The Build A Bankroll Thread

MAXALLY · January 2014

Never playing cash again #theend

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 1 (2hrs x 6 tabs) +£7

Session 2 (2 tabs) -£30.51
Session 3 (2hrs x 4 tabs) +£0.15

Session 4 (3.5hrs x 6tabs) -£38ish

Session 5 (2 hrs x 5tabs) -£1.17

Resultant BR: 437.47

Session 5

I started this session with the intention of not giving away any money at all. ABC ABC ABC. After an hour I was £20 up and enjoying myself. Reigning in all thoughts of 3b bluffs and river check-raising I didnt get into any deep water and this is clearly the future of my cash game.

In the last hour I lost a little focus and ran a few dubious plays for the hell of it and cost myself a few pots when i could have locked up a profit for the session.

IF ANY REGS SEE ME DO ANYTHING STUPID AT THE TABLE THEN PLEASE POST THE HAND HERE TO SHAME ME INTO IMPROVING MY GAME.

Anyway, onto a probably standard hand for cash regs, but a spot I wont get into much deep in a tourny.

Shirley is a half decent player from what I have seen so far. Wont get to the river without at least an 8 here.

What is my play on the river? Always a check behind?

Hand History #733354294 (12:57 16/01/2014)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
shirley02	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£24.80
Wageslip	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£16.97
	Your hole cards	J J
Kavla	Fold
jimb0d1	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£21.57
supercrazy	Fold
elamigo	Fold
shirley02	Call		£0.25	£0.70	£24.55
Wageslip	Call		£0.20	£0.90	£16.77
Flop
		8 6 4
shirley02	Check
Wageslip	Check
jimb0d1	Bet		£0.68	£1.58	£20.89
shirley02	Call		£0.68	£2.26	£23.87
Wageslip	Fold
Turn
		6
shirley02	Check
jimb0d1	Bet		£1.70	£3.96	£19.19
shirley02	Call		£1.70	£5.66	£22.17
River
		10
shirley02	Check

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Also, I forgot to thank Rich for the seat next Tuesday. Thanks a lot.

Does anyone know why I cant copy and paste hands properly in Chrome? Internet Explorer works fine, but I hate it. Chrome just displays the code where the card images should be.

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight : surprised & sorry to see the loss - thought you were crushing that one table last night. don't think you should be too worried about your cash game. table selection is your bigger problem imho, and without standing up all the time you can't do much about that. peeps will want to play you. playing mini/main will be fun, but will decimate your bankroll in all likelihood, given the high variance in big field mtts, and your low bankroll to entry fee ratio.
Posted by GELDY

Yeah I was crushing it at one point, but got unlucky on one just one hand, not over the course of a number.

Dem's da breaks :-)

I hear what you're saying about the main/mini- but I fancy a go at it and hope to cash!

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

Good game last night, Rich. I'm no expert on poker, but I think I noticed you bluffing just a little too much. You barrelled a few times all the way to the river, but had nothing (or not much) when it went to showdown. This is fine, sporadically, but it felt like you were just trying to fire with air too often. Maybe - as you indicated, tongue-in-cheek, I'm sure - that you were trying to build an image, so that you would be paid off when you did have the goods... except that never happened on that table!
Posted by Slipwater

A fair observation Brian, although it has to be said all the times I did that that you noticed were against you and it went to showdown. There were obviously other times against other opponents when I got them to fold before showdown.

The 9-high hand I was definitely at it, all the way, intending to take the pot away from you on the river. If I remember rightly your hand was not all that great but you just weren't going away.

Basically, it's your fault.

;-)

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

Also, I forgot to thank Rich for the seat next Tuesday. Thanks a lot. Does anyone know why I cant copy and paste hands properly in Chrome? Internet Explorer works fine, but I hate it. Chrome just displays the code where the card images should be.
Posted by jimb0d1

No probs, Jim.

Yeah, Chrome is a nightmare for pasting hands. I always fire up Internet Explorer for that purpose only.

