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CrazyIrishman

11-20-2006, 06:59 AM

I made the mistake of playing a 100max 1/2nl Live game with only 2k put aside for poker. I went on a huge downward spiral, with no tilt involved. I went bust completely and am pretty busto in life as well. I was able to spare 25 dollars from what is left of my savings and this will be my new bankroll.

I'm planning on grinding my way up levels playing a mix of NL and Limit HE, starting at .1/.2c NL and .10/.20 LHE until I get 200BB or 15 buyins for the next level. I thought it might be informative to some if I posted my progress.

Micros have been a headache so far as I find myself not taking them seriously. Going from effective stacks of $800 to $8 is one hell of a jump to make, but I feel that grinding back up will improve by game immensely.

Starting at 25 dollars, I managed to run bad all the way down to $9, and then shortstack my way back to 25 on the 25nl. I managed to finally run good in a short 3-tabling 10nl session today(I've been short buying for 5 dollars)

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $9.75
UTG+1: $7.80
CO: $4.95
Button: $10.60
Stuness: $4.65
BB: $9

Pre-flop: (6 players) Stuness is SB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG raises to $0.4, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, Button folds, Stuness raises all-in $4.65, BB folds, UTG raises all-in $9.75, UTG+1 calls all-in $7.4.
Uncalled bets: $1.95 returned to UTG.

Flop: 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($-6.3, 0 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $14.45)

Turn: 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($-6.3, 0 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $14.45)

River: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($-6.3, 0 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $14.45)

Results:
Final pot: $-6.3
UTG showed Td Tc
Stuness showed Kc Kh
UTG+1 mucks 8c Jc

I decided to switch over to play some LHE for variation, as the micro-NL games seem to get very passive at 4am.
I have mixed sucess, doubling up on one table but getting killing on another and breaking a little over even.

Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.10/$0.2
9 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (9 players) Stuness is CO with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
2 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Stuness 3-bets, 2 folds, BB caps, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Stuness calls.

Flop: 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/club.gif (20.5SB, 5 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Stuness bets, BB calls, MP1 calls, 2 folds.

Turn: J/images/graemlins/club.gif (11.75BB, 3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Stuness bets, BB calls, MP1 calls.

River: 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif (14.75BB, 3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Stuness bets, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Results:
Final pot: 17.75BB
Stuness showed Ks Kd
MP1 mucks Ah Qd
BB mucks Qh Ad

This is a classic example of not folding the river when you are ahead of nothing.
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.10/$0.2
9 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (9 players) Stuness is Button with J/images/graemlins/club.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG (poster) checks, 3 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Stuness raises, SB calls, BB calls, UTG folds, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/heart.gif (11SB, 5 players)
SB bets, BB folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Stuness raises, SB 3-bets, MP3 folds, Stuness calls.

Turn: 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (9BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Stuness raises, SB 3-bets, Stuness caps, SB calls.

River: A/images/graemlins/spade.gif (17BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Stuness calls.

Results:
Final pot: 19BB
SB showed Ac 4c

Current Bankroll Status: $41.57

Class most of tomorrow, but Tuesday I plan on putting in 1-2k hands at 10nl

kabouter

11-20-2006, 07:27 AM

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I'm planning on grinding my way up levels playing a mix of NL and Limit HE, starting at .1/.2c NL and .10/.20 LHE until I get 200BB or 15 buyins for the next level.

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Starting at 25 dollars, I managed to run bad all the way down to $9, and then shortstack my way back to 25 on the 25nl. I managed to finally run good in a short 3-tabling 10nl session today(I've been short buying for 5 dollars)

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So you changed your 15x buyin rule pretty fast huh /images/graemlins/smile.gif. Anyways You seem to be doing good as you just doubled your br. Keep up the good work, always nice to see someone posting his progress like this.

