RavenusRhino 5/10sh post hands w/me (and hear me ramble)

imported_stealthcow · #1 07-20-2005, 07:49 PM

alright, so now that i'm changing my screename, i want you to please please please post any/all the hands you have against me where i've been a huge donk. every leak big or small post here. embarass me. tell me where i've gone wrong. if i've ever played a hand great* agaisnt you, post that too. i've played 40k break even hands at 5/10sh after every 10k hands i've been like "o this is what i'm doing wrong- make an adjustment and end up around where i've started (break even). i feel like for a lot of those hands i've been on a pretty bad downswing, but considering these are the only hands i have, i can only look at the bottom line to see where i'm at.

a list of the things that i've done wrong.

if the hands are in june- pre june 15th, i played like an idiot and bet wayyy too many things down. between june 15th and july 3rd i was wayy too laggy postflop and the entire time i've been gaybetting like an idiot.

i guess right now, after this humbling month and a half, i need some inspiration, some goals something to get me going emotionally/ mentally to start playing better poker. i'm gonna drop down to 2 tables for a while. i'm gonna focus on playing perfect poker because lord knows i haven't been over the past 40k hands. if anyone wants to exchange screenames, pm me- i'll play tables with you and we can compare hands we play against each other etc.

i need to get back to playing less tables and focus not on making the $$$ but doing what got me to poker in the first place - playing the game.

stealthcow-

donger · #2 07-20-2005, 10:02 PM

Why not drop down to 3/6 6max and mop up those donkeys for a while? I'm contemplating doing that and I've only had a 10k breakeven stretch.

imported_stealthcow · #3 07-21-2005, 02:47 AM

i'm between gonig down to two tables of 5/10sh and 4 tables of 3/6 sh.

i think i am playing bad. and i dont think playing easier opponents is neccessarily going to make my mistakes fix themsevles. so i think going down to 2 tables of 5/10sh and tryign to play "perfect" would be better for me. but its definetly an option i might look into 4 tabling 3/6 sh before 4 tabling 5/10sh (if i plan oin going back up to 4 tables) as my confidence is shot and it could definetly help

stealthcow-

ThePenguin · #4 07-21-2005, 04:09 PM

Going two tables should help you. It turned my game around, and after about two and half weeks I started integrating a third table back, and hopefully the fourth soon too.

Subby · #5 07-20-2005, 10:06 PM

Funny.

I consider you and one other player (juliekk) to be the hardest players I face at 5/10. You are one of the few I make a point to just flat-out avoid. I didn't have any doubt you were a 2+2er, either.

I have had pretty decent success so far at 5/10 so far. But not against you.

ThePenguin · #6 07-20-2005, 10:29 PM

Funny, I was avoiding both of them too

ThePenguin · #7 07-20-2005, 10:28 PM

Sorry 'bout the bad stretch Ravenus. Sounds like you are betting too many hands. I only played a handful of hands with you, but I saw this one and I really don't like it.
You are UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop:
UTG raises, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (6.40 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, CO calls, BB calls.

Turn: (4.70 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, CO calls, BB folds.

River: (6.70 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, CO calls.

Final Pot: 8.70 BB

I hate the river bet. What could somebody call you with that you beat given the board? Check it and call. When you are ahead, you could gain an extra bet out of these types of hands by inducing a bluff. By betting out, you are leaving yourself open for a raise by an A, a flush, and even an occasional bluff which is disastrous here.

imported_stealthcow · #8 07-21-2005, 02:30 AM

this is a really good hand that hightlights something i am doing wrong quite often. and thats not looking at the board texture and seeing where that changes where/ when i should follow trhough valuebetting this river.

knowing which boards to bet the river with in short handed is soo much more of a skill needed then at full handed, and i think my next post will be a quiz of different boards and how to play them through

stealthcow-

robokop · #9 07-21-2005, 12:31 AM

For a while I thought you were following me around. But you assured me otherwise. You always seemed really solid, and I tried not to get involved too much with you, although I didn't actually avoid you, as your table selection was usually pretty good, other than you being at them.

Entity · #10 07-21-2005, 12:48 AM

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 4 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button calls, Hero raises, BB :#A500AF(RavenusRhino)/ 3-bets, Button calls, Hero caps, BB :#A500AF(RavenusRhino)/ calls, Button calls.

Flop: (12 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, RavenusRhino checks, Button checks.

Turn: (6 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, RavenusRhino calls, Button calls.

River: (9 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, RavenusRhino bets, Button folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah Kd (one pair, jacks).
RavenusRhino has Ac 9d (two pair, jacks and nines).
Outcome: RavenusRhino wins 11 BB.