Back to poker after many years away. Started a blog here a couple a months ago when i was just back playing poker, and started out with 6 max since i understood thats where most people play nowdays.

But kind of quickly i realised that i´m still a better fullring player so after about 30 000 hands and just slightly winning i decided to go back to fullring NL. I´m to big of a nit to be a good 6 max player, i think. But i will get there, someday.

So thats where i am now, want to build my bankroll from $20 playing fullring NL Holdem and hope to have climbed at least a couple of stakes before 2022 has ended. Not going to put that much of resultorientented goals but just trying to improve my game and get better, and sure it will show in my results.

I have always been pretty conservative with my bankroll and back in the days when i was playing more, it made me not climb high enough. So i will go with a more agressive bankroll plan this time. I might reevaluate later when i have climbed up a bit.

I also need to get better at analysing my opponents and use the pokertracker stats that i get on my opponents, so i will start out just with 1-tabling so i keep focus on every decision and learn the game in a proper way again.

Bankroll: $20

First goal: Get to $50 1-tabling $2NL Fullring so i can move up to $5NL Fullring. I will record everything with Pokertracker and post here daily with stats, graphs and hands for analysis.

Wish me luck =)

Gl u got this

Uploading some hands while playing

First hand, 3betting CO from BU. Villain runs 25/6 for 84 hands, openraises 17% from CO so i think its kinda standard 3bet here by me. Villain folds 0% to 3bets so far.

Flop is terrible with 3clubs and against 2 villains here i think its best to just give up direct? I sometimes get a bit frustrated by the small turn bets from many players when i check flops , but feel it most be the right play here.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 169 BB
UTG: 301.5 BB
CO: 69.5 BB
Hero (BTN): 132 BB
SB: 97 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A T

fold, CO raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 8.5 BB, fold, BB calls 7.5 BB, CO calls 4.5 BB

Flop: (26 BB, 3 players) 7 5 Q
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: (26 BB, 3 players) 8
BB checks, CO bets 6 BB, fold, BB calls 6 BB

River: (38 BB, 2 players) J
BB checks, CO bets 8 BB, fold

CO wins 36.5 BB


Anothers 3bet spot from button against HJ raiser and CO caller. The HJ raises opens 33% from HJ so i am ahead of his range here most of the time here and in a very small sample size he´s folding 0% vs 3bets.

Good flop with TPGK and flushdraw, is my flop sizing OK here or should i go bigger/smaller?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 154.5 BB
UTG+1: 105 BB
MP: 297 BB
CO: 93 BB
Hero (BTN): 117.5 BB
SB: 100.5 BB
BB: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K Q

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 6 BB, CO calls 6 BB

Flop: (28.5 BB, 3 players) 7 3 K
MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets 7 BB, fold, fold

Hero wins 27.5 BB

First session done, +$0.71 in 374 hands. Not much action this session, this was the biggest hand.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 100.5 BB
UTG+1: 107.5 BB
MP: 38.5 BB
CO: 116 BB
Hero (BTN): 110 BB
SB: 65 BB
BB: 103 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 7

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, CO calls 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB, SB calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (5 BB, 5 players) 6 7 6
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets 4 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 4 BB, CO calls 4 BB

Turn: (17 BB, 3 players) A
MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets 12.5 BB, MP calls 12.5 BB, fold

River: (42 BB, 2 players) J
MP bets 21 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 21 BB

MP shows 8 A (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 46%, Flop 1%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows 7 7 (Full House, Sevens full of Sixes)
(Pre 54%, Flop 99%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 81 BB

And the PT graph of the session, think its ok to have a negative redline at 2NL but i see posters that have positive redlines even at 2NL and as well positive blue lines, but i never seem to manage that. I know i bluff to little, and when i do i always seem to get called =)



Bankroll: $20.71

AsTs hand: x/f flop. You have to play way more careful multiway, as the combined range strength you´re fighting is stronger. Monotone flops you don´t want to mess around too much (HU when IP, exploitatively, range cbetting monotone works well imo).

KhQh: 3bet squeeze bigger. Flop 1/3 is fine imo.


