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Original Diary of a losing recreational player - The resurrection

68Trebor68Trebor
edited June 2012 in Poker Chat
 
 A while ago I started a thread 'Diary of a losing recreational player'. Since then there have been imposters and I have been on a journey trawling the depths of various sites looking for the winning formula. This has been all to no avail and hence the resurrection of this thread and my return to SkyPoker. I probably played my most consistent poker during my time of the original thread and hope to repeat that winning formula. I will be 3-tabling nl20 and will be starting with a BR of £150. I am aware this is not a big enough roll for this level but have more in reserve if needed. I will as before update the thread after every session and post any hands I think worthy of discussion. One major difference this time is that I will solely be playing cash as last time I kept blowing bits of my BR by the lure of the MTT. So here we go again.

 Session Profit £0
 Net Profit £0
 Bank Roll £150
 
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  • splashiessplashies
    edited March 2012
    Gl Trebor, your original thread was mint*


    I think this is the 2nd time i have used this pun in one of your threads, but i just cant help myself.
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited March 2012

     Just played a very quick 30 min session, could only get on 1 table at nl20. Nothing very exciting happened and only hand of note was when I flopped the straight on an all heart flop. I lead out in position and got check called, heart on turn he bet and I folded, pretty standard really.
     Off to cook tea now, will probably fit a couple of hours in later before work tonight, BOO HOO!

     Session Profit £1.18
     Net Profit £1.18
     Bank Roll £151.18
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  • EvilPinguEvilPingu
    edited March 2012
    Welcome back :)
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  • pod1pod1
    edited March 2012
    yours was the original, and it was good to follow someone who was at the same level as myself to compare. ps im playing nl300 now :-).
    seriously though ,good to see you back and im sure our paths will cross again.   phil

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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited March 2012
    Good luck matey, run good early doors !
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  • rancidrancid
    edited March 2012


    good luck



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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited March 2012
     
     Thanx for all the messages of support. Pod1 what level are you really at now.
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  • pod1pod1
    edited March 2012
    same as you now mate, had it up to nl 50 on 3 seperate occassions and 3 times i have had my a r s e handed to me on a plate whilst mixing it up at 50/100. have come to the conclusion nl20/30 will be my home for quite awhile :-(
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited March 2012
     You still playing on Sky Poker POD1
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited March 2012
     Just played for aprox. 1.5 hours and to be honest played horribly, leaking chips all over the place. Have to remember that most people calling do have a hand of some sort and that I can't bluff someone off a hand all of the time. Only saving grace was the hand below which saved me from a disastrous session that would have been a fair reflection of the way I played.

     Session Profit £5.27
     Net Profit £6.45
     Bank Roll £156.45

     
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    TeamMoney Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £22.68
    68Trebor Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £39.80
      Your hole cards
    • K
    • K
    		     
    asif1989 Raise   £0.80 £1.10 £21.67
    Dizadoo Fold        
    DBCooper Fold        
    TeamMoney Call   £0.70 £1.80 £21.98
    68Trebor Raise   £2.20 £4.00 £37.60
    asif1989 Call   £1.60 £5.60 £20.07
    TeamMoney Call   £1.60 £7.20 £20.38
    Flop
       
    • K
    • 9
    • 4
    		     
    TeamMoney Check        
    68Trebor Check        
    asif1989 Check        
    Turn
       
    • 10
    		     
    TeamMoney Check        
    68Trebor Bet   £5.40 £12.60 £32.20
    asif1989 Call   £5.40 £18.00 £14.67
    TeamMoney Fold        
    River
       
    • 9
    		     
    68Trebor Bet   £18.00 £36.00 £14.20
    asif1989 All-in   £14.67 £50.67 £0.00
    68Trebor Unmatched bet   £3.33 £47.34 £17.53
    68Trebor Show
    • K
    • K
    		     
    asif1989 Show
    • J
    • J
    		     
    68Trebor Win Full House, Kings and 9s £45.54


    		£63.07






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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     This is why I love these threads, for some reason it really concentrates my mind. I have just played a session of 4 tabling nl20 for about 1.25 hours and have played pretty good, I think anyway. I have really focussed and only played one bad hand where I triple barrelled a bluff and got called down with villain holding 2 pair, I had put him on flush draw. Apart from that I played good tight aggressive poker and got value when I hit. Didn't particularly get the run of the cards either and still produced a profit. I really do think these threads make you concentrate more.
     Long may it continue.

