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Cant close nothing...ever.....
FML....
simple advise on mid to latter stages of mtts would save a penguin's life.... -
iv been on a 2 month of not coming close either. Its really getting frusterating and im almost going broke. No clue what to do.
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LOL at the timing of this post. I'm currently watching the new episode of "Weeds" and there is this reoccurring theme that goes something like this. "Some people are losers, and some people are closers." (paraphrased, dictated, not read, etc)
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Well at least u are getting in the position of closing, very rarely have i got a 80/20 to hold up the last 3 years on FullTilt, must just be "variance"
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Maybe you should post some of the hands you are having trouble with.
Don't assume it's all bad luck - there may be ways you can improve your game. -
Full Tilt Poker Game #13675994685: $3 + 0.30 Tournament (100852640), Table 37 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:39:44 ET - 2009/07/28
Originally Posted by thearthurdog
Maybe you should post some of the hands you are having trouble with.
Don't assume it's all bad luck - there may be ways you can improve your game.
Seat 1: tibi2288 (4,055)
Seat 2: 1todoya (6,305)
Seat 3: Kappa Delta (1,655)
Seat 4: PapaEep (5,795)
Seat 5: suckout11111112 (9,280)
Seat 6: TexasTurk55 (13,175)
Seat 7: bigwillie20 (5,390)
Seat 8: tusabe (9,225)
Seat 9: quackerbacker67 (31,912)
tibi2288 antes 25
1todoya antes 25
Kappa Delta antes 25
PapaEep antes 25
suckout11111112 antes 25
TexasTurk55 antes 25
bigwillie20 antes 25
tusabe antes 25
quackerbacker67 antes 25
tusabe posts the small blind of 120
quackerbacker67 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [Kc Ac]
tibi2288 folds
1todoya folds
Kappa Delta folds
PapaEep folds
suckout11111112 folds
TexasTurk55 raises to 480
bigwillie20 raises to 5,365, and is all in
tusabe folds
quackerbacker67 calls 5,125
TexasTurk55 folds
bigwillie20 shows [Kc Ac]
quackerbacker67 shows [Ah Qc]
*** FLOP *** [5d Qs 8c]
*** TURN *** [5d Qs 8c] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [5d Qs 8c 7c] [2d]
bigwillie20 shows Ace King high
quackerbacker67 shows a pair of Queens
quackerbacker67 wins the pot (11,555) with a pair of Queens
bigwillie20: fck u
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,555 | Rake 0
Board: [5d Qs 8c 7c 2d]
Seat 1: tibi2288 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: 1todoya folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Kappa Delta folded before the Flop
Seat 4: PapaEep folded before the Flop
Seat 5: suckout11111112 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TexasTurk55 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: bigwillie20 (button) showed [Kc Ac] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 8: tusabe (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: quackerbacker67 (big blind) showed [Ah Qc] and won (11,555) with a pair of Queens
I have thousands of hands like this i can dig up (just 1st 1 i grabbed i know its not that bad), and others such as AA vs. xx pocket pair preflop, i would settle for 50/50 on these at this point -
100% agree....to many deep (ish) runs without any chicken....to blaim luck. I think I have some serious end game flaws....
Mainly to do with focus I think....im like 30/209 in one now....and im watching ESPN...meh (find me some penguins...) -
man end game is where you want to focus the most, turn ESPN off when it gets down to 45 people, watch which people raise light, limp weak and take advantage. Can't just sit there wait for AK s00ted push it in and if it doesn't hold up blame luck everytime.
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welcome to the club of 90% of us poker players
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well disguised bad beat post, nh gg ul wp etc
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Actually it's "selective memory"
Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Well at least u are getting in the position of closing, very rarely have i got a 80/20 to hold up the last 3 years on FullTilt, must just be "variance"
Your 80/20 holds up more then you remember, because that's the outcome that should happen the most, a win. However the times you lose are an anomaly to what you predetermine should happen so those memories stick out. -
Actually if u have the stats staring at you to back it up it's not "selective memory", granted that's not considering taking one down pf without showdown, just sayin
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Every tourney same thing
Originally Posted by Niceguy
Actually it's "selective memory"Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Well at least u are getting in the position of closing, very rarely have i got a 80/20 to hold up the last 3 years on FullTilt, must just be "variance"
Your 80/20 holds up more then you remember, because that's the outcome that should happen the most, a win. However the times you lose are an anomaly to what you predetermine should happen so those memories stick out.
