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Taking on The DYM's diary
Decided to keep a diary of my DYM's that way people can see just how im doing, and you can watch me grow 
hehe
Day 1.....Only played 2 DYM's today decided to duel table a £1 and a £3 DYM
£1 DYM
Hand 1, the missed opportunity
Laid down hand, even though would of won (oddly enough if i had called this i would of gone on to win the tourney aswell lol but thats not the right action in a DYM)
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceeddie2 Small blind 10.00 10.00 790.00 lynn1953 Big blind 20.00 30.00 1860.00 Your hole cards 8 8 TuffCookie Fold sillymunch Call 20.00 50.00 1980.00 THEROCK573 Fold STELLAR Fold eddie2 Call 10.00 60.00 780.00 lynn1953 Raise 20.00 80.00 1840.00 sillymunch Call 20.00 100.00 1960.00 eddie2 All-in 780.00 880.00 0.00 lynn1953 Call 760.00 1640.00 1080.00 sillymunch Fold eddie2 Show Q 9 lynn1953 Show K A Flop 5 3 6 Turn J River J lynn1953 Win Pair of Jacks 1640.00 2720.00
Hand 2, the costly mistake
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSTELLAR Small blind 50.00 50.00 1787.50 lynn1953 Big blind 100.00 150.00 1577.50 Your hole cards K K TuffCookie Fold sillymunch Raise 500.00 650.00 1660.00 THEROCK573 Fold STELLAR Fold lynn1953 Call 400.00 1050.00 1177.50 Flop 5 Q 8 lynn1953 All-in 1177.50 2227.50 0.00 sillymunch All-in 1660.00 3887.50 0.00 sillymunch Unmatched bet 482.50 3405.00 482.50 lynn1953 Show Q 5 sillymunch Show K K Turn 4 River J lynn1953 Win Two Pairs, Queens and 5s 3405.00 3405.00
£3 DYM
Hand 1, other players bluffing needlessly
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancewhostheman Small blind 15.00 15.00 1910.00 gosset01 Big blind 30.00 45.00 95.00 Your hole cards A J freepoker Fold SAIBOT Raise 150.00 195.00 1145.00 MRJBNKAZ Fold sillymunch Call 150.00 345.00 2495.00 whostheman Fold gosset01 All-in 95.00 440.00 0.00 Flop 2 4 9 SAIBOT Check sillymunch Check Turn 4 SAIBOT Check sillymunch Check River 5 SAIBOT Bet 220.00 660.00 925.00 sillymunch Fold SAIBOT Unmatched bet 220.00 440.00 1145.00 gosset01 Show J 3 SAIBOT Show 6 Q SAIBOT Win Pair of 4s 440.00 1585.00
As you can SAIBOT here won the hand, but i had them both beat, in DYMs
its not profitable to bluff, but this guy ended up bluffing way too much and
it was his downfall, instead of checking down with a second player to get
someone out he would bluff the other guy out which makes no sense
Hand 2, taking the lead
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 50.00 50.00 1060.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 100.00 150.00 2800.00 Your hole cards K K sillymunch Raise 200.00 350.00 1970.00 whostheman Fold freepoker Call 200.00 550.00 3610.00 SAIBOT Fold MRJBNKAZ Call 100.00 650.00 2700.00 Flop 5 4 3 MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 750.00 2600.00 sillymunch Raise 200.00 950.00 1770.00 freepoker Fold MRJBNKAZ Call 100.00 1050.00 2500.00 Turn J MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 1150.00 2400.00 sillymunch Call 100.00 1250.00 1670.00 River K MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 1350.00 2300.00 sillymunch Call 100.00 1450.00 1570.00 MRJBNKAZ Show 6 5 sillymunch Show K K sillymunch Win Three Kings 1450.00 3020.00
To understand why i chose this method, rather then being agressive is because in
DYMs you dont need to get a player to put all his chips in the centre by the end,
if they want to force it then fine, but especially at this time of the tournament
your looking for a soft cushion
Hand 3, sometimes you need a bit of risk and luck
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 75.00 75.00 2020.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 150.00 225.00 1965.00 Your hole cards A Q sillymunch Raise 750.00 975.00 1745.00 whostheman Fold freepoker All-in 3210.00 4185.00 0.00 SAIBOT Fold MRJBNKAZ Fold sillymunch All-in 1745.00 5930.00 0.00 freepoker Unmatched bet 715.00 5215.00 715.00 sillymunch Show A Q freepoker Show K K Flop A 2 6 Turn 9 River J sillymunch Win Pair of Aces 5215.00 5215.00
Now you wouldnt normally use AQ to call an all in in a DYM, its not a good move,
however at this stage in the tournament you need to steal a few blinds, and you
need to find the right cards to do it with, the only problem here is i had put too
much into the pot for the steal, and ended up pot committing myself, but i
managed to hit the ace, freepoker did nothing wrong he just got outdrawn,
so gotta say it was very unlucky of him, however he figured i had an ace, so it was a coin toss for him too
Final hand, im not involved but perfect to show why we do not get too involved around the bubble
ActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 150.00 150.00 3550.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 300.00 450.00 1740.00 Your hole cards 7 K sillymunch Fold whostheman All-in 570.00 1020.00 0.00 SAIBOT Call 420.00 1440.00 3130.00 MRJBNKAZ Fold SAIBOT Show J 3 whostheman Show 9 A Flop A 8 6 Turn 9 River 8 whostheman Win Two Pairs, Aces and 9s 1440.00 1440.00
The guy here got involved so much during the end, he tried to bluff someone out the pot
and ended up relying on a weak hand to finish off, in DYMs of course you want to be in the
position where you dont need to get involved as much and this is why
he was second, but then he got knocked out without cashing and all i can think of is
it serves himself right. hope he joins some of my other DYMs
Going to sleep now, but thats
1W 1L with a profit of £1
hehe Day 1.....Only played 2 DYM's today decided to duel table a £1 and a £3 DYM
£1 DYM
Hand 1, the missed opportunity
Laid down hand, even though would of won (oddly enough if i had called this i would of gone on to win the tourney aswell lol but thats not the right action in a DYM)
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceeddie2 Small blind 10.00 10.00 790.00 lynn1953 Big blind 20.00 30.00 1860.00 Your hole cards 8 8 TuffCookie Fold sillymunch Call 20.00 50.00 1980.00 THEROCK573 Fold STELLAR Fold eddie2 Call 10.00 60.00 780.00 lynn1953 Raise 20.00 80.00 1840.00 sillymunch Call 20.00 100.00 1960.00 eddie2 All-in 780.00 880.00 0.00 lynn1953 Call 760.00 1640.00 1080.00 sillymunch Fold eddie2 Show Q 9 lynn1953 Show K A Flop 5 3 6 Turn J River J lynn1953 Win Pair of Jacks 1640.00 2720.00
Hand 2, the costly mistake
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSTELLAR Small blind 50.00 50.00 1787.50 lynn1953 Big blind 100.00 150.00 1577.50 Your hole cards K K TuffCookie Fold sillymunch Raise 500.00 650.00 1660.00 THEROCK573 Fold STELLAR Fold lynn1953 Call 400.00 1050.00 1177.50 Flop 5 Q 8 lynn1953 All-in 1177.50 2227.50 0.00 sillymunch All-in 1660.00 3887.50 0.00 sillymunch Unmatched bet 482.50 3405.00 482.50 lynn1953 Show Q 5 sillymunch Show K K Turn 4 River J lynn1953 Win Two Pairs, Queens and 5s 3405.00 3405.00
£3 DYM
Hand 1, other players bluffing needlessly
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancewhostheman Small blind 15.00 15.00 1910.00 gosset01 Big blind 30.00 45.00 95.00 Your hole cards A J freepoker Fold SAIBOT Raise 150.00 195.00 1145.00 MRJBNKAZ Fold sillymunch Call 150.00 345.00 2495.00 whostheman Fold gosset01 All-in 95.00 440.00 0.00 Flop 2 4 9 SAIBOT Check sillymunch Check Turn 4 SAIBOT Check sillymunch Check River 5 SAIBOT Bet 220.00 660.00 925.00 sillymunch Fold SAIBOT Unmatched bet 220.00 440.00 1145.00 gosset01 Show J 3 SAIBOT Show 6 Q SAIBOT Win Pair of 4s 440.00 1585.00
As you can SAIBOT here won the hand, but i had them both beat, in DYMs
its not profitable to bluff, but this guy ended up bluffing way too much and
it was his downfall, instead of checking down with a second player to get
someone out he would bluff the other guy out which makes no sense
Hand 2, taking the lead
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 50.00 50.00 1060.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 100.00 150.00 2800.00 Your hole cards K K sillymunch Raise 200.00 350.00 1970.00 whostheman Fold freepoker Call 200.00 550.00 3610.00 SAIBOT Fold MRJBNKAZ Call 100.00 650.00 2700.00 Flop 5 4 3 MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 750.00 2600.00 sillymunch Raise 200.00 950.00 1770.00 freepoker Fold MRJBNKAZ Call 100.00 1050.00 2500.00 Turn J MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 1150.00 2400.00 sillymunch Call 100.00 1250.00 1670.00 River K MRJBNKAZ Bet 100.00 1350.00 2300.00 sillymunch Call 100.00 1450.00 1570.00 MRJBNKAZ Show 6 5 sillymunch Show K K sillymunch Win Three Kings 1450.00 3020.00
To understand why i chose this method, rather then being agressive is because in
DYMs you dont need to get a player to put all his chips in the centre by the end,
if they want to force it then fine, but especially at this time of the tournament
your looking for a soft cushion
Hand 3, sometimes you need a bit of risk and luck
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 75.00 75.00 2020.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 150.00 225.00 1965.00 Your hole cards A Q sillymunch Raise 750.00 975.00 1745.00 whostheman Fold freepoker All-in 3210.00 4185.00 0.00 SAIBOT Fold MRJBNKAZ Fold sillymunch All-in 1745.00 5930.00 0.00 freepoker Unmatched bet 715.00 5215.00 715.00 sillymunch Show A Q freepoker Show K K Flop A 2 6 Turn 9 River J sillymunch Win Pair of Aces 5215.00 5215.00
Now you wouldnt normally use AQ to call an all in in a DYM, its not a good move,
