So a while ago (couple months now) I broke my site. It was frozen, where any posts or changes I made wouldn't be added to the site. Rob fixed it so my new posts would show, but he never got around to fixing the rest of the site.
So today, since I was making a post anyway, I decided to work on fixing it. I figured instead of trying to fix what was wrong, I would start from scratch. So I've switched to the new blogger beta. It meant changing my template and I'm still figuring out how to use all the features, but at least my site is working properly again.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Poker Night Recap
Well, Rob and I hosted yet another home game last night at our place. As usual, it was a $10 buy-in NLHE tournament. There were only 11 of us, but it was still a great night.
Since, I was schedule a 4 day week-end, I decided I would enjoy the night with a few beers. I'm sure this affected my game, but it's all for fun anyway. Neither Rob or I made it to the money this time. I'm not sure when Rob busted, but I bubbled. The big stack at the table, had the other three of us covered and was using that to his advantage by bullying. He was in the SB and I was in the BB. When the flop came, he bet out as usual and since I had caught bottom pair, I figured I would push. It just so happens that this hand, he actually had a piece of the flop, a top pair piece. Oh well, I was half drunk by that time and I'm surprised I made it even that far with my senses clouded.
By this time, there was a 5c/10c cash game going on at the other table, so I decide to join. The money was just flying back and forth across this table. And there were alot of all-ins. This meant rebuying back in. I have no idea how much money was on that table after it was all said and done, but I'm wondering if there was more money being played for in the cash game than the tournament. Final tally, Craig Mooney left with about $20 or $30 bucks, Brent left up about $14 (plus he came in second in the tourney), and Rob did us well and won about $30 at the cash game. I was down a $5 buy-in.
Since, I was schedule a 4 day week-end, I decided I would enjoy the night with a few beers. I'm sure this affected my game, but it's all for fun anyway. Neither Rob or I made it to the money this time. I'm not sure when Rob busted, but I bubbled. The big stack at the table, had the other three of us covered and was using that to his advantage by bullying. He was in the SB and I was in the BB. When the flop came, he bet out as usual and since I had caught bottom pair, I figured I would push. It just so happens that this hand, he actually had a piece of the flop, a top pair piece. Oh well, I was half drunk by that time and I'm surprised I made it even that far with my senses clouded.
By this time, there was a 5c/10c cash game going on at the other table, so I decide to join. The money was just flying back and forth across this table. And there were alot of all-ins. This meant rebuying back in. I have no idea how much money was on that table after it was all said and done, but I'm wondering if there was more money being played for in the cash game than the tournament. Final tally, Craig Mooney left with about $20 or $30 bucks, Brent left up about $14 (plus he came in second in the tourney), and Rob did us well and won about $30 at the cash game. I was down a $5 buy-in.
Monday, October 09, 2006
League Game Last Night
Well, I convinced Rob to back me last night for the Talking Poker Forum League III. It was just a NLHE game. We've added a few other game types and I've been hoping to crash one of those just for the practice and the fun.
Anyway, 13 people ended up signing up; Boobie Lover just made it in before registration closed. We had the usual attendees. Although, TP was there, but as we found out later, he had forgotten about it. He was sitting out the whole tournament. Although, it may have worked well for him. He placed in 4th for not even playing a hand which also gave him points.
I basically went into the tournament hoping to steal some points away from legitimate league members. If the points don't count for me, I might as well try to make them not count for someone else. I think going in thinking like this really helps my game. I'm playing the way I usually play, but I'm not thinking about trying to get to the money. I just focus on the hand I'm playing, trying to win that pot or not lose all my chips in that pot.
So, the first really big pot I get into was with Rob. I limp with KT suited in MP (although I think there were only 5 or 6 of us at the table). I didn't raise because I didn't want to deal with a re-raise, but depending on the size, I would call a raise. From the SB, Rob only raises it to 3XBB (we are only on the first level of the tourney). I call and eejit calls who had also limped from the CO. The flop comes 9sQsKh. A great flop for me. Rob leads out for only 40 the pot is 180 now. I raise him another 140. Uhoh, he re-raises me to 750. I'm worried now. I know what types of hands Rob will preflop raise with in the SB and most of them have me beat. I'm thinking the worst hand he would raise with is AK, which still beats me, but I also have a gutshot. It was tempting to call, but was it worth it to risk half my stack on a chase. I was 75% sure I was behind. After delving into a few seconds of my time bank, I fold. Rob shows his pocket Aces. Good fold? I'm not sure, I think I will have run the odds later.
