***March Megalomania Poker Chat Thread***

[Tygran]

at least you got to watch me expertly ship it all in on the turn and bink my 3 outer on the river tygran

^ haha very true

 

[WVHillbilly]

Is the CC time wrong for everyone??

 

[eNTy]

Hm it's spot on but probably because we europeans jumped ahead an hour tonight. Where you americans did that 2 weeks ago for some reason.

 

[Melkor]

I'd get the dc coach just for the added benefit before you play that big live tourney. But yeah what chuck said.

Doubled my br today. Ran super hot at 10nl, +7 buy ins in 2k hands. Then got caught up in the $22 180 so didn't do the 4k hands. Completely card dead on the ft finished in 6th for $140 and $22 in rakeback. Pretty sick that both me and monoxide final tabled it but a shame neither one of us ever got a hand on ft.

I think i'll wait till I hit $600 at least to move up to 25nl. Thing is I'm sort of trying to bring my AF down at 10nl but it's just not working. It consistently stays at 5 which is so super huge. I try to bring it down but I don't know why it's so big. The way I feel I'm playing is just betting my made hands I want value on. Maybe I should cbet less missed flops and try to completely eliminate bluffing.

Doubled your bankroll and thinking of changing? Say whaaaa? Being serious though, your aggression may be so high because at 10NL you are going to be pushing your slightly marginal made hands like top pair much stronger as players are bad and call with worse. Plus you can c-bet most of the flops you will see and nobody will adjust. I am no expert but is an AF of 5 at 10NL really something to fix?

Got a tiny taste of the swings at 6-max today and enjoyed it. Was happy that I didn't run great at the start and managed to not bother about it and concentrate on the current hand. Managed to get a small profit.

 

[blankoblanco]

I seriously cannot run good in a tournament. Finally get a decent-sized stack (all preflop stuff, no showdowns), then 10% gets in preflop QQ vs. 47s that limp-called UTG, half effective stacks go in on flop when he flops a gutshot, then obviously felts after he hits his gutter. So ****ing annoying I seriously don't know whether I'm just running super-bad or whether I have some massive leaks but I'm playing against people who make so many god-awful plays and I can never win. I'm actually moneying about as often as should be expected, but every time I money I get knocked out either barely into the money or only like 2-3x buy-in. Considering getting an hour or two with like a DC mtt coach to go over the hands I have and talk about mtt strategy. Even if I don't mave big leaks it could still be +ev. Meh w/e donkaments just tilt me so hard. In a cash game I'd be drooling right now with 200 BBs deep with position on the idiot unless he hit and ran me lol.

well an MTT coach couldn't hurt...

but as far as "running super-bad" uh, lol zach, according to OPR you've played fewer than 50 tournaments this year between PS and FTP, including CC buy-ins. i mean, you're a smart guy so i shouldn't have to tell you that what you're saying is kinda ridiculous. MTT variance is the absolute most crazy thing beyond what any of us can likely comprehend and you're talking about 50 tourneys. 100 buy-in downswings are super standard for MTT pros, 200 downswings come with the territory as well. this of course also leads to the conclusion that there's no real reason to think you're leaking based off such a sample size

yeah you always get screwed on the most important all-ins, because generally that will be the case of whichever all-in ends your tournament. if it's tilting you that much, dabbling in tournaments in a way where it can take years upon years to catch up with variance seems kinda -life EV. this is exactly why i dislike and rarely play MTTs

 

[zachvac]

wow maybe I need to work on tone. I'm not that pissed, just kinda annoyed. Not really tilting that much, just annoying how much equity in each flip is in mtts and how I've been on the wrong end literally on 100% of important flips (although due to sample size that's been like 5). I realize overall I'm running good and that I shouldn't play poker if I can't handle negative variance and that happen especially in tourney poker. Not pissed, not even that upset, just minor vent, sorry if I'm not allowed to do that.

