4.53 hours (99 games) today.

I hate schedule and this approach is holding me back, as I am still freestyling and I play when I feel like it.

But I go to bed and wake up at odd hours. So I need to fix my sleep schedule. Waking up at 4:30 am would be great, as I will still get the action against South Americans and Canadians.

Anyway, my GF is asleep already, so I will make a bigger update in next few days. I want to include some real life stuff, too.

And I also want to ask about game flow and other things.

I got some funky hands marked, too. Will share them soon.

Anyway, I am happy with today volume.

I was playing unfocused last few days and also very tired. Quality > quantity for sure! I just don't think straight sometimes lol.

4.47 hours (95 games).

Off to bed now.

I really need to come up with a challenge, as I feel very unmotivated rn.

Lesson learned today: don't play tired...

Some funky hands:

PokerStars - 15/30 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 15.33 BB
SB: 18 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

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

Turn: (2 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (2 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 1.5 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB



PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 30.2 BB
BB: 19.8 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) Q 7 9
BB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (8 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 4 BB, Hero raises to 26.2 BB and is all-in, BB calls 11.8 BB and is all-in

River: (39.6 BB, 2 players) 8



PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 15 BB
Hero (SB): 35 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 8 9 7
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 20 BB, BB calls 11 BB and is all-in

Turn: (30 BB, 2 players) A

River: (30 BB, 2 players) Q



Probably not the best spot for BxB line

Maybe I should continue ott...

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 13.5 BB
Hero (SB): 36.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 4

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) T 7 3
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 5
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) J
BB checks, Hero bets 4 BB, BB calls 4 BB



T is a blank otr, but he has all of the Ax in his range

And given his sizing, I should've folded otr

Also, preflop call is debatable, maybe slightly better than BE

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 20 BB
SB: 30 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 9 2 5
Hero checks, SB bets 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Turn: (8 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, SB bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB

River: (15 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, SB bets 7.5 BB, Hero calls 7.5 BB



This just isn't +EV, unless I have a read

I just had a gut feeling, but that's not enough, I should be folding here almost always

PokerStars - 15/30 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 12 BB
Hero (SB): 21.33 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 4 A 7
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, BB raises to 10 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 8 BB



Maybe raising otr has better EV?

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 20 BB
Hero (SB): 30 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) A T 7
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) T
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) 5
BB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB



Too thin?

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 25 BB
Hero (BB): 25 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, SB calls 3 BB

Flop: (10 BB, 2 players) K 9 4
Hero bets 3.35 BB, SB calls 3.35 BB

Turn: (16.7 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 5.55 BB, SB calls 5.55 BB

River: (27.8 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 11.1 BB and is all-in, SB calls 11.1 BB and is all-in



Trying to get a lil creative

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 24.5 BB
Hero (SB): 25.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 4

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 4 K J
BB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, BB calls 4 BB

River: (16 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 17.5 BB and is all-in, BB calls 16.5 BB and is all-in



This raise was actually for value

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 18.65 BB
BB: 31.35 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 8 7 K
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) A
BB checks, Hero bets 3 BB, BB calls 3 BB

River: (10 BB, 2 players) 8
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 13.65 BB and is all-in, BB calls 12.65 BB



I hate these **** donks when they represent nothing

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 22.65 BB
BB: 27.35 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 6

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 8 A 2
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 2.35 BB, BB calls 1.35 BB

Turn: (6.7 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 4.5 BB, fold



I think I should blockbet some Qx here, right? And bluffs as well

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 28.5 BB
Hero (BB): 21.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) Q K K
Hero checks, SB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 1.35 BB, fold



Just rip it in they said

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 26 BB
Hero (BB): 24 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, SB calls 2 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 2 players) 9 T J
Hero bets 20 BB and is all-in, SB calls 20 BB

Turn: (48 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (48 BB, 2 players) 6

I'm not really a HU guy but hand 1 seems like a pretty fundamental mistake to me. Isn't this just a classic "better continues, worse folds" kind of hand? Kx will usually call as well as a lot of Qx, but very few worse hands should be calling and some of them may bluff raise. I'm assuming you intended for the bet to be a bluff but I think your hand is just too strong for that. His Qx should check back for similar reasons and many weak players won't bluff no SDV hands here, so you have plenty of SDV to be checking.

