The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!)

waller02 · June 2013

I'm in a mini tonight for the first time in weeks thanks to the freeroll...........bit of run good please!!!!

waller0284979.884Entry to £2000 Mini B/H
Even one head prize would do me!!! haha

waller02 · June 2013

Sigh.....just had a great battle in the syndicate freeroll. The oppo was wynne1938, left his name in as there are no hard feelings, was actually an enjoyable game. He was short and I kept doubling him up....standard flips....and he comes back and bites me on the backside!!
It is a timed mtt, we are literally 2 mins from the end and I get this hand. He has been raising pre a LOT. If I fold I'm looking at approx £3.50 cash......If I go for it I either go bust, he folds and I add a bit more money, or I win the hand and I'm looking at approx £10.50.

Anyway I bust....but it was worth a shot imo. GG wynne!

Flop
wynne1938	Small blind		200.00	200.00	8500.00
waller02	Big blind		400.00	600.00	6575.00
	Your hole cards	A Q
DTWBANDIT	Fold
TOD19	Fold
POKERPINGU	Fold
BALLY1888	Fold
wynne1938	Raise		1400.00	2000.00	7100.00
waller02	All-in		6575.00	8575.00	0.00
wynne1938	Call		5375.00	13950.00	1725.00
wynne1938	Show	K A
waller02	Show	A Q
		4 6 Q
Turn
		K
River
		J
wynne1938	Win	Pair of Kings	13950.00		15675.00

Nearly had him with a cruel flop too!!! haha

About the play the mini BH (for free)......please let me cash!

waller02 · June 2013

No joy in the mini BH. Never got going then lost this hand and couldn't recover......no need for quads though!!

Flop
SUBARU90	Small blind		40.00	40.00	3770.00
henners10	Big blind		80.00	120.00	3180.00
	Your hole cards	10 10
waller02	Raise		200.00	320.00	1365.00
x	All-in		760.00	1080.00	0.00
bobjohns	Fold
Big_Baz49	Fold
SUBARU90	Fold
henners10	Fold
waller02	Call		560.00	1640.00	805.00
waller02	Show	10 10
x	Show	4 4
		3 K K
Turn
		4
River
		4
x	Win	Four 4s	1640.00		1640.00

Was in two minds whether or not to go for the cash promo but decided against it. I would have no chance at all of making the top 10, I may have scraped into the top 20 but it would not be worth it. It could easily end up in disaster with me losing a big chunk of my br whilst trying to climb the leaderboard.......more importantly, I CBA!!

No more poker tonight as I'm watching skint.....this programme is hilarious, a proper real life shameless. Can't believe that some people are happy living like that! I actually live quite close to Scunthorpe.......please don't judge me haha

BR = £77.67

waller02 · June 2013

Just played an hour. Played 4 tables for a change this session and was pretty much break even. One table (and oppo) was destroying me, playing any 2, not folding and hitting nearly everytime. I have just stood up as I was starting to tilt.

4 Jun '13 at 16:58PokerLudham£-1.60£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History04 Jun '13 at 16:57PokerHorsham£0.37£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History04 Jun '13 at 16:56PokerCalais£-3.79£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History04 Jun '13 at 16:54PokerWatchet£4.03£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History
Here are the 2 biggest losing hands......

First of all I did not raise as I was nearly timed out due to my laptop lagging slightly. The oppo here is the one who would not fold any pair so it was hard to give him any credit. Thought c/c would be ok as he could have anything......Also, not sure

Flop
KellyCall	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.02
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.66
	Your hole cards	A J
slackalice	Fold
7larsson	Fold
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£6.51
nickd49931	Fold
KellyCall	Call		£0.02	£0.12	£4.00
waller02	Check
		4 7 J
KellyCall	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.09	£0.21	£3.57
x	Call		£0.09	£0.30	£6.42
KellyCall	Fold
Turn
		Q
waller02	Bet		£0.20	£0.50	£3.37
x	Call		£0.20	£0.70	£6.22
River
		5
waller02	Check
x	Bet		£0.70	£1.40	£5.52
waller02	Call		£0.70	£2.10	£2.67
x	Show	Q K
waller02	Show	A J
x	Win	Pair of Queens	£1.94		£7.46

This hand is the same oppo again.......like I said he was playing any 2. His pot sized bet on the river after c/c the previous 2 streets just screams of a flush or a straight....every draw got there.

I'll get him next time.......NEXT TIME!!!!!

Flop
slackalice	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.64
7larsson	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£0.85
	Your hole cards	J K
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£5.98
nickd49931	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.26	£4.11
slackalice	Fold
7larsson	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.38	£5.86
		3 J 5
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.20	£0.58	£3.91
x	Call		£0.20	£0.78	£5.66
Turn
		8
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.44	£1.22	£3.47
x	Call		£0.44	£1.66	£5.22
River
		2
x	Bet		£1.66	£3.32	£3.56
waller02	Fold
x	Muck
x	Win		£1.53		£5.09
x	Return		£1.66	£0.13	£6.75

Playing some more later. Unsure whether or not to continue 4 tabling because my laptop does tend to lag slightly then. Will see how it goes.

