craigcu12 diary

craigcu12 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : i do...i'm having the same problem atm. i tend to usually get off to a bad start for some reason losing big hands v big hands then it settles down to something like normal,and then i usually win it back,showing a good profit on each table. i also top up all the time as i like to lose the maximum whenever possible. lol it is surprising how the little 22p here and 18p there,etc all add up. so in my case anyway,can't speak for Craig obviously,it seems like a vicious circle. (* *) ^ dev
Posted by devonfish5

+1
like devon says i will usually have needed to top up again either before i even started. or like friday getting so unlucky from things ike this

Flop
FOXEATER	Big blind		£0.04	£0.04	£2.95
	Your hole cards	9 9
SKILL324	Fold
naz1988	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.24	£7.54
brian1945	Fold
FOXEATER	Call		£0.16	£0.40	£2.79
		9 J J
FOXEATER	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.30	£0.70	£7.24
FOXEATER	Raise		£0.60	£1.30	£2.19
craigcu12	Raise		£1.90	£3.20	£5.34
FOXEATER	All-in		£2.19	£5.39	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£0.59	£5.98	£4.75
FOXEATER	Show	J 2
craigcu12	Show	9 9
Turn
		J
River
		7
FOXEATER	Win	Four Jacks	£5.53		£5.53

Flop
FOXEATER	Big blind		£0.04	£0.04	£2.95
	Your hole cards	9 9
SKILL324	Fold
naz1988	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.24	£7.54
brian1945	Fold
FOXEATER	Call		£0.16	£0.40	£2.79
		9 J J
FOXEATER	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.30	£0.70	£7.24
FOXEATER	Raise		£0.60	£1.30	£2.19
craigcu12	Raise		£1.90	£3.20	£5.34
FOXEATER	All-in		£2.19	£5.39	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£0.59	£5.98	£4.75
FOXEATER	Show	J 2
craigcu12	Show	9 9
Turn
		J
River
		7
FOXEATER	Win	Four Jacks	£5.53		£5.53

calcalfold · April 2013

Well obv that kind of hand is not the problem, they are hitting quads so rarely its totally +ve your play.

I can only assume there is some kind of underlying leak in your game. Probably in hands you think are insignificant and you dont post here.

Im sure it would be a pain, but if you were to write down every two cards you entered a pot with (and the amount and the position) I am pretty sure the leak would become clear. As I said, a lot of work, but if you cannot work out where you are losing money - this would probably highlight it.

A winning player is not only one that maximises their winnings when they have the best hand, it is a person that can realise when they are not, and save their chips for a better spot.

Perhaps you need to address the TAG aspect. Get even tighter when you have a marginal hand and even more aggressive when you are likely ahead.

craigcu12 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Well obv that kind of hand is not the problem, they are hitting quads so rarely its totally +ve your play. I can only assume there is some kind of underlying leak in your game. Probably in hands you think are insignificant and you dont post here. Im sure it would be a pain, but if you were to write down every two cards you entered a pot with (and the amount and the position) I am pretty sure the leak would become clear. As I said, a lot of work, but if you cannot work out where you are losing money - this would probably highlight it. A winning player is not only one that maximises their winnings when they have the best hand, it is a person that can realise when they are not, and save their chips for a better spot. Perhaps you need to address the TAG aspect. Get even tighter when you have a marginal hand and even more aggressive when you are likely ahead.
Posted by calcalfold

it is down to bad luck or hard to spot hands

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.10
mrmobius	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.42
	Your hole cards	8 8
dini1984	Fold
Chiddy2114	Fold
mojo1	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.71
dale1965	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£6.81
craigcu12	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£4.08
mrmobius	Check
		Q 8 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.12	£0.28	£3.96
mrmobius	Fold
mojo1	Fold
dale1965	Raise		£0.42	£0.70	£6.39
craigcu12	Raise		£1.05	£1.75	£2.91
dale1965	Raise		£1.50	£3.25	£4.89
craigcu12	All-in		£2.91	£6.16	£0.00
dale1965	Call		£2.16	£8.32	£2.73
craigcu12	Show	8 8
dale1965	Show	10 J
Turn
		A

