craigcu12 diary.

craigcu12

the 750BH at 10:40 seems to an MTT i do very well in i tried the mini on Thursday but was not able to get that big a stack in the mini on Saturday i didn't seem to get any hands at all so my stack was just draining away then when i tried a £2.30BH my stack was lost quickly. so i decided to give 1 last MTT a try the £750BH at 10:40 BI 5.50 and again got past the bubble

karloss2	2406.25		£13.02 Head Prizes	6	£6.81
craigcu12	0	23	£5.27 + £7.08 Head Prizes	3
tommo283	0	24	£5.27 + £4.81 Head Prizes	2

the MTT had got off to a very quick start with FH over FH

villakid22	Small blind		10.00	10.00	1990.00
chrispip	Big blind		20.00	30.00	1980.00
	Your hole cards	K K
tommo283	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		60.00	90.00	1940.00
blair1	Fold
potbuster	Fold
villakid22	Fold
chrispip	Call		40.00	130.00	1940.00
Flop
		10 10 6
chrispip	Check
craigcu12	Bet		60.00	190.00	1880.00
chrispip	Call		60.00	250.00	1880.00
Turn
		7
chrispip	Check
craigcu12	Bet		120.00	370.00	1760.00
chrispip	Call		120.00	490.00	1760.00
River
		K
chrispip	Bet		367.50	857.50	1392.50
craigcu12	All-in		1760.00	2617.50	0.00
chrispip	All-in		1392.50	4010.00	0.00
chrispip	Show	K 10
craigcu12	Show	K K
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Kings and 10s	4010.00		4010.00

i had some cash table too which won £2.30 £3.48 £1.60 -£2.04

overall my winnings was £7.65.

while most nights i will be playing cash i think Friday and Saturday will be 2 nights i will use playing that MTT

craigcu12

BR is £21.48

LARSON7

Hey Craig,

The 2 freerolls at 7ish are quite decent, I've played them a few times and cashed for £2 plus, if playing mtts, almost covers the bi!

If you ever want to talk about MTT's send me a message anytime.

craigcu12

having qualified for the super roller i was knocked out in 60th position the table i had to start with was quite a difficult one with a few having large stacks. what could be said is in these tournaments is positional awareness, the hand range and aggression have much more importance than in the lower stakes.

as soon as the flop was done i asked myself why call preflop knowing that if i miss the flush draw he is going to do the cbet and i will fold, a 2.30 MTT might call my raise preflop and not do much cbetting post flop but with this the aggression 3bets and position are done for a reason which i will know next time

AlfPachino	Small blind		50.00	50.00	12350.00
Affers61	Big blind		100.00	150.00	12380.00
	Your hole cards	A 9
RyanC7	Fold
MacMonster	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		300.00	450.00	9300.00
IRONZ	Raise		700.00	1150.00	16865.00
AlfPachino	Fold
Affers61	Fold
craigcu12	Call		400.00	1550.00	8900.00
Flop
		3 K J
craigcu12	Check
IRONZ	Bet		800.00	2350.00	16065.00
craigcu12	Fold

i did still manage some decent bits of play
this viillian said that he was holding AA which i don't believe he had really myself but i think i give him a bit of tilt after the fold he did on the river.
the raise on the flop was to bluff my hand into being a set or a middle pair that is defending from the broad way cards
the 9 on the turn i just saw as a brick because i was still behind to the big pairs and still ahead of the broadway cards so when he just calls i see myself getting the best of cards on the river to do a bluff, if he had A7 well UL to me but most times i'm thinking he has either an over pair or the broadway card so i took my chance with the bluff and got the fold i wanted.
the reason for my play was i had seen him in a sat earlier where he was sounding a bit tilted or stressed so could see him making mistakes.

MacMonster	Small blind		100.00	100.00	9995.00
craigcu12	Big blind		200.00	300.00	10040.00
	Your hole cards	4 A
IRONZ	Fold
AlfPachino	Fold
Affers61	Fold
x	Raise		400.00	700.00	4880.00
MacMonster	Fold
craigcu12	Call		200.00	900.00	9840.00
Flop
		5 4 7
craigcu12	Check
x	Bet		450.00	1350.00	4430.00
craigcu12	Raise		900.00	2250.00	8940.00
x	Call		450.00	2700.00	3980.00
Turn
		9
craigcu12	Bet		1000.00	3700.00	7940.00
x	Call		1000.00	4700.00	2980.00
River
		7
craigcu12	All-in		7940.00	12640.00	0.00
x	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		4700.00		4700.00
craigcu12	Return		7940.00	0.00	12640.00

craigcu12

the £20 deposit i have just made i want it to be my last one for sure.

