Operation Blind Crime

Alright the name means nothing but it is kinda funny. After being succesful in my last operation...then going on a huge downswing then withdrawing a bunch I'm starting over. Starting with $100 and getting it up to $2000. Can't wait to beat the low level sng's and get back to the $11's and $22's where the play is a little better. The grinding starts tonight.

Should I have bet more here preflop? vil was very aggressive...pushing every third hand or so


Full Tilt Poker Game #3624351472: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (27654511), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:28:53 ET - 2007/09/20
Seat 3: uscheese (2,740)
Seat 4: Seventh Sign (1,250)
Seat 7: AllisonXTB-21 (3,600)
Seat 8: plumcrazy51 (5,910)
uscheese posts the small blind of 100
Seventh Sign posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Ad Js]
AllisonXTB-21 calls 200
plumcrazy51 calls 200
uscheese raises to 1,000
Seventh Sign folds
AllisonXTB-21 calls 800
plumcrazy51 folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 9c 7h]
uscheese checks
AllisonXTB-21 bets 2,400

Maybe my mistake was not betting the flop...the $6's are very strange. I had forgotten how weird people play at that level (especially late at night). Saw a guy push pocket 3's tonight preflop out of position and maybe 3 hands into a sng and he got 2 callers.

Also I know I'm playing above my current BR but I'm positive that I can get up to 30 BI's pretty quick and if things go wrong I'll drop down if I need to.

Lesson last night...do NOT try to slow play at a $6 sng.

2nd hand of my first sng last night. Took a bunch of bad beats last night and luckily ended up even for the night. Lost an all in bubble push with JJ to 33 who hit trips on the river.

Ugh




Full Tilt Poker Game #3652086214: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (27858805), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:53:16 ET - 2007/09/23
Seat 1: cfgcfg (2,040)
Seat 2: mudpaw (1,470)
Seat 3: uscheese (1,500)
Seat 4: jett2006 (1,500)
Seat 5: jimmacd59 (1,500)
Seat 6: the_real_oracle (1,140)
Seat 7: brutisfalco (1,500)
Seat 8: umakillz (1,470)
Seat 9: I-D-TEN-tee (1,380)
mudpaw posts the small blind of 15
uscheese posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Kh Ac]
jett2006 folds
jimmacd59 folds
the_real_oracle folds
brutisfalco folds
umakillz folds
I-D-TEN-tee folds
cfgcfg calls 30
mudpaw calls 15
uscheese raises to 120
cfgcfg calls 90
mudpaw has 15 seconds left to act
mudpaw folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc Ad 5s]
uscheese checks
cfgcfg bets 90
uscheese calls 90
*** TURN *** [Kc Ad 5s] [4c]
uscheese checks
cfgcfg bets 150
uscheese calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Kc Ad 5s 4c] [4h]
uscheese checks
cfgcfg bets 300
uscheese raises to 600
cfgcfg raises to 1,680, and is all in
uscheese calls 540, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 540 returned to cfgcfg
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cfgcfg shows [4d As] a full house, Fours full of Aces
uscheese shows [Kh Ac] two pair, Aces and Kings
cfgcfg wins the pot (3,030) with a full house, Fours full of Aces
uscheese stands up
The blinds are now 20/40
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,030 | Rake 0
Board: [Kc Ad 5s 4c 4h]
Seat 1: cfgcfg (button) showed [4d As] and won (3,030) with a full house, Fours full of Aces
Seat 2: mudpaw (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: uscheese (big blind) showed [Kh Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 4: jett2006 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: jimmacd59 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: the_real_oracle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: brutisfalco didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: umakillz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: I-D-TEN-tee didn't bet (folded)

Am I right in thinking you bet 90 into a 270 pot on the flop and 150 into a 450 pot on the turn? You're laying villain 5:1 odds on each street and god knows what implied odds.

BET BIGGER


A sick beat none the less

Originally Posted by Jibalob

Am I right in thinking you bet 90 into a 270 pot on the flop and 150 into a 450 pot on the turn? You're laying villain 5:1 odds on each street and god knows what implied odds.

