Not really played very much since my last post mainly due to having to work late over the last couple of days.
I plan on playing a bit tonight and hopefully some interesting hands will occur and have a sweat session with Rob Racing planned for tomorrow all being well.
If any one else in the UK/Europe is interested in doing the same then let me know either on here or via Card Runners.
I'll post my results for July later tonight and will be more active in the other blogs as well.
Good Luck
Chris
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Sunday, 29 July 2007
Bad Session - Always at Weekends
Firstly a bit of housekeeping, the first hand on my last post was linked to someone else's hand and nothing to do with me. I have now changed this, sorry about that.
I had a bad day yesterday losing $110 which now means that July has turned from being a break even month to a losing month because I don't think I will be able to get that back. I played 700 hands and wanted to play alot more but I'd had enough at that point and was starting to tilt a bit.
The damage was basically done over two hands one of which I made a mistake in not pushing pre flop and the other one I don't think I could do any thing about: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1311345
I'd only just sat down at the table when this happened and had no reads. I'm not sure if there's any thing I could have done to avoid this situation, how many people could have put him on his holding in what I thought was almost the perfect flop for me.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1311347
On this hand, I think I made a mistake here by not pushing pre flop after the reraise because I thing he may have folded. He was at 28.85/20 .0 and had made the money before I sat down. May be I should have moved tables because of the high chip stack to my left I usually do but on this occasion I didn't.
This is probably coincidence but I always seem to get good results during the week and at weekends I seem to undo the good work and have heavy losses. This is something that seems to have been going on for a while and is purely variance but its starting to get to me. I think I'm going to stop playing cash games for a bit at the weekend.
I had a bad day yesterday losing $110 which now means that July has turned from being a break even month to a losing month because I don't think I will be able to get that back. I played 700 hands and wanted to play alot more but I'd had enough at that point and was starting to tilt a bit.
The damage was basically done over two hands one of which I made a mistake in not pushing pre flop and the other one I don't think I could do any thing about: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1311345
I'd only just sat down at the table when this happened and had no reads. I'm not sure if there's any thing I could have done to avoid this situation, how many people could have put him on his holding in what I thought was almost the perfect flop for me.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1311347
On this hand, I think I made a mistake here by not pushing pre flop after the reraise because I thing he may have folded. He was at 28.85/20 .0 and had made the money before I sat down. May be I should have moved tables because of the high chip stack to my left I usually do but on this occasion I didn't.
This is probably coincidence but I always seem to get good results during the week and at weekends I seem to undo the good work and have heavy losses. This is something that seems to have been going on for a while and is purely variance but its starting to get to me. I think I'm going to stop playing cash games for a bit at the weekend.
Thursday, 26 July 2007
Good Couple of Days
Although I haven't been able to play that much this week because of Work committments. The perils of working in an Accounts Dept at month end, I have played pretty well albeit only over 600 hands winning 3 buy ins and even managing to play with a VPIP at 14.29 which is going in the right direction.
There's a couple of hands here which are loosely linked to a comment Pkr_Brat made on his blog about playing Loose Players. The player in question is playing at 66.23/16.88 and once in a pot he could not lay hands down. The first hand I ended up paying him off which is the risk you have when playing against people like this as if the trash they are playing hits then I find that I do not believe them. However, I would still rather be playing these character's in the long run as they are going to be where I make my money more often than not as the second hand will illustrate: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1309016
I'm not sure I could ever call a raise with 85 Suited pre flop. Open raising on the Button no problem but calling a raise I don't know. I guess I should have been suspicious when he Min Raised my bet on the flop and I kind of suspected that he had a 5 but in view of how loose he was I still paid him off. Not a wise move.