CrazyIrishman

11-20-2006, 07:46 AM

I started 4 tabling 10nl and realized I was being a moron and moved back down to 5nl...This is one of my major discipline problems. I always try and move up before my roll can handle it. Luckily I doubled up at 10nl because I'm taking a beating at the 5nl.

kabouter

11-20-2006, 07:51 AM

Well you see a lot of people here who were seriously underrolled for their level still doing quite good (like doubling up with a $400br at $100nl). But there are enough people who did the same and went busto.
It's almost like flipping a coin, and you don't want to gamble while playing poker, so far I have never taken a shot at a level I wasn't rolled for. I'm not that big a fan of gambling /images/graemlins/smile.gif

CrazyIrishman

11-20-2006, 08:04 AM

Some hands from my current 5nl session:
I definately need someone to critique my play on this hand...
Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.02/$0.05
9 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $12
UTG+1: $3.17
Stuness: $4.95
MP2: $9.71
MP3: $2.42
CO: $9.78
Button: $2.52
SB: $12.45
BB: $6.15

Pre-flop: (9 players) Stuness is MP1 with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, Stuness raises to $0.2, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG folds.

Flop: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 6/images/graemlins/club.gif ($0.67, 3 players)
BB bets $0.05, Stuness raises to $0.75, MP3 folds, BB calls.

Turn: T/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($2.17, 2 players)
BB bets $0.35, Stuness raises to $2, BB raises all-in $5.2, Stuness calls all-in $2.
Uncalled bets: $1.2 returned to BB.

River: 7/images/graemlins/club.gif ($10.17, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $10.17)

Results:
Final pot: $10.17
BB showed 7d 8d
Stuness mucks Js As

I think I forgot how to play ABC poker...
Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.02/$0.05
7 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (7 players) Stuness is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG calls, 2 folds, CO calls, 2 folds, 2 folds, Stuness raises to $0.25, UTG folds, CO calls.

Flop: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/club.gif ($0.57, 2 players)
Stuness bets $0.45, CO calls.

Turn: A/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($1.47, 2 players)
Stuness checks, CO bets $0.8, Stuness raises to $2.05, CO calls all-in $1.08.
Uncalled bets: $0.17 returned to Stuness.

River: 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($5.23, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $5.23)

Results:
Final pot: $5.23
CO showed Ac Qs
Stuness showed Js Ad

Triggerle

11-20-2006, 08:15 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Some hands from my current 5nl session:
I definately need someone to critique my play on this hand...

(...)

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On the turn I would just call and check the river. I would maybe call a minbet on the river. I can't judge if the raise is +EV or -EV but it definitely introduces a lot of variance, something which your miniscule roll can't handle.

The reliable way you make money at NL5 and NL10 ist to get something that's better than top pair and then move your money in. People will call you.

CrazyIrishman

11-21-2006, 03:39 PM

Ok so today session was pretty swingy mostly due to badly played hands by myself and some coolers. I took a hit last night, posted some hands in another thread where I lost with top set a few times. I started this session with $28, so I took a significant hit.

I'm going to go through and post some hands I butchered (my biggest losses) and some of my bigger hands. Feel free to comment about anything in any hand.

Alternately title this post "I can't play queens"
PF is a mess, someone give me a line?
Flop I think is a fold after such a coordinated board comes down.
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saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 ($10.03)
MP2 ($3.93)
Hero ($4.11)
Button ($7.57)
SB ($12.10)
BB ($12.52)
UTG ($8.37)
UTG+1 ($13.67)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.2, Button calls $0.20, SB raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.55, Button calls $0.55.

Flop: ($2.30) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $3.36, Button calls $3.36, SB folds.

Turn: ($10.02) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)

River: ($10.02) T/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)

Final Pot: $10.02

Results in white below: 
Hero has Qd Qc (two pair, queens and tens).
Button has 8d 8c (full house, eights full of tens).
Outcome: Button wins $10.02. 

This hand I went against my best intention of bet/fold the flop.
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saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 ($2.57)
Hero ($7.52)
Button ($3.28)
SB ($11.33)
BB ($4.82)
UTG ($6.06)
UTG+1 ($1.80)
MP1 ($9.95)
MP2 ($6.08)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.05, MP3 calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.3, Button calls $0.30, SB calls $0.28, BB calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25.

Flop: ($1.80) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $1.75, Button calls $1.75, SB folds, BB raises to $3.5, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero raises to $5.25, Button calls $1.23 (All-In), BB calls $1.02 (All-In).

