An NJ Grinder's Journey as a Pro
11-22-2016
, 01:04 AM
That all being said, I got really motivated when I saw the NYC marathon on TV. Knowing the geography of the city a lot better than I did a few years ago it was so cool to see them hit each of the 5 boroughs in the race. So I ran 2 miles that day and logged all the mileage I've done since then.
Distance in miles each day:
11/6--2
11/7--2
11/8--3
11/9--0
11/10--2.3
11/11--0
11/12--4
11/13--0
11/14--3
11/15--0
11/16--4
On the 17th I picked my grandparents up from the airport and really messed up my sleep schedule the night before, which messed it up through Friday and I slept most of that day. Saturday my dad had a Hall of Fame induction ceremony for all of the work he's done at his high school, CBA in Lincroft, NJ. It was really cool to see him get recognized given how much of himself he gives to that job and never asks for anything in return. But I didn't run that day, went to a small party in Holmdel after, drove back to Fair Lawn Sunday, drove back to Hamilton today to bring my grandparents back to the airport, back to my house in Hamilton to hang out with my brother and his gf (I made a pitstop at Parx between the Philly airport and Hamilton and played for like 90 mins and decided to visit home for a little while) before finally driving back to Fair Lawn at 7:30. Add in the fact that it went from 65 degrees on Saturday to 35 degrees on Sunday overnight and my motivation is very low. But the hope is that I can dig deep and actually find it again!
From a poker perspective, I feel like this is the first time in recent memory that I don't have some obligation on my calendar in the near future that is going to prevent me from playing anything and everything I want to. Which means I'm going to try to get some real sessions in this week, I decided to take advantage of a free 3 nights stay Harrah's offered me so I'm going there Dec 5-8 to play a bunch of live cash and hopefully continue to get comps there so that I can stay for free near Borgata for their series, and then it will be off to Parx for the $330 followed by the $550 the next week.
Tonight I decided to put in a very small session (probably too small to even be called a session tbh). Busted the WSOP 30r on a semi-bluff where I thought villain had TT-QQ and I might get a fold on a K9xx board where I had bottom pair and a flush draw. He called with QQ and I missed; can't feel bad about the spot though. The only other 2 tourney I played I'm still in. Stars is running a promo this week in which a few of the daily tourneys will be half price but with the same guarantee. I'm still in the $50 $10K which got a whopping 413 entrants. Currently 23/30 with 14BBs and $3500 up top. I'm also 3/17 in the $50 $4K 2nd chance which got 185 entries for $1800 up top. These tourneys often get very close to overlaying when they are $100 buy ins, buy Stars halves the buy ins and the prize pools grow to $19K and $8K respectively. It's nice when sites try new things that make sense and they work. Gonna try to close these out and then get some sleep.
Edit: Snap lost a flip to bust the bigger one in 29th right after submitting here
. Still playing well, eventually gonna win something. Maybe it'll be the 2nd chance! Just opened KhJd, only stack who covered peeled in BB (good reg, tricky player), I c-bet 9K into 27K on QQ6hh, he c/r's to 26.7K, I call, turn 5x and he c/f's to my 38.5K into 80K pot. It's hands like these that make me feel like my game is going to move to the next level; I've stopped playing ABC all the time, I've stopped avoiding the bigger stacks just because the FT is close, I've thought through every spot and fully trusted my reads. I've also not gotten gunshy just because a recent play didn't work. Now I just want to win something for some confirmation of all this! To be continued...
Last edited by Redsoxnets5; 11-22-2016 at 01:09 AM.
11-23-2016
, 02:40 AM
11-23-2016
, 12:35 PM
11-27-2016
, 02:20 PM
Sorta Kinda Accidentally Purchasing an Elite Run It Once Yearly Subscription
So a couple of days ago I saw that RunItOnce was having a cyber sale on an annual Elite membership. 20% off bringing the $100/month price down to $80/month. I clicked the "purchase now" button, and it said "Are you sure you want to purchase this yearlong subscription?" I probably should've realized what I was doing at this point but I clicked yes, with most of my brain thinking it would direct me to a page with the receipt of what I would be buying where I could either confirm or reject the purchase. After all, I hadn't input my billing details yet.
Whoops! "$956 will be deducted from your account." Oh yeah, I had a recurring monthly essential membership (that I never really used) so they already had my billing info. I took it as a sign to just go with it. Maybe a small part of my brain knew that was going to happen but also knew it's something I should have already been doing so it went through with it anyway. So that deduction from my bank account would leave me with $800 in my checking account, exactly the amount I need to pay rent at the end of the month! Looks like the poker bankroll was going to be taking a hit to supply my real life bankroll some much needed funds for the next month, so it was time to get to work.
The first Elite video I saw that popped out at me was James Obst going over the 2 big hands that were aired on ESPN. Both occurred very deep in his impressive main event run. In the first hand, he goes 4 ways to the flop with 77 from the SB and it comes QsJc7c. Original raiser bets 625K into 2M, Ruane, raises to 2M, Obst 3b's to 5.3M, Ruane tank/calls, turn is Tc, Obst c/c's a 3.75M bet from Ruane, river is Td, Obst now leads 4.7M into 20M and then folds to a 13.5M shove. Ruane had 9c8c for a turned straight flush.
I watched Obst talk about this hand for about a half hour and decided that the fact that we had yet to get to Obst raising the flop meant that the video was just too painfully slow for me. However, I really liked how Obst discussed things. He seems more down to earth and personable than a lot of the RIO instructors and I wanted to see some more of his content. He had a video on general points about MTTs that was only about a half hour long so I watched that. Some of the stuff he said really stuck in my head. Stuff like "humans are emotional and it's built into our frameworks to be that way. The more stressful a situation, the less rationally people often behave, it's just human nature. Being at a final table will lead to stress levels being the highest; therefore it's most important to try to consciously ensure you're acting rationally. The money is the highest and you're most likely to be acting irrationally due to the stress level." I obviously paraphrased all of that but I liked the idea.
He also suggested that MTT players often fall into one or more of five categories: --adrenaline junkies; --unhappy people; --attention seekers; --dreamers; --intimidated people who feel they have to. This whole section cracked me up because not only is he an MTT player which essentially means he's categorizing himself like this, but also because I think I fall under quite a few of those categories (particularly points 1, 3, and 4, and maybe even a little bit of 2). I love roller coasters and want to go sky diving and absolutely love the rush of being at a final table playing for all the money. I love when I see my name in an online forum or get included in a newspaper article. And the whole reason I got really addicted to the game in college was that idea that I could just win a ton of money and then live off it and travel the world and all that good stuff. He suggested that unhappy people play because they are looking for something big to happen to their lives so that they will in turn be happy. I don't think I've ever tried to derive all of my happiness from the game and the idea of winning but I'm sure a little bit of that is true at least. And what I got from the last one is that people who feel like they can't win at cash or have no other means of making money just turn to MTTs to try to fix it all. I suppose I'm a bit like that too but the more I study deep stacked poker the more likely I think it is that I'll eventually hop into playing more cash.
The Payoff!
I won the WSOP 10K last night for $2860! I'd be lying if I said watching a couple Run It Once videos was the reason for my success but I feel like stuff like this has happened in the past. I do something that requires serious effort or commitment that should help my long term results and then I see immediate short term results lol. I also ran very good (you sort of have to to win an MTT), even in some very unusual ways. I won ATs>JJ for the side AND AQo for the main with 2 tables left to really get me going. I 3b jammed AJs on the final table and got a SNAP fold from the opener. Like, instantaneously. He claimed he did not click the fold button and he had JJ. If that really happened then that's like voodoo magic helping me win that tournament.