Full Tilt Poker Game #13679474436: $3 + 0.30 Tournament (100877231), Table 17 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:48:32 ET - 2009/07/28
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 (3,970)
Seat 2: TheToes (1,050)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (2,400)
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (1,315)
Seat 6: aivo71 (11,371)
Seat 7: JeffeG (5,615)
Seat 8: Puravida440 (3,550)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 (1,065)
Scottdalpo posts the small blind of 30
bigwillie20 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [Qh Qd]
aivo71 calls 60
JeffeG calls 60
Puravida440 folds
Snake Eyes 93 folds
Elon_Poker23 has 15 seconds left to act
Elon_Poker23 folds
TheToes folds
Scottdalpo folds
bigwillie20 raises to 1,315, and is all in
aivo71 folds
JeffeG calls 1,255
bigwillie20 shows [Qh Qd]
JeffeG shows [Ad 8h]
*** FLOP *** [Ks 6c Ts]
*** TURN *** [Ks 6c Ts] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 6c Ts 9c] [As]
bigwillie20 shows a pair of Queens
JeffeG shows a pair of Aces
JeffeG wins the pot (2,720) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,720 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks 6c Ts 9c As]
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheToes (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: aivo71 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: JeffeG showed [Ad 8h] and won (2,720) with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: Puravida440 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 didn't bet (folded) -
I can give you good advice on this. Cause no one sucks at poker on this site more than me.
Its so much a mental game.. You lose confidence so much playing MTT's. This is what you do. Next time you play fire up either a bunch of 90 man Turbos on FTP or 180's stars. And tell yourself your not gonna quit until you win one. Its not about the money its about getting the good feeling back in your mind when you win one.. I cant speak for you but since I play as a hobby.. I just enjoy the feeling of a win. I dont care if it pays 100 bucks or 500 bucks or an FPP satty.. Winning breeds confidence
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Just me but w/ this hand why dont you just re raise up to like 165ish or 180 and take it to post flop play, believe me at these limits (same ones im playing) people suck and really alot of them dont know how to get away from ABC poker or playing bad...i see no reason to shove 1300 chips to take down 120? see what the flop brings and go from there...if he calls after that flop then he sucks but those are the kindn of people u want at ur tables.
Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Every tourney same thingOriginally Posted by Niceguy
Actually it's "selective memory"Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Well at least u are getting in the position of closing, very rarely have i got a 80/20 to hold up the last 3 years on FullTilt, must just be "variance"
Your 80/20 holds up more then you remember, because that's the outcome that should happen the most, a win. However the times you lose are an anomaly to what you predetermine should happen so those memories stick out.
Full Tilt Poker Game #13679474436: $3 + 0.30 Tournament (100877231), Table 17 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:48:32 ET - 2009/07/28
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 (3,970)
Seat 2: TheToes (1,050)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (2,400)
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (1,315)
Seat 6: aivo71 (11,371)
Seat 7: JeffeG (5,615)
Seat 8: Puravida440 (3,550)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 (1,065)
Scottdalpo posts the small blind of 30
bigwillie20 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [Qh Qd]
aivo71 calls 60
JeffeG calls 60
Puravida440 folds
Snake Eyes 93 folds
Elon_Poker23 has 15 seconds left to act
Elon_Poker23 folds
TheToes folds
Scottdalpo folds
bigwillie20 raises to 1,315, and is all in
aivo71 folds
JeffeG calls 1,255
bigwillie20 shows [Qh Qd]
JeffeG shows [Ad 8h]
*** FLOP *** [Ks 6c Ts]
*** TURN *** [Ks 6c Ts] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 6c Ts 9c] [As]
bigwillie20 shows a pair of Queens
JeffeG shows a pair of Aces
JeffeG wins the pot (2,720) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,720 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks 6c Ts 9c As]
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheToes (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: aivo71 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: JeffeG showed [Ad 8h] and won (2,720) with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: Puravida440 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 didn't bet (folded) -
You want guys like that at your table obviously but when the whole table is like that it makes it tough to get ahead. If you are running really hot you can win but with so many tards shoving on you with crap hands so often it takes a lot of luck to survive to the final table. I usually can get ahead and stack a couple of players playing crap although it isn't uncommon for me to get AA cracked the first time i go all in but by the 3rd time I get my chips in as a big favorite I'm getting stacked or crippled by some idiot that shouldn't have even called my raise preflop, then re raises me all in on the flop with bottom pair or a weak draw and nails it .
