Still Running Hot!!!

Well, those of you expecting a stop to the good run i am on, will have to wait a little longer. :-) I have been playing straightforward ABC poker at levels between $.25/.50 - $2/5 and managed to increase the roll by £1247.
I don't know if i am extremely lucky or opposition is having trouble to adjust to my game. Not that i'm complaining...

Few interesting hands where i lost a nice $1K pot vs lang56 when i had AAA vs his flush draw on flop.

But luck evened out and i manage to suck out on bluecheek for around $1K AKh vs KK. :-)
I think i won around 3 buyins from him and about 1 buyin from Lang56 the rest was from random smaller games.

I hope i can maintain this streak for a little longer...

I would be interested to know what your longest winning streak is? please leave your comments and experiences as i do not want to be deluded by this success.

Roll is now at £13,749

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RoyalFire

CRUISING......

It's nice to have a stress free session and come on top!!! Today i started with $.25/.50 a little, then $1/$2 and finally around 30 mins of $2/5 HU GAMES and banked a win of £430

No downswings or dipping down before rising. Plain old sailing.

"Sick Poker" Blogger has been mentoring me in the right direction through real time electronic communication and i no longer feel lost. I have an aim and have around a year to do it. So thank you to Rob also Iron, goose and anonymous!


No more silly moves like yesterday, no more being a hotshot !! just a regular 2/5 hu player with moderate shots at 5/10 when running and feeling good!!!

I wish everyday would be like this.. but thats a dream...

Roll is now at £12,508


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Royalfire

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

"Anonymous said...

Unfortunately it looks like you will go bust soon, just seen you hitting the 25/50 tables, you managed to win a nice 10k pot on one table but i thought you were getting a bit beat up on the other one.

YOU CANNOT WIN EVERYDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD, SOME DAYS YOU WILL LOSE!! If you run to 25/50 for a quick fix everytime u had a bad session i guarentee you will go bust."

This comment sounds very similar to the ones at Bluescouses blog and it reminds me of what i used to think of him....

What is going on? Are the demons trying to get in control?or have they already got me under control.

The anonymous tip has frightened me a lot because i dont think i realise what sort of roll i am dealing with.!!!

It was only about a month ago i was playing at $.25/,50 HU tables and now im on tables with 4 digits. (in this particular case 5 digits)

Ok i am taking this as a major warning and a wake up call!!! My expectancies have already been reached and anything more from now on is plus.

1/2 and 2/5 is my limit and 5/10 is my shot limit.
I don't expect to win everyday and will not force it!!!
I will keep tilt under control!

and will not play when i don't feel like it!!!



easy to say and write but really is a tough job! Nevertheless who says poker is easy!

It's not just about odds and domination and long run !!! its about keeping the monster inside locked. Thats when the rest becomes easy!!!

Back to what ive done yesterday....

Came from work had my dinner and played around 1 hr of poker resulting in 600 quid win.

Then watched the champions league final game and came back to lose around 3-4 buyins to bluecheek at $2/5. Got off not being too upset to look for new oppo's. There weren't any so i waited a while and got bored. Thats when i decided to take shot at $25/50. Im not proud of it but its done now. I will not talk about it either. But i was lucky and managed to come on top.

The roll now stands at 12.078 pounds

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Royalfire

PS: anonymous thanx for the warning!!!!

What am I Playing at???? To anyone who was watching some of the games I had yesterday it must’ve been visible that my emotional state had got the better of me. First pot I got involved was a success and downhill from then on. Cracked AA,KK,QQ you name it …. Eventually lead to a CRACKED ~ROYALFIRE!!!! Making mistake after mistake.

Was down around $2-3 K that’s when I realised I was semi tilting and the worse part is I couldn’t do anything to stop me going in that direction. Not gonna go into details but managed to end the session being apprx £400 UP!!!

It wasn’t just the hands got me tilted it was also the psychological state I was in. I didn’t want to drop from my new £10.000 mark, and it was almost like playing with Scared money.

Ok guys, now I did want this blog to be a bit more interactive, thanx to those who already take part, but those of you who follow silently, would you be kind enough to share your views on how to manage Tilt. I’m sure there are great solutions to this common problem.
While some will work for some and not others.

It’ll be interesting to hear your side.


