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Last Night…

crazylegscarr — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:12:58 +0000

So after 3 days of running bad HU, I was able to slow down and watch some verner videos and really start to think more about the games I was playing. I couldn’t sleep so I decided to hop on UB and see what I could do..I hoped on two tables and instantly fell behind big, i was down over a buy in on both tables..but i felt both players i was playing were not strong and rather fishy actually. Anyway this first hand is pretty standard I think…Just to note I had been waiting for this hand for about 25 mintues(me and this guy played a marathon hu)…He had been letting me run him over PF the entire match, unfortunately every big hand we got in I was up aganist it or toke some wicked beats. About mid way during the match thou he finally started to play back..3 betting my button raises…At first I let this go but after a while i noticed he had done this about 8 of the last 12ish times i’d raise the button..I tightened up a bit then and hoped to wait for a big hand hoping he’d do the same…
Hand #58505928-12263 at Dakar (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:44:10

     paranoiabrad is at seat 0 with $121.50.
     RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $55.45.
     The button is at seat 1.

     RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
     paranoiabrad posts the big blind of $.50.

paranoiabrad: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Th Ts

Pre-flop:

          RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50.   paranoiabrad re-raises
          to $4.50.   RugbyRiverRat re-raises to $11.
          paranoiabrad calls.

Flop (board: 3d 2c 3h):

          paranoiabrad checks.   RugbyRiverRat bets $17.
          paranoiabrad raises to $34.   RugbyRiverRat goes all-in
          for $44.45.   paranoiabrad calls.

Turn (board: 3d 2c 3h 6d):

(no action in this round)

River (board: 3d 2c 3h 6d 2d):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

     RugbyRiverRat shows Th Ts.
     RugbyRiverRat has Th Ts 3d 3h 6d: two pair, tens and threes.
     paranoiabrad mucks cards.
     (paranoiabrad has Kh 9d.)

Hand #58505928-12263 Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $110.90.
RugbyRiverRat wins $110.40 with two pair, tens and threes.

Althought not an overly impressive hand, it was more of a victory for me of just keeping my head and not spewing off chips by trying to 4 bet him back with a lesser hand…

The other table I was aganist a much different player..a complete calling station, after running into some big hands early aganist him that allowed him to take about a buy in off of me i stuck with it and starting chipping him down…Question on this hand-Do you think my check on the flop is bad and should i have raised the turn?
Hand #58504998-12764 at Attleboro (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:12:14

     joes2828 is at seat 0 with $105.25.
     RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $54.05.
     The button is at seat 1.

     RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
     joes2828 posts the big blind of $.50.

joes2828: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Jc Ts

Pre-flop:

RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50. joes2828 re-raises to
$4.50. RugbyRiverRat calls.

Flop (board: Jh Js Qs):

joes2828 checks. RugbyRiverRat checks.

Turn (board: Jh Js Qs 2c):

joes2828 bets $6.50. RugbyRiverRat raises to $13.
joes2828 calls.

River (board: Jh Js Qs 2c Kc):

joes2828 checks. RugbyRiverRat bets $18. joes2828
folds. RugbyRiverRat is returned $18 (uncalled).

Hand #58504998-12764 Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $35.
RugbyRiverRat wins $34.50.

After inflicting one more hand on him to almost even our stacks(when he played 9′s passively and terrible) the big hand of the match came up…like I said I really felt like he was a complete calling station and the kind of player that if i could just flop something when he flopped something mediocre i could win a big big pot, which this hand fully represents.. I felt like my shove was alright here, althought I could have easily been behind I felt there was a strong chance i was ahead plus I had a wicked draw..

Hand #58504998-12790 at Attleboro (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:17:41

     joes2828 is at seat 0 with $81.35.
     RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $76.20.
     The button is at seat 1.

     RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
     joes2828 posts the big blind of $.50.

joes2828: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Qd Jd

Pre-flop:

RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50. joes2828 re-raises to
$4.50. RugbyRiverRat calls.

Flop (board: 8d Qh 9d):

          joes2828 bets $6.   RugbyRiverRat raises to $17.
          joes2828 re-raises to $60.   RugbyRiverRat goes all-in
          for $71.70.   joes2828 calls.

Turn (board: 8d Qh 9d 6s):

(no action in this round)

River (board: 8d Qh 9d 6s Ac):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

     RugbyRiverRat shows Qd Jd.
     RugbyRiverRat has Qd Jd Qh 9d Ac: a pair of queens.
     joes2828 mucks cards.
     (joes2828 has Qs 7c.)

Hand #58504998-12790 Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $152.40.
RugbyRiverRat wins $151.90 with a pair of queens.

TpTk only a really scarey board aganist around 65ish bbs, still standard?

Hand #58505015-9287 at New Lenox (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 01:47:33

     BRodgers1976 is at seat 0 with $29.20.
     RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $82.95.
     The button is at seat 0.

     BRodgers1976 posts the small blind of $.25.
     RugbyRiverRat posts the big blind of $.50.

BRodgers1976: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Ac Jd

Pre-flop:

BRodgers1976 calls. RugbyRiverRat raises to $2.
BRodgers1976 calls.

