hey all. i was actually a big fan of october. not so much the beginning of the month but the end was very good for me. (guess that saying it's not how u start it's how u finish is right on) personally, we got approved for the house, the kid finally looks like she's gunna get her ear issues fixed, and the wife has some promising job leads. so all in all october was a good month.
the shot take at 100 has gone good so far. i deffinately feel like i'm out of my element a little just because i'm looking down at the screen and seeing $100 there instead of $50, so that's gunna take a little getting used to. but i've actually done pretty well, i've run pretty decent and am winning 9bb/100 at the moment (only for 1500 hands, and i don't know if this is ptbb or just bb, i'm still a little confused on the issue) i'm playing pretty well and except for the occasional spot were i'm nitty mcnitterson, i've been doing ok.
i had a great convo w/ SS last night on aim and holy shit did something click in my brain about the way i play draws...i've been playing them so passsively and not taking advantage of my fold equity and that's really putting pressure on me, because i'm generally check calling w/ draws and that is just not helping me, because playing them like that is basically a spew since i rarely get payed off when i hit anyways.
happy halloween everyone, i'm off to my parents before work for the annual halloween party. have a great and safe night.
and this hand is dedicated to you split suit, without our talk last night i never play it like this and i never win it. (i know it's not a big win, but this is $ that i never would have won before if it's weren't for you and our talk)
Full Tilt Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 7 Players
MP: $70
CO: $47.50
BTN: $60.55
SB: $28.50
Hero (BB): $103.50
UTG: $52.40
UTG+1: $107.35
Pre-Flop:
7:club: A:club: dealt to Hero (BB)
4 folds,
BTN calls $1,
SB folds,
Hero checks
Flop:($2.50) J:spade: J:club: 5:club: (2 Players)
Hero bets $2 , BTN raises to $9 , Hero raises to $34, BTN folds
Results: $20.50 Pot ($1 Rake) Hero mucked 7:club: A:club: and WON $19.50
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
big day tomorrow
sup everyone, just got done watching the latest episode of SOA on the dvr, and thought i'd do a little post. this post at least will be filled with good news. which is always a plus.
so we found out today that we got approved for a house. which is really awsome and i'm super stoked, but (there's always a but isn't there) we didn't get the amount we were hoping for, and with the area we live in (honestly probably the worst ever: home value wise) we're really not going to find a house for that price. which sucks but what do you do, maybe we'll get lucky and prices will miraciously fall and we'll be able to find something...lol.
had weigh in today and i lost 3.4 lbs. which makes my total 17.4 lbs. in a month. funny thing is, i didn't even follow the diet at all this week, i was good and had fruits and veggies and good food at home, but when i was at work (we have a break room w/ free food) i ate horribly, so really it should've been way more, which is a good sign and got me refocused about the upcoming week.
on a poker note: things have been going pretty well. i've been playing well, and have a confidence in my game right now that i can honestly say i've never had before. i had a lesson today (w/ SS) and we talked about getting value and value bets which i've noticed is costing me some $. and if i notice it it probably is a very big deal...so hopefully i'll get this sowed up and my win rate will show for it. and tomorrow is a bid day...i''m taking my first shot at 100nl. i've been playing really well lately and have 20 BI for the level so i figure now is as good a time as any. hopefully i run good, but i'll settle for just playing well and see what that brings. well have a good night everyone.
so we found out today that we got approved for a house. which is really awsome and i'm super stoked, but (there's always a but isn't there) we didn't get the amount we were hoping for, and with the area we live in (honestly probably the worst ever: home value wise) we're really not going to find a house for that price. which sucks but what do you do, maybe we'll get lucky and prices will miraciously fall and we'll be able to find something...lol.
had weigh in today and i lost 3.4 lbs. which makes my total 17.4 lbs. in a month. funny thing is, i didn't even follow the diet at all this week, i was good and had fruits and veggies and good food at home, but when i was at work (we have a break room w/ free food) i ate horribly, so really it should've been way more, which is a good sign and got me refocused about the upcoming week.
