****December Destruction Chat****

kleitches said:

I'm dying to get to 25nl. Feel free to leave words of encouragement like "25nl is cake". It would help.

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25nl is actually way harder than 10nl, but it shouldn't be a problem for you, imo.

That is one sexy graph.

If you crushed 10nl that bad 25nl isn't too big of a step up. Biggest advice when moving up is don't over-adjust. Just start playing like you would 10nl (with bigger bets) and slowly adjust as you see things.

Just finished my second session with Alan, I'm thoroughly convinced we'll have a long-term coaching thing and he'll carry me easily through the midstakes. It's sick when you can pinpoint the leaks of all the more common and tougher regs, and find out how to exploit them all, all within half an hour.

Shot at 100nl gone bad, loosing 2 buy-ins in 43 hands . Back to crushing 50nl , break even for the day.

kleitches said:

things are progressing pretty well.

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Your graph makes (both) Jesus(es) happy.

cAPS

kleitches said:

I'm dying to get to 25nl. Feel free to leave words of encouragement like "25nl is cake". It would help.

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I'm where he is, but at half the hands, and half the profits
Should probably plug some more hands at 10nl before I try 25nl, even though I am rolled if I stick to 10 buy in rule. Thinking I might wait till at least 15-20 to try it. Also I'm moving from Everest to party tomorrow most like.

Need to put in about a 1-2 hour session to get the last 70SummitPoints and finish my 2nd bonus off. Then I'll have 10 BIs for 25nl. And another 7 on Stars.

My graph is much more swingier tho. And I've been making a huge comeback in the last 15k hands. So I'm liking how I play atm. Will see how I go at Party 10nl and decide after I get like 15 BIs.

speechless, almost broke into slight profit for the week, then this pile of shit occurs, shucks imo

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

Hero (SB): $136.85 (273.7 bb)
BB: $142.90 (285.8 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 6 7
Hero raises to $2, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) 9 5 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.50, BB raises to $15.50, Hero raises to $56, BB calls $40.50

Turn: ($116) J (2 players)
BB bets $84.90 and is all-in, Hero calls $77.85 and is all-in

River: ($271.70) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)


Edit: ffs cant even convert in my rage properly, villain turn the nuts ldo, im going to go nuts if when im on the otherside of these coolers the stacks aren't as deep as when im on the ghey side

Holy shit, is it just me or are the games on full tilt right now retardedly tough. Played some 6-max and I think every table was on had a VPIP of 19. ****in' session cost me 150$ because everyone had the fcukin' nuts.

This is how I make my money...

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($50)
UTG ($86.55)
MP ($85.85)
CO ($52.30)
Hero (Button) ($52)
SB ($48.65)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8 , 2
3 folds, Hero raises $1.75, SB calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($4) 8 , 3 , J (2 players)
SB bets $2.55, Hero calls $2.55

Turn: ($9.10) K (2 players)
SB bets $5.55, Hero calls $5.55

River: ($20.20) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $20.20

Results:
Hero had 8 , 2 (two pair, Jacks and eights).
SB had 7 , 10 (one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won $19.20

Switch you didn't include results, but I assume he had QT? That's gotta hurt.

c9h13no3 said:

That is one sexy graph.

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I thought that too

Jagsti said:

I thought that too

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Aw thanks

zachvac said:

If you crushed 10nl that bad 25nl isn't too big of a step up. Biggest advice when moving up is don't over-adjust. Just start playing like you would 10nl (with bigger bets) and slowly adjust as you see things.

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All this is actually mostly at 5nl with a little 10nl mixed in.

So, I'm jumping back into pokers. Except, I won't be able to deposit for a while, so I'll just be doing play money SNGs and MTTs on Stars and Tilt for now.

Whee!

...How lame would it be if my first MTT win is in a play money tournament? I'd least I'd get it out of the way, though.

In the green

Made it to positive numbers for the month with a great run of cards tonight. Now the trick is to stay here.

Month:

2nl-Off to a good start.

1st hand almost went busto, but my hand reads/analysis of situation was spot on and I saved some money. No reads on table.

PokerStars Game #22840049102: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/12/12 0:27:11 ET
Table 'Bootes III' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: VinZ44 ($0.97 in chips)
Seat 3: cjf2008 ($3.47 in chips)
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP ($2 in chips)
Seat 5: lanbar11 ($5.49 in chips)
Seat 6: Zeuses Wild ($2.12 in chips)
Seat 7: Zveinieks ($1.85 in chips)
Seat 8: Glimmer99 ($3.16 in chips)
Seat 9: RIAMBSC ($6.95 in chips)
cjf2008: posts small blind $0.01
TRM_SHRiMP: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [4s 3s]
lanbar11: folds
Zeuses Wild: folds
Zveinieks: calls $0.02
Glimmer99: folds
RIAMBSC: calls $0.02
VinZ44: folds
cjf2008: calls $0.01
TRM_SHRiMP: checks
*** FLOP *** [As 3h 8c]
cjf2008: checks
TRM_SHRiMP: checks
Zveinieks: checks
RIAMBSC: checks
*** TURN *** [As 3h 8c] [4h]
cjf2008: checks
TRM_SHRiMP: bets $0.08
Zveinieks: calls $0.08
RIAMBSC: raises $0.08 to $0.16
cjf2008: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: calls $0.08
...I just call with my bottom 2 pair. I beat out quite a few hands, but I lose to limp-worthy hands like 33, 88, or even AA, as well as hands as A8, A4, and A3. At best I can hope he is on a draw, is holding Ax, or maybe something like 77+ or in between pair. Can easily be ahead or easily be behind, so I opt to call and re-evaluate river.
Zveinieks: folds
*** RIVER *** [As 3h 8c 4h] [4c]
TRM_SHRiMP: bets $0.32
...river filled me up, which may or may not be a good thing. If he was on the draw, I'm probably not getting a call by him.
RIAMBSC: raises $0.32 to $0.64
TRM_SHRiMP: calls $0.32
...He min-raised the river 4 just like he did the turn, so I'm pretty sure it helped him. I don't see him min-bet bluffing a busted draw. I can only hope his is min raising with trip 4s, threes full, or two pair with A or 8 up. I do lose to 88, AA, A4, and 84-though I don't see 84 limping here. I'm definitely not folding boat here, but I think raising is pointless and I'm not getting any value since losing hands are probably folding and Im only getting called/raised by something better.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RIAMBSC: shows [Ah Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Fours)
TRM_SHRiMP: mucks hand
RIAMBSC collected $1.71 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.76 | Rake $0.05
Board [As 3h 8c 4h 4c]
Seat 2: VinZ44 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: cjf2008 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP (big blind) mucked [4s 3s]
Seat 5: lanbar11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Zeuses Wild folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Zveinieks folded on the Turn
Seat 8: Glimmer99 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: RIAMBSC showed [Ah Ad] and won ($1.71) with a full house, Aces full of Fours