Originally Posted by ShebDeeZ
Just me but w/ this hand why dont you just re raise up to like 165ish or 180 and take it to post flop play, believe me at these limits (same ones im playing) people suck and really alot of them dont know how to get away from ABC poker or playing bad...i see no reason to shove 1300 chips to take down 120? see what the flop brings and go from there...if he calls after that flop then he sucks but those are the kindn of people u want at ur tables.Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Every tourney same thingOriginally Posted by Niceguy
Actually it's "selective memory"Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Well at least u are getting in the position of closing, very rarely have i got a 80/20 to hold up the last 3 years on FullTilt, must just be "variance"
Your 80/20 holds up more then you remember, because that's the outcome that should happen the most, a win. However the times you lose are an anomaly to what you predetermine should happen so those memories stick out.
Full Tilt Poker Game #13679474436: $3 + 0.30 Tournament (100877231), Table 17 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:48:32 ET - 2009/07/28
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 (3,970)
Seat 2: TheToes (1,050)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (2,400)
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (1,315)
Seat 6: aivo71 (11,371)
Seat 7: JeffeG (5,615)
Seat 8: Puravida440 (3,550)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 (1,065)
Scottdalpo posts the small blind of 30
bigwillie20 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [Qh Qd]
aivo71 calls 60
JeffeG calls 60
Puravida440 folds
Snake Eyes 93 folds
Elon_Poker23 has 15 seconds left to act
Elon_Poker23 folds
TheToes folds
Scottdalpo folds
bigwillie20 raises to 1,315, and is all in
aivo71 folds
JeffeG calls 1,255
bigwillie20 shows [Qh Qd]
JeffeG shows [Ad 8h]
*** FLOP *** [Ks 6c Ts]
*** TURN *** [Ks 6c Ts] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 6c Ts 9c] [As]
bigwillie20 shows a pair of Queens
JeffeG shows a pair of Aces
JeffeG wins the pot (2,720) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,720 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks 6c Ts 9c As]
Seat 1: Elon_Poker23 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheToes (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Scottdalpo (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: bigwillie20 (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: aivo71 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: JeffeG showed [Ad 8h] and won (2,720) with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: Puravida440 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: Snake Eyes 93 didn't bet (folded)
I don't know why anyone would play these cheap mtts unless they enjoy pain. I have never shown a profit in any sng or mtt with a buy in less than $5. A lot of people say these games are easy because the players are so bad but in my opinion you have to run twice as good as normal because they are so bad and are shoving all the time. -
Ya i've played 1000's of them that's why i just shoved instead of putting in a raise because i knew ace rag is gonna make that call, just sick of going on monkey tilt when the sh!t never holds
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I would very much like to see said stats.
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I think you misplayed this hand, and it could be part of your problem. You are jamming way to many chips here imo. You got AQ to call, but too many hands that you are crusing are gonna fold, so you are missing out on a lot of equity. It's important to pick up as many chips(or lose as fe) as possible in everyhand. That way when your AK loses to AQ (25% of the time) you don't always go broke.
Originally Posted by bigwillie20
Full Tilt Poker Game #13675994685: $3 + 0.30 Tournament (100852640), Table 37 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:39:44 ET - 2009/07/28Originally Posted by thearthurdog
Maybe you should post some of the hands you are having trouble with.
Don't assume it's all bad luck - there may be ways you can improve your game.
Seat 1: tibi2288 (4,055)
Seat 2: 1todoya (6,305)
Seat 3: Kappa Delta (1,655)
Seat 4: PapaEep (5,795)
Seat 5: suckout11111112 (9,280)
Seat 6: TexasTurk55 (13,175)
Seat 7: bigwillie20 (5,390)
Seat 8: tusabe (9,225)
Seat 9: quackerbacker67 (31,912)
tibi2288 antes 25
1todoya antes 25
Kappa Delta antes 25
PapaEep antes 25
suckout11111112 antes 25
TexasTurk55 antes 25
bigwillie20 antes 25
tusabe antes 25
quackerbacker67 antes 25
tusabe posts the small blind of 120
quackerbacker67 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [Kc Ac]
tibi2288 folds
1todoya folds
Kappa Delta folds
PapaEep folds
suckout11111112 folds
TexasTurk55 raises to 480
bigwillie20 raises to 5,365, and is all in
tusabe folds
quackerbacker67 calls 5,125
TexasTurk55 folds
bigwillie20 shows [Kc Ac]
quackerbacker67 shows [Ah Qc]
*** FLOP *** [5d Qs 8c]
*** TURN *** [5d Qs 8c] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [5d Qs 8c 7c] [2d]
bigwillie20 shows Ace King high
quackerbacker67 shows a pair of Queens
quackerbacker67 wins the pot (11,555) with a pair of Queens
bigwillie20: fck u
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11,555 | Rake 0
Board: [5d Qs 8c 7c 2d]
Seat 1: tibi2288 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: 1todoya folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Kappa Delta folded before the Flop
Seat 4: PapaEep folded before the Flop
Seat 5: suckout11111112 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: TexasTurk55 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: bigwillie20 (button) showed [Kc Ac] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 8: tusabe (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: quackerbacker67 (big blind) showed [Ah Qc] and won (11,555) with a pair of Queens
I have thousands of hands like this i can dig up (just 1st 1 i grabbed i know its not that bad), and others such as AA vs. xx pocket pair preflop, i would settle for 50/50 on these at this point -
47 left in Daily Double A, they just don't cease to assfuck me
Full Tilt Poker Game #13682712066: Daily Double - A (100083323), Table 56 - 1200/2400 Ante 300 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:47:25 ET - 2009/07/29
Seat 2: DrextheTex67 (28,886)
Seat 3: JTJ03 (49,901)
Seat 4: cooler711 (37,413)
Seat 5: mikeand (29,240)
Seat 6: bigwillie20 (38,395)
Seat 7: TheQueen22 (52,484)
Seat 8: murf12309 (115,856)
Seat 9: Gina2008 (30,856)
DrextheTex67 antes 300
JTJ03 antes 300
cooler711 antes 300
mikeand antes 300
bigwillie20 antes 300
TheQueen22 antes 300
murf12309 antes 300
Gina2008 antes 300
mikeand posts the small blind of 1,200
bigwillie20 posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigwillie20 [8h 9d]
TheQueen22 has 15 seconds left to act
TheQueen22 calls 2,400
murf12309 folds
Gina2008 folds
DrextheTex67 folds
JTJ03 folds
cooler711 folds
mikeand calls 1,200
bigwillie20 checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Qs Tc]
mikeand has 15 seconds left to act
mikeand checks
bigwillie20 bets 5,999
TheQueen22 calls 5,999
mikeand folds
*** TURN *** [Jh Qs Tc] [Qc]
bigwillie20 bets 29,696, and is all in
TheQueen22 calls 29,696
bigwillie20 shows [8h 9d]
TheQueen22 shows [Kd Ac]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Qs Tc Qc] [7s]
bigwillie20 shows a straight, Queen high
TheQueen22 shows a straight, Ace high
TheQueen22 wins the pot (80,990) with a straight, Ace high
bigwillie20: gross
bigwillie20 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 80,990 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh Qs Tc Qc 7s]
Seat 2: DrextheTex67 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: JTJ03 folded before the Flop
Seat 4: cooler711 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: mikeand (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: bigwillie20 (big blind) showed [8h 9d] and lost with a straight, Queen high
Seat 7: TheQueen22 showed [Kd Ac] and won (80,990) with a straight, Ace high
Seat 8: murf12309 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Gina2008 folded before the Flop










