Micro Management (Just in case you were wondering - still here (ish) )

Phantom66

First post-UKOPS post.

Really great to watch, especially the HR. Unfortunately didn't get to play much due to work commitments.

Only entered one UKOPS mini and that was a freebie courtesy of a show contribution that played on Mr Tikay's interests.

Apart from a top of the posts don't think I ever had a free entry courtesy of the show - must be like London buses in that I have had 3 in the last couple of weeks. Just need to bink from one now because the lack of cashes with them is making my shark-scope pretty sad.

It's DOUBLE POINTS WEEK FOR SNGs which has to be good news - will try and get some volume in and have bounced back from my failed sat induced trough of £48.20 to back over £60.

Enjoying the PLO8 challenge very much, although it has to be 6max for cash for me. A point highlighted by my latest stat attack. I thought it time to separate the formats. Pretty clear conclusion (still small samples I know) that it aint worth playing NL dyms!

	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
NL dym £0.60			1
NL 6max £1.10	8	4	10	5
NL dym £1.15			1	2
NL 6max £2.20	8	6	5	6
NL dym  £2.25		1	1	1
NL 6max £3.30	2	3	4	2
NL dym £3.30	3	7	3	10
PLO8 dym £0.60	1	1	1	1
PLO8 dym £1.15		1	2	1
PLO8 dym £2.25	1			2
PLO8 6max £3.30			1
PLO8 dym £3.30	5	12	7	16
PLO8 dym£5.50		2	1
PLO8 dym £11				1

	entries	buy-in	rake	winnings	profit	ROI
NL dym £0.60	1	£0.50	£0.10	£1.00	£0.40	66.7%
NL 6max £1.10	27	£27.00	£2.70	£39.60	£9.90	33.3%
NL dym £1.15	3	£3.00	£0.45	£2.00	-£1.45	-42.0%
NL 6max £2.20	25	£50.00	£5.00	£87.60	£32.60	59.3%
NL dym  £2.25	3	£6.00	£0.75	£8.00	£1.25	18.5%
NL 6max £3.30	11	£33.00	£3.30	£42.30	£6.00	16.5%
NL dym £3.30	23	£69.00	£6.90	£78.00	£2.10	2.8%
PLO8 dym £0.60	4	£2.00	£0.40	£3.00	£0.60	25.0%
PLO8 dym £1.15	4	£4.00	£0.60	£6.00	£1.40	30.4%
PLO8 dym £2.25	3	£6.00	£0.75	£4.00	-£2.75	-40.7%
PLO8 6max £3.30	1	£3.00	£0.30	£0.00	-£3.30	-100.0%
PLO8 dym £3.30	40	£120.00	£12.00	£144.00	£12.00	9.1%
PLO8 dym£5.50	3	£15.00	£1.50	£30.00	£13.50	81.8%
PLO8 dym £11	1	£10.00	£1.00	£0.00	-£11.00	-100.0%
TOTAL	149	£348.50	£35.75	£445.50	£61.25	15.9%

Combined scores	entries	buy-in	rake	winnings	profit	ROI
NL dym	30	£78.50	£8.20	£89.00	£2.30	2.7%
NL 6max	63	£110.00	£11.00	£169.50	£48.50	40.1%
PLO8 dym	55	£157.00	£16.25	£187.00	£13.75	7.9%

Phantom66

My PLO8 challenge going ok - recovering from a very poor start. Overall aim is try and break 60% which is my overall average on my limited experience of these.

	PLO8 100 challenge
BI	R	W	P	P/L
0.5	0.1	3	4	£0.60
1	0.15	2	3	£0.55
2	0.25	1	3	-£2.75
3	0.3	4	7	£0.90
5	0.5	1	1	£4.50
10	1	0	1	-£11.00
TOTAL		11	19	-£7.20
		57.9%

Phantom66

Mini update

Won a £3 PLO8 dym to get back up to 60% @ 12/20

Regged a £5 6max - really hoping to get on Tv v MsFowler only for her to reg a £22 - didnt really fancy putting a thirf of current B/R on the line so just railed that and played £5 anyway.

Smashed it for a nice boost to just shy of £80 on the b/r and ROI 19.5% overall for the challenge and 48% on the 6max's.

