So since when I was running hot last time which was about 3 weeks ago, I got my br up to 390 and was about to end my session one night until fira and crownroyal sat down at four of my 10nl tables and began raising 10x the big blind every hand. I thought I was gonna run hot forever so I started sorta flipping with them and ended up down about 80 bucks. From then on I've been doing not so hot. I broke even with my next 6k something hands and on the way realized that I spew too much. There's no reason I should be worrying about image and trying to play lag at 10nl. So I tightened up but it was still the same.

I stopped playing for awhile before I came to China and played only 2k hands since I got here until a couple days ago. Before I left I bought Pokerhud and was enjoying it but I didn't bring my computer here so I'm playing without pokertracker and pokerhud. I'm guessing I've tightened up to about 16 vpip or so. But since then out of the 8k something hands I've played I've also broke even pretty much. This is something that is very frustrating. I've never went below 300 or lost more than 3 buyins in one session, yet I'm always breaking even or up or down 1-2 buyins after every session. Before I took the break my br was 336 something, now its 322 after at least 10k hands. I'm guessing it's 50% bad beats, 40% retarded play and 10% tilt but I've no idea. I really hope this changes soon. I don't know if this qualifies as a bad run or sucking, but I do feel like I am able to make money if I suck less, which I will work on.


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today I put theory into practice and opened up more, played 4 tables instead of the usual 6-8 and made decisions based on pt stats and hand histories instead of basic ABC poker rules. I got a good run of cards early but I was also getting action. I raised almost every hand early on when there were no raisers before me.



Hands where image might've helped, there weren't a lot of these:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191333
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191192

I basically played extrememly loose vs stations and extremely tight vs TAG stats. Some winners:

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191341
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191298
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191229
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191232
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191304
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191344
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191281
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191334

Early on trying to piss people off:

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191212
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/191187

I felt like 60% of today was the cards and 40% my play. But I know that I'm getting a lot more value than I would have normally if I played my usual 18/14 rock poker. I'm gonna keep on doing this and see how it works out. One thing I will try hard to change though is limping behind too much. I will probably fold garbage more often when it's an unraised pot with limpers but call with those hands when the pot is raised.


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woke up today I decided I will raise the first 10 hands of every table I play. I will also raise a lot more trash hands and double barrel heads up oop or in position vs more than one caller, all early on. Hopefully that will piss some people off and get me more action for later.

Last night when I was about to end my session I started raising every hand and showed 27o, pretty soon this happened

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/190989

I know it's only one hand but that made me realize how important it is to flip people off. Of course that guy is a station to begin with and might've been tired or angry for reasons completely separate from my raising. But either way he was looking for reasons to call and was right to do it seeing I did have garbage.

I was very angry about this hand

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/190927

Next time in a situation like this where everyone has shitty station stats and looks weak, on a draw, etc, I'm gonna 3 bet this and call shove.

Lastly, for your amusement:

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/190980

Thanks for reading!


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