"Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary"

Tikay10 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

Does it sound particularly ignorant to say, isn't it just Rugby for girls?
Posted by Jac35

Yes.

Jac35 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Yes.
Posted by Tikay10

Thought it might

robertod · September 2015

years ago these 3 yanks who knew nfl but nothing about rugby turned up in Aldershot and said that they wanted to give it a try.( no pun intended). we played rugby union rules, not league. after the most basic of rule explanations ( throw the ball backwards, offside etc...) they played, they took a few knocks and guess what?... they absolutely loved it. if you think those guys are wimps jac35, you've obviously never played rugby. books and covers...

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Sticky patch has been hit!

That'll teach me to brag.

Volume has been even slower than usual since the last update 5 days ago, and when I have played it hasn't gone good.

Played 4k zoom 5nl hands, mainly last night and this morning, and am down 7 buyins

http://i.imgur.com/ULEdUvE.png

I think they say the winrate is "regressing to the mean"

I recently said I wouldn't play sky again until I wanted to play 20nl, but last night the tables looked ok and I was tilted after losing at zoom so I loaded a few up.

The games just turn me into a psycho.

I really do just lose the plot on here, I can actually feel the tilt in my feet, that's how tilting it is! ! ha

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Tomaszek	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£14.22
TLum24	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£7.90
	Your hole cards	Q A
skelterman	Fold
Jashko	Fold
UTRBABY	Call		£0.10	£0.25	£22.44
DOHHHHHHH	Raise		£0.40	£0.65	£14.13
Tomaszek	Fold
TLum24	Call		£0.30	£0.95	£7.60
UTRBABY	Fold
Flop
		2 Q 5
TLum24	Check
DOHHHHHHH	Bet		£0.60	£1.55	£13.53
TLum24	Call		£0.60	£2.15	£7.00
Turn
		2
TLum24	Check
DOHHHHHHH	Bet		£1.20	£3.35	£12.33
TLum24	Call		£1.20	£4.55	£5.80
River
		10
TLum24	Bet		£1.00	£5.55	£4.80
DOHHHHHHH	Raise		£12.30	£17.85	£0.03
TLum24	All-in		£4.80	£22.65	£0.00
DOHHHHHHH	Unmatched bet		£6.50	£16.15	£6.53
TLum24	Show	2 10
DOHHHHHHH	Show	Q A
TLum24	Win	Full House, 2s and 10s	£14.93		£14.93

Gonna be a fish...

"did I play this wrong?"

haaaaaaaaaa I don't even know anymore.

Massive mental leaks on here. And everywhere tbf.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
mooksy	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£8.03
rambo269	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£9.81
	Your hole cards	5 5
HmanDude	Fold
DOHHHHHHH	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£9.70
dave85	Fold
chri6417	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£2.80
mooksy	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£7.78
rambo269	Call		£0.20	£1.20	£9.61
Flop
		J 6 5
mooksy	Bet		£1.20	£2.40	£6.58
rambo269	Fold
DOHHHHHHH	Raise		£2.80	£5.20	£6.90
chri6417	Fold
mooksy	Call		£1.60	£6.80	£4.98
Turn
		8
mooksy	Check
DOHHHHHHH	Bet		£6.80	£13.60	£0.10
mooksy	All-in		£4.98	£18.58	£0.00
DOHHHHHHH	Unmatched bet		£1.82	£16.76	£1.92
mooksy	Show	9 2
DOHHHHHHH	Show	5 5
River
		A
mooksy	Win	Flush to the Jack	£15.50		£15.50

T-2, 9-2, F-U.

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I've been winning on unibet at least.

Had managed to keep the roll above £1k going in to today.

Below that now, though !!!

Day is young though etc.

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Weather still looks fine for tomorrow, so still looking forward to my first visit to Headingley for 7/8 years.

It's abit annoying the earliest train arrives in Headingley @ 10.35 and the game starts at 10-30. I thought they'd put something earlier on given it's a big game and decent crowd expected.

Mon the Tykes!

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GL all grinding this weekend.

Hope you run, and more importantly play better than I am.

F_Ivanovic · September 2015

I know I've mentioned this before, buuuut: BETSIZING! It's too small. AQ hand - flop bet slightly on the small size. 63%? Would be going 70-80% pot. Turn is even worse tho - villain called flop so he obv has something. I'm targeting Qx hands and expecting to get their stack by the river. I still think worse pairs like 5x and 66-JJ would call another bet OTT of a bigger size. So will flush draws. £1.70 OTT would leave a little less than a PSB behind OTR.

