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Keeping Warm in Winter
AAroddersAA:
Played a session today of only about 500 hands. Not much happened really. I ended up winning $3.93 so basically a break even session. There were pretty much no interesting hands. At one point I was down about $5 at my lowest point and at one point I was up 5 at my highest point. The biggest pot I won was a $10 pot (a net win of about $6) the biggest pot I lost was also about $10. So in other words nothing to report really. It was all fairly standard stuff.
Session stats below
Hand Played = 503
VP$IP = 13%
PFR = 10%
3-Bet = 4%
Session profit = $3.93
AAroddersAA:
Only played three tournaments last night drew three blanks but more than happy with how I played.
I was playing the following tournaments:-
1) Bigger $11 on Pokerstars
2) Mini primo on Sky Poker
3) APAT League game
Main hand in the bigger $11 was where I got it allin with KK against QQ and QJ and the case queen hit the river. That would have given me a top 20 stack but the hand played pretty standard.
The Mini Primo was pretty hard to do much in as I was pretty card dead and pretty spot dead as well. I eventually got it in with 10-10 but somebody behind found KK, again pretty standard
I played the APAT league game and was going well, got a bit of luck when I reshoved with KQ and got called by 9"s but I hit. Then I had the chip leader to my right and this was making it quite difficult as he was raising lot"s of hands and playing them hard. Stealing the blinds was pretty hard but I was doing OK and had a top 5 stack when I get 88 in the SB and it folds to me. I raise and he ships on me. I expected this and call, he shows me A-6 and hit"s his ace. I was a big chip leader if I win that hand so happy enough with it.
AAroddersAA:
OK, just finished today, got some really good volume in and ran well which always helps. Finshed the session about $25 above exepected value. It was a long session today, played about 8 hours with only one break but was playing well and feeling happy. Poker has to be the most annoying game I have ever played, how can I play pretty well and make good plays on days like today and at other times just be so terrible. This weekend though I have played well and I am happy with the result"s.
Today I played 3072 hands winning $143.80. There we one or two hands where I think I could have done better, this one is the prime example:-
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=56061.0
There were some hands I made bad folds on, have a look at these and see if you think they are bad (one is and one is probably OK)
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=56064.0
I am happy that I managed to make almost no really silly calls all the way through and think I ranged my opponents hands well and picked up good value, getting three sreets of value when it is there is an important skill that a lot of players lack (including me sometimes). How would you rate the betting on this hand? Should I make the turn bet a little bigger and allow me to go for more value on the river against his range?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 5 players
CO: $17.95
BTN: $32.69
Hero (SB): $25.64
BB: $25.35
UTG: $28.77
Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has A:club: K:club:
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.00, BB calls $0.75
Flop: ($2.00, 2 players) T:diamond: K:diamond: 2:spade:
Hero bets $1.50, BB calls $1.50
Turn: ($5.00, 2 players) 4:spade:
Hero bets $2.70, BB calls $2.70
River: ($10.40, 2 players) 4:club:
Hero bets $4.00, BB calls $4.00
Hero shows A:club: K:club: (Two Pair, Kings and Fours) (Pre 75%, Flop 86%, Turn 93%)
BB mucks Q:club: K:spade: (Two Pair, Kings and Fours) (Pre 25%, Flop 14%, Turn 7%)
Hero wins $17.51
Like I said I am very happy with my performance over the last three days. Excellent disipline for long periods of time which is what I need to be doing. More of the same for the rest of the month will be good and I should hit Goldstar and also get my $50 bonus. If I can then maintain Goldstar next year which is the plan I should get the $50 every month in addition to the Stellar Rewards and freeroll entries. I doubt I will do it every month as I will run bad and need to take breaks sometimes but will try and do it most.
Stats for todays sessions
Hand Played = 3072
VP$IP = 11.85%
PFR = 7.85
3-Bet = 2.88%
Todays Profit = $143.80
I am still playing like a nit but am not convinced that is not right at this level.