Two hands after the previous hand, he lost most of what he'd won from me when he raised all in on the turn with the nut flush draw into a player who had been showing strength all the way through the hand. Not long after, I took this pot down from him when I hit the Full House on the Turn. If the other player in the hand would have reraised I would possibly have folded as he was considerably tighter, I would probably have folded to the loose player also: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303773
There's a couple of hands here which are loosely linked to a comment Pkr_Brat made on his blog about playing Loose Players. The player in question is playing at 66.23/16.88 and once in a pot he could not lay hands down. The first hand I ended up paying him off which is the risk you have when playing against people like this as if the trash they are playing hits then I find that I do not believe them. However, I would still rather be playing these character's in the long run as they are going to be where I make my money more often than not as the second hand will illustrate: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1309016
I'm not sure I could ever call a raise with 85 Suited pre flop. Open raising on the Button no problem but calling a raise I don't know. I guess I should have been suspicious when he Min Raised my bet on the flop and I kind of suspected that he had a 5 but in view of how loose he was I still paid him off. Not a wise move.
Two hands after the previous hand, he lost most of what he'd won from me when he raised all in on the turn with the nut flush draw into a player who had been showing strength all the way through the hand. Not long after, I took this pot down from him when I hit the Full House on the Turn. If the other player in the hand would have reraised I would possibly have folded as he was considerably tighter, I would probably have folded to the loose player also: -
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303773
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Play since 21st
Its been a while since I've posted any interesting hands so here's 4 I've played since Saturday.
I've played 1600 hands at 13.45/11.58 A bit better VPIP but too small a sample. Unfortunately I'm showing a slight loss for these four days all due to testing myself at 50NL on Sunday for a while which didn't go very well. I just wanted to test myself at the higher limit for a session. It gave me some pointers and although I've got my bankroll up to the level where I can move up to 50NL due to a couple of decent MTT cashes, I'm no where near ready to move back up. Will continue playing 25NL for a while and see where I am in a couple of weeks.
Any way on to the hands. This 1st one I'm happy with until the River where I hit a bad card for me although why I reraised all in with the nut flush when there is a paired board I have no idea. Must go down as one of the worst play's I've ever made. I'd only just sat down at the table and the other player did a Runner immediately after this hand!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296761
This next hand, I flopped a set and my opponent hit a straight on the turn, my question is this, could I have not called his all in bet on the turn bearing in mind I had Pot Odds of 2.5:1. I only have around 24 hands with him at 95.43/0.00?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296787
The third hand I'm going to post is when for once I managed to lay down Aces on the flop to a check raise and draw heavy board. I think this was the correct play but has any one got anything to add. He was at 27.27/25.97 over 75 hands.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296835
Finally, saving the best until last, no comments really necessary, just wanted to post this for myself just a shame I didn't get paid and wasn't likely to!!!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296849
Thanks for any comments there very much appreciated.
I've played 1600 hands at 13.45/11.58 A bit better VPIP but too small a sample. Unfortunately I'm showing a slight loss for these four days all due to testing myself at 50NL on Sunday for a while which didn't go very well. I just wanted to test myself at the higher limit for a session. It gave me some pointers and although I've got my bankroll up to the level where I can move up to 50NL due to a couple of decent MTT cashes, I'm no where near ready to move back up. Will continue playing 25NL for a while and see where I am in a couple of weeks.
Any way on to the hands. This 1st one I'm happy with until the River where I hit a bad card for me although why I reraised all in with the nut flush when there is a paired board I have no idea. Must go down as one of the worst play's I've ever made. I'd only just sat down at the table and the other player did a Runner immediately after this hand!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296761
This next hand, I flopped a set and my opponent hit a straight on the turn, my question is this, could I have not called his all in bet on the turn bearing in mind I had Pot Odds of 2.5:1. I only have around 24 hands with him at 95.43/0.00?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296787
The third hand I'm going to post is when for once I managed to lay down Aces on the flop to a check raise and draw heavy board. I think this was the correct play but has any one got anything to add. He was at 27.27/25.97 over 75 hands.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296835
Finally, saving the best until last, no comments really necessary, just wanted to post this for myself just a shame I didn't get paid and wasn't likely to!!!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1296849
Thanks for any comments there very much appreciated.
