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DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town

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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Oh dear, I'm on a nasty run. Lost ALOT of races in a row now. I've lost 5 £5.50s in a row now...

    Lets hope the 2 I've got loaded now go a bit better.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Well I just had a horrendous session... played 11 and won 2... :( Just couldn't win a single race. Not like I was taking loads of chances early on, just all them races you inevitably have to win when everyones shortish and blinds are big, and I just couldnt win one regardless of whether I went in behind or ahead. And I walked QQ into AA which is always nice lol. So....

    Played          100
    Won             52
    Profit/Loss   -£29.20
    Win Rate       52%

    Bit of a disappointment to say the least, especially after such a positive start to the diary. But oh well, I'll get back on the saddle tomorrow and see if I can't wipe out that loss.

    On the bright side, I've got 434 Poker Points, so nearly clawed back £5 of my losses lol. Never thought much about rake but it's crazy that I've given £50 to Sky just in rake from these 100 games... I should really set up a poker site...

    Paul
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited October 2011
    This is actually one of the reasons I gave them up as initially I built up slowly through 30p-60p-£1.15-£2.20 and eventually £3.30 and felt I had them sussed but then I experianced a horror run which destroyed my profits previously made, of course that was partly due to the fact I refused to move down levels as I just thought eventually it would change. In the end it did when I packed them in lol but went back later to get my SS graph back to break even but vowed never to touch them again.

    Still, I presume you have good BRM stratgey so will move down if the variance gets really bad so you should be fine and just ride out this tricky run.

    Good luck mate.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I'll be fine. Wasn't in the best of moods yesterday but I'm back refreshed and playing now. Played 4 and won 2 so far, just the rake down but I'm playing well so that's all that matters. Still rolled to play £5.50s, obviously I'm intending to never go so low that I'm not rolled for £5.50s.

    I'll give a proper update when I've finished my session tonight.

    Had a hand at the start of my session, right at the start of a DYM, had AA, raise big pre, 2 callers, 10 high board, I bet big again, 2 callers, get it all in on the turn when another blank comes, i get called by QQ and 88 (no sets). I can see what QQ was thinking although I was clearly being very aggresive and didnt have just a 10 lol, but 88!!!

    Needless to say I had 6k chips after that hand and cashed.

    I've went up to 3 wins out of 5 during writing this and soon to be 4out6, avoiding anything dodgy.
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  • cleaverjimcleaverjim
    edited October 2011
    Im having a go 2 nite,I will update later
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  • cleaverjimcleaverjim
    edited October 2011
    WON so plyed 2 won 1 lost 1..evs..
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Evening All,

    Bit of a comeback tonight, made up for a few of yesterday's losses, didn't make it all back but I didn't expect to in one night.

    Played          113
    Won             60
    Profit/Loss    -£20.70      (so made about £10 back)
    Win Rate       53.1%

    I'm now up to 499 poker points.

    Paul
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Hello Again,

    Only managed to get a very short session in tonight - 8 games - won 5 of them.

    Played          121
    Won             65
    Profit/Loss    -£14.70        (slowly clawing my way back to profits)     
    Win Rate       53.72%       (nearly back up to a high enough win-rate to beat the rake after that nasty session)

    Not played many today but glad to be moving in the right direction again.

    Now up to 539 Poker Points so I've earned my first £5 of C4P. I'm aiming for 3,000 - £50 which should be fairly do-able once I get the chance to put a bit more volume in.

    I did mention this in JC's thread but one of the main reasons I decided to do these DYMs is because I knew I could use them to get in the top 30 STT players and thus have a chance of getting into TSP... so maybe I'll update my league situation as we get further into the quarter.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Bump!
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Evening Ladies and Gents,

    Another good session tonight, played 12, won 8 so my total figures so are ......*drumroll*

    Played          133
    Won             73
    Profit/Loss    -67p           (so close to profit again)             
    Win Rate       54.9%       (so close to a profitable win-rate)

    I hope people don't think I'm rubbish when they look at this cos I'm happy to be breaking even lol, but this is still a tiny sample size and I had one bad session which set me back a bit. Getting it back on track now though, with only a 67p loss....

    Technically I'm in profit now because I've already earned £5 C4P. I'm now up to 599 Poker Points.