To be fair though, Obst's voice was echoing around in my head in quite a few spots at that final table. For the sake of this post I've brought up Hold Em Manger to see exactly how the final table played out. I had the chip lead entering the FT and got very lucky to have arguably the 2 best players at the FT, who were in 2nd and 3rd, on my immediate left. Tee Dubs came up to watch a bit of it and I began explaining to him how I could lean on the 4 guys on my left, who all had between 120K and 150K while I had about 500K, due to the fact that they needed to be very tight due to ICM implications. AKA outlasting each other makes them money. One of those shorties busts in 7th and I pick up TT the very next hand. "This is a really good spot for me," I explain to Tee Dubs. "I've been opening a ton of hands and now there are only 3 shorties that have to worry about each other. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them shoved a bit wider than they would have had the other guy not just busted." SB shoves 13BBs and has QQ
. So I drop into a virtual 3 way tie for 1st with 6 left. I lose a pot with AJ to dip a bit and then call off a shorties shove with A9hh and am up against 44. Flop comes T86hh and I brick. I look at Tee Dubs and feel a bit sad. "It's just sorta been like this all month Tom--I run very good up to the final table of a lot of tournaments and then just get my ass handed to me every time I'm there." I then show him payouts and explain how going from 18th to 9th is worth about 5% what going from 9th to 1st is.
After I end my little pity party though I look at him and say, "As much as this sucks, I've got 11BBs and I'm going to play them perfectly. I'm frustrated and it looks like this MTT is going to end like the others but I'm still going to play this stack better than most NJ players would." A few hands later a big stack opens HJ, I take about 10 seconds from the CO then shove, and the pot is pushed to me. Instantly. Opener claims he had JJ and did not click fold. WSOP (888) has been known to be glitchy but I've never seen that one happen before. However, if button, SB, and BB all had checked auto fold, maybe that's where the glitch occurred? Since 3 people had their hands snap mucked, did the software mess up and assume the 4th was folding also? I don't know, but if he really had JJ and really did not accidentally click the fold button, that is some crazy ****. I look at Tee Dubs and tell him that if this is happening the way the guy said it did, then that's some unheard of luck that might be a sign I'm going to win this one.
I get a shove through and then win JJ>99 a few hands later to re-assume the chip lead. It just goes to show how silly it is to get upset about a tournament not going your way if you still have chips. Things can turn so quickly (which also makes the opposite true; being excited about having a lead is also a bit ridiculous). I think I did a good job in this one in keeping my head on straight. I verbalized my frustration to Tom but didn't let it last more than a few seconds. I thought of Obst talking about the stress and emotion and thinking rationally and made sure that, despite being at a final table that I felt I needed to win, both for my bankroll and my confidence, I was going to play optimally, even if that meant stacking off in an uncomfortable spot or whatever. In a flash, AA AJ and AK all got in preflop with one of the reg's AK flopping and rivered a king for the double KO to get us down to 4. We played 23 hands 4 handed before losing a player and it was down to me and the other 2 regs on my right. I was able to chip up to 950K of the 1.9M in play during that stretch.
3 handed was insane. We played 90 hands in 32 minutes. With WSOP payouts being ridiculously top heavy (after $100 jumps every spot at the FT and a $200 jump from 4th to 3rd, there would be a $900 jump from 3rd to 2nd and an additional $1200 jump for 2nd to 1st. Meaning the winner would be getting over 3 times as much as 3rd). One of the regs seemed to really be playing back at me despite the fact that I was hoping the other 2 players would tighten up since they both had about 25% of the chip in play while I had half. I was forced to fold quite a few times and chipped down to about 700K when the reg playing back at me a ton opened button to 48K at 24Kbb. I 3b the BB to 145K (he's very sticky and does not like r/f'ing) with AcJd. He snap calls and flop comes A32dd. I elect to check and he checks back. Turn is a 3 and I tell Tee Dubs I feel incredibly confident I am going to get 2 streets. I bet 123K into 310K and he snap calls. River is a king and I tell Tom that life isn't fair. I shove 350K into 555K and he calls and chops with A6.
I manage to chip back up over 1M and attempt to keep the pressure on but the one reg just isn't having it. It feels like he has thrown ICM to the wind and is focused solely on 1st place, which stops me from being able to take advantage of a really juicy spot. That being said, I've already gotten him to peel a big 3b with A6 (pretty clear shove or fold spot imo, he flopped one of the best flops he could hope for and would've gone broke quite often) and I feel like it's just a matter of time before he makes another mistake. Eventually I cooler him with 88 to his A8 bvb for 14bbs each but he flips the switch and flops an ace to double, leaving both of us around 700K and the 3rd stack at 450K. I chip back up over 1M again. The shorty gets A2 in vs the other reg's A8. I've folded 52 and get ready to go heads up but a 2 hits the flop anyway and on we go. I shove 12.5BBs with A2 from SB and BB finds A9 and doubles again. I'm now the shortest stack with 570K while the chip leader has 750K at 30Kbb.
I 3b shove 18bbs from BB w Ac9d vs the reg's open otb and he calls with AJdd. Board runs AQJsssQd3d and we chop. It was the exact sort of break I needed deep in an MTT that I just hadn't been getting all month. It was a pretty standard cooler but catching up from behind just feels so good in these spots, like I'm not completely snake-bitten. I once again chipped back up to 950K before SB ran K9o into BB's KK to get us heads up with very even stacks. I only lost 2 of the 12 hands heads up, and both of them were me folding button. Eventually I shoved his 600K in otb at 40K bb with JTo, he called with A7s and I flopped a jack for the win. What a massive relief it was to finally get that November monkey off my back. Time to gear up for a big Sunday.
So a couple of days ago I saw that RunItOnce was having a cyber sale on an annual Elite membership. 20% off bringing the $100/month price down to $80/month. I clicked the "purchase now" button, and it said "Are you sure you want to purchase this yearlong subscription?" I probably should've realized what I was doing at this point but I clicked yes, with most of my brain thinking it would direct me to a page with the receipt of what I would be buying where I could either confirm or reject the purchase. After all, I hadn't input my billing details yet.
Whoops! "$956 will be deducted from your account." Oh yeah, I had a recurring monthly essential membership (that I never really used) so they already had my billing info. I took it as a sign to just go with it. Maybe a small part of my brain knew that was going to happen but also knew it's something I should have already been doing so it went through with it anyway. So that deduction from my bank account would leave me with $800 in my checking account, exactly the amount I need to pay rent at the end of the month! Looks like the poker bankroll was going to be taking a hit to supply my real life bankroll some much needed funds for the next month, so it was time to get to work.
The first Elite video I saw that popped out at me was James Obst going over the 2 big hands that were aired on ESPN. Both occurred very deep in his impressive main event run. In the first hand, he goes 4 ways to the flop with 77 from the SB and it comes QsJc7c. Original raiser bets 625K into 2M, Ruane, raises to 2M, Obst 3b's to 5.3M, Ruane tank/calls, turn is Tc, Obst c/c's a 3.75M bet from Ruane, river is Td, Obst now leads 4.7M into 20M and then folds to a 13.5M shove. Ruane had 9c8c for a turned straight flush.