Flop
Groper607	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.91
liane17	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.98
	Your hole cards	J J
emad1960	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£6.06
spursutd	Fold
connaig	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£10.34
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.34	£3.80
Groper607	Call		£0.18	£0.52	£1.73
liane17	Fold
emad1960	Fold
connaig	Call		£0.16	£0.68	£10.18
		4 7 9
Groper607	Check
connaig	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.51	£1.19	£3.29
Groper607	Fold
connaig	Call		£0.51	£1.70	£9.67
Turn
		Q
connaig	Bet		£1.70	£3.40	£7.97
craigcu12	Call		£1.70	£5.10	£1.59
River
		K
connaig	Check
craigcu12	All-in		£1.59	£6.69	£0.00
connaig	Call		£1.59	£8.28	£6.38
connaig	Show	9 4
craigcu12	Show	J J

it is main down to bad luck because like i said on friday lots of them big losses were from villians who held weak hands or jammed and hit the lucky card
JJv 94 i lost kkvs36s but i lost as he hit two pair and AKo vs AJo AK lost
on friday the only heavy losses which would happen most times were AKsvs KK and 1010vs JJ on a 9 high flop.

calcalfold · April 2013

"it is main down to bad luck because like i said on friday lots of them big losses were from villians who held weak hands or jammed and hit the lucky card"

Dude. no

The above hand with jacks, you played it bad. Fact. Please understand this. Stop blaming "luck" and "villans with weak hands"

FWIW what did you pot villain on when you called the turn and shoved the river?

Logically villain must have had a hand that beat a pair of queens, or else he wouldnt have donked out a pot bet on the turn, would he!? Futhermore why are you then shipping the river? There are so so so many hands that beat you, and hardly any worse hands that are calling. Scratch that. There are no worse hands that are calling.

Lets cut to brass tacks, you shipped the river because you refused to lay down jacks out of imo pure defiance, and didnt know where you were and didnt want to face a tough decision if (when) villain shipped had you checked. Am I right or am I right.....

I do pretty well at 4nl, and I think I play a good ABC game. It would be a cold day in hell before I even considered calling that turn bet. Let alone shove the river.

All these players that have "weak holdings" will play hands with me just as much as they play with you. I think the difference is, I have the ability to fold hands that might look pretty, but are clearly beat.

Please take this in the constructive way that it was written.

craigcu12 · April 2013

with that hand i did not have a clue because A he just called preflop and the flop and when he goes on to bet the turn ok he might hold a Q but why does he go so big when their is still a chance i could hold AA KK or QQ.
the point i am saying is this is mainly guess work because far to often bets are made later on. as for my donk on the river that came after the villian had already checked so i could not see him holding a flush and most these villians don't build the pots with draws only once they hit the flush the build them up and the number of villians i see fold as soon as they see a bet made when the flush hits i just went with a bluff. but that hand TBH should have lost me most my money because had he made a bet right away i would have certainly reraised because he could have held A9 or 1010 or even went for a semi bluff.
if you think i don't have the ability to fold then look at this
the chances are i didn't know that villian well.
but i do fold some strong hands.

Flop
JJJS01	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.59
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.71
	Your hole cards	A A
cus2	Fold
snaptilt	Fold
JJJS01	Call		£0.02	£0.08	£3.57
craigcu12	Raise		£0.16	£0.24	£5.55
JJJS01	Call		£0.16	£0.40	£3.41
		Q 8 7
JJJS01	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.30	£0.70	£5.25
JJJS01	Call		£0.30	£1.00	£3.11
Turn
		3
JJJS01	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.50	£1.50	£4.75
JJJS01	Raise		£1.00	£2.50	£2.11
craigcu12	Call		£0.50	£3.00	£4.25
River
		8
JJJS01	All-in		£2.11	£5.11	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold

i hold an over pair and the board pairs but i still make a fold.
here is another example

