For the few folks who read this now and again, you probably know my best game is heads up 7 card stud heads up. I recently had session that just shows you how the house just kills our bottom line.
I played a gent named "easymoney" with a few numbers at the end of his name. He played very solid hand values and would have been a very profitable full ring player I think. His only real weakness was he played a bit too tightly heads up.
By going with a loose aggro style, not only do I rob him blind, but he also pays off when I do have split aces and he calls down with a lesser pair since I'm an obvious donk bluffer.
The dealer, however, refused to cooperate. Combine that with my own frustrations and tilt and the numbers were not pretty.
He brought $40 to the table. I ended up bringing $150. When the smoke cleared, he was broke, and I had roughly $95.
That means our results were:
EasyMoney = negative $40
Donkey PSORG = negative $55
The house = +95 in rake.
Sick, sick, sick.
This just illustrates how important it is to bust 'em quick in heads up. Otherwise nobody wins but the house in those long drawn out battles where you are just see-sawing back and forth. I had this gent down under $20 about 5 times before he finally dropped the rest of his chips.
I'd play the guy again, because honestly, full ring TAGs are some of the easiest guys to beat heads up if they don't adjust. Hopefully I don't see more hands like AxA vs. his 222... blah.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Obligatory 'Every other month' post...
So here we are, trying to make sure google doesn't kill my blog's value. I really like the juice we get for phrases like poker strategy, since that site is my full time job. :)
I think I've turned the corner on 7cs hi lo. My post a month and a half ago, my BB/hour rate was negative about 9. It's climbed to negative 2.62 and if I just run the numbers since June 1st, I'm actually a +2.42 BB/hour winner. Woohoo!
Expanding to 7 card stud hi lo is a very good thing, since it seems the stud games at Absolute and Ultimate bet are just getting tighter and tighter.
Heads up is still by far my best $$ maker at 2.78 BB/hour. My only problem playing heads up stud is that once I get locked in on an opponent I have a tough time quitting. It's not a pride thing. It just that as you play him, you are constantly feeling him out, learning his style and tendencies, etc. After investing 30 minutes and getting to a point where I feel I've got a great line on how to clean him out, it's just hard as heck to sit out and go change a diaper or grab a juice for my toddler. 90% of the time when I sit out, the guy is gone, especially if he's down to me. Blah.
Soooo.. google, if you are listening. I love you. I promise more posts. I am your slave.
I think I've turned the corner on 7cs hi lo. My post a month and a half ago, my BB/hour rate was negative about 9. It's climbed to negative 2.62 and if I just run the numbers since June 1st, I'm actually a +2.42 BB/hour winner. Woohoo!
Expanding to 7 card stud hi lo is a very good thing, since it seems the stud games at Absolute and Ultimate bet are just getting tighter and tighter.
Heads up is still by far my best $$ maker at 2.78 BB/hour. My only problem playing heads up stud is that once I get locked in on an opponent I have a tough time quitting. It's not a pride thing. It just that as you play him, you are constantly feeling him out, learning his style and tendencies, etc. After investing 30 minutes and getting to a point where I feel I've got a great line on how to clean him out, it's just hard as heck to sit out and go change a diaper or grab a juice for my toddler. 90% of the time when I sit out, the guy is gone, especially if he's down to me. Blah.
Soooo.. google, if you are listening. I love you. I promise more posts. I am your slave.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Alive and well...
It's been a busy month. It seems like I never play much early in the year. Maybe I'm a "summer time" player. I played less than 40 hours combined between February, March and April. I got a few more hands in this month, but not many.
I have GOT to stay away from 7 card stud hi lo, or do some boning up on my strategy. I'm a solid 1.5 BB per hour winner at hi, and that's been my bread and butter since 2003. Heads up 7 card stud hi, I do quite well. Almost 2 BB per hour.
7 card stud hi lo? -9 BB per hour. That's with only ~2000 hands in, but still, pretty sick. I think I have several obvious leaks:
1. I don't know what the $%^& I am doing in 7 card stud hi lo.
2. I play a hi lo table or two while playing a hi table or two. Multi-tabling stud isn't easy since a lot of your edge comes from reading cards on other players' porches. Trying to keep track of both hi/lo strategy and basic hi strategy makes my brain hurt.
