Hello audience!

My name is Rik, I'm 24 years old from the UK and I've been a losing poker player since the summer of 2016 until March of this year. If you want to read my story I've typed it below, but I'm aware these things can be incredibly tedious and people just want the substance:

My goal
I'm currently saving with my girlfriend for a deposit on our first mortgage. I have £6k in the bank and doing well saving from my marketing day-job.
I am no longer under any illusion about making it big playing poker. I would be more than happy to reach 25NL and beat it for a decent clip to top up my half of the deposit (to £10k) and, in future, maybe pay for a holiday together each year. So in the next 365 days I would like to:

- Continue crushing 6max 5NLz and work my way up to the heady heights of 25NL
- Turn my $300 bankroll into $3000
- Stop being a fat ****

What to expect in my PGC
- Graphs
- Hand Histories...and not just the ones where I crush. I'll also be posting the horrific spews that I am prone to on a daily basis.
- Other various ideas and some strategy from my study.

My screen name on Stars is Rikc7, so feel free to say hi if you see me around the 5NL (and hopefully higher!) tables and I'll feel slightly more guilty about taking your stack

If you want to read my story or see my results at 2NL and 5NL so far, it's all below but I'll be posting some hands from the last couple of days to be going on with!
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My story

I'll try and keep this short because I do waffle, but I can't promise anything:

I am a world class Hearts (a.k.a. Chase the Lady, Black Lady, Black Maria, Black Widow) player and have always been quite bitter that nobody in the UK or online seems to play the game for money. Eventually, I gave up trying to change the world to want to play high stakes Hearts and tried to join them playing poker.

I started playing poker after beating some friends in an incredibly soft home game. We didn't have chips with different denominations and the only reasonable alternative seemed to be conchiglie pasta shells. After taking their pasta stacks and their £10 buy-ins I deposited the £30 into Stars the day before the Brexit referendum and began playing SNGs and Zoom cash games while watching the coverage.

All went seemingly well and I built up a roll of $80 with an exotic idea of bankroll management and the help of some incredibly outdated strategy threads on the uNL forums.

Then came the fall.

I went busto. Month after month I'd degen out and reload my self-imposed limit of £20 before losing it all playing 5NLz and 10NLz. I then signed up for new sites to play because I'd spewed away my Stars roll and already reached my deposit limit. Party, Coral, Unibet, 888. It became ridiculous. I wondered if anyone actually made money playing in the micros. After a particularly spewy weekend I was so ashamed that I self-excluded from every site except Stars. I took a month off from playing poker and focused only on studying and contributing to the Micro Stakes NL forum.

Then it all clicked.

When I returned I bought PokerTracker 4 for the first time so that I could be more honest with myself about how much I was losing. I rid myself of any dreams of making it big in poker and promised myself to be disciplined. I don't know whether it was the time off to realign my life, the study, the proper bankroll management, or just the fact that I had a HUD now; but it all fell into place. I was winning. Not winning like before when I would correctly bluff catch a river shove with A high playing 25NL on a $32 bankroll. Winning by being solid and playing good poker.

March 2017: my most recent (and hopefully my last ever) poker deposit. £8.21 for a $10 roll with which I grinded the micros to reach my current $300.22.

Results since getting PokerTracker:
2NL - 46,219 hands - 15.35bb/100
5NL - 38,623 hands - 9.27bb/100

2NLz graph:


5NLz graph:

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Thanks for reading!

Bankroll: $300.22

First, gl! Go go go, crush it man!!!

So let's start off with a few hands from today's session:

5NL villain who thinks KK cannot be cracked

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 139.2 BB (VPIP: 4.55, PFR: 4.55, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 23)
SB: 199.6 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BB: 221 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (UTG): 104.2 BB
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 6)
CO: 138.2 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 21)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q K

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 5 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (11 BB, 2 players) 9 7 T
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (11 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 6 BB, Hero raises to 17 BB, SB calls 11 BB

River: (45 BB, 2 players) 5
SB bets 21.6 BB, Hero raises to 82.2 BB and is all-in, SB calls 60.6 BB



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Strong 4b/f from villain

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.64, PFR: 16.36, 3Bet Preflop: 7.50, Hands: 115)
Hero (SB): 232.8 BB
BB: 185.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 110.4 BB (VPIP: 25.47, PFR: 18.87, 3Bet Preflop: 7.50, Hands: 109)
MP: 87.6 BB (VPIP: 31.43, PFR: 22.86, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 70)
CO: 104 BB (VPIP: 11.79, PFR: 10.92, 3Bet Preflop: 14.46, Hands: 235)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q Q

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, BB calls 10 BB, BTN raises to 34.6 BB, Hero raises to 232.8 BB and is all-in, fold, fold



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Rollercoaster hand
"NOOOO, ACES!"
"YESSSS, A KING!"
"NOOOO, AN ACE!"

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 123 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
SB: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 13)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 12.67, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 4.26, Hands: 158)
Hero (UTG): 200.4 BB
MP: 61.4 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 3.75, Hands: 187)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K K

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 5 BB, BB raises to 20 BB, Hero raises to 200.4 BB and is all-in, fold, BB calls 80 BB and is all-in

Flop: (205 BB, 2 players) 6 6 K

Turn: (205 BB, 2 players) A

River: (205 BB, 2 players) 2

Thanks bro!

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One more spew for good measure
"He definitely has AK"
"Sooooo blatantly AK"
"Okay maybe it is monsters"

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 116.6 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 8.82, Hands: 77)
SB: 186.4 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (BB): 282.8 BB
UTG: 154.8 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP: 53.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 77.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4 3

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB raises to 24 BB, Hero calls 15 BB

Flop: (48 BB, 2 players) 3 7 J
SB bets 19 BB, Hero calls 19 BB

Turn: (86 BB, 2 players) 8
SB bets 30 BB, Hero calls 30 BB

River: (146 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 113.4 BB and is all-in, fold

gl rikk <3

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Thanks man!

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Probably going against the grain of all P&G fanboys here but don't make results orientated goals, especially if you're not already +EV.

It will just shift your focus to the wrong things and forever keep your mind in a small box as well as your poker game.

Just worry about improving your game, focus on the process and go after all the weak points in your thought process through constant hard work. You might surprise yourself.

gl

Nice graphs, gl rik!

@KK hand
Villain is at 12 VPIP over 160 Hands. Shoving 100BB over his 20BB seems excessive imo. Have you considered making it like 45BB and folding to a 5bet? That way we can also implement bluffs. Would like to hear your general start there

Also, GL

Gl man. Is there any reason ur playing on stars and not on another site?


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Gl sweet graphs!

Thanks man!

5b folding kings seems like lighting money on fire for me but when V cold 4bets an IP UTG range I didn't expect to see much worse than aces. Folding KK pre just isn't in my repertoire and couldn't see any point in flatting and letting an A fall OTF to either crush me or scare off his rare QQ.

Thanks man! I self-excluded from nearly every other site in my degen days haha I think I got tired of the process by the time I got to Party so I think I can still play there and have considered moving over when the RB changes kick in for Stars.

Thanks dude! Got over that downswing at the start of moving up and went on a golden run but it's plateaued a little now. How's 5NL going for you?

Tbh the $3000 dollar thing was just an arbitrary target for a title haha. I'd be happy if I'm still beating 5NL for half my current WR in 6 months even if I shot 10NL and couldn't cut it. I'm just happy to not be reloading every month lol.

lmao

Sort of expected to run bad after creating this PGC, and maybe that fatalism played a part in it. Was a bit unlucky but I definitely didn't play well either so I think the update is going to be weighted more towards spew today haha





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Should have shoved turn, should have folded river but I just couldn't muck a boat

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 141.8 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
BB: 168.6 BB (VPIP: 20.16, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 129)
Hero (UTG): 143.2 BB
MP: 92.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
CO: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 17.11, PFR: 9.21, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 76)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 9

