Something to talk with my new rakeback account

Still I am convinced that the most comfortable style for me is Semi-Loose/Aggression.
But sometimes I just think I c-bet too frequently on the flop. Recently I've gave more actions on the turn in many pots, which I believe would be more efficient to pick it up because raising or betting on the turn is more powerful.

Today I lost 70bb when flopping buttom two pairs against vallain's top two pairs.
Since he was just limping I should not give too many actions on this spot. I think I did so because it's the beginning of my playing, which always makes me desired to earn more $$ as soon as I can. But usually I lost more since I played too hastily.

I find a good way to start my games. I open 2-3 tables at first, playing like 10 minutes and then open up to 4 tables. I use the very first 10 minutes to stablize my mood to avoid any extreme move. 3-bet from SB/BB? OK I let it go unless I got premium hand. Facing donk bet when I flopped nothing? OK I let it go.

I think I've done so very well and select better spots to extract $$ from vallains.
So keep it and I would be better! :)

Read more »

Poker concepts (1-10)

Well I guess recently I haven't played my A game because more and more TAGs and LAGs pumps and I don't really know how to tangle with them. So it's better to read books or to review hand history. Today I am going to analyze some concepts on the famous No-Limit book - Theory and Practice in a hope that I will be capable to apply them in my further games.

There are totally 60 concepts in the book and I expect myself to complete translation by 6 articles, which means I plan to do it 10 concepts once. However I won't do direct translation rather I would mix them with my own knowledge, sometimes add my own comments.

Alright here we go:
________________________________________________________________________

Concept 01: When in doubt, bet more.

Concept 02: Don't give action to tight and trapping players. Know who not to play big pots against.

有一些NL玩家的打牌風格屬於非常緊以及保守. 你可以連續十把作出超大的raise並對他們秀出你的bluff 但即使你第十一次還是這樣搞 他們除非有非常好的手牌 他們還是不會跟你玩的. 簡單來說他們除非有超強牌 否則不會跟你玩big pot. 在牌桌上 你心裡有要個底 誰是屬於這類型的玩家 並盡量不要跟他們打big pot 除非你有接近nuts的牌. 再者, 我們很容易自以為能夠讀出那個玩家現在正在抓狂(on tilt). 沒錯 打的緊的玩家也許會抱怨你那種狂野打法; 但記得 他也只是抱怨 不會因此開始打的比平常鬆!! 你以為他們會認為說 靠 你這傢伙用這種垃圾也在玩 那我下次拿到AJ 我就跟你推allin!! 不 你錯了 他們不會這樣想的 他們心理想的是 "等我拿到一對火箭 看我不殺爆你這瘋子!!" 因此 對付這類玩家的最好方法就是 從他們身上偷偷小pot但避免跟他們玩大pot.

Concept 03: Most of your actions should include an inherent randomness against perceptive opponents.

對付思考型的對手 有時候必須要混合你的打法, 避免一直用你慣用的玩法對抗他們. 即使你認為目前這種打法毫無疑問是最好的 有時候可以轉換一下. 這樣做也許在某手牌會喪失一點利潤 但當你的對手知道你不是都用同一種玩法打牌 藉此在未來你也許能獲取更多的利潤.

Concept 04: Sometimes you should bluff to stop a bluff.

舉例來說 在一個heads-up的狀況 一手牌打到了river但我們並沒有位置優勢(Out of position)下 有時候我們應該bluff來避免對手做出bluff. 這個觀念的結論是, 你有一手中等價值的牌但你是先下牌的人(on the river).你的對手可能有強牌或是弱牌 並且你認為當他有濫牌的時候 他有時候會bluff. 即使你有時可以藉由check/call贏的這手牌, 但你更應該下注來防止對手的bluff.

Read more »

Call other's 3 bet

Those two hands prove that you better not call other's 3 bet with KQ or AJ kinda hands. Big chance that you got dominated and can't be profitable if you flop pair.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players

Hero (UTG): $117.70

MP: $20.80

CO: $197.50

BTN: $100

SB: $194.30

BB: $231.50

Pre-Flop: 9 J dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $4, 3 folds, SB raises to $13, BB folds, Hero calls $9

Flop: ($27) T 8 Q (2 Players)
SB bets $20, Hero calls $20

Turn: ($67) K (2 Players)
SB bets $161.30 and is All-In, Hero calls $84.70 and is All-In

River: ($236.40) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $236.40 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed 9 J (a straight, King high) and WON $233.40 (+$115.70 NET)
SB showed A A (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$117.70 NET)







Another hand:
Full Tilt Poker, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
SB: $127.45

BB: $106.75

UTG: $99

MP: $175

CO: $100

Hero (BTN): $183.85

Pre-Flop: 5 7 dealt to Hero (BTN)

