Its been slow this month in MTTs - i missed the first 10 days or so of the month so I had a late start....Anyways I had gone a nice stretch breaking even in MTTs - yes the variance sucks but I also feel my game needed some work....I think the biggest issue was not 3 betting enough - 3 betting is so key these days in poker, if you dont do it enough your missing out on alot of ev....Now im not just talking about 3 betting your premiums or 3 betting when your short, im talking about 3 betting with your weaker hands that still carry some value, and then just 3 bet bluffing to people who are opening too wide...its tough to do this without commiting yourself when your under 30 bb, but with stacks over 40 bbs its so key these days to be a good winner....Its so effective as well in the 109s and the mid stake tournaments where people will never 4 bet light....Im going to work on making this more of a staple of my arsenal then it was in the past, and I think it'll be very beneficial.
I had some deep runs last night - 7th in the 40k stars, and 9th in the FTP 75k.....the stars I got nothing going and when CO opened I shoved KQ with 20bbs - he had AQ and held. The 75k I just lost AK to QQ for like 500k chips....tonight I went 2nd in the 30k KO which was dissapointing as I had the villan 10 to 1 in chips HU. I got him all in pre twice and he held. Then I had top pair when he had two pair, and the final blow was when I had top pair with a queen kicker to his overpair and couldnt hit. It sucked but oh well - I ran pretty good to get HU. On a sidenote I heard a great podcast on 2P2 featuring sheets - it was in regards to live tournament poker, staking, etc...definitely a good listen and great for someone who is considering going pro. Alot of kids my age and even younger are trying to make it pro and its really not that great of a road as people think it is. def a good listen.
anyways im off. ttyl guys
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Aruba wrapup
Aruba was a great time and also the perfect time for a vacation. 90 degree weather along with a 5k poker tournament is paradise for me, and I really needed a break from the online grind as I wasn't doing too well the past couple weeks. I started Day 1b of the tournament - 15k starting stack 25/50 starting, 90 min levels - the structure is fantastic....So my starting table had Jeff Madsen on my right, although he lost to a nasty 2 outer about 10-15 hands in - good thing he did cause he played every single hand up until busting......I had one hand with him where he had raised in later position and I called with AJo...The flop came 89T giving me an open ender so I check/call his flop bet. The turn comes a Queen - I check again and call his turn bet. The river pairs the board with a T - at this point I figured hes going to fire the river a high % of the time considering how aggressive he is - at the same time I can't really c/r the river here incase he shoves then I'm in a really tough spot. I decide to c/c on the river and he mucked. A little later on our table broke and I got moved to Liv's table. At this point I have maybe 17-18k when I pick up QQ in the BB I believe. It folds around to Wiscomurray in the CO I believe who bumps it up to 700 at 150/300 - Liv is on the button with 8k I believe and 3 bets to 2100 - I decide to raise to 5100 at this point basically putting Liv all in - wisco folds she gets the rest in and has TT - I hold and pick up a nice pot putting me around 25k. Soon the table breaks and I get moved to a table of unknowns. Not too many big hands played out there - one hand that was interesting was when I was in the BB with QTo. It folded to the CO+1 who just limped I believe at 150/300 - he had about 12-14k in total. the SB completed and I checked the BB. The flop came T85 with two diamonds - sb checked, I bet 60% pot, and the CO+1 raised from 600 to 1800 - sb folded and I called. Turn came an offsuit Ace - I checked he fired 3k - Not too much made sense at this point - Any pair would be opening preflop, any ace as well - what did he limp 85o?? I wasn't planning on going anywhere with this hand so I called. River came a blank deuce. I checked and I saw him getting ready to put all the chips in but he checked behind and I was good. Had he shoved the river logically I wanted to call, but being a pussy I might of folded :(.....his line just didn't make much sense. Day 1 ends with 28k.
