hey man, Im pretty sure that we used to battle @ 100nl HU waaay back (5-6 years ago, my sn: McBurak), you were one of the better regs there already then, so Im sure you'll do great now that you are playing full time. Good luck! Malta is a great place for poker, since there isn't really much else to do than grind from what I've heard

Yea, I remember you! What are you doing now?

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Pretty happy with my work ethic this week, but sometimes my game suffered a bit because of the long hours. I've definitely made some really unnecessary spews, especially in the evenings when I was playing far from my A-game.


Goals this week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 45.29/35-40
(2) Meditation 6/7
(3) Gym 2/3
(4) Pages read 50/70

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35 hours of studying/playing poker minimum
(2) 7 days of meditation
(3) read 70 pages of The Mind Illuminated
(4) 5 gym sessions and 2/3 cardio sessions

I'll do some longer updates with results at the end of the month.

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good luck man

I quit online poker at the end of 2017 (living is rather cheap in Poland, so I was able to make ok money @ 100nl) and got a decent job in finance, now I play some midstakes live games on the side, which works much better for me.

Would love to see some more hands, I wonder how much has the low/mid stakes hu changed over the last few years - for example, the gap between 2013 and 2017 was massive, but it felt like there wasn't all that much to discover after that. But I might be very wrong here

ps. maybe remove that long line from the previou post, it breaks the forum for me :P

Thanks man!

Why did you stop playing online? Not being able to combine it with work?

I will show some hands at the end of the month; as well as my results. I think there are slightly more regulars now than back in 2017, but a lot of them are quite bad still. I think making good money at 200z is still very possible, but of course it's my dream to play higher stakes soon!

I'll make the line shorter this time, just for you!

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Again, I'm quite happy with my work ethic this week. The results still aren't great, but luck isn't really on my side the last two weeks.

Goals this week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 38.07/35-40
(2) Meditation 7/7
(3) Gym 2/5
(4) Cardio 2/2
(4) Pages read 25/70

Goals next week

(1) 35 hours of studying/playing poker minimum
(2) 7 days of meditation
(3) read 70 pages of The Mind Illuminated
(4) 5 gym sessions and 2/3 cardio sessions

GOGOGOGOGOGO

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yooo, seems like you have the meditiation down, pretty impressive to be able to establish a habit like that! Reading is definetly a good goal to have, havent read a word basically in the last two month. glgl for next month

Thanks mate!

I wouldn't say it's a habit already, since I still need to make a conscious effort to meditate. I motivate myself by asking why I want to meditate, and because it has such a major influence on things that I value - ability to focus, to be calm and be more mindful - it's easier for me to do. I also really enjoy to sit down and meditate for 30-40 minutes, which makes it easier as well.

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Goals this week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 36.11/35-40
(2) Meditation 5/7
(3) Gym 4/5
(4) Cardio 1/2
(5) Pages read 15/70

Goals next week
(1) 35/40 hours of studying/poker
(2) Meditate every day
(3) Gym 5x a week and 2x cardio
(4) Read 70 pages

My results this week:

I think I'm up around 4k since I started on 14th of November, which is ok.

Some hands for you guys, because I know people like that

(1) Against a non-believer. I notice that a lot of people love to call me off for some reason

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

Rubbisch (SB): $774.02 (387 bb)
bigseljak (BB): $258.33 (129 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero (Rubbisch) is SB with J♥ 8♥
Rubbisch (SB) raises to $4.20, bigseljak (BB) 3-bets to $21, Rubbisch (SB) calls $16.80

Flop: ($42) A♥ 2♦ 6♥ (2 players)
bigseljak (BB) bets $12.20, Rubbisch (SB) calls $12.20

Turn: ($66.40) Q♥ (2 players)
bigseljak (BB) bets $19.51, Rubbisch (SB) calls $19.51

River: ($105.42) 4♠ (2 players)
bigseljak (BB) checks, Rubbisch (SB) bets $721.31 (all-in), bigseljak (BB) calls $205.62 (all-in)

Total pot: $516.66 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
Rubbisch (SB) shows J♥ 8♥ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

bigseljak (BB) shows A♠ 3♦ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 63%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Rubbisch (SB) wins $515.41

(2) Against another non-believer. They love to do it!

