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My own wee diary! how long will i survive?
Ooh, good luck Churchy.
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A little about me im 34 from glasgow I,am a Rangers fan got two kids boy of 8 and a baby girl of the grand old age of 24 days!
I recently lost my job so no income coming in other than the missus so i will be a stay at home daddy for the next couple months or so unless of course i manage too find a job that affords the childcare :@)
I have been playing on sky for a wee while now been mostly omaha hi/lo dyms.I play the odd b/hs,and the occasional timed tourney and of course some of the freerolls.i do ok then lose it all by entering games too far out of my bankroll which too be honest i have never really thought about always just played for fun! But now with money a bit tight need too be a little bit more careful with what i have in my account which i have withdrawn down too £24.82 needs must:@(
I understand that this is a very small amount for the games i will have too play. you don,t get that many 60p or 1.15 dyms going in hi/lo or i would start there. so for me too get a game its the £2.25dyms and also the small £1.10 hi/lo tournaments that run.and of course will be doing the freerolls.
so i,am doing this diary more too try and improve my play and keep a record of my highs and lows.And maybe try and build a wee bit of extra money for the summer
I,ll post any interesting hands that happen and hopefully get some advice and hints on how i might improve my play. all advice will be greatly appreciated.
i will post my games played/won and losses/profits either in the morning or at the end of the night.
good luck all
good luck in your games...As might not be on your table,s for a wee while unless i gamble but don,t think it would be very wise chancing a 5th of my br on one game but we will see :@)
ty and i hope so cenchav run good
GOOD LUCK CHURCHY..
RUN GOOD
best wishes
dev
I'll be along to donate to you as usual on the PLO8 DYM's
so even although i knew my b/roll was too small for certain games i still took risks and played £5.50 dyms which i should not have done started of well played 3x 2.25 dyms won 2 and 1 5.50 dym and won that as well. then won the 1.10 hi/lo tournament for a 9.50 cash so far not a bad start. 16 quid up after a few games.
And then came the worst session i can remember having for a quite a while and it all came crashing down.
Makes me wonder if im any good at all after days like that!but then u have days when u just can,t seem too lose so i,ll just need too pick myself up dust myself down and ready myself too start again.
got it in a few times some good some very bad and got caught out a few times as happens in poker.
so basically i had a shocker yesterday and busted out:@) but im persistent and i knew i was gambling playing higher stakes with such a small b/r. but this is why im doing this diary that way i can look back and try and figure out where i,am going wrong.
so here is the games played and and won/lost.makes for some shocking reading but its happened before and no doubt will happen again.The one thing i know i must do is play less hands and wait for better spots when pushing. hindsight its a wonderful thing!
buy in p w/l losses
£5.50 5 1/4 -£17.50
£2.25 10 2/8 -£14.50
60p 2 1/1 -20p
£1.10 hi/lo tourneys played 2 won 1 £9.50 lost 1 +£7.30
in the second hi/lo tourney was chip leader and down to the last 5 3 get payed and my comp goes on the blink so turn on the lappy start using that and then a proper miss click if thats what u can call it i would say more of a touch. got raised on this hand and went too use the touch pad too move too fold and the damn things clicks on call.never again will be sticking a mouse in it.serves me right for playing the hand too start with.
So basically putting another £20 in and going too start again but the will try and stick mainly too 60p and 1.15 games this time until i have a enough buy ins too take a run like yesterday.
before i move up to say the 2.25 games how many buy ins should i be looking too have? 20,30,50 seen different people give differing amounts so just asking.
P.s thanks for the goodlucks people and i hope i have done the hands properly
comeback tommorrow for another chuckle good luck at the tables. churchy
Gl mate.
I started a thread on freerolls for January, don't know if you've seen it, but definatly worth checking out.
I'm trying to play the freerolls to see how much I can make from them in January.
Never played Omaha much before, but sat down at a 10nl table last night.
My first hand (auto posted) was Ah Ax 10h x
I checked it lol some guy raised, and I re popped it, he shoved for £3, other guy called, and I was forced to call (couldn't raise it)
Flop came down Kxx, with 2 hearts, I jammed, short stack guy who had shoved had Kings in his hand, I hut my flush, he hut his fh lol
Crazy game.
Good luck building up the bankroll, and not long before the gers will be back in the top flight.
Churchy, think I can help you with something, hope you don't mind me posting this.
We played a PLO8 DYM the other day, & with 4 of us left. @ 150-300, you LIMPED from a 4BB stack. I then potted it, & you CALLED.
