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hi i have decided to start a poker diary. first i will start by introducing myself i am Ashley Jenkin age 24 and i live in cornwall i first got into poker by playing small home games and watching it on tv from about 5 years back then i seen an advertisement one day on tv about online poker so i decided to try it out i started at pkr where for the first 500 games i was a break even player now im 2400 games in with an avg stake of $4 and im up $4,000 in profit with an 88% roi which i think is pretty good.

something a bit different to my normal. what i plan on doing is grinding up a bankroll on stars at the $4.50 180 man sng's (non turbos) so as these are non turbos im thinking 100 buy ins is more than enough, just a few questions if anyone wouldnt mind giving feedback on.

1.what downswing can i expect at the $4.50 180 man sngs (non turbos)
2.how many buy ins do u think i will need
3.what roi do you think is attainable over the long run

ok thanks so im not going to go crazy on the volume to start off with. i will be posting hands and hoping to discuss strategy...............gl at the tables.

Only 1 man u need to speak to thats MC (epitomised on stars) check out his graph then listen v carefully to what he has to say if he posts which I sure he will. Gud luck hope u get where u want to be.

first session now starting just going to go with 4 tables at a time to start with, hopefully i get some interesting spots to post or bink one of em!

@newy ok i will look out for him.

just looked at mc's (epitomised) sick graph and nearly 68k games jeeeeeeeez! nice work hopefully i get to that level some day.

^^^^^^^^^ This. James is one of the nicest guys in poker, I'll send him an email to say hello.

Also check out this staking thread from Mondatoo, who is also a reg in those games

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=55978.0

i cant believe these take so long to fill, guess i picked the wrong time to play lol. i thought there wasnt a wrong time on stars beacause theres so many players.

They will only run about 1 every 45 mins at the moment, they are never quick really not at all like the turbos but evenings and weekends do fill up more quickly. glglgl

ok thanks rod,just now in my first waited an age lol.

Might be worth trying either the smaller stakes turbo 180s or if you really don't like turbos the 90 manners as well.
As Rod stated and you experienced the non turbo 180s just don't run frequently enough

got a 2nd up and running...............nice double up straight away.

PokerStars Hand #95737391384: Tournament #705545854, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2013/03/18 11:17:54 WET [2013/03/18 7:17:54 ET]
Table '705545854 8' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: powerpokerBR (1750 in chips)
Seat 2: viacheslav.b (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: Andryxa89 (1430 in chips)
Seat 4: kubachelten (1376 in chips)
Seat 5: uwitzjulijul (1480 in chips)
Seat 6: andrei5024 (1374 in chips)
Seat 7: ashj22 (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: Cypriote16 (1750 in chips)
Seat 9: Moni201 (1440 in chips)
ashj22: posts small blind 10
Cypriote16: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Ac Js]
Moni201: folds
powerpokerBR: folds
viacheslav.b: folds
Andryxa89: folds
kubachelten: raises 20 to 40
uwitzjulijul: calls 40
andrei5024: folds
ashj22: calls 30
Cypriote16: folds
*** FLOP *** [6h Jh Tc]
ashj22: checks
kubachelten: checks
uwitzjulijul: bets 100
ashj22: calls 100
kubachelten: folds
*** TURN *** [6h Jh Tc] [2s]
ashj22: checks
uwitzjulijul: bets 300
ashj22: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [6h Jh Tc 2s] [3c]
ashj22: checks
uwitzjulijul: bets 1040 and is all-in
ashj22: calls 1040 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
uwitzjulijul: shows [Qs 9s] (high card Queen)
ashj22: shows [Ac Js] (a pair of Jacks)
ashj22 collected 3020 from pot
uwitzjulijul finished the tournament in 167th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3020 | Rake 0
Board [6h Jh Tc 2s 3c]
Seat 1: powerpokerBR folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: viacheslav.b folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Andryxa89 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: kubachelten folded on the Flop
Seat 5: uwitzjulijul showed [Qs 9s] and lost with high card Queen
Seat 6: andrei5024 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ashj22 (small blind) showed [Ac Js] and won (3020) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 8: Cypriote16 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Moni201 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

gave him the rope and he used it to hang himself.

quick update while im in the break i had 4 running

no.1 1h 11 mins in 61/64
no.2 45 mins in 38/104
no.3 busted ran qq into kk will post hand later to hopefully get feedback on it
no.4 1 min 74/179

come on you beauty!!!!!!!!!! doubled up in no.1 and trebled up in no.2!

pffffff busted no.1 and no.4 but in no.2 im 1/64

right on 2nd break just the 1 left from the 4 i played im 3/44

Not sure it works out better $/hr playing these than the $2 180 turbos. The reg speeds take 4+ hours whereas the turbos are usually less than 2hrs. But 100bis should be enough for the reg speed anyway.

im not a big fan of turbos, i think im gonna stick with these for the time being.

ok so here is one of the bust out hands, probaly silly even asking if its standard but can i get away here?

PokerStars Hand #95738491469: Tournament #705553469, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2013/03/18 11:53:48 WET [2013/03/18 7:53:48 ET]
Table '705553469 18' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: naitlis (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: iQube (1520 in chips)
Seat 3: Delta39x (1260 in chips)
Seat 4: Scothh (2280 in chips)
Seat 5: sotirakis33 (1680 in chips)
Seat 6: welliton17 (1440 in chips)
Seat 7: Zithenn (1265 in chips)
Seat 8: ashj22 (1525 in chips)
Seat 9: Hfpev (2310 in chips)
iQube: posts small blind 15
Delta39x: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Qh Qd]
Scothh: raises 30 to 60
sotirakis33: folds
welliton17: folds
Zithenn: calls 60
ashj22: raises 150 to 210
Hfpev: folds
naitlis: folds
iQube: folds
Delta39x: folds
Scothh: raises 2070 to 2280 and is all-in
Zithenn: folds
ashj22: calls 1315 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (755) returned to Scothh
*** FLOP *** [Kd 5d 4c]
*** TURN *** [Kd 5d 4c] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 5d 4c Jd] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Scothh: shows [Ks Kh] (a full house, Kings full of Fives)
ashj22: shows [Qh Qd] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
Scothh collected 3155 from pot
ashj22 finished the tournament in 143rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3155 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 5d 4c Jd 5c]
Seat 1: naitlis (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: iQube (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Delta39x (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Scothh showed [Ks Kh] and won (3155) with a full house, Kings full of Fives
Seat 5: sotirakis33 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: welliton17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Zithenn folded before Flop
Seat 8: ashj22 showed [Qh Qd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 9: Hfpev folded before Flop (didn't bet)

