Mind Games

Originally posted by Harrier88

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Even facebook or netflix is better than nothing

Okay, I think I will have to disagree with you here. In general, though, I always like to at least have some background noise whenever I'm playing poker.

I'm also not sure how well folding into the money will work in super turbos. I think they are all just about knowing the ranges and pushing hard since the beginning when you are ahead. Variance will be huge, but with no money at stake and plenty of available freerolls, it should all work out eventually through volume.

The reason I advocate doing something on the side is that in terms of $/hour the freerolls are a complete waste of time. You need to have something going on that makes your time give a return. Whatever that is — right now I'm answering forum posts while a $125 is running on the side. I have folded al lbut one hand — which I lost. I'll now open-shove the first hand I get that stands a chance of winning.

I have folded into the money on several occasions, and I've also joined multi-way all-ins on the first hand. Some I won.

Ranges: Opponents in these generally don't have them — at least not sensible ones.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
The reason I advocate doing something on the side is that in terms of $/hour the freerolls are a complete waste of time. You need to have something going on that makes your time give a return.

I agree, but Facebook and Netflix? I think we need to have some standards, at least.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
I have folded into the money on several occasions, and I've also joined multi-way all-ins on the first hand. Some I won.

In super turbos too? I thought it would be pretty easy to get blinded out there. Then again, maybe that can work to your advantage too.

On Pokerstars many years ago, I even remember some freerolls where it was possible to outright late reg into the money.

Originally posted by Harrier88
In super turbos too? I thought it would be pretty easy to get blinded out there. Then again, maybe that can work to your advantage too.

It is common to see vast quantities of goofs busting out stupidly.
Just don't be one.
If you're getting really, really close, there's always Desperation Equity

Originally posted by Harrier88
On Pokerstars many years ago, I even remember some freerolls where it was possible to outright late reg into the money.

Close. I've late reg'd several times when there were just a few places to go.
Currently, late reg insta-closes when the money is reached

not just for 888 freerolls any more
PokerStars - 2000/4000 Ante 400 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 18,270 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
BTN: 35,711 (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
SB: 24,965 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 4)
Hero (BB): 16,863
UTG: 71,108 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
UTG+1: 84,640 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 6)
MP: 33,313 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

7 players post ante of 400, SB posts SB 2,000, Hero posts BB 4,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 8,800) Hero has T♠:Q♠:

fold, fold, MP raises to 32,913 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 12,463 and is all-in

Flop: (37,726, 2 players) A♠:K♥:5♠:

Turn: (37,726, 2 players) 7♠:

River: (37,726, 2 players) T♥:

Hero shows T♠:Q♠: (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 39%, Flop 37%, Turn 75%)
MP shows K♠:A♥: (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 61%, Flop 63%, Turn 25%)
Hero wins 37,726

and I took out the bubble boy
PokerStars - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 3,783 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 5)
Hero (BB): 51,091
UTG: 25,480 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
UTG+1: 84,770 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP: 59,040 (VPIP: 5.26, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
CO: 216,094 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
BTN: 171,624 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

7 players post ante of 1,000, SB posts SB 2,783, Hero posts BB 10,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 19,783) Hero has 9♦:4♣:

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (12,566, 2 players) A♠:T♠:4♠:

Turn: (12,566, 2 players) T♣:

River: (12,566, 2 players) 9♣:

SB shows 8♠:6♦: (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 44%, Flop 52%, Turn 32%)
Hero shows 9♦:4♣: (Two Pair, Tens and Nines)
(Pre 56%, Flop 48%, Turn 68%)
Hero wins 12,566

Yes, you can indeed fold ITM if you want to because players bust at light speed! I´m just building a halfway decent roll with those hypers, would never ever play them for real money, but they´re really great to quickly build a little BR without spending hours and hours at the tables.

I was suitably impressed by this chandelier made out of deer antlers

Mrs Vorpal, being an artist, and rather more observant, remarked that it was amazing that they were all nearly alike.
That's when our server clued us in — they're actually all exactly alike, since they're made of resin, and molded from the same antler.

