TerryToma's blog

Originally Posted by TerryToma

a side note, im honest worried about outlawing poker.. these idiots took us to war for no reason, they can do this to poker for no reason as well..

i'm worried now too. i've finally gotten to the point where i believe i can make a very respectable side income from online poker in the near future, and i really hope it doesn't get taken away from me now.

Cashed out $1999 from pokerroom today after clearing the 250$. Took ~4k hands to clear 250 at 7x. Not bad at all really. Much faster than 25NL thank god. I ran so hot i didnt need to deposit more than 500$ at pokerroom.. built my way up to 8 tables and just kept going. of course i had much more behind in neteller if i needed it.

Started to have some variance tonight.. lost a big hand to a runner/runner, and folded a river with nutstr8 when the board paired after heavy heavy f/t/r betting.. ill post those and a few other hands in the HHs..

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=395436#395436


Cleared another paradise poker 100NL.. i think a basically broke even there, but i dont have pokertracker to keep me honest.

Total bankroll currently =$5643 -updated the graph

bears looked gr8 today.. i think they are one of the elite teams in the country, of course they havent faced very good teams.. but i think they will be 14-2.

Up around a buyin today. Man i hate pokerstars.. so rocky. Pokerroom network has been down all evening so ive been working on that bonus. Its not clearing that fast even at 100NL..

terry your br is gonna be bigger than mine before too long. Mines at like 12-13k but i am about to withdraw ALOT

Originally Posted by Renton

terry your br is gonna be bigger than mine before too long. Mines at like 12-13k but i am about to withdraw ALOT

See ya in the 200 game.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Originally Posted by Renton

terry your br is gonna be bigger than mine before too long. Mines at like 12-13k but i am about to withdraw ALOT

See ya in the 200 game.

ya im back to the old 1/2.

I had a solid lifetime winrate for 2/4, but a 15 buyin downswing was a little more than my bankroll could stand.

You aren't playing party 1/2 are you Fnord?

Originally Posted by Renton

Originally Posted by Fnord

Originally Posted by Renton

terry your br is gonna be bigger than mine before too long. Mines at like 12-13k but i am about to withdraw ALOT

See ya in the 200 game.

ya im back to the old 1/2.

I had a solid lifetime winrate for 2/4, but a 15 buyin downswing was a little more than my bankroll could stand.

You aren't playing party 1/2 are you Fnord?

im never going to play 2/4... period. renton's strategy works so well at the nitty 25/50/100 level, that im avg 1 buyin per hour.. if i can be happy with ~100$/hr then im just being greedy. i plan on moving up to 200NL after 15k hands, i have a friend that plays there short stacked and does ok.. so i imagine its not too much different. he says he gets killed at 2/4 as well.

anyways i made 3 buyins in an hour here at pokerstars, so i guess i dont hate it after all

one last time, how much $$ do i need to be rolled for 200NL, 8 tabling? i was thinking 35 buyins would be sufficient...

ill update the graph on the first page as well.

current broll $5995

Originally Posted by TerryToma

im never going to play 2/4... period. renton's strategy works so well at the nitty 25/50/100 level, that im avg 1 buyin per hour.. if i can be happy with ~100$/hr then im just being greedy. i plan on moving up to 200NL after 15k hands, i have a friend that plays there short stacked and does ok.. so i imagine its not too much different. he says he gets killed at 2/4 as well.

You'll move up to 2/4. I said the same thing when I was in your shoes. Now I am saying "I'll never play higher than 5/10." But I will. If you are good and if you are serious, you'll continue to move up.

BTW I am not getting killed at 2/4. I have taken close to 10k off those tables COUNTING the money i have lost in this downswing. Im just on a downswing from Hell, and since I have withdrawn, I no longer feel comfortable playing there with my current bankroll.

Originally Posted by Renton

Originally Posted by Fnord

Originally Posted by Renton

terry your br is gonna be bigger than mine before too long. Mines at like 12-13k but i am about to withdraw ALOT

See ya in the 200 game.

ya im back to the old 1/2.

I had a solid lifetime winrate for 2/4, but a 15 buyin downswing was a little more than my bankroll could stand.

