Joined: May '13
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I don't bluff much but on that table I had shown when I bet or 3 bet I was always ahead or had the better hand so thought they would know that and fold, but sometimes they call you down with middle or bottom pair on the board.
Hoping for another good day so will start with a small session in a bit. Will update as always after.
------------ Awesome start to the day. Fish sucking out to me hitting a straight when he had nothing and same fish cracking my QQ after the flop by going all in with his 36s after calling my massive raise as I was last to act and hitting a flush. How these players keep lucking out in beyond me. Nice one odds.
I have also noticed when I lost loads I always go card dead. It's funny like the game knows your annoyed about losing loads due to crap and tempts you to play like an idiot and lose more...for rake I assume.
Now got beat by J2o by another fish. I may need to log on in a minute as I am down by loads and I feel a tilt coming.
Now just watched that same fish luck out again crushing AA with his 99 in a coin flip. So sick how this guy is running hot when hes an idiot.
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It has been several times that i get angry and stop playing in order to secure my bankroll of course, but at the same time i stay and watch some fools getting lucky with one silly hand after another. Its unbelievable the hands are winning some times.
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You really have to learn stay focussed if been badbeated several times. I also cudnt do it when i just started out poker, now it easy its just cards, badbeat or not if your a winning player just keep going.
Joined: May '13
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I had a small rest and my tea and I won most of it back. Just annoys me how these guys catch monster hands with tripe, but I will just continue waiting for my moments to win the rest back. The anger/annoyance is gone now too so thats a positive thing.
Edit:
Just caught a fish trying to trap with his QQ by min raising so I called with my pocket 4's and flopped a set. Highest card on the flop was a J and there was a flush draw(Which always happens when I flop a set) The guy with QQ(Who is a massive fish btw as I have him tagged) bet out which showed he had at least a J, so I 3 bet him and he wen't all in so I called(He turned over QQ and went all in thinking I was chasing or had a J) and now I am back to where I was before the losses started. I only just joined that table too.
I have a habit of losing loads and then winning it all back or more in the end which is weird lately. I banked both tables I was on and now for another rest before I play another session.
Joined: Nov '12
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G'day mate
Wanted to wish you well. Hope things are going great for you today. I am going to take a few day off from playing poker. Going to think about some things and deal with some real life BS Wishing you all the best I will still be dropping in to BRM be cool
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Just had some player who kept re-raising my oop everytime I had good cards and always had rubbish like A-rag etc so when I had AK so push all in as everyone was fish calling and she called turning over 44. There went my 2 bi profit but I knew she didnt have that great cards. She then went on to donk AK the next hand with someone and won. Before that she called my AJs 3 bet with A9o and hit a set of nines. Wish I ran as hot as some of these players.
Thanks Ronin, apart from certain things everything is going well. Hope you do well too.
Edit:
Isolation when they limp in and I have pocket pairs or premiums dont work against these fish callers because they always call no matter what and I either get over pairs against me or I never hit any cards and they hit low crap ones. So frustrating but I will keep waiting...
Now just called me when I had 1010 with 35s and hit a set of 5's. So sick how this player keeps hitting massive. Bleh.
I do so well and make a lot of profit and all this crap happens. I am not on tilt though, just plain unlucky.
------------ Phew. My patience and riding through that bad patch has rewarded me finally. Been running a little hot in the start cards department which has been nice but just as soon as I was about to log off at break even on £60 I caught KK on the button and before a known good reg raised. So I min 3 bet him to try and trap and he called. Flop came 4k4 so I was set and he just bet himself out every street until the river where he bet out and took a min thinking to call my 3 bet but he folded.
Sitting on a nice £65 now. Time for a little break then one more small session before bed.
Joined: May '13
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Merry Xmas to you too man.
Just logged back on and £3 is missing from my bankroll. I remember leaving on £65 and its on £62 now. Not impressed unless its a temporary glitch...
On a positive note my VIP status is nearly back on to Silver band. Just in time for the big update change in a few days.
