Oh noes, theres enough recovery going on!

[XTR1000]

I´m quickly starting a new blog/OP. I don´t feel like talking too much about the past months, but for those of you who haven´t read my old blog:

I earned some money, but never got past 1/2NL. I withdrew like 9/10 of my roll and am now starting a regrind from 50NL with like...idk, my BR is somewhere between 1k - 2k. BR-wise I´m gonna take the fastlane, moving up and down in stakes straight by an 20BI rule. I am able to refund my accounts to $1k to play 50NL from the money I took out of the system, which I consider my "liferoll". I´m currently coming off a 25BI downswing at .5/1NL and 1/2NL, of which at least half the buy ins lost were caused by bad play as a result of taking beats. I´ll be playing shorthanded games on ipoker and might start playing heads up again and this blog will focus on my mental state.

I hope that writing down my feelings will help me to get more control over my emotions, make a better judgement about my play (particularly when I´m running cold I lack the ability to objectively judge my own play) and to identify the actual cause and effects of tilt.

Current state:

I´m excited to play, but am too lazy to schedule daily sessions. I really need to work on my time management. A lot of things going on, applying for internships abroad, beginning to write a term paper about virtual power plants, having good times with my boys going downhill mountainbiking. I´m running kinda bad in terms of getting laid, but overall it could be worse. I´m confident about having a lot of fun at 50NL, the first 2k hands were indeed aweseome. .5/1NL games got me psyched out a bit, but who cares?

[givememyleg]

first

[BankItDrew]

but who cares?

I care.

Maybe it's because I'm interested in your development. Maybe it's because I want to see you have success. Or it could be that I am very appreciative of all of your contributions to this website.

Who am I kidding... you'd have to say "hot girl in pink as avatar" if I met you in person.

[Jack Sawyer]

third!

[daven]

you'd have to say "hot girl in pink as avatar" if I met you in person.

this

[XTR1000]

if I met you in person.

I doubt this will ever happen.


Day one. 5-tabled 50nl 6m and now that I´m finished I can´t say I´m uncomfortable or upset. No looking at the cashier and I took $won out of HM, but my gut tells me I made profit. I took two beats from shortstacks and had a lucky flop AI w/ AsKh on Ts Js Qc vs Ks3s and I was happy that my hand held up, which I probably shouldn´t have been. I was listening to the new Rise Against LP and had AIM and MSN turned off.

[XTR1000]

Session at 100NL, gut feeling says im down one BI or so. Launched the tables in good mood. physically exhausted cuz i went running for 17km but therefore mentally relaxed. I got frustrated by getting 3bet, not 3betting enough (I hate 3betting oop), not getting action on my sets (at least they didnt get sucked out on) and by an ugly over flush situation. AIM turned off, not responding on MSN, listening to Donna Summer, Doppelkopf and Dr Dre.

[BankItDrew]

if I met you in person.

I doubt this will ever happen.

If you want, I could make arrangements

Wear something sexy

[XTR1000]

if I met you in person.

I doubt this will ever happen.

If you want, I could make arrangements

Wear something sexy

wait is this a gay bot trying to hit on me?


I just finished my first winning session at .5/1nl for like 10 days or so. I was a bit tired because i was working all day. Within the first 20 minutes I paid off a rivered boat, when I slowplayed an overpair vs an aggro opponent whom I figured is more likely to bluff a safe turn and possibly the river than to call two streets. This made me angry. Later on I was doing okay and stayed calm, probably only because of the few pots I won. Listened to Feist and The Sounds.

[BankItDrew]

Aren't you a woman?

[Jack Sawyer]

bots made in the 1980s or so lack gender detectors

[BankItDrew]

On the other hand, I can smell hyperpigmentation from a mile away.

[Robb]

fourth

gl xtr i'm rootin' for ya

[XTR1000]

Hey Robb, thanks for stopping by!

I 6tabled .5/1 and chances are I made profit. I realized something: there are people donking around, vs whom Id definetly had an edge in a vacuum, but for some reasons such as suckouts or (attention!) "being rewarded for dumb plays" Im tilted towards certain persons. So far I have been repeating "u got the edge, take their monies" like a fucking mantra, but tbh, I dont have an edge being the emo that I am. Today I avoided those players and did well. Listened to Chakuza and Boysetsfire

[bikes]

Hey I had some serious fun playing HU against you GL with your op.

[XTR1000]

Hey I had some serious fun playing HU against you GL with your op.

Yea, it was fun indeed Im always down for another sesh, hit me up when u want to play

[XTR1000]

.5/1nl, I made money, no emotions have been recorded. listening to a wild mix of triptizzzzzzles suggestions.

[XTR1000]

alright, some more general op things. i dont really have a goal in terms of hands, steaks, winrate or profits. this is just meant to keep track of my mental state and emotions caused by poker. this blop (lol get it?) is supposed to make me reflect myself and to confront me with my irrational acting and thinking. I have been grinding .5/1 and 1/2 for almost a year now and i am confident that i can beat those limits for a decent bb/100. Its the emotions, self leveling and lack of discipline that keeps me from advancing to midstakes.

I have lost a lot of money lately, going thru the old "downswing" thingy and there are players like me who almost double their statistical excpected variance by either tilt spewing or simply playing below their A perfomance. We are creating the downswing ourselves by letting a valid result influence our thinking and behaviour. Get the money in while behind and you know exactly what your equity is, hitting is cool, losing that pot is okay. Get the money in while ahead and you expect your hand automatically to hold and losing feels "unfair". Thats just retarded.

Two things from tonights session:

-If my opponents instantly acts everytime the action is on him i tend to act quicker as i would otherwise. Stop it, now.

