a new year..a new game...CASH...still playing

devonfish5

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
jendelk9	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£6.64
devonfish5	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£17.18
	Your hole cards	A K
N_13	Raise		£0.20	£0.35	£7.00
supercrazy	Fold
undergrnd	Fold
danchuchu	Fold
jendelk9	Call		£0.15	£0.50	£6.49
devonfish5	Raise		£0.50	£1.00	£16.68
N_13	Call		£0.40	£1.40	£6.60
jendelk9	Call		£0.40	£1.80	£6.09
Flop
		8 A 9
jendelk9	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£0.90	£2.70	£15.78
N_13	Call		£0.90	£3.60	£5.70
jendelk9	Call		£0.90	£4.50	£5.19
Turn
		J
jendelk9	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£1.00	£5.50	£14.78
N_13	All-in		£5.70	£11.20	£0.00
jendelk9	Fold
devonfish5	Call		£4.70	£15.90	£10.08
devonfish5	Show	A K
N_13	Show	J A
River
		5
N_13	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks	£14.70

should have folded shouldn't i, with only 1 pair?
too aggressive i guess.
not big enough bet on flop either?

Spikelad

Hi Devon keep up the good work mate you are doing well.

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...5 wins in a row!!!:

Hi Devon keep up the good work mate you are doing well.
Posted by Spikelad

thanks m8,
was until tonight...wheels come flying off.
no worries though just a bad run of the cards.still no worse than playing dym's i guess on a bad night.

dev

shaun09

gl at the table dev plz dont stack me im hoping for top 5, really hope i make it. still another 11 days of non stop grinding lol

fwiw, yes supercrazy is playing 10 tables. But they are a super nit so wontbe making as many pts as some others ^^

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...5 wins in a row!!!:

gl at the table dev plz dont stack me im hoping for top 5, really hope i make it. still another 11 days of non stop grinding lol fwiw, yes supercrazy is playing 10 tables. But they are a super nit so wontbe making as many pts as some others ^^
Posted by shaun09

hi shaun,
as if i would.  lol
gl with the grind m8.
i've given in already.
i can't play all day and all night like some are and unless i 'm in top 4 or 5 spots i'm not interested.

dev

devonfish5

session 7

(i did post up last night but my internet went down right at the finish,so i am re posting now.)

lost £49.68

cash b/roll £300.95 (down £12.67)

c4p  197
total 920

9 tables nl10 5+ hrs

yep the wheels well and truly flew off last night.
all joking aside,i knew it would come and it was always a matter of when not if.

i got off to a bad start lost a couple of all-ins (i'll post up hands after)
don't think i did a lot wrong tbh,and it just snow-balled(excuse the pun,with the weather atm) from there,i think.
you know how it is...it's all 'chamagne and skittles' when u r playing well and running good, and a total nightmare when playing bad.,and running bad.
still,i did win £20 in earlier session so it's only a 3 buy-in loss for the day,which is how i'm trying to now look at it.
if i'd lost 3 buy-ins playing £3.30 dym's i wouldn't even bat an eyelid would i,so i guess now i'm playing with the higher £10 buy-in this will be a pretty normal kinda day,i'm thinking.
hurts a little though but have to take the rough with the smooth,don't you.

given up on the 'cash champ' comp,not that i ever really got out the blocks.  lol
going to go through all my losing hands...all 9 losses over £3  aaaagh,and see what conclusions i can make.
it's still early days here so i musn't let it put me off,just got to try and learn something from it,which i'm sure i will.
probably need to 'go back to basics'...again,as i'm sure playing 9 tables against all the regs,especially with the 'cash champ' comp going on atm,is probably not an optimal strategy for me.
saying that,i am by no means frightened to mix it up with them or bothered about getting my money in against them,if anything,it's enjoyable,but i'm sure for the moment at least,the advantage is pretty much going to be with them more often than not.

" i might be silly....but i ain't that silly" comes to mind.  lol

anyway, that's it for now.
i'll post up a few hands.

gl to everyone,and to all in the cash champ comp.
'be lucky'

dev

shaun09

in one way im glad your not gonna 18 table cash now other wise you would be there at the top. haha the ladder shows your 5th any way? im putting loads of hours and tables in supercrazy is above me over took rancid which is a surprise. I work nights so i doing every thing other way around lol, hope to see you at the tables mate, 

rancid

Dev, it's going to be hard for the rest of the month with the amount of regs around - table select and don't play nine tables.
Your really asking a lot of yourself to go straight into nine tables of cash.


