I'm not going to keep this blog in synch with Wordpress any more. Might just let it grow moss, might delete it eventually or I might use it for a specific aspect of my poker journey.
The killer blow was Wordpress handling of media. It's sooo useful being able to get clean URLs to images that you've uploaded to the site.
I also like the stats - showing me just how few people visit :)
I like Blogger's simple interface but Wordpress has grown on me a lot. I like the idea of video hosting there too in time.
Anyhow, thanks for standing by me all this time Blogger. I'm sure you'll survive without me.
Wednesday 12 August 2009
FT Challenge Day 12
I'm correcting the day counter - should be day 12.
Anyway, just a short session tonight because I've not been getting enough sleep. Did okay. No nasty surprises, no quads!
One table was great, actually found some loose weak tight players that were folding too much post flop and making no signs of adjusting to aggression.
Stats:
124 hands BB/100 14.52
29/20.9/2.67 3Bet 6.45% CBet Flop 84.62%
WTSD 27.5 W$SD 63.64
Att to Steal 48.15 FoldBB to Steal 0%
LWPC 12.5%
Didn't quite make it to the elusive 300BB mark today. Fingers crossed for the next session.
Anyway, just a short session tonight because I've not been getting enough sleep. Did okay. No nasty surprises, no quads!
One table was great, actually found some loose weak tight players that were folding too much post flop and making no signs of adjusting to aggression.
Stats:
124 hands BB/100 14.52
29/20.9/2.67 3Bet 6.45% CBet Flop 84.62%
WTSD 27.5 W$SD 63.64
Att to Steal 48.15 FoldBB to Steal 0%
LWPC 12.5%
Didn't quite make it to the elusive 300BB mark today. Fingers crossed for the next session.
Tuesday 11 August 2009
FT Challenge Day 11
What a rollercoaster!
I had a great session in the evening then decided I should try put more hands in and break the bankroll for the next level up then had a horrible evening session. Basically too tired to hand read plus some nasty variance (like Quad Queens versus nut straight).
Stats:
725 hands
28.6/20.83/2.24 3B 5.24
WTSD 37.50 W$SD 55.56
Att to Steal 37.4, Fold to Steal 45%
Limp WPC 15%
BB/100 2.51
Rake $13.85
Fold to T Raise 25%
I had a great session in the evening then decided I should try put more hands in and break the bankroll for the next level up then had a horrible evening session. Basically too tired to hand read plus some nasty variance (like Quad Queens versus nut straight).
Stats:
725 hands
28.6/20.83/2.24 3B 5.24
WTSD 37.50 W$SD 55.56
Att to Steal 37.4, Fold to Steal 45%
Limp WPC 15%
BB/100 2.51
Rake $13.85
Fold to T Raise 25%
Monday 10 August 2009
FT Challenge Days 9 and 10
Had reasonable sessions over last couple of days as I tightened up my post flop play. Had a particularly good session tonight.
633 Hands
27/19.4/1.9 3Bet 4.73 CBet F 85.92
WTSD 39.3, W$SD 55.70
AttSteal 32.52 Fold BB to Steal 50%
LWPC 10.76%
BB/100 7.98
Rake $12.15
Fold to Turn Raise 42%
633 Hands
27/19.4/1.9 3Bet 4.73 CBet F 85.92
WTSD 39.3, W$SD 55.70
AttSteal 32.52 Fold BB to Steal 50%
LWPC 10.76%
BB/100 7.98
Rake $12.15
Fold to Turn Raise 42%
Saturday 8 August 2009
Still Swimming after a Week!
Apart from a disastrous session playing ill-yet-still-over-confident-and-showdown-bound this morning, the first week has gone okay.
Had I not played this morning, there’s a strong likelihood I’d have moved up a stake this weekend. Mustn’t dwell on it though. All in good time – certainly do NOT want to be having sessions like that at higher stakes!
With regard to the $50 rakeback part of the objective, I’ve accrued just over $10 of rakeback with only 2/3 of the month remaining. This is definitely looking overly ambitious now unless I move up the stakes.
The difficulty accruing rakeback at FT has helped me to appreciate the old loyalty bonuses at Everest: even though they only occurred at most once every two months, I was clearing $50 in 3-5 days there playing 6-max $.25/$.50. The downside was that the clearance requirements grew rapidly once you moved up from the lowest VIP tier.
Anyhow, glad I’m still afloat. Long may it continue.
Had I not played this morning, there’s a strong likelihood I’d have moved up a stake this weekend. Mustn’t dwell on it though. All in good time – certainly do NOT want to be having sessions like that at higher stakes!
With regard to the $50 rakeback part of the objective, I’ve accrued just over $10 of rakeback with only 2/3 of the month remaining. This is definitely looking overly ambitious now unless I move up the stakes.
