ithinki might get laughed at for this hh...i really felt he had nuts i played it bad obv just wanted some input...

paulgees (5:58:56 AM): PokerStars Game #34345066275: Tournament #207771043, $300+$20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIV (6000/12000) - 2009/10/22 5:50:20 ET
Table '207771043 2' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: DHUSTLER15 (704977 in chips)
Seat 2: malicous222 (888964 in chips)
Seat 8: paulgees81 (485559 in chips)
Seat 9: THUGer (623500 in chips)
DHUSTLER15: posts the ante 1200
malicous222: posts the ante 1200
paulgees81: posts the ante 1200
THUGer: posts the ante 1200
THUGer: posts small blind 6000
DHUSTLER15: posts big blind 12000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to paulgees81 [Qc Qd]
malicous222: folds
paulgees81: raises 16999 to 28999
THUGer: folds
DHUSTLER15: calls 16999
*** FLOP *** [Qh Jh 2s]
DHUSTLER15: checks
paulgees81: bets 38999
DHUSTLER15: calls 38999
*** TURN *** [Qh Jh 2s] [8c]
DHUSTLER15: checks
paulgees81: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qh Jh 2s 8c] [Ac]
DHUSTLER15: checks
paulgees81: bets 77777
DHUSTLER15: raises 558002 to 635779 and is all-in
paulgees81 has timed out
paulgees81: folds
Uncalled bet (558002) returned to DHUSTLER15
paulgees81 is sitting out
paulgees81 has returned
DHUSTLER15 collected 302350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 302350 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Jh 2s 8c Ac]
Seat 1: DHUSTLER15 (big blind) collected (302350)
Seat 2: malicous222 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: paulgees81 (button) folded on the River
Seat 9: THUGer (small blind) folded before Flop

I watched this hand and talked to paul about it right after. I just don't see the guy bluffing here (although its always going to be a possibility) very often. I don't see him c/r with an ace or two pair either. I say the bottom of his range here is a set or higher, although K10 and 910 fit his line. Also, I see a busted FD playing this hand differently, and if he did catch the A of his FD on the river, just flat c/c or possibly lead for value.

As played, I agree with the fold. You only need to call here and be right about 1 in 3 times I believe for this to be break even, but you also have to trust your reads.

As it turns out, 2nd place for a cool 35k not a bad days work imo

river i can understand, but why didnt you bet the turn? just wondering

uggg , my dam time bank was gone this was tilting the **** outta me all night...well 9-10 is nuts on turn not always saying he has this, was also trying to hide the strenth of my hand pretty much...idk tho, im actually glad i didnt fire 3 streets cause i think id have to call the river if i did.. but it was just brutal in some spots with no time bank, u basically have to snap think the whole time (at least thats how i felt)....

I just joined the rail as this hand played out and I have no clue how this guy played before (he has a cool graph who stays at the bottom for about 2200 Games and then he runs hot in MTTs 130K, 60K and now this one - I even think his 60K cash was at the same tourney as THUger made his huge cash..).

If he wasn't out of line, I think I would def. rule out all 2 pair hands (against a some players, I would probably put some rivered twopairs in his range). 9Ts makes sense and KT too. Im not sure I could rule out some insane busted flushdrawbluff, but just a small % of the time.

But as I saw the hand, I felt you wheren't THAT strong either, so I would have considered a riverbluff in his shoes myself... so I think I would have called there in the heat of the match - and I think it would have been very spewy, because what LiarsDice said makes a lot of sense.

You actually asked this guy if he would tell you his hand after the tourney and he agreed. I'm pretty curious...

[QUOTE=sejje;13981143]FWIW I called this douchebag out in like his first 10 posts.

He had sorta become okay lately (maybe because I wasn't in strat threads), but I agree he got pretty out of line here, probably inadvertently at first, but then it just snowballed THOAC-style.



Don't compare him to me, do you realize how big of an insult that is (despite your fail attempt to lesson the blow with that stupid heart)?

QUOTE]

You absoulute ****ing TIT.

I just sat with him at the 200s and played 2 games vs him (2x0). He is sooo bad.

Thanks!

-- N1 Paul! Gratz!

thanks boys.. i didnt ask him he busted out 5th and just left obv prolly didnt wanna answer and i understand.. he wasn't wild at all at the table except wen he had 10 to 20 bbs which is std. when he had a stack he played solid..

gg Paul sick score dude!!!

idk how the **** u r patient enough to rape MTTs the way you do but its ****** amazing.

thanks mj, if ur playing like 8 to 12 of them its actually not boring at all(thats why live is sucha borefest to me).. but as u start busting a few theres always the ones that are left where u can win some good cash so it pretty much always stays interesting to me. i have been playing a ton of them but will never stray away from hu, next month i will put alot more hu action in..

a downswing is a down occuring due to variance only.
the max. downswing size depends on your ability (ROI).
check out husng.com for possible downswings...needa click a bit
to find out the greatest one.

i just know at a super decent ROI you still can experience a downswing
of bout 30BIs, only just by variance.

AND i know - most downswing are not only variance, but due to:
- over estimation of ability (ROI)
- bad or marginal play

soooo, i guess almost no one will have a downswing which is based exclusively on variance.

for me this means:
- try to accept variance (...i am still trying hard..and have my difficulties with it)
- learn more and faster out of different sources (game review, coaching, vids, strategy posts etc.)
- do only single tabling
- do table selection
- play your best game (do not play when u r drunk, tired etc.)
- play slower and very concentrated

last points will all make you a better player and the chance of holding up the swing down is increasing.

i am just 30BIs down ...and i am struggeling..smile..but i know there was a huge amount of bad luck..but still i try to do things mentioned above to survive it as fast as possible.

gl 2 u all

what is your total profit in MTTs? seems like u cash deep every week paul n1..



also, is it bad etiquette if a reg sits 4 tables at same level in SnG? I see revancheplease fillin up 110 lobby...

i asked that question last night and a few yanks started getting defensive about their own personal situation (typical) and offensive about me (im doing just fine ppl).
..tyty for a constructive answer.

Fwiw, i fully agree with what you said. Too many people on this site blame "variance". My understanding of it from my own POV is primarily as you said it: too much 'bad or marginal play'.

Tyty for your answer

sit him imo

also paul you are a very sik guy congratz dude

you have obv never experianced the brutality that comes with poker

u played him?

also u played kotik narkotiks?

yeah but i dont member much and never take notes

think narkotiks was meh really cant member at all everyone sucks tho sit them all deff wont affect your hourly imo

http://www.pokerprolabs.com/Personal...=1&w=240&h=180

ty 4 advice nat, owe you $110


played revanche.. he is pretty nitty

think pocket fives is pretty accurate even tho this weaks scores arent unpdated yet..

http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/paulgees822

edit: i think p5s doesnt give overall prof...
paulgees81 519 -$11 $210 25% -$5,777 - 76 FullTilt

paulgees81 275 $186 $306 57% $51,134 - 95 PokerStars

paulgees822 736 $47 $47 31% $34,320 - 90 Cake ..

i think i was down a good amount until the last several months finally getting betterr at them but still a work in progress....

lol welcome back Captain douchebag. fwiw, im not a "yank" as u put it.

And Nathan is 100% correct, you have no idea champion.

anytime

Just to get a better idea about the average winning player.

What's your WR/ROI% for HUSNGs? for what volume?

I've been break even over a period of 2 weeks (500 games) and although at some point during that "downswing", i felt like crying.. suck out after suck out, i fully accept full responsibility for those bad results.

I wasn't getting unlucky over 500 games.

So i stepped up my game and analysed/improved.