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

Never playing cash again #theend
Posted by MAXALLY

Note to all Sky Poker players- this is what happens when people come and play me. Be warned.

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 6: -£30.47

Resultant BR: 407.00

Booked another loss from a winning position. The trend is definately lose a bit - get up - lose a lot. I definately made some bad calls at the end of my session but again, I played too many hands in general and coughed up money in silly pots.

So far I think I need to eliminate 2 things from my game -

3b bluffing from the blinds
Calling off shoves from unknown players with TP--Overpair

Obviously policing my blinds in tournaments is essential and thats my bread and butter. In cash though its simply unneccesary at this level and I am getting called a lot and then im easy prey.

Did OK vs the regs again but I am definately calling too much when an unknown player wakes up and reraises my top pair/weak 2 pair/overpair hands. These shoves are terrible from my opponents, but the calls are even worse from me and I need a slap. Its an easy leak to plug though and will turn my sessions around when I stop being so impulsive.

Session 2 (2 hrs x 2 tabs) -£30.51
Session 3 (2hrs x 4 tabs) +£0.15

Session 4 (3.5hrs x 6tabs) -£38ish

Session 5 (2 hrs x 5tabs) -£1.17

Session 6 (5 hrs x 6 tables) -£30.47

gazza127 · January 2014

Well I played the main and the mini again tonight. Its my birthday today so I thought id definitely win something right??

Well thats not exactly how it panned out.

Got 1 bounty in the main and was plodding along nicely til this happened:

Flop
Bad_Borneo	Small blind		50.00	50.00	1095.00
F_Ivanovic	Big blind		100.00	150.00	2862.50
	Your hole cards	A K
P6	Fold
twicetwo	Fold
tyger	Raise		225.00	375.00	5426.00
gazza127	Raise		650.00	1025.00	3605.00
Bad_Borneo	Fold
F_Ivanovic	Fold
tyger	Call		425.00	1450.00	5001.00
		J K 8
tyger	Check
gazza127	Bet		725.00	2175.00	2880.00
tyger	Call		725.00	2900.00	4276.00
Turn
		Q
tyger	All-in		4276.00	7176.00	0.00
gazza127	All-in		2880.00	10056.00	0.00
tyger	Unmatched bet		1396.00	8660.00	1396.00
tyger	Show	10 J
gazza127	Show	A K
River
		9
tyger	Win	Straight to the King	8660.00		10056.00

Rivers are disgusting cards.

Anyway I was in the mini and was playing OK. I managed to cash and get a few head prizes. It would have been a final table and possibly a win (£390 FTW + HP) if the flip goes the other way. As it happened I came 9th (£26 + HP) :

Flop
MackemX	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	86290.88
SoLack	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	251733.67
	Your hole cards	J J
gazza127	Raise		12000.00	21000.00	83856.43
ncafc	Fold
MackemX	All-in		86290.88	107290.88	0.00
SoLack	Fold
gazza127	Call		77290.88	184581.76	6565.55
MackemX	Show	Q A
gazza127	Show	J J
		4 5 Q
Turn
		6
River
		9
MackemX	Win	Pair of Queens	184581.76		184581.76

I wasnt flipping well against this guy. He doubled up against me AQ v 88 spiking an Ace. Sigh. MTTs are brutal creatures.

So Main and Mini BR was £950.50... now its at £987.38.

At least it went up I suppose.

Diminuendo · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

Another rollercoaster ride tonight, with plenty of good banter along the way. Session 2 2 x 5p/10p tables Starting bankroll: £83.15 Session profit: -£19.86 Finishing bankroll: £63.29 Sky Poker Reward points earned: 49. Total Sky Poker Reward points for January: 173 Started badly, then clawed it from about £50 up to about £92. Then a couple of bad beats saw me back to £50 before I started climbing up again then ran out of time. Think I might give the main and mini a go next week. It could be that I've simply had two losing sessions in a row, as anyone can, and I'm not to read too much into it. Or it could be that I didn't play well enough. Either way, I know my tournament record is far better than my cash record. So, it might be worth a crack at the MTTs next time to see if I can cash in one and boost the bankroll, before heading back to the cash tables to try and crack them. Cheers all, keep posting your bankroll exploits on here and see you next Wednesday night!
Posted by RicOrford

You didnt put a foot wrong for all the time i was at your tables mate so any loses are definatley down to run bad and not play bad imo and although this will prob shock alot of players i would have you down as being a good winning cash player.