Be unbalanced with bet-sizing. You can get away with it at these stakes playing fishy players. You don't have to be completely unbalanced: you will still have some bluffs (mostly strong draws) when you bet big and some value when you bet small but 90% of the time just bet bigger with value.

55 hand I don't get your flop raise - 4 way a pot lead is going to be pretty strong unless player is known to spew/over-value with pot bets even multi-way. Just flat and play a turn/be prepared to maaaybe fold. (even tho it sucks!)

Phantom66 · September 2015

Checking back after my holibobs and note that you had bloods taken and "something" was low.

Just wondering was it sodium? If so you might want to mention how much water you drink, pretty sure you mentioned a figure of 8 litres a day which seemed a bit excessive and you can suffer from over hydration.

Lambert180 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

Checking back after my holibobs and note that you had bloods taken and "something" was low. Just wondering was it sodium? If so you might want to mention how much water you drink, pretty sure you mentioned a figure of 8 litres a day which seemed a bit excessive and you can suffer from over hydration.
Posted by Phantom66

I've warned him about this too. I think 8 litres is actually an under-estimate aswell!

GELDY · September 2015

Unlikely to be sodium as JJ hasn't mentioned any craving for salt.

Possibly calcium

Or

Testosterone

Hmmmm maybe DOHHHHHHHH isn't half the man he's made out to be!

Balding or full head of hair?

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Hi all, sorry for late replies I've been away from poker for a few days.

@Ivan, yes I fully agree with you re the bet sizing in the AQ hand, and in general. It's just a bad habit rather than any sort of lack of understanding (i think).

Bet sizing is a really easy thing to get right (in geenral) so I will make a concerted effort to concentrate more on it this week.

re the set, I just expect to have the best hand more often than not, and don't expect him to fold, so I thought it was a pretty easy raise/gii.

I'm not going to concede as easily on this 1

If I look at the range I believe bets the flop (and doesn't fold to a raise) I've got a decent enough edge. j

	Equity	Win	Tie
MP2	57.10%	56.53%	0.57%	5h5c
MP3	42.90%	42.33%	0.57%	JJ, 66-55, 64s+, 53s+, AsQs, KsQs, AsJs, KsJs, QsJs, AsTs, KsTs, QsTs, JsTs, As9s, Ks9s, Qs9s, Js9s, Ts9s, As8s, Ks8s, Qs8s, Js8s, Ts8s, 9s8s, As7s, Ks7s, Qs7s, Js7s, Ts7s, 9s7s, 8s7s, As6s, Ts6s, 9s6s, 8s6s, 7s6s, As5s, 9s5s, 8s5s, 7s5s, As4s, Ks4s, Qs4s, 7s4s, As3s, Ks3s, 6s3s, 4s3s, As2s, Ks2s, AJo, 65o, AsQd, AsQh, AsQc, AsTd, AsTh, AsTc, As9d, As9h, As9c, As8d, As8h, As8c, As7d, As7h, As7c, As6d, As6h, As6c, As5d, As5h, As5c, As4d, As4h, As4c, As3d, As3h, As3c, As2d, As2h, As2c, KsJd, KsJh, KsJc

Of course if my range is off (all flushes, sets, (only 2p i put in was 65) as well as all AsXx and Ks with J) then it could change things alot. That's always the grey area i've noticed when analysing hands like this recently.

I left out all hands like AJ, KJ, QJ without a spade and overpairs as I'd imagine these are unlijkely but who knows.

If I take out half of the bare AsXx combos as well as 56 and the KsJx hands, I still have 53%

I can't imagine a range where it can be 'that' bad to try and gii.

Although if you see any errors or if i'm missing anything plz let me know as I'm very new to approaching hand analysis in this way (which is kind of embarrassing given how long I've been playing).

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Welcome back Phantom.

Looking forward to the HU draw

It wasn't sodium, just some very low vitamin levels.

Although I did tell my doctor about going to the toilet alot. Which led to a discussion about how much liquid I drink and I got a stern telling off.

I'm working on lowering that.

I've heard smokers say 1 of the things that's hard about quitting is keeping their hands busy.

I've noticed it with drinking too.

Between hands or when there's a quiet spell in a session I always reach for a drink out of habit. It used to be cider, now it's water.

Have started lowering that though, using portion control on my glasses of water!!!! *facepalm*

Having a half pint pot next to me rather than a 2 litre bottle means I gotta go down to the fridge for a re-fill which means sitting out etc.

