dinsdag, juni 26, 2007

I'm getting lazy....

I really should make more hours (see picture below for past week).

vrijdag, juni 22, 2007

$100K

I did it! I passed the $100K winnings over 2007.
Since tuesday I'm having a huge upswing and my hourly rate for June is back to normal again ($150). When looking at my graphs you can cleary see that every once in a while I'm having a break even/downswing but that it always results in an upswing to bring me back to the mean.

I'm also playing on Stars again and to my suprise I can maintain a winrate of around 6 there as well (44K hands). So I'm really playing great this whole year.




woensdag, juni 20, 2007

$1 per hand (also known as upswing)



Just looked into my PT database and saw that I was up $1 per hand over my last 6 hours of play (hourly rate of $603,29 lol).
Upswings are fun, sorry for the short update, but need to play again ;-)

vrijdag, juni 15, 2007

Barcelona and tilting

Barcelona

I've been back from a nice weekend in Barcelona. Been there with some friends not playing poker at all, which is fine sometimes.
We also went to the Barcelona vs Espanyol game which really was a weird game.
First there was the 'hand of messi-as' goal and then there was the really strange atmosphere in the stadium. For more then an hour they were virtual standing on top of the league but nobody was really celebrating. And then in the end they gave the victory away and to make it even worse, Madrid scored the equalizer as well, so probably no championship this year for them.

Messi Goal



Tilting

It's something I probably have never done in the last 400K hands, but I see 'good' players doing it all the time. For me it's actually a sign that a 'good' player is not that good at all, because having your emotions under control (that's what tilting is about, losing control and get emotional) is one of the most important things.

Here is a nice example of a guy who's just spewing chips to me:

This first hand is not that special, I show weakness and he (as usual) tries to take the pot.

EverestPoker Game #1663051575: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:36:51 - 2007/06/13
Seat 1: stefantast ($675.10)
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($405.40)
Seat 3: kraker ($657.60)
Seat 4: matv37 ($197.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($524.90)
Seat 6: nynja ($41.50)
matv37 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Th Tc]
nynja folds
stefantast folds
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
kraker folds
matv37 folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $38.00
Cheeseman87 calls $26.00
*** FLOP *** [2c 2s 2d]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $50.00
BldZwtTrn calls $50.00
*** TURN *** [2c 2s 2d] [4s]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $130.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $436.90 and is all-in
Cheeseman87 calls $187.40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet of $119.50 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [Th Tc]
Cheeseman87 shows [7s 7c]
*** RIVER *** [2c 2s 2d 4s] [Kh]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [2c 2s 2d 4s Kh]
BldZwtTrn collects $809.80

Then the second hand about 15 minutes later....again not really special, if he has a draw he at least goes for it.

EverestPoker Game #1663182717: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:03:20 - 2007/06/13
Seat 1: Audiotik ($450.00)
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($431.00)
Seat 3: clau78 ($40.00)
Seat 4: matv37 ($311.20)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($751.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
clau78 posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Qh Qc]
matv37 folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $14.00
Audiotik folds
Cheeseman87 raises to $52.00
clau78 folds
BldZwtTrn calls $38.00
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc 8c]
Cheeseman87 bets $80.00
BldZwtTrn calls $80.00
*** TURN *** [2d Tc 8c] [8h]
Cheeseman87 bets $190.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $619.10 and is all-in
Cheeseman87 calls $109.00 and is all-in
Uncalled bet of $320.10 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [9s Js]
BldZwtTrn shows [Qh Qc]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc 8c 8h] [5d]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [2d Tc 8c 8h 5d]
BldZwtTrn collects $864.00

Then we end HU (lucky me) and he really starts to spew. The 4 hands below were basically behind each other, just some pre-flop hands in between.

Hand 1: Again showing weakness is a guarantee for action, his hand doesnt seem to matter....

