Dannydiamonds super stt notsosecret diary

[dannydiamond]

Yet another stt staking log.

I haven't grinded stts before on stars so I'll try and find my feet playing $6.50 6/9 man turbos with possibly the odd 45 man thrown in.

Going with the turbos and I feel a 5 min clock is perfect for stts.

Bohsman has given me a startup roll of $200 and i'll stick to the 30 buyin rule before attempting to move up,i'm confident I can beat the bigger buyins so I'll try and get a decent volume in and get moving.

3/4 tables to start off and hopefully add a couple when I get comfortable with them.


I just played 2 6 mans to get a feel for them and won both, can't beat a good start!

I'll get started properly this evening.

[Flushdraw]

All's fair in love and war when we tangle in a few of these Danny

[peterswellman]

The 45 man $6 games are usually the ones that I grind. It's very time dependant but these things are infested with regs. It's tough and the variance is sick bnut I reckon they still are beatable. Adjusting your calling/pushing ranges against the regs is key. Alot of the time though, you are just flipping for the dead money.

GL.

[Crow]

Not a bad start at all GL

[ArmaniJeans]

I play a lot of $6+50s and $15+1s 9man so hopefully I bump into your fishy ass.

One bit of advice (and you probably know this already) is to quickly work out who the 15+ tabling regs are. On your left they are exploitable in the early levels as they don't bother defending their big blind for the first 3/4 levels. Also a nonpush 3-bet from these players is always (close to 100%) KK+.

[dannydiamond]

All's fair in love and war when we tangle in a few of these Danny

It's on Tony.

[Icarus152]

Full marks for the thread title.GL GL.

[dannydiamond]

Full marks for the thread title.GL GL.

Cheers, I'm glad someone got it.

[dannydiamond]

I decided to stick to the 6 mans tonight after the good start and they're what i'm used to.

I ran well and played 26 games in total with 12 cashes(eight wins and four 2nds).

Starting balance: $200
Games played: 26
Cashes: 12
Closing balance: $268.60
Profit/loss : +68.60

A good start and I hope to build on it over the next couple of days and move up as soon as I can.

I saved a few hands,playing turbos doesn't give much scope for interesting hands tbh,i'll post a couple anyway.
I'll remember to save a couple of bust out hands tomorrow!

These first two just demonstrate my lifelong losing battle with queens.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) (t2430)
SB (t1240)
BB (t605)
UTG (t1975)
MP (t1445)
CO (t1305)

Hero's M: 16.20

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, Q
3 folds, Hero bets t300, 1 fold, BB raises to t605 (All-In), Hero calls t305

Flop: (t1260) K, 10, 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1260) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1260) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1260
Main pot: t1260 between Hero and BB, won by BB

Results:
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Kings and Queens).
BB had A, J (two pair, Aces and Kings).
Outcome: BB won t1260

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (CO) (t1825)
Button (t1190)
SB (t1660)
BB (t1725)
UTG (t1295)
MP (t1305)

Hero's M: 12.17

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, Q
2 folds, Hero bets t300, Button raises to t1190 (All-In), SB raises to t1660 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls t1360

Flop: (t4610) K, 9, 10 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t4610) 10 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t4610) 6 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t4610
Main pot: t3670 between Hero, Button and SB, won by Button
Side pot 1: t940 between Hero and SB, won by SB

Results:
Button had 9, 9 (full house, nines over tens).
SB had K, A (two pair, Kings and tens).
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and tens).
Outcome: Button won t3670, SB won t940


I ran well for the night and for anyone who wants to grind stts, you've got to get well used to getting it in ahead and losing.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t1425)
MP (t2523)
CO (t1297)
Button (t1475)
SB (t1390)
Hero (BB) (t890)

Hero's M: 11.87

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K
2 folds, CO calls t50, 1 fold, SB bets t1390 (All-In), Hero calls t840 (All-In), 1 fold

Flop: (t1830) 8, 2, 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t1830) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t1830) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t1830
Main pot: t1830 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had 8, 8 (full house, eights over nines).
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and nines).
Outcome: SB won t1830