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (18.4 BB, 2 players) K 9 A
BB bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

Turn: (42.4 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 31 BB, Hero calls 31 BB

River: (104.4 BB, 2 players) K
BB bets 116.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 91.2 BB and is all-in





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This hand should have made me autoquit

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 140.2 BB
SB: 96.2 BB (VPIP: 65.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
BB: 140.6 BB (VPIP: 12.90, PFR: 9.68, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
UTG: 677.2 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 10)
MP: 283.2 BB (VPIP: 27.03, PFR: 18.92, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 40)
CO: 316 BB (VPIP: 19.15, PFR: 16.31, 3Bet Preflop: 4.92, Hands: 146)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T 9

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) 8 9 7
SB bets 6.8 BB, Hero calls 6.8 BB

Turn: (20.6 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 19.8 BB, Hero calls 19.8 BB

River: (60.2 BB, 2 players) Q
SB bets 66.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 66.6 BB





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This hand did make me autoquit
Maybe I shouldn't have iso'ed the fish with this hand, but BTN was also fish. Thoughts?

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 123.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
SB: 229.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 17.39, Hands: 55)
BB: 102 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 22.73, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 23)
UTG: 93.8 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP: 149 BB (VPIP: 36.00, PFR: 24.00, 3Bet Preflop: 18.18, Hands: 26)
Hero (CO): 155.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4 A

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 3.4 BB

Flop: (10.2 BB, 2 players) 4 5 A
UTG bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 14 BB, UTG calls 11 BB

Turn: (38.2 BB, 2 players) 2
UTG checks, Hero bets 22 BB, UTG calls 22 BB

River: (82.2 BB, 2 players) T
UTG checks, Hero bets 114.8 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 53.4 BB and is all-in





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Gonna take a break for a while and come back when I'm in a better mental state.

Don't think A4o is a good iso hand as you say. I don't think you should be value-betting river either but maybe that's results oriented lol. Swings happen though, gl!

Ya think the iso was bad but im still confident we have vbet on the river vs fish. Theyd normally donkshove their nut hands and x/c their Ax and V only has like 2/3 left.

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Yeah I think I was being a little results oriented. I see a lot of fish donk with gutshots on these types of flops but obviously his donking range will include a lot of Ax as well

Good luck!

So had a lot of life stuff to do this week with my gf graduating so was spending a bit of time with her in London. Managed to squeeze in a couple of sessions in the last two days for a weekly update.

Transferred a bit of my roll over to Party to see what the pool was like there. Playing 10NL FF games and liking it quite a lot so might transfer my whole roll over.

Anyway, this week's graphs at 5NL and 10NL

5NL - Stars


10NL - Party


Anyways, onto some hands:

Biggest win - The turn min3bet was a misclick, I swear

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 163.2 BB
SB: 253.8 BB (VPIP: 28.47, PFR: 18.98, 3Bet Preflop: 9.62, Hands: 141)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 31)
UTG: 380.3 BB (VPIP: 20.93, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 86)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.66, PFR: 16.13, 3Bet Preflop: 6.06, Hands: 96)
CO: 108.2 BB (VPIP: 22.86, PFR: 17.14, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 142)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 5 BB

Flop: (16.5 BB, 2 players) Q 6 K
UTG checks, Hero bets 10.4 BB, UTG calls 10.4 BB

Turn: (37.3 BB, 2 players) A
UTG checks, Hero bets 26.6 BB, UTG raises to 61.1 BB, Hero raises to 95.6 BB, UTG raises to 286 BB, Hero calls 49.7 BB and is all-in

River: (327.9 BB, 2 players) 5



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TPTK vs 3b cold caller - Kinda hard to put V on exactly TT. Maybe QTs?