BET BIGGER


A sick beat none the less

I normally would but I really thought I was reeling this guy in. You're absolutely right though...I'm just sitting there when the second four hit thinking if he doesn't have quads but does have a 4 then IM the a$$hole.

TBH I would have probably played the river the same as you did, no way am I believing villain is donking A4 here but there you go

Kinda stuck on $6's right now...tried to make the move back to $11's last night and bubbled out twice and took 3rd twice (getting the best hand in pf both times). I hate those nights that you end up right around where you started.

The play at the 11's isn't much better than the 6's until you get into the cash I think...then you'll find a lot more people at $11 playing push or fold poker which many times brings on a coinflip.

Running poorly...gonna try and tighten up a little bit on the bubble...I've been losing a lot of bubble races being aggressive. Reading hand histories now and hoping to get this thing turned around.

Downswings SUCK

this is the kind of hand that makes you wanna stop...I was short stacked early because I got AA busted by KK when he hit a flush



Full Tilt Poker Game #3965901486: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (30163872), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:17:50 ET - 2007/10/25
Seat 1: kwanc (3,135)
Seat 2: uscheese (345)
Seat 3: Winderkin (1,380)
Seat 4: Bank Shot Bobby (1,380)
Seat 5: belldandyangelx (2,130)
Seat 6: Hairspray Queen (1,175)
Seat 7: Davy J (1,955)
Seat 8: Daillest4eva (700)
Seat 9: luckynIrish (1,300)
Davy J posts the small blind of 30
Daillest4eva posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Jc Jh]
luckynIrish folds
kwanc raises to 120
uscheese raises to 345, and is all in
Winderkin folds
Bank Shot Bobby has 15 seconds left to act
Bank Shot Bobby folds
belldandyangelx folds
Hairspray Queen has 15 seconds left to act
Hairspray Queen folds
Davy J folds
Daillest4eva calls 285
kwanc calls 225
*** FLOP *** [6d 5d 3s]
Daillest4eva bets 355, and is all in
kwanc calls 355
Daillest4eva shows [Tc 5h]
kwanc shows [Th Kd]
uscheese shows [Jc Jh]
*** TURN *** [6d 5d 3s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [6d 5d 3s Td] [8s]
Daillest4eva shows two pair, Tens and Fives
kwanc shows a pair of Tens
Daillest4eva wins the side pot (710) with two pair, Tens and Fives
uscheese shows a pair of Jacks
Daillest4eva wins the main pot (1,065) with two pair, Tens and Fives
uscheese stands up
The blinds are now 40/80
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,775 Main pot 1,065. Side pot 710. | Rake 0
Board: [6d 5d 3s Td 8s]
Seat 1: kwanc showed [Th Kd] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: uscheese showed [Jc Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: Winderkin didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Bank Shot Bobby didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: belldandyangelx didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Hairspray Queen (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Davy J (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Daillest4eva (big blind) showed [Tc 5h] and won (1,775) with two pair, Tens and Fives
Seat 9: luckynIrish didn't bet (folded)

This is the first hand of a SNG...what's the play at this point? And did I play it ok up to this point?

Full Tilt Poker Game #3992726576: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (30358810), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:55:24 ET - 2007/10/28
Wicced2 posts the small blind of 15
derdasch posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [As Qd]
Jon1 JK folds
jfktobi folds
uscheese raises to 90
Ktk Kid folds
Kegler1 folds
Ktk Kid is feeling angry
shells240sx folds
hicksboys calls 90
Wicced2 folds
derdasch has 15 seconds left to act
derdasch folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2d Js]
uscheese bets 120
hicksboys raises to 240
uscheese calls 120
*** TURN *** [Qc 2d Js] [Kc]

a really bad sign...I just had a royal flush (my first) and nobody said "nh"...man

nh man

Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye

nh man

aww thanks!

Just an awful week and a half...need to get this thing straightened out.

I just went through my HH from yesterday (maybe 20 of them) and it was a losing day...seemed like every time I got my chips in with the best hand I got cracked...every time I raised w/JJ-AA Everyone folded to me...every time I got ahead in a heads up situation villians were hitting miracle turns and rivers.

Frustrating to say the least.

