Rapidesh123, Fighting Gold!!!
1 - bluff a lot when their range can have a lot of air, but whenever they start having more pairs+ you should give up a lot, so one and done strats work well vs them.
2 - call a lot, they're so wide and overbluff so much, watch out with A high calls because they often turn pairs into bluffs in a lot of spots, so try to call wide, but watch out for the threshold of their valuebluffs.
3 - overfold in underbluffed spots, for sure you know those
4 - attack capped ranges and if you're bluffing, don't be afraid and make it small, if you want to rep a FH and bluff them out of their bluffcatchers, size up a lot, attack with value too, don't be afraid to go very thin.
5 - induce is strong vs fish, but I'm bad at inducing
6 - trap in some spots where they can't have many bluffcatchers but they can bluff a lot, like this
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 141.12 BB
SB: 110.6 BB
BB: 422.44 BB
Hero (UTG): 261.08 BB
MP: 99.6 BB
CO: 441.36 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A A
Hero raises to 3 BB, MP raises to 9.52 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 8.52 BB, Hero raises to 26 BB, fold, BB calls 16.48 BB
Flop: (61.92 BB, 2 players) A 2 4
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (61.92 BB, 2 players) 3
BB bets 59.12 BB, Hero calls 59.12 BB
River: (180.16 BB, 2 players) K
BB bets 172.16 BB, Hero raises to 175.96 BB and is all-in, BB calls 3.8 BB
Spoiler:
Hero shows A A (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 83%, Flop 96%, Turn 95%)
BB shows 7 Q (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 17%, Flop 4%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 524.08 BB
(Pre 83%, Flop 96%, Turn 95%)
BB shows 7 Q (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 17%, Flop 4%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 524.08 BB
Also if you want to get really good vs fish, play a bit on bodog and get the HH from there, you can learn so much by doing that, I used to be garbage vs fish, now thanks to the bodog HH, my coach and obv the massive number of fish to reg ratio that there is on bodog I learned how to be very good vs them. I believe my game vs fish is one of the best possible, so many sick plays, but still learning.
This is the main problem for me. I often don't know whether to value bet or slowplay vs fish.
For example:
We open KK in the CO vs BTN fish.
Flop: T83o
Do we just start betting big or do we check-raise? Which is better?
Similar situation happens when we isolate oop vs fish.
I'm also unsure about barreling 3 streets IP vs fish with air. Is it good?
On one side I don't like it too much as they call flop/turn a bunch. On the other side, they usually donk bet all the strongest hands on the river, which makes their checking range super weak.
Yeah, hero calling is the only part of my strategy vs them that I'm actually confident in.
He could easily be bluffing with K9o, though
For example:
We open KK in the CO vs BTN fish.
Flop: T83o
Do we just start betting big or do we check-raise? Which is better?
Similar situation happens when we isolate oop vs fish.
I'm also unsure about barreling 3 streets IP vs fish with air. Is it good?
On one side I don't like it too much as they call flop/turn a bunch. On the other side, they usually donk bet all the strongest hands on the river, which makes their checking range super weak.
$0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players
SB: $103.74 (103.7 bb)
BB: $94.25 (94.3 bb)
CO: $218.15 (218.2 bb)
Hero (BTN): $86.02 (86 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with K 2
CO folds, Hero raises to $2.24, SB folds, BB calls $1.24
Flop: ($4.98) A 3 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($4.98) 6 (2 players)
BB bets $2.49, Hero calls $2.49
River: ($9.96) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $9, Hero calls $9
SB: $103.74 (103.7 bb)
BB: $94.25 (94.3 bb)
CO: $218.15 (218.2 bb)
Hero (BTN): $86.02 (86 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with K 2
CO folds, Hero raises to $2.24, SB folds, BB calls $1.24
Flop: ($4.98) A 3 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($4.98) 6 (2 players)
BB bets $2.49, Hero calls $2.49
River: ($9.96) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $9, Hero calls $9
Spoiler:
Results: $27.96 pot ($1.39 rake)
Final Board: A 3 3 6 8
BB showed Q 7 and lost (-$13.73 net)
Hero mucked K 2 and won $26.57 ($12.84 net)
Final Board: A 3 3 6 8
BB showed Q 7 and lost (-$13.73 net)
Hero mucked K 2 and won $26.57 ($12.84 net)
He could easily be bluffing with K9o, though
There's many types of fish.
The kk t83r example is good. Vs a blaster agro fish always checking to xr or xc down. Vs a monster station passive I'll pot it. Vs a loose passive not super station I'll half pot it
The fish usually have very heavy leans towards passive or aggressive//stationy or scared (esp otr) so being able to classify is 90% of the battle
The kk t83r example is good. Vs a blaster agro fish always checking to xr or xc down. Vs a monster station passive I'll pot it. Vs a loose passive not super station I'll half pot it
The fish usually have very heavy leans towards passive or aggressive//stationy or scared (esp otr) so being able to classify is 90% of the battle
This is the main problem for me. I often don't know whether to value bet or slowplay vs fish.
For example:
We open KK in the CO vs BTN fish.
Flop: T83o
Do we just start betting big or do we check-raise? Which is better?
Similar situation happens when we isolate oop vs fish.
On one side I don't like it too much as they call flop/turn a bunch. On the other side, they usually donk bet all the strongest hands on the river, which makes their checking range super weak.
For example:
We open KK in the CO vs BTN fish.
Flop: T83o
Do we just start betting big or do we check-raise? Which is better?
Similar situation happens when we isolate oop vs fish.
On one side I don't like it too much as they call flop/turn a bunch. On the other side, they usually donk bet all the strongest hands on the river, which makes their checking range super weak.
