craigcu12 diary

craigcu12 · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Craig why do you not top up your stack? Missing so much profit when you have moster hands against bad players.
Posted by calcalfold[/QUOTE
TBH you don't know how hard it find sometimes to get decent pots
in this hand for instance i get my up down straight draw so try getting the pot built ready incase i hit the straight but both villian fold right away it's as if they think i have the A
craigcu12 Small blind £0.02 £0.02 £8.31
ALICEWHO Big blind £0.04 £0.06 £2.09
Your hole cards
8
10

garner909 Fold
bokata Fold
simonhkr30 Call £0.04 £0.10 £2.78
craigcu12 Call £0.02 £0.12 £8.29
ALICEWHO Raise £0.16 £0.28 £1.93
simonhkr30 Call £0.16 £0.44 £2.62
craigcu12 Call £0.16 £0.60 £8.13
Flop

A
9
7

craigcu12 Bet £0.30 £0.90 £7.83
ALICEWHO Fold
simonhkr30 Fold

calcalfold · February 2013

But what if he had K4, you just got him to fold the best hand, nice work.

The purpose of betting draws is not just to build a pot to win if you hit, its to give you a second way of winning the pot, ie without showdown, in this case the latter worked.

I play a lot of 4nl right now. On the whole the standard of play is abysmal, excluding perhaps 5 or 6 players. I just think sitting with anything other than max buy in is missed value.

calcalfold · February 2013

Nice work,

How do you manage 6 tables? does the small size work ok with you? it confuses the hell out of me - far too cluttered. So really 4 is my limit right now

Looking to get a VGA cable and hook up to my TV soon, 6 tables here we go!

TINTIN · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

Nice work, How do you manage 6 tables? does the small size work ok with you? it confuses the hell out of me - far too cluttered. So really 4 is my limit right now Looking to get a VGA cable and hook up to my TV soon, 6 tables here we go!
Posted by calcalfold

hooking up to your tv will make no difference if the screen resolution is the same. just because its a bigger screen doesnt always mean you will fit more tables on it. you need to go on screen resolution as to how many you can fit on your screen. the bigger the resolution the more you can fit.

mini view does take a little getting used to, i admit, but i dont find it cluttered. i was always a little wary of the difference at first but the more i played the better it looked. if i didnt play in mini view i wouldnt be playing 12 tables at a time like now

TINTIN · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : i do top up my stack but it's just not as often because i'm on 6 tables at once so sometime will forget to to up my stack also it helps make it easier to work out my total profits. generally if i reach the />£3 mark i the go for the top up. btw atleast i got one mega hand today larrymel30 Small blind £0.02 £0.02 £3.77 garner909 Big blind £0.04 £0.06 £3.25 Your hole cards K A Frogmella Fold craigcu12 Raise £0.20 £0.26 £3.96 slimy101 Call £0.20 £0.46 £3.14 alliance01 Fold larrymel30 Raise £0.34 £0.80 £3.43 garner909 Fold craigcu12 All-in £3.96 £4.76 £0.00 slimy101 All-in £3.14 £7.90 £0.00 larrymel30 All-in £3.43 £11.33 £0.00 craigcu12 Unmatched bet £0.37 £10.96 £0.37 larrymel30 Show 9 9 craigcu12 Show K A slimy101 Show Q J Flop 3 5 K Turn Q River 10 craigcu12 Win Pair of Kings £10.13 £10.50 this hand probably sums up how bad people are sometime on these tables arlhe Small blind £0.02 £0.02 £4.27 craigcu12 Big blind £0.04 £0.06 £3.96 Your hole cards J J wellswiz06 Fold TINTIN Fold carrotttop Raise £0.16 £0.22 £3.80 toon222 Call £0.16 £0.38 £3.68 arlhe Fold craigcu12 Raise £0.48 £0.86 £3.48 carrotttop Fold toon222 Call £0.36 £1.22 £3.32 Flop A J 3 craigcu12 Check toon222 Bet £0.32 £1.54 £3.00 craigcu12 Call £0.32 £1.86 £3.16 Turn 4 craigcu12 Bet £0.76 £2.62 £2.40 toon222 Call £0.76 £3.38 £2.24 River K craigcu12 Bet £1.69 £5.07 £0.71 toon222 Call £1.69 £6.76 £0.55 craigcu12 Show J J toon222 Muck 3 3 craigcu12 Win Three Jacks £6.25 £6.96 this villian hits his set ok he does a bet on the flop then when i do a bet on the turn which is just blank he goes for the call what possibly can i represent thier other thank KcQc or Kc Jc i would have went for the reraise anyday.
Posted by craigcu12

i think your being a little harsh with your description of the villian in hand 2. i'd be more concerned that you left him with money after the hand had played out when he should have had zero. i think you played it badly. im not a lover of how you played the hand post flop but on the river the villain had less than the size of the pot behind, it looks around 3/4, so why only bet half pot. missed value there me thinks

calcalfold · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : hooking up to your tv will make no difference if the screen resolution is the same. just because its a bigger screen doesnt always mean you will fit more tables on it. you need to go on screen resolution as to how many you can fit on your screen. the bigger the resolution the more you can fit. mini view does take a little getting used to, i admit, but i dont find it cluttered. i was always a little wary of the difference at first but the more i played the better it looked. if i didnt play in mini view i wouldnt be playing 12 tables at a time like now
Posted by TINTIN

Will be using it as a second inline screen, increasing the size of the desktop

craigcu12 · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : i think your being a little harsh with your description of the villian in hand 2. i'd be more concerned that you left him with money after the hand had played out when he should have had zero. i think you played it badly. im not a lover of how you played the hand post flop but on the river the villain had less than the size of the pot behind, it looks around 3/4, so why only bet half pot. missed value there me thinks
Posted by TINTIN

i've got to admit the reason for my check on the flop was i saw that A and thought to myself if i jumped straight in with a bet then i would be very likely to scare him away so i will give him a free card. when he bet i thought maybe he has an A which i would have put most villians on.