Like Geldy said and like i was saying to you in the chatbox on the night it is much harder for you to do a challenge like this compared to most players because most other players wont have high stakes regs and very competent medium stakes players joining there 10nl cash tables throughout the night.

I also think that your idea of playing the main and mini next week is a good one although not the best BR management ive ever seen

Should be costing you £49.50 of your roll to see them past the rebuy and add on stages and i think you have a very good chance of going deep in either or both on the night if the outdraw demons dont decide to pick on you and afterall you could always change your starting balance to £200 if things dont go to plan out of the millions sky pay you so all is good mate

Best of luck

Kev

Diminuendo · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Well I played the main and the mini again tonight. Its my birthday today so I thought id definitely win something right?? Well thats not exactly how it panned out. Got 1 bounty in the main and was plodding along nicely til this happened: Bad_Borneo Small blind 50.00 50.00 1095.00 F_Ivanovic Big blind 100.00 150.00 2862.50 Your hole cards A K P6 Fold twicetwo Fold tyger Raise 225.00 375.00 5426.00 gazza127 Raise 650.00 1025.00 3605.00 Bad_Borneo Fold F_Ivanovic Fold tyger Call 425.00 1450.00 5001.00 Flop J K 8 tyger Check gazza127 Bet 725.00 2175.00 2880.00 tyger Call 725.00 2900.00 4276.00 Turn Q tyger All-in 4276.00 7176.00 0.00 gazza127 All-in 2880.00 10056.00 0.00 tyger Unmatched bet 1396.00 8660.00 1396.00 tyger Show 10 J gazza127 Show A K River 9 tyger Win Straight to the King 8660.00 10056.00 Rivers are disgusting cards. Anyway I was in the mini and was playing OK. I managed to cash and get a few head prizes. It would have been a final table and possibly a win (£390 FTW + HP) if the flip goes the other way. As it happened I came 9th (£26 + HP) : MackemX Small blind 3000.00 3000.00 86290.88 SoLack Big blind 6000.00 9000.00 251733.67 Your hole cards J J gazza127 Raise 12000.00 21000.00 83856.43 ncafc Fold MackemX All-in 86290.88 107290.88 0.00 SoLack Fold gazza127 Call 77290.88 184581.76 6565.55 MackemX Show Q A gazza127 Show J J Flop 4 5 Q Turn 6 River 9 MackemX Win Pair of Queens 184581.76 184581.76 I wasnt flipping well against this guy. He doubled up against me AQ v 88 spiking an Ace. Sigh. MTTs are brutal creatures. So Main and Mini BR was £950.50... now its at £987.38. At least it went up I suppose.
Posted by gazza127

Happy birthday for yesterday Gazza

Your right about how brutal the beats can be at times but ive no doubt whatsoever that you will complete this challenge beats or no beats lol

GL mate

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight:

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 15th 7pm- midnight : You didnt put a foot wrong for all the time i was at your tables mate so any loses are definatley down to run bad and not play bad imo and although this will prob shock alot of players i would have you down as being a good winning cash player. Like Geldy said and like i was saying to you in the chatbox on the night it is much harder for you to do a challenge like this compared to most players because most other players wont have high stakes regs and very competent medium stakes players joining there 10nl cash tables throughout the night. I also think that your idea of playing the main and mini next week is a good one although not the best BR management ive ever seen Should be costing you £49.50 of your roll to see them past the rebuy and add on stages and i think you have a very good chance of going deep in either or both on the night if the outdraw demons dont decide to pick on you and afterall you could always change your starting balance to £200 if things dont go to plan out of the millions sky pay you so all is good mate Best of luck Kev
Posted by Diminuendo

Yeah, about that...