Next big hand for me was again against Rob. We are now down to the final 9. He raises and I re-raise him with JJ. We are sitting across from each other in the living room and he looks up at me and asks "You got aces?" I shrug and say, "I did re-raise". He starts typing on his computer and I see that he has decided to re-re-raise. Well, this could definitely mean Rob has KK or AA. I knew that. But I also know that Rob and I know how each other play very well. He could have very well pushed with a hand less than that to make it look like he had those hands, knowing my first thoughts would be kings or aces. I was willing to press my luck, I push and he insta-calls. Crap, it was KK that he had. But then I suck out on the flop and catch my J. Rob is down to 185 in chips. Crippled but not too badly since we were still only at level 2 for the tournament.
The jacks were good for me tonight. At level 3, I was dealt them again. In the CO I raise 4xBB. KURN calls from the BB. The flop comes 7s2dJs and KURN pushes his entire stack in. I, of course, quickly call. He flips over 8h7h and in the chat says, "Bad timing for a stop and go." KURN's hand doesn't improve and I eliminate him from the tournament.
The tournament moved fast. We were down to three players even before first break. But once down to myself, JD and eejit. The game really slowed down. We were playing 3 handed for quite some time. I think the different styles helped stall the game. JD is an incredible poker player and amazingly successful, agressive and smart. He built up his bankroll from playchips to something ridiculous like 100k and he's not even legal to play poker live yet. Eejit is a chaos factor. A big bluffer. But if you pay attention, you can tell when he's bluffing. Then there was me. A little too tight, especially for a short handed game, but at least I can be aggressive when I get into a pot. I was hoping that the styles of JD and eejit would clash just right to get one or the other eliminated. JD would be aggressive, eejit would bluff and JD would catch him and take him out, or something similar to that. Although, it didn't quite happen that way. JD's laptop started to lose power. His AC adaptor had stopped charging his computer and soon it would turn off. He started to push with a lot of hands. I'm sure he was just trying to get eliminate or take us both out quickly before the laptop died. He seemed to be pushing more after I raised. I'm thinking that JD was hoping I had a big hand and I would take the chips to have a lead over eejit going into heads up. Anyway, I finally did call one of JD's pushes and my hand held up. I actually forget what the two hands were.
Now I'm heads up agains eejit. We play a few hands back and forth, nothing too big. I'm mostly waiting. From previous tournaments, eejit will try a huge bluff, so I was waiting for that moment. Then I get A4o. I'm in the SB and I decide to just complete rather than raise. Eejit does raise from 200 to 800. I just call. The flop comes 9sAsAd. Eejit acts first and bets 800 into the pot. I think this may be the hand to get all of his chips. I've got a monster hand for heads up and eejit is putting money in to the pot. I'm thinking he caught the 9 on the flop. Or he raise with a pocket pair. So, I think the best thing to do is look like I want to steal the pot. I push all in. Eejit calls and I think to myself, "Please don't have a better Ace." Nope, eejit turns over Td7d. WHAT?? Eejit says in the chat, "I'm a little drunk now." I'm okay with that. And the hand holds up and I win the tournament.
WOOHOOO! This was the first league tourney I won. I've been getting deep in almost all of them, but I couldn't seem to crack that first place. I'm happy with my play. I lucked out a few times and the all important factor, I was getting good cards.
Anyway, 13 people ended up signing up; Boobie Lover just made it in before registration closed. We had the usual attendees. Although, TP was there, but as we found out later, he had forgotten about it. He was sitting out the whole tournament. Although, it may have worked well for him. He placed in 4th for not even playing a hand which also gave him points.
I basically went into the tournament hoping to steal some points away from legitimate league members. If the points don't count for me, I might as well try to make them not count for someone else. I think going in thinking like this really helps my game. I'm playing the way I usually play, but I'm not thinking about trying to get to the money. I just focus on the hand I'm playing, trying to win that pot or not lose all my chips in that pot.
