Day 31-32

Honestly, Im so sick of this right now. Ive been playing for 9 days now on Fulltilt and I cant seem to win. I lost about 50 over the past two days and just dont get it. When I started this blog I was a winning player and up thousands over the last year. In the last 30+ days Im a break even player and its making me sick. To make things worse people that I thaught how to play poker are all doing really well and up alot lately. In fact one of them told me to watch him play for a bit because it might help..... ahhhhhhhh. I really dont get it and dont know what to do. Im gonna stop posting on this blog for a bit until I get my shit together. Up 100 over 9 days is not exceptable. I either need to move to a different site or re-think my game completely. I am going to play on this site until thankgiving, but if im not up a significant amount by then im done. Done with this blog for a bit and done with Fulltilt. I have people that want to bankroll me on other sites but I dont really wanna deal with being bankrolled right now. I like doing my own thing. So this blog is done until I either make a big break through or give in and get bankrolled. Gl players until then......

If there is anyone out there that wants to bankroll a winning player email me or contact me. Ill give you all my user names on the sites I play on and you can look up my stats. For me to get bankrolled it would have to be a good deal though. Otherwise im on Sabatical. peace

Day 30

Just gonna be quick about this today didnt play much. Played 4 sngs, 2 holdem and 2 horse and 1 mtt. I ended up having three cashes. Got heads in both holdems and took 1 first and a 2nd. The 2nd I was ahead and lost to k8 to aq and then he came back and won. In the Horse I took 2nd in 1 and bubbled in the other, with some really poor play by me at the end. The mtt I made the final table only to donk out in 9th again with a marginal hand obv. Anyway for not playing very long still had a decent day winning $45.

Tip of the Day: For 7 card stud beware of playing small to medium pairs. Often times I see people who get a pair of 9's or 10's in their first cards and raise. Then when they get reraised with someone holding a K or A showing they call. This isnt the worst idea, I mean you have to see another card once you have that much in but after 4th street and 5th street if they continue to bet and you done improve to trips or a really good draw you need to dump your hand. This is how you lose alot of chips/money by chasing people who probably have a better hand than you. Unless your in late position in a 7 stud tournament or horse tourn you should just dump your smaller pair. Dont just call with it, fold it you will save money and you can wait for better spots. Most of all before you consider your cards look around the table and consider what other people might have. You need to remember what cards have been shown on the board if your in the hand to know your odds on each street. In Stud it is more important what other people might have than what you hold. Remember this and you will be a much better stud player

Day 29

Played quite a bit today. I played about 15 sngs and 5 to 6 mtts. I started out the losing badly. I just cant seem to win on no limit, im starting to question on my game. I was down about $60 early and took a break. Then I had a real good session where I had 4 cashes out of 4 (no firsts tho). 7th in a mtt, and 2nds and a third. I ran really well in this session and was 1 big double up from having a big cash in the 90 man i played. So at this point im up a little bit for the session. I decided to played just two more sngs and played poorly in them and didnt cash, and one mtt where I started out good then got blinded down around the bubble got one double and made final table ( only a $3 game tho so im not excited by any means). Im short stacked and I had to call allin with kq, he showed kq two diamonds...... turn D river D he wins with a flush. Obv my kq loses to kq suited, and i take 9th. Im doing something right becasue every fucking final table Ive made so far at this site it to I lose the first allin I try, usually to lesser hands. Anyways I end up $20 for the day, not so good for playing 6+ hours. So far this is the 6th or 7th day Ive played on this site and Im up less than $100. I need to start winning soon im getting discouraged

Tip of the Day: I have been playing lots of horse lately. I am not the best at all of the games but am solid in all. I learn to just play aggressively in games im good at, the other games I play really tight and wait for others to make mistakes. Often time people will just remember you being aggressive in one game and translate it to you in another. So when your in a game your not the best at (for me limit holdem) just play tight. So when you do get that big hand and you rasie it pays off. So be aggressive during your strong games and play tight during the weaker ones.

Day 29

Yesterday was a break even day. I played quite a bit probably like 12-15 sngs. I did really well again in the Horse sngs, and terrible in no limit holdem. In fact I had zero cashes in 8 holdem sngs and im pretty sure I cashed in every Horse sng I played. Today I think im going start playing 2 to 1 Horse over 2 to 1 Holdem ration. I might as well I just cant seem to win at Holdem. I also bubbled in a 90 man $10 tournament, 10th place. I had a decent stack and called an allin from a shorter stack. I had AQ he had KJ, obv I lost and was crippled. Ended having to push with A rag and didnt hit. Any way dead even on the day and not much to talk about.

