Standard vs a fish

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 150.3 BB
SB: 139.05 BB
BB: 209.03 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 59.66 BB
CO: 115.84 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.87 BB, Hero raises to 8.8 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5.93 BB

Flop: (19.1 BB, 2 players) A Q 5
CO checks, Hero bets 9.55 BB, CO calls 9.55 BB

Turn: (38.2 BB, 2 players) 9
CO checks, Hero bets 23.6 BB, CO calls 23.6 BB

River: (85.4 BB, 2 players) Q
CO bets 73.89 BB and is all-in, fold

CO wins 82.4 BB

i'm just going post some fancy free stuff today in celebration of my freedom

I wish I could get quads every hand.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 123.65 BB
CO: 368.29 BB
Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 102.78 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 167.03 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5 BB

Flop: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 5 Q Q
CO checks, Hero bets 8.25 BB, CO calls 8.25 BB

Turn: (33 BB, 2 players) Q
CO checks, Hero bets 16.5 BB, CO calls 16.5 BB

River: (66 BB, 2 players) 8
CO checks, Hero bets 67.75 BB and is all-in, CO calls 67.75 BB

CO shows 7 7 (Full House, Queens full of Sevens)
(Pre 52%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q A (Four of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 48%, Flop 93%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 198.5 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 408.58 BB
SB: 112.05 BB
BB: 101.5 BB
Hero (CO): 107.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A 3

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 9 Q 5
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 4 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, BTN calls 20 BB

River: (54.5 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 81 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 81 BB

BTN shows 7 7 (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 66%, Flop 56%, Turn 84%)
Hero shows A 3 (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 34%, Flop 44%, Turn 16%)
BTN wins 214.5 BB
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And your standard run of the mill limped pot.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 160.2 BB
CO: 102.58 BB
BTN: 170.48 BB
Hero (SB): 106.16 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 110.58 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 1 BB, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) J Q 4
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 10.5 BB, fold, BTN calls 8.5 BB

Turn: (24 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 25 BB, BTN calls 25 BB

River: (74 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 69.66 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 69.66 BB

BTN shows T K (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 33%, Flop 27%, Turn 18%)
Hero shows Q Q (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 67%, Flop 73%, Turn 82%)
Hero wins 210.32 BB

Welcome back!

Man how unlucky can I be!

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 120.88 BB
Hero (MP): 167.72 BB
CO: 114.27 BB
BTN: 169.5 BB
SB: 128 BB
BB: 114.77 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, CO posts penalty blind 0.5 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has 2 7

fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, CO raises to 4 BB, BTN raises to 15.9 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 27.8 BB, CO calls 23.8 BB, BTN calls 11.9 BB

Flop: (85.4 BB, 3 players) 2 7 8
Hero bets 21.35 BB, fold, BTN raises to 141.7 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 118.57 BB and is all-in

Turn: (365.24 BB, 2 players) A

River: (365.24 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows 2 7 (Two Pair, Sevens and Twos)
(Pre 15%, Flop 73%, Turn 82%)
BTN shows J J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 85%, Flop 27%, Turn 18%)
BTN wins 362.24 BB

Sometimes you gotta fold.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 25.77 BB
BB: 132.65 BB
UTG: 99.89 BB
MP: 213.74 BB
Hero (CO): 124.37 BB
BTN: 104.98 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 7.8 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 25.9 BB, fold, fold

BB wins 18.1 BB

5 wks in a row now. They paid out pretty quick this time right when the clock passed midnight. Sometimes I don't see it until the next day.

100% unluckiest Korean on wpn - will need to investigate further before we grant unluckiest asian

We like to call.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 103.51 BB
BB: 122.19 BB
CO: 104.83 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 8

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 2 6 7
SB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, SB raises to 9.5 BB, Hero calls 7.5 BB

Turn: (25 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 12.5 BB, Hero calls 12.5 BB

River: (50 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 25 BB, Hero calls 25 BB

Hero shows 6 8 (Two Pair, Jacks and Sixes)
(Pre 64%, Flop 71%, Turn 84%)
SB shows 4 5 (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 36%, Flop 29%, Turn 16%)
Hero wins 98 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 284.35 BB
BB: 102.18 BB
UTG: 108.95 BB
MP: 73.08 BB
Hero (CO): 278.88 BB
BTN: 111.65 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.12 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 5.38 BB

Flop: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 9 K J
MP checks, Hero bets 8.25 BB, MP raises to 24.34 BB, Hero calls 16.09 BB

Turn: (65.18 BB, 2 players) 3
MP bets 20.51 BB, Hero calls 20.51 BB

River: (106.2 BB, 2 players) J
MP bets 20.73 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 20.73 BB

MP shows T A (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 32%, Flop 48%, Turn 30%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
(Pre 68%, Flop 52%, Turn 70%)
Hero wins 144.66 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 100 BB
BTN: 38.5 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 101.5 BB
MP: 55.64 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 A

