Member HH Review and Multi-tabling Tricks

I lol'ed at the commentary on Sidihe's HHs. Microstakes can be pretty damn entertaining.

Hi Chip Before I start addressing the questions you asked in your videos, I would like to thank you very very VERY much for reviewing my video. Thank you for being so brutally honest in your assessment of my play. I'm not going to learn anything if I'm not told the truth. At least with my hand histories, I encourage you to tell me everything you are thinking about my play. One of my psychology profs once said he could never be mad at me for making a mistake as long as I could explain to him why I made it. That way he could address the error in my thinking and correct my mistakes at the source. My intent for answering the questions you ask is in the hope that my thought process here can be corrected. To just come out and blatantly say it - I am Sidihe. Hand #1 - KTc in the BB I should have raised him PF. Blatant mistake by me. Most hands that have me dominated are going to be raising PF in the SB. I felt he could either had total air or hit one of his cards that I could take away if a big card hit the turn. After looking it over, I agree with what you said completely. I misplayed the hand badly. Hand #2 - K9h UTG I'm still very unsure about what my hand ranges should be in a S&G in certain positions. This hand is a prime example of this leak. I felt that K9 with my chipstack UTG, the better choice was to conserve my chips. I saw Tpizzy after me who was short stacked and felt that if he woke up with a hand and pushed, I could not call due to how strong his range could be. Hand #3 - KJos OTB w/640 raise My thought process here was trying to exploit the bubble and pick up some chips with little/no risk. I felt I had an above average hand and by moving enough in the middle to cover Tpizzy, forcing him to either push or fold. I was not thinking of brito80. You mentioned that a smaller bet would have accomplished the same thing, and after thinking it over I completely agree. If Brito shoves over me here, I've lost a decent amount of chips because I obviously cannot call. Hand #4 - Q6s in the SB - Fold My thought process here was that I had a substandard hand and that the only chips he is winning is 80 of mine, so my shortstacked opponent was not gaining much. If I raise and he shoves, I didn't feel like I could call. I was looking for a better spot. Hand #5 - JJ - Shove I'm not sure what I was thinking here. I may have been scared of playing JJ and getting outflopped, but I think I'll just accept the massive fail that is the way I played the hand, not shove in situations like this, and play better in the future. Tournament 2 Hand #1 - KQs UTG You mentioned I could have made alot of money if I had bet the turn. Should I be betting my draws + overcards with one card to come in the future? The pot was 225 at the time, would a bet of 125 or 150 be enough? If we get raised/shoved, do we call or fold? Hand #2 - QJs in the BB I butchered this and ignored my position. My bet was horrible. My apologies. Hand #3 - T9os in the cutoff I felt a Late Position raise had a good chance of taking the pot down without seeing a flop. I failed. I probably want to do this with a better hand, if I do it at all again. Hand #4 - 75os in the BB Around 2006 I paid a local pro for some lessons. After watching me play he informed me I was not defending my BB enough, or as he put it, "You're always giving up your money without a fight." This bit of advice has stuck with me and has led to me defending my BB more often. OTF he made the smallest bet possible, and I felt that bet was incredibly weak and I felt that a raise there would take the pot. Hand #5 - 88 UTG + 1 I distinctly remember this hand because I was so proud of myself for using (what I felt was) deductive reasoning to win the pot rather than what I was holding. I raised PF with 88 which (I felt) was a strong holding. I got called. My opponent bet a very small amount, 180, into a 420 pot and since I raised I felt certain that a Q or J was in my range. By flatting into my opponent I could take this away on the turn if a good card came. The 2nd 4 dropped and my opponent checked - a sign I felt was really weak and reassured me that he did not hit the flop at all - and I bet 300 into a pot of 780. I felt that bet was appropriate because it was small enough to win the pot against many hands that could be drawing against me at that time, and at the same time represent that I had hit the flop. If I was pushed back at, I was only risking a small amount and could fold without too much regret. Thankfully this worked out for me, and I do understand your comments as to why I needed to just let it go. Idk, maybe I'm fooling myself. Hand #6 - 87s OTB After this hand was played I spent all night shaking my head and wishing I had this hand back. I'm not sure what I was thinking because there were so many indicators that I was beaten and I just ignored them. I just....failed so hard here. Its a stark reminder to me that I have alot to learn. Again, I cannot thank you enough for the review of my play. I've needed this for so long. :-) I'll submit more as soon as I find a site that lets US players in again....