I had (something like) A-K-5-2, you had A-10-4-4. I busted you.
NEVER LIMP CALL FROM a 4BB STACK.
You can ONLY......BET or FOLD.
You want to give yourself TWO WAYS TO WIN - force a fold, or your hands wins at Showdown. Forcing a fold GUARANTEES we win.
If you had potted it, I fold my A-K-5-2, & you survive. It's that simple.
I don't hate your hand (A-10-4-4) as a "shover", though I prefer A-10-10-4, as the 2nd 4 is a dead card really. But the most important thing is NEVER LIMP CALL at this stage.
We don't really want to call with A-10-4-4 after limping either. You can shove with far worse, in fact, as most of the time you don't get a caller. But you cannot, ever, limp call in that spot.
Good luck m8.
not at all tikay any advice is greatly appreciated.
so only played 4 games 2x £5.50 lost and 2x £2.25 won 1 lost1 so was down 11.50 so just thought give the cash games a go and ended up busting on 1 table but walking of the other with £10.03 profit i was on 19 quid on it but lost a few hands was really suprised i did ok on them i lost a couple of decent pots as well on other tables the worst being aa v 22 and the other guy got his 2 oh well it happens like my jk busting kk with a straight.so that was me down too £13.03 must do better at the hi/los
so yesterday played a little better but still taking risks with my balance by playing the 100gtd hi/lo at 5.50 and a cas table or 2 which i lost at my from today i am righting down a record of the games i enter so it is easier too know than looking through the account.
played 14 £2.25 games won 12 for a profit of £14.75
i played 10x £5.50 games won 5 lost 5 for a loss so down £5 on those.
finished 5th in the £1.10 hi/lo tourney got £2.80
also played 2x£1.15 dyms and won 1 and lost 1.
so my account is at £20.33 at least it has gone up 1 day for a change ..
really need too stop entering the bigger buy in games until my roll is bigger gl all
Important to make a B/R pledge - even more important to stick to it.
In a DYM format with a 50/50 outcome hard to beat the rake at lower levels.
Both losing and winning runs are highly likely so really need to watch the entry levels.
Firstly, I'd recommend you find a game you are most comfortable with, either the £1 or £2 DYM. Stick to it, don't deviate. The bank roll you have set yourself, isn't imo, big enough to play the £5 DYM games. Although the best DYM player in the world can often win ten games on the trot, the very same player can very easily lose five games straight. That isn't a problem if the bank roll can accomodate such losses, but it is a problem if the losing streak leaves you busto. That's the last thing you want to happen. There's also a danger that you will be scared to lose if you are playing too high a stake DYM. If that happens your game will be affected.
Secondly, be selective with your hands in the early levels. Very selective. You will know by name the regular players who are more than keen to call with any four. As you know, these guys try to get involved in every pot. During the early levels, playing only the best starting hands at least maximises your chance (over the long run) of beating them.
Thirdly, and probably most importantly, as others have said, when it gets to the later stages, the final four, get aggressive. Especially if you are short stacked. Don't flat call with a good hand, get your chips in the middle, If you run into a better hand, so be it, if you get outdrawn by rubbish, so be it. In the long run, being aggressive wins out. People will fold if they are holding junk and you raising with above average hands will see you winning more hands than not, when you do get called/put all-in.
Finally, (From very personal experience I know this!) try not to play if you are distracted or half busy doing something else at the same time. The times I have miss-clicked, or literally misread my cards is insane. The game is hard enough to win when fully concentrated on what is happening, so don't reduce your chances even further by playing with one eye on the screen. That must be difficult with a new baby (congrats btw) but try your best.
It is possible to win and to build a bankroll playing DYMs, it does just take time, patience, and a love of the game you are playing. You have to enjoy it, it is afterall a game, a hobby. That ultimately has to be more important than simply playing a game in order to win money.
Very best of luck to you and everyone else at the HiLo tables. Apart from that bloke who calls everyone a clown, or worse. He needs a smacked bottom as he's a very naughty boy.
yeah macacgirl clowno is a fool he just rants on and on even when hes winning he is still moaning total tool of a man. gl and thanks for reply
I know myself that realistically i should be doing 60p dyms but there is no where near enough games for me even the £1.15 dyms don,t run very often so it is the £2.25 games i will have too try and beat.until i have enough too try and move up just need too try and be disiplined.
