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Jman28
08-08-2005, 05:38 PM
Hey guys. I decided to post this so I don't back out.

Today, and maybe tomorrow, I will be working heavily on my game.

For whatever reason, I hate not 8 tabling. I guess because I like money. I realized though, that making my game better will be much more profitable than not doing so. Plus, I just want to be a better player. Pride stuff.

My plan today is to play 1-4 tables. As many as I can while still paying attention to most big hands, and taking extensive player notes. I will put a lot of thought into the hands I play, and post as many tough decisions as I can on here.

I may even post an entire HH... I'm not sure.

I will then study SNGPT for 1 hour minimum. I'm not sure I could handle more, but I'll try.

So, any other suggestions for improving my game? Am I unreasonable to think that 1-2 days will make a difference? Is this post a waste of everone's time?

Thanks.

phx
08-08-2005, 05:47 PM
every minute you study your game makes a difference

Newt_Buggs
08-08-2005, 05:48 PM
I'll be looking forward to the hands that you post

sounds like you have a decent plan worked up here. If you're only going to be single tabeling, you might try playing step 5s or something higher than the usual.

microbet
08-08-2005, 05:59 PM
A whole HH would rule.

Jman28
08-08-2005, 06:00 PM
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I'll be looking forward to the hands that you post

sounds like you have a decent plan worked up here. If you're only going to be single tabeling, you might try playing step 5s or something higher than the usual.

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I though about that, but:

a) I'd like to get some good notes on some regular 215 opponents
b) I don't want to be too emotionally involved, which I may be with Steps
c) I don't know. There were just 2 reasons I guess.

I'm still considering it. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try not to dissapoint with the hands.

Jman28
08-08-2005, 06:08 PM
looking foreward to my hand posts, they may not be up here till very late today (like tomorrow AM), so hold tight.

Jman28
08-08-2005, 07:15 PM
One game 1-tabling, one 1st place. Man this is easy.

One hand that prolly isn't too exciting...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t910)
BB (t1010)
UTG (t1025)
UTG+1 (t1000)
Hero (t1025)
MP1 (t975)
MP2 (t925)
MP3 (t940)
CO (t1170)
Button (t1020)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t125</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t125, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333"> UTG+1 Pushes (t1000) </font>, Hero thinks and folds.

Hope it wasn't one of you guys on a bluff.

I'll post interesting hands in their own threads.

citanul
08-08-2005, 07:16 PM
this is the 200s?

citanul

Jman28
08-08-2005, 07:17 PM
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this is the 200s?

citanul

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Yes. Might try a STEP 5 or two later.

citanul
08-08-2005, 07:18 PM
cool. fwiw, i think that folding there in a 55 or even most 109s is terrible.

citanul

Jman28
08-08-2005, 07:20 PM
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cool. fwiw, i think that folding there in a 55 or even most 109s is terrible.

citanul

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Yeah. I think I'd usually call. This 1-tabling has me thinking a lot though. Not sure whether that's a good thing or not.

Shilly
08-08-2005, 07:25 PM
I'd assume that you play with a lot of the same players a great deal of the time at the 215's, so I think a solid day of really focusing on their play and making specific notes could be very beneficial. I'm interested in how this turns out for you.

microbet
08-08-2005, 07:26 PM
Folding KK preflop is pretty exiting. I'll give you the benefit of doubt in a $215. Did you know either of the villians?

Paul Thomson
08-08-2005, 07:27 PM
if it's all about notes, why not call and see what he has? then again, the only other hand i'd put him on is KK.

Newt_Buggs
08-08-2005, 07:28 PM
without a read I don't see how I could fold this, but I've heard that the $200s are a lot tougher than the $100s.

TheUsher
08-08-2005, 07:58 PM
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One game 1-tabling, one 1st place. Man this is easy.

One hand that prolly isn't too exciting...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t910)
BB (t1010)
UTG (t1025)
UTG+1 (t1000)
Hero (t1025)
MP1 (t975)
MP2 (t925)
MP3 (t940)
CO (t1170)
Button (t1020)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t125</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t125, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333"> UTG+1 Pushes (t1000) </font>, Hero thinks and folds.

Hope it wasn't one of you guys on a bluff.

I'll post interesting hands in their own threads.

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You folded KK!?@#$?!@#?$ Who was the Villain? I'd call here every single time and totally expect AK or TT-QQ with maybe some 77-99 thrown in. If it's that 4-5% of whatever of the time they have AA then obviously I'll just river a K. /images/graemlins/wink.gif The thing that changes the hand dramatically is MP2 just calling which creates a big pot where AK would love to push to take it down PF.

Jman28
08-08-2005, 08:01 PM
[ QUOTE ]
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One game 1-tabling, one 1st place. Man this is easy.

One hand that prolly isn't too exciting...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t910)
BB (t1010)
UTG (t1025)
UTG+1 (t1000)
Hero (t1025)
MP1 (t975)
MP2 (t925)
MP3 (t940)
CO (t1170)
Button (t1020)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t125</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t125, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333"> UTG+1 Pushes (t1000) </font>, Hero thinks and folds.

Hope it wasn't one of you guys on a bluff.

I'll post interesting hands in their own threads.

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You folded KK!?@#$?!@#?$ Who was the Villain? I'd call here every single time and totally expect AK or TT-QQ with maybe some 77-99 thrown in. If it's that 4-5% of whatever of the time they have AA then obviously I'll just river a K. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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I didn't have reads on either.. I wasn't worried about the cold caller though.

I probably overthought it, but honestly... I almost never see any other hand limp reraise besides AA or KK.

Whatever man... Didn't you see the part where I got 1st? That means that all the decisions I made were obviously right.

Jman28
08-08-2005, 08:02 PM
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Folding KK preflop is pretty exiting. I'll give you the benefit of doubt in a $215. Did you know either of the villians?

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I don't know either. Don't give me the benefit of the doubt. Tell me when I do something dumb. That's what today is for.

microbet
08-08-2005, 08:06 PM
Thing is, I have seen the 'pretty much never fold' hands go from JJ to QQ to KK going from $11 through $55. I can't really say if KK becomes foldable here in the $215s.

Maulik
08-09-2005, 08:15 AM
can't really say if KK becomes foldable here in the $215s.

There is a hand that El Diablo discusses &amp; Ray Zee responds in which EL D is almost certain that his villian has AA in a NL 25/50 game, but they were both all-in preflop. The assesment of folding KK and implications are worth finding.