Rancid and his Roll 2011 - (Diary of a losing recreational player making good)

splashies

200 games is a tiny sample so i wouldnt worry that ur break even imo.

Keep plugging away.

Dudeskin8

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

200 games is a tiny sample so i wouldnt worry that ur break even imo. Keep plugging away.
Posted by splashies

You say just 'keep plugging away', but if what he's doing is fundementally wrong than he could 'plug away' till he dies and never get better. 

splashies

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player) : You say just 'keep plugging away', but if what he's doing is fundementally wrong than he could 'plug away' till he dies and never get better. 
Posted by Dudeskin8

Obviously he needs to keep posting hands for advice and generally trying to improve.

But the only way he'll know if hes doing the right things is by playing and "plugging away".

But theres no way you can say after 200 games breaking even that hes doing something fundamentally wrong, because the sample is way too small.

The best dymers will go through a period of 200 games where they lose money.

Dudeskin8

I think focusing on posting hands where he was unsure of the right decision (there must be some surely lol) is more important to him than playing more volume and especially if he's considering moving up ! 

Most basic concept in poker is only move up when you're winning.

splashies

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

I think focusing on posting hands where he was unsure of the right decision (there must be some surely lol) is more important to him than playing more volume and especially if he's considering moving up !  Most basic concept in poker is only move up when you're winning.
Posted by Dudeskin8

I think they both go hand in hand.

But yeh you're right theres no point in moving up at the minute.

rancid

Thanks for the comments, I honestly don’t think I am doing that much wrong.

I seemed to be doing fine and have just hit this brick wall.

I remember doing this in cash but just carried on playing the same and finally I got out of it.  You just seem to go through period where you can’t win a hand no matter what.

 

There are probably spots where I should open fold but apart from that I think my game is ok.

 

I am looking at more avoiding flips when 1^st or 2^nd and only entertain flips when I am short stacked.

 

Plus I think I really need to tighten up on my EP shoving ranges will help, then I should stop running into bigger hands when I am not short stacked.

 

Going to keep on with the £3 for a while and post any hands I am not sure about.

 

Keep you posted

 

Also the reason I am playing this level of DYM is because even though I am rolled for higher. No point trying to run before you can walk is there )

Even though I have found some soft £5 games thanks to scope, I will try and resist taking any more shots till I reach £100 DYM BR.

rancid

Too many sixes in my roll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C4P DAY wohoooooooooooooooooooooo
May take the C4P and stick it on 4x £3 DYM's )

Current roll 9/1/2012
£666.64
C4P 834

Dudeskin8

Out of interest how do you find time to use scope, I find the £3-£5 games fill up pretty sharpsih like 1-2 minutes if that. 

HITMAN_RV

Marc!!

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Thanks again for playing for us, hope you can play again tonight & other Mondays if you free!!

RUN GOLDEN COMRADE!!

rancid

Quick update

played £11 BH - won some heads made a stupid call with A4 when top 20 , thought it was tilt shove - shows A10
Them bounties make it too easy to call
played a little DYM, got fed up with it and stopped
played some NL10 up/down/up/down - did not play my best - sigh - got 4 bet shoved on while 3 betting KK, AIPR - oppo flops set of tens gg wp
Took a shot at NL20, ran KK into AA GG
played some other MTT's and stuff, can't remember much )
bit of down session

May just play some cash tongiht and an MTT

Current roll 11/1/2012
£636
C4P 913

rancid

yeah Hi it's me

mini deep stack tonight and yeah grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Please poker gods can I stop running bad now ? PLEASE!

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
TH3D3CK	Small blind		75.00	75.00	5840.00
r4iser	Big blind		150.00	225.00	6020.00
	Your hole cards	K A
xxrhinox07	Raise		450.00	675.00	3430.00
FATBOSS	Fold
Moon_River	Fold
rancid	Raise		1350.00	2025.00	3635.00
TH3D3CK	Fold
r4iser	All-in		6020.00	8045.00	0.00
xxrhinox07	Fold
rancid	All-in		3635.00	11680.00	0.00
r4iser	Unmatched bet		1185.00	10495.00	1185.00
r4iser	Show	A Q
rancid	Show	K A
Flop
		K 6 Q
Turn
		9
River
		Q
r4iser	Win	Three Queens	10495.00		11680.00

rancid

Played £11 BH

Donked it versus Solack

Should of known he would not 4 bet light that early

so bad from me really, won't make that mistake again


note to self: STOP BEING HYPER STUPID AGGRO SO EARLY YOU STOOOPID MAN

rancid

DYM Stats

DYM £	PLAYED	MONEY IN	CASHED	OUT	DIFF	LOST			win perc
1.15	81	£93.15	54	£108.00	£14.85	27			66.67%
2.25	136	£306.00	84	£336.00	£30.00	52			61.76%
3.3	210	£693.00	115	£690.00	-£3.00	95			54.76%
5.5	5	£27.50	4	£40.00	£12.50	1			80.00%
Total	432	£1,119.65	257	£1,174.00	£54.35	175			59.49%
							Start DYM BR	Current DYM BR
							£25.00	£79.35

