Poker Room vs. Church
What is the difference between a poker room and a church?
When you pray in a poker room, you really mean it!
Recruiting Home Poker Players
Step 3 in my series of articles about setting up a home poker game has been published. It discusses recruiting the players.
Running Better
The cards were running even better than last night and I think the fish like to play on Saturday mornings. After 81 hands, 44 more BB added to the bankroll. This shit is too easy! This hand was my favorite…
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold’em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A♦Q♦
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero raises, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls, MP2 calls, Hero caps, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls, MP2 calls.Flop: (21 SB) 2♥4♣9♠ (5 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls.Turn: (13 BB) A♠ (5 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets, Hero raises, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls, MP2 calls.River: (23 BB) T♥ (5 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls.Final Pot: 28 BB, between Button, SB, UTG, MP2 and Hero. > Pot won by Hero (28 BB).
Results:
SB has J♣J♦ (one pair, jacks).
UTG has 9♦K♣ (one pair, nines).
MP2 has K♠9♣ (one pair, nines).
Hero has A♦Q♦ (one pair, aces).
Button has A♣3♣ (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 28 BB.
I probably should have been more aggressive, but I went into call mode because I figured that someone had to have a better hand than one pair. MP2 was raising all the time with garbage so I didn’t put him on anything better than a little pair, but I figured for sure someone else was slowplaying two pair or trips. Three hands later came this hand…
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold’em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K♦A♦
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.Flop: (11.50 SB) 6♠J♦T♦ (5 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, CO folds, Button calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.Turn: (9.75 BB) 6♦ (4 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, Button calls, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls.River: (15.75 BB) Q♥ (3 players)
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, Button folds, UTG+1 calls.Final Pot: 19.75 BB
Main Pot: 19.75 BB, between UTG+1 and Hero. > Pot won by Hero (19.75 BB).Results:
UTG+1 has 9♠T♣ (two pair, tens and sixes).
Hero has K♦A♦ (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins 19.75 BB.
Fish will be fish! Gotta love Party Poker!
Poker Blogs
The Viral Phenomenon of Poker Blogs explains the evolution of poker blogs and talks about some of the most popular ones out there.
Running Good
The cards are running good. I played 165 hands of .50/1 today on Party Poker and walked away over 70 BB in the positive. The fish were all trying to swim up the river, but not many could “flop” over the dam. It was quite a rush. Now I’m just bracing for the other side of variance to hit.
I even played two tables at once for the first time on Party. It didn’t seem to hurt my concentration at all. If anything, it kept me focused because there was more going on. In a matter of about two and a half weeks I’ve managed to double my starting bankroll of $300 if I include the bonuses I’ve gotten on the deposits. More and more confidence in my game is a good thing, as long as I don’t get too confident I guess.
Poker Tracker 2.05.01
Poker Tracker 2.05.01 is available for download.
Leaking AK
Found another leak. A♥K♣
According to Poker Tracker, I’ve had Ace-King offsuit 21 times, winning 28.57% of the time, but losing 28.75 BB in the process. It’s one of those hands I have a hard time getting away from, especially when I’m getting pot odds to call after the flop and turn. I’m going to have to look up some hand history examples on the 2+2 forums.
The Free Card
I can’t bring myself to take a free card on the river. In the back of my mind I’m always thinking they’ll fold if I bet, so then I do. This weakness is easily costing me 1-2 BB/hr.
Growing Up
My game is steadily improving each time I play. I’ve started reading Small Stakes Hold ‘em: Winning Big With Expert Play for the 2nd time in the last few weeks and I’m catching a lot of stuff I missed the first time around. The $20-some odd I paid for the book was worth every cent.
I haven’t really tilted like I used to in the past few days. When I get beat by someone hitting their two out draw on the river I think completely different from how I used to. Before SSH, I’d think, “Jesus Christ, another fucking miracle card for these assholes!” Now I think, “Keep playing just like that fish. I’ll beat you way more often when you have those cards than you’ll beat me. Push the chips over here next time.” Once you come to the reality that you need players to actually hit these “miracle” draws once in awhile, it makes all the difference. If they never hit them, they wouldn’t keep playing them and paying you off. It’s as simple as that.
I still have leaks/weaknesses in my game. A lot of them. But in a short period of time, with the help of SSH, I’m a lot better player than I was 2 or 3 weeks ago. The single biggest improvement in my game has been increasing my aggressiveness during all betting rounds. It’s winning a lot more pots than the old passive player I was. My post flop play can still get pretty bad at times. I tend to give away bets when it’s pretty clear I’m beat.
Want to improve your game? Buy SSH, buy Poker Tracker, and start playing low limit cash games on Party Poker. If you are serious about your game, you shouldn’t have any problems winning on their tables with all of the fish swimming around. Start small and think big.
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