craigcu12 diary.

bbMike · April 2013

You've gone 4 way to the flop, and hit it a dream - you've got second nuts, only gut-shot draws out there and an Ace! Some-one has likely hit here and you've got them crushed. Making it 20p into an 84p pot is way too small. There are three of them! Make it 70p or something. Then it's easier to get the lot.

TINTIN · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Stop checking just BET!!!!
Posted by The_Don90

this.

and bet flop bigger with 3 opponents. these silly small c bets and min raises are whats getting you inot a lot of the trouble you encounter

craigcu12 · April 2013

well if their is anything that can get me back on track i think it is the fold i did with this it might look easy to fold but he could have held a weak flush himself and TBH most strong flush hands would have only called but i wnt for a fold thinking upgear has did a call then reraised so i put him on the flush.

Flop
rabbit1717	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.38
upagear	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£13.61
	Your hole cards	9 7
SINGA	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£4.84
lyndsey25	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£2.00
Dabec	Fold
x	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£5.36
upagear	Check
		4 10 A
x	Bet		£0.08	£0.24	£5.28
upagear	Call		£0.08	£0.32	£13.53
craigcu12	Call		£0.08	£0.40	£4.76
lyndsey25	Fold
Turn
		Q
x	Bet		£0.40	£0.80	£4.88
upagear	Call		£0.40	£1.20	£13.13
craigcu12	Raise		£1.20	£2.40	£3.56
x	Raise		£1.60	£4.00	£3.28
upagear	Raise		£2.40	£6.40	£10.73
craigcu12	Fold
x	All-in		£3.28	£9.68	£0.00
upagear	Fold
x	Show	2 K
x	Win		£6.66		£6.66
x	Return		£2.48	£0.54	£9.14

craigcu12 · April 2013

although i made a good fold with that flush draw overall saturday was a bad day with losses coming to a total of £45.48 compared to winnings totaling £27.76
over all my hand outcomes were these
winnings-
5.28
£4-£5 4 hands
£3.31 £3.25
£2.10x2
£1-£2 16 hands
losses
£5.24
£3-£4 3 hands
£2-£3 9 hands
£1-£2 10 hands
my BR today is £124

craigcu12 · April 2013

i did go into the mini Bh and this was my exit hand all i can say is you got me this time but next time your greedyness will fail you

Flop
dedavidim	Small blind		75.00	75.00	4695.00
craigcu12	Big blind		150.00	225.00	1902.50
	Your hole cards	6 8
x	Call		150.00	375.00	5735.00
feelo	Fold
Doc22	Call		150.00	525.00	2010.00
Reddie	Call		150.00	675.00	2122.50
dedavidim	Call		75.00	750.00	4620.00
craigcu12	Check
		8 6 K
dedavidim	Check
craigcu12	All-in		1902.50	2652.50	0.00
x	Call		1902.50	4555.00	3832.50
Doc22	Fold
Reddie	Fold
dedavidim	Fold
craigcu12	Show	6 8
x	Show	A A
Turn
		3
River
		K
x	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Kings	4555.00		8387.50

Lambert180 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

what i am going to start doing is noting down which villian are aggressive and which are passive because that is what i am thinking causes all this. if a villian is aggressive then i know i can check the turn
Posted by craigcu12

Stop looking for excuses to check. 4NL is about making hands and then going bet bet bet.

If they are passive and we have a strong hand, we bet cos they wont' do it for us.

If they are aggressive and we have a strong hand, AGAIN we bet, if they really are aggressive and decide to raise us, all the better.

Something else to remember, if you have a strong hand (or indeed any hand) you should NEVER bet less than 50% of the pot at 4NL. Bare minimum 50% but I'd have my default bet size being roughly 75% of the pot. Obviously there are occasions to go even bigger or a tad smaller, but never smaller than 50%

edge215 · April 2013

In Response to craigcu12 diary:

my first year on sky poke has not been a good one i have allow myself to be wound up to easy from bad beats not been careful enough with my bankroll and have chased too many of my losses so 2013 will be a new year of poker for me where i will try and get myself into a winning style or atleast a sensible playing style. my aims from 2013 1. be careful with my hands. 2. take a break as soon as i get a bad beat 3.monitor my bankroll and HH better. 4. make notes of the way people play. 5.be more polite with my texts.
Posted by craigcu12