-Whats really bothering me is not getting beat, but having my plans counterfeited by the cards. Take this hand:

We have 26/14 CO, who likes to see flops and an 24/20 BB who is known to squeeze a lot. I flat pre, planning on shoving over the likely BB 3bet. In case BB just flats I have position vs two opponents who will play straight forward in a multiway pot and Im up against a fair amount of dominated kings and aces vs a guy who falls in love with tp. So he does 3b, CO calls, which looks nasty, but CO´s range is definetly wide enough to shove over, assuming he´d 4b/shove AA/KK himself sometimes. And I do and own the shit out of him when he monkey snaps AQ. Having my magnificent plan counterfeited on the river made me angry.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($80.08)
UTG 1 ($105.70)
CO ($102.60)
BTN ($107.25)
Hero ($196.75)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is SB
2 folds, CO raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.50, BB raises to $16, CO calls $12, Hero raises to $196.75, BB folds, CO calls $86.60

Flop: ($315.35, 2 players)

Turn: ($315.35, 2 players)

River: ($315.35, 2 players)

Final Pot: $315.35
CO shows:

Hero wins $94.15 ( lost -$102.60 )
CO wins $218.20 ( won $115.60 )
BB lost -$16.00

[XTR1000]

Two sessions 100nl yesterday which went cool. I lost a couple of pots but made correct reads and plays. had a buddy sweating me which made it easier to stay calm.

Being a bit tired and hung over today i decided to play 50nl which was awesome and fun and all. i cant tell why its so easy to fold there and to avoid spazzing out. hung over im definetly less apt to get emo in any way. maybe i should drink more.

[badgers]

drinking more is definitely the answer!

Go go XTR

[Robb]

LoL.

Hungover XTR pwns!!

[XTR1000]

Well, it almost seems like that If destiny ever lets you guys travel to northern Germany the drinks will be on me!

Afternoons session 100nl, 6tables. I´m leveling myself less often and am less emotionally attached with more tables and am less FPSy. Swingy swongy, lost two big pots, one with bottom set vs the bare NFD AI on flop, another one here:

Active SB, stealing a lot and I havent done much about it.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($101.65)
UTG 1 ($131.25)
CO ($97.00)
BTN ($108.75)
SB ($114.65)
Hero ($105.15)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BB
4 folds, SB raises to $3, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($6, 2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero raises to $14, SB raises to $37, Hero raises to $102.15, SB calls $65.15

Turn: ($210.30, 2 players)

River: ($210.30, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

I owned myself twice in medium sized pots, which made me a bit mad, but I managed to cool down soon after. Listening to Bloc Party and Millencolin

[XTR1000]

Hot run at 100nl tonight.

01[23:14] <XTR> wat
[23:14] <muzzlby> wat
01[23:14] <XTR> i think that im losing money when i run good
01[23:16] <XTR> i dont push small edges and give up too often in small pots when im already up 3+ stacks
01[23:16] <XTR> discuss
01[23:16] <XTR> just as im pushing too hard and not giving up enough when i run bad
01[23:17] <XTR> thats retarded and i have to stop that

[Robb]

Been following the progress. Keep it up!!

[daven]

If destiny ever lets you guys travel to northern Germany the drinks will be on me!

i'll look you up. Lived a while in Hamburg - markstrasse en Sternschanzenviertel. May head back next year, but more likely bonn or koln to start with.

[XTR1000]

If destiny ever lets you guys travel to northern Germany the drinks will be on me!

i'll look you up. Lived a while in Hamburg - markstrasse en Sternschanzenviertel. May head back next year, but more likely bonn or koln to start with.

Yea, Hamburg is pretty much the nuts in Germany, Cologne/Bonn area isn´t bad either. I´m near Goettingen, one hour south of Hannover. Would be cool to eventually meet an FTR´er irl, hit me up when you´re here!


On todays sessions:

50nl in the afternoon, no emo recorded. Big difference between 50nl and 100nl: peoples ability to pay attention and to adjust. Its way easier to play more extreme styles and get away with it. I could cruise thru the nitty tables there around 30/28 without getting played back at and i can nittishly sethunt the fishy tables and still get paid. No idea about the result, probably break even.

100nl in the evening. 6 tables of 100nl, ez cruising. I bought new martini glasses today and since I have always to try out new stuff I had two or three cosmos before I started grinding. Made me a bit sloppy but therefore I didnt get emo. Fair trade off I´d say.

[Robb]

cosmos lol nh

[bigspenda73]

Hot run at 100nl tonight.

01[23:14] <XTR> wat
[23:14] <muzzlby> wat
01[23:14] <XTR> i think that im losing money when i run good
01[23:16] <XTR> i dont push small edges and give up too often in small pots when im already up 3+ stacks
01[23:16] <XTR> discuss
01[23:16] <XTR> just as im pushing too hard and not giving up enough when i run bad
01[23:17] <XTR> thats retarded and i have to stop that

I'm the biggest reverse-tilter evar

[XTR1000]

I'm the biggest reverse-tilter evar

Ha! I got something for you



Note to self:

.02/.04PLO is the cheap way to spew a lot of buy ins. V funny when u cant read a board and are always guessing why a certain person got ur money. If this prevents me from spewing in my reg games...oh well....I wish it could.

[XTR1000]

100nl, 6 tables. I finished somewhere between -1BI and BE Id guess.