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP (t2125)
CO (t1380)
Button (t1540)
Hero (SB) (t625)
BB (t1160)
UTG (t2170)

Hero's M: 4.17

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7, A
2 folds, CO calls t100, 1 fold, Hero calls t50, BB checks

Flop: (t300) Q, 9, A (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets t200, Hero raises to t525 (All-In), BB calls t525, 1 fold

Turn: (t1550) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1550) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1550
Main pot: t1550 between Hero and BB, won by BB

Results:
Hero had 7, A (one pair, Aces).
BB had 10, K (straight, Ace high).
Outcome: BB won t1550


I came across this type of madness a couple of times tonight, there's value to be had in these games alright! The first one is funny(he must have thought he was soulreading), the second hand at least he had a draw but to be calling off your stack with it wouldn't be the best.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t3670)
SB (t1350)
BB (t1500)
Hero (UTG) (t1060)
MP (t1420)

Hero's M: 23.56

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10, A
Hero bets t90, 1 fold, Button calls t90, 2 folds

Flop: (t225) 5, 6, J (2 players)
Hero bets t150, Button calls t150

Turn: (t525) A (2 players)
Hero bets t240, Button calls t240

River: (t1005) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets t580 (All-In), Button calls t580

Total pot: t2165
Main pot: t2165 between Button and Hero, won by Hero

Results:
Button had 7, K (one pair, fives).
Hero had 10, A (two pair, Aces and fives).
Outcome: Hero won t2165


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t3360)
Hero (SB) (t5640)

Hero's M: 25.07

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, Q
Hero bets t450, BB calls t300

Flop: (t900) Q, 10, K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t900) 7 (2 players)
BB bets t900, Hero raises to t5190 (All-In), BB calls t2010 (All-In)

River: (t6720) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t6720
Main pot: t6720 between BB and Hero, won by Hero

Results:
Hero had 9, Q (one pair, Queens).
BB had 8, J (high card, King).
Outcome: Hero won t6720


He was right in thinking that I didn't have a king or a jack.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t2020)
UTG (t1240)
Hero (MP) (t1490)
Button (t1460)
SB (t2790)

Hero's M: 9.93

Preflop: Hero is MP with 9, 9
UTG calls t100, Hero bets t300, 3 folds, UTG calls t200

Flop: (t750) 2, 6, K (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t750) J (2 players)
UTG bets t900, Hero raises to t1190 (All-In), UTG calls t40 (All-In)

River: (t2630) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t2630
Main pot: t2630 between UTG and Hero, won by Hero




Results:
UTG had 5, 5 (two pair, fives and twos).
Hero had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and twos).
Outcome: Hero won t2630

[dannydiamond]

I kept the faith with the 6 mans tonight,they suit me better and i'll probably give the 9 mans a miss altogether. I might have a crack at a couple of 45 mans tomorrow night though.

I ran pretty well overall but had my fair share of doggings to boot. I did win more than my share of 50/50s which will usually see you doing well!

I played 20 games and had 10 cashes(five wins and five seconds)

Starting balance: $268.60
Games played: 20
Cashes: 10
Closing balance: $318.70
Profit/loss: + $51.10

So, i'm up $118.70 after 2 nights and 46 games which is a great start, the variance will eventually kick in but for now i'll try and milk the run good for all it's worth.



My favourite hand of the night..

