Biggest winning session to date - but still in the red
Hands played in session - 265 Total hands played - 981 Result - £28.30+ Total balance - £196.22 (-£3.78)
If my first week has taught me anything, it's that losing money is much easier to do than winning it! It is going to take me more than two sessions to make up for the first one (which cost me nearly £40). And that's with me running well! I've just had my best session so far, and the first one really worth writing about. A £28.30 profit - but I'm still nearly £4 short of my starting bank roll. This session was all about the run-good though. Stacked a guy with quad fives against his flopped top-top pair button vs big blind, and picked up aces twice. A big motivation for me doing this is to try to cancel out the variance and look at my return over a reasonable sample size. I know that it takes around 200,00 hands to trully do this, but it's a start. However, so far the only sort of luck I have come across has been good luck. Hopefully I can get into the black before my luck changes.
It will change. But to remind myself of the good times, I'm going to post my biggest pot of the night. And the easiest I won. #betterluckythangood
I've just noticed something I hadn't even considered yet - the bonus rakeback! I've played enough hands now to qualify for a small bonus return. We are talking £1.18 so far! But it's extra cash I hadn't considered. I think I'll have to keep that separate, but also include it. I don't want the rakeback to be the margin between profit and loss. That would be rubbish! Still, nice to get a wee boost. Shame the month is nearly up!
68cc hand - Even though our hand looks quite nice and we have a decent amount of equity we have to assess how strong we look and how he's reacting to it... In this case we've check/raised the flop which is always seen as strong, we've barrelled turn, and despite that he has still raised us on the turn... this would lead me to think that he already has a strong made hand and he is pretty much never going to fold when we shove the turn. We only have 1 card to come so if all our outs are clean (9 clubs and 3 outs to a gutshot) we only have a 25% chance of hitting, and as we have no fold equity, we're just getting our stack in knowing we lose 75% of the time. I'd just call the turn raise, if we miss give up.
A8o hand - I probably bet bigger on the turn, you've gone less than half pot when we have TP + NFD, otherwise, nh, wp.
55 hand - I think it's a fold preflop unless you have good reads on opponent and some plans to make moves postflop. If we're just calling to setmine then we shouldnt really setmine to 3bets when 100xBB deep imo. Once you have though, nh.
68cc hand - Even though our hand looks quite nice and we have a decent amount of equity we have to assess how strong we look and how he's reacting to it... In this case we've check/raised the flop which is always seen as strong, we've barrelled turn, and despite that he has still raised us on the turn... this would lead me to think that he already has a strong made hand and he is pretty much never going to fold when we shove the turn. We only have 1 card to come so if all our outs are clean (9 clubs and 3 outs to a gutshot) we only have a 25% chance of hitting, and as we have no fold equity, we're just getting our stack in knowing we lose 75% of the time. I'd just call the turn raise, if we miss give up. A8o hand - I probably bet bigger on the turn, you've gone less than half pot when we have TP + NFD, otherwise, nh, wp. 55 hand - I think it's a fold preflop unless you have good reads on opponent and some plans to make moves postflop. If we're just calling to setmine then we shouldnt really setmine to 3bets when 100xBB deep imo. Once you have though, nh. Posted by Lambert180
Appreciate the feedback Lambert.
The first hand was a bit of a shocker.
Agree that I should have got a bit more in the second hand too.
Re the third one, I'm pretty happy taking a flop in position in this spot.
Obviously a lot easier when I make the hand, but if I never call here, then I'm just bluffing when I bet pre.
Am I the only one hoping the name derives from the Placebo* song? *Jac35, Placebo are an English indie/rock band, formed in the mid 90's. 7 albums and 10 million+ sales later and they are still going strong. Posted by hhyftrftdr
Still going.....maybe. Still going strong.......give over!
Apologies (I am right though) Best of luck with this challenge Sp3cialK! Posted by waller02
Ah Waller, clearly you're the man. No doubt you're always right. Hope you're feeling pretty satisfied with yourself. All needless grief much appreciated. Best wishes.
