Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I need to play better.

Well my BB/100 for 100+200NL sucks this month and while im losing a lot of races while buying in for 50BB's, i'm still playing bad so i'm taking a break until the 1st of feb. I think if i take a break then post lots of hands on FTR and try work on my game, my results should improve a lot. Hopefully. Please?

BR= 5500 :\, expected RB payment $1800, RB PRO FTW!

Also, gonna look for some dealing jobs @ local casino's, because playing poker is boring.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Lol. Not again...

Yeah, after building my roll to $7350.. i'm now at 5k again. Iv'e tried full stacking, half stacking, 100NL, 200NL, 4 tables, 12 tables.. but nothing can stop me from going on one of my standard 20 buyin downswings i seem to have every month :)

Been dealing for the cash game going @ my local casino and making quite a bit in tips so thinking about applying for a dealing job @ the new casino opening that's not too far from the other one.

At least iv'e played around 60k hands so far this month so ill get a nice lump sum back from RB sometime during feb... much needed obv

Anyway, back to the grind!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

200NL- without the "ish"

Started the day with 6400 and quickly dropped 4 stacks of 50BB's playing 1-2, but shook it off and picked up the pace and started pwning some people that can't fold TPNK. But today instead of leaving once i hit 80BB's+, i stayed if the tables were good and boyyyy were they good.

Here's a few hands that sum today up:

Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00
Seat 1: TaigaWutz ($200.00 in chips)
Seat 3: ShipItH0lla ($537.46 in chips)
Seat 5: Nimsay1 ($199.00 in chips)
Seat 6: Hardmarket ($188.32 in chips)
Seat 8: callread ($208.15 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: RetardedMonkey ($303.75 in chips)
RetardedMonkey: Post SB $1.00
TaigaWutz: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Nimsay1 [7d 6d]
Dealt to Hardmarket [Ac Kc]
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [7s 7h]
ShipItH0lla: Raise $8.00
Nimsay1: Call $8.00
Hardmarket: Raise $25.00
callread: Fold
RetardedMonkey: Fold
TaigaWutz: Call $23.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $17.00
Nimsay1: Call $17.00
*** FLOP *** [7c 5d 5c]
TaigaWutz: Check
ShipItH0lla: Bet $38.00
Nimsay1: Call $38.00
Hardmarket: Allin $163.32
TaigaWutz: Fold
ShipItH0lla: Call $125.32
Nimsay1: Allin $136.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $10.68
*** TURN *** [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc]
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $609.32 Rake $3.00
ShipItH0lla: wins $609.32


Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00
Seat 1: on999 ($108.84 in chips) DEALER
Seat 3: kjoffen ($333.05 in chips)
Seat 5: pkrnuuts ($318.29 in chips)
Seat 6: ShipItH0lla ($364.00 in chips)
Seat 8: KingJames2323 ($200.00 in chips)
Seat 10: sunbite ($136.13 in chips)
kjoffen: Post SB $1.00
pkrnuuts: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pkrnuuts [10h Ad]
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [Jc Jh]
ShipItH0lla: Raise $8.00
KingJames2323: Raise $24.00
sunbite: Fold
on999: Fold
kjoffen: Call $23.00
pkrnuuts: Call $22.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $16.00
*** FLOP *** [9c 3c Kh]
kjoffen: Check
pkrnuuts: Check
ShipItH0lla: Check
KingJames2323: Check
*** TURN *** [Js]
kjoffen: Check
pkrnuuts: Bet $124.00
ShipItH0lla: Raise $340.00
KingJames2323: Fold
kjoffen: Fold
pkrnuuts: Allin $170.29
*** RIVER *** [3h]
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $727.29 Rake $3.00
ShipItH0lla: wins $727.29

Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00
Seat 1: ajh1980 ($198.70 in chips)
Seat 3: ShipItH0lla ($110.60 in chips) DEALER
Seat 5: callandmuckplz ($215.85 in chips)
Seat 6: Vinichio ($204.45 in chips)
Seat 8: B0P0HA ($203.00 in chips)
Seat 10: KingFish83 ($192.00 in chips)
callandmuckplz: Post SB $1.00
Vinichio: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [7c 8c]
Dealt to ajh1980 [10c Qc]
B0P0HA: Raise $7.00
KingFish83: Fold
ajh1980: Call $7.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $7.00
callandmuckplz: Fold
Vinichio: Fold
*** FLOP *** [8d 5c 4c]
B0P0HA: Check
ajh1980: Bet $27.00
ShipItH0lla: Raise $103.60
B0P0HA: Fold
ajh1980: Call $76.60
*** TURN *** [6c]
*** RIVER *** [3c]
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $228.20 Rake $3.00
ShipItH0lla: wins $228.20


And here's a :( hand, just to even things out a bit.

