Wave of Mutilation

I have to say that my heart wasn’t really in poker this week. Every single time I sat down to play I was definitely focused and ready to A game the night away, and I immediately started down like 3 BI in every session. I decided to experiment some with RUSH POKER and regroup. I didn’t reach any of my hourly goals (and as such owe a bunch of people money in props) but I’m fine with that. It’s more reason to step up to the plate in coming weeks.

It’s kinda weird because I feel like I’m playing some of the best poker of my life, but my results are dick all month long. Just going to hang in there and tough it out. I think having a couple of days break and a light week will help me get back to focus. I don’t want to constantly be thinking about how bad things have been because like I’ve said myself a ton in the past, it only breeds negativity.

So for this week my rules are – 4 Tables only, not 6, not 7, strictly 4 or less. NO RUSH POKER. Only regular/deep games at 2/4 and 3/6.

All in all I played less than 2k hands at 2/4+ and played about 5k hands of RUSH POKER. I’m just going to post a graph of the 2k 2/4 hands, because the rush graph isn’t very interesting at all.

Also, there’s a site my friend made called POKERLIFESUCKS.COM It’s a forum he made for his friends, and I have a thread on there that I’m updating slightly more frequently than this blog, for anyone interested. We have guys that play from 10NL to 600NL some full ring cats and some 6 max cats. Feel free to check it out and maybe even sign up if you want. (obv free no solicitation here). We’ve got some cool inspirational stuff on there, good people etc.

Biggest Pot – Villain in this hand is very capable of floating in a spot like this and bluffing the turn (previous history etc.). I think his turn range is bluffs/semi-bluffs the occasional 2x, 33, 22, maybe AK too, KK? unlikely, probably never AA, maybe worse for value sometimes depending on how he perceives my range in general. Moral of the story is that the turn is a pretty shitty spot but given the way I’ve played my hand, previous history, and what I know about my opponent, my play is to jam. Not going to show results so you can’t be results oriented :) I may have won, and may have lost this hand :D

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $856.50
Hero (SB): $725.50
BB: $528.90
UTG: $783.80
MP: $418.00
CO: $557.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with A K
3 folds, BTN raises to $12, Hero calls $10, 1 fold

Flop: ($28.00) 2 K 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $20, Hero raises to $62, BTN requests TIME, BTN calls $42

Turn: ($152.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $118, BTN raises to $260, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $651.50 all in

Final Pot: $672.00

Dumbest Play – Dumbest play goes to someone other than myself this week, so that’s good. My only thought when he was pot jamming into me was “what the fucK?, OHHHHHHHHHHH that! hahahaha”. I’m still confused.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $406.00
MP: $406.00
CO: $481.80
Hero (BTN): $688.60
SB: $630.00
BB: $371.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with A K
1 fold, MP raises to $16, CO calls $16, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $64, 3 folds, CO calls $48

Flop: ($150.00) K 7 2 (2 players)
CO bets $150, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $150

Turn: ($450.00) K (2 players)
CO bets $267.80 all in, Hero calls $267.80

River: ($985.60) Q (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $985.60
CO shows 7 A (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Hero shows A K (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero wins $982.60
(Rake: $3.00)

Avant-Garde – So here I check the flop to induce bluffs and rep QQ KK, since I’m going to usually check QQ and KK here, I’m going to want some Ax hands or some occasional Jx hands in my range as well, so my opponent makes mistakes for assuming. On the turn I gin the nuts, but if I bet I’m rarely going to get paid, so I decide to checkraise because I think it looks bluffy as hell (timing is a key factor here in convincing your opponent you’re thinking about bluffing). On the river I consider an overbet jam but I think when he calls the turn he either has a J and hates life or he has a bluffcatcher of some sort. I decide to bet a reasonable amount, and he pays the fiddler.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $550.50
Hero (UTG): $507.00
MP: $775.60
CO: $986.20
BTN: $439.00
SB: $510.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is UTG with A 4
Hero raises to $16, 1 fold, CO calls $16, 3 folds

Flop: ($38.00) A J J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($38.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $28, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $84, CO calls $56

River: ($206.00) Q (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $118, CO calls $118

Final Pot: $442.00
Hero shows A 4 (a full house, Aces full of Jacks)
CO mucks Q Q
Hero wins $439.00
(Rake: $3.00)

LOLOLOLOLest Hand – I had a great chat dynamic going with this guy lol. He just picked off a bluff when I c/c QK on TJJ and led a blank river when the turn went check/check. He tanked forever and called w/66 and said something like “JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD THE KQ!”. So here I’m setting him up with the chit chat, and run the line “YOU CAN’T STOP THE HUSTLE” before I jam the river, and he made the nuts :( lololol.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $549.00
Hero (CO): $400.00
BTN: $241.20
SB: $1239.70
BB: $419.30

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is CO with Q Q
1 fold, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, SB calls $10, 1 fold

Flop: ($28.00) 6 Q 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $28, SB calls $28

Turn: ($84.00) A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $84, SB requests TIME, SB calls $84

River: ($252.00) T (2 players)
SB requests TIME, SB checks, Hero bets $276 all in, SB calls $276

Final Pot: $804.00
Hero shows Q Q (three of a kind, Queens)
SB shows J K (a straight, Ace high)
SB wins $801.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Sickest Cooler – I flat vs. UTG b/c he’s loose and I want to let the big fish into the hand. Flop is good for me in that I should have the best hand nearly 99% of the time :D So when the fish leads for 4 and the villie raises to 44, I’m thinking his range is big draws and overpairs, as there aren’t too many 2 pair combo’s he should have and if he had a set, he would probably flat call and let me into the pot. There are TONS of combo’s of overpairs. So I decide to raise and get it in. The fish flats (which he would with any pair or draw b/c he’s a huge drooler and his minbet is prob exactly that, pair or a draw) And UTG jams. Obv this is a no brainer and I get it in, and low and behold, somehow, THEY BOTH HAVE 64s FOR BOTTOM 2. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK hahaha. How do they both have 64s?????? I mean, that’s simply retarded.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $400.00
Hero (BTN): $800.70
SB: $1032.20
BB: $519.30
UTG: $502.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with A A
1 fold, CO raises to $12, Hero calls $12, 1 fold, BB calls $8

Flop: ($38.00) 4 T 6 (3 players)
BB bets $4, CO raises to $44, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $106, BB calls $102, CO raises to $388 all in, Hero raises to $788.70 all in, BB calls $401.30 all in

Turn: ($1440.60) 9 (3 players – 3 are all in)

River: ($1440.60) 4 (3 players – 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $1440.60
CO shows 4 6 (a full house, Fours full of Sixes)
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Fours)
BB shows 4 6 (a full house, Fours full of Sixes)
BB wins $238.60
BB wins $0.00
CO wins $0.00
(Rake: $1202.00)

That about does it for this week. Catch ya’ll on the flipside (IE me starting to win again at poker).