***March Megalomania Poker Chat Thread***

[dsvw56]

can anyone help a hold em manager retard out? would be much appreciated

every time i start importing on stars, i get this pop-up warning:

"Please note that you have 1094 hand history files in your auto import folders and this could cause performance issues. Please move files no longer in use or have Holdem Manager automatically move them after import by editing your Auto Import Folder settings."

i'm pretty sure it's slowing down my computer. how do i get HEM to automatically move these files? when i go to configure auto-import folders, the only options are to delete a folder or create a new folder. or how do i move them myself?

Delete your current Stars folder, then Create a new one. The option to automatically move them will be on the create new folder dialog box.

 

[dsvw56]

my graph, fwiw.

 

[blankoblanco]

Delete your current Stars folder, then Create a new one. The option to automatically move them will be on the create new folder dialog box.

oh awesome, that did the trick. i didn't realize the only way was to first delete the folder, was afraid that might destroy the universe or something

thanks dude!

 

[eNTy]

? Look at the area of your graph between hands 9,300 and 15,000. Clearly, you've played smaller stakes in this area, so the $$ graph will not show you an accurate representation of your performance. Why? Because the cards don't give a damn what stakes you play.

Looks crazy

 

[eNTy]

[?] 3k post

My poker mental state:

YouTube - Journey - Don't Stop believing

 

[Irexes]

12 shades of awesome

Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
BTN: $97 (97 bb)
SB: $99 (99 bb)
BB: $168.50 (168.5 bb)
UTG: $161.70 (161.7 bb)
UTG+1: $71.10 (71.1 bb)
Hero (MP1): $100 (100 bb)
MP2: $154.90 (154.9 bb)
MP3: $100 (100 bb)
CO: $131.05 (131.1 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is MP1 with A

3

UTG calls $1, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $1, 2 folds, CO calls $1, BTN folds, SB completes, BB checks
Flop: ($5) 2

4

8

(5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $4, CO raises to $12, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, Hero raises to $99 and is all-in, CO calls $87
Turn: ($203) 7

(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($203) 2

(2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results: $203 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed A

3

(a pair of Twos) and lost (-$100 net)
CO showed 5

7

(two pairs, Sevens and Twos) and won $200 ($100 net)

 

[dsvw56]

Yeah ok I hear ya, but donking around on a 2nl CC table and learning how to stack at 10nl isn't really an accurate description of my play either..

Looks crazy

ummm, then filter out 2nl?

 

[roundcat]

Today I had lunch with a good friend who told me he's been having success lately with multi-table SNGs on Full Tilt. The reason? His new strategy after winning with a hand like TT vs. JJ (hitting his set) is to dump something like QQ preflop on the next hand -- because those types of hands never win twice in a row. He also explained that as it gets later in the game, pots are more frequently awarded to players with bigger stacks and worse hands in order to move the action along.

My jaw was on the floor, and yes, I did give him five lashes for the queen-dumping strategy, as well as reiterating that each hand is a separate, random event. This is a smart guy and the person who introduced me to poker! His brilliant and logical wife has also told him he's delusional, but he's clinging to "online poker is rigged" theories. Sigh....

 

[icemonkey9]

You know since mid-Feb this is how i've been running. It can really wear down on a guy.

Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

MP3: $97 (97 bb)
CO: $98 (98 bb)
Hero (BTN): $167 (167 bb)
SB: $147.70 (147.7 bb)
BB: $67.10 (67.1 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)
UTG+1: $154.90 (154.9 bb)
MP1: $116.05 (116.1 bb)
MP2: $231.05 (231.1 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with 9

9

6 folds, Hero raises to $3, SB calls $2.50, BB folds

Flop: ($7) 6

9

2

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5, SB calls $5

Turn: ($17) 5

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12, SB calls $12

River: ($41) 8

(2 players)
SB bets $53, Hero calls $53

Results: $147 pot ($3 rake)
SB showed 7

T

(a straight, Six to Ten) and won $144 ($71 net)
Hero mucked 9

9

(three of a kind, Nines) and lost (-$73 net)

 

[Jagsti]

Sick hand Ice.

That type of **** has just infected my play for 2009!

 

[icemonkey9]

Sick hand Ice. That type of **** has just infected my play for 2009!

Ya it's just one of those hands where there's nothing you can do but say you pretty much played it right. My actual read on his hand was 88, oh well.

 

[eNTy]

At least you don't shove the river like I do, Ice

 

[orangepeeleo]

They send you it via a third party survey company, I got one today but the question seemed to be geared to why I wasnt playing there anymore, although I am playing there alot now.

Yeah me too lol, the second question was, why do you not play at the site anymore? or something like that, i played about the most hands ive ever played at stars last month hehe

 

[orangepeeleo]

I posted this in the micro stakes thread but i'm posting it here too because i'm stupidly happy about it

Thanks to a nice 3BI day today, my roll is above $200!!!

 

[orangepeeleo]

Lol, just got quite shameful about my small boast considering thats a buy in for a lot of u guys still, i've doubled my original roll and i'm $50 away from $10nl so i'm happy as a pig in the shizzle

 

[The Shrog]

I'm half crying, half lol-ing.

At the risk of sounding arrogant, I think I played the hand perfectly.

