[Closed] Micro stakes micro blog

_Anonymous_ · 2010-10-07T13:35:34Z

Micro stakes because thats the level I'm playing at and micro blog because I'm not the post prolific forum writer, but I'll try and update it on a regular basis. In fact I'm hoping this blog will inspire me to post more hand histories and look for feedback on how I could play things differently. Okay, a bit about myself before I go on. My name's Lee, originally from Scotland, but now living in a village near Oxford with my wife and two kids. So, if your expecting a blog mixing poker, partying and a generally hedonistic lifestlye you're 20 years too late (see the monkeyboyz for that). I'm not even sure the chicken dance is still in vogue at the discotheque any more: &diams; &diams; &diams; &diams; &diams; &diams; &diams; &diams; I've been playing tournaments and SNG's for a few years now off and on and a bit of cash when I first started playing. I've decided to concentrate on cash games because I think it fits in better with my lifestyle and doesn't have as much variance as tournament play. Although I have the BR to play at a higher than 2NL I decided to start at the lowest level. This was partly because of the challenge of working my way up, but mainly to build my cash game confidence and, hopefully highlight any areas that need working on while it's still cheap. I'm currently playing 4 full ring tables at a time and using HoldEm Manager. I'm not sure how useful the HUD is at this level as most of the players are weak, but it does highlight the regulars who might have some game in them. My goals: Short: Read all NL cash silver articles by end of October Increase BR to $100 (currently at $75) by end of October and start playing 0.02/0.04 Get a better understanding of my HEM stats. I'm currently playing 16/9 and from what I've read my PFR should be higher (about 75% of my VPIP). I think this may be down to not 3 betting enough Sort out my HEM HUD. Currently I have VPIP/PFR/AF/3 Bet, but I'm thinking of adding Fold to 3 bet, Steal, Cbet and Fold to Cbet Medium: Increase BR to $250 by end of December and start playing 0.05/0.10 Increase BR to $625 by end of May 2011 and start playing 0.10/0.25 Advance to gold status (I think this should be achievable at 0.10/0.25 given the amount I play) Long: Keep moving up the limits Earn enough money playing poker to quit my job. Hardly original, but a goal nonetheless Ongoing: Keep blog updated! Watch a minimum of 1 video a week Don't get distracted by other formats. At least for the forseeable future I might have to revise the medium term goals as I'm not sure how easy/hard they will be to achieve as I move up the cash levels. I'll leave you with my comedy hand of the week: $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($2.58) UTG+1 ($1.09) MP1 ($2.90) MP2 ($1.97) Hero ($5.64) CO ($2) BTN ($3) SB ($6.44) BB ($1.82) Pre-Flop: ($0.03, 9 players) Hero is MP3 Q:heart: Q:club: UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.12, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.10, MP1 calls $0.10 Flop: 3:diamond: 2:spade: 2:heart: ($0.39, 3 players) UTG bets $0.19, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $0.61, UTG goes all-in $2.46, Hero calls $1.85 Turn: 2:diamond: ($5.31, 2 players, 1 all-in) River: 4:heart: ($5.31, 2 players, 1 all-in) Final Pot: $5.31 UTG shows K:spade: 7:spade: Hero shows Q:heart: Q:club: Hero wins $4.96 (net +$2.38) UTG lost $2.58 MP1 lost $0.12 This is why we don't limp call with K7s UTG. What was he thinking???? :f_eek: :f_p: :f_eek: