Pumped up!

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net


Roll on poker tourney! That fucker dougie has thrown me off the team though. Max is 8 per team and our posse numbers nine, and luckily enough I'm the only one in the team to not be in college, apart from Dougie himself. College tourney is the reasoning. Fuck it, I'm not too pushed. He'll regret it when I go on to crush these live doooonks. My strategy is at the beginning is to be the opposite to the norm. If its tight I'll lag it up and vice-versa.

Have skipped many runs this week on account of being hungover/lazy. Hope it wont set me back too much.

Check this crazy shit out:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1778399&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1

11 mile runs are not fun

It's true. Pain everywhere, including me bollox.

Just got my 10k vpp's in feb there, had to put in a lot of hours recently because I can't play for the rest of the month and had to get em in. But did it so happy.

I don't have the stats to hand but I think my ptBB/100 was over 5 for feb. It's probably my best month for around a year, since I had that big tourney score for 3k. Happy out, taking a lot of money out to clear the debt, (only 2.5kish, student loan) and spending on random things. Compared to how much money I had for those brutal months of october and november I'm a millionaire. $50 an hour if you include rb is way more than I have ever made at poker over a decent sample, well maybe when I was playing $100 heads ups. But this is so steady, very little varianc.

I have a live tourney saturday, I'll give an update on monday. It's a team event, with my bro, Dougie and Will on the team among others. We are all making our living off poker atm so it can't be that bad a team. Should be a laff. Until then I am off up to galway for rag week. So no internet pokers til monday.

I LOVE roulette!!!

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net



Yeah I played roulette with both my degenerate friends dougie and will, and my luck monster luke, who's just a friend not a gambler (although that's changed now, he seems to think he can make his living off roulette)

Anyway, made 65 euro in a couple of hours, and am fucking hooked. Thanks Will and Dougie, for turning me into a big degenerate. I used to only be a small degen, playin a small bit of poker from time to time for fun, now look at me. I even had a dream about winning at roulette, no joke. Fuck. I know I'm gonna lose so much at it. My boys Will and Dougie did well at it, notching up wins of minus 80 and minus 130 respectively. gg!

On the poker front February is still goin good. ptBB/100 is over 5, over $44 an hour + rb. Very happy with my play actually, I'm gettin the hang of this HUD thing and learnin when not to c-bet.


And on the marathon front haven't ran in awhile cos I'm really stiff from a soccer (football to you english mugs) match on sat.

Nice work with the blog btw will, it's a nice read.

Back to crushing 25nl

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

I'm back grinding away, back in the comfort zone, crushing crushing crushing. Not that it's in any way, shape or form an achievement to crush 25nl. The players, if you could call them poker players, like to donate money on a regular basis.

Since christmas I have been making over $40 an hour, at over 4 ptBB/100. I'm delighted with the win rate cos it's while 24 tabling, but I prolly should start working on my game and trying to move up stakes. Just couldn't be arsed, sounds like way too much hard work. $40 an hour is loads for me, for this year anyway. Maybe after college I'll try get good.

I made around $170 today, plus around 20 rb.

Other than that still training for the marathon, had a 8 miler on sunday. I no longer have feet, blisters have temporarily replaced them.

Such a shit poker player

Check this out:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/78/micro-stakes-full-ring/thoughts-multi-tabling-microstakes-416792/


Thats a post about me! I'm a fucking grinding donkey that can't handle anything above 25nl. Still runnin good at 25nl and shit at 50nl.

All 25nl handsLooking good huh? nope. All 50nl:

And the thing is I can't drop down in tables and improve like the thread suggests because this is my job for this one gap year. Any ideas? Any one want to give me like 5k?

Pretty fackin sweet

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Found my wallet and jacket and think I get my 800 euro's back soon. And made $40 +rb and cleared a $1500 bonus WITHOUT having to play a hand. Sweet as. Emailed pokerstars saying my br is low and could I get half the bonus upfront. They gave it all to me so I don't need to clear it. Legends.

BR is at $2717.50. Might give 50nl a go, but doing well at 25nl so I dunno. I would get a lot more fpp's per hour which would help in keeping nova but still think I would make more at 25nl. Since I fixed a major leak after christmas I have had a ptBB/100 of over 4 while 24 tabling 25nl.

I only hit quads once today, fucks sake. So sick the shite i have to play with.

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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/41238
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $4.75
BB: $6.15
UTG: $8.00
UTG+1: $4.55
MP1: $5.00
MP2: $14.75
Hero (CO): $32.65
BTN: $37.95

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with 6c 6s
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($2.60) 6d 6h 3s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.25, BB calls $1.25

Turn: ($5.10) Qc (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.25, BB folds

What is wrong with me?

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net


Ran like absolute shit at 50nl, and like god at 25nl. In around 600 hands at 50nl I lost another 150ish which put the roll at 1930. Fuck. I moved down and made $240. Ran like buddha. In one of the sessions I hit 5 quairs of quads in 2500 hands. Crazy, most people don't hit sets that often. Why couldn't it have been at 50nl, I'm still down for the day. I'm delighted though, to come back from 930 to 1117.50.

I suppose I should give 50nl another shot but I'm just so comfortable at 25nl.




Here is my very variance filled dayAnd here are my 5 sets of quads.


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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/39801
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $5.00
BTN: $7.20
SB: $9.25
BB: $25.00
UTG: $25.45
Hero (UTG+1): $25.00
MP1: $4.65
MP2: $54.65

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG+1 with Kh Kc
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1.25, 4 folds

Flop: ($2.85) As Ks Tc (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, MP2 calls $1.75

Turn: ($6.35) Ah (2 players)
Hero bets $6, MP2 calls $6

River: ($18.35) Kd (2 players)
Hero bets $16 all in, MP2 calls $16

Final Pot: $50.35
Hero shows Kh Kc (four of a kind, Kings)
MP2 mucks Qh Ad
Hero wins $47.90
(Rake: $2.45)

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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/39802
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $42.65
UTG: $16.70
UTG+1: $24.95
MP: $5.70
CO: $24.80
BTN: $46.35
Hero (SB): $27.50

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 8s 8c
5 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, BB calls $1

Flop: ($2.50) 8d 8h 5c (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, BB calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.50) 9c (2 players)
Hero bets $4, BB calls $4

River: ($13.50) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets $8.50, BB calls $8.50

Final Pot: $30.50
BB mucks Jd 9d
Hero shows 8s 8c (four of a kind, Eights)
Hero wins $29.05
(Rake: $1.45)


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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/39804
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG+2: $15.00
MP1: $28.15
MP2: $24.65
CO: $29.20
Hero (BTN): $31.55
SB: $11.20
BB: $25.75
UTG: $26.15
UTG+1: $5.85

UTG+2 posts a big blind ($0.25)

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is BTN with Kc Kh
2 folds, UTG+2 checks, 2 folds, CO raises to $1.25, Hero raises to $3.50, 3 folds, CO calls $2.25

Flop: ($7.60) Ts Kd Ks (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $4.50, CO calls $4.50

Turn: ($16.60) 9s (2 players)
CO bets $4, Hero raises to $9, CO calls $5

River: ($34.60) Jc (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $13.50, CO folds

Final Pot: $34.60
Hero mucks Kc Kh
Hero wins $32.95
(Rake: $1.65)




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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/39805
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $23.95
BTN: $7.60
SB: $11.70
BB: $27.40
UTG: $5.35
UTG+1: $5.40
UTG+2: $3.25
Hero (MP1): $57.05
MP2: $29.20

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with 4s 4h
3 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 3 folds, SB calls $0.15, BB checks

Flop: ($0.75) 4c 4d 7c (3 players)
SB bets $0.25, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.50

Turn: ($2.25) 9d (2 players)
SB bets $0.75, Hero raises to $2.50, SB calls $1.75

River: ($7.25) 6s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $9.75, SB folds

Final Pot: $7.25
Hero wins $6.90
(Rake: $0.35)




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Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/39806
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $19.50
Hero (BB): $39.10
UTG: $23.30
UTG+1: $16.75
MP1: $5.00
MP2: $19.95
CO: $24.20
BTN: $24.65

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with Jc Kh
UTG calls $0.25, 5 folds, SB calls $0.15, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.75) Qc Qd Ks (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.75, UTG calls $0.75, SB folds

Turn: ($2.25) Kc (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, UTG calls $1.75

River: ($5.75) Kd (2 players)
Hero bets $36.35 all in, UTG calls $20.55 all in

Final Pot: $46.85
Hero shows Jc Kh (four of a kind, Kings)
UTG mucks Ac Qh
Hero wins $44.55
(Rake: $2.30)


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Crazy huh? In all of them I bet/raised flop, and I think it works most of the time.