Flop
ANGIE_GG	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.95
leccygate	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.36
	Your hole cards	K K
W21	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£4.77
lpride	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£4.50
calcalfold	Fold
ANGIE_GG	Fold
leccygate	Fold
		J 10 7
craigcu12	Bet		£0.35	£0.81	£4.42
lpride	All-in		£4.50	£5.31	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold
lpride	Muck
lpride	Win		£1.07		£1.07
lpride	Return		£4.15	£0.09	£5.22

craigcu12 · April 2013

but i can't be expected to fold every time
some villians do donk with nothing

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.50
lpride	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.69
	Your hole cards	Q Q
calcalfold	Fold
ANGIE_GG	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£1.37
leccygate	Raise		£0.08	£0.18	£2.96
craigcu12	Raise		£0.22	£0.40	£5.28
lpride	Fold
ANGIE_GG	Fold
leccygate	Call		£0.16	£0.56	£2.80
		9 3 10
craigcu12	Bet		£0.42	£0.98	£4.86
leccygate	All-in		£2.80	£3.78	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.38	£6.16	£2.48
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
leccygate	Show	9 A
Turn
		J
River
		2
craigcu12	Win	Pair of Queens	£5.69		£8.17

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.45
michaelm15	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£8.86
	Your hole cards	K Q
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.24	£4.27
michaelm15	Call		£0.16	£0.40	£8.70
		K Q 6
michaelm15	Bet		£0.20	£0.60	£8.50
craigcu12	Raise		£0.80	£1.40	£3.47
michaelm15	Call		£0.60	£2.00	£7.90
Turn
		6
michaelm15	Bet		£1.00	£3.00	£6.90
craigcu12	Call		£1.00	£4.00	£2.47
River
		8
michaelm15	Check
craigcu12	Check
michaelm15	Show	3 5
craigcu12	Show	K Q
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and Queens	£3.70		£6.17

craigcu12 · April 2013

overall my progress today was up by £1.43
as for my hand history these were my losses
£4.80 A9 vs 45 board was 239A it went all in on the turn
3.73 QQvs AA preflop
£2.99
£2.90 QQvs88
£2.27 a bluff that failed
£1-£2 6 hands
as for my wins
£4.04
£3.28
£3.03
£2-£3 5 hands
£1-£2 8 hands

calcalfold · April 2013

"when he goes on to bet the turn ok he might hold a Q but why does he go so big when their is still a chance i could hold AA KK or QQ."

I think you need to appreciate that most other players are not thinking at level 2, most 4nl players will be thinking at level 1. He knows his hand and bets accordingly, your hand isnt given consideration.

Plus of course, on the turn, he is beating AA and KK anyway.

Oh, and if your not sure what I mean, google "levels of poker thought".

------------------

And FWIW

Im never folding Kings on that JT7,

Could easily be a draw or a top pair scared of a draw.

Never heard of that player so im calling there everytime.

craigcu12 · April 2013

if i make a mistake with any hand it is this one

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.68
PITDOG77	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£6.37
	Your hole cards	Q Q
buggerme1	Fold
BigRedFrd	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£10.75
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.28	£3.50
PITDOG77	Call		£0.16	£0.44	£6.21
BigRedFrd	Call		£0.16	£0.60	£10.59
		8 3 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.30	£0.90	£3.20
PITDOG77	Fold
BigRedFrd	Call		£0.30	£1.20	£10.29
Turn
		2
craigcu12	Check
BigRedFrd	Bet		£0.90	£2.10	£9.39
craigcu12	Call		£0.90	£3.00	£2.30
River
		6
craigcu12	Check
BigRedFrd	Bet		£1.50	£4.50	£7.89
craigcu12	Call		£1.50	£6.00	£0.80
BigRedFrd	Show	8 8
craigcu12	Muck	Q Q
BigRedFrd	Win	Three 8s	£5.55		£13.44

but the other big losses today were always coming or just pure bad luck

calcalfold · April 2013

Are you still saying the JJ / 94 hand was bad luck?

calcalfold · April 2013

.

craigcu12 · April 2013

thing at the minute don't look too good and today i lost £12 which TBH is quite suprising when i have managed to get more winning hands over £1 than losses over £1
winnings
£3.22
£2-£3 4 hands
£1-£2 19 hands
losses
£3.75
£2.39 £2.10
£1-£2 11 hands
TBH i think it is one of two possibilities i am either being to scare with my bets or calling too many of the min raises from the BB.

