Gl mate,,

It's the most annoying thing in the world when you are running bad cards wise and your opponents are running good. It will seem like everyone is trying to push you out of the pots causing you to spew. This seems to happen every so often and when it happens to me I try to stay calm and keep playing solid game, if I fail and tilt my showdown winnings plummet every time so it's made me realise that the opponenets are just running better than me and spewing in spots like these is hugely -EV.

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I suppose this is one of the better reasons for being at the micros, whe they raise, they really have it, so even when you are running bad, you can minimise your losses and still win by a good margin.

I think this is where I need to go next, working on emotion and tilt control, I felt I had it nearly there but I guess until you go through a downswing you can't say its under control.

Not playing atm, going out to buy a suit for my first job interview (sick life...)
Will be playing later and i'll be focusing on getting my money in ahead, not tilting and respecting raises, not spewing to them.

GL SeDeuce.

lol Thanks .

GL dude

+1 nice job

Can you stop ****ing posting bad beats.

Post hands where your not sure what you should have done not standard situations.

Not been funny but it is his blog and he can post what he wants. If he wants to post hands with questions its better to post them in the strat forums anyway.

Keep up the good work YouFaiiil.

He has been doing well its just so tilting to see every HH as a cooler or a bad beat, if he wants helps post Hand Histories where people can give insight in to.

+1 MartL, thanks. I also see your thread as an inspiration that with hard work, dedication and patience, you can go as far as you want to in poker. Even if i'm not posting in your thread, im keeping up with it, GL .

@Viva La Crayon: I understand its tilting, but its my thread, if I want to post bad beats I will. Obviously I want more people to follow the thread so i'll take this as a constructive critiscism, but when your 9 tabling 2nl, I don't think there are a tonne of spots you can get yourself into that need to be ripped apart and analyzed.

Also when I post beats, it's for reinforcement that I am actually running bad and not just playing the hands bad.

I'll try to add more tough spots or HH's when they arise (hopefully there will be more when I move up) that I need help with, I hope I haven't put you off following the thread, thanks. GL.

Full Tilt Poker $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BTN: $1.42
SB: $0.86
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $6.35
MP: $2.06
CO: $2.16

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with J J
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.07, SB raises to $0.18, Hero raises to $2 all in, 2 folds

Not a huge hand here, but something to discuss, I shove to isolate the short stack, confident ill get a fold from the button, I thought if I call, I dont want to see a lot of action with a A/K/Q board.

Anyone else find a flat call here, or was a push over the top the best play? Anyone think a 4bet is ok or just too risky?

I like the shove, the times BTN folds more than makes up for the times he calls.

The SB calls with alot of junk we are ahead with and flipping so JJ vs his range is good.

Shoving IMO is optimal.

Good to see someone who plays higher limits with more experience agreeing with the play, I remember your thread, is it still going?

I think i've always been pretty good at squeezing and perhaps that comes more into play at higher limits idk.

Session: 3462 hands, $+4.82, BR: $73.27, session WR: 6.9/100.

Started off well, then dropped a bit, was up and down for a while but I just grinded it out and wanted to end up in a nice profit.

Completed bronze as well for today, done 4/6 so far this month, so 15/23 left to do, or 17/23 for silver.

Bonus: 40% to second increment, 100 points to go, hopefully today or tomorrow.

Rakeback: $12.91 this week not including today. I think it will be $14 for this week in total.

Just read that back and realised, $10 bonus + $14 rakeback = $99, so 1 week of break even = 5nl/shots at 5nl.

Amazing to think, 2-3 weeks ago I was a losing player .

I squeeze the same at 25NL as i did at 5/10NL tbh but i have played the same throughout just been getting gradually more aggressive and better at hand reading.

Meh i've been slacking on my thread tbh kinda sucks.

If you wanna sweat me or be sweated dude just let me know.

It's given me more confidence knowing that a good TAG game can beat 2/5/10nl which for now is my ultimate goals.

I try to keep my thread on the front page as much as possible, its great to look back and see how far you've come and the people you've met etc.

I've been meaning to get a sweat session going for some time, although I felt at 2nl it might not be worth it, but I'll still take you up on the offer, just let me know what times are good for you and what I need, thanks for the offer as well btw .

Ok so I've been doing some thinking (I know i've mentioned moving upto 5nl a lot the past few days) but i'm wondering how exactly should I do it. I understand 20 x BI is a decent roll for 2/5nl, so once I reach $100 I can move up. I looked around for some threads on moving up/down and have a general idea that I shouldn't change my play, I'll learn what I need to change by analysis.

However, I don't understand shot taking, when I move up, should I open up 2 5nl tables with 4 2nl tables and then analyze my 5nl sessions and if I feel im beating it (not on a heater) then I gradually just increase the 5nl tables and decrease the 2nl tables.

That sounds good!

I'm glad it does, I just dont want to end up losing a chunk of my roll and having to drop down for another few weeks... but of course first I need to get to $100!

People do it different ways. Personally i found it confusing doing it like that and trying to remember my bet sizings.
I say just go for it. You may find it a tad more aggressive but you have to remember its nothing personal, people are not playing back at you for the sake of it and people still arnt bluffing as much as you may think. Just try and think each decision through and take a bit of time until you get used to it and just try and make the correct plays and you wont go far wrong.

gl ur right at the door step! keep at it and ull be at nl5 for good!

I think the way I lay my tables out will help, like 5nl seperately just so i know, I just didnt want to get to $100 and pop up 4 5nl tables, having a limit up that i know i can beat will help with variance and my BR in general.

Yep, all i can do is practice good BRM, and give it my best, im not afraid of moving up just as long as im properly rolled.

I've heard a lot of people say that 2nl and 5nl arent a whole lot different, ive read some threads on moving up as well, seems the key is just to not change how you play, If anything I think I'll have to loosen up slightly, I haven't seen my stats recently but I'm sure theyll look nitty, might be hard getting paid off, but I'll see how it goes when I get there.

I can't help myself: Although I'm not playing I'm thinking about poker in general and of course moving up, maths wise and emotions, its exciting because ive never been a winning player before and ive never moved up before either.

So the maths: Rakeback gets payed in on friday: $13 so far, = roll to $86, 100 points to next $10 from bonus, roll = $96, From now until friday, i need to win 2 BI's and gain 100 points. I'm hoping ill clear the bonus tomorrow, although im out wednesday afternoon, and i have my job interview friday .

Other than that, its getting cold in the evenings in the U.K. not much to do going out so I'll be grinding during the days and evening whilst attending my job searching course (lol) and waiting for a response for the job.

gogo! Im also still playing 2NL and always facing guys who suck out on me but i shall prevail into th land of 5nl!

Its the only way, just put in the volume/studying and youll get there, I ran bad for abouts 15-20k hands before this thread, although a lot was tilt and spew.

GL!

update on graphs?

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