Saturday, 21 July 2007
Poker Tracker Stats
Following on from my Previous Post About Poker Tracker Analysis, here are my stats based on 27K hands played since I switched from full Ring to 6 Handed Play when Brystmar's Video Series came out, I have also done a comparison with my Stats since this Low Limit Grinder's Community Project Started on 01st July which equates to about 7.5K hands: -
VPIP
All Six Handed Hands
Button 15.37
Cut Off 12.24
Middle Position 11.15
UTG 8.33
BB 5.15
SB 10.83
Overall 10.68
July Stats
Button 17.54
Cut Off 13.15
Middle Position 11.4
UTG 8.73
BB 5.15
SB 11.65
Overall 11.58
Pre Flop Raise (%)
All Six Handed
Button 14.2
Cut Off 11.68
Middle Position 10.86
UTG 8.14
BB 3.46
SB 8.75
Overall 9.58
July Stats
Button 16.5
Cut Off 12.6
Middle Position 11.23
UTG 8.73
BB 3.47
SB 9.24
Overall 10.41
For both sets of Stats, Connecting Cards other than AK which I play 95% of the time unless there has been alot of action in front of me, I only tend to play them less than 50% of the time sometimes alot lower than than. I will generally fold these to a raise before me. With the possible exception of AQ in position.
One thing I know I very rarely do is play a hand if there is a Raise in front of me unless it is a Premium Hand. I have started calling Raises with Mid to Lower Pocket Pairs for Implied Odds Value if the raisor has over say 75% of the Buy In.
Range From Button and Cut Off
Button
Ax to A5
Kx to K7
Qx to Q9S
Jx to J9
On the Button, I will play any Pocket Pair as long as the implied odds are there and connecting cards down to 65S and pretty much fold every thing else.
Cut Off
Ax to A7
Kx to K10
Qx to Q10
JJ/J10 only
For the Cut Off, I will play most Pocket Pairs unless there has been a re raise before me for hands lower than 99 and as long as there is the Implied Odds Value. Connecting Cards I generally play down to 98.
I hardly ever Cold Call Pre flop and as I have mentioned, I will usually fold if there has been a raise in front of me.
Post Flop Aggression Factor
Another area of my game where I a can improve is by being more aggressive Post Flop. Listed below are my Aggression Factor Stats and I don't really have a feel as to what the accepted level these should be showing or how important they are: -
All 6 Handed Tables
Street Aggression Factor
Pre Flop 7.11
Flop 4.54
Turn 2.64
River 1.21
Overall 4.62
Any comments/opinions will be taken on board no matter how critical. I feel that I certainly need to play more hands from the Button/Cut Off and may be to play more hands when there has been a raise in front of me although with this it will depend on the Player who has raised. If they are TAG I would be less inclined to than a loose Player.
I know that the above doesn't read very well I have got it all on an excel spreadsheet. For some reason, I couldn't post the link and it looks even worse when I tried to Copy and Paste the information into the post. If any one can tell advise in how I either add the link, I don't have any problems posting hand links or add a table into a blog post it would be very much appreciated.
I've not been very active this week so will definately have a look at other people's blogs over the weekend.
Thanks in Advance
Chris
VPIP
All Six Handed Hands
Button 15.37
Cut Off 12.24
Middle Position 11.15
UTG 8.33
BB 5.15
SB 10.83
Overall 10.68
July Stats
Button 17.54
Cut Off 13.15
Middle Position 11.4
UTG 8.73
BB 5.15
SB 11.65
Overall 11.58
Pre Flop Raise (%)
All Six Handed
Button 14.2
Cut Off 11.68
Middle Position 10.86
UTG 8.14
BB 3.46
SB 8.75
Overall 9.58
July Stats
Button 16.5
Cut Off 12.6
Middle Position 11.23
UTG 8.73
BB 3.47
SB 9.24
Overall 10.41
For both sets of Stats, Connecting Cards other than AK which I play 95% of the time unless there has been alot of action in front of me, I only tend to play them less than 50% of the time sometimes alot lower than than. I will generally fold these to a raise before me. With the possible exception of AQ in position.
