Missssssed a whole bunch of this diary as ive been away on holiday/ in nottingham. Im pleased youve gone down the MTT route tbh. Yes its high variance. Yes its not really working with a BR. But its what youre best at and most importantly its what you enjoy - and if you are playing poker and not enjoying it why bother? Im exactly the same. Nice bink mate. Stick to the small tournaments... they are decent. Are you playing any of the £2.20 or £3.30 or £1.10 turbos/rebuys with like a £30 or £50 gtd in the afternoon? They only get about 12 players running usually and are very good mini tournaments to help a BR. Posted by gazza127
The bits of the diary you have missed were pretty poor!! Wd on cashing in notts btw, good going for your first live outing!
Yeah I'm gonna stick with mtts purely because I enjoy them. I'm not playing any of the afternoon mtts because of work, the first one I play is normally the £250 BH at 6pm. I'm hoping the dyms will help pay for a lot of the mtts I play too so I can TRY and avoid going broke.
Very nice going Waller! This is the tournie i went out of yesterday in 12th place just after the bubble burst. Is my fave one of the deepstacks, probably cause its only a pound to enter lol Good to see your back up to almost ur starting stack. Nice feeling getting 1st, and the start of a bit of run good for sure. Posted by LARSON7
Cheers Larson, I was starting to think that I would never win an mtt again! Yeah I enjoy the deepys, always plenty of play.....bring on the DTD tonight!!
Just played the DTDs and only ran deep in DTD 2 eventually busting when I open shoved 9bb with A10 and ran into Aces on the bb.......another enjoyable night though. The DTD is VERY hard to win!!!
DTD 1.
Lost a big pot blind v blind AK<AA then busted my last 5bb A10<K10
waller02047 DTD 2. got my last 9bb in the middle in pretty bad shape!! A10<AA
waller02032 DTD 3. Exit hand posted below. Thoughts appreciated.
waller02091 Have three hands to post tonight where I would appreciate some feedback.
Hand 1. Exit hand from DTD 3. By the time the action is round to me I'm pretty sure that one of them may have flopped the flush, but given the fact I may still be ahead plus I can house up or hit another 6 (I think i'm getting the odds????) was my call correct????
jamie2k10 Small blind 40.00 40.00 6297.00 waller02 Big blind 80.00 120.00 2380.00 Your hole cards 6 6 sizzling Fold b Raise 160.00 280.00 1525.50 a Call 160.00 440.00 3765.00 riverrick Call 160.00 600.00 2842.50 jamie2k10 Fold waller02 Call 80.00 680.00 2300.00 Flop 2 7 6 waller02 Check b All-in 1525.50 2205.50 0.00 aAll-in 3765.00 5970.50 0.00 riverrick Fold waller02 All-in 2300.00 8270.50 0.00 a Unmatched bet 1465.00 6805.50 1465.00 waller02 Show 6 6 b Show K 5 aShow A 4 Turn 10 River A a Win Flush to the Ace 6805.50 8270.50 Hand 2. Oppo here is a good player (mostly :P). Unlikely to spew off here with one pair. Could have a missed draw, could have nothing but a lot more likely to be strong. Hate the way I played my hand. Did discuss it afterwards when I said "you had better than one pair?" and they assured me they did......but they would say that. I'm confident I was beat here though simply due to my history with that player. I think I should have got the lot in or folded the turn???? Thoughts here please!!!
oscarpet Small blind 40.00 40.00 4925.00 x Big blind 80.00 120.00 6068.75 Your hole cards K K micko Fold labrat64 Fold sizzling Fold waller02 Raise 200.00 320.00 6870.00 oscarpet Fold x Call 120.00 440.00 5948.75 Flop 5 8 4 x Check waller02 Bet 240.00 680.00 6630.00 x Raise 930.00 1610.00 5018.75 waller02 Call 690.00 2300.00 5940.00 Turn 9 x Bet 1725.00 4025.00 3293.75 waller02 Call 1725.00 5750.00 4215.00 River J x All-in 3293.75 9043.75 0.00 waller02 Fold x Muck x Win 5750.00 5750.00 x Return 3293.75 0.00 9043.75 Hand 3. Oppo here is another well known competent player. We both have big stacks and it's still very early on. But should I have gone bust?? When they flat the 4 bet and then the flop bet something didn't feel right....I'm pretty sure they wouldn't play AJ like this and I think they would most likely have given up with AK. I smelt a rat and I didn't want to clash with another big stack so early on. Should I have gone bust here.....even though my gut feeling was telling me something was wrong???