JJ hand seems like a slam dunk triple barrel for value. I don't think it's that thin. Kx will raise flop or turn at some frequency and he has tons of combos of worse pairs that can bluffcatch. You also block some busted gutshot draws that could bluff when you check and you're always paying off a jam from Kx anyway since he could be valuing worse.

J7o hand flop call probably fine with a diamond. I'd fold with no diamond. I imagine Qx should use a larger sizing on the river here. He's kinda capped by his turn check and Qx is pretty nutted. He still has to call with a lot of worse hands vs. a larger sizing since he just doesn't have enough Qx+ in his range himself, even if he mostly checks Qx on the turn. Also, I think this hand is probably just a check for the same reason as Q-high in the first hand. You have plenty of hands with less showdown value to bluff with since T/9-high with BDFD and front door FDs can call flop. If you fold those then this probably does need to be a bluff, though. Dunno how wide you're supposed to float flop but doesn't seem like you can just fold every Td8x type of hand without overfolding.

Your OOP 3-bet sizes seem really small. I get that 25BB non-allin sizing is going to be smaller than 4x or whatever is standard at 100BB but still, are the 4BB/5BB sizings you used in the JJ/AA hand standard at these stacks?

I am curious, what games do you play?

Q2o if you bet bet turn imo, as browni stated worse hands won't call (usually)
94o rather double barrel turn than this line
J5o fold pre, as played fold river
JJ I probably start x/calling turn, def x/c river to bluffcatch
64 just call turn, no need to turn this hand into a bluff imo
ATs probably raise small and fold to a shove
65o just x/f flop readless
J7o don't think you need to bluff this hand since J high is probably good here
AA 3b bigger imo, to like 5.5-6bb seems like a good sizing

How are u running that much above EV, unreal

In the past I've played a few thousand hours of live poker, the majority of which was 1|2-2|5 NLHE with a spattering of other games and stakes. Right now I'm playing mostly 6max cash games on PokerStars MI. Started at 10NL a couple months ago and 30-50NL now depending on what I feel like. Could play/beat 100NL but I'm being an over-conservative chicken.

Q2o - I wanted to fold out worse hands. Maybe it isn't correct play in theory, I am still trying to find the threshold for aggression. And sometimes I just spew a bit. In this hand, if I can make him fold Qx, Kx and maybe even some 4x, it should be alright. But I agree, that bluffing with Qhi here means, that I overbluff this spot massively. Thing is, that when people check twice IP, they rarely have something. But then again, I should pick worse hands than Qx here.

94o - yup, people love to hero call BxB line on certain runouts. Still trying to figure out whether it's better to just pot the river or bet 75 %.

J5o - this hand is probably slightly better than breakeven as a call pre.

64o - villain mindonks twice, his range will be usually quite weak. And I don't mind if I can fold him out of his hands right ott. I just tend to attack when villain uses such a small sizing. Sometimes they have a huge hand, but not very often.

65o - villain donks on Axx board, so I will be defending very wide here. Usually people do this, because they are not positionally aware and they do it with a very wide range.

J7o - good point. It seems, that my thinking in terms of ranges is not very good.

AA - this is HU SnG specific, you actually want to keep villain's range as wide as possible. Maybe it's a fishy thinking on my side, but it's something, that I've learned back in a day and it's been working since then. Also, I don't 3b bluff nai vs recreationals. No need to.

Idk, probably running good in preflop all-ins. But it was a small sample anyway.

PokerStars MI means Michigan? How's the action there?

gl at the tables!

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Anyway, I will make an update for June very soon.

Might post some funky hands, too.

This thread is quite boring, because I was neglecting it a lot! I need to change that.

I won't lie. I lost the motivation... So I've been regaining it slowly.

June all games in chips:



June all games in $$$:
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June PLO chips:



June PLO $$$:



June hours:



First two graphs are NLH+PLO. My ev ROI just for NLH was 6.02 %, which is alright, but I can definitely do better. There were a lot of spots where I spewed hard.

Obv PLO is lol sample, but people are totally clueless. I had multiple villains, where they were just potting flops with very high frequency.

I don't know if I want to talk about my strategy in PLO here, as I am not even sure if it works. Sample is very small, so there's nothing to make out of it. But I might play some HU PLO Sng's in the future, too. As I love the challenge this new game brings to me.

Volume-wise. It's summer BUT, I shouldn't use the weather as an excuse. I still wake up too late. Usually around noon. And I want to wake up at around 5 am, so that I can still play against South Americans and Canadians, then do some sports and play again in the afternoon/evening.

