Avaron

i wanted him to play. that's why i did not raise him. he previously folded like every raise in position or SB from me. not the best moment to do so, i guess^^

i put him on a bluff preflop. yeah, right. i should have slowed down and made up my mind after his bet on the flop. that was the mistake...

what i EXACTLY mean, is that i was raising a lot, bluffing a lot, preflop as well as after the flop. i was trying to set up the table against me, and i had the feeling that in this hand my opponent was just making a move to not let me steal his blind anymore. so from this point, my play was working, because i had a hand i could win a lot of money from him with the right flop. and the right flop came, in my opinion.and shortstacking? i started the game with an average amount. not the full, but also not with a short stack.

At a pretty tight table. I played very aggressive the whole session and it was working for me. then this happened:-----PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (4 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)Hero ($9.55)BB ($11.55)UTG ($23.45)Button ($5.95)Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, J. 2 folds, Hero completes, BB raises to $0.3, Hero calls $0.20.Flop: ($0.60) A, A, J(2 players)Hero bets $0.3, BB calls $0.30.Turn: ($1.20) J(2 players)Hero bets $0.6, BB calls $0.60.River: ($2.40) 4(2 players)Hero bets $2.1, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $2.90.Final Pot: $12.40-

wow, i'm speechless. great job! congratulations!

cash more in tournamentsplay more carefully, less gamblingmaking money^^

i'm really looking forward to see him playing in the tournaments. maybe he'll surprise us all...he already said that he is playing poker since his tennis career. who knows, it's possible that e's not bad at all...

lots of known pros there, Chan, Brenes, Raymer, Morrison...

yeah, got it. actually, i've played bad the whole evening, so the end fits. thanks for the advice. i figured the fault at hand #1 right after the hand was played, and i understand it at hand #2. i'll try to improve

k, thx

k, figured that fault. k, thx.

well, why not? okay, a little bit gambling, but i hit the trips, so... and, i guess i was a little steamy after the first hand..^^

that's what i thought too, after it. maybe i should have played more aggressive after the flop...

thx. good to know...

i'm sorry. please move the topic to the strat forum

...they have driven me crazy.Hand 1:PokerStars Game #11468754637: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/08/13 - 15:53:12 (ET)Table 'Nysa II' 9-max Seat #4 is the buttonSeat 1: Avaron ($6.05 in chips) Seat 2: T4YM ($11 in chips) Seat 3: bananaSugar ($10.60 in chips) Seat 4: Methodica ($4.30 in chips) Seat 5: LastPrayer ($2.10 in chips) Seat 7: astrodaan ($5.80 in chips) Seat 8: mastermax ($2.90 in chips) Seat 9: bullitshot ($3.25 in chips) LastPrayer: posts small blind $0.05astrodaan: posts big blind $0.10*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Avaron [7h 7d]mastermax: raises $0.10 to $0.20lobstrman29 join

ah, there's my chance...i'm new here too, thinking for a while about how to enter the community. i've followed the dicussions here as well as daniels updates during the wsop - what were long nights, because i'm from germany.i play online and live poker (more enjoying live ) and i hope to get into some interesting discussions here.