    Paul
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  • spornybolspornybol
    edited October 2011
    keep it going bud (paul)

    check pm
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Evening Ladies and Gents, Another good session tonight, played 12, won 8 so my total figures so are ......*drumroll* Played          133 Won             73 Profit/Loss    -67p           (so close to profit again)              Win Rate       54.9%       (so close to a profitable win-rate) I hope people don't think I'm rubbish when they look at this cos I'm happy to be breaking even lol, but this is still a tiny sample size and I had one bad session which set me back a bit. Getting it back on track now though, with only a 67p loss.... Technically I'm in profit now because I've already earned £5 C4P. I'm now up to 599 Poker Points. Paul
    Posted by Lambert180
    GL Paul!

    We played one last night... I was a leeetle bit druunk :) My ICM wasn't working properly. I do remember the 77 hand and you getting slapped down by the lady player hahaha "Oh shut up and just play the game" haha
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I believe that was when she made a decent raise with 77, I made a massive 3bet all-in which could only be a bigger PP than 77 (which it was) and she calls lol, and loses... I wasn't complaining.
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Yeah I believe that was when she made a decent raise with 77, I made a massive 3bet all-in which could only be a bigger PP than 77 (which it was) and she calls lol, and loses... I wasn't complaining.
    Posted by Lambert180
    I think you 3-bet but not all-in and she called all the way down the streets with about 40 overcards on the board!
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Ohhhh yeah that was the one. I think I had AA and I was really starting to worry that she just kept flat calling, didn't know if she was slowplaying a monster, but no, just an underpair to the board lol. I've won 2/2 so far tonight.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Make that 4 out of 4!

    Which means including last games, I'm up to 7 in a row now and still going! wish me luck.
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  • spornybolspornybol
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Make that 4 out of 4! Which means including last games, I'm up to 7 in a row now and still going! wish me luck.
    Posted by Lambert180
    KEEP IT UP BUD


    (CHECK PM AGAIN, OWN TIME NO RUSH )
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Cheers mate. I'll check my PMs and reply now. I've got 5 out of 6 so far tonight now.

    Gutted, it would have been 9 in a row but I lost that one...down to 4 players and I shoved 1010 and KJ beat me, oh well. Still made very good profit tonight and I aint finished yet.
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  • DoubleblowDoubleblow
    edited October 2011
    Nice to run in to to you Lambert on the DYMs!
     
    They are a steady little earner if you play super tight playing mainly group 1 hands. No real need to take many risks; sit bak and let the others beat their brains out playing as if they have a tourney to win!

    I'm currently getting around 38% ROI on DYMs and then I use what I win as a stake to play in some bigger tourneys - bigger in terms of number of  people playing and possible prize money.

    In terms of bankroll management I usually stake around 5% of my current roll on any 1 tourney, that way you can ride out variance - like losing 11 DYMs on the trot!

    Good luck on your DYM adventure - except when you're playning me of course ^-^
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    No offence but 38% ROI???!!! That's ludicrous lol, there's NO way you can keep that up long term. Most proper hardcore players of them are happy with 10% ROI
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Hello All,

    Big smile on my face after a short but very profitable session :) finally smashed my way back into profits. Played 8, won 7, now that's what I call a session! lol It'd would have been 100% win rate if it wasn't for the hand mentioned in my post above, which would have meant I'd won 11 in a row, sadly my consecutive streak stopped at 8.

    Played          141
    Won             80
    Profit/Loss    +£25.30       (Now that is much more healthy!)                
    Win Rate       56.74%      

    Really pleased with my results over the past few days. Not only have I been running quite good and winning alot but I really think my game has improved alot. I noticed that quite a few times I was getting to the final 4 with a decent chip lead and still not cashing because I was being too aggressive and trying to keep the little guys down but too much aggression and it can result in doubling people up alot and putting yourself in trouble. I get a bit less crazy around these times now and it's really helping. Alot of the time when it gets to 4, if you can survive 4-5 orbits, you've cashed.

