Full Ring Study Group

Sawdruhteez (Tyler) organized a FR Study Group at CR and I decided to join. The individuals consist of Schulucky, Dustydwn, WordHappy, Pataxxe, Sawdruhteez and I. We plan to meet this coming Thursday at 7pm Central Time through Skype/Mikogo. I'm pretty sure we are going to bring 1-3 hand histories for review and then go from there.

Looking forward to this coming Thursday because it's another step to being a better poker player.

Please send PPA letter to the President, your Senator and local Rep

Got the links from Btimm and LuckySOB. Please take the time and send the PPA letter to President Obama, your Senators and local Rep. It takes one minute and it will make a big difference. Poker is a skill game and it needs to be regulated in USA.

PPA letter to our Prez.... http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/issues/alert/?alertid=12601836&type=PR

PPA letter to your Senators and Local Rep...... http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/issues/alert/?alertid=11248186

35k Hand Breakeven Stretch

I mixed up my play this month 16 and 6 tabling, thus the lower volume. When I play 6 tables, I'm able to pick up player tendencies that I wouldn't be able to pick up 16 tabling. I"m able to see how fast they act, how many big pots they've been involved in etc. However, it's more mentally challenging playing 6 tables than it is 16 tabling. I don't want that sort of mental drain so I also play 16 tables. I think it's a nice mix to keep the game fresh.

I'm basically breakeven this month with rakeback over 35k hands. I played a mix of $50 and $100 nlhe FR. Eric (Damn Ringer) has been awesome. We've had 3 sessions so far, and he has been able to plug a few looks. I knew what my leaks were but he was able to give me practical advice to plug them. I was probably too loose on the CO/BTN and didn't double barrel enough in certain spots. I was able to tighten up in Late Position when I knew the blinds would 3 bet me. I'm also double barreling more on scare cards on the turn and river when I suspect villain can find the fold button. My total aggro factor was around 2.5, but it is now it's around 3 or higher. I also had some betsizing issues where I was either betting too small or too big. I need to really think what I want villain to do and fire the correct betsize out with player tendency, position, board texture, and history in mind etc. Basically making my postflop decisions easier where I don't have to guess as much if I'm getting bluffed or not because I love to hero call.

My review of my last 127k hands is taking longer than I thought. I'm about 1/2 way done and I'm noticing alot of leaks in my game. I hope to finish reviewing the other half within a week or so. I do find reviewing hand histories boring, so it's taking me longer than it should.

I'll post a graph when I reach another 100k hands.

Regulate Online Poker. Please Vote

Let's Regulate Online Poker. Please vote and be heard. This is very important because it's so hard to get cash online to play poker. It only takes one minute of your time to register and vote. Please do it right now, don't wait to do it later.

http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/ideas/viewI...

Bad Beat Jackpot?

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG	Herbstwald	($48.25)
UTG+1	tripsntraps	($17.70)
MP1	pfletch49	($40.20)
MP2	Superdave1974	($28.60)
CO	Hakimakli	($56.30)
BTN	call in 33	($6.95)
SB	Hero	($50.00)
BB	lany89	($38.85)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is SB

4 folds, Hakimakli raises to $1.75, call in 33 goes all-in $6.95, Hero calls $6.70, 1 fold, Hakimakli calls $5.20

Flop: ($21.35, 3 players)
Hero checks, Hakimakli checks

Turn: ($21.35, 3 players)
Hero checks, Hakimakli bets $6.50, Hero raises to $13, Hakimakli calls $6.50

River: ($47.35, 3 players)
Hero goes all-in $30.05, Hakimakli calls $30.05, Hakimakli says "wow"

Final Pot: $107.45
Hero shows:
Hakimakli shows:
call in 33 shows:

Hakimakli wins $104.45 ( won +$54.45 )
Hero lost -$50
call in 33 lost -$6.95



Double bad beat. There is no bad beat jackpot at FTP. This hand would of qualified if there was one.

So far this month, I'm a small loser over 27k hands. I'm running terrible but it's nothing new. I just gotta keep on grinding and my hands will eventually hold up. Half the hands were at $100 nlhe FR and the other half is at $50 nlhe FR. I dropped back down to $50 nlhe FR to regain confidence. I also hired a FR coach. His name is Eric (Damn Ringer) and is a FR Pro playing at Cake and FTP $200 and $400 nlhe FR. I found him off of the CR Coaching Forum. My first coaching session will be this coming Thursday. I'm really looking forward to it.

I plan to take this month slow and really analyze my poker game. I'm in the process of reviewing my last 127k hands and will probably make a post about it. I think it's a good time to do that because I'm not running so well and don't want to put in too many hours when my confidence is low.

My poker goal this year is to be able to beat $200 nlhe FR. Mark that down, no more silly shots at higher stakes. Just a slow grind up to that level because with rakeback/bonuses, it's dame hard to lose at this game when playing your A game.

Good Luck

December 2008 100k Hand Graph and Stats

I switched to Full Ring and started to mass table 16 plus tables. The first 25k hands were at Poker Stars where I pretty much broke even after earning my $500 bonus. I then switched over to FTP playing mainly $50 nlhe FR for the next 75k hands. I didn't know what to expect and adjusted my game accordingly. I basically didn't pay off nits and laid down TPTK/Over Pairs when faced with aggression. Laying down those hands was so tough because I'm a calling station by nature. I had to talk myself out of making a lot of hero calls. I played a 15/10/2.5 TAG game over 100 k hands and was able to mix it up with some of the regulars.

$1704 + $500 bonuses + $600 rake back = $2804 in profits over 100k hands. Wow, it feels great to be a winner again. Haven't felt like this in a very very long time. Probably since Dec 2006. Basically small loser since the begginning of 2007.

Mass tabling has been very good to me so far. I probably need to mix in a little HU and 6max so that I don't get burnt out. I did play a few k hands of $50 and $100 nlhe hu this month because I was kinda of sick of Full Ring. It def made me appreciate the lower variance of Full Ring.

I also want to thank Jason (LuckySOB) for letting me sweat him mass table $100 nlhe FR and hooking me up with AHK. Without him, I probably wouldn't of had this awesome month. It's a real confidence booster, I can't express how much I'm grateful for his help this month.

Good Luck at the tables and a Happy New Year.

Going for 100k hands this month

I got 80k hands completed so far. I need to complete another 20k hands and it'll be 100k hands this month. I never thought I could do it but it looks like I'm going to get there. I'll post up a graph once I finish 100k hands.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.