EverestPoker Game #1663239923: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:14:41 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($532.45)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,159.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Ad 9s]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn calls $8.00
*** FLOP *** [3h As Ks]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** TURN *** [3h As Ks] [4d]
BldZwtTrn bets $16.00
Cheeseman87 raises to $48.00
BldZwtTrn calls $32.00
*** RIVER *** [3h As Ks 4d] [3d]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $100.00
BldZwtTrn calls $100.00
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [8c 2c]
BldZwtTrn shows [Ad 9s]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [3h As Ks 4d 3d]
BldZwtTrn collects $319.00

Hand 2: Same story

EverestPoker Game #1663248374: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:16:22 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($388.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,329.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Tc Td]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $36.00
Cheeseman87 calls $24.00
*** FLOP *** [3c 5c Ks]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $55.00
BldZwtTrn calls $55.00
*** TURN *** [3c 5c Ks] [Jc]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** RIVER *** [3c 5c Ks Jc] [Qc]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $155.00
BldZwtTrn calls $155.00
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cheeseman87 shows [Ts 7d]
BldZwtTrn shows [Tc Td]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [3c 5c Ks Jc Qc]
BldZwtTrn collects $491.00

Hand 3: Standard

EverestPoker Game #1663256984: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:18:04 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($402.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,572.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Kd Kc]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $38.00
Cheeseman87 raises to $102.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $452.00
Cheeseman87 folds
Uncalled bet of $350.00 returned to BldZwtTrn
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn mucks
*** SUMMARY ***
BldZwtTrn collects $204.00

Hand 4: For the first time he gave up on the river, would have been a tough call there.

EverestPoker Game #1663263270: Table Bamako-16 - $2.00/$4.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:19:18 - 2007/06/13
Seat 2: Cheeseman87 ($408.00)
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($1,666.10)
Cheeseman87 posts the small blind of $2.00
BldZwtTrn posts the big blind of $4.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[6s 4s]
Cheeseman87 raises to $12.00
BldZwtTrn calls $8.00
*** FLOP *** [8d 3h 5s]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 bets $15.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $44.00
Cheeseman87 calls $29.00
*** TURN *** [8d 3h 5s] [4h]
BldZwtTrn bets $69.00
Cheeseman87 calls $69.00
*** RIVER *** [8d 3h 5s 4h] [8c]
BldZwtTrn checks
Cheeseman87 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [6s 4s]
Cheeseman87 shows [9h Kc]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [8d 3h 5s 4h 8c]
BldZwtTrn collects $249.00


June only:
Hands played : 28,944
$ Won in cashgames : $3,761
PTBB/100 : 2,88
MT ratio : 6,77
Hourly win rate: $85,68

woensdag, juni 06, 2007

Running bad

What I was afraid of after a great moth is happening again.
I'm running bad. The most irritating thing is that I'm running the worst at NL1000. I played about 700 hands in total there, when I saw some juicy tables, but lost about 3-buy ins. A sign of runnig bad is that I'm losing with 6 PP's (including aces), where normally all PP's are decent winners. I'm also losing with AKo and AQo, which are also one of the biggest moneymakers.

So this happens when running bad:

POKERSTARS GAME #10279613638: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2007/06/05 - 03:57:41 (ET)
Table 'Tethys III' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: kstatefan10 ($327.75 in chips)
Seat 2: flair21 ($324.25 in chips)
Seat 3: maw150 ($112.65 in chips)
Seat 4: j2rd3n ($226.95 in chips)
Seat 5: AKA_PSV ($177 in chips)
Seat 6: luxuryjun1 ($219.90 in chips)
maw150: posts small blind $1
j2rd3n: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [As Ac]
AKA_PSV: raises $6 to $8
luxuryjun1: folds
kstatefan10: raises $16 to $24
flair21: folds
maw150: folds
j2rd3n: folds
AKA_PSV: raises $40 to $64
kstatefan10: raises $263.75 to $327.75 and is all-in
AKA_PSV: calls $113 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4d Qc Jh]
*** TURN *** [4d Qc Jh] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [4d Qc Jh Td] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AKA_PSV: shows [As Ac] (a pair of Aces)
kstatefan10: shows [Ad Kh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
kstatefan10 collected $354 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $357 | Rake $3
Board [4d Qc Jh Td 9c]
Seat 1: kstatefan10 showed [Ad Kh] and won ($354) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: flair21 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: maw150 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: j2rd3n (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: AKA_PSV showed [As Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: luxuryjun1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