Flop
LARSON7	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.26
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.01
	Your hole cards	Q A
Big_Baz49	Fold
Hawks62	Fold
Pavillion	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£5.37
davies1876	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£3.69
LARSON7	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£6.24
craigcu12	Raise		£0.16	£0.32	£6.85
Pavillion	Call		£0.16	£0.48	£5.21
davies1876	Call		£0.16	£0.64	£3.53
LARSON7	Fold
		8 Q 3
craigcu12	Bet		£0.48	£1.12	£6.37
Pavillion	Call		£0.48	£1.60	£4.73
davies1876	Fold
Turn
		7
craigcu12	Bet		£0.80	£2.40	£5.57
Pavillion	Call		£0.80	£3.20	£3.93
River
		8
craigcu12	Check
Pavillion	Check
craigcu12	Show	Q A
Pavillion	Muck	9 Q
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 8s	£2.96		£8.53

here an 8 might have came on the river but as value bets are so rare i might a well have still made a small bet.
same can probably be said with this one

Flop
richar1957	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£0.66
reap_sow	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.99
	Your hole cards	A K
davieeagle	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.72
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£6.51
MJDeane	Call		£0.20	£0.50	£3.57
elamigo	Fold
richar1957	Fold
reap_sow	Fold
davieeagle	Call		£0.16	£0.66	£2.56
		A 6 5
davieeagle	Bet		£0.08	£0.74	£2.48
craigcu12	Raise		£0.49	£1.23	£6.02
MJDeane	Fold
davieeagle	Call		£0.41	£1.64	£2.07
Turn
		10
davieeagle	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.68	£2.32	£5.34
davieeagle	Call		£0.68	£3.00	£1.39
River
		3
davieeagle	Check
craigcu12	Check
davieeagle	Show	10 J
craigcu12	Show	A K
craigcu12	Win	Pair of Aces	£2.77		£8.11

Flop
ZOLA816	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.78
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.39
	Your hole cards	10 K
Big_Baz49	Fold
lonesome	Fold
Lucky_Kerie34	Fold
pontyace10	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.48
ZOLA816	Call		£0.02	£0.12	£3.76
craigcu12	Check
		6 J 6
ZOLA816	Check
craigcu12	Check
pontyace10	Bet		£0.04	£0.16	£3.44
ZOLA816	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.12	£0.28	£4.27
pontyace10	Raise		£0.16	£0.44	£3.28
craigcu12	Call		£0.08	£0.52	£4.19
Turn
		7
craigcu12	Check
pontyace10	Bet		£0.52	£1.04	£2.76
craigcu12	Call		£0.52	£1.56	£3.67
River
		A
craigcu12	Check
pontyace10	Bet		£0.78	£2.34	£1.98
craigcu12	Call		£0.78	£3.12	£2.89
pontyace10	Show	Q 6
craigcu12	Show	10 K
craigcu12	Win	Flush to the King	£2.88		£5.77

my bankroll is now £108

craigcu12 · April 2013

my best hand today was my QQQAA because atleast i did not let the risk of him holding AA AQ A2 A10 prevent me doubling my stack from those weaker hands that would still call

Flop
budegirl	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.27
calcalfold	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.94
	Your hole cards	Q Q
buckyboy23	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.89
lonesome	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£3.55
budegirl	Call		£0.18	£0.48	£3.09
calcalfold	Fold
buckyboy23	Fold
		A 10 Q
budegirl	Bet		£0.04	£0.52	£3.05
craigcu12	Raise		£0.46	£0.98	£3.09
budegirl	Call		£0.42	£1.40	£2.63
Turn
		A
budegirl	Bet		£0.04	£1.44	£2.59
craigcu12	Raise		£0.60	£2.04	£2.49
budegirl	Call		£0.56	£2.60	£2.03
River
		2
budegirl	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.00	£3.60	£1.49
budegirl	Raise		£2.00	£5.60	£0.03
craigcu12	All-in		£1.49	£7.09	£0.00
budegirl	All-in		£0.03	£7.12	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£0.46	£6.66	£0.46
budegirl	Show	10 10
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Queens and Aces	£6.16		£6.62

LARSON7 · April 2013

Nice hand craig! Bit of a cooler for your oppoent, having both flopped your sets. Nice hand.

