5530 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Qd 9h 3s 6c]
Seat 1: entabeni (button) showed [Qh As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: kamaleke (small blind) showed [Qs 6h] and won (5530) with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 4: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop
Lesson 4 : what this does to you and how it affects your plays : make a call when u know ure 100% sure beat.
PokerStars Game #46128980196: Tournament #287162861, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2010/06/29 15:26:46 CET [2010/06/29 9:26:46 ET]
Table '287162861 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Riskbreaker (1355 in chips)
Seat 3: stella c35 (1180 in chips)
Seat 4: entabeni (1215 in chips)
Seat 5: altboy (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: sarsarea (3460 in chips)
entabeni: posts small blind 25
altboy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Ac Ah]
sarsarea: calls 50
Riskbreaker: folds
stella c35: folds
entabeni: raises 150 to 200
altboy: folds
sarsarea: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Td Js 8d]
entabeni: bets 250
sarsarea: calls 250
*** TURN *** [Td Js 8d] [9h]
entabeni: checks
sarsarea: bets 3010 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 765 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2245) returned to sarsarea
*** RIVER *** [Td Js 8d 9h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
sarsarea: shows [Tc Qc] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
sarsarea collected 2480 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 5th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2480 | Rake 0
Board [Td Js 8d 9h 6c]
Seat 1: Riskbreaker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: stella c35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: entabeni (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: sarsarea showed [Tc Qc] and won (2480) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Lesson 5 : TAKE A BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS
Before u think these guys play well :
Sarsarea has ROI of -15%
Kamaleke -62%
VascoFJV -5%
Entabeni has + 15% ( just to end on a positive note for myself i like to look at the guys ROI or profit/loss when they get lucky ;-) )
Any comments on how to deal with tilt better are always welcome.
GL at tables, Entabeni
June has overall been a good pokermonth as i only started playing around the 12 th and still managed to make like 1K. Made a bet with my father if i make a certain amount before octobre he'll double it ... If i don't i pay him dinner. Good bet if u ask me !!! Still will be hard to achieve. I will not give the amount yet but will update and give more details further on, let's say i'm at 1K now ... ( and have a long way to go )
Last two days have been frustrating as i had to stop playing twice for a server restart at Stars. Was twice winning in the morning and both times lost when coming back in the afternoon. I think a server restart means they update the software so the fish would suckout ffs.
One thing i will have o take care off are the "tilt" moments. I try to solve them now by taking a break. But if u want to put in the volume as i want to the next 3 months u just simply can't afford to take too many breaks because of tilt. So i will just have to handle them.
Resume of the day :
Lesson 1 : How to not go broke with a monster.
Notice that this guy check - calls and then leads out instead of check raising me.He allows me to play the hand rather defensevily as i smelled a rat right away. If he bets out on the flop he's got me allin. By taking this line he just gets the minimum out of me.
PokerStars Game #46128568261: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2010/06/29 15:11:25 CET [2010/06/29 9:11:25 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: Lulusboy (1495 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: dimsona315 (1155 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (1850 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1420 in chips)
Ashblanchard: posts small blind 15
Lulusboy: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qs Ah]
vasil2101: folds
dimsona315: folds
VascoFJV: raises 60 to 90
entabeni: calls 90
Ashblanchard: folds
Lulusboy: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh Qd]
Lulusboy: checks
VascoFJV: checks
entabeni: bets 180
Lulusboy: folds
VascoFJV: calls 180
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh Qd] [6h]
VascoFJV: bets 100
entabeni: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh Qd 6h] [9d]
VascoFJV: bets 250
entabeni: calls 250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VascoFJV: shows [Ks Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Queens)
entabeni: mucks hand
VascoFJV collected 1345 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1345 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Qh Qd 6h 9d]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Lulusboy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: vasil2101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dimsona315 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: VascoFJV showed [Ks Kc] and won (1345) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
Seat 6: entabeni (button) mucked [Qs Ah]
Lesson two : how to get rewarded some hands later in the same game ( after doubling up earlier ) ( NOT )
PokerStars Game #46128902149: Tournament #287160302, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/06/29 15:23:52 CET [2010/06/29 9:23:52 ET]
Table '287160302 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Ashblanchard (1215 in chips)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (2635 in chips)
Seat 5: VascoFJV (3500 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (1650 in chips)
VascoFJV: posts small blind 50
entabeni: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh Qs]
Ashblanchard: folds
vasil2101: raises 100 to 200
VascoFJV: folds
entabeni: raises 1450 to 1650 and is all-in
vasil2101: calls 1450
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5c 8c]
*** TURN *** [Jh 5c 8c] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 5c 8c 2h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
vasil2101: shows [Kh Kd] (a pair of Kings)
vasil2101 collected 3350 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 4th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3350 | Rake 0
Board [Jh 5c 8c 2h Ac]
Seat 1: Ashblanchard folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: vasil2101 (button) showed [Kh Kd] and won (3350) with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: VascoFJV (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: entabeni (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Lesson 3 : How to spot a weak allin , call and get sucked out on.
