Operation: Give Full Ring a Chance

[JL]

For those of you who don't know me, I play 6-max/5-max almost exclusively. I have been playing short-handed cash games since the summer of '06 and have made descent coin.

My limited experience at full ring comes from the start of my career (Jan. '06) until the summer. I really don't think I have ever sat at a full ring table higher than $100NL. However, I have played >100k hands of 6-max $200NL.

Today, I played a short session 8-tabling $100NL to see what full ring is like. I was quite surprised to see that every table was full of weak-tight nits. There was maybe one descent regular per table (I play on Ongame network btw) and usually one or two super donks (vpip > 50).

After 500 hands, my stats were roughly 19/16, which is quite loose for full ring. However, I am not sure where I need to tighten up. On the 5-max tables, I isolate limpers with a huge range of hands, while on full ring I don't think it's a good idea to isolate a nit running 8/2 with ATo after he limped from UTG....I guess I will stop doing that

So today marks the day that I will give full ring a chance. I really don't have much of a game plan, so I will update things as I go along.

I guess I will start at $100NL and go from there. I will probably try to play 10,000 hands before I move up (or move back to short-handed ).

In this thread, I will post certain hands that give me trouble. Also I'll post some PT stats, graphs, etc...
Hopefully my fellow FTRers can help me make the transition from 6-max to full ring go as smoothly as possible.

Wish me luck!

[daven]

you;ll be able to play more tables... that could be a good thing...
good luck yo!

[JL]

Day 1: Find and plug leaks!






Hand 1) villain is running 29/18, so I cant see myself folding QQ here

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

Stack sizes:
UTG: $100.00
UTG+1: $30.95
MP1: $194.90
Hero: $255.90
MP3: $99.90
CO: $98.50
Button: $75.00
SB: $97.15
BB: $93.00

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with Q Q
UTG raises to $4, 2 folds, Hero raises to $12, 5 folds, UTG raises to $36, Hero raises to $112, UTG calls all-in $64.
Uncalled bets: $48 returned to Hero.

Flop: J 6 J ($129.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $129.5)


Turn: 8 ($129.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $129.5)


River: 8 ($129.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $129.5)


Results:
Final pot: $129.5
Hero shows QC QD
UTG shows AC AS


2) villain is a 12/5/1.5

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

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is Button with 8 K
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero raises to $7, 3 folds, MP3 calls.

Flop: 2 3 8 ($17.50, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets $12, MP3 calls.

Turn: K ($41.50, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets $32, MP3 calls.

River: 3 ($105.50, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero is all-in $47.5, MP3 folds.
Uncalled bets: 23.75BB returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: 52.25BB


3) CO is from hand above
MP2 is a 12/8

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

Stack sizes:
UTG: $650.00
UTG+1: $64.00
UTG+2: $68.60
MP1: $84.50
MP2: $100.00
MP3: $98.70
CO: $113.50
Hero: $100.05
SB: $99.00
BB: $21.00

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is Button with Q Q
UTG calls, 3 folds, MP2 raises to $4.5, MP3 folds, CO calls, Hero raises to $15, 3 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: 7 4 T ($47.5, 3 players)
MP2 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 4 ($47.5, 3 players)
MP2 checks, CO checks, Hero bets $24, MP2 raises to $48, CO folds, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $24 returned to MP2.

Results:
Final pot: $95.5

4) villain is a donkey, but I dont think I beat anything.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $50.00
UTG+1: $294.65
UTG+2: $197.00
MP1: $310.85
Hero: $182.75
MP3: $290.40
CO: $193.00
Button: $235.35
SB: $195.00
BB: $156.90

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP2 with Q K
4 folds, Hero raises to $7, 4 folds, BB calls.

Flop: T 9 K ($15, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12, BB calls.

Turn: 8 ($39, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $25, BB raises to $60, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $35 returned to BB.

