The ramblings of a young man (gazza127 diary)

gazza127

Haha. I couldnt be bothered to value bet for like 10p. My logic was if hes got an 8 hes not folding and is unlikely to call much else with nothing in the pot.... so I looked at max value for the hand so I shoved. Tbh I think he probably calls with a 3 too.

gazza127

Played a few tournaments today including a £22 bh.  I went out another tournament AQ v K9 aip after a 4 bet shove knowing there was a lot of dead money in the pot.  I was out of position and there was no way I could call for 25% of my stack so decided to shove instead of fold.  I was bit irritated that I got looked up and lost to K9 but I suppose I want him calling rubbish so I could DU.... just got a bit unlucky.

So as there wasnt really any other tournaments at the time I registered for the £22 bh knowing that I have been playing OK recently... running deep in a lot of tournaments but not really cashing highly losing flips at crucial moments.

Similar story today as I got into the money on the final table as chip leader... however everyone was really shallow as the bubble took forever to pop.  I had 22bb at this stage and lost against another guy 66 v AK and went out soon after.

So I finished 5th with a few bounties and a small cash.  Still treading water in terms of BR.

Did that HU turbo tournament as well today.... playing a best of 3 £1.10 tournaments agaisnt Boxster.  I won the first (quite luckily i'll admit).  Then in the second I got it in good as chip leader JJ v 77 and he turned a 7 and lost that HU.  Went to sudden death in the third and my AQs got outdrawn by J10os.  So im out of that which isnt ideal but cant have any complaints as i would have played the hands the same.

Still hoping for a decent cash soon.

Oh... and Andy Murray won.  I was so close to sticking a tenner on Murray winning in straight sets at a tasty 15/1.... then had second thoughts looking at the bet slip as I thought 'well thats just throwing money away'.  Should have listened to my gut!  Nightmare.  Good to have a british winner even if im not a massive fan of Murray.  Trying to work out if this will put more or less pressure on him next year...

LARSON7

You are playing well Gaz.

Keep it up, doing the right things, and you will soon get the results again. It says a lot, that you are constantly getting the deep runs.

And thanks a lot for last week that was really good of you mate.

That win is coming anytime soon.

gazza127

Thanks Larson.

Just played the main and mini again.

44/200 in main.
34/395 in mini.

More deep runs but no joy.

Exit hand on main was AJ v AK.  Guy raises on button and im sitting there with 20bb.... didnt really want to call out of position with no reads... and i didnt have enough to really 3 bet without shoving.  Flop had an ace anyway so I was a gonna either way that shallow.

Mini exit was J10 v A2 aip with 7bb.  Standard stuff with my on button and caller in bb.

Loads of deep runs.  Bit frustrating I cant hit a string of decent cashes/final tables.  I'm not happy with min cashing really.  It drains the BR in the long run.

Happy to do it Larson.  Let me know if you want to do it again sometime (hopefully with less lag).

gazza127

Played the 750 quid BH this evening.

Things are going well.  Running really well.  Get to final table as chip leader... few people go out.  Down to last 4.

Then these two hands happen.

mmothy23	Small blind		1500.00	1500.00	47182.50
gazza127	Big blind		3000.00	4500.00	130737.50
	Your hole cards	A J
sarahsace	Fold
banana10	All-in		35540.00	40040.00	0.00
gmmothy23	Fold
gazza127	Call		32540.00	72580.00	98197.50
gazza127	Show	A J
banana10	Show	A 8
Flop
		K 6 8
Turn
		5
River
		4
banana10	Win	Pair of 8s	72580.00		72580.00

gmmothy23	Small blind		2000.00	2000.00	37182.50
gazza127	Big blind		4000.00	6000.00	106697.50
	Your hole cards	J J
sarahsace	Raise		8000.00	14000.00	142040.00
banana10	Fold
gmmothy23	All-in		37182.50	51182.50	0.00
gazza127	All-in		106697.50	157880.00	0.00
sarahsace	Fold
gazza127	Unmatched bet		71515.00	86365.00	71515.00
gmmothy23	Show	10 10
gazza127	Show	J J
Flop
		9 10 5
Turn
		4
River
		A
gmmothy23	Win	Three 10s	86365.00		86365.00

And then I end up finishing third.

