Ty Ramble,
Sample sizes are too small for my liking.
I seriously have to look at improving my general living, particularly healthwise. I have been a heavy smoker for years, haven't eaten properly in years and I think at my age it is having a detrimental effect on my energy and stamina to play long sessions.
I can't look at your blog anymore. All that lovely nice healthy food. Migrate to Australia and you could be my dietitian. 
Cheers
Laz
Originally posted by Lazza61
Migrate to Australia and you could be my dietitian.
Just spent past 2 days blowing snow out of my driveway and 3 of my neighbour's driveways... I could use a vacation... even a working one 
Originally posted by Ramble
Originally posted by Lazza61
Migrate to Australia and you could be my dietitian.Just spent past 2 days blowing snow out of my driveway and 3 of my neighbour's driveways... I could use a vacation... even a working one
It's my birthday on Thursday and it's predicted to be 36o Celsius. The only thing ice cold here will be my beer.
Just finished the sickest session of my poker career. All in 8 times with AK lost 7 in a row with only the last one holding up. AA and KK both beaten by 44, but the most ridiculous one is this.
PokerStars - $1.36+$0.14|100/200 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (UTG+1): 12.5 BB
MP: 15.73 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
CO: 8.75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
BTN: 12.9 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 19.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
SB: 15.18 BB (VPIP: 21.31, PFR: 18.97, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 61)
BB: 20.05 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 18)
UTG: 15.9 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♠ A♥
fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB
Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 8♣ 3♠ 8♠
BB bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB and is all-in, BB calls 8 BB
Turn: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 3♥
River: (25.5 BB, 2 players) J♦
BB shows 3♦ T♣ (Full House, Threes full of Eights) (Pre 13%, Flop 8%, Turn 91%)
Hero shows A♠ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Eights) (Pre 87%, Flop 92%, Turn 9%)
BB wins 25.5 BB
Guy must have been an absolute cockhead to want to defend his BB to an open raise with T3o, but calling the flop shove was absolutely brainless.
PokerStars are just so damned protective of idiots, it is galling
Regards
Laz
Originally posted by 177272
How's the Stats looking now sir, I know you started off on a flyer?
Hey Steve,
Sort of flatlining atm. Moving between +$70-$90 range. Obviously things like hourly rate and ROI are heading downward, but I'm not actually bleeding money yet.
The turbos have significantly higher variance than the regulars. I put this down to having my shoves called by raggy hands with 2 live cards that keep hitting something. These hands are rarely in play with the regulars.
So now I'm incorporating $1.50 Regular 27 manners as they have a path to the higher stakes, where most other higher stakes MT SnGs are turbos.
Played my 1st 2 earlier for a 2nd so nice start. Will probably also return to the $1 Regular 45 mans as opposed to continuing in the turbos.
Happy Grinding
Laz
Hand of the day. I was thinking please have AK and AK.
PokerStars - $1.29+$0.21|50/100 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 19.1 BB
UTG: 12.25 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
MP: 83.66 BB (VPIP: 89.47, PFR: 36.84, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
CO: 18.4 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
BTN: 34.8 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 20)
SB: 10.1 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ K♥
UTG raises to 12.25 BB and is all-in, fold, CO raises to 18.4 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, Hero calls 17.4 BB
Flop: (49.55 BB, 3 players) T♦ 4♦ J♣
Turn: (49.55 BB, 3 players) 9♥
River: (49.55 BB, 3 players) 9♣
Hero shows K♣ K♥ (Two Pair, Kings and Nines) (Pre 72%, Flop 71%, Turn 86%)
CO shows A♥ K♦ (One Pair, Nines) (Pre 14%, Flop 17%, Turn 7%)
UTG shows K♠ A♣ (One Pair, Nines) (Pre 14%, Flop 12%, Turn 7%)
Hero wins 49.55 BB
Originally posted by TinoLaan
No A or Q on the river?[x] Disappointed.
I was sweating. ♠_biggrin:
Hey guys,
Been having a go at the 27 manners and they are quite nice. A little bit on the time consuming side but when you are 15 BIs in front after 13 games, who's complaining.
Unlucky hand of the day.
