Recorded a session

[Halv]

I recorded a video of a 2/4 6-max session I played yesterday, and figured I'd post it and get some comments and suggestions. I'm playing pretty tight and want to get some input not only on the big hands but also on missed opportunities and badly played small/medium pots.

Split it into two parts, around 200MB each. Got some sync issues in windows media player, so you might want to use VLC.

Part 1
Part 2

Sometimes I'm just thinking out loud, so keep in mind that the things I talk about aren't well thought out. No jokes about scandi-accent plz .

all input appreciated kthxbai

[Triple Optics]

Cool I'm checking it out.

These are the only kind of videos I get to watch without a pxf account.

[Jack Sawyer]

I thought you'd sound more like Arnold Schwarzenegger LOL


I'll watch it either tonight or tomorrow and give you some (worthless probably) comments

[Jack Sawyer]

How do you mod Party's BG like that?

[Halv]

I thought you'd sound more like Arnold Schwarzenegger LOL

LOL! Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w52G3hi_UEs ?

How do you mod Party's BG like that?

Replace table.jpg in the PartyGaming\PartyPoker\Images folder with your desired table. I use "Mirage" from pokermods.com (though I went ahead and mspainted out their logo from the table, sorry ). Same goes for the cards. To mod ipoker I used a little program called iBolide, I think it's $20.

[Genitruc]

looks good man

you seem very calm (I'm jealous)

[Jack Sawyer]

Yep, looks good indeed!

[Jack Sawyer]

I thought you'd sound more like Arnold Schwarzenegger LOL

LOL! Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w52G3hi_UEs ?

LOL Yeah, I was just waiting for you to stack some fish then go "HASTA LA VISTA BAY-BEE"

[clarkatroid]

for a techno retard, how do i watch this please, ive clicked the link but........

[jyms]

Halv? I noticed you have no table stats on the Hud. I have been thinking about this lately. Since all of our table selection these days is based on where we sit at the table, and in relation to who is on the table. I have found that the table stats can be brought down considerably by a couple bad, multitableing, nits, running 12/10 or even15/5, and this holds no information whatsoever on whether a table/seat is good or bad. They are serving no purpose to me, but out of habit they have stayed. Would this be why you removed them? Or do you have other reasons that would have me remove them as well?

[Halv]

for a techno retard, how do i watch this please, ive clicked the link but........

When you click the link, you'll see a label that says "Please enter XXX here:" with a little pic of some letters next to it. Input the code into the box, then a new page will open. It has a "premium download" and a "free download" button - but the "free download" won't be available until 30 seconds have passed. So wait until the button becomes available then click "free download". Now the "save as.." box will open and you can download the video. I'd recommend also googling "VLC media player" and downloading and installing it, since I experienced some audio sync issues when playing back in Windows media player.

Halv? I noticed you have no table stats on the Hud. I have been thinking about this lately. Since all of our table selection these days is based on where we sit at the table, and in relation to who is on the table. I have found that the table stats can be brought down considerably by a couple bad, multitableing, nits, running 12/10 or even15/5, and this holds no information whatsoever on whether a table/seat is good or bad. They are serving no purpose to me, but out of habit they have stayed. Would this be why you removed them? Or do you have other reasons that would have me remove them as well?

Yeah, I never looked at them so I just took them down to reduce the clutter. As you say, I don't mind three rocks as long as there's a fish to my right. I put up my own VPIP/PFR in their place to keep some track of my table image.

you seem very calm (I'm jealous)

In late october I went on pretty bad tilt for a few sessions and spewed away alot of the monthly profits. After that I've been working on tilt control. I'm playing shorter sessions. I'm not listening to music while I play anymore. No MSN/AIM/surfing/TV/etc. I'm also walking away whenever I get upset/unfocused/FPS-y/etc (see the end of vid 2 where I almost 4-bet shove 55 into a 18/16 or so when I've been really tight - good sign that I'm forcing things). Unfortunately I haven't been very good at sitting back down an hour later, so I've only gotten in 20k hands this month :P.