Still cant win.  In a controlling lead... then lose to a 3 outer, then a two outer in the space of 2 minutes and i had ended up shoving KJs into AQ to go out.

Why.Cant.I.Win.A.Dam.Tournament?

gazza127

I can already tell whats going to happen tonight looking at the schedule. Rather than entering 1 main and putting a dent into my BR... inevitably jm going to enter both and annihilate it.  I have no self control. Youre not making it any easier sky!

gazza127

Blimey.

I've run absolutely awful today!

Terrible in fact.  I believe I won 1 hand all in pre where I was 60-40 underdog... but apart from that ive been losing 70-30 battles galore!

Spewing money away like no tomorrow.

Even predicted in my latest tournament the exact river card.  All in pre A9 v A7.  Called the 7 of clubs with one card to go and it came out on the river!

Of course that now means Im psychic and can predict the future.... this may help with my betting prospects but little consolation at the moment!

Run poker was going well... my aggressive nature got a bit magnified in this tournament and it suited me to a tee.  People gradually got fed up of me 3 betting.  And after someone 3 bet me when Im holding aces I thought 'brilliant! He'll never believe a mega shove"  He didnt.  Turned over JJ but spiked a J on the flop.  Crippled and when out soon after.  Finished about 30th.

I feel a mega win coming soon.  Or maybe im just hoping for a mega win soon.  Feel like im playing very well at points.  Could do with paying people off a bit less but apart from that all I need to do is run a little better!  Need to take notes from yoyo.

Dont think ive ever seen him lose a hand.

gazza127

I take that back.

Just won the 12:00 £400 gtd tournament.  I played well throughout I feel maxing value with decent hands and trying not to spew chips everywhere almost succeeded.  I was pretty card dead on the final table which caused me to try a move with 4 left which uber backfired.  I looked pretty dumb folding as the pot was mahussive and I clearly had nothing as I didnt want to stick in the rest of my chips.

However somehow I got to heads up as 10/1 underdog.... and yes before you ask I got extremely lucky in the uber long HU battle (a whole 8 pages of HH dedicated to it).  Even though I ran well and won a pot or two I shouldnt (including one or two that would have seen me out) I thought I controlled HU very well as underdog for the vast majority of it.

Hands of HU include:

gazza127	Small blind		400.00	400.00	8492.50
dogsmalone	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	78307.50
	Your hole cards	Q 5
gazza127	All-in		8492.50	9692.50	0.00
dogsmalone	Call		8092.50	17785.00	70215.00
gazza127	Show	Q 5
dogsmalone	Show	K J
Flop
		5 10 A
Turn
		3
River
		A
gazza127	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 5s	17785.00		17785.00

gazza127	Small blind		400.00	400.00	15385.00
dogsmalone	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	71415.00
	Your hole cards	A 5
gazza127	All-in		15385.00	16585.00	0.00
dogsmalone	Call		14985.00	31570.00	56430.00
gazza127	Show	A 5
dogsmalone	Show	8 A
Flop
		Q 5 3
Turn
		6
River
		K
gazza127	Win	Pair of 5s	31570.00		31570.00

gazza127	Small blind		500.00	500.00	38170.00
dogsmalone	Big blind		1000.00	1500.00	48330.00
	Your hole cards	Q 8
gazza127	Raise		1500.00	3000.00	36670.00
dogsmalone	Call		1000.00	4000.00	47330.00
Flop
		5 Q 2
dogsmalone	Check
gazza127	Bet		2000.00	6000.00	34670.00
dogsmalone	Raise		4000.00	10000.00	43330.00
gazza127	Call		2000.00	12000.00	32670.00
Turn
		J
dogsmalone	Check
gazza127	Check
River
		A
dogsmalone	Bet		6000.00	18000.00	37330.00
gazza127	Call		6000.00	24000.00	26670.00
dogsmalone	Show	6 8
gazza127	Show	Q 8
gazza127	Win	Pair of Queens	24000.00		50670.00