PokerStars - $1.29+$0.21|10/20 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (MP): 75 BB
MP+1: 69 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
CO: 73.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
BTN: 157.5 BB (VPIP: 20.63, PFR: 8.89, 3Bet Preflop: 3.39, Hands: 194)
SB: 73 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
BB: 75 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 15)
UTG: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
UTG+1: 77 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8♦ 8♥
fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 7 BB, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB
Flop: (22.5 BB, 3 players) 5♦ 8♣ K♥
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, BTN bets 5 BB, UTG+1 calls 5 BB, Hero raises to 17.5 BB, BTN calls 12.5 BB, fold
Turn: (62.5 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero bets 22.5 BB, BTN raises to 45 BB, Hero raises to 50.5 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 5.5 BB
River: (163.5 BB, 2 players) A♥
Hero shows 8♦ 8♥ (Three of a Kind, Eights) (Pre 20%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
BTN shows K♣ K♠ (Three of a Kind, Kings) (Pre 80%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
BTN wins 163.5 BB
Strangest hand of the day
PokerStars - $1.29+$0.21|200/400 Ante 25 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 8,622 (VPIP: 30.19, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 6.90, Hands: 111)
Hero (BB): 4,004
UTG: 3,900 (VPIP: 9.68, PFR: 3.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 62)
MP: 13,519 (VPIP: 19.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 62)
CO: 8,880 (VPIP: 29.47, PFR: 17.78, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 96)
BTN: 1,575 (VPIP: 13.75, PFR: 2.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 80)
6 players post ante of 25, SB posts SB 200, Hero posts BB 400
Pre Flop: (pot: 750) Hero has Q♠ J♠
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 200, Hero checks
Flop: (950, 2 players) T♦ 4♣ 2♦
SB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (950, 2 players) 6♥
SB checks, Hero checks
River: (950, 2 players) 3♣
fold
Hero wins 950
And this one got me in a position to ship.
PokerStars - $1.29+$0.21|400/800 Ante 50 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (SB): 13,220
BB: 27,280 (VPIP: 47.42, PFR: 37.63, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 109)
2 players post ante of 50, Hero posts SB 400, BB posts BB 800
Pre Flop: (pot: 1,300) Hero has 4♦ 4♣
Hero raises to 2,200, BB calls 1,400
Flop: (4,500, 2 players) 2♦ 7♦ 4♠
BB checks, Hero bets 1,600, BB raises to 25,030 and is all-in, Hero calls 9,370 and is all-in
Turn: (26,440, 2 players) A♣
River: (26,440, 2 players) 2♠
BB shows Q♣ J♠ (One Pair, Twos) (Pre 49%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 4♦ 4♣ (Full House, Fours full of Twos) (Pre 51%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 26,440
Cheers for now
Laz
Hey guys,
Time for an update. I haven't been running particularly well of late, but I think I'm probably still going OK. My graph looks a bit like a stock market chart.
It starts of in a nice uptrend hitting higher highs and higher lows. Now it's moved into a sideways trend where just like a stock chart again. It goes up until it reaches previous highs (resistance level) and then reverts downward until it hits previous lows (support level) and bounces back up.
When a stock chart breaks out of sideway trends, it is normally a significant move up (or down). To use a stock market term, I actually feel quite bullish about things. I have been copping the nasty side of variance lately and am running significantly under Ev in that time but I've been basically break even.
The 1st and 3rd lines are $1.50 BI, The middle is $1.
In other news, I signed up for 24h poker the other day (through PokerStrategy.com with a free €7) and been having a kittle fun in Stts. Last night I went in my 1st MTT, a €1.10 6 Max and finished 8/157. €5.68 but there was €45 up top, but sadly I ran JJ>AA for a top 3 stack. 
That's enough for now.
Merry Xmas All
Laz
Hey guys,
Sorry about the lack of updates but with my birthday, Xmas and now New Year, things have been hectic and I haven't had time to play much poker.
Have made a small deposit on 24h poker, so will probably spend more time there than on Stars in the near future as I try and grind of the 200% FDB.
There aren't any MT SnGs, so I will probably play some STTs 6 man Turbo as well as some DoNs and MTTs. I am still restricted by the BRM protection (I have deposited), but I'm not concerned. I'm happy enough pottering around in the €1.10s.
I do like the fact that because I signed up through PokerStrategy, 24h poker gives me Platinum status for life.
That's all for now.
Happy New Year Everyone
Laz
Hey John,
Sorry if it looks like I've abandoned my blog but I haven't really. Over the Xmas period I have too many distractions and my mind hasn't been in the right place.
The good news is that I should be playing again before the weekend although I won't be playing 45 manners just yet.
I have to take advantage of a FDB at 24hpoker before that expires.
Thanks for waking me up
Laz
P.S. Cougar is well too, but being a very furry cat doesn't enjoy our heatwaves.
Pics from Cougar? 
♥!Finnish Corner!♥
Finnish fish flipping for fame
"Salute, mi familia"
Originally posted by NutzAreOk
Pics from Cougar?
He has a perfect heart on his forehead and turned sideways looks like LT3's mark.
Nice,
Here's one of Dolly posing on the one sunny day last year here in England!!
Regarding your mind not being in the right place etc. I've been listening to an audio book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Check it out. It is amazing.
