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Played 8 W6 L2
BR €70.65
Love reading books in my spare time, but they have to be fact, not a lover of fiction whatsoever.
So recently I started reading personal development books, and I totally love them.
At the minute I am reading The Chimp Paradox, really heavy at the beginning but when you get into it its great.
Also recently I have just finished The Green Platform, amazing book really is.
But my favourite has to be the classic by Dale Carnegie, How to win friends and influence people,
this book really makes you think about how happy and successful people think, it was published first in the fifties and has been updated a few times since, but its an amazing book.
Kags
Challenge over, went off the rails as per, thanks to whoever posted on here and gl all
Kags
I am not sure but I think before tonight I won maybe 9 or 10 hu in a row, and somehow I became bored with that, spotted a great game in the dym section which included jac35, tikay eoin1961 and the like, my biggest weakness is I love playing a game of cards with good players I really do, just love testing myself against the best.
Tonight it came at a price, that was an £11 dym bubbled it which I didn't mind as I thought I played ok, but then I thought why not try my luck at the £11 hu hilo, not clever.
Long story short I lost 2 of these and a few £2 ones which I wasn't even concentrating on at the time, which led me to your table with I think approx £15 and first hand is bvb as per your post.
Thank you for your post and you are 100% correct with all your advice, apart from the fact you think you might have caused the derailment.
Anyhow BR €0
Kags
That was quite a game, that £11 DYM, & yes, as you say, playing against, shall we say, "competent" players really is fun.
I really wanted to win that one, to "balance my books" for the night, & gave it my all.
rohn was a bit unlucky early, not sure what happened to Grumpy Jac (Jac35), but soon we were 4 handed & I was the shortie for ages.
Eon had nearly half the chips, so it was all a bit awkward. The chap "steekie" was someone I was not familiar with, but he had an awkward style, & was handcuffing me, as he was sat to my left & seemed to be quite adept in an unusual way, (calling a lot) behind him the monster Eon, & to my right, you. Not a comfy seat.
My salvation was that 3 way pot we chopped with the wheel, that could have gone either way, & then steekie doubled me up with an odd one.
I don't quit recall the final hand, but I know it was a 3 way all-in - you, steekie & me. The table closed straight away, so I never even knew who had busted, I just got the "congrats" pop up, & was mightily relieved. Really enjoyable game, that.
It is always a pleasure to play against guys like you, who really know what they are doing. I don't mind playing the likes of Jac35, either.
If we don't have balance, we become very boring indeed. Some of the semi regulars are completely unable to converse outside of poker, "& the flop came" stuff. There is one guy I know very well, been a player here as long as I can remember, & I know him both online & live. In the 7 or 8 years I have known him, we must have chatted a thousand times. And he has NEVER said a word about anything except poker. If I asked him about the crisis in Syria, he'd say "what crisis?", truly.
Liking the balance in the diary. See you later.
Now, stop with the tilting, get back & do another challenge.
How's the new job going?
And yes, "balanced diaries" are such a pleasure to read, I simply don't open the "poker poker poker & the flop came" Diaries. We have some good diaries here now, fair to say.
When you wake up the morning after losing you roll the night before, and you don't think of it initially, then bang oh s&%*.
Happy Saturday morning me, I think not. In fact I felt terrible, not because of the money, but because I had let myself down again. I was sure in my head that by doing this diary it would keep me on the straight and narrow.
So basically I felt miserable all day Saturday, watched the Utd v Pool game that made me even more miserable even though we won, worst first half of football I remember watching with these 2 teams. Delighted to see Martial coming on and what a goal to start with, but I couldn't get it out of my head the mess I made of my challenge.
I know this thread doesn't get a lot of interest apart from the boys and girls that have posted on here, but that's ok, plenty of people on the tables were wishing me luck and asking questions about it, which I loved.
When I hopped on late last night and seen the posts from the guys above, I swear it lifted my spirits straight away, you are an amazing bunch of people, and I am not saying that because its Tikay or Ger or the rest, I am saying it because its true.
Going to take a few days off and get my head back in the game, I know now that although HU may be my best game I cant seem to get over how boring it becomes after a while, which leads me to go off track every single time.
Might do a dym challenge next £5 to £10,000 (what do ya think ger) wink
Kags
Firstly smashing idea on the FA cup HU thingy, it will be a massive hit imo, really looking forward to it, its actually really exciting wondering who your going to get in the first round lol, or maybe that's just me.
