Hello everyone,

This is going to be my thread for my journey to build my monthly profits in this game via MTTs. My big goal is $10k a month, but right now we're going for the $1k a month mark.

In order to do that, I'd just need to make only $250 a week in profits. Pretty doable, just need to work on my trouble spots in the game as well as as many leaks as I can find in order to decrease my overall variance in terms of cashing.

I have my satellite tournos that for some reason are very high variance (it just seems like everyday I make just ONE mistake that cost me the ticket. I keep working on fixing those issues and I am getting better.)

I also have my consistent MTTs that (when ran deep) can easily get me to my weekly goal, and eventually my monthly.

I just need to get better at reading hands, stopping myself from hero calls, and betting larger with good hands, and adding more hands with high profitability when they hit like suited connectors to my range as well known big hands like AK are nice and all but they aren't super decrete and act as blockers against opps having hands they will want to get money into the pot with.

I appreciate each and every one of you who offered constructive criticism, advice, and feedback so far in my various postings on this forum.

I plan on posting a update each day on how the tournos went for the day. It's 3:03 AM right now so I'm not sure if I'll do the first post now but we'll see.

Wish me luck, let's do it!

October 20th, 2022. This likely won't be too detailed for now as I have to sleep, but here's what we have:
Tournament 1 (PKO) 12th of 47 entrees :
I played overall well, and was +cEV by the time I busted out in 12th of 47 entrees after 1hr 45. I lost with QQ vs villians Ace King so not a bad spot but things just didn't pan out which is unfortunate, but that's the game and soon I will be on the other side off the variance.

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/59pM1zT


My worst hand I played was one in which I got top pair trash kicker. I felt like I was being bluffed as villian bet the 7 high flop and then continued the turn. I felt like it could be a standard flop c-bet then villian just trying to keep up the story on the Queen turn. I re-raise as there's no way he has not pair anymore is what I figured. Oh course he wins with Q7s 2 pair.

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/59pM1sz


Best hand was this one in which I got great value out of King Jack using a pot based bet sizing pot flop and betting as I thought I had the best hand. The reason I called the river bet was I figured there was no way he wouldn't of bet by now on this super wet board without something by now to somehow hit a river flush although I acknowledge now there is some flushes he could of had, I thought this was him trying to make a final attempt to save himself and bluff me on the river. Guys like this are why it's hard to tell if I'm getting bluffed on not.
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/69pM0Mb


Another hand that I did well with was Ace King betting with pot related bet sizings and betting while I still thought I had the best hand. Tips I got from many helpful people on this forum. If this guy called this many times with a bottom pair 9, I'm excited to see myself really start crushing these stakes.

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/59pM1hy


Tournament 2 (Satellite) 16 of 30 entrees:
Played well for 20 minutes, but then did a bad play as I thought I was getting bluffed... dumb. I lost the hand, and lost the tournament within the next 5 minutes after. Time wasted.....:
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/29pM5Fa

This is a hand I played well. I had T9 against a LAG player who bets every flop. I check raise him with top pair, decent kicker. I then check raise him on the turn as well. End up getting a good pot here:
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/29pM5AQ


Tournament 3 (PKO) 10th of 10 entrees:
In this tournament I learned from a spot I had yesterday in which I had QQ and raised 2x. Got raised 3x and then I called as I didn't want to get beaten by Ax without making sure there was no aces on the flop or kings. Went to the river and villian had 77 and I missed out on big value. So I decided this time that I would raise Queens all in and get big value for my hand and get called by the hands like 77 to jj, AK, AQ, AJ all of which I crush.

I 4! all in a and got called with Kings vs Queens so I bust out in the first hand unfortunately... it happens, but it still stinks as I waited 3+ hours to play this MTT and was excited to take it down.
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/29pM5P9

Ultimately, I think I played this hand right but I'm still learning so we'll see if that holds true. Hand2Note HUD says QQs all in is -cEV. Not really agreeing with that but okay.


Tournament 4 (PKO) 35th of 71 entrees:
I was positive +cEV for this tournament.

I was doing well but unfortunately lost one hand when I didn't hit my outs on the river card. Basically I had a flush draw with 2 overcards on the turn, for 15 outs. I was facing an all in. I quickly calculated my pot odds out to be 15 * 2 - (15 - 8) = 23% and the odds I was getting from the pot was around the same. I couldn't really finish the calcs in time as I only had around 15 seconds total to run both these through Windows calculator, but I knew there were around the same. I decided to make the call, and unfortunately didn't hit it. As I write this I realize I had slightly less than I needed in pot equity to make the call but not sure if the difference is large enough to not make this a situation that can go either way.
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/39pM9Zy


Right after that hand i ran into a 2 pair on the flop, beaten by the river card. giving my opponent a higher 2 pair. ace 6 2 pair vs ace king 2 pair king on the river.
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/19pMa86

I keep playing and I work my way back up to a decent middle lower field stack. The blinds eventually go up and at a point I'm with a short stake, and I'm waiting for a playable hand. Unfortunately, I got tired and shoved King Jack suited which was a mistake as I didn't want to be doing that particular play and I lost.

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/19pMbxb


Overall, I followed the math. It didn't work out this time though.


Tournament 5 (GTD) 7th of 38 entrees:

I joined at late reg. I played myself up to the money bubble. Unfortunately I got into it with a short stack. I knew that any ace would give this guy a straight as it was a 4 card straight board and he had opened the pot as a short stack but by this point I had just gotten to the computer as this was my first tourno in hours. I ended up defaulting to my original play style when I first learned the game which was to make all these crazy bluffs (*sigh*). I tried to bluff the flush but of course guy didn't fold and shows an ace... I then realize we were 1 person away from the money and I stupidly did that and went from like 3rd to last. So dumb.