I watched Obst talk about this hand for about a half hour and decided that the fact that we had yet to get to Obst raising the flop meant that the video was just too painfully slow for me. However, I really liked how Obst discussed things. He seems more down to earth and personable than a lot of the RIO instructors and I wanted to see some more of his content. He had a video on general points about MTTs that was only about a half hour long so I watched that. Some of the stuff he said really stuck in my head. Stuff like "humans are emotional and it's built into our frameworks to be that way. The more stressful a situation, the less rationally people often behave, it's just human nature. Being at a final table will lead to stress levels being the highest; therefore it's most important to try to consciously ensure you're acting rationally. The money is the highest and you're most likely to be acting irrationally due to the stress level." I obviously paraphrased all of that but I liked the idea.
He also suggested that MTT players often fall into one or more of five categories: --adrenaline junkies; --unhappy people; --attention seekers; --dreamers; --intimidated people who feel they have to. This whole section cracked me up because not only is he an MTT player which essentially means he's categorizing himself like this, but also because I think I fall under quite a few of those categories (particularly points 1, 3, and 4, and maybe even a little bit of 2). I love roller coasters and want to go sky diving and absolutely love the rush of being at a final table playing for all the money. I love when I see my name in an online forum or get included in a newspaper article. And the whole reason I got really addicted to the game in college was that idea that I could just win a ton of money and then live off it and travel the world and all that good stuff. He suggested that unhappy people play because they are looking for something big to happen to their lives so that they will in turn be happy. I don't think I've ever tried to derive all of my happiness from the game and the idea of winning but I'm sure a little bit of that is true at least. And what I got from the last one is that people who feel like they can't win at cash or have no other means of making money just turn to MTTs to try to fix it all. I suppose I'm a bit like that too but the more I study deep stacked poker the more likely I think it is that I'll eventually hop into playing more cash.
The Payoff!
I won the WSOP 10K last night for $2860! I'd be lying if I said watching a couple Run It Once videos was the reason for my success but I feel like stuff like this has happened in the past. I do something that requires serious effort or commitment that should help my long term results and then I see immediate short term results lol. I also ran very good (you sort of have to to win an MTT), even in some very unusual ways. I won ATs>JJ for the side AND AQo for the main with 2 tables left to really get me going. I 3b jammed AJs on the final table and got a SNAP fold from the opener. Like, instantaneously. He claimed he did not click the fold button and he had JJ. If that really happened then that's like voodoo magic helping me win that tournament.
To be fair though, Obst's voice was echoing around in my head in quite a few spots at that final table. For the sake of this post I've brought up Hold Em Manger to see exactly how the final table played out. I had the chip lead entering the FT and got very lucky to have arguably the 2 best players at the FT, who were in 2nd and 3rd, on my immediate left. Tee Dubs came up to watch a bit of it and I began explaining to him how I could lean on the 4 guys on my left, who all had between 120K and 150K while I had about 500K, due to the fact that they needed to be very tight due to ICM implications. AKA outlasting each other makes them money. One of those shorties busts in 7th and I pick up TT the very next hand. "This is a really good spot for me," I explain to Tee Dubs. "I've been opening a ton of hands and now there are only 3 shorties that have to worry about each other. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them shoved a bit wider than they would have had the other guy not just busted." SB shoves 13BBs and has QQ
. So I drop into a virtual 3 way tie for 1st with 6 left. I lose a pot with AJ to dip a bit and then call off a shorties shove with A9hh and am up against 44. Flop comes T86hh and I brick. I look at Tee Dubs and feel a bit sad. "It's just sorta been like this all month Tom--I run very good up to the final table of a lot of tournaments and then just get my ass handed to me every time I'm there." I then show him payouts and explain how going from 18th to 9th is worth about 5% what going from 9th to 1st is. After I end my little pity party though I look at him and say, "As much as this sucks, I've got 11BBs and I'm going to play them perfectly. I'm frustrated and it looks like this MTT is going to end like the others but I'm still going to play this stack better than most NJ players would." A few hands later a big stack opens HJ, I take about 10 seconds from the CO then shove, and the pot is pushed to me. Instantly. Opener claims he had JJ and did not click fold. WSOP (888) has been known to be glitchy but I've never seen that one happen before. However, if button, SB, and BB all had checked auto fold, maybe that's where the glitch occurred? Since 3 people had their hands snap mucked, did the software mess up and assume the 4th was folding also? I don't know, but if he really had JJ and really did not accidentally click the fold button, that is some crazy ****. I look at Tee Dubs and tell him that if this is happening the way the guy said it did, then that's some unheard of luck that might be a sign I'm going to win this one.
I get a shove through and then win JJ>99 a few hands later to re-assume the chip lead. It just goes to show how silly it is to get upset about a tournament not going your way if you still have chips. Things can turn so quickly (which also makes the opposite true; being excited about having a lead is also a bit ridiculous). I think I did a good job in this one in keeping my head on straight. I verbalized my frustration to Tom but didn't let it last more than a few seconds. I thought of Obst talking about the stress and emotion and thinking rationally and made sure that, despite being at a final table that I felt I needed to win, both for my bankroll and my confidence, I was going to play optimally, even if that meant stacking off in an uncomfortable spot or whatever. In a flash, AA AJ and AK all got in preflop with one of the reg's AK flopping and rivered a king for the double KO to get us down to 4. We played 23 hands 4 handed before losing a player and it was down to me and the other 2 regs on my right. I was able to chip up to 950K of the 1.9M in play during that stretch.
3 handed was insane. We played 90 hands in 32 minutes. With WSOP payouts being ridiculously top heavy (after $100 jumps every spot at the FT and a $200 jump from 4th to 3rd, there would be a $900 jump from 3rd to 2nd and an additional $1200 jump for 2nd to 1st. Meaning the winner would be getting over 3 times as much as 3rd). One of the regs seemed to really be playing back at me despite the fact that I was hoping the other 2 players would tighten up since they both had about 25% of the chip in play while I had half. I was forced to fold quite a few times and chipped down to about 700K when the reg playing back at me a ton opened button to 48K at 24Kbb. I 3b the BB to 145K (he's very sticky and does not like r/f'ing) with AcJd. He snap calls and flop comes A32dd. I elect to check and he checks back. Turn is a 3 and I tell Tee Dubs I feel incredibly confident I am going to get 2 streets. I bet 123K into 310K and he snap calls. River is a king and I tell Tom that life isn't fair. I shove 350K into 555K and he calls and chops with A6.
I manage to chip back up over 1M and attempt to keep the pressure on but the one reg just isn't having it. It feels like he has thrown ICM to the wind and is focused solely on 1st place, which stops me from being able to take advantage of a really juicy spot. That being said, I've already gotten him to peel a big 3b with A6 (pretty clear shove or fold spot imo, he flopped one of the best flops he could hope for and would've gone broke quite often) and I feel like it's just a matter of time before he makes another mistake. Eventually I cooler him with 88 to his A8 bvb for 14bbs each but he flips the switch and flops an ace to double, leaving both of us around 700K and the 3rd stack at 450K. I chip back up over 1M again. The shorty gets A2 in vs the other reg's A8. I've folded 52 and get ready to go heads up but a 2 hits the flop anyway and on we go. I shove 12.5BBs with A2 from SB and BB finds A9 and doubles again. I'm now the shortest stack with 570K while the chip leader has 750K at 30Kbb.