ITM 2/27

the river counterfeited me twice when i had two pair in descent sized pots aswell still in though 9/12

ft 8/9

dont know what was more tilting the time it took to fill up or the final table bubble.

am out 8/180 donkey called my shove with qjs what a fish.

i have a few hands to post a bit later if i could get feedback on them would be greatly appreciated.

HAND 1

PokerStars Hand #95737272777: Tournament #705534736, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2013/03/18 11:13:53 WET [2013/03/18 7:13:53 ET]
Table '705534736 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: MrKroenen (1652 in chips)
Seat 2: albiniuks (2045 in chips)
Seat 3: FroggerFL (1620 in chips)
Seat 4: ashj22 (1645 in chips)
Seat 5: ilivad (2825 in chips)
Seat 6: athos.adr (3515 in chips)
Seat 7: bowlmoah (2945 in chips)
Seat 8: DSMaverick (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: ntamacoupa (928 in chips)
ilivad: posts small blind 15
athos.adr: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [8d Ah]
bowlmoah: folds
DSMaverick: folds
ntamacoupa: folds
MrKroenen: folds
albiniuks: folds
FroggerFL: folds
ashj22: raises 30 to 60 <---------------- raise from postion cos i feel that the blinds will defend with worse than a8
ilivad: folds
athos.adr: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [6h Ad 3h] <-------------------- check flop for pot control and deception
athos.adr: checks
ashj22: checks
*** TURN *** [6h Ad 3h] [Js]
athos.adr: bets 30
ashj22: raises 60 to 90        <---------------- raise his weird min turn bet as i feel im ahead im going for value
athos.adr: raises 60 to 150   <--------------- call weird min re raise to see what he does on river
ashj22: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [6h Ad 3h Js] [4d]
athos.adr: bets 420  <----------------- not really sure what to put him on but is he going to value bet worse than a8
ashj22: folds
Uncalled bet (420) returned to athos.adr
athos.adr collected 435 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 435 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ad 3h Js 4d]

would just like to know is there any flawed thought process here? thanks

PokerStars Hand #95738756761: Tournament #705534736, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2013/03/18 12:03:15 WET [2013/03/18 8:03:15 ET]
Table '705534736 11' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: hard2crack (8230 in chips)
Seat 2: IvgvardV (3390 in chips)
Seat 3: Chewporka (3931 in chips)
Seat 4: Dan4ik17 (4336 in chips)
Seat 5: dexter777720 (5725 in chips)
Seat 6: ashj22 (1235 in chips)
Seat 7: schepok (7379 in chips)
Seat 8: ilivad (1748 in chips)
Seat 9: pacino_k (2315 in chips)
IvgvardV: posts small blind 75
Chewporka: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [2h 2d]
Dan4ik17: raises 300 to 450
dexter777720: folds
ashj22: raises 785 to 1235 and is all-in <------------------- is this standard i know im getting called and im either flipping or crushed but my stack is ridic small and i feel i need to take a shot
schepok: folds
ilivad: folds
pacino_k: folds
hard2crack: folds
IvgvardV: folds
Chewporka: folds
Dan4ik17: calls 785
*** FLOP *** [7s 8s Qd]
*** TURN *** [7s 8s Qd] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [7s 8s Qd 9d] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dan4ik17: shows [Ah Ks] (a pair of Queens)
ashj22: shows [2h 2d] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
ashj22 collected 2695 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2695 | Rake 0
Board [7s 8s Qd 9d Qc]

so far 4 played = $18 and 1 cash 8/180 for $16.23 so im -$1.77.

Can't imagine these being a good way to build a roll. $2-$2.50 a game is probably attainable, and with 50% ROI downswings shouldn't be too gross (shouldn't have 100+ buyin downswings often I wouldn't think).

If you're playing these for fun or whatever then fair enough but gl playing enough a day to make any money.

Btw 22 is a clear fold and A8 you should be betting flop for value.

not a good way to build a roll? really i have done a fair bit of research and its everywhere that these are apperently great br buliders and someone on 2+2 said a good player at these could attain 100% roi. with the 22 hand i had 8bb and the blinds are coming round so i cant sit around all day and blind down imo. thanks for the feedback appreciate it.

im not looking to try and make descent money straight off the bat but if that 100% roi is attainable i could easily play 200 a month which would mean $900 a month and i know thats not much money but it looks like it could bulid the br up quite nicely.obv this may not be realistic at all thats why im asking around.

Tbh I'm not that well informed on them, but personally I've never sharkscoped someone with higher than 50%, but that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I promise you can't profitably jam deuces here with no fold equity into an EP 3x raise pre-antes, however much sitting around you prefer not to do.

If $1k a month is your goal then perhaps it is viable. Vbol!

having a more detailed look about the attainable roi some say 100% roi is attainable for hudereds but once your in the thousands played it starts dropping. 22 hand thanks for clearing that up its just before i thought you may of meant that you would prefer a fold as its marginal but now youve said its actually unprofitable i wont be doing that again lol and yeah 1k a month to start building my br up is fine by me then maybe move up levels or switch to playing mtts not sure yet.

I think a 30% ROI is very easily doable on these (even I can do it *lol*). 50% is not so easy (I think?) but will be very interested to see if it can be done. How are you finding the volume on these 200 per month sound quite hard to me as they just do not run often enough. Are you playing every day? They can take an hour to fill and 4-5 hours to play. I am only a small volume rec though.