Still pretty though...

For the curious, this is at the Sunflower Lodge, a farm-to-table restaurant in Mission, BC

This is right: using up the whole animal! You can eat deer (and I like it a lot), so why not making a chandelier out of antles? Or leather out of the skin? Or anything else out of the skin and bones? Wasting nothing: That´s right!

cold 4-bets just aren't my style, and cold 4Bet shoves are even more rare

Since the 3Better isn't playing fully stacked, there is no reason to raise less.
PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players

UTG: $10.09 (101 bb)
MP: $11.16 (112 bb)
CO: $10.00 (100 bb)
BU: $16.11 (161 bb)
SB: $5.00 (50 bb)
BB (Hero): $11.95 (120 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with Q♠:Q♥:
2 players fold, CO raises to $0.25, 1 fold, SB 3-bets to $0.80, Hero 4-bets to $11.95 (all-in), 2 players fold

Total pot: $1.85 (Rake: $0)
BB (Hero) wins $1.85

meets pocket acies

Pacific Poker - 1500/3000 Ante 300 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 90,262 (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 21)
MP: 20,910 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
MP+1: 15,350 (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
CO: 24,717 (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BTN: 17,957 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
Hero (SB): 2,479
BB: 36,299 (VPIP: 80.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 42,422 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 41.67, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 12)

8 players post ante of 300, Hero posts SB 1,500, BB posts BB 3,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,900) Hero has A♣:A♥:

fold, fold, MP calls 3,000, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 679 and is all-in, BB checks

Flop: (10,579, 3 players) 6♠:7♣:A♠:
BB checks, MP bets 17,610 and is all-in, BB calls 17,610

Turn: (45,799, 3 players) 6♣:

River: (45,799, 3 players) Q♥:

MP shows A♦:6♦: (Full House, Sixes full of Aces)

Main Pot [8,937]: (Pre 12%, Flop 0.1%, Turn 2%)
Side Pot#1 [36,862]: (Pre 55%, Flop 61%, Turn 100%)

Hero shows A♣:A♥: (Full House, Aces full of Sixes)

Main Pot [8,937]: (Pre 70%, Flop 70%, Turn 98%)

BB shows 9♠:3♠: (One Pair, Sixes)

Main Pot [8,937]: (Pre 18%, Flop 30%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [36,862]: (Pre 45%, Flop 39%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins 8,937
MP wins 36,862

Hi

Originally posted by yellowmouse
Hi

Hi yellowmouse,
Welcome to my blog!

I'm honoured that your first post in the English community is in my blog.

Best of luck :gl:,
VS

Originally posted by yellowmouse
Hi

Hi yellowmouse,
Welcome to my blog!

I'm honoured that your first post in the English community is in my blog.

Best of luck :gl:,
VS

Almost all the eggs in this basket were done by Mrs Vorpal over the last 45 years
Some were done by kids and grandkids, and some were never finished. and one was done by me.

Here I go up another ladder

A little over 1/4 ante to start...

Pacific Poker - 25000/50000 Ante 5000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 53,729 (VPIP: 17.80, PFR: 12.73, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 120)
BB: 82,848 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 59,181 (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 7)
MP: 3,157 (VPIP: 9.68, PFR: 4.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
Hero (CO): 1,397
BTN: 70,993 (VPIP: 19.23, PFR: 13.64, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 29)

4 players post ante of 5,000, MP posts ante 3,157 and is all-in, Hero posts ante 1,397 and is all-in, SB posts SB 25,000, BB posts BB 50,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 99,554) Hero has A♦:3♥:

fold, fold, fold

Flop: (74,554, 3 players) 3♦:T♥:4♥:

Turn: (74,554, 3 players) K♥:

River: (74,554, 3 players) K♠:

BB shows A♥:8♠: (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [8,382]: (Pre 42%, Flop 17%, Turn 24%)
Side Pot#1 [8,800]: (Pre 60%, Flop 64%, Turn 83%)