3barrels Small blind 40.00 40.00 4910.00 Batkin88 Big blind 80.00 120.00 6317.50 Your hole cards Q Q waller02 Raise 200.00 320.00 11291.25 Headmelter Fold x Raise 440.00 760.00 11333.13 EVsucks Fold 3barrels Fold Batkin88 Fold waller02 Raise 720.00 1480.00 10571.25 xCall 480.00 1960.00 10853.13 Flop 3 J 6 waller02 Bet 1120.00 3080.00 9451.25 x Call 1120.00 4200.00 9733.13 Turn 8 waller02 Check xCheck River 10 waller02 Check x Bet 1680.00 5880.00 8053.13 waller02 Call 1680.00 7560.00 7771.25 xShow K K waller02 Show Q Q x Win Pair of Kings 7560.00 15613.13
I would have prob got the lot in against 2 randoms in the above hands. Should I have still gone for it given my reads on the oppo's?? Am I a total nit???? lol
Off work today so played a few games.....mixed feelings right now.
Played 2 £3 dyms and lost them both by losing 2 70/30's.......not ideal!! Also played a 20 runner BH and finished 7th with 2 heads, happy with my play in that one.
Now I have a dilemma on my hands. I have sat into the main event tonight so I should really buy into the mini (gotta be in it to win it) but it's obv way outside of my br!! Will prob buy in though as it is a BH so there is a chance of at least getting some head prizes, besides pigs might fly and I could scoop the jackpot!!! hahaha
waller02170201Entry to £4,000 Turbo Opencenachav69802Entry to £4,000 Turbo Openrobthebo1603£4.40 Have lost a tenner today but I will stick to a couple more dyms as I have lost the previous 2 whilst making the correct play (I think). Full update at the end of the night.
Just imagine if your BR went from £40 to £7000 in one night cause of the jackpot. Oh wouldnt that just be awesome. Of course it wont happen as im going to do it. You can have 2nd in both though. ~ £4000 will have to do. Posted by gazza127
I can dream........a min cash would do right now though haha
One of those nights, played bad, ran worse, testicles bruised!!!
Playing with a br any less than 3 figures is rather hard! You can't apply any form of brm and the beats hurt. Tried to pay for any mtts I played with the dyms tonight but everything that could go wrong.......did go wrong! Didn't enjoy this evening truth be told haha.
There is obv something wrong with my game, if you can't beat the micros then you can't beat anything. Back to the drawing board!!!
Gonna watch a film and go to bed..........dejected!!!
BR = £12.99......even the br seems a bit of a p*** take, £12.99 please.....keep the change!
Hey Ryan A lot of time in the low stakes it's hard becase you play a hand well, and someone has called with junk and gets there. That's my initial impression anyway after playing quite a few more mtts recently. This is especially true in B/h ers.
I know people say you want those players, but when there is so many, it soon all adds up.
It's hard but i would say don't focus too much on bankroll, get the fun back into the game. If you are not enjoying it, it's not worth it.
I also take it that my play in hands 2 and 3 were truly awful due to the lack of comments. If it was awful then please tell me.....with reasons why Posted by waller02
lack of comments doesn't mean awful - maybe not much we can add
H2 tough
H3 I would have gone broke if it was later in the tournament - early doors maybe a chance to get away from it
Thanks for the words of encouragement all..........what can I say you brought me some luck! Just binked the £150 BH (must take more time off work lol).
waller021480001£32.19 + £17.42 Head Prizes7£5.46 The HU battle was one of the best I have had with both of us on the ropes at some stage but I got the hands when it mattered, and actually got a bit fortunate to bust him. So, that's 2 mtt wins this week......none for months then 2 in a week!
I also played the other £150 BH alongside this one and busted out 2 off the money, very annoyingly. I open shoved my 12bb with AJ in the cut off, looked up by A6 in the big blind.......6 on the river and out I go If I won that hand I would have def cashed and prob final tabled, but I did take 3 heads to make my money back.