On the A8 hand is the turn not a fold as played when he 3-bets, the line looks ridic strong?

yeah im not playing much volume at all to start with just 4 a day at the moment but i mentioned i could easily do 200 a month cos thats only 8 a day which seems fine,to start off with though im going for quality over quantity just try and get really good before i put the volume in. yeah a8 hand was weird prob shoulda just c-bet flop to get more info but i try not play predictable (the same line every time)

just starting another 4 only 2 up at the mo though and pretty card dead meh.

right thats 4 up and running will update on breaks

break time

no.1 65/76
no.2 busted cos of this muppets call
PokerStars Hand #95796525015: Tournament #706099985, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2013/03/19 13:51:10 WET [2013/03/19 9:51:10 ET]
Table '706099985 18' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: vasiliu580 (1705 in chips)
Seat 2: LUCKYCHUPS (2125 in chips)
Seat 3: Grafschluck (5191 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: belus1985 (1960 in chips)
Seat 5: delange46 (4793 in chips)
Seat 6: adac6 (2358 in chips)
Seat 7: ashj22 (1240 in chips)
Seat 8: TF430 (1564 in chips)
Seat 9: tobibaby_KK (6179 in chips)
adac6: posts small blind 25
ashj22: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Ks Jd]
TF430: folds
tobibaby_KK: folds
vasiliu580: folds
LUCKYCHUPS: folds
Grafschluck: folds
belus1985: folds
delange46: raises 100 to 150
adac6: folds
ashj22: raises 1090 to 1240 and is all-in
delange46: calls 1090
*** FLOP *** [3h Tc 5h]
*** TURN *** [3h Tc 5h] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [3h Tc 5h Qs] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashj22: shows [Ks Jd] (a pair of Jacks)
delange46: shows [Ts Qh] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
delange46 collected 2505 from pot
ashj22 finished the tournament in 105th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2505 | Rake 0
Board [3h Tc 5h Qs Js]
Seat 1: vasiliu580 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: LUCKYCHUPS folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Grafschluck folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: belus1985 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: delange46 (button) showed [Ts Qh] and won (2505) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 6: adac6 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ashj22 (big blind) showed [Ks Jd] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 8: TF430 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: tobibaby_KK folded before Flop (didn't bet)

no.3 10/117
no.4 7/143


blinds were just about to go up aswell.

doubled in no.1 kqs v 88

just brought in a no.5

is this a 3 bet jam here?

PokerStars Hand #95797457968: Tournament #706095818, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2013/03/19 14:15:05 WET [2013/03/19 10:15:05 ET]
Table '706095818 6' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: LonelySail (4509 in chips)
Seat 2: ashj22 (2805 in chips)
Seat 3: Zanimljiv (480 in chips)
Seat 4: memo__9700 (2660 in chips)
Seat 5: JStedile1 (4256 in chips)
Seat 6: FRY773 (4810 in chips)
Seat 7: steggles75 (5127 in chips)
Seat 8: Prometey9 (3572 in chips)
Seat 9: TomateXIV (9207 in chips)
steggles75: posts small blind 75
Prometey9: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [9h 9d]
TomateXIV: folds
LonelySail: raises 150 to 300
ashj22: folds
Zanimljiv: folds
memo__9700: folds
JStedile1: folds
FRY773: folds
steggles75: folds
Prometey9: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to LonelySail
LonelySail collected 375 from pot
LonelySail: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 375 | Rake 0
Seat 1: LonelySail collected (375)
Seat 2: ashj22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Zanimljiv folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: memo__9700 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JStedile1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: FRY773 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: steggles75 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Prometey9 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: TomateXIV folded before Flop (didn't bet)

break time
no.1 27/33
 no.2 busted
 no.3 29/49
 no.4 46/58
 no.5 busted

no.1 itm

no.2 itm

no.1 9/14
no.2 10/18

no.1 ft

on ft ofc nice joke!

PokerStars Hand #95802482741: Tournament #706095818, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (500/1000) - 2013/03/19 16:08:03 WET [2013/03/19 12:08:03 ET]
Table '706095818 6' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: LonelySail (17726 in chips)
Seat 2: ashj22 (10616 in chips)
Seat 3: CENUA (19207 in chips)
Seat 4: ShtikTZ (28421 in chips)
Seat 5: kili_75 (33524 in chips)
Seat 6: jgam1986 (40303 in chips)
Seat 7: orestasore (31394 in chips)
Seat 8: shevalex09 (75667 in chips)
Seat 9: amInerd (13142 in chips)
LonelySail: posts the ante 100
ashj22: posts the ante 100
CENUA: posts the ante 100
ShtikTZ: posts the ante 100
kili_75: posts the ante 100
jgam1986: posts the ante 100
orestasore: posts the ante 100
shevalex09: posts the ante 100
amInerd: posts the ante 100
ashj22: posts small blind 500
CENUA: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [As Kc]
ShtikTZ: folds
kili_75: folds
jgam1986: folds
orestasore: folds
shevalex09: folds
amInerd: folds
LonelySail: folds
ashj22: raises 7000 to 8000
CENUA: raises 11107 to 19107 and is all-in
ashj22: calls 2516 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (8591) returned to CENUA
*** FLOP *** [5h Jh Tc]
*** TURN *** [5h Jh Tc] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [5h Jh Tc 6h] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashj22: shows [As Kc] (high card Ace)
CENUA: shows [Ac 6s] (a pair of Sixes)
CENUA collected 21932 from pot
ashj22 finished the tournament in 9th place and received $11.07.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21932 | Rake 0
Board [5h Jh Tc 6h 8d]
Seat 1: LonelySail (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ashj22 (small blind) showed [As Kc] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 3: CENUA (big blind) showed [Ac 6s] and won (21932) with a pair of Sixes
Seat 4: ShtikTZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kili_75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jgam1986 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: orestasore folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: shevalex09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: amInerd folded before Flop (didn't bet)

just busted no.2 11/180 qq straight into kk again.

no.1 finished 9/180

day 2 $22.50 on buy ins cashed for $18.08 so overall -$6.19 so far zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

hmmmmmm i was gonna play some cash games but cant be asked with boring cash, time to fire up a few $4.50's

will start updates when i have all 4 running.

break time

no.1 46/92
no.2 34/101
no.3 68/112
no.4 81/123

busted all of them before itm mostly thanks to pathetic play getting rewarded which inturn tilted me.

