Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Poker Forum => General Discussion => Member Blogs => Topic started by: LongshanksED on March 12, 2010, 04:30:50 AM
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Looking forward to this immensly, discipline is key (FFS listen to me ;D ) and its great when your efforts are rewarded with nice things for the family. It is going to be an epic thread..........
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I managed to spin up 20 bucks on stars to about 850 at its peak playing .25/.50 cash and 90/180 man SNGS.
Problem is I"ve decimated it down to 450 ish because i"ve been using it to play the £82 UKIPT qualifiers on stars.
Pretty demoralising when that happens!
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Nice start to the blog mate, looking forward to following this.
Geo
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If I double my stack at any point, even 1st hand I leave on my next button.
Why?
The double up may give you an edge or may be as the result of having an edge. Is it not best to stick around and win even more?
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The main premise to leaving after a double up is a good policy advocated by chris ferguson. Buying in a 5% of your bankroll and doubleing up is effectively adding another 5% to your own bankroll. He recommends that if your cash on the table is 10% or more to your bankroll then that"s a good portion to add to your stack!
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They think 2nd pair on a 2 suit board must be the nuts and with no redraw they"re happy to get it all in. One example from last night was the bb flatted my button raise when I flopped nut straight and nut flush draw, He bet, I raised he called. Board was 9 10 k with 2 spades. I had jack queen ace 10 with 2 spades one the ace. Turn is an ace given me a straight. He checks, I bet he calls. I now put him on a set or 2 pair and as long as the board doesn"t pair I"m getting all his chips. Board is another ace and he shoves the last 400 chips (I have about 8k left) and I hate to fold even though I know I"m behind I call as pot is now over 2k and I want to see what he played. I dont mind the pre flop call but he called the flop of ace 9 6 5 all clubs. This the kind of game to expect in this tourney.
This makes no sense...
Flop: 9-10-K
Turn: A
River: A
Our holding: J-10-Q-A
Oppo: A-9-6-5
I make it that we have Aces full of Tens and oppo has Aces full of Nines...how do we lose?
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They think 2nd pair on a 2 suit board must be the nuts and with no redraw they"re happy to get it all in. One example from last night was the bb flatted my button raise when I flopped nut straight and nut flush draw, He bet, I raised he called. Board was 9 10 k with 2 spades. I had jack queen ace 10 with 2 spades one the ace. Turn is an ace given me a straight. He checks, I bet he calls. I now put him on a set or 2 pair and as long as the board doesn"t pair I"m getting all his chips. Board is another ace and he shoves the last 400 chips (I have about 8k left) and I hate to fold even though I know I"m behind I call as pot is now over 2k and I want to see what he played. I dont mind the pre flop call but he called the flop of ace 9 6 5 all clubs. This the kind of game to expect in this tourney.
This makes no sense...
Flop: 9-10-K
Turn: A
River: A
Our holding: J-10-Q-A
Oppo: A-9-6-5
I make it that we have Aces full of Tens and oppo has Aces full of Nines...how do we lose?
you have wayyyyy to much time on your hands ;D
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Sorry. I didn"t have ace. I had jack queen king ten in the hole and flopped the straight.
I was thinking 2 moves ahead when typing this post on my phone and mis quoted my hand from last night. With my hole cards I had 2nd nut flush draw and ace on the turn gave me nut flush. That"s when I thought as long as the board doesn"t pair I"m getting all his chips
Sorry for confusion!
The villain hit running aces to river the full house still though.
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Sorry for confusion!
don"t worry he was just being a - well a - pedant
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Been a real quiet time for me and poker. Working shifts and bills to pay = not alot of time to continue my challenge.
I did manage to cash in yet another couple of Omaha mtt"s and this has allowed me one step closer to the 1st target of £500. Holiday fund target is now at £400 and I only need another £100 to reach the target. The time I have managed to put in, variance is biting me firmly in the ass.
Regularly get it as a 70%+ fav when villian shoves any 2 cards to steal the blinds, and are hitting their under card when I have them dominated. Or my AK doesn"t improve agianst villains pocket pair or when I have pair there over cards (even j10 type hands) are hiting! But no need to gripe as the challenge rules allow me stop before tilt becomes a factor!
Hopefully I can get some time in soon and get over this hurdle and carry on up the levels