2/12/2010 Session (Commentary)
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 3:17PM 11:00 p.m
So the session begins. I’m using a tighter more aggressive strategy this time around. I am a proud robot. I am a proud robot living in a basement to meet with the goal of grinding up a bankroll, making the correct decision, no matter the outcome. That is my purpose.
You understand the concept of chasing fish as a distant objective. You understand it, but will never let it make or break you.
Sticking to extreme table selection for a while until I find the correct ones to play. I don’t expect to swing as much with this strategy, but we shall see. 4-tabling, but plan to cut tables that aren’t profitable with frequency.
11:50 p.m
Just doubled up on one table playing AQ vs a noted donk. I have $73 on the table, but I might stick around until the one super-bad player leaves. I’m already adjusting my strategy a little, shrug. Poker is all about the situation though.
12:00 a.m
I doubled on one of the four tables. Adjusted my strategy raising under the gun with 10 10. I got the caller I wanted. Nailed a set and he paid me off with top pair ace, rag kicker. I stuck around until he left, then left with $80.
12:30 a.m
Just doubled on table 3 to $70. My AA held against top pair 10, 7 kicker. The one person that could possibly pay me off on the table did. Last night he was a train-wreck, but he has tightened up substantially. I’m going to stick around because he might get bored and revert back to his old ways eventually. I still see him make stupid plays, just not as frequently.
Right now I’m only up about +$20 on the session. This is surprising since I doubled on about 3 tables. I guess the blinds are just really intense when four tabling. Some of these tables are EXTREMELY tight right now. I’ve had to adjust my strategy and steal blinds more, which works pretty much 4 out of 5 times against the right players. This is important for my image, and to steal blinds and break even while I wait out a hand. I need to keep filtering tables that are worthless. This is very necessary, the tables should have action so at least I’m getting rake out of it. I’m already hungry again.
As soon as a table falls to at least 3 other short-stackers, and it’s really tight it’s time to get up and leave. I just folded an AK because I was typing this. Now that was beyond stupid.
1:15 a.m
Not much going on 4-tabling. Still about +$20 for the session. Seem to be hovering around that mark. I’m starving. I’ll probably break in 15 and get a damn snack. With a protein shake, hopefully that will shut my stomach up a few hours. I think since I’ve cut out drinking a lot and my metabolism is just going crazy. Normally all the sugar and shit probably slows it to a still above average rate. Naturally it’s on an above-average on crack rate.
1:20 a.m
I just scooped a $70 pot playing AK. Put out a 4x bet pre with AK and got one caller playing K9. He flopped a nine and called my continuation bet. Figured I was completely screwed. Turn ACE; game over. This could be a great confidence boast for the break. I’m stopping at 1:30 a.m. When that time hits I’m not allowing myself to post another BB on any of the four tables. I’m also, much less emotionally. Then again I haven’t been dealt AA 3 times getting sucked out massively in a 3-hour span yet.
1:35 a.m
Break-town. Up +$61 in 2.5 hours. I feel really good about that session though. Hey, Rome wasn’t build in a day right?
1:50 a.m
A protein shake, banana, apple, carrots, and strips of roast beef. If this doesn’t hold me over until the end of the night I seriously give up. I’m going to resume my two most profitable tables while I eat and bail out Obama-style on the others. I will keep researching for new tables after.
PART II
2:10 a.m
Back 4-tabling. I crushed everything with the exception of the stupid apple. Really not shit going on and I haven’t had a hand in a while. That is expected though. Maybe in an hour I can get one hand on a table, get paid, and break even for the hour lol?
2:30 a.m
One raise before me I go all in preflop with AK offsuit to $42. Somehow NOT ONE GOD-DAMN OUT. Super-user holds AA. I hit a king and still lost. Amazing. So much for a decent session. BTW when the fuck have I ever been dealt AA over AK all in pre vs someone on this site? I don’t remember it ever happening. Pokerstars had to make this session was ruined. I can’t have one session without it the other way around.
2:45 a.m
I tried to get tricky on table 3 limping under the gun with AKs and looking to 3 bet someone all-in. Unfortunately I have no position on that table with 2 of the worst players being 2 and 3 seats away to my left. Anyways all of the tool-sheds of course instant fold that I want in the pot. Someone raises me late, so I go all in $35 total. He calls with QQ. King on the river saves me. That was beyond needed. Still a little down overall for part II so far. I just went up to $70 on table 3. I’m not going to leave it. It’s still a profitable position even know my position isn’t great. Good tables are hard to come by right now. Somehow completely down for the night all thanks to the AA > AK bs.
3:00 a.m
I just pulled in an $80 pot at the table I stayed in on with a larger stack. Scary hand; I raised from middle position pre with 99. A donk I knew REALLY WELL decided to play along. Flop came somewhat favorable and he called on the flop and turn, eventually folding river. He might be a donk, but he certainly isn’t as loose or crazy anymore. But he still loves to gamble and chase. I have $115 on that table now. I’m going to wait for a hand and try to go after him again. It might not happen without position though, especially with my luck.
3:05 a.m
WOW; table 3 strikes again. Just took the same guy for a $110 pot; a very big hand. He tried to bluff me out big on the river, but I held my ground. There was a possible rivered flush draw out there and 2 kings showing (I didn’t have a king). My 2nd best pair queen, ace kicker HOLDS. I now have $162 on that table, which I worked up from $40. The mega-donk has $576. I’m leaving the money on that one. I just re-raised him to $14 pre with 99. Flop came an ace and a 10. I check. He bets $10. I fold. He shows the 5-8 off-suit bluff LOL. I’m seriously not even worried about it. He’s trying to make me play him down with shit-hands, I won’t lose my cool.
