Sunday, January 6, 2008
BLOG MOVED
I am now a member of cardrunners.com poker training site so I will be using the blog system there. I am under the name L3NGTHY, and if you are intrested please register for a free account to keep updated. They also have lots of other poker related blogs, as well as top pro blogs. Its a great site and I suggest that everyone take a look at it.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Im back,
I have been offline for the past few months. I've still been writing the random blog entries. So if you want to catch up. Here they are in one post.
Very Anxious
On Monday I am finally getting the internet hooked up in my new apartment. Im counting down the minutes until its turned on.. I just hope that everything works fine with it. I have had problems with charter in the past and I am really hoping that they don’t carry over.
Im also getting TV service set up. I haven’t had TV service in about three years. I’m not much of a TV watcher. There are not a lot of programs that are interesting to me. For the most part TV is all garbage. I hate news because its always shit you don’t care to hear about, or biased bullshit that’s being fed down our throats. Most other shows are reality shows which I hate. Also I don’t really want to get caught up in a weekly show (i.e. Lost). However, I did watch the first two Heroes show’s and its pretty interesting. I may watch that one.
What I am really looking forward to watching is going to be the discovery HD channel. I think that’s going to be sick to see.
Oh, and just so everyone knows, it is no longer politically correct to say “Hate Crime”. It’s a “Biased Crime”… haha, people suck.
My new years resolution!
I am going to set some goals and challenges for myself for the New Year. I will be putting most, if not all of my tax returns online. I expect it to be 1500 and up. As for my current PT database I am losing. I am stuck 210.35. I have not re-deposited since my “initial” Ultimate Bet deposit. This money came from rake back and tournaments that I have cashed in, and is for 3,134 hands that I have in my database. So here are my current goals and plans for the New Year.
1. Get my roll started again. – Obviously this is necessary to any one trying to play this game.
2. Out of the red – I am in the red in most of my current levels. So to correct that I have set the rule that I will not move up in a level unless I have at least 10k hands at the previous level for +7ptbb/100.
3. Movin’ Up - I want to move up aggressively but smartly. I will always have 20 buy ins for my current level, and will take shots when I have 3 “extra” buy ins for the next level. So basically whenever I am feeling confident enough to beat the next level, and have 3 buy ins that I am willing to lose, I will take a shot.
4. The Grind – I am in a relationship at the moment so getting in as many hands as I would like will be kind of hard. I will still set time aside to play. I will try to put in at least 8 hours a week, and 8500 hands.
5. Perfect Practice makes Perfect - I will review and hand that I was outplayed in. I will be making a lot of posts on 2+2 for hands, and posting hands that I am lost in. I have made some favorites in PT that will make this easier to do. I wasn’t doing it before because it could be a pain in the ass to try to find hands.
I know that they seem pretty rudimentary but I need to make sure that I have a solid base and habits to build on.
Until Next Time
Oh Pokah…
How I love thee….
Gosh that’s gay.
Anyways, that ten dollars that was donated to my roll on UB has been increased slightly. I played some S&G’s with my girlfriend. I think she’s played five tournaments. She cashed in two of them. This is very exciting considering she didn’t know the rules of the game at first. She ended up being up a total of 3 dollars over the tournaments. GG!
Also my increase slightly comment was a little bit of an understatement. I’ve increased it to 98.90. This is cool because I am going to be getting the internet set up on Monday and I will be able to play a little. Hopefully start getting some of my goals going and make some money. I’ll be starting at the bottom, well 10nl will be the start. That’s pretty much the bottom.
10$ from UB Baby!
I received an email from UB saying that missed me and wanted to give me ten bucks. Nice! I played some .25-.50 LHE from my phone. I won 5.55 in like thirty hands. Damn I’m good! ;)
I have been thinking of teaching my girlfriend how to play poker. She taught me how to play Gin Rummy a few weeks ago, and I have been beating the crap out of her at it. So to return the favor I should teach her my game. She’s a pretty bright girl so I think she will be able to catch on pretty quick. I will probably go to a local coffee shop with her tomorrow and we can play some S&G’s and Ill show her how they work. Maybe she will win me a bankroll…
Very Anxious
On Monday I am finally getting the internet hooked up in my new apartment. Im counting down the minutes until its turned on.. I just hope that everything works fine with it. I have had problems with charter in the past and I am really hoping that they don’t carry over.
Im also getting TV service set up. I haven’t had TV service in about three years. I’m not much of a TV watcher. There are not a lot of programs that are interesting to me. For the most part TV is all garbage. I hate news because its always shit you don’t care to hear about, or biased bullshit that’s being fed down our throats. Most other shows are reality shows which I hate. Also I don’t really want to get caught up in a weekly show (i.e. Lost). However, I did watch the first two Heroes show’s and its pretty interesting. I may watch that one.
What I am really looking forward to watching is going to be the discovery HD channel. I think that’s going to be sick to see.
Oh, and just so everyone knows, it is no longer politically correct to say “Hate Crime”. It’s a “Biased Crime”… haha, people suck.
