Interesting reply. Surprised about the alcohol tho! I just assumed it was a ruse to attract players to your tables!! Personally, i've found that if I play when I've had a drink I take more risks and spew chips at an alarming rate! lol But hey if it works for you don't change it! My poker has been going well (on another site where I'vediscovered Zoom -it's right up you're street! !) Only a rec player 3/4 nites a week but REALLY enjoying it and DEF improving. Not had to deposit for a while which is good. The more I improve tho I realise how much I DON'T know about poker! (if that makes sense?) I've only dipped an expensive toe in the water with regards cash tho. ;-( Keep posting as I'm sure there are lots of lurkers! run good pad
Aight, £5 Time Tourny, 5 min levels, I bust level 4, so all these happened within 15 minutes.
Started off by making the nuts on the flop....
1)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
yuta
Small blind
25.00
25.00
2025.00
purins24
Big blind
50.00
75.00
1900.00
Your hole cards
3
3
simonpil19
Call
50.00
125.00
1550.00
xanthia
Call
50.00
175.00
1850.00
DOHHHHHHH
Call
50.00
225.00
1800.00
stevelly31
Fold
yuta
Call
25.00
250.00
2000.00
purins24
Check
Flop
3
6
6
2)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
xanthia
Small blind
75.00
75.00
2225.00
DOHHHHHHH
Big blind
150.00
225.00
2400.00
Your hole cards
2
4
stevelly31
Call
150.00
375.00
2200.00
yuta
Fold
simonpil19
Call
150.00
525.00
3800.00
xanthia
Call
75.00
600.00
2150.00
DOHHHHHHH
Check
Flop
3
5
6
3)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
DOHHHHHHH
Small blind
75.00
75.00
5225.00
stevelly31
Big blind
150.00
225.00
1900.00
Your hole cards
5
5
yuta
Call
150.00
375.00
700.00
topes34
Fold
simonpil19
Call
150.00
525.00
3650.00
DOHHHHHHH
Call
75.00
600.00
5150.00
stevelly31
Check
Flop
A
5
A
DOHHHHHHH
Check
4)
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
simonpil19
Small blind
75.00
75.00
3500.00
DOHHHHHHH
Big blind
150.00
225.00
4300.00
Your hole cards
J
J
stevelly31
Call
150.00
375.00
1600.00
yuta
Fold
topes34
Fold
simonpil19
Call
75.00
450.00
3425.00
DOHHHHHHH
Raise
600.00
1050.00
3700.00
stevelly31
Call
600.00
1650.00
1000.00
simonpil19
Call
600.00
2250.00
2825.00
Flop
7
2
J
simonpil19
Check
4 times....
Then the most ridiculously played hand I've ever seen, I'm sure this guy is so aware of my spew-tastic nature, that he believes if he checks behind a third time, I'll still manage to gift him my stack somehow.
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
DOHHHHHHH
Big blind
300.00
300.00
4500.00
Your hole cards
J
8
PEMBY
Fold
yuta
Fold
topes34
Fold
xxx
Call
300.00
600.00
7400.00
DOHHHHHHH
Check
Flop
7
6
6
DOHHHHHHH
Check
xxx
Check
Turn
A
DOHHHHHHH
Check
xxx
Check
River
K
DOHHHHHHH
Check
xxx
Check
DOHHHHHHH
Show
J
8
xxx
Show
7
6
xxx
Win
Full House, 6s and 7s
600.00
8000.0
And then I bust in Spewtastic fashion, refusal to fold and all that. You don't wanna see that, u seen it all b4 :P
Btw, here is the end to "flop the nuts hand 3"
Player
Action
Cards
Amount
Pot
Balance
DOHHHHHHH
Small blind
75.00
75.00
5225.00
stevelly31
Big blind
150.00
225.00
1900.00
Your hole cards
5
5
yuta
Call
150.00
375.00
700.00
topes34
Fold
simonpil19
Call
150.00
525.00
3650.00
DOHHHHHHH
Call
75.00
600.00
5150.00
stevelly31
Check
Flop
A
5
A
DOHHHHHHH
Check
stevelly31
Check
yuta
Check
simonpil19
Check
Turn
K
DOHHHHHHH
Bet
450.00
1050.00
4700.00
stevelly31
Call
450.00
1500.00
1450.00
yuta
Call
450.00
1950.00
250.00
simonpil19
Fold
River
10
DOHHHHHHH
Bet
1500.00
3450.00
3200.00
stevelly31
Fold
yuta
All-in
250.00
3700.00
0.00
DOHHHHHHH
Unmatched bet
1250.00
2450.00
4450.00
DOHHHHHHH
Show
5
5
yuta
Show
A
A
yuta
Win
Four Aces
2450.00
2450.00
Unreal! Well worth the 5r entry fee though, good fun
C'mon Dohhhhhhh, you can do it, it's time to get back to your old ways. Good luck to you.