OOP I range check, tbh I don't think it's the best approach possible, but a very strong one and very easy to apply, you should think a bit too about how much of your energy you spend in playing, range checking vs someone who is stabbing very wide is a strong strat. Obv I x/r mostly value vs fish and I pay a lot of attention into their sizings, often pot bets are TP+, it doesn't mean you should be afraid with overpairs, but it's a good idea to see what they do OTT before folding/shipping/calling, they will often give up the strength of their hand, here it's a very good example, watch out for his sizing OTT, he rarely has a good hand in there, so you should ship very wide for value.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 100 BB
BTN: 114.22 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 138.66 BB
UTG: 126.94 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB, CO posts penalty blind 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has Q Q
fold, CO checks, fold, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, CO calls 4 BB
Flop: (10.5 BB, 2 players) J 6 2
Hero bets 3 BB, CO raises to 11 BB, Hero calls 8 BB
Turn: (32.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, CO bets 15.44 BB, Hero raises to 122.66 BB and is all-in, CO calls 68.56 BB and is all-in
River: (200.5 BB, 2 players) 6
Spoiler:
CO shows 4 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Sixes)
(Pre 19%, Flop 7%, Turn 13%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 81%, Flop 93%, Turn 87%)
Hero wins 194.5 BB
(Pre 19%, Flop 7%, Turn 13%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 81%, Flop 93%, Turn 87%)
Hero wins 194.5 BB
There's many types of fish.
The kk t83r example is good. Vs a blaster agro fish always checking to xr or xc down. Vs a monster station passive I'll pot it. Vs a loose passive not super station I'll half pot it
The fish usually have very heavy leans towards passive or aggressive//stationy or scared (esp otr) so being able to classify is 90% of the battle
The kk t83r example is good. Vs a blaster agro fish always checking to xr or xc down. Vs a monster station passive I'll pot it. Vs a loose passive not super station I'll half pot it
The fish usually have very heavy leans towards passive or aggressive//stationy or scared (esp otr) so being able to classify is 90% of the battle
Crazy, played so much on stars this month, this has been such a trainwreck, I'm definitely going back to bodog, but going to make one post about nl25 on stars, quite interesting place in there. I used to think that nits were easy to beat, but it turns out that they mostly give up EV by existing, but it's hard to extract much value from them, since they're putting money only with sets+ AK+/QQ+ pre. Sure, HU I crush them really hard, but on a 6-max game they have it so easy with the first 2 positions, also I thought that they would tilt when I started 3-betting and 4-betting a lot, no, few regs were obviously tilted versus me, on this sample I 5-bet bluff only twice lol. It's so crazy to see people tanking with KK facing a 5-bet, while on bodog people snap QQ+/AK+ vs pretty much anything lol
NL25 - The Nitland
First, quite insane how nitty everyone is, the main reason I'm quitting this stake it's because it's hurting my game, I was forcing myself to valuebet less thin, bluff more and fold way more, so it's basically a recipe to get owned by a solver lol. Saw so many terrible check backs that hurt my eyes more than the whale plays I see on bodog, games are fun mostly because of stars great software, it's very smooth to play in there and rakeback is decent, but it's a nightmare to grind 25z on stars, really can't see myself in there grinding, it's like some sort of torture lol, so many nut peddlers in there. Here it was my approach:
The Strat - Outnitting the nits from EP and going crazy from LP
This was my first approach to the stake lol, thought that this strat would crush them very hard, but I've found out that people after some hands were starting to adapt to my HUD stats, and they don't have much balls to fight back, so what they did was just playing tighter vs me from EP and they kept folding from LP, decent, but meh, my winrate was garbage. Also I was one of the few people calling OTR, they very likely marked me as a station and started what they like to do: underbluff. After the 10th overbet in a row that I've called down and lost I've decided just to start folding vs them lol. They can't even think about their ranges, they just see "strong hand, overbet".
Then I've started overbluffing, yeah, it works but not very well, because:
1 - This is still NL25, some of the pool is very bad and can't hand read, so moving regfish off 2 pairs is somewhat a challenge.
2 - Depending on how someone overfolds, it can turn bluffs on later streets very unprofitable, saw so many people overfolding flop and turn to oblivion, so river jams were terrible as bluffs (and even for value with TPTK type of hands).
3 - Vs some people in the pool you can't even get into some good explo spots later, how can you get to the river in a 3-bet pot with a 17/12 opening from the CO and outplay him? You exploit them by folding and getting the free EV for not facing a 3-bet or a defend from BB/SB and overfolding vs their 3-bets.
4 - Most hands ended up OTF/OTT, a lot of the EV in poker is made OTR, and it's my strongest street imo.