About redline, worry if your long term lossrate is worse than -10 bb/100. At 2 and 5nl it won´t matter (that) much, but higher it will be the difference at 10nl++

Pool in general is passive, 2nl has the biggest concentration of really bad fish, so you might start checking how is your thin value betting game. This will both help your redline (aggressive lines in general help it), and overall winrate. And as a bonus, you´ll become better with time on ranging people.

Some redline has to do with bluffing obv, but it´s not the only reason. Smart aggressiveness is the key. Start with baby steps tho, like the thin vbet game, is my advice


GL buddy, def subscribing, goos to see another fullringer here.

Whats your advice on 3bet squeeze sizing, in this spot to like 13BB instead of 9?

Yeah i think i need to develope my thin value betting game, seems like i lose a bit of value especially in spots when i am i position and bet two streets with TP medium/bad kicker and check it back on the river instead of betting it a third time. Maybe keep on betting small even on river in "marginal" spots. Have to read up on this a bit.

A quick session before work, and i ran pretty bad. 81 hands played and -$0.81 for the session.



The biggest pots (losing and winning)

This pot i think i play it well but its just a setup. The thing i get most irritated about, is that it shows negative ev in PT when he actually have 1 out before the river.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 29.5 BB
MP+1: 98.5 BB
MP+2: 90 BB
Hero (CO): 103.5 BB
BTN: 101 BB
SB: 39 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 109 BB
UTG+1: 86.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A A

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 7 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 4.5 BB

Flop: (15.5 BB, 2 players) J 2 A
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 4 BB, UTG+1 calls 4 BB

Turn: (23.5 BB, 2 players) 7
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 17 BB, UTG+1 calls 17 BB

River: (57.5 BB, 2 players) J
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 75.5 BB and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 58.5 BB and is all-in

Hero shows A A (Full House, Aces full of Jacks)
(Pre 81%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
UTG+1 shows J J (Four of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 19%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
UTG+1 wins 168.5 BB


The second one is against a maniac fish that have called down three streets of potbets with just two overs against another player. Against a more solid player i think this is a river fold, but when i had these reads on him i think its fine to call his river checkraise but most of the time i think villains will shove up with the nuts here. But this player is a 44/34 never fold player.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 125.5 BB
UTG+1: 115 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
MP+1: 179.5 BB
CO: 38.5 BB
BTN: 100.5 BB
SB: 71.5 BB
BB: 136 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 A

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 2 players) 9 3 9
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (8 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 5.5 BB, SB calls 5.5 BB

River: (19 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 6 BB, SB raises to 62.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 56.5 BB

SB shows K T (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 41%, Flop 24%, Turn 14%)
Hero shows 4 A (Straight, Five High)
(Pre 59%, Flop 76%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 139 BB

Results so far - 455 hands played and -0.10

Bankroll: $19.90 (-$0.10)

4x minimum would be my bare minimum sizing for squeezing there, prob adding a bit more if I have reads CO is a whale.

Been playing two sessions since the last update. Yesterday evening fullring @ Pokerstars, 173 hands and lost $1.16

Not really any big pots during the whole session. These two was the biggest winning and losing hand during the session.

First one, JJ i think its a standard 3bet from a BU raise. Villain is a 17/12 with a 60% raise first in from button. But the big sizing here makes me think he has kinda big hand. Not that much of sample on villain so i cant be sure. Maybe its just better to flat here when he size it up, cause i think my 3bet here gets kinda small.

My 3bet sizing is 25%, to small or should i check call instead. I have overpair with a gutshot and he reraise my cbet here. Kinda confused cause hes big pre sizing and feel i kinda messed it up all the way. I fold, must be a leak right? Maybe call and evaluate the turn but i feel they always bet turn if i just call.