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 112.1 BB (VPIP: 19.46, PFR: 15.84, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 224)
Hero (SB): 190.9 BB
BB: 109.2 BB (VPIP: 34.69, PFR: 26.53, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 52)
UTG: 39 BB (VPIP: 15.59, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 9.68, Hands: 193)
MP: 100.3 BB (VPIP: 23.81, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 24)
CO: 24.8 BB (VPIP: 11.24, PFR: 7.87, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 92)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A Q

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, BB calls 7 BB, BTN calls 6 BB

Flop: (24 BB, 3 players) Q T 7
Hero bets 11.4 BB, BB calls 11.4 BB, fold

Turn: (46.8 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BB bets 29.3 BB, Hero calls 29.3 BB

River: (105.4 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BB bets 60.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 60.5 BB



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Too thin to x/r river

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 150.4 BB (VPIP: 33.78, PFR: 24.32, 3Bet Preflop: 8.82, Hands: 76)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 119.3 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
UTG: 222.2 BB (VPIP: 28.13, PFR: 19.53, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 132)
MP: 312.8 BB (VPIP: 25.29, PFR: 22.41, 3Bet Preflop: 7.81, Hands: 177)
CO: 103 BB (VPIP: 18.55, PFR: 14.52, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 125)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 T

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 2 T 4
Hero bets 3.8 BB, BB calls 3.8 BB

Turn: (13.6 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BB bets 8.5 BB, Hero calls 8.5 BB

River: (30.6 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BB bets 20 BB, Hero raises to 84.7 BB and is all-in, BB calls 64.7 BB



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What value hand doesn't raise before river...right? Maybe 76s?

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 254.1 BB (VPIP: 30.18, PFR: 20.12, 3Bet Preflop: 9.86, Hands: 173)
SB: 103.7 BB (VPIP: 22.54, PFR: 14.08, 3Bet Preflop: 4.88, Hands: 72)
BB: 82.5 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 57)
UTG: 93 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
Hero (MP): 145.7 BB
CO: 100.8 BB (VPIP: 19.05, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 9

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 3 2 4
BB checks, Hero bets 4.6 BB, BB calls 4.6 BB

Turn: (15.7 BB, 2 players) 7
BB checks, Hero bets 10 BB, BB calls 10 BB

River: (35.7 BB, 2 players) 7
BB checks, Hero bets 13.5 BB, BB raises to 64.9 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 51.4 BB



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Oh well

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 383.7 BB
SB: 147.6 BB (VPIP: 19.78, PFR: 18.68, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 91)
BB: 102.9 BB (VPIP: 25.63, PFR: 21.22, 3Bet Preflop: 6.71, Hands: 483)
UTG: 50.9 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 11)
MP: 101 BB (VPIP: 25.35, PFR: 21.83, 3Bet Preflop: 9.26, Hands: 144)
CO: 106.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 7

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, BB raises to 12.5 BB, Hero calls 9.5 BB

Flop: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 3 T 7
BB checks, Hero bets 16.2 BB, BB raises to 90.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74.2 BB

Turn: (206.3 BB, 2 players) 9

River: (206.3 BB, 2 players) 8



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I'm struggling to find a really shameful spew (that I haven't already posted!) should be a good sign, I guess?

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 237.2 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 36.07, PFR: 26.23, 3Bet Preflop: 18.18, Hands: 63)
UTG: 134.6 BB (VPIP: 24.62, PFR: 16.92, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 66)
MP: 103.5 BB (VPIP: 30.56, PFR: 27.78, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 38)
CO: 99 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 J

fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 4 BB

Flop: (13.5 BB, 2 players) 2 3 T
CO checks, Hero bets 4.5 BB, CO calls 4.5 BB

Turn: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 3
CO checks, Hero bets 14.2 BB, CO calls 14.2 BB

River: (50.9 BB, 2 players) Q
CO checks, Hero bets 32.2 BB, CO raises to 74.3 BB and is all-in, fold

Thanks man!

GL dude!

Any reason you checked turn in that AQ hand? Seems like an easy bet to me.

Thanks bro!

I'm not too sure actually. Looking again i think turn bet might be best. I feel like i probably put a BB 3b cold calling range at hands they dont want to fold but are too scared to 4b so like AQ and JJ-88 and maybe some SCs that they overvalue. Looking at this range now we have a clear V bet OTT and it would make for easier river decisions than i was left with (was very close to folding and even after clicking felt id probably made a mistake).

