This will be my last entry since exams are starting soon. Ugh, last week of classes which means way too much work that needs to be done.
I've officially moved to 50nl. My BR is sitting at over 1500 which is huge for me as I started out with a $25 deposit. I know most people still consider me a microstakes donkey, I know I do but I'm still very proud. I need to get better about not stacking off with tptk as I've noticed at 50nl I've run into alot more sets. I've also run into quite alot of suckouts and coolers (no HH because I'm in class and on my laptop again). Anyway, I don't really like to complain. On the other hand, I've hit quads about 5 times in the past few days...lol quadaments. I'm showing a small profit at 50nl and as I recall running at about 3.71 bb/100 which isn't horrible, I mean at least I'm not in red but I definitely need to run at at least 5 bb/100.
So a lot of y'all have asked what I will be doing after graduation. I've applied for AF Jag program, and if I get in I'll probably do it. The negatives are 1) 4 year commitment and 2) well, it's the military. Anyway, if I do it, it doesn't start until January 2008. The bar is finished mid-late July and that leaves me a few months to basically, donk around. I plan on moving in with Tyler, getting a part time job as in some type of contract work for a couple of days a week and mostly, playing poker. I'm not as naive to think that I can do this full time but, I think it'll be fun to be able to play a lot and see how far I can get in 6 months. Even if I decide not to do AF, I might keep at contract work depending on how much I like it. I'm calling the temp agency that staffs attorneys for document review.
This brings me to the bar exam. Hrm, ok so after exams I have about 2-3 weeks where I can play all the poker I want. Then, there's graduation and after that I'm brining my big 22 inch monitor + computer to Tyler's so I don't get distracted for 10 weeks while I study hardcore for the bar. I'm going to take the VA bar so I get to stay in my apt and keep everything while I'm here for the summer. Oh yes, as a side note, when I do finally start playing again, I'm moving my entire roll to UB. I want to bonus whore and UB's rakeback is more than FTP's. I'm definitely going to miss playing poker for 10 weeks, but I realize I have to sacrifice for once in my life haha to pass this stupid exam.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Shipppit holla!
Fully recovered from my downswing of yesterday! I made 5 1/2 buyins tonight and need to log now to do judicial clerkship stuff (ugh!).
Here are my PT stats for viewing pleasure.
Again, I was playing my A game that Ray has been preaching...the lag style of about 22/19.
I am really proud to say that I am able to turn into a calling station on the right hands to extract maximum value. Ex: http://www.pokerhand.org/?986324 The min raise screamed bluff and I knew if I raised the turn I'd push out any 3x or 9x hand. River I feel like if I bet I'll only get called by a hand that beats mine, but I was prepared to check/call.
I also love when I am able to tilt villains. This villain in particular had been 3 betting me constantly because I raise all the time preflop and especially bvb. I didn't think he had a big hand here, but knew if he did he was paying me off. http://www.pokerhand.org/?986331 So, I decided to slow down the flop and go all in on turn.
I thought this guy here was trying to steal my blind! How dare he lol. I didn't realize I was crushed preflop...can we say luck sack/donk?! http://www.pokerhand.org/?986345
Here I yelled a bad word on the turn haha...then I sucked out on his suck out...lol made me laugh. http://www.pokerhand.org/?986340
I had several great comments tonight.
"Do you raise my blind everytime?" I don't answer back ever, but in my head I was saying...yeah pretty much since you let me get away everytime and I'll outplay you post flop.
"You must make quiet a nice living off stealing the blinds." Well yeah pretty much...haha that and it gives me great pleasure. As you can see from my PT, my attempt to steal blinds is always around 42-44%.
"You're a donkey that's going to get busted everytime, people like you suck at life." Ouch. I guess so.
In other news, I'm hoping bonus drops before Friday so I can be well over 30 buyins for 50nl. I know rakeback will drop and I'm getting quite the nice amount this month. I just need to keep playing my A game in order to beat these donk limits. I'm seriously thinking about moving to UB once my bonus clears at FT.
