I'm also trying to get better at sizing in deep stack plays. So tough since sizing doesn't always change linearly with stack size (preflop 3b sizing actually sizes down after 200bb+, like a bell curve)

Wp

Yeah it's interesting that certain hands also work the same way in that there is a certain stack depth where hands like 75s peak and level off and then start to reduce in value again closer to how they would at short stack depths same w/ the lower PPs.

There seems to be a sweet spot in terms of stack depth for many of the hand classes.

Got 10th again in the Niner.

I think it's more tilting bubbling the FT than bubbling the actual tourney because you're so close to the higher pay outs.

Just bubbled the FT for the second night in a row in the Niner.

Pretty frustrating.

This one was tricky.
Apparently I'm supposed to shove the turn.

Ignition - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 113.2 BB
CO: 103.7 BB
BTN: 100 BB
SB: 268.5 BB
Hero (BB): 208.86 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 2 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, UTG calls 12.5 BB, fold

Flop: (32.5 BB, 2 players) T Q 6
Hero bets 15.44 BB, UTG calls 15.44 BB

Turn: (63.38 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 30.12 BB, Hero calls 30.12 BB

River: (123.62 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, UTG checks

Hero shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)

Hero wins 117.62 BB
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One spot kind of surprised me today, I've definitely not been playing it this way.

SB vs Btn 3bet.

763r

SB should have a pure CR strat.

So check range and only continue w/ a CR consisting of 77+ and some of the Axs that have bdfds.

Folding all the offsuit stuff even AKo and all the suited broadways was surprising to me.

But if you look at the pre solved solution it looks quite different.

It still almost checks range, but has a lot of check calls.

My assumption is that most players have a very different PF range in this spot than the solver. i.e. they're flatting almost all of their small pairs a large percentage of the time if not 100% and they almost never shove hands like 66 and a bunch of other stuff that make the range construction they arrive to on the flop very different.

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

MP: 319.58 BB
CO: 107.44 BB
BTN: 48.84 BB
Hero (SB): 100.22 BB
BB: 49 BB
UTG: 119.6 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) MP has 9 8

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) CO has Q T

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) BTN has J 2

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) BB has K 4

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) UTG has 9 7

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

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) A 3 J
Hero checks, BB bets 1 BB, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (5 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, BB bets 2.38 BB, Hero raises to 11.9 BB, BB calls 9.52 BB

River: (28.8 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 10 BB, BB raises to 20 BB, fold

BB wins 46.36 BB

This is just your standard run of the mill 3 outter, but when you have lost this spot like 10/10 times in the past 4wks it makes you question your sanity.

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

BTN: 106.54 BB
SB: 141.88 BB
Hero (BB): 105.28 BB
UTG: 116.2 BB
MP: 101.48 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB, SB raises to 23 BB, Hero raises to 105.28 BB and is all-in, SB calls 82.28 BB

Flop: (210.56 BB, 2 players) J A 9

Turn: (210.56 BB, 2 players) Q

River: (210.56 BB, 2 players) J

SB shows A Q (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
(Pre 29%, Flop 19%, Turn 84%)
Hero shows A K (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 71%, Flop 81%, Turn 16%)
SB wins 202.56 BB

Hand plays itself, but nice to see a spot come up where I just studied it yesterday.

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

UTG: 82.42 BB
MP: 144.26 BB
CO: 96 BB
BTN: 40.5 BB
Hero (SB): 162.6 BB
BB: 57.38 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) BTN has 6 6

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, BTN calls 7 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) 2 4 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 26 BB, Hero raises to 52 BB, BTN calls 5.5 BB and is all-in

Turn: (82 BB, 2 players) 8

River: (82 BB, 2 players) 2

BTN shows 6 6 (Two Pair, Sixes and Twos)
(Pre 20%, Flop 12%, Turn 14%)
Hero shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Twos)
(Pre 80%, Flop 88%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 77.9 BB

Tourney is just a week away. Excited to play my first 10k again in 11yrs.

Action Booked for the Wynn $10k in a few weeks: 2 bullets. Playing Day 1 C, Thursday Dec 14.

64% - Professor X pd
10%/5% - Wolverine pd
2.5% - Boobert pd
2% - Alan pd
1% - Dan pd

Good luck, but most importantly have fun 😀. WPT looking pretty sick from the Instagram stories

Thanks yeah pretty excited for this as it's quite rare I'm able to get away for this amount of time solo.

The journey begins. Going to be a fairly empty flight. There was only one other person when I went through security.

Wow only 18 people on this flight.

A rare sight

May we run hot.

i've read an unhealthy amount of this thread for someone who has finals next week, but was thoroughly entertained. was thinking this was deserving of my first reply! hoping you run good!

Woot so excited!

Thanks man I appreciate it!

About to start. The event is huge.

What an absolutely sick first hand

Literally the first hand of the tournament only 4 players seated at the table.

Blinds 300/500 500

Button open 1200, I have KhKs in sb and make it 4300, he pauses for like a full 45s and makes it 10500, I call.

Flop: 2c 3h Tc
I check call 6100

Turn: 3s
I lead 500 he makes it 22k I call

River: 7s
I check he jams I tank for 4 minutes and fold.

That same guy just stacked a new player. He had KK vs JJ on K J xr.what a life.

But after seeing him play some more and hearing him talk I feel really good about my fold

A young guy who just spent 19hrs traveling the day before to play a 10k is not blasting 122bb on the river in a 4bet pot with 0 reads on the very first hand of the tournament when the opponent looks like he has at least JJ imo.

Wow this guy is running so hot. I just had QcQh in all club medium flop. He had AcJc.
Flop and turn check check I call a river bet.

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