BR = £76.68

waller02 · June 2013

Well, well, well, well.........Worst session of the lot since I started playing 4nl, by a country mile!!

I can't post the results from the tables like I usually do because there is a problem with the "My account" page and it isn't showing any transactions........but it aint pretty! Could be worse though as it only equates to approx 2BI.

Story of the session.....3 parts.

Part 1 = The beats!
Part 2 = The questionable plays following the beats!
Part 3 = God awful play.....should have stood an hour earlier than I did.

Some key hands.......progressively worse play by myself.

Hand 1......The beat, can I fold this at 4nl.....don't thinks so.

Flop
tjuggle	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.93
mansfield8	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.22
	Your hole cards	A A
ozzy5123	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.84
stan_still	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£7.06
tjuggle	Fold
mansfield8	Fold
		3 7 10
waller02	Bet		£0.24	£0.62	£3.60
x	Raise		£2.40	£3.02	£4.66
waller02	All-in		£3.60	£6.62	£0.00
x	Call		£1.44	£8.06	£3.22
waller02	Show	A A
x	Show	3 3
Turn
		J
River
		10
x	Win	Full House, 3s and 10s	£7.45		£10.67

Hand 2....the questionable play, I played this hand so bad, probably no need to even play it and the result rubbed it in pushing me closer to the edge of frustration!!

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.15
mansfield8	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£0.55
	Your hole cards	9 A
ozzy5123	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.80
stan_still	Fold
toddy23	Fold
x	Call		£0.14	£0.36	£5.01
mansfield8	Fold
		A K 2
x	Bet		£0.04	£0.40	£4.97
waller02	Raise		£0.28	£0.68	£3.52
x	Call		£0.24	£0.92	£4.73
Turn
		J
x	Bet		£0.46	£1.38	£4.27
waller02	Call		£0.46	£1.84	£3.06
River
		2
x	Bet		£1.38	£3.22	£2.89
waller02	Call		£1.38	£4.60	£1.68
x	Show	4 2
waller02	Show	9 A
x	Win	Three 2s	£4.25		£7.14

Hand 3..........The "I should have called it a night earlier" hand. This is just BAAAD......I'm never ahead here. Yeah I'll bet 2 streets, get called and then call the shove when another ace comes......awful!!

Flop
waller02	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.12
LARSON7	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.18
	Your hole cards	10 10
WENGER182	Fold
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.86
Jangles594	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£4.59
toddy23	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.18	£0.32	£3.94
LARSON7	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.48	£3.70
Jangles594	Call		£0.16	£0.64	£4.43
		A 7 2
waller02	Bet		£0.36	£1.00	£3.58
x	Call		£0.36	£1.36	£3.34
Jangles594	Fold
Turn
		4
waller02	Bet		£0.72	£2.08	£2.86
x	Call		£0.72	£2.80	£2.62
River
		A
waller02	Check
x	All-in		£2.62	£5.42	£0.00
waller02	Call		£2.62	£8.04	£0.24
waller02	Show	10 10
x	Show	9 A
x	Win	Three Aces	£7.43		£7.43

So, what have I learnt? Firstly I need to stop playing if and when I feel myself starting to tilt, looking back at some of the hands is shockingly bad!!

Secondly, I think I should set myself a maximum session time of 90mins because I did lose concentration during this longer session.

This was also the first evening playing 4 tables instead of 3. I have 4 tabled many times but the results here don't lie and I certainly seemed to have played a lot better whilst playing 3 tables. It could just be coincidence but I will be going back to 3 anyway until I have some better sessions.

Sending myself to bed now with no supper!!!

Must do better.

BR = £68.53

Giant811 · June 2013

Nice work mate, but don't get over confident. I have it on good authority that it's impossible to beat nl4, so you're obviously just on a heater.

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

Nice work mate, but don't get over confident. I have it on good authority that it's impossible to beat nl4, so you're obviously just on a heater.
Posted by Giant811

I gather you wrote this before you saw my previous post???? haha timing!

hhyftrftdr · June 2013

Hand 1...in it goes. GG etc

Hand 2...Could fold A9 utg+1, but never that bad to come in with a strong raise. Wouldn't be too hard on yourself, you were well ahead until river. Getting him to put money in with bottom pair/almost bottom kicker, whilst simultaneously repping way stronger hand than A9... I think I would reluctantly fold to the river lead but other than that I think it's ok.

Hand 3...Might take a stab on the flop but with 4 oppo's I'd def shut down to any resistance. Having said that, if this was right after 'hand 2' then I might well stack off!

