Monday 6.7.2010 -$74 in 5 hours (Part II)

Hours: 5

Duration 1:00 a.m- 6:00 a.m

Net Loss:  -$74

Disappointment doesn't really describe this session.  All the potential in the world, just nothing ever goes right.  The biggest hand of the night I lost KK < AA all in preflop.  It was a table I bum hunted so lost a full $110 pot on that hand.  I cold called the final $40, which was a mistake.  I had to hero fold it there.  I'm disappointed in myself for even putting myself in that position.  I should not have been on that table after I ran $20 up to $100 and the fish had left.  So god-damn stupid and so rigged.  Suddenly remembered why I don't play all full stack though.  I also ran another KK into AA to lose $50.  So a clean $80 lost running KK into AA tonight.  Surely I could have invested the $80 into something more promising than 20% equity, but what can you do?

I ran well under EV even by HEM standards for the 8th time in 10 sessions.  Does it ever end?  That -EV number doesn't even pick up running KK into AA like a clown all night.  When do I sit there and pick up AA against KK's all night?  It really is unbelievable.  I did beat the EV by about $20, which is good.  I cleared close to a 1,000 VPPs during that last stretch, which is great.  I felt pretty good with the way I played with the exception of the KK hand, but whatever.

I put in 9.5 more hours Monday, which is ahead of what I thought I would put in.  I didn't really push myself to put in the hours, I just got into a groove and stuck with it.  I didn't force myself during the 3:00 a.m- 6:00 a.m stretch.  Well it's past 6:30 a.m so I should probably wrap this up and get some sleep.  Tomorrow night should be another 8 hours minimum.

Keeping a positive spin: -$74 in 3,000 hands isn't a massive swing at all.  It could always be worse, but yeah.  Also I did it tonight ALL NATURAL, without the 5-hour energy and felt fine.  I didn't even cheat on the energy source!

Cheers to never running +EV in my life.

This may all sound like torture, but I have been enjoying it during the sessions.  I mean the beats and running bad is really frustrating.  But I would honestly rather be doing this than be at my corporate job.  I haven't even thought of that terrible place until now.  Ok I'm rambling now good night.  Or morning........

Call it whatever, it's night to me until I go to bed.  I don't care if the stupid birds are chirping outside.  What do they know anyway?

Monday 6.7.2010 -$56 (Part I)

Session Overview:

Hours: 4.5

Duration:  7:30 p.m- 12:00 a.m

Hands:  3,080

Net Loss:  -$56

So down around three short-stack buy-ins for the first session tonight.  Just wanted to stop in and make a quick update.  I took an hour break and ate a meal.  Yes an actual meal, as opposed to shoving a cliff bar down my face and playing 20 minutes later.

AGain just WOW, I have no idea how I wasn't down more than this.  Running absolutely terrible again.  I hate to bore with hands but I need to hold I don't know like two of these?

Hand 1)  KK < TQ all in on the flop.  -$40

I'm 82% equity.  He rivers three of a kind.

Hand 2)  KK < QQ all in preflop.  -$40

BITCH WHORE RIVER RAT QUEEN.  Don't even get me started on the queen.  DO NOT START THIS SHIT AGAIN.  So basiclaly if I'm all in and there's a queen on the board I instantly lose.

Hand 3)  AK < AT all in preflop.  -$40.

FLOP TEN.  IT holds!

Hand 4)  AK < AT all in preflop.  -$40.

FLOP TEN.  It holds.  No I didn't type this twice by accident.  This actually happened two times in the span of 30 fucking minutes.  So play any ten against me to knock off my all in pre AK.  Unreal.

Hand 5)  AK  < T2 all in preflop.  -$44

Cold calls my $15 4-bet with T2 suited.  By the river he has a full-house, which beats my top pair king.  Just sick.

Hand 6)  AA = AJo all in preflop. -$20

The board runs out J, 5, T, Q, K.

We split with a straight.

Oh really?

Maybe a quick update later.  Trying to stay focused.  I wonder how many hours I can run like this straight, it's actually getting really funny.  At least I log all my hands to prove rig.  Just kidding, but I mean wow.

Cheers to running like shit 50 more hours! 

Sunday/Monday 6.6.2010 Updates (Part III)

Session Overview:

Hours Played:  4

Time:  12:00 a.m- 4:00 a.m

Hands 2,117

Net Loss:  -$90

Technically very early 5:00 a.m Monday morning here.  Just finished up the third session of the day.  Down -$90 in 4 hours, extremely frustrating results.  I played fine, but continued to run like absolute shit.  It was really unbelievable.  To fight that hard and still end up down.  5 Enormous pots lost in the span of an hour was just amazing.  Every time I was 70% + to win and could not hold.  If I hold TWO of these fucking pots I'm at least even for the session:

AQ < AJ all in preflop.  -$60

After fucking with this guy for about an hour, he finally grows some balls.  He snap calls $30 all in preflop and JACK-TOWN BABY WHAT DO YOU KNOW.  HOLY SHIT!!

