story of my poker life matt. move up, run horrifically.

(edit: that was meant to come out much more sympathetically than it did. It royally sucks and I feel your pain.)

Yeah sucks but at least you'll hopefully learn from it.
I think when I first moved up to 400NL I was somewhat scared (scarriest move up for me, the others before went kinda smooth) and lost like 5k and moved back down to grind it back.
The thing I took away from it was that I did run horribly and got coolered a bunch but I knew that if all goes average I could beat the level and that motivated me a lot to get back.

You'll also hopefully not have tilted too much. It'll be somewhat sick for a couple of days when you look at your cashier and go "why did I move up" but once you get over that and realize that you were +EV and hopefully realize that at the end of the day the bigger sums didn't scare you as much as you thought you'll actually take your next shot with a lot more confidence.

gl

2/9 FT in a 22/180 on stars

Ship the +$1058!
Thanks for the sweat.

PokerStars Game #24768468711: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($5/$10) - 2009/02/09 18:49:18 ET
Table 'Abetti V' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Bati99 ($295 in chips)
Seat 2: nuts23457 ($223 in chips)
Seat 3: Vindel ($38 in chips)
Seat 5: YoungGuyy ($152 in chips)
Seat 6: xDKG ($296 in chips)
nuts23457: posts small blind $2
Vindel: posts big blind $5
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to xDKG [Jh 6s 7s 2c 5d]
YoungGuyy: folds
xDKG: raises $5 to $10
Bati99: folds
nuts23457: folds
Vindel: calls $5
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Vindel: discards 1 card
xDKG: discards 1 card [Jh]
Dealt to xDKG [6s 7s 2c 5d] [Qc]
Vindel: bets $5
xDKG: calls $5
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Vindel: stands pat
xDKG: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to xDKG [6s 7s 2c 5d] [Kh]
Vindel: bets $10
xDKG: calls $10
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Vindel: stands pat
xDKG: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to xDKG [6s 7s 2c 5d] [3s]
Vindel: bets $10
xDKG: raises $10 to $20
Vindel: calls $3 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($7) returned to xDKG
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xDKG: shows [3s 6s 7s 2c 5d] (Lo: 7,6,5,3,2)
Vindel: mucks hand
xDKG collected $76 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $78 | Rake $2
Seat 1: Bati99 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: nuts23457 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Vindel (big blind) mucked [9c 7h Ad 6d Jc]
Seat 5: YoungGuyy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: xDKG showed [3s 6s 7s 2c 5d] and won ($76) with Lo: 7,6,5,3,2

Was not the first time this guy showed up with an ace. He obviously didn't know the rules and lost a couple hundred dollars. Unfortunately most of it wasn't to me. I sharkscoped him and he's down 25k in sngs too.

congrats cue

PokerStars Game #24780828404: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($5/$10) - 2009/02/10 3:10:48 ET
Table 'Siri IV' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: lstevie ($1453 in chips)
Seat 2: AJSuited16 ($146 in chips)
Seat 3: flagler ($221 in chips)
Seat 4: cal42688 ($273 in chips)
Seat 5: NAK1984 ($133 in chips)
Seat 6: xDKG ($594 in chips)
flagler: posts small blind $2
cal42688: posts big blind $5
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to xDKG [2c Qs Td 5c 7c]
NAK1984: folds
xDKG: raises $5 to $10
lstevie: raises $5 to $15
AJSuited16: folds
flagler: raises $5 to $20
Betting is capped
cal42688: folds
xDKG: calls $10
lstevie: calls $5
*** FIRST DRAW ***
flagler: discards 1 card
xDKG: discards 2 cards [Qs Td]
Dealt to xDKG [2c 5c 7c] [6h As]
lstevie: discards 2 cards
flagler: bets $5
xDKG: raises $5 to $10
lstevie: folds
flagler: raises $5 to $15
xDKG: calls $5
*** SECOND DRAW ***
flagler: stands pat
xDKG: discards 1 card [As]
Dealt to xDKG [2c 5c 7c 6h] [Jh]
flagler: bets $10
xDKG: calls $10
*** THIRD DRAW ***
flagler: stands pat
xDKG: discards 1 card [Jh]
Dealt to xDKG [2c 5c 7c 6h] [3c]
flagler: bets $10
xDKG: raises $10 to $20
flagler: raises $10 to $30
xDKG: calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
flagler: shows [2d 3s 5d 7d 4c] (Lo: 7,5,4,3,2)
xDKG: mucks hand
flagler collected $172 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $175 | Rake $3
Seat 1: lstevie folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 2: AJSuited16 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: flagler (small blind) showed [2d 3s 5d 7d 4c] and won ($172) with Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Seat 4: cal42688 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: NAK1984 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: xDKG mucked [2c 6h 3c 5c 7c]

i got there

I am apparently in godmode atm

I like it

I left god-mode today. Was in it for 4 glorious days though.