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

Hand 1...in it goes. GG etc Hand 2...Could fold A9 utg+1, but never that bad to come in with a strong raise. Wouldn't be too hard on yourself, you were well ahead until river. Getting him to put money in with bottom pair/almost bottom kicker, whilst simultaneously repping way stronger hand than A9... I think I would reluctantly fold to the river lead but other than that I think it's ok. Hand 3...Might take a stab on the flop but with 4 oppo's I'd def shut down to any resistance. Having said that, if this was right after 'hand 2' then I might well stack off!
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Ty for your thoughts. Agree with pretty much everything you say......Eurgh, Hand 3 looks even worse the next day!!!

waller02 · June 2013

Mixed session. Played around 90 mins 3 tabling 4nl and ended up down again. The "my account" page is still not showing the transactions so can't post results.

I'm not too dissapointed with the session because if it wasn't for this crazy call below then it would not have been a losing one. I just thought oppo was at it, very poor call by myself and one I won't be making again (against him anyway lol). There is a bit of a pattern developing where I make the odd big error, so I need to try and iron this out!!!

In game, are there any others who may think this is a stone cold bluff and call??......or am I just awful haha

Flop
waller02	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£3.78
dre136	Fold
garner909	Fold
jokev10	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.46	£3.83
		7 10 10
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.23	£0.69	£3.55
x	Call		£0.23	£0.92	£3.60
Turn
		8
x	Check
waller02	Check
River
		10
x	All-in		£3.60	£4.52	£0.00
waller02	All-in		£3.55	£8.07	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£0.05	£8.02	£0.05
x	Show	J 10
waller02	Show	K A
x	Win	Four 10s	£7.41		£7.46

ooooops!

However, I have freerolled into the £400 BH. There were 213 runners and only the top 5 got seat so maybe I'm not quite a total donk.

SwineFlu8490001Entry to £400 Bounty Hunterwaller0202Entry to £400 Bounty HunterWheelzo03Entry to £400 Bounty Hunterlark1104Entry to £400 Bounty Hunterkorri05Entry to £400 Bounty Hunterherbert106
Hoping for a cash or a couple of head prizes from this. It is an £11 buy in so a chance of a half decent return.

BR = £64.61 ..........going in the wrong direction!!

waller02 · June 2013

Out the £400 BH....no surprise!

Made a big error here I think. The lack of 4 bet pre as well as the flat call on the flop did me good and proper, making me fire again.

Flop
waller02	Small blind		40.00	40.00	3540.00
gazza127	Big blind		80.00	120.00	1675.00
	Your hole cards	K A
x	Raise		160.00	280.00	2562.50
70theo	Fold
shorrock09	Fold
waller02	Raise		400.00	680.00	3140.00
gazza127	Fold
x	Call		280.00	960.00	2282.50
		7 2 10
waller02	Bet		640.00	1600.00	2500.00
x	Call		640.00	2240.00	1642.50
Turn
		7
waller02	Bet		1280.00	3520.00	1220.00
x	All-in		1642.50	5162.50	0.00
waller02	Call		362.50	5525.00	857.50
waller02	Show	K A
x	Show	Q Q
River
		Q
x	Win	Full House, Queens and 7s	5525.00		5525.00

Anyway, I did recover and even took a head prize for a £3.75 profit........which I'll take right now believe me!!!

Exit hand was standard.......A double up would have been VERY nice though

Flop
REDARROW61	Small blind		75.00	75.00	4325.00
70theo	Big blind		150.00	225.00	5270.00
	Your hole cards	Q Q
shorrock09	Fold
waller02	Raise		370.00	595.00	2267.50
SUBARU90	Raise		1030.00	1625.00	14040.00
lewbob	Fold
REDARROW61	Fold
70theo	Fold
waller02	All-in		2267.50	3892.50	0.00
SUBARU90	Call		1607.50	5500.00	12432.50
waller02	Show	Q Q
SUBARU90	Show	A K
		10 3 K
Turn
		4
River
		J
SUBARU90	Win	Pair of Kings	5500.00		17932.50

waller02028£3.75 Head Prizes1

Still playing cash, will update in a bit

waller02 · June 2013

Calling it a night.......just lost a sly AA<KK (will post below).

First one hand below that I'm not sure I played correctly......any advice welcome please. Oppo is a solid(ish) 4nl reg. I'm in late position so I think it's fine to raise it up pre, but how about the rest of the hand? I think at 4nl it would be a mistake for me to bet the river here long term???

Flop
JIGGSY	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.91
TONTOB	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.23
	Your hole cards	2 A
hhyftrftdr	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£4.48
x	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£6.87
JIGGSY	Fold
TONTOB	Fold
		3 4 7
waller02	Bet		£0.20	£0.58	£4.28
x	Call		£0.20	£0.78	£6.67
Turn
		9
waller02	Bet		£0.44	£1.22	£3.84
x	Call		£0.44	£1.66	£6.23
River
		Q
waller02	Check
x	Check
waller02	Show	2 A
x	Show	5 5
x	Win	Pair of 5s	£1.53		£7.76

This was virtually my last hand of the session........sly sly sly man. Got to call here???