It's working.

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Full head of hair Geldy.

I noticed 1 or 2 grey ones t'other day.

So maybe not for much longer.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

So the last few days have been poker light, which was probably needed due to me turning into a psycho again.

I'm a terrible loser.

Although it isn't the losing that's so bad, it's feeling inadequate in the games.

Especially when those games are 2c/5c.

I get all moany, and feel down about it. It's probably just the nature of poker. But I didn't win a pot for 5,000 hands against poor opposition.

You aren't human if that doesn't make you doubt what you're doing

tbf alot of the best poker players really aren't human imo.

Neither is Don.

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Went to Headingley yesterday and witnessed the thumping at the hands of the cidermen.

It was boiling in the sun and freezing in the shade.

So I came home bright red.

Lyth looked class back against a modest county attack, but once he was out it was 1 way traffic.

Very disappointing not to at least make a game of it.

How can we have such a big edge in 4 day cricket and be so far off the pace in one day stuff?

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I've always wanted to, and planned to 1 day go and watch all sorts of live sports.

I've only ever really been to (lots of) away grounds with DRFC and a few trips to Headingley/Scarborough to watch Yorks.

Over the next few months I'm looking to try and get to some local grounds to watch some different teams and maybe some different sports such as Rugby League. (any suggestions welcome)

I think Bramall Lane is the only football league ground in yorkshire I haven't been to* (even though I studied in Sheffield and walked past it most days!) so I'm thinking of going through on Saturday to watch SheffU v Bury.

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Until then, poker will be the primary focus.

I need to get some momentum back, stop whining, complaining and asking mates to comment on every other hand I play.

My work ethic really is poor, I've just got to knuckle down and get on with it.

Today I wont be doing much, I'm really nackered after yesterday despite sleeping 10 hours overnight and more to come after I click 'add post' here

Maybe an hour to ease back into it then tomorrow I'm going hard, tiredness or no tiredness!

20nl here is on hold, I'm nowhere near ready to take it on. My focus at the moment is 100% on getting better and the micro stakes games elsewhere are a challenging enough platform to allow me to do that.

Good Luck to all on the tables this week.

*Rotherscums 'posh' new ground doesn't count! :P

percival09 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

So the last few days have been poker light, which was probably needed due to me turning into a psycho again. I'm a terrible loser. Although it isn't the losing that's so bad, it's feeling inadequate in the games. Especially when those games are 2c/5c. I get all moany, and feel down about it. It's probably just the nature of poker. But I didn't win a pot for 5,000 hands against poor opposition. You aren't human if that doesn't make you doubt what you're doing tbf alot of the best poker players really aren't human imo. Neither is Don. ------- Went to Headingley yesterday and witnessed the thumping at the hands of the cidermen. It was boiling in the sun and freezing in the shade. So I came home bright red. Lyth looked class back against a modest county attack, but once he was out it was 1 way traffic. Very disappointing not to at least make a game of it. How can we have such a big edge in 4 day cricket and be so far off the pace in one day stuff? ----- I've always wanted to, and planned to 1 day go and watch all sorts of live sports. I've only ever really been to (lots of) away grounds with DRFC and a few trips to Headingley/Scarborough to watch Yorks. Over the next few months I'm looking to try and get to some local grounds to watch some different teams and maybe some different sports such as Rugby League. (any suggestions welcome) I think Bramall Lane is the only football league ground in yorkshire I haven't been to* (even though I studied in Sheffield and walked past it most days!) so I'm thinking of going through on Saturday to watch SheffU v Bury. ----- Until then, poker will be the primary focus. I need to get some momentum back, stop whining, complaining and asking mates to comment on every other hand I play. My work ethic really is poor, I've just got to knuckle down and get on with it. Today I wont be doing much, I'm really nackered after yesterday despite sleeping 10 hours overnight and more to come after I click 'add post' here Maybe an hour to ease back into it then tomorrow I'm going hard, tiredness or no tiredness! 20nl here is on hold, I'm nowhere near ready to take it on. My focus at the moment is 100% on getting better and the micro stakes games elsewhere are a challenging enough platform to allow me to do that. Good Luck to all on the tables this week. *Rotherscums 'posh' new ground doesn't count! :P
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

1 - lol. interesting. why???