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP (t2290)
CO (t1505)
Button (t355)
SB (t1540)
Hero (BB) (t1470)
UTG (t1840)

Hero's M: 9.80

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, K
3 folds, Button bets t355 (All-In), SB calls t305, Hero calls t255

Flop: (t1065) 9, 10, 8 (3 players, 1 all-in)
SB bets t1185 (All-In), Hero calls t1115 (All-In)

Turn: (t3295) J (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: (t3295) 6 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: t3295
Main pot: t1065 between Button, SB and Hero, won by Hero
Side pot 1: t2230 between SB and Hero, won by Hero

Results:
Button had 10, 8 (two pair, tens and eights).
SB had K, K (flush, King high).
Hero had Q, K (straight flush, Queen high).
Outcome: Hero won t3295

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This was dirty.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (3 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t2645)
SB (t2710)
Hero (BB) (t3645)

Hero's M: 24.30

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2, 6
1 fold, SB calls t50, Hero checks

Flop: (t200) 2, 2, 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: (t200) A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t200, SB raises to t400, Hero raises to t1000, SB raises to t2610 (All-In), Hero calls t1610

Total pot: t5420
Main pot: t5420 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had 2, A (full house, twos over Aces).
Hero had 2, 6 (full house, twos over sixes).
Outcome: SB won t5420


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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 25 Ante (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t4096)
Hero (BB) (t4904)

Hero's M: 7.54

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9, 9
SB bets t800, Hero raises to t4879 (All-In), SB calls t3271 (All-In), Tucka'schips raises to t200 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero raises to t1130 (All-In), 1 fold, Tucka'schips calls t930 (All-In)

Flop: (t6381) 4, 2, Q (3 players, 5 all-in)

Turn: (t6381) 3 (3 players, 5 all-in)

River: (t6381) 8 (3 players, 5 all-in)

Total pot: t6381
Main pot: t3390 between SB, Hero and Tucka'schips, won by Tucka'schips
Side pot 1: t50 between SB and Hero, won by Hero
Side pot 2: t2941 won by SB

Results:
SB had 8, K (one pair, eights).
Hero had 9, 9 (one pair, nines).
Outcome: SB won t8192



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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (3 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t3130)
SB (t3895)
Hero (BB) (t1975)

Hero's M: 13.17

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, Q
1 fold, SB bets t200, Hero raises to t1975 (All-In), SB calls t1775, (unknown) calls t100 (All-In), Hero raises to t400, 2 folds, HugeFloppies calls t350 (All-In), 2 folds

Flop: (t2825) 7, 7, 8 (3 players, 3 all-in)
HugeFloppies bets t330 (All-In), Hero calls t330

Turn: (t3485) 3 (3 players, 4 all-in)

River: (t3485) 6 (3 players, 4 all-in)

Total pot: t3485
Main pot: t2140 between SB, Hero and HugeFloppies, won by HugeFloppies
Side pot 1: t100 between SB and Hero, won by SB
Side pot 2: t1245 won by SB

Results:
SB had A, A (two pair, Aces and sevens).
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and sevens).
Outcome: SB won t3950

[dannydiamond]

Didn't play any stts tonight.
I played a few mtts on ipoker instead, busting my balls for a couple of mincashes.

Will be back in the saddle tomorrow night!

[Flushdraw]

Good stuff Danny. Decent return so far so hopefully keep the run good going as long as possible. I'd push the A7dd hand pre btw

[dannydiamond]

Good stuff Danny. Decent return so far so hopefully keep the run good going as long as possible. I'd push the A7dd hand pre btw

Yeah your obv right about the A7 hand, I just looked back at it there, don't know what I was at,I normally would.

[dannydiamond]

I only played eight $6.50 6 mans tonight. I was running horribly and just wasn't in the humour to keep grinding with the badness coming my way. It'd be too easy to plough on but I wasn't in the mood for it so best to leave it for the night!

Played 8, with only 1 cash which was a win.

Starting balance: $318.70
Games played: 8
Cashes: 1
Closing balance: $290.10
Profit/loss: - $28.60.

Up $90 after 54 games which is still decent but was just not in the mood for it tonight, will come battling back tomorrow!

Lost a few hands with the usual AQ v AJ and the jack hitting, losing races etc.

