I have been playing poker for years, after crushing at a home game a couple years in a row I decided to try to play online. After losing a lot online for years and then transitioning live and, though I was likely a winning player strategy wise, I let tilt and C-Game and poor bankroll management ruin me over and over.
Well, something clicked recently, I've shed a handful of hands of my preflop open and call ranges and I've become a lot more ABC at the microstakes and it's definitely paying off.
April '20 Graph:
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Additionally, I've been streaming as well which I find fun, really just as another hobby tinkering with streaming software. I do this with less tables, only 4, but off stream ill play 8 at a time.
Adding more tables keeps me from overthinking spots, which I like, especially at the microstakes where goofy two pair combos regularly stack my overpairs. It's a lot easier for me to fold to aggression when I have 7 other tables flashing in front of me. One thing I'd definitely like to go through at one point is an A-Game course around mental poker. Like many I can get frustrated and fixate on some rec who is stacking me with any two. Being patient and waiting for a spot is always the best course
Sample of this below:
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PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: $1.51
BTN: $1.86
SB: $1.30 BB: $4.24 Hero (UTG): $5.16
SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02 Pre Flop:(pot: $0.03)Hero has K K Hero raises to $0.10, fold, BTN calls $0.10, fold, BB calls $0.08 Flop:($0.31, 3 players) 8 9 K BB bets $0.02, Hero raises to $0.36, fold, BB calls $0.34 Turn:($1.03, 2 players) 8 BB checks, Hero bets $0.80, BB calls $0.80 River:($2.63, 2 players) J BB checks, Hero bets $3.90 and is all-in, BB calls $2.98 and is all-in Hero wins $8.29
but alas, there are still spots i find myself confused in..
Whether its bluffing a spot against a villain who will never fold top pair no matter how bad the board:
Last night I took a shot at 10nl and definitely wasn't playing my A-Game after losing some annoying pots. Managed to win a 3-way all in with the overcard suited connector GSSFD vs top pair and bottom set which wasn't the greatest spot, since the TP hand was short, but im never folding. Also ran KK into AA which is whatever.
Here are the major losses from last night, would appreciate some feedback on these spots . I've included their stats next to their stack sizes for reference.
CO raises to $0.30, fold, Hero raises to $1.00, fold, CO raises to $2.60, Hero calls $1.60
Flop:($5.30, 2 players) 8 J 5 Hero checks, CO bets $5.04, Hero raises to $10.19 and is all-in, CO calls $5.15
Turn:($25.68, 2 players) A
River:($25.68, 2 players) 5
Hero shows T T (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)
(Pre 19%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%) CO shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
(Pre 81%, Flop 88%, Turn 95%) CO wins $24.68