---- passes through sports without reading ----

2 - oversleeping, like undersleeping, can make you less energetic and less productive the following day, so don't be surprised! find that sweet spot, for most it's around 8 hours, and for those machines amongst us it's about 2 hours (batesy)

F_Ivanovic · September 2015

You've got to remember that villain donk pot bet into 3 players; I think that generally means: Flush/Set/Good 2 pair (mostly J6s and J5s, I included some 56 tho) TP + decent FD. I think the bare NFD doesn't pot flop; mostly I think players c/c, c/r or lead smaller with it. Maybe I'm overthinking that tho, I dunno. Anyway, I did a quick range analysis myself but still included a couple combos of bare NFD and came out with 42% equity. I maybe could/should have included a few more flushes given he called with 92ss but it shouldn't change it too much.

Either way; it's hard to see how we can be more than 50%, which is the minimum of what we need to raise. On a blank turn we have 39% so I think calling flop/turn and seeing river is going to be better than raising anywhere.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Updating here because I've imposed a self ban on me moaning anywhere else.

So much for 'easing back into it'.

Tilted to fcuk.

15 hundred hands, down 150xbb ish.

Didn't run very well, but I'm not at all Rsd about that.

It's becoming apparent that I'm no better at this game than 5nl regulars on a supposedly soft site.

That is a horrible thought!

That makes me want to smash my mouse more than losing x amount of flips in a row could.

http://i.imgur.com/55wWSe7.png

An incredibly annoying incident happend when I 3b my AK sb v bb.

He 4b to $5 which I thought was a shove so obviously snap called.

The flop came JJ2.

I thought we were all in, but no.

Had to put the last 15c in when my equity had halved.

I've said a few times it's not about the money.

But it is about my ev line !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once again logging off to go to bed tilted to bugg ery.

It's a good job I can sleeep like 24 hours a day in any circumstances if required otherwise this stupid game wud keep me up at night.

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Think Andy Murray is the only person alive more tiltted than I am right now, hopefully he can take this match to 5 sets.

Mon the Scot.

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Roll £1003.61

Back tomorrow.

Tikay10 · September 2015

Now listen up JJ.

I've been as supportive of you as anyone, & I can't tell you how much respect I have for you for quitting the drink, & addressing these health issues.

But I'm not here to blow smoke up your rear end today.

You can play poker pretty decent - the bankroll proves that, & you know all the level three stuff which most of us cba with.

But you gotta deal with this tilt thing. You are not an adolescent teenager, you are an adult. Tilt is bad. It's a leak, a weakness, & one that is easily cured.

Pretty sure you said you had read The Mental Game of Poker? Well READ IT AGAIN.

If you are getting as tilted as you say, you have 2 clear options. Not three, not one, two.

1) Quit poker. Now. You are a recreational, why do something that upsets you? Poker bad beat stories tilt me to death - so I don't read them or listen to them. If playing poker tilts you, quit poker.

2) Cure the tilt problem. If you can quit drinking, you can cure tilt. JFDI.

You sorted the alcohol thing.

You are sorting the health thing.

Sort that tilt, & that'll be the trifecta.

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Great news about Jason Somerville overnight, last I heard he was 1 of 6. Love that kid. A one man acquisition tool.

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What was your take on the "obstructed fielder dismissal" thing, with Stokes? Them Aussies will stop at nothing to win. Cricket used to be a Gentleman's game. Then Australia came to the party & ruined it.

Jac35 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

Now listen up JJ. I've been as supportive of you as anyone, & I can't tell you how much respect I have for you for quitting the drink, & addressing these health issues. But I'm not here to blow smoke up your rear end today. You can play poker pretty decent - the bankroll proves that, & you know all the level three stuff which most of us cba with. But you gotta deal with this tilt thing. You are not an adolescent teenager, you are an adult. Tilt is bad. It's a leak, a weakness, & one that is easily cured. Pretty sure you said you had read The Mental Game of Poker? Well READ IT AGAIN. If you are getting as tilted as you say, you have 2 clear options. Not three, not one, two. 1) Quit poker. Now. You are a recreational, why do something that upsets you? Poker bad beat stories tilt me to death - so I don't read them or listen to them. If playing poker tilts you, quit poker. 2) Cure the tilt problem. If you can quit drinking, you can cure tilt. JFDI. *** *** **** Great news about Jason Somerville overnight, last I heard he was 1 of 6. Love that kid. A one man acquisition tool. **** **** ***** What was your take on the "obstructed fielder dismissal" thing, with Stokes? Them Aussies will stop at nothing to win. Cricket used to be a Gentleman's game. Then Australia came to the party & ruined it.
Posted by Tikay10

I thought it was great theatre.