Results:
Final pot: $89


5) Fold preflop I know...but what about post flop?
Villain is a Tagg

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

Stack sizes:
UTG: $98.00
Hero: $151.80
MP1: $92.40
MP2: $42.30
MP3: $104.90
CO: $110.25
Button: $162.15
SB: $16.50
BB: $11.50

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG+1 with 9 8
UTG calls, Hero calls, 2 folds, MP3 raises to $4, 5 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 7 3 5 ($10.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Turn: T ($10.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $8, MP3 calls.

River: 8 ($26.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $20, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $66.5
MP3 shows 5H 6H
Hero shows 9D 8D


6) Villain is a donk (28/5/1.5) who is giving me a lot of heat in the chat calling me a donkey and saying he is going to take $100 off me very soon.

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

Stack sizes:
UTG: $114.85
UTG+1: $182.05
MP1: $16.00
MP2: $10.00
MP3: $94.50
Hero: $181.80
Button: $82.40
SB: $44.15
BB: $100.00

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is CO with T T
5 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: 2 7 4 ($8.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7, BB raises to $16, Hero raises to $40, BB raises to $66, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $26 returned to BB.

Results:
Final pot: $88.5
Villain said he had JJ later on.

7) Villain is unknown so this makes everything about this hand horrible right?

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

Stack sizes:
UTG: $105.35
UTG+1: $100.00
UTG+2: $64.05
MP1: $80.65
MP2: $18.50
MP3: $96.50
CO: $95.40
Button: $98.50
SB: $52.40
BB: $51.40

edit: converter is messed up. I have 98o and I am button.
Pre-flop: (10 players)
6 folds, CO calls, Button raises to $5, 2 folds, CO calls.

Flop: K 6 A ($11.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Button bets $8, CO calls.

Turn: 7 ($27.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Button bets $18, CO calls.

River: 7 ($63.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Button checks.

Results:
Final pot: $63.5
CO shows AD10D
Button shows 8D 9H

[XTR1000]

Best of luck man! Your stats look pretty good, nothing to argue with your preflop game.


#1 is standard with reads

#2 a 12/5´s range on turn is like >70% sets he´s going to c/r, the rest are nfd´s and a retarded TT/JJ. I dont see any value in betting turn

#3 Lead flop 3/4ish. As played I call turn, 12/8 makes me think he has a brain and ur hand looks so like a weak ass AK.

#4 True donks show up with K3 now and then. Not often enough to call tho.

#5 I´d probably snap, but I´m a station. AXss bets flop as most pp´s do, seems like we´re paying off JTs/ATs or catch 22/44/66

#6 as played I shove over. I really cant fold to his min-4bet. You´ve been pushing him around? He goes crazy with 88/99 a lot here.

#7 dont get tricky vs unknowns, its expensive

[JL]

Well I wasn't too stoked after my first day at full ring, so I decided to run hot today to make up for it



Favourite hand of the night:

GAME #897119976: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2008-03-20 07:49:58
Table Molfetta
Seat 1: ghyznb ($34.35 in chips) DEALER
Seat 2: Inkognito6 ($106.40 in chips)
Seat 3: muxinhuanb ($77.02 in chips)
Seat 4: thegirlnextdoors ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 5: xXxEffyxXx ($192.15 in chips)
Seat 6: AliAlis ($92.30 in chips)
Seat 8: FRANCKI57 ($51.28 in chips)
Seat 9: JL ($112.80 in chips)
Seat 10: yangna ($46.50 in chips)
Inkognito6: Post SB $0.50
muxinhuanb: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to thegirlnextdoors A K
Dealt to JL 3 3
thegirlnextdoors: Raise $4.00
xXxEffyxXx: Fold
AliAlis: Fold
FRANCKI57: Fold
JL: Call $4.00
yangna: Fold
ghyznb: Fold
Inkognito6: Call $3.50
muxinhuanb: Call $3.00
*** FLOP *** K 8 3
Inkognito6: Check
muxinhuanb: Check
thegirlnextdoors: Bet $14.00
JL: Raise $108.80
Inkognito6: Fold
muxinhuanb: Fold
thegirlnextdoors: Allin $80.50
*** TURN *** J
*** RIVER *** K
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $216.30 Rake $3.00
JL: wins $216.30

[XTR1000]

hit me up when ur playing ipoker´s 1/2

[JL]

hit me up when ur playing ipoker´s 1/2

I'll be there very soon! $100NL is too small for me...