i did get into the super roller on sunday and as the post above states i didn't make it.

i do cause myself too much pressure because i know that i have a low BR so will be pressured into getting past the bubble.

the lower BI might not be aggressive but they are very loose so i can struggle to play some of my AK Aq or 99-QQ hands especially when an A comes.

with the higher limit the hand range might be tighter but the thing with theseguyes is they do have much more aggression and will bluff sometimes so if i do miss i get left with the decision do i don't i.

playing cash is the bestthing for me and so my aim is to reach £300-£500 by Christmas.

hhyftrftdr

To get into the top 60 or so in your first Roller is a very good run, especially after winning a seat. 

Hope things pick up for you on the cash tables.

craigcu12

my cash tables today were
-£3.23 -£7.07
£3.63 £2.89 £1.39

i also won £1.97 in a timed FR and £3.83 profit from 1 DTD MTT overall was profit £2 playing the 3 DTD and the freerolls

craigcu12

BR £21.79

craigcu12

sunday and Monday might have been quiet but today was anything but quiet one nl4 cash table I was able to turn what looked a loss of £12 into a profit £13.87 from 2 hands which had 2 all ins
this one was set up perfect I had position and knowing that I had quite a wide range and lost some big pots I expected villain x (loose aggro) to try stealing it putting me on the flush draw which was then completed with no 4th spade.

x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.27
Cranzilla	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.90
	Your hole cards	3 A
lozza21	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.12	£0.18	£6.60
babyh07	Call		£0.12	£0.30	£2.37
x	Call		£0.10	£0.40	£5.17
Cranzilla	Call		£0.08	£0.48	£4.82
Flop
		2 10 9
x	Check
Cranzilla	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.24	£0.72	£6.36
babyh07	Fold
x	Call		£0.24	£0.96	£4.93
Cranzilla	Call		£0.24	£1.20	£4.58
Turn
		7
x	Check
Cranzilla	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.24	£1.44	£6.12
x	Raise		£1.08	£2.52	£3.85
Cranzilla	Call		£1.08	£3.60	£3.50
craigcu12	Call		£0.84	£4.44	£5.28
River
		6
x	Bet		£2.22	£6.66	£1.63
Cranzilla	All-in		£3.50	£10.16	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£3.50	£13.66	£1.78
x	Call		£1.28	£14.94	£0.35
Cranzilla	Show	8 K
craigcu12	Show	3 A
x	Muck	9 8
craigcu12	Win	Flush to the Ace	£13.81		£15.59

the second hand I had was a very lucky rivet

x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.45
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£15.49
	Your hole cards	A A
y	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£2.98
sydowdkid	Fold
billy974	Fold
Cranzilla	Fold
x	Call		£0.18	£0.44	£6.27
craigcu12	Raise		£0.48	£0.92	£15.01
y	Call		£0.32	£1.24	£2.66
x	Call		£0.32	£1.56	£5.95
Flop
		Q 10 2
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.40	£1.96	£14.61
y	All-in		£2.66	£4.62	£0.00
x	Call		£2.66	£7.28	£3.29
craigcu12	Call		£2.26	£9.54	£12.35
Turn
		3
y	All-in		£3.29	£12.83	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£3.29	£16.12	£9.06
y	Show	10 3
craigcu12	Show	A A
x	Show	7 7
River
		2
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 2s	£14.91		£23.97

their was 2 other tables which were passive sojust saw 42p and -33p.

Having qualified for the mini turbo BH from it's free roll I got off to a very good start and was thinking I would be able to get onto the final table but that changed when I went SBv BB and lost with this

Ferruzo	Small blind		800.00	800.00	16937.50
craigcu12	Big blind		1600.00	2400.00	25150.25
	Your hole cards	8 4
whogoes	Fold
Staceyface	Fold
BRUSIUS	Fold
Ferruzo	Raise		2400.00	4800.00	14537.50
craigcu12	Call		1600.00	6400.00	23550.25
Flop
		10 8 4
Ferruzo	Check
craigcu12	Bet		1600.00	8000.00	21950.25
Ferruzo	All-in		14537.50	22537.50	0.00
craigcu12	Call		12937.50	35475.00	9012.75
Ferruzo	Show	A 4
craigcu12	Show	8 4
Turn
		9
River
		5

so having been in the top 10 most of the MTT I finished 37th but still got lots from heads