Turn: ($14.55) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($14.55) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $14.55

Results in white below: 
BB has As 3s (three of a kind, threes).
Hero has Qd Qs (two pair, queens and threes).
Button has Qc 7c (one pair, threes).
Outcome: BB wins $13.82. Hero wins $0.73. 

I had him on a draw/worse ace. Is this bad?
Same guy as from the KQ hand below, bit of a donkey
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saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 ($5.75)
MP1 ($17.73)
MP2 ($1.90)
MP3 ($27.58)
Hero ($18.76)
Button ($5.70)
SB ($2.90)
BB ($10)
UTG ($11.40)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.05, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.25, 1 fold, SB calls $0.23, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.20, MP3 calls $0.20.

Flop: ($1.05) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $1, SB calls $1, UTG+1 folds, MP3 folds.

Turn: ($3.05) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, SB calls $1.65 (All-In).

River: ($6.70) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $6.70

Results in white below: 
SB has Ks Ah (one pair, aces).
Hero has As Jh (one pair, aces).
Outcome: SB wins $6.35. Hero wins $0.35. 

Hands that pulled me back from all the way down to $20 dollars.
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saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 ($10.45)
MP2 ($16.16)
MP3 ($3.01)
CO ($18.55)
Hero ($4.96)
SB ($4.75)
BB ($4.13)
UTG ($1.83)
UTG+1 ($11.43)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif. CO posts a blind of $0.07.
5 folds, CO (poster) checks, Hero raises to $0.25, 1 fold, BB calls $0.20, CO folds.

Flop: ($0.59) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.35, BB calls $0.35.

Turn: ($1.29) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
BB bets $0.35, Hero calls $0.35.

River: ($1.99) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
BB bets $0.7, Hero raises to $4.01, BB calls $2.48 (All-In).

Final Pot: $9.18

Results in white below: 
BB has Ad 7h (two pair, aces and sevens).
Hero has Qc Kc (straight, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins $9.18. 

Lead the turn?
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saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 ($10.53)
CO ($15.03)
Button ($4.65)
SB ($18.16)
Hero ($11.20)
UTG ($1.48)
UTG+1 ($6.45)
MP1 ($1.51)
MP2 ($11.31)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.2, MP3 calls $0.20, 2 folds, SB calls $0.18, Hero calls $0.15.

Flop: ($0.80) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $0.4, MP3 calls $0.40, SB folds, Hero calls $0.40.

Turn: ($2) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks.

River: ($2) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players)
Hero bets $2, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $2.

Final Pot: $6

Results in white below: 
Hero has 7d 9d (flush, ace high).
MP3 has Ac As (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $6. 

This just makes me happy....
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saw flop|saw showdown

Button ($5.10)
SB ($8.75)
Hero ($7.35)
UTG ($6.95)
UTG+1 ($3.38)
MP1 ($9.90)
MP2 ($1.60)
MP3 ($4.30)
CO ($5.62)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.05, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.05, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.17) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3 players)
Hero bets $0.15, UTG+1 calls $0.15, MP3 folds.

Turn: ($0.47) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $0.4, UTG+1 raises to $0.8, Hero calls $0.40.

River: ($2.07) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $2.38, UTG+1 calls $2.38 (All-In).

Final Pot: $6.83

Results in white below: 
Hero has As 2c (three of a kind, twos).
UTG+1 has Th 2d (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: Hero wins $6.83. 

I thought this check on the river was going to induce a bet from AhKx for sure, and my read was dead on. His bet however, never materialized. FPS?
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saw flop|saw showdown

SB ($10.55)
BB ($15.56)
UTG ($4.27)
UTG+1 ($18.21)
Hero ($8.08)
MP2 ($4.48)
MP3 ($6.45)
CO ($1.56)
Button ($11.51)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.05, MP2 raises to $0.2, 2 folds, Button calls $0.20, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.15, Hero calls $0.15.

Flop: ($0.87) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif (4 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.75, MP2 calls $0.75, Button folds, UTG folds.

Turn: ($2.37) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $2, MP2 calls $2.

River: ($6.37) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: $6.37

Results in white below: 
Hero has 9s 9c (three of a kind, nines).
MP2 has Ah Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $6.37. 