Anyone who plays stts knows the score, I was behind all the way here, but was just going like this, so I had the sense to call it a night!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (4 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t2595)
Button (t2145)
SB (t2015)
Hero (BB) (t2245)

Hero's M: 9.98

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 7
2 folds, SB calls t75, Hero checks

Flop: (t300) 7, 3, 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t300) 5 (2 players)
SB bets t300, Hero calls t300

River: (t900) J (2 players)
SB bets t750, Hero raises to t1795 (All-In), SB calls t815 (All-In)

Total pot: t4030
Main pot: t4030 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had 9, 7 (three of a kind, sevens).
Hero had 8, 7 (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: SB won t4030

[dannydiamond]

I didn't play the last 2 nights, but will be back in the saddle tonight!

[dannydiamond]

Played only a few games tonight, 9 in total, finished on the + side for a few quid, about $27.
I'll give a full rundown tomorrow night including those games, wrecked now. I actually managed to cash in 6 from 9 but ran horribly heads up with 5 seconds!

[dannydiamond]

I played 22 $6.50 6 man turbos tonight. i have to include the 9 games from last night too, so a total of 31 games.

Starting balance: $290.10
Games played: 31
Cashes: 15
Closing balance: $353.20
profit/loss: + $63.10.

After running badly hu last night I pulled up the win% tonight. 7 wins, 8 seconds from 31 games the last 2 nights.

In total i'm + $153.20,about 24 buyins after 85 games,I don't expect it, but long may it continue!

I'm getting a good feel for the games now and esp what certain bets tend to mean in the majority of situations.

I have loads of hands saved but I'm not going to post them.
In 6 max turbos there aren't really any interesting hands/situations,it's all pretty much formulaic and I don't see much point in it.

If you'd prefer I did Bohsman,let me know,it's no hassle.

I will post this little beauty though.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP (t1113)
CO (t2005)
Hero (Button) (t1415)
SB (t1410)
BB (t1262)
UTG (t1795)

Hero's M: 31.44

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, K
3 folds, Hero bets t90, 1 fold, BB calls t60

Flop: (t195) 7, 6, A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t150, BB raises to t1172 (All-In), Hero calls t1022

Turn: (t2539) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2539) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t2539
Main pot: t2539 between Hero and BB, won by Hero

Results:
Hero had A, K (four of a kind, Aces).
BB had 6, 6 (full house, Aces over sixes).
Outcome: Hero won t2539

[max_power]

lol nh

[badugi]

running good danny. best of luck spinning this up

[dannydiamond]

I hadn't played at all this week until today for a variety of reasons.

Today I played 23 $6.50 6 man turbos, did ok but ran pretty bad heads up(5 firsts and 6 seconds). That might not seem to be to bad a %, but I think i'm pretty strong headsup and there's usually some play left by the time we get down to two players in these,so would hope to do better in general. I'll have a tally of my seconds to win ratio after my games tomorrow actually, as this has a huge bearing on your overall results.

Starting balance: $353.20
Games played: 23
Cashes: 11
Closing balance: $383.70
Profit/loss: +$30.50


My inlaws are arriving On Saturday for the weekend so I will have plenty of time to play. I hope to get in a decent volume over the weekend.

[Guest]

Never really got into STT

played about 10 or so of them (the 9 man ones)
after reading this thread

They are rather enjoyable chilled out yokes (so far)

always be raising seems to be the key!?????

Happy days!

ooh and run good boss!

[dannydiamond]

I put in a proper grind today playing 50 6 man $6.50 turbos.
11 firsts and nine second place finishes is a decent result but the last hour or so was a killer, with only one cash in my last 10 games. It's one long game afterall so won't let it bother me.

Starting balance: $383.70
Games played: 50
Cashes: 20
Closing balance: $429.50
Profit/loss: + $45.80


I've played 158 games in total and i'm up $229.50 from my initial starting bankroll. I can't ask for anymore than that,it's a fairly chunky roi, albeit from a small amount of games.I'll make no apoligies for running good.

It gives me a bit of leeway now though to consider moving up to the next buyin level.
I'll see tomorrow, I might try and get another one or two winning sessions under my belt at the $6.50 level for a bit of comfort bankroll wise before moving up or start by mixing both.

[dannydiamond]

Will definately start the move up from the $6.50 games tomorrow. I've no fear about my ability to beat the bigger buyin games but i'm trying to be disciplined.

