Missed the main and mini tonight as I was out with a mate watching the England game - good game as it happens.
Got back in time to see Tommy take some of the jackpot money - very well done to him.
Played a few MTTs... the one I got going in, I was coolered with 11 left (6 paid). Standard stuff so wasnt too upset... but as there wasn't any other tournies I decided to play a bit of cash.... even though I told myself to stay away.
I played mastercash 50nl.
Master Cash 9
£124.44
£124.44
Sat down with 50 quid instead of the full 100. I was happy to play with 50 and see where it got me. If i lost it... meh - it could have been 100.
I changed my game A LOT in this session. Won't tell you exactly what I did as thats giving too much away of my style
Hands of note:
This one was just a gift... couldnt believe my luck when he flipped the cards over.
Ludacris
Small blind
£0.25
£0.25
£120.46
JDL1980z
Big blind
£0.50
£0.75
£104.38
Your hole cards
A
K
starfox
Raise
£1.50
£2.25
£119.07
gazza127
Raise
£5.00
£7.25
£38.50
basty2010
Fold
Ludacris
Fold
JDL1980z
Call
£4.50
£11.75
£99.88
starfox
Call
£3.50
£15.25
£115.57
Flop
5
Q
K
JDL1980z
Bet
£38.50
£53.75
£61.38
starfox
Fold
gazza127
All-in
£38.50
£92.25
£0.00
JDL1980z
Show
2
6
gazza127
Show
A
K
Turn
4
River
9
gazza127
Win
Pair of Kings
£90.45
£90.45
Ludacris
Small blind
£0.25
£0.25
£118.56
StayOrGo
Big blind
£0.50
£0.75
£36.75
Your hole cards
3
A
starfox
Raise
£1.50
£2.25
£162.09
gazza127
Call
£1.50
£3.75
£90.81
basty2010
Fold
Ludacris
Fold
StayOrGo
Fold
Flop
3
3
9
starfox
Bet
£3.75
£7.50
£158.34
gazza127
Raise
£9.38
£16.88
£81.43
starfox
Call
£5.63
£22.51
£152.71
Turn
Q
starfox
Bet
£16.88
£39.39
£135.83
gazza127
Raise
£45.02
£84.41
£36.41
starfox
Call
£28.14
£112.55
£107.69
River
2
starfox
Check
gazza127
All-in
£36.41
£148.96
£0.00
starfox
Call
£36.41
£185.37
£71.28
starfox
Show
9
Q
gazza127
Show
3
A
gazza127
Win
Three 3s
£183.57
£183.57
Made a mistake in this hand... probably the only mistake of the session. I thought maybe he'd seen my bet as uber weak rather than value (thought he had KK), and tried to bluff me off it... nope.. just the nut FH. Although he definitely could have gotten a lot more off me if he had bet all 3 streets.
buddymate
Small blind
£0.25
£0.25
£12.76
j0nnytang0
Big blind
£0.50
£0.75
£72.69
Your hole cards
J
A
StayOrGo
Raise
£1.50
£2.25
£65.56
Donttelmum
Fold
starfox
Call
£1.50
£3.75
£70.77
gazza127
Call
£1.50
£5.25
£185.61
buddymate
Fold
j0nnytang0
Fold
Flop
A
2
9
StayOrGo
Check
starfox
Check
gazza127
Bet
£2.63
£7.88
£182.98
StayOrGo
Call
£2.63
£10.51
£62.93
starfox
Fold
Turn
Q
StayOrGo
Check
gazza127
Check
River
2
StayOrGo
Check
gazza127
Bet
£3.50
£14.01
£179.48
StayOrGo
Raise
£16.63
£30.64
£46.30
gazza127
Call
£13.13
£43.77
£166.35
StayOrGo
Show
A
A
gazza127
Muck
J
A
StayOrGo
Win
Full House, Aces and 2s
£41.97
£88.27
So the main and mini it is tomorrow and possibly a meander into cash for a while... then a short break from poker to clear my mind. Pleased how I ended today though.