I'm only saying this because I want to see you succeed; we can all see you've got a great poker brain, but only playing when you're under the influence is always going to limit your potential imo. If you could kick that habit you'd be capable of higher volume and better results. You're always open and honest, I'm sure you'll have explained the reasons why this situation has arisen before, but I think it's what's prevented you fulfilling your full potential.
C'mon Dohhhhhhh, you can do it, it's time to get back to your old ways. Good luck to you. I'm only saying this because I want to see you succeed; we can all see you've got a great poker brain, but only playing when you're under the influence is always going to limit your potential imo. If you could kick that habit you'd be capable of higher volume and better results. You're always open and honest, I'm sure you'll have explained the reasons why this situation has arisen before, but I think it's what's prevented you fulfilling your full potential. Posted by GaryQQQ
Wish I could sort it mate, I don't even think it's a life problem, the last thing I wanna do in a morning is drink beer. That's every day, not just 'scheduled' playing days.....
I never ever (ok vvvv rarely) drink alcohol nowardays unless I'm playing poker. Even then I have to force myself to do it most of the time.
Prob best I reply to this post & jinglemas post when sober, rather than half way thru a session, but I've just played 2x £21 HU hypers (won1, lost1). £21 HU's are my usual game, I have 1,000 buy ins in my allocated roll, and more on top if needed, yet because I'm only abit tipsy, was absolutely brickin it! lol.
Normally wait till 7/8pm until I'm bladdered before taking up those stakes.
Was lucky to get out with a win tbh, back to the 5's n 10's!
Please update more often, this diary is getting better and better.
Whether the whole "no drink no poker" schtick is real or a level it always brings a smile to my face.
Gl with your pokers, I wish I could find a game at the stakes/volume you play where I have a significant edge. But playing just for fun is not at all bad.
Dear Dohhhhhhhhh, Please update more often, this diary is getting better and better. Whether the whole "no drink no poker" schtick is real or a level it always brings a smile to my face. Gl with your pokers, I wish I could find a game at the stakes/volume you play where I have a significant edge. But playing just for fun is not at all bad. Posted by Giant811
Do you ever play HU PLO? If not, is it because of lack of opponents or because you only play hold'em? In my own fit of madness I multitabled PLO, LO8 and Stud hi MTTs with predictably disastrous results. And I was sober! Posted by Giant811
I would be VERY impressed to see a player comfortably multi-tabling them 3 games at the same time!
Got one of those "wake up @ 6am feeling awful, then wake up again @ midday and feel ok" hangovers.
Horrible now, but not a bad 1 in the long run :P
Hangovers are a never ending game
Maybe I should do a blog on them? haaaaa.
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True story this, I believe the clocks have gone forward again? My bedroom clock (1st thing I look at most days) has been an hour fast for the last, however long it's been since I was supposed to turn it back.......
So now without me touching it, it's right again?
"Nothing ever changes by staying the same" ???
^^^^ B/S! lol
I had a good day yesterday, not great, but solid again, stringing a few together now. Donny wasn't built in a day Although if you have a walk round here you might think it was.
Played 47 games, for $221 profit w/22% ROI.
(+140 in £££)
Diary has gotten abit negative recently, so gonna post my graph for the year so far playing HU sngs. It's not all doom n gloom, although it's not great. I've reached my peak profit for the year.