39 $6.50 6 mans played tonight with 10 wins and six seconds.

Starting balance: $429.50
Games played: 39
Cashes: 16
Closing balance: $485.60
Profit/loss: + $56.10

[dannydiamond]

So I jumped up to the $13 6 man turbos last night,and unfortunately picked a bad night to do it.
I ran horribly in the late shovimg stages and it seemed at one stage that it was impossible to win a hand. I lost about seven from ten with overpairs v underpairs, couldn't win a race,60/40 etc.
I played 22 games with 2 wins and 2 seconds.
I found the standard to be not much different from the $6.50 games apart from more players left when the blinds get up there. Alot more players playing a better stt strategy but when the blinds are small and you can play hands out they're still quite poor in general.
That's enough complaining from me!

I'm going to have to move back down to the $6.50 games and grind back up again until I'm back in business bankroll wise to make another stab at the move up.

Starting balance: $485.60
Games played: 22
Cashes: 4
Closing balance: $343.60
Profit/loss: - $142.00

[dannydiamond]

Just played 10 $6.60 6 man turbos tonight. Wasn't put off by the bad night I had just was tired after the golf today.

Finished slightly in the black with 2 firsts and 2 seconds which won't be at all bad for the confidence heading into tomorrow. Heading back in the right direction at least.

Starting balance: $343.60
Games played: 10
Cashes: 4
Closing balance: $350.60
Profit/loss: $7

[dannydiamond]

Stars was acting up earlier and was having trouble registering for stts, got a few in but knocked them on the head for a while until they sort themselves out.

Decided to have a stab at the $11 100 seat gtee for the mil and the $11 250k during the enforced break. I was informed I was put in a queue no less for both and had to wait!
No luck in either i'm afraid, although I got a bit of momentum going in the turbo satt.

I'll be heading back to the stts shortly as soon as it looks like all's running normally. It's a balls as I was going to try for a good session tonight,all the loons come out on Sundays!

Nice flop, bad river in the turbo satt.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 11 Tournament, 300/600 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t2538)
Hero (UTG+1) (t4879)
MP1 (t6032)
MP2 (t4580)
MP3 (t6400)
CO (t6350)
Button (t3050)
SB (t6515)
BB (t3875)

Hero's M: 3.61

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A, Q
1 fold, Hero bets t4829 (All-In), 1 fold, MP2 calls t4530 (All-In), 5 folds

Flop: (t10410) 6, 9, Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t10410) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t10410) K (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t10410
Main pot: t10410 between Hero and MP2, won by MP2

Results:
Hero had A, Q (two pair, Queens and nines).
MP2 had K, A (two pair, Kings and nines).
Outcome: MP2 won t10410

Knew that queen was going to be trouble for a treble up in the 250k.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 11 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t5846)
UTG+1 (t4940)
MP1 (t3680)
Hero (MP2) (t2250)
MP3 (t10589)
CO (t6908)
Button (t2065)
SB (t4150)
BB (t3025)

Hero's M: 7.50

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 10, 10
2 folds, MP1 calls t200, Hero bets t2250 (All-In), 1 fold, CO calls t2250, 3 folds, MP1 calls t2050

Flop: (t7050) 4, K, 6 (3 players, 1 all-in)
MP1 checks, CO checks

Turn: (t7050) Q (3 players, 1 all-in)
MP1 checks, CO checks

River: (t7050) 4 (3 players, 1 all-in)
MP1 checks, CO checks

Total pot: t7050
Main pot: t7050 between MP1, Hero and CO, won by CO

Results:
MP1 had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and fours).
Hero had 10, 10 (two pair, tens and fours).
CO had A, Q (two pair, Queens and fours).
Outcome: CO won t7050

[dannydiamond]

Including a couple of games from last night that makes 30 in total.

Managed eight wins and 2 seconds.