Flop
buster600	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.07
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£6.13
	Your hole cards	A A
chancjr	Fold
hhyftrftdr	Fold
x	Call		£0.02	£0.08	£4.05
waller02	Raise		£0.12	£0.20	£6.01
x	Call		£0.12	£0.32	£3.93
		2 J K
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.20	£0.52	£5.81
x	All-in		£3.93	£4.45	£0.00
waller02	Call		£3.73	£8.18	£2.08
x	Show	K K
waller02	Show	A A
Turn
		8
River
		3
x	Win	Three Kings	£7.56		£7.56

Ah well a slight improvement from recent sessions. No more tonight, watching The Apprentice. "My account" page working now, so here are the scores on the doors.

05 Jun '13 at 19:35PokerNailsea£-2.78£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History05 Jun '13 at 19:34PokerCall Lane£4.29£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History05 Jun '13 at 19:34PokerFeinton£0.36£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History05 Jun '13 at 18:21Poker£400 Bounty Hunter£3.75£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History
BR = £70.23

waller02 · June 2013

OH MY WORD........I have lost 20 quid tonight.......20 quid!!! (I know it's not much, but % wise it is a significant loss)

I didn't play great but gotta say I ran worse. I had AA cracked twice, KK<QQ, KK<10 3 (after flopping top set and losing to runner runner flush) JJ<QQ.........I suppose -5BI sessions happen, but come on....if I can't beat 4nl wtf can I beat!!!!

Haven't got any hands to post as it was depressing enough seeing them the first time.

Losing the faith, the plot, my sanity, the will to live, my self respect, my money........

BR = £50.43

Going to bed to cry myself to sleep.

devonfish5 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

OH MY WORD........I have lost 20 quid tonight.......20 quid!!! (I know it's not much, but % wise it is a significant loss) I didn't play great but gotta say I ran worse. I had AA cracked twice, KK<QQ, KK<10 3 (after flopping top set and losing to runner runner flush) JJ<QQ.........I suppose -5BI sessions happen, but come on....if I can't beat 4nl wtf can I beat!!!! Haven't got any hands to post as it was depressing enough seeing them the first time. Losing the faith, the plot, my sanity, the will to live, my self respect, my money........ BR = £50.43 Going to bed to cry myself to sleep.
Posted by waller02

ul m8, it happens unfortunately.

deffo post some of those AA hands up etc.
i'd be interested in how you played them.
i'm no expert obviously but I've had some feedback recently re playing big pairs,and it's surprising what I've learnt from it.
might be able to spot something?(or someone else will)

keep the faith m8,...you've still got £50 to play with,so no need to panic.

dev

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!) : ul m8, it happens unfortunately. deffo post some of those AA hands up etc. i'd be interested in how you played them. i'm no expert obviously but I've had some feedback recently re playing big pairs,and it's surprising what I've learnt from it. might be able to spot something?(or someone else will) keep the faith m8,...you've still got £50 to play with,so no need to panic. dev
Posted by devonfish5

The AA's were only relatively small pots all in pre (which I will take every day of the week). The vast majority were all in pre which I would always be happy with......if they could hold that is.

I prob lost about 2-3 quid by defending my blind with marginal hands, down to frustration......this is the leak I need to sort out. I know I should probably stand and take 10 mins off when I feel myself getting this way, but at the time I find it really hard to do!!

waller02 · June 2013

Just played a quick hour 3 tabling alongside a couple of freerolls. A winning session thank the Lord!!! I played slightly better and there weren't any harsh beats.

07 Jun '13 at 17:27PokerWell Meadow£0.57£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History07 Jun '13 at 17:27PokerCawston£2.51£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History07 Jun '13 at 17:26PokerWells£3.08£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History
Also got £3 odd C4P payment.

Gonna have some tea and a shower then back on it for the night.

BR = £60.01

devonfish5 · June 2013

good 2 see the win today mate,

gl

£500 freeroll at 7.30 tonight.

dev

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

good 2 see the win today mate, gl £500 freeroll at 7.30 tonight. dev
Posted by devonfish5

top man, didn't know about this and would have missed it

waller02 · June 2013

where do I start............

Right, I have been sat here at my laptop since 7pm, 5 tabling 4nl, drinking stella and chatting with the missus, Just typing that last sentence makes me realise why I have had yet another losing session.

1. I couldn't beat it playing 4 tables.
2. I can't play 5 tables whilst watching telly and chatting with the missus.
3. From about 10pm I have been seeing 10 tables (unless I squint).

Whats the damage? I'm bruised but on my feet.

Mixture of bad play and bad luck..see below and berate me

1.......prob unlucky?

