Great job so far!

Just thought I'd pop in and say good luck.

ulle73- for sng's, early in the game when you still have 15bb+(or even 20bb+, depending on the table image I might push/fold 20bb or less), basically I limp low pp's(TT or under), limp suited aces, and big hands, like AQ/AK/JJ/QQ/KK/AA I bet like 4x(make them pay to play, especially at microstakes).

A lot of my advice probably won't get agreed with especially past the micro's but I do what works for me :P.

Once I'm around 15BB or so, I'm usually push/fold, and I'm probably more agressive than most when it comes to that.(I also push a pretty loose range where applicable)

I guess if you want more specific advice from me, checkout my thread or pm me. I hate to chatter-up Lyger's thread.

Played a quick 226 hands, lost $20 mainly because of this

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BB: $26.55
UTG: $15.25
UTG+1: $19.94
UTG+2: $23.34
MP1: $25.67
MP2: $27.42
CO: $25.00
Hero (BTN): $33.77
SB: $16.54

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 3 3
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, BB raises to $1, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, 1 fold

Flop: ($3.50) 3 K T (3 players)
BB bets $3, UTG+1 calls $3, Hero raises to $8.25, BB raises to $25.55 all in, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $17.30

Turn: ($57.60) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($57.60) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $57.60
BB shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero shows 3 3 (three of a kind, Threes)
BB wins $54.72
(Rake: $2.88)

Running bad now. Down $50.80 for the day

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UTG: $12.92
UTG+1: $26.50
MP1: $32.99
MP2: $18.09
CO: $33.89
Hero (BTN): $60.20
SB: $8.54
BB: $25.50

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A Q
3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.50, CO requests TIME, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, BB calls $1.75, MP2 calls $1.50

Flop: ($6.10) Q Q K (3 players)
BB bets $2, MP2 raises to $4, Hero calls $4, BB raises to $7.25, MP2 calls $3.25, Hero calls $3.25

Turn: ($27.85) 3 (3 players)
BB bets $16.25 all in, MP2 calls $8.84 all in, Hero calls $16.25

River: ($69.19) 7 (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $69.19
MP2 shows 7 7 (a full house, Sevens full of Queens)
Hero shows A Q (three of a kind, Queens)
BB shows K Q (a full house, Queens full of Kings)
BB wins $14.53
BB wins $51.66
(Rake: $3.00)


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Hero (UTG): $25.00
UTG+1: $25.00
MP1: $19.22
MP2: $23.44
CO: $25.00
BTN: $20.13
SB: $30.49
BB: $6.10

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with T T
Hero raises to $0.75, 4 folds, BTN raises to $2.10, 2 folds, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $4.75, BTN raises to $20.13 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $15.38

Flop: ($40.61) A 9 7

Turn: ($40.61) J

River: ($40.61) J

Final Pot: $40.61
Hero shows T T (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
BTN shows A K (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
BTN wins $38.58
(Rake: $2.03)

One of those rare cases where I have absolutely no read on my oppenent as he just posted a blind, I figured he was fishy as he posted in the CO and only bought in for $17

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MP2: $10.31
CO: $17.50
BTN: $8.75
SB: $19.48
BB: $23.84
Hero (UTG): $33.86
UTG+1: $32.15
UTG+2: $8.40
MP1: $7.20

CO posts a big blind ($0.25)

Pre Flop: ($0.60) Hero is UTG with J J
Hero raises to $1, 4 folds, CO raises to $2.50, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($5.35) 3 8 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $3.25, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $7.75, CO calls $4.50

Turn: ($20.85) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $7.25, CO calls $7.25 all in

River: ($35.35) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $35.35
CO shows A A (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Hero shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Threes)
CO wins $33.59
(Rake: $1.76)

Run bad continues, but thankfully its the weekend and there are soooo many fish that I could still make a profit this evening. Still down $9.43 for the day though.


