Wsup everyone. I used to play online 6max cash games quite a bunch many years back, mostly regular tables and also some zoom/speed/fast tables when they got introduced. Anyway right now getting back to grinding (hopefully), although now I'm less of a degen and actually got a job etc so can't dedicate my life to da grind!

I'll be mostly playing nl100 to begin with, hopefully we'll move up in stakes really fast & easy, hopefully we won't find ourselves grinding nl50z for 400k hands for a measly 2bb/100 winrate. Well I'll quit before that happens so no worries

Anyway I just want a place to share some hand histories etc and maybe talk the pokerz from time to time. So here goes..

Some hhs from todays session


Click click allin is my fav strategy

I also apparently don't like folding

Moar of dat click click
Hmm next time I'll actually mark hands as interesting as I play, can't be bothered to dig up more hands rn

Played about 1k hands today, PS limits you to 4 regular tables at a time so it's hard to get decent volume in. Looking to deposit to at least one other site soon (and preferably have my roll spread across many sites at some point), possibly Party but haven't fully decided yet.

So far I've played 3.6k hands since starting again, I'll post graphs at some point but I prefer not to look at my graph/winnings since it's just tilt inducing, I'd rather have a healthy roll (preferably 50BI's+) and not worry about short-term winnings too much. I might post graphs on a monthly basis or whatever, we'll see. I know everyone likes (hopefully pretty) graphs!

Anyways here are some hhs

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (BB): $179.76 (179.8 bb)
CO: $432.55 (432.6 bb)
BTN: $359.19 (359.2 bb)
SB: $119.15 (119.2 bb)

SB posts $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has J A
CO raises to $3.00, fold, SB raises to $9.00, Hero calls $8.00, CO calls $6.00

Flop: ($27.00, 3 players) 3 8 J
SB checks, Hero bets $8.58, CO calls $8.58, fold

Turn: ($44.16, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO bets $22.00, Hero calls $22.00

River: ($88.16, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, CO bets $60.00, Hero calls $60.00

Results: $208.16 pot ($1.00 rake)
Final Board: 3 8 J 3 8

CO shows 9 T: (Two Pair, Eights and Threes)
(Pre 35%, Flop 34%, Turn 18%)

Hero shows J A: (Two Pair, Jacks and Eights)
(Pre 65%, Flop 66%, Turn 82%)

Hero wins $207.16

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (BB): $349.79 (349.8 bb)
CO: $179.66 (179.7 bb)
BTN: $192.81 (192.8 bb)
SB: $166.33 (166.3 bb)

SB posts $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has K K
CO raises to $3.00, BTN raises to $10.50, fold, Hero calls $9.50, CO calls $7.50

Flop: ($32.00, 3 players) 2 9 T
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $31.00, Hero calls $31.00, fold

Turn: ($94.00, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets $93.00, Hero raises to $186.00, BTN calls $58.31 and is all-in

River: ($396.62, 2 players) J

Results: $396.62 pot ($1.00 rake)
Final Board: 2 9 T 9 J

Hero shows K K: (Two Pair, Kings and Nines)
(Pre 81%, Flop 82%, Turn 5%)

BTN shows 5 9: (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 19%, Flop 18%, Turn 95%)

BTN wins $395.62

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (UTG): $185.13 (185.1 bb)
MP: $100.59 (100.6 bb)
CO: $423.10 (423.1 bb)
BTN: $171.08 (171.1 bb)
SB: $100.00 (100 bb)
BB: $109.95 (110 bb)

SB posts $0.50, BB posts $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has J J
Hero raises to $2.75, fold, CO calls $2.75, 3 folds

Flop: ($7.00, 2 players) 5 3 J
Hero checks, CO bets $6.65, Hero calls $6.65

Turn: ($20.30, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO bets $19.28, Hero raises to $77.12, CO raises to $176.00, Hero calls $98.61 and is all-in

River: ($371.76, 2 players) 8

Results: $371.76 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 5 3 J A 8

Hero shows J J: (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 87%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)

CO shows 5 J: (Two Pair, Jacks and Fives)
(Pre 13%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins $369.26

Against same villain as in the previous hand (KK vs 95s one). At least I got to stack him back

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BB: $146.63 (146.6 bb)
UTG: $39.82 (39.8 bb)
MP: $442.19 (442.2 bb)
Hero (CO): $100.00 (100 bb)
BTN: $233.18 (233.2 bb)
SB: $121.86 (121.9 bb)

SB posts $0.50, BB posts $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has J J
UTG raises to $3.00, MP calls $3.00, Hero raises to $9.50, 3 folds, UTG calls $6.50, MP calls $6.50

Flop: ($30.00, 3 players) 7 4 2
UTG checks, MP bets $28.50, Hero calls $28.50, fold

Turn: ($87.00, 2 players) K
MP bets $42.25, Hero raises to $62.00 and is all-in, MP calls $19.75

River: ($211.00, 2 players) 3

Results: $211.00 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 7 4 2 K 3

MP shows 8 7: (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 20%, Flop 24%, Turn 11%)

Hero shows J J: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 80%, Flop 76%, Turn 89%)

Hero wins $208.50

Now some spew... ehm I mean bluffs

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: $136.05 (136.1 bb)
MP: $63.32 (63.3 bb)
CO: $421.09 (421.1 bb)
Hero (BTN): $147.82 (147.8 bb)
SB: $118.84 (118.8 bb)
BB: $125.99 (126 bb)

SB posts $0.50, BB posts $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has J J
3 folds, Hero raises to $2.25, SB raises to $7.75, fold, Hero calls $5.50

Flop: ($16.50, 2 players) A K T
SB bets $7.84, Hero calls $7.84

Turn: ($32.18, 2 players) 7
SB checks, Hero bets $22.93, SB calls $22.93

River: ($78.04, 2 players) 9
SB checks, Hero bets $83.50, SB calls $80.32 and is all-in

Results: $238.68 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: A K T 7 9

Hero shows J J: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 57%, Flop 22%, Turn 14%)

SB shows A K: (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 43%, Flop 78%, Turn 86%)

SB wins $236.18

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: $202.70 (202.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $101.50 (101.5 bb)
UTG: $203.45 (203.5 bb)
MP: $134.33 (134.3 bb)
CO: $109.50 (109.5 bb)
BTN: $106.91 (106.9 bb)

SB posts $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has 5 A
UTG raises to $2.20, 4 folds, Hero calls $1.20