How are things going?

craigcu12 · April 2013

today i don't seem to be doing as bad with things and managed to win £3.26 and £7.88 on two of my 5 tables i did loose £6.80 on one table but the main cause was QQvAA allin preflop and set vs straight on the turn.
the hand i liked best was this

Flop
bokata	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.46
sunny1988	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.04
	Your hole cards	A J
dersili	Fold
coco521	Fold
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£6.01
craigcu12	Call		£0.08	£0.22	£3.26
bokata	Fold
sunny1988	Call		£0.04	£0.26	£3.00
		6 J K
sunny1988	Check
x	Bet		£0.13	£0.39	£5.88
craigcu12	Call		£0.13	£0.52	£3.13
sunny1988	Fold
Turn
		5
x	Bet		£0.52	£1.04	£5.36
craigcu12	Call		£0.52	£1.56	£2.61
River
		2
x	Bet		£0.56	£2.12	£4.80
craigcu12	Raise		£1.90	£4.02	£0.71
x	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		£2.47		£3.18
craigcu12	Return		£1.34	£0.21	£4.52

knowing how rare villians do bets with draws so called the flop and turn then used that 3rd diamond as a chance to bluff the river.

craigcu12 · April 2013

my week end might have been bad but today things have been much better.
although i lost 3.29 in the mini BH my cash tables won me 9.91 so overall i have gained 6.29 today
my £1+ hand history winning and losses today were
losses-£3.89, £3.76, £2.97, £2.40 £1.15 and £1.05
the profits were
£3.26
£2.49 £2.48 £2.32
£1-£2 12 hands

the big losses i did get today were nearly all bad luck
the only questionable one was this

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.74
busten10	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.62
	Your hole cards	9 9
legspin	Fold
stefros	Fold
snorbitz13	Fold
Frogmella	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.02	£0.08	£3.72
busten10	Check
		9 7 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.04	£0.12	£3.68
busten10	Call		£0.04	£0.16	£4.58
Turn
		10
craigcu12	Check
busten10	Bet		£0.16	£0.32	£4.42
craigcu12	Raise		£0.40	£0.72	£3.28
busten10	All-in		£4.42	£5.14	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£3.28	£8.42	£0.00
busten10	Unmatched bet		£0.90	£7.52	£0.90
craigcu12	Show	9 9
busten10	Show	6 8
River
		3
busten10	Win	Straight to the 10	£6.95		£7.85

LARSON7 · April 2013

I think blind on blind we need to be raising here Craig, but unlucky mate

IDONKCALLU · April 2013

think ? its a 100 per cent raise blind on blind go 16p on flop if u get called its 28p

calcalfold · April 2013

Yea, raise that up pre.

If he had a medium king hand or 2pair its going to be near impossible to win a decent pot unless you raise pre.

craigcu12 · April 2013

after starting off so well this afternoon managing to only get 1 loss over £1 in comparison to 8 winnings over£1 tonight was awful. my BR has finished at £100.64
The hand history was
losses of
£4.82
£3.84
£2-£3 5 hands
£1-£2 9 hands
the winnings were
£4.26
£3.59
£2-£3 4 hands
£1-£2 10 hands
with the last two hours getting me losses of £3.84 £2.15 £2.08 and 4 hands between £1-£2 while my wins were just £1.48 £1.32 and £1.20

craigcu12 · April 2013

their are three hand which probably reveal why things went wrong.

Flop
george3286	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.96
SINGA	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.89
	Your hole cards	A 10
x	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.81
craigcu12	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£3.30
george3286	Fold
SINGA	Fold
		J 10 3
x	Bet		£0.19	£0.57	£3.62
craigcu12	Call		£0.19	£0.76	£3.11
Turn
		6
x	Bet		£0.38	£1.14	£3.24
craigcu12	Call		£0.38	£1.52	£2.73
River
		3
x	Bet		£0.76	£2.28	£2.48
craigcu12	Call		£0.76	£3.04	£1.97
HolyCowzz	Show	K Q
craigcu12	Show	A 10
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, 10s and 3s	£2.81		£4.78

Flop
LuvNuts	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.72
Pavillion	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£6.53
	Your hole cards	Q K
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£8.28
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.34	£3.64
LuvNuts	Fold
Pavillion	Call		£0.16	£0.50	£6.37
x	Call		£0.12	£0.62	£8.16
		10 2 Q
Pavillion	Check
x	Bet		£0.62	£1.24	£7.54
craigcu12	Call		£0.62	£1.86	£3.02
Pavillion	Fold
Turn
		K
x	Bet		£1.86	£3.72	£5.68
craigcu12	All-in		£3.02	£6.74	£0.00
x	Call		£1.16	£7.90	£4.52
x	Show	J 9
craigcu12	Show	Q K
River
		6
x	Win	Straight to the King	£7.30		£11.82