How are the games at $1/2?

Is your screen name XTR1000 on there? Mine is JLMS37.

[XTR1000]

Games are pretty much like 100NL, 2 or 3 shortstacks, a ton of bad 18/6-like "regs" and few good TAGs.

SN there is XTR1k.

[JL]

Games are pretty much like 100NL, 2 or 3 shortstacks, a ton of bad 18/6-like "regs" and few good TAGs.

SN there is XTR1k.

Okay cool.

My plan from now on it to play full ring on iPoker and 5max on Ongame, because the 6max games on iPoker are horrible.

Do you ever use the mini tables?
If yes, how do you get PAHUD to work with them?

[XTR1000]

Actually the miniview is one the main reasons I stick with iPoker (beside great rb deals )

To set up pahud this will make life easier
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ipn_10_max.jpg

just replace the table image in the pahud folder

[JL]

Actually the miniview is one the main reasons I stick with iPoker (beside great rb deals )

To set up pahud this will make life easier
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ipn_10_max.jpg

just replace the table image in the pahud folder

<3

[JL]

Today was okay. Profit = $176

That brings total profit to $202 after my first 3715 hands.

From now on, I think I will be posting all my difficult hands in the FR forum so that I can get some more feedback on them, and that forum needs some more traffic in it anyways.

Here's a fun hand against a 70/0 uber donk who has a note no him saying "will call down with any pair on the scary boards" (he called 2 streets with T5o on a QJT8 board with 2 hearts out there....I had Kh Xh and missed on the river

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

Stacks:
UTG ($188.70)
UTG+1 ($198.40)
MP1 ($408.90)
MP2 ($954.80)
MP3 ($143.40)
CO ($60.00)
BTN ($267.55)
Hero ($199.85)
BB ($359.20)


Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players)
UTG calls $2, UTG+1 calls $2, 5 folds, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, UTG calls $10, UTG+1 calls $10

Flop: ($38, 3 players)
Hero bets $28, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $28

Turn: ($94, 2 players)
Hero bets $68, UTG+1 calls $68

River: ($230, 2 players)
Hero bets $91.85, UTG+1 goes all-in $90.4

Final Pot: $409.25
Hero shows:
UTG+1 shows:


That's basically the only exciting part of my day. However, I did finally beat this damn game: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...me-t68677.html

Other than that, I have nothing much to talk about....unless you want to hear about my Tax class I had today (I got 82% on the midterm!)...no you don't want to hear about it?? ok fine.

[JL]

OMG WTF is with all these damn short stackers!!

It was never this bad at night time. It seems as if 80% of the players are short stacking!!

[EzDuzIt]

for full ring i think playing really laggy is optimal. if a nit limps raise him up he is just going to have a pp and fold if he doesnt have a set most of the time.

[JL]

for full ring i think playing really laggy is optimal. if a nit limps raise him up he is just going to have a pp and fold if he doesnt have a set most of the time.

What is considered really Laggy?
I am running 16/13 right now with att. to steal blinds at 35%, and I am usually the most aggressive at the table.

So far, I have yet to see anyone with a PFR% higher than 12 (except for the occasional 48/20 type player)

[Jack Sawyer]

What is considered really Laggy?
I am running 16/13 right now with att. to steal blinds at 35%, and I am usually the most aggressive at the table.

What has FR come to?
Sounds like you are in a Sethunters Jungle

[JL]

What is considered really Laggy?
I am running 16/13 right now with att. to steal blinds at 35%, and I am usually the most aggressive at the table.

What has FR come to?
Sounds like you are in a Sethunters Jungle

Here's a sample from the past 3 days of everyone in my database with at least 500 hands:

1 - 6/3
2 - 16/11
3 - 5/4 (lol how does one run 5/4 and make money?)
4 - 9/5
5 - 14/3
6 - 12/4
7 - 10/8

That's a small sample but still!!
This is ipoker and Ongame network.

