Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Yeah agree.. will post more as i start playing more..
Remember the golden rule is never call a shove with a marginal... its okay to shove given particular spots but calling is a no go and need discipline.
Trap with pub poker is live you must always put more in to remove callers but fall trap with getting commited.
Also feels ppl are stupid aggro.... they know they need to bet but dont know why. Also it means i should do the opposite of the table
Still was smooth sailing b4 i got knocked out... my strength was always chipping up without being put in bad spots n thats mainly due to having control of my hands
Remember the golden rule is never call a shove with a marginal... its okay to shove given particular spots but calling is a no go and need discipline.
Trap with pub poker is live you must always put more in to remove callers but fall trap with getting commited.
Also feels ppl are stupid aggro.... they know they need to bet but dont know why. Also it means i should do the opposite of the table
Still was smooth sailing b4 i got knocked out... my strength was always chipping up without being put in bad spots n thats mainly due to having control of my hands
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Gym schedule
Alright so the secret to staying motivated at the gym is do something diff everytime. I recommend going.. worst scenerio is you feel better and bonus is tone and looking healthier
Anyways i made this schedule from scratch from reading n vids.
Warmup sets half weight ... 1 set of 10 reps
Then you choose if you want strength or endurance by the quantity. Heavier is strength and less is endurance
Basically less weights u do 12-15 reps 3 times with 60secs to 90 rest per set.
A rep is the movement to strengthen and the set is when youve completed the reps.
1-4 is strength and often when you fail but it helps build muscle. 8-10 seems to be the avg though between. Anyways moving on
Day 1. Cardio 30mins x trainer high intense... keep my heart 170 +
Work my back next 30mins roughly
Workout machines
1. Mts high row
Works deltroids. Biceps. Traps. N other part of the back.
2. V bar row
Hits right in the centre of the back
3. Lat pull down
Works sides of your back called your lats n hits biceps
Then grab a barbell n do some curls for biceps.
Then finish.
Day 2.
Cardio light intense... this helps me on day 3 so i can be ready to push my legs. Heart rate typically 130-150 ill keep it at for 30mins typically
Chest workouts
Bench machine
Chest press
Cable cross
Then i do a series of dumbell exercises for shoulder for 5 mins... 5 movements which i use with lightweights. And traps between neck n shoulder.
Day 3.
Leg workout first.
Leg curls for hamstring... often forgotten muscle.
Hack squat...omg u feel this work ur quads.
Calf raises
Leg press for quads
Lower back extensions and body weight movements... including superman when i do my daily ab routine.
Legs r numb n u use this for high intensity cardio...
After i get home ill do 10min workout on abs as well. Just started a 22 day challenge.. im not flexible nor fit ... ive selected all doable workouts for my ability
And then its day 4 back again...
Day 7 rest but when starting its fine to do 1-2 workouts. 20mins cardio
Secrets i found was new day new workout and to try 1 new equipment every so often... id find a new piece of equipment to google or youtube and go for there...
Started the full workouts since early jan.
Still perfecting ab workout.. done it twice now.
And lower back routine needs work still n make it a habbit.
Ab workout is
Heels to the heaven 45secs
Step through planks
Thread the needle lol hard as n i struggle
Xmen crunch
Jack knife
Air bike
But main thing is balancing the body
Wife thinks im a tool and ive read poker book a couple yrs ago... if you have this quality then poker may well just be for you.
Live n breathe what we do... just when playing poker ill overthink n ponder everything until im happy or understand the situation
Just like mood villains in
Previous hands
Game flow
Environment
Stacks
Tilts
The action
Previous experience
Alright so the secret to staying motivated at the gym is do something diff everytime. I recommend going.. worst scenerio is you feel better and bonus is tone and looking healthier
Anyways i made this schedule from scratch from reading n vids.
Warmup sets half weight ... 1 set of 10 reps
Then you choose if you want strength or endurance by the quantity. Heavier is strength and less is endurance
Basically less weights u do 12-15 reps 3 times with 60secs to 90 rest per set.
