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The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.

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  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    Nice one, I'd imagine the £70 was a pretty good hang-over cure. Maybe the runbad is over? I'd avoid doing it again though, you might bust your roll next time!
    Posted by GaryQQQ
    It did ease my sore head earlier....I was an idiot though but got away with it!
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    I'm hoping my downswing is over, played 3 mtts tonight, the bh semi and £2.50 vegas sats were unsuccessful but just finished 2nd in a £250 gtd for 50 quid.....my cards were holding for once!!

    warren19671000001£75 + 30 League Pointswaller0202£50 + 26 League Pointsrutherfo0803£35 + 22 League PointsKLARE04£25 + 18 League Pointswsc196005£20 + 14 League Pointsstebar5606£17.50 rhinorose07£15 + 8 League Pointsinlikeflyn08£12.50 + 6 League Points
    Not playing anymore poker tonight as I'm gonna settle down and watch telly with missus, she says jonothan ross and a film.....i say MOTD, could be war!!! 

    Start br: £207.86
    Current br: £245.06
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited March 2012
    well played ryan

    :)

    devon
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    well played ryan :) devon
    Posted by devonfish5
    ty m8
  • pod1pod1 Member Posts: 4,377
    edited March 2012
    :-)
  • walesboywalesboy Member Posts: 993
    edited March 2012
    you're alive today then
    I assume it was jonathan ross and the film!!
    well done on your progress m8
    glad I don't drink much now or I might be tempted with higher stakes!
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    you're alive today then I assume it was jonathan ross and the film!! well done on your progress m8 glad I don't drink much now or I might be tempted with higher stakes!
    Posted by walesboy
    I sky+'d motd....everyone's a winner!
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    Nothing much to report, played numerous mtt's without success, Grimsby's charge to the conference play offs stuttered with a defeat!!! The only upside was AVB getting his marching orders!

    Gonna play a couple of mtt's tonight, run well all!

    Start br: £245.06
    Current br: £229.72
  • profman15profman15 Member Posts: 1,808
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    Nothing much to report, played numerous mtt's without success, Grimsby's charge to the conference play offs stuttered with a defeat!!! The only upside was AVB getting his marching orders! Gonna play a couple of mtt's tonight, run well all! Start br: £245.06 Current br: £229.72
    Posted by waller02
    Hi Waller02
       Im new tothe site and game (less than a year) and wondered how you are getting on. I enjoyed reading your diary as i'm just getting interested in the community etc.
       I got the impression in your diary that br was sacred and enjoyment wasn't top of your list. Yes success with one brings the other but improvement and application can provide both. A lack of confidence was evident and this is me , a relative novice talking. How are you playing now then? Good luck and hope to see you around the tables.
                                             cheers
                                              Steve aka profman15
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player. : Hi Waller02    Im new tothe site and game (less than a year) and wondered how you are getting on. I enjoyed reading your diary as i'm just getting interested in the community etc.    I got the impression in your diary that br was sacred and enjoyment wasn't top of your list. Yes success with one brings the other but improvement and application can provide both. A lack of confidence was evident and this is me , a relative novice talking. How are you playing now then? Good luck and hope to see you around the tables.                                          cheers                                           Steve aka profman15
    Posted by profman15
    Hi Steve, thanks for your post.

    Yeah my br is sacred because of the fact I never want to have to reload again. Other people will not adhere to br management as they might not be bothered about reloading all the time, but in my mind the game then becomes an expensive hobby rather than a profitable one. I built a br of 30 quid up to 2.5k over the 3yrs I have been playing with good br management. I withdrew a lot and left 600 quid in 6 months ago, this has dwindled down to where I am now. Partly because I became over confident and bought into mtt's that would significantly damage my br.

    This is why I have started to seriously manage my roll again. As for the enjoyment factor, I still love playing or I wouldn't bother. The grim title and occasional downhearted post are all tongue in cheek. Of course there are days when I don't enjoy playing but when that happens I stop playing for a few days and I'm soon eager for a game again.  

    As for the confidence, you may be right as a bad run can affect your confidence but I wouldn't say it was shot to pieces as I know I can final table and win mtt's. 

    I am strictly playing small stakes games that are well within my roll, trying to improve my game and hopefully get my br increasing again. My br is slowly starting to go in the right direction again so I will just stick at it I guess!!

    Thanks again for your post, What games are you playing then? There is a good comp on the forum on Monday nights, The DTD forum comp. 3 mtts, total buy in £5.50 with some weekly and monthly prizes on offer. 
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    Well had an AWFUL 2 days since my last post. Thought my downswing was over how wrong i was.

    Had a few sessions playing nl8 and lost numerous buy ins, the mtts are going even worse. The hand below sums up how I am running at the minute and for that reason I am having a few days off!! lol

    Can anyone reading this tell me what the odds of this happening are?? Worst cooler I have had since I can remember!!!!