I'm currently 4/97 in 1k ftops. I can't lose an all in.

Just knocked out the last 2 pros (Huck Seed and wacko kid). I'm pretty pumped!

I am bd3109.

wow

Made $1100 since my last post in this thread

Gonna have to sweat boiler now too - gogogo dude!

damn boiler, glglglglg

Hey guys, this "Poker" thing is pretty exciting! I decided to start off at the high stakes and buy in for $1 NL immediately!

Just my 2nd hand and I doubled up! Amazing! I am a great poker player.

PokerStars Game #24781382357: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2009/02/10 3:54:33 ET
Table 'Merope III' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: DeathShock ($4.28 in chips)
Seat 2: souzy23 ($3.09 in chips)
Seat 4: DirtyLoc14 ($6.88 in chips)
Seat 5: 19MUSICMAN60 ($1.34 in chips)
Seat 6: LuckayLuck ($1 in chips)
DirtyLoc14: posts small blind $0.01
19MUSICMAN60: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LuckayLuck [8s 8d]
LuckayLuck said, "Alright guys, its time to PLAY SOME POKERRRR"
LuckayLuck: raises $0.98 to $1 and is all-in
DeathShock: folds
souzy23: folds
DirtyLoc14: folds
19MUSICMAN60: calls $0.98
*** FLOP *** [Kc Qd Qh]
*** TURN *** [Kc Qd Qh] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Kc Qd Qh 3c] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
19MUSICMAN60: shows [Ad Kd] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
LuckayLuck: shows [8s 8d] (a full house, Eights full of Queens)
LuckayLuck collected $1.91 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.01 | Rake $0.10
Board [Kc Qd Qh 3c 8c]
Seat 1: DeathShock folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: souzy23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DirtyLoc14 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: 19MUSICMAN60 (big blind) showed [Ad Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 6: LuckayLuck showed [8s 8d] and won ($1.91) with a full house, Eights full of Queens

out in 62nd, 99 < kq all in pf in blind battle.

good for 3k, pretty disappointing though ofc.

too bad boiler

meanwhile, I doubled my bankroll

hyachachachacha!

luckay you are a shortstacking scum.

He's Asian, shortstacking is standard for him, DUCY?

Does this ever get old?

like 170bbs?

Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

CO: $419
BTN: $78
SB: $232.90
Hero (BB): $677.45
UTG: $2,013.90

Pre-Flop: A A dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG raises to $14, 3 folds, Hero raises to $62, UTG calls $48

Flop: ($126) 2 4 7 (2 Players)
Hero bets $84, UTG calls $84

Turn: ($294) T (2 Players)
Hero bets $172, UTG calls $172

River: ($638) 9 (2 Players)
Hero bets $359.45 and is All-In, UTG calls $359.45

Results: $1,356.90 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed A A (a pair of Aces) and WON $1,353.90 (+$676.45 NET)
UTG mucked A K (Ace King high) and LOST (-$677.45 NET)

make 2300 in 4 days

lose 1000 in 2
sigh

fyp

I am not looking at it that way at the moment and I'm pretty much on tilt right now.

I'm hoping that a hot shower will help.

Poker Stars $5/$10 Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 34312
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is BB with J K
3 folds, BTN raises, 1 fold, Hero calls

Flop: (4.4 SB) T J A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets, Hero raises, BTN calls

Turn: (4.2 BB) Q (2 players)
Hero bets, BTN calls

River: (6.2 BB) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets, BTN calls

Final Pot: 8.2 BB
Hero shows J K (a Royal Flush)
BTN mucks 9 8
Hero wins 7.9 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

so my money situation is real bad right now. I have $88 in my checking account, and $70 in my savings account. When I quit my job, it was with the intention of playing enough poker to support myself for a year, plus the $20k I had in savings. Well, that didn't work out. I've cashed out maybe $3k in poker since March of last year. While I love to complain about running bad (and in fairness, I'm pretty sure I ran well below expectation in 2008), my biggest problem is never playing. So for the next month, I've pretty much made a promise to myself to grind, grind, grind. So far, so good. I played 50 DoNs yesterday (had class), and 59 DoNs today (had bowling). The numbers...

Monday: 31/50 - +$200
Tuesday: 36/59 - $212.80


Obv I'm running hot. But if I can make $50-$80 a day, I'll be able to afford rent and my health insurance. Here's hoping.

kyro,

just make a small prop bet with someone that you will have X amount of w/e done by Y time. It will help motivate you. Thats why JaredL and I made that bet.

Dude, if not being able to afford my rent/insurance this month isn't enough to motivate me, then some silly prop bet isn't going to motivate me either.