Here we go. 2 tables this time

Ok, going to play a couple of .50 tables tonight. On a side note had a good conversation with Felter (dave) on just how bad you would have to run to burn through a bankroll with good money management.


Ok, first hand....

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1891996

I put him on no Ace, and it was great to be right.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1892020

Here is a hand where I wimped out and should have bet out on the turn. That is the level of aggression I am not at yet. I am sure (i think) that if I hit the turn with a pot sized bet he folds.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1892136

Here is a hand that i am not really sure where I stood. A well connnected flop like that. Maybe he was just open ended?? But I think he also touched that A a little harder than I did. What do you think??

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1892147

So the session was positive, and have grown things up to within a sniff of 800. Will see if I can keep this slow and steady thing going.

Another short session tonight

Let's See how this goes?? .50 NL 1 table just killing some time.

How far am I supposed to take this hand. Do I bet stronger on the flop? Do I even make that call on the raise??

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1887020

Ok, so that hand took me down whatever it was. I know I got down to like 42 dollars (down 8).

Well I have been able to grind back up to flat with that increase in aggression just by taking down blinds, or taking the hand down on the flop. And because I am raising more on the flop there is a little pot there to take.

Here is one example, and I did not even increase my pre-flop bet here like I should.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1887113

And here again where I did bump up my bet with the one limper

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1887122

And so I finished down 3.25, so all in all I am pretty happy. Might start multi-tabling the .50 tables.

Just played a little 1 hour session

Maybe not even. Just got back from picking my brother up at the airport though and was not tired yet. So I played 1 table of .50 NL. These are the high and low lights.

Ok. Highlight. This was the only real hand of value that I won (but I am winning more small pots and I know that is HUGE for my game.)

Hey, it is nice to get that river ever once in a while. Glad he paid off a little but I definately needed to bet more than pot. Left money there.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1882428

Bad - this is one those situations where in blind vs blind I figured the only hand that is beating me is if he was completing with pure junk that caught.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1882438

And here I think I just have to learn that if the suit does not come, that A on the flop is not good, and a weak kicker will kill you. (Wow, that sounds so simple just to type, must be an idiot.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1882447

So ended up almost 10 percent of a my buyin anyhow, but left money out there I think. And gave a little away. But that increased aggression and increasing my Raise based on the # of limper's is definitely paying the bills right now in terms of winning enough uncontested small pots. These are pots that I would never have even played for before and just checked away, or worse let someone get in cheap and kill me.

Well small gains will get me there.

Just had a small session. Worked hard on maintaining the aggression, and it worked marginally but still coming up impotent on small hands.

Had one hand that pissed me off is when I get a hand like this, and a flop like this.

Do you hit it harder?? Or call like I did hoping for the board to pair?

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1881632

Another hand that I did not like. Do I drop it sooner or pound it harder??

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1881646

Sometimes things go well though...

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And considering his hole cards I guess this was a bad bluff (too little too late??) Was surprised he was not stronger...

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1881668

I am still leaving money on the table though....

Happy New Year

Well I hope that everyone had a good new years and holiday break. Except for one cash game I did not really play much over the holidays.

Hope to find more time in the next little while. The wife has a lot of Ringette this month, so I should have more time to kill.

Going to play for an hour and a bit here while I have some time. Let's try 2 .25NL tables. Stay tight and aggressive and see what happens.

Oh, in the last session I did lose a buy in due to impatience and stupidity as I was concentrating more on setting up Poker Tracker and HUD then actually playing. Should be all good now.

Running out of excuses...need to start winning soon or admit I suck!