ok so ive just recovered from a horrible downswing, 2 days worth which saw me lose 350 playing like a moron.

i spoke to another cr member who cleared up a few things for me which i was doing wrong, even though the card runners video potray a style and advise what to do and not to do in certain spots i was interpreting this the wrong way.

an example of this was where im unsure if im beat, e.g i would have a high pair and the flop consisted of a over card or something and someone bets, i would reraise for info when i should be folding as i was wasting money in the long run by putting unnecessary money in the pot.

ive added more change to my style and am now avoiding even more bad spots , this new style has been working for the past week and worked perfectly in a live cash game for me yesterday.

all i can say to people is always discuss situations with someone or clarify something just to make sure you understand the full concept.

although i was profiting online and live playing poker, i would be swinging alot.

here is this months graph, the massive downswing was the 2 days mentioned and the upswing at the end is me playing with this new style and having a clear understanding of what to do in certain spots.

the next two days will be the challenge because the weekend is always when i swing the most.

lets see how the results look by sunday night.

this weekend has been an ok one for poker.

this morning (saturday) started off pretty lousy, i lost an all in pre with JJ vs a loose player who ended up having QQ.

i opened up 3 tables of 25nl and ran kinda avg, came out half a buyin down so i thought it was going to be one of those weekends again.

i managed to win it back and and a bit on top, so far for the day around lunchtime i was up about 80 bux.

about 40 hands later i started loosening up after i had created a tight image and have excellent fold equity.
i took advantage of this in position 8 out of 10 times, strangely nobody played back.
eventually one guy hopped on the table after i ko'd one and he started reraising me pre oop, i called his re raise and cbet the flop and double barrelled the turn, he folds.
alot of my double barrell bluffs were paying off, this put me up about $50 for the day which was ok because i lost 50 with the JJ to QQ hand so i won $100 in total to put me $50 up.

ive been playing well in the sng's except for two i did earlier where i just played ridiculously stupid.
i did a satellite tournament where you can qualify directly into FTOPS even 9, i came 11th unfortunetly.
considering i didnt need to rebuy through the entire tournament and managed to outplay alot of them, im still happy with 11th because i bombed out to a suckout, i was ahead pre and on the flop but my opponent caught trips.

theres always next time.

anyway, so far today for cash games im break even as at 9:30pm.
here is a a graph of how im doing so far this month;

http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thismonth08112008fa8.png


anyway, im off to the pokies with my fiancee for a cafe late also.

be grinding again in a few hours.

good luck to all.

well i didnt do what i wanted and maintain this blog so lets start over;

02/11/2008 7:56pm

well october was a bad bad badddd month for me, the first 3 weeks were just me playing and running bad as well, i was running into monsters all day every day, kings getting cracked everytime by aces, aces losing to two pair, you get the drift.

to make a long and disastrous 3 week story short, the final week of October i started speaking to a guy named Alix who i think is from France or something and coaches online high stakes players.

i had adjusted my style for those 3 weeks, playing a more loose aggressive, sometimes loose passive game which was basically a 3 week mess.

i kept asking myself why this style was profiting for me in live play but not online, i still dont know till this day.

anyway, Alix had basically told me what everyone on CR would tell me, tighten up, play position etc...

what i started to do in the last week of October was incorporate what i had learned during those 3 weeks off CR and talking to different people and reverting back to the style which was winning for me before October, i am now playing a more tag style but focusing highly on position, im avoiding those marginal spots which cause us so much trouble and what can i tell those of you who read this, WOW.

im back to my winning form, the last 7 days have been pretty good and the way the u.s dollar is comparing to australian the extra money in the conversion is helping nicely.

i put 100 on party and won 65 fairly quick, although i kept getting disconnected so i withdrew, dont know why but i always get d/c from party.

i doubled up my 100 deposit/bankroll on stars within a day or two on 25 and 50nl (single tabling), i was deciding weather to keep the 180 on there or cash it out so in the end i cashed it out and am continuing to only play on Full Tilt, from my original 50 im upto 280 or so now although still down from last months disaster.

the whole tilting problem is alot better as i dont think ive played a session when im tilting enough for it to affect my state of play, if i feel like im running bad and not on my A game i have been loggin off and reading one of the books i have or reviewing hand histories.

although im only playing one table at a time sometimes two, i feel im doing well for the small sample size.

ive been playing a mix of 25NL upto 100NL and seem to be running worst on 25nl, im doing ok on sng's although i still struggle to win a sng on stars but then do ok on full tilt, reason?? dont know.
im going to be trying to im

I did win 2 buyins off one guy who was a maniac type player on stars 25nl, he was bluff raising with total junk, maybe i played him before or he had a read on me who knows but in the end the chips came my way.

here are the 2 hands which put me up a bit that session, this guy seemed to be bullying everyone as he had was 200bb deep when i sat down and after i called his bluff he settled down a bit, unfortunetly after the 2nd hand history below he didnt rebuy and left;

im not even going to post my october graph as its something i dont want to remember, its funny how you think your playing fine and just copping bad beats because of variance and then you realise you were playing incorrectly.

