Player of the Year
My favorite poker pro, Daniel Negreanu won the final event of the season, the WPT Bellagio event, to take the Card Player Player of the Year. David Pham had passed Negreanu in the standings with only two events left on the schedule, so the pressure was on and boy did he ever come through. Negreanu finished the year with 11 final tables and nearly 4.5 million in winnings to go along with being the WSOP Player of the Year.
The Streak is Almost Over
I’ve decided to stick it out at the $2/4 limit tables on Party Poker. I’ve proven to myself that I can play there, I just need the cards to start helping out a bit. People with 3-5 outs are killing me when the turn and river brings their miracle. I’ve moved away from the bad beat tables, but have run into some tighter play. I’m not sure if it’s been a good thing or a bad thing. I seem to be taking down more pots though, that’s for sure.
Last night I was recognized at the tables for the first time ever. It was -EV and he remembered my screenname from the blogger tourney I won. We chatted it up a bit and I think the table took notice. They were folding to our raises (good and bad) and shortly after, the table broke up completely. My luck is running so bad that even a blogger sucked out on me. I raised from UTG with KK and was called by one other and -EV in the big blind. The flop was a rainbow with no ace. I bet, -EV raised and I reraised him back. The turn brought an ace, to which he check-raised me. The turn paired the queen on the board and it went check-check. He showed down an ace and a nine, hitting his two pair on the turn to beat my cowboys and take down a 10+ BB pot.
Almost simultaneously on another table my QQ lost to AQ when an ace came on the turn. My big hands just aren’t holding up like they should be. If there is a hand my opponent could have to beat me, they have it. I’m doing my best to keep the pot where someone doesn’t have the odds to call, but that doesn’t really mean a whole lot to these players. Each time someone hits their 3-5 outter, I lose a pot that’s near 10 BB. If just a couple of these pots go my way, I’m ahead. Instead, I’m behind as of late. At least my pocket rockets are holding up though. After starting a new database in Poker Tracker, I’ve had them 19 times and only lost once.
Second Best Doesn’t Pay
Did you know that the second best hand in a ring game doesn’t pay anything? I have a lot of proof from last night if you don’t believe me.
The Streak Continues
Losing streaks suck!
I played some no-limit again last night and the cards are just not coming. I can’t hit a flush draw. Can’t win when I call someone’s bluff. Can’t get someone to fold when they should. It’s very frustrating. But…after winning for the first 2+ months of my new serious play, I figure variance is finally kicking in.
Over Thanksgiving break I had my best day ever at ring games, taking down almost $400 in a few hours of play. My bankroll was sitting near $2400, the highest it has ever been. Over the next two days I managed to give about $300 back and it has continued ever since. I’ve had a few small winning days over these three weeks, but the majority have been losses. I know that I’m going on tilt a little bit here and there, but the cards are just not cooperating. I think my bankroll is down around $1700 right now. It’s been almost a month since I set some goals for my poker game and instead of going forward, I’ve gone backwards.
I’ve tried to switch it up by playing no-limit this week, but that’s not where I play my best, especially when I’m losing. I’m a much better limit player because I can play the odds and my losses are limited by the betting structure. During my Thanksgiving peak I had moved up to $2/4 games and the bad beat jackpot tables at Party Poker. I did well to start, but then hit a brick wall and I don’t think I was quite ready for how fast the bankroll can disapper at the higher limit. I’ve been primarily playing the $1/2 6-max tables and they seem to be my favorites, but I may have to go back to the full 10-seat tables and just grind it out. Tighten up and be aggressive. Back to ABC poker with some SSH in the mix.
Thanks to working for SVSU, I have a long Christmas break from work and I expect to play a ton of poker while I’m up at my parents for almost 2 weeks. I’ll be taking my main computer with me so that I have access to Poker Tracker and all of my software. I’m also going to the casino in St. Ignace for New Year’s Eve, so I’m looking forward to some live play finally. I’m hoping to at least get the bankroll to $3000 or so, but in order to achieve my goals, I really need to get closer to the $4000 mark. We’ll see…
I’ve been reviewing bits and pieces of SSH, which really helps to remember things I had totally forgotten. For instance, protecting a hand by checking the flop and betting the turn, so that some of the draws are not getting the right price to call. It’s these minor leaks in my game that are making the bad cards look worse in the numbers.
I also need to rememeber that poker is just one big long session.
My new goal is to practice focus, concentration, logic, patience, aggresiveness, and THINK.
Party Poker December Bonus
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Poker Chips and Poker Tables
Poker Chips and Poker Tables is a site with numerous different poker sets and supplies. The site obviously specializes in poker chips and poker tables, but they also sell sets combining the two. You’ll also find a few accessories for use in your games. In addition, the site has quite a few pages with some good poker information.
I don’t hate, I donate
Last night I fired up a couple of $25 no-limit 6-max hold’em tables. My cards at the limit tables are still on a cold streak so I thought I’d switch up the pace a bit. Soon after taking my seats, I knew I was in for a ride. There were players going all-in on a $2 pot pre-flop. Raising and calling all-in with middle pair. Typical Party Poker play is really all it was now that I think of it.
Card Stacker
If you get bored playing poker with a deck of cards, there is always card stacking.
Where’s the love?
For once at a table of fish can I get some cards? Just once!
Step 1
Played in two of the Step 1 sit and gos today and placed 3rd in the second one, giving me a free spot in a Step 2. The play is actually worse than the $10 sit and gos if you can believe it. The only reason I didn’t place in my first try was because some idiot called my big raise with big slick when he had pocket 5s and they hold up. Of course, several hands later he calls my pocket 5s all-in with pocket 2s and spikes a miracle 2 on the river. I was out in 11th place.
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