------------ This game is going to give me a fucking heart attack from stress and anger soon. Had some prick call me down with 88 with a massive pot and hits a fourth flush card to give him a flush. Every time I have the chance to jump up with a big profit stuff like this happens. There is just much suckouts and bad luck someone can take you know. Fucked off. Fish always win, always chase and always win big when you are the favourite. Odds mean nothing and variance is a prick.
Joined: Nov '12
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G'day mate
Well I know your pain, I am still on a major down swing which started on Friday 13TH. Have really been going crazy myself a doubting my own ability's. Friends have looked over the last 3000 hand historys and say that I do not seem to be doing anything wrong. Variance is a real bitch sometimes. best wishes be cool
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No it's fucking idiots ALWAYS lucking out. Down a lot now. Just had some one keep calling my raises and hit a straight. A gutshot straight. yeah a gutshot. Odds mean nothing. I am so fucking pissed off right now. No matter how well you play fish always hit and win
Variance is b******t as well. if I ever try and chase when I have odds I never hit but they chase with bad odds and always hit.
I should be on about £90 if odds meant anything. Now I am watching the biggest fish caller ever domination a table with crap every hand. Its a wonder how these players are always winning and not busto.
Wooooooooo £34 down fucking loves it.
------------ Nope make that £12 left. Fish always win. Sick of this s**t.
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G'day mate
Well I know your pain I really do. Hope things turn around for you very fast. I am taking a little time off from poker to get my crap together and take care of some BS in my real life. wishing you the very best merry xmas be cool
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Life always comes before poker my friend, so hopefully you get yourself back to normality once again.
So the grind begins again...still have a BR so I should be thankful for that.
Edit:
Nice. I doubled up my BR with hitting a flush and was waiting for a decent hand to play. Was on the BB with 89s and two people limped in before me so I just checked it. Flop came 99A. Ended getting re-raised twice so we both went all in and turns out one of the limpers had AA. Such a bloody set up from ladbrokes once again. If I limped with AA all limpers would crack it but for other people they don't. Back even stevens again. Frustrated to say.
Joined: Oct '13
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hi Phisix and Ronin,
I can 100% sympathise with your poker pain, it can be an extremely cruel game at times.
I just wanted to say if you can keep you game in check and keep playing your hands correctly the luck/variance will eventually come right for you.
Lest we not forget you absolutely want your opponents to be idiotic donks calling dire odds for the gutshots. This is what we want. If they played correctly then the only long term winners would be the poker sites.
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You speak the truth. Been playing semi tight for an hour and a half now and been mostly card dead apart from a few nice hands and KK. Just waiting patiently as always so still even. Might have to change tables and see if the cards improve.
This game is fucking winding me up. It sets you up to lose every time. Get AK on the button and people limp in before and call after I try and isolate. Flop an ace or two pair and the limper has AA or some sort of set. Try and isolate the fish with premiums and they call with rubbish and the flop and streets always set up low straights or low cards. This happens about 70% I play. Not to mention the amount of time people call massive raises with 22, 33, 44 and always hit a set against me while the game gives me nice TPTK every time to entice me.
No, I am not busto but this is the stuff I keep seeing, not to mention the 90% of flush and straight draws all the time which there is someone who always chases and fucking hits it even when the odds are against them. Then again this is the micros so you will always get this.
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G'day mate
Just dropped in to say hello and wish you well. Tried to remain calm. Take a break like I have if you need too. Tilt is a bankroll killer. you do not need that aggravation. best wishes be cool
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Oh no I wasent on tilt I was just ranting about micro stakes. I actually had a slow but winning night as I took my bankroll back up to £19. Trapped a fish with a flush draw as I flopped a set then a fullhouse on the turn and you know how the rest goes.
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G'day mate
Sorry I misunderstood you. Very glad to here you turned it around. I will be working on my own bankroll again soon. I had some big news which I posted about in my bankroll challenge blog merry xmas be cool
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I guess you know whats your problem is, poor bankrollmanagement. Sorry to say but playing like this the busto line comes sooner or later. Its difficult but without bankrollmanagement your dead.