-$24.19 overall after 13 games.

sorry if my language offended anyone was just trying to keep it as real as possible as its a diary, i have edited all the posts now and will keep it down in future

Top man, thank you.

GL with the diary mate. I would recommend keeping it productive and avoiding 'pathetic call' etc statements after badbeats, obv frustrating but that's all part of the game ... and after all you want such calls anyway surely? You'll get more feedback too!  :)

ty dwayne

Good question, I hope MC will answer it

You have enough to make him fold but in a vacuum (readless) it is hard to say. Do we have HUD stats for PFR and fold to 3-bet that would give us some idea. The raise is from EP so is weighted to the stronger part of his range. 99 looks a good hand though and you can get calls in these from like 55, 66, 77 and 88 here as well a a few hands you are racing with so it is possible you are just ahead of his calling range. Add in some fold equity and  your shove is probably +cEV which should be the main thing we are looking at at this stage.

I am guessing it is a 3-bet shove?

well im thinking if i do 3 bet shove here 88 and worse wont be calling imo.

Raise size seems unusual...

In all seriousness, if you plan on playing any volume of these, and making some form of income from it then you need to revise your attitude to the plays of others. Or you'll go mad very fast.

i had 10bb so that raise is the same as shoving. its just so annoying when terrible play gets rewarded and i know its the game dosent make it not annoying though. when i bink one then it seems easier to handle bad plays getting rewarded, cos at the moment it just seems like good play gets you knowwhere but i know the variance in poker can be quite brutal depending on what your playing.i also know if i keep making the right descions and playing well it is enevitable that i will hit a good streak.

I'd make it 630/decide. You can get away from multiple jams that way plus you're IP when he flats which so often he will. HUD stats make these decisions infinitely easier, you should think about trialling Hold Em Manager.

It's not exactly terrible play when he wants to (effectively) call of 10bb with an ace BVB tho

Ashley,

As others - wiser & older than me - have said, you need to get your head in the right place if you want to...

a) Be profitable

b) Enjoy poker.

No point playing the game if you don't tick at least one of those two boxes.

This "these idiots make terrible plays & get rewarded" attitude is WRONG.

As long as you think that way, you will NEVER tick boxes a) & b).

Some of us.......only make money at poker due to these idiots. Were it not for them, we'd be HUGE losers.

Respect them, they are your profit.

And the hard truth is, if you cannot beat these players over time.......then you are no better than them.

Good luck Ash, sort it out.

If you have a read on the player that says that then fine, but in these there are without doubt a lot of players that do call with worse.

Very wise words... if I was you I would take this in and digest it for a day or 2 cause all the comments on here are right... I have read this from the beginning and I get the feeling you are trying to hard. You know that variance kicks you in the balls at times but you have to be able to take it.

Like tikay said these are the "idiots" that will make you money in the long term!!

Really?

Always shoving nines here, unless perhaps opener is a gigantic nit

thanks for the advice i dont feel im trying to hard at all at the minute im playing 4 a day which is nothing. i think my mindset is completely fine i have always been the same i know these players playing bad are good for me but still does my head in when bad plays get rewarded. 9/10 i dont tilt and even when i do tilt i dont let it affect my play. on pkr where i have an avg stake of just $4 and im up $4,000 proves i can play mtts imo so i will just keep plugging away until i hit that enevitable good streak. thanks for all the feedback i do read and absorb every comment appreciate it.

...but that is precisely the point. They do NOT get rewarded 9/10.

I'm just trying to get it across to you that there is no point in getting "tilted" because players, in your view, get lucky on you sometimes. It is the way of poker, it is normal, standard, perfectly natural, it always was, & always will be.

So it's best that you come to terms with it. It will always be so.

"Tilt" is a very bad thing for a poker player, it is a weakness, even though it is increasingly fashionable to boast about it. Cure it, & you will a) enjoy your poker more, & b) be more profitable.

i was suppose to put a fullstop at the ended of rewarded. it is meant to come across i "9/10 i dont tilt". i also dont think that bad play gets rewarded 9/10.

Ahh, well that does rather change the meaning. 

anyone have any ideas how to improve? at the minute im just playing around 4 a day then the next day before my session i review the previous days hh and also posting hands here. what else can i do to improve?

right i got 4 up and running...........time for a bink?

no.1 15/85
no.2 86/109
no.3 116/134
no.4 31/157

Read some strategy guides, or watch some videos?  Get TMGOP 1 and pre-order TMGOP 2 - sounds like the 1st will be of massive help.

ok thanks.  TMGOP 1 and pre-order TMGOP 2 <--------------------- never heard of it.

busted no.2 AQ v AK

Never heard of either?  Quite possibly the best £20 you could invest in your poker career.  The Mental Game of Poker - books or audios.

now you said them in full i understand what you mean and they do sound like something i could benefit from.

was crushing no.1 until obviously i run ak into aa zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

