Poker Forum > Member Blogs
Pokerpops ponders poker
pokerpops:
About a year ago I was running pretty badly in local games, making some bad decisions and also running into some coolers and suck outs that were, to say the least, disappointing.
I"d suffered a nasty reverse in the UKIPT and been eliminated by runner runner threes.
Then, I played in the DTD Grand Prix...
This year I"m running badly. Take last night...
actually, don"t. suffice to say that I exited the home game when someone called my flop bet to hit his gutshot and raised when I bet my two pair on the river, and that was the least bad moment of a night where if the river hadn"t been dealt I"d be a fair few quid better off today
Nothing I could do on any of those hands either, just suck it up when the cards were turned over.
Next week, I"m playing in the DTD Grand Prix...
I was planning on just playing the last Day 1, live next Saturday, but having won two Golden Chips with a view to collecting the £60 for one it turns out that I can only do that if I qualify for Day Two before Saturday (it makes sense)
So at some stage this week I shall be playing an online Day 1 and endeavouring to outlast 90% of the field and to have something around the average stack of 200,000.
Looking back over the last two of these events, I"ve run very well in them.
Here"s hoping for more of the same
Laxie:
Very best of luck with it! :)
pokerpops:
soooooooooo
Played the online Day 1 last night and since I was sitting with the laptop on and the poker client was open I opted to also play the DTD Blonde Poker League game. £5rb PLO. Not my usual game. By a long way.
Coming 2nd was a proper result!!
But - the more serious matter of the GP. I folded the first 13 hands, lost some chips on the 14th hand and then folded again for a while.
It was 45 minutes into the comp when I made my first move upwards on hand 31
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, March 12, 09:17:54 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801926787 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 17502 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.8, Hands: 44
Seat 2: Player2 ( 34283 ) - VPIP: 14, PFR: 8, 3B: 4, AF: 2.5, Hands: 111
Seat 3: Player3 ( 18065 ) - VPIP: 31, PFR: 19, 3B: 29, AF: 1.2, Hands: 36
Seat 4: Player4 ( 13460 ) - VPIP: 33, PFR: 20, 3B: 6, AF: 2.3, Hands: 49
Seat 5: Player5 ( 8860 ) - VPIP: 38, PFR: 12, 3B: 3, AF: 0.8, Hands: 90
Seat 6: Hero ( 14080 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 8: Player8 ( 41175 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 11, AF: 1.5, Hands: 92
Seat 9: Player9 ( 17230 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 2, AF: 1.1, Hands: 117
Seat 10: Player10 ( 30370 ) - VPIP: 20, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.8, Hands: 44
Hero posts ante of [25].
Player8 posts ante of [25].
Player9 posts ante of [25].
Player10 posts ante of [25].
Player1 posts ante of [25].
Player2 posts ante of [25].
Player3 posts ante of [25].
Player4 posts ante of [25].
Player5 posts ante of [25].
Hero posts small blind [150].
Player8 posts big blind [300].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Kc As ]
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 raises [685]
Player4 folds
Player5 calls [685]
Hero raises [1950]
Player8 folds
Player3 folds
Player5 calls [1415]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, 3h, Ad ]
Hero bets [2100]
Player5 calls [2100]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
Hero bets [9855]
Player5 calls [4635]
** Dealing River ** [ 5h ]
Hero wins 24100 from main pot
Player5 shows [Ac, 9c ]
which was nice
28 hands later..
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, March 12, 09:48:37 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801926787 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 16420 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 7, 3B: 4, AF: 3.0, Hands: 56
Seat 2: Player2 ( 35933 ) - VPIP: 14, PFR: 8, 3B: 4, AF: 2.5, Hands: 111
Seat 3: Player3 ( 74975 ) - VPIP: 24, PFR: 16, 3B: 10, AF: 4.0, Hands: 80
Seat 4: Player4 ( 29140 ) - VPIP: 33, PFR: 20, 3B: 6, AF: 2.3, Hands: 49
Seat 5: Player5 ( 39097 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 16, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 90
Seat 6: Hero ( 18600 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 8: Player8 ( 71817 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 11, AF: 1.5, Hands: 92
Seat 9: Player9 ( 28583 ) - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 2, AF: 1.1, Hands: 117
Seat 10: Player10 ( 11505 ) - VPIP: 23, PFR: 7, 3B: 4, AF: 3.0, Hands: 56
Player9 posts ante of [50].