So, the first really big pot I get into was with Rob. I limp with KT suited in MP (although I think there were only 5 or 6 of us at the table). I didn't raise because I didn't want to deal with a re-raise, but depending on the size, I would call a raise. From the SB, Rob only raises it to 3XBB (we are only on the first level of the tourney). I call and eejit calls who had also limped from the CO. The flop comes 9sQsKh. A great flop for me. Rob leads out for only 40 the pot is 180 now. I raise him another 140. Uhoh, he re-raises me to 750. I'm worried now. I know what types of hands Rob will preflop raise with in the SB and most of them have me beat. I'm thinking the worst hand he would raise with is AK, which still beats me, but I also have a gutshot. It was tempting to call, but was it worth it to risk half my stack on a chase. I was 75% sure I was behind. After delving into a few seconds of my time bank, I fold. Rob shows his pocket Aces. Good fold? I'm not sure, I think I will have run the odds later.
Next big hand for me was again against Rob. We are now down to the final 9. He raises and I re-raise him with JJ. We are sitting across from each other in the living room and he looks up at me and asks "You got aces?" I shrug and say, "I did re-raise". He starts typing on his computer and I see that he has decided to re-re-raise. Well, this could definitely mean Rob has KK or AA. I knew that. But I also know that Rob and I know how each other play very well. He could have very well pushed with a hand less than that to make it look like he had those hands, knowing my first thoughts would be kings or aces. I was willing to press my luck, I push and he insta-calls. Crap, it was KK that he had. But then I suck out on the flop and catch my J. Rob is down to 185 in chips. Crippled but not too badly since we were still only at level 2 for the tournament.
The jacks were good for me tonight. At level 3, I was dealt them again. In the CO I raise 4xBB. KURN calls from the BB. The flop comes 7s2dJs and KURN pushes his entire stack in. I, of course, quickly call. He flips over 8h7h and in the chat says, "Bad timing for a stop and go." KURN's hand doesn't improve and I eliminate him from the tournament.
The tournament moved fast. We were down to three players even before first break. But once down to myself, JD and eejit. The game really slowed down. We were playing 3 handed for quite some time. I think the different styles helped stall the game. JD is an incredible poker player and amazingly successful, agressive and smart. He built up his bankroll from playchips to something ridiculous like 100k and he's not even legal to play poker live yet. Eejit is a chaos factor. A big bluffer. But if you pay attention, you can tell when he's bluffing. Then there was me. A little too tight, especially for a short handed game, but at least I can be aggressive when I get into a pot. I was hoping that the styles of JD and eejit would clash just right to get one or the other eliminated. JD would be aggressive, eejit would bluff and JD would catch him and take him out, or something similar to that. Although, it didn't quite happen that way. JD's laptop started to lose power. His AC adaptor had stopped charging his computer and soon it would turn off. He started to push with a lot of hands. I'm sure he was just trying to get eliminate or take us both out quickly before the laptop died. He seemed to be pushing more after I raised. I'm thinking that JD was hoping I had a big hand and I would take the chips to have a lead over eejit going into heads up. Anyway, I finally did call one of JD's pushes and my hand held up. I actually forget what the two hands were.
Now I'm heads up agains eejit. We play a few hands back and forth, nothing too big. I'm mostly waiting. From previous tournaments, eejit will try a huge bluff, so I was waiting for that moment. Then I get A4o. I'm in the SB and I decide to just complete rather than raise. Eejit does raise from 200 to 800. I just call. The flop comes 9sAsAd. Eejit acts first and bets 800 into the pot. I think this may be the hand to get all of his chips. I've got a monster hand for heads up and eejit is putting money in to the pot. I'm thinking he caught the 9 on the flop. Or he raise with a pocket pair. So, I think the best thing to do is look like I want to steal the pot. I push all in. Eejit calls and I think to myself, "Please don't have a better Ace." Nope, eejit turns over Td7d. WHAT?? Eejit says in the chat, "I'm a little drunk now." I'm okay with that. And the hand holds up and I win the tournament.
WOOHOOO! This was the first league tourney I won. I've been getting deep in almost all of them, but I couldn't seem to crack that first place. I'm happy with my play. I lucked out a few times and the all important factor, I was getting good cards.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Banning US players
This has already been posted by Boobie Lover and talked about on the Talking Poker Forum, but even though I'm a Canadian poker player, I'm sure it will have a huge impact on me as well.
