Whoops! Until I went back and read the hh, I thought that the villain was on the button straddle. I missed that he was in MP. That definitely narrows his hand range down significantly to hands that have bottom set beat ott.

My mistake.

so villian 1 who is tight and straight foreword is coldcalling a flushdraw without fear of being middled? I think there are enough QJ combos here that play exactly like this to make folding bad

I agree with this completely...

Pot is $185 after turn action and we are HU against a newish V who you are assuming is playing straight forward but with such little info, and his SPR being considerably less than 1 in this turn spot, not just shoving turn is probably the mistake.

We need to include some FPS over pairs in this villains range because of the straddle and his "overlimp" as well as the obvious QJ/AQ/KQ. Once you raise so large on the flop, his continuing range being comprised of ONLY FDs would be assumption that we just can't make.

Sure, we can be over setted sometimes as well, but If we include any combos of the above other hands already mentioned into his continue range, along with the fact that we have about 25% equity vs his nutted ranges, and the SPR is about 0.7, check folding seems sub optimal.

Sorry my post meant to say "after flop action" when referring to pot size... Carry on

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It's Vegas. V is more likely to call otf with T5ss than shove the turn with QJo. If he has 2-pair he's terrified of the flush and checking back the turn. Open-shoving ott gets 77 to fold more often than it gets worse to call. The concern about checking the turn is letting a hand with a spade see a river for free, not letting 2-pair unknowingly turn itself into a successful bluff. I would have raised pre most of the time, but the times I limp I would have raised smaller otf but done the same ott, check and only call if getting boating odds.

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I've fallen a bit behind on the mini challenge updates, this post is for mini challenge #7 and I am presently half way through mini challenge #9. I'll do my best to catch up this week. Facing a lot of distractions lately.

My buddy was in town around this time, we had a fun time kickin it. Went on NYNY rollercoaster, Rio zipline and went to the top of Stratosphere.

The poker concept I wanted to mention is fear of flopping. This is an idea from "Harrington on Holdem Vol. 3" A lot of beginning players dislike playing postflop so they will make very big overbets preflop by limp/shipping or open shipping. Preflop play is pretty easy once we memorize playable opening ranges tight UTG and gradually adding in more hands as we get closer to the BTN. Learning to navigate postflop is a critical skill to constantly brush up on if we want to maximize our winrate.

Hand 8:

1/3 NL (9 handed)
V1 (1300)- LAG, stations draws, called a 3b OOP with Q8o
Hero's Image (1500)- tag, 3b V1 once recently and he folded

Preflop (7):
Hero is MP dealt AK
V1 UTG raises to 12, Hero 3b to 48, V1 4b to 160, Hero 5b to 312, V1 calls.

Flop (624):
Q63
Check, check.

Turn (624):
T
V1 bets 65, Hero raises to 400, V1 calls.

River (1424):
9
Check, check.

I have position with a premium hand I think flatting the 4b is an option but with stacks 400bb+ deep I opted to put in a small 5b for value. When he calls I am really not too sure how wide his range is, I assume a little stronger than Q8+. I decide to check the flop for pot control, maybe should have cbet like 1/3 pot but I don’t really have many strong outs. OTT I pick up 2nd nut flush draw and nut gutterball, and now V1 leads 1/10th pot. I felt compelled to take a stab. OTR with less than half pot sized bet left I decided to give up and I do have some weak SDV.

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Yeah I doubt he limps those.

I always wanted my own hashtag, let's get this in top 20 trending on twitter haha

I do think shoving is a better line in these type of spots than c/c because most villains call too much rather than bluff too much in general.

I had a kinda similar hand where I flopped the nut straight and the turn brought 3 flush, I bet into 2 Villains for value but had to fold to a shove.

Here we can't b/f because of stack sized and strong outs.

Yeah I think I may have put too much weight on reads since he had only played one round. It probably could be a call since we only need V to not have a flush a fews times to make stacking off OTT +EV

Good points, we have strong outs when beat and there are a handful of non flush holdings he could conceivably play this way.

I agree here, the majority of his range taking this line is flushs, the only question is how much other stuff is in there.

I used to like watching High Stakes Poker back in the day, Gabe Kaplan was an excellent commentator. Good balance of basic strategy and humor. I was a big durrrr fan because of his flashy 4b rags style. Now I honestly don’t follow any of the big names or care.