I still lack the schedule. I've been running away from routines/rules/schedules/authorities my whole life. And this is what I got... I am 27 and I play low stakes. It's funny and upsetting at the same time.

I still believe, that the poker dream is real, but at the same time I need to cash out quite often (rent, food...) and I am moving to a new place, soon. So my bankroll won't grow too much probably.

Anyway, the point it, that I need to sit on my ass and put at least 100 hours in July. Starting today.

And I might consider battling the 15s division or I switch to cash games. I really need to make up my mind.

If I want to battle 15s, it's a dead end, but I still want to challenge thinking players. Because I am very well aware, that my game sux in many areas. It just got too weak, as I play vs recreationals all day long.

Anyway, I might also get a job, if my roll gets too small.

What I need to do these days is that I take a paper, a pen and write down my goals and then write them down here, too. As it's obvious, that I don't know what I want. I mean, I kind of do, but... I am mostly clueless.

I will also post the hands here more often. Feel free to comment.

GL everybody!

Update for 01/07:

Hours: 0.82
Tournaments: 21

Very lol sample, because I had some stuff to do in my garden. Then I went on a cycling trip and I got back super tired. So I figured - at least I can fix my sleep schedule. So I went to bed before midnight (which is huge success for me) and I woke up at 6:30 am.

Time to put a morning session in now (but I need to get going first). And I will update when I finish my day.

It's better to update more often, as I can hold myself accountable and motivated this way.

Here are some hands from yesterday's session:

PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 29.85 BB
BB: 20.15 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) K 6 3
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) 3
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (6 BB, 2 players) 8
BB bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB



Qhi good here?

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PokerStars - 15/30 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 26.17 BB
SB: 7.17 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 7 5 3
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: (2 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 1.5 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB

River: (5 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 23.67 BB and is all-in, fold



I was praying to fold out his 5x and 3x here. Villain went into tank mode but eventually folded. Not sure if my hand selection is good here. But it's definitely the spot that I overbluff.

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 27.85 BB
SB: 22.15 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 4 6 3
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, SB bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB



I wonder how much am I supposed to defend vs such sizing.

Oh, and the guy was lithuanian. I tend to percieve those players as overly aggressive (might be wrong on that one). Also, when I see, that player is either from Latvia or Lithuania, I immediately think, that he is a reg for some reason.

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 22.5 BB
SB: 27.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 7 A J
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: (2 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, SB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

River: (4 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, SB bets 7 BB, fold



Another weird spot. Would he play 2p/str8 this way?

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 27 BB
BB: 23 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 6 5 8
BB checks, Hero bets 1.35 BB, BB raises to 4 BB, Hero calls 2.65 BB

Turn: (12 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (12 BB, 2 players) 8
BB checks, Hero checks



I wonder if I should bet the turn and how much of his range can I fold out if I bet the river.

I misplayed this hand, as I unblock 7x and spades, too. So I am thinking of block betting the river.

I don't see many 6x/5x in his range.

Ok, he might play some 8x this way sometimes and he might bluff raise the river sometimes, but I still think, that EV of betting >>> EV of checking. I don't beat that much.

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PokerStars - 20/40 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 9.62 BB
Hero (BB): 15.37 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 9.62 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 8.62 BB

Flop: (19.25 BB, 2 players) 5 2 9

Turn: (19.25 BB, 2 players) Q

River: (19.25 BB, 2 players) 8



Seems like a basic spot, but I was thinking - is this always a call pre?

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PokerStars - 15/30 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 24.17 BB
Hero (SB): 9.17 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) A 7 8
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 8.17 BB and is all-in, BB calls 5.17 BB

Turn: (18.33 BB, 2 players) 2

River: (18.33 BB, 2 players) 2



call/raise the flop?

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 31.2 BB
BB: 18.8 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 3 2 8
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) 7
BB checks, Hero bets 3 BB, BB calls 3 BB

River: (12 BB, 2 players) 2
BB checks, Hero bets 25.2 BB and is all-in, BB calls 12.8 BB and is all-in



not sure about my turn barrel here (obv got lucky otr)

Maybe I should bet 33 % ott or check? It sux when I get raised, as I can really improve on board pairing cards and 8.

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 22.85 BB
SB: 27.15 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 8 2 J
Hero bets 2 BB, SB calls 2 BB

Turn: (10 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 3.35 BB, SB calls 3.35 BB

River: (16.7 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, SB checks



Really clueless in this spot, as it's not very frequent situation...