however at this stage in the tournament you need to steal a few blinds, and you
need to find the right cards to do it with, the only problem here is i had put too
much into the pot for the steal, and ended up pot committing myself, but i
managed to hit the ace, freepoker did nothing wrong he just got outdrawn,
so gotta say it was very unlucky of him, however he figured i had an ace, so it was a coin toss for him too
Final hand, im not involved but perfect to show why we do not get too involved around the bubble
ActionCardsAmountPotBalanceSAIBOT Small blind 150.00 150.00 3550.00 MRJBNKAZ Big blind 300.00 450.00 1740.00 Your hole cards 7 K sillymunch Fold whostheman All-in 570.00 1020.00 0.00 SAIBOT Call 420.00 1440.00 3130.00 MRJBNKAZ Fold SAIBOT Show J 3 whostheman Show 9 A Flop A 8 6 Turn 9 River 8 whostheman Win Two Pairs, Aces and 9s 1440.00 1440.00
The guy here got involved so much during the end, he tried to bluff someone out the pot
and ended up relying on a weak hand to finish off, in DYMs of course you want to be in the
position where you dont need to get involved as much and this is why
he was second, but then he got knocked out without cashing and all i can think of is
it serves himself right. hope he joins some of my other DYMs
Going to sleep now, but thats
1W 1L with a profit of £1
Comments
Oh and also just stick to NL4 lol
Ok in regards to playing DYM's i would personally advise you to play £1.10/55p ones until you are regularly beating them then move up, see JohnConnors Bankroll advice.
As for the hands i have put my thoughts:
Hand 1) Limp fold is fine imo, would have preferred small 3 x raise but then your folding it so L/F isn't too bad
Hand 2) You done nothing wrong, probably raised 1bb too much being picky but again its all going in Unlucky
Hand 3)It may sound tight but it is a DYM so i would fold most the time here, not worth bluffing either so once you call checkdown for showdown is fine
Hand 4) Please dont min raise, regardless why your doing it here it should be at least 3x bb to 300 maybe more if there are alot of stations on the table.
Again min raise the flop is a bit pointless you can flat sometimes but its not the best board to so i would put a hefty re-raise to 400ish and aim to get in.
Hand 5) 5x raise is really unecessary here, 3x bb to 450 max here on some tables it can still be a fold aswell due to your position
Hope this helps.
John
Also... you were going on about beating 4NL but from what you've said above, you basically just won money at DYMs, blew it at 4NL, rinse and repeat.
Read John Connor's guide and stick to it to the letter! Same as you should read Dohhhs guide and stick to that to the letter when playing 4NL and you'll be alright.
Surely if my average ROI is a positive number than I should be in profit and likewise if Silly's is a minus ROI then he should be in loss?? My Sharkscope looks quite pretty for All Games tho
I'm confused
EDIT - need to give myself a new challenge for the rest of the month as i,m not playing enough so might try to get to 1k points playing the low stakes DYM,s with £100 BR. I,ve only got less than 600 pts - probably see you on the tables
Profit/loss? Possibly the total of all of the buy-ins less the payouts. So one win at a higher level may cancel out all of the losses at a lower level.
Win/loss rate ? Possibly an average calculation of all of the the win/loss results. If it was based on the mode (result that pops up most frequently) then any end of the range skewing, caused by one-off results (as per above) would be disregarded. Or it could be the mean average of results from those that show most often, ie disregard the least frequent 20% and then calculate the mean asverage. There are lots of ways of presenting data, and ways to exclude out of trend incidences - sometimes odd incidences are so out of true, common sense dictates that you just ignore them.
So the two examples I have shown above will present contradictory results.
Remember, there are lies, damn lies and then there are statistics. Don't hang your hat on any stats that you see unless you know the basis on which they're calculated - and don't be afraid to ask (half the time those presenting them don't understand how they've been derived themselves - politicians are a good example).
Just a bit of advice wait until your 100% or at least got rid of your fever as its not going to help
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Future prospects
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Plenty of time to read up on the game too. May as well make the most of it. Gl man.
P.S Don't worry too much about ruptured spleen
i dont understand sharkscope,would like to know my percentages on dyms,as they seem to keep me going