I'm not a veteran, but it looks like your big losses are coming on the button and in the blinds.

Your VP$IP for the SB is 24%. You're playing the SB almost as much as the button, and even raising from the SB fairly often. You should just fold the SB most of the time unless it's a limped pot or you're first to act, and then you probably want to see a cheap flop, because you're out of position the rest of the hand. Try playing it more like the way you're playing UTG.

Same thing with the BB. It's okay to fold. :)

You may need to tighten up on the button, or be more aggressive. You're playing about 1 in 3 hands on the button, but limping about half the hands you play there. Notice that in the seats where you're winning, your preflop raise percentage is much closer to your VP$IP. You're raising and they're folding. But on the button you seem to be playing pretty loose and passive.

Hope that helps.

-2c

Gotta love the donks.

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $1.27
SB: $0.85
BB: $4.24
UTG: $2.15
UTG+1: $3.86
MP1: $1.08
MP2: $1.98
CO: $1.02

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG calls $0.02, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, MP2 calls $0.02, CO folds, Hero raises to $0.10, SB calls $0.09, BB folds, UTG calls $0.08, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.36) T 6 3 (3 Players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.26, SB raises to $0.75 and is All-In, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.49

Turn: ($1.86) Q (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($1.86) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $1.86 Pot ($0.05 Rake)
Hero showed Q Q (three of a kind, Queens) and LOST (-$0.85 NET)
SB showed 5 4 (a straight, Three to Seven) and WON $1.81 (+$0.96 NET)

Just wanted to comment on this and how I feel on this. Something to remember is that at the NL2/5 tables you are playing much deeper if you are buying in full compared to limits above that where the stacks (100bb deep) and thus implied odds are smaller. I agree some people are nuts and will pay huge ammounts to draw to a straight or flush, but if they feel you will pay them off when they hit and the pot is small enough on the flop they may feel they have the implied odds to call. If I find someone willing to stack off with overpairs or TPTK im more willing to call bigger bets from them to hit my draws than some other players.

2 hands later.....


Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (MP2): $0.30
CO: $1.81
BTN: $4.21
SB: $2.03
BB: $3.74
UTG: $1.06
UTG+1: $2.23
MP1: $1.02

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (MP2)
UTG raises to $0.06, UTG+1 calls $0.06, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $0.30 and is All-In, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.24, UTG+1 folds

Flop: ($0.69) Q 5 A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($0.69) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($0.69) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $0.69 Pot
Hero showed J J (a pair of Jacks) and LOST (-$0.30 NET)
UTG showed 4 4 (three of a kind, Fours) and WON $0.69 (+$0.39 NET)

Beginning to think this is hopeless for me. Grind a few dollars here and there and then I get beats like this over and over. Can't get past the 23$ mark.

Just keep at it and it can get better. On the QQ I would recommend raising more pre to .15 or so, make it more spendy for the blinds to come along, may not have mattered but I like to open for .08 so with limpers tack on some more. As for the second hand with a mini stack even though you have a big hand again since you just lost a big hand 2 hands ago people are going to put you tilting and most players will just push a couple high cards in your spot hoping to double up so getting called by 4s isnt suprising, hes probably figuring hes flipping and for .30 why not.

Losing hands like those sucks but if you are going to keep playing have to try and take em in stride, right now those plays are hurting your bottom line $$ but in the long run those type of players are what builds you BR.

Started with 4$, up to 31$. Gogo all

Interim Goal Reached on 1 week anniversary of starting quest:

I've earned $100.91 playing 2NL

Total balance now is: 188.65 in $ and T$ combined.

I need to get better at poker. My balance is still $120~ up from $0.00, you guys cruised past me. :O

I was just wondering, does stars not give you FPP's in 1c/2c tables? I haven't recieved any since SNG's i believe.

You only earn fpps for being involved in raked pots. Many pots in 2nL escape rake because pot size is so small.

Played 9, cashed in one. BR back down to $41. Some of these ppl run at 75/6. Unbelievably lucky.

this guy has been donking all ****ing day so I see a chance to potentially steal some money from him......sigh


Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG+1: $3.70
UTG+2: $0.33
MP1: $1.17
Hero (MP2): $1.70
CO: $1.12
BTN: $3.81
SB: $1.68
BB: $3
UTG: $0.86

Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (MP2)
UTG calls $0.02, UTG+1 raises to $0.08, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, CO folds, BTN calls $0.30, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.28, UTG+1 calls $0.22

Flop: ($1.23) 7 8 9 (4 Players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1.40 and is All-In, BTN calls $1.40, 2 folds

Turn: ($4.03) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($4.03) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $4.03 Pot ($0.15 Rake)
Hero showed K K (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-$1.70 NET)
BTN showed T Q (a flush, Queen high) and WON $3.88 (+$2.18 NET)

Current balance - $103.55

Only played about 1,300 hands of $2NL then started playing $5PL Omaha8 sitting down with $2 on 6 tables, I left 2 tables with over $15 and was up a couple of buyins on the others, played about 5k hands and the play is very very poor, Im often winning 3/4 the pot, splitting the low and winning the high. People dont seem to mind calling a few dollas with the nut low but only a small pair for high.

I think Im going to switch back to NL though but now play $5NL, might throw in some $1.75 18 man and $1 MTT's now.

Ill update later tonight after my first $5NL session with a few hands, stats and grpahs.

GL all

God I envy you guys, I started with 75$ and I'm still stuck around 85-100 but never more. 4 days now and still not getting there. I hate these levels so much lol.

Anybody go busto yet?

Stuck at $25.22, keep going up a bit close to 30$ and then get one bad beat back down to 23-25$....this is rough.

Welcome to my world, it's so frustrating.

Correction: Bankroll took a $10.00 hit in my first 100 hands on 5nL (playin 10.00 deep)

Turn Boat shove -- say hello to quads.

Well for those of you having trouble in the supermicros- I'll be multitabling 2nL fr for a couple hours later today. if you'd like to rail, and get/give feedback on how/why I play hands a certain way, pm me and we can set it up.

Caveat- you are not allowed to be playin on any of the same tables at time.

Kid goes all in every other hand.....so I limp with AA...gotta love it.


Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: $5.09
UTG: $2.93
Hero (UTG+1): $1.69
MP1: $1.55
MP2: $0.95
CO: $1.04
BTN: $5.08
SB: $1.96

Pre-Flop: A A dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG calls $0.02, Hero calls $0.02, MP1 raises to $1.55 and is All-In, 6 folds, Hero calls $1.53

Flop: ($3.15) 4 T K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($3.15) 6 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($3.15) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $3.15 Pot ($0.15 Rake)
Hero showed A A (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$1.55 NET)
MP1 showed 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes) and WON $3 (+$1.45 NET)

End of day 4 bankroll - $227.71

Thanks Ray Zee, ive been dominating $5PL Omaha 8, buying in for the max $10 and often coming away from tables with $20+. People just really don;t know what there doing sometimes and pay you off big with 2 pair or a straight.

Think Im going to rethink what Im doing now as it will probbaly get tougher at $25NL, I might hit the $10 SNG's for a while as ive had good results from them in the past.

Im reall happy so far I have grew my bankroll by 20 times its starting point in 4 days.

I envy both you and Gina. You make more than I do playing marginal winning/breakeven 25nl, hahah

Just finished another 12 $1.20s, got the BR back up to $43. The suckouts seem to be less terrible as the day wears on. maybe the germans are having dinner.

Take in a downswing last two days now on $65.87 on stars. Gotta hit the $100 to get to 5cNL.

Will report back