Flop: ($4.90, 2 players) T 2 3
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.54, Hero raises to $6.00, UTG calls $4.46

Turn: ($16.90, 2 players) 5
Hero bets $12.05, UTG calls $12.05

River: ($41.00, 2 players) 9
Hero bets $29.21, fold

Results: $41.00 pot ($2.05 rake)
Final Board: T 2 3 5 9

Hero wins $38.95

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: $164.71 (164.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $140.90 (140.9 bb)
UTG: $101.50 (101.5 bb)
MP: $118.12 (118.1 bb)
CO: $128.39 (128.4 bb)
BTN: $264.19 (264.2 bb)

SB posts $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has K 9
2 folds, CO raises to $2.50, BTN calls $2.50, fold, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($8.00, 3 players) 7 J 7
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($8.00, 3 players) T
Hero bets $7.60, CO calls $7.60, BTN calls $7.60

River: ($30.80, 3 players) 4
Hero bets $29.26, fold, BTN calls $29.26

Results: $89.32 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 7 J 7 T 4

Hero shows K 9: (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 65%, Flop 5%, Turn 9%)

BTN shows 8 7: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 35%, Flop 95%, Turn 91%)

BTN wins $86.82

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: $112.93 (112.9 bb)
CO: $126.15 (126.2 bb)
BTN: $100.98 (101 bb)
SB: $66.67 (66.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $100.00 (100 bb)
UTG: $103.00 (103 bb)

SB posts $0.50, Hero posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has 4 2
UTG raises to $2.18, 4 folds, Hero calls $1.18

Flop: ($4.86, 2 players) 7 5 A
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.39, Hero raises to $5.09, UTG calls $3.70

Turn: ($15.04, 2 players) T
Hero bets $10.72, UTG calls $10.72

River: ($36.48, 2 players) 8
Hero bets $26.00, fold

Results: $36.48 pot ($1.82 rake)
Final Board: 7 5 A T 8

Hero wins $34.66

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

MP: $100.00 (100 bb)
CO: $101.00 (101 bb)
BTN: $149.95 (150 bb)
Hero (SB): $126.59 (126.6 bb)
BB: $273.11 (273.1 bb)
UTG: $104.95 (105 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.50, BB posts $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has T K
4 folds, Hero raises to $3.00, BB calls $2.00

Flop: ($6.00, 2 players) 2 2 7
Hero bets $2.85, BB calls $2.85

Turn: ($11.70, 2 players) 8
Hero bets $8.34, BB calls $8.34

River: ($28.38, 2 players) 6
Hero bets $26.96, fold

Results: $28.38 pot ($1.42 rake)
Final Board: 2 2 7 8 6

Hero wins $26.96

PokerStars - £1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

UTG: £103.22 (103.2 bb)
MP: £301.35 (301.4 bb)
CO: £282.05 (282.1 bb)
BTN: £110.65 (110.7 bb)
SB: £104.40 (104.4 bb)
Hero (BB): £100.00 (100 bb)

SB posts £0.50, Hero posts BB £1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: £1.50) Hero has A 8
UTG raises to £3.00, 4 folds, Hero raises to £9.50, UTG calls £6.50

Flop: (£19.50, 2 players) 7 5 K
Hero bets £6.11, UTG calls £6.11

Turn: (£31.72, 2 players) 6
Hero bets £22.74, UTG calls £22.74

River: (£77.20, 2 players) 5
Hero bets £61.65 and is all-in, fold

Results: £77.20 pot (£1.40 rake)
Final Board: 7 5 K 6 5

Hero wins £75.80

PokerStars - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

CO: $200.00 (100 bb)
BTN: $204.72 (102.4 bb)
SB: $146.70 (73.4 bb)
Hero (BB): $227.15 (113.6 bb)
UTG: $230.29 (115.1 bb)

SB posts $1.00, Hero posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 6 7
UTG raises to $4.50, 2 folds, SB calls $3.50, Hero raises to $19.00, UTG calls $14.50, fold

Flop: ($42.50, 2 players) 5 3 K
Hero bets $13.33, UTG calls $13.33

Turn: ($69.16, 2 players) T
Hero bets $49.81, UTG calls $49.81

River: ($168.78, 2 players) 6
Hero bets $145.01 and is all-in, fold

Results: $168.78 pot ($2.75 rake)
Final Board: 5 3 K T 6

Hero wins $166.03

And you gotta make sure you valuetown as well!

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (CO): $101.50 (101.5 bb)
BTN: $103.70 (103.7 bb)
SB: $117.87 (117.9 bb)
BB: $123.29 (123.3 bb)

SB posts $0.50, BB posts $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has J J
Hero raises to $2.25, BTN calls $2.25, fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.25, 3 players) 4 5 9
BB checks, Hero bets $3.45, fold, BB calls $3.45

Turn: ($14.15, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets $10.08, BB calls $10.08

River: ($34.31, 2 players) 4
BB checks, Hero bets $24.98, BB calls $24.98

Results: $84.27 pot ($1.00 rake)
Final Board: 4 5 9 K 4

Hero shows J J: (Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)
(Pre 70%, Flop 78%, Turn 89%)

BB mucks 5 A: (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)
(Pre 30%, Flop 22%, Turn 11%)

Hero wins $83.27


Not sure how much I'll be talking about each hand I post. Some of them probably aren't that interesting anyways! But of course willing to discuss any hand if anyone has questions or thoughts

When I used to grind 5+ years ago, GTO was kind of this newish advanced concept that wasn't exactly easy to wrap your head around. Nowadays it seems that nl10 are running their ranges through solvers and trying to play optimal etc. I might have to look into some of this stuff! I've done some calculations in the past, tho mostly preflop stuff, haven't done much more than that, but I can definitely see some value in trying to strive towards a balanced/optimal range in a lot of situations. If anyone has tips on where to start then let me know!
Until next time

Just finished setting up version 1.0 of my grindstation

I bought the monitor from a friend, it's a really powerful gaming monitor (27", 2560x1440 and then has some really good specs for gaming also),
and I bought the mouse & keyboard as well (new).
I work as a software developer and can work quite a bit from home so could justify spending a considerable on a decent rig at home.
I'll use this for grinding, programming and gaming - although I'll need to buy a gaming PC before I can start gaming for real

Right now it's all hooked up to my macbook which I've been using for grinding.
Tomorrow I'll try switching the macbook out for my work laptop and we'll see how smooth the transition is (getting everything working with the macbook was a pain mostly because it only has usb-c ports)

The first pic is before I connected everything and the second pic is what it looks like now that everything is hooked up

Still need to add quite a few things, the shopping list looks something like this (from highest prio to lowest):

• Adjustable desk (standing desk)
• Ergonomic office chair
• Gaming PC
• 2nd monitor (might buy that before I buy the gaming PC)

Pokerz

Haven't managed to play at all today, but I'll squeeze in a late ~2 hour session rn. I'm thinking about playing zoom for a bit, since it's hard to get decent volume in on the reg tables.
I want to work on some things in my game, starting with preflop ranges, and I kinda want to get a decent sample size quickly.
So will probably be playing some nl50zoom, yesterday I played for a few hours two tabling, but now that I got a monitor hooked up to my laptop I'll probably go for 3-4.