A lot different to the backing up thing where you can warn the batsmen first. This is such a one off that I can understand the appeal. He did have to go of course once they appealed.

I don't like the way they've flipped it around.

For me it's much better to have the one dayers first. There's normally a bit of spice in them and it sets up the tests nicely.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

http://i.imgur.com/Qtl43Qk.png

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Hi TK.

The tilt stuff is new to me. It was something I never expected to happen, perhaps naively.

It comes from trying hard at something and not getting the desired results. (and by results, I mean performance)

When I'm not really trying and merely 'doing enough to get by', as has previously been the case, my expectations have been low and therefore performance tilt has never been an issue.

The way to stop the tilt is to get better.

I know I play recreationally, but to me there are different types of recreational players.

The enjoyment comes from overcoming challenges and winning. Alot of those challenges are intrinsic battles with myself.

This is no doubt the most challenging game I've ever played. It really is like nothing else, and the rewards of playing well and being successful are great.

Thinking a hand through on the river and making a call with 3rd pair in a big pot for the correct reasons against a competent opponent and seeing the bluff is immensely satisfying for me, regardless of the stakes I'm playing.

Would I enjoy sitting in games where I'm significantly worse than the other 5 players and got outplayed every time? No. I would not play. I can't win without being lucky and this doesn't interest me.

Would I enjoy sitting in games where I'm significantly better than the other 5 players, for example 5 people who didn't know the rules of poker? No. I would not do it. Where is the challenge?

But there's just enough competative edge in the games to keep me coming back for more, the wins are great and the losses (although not financially) hurt just enough to make me strive to win.

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If you put a 20 piece jigsaw in front of my old man, he wouldn't bother with it.

If you put a 5,000 piece jigsaw in front of my 4 yr old cousin, he wouldn't bother with it.

Switch them round and they'd both enjoy the challenge of their respective puzzles, and although there may be periods of negative emotion during the attempt to complete the puzzle, the satisfaction of completing the challenge makes it worth it.

It's definitely the challenge I think, there needs to be that competative edge to spark the desire to be successful and motivate me and others to keep coming back and playing games such as poker.

Winning is the nuts.

(Nothing against players who just enjoy a game win/lose/draw of course. But that isn't me.)

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I just need to strive to work harder, and I will do.

My tilt issues are all intrinsic, I don't start punting buyins on the tables or absuing other players or anything like that.

I just get alot of disappointment and frustration at myself for not being better than I am.

Only 1 way to sort that.

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On a ligter note (is it lighter?)

the Ben Stokes incident....

In my opinion it was purely instinctive and therefore shouldn't have been given out.

It looked really bad on TV, but his instincts will have been to protect himself, ie, get his hands in the way of the ball.

He doesn't have time to realise the ball is going wide, and then adjust his hands accordingly, it's just a purely instinctive reaction that (imo) he can't do anything about.

Although of course in football would it be given hand ball?

Yes, his arms are in an un-natural position away from his body.

But there is a difference between a cricket ball and a football, and the brain is aware of this

I don't blame the umpires for giving it out. What else can they do?

The players on field should know, though.

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I remember an excellent piece of sportsmanship a few years back when Ian Bell was controversially run out against India.

He thought the ball had gone for 4, so stopped running in the middle of the wicket, the ball was returned by the fielder and the bails removed by MS Dohni, and on review the fielder had managed to prevent the bounary fairly so Bell was given out.

It was (fortunately) the last ball before tea.

During the tea break, India had withdrew their appeal and Ian Bell came back out to bat.

Maybe it was the right thing to do.

But one thing is for sure, if Dohni and co had the Australian competative attitude they wouldn't get thrashed every time they come over here to play.

And after this incident......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHhZb-cBKwc

.......can we (England) ever complain about a lack of Aussie sportsmanship ever again?

Absolutely horrific imo.

But brilliant and hillarious too

Tikay10 · September 2015

^^^^

Excellent retort, but being disappointed, & being tilted are different things.

I'm way past the age when a beat or a bad play in a fiver DYM should bother me, but I still disappoint myself, & when I make a mistake, a little fire starts inside my head. But it's a positive fire, a good fire. Do it better next time.

Great, great, game this poker, especially psychologically.

Congrats on a 2,000 post Diary.

Jac35 · September 2015

I'm going to get shouted down here

I think you're over complicating things. You're naturally a better player than the majority you're facing at these levels. Don't worry so much and just go and play. I really wouldn't worry about being balanced either here.

