chardrian - you are smart... oh how I love your blog!

[chardrian]

UG has a good idea. I is a copy cat. Please comment on my blog here. I promise to start making more posts not related to poker so that my blog might even be interesting to read.

[LeFou]

You are UG are both teh suk! My linking to my comment thread predates his by at least an hour and a half!

[chardrian]

I am looking for comments on the best method for me to get my roll back up to over $5 k.

[UG]

I am looking for comments on the best method for me to get my roll back up to over $5 k.

Umm...Win a huge MTT? Or, grind it up playing ring or SNGs using proper BR managment?

[chardrian]

I'm a breakeven ring player. I have not given SNGs enough play to even label how good or bad I am there, but with my computer, my dial-up, and my brain I can't handle more than two-tables well... and it seems like the grinding SNGers are quad tabling minimum.

So that leaves limit and MTTs - but I don't want to grind anymore, I want to have my huge bankroll and just have the big wins flow in, and have all the little people railbird me and shout FTR ownzzzz!!!

Oh and world peace, I want that too.

Ok ok - so I guess I know what to do - stick to my plan of limit and small MTTs and go from there.... how boring.

[UG]

Ok ok - so I guess I know what to do - stick to my plan of limit and small MTTs and go from there.... how boring.

I've seen this posted elsewhere, but there really is no "easy fix" aside from winning a huge MTT. To win a huge MTT you need a bigger BR (if you are going to practice proper BR management), so stick to what you're doing. It took me a long while to get a decent-sized BR together, but with patience, you'll get there too. More money will bring more money in the future.

Just stick with the plan and you should be okay.

P.S. Dial-up is so 1995.

[UG]

Chardrian,

You should pick up the book called Killer Poker. There's a pretty good section in there that will help you with your tilt-monkey. I'm only about 1/4 the way through it but it had some good stuff on that topic. I see you also play a lot of LHE, too, and the book is heavily slanted towards that game. Just a thought.

[Rondavu]

How have you been doing overall in the 180 SnG's? I've been absolutely slaughtering these things. I played 6 of them this week and finished 48-36-14-6-6-3 in that order. $132 invested, and won like $820 for +$680 or so. Good christmas money.

The first two final tables were very hyper aggressive. I got hammered down trying to blind steal too often. The third final table was relatively passive when it got down to 6. I love these things. I'm totally addicted. I still want that elusive victory. I had 130,000 chips at one point with three left last night. Other guys had like 60,000 and 80,000. Just made a couple mistakes and went down like richie valens.

Maybe I'll see you on there sometime soon.

[chardrian]

Not as well as I thought I would - but partly that's because I have been playing somewhat retardedly again lately. I've won one and FTed another but am shocked at myself for how many times I've busted out in the first hour. Played one last night and got back on track - finished 27th but didn't play so donkishly.

[Rondavu]

I notice a lot of resteals going on as it gets down to 25 or so. Once blinds reach 200/400 people start repping hard. It becomes quite a jungle.

[JeffreyGB]

and it seems like the grinding SNGers are quad tabling minimum

I one-tabled Stars SnGs to take my BR from 1300 to 5500. Less than 300 SnGs while following proper BR management.

[JeffreyGB]

Also, a couple of things I read in you blog about the last few tourneys seemed like they warrant discussion: Why are you calling all-ins with medium pocket pairs? You mentioned busting or being crippled on a TT and an 88 hand. Based on the limited info you provided, I fold both hands you discussed preflop. Yes, if you get lucky, you have a stack, but you can find a better spot than the ones you're picking.

The 88 hand, you knew you were at best a coinflop against each opp. Against two opps, that leaves you with around a 30% chance of taking it down. Further, one or both of them could easily have had a higher pocket pair, reducing your chances to 18%.

Pocket pairs are great hands to be the aggressor with (or to hunt for sets). They usually aren't that great for calling big bets.

[chardrian]

The TT hand was probably dumb. It was semi-early in a $22 180 man tourney. My opp pushed preflop first to act with about 3k when blinds were only 25/50. Against the standard PoekrStars donk calling this is +EV since the possibility of him doing this with a hand like 99-44 is so great. But against this guy, at this point, I shoulda folded.

