shud have bet the flop & closed down to any action. good luck on yr quest. if yr doin mtts u gotta stick to them & forget cash, like i say good luck & run good Posted by seppe
I'm not sure you can bet the flop and close down HU, especially with another queen on the turn. The only way I was every getting away from this was by checking the flop (Which I did) calling the turn (Which I did) and folding the river shove (oops)
Nice diary Batkin. I've caught up now!! You are obviously a player who thinks deeply about their game. Maybe, i can learn something from you. God knows i need it. Mind, poker's still a laugh isn't it. When it stops being fun then get out as long as its not your job, eh? I love it and tried a diary too but more as an observational one with less hand analysis(none actually) or win/loss etc. Mind, i have managed to successfully load a couple of pics on ....have a look at my new poker outfit 0n "Profman15....The diary of a novice non grinder ....".....my devious kids bought it for me for fathers day.... All the best...
Nice diary Batkin. I've caught up now!! You are obviously a player who thinks deeply about their game. Maybe, i can learn something from you. God knows i need it. Mind, poker's still a laugh isn't it. When it stops being fun then get out as long as its not your job, eh? I love it and tried a diary too but more as an observational one with less hand analysis(none actually) or win/loss etc. Mind, i have managed to successfully load a couple of pics on ....have a look at my new poker outfit 0n "Profman15....The diary of a novice non grinder ....".....my devious kids bought it for me for fathers day.... All the best... Posted by profman15
Thanks for the comments, I read your diary often but just don't post I will starts! I'm happy to lend advice but at no point am I claiming to be a pro Im just pretty decent MTT wise, but my discipline is foul thats why I have the diary now, to try and conquer the BR management.
Not very well today! Went into work and had to come home as so rough. On the plus side though I have a bit of time to play poker .
Sat down about midday today to try and sat into tonights Main Events. Once again no joy, I ran terribly and was opening far to wide. Played a couple of the Bounty Hunters aswell the standard at my opening table on the £22 £600GTD was painful. It was limp call from everyone, I don't think any flops went 3 way let alone 2 way it was all 5 way with me sitting on the side waiting for aces . Anyway this plan failed and ended up getting it in pretty well on a TT9 board with JT! However no he flips over QQ and immediately turns a Q!
I'm going to have a small break now as have some housework to do, and will try to come back fully refreshed for tonights mains and the DTD. (Which I'm due a run well in, as never finished well at all in any DTD as of yet)
In Response to Re: Diary of an MTT player : Thanks for the comments, I read your diary often but just don't post I will starts! I'm happy to lend advice but at no point am I claiming to be a pro Im just pretty decent MTT wise, but my discipline is foul thats why I have the diary now, to try and conquer the BR management. Gl at the tables Kalie Posted by Batkin88
Ta Katie...mat see you in the DTD forum...say hello
I ran pretty awful throughout the day, and gave up trying to sat into the main events, and decided to just buy in to them. I think I sat into the £33 one though, I just can't fully remember.
Anyway I played the DTD the main and the mini, and the £4k BH for a £110 buy in.
The deepstacks started pretty bad, I couldn't figure out the player UTG when I was on the button, he limped everyhand which ruined my game as he also called any raise lol. I ran deep in one, the 7:45 one but then DRUMAHAI destroyed my aces with QJ in a hand which would probably make the other chip leader, but looking over the hand history, I played it pretty bad. I managed to donk off all my chips to GREGHOGG in the take on tikay as he slowplayed a full house, which funnily enough I was trying to rep.
The main event then started and I started quick, immediatly doubled up with KK v AQ all in pre he missed, I got my first bounty. Unfortunately it was my last bounty of this tournament as I consistantly donked off chips to another limp caller. (I get tilted by them and I never believe a limp caller can have a hand) In fairness this player limped every hand so I had no idea what he had ever. One min he had 7 4 o/s then he has AQ suited and flopped a flush but check called all streets as I am too predictable. I ran well in the mini, I don't know where I finished but I got my buy in back via bounties which was nice. (I didn't cash, exit hand was KQ V JT all in pre)
Then finally the biggy! I don't usually buy straight in to these events but with alot of players in vegas, I felt the field may be a bit weaker giving better value. I was probably right in my thinking but there where still some very good players floating around. I am not 100% how many runners it had but it made its guarantee.
