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$40 PokerOwned Free Roll: 9th place.
$45 PokerOwned Free Roll: 5th place.
Back to back ITM today. :)
Sure, I chased a couple hands when blinds were low, but It appears I played a pretty solid late game by the looks of my hand history.
Unless those at the final table disagree?
Btw - Thanks PokerOwned.. These tourneys are helping my grind.
someone always has to tell ya your a bad player, especially if you catch their donk asses, lmao
I actually played terribly today. You can call me on it. :)
I play like a brainless egghead..........
Ill be the first one to say when I make donk calls that were stupid. What sent me out was calling an all in on the final table:
me: KK
Other: 9s 10s
Flop: 9 9 Q.
Me: Bet 3k
Other Shoves.
I call.
This was a donk call by me, but most of both of the tourneys I was reading better than I have in awhile. Was proud of myself for not calling in BB with KJ after 3bet and 4bet :)
I know variance is going to get me after today and I will either flip my stack away or I will make a dumb call for my stack in another tourney, but I am proud that I managed to do better 2x today than I have in any of the FRs :)
Results = good play??? Just wondering if that makes sense............................................. ........................................
It makes sense that you are questioning the assumption. I feel that only long term results are an indicator of good play. I know for a fact on the tournaments that I have won I made a bunch of stupid plays. I just happened to make them at the right time.Quote:
Originally Posted by paratrooper99
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Originally Posted by paratrooper99
The 3 bad plays I made were:
Chasing a flush with terrible odds = loss of half of stack
Chasing a straight against opponents made hand, hitting trips to lose half (after building back up)
Then KOed by a donk call on final table.
In essence, my reads were at their optimal level in both tournaments, I knew the times I was completely beat, knew when I was marginally favored, and was able to swiftly adapt to each of my transfers based on whether the table was super tight or super aggressive. - Some hands I played were terrible, but in these tournaments, I played much better than I have in any tournament since I started playing poker ~2 years ago.
I can understand why you are asking why I say my results were good play, but I can assure you, the field was not exactly full of donks.
~ The other hand: I know what variance is, I know that many people can argue I just had a string of good "luck" or good variance. However, Looking at my hand histories from previous tournaments in comparison to these, I played a much more solid game.
I didn't take any devastating risks, as I have in the past, and didn't get tilted like I would have in many similar situations. Ill just say, that the biggest accomplishment I had here was the experience I gained and valuable information I learned by observing my opponents. Does my accomplishment make more sense now?
any cash is a good cash!! and even donkeys cash!! not saying u are a donkey, cause i wasnt there!! just a thought tho!! if the donkeys didnt cash, they would stop playing!!!
im failing to see why we should care, the fact u are defending yourself by making this post tells me u know u played like a fuckhead either early on or later in the game, so long as u cashed its ok i guess but instead of trying to puff ure chest out just i dunno play better next game :|
call me in 2 years well see if ur gd or bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBl4ckC4t
The good players never need to advertise, they just win
good job man how much did you get like 12 dollars
were the tournaments both last night??
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdog1797
But -- side note: I guess this thread was a mistake to make: Mods feel free to lock it. :)
Most people play like idiots on freerolls!!!
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Originally Posted by TheBl4ckC4t
A little results orientated are we?
I guess timing is eveything cause just look at how the pros play. Most play like complete retards(like dwan and hanson) but somehow seem to catch there miracle cards at opportune times. Poker has changed alot since i started playing and it seems that no longer can good play win in any game. Solid play has been replaced by pure gambles with bad odds but to listen to those doing it, they think there odds are actually worth the gamble!!
I do understand what you are saying and this probably involves a whole forum section by itself. I have been using holdem manager and my stats when I first started using it where super nit tight. However, everything I have been reading and seeing has shown me that the game has left me behind. So I have been expanding my game and changing my ranges. I don't doubt that in the last week or two I have administered a bunch of bad beats on people because of these changes. Personally it goes against my grain to play this way but I am experimenting.Quote:
Originally Posted by abwil2
The more I have been reading the more I think there is skill to the way these hyper aggressive gamblers play. However, I truly think that myself and probably most of your average free roll players do not have the skill to implement that style. So instead you see suck outs and wild swings in chip stacks.
It is very hard for me to not get stuck in my ways, but I truly believe to be competitive I need to have at least a solid idea on the fundamentals of these other players styles.
when you catch the cards at on the river, you're a poker genius. when you don't then you're just a donkey lol
I know it feels that way but it really should be about making the right decision. Don't worry about the results in the short term.Quote:
Originally Posted by sunburnt2k11
everyone has there ups and downs. theres some that are consistently in the top but I find my surroundings during the game affect me majorly between my nephew being 4 and crazy and my family around me its hard to concentrate for the whole tournament. or I just eff it quick im good at that too lol
Well, I didn't take first, but the 3 games I played yesterday evening, (9.p.m Lock, 10.p.m Carbon, and 11.p.m Juicy, I made all three final tables, so i\'m pleased.
Those are results you can be proud of, but the win is always the one you want!Quote:
Originally Posted by pokertoi
nice then, when you are winning money, nobody will say single word: D
LMAO!! this is just how he has been getting a lot of wins RIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sunburnt2k11