dogsmalone	Small blind		500.00	500.00	39830.00
gazza127	Big blind		1000.00	1500.00	46670.00
	Your hole cards	9 Q
dogsmalone	Raise		2500.00	4000.00	37330.00
gazza127	Call		2000.00	6000.00	44670.00
Flop
		2 4 K
gazza127	Check
dogsmalone	Check
Turn
		Q
gazza127	Bet		3000.00	9000.00	41670.00
dogsmalone	Call		3000.00	12000.00	34330.00
River
		5
gazza127	Bet		6000.00	18000.00	35670.00
dogsmalone	Raise		12000.00	30000.00	22330.00
gazza127	Call		6000.00	36000.00	29670.00
dogsmalone	Show	Q 5
gazza127	Muck	9 Q
dogsmalone	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 5s	36000.00		58330.00

dogsmalone	Small blind		600.00	600.00	44430.00
gazza127	Big blind		1200.00	1800.00	41770.00
	Your hole cards	A J
dogsmalone	Raise		1800.00	3600.00	42630.00
gazza127	All-in		41770.00	45370.00	0.00
dogsmalone	All-in		42630.00	88000.00	0.00
dogsmalone	Unmatched bet		2060.00	85940.00	2060.00
dogsmalone	Show	8 8
gazza127	Show	A J
Flop
		2 J 7
Turn
		4
River
		9
gazza127	Win	Pair of Jacks	85940.00		85940.00

So there you have it.  Warts and all.  I'll justify my luckbox win by saying at least I was the aggressor in each hand!  Better to shove with worse than to call with worse.

Side note: Came 8th in the 12:30 BH.  Dissapointed to not atleast cash as I was 1st/2nd for most of the tournament.  I just called someone off too light, halved my chip stack and couldnt get back up.  Ran deep and thought I was more likely to win that one...

Pleased overall.

gazza127

Just finished 2nd in the £22 £1000 gtd BH.

Should have won.  Without a shadow of a doubt I should have won.  I dominated from start to finish.  It did however depend on one 3 barrel bluff against a guy who loved to see an extra card/had junk most hands.  Knew I could shove him off his bottom pair.  Id done it before but not for my whole stack.

mickjenn1	Small blind		300.00	300.00	5797.50
djaydog04	Big blind		600.00	900.00	23325.00
	Your hole cards	9 K
IRONZ	Fold
gazza127	Raise		1200.00	2100.00	25400.00
mickjenn1	Fold
djaydog04	Call		600.00	2700.00	22725.00
Flop
		Q 2 J
djaydog04	Bet		600.00	3300.00	22125.00
gazza127	Raise		2550.00	5850.00	22850.00
djaydog04	Call		1950.00	7800.00	20175.00
Turn
		7
djaydog04	Bet		600.00	8400.00	19575.00
gazza127	Raise		5100.00	13500.00	17750.00
djaydog04	Call		4500.00	18000.00	15075.00
River
		4
djaydog04	Bet		600.00	18600.00	14475.00
gazza127	All-in		17750.00	36350.00	0.00
djaydog04	Fold
gazza127	Muck
gazza127	Win		19200.00		19200.00
gazza127	Return		17150.00	0.00	36350.00

On the bubble too.  Ive got balls.


Anyway.  It was all going well with 10 left.  I was chip leader.  Then these two hands happen within a few minutes:

First ones standard:

gazza127	Small blind		400.00	400.00	40230.00
mickjenn1	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	8595.00
	Your hole cards	10 10
djaydog04	Fold
StayOrGo	Fold
gazza127	Raise		1200.00	2400.00	39030.00
mickjenn1	All-in		8595.00	10995.00	0.00
gazza127	Call		7795.00	18790.00	31235.00
gazza127	Show	10 10
mickjenn1	Show	Q K
Flop
		A Q J
Turn
		4
River
		A
mickjenn1	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Queens	18790.00		18790.00

This one I hate:

StayOrGo	Small blind		400.00	400.00	14837.50
gazza127	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	30435.00
	Your hole cards	A A
mickjenn1	Fold
djaydog04	Raise		3200.00	4400.00	15137.50
StayOrGo	Fold
gazza127	Raise		6400.00	10800.00	24035.00
djaydog04	All-in		15137.50	25937.50	0.00
gazza127	Call		11137.50	37075.00	12897.50
gazza127	Show	A A
djaydog04	Show	6 6
Flop
		6 K 4
Turn
		4
River
		6
djaydog04	Win	Four 6s	37075.00		37075.00

So that brought me crashing down to earth with about 9 left.