Not really sure whether the standard was typical or weaker or stronger for people wanting to be on TV - I have certainly played tougher £3 6max's though. Cant really claim to have done anything special - an early AA v KK to bust a shortstack helped get off to a good start - only dent came on cash bubble when my TT aipf v short AT that got their double up.

jimb0d1

Hey Phantom,

Just want to say - well played 

Phantom66

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £79.90):

Hey Phantom, Just want to say - well played 
Posted by jimb0d1

Thanks Jim. Glad you took it in good spirits - you can go and get those light bulbs now.

Phantom66

Missing player etiquette

unwritten poker rule no74 - If you are 2nd shortie it really is up to you to bust the absent s/stack

I was chip lead with absent shortie to my left - the player who had been pinching their blinds just got busted to leave us 4 handed in a PLO8 dym bubble.

so I pinched the first couple of bigs from absentee - then I realise that Mr 2nd shortie Jimbod1 has timed out too and Macacgirl is pretty chipped up folding every hand.

So for comedy value I raise jimb0ds bb with shortie in sb. and start folding to shortie's bb when jim and macac carry on folding. First time I typed "spite fold".

macacgirl says something like come on this will take all day - and i say just want jim to do some of his own work.

couple of hands later....this....

Hand History #838355728 (13:57 14/11/2014)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Macacgirl1	Small blind		150.00	150.00	4235.00
Phantom66	Big blind		300.00	450.00	5436.26
	Your hole cards	2 A J Q
Romaldo1	Fold
jimb0d1	Raise		600.00	1050.00	963.74
Macacgirl1	Fold
Phantom66	Call		300.00	1350.00	5136.26
Flop
		3 9 K
Phantom66	Check
jimb0d1	All-in		963.74	2313.74	0.00
Phantom66	Call		963.74	3277.48	4172.52
Phantom66	Show	2 A J Q
jimb0d1	Show	A 4 Q 3
Turn
		A
River
		J
Phantom66	Win high	Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks	3277.48		7450.00
	No qualifying low hand

...had to call - not out of spite or malice but because couldnt really fold 2nd flush draw with nut lo draw and gutshot str8 draw. I think a fold would have smacked of collusion to be fair.

Phantom66

Back in Black for the PLO8 challenge.

B/R down though - 3rd in a £3 6max - all even in chips blinds going up aipf btn with 66 - 88 calls and holds standard really.

For some reason entered a £5 B/h - only really played 2 hands (spread over quite some time) raised QQ over limps one caller gets busy with a wet but low board. Called flop bet then folded to jam on what should have been a blank J.

card dead - occasionally mini punt from cut-off/btm but nothing doing.

eventually shove a3 called by qt which hits straight. sigh gg.

At least I had a laugh out loud moment this afternoon.

So B/R down to 71.

hhyftrftdr

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £79.90):

Back in Black for the PLO8 challenge. B/R down though - 3rd in a £3 6max - all even in chips blinds going up aipf btn with 66 - 88 calls and holds standard really. For some reason entered a £5 B/h - only really played 2 hands (spread over quite some time) raised QQ over limps one caller gets busy with a wet but low board. Called flop bet then folded to jam on what should have been a blank J. card dead - occasionally mini punt from cut-off/btm but nothing doing. eventually shove a3 called by qt which hits straight. sigh gg. At least I had a laugh out loud moment this afternoon. So B/R down to 71.
Posted by Phantom66

Post on here?

Phantom66

Well since you ask...

Wish you hadnt though looks pretty puke.

1st issue is I had either misremembered or misread the hand. Either possible and I genuinely dont know. I do know this table hadnt been going long and I was focussing on a PLO8 table at the time and not so much this.

MT'ing 3 different tourney types is not a good idea!

So 2nd issue - initial action wasnt a limp it was a raise - I reraised over a caller. Being a B/H I am happy to induce a shove to call with QQ pf but not happy at shoving that deep as I am forcing out a lot of the hands I want to play against.

3rd issue is what on earth is the flop check all about? I may have timed out - hence why my memory thought there were only 2 streets? I would expect myself to nearly always bet there and have no info on opponent. I do "know" them as a name but not as a player.

On the turn - given stack sizes I think I should have just shoved not called. If its KK,AA so be it. Could be high Ax with flush draw and str8 draw

As played on river I still think it's a hard call to find but I did dwell on it a lot. Opponent could have missed a draw themselves and seen me as weak with the check and call but readless I decided to fold.

The big error imo the flop but a pretty terrible hand all round.

