seeing the light!

been thinking about how to optimise my game with these 'special' kind of players, so I changed my playstyle a little into a more passive mode, which happens to work out better.. things have been improving on the results area, so I'm pretty pleased with that, there are other things that are bothering me though. I know we are all poker players and we should treat money online (or at the table) as just numbers and play our game, but it doesn't mean that the value of money is not there in real life. Even if we are rich, poor, or whatever, in the end the value of money and in life should still be important. People are starting to take too many things for granted. I mean, I helped a friend out in need when he needed it, and suddenly I get crap for it because I want him to just keep his word. The irony heh? I guess people don't realise or know how to appreciate basic things anymore.. anyways, I learned my lesson, just don't help people out, you won't get any shit in the end. Sounds a bit selfish, but somehow that's probably the most +EV way to go. Enough whining about that.

Back to the pokers.. I had this insane hand a few days ago that I didn't post, it was very crazy. I had 99 and the flop went T94 rainbow , I bet out, guy reraised, I shoved, he called and he flipped over 94 suited.. I thought he was drawing dead, because I didn't see it was suited, but he still had a runner runner 4 or a runner runner heart to hit his flush to scoop the pot. But anyways, it was still less then 5% equity that he had, so I was in total control. Since I was being a nice guy, I just told him to take 10% of the pot and I'll take 90% and we'll call it day. He thanked me and took the deal, out of curiosity we let the flop run... turn, heart, river... yep you guessed it heart.. god, I was in shock, so thankful I gave him the deal beforehand or else I would have probably been tilted for the whole night lol.

I feel a burnout coming up, been grinding my ass off, and financially it's going the right direction ofcourse but I need some serious holidays also before I feint.. but I can see the light! 2 more weeks and I'm heading back to Bangkok to chill out, relax, and think about what the next step will be. Wish all you guys the best and good luck @ the tables.

Ryu

hero comeback?

Well, can't say I'm running much better, however I did adapted my play a little bit, spazzing out more and betting stronger seems to work out better with these fishy players then just the standard online 75% potsize betting. Just have to run better really, today had 4 major beats again online, so I can't say that I'm in a joyful mood, but I just know things will turn around sooner or later and then I will be joyful hehe :) Last night was a crazy homegame though, I was carddead for like 4 hours (standard right? ;)) then I peaked down UTG+1 and I saw a pretty A of spades and a K of clubs.. wooot.. let's limp this, so I limped 5$ because this table was superaggro, I just knew there would be raising.. one guy raises to 30$ , one caller, another caller, then one guy repops it to 185$... back to me.. I tanked for a bit, but I was like, no way I'm folding, I'm going with this hand, so I shoved my 1k$ stacked in it.. the guy snapcalls and flips over AA... you don't know how gutted I felt, amazing, I get one premium hand in 4 hours and I run against aces.. sigh FML! anyways.. the flop came K rag rag.. I told myself, argh, just a tease.. then turn came a rag.. then river............. bink! K .. lol. I jumped up, what? I sucked out? lololol :D anyways, I ended up (almost) break even for that night, so it was all work for nothing, but better break even then down I suppose.. need my hot run... have a good feeling for this week though ;)

gl to you all!

Ryu

big sigh

well hello downswing.. I seem to just not get the engine on running normal again, the big fishes keep sucking out on me the last few days, since NYE.. feels so bad and depressed :( the only highlight was a HU fight on 3/6 against this luckbox, took like 2k$ off him before he ran away scared.. he damn should have stayed for another hour and it would have been all mine ffs :p anyways, I really hope things will turn around fast because I am no way near my goal of 50k, so I guess I can write that off also :( meh! need a good heater for the rest of the month, pretty please?

Ryu

Happy Chinese New Year!

wishing you all a happy chinese new year! may the party be big, the money flow in the right direction and your love life be red.

sadly enough today and yesterday I'm on monkey tilt and dropped over 4k, so I'm really not in the best of moods :(

but unluckyness for me, should mean lucky for fish.. one day it will turn around I hope haha

Ryu

some things never change...

Last night decided to sponsor one of our hosts who also operates as a manager at a KTV and have a nice night off from work. It was crazy, definitely more then I have expected lol.. another reason was because Ted and Bernd were coming over and visiting me from Bangkok.. damn, feels like it's been ages that I haven't seen them, while in reality it's only like 3 weeks. We started off with some nice dinner at a steamboat restaurant first before heading over for bottles and dice drinking games lol. But yeah, some things never change, Ted puking in the VIP room after taking too many shots and Jason falling asleep on the couch, not knowing what's going on...

good times hahaha, now back to work ;)

Ryu

oh noes!

god so frustrated right now, been running so awful.. lost everything when I'm ahead today, sets got cracked, ran into gutters that hit, even lost AK vs AK preflop all in.. sigh, FML !! it can't be happening right now ffs, because I need to ship my goal for this month or I'll feel like I've been doing these crazy hours and massive amount of work for almost nothing, which will dissapoint me even more then anything else really.. anyways, gonna grab a cup of coffee and hit the next grind session, please run good... ! oh yeah, had this hand also last night I have T7 on the BB and then flop goes 689, one guy bets out, and I shove it all in, and he snaps with 68... turn is an 8 though.. gaaaahhh... why??? anyways, enough whining... need to get back into the happy zone!

Ryu signing out.

eye of the tiger

feels like I'm in the zone (well except for today because I lost online :p) but anyways, I've been playing some of my best poker ever I think. Been very focused even after getting sucked out on a 2-outer on a 2K$ pot.. I managed to fight back from the grave and crush it and ending the night with a 1.2k profits and 1.7k profits the night before that each time dropping from 1k stack to 200$ and then fighting back. So I can't complain on that area.. been working my ass off so I deserve a little bit of credit ;) my ultimate goal is to ship 50k this month.. I know it's gonna be a tough one, but we'll see how it goes.. might not be able to play a few days due to the chinese new year holidays (sadly enough ;)) anyways, tomorrow night I'm gonna take a night off, because I think I need some drinks to let loose of some stress.. things are going well for me now for the moment, feels like it was the right decision to go on therapy over here in Singapore. GL to you all.

Ryu