I 3b shove 18bbs from BB w Ac9d vs the reg's open otb and he calls with AJdd. Board runs AQJsssQd3d and we chop. It was the exact sort of break I needed deep in an MTT that I just hadn't been getting all month. It was a pretty standard cooler but catching up from behind just feels so good in these spots, like I'm not completely snake-bitten. I once again chipped back up to 950K before SB ran K9o into BB's KK to get us heads up with very even stacks. I only lost 2 of the 12 hands heads up, and both of them were me folding button. Eventually I shoved his 600K in otb at 40K bb with JTo, he called with A7s and I flopped a jack for the win. What a massive relief it was to finally get that November monkey off my back. Time to gear up for a big Sunday.
11-29-2016
, 06:46 PM
11-29-2016
, 07:09 PM
12-02-2016
, 01:31 AM
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, 01:52 AM
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, 05:09 AM
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, 05:52 PM
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, 06:21 PM
12-04-2016
, 01:57 AM
A Successful Session
Focused on volume today and found I wasn't getting frustrated when things weren't going my way; it just meant I'd be able to re-enter or put another game up on the screen in order to up the buy ins on the day. I normally get stressed the higher above $1000 the buy ins on the day go, but today I just felt like I was working toward a goal.
I started to get overwhelmed at one point, similar to how I got last Sunday, but was able to take a few deep breaths and calm down. On break I went downstairs and made myself a sandwich, and it was amazing how just getting some food in my stomach made me feel so much better.
From a results standpoint, the end of the day was a huge letdown. I ran really good in the $100 2nd chance all the way up to 4 handed and the stacks were something like 200K for 1st, 125K for 2nd, 100K for 3rd, and me at 50K with blinds at 2K/4K. I doubled with the worst hand vs the chip leader (A5s>A9o maybe?) and then we battled for a while with all 3 shorter stacks trying to outlast each other. Eventually I fall a little behind and 3b shove 85K or so in the SB at 5Kbb vs chip leader button's open. My QTo beats his A9o and all of a sudden we're virtually tied. He opens CO next hand, I 3b KK, he shoves AKo and flops an ace to knock me out. With $500 to 4th and $1600 to 1st and that pot representing over 60% of the chips in play, it was a bit of a bummer. I still had a bunch of potential left though with the $50 turbo final table going where I was 7/7 and ITM with $750 up top and the big one, the $100 WSOP MTT that started all the way back at 5PM where I was in the middle of the pack with 7 left and $2900 up top.
The final table of the $100 was very weak and I think I made the mistake of waiting a bit too long to try to capitalize on it, folding in some spots where I think bluffs would have worked because I justified that I was running the table over hard enough pre to justify simply waiting for better spots. Eventually we are 5 handed and the button 3x's off of a 14bb stack. He's running 29/9 over a decent sample and I swear to God I almost folded ATo in the SB. He'd also only opened button 1 of 9 times but I decided I just had to stick it in, he HAS to be stealing here SOME amount of the time. While that might have been true, it wasn't this time as he called with QQ and knocked me to 11BBs. I folded for a few orbits after finding no spots before eventually shoving KJ for 7BBs over a CO open of a reg who opens 33% of COs. He had me dominated with AJ and I was out in 5th for $800
Luckily I somehow spun the $50 turbo up and won it for that $750 so the day will be a winning one. I'm currently 5/5 in a little $15 PKO turbo so as soon as that's done I'll write down results on the day, but the main thing to focus on is the $1494 in buy ins. That is what my goal needs to be each day; to actually do what my job would entail I should be doing! (Just got 88 in vs 77 in the turbo and got the A7586 runout
) Too often I use the cop out that "I don't feel good" or "I'm not playing my best so it'd be irresponsible to continue." As Tee Dubs said that night we talked about something like this, that excuse is bull****, and it wouldn't fly at any normal job. You do your job whether you want to or not and that's it. I shouldn't need some boss to oversee what I'm doing it for me to get my ass in gear and actually do it.
I'm hoping to start tomorrow off with a run (along with going to the bank to deposit December's rent--we'll have officially paid off the entire year when that goes through!). I think I might watch a RIO video either before or after the 1PM football games and then start my session after that. Regardless of results, the goal is to play volume and to not get upset over ANYTHING that happens. I haven't had a good Sunday session in way too long and after a really hot start to December it would be great to keep that momentum going on the biggest day of the week.
Saturday's Results
14 MTTs, 7 re-entries for 21 MTTs total, $1493.90 in buy ins, $2197.77 in returns for a profit of $703.87. The profit/loss is probably unimportant and I shouldn't even list it here but at any rate, the focus is on $1500 in buy ins and 20 MTTs. That's a solid day no matter how it turns out.
P.S. Busted 5th in the turbo PKO anyway, AA<99 for a lot. Getting all the runbad out for the MTTs that matter tomorrow
Focused on volume today and found I wasn't getting frustrated when things weren't going my way; it just meant I'd be able to re-enter or put another game up on the screen in order to up the buy ins on the day. I normally get stressed the higher above $1000 the buy ins on the day go, but today I just felt like I was working toward a goal.
I started to get overwhelmed at one point, similar to how I got last Sunday, but was able to take a few deep breaths and calm down. On break I went downstairs and made myself a sandwich, and it was amazing how just getting some food in my stomach made me feel so much better.
From a results standpoint, the end of the day was a huge letdown. I ran really good in the $100 2nd chance all the way up to 4 handed and the stacks were something like 200K for 1st, 125K for 2nd, 100K for 3rd, and me at 50K with blinds at 2K/4K. I doubled with the worst hand vs the chip leader (A5s>A9o maybe?) and then we battled for a while with all 3 shorter stacks trying to outlast each other. Eventually I fall a little behind and 3b shove 85K or so in the SB at 5Kbb vs chip leader button's open. My QTo beats his A9o and all of a sudden we're virtually tied. He opens CO next hand, I 3b KK, he shoves AKo and flops an ace to knock me out. With $500 to 4th and $1600 to 1st and that pot representing over 60% of the chips in play, it was a bit of a bummer. I still had a bunch of potential left though with the $50 turbo final table going where I was 7/7 and ITM with $750 up top and the big one, the $100 WSOP MTT that started all the way back at 5PM where I was in the middle of the pack with 7 left and $2900 up top.
The final table of the $100 was very weak and I think I made the mistake of waiting a bit too long to try to capitalize on it, folding in some spots where I think bluffs would have worked because I justified that I was running the table over hard enough pre to justify simply waiting for better spots. Eventually we are 5 handed and the button 3x's off of a 14bb stack. He's running 29/9 over a decent sample and I swear to God I almost folded ATo in the SB. He'd also only opened button 1 of 9 times but I decided I just had to stick it in, he HAS to be stealing here SOME amount of the time. While that might have been true, it wasn't this time as he called with QQ and knocked me to 11BBs. I folded for a few orbits after finding no spots before eventually shoving KJ for 7BBs over a CO open of a reg who opens 33% of COs. He had me dominated with AJ and I was out in 5th for $800
Luckily I somehow spun the $50 turbo up and won it for that $750 so the day will be a winning one. I'm currently 5/5 in a little $15 PKO turbo so as soon as that's done I'll write down results on the day, but the main thing to focus on is the $1494 in buy ins. That is what my goal needs to be each day; to actually do what my job would entail I should be doing! (Just got 88 in vs 77 in the turbo and got the A7586 runout
) Too often I use the cop out that "I don't feel good" or "I'm not playing my best so it'd be irresponsible to continue." As Tee Dubs said that night we talked about something like this, that excuse is bull****, and it wouldn't fly at any normal job. You do your job whether you want to or not and that's it. I shouldn't need some boss to oversee what I'm doing it for me to get my ass in gear and actually do it.I'm hoping to start tomorrow off with a run (along with going to the bank to deposit December's rent--we'll have officially paid off the entire year when that goes through!). I think I might watch a RIO video either before or after the 1PM football games and then start my session after that. Regardless of results, the goal is to play volume and to not get upset over ANYTHING that happens. I haven't had a good Sunday session in way too long and after a really hot start to December it would be great to keep that momentum going on the biggest day of the week.