Played a couple of MTT's - no joy

Played 2x NL10 and 1 table of MTT  from 20:00
then 3 x NL10 when I busted

Felt good playing a solid cash session, and I played well and run well - nice combination

Current roll 11/1/2012
£675
C4P 978

rancid

DYM Stats

DYM £	PLAYED	MONEY IN	CASHED	OUT	DIFF	LOST			win perc
1.15	81	£93.15	54	£108.00	£14.85	27			66.67%
2.25	136	£306.00	84	£336.00	£30.00	52			61.76%
3.3	220	£726.00	122	£732.00	£6.00	98			55.45%
5.5	7	£38.50	4	£40.00	£1.50	3			57.14%
Total	444	£1,163.65	264	£1,216.00	£52.35	180			59.46%
							Start DYM BR	Current DYM BR
							£25.00	£77.35

played 2x £5 DYM yesterday night - late - bummed in both - very sad
today
Played some £3 DYM's, back in the black anyway so.... c how that goes
Played some MTT's, nothing doing - deck did not like me that much
Little NL8/short stacked NL20 for a litltle bit

lost some - won some back )


Current roll 12/1/2012
£666 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
C4P 1048

Dudeskin8

Why would you short stack at NL20, surely 33 BI's is enough to at least sit full stacked and with around 2-3 bullets in your pocket if things go wrong ?

rancid

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

Why would you short stack at NL20, surely 33 BI's is enough to at least sit full stacked and with around 2-3 bullets in your pocket if things go wrong ?
Posted by Dudeskin8

Just trying out a 40bb ss strategy I had been reading up on, seemed ok - doubled up 

Really does have some benefits, 

pomfrittes

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player) : Just trying out a 40bb ss strategy I had been reading up on, seemed ok - doubled up  Really does have some benefits, 
Posted by rancid

  +1

rancid

Ok, played mini and orfordable - nothing doing - near the bubble and my tens did not hold up v catch 22's A10 who previously flopped quad aces! So it was obvious the ace was going to fall and it did on the turn Out in 13 if the orfordable ()

Played some £3 DYM with good results at last - turn it around

DYM £	PLAYED	MONEY IN	CASHED	OUT	DIFF	LOST			win perc
1.15	81	£93.15	54	£108.00	£14.85	27			66.67%
2.25	136	£306.00	84	£336.00	£30.00	52			61.76%
3.3	224	£739.20	125	£750.00	£10.80	99			55.80%
5.5	7	£38.50	4	£40.00	£1.50	3			57.14%
Total	448	£1,176.85	267	£1,234.00	£57.15	181			59.60%
							Start DYM BR	Current DYM BR
							£25.00	£82.15

Played some cash NL8/20/30/50
Done some short stacking on NL20/30/50 - went ok
Really enoyed it, played some poker in there somewhere

Who says I can't mix it up with the big boys
The game is so hard up there, another game there playing!

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
AyrGraeme	Small blind		£0.25	£0.25	£50.50
CRAZYDAVE	Big blind		£0.50	£0.75	£42.00
	Your hole cards	3 7
8victorH	Call		£0.50	£1.25	£60.37
benwin8919	Fold
sailor	All-in		£0.02	£1.27	£0.00
rancid	Raise		£2.00	£3.27	£29.91
AyrGraeme	Fold
CRAZYDAVE	Fold
8victorH	Fold
rancid	Unmatched bet		£1.50	£1.77	£31.41
sailor	Show	10 9
rancid	Show	3 7
Flop
		5 K 7
Turn
		A
River
		7
rancid	Win	Three 7s	£1.68		£33.09

Current roll 13/1/2012
£715
C4P 1137

rancid

quick update

cash NL8/10/20
Current roll 14/1/2012
£741
C4P 1204

Poker_Fail

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player) : Just trying out a 40bb ss strategy I had been reading up on, seemed ok - doubled up  Really does have some benefits, 
Posted by rancid

Could you link me please : )

Always worth reading up a bit of strat!

rancid

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player) : Could you link me please : ) Always worth reading up a bit of strat!
Posted by Poker_Fail

Google is your friend

MINI BH and it's like this---------- /> Donkaments

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
_RAZZ_	Small blind		150.00	150.00	5302.50
rancid	Big blind		300.00	450.00	2575.00
	Your hole cards	Q A
BOSTON04	Fold
YorkshRoy	Fold
lucullus	Fold
JAMROCK	Raise		900.00	1350.00	2177.50
_RAZZ_	Fold
rancid	All-in		2575.00	3925.00	0.00
JAMROCK	Call		1975.00	5900.00	202.50
rancid	Show	Q A
JAMROCK	Show	5 7
Flop
		J Q 7
Turn
		9
River
		5
JAMROCK	Win	Two Pairs, 7s and 5s	5900.00		6102.50

rancid

Been playing some cash and really enjoying it ::::)
Seem to be playing really good and feeling alive after the DYM's, playing some poker I is boy (