This hand happened right at the beginning and it made me angry. To get trapped like that and then spazzing out although I know Im behind of his range makes me mad at myself.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($99.50)
UTG 1 ($194.50)
CO ($77.75)
BTN ($128.45)
SB ($58.50)
Hero ($101.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BB
UTG calls $1, 4 folds, Hero raises to $4, UTG raises to $13, Hero raises to $101.50, UTG calls $86.50

Flop: ($201.50, 2 players)

Turn: ($201.50, 2 players)

River: ($201.50, 2 players)

Final Pot: $201.50
UTG shows:

Hero wins $2 ( lost -$99.50 )
UTG wins $196.50 ( won $97 )


Luckily I managed to get that stack back from him shortly after that AK disaster

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($111.90)
CO ($44.00)
BTN ($249.75)
SB ($115.95)
BB ($117.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is UTG
Hero raises to $3.50, CO calls $3.50, 3 folds

Flop: ($8.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $4, CO calls $4

Turn: ($16.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $8.25, Hero raises to $104.40, CO calls $28.25

River: ($157.40, 2 players)

Final Pot: $157.40
CO shows:

Hero wins $67.90 ( lost -$44 )
CO wins $86.50 ( won $42.50 )


From here on everything was cool again. Later that session I had two different opponents at two different tables who 3bet the shit out me or at least I felt like that. I did not get out of line, instead I carefully adjusted my ranges and got lucky, lucky I outflopped him and lucky he read me as tilting.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($144.28)
UTG 1 ($44.91)
Hero ($98.50)
BTN ($79.98)
SB ($159.75)
BB ($199.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is CO
2 folds, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, SB raises to $11, 1 fold, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($23, 2 players)
SB bets $18, Hero raises to $87.50, SB calls $69.50

Turn: ($198, 2 players)

River: ($198, 2 players)

Final Pot: $198
SB shows:

Hero wins $195 ( won $96.50 )
SB lost -$98.50


Thats it for the night, the vodka is calling. Be good.

[XTR1000]

afternoon session 100nl:

I came home from power production management class and loaded up 5 tables. Nothing spectacular happened except two set over sets back to back. Immediately quit when I felt the tilt creeping up my chest. GG me.

[hagscel]

heho xtr,

hildesheim over here; haven`t realized there are german ftr`s besides me.
studying economics in GÖ??

gruß,

hags

[XTR1000]

Hey dood,

we haven´t ran into each other yet here on the FTRizzlez, right? I think we´re now counting two or maybe three, there was once another german, but I didnt talk to him all that much. Im based in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, combining BA with engineering. I went to Hi like two ir three weeks ago, your café del sol is quiet a nice place to hang out.

What games/steaks u´re playing?

[hagscel]

hey,

we havent so far. I´m still on micro level, 5/10 nlhe at stars right now with a few shots at nl25. no tourneys yet, none of the other pokergames. been playing pokahh for something around 4 months now, coming from pocket billiards, as there is no money in it anymore (what a shame!).
cafe del sol...meh..good place to stop when you are on an autobahn trip. they were pretty smart in realizing where to put up their spots ( its a chain ).

howdy, gl in working on your tilt-resistency; i`ll keep on peeping!!!

hags

[XTR1000]

Yea, there are two more around here, but way smaller than the one at the A7. You got msn/aim?

Todays session:

8-tabled 50nl in the afternoon and broke even. 4 tabled 100nl in the evening and broke even. Nowadays people like to c/c three streets with a flopped set. Thanks guys for not taking all my money.

[XTR1000]

7 tables of 50nl, autopiloting most of the time. 4 hands occured, on which feedback is appreciated.

#1 Unknown villain

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($8.58)
CO ($57.02)
BTN ($80.24)
SB ($49.50)
Hero ($55.10)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is BB
3 folds, SB raises to $2, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($4, 2 players)
SB bets $2.80, Hero calls $2.80

Turn: ($9.60, 2 players)
SB bets $6, Hero raises to $14.50, SB calls $8.50

River: ($38.60, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $35.80, SB folds

Final Pot: $74.40


#2 21/14/1.3 villian. My notes on him:

---PREFLOP---
LRR AA UTG
---POSTFLOP---
quickly minraises/mincheckraises draws, bluffs missed river close to pot vs passive line, vbets full pot

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($19.69)
UTG 1 ($29.48)
Hero ($94.00)
BTN ($66.45)
SB ($52.01)
BB ($50.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($3.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.50, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $2.50

River: ($13.25, 2 players)
BB bets $9, Hero raises to $24, BB folds

Final Pot: $46.25


#3 24/17, opinions on cbetting the flop are welcome

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($67.95)
CO ($48.71)
BTN ($70.69)
SB ($28.43)
Hero ($49.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is BB
2 folds, BTN raises to $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, BTN calls $3.50

Flop: ($11.25, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, BTN calls $7

Turn: ($25.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $17, Hero raises to $36.75, BTN calls $19.75

River: ($98.75, 2 players)


#4 32/28 opponent, 3bets 18% over a small 50 hands sample

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($138.18)
UTG 1 ($31.32)
Hero ($89.05)
BTN ($55.75)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($69.45)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO
1 fold, UTG 1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, 2 folds, BB raises to $6.50, UTG 1 folds, Hero calls $4.25

Flop: ($13.75, 2 players)
BB bets $8.50, Hero calls $8.50

Turn: ($30.75, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $16, BB folds

Final Pot: $46.75

[XTR1000]

Meh, session 100nl on crypto. I lost a good chunk of buy ins in std cooler situations QQ>AA, KK<AK and flopped trips vs the made boat. I made some light call downs after that for no apparent reason and then quit. Session 2 will be on 50nl.

[XTR1000]

sesh 2 went awkward. I was autopiloting and playing bad, but managed to catch a hand in the right spots. I had a weird player on two tables who, over a sample of 130 hands tonight, ran 30/27, folded 20% to 3bets and 4bet the remaining 80%. V frustrating when someone 4bets a ton, but folds to your 3bets when u have the goods. That guy made me mad and I quit before I could tilt ship my stack.

[XTR1000]

Two sessions at 100nl today.

- Its so damn hard to follow the action on crypto

- Emotions have not been recorded, neither has been thinking

- I´ve hit a turn and river now and then and it makes me feel. I will not allow myself to get used to this. Just as I ran bad before, todays session have been above expectation. I must be aware of that. Neither do I allow myself, to construct a run of this, like "oh Im on teh upswong again". Im not. There is no swong.