First ever Royal Flush deserves a mention. Only took a year to get one... and I flopped it! Very nice. Too bad oppo didnt have any hand he could call me with. Had to try and get some value from the nuts despite the temptation to check it down!
Bad day today poker wise. Couldnt do anything in any MTTs and just threw money away on cash like no tomorrow. I was tired about 2 hours ago, but thought id open up another table as clearly one wasnt stimulating enough. Well that was a mistake.
Variance has really kicked me in the nuts, hit me in the face and sh$t all over me this week. I can't seem to win any hand thats worth any decent money on cash (see poker clinic) and somehow im running even worse in tournaments.
All my confidence is gone and dont get me started on my BR.
Crushed by the poker gods this week. And pretty upset about it all really. I don't think ive done many things poorly over the week. Of course theres a couple of mistakes here and there, but ive run so so so bad - like nothing thats happened to me before. Genuinely don't know what to do. I'd love to play the UKOPs but i dont see it happening. Definitely think I need a long extended break. I'll probably come back and play in the freeroll thing at the end of the month but i dont see much poker happening otherwise in the near future.
Sorry to hear you're on the wrong end. Just have a look a few posts up though where you have QQ vs 55 oppo hits set then you run out to the straight! It's all ok if we can deal with it mentally and not allow the downswing to make us make mistakes. You're a good player. Take a break and get your confidence back.
Not much to say, it is a swingy game and no matter the level of skill there is always that element of luck involved.
You mentioned above about sharkscope, your sharkscope despite a slight down swing is really impressive, more so than many players on sky.
It might help to take that break you were talking about and come back afresh.
Whatever you decide all the best.
Nothing as frustrating as losing, or a losing spell, just unfortunatly it's an inevitable part of the game.
So much of poker is psychological and the biggest thing poker players struggle with.
Edit: I'm exactly the same, when things arnt going well it's so annoying. Despite the fact i know it's part of the game, and it really affects confidence. There was a really good HU player and he was going through a bad spell and i was pretty much saying what i've just said above. The next week i was having a bad time of it, and he ended up saying the exact same thing to me!
Also remember that you will suffer more bad beats than you inflict if you get your money in ahead more often than behind. Don't let a card game scr3w you up, best of luck whatever you do.
Sharkscope says you've had a rough time, but it is all relative and depends how you view it. Since the start of August you're up a couple of hundred, go further back and you're up more etc. Think about what a tournament win does to your chart, this is essentially just the opposite side of the deviance. Can see how you can be frustrated in this patch but keep doing the things you've always done (except add in a bit of that BRM you're always talking about!!).
Unlucky. Not much to say, it is a swingy game and no matter the level of skill there is always that element of luck involved. You mentioned above about sharkscope, your sharkscope despite a slight down swing is really impressive, more so than many players on sky. It might help to take that break you were talking about and come back afresh. Whatever you decide all the best. Nothing as frustrating as losing, or a losing spell, just unfortunatly it's an inevitable part of the game. So much of poker is psychological and the biggest thing poker players struggle with. Edit: I'm exactly the same, when things arnt going well it's so annoying. Despite the fact i know it's part of the game, and it really affects confidence. There was a really good HU player and he was going through a bad spell and i was pretty much saying what i've just said above. The next week i was having a bad time of it, and he ended up saying the exact same thing to me! Posted by LARSON7
The thing is Larson I am mentally strong. Thats one part of poker that id say im good at. Yes im prone to tilting a little bit when im outdrawn, but when I open another tournament or another cash table - I forget about whats happened before and play my normal game. Yes im a bit upset at the minute with how things are going, but the reason i feel like I want to take a break isnt because of the bad beats, it isn't cause im fed up of poker (i'll get over that pretty quick) - its cause my BR cant take the swing im on. Im going to go broke and its going to land me in a heap of trouble. I really saw tonights rebuy as a great chance to get a very decent score... but it wasn't to be.
