tarpov Birthday: Prefer not to say Location: Prefer not to say ALL-TIME STATS (more stats) Total Entries: 7 Total Won/Lost: $7,975.00 Total Hours: 23 Earnings/Hour: $343.01 Biggest Win: $8,000.00 Biggest Loss: -$1,000.00 ARCHIVE Most Recent February 2010 (7)

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February 22, 2010, 12AM: Played 45 minutes, Made $30.00 at Full Tilt
$1 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

45 minutes, 450 hands, 45 dollars.
 
Most interesting hand was one where I got AIPF for $100 w/ QQ from the small blind vs the big blind.
 
I raised to $3, he 3bet me to $10, I 4bet to $30 and he 5bet shoved for $100.  Having recently done some analysis of AIPF pots in steal wars (specifically for 100NL Rush), I had already decided not to fold queens in steal situations without a read that the villain is especially nitty.
 
He ended up with TT and fortunately my queens held up.
 
Sadly, 450 hands equates to $75 in posted blinds, so there wasn't much overall profit to be had this session.

Last Update: February 22, 2010, 1:00AM | Permalink

February 21, 2010, 10PM: Played 4 hours, Made $180.00 at Full Tilt
$1 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Nothing too spectacular today.  Just grinding it out.  Still trying to get back the rest of my losses from the 200NL experiment.

Last Update: February 21, 2010, 10:53PM | Permalink

February 21, 2010, 10PM: Played 2 hours, 30 minutes, Made $250.00 at Full Tilt
$1 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Fortunately, I didn't lose more than $55 on any single hand.
 
The most interesting hand was one where I got stubborn (read: played badly).  It was his stack size that made me think he was capable of making a play at me.  With 420 BB, He is most likely either a lucky maniac or a good regular, either one capable of 3betting light.
 
On the flop, I decided to float him for a street, and try to rep an overpair or some spades if they came.  If he checks the turn, I plan to fire and hopefully take the hand away from him. 
 
When the K comes on the turn I figure he hit his hand. So, I am actually surprised to see him check behind.  Once he does, I go ahead w/ the plan of repping AK and fire away.  It is probably a bad idea to risk getting check-raised after picking up additional equity from the flush draw, but since I miss more often than I hit and he likely fires any river if check, this seems like my best chance.
 
A check-raise would suck, as I probably priced myself in for the call.  But, fortunately, that didn't happen.
 
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
 
CO: $98.50
BTN: $176.45
SB: $85.80
BB: $420.65
UTG: $281.25
UTG+1: $111.85
UTG+2: $42.70
MP1: $50.00
Hero (MP2): $96.50
 
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP2 with Th 9h
4 folds, Hero raises to $3, 3 folds, BB raises to $9.50, Hero calls $6.50
 
Flop: ($19.50) 2s 8h 8s (2 players)
BB bets $19.50, Hero calls $19.50
 
Turn: ($58.50) Kh (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $30, BB folds
 
Final Pot: $58.50
Hero wins $55.60
(Rake: $2.90)

Last Update: February 21, 2010, 10:54PM | Permalink

February 20, 2010, 10PM: Played 8 hours, Lost $1,000.00 at Full Tilt
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

I've been playing a lot of 100NL Rush on FTP, and thought I would give 200NL a shot.  Bad Idea.  I dropped about 5 buy-ins w/in 2 days, mostly due to some bad luck.  I am ~$600 below ev, but dropped another $200 w/ KK vs AA and AIPF.
 
So, back to 100NL for now.  Fortunately, I've made back a little over $800 in the last few days there, so it's not all bad.
 
Here are two bad hands.  The first, I lost when the villain rivered a flush vs my boat.  In the second, I folded the nut flush on the river; A play that I still am not sure was best.
 
Hand #1
Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
 
SB: $305.00
BB: $304.45
UTG: $254.05
UTG+1: $166.30
UTG+2: $540.55
MP1: $200.00
MP2: $137.10
CO: $200.00
Hero (BTN): $224.75
 
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with Tc Td
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $2, 3 folds, Hero calls $2, SB calls $1, BB checks
 
Flop: ($8.00) 4d Qd Ts (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $5, SB raises to $18, BB folds, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $62, SB calls $44
 
Turn: ($132.00) 8s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $160.75 all in, SB calls $160.75
 
River: ($453.50) 9d (2 players - 1 is all in)
 
Final Pot: $453.50
SB shows 8d Ad (a flush, Ace high)
Hero shows Tc Td (three of a kind, Tens)
SB wins $450.50
(Rake: $3.00)
 