Party and Stars are probably THE biggest poker sites out there. And the reason they are big is due to the number of US poker players they have. I can't imagine what it will be like if all the american players disappear on these sites. If this happens I can see it being very hard to find a table to play at online, well actually, there will probably be lots of tables, but they will all be empty. Sure, us Canadians and Europeans are still playing, but our numbers just don't compare.
Well, we will have to wait and see once the storm clears.
Party and Stars are probably THE biggest poker sites out there. And the reason they are big is due to the number of US poker players they have. I can't imagine what it will be like if all the american players disappear on these sites. If this happens I can see it being very hard to find a table to play at online, well actually, there will probably be lots of tables, but they will all be empty. Sure, us Canadians and Europeans are still playing, but our numbers just don't compare.
Well, we will have to wait and see once the storm clears.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Quad Nines
Although, I decided not to join the league, I played in the opening league game tonight. I registered just as the first hand gets dealt and what do I see before me? The kiss of death, pocket kings. Well, I think to myself, here's to going out first hand. Surprisingly enough, my all in on a rag flop gets my opponent to fold and I jump to an early chip lead.
Later in the tournament, I get dealt pocket nines in the SB. I had actually been dealt a few raising hands in the SB prior to this hand, so I raise as I figure New Guy who is sitting in the BB, might think I'm just stealing. He calls and amazingly, I flop two nines. That's right, quads on the flop. I check, he bets. Turn I check, he checks--damn I was hoping for another bet or push. River I have to bet out. He folds and I have to show.
Then with only five people left, I'm dealt AJo in EP. Now the final table has been agressive pre-flop. There was rarely a flop seen since almost every hand, the first person to enter the pot, entered it with a raise. I raise, but Boobie re-raises me all-in. Now, I know he is quite capable of of re-raising with a broad range of hands. I'm pretty sure I'm not dominated. So, I decide I'm okay with risking the tourney on this hand. Well, Boobie flips over pockets nines. I flop a J, but he catches a 9 on that same flop. Not good for me. Funny thing, the turn gives him the fourth nine.
Early in the game, I win with quad nines only to be eliminated later in the game by quad nines.
Later in the tournament, I get dealt pocket nines in the SB. I had actually been dealt a few raising hands in the SB prior to this hand, so I raise as I figure New Guy who is sitting in the BB, might think I'm just stealing. He calls and amazingly, I flop two nines. That's right, quads on the flop. I check, he bets. Turn I check, he checks--damn I was hoping for another bet or push. River I have to bet out. He folds and I have to show.
Then with only five people left, I'm dealt AJo in EP. Now the final table has been agressive pre-flop. There was rarely a flop seen since almost every hand, the first person to enter the pot, entered it with a raise. I raise, but Boobie re-raises me all-in. Now, I know he is quite capable of of re-raising with a broad range of hands. I'm pretty sure I'm not dominated. So, I decide I'm okay with risking the tourney on this hand. Well, Boobie flips over pockets nines. I flop a J, but he catches a 9 on that same flop. Not good for me. Funny thing, the turn gives him the fourth nine.
Early in the game, I win with quad nines only to be eliminated later in the game by quad nines.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Back to Playing
Well, I'm back playing poker. Not a lot and actually, not tournaments either. I haven't deposited any money, but someone was offering $50 on Stars for depositing in a sports book. So I did that and then withdrew the money to Neteller. Then, yesterday, Poker.com offered a 100% reload bonus.
So, I was able to deposit $60 in total there and will slowly grind my way to getting an additional $60 from the bonus.
I played a few hands last night. It was NL since all their Limit tables were full. It wasn't that exciting. Basically, I folded my hands for about 3 orbits until I was dealt AA in the cut-off. There were 3 limpers in front of me, so I raise. Only about 4xBB, I should have raised more, but I guess I was expecting too much from the table to notice this was the first hand I had played since sitting at the table. I, of course, get four callers. Lovely, I didn't narrow the field at all. The flop comes 865, two are spades. Neither of my aces are a spade. Although, not too bad of a board, at $25NL, there are plenty of donkeys that will call a raise with hands that could have hit it. There is a min bet from the first position, a couple of folds and a caller. I, of coure, pot raise it. It's the only way to see where I am. Both players call--Great. The turn is and eight, I forget which suit, but it wasn't a spade. All I'm thinking is one of them has to have an 8. But they both check it to me. This was tough, do I bet or check? I bet half the pot, thinking if one of them move all in on the river, depending on the card, it would be very hard for me to call that. Fortunately, both folded and I scoop the pot. And that was it for me, Lost was on last night and it was time to watch some TV.