In Response to Re: My 10,000 hand challenge : Ah Waller, clearly you're the man. No doubt you're always right. Hope you're feeling pretty satisfied with yourself. All needless grief much appreciated. Best wishes. Posted by Sp3cialK
???? I am joking mate chill!!! Apologies for the slight derail having a harmless disagreement about placebo with somebody who I regularly chat with on the forum and tables.
Not sure there was any need for your overreaction. Needless grief?? I'm sure I wished you the best of luck with your challenge (something I won't be repeating if that's your attitude).
In Response to Re: My 10,000 hand challenge : ???? I am joking mate chill!!! Apologies for the slight derail having a harmless disagreement about placebo with somebody who I regularly chat with on the forum and tables. Not sure there was any need for your overreaction. Needless grief?? I'm sure I wished you the best of luck with your challenge (something I won't be repeating if that's your attitude). Posted by waller02
Fair enough - perhaps I'm being a bit over the top. Been a long day. No offence intended.
In Response to Re: My 10,000 hand challenge : Fair enough - perhaps I'm being a bit over the top. Been a long day. No offence intended. Posted by Sp3cialK
Am I the only one hoping the name derives from the Placebo* song? *Jac35, Placebo are an English indie/rock band, formed in the mid 90's. 7 albums and 10 million+ sales later and they are still going strong. Posted by hhyftrftdr
You're half right actually! Was working in a bar on my first week and managed to pour a pint over the boss's head. The nickname followed soon after - along with that as my 'theme tune'...
In Response to Re: My 10,000 hand challenge : ???? I am joking mate chill!!! Apologies for the slight derail having a harmless disagreement about placebo with somebody who I regularly chat with on the forum and tables. Not sure there was any need for your overreaction. Needless grief?? I'm sure I wished you the best of luck with your challenge (something I won't be repeating if that's your attitude). Posted by waller02
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Hands played in session - 265
Total hands played - 981
Result - £28.30+
Total balance - £196.22 (-£3.78)
If my first week has taught me anything, it's that losing money is much easier to do than winning it!
It is going to take me more than two sessions to make up for the first one (which cost me nearly £40).
And that's with me running well!
I've just had my best session so far, and the first one really worth writing about.
A £28.30 profit - but I'm still nearly £4 short of my starting bank roll.
This session was all about the run-good though.
Stacked a guy with quad fives against his flopped top-top pair button vs big blind, and picked up aces twice.
A big motivation for me doing this is to try to cancel out the variance and look at my return over a reasonable sample size.
I know that it takes around 200,00 hands to trully do this, but it's a start.
However, so far the only sort of luck I have come across has been good luck.
Hopefully I can get into the black before my luck changes.
It will change. But to remind myself of the good times, I'm going to post my biggest pot of the night.
And the easiest I won.
#betterluckythangood
I've played enough hands now to qualify for a small bonus return.
We are talking £1.18 so far!
But it's extra cash I hadn't considered.
I think I'll have to keep that separate, but also include it.
I don't want the rakeback to be the margin between profit and loss.
That would be rubbish!
Still, nice to get a wee boost.
Shame the month is nearly up!
A8o hand - I probably bet bigger on the turn, you've gone less than half pot when we have TP + NFD, otherwise, nh, wp.
55 hand - I think it's a fold preflop unless you have good reads on opponent and some plans to make moves postflop. If we're just calling to setmine then we shouldnt really setmine to 3bets when 100xBB deep imo. Once you have though, nh.
*Jac35, Placebo are an English indie/rock band, formed in the mid 90's. 7 albums and 10 million+ sales later and they are still going strong.
Best of luck with this challenge Sp3cialK!
No doubt you're always right.
Hope you're feeling pretty satisfied with yourself.
All needless grief much appreciated.
Best wishes.
Not sure there was any need for your overreaction. Needless grief?? I'm sure I wished you the best of luck with your challenge (something I won't be repeating if that's your attitude).
Been a long day.
No offence intended.
Was working in a bar on my first week and managed to pour a pint over the boss's head.
The nickname followed soon after - along with that as my 'theme tune'...
Lying toerag
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place.
Either with or without you.