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

Hero (MP1): $25 (100 bb)
MP2: $7.40 (29.6 bb)
MP3: $25.95 (103.8 bb)
CO: $77.95 (311.8 bb)
BTN: $24.90 (99.6 bb)
SB: $40.05 (160.2 bb)
BB: $25 (100 bb)
UTG: $39.85 (159.4 bb)
UTG+1: $33.40 (133.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP1 with J

J

UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, CO calls $1.25, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $1

Flop: ($4.10) J

3

3

(3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($4.10) Q

(3 players)
UTG+1 bets $1.25, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $6.75, UTG+1 calls $5.50, Hero raises to $11.75, CO raises to $76.70 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls $25.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $12 and is all-in

River: ($92.15) 3

(3 players, 3 are all-in)

Results: $92.15 pot ($3.00 rake)
UTG+1 showed K

J

(a full house, Threes full of Jacks) and lost (-$33.40 net)
CO showed 3

4

(four of a kind, Threes) and won $89.15 ($55.75 net)
Hero mucked J

J

(a full house, Jacks full of Threes) and lost (-$25 net)

Would have been my newest biggest pot as well...

 

[Irexes]

Lol, just got quite shameful about my small boast considering thats a buy in for a lot of u guys still, i've doubled my original roll and i'm $50 away from $10nl so i'm happy as a pig in the shizzle

Congrats matey, it's all relative

 

[blankoblanco]

I posted this in the micro stakes thread but i'm posting it here too because i'm stupidly happy about it

Thanks to a nice 3BI day today, my roll is above $200!!!

Lol, just got quite shameful about my small boast considering thats a buy in for a lot of u guys still, i've doubled my original roll and i'm $50 away from $10nl so i'm happy as a pig in the shizzle

everyone's gotta start somewhere. a buy-in is a buy-in at any limit, and if you're winning that many of them you're crushing the game! that's not something most people can do at any stakes period, so you're definitely on the right track. no shame in feeling good about it, keep it up

@ shrog: ow, i feel your pain bro. that happened to me for the first time in my life in january, a 1 outer with 1 to come. not much fun

 

[icemonkey9]

I just took my dog on a walk and as he was taking a huge crap it reminded of how i've been running and I realized that it all started when I did my 25 Billionth Hand Deposit bonus. Interesting right? Right. Well I am 500 VPPs away from clearing that thing, and from memory others typically go on an epic boomswitch run after its cleared.

So - goal for today is clear the bonus.

 

[The Shrog]

@ shrog: ow, i feel your pain bro. that happened to me for the first time in my life in january, a 1 outer with 1 to come. not much fun

Yea man...was no fun. Also, would have put my BR at a new milestone Anyway, got it in verrrrry good...was talking to Ice, and maybe my play wasn't perfect, just wanted to throw some 'fun' in this thread (at my expense obviously).

 

[eNTy]

Without going into much strat here, I think my flop call is fine tbh.
I put him on a K 80% of the time and I think 3betting flop will scare him off.

Oh well..

BTN: $47.20 (188.8 bb)
SB: $34.60 (138.4 bb)
Hero (BB): $25 (100 bb)
MP1: $9.70 (38.8 bb)
MP2: $26.20 (104.8 bb)
MP3: $6.35 (25.4 bb)
CO: $25.70 (102.8 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with T:club: T:spade:
MP1 folds, MP2 raises to $1, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.10) K:heart: 2:club: T:diamond: (2 players)
Hero bets $1, MP2 raises to $3, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($8.10) J:club: (2 players)
Hero bets $4.60, MP2 calls $4.60

River: ($17.30) Q:heart: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $7.35, Hero calls $7.35

Results: $32 pot ($1.55 rake)
MP2 showed K:club: A:club: (a straight, Ten to Ace) and won $30.45 ($14.50 net)
Hero mucked T:club: T:spade: (three of a kind, Tens) and lost (-$15.95 net)

 

[Jagsti]

I'm usually betting more on the turn, but getting it in on the flop is nice imo.

 

[blankoblanco]

river's a fold enty. nobody ever valuebets two pair there and there's nothing in his range for him to bluff, you're definitely not good 20% of the time

also yes, bet more if you lead turn. you said you put him on a K. well no K in his range is folding for 6.50

 

[eNTy]

While I agree getting it in on flop is nice. I don't think he will do that with TPTK. He's too tight/TAG..
Bet more on turn, gotcha.

And combu: I'm having real difficulty folding river bets like that. I'm always like: fk it, I've put this much in the pot, fk it, call !

Crazy session..

Not long after that I get this, it has been a while.
Not long after this, I get set < set.. :x

MP2: $46.85 (187.4 bb)
MP3: $34.70 (138.8 bb)
Hero (CO): $25 (100 bb)
BTN: $15.60 (62.4 bb)
SB: $25 (100 bb)
BB: $6.20 (24.8 bb)
UTG+1: $34.85 (139.4 bb)
MP1: $26.35 (105.4 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with 6:spade: 6:heart:
4 folds, Hero raises to $1, BTN folds, SB raises to $3.50, BB folds, Hero calls $2.50

Flop: ($7.25) 2:heart: 5:heart: 4:heart: (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero raises to $21.50 and is all-in, SB calls $16.50 and is all-in

Turn: ($50.25) 3:heart: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($50.25) 3:spade: (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $50.25 pot ($2.45 rake)
SB showed Q:diamond: Q:club: (two pairs, Queens and Threes) and lost (-$25 net)
Hero showed 6:spade: 6:heart: (a straight flush, Two to Six) and won $47.80 ($22.80 net)

 

[Jagsti]

Thats something I'm really struggling with of late, chk/fold and bet/fold actions on the river. I always say to myself...'don't call' and like 99% of the time I do .