TINTIN · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary : i've got to admit the reason for my check on the flop was i saw that A and thought to myself if i jumped straight in with a bet then i would be very likely to scare him away so i will give him a free card. when he bet i thought maybe he has an A which i would have put most villians on.
Posted by craigcu12

the simple fact is you flopped set over set here and still never stacked opponent and it mainly boils down to your bet sizing.

forgetting the check on the flop, why bet less than half pot on the turn. bet more here the villain has less left to call river bets, so your river bet doesnt then look big in relation to pot size.

as played the villain has 3/4 of the pot size behind, why wasnt your bet to put him all in instead of half potting it?

the way you played it with checking the flop and leading the turn stinks of a large set imo and the villain could have been wary of this and thats why they just called down saving themselves money. it might not be a large amount but its still 14 big blinds you lost out on

craigcu12 · February 2013

i had a bad start today but things managed to turn round after i got knocked out the 4K BH that i went in through a sat.
over all my balance is £156
the way it became was with losses of 12.75 in three tourneys and £1.21, £7.36 £5 0.97, £10.78, £3.87, £0.14 and £0.57 in cash games

the profits were £8.31, £5.13, £3.74, £2.24, £2.79, £5.85
so overall my cash tables got me a loss of £1.84

craigcu12 · February 2013

as much as it was disapointing to have suffered a loss today the fish and maniacs again were the main cause
here my shove still doesn't stop a villian call K10

Flop
popeye374	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£6.68
x	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£11.93
	Your hole cards	K A
J4MBOBW	Fold
DrSharp	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.24	£0.36	£7.85
popeye374	Call		£0.20	£0.56	£6.48
x	Raise		£0.80	£1.36	£11.13
craigcu12	All-in		£7.85	£9.21	£0.00
popeye374	Fold
x	All-in		£11.13	£20.34	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£3.92	£16.42	£3.92
x	Show	K 10
craigcu12	Show	K A
		5 10 9
Turn
		4
River
		4
x	Win	Two Pairs, 10s and 4s	£15.18		£19.10

any overcard seems to still work ok for this villian

Flop
conall332	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£5.09
TheRat1	Big blind		£0.05	£0.10	£1.27
	Your hole cards	Q 8
JusChick	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.05	£0.15	£4.05
jimmystack	Call		£0.05	£0.20	£10.79
conall332	Check
TheRat1	Check
		2 Q 9
conall332	Bet		£0.10	£0.30	£4.99
TheRat1	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.10	£0.40	£3.95
jimmystack	Call		£0.10	£0.50	£10.69
Turn
		9
conall332	Bet		£0.25	£0.75	£4.74
craigcu12	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£3.70
jimmystack	Call		£0.25	£1.25	£10.44
River
		7
conall332	Check
craigcu12	Check
jimmystack	Bet		£1.25	£2.50	£9.19
conall332	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£1.25	£3.75	£2.45
jimmystack	Show	6 A
craigcu12	Muck	Q 8
jimmystack	Win	Flush to the Ace	£3.46		£12.65

sometimes being sandwhiched is a good thing
on villian bets so i call with my top pair then the maniac shove and the first villian calls leaving me with no choice but to put atleast on of them on either a set or over pair

Flop
5928	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£4.81
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.05	£0.10	£5.72
	Your hole cards	Q K
beamer1968	Fold
x	Call		£0.05	£0.15	£5.29
conall332	Fold
TheRat1	Call		£0.05	£0.20	£1.08
y	Raise		£0.05	£0.25	£4.76
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.45	£5.52
x	Call		£0.20	£0.65	£5.09
TheRat1	Fold
y	Raise		£0.30	£0.95	£4.46
craigcu12	Call		£0.15	£1.10	£5.37
x	Call		£0.15	£1.25	£4.94
		Q 5 4
y	Bet		£1.25	£2.50	£3.21
craigcu12	Call		£1.25	£3.75	£4.12
x	All-in		£4.94	£8.69	£0.00
y	All-in		£3.21	£11.90	£0.00
craigcu12	Fold
x	Unmatched bet		£0.48	£11.42	£0.48
y	Show	A K
x	Show	8 7
Turn
		6
River
		9
x	Win	Flush to the Queen	£10.56		£11.04

this villian should thank me for showing him how to play pairs like that
other times i would have held KJ which he would have lost his QQ all because he just calls

Flop
BIG_KICKER	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£7.76
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£7.68
	Your hole cards	9 9
33sniper33	Fold
jackson16	Fold
x	Raise		£0.16	£0.28	£9.70
BIG_KICKER	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.24	£0.52	£7.44
x	Call		£0.16	£0.68	£9.54
		7 10 J
craigcu12	Bet		£0.34	£1.02	£7.10
x	Call		£0.34	£1.36	£9.20
Turn
		7
craigcu12	Bet		£0.32	£1.68	£6.78
x	Call		£0.32	£2.00	£8.88
River
		K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.32	£2.32	£6.46
x	Call		£0.32	£2.64	£8.56
craigcu12	Show	9 9
x	Show	Q Q
x	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 7s	£2.44		£11.00