Keep banging on about it but without the $1k downswing it would look alot healthier. Wish I could just delete those krazy few days. Wud be nice if we cud do that
Morning. Got one of those "wake up @ 6am feeling awful, then wake up again @ midday and feel ok" hangovers. Horrible now, but not a bad 1 in the long run :P Hangovers are a never ending game Maybe I should do a blog on them? haaaaa. ---------------------------------------------- True story this, I believe the clocks have gone forward again? My bedroom clock (1st thing I look at most days) has been an hour fast for the last, however long it's been since I was supposed to turn it back....... So now without me touching it, it's right again? "Nothing ever changes by staying the same" ??? ^^^^ B/S! lol I had a good day yesterday, not great, but solid again, stringing a few together now. Donny wasn't built in a day Although if you have a walk round here you might think it was. Played 47 games, for $221 profit w/22% ROI. (+140 in £££) Diary has gotten abit negative recently, so gonna post my graph for the year so far playing HU sngs. It's not all doom n gloom, although it's not great. I've reached my peak profit for the year. Keep banging on about it but without the $1k downswing it would look alot healthier. Wish I could just delete those krazy few days. Wud be nice if we cud do that Graph http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2kgdnq&s=5 Username Games Played Av. Profit Av. Stake Av. ROI Total Profit Form Ability /100 Network Filter DOHHHHHHH 1,449 $1 $23 5% $1,043 Hot N/A SkyPoker 1/1/2012 3/25/2012 Heads Up SNG Only x Within $200 of the elusive leaderboard spot. Maybe next time I will reply to all posts this afternoon, starting from Mr Jingles' * . Altho I dunno what I'm gonna say to that 1 :S * http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=am71aa&s=5 Posted by DOHHHHHHH
LOL!
More early morning posts pls
and +1 for the hangover diary.... I could join u on that one!
In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Wish I could sort it mate, I don't even think it's a life problem, the last thing I wanna do in a morning is drink beer. That's every day, not just 'scheduled' playing days..... I never ever (ok vvvv rarely) drink alcohol nowardays unless I'm playing poker. Even then I have to force myself to do it most of the time. Prob best I reply to this post & jinglemas post when sober, rather than half way thru a session, but I've just played 2x £21 HU hypers (won1, lost1). £21 HU's are my usual game, I have 1,000 buy ins in my allocated roll, and more on top if needed, yet because I'm only abit tipsy, was absolutely brickin it! lol. Normally wait till 7/8pm until I'm bladdered before taking up those stakes. Was lucky to get out with a win tbh, back to the 5's n 10's! Posted by DOHHHHHHH
Invest some of that poker roll in a physcho analyst, it is definately a mind thing. Overcome it, play sober and make a nice living. I'm not saying you're mad or anything(but on second thoughts....) but it would definately be an eye opener for the doc !
Its a question of understanding why you feel uncomfortable playing above 10 quid when your sober. solve that problem and not only will you make more money, youll be more healthy.
I know you've had your swings (who hasn't), but like you say it's not all 'doom and gloom', +5% is a very impressive return over a big sample of turbo/hyper HU matches. Double the volume to double your profit, simple! Play full time and you'd make a fortune with C4P on top.
It's not just playing sober, it's playing well. When I try it, I dunno what buttons to click, I can't hand read and think properly, I'm so used to being trollied! haaaa.
Anyway I don't think there's any need for psychos and hypnotists!! lololol
Stage 2 of the hangover kicking in now, nowhere near as bad as 6am
My TV wont turn on, so I've turned to youtube for entertainment until I get up. Any Gervais fans need to watch this. You might have already, but it's very lol!
Do you ever play HU PLO? If not, is it because of lack of opponents or because you only play hold'em? In my own fit of madness I multitabled PLO, LO8 and Stud hi MTTs with predictably disastrous results. And I was sober! Posted by Giant811
Hi again Giant, sorry I didn't reply properly yest I think you posted around the time I'd just started playing properly.
I would love to be able to play PLO......
I've dabbled in the past, playing some 6max cash on here and 888...