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37

£6.99 + £14.19 Head Prizes

6

but I did get loads of good luck leading up to that

craigcu12	Small blind		150.00	150.00	8585.00
basty2010	Big blind		300.00	450.00	3490.00
	Your hole cards	K Q
vegassi	Fold
litllesa06	Raise		900.00	1350.00	4425.00
jondabar	Fold
Daisydo	Call		900.00	2250.00	2080.00
craigcu12	Call		750.00	3000.00	7835.00
basty2010	Fold
Flop
		J 9 7
craigcu12	Check
litllesa06	Bet		1800.00	4800.00	2625.00
Daisydo	Call		1800.00	6600.00	280.00
craigcu12	All-in		7835.00	14435.00	0.00
litllesa06	All-in		2625.00	17060.00	0.00
Daisydo	All-in		280.00	17340.00	0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		3410.00	13930.00	3410.00
craigcu12	Show	K Q
litllesa06	Show	A 10
Daisydo	Show	Q J
Turn
		Q
River
		10
craigcu12	Win	Straight to the King	13930.00		17340.00

craigcu12	Small blind		150.00	150.00	8585.00
	Big blind		300.00	450.00	3490.00
	Your hole cards	K Q
	Fold
x	Raise		900.00	1350.00	4425.00
	Fold
y	Call		900.00	2250.00	2080.00
craigcu12	Call		750.00	3000.00	7835.00
	Fold
Flop
		J 9 7
craigcu12	Check
y	Bet		1800.00	4800.00	2625.00
x	Call		1800.00	6600.00	280.00
craigcu12	All-in		7835.00	14435.00	0.00
y	All-in		2625.00	17060.00	0.00
x	All-in		280.00	17340.00	0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		3410.00	13930.00	3410.00
craigcu12	Show	K Q
y	Show	A 10
x	Show	Q J
Turn
		Q
River
		10
craigcu12	Win	Straight to the King	13930.00		17340.00

knowing this guy was a frequently donking I had to jam

x	Small blind		30.00	30.00	5290.00
	Big blind		60.00	90.00	1880.00
	Your hole cards	A K
craigcu12	Raise		180.00	270.00	3525.00
	Fold
	Fold
	Fold
x	Call		150.00	420.00	5140.00
	Fold
Flop
		K 7 6
jondabar	Bet		420.00	840.00	4720.00
craigcu12	All-in		3525.00	4365.00	0.00
x	Call		3105.00	7470.00	1615.00
x	Show	K Q
craigcu12	Show	A K
Turn
		J
River
		7
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 7s	7470.00		7470.00

craigcu12

points is 330 and BR is £54.43.

craigcu12

i said i would be mostly cash but it seems at the minute to still be MTTs.
today i managed to just scrape through the freeroll and qualified for the 2K BH and in the MTT itself i finished 13th

craigcu12

0

13

£20.08 + £37.03 Head Prizes

what is starting to happen now is I've taken a step up with my aggression doing more 3bets preflop and thinking about the board more before making the decisions.

i think the early stages of MTT's are now no problem for me it is now the task of getting onto the final table even if it means risky decisions.

andrew1947	Small blind		800.00	800.00	37970.00
shirley02	Big blind		1600.00	2400.00	39240.00
	Your hole cards	8 8
Omen69	Raise		3200.00	5600.00	33590.00
khokhar07	Fold
craigcu12	Call		3200.00	8800.00	17230.00
andrew1947	Fold
shirley02	Raise		6400.00	15200.00	32840.00
Omen69	Fold
craigcu12	Fold
shirley02	Muck
shirley02	Win		10400.00		43240.00
shirley02	Return		4800.00	0.00	48040.00

craigcu12	Small blind		200.00	200.00	15282.50
doshliam73	Big blind		400.00	600.00	17722.50
	Your hole cards	A 6
x	Call		400.00	1000.00	8445.00
kash2809	Fold
ad4274	Call		400.00	1400.00	20932.25
markey06	All-in		1586.25	2986.25	0.00
craigcu12	Call		1386.25	4372.50	13896.25
doshliam73	Call		1186.25	5558.75	16536.25
x	All-in		8445.00	14003.75	0.00
ad4274	Fold
craigcu12	Call		7258.75	21262.50	6637.50
doshliam73	Fold
craigcu12	Show	A 6
x	Show	4 4
markey06	Show	10 10
Flop
		7 A Q
Turn
		6
River
		2
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 6s	21262.50		27900.00

i did spend £2 for some rebuys and add ons in the freerolls so my total winnings is £55.11.