Managed to DU 1010 v 55 and picked up more chips in the following hand (told you he was loose):

mickjenn1	Small blind		400.00	400.00	12390.00
djaydog04	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	31215.00
	Your hole cards	J K
gazza127	Raise		1600.00	2800.00	34795.00
mickjenn1	Fold
djaydog04	Call		800.00	3600.00	30415.00
Flop
		Q K 2
djaydog04	Check
gazza127	Bet		1800.00	5400.00	32995.00
djaydog04	Call		1800.00	7200.00	28615.00
Turn
		3
djaydog04	Check
gazza127	Check
River
		K
djaydog04	Bet		800.00	8000.00	27815.00
gazza127	Raise		3200.00	11200.00	29795.00
djaydog04	Call		2400.00	13600.00	25415.00
gazza127	Show	J K
djaydog04	Muck	9 2
gazza127	Win	Three Kings	13600.00		43395.00

Wrangled my way back up to chip leader on the final table.  Then lost a big pot (20bb) AK v 44 AIPF.

Lost the next hand as well:

gazza127	Small blind		800.00	800.00	27868.75
mickjenn1	Big blind		1600.00	2400.00	5780.00
	Your hole cards	9 9
lyonsbob06	All-in		8873.75	11273.75	0.00
baddunn	Fold
gazza127	Call		8073.75	19347.50	19795.00
mickjenn1	Fold
gazza127	Show	9 9
lyonsbob06	Show	6 A
Flop
		A 10 4
Turn
		K
River
		6
lyonsbob06	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 6s	19347.50		19347.50

And I was left with about 11bb with 5 left.  Lucky for me im quite good at shoving/calling ranges short stacked so I managed to pick up a few blinds and outlast the others til chip leader knocked them out (limped pots and min raises - you cant play post flop poker with less than 15bb against massive chip leader).

I was 6/1 underdog HU.  Should be easy as I won it 10/1 underdog last night eh?  No.  It wasnt to be.  HU didnt last long at all.  Picked up a very draw heavy hand and was more than happy calling it off with 10bb.

baddunn	Small blind		1000.00	1000.00	116005.00
gazza127	Big blind		2000.00	3000.00	18995.00
	Your hole cards	8 7
baddunn	All-in		116005.00	119005.00	0.00
gazza127	All-in		18995.00	138000.00	0.00
baddunn	Unmatched bet		96010.00	41990.00	96010.00
baddunn	Show	K A
gazza127	Show	8 7
Flop
		5 3 2
Turn
		6
River
		K
baddunn	Win	Pair of Kings	41990.00		138000.00

So ran quite bad... but played quite well I think.  So cant be too unhappy with myself.  Two decent cashes in two days.

Lets hope this is a sign of things to come.

LARSON7

Nice 1 mate, deep runs/ now 2nd.

Outstanding. As i was saying before you are doing the right things it will pay off.

To get the amount of deep runs you are getting, 2nd in a tournie of x lots of people is some going.

Keep up the good work mate, and that next win will be coming your way.

If i was you i'd focus on the positives, it's annoying we get it in ahead and get outdrawn, but as you said yourself sometime, there is always that element of luck in the game.

Keep it going bud and nice results. Very well done.

gazza127

Thanks Larson .

Its nice to get a 1st and a decent 2nd in two days.  Lots and lots of deep runs so playing pretty consistently.  Its just transferring those deep runs into final tables/wins.  But as has been said... poker does involve a fair deal of luck so sometimes theres just nothing you can do.

Looking to kick on from here.  Ive been hovering around the same BR for about 500 games now which is unheard of for me.  Usually im up a lot or down a lot... at the minute I seem to have just levelled out.

Looking at the schedule tonight I not sure what i should do.  I usually run very deep in the rebuy, however it can be very expensive if I get donked out once or twice.... The double chance may be a safer route to go regarding BR.

However in my head im thinking - "there only £11 quid each... do both".  I just know that the rebuy will almost certainly cost me £33 at least.  The rebuy mini will most likely cost me £16 and the double chance £22.

Thats £70 on 3 tournaments which would just take away the profit I made yesterday should I not cash in one.

