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2015 Opening Balance = £1,520.48
15th January.
£3.30, P0, W0
£5.50, P22 W13
£11, P3 W1
Total = P25, W14, L11
Profit/Loss on day £4.00
Month to date;
£3.30, P25, W14 (56%)
£5.50, P104, W65 (63%)
£11, P28, W17 (61%)
Total, P157, W96, Game-Count 61%
Closing balance £1,627.04
Profit/Loss on Month £106.60
Profit/Loss per game = £0.68
An extraordinary night, never had such fun.
I've just trundled along steadily all month, £5 here, £10 there, nice & steady.
And then.......I began last night by losing SEVEN of the first NINE.
How does this happen?
I play a very low-variance style, don't limpy limp, keep out of trouble, choose my spots with great care, & my ranges are almost always nicely balanced.
And yet, I just lost game after game. No concentration excuses, I just kept losing.
If we get it in - as I did, 3 times - with A-K-2-5, & run into A-Q-3-9, we have got the villain strangled at both ends. Sure, we'll often just end up with a chop, but it's tough to lose both ends. But I did.
And I got it in bad several times, the other way round. Well maybe I'll get lucky, even at one end. No sirree.
Lose, lose, lose lose lose.
Generally, this is time to stop for the night, but I got all stubborn, & wanted to reduce the defecit, which was £40 after 9 games, ugh.
For a while, I steadied the ship - the defecit never increased, but it never reduced, either, it was sort of W L W L.
I plugged on, as stubborn as ever, & then, just like turning a light switch on, it completely reversed, & I finished by winning the last 9 out of 10, in fact the last 8 were all wins.
I perfectly understand variance, & it does not bother me one bit, but the mystery is how, win or lose, it seems to come in "runs". But it does.
It's not like I played better in the winning stretch, in fact I played worse, made some shocking plays. But I was playing the rush, taking chances, & just kept getting there.
Anyway, took me 4 hours, my biggest session in January by far, & I ended up losing £4. It felt like the best night ever, it really did. Get out of jail? Just a bit.
I have to apologize to _kagawa_ for, perhaps, the worst call in the history of bad calls, this was worse than any Macacgirl nonsense.
This was during the HOT run.
It was a fascinating game, we were 4 handed for ages. I had more than doubled up early, & was playing nice & cosy, as was "Mart", who had around the same as me.
The other 2 lads were Kaggy, & Pommy, both on about 2,000.
There was some comedy bants in the chat box, hoping Mart & me would bang heads, but Mart is a smart guy, & we had no intention of taking each other on, so it was all very tactical.
It continued for ages, just sparring, & then, with Kaggy down to 4 or 5 Bigs, he button-shoved. I had a good low, & a bad high, but I reasoned he might shove with anything, & he knew I was scared to double him up. Never, Never EVER, double up a good player if you can help it.
Anyway, I made the call, missed the lot, & ended up with just a pair of deuces on a Q-9-2 flop. I checked & he shoved. And I.........called!
I sort of thought he was pot stuck, & would c-shove with anything. But a pair of deuces was not beating his paired queens.....until I somehow two-paired it.
I have no idea what I was thinking.
Play the rush, eh?
Quick "thank you" to Kaggy & Pommy as to their kind comments about this little Diary. I've neglected it a bit lately, as I've just been playing A B C up & down standard stuff, and I assumed everyone had abandoned ship.
Anyway, I'm all revved up now, & can't wait to play tonight. See some of you later, I hope. Less variance tonight please.
Good stuff Phantom.
It fascinates me how powerful maths are. I can't be doing with those that get all stroppy because they have a bit of bad luck, but those "clusters" (great word to describe it) are quite something.
I have no idea how I came to lose 7 from 9.
I have no idea how I won 8 from 8.
Same player, same game.
It's all about sample size, too, I suppose. 8, 9, 25 or 100 games are meaningless, though the bigger the sample, the more likely the results reflect our ability.
Keep it up please.
Things that puzzle me at this game.........
1. Shorty is all-in, has 2 callers.
The 2 callers then proceed to go to war ??????
2. Player A limps in early position.
Player B pot raises from the blinds.
Player A then re-pots all-in.
Ah i'm thinking he's got a monster and was trapping.... but no, he turns over a pile of poo (and usually gets there)!!
Edit*
Earlier todaywas down to last 4.
Folded round to me in sb, i have AJ52ss
Pot it
BB repots which effectively puts us both All-in
He turns over KK99 and makes quads !!
Really sorry to hear you have been unwell.
Do look after yourself please, chicken pox is a nasty ilness to have at the best of times, but particularly so in the case of OAP's.
When is the next League Night?
The problem with poker when you enjoy it as much as I do, is that we are so spoilt for choice, & there are not enough hours in the day.
Given the choice of playing a PLO8 League evening, or spending 5 hours sat next to Lord Smirk, I know which I'd prefer......