& yes having an odd -3 bi session is nothing

try a -5 bi session 3-4 times on the trot and that hurts

gl

shaun09

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

Dev, it's going to be hard for the rest of the month with the amount of regs around - table select and don't play nine tables. Your really asking a lot of yourself to go straight into nine tables of cash. & yes having an odd -3 bi session is nothing try a -5 bi session 3-4 times on the trot and that hurts gl
Posted by rancid

i Know where you are coming from :P i feel the pain!

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

in one way im glad your not gonna 18 table cash now other wise you would be there at the top. haha the ladder shows your 5th any way? im putting loads of hours and tables in supercrazy is above me over took rancid which is a surprise. I work nights so i doing every thing other way around lol, hope to see you at the tables mate, 
Posted by shaun09

hi m8,
yeah,it could be done for sure,but i'd also end up making mistakes and almost certainly end up losing money in the long run,as i did last month when going for priority,making only £20.  lol
gl shaun...i think you'll make top 5.

dev

 

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

Dev, it's going to be hard for the rest of the month with the amount of regs around - table select and don't play nine tables. Your really asking a lot of yourself to go straight into nine tables of cash. & yes having an odd -3 bi session is nothing try a -5 bi session 3-4 times on the trot and that hurts gl
Posted by rancid

hi rancid,
think you must be physic or something....you've just read my mind.
so many regs playing atm so i'll drop down to nl4 for the next couple of weeks i think.
should be interesting to see how i get on.
gl m8,i'm sure you will be high up there for sure too.

dev

devonfish5

forgot to post hands from y'day

Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
jendelk9	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£6.64
devonfish5	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£17.18
	Your hole cards	A K
N_13	Raise		£0.20	£0.35	£7.00
supercrazy	Fold
undergrnd	Fold
danchuchu	Fold
jendelk9	Call		£0.15	£0.50	£6.49
devonfish5	Raise		£0.50	£1.00	£16.68
N_13	Call		£0.40	£1.40	£6.60
jendelk9	Call		£0.40	£1.80	£6.09
Flop
		8 A 9
jendelk9	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£0.90	£2.70	£15.78
N_13	Call		£0.90	£3.60	£5.70
jendelk9	Call		£0.90	£4.50	£5.19
Turn
		J
jendelk9	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£1.00	£5.50	£14.78
N_13	All-in		£5.70	£11.20	£0.00
jendelk9	Fold
devonfish5	Call		£4.70	£15.90	£10.08
devonfish5	Show	A K
N_13	Show	J A
River
		5
N_13	Win	Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks	£14.70

should have folded and saved myself £4.70 shouldn't i....i was never winning was i
maybe bet bigger on flop? but i want aj to call here...don't i?

devonfish5

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
devonfish5	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£11.07
supercrazy	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£8.38
	Your hole cards	A K
stotty59	Fold
gragun	Fold
devonfish5	Call		£0.05	£0.20	£11.02
supercrazy	Raise		£0.30	£0.50	£8.08
devonfish5	Call		£0.30	£0.80	£10.72
Flop
		K K 9
devonfish5	Check
supercrazy	Bet		£0.60	£1.40	£7.48
devonfish5	Call		£0.60	£2.00	£10.12
Turn
		J
devonfish5	Check
supercrazy	Bet		£1.50	£3.50	£5.98
devonfish5	Raise		£3.00	£6.50	£7.12
supercrazy	All-in		£5.98	£12.48	£0.00
devonfish5	Call		£4.48	£16.96	£2.64
devonfish5	Show	A K
supercrazy	Show	K J
River
		7
supercrazy	Win	Full House, Kings and Jacks	£15.68

don't think i can fold to the all-in bet here can i?
i'm only losing to 2 hands 99 or kj   or am i always behind?