It all started pretty well tbh, I won the very first hand which is always nice! I had JT suited 3 way and flop comes 4 9 T and a player is calling me down with J9. I also had a micro tournament reg at my table, who I thought had left as haven't seen them in ages. (Crazykaron) a serial min casher! (Which in the long run is perfect with a few big ones thrown in). Anyway a hand got dealt and I had AA utg, I raise to 150 out of 5.6k, crazy karon flats in UTG+1 out of a 3k stack, then the cut off shoves for 2.9K I am loving life at the moment, bearing in mind it's £50 a head! I decide to flat as crazykaron has to be folding here. After a moment in the tank she reshoves (Didn't really like this) hands go over AA (me) QQ (c/o) A2 hearts (Miss Karon). I am now loving this, flop comes spade spade blank then the ace of spades and another spade. ERM I am quickly looking around for a apade in one of there hands but somehow my aces hold!! Up to 11.5 k and chip leader! At the third break I am 3rd in chips out of 16 but not far off the leader. (Top 5 paid) I grind my way to yet another final table!!! However I did get very lucky and unlucky prior! Mr Solack I owe you an apology for rivering a set of tens v your queens. But just before FT I lost a massive flip with AK v TT, meaning I was going onto the FT as short stack with only 5 paid.
The table went on for ever, I thought I played a hand really well but again got slated in the chat box for it, but oh well! I burst the bubble getting it in bad with AJ v AK and hitting my jack. (The player moaning in chatbox was this one so didn't feel that bad, a teeny tiny bit, but not that bad) I then Went on to the last 4 and somehow the massive chipleader found himself in a pot 3 way all in with me sitting on the edge hoping chip leader wins and I ladder to 2nd. This happened his AK held against AQ and T9 meaning I was going HU.
His stack 120k mine 32k hmmmm. I absolutely battered him HU I was beating him like a pinata. Until I decided to trap him. (stacks 90k 60k ish) I limped with QQ to shove any low flop as he was calling light and flop came 7 8 J! Yes!!! I shove he snaps and turns over 9 T oh dear!! Insult to injury I rivered a queen.
Oh well another Chunk to the BR. Sorry for rattling on so much, hope you enjoyed yet another runner up! 3 days 4 final tables (excluding dyms and sats) 3 2nd places and one win! I am happy with this.
Another day off work today, seem to hage some sort of bug really not well. Jowever I don't think I can use it for an excuse of my earlier act of stupidity. I couldn't find my phone anywhere and it had no battery left so couldn't ring it, so I pondered around my humble abode retracing my steps. No luck, where on earth had I left it, I had it an hour ago as it ran out of battery whilst I was reading "The mental game of poker" on i books. I gave up and went to make a coffee, however the milk was on the side??? Why would I leave it out the fridge? It's unlike me, I am one who tends to want everything in it's place. Anyway I make myself a Tea as changed my mind on the coffee front and then go to put the milk in the fridge. Then sitting in the milk tray in the side of the fridge door is my phone, what a plum! How can you get them too mixed up.
I fell asleep in a few sats yesterday due to this so hopefully not today. Not in the main event tonight so will just play a few today and then a couple of late ones. See you at the tables!!
And good luck to the lads in vegas, my money is on TONNYD and WAYNE but hope they all do well!!!
Hi everyone, time for another entry to the diary. Unfortunately it was my last bounty of this tournament as(1)I consistantly donked off chips to another limp caller. (I get tilted by them and I never believe a limp caller can have a hand) In fairness this player limped every hand so I had no idea what he had ever. One min he had 7 4 o/s then he has AQ suited and flopped a flush but check called all streets as I am too predictable. Then finally the biggy! I don't usually buy straight in to these events but with alot of players in vegas, I felt the field may be a bit weaker giving better value. I was probably right in my thinking but there where still some very good players floating around. (2)I am not 100% how many runners it had but it made its guarantee. ` I am 3rd in chips out of 16 but not far off the leader. (Top 5 paid) I grind my way to yet another final table!!!(3) Mr Solack I owe you an apology for rivering a set of tens v your queens.