Ok, it was an easy analysis. LOL...but, hey, I felt smart.

Then this happened not too long after:

PokerStars Game #22840401315: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/12/12 0:47:34 ET
Table 'Bootes III' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: JoPeBe ($1.57 in chips)
Seat 2: VinZ44 ($1.55 in chips)
Seat 3: cjf2008 ($5.39 in chips)
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP ($1.11 in chips)
Seat 5: lanbar11 ($5.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Zeuses Wild ($3.18 in chips)
Seat 7: Zveinieks ($2 in chips)
Seat 8: buddyanton ($1.92 in chips)
Seat 9: andrad35 ($2.98 in chips)
Zeuses Wild: posts small blind $0.01
Zveinieks: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [Ad Ah]
buddyanton: folds
andrad35 has timed out
andrad35: folds
andrad35 is sitting out
JoPeBe: calls $0.02
VinZ44: folds
cjf2008: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises $0.08 to $0.10
lanbar11: raises $1.50 to $1.60
Zeuses Wild: folds
Zveinieks: folds
JoPeBe: folds
andrad35 has returned
TRM_SHRiMP: calls $1.01 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.49) returned to lanbar11
*** FLOP *** [Kd 6s Qh]
*** TURN *** [Kd 6s Qh] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 6s Qh 8s] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [Ad Ah] (a pair of Aces)
lanbar11: shows [Qd Qc] (three of a kind, Queens)
lanbar11 collected $2.17 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.27 | Rake $0.10
Board [Kd 6s Qh 8s 7h]
Seat 1: JoPeBe folded before Flop
Seat 2: VinZ44 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: cjf2008 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP showed [Ad Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: lanbar11 (button) showed [Qd Qc] and won ($2.17) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 6: Zeuses Wild (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Zveinieks (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: buddyanton folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: andrad35 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

^_^

ChuckTs said:

Just finished my second session with Alan, I'm thoroughly convinced we'll have a long-term coaching thing and he'll carry me easily through the midstakes. It's sick when you can pinpoint the leaks of all the more common and tougher regs, and find out how to exploit them all, all within half an hour.

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Not bad when he pinpoints your own leaks either. Alan's the nuts.

BelgoSuisse said:

25nl is actually way harder than 10nl, but it shouldn't be a problem for you, imo.

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Don't say that! What's so hard about it, dude?

kleitches said:

Don't say that! What's so hard about it, dude?

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I didn't say it was hard. i actually find it ridiculously soft now that i've moved up. but it's harder than 10nl for sure.

switch0723 said:

speechless, almost broke into slight profit for the week, then this pile of shit occurs, shucks imo

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

Hero (SB): $136.85 (273.7 bb)
BB: $142.90 (285.8 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 6

7

Hero raises to $2, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) 9

5

8

(2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.50, BB raises to $15.50, Hero raises to $56, BB calls $40.50

Turn: ($116) J

(2 players)
BB bets $84.90 and is all-in, Hero calls $77.85 and is all-in

River: ($271.70) 2

(2 players, 2 are all-in)


Edit: ffs cant even convert in my rage properly, villain turn the nuts ldo, im going to go nuts if when im on the otherside of these coolers the stacks aren't as deep as when im on the ghey side

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ouch bro, sincerely ouch. hang in there, they can't keep a champ down

coursework is over, term is over, time to play some poker, a woot

Since I hit 40, my nasal hair has become uncontrollable!

Jagsti said:

Since I hit 40, my nasal hair has become uncontrollable!

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too much information ...

Well, at least you're not this guy.

switch0723 said:

speechless, almost broke into slight profit for the week, then this pile of shit occurs, shucks imo

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

Hero (SB): $136.85 (273.7 bb)
BB: $142.90 (285.8 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 6

7

Hero raises to $2, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) 9

5

8

(2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.50, BB raises to $15.50, Hero raises to $56, BB calls $40.50

Turn: ($116) J

(2 players)
BB bets $84.90 and is all-in, Hero calls $77.85 and is all-in

River: ($271.70) 2

(2 players, 2 are all-in)


Edit: ffs cant even convert in my rage properly, villain turn the nuts ldo, im going to go nuts if when im on the otherside of these coolers the stacks aren't as deep as when im on the ghey side

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he called off $40 more on a gutshot? holy shit...... you run bad... oh i guess he could have had 7 10 too.... still... cooler.