devonfish5

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
trevor1954	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£13.16
devonfish5	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£10.80
Bramhall21	Sit out
	Your hole cards	10 A
gragun	Fold
shirley02	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£3.32
Creamegg	Fold
trevor1954	Call		£0.25	£0.70	£12.91
devonfish5	Call		£0.20	£0.90	£10.60
Flop
		10 A Q
trevor1954	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£0.68	£1.58	£9.92
shirley02	Raise		£1.81	£3.39	£1.51
trevor1954	Fold
devonfish5	Call		£1.13	£4.52	£8.79
Turn
		Q
devonfish5	Check
shirley02	All-in		£1.51	£6.03	£0.00
devonfish5	Call		£1.51	£7.54	£7.28
devonfish5	Show	10 A
shirley02	Show	8 K
River
		9
shirley02	Win	Flush to the Ace	£6.97

can't believe this hand but i'm sure i did plenty wrong.
think this was early doors and just the start of worse to come.  lol

devonfish5

Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£9.94
sambuca199	Sitout
jutka9	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£7.81
	Your hole cards	A A
cactusjac	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£13.48
mrjasyme02	Call		£0.30	£0.75	£3.08
devonfish5	Raise		£0.85	£1.60	£9.09
jutka9	Fold
cactusjac	Fold
mrjasyme02	Call		£0.60	£2.20	£2.48
Flop
		Q 4 J
devonfish5	Bet		£1.10	£3.30	£7.99
mrjasyme02	All-in		£2.48	£5.78	£0.00
devonfish5	Call		£1.38	£7.16	£6.61
devonfish5	Show	A A
mrjasyme02	Show	J 10
Turn
		7
River
		10
mrjasyme02	Win	Two Pairs, Jacks and 10s	£6.62		£6.62

another early doors hand...
they keep on coming.  lol

devonfish5

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
cactusjac	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£15.01
eardleym	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£3.45
	Your hole cards	5 5
devonfish5	Call		£0.10	£0.25	£10.16
sambuca199	Call		£0.10	£0.35	£16.03
AL_THE_PAL	Fold
pipstrel13	Call		£0.10	£0.45	£7.21
cactusjac	Fold
eardleym	Check
Flop
		J 7 5
eardleym	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£0.34	£0.79	£9.82
sambuca199	Call		£0.34	£1.13	£15.69
pipstrel13	Fold
eardleym	Fold
Turn
		J
devonfish5	Bet		£0.57	£1.70	£9.25
sambuca199	Raise		£2.84	£4.54	£12.85
devonfish5	Call		£2.27	£6.81	£6.98
River
		7
devonfish5	Check
sambuca199	All-in		£12.85	£19.66	£0.00
devonfish5	Fold
sambuca199	Muck
sambuca199	Win		£6.29		£6.29
sambuca199	Return		£12.85

had 2b losing here to a j or 7 horrible river...good fold?

devonfish5

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
coyle12	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£6.31
devonfish5	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£13.38
	Your hole cards	Q Q
rancid	Call		£0.10	£0.25	£16.06
ITSQUADSY	Raise		£0.30	£0.55	£16.75
Blue_Chip	Fold
coyle12	Fold
devonfish5	Raise		£0.80	£1.35	£12.58
rancid	Call		£0.80	£2.15	£15.26
ITSQUADSY	Call		£0.60	£2.75	£16.15
Flop
		6 2 6
devonfish5	Bet		£2.06	£4.81	£10.52
rancid	Fold
ITSQUADSY	Call		£2.06	£6.87	£14.09
Turn
		10
devonfish5	Bet		£5.15	£12.02	£5.37
ITSQUADSY	Call		£5.15	£17.17	£8.94
River
		J
devonfish5	All-in		£5.37	£22.54	£0.00
ITSQUADSY	All-in		£8.94	£31.48	£0.00
ITSQUADSY	Unmatched bet		£3.57	£27.91	£3.57
devonfish5	Show	Q Q
ITSQUADSY	Show	10 10
ITSQUADSY	Win	Full House, 10s and 6s	£26.51

just a cooler right ?  didn't have him on the 10 10

devonfish5

Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
shakinaces	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£9.70
devonfish5	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£10.03
	Your hole cards	Q Q
British73	Fold
shaun09	Fold
supercrazy	Fold
lisa1962	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£30.19
shakinaces	Raise		£0.85	£1.30	£8.85
devonfish5	Call		£0.80	£2.10	£9.23
lisa1962	Call		£0.60	£2.70	£29.59
Flop
		Q 2 4
shakinaces	Check
devonfish5	Check
lisa1962	Check
Turn
		3
shakinaces	Check
devonfish5	Bet		£0.60	£3.30	£8.63
lisa1962	Raise		£1.90	£5.20	£27.69
shakinaces	Fold
devonfish5	Raise		£3.10	£8.30	£5.53
lisa1962	All-in		£27.69	£35.99	£0.00
devonfish5	All-in		£5.53	£41.52	£0.00
lisa1962	Unmatched bet		£20.36	£21.16	£20.36
devonfish5	Show	Q Q
lisa1962	Show	6 5
River
		9
lisa1962	Win	Straight to the 6	£19.76

could i have got away from this one?...after the £1.90 re-raise on the turn?

