I don't think I've ever seen a 200z reg or a 50z reg for that matter ever play a hand that poorly. I'm referring to the AK one, but the QJ doesn't exactly cover you in glory either.

Yeah, should just give up river with QJ. My plan was to take down the pot vs people that cbet range in that spot, which happens.

With AK I should just fold river, population have 0 bluffs and they are not folding value in there, if U had Ah 200bb deep I think it would be a very good shove though.

do you realize how bad the players at 50 are, dont do these things, play like peter804

ak seems like a clear call to me vs 1/2 pot bet

thought he would valuebet himself AK

I think at this point you probably realize I'm not peter804, I'll use some plays from these guy's games, but I think my best approach here should focus on what I'm good and avoid playing weaktight poker.

These guys play like that since forever, I've always been an aggromonkey, I have no option but to play the style I'm used to. I'll never be as good as they are in what they are doing, so I don't see much benefit in copying them in all spots. I'll use some of their tactics vs fish/aggrotards though.

So here it's my month's results and some thoughts

This was by far the worst month for me in poker ever, got owned so hard, dropped back from 200z to 50z. My bankroll is at around 2.7k. I'll stay at 50z for a long time, will focus on playing very well while deep stacked, gotta learn how to do that. I don't know how much it will take for me to take shots at higher again, it will probably take a while because I'm thinking about skipping 100z.

I feel 100z play is way different than 50z and 200z, while 50z is more similar to 200z in a lot of aspects(people underfold and underbluff at 100z). So if I move up to 100z, will have to adapt a lot of things in my game that will end up being useless at 200z(like explo thin valuebetting, underbluffing, overfolding). Also I realized that on 200z some people overbluff, which is huge for me and I've learned a lot about how to be a station.

But in order to do that, it will be a sick grind: in order to get to 10k I'll need around 150 BI, which is insane, and I'm thinking about going with even a tighter BRM, like 100 BIs to take a shot. I've underestimated variance so much that I think it will be better for me to take this part of poker more professionally and be a BRM nit. I was somewhat underolled in all my 200z shots, had 25 BI and got up to 60 BI, every BI lost hurt a lot when I was at 25-40 BI.

So yeah, 200z people will have to wait a while for me to get back in there, but I won't give up, will keep doing my best and will focus on achieving the maximum winrate I can at 50z. Won't hold back and will try to get the maximum of every spot. Will also keep studying on the side all the games of all regs I've played against at 200z, so when I get there, I'll know their ranges/tendencies pretty well. Will try to study 3 regs/month, starting with the ones that put the most volume. I will post my thoughts on them here so we can discuss forms to play better vs them.

I expect that in the middle of the next year I'll be taking shots at 200z again(if I skip 100z and use a 100 BI BRM).

Will also try to play 50k hands/month, I think I can do it, since I've played more than that this month(have +6k hands of unfoldem in there).

Graph for the month



3 Regs that have the most volume vs me on 200z:
nathana2
naphilnick666
geopaok4

50z bankroll rebuild graph so far

You will get that roll soon, just keep grinding...see you back soon

Vaaaaamoooo!

Btw, will have another HU session vs finland, will test new strats I had theories on but didnt have the balls to apply in real time

bogik solver, vaaaaamoooo

I thought for a while, I've decided that I wont look at my results until the end of the year. Quite extreme, but I will just try to focus on good decisions and not on results, since Im not moving up from 50z soon, I think it will be a good idea. Will keep updating the worst hands of the day and some spots in deep stack poker so I can learn faster how to play deep.

Also I've decided to open my HU fight club, if anyone wants to play me HU, just pm me. The goal here is just to have fun/learn/test stuff in late position strat. I will record every HU match I have and post on youtube. Also the biggest stake I will play will be nl25, tbh even with play money its fine as long as people play seriously. Also people that play on ignition can play there too.

You dont need to be a crusher or playing super high stakes, just being a thinking player that wants to improve is fine by me. I will play only 2 matches/week max because I need to grind that 50z cash to build my roll and take shots at 200z again.

Ps: mzbourg and mirage, I would love to play against you both haha. Dont be shy

would be fun to battle 3 or 4 handed with some regs, hu too, but the play is way different there imo. I would love to join, pm me or just put the club details in here

You've already said the money doesn't concern you and you only want to improve, so why don't you stay at 200z and battle it out vs tough regs? Or play some 6max reg tables vs all reg lineups? That would make the most sense for you, given your objective of wanting to improve.

Because my roll cant stand a hit at 200z. If I want to battle in there again I have to be wisewith my bankroll. There is still a lot to be learned at 50z too. Poker is poker, no matter at which stakes you play.

You could ask some of them if they wanted to battle at play money? Like you did with that finland guy heads up.

Not according to all those regfish itt who believe that how good you are depends on the stakes you play. They claim to be good then think in terms of dollar amounts wagered instead of bb's.

I wonder why. There's a reason people have ceilings and it isn't because "poker is poker". If you think about it, perhaps you'll figure it out.

I wanna see a Rapidesh v Mirage w/r prop bet. You’re both playing 50nl, granted different sites but it’s close enough.

You won't learn to beat 200z by playing the 50z regs. This plan is pretty likely to end up with you working for months and months just to burn through the money again at 200.

