***Jumpstarting January Chat Thread***

[BelgoSuisse]

er, I wouldnt call 50nl micro ent, more like lowstakes................

2+2 disagrees, and they pretty much define how people call these things.

50nl and below are micro stakes, 100 and 200nl are small stakes, 400 to 1knl are mid stakes, and 2knl+ are high stakes.

 

[KerouacsDog]

I stand corrected, im still micro then, no probs with that. but the b2b network call it low stakes, so does fulltilt, go to custom, in cash page.
And I f**king hate 2+2=f**kyou, I had an account there b4 i had one here, but left cause of the d*cksuckers there.

 

[eNTy]

2+2 disagrees, and they pretty much define how people call these things.

50nl and below are micro stakes, 100 and 200nl are small stakes, 400 to 1knl are mid stakes, and 2knl+ are high stakes.

this
but yeah who cares, im at 50nl too

I stand corrected, im still micro then, no probs with that. but the b2b network call it low stakes, so does fulltilt, go to custom, in cash page.
And I f**king hate 2+2=f**kyou, I had an account there b4 i had one here, but left cause of the d*cksuckers there.

dont change ur betsizing.
there is no need for it (unless you have a very good reason) and it can be an indication that you are playing with scared money

also, quand il y a la pleurs le neige vendu le cordon blue !

 

[Jurn8]

how does checking back that flop make it look like you have a monster when that flop smashes their ranges?

im confused?

 

[KerouacsDog]

how does checking back that flop make it look like you have a monster when that flop smashes their ranges?

im confused?

its something i learned, not sure if it works, you check to look weak, then bet the turn for 'value', so they put you on an ace or jack, but never a six.
from my time at that table(very short) their ranges hit that flop, pretty hard, so if I was c/r on turn I could get away from it.

enty, yeah, it was scared money, look at it from my point of view, I have 10000 hands for 5nl/10nl in the last 2 months(remember Im a mtt/sng player) and something like 150 hands for 25nl, and none for 50nl, i took the jump cause I'd won like £600 live(fruit machines, lol) and in poker this weekend, so wanted a shot, but failed to pull the trigger twice in my session when i was probably ahead.
My normal game is 10nl, 5nl if a bit tired, when i feel good i one-table 25nl.
but thanks for the advice guys, its needed

 

[WVHillbilly]

KD, if you're rolled for shots at 50nl, I'd recommend just playing 25nl until you're used to cash and then moving up to 50nl. You're wasting your time at 5/10nl and it's causing you to pick up some bad habits because the dollars mean nothing to you.

 

[ph_il]

Ugh...I can't get a break today. Running ridiculously bad at SNGs. Getting it in very good most of the time and getting hit by 3-outers. QQ vs AQ, A8 vs A3, etc.

Blah! Bad day at the tables.

 

[ph_il]

This made me feel a little better...but I still have a lot of work to do. Cashed 3rd only in my last 6 games...

pokerstars Game #38002988363: Tournament #231090024, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/01/11 10:29:08 PT [2010/01/11 13:29:08 ET]
Table '231090024 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: chatopek (3155 in chips)
Seat 2: shaune1806 (1330 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangarembga (1680 in chips)
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP (2260 in chips)
Seat 7: RiSHA12 (1255 in chips)
Seat 9: Gazza John (3820 in chips)
chatopek: posts small blind 50
shaune1806: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [Ah Ac]
Dangarembga: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 250 to 350
RiSHA12: folds
Gazza John: folds
chatopek: calls 300
shaune1806: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh Tc 7h]
chatopek: bets 300
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 1610 to 1910 and is all-in
chatopek: calls 1610
TRM_SHRiMP said, "nh"
*** TURN *** [Kh Tc 7h] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Tc 7h Ad] [3h]
TRM_SHRiMP said, "oh lucky"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chatopek: shows [Ks Ts] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [Ah Ac] (three of a kind, Aces)
TRM_SHRiMP collected 4620 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4620 | Rake 0
Board [Kh Tc 7h Ad 3h]
Seat 1: chatopek (small blind) showed [Ks Ts] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 2: shaune1806 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Dangarembga folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP showed [Ah Ac] and won (4620) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 7: RiSHA12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Gazza John (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

...LOL, I can't hit when I have a billion outs but 3 outers hit so easily...boo sauce

