That was Tuesday's numbers, which were an embarrassment really, hard to imagine a worse night, & that was despite winning 5 of the last 6, including 2 @ £11, so it could well have been far worse.
I don't recall the detail, except I am sure I made a good few mistakes.
Strange, but every month I seem to throw a couple of nights like this into the mix, almost as if I am testing myself to see if I can recover. The difference between good numbers & bad numbers is very thin, & if I am not at the vey top of my game, the ink soon turns red.
It almost always happen after I overcome a "bankroll barrier", too.
On Monday, I popped my head over the £1,500 mark for the first time, yay, easy game this.
A day later I am back in the mid to upper £1,400's.
...and so it continues, that's a loss of £45 in just 2 sessions.
The monthly figues include £40 profit from a PLO8 MTT, too, so they are even worse than they look.
A month ago I managed 67% (?) over 100 games in that Maca challenge, now I'm struggling to beat 55% over a far larger sample.
Variance, downswing, or no longer able to beat the game?
I'll blame the first 2, we all do, but it might just be the last-named.
Got slow-rolled, too, first time I can ever recall it in all the PLO8 DYM's I've played. It fascinates me rather than bothers me (& the chap had the decency to apologise after), but it just makes me think why people like to do that sort of thing, what perverse pleasure is in it? Takes all sorts I suppose.
I got given a rubdown in the chat box too, after I lost a hand where I made a perfectly good play. It's good to tell people if we think they made a mistake, but after they get busted is probsably not the nut time, lol.
That aside, the harder the challenge seems to get, the more I enjoy it.
I'm nicely ahead of my Reward Points target (at least I'm ahead in something this month, lol), and I plan a big weekend on the Tables, fingers crossed might manage 3 x 300 Reward Points sessions. A bit of profit would come in handy, too.
See you later. It's amazing, all things considered, but it's 8 hours until I start, & I can't wait.
You'll have to pardon me, I'm a bit tired & grumpy this morning, & I daresay I'll regret this, but it's been a testing week one way & another.
Around 10 times this week, here & elsewhere, I've seen minor poker matters described as an outrage. Maybe it's the new poker buzz-word, & we are all copying it?
"outrage
An act of extreme violence or viciousness:. 2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: ..."
I'll be back on the DYM tables later after a pretty poor night on the FOSP mtt league thingys. Still trying to apapt to all the limping in the Mtt's, doing my head in a bit. Not sure if its right to follow suit and limp with the rest (in position) or get aggro!! Tried both with little success last night, either wiffed the flops or got outdrawn.
Anyway its nice to have a new challenge to get my head around.
Swings & Swongs eh Tony? I'll be back on the DYM tables later after a pretty poor night on the FOSP mtt league thingys. Still trying to apapt to all the limping in the Mtt's, doing my head in a bit. Not sure if its right to follow suit and limp with the rest (in position) or get aggro!! Tried both with little success last night, either wiffed the flops or got outdrawn. Anyway its nice to have a new challenge to get my head around. See you later. Posted by VespaPX
Ha, yes, them swings & swongs. What a wonderful game we play, both on the tables, & in our minds.
There must have been a 1,000 moments in my poker journey where I think to myself "I've got this game sussed". And 2,000 where I say "yikes, I can't beat this game".
Many off us (me included) can get all caught up in the poker thing and start thinking it is way too important. It isn't. If you are a professional player then yes it's your job but for the vast majority of us it's a hobby and if you are using correct bankroll management then no one game should hurt you too much.
The whole religion thing gets me, I struggle to think of anything in this world that causes more unnecessary death and suffering than people with radical religious views. Dangerous hypocrites, all of them. The killing of children is abhorrent no matter what your views.
Back to the poker, you were missed at the Omaha HiLo MTT thingies last night. Entertaining but very frustrating at times. Some of the hands that people are willing to call off big chunks of their stacks were staggering, especially in the smaller buy in ones. It's certainly a challenge.
