I'd better bink one of these late ones or today might end up in my top 10 worst days ever.

Had fallen to last in UB $150 PLO8, but now back in 1/10.
Also 1/24 in FT $69 PLO8.

Matt and I have a long history of bettering each other by encouraging criticism from the other. Brutal honesty has been one of the few expectations in our relationship. When I told him his trip to Iraq, Israel and the region seemed crazy and dangerous (I think it was 03 or 04 and when Americans were being burned and strung up on bridges there) he told me he thought it was less dangerous than my smoking, and I've since quit, partly because he was right.

So, if I ever seem like a dick to matty, I doubt it's taken that way

It is taken that way, but I expect it, and love you anyhow.

:-)

What a roller-coaster. 1st to last to 1st to last and barely cashing, ended 7th in UB PLO8 for $900 to a rivered gutshot.

Sounds good. Didn't know you had so much history together. Sorry for butting in just wanted to stick up for Matty. Again, I really hope I didn't offend wasn't my intention.

Of course you didn't offend.

Last 3:
84/312 in $10 $25K Guarantee NLH
1/10 in $30 NLO8
4/6 in $100 NLO8

Out of $25K. Ran AK into AA first hand after bubble burst.

Out of $100 NLO8 in 6th with A29Tss vs A49Kss AIPF 15 BBs deep.
1/8 in $30 NLO8.

1/4

gogogogogogogogo

1st for $825.

Daily summary in a moment...

Way to run that guy over in the $30.

Nice game

Overview: I was in turbo-bust mode for a while, whiffing at everything that moved for most of the day. I was on pace for one of my worst days ever and then turned it around with a couple scores, including a first in NLO8 (surprise) to almost get even on the day. I played my "B+" game with a "B" Zen grade (both better than yesterday). 'Tis odd that of the four days in this so far my only winning day was the one where I was in the worst shape. Anyhow, I'm excited to go to bed before 1 a.m. and actually get some more sleep for tomorrow's games. Also, my girlfriend gave me back rubs while I worked and played wiffle ball and tossed around a pigskin with me on my 5 minute breaks, so she is definitely +EV for us all and would probably accept tips.

Today's buy-ins (est.): $2832.00
Today's prizes (est.): $2618.54
Today's ROI (est.): -7.5%

Cumulative buy-ins (est.): $7605.20
Cumulative prizes (est.): $8321.25
Cumulative ROI (est.): 9.4%

Day start value: $52.54 ($19964.5 bankroll [$10293.71 FT; $7250.51 PS; $2420.29 UB]/380 shares)
Day end value: $51.98 ($19751.05 bankroll [$9254.42 FT; $7338.34 PS; $3158.29 UB]/380 shares)

To buy: NA
To sell: $41.58 (20% penalty to be shared among all shareholders)
Trading status: SELL only

Be the day weary or be the day or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong.

Posting to wish you gl today and get a subscription. holla

unc--

Good post; thanks. I was trying pretty hard not to impose anything on Matty. Really, I wrote what I did precisely because Matty has nothing to prove here. Given that he doesn't have to justify his plays to us (though I'm happy to give feedback if he wants it), he should be doing exactly what he wants to do. Maybe he really wants to post dozens of coinflippy hands, but if not, he shouldn't feel any pressure. I know my results and mental states got better when I used my hourly breaks and time in between hands to walk around, get water, meditate, etc.

But, as I said, you're right. Matty should do what he wants, whether that's silence or Hellmuthian ranting. As long as he keeps playing the $5 PLO8/NLO8 tournaments.

All my best,

--Nate

Hellmuthian ranting! I hope nothing I said resembled that.

I usually use my breaks to do some quick yoga or run around the back yard with my puppies. Yesterday my girlfriend and I tossed a football on one break and played speed wiffle ball on another.

Posting coin-flippy hands is pretty pointless. I guess that's a result of still being relatively new to being staked. I've been playing for just myself for so long that it is different having other people to work for, so I suppose that posting those coin flip hands was an explanation for when results don't come out. Doing so is clearly not giving credit to my investors for having a realistic view of poker variance. For the rest of this thread I will try to only post hands that are interesting and/or discussion-worthy.

Again, Nate and uncforte (and anyone else reading this back-and-forth), I really appreciate any input into any hands. I've posted from time to time on P5s and a little here, but my biggest weakness as a poker player has been not taking enough advantage of learning from others. Even this discussion has been worthwhile.

Lastly, I'll keep playing the $5r NLO8 tourneys, but I think it is time to starting losing in them and winning in some of these damn big guarantee tourneys instead.

This is, thus far, the most profound (and accurate) statement in this thread.

Not to put words in your mouth, but I think this is what you meant to say, right?


GL today!