The difficulty accruing rakeback at FT has helped me to appreciate the old loyalty bonuses at Everest: even though they only occurred at most once every two months, I was clearing $50 in 3-5 days there playing 6-max $.25/$.50. The downside was that the clearance requirements grew rapidly once you moved up from the lowest VIP tier.
Anyhow, glad I’m still afloat. Long may it continue.
FT Challenge Day 8
I fell ill on Friday and couldn't play.
I should have stayed away from the tables Saturday morning too because I lost a whopping 60BB. Must admit some of the problem was over-confidence caused by the mounting backroll. Over-confidence led to loose play and bad showdown habits.
Buckled down this afternoon and evening. Clawed back 40BB. With rakeback and bonus that takes my account a little closer to the magic mark to move up to the next level. Won't make it this weekend though.
Anyhow, here are the stats.
842 Hands
30/21.38/1.54
WTSD 40.43 W$SD 50%
Steal 38.15% FBB to Steal 62.96
Limp WPC 14.43%
BB/100 -2.29
Rake $13.39 (=rakeback of $3.60)
CBet F 84%
Fold to Turn Raise 41%
Estimated total rackback this month is around $11. Just about a fifth of the number needed for the challenge in 1 third of the time. Ah well!
I might give myself two months. Just shows that the bonuses at Everest have been very good value: I was clearing $50 in 3-5 days playing less hands!
I should have stayed away from the tables Saturday morning too because I lost a whopping 60BB. Must admit some of the problem was over-confidence caused by the mounting backroll. Over-confidence led to loose play and bad showdown habits.
Buckled down this afternoon and evening. Clawed back 40BB. With rakeback and bonus that takes my account a little closer to the magic mark to move up to the next level. Won't make it this weekend though.
Anyhow, here are the stats.
842 Hands
30/21.38/1.54
WTSD 40.43 W$SD 50%
Steal 38.15% FBB to Steal 62.96
Limp WPC 14.43%
BB/100 -2.29
Rake $13.39 (=rakeback of $3.60)
CBet F 84%
Fold to Turn Raise 41%
Estimated total rackback this month is around $11. Just about a fifth of the number needed for the challenge in 1 third of the time. Ah well!
I might give myself two months. Just shows that the bonuses at Everest have been very good value: I was clearing $50 in 3-5 days playing less hands!
Thursday 6 August 2009
FT Challenge Day 6
A rocky session this evening but somehow pulled a positive BB/100 out the bag.
I had one table that just didn't go right for me at all for most of the session. Will have to review as I'm sure I called down way too much.
Anyhow, stats for today:
386 Hands
27/19.4/1.97 3bet 2.27%
WTSD 39 W$SD 48.94
Steal 38.67% FBBtoSteal 62.50%
LWPC 7.78
BB/100 5.26
Rake $6.70
CBet Flop 75.56%
Fold T Raise 0%
The Fold to raise stat is perhaps telling along with the more obvious W$SD < 50%.
Oooops, just realized that "Fold T Raise" is "Fold to Turn Raise".. not the stat I was looking for but all the same, I've been folding around 25% of hands in this spot but today I didn't fold any.
I had one table that just didn't go right for me at all for most of the session. Will have to review as I'm sure I called down way too much.
Anyhow, stats for today:
386 Hands
27/19.4/1.97 3bet 2.27%
WTSD 39 W$SD 48.94
Steal 38.67% FBBtoSteal 62.50%
LWPC 7.78
BB/100 5.26
Rake $6.70
CBet Flop 75.56%
Fold T Raise 0%
The Fold to raise stat is perhaps telling along with the more obvious W$SD < 50%.
Oooops, just realized that "Fold T Raise" is "Fold to Turn Raise".. not the stat I was looking for but all the same, I've been folding around 25% of hands in this spot but today I didn't fold any.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
FT Challenge Day 5
Only squeezed in two sessions in the last few days but they both went pretty well. Got lucky sometimes but that evened out.
Maybe $1.25 rake...
Maybe $1.25 rake...
Monday 3 August 2009
Results for July 09
Just going to post this on DC. Needed somewhere to store the image so why not make a post out of it like I used to when I was winning nice amounts each month.
FT Challenge Day 3
Played abysmally today. Lucky to only lose 15BB. At one point I was down almost 60...
I have some seriously bad call down habits. It's costing me a fortune but I don't know how to ween myself off of it.
Another $2.50 rakeback approx
I have some seriously bad call down habits. It's costing me a fortune but I don't know how to ween myself off of it.
Another $2.50 rakeback approx
Sunday 2 August 2009
FT Challenge Day 2
Day two went really well thanks to a good run of cards in the mid-day session: I opened up three tables with a view to closing the worst one and ended up making money on all three. The extra concentration meant I tailed off towards the end and my last hand was another C-game moment.
Here are the stats (approximately):
Think I scraped about another $3 rakeback in total.
Risked playing again this evening when I was tired and it almost ended in tears. Lost a lot on one table by calling down many times when I was way behind but thankfully balanced it out on another.