Here are my PT stats for viewing pleasure.
Again, I was playing my A game that Ray has been preaching...the lag style of about 22/19.
I am really proud to say that I am able to turn into a calling station on the right hands to extract maximum value. Ex: http://www.pokerhand.org/?986324 The min raise screamed bluff and I knew if I raised the turn I'd push out any 3x or 9x hand. River I feel like if I bet I'll only get called by a hand that beats mine, but I was prepared to check/call.
I also love when I am able to tilt villains. This villain in particular had been 3 betting me constantly because I raise all the time preflop and especially bvb. I didn't think he had a big hand here, but knew if he did he was paying me off. http://www.pokerhand.org/?986331 So, I decided to slow down the flop and go all in on turn.
I thought this guy here was trying to steal my blind! How dare he lol. I didn't realize I was crushed preflop...can we say luck sack/donk?! http://www.pokerhand.org/?986345
Here I yelled a bad word on the turn haha...then I sucked out on his suck out...lol made me laugh. http://www.pokerhand.org/?986340
I had several great comments tonight.
"Do you raise my blind everytime?" I don't answer back ever, but in my head I was saying...yeah pretty much since you let me get away everytime and I'll outplay you post flop.
"You must make quiet a nice living off stealing the blinds." Well yeah pretty much...haha that and it gives me great pleasure. As you can see from my PT, my attempt to steal blinds is always around 42-44%.
"You're a donkey that's going to get busted everytime, people like you suck at life." Ouch. I guess so.
In other news, I'm hoping bonus drops before Friday so I can be well over 30 buyins for 50nl. I know rakeback will drop and I'm getting quite the nice amount this month. I just need to keep playing my A game in order to beat these donk limits. I'm seriously thinking about moving to UB once my bonus clears at FT.
Swinging
Ok, so I've received some complaints that it seems like I don't post when I'm not doing well. I don't like complaining but just to show some of y'all that I do swing here goes.
Oh yeah, I'm posting on my laptop while in class so no HH.
Since my last post, I made 5 1/2 buyins not being able to play much again because of school atm. I would have been on another $70 upswing (my stack was $35 and villain's was $42) if not for a huge suckout. I had AKo, flop A A 9 all rainbow. I bet and get min raised. I decide to just call and be aggro on the turn. Turn was 2. We go all in. Villain has AJ (I put him on AJ or AQ and highly unlikely, 99). River J...GG me.
Yesterday I dropped 4 buyins. 3 of those buyins were with AA. I literally started cringing whenever I saw AA after awhile. A particular donkey sucked out on me the hand before 2 outing my KK vs his QQ. Nex hand, I reload look down and see AA. Donkey thinks about it and calls my raise. Flop was nothing scary, turn brought a straight possibility, all in on turn and he flips over 8 5 o for the gutshot straight. River brings his gutshot...I was sick.
Then, I had AA vs. set, I just consider that a cooler I'm paying someone with a set off everytime with AA. Then, AA vs. runner runner flush. The other hand I dropped a full buyin on was AKo and I hit two pair on the flop of AKQ. I didn't put villain on J10 at all. We go all in, villain has QJ. Anyone want to guess what the river brought? You got it...a 10. I also dropped a buyin trying to bluff someone late in the session because I can admit I was a little tilted. What a donk I am.
Then, because I was a little tilted, Ollie asked me to play the Daily Doubles. What the hell I wasn't in the mood but entered them and busted out early because I was impatient and in a bad mood. Another buyin-ish gone.
Ray has said that he wants me to move up to 50nl this Friday while he's coaching. I'm excited about that and know I need to get my mind right. (yes, my signature phrase) I don't need to be a tilt monkey!!! So today, I need to refocus, regroup, work on my judicial clerkship stuff and if I have time later, play my A game. Moving up to 50nl is such a motivator for me that I have to and should play good, solid poker.
Oh yeah, I'm posting on my laptop while in class so no HH.
