I think I might be making a big mistake preflop then... Are you folding or 4betting AK? QQ?

In those spots, If I am 4 betting or just folding those hands is completely dependent on who opened and who 3 bet.

Good song. Guys voice bothers me a bit, but the girls voice makes up for it, easily.

Yah I think bet small and fold to a shove is best.

Yeah that makes sense.

I agree




Couldn't win a pot for like 4 hours today, down like $1200 and $700 under EV Gonna take a break for like an hour in case I'm not playing well.

How did you do in the gold vip tourney?

Busted like 500 before the money. Got a sick score of 0.85 in the Chromestar tourney though.

No fun

Hey Peter didn't you say you were going to talk about why you were thinking of switching to SNGs?

Awwww.. so saddd

I did http://pitabread189.blogspot.ca/2014...ash-games.html

This is pokerstars? the rakeback amount seems too high for supernova? keep up the good work!

Yes, it's 47% for 300k VPPs

This is exactly what I thought as well btw.

Yeah I'm an idiot

Hey pita. Been lurking around your threads for a while now! Very inspirational! Just wanted to stop by and say good luck!

Similar to my month, i guess even crushers lose sometimes

Glad you finally posted

I seriously can't believe how crushers like us ever lose

Lost like 3bi to this guy all in small pots I thought he had a sizing tell but maybe he didn't and was just clicking buttons.

PokerStars - $2 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 140.32 BB (VPIP: 13.44, PFR: 10.30, 3Bet Preflop: 4.33, Hands: 7,475)
CO: 106.11 BB (VPIP: 22.06, PFR: 18.38, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 136)
BTN: 105.62 BB (VPIP: 14.78, PFR: 11.58, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 2,865)
SB: 317.36 BB (VPIP: 60.77, PFR: 35.38, 3Bet Preflop: 19.70, Hands: 133)
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 92.32 BB (VPIP: 19.34, PFR: 15.21, 3Bet Preflop: 3.41, Hands: 2,471)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 T

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 9 6 5
SB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) 2
SB bets 17 BB, Hero calls 17 BB

River: (52 BB, 2 players) 4
SB bets 51 BB, fold

SB wins 50.93 BB


PokerStars - $2 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+2: 116.09 BB (VPIP: 13.44, PFR: 10.30, 3Bet Preflop: 4.33, Hands: 7,475)
MP: 106.03 BB (VPIP: 22.06, PFR: 18.38, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 136)
MP+1: 102.13 BB (VPIP: 28.87, PFR: 16.49, 3Bet Preflop: 4.44, Hands: 97)
CO: 127.12 BB (VPIP: 14.78, PFR: 11.58, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 2,865)
BTN: 205.78 BB (VPIP: 60.77, PFR: 35.38, 3Bet Preflop: 19.70, Hands: 133)
SB: 101 BB (VPIP: 22.19, PFR: 15.94, 3Bet Preflop: 8.41, Hands: 791)
Hero (BB): 106.93 BB
UTG: 110.59 BB (VPIP: 17.17, PFR: 13.26, 3Bet Preflop: 4.09, Hands: 2,018)
UTG+1: 41.27 BB (VPIP: 19.34, PFR: 15.21, 3Bet Preflop: 3.41, Hands: 2,471)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) Q 5 Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Turn: (12.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

River: (36.5 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BTN bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

BTN shows 6 7 (Straight, Nine High) (Pre 35%, Flop 28%, Turn 9%)
Hero mucks J 9 (Two Pair, Queens and Nines) (Pre 65%, Flop 72%, Turn 91%)
BTN wins 37.43 BB


I saw him minbet a really strong hand another time too so I thought pot = weak, minbet = strong and tried to bluff him.

PokerStars - $2 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 137.47 BB (VPIP: 13.44, PFR: 10.30, 3Bet Preflop: 4.33, Hands: 7,475)
MP: 112.46 BB (VPIP: 22.06, PFR: 18.38, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 136)
MP+1: 59.88 BB (VPIP: 28.87, PFR: 16.49, 3Bet Preflop: 4.44, Hands: 97)
CO: 122.12 BB (VPIP: 14.78, PFR: 11.58, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 2,865)
BTN: 249.09 BB (VPIP: 60.77, PFR: 35.38, 3Bet Preflop: 19.70, Hands: 133)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 40 BB (VPIP: 16.28, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 43)
UTG: 73 BB (VPIP: 19.34, PFR: 15.21, 3Bet Preflop: 3.41, Hands: 2,471)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB, fold

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) J 4 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (15 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (15 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 8 BB, BTN calls 8 BB

Hero shows T 9 (One Pair, Sevens) (Pre 19%, Flop 22%, Turn 9%)
BTN shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Sevens) (Pre 81%, Flop 78%, Turn 91%)
BTN wins 29.93 BB

I like your blog you posted.

Also, losing tons of money in small pots to people tilts me worse than losing stacks, for some reason.

Thanks That guy was just hitting every hand, not a big deal.

Wow!

Hand 1 and 3 i prefer to raise OTF and take it down now, you have much better hands in your range to call him down. And with the sizing OTR in hand 3 you will not fold out anything Also i don't like the float in hand 2, his Ax and Kx are ahead of you and if you want to win the pot, you will need to bluff OTT or OTR most of the time.

Hand #1- Call pre is debatable, even vs the whale. I would call all day with 54o but T5o is meh even in these spots.Raising on the flop would be bad, Villain is a whale who is probably never folding and there are so many turn/river cards that are no good for us. As nitty as it sounds, I just fold the flop as I am going to have a hard time calling turns/Rivers when any 7/8/J/Q/K/A or heart falls (1/2 the deck) We have the Jesus seat on the whale and there will be much better spots to play v this whale.

Hand #3- Calling is much better here vs this whale with so little fold equity especially when he pots it. (raising vs a reg would be much better) River sizing is also fineif you chose to bet as a whale is going to be totally indifferent to calling/folding based on bet sizing where a reg wouldn't be so indiferent

Ok, I assumed I should be calling everything there getting 2 to 1, in position and with a big skill advantage. Why is 54o better than T4o, isn't it better to make a decent pair than a straight draw because I'll never get a chance to bluff?