Or do you guys ever shove here vs a kinda tight player.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+2: 55 BB
CO: 7 BB
BTN: 142 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 191.5 BB
UTG: 112 BB
UTG+1: 113.5 BB
MP: 126.5 BB
MP+1: 97.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, BTN calls 5 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) T 7 8
Hero bets 4.5 BB, BTN raises to 9 BB, fold

BTN wins 27 BB

Second hand, my largest winning hand this session. Openlimper is a 47/3 player and i limp behind with AJ. Recently started to have an overlimping range but maybe AJ is to strong of a hand to limp behind. Anyway IP on the flop with TPGK, checks around and i bet 1/3. Turns two pair facing a donk, if i raise i will never get called by worse i guess so i think its kinda standard to flat his donkbet. River completes a flush and villain checks, earlier i might have checked this one down but here i go with 1/3 pot bet. Should be good cause might be a kinda easy fold if he reraises me here on river.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 116 BB
MP+1: 82 BB
CO: 165.5 BB
Hero (BTN): 104 BB
SB: 99 BB
BB: 69 BB
UTG: 127 BB
UTG+1: 49.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A J

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, BB checks

Flop: (3.5 BB, 3 players) 9 A K
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 1.5 BB, BB calls 1.5 BB, fold

Turn: (6.5 BB, 2 players) J
BB bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

River: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero bets 5.5 BB, BB calls 5.5 BB

Hero shows A J (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 68%, Flop 82%, Turn 95%)
BB mucks 9 4 (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 32%, Flop 18%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 26.5 BB

This morning i planned to play a session on Pokerstars, continuing with fullring but could connect to the client due some problems pokerstars were having with swedish gambling system. So played a session on Ipoker, the dont have fullring so played 6max.

Went kinda good, 244 hands and +$1.12

iPoker - €0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 91.5 BB
CO: 101.5 BB
Hero (BTN): 106 BB
SB: 40 BB
BB: 88 BB
UTG: 332 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 9

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6.5 BB

Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 9 3 J
BB checks, Hero bets 13.5 BB, BB raises to 29.5 BB, Hero raises to 97 BB, BB calls 49.5 BB

Turn: (176.5 BB, 2 players) T

River: (176.5 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows 9 9 (Full House, Nines full of Jacks)
(Pre 19%, Flop 89%, Turn 86%)
BB shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Pre 81%, Flop 11%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 165 BB

Think its the same here, i get to weak facing raises always believing they have the nuts =) Can you please give me some standard lines here, facing raise when you have top pair. Different approaches on different boards?

iPoker - €0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 105.5 BB
BB: 139 BB
UTG: 100 BB
CO: 284 BB
BTN: 96 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T T

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 6 7 2
Hero bets 4.5 BB, BB raises to 14.5 BB, fold

BB wins 14 BB

Total hands played is 872 so far and the bankroll now stands at $19.86

Not a super start but soon the heater comes =)

Ideally, we'd like to have statistics on our opponent's flop raises.
An opponent with a flop raise of 8% or less has very few bluffs, while an opponent with a raise of 15% or more has them.

On average, the field has a raise in BB vs SB spot of 11% with the following distribution:


So I would continue with overpairs on almost all boards except for very draw textures against tight opponents.

thanks @ slyless

I will change my weak plays in Blinds vs Blinds situation from now on =)

A short evening session @ Pokerstars, fullring again and i will stick to it as long Pokerstars isnt down due to some reasons.

130 hands +$1.90 so back in green total.

This was my biggest winning hand this session. I think im having a too tight 3betting range, so started exanded it a bit with some SC´s Ax´s hands and got the best of it in this hand.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 233 BB
MP+2: 66 BB
CO: 100 BB
BTN: 36 BB
SB: 101 BB
BB: 119.5 BB
UTG: 103 BB
UTG+1: 198 BB
Hero (MP): 112 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 A

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, UTG+1 calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 12.5 BB, MP+1 calls 12.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (31.5 BB, 2 players) 5 3 J
Hero bets 7.5 BB, MP+1 raises to 220.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 92 BB and is all-in

Turn: (230.5 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (230.5 BB, 2 players) 2

MP+1 cashed out 97.5 BB for a fee of 1 BB

Hero shows 4 A (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 56%, Turn 41%)
MP+1 shows K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 67%, Flop 44%, Turn 59%)
Hero wins 222.5 BB

This was also an Axs 3betting hand, where villain donks flop on a paired board. Just fold here and get on to the next hand?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 76.5 BB
BB: 73 BB
UTG: 76.5 BB
UTG+1: 89 BB
MP: 103 BB
CO: 251 BB
Hero (BTN): 214 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 A

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, MP calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 14.5 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 11.5 BB, fold

Flop: (33.5 BB, 2 players) Q Q 9
UTG bets 16.5 BB, fold

UTG wins 32.5 BB

Bankroll Update:

Hands: 1002
Results: +$1.76 (8,78bb/100)
Bankroll: $21.76

Now i wont be playing before saturday because im away three days for work. But might be good with some shorter breaks sometimes.

