August Beginners Bankroll Thread

[raikkonen3]

July Thread:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32...hread-1217071/

July Goals:

[ ] Platinum Star
[x] Have a secure BR for NL25
[x] Stay at NL25
[x] At least 50K hands
[x] Continue analysing hands

Graph for July:



Didn't expect to ever be at NL50 for the month so exceeded my goals, unfortunately I didn't get quite enough volume for Platinum star but I'm confident I will this time around.

August Goals:

[ ] Platinum Star
[ ] 75,000 Hands
[ ] Stay at NL50
[ ] Win at 2bb/100 at NL50
[ ] Whore deucescracked (trial)
[ ] BR: $3,000
[ ] Read theory threads around 2+2 to improve my game

[LTU Westham]

For August I am planning to switch to Redkings, start playing NL4, brake even and hopefully collect 1000 points (one third of the deposit bonus that is available for 90 days).

[DasCoupe]

Trying to get my last bit of BR to start august with, 17 minutes remaining, LOL

[Studebaker Hawk]

lol 3rd hand of the month I get QQ and raise up but am 3bet by a 50/3 fish in LP.
Call as I know his range is wide, no high cards so call all the way down and he has KK :/
He gets me in by the river, feel like a fish but then I watch as he 3 barrels against other opponents with Q5o on a board with overcards and no draws as he valuetowns himself with bluffs.

Played the rest of the session ok, but ended up 1/2BI down, not a good start.
Goals: play more, build bank roll and post my stats to stats thread now I have over 10k, clear my Will Hill bonus.

[DasCoupe]

Damnit! Played five minutes too long! KK into QQ and he binked a Q on the flop... Don't ya hate ending a good $$$ day with two bad beats that make you a slight loss for the day? Feels like all that work for nothing

Starting August on a downswing

August Starting BR: $61.29

-edit-

Just realized I complained about breaking even in one day, not realizing I've broken even over 20k hands before, LOL

[khangura175]

First 200bb pot of the month:

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) ZOOM - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

BTN: $53.14
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $54.88
UTG: $26.97
MP: $51.99
CO: $19.70

Hero posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero has K K

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.50, BB calls $1.00

Flop: ($3.00, 2 players) 8 K 6
Hero checks, BB bets $2.14, Hero calls $2.14

Turn: ($7.28, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BB bets $5.21, Hero raises to $15.28, BB calls $10.07

River: ($37.84, 2 players) 5
Hero bets $31.08 and is all-in, BB calls $31.08

Hero shows K K (Full House, Kings full of Eights) (Pre 80%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
BB shows 6 6 (Full House, Sixes full of Eights) (Pre 20%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
Hero wins $97.50


I dont mind.

[laberrababer]

i am going to donk a little in plo 2 to get a feel for the game. if i am profitable (meaning beating the rake) i shall move on.
i am going to buyin min and try to run it up.
br $143

[TheDefiniteArticle]

Goals for July:


[ish] Tighten up UTG (stop playing AJo, ATs, KQ, 22-77 in FR, no matter how pretty they are) - still play KQ and 55-77 UTG.
[X] 4000 hands
[X] Work more on stealing in MW limped pots
[X] Get some money on Stars to learn PLO (actually Everest but I'm counting it)
[X] Think about value lines other than bet/bet/bet (as my cbet % is high, bet flop, c/r turn is very effective. Also b/c/b is good when I have a hand that doesn't merit three streets of value - TPGK against decent players)
[X] Work on double barrelling spots, rather than just doing so because I 'think he's weak' - the 3c is not a good double barrelling card! - I've actually profited DBing with air for the first time this month


August goals:

NLHE:

[ ] 8k hands of 4NL 6max
[ ] Finish off 'Analytical NLHE' and apply relevant concepts to microstakes games
[ ] Bother with table selection - although my sample at this limit isn't big enough at the moment
[ ] Work on squeeze spots

PLO:

[ ] Don't lose Everest roll being a PLO fish
[ ] 2k hands of PLO2
[ ] Be more selective about starting hands
[ ] Finish off 'The Big Play Strategy' and read Tri Nguyen's PLO book
[ ] Stop playing pot/pot/pot whenever I flop a good hand without considering that it might not be good by the river.

[1052gsxr]

Goals for Aug

[ ] Keep silver star.

[ ] Have a better month than July.

[ ] Study more.

GL everyone.

[KingKongGrinder]

Originally Posted by Studebaker Hawk

lol 3rd hand of the month I get QQ and raise up but am 3bet by a 50/3 fish in LP.
Call as I know his range is wide, no high cards so call all the way down and he has KK :/

Why would you think his range is wide? If anything, his range is very narrow here and KK/AA is exactly what I would expect. the 3 in the 50/3 gives this away.

[Studebaker Hawk]

Yes I realised that after posting and should have done at the time.
So, basically it's either a fold or call and set mine (assuming stacks) and c/f if we miss here?

[Frostyice]

Originally Posted by KingKongGrinder

Why would you think his range is wide? If anything, his range is very narrow here and KK/AA is exactly what I would expect. the 3 in the 50/3 gives this away.

Actually the 3 has almost nothing to do with his 3bet range doesn't it ?

I'd check his 3bet, but seeing as his PFR is low it's probably <1% so only AA/KK

And I guess since you open 3x and he probably makes it 9x or 10x you need to call 6-7bb to win his 90 so it's a close setmine, but I'm pretty sure you get his stack every time you hit so it's kind of close but +EV to setmine the flop but give up once you miss

[KingKongGrinder]

Originally Posted by Studebaker Hawk

Yes I realised that after posting and should have done at the time.
So, basically it's either a fold or call and set mine (assuming stacks) and c/f if we miss here?

I need more info. like stack sizes, positions. But, against someone that 3 bets such a small %, I would rather set mine here. He's probably going to ram his whole stack in with his AA/KK, so it's almost a sure bet your playing for stacks if you hit your set.

[KingKongGrinder]

Originally Posted by Frostyice

Actually the 3 has almost nothing to do with his 3bet range doesn't it ?

What can his 3bet% be if his PFR is only 3%?

[Frostyice]

Originally Posted by KingKongGrinder

What can his 3bet% be if his PFR is only 3%?

anything from 0 to 3%

So it doesn't tell us anything to look at the PFR other than he's betting 3% of his hands in our sample