NL8 & NL10 - also short stacking NL20 & NL30


Current roll 14/1/2012
£794
C4P 1302

NColley

good stuff, just imagine how many regs you'll of annoyed by shorting! when (if) you start buying in full you'll get so much action ha.

rancid

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

good stuff, just imagine how many regs you'll of annoyed by shorting! when (if) you start buying in full you'll get so much action ha.
Posted by NColley

lol was thinking that but if they can't play versus a 50bb stack then they just not good enough )

Well at least you don't get set mined by good players )

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Bulletnut	Small blind		£0.10	£0.10	£49.81
rancid	Big blind		£0.20	£0.30	£10.71
	Your hole cards	Q Q
x	Raise		£0.40	£0.70	£20.29
Dixie27	Call		£0.40	£1.10	£10.32
rakiq	Fold
LnarinOO	Fold
Bulletnut	Call		£0.30	£1.40	£49.51
rancid	Raise		£1.60	£3.00	£9.11
x	Call		£1.40	£4.40	£18.89
Dixie27	Fold
Bulletnut	Fold
Flop
		6 10 3
rancid	Bet		£3.60	£8.00	£5.51
x	Raise		£7.20	£15.20	£11.69
rancid	All-in		£5.51	£20.71	£0.00
x	Call		£1.91	£22.62	£9.78
rancid	Show	Q Q
x	Show	10 10
Turn
		7
River
		8
x	Win	Three 10s	£21.48		£31.26

pod1

been following this thread from the start and really pleased for you rancid. you are one of the few players who post here and clinic that you can visually see a marked improvement in your game.

i know you have put a lot of work into your game and it is paying off. i have seen sooo many people go off with a bang and now are not about, also theres a lot of players that stagnate , stuck in a rut at lower levels and for what ever reason dont grow and develop like yourself.

grade a) move to the top of the class.

rancid

In Response to Re: Rancid and his Roll (Diary of a losing recreational player):

been following this thread from the start and really pleased for you rancid. you are one of the few players who post here and clinic that you can visually see a marked improvement in your game. i know you have put a lot of work into your game and it is paying off. i have seen sooo many people go off with a bang and now are not about, also theres a lot of players that stagnate , stuck in a rut at lower levels and for what ever reason dont grow and develop like yourself. grade a) move to the top of the class.
Posted by pod1

Cheers Pod,

 A lot of hard work and study plus a lot of hands played = improvement
By the look of the way NL30/50 plays I have some way to go but it doesn't worry me
I think my table selection has been good and found some value last night for example on the NL20 tables.

The improvement I have made in all formats since June has been massive, I just hope I can keep this going.

I may have to change the title of the thread "Rancid rolls on"

All the best




 

rancid

Current roll 15/1/2012
£790
C4P 1307
---
Target Break even BR £900
---

rancid

levelled myself out of the mini primo
£11 BH last 20 -

lost some - won some at NL10/20


Current roll 16/1/2012
£783
C4P 1353
---
Target Break even BR £900

Make loose calls and reap the reward )
Maybe hand belongs in area 51, come on let me win ___

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
ballboy	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£6.47
ivafatrrrs	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£9.70
	Your hole cards	9 J
jack100	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£12.08
rancid	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£9.70
pervypete	Fold
Jrvs	Fold
ballboy	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£6.22
ivafatrrrs	Call		£0.20	£1.20	£9.50
Flop
		Q 10 8
ballboy	Check
ivafatrrrs	Bet		£0.60	£1.80	£8.90
jack100	Fold
rancid	Raise		£1.80	£3.60	£7.90
ballboy	Fold
ivafatrrrs	Call		£1.20	£4.80	£7.70
Turn
		Q
ivafatrrrs	Check
rancid	Bet		£3.60	£8.40	£4.30
ivafatrrrs	Call		£3.60	£12.00	£4.10
River
		Q
ivafatrrrs	Check
rancid	Check
ivafatrrrs	Show	Q 10
rancid	Muck	9 J
ivafatrrrs	Win	Four Queens	£11.10		£15.20

rancid

playing DTD now

Some people think they run bad, check dis )
Elsa obviously thinks I am full of it or just knows the code

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
elsadog	Small blind		75.00	75.00	3410.00
rancid	Big blind		150.00	225.00	10645.00
	Your hole cards	6 5
bluebir708	Fold
AcidMan27	Fold
BARBIE59	Fold
rumble11	Fold
elsadog	Call		75.00	300.00	3335.00
rancid	Check
Flop
		7 3 4
elsadog	Bet		150.00	450.00	3185.00
rancid	Raise		600.00	1050.00	10045.00
elsadog	All-in		3185.00	4235.00	0.00
rancid	Call		2735.00	6970.00	7310.00
elsadog	Show	A 4
rancid	Show	6 5
Turn
		4
River
		4
elsadog	Win	Four 4s	6970.00		6970.00

Poker_Fail

That guy with the quads should never be checking that river