Losing days are a ok

I grinded two laborsome sessions today and in retrospect I may have not been in the right frame. I wasnt doing anything super spewy preflop, besides maybe opening a little too light. I couldnt hit a flop or get a fold which leads to a slow bleed obviously. The thing is I need to take notice of my image and tighten up when nothing is working rather then forcing it in a sense.  

The best thing to take away from my session is I feel nothing as far as emotions go,  to be honest why should I? Like I have and will say time and again correct decisions are all that matters in poker because the results are up to the random number generator. For the most part I fell like I played well today but dropping 5BI's without any big AI preflop coolers makes me wonder if I am leaking again. Have to stay focused and keep plugging away. One thing I noticed is weekend games are super juicy but catching cards becomes very necessary. 

DAILY QUOTE

"Positive thoughts are not enough. There have to be positive feelings and positive actions."

HAND OF THE DAY- Feedback appreciated

I call as the btn is a huge fish as well as the SB and I have great odds.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem

5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($311.80)
CO		($356.40)
BTN		($326.45)
SB		($457.50)
Hero (BB)		($240.50)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BB

2 folds, BTN raises to $4, SB calls $3, Hero calls $2

We flop a monster kinda and I decide to lead looking to get it in. I honestly hate my play in this hand and would like to know how others proceed? Is c/r better? Should we fold preflop all together? maybe c/c flop c/c turn c/f river?

Flop: ($12, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, BTN raises to $21, SB folds, Hero raises to $75, BTN calls $54

Turn: ($162, 2 players)
Hero bets $161.50, BTN calls $161.50

River: ($485, 2 players)

Final Pot: $485
BTN shows:
Hero shows:

BTN wins $481.50 ( won +$241 )
SB lost -$4.00
Hero lost -$240.50

DAILY THANKS

I am thankful for my Fiance whom laughs at my less then funny jokes.

Fridays, LOL!!!

Here are two fun hands from my Friday night session. Though I got coolered with KK I am curious what yall think of my flop check? I planned on CRAI. In my defense I am a sqz monkey and I will c/f a ton here. Also this was the 2nd sqz in 3 orbits from this same exact spot.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem

5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($447.15)
CO		($188.39)
BTN		($334.88)
Hero (SB)		($379.60)
BB		($243.05)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is SB

UTG raises to $7, CO calls $7, 1 fold, Hero raises to $32, 1 fold, UTG calls $25, CO calls $25

Flop: ($98, 3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO checks

Turn: ($98, 3 players)
Hero bets $72, UTG folds, CO raises to $156.39, Hero calls $84.39

River: ($410.78, 2 players)

Final Pot: $410.78
Hero shows:
CO shows:

CO wins $407.28 ( won +$218.89 )
Hero lost -$188.39
UTG lost -$32.00


Let a donk be a donk.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($421.50)
UTG+1		($282.80)
CO		($94.04)
Hero (BTN)		($302.35)
SB		($101.95)
BB		($78.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN

2 folds, CO calls $2, Hero raises to $8, 1 fold, BB calls $6, CO calls $6

Flop: ($25, 3 players)
BB bets $18, CO folds, Hero calls $18

Turn: ($61, 2 players)
BB bets $26, Hero calls $26

River: ($113, 2 players)
BB bets $26, Hero calls $26

Final Pot: $165
Hero shows:
BB shows:

Hero wins $161.50 ( won +$83.50 )
BB lost -$78.00
CO lost -$8.00

4 straight...

winning sessions. Yes indeed that is right 4 in a row. My last session should have been epic but I had a good old AP beat(<--Click if you want to see a cooler) dealt my way. I feel like my game has already evolved after my lesson with Eric. I am steadily applying the things he instructed me on and it seems to be working out so far. A little run good helps too. Unfortunately my son gave me a nasty cold and I feel like crap physically. Life is good. I am going to add one more daily thing to my blog. My daily thanks.

DAILY QUOTE
"Our interpretation of what we see, hear, and feel is what produces our experience. Positive perceptions produce positive experiences."

Hand of the day-Feedback appreciated!

Villain was on the nitty side as far as raising preflop thus I flat AJ planning to play some good old poker.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($401.65)
UTG+1		($430.55)
CO		($247.00)
Hero (BTN)		($449.13)
SB		($398.00)
BB		($385.50)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN

2 folds, CO raises to $6, Hero calls $6, 2 folds

Flop: ($15, 2 players)
CO bets $10, Hero raises to $36, CO calls $26

I think I can credibly rep a wide range of value hands on this flop plus 2 overs and the runner runner nut flush draw dont hurt.

Turn: ($87, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $54, CO calls $54

This looks like a sweet card to continue my bluff on and villain should be real scared at this point. If I fire the turn I have to shove the river though as his range is mainly JJ+ here.

River: ($195, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $353.13, CO folds

I follow the plan and it pays off.

Final Pot: $548.13

Hero wins $544.63 ( won +$95.50 )
CO lost -$96.00

DAILY THANKS

I am thankful for my sweet loving son who wakes me up every morning with his beautiful smile.

Welcome

This is the home of my new positive thinking/poker blog. I will hit you with a daily quote of positivity as well as an update on my progress as I work my way through 200NL to 400NL and beyond. Today I had my 1st lesson with D2K which went superb. Though most of what Eric spoke to me about wasnt new it felt good to discuss poker with a winning player en route to improving my game.

Until recently I have been a pretty upbeat happy go lucky guy and as of late something has been missing. Thus along with poker I will be blogging about ways to improve our all around energy in hopes to make you and me and the world around us a better place. The main focus will be both positive thinking and poker, obviously. I will end this blog and every one from now on with a quote and a hand.

"The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction." Retrieve from here

I decided that rather then take a passive line preflop I was going to 3bet for value knowing villain would call with worse yet fold if he jammed. Having a plan in poker is key.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($164.75)
CO		($104.35)
Hero (BTN)		($258.00)
SB		($341.40)
BB		($241.35)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BTN

UTG calls $2, CO raises to $6, Hero raises to $19, 2 folds, UTG folds, CO calls $13

Flop: ($43, 2 players)
CO bets $10, Hero raises to $30, CO raises to $84, Hero raises to $168, CO calls $1.35

Turn: ($296.35, 2 players)

River: ($296.35, 2 players)

Final Pot: $296.35
Hero shows:
CO shows:

Hero wins $293.35 ( won +$106.35 )
UTG lost -$2.00
CO lost -$104.35