The 88 hand was a good call. Down to 40ish players. The majority of players (including myself) had less than 10xBB - when the guy pushed, I had to take my chances with 88... stealing blinds is great at this point but at some point soon you have to double up or you just get blinded out. I didn't call two all-ins with that hand, I reraised all-in against one all-in and a smaller stack then called with JK (thinking this was as good of a shot as he would get to triple up). No one played that hand wrong - it's just poker. But when you are on the losing ends of those hands it can get frustrating.

Thanks for the comments tho. I might have to think about getting into SNGs again.

[JeffreyGB]

The 88 hand was a good call. Down to 40ish players. The majority of players (including myself) had less than 10xBB - when the guy pushed, I had to take my chances with 88... stealing blinds is great at this point but at some point soon you have to double up or you just get blinded out. I didn't call two all-ins with that hand, I reraised all-in against one all-in and a smaller stack then called with JK (thinking this was as good of a shot as he would get to triple up). No one played that hand wrong - it's just poker. But when you are on the losing ends of those hands it can get frustrating.

I misread the hand then. The way it was written I thought you were last to act. I don't hate this play then, as I wasn't at the table enough to say one way or another how likely you were to find a better spot.

[gabe]

you should have told him 65/35 !

congrats.

[chardrian]

I was thinking the same thing - it really was funny... and pathetic. At one point we were both sitting out and trying to figure out if we wanted to chop and I basically had him agreeing to a 1000 for me 800 for him deal (56/44) but we had no idea how to get support or how to make the agreement work so when I finally tried to make it official in chat by saying do you agree to the following terms blah blah, he then backed out. Ok - fine with me... Then I dropped the hammer and he was out in the next 5 minutes.

[Demiparadigm]

How can you arrest a guy for possesion of marijuana with intent to distribute if you have the pot?

I really don't see how the poor guy did anything wrong.

You can't arrest me because I smoked pot in high school, I don't see how you can arrest him for having owned weed a couple days ago.

[chardrian]

You can arrest him because he is admitting to being the owner of that pot. He went down to the station and said "yeah, that's my pot." He also was bright enough to admit that he wanted to sell it. So now instead of just possession you can get him for intent to distribute as well.

When you see COPS and the guys get arrested with crack on them which the cops then take, do you think they can no longer arrest the guy because the crack is now in the cops' possession?

[Demiparadigm]

When you see COPS and the guys get arrested with crack on them which the cops then take, do you think they can no longer arrest the guy because the crack is now in the cops' possession?

No but if a cop walked down Freemont street in Vegas and started asking people if the vial of crack he had belonged to them, he couldn't arrest them for saying yes.
For me it then follows that if some crackhead tells a cop he lost his crack, and the cop later knocks on his door and says "Is this the crack you lost?" The cop shouldn't arrest him for saying yes.

[chardrian]

Actually, a good prosecutor might very well be able to get a possession conviction if someone is dumb enough to tell a cop that the crack is his.

That is basically what sting operations are - you ask someone if they wanna buy drugs and arrest them when they say yes.

Your hypothetical is asking people if they possessed drugs and then arresting them when they say yes.

The reason your hypothetical is not common, is for two reasons: 1) possession of a drug is a misdemeanor - it ain't worth it to the cops or the D.A.s; 2) in general most people aren't stupid enough to say yes that's my illegal drug occifer.

What it comes down to is this guy was a total dumbass for reporting that his pot was stolen, and then for being stupid enough to go down to the station and admit that yup, that was the pot I was planning on selling.

I actually think pot offenses are silly. But this guy is just a major dumbass.

[Irisheyes]

For me it then follows that if some crackhead tells a cop he lost his crack,

I soooo wanna do this tomorrow!!! That would be funny shit!

Minus the crackhead bit of course.

[ckoop]

congrats on the win chardrian...all those bad beats had to go your way sometime.

[chardrian]

ty ty.

Yes - and I will try to stop posting so so many of them.

[DaNutsInYoEye]

Every time I read your blog I see you grinding to get the buy-ins for tournies and time after time you keep coming up a little short in them. After reading so many entries, it's like "Jesus, will the cards just hold up one time so this guy can finally fucking win another tourney?!?"

