I'm being led a merry dance at Bamba Poker. I'm now a losing player after approaching 10,000 hands at 20NL which is worrying. Still showing a profit due to wins at 4NL and 10NL while I was waiting on 20NL tables becoming available. Pretty sickening and I still have a good few hours of play to go before I get my full bonus (which expires at the end of the month). I'd really like to be playing one table and analysing my play a little more but have to get the table hours in.
Calling stations that can read hands seem to be my nemesis.
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Normal Service Resumed
I reexamine my starting hand requirements and realise how far I'm diverting from optimum play. Small blind I'd been getting a bit over exuberant with any two soooted! Also in middle position I'd been getting a bit loose. I also was being too aggressive with nothing or draws on the flop/turn.
I opt to play two short 45 minute sessions - I play tight and conservative and log off after the first session $16 up. The second session I lose an allin with a shortish stack who flops a straight on the card that gives me trips. I then reraise two players with a flush draw that doesn't connect and I'm suddenly losing. I plod on and have to extend the session a little to the moll's chagrin. End result +25 euros and I'm on track for redeeming my earlier whupping.
One crate of san mig coming your way soon deadly. Let bigshot and myself know your availability for a casa bigshot live game. We were thinking 3pm-10pm on Sunday. Works for you?
I opt to play two short 45 minute sessions - I play tight and conservative and log off after the first session $16 up. The second session I lose an allin with a shortish stack who flops a straight on the card that gives me trips. I then reraise two players with a flush draw that doesn't connect and I'm suddenly losing. I plod on and have to extend the session a little to the moll's chagrin. End result +25 euros and I'm on track for redeeming my earlier whupping.
One crate of san mig coming your way soon deadly. Let bigshot and myself know your availability for a casa bigshot live game. We were thinking 3pm-10pm on Sunday. Works for you?
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Bad Patch
I'm going through a bad patch at the moment. Really making some desperation calls. The bonus I'm chasing at the moment seems to be taking an age to reach. I tried playing three 20 euro tables last night and just got myself in all sorts of trouble. I ended up playing 7 tables in all and lost on them. I'd be grinding out small wins and then get in a tangle and end up folding or making crying calls. Lost 44 euros in all and back down to level at 20NL and only a small profit at 10NL at Bamba. I do think playing against daytime Europeans is a bad situation. If I can refind my discipline I'm sure I can recover and claw a little money back. As things stand I'm 60% of the way to clearing a 140 euro bonus.
I did watch my first HU cardrunners video last night as well as Brystmar playing in a LAG style although his stats were still pretty TAG. Deadly I'll need to make a contribution to you for this - beers? Poker Stars transfer? Just let me know.
The next site I'm planning on hitting is Poker4Ever or Pacific which apparently have bad players. I'm fed up of being outplayed - I want to start taking some bad beats instead. The Moll even beat me at HU the night before. I hit trips and she hit the nut flush on the flop.
My mission for this week is simply to reach Monday posting another increase to my bankroll and be 3/4's of the way through my Bamba bonus. Currently US$61 down.
There may be a live session round at Bigshot's this week. Saturday or Sunday mentioned.
I did watch my first HU cardrunners video last night as well as Brystmar playing in a LAG style although his stats were still pretty TAG. Deadly I'll need to make a contribution to you for this - beers? Poker Stars transfer? Just let me know.
The next site I'm planning on hitting is Poker4Ever or Pacific which apparently have bad players. I'm fed up of being outplayed - I want to start taking some bad beats instead. The Moll even beat me at HU the night before. I hit trips and she hit the nut flush on the flop.
My mission for this week is simply to reach Monday posting another increase to my bankroll and be 3/4's of the way through my Bamba bonus. Currently US$61 down.
There may be a live session round at Bigshot's this week. Saturday or Sunday mentioned.
Monday, 16 July 2007
Rolls - Our Bread and butter
1) Deadly $2200 (+1) (+82) (+247) (+169)(+104) (+118)(-59)(+447) (-36) (+35) (+101) (-110) (+257) (+134) (+6) (+117)
2) Phillberto $1652 (+69) (+131) (+150)(-12) (+87) (+243) (+41) (+12) (+231)(+76)(+90) (+50) (+106) (+23) (+133) (+306)
3) Moocher666 (tbc)$360 (tbc) (tbc) (-41) (-6) (-38) (-35) (-38) (-27) (-105) (no change)(+78) (+4) *
4) Bigshotbog $175 (-49) (nc) (nc) (nc)(nc) (nc)(-6) (nc)(-40) (nc)(nc) (nc) (-150)(nc) (+10) (-264)
*Moocher owes Phillberto$475
With Moocher away in Dubai and Bigshot not responding to texts I've only updated myself and myself and Deadly this week. I really should have posted this week as I've managed quite a few hours play. Managed to lose 70 euros in one session so my weekly total could have been a lot better.
I'll post a fuller update tonight.
2) Phillberto $1652 (+69) (+131) (+150)(-12) (+87) (+243) (+41) (+12) (+231)(+76)(+90) (+50) (+106) (+23) (+133) (+306)
3) Moocher666 (tbc)$360 (tbc) (tbc) (-41) (-6) (-38) (-35) (-38) (-27) (-105) (no change)(+78) (+4) *
4) Bigshotbog $175 (-49) (nc) (nc) (nc)(nc) (nc)(-6) (nc)(-40) (nc)(nc) (nc) (-150)(nc) (+10) (-264)
*Moocher owes Phillberto$475
With Moocher away in Dubai and Bigshot not responding to texts I've only updated myself and myself and Deadly this week. I really should have posted this week as I've managed quite a few hours play. Managed to lose 70 euros in one session so my weekly total could have been a lot better.