One thing I know I very rarely do is play a hand if there is a Raise in front of me unless it is a Premium Hand. I have started calling Raises with Mid to Lower Pocket Pairs for Implied Odds Value if the raisor has over say 75% of the Buy In.
Range From Button and Cut Off
Button
Ax to A5
Kx to K7
Qx to Q9S
Jx to J9
On the Button, I will play any Pocket Pair as long as the implied odds are there and connecting cards down to 65S and pretty much fold every thing else.
Cut Off
Ax to A7
Kx to K10
Qx to Q10
JJ/J10 only
For the Cut Off, I will play most Pocket Pairs unless there has been a re raise before me for hands lower than 99 and as long as there is the Implied Odds Value. Connecting Cards I generally play down to 98.
I hardly ever Cold Call Pre flop and as I have mentioned, I will usually fold if there has been a raise in front of me.
Post Flop Aggression Factor
Another area of my game where I a can improve is by being more aggressive Post Flop. Listed below are my Aggression Factor Stats and I don't really have a feel as to what the accepted level these should be showing or how important they are: -
All 6 Handed Tables
Street Aggression Factor
Pre Flop 7.11
Flop 4.54
Turn 2.64
River 1.21
Overall 4.62
Any comments/opinions will be taken on board no matter how critical. I feel that I certainly need to play more hands from the Button/Cut Off and may be to play more hands when there has been a raise in front of me although with this it will depend on the Player who has raised. If they are TAG I would be less inclined to than a loose Player.
I know that the above doesn't read very well I have got it all on an excel spreadsheet. For some reason, I couldn't post the link and it looks even worse when I tried to Copy and Paste the information into the post. If any one can tell advise in how I either add the link, I don't have any problems posting hand links or add a table into a blog post it would be very much appreciated.
I've not been very active this week so will definately have a look at other people's blogs over the weekend.
Thanks in Advance
Chris
Monday, 16 July 2007
Comments About Lack of Hands Played
Thanks for the comments about needing to play more hands. I agree with you all 100%. Instead of playing for the next couple of days I am going to do the following 2 things: -
- Watch as many Cash Game Video's (Brymstar's Series and Fruity Pro Videos in particular) as I can paying particular attention to Pre Flop Play. That doesn't mean just watching them once it means watching them 2/3 times until it becomes second nature.
- Do an in depth analysis of my Pre Flop Poker Tracker Stats to establish where there is scope for increasing my Starting Hand Requirements, which will be the content of my next post.
Sunday, 15 July 2007
Week 2 Report Card
Like most of my school reports, Could Do Better is the comment I would make:-
Hands Played: 3007
VPIP: 11.87
Pre Flop Raise: 11.11
Profit/(Loss) (10.49)
BB/100 Hands (3.78)
July Stats: -
Hands Played: 5265
VPIP: 11.68
Pre Flop Raise: 10.83
Profit/(Loss): 18.40
BB/100 Hands (0.25)
Area's To Be Worked On
Increase VPIP - Ongoing from last week
Post Flop Agression - Ongoing from last week
Take my time before acting
Hands Played: 3007
VPIP: 11.87
Pre Flop Raise: 11.11
Profit/(Loss) (10.49)
BB/100 Hands (3.78)
July Stats: -
Hands Played: 5265
VPIP: 11.68
Pre Flop Raise: 10.83
Profit/(Loss): 18.40
BB/100 Hands (0.25)
Area's To Be Worked On
Increase VPIP - Ongoing from last week
Post Flop Agression - Ongoing from last week
Take my time before acting
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