good luck on this site craig.....the worlds best couldn't be consistant on sky

craigcu12 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : Stop looking for excuses to check. 4NL is about making hands and then going bet bet bet. If they are passive and we have a strong hand, we bet cos they wont' do it for us. If they are aggressive and we have a strong hand, AGAIN we bet, if they really are aggressive and decide to raise us, all the better. Something else to remember, if you have a strong hand (or indeed any hand) you should NEVER bet less than 50% of the pot at 4NL. Bare minimum 50% but I'd have my default bet size being roughly 75% of the pot. Obviously there are occasions to go even bigger or a tad smaller, but never smaller than 50%
Posted by Lambert180

lambert i myself can now see where you and calford were coming from with why i should be so aggressive c-bets just don't seem to be used in these and any card seem a scare card to make a bet with yet a weak enough card to call with

Flop
pubmaste26	Sit out
slackalice	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.58
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.26
	Your hole cards	2 5
SALSACITY	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£2.12
slackalice	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.04	£0.18	£7.22
		2 Q 2
craigcu12	Check
SALSACITY	Check
Turn
		10
craigcu12	Bet		£0.18	£0.36	£7.04
SALSACITY	Call		£0.18	£0.54	£1.94
River
		A
craigcu12	Bet		£0.54	£1.08	£6.50
SALSACITY	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		£0.49		£6.99
craigcu12	Return		£0.54	£0.05	£7.53

this hand was what has got me to change my mind the most because i have ended up wasting a very good hand thanks to the hope that another villian was going to bet.

Flop
HORSE337	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£9.06
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.18
	Your hole cards	3 4
roymas6104	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£12.52
cheesy3428	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£3.32
HORSE337	Fold
craigcu12	Check
		4 2 3
craigcu12	Bet		£0.11	£0.25	£5.07
roymas6104	Raise		£0.22	£0.47	£12.30
cheesy3428	Call		£0.22	£0.69	£3.10
craigcu12	Call		£0.11	£0.80	£4.96
Turn
		3
craigcu12	Check
roymas6104	Check
cheesy3428	Check

craigcu12 · April 2013

with this hand although i was not happy at the time when i think about it i should be laughing my head off TBH because how he did not do a reraise on the flop or the turn i don't know so i saved myself more money than i lost.

Flop
SALSACITY	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.14
kateymac10	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.59
	Your hole cards	Q Q
slackalice	Fold
Darklord02	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£7.19
craigcu12	Raise		£0.24	£0.34	£4.94
SALSACITY	Fold
kateymac10	Call		£0.20	£0.54	£1.39
Darklord02	Call		£0.20	£0.74	£6.99
		A A 10
kateymac10	Check
Darklord02	Bet		£0.08	£0.82	£6.91
craigcu12	Raise		£0.53	£1.35	£4.41
kateymac10	Call		£0.53	£1.88	£0.86
Darklord02	Call		£0.45	£2.33	£6.46
Turn
		J
kateymac10	Check
Darklord02	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.84	£3.17	£3.57
kateymac10	All-in		£0.86	£4.03	£0.00
Darklord02	Call		£0.86	£4.89	£5.60
craigcu12	Call		£0.02	£4.91	£3.55
River
		4
Darklord02	Check
craigcu12	Check
kateymac10	Show	K 9
Darklord02	Show	8 A
craigcu12	Muck	Q Q
Darklord02	Win	Three Aces	£4.54		£10.14

craigcu12 · April 2013

my bankroll has suffered a downfall today and is now £112

LARSON7 · April 2013

Craig, NH when you had pocket 10s against my AK! I was saying in my diary, i would have done exactly the same as you with the stack you had.

Just stick at it Craig, and your bankroll will soon be on the up. You were doing really well, if you feel you are having a bad run, maybe take a break from the game and come back anew.

Good luck

calcalfold · April 2013

"when i think about it i should be laughing my head off TBH because how he did not do a reraise on the flop or the turn i don't know so i saved myself more money than i lost."

Well, I would not be raising A8 there either, your pre flop and flop actions are constant with a better ace (or I suppose TT). What worse hand is going to pay him off?....... none that I can think of.

Granted i dont really like the call with A8 pre, but post flop he played his hand more logically than you played yours.