My new years resolution!
I am going to set some goals and challenges for myself for the New Year. I will be putting most, if not all of my tax returns online. I expect it to be 1500 and up. As for my current PT database I am losing. I am stuck 210.35. I have not re-deposited since my “initial” Ultimate Bet deposit. This money came from rake back and tournaments that I have cashed in, and is for 3,134 hands that I have in my database. So here are my current goals and plans for the New Year.
1. Get my roll started again. – Obviously this is necessary to any one trying to play this game.
2. Out of the red – I am in the red in most of my current levels. So to correct that I have set the rule that I will not move up in a level unless I have at least 10k hands at the previous level for +7ptbb/100.
3. Movin’ Up - I want to move up aggressively but smartly. I will always have 20 buy ins for my current level, and will take shots when I have 3 “extra” buy ins for the next level. So basically whenever I am feeling confident enough to beat the next level, and have 3 buy ins that I am willing to lose, I will take a shot.
4. The Grind – I am in a relationship at the moment so getting in as many hands as I would like will be kind of hard. I will still set time aside to play. I will try to put in at least 8 hours a week, and 8500 hands.
5. Perfect Practice makes Perfect - I will review and hand that I was outplayed in. I will be making a lot of posts on 2+2 for hands, and posting hands that I am lost in. I have made some favorites in PT that will make this easier to do. I wasn’t doing it before because it could be a pain in the ass to try to find hands.
I know that they seem pretty rudimentary but I need to make sure that I have a solid base and habits to build on.
Until Next Time
Oh Pokah…
How I love thee….
Gosh that’s gay.
Anyways, that ten dollars that was donated to my roll on UB has been increased slightly. I played some S&G’s with my girlfriend. I think she’s played five tournaments. She cashed in two of them. This is very exciting considering she didn’t know the rules of the game at first. She ended up being up a total of 3 dollars over the tournaments. GG!
Also my increase slightly comment was a little bit of an understatement. I’ve increased it to 98.90. This is cool because I am going to be getting the internet set up on Monday and I will be able to play a little. Hopefully start getting some of my goals going and make some money. I’ll be starting at the bottom, well 10nl will be the start. That’s pretty much the bottom.
10$ from UB Baby!
I received an email from UB saying that missed me and wanted to give me ten bucks. Nice! I played some .25-.50 LHE from my phone. I won 5.55 in like thirty hands. Damn I’m good! ;)
I have been thinking of teaching my girlfriend how to play poker. She taught me how to play Gin Rummy a few weeks ago, and I have been beating the crap out of her at it. So to return the favor I should teach her my game. She’s a pretty bright girl so I think she will be able to catch on pretty quick. I will probably go to a local coffee shop with her tomorrow and we can play some S&G’s and Ill show her how they work. Maybe she will win me a bankroll…
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Oh Yeah,
As for my previous challenge. I got sick of playing sit and goes for a dollar, or a dollar fifty. Its really boring to play a sit and go for 3 hours to take a cash of $5.00. I got bored and decided to flip my bankroll. YAY 10nl ALL IN!!!
Im trying to take a loan out against the van to get some debts paid off.
Im trying to take a loan out against the van to get some debts paid off.
GOD DAMN VAN!
I am getting sick of that van. It has become such a huge burden on me. That is all, I want someone to take that van and drive it off a giant fucking cliff! (of course after paying me for it)
Stupid ass thing...
Stupid ass thing...
Monday, September 24, 2007
GETTING STOOD UP
So I took yesterday off so that I could meet with that guy coming from California to buy the van. He never showed, nor was I able to get a hold of him. I guess he does not have his own cell phone, he uses his cousins. Its pretty frustrating to be told that someone is going to come and do something and not to do it, or even let me know. Not only did I spend a good chunk of money getting the van working (replacing the battery), I took the day off work. I am going to call him this evening and see if he is still interested in it, if not I will put it back on craigslist. I really hope it sells soon.
I have read a little of PNL (Professional No-Limit Hold 'em) and I must say the book is pretty good. I really like the examples that are given and the way the book is written keeps it interesting. Also, I really like the ideas that they go over when playing hands and checking behind on turns when you have one pair hands to control pot size/give players chances to bluff on river. I realized after going through my hands that my hands became transparent. I would cbet the flop and usually give up on the turn if I missed. When I was hitting my hand I would cbet the flop, bet the turn for value, and fire the river.
I really think that this was a huge leak for me because players are slow playing hands against me, and Im paying them off, also I'm not allowing players to bluff with a lot of second best hands (second pair or worse). At these stakes players do not think that you would check the turn with a good one pair hand. They assume that you are betting all streets if you hit to protect your hand. If you ever notice that if you take the cbet flop, check turn, bet river. You get called by a much larger range of hands. The player thinks your bluffing the river, and his calling range becomes very wide.
I'm of course not going to be playing every top pair hand like this. Its going to depend a lot on the board texture, player (calling station, TAG etc) and chip stacks. Once I get online and get some good HH I think I am going to write up a mini strategy article about turn play against different opponents with strong, but vulnerable hands (i.e. top pair/top kicker). Hopefully I can write my first of many quality strat article.