Kalie x BR £1,108.75 PROFIT £658.75 Posted by Batkin88
Hi Kalie,
Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly. Tho NOT too poorly obvs! I hope ya boss don't play on Skypoker ;-)
1. I find this interesting, some people call it limping, some call it being sneaky! It does tilt tho! Other night a player was not happy that I slow-played QQ otb when they were in the bb short-stacked & had been stealing!!
2. 42 - Only Douglas Adams really knows why tho!
3. It happens, saw an aipf wit 1010 v KK v AA where the 10's rivered and took two heads!! I'm sure Solly was gracious?
Anyhoo, hope your feeling better soon & rungood continues.
Hi everyone, time for another entry to the diary. I ran pretty awful throughout the day, and gave up trying to sat into the main events, and decided to just buy in to them. I think I sat into the £33 one though, I just can't fully remember. Anyway I played the DTD the main and the mini, and the £4k BH for a £110 buy in.The deepstacks started pretty bad, I couldn't figure out the player UTG when I was on the button, he limped everyhand which ruined my game as he also called any raise lol. I ran deep in one, the 7:45 one but then DRUMAHAI destroyed my aces with QJ in a hand which would probably make the other chip leader, but looking over the hand history, I played it pretty bad. I managed to donk off all my chips to GREGHOGG in the take on tikay as he slowplayed a full house, which funnily enough I was trying to rep. The main event then started and I started quick, immediatly doubled up with KK v AQ all in pre he missed, I got my first bounty. Unfortunately it was my last bounty of this tournament as I consistantly donked off chips to another limp caller. (I get tilted by them and I never believe a limp caller can have a hand) In fairness this player limped every hand so I had no idea what he had ever. One min he had 7 4 o/s then he has AQ suited and flopped a flush but check called all streets as I am too predictable. I ran well in the mini, I don't know where I finished but I got my buy in back via bounties which was nice. (I didn't cash, exit hand was KQ V JT all in pre) Then finally the biggy! I don't usually buy straight in to these events but with alot of players in vegas, I felt the field may be a bit weaker giving better value. I was probably right in my thinking but there where still some very good players floating around. I am not 100% how many runners it had but it made its guarantee. It all started pretty well tbh, I won the very first hand which is always nice! I had JT suited 3 way and flop comes 4 9 T and a player is calling me down with J9. I also had a micro tournament reg at my table, who I thought had left as haven't seen them in ages. (Crazykaron) a serial min casher! (Which in the long run is perfect with a few big ones thrown in). Anyway a hand got dealt and I had AA utg, I raise to 150 out of 5.6k, crazy karon flats in UTG+1 out of a 3k stack, then the cut off shoves for 2.9K I am loving life at the moment, bearing in mind it's £50 a head! I decide to flat as crazykaron has to be folding here. After a moment in the tank she reshoves (Didn't really like this) hands go over AA (me) QQ (c/o) A2 hearts (Miss Karon). I am now loving this, flop comes spade spade blank then the ace of spades and another spade. ERM I am quickly looking around for a apade in one of there hands but somehow my aces hold!! Up to 11.5 k and chip leader! At the third break I am 3rd in chips out of 16 but not far off the leader. (Top 5 paid) I grind my way to yet another final table!!! However I did get very lucky and unlucky prior! Mr Solack I owe you an apology for rivering a set of tens v your queens. But just before FT I lost a massive flip with AK v TT, meaning I was going onto the FT as short stack with only 5 paid. The table went on for ever, I thought I played a hand really well but again got slated in the chat box for it, but oh well! I burst the bubble getting it in bad with AJ v AK and hitting my jack. (The player moaning in chatbox was this one so didn't feel that bad, a teeny tiny bit, but not that bad) I then Went on to the last 4 and somehow the massive chipleader found himself in a pot 3 way all in with me sitting on the edge hoping chip leader wins and I ladder to 2nd. This happened his AK held against AQ and T9 meaning I was going HU. His stack 120k mine 32k hmmmm. I absolutely battered him HU I was beating him like a pinata. Until I decided to trap him. (stacks 90k 60k ish) I limped with QQ to shove any low flop as he was calling light and flop came 7 8 J! Yes!!! I shove he snaps and turns over 9 T oh dear!! Insult to injury I rivered a queen. Oh well another Chunk to the BR. Sorry for rattling on so much, hope you enjoyed yet another runner up! 3 days 4 final tables (excluding dyms and sats) 3 2nd places and one win! I am happy with this. Good luck at the felt Kalie x BR £1,108.75 PROFIT £658.75 Posted by Batkin88
I guess you are not sticking to a strict bankroll management plan then
Just experienced short stacked cash poker!!! Never sen it on here before, it is brilliant for me tbh as quite happy sitting with 20 bb's. At nl50 blinds 50p/ £1 max buy in a fiver, I left with £43 very nice, thats another ME paid for.