- I put a huge cooler on another reg

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($127.95)
UTG 1 ($162.16)
CO ($184.40)
BTN ($102.50)
SB ($211.14)
Hero ($153.98)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BB
UTG raises to $3, 3 folds, SB raises to $10, Hero calls $9, UTG calls $7

Flop: ($30, 3 players)
SB bets $22, Hero raises to $55, UTG folds, SB goes all-in $201.14, Hero goes all-in $88.98

Turn: ($207.96, 2 players)

River: ($207.96, 2 players)

Final Pot: $317.96
SB shows:
Hero shows:

SB wins $112.16 ( lost -$98.98 )
Hero wins $314.96 ( won $215.98 )
UTG lost -$10.00



Off to get wasted. Be good.

[XTR1000]

And so I got wasted on Fri and Sat. Lots of fun, lots of beer and a girl Seems like the tide´s turning.

According to my huge level of being hung over yesterdays session went good and non tilting. I was playing on crypto and actually found the worlds nittiest tables. I autipiloted along for an hour until I realized, that that would be be at best vs those guys. I opened up and didnt get played back at. Only adjustements made to me were slightly opened calling ranges oop, which made go for 3 streets of value w/ TPTK. All in all a good player could have made many monies there, I finished be or slightly down. I´d post some hands, but dont have them here in the lib.

Love, Toto

[XTR1000]

this hand made me mad.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($134.12)
UTG 1 ($97.00)
CO ($93.65)
BTN ($129.00)
SB ($59.74)
Hero ($112.01)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BB
1 fold, UTG 1 calls $1, 1 fold, BTN raises to $5, SB calls $4.50, Hero raises to $16, UTG 1 folds, BTN folds, SB calls $11

Flop: ($38, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $15, SB calls $15

Turn: ($68, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $29, SB goes all-in $28.74

River: ($125.48, 2 players)

Final Pot: $125.48
SB shows:
Hero shows:



this hand made me feel awesome (yet I played it poorly)

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
3 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
BTN ($193.70)
Hero ($100.50)
BB ($101.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 3 players) Hero is SB
BTN folds, Hero raises to $3, BB raises to $11, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($22, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $16, Hero calls $16

Turn: ($54, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

River: ($54, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $42, Hero calls $42

Final Pot: $138
Hero shows:
BB shows:

[XTR1000]

Its amazing how fast a blog moves down in this section.

My BR hit the $4k again tonight and I´m gonna start taking some shots at 1/2nl again. I dont know when I´ll get to do that, since there´s a lot of work to do atm.

Uni has begun again, I got some classes with compulsory attendance, I´ve finally picked a topic for a termpaper in engieering, doing some research for the "virtual power plant" project. Its interesting, but unfortunately there hasn´t written much about the aspects of local power and heat production and so I´m gonna spend hours and hours in the lib, analyzing load curves, price structures and whatnot.

For the past days my daily poker schedule conatined one session at 100NL and, after a break and one or to drinks, another session autopiloting 50NL. I´m brain dead cruising thru the 50ies and run pretty good. Could be I´m pwning the shit out of those games, but then it´s hard to explain why I sucked so bad 100NL lately. Anyway, 1/2 may take a while, since I dont want to play these tired or tilted.

I´m playing the 100NL on crypto and 50nl on ipoker. I moved 1k or so to crypto, because I need a new iPod and to have an account with RB when they decide to merge with party next year.

Regarding my emotions it´s all been good. This hand from tonight

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($54.50)
CO ($64.23)
BTN ($48.25)
SB ($31.74)
BB ($50.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is UTG
Hero raises to $1.75, CO calls $1.75, 2 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($5.50, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, CO calls $4, BB calls $4

Turn: ($17.50, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $13, CO calls $13, BB folds

River: ($43.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $25, Hero raises to $35.75, CO calls $10.75

Final Pot: $115
CO shows:


would have made me mad if it had occured on another day. Tonight I was relaxed and didnt care all that much.

I would post a graph from October, if only could find out how to merge my different screennames in HEM and generate a graph for all those accounts together. Help appreciated.

[Robb]

Options menu, "player aliases" is first item. Search for your screen name at various sites, and add them. When done, go to cash games tab. The "change" button is to the left of the "refresh" button. Click and set to alias just created.

[XTR1000]

Thanks for your help Robb. I created the Alias, but for some reason wont HEM show a graph for it. Weird.

I had a cautous look at ipokers 1/2 games this morning. Result: In the AM its an incredible nitfest and everybody is 8+ tabling. Prolly a profitable short ball game, unfortunately did I have to quit after losing this flip

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($193.00)
CO ($262.55)
Hero ($200.00)
SB ($194.00)
BB ($190.55)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BTN
2 folds, Hero raises to $6, SB raises to $24, 1 fold, Hero raises to $58, SB raises to $194, Hero calls $136

Flop: ($390, 2 players)

Turn: ($390, 2 players)

River: ($390, 2 players)

Final Pot: $390
SB shows:

SB wins $387 ( won $193 )
Hero lost -$194.00


Not that it phased me or anything, I´m just following a strict one BI stop loss when moving up. Then I went over to crypto, where the games were crazy. Very few games were running and I had to play $, £ and EUR tables. (ok, £ works, how do I make the euro sign?)

This hand was close to the end of my session and since I got to stack two guys before I didnt get angry. I think its a £ table
$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($50.48)
UTG 1 ($11.30)
Hero ($54.09)
BTN ($50.71)
SB ($18.50)
BB ($111.26)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO
UTG raises to $2, UTG 1 calls $2, Hero calls $2, 3 folds

Flop: ($6.75, 3 players)
UTG bets $4, UTG 1 calls $4, Hero raises to $14.50, UTG raises to $48.48, UTG 1 calls $5.30, Hero calls $33.98

Turn: ($113.01, 3 players)

River: ($113.01, 3 players)

Final Pot: $113.01
UTG shows:
UTG 1 shows:
Hero shows:

[Robb]

Thanks for your help Robb. I created the Alias, but for some reason wont HEM show a graph for it. Weird.