on a poker note: things have been going pretty well. i've been playing well, and have a confidence in my game right now that i can honestly say i've never had before. i had a lesson today (w/ SS) and we talked about getting value and value bets which i've noticed is costing me some $. and if i notice it it probably is a very big deal...so hopefully i'll get this sowed up and my win rate will show for it. and tomorrow is a bid day...i''m taking my first shot at 100nl. i've been playing really well lately and have 20 BI for the level so i figure now is as good a time as any. hopefully i run good, but i'll settle for just playing well and see what that brings. well have a good night everyone.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
just loungin
decided to take a day off from poker today and just relax and chill. took the kids (mine and my sisters) out to the pumpkin patch today and that was really fun, kids innocence is really refreshing. it's always good to hang w/ sum peeps that don't have a care in the world. makes all of lifes problems seem a little less important.
on a fun note the wife and i started to seriously look at houses today, i think we found one that has great potential. big back yard for the kid, hey maybe even a dog, four bedrooms so i could have that "poker office" i've always wanted, and pretty spacious. keep your fingers crossed for us that all the financial crap goes threw now.
poker has been going pretty well, had a few bad sessions, but the last few days has recouped it (i see a pattern here always seems i have a couple of shatty sessions and then one good one to recoup it all and then sum) which probably means i have sum leaks i need to plug up. my winrate deffinately isn't as high as i want it or like it, although i realized today that if i wouldn't have made sum w/d and the cost for lessons i would be very comfortably rolled for 100nl, so that lifted my spirits today as i was thinking about that today.
so i'm thinking next week i'm going to take a few shots after my lesson on wednesday and if things go ok and my bankroll gets to at least 20 BI for that level, which i'm almost there but a little extra cushion is always good. i was informed by my wife of all people today that i'm a bankroll nit which i thought was pretty funny, but she's probably right...
well have a good few days everyone.
on a fun note the wife and i started to seriously look at houses today, i think we found one that has great potential. big back yard for the kid, hey maybe even a dog, four bedrooms so i could have that "poker office" i've always wanted, and pretty spacious. keep your fingers crossed for us that all the financial crap goes threw now.
poker has been going pretty well, had a few bad sessions, but the last few days has recouped it (i see a pattern here always seems i have a couple of shatty sessions and then one good one to recoup it all and then sum) which probably means i have sum leaks i need to plug up. my winrate deffinately isn't as high as i want it or like it, although i realized today that if i wouldn't have made sum w/d and the cost for lessons i would be very comfortably rolled for 100nl, so that lifted my spirits today as i was thinking about that today.
so i'm thinking next week i'm going to take a few shots after my lesson on wednesday and if things go ok and my bankroll gets to at least 20 BI for that level, which i'm almost there but a little extra cushion is always good. i was informed by my wife of all people today that i'm a bankroll nit which i thought was pretty funny, but she's probably right...
well have a good few days everyone.
Friday, October 17, 2008
mondays suck
lol, i think the titlle sums it up in a nutshell. man i'm not a fan of work. not to mention my day started off super shitty, and it's never good to be in a bad mood at work when you're in the customer service industry...
poker has been going pretty shatty lately, i'm still up on the month, but i've had just some sick beats, which is gunna happen, just sucks that they always happen a bunch at a time. o well, hopefully things turn around quickly. here's a hand that really sums up the last 3 days...
Full Tilt, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 4 PlayersHand History Converter by Stoxpoker
SB: $49.50 (99 bb)
BB: $20 (40 bb)
Hero (CO): $52.10 (104.2 bb)
BTN: $18.25 (36.5 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with 9 9
Hero raises to $1.50,
BTN folds,
SB calls $1.25,
BB calls $1
Flop: ($4.50) 2 A 3 (3 players)
SB checks,
BB checks,
Hero checks
Turn: ($4.50) 9 (3 players)
SB bets $3,
BB calls $3,
Hero raises to $13.50,
SB raises to $27, BB folds,
Hero raises to $50.60 and is all-in,
SB calls $21 and is all-in
River: ($103.50) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results: Results: $103.50 pot ($2 rake)
Hero showed 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Twos) and lost (-$49.50 net)
SB showed 2 2 (four of a kind, Twos) and won $101.50 ($52 net)
poker has been going pretty shatty lately, i'm still up on the month, but i've had just some sick beats, which is gunna happen, just sucks that they always happen a bunch at a time. o well, hopefully things turn around quickly. here's a hand that really sums up the last 3 days...