Since my last post, I made 5 1/2 buyins not being able to play much again because of school atm. I would have been on another $70 upswing (my stack was $35 and villain's was $42) if not for a huge suckout. I had AKo, flop A A 9 all rainbow. I bet and get min raised. I decide to just call and be aggro on the turn. Turn was 2. We go all in. Villain has AJ (I put him on AJ or AQ and highly unlikely, 99). River J...GG me.
Yesterday I dropped 4 buyins. 3 of those buyins were with AA. I literally started cringing whenever I saw AA after awhile. A particular donkey sucked out on me the hand before 2 outing my KK vs his QQ. Nex hand, I reload look down and see AA. Donkey thinks about it and calls my raise. Flop was nothing scary, turn brought a straight possibility, all in on turn and he flips over 8 5 o for the gutshot straight. River brings his gutshot...I was sick.
Then, I had AA vs. set, I just consider that a cooler I'm paying someone with a set off everytime with AA. Then, AA vs. runner runner flush. The other hand I dropped a full buyin on was AKo and I hit two pair on the flop of AKQ. I didn't put villain on J10 at all. We go all in, villain has QJ. Anyone want to guess what the river brought? You got it...a 10. I also dropped a buyin trying to bluff someone late in the session because I can admit I was a little tilted. What a donk I am.
Then, because I was a little tilted, Ollie asked me to play the Daily Doubles. What the hell I wasn't in the mood but entered them and busted out early because I was impatient and in a bad mood. Another buyin-ish gone.
Ray has said that he wants me to move up to 50nl this Friday while he's coaching. I'm excited about that and know I need to get my mind right. (yes, my signature phrase) I don't need to be a tilt monkey!!! So today, I need to refocus, regroup, work on my judicial clerkship stuff and if I have time later, play my A game. Moving up to 50nl is such a motivator for me that I have to and should play good, solid poker.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Warning! Obv Brag Post Ahead...
I definitely made about 9 1/2 buyins yesterday at 25nl. I played my A game and really nailed the lag game that Ray has been teaching. Some key changes to my game is sometimes calling a raise in position with suited connectors, limping small PPs, and more delayed cotinuation betting when the flop texture is awful or when my cbets get no respect. I still don't back down from my preflop raises though. A big thanks to my GrandMaster Ray who truly inspires me to be the best I can possibly be!
My PT results from yesterday:
I've also been very fortunate to hit two straight flushes in the past two days. One I got paid off on the other not so much, but eh I can't complain.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?947244 Almost hit the Royal here...mmm sexay hand.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?938716 The only hand that would beat me would be QJ, I thought to myself if he had QJs I'm going to cry lol or maybe laugh manically.
In other news, yes according to most people I am properly BR'd to give 50nl a try...but GrandMaster Ray thinks I should wait till 30 buyins, which isn't much considering I have a $200 I'm clearing and I'm a BR nit anyway.
This has also been a really sweet MTT week for me. I usually don't enter those, but I won a freeroll on Friday in 5th place and won a FTP jersey there were 1781 entrants. Yay! I finally final tabled, which was one of my poker goals for the year! I think I'm going to keep the points because the jerseys are ugly and either use them to satellite or get something from the store much later. I also itm'd in the RTR freeroll for $48 I definitely would have done better I was 4th at one point but my damn wireless kept dropping me...gahhh. I also got 5th and 6th in $3 45 man sngs. 2nd in an ftp satellite, 1st place got to play in the 400k guaranteed. Oh boo, can't win them all...
Oh yes...I must also brag about my new sexay speakers...lol told y'all this is an obv brag post!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7933748&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat110000050027&id=1152228083992
Yummy Bose speakers! I got to test out all types of speakers at Bestbuy and honestly, the Bose $99 ones even blew away the other brands with subwoofers, so I played with the Bose ones with subwoofers the step above mine sounds like you're in a cinema...but I'm not balla I'm just a microstakes donk so I went with the ones above which I'm totally in love with.
Ugh...school is also coming to a close which means graduation is inching closer! Less than 5 weeks of school left...gag.