ive posted up the last 7 days or so which was after talking to Alix so i feel im on track again and ready to continue with my A game, i guess theres going to be those months where you drift away from the correct way to play poker but i would have to say that if you have learnt from those mistakes then its money well lost.

graph for last 7 days is at http://img393.imageshack.us/my.php?image=last7daysjq5.png

Full Tilt Poker Game #8767193556: Table Stadler (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:19:06 ET - 2008/11/01
Seat 1: oz_pokerkid ($33.90)
Seat 2: silverbslipper ($31.55)
Seat 3: xxxDJxxx1 ($54.05), is sitting out
Seat 4: madguitartoby ($23.75)
Seat 5: proevo111 ($5)
Seat 6: ChichoSibilio ($25)
oz_pokerkid posts the small blind of $0.10
silverbslipper posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to oz_pokerkid [7c 7s]
madguitartoby folds
proevo111 has 15 seconds left to act
proevo111 folds
ChichoSibilio folds
oz_pokerkid has 15 seconds left to act
oz_pokerkid raises to $1
silverbslipper calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [4s 5h 4d]
oz_pokerkid bets $2
silverbslipper has 15 seconds left to act
silverbslipper calls $2
*** TURN *** [4s 5h 4d] [8h]
oz_pokerkid bets $4
silverbslipper has 15 seconds left to act
silverbslipper raises to $10
oz_pokerkid calls $6
*** RIVER *** [4s 5h 4d 8h] [4c]
oz_pokerkid checks
silverbslipper has 15 seconds left to act
silverbslipper checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
silverbslipper shows [Kh 9d] three of a kind, Fours
oz_pokerkid shows [7c 7s] a full house, Fours full of Sevens
oz_pokerkid wins the pot ($24.70) with a full house, Fours full of Sevens
silverbslipper adds $6.45
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26 | Rake $1.30
Board: [4s 5h 4d 8h 4c]
Seat 1: oz_pokerkid (small blind) showed [7c 7s] and won ($24.70) with a full house, Fours full of Sevens
Seat 2: silverbslipper (big blind) showed [Kh 9d] and lost with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 3: xxxDJxxx1 is sitting out
Seat 4: madguitartoby didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: proevo111 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ChichoSibilio (button) didn't bet (folded)

Full Tilt Poker Game #8767459641: Table Stadler (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:37:39 ET - 2008/11/01
Seat 1: oz_pokerkid ($48.05)
Seat 2: silverbslipper ($25.25)
Seat 3: BigTyme808 ($4.50)
Seat 4: madguitartoby ($12.60)
Seat 5: proevo111 ($4.65)
Seat 6: ChichoSibilio ($37.50)
BigTyme808 posts the small blind of $0.10
madguitartoby posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to oz_pokerkid [Ah Ac]
proevo111 folds
ChichoSibilio folds
oz_pokerkid raises to $0.85
silverbslipper raises to $3.40
BigTyme808 folds
madguitartoby adds $12.65
madguitartoby folds
oz_pokerkid raises to $6.20
silverbslipper has 15 seconds left to act
silverbslipper calls $2.80
*** FLOP *** [2d 5s 8d]
oz_pokerkid bets $12.75
proevo111 is sitting out
silverbslipper raises to $19.05, and is all in
proevo111 stands up
oz_pokerkid calls $6.30
silverbslipper shows [Td 5d]
oz_pokerkid shows [Ah Ac]
*** TURN *** [2d 5s 8d] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [2d 5s 8d Ks] [Qs]
silverbslipper shows a pair of Fives
oz_pokerkid shows a pair of Aces
oz_pokerkid wins the pot ($48.35) with a pair of Aces
silverbslipper adds $25
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.85 | Rake $2.50
Board: [2d 5s 8d Ks Qs]
Seat 1: oz_pokerkid showed [Ah Ac] and won ($48.35) with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: silverbslipper (button) showed [Td 5d] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 3: BigTyme808 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: madguitartoby (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: proevo111 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ChichoSibilio didn't bet (folded)

Saturday, 16th August 2008

bankroll is back up there, had a big win on pokerstars the other night and doubled my roll, won about $760 or so so im back to 1200 now.

have been grinding the $6.50 and $10-11 sng's on full tilt poker after moving my money from stars to full tilt.

think i prefer ftp over stars, something about stars i dont like, dunno what it is, the mtt's are way better, but i prefer the sng's and cash games on full tilt.

happy hour is awesome and there is rakeback which is always a plus.

i cashed in 2 out of the 3 sng's i did last night, i didnt get a chance to play any longer because i had plans with my fiancee.

cashed 1st in a $6.50 and 1st in an $11 the bubbled out on the other $6.50.

pushed AKs and got called by pocket 8, my AK didnt hold up and out i went.

i was up early this morning though, 4am.

fiancee left early so i decided to stay up and play some sng's, played horrible, most likely because i was tired but i was card dead as well so that added to the pain.

i only played 3-4 before deciding to stop because i wasnt feeling it.

i just finished a $10 sng and came 1st in that, so my losses have been redeemed from the earlier sng's but im still down 2 buyins in the $6.50 sng's.