Hand History #838350623 (13:34 14/11/2014)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
kc8	Small blind		10.00	10.00	1930.00
CowboyLee	Big blind		20.00	30.00	1880.00
	Your hole cards	Q Q
worthyopp	Raise		60.00	90.00	2030.00
bert21	Fold
geoffr1959	Call		60.00	150.00	1930.00
Phantom66	Raise		270.00	420.00	1680.00
kc8	Fold
CowboyLee	Fold
worthyopp	Call		210.00	630.00	1820.00
geoffr1959	Fold
Flop
		4 3 3
worthyopp	Check
Phantom66	Check
Turn
		2
worthyopp	Bet		315.00	945.00	1505.00
Phantom66	Call		315.00	1260.00	1365.00
River
		J
worthyopp	All-in		1505.00	2765.00	0.00
Phantom66	Fold
worthyopp	Muck
worthyopp	Win		1260.00		1260.00
worthyopp	Return		1505.00	0.00	2765.00

Phantom66

Had a rare Sat evening session last night.

On what is supposed to be Mrs P and I time watching strictly Mrs P was out for a meal with a friend.

2 PLO8 dyms ended badly bubbled both - a £3 where felt did everything right just got u/l when it became a shove fest and a £1 where had made a couple of mistakes but recovered and then was blind v blind with other short stack could have folded but that would have left me <2BB and other on 4BB so shoved with only a low/str8 for hi hand - called no low and out.

A £1 6max - felt in control all the way through - 3 handed had some bad beats but recovered to get HU with the larger stack and at one point got a 10:1 chip lead then just hit one of those streaks where I couldnt win a hand - so 2nd.

I was on standby for taxi duty so switched to cash and recovered the losses on a couple of 4nl tables. Unlike the sngs ran pretty well.

Overall profit on session 31p.

hhyftrftdr

Hey Phantom.

Bit late to the party so apologies! Thank you for posting it

I think we have to call the river and be quite happy about it tbh. Very few players at that level will sneakily call AA/KK out of position to a 3bet, so pretty safe to rule them out. Only real concern is JJ, but there are plenty of hands we beat, and by checking back the flop we've completely underrepped our hand.

To the average villain, we look like AK/AQ now after 3betting and checking a bricky flop. By the time we get to the river, he can feasibly be betting something like AJ/KJ for 'value', also might consider his pairs like 77 through 1010 to be good. Could have some busted draw that he thinks can get through as you appear weak when in fact you're the opposite.

I actually like your line (whether you meant it or not!), risky granted, but sometimes it pays to play premiums a little bit differently. The plan only falls apart when you don't snap him off on the river! If he has you beat then gg wp.

Phantom66

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91):

Hey Phantom. Bit late to the party so apologies! Thank you for posting it I think we have to call the river and be quite happy about it tbh. Very few players at that level will sneakily call AA/KK out of position to a 3bet, so pretty safe to rule them out. Only real concern is JJ, but there are plenty of hands we beat, and by checking back the flop we've completely underrepped our hand. To the average villain, we look like AK/AQ now after 3betting and checking a bricky flop. By the time we get to the river, he can feasibly be betting something like AJ/KJ for 'value', also might consider his pairs like 77 through 1010 to be good. Could have some busted draw that he thinks can get through as you appear weak when in fact you're the opposite. I actually like your line (whether you meant it or not!), risky granted, but sometimes it pays to play premiums a little bit differently. The plan only falls apart when you don't snap him off on the river! If he has you beat then gg wp.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Thanks for the feedback.

On reflection given the chips invested and both lines I probably should have called river.

As for earlier betting I would prefer this line to a player who I know is capable of bluffing/betting for thin value - I dont know if this player is like that.

Early in a tourney against an unkwnown I would normally favour taking it down on the flop risk free - or at least charging a flush draw. 

hhyftrftdr

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91):

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91) : Thanks for the feedback. On reflection given the chips invested and both lines I probably should have called river. As for earlier betting I would prefer this line to a player who I know is capable of bluffing/betting for thin value - I dont know if this player is like that. Early in a tourney against an unkwnown I would normally favour taking it down on the flop risk free - or at least charging a flush draw. 
Posted by Phantom66

Good luck finding someone in a £5.75 BH on Sky who can bet for thin value

Yeah I still think betting the flop is probably the best line. So many hands will call us that we crush, and we can look to play for stacks on a high number of turn cards.