I mostly just root for personal friends and acquaintances nowadays. I am going to try to get more interviews this summer from other guys I know who are strong cash game players as it seems tourney players get much more media coverage because of the climactic nature of the format.

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[6] 50 hrs poker
[15] 10 hrs art
[10.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[15] 5 hrs music
[4.5] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[.5] 5 hrs reading
[6.5] 5 hrs to do list
[1] 10 meditation sessions
[1/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions

2016 GOALS

[196] 1800 hrs poker
[60.5] 360 hrs art
[53.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[47.5] 180 hrs music
[10] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[29] 180 hrs reading
[27] 180 hrs to do list
[21] 360 meditation sessions
[37] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe

The AKo hand is atrocious. Way overplayed imo

Get a rebate on the AK hand,too many K of spades by my count.

Yeah I suspect I may have butchered it. OTT I think we can just call and hope to draw out. Maybe trying to bluff a station is bad idea. I also think my 5b pf may be a little too small. Cbet or no Cbet, would like opinions...


Spoiler is for HH from previous post not the current HH (hand 7 not hand 8)

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I'm still a couple weeks behind on updates, gunna try and find time to catch up.

I got to see Slayer again, probably seen em like 6 times or so. Awesome performance every time. I've been a huge fan of Testament and Carcass for over a decade but this was the first time I got to see them live, they were incredible!

I did ok on volume, still a little short. I want to make it a bigger priority, this is a place where I struggle. Need to grind out the hours and play better than I have been playing the last few months.

Hand 9:

1/3 NL (6 handed)
V1 (550)- Just got to the table recently, seems TAG, he 3b me once and I called with AK and c/f brick flop
Hero's Image (600)- haven't been active since sitting

Preflop (4):
Hero is MP dealt KK
Hero raises to 12, V1 3b to 40, Hero calls.

Flop (80):
J52
Hero checks, V1 bets 70, Hero calls.

Turn (220):
4
Hero checks, V1 bets 130, Hero ships 310 on top, V1 calls.

I am going to guess villains 3b range is something like TT+, AK. I feel like I will set off alarms if I 4b and fold out worse so I call. JJ improves but we are still ahead of QQ and AK. OTT a wheel card comes in so I think he is barreling AK a lot of the time here. I think all options have some merit. We can flat and evaluate river. We can just give him credit for AA or JJ and fold. At the time I was thinking if I am calling it off OTR I should just stick the <PSB in now to not give AK a free draw. In retrospect I think calling turn and folding to a river shove is probably better, not smart to stick in close to 200bb with KK absent better reads on villain

Hand 8 Results:


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Mini Challenge #8

[45] 50 hrs poker
[4] 10 hrs art
[11] 10 hrs dating and social life
[1.5] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[2] 5 hrs reading
[4.5] 5 hrs to do list
[2] 10 meditation sessions
[4/3] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions

2016 GOALS

[241] 1800 hrs poker
[64.5] 360 hrs art
[64.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[49] 180 hrs music
[10] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[31] 180 hrs reading
[31.5] 180 hrs to do list
[23] 360 meditation sessions
[44] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe

Was there any meta with V in hand 8? He opens 64o utg, 4bets, calls your 5bet and gets more than 1/2 his stack in (~230bb) by the river. Crazy slagtard. What room was this?

I 3b him once before but other than that we hadn't tangled that day. He plays too loose pf and post flop. I think he might be local because I've seen him a couple more times at Wynn and he still calls my reraises pf with weak hands.

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I just got back to Vegas yesterday, time to start catching up on updates. Fun trip, good to be back out here.

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I went out with a few friends to Hippie Hill in SF for 420. It was pretty awesome, 15K potheads all in 1 place.

Playing some poker at The Palace, Bay 101, M8trix, and Stones. That Palace NL game is crazy juicy.

Back in LV again, looking forward to WSOP. Grind time, let's go!

More updates soon, gotta catch up!

Hand 10:

1/3 NL (9 handed)
V1 (285)- Saw him 3b/f out of the blinds
Hero's Image (400)- tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is MP dealt AK
V1 raises 13 in MP, MP calls, Hero 3b 65 in SB, V1 calls, MP folds.

Flop (140):
KQ8
Hero bets 50 V1 calls.

Turn (240):
9
Hero bets 90, V1 calls.