Either work harder and smarter on your game and move up aggressively or move the roll over to Bovada. The in between options make no sense when you have Bovada available to you.

V good decision imo

Count me in

Btw, played some HU vs a player that doesn't want to identify himself
very sick hands here

H1: good fold? It's a sick runnount for my range, it's so strong that I won't have enough bluffs to use a bigger sizing and this is the bottom of my value range, so I won't have a hard time defending vs his bluffs. I thought 33 would be a better call, as well as all flushes, AK, straights too. Also I block his bluffs, which are mostly Ax, thinking a bit, 3s looks like a very strong blocker in there too!

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 100 BB
Hero (SB): 140.72 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 3 A

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, BB calls 1.32 BB

Flop: (4.64 BB, 2 players) A 3 K
BB checks, Hero bets 6.08 BB, BB calls 6.08 BB

Turn: (16.8 BB, 2 players) 4
BB checks, Hero bets 22.02 BB, BB calls 22.02 BB

River: (60.84 BB, 2 players) J
BB checks, Hero bets 15.42 BB, BB raises to 69.58 BB and is all-in, fold

BB wins 90.18 BB


H2: bogik solver in action flop is always a x/r by me, but I was messing with some weird strats, so playing with a different x/r x/c strat than I was used to.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 156.84 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 5

SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 7 4 J
Hero checks, SB bets 1.08 BB, Hero calls 1.08 BB

Turn: (7.16 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, SB checks

River: (7.16 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, SB bets 6.8 BB, Hero raises to 22.1 BB, SB raises to 96.42 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74.32 BB



H3: terrible call by me imo, in a 4-bet pot this board smashes his range so much that I can't call ever in there with this hand I think, it's a decent bluffcatcher with decent blockers, right? But meh, so hard for him to bluff enough, don't know. Sick valuebet by him

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 118.82 BB
Hero (BB): 232.38 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 6

SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, SB raises to 25.96 BB, Hero calls 14.96 BB

Flop: (51.92 BB, 2 players) 6 K 2
Hero checks, SB bets 11.56 BB, Hero calls 11.56 BB

Turn: (75.04 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, SB bets 20.26 BB, Hero calls 20.26 BB

River: (115.56 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, SB bets 61.04 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 61.04 BB



H4: bogik solver strikes again vaaaaamo!

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 232.68 BB
Hero (BB): 116.68 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 5

SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 4 9 K
Hero checks, SB bets 1.08 BB, Hero calls 1.08 BB

Turn: (7.16 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, SB bets 10.26 BB, Hero calls 10.26 BB

River: (27.68 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 6.84 BB, SB raises to 218.84 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 96 BB and is all-in



H5: I like this call, vs my 25% he is still super wide and I think he will bluff with all random floats of his and also valuebet weaker sets

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 169.68 BB
Hero (SB): 202.38 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T T

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, BB raises to 10.48 BB, Hero raises to 26 BB, BB calls 15.52 BB

Flop: (52 BB, 2 players) A K 9
BB checks, Hero bets 13.14 BB, BB calls 13.14 BB

Turn: (78.28 BB, 2 players) 5
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (78.28 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 130.54 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 130.54 BB




H6: gotta go for the induce with the straight flush haha! nathana2 style OTR

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 335.04 BB
Hero (BB): 102.58 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 9

SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 6 T 4
Hero checks, SB checks

Turn: (5 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 6.56 BB, SB calls 6.56 BB

River: (18.12 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 4.48 BB, SB raises to 325.98 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 89.04 BB and is all-in




H7: this isn't a valuebet, or a bluff, this is a bogik bet vaaaamo!! lol

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 270.72 BB
Hero (BB): 163.66 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 8

SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) J 6 8
Hero checks, SB bets 3.04 BB, Hero calls 3.04 BB

Turn: (11.08 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, SB bets 13.88 BB, Hero calls 13.88 BB

River: (38.84 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 9.7 BB, fold

Hero wins 37.34 BB


H8: sick one, wtf should I do here? Thought calling with at least some blockers to the straight would be better

PokerStars - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 154.84 BB
Hero (SB): 218.88 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 4

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, BB calls 1.32 BB

Flop: (4.64 BB, 2 players) Q T 6
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (4.64 BB, 2 players) 4
BB checks, Hero bets 2.28 BB, BB calls 2.28 BB

River: (9.2 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 6.56 BB, BB raises to 150.24 BB and is all-in, fold

BB wins 21.2 BB

But what can I do if I tilt like a monkey at 100z after people make bull**** calls all the time? I think I can study 200z regs games and do well, no? I was also underrealizing vs whales/fish, so that may help. Also with this HU challenge I can train with people like finland that crush 200z

training hu to beat 6 max. more solid rapidfish logic.

If you "tilt like a monkey" every time someone makes a ridiculous calldown against you, then I think the first thing you should work on is your mental game.

Also skipping 100z is not a good idea at all imo. I dont know if 50z and 200z are more similar to eachother than 100z (havent played 50z in ages, but I seriously doubt thats the case), but its not like you're gonna "learn useless stuff at 100z" like you claimed - you can learn how to adjust to a different style of play and exploit it properly.

Work on your mental game?

Try Jared tendler, there's free pdf online