Swings & Swongs eh Tony? I'll be back on the DYM tables later after a pretty poor night on the FOSP mtt league thingys. Still trying to apapt to all the limping in the Mtt's, doing my head in a bit. Not sure if its right to follow suit and limp with the rest (in position) or get aggro!! Tried both with little success last night, either wiffed the flops or got outdrawn. Anyway its nice to have a new challenge to get my head around. See you later. Posted by VespaPX
+1
I haven't got a clue what to do, my exit hand in one was, I think, A2Kx ds 4 bet pre flop leaving me with less than pot bet on the flop. I lost to 779J.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : +1 I haven't got a clue what to do, my exit hand in one was, I think, A2Kx ds 4 bet pre flop leaving me with less than pot bet on the flop. I lost to 779J. Posted by Enut
Ouch ul
I think its called "Balancing their ranges" , or some other poker tech speak ! :-)
Well said Tikay (your post about outrage). Many off us (me included) can get all caught up in the poker thing and start thinking it is way too important. It isn't. If you are a professional player then yes it's your job but for the vast majority of us it's a hobby and if you are using correct bankroll management then no one game should hurt you too much. The whole religion thing gets me, I struggle to think of anything in this world that causes more unnecessary death and suffering than people with radical religious views. Dangerous hypocrites, all of them. The killing of children is abhorrent no matter what your views. Back to the poker, you were missed at the Omaha HiLo MTT thingies last night. Entertaining but very frustrating at times. Some of the hands that people are willing to call off big chunks of their stacks were staggering, especially in the smaller buy in ones. It's certainly a challenge. Posted by Enut
They shot the children methodically. One after the other, at point blank range. In the head. The kids saw the others being shot, & had a few moments before they were shot. Can you imagine their terror?
So yeah, I do get a bit miffed when I see us moaning about poker freerolls or whatever.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Yes. When I return after a short break, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop, I can't help myself. As you know, I missed much of November, but now my hunger for the game has re-doubled, & I'm making a few mistakes, so I need to calm down a bit. I called down a guy to the river last night just because I had a low-draw, though it did have several other improvers. They all missed, & I think it was maybe the worst play I have made in 2015. Posted by Tikay10
Hi Tikay
I was referring to the above.
You have recently got days and months wrong so I thought you were being mischievous by putting that in.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Hi Tikay I was referring to the above. You have recently got days and months wrong so I thought you were being mischievous by putting that in. I know you like your little jokes. It seems I was wrong. You have just lost all track of time. Posted by dragon1964
Yikes.
Did I really type "2015".
Maybe I can see into the future.......
Honestly, & I'm not joking, I do think I'm losing the plot. It creeps up on you, you know, this senility thing.
The long haul back to the summit of £1,500 began last night, & made some progress, turning a £17 profit.
It all came from winning 5 of 7 @ £11.
In the two I lost, quite remarkably, given my game style, I busted both in the very first orbit, in one case the very first hand. You know my hand in each case, of course, & I ran into KKQQ & AKJJ, both of which setted up. Not sure there is much I could have doie different in either case.
Some unpleasantness in the chat box, with Eon (& 2 others) all being described as a "c*** by one sore loser. Some people do get a bit serious about a fiver DYM. Guess the guy was playing beyond his bankroll, but it's really all rather childish, & if we get that uppity when we lose, we ought to quit.
We were introduced to a hilarious rub-down merchant, too, who played THE worst selection of starting hands you ever saw but kept somehow getting there, & then taunting the rest of us. I 'scoped him, & he loses an average of £1 a game, so when he proudly announced "I'm crushing these, they will be my bread & butter from now on", I was rather pleased.
He also announced "I'm only learning the game so far" it was tempting to reply "yeah, we can see"......
He also informed us that the strength of his game was in bluffing. Good luck bluffing in a PLO8 DYM mate....
Most enjoyable evening, really.
There was an odd break in traffic mid-evening at around 8pm. Usually, once I get up to 6 Tables, it's 6 tables all the way, but I ran out of games mid-evenimng, only for them to suddenly start again half an hour later. 7 games @ £11 is good, no complaints there.
Today there should be plenty of traffic tonight, as there is a SNG Promo, top 50 Reward Points earners all get £100 each, so, fingersd crossed, it will be busy, if so, I'll play a longer session. That hay has gotta be made while the sun is shining.
Have a restful & enjoyable wekend, whatever you may do.
PLO8 Advent Calendar, December 17th Played 33 games. £3.30, P16, W9, L7 £5.50, P11, W7, L4 £11, P6, W2, L4 Total for day, P33, W18, = 55% Reward Points on night= 163 (+13 on target) Opening balance £1,470.37 Closing balance £1,455.07 Profit/Loss on day = £15.30 Month To date £3.30 P253, W140, L113 (55%) £5.50 P152, W78, L74 (51%) £11.00 P67, W37, L30 (55%) TOTAL = P471, W253, L218 (54%) Reward Points = 2,191 (+91 on target) Profit Loss to date on Month £11.60 Posted by Tikay10
Tikay you had a profit overall of £3 odd on the 16th so the £11.60p should read as a loss (red) just sayin :-(
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Tikay you had a profit overall of £3 odd on the 16th so the £11.60p should read as a loss (red) just sayin :-( Posted by a00rock
Oops.