Moved up, shit run, bollox

I think I just automatically tilt when I move up stakes. I play waaay looser, bluff more and call down when I am behind a load more often. I'm a prize cunt. I didn't play at all last week due to rag week and getting fucked up every day, but I am back now and playing shite which is annoying. BR was at $1200 and I said I would move up in stakes and give myself a stop loss of four buyins, like stop if I get to 1K. At 1085 now so won't be long moving down. Fuck.

Added to this some prick stole my wallet which 70 euro's in it and a 100 euro jacket I bought only 3 days ago from I house party I was having. Fucking pricks.

And I got 800 euro confiscated off a smaller poker site I use to withdraw from, they think I'm money laundering or something. I'll get it back but have to wait a while so have no money. Not a good week. Mayb thats why I'm playing so shite. Fuck it not in the mood to make this post interesting, just a rant.

Still at 25nl, crazy heater.

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

As I mentioned in the last post, me and my staker/coach split. I emailed him about a week and a half ago saying I was ready to start with him, and he said fine, he would coach me in a few days. I played 25nl up til this time, assuming the splitting the profits would start after the first coaching session, when I started at 50nl. Anyway a few days later we start talking on AIM and he asks how I'm doing and that he would take any money tomorrow. Small fight about me having to pay him half my 25nl profits and we split. No biggie. I'm delighted we split. I'm happy at 25nl for the moment.

This week has been disgusting. I have got v. v. lucky in so many spots. Two outering all over the shop. I almost feel bad. Over 23k hands I have been running at 7ptBB/100, $56 an hour. $852 + RB total. Hope it keeps up.

I'm a bit worried about 25nl though. Over 156k hands I have been running at 3.61 ptBB/100. I really think I'm on a 150k hand heater, I keep hitting sets against overpairs, getting aces/ kings in good preflop, and two outering people. If I go back to normal luck my hourly rate willshoot down and stuff like that. I must try moving up to 50nl, it's just that I feel very comfortable at this level. So many donks to exploit, and regs too. Virmos is an utter cunt, scuse the language. He's a reg, but such a nit. 12/3 or something like that. One day he minraises my c-bet, I fold, and he goes on to abuse me of being an idiot bad player. This got to me and I challenged him to a few $100 heads ups. He said nothing and I've been abusing him ever since. It was just that it was unprovoked, and we had been playing fine together for a few weeks before he said this. I had a nice hand with him a few days ago:

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/30877
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $11.25
BB: $7.70
UTG: $49.30
Virmos: $25.00
MP: $47.80
CO: $25.30
Hero (BTN): $25.35

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with Ks 8h
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, calls $1.15, 1 fold, Virmos calls $1

Flop: ($4.00) 5s Kd 3h (3 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2.75, SB folds, Virmos raises to $6, Hero calls $3.25

Turn: ($16.00) Ac (2 players)
Virmos bets $7, Hero calls $7

River: ($30.00) Jc (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks

I take it down.


Fucking idiot, minraising me again. I just wasn't folding to this prick, despite the ace on turn and my terrible kicker.

Two good days and tourney updates Edit** long post

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Good start to the week today. Played for three hours and made $166.65. Yesterday I made 63.50.



As we speak I'm just after doubling up in a $5, 3000 man tourney. I pushed with a7 on button and a limper calls me with k6. I flop trips and double up to 20 BB.



Run AA into JJ = 40 BB



Its folded round and i raise in the cutoff with k5. All three people who can call do so, sure why not? Flop 552, two diamonds. Justice. Check check, I bet, the only other person to have me covered calls. Turn nine of spades. Big stack checks, I read him for FD and push, very slight overbet. Thinks for ages and folds. 40BB, 56th out of 460, 432 get paid.