68Trebor

Just a couple of things I have noticed in the hands you posted.

When you are acting behind a raise and caller, preflop, and you have a really strong hand you tend to raise by the pot amount.

I would look to increase your bet size to 2/3 times the pot. This will tend to lead to one of two things happening. 1, you take pot down there and then. 2, you end up with 1 caller giving you a much bigger chance of winning pot post flop. 

In some of your hands that you posted I think you are falling into the trap of not trying to put your opponent on a range. Eg when there are 2 suited cards on flop and villain calls your flop and turn bet and then check, raises river when flush hits you are calling the all in. You need to think what hand can they possibly do that with.

Hope this helps and GL

devonfish5

hi trebor,
ty m8,
yes,i'm really struggling with bet sizing atm i think,which is not helping later streets.
betting bigger is something i'm not used to playing dym's for so long, and needs attention.
yes,i'm sure placing players 'on a hand range' is needed.
i guess i've gone so far in the hand and am refusing to fold when flush hits.

ty for your help...very sweet of you to help.
cheers

dev

shakinaces

Hi Dev,

Putting my limited brain to some use on my lunchtime I'd read your last 7 hands posted as:

H1 - would bet bigger pre, although in this instance probably the AJ still calls. Likely I'd slow down and check/call the turn as there are two others involved and it Jc has brought home flush and straight draws. Given you are drawing to the nut flush there seems some value in seeing the river if it isn't too expensive.

H2 - I'd raise pre, that may mean he folds the blind, or 3-bet and then fold to your 4-bet?  Once the flop comes I think you have to get it all in. U/L

H3 - I'd probably check to the raiser and let them bet for me here and consider a check-raise to protect a hand that could well be ahead at this stage. Turn is a rotten card but for £1.51 to win £6.03 has to be called (unless you put oppo on a really tight range of QQ/KK/AA/AK/AQ - can't imagine thats ever the case?)

H4 - I'd raise bigger pre again and may take it down without a flop. After that has to be a call and figure you are against a flush/straight/straight and flush draw. U/L.

H5 - Think this has been played OK. Safe to think he has a Jx and you are still ahead on turn/have to fold to the river (vul btw). Only possible suggestion would be a re-re-raise on the turn (thinking he just has trips vs FH), but... meh... he probably calls all-in on the river anyway even without the full house, so perhaps the way you played it is preferable and saved money WTFDIK

H6 - I think I go bust here as well unless you think a 3-bet would be called with a 6 in it. U/L.

H7 - Probably should consider a 4-bet here, not sure 65 would have come along for the ride then. I'm guessing I have 3-bet AJ or AK (guessing not AQ or would have def c-bet) so you'd have won that pot easily. If it was AK I probably would have donked my money off against you pre, because I think I'm the worst player at NL 10 this week lol.
On the flop as well, given a check from the pre-flop aggressor, I think you have to throw out a bet here. Maybe the button fishes in position, but I think a lot of players will fold the gut shot given pre-flop action and facing a half decent flop bet.

I'm sure the better players can offer better advice, but hopefully a different perspective on hands can help at least a little?

BTW I may be just lack notes at mo - but is the drop down to NL8 a better option, not sure many regs are playing there as any NL8 reg is likely to have stepped up for the rake race and be fighting it out with the NL20 regs to see who can dominate NL10?

shakinaces

ps it is interesting to see that, like my own review of hands, the big losses almost always seem to be tied to premium hands.

Given that means tight pre-flop play and not getting silly with daft hands, is it fair to assume that win/lose at this level is largely a combination of:

1) how many times you get premium hands in any given session
2) how much variance hits you
3) how well you do at maximising value when you do get a premium hand

In some ways, given you can't really control the first two, does that mean there is almost more value in trying to assess the winning hands and ensuring you play these optimally so as to offset the bad luck of not getting big hands/being outdrawn?

