The Reality Diary

unknown_username · March 2013

A very quick update. Only entered the mini and mian rebuys tonight. In both events took no addons and no rebuys. In the mini I bubbled the cash. In the main I ended up taking 3rd for £510.15, my biggest cash to date on Sky. So off to bed a happy man. MTT's Played 26 Profit £404.03 ROI 191.44% ITM% 19.23%
Posted by 68Trebor

WD mate great cash

The_Don90 · March 2013

Congrats on you 3rd mate. I watched both tables before i busted in 7th and really you where crushing your table, deserves of a win IMO

MAXALLY · March 2013

Nice result last night Sir. Even better with with no add ons and no rebuys!

68Trebor · March 2013

So the morning after the night before and having had time to reflect I have a couple of hands to review.

Firstly my exit hand from the mini, when on the cash bubble.

Really badly played, should never have called the flop bet, was on the bubble of cashing and should have thrown it away after the villain's flop shove. Will learn for next time.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
jjgogo	Small blind		600.00	600.00	84387.50
DW1414	Big blind		1200.00	1800.00	25030.00
	Your hole cards	6 6
Sharksbite	Fold
68Trebor	Raise		2400.00	4200.00	13160.00
genejeanni	Fold
jjgogo	Call		1800.00	6000.00	82587.50
DW1414	Call		1200.00	7200.00	23830.00
Flop
		8 2 5
jjgogo	All-in		82587.50	89787.50	0.00
DW1414	Fold
68Trebor	All-in		13160.00	102947.50	0.00
jjgogo	Unmatched bet		69427.50	33520.00	69427.50
jjgogo	Show	A 8
68Trebor	Show	6 6
Turn
		J
River
		3
jjgogo	Win	Pair of 8s	33520.00		102947.50

Then the hand that probably cost me at least £300. When 3 handed on FT of Main the following hand came up.

Looking back I really missed the chance to obliterate the villain's stack. I think I should have called the villain's raise on the flop rather than shoving. At the time put him on an over pair but now think my shove gave away my hand. If I had flatted his raise I think he would of bet the turn as he was pretty aggressive. Thoughts please.

Also looking back I played quite aggressive from 2 tables out but then really tightened up once we got down to 3 handed. Needed to continue to be aggressive once 3 handed and need to learn from this for next time.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
kwd	Small blind		6000.00	6000.00	461829.37
MATT8	Big blind		12000.00	18000.00	492230.21
	Your hole cards	K 4
68Trebor	Raise		24000.00	42000.00	279940.42
kwd	Call		18000.00	60000.00	443829.37
MATT8	Fold
Flop
		4 3 4
kwd	Check
68Trebor	Bet		45000.00	105000.00	234940.42
kwd	Raise		120000.00	225000.00	323829.37
68Trebor	All-in		234940.42	459940.42	0.00
kwd	Fold
68Trebor	Muck
68Trebor	Win		300000.00		300000.00
68Trebor	Return		159940.42	0.00	459940.42

The_Don90 · March 2013

if im honest i played v that villian alot during the tourny, and i expect him to stack there and do the same. UL

68Trebor · March 2013

Played 3 MTT's this morning.

2 x £100 Speed BH and 1 x £150 Speed BH.

Finished 20/43, 16/26 and 4/20 respectively.

Got 2 Bounties and overall lost approx £16. Would of been in profit if not bubbling the cash in the £150 BH.

Quiet afternoon on the sofa watching Cheltenham, the joys of days off during the week.

Had a cheeky 20p EW L31.

1.30 Sire Collonges 33/1

2.05 Ardkilly Witness 33/1

2.40 Albertas Run 11/1

3.20 Peddlers Cross 9/1

4.40 Same Difference 20/1

Will be back tonight to hopefully sat into the main and take it down.

MTT's Played 29

Profit £387.16
ROI 165.77%
ITM% 17.24%

68Trebor · March 2013

One 20/1 winner in my L31 at Cheltenham, so more or less money back.