River (420):
3
Hero bets 80 All in, V1 calls.


Stacks are kind of awkward, maybe could have gone a little big OTF and shove OTT. Problem is it is kind of hard to get called by many worse hands. Or maybe c/f turn?

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[31.5] 50 hrs poker
[14] 10 hrs art
[3.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[1] 5 hrs music
[3] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[2.5] 5 hrs reading
[6] 5 hrs to do list
[3] 10 meditation sessions
[2/2] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions

2016 GOALS

[272.5] 1800 hrs poker
[78.5] 360 hrs art
[68] 360 hrs dating and social life
[50] 180 hrs music
[13] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[33.5] 180 hrs reading
[37.5] 180 hrs to do list
[26] 360 meditation sessions
[48] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe

Nice paintings the last half dozen entries. What do you do with all your paintings?

Hand 10:
At $1-3 it's usually hard to come up with many hands that go into a 3-bet call range but not a fold or 4-bet ship range because stacks typically start so shallow.

I can see AK taking a flop and playing it this way. I can't see JJ paying you off. I can't see AQ paying you off (every time). At showdown I'm not expecting to win this hand more than 35% of the time.

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I just moved into a new apartment about 3 mi from my old pad. I also got a couple new roommates for the summer Duke0424 and Snoopy.

I have my old roommate from Meridian crashing for a few nights as well, he just landed a gig dealing at Caesars so he might get an apartment in same complex.

Hand 11:

1/3 NL (9 handed)
V1 (200)- loose passive
V2 (250)- loose passive
Hero's Image (400)- tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is LP dealt QQ
V1 limps in MP, Hero raises to 15, V2 calls BB, V1 calls.

Flop (42):
A73
V2 bets 20, V1 calls, Hero calls.

Turn (102):
Q
Checks to Hero who bets 75, fold, fold.

I feel like we can raise OTF somes but we can also just flat and play in position. OTT we very likely have the best hand so bet sizing is bigger to get value from fd and Ax.

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Yeah with the SPR <2 stacking off with tptk shouldn't be that bad but if feels like it might be on this board. But with like any size cbet we are commiting. I feel like am probably behind a lot of the time, can we c/f at any point?

That was SF. I've been to San Diego once, Coronado beach was chill. Only played at Oceans 11 and Barona, Pala and Pechanga. I believe there are a few other poker rooms in the area to check out one of these days.

Mini Challenge #10

[28] 50 hrs poker
[1.5] 10 hrs art
[11.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[12] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[2] 5 hrs reading
[4.5] 5 hrs to do list
[2] 10 meditation sessions
[4/3] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions

2016 GOALS

[300.5] 1800 hrs poker
[80] 360 hrs art
[79.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[62] 180 hrs music
[13] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[35.5] 180 hrs reading
[42] 180 hrs to do list
[28] 360 meditation sessions
[55] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe

i hope we both have a successful wsop this summer here in vegas

good seeing you and hanging out with you again

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Hand 12:

1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (177)- very passive, saw him limp KQ and flat AKs
Hero's Image (300)- tag

Preflop (3):
Hero is LP dealt 55
2 limpers, V1 limps in MP, Hero limps in LP, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop (10):
T85
Checks to V1 who bets 10, Hero raises to 40, folds back to V1 who calls.

Turn (87):
9
Checks to Hero who bets 80, V1 calls.

River (247):
9
V1 bets 55 AI, Hero calls.

With the it being a limped multi-way pot, deffintely want to put in a healthy raise OTF to charge draws. OTT QJ gets there but we still have the best hand a lot of the time and we have a redraw if he does have a straight. Maybe I should just overbet shove OTT instead of leaving 55 behind? Pretty apparent he has a flush OTR, fortunately it is the right that boats us.

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Yes, I have a feeling we are both going to crush it! Great to kick it as always!

Mini Challenge #11

[33] 50 hrs poker
[0] 10 hrs art
[17] 10 hrs dating and social life
[.5] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[.5] 5 hrs reading
[24] 5 hrs to do list
[1] 10 meditation sessions
[1/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions

2016 GOALS

[333.5] 1800 hrs poker
[80] 360 hrs art
[96.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[62.5] 180 hrs music
[13] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[36] 180 hrs reading
[66] 180 hrs to do list
[29] 360 meditation sessions
[56] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe

Really enjoying the hand reviews, keep it up!