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Realised I did my weekly update a day early could save the good results from tonight's session to make next week's look good but there were too many hands to not share on here.

Been playing mainly on Party and almost certain to make that my main site. The only problem is that the Fast Forward tables are pretty dead at lunchtimes in the UK and I like to play while at the gym on my lunch at work, so I'll have to leave a bit of roll on Stars.

10NL - Party Poker


Green line above yellow at the moment which makes me feel a bit uneasy but I never know how much credit to give that. I don't give it any credit when I'm 'running below EV' so I shouldn't give it credit now, right?


Onto some hands


River is a bet/fold - right?
A leak in my game for sure. I chose my sizing for a bet/fold but couldn't follow through. Got lucky this time but I'm sure this isn't the correct play.

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 214.1 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 26.58, PFR: 16.46, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 80)
BB: 122 BB (VPIP: 29.12, PFR: 23.63, 3Bet Preflop: 10.81, Hands: 188)
UTG: 184.1 BB (VPIP: 29.17, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
MP: 156.1 BB (VPIP: 24.65, PFR: 20.47, 3Bet Preflop: 11.49, Hands: 219)
CO: 164.9 BB (VPIP: 16.95, PFR: 14.50, 3Bet Preflop: 7.55, Hands: 416)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 6 BB

Flop: (19.5 BB, 2 players) 5 4 8
CO checks, Hero bets 9.3 BB, CO calls 9.3 BB

Turn: (38.1 BB, 2 players) 7
CO checks, Hero bets 24.1 BB, CO calls 24.1 BB

River: (86.3 BB, 2 players) 7
CO checks, Hero bets 37 BB, CO raises to 122.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 85.5 BB



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V should have like no flushes here, right?

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 104 BB (VPIP: 22.81, PFR: 17.54, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 59)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.21, PFR: 17.02, 3Bet Preflop: 6.82, Hands: 98)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 29.55, PFR: 23.86, 3Bet Preflop: 11.43, Hands: 182)
Hero (UTG): 465.1 BB
MP: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 28.99, PFR: 17.39, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 70)
CO: 153.4 BB (VPIP: 21.85, PFR: 19.33, 3Bet Preflop: 11.24, Hands: 243)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A 9

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 10 BB, fold, Hero calls 7 BB

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 7 9 A
SB bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 455.1 BB and is all-in, SB calls 80 BB and is all-in

Turn: (201 BB, 2 players) Q

River: (201 BB, 2 players) T



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Did I spew orrrrrrrr

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102.5 BB (VPIP: 11.59, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 70)
Hero (SB): 102.7 BB
BB: 100.5 BB (VPIP: 25.23, PFR: 19.82, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 117)
UTG: 110 BB (VPIP: 16.36, PFR: 12.73, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 56)
MP: 152.4 BB (VPIP: 7.14, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)
CO: 66.4 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A A

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.5 BB, fold, UTG calls 7.5 BB

Flop: (22 BB, 2 players) Q 9 7
Hero bets 10.4 BB, UTG calls 10.4 BB

Turn: (42.8 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, UTG bets 25.2 BB, Hero raises to 81.8 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 56.6 BB

River: (206.4 BB, 2 players) T



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I know, let's bluff 3 streets without any consideration of our blockers and villain's calling range

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 129.9 BB (VPIP: 16.84, PFR: 14.74, 3Bet Preflop: 7.62, Hands: 290)
SB: 107.5 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 43)
BB: 138.4 BB (VPIP: 25.42, PFR: 20.34, 3Bet Preflop: 9.33, Hands: 181)
UTG: 167.3 BB (VPIP: 12.12, PFR: 12.12, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
MP: 148.3 BB (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 22.58, 3Bet Preflop: 12.90, Hands: 63)
Hero (CO): 135.9 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T 9