A rep is the movement to strengthen and the set is when youve completed the reps.
1-4 is strength and often when you fail but it helps build muscle. 8-10 seems to be the avg though between. Anyways moving on
Day 1. Cardio 30mins x trainer high intense... keep my heart 170 +
Work my back next 30mins roughly
Workout machines
1. Mts high row
Works deltroids. Biceps. Traps. N other part of the back.
2. V bar row
Hits right in the centre of the back
3. Lat pull down
Works sides of your back called your lats n hits biceps
Then grab a barbell n do some curls for biceps.
Then finish.
Day 2.
Cardio light intense... this helps me on day 3 so i can be ready to push my legs. Heart rate typically 130-150 ill keep it at for 30mins typically
Chest workouts
Bench machine
Chest press
Cable cross
Then i do a series of dumbell exercises for shoulder for 5 mins... 5 movements which i use with lightweights. And traps between neck n shoulder.
Day 3.
Leg workout first.
Leg curls for hamstring... often forgotten muscle.
Hack squat...omg u feel this work ur quads.
Calf raises
Leg press for quads
Lower back extensions and body weight movements... including superman when i do my daily ab routine.
Legs r numb n u use this for high intensity cardio...
After i get home ill do 10min workout on abs as well. Just started a 22 day challenge.. im not flexible nor fit ... ive selected all doable workouts for my ability
And then its day 4 back again...
Day 7 rest but when starting its fine to do 1-2 workouts. 20mins cardio
Secrets i found was new day new workout and to try 1 new equipment every so often... id find a new piece of equipment to google or youtube and go for there...
Started the full workouts since early jan.
Still perfecting ab workout.. done it twice now.
And lower back routine needs work still n make it a habbit.
Ab workout is
Heels to the heaven 45secs
Step through planks
Thread the needle lol hard as n i struggle
Xmen crunch
Jack knife
Air bike
But main thing is balancing the body
Wife thinks im a tool and ive read poker book a couple yrs ago... if you have this quality then poker may well just be for you.
Live n breathe what we do... just when playing poker ill overthink n ponder everything until im happy or understand the situation
Just like mood villains in
Previous hands
Game flow
Environment
Stacks
Tilts
The action
Previous experience
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Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Alright im ready to go table 2.. starting 12mins.
Just thinking things to avoid and what went right and wrong last week.
Lets do this
Main thing is with clowns...
Kiss.
Keep it simple stupid
Nothing fancy and these guys will have it and not do any courageous unless theyre maniacs which stand out. And also just dont call with a jamming marginal hand.. unless i want to walk empty.
But no ... if im walking out its cuz ive won or played better and just someone caught up
Good start my rival is hosting lol but i bet he will prolly make it interesting for me lol
Anyways im ready for good decisions and not caring on result.
New theory is concentrate in the journey.. not the destination .. its all about the here and now and decisions. I guessed so many hands last week so i still have it
Just thinking things to avoid and what went right and wrong last week.
Lets do this
Main thing is with clowns...
Kiss.
Keep it simple stupid
Nothing fancy and these guys will have it and not do any courageous unless theyre maniacs which stand out. And also just dont call with a jamming marginal hand.. unless i want to walk empty.
But no ... if im walking out its cuz ive won or played better and just someone caught up
Good start my rival is hosting lol but i bet he will prolly make it interesting for me lol
Anyways im ready for good decisions and not caring on result.
New theory is concentrate in the journey.. not the destination .. its all about the here and now and decisions. I guessed so many hands last week so i still have it
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
9th 2nd last table.. 9 tables this week at diff venue.
1 hand i bluffed river... i had tempo and all draws missed so i stabbed and took it down... tripple barrell bluff with a tight image.
Mistake i limped in utg with 22 lol and had to say goodbye... just stupid play cuz its very rare its making it through
Not so much a mistake but its a missed steal opportunity i had 92s late stages on the button... shouldve shoved and won. Theory is in later stages u only need position or good hands and at later stages u can only have 1 and not wait for both or blinds hit hard.
