Explain the min raise on the flop please.

Also, do you not raise the turn as it's more 'credible' to raise the river if villain bets weakly (plus you have a gutshot)?

I owned him so bad Oh wait...he left right after winning this hand gg

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Hero (BB): $639.15
BTN/SB: $365.15

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with A A
BTN/SB raises to $6, Hero raises to $18, BTN/SB calls $12

Flop: ($36.00) 8 8 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $24.00, BTN/SB raises to $108, Hero calls $84

Turn: ($252.00) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $239.15, Hero calls $239.15

River: ($730.30) 2 (2 players)

besides no money hu everybody's solid?


but seriously, I'm sure alex could move up but action at 400nl is even harder than 200nl and 200nl you can wait awhile to begin with

Not really HU, unless he plays regs, but they prolly won't play him anyway. The fish are a little better, but he should still win.

Start of the day is good so far

While drinking breakfast tea + Croissant

excuse me, can u explain thinking process of this hand?

Very easy he was donking on flop like 70% anything...

Also he was reraising my donk reraises quite a lot for instance he donk bets 2$ i reraise 10$ he makes it 20$

Also once in a while he was even folding - like making 2$ i reraise him 4$ and he folds lol

There is no point to raise big on flop since he can make 20$

Also when he bets small on Qx i know he has really marginal hand any pair like 4x 6x 8x

gutshots 5x 7x random 2 overs...

When he bets quite big on river - his line doesnt make sense at all... and he rarely has Qx

Like 90% of the time he holds really marginal hand - so its a good spot to bluff

Thats about it

1 thing to note that I shouldve made 30$ on river instead of 40$ (it would accomplish the same thing)

Sick money in HU if you're good, which you seems to be. Good luck

Yes biggest money is in HU also HU PLO even more profitable - but its like 5x times harder to learn...

The good part at OMAHA guys suck even more then in HU NL

Probably finished the day around 1400$+ thought gonna have 2000$+ but too many suckouts...

this is so impressive and inspirationnal, keep us updated alex

Why is that guy running at a wall?

Just had a sickest match over the long time....

The guy is the sick uber aggro maniac!!!!

3bet me 40% and his 3betting size can be anything from mini 3bet to 3bet to like 40BB

And the baddest part is that in 771 hands i played vs him didnt get AA KK or AK or JJ - got QQ 1 time and lost

was 4betting me 15% when i 3bet him.

Same goes postflop he overbets pretty often might bet like 58$ into 20$ pot on flop might bet 2x pot on river.... or 1.5x pot on river.




The whole match is 771 hands...

Illustration how the guy is playing...


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Hero (BTN/SB): $334.70
BB: $774.65

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 A
Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $72, 1 fold

He was really crazy and right after we played like 50 hands the following hands happen...

I dont think i can find a fold here considering how crazy he was playing...


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Hero (BTN/SB): $241.70
BB: $95.10

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 K
Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $10, Hero calls $6

Flop: ($20.00) K 5 4 (2 players)
BB bets $8.00, Hero calls $8

Turn: ($36.00) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $26.00, Hero calls $26

River: ($88.00) Q (2 players)
BB bets $51.10, Hero calls $51.10



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Hero (BTN/SB): $206.50
BB: $211.95

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 J
Hero raises to $4, BB calls $2

Flop: ($8.00) 8 T T (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6.00, BB calls $6

Turn: ($20.00) 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $14.00, BB raises to $70, Hero raises to $196.50, BB calls $126.50

River: ($413.00) 5 (2 players)




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Hero (BB): $202.00
BTN/SB: $429.80

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with Q Q
BTN/SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $15, BTN/SB raises to $26, Hero raises to $202, BTN/SB calls $176

Flop: ($404.00) 7 3 4 (2 players)

Turn: ($404.00) K (2 players)

River: ($404.00) J (2 players)




This is the badly misplayed hand on my part

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Hero (BB): $284.60
BTN/SB: $882.80

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with 5 4
BTN/SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $15, BTN/SB raises to $32, Hero calls $17

Flop: ($64.00) J 8 A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $62.00, Hero calls $62

Turn: ($188.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $96.00, Hero folds



He was rarely reraising my bets so when he raises here on turn i think he has a flush.. He reraised me 2 times before it like this and both times it was for value... had 2 pair so I think its an easy fold here...


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Hero (BB): $678.75
BTN/SB: $478.80

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with 5 7
BTN/SB raises to $4, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($8.00) 4 5 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $2.00, Hero raises to $16, BTN/SB calls $14

Turn: ($40.00) K (2 players)
Hero bets $30.00, BTN/SB raises to $112, Hero folds



After i tried to bluff him of from marginal hand i gave him note MR unbluffable DNB!!!!! Not sure if he is such or calling station or made a read that I was on a draw

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Hero (BTN/SB): $214.90
BB: $195.95

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN/SB with A 6
Hero raises to $4, BB calls $2

Flop: ($8.00) 4 3 5 (2 players)
BB bets $8.00, Hero raises to $16, BB calls $8

Turn: ($40.00) Q (2 players)
BB bets $2.00, Hero raises to $30, BB calls $28

River: ($100.00) J (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $62.00, BB calls $62





Don't think i can find a fold in this hand by the way he is playing...


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Hero (BTN/SB): $637.80
BB: $468.15

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN/SB with J 9
Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $6, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($12.00) J 4 T (2 players)
BB bets $12.00, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($36.00) 3 (2 players)
BB bets $36.00, Hero calls $36

River: ($108.00) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $60.00, Hero calls $60



Ok now the good part

Here comes the final result of our sick match



Played my B+ the whole time - exept misplayed those 2 hands...

very impressive
any tips for a beginning hu player?

Nice, keep them coming.

Not sure I like the shove on the turn with J7 after he raises you....

Alex, why is the last hand history from FTP and others are from PS ?

Nice comeback anyway !

not sure why but I found this here : http://www.gifbin.com/982275

95% of stuff i learned is rewatching my own hands and taking notes how can I play better those hands in the future...

Once you analyse it consciously next time you will get same or very similar situation you will play better and will not have to think about it - therefore more time for other things

Also HEM + pokerstove are the best tools and thats all you need

You are right FTP hand was a different guy but at the same time when i played this maniac..

I like it very much there are flush draws and a lot of 10x which dont have boat...+76 which obviously calling.

Would it be possible to hear what your stats is ? VPIP / PFR / 3-bet etc ?

Gl with the challenge

Ya, opps I thought you had an OESD.

Ty You are asking the wrong question...

Stats are opponent depended and goes like this:

Button open range 55-100%
3bet range 10-30%

Anybody who is using static strategy is very bad player...and will get owned very hard in HU

Hu is all about adaptations and finding counter strategy to the opponents strategy.

Any way we can see a 200nl graph since you have moved up? Good work sir

no i aint, you are not answering me look at your graph, non showdown at - in HU? and only showdown at + ?

What are you asking I don't understand?

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lol