POKERSTARS GAME #10279472791: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2007/06/05 - 03:34:49 (ET)
Table 'Echepolos' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: holdemty1 ($283.70 in chips)
Seat 2: luxuryjun1 ($200 in chips)
Seat 3: AAA_flop_777 ($156.60 in chips)
Seat 4: PurpleNGold ($572 in chips)
Seat 5: saadleb ($62 in chips)
Seat 6: AKA_PSV ($216 in chips)
holdemty1: posts small blind $1
luxuryjun1: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AKA_PSV [As Ah]
AAA_flop_777: folds
PurpleNGold: folds
saadleb: calls $2
AKA_PSV: raises $8 to $10
holdemty1: calls $9
luxuryjun1: folds
saadleb: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s Tc 5d]
holdemty1: checks
AKA_PSV: bets $16
holdemty1: raises $30 to $46
AKA_PSV: calls $30
*** TURN *** [2s Tc 5d] [Js]
holdemty1: bets $148
AKA_PSV: raises $12 to $160 and is all-in
holdemty1: calls $12
*** RIVER *** [2s Tc 5d Js] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
holdemty1: shows [9s Ts] (a flush, Jack high)
AKA_PSV: mucks hand
holdemty1 collected $433 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $436 | Rake $3
Board [2s Tc 5d Js 7s]
Seat 1: holdemty1 (small blind) showed [9s Ts] and won ($433) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 2: luxuryjun1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: AAA_flop_777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: PurpleNGold folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: saadleb folded before Flop
Seat 6: AKA_PSV (button) mucked [As Ah]


Really hate my river bet in the hand below, even tough it is against a complete donk (the reason I'm sitting), I really should have check/called there.

EverestPoker Game #1630196884: Table Harare-2 - $5.00/$10.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:26:53 - 2007/06/06
Seat 1: BldZwtTrn ($970.00)
Seat 2: dino1984 ($2,358.50)
Seat 3: merwin ($1,000.00)
Seat 4: kasskara ($1,800.25)
Seat 5: BATAK91 ($1,338.00)
Seat 6: mateuscadarn ($990.00)
kasskara posts the small blind of $5.00
BATAK91 posts the big blind of $10.00
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Ac Ah]
mateuscadarn folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $35.00
dino1984 calls $35.00
merwin folds
kasskara folds
BATAK91 folds
*** FLOP *** [6s Th Qs]
BldZwtTrn bets $65.00
dino1984 calls $65.00
*** TURN *** [6s Th Qs] [2h]
BldZwtTrn bets $170.00
dino1984 calls $170.00
*** RIVER *** [6s Th Qs 2h] [9c]
BldZwtTrn bets $400.00
dino1984 raises to $800.00
BldZwtTrn calls $300.00 and is all-in
Uncalled bet of $100.00 returned to dino1984
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dino1984 shows [Jc Ks]
BldZwtTrn shows [Ac Ah]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [6s Th Qs 2h 9c]
dino1984 collects $1,952.00

EverestPoker Game #1630311940: Table Harare-5 - $5.00/$10.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:56:05 - 2007/06/06
Seat 1: kasskara ($1,730.02)
Seat 2: d3fault ($1,252.00)
Seat 3: Ernesto_777 ($1,005.00)
Seat 4: Bullitos ($1,279.50)
Seat 5: BATAK91 ($1,159.75)
Seat 6: BldZwtTrn ($975.00)
Ernesto_777 posts the small blind of $5.00
Bullitos posts the big blind of $10.00
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[5h 5c]
BATAK91 folds
BldZwtTrn raises to $35.00
kasskara folds
d3fault calls $35.00
Ernesto_777 folds
Bullitos folds
*** FLOP *** [Th 3c Ts]
BldZwtTrn checks
d3fault bets $60.00
BldZwtTrn calls $60.00
*** TURN *** [Th 3c Ts] [5d]
BldZwtTrn checks
d3fault bets $150.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $455.00
d3fault calls $305.00
*** RIVER *** [Th 3c Ts 5d] [Ks]
BldZwtTrn bets $425.00 and is all-in
d3fault calls $425.00
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [5h 5c]
d3fault shows [Kd Kc]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [Th 3c Ts 5d Ks]
d3fault collects $1,962.00