You aren't playing party 1/2 are you Fnord?

I will be joining you gentlemen at Party 1/2 in a couple of weeks.

Welp played a bit today on pstars and holdempoker.. down 1.5 buyins..

i had a bit of a problem with fancy play syndrome, ran into more than my fair share of sets, and got all in AA v QQ, guy got a Q.. at one point i had AJo in 3 or 4 tables at the same time, all missed, all cbetted and all got called. i was a bit frantic at that point.. my stats for the day was wayyyyyyyy too loose 24/13.. im thinking part of this is due to the 9 max on pstars, plus i played a bit of heads up trying to get a pot limit table going.. however now that i filter out the hands with 6 or fewer my stats didnt change much..

obviously i need to work on tightening up a bit... ive got a lot to work on before moving up to 200NL. already 8k hands of 100NL under my belt, if i get back on track i will be at 200NL in a week.

Up 6+ buyins today and 125$ in bonus. Pokertracker is getting some errors with ongame's new upgrade.. so the stats arent 100% accurate.. however it looks like im up >20 buyins so far at 100NL in close to 10k hands. a couple more days and ill reevaluate my situation. i should be at 15k hands soon. the only problem is that there are so few 200NL tables (~10) at ongame that id be on every single one.. 100NL has a ton of tables.

i did have a moment where the connection wasnt the greatest.. it is tilted me into a bit of a calling station and i lost .5 buyins with an under pair/mid pair. i also ran into a couple of people who dont like to bet their QQ even when it hits a set, or in this case boat. see:

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $8.00
UTG+1: $98.50
MP1: $90.50
TerryToma: $97.50
MP3: $97.50
CO: $98.00
Button: $90.00
SB: $161.90
BB: $91.50

Pre-flop: (9 players) TerryToma is MP2 with A T
UTG calls, 2 folds, TerryToma raises to $5, MP3 folds, CO calls, 4 folds.

Flop: 3 Q 3 ($12.5, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $7, CO calls.

Turn: 3 ($26.5, 2 players)
TerryToma checks, CO checks.

River: A ($26.5, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $25, CO raises all-in $86, TerryToma calls all-in $60.5.
Uncalled bets: $0.5 returned to CO.

Results:
Final pot: $197.5
CO shows QC QH
TerryToma shows AS10S

Poker Room skin
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $1/$2
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players)
2 folds, MP1 raises, 4 folds, SB calls, BB folds.

Flop: 5 Q A (9SB, 2 players)
SB checks, MP1 bets, SB calls.

Turn: 7 (9.5BB, 2 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks.

River: 6 (9.5BB, 2 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks.

Results:
Final pot: 9.5BB
SB shows QD QH
MP1 shows 2C 2H

edit-hh screwed up, its no limit this second hand, standard bets though

god i hate you

you remind me of me when i ran good

Originally Posted by Renton

god i hate you

you remind me of me when i ran good

lol. thanks. 100NL is the sweet spot of online poker. come back down i promise 10bb/100 if u do.

Originally Posted by TerryToma

I have now dedicated myself to Renton's strategy.

Dumb question: what is "Renton's Strategy"??

Originally Posted by TerryToma

100NL is the sweet spot of online poker.

Not for me Got killed there at Party, moved back down to 50NL where they respect my c-bets and made 2 buy-ins over my first 600 hands. Confidence coming back, now I just have to climb the ladder again...

Originally Posted by Bugeye

Dumb question: what is "Renton's Strategy"??

Check out:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-36037.htm

Originally Posted by Renton

you remind me of me when my opponents played a lot worse than me

FYP

Originally Posted by zook

Not for me Got killed there at Party, moved back down to 50NL where they respect my c-bets

Lol, I crush 200 6-max and people don't give me credit for jack shit. Although if you like playing table captain, then the Poker Stars 100NL is a good game.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Lol, I crush 200 6-max and people don't give me credit for jack shit. Although if you like playing table captain, then the Poker Stars 100NL is a good game.

Yeah, I realize that adjusting my game for table conditions might be something I need to work on When I'm back rolled for 100NL I'll start seeking some advice for playing with laggier opponents.