Tought spot...


Full Tilt Poker Game #4008368519: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (30471584), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:24:36 ET - 2007/10/29
Seat 1: kimnkim (930)
Seat 2: Gen Malice (1,350)
Seat 3: 10691069 (2,835)
Seat 4: uscheese (1,625)
Seat 6: paz11 (1,290)
Seat 7: Hipposnr (1,260)
Seat 8: futuredood (2,335)
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia (1,875)
10691069 posts the small blind of 30
uscheese posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Kh 9c]
paz11 calls 60
Hipposnr calls 60
futuredood folds
DonCantabrigia folds
kimnkim folds
Gen Malice folds
10691069 calls 30
uscheese checks
*** FLOP *** [9s Kd Qs]
10691069 checks
uscheese bets 60
paz11 has 15 seconds left to act
paz11 calls 60
Hipposnr calls 60
10691069 raises to 540

I dunno, I think I am instapushing here?

Originally Posted by biondino

I dunno, I think I am instapushing here?

Well I'm glad to hear that because that's what I did. Anyone see any reason to not push here?

I went on tilt yesterday...not an angry tilt...more like I was losing but didn't care because I was having fun playing poker. It was awful...BR got down to like $80 at one point. Disgusting. I'm going to really buckle down and go through the 40 or so sng HH's from yesterday and turn this thing around. Time to get serious.

Everything is shitty...trying to get this fixed...feeling like I'm bubbling out a lot...once I've made this bet and have this much in the pot with my stack and I committed to calling this here? Or should I fold? Looking back I probably should have pushed PF

Full Tilt Poker Game #4071999772: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (30945712), Table 1 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:04:35 ET - 2007/11/04
Seat 2: Sparky1980 (2,640)
Seat 3: poacher666 (2,675)
Seat 4: rmats229 (2,650)
Seat 5: Wasabi Wonder (1,235)
Seat 7: T_Pecs (2,625)
Seat 9: uscheese (1,675)
rmats229 posts the small blind of 40
Wasabi Wonder posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Ks Ac]
T_Pecs folds
uscheese raises to 240
Sparky1980 calls 240
poacher666 folds
rmats229 has 15 seconds left to act
rmats229 folds
Wasabi Wonder folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 4s 7c]
uscheese bets 600
Sparky1980 raises to 2,400, and is all in

No need to push preflop with your stack I think. I'm not a SNG player but I might even check/fold this flop.

Well I've found my biggest leak...playing during the day or on the weekends...every losing session I've had as of late has happened in the morning or afternoon or on saturdays and sundays...not sure if I'm in a different frame of mind or if the play is better or worse at that times (I honestly think it might be worse) but I'm going to stick to weeknights for a few weeks and see if this improves things. Up to $169 from a lowpoint of $70 and hopefully back on track.

awful...can't get anything going...down 4 buyins last night on I dunno...10 $6 sng's and looking through HH's I got my cards in with the best hand in almost everyone...suck outs galore.

Frustrated.

you pay this off in a $6 with no raise PF?

Dealer: You have been dealt [9d 3d]
Dealer: blankchocolate folds
Dealer: LivnOnLuck07 folds
Dealer: jbkelly70 folds
Dealer: CCCrafton folds
Dealer: Atrax Rip folds
Dealer: wils84 has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: wils84 folds
Dealer: BigK81 calls 40
Dealer: CHUCK2020 calls 20
Dealer: uscheese checks
Dealer: The flop is [7d Jd Kh]
Dealer: CHUCK2020 bets 120
Dealer: uscheese calls 120
Dealer: BigK81 folds
Dealer: The turn is [Kd]
Dealer: CHUCK2020 bets 160
Dealer: uscheese raises to 320
Dealer: CHUCK2020 calls 160
Dealer: The river is [Kc]

Things are getting better...4 tabling now...been watching a lot of the videos and thanks to GMML's multi table I remembered just how patient I need to be in the early goings of a sng...

Been overplaying AJ and AQ in the early stages of SNG's...getting hammered by AK every time...need to learn to lay it down with reraises.