Dunno about that. I do know that the filtering/settings on the graph screen are independent from the cash games tab. Maybe reset to point to your alias there, too? GL

[XTR1000]

Nevermind. Since the other account is on Crypto, where I´m playing $, £ and EUR games its okay to have those hands seperated.

On last night:

I did exactly what Robb was rambling about in his last pots. Coming home from uni, watching some TV, having dinner and a beer and then autopiloting 8 tables of 50NL and 100NL. From a pure poker perspective this is definetly not the highest ev and maybe even -ev (tho I doubt it with those huge fish spewing around last night). The fact that I again was playing $ and £ games, 50NL and 100NL, 6max and FR at the same time didnt increase my performance.

But: From life ev perspective I´m cool with it. I had a tough day and just like watching porn or TV in general autopiloting and clicking buttons has a recreational and relaxing character. Nothing to be proud of or to do frequently, but now and then you shouldnt be so harsh with yourself, its fine to play a couple of hands without being pressed all the time to make the absolute top decision. Allow yourself some mistakes and sloppyness from time to time, it definetly helps to keep the tilt monster outside your room.

So, people were doing weird stuff yesterday. Like this guy, who suddenly began to 3bet me a whole lot, when I decided to throw in a pure 4b bluff. Usually I´m done with my hand when someone flats a 4bet and just c/f any missed flop, but for the love of god I couldnt resist raising such a tiny flop bet.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
7 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($18.35)
UTG 1 ($18.50)
MP ($100.00)
CO ($204.92)
BTN ($150.59)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($93.66)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 7 players) Hero is SB
5 folds, Hero raises to $3, BB raises to $10, Hero raises to $26, BB calls $16

Flop: ($52, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $8, Hero raises to $33, BB folds

Final Pot: $68

[XTR1000]

lol I just made the mistake and looked into HEM. Tilting news: Already five stacks below all in EV. I dunno why, but it tilts the shit out of me to continuosly run below ev. It makes me angry. I still have the feeling that its not fair. I quit after this hand

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($118.81)
UTG 1 ($139.16)
CO ($100.00)
BTN ($105.80)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($117.58)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is SB
3 folds, BTN raises to $4, Hero calls $3.50, BB calls $3

Flop: ($12, 3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN bets $9, Hero raises to $26, BB folds, BTN goes all-in $101.80, Hero goes all-in $69

Turn: ($150, 2 players)

River: ($150, 2 players)

Final Pot: $202
BTN shows:
Hero shows:

BTN wins $231.80 ( won $126.00 )
BB lost -$4.00
Hero lost -$73.00


I was actually tarping the squeezy BB when I got the best flop possible for the hands involved. This makes me feel really upset. You dont get a nit to stick it in w/ TPTK all day (his nitiness being one more reason to flat him pre) and then....meh. I hate it, I hate him and then he hits and runs WTF?! Its funny how tight players sucking out on me phases me a million times more than a donks K2o catching a 2pr by the river. Prolly because its so rare to get it in way ahead vs the rock and I feel like the long term story doesnt apply here b/c he barely gets the chance to do dumb stuff like this. I hate it. Fuck him.

I´m gonna get wasted now and if I cant manage to pick up a blonde big breasted freshman (do you say freshman or is there like a freshwomen?) female, girl, whore, name it whatever you like, I´m gonna post here again and reflect my feelings with the vodka flooding thru my body. Maybe I´ll gain a deeper inside from doing so.

One love, Emofish signing out

[XTR1000]

meh Im drunk wtih no deepr0 insisde. it was a laugh riot.


tonihgt was purely diaapointing. i met a couple of of girls ive hit n before and so i didnt get to talk to the girl i wanrt to hit on in the future. that sucks.

[jimmy44]

I was actually tarping the squeezy BB when I got the best flop possible for the hands involved. This makes me feel really upset. You dont get a nit to stick it in w/ TPTK all day (his nitiness being one more reason to flat him pre) and then....meh. I hate it, I hate him and then he hits and runs WTF?! Its funny how tight players sucking out on me phases me a million times more than a donks K2o catching a 2pr by the river. Prolly because its so rare to get it in way ahead vs the rock and I feel like the long term story doesnt apply here b/c he barely gets the chance to do dumb stuff like this. I hate it. Fuck him.

I share your pain! The other day, I got my stack on the turn vs a 3bettor nit with a set vs his overpair and the river gave him the over set ...
You can play well and get stacked, afterwards you need to continue to play emotionless! I feel, this is one of the most f****** difficult thing in poker.
Hopefully, these experiences will make us stronger (or kill us!! )

[daven]

I´m gonna get wasted now and if I cant manage to pick up a blonde big breasted

i like germany...

[XTR1000]

Session at 100NL, 4tables. I probably made profit after a guy I pegged as "decent" got totally out of line spewed 3 BI to regulars w/ A high in 3bet pots.