Just experienced short stacked cash poker!!! Never sen it on here before, it is brilliant for me tbh as quite happy sitting with 20 bb's. At nl50 blinds 50p/ £1 max buy in a fiver, I left with £43 very nice, thats another ME paid for. Kalie Posted by Batkin88
Wow Kalie, you've got off to a pretty brilliant start. Hope it continues for you.
Have you worked out (even if it's only roughly) how much you have to play to get in Priority just from MTTs? Just seems like it's pretty hard to get massive C4P from just MTTs
Wow Kalie, you've got off to a pretty brilliant start. Hope it continues for you. Have you worked out (even if it's only roughly) how much you have to play to get in Priority just from MTTs? Just seems like it's pretty hard to get massive C4P from just MTTs Posted by Lambert180
No not as of yet tbh, I have earnt a 1000 in the last few days though although I don't know where they have all came from. They should put how many points you earn in the lobbies. £1 rake = 10 points I think you said but I don't really know.
In Response to Re: Diary of an MTT player : What was your strategy vs normal cash games? Looks like it worked! Posted by Sky_Poker
Player selection is a massive advantage as this is where you want limpers. No raising just shove or fold once you are ahead they are always short stack. Also take all the free flop limpers give you unless ultra strong then shove. I do have one more secret but as you can guess.... It's a secret.
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TRhanks for commenting
Kalie
I love it and tried a diary too but more as an observational one with less hand analysis(none actually) or win/loss etc. Mind, i have managed to successfully load a couple of pics on ....have a look at my new poker outfit 0n "Profman15....The diary of a novice non grinder ....".....my devious kids bought it for me for fathers day....
All the best...
I'm happy to lend advice but at no point am I claiming to be a pro Im just pretty decent MTT wise, but my discipline is foul thats why I have the diary now, to try and conquer the BR management.
Gl at the tables
Kalie
Sat down about midday today to try and sat into tonights Main Events. Once again no joy, I ran terribly and was opening far to wide. Played a couple of the Bounty Hunters aswell the standard at my opening table on the £22 £600GTD was painful. It was limp call from everyone, I don't think any flops went 3 way let alone 2 way it was all 5 way with me sitting on the side waiting for aces
I'm going to have a small break now as have some housework to do, and will try to come back fully refreshed for tonights mains and the DTD. (Which I'm due a run well in, as never finished well at all in any DTD as of yet)
I ran pretty awful throughout the day, and gave up trying to sat into the main events, and decided to just buy in to them. I think I sat into the £33 one though, I just can't fully remember.
Anyway I played the DTD the main and the mini, and the £4k BH for a £110 buy in.
The deepstacks started pretty bad, I couldn't figure out the player UTG when I was on the button, he limped everyhand which ruined my game as he also called any raise lol. I ran deep in one, the 7:45 one but then DRUMAHAI destroyed my aces with QJ in a hand which would probably make the other chip leader, but looking over the hand history, I played it pretty bad.
I managed to donk off all my chips to GREGHOGG in the take on tikay as he slowplayed a full house, which funnily enough I was trying to rep.
The main event then started and I started quick, immediatly doubled up with KK v AQ all in pre he missed, I got my first bounty. Unfortunately it was my last bounty of this tournament as I consistantly donked off chips to another limp caller. (I get tilted by them and I never believe a limp caller can have a hand) In fairness this player limped every hand so I had no idea what he had ever. One min he had 7 4 o/s then he has AQ suited and flopped a flush but check called all streets as I am too predictable.
I ran well in the mini, I don't know where I finished but I got my buy in back via bounties which was nice. (I didn't cash, exit hand was KQ V JT all in pre)
Then finally the biggy! I don't usually buy straight in to these events but with alot of players in vegas, I felt the field may be a bit weaker giving better value. I was probably right in my thinking but there where still some very good players floating around. I am not 100% how many runners it had but it made its guarantee.