KK < QQ all in preflop.  -$50

The flop?  You guessed it a bitch queen.

AK < QK all in preflop.  -$50

The flop?  You guessed it A SLUT-BAG MOTHER FUCKING QUEEN.  HOLY SHIT!!

AK < JK all in preflop.  -$40

Another incredible cold call for $18 with JK offsuit.  He happened to be holding a jack of clubs, and 4 clubs ran out by the river smashing my top pair ace flop.  Did I mention I hate my life?

AK < AT all in preflop.  -$40

TEN ON THE RIVER!  BINGO.  Another awesome $20 cold call pre with AT.

Moving On:

The pots above accounted for $250 alone.  Looking at everything I have no idea how the fuck I was only down -$90 in these 4 hours, I should be absolutely thrilled.  Tonight I'm going to have a nightmare.  There is going to be a dude wearing a shirt that says "4 FUCKING OUTS".  He's going to run up and STAB ME in a dark alley.  That will be my nightmare tonight, I just guarntee it.  Oh and the back of his shirt?  You guessed it, A BITCH MOTHER FUCKING QUEEN.

That said I feel fine right now.  I'm very happy with the way I played, I can't control four 4-outers hitting on me in the span of an hour.  There is nothing I can do except keep making the right plays.

I played well over 9 hours today so I'm pretty damn exhausted.  I also played tennis through a rainstorm earlier, which was badass and totally worth it.  I'm not sure if I can keep up this ridiculous pace poker-wise this week, but I'm going to keep pushing myself.  I had fun tonight despite getting four outered to hell.  And putting a positive spin on things I was still up around +$90 for the 9.5 hours combined.  And the goal isn't even the net profit right now, it's just clearing those damn VPPs.  If I kept running like this the entire week and still found a way to break even at the end of the week I would be happy with that result.

Should fall asleep around 5:00 a.m and wake up at 1:00 p.m.  Looking forward to a long run on secluded trail to clear my head during the afternoon tomorrow.  I'm also looking forward to putting in another 6-8 hours tomorrow night, as sick as that sounds.  I maturely leave you with this:

SLUT-BAG BITCH MOTHER FUCKING QUEEN!

Sunday 6.6.2010 Updates (Part II)

Hours Played:  3.5

Time:  7:30 p.m- 11:00 p.m

Hands 2,220

Net Profit:  +$6.00

Unlike last night I decided to log all of the tables and take A BREAK.  As opposed to staying on some of the best tables and keeping everything running.  An actual HOUR BREAK is a good idea.  I'm on break as I type this.  Let me start by saying I just ran really bad during the the last 3.5 hour session, absolutely miserable.

Shockingly HEM actually agrees with me reporting down -$80 in EV during the 3.5 hours, so I feel really good about beating the EV by over $80.  This is tough to do short-stacking.  It took a huge bum-hunt during the last 30 minutes to break even.  I basically had to chase some dude across three different tables to finally get in a nice pot with him and double up $40 to $80.  Luckily I had the presence of mind to realize just how bad this guy was, and immediately stack up full while I was on the table with him.  Probably the worst player I've seen during the past 30 hours, running something like 90/45.  

Should start up again around 12:00a.m.  I want to log at least 2-3 more hours tonight, but it depends on the traffic.  The time I go to sleep depends on the traffic.  I might quickly update later with a Part III, it's good to have to answer to someone.

ENJOYING MY $6 DOLLARS.  YEAH BABY.  That's like one drink at the bar...........

Sunday 6.6.2010 Updates (Part I)

Session Overview:

Time:  4:00 p.m- 6:00 p.m

Hours: 2

Profit +$185

Just wanted to stop in and put up a quick update.  Up $185 in the first 2 hour session I played today.  I have never been so pissed off after winning +$185, I really feel like I should have been up more.  And this is part of the problem.  Whenever I profit, it never seems I profit as much as I should.  And whenever I lose it seems I lose much more than I should.

Three hands highlighted my anger.  Each hand I was all in with 70% or more to win and FAILED.  I won't get into them much because it's boring.  But the highlight was probably me shoving $25 all in preflop with AK, and the opponent cold calling $23 with TJ OFFSUIT.  I flopped the top two pair, and he turns the gutshot straight and holds.  Just wow.

That being said i'll take it GOOD START.  I won't to play at least 5 more hours tonight.  Looking at the session my stats were really almost exactly where I wan't them to be in contrast to last night.  My VPIP was high enough, my PFR was high enough, and my 3 Bet% was close to 4%, which is high for me.  It really needs to be around 5%, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

I feel good going forward into tonight.  I played tennis earlier through a rain-storm, which was just awesome.  So I got my exercise and sleep in.  Also had a great dinner.  Good to go here no excuses.  Time to crush this Sunday without having to worry about the day job tommorow.  Not sure if anyone even reads this on the weekends, I know I usually put the majority of the posts up during the week, but cheers anyways.  My confidence is really probably a bad thing here, but I have to go with it.

Next session 7:30- 10:30 p.m.