Flop
toddy23	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.73
TOD19	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.86
	Your hole cards	A A
lighttt	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.11
fitzyoo5	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£2.99
waller02	Raise		£0.20	£0.34	£4.20
popeye374	Fold
toddy23	Fold
TOD19	Fold
lighttt	Fold
fitzyoo5	Call		£0.16	£0.50	£2.83
		6 9 Q
fitzyoo5	Bet		£0.50	£1.00	£2.33
waller02	Raise		£2.00	£3.00	£2.20
fitzyoo5	All-in		£2.33	£5.33	£0.00
waller02	Call		£0.83	£6.16	£1.37
fitzyoo5	Show	7 8
waller02	Show	A A
Turn
		3
River
		2
fitzyoo5	Win	Flush to the Queen	£5.69		£5.69

2. Stop drinking.

Flop
Allstar79	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.56
SINGA	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.32
	Your hole cards	A K
RockettAce	Fold
toddy23	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.69
Allstar79	Fold
SINGA	Call		£0.12	£0.34	£4.20
		8 4 A
SINGA	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.24	£0.58	£3.45
SINGA	Call		£0.24	£0.82	£3.96
Turn
		10
SINGA	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.62	£1.44	£2.83
SINGA	Raise		£2.68	£4.12	£1.28
waller02	All-in		£2.83	£6.95	£0.00
SINGA	Call		£0.77	£7.72	£0.51
SINGA	Show	A 10
waller02	Show	A K
River
		Q
SINGA	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 10s	£7.14		£7.65

3. Stop Playing

Flop
TINTIN	Sit out
hhyftrftdr	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.88
laura2	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.08
	Your hole cards	A K
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.45
sambomoor	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£2.90
_G_	Fold
hhyftrftdr	Fold
laura2	Call		£0.12	£0.50	£2.96
		5 10 Q
laura2	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.28	£0.78	£3.17
sambomoor	Call		£0.28	£1.06	£2.62
laura2	Fold
Turn
		A
waller02	Bet		£0.60	£1.66	£2.57
sambomoor	Call		£0.60	£2.26	£2.02
River
		10
waller02	Check
sambomoor	All-in		£2.02	£4.28	£0.00
waller02	Call		£2.02	£6.30	£0.55
waller02	Show	A K
sambomoor	Show	2 J
sambomoor	Win	Flush to the Queen	£5.82		£5.82

Scary thing is........I'm off back some more, but only 2 tabling. Pray for me.

BR = £46.91

Why do I have to love both poker AND drinking on the weekend?????

I can beat beat 2 tables........I hope, watch this space!

waller02 · June 2013

Post midnight poker has saved my backside..............seriously, anybody doubting their game should play 4nl after midnight. You can flop quads and full pot every street and still get paid!!

In all honesty though, 4nl hasn't got as many mugs as I thought, or maybe I'm just poor.

Post midnight............Never seen so many nutters on the tables, whole new ball game and thankfully I have pulled a bit back.

08 Jun '13 at 01:18PokerLong Eaton£9.10£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History08 Jun '13 at 01:17PokerNuneaton£10.18£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History08 Jun '13 at 01:16PokerBelton£-3.81£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History

Off to bed now, pretty hammered!

BR = £70.48

waller02 · June 2013

Another 90 min session out of the way. Was a winning one but there were a few bad calls and plays made by myself I will post a coupe of dodgy hands below.

Didn't start playing until late as I felt rough as!!!! Only one cure, straight back on the beer. However it's Foster's tonight as Stella batters me (it's only 4.8% these days but still can't hack it!!).

08 Jun '13 at 16:15PokerBelton£1.10£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History08 Jun '13 at 16:14PokerCalais£-1.72£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History08 Jun '13 at 16:13PokerWell Meadow£1.87£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History08 Jun '13 at 16:13PokerBawburgh£3.79£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History
I played this oppo last night and he went from £13 to zero in about 3 hands. He was ALWAYS at it with nothing at all. He must have been drunk last night and sober today because he DID have a hand this time. My calls look (and are) poor but this was purely because of my history with him last night. I have amended my notes on him slightly after todays play where he was a LOT calmer!!

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.24
x	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.47
	Your hole cards	5 5
bubbles125	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£5.94
waller02	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£7.15
hill939	Fold
mordaw18	Fold
craigcu12	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.62	£4.31
		2 8 10
x	Check
bubbles125	Check
waller02	Check
Turn
		8
x	Bet		£0.31	£0.93	£4.00
bubbles125	Fold
waller02	Call		£0.31	£1.24	£6.84
River
		A
x	Bet		£1.24	£2.48	£2.76
waller02	Call		£1.24	£3.72	£5.60
x	Show	8 9
waller02	Muck	5 5
x	Win	Three 8s	£3.44		£6.20

Not sure I played this hand well at all??? Should prob fold river too.

