From NL5 to Beyond!
09-22-2010
, 04:47 PM
Hey guys!
I've started grinding again on Stars, hoping to beat through NL5 all the way through the micros. I am playing 8 tables of 6-max, hoping to do at least one hour of play a day.
I have played NL2-NL25 on FT/Stars for about 1 year, ran and played quite badly about 2 months ago and took a break from NL25 to study the game. Now after watching some videos/reading some threads/lurking forums I am back grinding. I deposited $10 on Stars a few weeks ago, got the $10 VIP bonus then grinded up to $100 at FR NL2. Now I am at about $150 and hoping to start NL10 at like ~$250.
Here is graph for NL2:
Here is the graph for NL5 so far:
Running great on NL5 atm xD
I'm hoping to update the thread on a sessionly basis, discussing notable hands etc. and asking for advice
Ty for Reading ^^
BR: 153
Game: NL5 6-Max
I've started grinding again on Stars, hoping to beat through NL5 all the way through the micros. I am playing 8 tables of 6-max, hoping to do at least one hour of play a day.
I have played NL2-NL25 on FT/Stars for about 1 year, ran and played quite badly about 2 months ago and took a break from NL25 to study the game. Now after watching some videos/reading some threads/lurking forums I am back grinding. I deposited $10 on Stars a few weeks ago, got the $10 VIP bonus then grinded up to $100 at FR NL2. Now I am at about $150 and hoping to start NL10 at like ~$250.
Here is graph for NL2:
Here is the graph for NL5 so far:
Running great on NL5 atm xD
I'm hoping to update the thread on a sessionly basis, discussing notable hands etc. and asking for advice
Ty for Reading ^^
BR: 153
Game: NL5 6-Max
09-22-2010
, 04:52 PM
09-22-2010
, 04:57 PM
09-22-2010
, 10:43 PM
Session 1:
1048 Hands
2 hours
-$22.48
Terrible session, chose a bad time to play ( after shower, pretty dozy ), worst session I've played since coming back to play. Got a bit tilty half way through and donked off a few buyins bluffing. Hope I learnt my lesson.
Biggest Winning Hands:
Didn't win any big pots, biggest pot I won was about $3.5, not gonna post HH cause I flop full house and stack the guy.
Quite a few other wins as well, but mostly stacking short stacks with AK/Pocket Broadways.
Biggest Losing Hands:
Hand 1:
Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
Hero (BB): $6.50
UTG: $4.88
MP: $5.33
CO: $13.44
BTN: $4.20
SB: $5.00
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with 5
5
3 folds, BTN calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.20, BTN raises to $0.70, Hero calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.42) A 2
4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.50, Hero calls $3.50
Turn: ($8.42) T
(2 players)
River: ($8.42) T (2 players)
Villain is 50/18 with 17% 3bet over 73 hands. I call pre as I think I was flipping/ahead of quite a lot of his range and I knew that I could definitely stack villain if I flop a set, villain limp 3betted which is AA a lot in micro, or occasionaly futile steals. I check flop, planning to c/r as I was ahead of hands like KQ/KQ/78s etc as I know villain would bet them IP when checked to. When Villain shoves I called as I thought he was trying to steal the pot IP, I did not think villain would shove a pair of Aces or Set of AA when checked to :/
Hand 2:
Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
CO: $5.22
BTN: $5.00
SB: $4.61
Hero (BB): $5.23
UTG: $8.02
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with Q K
1 fold, CO calls $0.05, BTN raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.65, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.37) 4 2 J (2 players)
Hero bets $0.85, BTN raises to $2.55, Hero raises to $4.58, BTN calls $1.80 all in
Turn: ($10.07) A (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($10.07) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Here the Villain is 19/19/6 with a 3bet% of 3
Villain open raises 33% on BTN so I thought he was likely to be stealing the blinds so I 3bet him with KQo. When Villain flats I put his range on to AQ, 88-JJ, KQs. My image at this time was not too loose at 22/19 with fold to steal of 83%.
On the flop I cbet 2/3 of the pot on 42J rainbow as I can represent overcards, and I was surprised when the villain repopped it to 3x, I thought that most of his range would have missed as JJ would more likely call IP so I shoved and my equity wasnt too bad against hands like 88/99/TT and I thought I could get AQ to fold, got snap called by a set of deuces which really surprised me.
got a bit tilty after this point and wasted 2 BIs snapping off aggro villain shoves with JJ/TT on Axx boards...:/
Gonna be grinding this back tomorrow, gonna stamp out the FPS and stop getting carried away, hopefully I can quit next time when I'm feeling a bit tilty and stuck a few BIs but its a lot easier for me to say than do.
Peace Out!
Current Roll: $131
1048 Hands
2 hours
-$22.48
Terrible session, chose a bad time to play ( after shower, pretty dozy ), worst session I've played since coming back to play. Got a bit tilty half way through and donked off a few buyins bluffing. Hope I learnt my lesson.
Biggest Winning Hands:
Didn't win any big pots, biggest pot I won was about $3.5, not gonna post HH cause I flop full house and stack the guy.
Quite a few other wins as well, but mostly stacking short stacks with AK/Pocket Broadways.
Biggest Losing Hands:
Hand 1:
Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
Hero (BB): $6.50
UTG: $4.88
MP: $5.33
CO: $13.44
BTN: $4.20
SB: $5.00
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with 5
53 folds, BTN calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.20, BTN raises to $0.70, Hero calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.42) A
2 4 (2 players)Hero checks, BTN bets $3.50, Hero calls $3.50
Turn: ($8.42) T
(2 players)River: ($8.42) T
(2 players)Spoiler:
Villain is 50/18 with 17% 3bet over 73 hands. I call pre as I think I was flipping/ahead of quite a lot of his range and I knew that I could definitely stack villain if I flop a set, villain limp 3betted which is AA a lot in micro, or occasionaly futile steals. I check flop, planning to c/r as I was ahead of hands like KQ/KQ/78s etc as I know villain would bet them IP when checked to. When Villain shoves I called as I thought he was trying to steal the pot IP, I did not think villain would shove a pair of Aces or Set of AA when checked to :/
Hand 2:
Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com
CO: $5.22
BTN: $5.00
SB: $4.61
Hero (BB): $5.23
UTG: $8.02
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with Q
K1 fold, CO calls $0.05, BTN raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.65, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.37) 4
2 J (2 players)Hero bets $0.85, BTN raises to $2.55, Hero raises to $4.58, BTN calls $1.80 all in
Turn: ($10.07) A
(2 players - 1 is all in)River: ($10.07) 6
(2 players - 1 is all in)Spoiler:
Here the Villain is 19/19/6 with a 3bet% of 3
Villain open raises 33% on BTN so I thought he was likely to be stealing the blinds so I 3bet him with KQo. When Villain flats I put his range on to AQ, 88-JJ, KQs. My image at this time was not too loose at 22/19 with fold to steal of 83%.
On the flop I cbet 2/3 of the pot on 42J rainbow as I can represent overcards, and I was surprised when the villain repopped it to 3x, I thought that most of his range would have missed as JJ would more likely call IP so I shoved and my equity wasnt too bad against hands like 88/99/TT and I thought I could get AQ to fold, got snap called by a set of deuces which really surprised me.
got a bit tilty after this point and wasted 2 BIs snapping off aggro villain shoves with JJ/TT on Axx boards...:/
Gonna be grinding this back tomorrow, gonna stamp out the FPS and stop getting carried away, hopefully I can quit next time when I'm feeling a bit tilty and stuck a few BIs but its a lot easier for me to say than do.
Peace Out!
Current Roll: $131