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $512.81 (256 bb)
BB: $256.15 (128 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with 6♠ 6♦
Hero raises to $4.60, BB calls $2.60

Flop: ($9.20) 6♥ 8♦ Q♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $16.56, Hero calls $12.56

Turn: ($42.32) A♦ (2 players)
BB bets $30.80, Hero calls $30.80

River: ($103.92) 5♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $460.85 (all-in), BB calls $204.19 (all-in)

Total pot: $512.30 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows 6♠ 6♦ (three of a kind, Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 98%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BB shows K♥ Q♣ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 2%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) wins $511.05

(3) Against nitboy

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $251.48 (126 bb)
BB: $313.07 (157 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with Q♦ Q♣
Hero raises to $4.20, BB calls $2.20

Flop: ($8.40) Q♥ 9♠ 9♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2, BB raises to $10.99, Hero calls $8.99

Turn: ($30.38) 7♥ (2 players)
BB bets $8.74, Hero raises to $40.65, BB calls $31.91

River: ($111.68) J♥ (2 players)
BB bets $257.23 (all-in), Hero calls $195.64 (all-in)

Total pot: $502.96 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
BB shows J♣ 9♣ (a full house, Nines full of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows Q♦ Q♣ (a full house, Queens full of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 82%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $501.71

(4) Against reg who snapped the **** out of me on river.

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $218.37 (109 bb)
BB: $552.01 (276 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with 2♥ 2♠
Hero raises to $4.60, BB 3-bets to $18.40, Hero calls $13.80

Flop: ($36.80) 8♠ 2♦ 9♦ (2 players)
BB bets $26.66, Hero calls $26.66

Turn: ($90.12) Q♠ (2 players)
BB bets $22.22, Hero raises to $70.55, BB calls $48.33

River: ($231.22) K♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $102.76 (all-in), BB calls $102.76

Total pot: $436.74 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows 2♥ 2♠ (three of a kind, Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 50%, Flop: 93%, Turn: 84%, River: 100%)

BB shows 3♠ 6♠ (high card, King)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 50%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 16%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) wins $435.49

(5) This was pure freestyle, but didn't work out unfortunately. Might be completely ridiculous though.

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB: $240.07 (120 bb)
BB (Hero): $208.28 (104 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is BB with 9♦ T♥
SB raises to $4.80, Hero calls $2.80

Flop: ($9.60) 8♣ 7♠ Q♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $3.65, Hero calls $3.65

Turn: ($16.90) 8♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25, SB raises to $15.82, Hero raises to $44.65, SB calls $28.83

River: ($106.20) K♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $155.18 (all-in), SB calls $155.18

Total pot: $416.56 (Rake: $1.56)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 9♦ T♥ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 43%, Flop: 50%, Turn: 18%, River: 0%)

SB shows A♦ 8♥ (three of a kind, Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 57%, Flop: 50%, Turn: 82%, River: 100%)

SB wins $415

Sick thread, subbed glgl

Jo guys!

Poker is going decent, but not great. Running a bit below my normal winrate, but with the rakeback on PokerStars it's actually fine. I think I'm up around 5k since my arrival on Malta, which is fine. Action was kind of dry this week, so it was tough to get the hours in at the tables. Still managed to get in around 25 hours of playing though, which is fine.

Goals last week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 34.41/35-40 (10 hours of studying)
(2) Meditation 4/7
(3) Gym 4/5
(4) Cardio 0/2
(5) Pages read 20/70

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35/40 hours of studying/poker (trying to do 15 hours of studying this week!)
(2) Meditate daily
(3) Gym 5x a week and 2x cardio
(4) Read 70 pages
(5) Stop playing/studying at 23:45 every day

Sup guys?

So last week was a bit lazy from my part; didn't reach any of the goals I had set for myself. I had a few nights of terrible sleep, and I also struggled a bit with motivation for some reason. The money on 200z is quite nice, but the opposition is quite weak. It hardly offers a competitive challenge at this point, which makes it hard to incentivize me to really study tons; still do 10 hours a week on average though. I really look forward to settle at 500 and 1k at some point, because I know there are guys there that are better than I am. The feeling of being worse than somebody else has always ignited a fire in me to put in the hours and to surpass them some day. For now I just need to keep on grinding 200z for a bit longer before I can take shots again at 500. I had to rebuild my roll from last November, because last year I was so busy with graduating that I hardly had any time to play poker.

Goals last week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 30.55/35-40 (7.5 hours of studying)
(2) Meditation 3/7
(3) Gym 4/5
(4) Cardio 1/2
(5) Pages read 10/70

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35/40 hours of studying/poker
(2) Meditate daily
(3) Gym 5x a week and 2x cardio
(4) Read 70 pages
(5) Stop playing/studying at 23:45 every day

Results from when I arrived on Malta. Up 7899 dollars including rb



Good luck in life and on the tables this week!