Roll is now at £10,434

Gl at the tables

Royalfire

5 digits in £'s

Beginning of the session roll dipped down a few £100s, due to lack of cards and quite a loose style. then refocus and having the luck wind behind, manage to get in front around £650 at $2/5 and $5/10 simultaneous HU tables.

To close the session i sat at £.25/.50 and £.5/1 tables to make the rest of the profit which increased my roll to £10,021.

Now i have the perfect roll i need to start laying a cashout plan on regular basis. Otherwise i might be tempted by the devil to take shots at levels i couldn't afford.

todays profit is £813.

gl at the tables


Royalfire

Ended today with 100 quid profit increasing my bankroll to £9208. I have been running fairly dry, and had few hands cracked. But as i was playing .50/1 1/2 and 2/5 HU games, it meant that i was cushioned for it and no harm was done.


short post but nothing interesting happened. (was rather boring)

I guess grinding is tough.... Lets see if i have what it takes...


Gl at the tables

Royalfire

LUCKY FISH THAT I AM.......

It was a long session, i think another aspect of the game i need to improve is the length of the sessions. There is a limit for keeping the concentration level at peak, after i lose that, my game becomes boring and monotone. The creativity side of it vanishes and i become no different than a bot.

What started as a good day yesterday, almost ended with me being 2K down but luckily again managed to find a way to keep me in the green. Bluecheek last night played a brilliant game on both of the tables we were playing. I managed to drop 2 K on one of them and win 1K on the other. I told him that i need to stop playing because i don't want to go into a chase mode. Being the true professional he didn't mind at all, despite me being up on him for the last two days.

Then i sat at another 5/10 only for loosegoose to come and drop me 2K before getting all back and some more. (in the region of $2K).

I checked my balance and i was sitting at apprx 6000 quid. I gave myself one more chance to recoup my losses, and sat at $10/20 Hu with a player called "LiuKangGG".

Within 30 mins turned my stack from 2000 dollars to peak at 9600 dollars before dropping down to 8600.

Confession : I must have come across as a hit and runner when i said i wanted to leave. The reception i got from him was not pleasing. But if i want to survive i guess i need to think of number 1. As the bankroll grows so will my table ethics.

Below are some of the big pots i played at this level. Any suggestions or comments are welcome.

Game #7137288884: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:29:35 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($1798 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($2415 in chips)
royalfire: posts small blind $10
LiuKangGG: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [Js Jh]
royalfire: raises to $80
LiuKangGG: calls $60
----- FLOP ----- [6s 3d Qh]
LiuKangGG: bets $99
royalfire: calls $99
----- TURN ----- [6s 3d Qh][Td]
LiuKangGG: checks
royalfire: checks
----- RIVER ----- [6s 3d Qh Td][8s]
LiuKangGG: bets $255
royalfire: calls $255
----- SHOW DOWN -----
LiuKangGG: shows [9h Kc] (High Card King)
royalfire: shows [Js Jh] (A Pair of Jacks, Queen high)
royalfire collected $867 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $868 Main pot $867 Rake $1
Board [6s 3d Qh Td 8s]
Seat 1: royalfire (small blind) showed [Js Jh] and won ($867) with A Pair of Jacks, Queen high
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (big blind) showed [9h Kc] and lost with High Card King

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Game #7137289024: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:30:51 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($2241 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($1971 in chips)
royalfire: posts small blind $10
LiuKangGG: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [4s Ks]
royalfire: raises to $80
LiuKangGG: raises to $233
royalfire: calls $153
----- FLOP ----- [5h 7c Kh]
LiuKangGG: bets $349
royalfire: raises to $2008 and is all-in
LiuKangGG: folds
Returned uncalled bets $1,659 to royalfire
royalfire: doesn't show hand
royalfire collected $1163 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $1164 Main pot $1163 Rake $1
Board [5h 7c Kh]
Seat 1: royalfire (small blind) collected $1163
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (big blind) folded on the Flop