Luckily for me it was my Nap in the Nap's Table on the Punters Corner forum and now puts me in 3rd place.

Played the 6pm £12k BH Satellite and managed to sneak through, was very close and was sat in last place from 5 out, but held on.

Now going to play the Main and Mini and take down the Jackpot.

68Trebor · March 2013

Just busted the £12k Sky Sports BH. Having satellited in for £7.20 I was pleased to finish 38th for a min cash and also take 2 Bounties for a profit of over £50. Played the Mini as well but never really got going finishing mid table in 232nd.

Was nice to see my big hand (see above) from the final table of last night's main shown on the poker clinic and for Ryan to say I played the hand well, appears KWD was on the steal.

MTT's Played 32

Profit £435.70
ROI 156.03%
ITM% 21.88%

68Trebor · March 2013

No poker till Sunday night, as working all weekend and daughter's dance show tonight.

Had a £5 Acca on the football to help the day pass quicker.

Villa 11/8

Coventry 4/5

Exeter 11/8

Walsall 5/4

Brentford 10/11

68Trebor · March 2013

A quick update of last couple of days.

As you can see from acca above I nearly landed it, only Exeter let me down with a 2-2 draw.

Didn't play any poker on Saturday, but did play 3 MTT's on Sunday, an £11 BH and 2 x £5.50 BH's. Played shocking and quickly exited, really was too tired to play so called it a day.

Tonight, Monday, I tried satelliting in to the main but finished on the bubble in 4th place. Thought sod it and paid straight into the main and mini. My mini adventure didn't last long crashing out in 227/542. The main, however, went a lot better with a 6th place finish giving me a total return of £324.42 including Bounties. The hand I went out is below. The villain had been relentless in his aggression towards me and I thought I had him. Perhaps I should have held on and looked to ladder, but the jumps in cash from 6th to 3rd weren't great and a double up would have guaranteed top3 and a shot at the win. What do you think.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
DOUBLESNO7	Sit out
GREENIENO_	Sit out
oodaman	Small blind		1500.00	1500.00	25590.00
s_hunter	Big blind		3000.00	4500.00	251758.00
	Your hole cards	A A
68Trebor	Raise		6000.00	10500.00	67560.00
FORDAKIDZ	Fold
oodaman	Fold
s_hunter	Call		3000.00	13500.00	248758.00
Flop
		8 8 3
s_hunter	Check
68Trebor	Bet		10125.00	23625.00	57435.00
s_hunter	Call		10125.00	33750.00	238633.00
Turn
		3
s_hunter	Check
68Trebor	Bet		16875.00	50625.00	40560.00
s_hunter	Call		16875.00	67500.00	221758.00
River
		6
s_hunter	Bet		50625.00	118125.00	171133.00
68Trebor	All-in		40560.00	158685.00	0.00
s_hunter	Unmatched bet		10065.00	148620.00	181198.00
s_hunter	Show	9 8
68Trebor	Show	A A
s_hunter	Win	Full House, 8s and 3s	148620.00		329818.00

MTT's Played 38

Profit £694.05
ROI 199.90%
ITM% 21.05%

68Trebor · March 2013

An early evening update, having layed a selection of MTT's this afternoon and early evening.

Played a total of 7 so far today a mix of Speed Bounty Hunters and sats for tonights main. Wasn't fairing to well until the last of the 7 which was a £11 buy-in £150 Speed Bounty Hunter where I managed to finish 2nd of 22 for a return of £56.91, giving me a profit of £18.32 so far today.

Going to play the Main and Mini tonight as I am aware the cards are falling my way at the mo and I need to take advantage whilst I am on rungood.

Another nice thing to see today was that my Sharkscope now shows a healthy profit of $596 since I first deposited on Sky Poker 30/05/2010.

