Do you always 3bet suited connectors from the sb even while playing short stacked ?
Seems weird to me, but I have no idea about short stack gameplay.

I'm not 100% sure about those hands either, but people seem to put me on Ax/Kx/Qx very often when I 3bet. If the flop comes something like 973o, they will often just shove over my cbet with any pocket pair or as a bluff. This is why 3betting hands like 98s feels profitable. Might not be as profitable if the rec is cold calling KQo from the BB, though.

No one has much of an idea about SS strategies. That's the point

Nice thread, GL! On what sites are you playing, if you don't mind me asking?

3b w 98s that short seems pretty meh imo, the "absolute value" of hands becomes a lot more important than the "playability" (being highly connected/suited) as effective stack sizes (and spr) decrease. Like not a huge mistake or anything, but I think there's a good chance it's -EV

Don't really have that much of an issue with post, seems pretty alright, but I think river could easily be -EV (but prob close to 0 either way), though certainly correct in theory

Yeah, I'm not 100% sure about these hands. That's why I post them.

The insta shove on the river seemed bluffy to me, as I'd expect him to bet the flop or raise the turn with most of his Jx+ hands and he surely isn't insta shoving Tx for value. I also think that most people always check back AQ/KQ on the flop (they don't want to get check jammed on by ~AK) and then they overbluff them on the river.

I've been playing on multiple different sites during this challenge. Some of them were Party Poker, WPN, ipoker and GG Poker. I don't want to reveal where I'm playing right now though, as I don't want to invite more regs into the pool. Money can be made anywhere.

98s is a bad sc to 3bet because on a QJT board you're dead against AK (and K9 ofc), solvers also hate this hand

Yeah definitely same with KK, because on 987 vs JT you're dead also, and even dead against 99/88/77 and 65s, so even worse hand than 98s.



Lower sc are weaker OOP in a spot like this because it is much better to me more linear in your range. A hand like 98s/87s at 100bb effective don't have as much equity against a calling range because hands like T9/J9/Q9/K9/A9 suited combos along with all AX suited and most KX suited etc. are all calls for ip making your hand easily dominated. This holds true in pretty much all spots in 3bp/4bp, you will see a strong preferential to fold middling suited connectors as the caller or 3bettor because they rarely have much equity against a continuuing range and also don't often make the nuts. However, lower suited connectors are played a bit more due to the range asymmetry of those compared to the more midding sc--- so hands like 65s/54s are generally speaking better in most spots.

That being said, I imagine being lower stacked people are not 4bing Zkesic enough here or jamming flops as often as they should be so all of his 3b range likely over-realizes quite a bit more than they should. 98s at 100bb eff and vs GTO bot is like ~0ev, maybe it would be >0ev in this spot due to these assumptions.

what is current legal status of poker in your country?
do you pay taxes?
do you invest?
when you write X bankroll you mean money that is available for you to play or just cash sitting in your bank account/ mattress/ investments?

I don't think that people call 3bets with AK and K9 very often

This is actually a good reason why 3betting 98s is better than cold calling it, I'd say. By 3betting we get rid of many hands that dominate us.


98s might actually be a bad hand for calling 3bets/4bets in some 100bb spots because of what he said, though. There is some logic in it.

Also, most regs actually 4bet me 20-25% BTNvSB So I usually 3bet very polarized vs them (with Ax/Kx blockers as bluffs).
Poker is "semi-legal" in Slovenia. We can only play on some sites.

We don't have to pay taxes on poker winnings. The poker sites pay tax on rake (that's why a lot of them don't allow Slovenian players).

"Bankroll" is the money that I've made playing poker since the start of the challenge. I have around 50% of it invested in index funds and the other 50% in cash, bank, skrill or on poker sites. I also have some other sources of income, so my actual net worth is never under my "bankroll".

Yeah, I understand, just how it was stated was not great. Also, in the situation where you are gettin 4b btn vs sb 20+% in those situations I'd imagine 98s is -ev in this situation

September 2021:





Bankroll is at 38.9k

I've been testing some new strategies this month, but don't think they worked out too well.

I also ran 200+ different preflop sims to figure out how to optimally adjust my strategy at different stack depths and vs opponents with uneven stacks and different tendencies.

Here are my solved 6-max win rates by position, if anyone is interested:


Goals for the next month:
- Start playing 50nl regularly
- Reach 40k profit overall

Why so conservative BRM?

He doesn't keep bankroll on site.

Glad you are going in that particular direction with your sims. I have found the effects on ev and the recommended play vastly differ when you differentiate. Adds tp your tool box of when to deviate.

Sick thread, it hurts me to see how much work you put into your game and play micros. Honestly, I think you would really do well at mid-stakes. However, I understand everyone's situation is different and I don't know all the info. GL on your journey to 100k profit!

Can someone explain to me how not keeping your roll on the site is the reason for playing 20nl with a 32k bankroll?

I think "bankroll" is just a way to keep track of the profit, it would be his BR if he never cashed out, I assume OP needs part of that money to cover monthly expenses and so. Or he deposited that money on an investing portfolio.

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I've discussed this topic before in the thread. Basically: "Just because I have 40k, doesn't mean I'm willing to lose 40k". I've also been going for the world record, as the title implies.

Most of my money is invested one way or another and I've been making enough at 20nl to be happy. I do intend, however, to start moving up now. I'll start taking 50nl shots tomorrow.

October 2021:



Bankroll is at 40.4k

Achieved both goals without major problems.

There seems to be a lot of nits at 50nl, which are pretty easy to beat. I was only able to play ~750 hands/hr this month, but my WR has been a bit higher because of it.

I might start taking some 100nl shots next month.

November 2021:



Bankroll is at 41.1k

I took some shots at 100nl, but didn't run very well. Will try again next month.

At least I'm getting a nice boost soon:



Some hands:

I intend to play 40k+ hands in December.

Very interesting that you are playing so many hands! Would not expect it, great job

Imagine accidentally clicking "Decline"

The buttons also appear few seconds before the text does, so one might click decline thinking it's just one of their adds. I really hate this.

Thanks

My record month was 160k+ hands, though. So I can't say that I'm too happy with the last few months when it comes to volume.

What site this is?

Isn't it 18k quite low volume given your pace?

GL at NL100

I've been playing on the ipoker cash tables for the past few months to take advantage of this bonus. Not the softest site, but the RB can be nice.

I've only been able to play 800-900 hands/hr so far, but 40k+/month still shouldn't be a problem, so that's the goal for December.

Thanks

December 2021:



Bankroll is at 42.6k

Played a mix of 50nl and 100nl. The games were quite reg heavy and I ended up having the biggest downswing of the challenge so far - almost $800. I feel quite confident in my play, though, and will make a more thorough review of my strategy in the next days.

Hands:

Happy new year to everyone!

Wow nice graph. GL on the grind.