PokerStars Game #38003555800: Tournament #231090024, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2010/01/11 10:40:17 PT [2010/01/11 13:40:17 ET]
Table '231090024 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PetroVich81 (1135 in chips)
Seat 2: shaune1806 (780 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangarembga (1755 in chips)
Seat 4: Röschu (4190 in chips)
Seat 5: A Costa [PT] (4030 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP (2445 in chips)
Seat 7: RiSHA12 (1055 in chips)
Seat 8: marcoslabh (4145 in chips)
Seat 9: Gazza John (7465 in chips)
RiSHA12: posts small blind 100
marcoslabh: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [As 8s]
Gazza John: folds
PetroVich81: folds
shaune1806: calls 200
Dangarembga: folds
Röschu: folds
A Costa [PT]: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 2245 to 2445 and is all-in
RiSHA12: folds
marcoslabh: folds
shaune1806: calls 580 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1665) returned to TRM_SHRiMP
*** FLOP *** [Ks 2c 2s]
*** TURN *** [Ks 2c 2s] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 2c 2s 9c] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shaune1806: shows [7h 7d] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [As 8s] (a pair of Deuces)
shaune1806 collected 1860 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1860 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 2c 2s 9c 3d]
Seat 1: PetroVich81 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: shaune1806 showed [7h 7d] and won (1860) with two pair, Sevens and Deuces
Seat 3: Dangarembga folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Röschu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: A Costa [PT] folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP (button) showed [As 8s] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 7: RiSHA12 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: marcoslabh (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Gazza John folded before Flop (didn't bet)

...Sigh. Come on PokerStars...give me a break, plz.

PokerStars Game #38003702691: Tournament #231090024, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2010/01/11 10:43:06 PT [2010/01/11 13:43:06 ET]
Table '231090024 2' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PetroVich81 (835 in chips)
Seat 2: shaune1806 (1460 in chips)
Seat 3: Dangarembga (2055 in chips)
Seat 4: Röschu (4190 in chips)
Seat 5: A Costa [PT] (4030 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP (1665 in chips)
Seat 7: RiSHA12 (955 in chips)
Seat 8: marcoslabh (4045 in chips)
Seat 9: Gazza John (7765 in chips)
shaune1806: posts small blind 100
Dangarembga: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [As Kc]
Röschu: folds
A Costa [PT]: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 1465 to 1665 and is all-in
RiSHA12: folds
marcoslabh: folds
Gazza John: folds
PetroVich81: calls 835 and is all-in
shaune1806: folds
Dangarembga: folds
Uncalled bet (830) returned to TRM_SHRiMP
*** FLOP *** [9h 9d 3s]
*** TURN *** [9h 9d 3s] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [9h 9d 3s 5h] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [As Kc] (two pair, Nines and Fives)
PetroVich81: shows [Qc Ah] (two pair, Nines and Fives)
TRM_SHRiMP collected 985 from pot
PetroVich81 collected 985 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1970 | Rake 0
Board [9h 9d 3s 5h 5c]
Seat 1: PetroVich81 (button) showed [Qc Ah] and won (985) with two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 2: shaune1806 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Dangarembga (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Röschu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: A Costa [PT] folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TRM_SHRiMP showed [As Kc] and won (985) with two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 7: RiSHA12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: marcoslabh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Gazza John folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Jurn8]

well if you actually did have a strong hand here say QQ+ would you bet this flop, I would rarely put you on a 6 here since what 6 would you squeeze but not bet that flop maybe A6 but ISO'ing A6 there is probs pretty bad, but like 67, 68, 56 all bet that flop IMO.

 

[ph_il]

Eh...I have a 60 day trial for PT3...

So, I'm playing 2nl for a while...

 

[blankoblanco]

hi philthy, i love you

 

[Johnnybmoto]

Pretty sure I'm gonna move primarily to playing Omaha Hi/Lo. 1/2-3/6 depending on what is running.

Holdem is just starting to bore me lately.

 

[LuckyChippy]

[ ] Ace kills my action.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($0.74)
UTG ($5.28)
MP ($1.80)
Hero (CO) ($5.61)
Button ($4.63)
SB ($4.95)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5

, 5

UTG bets $0.20, MP calls $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, 3 folds

Flop: ($0.67) 9

, 3

, 5

(3 players)
UTG bets $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.67) A

(2 players)
UTG bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

River: ($4.67) 4

(2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $3.41 (All-In), UTG calls $3.08 (All-In)

Total pot: $10.83 | Rake: $0.72

Results:
UTG had K

, K

(one pair, Kings).
Hero had 5

, 5

(three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero won $10.11

 

[LuckyChippy]

71/13 obviously rigs the game.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($2.76)
UTG ($5.16)
MP ($13.47)
Hero (CO) ($9.70)
Button ($4.97)
SB ($5.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A

, A

2 folds, Hero bets $0.20, 1 fold, SB calls $0.18, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.45) J

, Q

, 3

(2 players)
SB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $1.50, SB calls $1

Turn: ($3.45) 10

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.75, SB calls $2.75

River: ($8.95) Q

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5.25 (All-In), SB calls $0.90 (All-In)

Total pot: $10.75 | Rake: $0.71

Results:
SB had J

, Q

(full house, Queens over Jacks).
Hero had A

, A

(two pair, Aces and Queens).
Outcome: SB won $10.04

 

[blankoblanco]

his turn c/c and river check with .90 behind is amazing. obviously going to induce tons of bluffs. how do these people remember to breathe

 

[switch0723]

hi philthy, i love you

+56 <3's

 

[eNTy]

blanko
teach me how to play poker on hard mode

and will this or will this not add 2BB/100 to my winrate ?

