FTP absolutely SUCKS!

I have had a 10 buy in downswing, which is by far and away the worst of my online poker playing "career."

I'm not blaming FTP, I'm blaming missing EVERYTHING. I have flopped 45 sets, in 2078 hands.

I have a total profit of $3.25 from them.

Some of this, may be due to the following hand.


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB ($13)
UTG ($9.50)
MP ($4.45)
CO ($10.50)
Hero ($10.75)
SB ($13.95)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5, 5.
UTG calls $0.10, MP calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.10, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.50) 7, 5, Q (5 players)
SB bets $0.1, BB calls $0.10, UTG raises to $0.9, MP folds, Hero raises to $2.8, SB folds, BB folds, UTG raises to $10.3 (All-In), Hero calls $6.60.

Turn: ($20.40) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($20.40) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $20.40

Results in white below:
UTG has 7c 7s (three of a kind, sevens.)
Hero has 5c 5s (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: UTG wins $20.40.

Opposingly, I have flopped two boats in the last 50 hands, and taken the PF money, even when I have slowplayed it to give someone a chance to catch up.

FTP isn't rigged, it's a nonsense to say that but it is FULL of half decent players, who can spot you on a draw, fold when beat etc etc which is absolutely FUCK ALL use to me when I'm playing ABC poker to build a BR.

Fuck FT, I'm cashing out, my initial bonus increment has just hit so I am taking the $120 out and finding another site, I play micro limits to make some money from retards who don't know what they're doing, not play a load of grinders like me.

PT stats: 26/12/2.4.

Still playing laggish but weak, passive, scaredy fucking cat laggish by street 'cos everyone seems to show a winning hand at me when I go to a showdown. I'm actually loose passive, or on the border anyway. Next stop, calling station.

My win @ SD rate is 38%, which is abysmal, absolutely fucking miserable.

Yeah it's variance, yet it's poker, my stats could be better but jesus what a poxy site FT is to play on. I have never flopped so much air in all my life, and everytime I bluff, someone plays back at me.

I get a high PP, 4 x the BB raise, all fold.

Bored, pissed off and changing site.

Sorry if you just had to read all that, spleen vented.

That is so so true... It's full of decent players. Crap, I thought I was the only one... apparently everyone feels the same about Fulltilt.

This was FTP's final parting shot at me, fortunately this was the hand that pushed the first increment of bonus my way, which means I can leave, and never return.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($12.95)
CO ($8.40)
Button ($11.35)
SB ($9.40)
BB ($1)
UTG ($10.90)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q, Q.
UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.45, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.35.

Flop: ($1.05) Q, T, 7 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.9, Hero raises to $3.75, UTG calls $2.85.

Turn: ($8.55) A (2 players)
UTG bets $2.7, Hero raises to $8.75 (All-In), UTG calls $4 (All-In).

River: ($24) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $24

Results in white below:
UTG has Ad 8d (a flush, ace high).
Hero has Qs Qh (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: UTG wins $24.

Perhaps the above was utter spew but I guess I was tilting a little and even if he did flop the flush, I had outs.

So, thats me done with FTP.

I just deposited $50 on Pacific, until some other cash outs hit me and then I'll make sure I'm properly rolled for $10NL.

It was like a home coming, I made 2 buy ins in about 1 hour.

North has given me some good advice, and am gonna check out some soft Euro sites with good RB and bonuses but for now, Pacific will be my home again.

False start to this journal but it certainly gave me an insight, particularly into ED's theory of online poker being rigged. ED, don't you play LHE? And you're giving advice out on a real mans game??

As a seperate note, here's my PT stats for $10NL at Pacific, this is from a couple of months ago and a few hands this evening.

Thoughts? Too laggish? I play 6 max btw.

Hands - 5,580

VPIP - 25.16

BB/100 - 18.52

PF Agg - 11.34

Flop agg - 5.33

Turn agg - 2.89

River agg - 1.94

Total AF - 3.77

Won @ S/D - 53%

Sorry about the layout, I cant figure how to put my stats in a post!

dooooood.. why didn't you like tell me you're starting a journal.. i noticed this by pure chance...

good luck to you, and a big ole fuck you FTP is all I can say... I think I wrote somewhere that I don't understand ppl that want to play on FTP cause of the pros and better players and stuff.. that's ridiculous and I am sure Stoney would agree with me.. we need to go where there are most fish... and we both know where that is.. maybe we should really be like Top-Secretive about the site like one of my croatian poker playing friends suggests.. he's the one that told me about the site months ago, but without moneybookers they weren't the option for me... anyway... nuff bout me..

I don't really think I should wish you luck, cause I think your skillz alone will create a heater for you amongst the fish..
gogogogogo

btw. goot journal.. i'll be def. lurking around it ...