I love poker. I enjoy it. I know variance is a part of poker and if I had a mahoosive BR id be happy to continue playing as I know id get my money back. One thing I do struggle with is dropping down stakes... and thats why I think I need a break. If I continue I think i'll probably be too tempted to continue at the level im at and thats just not wise. However if I go away and come back in a while i'll be more inclined to work my way up again.
But yes, at the minute I am pretty gutted at how this week has gone. Freerolls at the end of the month and I'll see what happens from there. (I might try 1 sat for the main ukops too - i have to try one).
On the plus side I reached 5k C4P today. Thats £100 less ive lost this week.
Sharkscope says you've had a rough time, but it is all relative and depends how you view it. Since the start of August you're up a couple of hundred, go further back and you're up more etc. Think about what a tournament win does to your chart, this is essentially just the opposite side of the deviance. Can see how you can be frustrated in this patch but keep doing the things you've always done (except add in a bit of that BRM you're always talking about!!). Posted by bbMike
Always been my issue. I feel like I need someone looking over my shoulder making sure im not doing anything stupid.
have u ever thought about playing just mtts n skip cash for a bit ? bet small n win big n all that and mtts are fun only lose ya buy in where as on a cash table lose with aces ya talking a whole buy in Posted by IDONKCALLU
Yep. Think I should leave cash alone. I guess im drawn to the fact that you can sit down for 1 hand and double what you bought in for. Hit some terrible positions on cash recently which has cost me a lot of money however. MTTs have always been my strength, however Im running even worse in them.
Just scanning these cash hands on the final page along with those in the clinic, you've got some big bet sizing leaks.
It seems you hit the 3/4 pot button a lot, maybe it's more laziness than anything else but when you're playing deepstacked cash your bet sizing on different boards could be a lot better.
It's a fairly big problem, but luckily really easy to fix.
Don't listen to donk, if dropping 1 buyin in a cash games means you have to auto stand, u shudnt be playing that game in the first place.
Silly rule, no wonder he's so nitty if he's only allowed 1 buyin !
I feel for you Gazza. I'm on a total heater at the moment, but you're a way better player than me. If you can fight your way through this varience, or take a break as other have suggested, you'll be fine. Certainly stay away from any cash tables where the potential to lose a buy in can put strain on your roll.
In Response to Re: The ramblings of a young man (gazza127 diary) : What if you have a guy going all in every single hand and he busts your AA with 83 off suit. And there's 15 people on the waiting list. Would you reload? What if he donked u again very next hand with 54o v your KK all in pre? Would you reload? It's a 20nl table. What if he busts you again 74 v your AK aipf. Would you reload? He's still shoving every hand How many buy ins until you stand? Posted by DOHHHHHHH
Thats some rough beats. But you'd be silly to stand. Ultimately you'l stack him. Simples.
I feel for you Gazza. I'm on a total heater at the moment, but you're a way better player than me. If you can fight your way through this varience, or take a break as other have suggested, you'll be fine. Certainly stay away from any cash tables where the potential to lose a buy in can put strain on your roll. Hopefully UKOPS will be kinder to you mate. Posted by hhyftrftdr
Rubdown much! haha.
The plan:
Try to sat in to one of the UKOPs.
If I fail I wont play, however will have to just crush the freeroll tournaments that are coming up at the end of the month and earn a MVP
Comments
Got back in time to see Tommy take some of the jackpot money - very well done to him.
Played a few MTTs... the one I got going in, I was coolered with 11 left (6 paid). Standard stuff so wasnt too upset... but as there wasn't any other tournies I decided to play a bit of cash.... even though I told myself to stay away.
I played mastercash 50nl.
I changed my game A LOT in this session. Won't tell you exactly what I did as thats giving too much away of my style
Hands of note:
This one was just a gift... couldnt believe my luck when he flipped the cards over.
Didnt go into work today and found myself sitting on a cash table.