TINTIN · February 2013

we cant get action every time we flop a monster, its about maximising the times we do. thats why im a little critical of the other hand i was discussing. you need to remember that when you make a big hand you want to win big, so to win big you got to bet big.

ideally your aiming to get the others stack but you want to bet enough on flop and turn so your river bet will be less that a pot size bet. so the more you can get in on flop and turn the less you have to try and get in on the river.

i would say keep your bets to 1/2 pot minimum but personal preference is nearer to 3/4. this alows you to build a juicy pot worth winning. even if they decide to fold the turn for example its cost your opponent more meaning we win more.

hope the above makes some sense.

craigcu12 · February 2013

atleast i got some good amounts of cash

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£5.76
33sniper33	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£5.43
	Your hole cards	A A
Chezzy30	Fold
wasky-180	Call		£0.08	£0.20	£7.92
x	Call		£0.08	£0.28	£7.47
shirley02	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.48	£5.56
33sniper33	Fold
wasky-180	Call		£0.16	£0.64	£7.76
x	Call		£0.16	£0.80	£7.31
		9 8 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.60	£1.40	£4.96
wasky-180	Call		£0.60	£2.00	£7.16
x	Call		£0.60	£2.60	£6.71
Turn
		3
craigcu12	Bet		£1.30	£3.90	£3.66
wasky-180	Fold
x	Call		£1.30	£5.20	£5.41
River
		3
craigcu12	All-in		£3.66	£8.86	£0.00
x	Call		£3.66	£12.52	£1.75
craigcu12	Show	A A
x	Show	10 10
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 3s	£11.58		£11.58

i did hit a few quads today as well one of them being probably thanks to another villian who thinks it's a good idea limping in with premium pairs also with idiot being a maniac who calls anything he wasted the chance of mega money from him

Flop
DrSharp	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£14.29
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£7.56
	Your hole cards	Q 10
summoner	Fold
x	Call		£0.08	£0.20	£5.16
idiot	Call		£0.08	£0.28	£17.41
J4MBOBW	Fold
DrSharp	Fold
craigcu12	Check
		9 10 8
craigcu12	Check
x	Bet		£0.08	£0.36	£5.08
idiot	Raise		£0.41	£0.77	£17.00
craigcu12	Call		£0.41	£1.18	£7.15
x	Call		£0.33	£1.51	£4.75
Turn
		10
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£4.75	£6.26	£0.00
idiot	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£4.75	£11.01	£2.40
craigcu12	Show	Q 10
x	Show	Q Q
River
		10
craigcu12	Win	Four 10s	£10.18		£12.58

the best quads of all here

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.98
zeenpeem	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.50
	Your hole cards	A A
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£4.94
dabossman	Fold
JoeWalsh17	Call		£0.08	£0.22	£1.34
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.40	£4.80
zeenpeem	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.52	£4.82
JoeWalsh17	Call		£0.12	£0.64	£1.22
		4 5 A
craigcu12	Bet		£0.12	£0.76	£4.68
x	Call		£0.12	£0.88	£4.70
JoeWalsh17	Fold
Turn
		9
craigcu12	Bet		£0.36	£1.24	£4.32
x	Raise		£1.96	£3.20	£2.74
craigcu12	Raise		£3.20	£6.40	£1.12
x	All-in		£2.74	£9.14	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£1.12	£10.26	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£0.02	£10.24	£0.02
craigcu12	Show	A A
x	Show	5 5
River
		A
craigcu12	Win	Four Aces	£9.47		£9.47

atleast one of my sets got good value

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Poplar134	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.72
wellswiz06	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.56
	Your hole cards	Q Q
TheTopTee	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£4.85
x	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£7.82
Poplar134	Fold
wellswiz06	Fold
Flop
		6 9 Q
craigcu12	Bet		£0.20	£0.66	£4.65
x	Call		£0.20	£0.86	£7.62
Turn
		A
craigcu12	Bet		£0.43	£1.29	£4.22
x	Call		£0.43	£1.72	£7.19
River
		6
craigcu12	Bet		£1.29	£3.01	£2.93
x	All-in		£7.19	£10.20	£0.00
craigcu12	All-in		£2.93	£13.13	£0.00
x	Unmatched bet		£2.97	£10.16	£2.97
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
x	Show	A J
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Queens and 6s	£9.39		£9.39

i think this villian misunderstands bluffs

Flop
sonialaris	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.80
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.86
	Your hole cards	Q Q
BigRedFrd	Fold
x	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.16
sylvo22	Fold
sonialaris	Call		£0.02	£0.12	£2.78
craigcu12	Raise		£0.12	£0.24	£3.74
x	Call		£0.12	£0.36	£3.04
sonialaris	Fold
		10 3 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.27	£0.63	£3.47
x	Call		£0.27	£0.90	£2.77
Turn
		9
craigcu12	Bet		£0.68	£1.58	£2.79
x	Call		£0.68	£2.26	£2.09
River
		7
craigcu12	Bet		£0.64	£2.90	£2.15
x	All-in		£2.09	£4.99	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£1.45	£6.44	£0.70
craigcu12	Show	Q Q
x	Show	4 5
craigcu12	Win	Pair of Queens	£5.95		£6.65

overall my winnings got me
5.78
£4-£5 3 hands
3.73
£2-£3 2 hands
£1-£2 11 hands
my losses got me
8.09 although i should have actually made 8.09
3.52
£1-£2 14 hands

craigcu12 · February 2013

thinks seem to be turn bad for me now and my bankroll has dropped again with me now having £143
the thing i think causes the greatest of difficulty is the no. of loose passive nits i find on these tables.