(Thx for your post mate)

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 7 (3 hrs x 6 tables) -£27.50

Resultant BR: £379.50

Same old story. Once again I sat down, played too many hands and then recovered to a winning position. At one point I was 3/4 buyins up and crusing with at least double stack on all of my tables. I then suffered a few bad beats and had a bit of a nightmare. The best one is below but also lost all in AA<KK, AKs<KK when I called off pre (like a moron) and AK vs ?? to a massive river shove where I bluffed 2 streets (like a moron) in a 3b pot.

Nice hand vs well respected player that was the beginning of the end:

Hand History #734028067 (23:20 17/01/2014)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
purple09	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£10.25
jackl	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£18.30
	Your hole cards	A A
jimb0d1	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£9.70
SHIPEMBOYS	Fold
Rolan	Fold
TINTIN	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£9.40
purple09	Fold
jackl	Fold
Flop
		10 10 2
jimb0d1	Bet		£0.56	£1.31	£9.14
TINTIN	Call		£0.56	£1.87	£8.84
Turn
		6
jimb0d1	Bet		£1.40	£3.27	£7.74
TINTIN	Call		£1.40	£4.67	£7.44
River
		A
jimb0d1	Bet		£3.50	£8.17	£4.24
TINTIN	All-in		£7.44	£15.61	£0.00
jimb0d1	Call		£3.94	£19.55	£0.30
jimb0d1	Show	A A
TINTIN	Show	10 10
TINTIN	Win	Four 10s	£18.15

Things to work on:

Less 3b bluffing from the blinds
Less calling off shoves from unknown players with TP--Overpair

Less calling off with AK pre vs unknown players

PLAY LESS HANDS!! (33% flops seen at moment)

Session 1 +£7.00

Session 2 (2 hrs x 2 tabs) -£30.51
Session 3 (2hrs x 4 tabs) +£0.15

Session 4 (3.5hrs x 6tabs) -£38ish

Session 5 (2 hrs x 5tabs) -£1.17

Session 6 (5 hrs x 6 tables) -£30.47

Session 7 (3 hrs x 6 tables) -£27.50

RICHORFORD · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Session 7 (3 hrs x 6 tables) -£27.50 Resultant BR: £379.50 Same old story. Once again I sat down, played too many hands and then recovered to a winning position. At one point I was 3/4 buyins up and crusing with at least double stack on all of my tables. I then suffered a few bad beats and had a bit of a nightmare. The best one is below but also lost all in AA<KK, AKs<KK when I called off pre (like a moron) and AK vs ?? to a massive river shove where I bluffed 2 streets (like a moron) in a 3b pot. Nice hand vs well respected player that was the beginning of the end: Hand History #734028067 (23:20 17/01/2014) Player Action Cards Amount Pot Balance purple09 Small blind £0.05 £0.05 £10.25 jackl Big blind £0.10 £0.15 £18.30 Your hole cards A A jimb0d1 Raise £0.30 £0.45 £9.70 SHIPEMBOYS Fold Rolan Fold TINTIN Call £0.30 £0.75 £9.40 purple09 Fold jackl Fold Flop 10 10 2 jimb0d1 Bet £0.56 £1.31 £9.14 TINTIN Call £0.56 £1.87 £8.84 Turn 6 jimb0d1 Bet £1.40 £3.27 £7.74 TINTIN Call £1.40 £4.67 £7.44 River A jimb0d1 Bet £3.50 £8.17 £4.24 TINTIN All-in £7.44 £15.61 £0.00 jimb0d1 Call £3.94 £19.55 £0.30 jimb0d1 Show A A TINTIN Show 10 10 TINTIN Win Four 10s £18.15 Things to work on: Less 3b bluffing from the blinds Less calling off shoves from unknown players with TP--Overpair Less calling off with AK pre vs unknown players PLAY LESS HANDS!! (33% flops seen at moment) Session 1 +£7.00 Session 2 (2 hrs x 2 tabs) -£30.51 Session 3 (2hrs x 4 tabs) +£0.15 Session 4 (3.5hrs x 6tabs) -£38ish Session 5 (2 hrs x 5tabs) -£1.17 Session 6 (5 hrs x 6 tables) -£30.47 Session 7 (3 hrs x 6 tables) -£27.50
Posted by jimb0d1

