Rant

Well.... its been a long long time since I have posted. Apologies for that.... for some reason I seem to have lost the blogging spark recently.

However.... I feel a bit tilted right now and I figure venting it out blogging is > venting it out playing :)

So... been trying to grind out the HUSNGs.... been playing a lot on pokerstars recently but over about 400 games (mix of PS and FT) I am breakeven. I think that about 150 of those games at the start of the breakeven stretch are probably down to bad play, but the last 250 games have been just poo.

I am pretty happy in the knowledge that I am almost always getting it in as a favourite, and the times that I am not is usually because I am running AJ into AA. I think that over the last 200 games, I have had AA about 5 times and every time it has been folded PF... whereas it looks like I have lost about 20 of the last 200 to AA. Meh... oh well... variance bla bla... But you know what I mean... it just makes you feel a bit crap when you really want to make some money and its just a long breakeven grind.

I am going to start to 2 table because I think that I can maintain my concentration with 2 tables, but hopefully it will allow me to increase my games/hour and therefore reduce my variance.

Anyway... on to happier news. About to go out and get drunk!

Hopefully I will maintain the urge to keep on blogging for a bit :)

The true colours of poker

I haven't really been keeping my blog up to date... sorry about that, not sure if anyone really reads it anyway but its nice to put my thoughts down on paper every once in a while. (I have however been trying to update my twitter regularly so you can follow my more up to date progress through tweets).

I have been debating how to write this post as it is supposed to have a bit of an impact, so I think the best way is to start with some graphs.

This is the graph of my last 350 HUSNGs, they are a mix of $20 and $10 HUSNG played on Poker Stars and Full Tilt:

As you can see I have been going through a pretty brutal break even stretch. When compared to the 600 HUSNGs I played previous to that, it puts it more into perspective:

I have been meaning to play quite a lot of poker over the summer, but so far all it has yielded is frustration and self doubt. Is it possible that I have just run well and am now paying for my luck... possible I guess but I am still confident (although not as much as before) in my game and I feel that I am still making correct decisions even if the results are not reflecting it.

Basically, even though I thought I was prepared to deal with variance and all the suffering that comes with it, sometimes it feels like it will never end, and that is what I am starting to feel like at the moment. I have tried my best to sit down at every session and say to myself that as long as I play well and make the correct decisions then the results will come, but over the past 2 months, this has not been the case.

I am still confident that so long as I continue to do my best that eventually things will turn around and I will be able to win some games but for the moment I am going to take a couple of weeks off and keep my mind of poker for a bit.

I have also been railing the mid and high stakes HUSNGs following some of the big winners, including mr 147_star (btw, I tried raising every hand to 147 pf but it still didn't work) and I really hope to pick up some tips or find some leaks in my own game. But seriously, really well done to all the durham guys who are having success at the moment, am very jealous about the Vegas trip which sounds amazing (to be honest, I could never afford it the way my poker is going at the moment!)

Will post again when I start making some money (don't hold your breath)!

G

Also, check out this link HUSNG Variance it models HUSNG variance according to win rate and gives some quite interesting results.

Twitter

Decided to give all this Twitter hype a shot... follow me here http://twitter.com/mrwooster

Seems to be a bit easier than updating the blog the whole time... but will still try to.

Going to post regular twitter updates for all my sessions.

Gl

Quadaments

All good things must come to an end :(

Full Tilt Poker Game #11765655419: Table Honors (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 12:18:41 ET - 2009/04/19
Seat 1: byondthgrave ($75.20)
Seat 2: egofreako ($47.80)
Seat 3: jdthefolder ($27.65)
Seat 4: fastfrille ($43.05)
Seat 5: McManiax ($57.10)
Seat 6: Cafe Creme ($50.75)
jdthefolder posts the small blind of $0.25
fastfrille posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Cafe Creme [Ts Td]
McManiax raises to $1.75
Cafe Creme calls $1.75
byondthgrave folds
egofreako folds
jdthefolder folds
fastfrille folds
*** FLOP *** [Ad 2h Tc]
McManiax has 15 seconds left to act
McManiax bets $2.50
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme raises to $6
McManiax calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [Ad 2h Tc] [4d]
egofreako adds $2.20
McManiax has 15 seconds left to act
McManiax bets $9
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme has requested TIME
Cafe Creme calls $9
*** RIVER *** [Ad 2h Tc 4d] [Ah]
McManiax has 15 seconds left to act
McManiax bets $34.25
Cafe Creme calls $34, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $0.25 returned to McManiax
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McManiax shows [Ac As] four of a kind, Aces
Cafe Creme mucks
McManiax wins the pot ($99.25) with four of a kind, Aces
Cafe Creme adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102.25 | Rake $3
Board: [Ad 2h Tc 4d Ah]
Seat 1: byondthgrave didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: egofreako (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: jdthefolder (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: fastfrille (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: McManiax showed [Ac As] and won ($99.25) with four of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: Cafe Creme mucked [Ts Td] - a full house, Tens full of Aces