I do love to ignore a BR... but im not sure.  Theoretically I wont need my double chance re-entry and I wont need a rebuy in the rebuy tournament or mini.  Then itd just be £44 (you have to take add ons if you get to that stage).

I dunno!

How are the MTTs going Larson?  I also see your still in that HU tournament you started *rigged*

gazza127

Just threw the mini rebuy out the window.

1/80

Came 60th.  No excuse... just played utter %*$£ as chip leader.  Didnt help that I could hit a dam flop.... but still.

Annoyed with myself.

gazza127

Had an awful day on MTTs today.  Entered a whole lot.  Cashed in just the one.  For some reason I dont tend to run well when I get into the chip lead.  Maybe I widen a bit too much, although I do find myself nitting up at times too.  One of those things.

So I was pretty irritated I managed to spew about 120 quid away on MTTs today.  Decided not to enter the middnight or 12:30 and play a bit of cash instead.

Decided to play some 50nl.  Yeah.  I know.  Dont even say it.  I know I shouldnt have even gotten involved at that level.

I bought in for £25 planning to play for about 20-30 mins before bed.  Ended up playing for about an hour.  Why?

Date & Time	Product	Description	Amount	Held Funds	Platform	Detail
12 Jul '13 at 00:51	Poker	Audenshaw	£127.99	£127.99	Internet	Hand History

Thats why.

£128 profit in an hour.  Not bad eh?  I remember one hand where I lost like £30 when I had TPTK and guy had flush draw which he hit on river (also my third Ace).  However apart from that i'm struggling to think of any hands I lost.  I felt untouchable.

Biggest wins of the session:

gazza127	Small blind		£0.25	£0.25	£24.25
Nufc_Dom	Big blind		£0.50	£0.75	£52.82
	Your hole cards	6 5
hhamza162	Raise		£1.50	£2.25	£111.79
david19119	Fold
RemyMartin	Fold
Ludacris	Fold
gazza127	Call		£1.25	£3.50	£23.00
Nufc_Dom	Fold
Flop
		5 10 5
gazza127	Check
hhamza162	Bet		£2.63	£6.13	£109.16
gazza127	Raise		£7.01	£13.14	£15.99
hhamza162	All-in		£109.16	£122.30	£0.00
gazza127	All-in		£15.99	£138.29	£0.00
hhamza162	Unmatched bet		£88.79	£49.50	£88.79
gazza127	Show	6 5
hhamza162	Show	K 10
Turn
		2
River
		Q
gazza127	Win	Three 5s	£47.70		£47.70

gazza127	Raise		£1.50	£2.25	£60.36
stocky069	Call		£1.50	£3.75	£51.87
hhamza162	Fold
david19119	Call		£1.50	£5.25	£55.52
RemyMartin	Fold
Ludacris	Fold
Flop
		Q 10 5
gazza127	Bet		£2.63	£7.88	£57.73
stocky069	Call		£2.63	£10.51	£49.24
david19119	Call		£2.63	£13.14	£52.89
Turn
		10
gazza127	Bet		£6.57	£19.71	£51.16
stocky069	Call		£6.57	£26.28	£42.67
david19119	Call		£6.57	£32.85	£46.32
River
		10
gazza127	Bet		£24.64	£57.49	£26.52
stocky069	Fold
david19119	Call		£24.64	£82.13	£21.68
gazza127	Show	9 10
david19119	Muck	A 2
gazza127	Win	Four 10s	£80.33		£106.85

avid19119	Small blind		£0.25	£0.25	£51.33
RemyMartin	Big blind		£0.50	£0.75	£145.64
	Your hole cards	K J
Ludacris	Fold
gazza127	Raise		£1.50	£2.25	£112.42
hhamza162	Call		£1.50	£3.75	£39.37
david19119	Fold
RemyMartin	Fold
Flop
		J J 10
gazza127	Bet		£1.88	£5.63	£110.54
hhamza162	Raise		£5.64	£11.27	£33.73
gazza127	Call		£3.76	£15.03	£106.78
Turn
		7
gazza127	Check
hhamza162	Bet		£9.00	£24.03	£24.73
gazza127	Call		£9.00	£33.03	£97.78
River
		2
gazza127	Check
hhamza162	All-in		£24.73	£57.76	£0.00
gazza127	Call		£24.73	£82.49	£73.05
gazza127	Show	K J
hhamza162	Show	Q K
gazza127	Win	Three Jacks	£80.69		£153.74

So even for the day....