And tikay macac is one of the best hi/lo players on here without a doubt always so consistent.
thanks for the replies and advice people. now for yesterday/early morning and more downs than ups but its all good.good luck at the tables
1st things 1st but played 13x £2.25 dyms won 8 lost 5 profit £2.75
only played 3 £5.50 dyms won 1 lost 2 -£6.50
played 2 hi/lo tournaments £1.10 in the 1st finished 1st for £11.50 and the 2nd i finished 2nd for £6.90 for a profit of £17.20
now on too the games and buy ins i really should not be doing/playing.played 3.30 hi/lo tourneyment finished 2nd but only 3 runners so only 1st gets payed.
then tried a £5.50 bounty hunter got 1 head £1.88 and then got busted out so minus another £3.62.
had called it a night at that point as no other games going.....But then baby decides its play time.and decides she is getting up so feed her and feel awake and bored so shove on the lappy and see what games are going.
entered a £5.50 timed game. and took a risk with my 33 here is the hand top pair held.
I then played 16x £2.25 dyms won 11 lost 5 for a profit of £8
played 2 £5.50 won 1 lost 1 loss -£1
i also played a 60p dym lost loss 60p
played 1x£1.15 as well and won 85p profit
i also played 2x £5.50 15 min tournaments and busted in 1 and finished with £18.62 in the other so a profit of £7.62
so all in all a decent day balance now £35.38
played 25 £2.25 games won14 and lost 11 -25p on them.
played 5 £5.50 games won 2 lost 3 -£7.50 the last one i played yesterday is one that ill post,same thing just kept happening yesterday:@(
played a £5.50 timed tourmey and lost through a silly call.-£5.50
played 2x£1.10 hi/lo tourneys busted both - £2.20
played a 6 max £2.20 as well and busted that too -£2.20
all in all lost £17.90 yesterday hopefully today i get some of those flips
played 23 £2.25 games i won 13 games and lost 10 so in profit of 25p lol
played 5 £5.50 games won 2 and lost 3 -£7.50 on those
won a £2.20 six max for £7.80 so £5.60 profit on that 1.
today not played many but lost most came 2nd in the hi/lo £1.10 tourney for £4.80 and busted in another so £2.60 profit on them
was down to last £8 odds so thought was going too have too deposit again. so thought why not just go for it and entered the £100gtd hi/lo tournament and went on too win it and got £62.50 :@)
played a bounty hunter busted out silly call and played £6.60 on the cash tables had top pair on the board both times with a decent kicker and ran into kk and then again into aa the aa was a sore 1 was nice pot.
so at present my balance is at £57 played 38p on roulette to round it down:@) gl all
Commiserations on the BRM.
Kids don't try this at home! Chucking your last few quid at an MTT doesn't always produce these results.
I,ve only played a few plo8 DYM,s . They have been by mistake when i,ve thought they were normal PLO DYM,s.
I,ve done well on them though. The only reason is that i don,t know how to play them and still don,t even know what the qualifying hand has to be for the low end so the only advice i can give is what ive done which is basically sit out the first few levels until your down to 4 and then shove when you find a spot where you,ve a good chance of being HU against 1 opponent
I,m sure someone will correct me if i,m wrong but its worked for me
GL
Dont think ive ever played one of these in my life but just wanted to say that this post is sheer class imo
Anyone playing these should make a copy of this and follow it religiously
Not only does it go well for these but playing in the way Macacgirl has described would make you a winner in all forms of poker in general and also would make you a better loser which is almost as important imo because it makes it easier to dust yourself down after a bad session and start again.
Best of luck with your diary churchy mate sorry i cant offer any advice on these things but i think Macacgirl has gave you all the advice you need to make a real go of it already
Good Luck
Kev
"....was down to last £8 odds so thought was going too have too deposit again. so thought why not just go for it and entered the £100gtd hi/lo tournament and went on too win it and got £62.50 :@)....."
Degen alert.
Incredible!
ty mp33 have been playing tighter and trying to get it in good but just keep getting stung.
dimunuendo it was a great post from macac all good advice i have been getting it in but getting some crazy calls and just some bad calls by myself have not helped been running really bad in the dyms. think some of it is frustration and getting annoyed at my self.
Was thinking i was going too have too deposit tikay as was just not hitting any sort of form and was winning 2 and then losing 2 and so on so thought why not give it a go luckily it worked out saved me putting £50 in too start again.
So now my br should be ok for the £2.25 dyms which i will stick too until i can hit the £100 mark(if i ever get there:@)
so from today i will stick too the £2.25 dyms and see how i get on..good luck all
now a couple of hands. any thoughts/advice on them welcomed.
Im no expert but
1st hand probably just calling the river bet after facing 2 pot bets.
Still early in the game to recover.