Dude, there was nothing you could have done about that hand! It could have been AA over KK or QQ. Don't beat yourself up. Just concentrate on not playing too many hands and quitting while you're ahead so you post a winning session and stop the rot!

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Yeah, I think it was calling of with AK shortly after the hand above that wound me up. I had also drank a few beers and my chatbox skills were declining so went to bed!

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Anyway:

Session 8 (4 hrs x 6 tables) +£57.36

Resultant BR: £436.86

A great session full of massive pots and audacious bluffs. I decided to open up my game IP vs the robot regs and trust myself a lot more and it really paid off. I also cut out preflop bluffs and stuck rigidly to a value-only strategy.

Of course it helps when you hit EVERYTHING as well. Hands now aren't even pasting in IE but I turned the nut FH over nut FH and also hit a straight flush. Magic!

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 9 (2.5 hrs x 6 tables) +£4.24

Resultant BR: £441.10

Cost myself a tenner in this session value shoving rivers when the board had paired and I hadn't noticed. Probably due to watching TV as well! Again I felt I did well in this session and haven't adjusted anything too much, just stopped trying to win pots oop with aggression alone.

Too tight vs Loose Passive?

Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Alin137	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£10.22
x	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£7.70
	Your hole cards	A A
boots666	Fold
gazzaluf05	Fold
jimb0d1	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£9.70
Alin137	Fold
x	Call		£0.20	£0.65	£7.50
Flop
		10 4 Q
x	Bet		£0.10	£0.75	£7.40
jimb0d1	Raise		£0.50	£1.25	£9.20
x	Call		£0.40	£1.65	£7.00
Turn
		2
x	Bet		£0.10	£1.75	£6.90
jimb0d1	Raise		£0.90	£2.65	£8.30
x	Raise		£1.60	£4.25	£5.30
jimb0d1	Fold
x	Muck
x	Win		£3.19		£8.49
x	Return		£0.80	£0.26	£9.29

cenachav · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Session 9 (2.5 hrs x 6 tables) +£4.24 Resultant BR: £441.10 Cost myself a tenner in this session value shoving rivers when the board had paired and I hadn't noticed. Probably due to watching TV as well! Again I felt I did well in this session and haven't adjusted anything too much, just stopped trying to win pots oop with aggression alone. Too tight vs Loose Passive?
Posted by jimb0d1

If your read is that they only do that with the flush then it's a lay down. If you had the redraw to the nuts then you can call but you don't so nice fold. A good fold loses us the minimum there

gazza127 · January 2014

Well im writing this post right after my ME exit so it may come across a bit bitter.... and maybe riddled with dissapointment too.

Sigh.

Well I entered the Primo and Mini Primo tonight. Both running great... im having deep runs in both tournamentes but take a hit in the mini AK<77. From then on it was a struggle. With about 56 left and the top 52 or so getting paid I made a move for my last 10bb with QJ. Got called by 108, but couldnt fade the 10 on the river. No cash.

Oh well.... im still in the main and was doing well... in fact I was 2/25 with 21 paid. Down to the last 22.... on the money bubble. A great time to pick up loads of chips with people worrying about cashing.