Impressive results. Will be railing this blog. GL with the grind.

Thanks for railing man!

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The week is over and I'm happy with my work ethic regarding poker! In the past I've had problems with procrastination and performance anxiety, so to be this consistent with my efforts is a big win!

What I'm not happy about is the fact that I ****ed up my back again 8-9 days ago while doing dumbbell shoulder press, which is not the first time that happens during this exercise. Maybe I should focus more on my form, since I'm going quite heavy and my spine might not always be in the best position. The pain was so bad for the first two or three days that I had trouble walking. With some rest it has improved significantly, but it's still not 100%. I didn't work out at all last week, which is so tough for me. My sleep is instantly ****ed after a few days of not being able to work out. I've always been a very active guy and if I'm unable to expend my energy during the day it translates in increased stress and having a lot of difficulty falling asleep. When I go to bed I constantly have this feeling of not being able to catch a full breath, which always happens when I'm sedentary for a longer period of time. This always resolves when I get back to my normal routine of being able to do my cardio and weight training; meditation helps too of course! Especially cardio has such a tremendous influence on my sleep and overall well being; it's absolutely recommended if you're not doing it already! This week I'm going to try to get back to working out, but I'm unsure if the lower back will hold. If it's not possible I should just force myself to have long walks instead, to at least get some movement in.

Goals last week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 41.58/35-40 (10 hours of studying)
(2) Meditation 1/7
(5) Pages read 10/70

Goals upcoming week

(1) 25 hours of studying/poker (going on a trip for two days, which means I can't play/study that much this week)
(2) Meditate daily
(3) Gym 3x this week and 2x cardio
(4) Read 50
(5) Stop playing/studying at 23:45 every day

Results

Will do a results update at the end of the month!

Maybe drop a bit of the weight and try and get the form correct. Even though the weight is lower, proper form should get more out of your muscles. Wishing a swift recovery!

The month is over and the results are pretty good! I'm also decently content with my work ethic this month, but it could be a tad better.

Hours played: 111.58
Hours studied: 39.20
Money won including rakeback: 12031$




I think volume will be a bit lower in January, because my girlfriend will be here for 9 days on Malta. We'll see how it goes.

Good luck guys and thanks for following!

Sup guys,

The start of January isn't great thus far. I took a shot at 500 and lost 8 bins in 1k hands or something like that. So have to play 200 for a short while again, before I can take a shot again. The upcoming week I'll not be playing my normal volume, because my girlfriend is here for 9 days on Malta; she's leaving on Sunday again. I will not set any poker/study goals this week, but I will resume my weekly poker/study updates from next week.

My goal this year

Become one of the best heads up regulars on this planet! I'm not sure if it's possible to get to that level in a year, but if I'll not strive for it, it's certain I'll never reach it. I know it might be overly ambitious and maybe a tad delusional, but I don't care. I'm going to give it my best!

Goals this week

- 7x meditation
- 4x gym and 2x cardio
- doing some fun things with my gf


Results thus far in January



Good luck guys!

g) lllll

Sup,

Last week goals

(1) Poker and studying: 22 hours in total (6.5 hours of studying)
(2) 1x meditation
(3) 1x gym

I studied and played poker more than I expected this week, but I didn't complete any other goal though, other than doing fun stuff with my girlfriend. She's back in the Netherlands, so we're in full grind mode again. My goals for this week are:

(1) 35-40 hours of studying/poker
(2) Meditate daily
(3) Exercise at least 3 times this week
(4) Stop playing/studying at 23:45 every day

Another week in the books and I crushed all my goals! My friend and I agreed to not use our phones for entertainment purposes last week, and I think that definitely explains why I was so productive. I was also quite surprised by how addicted I am to my phone, since I was just automatically opening social media or YouTube sometimes. I'll try to continue to limit my screen time this week, because I actually enjoyed it.

Goals last week

(1) Hours of playing/studying poker: 44.31/35-40 (13.03 hours of studying)
(2) Meditation 7/7
(3) Exercise 4/3

Results are absolutely awful this month; just can't seem to beat anyone. It doesn't matter who sits me this month, there's one thing that's certain, and that's that they walk away with my money. I hope I can turn things around a bit last week of the month.

