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but the games i did play went well winning 4 of the 6 i played with the 1 of the losses a sucker punch and the other a very unusual game where there were still 6 players with the blinds 300/600 and to be honest i wasnt really sure what to do just ended up shoving 2 random cards every now and again. the other loss was on the button my KK vs A3 and flop comes 33x. nothing i can do about that it was right move to make so overall happy with my short amount of games today.
todays update
dyms played 6
dyms won 4
dyms lost 2
todays profit/loss +£4.20
c4p 297
total games played this month 98/400
see you all tommorow and best of luck to you all
but if im being honest im not 100% sure that i am using the icm calculator right when it says to estimate hero's equity agaisbnt villians range so it could be well outside of that lol.
i understand what your saying about becoming to loose though just oen more thing i hae got to work on and will improve at
I was given a free entry into the £11 turbo tuesday main event and was a tad unfortunate to go out as early as i did but i dont see how i could of played it alot differently, got involved in two hands first was QJ from the button with no action so raised it 3x got called by BB, flop comes T J Q BB raises to about 350 i reraise to 1250 he calls, turn blanks BB checks i check behind trying not to go all in. rivers comes 9, BB checks again, and i check behind he reveals AK for the nut straight. i was probably abit to agressive with this hand on the flop but i couldnt see him having AK at the time having not reraised pre flop.
then next hank i got dealk AK spades from the small blind with arond 1300 chips remaining, no acton round to the button he 3x raises, i shove on him thinking he could be raising with alot from there. he cals and shows AA and hits another A on the flop.
as for the DYMs well they started of really nicely i won the first 5 i played which is unusual for me i normally start bad then improve, after that though i only won 2 of the next 10 i probabnly got to overconfident with the way i was playing and instead of sticking to it let myself get to involved with poor hands that i shouldnt of been playing. ah well i liver and learn. im still £1.50 in profit since new years day so its not all bad i just know it could of been alot more if i had just been more disciplined.
I also found some great value in an early morning tournament it was a £20 garunteed (15 minute) tournament, that only had 2 runners with a minute left to reg, by the time i regged two more had also but there was a little overlay and i managed to increase my stack for a 2.70 profit in that so not bad going
TODAYS DYMS PLAYED 15
DYMS WON 7
DYMS LOST 8
TODAYS PROFIT/LOSS -£4.20
C4P 355
For the first time since i joined sky poker got some moron keyboard warriors at my tables today which was obviusly a little disappointing but i know theres always gonna be people like that wherever you play poker, or anywhere online for that matter, needless to say i reported them and expect them to recieve a chat ban shortly. i'm all for banter at the tables and im fine with swearing to but the stuff this guy was saying was out of order. anyway i wont dwell on it as it has no bearing on me or my poker or my enjoment of the game as i took his money anyway
I was really pleased with my play tonight (the 10 games i played at lunch time were abbysmal) i seem to have got myself in a real good run, i played suited connectors alot better than i normally do (althought it does help when u flop the nuts) i also seemed to be getting better at getting vlue from my good hands but will have to wait and see over next few days wherever its anything ive actually improved on, or if i just had abit of good luck.
got a busy weekend ahead so i dont expect to be on much which is a shame but im sure ill fit a few games in.
Todays DYMs played = 27
DYMs won = 15
DYMs lost = 12
Total games played 140/400 (well ahead of target)
todays profit/loss +90p (also recieved my £4.79 from last months c4p)
C4P = 4.36
Balance £45.69
yesterday went OK only played 11 games winning 6 and losing 5 but my play was better than it had been in recent days so i was happy.
As for today again i only had time for a low amount of games but from the 8 i played i won 6 and the other 2 i went out on the bubble so i dont really have any bad thoughts about today i did make one semi loose call on the bubble of the last game but i think it was probably the right decision to make in the long run.
yesterday and todays results combined
dyms played 19
dyms won 12
dyms lost 7
last 2 days profit/loss +£9.30
C4P 493
Balance £54.99
total games played this month 159/400
Im well ahead of the games id like to play for the month target at the moment and im happy that ive managed to do it so far without losing money overall, I've met some really nice guys while playing who have been very helpful in giving me tips and advice some of it has really helped my game and i have no doubts that without that advice id of already lost most of my bankroll playing the 159 games that i have so far. so id ust like to say thanks everyone that has offered up advice and if anyone has any more for me keep it coming
couldnt playthe orfordable tonight as unfortunately i have to start work soon (got to love overnight shifts) and i didnt want to crush it get to the final table then have to leave so i figured i would let someone else take all the gory
good night all and best of luck at the tables
Todays DYMS played 5
DYMS won 4
DYMs lost 1
todays profit/loss +£7.50
C4P 508
Total games played 164/400
Balance £62.49
i also allowed my self to play a £5.75 bounty hunter as abit of a reward for my poker the last couple of days, i didnt make the cash but dont think i played to badly in it the aggresive nature isnt really my style though and i think im better suited to the deep stacks.
dyms played 13
dyms won 6
dyms lost 7
todays profit/loss -£10.85
C4p 5.57
Balance £51.64
total games played 180/400
I also spent a bit of time watching the £5.50 games and taking some notes on a few guys ready for when i have a BR to take a couple of shots, and if i continue to play the way that i did today then hopefully it wont be to long until i can take those shots. going to aim to get 22 buy ins as suggested in johnconnors blog take the 2 shots and see how it goes.
I was looking forward to playing the DTD games tonight as i really like the structure, but something came up and i wasn't able to so instead i concentrated on the DYMs, which on the plus side probably saved me some money.