      Session Profit £9.16
      Net Profit £15.61
      Bank Roll £165.61
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     Another day another small profit, the life of a true grinder. Played good solid poker and am really focussed and enjoying my poker at the mo. Tended to pick my spots well and only had one hand where I lost a pot of more than £10. See below.
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    TeamMoney Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £19.70
    Boyler8 Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £19.80
      Your hole cards
    • 10
    • A
    		     
    GaryPlayer Fold        
    raffles65 Raise   £0.60 £0.90 £30.24
    DJR70 Call   £0.60 £1.50 £25.22
    68Trebor Call   £0.60 £2.10 £35.63
    TeamMoney Fold        
    Boyler8 Fold        
    Flop
       
    • A
    • 4
    • 8
    		     
    raffles65 Check        
    DJR70 Bet   £2.10 £4.20 £23.12
    68Trebor Call   £2.10 £6.30 £33.53
    raffles65 Fold        
    Turn
       
    • Q
    		     
    DJR70 Bet   £3.15 £9.45 £19.97
    68Trebor Call   £3.15 £12.60 £30.38
    River
       
    • 10
    		     
    DJR70 Bet   £6.30 £18.90 £13.67
    68Trebor Call   £6.30 £25.20 £24.08
    DJR70 Show
    • Q
    • Q
    		     
    68Trebor Muck
    • 10
    • A
    		     
    DJR70 Win Three Queens £23.94   £37.61
     Thoughts on the hand. To be honest never put him on a big pair as would have expected the re-raise pre-flop. Was wary of AQ,AJ, but again thought AQ would have re-raised pre-flop. Therefore had him on Arag, 2 pair or the set. When the 10 hit the river believe the long term value move is the call. Thoughts please.


     Session Profit £13.19
     Net Profit £28.80
     Bank Roll £178.80
     C4P 101

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  • pod1pod1
    edited April 2012
    yes mate. had some really extreme mnths. up 500 + 1 mnth and down 500 the next, considering thats at nl 20/30 its some swing!! had a very bad mnth in jan which hit 70% of my br , nearly 1k. like i say got 500 back and the spewed last. would be nice to have 2 steady mnths, but with my style cant ever seeing it happening :-)
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  • devonfish5devonfish5
    edited April 2012
    hi trebor,
    playing A 10 is tricky
    only thing in your favour here is position.
    don,t think u did alot wrong
    river call is ok i believe.
    i,d make slow played qq note 4 nxt time on djr70.
    also nxt time u play A10 and are involved in a hand
    see if u win with it,if u don,t then maybe cut it out from your starting range.
    i very often throw aj even aq away,especially out of position.

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     Done it again, what a plonker. Got tempted by the Open and Mini Open as on a night off and fancied a big cash. As per usual did OK and finidhed 130ish in Mini and 100ish in Open, but as usual made no money. Has played cash earlier for a small profit. That's 4 days running I have profited at cash (unsubtle brag).

     Session Profit -£17.58

     Overall Cash Profit £36.52
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30

     Overall Net Profit £11.22
     C4P 137
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Just had a 45 min session of 4-tabling nl20. Have to say ran like an absolute god, sorry (not very) to all of those who I came up against and saw the cards fall my way.
     Amazingly out of 231 hands I only lost one, yes ONE pot for more than £3, and that was for the princely sum of £3.75.
     In those 231 hands I won 9 hands with a pot of more than £4, the largest being £17.70.

     Really feel my cash game is in good shape at the mo. Think what is contributing to this is really concentrating on position and also really thinking about who I get involved with. e.g. stay out of Richtea's way when out of position.

     Off for tea now but will return later for a couple of hours before work.

     Session Profit £43.90

     Overall Cash Profit £80.42
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £0

     Overall Net Profit £55.12
     Monthly C4P 215


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  • pod1pod1
    edited April 2012
    good show mate, tricky bug ger that richtea :-)

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012

     Quick update as on verge of being late for work. Played for a 1.5 hours this evening and played ok. Have been frustrated by being sat in perfect position on one of the biggest fish at nl20 I have seen in a while. He was sat with a £40 stack against my £32 stack. I played nu,erous hands against him but just couldn't get anywhere. Went to the lengths of carrying on single tabling whilst I got ready for work. This included playing whilst putting contacts in, cleaning teeth, completing my habitual no. 2 and getting dressed. Still no opportunity to take his stack. Saw him play AA against KK awfully with the grand sum of £2.40 going in the pot. Alas I had to leave to allow someone else the £40.

      Session Profit -£4.09

     Overall Cash Profit £76.33
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £0

     Overall Net Profit £51.33
     Monthly C4P 281

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Just had a quick session, played 2 tables pretty good and 1 table pretty, in fact very, badly. Managed to make a profit in end by getting it all in with quad 3's to stack someone. Got to go as big night at work tonight. Won't be playing for a few days as at a wedding all weekend, may get some play in Sunday afternoon.

