I hardly ever blog lately and I have so much to tell :P. I don't know why, but for me it's pretty hard to find the motivation to blog on a regular basis, I'm thinking of joining a blog with one or two other people so I we can both keep each other motivated to blog.
I know I never ended up writing a trip report from Vegas and I won't right now, but it was tons of fun and I am definetly going back next year. There's still a lot of stuff I didn't do and I'd like to catch up on it. I was also in London for a couple of days and met up with a friend who is doing an IT-internship there. That was surely fun.
On monday I'll be on my way again, travelling to croatia to a friend's house and I think that will be fun too. It will also be a low-tech trip, because there is no TV or internet. That should be sweet and good for me to relax. I'll be taking "tipping point" and "theory of poker" and finally finishing those two books that I've been reading on a nd off for like a year or more. I really enjoy reading, but I feel like such a fast paced person that sometimes I just don't find the time to read an entire book (I start reading a book then another and another and I never finish, which I know is bad and something I wanna work on).
As far as poker is going, I had my first losing month in June. I lost like 3-4 buy ins on the month I guess, I don't know any exact numbers. This may however sound odd, but in a way I'm glad I had a losing month, it takes away the pressure from never having one and I think will aid me psychologically long term to just maximize my ev in spots where I might sometimes take a lower variance line to preserve a win.
Right now I need to go and grab some lunch with a friend. Whether's pretty good, but after Vegas I have trouble determing whether the weather outside is cold or warm, by local standards :P.
Later guys and gals.
Saturday 19 July 2008
Friday 4 July 2008
vegas excerpt
This is a 5/10 hand I played at the Caesar's palace casino.
We are playing 9 handed. utg folds, utg+1 folds, mp1 raises to 40, I call in mp2 with KsTs, mp3 folds, co calls, btn folds, sb folds, bb folds.
mp1 is playing around 3k, I'm playing 2.3k and co is playing 1k.
I'm calling preflop, because I think my hand has impliead odds vs mp1 and I think he is good enough to laydown hands to me, when I represent a specific hand (I've heard him put people on hands given the board texture).
Flop (135$) is 8s6s3c, giving me the K high fd with two overs. Mp1 fires 120$, I smooth call with the intention of repping a 4, 5 or T on the turn if it hits. Co folds.
Turn (375$) 8s6s3c 4c, completing one of the straight draws with 75. mp1 bets 200$, I think for a little bit and make it 600$, at this point there is 1.5k left to go in on the river which is about a pot sized shove. Villain thinks for a little bit (1-2 minutes) and calls.
River (1575$) 8s6s3c 4c 3d, complete brick. At this point I put villain on weak made hands and possibly draws that missed and he didn't want to stick in on the turn. I figure I can follow through here and get a fold 50% of the time. I think for a little bit and fire 1.5k$, which is an effective all in. Random greek guy with balla watch: "I like your style."
mp1 snaps, I open muck saying nice hand, he shows 77 and rakes in the 4575$ pot with second pair to the board.
I left the table shortly after this hand to go and think about it. I came to the conclusion that his call was either pretty bad or pretty good. Thinking about it this way, if he thinks I raise all strong made hands on the flop then my turn range is skewed heavily towards semi bluffs and 75 and he actually has 77 then I really like his call down.
Now here's the added bonus, I accidentily string bet my 1.5k river shove and ended up getting 400$ back, giving me a 1.5k shove for 1.1k (he said he'd call 1.5k too, but the dealer wouldn't allow it).
That's my biggest po so far from playing live. I'm actually not trying to play a ton live, but that's kinda how it ended up going yesterday. Today is American Independece Day (yay) and there will be a ton of partying in Vegas. I'm actually a little annoyed that I'm slightly ill from the air conditioning in Vegas. This sounds pretty funny, but it's actually fairly cold in Vegas when your not outside.
I'll follow up with some pics in due time.
We are playing 9 handed. utg folds, utg+1 folds, mp1 raises to 40, I call in mp2 with KsTs, mp3 folds, co calls, btn folds, sb folds, bb folds.
mp1 is playing around 3k, I'm playing 2.3k and co is playing 1k.
I'm calling preflop, because I think my hand has impliead odds vs mp1 and I think he is good enough to laydown hands to me, when I represent a specific hand (I've heard him put people on hands given the board texture).
Flop (135$) is 8s6s3c, giving me the K high fd with two overs. Mp1 fires 120$, I smooth call with the intention of repping a 4, 5 or T on the turn if it hits. Co folds.
Turn (375$) 8s6s3c 4c, completing one of the straight draws with 75. mp1 bets 200$, I think for a little bit and make it 600$, at this point there is 1.5k left to go in on the river which is about a pot sized shove. Villain thinks for a little bit (1-2 minutes) and calls.
River (1575$) 8s6s3c 4c 3d, complete brick. At this point I put villain on weak made hands and possibly draws that missed and he didn't want to stick in on the turn. I figure I can follow through here and get a fold 50% of the time. I think for a little bit and fire 1.5k$, which is an effective all in. Random greek guy with balla watch: "I like your style."
mp1 snaps, I open muck saying nice hand, he shows 77 and rakes in the 4575$ pot with second pair to the board.
I left the table shortly after this hand to go and think about it. I came to the conclusion that his call was either pretty bad or pretty good. Thinking about it this way, if he thinks I raise all strong made hands on the flop then my turn range is skewed heavily towards semi bluffs and 75 and he actually has 77 then I really like his call down.
Now here's the added bonus, I accidentily string bet my 1.5k river shove and ended up getting 400$ back, giving me a 1.5k shove for 1.1k (he said he'd call 1.5k too, but the dealer wouldn't allow it).
That's my biggest po so far from playing live. I'm actually not trying to play a ton live, but that's kinda how it ended up going yesterday. Today is American Independece Day (yay) and there will be a ton of partying in Vegas. I'm actually a little annoyed that I'm slightly ill from the air conditioning in Vegas. This sounds pretty funny, but it's actually fairly cold in Vegas when your not outside.
I'll follow up with some pics in due time.
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