post the hand

PokerStars Hand #95851985941: Tournament #706607330, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2013/03/20 14:38:21 WET [2013/03/20 10:38:21 ET]
Table '706607330 17' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: nima414 (9921 in chips)
Seat 2: fdmlopes93 (3285 in chips)
Seat 3: Pit1956 (7101 in chips)
Seat 4: lavinia_pkr (1728 in chips)
Seat 5: Samy_0787 (14343 in chips)
Seat 6: sabbatage1 (6865 in chips)
Seat 7: TarekGG (3899 in chips)
Seat 8: ashj22 (6955 in chips)
Seat 9: ganz3 (1777 in chips)
nima414: posts the ante 25
fdmlopes93: posts the ante 25
Pit1956: posts the ante 25
lavinia_pkr: posts the ante 25
Samy_0787: posts the ante 25
sabbatage1: posts the ante 25
TarekGG: posts the ante 25
ashj22: posts the ante 25
ganz3: posts the ante 25
ashj22: posts small blind 125
ganz3: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Ad Kh]
nima414: folds
fdmlopes93: folds
Pit1956: raises 250 to 500
lavinia_pkr: folds
Samy_0787: folds
sabbatage1: calls 500
TarekGG said, "i shouldve done that terrible play, but i was oop wanted to get raised"
TarekGG: folds
ashj22: raises 6430 to 6930 and is all-in
ganz3: folds
Pit1956: raises 146 to 7076 and is all-in
sabbatage1: folds [2s 2c]
Uncalled bet (146) returned to Pit1956
nima414 said, "got to move on turn"
*** FLOP *** [5h 8s 6c]
*** TURN *** [5h 8s 6c] [4h]
Pit1956 said, "i.d.i.o.t from united kingdom"
*** RIVER *** [5h 8s 6c 4h] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashj22: shows [Ad Kh] (a pair of Fours)
Pit1956: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
Pit1956 collected 14835 from pot
ashj22 finished the tournament in 44th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14835 | Rake 0
Board [5h 8s 6c 4h 4c]
Seat 1: nima414 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fdmlopes93 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Pit1956 showed [Ah As] and won (14835) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 4: lavinia_pkr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Samy_0787 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: sabbatage1 folded before Flop
Seat 7: TarekGG (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: ashj22 (small blind) showed [Ad Kh] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 9: ganz3 (big blind) folded before Flop

I dont like the jam with 28bb... I think you can r/f here or peel and then c/f the flop depending what he bets.

I know hindsight is a beautiful thing just dont think the jam is the right move.

You are on the sb so not like you are worried about the blinds coming round, you can fold here and live to fight another day!!

Did you have any stats on the player? I might be wrong but I dont like it!! especially when you know you are going to be flipping at best!!

i had 28bb the dead money = around 25% of my stack im out of position and imo jamming here dosent look very nutted and can get called by worse. if i 3 bet here i dont really see how i can 3 bet fold cos when i 3 bet it looks like a squeeze so if i 3 bet here imo i pretty much have to 3 bet call off.

busted all 4 before itm.

currently -$42.19 after 17 games.

just started a session, missing the proper mtts so fired up a couple of micro stakes mtts with some $4.50 180's on the side will keep you updated.

what a joke out of 1 mtt top 2 pair obv into a set zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

doubled up in the micro mtt 55 v ATo.....aipf

another double in the mtt AK v 34s loooooooooooooooooool

the pathetic play continues by muppets to brave to fold.

PokerStars Hand #95868158818: Tournament #706774210, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2013/03/20 19:47:37 WET [2013/03/20 15:47:37 ET]
Table '706774210 16' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: vel1982 (6205 in chips)
Seat 3: Ptaaak (3974 in chips)
Seat 4: cashCanyon (2724 in chips)
Seat 5: ashj22 (3140 in chips)
Seat 6: androf7 (2104 in chips)
Seat 7: go1denf1sh (1940 in chips)
Seat 8: thegreatdon (2543 in chips)
Seat 9: nico11111111 (3050 in chips)
cashCanyon: posts small blind 50
ashj22: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Jd Ac]
androf7: folds
go1denf1sh: folds
thegreatdon: folds
nico11111111: folds
vel1982: folds
Ptaaak: folds
cashCanyon: raises 200 to 300
ashj22: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Js Tc 5s]
cashCanyon: bets 600
ashj22: raises 2240 to 2840 and is all-in
cashCanyon: calls 1824 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (416) returned to ashj22
*** TURN *** [Js Tc 5s] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [Js Tc 5s 5d] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cashCanyon: shows [Th Qs] (a full house, Tens full of Fives)
ashj22: shows [Jd Ac] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
cashCanyon collected 5448 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5448 | Rake 0
Board [Js Tc 5s 5d Ts]
Seat 1: vel1982 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Ptaaak (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cashCanyon (small blind) showed [Th Qs] and won (5448) with a full house, Tens full of Fives
Seat 5: ashj22 (big blind) showed [Jd Ac] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 6: androf7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: go1denf1sh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: thegreatdon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nico11111111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I know it's been said already but the criticising of other players really does show that you have the wrong mindset. Do you think you would be more succesful if everybody else played perfectly?

breaktime

mtt 284/699
180 sng no.1 6/128
180 sng no.2 28/83

im just writing what i see. clearly no it wouldnt do me a favour if everyone played great. i dont get this i have the wrong mindset either because im fully aware of this is where my money comes from "bad plays".  

Quick way of getting all the advise, support and knowledge on here to declare themselves out!! I think your attitude towards it is wrong and with this being said I wont post in here again. GL and all the best!

if i cant express my emotions whats the point of having a diary?

The point is Ashley.......you laughed at the chap who doubled you up when he had 3-4 v your AK, ( he lost) but got cross with the guy who beat you with his Q-10.

Do you not see the contradiction?

We can't have it both ways.

yeah i see what you mean now. i think its good when people play bad and i win, but i think its bad when people play bad and i lose. never thought of it like that before will try and think of the bigger picture instead.

is it too loose to re ship this?

PokerStars Hand #95870639891: Tournament #706777555, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2013/03/20 20:27:33 WET [2013/03/20 16:27:33 ET]
Table '706777555 11' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: LychnissfloS (6976 in chips)
Seat 2: ashj22 (5406 in chips)
Seat 3: xlea1991! (4287 in chips)
Seat 4: SOKRATISS (3400 in chips)
Seat 5: Anakin71 (2045 in chips)
Seat 8: SaraISS (5288 in chips)
Seat 9: nunomin (2546 in chips)
ashj22: posts small blind 100
xlea1991!: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Ah 8h]
SOKRATISS: folds
Anakin71: folds
SaraISS: folds
nunomin: raises 2346 to 2546 and is all-in
LychnissfloS: folds
ashj22: folds
xlea1991!: folds
Uncalled bet (2346) returned to nunomin
nunomin collected 500 from pot
nunomin: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 1: LychnissfloS (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ashj22 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: xlea1991! (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: SOKRATISS folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Anakin71 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: SaraISS folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nunomin collected (500)

Nailed it.

i find it hard to think of the bigger picture in the heat of the moment thats the problem,

It will come with time, you are only 24, I am almost twice that, so it comes more naturally.