Originally Posted by TerryToma

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

omg have you ever encountered a downswing? lol that's one of the purtiest graphs i've ever seen.

not since i started raising all pps and changed my stats to 20/10 vs 24/7. and cbet 90% of flops whether hit or not.

by the far the best advice i've gotten in my poker career has been to raise all PP's , big ups to Renton

good to see your doing good Toma , see you on party 1/2 NL

Welp,

+5 buyins today after only 642 hands. I played VERY sharp, and very hot. I was making incredible reads. Ill post a few in the hand history. I think I'm inching towards that 15k hands and 200NL. Oh yeah, cleared 50$ in bonus as well.

Thats my 10k hands at 100NL.

Heres my favorite hands of the day:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...663&highlight=

ps, updated graph on first page.
current total $7193.

I don't like stroking ego's but "You sir are running hot!" I am a bit envious but to be more honest I see your success as a challenge to myself to be a consistently winning poker player. Well done and don't stop posting.

Originally Posted by silu_nz

I don't like stroking ego's but "You sir are running hot!" I am a bit envious but to be more honest I see your success as a challenge to myself to be a consistently winning poker player. Well done and don't stop posting.

Hmm, ok you want me to post? well heres something i found very interesting. When i do my total hands for big-bets instead of $$ amount, i am running surprisingly consistent amongst 25nl/50nl/100nl (once i hit my stride). I wasnt going to show it cuz i thought it would be interesting only to me.



ps, bought a tivo today. i am still working on getting configured perfectly, but it seems pretty cool. i might even have to go and get a video ipod, as it seems to work well with them.

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

if you're still running at 12BB/100 after 15k at 100NL i'm going to kill myself

+4.5 buyins today at pokerstars. tough place to play. pretty good for me, especially over 1.2k hands.

Well i was up, then went down a bit tonight. With bonus im up for the day a bit. However some lagg had my number calling 2/3rds big pots with 33 vs my unimproved AQ.... also another lag same table beating my 66 with 99.. 3rd level thinking going on, and they had my #, and position on me. and my very last hand i donked off my stack with JJ on a 693 flop vs someone who had 66.. that is a real struggle for me near the end of a session. and some 50bb stack got me early with my AA vs their KK ai pf.. of course K on riv.. and a huge pot with me having AKs AI vs 3 other shorties.. i would have won but a Q came on riv for AQ..

I decided to get pokeracehud, cuz i know that they must have had some stats on me to help them with their decisions, i just registered right now, and ill let you know how it works..

pokertracker is really having a lot of errors importing my hands from hollywood, my stats are way off for tonight..

and i got tivo to work well with my computer so i can record/burn anything on to dvd.. and i was happy i figured it out with free software, i really didnt want to have to buy anything else.

these position stats are nuts.. my $$ is coming from unusual places.. button not working out too well. only 13k stats though

Wow, those position stats look really weird to me. They seem to be just backwards of what someone would consider 'normal.' Mike Caro would probably say you're doing something wrong (remember his famous quote: "If God were looking down on a poker table, he'd see the money flowing toward the button"). On the otherhand, it's tough to argue with your results. Weird.

FWIW, my own position stats for both ring and tourneys are heavily biased toward the button and then fall off the earlier I get-- right up to the point where I lose money in the BB and SB. My poker mentor says that it's the stats of a normal winning player. His own stats (couple hundred thousand hands) are very similar.

Can someone explain to me what's going on with Terry and why he's winning?
-Mark "...acknowledged newbie..."

Originally Posted by Bugeye

Wow, those position stats look really weird to me. They seem to be just backwards of what someone would consider 'normal.' Mike Caro would probably say you're doing something wrong (remember his famous quote: "If God were looking down on a poker table, he'd see the money flowing toward the button"). On the otherhand, it's tough to argue with your results. Weird.

FWIW, my own position stats for both ring and tourneys are heavily biased toward the button and then fall off the earlier I get-- right up to the point where I lose money in the BB and SB. My poker mentor says that it's the stats of a normal winning player. His own stats (couple hundred thousand hands) are very similar.