Bear_Proof010£3.42 + £2.53 Head Prizes2 leeds72011£4.07 Head Prizes2 waller02012£3.66 Head Prizes3 Also had a small cash in the £20 freeroll.
waller02010£0.56 Even won a dym!!! lol What a difference a day makes!
lol with DYM's the rake is massive mate, even 3 quid 1s are 10%. I can't see how these are profitable, unless you are putting in massive volume. I would say best to stick to just tournies. 1 £3 DYM could be 3 deepie MTTs! Posted by LARSON7
I will prob still play the odd dym, they are quite good for when you haven't got a great deal of time on your hands.
I am thinking of trying a sat for the double chance tonight but I will not be able to take the rebuy. The structure is great though so can you see this being that much of a disadvantage? There is no addon afterall.
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Yeah I'm gonna stick with mtts purely because I enjoy them. I'm not playing any of the afternoon mtts because of work, the first one I play is normally the £250 BH at 6pm. I'm hoping the dyms will help pay for a lot of the mtts I play too so I can TRY and avoid going broke.
Wd on winning another mtt yourself mate.
Ty MP33.
Just played the DTDs and only ran deep in DTD 2 eventually busting when I open shoved 9bb with A10 and ran into Aces on the bb.......another enjoyable night though. The DTD is VERY hard to win!!!
DTD 1.
Lost a big pot blind v blind AK<AA then busted my last 5bb A10<K10
waller02047
DTD 2.
got my last 9bb in the middle in pretty bad shape!! A10<AA
waller02032
DTD 3.
Exit hand posted below. Thoughts appreciated.
waller02091
Have three hands to post tonight where I would appreciate some feedback.
Hand 1.
Exit hand from DTD 3. By the time the action is round to me I'm pretty sure that one of them may have flopped the flush, but given the fact I may still be ahead plus I can house up or hit another 6 (I think i'm getting the odds????) was my call correct????
jamie2k10 Small blind 40.00 40.00 6297.00 waller02 Big blind 80.00 120.00 2380.00 Your hole cards 6 6 sizzling Fold b Raise 160.00 280.00 1525.50 a Call 160.00 440.00 3765.00 riverrick Call 160.00 600.00 2842.50 jamie2k10 Fold waller02 Call 80.00 680.00 2300.00 Flop 2 7 6 waller02 Check b All-in 1525.50 2205.50 0.00 aAll-in 3765.00 5970.50 0.00 riverrick Fold waller02 All-in 2300.00 8270.50 0.00 a Unmatched bet 1465.00 6805.50 1465.00 waller02 Show 6 6 b Show K 5 aShow A 4 Turn 10 River A a Win Flush to the Ace 6805.50 8270.50
Hand 2.
Oppo here is a good player (mostly :P). Unlikely to spew off here with one pair. Could have a missed draw, could have nothing but a lot more likely to be strong. Hate the way I played my hand. Did discuss it afterwards when I said "you had better than one pair?" and they assured me they did......but they would say that. I'm confident I was beat here though simply due to my history with that player. I think I should have got the lot in or folded the turn???? Thoughts here please!!!
oscarpet Small blind 40.00 40.00 4925.00 x Big blind 80.00 120.00 6068.75 Your hole cards K K micko Fold labrat64 Fold sizzling Fold waller02 Raise 200.00 320.00 6870.00 oscarpet Fold x Call 120.00 440.00 5948.75 Flop 5 8 4 x Check waller02 Bet 240.00 680.00 6630.00 x Raise 930.00 1610.00 5018.75 waller02 Call 690.00 2300.00 5940.00 Turn 9 x Bet 1725.00 4025.00 3293.75 waller02 Call 1725.00 5750.00 4215.00 River J x All-in 3293.75 9043.75 0.00 waller02 Fold x Muck x Win 5750.00 5750.00 x Return 3293.75 0.00 9043.75
Hand 3.
Oppo here is another well known competent player. We both have big stacks and it's still very early on. But should I have gone bust?? When they flat the 4 bet and then the flop bet something didn't feel right....I'm pretty sure they wouldn't play AJ like this and I think they would most likely have given up with AK. I smelt a rat and I didn't want to clash with another big stack so early on. Should I have gone bust here.....even though my gut feeling was telling me something was wrong???
