Everyone has one so why not..

[mondatoo]

I had a really fun session tonight, really felt like I was playing my A game and in some sick warped sort of way I was enjoying it despite taking about 5 coolers for big pots, despite that though I was still level and feeling pretty good. Played a few spots pretty well and got the max. Had a spot vs lag player who I hadn't played with before so only had a very small sample and no notes but he'd been pretty aggro whilst I'd been at the table and we'd tangled a little, he limps utg I find KK in hj and make it $5 folds back to him he calls, he started the hand with $90, this was the 1st time he'd limped. He checks a 874r I fire just under psb he calls and then c/c 2/3 pot on 7 turn. The river is an Ace and he snap jams for $56 into $70, yuck. I thought for a little bit but I thought his line didn't really make sense so I called... he had had J9hh, wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. I then had 2 good spots against the same vilain, 1st hand I open utg 4 handed 1010 villain who's a fish peels the btn, again I only had a small sample on him but had a note on him that he l/c A8hh utg v bb then raised cb on AKx flop. So, the flop comes JJ9hh I cb 3/4 pot he raises to $19 with $39 behind, I just call and was planning to call off on most turns. The turn is a pretty safe I check he obliges with the jam, I call and hold against 66. An orbit or so later we tangle again, he's 100bbs deep and we are still 4 handed he opens utg I 3b from bb AKos he peels, I cb 3/4 pot on K108r he calls, pot is now $60.50 and he has $66 back. The turn is a Q, I decide to check with the intention of c/c to keep in his bluffs and it looks super strong even to a fish if I barrel this turn as I'm not b/f with his stack size. He bets 1/3 pot I call, the river is also a Q, I check he fires $42 with $5 back, he did this when he had 66 so I jam as I want the extra $5 and I'm pretty confident I'm good, he tanks and calls with A9os.

I thought I'd put some hands where I won up for a change instead of moaning about bad beats, I know nobody likes to read them but I find it's a sort of relief by typing it. I watched the 1st half of the Eng game before I started playing so going to go and watch the rest of it even no it's already over ( com if this turned out to not be the case) and just got some fresh burgers to cook today, yum yum. I'll hit the tables again in an hour if they're still pretty good and I'd imagine they will be.

[cambridgealex]

However, I should be putting in more than 40k hands in one month though, nevermind two.

Sounds like a good years work to me

[mondatoo]

However, I should be putting in more than 40k hands in one month though, nevermind two.

Sounds like a good years work to me

Haha, live proaments.

[mondatoo]

2nd session yday was hugely frustrating but still managed a decent profit. Today I hella spewed off 1 bi where I picked the worst villain possible to decide to c/r bluff the turn and jam the river, wp me, metagame ftw I then ran pretty good vs a fish when I got it in with AQ on a QJxhh flop he overjammed and he does that with all of his draws so I called, he had QJ, brick turn, A river, binkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Lost a bit back and finished up 1 bi.

Burgers yday where pretty incred, very niceeeeeeeeeeee. Today I'm having chicken fried rice, will add in some peppers and onion and add the curry sauce all in the frying pan, last time I made this it was probably the nicest meal I've ever made, hope I can produce the same. It's going to be a struggle though as last time I had rice packets so just put the lot in and followed the destructions, this time I just have a big bag of basmati rice and of my previous 20 or so times of trying to cook rice like this I'd say my success rate is <10%. GLGL me.

Hope everyones loving the addition of my daily main meals as well as all the poker hands, decided to try and compete with Eso Kral for best diary  

[cambridgealex]

With hand histories AND meal histories how can he compete?!

[mondatoo]

I get the PokerPlayer magazine every month for some easy reading while I'm at "my castle", what's that about btw with blokes who like to sit on the toilet for abs ages reading a book, I can think of better places to sit and read, weirdo's. Anyway they've been doing a part the last few months about one of there writers trying to become a "tournament shark", this month he managed to bink a 2nd in some mtt for circa $2k. Anyway the reason I mention it is that he openly admits that his coach from sharkstaking.com (remove this if it's against spam rules or whatever) is ghosting him on teamviewer and giving him advice what to do whilst playing. I'm pretty surprised that the magazine is basically openly promoting ghosting and that the teacher doesn't have a problem with it being said that he is doing this. To quote him he says "Hard work pays off. That and having a coach telling you exactly what to do", he also mentions strategy that the coach was giving him during the ft. Seems a bit bad form to me that the magazine is openly discussing it and thus suggesting that it's ok. Maybe I'm just jealous at the bink when I can't win a bean, haters guna hate etc.