3. The main reason I'm playing the hi/lo tables is to rack up FAME points faster. Meanwhile I'm losing more $$ from sucking than I'll ever make in extra FAME credits and rakeback.
I've gotta find me a good 7cs hi/lo book. Paying 9 big bets per hour for lessons, stinks.
I have GOT to stay away from 7 card stud hi lo, or do some boning up on my strategy. I'm a solid 1.5 BB per hour winner at hi, and that's been my bread and butter since 2003. Heads up 7 card stud hi, I do quite well. Almost 2 BB per hour.
7 card stud hi lo? -9 BB per hour. That's with only ~2000 hands in, but still, pretty sick. I think I have several obvious leaks:
1. I don't know what the $%^& I am doing in 7 card stud hi lo.
2. I play a hi lo table or two while playing a hi table or two. Multi-tabling stud isn't easy since a lot of your edge comes from reading cards on other players' porches. Trying to keep track of both hi/lo strategy and basic hi strategy makes my brain hurt.
3. The main reason I'm playing the hi/lo tables is to rack up FAME points faster. Meanwhile I'm losing more $$ from sucking than I'll ever make in extra FAME credits and rakeback.
I've gotta find me a good 7cs hi/lo book. Paying 9 big bets per hour for lessons, stinks.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Haha - Obama got your money!
My wife linked me this and I just had to post it. I can't believe I went all of February with no posts. That does mirror my time at the tables though. I didn't even keep "Gold" status at Absolute Poker last month and that just takes a measley 500 FAME points.
Without further ado:
We got your money! Gonna print some more money! Gonna spend some more of your money!
While this is not a political blog, I think we can all agree that current money printing, spending spree going on in D.C. is getting a bit out of control.
Without further ado:
We got your money! Gonna print some more money! Gonna spend some more of your money!
While this is not a political blog, I think we can all agree that current money printing, spending spree going on in D.C. is getting a bit out of control.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Free Poker Tracking Tool
Tracking your results is the ONLY way to know if you are a poker winner or loser. I can't tell you how many players I've met who are in denial. Even online players who should be able to do the math to figure out that deposits are greater than withdrawals. They just... don't do the math.
I digress. Here's a free poker tracking tool. I'm not 100% sure which poker sites it works with, and will update as I get more details. For now, you can just click the link below and check it out for yourself. :)
Poker Score
I digress. Here's a free poker tracking tool. I'm not 100% sure which poker sites it works with, and will update as I get more details. For now, you can just click the link below and check it out for yourself. :)
Poker Score
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
PPA Action Alert
Stop browsing poker blogs and forums for a whopping 30 seconds and stick in a plug for online poker.
Click This Link to the PPA Action letter
No need to edit or even add to the letter unless you're just feeling wordy. In email campaigns, it's volume that counts more than substance of each individual message.
Fill in your name and address and click submit. It'll automatically ship your email to your legislators. If it takes you more than 30 seconds, it's because you are still a "hunt and peck" typer!
Online Poker has won a number of victories already in 2009. In the case of the Kentucky Governor attempting to steal 140+ online gaming domains, an appeals court has reversed the original hick Judge Windbag's decision, and made it clear that he is to not have more hearings on this matter. *Slap*
Three different court cases in three different states have resulted in positive results for the poker as a game of skill argument.
We are making headway, but that won't continue if we start laying down on the job. If you're reading this, it would have taken less time to send the email than it did to read my chatting about. :)
Click This Link to the PPA Action letter
No need to edit or even add to the letter unless you're just feeling wordy. In email campaigns, it's volume that counts more than substance of each individual message.
Fill in your name and address and click submit. It'll automatically ship your email to your legislators. If it takes you more than 30 seconds, it's because you are still a "hunt and peck" typer!
Online Poker has won a number of victories already in 2009. In the case of the Kentucky Governor attempting to steal 140+ online gaming domains, an appeals court has reversed the original hick Judge Windbag's decision, and made it clear that he is to not have more hearings on this matter. *Slap*
Three different court cases in three different states have resulted in positive results for the poker as a game of skill argument.
We are making headway, but that won't continue if we start laying down on the job. If you're reading this, it would have taken less time to send the email than it did to read my chatting about. :)
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