22/17/6 He 3bet me a bunch and I didnt do much about it but 4betting once when he folded. He monkeyed off a stack w/ A high before vs another regular in a 3bet pot, which is why Im almost positive he bets 100% of his range on this flop

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($193.54)
Hero ($147.45)
CO ($105.78)
BTN ($32.36)
SB ($27.36)
BB ($32.87)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is UTG 1
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $12, 3 folds, Hero raises to $31, CO calls $19

Flop: ($63.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $29, Hero goes all-in $116.45, CO goes all-in $45.78

Turn: ($155.06, 2 players)

River: ($155.06, 2 players)

Final Pot: $213.06
Hero shows:
CO shows:

Hero wins $280.73 ( won $133.28 )
CO lost -$76.78


Meh. He has eights full or nada. In hindsight still a bad call.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($44.46)
UTG 1 ($27.00)
CO ($47.58)
BTN ($134.37)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($116.68)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is SB
2 folds, CO calls $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, BB checks

Flop: ($3, 3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks

Turn: ($3, 3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets $3, Hero calls $3, BB folds

River: ($9, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12, Hero calls $12

[Results Hidden]

Another meh.
19/16/6 I 5bet shoved my BB the last orbit vs his BTN open/4bet and he folded

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($100.00)
UTG 1 ($19.39)
CO ($16.04)
BTN ($294.31)
SB ($33.00)
Hero ($121.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BB
3 folds, BTN raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero raises to $10, BTN calls $7

Flop: ($20.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $13, BTN calls $13

Turn: ($46.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $24, Hero calls $24

River: ($94.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

[Results Hidden]


Add to my last emo rant: I think it´s Tommy Angelos reciprocatility or whatever his view on cooler situations is called what makes me so mad. I realized this on my way to the grocery store today, listening to some girlie dance music. I can handle a set over set with what I will call Tommy´s cooler theory from now on. I cant deal with hands like the QQ<AJo, because if I were him I wouldnt have got in and wouldnt have won that stack he got from me. Its flawed and doesnt make sense, because I made money getting in way ahead blah blah blah. Yet I get angry about hands like this.

[XTR1000]

first session today at £100nl and $200nl and I played poorly. I had my cold run in mind and cared about how I lost a myriad flips lately and didnt notice how bad I was playing BUT eventually I realized what was going on. The first time in my career that I really got aware of how running a few bucks below EV let me subconsciously (sp?) accept/justify bad play. These are only the worst.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
CO ($39.20)
BTN ($100.50)
Hero ($100.32)
BB ($54.60)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 4 players) Hero is SB
1 fold, BTN raises to $4, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, BTN calls $8

Flop: ($25, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, BTN calls $15

Turn: ($55, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $73.50, Hero calls $73.32

River: ($201.82, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($44.00)
Hero ($100.00)
CO ($124.63)
BTN ($28.84)
SB ($93.73)
BB ($49.94)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is UTG 1
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, SB calls $3.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($9, 2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($19, 2 players)
SB bets $12, Hero calls $12

River: ($43, 2 players)
SB bets $35, Hero calls $35

[Results Hidden]

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($114.72)
UTG 1 ($64.69)
CO ($293.16)
Hero ($121.13)
SB ($40.38)
BB ($16.06)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BTN
1 fold, UTG 1 calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4, SB calls $3.50, 1 fold, UTG 1 calls $3

Flop: ($13, 3 players)
SB bets $2, UTG 1 folds, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($17, 2 players)
SB bets $2, Hero raises to $13, SB raises to $25, Hero goes all-in $115.13, SB goes all-in $9.38

River: ($35.76, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

[XTR1000]

This hand made me really really really mad and made me quit immediately. A+ for quitting, D- for not being able to handkle such a std donkey beat. I´m upset, and the fact that I am doesnt make it better. I´m tilting myself by being tilted.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($306.15)
UTG 1 ($112.00)
CO ($286.85)
BTN ($207.35)
Hero ($206.35)
BB ($206.20)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB
2 folds, CO raises to $7, BTN calls $7, Hero raises to $24, 1 fold, CO calls $17, BTN calls $17

Flop: ($74, 3 players)
Hero bets $54, CO calls $54, BTN folds

Turn: ($182, 2 players)
Hero bets $128.35, CO calls $128.35

River: ($438.70, 2 players)

Final Pot: $438.70
CO shows:

CO wins $435.70 ( won $229.35 )
BTN lost -$24.00
Hero lost -$206.35

[XTR1000]

I didnt update in a while, so here´s my recent progress:

A couple of days ago I was close to quitting poker. Its hard to take the variance, when a good portion of your living expenses is covered with poker. After a few days completely off the grind and thinking things through I decided to grit my teeth and keep on playing. The love for the game and the lack of motivation to take up some stupid part time job led to that decision. I moved my monies over to the ongame network and played several sessions without a hud. I have no idea how much money I made, but 50nl and 100nl were pretty cruising.

The winter has arrived here, lots of snow and freezing temperaturs <0° which lifted my mood. I like the winter, I like it when everythings covered with snow and all those annoying sunshinies stfu. I gotta move north.

I´m still very busy over the week with uni, extra english classes, writing a term paper and a student reasearch paper, running, working out and getting drunk/hooking up with random girls, but I need set times for HH review, videos and reading strat/forums.

[XTR1000]

Back on track.

Since moving to Ongame everything is good again. I didnt study poker, but I learned a lot about myself and improved my self control/awareness. I have a better feeling for what makes me mad/happy and Im getting better at not being excited over an above average session. The games at ongame play a lot different to those on ipoker, there are more fish, the regular players are less aggro and I dont feel pressured all the time to keep my vpip/pfr high, so I will get paid with my big hands.

All in all I went back to solid abc tag poker (not that I was ever able to play anything else, but I tried with next to zero success). I dont "have to" 3bet light, steal blinds or defend my BB. I stopped following general concepts or to be more exact: I stopped following those concepts blindly and without a reason.

++++NOTE TO SELF++++
Its swingy. I have been losing money for 11 weeks and got it all back in 2. Dont get crazy about the recent two weeks, but remember this run, when others start hitting vs me again.

[XTR1000]

damn i just spend 3 1/2 hr for an FTr hoodie vs the incredible brazilian freeroll mafia

[XTR1000]

This OP doesnt get updated all that often anymore, because I have been staying calm/not been tilting/not been doing fancy spewy shit for 15k hands.

I play poorly tho, but manage to make some $$$. Since my emoproblem seems somewhat solved for the moment I´m gonna focus on my game again. Gonna take two or three days to indentify where I wanna start.