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 33.35 BB
SB: 16.65 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 8 4 5
Hero checks, SB bets 1.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Turn: (7 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (7 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, SB bets 1.5 BB, fold



This spot also made me wonder. How do I construct my river probe range here?

Is it enough of I turn my 6x and 7x into a bluff? Well, if I do it with all of them (all of non heart combos), I would be over bluffing, right?

Another spot, that I should check in the solver. But I don't have one yet

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 26 BB
SB: 24 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 3 8 2
Hero bets 2 BB, SB calls 2 BB

Turn: (10 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 3.35 BB, SB calls 3.35 BB

River: (16.7 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks, SB checks



similar spot as with TT, but do I block the river or not?

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 26.5 BB
Hero (SB): 23.5 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB raises to 5 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Flop: (10 BB, 2 players) 6 J 6
BB bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 17.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 14.5 BB and is all-in

River: (47 BB, 2 players) 8



villain had 43 % 3b (3/7), but also had high ISO of 46 % (13/28)

maybe my preflop call is still too loose...

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 25 BB
BB: 25 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 8

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB calls 1 BB

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

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 5
BB bets 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

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



too wide again?

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 37.95 BB
BB: 12.05 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) T J A
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 2
BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, fold



I started experiment on these broadway boards, where villain might have a lot of weak pairs, gutshots and FDs

definitely need a bigger sample here, but I think, that overbluffing is the way to go, I'd bet almost my whole range on the flop and continue super wide

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 33.3 BB
BB: 16.7 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB raises to 2.8 BB, Hero calls 1.8 BB

Flop: (5.6 BB, 2 players) 2 Q K
BB bets 1.85 BB, Hero calls 1.85 BB

Turn: (9.3 BB, 2 players) T
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (9.3 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 28.65 BB and is all-in, fold



I used too big sizing here I guess

still can run into a flush occasionally

he was probably blockbeting his Kx

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 29 BB
Hero (BB): 21 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 9 3 5
Hero checks, SB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, SB bets 1.3 BB, Hero raises to 7 BB, fold



this hand made me wonder again

how do I construct my bluff raising range otr?

I just went with the read, that villain is probably weak with this sizing

not sure about my hand selection here

also, if I decide to raise, I should go bigger (if I want to get a fold)

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PokerStars - 10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 25 BB
BB: 25 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 2 8 6
BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, BB raises to 6 BB, fold



another spot where I play intuitively and it's kind of a guess game

need to improve here

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PokerStars - 15/30 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 13.5 BB
Hero (SB): 19.83 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 3 A J
BB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (4 BB, 2 players) A
BB bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB



villain shouldn't have any Ax here

so I figured he either has QT or bluff

turns out I was quite wrong

anyway, I could check back the flop here

Alright, I need to put in a *****-ton of volume these days.

Well, my GF's family think, that I am unemployed degenerate, therefore I can help them around the house anytime.

They are kind of right... But just because I don't have some boss, that is telling me which days I have to work and for how long, that's the reason to abuse this?

Obv, they don't understand what I am doing.

And I just ride the bike.

So my financial situation is not very good.

Anyways, I need to talk to them. Because my GF's mom is a teacher and she thinks, she can rule even in her family. Hell **** no!

And I want to do it in a very polite way... Really have to think this through, because e.g. yday. I was supposed to get there with my GF's grandparents. They said they are going just for a quick coffee. It turns out that quick coffee equals approximately 7.5 hours. So I got home tired AF and I played few games.

My family don't understand either.

Well, I don't want to make a victim of myself. Maybe some one can give me advice here.

Because I really can't act like an @sshole. But I can't act like a cuck either.

And today, I woke up at 1 pm, because we were talking with my GF for hours about this. And I was tired af, because we were out drinking 2 days ago. That was a mistake, too. I got into the fight, too. And I am a terrible fighter

Two guys were beating up the DJ, so I went to help him. And he chickened out immediately and I was giving both of the guys hammer punchs. I was there with a GF, they were there with some girl, too.

They didn't hit me even once, but I managed to hit them multiple times.

Then there was a discussion with security. I told them what happened. Eventually, all of us left. Well, we were leaving anyway. I am just that kind of person, that if I see something, that's just not right, I have to stand up and fight. No matter how many guys are there. No matter how big. And that's why I also lost my front tooth once.