$144.60

Biggest pot I have played for a while..... nice to win it too.... defiantly didn't put him on aces....

Full Tilt Poker Game #11746570880: Table Honors (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 8:47:35 ET - 2009/04/18
Seat 1: Cafe Creme ($74.95)
Seat 2: Karlktulu ($28.80)
Seat 3: R4ph4 ($72.05)
Seat 4: NNURCDD ($22.05), is sitting out
Seat 5: KrulleVaar ($101.20)
Cafe Creme posts the small blind of $0.25
Karlktulu posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Cafe Creme [Kh Th]
R4ph4 raises to $1.75
KrulleVaar folds
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme calls $1.50
Karlktulu folds
*** FLOP *** [5c 9h 2h]
Cafe Creme checks
NNURCDD has returned
R4ph4 has 15 seconds left to act
R4ph4 has requested TIME
R4ph4 bets $3
Cafe Creme calls $3
*** TURN *** [5c 9h 2h] [6c]
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme bets $5
R4ph4 raises to $15
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme calls $10
*** RIVER *** [5c 9h 2h 6c] [Ah]
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme bets $22
R4ph4 raises to $52.30, and is all in
Cafe Creme calls $30.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
R4ph4 shows [As Ad] three of a kind, Aces
Cafe Creme shows [Kh Th] a flush, Ace high
Cafe Creme wins the pot ($142.60) with a flush, Ace high
R4ph4 adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $144.60 | Rake $2
Board: [5c 9h 2h 6c Ah]
Seat 1: Cafe Creme (small blind) showed [Kh Th] and won ($142.60) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Karlktulu (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: R4ph4 showed [As Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 4: NNURCDD is sitting out
Seat 5: KrulleVaar (button) didn't bet (folded)


Will try to post a longish update soon... hopefully over the next few days

Royal!!!

LOL at his cards

(For easier viewing: http://www.pokerhand.org/?4102004)

Full Tilt Poker Game #11645198526: Table Eugene (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 13:14:48 ET - 2009/04/12
Seat 1: Cafe Creme ($27.07)
Seat 2: redbullnut ($57.05)
Seat 3: ohuenchik ($37.03)
Seat 4: psmadsen ($52.49)
Seat 5: los46550 ($60.82)
Seat 6: gueleg ($0), is sitting out
los46550 posts the small blind of $0.10
Cafe Creme posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Cafe Creme [Qs 9s]
gueleg stands up
redbullnut folds
ohuenchik folds
psmadsen folds
los46550 raises to $0.75
Cafe Creme calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Ks As 2d]
los46550 checks
Cafe Creme bets $1.50
los46550 calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [Ks As 2d] [Ts]
los46550 checks
Cafe Creme bets $4.50
los46550 calls $4.50
*** RIVER *** [Ks As 2d Ts] [Js]
los46550 checks
Cafe Creme has 15 seconds left to act
Cafe Creme bets $13.50
los46550 calls $13.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cafe Creme shows [Qs 9s] a Royal Flush
los46550 mucks
Cafe Creme wins the pot ($38.48) with a Royal Flush
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40.50 | Rake $2.02
Board: [Ks As 2d Ts Js]
Seat 1: Cafe Creme (big blind) showed [Qs 9s] and won ($38.48) with a Royal Flush
Seat 2: redbullnut didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ohuenchik didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: psmadsen (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: los46550 (small blind) mucked [6s 5d] - a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: gueleg is sitting out

£5 anyone?

£5 to anyone who dresses up in chinos and a shirt (preferrably Jack Wills), picks a fight with Tony and then runs away like a little girl. £10 if you get it on camera. Seriously, I would love to witness this.