Anyways last hand of the night j6 on the bb had like 1 bb invested with 2 more... with dead money... had to shove and he had the hand i wanted an unpaired hand.... missed and he made trips with a4 ... thats poker.
Played better tonight at least still room for improvement.
Won some nice standard hands where i win more and lose small... so def exploiting and staying under the rader
1 hand i bluffed river... i had tempo and all draws missed so i stabbed and took it down... tripple barrell bluff with a tight image.
Mistake i limped in utg with 22 lol and had to say goodbye... just stupid play cuz its very rare its making it through
Not so much a mistake but its a missed steal opportunity i had 92s late stages on the button... shouldve shoved and won. Theory is in later stages u only need position or good hands and at later stages u can only have 1 and not wait for both or blinds hit hard.
Anyways last hand of the night j6 on the bb had like 1 bb invested with 2 more... with dead money... had to shove and he had the hand i wanted an unpaired hand.... missed and he made trips with a4 ... thats poker.
Played better tonight at least still room for improvement.
Won some nice standard hands where i win more and lose small... so def exploiting and staying under the rader
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
If u guys dont workout... u have to... while everyones tired or gets distracted ez... we remain active focused.
Had to shut out a lot of talk around the table with ppl watching.
One lucky hand though i shovef with a4 and flopped straight. He called even tho he was chip leader and we were both deepstacked. He fumed lol but yeh a lot of ppl who know each other and ofc tbey didnt want me to win but thats how i like it!
Had to shut out a lot of talk around the table with ppl watching.
One lucky hand though i shovef with a4 and flopped straight. He called even tho he was chip leader and we were both deepstacked. He fumed lol but yeh a lot of ppl who know each other and ofc tbey didnt want me to win but thats how i like it!
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
If i grind 2 nights a week at my rate i worked out could aim for 7k by end of yr... i think thats with 10% chance of winning the tournament.
Cant find prizepool for monthly final i qualified for.
But if i win that im sure i make nationals and that prizepool is 100k in another state. 1st would be 33k and 7k vegas package. That would be nice.
So what im going to do is add a 2nd night in pub tournies to grind some cash... treating it as i did sit n gos online for much less but same idiots heh
Anyways will then add 3rd night eventully.
Will need to add 2nd and 3rd gradually since im waking 4am for gym etc.
Cant find prizepool for monthly final i qualified for.
But if i win that im sure i make nationals and that prizepool is 100k in another state. 1st would be 33k and 7k vegas package. That would be nice.
So what im going to do is add a 2nd night in pub tournies to grind some cash... treating it as i did sit n gos online for much less but same idiots heh
Anyways will then add 3rd night eventully.
Will need to add 2nd and 3rd gradually since im waking 4am for gym etc.
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
So lastnights game.. wasnt great but fun
Seems people see me raising n playin... quickly everyone starts thinking they can and stacks keep getting in... lol with atc
Anyways last hand... aq on bb blinds 1k 2k. 5 limpers i raise to 12k.
Lowboard comes up so i bet 20k hoping to end... but get 1 caller.
Now turn comes out and i have open ender and i just shoved remainder repping aa kk n hope to hit if i get called... well the flush draw calls me and she hit a jack. With j4s lol preflop 12k.
Anyways finals prizepool next month is 5k and prolly around 100-120 people all ppl who won at the pubs in feb... and i eat regs for brekky.
Also supercoach this yr is going tp be 100 and winner will get 1700... i didnt wanna do it this year being so time demanding but 1:17... can i decline.
Seems people see me raising n playin... quickly everyone starts thinking they can and stacks keep getting in... lol with atc
Anyways last hand... aq on bb blinds 1k 2k. 5 limpers i raise to 12k.
Lowboard comes up so i bet 20k hoping to end... but get 1 caller.