I plan on trying to play quite a lot next weekend, so will probably do like a 10k hand challenge (or even something more crazy), will keep you guys updated before I start and while it's happening (if anyone is reading lol)
Anyway, as I've said I'm not a huge fan of short-term giraffes so I'll probably refrain from posting graphs until I have like 50k hands at zoom or whatever! Sry guys

Didn't mark a whole lot of hands during yesterdays zoom session (it wasn't very long) but here are a couple of hands

Hand #1 - Plan was to pot the turn and river when the A hits purely because I thought it was hard for him to have the very strong hands (QJ, sets, AK) while I can definitely have QJ.
Once I bink the river I adjusted my betsizing, I guess it was because I expected him to fold a lot to a psb so I went a bit smaller lol. Kinda hated that reasoning right after, but dno it's probably fine

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (BTN): $50.00 (100 bb)
SB: $20.46 (40.9 bb)
BB: $50.30 (100.6 bb)
UTG: $50.00 (100 bb)
MP: $59.32 (118.6 bb)
CO: $61.87 (123.7 bb)

SB posts $0.25, BB posts $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has 9 7
fold, MP raises to $1.50, fold, Hero calls $1.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.75, 2 players) 7 K T
MP checks, Hero bets $1.78, MP calls $1.78

Turn: ($7.31, 2 players) A
MP checks, Hero bets $6.94, MP calls $6.94

River: ($21.19, 2 players) 7
MP checks, Hero bets $15.10, MP calls $15.10

Results: $51.39 pot ($2.00 rake)
Final Board: 7 K T A 7

Hero shows 9 7: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 38%, Flop 38%, Turn 7%)

MP mucks Q A: (Two Pair, Aces and Sevens)
(Pre 62%, Flop 62%, Turn 93%)

Hero wins $49.39

Hand #2 - Not sure how good/bad raising this flop is. Obviously he can have the top sets while I can't but not sure how big of a factor that is.
Again I'm not quite there yet wrt theory, maybe I should never even raise here.
I also don't have any flush blockers which is another thing to consider (just heard sauce123 talk about that yesterday in one of the free elite videos on RIO).
Turn I just kept barreling because aggro, river is meh and I wanted to shove, some of my potential semibluffs get there (AT, T9s) but kinda chickened out I guess.
As you can see I'm not very "theoretically-thinking" atm, I want to get there but it's not an easy task!

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $45.25 (91 bb)
SB: $71.91 (143.8 bb)
BB: $86.21 (172.4 bb)
UTG: $83.64 (167.3 bb)
MP: $65.68 (131.4 bb)
Hero (CO): $83.32 (166.6 bb)

SB posts $0.25, BB posts $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has J 9
UTG raises to $1.50, fold, Hero calls $1.50, fold, SB calls $1.25, fold

Flop: ($5.00, 3 players) Q K 7
SB checks, UTG bets $2.38, Hero raises to $7.14, fold, UTG calls $4.76

Turn: ($19.28, 2 players) 4
UTG checks, Hero bets $13.74, UTG calls $13.74

River: ($46.76, 2 players) J
UTG checks, Hero checks

Results: $46.76 pot ($2.00 rake)
Final Board: Q K 7 4 J

UTG shows J K: (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Pre 68%, Flop 85%, Turn 91%)

Hero mucks J 9: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 32%, Flop 15%, Turn 9%)

UTG wins $44.76

GL at the tables yall

First session using new poker rig

I played a short session yesterday, was going to do full two hours but had some issues configuring stars & hem on my new setup.
I tried 4 tabling zoom but it's a bit much for me atm as I haven't played in so long. Ended up 3 tabling which was more comfortable.



As you can see the tables fit really well on the screen, they're huge it's a big difference from playing on my 13" laptop!

Anyway I got in about 900 hands yesterday at nl50zoom. Suffice to say I got absolutely nothing going, and ran really bad. Not a lot of big pots but I lost a ton of like 60-100bb pots I feel.
I'm guessing I lost something like 5-6 buyins over those 900 hands, haven't checked results and I won't. I'm just thankful that it happened as I moved down in stakes as this kind of loss would hurt more at nl100+.
Obviously it's just standard, but anyway I can really feel the benefits of having a decent roll instead of having like 15-20 BI's or less. I honestly think 50+ BI's is the way to go (obv fine to shot-take with less).

Hand #1 - Obligatory runbad hh. This guy just looked like a total spaz so I was happy about stacking off vs him. Obviously nowhere as happy on this river but still wasn't ready to fold. Unfortunately he got in dat sick value shove

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $99.90 (199.8 bb)
SB: $125.29 (250.6 bb)
Hero (BB): $55.08 (110.2 bb)
UTG: $80.89 (161.8 bb)
MP: $49.24 (98.5 bb)
CO: $144.20 (288.4 bb)

SB posts $0.25, Hero posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has K J
UTG calls $0.50, 3 folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero raises to $2.50, UTG calls $2.00, fold

Flop: ($5.50, 2 players) K 9 3
Hero bets $2.61, UTG raises to $6.22, Hero calls $3.61

Turn: ($17.94, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, UTG bets $12.02, Hero calls $12.02

River: ($41.98, 2 players) A
Hero checks, UTG bets $39.98, Hero calls $34.34 and is all-in

Results: $110.66 pot ($2.00 rake)
Final Board: K 9 3 8 A

UTG shows 5 A: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 57%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)

Hero shows K J: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 43%, Flop 87%, Turn 93%)