       Session Profit £22.10

     Overall Cash Profit £98.43
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £0

     Bankroll £228.57
     Overall Net Profit £78.57
     Monthly C4P 309
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012

     Just had a really good session, 4-tabling nl20 and showed a very healthy profit. Have to say I am running good at the mo and also importantly getting paid off when I hit. Next target has to be to get £450 BR and then will look to move up to nl30.
     Also recieved my March C4P bonus of £5.14, TY Skypoker. Also recieved an e-mail from Skypoker giving me a 25% bonus boost to my April C4P total if I reach 1400 points, TY.


     Session Profit £65.58

     Overall Cash Profit £164.01
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £294.15
     Overall Net Profit £144.15
     Monthly C4P 418

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Just played for approx 1 hr, my usual 4-tabling nl20. Seemed a lot of traffic at this level tonight and some decent players about as well. Continued to run good as shown by the hand below.

     
    layerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    palacedog7 Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £33.54
    marsden01 Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £22.12
      Your hole cards
    • 9
    • 9
    		     
    68Trebor Raise   £0.60 £0.90 £19.96
    TeamMoney Fold        
    steve1602 Fold        
    SHOVE2WIN Fold        
    palacedog7 Call   £0.50 £1.40 £33.04
    marsden01 Fold        
    Flop
       
    • 10
    • 4
    • 4
    		     
    palacedog7 Check        
    68Trebor Bet   £1.05 £2.45 £18.91
    palacedog7 Raise   £3.68 £6.13 £29.36
    68Trebor Raise   £8.00 £14.13 £10.91
    palacedog7 All-in   £29.36 £43.49 £0.00
    68Trebor All-in   £10.91 £54.40 £0.00
    palacedog7 Unmatched bet   £13.08 £41.32 £13.08
    palacedog7 Show
    • 5
    • 4
    		     
    68Trebor Show
    • 9
    • 9
    		     
    Turn
       
    • 9
    		     
    River
       
    • 3
    		     
    68Trebor Win Full House, 9s and 4s £39.52   £39.52
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012


     Then played this following hand. Would like people's opinions on it.

     
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    TeamMoney Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £22.91
    marsden01 Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £47.12
      Your hole cards
    • J
    • Q
    		     
    tirurirus Call   £0.20 £0.50 £19.10
    68Trebor Raise   £0.80 £1.30 £19.80
    EARLYBIRD1 Call   £0.80 £2.10 £21.57
    TeamMoney Fold        
    marsden01 Fold        
    tirurirus Call   £0.60 £2.70 £18.50
    Flop
       
    • 7
    • 3
    • 5
    		     
    tirurirus Check        
    68Trebor Bet   £2.03 £4.73 £17.77
    EARLYBIRD1 Fold        
    tirurirus Call   £2.03 £6.76 £16.47
    Turn
       
    • 8
    		     
    tirurirus Check        
    68Trebor Bet   £5.07 £11.83 £12.70
    tirurirus Call   £5.07 £16.90 £11.40
    River
       
    • 3
    		     
    tirurirus Bet   £1.75 £18.65 £9.65
    68Trebor All-in   £12.70 £31.35 £0.00
    tirurirus All-in   £9.65 £41.00 £0.00
    68Trebor Unmatched bet   £1.30 £39.70 £1.30
    tirurirus Show
    • 9
    • 9
    		     
    68Trebor Show
    • J
    • Q
    		     
    tirurirus Win Two Pairs, 9s and 3s £37.90   £37.90
     Pre-flop think my play is fine, raising a limper with position and a nice hand.

     Post-flop again think my play is fine, have 2 overcards, flush draw and as pre-flop aggressor have the right to continue to show strength.

     Turn card dosen't really alter things and I still think I have the right to continue with aggression.

     River card again dosen't really alter much and his weak lead makes me believe he has something but not a lot and I believe my all-in will push him off a lot of hands. He tanks and seems to finally reluctantly call.

     Any views appreciated. Was I too aggressive and is this going to be along-term win or lose play.

     Session Profit £5.23

     Overall Cash Profit £169.24
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £299.38
     Overall Net Profit £149.38
     Monthly C4P 450



     
     






          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

          
          
          
          
          

          
          
          
          

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited April 2012
    River bet defo looks blocky but even though you raise he still calls. The river tbh isn't the best card for you and is a massive blank for much of the hands he calls down with, if it was like an A/K/Q etc you probz have more chance of getting fold. 

    A lot also might depend on what reads you have, has he been calling down light previously or been very stubborn facing aggresion with weak holdings, if so could be just best to give up after firing two barrels. 
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  • pod1pod1
    edited April 2012
    hi mate , got to ask, just after we split pot with our ak, on the other table you rasied i flated. flop came k high and you bet out. i had qq. intersetd what to had??