    EDIT: Poker Points = 639
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  • DoubleblowDoubleblow
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    No offence but 38% ROI???!!! That's ludicrous lol, there's NO way you can keep that up long term. Most proper hardcore players of them are happy with 10% ROI
    Posted by Lambert180
    Ah ... just checked, your right - ROI on DYMs is 12% my overall ROI is 38%. At least that's what Sharkscope says - forgot to filter on SNG and virtually all SNGs I play are DYMs
     Edit
    And now DYMs are doing my head in, twice in a row get all my chips in against a lower pair and they go and hit trips ... aaaargh .... OK, breathe ... tell yourself odds will work out ...rub your lucky penny ... spin round once and spit twice ... aaah, thats better.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Can only fit in a very small session tonight cos I'm going out with my mate, but I'll see how many games I can get in by about 8:45pm. I play 2 at a go at the moment so I think I can get 6 games in 1hr 30mins. Was discussing this with a fellow poker player recently just before anyone says but I have tried playing 3-4 games and I noticed it was negatively affecting my game.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Can only fit in a very small session tonight cos I'm going out with my mate, but I'll see how many games I can get in by about 8:45pm. I play 2 at a go at the moment so I think I can get 6 games in 1hr 30mins. Was discussing this with a fellow poker player recently just before anyone says but I have tried playing 3-4 games and I noticed it was negatively affecting my game.
    Posted by Lambert180
    That's strange as I'd have thought most games don't involve playing that many hands and the ones you do play are more clear cut in what you have to do especially late on with shallow stacks, were you not playing more than 2 tables at cash ?
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I dunno what it is but I could handle 6 tables at cash fairly easy but I can't do it at DYMs. I think it's because you can end up having 3-4 tables down to the bubble and shallow stacked and it's absolutely vital that you permanently know, your stack, everyone else's stacks, the blinds etc and I struggle to keep on top of it all for that many tables. Like in cash I'm ALWAYS 100BB deep and when I get say AA, I'm gonna play it pretty much identical every time. Where as you get AA on the bubble in a DYM with 4 people left, there's no way I'm shoving if I'm 3rd place with 10BBs and one guy has 3-4BBs, so you can't just see AA and shove everytime. I played 3-4 tables for a bit and noticed there was the odd time where I'd missed a good spot to steal blinds and that can lose a game for you.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Yeah I dunno what it is but I could handle 6 tables at cash fairly easy but I can't do it at DYMs. I think it's because you can end up having 3-4 tables down to the bubble and shallow stacked and it's absolutely vital that you permanently know, your stack, everyone else's stacks, the blinds etc and I struggle to keep on top of it all for that many tables. Like in cash I'm ALWAYS 100BB deep and when I get say AA, I'm gonna play it pretty much identical every time. Where as you get AA on the bubble in a DYM with 4 people left, there's no way I'm shoving if I'm 3rd place with 10BBs and one guy has 3-4BBs, so you can't just see AA and shove everytime. I played 3-4 tables for a bit and noticed there was the odd time where I'd missed a good spot to steal blinds and that can lose a game for you.
    Posted by Lambert180
    WOW, this is how you have to play DYM's, I'd have to take a shower if I ever willingly folded AA pre lol
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  • kocklawkocklaw
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: DYM Diary! Lambert's In Town:
    Hello All, Big smile on my face after a short but very profitable session :) finally smashed my way back into profits. Played 8, won 7, now that's what I call a session! lol It'd would have been 100% win rate if it wasn't for the hand mentioned in my post above, which would have meant I'd won 11 in a row, sadly my consecutive streak stopped at 8. Played          141 Won             80 Profit/Loss    +£25.30        (Now that is much more healthy!)                  Win Rate       56.74%      
    Posted by Lambert180

    WWWWWWEEEEEEEEEE check out the Champ, I glad me and JC inspired you onto 141 games, just shows doesnt it you can money on these games, and the best bit they loads of fun!!!

    Keep it coming


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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Yeah will do Kocklaw. Obviously you can't have a session like that everyday but I'm being very consistent through my sessions.

    I've got my BR up to about £175 at the mo, with more winnings + my C4P I plan to have a big enough BR to move up to the £11 DYMs for the start of November. I need to get up to about £240 ish minimum. I expect to get £50 as my C4P, so I reckon I'll get to about £300 BR by the end of this month which should give me some more wiggle room at the £11 level.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180
    edited October 2011
    Sadly it was a really short session cos i gotta leave to pick my mate up from work at 8:45pm and I'll never fit another one in now. But nevertheless it has been a profitable session (just!). Only managed to fit in 5 games and I won 3 of them.

    So it's now...

    Played          146
    Won             83
    Profit/Loss    +£27.80                      
    Win Rate       56.85%      

    I'm on 664 Poker Points and I've got 546 league points which currently puts me 95th in the STT league. Still quite a bit of catching to do to get in the TSP freeroll, but I plan on putting in alot more volume than I have up to this point when I get the chance and I assume you earn more league points at £11 DYMs (is this true?) so that should make it easier to earn points when I move up. And I'm not gonna be playing anything but DYMs for the entire quarter as a real push to get into the TSP freeroll so wish me luck.


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  • spornybolspornybol
    edited October 2011
    GL LAMBERT, IF YOU MISS THE DTD ON MONDAY BECAUSE OFF YOU QUEST THEN NEVER WORRY THE TEAM IS ALWAYS BEHIND YOU.
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