Someone said a while ago (might have been Lambert, he talks a lot) that they treat unknowns as 'poor/inexperienced' players until something tells them otherwise (or confirms). This might not be applicable as much in the big stuff like Rollers etc but its a solid line to take in the smaller stuff, especially bounty hunters, when up against a total random. 

Phantom66

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91):

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91) : Good luck finding someone in a £5.75 BH on Sky who can bet for thin value Yeah I still think betting the flop is probably the best line. So many hands will call us that we crush, and we can look to play for stacks on a high number of turn cards. Someone said a while ago (might have been Lambert, he talks a lot) that they treat unknowns as 'poor/inexperienced' players until something tells them otherwise (or confirms). This might not be applicable as much in the big stuff like Rollers etc but its a solid line to take in the smaller stuff, especially bounty hunters, when up against a total random. 
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Think I had a similar forum chat with mr Ivanovic wrt giving respect to bets from unknowns. I tend to treat bets as standard signals of strength until I know they are either weak enough or good enough to have them mean something different.

IE my default opponent setting is abc cards up kind of person.

PS this wasn't a total random - I know they play a lot - just have never played against them.

You are right though, in that by playing this line and then not calling the river shove I did rather mug myself off!

Phantom66

PLO8 challenge picking up again - back in profit thanks to 2x£3 wins today

	PLO8 100 challenge			64.5%
BI	R	W	P	P/L
0.5	0.1	4	5	£1.00
1	0.15	4	6	£1.10
2	0.25	1	4	-£5.00
3	0.3	10	14	£13.80
5	0.5	1	1	£4.50
10	1	0	1	-£11.00
	TOTAL	20	31	£4.40

In other news - played a Head Hunter sit and go - strange experience - 2nd for £0.

winner got over £16.20 for 5 heads and 3rd £1.80 for one.

Got x2 double ups but didn't knock players out earlier on - so actually had a playable stack HU - I say playable blinds are pretty steep and quick on these so not much chance for subtle play. Exit hand was aipf TT < 55 with a river 5 - sigh.

Been moving up and down the £70's bankroll wise and now £71.36 not enough to bother changing O/P

Phantom66

Been a bit sidetracked lately with a run at low stakes Bounty Hunters. Now as a growing lad I must admit bounty hunter had a different connotation for me - I remember wishing I could be a bounty hunter hunter.

Now  I say run think I have only played 5 starting with the one I posted a hand on.

Any advice from any regs at these greatly appreciated because I find them SOOO frustrating.

I tended to avoid them - but if I have a bit of quiet time on in the day, especially midmorning once all the emails and stuff are sorted, then there is not much else running.

I much prefer freezouts.

In my usual sng format I have been adjusting my game with more aggression and it seems to be working - more 3 betting more cbetting - trying bluffs in more spots and it all seems to be working.

B/H's though I feel that aggression is taking away from your game as people will call light and go to war looking for the bounty. In a normal tourney if you are a bit behind and need to start taking a few risks to get chips you usually have opportunities to do so even without the cards. Seems in B/H's you just have to be patient as the raise over limper + cbet just doesn't work often enough as cant shake off the callers if you don't hit.

Out of the 5 recently I have only cashed one and that was 4th which wasn't bad.

The first was the above tourney - mistake early on - card dead - coolered
The one I got 4th, down early got a good double up then AK held v s/stack allin and unwanted 2nd caller who had KQ to be chip leader with x2 more chips than 2nd. Whoohoo thought I lets get bullying. So I did and player to my left stuck around with junk to hit a wheel on turn and got the full double up when I rivered 2 pair. Doubled them up again shortly after with AJ<88 and that's me back down to level in chips with other leaders - sigh.

Card dead and spot dead for ages until get near the bubble and suddenly aggression starts to work again and manage to build me up al little and stay out of trouble. FT as short stack. Was not really trying to ladder but 2 players insisted on busting themselves so I did, and then exited on lost flip.

Other games have all been early exits. KK < AA early doors aipf, osimple cooler I was on button facing utg x4 raise I pttted back and they want all-in. Even in a freezout Im snap calling there so no complaints. One was bad river bluff called by 2nd pair thought I'd got away with it as the full dwell happened. Other was a card dead run followed by a lost flip trying to get back in QQ < AK.

So any advice gratefully received on these.

When I finish the PLO8 100 I'll re-evaluate what to do next. For profit not enough action on SNGs - so it will either be NL cash or MTTs and that will be mainly B/Hs.