UTG wins $108.66


Anyway my goal today is to get in 5k hands of nl50 zoom. I'll probably 3-table the whole thing, unless I feel comfortable adding a 4th. So it will require 6-8 hours at least I think.
I'm also planning on starting to do some studying, as I've mentioned I'm gonna tune my preflop ranges first and then move on to postflop. So I'll be marking hands separately for study, and then I'll mark hands that are juicy for the blog.
Hopefully I'll have an update at the end of today, although no giraffes yet, sorry

Today's goals
- [ ] 5k hands of nl50 zoom
- [ ] mark 10 preflop spots for studying later
- [ ] mark 5-10 interesting hands for the blog
- [ ] 2x romwod sessions (look it up)

Thread is interesting so far! Don't have time to comment on the hands but will definitely do so in the future. Clean setup, inspires me to share my own at some point. A fresh setup is definitely something you can brag about 8-)

GL man

EDIT: 50z+ it might be a good idea to get a solver. Not that you have to play 100% optimal poker to be a winner, but solvers will teach you alot about different spots. It's nice to have an "objective" tool to confirm or deny your assumptions and theories about spots where you play better opposition, and learn from it. I use GTO+ which is very cheap and it does the job. Many people use PIO, which probably is the nuts of solvers but it's also more expensive.

Hey, mate! Great thread! I subscribed.

Thanks Definitely share your setup, I've always found it refreshing seeing other peoples setups, especially when they're nice ofc
Any comments on hands in the future would be awesome! I might try to order my hh's better and have sections where I might share my thoughts which might spark discussion, and then just have another section that's like coolers, big pots etc

Regarding solvers, it's definitely something I'm looking to get into. They seem a bit overwhelming and every time I tried to do range calculations in the past (years ago) I gave up pretty quickly.
I think I need a decent idea of how to approach them before I start. Anything you can recommend, just general tips or something, how you approached them when starting out?
I've been thinking about looking at my PF ranges first and kinda decide on a strategy, like what hands to RFI, cold call, 3bet, 4bet etc from and against various positions, and then take it from there.
Right now even my preflop game is pretty much "feel based" which I find uncomfortable, especially when like deciding whether to 4bet bluff or not, for example. I'll randomly 4bet like some Ax if my opponent has been 3betting, but the reasoning pretty much stops there.
I've been considering GTO+ also, can get away with just $50 since I have a CREV license from way back. PIO is a bit expensive atm, so I'll most likely consider that later if/when I've gotten more comfortable with using solvers.

Btw I noticed you have a PG&C thread of your own, will be checking in now and definitely following along

Hey mate, thanks a lot!

I posted this in another PG&C thread. There are some nice articles and a compilation of pokersnowie ranges I use in game. You can just download the pictures. A lot of people use these. You can also go to their website and open the browser app and look at them yourself!

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...3&postcount=19

Hmm. Just search GTO+ or PIO-solver tutorials on YT and you will get a grasp on solvers. It looks really complicated but when you start with some simple stuff you will get a feel for it fast. It takes practice though to make best use of a solver, but definitely easy to get started!

EDIT: I put my setup in my PG&C. Go check it out ;-)

I didn't quite get there yesterday, had way less free time than I thought I'd have and only managed to get in ~1.5k hands. Also only got one romwod session in which sucks because they're like 10min each so should easily do them!
Romwod stands for "Range of motion workout of the day" and it's an app/website that posts daily rom exercise routines and has some predefined paths to take etc also. It's very similar to a poker training site in a way, also subscription based etc.
It's quite popular in the Crossfit community and it's a pretty decent way to get some mobility work done, which quite frankly most of us who sit in front of a computer for hours every day really need!
Anyway not gonna get too much into it (not much more to say about it either lol, but you can google it if interested), but I will say that I found that making this "daily goals" thing and posting it here did help motivate me to get my sessions in.
I've never done two romwods in a day before (and ofc I didn't do it yesterday either lol) but I could feel throughout the day how I wanted to finish my sessions to be able to check that box when I post my next update. So that's a good thing!

Aanyway, I did mark quite a bit of hands yesterday so I'll consider those goals completed. I've yet to go through them, not sure if I'll be able to do it today, but will do before my next real update.
Rn I don't have much of an update poker wise, I tried 4 tabling nl50zoom yesterday and while it's decent to get the volume in, I think it's possible that the extra table or two shifts be from being a winning player to becoming a break-even or losing player.
At least for now when my theory isn't up to speed, I really need more time to think about certain spots. I've yet to decide how to plan things going forward, but I think there's a possibility I might try to tune my PF ranges a bit,
and maybe also some of the most common and/or obvious flop spots, and then go for like a 100k hand challenge where I 4 table zoom and just try to get it done in like a month or less.
I'm definitely not even sure if I'm a winning player right now when 4tabling nl50zoom but I'm willing to do this to find out and even if I end up losing like 20+ buyins it's not a huge deal for me financially. Obviously not ideal but I'm pretty comfortable atm.
I think getting that kind of volume in quickly would be nice just to get an estimate of my actual winrate and also to get a good sample size of my own stats, then I could do some kind of stat reviews using HEM. It would be pretty fun too.
One other thing that I did notice yesterday though was that after I set that 5k hand goal, I found myself trying to like rush through the hands. Zoom is a bit tricky because there's more of an incentive to play fast,
both because you get another hand immediately and also because there's just so much going on at once when you're 4tabling. I feel like I kinda need to find some balance there, and unless I do like a 100k hand challenge like I talked about, I'm not sure I'd prefer playing 4 tables, but rather 2-3.
So going forward I'll probably rather set "hours played" goals rather than "hands played" although a 100k hand challenge is a nice milestone. But still I'll try to split my days up into hours rather than hands,
and just use a more conservative estimate of like 500-700 hands/hour when planning on how much volume I want to get in every day.

Okay so this has been a whole lot of text and rambling, not even a proper update but rather some random thoughts that were weirdly clarifying to dish out through the keyboard
Obviously can't leave you guys without even a single hh tho, but I'll do a more proper update later, probably tomorrow or this weekend.