craigcu12

edited: BR now is £13.41 as i got £3.87 profit after level 1 of lamberts challenge.

craigcu12

Friday has finally seen me get my winning MTT, the MTT itself was the orfordable league

craigcu12	755000	1	£123.44
betterha1f	0	2	£74.07

It didn't get off too well and I was down to just 8BB but somehow that was where things changed

Ikelly	Small blind		150.00	150.00	8587.50
3barrels	Big blind		300.00	450.00	9247.50
	Your hole cards	10 8
JustFoldOK	Fold
dionysis	Fold
profman15	Fold
young600	Fold
woody207	Fold
jawzindawz	Fold
craigcu12	All-in		2315.00	2765.00	0.00
kipperlips	Fold
Ikelly	Raise		7095.00	9860.00	1492.50
3barrels	Fold
Ikelly	Unmatched bet		4930.00	4930.00	6422.50
Ikelly	Show	A A
craigcu12	Show	10 8
Flop
		6 6 9
Turn
		7
River
		4
craigcu12	Win	Straight to the 10	4930.00		4930.00

and it was from that point on that luck seemed to go my way

craigcu12	Small blind		800.00	800.00	14687.00
vodkadoll	Big blind		1600.00	2400.00	46940.25
	Your hole cards	10 A
THECHIMP	Fold
JustFoldOK	Fold
FlyingDagg	Fold
POKERTREV	Fold
young600	Fold
SoLack	Fold
lefty	Raise		3200.00	5600.00	47235.00
craigcu12	All-in		14687.00	20287.00	0.00
vodkadoll	Fold
lefty	Call		12287.00	32574.00	34948.00
craigcu12	Show	10 A
lefty	Show	K Q
Flop
		K 7 Q
Turn
		J
River
		4

I did get into the main event through a 3rd time lucky AI sat
but the main was not so lucky and so I finished that one with 2 just 2 Heads

x	Small blind		40.00	40.00	1560.00
graham1980	Big blind		80.00	120.00	2480.00
	Your hole cards	Q Q
craigcu12	Raise		240.00	360.00	3770.00
cjb1775	Call		240.00	600.00	5185.00
thebookie2	Fold
RedRedRed	Fold
x	All-in		1560.00	2160.00	0.00
graham1980	Fold
craigcu12	All-in		3770.00	5930.00	0.00
cjb1775	Fold
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		2410.00	3520.00	2410.00
x	Show	J A
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
Flop
		10 Q 3
Turn
		4
River
		K
x	Win	Straight to the Ace	3520.00		3520.00

The mini too was just as unlucky but I can't win them all and them bits of bad luck were just what I had given so many others in the orfordable league.

My day overall was a cash table loss of -9.59  (£7.96 nl8 1.05 nl4 2.29nl4) (-£4.31 nl8 -£6.25 nl4 -£0.33 nl4 -£10 MS challenge).

In SnG I I got a loss of -£2.85 (-£2.25 -£3.30 £2.70).

The MTT that was a total of £130.02 (£120.14 orfordable £22.50 main -£3.60 sat -£3.62 mini -£1.80 x 3 AI sat).

Overall I gained £117.58

so my BR now stands at £249.30 including the pounds for points from November of £18.31

my poker points are now 496

TeddyBloat

Played,  craig.

Do you enjoy 10max? I found it a bit tough going when I played it. Tough field too, vwp squire.

craigcu12

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary cash time again:

Played,  craig. Do you enjoy 10max? I found it a bit tough going when I played it. Tough field too, vwp squire.
Posted by TeddyBloat

the last few weeks i have been playing some 9 max tables on 888 poker and from my experience on them it's about how much you can take advantage of play when on the button as not only is it not coming round as often but also the hand selection in the early position are extra tight

TeddyBloat

Yeah think thats were I struggled. Nitted up too much then got impatient esp oop and played too loose.

craigcu12

I will just be brief with this one because all I can say is Saturday night is the worst time to limp isolate.
I have lost over £100 from mainly nl10 and basically it was all about the fish and not the hit miss that I usually have.