I also have sit n' go strategy. I'm a little ways into it (I left PNL at a friends) and must say its not as good. But I'm giving it a chance.
I have read a little of PNL (Professional No-Limit Hold 'em) and I must say the book is pretty good. I really like the examples that are given and the way the book is written keeps it interesting. Also, I really like the ideas that they go over when playing hands and checking behind on turns when you have one pair hands to control pot size/give players chances to bluff on river. I realized after going through my hands that my hands became transparent. I would cbet the flop and usually give up on the turn if I missed. When I was hitting my hand I would cbet the flop, bet the turn for value, and fire the river.
I really think that this was a huge leak for me because players are slow playing hands against me, and Im paying them off, also I'm not allowing players to bluff with a lot of second best hands (second pair or worse). At these stakes players do not think that you would check the turn with a good one pair hand. They assume that you are betting all streets if you hit to protect your hand. If you ever notice that if you take the cbet flop, check turn, bet river. You get called by a much larger range of hands. The player thinks your bluffing the river, and his calling range becomes very wide.
I'm of course not going to be playing every top pair hand like this. Its going to depend a lot on the board texture, player (calling station, TAG etc) and chip stacks. Once I get online and get some good HH I think I am going to write up a mini strategy article about turn play against different opponents with strong, but vulnerable hands (i.e. top pair/top kicker). Hopefully I can write my first of many quality strat article.
I also have sit n' go strategy. I'm a little ways into it (I left PNL at a friends) and must say its not as good. But I'm giving it a chance.
THE VAN MIGHT BE SOLD
recieved a call last yesterday while I was at work from an out of state number. I called the number back and spoke with a Mexican fellow with a heavy accent, and very very limited english. I almost had to get one of my friends to come translate the call. The conversation when A little like this:
Me: Hi, I just received a call from this number
Him: heyo, uhhhh, yes?
Me: I was just called from this number, and I was returning the call. Did you need anything?
Him: uhhhh, Heyo, uhh you sell?
Me: Yes, Im selling a van.
Him: et uhhh, et spoun? et spund otiy?
Me: ???? What was that?
Him: Eat run well?
Me: It runs great.
Him: I be up friday 2 pm. I come from california.
Me: Okay, Im in coos bay, oregon.
Im extremely excited to get this van sold. It is going to (hopefully) put me on track with poker, and also get me out of debt. My plan, since I am selling it for less then I was originally trying to, is to put 1000 online. I am going to first get out of the red in all different levels. I am stuck in all cash games levels that I normally play in my new database. My 80 rakeback from a month ago translated into 280 in loses at the cash table. Its not alot that I am stuck really. Just 2 buy ins at 10nl, 4-5 buy ins at 25nl and 2.5 buyins at 50nl. I dont have pt becuase Im at work so this is all estimated.
One of my biggest leaks right now is firing cbets into players that do not fold the flop, and not value betting them as strong as I should be with more medicore top pair hands that I tend to play more passively on the turn. My plan for this is to start cbetting less and doing it more based on flop texture.
Im going to be reading Professional No Limit Hold 'em over the next few days. I will write up a little review once Im done incase anyone wants to know what its like for the lower stake grinders. thats it for now.
Me: Hi, I just received a call from this number
Him: heyo, uhhhh, yes?
Me: I was just called from this number, and I was returning the call. Did you need anything?
Him: uhhhh, Heyo, uhh you sell?
Me: Yes, Im selling a van.
Him: et uhhh, et spoun? et spund otiy?
Me: ???? What was that?
Him: Eat run well?
Me: It runs great.
Him: I be up friday 2 pm. I come from california.
Me: Okay, Im in coos bay, oregon.
Im extremely excited to get this van sold. It is going to (hopefully) put me on track with poker, and also get me out of debt. My plan, since I am selling it for less then I was originally trying to, is to put 1000 online. I am going to first get out of the red in all different levels. I am stuck in all cash games levels that I normally play in my new database. My 80 rakeback from a month ago translated into 280 in loses at the cash table. Its not alot that I am stuck really. Just 2 buy ins at 10nl, 4-5 buy ins at 25nl and 2.5 buyins at 50nl. I dont have pt becuase Im at work so this is all estimated.
One of my biggest leaks right now is firing cbets into players that do not fold the flop, and not value betting them as strong as I should be with more medicore top pair hands that I tend to play more passively on the turn. My plan for this is to start cbetting less and doing it more based on flop texture.
Im going to be reading Professional No Limit Hold 'em over the next few days. I will write up a little review once Im done incase anyone wants to know what its like for the lower stake grinders. thats it for now.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Still winning!
I played a total of six sit and goes. I placed pretty deep in all of them. Cashed in the last two that I played for a thrid place 90 man $1.25 and tenth in the 180 $2.25. I feel like I played really well in all the tournaments today. Im excited about making a lot of correct decisions. I cant wait to get my hands on PT to review them. But I am off to work for the rest of the night.
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