StuffandJunk

lol. I didn't say that you said one should never c bet. I said that you said not to c bet every hand, which you did say. I was agreeing with that notion.

Well, just 2 minutes later I got knocked out. I had A-J offsuit. The guy before me made the min raise, and I called. Another guy then went all in with a stack slightly larger than mine. The guy had been bluffing a lot and had been going all in pretty frequently, usually with junk, so I called. He had A-Q, end of story.I made it to around the top 10%. I just can't seem to make it to a final table in a big mtt though. Everyone around me can bluff huge and raise all in with junk and call all in with junk, and they get paid off almost every time it seems. I try to go all in as rarely as I

I haven't played a large mtt since starting poker vt. I love mtt's but wanted to hone my skills in smaller games using what I've been learning before trying another big mtt. I couldn't take it any more though. I was itching to play in one, so I played a big mtt this afternoon. I did really well out of the gates. I was well ahead of the average hand size after round 1. I couldn't get so much as even a decent hand at all in round 2 though. I made a couple bad calls while trying to work with what little cards I was being dealt and ended up getting knocked out after having made it through a

I wasn't playing an mtt though. I was in a single table sit & go. I also hadn't been c betting every time around hit or miss. I think it was you that posted a thread yesterday or today about not c betting every hand. It's just not practical in online poker. I knew he had a strong and anyway. I should've bet the turn, when I made two pair. I still feel like checking the flop wasn't such a bad idea though. I have a lot to learn still. That's certain. I still foolishly call check-raises now and then. From what I've seen though, c betting every hand you play is rather dangerous on p

Where can I find these? I've looked, but can't seem to any with "deep stack" in the tournament name. Do you have to go into the tournament lobby and into info for each one on the list to find out of it's a deep stack? Is there no easier way to find them?

That's precisely what I was attempting to do. I thought my opponent had a big ace, and there was an ace on the board. I had 2 pair, and I knew he was going to put his chips in. I was right on that part, as he put the chips in, but it turned out that he'd rivered the set with his pocket tens, which I was totally not expecting.You're right though, I should play more straight up ABC small ball. For the most part I try to. When I'm in SNGs though, so many players get sneaky and set traps, or I'll go 2 or 3 or 4 SNGs straight without getting so much as a single decent hand. It forces me to tr

Yeah, I've watched the Junglen, Negreanu HU, and I know what you mean. You raise some good points. I'm still comfortable with not betting the flop. The turn, I should have bet, but I feel now like check-raising may have been an even better play. He likely would've called, and that would've made up for the lack of any bet on the flop, both from a money standpoint, and from a strength and protection standpoint. I then could have led out with a value bet on the river to maximize profit. Of course, he likely would've shoved at the river anyway after getting his 10. I kind of almost wish I h

Day 7:This morning, I played a single table SNG, and won. That was my first SNG win. It was actually my first 1st place finish in anything in poker, so I was happy about that. I then spent most of the day watching a variety of PVT videos.This evening, I joined a 45 person/5 table SNG and busted out pretty early. Afterward, I jumped into another one just like it. It went much better, and I finally made it to my first final table in an mtt. Even though it was only a 5 table mtt, it still felt good. After 2 more people getting eliminated, some blind stealing, and a bit of back and forth ch

Tonight has been a disaster. I found an mtt I wanted to play in. I still had awhile before it was supposed to start, so I thought that while I was waiting, I'd try a heads up game. I jumped into a small stakes heads up game, and before long, I realized it was a mixed game of some sort. It kept changing to games I've never even played, and didn't know how. Needless to say, that didn't go well.I then got into another HU game, this time making sure it was NLHE. I took the lead right from the start, and it was going well. I was up to about 2100 chips, with my opponent right around 900. He

Day 6:I've got some family stuff to do this afternoon, but when it's over, poker time! I'm going to review some of the videos I've watched, and if I have time, watch a couple I haven't seen yet. Then tonight, I'm going to play poker until I can't hold my eyes open any longer. I want to play an mtt, but I also want to do some SNGs and HUs. I'll decide tonight when I'm ready to play which of those I'm most in the mood for. I'll update afterward, either tonight or tomorrow, on how it went. Dually noted!

Thanks! I'll make sure to remember that. I am keeping a journal. It looks as though you've already found it though. I am loving everything about PVT and have learned so much already. I can only imagine how much more I'm going to continue to learn. I'm so glad I signed up.Thanks, you too!-Josh

Day 5: (It's now September 13th in my time zone, but I started writing this on the 12th)Unfortunately, I've been ill yesterday and today and have been able to do very little training and very little playing. I managed to get in on a few more cash games, still having the same increased success I mentioned the other day. I haven't felt up to doing much else though. I'm really hoping I'll feel better tomorrow, because I'd like to get in on at least one or two mtt's this weekend. First of all, thanks for reading, BigRob. What you said certainly makes sense. I definitely noticed almos

Thanks! Yeah, I expect it to be a very valuable resource in helping to get a better read on opponents.

In the Online Instruction section of Poker VT, in some of Daniels vids, he pulls up the hand history and checks to see what his opponent folded or mucked on the previous hand. When I open instant hand history, I do not see anyone's hole cards from the previous hand other than my own. What am I missing?-Josh

I got in on a small stakes cash game earlier, and practiced using small ball. Within a short while, I had increased my starting amount 4x. The most I can remember ever increasing it in one sitting in the past was 2x, so that's a definite improvement! I feel like I'm already getting a better read on opponents. I'm stealing better. I'm losing far fewer pots. And, not only am I gaining a better understanding of position play from Poker VT, but I felt like I did a rather good job of implementing it tonight.