    Start br: £229.72
    Current br: £169.79

    Here is the hand.......couldn't believe it lol
    sootums Small blind  25.00 25.00 1378.75
    waller02 Big blind  50.00 75.00 3041.25
     Your hole cards
    • Q
    • 7
       
    jakeyboy3 Call  50.00 125.00 3005.00
    JohnPe15 Call  50.00 175.00 1920.00
    DUMBOY Call  50.00 225.00 4565.00
    TopMan12 Fold     
    sootums Call  25.00 250.00 1353.75
    waller02 Check     
    Flop
      
    • 6
    • 5
    • 2
       
    sootums Check     
    waller02 Bet  100.00 350.00 2941.25
    jakeyboy3 Call  100.00 450.00 2905.00
    JohnPe15 Fold     
    DUMBOY Call  100.00 550.00 4465.00
    sootums Fold     
    Turn
      
    • 10
       
    waller02 Bet  350.00 900.00 2591.25
    jakeyboy3 Call  350.00 1250.00 2555.00
    DUMBOY Raise  700.00 1950.00 3765.00
    waller02 Raise  1500.00 3450.00 1091.25
    jakeyboy3 All-in  2555.00 6005.00 0.00
    DUMBOY All-in  3765.00 9770.00 0.00
    waller02 All-in  1091.25 10861.25 0.00
    DUMBOY Unmatched bet  1523.75 9337.50 1523.75
    waller02 Show
    • Q
    • 7
       
    jakeyboy3 Show
    • A
    • 10
       
    DUMBOY Show
    • 8
    • K
       
    River
      
    • 3
       
    jakeyboy3 Win Flush to the Ace 9265.00  9265.00
    DUMBOY Win Flush to the King 72.50
  • rossjb14rossjb14 Member Posts: 700
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: The "Grim" tale of a low stakes player.:
    Well had an AWFUL 2 days since my last post. Thought my downswing was over how wrong i was. Had a few sessions playing nl8 and lost numerous buy ins, the mtts are going even worse. The hand below sums up how I am running at the minute and for that reason I am having a few days off!! lol Can anyone reading this tell me what the odds of this happening are?? Worst cooler I have had since I can remember!!!! Start br: £229.72 Current br: £169.79 Here is the hand.......couldn't believe it lol sootums Small blind   25.00 25.00 1378.75 waller02 Big blind   50.00 75.00 3041.25   Your hole cards Q 7       jakeyboy3 Call   50.00 125.00 3005.00 JohnPe15 Call   50.00 175.00 1920.00 DUMBOY Call   50.00 225.00 4565.00 TopMan12 Fold         sootums Call   25.00 250.00 1353.75 waller02 Check         Flop     6 5 2       sootums Check         waller02 Bet   100.00 350.00 2941.25 jakeyboy3 Call   100.00 450.00 2905.00 JohnPe15 Fold         DUMBOY Call   100.00 550.00 4465.00 sootums Fold         Turn     10       waller02 Bet   350.00 900.00 2591.25 jakeyboy3 Call   350.00 1250.00 2555.00 DUMBOY Raise   700.00 1950.00 3765.00 waller02 Raise   1500.00 3450.00 1091.25 jakeyboy3 All-in   2555.00 6005.00 0.00 DUMBOY All-in   3765.00 9770.00 0.00 waller02 All-in   1091.25 10861.25 0.00 DUMBOY Unmatched bet   1523.75 9337.50 1523.75 waller02 Show Q 7       jakeyboy3 Show A 10       DUMBOY Show 8 K       River     3       jakeyboy3 Win Flush to the Ace 9265.00   9265.00 DUMBOY Win Flush to the King 72.50
    Posted by waller02
    What a flop! Horrible doesn't describe it.  Waller you're a good player in my book,  a few days off will do the trick and hopefully a bit of run good.
  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited March 2012
    What an awful flop, it must be super rare to flop a Q-high flush and be behind 2 others at a 6-handed table.
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    Well, I was meant to be having a break....but it got to the evening and I was bored and seeming as I wasn't doing a lot wrong the past 2 days I thought I would play a couple of mtts.   

    Glad I did though because I had a cash in the mini BH followed by this.....

    waller027080001£88.50 + £29.93 Head Prizes + 20 League Points13£8.22
    Phew, took down the 600 gtd bh, not bad for a £2.30 buy in and a MUCH needed win!  It rounds off a good weekend, the mother in law had the kids so me and the missus could have some "romantic" time and the mighty mariners won to consolidate their charge for play offs in the conference.

    No more poker tonight gonna quit while I'm ahead!

    Start br: £169.79

    Current br: £278.13

  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited March 2012
    Grats on the bink, not so grim ;)
  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited March 2012
    Nice bink, well played.
  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited March 2012
    well done mate,nice one
    :-)
    devon
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012
    ty guys it was def a much needed boost
  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,119
    edited March 2012

    haven't posted for a while but haven't played a great deal.

    on sunday i treated myself to the primo semi and came fairly close but not close enough. played the dtd on monday night and only managed a min cash in one of the mtts.

    stuck a fiver on a "dead cert" at cheltenham (according to my mate), was a "dead cert" alright, to finish at the back end of the field!

    off work tomorrow so gonna play the doublestack semi, have a few beers and watch the footy

    Start br: £278.13

    Current br: £239.43

  • kufemkufem Member Posts: 2
    edited March 2012
    try another fiver on chapoturgeon in the foxhunters at cheltenham friday
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