 

[dg1267]

wow maybe I need to work on tone. I'm not that pissed, just kinda annoyed. Not really tilting that much, just annoying how much equity in each flip is in mtts and how I've been on the wrong end literally on 100% of important flips (although due to sample size that's been like 5). I realize overall I'm running good and that I shouldn't play poker if I can't handle negative variance and that happen especially in tourney poker. Not pissed, not even that upset, just minor vent, sorry if I'm not allowed to do that.

You're lucky! Five more minutes without an apology and there would have been another banning!

 

[bw07507]

ouch. And he obviously instaleaves after this hand. F*** Tableratings

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

Hero (SB): $102.70 (102.7 bb)
BB: $253.90 (253.9 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with J

A

Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2

Flop: ($6) 8

A

J

(2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $14, Hero raises to $99.70 and is all-in, BB calls $85.70

Turn: ($205.40) 6

(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($205.40) 8

(2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $205.40 pot ($0.50 rake)
BB showed J

8

(a full house, Eights full of Jacks) and won $204.90 ($102.20 net)
Hero mucked J

A

(two pairs, Aces and Jacks) and lost (-$102.70 net)

 

[blankoblanco]

obv you're allowed zach, just seemed a bit silly coming from a player of your caliber with your understanding of statistics. 50 tourneys is just absolutely nothing

 

[ChuckTs]

obv you're allowed zach, just seemed a bit silly coming from a player of your caliber with your understanding of statistics. 50 tourneys is just absolutely nothing

exactly.

That, plus I'm probably sounding more assholish this month from being so bitter from running bad and am jealous of your progress

 

[blankoblanco]

yeah and my SnG horse is running really really sick bad this month (down like 5k at the worst point) so i get to be an asshole too

 

[Tygran]

Yay!! Actually have met all my goals for the month now

 

[WVHillbilly]

Action Rigged ldo

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HAND #1
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Full Tilt, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

UTG+2: $60.30 (120.6 bb)
MP1: $50 (100 bb)
MP2: $48.90 (97.8 bb)
MP3: $45.90 (91.8 bb)
CO: $71.05 (142.1 bb)
Hero (BTN): $81 (162 bb)
SB: $50.25 (100.5 bb)
BB: $54.75 (109.5 bb)
UTG+1: $10 (20 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A

J

3 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB folds, BB calls $1.50, MP2 calls $1.50

Flop: ($6.25) T

8

3

(3 players)
BB checks, MP2 bets $4, Hero raises to $12, BB raises to $32, MP2 raises to $46.90 and is all-in, Hero raises to $79 and is all-in, BB calls $20.75 and is all-in

Turn: ($158.65) 8

(3 players, 3 are all-in)
River: ($158.65) 7

(3 players, 3 are all-in)

Results: $158.65 pot ($3.00 rake)
Hero showed A

J

(a flush, Ace high) and lost (-$54.75 net)
BB showed T

T

(a full house, Tens full of Eights) and won $155.65 ($100.90 net)
MP2 showed 3

3

(a full house, Threes full of Eights) and lost (-$48.90 net)

 

[Tygran]

So... just LOL at what he has and at that he doesn't bet river...

The chat after is awesomeness

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

BB: $10.50 (21 bb)
UTG+1: $60.35 (120.7 bb)
MP1: $45.95 (91.9 bb)
MP2: $65.40 (130.8 bb)
MP3: $97.40 (194.8 bb)
CO: $48.50 (97 bb)
Hero (BTN): $57.50 (115 bb)
SB: $14.80 (29.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with Q♠ Q♥
4 folds, CO calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, CO calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.75) Q♣ 6♦ 4♥ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $2.50, CO calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.75) 7♦ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $7, CO calls $7

River: ($23.75) 8♦ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

Results:[spoil] $23.75 pot ($1.15 rake)
CO showed 7♠ 5♦ (a straight, Four to Eight) and won $22.60 ($11.10 net)
Hero mucked Q♠ Q♥ (three of a kind, Queens) and lost (-$11.50 net)
[/spoil]


villain said, "thought you had q-4 of diamonds"
villain said, "would hav e folded to a decent bet"
villain said, "on the river"

(I'm still debating if i believe him or not...)