No Updates for 5 days, yikes, best get up to date. Been an interesting 5 days, too......
2015 Opening Balance = £1,520.48
16th January.
£3.30, P0, W0
£5.50, P13 W6
£11, P2 W2
Total = P15, W8, L7
Profit/Loss on day £6.50
Month to date;
£3.30, P25, W14 (56%)
£5.50, P117, W71 (61%)
£11, P30, W19 (63%)
Total, P172, W104, Game-Count 60%
Closing balance £1,633.54
Profit/Loss on Month £113.10
Profit/Loss per game = £0.66
Tough session, was up against it from the get go, after losing 5 of the first 6, but then won 5 of the last 6 to just about get out of it. Was fortunate I won both the £11ers, that was the difference between winning & losing.
The games seemed tougher than usual, not sure why.
2015 Opening Balance = £1,520.48
17th January.
£3.30, P0, W0
£5.50, P22 W12
£11, P13 W7
Total = P35, W19, L16
Profit/Loss on day £4.00
Month to date;
£3.30, P25, W14 (56%)
£5.50, P139, W83 (60%)
£11, P43, W26 (60%)
Total, P207, W123, Game-Count 59%
Closing balance £1,629.54
Profit/Loss on Month £109.10
Profit/Loss per game = £0.53
Biggest session of the month, by a long chalk. Who would have ever imagined 13 £11 PLO8 DYM's running in a single night? It used to take me a month to play that many.
Again, I missed the break, & after winning the first 2, I lost an amazing SEVEN in a row to put me £40 down. Don't think I did much wrong, just fell very much the wrong side of variance.
It was all damage limitation after that, & as luck would have it, won 4 of the last 5 to end up with a small loss (£4) on the night. For context, I spent £24 in Reg Fees during the session.
Couple of new players in the game, one in particular was VERY impressive indeed & busted me repeatedly. His first few games had been a bit meh, but once he got the hang of it, he played amazingly well. More on him (or her) later.
2015 Opening Balance = £1,520.48
18th January.
£3.30, P0, W0
£5.50, P16 W10
£11, P5 W1
Total = P21, W11, L10
Profit/Loss on day £23.00
Month to date;
£3.30, P25, W14 (56%)
£5.50, P 155, W93 (60%)
£11, P48, W27 (56%)
Total, P228, W134, Game-Count 59%
Closing balance £1,606.54
Profit/Loss on Month £86.10
Profit/Loss per game = £0.38
When I Posted the line below, the Forum Software forced me to insert a space between the "P" & the "1"...... as without a space, it was prohibited. It's like they know I have a leak.
£5.50, P 155, W93 (60%)
BRUTAL session, losing 4 for 5 @ £11 was a real cruncher, & despite winning the overall game count, a nasty £23 loss ensued.
I was getting my money jn good every single time. Just one of those nights.
A sort of sense that all is not well arose in my mind, I am having to struggle to even stand still. It's like I'm starting a downswing, but am just about hanging in.
So much is between our ears in this game. I sense I'm not playing wll enough though - can't keep finding excuses. May have to tweak a few things.
2015 Opening Balance = £1,520.48
19th January.
£3.30, P0, W0
£5.50, P14 W3
£11, P2 W1
Total = P16, W4, L12
Profit/Loss on day £49.00
Month to date;
£3.30, P25, W14 (56%)
£5.50, P 169, W96 (57%)
£11, P50, W28 (56%)
Total, P244, W138, Game-Count 56%
Closing balance £1,557.54
Profit/Loss on Month £37.10
Profit/Loss per game = £0.15
What?
WHAT?
Played 16, Won FOUR
It gets better though.
I won 3 of the last 4!
So I was 1 for 12 at one stage, ONE WIN IN 12 GAMES!
No excuses, no finger pointing, it was just outdraw city.
Someone mention "clusters" the other day. Not wrong.
Anyway, that's destroyed all the metrics for January in one fell sweep.
What a game this is!
I ran out of ways to lose hands, it was incred.
Pretty sure my play was not good, either, once we get in a big hole, we tend to "press" too hard.
One lol hamnd which was a clear error, but a bit of a cooler, was v trevil25.
The flop was J-J-10, & I was holding 10-10........
When Trev showed strength, I KNEW he had the J, but I don't know his kicker. Tough spot, as he'd go all-in with the bare J anyway, & can still hit his kicker.
As it turned out, her never had a kicker -he had J-J in his hand, & had flopped quads!
Pretty sure I should have let go, but when you are chasing losses, the foot tends to stick the accelerator to the floor.
Yikes.
Not finished yet. It may get better. Or worse. Only 1 more to do.
You are right about the Community though.
Did you ever see so much bickering, "digs" & general angst on what is supposed to be a place we come along to so that we can have a bit of fun, & relax?
It's very sad, imo. It's not restricted to this Forum, of course, it's the way things are these days, people behave very oddly Online, & quite different (& pleasant) in real life.