I've played without a HUD, I've saw some stats on pt4 though, was curious to see some regs in there. Here are the results:
49 WWSF, meh, tbh I autopiloted a lot and didn't force much aggression until later
Some HH:
H1: extreme overbluff vs reg, my blockers are beyond anything remotely reasonable lol, but vaaaaaaaaaamo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 128.76 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 109.88 BB
UTG: 46.04 BB
MP: 99.24 BB
CO: 186.84 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A A
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 6 7 6
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB raises to 5.96 BB, Hero calls 4.76 BB
Turn: (16.96 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 5.36 BB, Hero calls 5.36 BB
River: (27.68 BB, 2 players) 7
BB bets 19.84 BB, Hero raises to 115.12 BB and is all-in, fold
H2: ez
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 103.2 BB
SB: 116.2 BB
BB: 118.6 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 109.68 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K K
UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 6 BB
Flop: (17.4 BB, 2 players) A T 7
UTG checks, Hero bets 4.16 BB, UTG calls 4.16 BB
Turn: (25.72 BB, 2 players) J
UTG checks, Hero checks
River: (25.72 BB, 2 players) 6
UTG bets 18.44 BB, Hero raises to 91.04 BB and is all-in, fold
H3: crazy
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 211.84 BB
SB: 100.4 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 130.32 BB
Hero (MP): 123.2 BB
CO: 122.32 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q Q
fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (6.4 BB, 2 players) 5 9 6
BB checks, Hero bets 3.08 BB, BB raises to 9.24 BB, Hero calls 6.16 BB
Turn: (24.88 BB, 2 players) 5
BB bets 22.8 BB, Hero calls 22.8 BB
River: (70.48 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 64.96 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 64.96 BB
H4: definitely regret this one
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 124.96 BB
SB: 119.08 BB
BB: 101.4 BB
UTG: 100.4 BB
Hero (MP): 145.24 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A K
fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 11.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 8.2 BB
Flop: (23.4 BB, 2 players) 6 2 9
SB bets 11.2 BB, Hero calls 11.2 BB
Turn: (45.8 BB, 2 players) 6
SB bets 21.88 BB, Hero calls 21.88 BB
River: (89.56 BB, 2 players) 7
SB bets 74.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74.8 BB
H5: vaamoooooooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 156.48 BB
SB: 110.6 BB
Hero (BB): 224.16 BB
UTG: 153.36 BB
MP: 201.52 BB
CO: 105.64 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T 9
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 2 K 3
SB bets 1.4 BB, Hero calls 1.4 BB
Turn: (8.8 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB
River: (36.8 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 29.2 BB, Hero raises to 205.76 BB and is all-in, fold
H6:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 208.04 BB
SB: 118.96 BB
BB: 118.64 BB
UTG: 104.56 BB
MP: 211.04 BB
CO: 103.28 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 5
fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold
Flop: (5.4 BB, 2 players) 2 7 T
CO checks, Hero bets 2.6 BB, CO calls 2.6 BB
Turn: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 3
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 2
CO checks, Hero bets 20 BB, CO calls 20 BB
H7: poker gods punishing his terrible x back lol
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 101.4 BB
SB: 335.36 BB
Hero (BB): 123.24 BB
UTG: 114.6 BB
MP: 112.2 BB
CO: 335.72 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q 8
fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.4 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.4 BB
Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) A 8 3
Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (5.2 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 3.68 BB, Hero raises to 12.92 BB, BTN calls 9.24 BB
River: (31.04 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 37 BB, BTN calls 37 BB
vamooooooooooooooooooo
NL25 - The Nitland
First, quite insane how nitty everyone is, the main reason I'm quitting this stake it's because it's hurting my game, I was forcing myself to valuebet less thin, bluff more and fold way more, so it's basically a recipe to get owned by a solver lol. Saw so many terrible check backs that hurt my eyes more than the whale plays I see on bodog, games are fun mostly because of stars great software, it's very smooth to play in there and rakeback is decent, but it's a nightmare to grind 25z on stars, really can't see myself in there grinding, it's like some sort of torture lol, so many nut peddlers in there. Here it was my approach:
The Strat - Outnitting the nits from EP and going crazy from LP
This was my first approach to the stake lol, thought that this strat would crush them very hard, but I've found out that people after some hands were starting to adapt to my HUD stats, and they don't have much balls to fight back, so what they did was just playing tighter vs me from EP and they kept folding from LP, decent, but meh, my winrate was garbage. Also I was one of the few people calling OTR, they very likely marked me as a station and started what they like to do: underbluff. After the 10th overbet in a row that I've called down and lost I've decided just to start folding vs them lol. They can't even think about their ranges, they just see "strong hand, overbet".
Then I've started overbluffing, yeah, it works but not very well, because:
1 - This is still NL25, some of the pool is very bad and can't hand read, so moving regfish off 2 pairs is somewhat a challenge.
2 - Depending on how someone overfolds, it can turn bluffs on later streets very unprofitable, saw so many people overfolding flop and turn to oblivion, so river jams were terrible as bluffs (and even for value with TPTK type of hands).
3 - Vs some people in the pool you can't even get into some good explo spots later, how can you get to the river in a 3-bet pot with a 17/12 opening from the CO and outplay him? You exploit them by folding and getting the free EV for not facing a 3-bet or a defend from BB/SB and overfolding vs their 3-bets.
4 - Most hands ended up OTF/OTT, a lot of the EV in poker is made OTR, and it's my strongest street imo.
I've played without a HUD, I've saw some stats on pt4 though, was curious to see some regs in there. Here are the results:
49 WWSF, meh, tbh I autopiloted a lot and didn't force much aggression until later
Some HH:
H1: extreme overbluff vs reg, my blockers are beyond anything remotely reasonable lol, but vaaaaaaaaaamo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 128.76 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 109.88 BB
UTG: 46.04 BB
MP: 99.24 BB
CO: 186.84 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A A
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 6 7 6
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB raises to 5.96 BB, Hero calls 4.76 BB
Turn: (16.96 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 5.36 BB, Hero calls 5.36 BB
River: (27.68 BB, 2 players) 7
BB bets 19.84 BB, Hero raises to 115.12 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 64.32 BB
H2: ez
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 103.2 BB
SB: 116.2 BB
BB: 118.6 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 109.68 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K K
UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 6 BB
Flop: (17.4 BB, 2 players) A T 7
UTG checks, Hero bets 4.16 BB, UTG calls 4.16 BB
Turn: (25.72 BB, 2 players) J
UTG checks, Hero checks
River: (25.72 BB, 2 players) 6
UTG bets 18.44 BB, Hero raises to 91.04 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 59.8 BB
H3: crazy
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 211.84 BB
SB: 100.4 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 130.32 BB
Hero (MP): 123.2 BB
CO: 122.32 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q Q
fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (6.4 BB, 2 players) 5 9 6
BB checks, Hero bets 3.08 BB, BB raises to 9.24 BB, Hero calls 6.16 BB
Turn: (24.88 BB, 2 players) 5
BB bets 22.8 BB, Hero calls 22.8 BB
River: (70.48 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 64.96 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 64.96 BB
Spoiler:
BB shows J Q (Two Pair, Nines and Fives)
(Pre 11%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
(Pre 89%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 192.4 BB
(Pre 11%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
(Pre 89%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 192.4 BB
H4: definitely regret this one
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 124.96 BB
SB: 119.08 BB
BB: 101.4 BB
UTG: 100.4 BB
Hero (MP): 145.24 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A K
fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 11.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 8.2 BB
Flop: (23.4 BB, 2 players) 6 2 9
SB bets 11.2 BB, Hero calls 11.2 BB
Turn: (45.8 BB, 2 players) 6
SB bets 21.88 BB, Hero calls 21.88 BB
River: (89.56 BB, 2 players) 7
SB bets 74.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74.8 BB
Spoiler:
SB shows 7 7 (Full House, Sevens full of Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 76%, Turn 86%)
Hero shows A K (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 24%, Turn 14%)
SB wins 231.16 BB
(Pre 55%, Flop 76%, Turn 86%)
Hero shows A K (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 24%, Turn 14%)
SB wins 231.16 BB
H5: vaamoooooooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 156.48 BB
SB: 110.6 BB
Hero (BB): 224.16 BB
UTG: 153.36 BB
MP: 201.52 BB
CO: 105.64 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T 9
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 2 K 3
SB bets 1.4 BB, Hero calls 1.4 BB
Turn: (8.8 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB
River: (36.8 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 29.2 BB, Hero raises to 205.76 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 90.92 BB
H6:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 208.04 BB
SB: 118.96 BB
BB: 118.64 BB
UTG: 104.56 BB
MP: 211.04 BB
CO: 103.28 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 5
fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold
Flop: (5.4 BB, 2 players) 2 7 T
CO checks, Hero bets 2.6 BB, CO calls 2.6 BB
Turn: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 3
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 2
CO checks, Hero bets 20 BB, CO calls 20 BB
Spoiler:
Hero shows 5 5 (Two Pair, Fives and Twos)
(Pre 51%, Flop 44%, Turn 66%)
CO mucks A Q (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 49%, Flop 56%, Turn 34%)
Hero wins 48.32 BB
(Pre 51%, Flop 44%, Turn 66%)
CO mucks A Q (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 49%, Flop 56%, Turn 34%)
Hero wins 48.32 BB
H7: poker gods punishing his terrible x back lol
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 101.4 BB
SB: 335.36 BB
Hero (BB): 123.24 BB
UTG: 114.6 BB
MP: 112.2 BB
CO: 335.72 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q 8
fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.4 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.4 BB
Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) A 8 3
Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (5.2 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 3.68 BB, Hero raises to 12.92 BB, BTN calls 9.24 BB
River: (31.04 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 37 BB, BTN calls 37 BB
Spoiler:
Hero shows Q 8 (Two Pair, Queens and Eights)
(Pre 33%, Flop 18%, Turn 82%)
BTN mucks K A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 67%, Flop 82%, Turn 18%)
Hero wins 100.32 BB
(Pre 33%, Flop 18%, Turn 82%)
BTN mucks K A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 67%, Flop 82%, Turn 18%)
Hero wins 100.32 BB
vamooooooooooooooooooo
Glad you finally agree with me.
I'm choosing bodog mostly because these nits play so bad that it's insanely bad the exploits one has to make to beat them. It would turn my game into garbage very fast.
It was interesting though, on higher stakes maybe it's a decent exploit, to play so weak that you have to force villain to play weaker to exploit you lol.
Nits are easy to beat man, just see the last HH and they might give you a hint on how to beat them.
Nits are easy to beat, you just can't make a ton of money from them like you would from actual fish. I think that's what OP was getting at. All of your EV comes from spots where they overfold preflop/flop/turn vs you and when you overfold vs their bets and raises. They're generally not making a lot of huge theoretical mistakes that are massive punts in practice
Playing in games full of nits are great so long as there are sufficient fish, so much easier to grind than when the regs are actually good. They give up a lot of EV by their incorrect assumption that you need to play 20 vpip or less at lower stakes, so you're in a position where you get to play more heads up pots vs the fish
Granted it does suck playing a bit more in a nit-infested zoom pool when it's anonymous, since it's more difficult to keep track of the fish, but no it's not hard to beat nits lol
Playing in games full of nits are great so long as there are sufficient fish, so much easier to grind than when the regs are actually good. They give up a lot of EV by their incorrect assumption that you need to play 20 vpip or less at lower stakes, so you're in a position where you get to play more heads up pots vs the fish
Granted it does suck playing a bit more in a nit-infested zoom pool when it's anonymous, since it's more difficult to keep track of the fish, but no it's not hard to beat nits lol
H6:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 208.04 BB
SB: 118.96 BB
BB: 118.64 BB
UTG: 104.56 BB
MP: 211.04 BB
CO: 103.28 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 5
fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold
Flop: (5.4 BB, 2 players) 2 7 T
CO checks, Hero bets 2.6 BB, CO calls 2.6 BB
Turn: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 3
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 2
CO checks, Hero bets 20 BB, CO calls 20 BB
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 208.04 BB
SB: 118.96 BB
BB: 118.64 BB
UTG: 104.56 BB
MP: 211.04 BB
CO: 103.28 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 5
fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold
Flop: (5.4 BB, 2 players) 2 7 T
CO checks, Hero bets 2.6 BB, CO calls 2.6 BB
Turn: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 3
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (10.6 BB, 2 players) 2
CO checks, Hero bets 20 BB, CO calls 20 BB
Spoiler:
Hero shows 5 5 (Two Pair, Fives and Twos)
(Pre 51%, Flop 44%, Turn 66%)
CO mucks A Q (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 49%, Flop 56%, Turn 34%)
Hero wins 48.32 BB
(Pre 51%, Flop 44%, Turn 66%)
CO mucks A Q (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 49%, Flop 56%, Turn 34%)
Hero wins 48.32 BB
Love me some Sepultura, though I'm more of a Chaos AD person myself. You Brazillian OP?
Btw, I've logged on bodog and remembered that games don't run in the morning, so I will have to play on stars too lol. But taking a different approach, will play more aggro, looser, 2-tabling and focusing more on spots, fighting more for pots, I'm not sure if it's the highest EV, but it's educational, if I can manage to grind with the red line it might turn out to be something good in the future. It's more fun too.
June results
Terrible month, wasted so much time on stars, even burned out a little bit, EV in there is small, specially when I was making a lot of mistakes 4-tabling. Tbh it's so nitty that it annoys me, I love to snap call, but people bluff so little in there, specially in sick spots, so the name of the game is just overfolding pretty hard, making some sick bluffs from time to time and taking down small pots all day. It was fun, but meh, terrible place to move up, I hope on 100z it's decent to grind in there, can't see myself making the jump from 50 zone on bodog to 200 zone.