Saturday's Results
14 MTTs, 7 re-entries for 21 MTTs total, $1493.90 in buy ins, $2197.77 in returns for a profit of $703.87. The profit/loss is probably unimportant and I shouldn't even list it here but at any rate, the focus is on $1500 in buy ins and 20 MTTs. That's a solid day no matter how it turns out.
P.S. Busted 5th in the turbo PKO anyway, AA<99 for a lot. Getting all the runbad out for the MTTs that matter tomorrow
12-04-2016
, 02:48 AM
Saturday's Marked Hands
Hand 1
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:27:53 ET 2016
Table 995278061 3 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 12306 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 3, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 38
Seat 2: Player2 ( 8238 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.0, Hands: 1546
Seat 3: Player3 ( 10183 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 14, 3B: 6, AF: 2.6, Hands: 2571
Seat 4: Player4 ( 10833 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 12, 3B: 4, AF: 2.0, Hands: 2252
Seat 5: Player5 ( 10120 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 15, 3B: 7, AF: 2.6, Hands: 2078
Seat 6: Hero ( 9945 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 10260 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 4, 3B: 3, AF: 1.0, Hands: 256
Seat 9: Player9 ( 11415 ) - VPIP: 48, PFR: 21, 3B: 5, AF: 2.0, Hands: 408
Player3 posts small blind [40].
Player4 posts big blind [80].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Th Ts ]
Player5 folds
Hero raises [240]
Player7 folds
Player9 calls [240]
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 raises [760]
Player4 folds
Hero calls [560]
Player9 calls [560]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, Tc, 8h ]
Player3 checks
Hero bets [1234]
Player9 calls [1234]
Player3 calls [1234]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
Player3 checks
Hero checks
Player9 bets [3120]
Player3 calls [3120]
Hero ???
SB is a solid reg, HJ is a spaz running 48/21 over 400 hands. I often am just oi and stick the money in here with a set and a straight flush draw (this hand is not as strong as I'm making it sound
) but I'm just not sure what SB can ever really c/c flop and c/c turn with that I beat? It seemed like a strange spot.
Hand 2
I called him wit jack high
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:34:17 ET 2016
Table 995278057 2 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 16027 ) - VPIP: 49, PFR: 10, 3B: 19, AF: 3.1, Hands: 59
Seat 2: Player2 ( 1070 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 36
Seat 4: Player4 ( 3659 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.3, Hands: 1286
Seat 5: Hero ( 14894 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 6: Player6 ( 13956 ) - VPIP: 4, PFR: 3, 3B: 2, AF: 1.0, Hands: 251
Seat 7: Player7 ( 18400 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 48
Seat 8: Player8 ( 14406 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 8, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 48
40 chip ante
Hero posts small blind [150].
Player6 posts big blind [300].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 2s Js ]
Player7 folds
Player8 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player4 folds
Hero calls [150]
Player6 checks
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, Ac, Qc ]
Hero checks
Player6 checks
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
Hero bets [440]
Player6 calls [440]
** Dealing River ** [ Qh ]
Hero checks
Player6 bets [850]
Hero calls [850]
Player6 shows [5c, 6h ]
Hero shows [2s, Js ]
Hero wins 3460 from main pot
Hand 3
Honestly feel like I played this hand terribly but not sure what I should do differently. The obvious answer is to just c-bet the flop but I feel like villain, who is a solid reg that I have tons of history with including playing a bunch vs him in live cash games in college, can just make my life hell being in position and I didn't want to bloat pot just to fold later. Feels like a train wreck and I can be so easily exploitable if I take this line at any decent frequency but I was clueless on this one.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:46:26 ET 2016
Table 907785 table 5 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 92951 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 11, 3B: 4, AF: 2.3, Hands: 353
Seat 3: Player3 ( 137231 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 15, 3B: 7, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1556
Seat 4: Player4 ( 48690 ) - VPIP: 22, PFR: 8, 3B: 3, AF: 1.7, Hands: 272
Seat 5: Player5 ( 30254 ) - VPIP: 32, PFR: 14, 3B: 5, AF: 2.7, Hands: 378
Seat 6: Player6 ( 92227 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 12, 3B: 6, AF: 2.5, Hands: 1207
Seat 7: Player7 ( 34060 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 12, 3B: 4, AF: 1.5, Hands: 5137
Seat 9: Hero ( 104824 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 10: Player10 ( 28937 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.8, Hands: 4903
300 chip ante
Player6 posts small blind [1500].
Player7 posts big blind [3000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Tc Ac ]
Hero raises [6000]
Player10 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 calls [6000]
Player4 folds
Player5 folds
Player6 folds
Player7 calls [3000]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, 3s, As ]
Player7 checks
Hero checks
Player3 bets [9900]
Player7 folds
Hero calls [9900]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
Hero checks
Player3 bets [27000]
Hero folds
Player3 wins 41700 from main pot
Player3 wins 27000
Hand 4
This hand was a bittttttt of an exploit lol. I had 7 hands against villain in database where he checked flop and faced a c-bet, and in 3 of them he c/r'ed, so I thought peeling a hand that had some decent turns when Tx is really his only value hand was reasonable here. When I turn a spade I just have to shove turn despite it basically being a minraise, and to be honest I felt relatively confident the fold was coming.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 10:27:04 ET 2016
Table 911600 table 10 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 12894 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 6, 3B: 3, AF: 2.3, Hands: 62
Seat 2: Player2 ( 37767 ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 8, 3B: 6, AF: 5.6, Hands: 285
Seat 3: Player3 ( 70694 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 3.1, Hands: 5249
Seat 4: Player4 ( 28717 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 11, 3B: 5, AF: 1.8, Hands: 2130
Seat 5: Hero ( 33327 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 6: Player6 ( 49701 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.8, Hands: 4903
Seat 9: Player9 ( 39062 ) - VPIP: 14, PFR: 10, 3B: 3, AF: 2.1, Hands: 1888
Seat 10: Player10 ( 61276 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 6, 3B: 3, AF: 2.3, Hands: 62
200 chip ante
Player6 posts small blind [800].
