Its over!

The month that is. Yup calling it over because I had some beer at lunch and as usual am a slacker. Things went well it appears. I didnt make insane monies but enough to survive on and things are looking up. I 6 tabled the whole month with little to no tilt and am starting to get real comfortable just grinding. I managed a whopping 67 hours this month which is shit. Hopefully I can double that and maintain my hourly of $50 which doesnt include bonus and RB.

I plan to grind only 100NL most of next month 6 tabling. I will make my withdrawal mid month and see where the roll is. March I feel will be my rebirth into 200NL.

Why in gods name does he bet the turn?
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($76.65)
UTG+1		($204.00)
CO		($464.40)
BTN		($214.75)
Hero (SB)		($108.70)
BB		($115.80)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is SB

2 folds, CO raises to $3.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, BB calls $2.50

Flop: ($10.50, 3 players)
Hero bets $7, BB folds, CO calls $7

Turn: ($24.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $15, Hero raises to $47, CO raises to $165.50, Hero calls $51.20

River: ($288.20, 2 players)

Final Pot: $288.20
Hero shows:
CO shows:

Hero wins $217.40 ( won +$108.70 )
CO wins $67.30 ( lost -$108.70 )
BB lost -$3.50

Bitter sweet.

Played a super sick session where I felt pretty in control only to over play AK for 200BB preflop and lose to JJ. I am still not that comfortable playing 200BB deep and unsure of stacking off requirements preflop. Basically I had been isoing the fish like mad and it was literally the 1st time a solid 21/17 3bet me IP. In hindsight I think it is an easy flat preflop. Then 2 hands later I iso the fish from the SB wKQs and he makes a huge raise on K63fd and I go with it. He has none other then the old 63o. I dont think I have ever in my life played 63o. LOL!

Another bitter sweet is my lady got a sweet promotion but now her hours are crap.

SEXY TIME!!!!

Decided to play the other night after having a few beers and it was honestly one of the best times I have had playing an a long time. I had a friend I trusted sweating me in order to be sure I wasn't spewing and if I was I planned to quit immediately. Strangely enough I played snug and didnt get insanely out of line but the fish were everywhere. I then realized how necessary playing at peak fish hours is. I honestly feel a large part of my roguh stretch was do to the change in my playing hours.

After I stacked the fish in this hand I couldnt help but type sexy time.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

CO		($274.65)
Hero (BTN)		($109.50)
SB		($146.25)
BB		($39.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 4 players) Hero is BTN

CO raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $12, 2 folds, CO calls $8.50

Flop: ($25.50, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $17, CO raises to $48, Hero raises to $97.50, CO calls $49.50

Turn: ($220.50, 2 players)

River: ($220.50, 2 players)

Final Pot: $220.50
Hero shows:
CO shows:

Hero wins $218 ( won +$108.50 )
CO lost -$109.50


As far as life and poker everything is going well. I have to get my taxes sent in and figure out just how much the man is going to bink me for. I plan to stay at 100NL, as stated previously, until the roll is juicy. I am think 65BI's and stab. Also I plan to begin taking out 3k a month. Basically 3k will sustain my family while I work on improving my game so I can beat higher stakes and bring home more bacon.

WOW

OK I am losing control again. I am playing with that lame urgency to win every pot. I need to just focus on playing smart and making correct decisiopns and allow the game to come to me. I ran a pretty sick river bluff today where I knew my villains hand except I misjudged his ability to fold. Actually I knew he wasnt folding though I dont see how he cant.

Why wow? Well for tax purposes I have to show all my winning sessions and all my losers which I am struggling to sepereate. One thing I did was filter for hands i won vs hands I lost. I won Eight hunder thrity five thousand five hunder and twenty one dollars and lost $8100079. How insane is that? Basically we dont realize just how much money is flowing around the table. Another scary number is total$ wagered. It was over a million. Anyways I am fine poker wise. Just need to buckle down and stop letting small spots drive me mad.

Poor choice results in poor results.

I was all about grinding some hands this morning even though the games looked ugly. Definately beatable but riddled with regs and 6 tabling them just wont allow me to have my way at the tables like I like. Basically I ignored my instincts and 6 tabled anyways which cost me. I had to look at the results because I wanted to see just how gross it was. -8BI's. best thing about it is I am not feeling that gross emotional attachment like I used to. It hurts because after my withdrawal I was already building my roll nicely and this puts a dent in that. I intend to stab 200NL sometime between Mid Feb and early March. 

Though the games were tougher and I was being exploited I ran into AA AI preflop for 3 stacks which was lamo. Also slow played AA and ran into 76 on 662Q for another stack. Plus a stack went in with a set vs a FD and you know what happened. It was one of those sessions where nothing felt right. I am obviously going to 4 table the rest of the day and focus on my A-game. 

Here is a spot that drives me insane. Can I do anything else here?