Flop
StokieScot	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.89
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.92
	Your hole cards	7 7
slackalice	Fold
cain82	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£0.34
TINTIN	Fold
StokieScot	Call		£0.06	£0.20	£2.83
waller02	Call		£0.04	£0.24	£3.88
		8 5 8
StokieScot	Bet		£0.12	£0.36	£2.71
waller02	Call		£0.12	£0.48	£3.76
cain82	Raise		£0.24	£0.72	£0.10
StokieScot	Call		£0.12	£0.84	£2.59
waller02	Call		£0.12	£0.96	£3.64
Turn
		4
StokieScot	Check
waller02	Check
cain82	All-in		£0.10	£1.06	£0.00
StokieScot	Call		£0.10	£1.16	£2.49
waller02	Call		£0.10	£1.26	£3.54
River
		9
StokieScot	Bet		£0.40	£1.66	£2.09
waller02	Call		£0.40	£2.06	£3.14
cain82	Show	K Q
StokieScot	Show	J 10
waller02	Muck	7 7
cain82	Win	Flush to the King	£1.16		£1.16
StokieScot	Win	Flush to the 10	£0.74		£2.83

BR = £75.52

Having a break then going to play some more cash. Also going to play £500 BH and maybe the £1.10 DS

waller02 · June 2013

BR back down after another losing session.....not too bad. Played ok just lost with my big pairs.

Can't fold KK here.....

Flop
spinky6108	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.88
footieok74	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.50
	Your hole cards	K K
TRAPPER	Fold
alanso	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.79
waller02	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£4.06
carrotttop	Fold
spinky6108	Fold
footieok74	Fold
alanso	Call		£0.16	£0.46	£2.63
		8 Q 4
alanso	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.24	£0.70	£3.82
alanso	All-in		£2.63	£3.33	£0.00
waller02	Call		£2.39	£5.72	£1.43
alanso	Show	3 4
waller02	Show	K K
Turn
		9
River
		3
alanso	Win	Two Pairs, 4s and 3s	£5.29		£5.29

Story of the session really.

Playing the £500 BH now with a bit more cash on the side. Update later.

BR = £70.58

waller02 · June 2013

A pretty poor night of poker last night. I was rather drunk and should have stopped playing (if you could call it playing). Woke up today to find my BR lower but it could have been worse.

Looked through some of the last hands that I played and they aren't great. I can normally play ok when drinking but there is a fine line between being merry and full blown steaming......I crossed that line and carried on playing!

Few hands below....some pretty easy folds there but I made alcohol induced calls.

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.54
Coolrider	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.48
	Your hole cards	10 10
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£4.15
w8nker	Fold
blufhuntr	Fold
BINZA	Fold
x	Raise		£0.28	£0.50	£2.26
Coolrider	Fold
waller02	Call		£0.14	£0.64	£4.01
		6 J 4
x	Bet		£0.32	£0.96	£1.94
waller02	Call		£0.32	£1.28	£3.69
Turn
		8
x	All-in		£1.94	£3.22	£0.00
waller02	Call		£1.94	£5.16	£1.75
x	Show	A A
waller02	Show	10 10
River
		2
x	Win	Pair of Aces	£4.77		£4.77

Flop
Margot86	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.71
x	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.07
	Your hole cards	Q A
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.84
chancjr	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£3.80
slackalice	Fold
Margot86	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.50	£3.95
		A 2 9
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.32	£0.82	£3.52
chancjr	Fold
x	Raise		£0.64	£1.46	£3.31
waller02	Call		£0.32	£1.78	£3.20
Turn
		6
x	All-in		£3.31	£5.09	£0.00
waller02	All-in		£3.20	£8.29	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£0.11	£8.18	£0.11
x	Show	2 2
waller02	Show	Q A
River
		A
x	Win	Full House, 2s and Aces	£7.56		£7.67

Flop
SPARTASC	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.92
x	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.79
	Your hole cards	Q J
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£4.89
pepo	Fold
chancjr	Fold
SPARTASC	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.34	£1.67
		Q 9 6
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.24	£0.58	£4.65
x	Call		£0.24	£0.82	£1.43
Turn
		8
x	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.56	£1.38	£4.09
x	Raise		£1.12	£2.50	£0.31
waller02	Call		£0.56	£3.06	£3.53
River
		6
x	Check
waller02	Check
x	Show	7 5
waller02	Show	Q J
x	Win	Straight to the 9	£2.83		£3.14

So, not a great session,

BR = £62.63...........up and down, up and down

waller02 · June 2013

Clawed a bit back form last nights drunken antics. Played a quick 90 min session and also treated myself to a primo sat (an unsuccessful one) but having a break now cos my head is pounding.

Was going to try and sneak into the top 20 of this promo thing but I don't think it is gonna happen. I'm 28th atm but didn't start playing until 2pm today plus I'm only 4 tabling........it aint gonna happen. The tenner would be a bit of a boost but it's not worth me breaking my balls to try and sneak in and find out I still only came 24th or something like that!

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BR = £67.07

Anyway, gonna watch the rest of Phil Taylor v MVG...it's looking like it could be a 10-9

waller02 · June 2013

Just finished another hours session.......very eventful!!! Two massive hands where I came out on top in one and lost the other. Also the standard dumb call that seems to creep into every session that I play!