Can someone explain to me what's going on with Terry and why he's winning?
-Mark "...acknowledged newbie..."

he hasn't got nearly enough hands to make position stats useful (1,5k hands at each position is nothing, really)

Originally Posted by TerryToma

these position stats are nuts.. my $$ is coming from unusual places.. button not working out too well. only 13k stats though

I actually disagree, they look right to me -- look at your vpip and pfr in the button compared to other positions, and now look at your W$SD: the places you're winning 50% or above you're far more successful (duh). This probably has more to do with say raising PPs in all positions, having more uniform raising requirements than "normal" in those positions, and that helps because clearly your button raises aren't getting a ton of respect, and if that's the case, you're not going to be able to take it down as often as you might normally.

The graph is sick!! Nice run man, keep it up!

terry, i will be taking my life soon if you don't hit a downswing lol.

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

terry, i will be taking my life soon if you don't hit a downswing lol.

Ok, i hit a downswing just for you. Ran into a set v my overpair, and flush v higher flush. Oh yeah called down without odds a couple of hands too . Watching the WSOP on ESPN2 got me off my game a bit.

Now back to my normal style.

My current bankroll is $8037. Just cleared 100$ bonus from hollywood, and made 12$ + bonus.

check out
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=400161#400161

to join the discussion on my 15k hands at 100NL, and let me know your thoughts on a potential move up to 200NL.

graph on first page updated.

Terry,

My stats are almost identical e.g. VPIP, PFR, c/bets, att to steal blinds etc. but my winrate is far lower than yours.

What do you think I could do to improve my winrate? Push or overbet the pot every time I believe I am ahead? I know this is not a Q&A but maybe I am missing something very obvious from my game?

P.S. And YES, I do believe that you should move up limits!

Originally Posted by silu_nz

Terry,

My stats are almost identical e.g. VPIP, PFR, c/bets, att to steal blinds etc. but my winrate is far lower than yours.

What do you think I could do to improve my winrate? Push or overbet the pot every time I believe I am ahead? I know this is not a Q&A but maybe I am missing something very obvious from my game?

P.S. And YES, I do believe that you should move up limits!

oh yeah, i dont mess around with a big hand.. i bet every time. i tried slow playing a set today in a limped pot (ugh i never do either), and i know i would have won a stack had i just raised preflop.. instead it was a 6way pot from sb with Q74.. people get curious as to what i have when i bet strong.. i dont mind if i win it right their either. i also bet my draws as well, but not raise.

terry, do you bet your draws as heavy as your made hands?

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

terry, do you bet your draws as heavy as your made hands?

on the flop, yes.

up 4.5 buyins today. still at 100NL clearing the monster 500$ 10x bonus at pokerroom. pretty crazy day, hitting a lot of gutshots and backdoor flushes. ran 24/10 (ugh). flopped a ton of straights, had a couple all in nut str8s with rivered fh, that happens though. i have 1550$ in pokerroom right now, once i get that to 2k ill move up to 200NL for a test run. played a bit slaggy today.

i also played a cheap 5$ sit n go home game with some classmates. was quite fun. i played almost every flop and worked on my hand reading. the guys werent too bad of players at all.. had a lot of fun and made poker fresh again for me. it was getting a bit stale this afternoon. i have to keep myself thinking/engaged in every hand. it helps my reads, lets my subconscious work. if im passive and thinking about something else, my edge is gone and my play is -ev.

i hate you with a passion Terry...

i nominate terry for president

wait till you go a whole month without winning

Originally Posted by Renton

wait till you go a whole month without winning

ugh, no thanks. makes me not want to move up! 100NL is very steady right now. statements like that scare me because of your march to 10k was so fast and steady that it worries me a bit to see ..

i have been running very consistent.. i tend to push the limits of depositing a bit, for example i deposit $1k to $1.1k each reload, knowing i can put more $$ in from neteller if need be. luckily i havent had to redeposit more than once due to this.

Originally Posted by Renton

wait till you go a whole month without winning

seriously, it seems like you're building up some bad bad karma man lol. hope it's not true though.

watched the WSOP and was pumped to play the party bonus, but once the adrenaline wore off i crashed mentally. not enough sleep lately. ended down 1.5 buyins.

i did add up my yearly total. its crazy how i was so pumped about 45$ in the first few months.