I'll post a fuller update tonight.
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
They mean business on B2B.
I've been putting in the odd hour or two when the small pair are sleeping and been making little progress. After a bright start I dropped three buy ins and just when I recovered I dropped another 20 euros. The bonus is superslow and I think I'll be looking for easier pickings elsewhere as Bamba Poker leads me a merry dance.
With a BB/100 of just over 2 I'm earning less than your average chain gang labourer. Ho hum - hope a good spell is on the horizon. if not I'll grind it out and have $200 bonus for my efforts. A victory on a $6 Party SnG helps a little. I deposit $25 to maybe clear a $3.75 bonus there but even that is going to be slow and I only have a couple of days.
Any action from elsewhere?
With a BB/100 of just over 2 I'm earning less than your average chain gang labourer. Ho hum - hope a good spell is on the horizon. if not I'll grind it out and have $200 bonus for my efforts. A victory on a $6 Party SnG helps a little. I deposit $25 to maybe clear a $3.75 bonus there but even that is going to be slow and I only have a couple of days.
Any action from elsewhere?
Rolls of Bankrollness
Ok numbers are late and need to be confirmed. Please post below and I'll update.
1) Deadly $2199 (+82) (+247) (+169)(+104) (+118)(-59)(+447) (-36) (+35) (+101) (-110) (+257) (+134) (+6) (+117)
2) Phillberto $1583 (+131) (+150)(-12) (+87) (+243) (+41) (+12) (+231)(+76)(+90) (+50) (+106) (+23) (+133) (+306)3)
Moocher666 (tbc)$360 (-41) (-6) (-38) (-35) (-38) (-27) (-105) (no change)(+78) (+4) *
4) Bigshotbog (tbc) $224 (no change)(nc) (nc)(-6) (nc)(-40) (nc)(nc) (nc) (-150)(nc) (+10) (-264)
*Moocher owes Phillberto$475
1) Deadly $2199 (+82) (+247) (+169)(+104) (+118)(-59)(+447) (-36) (+35) (+101) (-110) (+257) (+134) (+6) (+117)
2) Phillberto $1583 (+131) (+150)(-12) (+87) (+243) (+41) (+12) (+231)(+76)(+90) (+50) (+106) (+23) (+133) (+306)3)
Moocher666 (tbc)$360 (-41) (-6) (-38) (-35) (-38) (-27) (-105) (no change)(+78) (+4) *
4) Bigshotbog (tbc) $224 (no change)(nc) (nc)(-6) (nc)(-40) (nc)(nc) (nc) (-150)(nc) (+10) (-264)
*Moocher owes Phillberto$475
Final Table
Drop sees a strong lamma contingent as four Lamma representatives step up to fly the flag for the island. All four make the final two tables but then Bam! Bam! Bam! three drop out.
Big Jim racked up an early stack whilst triping up early doors. He lets it slide away a little before succumbing as the final table beckons. Moocher looks to make the final table two times in a row and he gets his money in good. Pocket 8s against 75s allin preflop. It wasn't to be and he crashes out with anothe badbeat tale to add into his growing library. Phillberto doesn't see much action and get caught with his hand in the cookie jar with the blinds growing and gets put allin by the Bigblind and has to fold. With a decimated stack I end up getting the last of it in with KQ against A3.
Bigshot with a shortish stack with ferry time approaching gets it all in over and over again but doesn't get called and he ends up forgetting that ferry and taking his increased stack to the final table. With five qualifying and only six left on the table he is frantically trying to keep track of chip-stacks. On the final hand he is just in fifth place by a mere hundred chips or so. When his opponent goes allin he knows a blind steal will be enough to push him out of the final table. He calls and with Kx he is favourite - he catches a King and he makes it.
Offers of a post match cash game are offered by Mr Cocksure of earlier mention (Brendan). Both Bigshot and I pass as for that week. He has a ferry to catch and I have a small matter to attend to namely that I catch up on some zzzzz's with the imminent arrival of baby number two and by 9.04 the next morning I have a small pair which soon ends up in a full house.
Big Jim racked up an early stack whilst triping up early doors. He lets it slide away a little before succumbing as the final table beckons. Moocher looks to make the final table two times in a row and he gets his money in good. Pocket 8s against 75s allin preflop. It wasn't to be and he crashes out with anothe badbeat tale to add into his growing library. Phillberto doesn't see much action and get caught with his hand in the cookie jar with the blinds growing and gets put allin by the Bigblind and has to fold. With a decimated stack I end up getting the last of it in with KQ against A3.
Bigshot with a shortish stack with ferry time approaching gets it all in over and over again but doesn't get called and he ends up forgetting that ferry and taking his increased stack to the final table. With five qualifying and only six left on the table he is frantically trying to keep track of chip-stacks. On the final hand he is just in fifth place by a mere hundred chips or so. When his opponent goes allin he knows a blind steal will be enough to push him out of the final table. He calls and with Kx he is favourite - he catches a King and he makes it.
Offers of a post match cash game are offered by Mr Cocksure of earlier mention (Brendan). Both Bigshot and I pass as for that week. He has a ferry to catch and I have a small matter to attend to namely that I catch up on some zzzzz's with the imminent arrival of baby number two and by 9.04 the next morning I have a small pair which soon ends up in a full house.
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