As for the post below, I was talking about the Poker issues and the government, not the Air Force :). At the time I couldn't deposit and was upset. Anyways on to what's going on lately in the life of me....
Currently playing 25nl and killing it. 9/100BB not bad but I am running really well and am prepared for the almighty downswing IF it comes soon. I have changed since reading a recent book that I have about having certain goals. Firstly, I would usually say something like " I want to be at 50nl by the end of July, which technically I am about 1 BI away from being able to play 50nl with 20BIs, BUT I am not making any goals like that. I understand now thta goals like that make you play more or reach out more/chase winnings if you are down so from now on I am going to be having goals like this:
1. Read more poker books- I have both of the Harrington on Cash Books which will take some time.
2. Post more in the HA section of Cards Chat- At least post a hand for every 2-3 sessions I have.
3. Look over HHs, and database stats- look at my actual raw stats and try to find anything that can be improved or taken away.
4. Sweat sessions- self explanatory
I think that by not having set goals I can make correct decisions and not always be results orientated. Wish me Luck!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Fresh Start
This month feels like a fresh start, which is an awesome coincidence seeing that it is May and the beginning of spring. I am still being staked by WVHillbilly(hope you don;t mind me saying :) )
Anyways my confidence is super high after winning an mtt last night. It was a 5$ KO, which KOs are pretty cool, something different. It was one hell of a roller coaster though. I was 4/18 with like 80k chips and a guy raises, I re-raise and he tanks gives the whole table a speech and says good bye to his new friends he made I guess. Long story short my QQ lost JJ(2 OUTTER!!!!!). I was down to like 30k and came back to being in 1st at the final table. So yeah crazy.
Anyways my confidence is super high after winning an mtt last night. It was a 5$ KO, which KOs are pretty cool, something different. It was one hell of a roller coaster though. I was 4/18 with like 80k chips and a guy raises, I re-raise and he tanks gives the whole table a speech and says good bye to his new friends he made I guess. Long story short my QQ lost JJ(2 OUTTER!!!!!). I was down to like 30k and came back to being in 1st at the final table. So yeah crazy.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Ughh
Shitty day for me today. Not running well, not playing well, eventually going on tilt...Poker, so fun. I think i cashed in one mtt, the 8$ rebuy...basically a min cash and that is about it. Other than running bad I spewed off in the latest 3$ rebuy I wa sin and eventually called a loose all innner with 55 but also 4 others called and 88 beat my set of fives with their set of 8's. Didn't go crazy a spew a lot though. Stopped early so I guess that's a plus.
Going to take a break since I've been putting in so much volume tourney wise and it should help a lot. Always has....Anyways gl to everyone else, I'm just gonna study and take a day or two break...
Going to take a break since I've been putting in so much volume tourney wise and it should help a lot. Always has....Anyways gl to everyone else, I'm just gonna study and take a day or two break...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
LOL FLIPAMENTS
Well it came down to another coin flip late tonight in the 3$ rebuy on Poker Stars. I played solid poker the whole tourney and only got lucky once near the end(you have to at least once in these huge fields). I had about 360k at one point but lost some down to about 200k when the hand finally went down.....
Stacks:
MP2 with 345397
MP3 with 423002
CO with 938978
BTN with 483889
SB with 416319
BB with 199531
UTG with 571863
UTG+1 with 354608
MP1 with 939912
Poker Forum
Blinds: 8500/17000
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to BB:9♦ 9♠
Sklansky group 3
Preflop:
3 players fold.
MP2 raises 21795 to 38795
MP3 raises 97205 to 136000
3 players fold.
Hero raises 61406 to 197406 [ all-in ]
1 players fold.
MP3 calls [61406]
Total folds this street: 7
Potsize: 442107
Flop:
A♦ 6♦ 4♣
Potsize: 442107
Turn:
4♥
Potsize: 442107
River:
2♠
Results:
Hero shows two pair, Nines and Fours:
9♦ 9♠
MP3 shows two pair, Aces and Fours:
J♣ A♣
MP3 collected 461232 from pot
I think my play here is standard. My reads on this guy were basically an idiot lol, but he actually showed up with a decent hand. So I lose the flip and life goes on. The thing is down the road(tomorrow lol) I'll be in that same situation, like always in mTTs and I'll win that race and go on to win it ;)
81/4680 is an awesome field finish imo, and I profited around 70$ so like 9$/hr :)
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Stacks:
MP2 with 345397
MP3 with 423002
CO with 938978
BTN with 483889
SB with 416319
BB with 199531
UTG with 571863
UTG+1 with 354608
MP1 with 939912
Poker Forum
Blinds: 8500/17000
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to BB:9♦ 9♠
Sklansky group 3
Preflop:
3 players fold.
