twoturntablez
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi there,
Ive been lurking in the the dark corners and hanging around in the shadows for a while now, and havnt given out much advice to anyone at all, because Im the one who needs it lol.
I have been playing poker for a couple of years, play online quite a bit. Dont deposit, scratch up a roll here and there from freerolls etc, begin to think Im an ok player then take a few shots here and there to devastate said roll. Or look forward to some poker and a few drinks etc. Well no more of that. Concentration and bankroll management with no tilting allowed from now on.
Well I got back on the horse at stars a few weeks back and played a few thousand hands. I did some research read a bit of Ed Miller and Sklansky, read a few strategy articles here. Scanned the hand analysis threads. Tried to put it into practice.
I just got a new computer and have been in the process of setting HEM up, got it going for stars but BCP does not yet bring up the HUD during play despite having the hands from tourneys, got to look into that.
So I thought Id go through some sort of review after each 1 or 2 thousand hands and try to identify and fix my holey bucket of leaks.
I know I fall in love with my cards too much and pay off with KK AA because Im just supposed to win most of them, however Im losing big pots and not getting enough big pots myself so I must be doing something wrong here. Definitely seems its the big pots that are hurting my chances of profit as the graph trends have generally shown gradual increase...... then boom down she goes... gradual increase... boom repeated.
Thanks for the words of encouragement from some of you I talked to already, lets see if I can do something about it.
Just reviewed my first 1000 hands and unfortunately Im just giving money away. Embarrasing hand that came in the first few of the session.
poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
CO: $1.97
BTN: $2.63
SB: $0.70
BB: $3.70
UTG: $2.20
UTG+1: $2.28
UTG+2: $2.00
Hero (MP1): $2.00
MP2: $1.90
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP1 with Q ♣ Q ♠
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.12, UTG+2 calls $0.12, Hero raises to $0.32, 6 folds, UTG+2 raises to $2 all in, Hero calls $1.68 all in
Flop: ($4.15) J ♠ J ♥ 4 ♣ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: ($4.15) 9 ♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($4.15) 6 ♦ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $4.15
UTG+2 shows K ♦ K ♣ (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
Hero shows Q ♣ Q ♠ (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
UTG+2 wins $4.00
(Rake: $0.15)
Here, I thought I was beaten but still I need to learn to give up I guess. Its conceivable he'd have gone for it if I jammed anyway.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
BB: $2.00
UTG: $1.54
Hero (UTG+1): $2.38
MP1: $3.97
MP2: $3.57
CO: $2.14
BTN: $2.06
SB: $2.01
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG+1 with 2 ♥ 2 ♦
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, MP1 calls $0.08, 1 fold, CO calls $0.08, 1 fold, SB calls $0.07, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.34) 5 ♠ 3 ♠ 2 ♣ (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.32, MP1 calls $0.32, CO folds, SB folds
Turn: ($0.98) 4 ♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, MP1 calls $0.30
River: ($1.58) T ♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.36, MP1 raises to $0.72, Hero calls $0.36
Final Pot: $3.02
Hero mucks 2 ♥ 2 ♦
MP1 shows Q ♠ A ♠ (a straight, Ace to Five)
MP1 wins $2.91
(Rake: $0.11)
I wonder if I could have made more money here, I obviously didnt like the call fest pre.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 1835860
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
UTG+1: $2.00
MP1: $1.70
Hero (MP2): $2.00
CO: $4.05
BTN: $3.57
SB: $2.22
BB: $2.15
UTG: $2.00
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP2 with A ♠ A ♣
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.08, CO calls $0.08, 1 fold, SB calls $0.07, BB calls $0.06, MP1 calls $0.06
Flop: ($0.40) 7 ♥ 4 ♦ Q ♠ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $0.08, Hero raises to $0.48, CO folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 folds
This was a weird one, but might show how Im not getting value out of hands, I tend to think Im going to push people out of pots when I have the nuts or close and sometimes dont bet as much as I could get away with in hindsight.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 1835865
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
CO: $1.66
BTN: $4.90
SB: $0.40
Hero (BB): $2.71
UTG: $1.04
UTG+1: $0.77
MP1: $0.51
MP2: $2.09
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with J ♠ 4 ♦
4 folds, CO calls $0.02, 1 fold, SB calls $0.01, Hero checks
Flop: ($0.06) 5 ♦ 3 ♦ 6 ♦ (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.06, CO raises to $0.12, SB folds, Hero calls $0.06
Turn: ($0.30) 7 ♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.12, CO calls $0.12
River: ($0.54) 9 ♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.34, CO calls $0.34
Well Im ready for the onslaught and will try to have more interesting and tricky spots in the future.
The first 1k hands and Im $1.71 down.
$EV diff shows $1.34 in green. Is this a good thing?