 

[LuckyChippy]

blanko
teach me how to play poker on hard mode

and will this or will this not add 2BB/100 to my winrate ?

I'm not sure about the winrate, but you do unlock 6 extra achievements.

 

[Jurn8]

Finance exam in 2 hours, then coaching this evening then grindddddddddd!

roll on 5pm!

 

[KerouacsDog]

KD, if you're rolled for shots at 50nl, I'd recommend just playing 25nl until you're used to cash and then moving up to 50nl. You're wasting your time at 5/10nl and it's causing you to pick up some bad habits because the dollars mean nothing to you.

thanks WV, yeah Im gonna get some volume at 25nl(when I say volume I dont mean like you lot of crazy 10-tablers, putting in the hours, my volume is 2 tabling 25nl for an hour here and there) till Im comfortable with losing/winning at that level(hopefully winning) and see what happens, I'm real comfortable with 5nl/10nl at the mo, though.

blanko
teach me how to play poker on hard mode

and will this or will this not add 2BB/100 to my winrate ?

bookmark, I also need help!


In other news, played small league live game last night, 2 tables of 6 players, top3 get money. First time I've played this league, so was donking a bit. Guy on my right was sh*t, and was talking up his poker prowess(I think he had a small dick) so I was pushing him off hands al night, showed him 84os after 4-betting him, etc, trying to tilt him(he was loudmouth). Anyway, one hand, he's sb, Im bb, everyone else folds, he raises to 3xBB, oh, we were deep, blinds at 50/100, I had 9000 chips, he had 6000, so anyway, I look at QTs, and think, let's see a flop, so I call, flop comes 89Jrainbow, for my nut straight. He bets, I reraise(had been reraising him all night), he shoves, I snap-call. He shows QJ, for top pair and gutshot, I show my straight, and turn and river are blank for him. He stands up and calls me a c*nt, and offers me outside, ffs. I laugh and say, ffs mate, it's a £10 freezeout, f*ckoff out of my face. we're both stood up, sizing each other up(I hate fighting, particularly over a hand at poker) but will defend myself if needed, his mate comes over to calm it down, my mate(6ft tall and looks like a nutter) stands next to me, thinking the other guy is gonna join in, but it all gets defused by tournament director(landlady of pool hall where it was held). He stormed off for 10 minutes, but did come back and apologised for his behaviour, and shook my hand, lol. And nothing more was said. In the end I came 6th of 12, cold deck, but it was great fun. This guy who lost it, I hope he's there next week, gonna raise him all night with ATC, just to see if I can tilt him again, lol!
Funny old game, poker, brings out the best in people!

 

[KerouacsDog]

wow, just had to check my mtt/sngs ROI% for a site that's want's to pay all my buy-ins for them, and split the winnings 50-50, and these are the figures, I know this is egotisitical, but Im impressed!, 865 played, for a combined ROI% of 264, even without the B2B outrageous figure, its still 860 played for a ROI% of 104.5!:

 

[S93]

Nice KD.
Just imagine what it would be if u put in some volume!

 

[KerouacsDog]

Nice KD.
Just imagine what it would be if u put in some volume!

wish I could sindri, but I work 5 nights a week, plus 2 hours commute a night, so only really play at weekends, even then that's time permitting, married and all that.
Tbh I've never really thought about the money, poker's always been a fun pastime for me, to win money is a real nice bonus, but I just like to play.
That's why Im getting into cash, cause I do get the odd halfhour/hour here and there in the week, ideal for cash play.



Crap, didn't realise I'd hit 5000 posts, thought I was near to doing it, but not yet, best I organise a game/thread with prizes thing to celebrate it!

 

[blankoblanco]

blanko
teach me how to play poker on hard mode

and will this or will this not add 2BB/100 to my winrate ?

nah dude trust me you want to hack into easy mode and cruise along. hard mode gives you KK vs AA a lot and then youre forced to make soul reads and yell "i can dodge bullets baby"

 

[LuckyChippy]

nah dude trust me you want to hack into easy mode and cruise along. hard mode gives you KK vs AA a lot and then youre forced to make soul reads and yell "i can dodge bullets baby"

Lmfao. There's got to be a reason to play on hard mode. Anyone got a hack for easy mode?