I'm awful...down under $150 again and looking through HH's I got my chips in with the best cards 75% of my losing SNG's yesterday and got sucked out on...GRRRRRRRRRR...I need to walk away from the computer when I lose a couple in a row and I'm scaling back to 2 tabling again...confidence is really high.

OOOF.

$33 HU sng on tilt by me...can't really say who played it worse...him or me


Full Tilt Poker Game #4331125501: $33 + $1.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (32854881), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:44:38 ET - 2007/11/28
mynewbestfriend posts the small blind of 15
uscheese posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Kh 6h]
mynewbestfriend raises to 60
uscheese calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Qh As Th]
uscheese checks
mynewbestfriend bets 120
uscheese calls 120
*** TURN *** [Qh As Th] [5s]
uscheese checks
mynewbestfriend bets 360
uscheese calls 360
*** RIVER *** [Qh As Th 5s] [2d]
uscheese checks
mynewbestfriend checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mynewbestfriend shows [6d 3h] Ace Queen high
uscheese shows [Kh 6h] Ace King high
uscheese wins the pot (1,080) with Ace King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,080 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh As Th 5s 2d]
Seat 1: uscheese (big blind) showed [Kh 6h] and won (1,080) with Ace King high
Seat 2: mynewbestfriend (small blind) showed [6d 3h] and lost with Ace Queen high



Full Tilt Poker Game #4331130063: $33 + $1.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (32854881), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:45:05 ET - 2007/11/28
Seat 1: uscheese (2,040)
Seat 2: mynewbestfriend (960)
uscheese posts the small blind of 15
mynewbestfriend posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [5d 4s]
uscheese calls 15
mynewbestfriend raises to 90
uscheese folds
Uncalled bet of 60 returned to mynewbestfriend
mynewbestfriend mucks
mynewbestfriend wins the pot (60)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 60 | Rake 0
Seat 1: uscheese (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: mynewbestfriend (big blind) collected (60), mucked



Full Tilt Poker Game #4331131744: $33 + $1.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (32854881), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:45:15 ET - 2007/11/28
Seat 1: uscheese (2,010)
Seat 2: mynewbestfriend (990)
mynewbestfriend posts the small blind of 15
uscheese posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [5s Ts]
mynewbestfriend raises to 60
uscheese calls 30
*** FLOP *** [3d Tc 2h]
uscheese checks
mynewbestfriend bets 120
uscheese raises to 1,950, and is all in
mynewbestfriend calls 810, and is all in
uscheese shows [5s Ts]
mynewbestfriend shows [2d Ah]
Uncalled bet of 1,020 returned to uscheese
*** TURN *** [3d Tc 2h] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [3d Tc 2h 7c] [Jc]
uscheese shows a pair of Tens
mynewbestfriend shows a pair of Twos
uscheese wins the pot (1,980) with a pair of Tens
mynewbestfriend is sitting out
mynewbestfriend stands up
uscheese stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,980 | Rake 0
Board: [3d Tc 2h 7c Jc]
Seat 1: uscheese (big blind) showed [5s Ts] and won (1,980) with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: mynewbestfriend (small blind) showed [2d Ah] and lost with a pair of Twos

Alright...played pretty well this weekend...back up to $180...my goal for the week is to get to mid $200's by thursday...I actually had my first four table at once all cash this weekend...my head was spinning when I got to the bubble because I started all 4 at the same time but I got a 2nd, two 3rds, and a 1st...really hoping to get this turned around.

Up to $210...I'm going to stop playing HU sng's...I seem to try to recoup losses by playing them and then slip into tilt every time...I'm lucky I'm not broke and I know better.

Originally Posted by uscheese

my goal for the week is to get to mid $200's by thursday....

I think setting these weekly goals is a good thing...Hoping to be up to $300 by next Friday...gonna try to take most of the weekend off.

Originally Posted by uscheese

Originally Posted by uscheese

my goal for the week is to get to mid $200's by thursday....

I think setting these weekly goals is a good thing...Hoping to be up to $300 by next Friday...gonna try to take most of the weekend off.

Well so much for that...I ended up playing some this weekend and I'm up to $340. I'm going to try to get that a little bit higher before switching to $11's but I'm looking forward to being there again. Upswings are fun.