This means I have a huge to do list:
1) Prepare and do my trial with my partner this Thurs
2) Fill out and finish my bar app.
3) Sign up for Barbri.
4) Ask landlord for extension in lease (done!)
5) Mail out graduation invites
6) Find a dress for graduation + shoes since I can't wear stiletto heels (wtf! outdoor ceremony)
7) Go to that long ass negotiation mediation thing on Sunday (but at least no final!)
8) Figure out and write up proper damages for the case my judge assigned me...eww 5 million dollar case I feel like if I'm deciding what's fair I should get a cut too haha yeah right!
9) Study for my two finals PR (what a joke) and conflicts...did I mention I hate law school in my blog yet?
Today's todo list:
1) Must clean apartment and if it's still bright out play with the pup outside.
My PT results from yesterday:
I've also been very fortunate to hit two straight flushes in the past two days. One I got paid off on the other not so much, but eh I can't complain.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?947244 Almost hit the Royal here...mmm sexay hand.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?938716 The only hand that would beat me would be QJ, I thought to myself if he had QJs I'm going to cry lol or maybe laugh manically.
In other news, yes according to most people I am properly BR'd to give 50nl a try...but GrandMaster Ray thinks I should wait till 30 buyins, which isn't much considering I have a $200 I'm clearing and I'm a BR nit anyway.
This has also been a really sweet MTT week for me. I usually don't enter those, but I won a freeroll on Friday in 5th place and won a FTP jersey there were 1781 entrants. Yay! I finally final tabled, which was one of my poker goals for the year! I think I'm going to keep the points because the jerseys are ugly and either use them to satellite or get something from the store much later. I also itm'd in the RTR freeroll for $48 I definitely would have done better I was 4th at one point but my damn wireless kept dropping me...gahhh. I also got 5th and 6th in $3 45 man sngs. 2nd in an ftp satellite, 1st place got to play in the 400k guaranteed. Oh boo, can't win them all...
Oh yes...I must also brag about my new sexay speakers...lol told y'all this is an obv brag post!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7933748&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat110000050027&id=1152228083992
Yummy Bose speakers! I got to test out all types of speakers at Bestbuy and honestly, the Bose $99 ones even blew away the other brands with subwoofers, so I played with the Bose ones with subwoofers the step above mine sounds like you're in a cinema...but I'm not balla I'm just a microstakes donk so I went with the ones above which I'm totally in love with.
Ugh...school is also coming to a close which means graduation is inching closer! Less than 5 weeks of school left...gag.
This means I have a huge to do list:
1) Prepare and do my trial with my partner this Thurs
2) Fill out and finish my bar app.
3) Sign up for Barbri.
4) Ask landlord for extension in lease (done!)
5) Mail out graduation invites
6) Find a dress for graduation + shoes since I can't wear stiletto heels (wtf! outdoor ceremony)
7) Go to that long ass negotiation mediation thing on Sunday (but at least no final!)
8) Figure out and write up proper damages for the case my judge assigned me...eww 5 million dollar case I feel like if I'm deciding what's fair I should get a cut too haha yeah right!
9) Study for my two finals PR (what a joke) and conflicts...did I mention I hate law school in my blog yet?
Today's todo list:
1) Must clean apartment and if it's still bright out play with the pup outside.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Egos
So this is more of a small rant than anything else (not that I actually care that much...). A certain CR guy was telling someone else that he "owned" me at one table and how he bluffed me out of many pots.
PT shows I lost ONE pot to him and a profit to him of $2.65. The rest were me folding in the small blind preflop...so um...congrats to you and your ego?
I did however stack off to another CR member with absolutely nothing...must NOT bluff at 25nl. Gotta keep reminding myself of that! No hand histories today because I'm in class, pretty lazy and have to work on a dumb closing argument and that class starts at 4.
I will however post what I am getting this weekend!
Samsung 22"
HP Pavilion E6400 Media Center TV
That's hotness.