I'm glad you did. It just goes to show how a good player that shows perseverance will eventually be rewarded. Congratulations on the win and hopefully we'll be reading about your next one soon.

[bigred]

Every time I read your blog I see you grinding to get the buy-ins for tournies and time after time you keep coming up a little short in them. After reading so many entries, it's like "Jesus, will the cards just hold up one time so this guy can finally fucking win another tourney?!?"

I'm glad you did. It just goes to show how a good player and chardrian that shows perseverance will eventually be rewarded. Congratulations on the win and hopefully we'll be reading about your next one soon.

FYP ^_^

[chardrian]

Ty nuts - same thoughts I often has as well.

I realize I will go through more down swings again, so my goal now is to make absolutley, positively sure that I do not get my roll so low that I am playing way above it again.

My next goal is to win a tourney with a 5 figure payout.

[midas06]

Congrats on the ranking

[chardrian]

Yay!!

[midas06]

BTW link to the rankings page?

[chardrian]

I tried in my blog and some german thing came up.

it's www.officialpokerranking.com

[a500lbgorilla]

Charizard, you're so smart and oh how i love your blog.

[chardrian]

[drmcboy]

congrats char!

Now move some of that roll to a real site. I'm torn between hoping I can win something from those donkeys and praying I lose my $$ on paradise so I have an excuse never to play there again.

[chardrian]

Ty - Dise has been good to me. I am prolly gonna move some over Neteller though, so I can enter any juicy tourney that comes up.

I will probably get back into the $100 weekly Sunday tourney on Bodog. I don't want to get too ahead of myself though, as I always seem to make major downslides when I do that.

What sites do you suggest?

[Renton]

rep ftr in the 1m guaranteed on stars?

[drmcboy]

stars for sure, UB has been interesting lately, they are increasing some gurantees. If you like small fields try them for sure, the 100+ tourneys have a nice structure. I put some money on party but haven't been excited by the MTTs yet. They do run some 30 rebuys.

I am just constantly amazed how slow dise is. I think my table saw 38 hands in the rebuy hour on saturday. 38?!?!!?

[chardrian]

Dise is very very slow especially during the rebuy hour when you get so many limp limp limp limp, minraise, call call call call call, etc. hands preflop. But it's not all about camping for QQ-AA. In my win yesterday I only got AA once, very very early and everyone folded. I never got a hand higher than JJ after that and still did fine.

I was planning on playing the million guaranteed on Stars yesterday, but it just didn't happen. Maybe next week.

[midas06]

The Bodog 100k is VERY soft. Def play that

[ckoop]

just read your recent self-doubting post....hang in there chard, you've obviously been doing something right otherwise you wouldnt have had the success you've had in the last couple of months. you know the swings of mtts (i just got out of a 3 month no ft swing myself only to take one down), just play your game you'll be fine.

and i can't remember what your stance on single buyin mtts is, but maybe switch to those if you have a hard time not rebuying too many times. like just play in the new $100 40k guaranteed on party or the regular 40k.

good luck man.

[chardrian]

yeah FO MTTs is definitely sumtin I am thinking of doing.

But I also should be goot enough now to simply get up from a table after my 6th buyin.

A little break will be good for me.

[Zidane18]

still think that the stupid stratergy of gambling in the rebuy peroid and spending ALOT of money is a good idea when compared to me who only spends 2-3 buy in's and makes the money ALMOST as often. honestly, the spedning lots of entries tactic in a rebuy sucks, u got suckered in by that guy who posted here a while ago with his stupid stratergy (which got ripped apart on 2 plus 2 forums incidently)

MY ADVICE: PLAY TIGHT DURING THE REBUY PEROID AND PICK OFF THE IDIOTS LIKE U WHO R GAMBLING WITH STUPID HANDS DURING THE REBUY PEROID. YOU WILL WIN MORE MONEY

FACT

[chardrian]

I am not looking to make the money - I am looking to win.

However, there are different approaches to the rebuy hour and they all have pluses and minuses. You just need to know which approach fits your game and your specific table the best.

[donkbee]

But, not only am I not going to post bad beats in my blog, I am not even going to talk about them anymore.