Jac35

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

ps it is interesting to see that, like my own review of hands, the big losses almost always seem to be tied to premium hands. Given that means tight pre-flop play and not getting silly with daft hands, is it fair to assume that win/lose at this level is largely a combination of: 1) how many times you get premium hands in any given session 2) how much variance hits you 3) how well you do at maximising value when you do get a premium hand In some ways, given you can't really control the first two, does that mean there is almost more value in trying to assess the winning hands and ensuring you play these optimally so as to offset the bad luck of not getting big hands/being outdrawn?
Posted by shakinaces[/

I'll combine 1 and 2

It's not variance when we allow our opponent to see a turn for free, it's bad.

You have to bet to maximise value when we have a big hand.

Out of interest Dev, you bet the first qq hand on flop but not the second. Why?

I think jackally  was spot on when he said at these stakes bet,bet,bet with good hands , fold when raised.

I've not looked closely at the other hands but at a quick glance you've been coolered a few times.

Keep going Dev, you are doing well and will definitely 'get there' but please please stop trapping with big hands.

devonfish5

thanks guys...appreciate all the advive.
just finished a 3+ hr session so will look at all posts later today.

devonfish5

session 9

won £13.87

cash b/roll £314.82 (up £3.00)  lol

c4p  110
total 1030

9 tables nl10 3+ hrs

played a lot better today,betting bigger i think and aggressive too.
i'm trying hard but it's so diferent to anything like i've ever played b4,so i know i'm making basic errors
but i am trying...honest.
lost a £20 allin hand with 555AA but oppo hit 4 outer A or k needed on river.so could easily haver been a £34 win session.

back grinding hard but have no plans of winning champ promotion...might come top 5 or so,i think.
gl all laters dev

devonfish5

Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
colstroid	Big blind		£0.10	£0.10	£9.90
	Your hole cards	5 5
roorah	Fold
devonfish5	Raise		£0.30	£0.40	£10.87
bondeen04	Fold
mondo1985	Raise		£0.70	£1.10	£9.47
colstroid	Fold
devonfish5	Call		£0.40	£1.50	£10.47
Flop
		5 J A
devonfish5	Check
mondo1985	Bet		£0.75	£2.25	£8.72
devonfish5	Call		£0.75	£3.00	£9.72
Turn
		Q
devonfish5	Check
mondo1985	Bet		£1.50	£4.50	£7.22
devonfish5	Raise		£3.00	£7.50	£6.72
mondo1985	All-in		£7.22	£14.72	£0.00
devonfish5	Call		£5.72	£20.44	£1.00
devonfish5	Show	5 5
mondo1985	Show	Q A
River
		A
mondo1985	Win	Full House, Aces and Queens	£19.04

rancid

hi dev,


  ul on that hand, brutal run out for you
why have you got c4p then a total

what's the differance :S

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

Hi Dev, Putting my limited brain to some use on my lunchtime I'd read your last 7 hands posted as: H1 - would bet bigger pre, although in this instance probably the AJ still calls. Likely I'd slow down and check/call the turn as there are two others involved and it Jc has brought home flush and straight draws. Given you are drawing to the nut flush there seems some value in seeing the river if it isn't too expensive. H2 - I'd raise pre, that may mean he folds the blind, or 3-bet and then fold to your 4-bet?  Once the flop comes I think you have to get it all in. U/L H3 - I'd probably check to the raiser and let them bet for me here and consider a check-raise to protect a hand that could well be ahead at this stage. Turn is a rotten card but for £1.51 to win £6.03 has to be called (unless you put oppo on a really tight range of QQ/KK/AA/AK/AQ - can't imagine thats ever the case?) H4 - I'd raise bigger pre again and may take it down without a flop. After that has to be a call and figure you are against a flush/straight/straight and flush draw. U/L. H5 - Think this has been played OK. Safe to think he has a Jx and you are still ahead on turn/have to fold to the river (vul btw). Only possible suggestion would be a re-re-raise on the turn (thinking he just has trips vs FH), but... meh... he probably calls all-in on the river anyway even without the full house, so perhaps the way you played it is preferable and saved money WTFDIK H6 - I think I go bust here as well unless you think a 3-bet would be called with a 6 in it. U/L. H7 - Probably should consider a 4-bet here, not sure 65 would have come along for the ride then. I'm guessing I have 3-bet AJ or AK (guessing not AQ or would have def c-bet) so you'd have won that pot easily. If it was AK I probably would have donked my money off against you pre, because I think I'm the worst player at NL 10 this week lol. On the flop as well, given a check from the pre-flop aggressor, I think you have to throw out a bet here. Maybe the button fishes in position, but I think a lot of players will fold the gut shot given pre-flop action and facing a half decent flop bet. I'm sure the better players can offer better advice, but hopefully a different perspective on hands can help at least a little? BTW I may be just lack notes at mo - but is the drop down to NL8 a better option, not sure many regs are playing there as any NL8 reg is likely to have stepped up for the rake race and be fighting it out with the NL20 regs to see who can dominate NL10?
Posted by shakinaces

