So after grinding a bit more I took the 5NL shot and some bad things happened... lmao
I lost about 2 buyins and since I was being quite aggro with BRM I decided to go back down until I have 105€ again. I'm updating the thread to show some hands that I would like to get advice on. Also, I'm curious as to how you guys study spots. Do you have a "plan" or system? Or do you just load up gtowizard and look at some flops? I feel like I've been playing way more than studying and I would like to change that.
PokerStars,
Hold'em No Limit - €0.02/€0.05 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
UTG: €6.05 (121 bb)
MP: €6.20 (124 bb)
CO: €3.96 (79 bb)
BU (Hero): €5.00 (100 bb)
SB: €2.22 (44 bb)
BB: €5.19 (104 bb)
Pre-Flop: (€0.07) Hero is BTN with K
♥ K
♦
1 fold,
MP raises to €0.15, CO calls €0.15,
Hero 3-bets to €0.55,
2 players fold, MP calls €0.40,
1 fold
Flop: (€1.32) 4
♥ J
♠ Q
♣ (2 players)
MP checks,
Hero bets €0.60, MP calls €0.60
Turn: (€2.52) 8
♠ (2 players)
MP checks,
Hero bets €1.10,
MP raises to €5.05 (all-in),
Hero calls €2.75 (all-in)
River: (€10.22) 3
♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: €10.22 (Rake: €0.51)
Showdown:
MP shows T
♦ 9
♦ (a straight, Eight to Queen)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 21%, Flop: 24%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)
BU (Hero) shows K
♥ K
♦ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 79%, Flop: 76%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)
MP wins €9.71
These raises are quite literally never a bluff right? Even still, would you fold here?
PokerStars,
Hold'em No Limit - €0.02/€0.05 - 4 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
UTG (Hero): €5.09 (102 bb)
BU: €4.42 (88 bb)
SB: €5.87 (117 bb)
BB: €5.41 (108 bb)
Pre-Flop: (€0.07) Hero is UTG with J
♥ Q
♠
Hero raises to €0.12, BTN calls €0.12,
2 players fold
Flop: (€0.31) 5
♥ 2
♠ T
♣ (2 players)
Hero checks,
BTN bets €0.10,
Hero raises to €0.35, BTN calls €0.25
Turn: (€1.01) K
♣ (2 players)
Hero bets €0.72, BTN calls €0.72
River: (€2.45) 6
♦ (2 players)
Hero checks,
BTN bets €0.10,
UTG (Hero) folds
Total pot: €2.45 (Rake: €0.12)
BU wins €2.33
On this one Villain snap called both the flop raise and the turn barrel which really made me steer away from firing on the river. Would you play differently?
With all this said, I think it was mostly variance - my bluffs getting called a lot, not getting paid with my value hands and overall bad luck. I will grind it up and try again
Thanks for reading,
andremmsilva