PokerStars Game #46129711870: Tournament #287163282, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/06/29 15:53:20 CET [2010/06/29 9:53:20 ET]
Table '287163282 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: entabeni (2690 in chips)
Seat 3: kamaleke (4800 in chips)
Seat 4: altboy (1510 in chips)
kamaleke: posts small blind 75
altboy: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Qh As]
entabeni: raises 300 to 450
kamaleke: calls 375
altboy: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ts Qd 9h]
kamaleke: bets 4350 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 2240 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2110) returned to kamaleke
*** TURN *** [Ts Qd 9h] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Ts Qd 9h 3s] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kamaleke: shows [Qs 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
entabeni: shows [Qh As] (a pair of Queens)
kamaleke collected 5530 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 3rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5530 | Rake 0
Board [Ts Qd 9h 3s 6c]
Seat 1: entabeni (button) showed [Qh As] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: kamaleke (small blind) showed [Qs 6h] and won (5530) with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 4: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop
Lesson 4 : what this does to you and how it affects your plays : make a call when u know ure 100% sure beat.
PokerStars Game #46128980196: Tournament #287162861, $12+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2010/06/29 15:26:46 CET [2010/06/29 9:26:46 ET]
Table '287162861 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Riskbreaker (1355 in chips)
Seat 3: stella c35 (1180 in chips)
Seat 4: entabeni (1215 in chips)
Seat 5: altboy (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: sarsarea (3460 in chips)
entabeni: posts small blind 25
altboy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [Ac Ah]
sarsarea: calls 50
Riskbreaker: folds
stella c35: folds
entabeni: raises 150 to 200
altboy: folds
sarsarea: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Td Js 8d]
entabeni: bets 250
sarsarea: calls 250
*** TURN *** [Td Js 8d] [9h]
entabeni: checks
sarsarea: bets 3010 and is all-in
entabeni: calls 765 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2245) returned to sarsarea
*** RIVER *** [Td Js 8d 9h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
entabeni: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
sarsarea: shows [Tc Qc] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
sarsarea collected 2480 from pot
entabeni finished the tournament in 5th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2480 | Rake 0
Board [Td Js 8d 9h 6c]
Seat 1: Riskbreaker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: stella c35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: entabeni (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: altboy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: sarsarea showed [Tc Qc] and won (2480) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Lesson 5 : TAKE A BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS
Before u think these guys play well :
Sarsarea has ROI of -15%
Kamaleke -62%
VascoFJV -5%
Entabeni has + 15% ( just to end on a positive note for myself i like to look at the guys ROI or profit/loss when they get lucky ;-) )
Any comments on how to deal with tilt better are always welcome.
GL at tables, Entabeni
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Milestone
Just joined the 10K club at Sharkscope.
Not a worldshocking event but it does feel good !!!!!
EZGAME .............................
Not a worldshocking event but it does feel good !!!!!
EZGAME .............................
Friday, May 7, 2010
April
Hi folks,
Haven't been updating this since i got back from the States, so here is the news. On the pokerfront all is going well, had my best month ever in April ( mixed up Hu's, 6 seats , 18 mans and 180 mans )and for the first time made an amount which can be called a decent income. Planned to do better in May and put in alot of volume early on. Sadly this hasn't happened so far as my dog died last week and i din't really felt like playing poker since and to be honestmy mindset is quite bad as it comes to poker since last week. Did manage to play some hu's games in the evening and am like 200$ up so far in May . Gonna make my comeback sunday and then i will put in alot of volume for the rest of the month. Want to clear some bonusses on Stars also so will have to put in the volume.
Have had an application to go and play for 6 months in the States with a pro from september on , but don't know if i will do it. Will update on this later.
Gl to all at the tables and in life in general.
Haven't been updating this since i got back from the States, so here is the news. On the pokerfront all is going well, had my best month ever in April ( mixed up Hu's, 6 seats , 18 mans and 180 mans )and for the first time made an amount which can be called a decent income. Planned to do better in May and put in alot of volume early on. Sadly this hasn't happened so far as my dog died last week and i din't really felt like playing poker since and to be honestmy mindset is quite bad as it comes to poker since last week. Did manage to play some hu's games in the evening and am like 200$ up so far in May . Gonna make my comeback sunday and then i will put in alot of volume for the rest of the month. Want to clear some bonusses on Stars also so will have to put in the volume.
Have had an application to go and play for 6 months in the States with a pro from september on , but don't know if i will do it. Will update on this later.
Gl to all at the tables and in life in general.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
It's all in the mind
I really was struggling with poker and all off the badbeats that come along with it. But thanks to alot of reading i have come to some very important conclusions which i will try to define in quotes i found :
* A grind is no fun, it's like you're being abused all day
* The best hand does not give you the divine right to win
* Eat variance and shit $$$$$
This has helped me alot to improve my mindset. I do not longer am very happy when i win a flip and am not sad when i lose a flip, or even 5 in a row. It's not about the result, it's about making the best decision EVERY TIME and if you do that , results WILL follow. You cannot control the cards, but you can control your decisions and you can control your volume. So i focus on that now.