Here are the stats (approximately):
Think I scraped about another $3 rakeback in total.
Risked playing again this evening when I was tired and it almost ended in tears. Lost a lot on one table by calling down many times when I was way behind but thankfully balanced it out on another.
FTChallenge Day 1
Day one went ok bankroll-wise. I accrued about $2.20 rakeback.
The goal of $50 by month end may be a little ambitious but early days yet.
Here are some non-results-oriented stats:
Here's one of the C-game hands from an early session in the day. Villain was very loose and I have a habit of equating looseness to high bluff frequency. This guy didn't need to bluff because I kept getting paying him off!
Villian's stats are 79/21/1 WTSD 40% W$SD 45% after 117 hands
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 214724
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is CO with 7
7
Hero raises, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls
Flop: (8 SB) A T
A (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, BTN folds, SB folds, BB raises, Hero calls
Turn: (6 BB) 2 (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls
River: (8 BB) Q (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 10 BB
BB shows A T (a full house, Aces full of Tens)
Hero mucks 7 7
BB wins 9.5 BB
(Rake: $0.25)
This doesn't look like a flop where you're going to fold out better hands or get hands worse than 77 to call. My thought process at the time was "if I had an Ace here, I'd continuation bet. The fact that there are two aces on board makes it less likely my opponents have an Ace so I'll continuation bet and hope to take the hand down here".
Thing is, how valid is this thought process against 3 opponents?
Even if the continuation bet was okay, with no draws beyond gutshots and backdraws on this scary board, the raiser (without a very good read otherwise) is most likely holding Ace, Ten or a strong pocket pair so I probably should have folded to the raise.
Villain's play was completely consistent with his hand but in the heat of the moment, I didn't even think before hitting the "call" button and going into call down mode.
The goal of $50 by month end may be a little ambitious but early days yet.
Here are some non-results-oriented stats:
Here's one of the C-game hands from an early session in the day. Villain was very loose and I have a habit of equating looseness to high bluff frequency. This guy didn't need to bluff because I kept getting paying him off!
Villian's stats are 79/21/1 WTSD 40% W$SD 45% after 117 hands
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 214724
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is CO with 7
7Hero raises, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls
Flop: (8 SB) A
T A (4 players)SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, BTN folds, SB folds, BB raises, Hero calls
Turn: (6 BB) 2
(2 players)BB bets, Hero calls
River: (8 BB) Q
(2 players)BB bets, Hero calls
Final Pot: 10 BB
BB shows A
T (a full house, Aces full of Tens)Hero mucks 7
7BB wins 9.5 BB
(Rake: $0.25)
This doesn't look like a flop where you're going to fold out better hands or get hands worse than 77 to call. My thought process at the time was "if I had an Ace here, I'd continuation bet. The fact that there are two aces on board makes it less likely my opponents have an Ace so I'll continuation bet and hope to take the hand down here".
Thing is, how valid is this thought process against 3 opponents?
Even if the continuation bet was okay, with no draws beyond gutshots and backdraws on this scary board, the raiser (without a very good read otherwise) is most likely holding Ace, Ten or a strong pocket pair so I probably should have folded to the raise.
Villain's play was completely consistent with his hand but in the heat of the moment, I didn't even think before hitting the "call" button and going into call down mode.
Saturday 1 August 2009
Swimming with Sharks
In an effort to spur myself to greatness, I'm going to state objectives for August loud and clear right here for all to see. Whether I come back to reveal the results at month end or give any updates in between is an entirely different matter!
This month my goal is to face the aggro-shark infested waters of Full Tilt micro limits and accrue a minimum of $50 rakeback without going broke. I'm starting with about 300BB.
For me this isn't going to be easy:
* somewhat embarrassingly, I'm a losing player at $.25/$.50 6max at both Full Tilt and Party Poker.
* I don't get to play many hands per month due to work commitments
* I have a bad record playing aggressive opposition
* My hand reading sucks :(
I named this post "Swimming with Sharks" not because I want to swim with them but because it's an inevitabe outcome of playing regularly at any site these days.
Table selection/quitting must be one of the first skills to improve this month, followed immediately by better hand-reading. Without these pillars supporting my game, I may only last a few sessions!
This month my goal is to face the aggro-shark infested waters of Full Tilt micro limits and accrue a minimum of $50 rakeback without going broke. I'm starting with about 300BB.
For me this isn't going to be easy:
* somewhat embarrassingly, I'm a losing player at $.25/$.50 6max at both Full Tilt and Party Poker.
* I don't get to play many hands per month due to work commitments
* I have a bad record playing aggressive opposition
* My hand reading sucks :(
I named this post "Swimming with Sharks" not because I want to swim with them but because it's an inevitabe outcome of playing regularly at any site these days.
Table selection/quitting must be one of the first skills to improve this month, followed immediately by better hand-reading. Without these pillars supporting my game, I may only last a few sessions!
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