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Gl m8
dev
Anyway
For the DYM i played, I finish ITM to double from playing £3.30 to winning £6 which isn't bad at all.
I played again first thing this morning (currently of work on a few days holiday) finished in thew cash again so at the minute, im currently 2-0 with DYM.I wont count my chickens yet though. The trick is to be real nitty at the beggining then just open up enough to have a fairly large stack. Afterwards, let everyone else take each other out.
My highlight hand is as follows below:
BR = £41.64
if you do decide to play more of them,then I would advise you to read JohnConners 'ABC of DYM's' blog.
(I hope someone will post up link for you)
it is well worth reading.
you've got it,just about spot on...play tight early doors and open up later on.
nice 88 hand above,but it should be a fold really pre-flop,as should all pairs up to KK or AA on the first 3-4 blind levels.(just a little tip...that's tight)lol
gl
dev
Well...?
I HIT TILT!!! ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHH
Ive been grinding the DYM to the point where I hit £50 however on Sunday have gone through such a rough patch that I feel someone has knocked all the stuffing out of me. I also played a freeroll tourney on Sunday but I honestly made 'freeness' look bad. Busted out early
IM NOT GIVING UP!!
I JUST NEED ASSISTANCE OR INSPIRATION ON HOW PEOPLE COPE WITH BAD BEATS!!
Im taking a break at the moment from Poker for a couple days and think properly through the bad hands I have played (and some coolers I have run into)
Think I will also read 'The Mental Game Of Poker' book also. Has anyone read this?
BR = £39.10
I had a break from the DYM's for a bit last week and played some PLO8 just to get my mind in a different place.
Played some DYM's again yesterday and cashed in 10/13.
Good luck
nothing you can do about getting bad beats,so you just have to play through them.(if you have played the hand ok and would do the same again,then don't worry to much about it.if there is some bad/loose play involved then try and correct it next time).
I always play less poker and depending on my b/roll at the time,usually drop down levels,(especially when playing dym's.
funny thing is though when these bad runs,etc,come along I find playing less tables at cash better but playing more tables at dym better as this helps with the variance.
how many tables are you able to play?
just checked back..2-3 ok for cash. more needed to play dym's more effectively,imo.
play freerolls the same as any other tournament,as you can help build your b/roll for free by cashing in them.
I am reading 'the mental game of poker' atm.
not sure if it's all above my mentality, lol. but i'm trying to take some of it in.
gl with it.
dev
While these are a low variance form of poker, you will have runs where you are 4 tournaments down quite regularly. Don't treat this run as a particularly "rough patch", if it gets to 9 or 10 then yes but where you are is well within the normal parameters of swings and roundabouts (to mix my metaphors)
...but I held it together.
It can become very disheartening when you hit tilt. You respect that it is part of the game but when you feel you run bad more than you run good, it can mess you about questioning whether you got what it takes to be a profitable as a player.
Many of my leaks I feel come from cash games. I have these moments where I deliberate to myself and ask...
"Am I better at cash games or MTTs"
I like the pots that can be won playing cash but hate the bad beats. MTTs the same but I find them very enjoyable although saying that cash games I feel installs a certain disciplines in yourself making you a better tourney player.
Since that last post, I've steered clear from sky poker for a bit (not poker altogether) I don't think I had the right mentality to continue. I still kept up to date with the forums; it's the main thing which I like about this site as well as the games. It's funny because you read some blogs of people who have taken a break from sky poker to play elsewhere but they always come back and now the same is happening with myself.
Glad to be back though and give this one serious push. I've studied the game to long to just quit now.
Over the past few months since last playing PROPERLY on Sky Poker, I've found myself on PS playing (it is harder but have become accustomed to the dynamics of playing here) studying where I can and also watching training video's. I feel one of my major leaks other than tilt is not having someone other than myself to review my hands to determine whether I followed a good line, extracted maximum value from my hand or even if a plain and simple fold was all what was needed. I would ask my brother but his Poker playing has dried up lately since working some serious hours down Canary Wharf (he used to play a lot more than myself and drew my inspiration from him to be a good player)
When on the tube, I always try to put in the groundwork where I can. The main book I'm reading at the minute are
- The mental game of poker: this is one of my most important books at the moment to aid in minimising Tilt. I don't feel it can be totally eradicated but at least knowing how to control and acknowledge I'm tilting helps in remaining profitable.
Other books include:
- Secrets of professional tournament poker vol.3
- sit and go strategy by Collin moshman
I'm not expecting miracles from reading these books but one thing I have taken from this game is that 'knowledge is POWER'. I really feel what will aid in my game more is being critiqued on hands played whether good or bad to understand what your trying to achieve. Hands before which I posted show of wins even though the losses are far more important to learn from them
Anyway. Enough of the background waffle and down to the nitty gritty. What are the aims this time...
THE PLAN
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I'm now going to be starting with an £80 bankroll and will be focussing my plays mainly through MTTs, DYMs SATs into bigger tournaments as well as some freerolls. I signed up to Sharkscope and have noticed how some forum regs have profited in fine tuning their game continuously (I do particularly like 'gazza127' blog) I can relate to some of the bad beats/coolers he has suffered but respect the work he has put into his game and the results show.