Queue car crash:

Flop
poker69	Small blind		500.00	500.00	41688.25
gazza127	Big blind		1000.00	1500.00	37965.78
	Your hole cards	7 9
x	Raise		2000.00	3500.00	30753.50
Barrie26	Fold
Eyeman	Fold
Widey	Call		2000.00	5500.00	23881.50
poker69	Fold
gazza127	Call		1000.00	6500.00	36965.78
		10 8 4
gazza127	Check
x	Bet		3250.00	9750.00	27503.50
Widey	Fold
gazza127	Call		3250.00	13000.00	33715.78
Turn
		4
gazza127	Check
x	Bet		6500.00	19500.00	21003.50
gazza127	All-in		33715.78	53215.78	0.00
x	All-in		21003.50	74219.28	0.00
gazza127	Unmatched bet		6212.28	68007.00	6212.28
gazza127	Show	7 9
x	Show	K 10
River
		7
x	Win	Two Pairs, 10s and 4s	68007.00		68007.00

As there is no flopped flush draws I have very very very few bluffs in my range when I go all in on the turn here and was expecting to get folds from pretty much all 1 pair hands.... especially on the bubble as its for his tournament life. Important to note that I have equity too. Either way villain found a call and managed to even gloat in the chat box that he frequently 'makes big calls'. Well done. Im sure your mother is proud.

Anyway... two hands later I pick up KJs on button and run into AJ. Bubble. GG. Sigh.

Main and Mini BR - £890.

Could have done with that min cash of £110+

jimb0d1 · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Either way villain found a call and managed to even gloat in the chat box that he frequently 'makes big calls'. Well done. Im sure your mother is proud.
Posted by gazza127

Ha. Unlucky gazza but that was a big call! If I was the villain I would be pleased with myself too!

GELDY · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

... on the money bubble. A great time to pick up loads of chips with people worrying about cashing. Queue car crash:
Bubble. GG. Sigh. Main and Mini BR - £890. Could have done with that min cash of £110+

Posted by gazza127

make up your mind - either you were wanting to accumulate chips for the win, or you wanted to mincash. I expect it was the former so no bleating about the min cash please.

ironic you should use the expression car crash because it was all your fault again!

c/min r the turn looks stronger than c/shove does it not, and leaves you more chips behind if you end up having to let go. Better than just gambling. He has shown no signs of weakness.

gazza127 · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight : make up your mind - either you were wanting to accumulate chips for the win, or you wanted to mincash. I expect it was the former so no bleating about the min cash please. ironic you should use the expression car crash because it was all your fault again! c/min r the turn looks stronger than c/shove does it not, and leaves you more chips behind if you end up having to let go. Better than just gambling. He has shown no signs of weakness.
Posted by GELDY

Sigh geldy. Bit of a ripping into there.

Of course I was playing for the win but its a bit disappointing when youre not even close to being in trouble then you end up bubbling anyway. I know c/min r looks stronger but its never something im doing in this spot as if I had massive strength... why would I show massive strength? C/min r is a line I very rarely take. People have said that its a very difficult card to bluff shove which makes me think its kinda the perfect one for him to give me credit when I do it.

I dunno... maybe I just spewed.

GELDY · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight : Sigh geldy. Bit of a ripping into there. Of course I was playing for the win but its a bit disappointing when youre not even close to being in trouble then you end up bubbling anyway. I know c/min r looks stronger but its never something im doing in this spot as if I had massive strength... why would I show massive strength? C/min r is a line I very rarely take. People have said that its a very difficult card to bluff shove which makes me think its kinda the perfect one for him to give me credit when I do it. I dunno... maybe I just spewed.
Posted by gazza127

well you didn't want me to sit on the fence did you.

the problem with a shove is that there is a very big bluff that it is repping, the i'm a big stack you're the bubble boy bluff. and if the villain has any reads on you at all he will know that one is well within your range. while if he is only doing "lambert level one" thinking he isn't worried about your hand either. so plently of ways your bluff can get called.

with the c/r if he shoves you can let go and mincash easily, whereas if he flats you can re-evaluate on the river.

maybe just picking on a smaller stack to attack in the first place would be a better move, as the problem here is coming from his stack size.

PS what do i know anyway, i came 22nd in fridays main.

RICHORFORD · January 2014

Hi guys,

Just at Sky now getting tonight's together and haven't had time as yet to reply to all the messages, will do so over the next few days.

Thanks though for all the posts.

