I'm not sure when you check the Axx flop and bet when the 5 hits the turn, that it's believable, or a big enough bet, to get him off KK-TT, but obviously it's player-dependent.

I also play 1/1 at the Vic sometimes (although I mostly play online) so might see you in some games. GL!

But wouldn't I check the a high flop with most of my range to let him cbet? Or do I take advantage of the fact that the ace is a scare card to kk, QQ etc and donk out?

you range him for QQ+ and calling with 68dd another 15 to win a max of 200. The odds are not in your favor. If you range him wider, it is still spew as you are oop and will need a lot of fold equity for the hand to be profitable. GL!!

Thanks for the advice, I'll tighten up a bit, especially out of position!

What was your starting BR?

THIS!!

- also, I would think carefully before opening these types of hands out of position to a good player who is the exact opposite of scared money. But i prob open anywazzz

If you want it bad enough then why not. Im actually moving to london in 4 days might keep an eye out for you. good luck on the grind bud.

Sounds good, where are you moving to? Give me a shout when you're down, always good to meet other players.

I want it badly but I need to sharpen up and work harder for it; disappointed with recent results so will try and improve my game.

Staying in a hostel first week, will let you know when I have found a more permanent location.

Do you ever play tournaments at your local cas?

On your flop bets, I would stick closer to a standard 2/3 sizing. Hand 1 you didn't say what you had. I am assuming a set. Betting 11 into 24 is giving 3/1 odds for your opponents to call, on a coordinated board. I would always make it closer to 18 with a set here. Give any draw 2/1.

Hand 2 you bet 10 into 21, again giving 3/1 odds on a call. Why not go bigger on that flop bet. At least 15. You could possibly set up a pot sized shove on the turn with a bigger flop, then a bigger turn bet. He didn't have jacks either, but he had outs on the turn, get him committed there.

One of the keys to low stakes is getting max value from your hands.

GL out there

Read the first post (page) looking good! It's 4AM here...that's why I'm going to stop, but gonna check out the rest tomorrow.

You seem to live an interesting live!

Sounds good! I'm not much of a tournament player if I'm honest. I play the loyalty freeroll if I qualify for it and anything that gives out a trophy for the winner, because damn it I want a trophy!

Thanks for the advice, its one of those things I guess I've always known but I've been worried about losing the customer. Going to focus on this over the weekend and make sure I get maximum value.

Very kind of you to say so! I've certainly settled down recently; I'm playing a lot more poker, trying to save some money and I've semi-recently met a lovely girl who I spend almost all my non-poker time with. I'll try get more non-poker stories up here, either from the past or present!

Alligator Blood - James Leighton



Interesting book and taught me a lot about the processing side that I didn't know. There's a fantastic story here, almost movie worthy in places and I really recommend it to anyone with a vague interest in online poker. Brb, going to launch a payment processing company...

Is it more of a novel or a user guide? I was looking for a cool poker book that was'n't just about Poker theory and things like that. Going to read some reviews.

It's a supposedly non-fiction account of the life so far of Daniel Szvetkoff. Definitely worth a read!

I was in for £188 and Was sitting on £210. An arabic chap (villain) who had sat down and tried to play around 3-400 was told £200 max. He didn't seem horrible but had made a few poor plays. I marked him down as a house game gambler as he had chips from the main casino rather than the cardroom that I saw when he sat down.

UTG (steaming tilted American) opens pre to £15, I flat in the CO with AJss and Villain flats from the BB.

Flop (pot £46): J55 - Villain leads for 25, American calls as do I.

Turn (pot £121): 8 - Villain leads for 40, American folds and I flat

River (pot £201): 4 - Villain shoves for the rest (around £120)

What's your play?

Which app is that? Oh and yeah, crazy hand... =/

App is called PkrCruncher, good for running hands on your phone if you want to check a spot at the table.

Good session last night, up £310, picking off bluffs for fun.

if that guy is leading a jack 3 streets then yeh folding is totally out of the question, however i don't think it's a wise assumption to make that he doesn't lead trips as he seems quite random in the way he plays (leading J4 could easily be perceived by a good player as either a bluff or value lol)

nh and good to see you're winning! I'm all settled now too if you wanna organise a grind at the vic?? gl

nice bro GL

Sounds good to me, I can kind of do whenever!

Today is one of those days. Lost 3 buyins in less than an hour. Got the first two in ahead and lost on the river and then got KK into AA. Standard stuff but frustrating to undo all of Saturdays work in such little time. Back on it next week.

Weekly update!

Disappointed with this week, I didn't bounce back like I wanted and struggled to get some good results on the board.

Overall update - Last weeks figures in parentheses:

Live bankroll: £1825 (£1759)

Life roll savings: £0

Live Sessions:
13/10 - -£57 2hrs 34 mins
14/10 - -£192 3hrs 10 mins
16/10 - +£44 2hrs 48 mins
17/10 - +£128 7hrs 43 mins
18/10 - +£310 5hrs 11 mins
19/10 - -£300 0hrs 54 mins (The session that screwed my week!)

Total: -£67 23hrs 20mins

Points towards loyalty freeroll: 35 (65 total this loyalty period)

Plan for the week

Sort my life out and play better, put some big numbers up on this board!

The Godfather of Poker - Doyle Brunson



Not too much to say on this one, I would recommend it if you are at all into poker. Great stories, great characters, I loved it.

Must of been a pretty harsh session losing 3BI in under an hour! I know you touched on it but not long ago but working full time and putting in the volume you do is quite full on. Perhaps could be worth running a test and seeing if less volume maybe sees you improve or play your A game more often. Just a thought mate.

Non the less keep the grind up pal