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35-40 hours of studying/playing poker
(2) Meditate every day (30 minutes or more)
(3) Exercise three times at least
(4) Have a long walk instantly after waking up every day

Jo guys,

Goals last week

(1) 37.1 hours of studying/playing poker (studied 8.25 hours)
(2) 6/7 meditation (30 minutes or more)
(3) Exercise 1/3
(4) Have a long walk instantly after waking up every day 7/7

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35-40 hours of studying/playing poker
(2) Meditate every day (30 minutes or more)
(3) Exercise three times at least
(4) Have a long walk instantly after waking up every day

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Last month

I'm so ****ing annoyed by this game this month. I crush 200z for 350k hands, take a shot at 500z, and just lose 20 bins in 2.5k hands. Let's rebuild again and hopefully try again soon!

I am content however with my work ethic this month. Especially considering my girlfriend was in Malta for 9 days. I've played 98 hours and studied for 40 hours.

Results

500z:

200z:

Combined:

Money won: -7771
Rakeback: 1650
Total: -6121

Had to share two fun hands from today.

(1) I was in the tank, but eventually found a call. This man was very angry!

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB: $266.62 (133 bb)
BB (Hero): $876.65 (438 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is BB with 7♠ 9♠
SB raises to $5, Hero calls $3

Flop: ($10) 6♥ T♠ 8♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $9.50, Hero raises to $40, SB calls $30.50

Turn: ($90) 2♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $70.55, SB raises to $221.62 (all-in), Hero calls $151.07

First River: ($533.24) 4♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Second River: ($533.24) 4♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $533.24 (Rake: $1.25)

First Showdown: Board: 6♥ T♠ 8♠ 2♦ 4♦

SB shows T♥ A♥ (a pair of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 62%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) shows 7♠ 9♠ (a straight, Six to Ten)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 38%, Flop: 93%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) wins $266

Second Showdown: Board: 6♥ T♠ 8♠ 2♦ 4♠

SB shows T♥ A♥ (a pair of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 62%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) shows 7♠ 9♠ (a flush, Ten high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 38%, Flop: 93%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BB (Hero) wins $265.99



(2) Three pair no good m8

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $526.20 (263 bb)
BB: $96.34 (48 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with 3♠ 8♠
Hero raises to $4.60, BB 3-bets to $7.20, Hero calls $2.60

Flop: ($14.40) Q♠ 7♠ K♣ (2 players)
BB bets $2, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($18.40) Q♥ (2 players)
BB bets $2, Hero calls $2

River: ($22.40) K♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $16, BB calls $16

Total pot: $54.40 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows 3♠ 8♠ (two pair, Kings and Queens - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 44%, Turn: 33%, River: 100%)

BB mucks 5♠ 5♣ (two pair, Kings and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 56%, Turn: 67%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) wins $53.15

Jo!

Another week done! I'm very content with my play and studying habits these last three months. I really believe that if I keep this up I can become one of the best HUNL cash players within a year. There are a few things that I can still do better besides learning optimal play; one of them is listening to my gut and not always thinking about how I ''optimally'' should respond. Very often people are just to unbalanced to give a **** about that, even good regulars in some spots. I shouldn't care whether a hand is very low or high in my range or the blockers or unblockers are good or not if I know the other player over- or underbluffs/calls. Especially during a bad run we can rationalize our plays based on GTO play, but deep down we know we can make better decisions than that.

On another note, I have been quite steady with my meditation practice and I think I'm noticing some progress. I think I've had a short no self experience last week, which was actually terrifying. These insights normally come a bit later and I feel like I wasn't ready yet. I literally felt like I was going to lose myself, which triggered a panic attack. Instead of doing my normal meditation practice - keeping stable focus on the breath, while keeping peripherial awareness - I'm doing a loving-kindness meditation, which works better for me now. I will move back to my original practice when I feel a bit more comfortable doing it again.

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Goals last week

(1) 39.23 hours of studying/playing poker (11.55h of studying)
(2) 4/7 meditation
(3) 4/3 exercise
(4) 7/7 long walks

Goals upcoming week

(1) 30-35 hours of studying/playing poker
(2) 5x meditation
(3) 3x exercise
(4) 6 long walks
(5) stopping screen time before 12 and be in bed before 1

Good luck in life and at the tables!

amazing thread!

SUB!

Another week, another update!

I've been sick on Monday and Tuesday, so I'm happy I still completed my poker goals this week.

I really need to fix my sleeping schedule, because sometimes I sleep at 5 in the morning and other days I'm going to bed at 2 o clock. I just want to become a bit more consistent with the sleeping habits. From this week on I'm going to bed before 1 and sticking to it. I don't want to wake up that late anymore every day. Also, I need to pick up the meditating consistently again, because slacking hard with that too! It's not easy to always be consistent with everything, but we gotta keep trying.