Day 2 was pretty rough - about 1 level in we have to redraw for tables - great I draw table 1 - the problem with this is this table will never be broke - the higher tables like 20-30 eventually break up, so if you draw a tough table 1 your pretty fucked. Well obviously thats what happened. Heres the lineup - seat 1 - laggy euro guy - seat 2 - titantom32 - seat 3 - Matt Brady - won the event last year - seat 4 - Roothlus - seat 5 myself - seat 6 james mordue a pretty good live player - seat 7 Tmay420 - seat 8 basebaldy, seat 9 a young internet player.....so ya this was godawful and the problem was I couldn't open that light vs this table.....I played pretty nitty the whole table - I was able to make some hands here and there, although after roothlus got knocked out a new kid moved to his seat, and I ended up calling his sb shove to my BB with a6 for 12 bbs when he had 77 and I didnt get there. I ended up getting down to 20 bb but doubled after holding JJ to Tmays AK. I didn't get much going though after that, and ended the day around 38k after bluffing 10k off with KQ on a 23555 board.
Day 3 we had I believe 80 or so players left and I started the day with 20 bbs roughly. Nothing was going my way - I wasn't picking up hands and when I did I couldn't connect on any flops whatsoever....Eventually I got down to 12 bbs 10 away from the money or so. It folded around to the SB who put me all in - I looked down at A2o and made the call - he turned over K7s - I flopped the ace but he backdoored the flush and sent me to the rail.....boooo.....
I gotta say now I understand why people say how internet and live poker are so different. Its almost like a whole different game your playing - Understanding stack sizes and pot sizes is so important, and the mentality is so different. You're now face to face with people and if you make a shitty bluff it might be shown, where as online you don't have that physical factor....I remember one pot we had 6 limpers - I had 77 and it took me a minute to figure out the right raise pre - online its so much easier and I'm more comfortable...I also think I play better overall online - I think I see more spots where as live I was more cautious. I guess over time that will change but this year I definitely understand how live is a big change. Anyways Im off to play online today - I played most of the majors yest but bricked em all, but felt great how I played - hopefully I get some wins this month. Till next time
Day 2 was pretty rough - about 1 level in we have to redraw for tables - great I draw table 1 - the problem with this is this table will never be broke - the higher tables like 20-30 eventually break up, so if you draw a tough table 1 your pretty fucked. Well obviously thats what happened. Heres the lineup - seat 1 - laggy euro guy - seat 2 - titantom32 - seat 3 - Matt Brady - won the event last year - seat 4 - Roothlus - seat 5 myself - seat 6 james mordue a pretty good live player - seat 7 Tmay420 - seat 8 basebaldy, seat 9 a young internet player.....so ya this was godawful and the problem was I couldn't open that light vs this table.....I played pretty nitty the whole table - I was able to make some hands here and there, although after roothlus got knocked out a new kid moved to his seat, and I ended up calling his sb shove to my BB with a6 for 12 bbs when he had 77 and I didnt get there. I ended up getting down to 20 bb but doubled after holding JJ to Tmays AK. I didn't get much going though after that, and ended the day around 38k after bluffing 10k off with KQ on a 23555 board.
Day 3 we had I believe 80 or so players left and I started the day with 20 bbs roughly. Nothing was going my way - I wasn't picking up hands and when I did I couldn't connect on any flops whatsoever....Eventually I got down to 12 bbs 10 away from the money or so. It folded around to the SB who put me all in - I looked down at A2o and made the call - he turned over K7s - I flopped the ace but he backdoored the flush and sent me to the rail.....boooo.....
I gotta say now I understand why people say how internet and live poker are so different. Its almost like a whole different game your playing - Understanding stack sizes and pot sizes is so important, and the mentality is so different. You're now face to face with people and if you make a shitty bluff it might be shown, where as online you don't have that physical factor....I remember one pot we had 6 limpers - I had 77 and it took me a minute to figure out the right raise pre - online its so much easier and I'm more comfortable...I also think I play better overall online - I think I see more spots where as live I was more cautious. I guess over time that will change but this year I definitely understand how live is a big change. Anyways Im off to play online today - I played most of the majors yest but bricked em all, but felt great how I played - hopefully I get some wins this month. Till next time
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