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Game #7137502474: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:34:52 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($2677 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($2144 in chips)
royalfire: posts small blind $10
LiuKangGG: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [As Jd]
royalfire: raises to $60
LiuKangGG: raises to $222
royalfire: calls $162
----- FLOP ----- [5h Ks Js]
LiuKangGG: bets $366
royalfire: calls $366
----- TURN ----- [5h Ks Js][5s]
LiuKangGG: checks
royalfire: checks
----- RIVER ----- [5h Ks Js 5s][Ad]
LiuKangGG: bets $400
royalfire: raises to $2089 and is all-in
LiuKangGG: is all-in $1156
Returned uncalled bets $533 to royalfire
----- SHOW DOWN -----
royalfire: shows [As Jd] (Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks, King high)
LiuKangGG: shows [Ah Tc] (Two Pairs, Aces and Fives, King high)
royalfire collected $4287 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $4288 Main pot $4287 Rake $1
Board [5h Ks Js 5s Ad]
Seat 1: royalfire (small blind) showed [As Jd] and won ($4287) with Two Pairs, Aces and Jacks, King high
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (big blind) showed [Ah Tc] and lost with Two Pairs, Aces and Fives, King high

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Game #7137502654: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:36:57 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($4850 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($1970 in chips)
LiuKangGG: posts small blind $10
royalfire: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [Ac Ad]
LiuKangGG: raises to $65
royalfire: raises to $166
LiuKangGG: calls $101
----- FLOP ----- [3h Tc 9c]
royalfire: bets $421
LiuKangGG: raises to $1804 and is all-in
royalfire: calls $1383
----- TURN ----- [3h Tc 9c][4c]
----- RIVER ----- [3h Tc 9c 4c][Qs]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
LiuKangGG: shows [Jc Qd] (A Pair of Queens, Jack high)
royalfire: shows [Ac Ad] (A Pair of Aces, Queen high)
royalfire collected $3939 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $3940 Main pot $3939 Rake $1
Board [3h Tc 9c 4c Qs]
Seat 1: royalfire (big blind) showed [Ac Ad] and won ($3939) with A Pair of Aces, Queen high
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (small blind) showed [Jc Qd] and lost with A Pair of Queens, Jack high

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Game #7137502964: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:41:00 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($7447 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($1825 in chips)
LiuKangGG: posts small blind $10
royalfire: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [Td Ts]
LiuKangGG: raises to $55
royalfire: raises to $180
LiuKangGG: raises to $1825 and is all-in
royalfire: calls $1645
----- FLOP ----- [Th Jd 8s]
----- TURN ----- [Th Jd 8s][6d]
----- RIVER ----- [Th Jd 8s 6d][7d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
LiuKangGG: shows [Qd Kc] (High Card King)
royalfire: shows [Td Ts] (Three of a kind, Tens, Jack high)
royalfire collected $3649 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $3650 Main pot $3649 Rake $1
Board [Th Jd 8s 6d 7d]
Seat 1: royalfire (big blind) showed [Td Ts] and won ($3649) with Three of a kind, Tens, Jack high
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (small blind) showed [Qd Kc] and lost with High Card King
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This last one was the only pot i lost and it goes like this ;

Game #7137503414: Hold'em NL ($10/$20) - 2008/05/18 - 01:45:35 (UK)
Table "Sochi" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: royalfire ($9241 in chips)
Seat 2: LiuKangGG ($2030 in chips)
royalfire: posts small blind $10
LiuKangGG: posts big blind $20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to royalfire [7c Jc]
royalfire: raises to $60
LiuKangGG: raises to $211
royalfire: calls $151
----- FLOP ----- [9s 6c 7s]
LiuKangGG: bets $333
royalfire: calls $333
----- TURN ----- [9s 6c 7s][Ad]
LiuKangGG: checks
royalfire: checks
----- RIVER ----- [9s 6c 7s Ad][Th]
LiuKangGG: checks
royalfire: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
LiuKangGG: shows [9d Jd] (A Pair of Nines, Ace high)
royalfire: mucks hand [7c Jc]
LiuKangGG collected $1087 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $1088 Main pot $1087 Rake $1
Board [9s 6c 7s Ad Th]
Seat 1: royalfire (small blind) mucked [7c Jc]
Seat 2: LiuKangGG (big blind) showed [9d Jd] and won ($1087) with A Pair of Nines, Ace high

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Not proud to have cover my losses on big table, but happy that my bankroll is now at 9100 quid.

Thats 1184 quid profit for last night.



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RoyalFire