[sweep]

Figured I'd start a little thread here detailing my poker play as this is my main season for focusing on strictly NLHE. Once the ncaa tourny is over I wont be betting sports until ncaa foots so I try to restrict my gambling bankroll to just poker with some BS lottery numbers thrown in here and there. Baseball season is the worst IMO for gambling so off to the felt full-time to fill my gambling needs.


I'll be posting videos, pics and screen grabs here for anyone that wants to follow. My main live play will be at Sugar House in Philly and my on-line play will mostly be Poker Stars NJ.

Sugar House has a nice promo running right now so I'll try to get over there at least twice a week. They have $300 high hand every half hour and a progressive high hand every 4-hours. Guy at my table last night hit 3 of them in about 7 hours for almost 2k.

My live game is 1/2 NL and on-line im anywhere from .15/.30 to .50/1.00. I'll specify limits as needed throughout the thread.


In the mean time here's a video of the massage chick at SH last night. Smokin' hot, you're welcome Auto Donk

[sweep]

Live Poker Ledger App for Android. Highly recommend. This screen grab is the 2 sessions i've played at SH since i downloaded the app. I will be using this to track my live play. Hoping to have a few trips to AC in this thread as well. Cheers

[bobbywaves]

Your above "screen grab" only shows a negative sign, it doesn't show how much you lost.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

FuckinA, sweeper. Good luck, pal!

[sweep]

Your above "screen grab" only shows a negative sign, it doesn't show how much you lost.

can you be more specific, not sure wtf you are talking about

[sweep]

Did some experimenting with a rabbit cam..unfortunately none of the hands were playable. Not sure what the policy is on recording so I was trying to do on the sneak. Im probably heading over there again Friday so i'll try to get some better vids up.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Sweeper, good luck, pal. Our boy Ballerholic did a pretty good job of summarizing results:

* Would be cool if u would show things like Results and how much Players are losing to Rake. Would also be cool if u compared results for different games/limits.

[sweep]

Sweeper, good luck, pal. Our boy Ballerholic did a pretty good job of summarizing results:

* Would be cool if u would show things like Results and how much Players are losing to Rake. Would also be cool if u compared results for different games/limits.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem

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General Game Information

RunsAlwaysGameHoldemLimitNo LimitMin Buy-in$60Max Buy-in$300Players Per Table9
Stakes

Blinds$1/$2StraddleOtherAny position can straddle – priority goes to worst position.KillNone
Rake

House Rake10% up to $5No flop, no drop.No Flop RakeNo flop no drop!

[USCPHILLYGUY]

Sweep how have you been doing on Poker Stars? Think I have deposited a hundy, have withdrawn twice already ($500 - $350) and have about $180 in my account now strictly playing .25/.50. Been some very easy tables during the day

[sweep]

Sweep how have you been doing on Poker Stars? Think I have deposited a hundy, have withdrawn twice already ($500 - $350) and have about $180 in my account now strictly playing .25/.50. Been some very easy tables during the day

Nothing good to report online so far this year....Not sure if Im paying poorly or just running bad. Maybe a mix of both.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

good to see that the Sugar House crew has kissed and made up.

[sweep]

good to see that the Sugar House crew has kissed and made up.

well played Jake.

[USCPHILLYGUY]

Nice to hear from you Jake....hoping that rain has finally subsided...I'm meeting up with Funnyb in LA in May for some golf....maybe you can take a ride up and we can play some cards at night

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Nice to hear from you Jake....hoping that rain has finally subsided...I'm meeting up with Funnyb in LA in May for some golf....maybe you can take a ride up and we can play some cards at night

sup philly, been nice for a couple of weeks now..that's a possibility, keep me posted with ample notice please

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Sweeper, thx for the SHouse post. That sort of feeds into the 2 items I'm trying to present:

1) Poker-rake is a bitch. Trying to overcome the rake is a perpetual bitch. It's really too high, relative to the pot. And the dealer looks at u funny if u don't tip even on a SMALL pot.

2) What about the element of game-selection and specialization? I try to find 1 or 2 games that I'm comfortable playing. I enjoy 6-max No-Limit tournaments. Gets me away from full-ring and spots where I am playing dumb in early-position.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

One basic concept about playing Poker. The top-players do this the best:

* How do you adjust to your opponent?