craigcu12 · February 2013

could have made a good recovery in my last session if it wasn't for these very unlucky hands
one villian alone twice got the card or cards he needed
hand one i shove preflop which he calls and so i hit the A which is the very card i need and so think to myself this is a good win but what happens he get the one card that he needs to save himself on the river meaning i lost 5.57

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£8.78
angermoose	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.70
	Your hole cards	Q A
nickd49931	Fold
x	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£5.37
craigcu12	Raise		£0.82	£1.08	£7.96
angermoose	Fold
x	Raise		£1.28	£2.36	£4.09
craigcu12	All-in		£7.96	£10.32	£0.00
x	All-in		£4.09	£14.41	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£3.23	£11.18	£3.23
craigcu12	Show	Q A
x	Show	K Q
		A 2 10
Turn
		7
River
		J
x	Win	Straight to the Ace	£10.34		£10.34

if that wasn't bad enough the same villian again get his river card on this hand and what was worst still was here he has only got two availible not 4

Flop
angermoose	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.36
nickd49931	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.36
	Your hole cards	A 8
x	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£9.99
craigcu12	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£2.51
angermoose	Fold
nickd49931	Call		£0.16	£0.62	£4.20
		A A J
nickd49931	Check
x	Bet		£0.48	£1.10	£9.51
craigcu12	Call		£0.48	£1.58	£2.03
nickd49931	Fold
Turn
		10
x	Bet		£1.20	£2.78	£8.31
craigcu12	All-in		£2.03	£4.81	£0.00
x	Call		£0.83	£5.64	£7.48
x	Show	7 7
craigcu12	Show	A 8
River
		7
x	Win	Full House, 7s and Aces	£5.21		£12.69

craigcu12 · February 2013

i still managed some good luck
here villian 1 raises then villian 2 shoves so i went for it myself and villian 1 had KK but lucky for me i hit the J on the flop

Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.94
angermoose	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.02
	Your hole cards	J J
1	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£3.10
2	All-in		£0.63	£0.85	£0.00
choc575	Fold
Bennmannn	Fold
craigcu12	All-in		£3.94	£4.79	£0.00
angermoose	Fold
1	All-in		£3.10	£7.89	£0.00
craigcu12	Unmatched bet		£0.70	£7.19	£0.70
craigcu12	Show	J J
1	Show	K K
2	Show	A 4
Flop
		9 6 J
Turn
		7
River
		5
craigcu12	Win	Three Jacks	£6.65		£7.35

not long after that the same villian 1 got his money back

Flop
Gixxer1	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£1.41
lucas01	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.12
	Your hole cards	10 10
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£7.04
angermoose	Fold
1	Call		£0.20	£0.46	£3.65
nickd49931	Fold
Gixxer1	Fold
lucas01	Fold
		Q 10 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.23	£0.69	£6.81
1	Call		£0.23	£0.92	£3.42
Turn
		J
craigcu12	Bet		£0.69	£1.61	£6.12
1	All-in		£3.42	£5.03	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.73	£7.76	£3.39
craigcu12	Show	10 10
1	Show	9 A
River
		6
1	Win	Straight to the Ace	£7.17		£7.17

i was fairly certain he held the straight but considering i held the set i still called for the chance of the FH or split pot
overall it was me 2- villian 1 as i got him with my AA against his QQ on the flop

Flop
Blake187	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.85
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.69
	Your hole cards	A A
angermoose	Fold
1	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£13.51
nickd49931	Fold
gerrard17	Call		£0.08	£0.22	£2.41
Blake187	Call		£0.06	£0.28	£2.79
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.48	£4.49
1	Raise		£0.80	£1.28	£12.71
gerrard17	Fold
Blake187	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£1.92	£3.20	£2.57
1	Call		£1.28	£4.48	£11.43
		4 K 2
craigcu12	All-in		£2.57	£7.05	£0.00
1	Call		£2.57	£9.62	£8.86
craigcu12	Show	A A
1	Show	Q Q
Turn
		9
River
		7
craigcu12	Win	Pair of Aces	£8.89		£8.89

craigcu12 · February 2013

well today has been one of them days where time and time again villian fold as soon as i do a raise or bet post flop.
these are clearly the full reasons why i am having to make them 20p bets preflop. if i just bet 12p then once i do a bet on the flop the villians fold unless they hit monsters which they go with constant calls this then leaves me so confused with how to play my hands from the flop because quite simply they just don't do enough aggression even when they have strong hands.
i thought a blank card would mean nothing has changed but this villian must think that it does change things. he decided to jump in with a bet right away so i raised then made another bet on the turn as it was blank but what happens he folds