BR is £139.

benc

Craig £139 is a good amount to get back to grinding 4nl properly and start slowly building a good bankroll again to have a few shots at 10nl, rather than just getting to a big amount and caning aload of tables at that limit.

craigcu12

i seen it all now and can only say one thing i call too many times
their is no such thing as value betting, on micros it is either constant min raise, call call call AI, or jam right away. also premium pairs still need to be included in the range

craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£16.67
ness4	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£8.27
	Your hole cards	K 10
dunc58	Fold
jimmymac26	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£11.33
craigcu12	Raise		£0.14	£0.24	£16.53
ness4	Raise		£0.36	£0.60	£7.91
jimmymac26	Call		£0.36	£0.96	£10.97
craigcu12	Call		£0.24	£1.20	£16.29
Flop
		5 8 2
craigcu12	Check
ness4	All-in		£7.91	£9.11	£0.00
jimmymac26	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£7.91	£17.02	£8.38
craigcu12	Show	K 10
ness4	Show	8 8
Turn
		2
River
		8
ness4	Win	Four 8s	£15.74		£15.74

buddha350	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£42.43
Chrisd84	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£9.18
billytheki	Sit out
	Your hole cards	J 10
stfc_1953	Fold
kamakazii	Call		£0.20	£0.50	£2.57
craigcu12	Raise		£0.60	£1.10	£14.99
buddha350	Fold
Chrisd84	Call		£0.40	£1.50	£8.78
kamakazii	Fold
Flop
		2 5 Q
Chrisd84	Bet		£0.20	£1.70	£8.58
craigcu12	Raise		£1.15	£2.85	£13.84
Chrisd84	Call		£0.95	£3.80	£7.63
Turn
		A
Chrisd84	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.90	£5.70	£11.94
Chrisd84	Call		£1.90	£7.60	£5.73
River
		4
Chrisd84	Check
craigcu12	All-in		£11.94	£19.54	£0.00
Chrisd84	All-in		£5.73	£25.27	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£6.21	£19.06	£6.21
Chrisd84	Show	5 Q
craigcu12	Show	J 10

craigcu12	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£8.00
brettiboy	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£5.34
	Your hole cards	K Q
redeye318	Raise		£0.16	£0.28	£5.96
fastant09	Fold
louie106	Call		£0.16	£0.44	£8.87
Jas79	Call		£0.16	£0.60	£6.28
craigcu12	Raise		£0.36	£0.96	£7.64
brettiboy	Fold
redeye318	Call		£0.24	£1.20	£5.72
louie106	Call		£0.24	£1.44	£8.63
Jas79	Call		£0.24	£1.68	£6.04
Flop
		Q 9 3
craigcu12	Bet		£0.84	£2.52	£6.80
redeye318	Fold
louie106	Call		£0.84	£3.36	£7.79
Jas79	All-in		£6.04	£9.40	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£5.20	£14.60	£1.60
louie106	Fold
craigcu12	Show	K Q
Jas79	Show	K K
Turn
		5
River
		J

calling stations are gone these days it the i want cheap calls or i fold.

craigcu12

On Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning all them bad calls, mega betting, cooldown, loosing flips and min donks caused a bit of tilt and I was chasing my money which made it low and so I decided to deposit £25.

why am I having all these bad periods?
the answer I have not being listening to music while playing.

the session I have just done was relaxing right from the start with 5 tables up (4 when the freerolls started) and not once did I get negative I just remained relaxed and managed to get profit on all 5 cash tables. £2.91 £0.82 £1.95 £1.11 £0.97 overall £7.76

had this been a hand last night I would have been likely feeling annoyed wishing I left the table when I had the chipstack of £9 but this afternoon I just remained totally relaxed  xSmall blind  £0.02 £0.02 £2.36 0992 Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £5.23   Your hole cards 8 A       RB241 Fold     oldyorky Call  £0.04 £0.10 £3.46 clubhammer Fold     craigcu12 Raise  £0.16 £0.26 £7.21 xCall  £0.14 £0.40 £2.22 0992 Fold     oldyorky Fold     Flop    Q J 6       xCheck     craigcu12 Bet  £0.30 £0.70 £6.91 xRaise  £0.60 £1.30 £1.62 craigcu12 Call  £0.30 £1.60 £6.61 Turn    8       xAll-in  £1.62 £3.22 £0.00 craigcu12 Call  £1.62 £4.84 £4.99 xShow A A    craigcu12 Show 8 A    River    4

my BR is currently £23.89+£25deposit