+15k for the year, most of which has come in the last 6 weeks.

Welp nothing tilts me like a bad internet connection.

I donked off a couple of stacks vs real loose players. Also pushed all in KK vs AA, got sucked out all in on flop KKQ when i had AK. Definitely hitting a bit of a downswing, down 4 or 5 buyins in the last couple of days. Having pokeracehud and pokertracker problems, wife out of town, behind on deadlines.. ugh.. i need to take some time off from poker at this point. Im basically even for the last 4 days, which is somethign im not quite used to heh.

Ill make sure to post the tilty hands so i can go over them and be accountable. I tend to play better when I keep everyone updated and also spend more time posting HHs, talking about hands. Otherwise im just playing on autopilot, which is -ev.

here ya go, tell me what you think of these hands, and how i should have played them.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...180&highlight=

hey guys

i hit my head 2 days ago at work, most of these hands were since then. i have had some weird feelings/neurological symptoms and went to the ER. Head CT was normal, doctor diagnosed me with a concussion, so my brain is bruised/swollen. So playing idiot hands like this is a symptom of it. Im taking a few days off till i start thinking 100% again.

seriously.

but ill be ok, and should be back to normal in a few days. never had a concussion before. anyone have this before?

WORST EXCUSE EVER. It's ok to play some hands badly, everyone does it, even people on redonkulous 200 buy-in upswings. You don't have to go get a CT scan after every bad session

Seriously though, take care of yourself, and you'll be back killing 100NL in no time.

welp its been fun.

im cashing out until the dust settles. yeah i could continue to play for a while but my heart just isnt in it right now. i dont want to risk my earnings. the current 500$ bonus at pokerroom doesnt expire till around thanksgiving. so i have plenty of time later to play.

well, posted my current thoughts about whats after poker here:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=404247#404247

i was pretty upset last night, but im ok today. i had a bad feeling that this would happen months ago, so its not too much of a shock..

now that things are taking shape, i was thinkin about restarting at full tilt with rakeback. they have a lot of advertizing so perhaps they will get a lot of fish in. my favorite sites are all closing their doors (hollywood, pokerroom, party, empire, paradise)

not sure what is going to happen next, but poker is definitely a unique pastime, my friends are playing WoW, and i cant get in to that.

so i might get 1k back into my neteller and then into fulltilt to start a new adventure at 50NL. i havent played in 2 weeks so im sure im a bit rusty, plus it might take a while getting used to full tilt.

Originally Posted by TerryToma

now that things are taking shape, i was thinkin about restarting at full tilt with rakeback. they have a lot of advertizing so perhaps they will get a lot of fish in. my favorite sites are all closing their doors (hollywood, pokerroom, party, empire, paradise)

not sure what is going to happen next, but poker is definitely a unique pastime, my friends are playing WoW, and i cant get in to that.

so i might get 1k back into my neteller and then into fulltilt to start a new adventure at 50NL. i havent played in 2 weeks so im sure im a bit rusty, plus it might take a while getting used to full tilt.

terry, full contact is moving to a different network, and starting sunday they'll have a $500 reload going. if you never played there they have a $500 sign-up as well. since they'll be moving networks i'm sure the bonuses will be respected should they move in the middle of one. just a heads-up in case you didn't know.

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

Originally Posted by TerryToma

now that things are taking shape, i was thinkin about restarting at full tilt with rakeback. they have a lot of advertizing so perhaps they will get a lot of fish in. my favorite sites are all closing their doors (hollywood, pokerroom, party, empire, paradise)

not sure what is going to happen next, but poker is definitely a unique pastime, my friends are playing WoW, and i cant get in to that.

so i might get 1k back into my neteller and then into fulltilt to start a new adventure at 50NL. i havent played in 2 weeks so im sure im a bit rusty, plus it might take a while getting used to full tilt.

terry, full contact is moving to a different network, and starting sunday they'll have a $500 reload going. if you never played there they have a $500 sign-up as well. since they'll be moving networks i'm sure the bonuses will be respected should they move in the middle of one. just a heads-up in case you didn't know.

good point. what sort of clearance rate is FCP running? i dont have an account there, perhaps i should wait until they switch over so i can get a rakeback deal going. i also read somewhere that i can upgrade my absolute account to a rakeback account..