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.30
x	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£5.29
	Your hole cards	6 6
craigcu12	Raise		£0.10	£0.16	£4.20
x	Call		£0.08	£0.24	£5.21
		6 7 J
x	Bet		£0.24	£0.48	£4.97
craigcu12	Raise		£0.60	£1.08	£3.60
x	Call		£0.36	£1.44	£4.61
Turn
		4
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£1.08	£2.52	£2.52
x	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		£1.33		£3.85
craigcu12	Return		£1.08	£0.11	£4.93

benc · February 2013

Hey craig, maybe some of the players are adjusting to your style of play and giving you alot of respect for having hands when you put in big raises now, take a note of these guys and hopefully you can take advantage of your image and put in some well timed bluffs every so often. Keep up the good work.

calcalfold · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

thinks seem to be turn bad for me now and my bankroll has dropped again with me now having £143 the thing i think causes the greatest of difficulty is the no. of loose passive nits i find on these tables.
Posted by craigcu12

Craig, by definition a nit is not loose

craigcu12 · February 2013

well i decided to play poker all through friday night into saturday morning and found it much easier to get some callers with my decent hands.
my best hand of the night was this

Flop
scottsman1	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.23
6556pokerp	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.02
	Your hole cards	A K
y	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£4.35
x	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£3.85
craigcu12	Raise		£0.16	£0.30	£3.65
scottsman1	Call		£0.14	£0.44	£5.09
6556pokerp	Fold
y	Call		£0.12	£0.56	£4.23
x	Call		£0.12	£0.68	£3.73
		5 2 K
scottsman1	Check
y	Bet		£0.34	£1.02	£3.89
x	Call		£0.34	£1.36	£3.39
craigcu12	Raise		£1.19	£2.55	£2.46
scottsman1	Fold
y	Call		£0.85	£3.40	£3.04
x	Call		£0.85	£4.25	£2.54
Turn
		2
y	Check
x	Check
craigcu12	All-in		£2.46	£6.71	£0.00
y	Call		£2.46	£9.17	£0.58
x	Call		£2.46	£11.63	£0.08
River
		A
y	Check
x	Check
craigcu12	Show	A K
y	Muck	K 7
x	Muck	J J
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Kings	£10.75		£10.75

their was those which were helped by monster over monster

Flop
ClawisBack	Small blind		£0.04	£0.04	£7.86
roxylee	Big blind		£0.08	£0.12	£4.34
	Your hole cards	J J
x	Call		£0.08	£0.20	£7.92
craigcu12	Raise		£0.32	£0.52	£11.45
mrsteel	Fold
MP33	Fold
ClawisBack	Fold
roxylee	Fold
x	Call		£0.24	£0.76	£7.68
		J 7 A
x	Check
craigcu12	Check
Turn
		8
x	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.38	£1.14	£11.07
x	Raise		£0.76	£1.90	£6.92
craigcu12	Call		£0.38	£2.28	£10.69
River
		3
x	Bet		£1.71	£3.99	£5.21
craigcu12	Raise		£5.99	£9.98	£4.70
x	All-in		£5.21	£15.19	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£0.93	£16.12	£3.77
x	Show	8 8
craigcu12	Show	J J
craigcu12	Win	Three Jacks	£14.91		£18.68

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£9.37
lonesome	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.22
	Your hole cards	J A
slackalice	Fold
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£2.57
clubhammer	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.32	£9.19
lonesome	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.44	£2.45
		A J Q
craigcu12	Bet		£0.22	£0.66	£8.97
x	Call		£0.22	£0.88	£2.23
Turn
		J
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£2.23	£3.11	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.23	£5.34	£6.74
craigcu12	Show	J A
x	Show	J Q
River
		2
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Jacks and Aces	£4.93		£11.67

also i did hit them lucky card i needed to save me

Flop
Pittlepott	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£8.21
Strider_78	Big blind		£0.05	£0.10	£5.28
	Your hole cards	Q A
craigcu12	Raise		£0.25	£0.35	£6.24
wally21	Raise		£0.45	£0.80	£8.76
dax33	Fold
enigma599	Call		£0.45	£1.25	£11.83
Pittlepott	Call		£0.40	£1.65	£7.81
Strider_78	Fold
craigcu12	All-in		£6.24	£7.89	£0.00
wally21	Call		£6.04	£13.93	£2.72
enigma599	Fold
Pittlepott	Fold
craigcu12	Show	Q A
wally21	Show	Q Q
		A 6 7
Turn
		5
River
		10
craigcu12	Win	Pair of Aces	£12.88		£12.88

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.65
hick6661	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£11.60
	Your hole cards	K K
detcenno10	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.04
slackalice	Fold
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.18	£3.06
bbarb	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.36	£6.47
hick6661	Fold
detcenno10	Fold
x	Call		£0.12	£0.48	£2.94
		Q K 5
craigcu12	Check
x	Check
Turn
		8
craigcu12	Check
x	All-in		£2.94	£3.42	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.94	£6.36	£3.53
craigcu12	Show	K K
x	Show	A 10
River
		5
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Kings and 5s	£5.88		£9.41

calcalfold · February 2013

That call with KK was terrible - calling £2.94 into about a 44p pot where you are ahead about 3% of the time where thye may have gone crazy with 2 pair.

The call with AQ was also poor.