I cannot forget also f_ivanovic. A joy to read. Another great blog.
Generally my play is always gonna be on Tuesday night and Sunday nights. The balance of work, family and Poker can be extremely difficult however nothing is impossible and where I want to succeed with all three (a couple of the things carrying more priority over the other)I am sure I will prevail at the end with plenty of hard work studying and grinding.
Overall goal
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I want to improve my overall game. I can easily put a monetary value and say 'I wanna make this much' or 'I wanna be a millionaire in a year' as far as I see it, if I focus on my game, the results will come.
I will be posting my BR amount after sessions as it will still be my indicator on how I'm doing. The main thing is that I play 'good, strong, fearless Poker!'
Monthly goals
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I figured it best to take one step at a time in achieving goals so for the month of September the aims are.
- post hands good/bad for review
- play some dym, MTTs.
I wanna play my normal game based on my playing ability and what I've learnt over time. My main focus comes from critiquing my play and where I can plug up holes in my game.
I hope I haven't bored you half to death. I will be giving this a real go!!
Life I find can have such an effect on you especially when you got Poker brewing in your brain somewhere. I woke up yesterday morning anticipating this evening. I wanted to have a decent evening and stick to my goals for September; slowly re-adjusting as months follow.
Finishing work, I have the mammoth task of travelling through London to get home and be that responsible father until the little one sleeps. Now keep in mind my focus is to play a good game of poker however it's not a good look if you have hit TILT already from your Daughter playing up with her food before bedtime and being a general nuisance under your feet. Following your every move, playing hide and seek, wanting to watch cloudbabies at any given opportunity ( hope to god it's not just me who suffers this) wouldn't change it for the world. She's my baby girl an I love her to bits!
I had a task that evening. Feed and clean little one, put her to bed and tidy a bit before 08:30pm when the £2k Mini Turbo BH began. Managing to do it with minutes to spare, I entered the mini event eating into my £80 BR. I was slightly apprehensive in doing it at the beginning but as I planned to stay up for the long haul, I just went for it...
Who said to do that ehhh...
Within 55 minutes, I was knocked out (I won't post hands until afterwards. Just wanted to fill you in on my journey)
BR:£74.50
See this is my thing, I've played on other Poker sites and I good percentage of the time, I can at least say I've hit the flop in some way. On sky poker, I hardly hit the flop with my per-flop hands. I'm not trying to be controversial in how sky poker is ran. Not at all. I just found when the post-flop cards came down, I sometimes felt obliged to bluff the pot sometimes rather than just fold and await another spot but what do you do when you are drawing card dead. How do you overcome it? Do you just make your own luck?
After being knocked out admittedly not playing my A-game I thought to go and play some Dyms. Now whilst I hit a rough patch with the turbo mini, the ring rust certainly showed playing dym. Having played 5 dyms, I only cashed on one for £1.75. The rest were an epic fail
£5.50 dym = FAIL!!
£1.75 dym = SUCCESS!!
£2.25 dym = FAIL!!
£2.25 dym = FAIL!!
£2.25 dym = FAIL!!
BR: £66.94 (approx)
With almost a quarter of my bankroll gone, lacking the discipline to turn it around, I dug deep into my Poker locker. You really need your head screwed on to succeed in poker and even then, it's not a guarantee. I thought to give it one more try. Conjure my inner feelings of all the studying done and make this buy in work to my favour.
...you wouldn't guess what...
I TOOK DOWN THE £600 B/HUNTER WINNING £115.59!!!!
So chuffed with taking down tournament as know I am capable (when I put my mind to it) I really do need to strengthen my mental game. I will be putting up specific hands which I won/Loss. I would love your feedback
New BR: £182.83
Well done and love this diary keep up the good work
Jamie
One bit of adivce (I may sound like a hypocrit now if you read my diary) - you need to watch your BR. Don't go entering bigger tournaments trying to chase money if things aren't going great in the future. You've got a suitable BR to enter £3.30/£5.50 DYMs and £5.50 tournaments but I wouldn't be straying into the £11 games as of yet. Trust me - its no fun when you hit a swing and end up almost going broke with the added pressure of having a forum thread. I sometimes found myself playing just so I could say on my thread that I was making money. I think its important you avoid doing this - it would have saved me a lot of time and money. Treat the diary as more of an outlet/learning tool rather than something youre going to get judged on and you'll be much better for it.
Good luck with this. I will be reading with interest.
Sound advice. What i went through was no fun. lol.
1) This first hand. Feel it was a fold on the Turn. Glad the Poker Gods stuck with me though (what is it with Aces always dropping on the River? Or is it me?
Would you as a player consider a bluff...or just fold?
Didn't think would have the Set. Thought was being bluffed
Why give your whole BR?? Seems a bit generous
Once the River dropped and the All-in bet came, I knew then my pair wouldnt hold up.
2)
This was probably my best hand for the night. Looks like was chasing the Ace-high hand even though donk-betting the flop