Return of the Cat

[Fatcatstu]

Thanks guys, you are all, without fail, superstars

I know im hard to deal with, and the last 2 trips away with you lot i have had somewhat epic breakdowns, so thanks for all being so utterly fantastic, its with support like yours that we all get through as best we can.

Love you all

x

[Fatcatstu]

So!! Time to put this blog to some use I think.

I have been playing Omaha cash online as the main thing I do now for a few months. This used to mean that  I played it on a thursday night after a night heavily on the beer and see how quickly I could burn through my bankroll!!

Recently however something has changed and I have found myself actually....winning money at it!

So. I have decided that I am primarily going to focus on Omaha micro cash from now on. To be honest it is a game I find much more stimulating than Holdem. It makes me think, I can feel myself paying more attention to what I am doing, I am trying my best to cut out horrible moves (still make plenty though) and I have recently employed Poker Tracker to help me mainly keep a closer eye on profit and losses, teh player stats are still a mystery to me at the minute!!

So, the details. This month so far looks as follows...


Hands played - 1978
VPIP - 60
PFR - 17

BB/100 - 21.5
Total Won - £128.26

This is all done from playing 0.05/0.10 PLO hi on apat.co.uk.

Now, I have litterally no idea what most of the stats i have just put up mean, but i intend to find out!!!

I will also put on here that All time (since July last year when I joined, I am  -£46.74 at Omaha, this is a stat that I am VERY interested in, and would love to turn it green as soon as possible!

Finally, before I look to see if there are any spots i think might generate good discussion, I would like to say thanks to Steve Roderick. He has sat there and listened patiently to my ramblings over facebook and is a wealth of knowledge and advice about both Holdem AND Omaha, and someone who I rate very highly, as a person and a poker player.

He has given me some great encouragement over the last couple of weeks, and i really appreciate it and will keep tapping into his Omaha knowledge to try and improve myself.

So, there we have it, an actual purpose for the blog!!!

[AAroddersAA]

Good idea Stu, don"t know how much help I was with PLO to be honest, I am pretty sure you are better at the game than I am.

Hope to see you keeping this updated with sessions (which reminds me I must do a post tonight when I get home). It is good for motivation and tends to keep your mind focused. I like to do at least monthly updates and more if I am playing more often than normal.

Good Luck with the PLO grind. Reckon you will do well.

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

[PHIL_TC]

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

According to this guy from CardRunners... but looks about right to me, your VPIP should be much much lower.. but you know that already x

[pokerpops]

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

According to this guy from CardRunners... but looks about right to me x

A tight nitty maniac?  Can"t be Stu - he"s an APAT Omaha champion

[Fatcatstu]

So, Im playing against people who are playing

78/13
37/16
63/19

so everyone, and I do mean, nearly everyone, at this level plays well above the parameters above.

Do i not miss out on value if I feel that i have an edge on the table by tightening up so m uch that i barely ever get to see a flop?

[technolog]

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

According to this guy from CardRunners... but looks about right to me x

A tight nitty maniac?  Can"t be Stu - he"s an APAT Omaha champion

If we abbreviate it to titty maniac, it"s probably nearer the truth.

[pokerpops]

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

According to this guy from CardRunners... but looks about right to me x

A tight nitty maniac?  Can"t be Stu - he"s an APAT Omaha champion

If we abbreviate it to titty maniac, it"s probably nearer the truth.

winner

[Fatcatstu]

Think you need to reduce the VP$IP (I know that you know this) but this game makes it easy to feel unbeatable when you are running over the table and sitting with 5 buyins in your stack. It can turn on you just as quick though. Might be worth asking a better PLO player what is a good VP$IP/PFR stat.

According to this guy from CardRunners... but looks about right to me x

A tight nitty maniac?  Can"t be Stu - he"s an APAT Omaha champion

If we abbreviate it to titty maniac, it"s probably nearer the truth.

winner

Cant beat tittys

Ok so after that, im playing alittle tiny session before i sleep now,

on one table i am 37/19... sat with double my buy in.
on the other i am playing 49/10 sat with about half a buy in profit

there may be some truth in phils table!! In other news, I get dealt Q4xx ALOT in omaha apparently.
Is there anyway to filter for hands that i get dealt lots rodders?

[Fatcatstu]

So it"s invasion pt1 next week and I can"t wait

I"m not actually sure who is coming up, but I know Ger and JB are, and in preparation I have the whole week booked off work so I can give the required care and attention to the proceedings!!

This Sunday is the Super Bowl which is always good, especially with the Monday off work for once so I can go bonkers its a good day/night with friends and I will be cheering Baltimore on mainly as ray Lewis deserves to bow out with a Super Bowl win, but also partly as I get to spend allllll night winding Dawn up on Facebook its really the perfect way to start what will be an awesome week

Thursday - ger arrives, probably meet in The Eagle about 2pm and get on the beer, play some pool and darts before heading to the G for the home game.

Friday - wait to see what time those 2 surface and head into yarm high street to frequent one or 2 of the 7 pubs probably head over to the casino later on

Saturday - see Friday

Sunday - stay in bed as liver has disintegrated

As ger himself might say.... Priceless

[duke3016]

In London at the mo. Looking forward to r&r next week.

[AAroddersAA]

What news of the plo grind?

Will there be a month end report?

[Laxie]

You will NOT be winding me up on Super Bowl night because I refuse to watch the fecking thing!  Baltimore can suck an egg and hope they get absolutely crushed on the night.  I"m not a fan of the 49ers either, but not as bothered by them.  Lose-Lose either way, so nope...I"ll be washing me hair that night.  Stupid game anyway.  

[s4ooter]

You will NOT be winding me up on Super Bowl night because I refuse to watch the fecking thing!  Baltimore can suck an egg and hope they get absolutely crushed on the night.  I"m not a fan of the 49ers either, but not as bothered by them.  Lose-Lose either way, so nope...I"ll be washing me hair that night.  Stupid game anyway. 

Couldnt agree more

Altho i wont be washing my hair!!

Really wanted Texans to get there - sigh

[Fatcatstu]

You will NOT be winding me up on Super Bowl night because I refuse to watch the fecking thing!  Baltimore can suck an egg and hope they get absolutely crushed on the night.  I"m not a fan of the 49ers either, but not as bothered by them.  Lose-Lose either way, so nope...I"ll be washing me hair that night.  Stupid game anyway. 

Couldnt agree more

Altho i wont be washing my hair!!

Really wanted Texans to get there - sigh

See I love the texans too but got to want the fairy tale finish for ray Lewis