Lessons Learned

its been a couple of months since i bought in and started playing online and i've grown to learn many things of myself

i should never play when i am bored or do not have a goal.
when i have a goal in sight such as earning money to take to vegas or earning money to buy a tv, i am way more focused and play a lot better than when i do when i'm bored. when i'm bored, i play recklessly and gamble when i know i'm losing and a big underdog..

when i'm playing well and eventually when i double up, i lose all confidence and play so passively. i leave the table pretty quick and stop playing all together so that i won't lose the winnings..
and then on another day, if i lose, i keep playing more and play worse and worse to try to climb back to even. i even climb up to higher limits to win it back faster and it usually leads to very big losses for the day
this combination is not a very good combination and i definitely have to minimize any losing sessions

i don't have the patience for hold'em but i definitely love omaha
the fast paced action gives me the rush to satisfy my small gambling crave

www.pokervt.com is such a cool site, i really wish it was cheaper because i'd totally sign up
daniel negreanu is a poker genius

right now i could buy into a higher limit omaha game and have been debating whether or not to do it..
i would definitely love to move up and eventually be playing the 5/10 PLO game but i don't know if i'm going to try it yet..
i don't know if playing poker with that much money on the table would be good for me

Unbelievable

A preflop limper with a rags hand calls not only a raise/reraised potted pre flop
but also goes all in after the original raiser goes pots it for another 360 basically putting the guy all in with his rags hand..

and he still goes in...and of course he wins..taking a big pot away from me when it should have been AA vs KK

and im back to grinding again to be able to play that limit again
i grinded for the past few weeks and finally felt good enough to try the 2/4 and then lost on my 2nd hand :[

PokerStars Game #17569866524:  Omaha Pot Limit ($2/$4) - 2008/05/20 - 15:53:50 (ET)
Table 'Oceax IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: hanbangoo ($236 in chips)
Seat 2: ducks08 ($373.20 in chips)
Seat 3: Patizzie ($506.45 in chips)
Seat 4: DBS333 ($161.30 in chips)
Seat 5: lars_vegas ($1286.80 in chips)
Seat 6: WiCane ($368.70 in chips)
hanbangoo: posts small blind $2
ducks08: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [3s 4c Ac As]
Patizzie: calls $4
DBS333: folds
lars_vegas: raises $14 to $18
WiCane: calls $18
hanbangoo: raises $62 to $80
ducks08: folds
Patizzie: calls $76
lars_vegas: raises $262 to $342
WiCane: folds
hanbangoo: calls $156 and is all-in
Patizzie: calls $262
*** FLOP *** [7c 7h 8h]
Patizzie: bets $164.45 and is all-in
lars_vegas: calls $164.45
*** TURN *** [7c 7h 8h] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [7c 7h 8h 2h] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Patizzie: shows [9d 4s Th Ah] (a flush, Ace high)
lars_vegas: mucks hand
Patizzie collected $540.90 from side pot
hanbangoo: mucks hand
hanbangoo leaves the table
Patizzie collected $727 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1270.90 Main pot $727. Side pot $540.90. | Rake $3
Board [7c 7h 8h 2h Js]
Seat 1: hanbangoo (small blind) mucked [3s 4c Ac As]
Seat 2: ducks08 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Patizzie showed [9d 4s Th Ah] and won ($1267.90) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: DBS333 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: lars_vegas mucked [Kd Kc Qc 8d]
Seat 6: WiCane (button) folded before Flop

need feedback

this one had me confused cause he bet out on the flop

let me know how you would have played this hand

PokerStars Game #17109663006: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/04/30 - 19:07:01 (ET)
Table 'Vesta' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: 13_Xerxes_13 ($245.60 in chips)
Seat 2: mmmbillski ($349.35 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuck1111 ($118 in chips)
Seat 4: Songgl ($120 in chips)
Seat 5: Dittsche_66 ($116.60 in chips)
Seat 6: neni85 ($198 in chips)
Seat 7: ariolis30 ($308.80 in chips)
Seat 8: hanbangoo ($112.50 in chips)
Seat 9: survival ($223 in chips)
survival: posts small blind $1
13_Xerxes_13: posts big blind $2
Songgl: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Js Ac]
mmmbillski: folds
Chuck1111: folds
Songgl: checks
Dittsche_66: folds
neni85: folds
ariolis30: folds
hanbangoo: raises $6 to $8
survival: folds
13_Xerxes_13: folds
Songgl: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [6s Jc Qc]
Songgl: bets $6
hanbangoo: calls $6
*** TURN *** [6s Jc Qc] [7h]
Songgl: bets $10
hanbangoo: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [6s Jc Qc 7h] [9s]
Songgl: bets $16
hanbangoo: calls $16
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Songgl: shows [8d 9d] (a pair of Nines)
hanbangoo: shows [Js Ac] (a pair of Jacks)
hanbangoo collected $80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $83 | Rake $3
Board [6s Jc Qc 7h 9s]
Seat 1: 13_Xerxes_13 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: mmmbillski folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Chuck1111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Songgl showed [8d 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: Dittsche_66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: neni85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ariolis30 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: hanbangoo (button) showed [Js Ac] and won ($80) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: survival (small blind) folded before Flop

another good call!