Now turn comes out and i have open ender and i just shoved remainder repping aa kk n hope to hit if i get called... well the flush draw calls me and she hit a jack. With j4s lol preflop 12k.
Anyways finals prizepool next month is 5k and prolly around 100-120 people all ppl who won at the pubs in feb... and i eat regs for brekky.
Also supercoach this yr is going tp be 100 and winner will get 1700... i didnt wanna do it this year being so time demanding but 1:17... can i decline.
Beanfacekilla
Legend
Silver Level
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
On the gym scene last week i dropped a 25kg weight on my big toe... lucky i didnt break it. Was on the very end of the bar and it slipped... foolish mistake
Friday morn have now messed up my AC which is top part of shoulder... shoulder seperstion... no weights overhead for 6 weeks well heavy... can stick to half my limit.
Was on the bench press and higher weights you try and aim for mid chest and puff your chest out and lower the moving motion.
Learnt the hardway it can happen with as little as one rep. Oh well im pushing on and not letting it slow me down but avoiding anything painful
Friday morn have now messed up my AC which is top part of shoulder... shoulder seperstion... no weights overhead for 6 weeks well heavy... can stick to half my limit.
Was on the bench press and higher weights you try and aim for mid chest and puff your chest out and lower the moving motion.
Learnt the hardway it can happen with as little as one rep. Oh well im pushing on and not letting it slow me down but avoiding anything painful
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Lastnights game 15th.. 2nd last table.
My chipstack early was a yo yo was getting sick bad beats but also winning with a wide range
Ak loses against A9 i hit ace on flop and he gets 9 on river.
Also my A4s shove and called my kq... and i held.
I liked my game lastnight as in i wasnt shy at all with gambling or gii in good spots and didnt let my stack go low that it was useless.
Anyways last hand was 77 utg and i bet 50k with 180k behind and 1 caller and then someone shoves.
I shouldve folded because his range is a lot tighter with that caller...
In the good sense if i had won the hand im set to win the night with a great tripple up.
But yeh instead of a flip aq vs 77 the guy had tt
Lol the aqs got there with flush and tt hit his set. Anyways either i entice myself and bet 40k and fold to this action or just avoid and fold pre
Anyways folding pre seems too tight and if i do bet 77 here and AA the same its going to keep the better players guessing and thats what we want
My chipstack early was a yo yo was getting sick bad beats but also winning with a wide range
Ak loses against A9 i hit ace on flop and he gets 9 on river.
Also my A4s shove and called my kq... and i held.
I liked my game lastnight as in i wasnt shy at all with gambling or gii in good spots and didnt let my stack go low that it was useless.
Anyways last hand was 77 utg and i bet 50k with 180k behind and 1 caller and then someone shoves.
I shouldve folded because his range is a lot tighter with that caller...
In the good sense if i had won the hand im set to win the night with a great tripple up.
But yeh instead of a flip aq vs 77 the guy had tt
Lol the aqs got there with flush and tt hit his set. Anyways either i entice myself and bet 40k and fold to this action or just avoid and fold pre
Anyways folding pre seems too tight and if i do bet 77 here and AA the same its going to keep the better players guessing and thats what we want
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Well friday night late pub tourney 10.30pm
Did workout 9pm-9.30pm and had some fruit and water and now im ready for a big night
Also since i busted my shoulder a week ago exactly ive started very light light weights being careful. But feeling much better and itll heal fully in a months time
Did workout 9pm-9.30pm and had some fruit and water and now im ready for a big night
Also since i busted my shoulder a week ago exactly ive started very light light weights being careful. But feeling much better and itll heal fully in a months time
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Nope busted early.
So far 6 tournies
1 win
2 2nd last tables ... 1 of these felt could change into a cash
3 early nights
Anyways tonight was good although 1 hand.
54s i flop straight
Vill has kjs same suit.
3 6 7 rainbow. 1 spade which was ours... he called a decent size bet with air and two overs.
Flush draw on turn and im good at building the pot so i bet decent.
