Waking up from REALITY to CHASE MY DREAMS!!

Tahtrizzle

After playing with no success in Satellite, I decided to play the £200 Deep Stack

I last played this on the 22.12.2013 where I finished 8th/47th however this time, managed to finish 4th. Throughtout the Tournament, I feel it was mine to lose as maintained the chip lead for a large part of the Tournament. The turning point came in the below hand.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
noman07	Small blind		1500.00	1500.00	62845.00
Tahtrizzle	Big blind		3000.00	4500.00	48422.50
	Your hole cards	K K
jojayabbs	Fold
smallstack	Raise		6000.00	10500.00	40562.50
noman07	Fold
Tahtrizzle	Call		3000.00	13500.00	45422.50
Flop
		4 5 8
Tahtrizzle	Check
smallstack	Bet		3000.00	16500.00	37562.50
Tahtrizzle	All-in		45422.50	61922.50	0.00
smallstack	All-in		37562.50	99485.00	0.00
Tahtrizzle	Unmatched bet		4860.00	94625.00	4860.00
Tahtrizzle	Show	K K
smallstack	Show	8 8
Turn
		2
River
		3
smallstack	Win	Three 8s	94625.00		94625.00

A min-raise pre-flop I feel was a standard play. Come the flop, had an o/p to the board . I moved all in after bet but looking at the hand, I wouldnt of thought a set was within villians range. Felt kings were the strongest hand...

...on this occasion, they weren't

ANYWAY. 4th place cash £23.65 won. I wonbe back till next Sunday. Until then, please feel free to comment. I'll be around to view.

SS Balance: £65.60     Sky Acct: £193.09

PS: Do you get a gift from Sky Poker in it being your birthday.

MP33

Hi Trizzle

Just been reading your diary. The hardest part ( for me anyway ) is to keep up the posting when your on a downswing, but thats when your when your likely to learn more about your game (when your losing). 

Looking at a cpl of the hands above . the A 10 i,d just get it all in as you,ve less than ten big blinds and you know your not folding after a raise anyway with your stack size, although it would have ended in the same result, but if you do that everytime you might just let someone in who would have folded to an all in , on another day

Same for the KK . I,d get it all in after someone before you has min raised, but again it would have ended in the same result. Just unlucky

GL with rest of diary. An interesting read

Paul

Tahtrizzle

In Response to Re: Waking up from REALITY to CHASE MY DREAMS!!:

Hi Trizzle Just been reading your diary. The hardest part ( for me anyway ) is to keep up the posting when your on a downswing, but thats when your when your likely to learn more about your game (when your losing).  Looking at a cpl of the hands above . the A 10 i,d just get it all in as you,ve less than ten big blinds and you know your not folding after a raise anyway with your stack size, although it would have ended in the same result, but if you do that everytime you might just let someone in who would have folded to an all in , on another day Same for the KK . I,d get it all in after someone before you has min raised, but again it would have ended in the same result. Just unlucky GL with rest of diary. An interesting read Paul
Posted by MP33

Your telling me @MP33. Im just trying to keep motivated during downswing moments. They happen so need to learn to accept them more. 

Thanks for looking at hands. I would of got it in anyway yeah. Its a blackjack hand (less one) so was worth playing. Also the KK, more often than not, its a +ev move.

gl @ the tables

Tahtrizzle

Morning People

First and formost, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hope everyones Poker wishes come true.

Heres the story so far...

This evening have played a few games but admittedly am too tired to get in more volume from the DYM's. An excuse it sounds yes but when you have expended most your energy on a energertic 2 year old, it certainley aint easy (I tried to squeeze a nap in the afternoon only to shout 'DADDY' and bounce the iPad on my poor head. lol

...anyway enough of that. This evening, I played in the following events

• £300 Free Cash FR (20pt) (Result 23rd/899 for £3.56)
  
• £200 Deep Stack (5th/58th for £23.20)
  
• £2,000 Mini Roller (Finished 93rd £0.00)
  
• 2 x £3.00 DYM (Finished 2nd, 2nd)
  

Overall a great evening albeit being slightly tired however for the second week in a row, I managed to reach the final table involving the £200 Deep stack but once again got knocked out by trips when holding two pair. Dont think I could of avoided again but can nark a little bit being knocked out the same way as last week. Grrrr...

