50 in 50 Day 1

ace_in_the_hole · #1 02-09-2005, 03:17 PM

Hello:
This is the first post of 50 (might not post every day as things come up, but for now that is the goal) As some may know I am going to play 50,000 hands in 50 days on the Party $25 NL/PL Hold Em Tables.
I hope to gain some knowledge and insight into my game along the way so I will post hands that weren't so cut and dry for me to get toher's feedback Thanks.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

UTG+1 ($28.1)
UTG+2 ($22.5)
MP1 ($21.6)
MP2 ($18.55)
Hero ($23.75)
CO ($26.5)
Button ($19.25)
SB ($28.05)
BB ($28.7)
UTG ($23.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
3 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2, 4 folds, MP1 calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets $2, Hero calls $2.

Turn: ($8.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets $18.10 (all-in) Hero folds.

Final Pot: $8.75

Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

MP3 ($16.3)
CO ($29.55)
Button ($5.75)
SB ($7)
Hero ($25)
UTG ($22.5)
UTG+1 ($24.5)
UTG+2 ($27.87)
MP1 ($36.44)
MP2 ($26.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, 5 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets $2.15, UTG calls $2.15, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $2.15.

Turn: ($8.70) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $8.3, UTG calls $8.30, MP1 raises to $25, Hero folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $50.30

I wasn't able to hit the 1,000 hand mark on the first day but that was due in part to the server problems at party yesterday morning.
Overall a good day lost two big pots with pocket Aces both times but I still finished in the green. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

02/08/04 - Tuesday
Day 1 Total - 851 Hands +43 (883)
Challenge Total - 851/10000 +43 (883)

meep_42 · #2 02-09-2005, 06:39 PM

I'm not familiar with the Party NL$25 game, but in hand 1, would someone just open push with the nuts or a 3? No one without a J is going to call there, so he's splitting or way way way ahead with Jx - or only going to get called by a better hand with a 3. Maybe i'm insane, but I might have to call that.

This is why I don't play NL cash yet.

-d

bunky9590 · #3 02-09-2005, 06:48 PM

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I'm not familiar with the Party NL$25 game, but in hand 1, would someone just open push with the nuts or a 3? No one without a J is going to call there, so he's splitting or way way way ahead with Jx - or only going to get called by a better hand with a 3. Maybe i'm insane, but I might have to call that.

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You're not playing against chan, hellmuth, and Negraneu in the Party 25.

They think I have a full house ! PUSH! Dont try to read into peoples thoughts in that game, most of them don't have 2 brain cells to duke it out with each other.

Grisgra · #4 02-09-2005, 06:53 PM

Maybe I'm just a sucky/inexperienced NL player (actually, no "maybe" about it), but it looks SO much like a bluff/medium pocket pair in Hand #1 that I'd have to call.

shummie · #5 02-09-2005, 07:21 PM

RE Hand 1:

I'm no NL expert, but I think the solution to avoiding the decision on the turn is to put in a decent sized re-raise on the flop to see where you're at. Maybe bet the pot.

I think if you are calling on the flop, you have to be ready to call any turn/river cards down on this non-flushy non-straight board. The reason for calling on the flop is to let your opponent continue to overplay, no? Well he's really overplaying. So while, your read of your opponents all-in moves is really critical here, in general I'd probably call it down.

Now, if you take the re-raise the flop line, I don't know how to continue if he goes all-in there. I feel like you need to know your opponents well to read situations like this.

I have no confidence to my NL ring game skills as I haven't played squat. Please read this as the naive insight of a semi-intelligent animal.

- Jason

ace_in_the_hole · #6 02-09-2005, 08:05 PM

Thanks for the input. I think for the most part I was playing very carefully yesterday to avoid any big downswing on Day 1 of my challenge.

gazarsgo · #7 02-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Just curious, how many tables are you playing?

ace_in_the_hole · #8 02-09-2005, 08:38 PM

I 4-Table with a 15inch monitor which kinda sucks, but I plan on putting in 3.5-5 hours in a day on average.

Al P · #9 02-09-2005, 09:16 PM

You should buy a 2001FP as your reward for finishing this.

ace_in_the_hole · #10 02-10-2005, 01:54 AM

That was actually something I have been thinking about buying. People have been posting prices of around $550 which is a great deal.
By the way, I have decided that people wont want to read a post everyday from me, so I am going to do it in 3-4 day update intervals. I think this will enable me to make more meaningful posts and help me to improve on my game.