MP2 raises 21795 to 38795
MP3 raises 97205 to 136000
3 players fold.
Hero raises 61406 to 197406 [ all-in ]
1 players fold.
MP3 calls [61406]
Total folds this street: 7
Potsize: 442107
Flop:
A♦ 6♦ 4♣
Potsize: 442107
Turn:
4♥
Potsize: 442107
River:
2♠
Results:
Hero shows two pair, Nines and Fours:
9♦ 9♠
MP3 shows two pair, Aces and Fours:
J♣ A♣
MP3 collected 461232 from pot
I think my play here is standard. My reads on this guy were basically an idiot lol, but he actually showed up with a decent hand. So I lose the flip and life goes on. The thing is down the road(tomorrow lol) I'll be in that same situation, like always in mTTs and I'll win that race and go on to win it ;)
81/4680 is an awesome field finish imo, and I profited around 70$ so like 9$/hr :)
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Running Hot
Title explains it all. Not like I am hitting big cashes but running deep in huge fields is not rare lately.
Today so far I played 3 180 man sngs. 2, $4.40 and 1, $11.
4.40$: 6/180= 36$
4.40$: 2/180= 144$
11$: 12/180= 21.60$
Total: 201.20$
So i am basically owning these 180 mans and want to play as many 11$s as I am playing the 4.40$s. Start making more money....
So other than this I am bored again and am going to make a really hard challenge for myself and try to get a roll starting from nothing on FT. Should be fun, and the CC freeroll with low fields and 50$ for first should help a lot...if I remember to play lol. So I'll leave updates on the side and make a new thing for it...should be fun.
Today so far I played 3 180 man sngs. 2, $4.40 and 1, $11.
4.40$: 6/180= 36$
4.40$: 2/180= 144$
11$: 12/180= 21.60$
Total: 201.20$
So i am basically owning these 180 mans and want to play as many 11$s as I am playing the 4.40$s. Start making more money....
So other than this I am bored again and am going to make a really hard challenge for myself and try to get a roll starting from nothing on FT. Should be fun, and the CC freeroll with low fields and 50$ for first should help a lot...if I remember to play lol. So I'll leave updates on the side and make a new thing for it...should be fun.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Perty Good Day
Yup awesome day today, including 2 Final Tables and a 36th place finish out of 5000 people mtt(6 hours for 45$ sigh). But I am happy. I won a 4.40$ 180 man sng for 216$ and got 9th in another. Feeling really good about my mtt game right now. Amazingly I really have changed it from my semi lag/tag(believe it or not) to a straight LAG early to TAG in the middle, to LAG again at the end, I know it's a lot to digest but it works!
Anyways, I'm too lazy to post screen shots so hopefully you beleive me, if not Shark Scope or OPR me fool.
Peace out
Anyways, I'm too lazy to post screen shots so hopefully you beleive me, if not Shark Scope or OPR me fool.
Peace out
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Races
So lately I've taken a break from cash games and have been strictly playing multi-table tournaments, and with any tourney you almost always have a race situation. Now I am not going into detail but you should all know that a "race" in poker is an all-in situation where each player has close to a 50% chance to win the hand.
Now before my recent stretch of playing mtts, i really didn't get myself into these situations that much. But now, early in these mtts i try to get in them as much as possible in order to build a nice stack, and it's been effective, so far.
So the point of this post is to let you know that racing is a huge factor early on, soooooo try it, do it, get yourself in that situation and double up early, then play tight and pick your spots!
Now before my recent stretch of playing mtts, i really didn't get myself into these situations that much. But now, early in these mtts i try to get in them as much as possible in order to build a nice stack, and it's been effective, so far.