[mondatoo]

How does it work with the Euro's qualifying, if we win on Tues are we through or does it go on H2H results if points are level so we'd still need a draw in Montenegro ? Also WTF at them playing there last game after we play ours, what a joke, how's that fair ??

[pokerfan]

I get the PokerPlayer magazine every month for some easy reading while I'm at "my castle", what's that about btw with blokes who like to sit on the toilet for abs ages reading a book, I can think of better places to sit and read, weirdo's. Anyway they've been doing a part the last few months about one of there writers trying to become a "tournament shark", this month he managed to bink a 2nd in some mtt for circa $2k. Anyway the reason I mention it is that he openly admits that his coach from sharkstaking.com (remove this if it's against spam rules or whatever) is ghosting him on teamviewer and giving him advice what to do whilst playing. I'm pretty surprised that the magazine is basically openly promoting ghosting and that the teacher doesn't have a problem with it being said that he is doing this. To quote him he says "Hard work pays off. That and having a coach telling you exactly what to do", he also mentions strategy that the coach was giving him during the ft. Seems a bit bad form to me that the magazine is openly discussing it and thus suggesting that it's ok. Maybe I'm just jealous at the bink when I can't win a bean, haters guna hate etc.

I read this article and pretty much agree with you Ray , even if the writer is a bit naive the coach should know this is very wrong.

[Simon Galloway]

I get the PokerPlayer magazine every month for some easy reading while I'm at "my castle", what's that about btw with blokes who like to sit on the toilet for abs ages reading a book, I can think of better places to sit and read, weirdo's.

If I was young and free, I'd find somewhere nice to read a book.  For some, the chance of sitting on the sofa reading a book for more than 2 minutes uninterrupted is a distant memory.

[mondatoo]

I get the PokerPlayer magazine every month for some easy reading while I'm at "my castle", what's that about btw with blokes who like to sit on the toilet for abs ages reading a book, I can think of better places to sit and read, weirdo's. Anyway they've been doing a part the last few months about one of there writers trying to become a "tournament shark", this month he managed to bink a 2nd in some mtt for circa $2k. Anyway the reason I mention it is that he openly admits that his coach from sharkstaking.com (remove this if it's against spam rules or whatever) is ghosting him on teamviewer and giving him advice what to do whilst playing. I'm pretty surprised that the magazine is basically openly promoting ghosting and that the teacher doesn't have a problem with it being said that he is doing this. To quote him he says "Hard work pays off. That and having a coach telling you exactly what to do", he also mentions strategy that the coach was giving him during the ft. Seems a bit bad form to me that the magazine is openly discussing it and thus suggesting that it's ok. Maybe I'm just jealous at the bink when I can't win a bean, haters guna hate etc.

I read this article and pretty much agree with you Ray , even if the writer is a bit naive the coach should know this is very wrong.

Yeah this was pretty much what I thought as well.

[mondatoo]

I get the PokerPlayer magazine every month for some easy reading while I'm at "my castle", what's that about btw with blokes who like to sit on the toilet for abs ages reading a book, I can think of better places to sit and read, weirdo's.

If I was young and free, I'd find somewhere nice to read a book.  For some, the chance of sitting on the sofa reading a book for more than 2 minutes uninterrupted is a distant memory.

 

[GreekStein]

Who is the writer raye?

[mondatoo]

Who is the writer raye?

Keir Mackay, the coach is Magnus ‘Giffordonian’ Martin. Clearly I'm proposing myself for your role since your going to be too busy with some lovely Thai "ladies".

[mondatoo]

This pretty much sums it up at the minute...