Rather than laughing your head off, it would be better to go over this hand closely. What were your reasons for each action you made? Really apart from pre flop, I dont like any of it.

craigcu12 · April 2013

things seem to have been better today than they were at the week end and i seem to now be thinking more careful about my hands i did have a short period where i suffered heavy but overall i still got a porfit today of £6.05 which is better than nothing
my hand history went like this
the winnings were
£3-£4 7 hands
£2-£3 6 hands
£1-£2 14 hands
the losses were
£6.73 £5.28 £4 £3.25 £3.23 £2.99
£1-£2 9 hands

as for this villian well i know not to bluff him from now on

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.21
andyb33	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£15.79
	Your hole cards	J K
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£4.78
x	Call		£0.18	£0.44	£3.03
andyb33	Fold
		5 4 J
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.33	£0.77	£4.45
x	Call		£0.33	£1.10	£2.70
Turn
		7
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.83	£1.93	£3.62
x	Raise		£1.66	£3.59	£1.04
craigcu12	Call		£0.83	£4.42	£2.79
River
		3
x	Bet		£0.04	£4.46	£1.00
craigcu12	All-in		£2.79	£7.25	£0.00
x	All-in		£1.00	£8.25	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£1.75	£6.50	£1.75
x	Show	J J
craigcu12	Show	J K
x	Win	Three Jacks	£6.01		£6.01

craigcu12 · April 2013

what i did improve on today was paired boards
here when i checked and got jammed on i just knew he couldn't have held a FHif he did he would be wasting value with a good hand

Flop
rhinos2821	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.06
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.01
	Your hole cards	Q Q
gniksoh3	Fold
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.95
rhinos2821	Call		£0.02	£0.12	£1.04
craigcu12	Raise		£0.24	£0.36	£3.77
x	Call		£0.24	£0.60	£2.71
rhinos2821	Fold
		10 5 5
craigcu12	Bet		£0.45	£1.05	£3.32
x	Call		£0.45	£1.50	£2.26
Turn
		10
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£2.26	£3.76	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.26	£6.02	£1.06
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
x	Show	K 7
River
		K
x	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 10s	£5.56		£5.56

Flop
Royston777	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.91
dgw69	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.31
	Your hole cards	K K
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£3.37
lew11	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£1.96
smart08	Fold
Frogmella	Fold
Royston777	Fold
dgw69	Fold
		7 8 8
craigcu12	Bet		£0.35	£0.81	£3.02
lew11	Call		£0.35	£1.16	£1.61
Turn
		4
craigcu12	Check
lew11	Check
River
		K
craigcu12	Bet		£1.16	£2.32	£1.86
lew11	All-in		£1.61	£3.93	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£0.45	£4.38	£1.41
craigcu12	Show	K K
lew11	Show	Q 8

Flop
kmind	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.29
calcalfold	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.82
	Your hole cards	8 8
tomshark	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£4.61
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£8.87
darkmind	Fold
calcalfold	Call		£0.16	£0.46	£3.66
tomshark	Fold
		9 A 9
calcalfold	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.23	£0.69	£8.64
calcalfold	Call		£0.23	£0.92	£3.43
Turn
		6
calcalfold	Check
craigcu12	Check
River
		3
calcalfold	Bet		£0.56	£1.48	£2.87
craigcu12	Call		£0.56	£2.04	£8.08
calcalfold	Show	Q K
craigcu12	Show	8 8
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, 9s and 8s	£1.88		£9.96

craigcu12 · April 2013

i might still not be perfect but now even my set aggression is improving
with the turn i thought to myself the number of straights and flushes are heavy

Flop
jtm	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.46
scottsman1	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.28
	Your hole cards	8 8
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£3.50
toddy23	Fold
BorinLoner	Fold
x	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£8.81
jtm	Fold
scottsman1	Fold
		8 3 Q
craigcu12	Bet		£0.35	£0.81	£3.15
x	Call		£0.35	£1.16	£8.46
Turn
		J
craigcu12	Bet		£1.16	£2.32	£1.99
x	All-in		£8.46	£10.78	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£1.99	£12.77	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£5.31	£7.46	£5.31
craigcu12	Show	8 8
x	Show	K Q
River
		4

Flop
Robbedya87	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.30
richar1957	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.96
	Your hole cards	7 7
TINTIN	Fold
mojo1	Fold
Nightdrive	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£3.64
Robbedya87	Call		£0.18	£0.44	£5.12
richar1957	Fold
		5 7 6
x	Bet		£0.20	£0.64	£4.92
craigcu12	Raise		£0.92	£1.56	£2.72
x	All-in		£4.92	£6.48	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£2.72	£9.20	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£1.48	£7.72	£1.48
x	Show	5 5
craigcu12	Show	7 7

with the set of 3 i just thought to myself he could reraise if he holds the 3rd seven

