How to Win STT's

[gp00052]

I think he just used first in spot to steal the flop pot.
??? I don't know why he would try that, we've never see you do it :lol:

In any case, I want to win and won't do it in this hand.

And that's what we all need to take away from your play

[gp00052]

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2345 This is how that entire 2nd game went. I can't beleive his call at the end. Busted in 3rd. That's ok, will take a break and play some more later. This one had some craziness to it as well that sent up warning signals to be wary to me. It was clear, agression wasn't going to take too much of a toll on these crazies. Again, it was over in 30 minutes. Amazing.

I think a game like this when it gets down to 3 aggressive players is who's going to get lucky

Great game

[JP]

Played bad today. Kept discounting fools as not actually having something and going out in 8th. So took a break from STT because again, I gave up profits and am little to down side now.

Decided to get some practice in on push fold ICM play. Took first in another 45 seater super turbo. I went out 18th in one yesterday. Here is todays super turbo: http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2353 I know there was one bad call I lost half my stack and checking his stats AFTER the hand I saw he was a mouose and should have bailed out to the reraise shove. Earlier, short stack got mad when I called his shove for 100 more when I was in the bb already for most his stack. I have 3k and like 100 more to call him and he expected a fold?

[JP]

I've been reviewing a few things and I am still making too many mistakes still. The couple tilt days and the mistakes I knew I made coupled with a normal bad run destroys profits. I might drop to $2 if I keep messing up. At least until I smooth back out again.

[gp00052]

Played bad today. Kept discounting fools as not actually having something and going out in 8th. So took a break from STT because again, I gave up profits and am little to down side now.

Decided to get some practice in on push fold ICM play. Took first in another 45 seater super turbo. I went out 18th in one yesterday. Here is todays super turbo: http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2353 I know there was one bad call I lost half my stack and checking his stats AFTER the hand I saw he was a mouose and should have bailed out to the reraise shove. Earlier, short stack got mad when I called his shove for 100 more when I was in the bb already for most his stack. I have 3k and like 100 more to call him and he expected a fold?

Jp I'm confused you had 3's he had T's you rivered a straight, you said you were sorry, like I said I'm confused, why sorry, would you have rathered his T's stood up
Great Game Bud

[JP]

oh no, of course not, I'm glad I sucked out on him I was just being polite for a rare change.

[Kombrig]

I've been reviewing a few things and I am still making too many mistakes still. The couple tilt days and the mistakes I knew I made coupled with a normal bad run destroys profits. I might drop to $2 if I keep messing up. At least until I smooth back out again.

Hey, you are not alone, I'm on the same path...

[JP]

Today started out disgusting. 2 games at two sites back to back to back suckouts. Then two more ice cold coolers KK losing to quad Q's one and AK flop K high losing to 99 with 9 on river all in on flop. Then of course I had to get frustrated and make a stupid call in the next one. After which admonished myself for losing composure. Playing calmly again I went back and took first:

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2357

There was one hand, forget which, made a wild call. My thought at that time was this guy just keeps raising and this has got to be a steal. Oops, I was wrong. BUT I did catch so that one was a mistake. The win helped me but I could have folded and still done well. I got lucky to stay in it on that one.


http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2358 UGH! I think I'll take a break. I stupidly made a bad call and just gave away first place. Instead of taking this down I got second. Clearly not calmed down enough from my morning beating.

[JP]

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2492 Ok, I have been off this for a bit. Hit a real bad spell and quit for a while. Played some MTT, super turbos, cash, etc...

Last night I played 3 STT's and back to back trashings. SO I made a post last night to "vent some steam" and quit playing. Go back today refreshed and take first!

Player to my right basically gave me the game donking along horribly and gifting me tons of chips to keep me deep stacked which yield a definite advantage. If you notice, I switched up and played passive in places I would normally be aggressive. I have him as a total maniac and decided to take some hands all the way calling rather than being the aggressor. The hands weren't the nuts and I am not getting rid of him by betting if he has anything there. If he has a monster, he usually says so with chips. Some of what he did, all I could bring myself to say was "Simply Amazing".

Nothing special about my play really, mostly it was maniacs mistakes that gave me the win or made it possible opposed to superb play. On the other hand, playing the player and identifying him and being able to exploit him was pretty good play after all.

[sookmctourie]

The hole cards appear to be missing in this gutshot replay.

[JP]

WEll THAT is weird! Will try to upload it again.

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2490 This is the third game tonight. Another first place. 2nd game was uneventful out in 5th. This game I adjusted a little for the table, mostly tight passive, three loose players but only one LAG the others were loose passive. No big hands stood out really. I made a couple flop steal attempts and bailed out and a couple preflop steals that I bailed on in some cases due to my profile of the opponent. One of them had pfr of 5 so if he raised it was top 5 and I was out. One hand I had QTc I think it was, he raised small. I was questioning his intent with it and figured had had AK, AQ or AA or KK and wanted a reraise. I knew I was behind but with the pot odds and implied I decided to see the flop. I think I shove stole it post flop but not from the original raiser but the other caller that went in.

[JP]

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2492 Ok, edited the post above to include this game which has the missing hole cards. The post above has the right link too. THX!!

[gp00052]

WEll THAT is weird! Will try to upload it again.

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2490 This is the third game tonight. Another first

I have a question about hand 61. Why didn't you raise preflop? Why check call to the river given the board? I had a similar situation with T's I raised he called. There was a straight draw on flop I bet he called the turn was a blank I bet he called. River fitted to board straight so I checked, he bet and I called and lost.

Everybody on the bubble needs a hand 73
You gotta win races hand 103


Great Game Jp.

[JP]

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2490 This is the third game tonight. Another first

I have a question about hand 61. Why didn't you raise preflop? Why check call to the river given the board? I had a similar situation with T's I raised he called. There was a straight draw on flop I bet he called the turn was a blank I bet he called. River fitted to board straight so I checked, he bet and I called and lost.

Everybody on the bubble needs a hand 73
You gotta win races hand 103


Great Game Jp.

Thanks!

Hand 61: TT - It's bubble, one player is tight, other two are loose, all are passive, Big stack in the blind I don't need an argument with him at this point, other three stacks no real edge, a raise can become committal and can force an all in reshove from any of the three, if I was willing to be all in I would just shove here and I am not willing to be all in with these players at this point, I am not at risk of losing the game at the moment. I chose to try for a cheap flop and look to play it post because if loose passive on button goes in, I expect him to have overs, shorty in SB may shove. Flop is horrible for me and it don't improve even though I hit my str8 on the turn. He is going to bet small on a good hand otherwise he didn't bet but he does call. If he is on draw I value bet the turn. I figured him AsX pairing the board or just overcards with flush draw. I would have folded the river if he had bet as I was certain he had a flush then. Calling was pot control at flop to just see how it develops.

[JP]

http://www.gutshot.com/replayer.php?id=2630 TIGHT is RIGHT! Pops stopped by so I sat out and chatted with him about 15 minutes. I was card dead anyway and figured would just fold away. He's more important anyway.

So he left and I come back and see couple got knocked out and I only missed 1 hand I would have played and would be shorter now for it anyway. So I concentrate and stay tight but turn on the aggression which I guess freaks them out seeing as how I had been a "rock" not playing any hand in a while.

I even got gutsy in a couple hands and stole with wind just because my read was they had air and blow away on my wind bluff.

Last hand was lucky draw but 4 to 1 stack hu I'm making a wide call there anyway and can still come back to destroy them if I lose the hand, it's not losing the game.