I honestly think this is SO important for someone who plays poker seriously. Someone playing seriously knows that they're part of the game ... and while they obviously sting like a bitch sometimes, there's nothing that can be done. I really do believe that if someone can't resist mentioning bad beats, that person still has a LOT of maturing to do as a player ...

Oh, and congrats on your FT.

[bigred]

since when can shemales have blogs?

[Sprayed]

still think that the stupid stratergy of gambling in the rebuy peroid and spending ALOT of money is a good idea when compared to me who only spends 2-3 buy in's and makes the money ALMOST as often. honestly, the spedning lots of entries tactic in a rebuy sucks, u got suckered in by that guy who posted here a while ago with his stupid stratergy (which got ripped apart on 2 plus 2 forums incidently)

MY ADVICE: PLAY TIGHT DURING THE REBUY PEROID AND PICK OFF THE IDIOTS LIKE U WHO R GAMBLING WITH STUPID HANDS DURING THE REBUY PEROID. YOU WILL WIN MORE MONEY

FACT

Zidane18, I have missed you man. It's not about making the money. It's about making the FT and 1st. Having a big stack after the first hour gives you a greater chance to get there in a rebuy. You are correct that you can do it by playing very tight the first hour and picking off all ins when you have JJ+ and AQ+, but sometimes those hands just don't come or you won't get any action. I would think that it would be much more difficult after the first hour with 5k than having a stack > 10k.

Everyone has their own style and it may work for them. I don't think that Chardrian is advocating pushing every hand. I think that he is saying that you can gamble more and it's ok to do so in the first hour of a rebuy. IMO, 6 buy-ins is kind of tight, 2-3 buy-ins is a FO. Sorry to beat the dead horse.

P.S. - Chard, get your head out of your ass and start winning again already! Sheesh!

[chardrian]

I came very close last night.

12th in the Dise rebuy when my QK could not beat 9K (and I went so damn card dead + no opportunities to steal at the end it was crazy).

And 65thish in the rebuy madness on Stars (the $10 nightly rebuy) when my flopped JKs flush lost to an A9s flush.

Last night, was quite possibly the best I've ever played (not once during the 2nd hour or later did I win by racing - I either dominated or I won without showdown), just need some love now.

[TerryToma]

Great job. I enjoy reading your posts/blog. You are due for a big payday soon.

[drmcboy]

dude I don't read the blogs much but yikes

FTW:

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Bankrol...ement-101.html

repeat after me - YOU CANNOT BEAT THE MATH

[chardrian]

My one achilles heel remains BR management.

I think the only way I will ever beat it is by winning so much that it just is not a problem anymore.

[Renton]

I think the only way I will ever beat it is by winning so much that it just is not a problem anymore.

Or just to always play in your bankroll no matter what, and to move up when you and your bankroll are ready no matter what.

[drmcboy]

you know I respect you, which I why I'm telling you that's the dumbest thing I have read here this week.

EVERYONE WROTE:
YOU CANNOT BEAT THE MATH

How much is 'enough'? 50k, then you can go donk it off at the WSOP rebuy and your wife can divorce you? Your statement is like saying you'll quit smoking once you're up to three packs a day. Sure, you won't crave the action anymore once you've won enough. Bet on it!

For real, stop. You're playing IIRC 5 max limit, like the world's swing-iest game, to BR 30 rebuys MTTs.... YOU NEED A ROLL. I have never had a cash better than 5500 or so, I am down 4k since July, and my roll
is totally crushing yours.

Quit acting like this is a leak like playing T9s in MP1. This is a leak like folding AA UTG.

Related, I think, is this record keeping thing (which shows that BR isn't your only leak...) Start showing your results to your wife weekly. If you can't do that, you can't even consider going pro.

/off soap box. I just hate it because most of the posters here... they suck, and they don't have the heart. You don't suck, you have heart, and you're wasting it.

[TerryToma]

your poker skills are good, no doubt. just work on the bankroll mngment situation.

i agree that keeping honest records/telling the wife how you are doing is a good way to stay grounded. winning a huge payout must do a number on emotions. i always say ill talk to anyone about poker, and give them my honest stats. when i cant do that, it turns from a hobby to a problem. and its an easily fixable problem, just post more often, and play less!

[TerryToma]

good job lately.

i think posting a lot helps keep you grounded and playing smart. keep it up.