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 9 5 4
Hero checks, CO bets 2.14 BB, Hero calls 2.14 BB

Turn: (10.78 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, CO bets 15 BB, Hero raises to 32 BB, fold

Hero wins 38.75 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 290.15 BB
BB: 131.86 BB
UTG: 105.98 BB
Hero (CO): 107.03 BB
BTN: 105.61 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) K 2 Q
BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Turn: (9.5 BB, 2 players) 3
BB checks, Hero bets 15 BB, BB calls 15 BB

River: (39.5 BB, 2 players) 8
BB checks, Hero checks

BB shows 6 5 (High Card, King)
(Pre 44%, Flop 55%, Turn 32%)
Hero shows 4 A (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 56%, Flop 45%, Turn 68%)
Hero wins 37.53 BB
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Gotta show these bots who's boss

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 104.83 BB
CO: 114.99 BB
BTN: 102.2 BB
SB: 120.46 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 118.86 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) Q 9 2
SB bets 1.88 BB, Hero calls 1.88 BB

Turn: (9.76 BB, 2 players) 5
SB bets 13.92 BB, Hero raises to 39 BB, fold

Hero wins 35.72 BB

I've lost specifically this pairing so often it makes me want to consider doing the cash out option every time. What is it about Queens?

No other hand I lose to that often. Just QQ.


Yatahay Network - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 13.16 BB
SB: 126.58 BB
BB: 109 BB
UTG: 240.6 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 127.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 10 BB, fold, Hero raises to 100 BB and is all-in, SB calls 90 BB

Flop: (201 BB, 2 players) 5 5 K

Turn: (201 BB, 2 players) 7

River: (201 BB, 2 players) Q

SB shows Q Q (Full House, Queens full of Fives)
(Pre 18%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 82%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)
SB wins 195 BB

Alright I'm just going to turn on the cash out option.

Yatahay Network - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 73.28 BB
Hero (BTN): 144.9 BB
SB: 143.48 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 101 BB
MP: 172.14 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, SB calls 3 BB, BB calls 2.5 BB

Flop: (14 BB, 4 players) 3 9 K
SB checks, BB checks, CO bets 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB, fold, fold

Turn: (28 BB, 2 players) J
CO bets 28 BB, Hero raises to 56 BB, CO raises to 62.78 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 6.78 BB

River: (153.56 BB, 2 players) K

CO shows J K (Full House, Kings full of Jacks)
(Pre 45%, Flop 3%, Turn 9%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Full House, Nines full of Kings)
(Pre 55%, Flop 97%, Turn 91%)
CO wins 147.56 BB

My submission for unluckiest Asian.

Filtered for AA over 10k hands at 50nl

lolololololololol

Finally get one.

Yatahay Network - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 101.5 BB
MP: 141.9 BB
Hero (CO): 104.25 BB
BTN: 300.12 BB
SB: 148.72 BB
BB: 157.65 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 5.5 BB

Flop: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 5 2 4
MP checks, Hero bets 16.5 BB, MP calls 16.5 BB

Turn: (49.5 BB, 2 players) 8
MP checks, Hero bets 39.13 BB, MP calls 39.13 BB

River: (127.75 BB, 2 players) 6
MP checks, Hero bets 41.13 BB and is all-in, MP calls 41.13 BB

MP shows T T (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 14%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows J J (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 82%, Flop 86%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 208.5 BB

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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (MP): 253.53 BB
CO: 37.5 BB
BTN: 99.5 BB
SB: 136.51 BB
BB: 109.18 BB
UTG: 108.33 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BTN raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 24 BB, BTN calls 16 BB

Flop: (49.5 BB, 2 players) 8 8 K
Hero bets 13.37 BB, BTN calls 13.37 BB

Turn: (76.24 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (76.24 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 216.16 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 62.13 BB and is all-in

Hero shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Eights)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)
BTN shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Eights)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)
Hero wins 98.75 BB
BTN wins 98.75 BB
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Finally win a flip. Running hot. I have to admit the cashout button was tempting me.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 117 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 101.5 BB
CO: 138 BB
BTN: 101.68 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, BTN raises to 26.5 BB, Hero raises to 117 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 75.18 BB and is all-in

Flop: (204.36 BB, 2 players) 2 K 2

Turn: (204.36 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (204.36 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Twos)
(Pre 93%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
BTN shows A K (Two Pair, Kings and Twos)
(Pre 7%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 201.36 BB
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Valiant effort

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 104.3 BB
MP: 109.53 BB
CO: 119.85 BB
Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 88.5 BB
BB: 116.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, SB raises to 8.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 22 BB, SB calls 13.5 BB

Flop: (45 BB, 2 players) A 9 9
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (45 BB, 2 players) 7
SB bets 22.5 BB, Hero calls 22.5 BB