Player9 posts big blind [1600].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As 8c ]
Player10 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 folds
Player4 folds
Hero raises [3200]
Player6 folds
Player9 calls [1600]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, Th, Ts ]
Player9 checks
Hero bets [3456]
Player9 raises [8999]
Hero calls [5543]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
Player9 bets [9600]
Hero raises [20928]
Player9 folds
Hero wins 45998 from main pot
Hero wins 11328
Hand 5
Didn't think this guy was going to 3b the BB then triple barrel with a hand worse than a pair 10s so I elected to call turn rather than just sticking the money in. I think there were 12 left with 8 paying in the $100 MTT
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:03:54 ET 2016
Table 995278064 5 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 44851 ) - VPIP: 39, PFR: 26, 3B: 8, AF: 1.6, Hands: 404
Seat 5: Player5 ( 30829 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 17, 3B: 9, AF: 2.9, Hands: 5181
Seat 6: Hero ( 69655 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 40560 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 22, 3B: 12, AF: 3.0, Hands: 532
Seat 8: Player8 ( 80090 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.9, Hands: 514
Seat 9: Player9 ( 34585 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 9, 3B: 4, AF: 0.0, Hands: 184
175 chip ante
Player9 posts small blind [700].
Player2 posts big blind [1400].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Js Ts ]
Player5 folds
Hero raises [2800]
Player7 folds
Player8 folds
Player9 folds
Player2 raises [6499]
Hero calls [5099]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 5s, Th ]
Player2 bets [4567]
Hero calls [4567]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
Player2 bets [8765]
Hero calls [8765]
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
Player2 bets [23445]
Hero folds
Player2 wins 23445
Player2 wins 44212 from main pot
Hand 6
Maybe an orbit later vs same villain as above. Another strange spot that had a very similar feel to the last hand. Side note: This is the same tourney I discussed above that I finished 4th where I was a 70/30 away from almost locking up the win. I think if I play these 2 hands differently I could easily have busted before the money and not had a chance to win. Looking back, I think being disciplined in spots like these can be the difference between good sessions and great sessions, which add up massively over time. That being said, I could have simply been wrong in these spots too and cost myself money. So who can really say
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:08:05 ET 2016
Table 995278064 5 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 70882 ) - VPIP: 39, PFR: 26, 3B: 8, AF: 1.6, Hands: 404
Seat 5: Player5 ( 28529 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 17, 3B: 9, AF: 2.9, Hands: 5181
Seat 6: Hero ( 43674 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 45010 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 22, 3B: 12, AF: 3.0, Hands: 532
Seat 8: Player8 ( 79340 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.9, Hands: 514
Seat 9: Player9 ( 33135 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 9, 3B: 4, AF: 0.0, Hands: 184
200 chip ante
Player7 posts small blind [800].
Player8 posts big blind [1600].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Jd Kh ]
Player9 folds
Player2 raises [3456]
Player5 folds
Hero calls [3456]
Player7 folds
Player8 calls [1856]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kd, Qh, 6s ]
Player8 checks
Player2 bets [4567]
Hero calls [4567]
Player8 folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
Player2 bets [6789]
Hero calls [6789]
** Dealing River ** [ Qd ]
Player2 bets [55870]
Hero folds
Player2 wins 55870
Player2 wins 35080 from main pot
Hand 7
I'm 10/22 at this point in the $30r $10K guarantee on WSOP. 20 pay with a mincash of $120 or so and a little under $3000 to 1st. I 3b shoved pretty big from the BB here to avoid any ICM disasters where 3b/calling might lead to him putting hands like 33 in there, which I just want to fold out now. But looking back, a flat might be way better to simply avoid busting. This might just be completely results oriented though. I'm not sure if shoving or flatting is better here with a top 10 stack on the bubble in a spot that is clearly a massively +EV chip shove but a pretty brutal spot to run into a bigger hand.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:14:30 ET 2016
Table 911600 table 13 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 131540 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 13, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1751
Seat 2: Player2 ( 40168 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 5, 3B: 4, AF: 0.4, Hands: 65
Seat 3: Hero ( 73143 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 4: Player4 ( 24238 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 10, 3B: 3, AF: 1.4, Hands: 3353
Seat 6: Player6 ( 112567 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 24
Seat 7: Player7 ( 64064 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 14, 3B: 7, AF: 1.3, Hands: 1703
Seat 9: Player9 ( 31845 ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 13, 3B: 3, AF: 3.0, Hands: 622
Seat 10: Player10 ( 122402 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 13, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1751
300 chip ante
Player2 posts small blind [1500].
Hero posts big blind [3000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ad Js ]
Player4 folds
Player6 folds
Player7 folds
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Player1 raises [6000]
Player2 folds
Hero raises [69843]
Player1 calls [66843]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ks, 5h, Jc ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kc ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
Player1 shows [Kd, Ac ]
Hero shows [Ad, Js ]
Player1 wins 149586 from main pot
Hand 1
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:27:53 ET 2016
Table 995278061 3 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 12306 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 3, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 38
Seat 2: Player2 ( 8238 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.0, Hands: 1546
Seat 3: Player3 ( 10183 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 14, 3B: 6, AF: 2.6, Hands: 2571
Seat 4: Player4 ( 10833 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 12, 3B: 4, AF: 2.0, Hands: 2252
Seat 5: Player5 ( 10120 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 15, 3B: 7, AF: 2.6, Hands: 2078
Seat 6: Hero ( 9945 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 10260 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 4, 3B: 3, AF: 1.0, Hands: 256
Seat 9: Player9 ( 11415 ) - VPIP: 48, PFR: 21, 3B: 5, AF: 2.0, Hands: 408
Player3 posts small blind [40].
Player4 posts big blind [80].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Th Ts ]
Player5 folds
Hero raises [240]
Player7 folds
Player9 calls [240]
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 raises [760]
Player4 folds
Hero calls [560]
Player9 calls [560]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, Tc, 8h ]
Player3 checks
Hero bets [1234]
Player9 calls [1234]
Player3 calls [1234]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
Player3 checks
Hero checks
Player9 bets [3120]
Player3 calls [3120]
Hero ???
SB is a solid reg, HJ is a spaz running 48/21 over 400 hands. I often am just oi and stick the money in here with a set and a straight flush draw (this hand is not as strong as I'm making it sound
) but I'm just not sure what SB can ever really c/c flop and c/c turn with that I beat? It seemed like a strange spot.Spoiler:
Hand 2
I called him wit jack high
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:34:17 ET 2016
Table 995278057 2 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 16027 ) - VPIP: 49, PFR: 10, 3B: 19, AF: 3.1, Hands: 59
Seat 2: Player2 ( 1070 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 36
Seat 4: Player4 ( 3659 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.3, Hands: 1286
Seat 5: Hero ( 14894 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 6: Player6 ( 13956 ) - VPIP: 4, PFR: 3, 3B: 2, AF: 1.0, Hands: 251
Seat 7: Player7 ( 18400 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 48
Seat 8: Player8 ( 14406 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 8, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 48
40 chip ante
Hero posts small blind [150].
Player6 posts big blind [300].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 2s Js ]
Player7 folds
Player8 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player4 folds
Hero calls [150]
Player6 checks
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, Ac, Qc ]
Hero checks
Player6 checks
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
Hero bets [440]
Player6 calls [440]
** Dealing River ** [ Qh ]
Hero checks
Player6 bets [850]
Hero calls [850]
Player6 shows [5c, 6h ]
Hero shows [2s, Js ]
Hero wins 3460 from main pot
Hand 3
Honestly feel like I played this hand terribly but not sure what I should do differently. The obvious answer is to just c-bet the flop but I feel like villain, who is a solid reg that I have tons of history with including playing a bunch vs him in live cash games in college, can just make my life hell being in position and I didn't want to bloat pot just to fold later. Feels like a train wreck and I can be so easily exploitable if I take this line at any decent frequency but I was clueless on this one.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 07:46:26 ET 2016
Table 907785 table 5 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 92951 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 11, 3B: 4, AF: 2.3, Hands: 353
Seat 3: Player3 ( 137231 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 15, 3B: 7, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1556
Seat 4: Player4 ( 48690 ) - VPIP: 22, PFR: 8, 3B: 3, AF: 1.7, Hands: 272
Seat 5: Player5 ( 30254 ) - VPIP: 32, PFR: 14, 3B: 5, AF: 2.7, Hands: 378
Seat 6: Player6 ( 92227 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 12, 3B: 6, AF: 2.5, Hands: 1207
Seat 7: Player7 ( 34060 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 12, 3B: 4, AF: 1.5, Hands: 5137
Seat 9: Hero ( 104824 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 10: Player10 ( 28937 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.8, Hands: 4903
300 chip ante
Player6 posts small blind [1500].