OT

Full Tilt Poker FTOPS Event #11 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 847227
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): t4640 232 BBs
PedroWaite (UTG): t5480 274 BBs
keckeis (UTG+1): t5045 252.25 BBs
JFinn08 (UTG+2): t5120 256 BBs
Palau777 (MP1): t4375 218.75 BBs
Allinnet (MP2): t5100 255 BBs
TKROCKET (CO): t4970 248.50 BBs
mickthedig (BTN): t5350 267.50 BBs
UCanSMD (SB): t4920 246 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 5
3 folds, Palau777 calls t20, Allinnet calls t20, 2 folds, UCanSMD calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 5 3 K (4 players)
UCanSMD checks, Hero bets t80, Palau777 calls t80, Allinnet calls t80, UCanSMD folds

Turn: (t320) 6 (3 players)
Hero bets t210, Palau777 calls t210, Allinnet calls t210

River: (t950) 7 (3 players)
Hero checks, Palau777 bets t950, Allinnet folds, Hero ???

should fold but i probably convince myself to call in the moment. dont see your top and 4th pair being good here 1 out of 3 times which is wat you need

Not crazy about getting roped along pre-, and probably could've found a fold button once or twice. But I was set-mining and planning to float/bet a lot of flops. Then BB re-raised and I was down to just set-mining with questionable pay-off odds. Alas, I missed my set.

Full Tilt Poker FTOPS Event #11 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 847360
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MeTzFaN86 (MP1): t5857 73.21 BBs
RiceBB (MP2): t6667 83.34 BBs
Hero (CO): t4628 57.85 BBs
footwork (BTN): t3161 39.51 BBs
Ryan Dreyer (SB): t6255 78.19 BBs
Conskid35 (BB): t3980 49.75 BBs
chaz78 (UTG): t5505 68.81 BBs
MaqEvil (UTG+1): t5186 64.83 BBs
Yelkao85 (UTG+2): t4921 61.51 BBs

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is CO with 2 2
4 folds, RiceBB raises to t240, Hero calls t240, 2 folds, Conskid35 raises to t720, RiceBB calls t480, Hero calls t480

Flop: (t2200) 2 7 2 (3 players)
Conskid35 bets t770, RiceBB folds, Hero calls t770

Turn: (t3740) T (2 players)
Conskid35 checks, Hero checks

River: (t3740) 6 (2 players)
Conskid35 bets t2490 all in, Hero calls t2490

Final Pot: t8720
Hero shows 2 2 (four of a kind, Twos)
Conskid35 shows Q A (a pair of Twos)
Hero wins t8720

Matty--

No, nothing you said was Hellmuthian--that's just near the other end of the spectrum.

I know all this from experience. One moment I remember vividly was when my first medium-term backer looked at me and said "Nate, what's up with all these amazing games?" The implication was that I was going too far to make it clear that the money was going in good--and I was. After that I started to talk about hands against the better opponents, closer spots I'd been in, potential mistakes, and so on.

None of this is to say that you're making the same mistake I did. Just don't feel obligated to prove anything. I'm very glad to see you post hands you think are close or that you might have misplayed. (Oh, for whatever it's worth, a week or two ago, I think you messed up fourth street in Razz in a three-way pot where you had like (62)48 and xx37 bet and xx66 called. I think you need to raise there every single time to punish xx66 for being stubborn--even if xx37 has a little more equity than you do, you're way better than 1/3.)

All my best,

--Nate

Matty--

Well, value hands look like 44, 54, 43, 64, the latter three of which need to be discounted. And there are lots of hands he could bluff with. But:

(a) He'd probably have to be turning at least a pair into a bluff, which a lot of people don't like to do, no matter how hopeless their prospects are.

(b) The pot is 3-handed.

On the other hand:

(i) He might be more likely to pot it with a bluff than a 4.

(ii) There are, a priori, lots more bluffs than valuebets.

(iii) He could fold a lot of 4's on the flop.

My own judgment is that (b) is decisive, but I wouldn't blame you for calling at all.

All my best,

--Nate

His reraise instead of push was a little suspect, but I'm getting short, right?

Poker Stars $200+$15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t50 - 9 players - View hand 847396
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (CO): t14072 M = 8.53
poohmanCZ (BTN): t88962 M = 53.92
Snusarn (SB): t11280 M = 6.84
Peter Har100 (BB): t13965 M = 8.46
Lunms (UTG): t21795 M = 13.21
pw1788 (UTG+1): t47674 M = 28.89
Udon Wannit (UTG+2): t11102 M = 6.73
Kenned3000 (MP1): t22089 M = 13.39
queenfelt (MP2): t45994 M = 27.88

Pre Flop: (t1650) Hero is CO with 9 9
5 folds, Hero raises to t1925, 2 folds, Peter Har100 raises to t4800, Hero ???