A couple of things have stuck in my mind that I've read elsewhere.

Pleno used to back someone at low stakes cash. They would go into huge depth about hands. Pleno would reply that at those levels you should just bet until they raise. And then fold.

The hero calling thing. Mitch Johnson wrote a while ago about how great it is when you call someone down and you're right. He said the trouble was, for every time he was right, he was wrong another 10 times.

Tikay10 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

I'm going to get shouted down here I think you're over complicating things. You're naturally a better player than the majority you're facing at these levels. Don't worry so much and just go and play. I really wouldn't worry about being balanced either here. A couple of things have stuck in my mind that I've read elsewhere. Pleno used to back someone at low stakes cash. They would go into huge depth about hands. Pleno would reply that at those levels you should just bet until they raise. And then fold. The hero calling thing. Mitch Johnson wrote a while ago about how great it is when you call someone down and you're right. He said the trouble was, for every time he was right, he was wrong another 10 times.
Posted by Jac35

Mitch Johnson, aka Big Mitch, (& he is not tall, but spectacularly rotund) is a guest on next Tuesday's Sky Poker TV Show, along with skalie.

And yes, don't over-complicate things imo. You are going to out-think yourself.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Well that is the challenge, to get that hero call success rate from 10% to a figure that is profitable

abc against poor players is fine, and the best approach for sure.

How am I going to beat other 5nl regs playing the same as them though?

They aren't mugs even at that level, they don't throw their money away. They aren't going to own my soul either, but I need to find a way to get their money.

It's possible

I was saying to mates the other day, I'd love to know the win-rates of 20nl regulars in a 5nl SNAP poker game over a decent sample.

It'd be really interesting to me to know, and would give some good perspective.

If anyone is sad enough to want to take on the challenge I'd love to hear how you get on

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That's actually a decent idea, even if there's someone out there who either isn't a cash player or is, but at a low level, and fancies taking on the challenge of some micro stakes rush poker It'd be cool to get in touch off forum and discuss hands/sessions/opponents etc.

"Hit me up!"

Any sort of constructive discussion has to beat moaning.

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Started bad again today.

But changed my avatar from a fox to a bloke with a big nose.

Aside from that, he doesn't look anything like Lambert.

Things have turned round abit since.

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2k posts hypeeeee

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

We've had a winning day!

Finishing early because of tiredness. (yawwwwn he's moaning about that again)

But is the legit reason.

Today was the first day in weeks I'd had something other than cereal for breakfast.

Maybe that's why I've ran out of gas?

But is it the lack of coco pops that's causing it.

Or the fact I've eaten bacon.

The guessing game continues.

I can't blame breakfast for being cr@p at poker anyway, that's already been done.

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http://i.imgur.com/ItWLegK.png

1k hands on 888, + abit on unibet = +£18 or something, roll = £1020.

Was weird playing normal tables again. So much easier to win. But as I have had to explain tonnes today to diff people, it aint all about winning

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Fun hand of the day.

3 handed @ 2c/4c on unibet with a hugeeeee spew fish.

button min raises.

Spew fish calls.

I make up the extra 4p in the big blind with Qs 2s.

Flop. Qh Qd 2c

Spew fish Open shoves €5

I call all in for €4

Opener calls behind, has us both covered.

Fish = Jx2x

Opener = Qx8x

Turn = 9x

River = 9x

Puke.

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No tilt @ shizzle like that though ^

Relatively chilled today.

Going to bed abit down about the onset of tiredness which certainly puts the trivial poker 'tilt' emotion into perspective

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Back tomorrow for Moar!

Phantom66 · September 2015

Glad to hear that the health pros are aware of your water drinking volume and it is being addressed.

I'll leave all the health stuff to the pros now.

So back to pokers - interesting posts on tilt and the challenge.

Alot of what you wrote there resonates with me. I play for the challenge and I like to win. If I just wanted to win I would play £1/£2 6max SNGs and take a stellar ROI and a small but steady increaase in B/R - but I would soon get bored stiff - maybe the challenge would then need to be moving up the levels - but then I might not win. There is the added issue for me that my best format is probably the least popular on the site.

It's why I have taken to PLO8 - really enjoyed the "challenge" of the new game and I seem to be winning with a %60+ success rate although I dont have 1000+games in yet.

Cash always infuriated me - NL cash can be so high variance - I dont have the nitty grinder mentality - I also outthink myself - convince myself that I am being bullied off a pot too often and make a bad call - or convince myself that card x on the turn/river cannot possibly have improved that players hand when yes they have hit their super gapped 2 pair/set/gutshot that the size of the last bet is telling me they did - even if their previous bets/calls had indicated otherwise.