Hi Chip Before I start addressing the questions you asked in your videos, I would like to thank you very very VERY much for reviewing my video. Thank you for being so brutally honest in your assessment of my play. I'm not going to learn anything if I'm not told the truth. At least with my hand histories, I encourage you to tell me everything you are thinking about my play. One of my psychology profs once said he could never be mad at me for making a mistake as long as I could explain to him why I made it. That way he could address the error in my thinking and correct my mistakes at the source. My intent for answering the questions you ask is in the hope that my thought process here can be corrected. To just come out and blatantly say it - I am Sidihe. Hand #1 - KTc in the BB I should have raised him PF. Blatant mistake by me. Most hands that have me dominated are going to be raising PF in the SB. I felt he could either had total air or hit one of his cards that I could take away if a big card hit the turn. After looking it over, I agree with what you said completely. I misplayed the hand badly. Hand #2 - K9h UTG I'm still very unsure about what my hand ranges should be in a S&G in certain positions. This hand is a prime example of this leak. I felt that K9 with my chipstack UTG, the better choice was to conserve my chips. I saw Tpizzy after me who was short stacked and felt that if he woke up with a hand and pushed, I could not call due to how strong his range could be. Hand #3 - KJos OTB w/640 raise My thought process here was trying to exploit the bubble and pick up some chips with little/no risk. I felt I had an above average hand and by moving enough in the middle to cover Tpizzy, forcing him to either push or fold. I was not thinking of brito80. You mentioned that a smaller bet would have accomplished the same thing, and after thinking it over I completely agree. If Brito shoves over me here, I've lost a decent amount of chips because I obviously cannot call. Hand #4 - Q6s in the SB - Fold My thought process here was that I had a substandard hand and that the only chips he is winning is 80 of mine, so my shortstacked opponent was not gaining much. If I raise and he shoves, I didn't feel like I could call. I was looking for a better spot. Hand #5 - JJ - Shove I'm not sure what I was thinking here. I may have been scared of playing JJ and getting outflopped, but I think I'll just accept the massive fail that is the way I played the hand, not shove in situations like this, and play better in the future. Tournament 2 Hand #1 - KQs UTG You mentioned I could have made alot of money if I had bet the turn. Should I be betting my draws + overcards with one card to come in the future? The pot was 225 at the time, would a bet of 125 or 150 be enough? If we get raised/shoved, do we call or fold? Hand #2 - QJs in the BB I butchered this and ignored my position. My bet was horrible. My apologies. Hand #3 - T9os in the cutoff I felt a Late Position raise had a good chance of taking the pot down without seeing a flop. I failed. I probably want to do this with a better hand, if I do it at all again. Hand #4 - 75os in the BB Around 2006 I paid a local pro for some lessons. After watching me play he informed me I was not defending my BB enough, or as he put it, "You're always giving up your money without a fight." This bit of advice has stuck with me and has led to me defending my BB more often. OTF he made the smallest bet possible, and I felt that bet was incredibly weak and I felt that a raise there would take the pot. Hand #5 - 88 UTG + 1 I distinctly remember this hand because I was so proud of myself for using (what I felt was) deductive reasoning to win the pot rather than what I was holding. I raised PF with 88 which (I felt) was a strong holding. I got called. My opponent bet a very small amount, 180, into a 420 pot and since I raised I felt certain that a Q or J was in my range. By flatting into my opponent I could take this away on the turn if a good card came. The 2nd 4 dropped and my opponent checked - a sign I felt was really weak and reassured me that he did not hit the flop at all - and I bet 300 into a pot of 780. I felt that bet was appropriate because it was small enough to win the pot against many hands that could be drawing against me at that time, and at the same time represent that I had hit the flop. If I was pushed back at, I was only risking a small amount and could fold without too much regret. Thankfully this worked out for me, and I do understand your comments as to why I needed to just let it go. Idk, maybe I'm fooling myself. Hand #6 - 87s OTB After this hand was played I spent all night shaking my head and wishing I had this hand back. I'm not sure what I was thinking because there were so many indicators that I was beaten and I just ignored them. I just....failed so hard here. Its a stark reminder to me that I have alot to learn. Again, I cannot thank you enough for the review of my play. I've needed this for so long. :-) I hope to submit better hands in the future and improve my play.