2nd hand - bin it preflop.
See ya laters
2nd hand in the end it is a poor call by opponent and you may feel it's a bad beat, but as Vespa says it's a poor starting hand to be calling a raise with. Again even at 25/50 is 2 pair enough to play for stacks?
Generally I try and play small ball poker with good starting hands in early stages and only play for stacks when very strong post flop. I'll wait until blinds are high before shoving/calling a shove with 2 pair hands.
First hand, we have AA28 double suited which is 1 of the best hands (?) and we're on the button in an unopened pot, should we not be raising to start building a pot @ 10/20?
If we're not raising this spot, is there any hand/position we are willing to raise pre flop?
Therefore we are only really playing AA, A8s, A2s (A2o and A8o are irrelevant and 28 is pants)
I did,nt play many on friday played a few £2.25 and a couple of £5.50 games think i played about ten and then just got on with boozing and gave up....
yesterday i played a few games i forgot too write all the games down and also forgot too put how much my balance was on my last update but i think it was about £60 so going by that i did ok as it now stands at a pretty healthy £90.58
Yesterday was a strange day was on 1 table and there was 1 chap on 6.350 chips 2 of us had like a 1000 each and the other guy had 3.500 .The strange thing was that he was just getting it in every hand and too start with he got away with it. then it was down too the 4 me and 2 solid regular players and then it all went down the swannie.
1st thing he did was get it all in and gets called by the other shortie and doubles him up.
then he trys too take the player with 3.500 chips bb and that player shoves on him and doubles up so there is me sitting on under 1000 chips and thinking im going out my next hand 300 level and i get a2kq a great starting hand so i know im all in but this player again just shoves in so i get them in and the cards turn over and he has aaa9! WTF any1 that plays hi/lo knows this is not a hand too be getting in with as u are only playing a pair of aces. any way i double up too just over 2000 chips. he then got it in next hand v the big stack and the big stack duly knocked him out...never think the game is done till its over..
Any way from today i will write every game/result down i play so i can give more details
Tryed the ps4 freeroll today and as you can see flop trips and decide too try and slow play it too try get as much in the pots as possible and then boom get my bum felt on the river busted out with at v aj 2 hands later.
ooh and forgot i got £3.33 from the £00 freeroll yesterday as well...
good luck all on the tables £90.58 also got a £2.40 poker token as well don,t know if i can put the code here but any1 wanting it go have a look on sky bet..hopefully its ok me saying that i would imagine its fine though as it is a promotion for any1 that sees it
But at least i stuck on the £2.25 games only played 15 games yesterday won 9 lost 6 so a small profit of £2.25
played the mini freeroll finished about 33 or there cant check my tables as lots are missing in that section the last mini i played according too that was the 17th so can,t say exactly where i finished also played the 300 free and busted out pretty quick only played 1 of them as forgot too register for the other.
played a £2.20 heads up game and won that so another £1.90 there
played the 3 £1.10 hi/lo tournaments in the 1st finished 5th and got £2.79 really should have won it but got distracted by some1 tokingalotatosh and think he is funny too call people jock hunts and so on but hey ho the sit out lasted longer m8 lol...talking about the sit out was unbelievable he was down too 200 odd chips and was forced in several times and won a pot about 8 times on the spin when forced in crazy stuff!
lost in the other 2 just could not concentrate so lost 51p on those
My balance now stands at ££94.22 only a small profit yesterday but a profit is a profit.
good luck in your games people.
this hand here was i right too get it in i knew the oppo was going too be playing any hand that came.
i would say this is a decent starting hand!
played 4@£5.50 won 2 lost 2 -£2 on them
then registered for a £5.50 6max by mistake but won it so got £19.50 back on that profit £14
played 2x £2.20 six max games finished 2nd in 1 and 1st in the other for £12 a profit of £7.60
then played a £3.30 timed game and got £5.03 back for that..should have had double that but on the last hand i took a risk and called an all in for just over a third of my stack oooh well at least still got a small profit on it.
played 2 £1.10 hi/lo tournaments lost 1 and won 1 for £7 so £4.80 up on them
really just can,t get a run going in the dyms need too do better..so my balance stands at £112.85 but as i said money is a bit tight so i have took £40 out (got football and don,t want too ask the mrs for more cash did,nt want didnt want too say but better being honest:@( )but in way that is good i started with a roll of £24ish busted and put another £20 in my account so bar from the £4 iam playing with winnings and not my own money.
so my balance is now standing at £72.85 not too bad but really need too do better in the dyms
good luck all