Starting balance: $350.60
Games played: 30
Cashes: 10
Mtt entries: -$22
Closing balance: $336
Profit/loss: $-4.60

I'm going to try and get at least 200 games played in the coming week and hopefully get back to a point where I can start moving back up to the $13 games. I'll start mixing games next time around as opposed to a blanket jump up incase I encounter the horrors of my last attempt again.

[Flushdraw]

So I jumped up to the $13 6 man turbos last night,and unfortunately picked a bad night to do it.
I ran horribly in the late shovimg stages and it seemed at one stage that it was impossible to win a hand. I lost about seven from ten with overpairs v underpairs, couldn't win a race,60/40 etc.
I played 22 games with 2 wins and 2 seconds.
I found the standard to be not much different from the $6.50 games apart from more players left when the blinds get up there. Alot more players playing a better stt strategy but when the blinds are small and you can play hands out they're still quite poor in general.
That's enough complaining from me!

I'm going to have to move back down to the $6.50 games and grind back up again until I'm back in business bankroll wise to make another stab at the move up.

Starting balance: $485.60
Games played: 22
Cashes: 4
Closing balance: $343.60
Profit/loss: - $142.00

Nightmare when this happens Danny. Are you playing the lot at 6mans? I haven't played a 6man in my challenge yet, just the 9mans. Sickest thing, is that the jump from $6.50 is to $16.50 in 9mans and there's nothing in between. Can't afford to go on to much of a downswing! Run good and get back to $13s and drive it on

[dannydiamond]

Yuk, such a shitty session of badness.

26 games played with one win and five seconds, that pretty much tells the story.
I opened wordpad to save a couple of hands late on in the session just to be able to post an example of the madness.

Starting balance: $336
Games played: 26
Cashes: 6
Closing balance: $253.40
Profit/loss: -$82.60


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP (t2645)
Button (t2770)
SB (t1525)
Hero (BB) (t975)
UTG (t1085)

Hero's M: 13.00

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 7
UTG bets t100, 3 folds, Hero calls t50

Flop: (t225) 8, 2, 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t250, Hero raises to t875 (All-In), UTG calls t625

Turn: (t1975) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1975) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1975
Main pot: t1975 between Hero and UTG, won by UTG

Results:
Hero had 8, 7 (one pair, eights).
UTG had 7, 7 (flush, Queen high).
Outcome: UTG won t1975



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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t1570)
Hero (UTG) (t2715)
MP (t1940)
Button (t1455)
SB (t1320)

Hero's M: 60.33

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K
Hero bets t90, MP raises to t390, 3 folds, Hero raises to t2715 (All-In), MP calls t1550 (All-In)

Flop: (t3925) 9, 9, 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t3925) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t3925) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t3925
Main pot: t3925 between Hero and MP, won by MP

Results:
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and nines).
MP had A, J (two pair, Aces and nines).
Outcome: MP won t3925

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO (t1495)
Hero (Button) (t1275)
SB (t1255)
BB (t1925)
UTG (t1460)
MP (t1590)

Hero's M: 17.00

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, K
2 folds, CO bets t100, Hero raises to t300, 2 folds, CO calls t200

Flop: (t675) K, 10, 6 (2 players)
CO bets t1195 (All-In), Hero calls t975 (All-In)

Turn: (t2625) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t2625) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t2625
Main pot: t2625 between CO and Hero, won by CO

Results:
Hero had K, K (three of a kind, Kings).
CO had 4, 8 (flush, ten high).
Outcome: CO won t2625

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This was only a race lost but pretty much sums up the night after the river hits.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (4 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t2367)
Button (t696)
SB (t2025)
Hero (BB) (t3912)

Hero's M: 13.04

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 8
2 folds, SB bets t2025 (All-In), Hero calls t1825

Flop: (t4050) 7, 6, 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t4050) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t4050) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t4050
Main pot: t4050 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had A, K (one pair, Aces).
Hero had 8, 8 (one pair, eights).
Outcome: SB won t4050

[dannydiamond]

I haven't been well the last couple of days so haven't been playing, the break seems to have done me good after the stuttering over the last few sessions.