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UTG: $40.42
UTG+1: $31.65
Hero (MP1): $34.67
MP2: $25.00
CO: $23.43
BTN: $8.75
SB: $13.50
BB: $7.44

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with Q A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 3 folds, SB raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.75) T J 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.75) K (2 players)
SB bets $4, Hero raises to $14.75, SB requests TIME, SB calls $8.25 all in

River: ($27.25) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $27.25
Hero shows Q A (a straight, Ace high)
SB shows 9 9 (four of a kind, Nines)
SB wins $25.89
(Rake: $1.36)

Some examples of the standard of play today


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SB: $8.75
BB: $9.25
UTG: $28.62
MP: $37.16
Hero (CO): $25.00
BTN: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.25) Hero is CO with A Q
2 folds, MP raises to $1, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $2.75, 2 folds, MP calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.75) 5 Q A (2 players)
MP bets $34.41 all in, Hero calls $22.25 all in

Turn: ($50.25) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($50.25) J (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.25
MP shows A J (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Hero shows A Q (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins $47.74
(Rake: $2.51)


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CO: $28.62
BTN: $55.58
SB: $16.18
Hero (BB): $25.00
UTG: $27.21
UTG+1: $52.92
UTG+2: $24.65
MP1: $8.75
MP2: $33.34

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with Q Q
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1, 1 fold, MP1 calls $1, 1 fold, CO raises to $4, 1 fold, SB calls $3.90, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $9, 3 folds, SB raises to $16.18 all in, Hero calls $7.18

Flop: ($38.36) 8 9 A

Turn: ($38.36) A

River: ($38.36) 7

Final Pot: $38.36
SB shows Q 9 (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins $36.45
(Rake: $1.91)

Played a short session, a new day but still running as bad. I guess I cant really complain as I was running hot until now and I'm still managing to break even the last 2 days.

Only played 186 hands, won $9.36. A8 was hand of the session.


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BTN: $13.50
Hero (SB): $38.46
BB: $14.18
UTG: $15.22
UTG+1: $27.44
MP1: $26.16
MP2: $13.26
CO: $28.83

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with T Q
6 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.50) 8 4 A (2 players)
Hero bets $1, BB raises to $2, Hero calls $1

Turn: ($5.50) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $5, Hero raises to $20.50, BB calls $6.43 all in

River: ($28.36) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $28.36
Hero shows T Q (a flush, Ace high)
BB shows A 8 (a full house, Aces full of Eights)
BB wins $26.95
(Rake: $1.41)

And I can't not post this one


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CO: $13.49
Hero (BTN): $25.25
SB: $25.00
BB: $19.27
UTG: $9.37
UTG+1: $25.00
MP: $29.21

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A 8
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.65, 1 fold

Flop: ($1.75) 8 J 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1, SB raises to $3, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($7.75) J (2 players)
SB bets $4.32, Hero calls $4.32

River: ($16.39) K (2 players)
SB bets $16.93 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $16.93

Final Pot: $50.25
Hero shows A 8 (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
SB shows A Q (a pair of Jacks)
Hero wins $47.74
(Rake: $2.51)

if you're going to 3b the 4bb opens, make it at least 3-3.5x not 2.75x

Nitpicking , thanks will do that in future, makes sense.

Played a long session this evening, and took a shot at NL50.

NL25: Played 924 hands, won $31.60

NL50: Played 265 hands, won $15.85

Total BR now @ $1,215.16

Played 503 hands this afternoon, won $2.72, nice cooler at the end of the session.


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BB: $17.57
UTG: $29.45
UTG+1: $26.55
MP1: $25.95
Hero (MP2): $31.18
CO: $25.00
BTN: $22.52
SB: $24.77

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP2 with 2 2
2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, 3 folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.35) 9 2 A (3 players)
BB bets $0.50, MP1 raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, BB calls $1

Turn: ($6.85) 4 (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50, BB folds

River: ($15.85) 3 (2 players)
MP1 bets $10, Hero calls $10

Final Pot: $35.85
MP1 shows T J (a flush, Ace high)
Hero mucks 2 2
MP1 wins $34.06
(Rake: $1.79)

At what point will you make the move to 50NL?

Enjoying this thread.

I will move to NL50 fully when I have 30BI's so when my BR is a $1,500. If I go back down to $1,200 I will move back to NL25.

With rakeback and if I keep winning at my current pace I hope to be playing NL50 in about 10-14 days.

Bad day today, lost $30.11 in 1965, tilted a bit but mostly not hitting hands.