be proud of me kev! i made another good call today a little after that horrible play i made that you saw

this guy put me all in and i called him so fast =]

PokerStars Game #17085549820: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/04/29 - 17:53:45 (ET)
Table 'Bechuana II' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: beaver47 ($191.25 in chips)
Seat 3: SilentSupra ($238.80 in chips)
Seat 4: hanbangoo ($62.80 in chips)
Seat 5: per kastrup ($125.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Ricci51 ($146.95 in chips)
Seat 7: swooshOU ($192 in chips)
Seat 8: lmnopqr ($60 in chips)
Seat 9: ibiza007 ($183 in chips)
per kastrup: posts small blind $1
Ricci51: posts big blind $2
COTYA LOOKIN: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Ah 5d]
swooshOU: folds
lmnopqr: folds
ibiza007: folds
beaver47: folds
SilentSupra: folds
hanbangoo: raises $5 to $7
per kastrup: calls $6
Ricci51: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 2c 9h]
per kastrup: checks
hanbangoo: bets $10
per kastrup: calls $10
*** TURN *** [2s 2c 9h] [Jc]
per kastrup: checks
hanbangoo: checks
*** RIVER *** [2s 2c 9h Jc] [Js]
per kastrup: bets $48
hanbangoo: calls $45.80 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
per kastrup: shows [4c Ks] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
hanbangoo: shows [Ah 5d] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces - Ace kicker)
hanbangoo collected $124.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $127.60 | Rake $3
Board [2s 2c 9h Jc Js]
Seat 2: beaver47 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: SilentSupra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: hanbangoo (button) showed [Ah 5d] and won ($124.60) with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
Seat 5: per kastrup (small blind) showed [4c Ks] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
Seat 6: Ricci51 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: swooshOU folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: lmnopqr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ibiza007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

good call!

PokerStars Game #17064824952: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/04/28 - 20:13:55 (ET)
Table 'Iguassu' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ludovicho ($130.55 in chips)
Seat 2: creeps ($200.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Larermo ($197 in chips)
Seat 5: Belok ($208.85 in chips)
Seat 6: hanbangoo ($91.70 in chips)
Seat 7: mt365 ($265.35 in chips)
Seat 9: quantum73 ($59 in chips)
ludovicho: posts small blind $1
creeps: posts big blind $2
NutsInYoEye: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Kh Jc]
Larermo: folds
Belok: folds
hanbangoo: raises $5 to $7
mt365: folds
quantum73: folds
ludovicho: folds
creeps: calls $5
*** FLOP *** [5d 3d 7c]
creeps: checks
hanbangoo: checks
*** TURN *** [5d 3d 7c] [7h]
creeps: bets $8
hanbangoo: calls $8
*** RIVER *** [5d 3d 7c 7h] [Qd]
creeps: bets $22
AceWise joins the table at seat #8
hanbangoo: calls $22
*** SHOW DOWN ***
creeps: shows [8d 9s] (a pair of Sevens)
hanbangoo: shows [Kh Jc] (a pair of Sevens - King kicker)
hanbangoo collected $72 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $75 | Rake $3
Board [5d 3d 7c 7h Qd]
Seat 1: ludovicho (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: creeps (big blind) showed [8d 9s] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 3: Larermo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Belok folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: hanbangoo showed [Kh Jc] and won ($72) with a pair of Sevens
Seat 7: mt365 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: quantum73 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

=[

I had been grinding for the past week on .50/1 NL holdem and got my stack up to 480 and then lost 1/4 of it on 1/2 PL Omaha when I put it all in with trips and Ace kicker against a guy that called with trips and a 10 kicker

10 on the turn...

back to grinding...sigh...

Feedback Please

How much would you have reraised? Did I do too much?

PokerStars Game #16944894432: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/04/23 - 18:21:21 (ET)
Table 'Baetsle III' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: HowHai ($108.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Wilkall ($96 in chips)
Seat 3: tutu10 ($76.50 in chips)
Seat 4: ToiletDuck ($109.50 in chips)
Seat 5: eNTiTy ($100 in chips)
Seat 7: hanbangoo ($62.75 in chips)
Seat 8: boyer3000 ($55 in chips)
Seat 9: alih99999 ($198 in chips)
ToiletDuck: posts small blind $0.50
eNTiTy: posts big blind $1
Knuddelvich: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hanbangoo [Kd Kc]
hanbangoo: calls $1
boyer3000: folds
alih99999: folds
HowHai: folds
Wilkall: folds
tutu10: raises $3 to $4
ToiletDuck: calls $3.50
eNTiTy: calls $3
hanbangoo: raises $16 to $20
tutu10: folds
ToiletDuck: folds
eNTiTy: folds
hanbangoo collected $16 from pot
hanbangoo: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16 | Rake $0
Seat 1: HowHai folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Wilkall folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tutu10 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 4: ToiletDuck (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: eNTiTy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: hanbangoo collected ($16)
Seat 8: boyer3000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: alih99999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)