Originally Posted by uscheese

Originally Posted by uscheese

Originally Posted by uscheese

my goal for the week is to get to mid $200's by thursday....

I think setting these weekly goals is a good thing...Hoping to be up to $300 by next Friday...gonna try to take most of the weekend off.

Well so much for that...I ended up playing some this weekend and I'm up to $340. I'm going to try to get that a little bit higher before switching to $11's but I'm looking forward to being there again. Upswings are fun.

Over $500 on the week I was hoping to be at $300...I find the $11's to be so much easier than the $6's for some reason...You don't see quite as many totally ridiculous moves.

Maybe I'm just on a great upswing...not sure.

running goots...br up over $600...I'll probably wait to go up to $22's until I'm over $700. That seemed to be the downfall of my last operation. Feeling pretty confident at the $11's...you don't see quite as many ridiculous moves as you do at the $6's but the players aren't exactly pro's either.

oops double post...kinda have nothing to say here now!

had been running so well lately that I've been in shock the last couple of days on my mini down swing...only down about $100 but in the strangest ways...get pocket kings...raise 3 x BB get a call from J5 suited who hits trip 5's...things like this in the past two days have been common occurance. Hopefully it won't last too long.

Well the name kinda sounds like a Queensryche song. It's called Operation Mind Crime.

Originally Posted by SGTChuck

Well the name kinda sounds like a Queensryche song. It's called Operation Mind Crime.

Yea that was the reason I called it that...thought it was funny.

Just under $900 and cruising along pretty well at the $22's. Looking forward to getting the $1000 mark and hopefully moving up again. The $22's keep you honest. The players for the most part are more disciplined than at the $11's and $6's for sure.

Been a while since I've checked in. Once again the $22's got me and I'm grinding away at the $11's again. $680 or so doing ok. I play well at the $11's...I'm gonna stay there for a while.

on a SERIOUS downswing...maybe the worst one I've ever been on with this type of thing happening regularly




Full Tilt Poker Game #5187126282: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (39427751), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:56:07 ET - 2008/02/09
Seat 1: aceyduecy68 (1,565)
Seat 2: smartrader (1,395)
Seat 3: A-Bummer4You (1,435)
Seat 5: Antiesel (1,455)
Seat 6: Tysonko1 (2,780)
Seat 7: toddyd31 (1,750)
Seat 8: uscheese (1,420)
Seat 9: Letitrip1 (1,700)
A-Bummer4You posts the small blind of 25
Antiesel posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to uscheese [Qs Qc]
Tysonko1 folds
toddyd31 calls 50
uscheese raises to 225
Letitrip1 folds
aceyduecy68 folds
smartrader folds
A-Bummer4You folds
Antiesel folds
toddyd31 calls 175
*** FLOP *** [Td 7c 6d]
toddyd31 checks
uscheese bets 525
toddyd31 calls 525
*** TURN *** [Td 7c 6d] [Qh]
toddyd31 has 15 seconds left to act
toddyd31 checks
uscheese bets 670, and is all in
toddyd31 calls 670
uscheese shows [Qs Qc]
toddyd31 shows [8d 9d]
*** RIVER *** [Td 7c 6d Qh] [9c]
uscheese shows three of a kind, Queens
toddyd31 shows a straight, Ten high
toddyd31 wins the pot (2,915) with a straight, Ten high
uscheese stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,915 | Rake 0
Board: [Td 7c 6d Qh 9c]
Seat 1: aceyduecy68 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: smartrader (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: A-Bummer4You (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Antiesel (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Tysonko1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: toddyd31 showed [8d 9d] and won (2,915) with a straight, Ten high
Seat 8: uscheese showed [Qs Qc] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 9: Letitrip1 didn't bet (folded)

downswings suck upswings are awesome...won my last five sng's and 7 or my last 8...$650 and on my way back.

Over a grand now finally playing ok at $22's. Hopefully it'll last.

In the home stretch and either I'm on a serious heater or I've finally got the patience to play $22's...rolled for $50's now and I've tried my hand there as well and done pretty good...$1660 and the end is near!

DONE!

Wow that took forever.