I just can't figure out where the edge is? It seems at the lower/mid stakes, the skill is good hand selection? Identifying dangerous boards, constantly assessing your hand strength in relation to the board texture?
Basically, to me, PLO is all about my hand, and the board. Rather than reading and outplaying other players?
It seems to me that anyone can be taught good hand selection, and how to make the nuts....so where is the edge???
There obviously is one, but I can't find it!
It doesn't help that I haven't really read up on PLO, haven't really watched any PLO coaching/theory videos either. Do you have any links/reccommended reading for it?
Any sites where you watch videos?
I asked about a year ago and apparently there's not many good PLO books out there, so maybe some strategy articles on some site somewhere I dunno.
As for HU PLO, very little experience playing this, be it cash or sng.....
I know the PLO/PLO8 HU sng games on sky are dominated by a very small pool of players. They have insane ROI's, obviously taking advantage of the high %age of PLO newbies on sky....
You're a competent PLO player, why not give em a go? I've no idea what ROI to expect with them long term, these PLO guys, jason/bloodykk are maintaining unrealistic ROI's imo. I asked TommyD what ROI to expect long term when he was on the show, he said between 5-10%, probably leaning more towards 5% with the varience.....
I came across a HORSE MTT final table vid few weeks back. Even though I didn't understand most the games, I found it quite interesting. $215 buy in, so should be high level, but not sure how good the guy recording it is. Seemed to do some weird stuff!
In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Hi again Giant, sorry I didn't reply properly yest I think you posted around the time I'd just started playing properly. I would love to be able to play PLO...... I've dabbled in the past, playing some 6max cash on here and 888... I just can't figure out where the edge is? It seems at the lower/mid stakes, the skill is good hand selection? Identifying dangerous boards, constantly assessing your hand strength in relation to the board texture? Basically, to me, PLO is all about my hand, and the board. Rather than reading and outplaying other players? It seems to me that anyone can be taught good hand selection, and how to make the nuts....so where is the edge??? There obviously is one, but I can't find it! It doesn't help that I haven't really read up on PLO, haven't really watched any PLO coaching/theory videos either. Do you have any links/reccommended reading for it? Any sites where you watch videos? I asked about a year ago and apparently there's not many good PLO books out there, so maybe some strategy articles on some site somewhere I dunno. As for HU PLO, very little experience playing this, be it cash or sng..... I know the PLO/PLO8 HU sng games on sky are dominated by a very small pool of players. They have insane ROI's, obviously taking advantage of the high %age of PLO newbies on sky.... You're a competent PLO player, why not give em a go? I've no idea what ROI to expect with them long term, these PLO guys, jason/bloodykk are maintaining unrealistic ROI's imo. I asked TommyD what ROI to expect long term when he was on the show, he said between 5-10%, probably leaning more towards 5% with the varience..... I came across a HORSE MTT final table vid few weeks back. Even though I didn't understand most the games, I found it quite interesting. $215 buy in, so should be high level, but not sure how good the guy recording it is. Seemed to do some weird stuff! http://www.pokertube.com/free-poker-videos?movie=18917&title=HORSE_FT_with_Rikard_Feb_26 More entertaining than educational ^ Thnx 4 ur post, any PLO references that can turn me into a PLO whizz would be appreciated! ..... I know that's a tall order ^^^ :P Posted by DOHHHHHHH
Great post DOHHHHHHHHH.
I absolutely see where you're coming from re PLO. I wish there was more PLO talk on 865 and in the clinic so I could get a better understanding. In low stakes MTTs there are enough players who think AAxx is the nuts or who can't fold the 2nd nuts to a river check-raise, so sitting tight and waiting for spots is a viable strategy for going deep. A major drawback is that once it gets to the bubble and beyond I tend to have a smallish stack. But I'm reasonably confident in my short-stack play, but you're never that far ahead in PLO if you get it in pre.