GAME #812755805: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2008-01-24 01:21:13
Table Berry (No DP)
Seat 1: Wotgwarn ($373.20 in chips)
Seat 3: ShipItH0lla ($113.65 in chips)
Seat 6: Timvd20 ($191.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Vinichio ($200.00 in chips) DEALER
Wotgwarn: Post SB $1.00
ShipItH0lla: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Timvd20 [4h 4d]
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [10h 10s]
Timvd20: Raise $7.00
Vinichio: Fold
Wotgwarn: Fold
ShipItH0lla: Call $5.00
*** FLOP *** [10d 4c 6h]
ShipItH0lla: Check
Timvd20: Bet $11.00
ShipItH0lla: Raise $32.00
Timvd20: Call $21.00
*** TURN *** [4s]
ShipItH0lla: Check
Timvd20: Check
*** RIVER *** [3h]
ShipItH0lla: Bet $74.65
Timvd20: Call $74.65
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $226.30 Rake $2.00
Timvd20: wins $226.30


But anyway, iv'e played 51,600 hands of poker this month so far and my bankroll is a very sexy $7350, which if i can sustain till the end of the month, will meet both my monthly targets. Also, i'm around 91st in the leaderboard of raked hands worth $330, still expect to make top 25 for $1k. I think ill end up playing around 75k hands this month and hopefully ill have a bankroll of around $10k sometime during feb after getting RB, clearing my deposit bonus and getting leaderboard $$$$$.

Anyway, going to sleep.. uni 1st thing. Ciao

Also, Fitz plz update. the people need you!

Monday, January 21, 2008

200NL!!!!!! (ish)

well after breaking even for 40k hands of 100NL, i looked through lots and lots of hands, and while not running too good, iv'e been spewing all over the place. So naturally it got my thinking wtf am i doing, i must hate money. I came to the conclusion that i am actually sick of playing 100NL and am desperate to move up, despite only having 25-30 buyins for 200NL(not enough for 10-12 tabling me tinks).

So i had a good idea! I remembered a 50BB buyin strategy thread on FTR, so i looked it up and read it all and tested it out by buying into 200NL with $100.. loving it. Descisions are just so, so much easier when you have 50BB's.. for example. You raise AA UTG and the button cold calls. The flop comes down KQ9 with 2 hearts, you lead and button raises. Now if you were full stacked, this is a really tough spot, as opponent could easily have a set, 2 pair, a pair+FD, a straight etc etc and your going to have to make the choice whether to shove or fold now (calling is awful ldo).
Now picture the same spot with 50BB's in front of you.. EZ shove. Being short also helps you get paid with big hands, in the past 5 hours iv'e gotten QQ, KK, AA, AK all in vs hands like 99, AQ, AJs, TT, JJ.. where as i'd get much less action if i 3 or 4 bet and had 100BB's in that spot. Also, Q10 can't fold vs my KK on QXX :p.

So anyway, finished up a few buyins doing that, and hope to continue tomorrow, currently in 107th in the raked hands leaderboard which is sucky and only worth $250, top 50= $750, top 25=$1000, top 10= $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Also, i have a new internet connection so no more disconnections for me kthx!

Anyways, lets play some cards! :D

Friday, January 18, 2008

12 tabling.

Yes, really.

The top 200 players that play the most raked hands on one of the sites i play on get a cash bonus @ the end of the month with the top 25 being guaranteed $1000 and first been a very sexy $7000. So naturally, i fire up 12 tables and play 10k hands today, and will probably do the same thing for the rest of January. I honestly think i have a decent chance of winning this, because i have no social life and can play for 10 hours a day if i want/need to, and ill be very dissapointed if i don't make the top 10. So from now on.. it's 12 tables instead of 8.. maybe even more if i start falling behind :)

Oh, i went from +300 to -500, to +400, to -50, and finished the session around +400, could be better/could be worse... my KK couldn't outdraw AK AIPF even 1 out of the 3 which kinda sucks but AK is the nuts in these games so i can't blame people for stacking off with it PF.