Either way... I think im getting the hang of this cash thing...
Master Cash 8 £128.85
Lesson: Go to bed when tired.
If anyone wants a chuckle feel free to check my Sharkscope.
Think I may save my money for UKOPS sats...
Variance has really kicked me in the nuts, hit me in the face and sh$t all over me this week. I can't seem to win any hand thats worth any decent money on cash (see poker clinic) and somehow im running even worse in tournaments.
Rebuy tonight. 3 before cash.
I.AM.DONE.
FINISHED.
FINITO.
END.
Crushed by the poker gods this week. And pretty upset about it all really. I don't think ive done many things poorly over the week. Of course theres a couple of mistakes here and there, but ive run so so so bad - like nothing thats happened to me before. Genuinely don't know what to do. I'd love to play the UKOPs but i dont see it happening. Definitely think I need a long extended break. I'll probably come back and play in the freeroll thing at the end of the month but i dont see much poker happening otherwise in the near future.
Unlucky.
Not much to say, it is a swingy game and no matter the level of skill there is always that element of luck involved.
You mentioned above about sharkscope, your sharkscope despite a slight down swing is really impressive, more so than many players on sky.
It might help to take that break you were talking about and come back afresh.
Whatever you decide all the best.
Nothing as frustrating as losing, or a losing spell, just unfortunatly it's an inevitable part of the game.
So much of poker is psychological and the biggest thing poker players struggle with.
Edit: I'm exactly the same, when things arnt going well it's so annoying. Despite the fact i know it's part of the game, and it really affects confidence. There was a really good HU player and he was going through a bad spell and i was pretty much saying what i've just said above. The next week i was having a bad time of it, and he ended up saying the exact same thing to me!
The thing is Larson I am mentally strong. Thats one part of poker that id say im good at. Yes im prone to tilting a little bit when im outdrawn, but when I open another tournament or another cash table - I forget about whats happened before and play my normal game. Yes im a bit upset at the minute with how things are going, but the reason i feel like I want to take a break isnt because of the bad beats, it isn't cause im fed up of poker (i'll get over that pretty quick) - its cause my BR cant take the swing im on. Im going to go broke and its going to land me in a heap of trouble. I really saw tonights rebuy as a great chance to get a very decent score... but it wasn't to be.
I love poker. I enjoy it. I know variance is a part of poker and if I had a mahoosive BR id be happy to continue playing as I know id get my money back. One thing I do struggle with is dropping down stakes... and thats why I think I need a break. If I continue I think i'll probably be too tempted to continue at the level im at and thats just not wise. However if I go away and come back in a while i'll be more inclined to work my way up again.
But yes, at the minute I am pretty gutted at how this week has gone. Freerolls at the end of the month and I'll see what happens from there. (I might try 1 sat for the main ukops too - i have to try one).
On the plus side I reached 5k C4P today. Thats £100 less ive lost this week.
Sigh.
I dunno.
It seems you hit the 3/4 pot button a lot, maybe it's more laziness than anything else but when you're playing deepstacked cash your bet sizing on different boards could be a lot better.
It's a fairly big problem, but luckily really easy to fix.
Don't listen to donk, if dropping 1 buyin in a cash games means you have to auto stand, u shudnt be playing that game in the first place.
Silly rule, no wonder he's so nitty if he's only allowed 1 buyin !
Hope things turn for you soon, gl.
Even if it's 20nl!
Reloaadddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd unless there's a good reason not to ofc.
And there's 15 people on the waiting list.
Would you reload?
What if he donked u again very next hand with 54o v your KK all in pre?
Would you reload?
It's a 20nl table.
What if he busts you again 74 v your AK aipf.
Would you reload?
He's still shoving every hand
How many buy ins until you stand?
The plan:
Try to sat in to one of the UKOPs.
If I fail I wont play, however will have to just crush the freeroll tournaments that are coming up at the end of the month and earn a MVP
If I do sat into UKOPs... win it. Simple.