Hand #1 - Tbh I absolutely blundered this one in the sense that I didn't even think about the 65s sd possibility and saw the river as a brick.
Anyway I just thought his value range was soo narrow especially when I block 77, but obviously J7 is a very vulnerable hand to start calling down on the flop/turn.
Interested in hearing thoughts on this one, I assume from like a GTO perspective he shouldn't really be raising flop all that much since I'm so much stronger? Might plug this into a solver one day to see if my intuition is right.
Anyway right now I'm thinking maybe I should jam the turn with this hand instead of calling down if I'm so sure he's draw heavy. A lot of his draws will have extra outs with like a higher pair and stuff, so maybe I should just deny him of that equity. Maybe that doesn't make sense idk

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $50.52 (101 bb)
SB: $107.54 (215.1 bb)
Hero (BB): $89.26 (178.5 bb)
UTG: $136.52 (273 bb)
MP: $71.61 (143.2 bb)
CO: $53.48 (107 bb)

SB posts $0.25, Hero posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has 7 J
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, fold, Hero raises to $4.75, BTN calls $3.25

Flop: ($9.75, 2 players) K 4 7
Hero bets $2.75, BTN raises to $7.00, Hero calls $4.25

Turn: ($23.75, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BTN bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50

River: ($42.75, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BTN bets $29.27 and is all-in, Hero calls $29.27

Results: $101.29 pot ($2.00 rake)
Final Board: K 4 7 4 3

BTN shows 6 5: (Straight, Seven High)
(Pre 39%, Flop 34%, Turn 18%)

Hero shows 7 J: (Two Pair, Sevens and Fours)
(Pre 61%, Flop 66%, Turn 82%)

BTN wins $99.29

Thanks a lot for the links mate and the tips! Will definitely come in handy.
I posted in your PG&C thread btw, putting my setup to shame! I'd recommend anyone who found my setup even remotely nice to check out Shipnickle's.

Have a good one everyone, may you always run pure!

Pre you can just call J7s, no need to 3b. This is the old-school type of 3bet where you have a hand that is "too good to fold but has bad postflop playability". You actually want to 3b more Axs and good suited broadways/connectors etc that have fantastic postflop playability, alternatively good blockers to premiums. Probably not a huge mistake to 3bet at some frequency though. Also you should make it atleast 4x his open when you 3bet OOP, this is too small.

Flop I also bet range for 1/3 sizing. Vs a small raise I guess you can call the flop, but vs a bigger sizing you have a lot of better hands to continue with than J7s no backdoor equity. Your hand can almost never improve and almost all turn cards are bad for you. 50nl pool also has a hard time finding enough bluffraises OTF. Turn card is actually good for you since he has less 44 and K4s now but I have a hard time finding enough bluffs for villain.

EDIT: And yes it is true that IP rarely should raise in 3b pots, especially on boards like this one

Using exercise ball as a chair is actually pretty good for your posture, but i don't know how you are able to handle it for longer hours
I think your 3b size is too small - if you are IP 3x is ok, but you are OOP so you have to go 4x or even more if it is a min open - so i think you have to raise to 6$ or something like that.
Shipnickle was faster than me

Thanks, I need to get up to date with a lot of things, PF ranges being one of them. I've started looking at some predefined ranges, like the once you're using, but I might end up constructing my own as well. Already started doing this for UTG, but of course it is a ton of work (and I'm not actually using solvers nor using GTO ranges).

And yeah it's true that this particular hand doesn't improve very much, I mainly called down due to the 7 blocker. Also maybe people don't bluff here often but if he's raising fd's and possible bdfd's on the flop at any frequency he might easily be overbluffing I think due to his very narrow value range.

Yeah I've heard that exercise balls are good for your posture, but also heard some conflicting evidence. I did buy it specifically to use it as a chair tho But probably also getting a regular office chair at some point, and then I might rotate between the chair, the ball, and standing!
I didn't realize larger sizings are recommended in steal pots when 3betting. Need to look into it more.

Thanks for commenting guys!

Whatsup you guys!

Sorry for the lack of updates. Basically I found out very soon after my last post that I wanted to take a step back and do some studying before continuing to play.
I feel like the 4table zoom autopilot mode isn't good for me, at least not at the moment since I'm so far behind the "modern game" as I haven't played nor studied for like 5 years and haven't really been following how the game has evolved.
Obviously with the introduction of solvers as a mainstream tool things have changed quite drastically, and while I think it's definitely possible to get too caught up in GTO-land, I still see how solvers can be an extremely powerful tool for the modern grinder if used correctly.
What I have been doing for the past ~week is basically trying to construct good preflop ranges. Now these ranges aren't based on solvers/theory but rather I made them up from scratch using some existing hand charts as a reference.
Right now I have RFI ranges for all positions as well as ranges vs 3bets, 5bets etc.

So right now the plan is to grind 100k hands for nl50 zoom, two tables. Meanwhile I might start looking at some Vs RFI ranges, and then move onto postflop. But the main goal is to complete 100k hands, get a decent sample on the player pool, adjust my preflop ranges, and start working on postflop.

I'll try to keep this thread updated, but I'm going to try to not look at results until after the 100k hands. I promise I'll post a (pretty/ugly?) graph at the end of the 100k hands but until then I won't.
Rather I'll try to post hands, and also use the thread to set daily goals which I've found to be very motivating.

Right now though I just wanted to get this post out there so I can jump-start the thread again, I'm diving into my first nl50z session right now. I'm hoping to get close to 500hands/hour when two tabling but I have a feeling it might be closer to 300-400.
Not gotta set any daily goals now, but the session I play tonight will give me an idea of my hands/hour and subsequently how long it might take to finish 100k hands.

So, again, no daily goals but rather a somewhat large goal of 100k hands which I'm hoping will not take longer than two months (lets say we'll finish it before the end of May to give us a bit of a buffer )

Thus, status right now is:
0/100.000 hands completed

GG guys, take care and may you forever run into backdoor flushes at a higher than expected frequency

Today's goals

[ ] 1500 hands
[ ] 1x RomWOD session

I played a one hour session of two tabling nl50z yesterday and got in roughly 400 hands. It's possible I can speed it up a bit when I'm not constantly checking where each hand fits into my preflop ranges, but I think 400 hands/hour will be a good estimate.

So if I'm going to complete today's hand goal I'll need to play a bit less than 4 hours which seems reasonable. Friday night will probably bring a juicy pool as well

Plan is to update at the end of the day (or tomorrow morning) with a few hands, hopefully I'll run into some spots

Glglgl, may the fish always spaz out when you xb your top set for loltrapaments

2.635/100.000 hands completed (2.63%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Yesterday was a pretty decent day, I stayed up way too late and smashed my 1500 hands goal.
Played about 2200 hands of nl50z and have now completed 2.635 hands of my 100k hands challenge! Pretty sure I ran quite well yesterday, and the Friday night pool was decent. Didn't finish my RomWOD goal tho which is kinda meh, it only takes about 10 minutes.