So the point of this post is to let you know that racing is a huge factor early on, soooooo try it, do it, get yourself in that situation and double up early, then play tight and pick your spots!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Anxiety and Poker
It's weird how some things in life carry over to the poker world when playing. Outside of poker I have a somewhat anxious personality when it comes to certain things. For instance if I am waiting for something like a package or someone to come over, I get extremely anxious(anxiety) and I get certain symptoms, like light headiness, nervousness, increased heart rate, ect.
Anyways, while playing poker this evening I was thinking that maybe that is a leak in my game. I obviously have controlled this before or I wouldn't have gone as deep as I have in mtts, but I really think sometimes I get too anxious when blinds get high and I make stupid mistakes. Mistakes are how others win and what I need to eliminate. I can remember deep in the 11$ rebuy when I won it for 13k, I kept telling myself, be patient, keep waiting for a good and, don't worry. When I talked myself through this and kept repeating it, it helped. I even told others on an instant messenger to tell me or I repeated it to them. It seriously helped, and I forgot about this small little nugget.
So from now on I am going to do this, see how much it changes my game and how much more I win.
Anyways, while playing poker this evening I was thinking that maybe that is a leak in my game. I obviously have controlled this before or I wouldn't have gone as deep as I have in mtts, but I really think sometimes I get too anxious when blinds get high and I make stupid mistakes. Mistakes are how others win and what I need to eliminate. I can remember deep in the 11$ rebuy when I won it for 13k, I kept telling myself, be patient, keep waiting for a good and, don't worry. When I talked myself through this and kept repeating it, it helped. I even told others on an instant messenger to tell me or I repeated it to them. It seriously helped, and I forgot about this small little nugget.
So from now on I am going to do this, see how much it changes my game and how much more I win.
Stake KC!
This may seem kind of weird, me asking for a stake, but I have been staked many times before, with my stakers getting back as high as 1.5k back from me!
I am looking to get staked for a multiple amount of tournaments(you decide the BR) and I will also discuss "the deal" % wise with the person who wants to do this with me. You also can decide the tournament types and BI's but my stongest skill is rebuys and 15 min blinds, no turbos.
I have a lot of time the next 3 months to play so I will be available more than usual. I think many that will read this trust in my abilities and if I get no stakers I will not be mad, embarrassed, or ashamed. I am mainly doing this to try it out and see how it works. I obviously have the money to play on my own but this is something I've been wanting to try.
I also have been running hot lately going deep in the 3$ rebuy only to become unlucky to finish 26th out of 5k+ entries. Please email me or PM on CC.
kingcurtis@inbox.com
I am looking to get staked for a multiple amount of tournaments(you decide the BR) and I will also discuss "the deal" % wise with the person who wants to do this with me. You also can decide the tournament types and BI's but my stongest skill is rebuys and 15 min blinds, no turbos.
I have a lot of time the next 3 months to play so I will be available more than usual. I think many that will read this trust in my abilities and if I get no stakers I will not be mad, embarrassed, or ashamed. I am mainly doing this to try it out and see how it works. I obviously have the money to play on my own but this is something I've been wanting to try.
I also have been running hot lately going deep in the 3$ rebuy only to become unlucky to finish 26th out of 5k+ entries. Please email me or PM on CC.
kingcurtis@inbox.com
Saturday, March 21, 2009
KC Challenge
I'm kinda bored and want to do something different. SO I've decided to make a simple challenge for myself on FTP. I will Start with 5$ and play the micro stakes. My goal is to get to 1k.
So here are the rules:
1. I can only play up yo 4 tables at once
2. 6 months to reach $1k
3. No time limit for each session
4. I do not have to follow BRM until the minimum (20 BIs) for the first level(2NL) is reached. So Once I reach 40$ in my BR, I will only buy in for 2$ at each table.
5. 1 mtt per day, following BRM.(freerolls anytime and as many as I want)
Once I reach 1k, I will most likely cash it out or trade it to Poker Stars to make my roll there bigger. I am very optimistic about this and have a good feeling I can be disciplined enough to get there! Wish me luck!