Hand #2
Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
 
UTG+1: $325.25
UTG+2: $165.00
MP1: $214.65
MP2: $345.50
CO: $198.15
BTN: $498.85
SB: $153.85
BB: $212.05
Hero (UTG): $281.25
 
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is UTG with Qs As
Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, MP1 calls $6, 4 folds, BB calls $4
 
Flop: ($19.00) 5d Ks 9s (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $10, MP1 calls $10, BB folds
 
Turn: ($39.00) Js (2 players)
Hero bets $25, MP1 calls $25
 
River: ($89.00) Jc (2 players)
Hero bets $50, MP1 raises to $173.65 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero folds
 
Final Pot: $189.00
MP1 wins $186.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Last Update: February 21, 2010, 10:47PM | Permalink

February 20, 2010, 1PM: Played 3 hours, Made $240.00 at Lucky Chances
$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Played live for the first time this year.  Didn't do too badly, winning a little over one buy-in.
 
The biggest pot I won was probably one I lucked out on.  I had TT on the button with three limpers ($4 to limp) in front of me.  I chickened out of raising, since I wasn't confident in narrowing the field.  However, the SB raises to $24.  One person calls before it gets to me (the biggest fish, who has lot about $600 so far), so I throw in another $20.  Effective stacks are about $150, which isn't really enough to set mine, but with the additional fish in the pot, and the button, I figured I would make a loose call and see what happened.
 
We go to the flop with roughly $80 in the pot.  Flop comes 653 and the SB bets out $40.  The fish folds and I go into the tank. 
 
I am up about $100 so far, but don't want to lose it all with a mediocre pair have that I can't lay down.  I finally decide that there are enough pocket pairs between 6 and ten, as well as unpaired broadway cards in his range that I was at least calling. 
 
The pot is around $120 and it looks like he has $60 left.  So, after coming very close to just folding, I finally throw in $100 and put him all in, expecting a fold most of the time.  It actually turns out that he has an additional $20 chip I missed, which he also tosses into the pot.  I wasn't really expecting that, but I can't fold for another $20, so I call.
 
(Putting him on a range of 77+, AQ+, KQ gives me about 55% equity on the flop.  Assuming he calls with all pocket pairs, and folds everything else, I have ~65% fold equity and ~40% equity when called.  With $80 in the pot preflop and $240 being added, that's about 38% pot odds.  So, even if his entire range is medium and large pocket pairs, it seems like a reasonable play.)
 
Turns brings an A, which I figure kills my hand.  River is another 5.  He looks at me, saying I probably won.  I turn over my TT and he mucks. I should have waited for him to show first, just to see what he plays this way with, but I guess that's bad etiquette live.
 
Live is a lot different than what I am used to online.  A lot more limping and people playing dominated hands, even for raises.  I am sure it has to do with being the lowest stakes available, and I guess it plays more like .05/.10 NL online than 1/2.

Last Update: February 21, 2010, 9:00PM | Permalink

February 19, 2010, 10PM: Played 4 hours, Made $275.00 at Full Tilt
$1 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Made back some of the money I lost at 200NL
 
The best hand was one where I hit quads vs a set.  This may be the largest pot I've every won at 100NL before. Interestingly, I think I left $170 on the table, as it was fairly clear what hand he held, and I am pretty sure he would have called an overshove on the river.  I am surprised he never raised. 
 
The 6 likely cost me a lot of money, as me holding any Q beat him.  So, he was probably less confident about the hand once the river came.
 
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
 
UTG+1: $97.50
UTG+2: $369.10
MP1: $334.70
MP2: $39.15
CO: $64.30
BTN: $108.10
SB: $100.00
Hero (BB): $388.20
UTG: $146.20
 
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with Qs Qh
3 folds, MP1 calls $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.50, Hero raises to $6, MP1 calls $5, CO calls $5, SB calls $5
 
Flop: ($24.00) 6s Qd 5s (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $15, MP1 calls $15, CO folds, SB folds
 
Turn: ($54.00) Qc (2 players)
Hero bets $30, MP1 calls $30
 
River: ($114.00) 6d (2 players)
Hero bets $114, MP1 calls $114
 
Final Pot: $342.00
MP1 mucks 5c 5h
Hero shows Qs Qh (four of a kind, Queens)
Hero wins $339.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Last Update: February 22, 2010, 7:35AM | Permalink

February 18, 2010, 10PM: Played 1 hour, Made $8,000.00 at Full Tilt
No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Just entering my previous earnings, to make my graph match my bankroll.
 
This is my earnings since April of last year.  About $3,500 of it coming this year, primarily from ~75,000 100NL Rush hands.  The rest of it is mostly from ~150,000 hands of 50NL, played throughout 2009.

Last Update: February 21, 2010, 11:12PM | Permalink

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