Bye cash game - Hello donkaments

I was hit by the PP software update leaving me without HUD. There is no point playing cash games without stats so I started some fun donkaments.

September 2008 Goals

• Play 3 tables max
• Analyse each session
• Post 2 hands per week
• Actively watch 1-2 videos per week
• Keep time limit for playing

August 2008 Results

August started of very well but then I got used to winning, added more tables and went towards autopiloting. In between there was a $1500 heater of playing well and hitting a lot but I somehow lost focus of playing few tables well and gave away much more then necessary in the end. I decided to take a week off the tabes to analyse my faults and win back a good attitude.

So part one of the analysis shows I have a big potential improving in the following points:

• Raise more limpers, 3bet more stealers instead of (cold) calling, especially in HU pots
• Defend more BB,
• Slightly increase Cbetting,
• Fold SCs 76s- much more except in multiway pots
• Fold offsuit connectors much more except in multiway pots

Then some non statistics related items:

• If I want to improve, think through streets, post analyse, eliminate hasty decisions, autopiloting and missclicks then I need to concentrate on two to three tables max. Once games run good or a lot fishy players are around I play too many tables (not a new item).
• Value bet thin against oponents with low WTSD
• Significantly reduce calling turn raises + river bets from passiv players with just top pair
• Minimize slowplaying

July 2008 Results

I'm closing this month as I will go on holiday - so two weeks without poker which will make my wife very happy and give me the opportunity to think about how to better balance poker and life.

In the beginning of July I took a shot on 100NL and I liked it from the first day. So I just stayed there occasionally adding some 50NL when I did'nt find good games.

I got owned by a particular reg whos game is the first I feel I should study a bit more in detail as we will meet more often and I like to know his game better. He stacked me 3 times in 3bet pots this month and in hindsight I must admit it was due to bad play of mine.

Nevertheless I'm enjoying this limit (first month is always sweet) and hope to target 200NL versus the end of the year.

How to talk yourself into trouble

Moved up to NL100 this month and it's going pretty well. There are a few good regs and even fewer good LAGs but I'm amazed to find many more bad loose players than in the limits below.


Tilt me, baby!

I sat with this villain about two hours and stacked him in a 240BB pot. He started to mock me obv trying to tilt me a little. After a while we arrived at a 300BB stack each and he repeatedly said: "Let's move All-In, now I 've matched up!". At some point I answered "Just do it." and we got dealt this very next hand:

0.50/1 No-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, Ac
MP2 folds, MP3 bets to $300.03 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero raises to $305.80 (All-In), BB folds.

Flop: ($606.83) 6s, 4h, Td
Turn: ($606.83) 9d
River: ($606.83) 3d
Final Pot: $606.83

Hero shows [ Ad, Ac ] a pair of Aces
MP3 shows [ Qh, Qs ] a pair of Queens
Hero wins $5.77 USD with a pair of Aces.
Hero wins $598.06 USD with a pair of Aces.


Love you wannabe LAGs

BB (102.24)
SB 36/15/1.2 over 148 (84):

0.50/1 No-Limit Hold'em (5 handed)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Kh, Ks
3 folds, SB raises to $2.00, Hero raises to $6.00, SB calls $4.00.

Maybe too smallish raise, but hey, let's not scare away a steal raiser.

Flop: ($12.00) 8d, 9d, 4s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8, SB raises to $24.00, Hero calls $16.00.

Obv Cbet. Villain may c/R here with any pair, set, a good draw or even air. As it's hard to tell whether I'm ahead or behind I just call.

Turn: ($60.00) 2h (2 players)
SB bets $54 (All-In), Hero calls $54.00.

Given my preflop raise and my call of the flop c/R villain should put me on exactly what I have - an overpair. Turn blanks and villain tries to represent a very strong hand. Point is, a really strong hand (like 2 pair or set) has me beat and would not try to make me fold but extract value and therefore bet 1/2 pot knowing I'm comitted anyway.

River: ($168.00) Jh
Final Pot: $168.00
Hero shows [ Kh, Ks ] a pair of Kings
SB shows [ Ad, 3d ] high card Ace
Hero wins $166 USD with a pair of Kings.

June 2008 Results

May 2008 Results