Originally Posted by TerryToma

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

Originally Posted by TerryToma

now that things are taking shape, i was thinkin about restarting at full tilt with rakeback. they have a lot of advertizing so perhaps they will get a lot of fish in. my favorite sites are all closing their doors (hollywood, pokerroom, party, empire, paradise)

not sure what is going to happen next, but poker is definitely a unique pastime, my friends are playing WoW, and i cant get in to that.

so i might get 1k back into my neteller and then into fulltilt to start a new adventure at 50NL. i havent played in 2 weeks so im sure im a bit rusty, plus it might take a while getting used to full tilt.

terry, full contact is moving to a different network, and starting sunday they'll have a $500 reload going. if you never played there they have a $500 sign-up as well. since they'll be moving networks i'm sure the bonuses will be respected should they move in the middle of one. just a heads-up in case you didn't know.

good point. what sort of clearance rate is FCP running? i dont have an account there, perhaps i should wait until they switch over so i can get a rakeback deal going. i also read somewhere that i can upgrade my absolute account to a rakeback account..

ok full contact is part of ongame. it's negreanu's site (www.fullcontactpoker.com). you can have TWO bonuses going at a time there. their bonuses clear at 9 points for every bonus dollar, and they expire in 90 days. sooo if you deposit right now for the $500 sign-up then you can also reload on sunday for the $500 reload and have 90 days to get both done which, if you're playing at least 50NL, should very doable. that should be a nice going away present from ongame.

welp

signed up with full tilt with rakeback.. + 600$ bonus. i was only able to deposit 750$ (i had withdrawn entire bankroll) due to my instacash limit. I have read that full tilt pays this instacash fee, which is pretty sweet. i was hoping to deposit 1k so i could be legit rolled for 50NL. I havent played in 2 weeks. and i am exhausted after 350 hands. oh yeah, and i have only cleared 8$ of the bonus, seems a bit slower than a 10x pokerroom skin.

ended +1 buyin though, here was my worst hand, this guy had me confused with his overbet on the turn, he is very loose player, 53/12 or something, and he was under my skin from a few hands earlier we had together. I really thought he was trying to by the pot and didnt have even a pair (i had him on AK/AQ)

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $96.95
UTG+1: $112.85
MP1: $31.70
MP2: $45.95
MP3: $17.40
CO: $22.20
Button: $64.65
SB: $58.65
Hero: $50

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 8 A
2 folds, MP1 raises to $1.5, 3 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 6 8 7 ($4.75, 3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $4, Button folds, Hero calls.

Turn: T ($12.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 is all-in $26.2, Hero calls.

River: 6 ($65.15, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $65.15)


Results:
Final pot: $65.15

Ouch...the obvious draw completes and he pushes?
99 is certainly in his raising range...he would have to be really moronic/maniacal to push there without the goods...I would think most anything else goes into check turn call/fold river mode after that turn card...hell even 77 is in his raising range and probably takes the free river card...

i dont like playing this hand OOP ,i dont like the call on the flop , i think c/r is the better play here ..on the turn easy fold , he could have had jj+ shit even AT beats u ..

make less hero calls out of position

Welcome back to poker, you grindin' monster.

Villain raised preflop in the hand. You flop TPTK, a great hand in theory, but this particular hand is not that strong because of flop texture. Your top pair is only a pair of 8's, meaning any higher pp has you virtually crushed. Aside from that there is three to a straight on the board. Unlike some other posters, I do like the flop call, as it lets Villain know that you aren't going to let him push you around (whether you have it or not, he doesn't know).

The turn brings 4 to a straight, making any 9 a straight. Honestly at this point with the massive overbet I don't think Villain is as likely to have the straight as a set or overpair, as the bet seems to want to drive out any further action. Either way I think betting 2x the pot makes this hand an easy laydown.

