http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/zachd2323 Recent blog comments published at Leave All The Days Behind on deucescracked.com en-us Comment on Live Poker Session by zachd2323 Yeah the employee was really my only concern. She was an old lady so I would feel pretty bad if she got in trouble or fired. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:51:21 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131671 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131671 zachd2323 Comment on Live Poker Session by Zavodovski Misgivings about the ethics of the casino aside, I agree with hans and think the right thing to do is give the money back - if only for the sake of the employee :) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:44:32 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131641 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131641 Zavodovski Comment on Live Poker Session by hansgeertsma first hand seems fine IMO, if it's an old nit it becomes one hell of a lot tougher with QQ there.. second hand seems fine as well, especially as you have the nutflush I like squeezing in that spot. and about honesty.. it's the casino but it's also the guy who'd get some trouble with paying you too much cash.. I'm always an honest person in that spot and prefer telling him about his mistake. especially if you show up more often in the casino and just in general if everybody was more honest it'd be a much better world. At poker though if everybody would be honest it'd be a damn boring game:). Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:29:51 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131631 /blogs/zachd2323/91121-Live-Poker-Session#comment131631 hansgeertsma Comment on Exploiting villain #1 by niveaformen Hey, Choose villain as hero and go to filter "Use vs player" and pick yourself. Then filter by positions. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:26:26 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment131301 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment131301 niveaformen Comment on Having Leaks is a Good Thing by zachd2323 I just remember him talking about adjusting our ranges completely, for example, against players that call 3bets too often. It doesn't make sense for us to add in a few more value hands along with our bluffs, instead we should be 3betting completely depolarized. OTOH, against villains that fold too much we can just have a ton of bluffs in our range. I think sometimes I get paranoid that people are going to realize what I'm doing, but I'm starting to find that people will just keep doing their thing for the most part. It's also good to get people out of their comfort zone because it can cause them to make mistakes. I am finding that sometimes this puts me outside of my comfort zone, too, but as I said, I think this is a good thing because it allows me to improve. Hopefully this makes sense... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:27:00 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89641-Having-Leaks-is-a-Good-Thing#comment129231 /blogs/zachd2323/89641-Having-Leaks-is-a-Good-Thing#comment129231 zachd2323 Comment on Having Leaks is a Good Thing by Ass Get to Jigglin What exactly does the concept of "adjusting completely" entail? Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:51:36 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89641-Having-Leaks-is-a-Good-Thing#comment129221 /blogs/zachd2323/89641-Having-Leaks-is-a-Good-Thing#comment129221 Ass Get to Jigglin Comment on Exploiting villain #1 by zachd2323 Btw do you guys know how to filter HEM so I can see villain's 3bet percentages vs. only when I open? This would be good info to have and also how often he folds vs my cbets, etc. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:40:01 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128251 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128251 zachd2323 Comment on Exploiting villain #1 by zachd2323 Yeah I must have missed that. Good point, thanks for the input. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:18:36 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128241 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128241 zachd2323 Comment on Exploiting villain #1 by Ass Get to Jigglin fvcbet stat suggests he may be fit/fold. So cbet/give up when you don't have it may be another way to exploit him. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:50:31 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128121 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128121 Ass Get to Jigglin Comment on Exploiting villain #1 by shuttle PM me with your skype if you want to go over this Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:15:59 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128051 /blogs/zachd2323/89141-Exploiting-villain-1#comment128051 shuttle Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by zachd2323 I'll see what I can do. I really want to stick to this plan because I think it will be a good learning experience, especially if I write everything out. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:29:48 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127781 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127781 zachd2323 Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by kerwinty seems like a really good idea. Especially if it is someone that gives you trouble. I've never took my studying to that level but probably should. gl.. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:22:20 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127701 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127701 kerwinty Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by jaimestaples gl! you should post finding on villains if you study them for one hour. It would be interesting i think. Obv can withhold screen name. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:20:55 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127691 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127691 jaimestaples Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by Ass Get to Jigglin nice goals, gl Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:42:48 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127651 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127651 Ass Get to Jigglin Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by zachd2323 lol I guess you caught me... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:29:40 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127631 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127631 zachd2323 Comment on Goals for the rest of the month by mitch "Devote 1 hour a week studying one specific villain" If you want to stalk the girl next door just come out and say it. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:59:41 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127601 /blogs/zachd2323/89061-Goals-for-the-rest-of-the-month#comment127601 mitch Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by zachd2323 Snappie, yeah I think every level you go up it gets a little bit tougher in terms of money won/lost. It does however feel a lot better when you have a really good session. I think 100NL and 200NL seemed like fairly significant jumps for me. It still hits me every once in awhile that I have over 1k in play when I start to get deep playing 4 tables of 200NL. It's kind of crazy to think about sometimes, especially considering I don't like to do things like eat out a lot because it's "expensive" lol. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:03:58 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124351 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124351 zachd2323 Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by zachd2323 Noobalube, I am American so yeah this is an issue. However, the last few times I've withdrawn money, I got the check within a couple weeks. I'm basically trying to find a decent balance of keeping my bankroll lean, while still attempting to move up. It definitely makes it more difficult though. I'm someone who usually likes to have a bigger bankroll but this just isn't the greatest plan right now. I can't afford to lose 50 BI or whatever. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:59:23 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124341 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124341 zachd2323 Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by Noobalube Being someone who's grinding on Merge, I'm curious how comfortable you feel keeping a large enough roll on there to play these stakes? Also, how big of a pain is it to get your money off of there? Maybe you're non-US so it's not that big of a deal? Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:56:22 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124201 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124201 Noobalube Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by SnappieVouz I can image. Even at 50nl and 100nl I always felt like it was a lot of money. It is. If I talk to my GF and say I lost 150 in an hour, it kind of hits reality that it is a lot of money. To lose 3 bi's in 1 hour is nothing. But, if you play 100nl, its 300$. I think it really becomes a matter of being comfortable with what you lose and win. If you have a swingy session at 600nl you just lost 2400$. In the 'normal world', this is a lot. Do you think it might just take a bit longer then before but you still stand a good change to get comfortable with winning and losing the amounts you do at 400nl? Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:01:37 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124181 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124181 SnappieVouz Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by zachd2323 Thanks, Snappie. I agree, moving up would be nice. I'm just slightly hesitant because I feel like I'm just finally getting used to losing stacks at 200NL.....I think the medium-term goal is to get to a point where I can just comfortably game select anywhere from 200-600NL. I know I have some work to do on my game, but I think it can be done. I've noticed that some of the 200NL regs I play against also play 400-600NL, and I don't really fear their game or anything like that. I mean they are solid for the most part, but I don't see them as much better than me, if at all. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:43:39 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124171 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124171 zachd2323 Comment on Shot Gone Wrong by SnappieVouz Good to hear you took the shot Zach. I hope you bounce back quickly and that you can move up. Don't take shots, move up ;-) Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:59:47 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124131 /blogs/zachd2323/87961-Shot-Gone-Wrong#comment124131 SnappieVouz Comment on Anyone esle do this? by BaseMetal I used to but now I just lose a lot of hands instead - my liver and opponents thank me for it. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:48:41 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120691 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120691 BaseMetal Comment on Anyone esle do this? by zachd2323 Yeah it definitely seems harder when you just got done blowing a bunch of money...it's almost like you put more (unnecessary) pressure on yourself. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:40:08 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120661 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120661 zachd2323 Comment on Anyone esle do this? by snarble5 Yeah, I went on a vacation and then proceeded to lose 90% of my roll in the next two months. Oh well, live and learn. Focus on playing your A game every session and try to forget about the money (this seems to be harder to do when you just spent a lot and had fun). You can hmu on skype if it should suit your fancy. What an eloquent sentence. GL. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:23:30 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120621 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120621 snarble5 Comment on Anyone esle do this? by zachd2323 Wow Kerwinty, I didn't even spend that much here in the U.S. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:17:37 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120581 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120581 zachd2323 Comment on Anyone esle do this? by mitch It's problem. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:13:41 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120571 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120571 mitch Comment on Anyone esle do this? by kerwinty Yup though granted my stake and living situation is way different at the moment. Ran decent at 10 and 20 nl and made my quota for month and spent like 250-300 hundred in 2 nights out down here which is way way way alot for Ecuador in a weekend. Lots of hands at those stakes to make this back. Could have easily had fun spending like 50 but ended up getting a bottle and a girl at the strip club (bottles cost more down here btw) so def hear u. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:07:24 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120561 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120561 kerwinty Comment on Anyone esle do this? by zachd2323 Always great advice Nawhead. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:01:57 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120551 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120551 zachd2323 Comment on Anyone esle do this? by duffte expectations, expectations & expectations Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:55:57 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120541 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120541 duffte Comment on Anyone esle do this? by nawhead cheaper hookers imo Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:36:32 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120521 /blogs/zachd2323/86621-Anyone-esle-do-this-#comment120521 nawhead Comment on Week in Review by zachd2323 Yeah I'll make sure to work on that too. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:30:01 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119801 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119801 zachd2323 Comment on Week in Review by TecmoSuperBowl You missed the key part - boating up. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:32:29 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119711 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119711 TecmoSuperBowl Comment on Week in Review by zachd2323 Yep, I definitely need to work on value betting sets OTR against stations before I'm ready to move to 200NL. I guess we're all here to learn. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:03:29 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119691 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119691 zachd2323 Comment on Week in Review by TecmoSuperBowl You definitely made a mistake in this hand so I'm not sure you're ready for 200NL. Without a doubt, I would have chosen to boat up on the river. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:07:48 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119661 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119661 TecmoSuperBowl Comment on Week in Review by snarble5 Sick soul read. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:37 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119651 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119651 snarble5 Comment on Week in Review by zachd2323 I'm actually fairly conservative with managing my bankroll, but I've been a little more aggressive lately. I was fortunate enough to go on the biggest heater I've ever been on over the past two and a half months or so. That has definitely helped. I feel comfortable with about a 50 BI roll, but I think maybe 25-30 is when I will take some shots if I feel confident. I guess it just depends on your own risk tolerance and being disciplined to move back down. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:45:23 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119601 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119601 zachd2323 Comment on Week in Review by kerwinty have noticed your stakes climb? Seems like just a few months ago you were posting 25nl hands correct? If you don't mind me asking, how big is your br cushion, and do you feel that through your climb having 20 bi's was sufficient?? Thanks man. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:50:25 +0000 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119591 /blogs/zachd2323/86241-Week-in-Review#comment119591 kerwinty