I'll hand some more prizes out this Wednesday night.

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 9 (6 hours x 6 Tables)

+£0.14

6 hours of poker after a 12 hour shift at work. Didn't make any money but boosted cash for points to 3000 effectively earning a £15 bonus to play MTTs with next month.

Session 10 (3 hours x 6 Tables)
+£3.62

Short session

Fold turn?

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
streetdog	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£10.85
graham1941	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£3.50
supercrazy	Sit out
	Your hole cards	A J
suedehead7	Fold
ed_bottom	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£25.01
jimb0d1	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£16.22
streetdog	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£10.60
graham1941	Fold
Flop
		3 K 8
streetdog	Check
ed_bottom	Check
jimb0d1	Bet		£0.50	£1.50	£15.72
streetdog	Fold
ed_bottom	Raise		£1.50	£3.00	£23.51
jimb0d1	Call		£1.00	£4.00	£14.72
Turn
		2
ed_bottom	Bet		£3.00	£7.00	£20.51
jimb0d1	Call		£3.00	£10.00	£11.72
River
		6
ed_bottom	Bet		£5.00	£15.00	£15.51
jimb0d1	Fold
ed_bottom	Muck
ed_bottom	Win		£9.25		£24.76
ed_bottom	Return		£5.00	£0.75

Bankroll: £444.86

jimb0d1 · January 2014

Session 11 (2hrs x 6 tables)
+£46.98
Bankroll: £491.84

Returning to the challenge after a bowl of cereal and a quick clean up of the house I dominated my tables. Although I am still behind my starting bankroll I feel very confident that I have found my feet in cash poker and most of my sessions will be profitable in future. One massive hand towards the end of the session:

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
y	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£8.12
Cranzilla	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£18.64
	Your hole cards	9 8
wartic	Fold
streetdog	Fold
x	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£9.45
jimb0d1	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£12.40
y	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£7.87
Cranzilla	Fold
Flop
		7 K J
y	Check
x	Bet		£0.60	£1.60	£8.85
jimb0d1	Call		£0.60	£2.20	£11.80
y	Call		£0.60	£2.80	£7.27
Turn
		10
y	Check
x	Bet		£1.40	£4.20	£7.45
jimb0d1	Call		£1.40	£5.60	£10.40
y	All-in		£7.27	£12.87	£0.00
x	All-in		£7.45	£20.32	£0.00
jimb0d1	All-in		£10.40	£30.72	£0.00
jimb0d1	Unmatched bet		£2.95	£27.77	£2.95
y	Show	7 7
x	Show	K Q
jimb0d1	Show	9 8
River
		A
jimb0d1	Win	Flush to the Ace	£26.37		£29.32

After taking down this big pot I decided to book the win before settling down to play the MTTs tonight and watch the awesome 'reloaded' show (gf allowing - hopefully I will get a TV pass for cleaning the bathroom)!!

GELDY · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Hi guys, Just at Sky now getting tonight's together and haven't had time as yet to reply to all the messages, will do so over the next few days. Thanks though for all the posts. I'll hand some more prizes out this Wednesday night.
Posted by RICHORFORD

next how many days Rich?

Tikay10 · January 2014

Wow, interesting in here.

Talk amongst yourselves lads.

Here's some tumbleweed

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RicOrford · January 2014

In Response to Re: Build A Bankroll 2014- next session Wednesday 22nd 7pm- midnight:

Wow, interesting in here. Talk amongst yourselves lads. Here's some tumbleweed .
Posted by Tikay10

Yes dear.

RicOrford · January 2014

Right, here's my plan tonight.

Main and mini 8pm and 8.30pm.

And then 5p/10p cash tables after that until midnight.

I'm throwing BR management out the window this week.

My starting roll is £63.29 and the plan is to cash in one of the events tonight and/or build back up via the tables.

if I can kickstart the roll, then proper management will proceed again from next week!

If it goes horribly wrong then I will dust myself down, start with another £100 and start the BR management again!

Good luck all!

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