Hit me up on AIM sometime!

Thanks for your comments.

he had T8.

I knew he didnt have the str8, i was thinking he had something like AK/AQ. Of course I should have folded. Havent had a bad hand like that since.

Played another 40 minutes, up another buyin. running 23/12. Im guessing that would be 20/10 if it were 10 person rather than 9. I am doing a lot more blind stealing because full tilt is very rocky. I enjoy rocky places better, though. Predictable players are good. Basically cbetting, and folding to opposition.

In personal life, got another dog. Almost exactly the same as my 2 year old dog, male papillion. Time to learn how to potty train again!..

bankroll - $850, playing 50NL on full tilt (yeah i know im underolled)

played tired today, donked off my winnings, then came back after a nap and did better.. yet another example of making sure to play under optimal conditions.. also im not up to 8 tabling at the moment, 6 tabling is the way to go for me, until i get used to Full-Tilt software.

go bears!

Hey Terry--

Just curious-- how many Full Tilt points do you clear per hand at 50NL? I've been playing 10PL/NL and I seem to clear ~0.2 points per hand played (I've only played about 1,200 hands at FT so far). Since the rake is 10% at 10NL, I'm curious as to whether you clear points/bonus much faster at the higher stakes where they rake the usual 5%.

Originally Posted by drtofu66

Hey Terry--

Just curious-- how many Full Tilt points do you clear per hand at 50NL? I've been playing 10PL/NL and I seem to clear ~0.2 points per hand played (I've only played about 1,200 hands at FT so far). Since the rake is 10% at 10NL, I'm curious as to whether you clear points/bonus much faster at the higher stakes where they rake the usual 5%.

played ~1500 hands. cleared ~35$ in bonus.

down a buy in today. the learning curve is hitting me hard i turned off avatars and am getting more used to the software. making better reads now.

I have been way to loose lately, even for me. im going to focus on getting the stats down to 20/10 at full ring and thinking more during the hands. i can feel my brain get back into poker shape. the players at FT are quite a bit more aggressive than pokerroom, most AFs are >1. Lots of c/r or reraising the flop with TP. Didnt see that too much at the old place.


My fun hands for today:

same villain both hands.. guy was quite laggy at 46/13. i knew he had a boat on the turn, so i just pushed hand 1. hand 2, he was thinking for quite some time, i say "fold" in chat and then he calls with AKs.. JTo hand 1. the thing is, that these were actually my thinking hands as well. the rest of the day i had been more on autopilot and steadily losing $$.


******* Hand 1 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
TerryToma: $73.70
UTG+1: $5
MP1: $14.25
MP2: $11.35
MP3: $38.45
CO: $168.75
Button: $20
SB: $3
BB: $20

Pre-flop: (9 players) TerryToma is UTG with Q Q
TerryToma raises to $2, 4 folds, CO calls, 3 folds.

Flop: 3 3 T ($4.75, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $4, CO raises to $8, TerryToma raises to $16, CO calls.

Turn: T ($36.75, 2 players)
TerryToma checks, CO checks.

River: Q ($36.75, 2 players)
TerryToma bets $59, CO raises to $118, TerryToma calls all-in $0.7.
Uncalled bets: $58.3 returned to CO.

Results:
Final pot: $156.15


******* Hand 2 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $38.80
UTG+1: $96.10
MP1: $18.75
MP2: $19.50
MP3: $22
TerryToma: $149.85
Button: $11.80
SB: $20.05
BB: $19.50

Pre-flop: (9 players) TerryToma is CO with A A
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $3.5, 3 folds, TerryToma raises all-in $149.85, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls all-in $92.6.
Uncalled bets: $53.75 returned to TerryToma.

Flop: 6 Q K ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)


Turn: Q ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)


River: J ($1.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $192.95)


Results:
Final pot: $1.5

Wow, you're progress is amazing Sorry to clog up the topic with such a simple question, but how did you get the graph that you update in your first post with No. of hands vs Winnings?

Originally Posted by ray

Wow, you're progress is amazing Sorry to clog up the topic with such a simple question, but how did you get the graph that you update in your first post with No. of hands vs Winnings?