I'm pretty confident that with stats like mine, I should be able to pwn most of these guys.

[JL]

I haven't played much poker this weekend, but when I did I got smoked.

I played 350 hands of $200NL 5max and lost $500.

Then I played 750 hands for FR and was up $150 until this hand:

villain is 30/5/3

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

Stacks:
UTG ($200.00)
Hero ($204.60)
MP ($26.75)
CO ($165.25)
BTN ($35.80)
SB ($211.80)
BB ($86.79)

Pre-flop: ($3, 7 players) Hero is UTG+1
1 fold, Hero raises to $7, 3 folds, SB calls $6, 1 fold

Flop: ($16, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $14, SB raises to $28, Hero calls $14

Turn: ($72, 2 players)
SB bets $88, Hero goes all-in $169.6, SB calls $81.6

River: ($411.2, 2 players)

Final Pot: $408.20
SB shows:
Hero shows:

SB wins $408.2 ( won +$203.6 )
Hero lost -$204.60

I know this hand is super super standard on the short-handed tables, but I'm starting to have doubts on FR.

[XTR1000]

3 - 5/4 (lol how does one run 5/4 and make money?)

Welcome to iPokers wonderful world of rakeback pro´s. I know a
-0.7ptBB/100 shortstacker who´s pulling ~2k/month from RB/bonus and races

What skin are u playing on?

[JL]

3 - 5/4 (lol how does one run 5/4 and make money?)

Welcome to iPokers wonderful world of rakeback pro´s. I know a
-0.7ptBB/100 shortstacker who´s pulling ~2k/month from RB/bonus and races

What skin are u playing on?

BetMost

I used to be on CDPoker.

[EzDuzIt]

for full ring i think playing really laggy is optimal. if a nit limps raise him up he is just going to have a pp and fold if he doesnt have a set most of the time.

What is considered really Laggy?
I am running 16/13 right now with att. to steal blinds at 35%, and I am usually the most aggressive at the table.

So far, I have yet to see anyone with a PFR% higher than 12 (except for the occasional 48/20 type player)

i think like 20/18 maybe even higher would be optimal. everybody is just so weak tight.

[JL]

for full ring i think playing really laggy is optimal. if a nit limps raise him up he is just going to have a pp and fold if he doesnt have a set most of the time.

What is considered really Laggy?
I am running 16/13 right now with att. to steal blinds at 35%, and I am usually the most aggressive at the table.

So far, I have yet to see anyone with a PFR% higher than 12 (except for the occasional 48/20 type player)

i think like 20/18 maybe even higher would be optimal. everybody is just so weak tight.

Well I opened up my game a bit today and ran about 17.5/15.5 for over 1,000 hands. Att. to steal was at 40%.
It amuses me how if I steal someone's blind 6 times in a row, they will adjust by calling somewhat lighter, instead of 3-betting lighter.

I played 16 tables today for about one and a half hours. I'm up 2.5 buyins but my eyes/head hurt now.

I will probably be moving up to $200NL in April, so I guess when I move up I should probably play less tables, right?

[JL]

First half month at full ring:



Most of these hands were completed while 16-tabling, which means i only got about 10 hours of full ring since I started...that's weak sauce.
April won't be much better because of final exams and VEGAS on the 19th!!

I am still contemplating moving up to $200NL. However, I still don't have much confidence in my full ring play.

Here's my graph:

[XTR1000]

maintain those stats and 200NL will be an easy walk. I´ve encountered not much a difference between 100NL and 200NL when I moved up, the games are just a bit more aggro

[JL]

This was a fun session.
2 hours
1500 hands
Profit: -$1.00

My stats were quite lower than normal (13/11)
I think that's because of a combination of things: me running bad and the tables being more aggressive preflop. I don't normally play this early in the morning.

Hands:

1)
Villain = donk 44/2 type.

