2 Sessions + Random Pics

I ran into a lot of trap-happy opponents who like to cold-call preflop raises with big Aces and big pairs. As a result I modified my preflop strategy -- I raised way many more suited connectors/suited crap and way fewer big offsuit cards AQ/AJ/KQ.

I ended up overdoing things -- playing way too many hands -- notice high "Voluntarily put $ into pot" (VP$IP), finding people paying back at my preflop raises, putting myself on tilt, ended up losing a stack with a reckless bluff. Fortunately I was able to stop the bleeding there. I calmed down, tightened up, played some solid poker and got back into the green with a huge cooler against a regular that I respect.

Saturday night I played much tighter than I usually do. The money trend followed a similar course as previous night.

Friday Hands
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/309004 84c A nice little pot and a LOL
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307737 KQ grrr
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307738 K4c Scary action, but it turned out to be truly a BB special
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307740 33 Destroying a nit
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307739 53d Trying to make a play on the same nit. Instead I shipped it all back and then some.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307741 33 LOL best hand of the night. I think we put each other on a flush draw.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307744 99 $. On the other hand, from villain's point of view is bottom set foldable given the action? I guess not against a fishie like me......

Saturday night hands
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308298 QQ Please kill me
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308299 52c Well done putting $60+ into the pot while drawing dead
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308300 JJ How come everybody traps these days?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308303 99 Easy fold given the action. I was just wondering whether I should continue-bet that 5-way flop at all.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308296 33 Candidate for buddy list?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/308297 T4s Thank you Pokerstars for punishing these stupid trapping nits

Random pics

My slick new iPod. I'm loving it.


Autumn tree



Fallen leaves


Street view


(Hot) beer to be disposed of

A lame day, kind of......

2 sessions today. Similar stats. I was hoping to dominate. Instead I won. So it didn't feel that great. Especially when a few sets got destroyed today. Tough to maintain composure when that happens. I tried really hard not to go on tilt, and it was mostly successful.

Afternoon hands are as such:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306915 66 Thank you opponent for calling flop with bottom pair.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306919 KK Opponent was very aggressive yet not out of line. Regardless I didn't have balls to make this heroic call. Who knows if it's a good thing.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306972 55 feeble flop raise = demise
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306973 A9h Call flop +check-call turn look so feeble, but on the other hand I am against a set so often that I have no fold equity. So I don't know what the best play is.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307139 KT satisfactory extraction. An enthusiastic villain certainly helped.

Evening hands
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307091 QTh SOOOOOOOOOOOO sick
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307108 99 I hope people stop despising PF limp-reraise because it works. Even when I was on the receiving end of this confrontation.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307129 55 Makes me want to cry
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/307111 A4c Kind of like the earlier A9h hand, except this opponent played horribly

A satisfying session

......where every statistical category looks rosy and healthy.



Rough start to the night. Outdrawaments one after another:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306400 KQ I was abused at this table full of fishies
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306408 A8c Pwned by another fish.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306410 AQ Same opponent in the A8c hand. Sigh~
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306401 AK Not exactly a suck out, but still disheartening to lose a moderate pot in this manner.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306413 AKs I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.

Onto something less depressing. For me.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306438 AA Destined to win
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306437 AA Another one. Ironically if I just flatted preflop opponent might worry about me having trip Queens as well.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306436 AA Close call. I like my line. Except maybe a harder turn check-raise.
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306469 AQ WTF to opponent
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306423 KTd Sweet pot
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306431 77 LOLaments multiple opponents attempted suicide in this one

Missed value
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/306473 JJ I already cooler-stacked the guy earlier so I was afraid he was being tricky here looking for revenge.