Oh and when we got out, that girl who was with them started arguing with me, that I was dragging her or something... Idk, I could, I could not. There was too much adrenaline. But she definitely was not the target. She was just a shield for them. My GF wanted to separate us, too.

Oh and before all of this happened I was yelling at them something like: what's going on here? Why are you fighting? No response so the hammers followed. And again, I am terrible fighter. You can't imagine how many times somebody beat me up. And I need to learn some basics of krav maga for that reason.

And back to the topic now. So the girl started arguing with me, I was yelling at her and cussing like a pagan because she was very rude. And then bang, she slapped me and left.

Alright, time to grind now

I fked up again yesterday.

I felt too tired to grind. Really need to fix my life, so that I got enough energy for poker, girlfriend, sports...

Anyway, here's update for 05/07:

Hours: 5.22
Games: 125

Finally solid volume.

I've had multiple interesting opponents today. Need to figure out how to exploit such players.

Also was trying to play 3-4 tables. But I was missing too many +EV spots. I wasn't able to follow the game vs 4 different opponents. Not sure if it's even worth it to get better at this.

Was helping around the house yesterday all day long. Gonna do the same today and probably few more days after that.

I wanted to grind yesterday, but I was tired AF. So I just couldn't.

This situation is fked up. Because it's my family and I want to help. But I need to make moneeeeeeeyz, too...

Never mind, I am moving to capital soon. Which is about 260 km from here. So I will have 24/7 for myself and my GF obv

So, the 7s division has been formed.

I've played 3333 games this month, so that I could've cleared this little bonus:



Not sure if it was worth it, as I was playing even up to 6 tables quite a few times. And I'm a 2 tabler.

Anyway, as I've played some games vs the regs, too, I've been studying with LucidGTO. What a cool feature!

Need to consider my future goals. I'll need to cash out a significant part of my roll soon...

Also, I need to change my schedule, as I've been going to bed at 7 am. And then neighbour's kids would wake me up and I was tired AF. So if action is good during the day, I might start to play days. Like wake up at 5 am, play, exercise, spend the time with my GF, sleep, repeat.

Now the question is if it's worth it to make it to 15s. I'll need to play with variance calculator a bit. Also, I'd need to put a serious hours in the lab to make this happen.

So it's either getting to 15s, or playing insane volume at 7s and moving to PLO.

HUSNGs are the lowest variance format. You probably don't need as big of a roll as you think to play 15s, especially considering you can move up/down in stakes as necessary.

That's true. Thing is, that I'll have to battle the regs first.

Anyway, here are the results for august:




I got few hundred games on other computer and I don't have it here rn. I feel like I might have lost some EV, as I was playing on 4 tables without HUD

I've been studying with lucidGTO and I realize, that my game is quite weak in a lot of areas. Need to fix it.

I've been trying to improve my multi table skills. Not a bad progress for a lifetime 2-tabler. Obv this was just for few games and I was just button clicking without any thinking whatsoever. Just pure auto pilot. It's definitely not worth it.

Something like 2-3 tables seems to be the GTO. As I'm missing a lot of spots while having 4+ tables. Yes, hourly is better, but I just don't even feel like playing poker, just clicking buttons and I don't enjoy it.



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Now some funky hands:


Going for super thin value.



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Bet, bet, bet is the way to go



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Attacking the capped ranges



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Blockers? Never heard of that pokemon



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And here's the report for 1st-15th September:



Volume is: 72 hours

Going to clear the 200 USD rake back, too. My idea was, that I can clear it two times a month, which means playing 6666 HU SnG's a month. It's doable, but my EV would suffer a lot. And it's just not worth it. I was glued to my computer all the time. Also was on a degen schedule, so that I can put 46 games/hour (at times).

Was waking up at 5 pm, going to bed at 7 am... Definitely not healthy.

I am on an all nigher now. Gotta fix it quickly. Gonna wake up super early tomorrow.

Anyway, my EV dropped, because of playing too many tables, but mostly because I've played 37 % of volume vs sit list players. I simply can't make as much money vs them as vs fish. But a man gotta do what a man gotta do.

Gonna take a slower tempo for the rest of the month. And I am going to focus on a quality.

Probably will take some time off, too. Depends how I feel. Because I got almost burnt out, too... As I said previously, this approach is defo not GTO.

Gl everybody and thanks for reading!

Another one.