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

Stacks:
UTG ($18.22)
Hero ($98.50)
MP1 ($123.85)
MP2 ($20.00)
MP3 ($102.73)
CO ($105.05)
BTN ($44.50)
SB ($87.15)
BB ($111.70)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is UTG+1
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, BTN calls $4, SB calls $3.5, 1 fold

Flop: ($13, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, 1 fold, SB calls $10

Turn: ($33, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $22, SB calls $22

River: ($77, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $52




2) Preflop, flop raise, and turn bet are all questionable.
Villain = 33/22 aggro donk

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

Stacks:
UTG ($20.50)
UTG+1 ($62.25)
MP1 ($21.00)
MP2 ($290.55)
Hero ($117.80)
CO ($20.00)
BTN ($94.00)
SB ($43.50)
BB ($24.70)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP3
3 folds, MP2 raises to $3, Hero calls $3, 4 folds

Flop: ($7.5, 2 players)
MP2 bets $3.5, Hero raises to $14, MP2 calls $10.5

Turn: ($35.5, 2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $21



Crap do these guys 3-bet anything other than AA???

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

Stacks:
Hero ($117.20)
UTG+1 ($99.00)
MP ($150.65)
CO ($17.50)
BTN ($20.00)
SB ($18.00)
BB ($116.90)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 7 players) Hero is UTG
Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, SB goes all-in $17.5, 1 fold, Hero calls $14

Flop: ($37, 2 players)

Turn: ($37, 2 players)

River: ($37, 2 players)

Final Pot: $35.15
SB shows:
Hero shows:

SB wins $35.15 ( won +$17.15 )
Hero lost -$18.00

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

Stacks:
UTG ($21.50)
UTG+1 ($90.23)
Hero ($119.80)
MP2 ($21.40)
MP3 ($27.45)
CO ($100.90)
BTN ($18.50)
SB ($13.65)
BB ($18.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP1
2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 5 folds, BB raises to $13, Hero raises to $22, BB goes all-in $5.5

Flop: ($41, 2 players)

Turn: ($41, 2 players)

River: ($41, 2 players)

Final Pot: $39.15
Hero shows:
BB shows:

Hero wins $3.5 ( lost -$18.5 )
BB wins $35.65 ( won +$17.15 )

Damn shortstacks

[JL]

I learned a lesson tonight: don't play when you're tired.

Hand 1) Villain = donk who snap calls every street.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $179.35
UTG+1: $33.00
MP1: $270.80
MP2: $379.00
MP3: $377.80
CO: $65.15
Button: $79.00
Hero: $248.10
BB: $196.65

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with Q Q
UTG calls, 6 folds, Hero raises to $11, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: 9 4 5 ($24, 2 players)
Hero bets $18, UTG calls.

Turn: 8 ($60, 2 players)
Hero bets $50, UTG calls.

River: 6 ($160, 2 players)
Hero bets $100


2) Villain here is another donk. The type of donk who bets strongly when he is weak and weakly when he is strong.

This is probably spew.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $254.45
UTG+1: $216.15
MP1: $125.35
MP2: $113.95
CO: $332.25
Button: $226.90
SB: $368.55
Hero: $237.50

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with K J
4 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB raises to $12, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls.

Flop: T 6 4 ($38, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $30, Button raises to $100, SB folds, Hero raises all-in $193.5, Button calls all-in $112.9.
Uncalled bets: $112.9 returned to Button.

Turn: 2 ($331.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $425)


River: 5 ($331.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $425)


Results:
Final pot: $331.5
Hero shows Jd Kd
Button shows Kc Ah ???????? WTF!!


3) Villain is very aggro 6max player who I had running at 30/26 on 6max...not sure about FR though.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $190.00
UTG+1: $174.85
MP1: $340.65
CO: $628.05
Button: $230.30
SB: $296.95
BB: $203.00

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is UTG with A K
Hero raises to $8, 4 folds, SB calls, BB folds.

Flop: 6 3 A ($18, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $14, SB calls.

Turn: 8 ($46, 2 players)
SB bets $32, Hero calls.