I think my new found aggression will definitely suit the cash more than the B/H from my limited experience so far.

jimb0d1

Simply play the BH's as a freezeout if it makes you more comfortable Phantom.

Just be aware that onjce someone gets below 10bb there will be a caller with a rag ace so dont be tempted to slowplay JJ+

Chris_Mc

I approach BH. The same as a normal mtt... This might be wrong, but head prize is a liitle exra bonus if i take one, i will not go out my way too win a head, i tend too bleed chips this way,one of the lastBH i played i cam second out 200 plus runners without one head lol. 

But this is just my approach. 

Jac35

I always read this just haven't had much time to post recently. 

I remember that you tried out putting in volume at dyms and standard sngs a while back, to see which off the two would be most profitable for you. 

You decided on sngs I think?

Do enough games run?

Phantom66

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91):

I always read this just haven't had much time to post recently.  I remember that you tried out putting in volume at dyms and standard sngs a while back, to see which off the two would be most profitable for you.  You decided on sngs I think? Do enough games run?
Posted by Jac35

Definitely not enough games - better during promotions like last week.

Happy with whatever I can get on the SNGs but cannot possibility expect to make decent profits.

Nice double digit ROIs look fine but it is the hard cash that matters and £30 in a couple of months isn't going to get Mrs P to the carribean. she might just have to settle for a bottle of Malibu (other tropical rum based drinks are available - always drink responsibly)

Phantom66

@Jim and @Chris.

That's what I tend to do - if the table is somewhat loosey goosey usually best to tighten up.

Having got to grips with a more aggressive game - it is much harder to curb that approach now though! I find the structure a bit quick.

In the past my only "adjustment" v freezouts was to try and stay ahead of the avg stack to give myself a better chance for bounties. Not sure whether that is wise or not - freezouts I don't panic if go below the avg stack until I hit quarter stack or <15bbs

jimb0d1

Dont worry at all about avg stack, but perhaps dont try as many river bluffs if can preserve a stack to outchip the shorties at table. The money is still at the end of the tournament.

Once get decent notes you can start picking off some maniacs with your own weak pairs when you know that they are trying to push you off a bounty.

Phantom66

Cheers - will have a few more punts with a tighter/freezout mentality and see how it goes.

jimb0d1

https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=show_static&page=poker_community_forums&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3a57795ac2-1793-4377-b4cf-e124b0f555f4Forum%3adf77f82c-151f-4bea-aae1-fb423dcae1faDiscussion%3a72e349db-d24a-4bec-82a0-dbcc484375cf&plckCurrentPage=0

There is a comprehensive guide of how to turn your bankroll into 4 figures courtesy of the king of low stakes BH's Mr GaryQQQ. I believe he has done this kind of challenge twice.

Phantom66

In Response to Re: Micro Management (B/R challenge from £39.64 on micro stakes Now £71.91):

https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=show_static&page=poker_community_forums&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3a57795ac2-1793-4377-b4cf-e124b0f555f4Forum%3adf77f82c-151f-4bea-aae1-fb423dcae1faDiscussion%3a72e349db-d24a-4bec-82a0-dbcc484375cf&plckCurrentPage=0 There is a comprehensive guide of how to turn your bankroll into 4 figures courtesy of the king of low stakes BH's Mr GaryQQQ. I believe he has done this kind of challenge twice.
Posted by jimb0d1

Great shout Jim.

I remember following that thread when he was near completion - but never read from the beginning until now.

I see some similarities - especially not being suited to DYMs

Reminded me also that I am not enough of a BRM nit - will stick to low level SNGs for a bit then hit the £2 B/Hs from £80 as well.

hhyftrftdr

I wouldn't even try and bluff in the first couple of levels of a low stakes BH. Look for good hands that can make better hands on the flop and go to value town.

Don't slow play premium hands.

Don't be afraid to go to war pre flop with AK. You'd be surprised what will call all in when you hold it!

I say don't bluff, but if you pick up a strong draw then fill your boots; its advantageous to be stacked early doors in a BH.

Phantom66

FRIDAY (not 13th but felt like it) PART I

What a horrid session that was.

No discipline - where did that BRM go?

Multi-tabling different formats - at 1 point had 4 tables - PLO8 MTT, PLO8 dym, NLHE 6max, NLHE B/H open

Played spewy

Run a bit bad at times too

Even tried a H/U hyper having just read DOHs diary and run into a straight flush early doors - claw back then lose a flip AK<55.