I ended up staying up til like 6am clearing a chest, which gave me about $10 lol. But it's nice to get volume in as well, and I'm ready to put in another shift today and tonight.

Here are Today's goals and then I'll finish this off with a few hands for yesterdays sessions

[ ] 2500 hands
[ ] 2x RomWOD session
[ ] Very light home workout (~30 minutes)

And now on to the fun part

Hand #1 - He reps such a narrow range, think he can easily be overbluffing. I do also block QJ which is nice but it's not a huge factor.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $59.30 (118.6 bb)
Hero (BB): $109.92 (219.8 bb)
UTG: $51.51 (103 bb)
MP: $59.04 (118.1 bb)
CO: $136.28 (272.6 bb)
BTN: $58.75 (117.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q 9
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, SB folds, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 9 T K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($3.25) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

River: ($6.25) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50



Hand #2 - Decent enough hand to go for it, does block AQ/KQ tho which are hands that I'm trying to fold out. It's close to bottom of my range tho when calling a 3bet from MP and I don't see a lot of better hands to bluff with, possibly JTs it better since he's less likely to have KJ than KQ in his 3betting range

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $51.76 (103.5 bb)
BB: $66.03 (132.1 bb)
UTG: $50.50 (101 bb)
Hero (MP): $69.28 (138.6 bb)
CO: $204.24 (408.5 bb)
BTN: $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T Q
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.37, 2 folds, SB raises to $5, BB folds, Hero calls $3.63

Flop: ($10.50) 5 T K (2 players)
SB bets $3.29, Hero calls $3.29

Turn: ($17.08) A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $9.75, SB calls $9.75

River: ($36.58) 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $34.75, SB folds



Hand #3 - Somewhat similar situation as in Hand #2, obviously he's not capped here but I felt that with his sizing he's more likely to have some kind of 1 pair type hand, like an overpair or 9x. Our hand is also probably one of the best hands to bluff with due to blocking 76s, so I decided to go for it.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $48 (96 bb)
BB: $50 (100 bb)
UTG: $114.61 (229.2 bb)
MP: $62.27 (124.5 bb)
CO: $121.02 (242 bb)
Hero (BTN): $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 7 7
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.28, CO folds, Hero calls $1.28, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.31) 9 8 2 (2 players)
MP bets $1.11, Hero calls $1.11

Turn: ($5.53) 5 (2 players)
MP bets $3.52, Hero calls $3.52

River: ($12.57) 4 (2 players)
MP bets $6.93, Hero raises to $21.25, MP folds



Hand #4 - Some things might be questionable here, mainly sizing and also playing 2 streets instead of 3. I went super small on the flop just due to the small SPR and incredibly narrow ranges, with my AA not very vulnerable here at all. Maybe it's a mistake, at least I'd expect 25%+ to be a more standard sizing on the flop. On the turn the board is getting quite connected and I decided to jam looking for calls against KK/QQ instead of going smaller and 3barreling which I thought looked less like a bluff, and also there are quite a few river cards that I'm not thrilled about seeing. He tanked forever before folding turn, pretty sure he folded a big hand there

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $132.35 (264.7 bb)
BB: $91.23 (182.5 bb)
UTG: $37.52 (75 bb)
Hero (MP): $155.60 (311.2 bb)
CO: $156.71 (313.4 bb)
BTN: $142.68 (285.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A A
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.37, CO raises to $5, 2 folds, BB calls $4.50, Hero raises to $19.75, CO folds, BB calls $14.75

Flop: ($44.75) J T J (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6.83, BB calls $6.83

Turn: ($58.41) 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $129.02, BB folds



Hand #5 - No thought process needed, 100% heart

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $68.27 (136.5 bb)
BB: $110.72 (221.4 bb)
Hero (UTG): $127.73 (255.5 bb)
MP: $45.57 (91.1 bb)
CO: $59.30 (118.6 bb)
BTN: $53.55 (107.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A 3
Hero raises to $1.37, 2 folds, BTN calls $1.37, SB folds, BB raises to $6, Hero raises to $13.75, BTN folds, BB calls $7.75

Flop: ($29.12) K 4 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6.25, BB calls $6.25

Turn: ($41.62) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $21.75, BB calls $21.75

River: ($85.12) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $85.98 and is all-in, BB folds



Hand #6 - Nobody folds a full house it seems

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $24.36 (48.7 bb)
BB: $12.08 (24.2 bb)
UTG: $23.63 (47.3 bb)
MP: $106.46 (212.9 bb)
CO: $205.53 (411.1 bb)
Hero (BTN): $50.91 (101.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with T Q
2 folds, CO calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, 2 folds, CO calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) 5 T T (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($8.25) T (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero raises to $5, CO calls $3.50

River: ($18.25) 3 (2 players)
CO bets $6.50, Hero raises to $36.84, CO calls $30.34



Thanks guys, gl at the tables as always! May you always roll high on your RNG when you brick the river and villain is ready to fold

5.139/100.000 hands completed (5.14%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Finished my hands goal yesterday (plus another four hands ) but didn't complete the other goals. Did one RomWOD session, but yeah that's not enough!

Today I'm aiming for at least 1500 hands, hopefully more though! But I need to prepare some stuff for work tomorrow and also need to go to sleep at a normal-ish time (fu 9-5 job).

