Hey, I'll have a Babycham!

One third of fatal car accidents are caused by drunk drivers. Therefore twice as many accidents are caused by drivers who are sober, so clearly it's safer to drive drunk.

While the above conclusion is obviously flawed, I'm wondering if it may actually apply to playing poker. In my last post I mentioned my +$2.5k session playing drunk last week-end. Well last night, I surpassed that- making over $3k in a 6 hour session that started at 4:30am when I was shit-faced.

That takes my profit for the last 7 days to over $9,000 in just over 30 hours. I'll take $300/hour @ $1/$2. :)


Coaching

I've had several people ask me if I offer poker coaching. Up until now I've always declined but I've now decided that I will start coaching. I shall be focusing on how to successfully multi-table at $1/$2 NL. I am an ex-teacher of mathematics with 8 years of experience teaching both in the UK and US.

Initially I shall be coaching "DonQeeHotay" from the 2+2 forums. We shall be experimenting with different formats/software, and hopefully we will both get something out of it.

Shortly after I get back from Vegas I shall post more information on the coaching. I will mention now though that it won't be cheap. I know others who charge around $100/hour for coaching at $1/$2, and I shall be charging a similar fee. My average hourly rate from playing $1/$2 is around $120/hour, so obviously I can't afford to charge too much less than this otherwise I may as well just play myself!

However, I do believe that the right people could benefit significantly from the coaching- and that it will be a small price to pay compared with their future long-term profits.


Muppet of the Day #16: haki76

I don't always play AA like this, but I felt like I could trap these two awful players.

Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

BB: $164
UTG: $76
UTG+1: $252.65
haki76 : $282.60
Hero (MP2): $200.35
CO: $60.30
BTN: $132.85
SB: $57.05

Pre-Flop: Ad As dealt to Hero (MP2)
2 folds, haki76 calls $2, Hero raises to $10, 4 folds, haki76 calls $8

Flop: ($23) Kc 6s 5s (2 Players)
haki76 bets $2, Hero raises to $18, haki76 raises to $34, Hero calls $16

Turn: ($91) 4d (2 Players)
haki76 bets $91, Hero raises to $156.35 and is All-In, haki76 calls $65.35

River: ($403.70) Th (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $403.70 Pot ($3 Rake)
haki76 showed Kd Ts (two pair, Kings and Tens) and WON $400.70 (+$200.35 NET)
Hero showed Ad As (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$200.35 NET)

haki76: this happens to me a lot


Muppet of the Day #17: KennyJay

Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

BB: $169.80
Hero (UTG): $183
UTG+1: $71
UTG+2: $116.15
KennyJay: $513.90
MP2: $217.80
CO: $93
BTN: $119
SB: $38

Pre-Flop: Ac Ah dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $9, 2 folds, KennyJay calls $9, 5 folds

Flop: ($21) 5c 4d Jh (2 Players)
Hero bets $14, KennyJay raises to $28, Hero calls $14

Turn: ($77) 4h (2 Players)
Hero checks, KennyJay bets $77, Hero raises to $146 and is All-In, KennyJay calls $69

River: ($369) Jc (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $369 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed Ac Ah (two pair, Aces and Jacks) and LOST (-$183 NET)
KennyJay showed Js Kd (a full house, Jacks full of Fours) and WON $366 (+$183 NET)