how to improve my game (poker - hold em)

el_dazza · 8 Jul 2008 at 13:16

weringo said:
That's terible luck, I bet you were creaming yourself at the flop though

Yeah but the sick thing is I knew I wasn't going to hit. Nothing went for me at that table and ended up losing about $125, all my profit from the last week. Back to my original 75 now

kai · 8 Jul 2008 at 13:19

Last nights profit was a great success, joined the bigger tables $25.00 / $50.00 blinds had to post big blind the flop ended up with full house time the river card was drawn walked away $437 pot

el_dazza · 8 Jul 2008 at 13:50

As I said; stay away from the french:

http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=damnfrogshv7.jpg (for the tournament)

That put me down to <1k, pushed with 7-8 in the hope I was live.. I was right, but he showed A-6 and flops trip aces :rolleyes:

Edit - Might cool it for a while, getting no luck at all. Guy to my left keeps pushing with crap like K2 against AQ and spiking a king in a multi-table sit and go, I get JJ in 2nd position, was min raised already, so I make it 4x that to get crap hands out. Original raiser pushes, I think about it and push myself to get the donk out..

I have JJ
Original raiser has QQ
Donk has KK.

Incredible.

Brok · 8 Jul 2008 at 15:00

Last nights profit was a great success, joined the bigger tables $25.00 / $50.00 blinds had to post big blind the flop ended up with full house time the river card was drawn walked away $437 pot

If thats for real money, thats some seriously high stakes. 100BB buyin = $5000!

kai · 8 Jul 2008 at 15:06

$500 min sit down fee i think its normally something like $1500 for that sort of odds. I had $532 i think

money ive just built up over the period of time playing

TheDean · 8 Jul 2008 at 15:12

kai said:
$500 min sit down fee i think its normally something like $1500 for that sort of odds. I had $532 i think money ive just built up over the period of time playing

stay away from high level tables if $532 is your entire bankroll

Brok · 8 Jul 2008 at 16:02

With 10BB your risk of ruin at 25/50 must be somewhere around 99%? lol.

el_dazza · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:41

el_dazza said:
Yeah but the sick thing is I knew I wasn't going to hit. Nothing went for me at that table and ended up losing about $125, all my profit from the last week. Back to my original 75 now

Not bad, I've made it all back now.

2 crucial hands today:

Down to $40, dealt 9-10 suited, so call the blind. SB makes it 3x, BB calls, I call.

6-7-8 flop, SB bets $11, BB calls, I push for an extra $21, SB goes all in, BB calls.

SB has AA, BB has 88, and my straight holds up

Just took down a $102 pot with JJ, 2 Kings on board, 1 caller to my 5x raise. He bets half pot on flop (K-x-x), I raise 3x his bet, he calls. It's checked to the river, he shoves like he's stealing, I think and call. He shows J9o, a total bluff.

Moley · 8 Jul 2008 at 19:38

>:|sh4d0w|:< said:
Harringtons got two new books on cash games, had very positive reviews.

Ordered from Amazon this afternoon -to go with the other dozen or so poker books on my shelf....

Rotty · 10 Jul 2008 at 00:13

Muppetry of the first order

SB is getting 14:1 to call my all in but I can just about see his logic as if BB gets beaten he is in money

BB is getting 28:1 and has SB next which covers his remaining chips

Game #6081532173: THUNDER Sixpak £5 (ID7646175) £5+£0.50 - Hold'em NL (300/600) - 2008/07/10 - 00:09:04 (UK)
Table "7646175 - 1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Tomanne57 (658 in chips)
Seat 2: rotty (7960 in chips)
Seat 4: Chinch (382 in chips)
Chinch: posts small blind 300
Tomanne57: posts big blind 600
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to rotty [3h 3c]
rotty: raises to 7960 and is all-in
Chinch: folds
Tomanne57: folds
Returned uncalled bets 7,360 to rotty
rotty: doesn't show hand
rotty collected 1500 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1500 Main pot 1500 Rake 0
Seat 1: Tomanne57 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: rotty (button) collected 1500
Seat 4: Chinch (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

reflex · 10 Jul 2008 at 00:15

I've cashed in 14 out of my last 20 sit n go's.

Gamble 10% of your bankroll max. Trust me

I havn't got a job so im grinding it out trying to keep out of my overdraft

el_dazza · 10 Jul 2008 at 00:40

I haven't done too badly, but i've played some decent MTT's on FT and taken some seriously sick beats.

Notably, one in a HA game, was the last hand of Omaha as well, at 120/240 blinds. I get dealt AA23, 3 hearts, and raise. Guy re-raises, I said to a mate I didn't want to play, but pushed, he called. 4-5-K flop, he showed AJQ8, turn Q, river 10. He was on the same stack as me too, 7.5k :rolleyes:

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 10 Jul 2008 at 01:37

Moley said:
Ordered from Amazon this afternoon -to go with the other dozen or so poker books on my shelf....

Let me know how you get on, I might get them when i have enough FPP's on stars. Could be a useful addittion seeing as ive switched over from sngs to cash games.

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 10 Jul 2008 at 01:39

reflex said:
I've cashed in 14 out of my last 20 sit n go's.

Gamble 10% of your bankroll max. Trust me

I havn't got a job so im grinding it out trying to keep out of my overdraft

Youve raised a crucial point here, bankroll management is a science within poker, make sure you are sufficiently rolled for the stakes you are playing people.

Rotty · 13 Jul 2008 at 02:33

Had a night down at DTD tonight

main game was a £50 FO, doing well , over double average stack with 62 left

get AA in early pos, raise 3x bb ( 600 ) , BB reraises to 3k , I come over top for 18k all in , he calls ( only bigger stack on table )

He show AK and promptly hits straight on river

decided then on a 10 quid donkathon which was satellite to a £750 event, 12 left and again I had Aces when there is an all in ahead of me from big stack ( par for the course in this one )

I call and he shows 67 off, 7 on the flop and another on turn :eek:

I'm taking up chess :mad:

reflex · 13 Jul 2008 at 02:42

Ouch, they're bad! I want to play a DTD soon!

Rotty · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:46

Phil Helmuth kitty says "how could you call that you donk"

sniffy · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:20

Rotty said:
I call and he shows 67 off

:/

It is a kick in the balls when decent pockets are done by trash pre-flop. The only consolation I can take from hands like that is that I made the right play.

Voltar · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:21

nice pic ^^

Started again tonight. Not a fan of online stuff but so far so good $200 up from sit n go cash tables. Playing $0.5/$1 blinds.

I'd say that you need to forget about the money. Play with discipline and backbone and try not to make moves with hands you're uncomfortable with. Stick to what you know and to be fair there's always a bigger ass (get it?) than you on the table.

Good luck.

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 15 Jul 2008 at 02:12

Poker Stars No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t1000/t2000 Blinds - 7 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: t815
UTG: t12070
UTG+1: t51898
MP: t48842
Hero (CO): t63665
BTN: t23444
SB: t43434

Pre Flop: Hero is CO with Jd Jh
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t8000, 1 fold, Hero raises to t15000, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls t7000

Flop: (t33015) Js Tc Jc (2 players)
UTG+1 bets t36698 all in, Hero calls t36698

Turn: (t106411) 5s (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t106411) 2s (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t106411
UTG+1 shows Qs Qc (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
Hero shows Jd Jh (four of a kind, Jacks)
Hero wins t102551
Hero wins t3860

Sometimes the poker gods are smiling on you