Ten days since the last update, was away with my job a couple of days and after that i´ve been playing a bit. Actually more 6max than i planned to do but the fullring play didnt go that good so changed things up a bit. But the 6max play so far has been kinda great. I think my pre ranges are kinda fine, but need to do some study on postflop play.


Is it possible in some way to put two nicknames on two different clients together in Pokertracker so i can get 1 graph combined on Pokerstars and Ipoker?

Since the beginning of this challenge/blog i am +$10.54 and my bankroll stands at $30.54. Been playing 3806 hands so my winrate so far is 13,84bb/100.

I am actually down at fullring and the reason i went to 6 max was to test some things out and improve my redline and so far it has went great, but feel i spew a bit. But maybe that feeling is maybe just me not used to fight for every pot i have invested money in. I feel i have been giving up to much before when not hitting flops.

But im not sure what im doing at the moment so need to study a lot and test things out. Is there some nice and updated articles on this i should read or just play around in GTO Wizard?

The graphs/stats so far.

Pokerstars Fullring+6Max



Pokerstars 6 Max (with a much better redline)



And Ipoker 6 Max (only been playing here when i couldnt log in to pokerstars - kinda hate the site =) the rake is insane so not sure if its even possible to win here)



One big winning hand. Standard ISO raise on the button and also standard call vs the BB 3bet. I feel pretty secure about my play on the flop as well, but when the flush completes on the turn what should my sizing be here or should i just check behind and call down whatever bet comes on the river. Im not to happy when i face the turn raise but i still have some outs here.

What should my lines be or is this just fine?My small turn sizing might induce some bluffs as well.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 291 BB
SB: 193.5 BB
BB: 199 BB
UTG: 101 BB
MP: 7.5 BB
CO: 102 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T T

fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 3.5 BB, fold, BB raises to 15 BB, MP calls 6.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 11.5 BB

Flop: (38 BB, 3 players) T 6 2
BB bets 12 BB, Hero raises to 45.5 BB, BB calls 33.5 BB

Turn: (129 BB, 3 players) 3
BB checks, Hero bets 41 BB, BB raises to 138.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 97.5 BB

River: (406 BB, 3 players) 4

BB shows Q Q (One Pair, Queens)

Main Pot [23 BB]: (Pre 53%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [383 BB]: (Pre 79%, Flop 5%, Turn 2%)

Hero shows T T (Three of a Kind, Tens)

Main Pot [23 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 70%, Turn 24%)
Side Pot#1 [383 BB]: (Pre 21%, Flop 95%, Turn 98%)

MP shows A Q (Flush, Ace High)

Main Pot [23 BB]: (Pre 28%, Flop 26%, Turn 76%)

Hero wins 370 BB
MP wins 22 BB

Here is one hand that is kinda spewy but its also this kind of play that have improved my redline. I feel that small bets from villains at 2NL often means they are kinda weak so practically just tries to buy the pot here. Is this OK or should i stop doing this right away. The villain is a 14/0 so think hes able to fold. He bets 3BB into 40 on the river so was suprised he did call my river raise.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 146 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 125.5 BB
MP: 103.5 BB
CO: 118 BB
BTN: 106.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 K

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 3.5 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) 8 4 2
SB bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB

Turn: (14 BB, 2 players) 9
SB bets 6.5 BB, Hero raises to 20 BB, SB calls 13.5 BB

River: (54 BB, 2 players) 4
SB bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 43.5 BB, SB calls 40.5 BB

Hero shows 7 K (One Pair, Fours)
(Pre 69%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
SB shows 7 8 (Flush, Nine High)
(Pre 31%, Flop 88%, Turn 95%)
SB wins 136 BB

Any input on my play overall, my redline/blue line etc? Any stats you would like to see so you can help me further with my play?

Hand 1 is okay.