When I did hit though I hit big


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Hero (BB): $35.44
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $24.90
MP1: $13.80
MP2: $27.56
CO: $26.03
BTN: $27.35
SB: $24.75

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with 6 6
3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.75, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.60) 7 T 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $1.15, Hero raises to $3.25, MP2 raises to $8.50, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $5.25

Turn: ($18.60) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $9, Hero raises to $24, MP2 calls $9.31 all in

River: ($55.22) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $55.22
Hero shows 6 6 (four of a kind, Sixes)
MP2 shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Hero wins $52.46
(Rake: $2.76)


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MP2: $25.25
CO: $25.00
BTN: $32.62
Hero (SB): $31.28
BB: $28.88
UTG: $27.46
UTG+1: $10.00
MP1: $25.82

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 2 2
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, CO raises to $1.10, 1 fold, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.85

Flop: ($3.55) 2 2 T (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, CO checks

Turn: ($3.55) 6 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1.25, CO calls $1.25, Hero calls $1.25

River: ($7.30) 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, CO bets $3.25, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $12.75, UTG+1 folds, CO folds

Final Pot: $13.80
Hero wins $13.11
(Rake: $0.69)


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UTG: $27.81
UTG+1: $26.47
UTG+2: $25.35
MP1: $27.36
MP2: $10.00
Hero (CO): $25.00
BTN: $8.15
SB: $24.10
BB: $24.75

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with A A
5 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.60) A 4 A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($1.60) T (2 players)
BB bets $0.25, Hero raises to $1, BB folds

Final Pot: $2.10
Hero wins $2.00
(Rake: $0.10)

Total BR now @ $1,185.15

Really frustrating day today, was up $40 early, lost it all back, got up $25 lost it, got up $20 and lost it again. Finished the day down $2.43 for 1469 hands

Total BR now @ $1183.22

Decided to take yesterday off, but played 40 hands and actually won $19.31

Today played 1543 hands and really hit the deck. Won $111.51

Total BR now @ $1,314.04


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MP2: $25.00
Hero (CO): $25.00
BTN: $25.00
SB: $26.76
BB: $8.75
UTG: $57.49
UTG+1: $26.33
UTG+2: $25.75
MP1: $28.99

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with K Q
UTG calls $0.25, 3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, 3 folds, UTG calls $1, MP2 calls $1

Flop: ($4.10) Q T 9 (3 players)
UTG checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $2.75, UTG folds, MP2 calls $2.75

Turn: ($9.60) K (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks

River: ($9.60) Q (2 players)
MP2 bets $5.25, Hero raises to $21 all in, MP2 calls $15.75 all in

Final Pot: $51.60
MP2 mucks T T
Hero shows K Q (a full house, Queens full of Kings)
Hero wins $49.02
(Rake: $2.58)


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UTG+1: $14.33
UTG+2: $70.25
Hero (MP1): $25.00
MP2: $25.15
CO: $25.00
BTN: $41.92
SB: $50.41
BB: $23.06
UTG: $25.35

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with 7 7
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 8 6 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, BTN raises to $3.50, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $9.75, BTN raises to $41.17 all in, Hero calls $14.50 all in

Turn: ($50.35) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($50.35) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.35
Hero shows 7 7 (three of a kind, Sevens)
BTN shows 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes)
Hero wins $47.84
(Rake: $2.51)


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SB: $11.29
BB: $30.19
UTG: $31.50
UTG+1: $38.58
MP1: $25.76
Hero (MP2): $29.52
CO: $21.05
BTN: $26.93

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP2 with J J
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, CO calls $0.75, 3 folds

Flop: ($1.85) Q T 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25

Turn: ($4.35) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($4.35) J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $2.25, Hero raises to $9.75, CO calls $7.50

Final Pot: $23.85
Hero shows J J (a full house, Jacks full of Eights)
CO mucks A 9
Hero wins $22.66
(Rake: $1.19)

And this one was nice too

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CO: $23.57
BTN: $6.70
SB: $27.66
Hero (BB): $26.83

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with Q T
1 fold, BTN calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.60) 8 K T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.60) J (2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, BTN calls $0.50

River: ($1.60) A (2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, BTN calls $1.25

Final Pot: $4.10
BTN mucks Q 5
Hero shows Q T (a Royal Flush)
Hero wins $3.90
(Rake: $0.20)

4 weeks of the challenge have passed now. Got rakeback of $54.60 this week.

