I have been quite ill over the last few weeks, but that has not stopped the positive results.
Tournament successes since last time:- I did not play the sattelite last Thursday for the GCBPT final in Bristol, instead went down to local casino and played the deepstack, again down to final 3, chip leader and we did a deal.
Went throught to Edinburgh casino and played the freezeout on Tuesday (result 5th no prize, I did knock out a good friend with 45 spades after a flop of 445, he was also designated driver for the night so that was fun :D)
Friday £10 rebuy game, 57 players, £2500 in the pot, I got down to last 6, blinds started to increase, I was 2nd in chips, decided to to a deal for around £400 each.
Cash results :- Played the local cash game, sat down with £110, left with £385, pretty cooler hand, again for my good friend who I bust with 45. He flat calls £4 straddle, I raise £4 with £16, he goes £50 total. I go all in for £160 more, (I have KK) he doesn't instacall so know it aint AA, he calls with QQ. Quite a cooler, and board does not improve him, shipping me a decent pot.
Online: HAS BEEN GOING SPECTACULARLY WELL.
I am managing the money better, not depositing, actually withdrawing some! Not tilting, really happy with results recently. I have also been running like Jesus (as usual some of u will say!) so that helps.
Few interesting hands from online sessions.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3492892 600 euro pot with A10, ship it ;) (going through hand again, it was one of these mind games and he thought i thought he thought ones! Unfortunately it was on the boss network, so no idea what he had. Thinking Worse A (as no draws there) or one of those that cant lay KK in that spot.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3502131 (When u play 45 of clubs, it helps to flop the flush :D)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3508477 ($200+ pot, yeah I call with bottom pair, 5 kicker, Kenny Tran would have been proud with that one. Again I'm going with my reads, he button raised alot, and max I was giving him credit for was A high, although I was trying to get him off it by representing the 10!!! His button raise with K7 diamonds cost him $100 :D
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3500305 (just to show how well im running when i get big hands!)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3508490 (Always nice to flop a set)
In summation!
I am playing well, and I believe that there is a spot of me running well, but I've earned it, I ran bad for 3 months and it almost broke me, but I tweaked parts of my game, and if I get tagged a luckbox like ivey then I am happy with that company ;)
Tonight I play the sattelite for the Bristol main event, if I qualify in this form......they may aswell start writing my name on the winners cheque ;)
P.S
I'm still ill and not feeling great, so lucozade, grapes, oranges (any fruit actually!) and little cute texts are all welcome ;)
Good luck
Barry xx
4 comments:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3492892
This looks like a bit of a crazy hand to me although I guess it’s a 4-handed online cash game and that’s not something I play. Your re-raise with A10o out of the BB pre-flop is probably standard for this game and I like the amount of the re-raise.
When that A84 rainbow flop comes down I’m not a big fan of your pot-sized $60 lead out. Ignoring the results of this hand for a minute, I think the vast majority of the time you are in danger here of making worse hands fold and only better hands call with this chunky lead-out. The board texture is about the driest you can get (no good draws out there) so in this situation you may consider leading out for $30-40 for value (a worse hand is more likely to call this smaller bet on this flop) or actually check-call it down the rest of the way and turn your hand into a bluff-catcher. The problem with the $60 lead out on this particular board is that your opponent is likely to have you drawing incredibly slim or he is drawing incredibly slim himself. It you bet, he folds if he’s beat and calls or raises if he’s ahead. Now, I realise that the opponent in this particular hand actually raised you with a worse hand (maybe A9 or a suicidal gut-shot?) and you ended up getting maximum value for your A10 as the best hand but I would argue that this would be very unusual and the majority of the time in this situation you’d be losing value by leading out so big. I’ll put the excellent call on your part down to a good read on your opponent and assume you had seen him play a few rounds before you went to war here.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3502131
Nice hand. You played it well. Got maximum value. I guess your opponent has two pair or at least AQ there. Good bet on the turn after he checked it to you. Although, often when your opponent checks the turn (after raising pre-flop and betting the flop out of position) the turn check is an indication they are done with the hand and going to give up to a bet. In this situation with your hand you might actually decide to sometimes check the turn yourself (and hope for no fourth club) so that you can get maximum value from the river. He may be more likely to pay off the river thinking you’re bluffing if it goes check-bet. Just something to think about to mix it up. I’m not slagging off how you played this one.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3508490
I think I’m raising the flop here most of the time after hitting a set on a board with this texture. I suppose it depends on your read about whether he has something decent (an overpair) or nothing at all (ace high). Since he’s the re-raiser pre-flop here I think I would almost always raise the flop and try to get him to commit here. This is not because I am scared he will outdraw me but it’s more because the turn could bring a 2, 3, 7, 8 or 9 that he might not like and it may give him an excuse to get away from his hand.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3508477
I see why you called the river here even though it does look a bit fishy on the face of it. I think he most likely has a busted flush/straight draw. He is not betting the river here with a single 2, 3 or 9 in his hand and I doubt very much he is putting in a thin value bet with any other pocket pair. It is possible be does have the 10 or a house but it does seem more likely that he is bluffing. I like your flop lead-out as I know you will sometimes do that with a set too. Your check-call of $25 on the turn is interesting. I guess you are thinking that the 10 is a good card for you as it makes it less likely he has one. Players often check behind with some kind of half decent 1-pair hand on turns like that because they don’t want to get check-raised out of a pot they think they might win so his turn bet again leads towards him having a monster (trips or better) or a draw but not much in between. Overall, I would probably advocate folding pre-flop or check-folding the flop but as played nice call. I must remember not to bluff gingers.
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