Thanks Mr Rockity Rock, I'll go back & edit accordingly.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Tikay you had a profit overall of £3 odd on the 16th so the £11.60p should read as a loss (red) just sayin :-( Posted by a00rock
Ugh.
Changed that, & of course each days subsequent figures.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : Ugh. Changed that, & of course each days subsequent figures. I'm even worse off than I thought, now....... Posted by Tikay10
I noticed you overstated your profit one day in May by 60p, sorry I should have brought it to your attention earlier, can you please go back and alter all of your subsequent posts to reflect this?
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : I noticed you overstated your profit one day in May by 60p, sorry I should have brought it to your attention earlier, can you please go back and alter all of your subsequent posts to reflect this? Posted by Enut
I think you will find it was only 56p. That explains......nope, not going there, lol.
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PLO8 Advent Calendar, December 16th
Played 29 games.
£3.30, P13, W4, L9
£5.50, P8, W2, L6
£11, P8, W5, L3
Total for day, P29, W11, = 38%
Reward Points on night= 159 (+9 on target)
Opening balance £1,501.27
Closing balance £1,470.37
Profit/Loss on day = £30.90
Month To date
£3.30 P237, W131, L106 (55%)
£5.50 P141, W71, L70 (50%)
£11.00 P61, W35, L26 (57%)
TOTAL = P438, W235, L203 (54%)
Reward Points = 2,028 (+78 on target)
Profit Loss to date on Month £3.70
That was Tuesday's numbers, which were an embarrassment really, hard to imagine a worse night, & that was despite winning 5 of the last 6, including 2 @ £11, so it could well have been far worse.
I don't recall the detail, except I am sure I made a good few mistakes.
Strange, but every month I seem to throw a couple of nights like this into the mix, almost as if I am testing myself to see if I can recover. The difference between good numbers & bad numbers is very thin, & if I am not at the vey top of my game, the ink soon turns red.
It almost always happen after I overcome a "bankroll barrier", too.
On Monday, I popped my head over the £1,500 mark for the first time, yay, easy game this.
A day later I am back in the mid to upper £1,400's.
It's a bumpy road, this one.
PLO8 Advent Calendar, December 17th
Played 33 games.
£3.30, P16, W9, L7
£5.50, P11, W7, L4
£11, P6, W2, L4
Total for day, P33, W18, = 55%
Reward Points on night= 163 (+13 on target)
Opening balance £1,470.37
Closing balance £1,455.07
Profit/Loss on day = £15.30
Month To date
£3.30 P253, W140, L113 (55%)
£5.50 P152, W78, L74 (51%)
£11.00 P67, W37, L30 (55%)
TOTAL = P471, W253, L218 (54%)
Reward Points = 2,191 (+91 on target)
Profit Loss to date on Month £11.60
...and so it continues, that's a loss of £45 in just 2 sessions.
The monthly figues include £40 profit from a PLO8 MTT, too, so they are even worse than they look.
A month ago I managed 67% (?) over 100 games in that Maca challenge, now I'm struggling to beat 55% over a far larger sample.
Variance, downswing, or no longer able to beat the game?
I'll blame the first 2, we all do, but it might just be the last-named.
Got slow-rolled, too, first time I can ever recall it in all the PLO8 DYM's I've played. It fascinates me rather than bothers me (& the chap had the decency to apologise after), but it just makes me think why people like to do that sort of thing, what perverse pleasure is in it? Takes all sorts I suppose.
I got given a rubdown in the chat box too, after I lost a hand where I made a perfectly good play. It's good to tell people if we think they made a mistake, but after they get busted is probsably not the nut time, lol.
That aside, the harder the challenge seems to get, the more I enjoy it.
I'm nicely ahead of my Reward Points target (at least I'm ahead in something this month, lol), and I plan a big weekend on the Tables, fingers crossed might manage 3 x 300 Reward Points sessions. A bit of profit would come in handy, too.
See you later. It's amazing, all things considered, but it's 8 hours until I start, & I can't wait.
You'll have to pardon me, I'm a bit tired & grumpy this morning, & I daresay I'll regret this, but it's been a testing week one way & another.
Around 10 times this week, here & elsewhere, I've seen minor poker matters described as an outrage. Maybe it's the new poker buzz-word, & we are all copying it?
