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poker - lost all of my March profit in one horrible session. should have finished early to limit losses. usually can do it but not this time. never mind will get it back next time (hopefully)
Wrexham also lost against those pesky Mariners! At least Luton managed to turn around a losing position against Dartford and also Southport lost. Wrexham in freefall at moment. not liking it one bit. Macclesfield next - gulp!
Well done to Cambridge. you haven't lost in about what 6 games now? Southport next. Please beat them!!
Good luck at the tables
Well last night was another losing night. Pretty much the same as the last few days really. My premium hands are struggling to hold and any other value hand seems to miss the flop by miles.
To be honest its been hard to stick with it but im definitely not going to give up just yet!!! Last night was the first time ive ever been totally disillusioned with the game and I could almost see why some people like to bemoan their luck in the chatbox. That was almost me until I snapped myself out of it.
It amazes me how many players call with junk oop and then go on to chase draws. Sadly for me they are making hands at the moment by the turn or river but in the long term this is going to be very good for me. I still feel that there is massive value in these games and im going to stay positive.
Day 8 -26.00
Total -63.33
Im sure we'll do a number on southport for you. Fwiw I think Wrexham will be ok this season there's at least four worst teams in the league.
Good luck at the tables
The premiums have been my curse of late and need a bit of a rethink. I don't know if the same applies to you, but a lot of the time I find I get way more 'married' to them when I'm playing against a weaker player.
When I'm facing a reg and they are calling down (or raising me back) I can quite happily release AA/KK on dangerous looking boards and move on to the next hand - but when playing the sort of player that has been in every hand for the last hour and regularly called down the streets with no pair / no draw only to show up with a binked pair on the river... well my mind finds it hard to concede that, say, KK is not going to be good on an A-high flop.
It almost feels like I'm stationing myself in these sort of hands - but then again perhaps it is still right to be betting every street for value and only short-term variance makes the premiums seem 'cursed'?
If you are playing MTT's throw in the freeroll, always the chance of a seat into a big tournie.
HU Sit and Go's are quite decent on here, really soft and the rake is only 5% at £1 and above, so easily beatable.
Mix it up a bit as well as just cash.
How many tables do you play?
Maybe drop 1 (or 2) till your confidence is back up again. Post hand's in the clinic if you are looking for feedback or in here.
I would say don't post coolers, or certainly if you are infrequently. It's not going to help if every time you come in here all you see is losing hands. Don't dwell on them just move on.
The AK hand above, defo 3 bet that pre flop, where villain had 92.
I saw you play the other day in the evening and you seemed pretty solid to me. The hands you posted are all pretty standard bar the last one where you say you could've folded and I probs 3bet the AK then 92 folds.
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There seems to be many of us trying NL10 challenges at the moment, including myself:)
Craig posted some good advice. I generally play no more than 2 tables when feeling like this. I religiously make notes whenever I can to keep myself busy. That stops me splashing around with random rubbish through boredom. If I feel in the slightest that I am about to go on tilt or am tilting because my AA and KK's keep getting busted I just shut all tables and leave. I may be being a bit presumptuous but judging from your posts tilt is what seems to have caused most of the buy in losses as those hands posted aren't 100BB's in many cases. I would check your hand histories and try and analyse where things go wrong. If it seems you are losing money hand over fist with overpairs can you do things like slow down, check 1 street rather than feel the need to barrel all 3. That way you lose less when sucked out and still win a nice pot if they're good.
Good luck and hope things turn round for you:)
FWIW, if we shove the nuts (or effective nuts), we don't always need to get called to make it a profitable play. Plus factor in the bluffy/polarising element, and the fact we should be looking for maximum value when nutted, its always better to go bigger.
Player A may always check call draws and 2ndP or weaker style hands but never semibluff. He may raise aggressively with TP+ hands. This kind of note taking is far more useful at NL10 and less useful higher up as players vary their play.
Player B may only shove on a 2tone board and you find this to be a flush draw. If you see him do this twice or more it's a pretty good read.
As I said earlier, bottom line is (as far I am noticing is anyway) that many of these players stick religiously to a given style and set betting patterns that if you get them noted these decision you're having trouble with become much easier.
Wd yesterday and hope it continues:)
I was more leaning towards turn/river play. If we get to the river with the effective nuts, having been called down, and there is £30 in the middle for example and we have £40 behind....we could 'value' bet £13-£18 or w/e, or we could ship the lot in and see what happens