Blog break !

I've just tilted 2 new BIs in NL400. I have to go back to NL200, That sucks!
I'll make a blog break as well because it's not really interesting to write - and to read - same history over and over : I'm unluncky... snif snif snif... I'm running bad... snif snif snif... No ! I'm loosing since so many hands now that It can't be just bad luck !?!?!? Like a 200K hands bad run ? No way !

I'm just so pissed right now, I played so terribly bad this morning I can't believe it, I'm in one of the biggest tilt of my life, fortunately I'm not anymore at the tables... but I'll get back to them in few minutes I think.

- BREAK -

PS : I think I won't be back here before septembre

No comment...

I asked yesterday for a rush... next time I'll close my mouth
-2K$

Scary pattern

New day with bad start ! Maybe I'm taking a little time to play my A game ? Maybe players are much better in the beginning of the day ? Maybe it's pure coincidence ?
Well, I think this is a mix of these 3 things :)
So I ended my game up +800$ . Nothing impressive but I'm really happy considering I was once again down -1.5K$ at one point !











Thanks to this new positive day, I have now a 9 BIs "couch" for NL400. (The starting 5 + 4 won). It will take me some pressure away since I really want to stay here.
Lets go Mrs Luck, give me a rush to let me get rolled properly for this limit !!! :)

Even but happy

Today I fnished my day earning pennies since I won +60$.
But I'm going to go to bed really happy since I was down -1.4K$ at one point ! I thought NL400 was already finished even with my new BR rules... :(
Hopefully I managed to grind up and finished the day quasi-even. Therefore I will be allowed to play NL400 again tomorrow ! Ouf !












http://weaktight.com/264628
My hand strenght was really hidden so I couldn't get away from this one I think

http://weaktight.com/264627
This player was calling every 3bet. I thought he could lay down some small pp and that a bet here was +EV. There is mo much money in the pot that I can't lay down his shove
Finally I had 40% equity, not so bad

http://weaktight.com/264625
AJ < A2 on A335 board...

http://weaktight.com/266303
Fortunately I still meet very nice players

More fun requested... New BR rules !

After this terrible week-end I played a weird session this morning, starting winning 3 BIs before dropping 4 on really bad play. I was tilting... again
I decided to take a nap and after sleeping 3 hours, I woke up with new thoughts

I'm not enjoying the game as I used too because I have the impression that I don't improve my game anymore. I think that feeling comes mainly from the fact I'm playing NL200 since a lot of time without facing good results (and the hope to play higher soon)

Since I don't have results pressure for the moment (saved expenses money) I decided to try a new BR management, something a little more risky, but not really if I stick to it

BR > 10K$ ---> NL400 (25BI)
BR > 8K$ ---> NL200 (40 BI)
So I allow me to play NL400 with only 25BIs, but I will have to drop as soon as I loose 5 BIs (that's very few)












I won +868$ today (2 BIs). I felt quite confortable playing NL400 even if players were 3 betting more than in NL200. Hopefully I will be able to have a little rush there to avoid loosing 5 BIs and going back to NL200

Back to routine... Scary !

Sad ! Depressed ! Shocked ! Scared ! Lost ! Damned ! There are lots of feeling I could describe today
After grinding quietly during 4 days, I faced during 2 days my old routine. I lost -2.2K$ (11BIs)











Biggest pots lost :

http://weaktight.com/261546
TPTK vs flush draw. 61% equity

http://weaktight.com/261623
Nut flush draw vs set. 34% equity, so obvious that I can't hit...

http://weaktight.com/261625
78% equity. My flop raise is too shy however

http://weaktight.com/261627
Donk shove. I would do the same with AQ+/JJ+. I will be AA this time

http://weaktight.com/261628
Set again vs my straigh flush draw. I hit turn before being boated river obvious !

http://weaktight.com/261630
This time I have the set vs flush draw... but flush hits !

I know there is nothing scary in my HHs. No 1 nor 2 outers. But it's just that I met so many downswng during the last weeks that I was looking forward to some quiet days. Running 7.5 BIs bellow expectations for less than 8K hands is definetly ot the case...

Sick !

Waves

Strange feeling today, tables seem softer than usually but the following pattern repeated all day : I would lose several small pot and win 1 or 2 big one, than I would start again loosing small and medium pots.
I don't think my play was great today but it's too late now to review some HHs. I might slowdown during the week-end and maybe go play some poker live to rest a litlle bit.
4th winning day in July (it's been an eternity since it had happened) with a +439$ profit.












With some June bonus and cash back my BR is now close to 15K. Will I be able to play some NL400 before the end of the month ? Stay tuned ! ;)

Black thursday

I played this morning and I found the import of hands way too slow... So as a genius I read some forum and see that there is a new postgre version that should speed it up. Let's install it ! I don't know exactly what I'be done but 30 mn after I start to install it, neither Holdhem Manager nor PokerTracker was working. I made some weird stuff and 2 hours later, things were clear : I had lost my database !
So many hands lost ! So many players stats... Arggghh... Now my tracker is working fine, but I start from 0 :(

In the afternoon I had to drive my wife to work, when we arrived to the car it was not working ! Battery down ! Fortunately our neighbour lent us his car and my wife arrived in time. Tomorrow we will have to check what is going with ours

Pokerwise, I ended up positive for the 3rd straight day. My graph is incomplete because I played some hands before my database crash and I had won 300$. So overall I won +338$












With some more luck I could I have won some BIs more :

http://weaktight.com/256913
AQ DP vs AK that hit @ turn

http://weaktight.com/256914
AK < AJ. Hitchcock board !

Groundhog Day

I don't know if you already saw "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray. That guy wakes up the same day every day... I kind of feel the same way this month : I am loosing all day except final 2 hours rush !
I should not complain because at least I ended up positive once more, winning +490$
My wife asked me why I don't play only at night ? :)

• Typical morning hands :

http://weaktight.com/254460
Vilain hits overset at turn

http://weaktight.com/255809
Vilain donk bet twice with 2nd pair... et hit river

• Typical night hands :

http://weaktight.com/255810
Missed bluff ? Missed value shove ? Don't know but nice pot anyway !

http://weaktight.com/255811
Fopped straight vs trip (that doesnt hit boat)


You may have noticed that I played almost 10K hands in 2 days ! So it's not really good time to speak about life balance...

- Sigh -

After starting my day by winning 2 BIs, I went through a tough day that brought me down to -575$. I finally ended my night sessions by a nice rush and ended my first day up +370$
It's really not an amount really exciting but I think this is my first "winning first day of the month".