Player7 posts big blind [3000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Tc Ac ]
Hero raises [6000]
Player10 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 calls [6000]
Player4 folds
Player5 folds
Player6 folds
Player7 calls [3000]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, 3s, As ]
Player7 checks
Hero checks
Player3 bets [9900]
Player7 folds
Hero calls [9900]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
Hero checks
Player3 bets [27000]
Hero folds
Player3 wins 41700 from main pot
Player3 wins 27000
Hand 4
This hand was a bittttttt of an exploit lol. I had 7 hands against villain in database where he checked flop and faced a c-bet, and in 3 of them he c/r'ed, so I thought peeling a hand that had some decent turns when Tx is really his only value hand was reasonable here. When I turn a spade I just have to shove turn despite it basically being a minraise, and to be honest I felt relatively confident the fold was coming.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 10:27:04 ET 2016
Table 911600 table 10 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 12894 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 6, 3B: 3, AF: 2.3, Hands: 62
Seat 2: Player2 ( 37767 ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 8, 3B: 6, AF: 5.6, Hands: 285
Seat 3: Player3 ( 70694 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 3.1, Hands: 5249
Seat 4: Player4 ( 28717 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 11, 3B: 5, AF: 1.8, Hands: 2130
Seat 5: Hero ( 33327 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 6: Player6 ( 49701 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 12, 3B: 5, AF: 2.8, Hands: 4903
Seat 9: Player9 ( 39062 ) - VPIP: 14, PFR: 10, 3B: 3, AF: 2.1, Hands: 1888
Seat 10: Player10 ( 61276 ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 6, 3B: 3, AF: 2.3, Hands: 62
200 chip ante
Player6 posts small blind [800].
Player9 posts big blind [1600].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As 8c ]
Player10 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 folds
Player4 folds
Hero raises [3200]
Player6 folds
Player9 calls [1600]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, Th, Ts ]
Player9 checks
Hero bets [3456]
Player9 raises [8999]
Hero calls [5543]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
Player9 bets [9600]
Hero raises [20928]
Player9 folds
Hero wins 45998 from main pot
Hero wins 11328
Hand 5
Didn't think this guy was going to 3b the BB then triple barrel with a hand worse than a pair 10s so I elected to call turn rather than just sticking the money in. I think there were 12 left with 8 paying in the $100 MTT
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:03:54 ET 2016
Table 995278064 5 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 44851 ) - VPIP: 39, PFR: 26, 3B: 8, AF: 1.6, Hands: 404
Seat 5: Player5 ( 30829 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 17, 3B: 9, AF: 2.9, Hands: 5181
Seat 6: Hero ( 69655 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 40560 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 22, 3B: 12, AF: 3.0, Hands: 532
Seat 8: Player8 ( 80090 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.9, Hands: 514
Seat 9: Player9 ( 34585 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 9, 3B: 4, AF: 0.0, Hands: 184
175 chip ante
Player9 posts small blind [700].
Player2 posts big blind [1400].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Js Ts ]
Player5 folds
Hero raises [2800]
Player7 folds
Player8 folds
Player9 folds
Player2 raises [6499]
Hero calls [5099]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 5s, Th ]
Player2 bets [4567]
Hero calls [4567]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
Player2 bets [8765]
Hero calls [8765]
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
Player2 bets [23445]
Hero folds
Player2 wins 23445
Player2 wins 44212 from main pot
Hand 6
Maybe an orbit later vs same villain as above. Another strange spot that had a very similar feel to the last hand. Side note: This is the same tourney I discussed above that I finished 4th where I was a 70/30 away from almost locking up the win. I think if I play these 2 hands differently I could easily have busted before the money and not had a chance to win. Looking back, I think being disciplined in spots like these can be the difference between good sessions and great sessions, which add up massively over time. That being said, I could have simply been wrong in these spots too and cost myself money. So who can really say
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Poker Stars)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:08:05 ET 2016
Table 995278064 5 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 70882 ) - VPIP: 39, PFR: 26, 3B: 8, AF: 1.6, Hands: 404
Seat 5: Player5 ( 28529 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 17, 3B: 9, AF: 2.9, Hands: 5181
Seat 6: Hero ( 43674 ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.1, Hands: 87910
Seat 7: Player7 ( 45010 ) - VPIP: 29, PFR: 22, 3B: 12, AF: 3.0, Hands: 532
Seat 8: Player8 ( 79340 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 7, AF: 3.9, Hands: 514
Seat 9: Player9 ( 33135 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 9, 3B: 4, AF: 0.0, Hands: 184
200 chip ante
Player7 posts small blind [800].
Player8 posts big blind [1600].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Jd Kh ]
Player9 folds
Player2 raises [3456]
Player5 folds
Hero calls [3456]
Player7 folds
Player8 calls [1856]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kd, Qh, 6s ]
Player8 checks
Player2 bets [4567]
Hero calls [4567]
Player8 folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
Player2 bets [6789]
Hero calls [6789]
** Dealing River ** [ Qd ]
Player2 bets [55870]
Hero folds
Player2 wins 55870
Player2 wins 35080 from main pot
Hand 7
I'm 10/22 at this point in the $30r $10K guarantee on WSOP. 20 pay with a mincash of $120 or so and a little under $3000 to 1st. I 3b shoved pretty big from the BB here to avoid any ICM disasters where 3b/calling might lead to him putting hands like 33 in there, which I just want to fold out now. But looking back, a flat might be way better to simply avoid busting. This might just be completely results oriented though. I'm not sure if shoving or flatting is better here with a top 10 stack on the bubble in a spot that is clearly a massively +EV chip shove but a pretty brutal spot to run into a bigger hand.
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Pacific)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, December 03, 11:14:30 ET 2016
Table 911600 table 13 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 131540 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 13, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1751
Seat 2: Player2 ( 40168 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 5, 3B: 4, AF: 0.4, Hands: 65
Seat 3: Hero ( 73143 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 2.5, Hands: 215651
Seat 4: Player4 ( 24238 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 10, 3B: 3, AF: 1.4, Hands: 3353
Seat 6: Player6 ( 112567 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 24
Seat 7: Player7 ( 64064 ) - VPIP: 25, PFR: 14, 3B: 7, AF: 1.3, Hands: 1703
Seat 9: Player9 ( 31845 ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 13, 3B: 3, AF: 3.0, Hands: 622
Seat 10: Player10 ( 122402 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 13, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 1751
300 chip ante
Player2 posts small blind [1500].