Had to look up what SNAP poker was, cant join you as I am happy only playing here but to me sounds like a super nits dream format. insta fold until a premium is dealt? How do they actually play?

I like the spinups - not much of a poker challenge although it can be a tilt control challenge when the bad beats come thick and fast.

Unlike you I can go on chase tilt and reg higher buy-ins - my biggest leak by far - so deregging and sitting out is definitely the safer option. However long term for a player of your ability it's defo still -EV.

PS Cricket - nice to see what we can do with 2 spinners on a spinning wicket.

waller02 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

We've had a winning day! Finishing early because of tiredness. (yawwwwn he's moaning about that again) But is the legit reason. Today was the first day in weeks I'd had something other than cereal for breakfast. Maybe that's why I've ran out of gas? But is it the lack of coco pops that's causing it. Or the fact I've eaten bacon. The guessing game continues. I can't blame breakfast for being cr@p at poker anyway, that's already been done. ---- http://i.imgur.com/ItWLegK.png 1k hands on 888, + abit on unibet = +£18 or something, roll = £1020. Was weird playing normal tables again. So much easier to win. But as I have had to explain tonnes today to diff people, it aint all about winning ---- Fun hand of the day. 3 handed @ 2c/4c on unibet with a hugeeeee spew fish. button min raises. Spew fish calls. I make up the extra 4p in the big blind with Qs 2s. Flop. Qh Qd 2c Spew fish Open shoves €5 I call all in for €4 Opener calls behind, has us both covered. Fish = Jx2x Opener = Qx8x Turn = 9x River = 9x Puke. --- No tilt @ shizzle like that though ^ Relatively chilled today. Going to bed abit down about the onset of tiredness which certainly puts the trivial poker 'tilt' emotion into perspective ---- Back tomorrow for Moar!
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

The answer here is simple. Try having coco pops AND bacon tomorrow, if that is not a winner's breakfast then I don't know what is!

hhyftrftdr · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : The answer here is simple. Try having coco pops AND bacon tomorrow, if that is not a winner's breakfast then I don't know what is!
Posted by waller02

I deduce that you have porridge for breakfast.

waller02 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : I deduce that you have porridge for breakfast.
Posted by hhyftrftdr

I deduce that you have an extra portion of whatever I have for breakfast

TeddyBloat · September 2015

doh, if you are grinding late into the night then use this free app: https://justgetflux.com/

all grinders should be using it.

it will help sleep after a session.

enjoying the revived diary, if not the swings within it.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Thanks Teddy, I'll give it a go during tomorrows grinds. Awesome to see you back posting on here

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

Had to look up what SNAP poker was, cant join you as I am happy only playing here but to me sounds like a super nits dream format. insta fold until a premium is dealt? How do they actually play?
Posted by Phantom66

Doh! are you sure you can't be tempted?

You are the ideal candidate to take it on and help me out in the process

Let me know if you change your mind, can add you on some social media and get some SNAP based convo going!

re the games...

Some players literally wait for the nuts, I have a reg who plays 7/6 over 700 hands.

That's pretty easy to play against though right

But overall it's not so bad.

Alot of players playing pretty solid TAG stats, if they have big holes in their games I certainly can't find them.

But there are also alot of limpers and people calling down in horrible spots and open shoving 70xbb pre with 66 etc. Loads of fish to make it profitable.

It's ideal for me atm as I get tired and lose concentration easily, getting more hands when I can actually play is a big advantage.

Surely you can spare an hour to give it a shot?

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Today has been a less than enjoyable day.

I woke and played abit of snap poker at around 8.30am but couldn't settle, felt tired (as usual) but also unsuaully agitated and tetchy.

Turned out to be 1 of those days where I hit a complete wall of tiredness. Ended up sleeping 10am-1pm and then 3.30pm till 6.45pm.

That after a full nights sleep.

Absolutely drained out of nowhere

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Tonight instead of forcing myself to play I watched the start of Lambos charity prop bet, where I've said I'll donate £30 to his favourite chairty if he can beat 25nl ZOOM cash games over 5,000 hands. (and £10 if he can't)

Just abit of fun, and interesting to watch too.

He did pretty well considering he ran bad (when doesn't he), and after 2k hands is down a couple of buyins.

Wide open going into the 2nd leg!

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Non poker observation.