I raise middle position with 66, folded round. 53rd out of 403. In the money but dont care, want a final table.


Take blinds with j8 from hijack, and then AQ the hand after. 44th/390.


Call a shorties all in with AK. Lose to QJ. 75/369


Strange hand. Blinds 500/1k. guy with 11k limps middle position. I raise to 6k with 88 in the hijack. He flats. Idiot. Flop comes Kt7. He waits ages, checks, I go all in he snap calls and I think oh fuck. Aj. turn is a 7, river.............................................8 for the full boat!
50k chips 45/314

Call a shortie with AT. Lose a flip. 64/301


In BB and reraise a bigstack stealing bastard with 62. Justice. 55/274

I have THE biggest donk two spots to my left. Not that good as I can't steal on button. But if I get a hand, if I get a hand...


Lose 12k. I'm in sb with a9. Folded round I raise to 3k, he minraises, I make it 12k. All in, I fold.


Raise with a7 on button. Call form the uberdonk but I flop an ace and take it down. 96/245


Down to just over 10bb with 18k. I raised a guy on river with four hearts down and he called with Kh. Called my preflop raise with the old k4. 184/217

Made a stupid move with T6s. Pushed to a cutoff minraise while on button. He calls with AQ and I hit. It was soooted though. 26k, 128/189

WEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Big stack raises and I am sitting with AA in BB. Smooth call, oh yeah. I min bet a flop of j66. Insta shove from him with 44. I return the favour with an insta-call.
53k
64/182

Fold to a raise in BB with 66. He was the big stack. Next hand I raise from sb with qq and take down blinds and ante's.

Take down blinds from hijack with j6. Maximum value baby. 60/164

I've got my lucky charm with me today so I feel good. His name is luke. I was at 16k when he came in (after that stupid bluff of mine). Now I have 54k.

Got moved. Have a full round for free!

Try to steal blinds with k6 but get a caller. I flop a king on a three club board. I bet, he folds. 61k
61/150

Blinds are 1.5k/3k. I have 60k

I love walks. 64k

Call a shortie with aq. He has AA. I should just stay away from them. 51k 77/134

Shouldn't be long now. Have 23k, bb is 3k. Made a silly move.

Take down the blinds. 29k. 103/119

Moved straight into BB next hand. Fuck. Bring on the walk.

Blinds are 2k/4k and take em down with qq. And I ran into my staker, (or exstaker now - i'll talk about that in my next post) on my table which is weird. He just got busted when his AA was outdrawn by kj, he he.

Took the blinds by pushing with AQ in early position. 39k, 79/100. If I bust now I get $20.54. At below 91 players it's $22.01.

Two limpers and I brave a push with A3 soooeted from sb. Then pick up AA on button and take down a once limped pot. 63k, 57/94

56k, attemped steal.

67k, took the blinds which are 2.5k/5k

Hugestack limps (200k) and I push from sb with j5. Maximum value. 72k 45/77


Card dead. 59k. blinds 3 and 6. Not long now....

Moved to a bad spot, bollox. 48k.

Take blinds with ajs. 61k. 50/54#


I should just push from sb everytime. Take down another limped pot with 78. Man these players are bad.

Blinds go up to 3.5/7k. I have 80k due to a push with aqs. 40/47

Some guy knocked out three players in one hand there. dodged a bazillion outs. I take down a pot from bb when sb limps. 35/40

I'm geting beaten into the pot everytime here. 69k, 33/35

On a break. Just under 10bb. Waaaaay below average. Need a double up badly.



Surprisingly optimistic after seeing this and getting a pep talk of my luck monster, luke. COME ON!!!!!!



Back on....

Took blinds. 80k. 31/33.

Took down a limped pot with 73. Maximum value baby. 101k. 28/33

Made a brave move with a2 on button. CO minraised I shove with 10bb. Fold. 115k. 28/31

Raise and take it from sb in a folded pot. 116k. 26/29


Gone. Pushed with qq and got two callers. One had AK, don't know what the other had. Payout was disgusting enough. I beat 2950 players and get $27. So much for my luck monster, luke you prick.