Full Tilt, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 4 PlayersHand History Converter by Stoxpoker
SB: $49.50 (99 bb)
BB: $20 (40 bb)
Hero (CO): $52.10 (104.2 bb)
BTN: $18.25 (36.5 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with 9 9
Hero raises to $1.50,
BTN folds,
SB calls $1.25,
BB calls $1
Flop: ($4.50) 2 A 3 (3 players)
SB checks,
BB checks,
Hero checks
Turn: ($4.50) 9 (3 players)
SB bets $3,
BB calls $3,
Hero raises to $13.50,
SB raises to $27, BB folds,
Hero raises to $50.60 and is all-in,
SB calls $21 and is all-in
River: ($103.50) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results: Results: $103.50 pot ($2 rake)
Hero showed 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Twos) and lost (-$49.50 net)
SB showed 2 2 (four of a kind, Twos) and won $101.50 ($52 net)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I Love Fridays
hey everybody, i love fridays. tuesdays are my friday and i'm a real big fan of them. life just seems funner on fridays doesn't it. i'm really starting to despise work (just working in general not my actual job) and i really would love to be able to play for a living, but realistically that won't happen because of health insurance and financial responsibilites of a family, and having a daughter, but i wouldn't change anything.
the wife and kid got back on sunday and it's really nice to have them back. the kid has changed so much in just 12 days it's ridiculous. she's saying new words, she even holds up her finger and shows you she's 1 when you ask her how old she is...being a dad and watching her grow is truely unbelievable and crazy at the same time.
on the poker side nothing really new, today's session wasn't that good but i was only down 25 BB, and that's after i made a horrendous call, when i said to myslef, he flopped a set and slow played all the way until now.... i'm thinking i'm going to branch out this week and try to bump up the tables to 10. i've been playing good lately and would like some more volume so i can see some more results (yes i know i'm not supposed to be results oriented but i love/hate $ damnit)and i really want to start taking shots at 100...
well have a good few days everyone.
the wife and kid got back on sunday and it's really nice to have them back. the kid has changed so much in just 12 days it's ridiculous. she's saying new words, she even holds up her finger and shows you she's 1 when you ask her how old she is...being a dad and watching her grow is truely unbelievable and crazy at the same time.
on the poker side nothing really new, today's session wasn't that good but i was only down 25 BB, and that's after i made a horrendous call, when i said to myslef, he flopped a set and slow played all the way until now.... i'm thinking i'm going to branch out this week and try to bump up the tables to 10. i've been playing good lately and would like some more volume so i can see some more results (yes i know i'm not supposed to be results oriented but i love/hate $ damnit)and i really want to start taking shots at 100...
well have a good few days everyone.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
finally in the positive for october
after a very crappy start to the month things have finally turned around a bit and i'm back in the positive for october. the first 8 days of october deffinately weren't fun to go threw, but we all have to deal with variances' ugly face sooner or later right...
the last three sessions i've played have deffinately made up for the beginning of the month, which is always nice. i've had alot of time to study and read (geez i never do that) since the wife and kid have been gone. (they come back on sunday night and i can't wait to see them when i get home from work on monday morning!) it's been nice studying a little more and hopefully when things get back to normal i'll still have at least an hour or so a night to read and look over hands/ forums and whatnot.
WW went pretty well this week,(only lost 5), which the lady said is very good and abnormal, but after losing 10lbs. in your first week it just seems like that's how it should always be...
well time to do a little more studying. have a good weekend everyone.
the last three sessions i've played have deffinately made up for the beginning of the month, which is always nice. i've had alot of time to study and read (geez i never do that) since the wife and kid have been gone. (they come back on sunday night and i can't wait to see them when i get home from work on monday morning!) it's been nice studying a little more and hopefully when things get back to normal i'll still have at least an hour or so a night to read and look over hands/ forums and whatnot.