Hero posts big blind [3000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ad Js ]
Player4 folds
Player6 folds
Player7 folds
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Player1 raises [6000]
Player2 folds
Hero raises [69843]
Player1 calls [66843]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ks, 5h, Jc ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kc ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
Player1 shows [Kd, Ac ]
Hero shows [Ad, Js ]
Player1 wins 149586 from main pot
12-05-2016
, 01:21 AM
Sunday Session
I have never been so unbelievably pumped up over a break even session.
Things started out pretty great today. I had over 60K in both the Party and Stars majors, both of which start with 10K SS. I had over 60K from 10K SS in a WSOP $100. I had over 40K from 10K in a Stars $100. I had the chip lead for a few hours in the Stars $500. And not only did I not finish any of these, I did not cash any of them. I bubbled the Party major after losing 3 flips, the last one coming 4 from the money. I bled down slowly in the Stars major before busting 8 from the money. I lost a massive 6 figure flip vs a very aggro reg that I had to get over 50BBs in pre against with AK at a point in the MTT where that was a ton of chips in the WSOP $100; he had JJ and held. I r/c'ed 98ss then c/r'ed 75% of my stack on KQ4ss flop; he called instead of shoving for some reason just for the Qs to roll off on turn only for me to see him show KK for the win. The only tourney I cashed before all these ended in a 3rd place finish when I got JT in vs AA on KJT4 for 2/3 the chips in play only for the river to be a queen.
And I didn't let any of this affect me! I didn't sit there and feel sorry for myself. I focused on volume and decisions, despite the fact that I continued to lose in big spot after big spot. I opened AQ in CO and got shoved on for 25bbs by button in the WSOP major only to lose to 76s. I then got my last 10bbs in with 66 and got called by 2 players. Board runs 4572T and they show AQ and T9!! And I just kept plugging. I got AK in vs 88 in the Party $109 for the board to run AJ68x, and 60 seconds later got AJ in vs 88 for the chip lead in the Stars $500 for the board to run QJ48x. It was sort of unbelievable but I kept grinding. I finally got my last 9BBs in in the $500 with 11 left and 5 paying ($1400 or so mincash) with A5, got a call, reshove, fold from original caller, and I did not have 3 outs (since he had one of the 3 AA combos available). It's so frustrating but I forced myself to forget it and move on since there is just so much equity to be lost if you lose focus even for just a few minutes. Side note: I won a $100 hyper satty (the only thing I cashed other than the MTT I got 3rd in) to the $500, which is why I played that despite it being outside my BR guidelines.
By the end of the session I only had the Party $109 and the Stars $100 2nd chance remaining. I promptly bubbled the Party MTT and was left 2/10 in the 2nd chance. I checked how much I was in for on the day: $2514, including the $500 I'd sattied into. I checked how much I'd cashed for: $950 (3rd in the $55 Warmup on Party for $450, and winning the $100 hyper satty to the $500). Meaning I was down $1564 on the day minus whatever I cashed for in my last MTT. 1st place in the 2nd chance? $1581.
I took the lead at the final table and more or less dominated it. What a great feeling: for Sunday to go completely the way you hoped it wouldn't, and the realization that you can hang in there through it all and play well in the last MTT, a tournament which, if won, just gets you back to breakeven. This was a big big day in terms of my mindset. When I'd often freak out and stop playing well, I stayed the course and did what a true professional should be doing every single Sunday. Really really happy with today. Also, I'm really starting to like the 2nd chance...Won it Thursday, took off Friday, 4th on Saturday (after KK<AK for 65% of chips in play), won it today. All skill obv.
22 MTTs (14 entries and 8 re-entries), $2514 in buy ins, $2531.28 in returns, and a sweet sweet $17.28 of profit this Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday should be online business as usual and Wednesday it's off to Parx for 1A of the Big Stax 300. Let's get it.
Edit: Just deposited $30 on Stars using the CASHMEGA bonus promo code they're having where they give you cash if you deposit at least that amount.
LOL
I have never been so unbelievably pumped up over a break even session.
Things started out pretty great today. I had over 60K in both the Party and Stars majors, both of which start with 10K SS. I had over 60K from 10K SS in a WSOP $100. I had over 40K from 10K in a Stars $100. I had the chip lead for a few hours in the Stars $500. And not only did I not finish any of these, I did not cash any of them. I bubbled the Party major after losing 3 flips, the last one coming 4 from the money. I bled down slowly in the Stars major before busting 8 from the money. I lost a massive 6 figure flip vs a very aggro reg that I had to get over 50BBs in pre against with AK at a point in the MTT where that was a ton of chips in the WSOP $100; he had JJ and held. I r/c'ed 98ss then c/r'ed 75% of my stack on KQ4ss flop; he called instead of shoving for some reason just for the Qs to roll off on turn only for me to see him show KK for the win. The only tourney I cashed before all these ended in a 3rd place finish when I got JT in vs AA on KJT4 for 2/3 the chips in play only for the river to be a queen.
And I didn't let any of this affect me! I didn't sit there and feel sorry for myself. I focused on volume and decisions, despite the fact that I continued to lose in big spot after big spot. I opened AQ in CO and got shoved on for 25bbs by button in the WSOP major only to lose to 76s. I then got my last 10bbs in with 66 and got called by 2 players. Board runs 4572T and they show AQ and T9!! And I just kept plugging. I got AK in vs 88 in the Party $109 for the board to run AJ68x, and 60 seconds later got AJ in vs 88 for the chip lead in the Stars $500 for the board to run QJ48x. It was sort of unbelievable but I kept grinding. I finally got my last 9BBs in in the $500 with 11 left and 5 paying ($1400 or so mincash) with A5, got a call, reshove, fold from original caller, and I did not have 3 outs (since he had one of the 3 AA combos available). It's so frustrating but I forced myself to forget it and move on since there is just so much equity to be lost if you lose focus even for just a few minutes. Side note: I won a $100 hyper satty (the only thing I cashed other than the MTT I got 3rd in) to the $500, which is why I played that despite it being outside my BR guidelines.
By the end of the session I only had the Party $109 and the Stars $100 2nd chance remaining. I promptly bubbled the Party MTT and was left 2/10 in the 2nd chance. I checked how much I was in for on the day: $2514, including the $500 I'd sattied into. I checked how much I'd cashed for: $950 (3rd in the $55 Warmup on Party for $450, and winning the $100 hyper satty to the $500). Meaning I was down $1564 on the day minus whatever I cashed for in my last MTT. 1st place in the 2nd chance? $1581.
I took the lead at the final table and more or less dominated it. What a great feeling: for Sunday to go completely the way you hoped it wouldn't, and the realization that you can hang in there through it all and play well in the last MTT, a tournament which, if won, just gets you back to breakeven. This was a big big day in terms of my mindset. When I'd often freak out and stop playing well, I stayed the course and did what a true professional should be doing every single Sunday. Really really happy with today. Also, I'm really starting to like the 2nd chance
...Won it Thursday, took off Friday, 4th on Saturday (after KK<AK for 65% of chips in play), won it today. All skill obv.22 MTTs (14 entries and 8 re-entries), $2514 in buy ins, $2531.28 in returns, and a sweet sweet $17.28 of profit this Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday should be online business as usual and Wednesday it's off to Parx for 1A of the Big Stax 300. Let's get it.
Edit: Just deposited $30 on Stars using the CASHMEGA bonus promo code they're having where they give you cash if you deposit at least that amount.
LOL
Last edited by Redsoxnets5; 12-05-2016 at 01:44 AM.