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     If its the hand I think you mean it was AA.
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  • pod1pod1
    edited April 2012
    well if it wasnt you repped it well :-). looks like you had a good session. was playing 6 tables in the end down on 3 up on 3 ,2 quid down but 200 pts :-)
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012

     Played quite a long session of 4-tabling nl20, approx 3 hrs. Played OK, made a few silly mistakes and was down about £25 at one point. Then got a really good read on a multi-tabling reg, please don't ask who and what as refusal may dissappoint. With this read managed to turn loss into a profit and hopefully this will help long-term as I am sure we will meet again.

     Session Profit £15.83

     Overall Cash Profit £185.07
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £315.21
     Overall Net Profit £165.21
     Monthly C4P 540

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Another session of about an hour and another profit. Well on the road to moving up a level to nl30. Feel I am playing really well at the mo and the confidence is probably helping my game. Also I realise that I am running very well at the mo, long may it last.

     Session Profit £36.88

     Overall Cash Profit £221.95
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £352.09
     Overall Net Profit £202.09
     Monthly C4P 582

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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Was going to post how I had suffered my first losing session for a while and that as we all know is going to happen the poker gods had turned and then the following hand happened in the last five mins of session. Someome up there loves me. Anyway quick update as off to work.
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    AJ_Rockets Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £20.82
    BarryQueen Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £42.43
      Your hole cards
    • K
    • K
    		     
    walks2311 Fold        
    budgood Fold        
    68Trebor Raise   £0.60 £0.90 £18.23
    AJ_Rockets Raise   £1.90 £2.80 £18.92
    BarryQueen All-in   £42.43 £45.23 £0.00
    68Trebor All-in   £18.23 £63.46 £0.00
    AJ_Rockets Fold        
    BarryQueen Unmatched bet   £23.80 £39.66 £23.80
    BarryQueen Show
    • 4
    • 4
    		     
    68Trebor Show
    • K
    • K
    		     
    Flop
       
    • J
    • 9
    • 8
    		     
    Turn
       
    • 3
    		     
    River
       
    • 7
    		     
    68Trebor Win Pair of Kings £37.86   £37.86

     Session Profit £1.02

     Overall Cash Profit £222.97
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £353.11
     Overall Net Profit £203.11
     Monthly C4P 635


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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited April 2012
     
     Oh Dear, Oh Dear.

     Just had a terrible session where all my old bad habits returned. Plaaying far too loose, playing out of position and never believing. Culminated in the following hand on a deep stack table, where I over played / over valued AA.  Looking back I played this terribly and was only beating a drawing hand and should never have lost my whole stack.

     
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    classasa Small blind   £0.10 £0.10 £88.09
    TeamMoney Big blind   £0.20 £0.30 £41.53
      Your hole cards
    • A
    • A
    		     
    blackbeltb Fold        
    milpcton Fold        
    yidlucas Call   £0.20 £0.50 £7.65
    68Trebor Raise   £0.60 £1.10 £49.10
    classasa Call   £0.50 £1.60 £87.59
    TeamMoney Fold        
    yidlucas Call   £0.40 £2.00 £7.25
    Flop
       
    • 8
    • 10
    • Q
    		     
    classasa Bet   £1.00 £3.00 £86.59
    yidlucas Call   £1.00 £4.00 £6.25
    68Trebor Raise   £3.60 £7.60 £45.50
    classasa Call   £2.60 £10.20 £83.99
    yidlucas All-in   £6.25 £16.45 £0.00
    68Trebor Call   £3.65 £20.10 £41.85
    classasa Raise   £9.80 £29.90 £74.19
    68Trebor All-in   £41.85 £71.75 £0.00
    classasa Raise   £71.40 £143.15 £2.79
    classasa Unmatched bet   £35.70 £107.45 £38.49
    classasa Show
    • J
    • 9
    		     
    yidlucas Show
    • Q
    • J
    		     
    68Trebor Show
    • A
    • A
    		     
    Turn
       
    • K
    		     
    River
       
    • Q
    		     
    classasa Win Straight to the King £105.65   £144.14
     In some ways this session may do me some good in the long run as I was becoming over confident and starting to believe I had sussed this level. Hopefully this will be 1 step back, 2 steps forward.
     Need to remember I am still up £110 in the 13 days I have been completing this diary.
     Anyway it is back to the drawing board, regroup and go again.

     Session Profit £92.47

     Overall Cash Profit £130.50
     Overall MTT Profit -£25.30
     Overall C4P Profit £5.14

     Bankroll £260.64
     Overall Net Profit £110.64
     Monthly C4P 719




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