Today's goals

[ ] 1500 hands
[ ] 2x RomWOD session
[ ] Very light home workout (~30 minutes)

Yesterday wasn't great at the tables, pretty sure I was down quite a few buyins. Did bink $85 from a $105 chest though so I got that going for me

Didn't mark a lot of hands, here are a few

Hand #1 Just trying to be fancy and using my Ac blocker to do some pro stuff. Line check? Perhaps it's a pure fold on the turn.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $221.29 (442.6 bb)
BB: $70.76 (141.5 bb)
UTG: $65.47 (130.9 bb)
MP: $59.08 (118.2 bb)
Hero (CO): $52.50 (105 bb)
BTN: $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A K
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $5.25, 3 folds, MP calls $3.75

Flop: ($11.25) 8 6 J (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($11.25) 7 (2 players)
MP bets $3.53, Hero calls $3.53

River: ($18.31) 5 (2 players)
MP bets $8.70, Hero raises to $43.72 and is all-in, MP calls $35.02



Hand #2 -

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $56.85 (113.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $206.71 (413.4 bb)
UTG: $80.09 (160.2 bb)
MP: $85.72 (171.4 bb)
CO: $25.59 (51.2 bb)
BTN: $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A A
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.50, CO folds, BTN calls $1.50, SB folds, Hero raises to $7.50, MP raises to $17, BTN folds, Hero calls $9.50

Flop: ($35.75) 6 6 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $19, Hero calls $19

Turn: ($73.75) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $49.72 and is all-in, Hero calls $49.72

River: ($173.19) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)



Hand #3 - Hating life on the river here lol, I was fully expecting to be up against QQ

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $30.90 (61.8 bb)
BB: $25 (50 bb)
Hero (UTG): $181.69 (363.4 bb)
MP: $54.06 (108.1 bb)
CO: $73.27 (146.5 bb)
BTN: $154.64 (309.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J A
Hero raises to $1.37, 2 folds, BTN raises to $4.86, 2 folds, Hero raises to $14.25, BTN calls $9.39

Flop: ($29.25) 8 Q 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.83, BTN calls $8.83

Turn: ($46.91) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $26.11, BTN raises to $52.22, Hero calls $26.11

River: ($151.35) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks



Hand #4 - This hand is probably extremely uninteresting to some but it's pretty much the only hand I marked yesterday for some reason. I wanted to take a look at what it means for villain when he's barreling such a weak draw on the turn. So I might run sims on this and see what we should do if he's barreling this draw and all better draws as well. Of course he might xb some better draws, especially ones that have sdv.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $122 (244 bb)
Hero (BB): $50 (100 bb)
UTG: $50 (100 bb)
MP: $126.20 (252.4 bb)
CO: $51.11 (102.2 bb)
BTN: $50.25 (100.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K 2
3 folds, BTN raises to $1, SB folds, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 9 K 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.71, Hero calls $0.71

Turn: ($3.67) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.33, Hero calls $2.33

River: ($8.33) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

6.660/100.000 hands completed (6.66%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Again I'm failing on my fitness goals, did one RomWOD session yesterday but didn't get two in. Finished the 1500 hands though, 1518 to be exact
I hoping I ended up a couple buyins yesterday but might have been closer to breakeven. I tend to underestimate how much I've lost due to automatic rebuying etc.

Today's goals

[ ] 2000 hands
[ ] 2x RomWOD session
[ ] Very light home workout (~30 minutes)

Hoping to get 2000 hands (~4 hours) in today. Might not make it because I gotta work ofc, but I can squeeze in short sessions during the work day and then play ~3 hours in the evening, should be fine!

Some hands from yesterdays session:

Hand #1 - Not sure if overplaying this one. Villain seemed like a rec fwiw

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $64.62 (129.2 bb)
BB: $66.46 (132.9 bb)
UTG: $50 (100 bb)
MP: $60.38 (120.8 bb)
CO: $49.25 (98.5 bb)
BTN: $57.01 (114 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T J
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $5.75, BB folds, BTN calls $4.25

Flop: ($12) T 8 J (2 players)
Hero bets $8.25, BTN calls $8.25

Turn: ($28.50) K (2 players)
Hero bets $18.75, BTN raises to $38, Hero raises to $50.62 and is all-in, BTN calls $5.01 and is all-in

River: ($114.52) K (2 players, 2 are all-in)



Hand #2 - Gotta have heart

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $75.39 (150.8 bb)
Hero (BB): $54.98 (110 bb)
UTG: $55.05 (110.1 bb)
MP: $65.42 (130.8 bb)
CO: $51.36 (102.7 bb)
BTN: $46.34 (92.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q J
4 folds, SB raises to $1.25, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.50) T 3 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.79, SB raises to $3, Hero calls $2.21

Turn: ($8.50) K (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $11.94, SB calls $11.94

River: ($32.38) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $38.79 and is all-in, SB folds



Hand #3 - Think checking strong hands as PFR might be a good strat vs me

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $63.57 (127.1 bb)
BB: $55.46 (110.9 bb)
UTG: $50.31 (100.6 bb)
MP: $33.90 (67.8 bb)
CO: $159.91 (319.8 bb)
Hero (BTN): $88.13 (176.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A T
2 folds, CO raises to $1.35, Hero calls $1.35, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.45) 5 7 J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $1.64, CO calls $1.64

Turn: ($6.73) 2 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $8.25, CO calls $8.25

River: ($23.23) 9 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $28.44, CO folds



Hand #4 - Him having AQ as well is such a huge cooler, recs take this line and call off river with Ax so much

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $40.71 (81.4 bb)
BB: $30 (60 bb)
UTG: $55.50 (111 bb)
Hero (MP): $111.01 (222 bb)
CO: $103.08 (206.2 bb)
BTN: $53.35 (106.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q A
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.37, 2 folds, SB calls $1.12, BB folds

Flop: ($3.24) 2 7 A (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $3.54, SB calls $2.54

Turn: ($10.32) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $7.25, SB calls $6.25

River: ($24.82) 7 (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $18.75, SB calls $17.75



That's it for today Glgl at the tables all

8.677/100.000 hands completed (8.68%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge


Just barely finished 2k hands yesterday. I'm gonna stop posting hands every day because it takes quite a lot of time. Rather I'll post every ~10k hands or so, but still gonna update this with daily goals etc!
I'm approaching 10k hands of the 100k hands challenge. When I hit 10k I'm going to start studying again, this time the plan is to tweak my vs RFI ranges. After that I should have a concrete base on to start studying postflop!
I'll probably start mixing a 3rd zoom table in as well as I get more used to the pace. Tried that for ~an hour yesterday and it felt quite managable.

Today's goals

[ ] 1500 hands

10.824/100.000 hands completed (10.8%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Smashed yesterdays goal with 2.300 hands, while also doing the full 8 hour workday at my actual job (software engineer as I've mentioned). Playing 3 tables as opposed to 2 definitely helps getting the volume in.
I've talked about doing some studying at 10k hands, preflop vs RFI ranges. I'll start working on those on friday and use the weekend to split study/play roughly 50/50. I don't have enough free time during the weekdays to start studying a new area like this I feel, so for the next two days it'll only be grind

Will update with some hand histories etc during the weekend as well!