Google PokerGrapher.

+5 buyins today, bankroll ~1k now. So im officially rolled for 50NL. I'll probably start a new thread in poker etc. when i get some motivation.

Why a new thread? For a new start?

I can split any part of this thread for you if you want. Or I can move it. Just let me know if you want either of those things.

terry, i noticed you were up 5 buy-ins for the day. does most of that come from double ups with stuff like sets or is a lot of it smaller and medium pots that add up at the end?

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

terry, i noticed you were up 5 buy-ins for the day. does most of that come from double ups with stuff like sets or is a lot of it smaller and medium pots that add up at the end?

the usual, AA/KK preflop/flop. then str8's, sets, flushes, fh.

one hand i won big tripled up with 79 flopped top 2 vs 3 other semishorties. another hand i flopped a set on monotone board, guy slowplayed flopped nutflush let me hit my full house and got a stack there.

Looking back at your original post..haven't you completed all the goals? It might be time for some new ones

Originally Posted by Setzy

Looking back at your original post..haven't you completed all the goals? It might be time for some new ones

good point. gotta think of my goals. right now im just fighting to get back to where i was (100NL).

played 700 hands today, up 7$ + bonus ha. just wasnt getting good cards. if would have played without thinking i would have been down 2+ stacks.

check out:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=412456#412456

basically break even today...

got sucked out on by shorties, no biggie.. chased a few draws that didnt hit... i did play a 20/8.5 game today. so i tightenend up there. a few thinking hands where i had tptk and second barrels had me thinking a bit. i just need to play more during peak hours, with a sharp and clear mind. i have been playing big sessions late at night on full tilt, and i get a bit fatigued. also that place is a rock garden. i might get set up at bodog, since it has about as many players as full tilt, but from what i hear, way more fish. too many shorties and multitabling nits at full tilt (at least at 3am on sat night).

bankroll is $1120.

Originally Posted by TerryToma

basically break even today...

got sucked out on by shorties, no biggie.. chased a few draws that didnt hit... i did play a 20/8.5 game today. so i tightenend up there. a few thinking hands where i had tptk and second barrels had me thinking a bit. i just need to play more during peak hours, with a sharp and clear mind. i have been playing big sessions late at night on full tilt, and i get a bit fatigued. also that place is a rock garden. i might get set up at bodog, since it has about as many players as full tilt, but from what i hear, way more fish. too many shorties and multitabling nits at full tilt (at least at 3am on sat night).

bankroll is $1120.

In my experience FT is the rockiest of all. Stars is still rocky compared to Ongame but I think it's softer than FT. Bodog is pretty nice but 3 tables gets pretty annoying.

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

In my experience FT is the rockiest of all. Stars is still rocky compared to Ongame but I think it's softer than FT. Bodog is pretty nice but 3 tables gets pretty annoying.

I agree. I need to move some of my $$ over to bodog. possibly 5 table FT and 3 table bodog. WPEX could be interesting as well.

heres some hands from the last 2 days for HH.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=413586#413586

Originally Posted by TerryToma

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

In my experience FT is the rockiest of all. Stars is still rocky compared to Ongame but I think it's softer than FT. Bodog is pretty nice but 3 tables gets pretty annoying.

I agree. I need to move some of my $$ over to bodog. possibly 5 table FT and 3 table bodog. WPEX could be interesting as well.

heres some hands from the last 2 days for HH.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...=413586#413586

I just finished a really old $50 Stars bonus and moved 1/2 my roll to WPEX. I'm now playing Bodog & WPEX. Bodog is pretty sweet with the bottomless bonus and horrible players. No PT though so get used to no HUD! WPEX could definitely use some traffic. There's usually 0 50NL full ring games, maybe 1 or 2 25NL full ring games, and 1 100NL full ring game. There's also usually ~2 5-max games of each of those running as well. Playing a mix of 10NL & 25NL there yields about $5/hr in rakeback.

Also...are you against playing at Stars or are you staying at FT b/c of the bonus?

Also...here are some nice examples of what you'll find at Bodog...
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-45167.htm
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-45263.htm