Also played a couple of tables with Noble1"s brother today which was fun. We clash quite a few times and I think the result was an honorable draw. Do you cal this river?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 9 players
SB: $28.28
BB: $10.00
UTG: $19.75
UTG+1: $25.60
MP: $32.52
MP+1: $9.75
Hero (LP): $23.81
CO: $17.80
BTN: $26.67
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has Ad As
fold, fold, MP raises to $0.75, fold, Hero raises to $2.75, fold, fold, fold, fold, MP calls $2.00
Flop: ($5.85, 2 players) 9s 7s 9h
MP checks, Hero bets $3.50, MP calls $3.50
Turn: ($12.85, 2 players) Ts
MP checks, Hero checks
River: ($12.85, 2 players) 4c
MP bets $26.27 and is all-in, fold
MP wins $12.23
AAroddersAA:
OK played a small session this morning as I am working afternoons today. The stats look like this:-
Hands = 680
VP$IP = 10.88%
PFR = 7.35%
3-Bet = 4.45%
Today"s Profit = $9.14
Again I am very happy with how I played the session. Had to make a couple of folds as always but seem to be able to do that fine at the moment and am not spewing off cash when I should not be. I really wish I could maintain this level of play at all times. Since moving from 6-max to FR on 08/12/2011 my stats look like this:-
Hands = 8214
VP$IP = 11.68%
PFR = 7.84%
3-Bet = 3.11%
Profit = $161.67 @ 3.93 BB/100
If I can keep this up is another matter of course.
I currently have 1354 VPP MTD so I am a little bit behind the required run rate to hit Goldstar, hopefully I can pick that up a bit on the weekend, even though I am going to the football on Saturday so that"s most of the day out. Below is a hand from today that I did not play so well :-)
PokerStars Game #72083160861: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25 USD) - 2011/12/13 11:07:05 WET [2011/12/13 6:07:05 ET]
Table "Alamak IV" 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: Mistwalker54 ($36.84 in chips)
Seat 3: CB_Sandow ($17.31 in chips)
Seat 4: lukeaces1 ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 6: MOHXFOKELSBB ($26.24 in chips)
Seat 9: gerbard ($10 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind $0.10
MOHXFOKELSBB: posts big blind $0.25
Lagutin1988: sits out
MrSchnuff: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3h 3s]
gerbard: folds
Mistwalker54: folds
CB_Sandow: folds
lukeaces1: raises $0.75 to $1
Hero: calls $0.90
MOHXFOKELSBB: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d Ts 5c]
Hero: checks
lukeaces1: bets $1.25
Hero: calls $1.25
*** TURN *** [3d Ts 5c] [2c]
Gilya-com joins the table at seat #1
Hero: checks
lukeaces1: checks
*** RIVER *** [3d Ts 5c 2c] [Ad]
Hero: bets $2.50
lukeaces1: raises $4.25 to $6.75
Hero: calls $4.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lukeaces1: shows [Kd 4d] (a straight, Ace to Five)
Hero: mucks hand
lukeaces1 collected $17.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $18.25 | Rake $0.90
Board [3d Ts 5c 2c Ad]
Seat 2: Mistwalker54 folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 3: CB_Sandow folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Seat 4: lukeaces1 (button) showed [Kd 4d] and won ($17.35) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 5: Hero (small blind) mucked [3h 3s]
Seat 6: MOHXFOKELSBB (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: gerbard folded before Flop (didn"t bet)
Something else I was thinking of is what is the best use for FPP"s? I normally just buy the instant bonuses with them but there seems to be more value in buying tournament tickets. If I am +EV in the tournaments and was going to play them anyway then I will get more out of that. A Big $11 ticket is 700 FPP and a $50 bonus costs 4500 so for the same price you are going to get about $70 of tournament buyin"s seems a no brainer as I do play that tournament Saturday"s when I am not doing anything as well as sometimes on a Sunday.
Santino67:
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA on December 13, 2011, 12:52:59 PM ---
Something else I was thinking of is what is the best use for FPP"s? I normally just buy the instant bonuses with them but there seems to be more value in buying tournament tickets. If I am +EV in the tournaments and was going to play them anyway then I will get more out of that. A Big $11 ticket is 700 FPP and a $50 bonus costs 4500 so for the same price you are going to get about $70 of tournament buyin"s seems a no brainer as I do play that tournament Saturday"s when I am not doing anything as well as sometimes on a Sunday.
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Pretty annoying hand that Steve, what can you do? As for the FPP, $11 tickets FTW 8)
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