Good month so far. And next week i'm going for a week Bootcamp ( in Dallas )with Bfizz11 who is one of the superstargrinders on Stars. Hopefully my game improves alot when i'm there. Will update when back.
Meanwhile , to look at things positively and not only post badbeats :
Seat 1: Rabinho588 (1320 in chips)
Seat 3: louise34 (2210 in chips)
Seat 4: FCJM (1790 in chips)
Seat 5: jcenb (3020 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (795 in chips)
Seat 7: kostenko1984 (1950 in chips)
Seat 8: Xaviola83 (980 in chips)
Seat 9: timey77 (1435 in chips)
Xaviola83: posts small blind 75
timey77: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [9c 9s]
Rabinho588: folds
louise34: calls 150
FCJM: folds
jcenb: calls 150
entabeni: raises 645 to 795 and is all-in
kostenko1984: folds
Xaviola83: raises 185 to 980 and is all-in
timey77: folds
louise34: folds
jcenb: calls 830
*** FLOP *** [4s 9h 6d]
*** TURN *** [4s 9h 6d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [4s 9h 6d 2d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xaviola83: shows [Qd Qc] (a pair of Queens)
jcenb: shows [9d Ad] (a pair of Nines)
Xaviola83 collected 370 from side pot
entabeni: shows [9c 9s] (three of a kind, Nines)
entabeni collected 2685 from main pot
As you see , i make the good decision as i probably had better hand then limper and wanted to play him but he folds? unfortunately for me a guy behind me wakes up with QQ and he also makes the good decision. The guy with A9 maybe thought he was prized in altho i doubt his decision there. And then ???? Then it's up to the gods and this time they decide to chose my side and let me hit a nice one-outer. And probably leave the QQ guy frustrated before his screen ....
That is if he hasn't changed his mindset like me !!!!!
* A grind is no fun, it's like you're being abused all day
* The best hand does not give you the divine right to win
* Eat variance and shit $$$$$
This has helped me alot to improve my mindset. I do not longer am very happy when i win a flip and am not sad when i lose a flip, or even 5 in a row. It's not about the result, it's about making the best decision EVERY TIME and if you do that , results WILL follow. You cannot control the cards, but you can control your decisions and you can control your volume. So i focus on that now.
Good month so far. And next week i'm going for a week Bootcamp ( in Dallas )with Bfizz11 who is one of the superstargrinders on Stars. Hopefully my game improves alot when i'm there. Will update when back.
Meanwhile , to look at things positively and not only post badbeats :
Seat 1: Rabinho588 (1320 in chips)
Seat 3: louise34 (2210 in chips)
Seat 4: FCJM (1790 in chips)
Seat 5: jcenb (3020 in chips)
Seat 6: entabeni (795 in chips)
Seat 7: kostenko1984 (1950 in chips)
Seat 8: Xaviola83 (980 in chips)
Seat 9: timey77 (1435 in chips)
Xaviola83: posts small blind 75
timey77: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to entabeni [9c 9s]
Rabinho588: folds
louise34: calls 150
FCJM: folds
jcenb: calls 150
entabeni: raises 645 to 795 and is all-in
kostenko1984: folds
Xaviola83: raises 185 to 980 and is all-in
timey77: folds
louise34: folds
jcenb: calls 830
*** FLOP *** [4s 9h 6d]
*** TURN *** [4s 9h 6d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [4s 9h 6d 2d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xaviola83: shows [Qd Qc] (a pair of Queens)
jcenb: shows [9d Ad] (a pair of Nines)
Xaviola83 collected 370 from side pot
entabeni: shows [9c 9s] (three of a kind, Nines)
entabeni collected 2685 from main pot
As you see , i make the good decision as i probably had better hand then limper and wanted to play him but he folds? unfortunately for me a guy behind me wakes up with QQ and he also makes the good decision. The guy with A9 maybe thought he was prized in altho i doubt his decision there. And then ???? Then it's up to the gods and this time they decide to chose my side and let me hit a nice one-outer. And probably leave the QQ guy frustrated before his screen ....
That is if he hasn't changed his mindset like me !!!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Well well, it's typical poker again. January was the best month i had so far and all was falling to places. It seemed like all my hands held up, and more importantly always at the right time. It really feels like you're on top of the world and you deserve it because ure a winning player and most of the time you go in with the best hand and THE BEST HAND IS SUPPOSED TO WIN. Why capital letters ???????????? Because i hope the pokergods are reading cause this month it seems every time i have AA it gets cracked by 83 soooooted or so ......ARGH poker can be so frustrating. Today i started playing 15$ hu's again as i hope to run better then in the 18mans turbos. Well my last two games i lost AA v 66 aip and KK v 22 AIP ( he makes str8flush btw ). I was also playing a 11$ reg where we were 3 left and one guy was going allin way too much so i call him with AJ. He has K8 , flop KK8 , ARGHHHHHHHH. Stop for now and thx for reading this frustration post. My friend Wulfman says he sometimes lacks motivation due to the beats, well i understand him completely ...........
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