MTT's Played 45

Profit £712.37
ROI 182.87%
ITM% 20.00%

calcalfold · March 2013

And I finished 3rd

Thought you might win that, your game seemed a bit better than that other dudes.

And what is this "main" that everybody talks about, I have only ever played the small bountyhunters.

68Trebor · March 2013

The MAIN is the big 8pm Tournament every night.

The MINI is the smaller equivalent to the MAIN and kicks off at 8.15pm every night.

If you make the Final Table of both you get a bonus, the higher you finish on both final tables the more bonus you get.

68Trebor · March 2013

Not the most successful evening of late.

In the Main came 145/181.

In the Mini came 134/551 and got 2 bounties for a slight loss overall.

Then played 3 £11 Bounty Hunters, min cashed in 1 and got a few bounties to show a small loss across the 3.

Won't be playing for a couple of days now as on lates tomorrow and Thursday and then out on Friday night.

May play a little bit of cash Wednesday and Thursday morning, or a couple of MTT's if there are any available, before work, see how I feel.

Think I need to start improving on my ITM% as this is pretty low, and I know that I won't keep hitting final tables as variance kicks in.

MTT's Played 50

Profit £670.21
ROI 145.37%
ITM% 20.00%

LARSON7 · March 2013

Brilliant profit from 50 MTTs!

I'm going to try and play quite a few MTTs next week instead of playing cash.

What would you say was the biggest part in getting good and profitable at MTTs?

Next week, im hoping to play 10 -20 MTTs, and final table atleast 1 or 2 of them.

68Trebor · March 2013

In Response to Re: The Reality Diary:

Brilliant profit from 50 MTTs! I'm going to try and play quite a few MTTs next week instead of playing cash. What would you say was the biggest part in getting good and profitable at MTTs? Next week, im hoping to play 10 -20 MTTs, and final table atleast 1 or 2 of them.
Posted by LARSON7

Despite what my stats might be saying at the mo I am far from an expert at MTT's or any kind of poker for that matter. At the moment the cards are running good and as a result I have a confidence in my play which is helping me make the right decisions.

In my humble opinion what I have been doing well lately is

1. Playing in position and making descisions based on stack sizes, board textures and the villains play rather than just on my holding. You must do this to build your stack as you will rarely succeed by just playing premium hands.

2. Picking my opponents carefully. I try to avoid big stacks and players I know are decent and tend to try and get heads up versus weaker players with position.

3. Playing aggressively, trying to take the lead in situations.

4. Being prepared to fold decent hands when the need arises.

5. Not worrying about individual bounties but playing Bounty Hunters to win.

6. Been looking back at key hands and trying to learn from my mistakes.

Good luck in trying MTT's, hope to see you at a final table.

68Trebor · March 2013

As I am on a late today I decided to play a couple of hours of poker this morning. Unfortunately there were no MTT's I could really participate in, so decided to play a couple of tables of 20nl cash. Pretty quickly I was down 1 buy in but soon got my cash head back on and ended up winning a couple of buy ins.

Will now add a cash record to my summary, as really enjoyed playing cash this morning and may have a dabble now and again.

MTT's Played 50

MTT Profit £670.21
ROI 145.37%
ITM% 20.00%

Cash Profit £40.09

Total Profit £710.30

68Trebor · March 2013

Another late shift another early morning session of 20nl. Again only 2 tabled, as find that more than this just makes me play like a robot. Played really bad this morning and was far to loose agressive, trying to make moves that really made no sense. Was lucky to get away with a small loss of £10.75.

MTT's Played 50

MTT Profit £670.21
ROI 145.37%
ITM% 20.00%

Cash Profit £29.34

Total Profit £699.55

68Trebor · March 2013

Just played a very quick 1hr session 3-tabling 20nl, before heading out to the pub, feel a bit like Scott of the Antartic.

Managed tomake £6.91.

Would like a bit of advice on the following situation which kept cropping up.