Your game and bankroll will vastly improve when you are able to lay down premium starting hands

craigcu12 · February 2013

well i've decided to now do a more constant betting with all my hand either 20p UTG and UTG+1 or 12p if it's the cut of and button.
bluffs are fairly easy most times for all the money i might loose from these i easily get it back either by big hands or bluffs that did work like this one

Flop
RICKSTAR18	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.25
Shawn92	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.07
	Your hole cards	4 4
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£3.63
reap_sow	Fold
TINTIN	Fold
RICKSTAR18	Call		£0.18	£0.44	£4.07
Shawn92	Fold
		K 3 Q
RICKSTAR18	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.33	£0.77	£3.30
RICKSTAR18	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		£0.40		£3.70
craigcu12	Return		£0.33	£0.04	£4.03

craigcu12 · February 2013

over all i got 3 big losses

Flop
TINTIN	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.08
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.40
	Your hole cards	A Q
Frogmella	Fold
MELLOR85	Fold
bokata	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£3.47
reap_sow	Fold
TINTIN	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.34	£4.20
bokata	All-in		£3.47	£3.81	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£3.31	£7.12	£0.89
craigcu12	Show	A Q
bokata	Show	J J
		3 6 J
Turn
		4
River
		6
bokata	Win	Full House, Jacks and 6s	£6.58		£6.58

if it was 5p/10p or 10p/20p then yes i would fold AQ but i see AQ just as good as AK because these tables get villians shoving with a much great range including KQ KJ even QJ

this hand was hard to choose but i put too much in already so had to try making to call for the chance of a FH

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.56
reap_sow	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.50
mattbeyn19	Big blind		£0.04	£0.10	£2.66
	Your hole cards	8 8
narc1973	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£1.22
spinky6108	Fold
mattbeyn19	Check
kano47	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.32	£3.38
reap_sow	Fold
narc1973	Call		£0.16	£0.48	£1.06
mattbeyn19	Call		£0.16	£0.64	£2.50
		8 7 6
craigcu12	Bet		£0.32	£0.96	£3.06
narc1973	Fold
mattbeyn19	Call		£0.32	£1.28	£2.18
Turn
		5
craigcu12	Bet		£0.96	£2.24	£2.10
mattbeyn19	All-in		£2.18	£4.42	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£1.22	£5.64	£0.88
craigcu12	Show	8 8
mattbeyn19	Show	9 7
River
		4
mattbeyn19	Win	Straight to the 9	£5.21		£5.21

this hand was the hardest to choose because with me holding a pair flush draw and up down straight i saw too much in the hand for a fold and had already call the first shove

Flop
shunto69	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.57
seca	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.42
	Your hole cards	10 9
COGGY1111	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£2.57
craigcu12	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£6.98
peterpaul	Call		£0.04	£0.18	£3.90
twint	Fold
shunto69	Call		£0.02	£0.20	£2.55
seca	Check
		10 4 J
shunto69	Bet		£0.04	£0.24	£2.51
seca	Call		£0.04	£0.28	£1.38
COGGY1111	Call		£0.04	£0.32	£2.53
craigcu12	Call		£0.04	£0.36	£6.94
peterpaul	Call		£0.04	£0.40	£3.86
Turn
		8
shunto69	Bet		£0.08	£0.48	£2.43
seca	All-in		£1.38	£1.86	£0.00
COGGY1111	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£1.38	£3.24	£5.56
peterpaul	Fold
shunto69	All-in		£2.43	£5.67	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£1.13	£6.80	£4.43
shunto69	Show	J 10
seca	Show	4 8
craigcu12	Show	10 9
River
		3
shunto69	Win	Two Pairs, Jacks and 10s	£6.29		£6.29

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.94
Fearless28	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.50
	Your hole cards	10 K
50bar	Fold
Frogmella	Raise		£0.12	£0.18	£3.78
bushaayy	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.10	£0.28	£3.84
Fearless28	Call		£0.08	£0.36	£2.42
		5 7 K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.27	£0.63	£3.57
Fearless28	Call		£0.27	£0.90	£2.15
Frogmella	Call		£0.27	£1.17	£3.51
Turn
		9
craigcu12	Bet		£0.59	£1.76	£2.98
Fearless28	All-in		£2.15	£3.91	£0.00
Frogmella	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£1.56	£5.47	£1.42
craigcu12	Show	10 K
Fearless28	Show	8 6
River
		9
Fearless28	Win	Straight to the 9	£5.05		£5.05

over all these hands lost me 3.55 2.70 2.59 and 2.54

craigcu12 · February 2013

on a better note after a few days where i was struggling to get all ins called by villians today atleast two villians made the call after i went all in later than preflop

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.90
peterpaul	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.56
	Your hole cards	A Q
DUNKY993	Fold
shunto69	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£6.73
nirvana29	Call		£0.04	£0.14	£0.82
MAZZ1953	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.18	£0.32	£3.72
peterpaul	Fold
shunto69	Call		£0.16	£0.48	£6.57
nirvana29	Call		£0.16	£0.64	£0.66
		5 9 A
craigcu12	Bet		£0.48	£1.12	£3.24
shunto69	Call		£0.48	£1.60	£6.09
nirvana29	Fold
Turn
		4
craigcu12	Bet		£1.20	£2.80	£2.04
shunto69	Call		£1.20	£4.00	£4.89
River
		9
craigcu12	All-in		£2.04	£6.04	£0.00
shunto69	All-in		£4.89	£10.93	£0.00
shunto69	Unmatched bet		£2.85	£8.08	£2.85
craigcu12	Show	A Q
shunto69	Show	A 2
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and 9s	£7.47		£7.47

