A new month

Well its the start of a new month tommorrow so i thought id sum up June. On Full Tilt June has been a pretty shitty month to be honest. Came back form Uni at the start of the month with abt $40 in it. I really dont think FT is equipped for such a small BR, the smallest cash games are WAY out of my BR and the SNGs charge a ridculous rake. The $40 has shrivelled up to $20 now, and i dont really want to play with it. I hate losing money, and it would really piss me off lose that. Might just save it for CC events, tournies ect, not really decided.

On a lighter note i deposited into PS about half way though the month, as i realised they were pretty much better in every aspect of the word. Started off with a cool $50 as i did in FT and have turned it $90 as i write this. The major difference has been ive been playing cash FR games at the 2NL level, which i find sooo much easier then those SnGs on FT. The 2NL is pretty crushable imo, not trying to sound big headed but ive been 6-tabling withouth PT and not ran into any major obstacles. I had a slight downswing the end of last week but recoevered well.

Goals for this month are:

• Take BR up to ~$120 and move to 5NL
• Continue to learn more about the game, online and in literature
• Take down a CC tourney

Whats the fucking point...

Im so fed up with this shit. All fucking day the 4-card flushes , runner runner and bullshit hands calling me down and fucking sucking out... I honestly fucking hate poker, i really dont feel like playing again. $2 Rebuy, played aggresive during rebuy, builing up a slightly above average stack. Go in after add-on and play very tight. Literally i might have seen 2 flops in 30 hands, and only won one pot with a re-raise PF with AK. Get dealt KK and the UTG min raises. Table folds around to me and i 3-bet. UTG re-re-raises me all in (note the terrible play as he only had 200 more chips then me and hes all in with the upcoming shite..). Turns over AJ, maing him a dog. Flop comes up with 2 clubs, all lows, and what should fucking come but 2 more fucking clubs. I mean for fucks sake...i sometimes wonder if sometimes when a tourney is stalling or taking too long FT hurry things up by doing shit like this...

Edit: Long rant, standard i hate poker.. Ive gotten over it now

I love 2NL

Well as i said in my last post i deposited $50 into PS to take advantage of their micro cash games as the FT ones are SOO beyond my BR and the variance was crushing me. Ive only really played the cash games on PS seriously for the last two days, yesterday 4-tabling and today 5-tabling. Made a $20 profit so far, and as far as i can see 2NL is crushable. I know im probably running well but even when im getting shite cards i can still usually break even on teh 2NL tables. Im playing SOOO much better now im withing my BR, ive folded KK for the first time, folded AK's ect and i know im playing at the peak of my game. Unfortuantley i dont have PT or any tracking software so i cant show a graph or multi-table higher (have to actually watch the players) but that will soon change. Im thinking of builing up to ~$100 then move up to 5NL and if i hit 200-300 ill move up again. Really enjoying poker again, moving back into my limits and away from SnGs has had such a positive turn on my poker.

I LOVE 2NL

Ups and downs

Well its been a while since my last post - to be honest ive been quite busy over the weekend. My bastard laptop broke down on friday, its been titering on the edge of life for the last 6 months with the fan and whatnot breaking down, but it hit rock bottom when the wireless radio broke down = no internet. This has resulted in me having to play on my desktop which = no PT, no other poker software ect. And i have to buy a new laptop...

Anyone back to poker. Its been a REAL rough ride the last couple days. My FT account has been shit. Hit a real dry run - started tilting and hit rock bottom when i started throwing money around 'cuz i just dont care anymore..' In general FT was killing my love of poker, so i decided to take a break from it (BR was down to $20 by then), and deposit on PS ($50). I really like the sleek layout of PS, and the super-micro cash games. the 2NL games are a push over so im thinking build up to 60-80$ slowly then move to 5NL until i can hit $200. Thats the plan at least.. Had some good micro games with CCers on PS, always a good laugh especially whent the 7-2 rule came about. Much fun!

Tonight i decided my FT account had to be saved. At $20 i wasnt too sure where to start so i dabbled in some limit razz, stud ect (breaking even) but wasnt really enjoyinh watching the antes suck my profits away. So i decided i was gonna try those fucking SnGs again. Entered a $2 SnG and played TaG untill the bubble burst then played super LAG as i was chip leader. Went to bottom, but managed to pull it around when i hit AA and got no respect for them. Went on to win it, and put some of the profit into a $5 NL SnG, which i also took down. I think the 2 and 5 SnGs are much better for me as the donks are less. Put some of the winnings into a HU2$ game against a absolute maniac = easy money. His strat = push on any pair. Hmm...

BR back up to 45$. In another SnG as i write this, 2$, Just massivley sucked out on the rivver. I had 66 and pushed a shortish stack all in (very laggy player). He shows KQo. Board comes 9QJ, turn Q and the river brings a blessed 6. He didnt take it well, 'fucking idiots and fucking FT always pays them off). Ugh just went to bottom of the pile on the bubble runnnig my AQ into JJ, Two Pair vs set. Must go concentrate

Right , was down to 700 on 50/100 blinds, if we were going on strick M rules i should push ATC, but the table was sooo tight i realised i could steal blinds each orbit until i hit a big hand and doubled up. This worked out, hit AJ, min raised and got pushed in, called and doubled up on A10. The rest of the table then woke up and realised they werent getting a free ride to teh money, so i sat back and watched a guy pratically elimiate himself.