Player10 posts ante of [50].
Player1 posts ante of [50].
Player2 posts ante of [50].
Player3 posts ante of [50].
Player4 posts ante of [50].
Player5 posts ante of [50].
Hero posts ante of [50].
Player8 posts ante of [50].
Player9 posts small blind [250].
Player10 posts big blind [500].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Kh Kc ]
Player1 folds
Player2 folds
Player3 folds
Player4 folds
Player5 folds
Hero raises [1100]
Player8 raises [2300]
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Hero raises [2900]
Player8 calls [1700]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kd, Js, 7c ]
Hero checks
Player8 checks
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
Hero bets [3500]
Player8 raises [67767]
Hero calls [11050]
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
Hero wins 38300 from main pot
Player8 wins 53217 from main pot
Player8 shows [Ad, Qc ]
again, this was nice and does show that other players don"t take a lot of notice of our tendencies
This was less satisfactory...
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, March 12, 11:05:52 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801927327 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 10371 ) - VPIP: 13, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 0.7, Hands: 32
Seat 2: Player2 ( 36846 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 13, 3B: 5, AF: 2.5, Hands: 90
Seat 3: Hero ( 56083 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 4: Player4 ( 39951 ) - VPIP: 7, PFR: 5, 3B: 3, AF: 0.0, Hands: 76
Seat 6: Player6 ( 67486 ) - VPIP: 12, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 67
Seat 8: Player8 ( 31200 ) - VPIP: 15, PFR: 12, 3B: 8, AF: 0.0, Hands: 34
Seat 9: Player9 ( 34390 ) - VPIP: 24, PFR: 22, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 51
Seat 10: Player10 ( 49608 ) - VPIP: 13, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 0.7, Hands: 32
Player1 posts ante of [300].
Player2 posts ante of [300].
Hero posts ante of [300].
Player4 posts ante of [300].
Player6 posts ante of [300].
Player8 posts ante of [300].
Player9 posts ante of [300].
Player10 posts ante of [300].
Player1 posts small blind [1000].
Player2 posts big blind [2000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As Ks ]
Hero raises [4400]
Player4 folds
Player6 folds
Player8 folds
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Player1 folds
Player2 calls [2400]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, Kd, 3d ]
Player2 checks
Hero bets [9150]
Player2 raises [32146]
Hero calls [22996]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
Player2 wins 76492 from main pot
Player2 shows [Qd, 8d ]
but I dug in and maintained focus and balance, won a few uncontested pots with raises/shoves/reshoves before this
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, March 12, 11:21:51 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801927327 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( 121928 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 13, 3B: 5, AF: 2.5, Hands: 90
Seat 3: Hero ( 23737 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 4: Player4 ( 64096 ) - VPIP: 26, PFR: 16, 3B: 10, AF: 1.2, Hands: 154
Seat 5: Player5 ( 99228 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 13, 3B: 11, AF: 0.0, Hands: 24
Seat 6: Player6 ( 51786 ) - VPIP: 12, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 67
Seat 8: Player8 ( 29280 ) - VPIP: 7, PFR: 5, 3B: 3, AF: 0.0, Hands: 76
Seat 9: Player9 ( 41190 ) - VPIP: 24, PFR: 22, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 51
Player2 posts ante of [300].
Hero posts ante of [300].
Player4 posts ante of [300].
Player5 posts ante of [300].
Player6 posts ante of [300].
Player8 posts ante of [300].
Player9 posts ante of [300].
Player2 posts small blind [1200].