I am sat in the SB with e.g. Q,7 suited, a hand I would normally throw away. Get 2/3 limpers before me, what do you do. I tend to call, believing that for the sake of making up the blind it is worth it.

Same situation but a mall pocket pair, I tend to call to try and hit the set.

MTT's Played 50

MTT Profit £670.21
ROI 145.37%
ITM% 20.00%

Cash Profit £36.25

Total Profit £706.46

68Trebor · March 2013

Returned to the MTT tables after a couple of days of cash.

Played in a late reg sat for the main and managed to sneak into the places, then proceeded to go out of the main with a whimper. Took no bounties and never really got going.

Also played a £6 sat for the £4k Bounty Hunter but it became a bit of a shovefest and the gods weren't smiling on me.

Played a £1k Bounty Hunter and managed a creditable 40/150 but took no bounties.

Then went deep in the Mini and eventually bubbled the final table getting my 80k chips in the middle pre-flop holding QQ versus the villain's K9, the K on the flop ruining my chances. Thought I played really well in the Mini and on several occassions pushed people off hands when I had nothing. This is a big advance in my game recently and is e starting to play the situation and player rather than just playing my cards. Have to say the bubble for the final table was the longest I have played and went on for over an hour. Eventually my 7th place finish along with bounties came me a profit of over £55 on the day.

MTT's Played 55

MTT Profit £721.99
ROI 137.85%
ITM% 21.82%

Cash Profit £36.25

Total Profit £758.24

68Trebor · March 2013

A very quiet day on the poker front today. Only played 2 £12 sats for the £10k Primo. Missed out on both. Playing in the micromillions main event on stars tonight, may return to sky later for a bit of cash depending on how I run.

Spent a good few hours today sledging with my daughter. At the end of our road is a place called Caulms Wood, basically a very steep grassy hill, about 800m long, that is ideal for sledging when there is a good foot and a half of snow. I am sure that today I managed to hit 50mph, at least it felt like it. Funny that there were more middle aged men flying down the hill than kids. I guess we never grow old. Have to say it was my daughter who wanted to come home because she was too wet and cold, I could of stayed there all day. Just wish that there was a ski lift on the hill.

MTT's Played 57

MTT Profit £697.99
ROI 127.43%
ITM% 21.05%

Cash Profit £36.25

Total Profit £734.24

68Trebor · March 2013

Ended up coming nowhere on Stars, so played 2 more MTT's, a £6 satellite into the £55 £1.5k BH and the £2k BH at 9.30pm.

Came nowhere in the sat 38/54 and cashed in the £2k with 3 bounties for a return of £22.15 finishing 27/283.

MTT's Played 59

MTT Profit £703.14
ROI 124.50%
ITM% 22.03%

Cash Profit £36.25

Total Profit £739.39

68Trebor · March 2013

Just remembered why I need to avoid the cash tables. Just played 45mins of 20nl and spewed off £42.76.

Played really, really badly!

MTT's Played 59

MTT Profit £703.14
ROI 124.50%
ITM% 22.03%

Cash Profit -£6.51

Total Profit £696.63

68Trebor · March 2013

Isn't poker and variance funny.

Played terribly this morning and then get back from work tonight and fire up 3 x 20nl tables for a quick hours session and play really well, finishing £28.34 up.Why can't I play my A game all of the time, guess that's what seperates the good players from the average.

Anyway off to bed now to listen to the cricket. Next hour and Ian Bell are vital if we are to survive.

MTT's Played 59

MTT Profit £703.14
ROI 124.50%
ITM% 22.03%

Cash Profit £21.83

Total Profit £724.97

68Trebor · March 2013

Another morning session has beared some profit. Played a 20nl table, 30nl table and 20nl Action table. Struggled to get anything going on the 20nl and 30nl tables but played really well and started to boss the 20nl Action table. Funny how even in the same session you can feel like you are playing well on one table and poorly on another. Ended up with a profit of £33.93, amd my highest total profit to date.