WW went pretty well this week,(only lost 5), which the lady said is very good and abnormal, but after losing 10lbs. in your first week it just seems like that's how it should always be...
well time to do a little more studying. have a good weekend everyone.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
lazy day
hey all, i just got home from work early and thought i'd do a little updating.
i had a very good session on monday that basically recouped my loses from the previous three days, which is always nice. not to mention i learned a little about myself (and what puts me on tilt) when i was dealing with the adversity of variance which can only benefit me i think.
it was also a little tougher dealing with it this time though because usually when i have a bad session or week my wife and kid are hear to remind me that really poker isn't that important even though i make it. but a kiss and a hug from each of them and i'm usually calm, but since they weren't here it was a little harder than usual...
today was pretty uneventful because i decided to sleep a little longer than normal and take a day off from playing cards. just so i could relax and catch up on some sleep, because i'm planning on trying and putting in some marathon sessions this last week the wife and kid are gone. so i allowed myself one day of being lazy and i'll be back to it tomorrow.
i had a very good session on monday that basically recouped my loses from the previous three days, which is always nice. not to mention i learned a little about myself (and what puts me on tilt) when i was dealing with the adversity of variance which can only benefit me i think.
it was also a little tougher dealing with it this time though because usually when i have a bad session or week my wife and kid are hear to remind me that really poker isn't that important even though i make it. but a kiss and a hug from each of them and i'm usually calm, but since they weren't here it was a little harder than usual...
today was pretty uneventful because i decided to sleep a little longer than normal and take a day off from playing cards. just so i could relax and catch up on some sleep, because i'm planning on trying and putting in some marathon sessions this last week the wife and kid are gone. so i allowed myself one day of being lazy and i'll be back to it tomorrow.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
variance sucks
just finished my session for the day, and it has sucked the last 3 days...so far i'm not a big fan of october. started out good but the last 3 days have killed me. lost a buyin to set over set (me little one of course) AA vs. KK aipf (me KK) october has really been kinda shitty so far. but hopefully this doesn't last that long because i've realized that i hate losing with a passion (which is funny that i love poker since you generally lose no matter what some sessions)
lesson went well yesterday (w/ SS) it was a little rushed because my HH where i was a donkey took a little time to explain but i got alot of very useful information out of it that should deffinately help me w/ that aspect (if this variance ever stops). i was planning on taking some shot at 100 this month but it doesn't look like that's going to happen w/ this latest downswing but o well. i'm sure i can use some more time at 50 anyways.
well i'm going to have my delicious lunch of soup, milk, bread and melba rounds (started weight watchers last week lost 10 lbs. go me...) and get ready for work. have a good night everyone.
and boo if you read this which i know you will. i love you & kiss the kid for me.
lesson went well yesterday (w/ SS) it was a little rushed because my HH where i was a donkey took a little time to explain but i got alot of very useful information out of it that should deffinately help me w/ that aspect (if this variance ever stops). i was planning on taking some shot at 100 this month but it doesn't look like that's going to happen w/ this latest downswing but o well. i'm sure i can use some more time at 50 anyways.
well i'm going to have my delicious lunch of soup, milk, bread and melba rounds (started weight watchers last week lost 10 lbs. go me...) and get ready for work. have a good night everyone.
and boo if you read this which i know you will. i love you & kiss the kid for me.
Friday, October 3, 2008
bored
so the next two weeks i'll probably be updating this alot more than normal. my wife and kid are out of town visiting her best friend in texas. (i miss her and look forward to her coming home) it's a wierd feeling not having anybody in the house at all and no noise when you're used to someone generally always being home.
i played about 1800 hands today (generally only play about 700-900) and was down 80BB, which isn't horrible considering i called of my stack in one pot that i knew i was crushed in, so not counting that momentary lapse in thinking i was actually up a little on the day so meh i guess...i generally play 8 tables, but since i just bought myself another monitor i'd like to bump that up to 10-12 pretty soon, but i'm pretty comfortable right now and getting used to the set up so we'll c how that goes.
i have a lesson scheduled for tomorrow (w/ SplitSuit) which i'm looking forward to. we're going over a section of my game that i know needs DRASTIC improvement as we talked about it a little in our last lesson and the last week i've noticed situations come up and i'm really just playing them blind/clueless which is never a good thing to do in poker.