ETA: During class I also played some .25 PLO with Smaptastic and Olliepower...I left with $125 lolol I totally bombed my closing argument after that but I made $100 in an hour even with Olliepower sucking out on me with a runner runner flush that beat my made straight.
PT shows I lost ONE pot to him and a profit to him of $2.65. The rest were me folding in the small blind preflop...so um...congrats to you and your ego?
I did however stack off to another CR member with absolutely nothing...must NOT bluff at 25nl. Gotta keep reminding myself of that! No hand histories today because I'm in class, pretty lazy and have to work on a dumb closing argument and that class starts at 4.
I will however post what I am getting this weekend!
Samsung 22"
HP Pavilion E6400 Media Center TV
That's hotness.
ETA: During class I also played some .25 PLO with Smaptastic and Olliepower...I left with $125 lolol I totally bombed my closing argument after that but I made $100 in an hour even with Olliepower sucking out on me with a runner runner flush that beat my made straight.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Finally Digging Myself Out of the Hole
Poker is so swingy. You run either super hot and suck out occasionally or everyone else sucks out on you.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891521 I about had a heart attack and died on this hand...the biggest pot I ever won. GrandMaster (lol) Ray is so right though that I shouldn't be playing deep 6 tables since I play with scared money.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891535 I wanted to post this hand and shed a few tears :'(
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891619 <3<3<3
In other news, I'm getting a 22" monitor to help in my poker escapades! Woohoo.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891521 I about had a heart attack and died on this hand...the biggest pot I ever won. GrandMaster (lol) Ray is so right though that I shouldn't be playing deep 6 tables since I play with scared money.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891535 I wanted to post this hand and shed a few tears :'(
http://www.pokerhand.org/?891619 <3<3<3
In other news, I'm getting a 22" monitor to help in my poker escapades! Woohoo.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Another Day...
So I played an assload of hands yesterday over 2k 4 tabling...gosh I need an awesome poker setup so I can 6 table! Overall a pretty good day, though not running hot by any means, made half my profit at the deep 6 table and the other half grinding 25nl up about 3 buyins.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?879609 LoL full stack off with A2?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?879571 By far, my favorite hand of the day against another CR member that I knew would 3 bet me constantly. I cold called his 3 bet oop planning to check raise on a dry flop, which came. GrandMaster Ray (bahaha!) inspires me try more crazy plays like this.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881017 My read was off here. I saw villain slowplay and min bet with top set earlier. His $3 looked so weak to me, looking back his min rereraise should have screamed big pp. After I raised him on the flop, and he shoved I knew I was beat.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881030 I almost didn't make the call here but, the more I thought about it, the more it screamed low-mid pp to nothing, I'm glad I made the right call here. Of course, I was berated by him after hahaha.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881039 Wow! I sucked out and 2 outed someone, I was so happy to know that I can suck out because I never do and it's usually someone sucking out on me! If he had reraised on the flop, I would have thought about folding, but his turn aggression I was pot committed.
Going to try for 1.5k -2k hands tonight, though probably closer to 1.5k hands. Gotta play good, solid poker..my mantra.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?879609 LoL full stack off with A2?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?879571 By far, my favorite hand of the day against another CR member that I knew would 3 bet me constantly. I cold called his 3 bet oop planning to check raise on a dry flop, which came. GrandMaster Ray (bahaha!) inspires me try more crazy plays like this.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881017 My read was off here. I saw villain slowplay and min bet with top set earlier. His $3 looked so weak to me, looking back his min rereraise should have screamed big pp. After I raised him on the flop, and he shoved I knew I was beat.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881030 I almost didn't make the call here but, the more I thought about it, the more it screamed low-mid pp to nothing, I'm glad I made the right call here. Of course, I was berated by him after hahaha.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?881039 Wow! I sucked out and 2 outed someone, I was so happy to know that I can suck out because I never do and it's usually someone sucking out on me! If he had reraised on the flop, I would have thought about folding, but his turn aggression I was pot committed.
Going to try for 1.5k -2k hands tonight, though probably closer to 1.5k hands. Gotta play good, solid poker..my mantra.
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