River: 5 ($110, 2 players)
SB bets $56, Hero calls.

[JL]

How to win money at poker: SIT NEXT TO THIS GUY!

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

Stacks:
UTG ($38.00)
UTG+1 ($210.05)
MP1 ($195.00)
Hero ($200.00)
MP3 ($38.00)
CO ($228.40)
BTN ($104.60)
SB ($194.05)
BB ($206.90)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is MP2
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $10, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $8

Flop: ($23, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $26, Hero raises to $75, UTG+1 goes all-in $174.05, Hero goes all-in $115

Turn: ($413.05, 2 players) <---- *Getting ready to smash keyboard*

River: ($413.05, 2 players) <----- "phew"

Final Pot: $410.05
UTG+1 shows:
Hero shows:

UTG+1 wins $10.05 ( lost -$200 )
Hero wins $400 ( won +$200 )

[JL]

Today, I broke a personal record of playing the most hands in one sitting.
I 12-tabled $1/2 for 4+ hours while I played a $30 rebuy donkament and made it to the final table.

After 2500 hands of $1/2, I am up $450, and I placed 7th in the tourney for a net profit of $735 (885-150). So that's $1185 total profit for the day

I ran hot in the tourney from about 90 minutes in until I was knocked out.
The first hour was horrible. I had to rebuy three times, and after 60minutes I had only 1900 in chips, so obviously I added on 2000 more.

I was dealt AA three times and doubled up everytime I got them.

Here's the hand that knocked me out:

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$20,000 Guaranteed Rebuy Buy-In: $30+$3
7 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG (223778)
UTG+1 (126432)
MP (144658)
CO (58520)
Hero (95360)
SB (379990)
BB (141261)

Blinds: 6000/12000

Pre-flop: (18000, 7 players) Hero is BTN
4 folds, Hero goes all-in 95360, SB calls 89360, 1 fold

Flop: (202720, 2 players)

Turn: (202720, 2 players)

River: (202720, 2 players)

Final Pot: 202720.00
Hero shows:
SB shows:

Straight flush is good!

This is the farthest I've ever made it in a MTT. It's my 2nd final table appearance out of a total of maybe 30 MTTs in my life, so that's good I guess??

I'm not much of a tourney guy, but I did start my poker career off by playing the $6 nine-player turbos on stars. However, once my roll hit about $300, I went to cash games and never looked back!

[jimmy44]

After 2500 hands of $1/2, I am up $450, and I placed 7th in the tourney for a net profit of $735 (885-150). So that's $1185 total profit for the day

Nice one!

Nothing you could do against your last hand!

I'm not much of a tourney guy, but I did start my poker career off by playing the $6 nine-player turbos on stars. However, once my roll hit about $300, I went to cash games and never looked back!

I waited a bit more before moving to cash (I moved when I had about $2000).
Sometimes I think of playing again a bit of MTT and/or SNGs, but when you compare it with the amount of money you can make in cash: stay in cash!

[JL]

Sometimes I think of playing again a bit of MTT and/or SNGs, but when you compare it with the amount of money you can make in cash: stay in cash!

QFT

The good thing about MTTs, though, is that they take so damn long that it forces me to play poker longer. There's no way I would have 12-tabled for 4 hours yesterday if it wasn't for that tourney taking so long.

[JL]

Bleh!
I got finals this week, so I've been studying pretty much all day long since Friday

I havent played poker since last week. I'm going a little crazy!

But I have Vegas to look forward to this Saturday!
This will be my first time in Vegas, so Im pumped!!

VEGAS!!

...after that I will have so much time on my hands to play poker. Goals for May include 100k + hands.

Until then...

Cheers,

JL

[XTR1000]

Have fun in Vegas man!

[JL]

First time on the tables in a week and I run horribly bad!