Flop
Dav56	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.61
mathaftm	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£7.36
	Your hole cards	6 5
clubhammer	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£4.88
EVER	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.12	£0.22	£4.26
dazzler59	Call		£0.12	£0.34	£2.23
Dav56	Fold
mathaftm	Call		£0.08	£0.42	£7.28
clubhammer	Call		£0.08	£0.50	£4.80
		3 6 9
mathaftm	Check
clubhammer	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.38	£0.88	£3.88
dazzler59	Fold
mathaftm	Call		£0.38	£1.26	£6.90
clubhammer	Fold
Turn
		5
mathaftm	Check
craigcu12	All-in		£3.88	£5.14	£0.00
mathaftm	Call		£3.88	£9.02	£3.02
mathaftm	Show	9 A
craigcu12	Show	6 5
River
		10
craigcu12	Win	Two Pairs, 6s and 5s	£8.34		£8.34

this hand the villian makes the mistake himself

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£5.59
zarro	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£3.35
	Your hole cards	A A
DUDLYE888	Raise		£0.16	£0.22	£4.35
calcalfold	Call		£0.16	£0.38	£5.37
TLK65	Fold
TINTIN	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.50	£0.88	£5.09
zarro	Fold
DUDLYE888	Call		£0.36	£1.24	£3.99
calcalfold	Fold
		J 4 5
craigcu12	Bet		£0.93	£2.17	£4.16
DUDLYE888	Call		£0.93	£3.10	£3.06
Turn
		A
craigcu12	Check
DUDLYE888	All-in		£3.06	£6.16	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£3.06	£9.22	£1.10
craigcu12	Show	A A
DUDLYE888	Show	A 4
River
		4
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Aces and 4s	£8.52		£9.62

my winning hand got me 4.01 3.96 3.69 3.55 3.14 2.44 1.99 1.80 and 1.39
over all my bankroll is £106

craigcu12 · February 2013

afte 1.5 hours on the tables i'v managed to make £12.55 playing 6 tables
the tables them selves got me £5.90 £5.05 £4.21 £1.11 -£2.95 and -0.77
hand wise i got losses over a pound of 5.31 4.24 1.38 and 1.29
my profit in hands were £4.51 £3.62 £3.14 £2.42 £2.12 and 6 hands £1-£2
my biggest loss was this one where the villian trapped me

Flop
craigcu12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£6.08
Trod85	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.27
	Your hole cards	A 8
Sinclair93	Fold
Claptrap00	Call		£0.04	£0.10	£3.13
x	Raise		£0.12	£0.22	£5.53
driverdave	Call		£0.12	£0.34	£1.13
craigcu12	Call		£0.10	£0.44	£5.98
Trod85	Call		£0.08	£0.52	£4.19
Claptrap00	Call		£0.08	£0.60	£3.05
		10 A K
craigcu12	Bet		£0.30	£0.90	£5.68
Trod85	Fold
Claptrap00	Fold
x	Call		£0.30	£1.20	£5.23
driverdave	Call		£0.30	£1.50	£0.83
Turn
		8
craigcu12	Bet		£1.13	£2.63	£4.55
x	Call		£1.13	£3.76	£4.10
driverdave	Fold
River
		6
craigcu12	Bet		£3.76	£7.52	£0.79
x	Call		£3.76	£11.28	£0.34
craigcu12	Show	A 8
x	Show	10 10
x	Win	Three 10s	£10.43		£10.77

the next hand was another of them hands which the villian sees any picture card valueable i did see him likely on a set as too many will just check sets

Flop
weight12	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.22
shwoods31	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£0.86
	Your hole cards	A A
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.26	£6.80
bokata	Fold
TINTIN	Fold
weight12	Call		£0.18	£0.44	£4.04
shwoods31	Call		£0.16	£0.60	£0.70
		6 K 8
x	Bet		£0.40	£1.00	£3.64
shwoods31	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£1.80	£2.80	£5.00
x	All-in		£3.64	£6.44	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.24	£8.68	£2.76
weight12	Show	6 K
craigcu12	Show	A A
Turn
		Q
River
		10
weight12	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 6s	£8.02		£8.02

here well i've got the pot large so i thought might as well try getting all his money in if he's ahead well hope for the best

Flop
JoeGela	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.29
hitem14	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£2.26
	Your hole cards	A K
ARTISAN14	Raise		£0.12	£0.18	£1.26
craigcu12	Raise		£0.44	£0.62	£3.98
garner909	Fold
usoges24	Fold
JoeGela	Fold
hitem14	Fold
ARTISAN14	Call		£0.32	£0.94	£0.94
		2 6 J
ARTISAN14	Check
craigcu12	Bet		£0.94	£1.88	£3.04
ARTISAN14	All-in		£0.94	£2.82	£0.00
ARTISAN14	Show	9 8
craigcu12	Show	A K
Turn
		5
River
		J
ARTISAN14	Win	Flush to the Jack	£2.60		£2.60

craigcu12 · February 2013

this villian thought he could bluff his way to getting the pot but with me being on the button and holding the straight draw i fealt i had to call then i get a flush draw on the turn and couldn't see the villian likely holding a big flush so decided to call then i hit my straight and got just what i wanted, a shove