Stats so far
NL25:
Hands Played: 36295
$ Won: 689.43
bb/100: 7.60

NL50:
Hands Played: 265
$ Won: $15.85
bb/100: 11.96

Total Rakeback: $164.04
$/hr(inc RB): 8.78


My graph


By lygerwon at 2010-06-18

must be nice to run like god

It was like that yesterday alright

i hit a variance block for 100k hands so self excluded for 2 months.. got 1 month and 8 days left so hopefully when im back ill run that good^^^^^^^^

Good luck with that


Played 1572 hands yesterday and had a fairly uneventful day. Won $11.25

Biggest losing pot was kinda sick. Such a nice looking turn card!

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UTG+2: $31.01
MP1: $9.10
MP2: $25.00
CO: $22.40
BTN: $18.80
Hero (SB): $36.77
BB: $25.00
UTG: $27.11
UTG+1: $30.95

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 9 J
7 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, BB raises to $2.25, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.50) 9 8 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.50) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $3.50, Hero raises to $20, BB requests TIME, BB raises to $20.25 all in, Hero calls $0.25

River: ($50.00) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $50.00
Hero shows 9 J (a straight, Jack high)
BB shows Q J (a straight, Queen high)
BB wins $47.50
(Rake: $2.50)

Played for an hour this morning and ran really hot. Won just over $100 Feel like I'm really crushing NL25 now, I'm playing well and running well. Will move to NL50 soon though and see how it goes. BR @ $1,480

Glad to see your moving up soon, GL!

Played 1287 hands in total today and won $153.54.

Total BR is now @ $1,533.70

Not planning on playing a lot tomorrow, but if I do I will play NL50

Won a nice 150BB pot here, fish just dont know when to fold

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UTG+2: $9.41
Hero (MP1): $25.00
MP2: $21.13
CO: $10.00
BTN: $15.31
SB: $25.00
BB: $27.28
UTG: $46.95
UTG+1: $22.45

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with 6 6
UTG raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.50, SB calls $0.40, BB calls $0.25

Flop: ($2.50) 6 T 2 (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets $2.50, Hero raises to $6.25, BTN raises to $14.81 all in, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $12.31, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $24.50 all in, UTG calls $9.69

Turn: ($66.31) 5 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($66.31) T (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $66.31
Hero shows 6 6 (a full house, Sixes full of Tens)
BTN shows K T (three of a kind, Tens)
UTG shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Tens)
Hero wins $18.72
Hero wins $44.59
(Rake: $3.00)

This was actually my biggest losing pot for the day

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SB: $24.75
BB: $26.10
UTG: $24.00
UTG+1: $22.97
UTG+2: $8.75
MP1: $5.85
MP2: $26.82
Hero (CO): $34.05
BTN: $58.27

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with 8 8
5 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.25, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.75) 6 3 5 (2 players)
SB bets $3, Hero raises to $6, SB raises to $22.50 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: $16.75
SB wins $15.92
(Rake: $0.83)

Although this should have been

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UTG+1: $25.00
MP1: $29.30
MP2: $10.92
CO: $6.92
BTN: $25.00
Hero (SB): $25.10
BB: $25.00
UTG: $25.45

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with Q Q
5 folds, BTN raises to $0.85, Hero raises to $2.50, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.65

Flop: ($5.25) 2 5 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $2.75, BTN calls $2.75

Turn: ($10.75) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $6.75, Hero raises to $19.85 all in, BTN calls $13 all in

River: ($50.25) Q (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $50.25
BTN shows 8 8 (three of a kind, Eights)
Hero shows Q Q (three of a kind, Queens)
Hero wins $47.74
(Rake: $2.51)

good work mate keep it up
and nice river on last hand

lol, how am I supposed to fold there, the only hand that has me beat is 88, or possibly a slow played set. AA/KK is very unlikely as he would 4bet pre, and I have JJ-99 crushed