Flop
Scratville	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.88
y	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.42
	Your hole cards	K Q
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.60
narked	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.16	£0.26	£2.45
wilfilson1	Fold
Scratville	Fold
y	Call		£0.12	£0.38	£2.30
x	Call		£0.12	£0.50	£2.48
		Q 10 3
y	Bet		£0.50	£1.00	£1.80
x	All-in		£2.48	£3.48	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold
y	All-in		£1.80	£5.28	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£0.18	£5.10	£0.18
y	Show	9 Q
x	Show	5 K
Turn
		K
River
		10

during the day it seems rare for a villian to bet with his draws and if he does bet it is just the minimum so with these hand i went with the J9 being an over pair or QJ QK the KQ i was think would be Jx and the K5s i could only see that being Q10.
but i guess at night villian are much more aggressive and have a much wider hand range that includes draws too.

craigcu12 · April 2013

today was quite a good day for me. overall i gained £15.11 profit and my BR is £115.75
my hand history today was
losses
£3.85 £3.81 £3.04
£2.15 £2.03
£1-£2 10 hands
profit
£5.97 £4.12 £3.29
£2-£3 11 hands
£1-£2 12 hands
i did have a few difficult hands which i might have been ahead but folded
in this hand it looked way to much like he held a pair with a 7 that got the straight

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.94
peteblue16	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.80
	Your hole cards	8 8
darkmind	Fold
Monk187	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.32
BIGSHANN	Fold
x	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£3.77
craigcu12	Call		£0.02	£0.16	£5.92
peteblue16	Check
		4 8 6
craigcu12	Check
peteblue16	Check
Monk187	Check
x	Bet		£0.04	£0.20	£3.73
craigcu12	Raise		£0.16	£0.36	£5.76
peteblue16	Fold
Monk187	Call		£0.16	£0.52	£2.16
x	Call		£0.12	£0.64	£3.61
Turn
		5
craigcu12	Bet		£0.36	£1.00	£5.40
Monk187	Fold
x	Raise		£1.72	£2.72	£1.89
craigcu12	Call		£1.36	£4.08	£4.04
River
		3
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£1.89	£5.97	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold
x	Muck
x	Win		£3.77		£3.77
x	Return		£1.89	£0.31	£5.66

when i considered the size of this villians stack i just couldn't see him risking a bluff on the turn as he probably knew i held an ace with the flop being raised. so all it left me thinking was he has a FH

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£9.16
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£6.56
	Your hole cards	A J
DogWalker1	Fold
HORSE337	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£4.15
TOD19	Fold
x	Call		£0.14	£0.36	£9.02
craigcu12	Call		£0.12	£0.48	£6.44
		10 A 6
x	Bet		£0.04	£0.52	£8.98
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.72	£6.24
HORSE337	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.88	£8.82
Turn
		A
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.44	£1.32	£5.80
x	All-in		£8.82	£10.14	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold
x	Muck
x	Win		£1.62		£1.62
x	Return		£8.38	£0.14	£10.00

craigcu12 · April 2013

i did make some hero calls
when i saw him just limp in preflop what i would have expected is for him to just call all the way with a FH plus if he has the FH and did want to jam why not do it on the flop i don't know what he had knowing he limped in preflop.

Flop
baz666	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.29
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.72
	Your hole cards	Q 7
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£5.88
cactusjac	Fold
cpcb	Fold
baz666	Call		£0.02	£0.12	£3.27
craigcu12	Check
		3 Q Q
baz666	Bet		£0.04	£0.16	£3.23
craigcu12	Raise		£0.24	£0.40	£4.48
x	Raise		£0.48	£0.88	£5.40
baz666	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.24	£1.12	£4.24
Turn
		4
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£5.40	£6.52	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£4.24	£10.76	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£1.16	£9.60	£1.16
craigcu12	Show	Q 7
x	Show
River
		Q
craigcu12	Win	Four Queens	£8.88		£8.88

i didn't see him reraise the flop or jam the turn so i went with Qx and on the river i just looked at it thinking if he has AQ then i accept the loss but he could be trying to bluff it himself