Month
+ 10k hands breakeven on bodog, 25 zone and 50 zone, running badly on nl50, so annoying.
Had some interesting events this month, recently I've started teaching one friend of mine on how to play, taught him a super nitty strat to beat nl2 on stars, he is very likely losing in there, but I see a lot of potential in him, he is a very good magic player and plays other games well too, really smart guy. He saw me play and was quite impressed, he said that my plays looked like magic, "how do you know he is never bluffing in there"? lol. At 25z on stars you don't need much to tell what someone has in a certain spot lol.
Some hands
H1: Villain tanked a lot before folding, imo he probably had a straight valuebetting where he shouldn't. My friend was watching this and I was explaining how this hand wasn't a good call vs this guy and that we had to bluff instead
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 103.2 BB
SB: 88.12 BB
BB: 197.32 BB
UTG: 72.68 BB
MP: 339.28 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 5
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 6 5 5
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB calls 1.2 BB
Turn: (7.44 BB, 2 players) 9
BB checks, Hero bets 5.36 BB, BB raises to 16 BB, Hero calls 10.64 BB
River: (39.44 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 29 BB, Hero raises to 83.68 BB and is all-in, fold
H2: not a good runnout to ship IP, but vamooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 102.64 BB
SB: 112.6 BB
BB: 75.28 BB
UTG: 61.16 BB
MP: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 102.44 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q T
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 2 J 4
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB calls 1.2 BB
Turn: (7.44 BB, 2 players) A
BB checks, Hero bets 5.36 BB, BB calls 5.36 BB
River: (18.16 BB, 2 players) 8
BB checks, Hero bets 93.56 BB and is all-in, fold
H3: extreme play vs extreme reg
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 177.56 BB
SB: 121.2 BB
Hero (BB): 118.08 BB
UTG: 202.08 BB
MP: 30.8 BB
CO: 86.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4 Q
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB raises to 22 BB, Hero raises to 118.08 BB and is all-in, fold
H4: same guy
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 33.24 BB
SB: 120.12 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 107.28 BB
MP: 123.96 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 2
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) Q A 2
SB bets 1.88 BB, Hero calls 1.88 BB
Turn: (9.76 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets 2.32 BB, SB raises to 7.6 BB, Hero calls 5.28 BB
River: (24.96 BB, 2 players) 2
SB bets 12 BB, Hero raises to 47.88 BB, SB calls 35.88 BB
Terrible month, wasted so much time on stars, even burned out a little bit, EV in there is small, specially when I was making a lot of mistakes 4-tabling. Tbh it's so nitty that it annoys me, I love to snap call, but people bluff so little in there, specially in sick spots, so the name of the game is just overfolding pretty hard, making some sick bluffs from time to time and taking down small pots all day. It was fun, but meh, terrible place to move up, I hope on 100z it's decent to grind in there, can't see myself making the jump from 50 zone on bodog to 200 zone.
Month
+ 10k hands breakeven on bodog, 25 zone and 50 zone, running badly on nl50, so annoying.
Had some interesting events this month, recently I've started teaching one friend of mine on how to play, taught him a super nitty strat to beat nl2 on stars, he is very likely losing in there, but I see a lot of potential in him, he is a very good magic player and plays other games well too, really smart guy. He saw me play and was quite impressed, he said that my plays looked like magic, "how do you know he is never bluffing in there"? lol. At 25z on stars you don't need much to tell what someone has in a certain spot lol.
Some hands
H1: Villain tanked a lot before folding, imo he probably had a straight valuebetting where he shouldn't. My friend was watching this and I was explaining how this hand wasn't a good call vs this guy and that we had to bluff instead
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 103.2 BB
SB: 88.12 BB
BB: 197.32 BB
UTG: 72.68 BB
MP: 339.28 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 5
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 6 5 5
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB calls 1.2 BB
Turn: (7.44 BB, 2 players) 9
BB checks, Hero bets 5.36 BB, BB raises to 16 BB, Hero calls 10.64 BB
River: (39.44 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 29 BB, Hero raises to 83.68 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 93.04 BB
H2: not a good runnout to ship IP, but vamooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 102.64 BB
SB: 112.6 BB
BB: 75.28 BB
UTG: 61.16 BB
MP: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 102.44 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q T
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 2 J 4
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB calls 1.2 BB
Turn: (7.44 BB, 2 players) A
BB checks, Hero bets 5.36 BB, BB calls 5.36 BB
River: (18.16 BB, 2 players) 8
BB checks, Hero bets 93.56 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 17.36 BB
H3: extreme play vs extreme reg
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 177.56 BB
SB: 121.2 BB
Hero (BB): 118.08 BB
UTG: 202.08 BB
MP: 30.8 BB
CO: 86.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4 Q
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB raises to 22 BB, Hero raises to 118.08 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 44 BB
H4: same guy
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 33.24 BB
SB: 120.12 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 107.28 BB
MP: 123.96 BB
CO: 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 2
fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) Q A 2
SB bets 1.88 BB, Hero calls 1.88 BB
Turn: (9.76 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets 2.32 BB, SB raises to 7.6 BB, Hero calls 5.28 BB
River: (24.96 BB, 2 players) 2
SB bets 12 BB, Hero raises to 47.88 BB, SB calls 35.88 BB
Spoiler:
Hero shows A 2 (Full House, Twos full of Aces)
(Pre 37%, Flop 77%, Turn 86%)
SB mucks 7 A (Two Pair, Aces and Twos)
(Pre 63%, Flop 23%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 115.28 BB
(Pre 37%, Flop 77%, Turn 86%)
SB mucks 7 A (Two Pair, Aces and Twos)
(Pre 63%, Flop 23%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 115.28 BB
Yes, I'm from Brazil, I still have to listen to more sepultura, but I love this album, bloody roots, they made it with a drummer that knew a lot about tribal rhythms, so it turned into a very cool metal album with brazilian sounds in the drums. Another good brazillian metal band is angra, shaman is good too, check out fairy tale (from shaman), the vocalist is very good.