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
goldnballz	Small blind		1000.00	1000.00	92450.50
Tahtrizzle	Big blind		2000.00	3000.00	59320.00
	Your hole cards	A J
candie2011	Fold
chewy16916	Call		2000.00	5000.00	31154.50
paulsmoney	Fold
goldnballz	Call		1000.00	6000.00	91450.50
Tahtrizzle	Check
Flop
		J 4 A
goldnballz	Check
Tahtrizzle	Bet		3650.00	9650.00	55670.00
chewy16916	Fold
goldnballz	Call		3650.00	13300.00	87800.50
Turn
		7
goldnballz	Check
Tahtrizzle	All-in		55670.00	68970.00	0.00
goldnballz	Call		55670.00	124640.00	32130.50
goldnballz	Show	4 4
Tahtrizzle	Show	A J
River
		8
goldnballz	Win	Three 4s	124640.00		156770.50

Feel this was the defining moment for me on the Final Table with Goldnballz going on to win. A genuine congratulations. Dont think I could of avoided.

In the Mini Roller, I dont feel again I completely had my focus in the game. Need to keep in mind that it is a Marathon not a spring and sometimes not play so super aggro early. DYM play I feel was quite standard in how to play as going up the levels whilst it was good to cash on a little something on the freeroll.

It's way past my bedtime now. Ill leave you with current balance

SS: £92.26              Sky Poker Account: £208.75

Slowly edging towards my initial goal of bankrolling from £160 to £300.

I'll be back Tuesday but in between, ill definately be trolling the other pages taking inspiration from other players from the community.

Before I disappear, must give credit to 'peter27', love reading your Diary and how your getting on. I did write on the unlucky 'page 13' which isnt showing but just too say keep up the good work

Back in a couple days

hhyftrftdr

Any reason for jamming 56k into a 13k pot on the turn?

Tahtrizzle

In Response to Re: Waking up from REALITY to CHASE MY DREAMS!!:

Any reason for jamming 56k into a 13k pot on the turn?
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Honestly. At the time, was very pot committed being final table. I wanted to win but can see aggression was not controlled. 

In hindsight, if put smaller bet on turn, if re-raised, can put in a range of hands n still provide possibility in folding and still being in tourney

Tahtrizzle

Back to the tables this evening. I came in with a buzz to bink one of the Main Tournaments. Unfortunatly I dont feel it was my day Poker wise.

Tourneys played
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• £3k Mini Turbo (Result 608/638: Cant say I got out the blocks on this one but funnily enough smiled through being knocked out)
• £5k Turbo Open (Result 75th/666: Had a bit of a rollercoaster in this one. Close to the bubble but unforunately never made it through
• £250  Sky BH (Result: 4th/215th for £19.22)
• 4 x £3.30 DYM (Result, 1st, 1st, 1st, 6th)
• 1 x £5.50 DYM (Result 6th)

The year has just started. Can say im happy with game but I feel I need more controlled aggresion in my game and patience.

Really need to up my volume. Am starting to wonder if playing in the Mains and Minis are stopping me from multi tabling properly playing DYMs.

I'll be back Sunday but think if I dont Sat into a Tourney, I will put in a bunch of volume playinfg DYMs

Tahtrizzle

Oops I forgot

SS: £78.68 (figures changed since last post. Dont think it reg other games played)

Sky Poker Account: £204.39

Tahtrizzle

I cant believe im still up.

Today has been a rather long day with not much time to even think about Poker. When entewrtaining the Family when they come on a Sunday. It can take a awful lot outta ya.