Roll is $5700, weeeeee poker.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Untiltable.

I just played a quick 2k hand session, went +$300 but finished -$450 but i feel really good about it. Played great all session and didn't feel on tilt in the slightest. I think i'm running kinda bad over my first 20k hands (not horribly), just not hitting enough sets as i should be, had KK vs AA 5 times, but yet to have AA vs KK etc etc. I just wish i could slowly win instead of winning or losing at least 5 buyins every time i play. but hey..."that's poker!"

Here's a fun hand today vs a Tagg reg.. good read? .. nh :(

Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00

Seat 1: ShowM4n ($100.00 in chips)
Seat 3: sunbite ($74.40 in chips)
Seat 5: therealnicoco ($144.60 in chips)
Seat 6: Madde82 ($149.55 in chips)
Seat 8: ShipItH0lla ($226.45 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: Gokou ($133.65 in chips)
Gokou: Post SB $0.50
ShowM4n: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [9h 9c]
sunbite: Fold
therealnicoco: Fold
Madde82: Fold
ShipItH0lla: Raise $4.00
Gokou: Fold
ShowM4n: Raise $14.00
ShipItH0lla: Raise $31.00
ShowM4n: Raise $85.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $65.00
*** FLOP *** [5h 7c Ad]
*** TURN *** [4d]
*** RIVER *** [4h]
*** SUMMARY ***
ShowM4n Shows [As Qh]
Total pot $197.50 Rake $3.00
ShowM4n: wins $197.50

And i feel like posting a bad beat, i called the river because i thought a set/possible split was in his range and POT ODDS YO

Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00
Seat 1: rutku10 ($96.00 in chips)
Seat 3: shazxxx ($24.50 in chips) DEALER
Seat 5: Momp ($189.11 in chips)
Seat 6: ShipItH0lla ($143.60 in chips)
Seat 8: aaronb22 ($70.30 in chips)
Seat 10: MrTelensky ($99.00 in chips)
Momp: Post SB $0.50
ShipItH0lla: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ShipItH0lla [9s 8s]
aaronb22: Fold
MrTelensky: Fold
rutku10: Raise $4.00
shazxxx: Fold
Momp: Fold
ShipItH0lla: Call $3.00
*** FLOP *** [10s Qs Jd]
ShipItH0lla: Check
rutku10: Bet $6.00
ShipItH0lla: Raise $18.00
rutku10: Call $12.00
*** TURN *** [2h]
ShipItH0lla: Bet $23.00
rutku10: Call $23.00
*** RIVER *** [Kc]
ShipItH0lla: Check
rutku10: Bet $28.00
ShipItH0lla: Call $28.00
*** SUMMARY ***
rutku10 Shows [Qh Ad]
Total pot $143.50 Rake $3.00
rutku10: wins $143.50

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Fun

Played a pretty long session today, around 6000 hands and played a LOT better imo.
Iv'e finally started to realise that the regs, while 3 betting light occasionally.. arn't bluffing everytime they repop me from the BB.

Anyway, so far iv'e played 18,500 hands (started jan the 10th) and my win rate is currently at around 2.6BB/100 which i hope to bump up to around 3 or 4, but then again its wayy too early to tell, so ill start talking about win rates and expected income for the year after iv'e played 100k hands of 100NL.

I really wanna clear this $700 in bonus $ i have on Ipoker and play at least 50k hands by the end of the month. So that's around 2400 hands a day, or about 3 hours a night, EZZZ. I think i can play a lot more than 50k hands a month during the holidays later this year (Jun-Aug) and am hoping for a few 100k hand months because from september-december ill be doing my 2nd year @ uni which means ILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO SOME WORK :| so i won't be able to play as much :(

Also, i made a prop bet with bluelips for $6.66 as to who has the biggest BR @ the end of the year, so whilst i have some catching up to do... I WILL WIN!!

Roll is @ like 5900, maybe even 6k...

Anyway, im gonna set some goals for the end of January.

50k hands played and a $7000 bankroll

Oh and also, i'm going to visit the DTD in nottingham on the 31st to meet some guys from FTR and and play the £50 donkament and most likely some £100NL, so expect a trip report early feb :)