Here are the hands

In this hand you could say that I asked for it by:

a) calling when perhaps I should be folding???
b) playing too cute when I do hit

Not sure......opinions welcome!

Leave oppos name in, it was all cool nh's were exchanged etc..

Flop
badman324	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.92
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.44
	Your hole cards	6 A
HAIRFLICK	Fold
potty116	Fold
_G_	Raise		£0.12	£0.18	£4.39
APRIL49	Fold
badman324	Call		£0.10	£0.28	£1.82
waller02	Call		£0.08	£0.36	£4.36
		9 J 2
badman324	Bet		£0.27	£0.63	£1.55
waller02	Call		£0.27	£0.90	£4.09
_G_	Raise		£0.54	£1.44	£3.85
badman324	Call		£0.27	£1.71	£1.28
waller02	Call		£0.27	£1.98	£3.82
Turn
		3
badman324	Check
waller02	Check
_G_	Bet		£0.99	£2.97	£2.86
badman324	All-in		£1.28	£4.25	£0.00
waller02	Call		£1.28	£5.53	£2.54
_G_	Call		£0.29	£5.82	£2.57
River
		2
waller02	All-in		£2.54	£8.36	£0.00
_G_	Call		£2.54	£10.90	£0.03
badman324	Show	J 10
waller02	Show	6 A
_G_	Show	J J
_G_	Win	Full House, Jacks and 2s	£10.08		£10.11

Here is the standard poor call......I just looked at his stack and thought he would shove any two, if this is my thinking I guess I should just 3 bet pre

Flop
bigrossman	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.68
jordz16	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£8.39
	Your hole cards	A Q
hhyftrftdr	Fold
201165	Raise		£0.32	£0.38	£0.83
waller02	Call		£0.32	£0.70	£3.59
slackalice	Fold
bigrossman	Fold
jordz16	Fold
		10 6 3
201165	All-in		£0.83	£1.53	£0.00
waller02	Call		£0.83	£2.36	£2.76
201165	Show	A K
waller02	Show	A Q
Turn
		7
River
		K
201165	Win	Pair of Kings	£2.18		£2.18

This hand saved my session.....if he had Aces then fair play!

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£8.57
garner909	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.69
	Your hole cards	K K
TINTIN	Fold
geordie108	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£7.88
x	Raise		£0.26	£0.48	£8.31
garner909	Fold
waller02	Raise		£0.72	£1.20	£7.16
x	All-in		£8.31	£9.51	£0.00
waller02	All-in		£7.16	£16.67	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£0.55	£16.12	£0.55
x	Show	A K
waller02	Show	K K
		7 10 10
Turn
		5
River
		7
waller02	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 10s	£14.91		£14.91

09 Jun '13 at 18:03PokerBelton£-1.16£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 18:00PokerLudham£-4.19£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 17:59PokerPall Mall£4.16£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 17:58PokerWells£10.81£0.00Poker AIR clientHand HistoryAlso played the £250 BH....didn't cash but took 2 heads

waller02041£1.50 Head Prizes2
Watching the GP for a bit then back on it. Def not bothering trying to sneak into top 20 for the cash promo.

BR = £75.89

hhyftrftdr · June 2013

Evening Waller.

The nut flush hand...think when the shortie jams on the turn, I'd look to re-shove. Villain minraised into 2 oppo's on that flop so he clearly has something he likes. Outcome doesn't change of course as he is never folding JJJ there and then, but should another club fall on the river then you won't get all his monies (probably).

The AQ vs AK hand... it's a huge open raise from quite a small stack in early position. I'm pretty happy to bin AQ here, but think if we are going to play it then stick a raise in and look to get the money in pre. Villain had been pretty passive and then suddenly raises that much, which is why I'd lean towards a fold pre.

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

Evening Waller. The nut flush hand...think when the shortie jams on the turn, I'd look to re-shove. Villain minraised into 2 oppo's on that flop so he clearly has something he likes. Outcome doesn't change of course as he is never folding JJJ there and then, but should another club fall on the river then you won't get all his monies (probably). The AQ vs AK hand... it's a huge open raise from quite a small stack in early position. I'm pretty happy to bin AQ here, but think if we are going to play it then stick a raise in and look to get the money in pre. Villain had been pretty passive and then suddenly raises that much, which is why I'd lean towards a fold pre.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

You make good points on both hands. I'm making quite a few mistakes recently, some of them very costly!!!

waller02 · June 2013

Horrific session.......calling it a night!!!

Mixture of bad play and bad luck........mostly bad play if I'm honest. Can't get out of the cycle of winning session followed by a losing one. Getting quite frustrating.

Few hands below..