Todays dyms played 21
Todays dyms won 14
Todays dyms lost 7
Todays profit/loss +£14.70
C4P 620
Total games played 201/400
Balance £66.34
So i'm half way through my challenge and i'm still very much enjoying my poker which is the main thing, but enjoying it a lot more than i would of in the past as i've actually made money during this period rather than losing it, its no massive amounts and it isn't going to get me rich, but like i said at the start of the diary that's not my goal, i just enjoy playing poker and want to be able to do so without as little cost, or no cost whatsoever. I feel my game has come on a long way in a relatively short period of time. with my ROI increasing what i consider to be a massive 7.8% so far. But i don't want to stop there i know there's plenty of learning and improving still to do.
I know i've already said it but i feel like i should say it again thank you to anyone has offered up advice to help improve my play, stuarty117 deserves a special mention as he has been by far the biggest contributor so far. along with johnconnors DYM blog (which ive probably read 9 or 10 times)
Good night everyone and Gl at the tables
GL
dev
not many about these days.
Gl GL GL GL
dev
just wrote out a nice post & a ****** sky pop up came up, so had to delete it...aaaaaagh.
nice hand btw.
yeah, stealing chips from away player is never nice, especially when we know them, but it's all part of the game.
everyone does it, myself included, doesn't make it right though.
best wishes & good luck,
dev
However today i threw steady progression out of the window instead opting to just crush everyone that got in my way. i started of pretty poor losing 2 of my first 3 games, what happened after that was unexpected to say the leas, i played a total of 26 games today winning 20 of them, i ended the night on a 12 win streak, and having seen Devs thread in which he has achieved 18 straight wins (albeit at the £5.50 level) im hoping i can carry on the good form and maybe sneak 19 in a row
i learned a valuable lesson in table selection today, 3 of the 6 games i lost came at the hands of one man, mr JohnConnor, i thought having read his blog countless times id have a good idea of how he plays, what he's holding when he shoves on me etc etc, and to be honest i think i did, but it didn't help at all he still took all my chips even though i had position on him. however it was a good learning experience watching what he does and how he goes about it.
Yesterdays dyms played 4
yesterdays dyms won 0
yesterdays profit/loss -£13.20
Todays dyms played 26 (one of these was a 2.25)
Todays dyms won 20
Todays dyms lost 6
Todays profit/loss +£33.25
C4P 710
Balance £86.39
Total games played this month 231/400
I wont get carried away by todays results, overall i played well but i spotted a few more areas of my game that need improving one of which being my value bets, i tried posting a hand to the clinic but its being a bit rubbish for some reason and just posting a complete mess. so instead ill ask here, i know its abit general but how do you go about getting value from hands when you've flopped a set or better, i understand it depends a lot on the texture of the board wether its wet or dry, but it seems at the moment whenever i get these hands i struggle to get as many chips as i should be for them, sometimes i slow play them, sometimes i bet them, either way idont think im maximizing my return, i try and check into the aggressive players and let them bet into me, and try and bet into the calling stations, unless these people are picking up really good reads on me and just know when i have it, i'm not really sure what i can do to improve this area of my game to be honest. any advice greatly apprieciated.
once again, good night and good luck to you all!
gl with your winning streak today.
unlucky to lose those 4 games mate & I know how you feel, but it happens, so we have to learn how to deal with it, at least the next day made up for it, wp.
Table selection is important, as you found out, & johnconnor is 'the master' so don't feel bad losing to him, I have many many times, but at least you are getting a good lesson at the same time so that's some consolation, ha ha
I think most players would find their results improved if they used it more often, but I guess if you are going to play at certain times that appeal to you then you have to play whoever is there.
you never stop learning at this game as I am finding out, which is great & means we can only move forward from there & win even more games & money in time.
getting value from hands is a fine art in itself & sometimes we have to accept we are not always going to get the maximum, unless one or more of our opponents have hit the hand too.
if you limp in with pocket pairs,(not saying you do), but many do, trying to hit their sets, then suddenly on a 27j board say, start going mad betting like 250 from a 300 pot for example, then it's an obvious tell they have hit their trips, so maybe 1/2 pot bet might be better.
checking is ok but a 1/2 pot bet each time is a good place to start, I think, as checking is just wasting a betting street if no-one else does it for you, & we are losing chips. if everyone else has missed completely we are getting nothing anyway, so by betting & building the pot if a player calls you then we are in business as they have something, top pair maybe, flush, something anyway.
also raising with pocket pairs just as you would/should with AK or QQ KK AA etc, is an option & what I would do with them,(if & when I choose to play them), this builds the pot so when we hit we should get a good return, we can also bluff when we miss & rep any K or A if we choose to.
some things to think about anyway. we also have to remember we only hit our set 1 in 7.5 times so need to have a back up plan for when we do miss. yes we will normally fold but at least by raising pre-flop we have options to still play & win the hand.
I know some players say limping in with pocket pairs is the best way of playing them & getting in for cheap seems a good strategy, which is fine, but I think raising is the better option long term & gives us the better rewards & options. It's all a matter of opinion though & finding out what works best for you is what matters.
have a good day today
gl,dev
didnt really bump into any of the regs today, which i have to admit is quite nice ur great to chat to but having you there doesnt make the game any easier.
only a short session today as lucky me has gone from working over night shifts a few days ago, to starting at 5 o'clock in the morning today.. got to love shift work...
Todays DYMs played 13
Todays DYMs won 10
Todays DYMs lost 3
Todays profit/loss +£17.10
C4P 749
Total games played 244
Balance £103.49
im close to the 20 buy ins i was aiming for to take a few shots at £5.50 dyms and feel its important to move up the levels when playing well, so if tommorow starts well i will take a couple of shots up at the 5.50 level and if that doesnt go so well move back down to the £3.30's, if nothing else it should be interesting.
Good night again all, see you tommorow