So, I was able to deposit $60 in total there and will slowly grind my way to getting an additional $60 from the bonus.
I played a few hands last night. It was NL since all their Limit tables were full. It wasn't that exciting. Basically, I folded my hands for about 3 orbits until I was dealt AA in the cut-off. There were 3 limpers in front of me, so I raise. Only about 4xBB, I should have raised more, but I guess I was expecting too much from the table to notice this was the first hand I had played since sitting at the table. I, of course, get four callers. Lovely, I didn't narrow the field at all. The flop comes 865, two are spades. Neither of my aces are a spade. Although, not too bad of a board, at $25NL, there are plenty of donkeys that will call a raise with hands that could have hit it. There is a min bet from the first position, a couple of folds and a caller. I, of coure, pot raise it. It's the only way to see where I am. Both players call--Great. The turn is and eight, I forget which suit, but it wasn't a spade. All I'm thinking is one of them has to have an 8. But they both check it to me. This was tough, do I bet or check? I bet half the pot, thinking if one of them move all in on the river, depending on the card, it would be very hard for me to call that. Fortunately, both folded and I scoop the pot. And that was it for me, Lost was on last night and it was time to watch some TV.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Break's Over
So, it's been a month since I decided to take a break from poker. I'm glad I did it. It was needed and I think I feel better about my poker game. When I get back to playing, I don't think I'm going to play as much before I stopped. I think I will also go back to playing tournaments more. I enjoy them and have been quit successful as well.
Next decision is do I deposit more money? I have a few dollars spread throughout a few sites. Some sites won't let you withdraw the change. I also have approximately $25 in Neteller. Not much of a bankroll, but that's what I started with when I first began playing for money.
I also think I should start posting HHs more on TalkingPoker. It's really the best way to improve my game and I never did it enough in the first place. I just never know which ones I should post, which would create a good discussion.
Well, back to playing poker, maybe. I haven't even really felt like playing the last week. The only time, I think of the game, is when Rob opens up a table at Party.
Next decision is do I deposit more money? I have a few dollars spread throughout a few sites. Some sites won't let you withdraw the change. I also have approximately $25 in Neteller. Not much of a bankroll, but that's what I started with when I first began playing for money.
I also think I should start posting HHs more on TalkingPoker. It's really the best way to improve my game and I never did it enough in the first place. I just never know which ones I should post, which would create a good discussion.
Well, back to playing poker, maybe. I haven't even really felt like playing the last week. The only time, I think of the game, is when Rob opens up a table at Party.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Talking Poker Radio
Well, I'm willing to shill for Rob.
He's just launched a new side-project, in conjuction with the Talking Poker forum. It's called Talking Poker Radio and he's hoping it will be a weekly podcast bringing you the latest in forum news, poker news and gossip, and poker strategy from around the internet. You can download the first episode by visiting the forum and looking for the Talking Poker Radio thread. It should be right at the top.
There will soon be a RSS feed up that you can subscribe to using iTunes or your choice of Podcast aggregator as well.
He's just launched a new side-project, in conjuction with the Talking Poker forum. It's called Talking Poker Radio and he's hoping it will be a weekly podcast bringing you the latest in forum news, poker news and gossip, and poker strategy from around the internet. You can download the first episode by visiting the forum and looking for the Talking Poker Radio thread. It should be right at the top.
There will soon be a RSS feed up that you can subscribe to using iTunes or your choice of Podcast aggregator as well.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
New Look
Well, since I'm not playing poker all day now and I was looking for something to do, I decided to update my blog. My page should no longer be broken in IE. If you use IE and see anything amiss, please leave a comment, I'll try and fix it.
I've also switched templates. Since I'm making changes, I might as well, change everything. I like the new template, but Rob says he prefers the old one. What does everyone else think?
I've also switched templates. Since I'm making changes, I might as well, change everything. I like the new template, but Rob says he prefers the old one. What does everyone else think?
