I’m sad to say that I took some time to analyze the hands you listed above, but somehow have lost my own responses and can’t find it in me to re-type a lot of good info. However, I’ve read over roryk’s assessment of your play and have to agree with a lot of the points he came across. In short, the only hands I thought you grossly misplayed were the A9s and AKo. I would have lost the same if not more on the overpair v. bigger overpair, top two v. flopped set, two pair v. turned higher two pair (great fold by the way), nut flush/str8 draw that didn’t get there, and an overpair against flopped trips. When I look at it this way, your session was a result of badluck/unlucky/whatever you want to call it – not however bad play.
In terms of Greg’s comments on the 10/20 limit HE @ Foxwoods being the toughest game, I would have to disagree. I have logged hundreds of hours at this game, it is where I primarily play, and is were I have won the most money in poker (and lost as well). Quite simply, however, the game is high variance. I have fairly extensive records on my play in this game, which I’d be glad to share – but it shows a very very beatable game. Table selection is key – you want to find a mix between the first table you were at, and the second. Unless you can deal playing with the complete monkeys (table 2), you want one or two tight players that you can easily keep tabs on, yet enough people calling two bets cold with Q2, hitting top pair, and seeing the river.
A little over a year ago now, I played with you at my first Riverstreet session. My first reaction of you was quite simply fear – you were the only person sitting at that table that I did not want to get involved in a pot with. You seemed good, great, professional…that table image that only (I hear) the great’s have. I would consider you a good, solid, player. Poker sucks sometimes: the grind, the highs and lows, having to deal with not winning every time. In this game, you simply cannot win every time you play. That’s what sucks the most. Keep your head up, keep analyzing your game like you are with this awesome journal – it’s helped me a lot, as I’m sure it’s helped you as well. Play more, learn more, and you will only get better. I hope you keep up the great discussions as well; I enjoy them more than you know.
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Date: 2005-03-22 21:37 (UTC)I’m sad to say that I took some time to analyze the hands you listed above, but somehow have lost my own responses and can’t find it in me to re-type a lot of good info. However, I’ve read over roryk’s assessment of your play and have to agree with a lot of the points he came across. In short, the only hands I thought you grossly misplayed were the A9s and AKo. I would have lost the same if not more on the overpair v. bigger overpair, top two v. flopped set, two pair v. turned higher two pair (great fold by the way), nut flush/str8 draw that didn’t get there, and an overpair against flopped trips. When I look at it this way, your session was a result of badluck/unlucky/whatever you want to call it – not however bad play.
In terms of Greg’s comments on the 10/20 limit HE @ Foxwoods being the toughest game, I would have to disagree. I have logged hundreds of hours at this game, it is where I primarily play, and is were I have won the most money in poker (and lost as well). Quite simply, however, the game is high variance. I have fairly extensive records on my play in this game, which I’d be glad to share – but it shows a very very beatable game. Table selection is key – you want to find a mix between the first table you were at, and the second. Unless you can deal playing with the complete monkeys (table 2), you want one or two tight players that you can easily keep tabs on, yet enough people calling two bets cold with Q2, hitting top pair, and seeing the river.
A little over a year ago now, I played with you at my first Riverstreet session. My first reaction of you was quite simply fear – you were the only person sitting at that table that I did not want to get involved in a pot with. You seemed good, great, professional…that table image that only (I hear) the great’s have. I would consider you a good, solid, player. Poker sucks sometimes: the grind, the highs and lows, having to deal with not winning every time. In this game, you simply cannot win every time you play. That’s what sucks the most. Keep your head up, keep analyzing your game like you are with this awesome journal – it’s helped me a lot, as I’m sure it’s helped you as well. Play more, learn more, and you will only get better. I hope you keep up the great discussions as well; I enjoy them more than you know.
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