Since moving to ongame my game tightened up significantly (although its 5max). I went from 25/22 on ipoker to like 18/16 now, I feel like its not necessary to go all that nuts with one huge donk in the middle and a couple of bad regs surrounding him AND I finally admitted that I´m not ready yet to play such a baller style. Im at the uni atm, gonna write down my stats later.

[wesrman]

Bump???

[XTR1000]

happy new year punks!

Time to get my blog rollin again.

2008

I dunno how much I made, I bought a new pc around april I guess and lost my PT2 db, then switched to HM in like october or so and dropped the old pt2 db again. Including bonus and rb I prolly made something between 16 and 18k. Most of the time it was very frustrating, but compared to 2007 it was still a sick year pokerwise. I failed at getting to midstakes, actually I even failed at getting past 0.5/1nl, but what can you do? So much to learn for a nigga like me. I got deep insights about my emotions and personality thru poker/tilt management. I payed half my bills with this game from april. I bought two new bikes and was able to afford two awesome trips across europe thanks to the cadillac of gambling. I got to know some really cool guys around here. So at the bottom line it was a success, even tho Id much rather be posting in the HSNL by the time Im writing this.

New bike has arrived, couple of things left to do on the baby, like a new chain guiding device and another saddle, handle bar has already been replaced. 2009 is gonna be a sick racing year.

the poker 2009 has begun ugly, dropping some stacks at .5/1, grinding it back at .25/.5. Same old story.

[XTR1000]

title change, too many OPs contain the words "stakes" or "grinding"

Playing 50nl is awesome. Having class tomorrow is not. I feel like Im getting sick and we have got like 40cm fresh powder over the past days, so its snowboarding>>>couch>class. Friends gonna pick me up around noon and I hope we´ll get to cruise thru the powder without annoying dutch and danish tourists around (no offense guys, but your fellow countrymen cant ski or snowboard).

As for IRL I was planning on starting thru and getting really in shape again, no more half ass working out and going for a run only when the weather is okay+. My diet will look like

Breakfast: Fruitsalad, yoghurt, oatmeal

Lunch: around 1/3 carbs, 1/3 veggies, 1/3 protein

Dinner: No carbs, 1/3 protein, 2/3 veggies

No alc for 6 weeks, less than 11 cigarettes per day.


I´ll alternate between running and working out, as long as the snow wont let me go out running I´ll do some cardio in the gym instead or may consider signing up at another gym which offers tread mills. Snowboarding, BMX or downhill training are accepted as excuse for not working out.

Poker? Spend 1/2 the time I play reviewing HHs, watching videos, reading strat.

Hey Ho, Lets Go

[daven]

h Including bonus and rb I prolly made something between 16 and 18k.

vnh. Enjoy the powder, the bike and getting/staying fit & healthy too - seems a common FTR theme...

[XTR1000]

Daven,

thanks for stopping by. still waiting for you to come visit me


Going snowboarding yesterday was pretty cool, weather was great and the snow was okay. Unfortunately Im getting a cold and won´t be able to go out boarding today, I hope I can go on thursday or friday again.


So instead of boarding Im grinding today, all day.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
CO ($22.70)
BTN ($31.60)
SB ($187.30)
Hero (BB) ($100.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is BB
3 folds, SB calls $0.50, Hero raises to $4, SB calls $3

Flop: ($8, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5, SB raises to $15, Hero raises to $40, SB raises to $183.30, Hero calls $56.50

Turn: ($287.80, 2 players)

River: ($287.80, 2 players)

Final Pot: $287.80
SB shows:
Hero shows:

SB wins $86.80 ( lost -$100.50 )
Hero wins $198 ( won $97.50 )

[givememyleg]

i love bratwurst

[jimmy44]

@XTR1000: After such a hand what do you say? Thank you donk!

[hangchiong]

guess you're german after the title change.which part of germany?

hows the ongame network going for you?nice donk on the 95o.

[XTR1000]

Jimmy,

Im actually speechless after such a hand. I mean, what can you say, he could very well be just shipping me the monies via player xfer

Hangchiong,

Im based near Göttingen in the Harz Mountains. Where you at and what steaks you playing? Ongame is pretty good, despite the crappy software the games are juicy and 5max tables put you closer the feesh. Definetly worth a shot if you´re not playing 6 tables+.

[XTR1000]

it´s freezing cold here, we had like -14°C tonight. I can still claim being ill, so I dont have to leave home and can go on click buttons. So far Im breaking even for the new year, 50nl runs pretty good but 100nl hates me atm. Im flipping bad, paying off weak players too much and lack seat selection, its always the dilemma of having a huge fish on your table, but having him to your immediate left.

I´ve been into some fun 3betting and flop shoving wars, this guy here run 28/14 and I´ve been pounding on him.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($145.65)
CO ($107.85)
Hero (BTN) ($98.45)
SB ($195.70)
BB ($22.30)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is BTN
1 fold, CO raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $12, 2 folds, CO calls $8.50

Flop: ($25.50, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $17, CO raises to $95.85, Hero calls $69.45

Turn: ($207.80, 2 players)

River: ($207.80, 2 players)

[XTR1000]

damn I was 10 minutes into what seemed to become a good session when my internet began spazzing out. Sucks big time. At least I can post a pic of cool guys livin on the slope

[XTR1000]

Seems like webz is working fine, just a coincident that ftr is slow and the ongame server broke down. Session was good 4 1/2 bi +, basically just TP camping vs huge fish.

