I also think maybe I have mislead you guys a little bit. He isnt some weak reg, he is some weak fishy player who has sort of reggy stats.

In regards to my line, I think its super FOS to call a squeeze and then lead TP+ vs me, so I think I am ahead a ton otf, so obv folding is out of the question.

Turn I check for pot control. Maybe I could bet for protection since he might have some random spade?

I think betting twice as a bluff is suicidal against this type. He wont fold a decent ace ever and I'm just folding out his SD value I think.

River I dont know if he checks AJ-AK so I checked! Maybe I could bet going for thin value and if he has some decent ace then just be like, w/e! and note it lol

^ value bet for sure OTR at worst you get a read and can only go for fat value later/not to be scared hes ever owning you

are you squeezing as a bluff or for value? Postflop seems good.

ye

its half value/half bluff. I know that a bunch of them will fold super often but that guy might call lighter than average so I am fine playing ATo IP with betting lead.

dude where do i find the update for HEM1 for the new HH on stars? my hud's not working

http://www.holdemmanager.com/store/d...ds-manuals.php

Ok that changes it... to make me even moar right value bet dat fish yo!

lol? stop playing 1/1 and open up your game

wazzaaaap

sry i m late bro but glglgl with this! will be following!

ye, value betting ldo! such bad conflicting thought processes in some of my hands, jeez.

lol I think it was just some bug on the site. I can't be the tightest player @ 25nl on Stars, it just isn't possible lol

hey, good to see you, thanks.

Dw bro ballers gonna ball and callers gonna call til they fall!

tssssssss

How many hands have you played since starting this thread?

4k lol

I've started taking a more relaxed approach to grinding. It stresses me out, meticulously planning how much I need to play, so I just play whatever, whenever, for now.

Ive been 2 tabling a 1.5hr session everyday and just trying to play when I feel reasonable and I am in a creative mood.

I think after playing 100k hands 4 tabling, I realised that I need to move even slower to get things down correctly.

I am basically b/e so far but tbh feel like I am playing infinitely better. So much so, that I'm wondering how I was even able to win before lol

Although when I say "feeling reasonable" before sessions, I also need be playing my C, B and A game to work on every part of it, in relation to how much volume I assume I need to play, given projections.

Okay, i get that
You playing the TAG game or experimenting with the laggy game?

mostly TAG

I'm trying to understand frequencies in common spots better, but I need flopzilla and mathematics of poker and shouldn't really be getting to much into that yet.

First I need just think basically and identify common spots and then once I have a decent framework on paper, I then need to start drilling into the frequencies/EV etc.

Also have to brush up on mindset stuff and get the spreadsheets going properly so I have everything then set out.

And finally need browse video content that relates to all the topics I'm trying to cover.

I'm also trying to improve my "mental muscle" lol I usually play 1hr or 1.5hr so now I'll try and play a little longer and boost volume a touch.


Have to say that my tilt is gone. lol I seem to have deciphered my inner monkey! Just thinking like every session is a new session and remembering a lot of the money I lost in my old database was unnecessary spew, misunderstanding concepts, tilt and having a bad work ethic.

So now, I'm hoping I have learnt from my mistakes and can get back up the limits some time soon


gl

2 tabling... I'd shoot myself. I find mass tabling so much more soothing.
Your game must be pretty sick now, dat thought process :F

Anyway GL, I'll always be your #1 fanboy.

edit: #1 after that kiss ass ^

Its all One Long Session bro

thanks gl lol

yah, took a long time for to really sink in to me.

ok boys and girls.

time for an update for january :

hahahaha I lol'd

was it that bad?

Well pretty bad yes. Got into some life spots and cashed out some money, plus lost like 200 and now I'm on the verge of busto, sitting @ $500 lol

This new year has been a massive balls up for me. I guess every poker player has to go through some scary times. I just think of the story about Ivey losing all his money in Atlantic city and having to sleep under a bridge. Things could be worse lol

I must have had a real tough time with variance. It's hard to tell but every time I read a post and see someone stacking off like TPTK in a vacuum against a reg, I think snap fold (just for eg sake) and everyone says lol standard stack off, when every time in my entire life, I call and am beat.

Stuff like that. 3barrel regs, they call with bluffcatchers when I have a tight image and then when I flop something reasonable, they just fold. Its the dumbest way to think about the game but seriously, this has been happening since I restarted in sept. every single day there is at least one sick beat and I just can't run good lol

Or other spots were its like they take really stupid lines and have the nuts and are just playing FPS vs me as unknown, yet I call and winge become someone said it was standard.

Finding it really tough to play in a vacuum. Thats what I struggle most with i think. I just seem to get ass fkd everyday and am constantly changing my view on vacuum plays because of it and its leading to more variance.

It's like I would have to play sooo tight and ABC but then you fold for 3 days and get bored. I cant even play 4tables. When I play 4 tables, I dont table select well and just keep playing my B&C game, which is no use to me. I need to play slowly and think about spots and get better but now I'm stuck in the bum stakes with a bunch of random button clickers!

I think I've just took a huge smash over the face by variance and life. Everything seems totally fkd atm lol Ive been waking up and getting baked and then playing 2 tables and ****ing around. No money behind for support, bad work ethic, confidence totally shot and majorly stressed.


This is all due to letting my guard down. I spent my money that was behind and cashed out, two major errors. Then I lost my drive a bit because I beat 50nl and circumstances lead to me not playing 100nl.

I tried to mirror thought processes and lost track of my own evolution as a player. Now I'm back to watching baby steps on DC because I feel like my game is up the left. Funny thing is though, I know I am a much much better player!


What I need to do, is calm down and re-evaluate the situation. I started with a small roll for 25nl and ran it up by sheer determination tbh. I just fkn played and did whatever was best and won, so no more fkn around.

I need to get the old Kaos mentality back! I always said, I'm never going to let these ****ing regs keep me down! So now, fk it, 100% back on track! Dont care if I go busto, I'm going to do whatever i think it takes and fkn redeem myself, instead of cracking and quitting like a fish.

Febuary .......

Kid, you're insane!

Think of these sluts ranges street by street, don't care about 2p2 posts saying what line to take unless it's logical and "proven" +EV, think of what YOu think is the best line etc.

I guess what I'm saying is, trust your self and your instincts before anybody elses. If you think the fish is only raising 2pair + then fold TPTK! (etc )

I know, it sounds so simple, but a lot of the spots are very close. It's just like I'm sitting there card dead for a week and decide I'm not doing enough to win money, so I open up a bit and they just station me. Then when I have a hand, in a vacuum, I get no action. So I am constantly like, dont bluff just vbet light, then they fold for a week, I say fk this and start bluffing because they are never calling and they just randomly bluffcatch and then I'm like wtf?


There are a bunch of conflicting thought processes in my mind and I need to compare and eliminate them.

If I look at a game and it seems tight, I'm going to choose like nice spots to bluff and if he calls down, go into value mode. I always level myself and think oh he has seen me value bet TPTK so he will now fold all worse and I find myself check folding TPTK otr?!


I just need to play good again, end of lol