Blah...got to love it when you move up a level and have one of those sessions where you drop 2 BI in 20 minutes as every possible retarded play against you gets there.

3b MP open from SB with QQ. Flop Q9x....bet/raised/ shove all in. Turn K. JTo - thanks for coming

Open AsTs from CO and called by whale in BB. Flop 5s3s5c. Bet 3/4 pot and get min checked raised - push all in over the top. J3o calls and holds.

Bet JQs from Btn and called by 40-50ish bb stack in BB. Flop Jc4c3c. Bet/called. Turn 7s. Bet just over psb to put small stack in. Calls and gets there with KcRag when another club comes.



It'd be nice to just get some reward for getting the donks in with the best of it to get you off and running at the new level rather than rewarding them for playing so bad.

It's just so bloody frustrating because I rarely seem to have those sessions where I pick up 2-3 BIs really quickly. It's always just small gains here and there and yet when I put myself in a position to pick up a few big pots, it seems they fall the wrong way and I lose in 20 minutes what it takes my 3 days to win.

Been as swinging as hell today and made a stupid call of a 4b shove with JJ when then utg opener went all in. He was fairly passive and I wasn't surprised to see QQ. However, played pretty well all in all after dropping 2-3 BI early to be about breakeven for the day.

Of course, this helps



PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: $3.62
BB: $18.05
UTG: $15.21
CO: $10.00
Hero (BTN): $16.58

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 3 3

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.65, 2 players) 3 5 Q
BB checks, Hero bets $0.50, BB raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.90, BB raises to $17.75 and is all-in, Hero calls $11.38 and is all-in

Turn: ($33.21, 2 players) 3

River: ($33.21, 2 players) 5

BB shows Q A (Two Pair, Queens and Fives) (Pre 49%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 3 3 (Four of a Kind, Threes) (Pre 51%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins $31.72

Sub'd gl bro.

Repping Melbourne me and you

Cheers mate . Welcome!

Managed another run last night. Just over 4.5km. Was hurting like hell while running but feel really good this morning, albeit a little sore in the legs still.

Haven't touched alcohol for a week (that's an achievement btw ) and have eaten really well. Outside of a late session last night, I have been getting plenty of sleep too. It's amazing how after only a week I feel quite a deal more energised. Hopefully it has a positive affect on my poker results.

Almost looking forward to the next run.

If you are unfamiliar with the great man, Lance 'Buddy' Franklin, then enjoy.

Kicked a personal best 13 goals on the weekend which was more than the entire score for the opposition on his own.

It amazes me that someone playing NL10 would stack off w/ TPTK on a dryish flop for 166bb! Not that I'm complaining, mind...

It's great isn't it. I've probably done it myself plenty of times in the past but hopefully those days are long gone.



Anyway, haven't posted a hand for a while so time to get to it.

Only have 21 hands on this villain and he's playing with fairly reg-ish type numbers. 19/14 with AF 2. Has cbet 2/2 until this point.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

BTN: $10.47
SB: $10.68
Hero (BB): $10.42
UTG: $4.23
CO: $10.00

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has Q K

fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.25, fold, Hero calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.55, 2 players) Q 8 5
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.35, Hero raises to $1.00, BTN calls $0.65

Flop is semi connected so try for a x/r rather than x/c to charge any drawing type hands.

Turn: ($2.55, 2 players) 4
Hero bets $1.30, BTN raises to $2.85

Once he just calls flop I feel like I am probably ahead. The only draw that gets there is 67. I fire 1/2 psb and get min-raised. Seems a WA/WB situation. Not sure AQ is raising here. Would a set have re-raised flop?

Raising here is only getting called by better hands right? If so, is calling and taking the river card ok and if so, what are we doing on the river?

Aq I might let go there unless he was a bit wider. I think id be happy with tt+ and ak.

Play around with stove vs different ranges and see what you get.

Aq might be ok if he folds something like 77 but im not sure you would have to much Fold equity.

I think it would be very weird for a set not to re-raise OTF. He'd lose so much value by flatting. I think we can tell something from his bet-sizing here OTT: it's not a min-raise, but it's not a 'proper' raise. I often think weird bets like this are a sign of weakness. I think peeling is okay.

Out of interest, if he turned his hand into a bluff and bet the river, would you call?

With the Ace and a club coming in as the river card I think I would have folded to a strong bet. If he put in some weird small bet ($2-$3) I'm not sure.

Thoughts?

So managed my 3rd 5km run last night and pulled up a lot better than previously. Hopefully a sign that the effort is worth it. Plan to do some interval training on Sunday and then add another kilometre and do 2 x 6km runs next week.

Still at 10NL and running a slight profit. Certainly not crushing but am ahead so that's a start I suppose.

Posted a hand in the Project Crush PG&C thread if anyone wants to pop in and offer some advice.


http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...l#post33191952

So this is where I was about 3 weeks ago when I made the commitment to get the discipline back in sticking with one level and game type and went right back to 5NL 6 max.



This was this time last week.


Bank Roll now:-

Bankroll - Poker Stars $ 277.56
Bankroll - PokerRoom $ 95.13


Combined $ 372.69

Weekly Profit $ 36.96 (Profit $37.36, Variance $-0.40?)


Spent this week at 10NL and didn't crush by any means but registered a profit of $37.36 after hitting a flat spot the past 2 days (5,453 hands @ 3.31 ptBB/100 or 6.62 bb/100). Playing a lot better now in terms of mindset and remaining calm. Probably a little too conservative at times so I'll work on that but happy to get through the first week at 10NL in front. Can hopefully keep building over the next week or two and take a shot at 16NL again soon. Unfortunately haven't been able to progress the Poker Room account so won't be able to make a transfer to pad the Stars account yet.



This week's graph:-







Graph since May 22 when I went back to 5NL:-







Overall challenge graph. Can see where I went back to 5Nl at about the 34,500 hand mark.








Running/Fitness:


Have managed 5 runs in total since I started training and no alcohol or garbage food. Plenty of fruit and vegies and drinking plenty of water. Feeling really good and will conduct my first progress weigh in tomorrow.

Got a hand here that I'd love some thoughts on.

The guy who 3bets from the Btn is 3betting 13% (12/96) but in particular from LP where it is 25% (10/40). I have already squeezed him a few times when he has 3b CO opens from the Btn. However, this time he 3bets an utg open who has only played 11 hands and his stats are VPIP 9 / PFR 9.

So while the Btn's range is potentially stronger than other times I also have the problem of a reasonable unknown having opened from UTG and still to act behind me.


Hero?


PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

UTG: $10.76
MP: $9.85
CO: $11.14
BTN: $10.45
Hero (SB): $15.58
BB: $10.00

Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has J J

UTG raises to $0.30, fold, fold, BTN raises to $1.05