Table 1: Raise all in pre with JJ, guy calls with AJ. FUCKING IDIOT HITS THE RIVER AND WINS WITH THE STRAIGHT. OMG FUCK YOU STARS. Relaxing, relaxing, deep breath, deep breath wow. I did everything right there and got absolutely fucked, I can’t believe this shit. It’s bad enough getting coolered all night, but then I can’t dodge to save my life. I lost a nice $70 pot there. Man I could have been up decent. Instead only up $10 in part 2.
3:13 a.m
Some girl just called me that I literally hooked up with let’s see; maybe early senior year in college. Well that’s over three years now. She was never my girl-friend, but is a complete psycho and stalker type. Why can’t a hot girl call I actually want to hook up with call me? What the hell. Crazy it was at 3:13 a.m, a very unlucky number I would say. I obviously didn’t answer. I can’t believe she still tries to get in touch with me; now that is insane.
3:20 a.m
I just lost everything on the one table with the donk. He sucked out a ridiculous straight on the river against my top pair. Back down to a $40 buy-in on that table. I called $100 on the river, but I had to with his range. That absolutely fucks me. This is why you hit and run on a short-stack. I’m such an idiot.
All in with the $40 pre with the donk again this time with AK pre. His A7 nails a 7 on the turn. I don’t know how I’m not throwing shit through my glass-window right now. The fucking clown-box has $850 on the table. Insanity. I can’t dodge 4 outs . FOUR-FUCKING-OUTS. Down on the session overall I can’t believe this is happening. The guy has single handedly ruined me. All comes back to the $100 call on the river I guess. I dug my own grave.
3:40 a.m
JJ < AA all in pre. Down below $1600 overall. I hate this game so much.
3:45 a.m
I just won a $80 pot. I had to actually work for it. I wasn’t dealt KK over JJ like the clown-boxes who run like gold against me every 30 minutes. That puts me over $1625. This session is somehow salvageable if I stay focused.
3:55 a.m
Just doubled to $87 against the villain donk who is now my arch-nemisis. He decided to instant all in the flop with a king high against my set. Justice? Not really, but it’s a start.
4:20 a.m
There are some crazy tables going on right now. I’m currently playing 4. Up to $125 on the table with the donk who ruined me about an hour ago. I just lost a tough $80 pot on table 2. In the blind I lost as someone flopped top 2 pair vs my top pair queen; nothing I could do based on how bad the opponent was and his range. I’m actually around even right now so I have scrapped back and I’m feeling disciplined. If nothing else these crazy tables should sky-rocket my FPPs. I only need a thousand more FPP’s to get a $50 stellar reward bonus. I know this session is going to make or break based on the $120 stack sitting on table 3. There isn’t a better table to risk it though. Well I’m sure there is somewhere; but it’s personal now. I’m not even tired for some reason; man my schedule is screwed up.
4:40 a.m
Just made a $2 hate call on table 2 pre-flop. DO NOT DO THAT SHIT. Don’t be stupid. Stick to your strategy. Flop completely blanked of course haha.
5:00 a.m
The rival donk is down to $377. He has been free-falling the last hour. For the first time in about 4 hours he is no longer the chip leader. You think this tale would end soon, but I have a feeling that it will not. Your stack on that table is back up to $140. This is about what you build yourself up to when he sucked you out on that straight not so long ago. I’m not sure when I’m going to sleep; I’ll probably stay until he leaves. I have no plans tomorrow so screw it.
I’ve decided to cut back to two tables. I’ve already made a few mistakes on the other table in the last 5 minutes. It’s ABC there from here on out. I should just accept that I may not get another chance, and be patient. Meanwhile, the donk is down to $270; this could end soon.
5:30 a.m
Back to 3 tables. I ‘ve been card dead well over an hour now on every single table. The donk is down to $150 and I sense the end is near for his chip-stack. I’m actually starting to feel a little exhausted as well. Overall down on the session thanks to this ridiculous dry-spell. This would be a different night if I didn’t call that $100 on the river a while back. I still don’t consider it mistake; sure it was questionable from a discipline standpoint (leaving the big-stack on the table).
5:50 a.m
The donk shoves his final $15 all in pre-flop. I call last to act with A8. The guy fucking hits with 710. Wow if only he could play ever hand against me this guy would never lose. It’s like a sick re-occuring joke; it really is. I’m sure he will re-distribute the chips in a matter of seconds. Yep he just went busto.
6:00 a.m
Ending the session. It’s uh 6:00 a.m….. Ended with $1640. If I combine 11:00p.m to 6:00 a.m I finished up +$12 total. It’s brutal to put that much time in and basically break even. But I’m happy to not have a loss the way things have been going the past week. I feel like I set up the ground-work for a solid strategy tonight. The biggest mistake was going after a noted donk with a $150 chip-stack, but it’s a risk I would be willing to take every time.
Damn I’m tired. I wish everyone a good-night or morning.
-bag
Reader Comments (3)
Bags,
You seemed focused. That's good. You also broke even. Believe it or not, that isn't too bad. Just before I became a consistent winner, I went through a period where I broke even a lot. You may be about to turn a corner. Keep working on your game. Good Luck.
Chugging away! I pray a corner is being turned soon, that's for sure.
Good Job. Just shows that you goota hang in there!
Keep at it and next time You'll come out on top.