All the advice in poker books are only applicable when you have a stack of chips larger than your opponent. Don't be fooled by them, they are written by people who usually have a larger than average chip stack. Know where you stand in the hand. When your the short stack in a developing hand you are even further behind then your cards would lead you to believe.
PS My poket Kings were busted yet again today. Once at Doyle's and once at UB.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Online Freerolls
All I have to say is that online freerolls are excellent incentive to practice. Plus if you place in the top 100 or 30 or 18, you can win a little money or qualify for a bigger tournament. The little bit of money you may win, you can use to start playing at the ring games and try and build it into something. It will take a while, but I have turned a $1.50 win into $15, then used it to enter a $15 buy-in tournament (which I did not win).
I have been making deep runs and placing "in the money" in a lot of freerolls lately. To do it, you will have to go "all in" at least twice towards the end of the tournament and the bubble. Since it is free, just roll with it, and see what happens. If you are at doylesroom.net, late in a tournament and at the all in point, do not go all in with KK in the hole cards. It seems someone always has AA when this happens late in the freeroll. I think it is a conspiracy, but I have no proof except my expierence... ;-p
I have been making deep runs and placing "in the money" in a lot of freerolls lately. To do it, you will have to go "all in" at least twice towards the end of the tournament and the bubble. Since it is free, just roll with it, and see what happens. If you are at doylesroom.net, late in a tournament and at the all in point, do not go all in with KK in the hole cards. It seems someone always has AA when this happens late in the freeroll. I think it is a conspiracy, but I have no proof except my expierence... ;-p
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Long Sessions
Went on a 17 hour session before leaving California for Oklahoma and South Carolina. The couple of things I learned about long sessions...
I can only last about 4 hours with small breaks (5 min) before I need on long one for about 20 minutes or so.
For some reason when I am $200 down, I can play great poker to get back to even, then I go stupid or loose my aggression. I have termed this failing to break the sound barrier.
When you have a stack bigger then everyone elses, sit back and enjoy not playing. Be patient and pick you hands strategically to beat other players. You will always loose less to paying 10 blinds and seeing 90 hands ($40 in 3-6 limit) times, then loosing $18 or more with raises in two or three hands.
All in all, it was a great night of fun and suspense. Hopefully this will turn profitable sooner than later. I have a few months to play in Oklahoma at the No Limit tables. I am sworn off Limit games, it is too hard to climb out of a hole once it is dug. Plus, No Limit allows you to use more tools to win hands than in limit.
I can only last about 4 hours with small breaks (5 min) before I need on long one for about 20 minutes or so.
For some reason when I am $200 down, I can play great poker to get back to even, then I go stupid or loose my aggression. I have termed this failing to break the sound barrier.
When you have a stack bigger then everyone elses, sit back and enjoy not playing. Be patient and pick you hands strategically to beat other players. You will always loose less to paying 10 blinds and seeing 90 hands ($40 in 3-6 limit) times, then loosing $18 or more with raises in two or three hands.
All in all, it was a great night of fun and suspense. Hopefully this will turn profitable sooner than later. I have a few months to play in Oklahoma at the No Limit tables. I am sworn off Limit games, it is too hard to climb out of a hole once it is dug. Plus, No Limit allows you to use more tools to win hands than in limit.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Met Phil
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Beginners Luck
OK, news flash, there is no such thing as luck. If you apply logic to the theory of luck, good and bad luck will always balance out over time. So, luck is a non player in poker over the long term.
In my first attempts at playing poker with a few hundred dollar bank roll, and playing 3-6 limit. I "quadrupled up" in my first few months playing once a week at a local card room.
Yes, I did have a simple style of play. I played the top 10 starting hands, and folded if the flop revealed anything higher than what i had in my hand. It was very conservative (1st gear), but effective as the new guy at the tables.
After reading two different books on poker, I decided to become a millionaire over night through 3-6 limit and open my game. Well all I did was open my wallet (and bank account) to the table. After loosing my built up bank roll and going on a week long run on Tilt. I am now rebuilding my game.
The first thing I learned was that I ruined my table image as a conservative player, and became an overly loose and ignorant player. Before, players folded to me and I played a lot of heads up, won lots of small and medium pots, and lost next to nothing. After tilt, I found players "calling me to the river" and catching the one in 3 cards they need to beat me. I also noticed that some player were "teaming up" on me. It may have not been purposeful, but at the showdown I noticed that I was never heads up, and the two others I was playing, one had the flush draw, one had the straight draw to my top ten hand (or worse).
After 5 months, I had my first winning session ($25 profit). I had taken a brief vacation from playing "live" poker, and played on line free rolls and practiced disciplined poker and reading the community cards for what people are playing. Building trust in my "reading of others" skills.
I plan on playing another session before leaving California, not to erase any loss, but to have a winning, confidence building session.
I will probably not play 3-6 limit, either no-limit or spread limit. I find I am more successful in these ventures.
In my first attempts at playing poker with a few hundred dollar bank roll, and playing 3-6 limit. I "quadrupled up" in my first few months playing once a week at a local card room.
Yes, I did have a simple style of play. I played the top 10 starting hands, and folded if the flop revealed anything higher than what i had in my hand. It was very conservative (1st gear), but effective as the new guy at the tables.
After reading two different books on poker, I decided to become a millionaire over night through 3-6 limit and open my game. Well all I did was open my wallet (and bank account) to the table. After loosing my built up bank roll and going on a week long run on Tilt. I am now rebuilding my game.
The first thing I learned was that I ruined my table image as a conservative player, and became an overly loose and ignorant player. Before, players folded to me and I played a lot of heads up, won lots of small and medium pots, and lost next to nothing. After tilt, I found players "calling me to the river" and catching the one in 3 cards they need to beat me. I also noticed that some player were "teaming up" on me. It may have not been purposeful, but at the showdown I noticed that I was never heads up, and the two others I was playing, one had the flush draw, one had the straight draw to my top ten hand (or worse).
After 5 months, I had my first winning session ($25 profit). I had taken a brief vacation from playing "live" poker, and played on line free rolls and practiced disciplined poker and reading the community cards for what people are playing. Building trust in my "reading of others" skills.
I plan on playing another session before leaving California, not to erase any loss, but to have a winning, confidence building session.
I will probably not play 3-6 limit, either no-limit or spread limit. I find I am more successful in these ventures.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
A Bit of history
The name of this blog is named in honor of my father's life. He always loved a friendly game of poker. In his eulogy, I compared the family he build to a wining hand in poker, AhAdAsAcQh. The aces represent his four children, the queen of hearts represents my mother.
Who I am. My screen name on most major online poker sites is "Vapor09". I am a husband, father, professional pilot and amateur poker player. I picked up poker while getting my maters degree in California while playing garage games, poker rooms, on-line and in Vegas. I have invested a modest amount thus far, certainly less than any pro may win or loose in any one hand.
In the following posts I will discuss some of my experiences in poker.
Who I am. My screen name on most major online poker sites is "Vapor09". I am a husband, father, professional pilot and amateur poker player. I picked up poker while getting my maters degree in California while playing garage games, poker rooms, on-line and in Vegas. I have invested a modest amount thus far, certainly less than any pro may win or loose in any one hand.
In the following posts I will discuss some of my experiences in poker.
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