Friday, July 24, 2009

How Much Do Washer And Dryer Weigh

CG in Cap d'Agde

Enjoying a well earned week's holiday in Cap d'Agde, I wanted to test the local casino to see if I could just reconcile myself with the poker casino.

I tip 1 / 2 hour early to be sure you can play from the opening tables at 21h. I took my chips and it is finally starting to play at 21:20. I cast my first-hand UTG +1 and then I throw my second hand (UTG). 2nd hand but this has a small feature: one card is marked. There is a slight bend in one place. I immediately signal to the dealer who calls the floor. The latter said he would change the deck ... The coup continues and oddly, the dealer reshuffles the deck and preparing to deal the cards ... I am surprised and asked why the deck is not changed immediately and the dealer tells me that the new deck is not ready. The dealer asked other players if they want to keep playing and playing with the idea of this game marked not seem to shock the rest of the table. Basically, I'm alone in wanting to wait for a new deck, a regular at the casino even says that'll happen in the game for very long because the head of the table is a replacement, etc ... You make me feel a little "shit fucker" but no question of playing with this game so I decided to sit out. Suddenly, the head of the table feels a little more embarrassed than before, and oddly, the new deck happens quite quickly and I sit down at the table only after having spent a left hand.

Well, I just wanted to set the scene ... This casino "non-franchise," the former, reserve some surprises from time to time.
Otherwise, the casino is quite nice. The poker room is away from slots and consists of two tables. A 2-4 (buy-in 100 € -500 €) and 5-5 (buy-in € 200 € -1,000). Only the first opens in early evening, the second open end around 22.30.
cards are the same as Uriage (100% plastic) while the chips seem fairly poor quality (very "plastic").
The seats are quite comfortable and competent dealers rather that the rate exceeds 20 hands painfully time. I

cellar at 300 €, while the other players are all between 100 wineries and 200 € €. I do not plan to rebuy if I lose money, I'm here to please me one evening during the holidays. I decided to play very tight and not 'mover' in well-chosen spots. I
throws all my hand when I find a great location to make a move. Strangely, everyone has one and fold the cut-off limp while I'm on the button. I raise to 24 € the button with but I took the first (and only) 3bet preflop the evening by the small blind who raises to 42 €. The BB and limper foldent I also folder and returns raiser. Too bad. I realize when even just after the raise was a bad idea since the limp was a very passive player and very calling substation. This could have remained correct, but it should have only 60 € in front of him making my move clearly-EV (in my opinion).
I subsequently setMin several small pairs without success and I will win my first shot of the evening with I relaunch in late position by finding a payer in the blinds. I continue to bet the flop rather dry and wins the hand.
later, I limped multiway in a pot and I find it a flop , I attack the pot on the flop hard (bet 3 / 4 pot) and finds a payer (I position). The turn is a and I check after check to my opponent. The river was a brick that my opponent put up to 3 / 4 pot ... I call and he shows . Not sure the call is good here so my opponent played face-up (but hey, it's easy to say afterwards).
then I find myself with UTG +1 after a limp from UTG calling-station. I raise to 26 € and I am paid by a very loose player, but not necessarily very bad in late position. The call also limping. The pot is 84 € and the flop comes: . The UTG player donk-bet to 24 € (on the hundred euro it remains). I hesitate a bit but I raise to 76 €, the last player to fold, UTG limps, I call and he returned . Cool, I removed my outs with kings but will crucify me to the River.
I'm left with only 160 € and I decide not to re-buy according to what I have set myself. But playing CG with 40bb requires me tighten my game even more I decided to fold all my suited connectors but I would not hurt to do it because I did not see him. I still setMin with rare small pairs, but the rest is a long desert maps. Not a game playable in 2 hours of play my carpets down a bit and while the only hand that I found in this desert is a I raise in late position only to find that a single payer. I found a pretty horrible flop for my hand . I decide to check back the flop and folder on a small bet on the turn my opponent tells force.
I ended up with a hundred dollars and decides to play the hits thoroughly. Unfortunately, no situation arises and I leave my blinds yet. I really struggle to not tilter but I will eventually yield after winning a small blow in battle of the blinds. I
tilte my 85 euros last two shots on anecdotal and I left the casino after 4 hours of play

I'm really disappointed to have tilted, so I tried not to fall into the trap. I also think it takes more than I want to play only a single cellar in CG. If I had € 300 rebuy when I was down to 160 €, I am sure I would not tilted.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

What Do Warts On My Scap Look Like

[online] Renaissance ...

After a recovery completely missed my return from Vegas either online or live, I think being on the road to rebirth ... In other words: "After a big bad run, I run good."

Since my return from Vegas, I posted my woes on my game in live casinos in two articles. I want to thank those who took the time to send me some comments, it really helped me to analyze what happened ...
But I have very little about online poker ... And it's not because I have not mentioned that it worked well, quite the contrary. Since I got back from Vegas, I was up losing $ 2,000 in grinda tables Head's-up NL50, NL100 and NL200 cons in a shoot a fish (but I lose quite a big bad setup against him).
But at the end of June, everything starts to smile. I try to make a strict selection table in order to regain confidence. I found a fish multitableur and I play on multiple tables (up to 4 tables), I run rather good and the $ $ are back in my bankroll.
Besides that, I decided to put short-handed. This variant had not succeeded in my first shots NL25 ago 1 year and a half ... But then, I had clearly not the same level as today, I did not address the poker (including CG) in the right way. After watching some videos of coaching ( limpers.com ), I embarked on the adventure in assuming the 4-NL100, and it is clear to me that the good run continues in this variant. In short, I take some bad beats, I earn more coin flip than I lost and I received several large shipments ... In short, the $ $ continue to flow while continuing to play HU occasionally.
At this writing, I managed to make up losses suffered after my return from Vegas. I manage to even make a profit of $ 1500 in just six days in July.


Graph since my return from Vegas (all limits)


Graph since the beginning of July (all limits)


Otherwise, live poker side is the calm. I planned to play the tournament in Aix les Bains in June but I finally canceled. Nothing planned in the weeks / months to come, but it is not impossible that motivates me to play in a casino these days ...


I take this message to congratulate (again) Bastien (Member Poker of Grenoble) who managed to win the final JOA Royal Poker Tour! € 100,000 won just before going to the WSOP in Las Vegas.
A big incentive for Simon as "JustWinning" which ended Day1C WSOP Main Event with 75,000 chips . GL!
Otherwise, great idea for vieto, companion trip to Vegas that still has not managed to perfer a tournament in Vegas ... Guard morale! It will be for next year!