GL all
Ive been lurking in the the dark corners and hanging around in the shadows for a while now, and havnt given out much advice to anyone at all, because Im the one who needs it lol.
I have been playing poker for a couple of years, play online quite a bit. Dont deposit, scratch up a roll here and there from freerolls etc, begin to think Im an ok player then take a few shots here and there to devastate said roll. Or look forward to some poker and a few drinks etc. Well no more of that. Concentration and bankroll management with no tilting allowed from now on.
Well I got back on the horse at stars a few weeks back and played a few thousand hands. I did some research read a bit of Ed Miller and Sklansky, read a few strategy articles here. Scanned the hand analysis threads. Tried to put it into practice.
I just got a new computer and have been in the process of setting HEM up, got it going for stars but BCP does not yet bring up the HUD during play despite having the hands from tourneys, got to look into that.
So I thought Id go through some sort of review after each 1 or 2 thousand hands and try to identify and fix my holey bucket of leaks.
I know I fall in love with my cards too much and pay off with KK AA because Im just supposed to win most of them, however Im losing big pots and not getting enough big pots myself so I must be doing something wrong here. Definitely seems its the big pots that are hurting my chances of profit as the graph trends have generally shown gradual increase...... then boom down she goes... gradual increase... boom repeated.
Thanks for the words of encouragement from some of you I talked to already, lets see if I can do something about it.
Just reviewed my first 1000 hands and unfortunately Im just giving money away. Embarrasing hand that came in the first few of the session.
poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
CO: $1.97
BTN: $2.63
SB: $0.70
BB: $3.70
UTG: $2.20
UTG+1: $2.28
UTG+2: $2.00
Hero (MP1): $2.00
MP2: $1.90
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP1 with Q ♣ Q ♠
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.12, UTG+2 calls $0.12, Hero raises to $0.32, 6 folds, UTG+2 raises to $2 all in, Hero calls $1.68 all in
Flop: ($4.15) J ♠ J ♥ 4 ♣ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: ($4.15) 9 ♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($4.15) 6 ♦ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $4.15
UTG+2 shows K ♦ K ♣ (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
Hero shows Q ♣ Q ♠ (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
UTG+2 wins $4.00
(Rake: $0.15)
Here, I thought I was beaten but still I need to learn to give up I guess. Its conceivable he'd have gone for it if I jammed anyway.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
BB: $2.00
UTG: $1.54
Hero (UTG+1): $2.38
MP1: $3.97
MP2: $3.57
CO: $2.14
BTN: $2.06
SB: $2.01
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG+1 with 2 ♥ 2 ♦
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, MP1 calls $0.08, 1 fold, CO calls $0.08, 1 fold, SB calls $0.07, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.34) 5 ♠ 3 ♠ 2 ♣ (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.32, MP1 calls $0.32, CO folds, SB folds
Turn: ($0.98) 4 ♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, MP1 calls $0.30
River: ($1.58) T ♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.36, MP1 raises to $0.72, Hero calls $0.36
Final Pot: $3.02
Hero mucks 2 ♥ 2 ♦
MP1 shows Q ♠ A ♠ (a straight, Ace to Five)
MP1 wins $2.91
(Rake: $0.11)
I wonder if I could have made more money here, I obviously didnt like the call fest pre.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 1835860
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
UTG+1: $2.00
MP1: $1.70
Hero (MP2): $2.00
CO: $4.05
BTN: $3.57
SB: $2.22
BB: $2.15
UTG: $2.00
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP2 with A ♠ A ♣
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.08, CO calls $0.08, 1 fold, SB calls $0.07, BB calls $0.06, MP1 calls $0.06
Flop: ($0.40) 7 ♥ 4 ♦ Q ♠ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $0.08, Hero raises to $0.48, CO folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 folds
This was a weird one, but might show how Im not getting value out of hands, I tend to think Im going to push people out of pots when I have the nuts or close and sometimes dont bet as much as I could get away with in hindsight.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 1835865
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter
CO: $1.66
BTN: $4.90
SB: $0.40
Hero (BB): $2.71
UTG: $1.04
UTG+1: $0.77
MP1: $0.51
MP2: $2.09
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with J ♠ 4 ♦
4 folds, CO calls $0.02, 1 fold, SB calls $0.01, Hero checks
Flop: ($0.06) 5 ♦ 3 ♦ 6 ♦ (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.06, CO raises to $0.12, SB folds, Hero calls $0.06
Turn: ($0.30) 7 ♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.12, CO calls $0.12
River: ($0.54) 9 ♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.34, CO calls $0.34
Well Im ready for the onslaught and will try to have more interesting and tricky spots in the future.
The first 1k hands and Im $1.71 down.
$EV diff shows $1.34 in green. Is this a good thing?
GL all