Count to 100 before you react, and review the hands before posting?

That AJ v Q10 hand for instance. Do you think you played it well? Why shove the flop? What was villain supposed to think about your hand? In his shoes would you fold there?

is this a re ship?

PokerStars Hand #95872359732: Tournament #704160146, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVII (400/800) - 2013/03/20 20:53:47 WET [2013/03/20 16:53:47 ET]
Table '704160146 77' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: sanchya (11909 in chips)
Seat 2: OG_Olga (34062 in chips)
Seat 3: Bellebone (19976 in chips)
Seat 4: ashj22 (14825 in chips)
Seat 5: AasOpDeRiver (35570 in chips)
Seat 6: artega777 (17490 in chips)
Seat 7: Miguelito As (36314 in chips)
Seat 8: pimapenDon (8545 in chips)
Seat 9: kozoro6ec (13632 in chips)
sanchya: posts the ante 100
OG_Olga: posts the ante 100
Bellebone: posts the ante 100
ashj22: posts the ante 100
AasOpDeRiver: posts the ante 100
artega777: posts the ante 100
Miguelito As: posts the ante 100
pimapenDon: posts the ante 100
kozoro6ec: posts the ante 100
artega777: posts small blind 400
Miguelito As: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [As Jd]
pimapenDon: raises 7645 to 8445 and is all-in
kozoro6ec: folds
sanchya: folds
OG_Olga: folds
Bellebone: folds
ashj22: folds
AasOpDeRiver: folds
artega777: folds
Miguelito As: folds
Uncalled bet (7645) returned to pimapenDon
pimapenDon collected 2900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2900 | Rake 0
Seat 1: sanchya folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: OG_Olga folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bellebone folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ashj22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: AasOpDeRiver (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: artega777 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Miguelito As (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: pimapenDon collected (2900)
Seat 9: kozoro6ec folded before Flop (didn't bet)

if i was him yes i would of folded.

breaktime just been

only left in 2

mtt 196/284
180 man sng 24/45

Did you want him to fold?

itm in the mtt 178/252

This is a poker forum, but your diary does not need to have to be all about poker.

doubled in the mtt AQ v KJ 90/226

itm in 180 man sng 6/25

do you call here?

PokerStars Hand #95875075895: Tournament #704160146, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (700/1400) - 2013/03/20 21:37:45 WET [2013/03/20 17:37:45 ET]
Table '704160146 77' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: erwin8585 (57245 in chips)
Seat 2: 8Texman9 (84270 in chips)
Seat 3: Bellebone (59457 in chips)
Seat 4: ashj22 (30137 in chips)
Seat 5: zjoe123 (14275 in chips)
Seat 6: FL_RAP (34045 in chips)
Seat 7: Miguelito As (50520 in chips)
Seat 8: pimapenDon (9177 in chips)
Seat 9: chipraiser1 (35135 in chips)
erwin8585: posts the ante 175
8Texman9: posts the ante 175
Bellebone: posts the ante 175
ashj22: posts the ante 175
zjoe123: posts the ante 175
FL_RAP: posts the ante 175
Miguelito As: posts the ante 175
pimapenDon: posts the ante 175
chipraiser1: posts the ante 175
chipraiser1: posts small blind 700
erwin8585: posts big blind 1400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [8s 8c]
8Texman9: folds
Bellebone: folds
ashj22: raises 1400 to 2800
zjoe123: folds
FL_RAP: raises 31070 to 33870 and is all-in
Miguelito As: folds
pimapenDon: folds
chipraiser1: folds
erwin8585: folds
ashj22: folds
Uncalled bet (31070) returned to FL_RAP
FL_RAP collected 9275 from pot
FL_RAP: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9275 | Rake 0
Seat 1: erwin8585 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: 8Texman9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bellebone folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ashj22 folded before Flop
Seat 5: zjoe123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: FL_RAP collected (9275)
Seat 7: Miguelito As folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pimapenDon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: chipraiser1 (small blind) folded before Flop

break time.......still in both

mtt 92/106
180 man sng 12/19

i'm quickly folding 8's there... you've min raised in early position, most of the time you're either flipping or crushed by overpairs. still have 20 bb's left too, plenty of play left. shove with it but def not calling off with it.

thanks for the feedback

out in 12th in the 180 man sng

over all 20 played and -$48.68

out of the mtt now 79/2233 ran into aa in both

is this a jam?

PokerStars Hand #95877353656: Tournament #704160146, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIV (1500/3000) - 2013/03/20 22:17:15 WET [2013/03/20 18:17:15 ET]
Table '704160146 59' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: latteLisa_90 (133684 in chips)
Seat 3: buckstone198 (78906 in chips)
Seat 4: ashj22 (39182 in chips)
Seat 5: sokratiszit (40042 in chips)
Seat 6: MrFreddie06 (54566 in chips)
Seat 7: Watterprofi (50049 in chips)
Seat 8: jeffybird (51021 in chips)
Seat 9: hennerz0 (68273 in chips)
latteLisa_90: posts the ante 375
buckstone198: posts the ante 375
ashj22: posts the ante 375
sokratiszit: posts the ante 375
MrFreddie06: posts the ante 375
Watterprofi: posts the ante 375
jeffybird: posts the ante 375
hennerz0: posts the ante 375
latteLisa_90: posts small blind 1500
buckstone198: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Qc Kd]
ashj22: folds
sokratiszit: raises 3000 to 6000
MrFreddie06: folds
Watterprofi: folds
jeffybird: folds
hennerz0: folds
latteLisa_90: folds
buckstone198: folds
Uncalled bet (3000) returned to sokratiszit
sokratiszit collected 10500 from pot
sokratiszit: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10500 | Rake 0
Seat 2: latteLisa_90 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: buckstone198 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: ashj22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sokratiszit collected (10500)
Seat 6: MrFreddie06 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Watterprofi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jeffybird folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hennerz0 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Because worse calls all the time in these, again reads on the player would be helpful. Overall was the hand played well? I would say yes without any further reads. I would not play it the same but the way it was played was fine imo.

