2015 Diary- Family, Work, Poker and everything in-between

[UgotNuts]

Busted in 16th must be a thing this week 3rd time it's happened, shoved 18 bb with AJ and got snapped by 33 and the board ran out dry oh well there is always another leg.

[UgotNuts]

Currently on my lunch break and thought I would write down some of my thoughts from the last week in regard to my online play.

I have constantly gone deep in the DTD Sat and the UKPC Mini online day 1 last night, and constantly have been grinding a top 10 stack all the way to the Final two tables before losing some key pots and then having to shove for 10-20 BB with AJ pocket 88's type of range. Perhaps I'm looking to get it in when I still have some play in my stack?

Generally happy with my play overall but have been making about 1 or 2 mistakes a comp when it comes to the old semi-bluffing which has resulted in me going from a nice deep final post flop final table stack to a getting it in with anything decent and hoping for the best.

Part of this just seems to be timing, I'm folding on turns with naked nut flush draws to a 2/3 bet pot only to see it hit the river and calling and missing (Variance I guess). Perhaps I should be check raising this type of hand out of position more often, as opposed to check calling, (however my success rate is small historically) instead of basically floating out of position hoping for a free turn and betting most rivers. The other part is probably getting a bit twitchy or impatient in the later stages and trying to chip up too fast......

I was wondering yesterday, what would be an average players ROI when it comes to 1-1 0r 1-2 live cash games and compare that to an established player. Cant seem find anything on good old Google. I might just have to put some numbers in excel and actually record my live buy ins and cash outs on a regular basis and see what happens.
 

[cambridgealex]

It's not measured in ROI for cash games it's measured in big blinds won per 100 hands (online) or hourly rate (for live).

From experience (live) I don't think its possible to make more than £20 per hour at 1/1 over a large sample and I would bet a lot of money on that if it were possible.

A average, solid winning player will probably make £8-£13 depending on the games he's in.

[UgotNuts]

Thanks Alex- Appreciated.

I think I'm going to rip up my old schedule and plan to play a lot more Cash on Friday/Saturday(Family permitting) nights with the Monthly DTD and Luton Special as my standard monthly schedule, with the view of playing a few local festivals.

I feel like although I have had a couple of winning years now (Not recorded, just more based on extra cash in the pocket)  but its just been random, One day I'll play a comp next day some NLH cash and the next some DC. I probably had a negative EV overall in the comps, but must of been on some type of heater, cause I cant recall the last losing cash game I played in NLH or DC. 

I'll write up a schedule and then record it over the next couple of years and see what numbers pop out. I'll post weekly updates on here...

[UgotNuts]

Just Reading back the Party Poker down thread, and have noticed I've come across as a bit of a "insert whatever cockish word"

I guess I was a bit more stressed out about the situation than I first thought, and very needy.

Need to watch what I write and how I write things in the future as words don't lie I suppose.

[UgotNuts]

I'm excited to be playing the UKPC mini tonight, even more so than Monday. I probably don't appreciate having some spare cash to play poker, especially in the current recession over the last few years.

I will try and post some progress in the breaks (if I make one :-) ) and write down a few hands that are interesting. no idea why I like to pre empt what I plan to do, I guess I'm just getting a tad addicted to posting on blonde. It should all calm down I. A week or so...... I hope.   

[UgotNuts]

UKPC comp started badly had a Agro agree skive play with position on me who was clicking buttons, had to fold so me big hands to really timed re raises on turns and rivers..... Until I couldn't find a fold button with A Q and blinked an ace against his kings.

Since then I have manged to take down some pots with some c bets and have chipped up nicely at the first break with about 90k

[UgotNuts]

Not a good hour... Re shoving time.... Open shoving time have just under 20bb going into the next level

[UgotNuts]

Busto.... Shoved the button with J9 after an open and a call. Got called by a9 which held. Oh well always next time

[dwayne110]

15-20 big blinds seems too much to be in auto reshoving / open shoving mode, think I'd be circa 10-12 big blinds before feeling I'm restricted to those options? Can def open fold a 18 BB stack, for example.

[UgotNuts]

After much thought I've finally settled on heading up to DTD tomorrow for the 2pm day 1 of  the mini. Planning to catch the first train back home in the morning, so it looks like an all nighter playing cash for me. I haven't been up to DTD since the WPT so looking forward to it all.

 Hopefully I bump into some of the blondes,Look forward to putting some screen names to faces over a drink or two.

Ps if you see me near the blackjack table please escort me back to the poker table...... I get a bit confused between the two at times....

[UgotNuts]

15-20 big blinds seems to much to be in auto reshoving / open showing mode, think I'd be circa 10-12 big blinds before feeling I'm restricted to those options? Can def open fold a 18 BB stack, for example.

Agree completely, and normally I would. I had a very call any open and any 3 bet table and was looking to pick up flops pre and adding 20% plus to my stack with no show down, shoving was the only way I felt I could do this.

Also didn't really want to play day two with a 20bb stack.

[mikeymike]

Going up tomorrow for the 2.00pm, i get you a drink in at the bar - easy way to find me be sitting outside in silver merc coupe LL09 during the first break eating my mrs ham sandwich

Mike

[arbboy]

Going up tomorrow for the 2.00pm, i get you a drink in at the bar - easy way to find me be sitting outside in silver merc coupe LL09 during the first break eating my mrs ham sandwich

Mike

So thin! Tempted to play tomorrow just so I can meet Mike and see if he will stake me to win the world!

[UgotNuts]

Going up tomorrow for the 2.00pm, i get you a drink in at the bar - easy way to find me be sitting outside in silver merc coupe LL09 during the first break eating my mrs ham sandwich

Mike

So thin! Tempted to play tomorrow just so I can meet Mike and see if he will stake me to win the world!

Come along I'd like to put a face to your name.