River: (90 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero checks

Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
(Pre 79%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
SB shows 7 8 (Two Pair, Nines and Eights)
(Pre 21%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 87 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102.5 BB
SB: 124.85 BB
BB: 145.04 BB
Hero (UTG): 156.72 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) T 3 4
BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Turn: (9.5 BB, 2 players) K
BB bets 3.7 BB, Hero raises to 23 BB, BB calls 19.3 BB

River: (55.5 BB, 2 players) Q
BB checks, Hero bets 129.22 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 52.73 BB
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Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 204 BB
UTG: 102 BB
CO: 68.77 BB
BTN: 152.75 BB
SB: 135.32 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, CO raises to 2.75 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, CO calls 10.25 BB

Flop: (26.5 BB, 2 players) 4 2 9
Hero bets 13.25 BB, CO calls 13.25 BB

Turn: (53 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 177.75 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 50.35 BB
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This could've gotten ugly. Running good now.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 224.83 BB
Hero (BB): 100.25 BB
UTG: 119.32 BB
MP: 142.14 BB
CO: 110.67 BB
BTN: 265.32 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 6 4 A
Hero checks, UTG bets 2.62 BB, Hero calls 2.62 BB

Turn: (10.74 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, UTG bets 7.66 BB, Hero calls 7.66 BB

River: (26.06 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, UTG checks

Hero shows 7 7 (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 20%, Flop 3%, Turn 2%)
UTG shows A A (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 80%, Flop 97%, Turn 98%)
UTG wins 24.76 BB

I think I'm mostly out of the mental funk I've been in.

Likely a combination of talks w/ several people, running a bit better and evaluating my hands during the down turn and seeing how I could've easily cut it at least in half if I just would've played better.

It's definitely been an experience of growth. Didn't really take a formal break, just played a little bit less on certain days, but it feels good to have learned some things.

I'm sure I will encounter the same or worse at any time, but hopefully I'll be better equipped to handle it in each iteration.

I've turned up the time I spend studying considerably and starting next month it will go into hyper drive.

Not sure where it will take me, but excited to see what happens.

Saw this posted up. Haven't played live in a bit, might check it out.

Played a little 50 when not enough 100 running. Only 10k hands so far.

live poker > online ainec

Foldaments

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 107.63 BB
BTN: 123.35 BB
SB: 120.24 BB
Hero (BB): 215.64 BB
UTG: 101.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 2

UTG raises to 2.3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.3 BB

Flop: (5.1 BB, 2 players) 4 Q 8
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: (5.1 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 1.8 BB, UTG calls 1.8 BB

River: (8.7 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 6.52 BB, UTG raises to 20.65 BB, fold

UTG wins 20.66 BB

River is fine, but you gotta bomb that turn, mang

I'm always going to block in the check back line vs a reg when I bet.

Yatahay Network - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 103.26 BB
BTN: 237 BB
SB: 72.75 BB
BB: 100.06 BB
Hero (UTG): 109.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.25 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 1.25 BB

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 6 T J
BB checks, Hero bets 1.5 BB, BB raises to 5.5 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (16 BB, 2 players) 8
BB bets 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

River: (34 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 34 BB, Hero calls 34 BB

BB shows 4 9 (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 32%, Flop 21%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows A Q (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 68%, Flop 79%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins 99 BB

I think that is a mistake. You can have blocks and overbets here on the turn vs. a missed c-bet, and 22 fits squarely into a large bet strategy. If you sim this, then vs the block Ip is supposed to raise quite a lot and defend close to MDF vs either sizing... this a node people are probably more inelastic in than others and will raise nowhere near an equilibrium amount vs. a block so you lose quite a bit of EV compared to whatever a sim says when you go with the smaller sizing.

Also not sure I agree with a fold.... that is quite an extreme fold, but maybe its ok

Hey appreciate the feedback. Without laying everything I'm doing out in the open, on flop check back nodes vs regs I only have one value size on Q high and below boards for turn probes.

Perhaps this specific hand doesn't like it and maybe it is a small mistake, but in general I only split sizes vs fish.

This is one of the best regs in the pool and at least at my current level I don't think I can get away w/ something more complicated that I can execute accurately and consistently without giving up elsewhere.

Regarding the fold I'm pretty confident here. I've kind of employed a Doug Polk type strategy of stationing hard in many spots so a lot of the regs are kind of deterred from trying to bluff me too often.

Go ahead and take a look at how often this "best reg" is folding to turn probes as a function of sizing and how often he raises in this node... then take a look at a solve for this spot.

Completely understand your position of trying to simplify and what not. You mentioned you were looking at doing extra studying etc. I'd recommend you look at this spot in more detail as it is one you can exploit a lot of "good regs" in. (PFR vs BB, pfr x flop, look at turn freqs)