What would add a lot to this though is if we had some stats on the players. Especially things like PFR and fold to 3bet stats. Ash, are you using PT or HEM?

no i dont use a hud at the moment i did get the 30 day trial with hem2 i think it was but didnt know how to set it up so just played without it.

Worse called, but here's the thing, he also calls a lot with better here a very large proportion of the time and we don't have any clues about him.
HEM2, now it's working properly, gives you some of those clues and much more. Worth investing money, and time.

FWIW I wasn't necessarily criticising the way the hand played out. But posting it for a line-check with a WWYD on the flop question will generate better results than just raging against the fact that the 10 fell on the river.

David he doesn't call with better a large percentage of the time mate. He does not have better a large percentage of the time to do this. Yes he calls every time he has a better hand but that is unusual we are ahead more often than not when he calls. The question is do we make more chips by flatting the flop and letting him fire the air in hid range on the turn. Will discuss later :-)

Is the AJ hand in question the hand where villain bets 600 and we have 2800 total on jt5 w/ fd?

Played perfectly imo, no other option but to go allin. We are ahead 9 times out of 10, we get called by worse jacks, Tx getting stubborn cos there's a fd, flush draws also call, and hands like KQ, Q9 even AK AQ might call (probs not far off the right price) and there's loads of bad turn cards for us, that either lose us action (eg spade comes and KJ/AT shuts down) or we don't know what to do on (eg K or Q comes and he bets, we don't know what to do).

Wp OP imo.

My tip would be to not post mid session or directly after sessions. The raw emotions come out easily and you usually regret them.

I have kept a diary here for over 2 years and have had the same problems and it's defo better to just wait till after the session to post when you're more relaxed and rational. It's impossible to not feel some of the things you feel- "what are you doing? Why are you calling!" Because it is annoying when they win, but it only takes a beer, a chat with a mate or whatever and a lot of experience (both in poker and life (why Tikay shines in this area;) ) to realise that we may not like it, but we need these things to happen to make a profit from this game long term.

Tikay has put it better than me as usual, but I thought I'd throw my 2c in as a fellow 24 year old who had these issues and is still a mental game fish from time to time.

thanks for all the feedback and advice guys much appreciated.so i have been trying to go to bed at reasonable time so inturn i get up ay a reasonable time so i got the whole day to plan things out but last night i ended up going sleep like 4am <----------------- reading a few threads on here some of them are just insane long. so today i woke up at 2pm, what im going to do is fire up some 180's around 4 or 5ish and throw the $2.20 micro mill on the side will post updates later..........................gl at the tables.

My tip would be to not post mid session or directly after sessions. The raw emotions come out easily and you usually regret them.

simple but very effective piece of advice. thanks

Mines called prose from a poshboy, yeh it's ridic long! Just read the first couple of pages then you can jump to the end.

The middle is just some losing, some winning etc lol

Its one of the best diaries on here...it does go off on a tangent from time to time but the majority is a great read!!

OOPS!..........somehow i got a trojan so spent the last 2 hours trying to get rid of it, i got rid of summit dunno if it was the trojan or not though. minor problem the micro mill starts in 10 mins and because of all this trojan shite i havent had time to review my hh,i suppose i can just late reg so no big deal.dont like the idea of typing in passwords when there could a trojan on the loose though but im gonna play will post updates throughout, but will try and keep to posting hands a while after so my emotions are not coming across to strong if its a bad beat lol.

i know i said i will post hands in a while but cant resist lol insanely sick spot wtf do you do here?

PokerStars Hand #95914958228: Tournament #2013004068, $2.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2013/03/21 18:02:30 WET [2013/03/21 14:02:30 ET]
Table '2013004068 620' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: kuubla (10180 in chips)
Seat 2: oleusz (4880 in chips)
Seat 3: deathstar200 (4940 in chips)
Seat 4: kamu888 (4890 in chips)
Seat 5: raiNexXy (5000 in chips)
Seat 6: bozo0813 (5000 in chips)
Seat 7: Veselov90 (5110 in chips)
Seat 8: Pato.Xaruto (5000 in chips)
Seat 9: ashj22 (5000 in chips)
kamu888: posts small blind 10
raiNexXy: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Ac Ad]
bozo0813: folds
Veselov90: folds
Pato.Xaruto: folds
ashj22: raises 20 to 40
kuubla: folds
oleusz: raises 50 to 90
deathstar200: folds
kamu888: folds
raiNexXy: folds
ashj22: raises 165 to 255
oleusz: calls 165
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2h Ks]
ashj22: bets 333
oleusz: calls 333
*** TURN *** [Ah 2h Ks]

ashj22: bets 888 oleusz: calls 888 *** RIVER *** [Ah 2h Ks Td] [Jh] ashj22: checks oleusz: bets 2270 ashj22: folds Uncalled bet (2270) returned to oleusz oleusz collected 2982 from pot oleusz: doesn't show hand *** SUMMARY *** Total pot 2982 | Rake 0 Board [Ah 2h Ks Td Jh] Seat 1: kuubla folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 2: oleusz collected (2982) Seat 3: deathstar200 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 4: kamu888 (small blind) folded before Flop Seat 5: raiNexXy (big blind) folded before Flop Seat 6: bozo0813 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 7: Veselov90 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 8: Pato.Xaruto folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 9: ashj22 folded on the River

right i got 2 micro stakes mtts and 2 180's on the go

will just leave it for the bad beats that need time to cool off for posting.

breaktime

180 sng 78/111
180 sng 43/100
mtt micro mill 12687/13549
mtt $3.30 1314/1343 just lost biggish flip AQ v tt

out of the $3.30 lost my JJ v 99 aipf

out of micro mill lost another flip AK v QQ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

busted 2 180 sngs ran QQ into AA and then lost AA v QTs

i know this 3 bet looks strong imo but can i fold here?