It was my intentions to have a grinding evening but by the time it came to settle down and play, I didnt have the grind in my. I have practically played Poker 1/2 sleep this evening

Tournaments played
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• £3,000 BH Sat (Satellite in 2nd place)
• £3,000 BH (Finished 126th/341st) + 5.86 Head prizes
• £2,000 Mini Roller (9th/340th place) + £68.00

Analysis

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I generally play on Sky Poker twice a week. Not all the time I cash but do have quite a few deep runs. I dont know why but I sometimes have this sense of disappointment even though to everyone else, I probably havent done to badly

 

Exit hand £2,000 Mini

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
DOUBLESNO7	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	275992.26
daveyt86	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	351947.72
	Your hole cards	Q Q
Tahtrizzle	Raise		18000.00	27000.00	55111.76
_DAC_	Call		18000.00	45000.00	63738.06
supercrazy	All-in		174478.48	219478.48	0.00
DOUBLESNO7	Fold
daveyt86	Fold
Tahtrizzle	All-in		55111.76	274590.24	0.00
_DAC_	All-in		63738.06	338328.30	0.00
supercrazy	Unmatched bet		92740.42	245587.88	92740.42
Tahtrizzle	Show	Q Q
_DAC_	Show	A 8
supercrazy	Show	A A
Flop
		8 5 4
Turn
		6
River
		J
supercrazy	Win	Pair of Aces	245587.88		338328.30

Cannot see much more I could of done. Kind of kicking myself as the prize pot doubled after 9th.

Ohhhh well. Suppose I cant be to upset

Current SP Balance: £258.10

Edging closer to my initial £300 target. Really do need to up the volume though if im to suceed.

Its my birthday come 17/01 so your all free to donate some money to me. Sky Poker you've taken quite a bit of my money so wouldn't mind it back

Night All

 

Tahtrizzle

118 days since I last wrote a post in my personal diary

Sometimes it can be hard to come back to your Diary especially if a couple of occasions you set out challenges but life gets in your way of acheiving them goals. You wonder if you should start a new post or continue on from where you left off as its shows your progress into eventually becoming that finished article. I'm sticking with the latter as its something which I can personally reflect on showing my progress or any inspiration which can possibly be taken from my ups and downs.

With that said, I continue my journey with a challenge called 100!!

It's along the lines of 24 however its 100 hours dedicating my time in improving my game as a cash player. I will focus mainly on Cash games and will play the odd satellite in the meantime if my BR allows me. 

My aim of this challenge is as follows

1) Improve my cash play and display more patients in decisions made

2) Build up my BR and C4p in the process to play in freeroll tournaments

My BR will begin at £60 where i hope to build up £150 AT MINIMUM after 100 hours. The idea is not to set high exepectations but more to improve my cash game and move up the levels

Tahtrizzle

2 Hours Played - 98 Hours REMAINING!!

BR: £57.00 (down £3)

I figured it best to analyse session straight away. I played across three tables this evening however in self analysing my games, I think I may of played too loose trying to chase pots after running card dead for soooooo long. Action just was not coming my way MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!! Ohhhh well. So it goes, some of my best winning and losing pots to follow.

The Good (hand one)

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Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Tahtrizzle	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.94
a	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.12
	Your hole cards	K  J
b	Fold
c	Fold
y	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.70
x	Raise		£0.16	£0.26	£2.80
Tahtrizzle	Call		£0.14	£0.40	£3.80
BOXSTERS	Fold
y	Call		£0.12	£0.52	£2.58
Flop
		9  5  K
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.14	£0.66	£3.66
y	Fold
x	Call		£0.14	£0.80	£2.66
Turn
		J
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.28	£1.08	£3.38
x	Call		£0.28	£1.36	£2.38
River
		4
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.56	£1.92	£2.82
x	All-in		£2.38	£4.30	£0.00
Tahtrizzle	Call		£1.82	£6.12	£1.00
Tahtrizzle	Show	K  J
x	Show	8  9
Tahtrizzle	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and Jacks	£5.66		£6.66

Thought Process

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Called a raise pre flop with KJo to flop a King. Bet £0.14p with top pair, got called behind, when turn card came, I assumed I was ahead at this point with two pair so bet for value again. Come the river, its  a dead card which felt didnt help villians hand. After bet was raised, found it an easy call