Flop
LARSON7	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.40
ARTISAN14	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.98
	Your hole cards	K K
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£5.53
hhyftrftdr	Fold
begg12	Fold
LARSON7	Fold
ARTISAN14	Call		£0.16	£0.42	£3.82
		8 8 Q
ARTISAN14	Bet		£0.21	£0.63	£3.61
craigcu12	Raise		£0.63	£1.26	£4.90
ARTISAN14	Call		£0.42	£1.68	£3.19
Turn
		4
ARTISAN14	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.84	£2.52	£4.06
ARTISAN14	Call		£0.84	£3.36	£2.35
River
		A
ARTISAN14	Bet		£1.68	£5.04	£0.67
craigcu12	Call		£1.68	£6.72	£2.38
ARTISAN14	Show
craigcu12	Show	K K
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 8s	£6.21		£8.59

calcalfold · April 2013

Craig,

I did notice you called an all in pre flop for AQ against a pretty big stack, other chap had QQ, was that based on notes or is that a standard call for you? if standard I would suggest that may be a leak, against small stacks its fine, but mid/big stacks you are often 50/50 or way behind.

craigcu12 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Craig, I did notice you called an all in pre flop for AQ against a pretty big stack, other chap had QQ, was that based on notes or is that a standard call for you? if standard I would suggest that may be a leak, against small stacks its fine, but mid/big stacks you are often 50/50 or way behind.
Posted by calcalfold

what i was looking to have him on was JJ because with him being OOP and if he knew how i play post flop had an A K or Q came he might have been unsure how to progress from their even though i might have held a weaker pair than JJ while doing a cbet.
so what i thought myself was with AK i will jam 99% of the time and on this occasion AQ is not much differant. just took the risk accepting defeat if it happened but what i know now is this villian does jam right away with his premium hands so theirfore only AK will be called by me.

the reason i say AK is jammed 99% of the time is with most deep stack villian they will probably know me better and have notes so if i were only going to reraise and make or call a jam with QQ KK or AA then it will make it very easy for folds to be made by the villian if he holds QQ-1010
overall that might have been very lucky but i think i made some very good folds yesterday.

that triple aces the reason for that fold was i notice the villian was on more than just one table so what i thought was he would know i hold the A and he has either got a set or two pair so when he saw me make another big bet he knew for sure i held an A so used that as the chance to then double with his FH. what got me to still make the call with triple queens was if he was holding a FH himself then surely he would jam the flop so it left me thinking he is doing a bluff.

calcalfold · April 2013

Hmmmm I would have to say I disagree with a lot of those thought processes.

Firstly you are putting him on one hand, when you should always be putting players on a range, and the broadness of the range can be adjusted depending on notes available.

Secondly if you are putting him on JJ, AQ should be a clear fold, since you are only 42.5% to win the hand.

Thirdly, risks should not be taken on the basis of accepting a defeat. Risks should be taken when you have right odds to do so. Whereas accepting defeat (in a given hand) should be part of a players mental conditioning to avoid tilt after taking a loss.

All intended as constructive criticism.

ccf

craigcu12 · April 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Hmmmm I would have to say I disagree with a lot of those thought processes. Firstly you are putting him on one hand, when you should always be putting players on a range, and the broadness of the range can be adjusted depending on notes available. Secondly if you are putting him on JJ, AQ should be a clear fold, since you are only 42.5% to win the hand. Thirdly, risks should not be taken on the basis of accepting a defeat. Risks should be taken when you have right odds to do so. Whereas accepting defeat (in a given hand) should be part of a players mental conditioning to avoid tilt after taking a loss. All intended as constructive criticism. ccf
Posted by calcalfold

i might be wrong to have called with AQ but atleast i know now that villian makes shoves with good hands if it were AK that i held then i would be making the call for sure otherwise villians will find it very easy to fold knowing i will only hold the premium pairs if i shove so therefore most QQ will only get called by KK or AA leaving me thinking QQ is to risky.

craigcu12 · April 2013

today was again another good day. overall i managed to win £18.13 from the cash tables which give me a bankroll of £132.68
my hand history today was
losses of
4.23 3.71 3.28 caused from a weaker set and FH and a nut flush vs FH
£1-£2 8 hands
the profits were
£3-£4 6 hands
£2-£4 6 hands
£1-£2 13 hands

what today did seem to have was quite a lot of maniacs here were some of those hands i had