I played 35 games tonight with 11 wins and finished second five times. Good to get back on track.

Starting balance: $253.40
Games played: 35
Cashes: 16
Closing balance: $346.30
Profit/loss: + $92.90


This is my highlight of the night, it's only the third hand and we'd already lost a player. It's been a while since I came out the right side of one of these.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 6.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t1510)
Hero (MP) (t1470)
Button (t3010)
SB (t1510)
BB (t1500)

Hero's M: 49.00

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, A
UTG calls t20, Hero bets t80, 1 fold, SB raises to t240, 1 fold, UTG raises to t1510 (All-In), Hero calls t1390 (All-In), SB calls t1270 (All-In)

Flop: (t4510) 6, 9, 2 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Turn: (t4510) 2 (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: (t4510) 5 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: t4510
Main pot: t4430 between UTG, Hero and SB, won by Hero
Side pot 1: t80 between UTG and SB, won by SB

Results:
SB had K, K (two pair, Kings and twos).
UTG had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and twos).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and twos).
Outcome: SB won t80, Hero won t4430

[dannydiamond]

Nightmare when this happens Danny. Are you playing the lot at 6mans? I haven't played a 6man in my challenge yet, just the 9mans. Sickest thing, is that the jump from $6.50 is to $16.50 in 9mans and there's nothing in between. Can't afford to go on to much of a downswing! Run good and get back to $13s and drive it on

Sorry Tony,I never got back to this.

Yeah all my games have been 6 handed turbos,they're what i'm comfortable with. I played a bunch on ipoker before and also played alot of the 5 handed games on microgaming back in the day.
That jump up in buyin in the 9 mans is a bit much. The jump in the 6 handed games is a little more manageable at least.
Last time out I went for a blanket jump for a session up to the $13 games, it was a bad night to run bad!
I'll integrate the games over a night or 2 next time incase the same thing happens,it's a balls to undo a couple of nights grafting in a couple of hours.

[RunningClubs]

Hey Everyone Long time lurker of the forum , decided to register and get involved!!!
Danny ive been following your log now, Your doing well!!!

I started a grind myself 10 days back with 100 Dollars up to 205 now and been having terrible bad luck! Playing 6 man turbo 5dollar on i-poker, I find the blinds go up very fast and it just becomes a shove! Whats the blind levels on turbos on stars?

[dannydiamond]

Hey Everyone Long time lurker of the forum , decided to register and get involved!!!
Danny ive been following your log now, Your doing well!!!

I started a grind myself 10 days back with 100 Dollars up to 205 now and been having terrible bad luck! Playing 6 man turbo 5dollar on i-poker, I find the blinds go up very fast and it just becomes a shove! Whats the blind levels on turbos on stars?

The turbos on stars have a 5 minute clock as opposed to 4mins on ipoker. The blind levels are quite different too, the repeat of the 100/200 level with a 25 ante makes a huge difference on stars.
They're labelled 'turbos' but there's more than enough play in them for an stt afaic. One game lasts approx 40 minutes. The ten minute clock doesn't appeal to me at all,way too long.

I haven't played any stts this week as i've been grinding various tournies, i'll probably get the ball rolling again this evening.

[dannydiamond]

After a couple of weeks 'stt less' for various reasons, I jumped back in the saddle tonight.
Didn't run v well and was a little 'cold' regarding the flow of the games tbh,so was happy enough not to be down after the session.
I plan to get back into a proper routine and start getting the volume in again.
Played 25 games, with five wins and four seconds.


Starting balance: $346.30
Games played: 25
Cashes: 9
Closing balance: $351.20
Profit/loss: +$4.90.

[dannydiamond]

Played 18 games tonight ($6.50 6 man turbos), and happy to report that I ran great.
Got headsup in ten and won nine of those.
As tempting as it is to stay with it for another couple of hours and play the rush, i'm fairly tired so i'll let common sense prevail.

Starting balance: $351.20
Games played: $18
Cashes: 10
Closing balance: $457.40
Profit/loss: +$106.20