Tip of the Day: Dont over play AK from out of position early in sngs. If you get this hand in early position dont try and get the pot too big. Make a standard raise. If you get a couple of caller and hit top pair bet out. If someone calls and the turn card is a scare card (him getting straight, flush or two pair) either check the turn or make a smaller bet and see if he just calls or makes a big raise. If you check and he bets the turn more often than not he made his hand. You def have to worry about a set here and or two pair if kq or kj is on the board. If you dont make the pot large you get away from top pair top kicker safely and still ahve chips to play

Day 28

Today started out really well. I played three sngs and took 2 1sts and 1 2nd. The second I lost allin preflop Aj to a8 too. I have been playing a few HORSE sngs and they have been going quite well. Out of the 5 or 6 that I have played I havent cash only once and that was a 4th. The players at this table just seem to take too many risks early in the tournament. By the time the blinds and antes are big I usually only have to win one big hand and Im in the money. The second session I did ok. I did lose in a mtt preflop close to the money AK to A3 though. My last session didnt go so hot. I lost the Horse in 4th, took 5th in sng 55 to a10. Then took 5th in the last sng AK to AQ.... runner runner spades for a flush yuck. I did however do pretty well in the last mtt I played. It was only a $3 entry but I was chip leader fairly early. I didnt get much for hands for a while and lost the few times I tried to make plays with marginal hands. Down to ten player I was pretty short stacked and had to double up once to make the final table. Then I caught trips with an allin and checked it down to the river the some fucking retard went allin..... there were flush cards out so I folded figuring he had to have made his hand if he bet with that board and someone allin. He shows A rag obv and I miss out on a huge pot. Im so pissed, so go to final table short stacked instead. I get lucky and double up twice to get to the chip average with 7 left. I rasie once and get pushed so I have to fold then get blinded down to 5BB's check the flop after someone limps. I hit middle pair and push after he bets, he shows middle pair and I take 6th weeeeee $14. Anyway still a decent day up $60

Tip of the Day: Quick tip. When someone min rasies in early position early in the sng beware of AA or KK. More often than not when I have a good hand they always seem to AA with the min rasie play. If you raise their rasie then they go allin, id fold. In fact stay away from people that do this unless you can see a cheap flop with a hand that can bust AA KK like 78 56. Otherwise just fold and wait for better spots

Day 25-27

Thursday, Friday, Saturday.... Didnt play a whole lot, was kinda on a drinking binge. Probably played like 8 total these three days and pretty much broke even. Down $10 but I plan on playing alot today (Sunday, so far been doing well). Ill just report on that later tonight when Im done

Day 24

Did horrible on a test today, needed to play to make me feel better. Today was an up and down day. I played about 12 sngs and 3 mtts. The multi's that I have been playing have been low stakes only like 5 or 3 dollars. Im really trying to manage my bankroll well because the tournaments are much bigger on this site and the players are also better. That was the one thing that was good about AbsolutePoker, alot of the players were terrible. But its not worth risking getting ripped off again so Im done with them for good. Anyway havent had any big cashes in MTTs but Id say im about even on them. Anyway today I started out pretty horrible not cashing in my first three. Then I got a 2nd but had a heart breaking hand. I had AA heads up and rasied to 600 he called. flop comes 10104 he checks I check. Turn comes J he checks, at this point for some reason I a little wear of the 10 but bet 800 anyway, he calls quickly. River comes 10, he bets out 1400. At this point I have to think I have the best hand unless by some gay reason he has a ten so I shove, he snap calls and shows j10..... im like WOW obv has the 10. But after this I played really well, I feel like im plaing pretty good at this point and end the first session up $50. I take a short break then play a few more this goes pretty bad no cashes, 2 4ths and a 5th. All of these I was playing great in, one of them I ran into a big hand, the only two had pretty bad suckouts. First one was AA to AK preflop..... he flops straight. Other one was JJ to A10. I this point I feel like I should be up money but im not. I decide to play 2 $5's and a $10 Horse before bed. The Horse sng I got 2nd and the 5's I got 2nd and 3rd. So I finish the day up $50 plus I got $20 released from my bonus so im actually up $70, not too bad but still no break through day, just a grind.

Tip of the Day: DONT SLOW PLAY ACES EARLY IN SNGS (for me anytime really but early in tournaments especially)!!! As simple as that. While it is reasonable to limp in with AA early position early in the tournament hoping to get raised so ou can rerasie, but for the most part just make a god sized bet. Why? With a large rasie this will eliminate the hands that typically crack AA such as 56 78 suited, J10 and small pocket pairs. The hands that will be calling a big raise should be good hands. Hopefully for you A something or any large pocket pair. If you limp in or min raise you are likely to get more than 1 caller. Then once a flop of 567 or 10J7 or any hand that has two same suits or straight possibilites, your AA doesnt look so good. While you are probably still ahead ou will probably going to have to overbet the pot and win it right there or risk letting them outdraw you, and after these flops it is hard to fold AA. So save yourself the trouble and just raise at least three times the BB, remember its better to win a small pot than lose a big one. Save the slow play for later in the tournament when you know your opponents better