It all started pretty well tbh, I won the very first hand which is always nice! I had JT suited 3 way and flop comes 4 9 T and a player is calling me down with J9.
I also had a micro tournament reg at my table, who I thought had left as haven't seen them in ages. (Crazykaron) a serial min casher! (Which in the long run is perfect with a few big ones thrown in). Anyway a hand got dealt and I had AA utg, I raise to 150 out of 5.6k, crazy karon flats in UTG+1 out of a 3k stack, then the cut off shoves for 2.9K I am loving life at the moment, bearing in mind it's £50 a head! I decide to flat as crazykaron has to be folding here. After a moment in the tank she reshoves (Didn't really like this) hands go over AA (me) QQ (c/o) A2 hearts (Miss Karon). I am now loving this, flop comes spade spade blank then the ace of spades and another spade. ERM I am quickly looking around for a apade in one of there hands but somehow my aces hold!! Up to 11.5 k and chip leader!
At the third break I am 3rd in chips out of 16 but not far off the leader. (Top 5 paid) I grind my way to yet another final table!!! However I did get very lucky and unlucky prior! Mr Solack I owe you an apology for rivering a set of tens v your queens. But just before FT I lost a massive flip with AK v TT, meaning I was going onto the FT as short stack with only 5 paid.
The table went on for ever, I thought I played a hand really well but again got slated in the chat box for it, but oh well! I burst the bubble getting it in bad with AJ v AK and hitting my jack. (The player moaning in chatbox was this one so didn't feel that bad, a teeny tiny bit, but not that bad) I then Went on to the last 4 and somehow the massive chipleader found himself in a pot 3 way all in with me sitting on the edge hoping chip leader wins and I ladder to 2nd. This happened his AK held against AQ and T9 meaning I was going HU.
His stack 120k mine 32k hmmmm.
I absolutely battered him HU I was beating him like a pinata. Until I decided to trap him. (stacks 90k 60k ish) I limped with QQ to shove any low flop as he was calling light and flop came 7 8 J! Yes!!! I shove he snaps and turns over 9 T oh dear!! Insult to injury I rivered a queen.
Oh well another Chunk to the BR. Sorry for rattling on so much, hope you enjoyed yet another runner up! 3 days 4 final tables (excluding dyms
Good luck at the felt
Kalie x
BR £1,108.75
PROFIT £658.75
You've certainly hit the ground running with this diary, reading about about a heater is much more fun than reading about a downswing!
Another day off work today, seem to hage some sort of bug
really not well. Jowever I don't think I can use it for an excuse of my earlier act of stupidity. I couldn't find my phone anywhere and it had no battery left so couldn't ring it, so I pondered around my humble abode retracing my steps. No luck, where on earth had I left it, I had it an hour ago as it ran out of battery whilst I was reading "The mental game of poker" on i books. I gave up and went to make a coffee, however the milk was on the side??? Why would I leave it out the fridge? It's unlike me, I am one who tends to want everything in it's place. Anyway I make myself a Tea as changed my mind on the coffee front and then go to put the milk in the fridge. Then sitting in the milk tray in the side of the fridge door is my phone, what a plum! How can you get them too mixed up.
I fell asleep in a few sats yesterday due to this so hopefully not today. Not in the main event tonight so will just play a few today and then a couple of late ones.
See you at the tables!!
And good luck to the lads in vegas, my money is on TONNYD and WAYNE but hope they all do well!!!
Gl
Kalie
might as well change the thread title to : my quest to win the jackpot pff sick result keep it up
DP it is kind of strict but only when i drops below £400 as now on over £1k I will become more strict if drop below £900. Taking a punt I call it
Kalie
Just experienced short stacked cash poker!!! Never sen it on here before, it is brilliant for me tbh as quite happy sitting with 20 bb's.
At nl50 blinds 50p/ £1 max buy in a fiver, I left with £43 very nice, thats another ME paid for.
Kalie
Looks like it worked!
Have you worked out (even if it's only roughly) how much you have to play to get in Priority just from MTTs? Just seems like it's pretty hard to get massive C4P from just MTTs