Keeping Warm in Winter

[AAroddersAA]

Last time, you went and sat and forced yourself to play poker for hours and hours on end.

Can i suggest that this time, we play a few tournies here and there, but also just play alot of paigow and generally get drunk and enjoy ourselves. Im sure this will help the overall mindset.

If Carlsberg did suggestions - they would probably be like this one.

I will play a couple of small cash sessions as well but basically that is the plan this time. Definitely want to go and play Pai Gow in The Quad as one of the first thing we do.

If you find me playing too much poker feel free to kick me in the balls.

[KarmaDope]

Last time, you went and sat and forced yourself to play poker for hours and hours on end.

Can i suggest that this time, we play a few tournies here and there, but also just play alot of paigow and generally get drunk and enjoy ourselves. Im sure this will help the overall mindset.

If Carlsberg did suggestions - they would probably be like this one.

I will play a couple of small cash sessions as well but basically that is the plan this time. Definitely want to go and play Pai Gow in The Quad as one of the first thing we do.

If you find me playing too much poker feel free to kick me in the balls.

Will do. No 30+ hr sessions this time plz Mr Roderick.

[AAroddersAA]

[AAroddersAA]

Didn"t cash in the APAT's last night (was not playing anywhere near my best to be honest) and also bricked some more 180"s ended the day Down $39.06 on them, not a concern ran badly again. I don"t think I should be playing them at the same time as a tournament like an APAT though as it messes with your ranges as the ranges in both types of event are pretty different.

Turned the 180s around this morning with a small session. Played 5 and managed to bink one to change the month from a $40 loss to a $70 positive on them. Obviously this is going to happen and I will swing a lot more for the rest of the month in these things. Still pleased with my game at the moment in general. Seem to be playing well most of the time.

Month to date is:-

Games: 33
Profit: $78.33

Have not played any more cash yet so the figures for that are as they were yesterday.

Checked the prop bet I have with Mark and David going into the final quarter of the year.

AAroddersAA: 701 Games and 3% ROI
mporter23: 380 Games and -17% ROI
forththistle: 813 Games and -20% ROI

Surprised to be leading to be honest but I know both Mark and David have had some run bad this year and there is actually a long way to go and one great event can easily turn this on its head. My ROI should go up when this weekends results go on though, and I am also missing one 180 man tournament I won from the results which I am trying to get added on (don"t think I will though).

So verall running good - Vegas checklist

[X] Flight
[X] Hotel
[X] Passport renewed
[X] ESTA Done
[X] Travel and Medical insurance sorted
[X] Dollats sorted
[ ] Hotel for Gatwick on 06/11 booked
[ ] Travel to and from Gatwick arranged
[ ] Packed

[AAroddersAA]

Video of 180 from this morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tkZSjjUZI&feature=youtu.be

[AAroddersAA]

So played a bit over the last couple of days. Have to be pretty honest and say I have not played very well.

Played some holdem, not a massive amount but did not play very well. Some examples here.

http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/view.php/id/5404182

Preflop is a very simple raise fold here. The way I play the hand is nothing but fancy play syndrome. I only had 6 hands on the BB and therefore the standard play is raise/fold preflop. I guess I don"t HATE my preflop call but on that flop I should just fold anyway as his range contains a lot of pairs which he is never folding. Once he calls me on the flop the turn bet is terrible.

http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/view.php/id/5404183

This one is bad again. I have 100 hands on my opponents he is playing 19/14 and has folded to two out of four cbets on the flop. He has not folded a cbet on the turn (only faced one).

Preflop is obviously fine. Betting the flop is OK, after that with the the info I have I should give up. The jack is not really a scare card, when he calls again there are basically no draws in his range. The only draw at all in his range is 56 (and he almost never has this). It hits the river anyway and this makes my call of his small bet awful.

Stats for Holdem were:-

Hands: 300
VP$IP: 30.28%
PFR: 27.82%
3-bet: 10%
Fold to 3-bet: 54.55%
Attempt to Steal: 69.7%
Total Loss: $10.50

I also tried playing a little bit of PLO. This hand should provide some amusement

http://www.pokerhandreplays.com/view.php/id/5404186

Overall I did not play it very well. The above hand is an extreme example but I made lot"s of small mistakes like calling OOP which can be very expensive in PLO cash.

Hands: 126
VP$IP: 36.8%
PFR: 17.6%
3-bet: 3.92%
Fold to 3-bet: 0%
Att to Steal: 71.43%
Total Loss: $8.03

Also played some 180"s

Games: 18
Loss: $35.60

Total Overall Loss: $54.13

To be fair I have been running well lately so was very much due to have a poor few days. No worries still well up for the month obviously.

Going to tone down the playing between now and Vegas as I want to be ready for it over there. Really looking forward to it. Only 24 days until we go now and only 16 working days.