So here are the rules:
1. I can only play up yo 4 tables at once
2. 6 months to reach $1k
3. No time limit for each session
4. I do not have to follow BRM until the minimum (20 BIs) for the first level(2NL) is reached. So Once I reach 40$ in my BR, I will only buy in for 2$ at each table.
5. 1 mtt per day, following BRM.(freerolls anytime and as many as I want)
Once I reach 1k, I will most likely cash it out or trade it to Poker Stars to make my roll there bigger. I am very optimistic about this and have a good feeling I can be disciplined enough to get there! Wish me luck!
Friday, March 20, 2009
GoldStar
That's right, first time ever making gold star, and only half way through the month(posting this late). So my month so far has been...meh, due to me killing 25nl at the beginning,then dropping like 8 BIs then staying even , and now I am working back up. Still in the positive, about 450$ but my goal was def 1k and 50nl shots. O well I am willing to take as much time that is needed to learn and get better at cash games.
Seems like some others are having turn around months, but it seems March Ironic as it is for CC has been unlucky in March.
April is looking to be fun for me. As I will have a lot more time due to only going to school Part Time so I am planning on some deep runs in MTTs. But I am getting a head of myself, March isn't over.
My goal is to stay positive and just win. I am not worrying about points, star status, or tables/hands. It is all about being profitable.
Seems like some others are having turn around months, but it seems March Ironic as it is for CC has been unlucky in March.
April is looking to be fun for me. As I will have a lot more time due to only going to school Part Time so I am planning on some deep runs in MTTs. But I am getting a head of myself, March isn't over.
My goal is to stay positive and just win. I am not worrying about points, star status, or tables/hands. It is all about being profitable.
Monday, February 23, 2009
POKER!!
Ahh, finally I feel back to normal with you!! I am still losing to some sick hands but winning now too. I think you must have forgave me for that nasty letter, so will I. Anyways enough of all this weird stuff and me talking to poker like it is a human.
So this month has been good so far, not only poker but in life too! I had a baby girl! YAY, and she is beautiful. I can't wait to teach her how to play :)
As for poker, for only playing about 4k hands in ring and a couple mtts and sngs, I've profited around 300$, not bad considering how much I played. I also have finally moved up to 25NL and am doing fine so far, but a really small sample so we'll see how march goes. I'll keep you guys posted and try to blog more, although it seems it is unlucky to untill the end of the month :D
So this month has been good so far, not only poker but in life too! I had a baby girl! YAY, and she is beautiful. I can't wait to teach her how to play :)
As for poker, for only playing about 4k hands in ring and a couple mtts and sngs, I've profited around 300$, not bad considering how much I played. I also have finally moved up to 25NL and am doing fine so far, but a really small sample so we'll see how march goes. I'll keep you guys posted and try to blog more, although it seems it is unlucky to untill the end of the month :D
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A letter to poker.....
Dear Poker,
In the past you have had your ups and downs with me...mostly ups for the most part. This was a good time and I liked you for this. But now unfortunately I dislike you and to put it simply,I hate you. Seriously. I hope you get beat up or something or die...well not quite. But i don't like you anymore and don't care.
Sincerely,
your new non best friend
In the past you have had your ups and downs with me...mostly ups for the most part. This was a good time and I liked you for this. But now unfortunately I dislike you and to put it simply,I hate you. Seriously. I hope you get beat up or something or die...well not quite. But i don't like you anymore and don't care.
Sincerely,
your new non best friend
Monday, January 26, 2009
Student
I've been thinking a lot lately about poker, and were I am at in this crazy world of it. Can I be a successful cash player? Can I win another big mtt? It seems that since I won the 13k I want to beat that....instead of winning smaller amounts, like 1k or 2k here and there in smaller mtts. This is really not good for me or my BR, so I've decided to still play but study more in comparison to playing poker. More like 30% poker and 70% studying. I am really thinking about joining stox poker and I want to just get as much as I can from that. I also have been just reading and reading on CardsChat. I have went from a mega spammer to a silent studier the last two months, if anyone has noticed. I think this is a time in my life of poker where I am really seeing the reality of discipline and how important it is in order to move up in limits and have a good win rate.
Another thing is after I study a good amount and decide to put more time into playing poker, I might just start at 25nl with 20 BIs and go from there. I will find all my leaks and adjust accordingly also, hopefully through help of others.
