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Downswing of note but recovered slightly

December 7, 2009

I have been hitting cards over the past few months and in so doing, my bankroll has been building up steadily. Having said this, the past week has been a disaster of note as i have encountered my first downswing.

Its true, i don’t play ‘high stakes poker’ but i do play a high volume of hands per session. Naturally, a downswing for a player like me can be very expensive.

I’m happy to say though, that all my beats were handed by donkeys, getting lucky on the river with ridiculous hands. This past week was one week that my table image counted for nothing.

I took a few hours break this afternoon and decided to mix up my play and hit some other types of  tables and stakes(staying withing my bankroll of course).

I headed to my first jab at heads-up play! $10 (5c/10c stakes)was my budget for today and that was it. I tried to sit at a few tables but no player was willing to play for $10. I had a problem!

So i hit a few ring tables and built up to $20 in about 20mins. Sounds crazy but it happened. So i headed back to the tables and waited for someone.

It took about 3mins and POKERSTRUMF sat down with $23.70. First hand dealt the following:

  • All-In Stefk SB 1.Called $0.15
  • POKERSTRUMF BB 2: RAISED to $0.80
  • All-In Stefk 3. RE-RAISE $3.25
  • POKERSTRUMF 4. ALL IN $23.70
  • All-In Stefk 5. CALL $21.20
  • All-In Stefk SHOWS QHKH SUITED
  • POKERSTRUMF 8D8H

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FLOP- 7D QS JD 10D 6D

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Maybe i played this hand like a bit of a donk but seeing that it was the first hand in the game, i felt it to be crucial to stamp authority and play a big hand like this. The pocket 8’s didnt scare me at all. I knew that my cards had better outs and thankfully i won.

In fact i won my losses back for the past few days over the course of this session and went on to tripple my bankroll for this month!

Give Carbon Poker a try and let me know what you think

”All-in Stefk”


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Playing a tight and solid game shows strength and should be the order of the day in most tournaments. This ensures a strong table image and confidence in betting and raising hard in a hand-even when you don't hit the flop. The power of position is very important and comes into play but i will cover that in a another segment. The next best tool in ensuring a  winning hand is the pre-flop play. CALLING PRE-FLOP A flat call in or out of position pre-flop shows weakness even if you have the nuts. Slow playing bullets and limping in with them can get you into trouble so its better to make your intentions clear before you flat call and get faced with a flush draw etc. BET and RAISE PRE-FLOP Playing a well co-ordinated pre-flop bet or raise can ensure strength and a way to disguise any hand but can show dominance at a table. If you are going to play a a hand-regardless of position ( I say this because once you pick up a hand you want to play, then most times position is ignored- but i urge, take position into account regardless of the hand dealt to you) then bet or raise with it. IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY, THEN ITS GOOD ENOUGH TO RAISE/BET WITH. Raising pre-flop shows dominance and shows that you have intentions of winning the pot. The great thing about this is that limpers will be swayed away from the hand and even players who have somewhat good calling hands will be thinking twice before playing. Wether you hit or miss the flop then by all means do a continuation bet and take another jab at the players that limped in. This blows another blow at the players confidence and should give you the edge to take the pot down. if you have missed the flop and get a call or even a raise then best let the hand go and fight wait for another hand to fight with. :As :Kh :Ks :Qh :Jd