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Comment on Book Review: The PLO Workbook by SlowHabit by Sean'

Sean' — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:23:51 +0000

Nice review!

The more you've played I think the more you'll be able to get from the various sections since you'll be better able to evaluate the information, lines and answers provided and to determine how they fit your game. However, I think there is something here for everyone.

So true. Most analyses take it for granted that the reader knows the basics, so it might be tougher for the less experienced players to focus on what the discussion is really about. Like you said the goal is really to hone one's skills, and in this regard I would recommend it too for midstakes players. I reviewed the book too on my blog, for those who care: http://seanpoker.net/1146/reviews/book-review-advanced-plo-play-the-workbook Cheers, Sean

Comment on Stress, Life and Poker by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:11:28 +0000

good to hear from you! yeah breathing is HUGE, I was actually practicing it while watching that show I mentioned. thanks for kind words!

Comment on Stress, Life and Poker by live_straddle88

live_straddle88 — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:57:08 +0000

If there's one thing I know is true of myself and may be for you as well is do NOT grind when you're tired/stressed. Your bankroll will likely thank you for it in the morning. I remember a while back you gave me some supportive advice, and I just wanted to say thanks and best of luck! p.s. check out some literature on meditative breathing if you feel too stressed out. You'd be surprised at what a big difference it makes to just take a step back from whatever you're in the middle of and come back to it renergized with a sound plan

Comment on Big Moves, like for real by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:03:17 +0000

Thanks Dap. Yeah, since it's been so nice out lately I've been getting out and about a ton and really loving it around here. I'm gonna miss it for sure. Pretty excited about leaving my boring job though and doing something different for a while. Portland is awesome, looking forward to exploring it more.

Comment on Big Moves, like for real by Dap Dippin

Dap Dippin — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:53:26 +0000

Couldnt agree more about the Bay :) Its my home and always will be, but it'll be nice to get out of it. GL with the move. Portland is a really awesome city, and youre gonna love it.

Comment on Big Moves, like for real by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:03:53 +0000

Thanks man! I've moved to new places a few times before with no real plan, no job or apartment etc., just some cash and a few ideas. So it's not really new to me. There is some stress and anxiety that goes with it but it's also pretty exciting.

Comment on Big Moves, like for real by RedHot

RedHot — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:00:06 +0000

Good luck with your move. It sounds like you are excited rather than frightened by the idea which is important.

Comment on My First True Tailgating Experience, and other updates by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:13:00 +0000

Haha, vul on the tailgating experience. I didn't even know people tailgated for baseball games! You gotta go for college games; they're the best imo. GL with the return to cards!

Comment on My First True Tailgating Experience, and other updates by live_straddle88

live_straddle88 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:13:41 +0000

Man seriously no tailgating until now? What a bad beat. Good luck on your return to the tables

Comment on Shapin' up to hoop it up. by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:54:37 +0000

gl!

Comment on Bad Day(s), Bright Future by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:01:31 +0000

Thanks Tecmo!

Comment on Bad Day(s), Bright Future by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:46:41 +0000

GL man!

Comment on Some PLO Hands by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:31:50 +0000

Awesome John. Thanks!

Comment on Some PLO Hands by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:52:06 +0000

Sorry, I can't seem to get the spacing to work on my comments :)

Comment on Some PLO Hands by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:51:41 +0000