Terrible.

B/R had been on the slide from the previous night with a few failed all-in sats trying to get into the main.

Was now back down to low £50s.

OK get a grip - back to basics - stop mixing formats and remember BRM...

Phantom66

FRIDAY (not the 13th and lucky for me) PART II

1st fix was in place - single table and back to the low stakes 6max for B/R and best format

Won 2/3 £1's which is good

Lost 1/1 £2    which was fine too - lost a flip when 4 handed 

Then saw the £2.20 at 2.20 was running and thought why not - have to admire Rainmans cohones for the promotion of this event - saw it had just started so had a punt.

BOOMIO!

Phantom662400001£35.52murphy0602£21.12dso26003£14.40DAD66604£10.56meatloaf1105£7.68phiop06£6.72Baloney6607

Now I could go on and on about what an amazing achievement this is - winning my first ever entry in this renowned tournament...

But then I would lose so much ability to rib Rich Orford - so I'll have to stay totally humble.

I do like the structure 5000 chips and 12 min blinds - fantastic.

You can even push people off pots - sometimes - and without a hand - ie play poker - love it.

kind of emphasises why i dont like B/Hs as much although I am determined to suss them out and follow the good advice.

Now in my head I played like Phil Ivey and totally smashed it.

I will sit down and review hands though - I do know I had a purple patch of starting hands mid session which always helps.

But I did have a sticky start and was below starting stack for a while.

I was also big chip leader for a bit.

Lost lead - then built it up on very long FT and cash bubble. It was a strange bubble I was on a 3 handed table and we had 150k chips between us. Other table had 4 with only 90k between us. Felt like suggesting in the chat we all agree to sit out until bubble bursts but instead starting finding spots and built a nice healthy chip lead.

Final table, first 2 bust quite quickly then a lot of play 4 handed, before in a run of not many hands it was all over. Soon after the 4th busted I won a flip v 2nd stack JJ > AK and so go HU with huge advantage, few hands in and my 77 holds up on another flip v K8s.

WP Murphy on 2nd who had been nursing an extremely short stack on the other table on the bubble and played it exceptionally well to recover. He also caused my only setback at the FT slow playing JJ having hit a J on flop (I had the other J) and making a polarising river jam which I called.

Earlier in the day I was on the verge of taking a break so the main thing is I recognised I had lost control and got it back. Way more important than the bink I think. Next requirement is to not lose control in the first place!

Happy days - got to love this game.

B/R now £88.18

Phantom66

Should also add WP to Sky for making this available on mobiles.

I hadnt thought through how long the tourney would be given the structure.

I ended up winning it in the queue at my local chippy!

Dont think anyone noticed the mini fist pump and big smile.

Phantom66

Time for a bit of perspective on yesterday.

Been through the exit hands and not too much to complain about really - lost mainly flips, one cooler 99 ran into TT, and the shove or call seemed justified each time given stack sizes / situation except one.

55 < A8 6max

99<TT 6max

AK<55 hu hyper 

MTT rebuy 66<AT (called aipf – opponent had been shoving regularly pre but even so I had >20bbs so should have passed)

B/H 77<A8s

 

I know exit hands dont tell the full story. In some cases bad play earlier may have cost not the exit hand but generally played ok.

The problem was the lack of focus and regging for anything that was going (and even a HU hyper because nothing else was)

Chasing action is a bit of a tilt red flag.

There were 2 PLO8 losses in there too - 1 shoved light after a card and situation dead run and got looked up - other hand pot committed with a good but not perfect starting hand AK63ds and had to call when still had low draw and nit flush draw.

Luckily I did retain some composure and won those 2 6max and the deep stack.

Thought it important to check back before I play again though.

To help with the focus 

A few rules to try and keep me on the straight and narrow:

1. Bankroll: It will be £2 bi for any mtt, £3 bi for any 6max and £3 bi for any dym (unless I go for the PLO8 bravery cross again).

2. A session will only be NL or PLO8 and NEVER both!

3. 2 tables max - unless I am 100% free from distractions in which I case I may up the rate if comfortable.

4. Tracking I am going to start tracking mtt results too - starting from scratch now and see how the roi and profit stacks up against 6max.

Generally not too worried about the PLO8 as it is purely for the fun/learning that I am playing these - If I keep up a win rate of 60% and make a few pennies from the 100 game challenge then all the better.