Another thing I really am trying to learn, is the HUD software. Before I would never use a HUD and play off basic reads, memory, and knowledge of the other players. Therefor I subconsciously block the HUD when I am in a hand and almost forget about it until the hand is over. I really need to slowdown and see what I've got in front of me.
Another thing I really am looking forward to is training myself. At the lower limits straight forward play is needed and I think sometimes I get a bit fancy and lose my composure. It's time to straighten up and just grind the simple play out until I move up in limits!
Another thing is after I study a good amount and decide to put more time into playing poker, I might just start at 25nl with 20 BIs and go from there. I will find all my leaks and adjust accordingly also, hopefully through help of others.
Another thing I really am trying to learn, is the HUD software. Before I would never use a HUD and play off basic reads, memory, and knowledge of the other players. Therefor I subconsciously block the HUD when I am in a hand and almost forget about it until the hand is over. I really need to slowdown and see what I've got in front of me.
Another thing I really am looking forward to is training myself. At the lower limits straight forward play is needed and I think sometimes I get a bit fancy and lose my composure. It's time to straighten up and just grind the simple play out until I move up in limits!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Motivation Works!
Well right after all this talk about starting at 10nl and being pumped and motivated has really payed off. I went from 25$ and 2 tables to 6 tabling with almost all at max buy-ins. I was really excited that my HUD was better working now, but now that I have actually used it multi-tabling i am super stoked to the max!
So I'll just leave you with a nice graph and good start!
So I'll just leave you with a nice graph and good start!
Lost!?(not the televeision show geez)
Well as you know I had and still have a lot going on in my life right now. With school starting it is getting even worse. Right now I think I have been running more badly in poker than ever before. I also, somehow, lost my patience for sngs and mtts. The thing is I remember losing patience before, but gaining it back after a break and some tweaking/re-evaluating, but I just can't find it.
Not only have I lost my patience, but luck which plays a fairly large factor in mtts aka variance, has not been on my side, AT ALL! So I've completely lost my confidence in poker BUT....
For the last month or so I've been reading on CC more than I have been posting(you can pick your jaw up off the floor now), and I've been really reading the infamous monthly threads that have become extremely popular. Anyways I once again have been inspired to possibly play cash games. I dipped my toe in at 10nl and did well as a winning player. I then played a little 25nl in which I was a losing player but my sample size was not even close enough to measure. So since the main reason I switched to cash games back then was because I am going to be so busy is the same reason I am considering it again. I get so pumped reading about everyone's cash sessions.
Another good thing that has me motivated is that my HUD is now working and looks a lot better than before, I am so ready to kill cash games!
So here are my NEW goals for this year:
1. Start back at 10nl
2. Work my way to 25-50nl and learn as much as possible
3. Get sweated as much as possible
4. study
5. BE PATIENT!
6. No spewing
7. have a good time
8. school first though
9. save up my fpp's
Well I really need to have more self discipline here, and It's going to be hard for me but I know I can do it. MY big thing is motivation, and as long as I am I will do great!
Not only have I lost my patience, but luck which plays a fairly large factor in mtts aka variance, has not been on my side, AT ALL! So I've completely lost my confidence in poker BUT....
For the last month or so I've been reading on CC more than I have been posting(you can pick your jaw up off the floor now), and I've been really reading the infamous monthly threads that have become extremely popular. Anyways I once again have been inspired to possibly play cash games. I dipped my toe in at 10nl and did well as a winning player. I then played a little 25nl in which I was a losing player but my sample size was not even close enough to measure. So since the main reason I switched to cash games back then was because I am going to be so busy is the same reason I am considering it again. I get so pumped reading about everyone's cash sessions.
Another good thing that has me motivated is that my HUD is now working and looks a lot better than before, I am so ready to kill cash games!
So here are my NEW goals for this year:
1. Start back at 10nl
2. Work my way to 25-50nl and learn as much as possible
3. Get sweated as much as possible
4. study
5. BE PATIENT!
6. No spewing
7. have a good time
8. school first though
9. save up my fpp's
Well I really need to have more self discipline here, and It's going to be hard for me but I know I can do it. MY big thing is motivation, and as long as I am I will do great!
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