Anyways river flush comes n he bets fairly quick no worries... felt i couldve folded but called thinking he doesnt put me on straight but thats faulty since a player like this doesnt think like that.
But if hes bad enuff to have kjs he could go nuts with 2pair and a set on river esp if i look like i got overpair.
Won some chips back but yeh 89k
With villain 130k
Blinds 1-2k
Mp bets 6k with 220k same guy who won freakish hand.
Im in cut off with jj and i bet 18k
Big butt raises 50k. Deffinetely made me think... mp folds and cuz its a weird size to his stack suggests hes bad so i just shove
He calls eventually which taking his time is what i like n hope he had tens.... but prolly queens. Well he had ako which now just a flip
Flop KJT lol here we go.
Turn 6
River q haha yup
Other guy said bad luck n i said nah the kj hand was heh n the original guy agreed lol
Anyways wasnt my night but go to sleep 12.30am instead of 2-3am.
So gym in morning early enuff
So far 6 tournies
1 win
2 2nd last tables ... 1 of these felt could change into a cash
3 early nights
Anyways tonight was good although 1 hand.
54s i flop straight
Vill has kjs same suit.
3 6 7 rainbow. 1 spade which was ours... he called a decent size bet with air and two overs.
Flush draw on turn and im good at building the pot so i bet decent.
Anyways river flush comes n he bets fairly quick no worries... felt i couldve folded but called thinking he doesnt put me on straight but thats faulty since a player like this doesnt think like that.
But if hes bad enuff to have kjs he could go nuts with 2pair and a set on river esp if i look like i got overpair.
Won some chips back but yeh 89k
With villain 130k
Blinds 1-2k
Mp bets 6k with 220k same guy who won freakish hand.
Im in cut off with jj and i bet 18k
Big butt raises 50k. Deffinetely made me think... mp folds and cuz its a weird size to his stack suggests hes bad so i just shove
He calls eventually which taking his time is what i like n hope he had tens.... but prolly queens. Well he had ako which now just a flip
Flop KJT lol here we go.
Turn 6
River q haha yup
Other guy said bad luck n i said nah the kj hand was heh n the original guy agreed lol
Anyways wasnt my night but go to sleep 12.30am instead of 2-3am.
So gym in morning early enuff
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Mid length tourney was prolly chip leader but played very aggressive and overstepped although i had reason and got it in good with a flip.
Had kk twice and someone had qq 1st time which was great.
Kk 3 way with me reraising pre 3 callers and flop ugly jt9 well its not great but first playet bets into me 20k and rest fold. I just jam cuz i cant afford to not charge him. Pot was already 90k and i had like pot maybe a bit more.
Anyways qq now with 300k and villain had 260k blinds are 3k 6k
Villain is an aggressive wreckless pub player and plays Ax aggro and medium pp like aa hes on cutoff and im on the button.
He bets 12k and i reraise to 24k
He repops for 70k
And this was when i thought he could have aa kk or worse like ats ajs a lot of combos which are well behind... hed even get carried away with 99 tt jj here. So i jam cuz i got balls of steel. He calls and has ak
He hits k and my stack took a hit. Oh well if i win the hand i get 600k stack which will carry me to final table. Anyways fustrating but still got it in good. Pehaps prolly couldve been safer to setmine but against this player qq is so strong preflop i felt its aggressive but the right play
Had kk twice and someone had qq 1st time which was great.
Kk 3 way with me reraising pre 3 callers and flop ugly jt9 well its not great but first playet bets into me 20k and rest fold. I just jam cuz i cant afford to not charge him. Pot was already 90k and i had like pot maybe a bit more.
Anyways qq now with 300k and villain had 260k blinds are 3k 6k
Villain is an aggressive wreckless pub player and plays Ax aggro and medium pp like aa hes on cutoff and im on the button.