so today starts another week at work, meh, y does it seem that the weekend always goes way too quick? o ya forgot: i'm a dealer in a casino. deal all games, blackjack, roulette, craps, poker (even though we don't have a poker room) so i'm a nightowl. friday-tuesday, wednesday and thursday off.
well i'm gunna relax for a bit and play a little xbox 360, then go to bed, have a good day everyone.
i played about 1800 hands today (generally only play about 700-900) and was down 80BB, which isn't horrible considering i called of my stack in one pot that i knew i was crushed in, so not counting that momentary lapse in thinking i was actually up a little on the day so meh i guess...i generally play 8 tables, but since i just bought myself another monitor i'd like to bump that up to 10-12 pretty soon, but i'm pretty comfortable right now and getting used to the set up so we'll c how that goes.
i have a lesson scheduled for tomorrow (w/ SplitSuit) which i'm looking forward to. we're going over a section of my game that i know needs DRASTIC improvement as we talked about it a little in our last lesson and the last week i've noticed situations come up and i'm really just playing them blind/clueless which is never a good thing to do in poker.
so today starts another week at work, meh, y does it seem that the weekend always goes way too quick? o ya forgot: i'm a dealer in a casino. deal all games, blackjack, roulette, craps, poker (even though we don't have a poker room) so i'm a nightowl. friday-tuesday, wednesday and thursday off.
well i'm gunna relax for a bit and play a little xbox 360, then go to bed, have a good day everyone.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
1st post
hello all, my name is Matt, for my first post i'll just tell you a little about myself. i am a pretty normal family man, i have a wife and a beautiful 14 month old daughter. they both are amazing, and the reason i've started to take poker so seriously lately (extra money is always good right).
i've been playing poker for about 5 years, the beginning of my poker path i playe live for the first 3 1/2 years. i was a succesful player at 3/5nl and 1/2nl live. as soon as the family started to devolope i realized i wasn't going to be able to spend 4-6 nights a week, away from home anymore and needed to change something. i love poker so much that i just couldn't see stop playing (again the $ thing) so i decided to transfer to online play. i've been playing online since January 08, and it's deffinately been a learning experience. i figured i'd just breeze into online and it'd be no differnt than live...Wrong!
it was almost like a differnet world when i switched. but with the help of coaching and putting hands in and really thinking things threw i've really started to transform my game lately and am playing so much better than i ever thought possible. i've obviously come to the online poker community late but i'm looking to make up for sum lost time.
my goal with this blog is to make sum new poker friends, (again came to the online community late) have a place to vent and just let those, who are interested, know what's going on with me and my family. i've never really had a blog before so i don't really know what to excpect. just planning on letting my thoughts take me where i go. hopefully i will be able to keep up with it, but the life of a father and husband tend to be a little on the busy side...but i'm sure i'll make time.
mpmpjuicem on 2+2
aim: pm me and i'll give it out
mainly playing 50nl on FTP at the moment
i've been playing poker for about 5 years, the beginning of my poker path i playe live for the first 3 1/2 years. i was a succesful player at 3/5nl and 1/2nl live. as soon as the family started to devolope i realized i wasn't going to be able to spend 4-6 nights a week, away from home anymore and needed to change something. i love poker so much that i just couldn't see stop playing (again the $ thing) so i decided to transfer to online play. i've been playing online since January 08, and it's deffinately been a learning experience. i figured i'd just breeze into online and it'd be no differnt than live...Wrong!
it was almost like a differnet world when i switched. but with the help of coaching and putting hands in and really thinking things threw i've really started to transform my game lately and am playing so much better than i ever thought possible. i've obviously come to the online poker community late but i'm looking to make up for sum lost time.
my goal with this blog is to make sum new poker friends, (again came to the online community late) have a place to vent and just let those, who are interested, know what's going on with me and my family. i've never really had a blog before so i don't really know what to excpect. just planning on letting my thoughts take me where i go. hopefully i will be able to keep up with it, but the life of a father and husband tend to be a little on the busy side...but i'm sure i'll make time.
mpmpjuicem on 2+2
aim: pm me and i'll give it out
mainly playing 50nl on FTP at the moment
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