Went ITM as a shortstack, 2ooo, 4000 and 6000. Knocked out in 3rd on this:


Full Tilt Poker Game #6943834758: $2 + $0.25 Sit & Go (52770977), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:50:42 ET - 2008/06/23
Seat 1: ajrobinson (3,120)
Seat 6: djmc (4,580)
Seat 9: TheSpaceInvader (5,800)
TheSpaceInvader posts the small blind of 80
ajrobinson posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ajrobinson [Ac Kc]
djmc folds
TheSpaceInvader raises to 320
ajrobinson raises to 3,120, and is all in
TheSpaceInvader calls 2,800
ajrobinson shows [Ac Kc]
TheSpaceInvader shows [Ad Qs]
*** FLOP *** [6d 2h Th]
*** TURN *** [6d 2h Th] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [6d 2h Th Ks] [Js]
ajrobinson shows a pair of Kings
TheSpaceInvader shows a straight, Ace high
TheSpaceInvader wins the pot (6,240) with a straight, Ace high
ajrobinson stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,240 Rake 0
Board: [6d 2h Th Ks Js]
Seat 1: ajrobinson (big blind) showed [Ac Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: djmc (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: TheSpaceInvader (small blind) showed [Ad Qs] and won (6,240) with a straight, Ace high

Runner-runner :(. Ah well, i took it with a smile, which is impressive. Might have this tilt under control.

Not a bad night, the poker gods must have got bored irritating me

Its been a bit of a rollercoaster night. Well not really actually, im lieing. Just like to make it sound dramatic. Its been pretty okay. Ive not really played much, ive played a couple SnGs and placed in as many i feel i need to. The real boost came from these 25FTP sats into the MSOP on FT which if you win can net you $10.40. So i entered a couple, the play is absolutley manic with people moving all in on air (really air) but low and behold i managed to net a win. TBH i sucked out on the last hand to win..but who cares, its time a sucked out for once..Take that you bastards.. BR is at $50ish again, touch wood. Nearly broke BRM rules and entered the CC $5 omaha h/l tourney, but i managed to overcome the urge! Prob enter the one tommorow

I hate poker so much...

Well another bad night last night. After having a serious review of my stats and BR last night i decided i simply wasnt ready to play ring. I know many people say building a BR through SnGs is hard, due to the variance and bad runs ect but im gonna at least try and get my BR up to 200$ through SnGs before i touch ring again.

So with this happy notion in my head i decide to play a few 1$ SnGs (the rakes appaling but i reckon i wont be there long so i should be okay..) I lost 6 straight SnGs without even nearing the bubble. I wasnt playing badly either, the hands which busted me: JJ vs 56s (of course villain has to call 4xbb pf with 56..) , AQo vs A7o (got my money in on the turn with TPGK only to have him spike two pair on the river) , AJ vs QQ (two pair beaten by set) ect ect. The last two SnGs i probably played badly, that monster named tilt raised its ugly head. BR down to 45$ now and im starting to wonder if poker is really the game for me...

A shitty night...

Well a shitty night last night in terms of poker. I was doing okayish, and had about a 2.3bb/100 which wasnt bad. I could have made some big bucks when i made some bad laydowns, i.e. i could have limped K10o on the button to hit two pair but i folded instead..wtf?? I think im playing 10nl as if its 100nl and everyones an amazing player. Ive gotta loosen up a little but keep myself out of trouble when they start betting big. Anyway the night ended with me getting QQ, raised up to .40, got reraised to 1$ so i pushed. It looks bad but the villain had been doing this a lot with AQ, AJ and as low as A10 so i was fairly sure i was ahead. Turns out the villian has AKo making me a 57% favourite. But of course whenever im favourite the flop changes things dramatically as it comes KcJs10d... The turn and river were no help and i got pissed. Laptop nearly went flying , hell the dog sleeping on my lap nearly had to learn to fly.

Must do better tonight...

And so it begins...Introduction

As the title suggests, the blog begins... So i better start with a little about myself. Im 18, a student in Newcastle Uni and a budding poker player. Ive been playing for about 3 months now, and would describe myself somewhere between average and crap. Im still very much learning the game and improving as I do. A major learning tool for me has been CC; I don’t post often, yet read most of the articles and posts from the more experienced players. Im starting this blog as a way to keep a track of my play set myself goals and share my experiences.

So let’s see where I am. Ive made one deposit, $50 into FT. 3 months later (playing on and off) it’s at $60. Not a huge increase but to be honest i thought id lose my whole first deposit. Ive got a pretty good tournament / SnG game, and am using the profit of that to learn the ring game the hard way by experience. My PT3 database got corrupted and had to be reinstalled the other week so there’s not much data there but ill show what ive got:

As said my tournament and SnG game is pretty okay and keeps me afloat while learning the ring game (the flat bits are where im using FTP's to enter tourneys):

My cash game is…well lets just say not as good? Well tbh its pretty dire but improving...

And the problem is clearly my 6-max.

I also have a serious tilt issue. One bad beat and im okay, the second and im a little pissed, and then if a third hits its donk time. Gotta cut that out!

So thats pretty much me, where im at ect..

So my aims for the next month:

· Don’t ever touch 6-max (Ever....ever..)

· Continue to build my BR through ring games, hit $100

· Stop tilting and donking off money

· Contribute more to CC where and when I can