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Taking a Break
I've been having a really bad run of cards lately and losing quite a bit of money due to suck outs. Since this was pissing me off to no end and I've been playing poker non stop for a year now, I decided I would take a break. I have qualified for a couple freerolls at Poker.com for Wednesday and Sunday this week, so I will play in those, but other than that, no poker for a month (at least). I've withdrawn my entire bankroll from all online poker sites. I'm even moving that bankroll back into our bank account from Neteller. That way I have no way of depositing.
I'm hoping a break will do me good and clear my head. I also hope to make sure that I'm not addicted to the game. Hopefully, I don't struggle to not play, but if I do, I have Rob to kick me in the ass to smarten me up.
I'm hoping a break will do me good and clear my head. I also hope to make sure that I'm not addicted to the game. Hopefully, I don't struggle to not play, but if I do, I have Rob to kick me in the ass to smarten me up.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
IE is crap
Ok, so I didn't realize until I tried pulling up my site at work, but in Internet Explorer my site is slightly broken. All the links to the right have been pushed to the very bottom after all my posts. I think it has to do with where I've put the google ads. I'm not going to worry about fixing it right now as once the WSOP is over, I'll be moving them back to the top of my page and things seem to work fine that way. So, if you are using IE, scroll down if you need the links or better yet, switch to Firefox, it's a much better browser.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Too Much Tilt
Ok, so as you are aware, I've been playing 25c/50c Limit at Poker.com. I started out well, I was up $25 in about 2 days. Which for me is really good. Then I quickly lost that profit in one session the next day. Alot of it was variance. If I'd catch trips, someone would have the case card with a better kicker. If I would catch a straight, the guy chasing a backdoor flush would complete on the river. But, I've come to realize the rest of the loss was due to tilt. I hate losing. I REALLY hate losing. Rob can attest to this. I am an extremely competitive person and in any game I play, I have to be the winner. I do realize that in poker you can't win every session, that it's the long term you have to think of. But man, when you play well and an idiot wins due to luck, it's hard not to get angry. I'm working on not tilting, but this last week has made me realize I have a long way to go. But, the good news is, if I do get better at not going on tilt, I will lose less and likely win more.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Recommendation
Okay, to all you bonus chasers out there, I have a site recommendation for you: Poker.com. Right now they have a 100% deposit bonus up to $100 and entry into a $500 freeroll for the next seven days. The freeroll has a pretty decent pay out. About 80 people play and top 10 pay out. First is $150. Rob started playing at this site before me and ended up winning $190 from just the freerolls alone. The bonus seems relatively easy to clear even at 25c/50c limit. And there seems to be quite a few fish. Alot of chasing and calling down with just a high card (and not always an ace). So far, at the 6-max tables I've joined the average stack is only about $5. And, if I'm able to make money at the 25c/50c tables, it can only be due to either variance or really bad players. :)
Friday, July 21, 2006
I've been thinking...
Ok, so last night, I finished clearing my "last" bonus at Doyle's Room. I say last in quotes as I do have some to clear still, but I gave up on Titan and Full Tilt. I just play too small of limits to make it worth while. As well, for whatever reason, I was losing more money than I would make in the bonus at both sites. If I ever get a bigger bankroll (not likely in the near future as I withdraw a lot of what I win to put in our bank account), I might go back if they have reload bonuses.
Although, working on these bonuses have really made me wonder. What is my true skill level at poker? At Doyle's Room, I would play mainly 10c/20c limit, but if no one was playing those stakes I would move down to 5c/10c. As an aside, you can tell how small the site is compared to others when at some times during the day there was no one playing 10c/20c limit. Anyway, when playing those limits, I would just cream them. A couple times I doubled my buy-in and I think I left down only once or twice(suckouts are fun! :) ). But playing at these limits, the bonus wasn't clearing very fast. It wasn't as tedious as at Full Tilt or Titan, in which I had to play 25c/50c, but still relatively slow. So, if I was up $10 or $15 I'd move up to 25c/50c limit. Yeah, that never worked well. Everytime I did, I'd lose that $10-$15 I just won at the lower levels. Grrr....