Flop
Royston777	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.48
Atomsmash	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.90
	Your hole cards	9 9
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.86
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.30	£5.56
Royston777	Fold
Atomsmash	Fold
x	Call		£0.16	£0.46	£3.70
		9 4 10
x	Bet		£0.23	£0.69	£3.47
craigcu12	Raise		£0.92	£1.61	£4.64
x	Call		£0.69	£2.30	£2.78
Turn
		5
x	Bet		£2.30	£4.60	£0.48
craigcu12	All-in		£4.64	£9.24	£0.00
x	All-in		£0.48	£9.72	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£1.86	£7.86	£1.86
x	Show	J 6
craigcu12	Show	9 9
River
		Q
craigcu12	Win	Three 9s	£7.27		£9.13

the hand i feel most annoyed with was this i might have played it badly post flop but i wouldn't expect many to wait until post flop. wonder how the villian himself would have fealt had the K came as the chances of me then calling a jam would drop greatly know two pairs would have been possible.

Flop
x	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£7.30
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£6.35
	Your hole cards	A A
BIGSHANN	Fold
x	Raise		£0.06	£0.12	£7.24
craigcu12	Raise		£0.28	£0.40	£6.07
x	Call		£0.24	£0.64	£7.00
		Q J 6
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.32	£0.96	£5.75
x	Call		£0.32	£1.28	£6.68
Turn
		4
x	Check
craigcu12	Check
River
		6
x	Bet		£0.96	£2.24	£5.72
craigcu12	Call		£0.96	£3.20	£4.79
x	Show	K K
craigcu12	Show	A A
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 6s	£2.96		£7.75

my best bit of play was this bluff i pulled by using the 3rd Q as trips

Flop
tosca21	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.14
Mischief14	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.96
	Your hole cards	9 8
x	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£3.07
craigcu12	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£3.86
sapper2425	Fold
tosca21	Fold
Mischief14	Fold
		4 J 2
x	Bet		£0.23	£0.69	£2.84
craigcu12	Call		£0.23	£0.92	£3.63
Turn
		Q
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.46	£1.38	£3.17
x	Call		£0.46	£1.84	£2.38
River
		Q
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.84	£3.68	£1.33
x	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		£1.70		£3.03
craigcu12	Return		£1.84	£0.14	£4.87

calcalfold · April 2013

Hand 1, fine obv

Hand 2, Why check the 4? it doesnt change anything. The check just makes it harder to play for stacks on the river.

Hand 3, I dont really like this for the following reason. Turn gave you information that villain might not be keen on their holding any longer. No need to bluff pot bet. If they are folding for £1.84 they will almost certainly fold for about £1.10 and maybe even less than that. You will fold out the same hands and also save yourself the 74pence if you get called. So imo avoid mashing the pot button as a default choice for bluffs.

Also, are you just loading up x number of tables and remaining on them for the duration of your session?

craigcu12 · April 2013

had a very difficult decision with this hand
with the flop getting raised i was starting to think he has a third J an only called with it being a min raise then when the 3rd J comes on the turn when he jammed i was looking at it being quads because with these hands looking so unlikely he might have believe it would be easy for me to call it also another thing that i have noted down about this villian is he won't reraise the premium pairs preflop instead he will start getting aggressive post flop so as well as J being possible he might have held AA or KK i just didn't see him likely to hold 10 10 or 99 because if he is so passive with premium pairs preflop i didn't expect him to reraise on the flop with 99 or 1010 when their is two jacks

Flop
DogWalker1	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.62
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.16
	Your hole cards	Q Q
silentone	Fold
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£3.06
dun4	Fold
elamigo	Fold
DogWalker1	Call		£0.06	£0.20	£4.56
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.40	£6.96
x	Call		£0.16	£0.56	£2.90
DogWalker1	Call		£0.16	£0.72	£4.40
		J J 8
DogWalker1	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.36	£1.08	£6.60
x	Raise		£0.72	£1.80	£2.18
DogWalker1	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.36	£2.16	£6.24
Turn
		J
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£2.18	£4.34	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold

craigcu12 diary

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