Flop
Barbarossa	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£4.41
knight_spa	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£1.65
	Your hole cards	6 7
ritchie223	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£4.00
BLIND-PUGH	Call		£0.08	£0.22	£0.26
garner909	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.12	£0.34	£5.27
Barbarossa	Call		£0.10	£0.44	£4.31
knight_spa	Call		£0.08	£0.52	£1.57
ritchie223	Call		£0.04	£0.56	£3.96
BLIND-PUGH	Call		£0.04	£0.60	£0.22
		5 2 8
Barbarossa	Bet		£0.45	£1.05	£3.86
knight_spa	Call		£0.45	£1.50	£1.12
ritchie223	Fold
BLIND-PUGH	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.45	£1.95	£4.82
Turn
		J
Barbarossa	Bet		£0.98	£2.93	£2.88
knight_spa	Fold
craigcu12	Call		£0.98	£3.91	£3.84
River
		9
Barbarossa	All-in		£2.88	£6.79	£0.00
craigcu12	Call		£2.88	£9.67	£0.96
Barbarossa	Show	7 7
craigcu12	Show	6 7
craigcu12	Win	Straight to the 9	£8.94		£9.90

this didn't expect me to hold a pair of j when he has KJ so boy was he annoyed when he lost his hand

Flop
JoeGela	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£2.49
craigcu12	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.20
	Your hole cards	J J
TINTIN	Fold
k0140	Fold
Trod85	Fold
x	Raise		£0.08	£0.14	£5.36
JoeGela	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		£0.20	£0.34	£4.00
x	Call		£0.16	£0.50	£5.20
		8 8 J
craigcu12	Check
x	Bet		£0.25	£0.75	£4.95
craigcu12	Call		£0.25	£1.00	£3.75
Turn
		10
craigcu12	Check
x	Bet		£0.28	£1.28	£4.67
craigcu12	Raise		£0.56	£1.84	£3.19
x	Call		£0.28	£2.12	£4.39
River
		8
craigcu12	All-in		£3.19	£5.31	£0.00
x	Call		£3.19	£8.50	£1.20
craigcu12	Show	J J
x	Show	J K
craigcu12	Win	Full House, Jacks and 8s	£7.86		£7.86

here well what can i say other than next time he does a bet slow down a bit but not too much as all he will ever get called by here is sets most times although this nl4 will get flush draws and Ax callers too.

Flop
bokata	Small blind		£0.02	£0.02	£3.79
goose111	Big blind		£0.04	£0.06	£4.40
cclarke67	Big blind		£0.04	£0.10	£2.46
	Your hole cards	9 9
cclarke67	Check
weight12	Raise		£0.44	£0.54	£5.99
juliepat13	Call		£0.44	£0.98	£4.53
craigcu12	Call		£0.44	£1.42	£2.67
bokata	Fold
goose111	Fold
cclarke67	Fold
		A 9 6
weight12	All-in		£5.99	£7.41	£0.00
juliepat13	Fold
craigcu12	All-in		£2.67	£10.08	£0.00
weight12	Unmatched bet		£3.32	£6.76	£3.32
weight12	Show	K K
craigcu12	Show	9 9
Turn
		4
River
		J
craigcu12	Win	Three 9s	£6.25		£6.25

craigcu12 · February 2013

this evening has had some very bad luck given to me both with cash and tourneys and it all started with this hand
i was waiting and waiting missing almost every time i called leading up to this hand. the i hit a set on the flop so get myself all excited with itand do the shove on the river thinking the villian might hold either an A or two pair but what happened he has the straight so after such good play getting myself in this £55 4K BH through a 5.50 sat i get loose with my first strong hand

if that wasn't bad enough i also got so big beat in cash too
a person who had been constantly moaning at myself me for alway beating his AA with KK or KK with AK, hmm I wonder if he was moaning about my QQ loosing to his rivered set having gone all in preflop with JJ against my QQ?

craigcu12 · February 2013

their was one thing that went good for me this evening the mini rebuy because in that i managed to win 21.09 finishing 19th.

Dagnamit · February 2013

Hi Craig, thought this might cheer you up, its copied from the top of the posts thread.

This month's Top of the Posts tournament happens to fall on a Saturday again so it should make for some great rail on the night.

So, without further ado, here are this month's winners!

- bearlyther

- Lambert180

- craigcu12

- The_Don90

- JockBMW

- thejudge10

The tournament is in the lobby and you have all been registered, all you have to do is turn up!

Keep up the good posting, guys.

Sam.

benc · February 2013

Hey Craig looks like one of them frustrating days we all encounter, just keep doing things right and working on your game and i'm sure you will continue to grow your bankroll. You had my vote for the top of the posts thing so well done, always take a keen interest in how your getting on and the effort you put into your diary is great. Keep up the good work!

Ps the last couple of posts you have overbett all in on the flop with flush draws? how comes you are doing this? do you do this with all your draws? might be something to look at and maybe bet in a different way as if you are always jamming your flush draws your play will become easy for others to read when you have big hands that you bet normally, e.g. flop top pair bet pot, flop flush draw jam all in...

craigcu12 · February 2013

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary:

last couple of posts you have overbett all in on the flop with flush draws? how comes you are doing this? do you do this with all your draws? might be something to look at and maybe bet in a different way as if you are always jamming your flush draws your play will become easy for others to read when you have big hands that you bet normally, e.g. flop top pair bet pot, flop flush draw jam all in...
Posted by benc

then two flush draws i did were maiinly down to a tilt i was in after the no. of times villians were hitting their card when they had nothing during the shove
i.e K4 calling with K high, K7 calling reraise with K high then an extra gutshot, and 44 calling with an under pair on the flop. so in my mind it seem like shoves always give rubbish the winner they needed i.e my second flush draw got it's diamond.
my normal play is fold preflop

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