Hand 2.
The SB is probably a weak player and I wouldn't try to bluff him.
I like to pressure preflop with a wider range, but on the flop, I would just fold.

Don't bother with things like smart bluffs or a nice red line on nl2.
Your opponents won't appreciate it anyway. Just focus on extracting maximum value with your strong hands.

Let's see your preflop stats once you've played at least 10k hands
I'll try to give you some advice.

GL!

I managed to get my 3 different accounts combined to one graph - Pokerstars, Betsson and 888. This is so far in this challenge.

400+ more hands a bit drunk, fullring play and one buy in up. So the stats so far., +$18.21 and the bankroll $38.21

bb/100 19.46 and 4677 hands played

Bankroll update, $39.96 (+$19.96). 4892 hands played and 20.39bb/100

3 days since last update, and about 2000 more hands being played. It keeps going really good, and the bankroll is at the moment $49.06

So +$29.06 in 6775 hands with a winrate of 21.44bb/100.

I know you guys probably will say it is too early to think about this (since my sample size is to small so maybe i cant know if im a winning player on these stakes yet), but whats your advice on moving up. I want to leave the bottom $2NL as fast as i can, and make progress. So i dont think i need like 250 dollars to play 5NL. So how should i proceed? Should i play a minimum of hands first at 2NL before i even considering moving up or should i stick to 10BI, 20BI etc. etc.?

The graph so far, since i changed my nit play postflop my redline has made some real progress.



And a couple of hands.

Nr 1

Kinda standard raise from SB vs limper. Flop TPTK and fire 1/3 pot. I have made it standard to cbet 1/3 on almost all flops, i know it is a leak at highers takes but feels it works fine at 2NL. But do you think i should go bigger with my value hands, say bet lika 75% with TPTK and better?

Really dont like the turn and bet kinda small, since its often enough to get them to fold on these kind of boards. But should i just slow down here. Think i get runned over to much if i check here and they can bluff with all of their range and force me to fold.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 113.5 BB
CO: 102.5 BB
BTN: 80 BB
Hero (SB): 161 BB
BB: 233 BB
UTG: 51 BB
UTG+1: 97.5 BB
MP: 144.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, UTG posts penalty blind 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has A K

UTG checks, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 4 BB

Flop: (12 BB, 2 players) 9 J K
Hero bets 4 BB, MP calls 4 BB

Turn: (20 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 5 BB, MP calls 5 BB

River: (30 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 7.5 BB, MP calls 7.5 BB

Hero shows A K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 75%, Flop 69%, Turn 16%)
MP shows K Q (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 25%, Flop 31%, Turn 84%)
MP wins 43.5 BB


Should i fold flop here?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 121.5 BB
UTG+1: 114.5 BB
MP: 102.5 BB
MP+1: 122 BB
CO: 107.5 BB
Hero (BTN): 184 BB
SB: 59 BB
BB: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q K

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, SB calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) J 7 T
SB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, SB raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 12 BB, Hero raises to 62.5 BB, SB calls 38.5 BB and is all-in

River: (119 BB, 2 players) 2

SB shows J J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 56%, Flop 74%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows Q K (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 44%, Flop 26%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins 115 BB

My plan will be to play at least 15000hands at each limit/game before i even consider moving up.

First losing session today in a while, my bluffs didnt work out at all and met villains top range like all the time. But **** happens, just keep on grinding.

I would recommend you play with BRM 30BI up to nl25.
So, for nl5 you need $150, but you can mix nl2 and nl5 with $100 BR.

Against regs, it is better to use one standard sizing. Against fish, bet as much as you want.
I'd rather bet again big, something like 3/4, and check the river.

We have OESD (8 clean outs) +Over cards (6 not clean outs). Villain raises small, so the call is okay.

Thanks for your advice. I will keep grinding 2NL until i reach $100. Im playing 3 tables at once now, and think i will add like one 5 NL table when im at $100.

Just a short status update. Been playing a couple of days since my last post.

After my last losing session i made some work with GTO Wizard, with focus on cbetting oop. I was cbetting way to often OOP and have adjusted my play after the study. The result so far after that has been promising.

Totalt 8163 hands and my bankroll now stands at $62.03, +$42.03 since the beggining of the blog with a winrate of 25bb/100.