So what does this mean? Is my skill level set at 10c/20c right now? Should I keep trying 25c/50c? Even though it is costing me money? I don't know. I do know that I have to wait before trying again, the last attempt definitely put me on tilt at that level. I also wondering if I should go back to NL, I do prefer it to limit. But, with my bankroll, I couldn't even think of playing at a 25c/50c NL table. The safest limit would probably be 5c/10c or just pushing it at 10c/25c. Poker just sucks sometimes.
Although, working on these bonuses have really made me wonder. What is my true skill level at poker? At Doyle's Room, I would play mainly 10c/20c limit, but if no one was playing those stakes I would move down to 5c/10c. As an aside, you can tell how small the site is compared to others when at some times during the day there was no one playing 10c/20c limit. Anyway, when playing those limits, I would just cream them. A couple times I doubled my buy-in and I think I left down only once or twice(suckouts are fun! :) ). But playing at these limits, the bonus wasn't clearing very fast. It wasn't as tedious as at Full Tilt or Titan, in which I had to play 25c/50c, but still relatively slow. So, if I was up $10 or $15 I'd move up to 25c/50c limit. Yeah, that never worked well. Everytime I did, I'd lose that $10-$15 I just won at the lower levels. Grrr....
So what does this mean? Is my skill level set at 10c/20c right now? Should I keep trying 25c/50c? Even though it is costing me money? I don't know. I do know that I have to wait before trying again, the last attempt definitely put me on tilt at that level. I also wondering if I should go back to NL, I do prefer it to limit. But, with my bankroll, I couldn't even think of playing at a 25c/50c NL table. The safest limit would probably be 5c/10c or just pushing it at 10c/25c. Poker just sucks sometimes.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Final League Game
Well, I didn't end up making any points in last nights league game. My Queens ran into Kings and I was crippled. I did end up doubling up a couple times, but it just wasn't enough to stay in. I'm happy either way, as I still ended up getting enough points from the rest of the games to end up in the Tournament of Champions. So I've got a chance to win some money with this freeroll. And if not, I did a lot better in the league than I thought I would, so it shows that at least some of my poker winnings are due to skill rather than luck or variance.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Party Bonus
Party Poker was offering up another deposit bonus, so of course I took them up on their offer. I've built up my roll quite a bit from this bonus whoring, so I was able to deposit $140 for a $21 bonus. I just had to play 210 raked hands.
The first couple bonus' I had at Party, I was able to play at their beginner's tables. Well, it turns out, you can only play at those tables for a limited period of time and I guess my time has run out. So I had to chose between 0.50c/$1 Limit or 0.10c/0.25c NL. I haven't really played at these limits before so I wasn't sure if I should try to clear the bonus or not. I didn't want to be playing with scared money.
I tried the limit first and within an hour ran through almost $10. Yeah, that wasn't good since my roll right now is just that $140 (I have almost $200 on Stars as well, but I need one buy-in for the league tourney and I've also decided to buy a share of TP for the WSOP, so unless TP cashes, that money is gone). So I figured I would move to the NL and just play super tight.
That seemed to work. I think it also helped that I was dealt QQ 5 times, AQ 3 times and KK 3 times within about 200 hands. And the key to getting those hands, is they actually held up! So when I finally cleared my bonus, I was also up $36. So that profitted me $57! Not bad for one day of playing poker.
The first couple bonus' I had at Party, I was able to play at their beginner's tables. Well, it turns out, you can only play at those tables for a limited period of time and I guess my time has run out. So I had to chose between 0.50c/$1 Limit or 0.10c/0.25c NL. I haven't really played at these limits before so I wasn't sure if I should try to clear the bonus or not. I didn't want to be playing with scared money.
I tried the limit first and within an hour ran through almost $10. Yeah, that wasn't good since my roll right now is just that $140 (I have almost $200 on Stars as well, but I need one buy-in for the league tourney and I've also decided to buy a share of TP for the WSOP, so unless TP cashes, that money is gone). So I figured I would move to the NL and just play super tight.
That seemed to work. I think it also helped that I was dealt QQ 5 times, AQ 3 times and KK 3 times within about 200 hands. And the key to getting those hands, is they actually held up! So when I finally cleared my bonus, I was also up $36. So that profitted me $57! Not bad for one day of playing poker.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
New Addition
I've added a new feature to my blog. Since it's WSOP season I've added the headlines to the top of my page. All of the updates come from Pokerstars with their permission. Feel free to click on the links for updates.
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