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) J Q 6
Hero bets 4.8 BB, BTN calls 4.8 BB

Turn: (17.1 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 10.8 BB, BTN calls 10.8 BB

River: (38.7 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 27.6 BB, BTN raises to 111.3 BB and is all-in, fold



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Damn, that 450BB would have been quite nice

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 370.4 BB
SB: 232.9 BB (VPIP: 26.71, PFR: 21.12, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 165)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.86, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)
UTG: 105.4 BB (VPIP: 17.44, PFR: 12.79, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 91)
MP: 117.1 BB (VPIP: 13.89, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
CO: 68.3 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 7

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 10 BB, fold, Hero calls 7 BB

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) T 7 3
SB checks, Hero bets 10 BB, SB calls 10 BB

Turn: (41 BB, 2 players) 3
SB checks, Hero bets 56 BB, SB calls 56 BB

River: (153 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 294.4 BB and is all-in, fold




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Whoops

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 8.64, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 83)
SB: 215.2 BB (VPIP: 27.15, PFR: 21.19, 3Bet Preflop: 9.23, Hands: 155)
BB: 146 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (UTG): 449.7 BB
MP: 87.5 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 2.94, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 13.73, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 52)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K A

Hero raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, CO raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 9 BB, MP calls 9 BB

Flop: (37.5 BB, 3 players) T A 4
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks

Turn: (37.5 BB, 3 players) 9
Hero bets 26.7 BB, MP calls 26.7 BB, fold

River: (90.9 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 86.4 BB, MP calls 48.8 BB and is all-in



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Good to finally get to punish a flop minraise

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 123.2 BB (VPIP: 27.45, PFR: 22.55, 3Bet Preflop: 7.89, Hands: 105)
Hero (SB): 152.3 BB
BB: 217.6 BB (VPIP: 33.11, PFR: 25.68, 3Bet Preflop: 9.80, Hands: 153)
UTG: 81.6 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
MP: 128.2 BB (VPIP: 21.18, PFR: 18.82, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 88)
CO: 88.4 BB (VPIP: -, PFR: -, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, BTN raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 13.5 BB, fold, CO calls 12.5 BB, fold

Flop: (32 BB, 2 players) J T 5
Hero bets 12.5 BB, CO raises to 25 BB, Hero raises to 138.8 BB and is all-in, CO calls 49.9 BB and is all-in

Turn: (181.8 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (181.8 BB, 2 players) 2



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Too nitty to not jam this boat?

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 115 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
SB: 45.9 BB (VPIP: 13.76, PFR: 9.17, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 114)
BB: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
UTG: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 29.51, PFR: 23.77, 3Bet Preflop: 11.63, Hands: 123)
MP: 101 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero (CO): 221.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 5

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 5 Q Q
UTG bets 3.1 BB, Hero raises to 12.4 BB, UTG calls 9.3 BB

Turn: (31.3 BB, 2 players) A
UTG checks, Hero bets 19.8 BB, UTG calls 19.8 BB

River: (70.9 BB, 2 players) K
UTG checks, Hero checks



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Cooler central

partypoker - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 114.5 BB
SB: 175.4 BB (VPIP: 12.24, PFR: 8.16, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 100)
BB: 33.8 BB (VPIP: 13.40, PFR: 8.25, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 102)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 6.38, Hands: 130)
MP: 306.4 BB (VPIP: 25.69, PFR: 18.58, 3Bet Preflop: 12.26, Hands: 258)
CO: 105.2 BB (VPIP: 20.27, PFR: 18.92, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 77)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K A

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5 BB

Flop: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 4 9 2
CO checks, Hero bets 7.8 BB, CO calls 7.8 BB

Turn: (32.1 BB, 2 players) 8
CO bets 15.2 BB, Hero calls 15.2 BB

River: (62.5 BB, 2 players) 3
CO bets 59.4 BB, Hero raises to 84 BB and is all-in, CO calls 15.3 BB and is all-in



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Week-end Bankroll: $391.52

Crush it man!

Thanks dude!