"outrage
An act of extreme violence or viciousness:. 2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: ..."
To me, THIS is what I'd call an outrage.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-17/students-shot-point-blank-one-by-one-in-pakistan-school-horror.html
OK, I got that off my chest.
And breathe......
I'll be back on the DYM tables later after a pretty poor night on the FOSP mtt league thingys.
Still trying to apapt to all the limping in the Mtt's, doing my head in a bit.
Not sure if its right to follow suit and limp with the rest (in position) or get aggro!!
Tried both with little success last night, either wiffed the flops or got outdrawn.
Anyway its nice to have a new challenge to get my head around.
See you later.
There must have been a 1,000 moments in my poker journey where I think to myself "I've got this game sussed". And 2,000 where I say "yikes, I can't beat this game".
Many off us (me included) can get all caught up in the poker thing and start thinking it is way too important. It isn't. If you are a professional player then yes it's your job but for the vast majority of us it's a hobby and if you are using correct bankroll management then no one game should hurt you too much.
The whole religion thing gets me, I struggle to think of anything in this world that causes more unnecessary death and suffering than people with radical religious views. Dangerous hypocrites, all of them. The killing of children is abhorrent no matter what your views.
Back to the poker, you were missed at the Omaha HiLo MTT thingies last night. Entertaining but very frustrating at times. Some of the hands that people are willing to call off big chunks of their stacks were staggering, especially in the smaller buy in ones. It's certainly a challenge.
I haven't got a clue what to do, my exit hand in one was, I think, A2Kx ds 4 bet pre flop leaving me with less than pot bet on the flop. I lost to 779J.
I think its called "Balancing their ranges" , or some other poker tech speak ! :-)
So yeah, I do get a bit miffed when I see us moaning about poker freerolls or whatever.
Move on, before I get really revved up.
Did I really type "2015".
Maybe I can see into the future.......
Honestly, & I'm not joking, I do think I'm losing the plot. It creeps up on you, you know, this senility thing.
PLO8 Advent Calendar, December 19th
Played 34 games.
£3.30, P14, W7, L7
£5.50, P13, W7, L6
£11, P7, W5, L2
Total for day, P34, W19, = 56%
Reward Points on night= 177 (+27 on target)
Opening balance £1,455.07
Closing balance £1,472.37
Profit/Loss on day = £17.30
Month To date
£3.30 P267, W147, L120 (55%)
£5.50 P165, W85, L80 (52%)
£11.00 P74, W42, L32 (57%)
TOTAL = P505, W272, L233 (54%)
Reward Points = 2,368 (+118 on target)
Profit Loss to date on Month £5.70
The long haul back to the summit of £1,500 began last night, & made some progress, turning a £17 profit.
It all came from winning 5 of 7 @ £11.
In the two I lost, quite remarkably, given my game style, I busted both in the very first orbit, in one case the very first hand. You know my hand in each case, of course, & I ran into KKQQ & AKJJ, both of which setted up. Not sure there is much I could have doie different in either case.
Some unpleasantness in the chat box, with Eon (& 2 others) all being described as a "c*** by one sore loser. Some people do get a bit serious about a fiver DYM. Guess the guy was playing beyond his bankroll, but it's really all rather childish, & if we get that uppity when we lose, we ought to quit.
We were introduced to a hilarious rub-down merchant, too, who played THE worst selection of starting hands you ever saw but kept somehow getting there, & then taunting the rest of us. I 'scoped him, & he loses an average of £1 a game, so when he proudly announced "I'm crushing these, they will be my bread & butter from now on", I was rather pleased.
He also announced "I'm only learning the game so far" it was tempting to reply "yeah, we can see"......
He also informed us that the strength of his game was in bluffing. Good luck bluffing in a PLO8 DYM mate....
Most enjoyable evening, really.
There was an odd break in traffic mid-evening at around 8pm. Usually, once I get up to 6 Tables, it's 6 tables all the way, but I ran out of games mid-evenimng, only for them to suddenly start again half an hour later. 7 games @ £11 is good, no complaints there.
Today there should be plenty of traffic tonight, as there is a SNG Promo, top 50 Reward Points earners all get £100 each, so, fingersd crossed, it will be busy, if so, I'll play a longer session. That hay has gotta be made while the sun is shining.
Have a restful & enjoyable wekend, whatever you may do.
Thanks Mr Rockity Rock, I'll go back & edit accordingly.
Cooking the books ftw.
Changed that, & of course each days subsequent figures.
I'm even worse off than I thought, now.......