PokerStars Hand #95919003152: Tournament #707266627, $4.10+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2013/03/21 19:14:01 WET [2013/03/21 15:14:01 ET]
Table '707266627 14' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Bangggaard (2202 in chips)
Seat 2: remcovn (4204 in chips)
Seat 3: shevalex09 (7903 in chips)
Seat 5: ashj22 (2698 in chips)
Seat 6: PNZ04 (750 in chips)
Seat 7: Fagg8 (1075 in chips)
Seat 8: traxting (1270 in chips)
Seat 9: fizzlediz88 (2315 in chips)
Bangggaard: posts small blind 50
remcovn: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ashj22 [Qh Qs]
shevalex09: folds
ashj22: raises 100 to 200
PNZ04: folds
Fagg8: folds
traxting: folds
fizzlediz88: raises 400 to 600
Bangggaard: calls 550
remcovn: folds
ashj22: raises 2098 to 2698 and is all-in
fizzlediz88: calls 1715 and is all-in
Bangggaard: calls 1602 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (383) returned to ashj22
*** FLOP *** [Jc 6d Ah]
*** TURN *** [Jc 6d Ah] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 6d Ah 4h] [8s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ashj22: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
fizzlediz88: shows [Ac As] (three of a kind, Aces)
fizzlediz88 collected 226 from side pot
Bangggaard: shows [td Ad] (a pair of Aces)
fizzlediz88 collected 6706 from main pot
Bangggaard finished the tournament in 93rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6932 Main pot 6706. Side pot 226. | Rake 0
Board [Jc 6d Ah 4h 8s]
Seat 1: Bangggaard (small blind) showed [td Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: remcovn (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: shevalex09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ashj22 showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: PNZ04 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Fagg8 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: traxting folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: fizzlediz88 (button) showed [Ac As] and won (6932) with three of a kind, Aces

this getting annoying now just busted another sitting on bb with ato and like 7bb im thinking just fold to the sb and then hope he shoves<---------------that does happen but ofc the sb has ak hahahahahahahahahah just fired up another 3 come onnnnnnnnnnnnnn! i need to get a top 3 pronto!...................will keep you updated.

I think the Queens hand is a little awkward given the number of BBs you have left, as asides from the 3 bet size the call behind from Banggard looks really strong given you're still to act (his play really bad imo)....but with 26 bb's I think I'd play it as you have almost all the time unless we have strong information to suggest the opponent's range(s) in this spot are restricted to Aces/Kings/AK

so sick played 7 today busted 5 out the money only 2 left,last 2 for the night.

just 1 left and doubled on the bubble QQ v AJ

itm right in the middle of the pack 13/27

nice, how many runners? GL!

GL.... Take it down!!

      is just one of the 180's

12/18

once again lost a flip at crucial time QQ v AK

out in 17th for another pathetic run.

27 played -$73.17 <-------------makes me sick just looking at it,still a miniscule sample tho i guess.............chin up!

Morning Ashley.

If you don't mind me saying, I still think you are running at this the wrong way.

Firstly, yes, a great idea to calm down, let the steam subside, after you have become a bit angry, or tilted, mad, upset, whatever, at a beat.

But.....

All you are doing is addressing the symptoms, not the cause. The symptoms are the annoyance, the angst, the tilt, but the CAUSE is getting upset about the beat in the first place.

If you cure the cause, the symptoms will not appear again.

So we need to try & rationalise these "beats" which stick in our mind.

1) We remember the beats, but we tend to forget when we hold, or when we suckout on others. It cuts BOTH ways, don't use selective memory, you are only harming yourself.

2) Bad beats. If you play - say - 10 Tourneys or SNG's every day, you ARE going to experience, say, 20 bad beats per day. You just ARE. Nothing you can do will ever stop that. It is how poker works. Always has, always will. EVERY player suffers them exactly the same. Everyone. Nobody on earth gives a toss about your beats, we have our own. We all do. Every single last one of us. NO EXCEPTIONS. 

So let us assume 20 per day, that is 140 per week, over 500 times per month you are going to get uppity.

Does that really sound like fun, something to look forward to?

Any good player will work that out over time, & stop wasting negative energy on fretting about bad beats. Why worry, we cannot prevent them, they are natural, they ARE poker.

Look at the top pros on blonde, generally speaking they just shrug their shoulders & move on.

As a little experiment, try this. It will probably cost you $10 or $20. maximum. Play half a dozen $2 Omaha SNG's or DYM's. Bad beats? You ain't seen nothing until you play Omaha, trust me. Bad beats are x times more prevelant in Omaha, but Omaha players understand that. Next case, move on, sorta thing.

Anyway, I hope some of that helps. It pains me to see amateur poker players - 99.9% of us are amateurs - not enjoying the game as they should. Personally, I can't begin to imagine playing a recreational game in which I knew I would get upset every day. Makes no sense if you think about it, does it?

Good luck.

Good post Tikay.

Hope the luck turns around for you soon ash. Gl

Yeah, great post. A good way to look at it is that the degree to which someone 'tilts' is a test of character - people with strong, disciplined, logical mindsets are less likely to lose their composure when a stressful situation occurs. Think of James Bond....lol

Challenge yourself to improve this side of your game and I'm sure your results will show an improvement over the long term.

thanks for going to all this effort to help me out.i know how bad variance can get and that everyone has to deal with it,im a very competitive person and i hate losing "even at monopoly" the thing is when i post things like "another pathetic run" it may come across like its getting to me but in reality it is not at all,im always hard on myself if i dont do well always have been and always will,it just makes you try harder next time imo. im not a robot im human and i have emotions im not just going bust like 6 in a row then come and write "oh well hope it goes better next time" im going to write it as i see it.i am enjoying playing aswell because if i wasnt i would just not play,

thanks for everyones support,advice and feedback........appreciate it.

i may take a break today from the 180's and play on a different site or just play summit else.