Hand 2

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Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Lawto85	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.83
stardust14	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.36
	Your hole cards	10  Q
antares77	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.36
Tahtrizzle	Raise		£0.08	£0.18	£3.21
scull14	Fold
SALSACITY	Call		£0.08	£0.26	£3.92
Lawto85	Call		£0.06	£0.32	£2.77
stardust14	Call		£0.04	£0.36	£1.32
antares77	Call		£0.04	£0.40	£3.32
Flop
		9  8  Q
Lawto85	Check
stardust14	Check
antares77	Bet		£0.04	£0.44	£3.28
Tahtrizzle	Raise		£0.17	£0.61	£3.04
SALSACITY	Call		£0.17	£0.78	£3.75
Lawto85	Call		£0.17	£0.95	£2.60
stardust14	Fold
antares77	Fold
Turn
		8
Lawto85	Check
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.23	£1.18	£2.81
SALSACITY	Call		£0.23	£1.41	£3.52
Lawto85	Raise		£0.46	£1.87	£2.14
Tahtrizzle	Call		£0.23	£2.10	£2.58
SALSACITY	Call		£0.23	£2.33	£3.29
River
		8
Lawto85	Check
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£1.12	£3.45	£1.46
SALSACITY	Fold
Lawto85	Call		£1.12	£4.57	£1.02
Tahtrizzle	Show	10  Q
Lawto85	Muck	A  7
Tahtrizzle	Win	Full House, 8s and Queens	£4.22		£5.68

Thought Process

==========

Min raised PF to see flop. If re-raised would of folded. Flop brought Q 9 8 giving me TP but FD also existed raised initial bet which got three called. Turn came an 8 which completed the Flush. At this point, I knew one of the players completed flush. I should of folded but in honesty...I TILTED!! I JUST CALLED!! (must be honest)

River came an 8 which was a saving grace considering the Gods of Poker not showing me love. I value bet £1.12 which was called. 

Tahtrizzle

The bad

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The question on both hands is do you fold in this scenario?

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Tahtrizzle	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.06
SALSACITY	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.82
	Your hole cards	8 A
charlsef	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£7.38
Dutinor	Fold
Tahtrizzle	Raise		£0.10	£0.20	£1.96
SALSACITY	Call		£0.08	£0.28	£3.74
charlsef	Call		£0.08	£0.36	£7.30
Flop
		2 A 5
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.12	£0.48	£1.84
SALSACITY	Fold
charlsef	Call		£0.12	£0.60	£7.18
Turn
		5
Tahtrizzle	Bet		£0.20	£0.80	£1.64
charlsef	All-in		£7.18	£7.98	£0.00
Tahtrizzle	All-in		£1.64	£9.62	£0.00
charlsef	Unmatched bet		£5.34	£4.28	£5.34
Tahtrizzle	Show	8 A
charlsef	Show	5 9
River
		4
charlsef	Win	Three 5s	£3.95		£9.29

2)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
ellaskye12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£0.95
soobeedoo	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.93
	Your hole cards	K J
garner909	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.08
Tahtrizzle	Raise		£0.12	£0.22	£3.76
hawaian	Call		£0.12	£0.34	£25.51
ellaskye12	Call		£0.10	£0.44	£0.85
soobeedoo	Fold
garner909	Call		£0.08	£0.52	£3.00
Flop
		9 J K
ellaskye12	Bet		£0.04	£0.56	£0.81
garner909	Fold
Tahtrizzle	Call		£0.04	£0.60	£3.72
hawaian	Fold
Turn
		10
ellaskye12	All-in		£0.81	£1.41	£0.00
Tahtrizzle	Call		£0.81	£2.22	£2.91
ellaskye12	Show	10 10
Tahtrizzle	Show	K J
River
		2
ellaskye12	Win	Three 10s	£2.05		£2.05

Tahtrizzle

Hours: 97 remaining!!

