I suck at these but here go's ...

[chelseaboy]

I get the feeling that you are in a similar position to where I was last year when I was playing a bit of everything with no real focus on goals or direction. Just cause you lost the A2 hand I dont see why that made you go and open up some PLO games.

PLO is a very addictive game cause as you said you feel that you can see a lot more hands, this being said you can lose a lot more with than mindset also. PLO is so dangerous but its also a quick way of roll building if you get on a crazy fishy table.

I have recently started using TN I had previously only played 6 tables before but I am now comfortably playing 8 with looking to move to 10 in the coming days.

Sorry if I sound a bit negative as its not intended I just think that depending on why you are playing etc you should have some focus and direction on 1 aspect of the game instead of many.

[hiamchris]

Will update more later as currently on a course but I wouldn't say I stopped playing Holdem last nite because of that hand I just had some house things I needed to do and then when I booted back up I stupidly looked at the Omaha tables and booted some games up.

To clarify I want to focus this year on Nlh, this is the game I want to be better at but for variation I will play some micro stakes tourny's occasionally and especially on a Sunday, I have goals I'm just not sure what's realistic, they need to be achievable and I don't want to set myself up for a fall.

[hiamchris]

And apologies for the stupidly long rant that I posted last note :/

[hiamchris]

Got the job  I went for less time for poker more money for live trips

[Sulphur man]

Got the job  I went for less time for poker more money for live trips

Thats fine you can GAMBOL more now in less time. Gl with the job and welcome to blonde.

[hiamchris]

Ty sir

[hiamchris]

When i started this i had the best intentions to put in some serious volume playing, so far i feel like its been a bit of a waste of time as i haven't managed to put hardly any hours in for various reasons:

* Didn't have bank card for the first week of the year (i could of put money on sites using other methods)

* Family time

*spending time with a mate whos worlds been destryoyed (missus left him)

* Attending a few interviews and then being nervous about whether i'd impressed/would get the job

*Been on my laptop as my computers been whiped and been messing about and tweaking it to try and get it and the office it's in how i want it

Of course not all of those took up loads of time and possibly they all just add to me being scared to play because i don't want to fail. I want to make money and i really want to get better/decent at playing NLH cash and the only way to do that is to put in the hours and sessions.

Year so far -

1 pub tournanent £5 rebuy - lost my buyin

1 Home cash game - won £27

a few online NLH and PLO small sessions - won 81 dollars

NLH stats - 1218 hands all at 10NL, won 47.49, Playing 36/22 which doesn't look great, i guess i need to be raising/reraising  more and obv playing less hands.

Should have my computer room sorted this week at some point, just need to install anti virus and a few other programs (and then all the poker sites and trackers) and it will be ready to go. Will have a few hours most evenings to play but won't be playing late into the nite with work in the morning and i want to make a good impression.

[hiamchris]

First day back at work, I was made redundant last June. Ive always struggled with crippling shyness so trying to take everything in and meeting new people is not the easiest experience for me.

I agreed to play football after work with some colleagues so we will see how that goes :/

Tbh really want to get home and boot some tables up but I really need help mentally with poker. When I have free time (but limited income) I either lack the motivation to play or I don't play because I'm scared of losing.

Now I don't have the time to play as much I really want to play. I think Cash is definitely the way to go and I'll pat some Holdem hands later although there isn't really any interesting hands yet. I love six max but difinitely need to be flatting and either rr or folding more than I am. Im on 888 so the standard isn't as good as stars, can u get away with flatting in position more with a wider range then re raising and playing much more inflated pots at 10nl? I come from a sit n go background so trying to play through the streets more as opposed to big decisions pre and on the flop

[hiamchris]

Biggest hands so far:

Losing hands -

1. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519827  I guess calling is a lot a better in position so i should just fold flop oop

2. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519831 AJ again ... lol guy was playing 60/30...

3. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519832  

4. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519845

5. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519846


Winning Hands

1. Hate the stupid big 4 bet
http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519849

2. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519851

3. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519852

4. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519853

5. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519854

6. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519855

7. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519857

8. http://www.pokerhand.org/?6519858

[hiamchris]

Quick 45 minute session, played 220 hands and finished up about a buy in and a half. Won half a buy in when i flopped quad 33's, min raised the flop and he hit runner runner j

Won another buy in getting it in pre with AA otb v sb 88

biggest losing hands were this where i should of bet the turn ...

***** Cassava Hand History for Game 256347759 *****
$0.05/$0.10 Blinds No Limit Holdem - *** 16 01 2013 22:25:36
Table San Martin 6 Max (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Chrishiam ( $10.54 )
Seat 2: Ben_Sam ( $10 )
Seat 4: fbellah ( $7.69 )
Seat 6: nubokki ( $10.05 )
Seat 7: dantheman100 ( $9.40 )
Seat 9: 13DAZ13 ( $16.15 )
nubokki posts small blind [$0.05]
dantheman100 posts big blind [$0.10]
Ben_Sam posts big blind [$0.10]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Chrishiam [ , ]
13DAZ13 folds
Chrishiam raises [$0.30]
Ben_Sam calls [$0.20]
fbellah folds
nubokki folds
dantheman100 folds
** Dealing flop ** [ , , ]
Chrishiam bets [$0.70]
Ben_Sam calls [$0.70]
** Dealing turn ** [ ]
Chrishiam checks
Ben_Sam bets [$0.80]
Chrishiam calls [$0.80]
** Dealing river ** [ ]
Chrishiam checks
Ben_Sam bets [$1.60]
Chrishiam calls [$1.60]
** Summary **
Ben_Sam shows [ As, ]
Chrishiam mucks [ , ]
Ben_Sam collected [ $6.61 ]
 
and lastly this... pretty sure hes going nowhere if i fire the river barrell

***** Cassava Hand History for Game 256352709 *****
$0.05/$0.10 Blinds No Limit Holdem - *** 16 01 2013 23:00:42
Table Palmas 6 Max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Chrishiam ( $10.84 )
Seat 2: leetucker25 ( $4.21 )
Seat 4: yuron11 ( $11.33 )
Seat 6: Rlcst ( $13.55 )
Seat 7: up_mup ( $24.43 )
Seat 9: Com_Ext ( $13.94 )
leetucker25 posts small blind [$0.05]
yuron11 posts big blind [$0.10]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Chrishiam [ , ]
Rlcst folds
up_mup raises [$0.26]
Com_Ext folds
Chrishiam raises [$0.69]
leetucker25 folds
yuron11 folds
up_mup calls [$0.43]
** Dealing flop ** [ , , ]
up_mup checks
Chrishiam bets [$1.10]
up_mup calls [$1.10]
** Dealing turn ** [ ]
up_mup checks
Chrishiam bets [$2.50]
up_mup calls [$2.50]
** Dealing river ** [ ]
up_mup checks
Chrishiam checks
** Summary **
up_mup shows [ , ]
Chrishiam mucks [ , ]
up_mup collected [ $8.30 ]

[hiamchris]

First tourny of the year, 2 dollar "THE TWO" 2k gtd on 888, currently 8/59/849 at the break with 481 up top

[hiamchris]

9/26, just held kq v kj for 50 percent of my stack, now got 150 k still only 23 bigs and avg 130 k

[hiamchris]

8th out 15, lost huge flip with ak v jj aipf and even picked up heart draw on the turn but missed and left with one big, trippled up next hand with aces and now back in the mix Guy that i doubled with jacks now monster stack and picking up hands

[hiamchris]

Final table 2/9 tried to bully on the ft bubble and got a little bit abused :\

Gtd 32 dollars for my 2 dollar entrance fee and hopefully a bit more

[hiamchris]

Crazy final table so far, was up to 800k after winning a race with ak v qq to go chipleader then lost some down to 500k, then lose a pot that would have put me to a million with kq v a4s on a k33 two spade flop, down to 2 bigs, now back up to second in chips witgh 5 left, gtd 110 ...guy actually folded for less than a bb when i was down to 2 bb, thank you sir