Still not sure what to make of this hand. Oppo is unknown to me so do not have a clue what his 3 bet range is. Is this all the more reason to fold? Post flop I'm still unsure......hate this hand

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.13
eazilife	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.94
	Your hole cards	10 10
waller02	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.76
TheMarkOfJ	Fold
HunterM63	Fold
asadelta30	Fold
x	Raise		£0.44	£0.66	£5.69
eazilife	Fold
waller02	Call		£0.30	£0.96	£3.46
		9 7 8
x	Bet		£0.76	£1.72	£4.93
waller02	Call		£0.76	£2.48	£2.70
Turn
		9
x	Bet		£1.36	£3.84	£3.57
waller02	All-in		£2.70	£6.54	£0.00
x	Call		£1.34	£7.88	£2.23
x	Show	Q Q
waller02	Show	10 10
River
		4
x	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 9s	£7.28		£9.51

Oppo in this hand has made questionable plays with poor hands in previous times I have played him. If he has the goods then nh......but he rarely does which is why I stand by my call against this player

Flop
chancjr	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.70
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.70
	Your hole cards	6 7
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.70
lawton01	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£1.84
mammoth	Fold
chancjr	Fold
waller02	Check
		J 6 10
waller02	Check
x	Check
lawton01	Check
Turn
		7
waller02	Bet		£0.11	£0.25	£5.59
x	All-in		£2.70	£2.95	£0.00
lawton01	Fold
waller02	Call		£2.59	£5.54	£3.00
waller02	Show	6 7
x	Show	J 8
River
		J
x	Win	Three Jacks	£5.12		£5.12

This hand was the last hand I played.....things were never going my way. Loving life when I flop the straight, then the board has a laugh at my expense. Should I be folding by the river?? Was a stubborn sigh call as a result from what was a poor session

Flop
a	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£7.84
waller02	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.68
	Your hole cards	3 5
robbery1	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£6.68
pomfrittes	Fold
22Jonny	Fold
b	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£7.17
a	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£7.82
waller02	Check
		4 6 7
a	Check
waller02	Bet		£0.08	£0.24	£3.60
robbery1	Call		£0.08	£0.32	£6.60
b	Call		£0.08	£0.40	£7.09
a	Call		£0.08	£0.48	£7.74
Turn
		8
a	Bet		£0.48	£0.96	£7.26
waller02	Call		£0.48	£1.44	£3.12
robbery1	Fold
b	Call		£0.48	£1.92	£6.61
River
		2
a	Bet		£2.16	£4.08	£5.10
waller02	Call		£2.16	£6.24	£0.96
b	Call		£2.16	£8.40	£4.45
a	Show	9 10
waller02	Show	3 5
b	Muck	5 4
a	Win	Straight to the 10	£7.77		£12.87

SIGH!!!

09 Jun '13 at 20:05PokerErewash£-0.25£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 20:04PokerNailsea£-0.99£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 20:04PokerPall Mall£-4.54£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History09 Jun '13 at 20:03PokerCalais£-3.66£0.00Poker AIR clientHand History
Lost on every table......a new low!!! Switching the laptop off and going to bed to watch the darts final to cheer myself up!!!

BR = £64.15

benc · June 2013

Hey Waller still reading this regularly enjoying the updates, just some opinions on hands above.

Hand 1: Havn't played much 4nl, but from what i gather player 3betting then carrying on aggression on flop and turn= better than 10s, even if he has like 8s-9s he has flopped huge, doubt he would be barrelling with Ax hands. As played i would prefer to raise and get in on the flop, turn i 100% fold what are we getting in against that we are ahead of, i know we have straight outs but we could even be dead here, i think we can fold here to random player being aggro.

Hand 2: Got your money in good ul

Hand 3: Not saying i fold as i no doubt would make the stubborn sigh call myself, but feels like we are only ever calling to split so in hindsight easy to say lay it down wait for a better spot. Should listen to my own advice more often lol

waller02 · June 2013

In Response to Re: The Story of a Broken Man (£50 or quits!!!):

Hey Waller still reading this regularly enjoying the updates, just some opinions on hands above. Hand 1: Havn't played much 4nl, but from what i gather player 3betting then carrying on aggression on flop and turn= better than 10s, even if he has like 8s-9s he has flopped huge, doubt he would be barrelling with Ax hands. As played i would prefer to raise and get in on the flop, turn i 100% fold what are we getting in against that we are ahead of, i know we have straight outs but we could even be dead here, i think we can fold here to random player being aggro. Hand 2: Got your money in good ul Hand 3: Not saying i fold as i no doubt would make the stubborn sigh call myself, but feels like we are only ever calling to split so in hindsight easy to say lay it down wait for a better spot. Should listen to my own advice more often lol
Posted by benc

Hi benc, ty for your post and well done in the cash promo.

Re: Hand 1. There are players who will 3 bet light and keep betting with worse hands at 4nl.......having said that though I would need reads to really get involved here and if I did think this was the case then I should have been raising the flop to get it in. I havent played the oppo in this hand before and didn't have a clue where I was......I agree that I should have just folded. I basically paid 4 quid for some info lol

Hand 3: It was hard to fold after flopping the straight, having a horrible turn card but still having a straight (albeit not the nuts anymore)......it was for me anywyay, especially at the end of a poor session.

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