Goals last week

(1) 34.55 hours of studying/playing poker (7.53h of studying)
(2) 2/5meditation
(3) 1/3 exercise
(4) 6/6 long walks
(5) 0/6 stopping screen time before 12

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35-40 hours of studying/playing poker
(2) 7x meditation
(3) 5x exercise
(4) 7 long walks
(5) stopping screen time before 12 and be in bed before 1

Good luck guys!

Jo guys,

Goals last week

(1) 41.1h of studying/playing poker (10.22h of studying)
(2) 0/7 meditation
(3) 6/4 exercise
(4) 6/7 long walks
(5) 2/7 stopping screen time before 12 and sleeping before 1

Goals upcoming week

(1) 35-40 hours of studying/playing poker
(2) 7x meditation
(4) 4x gym and 3x cardio
(4) Long walk every morning after waking up, or after gym
(5) Stop screen time before 12 and be in bed before 1

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I'm not getting a huge amount of comments here, but my main goal is to keep myself accountable. When I share my goals here every week, I feel like I can't procrastinate and just **** around. So I will continue with the weekly updates, because it helps me to pursue my weekly goals.

I stopped meditating for last two weeks, because of the spooky experience I had a while back during meditation. This week I want to pick it up again, since the no-self experience I had was both spooky, but also triggered a curiosity in me to continue with the practice. The fear of a similar experience was stronger than the curiosity though, which resulted in no practice at all.

Poker went really well this week, and the consistent study habit of around 10h a week really has a significant effect on my understanding of this beautiful game. I really believe that when I continue with this habit I will rise to the high stakes eventually; if it's not already infested with players that use RTA or bots by the time I get there.

Results 200z this week:

Some fun/interesting hands

(1) Against good reg that did something not so good

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB: $222.46 (111 bb)
BB (Hero): $200.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is BB with A♥ T♠
SB raises to $4.80, Hero 3-bets to $20, SB calls $15.20

Flop: ($40) A♣ 8♣ 8♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $11.63, Hero calls $11.63

Turn: ($63.26) A♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $18.60, Hero raises to $50.95, SB calls $32.35

River: ($165.16) A♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $39.34, SB calls $39.34

Total pot: $243.84 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows A♥ T♠ (four of a kind, Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

SB mucks 5♠ 5♦ (a full house, Aces full of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $242.59

(2) Against rec that didn't accept my blocking strategy.

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $542.07 (271 bb)
BB: $224.59 (112 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with 9♥ 8♥
Hero raises to $4.60, BB 3-bets to $13.80, Hero calls $9.20

Flop: ($27.60) J♠ 9♠ 2♦ (2 players)
BB bets $14, Hero calls $14

Turn: ($55.60) 3♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $16.55, BB raises to $56, Hero calls $39.45

River: ($167.60) 9♦ (2 players)
BB bets $140.79 (all-in), Hero calls $140.79

Total pot: $449.18 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
BB shows A♦ 6♣ (a pair of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 52%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows 9♥ 8♥ (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 48%, Flop: 88%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $447.93

(3) Terrible call by IP. I have two straight flushes and A high flush?

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB: $211.20 (106 bb)
BB (Hero): $277.98 (139 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is BB with 5♣ 8♣
SB raises to $4.90, Hero 3-bets to $21.20, SB calls $16.30

Flop: ($42.40) J♥ 3♥ 6♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $27.16, SB calls $27.16

Turn: ($96.72) 9♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $66, SB calls $66

River: ($228.72) 7♣ (2 players)
Hero bets $163.62 (all-in), SB calls $96.84 (all-in)

Total pot: $422.40 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 5♣ 8♣ (a straight flush, Nine high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 42%, Flop: 27%, Turn: 23%, River: 100%)

SB shows 3♣ K♣ (a flush, King high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 73%, Turn: 77%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $421.15

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PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $1/$2 - 2 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

SB (Hero): $334.35 (167 bb)
BB: $202.00 (101 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($3) Hero is SB with 7♣ 6♣
Hero raises to $4.60, BB calls $2.60

Flop: ($9.20) A♠ 6♦ 4♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.10, BB calls $2.10

Turn: ($13.40) 5♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12.73, BB calls $12.73

River: ($38.86) T♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $58.30, BB raises to $182.57 (all-in), Hero calls $124.27

Total pot: $404 (Rake: $1.25)

Showdown:
BB shows 3♥ A♣ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 77%, Turn: 66%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows 7♣ 6♣ (a flush, Ten high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 23%, Turn: 34%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $402.75