I'm in FL as well, i deff think the time of year can hurt, especially down that way with so many tourists.

OMCs limp-folding every hand is an awesome game actually. Just raise anything that's not disconnected garbage from steal position and print money.

Yeah it can luckily won't be long until it picks up down here.




They limp fold 5%-10% of hands not every hand. There's a ton of chops.
Think what you want but there's more money to be made at my loose passive tables than the tight passive tables here.



Zy

So steal blinds.

I mean I get that it's not an ideal situation, but you can absolutely run over a table of level 1 old nits. It's not that hard.

I understand the strategic adjustments I never said they were unbeatable just not worth the 1/2 hr drive. :thumbup:

I'll be posting some 2/5 hands later this week be sure to check them out


Zy

OK here is a hand I played..

hero is sitting on ~375
(I buyin for 500 but I'm experimentally playing 2/5 so I don't top up, I'd probably leave at ~50BB's if I lose too much I don't want to play super short)
Internet kid is UTG. He is the typical anti-social arrogant player. (probably older than me, makes me look good lol.)
Guy on SB is a recreational MAWG mid 40's seems to have an understanding of the game.

Hero is in BB with AK

Internet Kid raises to 15 folds to MAWG, MAWG re pops to 50

I was thinking of what to do when I see the internet kid is cutting out chips for a call (he's distracted by ipad game, not even looking at me so I doubt it was a ploy)

I flatted, internet kid flats

FLOP K97

MAWG checks to me. At this point I think he has anything from TT-QQ I doubt he would check any premiums here except for maybe a top set?

I realize this is a decent flop for a bluff/semi bluff from the internet kid. So I opted to check shove.
I checked internet kid bets 125 MAWG quickly mucks I come over the top with the rest of my 225 and he snaps.


LMK what you guys think.



Zy

wp

Ty for checking it out Aleksei.

New hand at 2/5 for review.

I've only been at the table about 10 minutes. One player In this hand is a MAWG. He normally plays 1/2, he tends to overvalue one pair hands and is overall aggressive. He is sitting on 500 and just bought into the table.
The other primary player in this hand is a middle aged Asian guy, I have never played him before but he was sitting on about 250.

Hero is UTG with AA (First pocket aces at 2/5 yaaay)

Hero opens to 15 (pretty standard sizing for me, also I just folded to a 3 bet earlier so I want to get 3b obv.)

MAWG calls in CO, asian guy is OTB and calls 15, bb also calls 15.

FLOP: A37

obviously this flop is amazing. I opt to check call, perhaps I should check/raise but it seems so dry. Thoughts on this?

BB checks, I check, MAWG checks, Asian guy bets 45 I call MAWG calls.

Turn: 6

OK so a straight gets there, there is a flush draw, I probably should have check jammed here but this is where it gets weird.

I check, MAWG checks, Asian guy goes all in for ~145

I don't want to scare off MAWG so I tank call, MAWG re-raises to put me all in and I call thinking that he could be doing this with two pair or maybe a big flush+ pair.

What do you guys think about this hand? Should I have check/raised flop? Should I have shoved when the asian guy went all in for 145?

I like my equity in this spot but I think that I should have been more aggressive on some streets.

I really need to focus on playing premium value hands better so I think this is a perfect hand to be critiqued.


Ty


Zy

The standard raise at 2/5 is 20 or 25, 15 gets called too wide. Which is okay when you have QQ+ because you will win the majority of the time at showdown anyway, but with weaker hands like JJ or AQ or KQ, you need to iso the action. If you can't isolate, then raising is probably not the most +EV line.

On the flop, checking is fine -- you have a guy that you've specifically read as aggro with 1-pair hands, and an unknown Asian behind. Once Asian guy bets, I think you needed to raise small (maybe even just click it back), because I don't think MAWG is going to fold any hand to a really small raise that he would overcall with.

Same on the turn. When you call the flop, you can rejam the turn and anything that would overcall a jam and a call would call a jam and a rejam. As played, this is an easy snap call with top set, I think.

This shouldn't be your standard line with top set. Top set sucks because combinatorically people will have far fewer combos of TP than they would if you have middle set, but most people will usually just check it back with TP or less, and fold air, so by checking all you're doing is missing a bet vs hands that would give you action if you bet yourself. So just play it straightforward and bet.

Hey thanks for your thoughts on this hand.

Will be posting some more later this week.


Zy

I took a night off tonight.
Will play again tomorrow or Wed depending on how busy rooms are.
Still running over EV at 2/5


Zy

Hey 2+2ers something happened today and yesterday that combined cost me ~250$ at 2/5.

A half buyin between two days is a large mistake considering I'm shot taking. What happened in both situations is I was involved in medium sized pots with decent equity. But had to call to see the winning hand on the river in both pots.

This is my tilt. I don't go crazy aggressive with light 3 bets or make suicide all in bluffs when tilting.

Worse I tilt in a loose passive form of making mistakes on critical streets.

I'm not going to beat myself up about it but if anyone can relate and offer constructive criticism it would be helpful. This would transform me from a winner to possibly a semi-crusher.

Ty!

Will play tmw and update after paying this weekend.


Zy

sup

Lol just sipping absolut martinis

I sent that first message by mistake and added a bunch.


Zy

That u on WPN sitting in the 25NL heads up?

Also, do you ever play in pompano at the Isle? I play there and coconut creek.

No I don't play on WPN and I'm bad at headsup lol.

I play at pompano and also at palm beach kennel club. I haven't played at coconut creek in a while (I think pompano has better game selection than CC tbh.)

But I haven't played there in a while so my opinion may be irrelevant.



Zy

Agreed, pompano has a way better selection and is nicer. Do you play much 1/2 live at Pompano still? Or are you playing 2/5 exclusively now?

Well if I keep making bone headed river calls I'll be back at 1/2.
I'm staying at 2/5 until I'm down at 2/5.

Even if I have to move back down I'm enjoying the experience.


Zy

I relate to stationing off the river. I think the best way to stop yourself doing that is to remember that people don't bluff enough at that level and you can always get their money later.

The only time I have ever lost big at 1/2 was this exact situation. I have a good hand, but 1/2 players almost never river shove bluff. It is always the nuts or close to it. Two pair is never good here. I now just simply fold rivers to any shove from someone who I am positive only does that with monsters. I then regret strongly playing a big speculative hand when I know there is money waiting as long as I am patient.

Yeah you're right about that most players err on the side of not bluffing enough. Injecting this logic while I'm playing should help me slow down.


Zy

Good luck!

Thank you very much


Tonight I played very disciplined for 4 solid hours barely up by 100.
Then I jammed pocket kings into two players preflop. They had AA and AA.

I've played this game for quite a while I've never felt so slapped in the face by the deck. I maintained my composure at the table.

However the games will always be there I'm waiting for at least a week.

I'll study towards the end but for now I am so done with poker.



Zy

Hope you're not thinking about starting to bluff more. Should still be like 90% value at 1/2.

I think you're taking my statement out of context I was talking about adjustments to my calling range at 2/5.
Nothing about my bluffing frequency at 1/2.


Zy