hi shakinaces,
had a quick look through hands and i'm trying to take it in and watch snooker at same time.
it's prety obvious that i'm needing to bet even BIGGER especially pre-flop and b4 the river to A get rid of the rubbish hand callers pre and B also to stop river callers.
it's only been a week and i'm sure it will and is getting better.
thanks again for the post mate...
i'll have another look later.

dev
ps;good point about playing nl8 and if it wasn't for this cash champ promotion on atm,i deffo would.
i'm never one to back down from a challenge though,am i,so i'll continue playing at nl10 as long as i'm not losing more money playing,than i think i'll receive from this promotion.
also the way i see it is if i can hold my own at nl10 after just a week or so of playing then i haven't got a whole lot to worry about,have i.

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

ps it is interesting to see that, like my own review of hands, the big losses almost always seem to be tied to premium hands. Given that means tight pre-flop play and not getting silly with daft hands, is it fair to assume that win/lose at this level is largely a combination of: 1) how many times you get premium hands in any given session 2) how much variance hits you 3) how well you do at maximising value when you do get a premium hand In some ways, given you can't really control the first two, does that mean there is almost more value in trying to assess the winning hands and ensuring you play these optimally so as to offset the bad luck of not getting big hands/being outdrawn?
Posted by shakinaces

again m8 all good points.
the BIG hands are always going to have a major result in each session i think.
i guess over time the luck if u like evens out so i'm thinking how we play each street becomes important and could help us here.
i'm sure u r right,i do need to look at my winning hands and i'm sure atm i'm not extracting max value,which is again something i'm also working on.
which again has an inpact on my results.
i'm more iterested though atm in my losing hands because if i can minimise the damage done there,the rest should come.
it's hard taking so much in but it is becoming easier day by day as i'm learning so much from each session.
the feedback has been great so thanks again to everone.

dev

devonfish5

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out.:

In Response to Re: a new year..a new game...CASH...down again,but not out. :

ps it is interesting to see that, like my own review of hands, the big losses almost always seem to be tied to premium hands. Given that means tight pre-flop play and not getting silly with daft hands, is it fair to assume that win/lose at this level is largely a combination of: 1) how many times you get premium hands in any given session 2) how much variance hits you 3) how well you do at maximising value when you do get a premium hand In some ways, given you can't really control the first two, does that mean there is almost more value in trying to assess the winning hands and ensuring you play these optimally so as to offset the bad luck of not getting big hands/being outdrawn? Posted by shakinaces[/ I'll combine 1 and 2 It's not variance when we allow our opponent to see a turn for free, it's bad. You have to bet to maximise value when we have a big hand. Out of interest Dev, you bet the first qq hand on flop but not the second. Why? I think jackally  was spot on when he said at these stakes bet,bet,bet with good hands , fold when raised. I've not looked closely at the other hands but at a quick glance you've been coolered a few times. Keep going Dev, you are doing well and will definitely 'get there' but please please stop trapping with big hands.
Posted by Jac35

hi Paul
the 1st QQi've raised up and been called by 2 players i think.maybe could have raised a bit bigger i guess but would have probably been called by 10 10 anyway
second QQ i've called the raise.i thoought i didn't want to re-raise that bet and inflate pot and oppo could have had KK OR AA and gone all-in pre,which is backward thinking i know coz if he had those hands i'd have lost anyway.
maybe then i should have re-raised pre to find out or take it down?

i'm literally playing on instinct atm and not with to much finesse.
so if i can keep around level with my b/roll for this month i'll be happy tbh.
any profit would be nice obviously and is what i'm looking for,but it is literally one day at a time.

gl m8.
be lucky

dev