Tag: poker

I Lost Over 50,000 Hands in One Day

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I just lost over 50,000 hands of poker. I’m in the process of rebuilding my computer tonight and just realized that I forgot to backup the data from Poker Tracker. FUCK! I’ve lost all of the hand histories and accompanying stats for the past 5 months. FUCK!

I guess it’s a fresh start. A fresh start with Poker Tracker Guide (which I purchased last night) to show me the way. Earlier in the week I had made a decision for a fresh poker start anyways.

On Monday night I lost another $150 playing $1/2 and I finally realized what was influencing my play. Ever since I had set goals to get my bankroll to a particular level my play had gone downhill. I was constantly thinking about my bankroll. Each play I made at the tables was to build the bankroll. I stopped playing poker and started playing “build the bankroll.”

My first post here at 2 Hole Cards was on October 2nd. It was the day I decided to get serious about my poker game. I started at the $0.5/1 tables on Party Poker and did well. I quickly moved up to $1/2 and then to $2/4, winning at each level. After a short winning period at $2/4 I set a goal and that’s where it all changed. My game changed and so did my bankroll, but not for the better.

Definitely time for a change. Tomorrow I’m cashing out most of my bankroll and putting it away for a down payment on my new vehicle, which will be purchased in less than 3 weeks. My $2000 bankroll will become $300, which is 300 BB at $0.5/1. Yes, I’m moving back down to the lowest limit that Party offers.

I’m starting over. Wish me luck well.

Review: Killer Poker Online

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Killer Poker Online: Crushing the Internet GameI’ve read some columns by John Vorhaus online and enjoyed what I read. His book, Killer Poker Online: Crushing the Internet Game, is a completely different story. The book is a waste of time and money. I’m glad a friend bought the book for me or I would have been very disappointed in the read.

I read the book expecting to get some new insights into online poker. I was looking for strategy and examples of online play. In the first paragraph of the Introduction, Vorhaus writes:

…I want to put forth the startling idea that, hey, maybe Internet poker’s not such a hot idea…

What? Is this really in a book about crushing the Internet game? Instead of reading about poker strategy, the book taught me the basics of how online poker works. Chapter 2 is titled “The Mechanics of the Thing” and explains the computer recommendations for running a poker client, what a screen name is, what the lobby is, play money tables, hand history logs, setting your options and various other things.

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Feeling Comfortable Again

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I’m starting to feel comfortable again at the tables. Earlier today I played for a few hours on Party again, but with much better results. I’m feeling good playing 4 tables of $1/2 6-max, so I think I’m going to stick to it for awhile.

I eliminated the tilt factor completely today. Sure, I took my share of bad beats, but I didn’t let it affect my game. Guess what? I came out ahead! Imagine that. For most of the session I was up a little at a table or two and down at the other tables. For the most part, I was down 25-30 BB for the majority of the time I played. Near the end of my session I was able to get some hands to hold up and ended up winning back what I had lost yesterday and a little more. I finished up about 33 BB to the good.

-EV stopped by my table for a bit and was getting better cards than I was at the time. After winning about 10 BB (I think), he took off for what he said was juicy $5/10 table. It was nice to chat it up for a bit with a fellow blogger.

I don’t think I’ll be playing anymore today, so it’s nice to finally have a winning day.

Back at Party

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With Party‘s redeposit bonus I couldn’t resist switching back over from UB. After making my deposit the bonus didn’t show up in my account, so I had to contact customer support this morning. I’m happy to say they fixed the problem in a few minutes. I’m going back to the $1/2 6-max tables at Party, with 4 up at a time. The pace of play is slower than at UB, so it’s much easier to keep up with multiple short-handed tables.

After getting the bonus funds I played for a few hours this morning and broke even at the tables. During that time, I cleared almost 1/3 of the 1400 raked hands that I needed. My main focus was to play a solid game and not let any bad beats get to me. I let a couple of bets slip away, but overall I did pretty well.

I ran some errands during the day and jumped back on for a few hours tonight. Again, my play was solid for the most part. I had a some bluffs at the wrong time, but not too many. I was 4-tabling again and one thing I’ve noticed is that the rate at which I would get beat by a backdoor draw or a runner runner seems so much higher because I’m playing to many tables at once. The beats did get to me a couple of times, but for the most part I kept it under control. I finished down about $50 for the day, but cleared the entire $200 bonus, so overall it was a +$150 day.

Looking through my spreadsheet and Poker Tracker, I noticed that I haven’t had a winning day at the ring games since the 11th. That’s not really a good indicator of anything because I took an entire week off from poker. I felt pretty good about my play today. It was much better than it had been over the past couple of weeks. Slowly but surely I’ll get my game back and build the bankroll up too. Another thing I noticed in Poker Tracker was that I’m only $1.14 ahead for online ring games! How does that happen when I have a bankroll of over $2100? One big tournament win and bonus funds, that’s how.

Back to the Grind

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Last night after work I decided to step back into the ring. I had some cash left in my UB account so I sat down at two $1/2 6-max tables. It was more of the same. Suckouts everywhere. They are causing me to go on tilt. I see tilt coming, but it’s too late. This […]

Using WordPress 1.5

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The site is now using WordPress 1.5, the latest and greatest version of the best blogging software the web has to offer. I’ve added a contact form, which can be accessed in the Navigation section on the right or by clicking my name in the footer. You won’t notice much different around the site, but […]