MP shows 7♣:5♦: (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [8,382]: (Pre 36%, Flop 34%, Turn 17%)
Side Pot#1 [8,800]: (Pre 40%, Flop 36%, Turn 17%)

Hero shows A♦:3♥: (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)

Main Pot [8,382]: (Pre 22%, Flop 49%, Turn 60%)

BB wins 57,372
Hero wins 8,382
BB wins 8,800

they just keep coming

Pacific Poker - 20000/40000 Ante 4000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 42,908 (VPIP: 28.95, PFR: 11.43, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
UTG+1: 1,888 (VPIP: 9.52, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
MP: 7,602 (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 81)
Hero (CO): 1,431
BTN: 11,048 (VPIP: 44.44, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
BB: 94,721 (VPIP: 32.43, PFR: 20.69, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 41)

4 players post ante of 1,888, UTG+1 posts ante 1,888 and is all-in, Hero posts ante 1,431 and is all-in, BB posts BB 40,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 59,319) Hero has K♣:7♦:

fold, fold, BTN calls 7,048 and is all-in

Flop: (33,415, 4 players) 2♦:8♦:7♠:

Turn: (33,415, 4 players) T♠:

River: (33,415, 4 players) T♦:

UTG+1 shows K♠:3♠: (One Pair, Tens)

Main Pot [8,586]: (Pre 14%, Flop 5%, Turn 20%)
Side Pot#1 [2,285]: (Pre 23%, Flop 14%, Turn 25%)

Hero shows K♣:7♦: (Two Pair, Tens and Sevens)

Main Pot [8,586]: (Pre 18%, Flop 56%, Turn 58%)

BTN shows 5♥:5♠: (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)

Main Pot [8,586]: (Pre 31%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [2,285]: (Pre 39%, Flop 58%, Turn 58%)
Side Pot#2 [22,544]: (Pre 50%, Flop 68%, Turn 75%)

BB shows Q♦:J♥: (One Pair, Tens)

Main Pot [8,586]: (Pre 36%, Flop 27%, Turn 18%)
Side Pot#1 [2,285]: (Pre 38%, Flop 28%, Turn 18%)
Side Pot#2 [22,544]: (Pre 50%, Flop 32%, Turn 25%)

Hero wins 8,586
BTN wins 2,285
BTN wins 22,544

Just to keep the universe in balance.
to counteract all those desperation equity hands
Pacific Poker - 25/50 Ante 5 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 2,997 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 20)
MP+1: 2,997 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: -, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 2,997 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
BTN: 2,982 (VPIP: 24.07, PFR: 4.44, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)
Hero (BB): 9,030
UTG: 2,997 (VPIP: 7.27, PFR: 5.13, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 57)
UTG+1: 9,120 (VPIP: 30.23, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 44)

7 players post ante of 5, Hero posts BB 50

Pre Flop: (pot: 85) Hero has Q♦:Q♥:

UTG calls 50, UTG+1 raises to 350, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9,025 and is all-in, fold, UTG+1 calls 8,675

Flop: (18,135, 2 players) 3♠:J♠:A♣:

Turn: (18,135, 2 players) 7♥:

River: (18,135, 2 players) T♠:

Hero shows Q♦:Q♥: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
UTG+1 shows A♦:A♠: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
UTG+1 wins 18,135

Pourquoi es tu là pour ne pas parler poker?
Quel est ton délire ?

Hi ToothPICK59,
Welcome to my blog

I talk about all kinds of things, even poker sometimes.

I have a wide range of interests, so why leave them out?

Exactly! It´s a hobby blog! Hobby players often talk in their blogs also about other hobbies. Why not?

Originally posted by Primrose6789
Exactly! It´s a hobby blog! Hobby players often talk in their blogs also about other hobbies. Why not?
well, in all fairness, this blog started to document my trip through "The Mental Game of Poker". That book is the single biggest reason I had what small success I do have at the game.