Days 11-17
Hours Spent on Poker (look at OP for criteria): 38. I’ll be combining hours played with everything else for now. Keep in mind that this number will likely be much higher in the future. I’m doing the best I can for now.
Summary: I’ll be posting strictly HU hands today. I multi-tabled everything from 6-max cash, tournaments of all sizes, HU, and even PLO in this stretch. The variety is helping.
I’ll mix in a “big pot” or cooler every once in a while, but I’m intentionally trying to avoid those. They’re not interesting of course. Neither are some of these other hands but at least a little less standard-ish.
Don’t remember dynamic/meta for all of these hands. I have notes on everyone I play, but I can’t see them away from the table.
HH 1:
100NL HU. $100 effective.
Hero (BTN)
highlander30 (BB)
I $2.50 with 42ss. Highlander30 calls.
Flop ($5.00): Jc-7s-Js. Check. I bet $3.33. Highlander30 calls.
Turn ($11.66): Jc-7s-Js-3c. Check. I bet $7.77. Highlander30 calls.
River ($27.20): Jc-7s-Js-3c-Ah. Check. I bet $17.63. Highlander30 folds.
HH2:
100NL HU. $94 effective.
Hero (BB)
CaptainSpock (BTN)
This guy views your boy as aggro.
CaptainSpock opens to $2. I $8 with JcJs. CaptainSpock quickly calls. I don’t think he’s trapping ever. Timing tells ftw.
Flop ($18.00): Kh-Jd-6d. I $12. CaptainSpock calls.
Turn ($42.00): Kh-Jd-6d-8s. I $26. CaptainSpock calls.
River ($94.00): Kh-Jd-6d-8s-10s. I put him AI for $47.05. He calls.
HH3:
100NL HU. Anon Table.
Hero (BTN): $100.00
V (BB): $334.02
This guy is probably one of the better players I’ve played with. Frequencies seem really good in every spot. I’ve noticed that I usually pass up this spot in 3-bet pots HU so wanted to include it as a sign of improvement. Small pot, of course.
I raise to $2.50 with AcJs. V $10.50. He has been 3-betting me a ton. I call.
Flop ($21.00): 8c-4d-3d. V checks. I don’t think this guy has enough respect for an unknown on an anon table to protect his checking range here. I $15. V folds.
HH4 :
100NL HU. Anon Table
Hero (BTN): $100
V (BB): $70
I $2.50 with AcAd. V calls.
Flop ($5.00): Ah-9h-Jd. V checks. I $3.33. V calls.
Turn ($11.66): Ah-9h-Jd-Kh. Check. This is a spot I was unsure of in real time. I’m betting mostly all of my flush draws otf and since I’m opening every suited combo pre that’s quite a few combos. I’m also going to have every combo of Q-10 here. Anyways, I $7.77. V calls.
River ($27.20): Ah-9h-Jd-Kh-8c. Check. I $18.13. V folds.
HH5:
100NL HU. $70 effective. Anon Table.
Hero (BTN)
V (BB)
I $2.50 with Ac4h.V calls. This guy was kinda spewy iirc.
Flop ($5.00): Ah-8h-Ad. V leads $5. I call.
Turn ($15.00): Ah-8h-Ad-10s. V continues $15. I call. I don’t have a raising range vs a pot-pot line from the OOP player atm but I’ve been experimenting with some different stuff so that will likely change.
River ($45.00): Ah-8h-Ad-10s-9d. V checks. I put him AI for less than $50. V folds.
Balance aside, I was wondering if I should be raising flop/turn vs this player type (spewy rec).
R2P's Beginner HU Strat: I only started studying this sheeyit on the side seriously this month- so forgive how terrible it is. Just wanted to poast it as everyone has a different strat and it gives insight into some of the lines I'm taking.
Preflop, atm, my default HU strat is 2.5x with 80% of hands otb. As the match continues or I gather more info. On V’s tendencies, I’ll adjust that frequency to reflect this- but not the sizing as V can then begin to counter-exploit more effectively. I.e. I’ll open up to 100% vs. some V’s if they are too tight or give me a plethora of opportunities to bluff with low SDV postflop, and as little as 60% if they’re 3-betting me aggressively etc.
I currently check back 50-60% of hands I’m opening pre otf and bet ⅔ with the rest. I have ranges for all situations on the BTN. These include Bet-Bet-Bet, Bet-Bet-Check, Bet-Check-Check, Check-Check-Check, Check-Bet-Check, and Check-Check-Bet. I also am trying to familiarize myself further versus leads on every streets and probes as well (when flop goes check/check and BB leads turn, for example) . I’d like to re-emphasize that I've only been diving into this stuff for a couple weeks so I'm definitely still misapplying a lot of what I’ve studied.
I'm hoping that in a few months I can become a 200nl HU aplhareg (on bros)
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Last edited by RoadtoPro; 07-24-2020 at 03:29 AM.