3barrels Small blind 40.00 40.00 4910.00 Batkin88 Big blind 80.00 120.00 6317.50 Your hole cards Q Q waller02 Raise 200.00 320.00 11291.25 Headmelter Fold x Raise 440.00 760.00 11333.13 EVsucks Fold 3barrels Fold Batkin88 Fold waller02 Raise 720.00 1480.00 10571.25 xCall 480.00 1960.00 10853.13 Flop 3 J 6 waller02 Bet 1120.00 3080.00 9451.25 x Call 1120.00 4200.00 9733.13 Turn 8 waller02 Check xCheck River 10 waller02 Check x Bet 1680.00 5880.00 8053.13 waller02 Call 1680.00 7560.00 7771.25 xShow K K waller02 Show Q Q x Win Pair of Kings 7560.00 15613.13
I would have prob got the lot in against 2 randoms in the above hands. Should I have still gone for it given my reads on the oppo's?? Am I a total nit???? lol
BR = £41.14
Played 2 £3 dyms and lost them both by losing 2 70/30's.......not ideal!! Also played a 20 runner BH and finished 7th with 2 heads, happy with my play in that one.
Now I have a dilemma on my hands. I have sat into the main event tonight so I should really buy into the mini (gotta be in it to win it) but it's obv way outside of my br!! Will prob buy in though as it is a BH so there is a chance of at least getting some head prizes, besides pigs might fly and I could scoop the jackpot!!! hahaha
waller02170201Entry to £4,000 Turbo Opencenachav69802Entry to £4,000 Turbo Openrobthebo1603£4.40
Have lost a tenner today but I will stick to a couple more dyms as I have lost the previous 2 whilst making the correct play (I think). Full update at the end of the night.
GOING BAD!!!!! If you don't get a good start in that turbo you can kiss it goodbye.....I kissed it lol!!
Elsewhere??? Also bad!!!
Back to critical status.....update later
One of those nights, played bad, ran worse, testicles bruised!!!
Playing with a br any less than 3 figures is rather hard! You can't apply any form of brm and the beats hurt. Tried to pay for any mtts I played with the dyms tonight but everything that could go wrong.......did go wrong! Didn't enjoy this evening truth be told haha.
There is obv something wrong with my game, if you can't beat the micros then you can't beat anything. Back to the drawing board!!!
Gonna watch a film and go to bed..........dejected!!!
BR = £12.99......even the br seems a bit of a p*** take, £12.99 please.....keep the change!
Hey Ryan
A lot of time in the low stakes it's hard becase you play a hand well, and someone has called with junk and gets there. That's my initial impression anyway after playing quite a few more mtts recently. This is especially true in B/h ers.
I know people say you want those players, but when there is so many, it soon all adds up.
It's hard but i would say don't focus too much on bankroll, get the fun back into the game. If you are not enjoying it, it's not worth it.
Stay focussed, and good luck.
hang in there u can do it drop to 50p dym for the time being.
waller021480001£32.19 + £17.42 Head Prizes7£5.46
The HU battle was one of the best I have had with both of us on the ropes at some stage but I got the hands when it mattered, and actually got a bit fortunate to bust him. So, that's 2 mtt wins this week......none for months then 2 in a week!
I also played the other £150 BH alongside this one and busted out 2 off the money, very annoyingly. I open shoved my 12bb with AJ in the cut off, looked up by A6 in the big blind.......6 on the river and out I go
Bear_Proof010£3.42 + £2.53 Head Prizes2 leeds72011£4.07 Head Prizes2 waller02012£3.66 Head Prizes3
Also had a small cash in the £20 freeroll.
waller02010£0.56
Even won a dym!!! lol What a difference a day makes!
BR = £61.97
Back in the game!
I can't see how these are profitable, unless you are putting in massive volume.
I would say best to stick to just tournies. 1 £3 DYM could be 3 deepie MTTs!
I am thinking of trying a sat for the double chance tonight but I will not be able to take the rebuy. The structure is great though so can you see this being that much of a disadvantage? There is no addon afterall.