Flop (board: Jc 8s 9c):

          RugbyRiverRat bets $3.75.   BRodgers1976 raises to
          $15.25.   RugbyRiverRat re-raises to $49.75.
          BRodgers1976 goes all-in for $27.20.   RugbyRiverRat is
          returned $22.55 (uncalled).

Turn (board: Jc 8s 9c Ts):

(no action in this round)

River (board: Jc 8s 9c Ts Kh):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

     RugbyRiverRat shows Ac Jd.
     RugbyRiverRat has Ac Jd Jc Ts Kh: a pair of jacks.
     BRodgers1976 shows 9s 4s.
     BRodgers1976 has 9s Jc 9c Ts Kh: a pair of nines.

Hand #58505015-9287 Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $58.40.
RugbyRiverRat wins $57.90 with a pair of jacks.

I can’t seem to find one main hand I wanted to discuss…I had what I felt was a really big calling station(the kind of guy who can’t fold a big hand ever) he was at about 80 bbs i believe…He limped I checked with J7o…Clearly dream flop J77(two clubs)..He checked I checked(so pot still only a dollar)..turn was the 8 of clubs certainly a good card for me to possibly have him completing a draw He bet a dollar and I opted to just call rather than possibly chase him out…river was 9 of spades and he instantly bet 3 into a 4 dollar pot ..now at this point a 10 would have made him a straight, he also could have a flush or even the other 7…I really felt he did infact have a 10 and there was no way he was folding it so i just shoved over 100bbs into a 7 dollar pot, sure enough he tanked it for about 10 seconds and called with 65 for a sucker straight…Just wondering how often this kind of shove works in a spot like that and would a more apprioate value bet be better a majority of the time?

-RC

Tourny Results…

crazylegscarr — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:29:13 +0000

After getting a tourny stake on stars of 200 i’ve put in about 12-15 mtts ranging from 2-10 bucks. I’ve run alright but struggled to break through and win any. I made a final table in the 7 PLHE for 21 bucks last but sadly bowed out 9th. Also finished 7th in the Omaha8b $4.00 for 36.00. Finally I cashed a $33 seat in a 2r and have a 10th and 16th in two 4.40s. This has put me about even after a bad run in 3 10+1′s last night.

First post in a while…

crazylegscarr — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:21:37 +0000

Well its been a fairly long time since I posted although I need to start doing it more regularly. After a grind at the 20s i was finally able to get my bankroll at 1130. Playing at 50nl I’ve been able to grind up to 1480 starting today. This means Im up about 7 buy ins. I feel pretty confident about my play up to this point. I still feel like I can struggle aganist extremely aggressive players at times but just need to pick my spots. Also matt is allowing me to use a ticket to play in the 200+15 HORSE tourny tonight so lets hope for a good run of cards tonight and a little luck.

Current BR=1480.00

Downs and Ups…….

crazylegscarr — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:08:58 +0000

After taking the weekend as well as starting to get this monday I finally started out again on Tuesday 9/30. However things started far from well as i started out a dismall 1-5. All the moves i seemed to be making were the wrong ones and aggressive players were simply beating me up. I’d pick a spot and I would be dead wrong. I was able to break even the next 8 games going 4-4 and stand at 5-9 for the night. Frustration was really setting in as now making a positive session was gonna be tough considering I’d have to win 6 straight games..After some quick advice from my coach about caling oop too often with weak hands i started up again and quickly found my stride and won 4 straight quickly. With the chance of making this once dismal a profitable session I really concentrated and was fortunate enough to capture the last two matches and finsih 11-9. Because I wasn’t tired and riding a 6 game winning streak i decided to go over my usual 20 games for the day and continue playing. This turned out to be a very wise descion. After winning 3 more i was feeling great and playing my best game and with having a little luck on my side i felt very confident. I decided to keep playing until i lost and i manage to win 6 more games before with nut flushvs boat. Overral I won 15 straight games, which is one hell of a heater and finished 20-10 in 30 games. This incread my overral record to 44-26. So that makes me up 18 buy ins which I feel is pretty solid.

Breaking Even…

crazylegscarr — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:37:39 +0000

So this is a post that I should have done a while back for a session that I never got around too. Bascially started off rocky at 4-6 through the first 10 games. Had a serious of rough/luck coolers. Struggled in the second 10 games as well but was able to steal the final two from a bad player i’ve now beaten 3 times(thegreenbaron) and another aganist a guy who sat out and blinded out after 4 hands…lol not exactely a ton of talen there but i was able to finish at 10-10 and break even for the session, only losing the $5 in rake.

First day…

crazylegscarr — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:28:33 +0000

Well first day on the stake went I think fairly well today. Played twenty games total and finished 14-6. Had a rough first half going 5-5. Went on a tear winning 9 straight thou before taking two rough beats in the in the final hu to finish 9-1 in the second 10 games. I still need to look into if UB can send direct hh to one’s email like stars so i can upload some hands on here. Overral I felt like I played responably well although it’s apparent I still have many areas i can work on, especially when im short stacked. Probably gonna try to watch some of the videos recommended by duke tommorow to review.

Starting BR=$252.00

Ending BR=$322.00

Difference=+$70.00

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