I've dabbled in PLO cash without any succes, but I think I'm a losing cash player in every game I tried, maybe even-ish in Stud, so I rarely play cash. I guess you have to play either super aggro and take a lot of small pots before showdown or super tight and hope to win enough big pots to make up for all the times you fold after missing the flop. For me playing 100bb+ deep is really tricky. Even with good aces you rarely can get enough of your stack in pre to be comfortable, and there won't be too many flops you will be comfortable with against a range of lower pairs, rundowns and flush draws.
Blatant brag: I won a 300bb+ pot yesterday when I 4-bet AAK2s for 75% of my stack and they somehow held up 5-way. But that is the exception (both the holding and getting stacks in pre).
I'm aware of one book aimed at hold'em players transitioning to PLO: Tri Nguyen - Transitioning from NLHE to PLO. It's strictly for PLO cash, but quite interesting with some detailed maths background as well.
I think the edge comes once you can successfully bluff draws you don't have and value bet/call without the nuts. I'm not anywhere near that (yet).
But even without being great at it PLO/PLO8 is such great fun.
Thanks for the link, I will have a look later. I have acquired tons of poker vids, but probably less than 5% are for PLO and I don't think any of them cover MTTs. So if you come across anything please let me know.
I'm always happy to talk PLO, and if you ever want to have a friendly game (low stakes please) I'm up for it.
I went out to town last night for a friends birthday, he's so annoying when drunk cos he runs away every 5 minutes I've never actually had a hangover no matter how much I drink... Wake up feeling so good cos I get a much better nights sleep then I usually do Posted by Poker_Fail
Thats coz your only 18 and still drinking pop..........
Physcho analyst? - Is that Carlo on life tilt? It's not just playing sober, it's playing well. When I try it, I dunno what buttons to click, I can't hand read and think properly, I'm so used to being trollied! haaaa. Anyway I don't think there's any need for psychos and hypnotists!! lololol Stage 2 of the hangover kicking in now, nowhere near as bad as 6am My TV wont turn on, so I've turned to youtube for entertainment until I get up. Any Gervais fans need to watch this. You might have already, but it's very lol! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-a7t4f1Fck&feature=related Posted by DOHHHHHHH
But u know this is nonsense right? It's like you're Popeye and Strongbow's your spinach! Which is hokum.
Clearly u have the game, but have a mental block of only executing it under the influence. If u can remove this psychological barrier from your mind, you're @ least doubling your profit-making potential overnight - I'm sure deep down u know this yourself.
Re: Ricky & Karl - I have every radio podcast and animated series, love it! :-) (hadn't heard that clip b4, v.funny as usual).
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Interesting reply. Surprised about the alcohol tho! I just assumed it was a ruse to attract players to your tables!! Personally, i've found that if I play when I've had a drink I take more risks and spew chips at an alarming rate! lol But hey if it works for you don't change it! My poker has been going well (on another site where I'vediscovered Zoom -it's right up you're street! !) Only a rec player 3/4 nites a week but REALLY enjoying it and DEF improving. Not had to deposit for a while which is good. The more I improve tho I realise how much I DON'T know about poker! (if that makes sense?) I've only dipped an expensive toe in the water with regards cash tho. ;-(
Keep posting as I'm sure there are lots of lurkers!
run good
pad
Aight, £5 Time Tourny, 5 min levels, I bust level 4, so all these happened within 15 minutes.
Started off by making the nuts on the flop....
1)
4 times....
Then the most ridiculously played hand I've ever seen, I'm sure this guy is so aware of my spew-tastic nature, that he believes if he checks behind a third time, I'll still manage to gift him my stack somehow.
And then I bust in Spewtastic fashion, refusal to fold and all that. You don't wanna see that, u seen it all b4 :P
Btw, here is the end to "flop the nuts hand 3"
I'm only saying this because I want to see you succeed; we can all see you've got a great poker brain, but only playing when you're under the influence is always going to limit your potential imo. If you could kick that habit you'd be capable of higher volume and better results. You're always open and honest, I'm sure you'll have explained the reasons why this situation has arisen before, but I think it's what's prevented you fulfilling your full potential.
LOL!
More early morning posts pls
and +1 for the hangover diary.... I could join u on that one!
I've never actually had a hangover no matter how much I drink... Wake up feeling so good cos I get a much better nights sleep then I usually do