again AK, didnt hold up on the last one i played vs JJ.

since ive started this blog and started following strict rules for playing poker, ive maintained a consistant profit to date and am not playing whilst on semi tilt or fully tilting.

i used to play just for the hell of it even though i knew i wasnt in the mood or not making the right decisions etc, so now im following some set rules because i know i've spewed lots of money because of carelessness.

thats all changed now.

i just sold 2k in shares and got the payment for that yesterday along with my monthly pay so ive run into a bit of cash which is always good news.

i have 2k remaining to sell which i will be doing tomorrow depending on what the closing price on friday was for computershare's shares otherwise i will be waiting until it increases a little bit before making the sale.

im going to a home game tonight at a mates, hopefully it actually happens. theres been a few times where it hasnt gone ahead so fingers crossed as i wouldnt mind having a bit of a home game.

i can use my new poker cards that my fiancee got from one of the casinos in vegas (or the full tilt or poker stars decks).

anyway, i was gonna put up some graphs but the sample sizes are mini micro so i will wait until i hit an amount worth posting up.

thanks for reading.

dave

ok so i didnt stick to posting each day on here, but i've decided im going to be focussing on sng and mtt for few months and see how i go, havent really been primarily playing one or the other (Cash or SNG/MTT) so im gonna see how i go just focussing on one.

i only played 2 sng's and 1 mtt last night, cashed 2nd in the sng and bubbled on the other, played fairly well.

i came 40th out of 677 people in the mtt, was a 2k guarentee on hansa poker.

shoved aks and got called by 66, my ak didnt hold up and that was my mtt, nothing i can do there.

there wasnt any interesting spots which came up, going to be doing a few more sng's and mtt's today if i get a chance.

my fiancee is back from vegas so the day n night will most likely be spent with her :)

anyway, will post some results up later on tonight after my session.

laterz~!

woohoo, day off work today (monday) and im awake at 3:40am, thats what i get for going to sleep early.

going to have a session for a few hours, will be playing most of the day seeing my fiancee is still in vegas.

anyway, just a short ass entry for now.

dave

Sunday 10th August 2008

ok ive finally given in and decided to make a blog on cr, so first a bit about me.

i started playing freerolls before i ever deposited, just to get some experence of online play as i just learnt the game.

6 months down the track, i deposited and was winning every so often but had no bankroll management at all.

i would drop 50-100 and play 50 nl or 100nl then cash out if i won.

poker was a hobby in 2006 - 2008 and became a source of income in May 08.

This is when i started to treat poker as a part time job, which i think is about when i joined Card Runners also.

Instantly, my game improved after few days of watching some videos and reading the forums, wow did i notice some major leaks in my game.

i started playing some sng's and 25nl after Rowe1985 stakes me (awesome guy).

we would discuss plays on msn (and still do) and few months down the track im showing a nice profit.

anyway, i was working my normal 9-5 job, coming home playing poker then spending some needed time with my fiancee when she finished her work.

Whilst at work on my breaks i would be reading material on poker, preparing for the night at hand.

After a few unfortunate events,in mid june after running exceptionally well, i start hitting a big downswing.

big hands getting beaten by river beats, trips losing to bigger trips, full houses losing to quads and so on.

this lasted 2-3 weeks in which time i spewed half of my role, so i cashed out.

i was probably a break even player when taking into account the massive tilt sessions, this is what made me break even.

if i actually listened to myself and stopped playing, i would be up a shit load.

so here i am, redepositing here n there on diff sites, winning money and cashing it out then hitting a downswing n cashing out to take a break.

i decide to try out ultimate bet where i strike gold, i had $200 on there and $540 on full tilt.

i had to provide I.d to ultimate bet in order to cashout or do player to player transfer which i was not happy about.

so i figured stuf it, i will take a shot and forget about bankroll management because the players seemed so bad.

i hopped onto 200NL ( i know i know stupid) and before i knew it my role was $600, i ended up moving 500 from UB to full tilt and left $100 on UB just to muck around with.

i went to do some 100NL heads up, i turned $100 into $1100 that week so i was extremely happy with myself.

i even got accused of "cheating" because i was and i quote " playing too perfectly", boy did i feel good heh.

the guy had said he thought i was part of the UB scandal and to enjoy his cashola, after that game i didnt bother playing on UB anymore and moved the $1100 onto full tilt.

i took out $300 or $400 and put it into my bank and here i am.

im finding my biggest problem is when i go on tilt from a suckout, it seems like these idiots are forever beating me with stupid hands they should not even be playing, at crown casino yesterday i stacked someone with top two pair vs his 8-4 offsuit, i have no idea what he was thinking but it put me on severe tilt all day and night.

i went online n lost few hundred but then won it back with a lil extra on top from a $30 and $55 SnG so that was ok although i really need to work on getting my tilt issues under control and set a stop loss for those bad days.

my fiancee is in las vegas for the last 2 weeks and is returning this wednesday, cant wait for her to get back :)

anyway, my plan is when i am starting to tilt, not play any poker for the rest of the day until i feel good.

if i can get into this habit, there is no stopping me.