Also it is silly of me to assume the bolded above as I do the very same thing myself, there is at least 3 diaries I read here every day without fail but don't think I have posting on any.
With regards the tilt buddy, that's a very generous offer, but I feel this is something I need to sort out myself.
To be honest it was more of a boredom issue at first on the night of the lost bankroll, which kind of escalated into a tilt issue. But thank you sincerely for the offer. Top bloke
Kags
Thanks for your advice waller, and thanks for reading aswell
Kags
Thanks for your imput Dave, and I agree with you 100% with regards the boredom aspect.
Its different for blokes like us who are caught in between wanted to do really well at poker, but on the other hand just want to play and forget about all the rules that you need to put in place if you are to do well, goes back to the old balance thing I suppose.
I know one thing for sure there wasn't much balance tonight, don't know how many games I played but lord I took a pasting, think I lost last 4 in a row not sure doesn't really matter.
Really happy there is a few more posting on here, good to hear other peoples opinions especially on the mental side of the game, and if anyone has any stories about how they manage there mental game feel free to post.
Thanks again Dave.
Kags
When we have a bad night, we ALL feel rotten the next day. Been there, done that.
I had a terrible evening on Sunday, played 6 @ £11 & lost FIVE of them. How that? But it happens.
The Diary really helps though.
Take a day off, reinstall discipline & patience modes, engage determination, & get back on the bike.
Interesting you feel not many read the Diary. You'd be surprised. I have a Forum elsewhere & the number of Posts have been falling rapidly. So I reminded people, asked them, to interact more. And the post count shot up by 50%. We live in an age where we read rather than write, someone else provides the entertainment, & we sit back & enjoy it. Plenty read this diary, I'm certain of that.
Good luck tonight.
I am building up a little database of notes with regards the dym players as I am thinking this might be my next challenge.
Before when I played them I mixed them with my HU games and that so does not work, your still in hu mode when you fire up a dym and then you get knocked out in 6th 3 hands in.
But I am a better player than that, there should be no reason whatsoever that I get knocked out in 6th.
I used to love watching Macacgirl when I first learned how to play hilo over 2 years ago, she never ever went out in 6th, the occasional 5th, she just played a real tight game up until the point where she gave herself a good chance at the money.
You were the same, One of my first hilo dym games consisted of Tikay, Macacgirl, Arfur myself and not sure of other 2.
I remember thinking to myself, lol what an easy game this is those 3 just keep folding and I am winning every pot.
Back then you used to limp into a lot of pots in the early levels, not so sure you do that as much these days,
but I remember remarking to you in the chat box, hey your the bloke off the telly that says not to limp at any stage or any level LIMPING IS BAD.
And that was my first lesson re: hilo Dym. Totally different game to Holdem, where limping is acceptable at the early levels
All this you pointed out to me very graciously. I cashed in that game along with yourself and Karen, hooked ever since.
Kags
Good Post Jim.
In a PLO8 DYM, limping IS acceptable - but only up to 25-50 Level, rarely after that. We often see limps even at 150-300 or 200-400, sometimes from a 4 or 5 BB stack. That's just setting fire to money, & is so exploitable. Just jam on them, & they (usually) fold.
They do, on occasion, limp then call a jam. Where's the sense in that? Now they HAVE to win the hand, whereas if they raised or jammed pre, they get TWO ways to win, as they force folds most of the time. "Two ways to win" is absolutely key in poker.
I allow myself a few limps in Levels 1 & 2, but my rule is to stop limping once I'm down to 1,800, & conserve their power until later, when our stack has more value. And if I limp, I can assure you, I have a suited ace & a deuce. Nothing less will do.
Some hands have different values, too. A great example is (say) A-K-Q-2 or similar. Playing this in Level One is fraught with danger, as if we raise, we will likely get 3 callers & if we miss the flop, we are in a world of hurt. I may limp early with it but usually just bin it. However, 4 handed & blinds at 150-300 or above, it's a premium, & we never fold it unless there is strong action from a big stack in front of us. We need it heads up, too.
The players who play these optimally, to my mind, (apologies to those I have forgotten) are Karen (Macacgirl1), Gerardirl, Alexis1976 & a few others. It's lovely to watch them, so efficient.
I read your posts with interest, dont post on it as i am no good at omaha.
Looking forward to your comeback.
All the best.
Rainman397
Cheers Rainman
Kags
Enough about me, hows your poker going, did you keep up with the Hilo HU yourself, how did you find them ?.
Cheers for the compliment.
Kags