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

Hero (UTG)		($148.05)
CO		($60.50)
BTN		($101.65)
SB		($213.00)
BB		($200.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is UTG

Hero raises to $3, CO raises to $6, 2 folds, BB calls $5, Hero calls $3

Flop: ($18.50, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $15, BB folds, Hero calls $15

Turn: ($48.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $39.50, Hero calls $39.50

River: ($127.50, 2 players)

Final Pot: $127.50
Hero shows:
CO shows:

CO wins $124 ( won +$63.50 )
BB lost -$6
Hero lost -$60.50

Quick update!

Been grinding a bunch and feeling great. Decided to make a withdrawal and remain at 100NL for awhile. I feel real comfortable there and I want to continue working on my 6 tabling game. I play a real tight aggressive style and it seems to be working out. 4 tabling I was running 25/20 and just putting my self in a few too many marginal spots. 6 tabling I am playing 19/16 and choosing my spots better. Last year I made this claim I wanted to be big time and be crushing 5000Nl by years end, this year that is not my plan at all. I believe there is a ton of money to be made at 100NL and 200NL and 400NL. Basically I am going to a BR nit and grind 100NL till I have 80 BI for 200NL and then take my shot. I fell like my mental edge is so much greater when I feel no BR pressure. I contribute a ton of my recent success to simply not tilting and quiting when I know I am off. The easiest way for me to not tilt is to have no concerns about losing pots. 

My terrible 2nd half of the year was all mental though the cards were filthy. I love not checking results after every session, it makes poker so stress free. 

Gained some weight...

in my bankrolll. I couldnt take it anymore as I was curious just how well things had been going. Looks like I am up 17BI's at 100NL through just under 10K hands. I have been 6 tabling for the last two days and am starting to find a nice groove. I have decided to continue at 100NL through January to solidify myself and my bankroll for the year to come. The funny thing is I thought I would be running well above EV because it felt like it but in reality I am on $60 above. 

Anyways thats is whats going down with me. I will try and post a few more fun updates with random quotes soon. For now I am back to the tables. I wont be checking results till the end of the month.

Down eight...

pounds from when I started my diet and excercise plan. I now weigh 223lbs and feel great. 23 more lbs to go! I bet you thought I was going to say buy-ins, LOL. Poker has continued to go well and I have actually been on the good side of some suckouts lately which is always nice. Still staying away from results. I did play a few 6 tabling sessions, things went relatively well though I may give up in a few spots where I would have taken down the pot had I been 4-tabling. The thing is Thursday's and Friday's are too juicy not to tighten up and play more tables sometimes. I will still mainly play 4 and if HU I tend to play 1 unless my opponent wants to play 2. 

I realized yesterday one of the many reasons why I love my chosen profession. The wheather was amazing outside and I decided to go enjoy it. I snapped some pics too. I went to one of my favorite places which I regrettly didnt take Dodgyken, Stafford Lake Disc Golf Course.

So peacful.

This is hole 6 I tend to take a break here and enjoy the view. Great place to crack open a beer and naw on a sando.

Hole 17

Here is a view of the lake which is terribly dry.

More pics

Sweet tree pic, Cyprus?

Hole 15

Maintaining

Just been doing my best to stay detachted from results and focus mainly on the decisions I am making. The true importance isnt the results of our hand but rather the choices we make. Once it goes in we all know we cant do a thing about the outcome. Keeping this mentality has helped me maintain away from the tables as well. Plus having no clue where I am at precisley in regards to winning and losing makes enjoying time away from the tables much easier. I used to fall victim to letting poker spill into my  personal life. I intend to tnever let that happen again.

Have mixed in some HU with good results I feel. I did donk 2 BI's off rather quickly to a competent player. He opted to  quit me after I grinded 1 back and he realized I was probably not worth playing against. I could say I was better them him and feed my ego but the truth is he quit me because there are better spots. I played him knowing there were better spots with the intentions of playing a tough opponent and improving my game at a stake where I feel comfortable spewing a BI or 3. The truth is 100NL is swimming with fish who are terrible and just playing for fun. Its quite nice and I am starting to think that one can maintain a pretty filthy winrate at 100NL HU. 

6-max has been going well too, 100NL is quite different from 200NL as far as regs and preflop aggression goes IMO. It is quite easy to be the table captaion and just push people around. My intention is to grind my 10k hands check where I am and consider another 10k just really solidify my game before I jump back in to shark infested waters. I want 200nl to feel the same as 100NL which means I need to grow some more as a player.

DAILY QUOTE, with a twist. 

"If you had to quickly answer the question, Who are you? What are you? what would you answer?"

Just a little something to think about. I have been reading this amazing book which is all about Buddhism which is where I got the quote from.

DAILY THANKS

I am thankful!

Here is a fun HU hand. I was actually getting sweated by a friend who told me to just VB. I was like nah lets just ship.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem

2 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

Hero (BTN)		($152.20)
BB		($112.90)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 2 players) Hero is BTN

Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2

Flop: ($6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($6, 2 players)
BB bets $2, Hero calls $2

River: ($10, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $147.20, BB calls $107.90

Final Pot: $265.10
Hero shows:
BB shows:

Hero wins $264.60 ( won +$112.40 )
BB lost -$112.90