BR: £62.66 (up +£5.66)

Just a brief update. Have played one hour on cash table so far am now up £62.66.  I modified game a little by being a lot more tighter and not limping with speculative hands from early position and just wait for the fish to catch the bait (I'm no means a shark yet myself lol)

Just a question. Playing microstakes is all about extracting value from strong hands and I assume not bluffing to often. In situations where your hand is like a bad smell on the flop, do you tend to fold if here no draws for you to really continue. Ie. you hold 5c5h hope to hit a set flop is Ac Jd 7h. Villain fires a bet. Is this more often than not an insta-fold (unless you got a read) I just feel that I might be leaking money in scenarios like this or similar

hhyftrftdr

Think I'd bin the A8o pre. Poor hand from the poorest position on the table, doesn't flop too well and we are only playing a 50bb stack. If I was playing it I'd certainly be raising pre more.

Hand 2. Probably pump up the flop. He only has 80p behind, we have top 2 but are vulnerable to turn cards killing our action/seeing us going behind. Would rather get some money in now whilst it's highly likely we have the best of it.
As played, possibly pass when he ships. Hard to see what worse hands they are shoving on a very straightening board....but this is 4nl

Good luck.

Tahtrizzle

Its been ten days since I wrote in my Diary. Here is the tale of the tape so far...

I've been playing Cash games where I can but went on a little streak of misfortune with my BR going from £62.66 down to approx £37. In all fairness, I found some of the bad beats brutal to my confidence. It's not that I am giving up the challenge but slowly I was starting to lose the fun aspect of Cash games as compared to playing low stakes Tournaments.

I went back to my cave and did some more reading...on MTT's. Yes. I deviated from my original challenge but Stella needed her groove back. Whilst giving my little one breakfast on Sunday morning, I had a random cash game where I managed to win an all in for £14 which raised my BR to £51.00

Thursday 23rd May 2014
================

I played in Two Tournaments

- £2000 BH Mini (Finished 9th/567th for £27.11
- £500 BH          (Finish 46th/273rd Top 30 cashed)

I thought I played well in both. Went back to basics and watched some of 'Grisped' videos on youtube re: MTT play also which I feel gave me that patients element in playing.

Heres one to tell the Grandchildren...I knocked out MattBates!! lol No but seriously. I was in a zone in the Mini playing well to then be moved onto a table with 'Yoyo and MattBates'. Bit online starstruck at the beginning (didnt ask for Autographs. I kept it real) I werent to bad in the end. You just need to focus on your A-Game.

Exit Hand
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Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
ryanavfc	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	80042.50
boatrace	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	155859.14
	Your hole cards	6 6
chrisdboy	Fold
Lensson	Fold
Tahtrizzle	Raise		16000.00	25000.00	62352.00
ryanavfc	All-in		80042.50	105042.50	0.00
boatrace	Fold
Tahtrizzle	All-in		62352.00	167394.50	0.00
ryanavfc	Unmatched bet		4690.50	162704.00	4690.50
ryanavfc	Show	A K
Tahtrizzle	Show	6 6
Flop
		8 A 5
Turn
		Q
River
		A
ryanavfc	Win	Three Aces	162704.00		167394.50

Well there you have it. I leave it for you to judge. I suppose looking at my stack size to the Villians, I should of folded and waited for a better spot. Kicking myself now that I got it in with 6's. I was saying to myself this evening so long as your always making the right decisions with EACH HAND you play, if you get knocked out, so be it...

I think it went a lil wayward here . Anyway. New BR = £76.64

I wont be back until Monday/Tuesday. Got a BBQ to prepare on me outdoor Balcony. I only invited a few ppl along now I have the whole of North/East London attending...JHEEEEZZEE!!!

In the meantime will keep on reading, I will be thinking about if I will be playing Cash tables or a tournament come next week. At the minute, its fair to say that I enjoy Tournaments. Especially BH. I think I will be back.

Tahtrizzle

Quick Update

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Well after boosting my BR in the mini, I took to a cash table on the weekend where I lost a few pounds (only a few though).

I played a £2.20 £200 BH and finished 5th to win +£9.20 

BR = £80.49

My BR is slowly climbing. I think for now I will skip the cash tables but will still keep up my reading. I have found the Mental Game of Poker book has helped me a lot so far. Holding it together very well in the early and mid stages with very little tilt and picking my spots betting re: bluffing.

I will be back Thursday...