Tricky or Stupid River Play?
Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 Internet
Even though I was tired, I ended up playing a little $100 NL at Full Tilt last night. After spending an hour fixing up my PT3 HUD, I had to give the new overlay a test run. The new HUD will take some getting used to but I think it'll do the trick. Unfortunately, my "test session" ended up being more or less break-even, meaning that I lost about $16 over 200 hands.
I had a few difficulties in finding good tables last night. And once I had found a number of great tables, I was unable to cash...
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More Poker, More Tweaking...
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 Internet
I put in a good session at Full Tilt last night. Things went well and I finished up on the night. It was one of those nights when I happened to flop some big hands at the right time against the right opponents. Aside from playing poker, I spent a good chunk of the night revising my Poker Tracker 3 HUD layout again. After having played a session with the new layout, I think I'll be making some more revisions this evening.
There's an ongoing battle between being able to see important HUD...
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Busy Weekend
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 Internet
I had a really busy weekend. I attended a wedding on Saturday and a baptism on Sunday. Lots of church, lots of food, a few drinks, and very little poker. I did manage to play a couple sessions at Full Tilt. Luckily, I came out on top and was able to end my losing streak at 5 buy-ins. Unfortunately, I don't have my laptop with me right now so I can't give you any further details of my weekend poker play. But I do have some hands worth discussing below.
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No Limit Holdem Ring...
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LAGs and VIPs
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 Internet
Last night ended up being more about downloading poker training videos and less about poker. I also didn't get much of a chance to just sit and relax with my wife. I really hate it when that happens and it's something I'm looking to correct this evening. I'll play poker tonight but I'm going to make damned sure that my wife and I get some quality time too.
I ended up playing a short half-hour session at half-past eleven last night. The few hands that I saw were enough to earn me my...
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Tweaking and Training
Date: Thu, Aug 21, 2008 Internet
After spending the night shopping with my family, I wasn't really in the mood to play poker. I figured I'd better not put any of my bankroll on the line as my eyes struggled to stay open. I guess I could have downed an energy drink but I think I made the right choice. Instead, I spent a couple hours playing around with Poker Tracker 3 and my PokerSavvy Plus account.
First and foremost, I decided to pay for a premium account with PokerSavvy. The premium account gives me access to the...
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Not my finest hour...
Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008 Internet
Although I was slightly up for the month before last night's session, that's no longer the case. I played about 600 hands last night and followed a path with which I'm all too familiar.
Play solid poker. Get sucked out on. Start missing every flop. Begin to feel that my opponents are playing back at me (a.k.a. pulling a Tuff_Fish). Take a stand and donk off a couple stacks. Shut down laptop and lay awake wondering why I didn't stop playing earlier.
I find it very difficult to continue...
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The Weekend Hammer
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008 Internet
I ended up putting in a number of hands over the weekend. I'm aiming to play at least 5000 hands of poker a month for as many months as I can before I inevitably "give up poker" yet again. In any case, poker over the weekend was both good and bad. I played fairly well if a little too robotically at times. I made some good plays, a number of bad plays, and a couple good lay-downs in spots where I might have called (and likely lost) in the past.
Many of my costly leaks all involve the...
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Birthdays, Weekends, and Answers
Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008 Internet
Tonight marks the beginning of my wife's birthday weekend. My wife has told me that she'd like me to take some time and play a bit of poker this weekend. So I'll probably hit the tables for a little bit over the next few days; however, I'm well aware that this could be a trap of some sort.
All kidding aside, I think I'll be able to put in about 1,000 hands. A few sessions of poker will leave me with tons of time to watch the kids and spoil my wife silly with gifts and fancy birthday meals. ...
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Birthdays, Weekends, and Answers
Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008 Internet
Tonight marks the beginning of my wife's birthday weekend. My wife has told me that she'd like me to take some time and play a bit of poker this weekend. So I'll probably hit the tables for a little bit over the next few days; however, I'm well aware that this could be a trap of some sort.
All kidding aside, I think I'll be able to put in about 1,000 hands. A few sessions of poker will leave me with tons of time to watch the kids and spoil my wife silly with gifts and fancy birthday meals. ...
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Pleasantly Surprised
Date: Thu, Aug 14, 2008 Internet
I really don't have time today to discuss much of anything. I wanted to talk about the hands I posted yesterday but that's not going to happen today. Instead, I want you to take a look at the poker hand below.
I want you to guess what hand the Villain was holding at showdown. The results are in white so just highlight the text with your mouse when you think you've got an answer.
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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $344.60
Hero...
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A Night Off and a Hand Quiz
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008 Internet
I took the night off from poker last night. And I didn't fire up the Xbox 360 either. My wife said I looked tired. I felt tired. I went to bed early and managed a more-or-less solid eight hours sleep for the first time in five years. And now that I'm fully rested, I'm ready to hit the tables pretty hard tonight! I've got bonuses to clear, a steadily improving poker game to nurture, and a real hankering sit incredibly still save for the slight clicking motion of my right index...
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Reads and Stats
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2008 Internet
I got Poker Tracker 3 all set up last night. Although I was fairly happy with the PT3 as my one-stop session tracking tool, there were a few minor annoyances.
First off, there is a bug in the current PT3 version (Beta v15) that prevents the HUD from hiding the Hero's stats. It's very distracting (and useless) to have my lifetime stats show up in the HUD.
A second problem had to do with the inclusion of certain useless stats in my HUD and the exclusion of some fairly useful stats. The blame...
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Weekend Recap
Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008 Internet
Poker's a funny game. One minute I love it, the next minute I couldn't care less about it, and then I'm right back to loving it again! I played a little over the weekend (about 1000 hands) and I'll be playing again tonight. I've got a couple hands that are representative of how things went at the tables over the past few days.
Poker and some other stuff after the jump.
First and foremost, I finished off Half-Life 2 over the weekend. Great game and scary as all f*ck!
I've actually...
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Weekend!
Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 Internet
My plans for the weekend are pretty simple: family, poker, and video games. And maybe a little beer too!
Speaking of beer, I've been doing pretty well with my diet: 21 lbs. lost since June 2nd and 35 lbs. lost since April. I'm still pretty husky but at least my gut doesn't hang over my belt quite so much anymore.
In terms of weight lost versus bankroll gained, my bankroll's definitely winning that fight thanks to a good month of July. I thought I'd be a little more hyped to play poker...
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