All: thanks for the kind words, don't be afraid to pile on the criticism though!

[Jack Sawyer]

Yo HalvSame,

do you always push sets (for value) unimproved on turn with 3flush flops and blank turn? In percentages, how many times do you expect to get called by a nonmade nut-hand (K-high FD, A-high FD) in this spot?

[Jack Sawyer]

Also, do you halv stack much?


Also, experiment with varying your raises.

[Halv]

do you always push sets (for value) unimproved on turn with 3flush flops and blank turn?

"Always" is usually a bad way to go about most decisions, and the set on monotone flop/blank turn is probably one of the cases that I'm playing cautiously more often than not. I usually just get it in on the flop if I get the chance though.

In this particular situation I think it was reasonable to believe no-one had a made flush on the turn based on the action. I don't remember the absolute positions, just the relative ones, so I'll call them SB and BB. I'd expect the BB fish to raise made non-nut flushes on the flop alot. I'd also expect the SB to lead non-nut flushes on the turn when the BB came along, because the turn will check through so often, and there are a number of hand/action killing cards that can come on the river. When the BB leads the turn small I think there's a fair chance he did infact flop a flush, but that type of lead also means "I want to keep this street cheap" alot (ie two pair, pair+high club etc). Him being a fish makes weird hands at least as likely as made flushes imo, and I don't want to let either of them see a cheap river.

As it turned out my read on the SB was wrong and he did show up with a mid-flush, I do consider this a cooler and I would've most likely stacked off on the flop anyway. I think that he should have led the turn when he decided to slowplay the flop - chances are the SB fish isn't gonna fold, and the turn checking through is such an awful result for the SB. If he had led the turn I'm not sure if I should've shoved or just drawn to the boat, I'm probably just calling.

In percentages, how many times do you expect to get called by a nonmade nut-hand (K-high FD, A-high FD) in this spot?

Hard to put a number on it, the fact that the turn bettor was a fish (or at least had fishy stats) makes the percentage fairly substantial, and at this point the pot is so big that just protecting my hand becomes important as well.

Edit: I'm fairly confident with my play in that specific pot, but of course I welcome arguments to prove me wrong!

[Halv]

Also, do you halv stack much?

Well, at least any pot I'm heads-up with a halfstack . Lately I've been trying out buying in just to cover the fish. Ideally that would be fullstacking but most of the time that means starting out with 50-60BB. The idea is to not get into as many tough spots OOP vs the regulars. On iPoker most of the regulars are semi-passive and nitty, though, so it might not actually be such a big deal. I haven't really redesigned my strategy around the stack sizes though, so there's still alot of work to be done there.

Also, experiment with varying your raises.

Preflop or postflop? Preflop I'm really just lazy - 3.5+1BB/limper with BetPot. Right after PNL came out I tried getting to certain SPR's by adjusting raise size preflop, and I really couldn't make it work properly. Did you have anything specific in mind?

[Genitruc]

start minrasing AA preflop

suck em in baby

[Halv]

That is a joke right? My interweb radar has been so far off lately that I have to ask .

[Genitruc]

yes lol

[Halv]

lol

[Seabass]

Nice "scandi-accent", you even got those "erhmmm" going.

How did you find talking while playing? I dont think I could keep up.

I looked it over while playing, so from time to time I found myself trying to play your cards aswell. I like that your playing pretty tight and still opening with K9o from the CO. Perhaps you had a reason, but it just kinda stuck in my mind.

The big hand is ofc the set vs flush hand. The only thing new I can offer is that it sucks to get stuck in the middle facing a bet by a fish like that.

I like that you left at the end, I found myself thinking it might be time to change that table when you got 3bet for the 3-4th time. If you cant get a hold of the table it's time to change (or leave). I see so many who struggle at a table but refuse to leave and end up loosing even more.

All in all, it was a nice video with some good quality so you could accualy see what was going on. The few I've seen before have been so small all I could do was guess what was going on.