Im not really bothered about music at all.

I don't have a favourite band or song really, I dnt follow artists or buy albums, I never have.

But saw on TV an advert for a compilation album which sounded like it might be good to have on whilst grinding and decided to search for it on spotify.

Turns out all 3 disks are on spotify, in full, and available for free.

Makes me wonder how CDs and paying for music is even a thing.

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Had a look at sporting fixtures around Yorkshire this weekend and noticed Castleford v St Helens in the rugby league tomorrow night.

Really fancied it, so got on to the train times and the last train home is 10.05pm, which doesn't give much time in a town I know nothing about to get from the stadium to the station, so have to give it a miss

Back for more poker instead

Roll = £1002.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

In Response to Re::

@ hhhwwhrfuiheurfh. - I've not been to any matches during Mr Dickovs reign (that will be changing this yr , but the 2 full seasons he's had in charge have been marred by pre season lunacy at boardroom level. Last year was particularly bad with the failed takeover a week before the season leaving his squad in tatters. He actually did pretty well getting us in semi playoff contention. This is his first proper season in my eyes, he actually stands a chance so I'm allowing myself to be optimistic. But knowing football, a few early losses and he could come under real pressure. It would be very unfair on him imo, probably deserves 2 and a half more seasons from now (barring any downward disasters) to get something going.
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

#Reads

gg, gl Dickov.

Done a decent job in tough circumstances.

http://www.skybet.com/football/manager-specials/event/18313143

Not the most exciting list in the World.

Lee Clark will do.

waller02 · September 2015

In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary":

Thanks Teddy, I'll give it a go during tomorrows grinds. Awesome to see you back posting on here In Response to Re: "Sit & DOHHHHHHH Diary" : Doh! are you sure you can't be tempted? You are the ideal candidate to take it on and help me out in the process Let me know if you change your mind, can add you on some social media and get some SNAP based convo going! re the games... Some players literally wait for the nuts, I have a reg who plays 7/6 over 700 hands. That's pretty easy to play against though right But overall it's not so bad. Alot of players playing pretty solid TAG stats, if they have big holes in their games I certainly can't find them. But there are also alot of limpers and people calling down in horrible spots and open shoving 70xbb pre with 66 etc. Loads of fish to make it profitable. It's ideal for me atm as I get tired and lose concentration easily, getting more hands when I can actually play is a big advantage. Surely you can spare an hour to give it a shot? ------- Today has been a less than enjoyable day. I woke and played abit of snap poker at around 8.30am but couldn't settle, felt tired (as usual) but also unsuaully agitated and tetchy. Turned out to be 1 of those days where I hit a complete wall of tiredness. Ended up sleeping 10am-1pm and then 3.30pm till 6.45pm. That after a full nights sleep. Absolutely drained out of nowhere ----- Tonight instead of forcing myself to play I watched the start of Lambos charity prop bet, where I've said I'll donate £30 to his favourite chairty if he can beat 25nl ZOOM cash games over 5,000 hands. (and £10 if he can't) Just abit of fun, and interesting to watch too. He did pretty well considering he ran bad (when doesn't he), and after 2k hands is down a couple of buyins. Wide open going into the 2nd leg! ----- Non poker observation. Im not really bothered about music at all. I don't have a favourite band or song really, I dnt follow artists or buy albums, I never have. But saw on TV an advert for a compilation album which sounded like it might be good to have on whilst grinding and decided to search for it on spotify. Turns out all 3 disks are on spotify, in full, and available for free. Makes me wonder how CDs and paying for music is even a thing. ---- Had a look at sporting fixtures around Yorkshire this weekend and noticed Castleford v St Helens in the rugby league tomorrow night. Really fancied it, so got on to the train times and the last train home is 10.05pm, which doesn't give much time in a town I know nothing about to get from the stadium to the station, so have to give it a miss Back for more poker instead Roll = £1002.
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

The highlighted part is quite shocking to read!

Really hope this gets sorted soon mate.

DOHHHHHHH · September 2015

Thanks Rik, the doc gave me a months worth of meds and then a repeat prescription and told me to get re-tested in 4 months, so not expecting anything to improve over night.

Trying some more cards today, giving SNAP a miss because it turns me into a psychopath.

[ ] Normal tables going well

http://i.imgur.com/KgXoONl.png

JJ < AA on AATJ v a guy who has been open shoving pre as wide as 63o, Q3o etc.

tbf he did try his best to help me out by taking the strongest line possible

The only way is up!

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