Btw, I've logged on bodog and remembered that games don't run in the morning, so I will have to play on stars too lol. But taking a different approach, will play more aggro, looser, 2-tabling and focusing more on spots, fighting more for pots, I'm not sure if it's the highest EV, but it's educational, if I can manage to grind with the red line it might turn out to be something good in the future. It's more fun too.
H2: not a good runnout to ship IP, but vamooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 102.64 BB
SB: 112.6 BB
BB: 75.28 BB
UTG: 61.16 BB
MP: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 102.44 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q T
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB
Flop: (5.04 BB, 2 players) 2 J 4
BB checks, Hero bets 1.2 BB, BB calls 1.2 BB
Turn: (7.44 BB, 2 players) A
BB checks, Hero bets 5.36 BB, BB calls 5.36 BB
River: (18.16 BB, 2 players) 8
BB checks, Hero bets 93.56 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 17.36 BB
As played, I still think it's probably the best option; in solverland we block potential Ax/Jx calling combos. In practice, it's a bit worse from this perspective, because I think your average 25nl villain will be overfolding vs the shove. In that scenario we block their folding range, but we could very well be getting enough hands to fold that this is irrelevant. If villain were to start folding 2 pair then we could get pretty wild with bluffs
Hope you're doing well rapidesh. You should hmu on discord sometime so we can catch up.
I think 3 fast fold tables is the sweet spot, best mix between quality and volume imo. With 4 you have a real risk of facing difficult decision points simultaneously, but with 2 I think you can be waiting for the action to get to you too often. 2 still solid though if you want to really to be more analytical as you're playing to potentially discover some new strategies
I prefer to overbet turn, I think it might be higher EV than this sizing - we have a nut advantage since BB 3bets AA/JJ/AK pure and AQ at high freq (and some AJ as well), sets pure raise flop and 53s will raise quite often, and population most likely overfolds to a significant degree the Jx and broadway gutshots they should be calling. If villain overfolds river too then we're just printing
As played, I still think it's probably the best option; in solverland we block potential Ax/Jx calling combos. In practice, it's a bit worse from this perspective, because I think your average 25nl villain will be overfolding vs the shove. In that scenario we block their folding range, but we could very well be getting enough hands to fold that this is irrelevant. If villain were to start folding 2 pair then we could get pretty wild with bluffs
As played, I still think it's probably the best option; in solverland we block potential Ax/Jx calling combos. In practice, it's a bit worse from this perspective, because I think your average 25nl villain will be overfolding vs the shove. In that scenario we block their folding range, but we could very well be getting enough hands to fold that this is irrelevant. If villain were to start folding 2 pair then we could get pretty wild with bluffs
Yeah, sure, send me your discord on pm, really enjoy talking to you, maybe I could show you a stars session at 25z lol, the stats are beyond anything you can imagine lol, tons of people with 2-4% 3-bet lol
You can guess my discord name, just send me a fr.
Entitlement and having to grind microstakes
I've realized recently that a lot of pain that I'm suffering comes from the fact that I'm entitled, I still think that I am a 200z reg playing microstakes, when as a matter of fact, I would get destroyed at 200z at the moment. It has been more than a year that I've faced someone remotelly competent and even then, I've battled so little that I have 0 clue on what regs these days are doing. Sure, my game is fine, I know a lot of pio and I know how to not butcher many hands, but my game is far from sharp, my solver work has been creative recently, but I don't have anywhere to test my usual strat, I'm just playing vs whales and bad nitfish regs, and this is making me a worse player.
I believe I have 2 different ways to view the situation, one is good and the other one is bad. I think I have to understand that I'm not that good anymore and that my results are a proof of that, I have to build my confidence back from the bottom. That's the only way that I will be able to grind 25 zone, if I keep being entitled, I won't be able to put volume. Right now what I need the most is volume. Gotta be humble in these tough times.
So I've decided to make a new routine, atm going to the gym and walking in the park every day 6x week, still going to see my friends a lot and will start to eat better, will avoid junk food too (and save a lot of money with that). Going to take 5-day breaks every 20 days, just testing this, I hope I can put more hours on average that way, was too stressed last month and took a 5-day break and it was very nice. Played a lot of diablo 2, finally started playing this game, everyone said to me it was very good and it really is, going to play until I finish the game with all characters, then will move to diablo 3 and then 4.
I've realized recently that a lot of pain that I'm suffering comes from the fact that I'm entitled, I still think that I am a 200z reg playing microstakes, when as a matter of fact, I would get destroyed at 200z at the moment. It has been more than a year that I've faced someone remotelly competent and even then, I've battled so little that I have 0 clue on what regs these days are doing. Sure, my game is fine, I know a lot of pio and I know how to not butcher many hands, but my game is far from sharp, my solver work has been creative recently, but I don't have anywhere to test my usual strat, I'm just playing vs whales and bad nitfish regs, and this is making me a worse player.
I believe I have 2 different ways to view the situation, one is good and the other one is bad. I think I have to understand that I'm not that good anymore and that my results are a proof of that, I have to build my confidence back from the bottom. That's the only way that I will be able to grind 25 zone, if I keep being entitled, I won't be able to put volume. Right now what I need the most is volume. Gotta be humble in these tough times.
So I've decided to make a new routine, atm going to the gym and walking in the park every day 6x week, still going to see my friends a lot and will start to eat better, will avoid junk food too (and save a lot of money with that). Going to take 5-day breaks every 20 days, just testing this, I hope I can put more hours on average that way, was too stressed last month and took a 5-day break and it was very nice. Played a lot of diablo 2, finally started playing this game, everyone said to me it was very good and it really is, going to play until I finish the game with all characters, then will move to diablo 3 and then 4.
July results
Bad month, played very little volume, totally my fault, I can't get motivated playing these insanely easy games, I tilt when people donate to me and quit early, but volume is low mostly because I'm going out with my friends and playing diablo, watching movies, I don't know what I can do to at least play 4h/day. Atm playing 2h/day on average this month, this is so bad, it's so unprofessional, it seems that I just want to make the absolute minimum to pay the bills and stay in nl25 forever, so bad.