Pretty much 1st hand of todays session

PokerStars Game #67002134487:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/09/04 16:38:33 WET [2011/09/04 11:38:33 ET]
Table 'Alauda VI' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: sirre84 ($72.40 in chips)
Seat 2: l HirrO l ($167.90 in chips)
Seat 3: mondonewc ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 4: zhizunfish ($103.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Razvan1990 ($101 in chips)
l HirrO l: posts small blind $0.50
mondonewc: posts big blind $1
PeVu24: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mondonewc [ ]
zhizunfish: raises $3 to $4
Razvan1990: folds
sirre84: folds
l HirrO l: folds
mondonewc: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [ ]
mondonewc: checks
zhizunfish: bets $6
mondonewc: calls $6
*** TURN *** [ ] []
mondonewc: checks
zhizunfish: bets $11
mondonewc: calls $11
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
mondonewc: checks
zhizunfish: bets $33
mondonewc: raises $47.50 to $80.50 and is all-in
zhizunfish: calls $47.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mondonewc: shows [ ] (three of a kind, Deuces)
zhizunfish: shows [ ] (three of a kind, Jacks)
zhizunfish collected $201.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $203.50 | Rake $2
Board [ ]
Seat 1: sirre84 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: l HirrO l (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: mondonewc (big blind) showed [ ] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 4: zhizunfish showed [ ] and won ($201.50) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: Razvan1990 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[mondatoo]

Don't no whether to laugh or cry...

I really am fukn sick. I was going to go for a few pints with me Dad today but thought, no, I've grinded all weekend and not went out and ran shit, lets grind today and hopefully turn it into a decent week. Had the hand above at the very start of the session for a great start, that was just the fukn start of it, straight after that I lost the minimum with AA, with the on a JT9cc3cT board vs 75cc. Then straight after that a fish opens co, decent reg 3b sb, I 4b bb 1010 and obv getting it in, think this is best line here as his 3b value range is pretty wide here vs the fish, he jams I call, he has AK, I don't win flips so I'm now stuck 3 bi's as I also had a spot where I barreled 2 vs a fish on a 2 diamond flop he made his flush on the river and donks it, mbn. Then comes the best one. I have an abs lunatic on my table who has just bluff jammed the river vs me when I was so close to calling his overjam with T8 on a 964dd8d4 board, generally when fish overjam they have it but my instincts where telling me it was a bluff, I tanked and tanked and ended up folding, he had KJ with , FMEL. So straight after that, about 3 hands later, he opens hj 4x 66, I find QQ in bb and make it 14, he calls. He'd previously got it in with 94 vs JJ in a 3b pot on a KQ4xJ board, also called off a 4b shove pre with 22 amongst others so is clearly a lunatic. I cb 2/3 pot on a 642dd and he mr, I think I'm ahead of so much of his range here and he isn't folding, I jam, he has 66, could I really run fukn worse. So I was down 4.5 bi's and was proper fukd off so just switched it off, I recorded an hour of my session and am doing a session with Rupert tmoro.

I'm now b/e over nearly 80k hands which is obv fukn shit and can't totally be down to running bad, I do think I've ran absolutely abysmal this last week or so though, I genuinely don't think I could run much worse, I'm glad I'm doing a session with Rupert tmoro as my confidence has definitely taking a knock. Early on I dropped about 15 bi's but a few of them where due to mistakes I was making, then I had one minor leak that we plugged on our last session but these last two weeks I feel like I've played really well but I'm down 10 bi's. I still believe I will make a success of playing cash and I know a very high % of poker players think they are better than what they are but I honestly don't think I fall into that category and from the sessions I've had with Rupert he's been happy with how I've been playing so I don't really understand how my results are so shit, obv I understand short term variance and 10 bi's isn't anything major it's more the fact I'm b/e over 80k hands. I'm looking forward to seeing what he has to say tmoro, hopefully he doesn't tell me to gtfo coz I'm shit.

Life's pretty fukn shit all round right now tbh, some personal stuff that I'm not going into but pretty down about that but I'm pretty good at blocking stuff out and 100% can gte it doesn't effect my playing at all or I wouldn't play, I'm sure someone will disagree with this but you'd be wrong. The fact the pokers going fukn shit as well though isn't helping, adding to the fact I'm literally broke, I have about £10 to my name at the minute. I'll turn things around, I gte that, but just bit pissed off at the minute. I very very rarely get down about things as I always put things into perspective but that doesn't seem to be working at the minute. I was actually considering just fukn off the other day, was going to get me Dad to get me a 10k loan which I know he would and go to Thailand for a bit with Cos and Amatay as they'd both asked me if I fancied it before just heading onto somewhere else on my own but I don't think getting back into loads of debt again is the best thing to do so just going to grind it out.