my thoughts on everything

man, ive been playing poorly and having some inevitable tilt.. the start of december has not gone well.

my tooth is acheing and im starting to doubt myself pokerwise, but ive been here many times before and it’s silly to get worried about alittle variance, losing 6-7bi in 3 days is standard for a poker player and i suppose its only bothering me now because I am not working anymore. Nobody said it was going to be easy!

I guess all I can say is SUCK IT UP.. and I will, but first..

I think I need to work on my TURN PLAY more, as ive been spewing when blatant cards come which complete draws and just insta stacking, though im sure that its pretty standard.. watching foucaults turn series tonight me thinks

here’s the big winning and losing hands:

MP: $35.93
CO: $43.68
Hero (BTN): $52.59
SB: $31.29
BB: $56.95
UTG: $52.73

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is BTN with J Q
UTG calls $0.40, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.40, SB calls $0.20, BB checks

Flop: ($1.60) Q A J (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets $0.40, Hero raises to $2.80, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $2.40

Turn: ($7.20) 5 (2 players)
UTG bets $1.60, Hero raises to $6.80, UTG calls $5.20

River: ($20.80) A (2 players)
UTG bets $5.20, Hero folds

Final Pot: $20.80
UTG wins $19.76
(Rake: $1.04)

BB: $66.96

Hero (CO): $43.35

BTN: $24.83

SB: $75.15

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is CO with T T
Hero raises to $1.60, BTN raises to $2.80, SB calls $2.60, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.20

Flop: ($8.80) 3 6 2 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $5.20, BTN calls $5.20, SB raises to $10.40, Hero folds, BTN calls $5.20

Turn: ($34.80) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, BTN checks

River: ($34.80) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $61.75, BTN calls $11.63 all in

Final Pot: $58.06
BTN mucks J J
SB shows 2 2
SB wins $5.04
SB wins $50.12
(Rake: $2.90)

BTN: $38.46
SB: $44.08
Hero (BB): $42.99
UTG: $30.69
MP: $53.80
CO: $61.89

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is BB with J K
2 folds, CO calls $0.40, BTN calls $0.40, SB calls $0.20, Hero checks

Flop: ($1.60) 4 K 3 (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.30, CO folds, BTN raises to $3.20, SB folds, Hero calls $1.90

Turn: ($8.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($8.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $8.00, Hero calls $8

Final Pot: $24.00
BTN shows 3 3
Hero mucks J K
BTN wins $22.80
(Rake: $1.20)

CO: $49.66
BTN: $43.48
Hero (SB): $40.20
BB: $31.09
UTG: $53.80
MP: $61.49

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is SB with K Q
2 folds, CO calls $0.40, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, CO calls $1.60

Flop: ($4.40) Q Q 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.20, CO calls $3.20

Turn: ($10.80) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $10.40, CO raises to $44.46, Hero calls $24.60 all in

River: ($80.80) 5 (2 players – 1 is all in)Final Pot: $80.80

CO shows J 3
Hero shows K Q

CO wins $67.94
CO wins $9.66
(Rake: $3.20)

Hero (BTN): $52.24
SB: $63.84
BB: $57.45
UTG: $19.85
MP: $43.04
CO: $5.51

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is BTN with T 8
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.20, 1 fold, BB calls $0.80

Flop: ($2.60) 6 T 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.60, BB calls $1.60

Turn: ($5.80) J (2 players)
BB bets $4.00, Hero raises to $10, BB raises to $54.25, Hero calls $39.44 all in

River: ($104.68) 5 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $104.68
Hero mucks T 8
BB shows J T

BB wins $96.87
BB wins $4.81
(Rake: $3.00)

^^ in hindsight the above was a crying spite call and I am better than this, I should have just folded.

and finally.. for comedy value a hand i won :)

BB: $53.79
UTG: $28.75
MP: $39.56
CO: $14.80
BTN: $29.27
Hero (SB): $40.20

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is SB with 8 8
UTG calls $0.40, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.40, Hero calls $0.20, BB checks

Flop: ($1.60) J 5 T (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($1.60) 5 (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

River: ($1.60) 8 (4 players)
Hero bets $39.60, BB folds, UTG calls $28.35 all in, BTN folds

Final Pot: $58.30
UTG mucks 5 A
Hero shows 8 8

Hero wins $44.14
Hero wins $11.25
(Rake: $2.91)

elsewhere, the dry heat of the sauna at the gym is completely destroying my books (though you cant really tell in these pics):

and

well, writing this has chilled me out so thats why im gona dedicate this to mr.scruff, gotta keep movin’..

til tomoro, peace – oh and i nearly forgot, interviewing NxtWrlChamp tonight :)