Maybe I should play cash more often.

GELDY

nice

convince them you are a fish

run hot

and fool them into stacking off

not sure how often you'll be able to get away with that though

gazza127

In Response to Re: The ramblings of a young man (gazza127 diary):

nice convince them you are a fish run hot and fool them into stacking off not sure how often you'll be able to get away with that though
Posted by GELDY

Yeah was a bit risky.  But its nice when you flop trips and you know someone is raising a draw and capable of barrelling three streets with air.

A bit of run good indeed.

1st hand I definitely think that oppo is never expecting me to raise with a 5.  Probably more 10s and flush draws in my range.

2nd hand I was pleasantly surprised to be called by a flush at the end.  I was debating overbet shoving as id expect any queen to call me, but decided against it.  Really surprised oppo didnt raise flop and put pressure on me.  Bit surprised he called on the end... must have expected me to have missed a draw.  He's only beating a bluff.

3rd hand... only way im stacking him is if I play it passively... unless I shove over on the flop.  Decided to let him barrel the river.  No point value betting as there is no way hes calling with worse (unless he has QJ).

Good session all in all.

gazza127

And the award for funniest bluff of the evening goes to...

gazza127	Small blind		£0.25	£0.25	£176.72
WUBBLE	Big blind		£0.50	£0.75	£48.00
	Your hole cards	K K
arthur1965	Fold
**	Raise		£1.50	£2.25	£181.38
gazza127	Raise		£4.25	£6.50	£172.47
WUBBLE	Fold
**	Raise		£11.50	£18.00	£169.88
gazza127	Raise		£28.50	£46.50	£143.97
**	All-in		£169.88	£216.38	£0.00
gazza127	All-in		£143.97	£360.35	£0.00
**	Unmatched bet		£5.91	£354.44	£5.91
gazza127	Show	K K
**	Show	4 8
Flop
		6 6 4
Turn
		8
River
		9
gazza127	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 6s	£352.64		£352.64

gazza127

Played 4 tournaments today.  Final tabled two, finishing 2nd and 5th - incidentally both in small rebuys.

Exit hands are relatively standard.  JJ<AQ and 1010<AK.

So making steady progress with my BR between a bit of cash and MTTs.

Havent played much this weekend all in all however.  The weather has been too good.  Played a bit of tennis, football, had a BBQ, went to a beer festival, got a new dog!  Its been quite a busy weekend and poker has definitely been on the back-burner.  I love the game but when the suns out and I have opportunities to see friends and do things i'd much rather take that option.  Its easy to get addicted to poker and let other things dwindle on the side.  Life is not sitting on your laptop playing poker.  Theres a whole lot more to it than that.

I'm off to Lanzarote with a few mates on Thursday.  Looking forward to getting a break from work.  I've been given a lot of responsibility by my boss as its quite a small company.  Im happy to take up the challenge - id much rather have a job which I liked AND challenged me - otherwise work can become monotonous and boring.  Still, it is one of my first full time jobs so im a bit wary of **** up big time.

Done with poker today.  I'll take my little profit from today and go watch some American Dad.

*Must remember to book hotel room for SPT Nottingham...*

hhyftrftdr

Yeah life must be pretty sweet when someone wants to play for stacks with 8 high when we have KK! 

Don't forget the suncream, otherwise it will be a tomato rocking up at DTD for SPT Notts!

gazza127

In Response to Re: The ramblings of a young man (gazza127 diary):

Yeah life must be pretty sweet when someone wants to play for stacks with 8 high when we have KK!  Don't forget the suncream, otherwise it will be a tomato rocking up at DTD for SPT Notts!
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Yeah I was pretty surprised!

What i didnt mention was that about 3 hands earlier he had seen me 5 bet from the sb with A7s just like this.  Then get lucky in a split pot straight v QQ after I jammed a 456 flop.

So clearly he thought I was up to something! Table image played a big part I reckon.

gazza127

Oh and i will most certainly be a tomato at the SPT.

Question.... i've seen some people sit down on cash tables with more than the max buy in.... how?!