I fucked up this hand I guess, where I should be 3betting the flop

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
CO ($73.30)
BTN ($234.15)
SB ($95.50)
BB ($71.05)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is
CO calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4.50, 2 folds, CO calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.50, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $7, CO calls $7

Turn: ($24.50, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $16, CO raises to $32, Hero raises to $86.35, CO calls $29.80


This one is interesting, whether or not it could be smart to bet anywhere in this hand. Im 3betting to isolate the SB who basically never folds to a 3bet once he has put in a dime. I have decent SD value vs his range, but with loads of straight draws in his range I almost wanna bet somewhere for value.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($113.20)
CO ($99.50)
BTN ($111.60)
SB ($216.60)
Hero (BB) ($101.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is BB
UTG raises to $4, 2 folds, SB calls $3.50, Hero raises to $14, UTG folds, SB calls $10

Flop: ($32, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($32, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($32, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

[XTR1000]

playing 50nl after a long afternoon session on 100nl. gotta share this hand

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($50.00)
CO ($106.80)
BTN ($8.17)
SB ($43.35)
Hero (BB) ($57.56)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is BB
UTG raises to $50, 3 folds, Hero calls $49.50

Flop: ($100.25, 2 players)

Turn: ($100.25, 2 players)

River: ($100.25, 2 players)

Final Pot: $100.25
Hero shows:
UTG shows:

Hero wins $98.75 ( won $48.75 )
UTG lost -$50

[BigLRIP]

In the AQs hand, if you bet I think it should definitely be on the turn, but as played checking river is good, as I doubt he folds 88ish hands to one bet.

[daven]

Daven,

thanks for stopping by. still waiting for you to come visit me

looked at tickets today, i'll hit you up for a beer.

crush 50nl for another 1500 then flop quads when you move up imo

thoughts on playing some ongame rather than grinding full tilt?

[hangchiong]

xtr
im in mannheim.im currently grinding 25NL up to 50NL.was close to the mark,but went on a bad tilt 2 days ago,im going to grind up more.

i was thinking of moving networks for a while before some grind at 50NL on stars.hope you crush 100NL soon.

[XTR1000]

Daven,

thanks for stopping by. still waiting for you to come visit me

looked at tickets today, i'll hit you up for a beer.

crush 50nl for another 1500 then flop quads when you move up imo

thoughts on playing some ongame rather than grinding full tilt?

Yea, that would be cool!

I havent played on FTP for 1.5 yrs, I basically know the games there only from training videos. The games at Ongame are VERY soft and fishy and some skins give out decent bonus, therefore the software is a HUGE beat. If FTPs interface was Heather Graham, then Ongame equals a one-eyed pirate bride. It´s definetly worth a shot, especially for guys like me who signed up at FTP without RB.

xtr
im in mannheim.im currently grinding 25NL up to 50NL.was close to the mark,but went on a bad tilt 2 days ago,im going to grind up more.

i was thinking of moving networks for a while before some grind at 50NL on stars.hope you crush 100NL soon.

Ha! I once went to see hockey in Mannheim, but thats like 3 yrs or so ago Thanks for the kind words and good luck on mastering your emotions. This OP was originally started, b/c I was having similar issues regarding my emotional control and stability. Feel free to ask, I´ve learned a lot about it in the past weeks.




Yesterdays was a huge grind. I put in 2.6k hands in 3 sessions for a net plus of $75. final session went on for 3 hrs, which is definetly beyond my attention span, but I just couldnt let the weekend gambler alone.

#1 Two or three orbits into a new table. I´ve caught a good run of cards so far and pushed the other guys around, villian insta bet the turn and I read that as him being fed up with me.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero (BTN) ($222.20)
SB ($22.65)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 4 players) Hero is BTN
Hero raises to $3, termin69 calls $3, 2 folds

Flop: ($7.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $4, termin69 raises to $8, Hero calls $4

Turn: ($23.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, termin69 bets $17.50, Hero raises to $211.20, termin69 calls $86.25

River: ($338.45, 2 players)

#2 Tagg villian, he has been relatively quiet in the beginning and recently began to get more active, seems to slowly get out of line, cuz he didnt catch any cards.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($62.20)
CO ($171.65)
BTN ($158.05)
SB ($133.80)
Hero (BB) ($107.25)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is BB
UTG calls $1, CO raises to $4.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $14, UTG folds, CO calls $9.50

Flop: ($29.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $17, CO calls $17

Turn: ($63.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $45, Hero raises to $76.25, CO calls $31.25

River: ($216, 2 players)


#3 Posted for awesomness

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($111.00)
Hero (CO) ($102.00)
BTN ($98.80)
BB ($246.00)

Pre-flop: ($1, 4 players) Hero is CO
UTG calls $1, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, UTG calls $3

Flop: ($9, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $5.75, UTG calls $5.75

Turn: ($20.50, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $13, UTG raises to $36, Hero goes all-in $92.25, UTG calls $56.25

River: ($205, 2 players)

Final Pot: $205
UTG shows:
Hero shows:

Hero wins $203 ( won $101 )
UTG lost -$102


#4 Probably yesterdays major spew vs 24/17
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($111.50)
Hero (CO) ($160.05)
BTN ($112.35)
SB ($66.00)
BB ($115.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is CO
1 fold, Hero raises to $3, BTN raises to $8.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $25, BTN calls $16.50

Flop: ($51.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($51.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $28, BTN calls $28

River: ($107.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $107.05, BTN calls $59.35


#5 This is std vs aggro regular villian, no?

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
3 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
BTN ($215.40)
SB ($104.90)
Hero (BB) ($104.70)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 3 players) Hero is BB
BTN folds, SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $12, SB calls $8

Flop: ($24, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $16, SB raises to $48, Hero raises to $92.70, SB calls $44.70

Turn: ($209.40, 2 players)

River: ($209.40, 2 players)

[hangchiong]

played a session this morning and it went from bad to worse.losing 10 buy ins on 25NL.7 buy ins due to coolers and beats(god knows),3 buy ins due to tilt.

here i am seeking your advice on the emotion control and stability.i might want to create my own blog and operation to keep myself stable and to post my own HH more often rather than just doing once a week.

i have the ability and confidence to beat 25NL.its just my control thats letting me down the past 1 week.

enjoy 100NL!