Today's goals

[ ] 2500 hands
[ ] 1x RomWOD session
[ ] 30 minutes of very light exercise at home

Glgl to ya'll

Hand 1:

Pre: Don't know if it matters much but I usually go >=4x minimum with my 3bets OOP.

Flop: I like the polarizing size on this texture, I never use 1/2 sizing when i sim these spots but I know that might be a bit better on similar textures. Not 100% sure. My standard here is 3/4 pot

Turn: I think your sizing is a bit off. Bet half pot or less so you have atleast a 1/2 shove for river. Its nice to still get called by 99, AJ, 89/T9 (wihout clubs) and similar hands still. As played villain can value shove worse but I'm not happy about calling.

Hand 2:

Pre: Standard

Flop: I don't mind mixing bets with Qhi and 2 overs when villain checks. Sizing is probably fine too. This is a flop SB is gonna bet fairly often so his checking range is not that strong.

Turn: Villain will x/c plenty of Khi and Ahi on the flop, and K is a way better card for SB than BB (you would also check back plenty of Ahi/Khi yourself). So you can't just blindly bet this turn with every straight/flushdraw. I like betting most good draws especially with a in your hand, which gives you more bluffing properties for the river if hits, and you having the will also give him less hands to continue with OTT. I'm not sure about overbetting turn in SBvBB dynamic when SB misses his CB OTF. Could be fine though, you have good blockers to KQ/KJ and you unblock his weaker Tx and A2, A3 hands. You have all 22/33/KT/23s, some T2s/T3s.

River: Don't mind this because of above reasons. Just make sure you don't overbluff and do this with every missed draw. Not having hearts is good because he will have a few combodraws and pair + draw hands OTT (that can call an overbet) that you unblock. I don't think there is much value in blocking straights OTR when bluffing, so doing this with QJo without should be good enough.


Hand 3:

Pre: fold or 3b. High rake is a thing and ATo plays terrible as a call OTB with 2 players left to act.

Flop: bet is fine, you have decent backdoors and your Ahi doesnt have too much SD-value. Turn overbet is ok since CO is likely capped to a strong overpair (if he protects his checking range OTF). But dont do this with ATo without a club or any type of draw. Having the T is ok but I don't think this is a thing.

River: Meh, don't like this either without a club. You have way better bluffs, and your valuerange is semi-narrow.

All in all seems like spew.


Hand 4:

Just treat his bets like checks lol. Seems like you did that. He rarely bets like that with 7x OTR. The river 7 pairing is good because you now beat some flop or turn 2pairs. Also makes it less likely he has A7 or 77.


Gl buddy

Thanks for the comments my friend! Some food for thought there, especially I need to start thinking more in the GTO terms of like what hands to bluff etc. Hand 3 is a great example, where I just start betting vs perceived weakness and probably end up overbluffing turns/rivers a ton (like with AhTd on this runout)
Honestly I can't wait to start working on postflop ranges. This weekend I'm going to cement my vs RFI ranges (already have RFI ranges set, as well as how i respond vs 3bets of different sizing etc), so when I have that I should be able to move onto postflop with a clear understanding of what my range will look like when running the sims.
I'm a bit hesitant to delve completely into the GTO vs GTO realm of things, and will probably be nodelocking at earlier streets quite a bit. Right now I'm not sure of the benefits of looking at a river spot with GTO vs GTO ranges as not a lot of players will have these ranges and I'd rather maximize my EV vs a real player (or pool) range.
What's your thoughts on that Shipnickle?

13.334/100.000 hands completed (13.3%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Again didn't do the exercise part. I haven't really worked out in 2-3 weeks due to this Corona situation, just have prioritized differently (poker) and neglected the workout part. That really needs to change to I'll set a very modest workout goal again today and try to get going!
Pokerwise I finished 2500 hands yesterday, had to stay up till 1am to do so which isn't ideal during the weekdays, but I'll manage

Today's goals

[ ] 3000 hands
[ ] 1x RomWOD session
[ ] 30 minutes of very light exercise at home

Feeling good after a good session yesterday so will go for 3000 hands today! It will require 3 tabling the whole time, which shouldn't be an issue. Tomorrow I'm going to get started on another batch of studying, this time I'll be deciding on some good "vs RFI" ranges, instead of going by feel which is pretty much what's happening at the moment!

Gl ya'll!

Yeah I agree on having pool exploits. I've discussed the topic in short in my PG&C. Definitely something you should do, and I like the idea of node-locking some spots. Like you said river spots are very unbalanced at the micros. In short I think playing GTO as the aggressor is good (bluffing enough is the hardest thing in optimal play, and regs in <=50nl pool might be overfolding some spots). And we want to deviate most from GTO when we are the ones on the passive side and are facing aggression (we want to overfold when villain shows aggression on multiple streets or if villain x/r on later streets, like I said playing aggressively enough is the hardest thing in optimal play).

All that said: I would study in-a-vacuum GTO and after that add obvious pool exploits in game. By finding the in-a-vacuum GTO play you will have an easier time undedrstanding what you are deviating from.

Good luck

Thanks again my friend @Shipnickle

14.661/100.000 hands completed (14.6%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Finished my fitness goals but only managed to get in about 1300 hands yesterday. Tbh I was absolutely battered after the "30 min light exercise" which actually was about an hour of football with my brother and his two kids lol.
Came home at about 9pm ready to grind for a few hours but fell asleep for 15 minutes and woke up with a huge headache, so only managed a short session two-tabling on my laptop whilst lying in bed.

Anyway today I plan to make up for that with a big goal of 5000 hands. It will take almost a full 8 hour work day since I'm getting around 700hands/hour I think while 3-tabling, but it's a Friday so should be able to do a long session in the evening!
Then tomorrow the plan is to do some studying while getting some volume in as well. I'll try to update soon with hh's as well!

Todays goals

[ ] 5000 hands
[ ] 2x RomWOD session

Gl at the tables ya'll, stay safe, stay at home sitting with the fishes rather than going out this weekend!

17.664/100.000 hands completed (17.6%) - NL50z 100k hand challenge

Failed both goals. Hit 3000 hands but had trouble focusing and putting the volume in. Kept sitting and and taking small breaks and therefore my hands/hour was pretty low.
The games were amazing yesterday however, seriously think the fish:reg ratio must have been like 4:1 in the 50z pool late last night.

Todays goals

[ ] 3000 hands
[ ] Get started deciding on some "vs RFI" preflop ranges
[ ] 2x RomWOD session