[AAroddersAA]

So not played any poker at all over the last week, just been getting very excited about going to Vegas. Some of the heros attending are Ger, Stu, Curly, Matt, Paulie, Adam, Glen, Don, Brian. Have been planning a bit of a poker schedule for the trip, playing poker is not going to be the main focus of the trip but there will be a bit involved. Planned schedule is something like.

08/11/13 Binnions          2pm      $80
09/11/13 C palace          2pm.     $135 (Apat) (2 day)
11/11/13 Aria.             1pm      $125 http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tourn_detail_293.html
12/11/13 Bellagio          2pm      $125 http://www.bellagio.com/files/casino/DailyPokerTournament.pdf
13/11/13 C Palace.         12pm     $110 http://www.caesarspalace.com/content/dam/clv/Gaming/Tournaments/Caesars-Palace-LV-Daily-Tournaments-1.pdf

Had a look at the structures and they look good and the total buy in is $575. The start times should leave prety of time in the evening to do various other things, like playing Pai Gow and eating and drinking.

Not being the worlds most organised person I did not get around to booking into the hotel for Gatwick yet and needless to say it is now fully booked (d"oh) I can book the Premier Inn down the road though and will still be fine to meet the rest the night before so that will be cool.

17 more days until it all kicks off, fair to say can"t wait.

[X] Flight
[X] Hotel
[X] Passport renewed
[X] ESTA Done
[X] Travel and Medical insurance sorted
[X] Dollats sorted
[X] Hotel for Gatwick on 06/11 booked
[X] Travel to and from Gatwick arranged
[ ] Packed
[ ] All info printed out and ready to be taken to airport

[AAroddersAA]

Planning to get back on the poker horse a bit in the new year - from a live point of view. For the last couple of years I have been playing around a bit just playing online and not really keeping any proper records. I just ran back through how I have done over this time period.

Poker Tracker says I am up about $1.1K since the start of 2012 across all sites with both cash games and tournaments. Not sure if this is right, I would have guessed I was slightly up but close to break even.

I have not played live much at all, about 6 non apat sessions, but counting a couple of small cashes at Les Croupiers, an APAT final table in Coventry this year and 3rd place is Glasgow at the end of last year I am up in live play also.

I think I should be able to do well in local games so will be looking at a tournament schedule and the best times to play live cash when I return from Vegas.

Good to feel up for playing poker again, hope it lasts but only time will tell on that one. How I do in Vegas might well be the deciding factor on that *lol*

[AAroddersAA]

Had not played a lot for the last part of November. The final scores on the doors were as follows:-

Cash Games - PLO

Hands: 454
VP$IP: 32.06%
PFR: 18.61%
3-bet: 2.22%
Profit: $0.89

Cash Games - NLHE

Hands: 1433
VP$IP: 30.25%
PFR: 26.90%
3-Bet: 10.93%
Fold to 3-bet: 52.94%
Att to Steal: 65%
Profit: $74.45

Tournament

Played: 58
Profit: $27.32

Got to a high point of being about $85 up in the 180 manners but then did not get any final tables still had a decent ROI though.

Played a small amount today. As well, ran well cashed in 3 out of 5 180 manners including a win so win $117.36 on that and played a small amount of cash winning $12.18 over 79 hands.

I am now all ready for Vegas and can"t wait until Wednesday when I will be meeting up with the best of the best people in the world and getting ready for Vegas.

More updates due when I return and I am also likely to play some of the micromillions events.

[AAroddersAA]

5am and can"t sleep time to go find a cash game.
Vegas totally awesome so far not sure I will play the tournament today as cash games look good. Debating extending this trip

[KarmaDope]

WTF are you doing up (says the man who also cant sleep).

Ring me - 1-702-910-6160

[AAroddersAA]

Vegas report will be incoming soon. For now having slept the trip off may as well play some online poker. Tonight will include:-

The Bigger $8.80
The Sunday Storm
The Bigger $11
$11 Sunday Million Sat

Some 180 manners anything else I choose to play. I will update this post with that info.

Ger / Stu if you are reading this taking your advice this evening chaps

[duke3016]

Ger / Stu if you are reading this taking your advice this evening chaps

Just fecking do it

[Fatcatstu]

Ger / Stu if you are reading this taking your advice this evening chaps

Just fecking do it

+1

how has it gone mate?

[AAroddersAA]

Ger / Stu if you are reading this taking your advice this evening chaps

Just fecking do it

+1

how has it gone mate?

Reshoving into aces is bad. I don"t learn though, did it in the Storm then a couple of hands later did it in the Big $11.

Note to self: Must do better :-)

Also pushed AK into JJ in Sat and lost. Happens obv, no issue with any of that.