I don't know what I can do to do better, even exercising was low this month, probably 3x/week on average. Atm I'm trying to force myself to play and go to the gym, reduced the time I play magic with my friends too, let's see if it works.
Some hands:
H1: mandatory bluff OTR on stars, ran a sim on this one, quite surprising: villain has to fold flop with JJ lol, actually range betting is a garbage strat in there, I was expecting that, pio is betting only 10% otf lol. Obv vs weak opposition that won't x/r a lot we can just range and print. JJ has to fold flop, turn and call river 1/3 of the time, I think villain was calling calling and folding lol, ez game haha vamooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 125.08 BB
SB: 188.32 BB
Hero (BB): 196.04 BB
UTG: 118.92 BB
MP: 120.68 BB
CO: 96.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A K
fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 10 BB, Hero raises to 25 BB, fold, SB calls 15 BB
Flop: (53 BB, 2 players) Q 4 T
SB checks, Hero bets 12.64 BB, SB calls 12.64 BB
Turn: (78.28 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 37.4 BB, SB calls 37.4 BB
River: (153.08 BB, 2 players) 3
SB checks, Hero bets 121 BB and is all-in, fold
H2: Every decision I've made here was bold, really like this one
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 166.36 BB
SB: 133.16 BB
BB: 50 BB
UTG: 71.16 BB
CO: 193.72 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 9
fold, CO raises to 5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 10 BB
Flop: (31.4 BB, 2 players) 4 T K
CO checks, Hero bets 9 BB, CO raises to 40.32 BB, Hero calls 31.32 BB
Turn: (112.04 BB, 2 players) K
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (112.04 BB, 2 players) 8
CO bets 138.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 111.04 BB and is all-in
H3: easy fold, so easy to play vs these narrow pre-flop ranges that bad regs have when they cold call a 3-bet in that spot
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (CO): 111.4 BB
BTN: 120.16 BB
SB: 161.4 BB
BB: 119.12 BB
UTG: 59.48 BB
MP: 222.24 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T A
fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN raises to 9 BB, SB calls 8.6 BB, fold, Hero calls 6 BB
Flop: (28 BB, 3 players) T 5 A
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (28 BB, 3 players) J
SB bets 26.6 BB, fold, BTN raises to 111.16 BB and is all-in, SB calls 84.56 BB
River: (250.32 BB, 2 players) K
H4: I see a lot of people getting shy and going small here, I think it's wrong, obv we have AK, it looks we have AK and everyone has AK here haha, but these guys can't fold 2p/FDs and can even do this haha. Obv vs a strong player it's garbage to size up in there, we probably have to check some 25% of AK in there I believe and bluff with small pps/turn AT into bluffs OTT.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 35.8 BB
SB: 119.24 BB
Hero (BB): 165.96 BB
UTG: 128.28 BB
MP: 462.2 BB
CO: 516.92 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K A
UTG raises to 2.48 BB, fold, CO calls 2.48 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 13.32 BB, fold, CO calls 10.84 BB
Flop: (29.52 BB, 2 players) 8 J T
Hero bets 9 BB, CO calls 9 BB
Turn: (47.52 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 45.16 BB, CO raises to 494.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 98.48 BB and is all-in
River: (334.8 BB, 2 players) 8
Bad month, played very little volume, totally my fault, I can't get motivated playing these insanely easy games, I tilt when people donate to me and quit early, but volume is low mostly because I'm going out with my friends and playing diablo, watching movies, I don't know what I can do to at least play 4h/day. Atm playing 2h/day on average this month, this is so bad, it's so unprofessional, it seems that I just want to make the absolute minimum to pay the bills and stay in nl25 forever, so bad.
I don't know what I can do to do better, even exercising was low this month, probably 3x/week on average. Atm I'm trying to force myself to play and go to the gym, reduced the time I play magic with my friends too, let's see if it works.
Some hands:
H1: mandatory bluff OTR on stars, ran a sim on this one, quite surprising: villain has to fold flop with JJ lol, actually range betting is a garbage strat in there, I was expecting that, pio is betting only 10% otf lol. Obv vs weak opposition that won't x/r a lot we can just range and print. JJ has to fold flop, turn and call river 1/3 of the time, I think villain was calling calling and folding lol, ez game haha vamooooo
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 125.08 BB
SB: 188.32 BB
Hero (BB): 196.04 BB
UTG: 118.92 BB
MP: 120.68 BB
CO: 96.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A K
fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 10 BB, Hero raises to 25 BB, fold, SB calls 15 BB
Flop: (53 BB, 2 players) Q 4 T
SB checks, Hero bets 12.64 BB, SB calls 12.64 BB
Turn: (78.28 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 37.4 BB, SB calls 37.4 BB
River: (153.08 BB, 2 players) 3
SB checks, Hero bets 121 BB and is all-in, fold
Spoiler:
Hero wins 146.2 BB
H2: Every decision I've made here was bold, really like this one
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 166.36 BB
SB: 133.16 BB
BB: 50 BB
UTG: 71.16 BB
CO: 193.72 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 9
fold, CO raises to 5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 10 BB
Flop: (31.4 BB, 2 players) 4 T K
CO checks, Hero bets 9 BB, CO raises to 40.32 BB, Hero calls 31.32 BB
Turn: (112.04 BB, 2 players) K
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (112.04 BB, 2 players) 8
CO bets 138.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 111.04 BB and is all-in
Spoiler:
CO shows 6 2 (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 11%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Kings and Nines)
(Pre 89%, Flop 97%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 326.12 BB
(Pre 11%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Kings and Nines)
(Pre 89%, Flop 97%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 326.12 BB
H3: easy fold, so easy to play vs these narrow pre-flop ranges that bad regs have when they cold call a 3-bet in that spot
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (CO): 111.4 BB
BTN: 120.16 BB
SB: 161.4 BB
BB: 119.12 BB
UTG: 59.48 BB
MP: 222.24 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T A
fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN raises to 9 BB, SB calls 8.6 BB, fold, Hero calls 6 BB
Flop: (28 BB, 3 players) T 5 A
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (28 BB, 3 players) J
SB bets 26.6 BB, fold, BTN raises to 111.16 BB and is all-in, SB calls 84.56 BB
River: (250.32 BB, 2 players) K
Spoiler:
BTN shows K Q (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 58%, Flop 17%, Turn 81%)
SB shows 5 5 (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 42%, Flop 83%, Turn 19%)
Hero shows T A (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)
BTN wins 242.32 BB
(Pre 58%, Flop 17%, Turn 81%)
SB shows 5 5 (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 42%, Flop 83%, Turn 19%)
Hero shows T A (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)
BTN wins 242.32 BB
H4: I see a lot of people getting shy and going small here, I think it's wrong, obv we have AK, it looks we have AK and everyone has AK here haha, but these guys can't fold 2p/FDs and can even do this haha. Obv vs a strong player it's garbage to size up in there, we probably have to check some 25% of AK in there I believe and bluff with small pps/turn AT into bluffs OTT.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 35.8 BB
SB: 119.24 BB
Hero (BB): 165.96 BB
UTG: 128.28 BB
MP: 462.2 BB
CO: 516.92 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K A
UTG raises to 2.48 BB, fold, CO calls 2.48 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 13.32 BB, fold, CO calls 10.84 BB
Flop: (29.52 BB, 2 players) 8 J T
Hero bets 9 BB, CO calls 9 BB
Turn: (47.52 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 45.16 BB, CO raises to 494.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 98.48 BB and is all-in
River: (334.8 BB, 2 players) 8
Spoiler:
Hero shows K A (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 60%, Flop 39%, Turn 100%)
CO shows 9 J (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 61%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 326.8 BB
(Pre 60%, Flop 39%, Turn 100%)
CO shows 9 J (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 61%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 326.8 BB
think it's time to move on from poker buddy, even if you win a little it doesn't seem the path for you, otherwise you'd be way more motivated and already playing at the very least nl500
The only other option for me is to study for a government job, but it's too boring, I've tried it before and it's miserable.
I'm a very strong poker player, just going through a bad stretch, in the last 2 years my average winrate is probably around 6bb/100 and played mostly nl100, then nl25, then nl50.
Just lacking motivation and I'm playing way lower than I can beat the games, just lacking the roll to play higher.
WRs are proofed during the DownSwongs - keep plugging away mate
I'm not giving up, man. It's not that I have too many other better options. Sure, I have a good degree, but it's not valued here in brazil, we have more engineers than we need, so there's always someone willing to work for a smaller amount.
The only other option for me is to study for a government job, but it's too boring, I've tried it before and it's miserable.
I'm a very strong poker player, just going through a bad stretch, in the last 2 years my average winrate is probably around 6bb/100 and played mostly nl100, then nl25, then nl50.
Just lacking motivation and I'm playing way lower than I can beat the games, just lacking the roll to play higher.
The only other option for me is to study for a government job, but it's too boring, I've tried it before and it's miserable.
I'm a very strong poker player, just going through a bad stretch, in the last 2 years my average winrate is probably around 6bb/100 and played mostly nl100, then nl25, then nl50.
Just lacking motivation and I'm playing way lower than I can beat the games, just lacking the roll to play higher.
Wbat he's saying is that you already gave up. You have mentally checked out and barely played. If your win rate is actually 6bb, you should be out of the micros in a couple of months. You won't get there by putting in **** volume, but you know that already.
I'm not giving up, man. It's not that I have too many other better options. Sure, I have a good degree, but it's not valued here in brazil, we have more engineers than we need, so there's always someone willing to work for a smaller amount.
The only other option for me is to study for a government job, but it's too boring, I've tried it before and it's miserable.
I'm a very strong poker player, just going through a bad stretch, in the last 2 years my average winrate is probably around 6bb/100 and played mostly nl100, then nl25, then nl50.
Just lacking motivation and I'm playing way lower than I can beat the games, just lacking the roll to play higher.
The only other option for me is to study for a government job, but it's too boring, I've tried it before and it's miserable.
I'm a very strong poker player, just going through a bad stretch, in the last 2 years my average winrate is probably around 6bb/100 and played mostly nl100, then nl25, then nl50.
Just lacking motivation and I'm playing way lower than I can beat the games, just lacking the roll to play higher.
Rapi is a really unmotivated guy, and not only for poker it seems. If his parents (or anybody else) is helping him by providing additional $ and/or a place to live, so he won’t face the homeless/hunger risk, I hardly doubt he will ever change.
To the guys saying I'm not a strong player, just look at the HH here, if they look like a random nl25 reg, so many crazy plays that only someone who played higher could learn.
But the rest of people were right, I'm very lazy and reached a critical point in my career, so here it is how it's going to be:
But the rest of people were right, I'm very lazy and reached a critical point in my career, so here it is how it's going to be:
Spoiler:
In 2 years, august 13 2025 I will be playing high stakes!
Already made my plan to move up to high stakes, right now it's the easiest part: just put insane volume with 0 study (need to get to 50z ASAP), then will focus on study for a long time and will battle on stars once a month to stay sharp. Starting the challenge with a $1k roll.
Already made my plan to move up to high stakes, right now it's the easiest part: just put insane volume with 0 study (need to get to 50z ASAP), then will focus on study for a long time and will battle on stars once a month to stay sharp. Starting the challenge with a $1k roll.
Spoiler:
Vamoooooooooooooooo
Oh boy, you’re so insecure, my dear virtual poker friend Rapi. A really strong poker player wouldn’t ever post something like your first paragraph above, mainly because they don’t have to prove anything to anyone. They just know they are strong, period.
Less talk and more doing, and who knows, maybe you might find the respect your ego craves, but not from the community. Self respect, which is the only respect that truly matters.
Less talk and more doing, and who knows, maybe you might find the respect your ego craves, but not from the community. Self respect, which is the only respect that truly matters.
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