The most obvious adjustment...Does Villain bluff? The adjustments are pretty obvious:

1) If he's a straight-fwd player (and most ARE)...u don't pay off on 2nd pair. He's not bluffing.

2) If a Villain bluffs a lot...you have to call-down lighter. He might be bluffing. Take a good look at a poker-board and how the cards run out. By the time u get to river, there normally aren't THAT MANY value-hands.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

sup philly, been nice for a couple of weeks now..that's a possibility, keep me posted with ample notice please

you hitting Vegas on this trip? I have not visited since I moved back to SD last September.

[USCPHILLYGUY]

you hitting Vegas on this trip? I have not visited since I moved back to SD last September.

always a possibility my friend

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Sweep, who is your favorite PRO poker player?

Been watching some videos of this guy. God-damn, Alec Torelli is a strong poker-player.

[bobbywaves]

can you be more specific, not sure wtf you are talking about

It was pretty self explanatory what I wrote, not sure what you're not grasping.

There's no "screen grab" in post #2.

[astro61200]

All I see for the screen grab is a gray circle with a white minus symbol on it.

Also, am I the only person who doesn't play with their chips when playing live?

[sweep]

Sorry guys, screen grab was showing on my end yesterday and now gone. I'll get it back up a little later.


-Chucky: Don't really have a favorite poker player but I tend to root for the older guys and against the math wiz kids. If I had to choose an all time fav it would be Amirillo Slim. First poker book I ever read was about him and it has kind of stuck with me. Great stories in that book. "Amirillo Slim in a world full of fat people" is the title of the book. Check it out.

[stevek173]

Wow, good stuff.

GL man.

I agree with all three of your folds.

[Triple_D_Bet]

All I see for the screen grab is a gray circle with a white minus symbol on it.

Also, am I the only person who doesn't play with their chips when playing live?

I don't, aside from the occasional restacking...never learned even the simplest chip shuffling tricks. I often wonder if it's easier to have a controlled fidget than just trying to stay still/act natural, but never cared enough to practice.

[SharpAngles]

I don't, aside from the occasional restacking...never learned even the simplest chip shuffling tricks. I often wonder if it's easier to have a controlled fidget than just trying to stay still/act natural, but never cared enough to practice.

Yes.

[playersonly69]

Chucky, made my first 100 point payment in this thread. I will continue to pay in this thread

[Optional]

I don't, aside from the occasional restacking...never learned even the simplest chip shuffling tricks. I often wonder if it's easier to have a controlled fidget than just trying to stay still/act natural, but never cared enough to practice.

I think a big shit eatin grin whilst lookin em straight in the eye, gets more reaction from the other player (or puts them off) than most things you can do.

Not that I care too much about tells either.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Chucky, made my first 100 point payment in this thread. I will continue to pay in this thread

Thx, man. Talk to u later.

[sweep]

Here's the screen grab.. let me know if its still not showing:

[sweep]

USCGuy- Im taking a little nap then heading over to SH. I figure by 1-2pm the room should be packed. Will update Bravo when I'm close to shooting over. Stop by if in the area. Slow right now:

[sweep]

Heading over in 20m....Gonna put you on the list as a call-in Philly

[USCPHILLYGUY]

Hey sweeper.....we have a wedding tomorrow so just waiting for final delivery then I'm heading back home. If it's not too much past 2 I'll stop over....good luck though

[sweep]

Sounds good. I just got a seat. 1st table next to the podium. 5 names on 1-2 list but all call-ins so shouldnt be much of a wait

[sweep]

Hey sweeper.....we have a wedding tomorrow so just waiting for final delivery then I'm heading back home. If it's not too much past 2 I'll stop over....good luck though

Make a small deposit on stars before u leave jersey. Free money bonus. Any deposit over $30 gets a random instant cash bonus. No rollover. 1 year anniversary promo

[sweep]

So i have not updated in almost a week and unfortunately I have nothing good to report.


We booked a small win on the 31st of March: +$62 over about 5hrs of play. Today was a disaster. Got to Sugar House around 1:30pm. Was really feeling good, had a good nights sleep, 45min workout in the morning, solid breakfast. Put a small matchup play in for the Masters opening round then headed over the bridge to Sugar House.


I was 6th on the list when I arrived (should have called in) but not soon after they opened a new 1-2 table.

We were in for the max, $300 (150 big blinds). Started off well, was up about $80 after a few go rounds.


New player sits 3 to my left who ive seen before and this is when things go south quickly.