I laugh at your flop overbet!(I don't think I played this well, just thought it was funny)
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saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 ($7.58)
MP2 ($17.23)
MP3 ($4.48)
CO ($17.24)
Hero ($14.08)
SB ($2.75)
BB ($4.82)
UTG ($2.11)
UTG+1 ($9.38)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
4 folds, MP3 raises to $0.2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.6, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.40.

Flop: ($1.27) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
MP3 bets $3.88 (All-In), Hero calls $3.88.

Turn: ($9.03) A/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($9.03) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $9.03

Results in white below: 
MP3 has 6d Jd (one pair, sixes).
Hero has Ad Ah (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $9.03. 

All in all, this was a halfway decent 1k hand session with me running at 13/6/3 with a W$@SD of 38%...small sample size, I know but I think it points to me needing to open up a little and call down less.

Current Bankroll: 35.32

HNIC

11-21-2006, 04:18 PM

CrazyIrishman,

Congrats on coming to the realization of moving down. I have just done the same as well and will follow your progress in this thread.

I know exactly what you mean about playing at these stakes as it is hard to take it seriously. I have set myself up both long and short term goals and it has helped to forget what I'm playing for at the table and just get to my goals. Maybe that would help you as well.

Good Luck

Check_The_Nuts

11-21-2006, 04:48 PM

crazy:

check raising the river depends a lot on your villians tendencies to bet out weak hands on the river. The more often he does this, the better the check raise works. I value bet the river on your set hand, and check raise the over-aggro's. If he's the type to bet out the naked ace of hearts on the river, obviously this makes the check raise better as well.

I think the fact you bet the flop and turn fairly large would make me want to value bet the river. If you had bet large on the flop, and half pot on the turn, I may go for the check raise (since I look weaker in that case).

CrazyIrishman

11-23-2006, 11:31 PM

Thanksgiving '06
I'm stuck here in my apartment taking Darvocet because my balls hurt. Decided to say F*CK microNL for a while and switch over to LHE, which ended up being a great decision. My last NL session erased my gains, so I was back to $26 over a few thousand hands. Last night and today I have been 4-8 tabling the .5/.10 and .10/.20 and I still awestruck by how bad the players are. They pay off your big hands with almost anything and I can't begin to count the number of times I bet all the way to the river with a marginal pair or draw to have them fold the river time and time again.
Advice to all the microstakes grinders, try out limit for a bit and see how you like it. And bet the turn HU, 90% of Microstakes LHE players float the flop automatically with no pair no draw.

If the mod decides this post is now more appropriate for microstakes LHE, by all means move it. But I do plan on moving back to NL once I hit a decent bankroll and I believe one of the main parts of being a good poker player is being able to play multiple games and transition between them depending on which level is softer (ie. .10/.20 is softer than 10nl but 25nl is softer than .5/$1)

Hands I botched today(Alternatively titled, "Lines that make baby jesus cry)
"Durrrr, I can't read hands at all"
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (6 players) Stuness is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG raises, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, Stuness calls.

Flop: 5/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (12SB, 6 players)
SB bets, Stuness calls, UTG raises, 4 folds, Stuness calls.

Turn: J/images/graemlins/heart.gif (8.5BB, 2 players)
Stuness checks, UTG bets, Stuness raises, UTG calls.

River: 6/images/graemlins/club.gif (12.5BB, 2 players)
Stuness bets, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: 14.5BB
UTG showed Kc Kh
Stuness showed Js Qh

The turn is horrible, I should never ever ever be raising this vs 2 opponents.
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (5 players) Stuness is UTG with Q/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif
Stuness raises, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (6SB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Stuness bets, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: A/images/graemlins/club.gif (4.5BB, 3 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Stuness raises, SB calls, BB 3-bets, Stuness calls, SB calls.

River: 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif (13.5BB, 3 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Stuness calls, SB calls.

Results:
Final pot: 16.5BB
BB showed Js Ks
SB mucks 7s As
Stuness mucks Qc Tc

I attempt to 3 barrel a calling station...still can't believe he called this down.
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (5 players) Stuness is SB with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif
2 folds, Button calls, Stuness calls, BB checks.

Flop: 2/images/graemlins/club.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3SB, 3 players)
Stuness bets, BB folds, Button calls.

Turn: 5/images/graemlins/club.gif (2.5BB, 2 players)
Stuness bets, Button calls.

River: K/images/graemlins/club.gif (4.5BB, 2 players)
Stuness bets, Button calls.

Results:
Final pot: 6.5BB
Stuness showed 8s 9s
Villian shows AQo

Overall I didn't screw up as many hands money wise as I did at NL

Here are some hands that make me want to play poker on Darvocet forever...
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (6 players) Stuness is UTG+1 with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG folds, Stuness raises, CO 3-bets, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls, Stuness caps, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Flop: 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif (16.4SB, 4 players)
BB checks, Stuness checks, CO checks, Button checks.

Turn: Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif (8.2BB, 4 players)
BB checks, Stuness checks, CO bets, Button calls, BB calls, Stuness calls.

River: J/images/graemlins/club.gif (12.2BB, 4 players)
BB checks, Stuness bets, CO raises, Button folds, BB calls, Stuness 3-bets, CO raises all-in $0.35, BB calls, Stuness calls.

Results:
Final pot: 22.7BB
Stuness showed Kd Ah
CO showed 5s Kh
BB showed Kc 6c

Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (6 players) Stuness is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG calls, Stuness raises, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: T/images/graemlins/spade.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif (10SB, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Stuness bets, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (6.5BB, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Stuness bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

River: T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (9.5BB, 3 players)
BB bets, UTG calls, Stuness raises, BB 3-bets, UTG calls, Stuness caps, BB calls, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: 21.5BB
Stuness showed As Ah
UTG mucks 4h Ad
BB mucks 9h Jh

And for the GRAND FINALE....(SB is my favorite part of this hand)
Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05/$0.1
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (6 players) Stuness is BB with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif
UTG raises, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, Stuness calls.

Flop: A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif (10SB, 5 players)
SB checks, Stuness checks, UTG bets, UTG+1 raises, Button folds, SB calls, Stuness 3-bets, UTG calls, UTG+1 caps, SB calls, Stuness calls, UTG calls.

Turn: 8/images/graemlins/club.gif (13BB, 4 players)
SB checks, Stuness checks, UTG bets, UTG+1 raises, SB calls, Stuness calls, UTG calls.

River: 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (21BB, 4 players)
SB checks, Stuness checks, UTG bets, UTG+1 raises, SB calls, Stuness 3-bets, UTG calls, UTG+1 caps, SB calls, Stuness calls, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: 37BB
UTG+1 showed 2s 9c
Stuness showed 5s 4s
UTG mucks Ah Qc
SB mucks 2d Jd

overall I feel like my game has improved a little in the realm of discipline. I no longer have a problem bet/folding when I need to and am really getting a better grasp on value betting.
For those of you who are visually inclined:

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/Cmu_Guy/2dollarLHE.jpg

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/Cmu_Guy/microchallenge.jpg

dashman

11-24-2006, 01:42 AM

Im going to comment on hand #2 only because its something ive been struggling with lately as well, the frustration of getting min raised=losing money. Roughly the last 10 times or so I was minraised I was only ahead 1 of those times and only maybe two of those times I went broke I believe. Im starting to live by the rule of "When you get min-raised at micro stakes you are beat~90% of the time." Obv. this isnt scientific but sooooo many more times than not when I get minraised with an overpair to undercard flop Im beat. Someone with TP will either flat call or more than minraise. The minraise at this level is like aids to me, obv. it depends on the villain but normally I'm done with the hand.

elgatoesme

11-24-2006, 02:11 AM

I have noticed that tendency too in the 2 cent games at pokerstars. Minraising as a slowplay of trips/two pair is popular atm. Don't let smarter players pick up on your habit of folding and remember you have outs in many of these situations which might be worth the call sometimes even if you really are beat 9/10 (which won't last)

kabouter

11-24-2006, 05:20 AM

I don't like your re raising that much at these levels with a questionable pair..

I one hand you get re raised preflop when you have QQ, still you re raise the flop. Now the villain must have something really good , well he had 88 here, but that is not the point /images/graemlins/tongue.gif. But at 10nl I prefer to play a bit more tight, you will still win just as much, if not more.