Here's a few of the 3000 hands I played yesterday:

Bad Beats:

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

Stacks:
UTG ($122.25)
UTG+1 ($199.00)
MP1 ($32.00)
Hero ($196.00)
CO ($68.70)
BTN ($128.45)
SB ($43.80)
BB ($303.90)

Pre-flop: ($3, 8 players) Hero is MP2
2 folds, MP1 raises to $7, Hero raises to $21, 4 folds, MP1 goes all-in $25, Hero calls $11

Flop: ($67, 2 players)

Turn: ($67, 2 players)

River: ($67, 2 players)

Final Pot: $64.00
MP1 shows:
Hero shows:

MP1 wins $64 ( won +$32 )
Hero lost -$32.00


That one was nothing cause it was only $32...but it happened roughly 1min before this hand:

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

Stacks:
UTG ($187.85)
UTG+1 ($200.00)
MP1 ($90.60)
MP2 ($282.00)
MP3 ($120.70)
CO ($200.00)
BTN ($107.15)
Hero ($208.90)
BB ($88.80)
[CO posted $2]

Pre-flop: ($5, 9 players) Hero is SB
4 folds, MP3 raises to $10, CO calls $8, BTN calls $10, Hero calls $9, 1 fold

Flop: ($42, 4 players)
Hero bets $32, MP3 goes all-in $110.7, 2 folds, Hero calls $78.7

Turn: ($263.4, 2 players)

River: ($263.4, 2 players)

Final Pot: $260.40
Hero shows:
MP3 shows:

MP3 wins $260.4 ( won +$139.7 )
BTN lost -$10.00
Hero lost -$120.70
CO lost -$10.00

3) Just can't seem to win today

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

Stacks:
UTG ($311.25)
UTG+1 ($51.35)
MP1 ($231.95)
MP2 ($219.95)
MP3 ($88.75)
Hero ($194.90)
BTN ($154.00)
SB ($33.75)
BB ($241.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is CO
4 folds, MP3 raises to $7, Hero calls $7, 3 folds

Flop: ($17, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets $12, MP3 raises to $30, Hero goes all-in $175.9, MP3 goes all-in $51.75

Turn: ($286.65, 2 players)

River: ($286.65, 2 players)

Final Pot: $283.65
Hero shows:
MP3 shows:

Hero wins $106.15 ( lost -$88.75 )
MP3 wins $177.5 ( won +$88.75 )

4) Perfect time to slow play AA pre-flop, IMO.

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

Stacks:
UTG ($210.05)
UTG+1 ($347.20)
MP1 ($216.00)
MP2 ($40.00)
MP3 ($197.00)
CO ($37.00)
BTN ($97.00)
SB ($32.00)
Hero ($197.60)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is BB
5 folds, CO raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($13, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $8, Hero raises to $31, CO goes all-in $23

Turn: ($75, 2 players)

River: ($75, 2 players)

Final Pot: $72.00
CO shows:
Hero shows:

CO wins $72 ( won +$35 )
Hero lost -$37.00

[JL]

Poker gives me a headache.

[daven]

obviously switch back to 6-max...

[JL]

obviously switch back to 6-max...

LDO

haha definitely sustainable :P

I played some more 5max last night and ended up winning a total of $1300 for the day at $200NL.

[JL]

Okay this month I am going to be playing mostly short-handed because it is more fun, and I earn more money and more rakeback that way.

[JL]

Today was fun.

[pgil]

I don't see why you tightened up so much when making the move from short handed to FR. Your aggression and obviously good hand reading should have steamrolled the tighter FR opps who don't really know how to handle aggression well.

[JL]

I don't see why you tightened up so much when making the move from short handed to FR. Your aggression and obviously good hand reading should have steamrolled the tighter FR opps who don't really know how to handle aggression well.

I actually don't think I tightened up at all. I think I loosened up, relatively speaking.
My att. to steal blinds went up, and I started raising hands from MP3 and HJ positions that I would never raise from UTG and UTG+1 in 6max.
However, I did tighten up a lot on my two barrelling range because it seems like these FR nits never float with air.

It's funny though because lately my 5max stats are super nitty at 18/14, while my FR stats are just slightly less at 16/13.
Whenever I try to open up my game, I just spew too much.