So a month in and everything is hunky dorey, feel I am playing well and getting the rewards. Think my MTT game has really improved lately and this has been reflected in my results. The aim for this month must be two-fold. Fristly to drive up my ITM% and secondly to convert a final table appearance into a win.

Woke up to hear England had held on in the cricket, another great performance by the tail-enders showing some real English fighting spirit, lets hope for the same from the footy lads tonight.

MTT's Played 59

MTT Profit £703.14
ROI 124.50%
ITM% 22.03%

Cash Profit £55.76

Total Profit £758.90

68Trebor · March 2013

A bloody disaster yesterday, fell back into my old ways. Having had a really rough few days at work, Easter is like a mini xmas in retail, I played last night when toooo tired and paid the price.

3 x MTT's = Nowhere -£38.50

2 x 30nl tables = -£107.86

Back to the drawing board today, and sticking to 20nl on the cash tables.

MTT's Played 62

MTT Profit £664.64
ROI 124.50%
ITM% 22.03%

Cash Profit -£52.10

Total Profit £612.54

68Trebor · March 2013

Thought I'd post up my 3 bets for today.

£5 Acca

Man Utd 4/6

Spurs 5/4

Wigan 10/11

Forest 11/10

Cardiff 11/10

£5 Single

Handy Andy - 2.05 Haydock. My nap in the punter's corner naps table, currently 3rd with 2 weeks to go.

£5 Acca

All the above.

Wish me luck.

68Trebor · March 2013

Played 6 MTT's today and cashed in none.

Have decided to withdraw my profit to date of £550, would hate to see it all dissappear in the next few weeks, as variance appears to kick in.

The other £550 is going to be used to help pay for a cottage I have booked for 2 weeks in Cornwall in August.

MTT's Played 68

MTT Profit £619.64
ROI 95.59%
ITM% 19.12%

Cash Profit -£52.10

Total Profit £564.54

68Trebor · March 2013

Just finished a small session of 2-tabling 20nl whilst watching Soccer Saturday. Started unbelievably well as got AA and KK in first 2 hands and got paid on both occassions, so after 2 hands up £30. Finished £36.85 up.

The hand below was probably the most interesting. Have I played this too tight. Put the villain on a set. Should I be getting it all in here, or was the fold correct.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
coombes01	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£40.57
palavo_oko	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£30.02
	Your hole cards	Q Q
TROGG463	Fold
68Trebor	Raise		£0.60	£0.90	£50.49
Verbal_Gym	Fold
coombes01	Call		£0.50	£1.40	£40.07
palavo_oko	Call		£0.40	£1.80	£29.62
Flop
		6 8 3
coombes01	Fold
palavo_oko	Check
68Trebor	Bet		£1.35	£3.15	£49.14
palavo_oko	Raise		£4.80	£7.95	£24.82
68Trebor	Call		£3.45	£11.40	£45.69
Turn
		8
palavo_oko	Bet		£8.00	£19.40	£16.82
68Trebor	Fold
palavo_oko	Muck
palavo_oko	Win		£10.83		£27.65
palavo_oko	Return		£8.00	£0.57	£35.65

MTT's Played 68

MTT Profit £619.64
ROI 95.59%
ITM% 19.12%

Cash Profit -£15.25

Total Profit £604.39

68Trebor · March 2013

Another quick session of 20nl, upped it to 3 tables. Only played for about an hour, between tea and getting ready to go out. Only off to the local, now has it's own reward card, buy 6 pints get 1 free. Times must be hard for the traditional boozer if they have to resort to these tactics. Good old fashioned pub, still has a Tap room, probably end up in there to watch the boxing.

Managed another small win of £4.19.

MTT's Played 68

MTT Profit £619.64
ROI 95.59%
ITM% 19.12%

Cash Profit -£11.06

Total Profit £608.58

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