3 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, SB folds, BB raises to $12, Hero calls $8.50

Flop: ($24.50) 3 7 6 (2 Players)
BB bets $17, Hero raises to $47, BB raises to $94.75 and is All-In, Hero calls $47.75

Turn: ($214) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($214) J (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $214 Pot ($3 Rake)
BB showed 9 K (Ace King high) and LOST (-$106.75 NET)
Hero showed 5 7 (a pair of Sevens) and WON $211 (+$104.25 NET)

Read more »

Play good poker

- Play good poker

This is what I heard from Daniel Negreanu, who is a very famous poker player usually playing high stacks anywhere. In one episode of HSP, he commented a hand which Mike Madthow was against XXX. Mike limped with KJs UTG and XXX held 88 in late position, raising like 20bb when 2 more limpers were ahead. Mike insta-shove, two limpers fold and XXX is thinking. DN now commented: "this is not good poker". For me this is absolutely true. The best scenario if Mike get called is coin flip and good poker player should really avoid it. Otherwise, bunch of variance would occur and may not be a profitable style to play in a long run.

- Emotion is expensive
Yesterday when I raised 99 on CO, getting 3 bet on the button who is a TAG, 16/13 type of player. I was just a bit angry because many ppl on the table 3 bet a lot so I just shove and hope to get called by AK AQ. BUT he called and showed AA. I lost 100bb on that hand. Couple of hands later, the same scenario happens. I had 99 on CO, making standard raise and got 3 bet from the same guy on the button. Then I STILL decide to shove and he STILL had AA. Then I left the table quickly because I know I probably lose more against the same guy since I was full of tilt.

Read more »

悶斃了

前幾天計算了一下回台灣後要付的錢 多到不可思議
------------月付金額--------------------
助學貸款: $20000
房屋貸款: $25000
給老媽: $10000
車貸: $10000

還沒包含自己零花錢以及要存起來的錢 一個月開銷居然已經高達$65000
人真的是到年紀大了 才會知道沒錢的可怕 到目前為止 需要一個月這麼多錢的我
似乎沒有別條路可以走了 但我也不知道做這樣的選擇對長久來講 到底是好是壞
真的還滿迷惘的 不過自己造的孽 自己要擔阿 天經地義

2/6/2008 15:13 14:06 0:53 $3,406 $3,024 ($382) $2,324
2/7/2008 4:33 7:04 2:31 $3,024 $3,231 $207 $2,531

在2/6的時候 是這個禮拜戰績第一次呈現負的 說實在話 是打的on tilt了
我居然拿Q8o 去call 人家 preflop re-raise allin
人家AKo Flop Axx 想說又掛了 結果Turn Q river 8 靠 居然贏了一個buyin
不過我也有自知之明 知道這個狀態不能繼續打下去 就休息了 (AA preflop allin 被人家JJ badbeat)
但重點是下面贏的這一個session 對我來說太重要了 因為之前在PokerStars就是在輸了一個大session候
記得也是$400左右 就一路把辛苦打的$1900在三四天內敗光光 其實就是因為信心已經被擊潰了

最近訂了兩本專打cash game的書 有一本叫Winning in tough Hold'em Games 講的東西還滿深的
值得好好看看 另一本就鳥掉了 白花了$20

齁 我的房屋頭期款!!!




　

Read more »

牌局檢討 NL100 1.25.2008

邁向職業撲克手這條路是很漫長的 不斷的找出自己的leak 做reverse engineering是很重要低
從Poker Tracker裡面 我挑了兩手近來在NL100輸大錢的牌局 作為今天的檢討 希望自己以後不要再犯同樣的錯誤
--------分格線----------------------
總的來講 這兩手都是拿middle pair 做為FLOP上的overpair
然而在Pre-flop是看不出來對手的手牌強度 因為都是基本的call 4BB的raise. 自己檢討的重點是
如何判斷出對方的牌 然後少輸. 因為不可能這種牌遇到別人raise就fold 這樣很難在兇猛的6-max生存低~
Alright, let's see -

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1996114

我77對上人家的鐵隻 我壓根沒想到對方有四的可能 他打的也很棒
在flop的big re-raise讓我感覺想偷 不過重點是 他call了我的大發re-raise
這邊應該就要知道 自己的77是不好的了 100的對手還不至於拿AK call我的大發re-raise
至於他Turn的check 讓我完全掉入陷阱 應該要check的 即使他是67我都必須給他free card了
輸了$113 學個教訓

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1996053
上把遇到鐵隻 算是有雖到 不過這把完全就是自己打的爛
我自認為call flop的raise沒有問題 但我out of position
在Turn應該要bet out $20 half pot, to see where I stand.
Otherwise I got too few information to let me go further.
至於Reraise All-in更是大忌 - "人家會call 代表你掛了"
自己智障 沒話說

Read more »