I busted out with Ace Queen vs TTs.
This tournament was negative cEV all because of that one hand I just described but other than that I played well.
https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/69pMeRY

Now, I did like this one hand in which I had low chips and had a good hand. I decided to min raise blind vs blind from the SB since I knew that would get the villian to shove. He did and I won against Ace 3 with Ace Jack.

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/69pMeMa

So ultimately I will keep trying and working on my game. Hopefully tomorrow is way better.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to leave constructive feedback below.

Great play. I 3! bluff player trying to steal the pot after checking his steal from button stat: https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/49pMk1F


getting better!

6th of 32 bubble boy. Typical!

I lost with A8o vs A2s (4 of the 6 players were short stacked at the time including me).

another 2hrs 18min gone!

Edit: Guess I'll just have to take down the next tourno. Let's do it.

Tournament 1 (PKO) 6TH of 32. Lost as the bubble boy.

I finished positive cEV for this tournament. I played well, and stacked 1 player via 2 consecutive hands.

I played tight and aggressive this particular tourno, and I make sure I didn't get into spots where I could end up bluffing. Kinda tricky considering it's a great way to get chips, but gotta play smart.

I ran into a cooler that killed my lead: https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/5.../#post57874272

I also played this hand well though and got a little pot. Basically I had a button raise me on the big blind. I saw the short stack was super short. I called, then checked it back. button min bets 1 blind. SB folds. I 3! 4x to 4bb. Button folds and I took down the pot. I had planned out that line and I then checked his HUD steal from the button and it was like 46% out of dozens of attempts. It is always nice when a strat works. I holding complete trash at the time, but if I get a free check I'll use it.

I used 1/2 pot bet sizings. Would of liked 1/3, but didn't have it set yet onto the table settings (do now though). Getting a lot more chips now that I'm using the pot sizings. Stinks when they don't call, but when they do makes up for it.

All in all getting better. Have like 2 to 3 hours left until next tournament so looks like it's study time. Talk later.

edit (2:12 PM EST October 20th, 2022): Here's a link to a hand in which I got value, but could of probably gotten way more. I need to work on this) https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/3.../#post57874434

This is actually for October 19th, 2022. Oh well.

Tournament 2 (Satellite):
Lost a expensive hand trying to c-bet. I got raised, and I called. Then had to give it up on the turn unfortunately.

Soon lost when I raised a limped pot, the original limper raised my 2.5b to 10bb. I called with Ace 8 suited and then jammed the ace high flop. Villian had Ace 9 and even hit 2 pair on the river to rub it in.

Total L...

I keep trying this satellite and I just can't seem to win it. I'm not losing in big spots, it's just situations like ace 9 vs ace 8 everytime. I just can't believe it to be honest. It's unreal.

I'll win the next sat.

LOL. all of this is terrible, but hilarious

Jamming the A high flop is funny to me. What were you hoping to achieve?

I was short stacked. This is pre-flop. Look into fold equity. Ace high wins very often in a heads up pot.

Tournament 3 (PKO):
17th of 74. Ended up losing while in 2nd or 3rd place or so to 2 pair 95. Should of raised pre flop...

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/49pMqfU

Just can't seem to win the whole thing anymore. Was in first through 4th for the longest in this tournament. I make ONE mistake and it's all over. Ridiculous...

Um. No. U said there was a flop

haha, wrong, according to your own post

it seems that you just called off approx half of your stack pre-flop with A8, then insta-jammed the A high flop, with the added bonus of folding any of his bluffs out

Alright,

so I lost the next tourno with Ace Queen, and then the last one in 8th of 27.

Gonna make some changes to maximize my wins, and decrease they expensive losses towards my roll.

Gotta go back to my old schedule of tournos.

Wish me luck.

Still. Villian will miss the flop 2/3 of the time, and people LOVE to call light to bully a short stack.

Hello.

Okay. If you have any constructive feedback let me know. Otherwise, just read or find another thread. Thanks man have a good day.

Okay,

new schedule set!

Wish me luck. Gonna get this show going back in the right direction.

Schedule set up with a satellite to have chance at big cashing,

filled with roll affordable events I do well in.

Had to move down in stakes. Something about the $20 tournos. Guess I'm just not there yet. I'll just have to accept it for now, and play the games where I have an edge and keep studying.

P.S: If you have a hater comment or you're going to make fun of me, my learning, my determination to learn, my questions and working to get better then don't bother. You're just being a donkey and are calling a massive down swing into your life. Maybe try doing as much work as I am and you'll have so much results you won't have time to hate on a beginner.

Let's do it!

Here's 2 hands in which I followed the math in a tricky spot. I had 2nd pair with a flush draw on the turn. Villian had bet, and put be in a spot where I'd had to call his bet to see the turn. Did the math, made the call, hit my flush and took it down:

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/59pMxmf

Oh, so you're a troll.

My mistake. I thought you were being serious. You got me

I thought, I'll have a read, as soon as I saw the 1st hand, 5/6 limpers and he min raises QQ, it was at that point I went to bed.

poker is so not dead, atleast at the micros anyway.

Hope you had a good laugh then. I will keep winning. Goodbye.

More wins for me.

I agree.

So I switched it up to play my older style. Played well, took the tourno down in first place.

Not bad!



Only big losses were with flush vs 4 of a kind, shoving Ace Jack when short stacked and getting beaten by Kings, and then Ace King vs 53o straight.

Won lots of pots playing smart, picking great spots, and making great plays and folds as needed.

Positive cEV for the entire tourno.

Not a single negative EV play in my HUD that I profited from. Yet I do a few positive ev spots I lost in.

Alright,

Just finished a satellite. First place of 26!



2 in a row.

Let's ducking go! positive chip ev as well.