Keeping notes on players

[GaF]

I'm absolutely terrible at keeping notes on players :$ I know its use, but probably am just not observant enough to pick up on things worth recording. Anyway - I probably have one note on one player from one observed hand in totality, and I was just sitting with this player (a regular), when this hand came up: BossMedia Game #1451935627: Table Table TH 967 - €0.05/€0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:36:37 - 2009/02/10 Seat 1: Shawkgabo (€4.23) Seat 2: kung_oba (€10.42) Seat 3: PLTelepee (€9.70) Seat 5: tomas181 (€6.21) Seat 4: grzala_PL (€10.18) tomas181 posts the big blind of €0.10 grzala_PL posts the small blind of €0.05 PLTelepee is the button *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to PLTelepee [:6d: :6h:] Shawkgabo folds kung_oba calls €0.10 PLTelepee raises €0.45 grzala_PL folds tomas181 goes all-in with €6.21 kung_oba folds PLTelepee ???? At this stage I have no decision to make - I'm moving the cursor to the fold button, when it gets lost and instead I click on his note which shows this:

Shoved all in (100xBB) with AK Preflop

Now I'm in a quandry - I've seen him shove like this once, with AK. If I know he has AK, then it's an easy call - if he can do it with other hands as well, such as mid pocket pairs, then it's an easy fold. I persuade myself that I should fold, so procede to click call :$ Relieved to see him turn over AK and my 66 holds up :) PLTelepee calls €6.21 *** FLOP *** [:Td: :4s: :3h:] *** TURN *** [Td 4s 3h] [:Th:] *** RIVER *** [Td 4s 3h Th] [:3d:] *** SUMMARY *** Total pot €11.95 | Rake €0.62 Board: [Td 4s 3h Th 3d] Shawkgabo won (€0.00), mucks kung_oba won (€0.00), mucks PLTelepee won (€11.95), showed [6d 6h] grzala_PL won (€0.00), mucks tomas181 won (€0.00), showed [:Ah: :Kd:] Without my note, I wouldnt even have considered the call for a nanosecond. So the real purpose of this thread - I hope everyone keeps good notes on what they see :ok (and if not - never a better time to start :ok)

[billy the punter]

Re: Keeping notes on players The notes worked but I cannot believe you happily called for a 50/50. Why not save the bother and go and have the money on red or black? ;) On the subject, I do constantly keep notes, it does help and it keeps you focused. I worked better on Ladbrokes than on Betfair as Ladbrokes had a more static set of players - the usual faces every night.