Flop
badboyhd	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.98
JSTFLIPPIN	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.49
	Your hole cards	3 3
x	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£21.62
ArfurDaley	Fold
mrmart	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£4.71
badboyhd	Fold
JSTFLIPPIN	Fold
		5 7 3
x	Bet		£0.35	£0.81	£21.27
craigcu12	Raise		£1.00	£1.81	£3.71
x	Call		£0.65	£2.46	£20.62
Turn
		7
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.50	£3.96	£2.21
x	Call		£1.50	£5.46	£19.12
River
		Q
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.00	£6.46	£1.21
x	Call		£1.00	£7.46	£18.12
craigcu12	Show	3 3
x	Muck	K 5

craigcu12 · April 2013

my BR is £120

craigcu12 · April 2013

today was not my day for good luck, hands that were ahead seemed to not suvive much. overall i made a loss of 4.06 which might not sound much but could have been a lot worst.
the loosing hand sizes today were
£4.12 £4
£3.93 £3.20 £3.15
£2.14 £2.13 £2.09
£1-£2 10 hands
as for my winning hands they were
£6.30
£3-£4 4 hands
£2.83 £2.37
£1-£2 15 hands

out of all the big losses the only ones that would be coming most days were 3.93 AKs v KK although i could have just call on this occasion. £2.14 1010v JJ on a 9high flop.
as for the rest well they were bad luck 4.12 set v straight draw that called a jam with the draw £4 JJvs94o 3.2o KKvs36s and the 3.15 was AKo vs AJo
i did atleast hit two awsome hands although the outs from then were very different

1st came a straight flush

Flop
rf	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.83
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.90
	Your hole cards	J K
TOD19	Fold
hawaian	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£5.76
Karen309	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£4.23
calcalfold	Fold
rf	Fold
craigcu12	Check
		3 9 10
craigcu12	Check
hawaian	Check
Karen309	Bet		£0.04	£0.18	£4.19
craigcu12	Call		£0.04	£0.22	£3.86
hawaian	Call		£0.04	£0.26	£5.72
Turn
		8
craigcu12	Check
hawaian	Bet		£0.26	£0.52	£5.46
Karen309	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.26	£0.78	£3.60
River
		Q
craigcu12	Bet		£0.78	£1.56	£2.82
hawaian	Call		£0.78	£2.34	£4.68
craigcu12	Show	J K
hawaian	Muck	2 A
craigcu12	Win	Straight Flush to the Queen	£2.16		£4.98

when i saw the villian hold the A i was suprised he didn't atleast min raise and the only reason i can think is why he did that is with the board already filled with lots of high suited cards only the K would really make a bet. all i can ask myself is what would he have did if i checked the river or jammed right away. Anyway after that suprise i decided to take the hand below differant and jammed the river right away as i had probably hid my 3 of a kind on the flop and made it look like a FH 333KK so the chances are he would call a jam most times if he has a K.

Flop
Gkyleftd	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.57
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.29
	Your hole cards	4 3
dersili	Fold
Scratville	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.84
niko38	Fold
SHIRLEYV3	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£7.74
Gkyleftd	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£6.55
craigcu12	Check
		3 K 3
Gkyleftd	Check
craigcu12	Check
Scratville	Check
SHIRLEYV3	Bet		£0.12	£0.28	£7.62
Gkyleftd	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.12	£0.40	£7.17
Scratville	Fold
Turn
		3
craigcu12	Bet		£0.40	£0.80	£6.77
SHIRLEYV3	Call		£0.40	£1.20	£7.22
River
		2
craigcu12	All-in		£6.77	£7.97	£0.00
SHIRLEYV3	Call		£6.77	£14.74	£0.45
craigcu12	Show	4 3
SHIRLEYV3	Show	10 K
craigcu12	Win	Four 3s	£13.63		£13.63

craigcu12 · April 2013

overall my balance is £119.47

calcalfold · April 2013

I dont understand it, most of the time I see you seated you are up a few quid.

devonfish5 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

I dont understand it, most of the time I see you seated you are up a few quid.
Posted by calcalfold

i do...i'm having the same problem atm.
i tend to usually get off to a bad start for some reason losing big hands v big hands then it settles down to something like normal,and then i usually win it back,showing a good profit on each table.

i also top up all the time as i like to lose the maximum whenever possible. lol
it is surprising how the little 22p here and 18p there,etc all add up. so in my case anyway,can't speak for Craig obviously,it seems like a vicious circle.

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dev

craigcu12 diary.

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