First hand is okkkk, although I'll three bet that a lot pre-flop depending on opponent tendencies. KK**ds plays really well in three bet pots OOP against openy players, so if he's opening from EP wide and calling wide, it's not a bad situation for yourself since you lower the SPR (which is good OOP), and your post-flop decision become pretty easy. Fold to a 4b if it gets to that point imo. Calling is totally fine too though. Just something to think about. Post-Flop is fine, although that river is definitely smacks all pieces of his range that aren't FD's. You already beat all 1-pair hands (for the most part), so depends mainly on your opponent and if you think he's capable of laying down two pair. Against passive opponents I probably wouldn't bet; Lagtards probably not either. Overall definitely not terrible. Second hand is a little player dependent, but I like barreling a lot. Ya the turn completed the straight but I'd be more worried if it was a 9 on the turn instead of a 3. You didn't post reads, but generally something important to remember is that people have a higher tendency to flat big cards out of the blinds than lower rundowns, so for example when the turn completes the straight, I'm not that scared because there's more ABBB cards in his calling range out of the blinds than there are 46** hands, if that makes sense? So basically his calling range on the flop is much more heavily weighted towards Ace/kicker hands. So now it just depends on how likely you think he is to lay those down... Most players you can make lay down with three barrels, sooooo fire away if they want to c/c you down three streets good for them ha. A lot of times though I'll fire two and give up, but it greatly depends on turn and river texture. Third hand is fine, but I'd probably bet bigger on the turn given your read (so the pot is bigger, and you can get more value since if you bet the same percentage of the pot it's a larger amount etc). People don't like folding sets, and even if they think they're beat they always want to see if they fill up; fuck the odds imo. I'd bet 22'ish The fourth hand just b/c the flop. It's a 3b pot, the SPR is a little less than 4, and you have a good hand, yes, but other hands can have good equity against you. Lots of worse hands can call you that'll fold to the turn or get it in pretty bad if the spade comes. Q rolls off you get to free roll. The pot is already pretty large, so just bet and take it down. Also, if other players had a piece they would've led the flop since it's so wet. Turn is easy bet imo; QT** would've always bet there 100%. Pre-flop is fine given your reads btw. I played a similar hand to that not long ago, different result though :(. My reasoning for calling was basically that I know the 3b'r in this hand wouldn't 3b an UTG opener light, so AA** is a really big piece of his range. Almost folded the flop tbh, and I think if I didn't have the open ender with my OP+FD I would've. But it was a three bet pot and I'm a spew monkey :). http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/539042 JJT7ds hand looks fine. KK** hand with top set looks fine too. Ya, I'm thinking BTN cb's that board a lot but I think leading is fine just because letting it check through would suck. No reason to bet pot there though, you have top set and want a call from one player. Bet like 23'ish. People put you on the nuts when you bet pot into two players without the initiative. Basically what I'm saying is you want to get some value when you flop a set of raggedy kings, or you shouldn't play them at all. The whole reasoning behind playing them is to flop top set and get paid, not to flop top set, and only take down a small pot. I like getting one call at least and then bombing good turns. I usually fold this pre-flop against a good laggy player fwiw; playing OOP sucks. Last hand is fine as played, although I like leading the best. We've talked in lessons about taking the line that represents the widest range of hands, and this definitely does it. And overall I like leading medium strength hands/draws in HU pots for that reason. c/r'ing sucks because you have some equity and you don't want to get it in obv, c/c'ing sucks because it turns your hand face up and you don't gain any information about your opponent, but leading is sweet because if he calls you his hand is kind of face up as well (since almost anything worthwhile would've definitely raised you on the flop), so it creates a cool opportunity for you.

Comment on February by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:48:27 +0000

Thanks John. That goes a long way. This is pretty much how I feel now. I'm still confident I can beat these games at a decent clip. Despite the terrible run bad/tilt/play bad I'm still winning just not as much as I had been. Which means I was pretty much crushing it before and some run bad was probably due. I'm ready to put in some real work. I'll be in touch. Thanks again.

Comment on February by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:44:12 +0000

vul man; keep your head up. Continue to work hard and good things will happen. Every successful player goes through tough times, and it's important to get through it so that by the end of it, you know you can weather the storm if things get bad again. Don't make the process tougher on yourself than it needs to be. In fact, I'd recommend making it as easy on yourself as possible. Focus on good table selection, and let the game come to you. Don't force tricky plays, return to the fundamentals, and let the cards fall where they may. Remember that you've had success in these games before, but that your brain is just remembering all of the times you lost instead of the times you succeeded. Not much else you can really do tbh. "The experiences that shape your life are based on 5% what actually happens, and 95% how you react to it."

Comment on Position, Position, Position...or...I'm Leakin', BringDaAmbalamp by Schweig

Schweig — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:38:33 +0000

I think -17bb/100 is fairly respectable from the BB considering you'd be losing 100bb/100 if you folded every hand, as is -25bb/100. Could just be sample size but I think you're playing too loose EP but the rest of the positions look great.

