Gambling Results With Jeff

Found this hand on cardschat, and feel bad for the guy with the AQ. What is the nines guy thinking on the flop? What was he thinking on the turn? Backing into a straight like that is awesome, but not for the guy with the AQ.

I’ve been reading hand histories way too much. I should tune it down, I’m getting a feeling like “waw poker is brutal, i should quit”.

#Game No : 5021409804
***** Hand History for Game 5021409804 *****
$10/$20 Texas Hold’em - Thursday, August 24, 22:21:31 ET 2006
Table Monster #1278453 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 3: whitehot32 ( $1090.50 )
Seat 4: DRock420111 ( $303.75 )
Seat 5: dilipkothari ( $490 )
Seat 6: ramz3209 ( $350 )
dilipkothari posts small blind [$5].
ramz3209 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to DRock420111 [ As Qc ]
whitehot32 folds.
DRock420111 raises [$20].
dilipkothari raises [$25].
ramz3209 folds.
DRock420111 calls [$10].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 8h, 5h ]
dilipkothari bets [$10].
DRock420111 calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7s ]
dilipkothari bets [$20].
DRock420111 raises [$40].
dilipkothari calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
dilipkothari bets [$20].
DRock420111 calls [$20].
dilipkothari shows [ 9c, 9h ] a straight, five to nine.
DRock420111 doesn’t show [ As, Qc ] a pair of queens.
The time at which hand ended:Aug 24 2006 22:22 ET
dilipkothari wins $207.50 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.
Game #5021415834 starts.

I feel bad for the guy that took this screenshot. When your pocket sixes see a KK6 flop, you’re just HOPING the other guy has a king….

But not two of ‘m! Imagine that happening with a shitload of money at stake…. I’m scurrrred!

Whatever your reason for playing poker, at some point you are going to want to benefit from your ever increasing bankroll. If you are a professional it will be to pay the bills and buy biscuits, for those more recreational players you might want a new pair of shoes. Or you might want to buy biscuits as well.

You can cash out your winnings from an online poker account any time you like, though some are much better than others. For instance bodog are very good, 888.com not so much. So you should look at how quickly you want to with draw and how much transfers back into your bank will cost.

Making regular withdrawals will make you feel better about the days when you lose and stop you blowing all your winnings on a crap shoot because ‘it’s there’. Obviously you want to be building your bankroll but you want to see some reward to.

]You can set yourself withdrawal goals in many different ways. Some set themselves a target, say $100, and cash it out when they have made it. Others, like me, like to cash out a percentage of their profit on a weekly basis. The benefit of the latter is you will be building your bankroll as well as seeing a reward.

How much did you make last month? Last week? Yesterday? If you don’t know then you are probably leaking cash faster than a sinking ship. If you want to be a profitable player then you should be keeping accurate records of your play. Keeping records makes you focus on whether you are actually losing. If you don’t keep them you may not notice you are not really winning until all your cash has gone. It will also give you an accurate reflection of how good you actually are.

Records you should be keeping include the following as a minimum;

Where: the site or casino. I would also think about adding days and dates. Knowing where you play best is important. Some sites will have players that you can crush easily. Other sites will have players that can crush you.

Type of game: This is important as not every type of game will suit you. Are you better at cash games or tournaments?

The profit: Not how much you won but the real profit. Winning $100 in a tournament sounds good but if you paid $99 to enter in reality it isn’t that good.

Time played: It is easy to while away the hours. If you made $50 dollars yesterday that is good but less impressive if it took you 16 hours to do it. Honestly you are better off working in Mc Donalds

You can record all your games/sessions/tournaments in a simple spreadsheet or you can a program like Poker Tracker or Hold’em Manager to help you.