Hero posts big blind [2400].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As 9d ]
Player4 folds
Player5 folds
Player6 folds
Player8 folds
Player9 raises [4800]
Player2 calls [3600]
Hero raises [21037]
Player9 folds
Player2 calls [18637]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, Ts, Qh ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ac ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
Hero wins 53774 from main pot
Player2 shows [5d, 5s ]
and this
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, March 12, 11:39:29 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801927327 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 208596 ) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 34, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 53
Seat 2: Player2 ( 115000 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 13, 3B: 5, AF: 2.5, Hands: 90
Seat 3: Hero ( 55574 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 5: Player5 ( 61283 ) - VPIP: 22, PFR: 22, 3B: 15, AF: 0.0, Hands: 23
Seat 6: Player6 ( 29686 ) - VPIP: 12, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 67
Seat 8: Player8 ( 51260 ) - VPIP: 7, PFR: 5, 3B: 3, AF: 0.0, Hands: 76
Seat 9: Player9 ( 109621 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 3, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 36
Seat 10: Player10 ( 88487 ) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 34, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 53
Player2 posts ante of [500].
Hero posts ante of [500].
Player5 posts ante of [500].
Player6 posts ante of [500].
Player8 posts ante of [500].
Player9 posts ante of [500].
Player10 posts ante of [500].
Player1 posts ante of [500].
Player2 posts small blind [2000].
Hero posts big blind [4000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As Tc ]
Player5 folds
Player6 folds
Player8 folds
Player9 folds
Player10 folds
Player1 raises [8000]
Player2 folds
Hero raises [51074]
Player1 calls [47074]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qc, 3h, Qd ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 2s ]
Hero wins 116148 from main pot
Player1 shows [7s, Ad ]
and then
with 20 left, 14 going through...
***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (IPoker)
Tourney Hand NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, March 13, 12:04:59 ET 2013
Table Dusk GP Final Online Day 1c 801927327 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( 303509 ) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 34, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 53
Seat 2: Player2 ( 192500 ) - VPIP: 30, PFR: 13, 3B: 5, AF: 2.5, Hands: 90
Seat 3: Hero ( 120431 ) - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 6, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3496
Seat 5: Player5 ( 241611 ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 16, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 90
Seat 6: Player6 ( 140284 ) - VPIP: 13, PFR: 4, 3B: 7, AF: 0.0, Hands: 24
Seat 8: Player8 ( 55946 ) - VPIP: 7, PFR: 5, 3B: 3, AF: 0.0, Hands: 76
Seat 9: Player9 ( 54066 ) - VPIP: 11, PFR: 3, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 36
Player9 posts ante of [500].
Player1 posts ante of [500].
Player2 posts ante of [500].
Hero posts ante of [500].
Player5 posts ante of [500].
Player6 posts ante of [500].
Player8 posts ante of [500].
Player9 posts small blind [2500].
Player1 posts big blind [5000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Kh Kc ]
Player2 folds
Hero raises [11000]
Player5 folds
Player6 raises [139784]
Player8 folds
Player9 folds
Player1 folds
Hero calls [108931]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, 9s, 5h ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
** Dealing River ** [ Ts ]
Player6 wins 270715 from main pot
Player6 shows [5s, 5c ]
oh well - I now find myself forced into playing another online Day 1 because I was one of the "rounded down" players and get a £60 token to use for a re-entry which, if unused before Saturday, is worthless.
I"m out to see David O"Doherty tonight so it looks like I"ll be playing in the last chance atmosphere of Thursday night
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghxnKDBadSk[/youtube]
pokerpops:
The Amos Family / Team Pony now has just one chance of securing a trip to the Caribbean from the current GP :(
I played online again last night and just never really got going. Picked off a shortish stack when we got it in pre with my AA holding vs his AhKh despite the fact that he had outs on the river. But after that, nothing. No spots. No callers when I had a hand. Too many callers at other times.
Eventually, with around 40 left utg+1 raised to 4x and I found JJ... He had AA and held.
It feels as though the KK
pokerpops:
I am honoured and, in truth, slightly embarrassed today. To whoever it is that compiles shortlists for the APAT Awards, I just want to say...
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version