Comment on I Feel Dirty... by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:34:57 +0000

Thanks man! I appreciate it, really. Yeah, Omaha is super swingy, not just for your bankroll either, but for the emotions too. I have a post for that and how it influences your play/image/winrate that I'm trying to work out in my head. Some would say that shouldn't be the case and I should watch EPTPE again, but that's starting to get tilting too. :p I voted for that HEM update, thanks for the link. Stay tuned for more! cheers -steve

Comment on I Feel Dirty... by Unstable James

Unstable James — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:13:23 +0000

Nice pot! I don't think I have the emotional fortitude to handle Omaha right now, but kudos to you. Also, I dig your blog. You should post more often. Your posts are always pretty amusing, even when they're a bit tragic. If you want to be able to edit your session stats to get rid of EV, toss your support behind: http://holdemmanager.uservoice.com/forums/5307-holdem-manger-suggestions/suggestions/282767-stats-selection-for-the-sessions-tab?ref=title

Comment on Tilt Costs Money by G586

G586 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:42:06 +0000

and time to watch Tommy again....

Comment on I shamefully and hilariously stack a redname on FTP by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:06:28 +0000

haha. I was cracking up when it happened. You know who I'm talking about right?

Comment on I shamefully and hilariously stack a redname on FTP by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:54:51 +0000

hahahaha, that's classic!

Comment on I Hate Weekends...Stop Loss Fail by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:01:34 +0000

Yeah I hear ya. That's kind of what I had been doing all month. Playing good, imo, feeling good and running hotter than the sun. Seems like a pretty great spot to grind a ton of hands...apparently not to me. I tend to play a lot less when I'm on a heater, guess I don't want it to end so I get in and get out. But when I'm losing I grind a ton of hands to get through the darknesss and back into the light.

Comment on I Hate Weekends...Stop Loss Fail by ron0914

ron0914 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:12:21 +0000

Oh I feel you. I feel like I can't win on weekends either. Stealing pots from nits during the week is easy, but those fish are just insane sometimes! But make sure you put the hours in when you are having winning weekends too - It's so easy at weekends to just pat yourself on the back and go for a beer when you are on your A game...

Comment on Took a break, but...Once Again It's On. by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:53:22 +0000

Great to hear about your success; you deserve it! Keep up the good work man. Holler at me on Skype sometime. JB

Comment on Ups and Downs by DocM

DocM — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:56:38 +0000

oef it sucks, that's one thing.. but hell, when you've played 100 000 hands. you will have won those 60-40 about 60%! So keep it up :)

Comment on And...we're back by MouthBreather

MouthBreather — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:58:11 +0000

I've played with you a bit on stars and noticed early that you had 8+ tables going. Moving down to 4-6 is a good idea. You seemed to be running bad and playing fit or fold, good luck with the grind.

Comment on Sick sick sick by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:41:23 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion. Yeah, those are definitely profitable. I spent some time grinding them when my roll was short before. The thing is they take time, not to mention they are super boring and not really productive other than grinding your fpps (I guess you can get some ICM practice in there). For my current goals I need/want to continue to play a ton of cash, so a cash bonus will work better.

Comment on Sick sick sick by Gauss

Gauss — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:03:30 +0000

it takes alot of time, but I have had success turning fpps into tournement dollars, more tournement dollars than available with the bonuses, by playing the 210 fpp twenty player sngs on stars, the top 6 get entry to sunday quarter million, $11 tournement dollars.

Comment on Adding Tables by pbnews

pbnews — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:07:43 +0000

Sounds like a plan. Are you cascading with 4-6 tables or just tiling them? I prefer tiling, but it seems like the hardcore MTers like cascading... Let's see some of those hands on the blog! No sense wasting DC's awesome hand-posting tool...

Comment on 50PLO....pretty much lost but can't find the fold button by Entity

Entity — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:47:42 +0000

This hand looks 100% standard to me. Your 7 is a bit unclean but the rest of your outs, closing the action on the flop are fine, and the turn is 1000% standard, nothing you can do when you're likely up against Aces. Even if he'll have a heart draw sometimes, you just don't have many options getting those odds. NH IMO (but post it in the forums too!)

Comment on 50PLO a Couple of Bluffs or Holy @#$%^&!!! Quad ACES!!! by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:13:18 +0000

Yeah it is. I was thinking I need one of those post its WoT was talking about "Stop Bluffing Idiots". Although stop bluffing like an idiot should probably be there somewhere too.

Comment on 50PLO a Couple of Bluffs or Holy @#$%^&!!! Quad ACES!!! by Buzz

Buzz — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:59:40 +0000

Bluffing is overrated against fish. I do this from time to time myself.