 

[WVHillbilly]

Why didn't you bet the river there? I assume he is WAY beyond bad enough to call with worse than the straight/flush.

 

[Tygran]

Why didn't you bet the river there? I assume he is WAY beyond bad enough to call with worse than the straight/flush.

yeah i know that now. didn't know he was that bad then and just felt like he was drawing and i was beat. i would definitely bet it knowing what i know about him now though.

this was like the 2nd hand he was at the table and I will sometimes opt for a cheaper showdown when I know nothing about a player and a large % of his range crushes me (flush and straight both came in)

 

[Tygran]

Been a very long and very wild session today..

Was down 6 BI's at one point and have come back to post a 4 BI profit.

And I cleared a bonus

And I hit platinum star.

And I was able to sustain 15 tables for an extended period of time profitably and comfortably (took some doing)

/$1250 month counting bonuses atm... smashing personal records
//and i feel it could have been a $1500-$1600 month easy too if I'd played better
///in a good mood right now
////not even thinly veiled brag

 

[tenbob]

[x] clocks go forward last night.
[x] I have an early start today for an orienteering competition
[ ] Rest of team shows up.

Oh well looks like its a day of pokery followed by a few pints of the black stuff later on. (unless i lucksack a warmup entry or something)

 

[S93]

Is checking the turn ok?
I figured villain would bet his whole range there since he was rather aggro and there are not to many draws to worry about(i dont believe in back door flush draws ) and im pretty sure he is folding all his overcards,44-88 if double barrel.
Oh and i love sucking out with 4% equity .



BB: $4.50 (18 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): $26.25 (105 bb)
MP1: $25.50 (102 bb)
MP2: $19.65 (78.6 bb)
MP3: $45.20 (180.8 bb)
CO: $27.45 (109.8 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb)
SB: $23.35 (93.4 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with J

J

Hero raises to $1, 3 folds, CO calls $1, BTN folds, SB calls $0.90, BB folds

Flop: ($3.25) 3

3

2

(3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, CO calls $2, SB folds

Turn: ($7.25) 9

(2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $3, Hero calls $3

River: ($13.25) J

(2 players)
Hero bets $9, CO raises to $18, Hero raises to $20.25 and is all-in, CO calls $2.25

Results: $53.75 pot ($2.65 rake)
Hero showed J

J

(a full house, Jacks full of Threes) and won $51.10 ($24.85 net)
CO mucked A

3

(three of a kind, Threes) and lost (-$26.25 net)

 

[eNTy]

Being serious though, your aggression may be so high because at 10NL you are going to be pushing your slightly marginal made hands like top pair much stronger as players are bad and call with worse. Plus you can c-bet most of the flops you will see and nobody will adjust. I am no expert but is an AF of 5 at 10NL really something to fix?

Yeah I know at 10nl it might not be so bad. But I've had enough hands at 25nl to know my Af stays 5 there too. And on 25nl it doesn't work. So I'm trying to fix it while still at 10nl.

 

[BelgoSuisse]

U-shaped month. Feels good to be back in the black.

arty:

 

[eNTy]

Nice work Belgo !
But it's more a W tbh.

 

[Debi]

(if you saw my spam posts in this thread I apologize - I had to make 3 quick posts trying to eliminate all traces of my latest fan. It turns out they needed to be threads instead. )

 

[BelgoSuisse]

But it's more a W tbh.

no, the tiny spike in the middle didn't feel like an upswing, so as far as i'm concerned, it was flat, which makes it a U.

 

[eNTy]

no, the tiny spike in the middle didn't feel like an upswing, so as far as i'm concerned, it was flat, which makes it a U.

I can't think of something witty to respond this early in the morning.

/fail