He bets 12k and i reraise to 24k
He repops for 70k
And this was when i thought he could have aa kk or worse like ats ajs a lot of combos which are well behind... hed even get carried away with 99 tt jj here. So i jam cuz i got balls of steel. He calls and has ak
He hits k and my stack took a hit. Oh well if i win the hand i get 600k stack which will carry me to final table. Anyways fustrating but still got it in good. Pehaps prolly couldve been safer to setmine but against this player qq is so strong preflop i felt its aggressive but the right play
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Friday l8 pub tourney 11th ugh.
Stealing in late tournament appears fine and my stack manages to stay healthy or even grow without being in real sticky spots.
Although lastnights hand was QJo bb and it folds to sb and she calls 100k and i just go allin with 750k.
She woke up with A4s and held... usually a good spot to steal or a good hand to double up. Doubt checking pre and bluffing flop is better option but its a stop go move and prolly works better against more reseilent callers to shove pre .... some ppl weaker on flops.
I did hero call earlier in night with ak with someone bluffing flop. Snapped it and someone there was in awe lol
Anyways its amusing most people seem to know how to play but if u pay attention you see subtle big differences between good and great.
Moving forward im tired 4-5 hrs sleep.... 4am wakeup fri n tourney ended 2.20am sat .... plenty of rest no gym 2day as i have final tourney tomorrow.
Maybe 2nd last tables arent bad itz fustrating but its great warmup and practice for the shove fold game which is crucial if u need to finish the job... also im very comfortable nursing small to medium stacks. Been chip leader a couple but will be looking to turn these 2nd last tables into wins
Stealing in late tournament appears fine and my stack manages to stay healthy or even grow without being in real sticky spots.
Although lastnights hand was QJo bb and it folds to sb and she calls 100k and i just go allin with 750k.
She woke up with A4s and held... usually a good spot to steal or a good hand to double up. Doubt checking pre and bluffing flop is better option but its a stop go move and prolly works better against more reseilent callers to shove pre .... some ppl weaker on flops.
I did hero call earlier in night with ak with someone bluffing flop. Snapped it and someone there was in awe lol
Anyways its amusing most people seem to know how to play but if u pay attention you see subtle big differences between good and great.
Moving forward im tired 4-5 hrs sleep.... 4am wakeup fri n tourney ended 2.20am sat .... plenty of rest no gym 2day as i have final tourney tomorrow.
Maybe 2nd last tables arent bad itz fustrating but its great warmup and practice for the shove fold game which is crucial if u need to finish the job... also im very comfortable nursing small to medium stacks. Been chip leader a couple but will be looking to turn these 2nd last tables into wins
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Something interesting and for those 1 or 2 who read this.
Ever sit down next to one on the table which tries to take up all the room? Like to show their dominance.
Lastnight i sat down and this guy was wide legged very loud open arms... i got moved to the table and i started taking up my rightful space.
This seems overlooked but often people do this to unconciously test your confidence and intimidate. Since my games very strong these days i dont allow such silly things happen.
I have to note while i took up my space and even while he was still in the hand i invaded his space to make my own comfort area.
Anyways he actually said ill let you in on the next hand.... well this was a great opportunity to wiggle in and widen my area and 1 or 2 hands his biggish chip stack ended up gone and he got eliminated from the tournament.
Perhaps a sneeky way to put a confident player on tilt and confuse them... esp if your lanky or not very confident looking.
Ever sit down next to one on the table which tries to take up all the room? Like to show their dominance.
Lastnight i sat down and this guy was wide legged very loud open arms... i got moved to the table and i started taking up my rightful space.
This seems overlooked but often people do this to unconciously test your confidence and intimidate. Since my games very strong these days i dont allow such silly things happen.
I have to note while i took up my space and even while he was still in the hand i invaded his space to make my own comfort area.
Anyways he actually said ill let you in on the next hand.... well this was a great opportunity to wiggle in and widen my area and 1 or 2 hands his biggish chip stack ended up gone and he got eliminated from the tournament.
Perhaps a sneeky way to put a confident player on tilt and confuse them... esp if your lanky or not very confident looking.