Think there were a few effective 6balls earlier but you'd have to check with Jimmy B to be sure

we've had 6% liferoll bets and several poor man's 6bets at least

edit: pony is slow, well played rebus

What 6bet me shows is that aggression pays, especially at small stakes live poker. It is the same message that Doyle Brunson gave in Super System over 40 years ago. It is unlikely that the 1/3 player pool in Melbourne has any more desire to study than he does. The hand histories are showing they are taking the wrong and weak counter measures. He could be successful in that pool for quite a while.

FWIW, prop players are paid to sit at the tables.

Aggressive play can and does work at llsnl, but make no mistake that 6b still has a roll because he's consistently drilling gutters and bdfds and whatever after making repeated low equity multiway raises with trash.

That said, it seems likely 6b is a small long-term winner in the games when he's playing his b-game or better. The issue really is that when he takes a couple beats he starts punting away stacks with atc, or he drinks and punts away ev in the pits.

A lot of people can be marginal winners when playing and running decently, that's not really when poker is testing you.

Only according to Jimmy Bustos' criteria.

Yeah in hindsight, I wish I didn't do this. If I had the discipline to stick to poker and consistently put in volume over the past 5 years, I'd be playing high stakes right now.

And if I'd invested some of my winnings into Bitcoin along the way, I could probably be owning my own apartment right now.

But I'm trying not to beat myself up too hard over my past failures. There's still a chance for me to become successful if I get my **** together from here on out. I just have to learn from the past and move on.

Nah not this season. Games have been too passive / short stacked so far. But that might change as I move up to 2/5.

I did take a pic of my $2k stack at 1/3 NL the other day. I might post it here just one time.

Okay here it is, a $2k stack I had at 1/3 NL the other day:

https://ibb.co/XkTMt0v

White chip = $1
Red chip = $5
Green chip = $25
Black chip = $100

(I forget how to add pics to the thread, so I'd very much appreciate it if someone could convert this link to an image for me. Thank you)

Thanks squid face! I really appreciate the kind words.

Yeah online poker seems inferior to live poker, unless you're living in an area with a low cost of living and no good live games around (eg. Thailand).

I do still think there's plenty of money to make on the apps though.

Yeah you're absolutely right. There's a lot more old people when you start at 12pm and the games are generally more passive.

My poker room used to be 24/7 pre pandemic too, it only became 12pm-4am in the past 2 years. I'm hoping this eventually changes.

Sorry I mistyped the hand and it won't let me edit the post anymore. I actually had 87dd, not 76dd. In other words, I flopped a straight flush draw and rivered a pair.

Exactly.

LOL

Exactly hahaha

Crypto is down a lot over the last few months 6b.

Don't try investing, it won't go very well for you.

Easy to look back in hindsight and say "ah I wish I had invested in X, look at where it is now".

Loving that positive attitude - perhaps now is the time to move up to 2/5 or 5/10?

But if you zoom out and look at how it's performed over the past few years, it's up a lot.

First paragraph is absolutely true and I agree.

Second paragraph is unnecessary sarcasm. There's no way I'm moving up to the 5/10/20 game with just a $7k bankroll. In fact, I can't even permanently establish myself as a 2/5 reg yet. I'm still in the shot taking stage where 1/3 is my main game but I'm beginning to take shots at 2/5.

Just sat down at a 1/3 NL table today with a $300 stack. Playing on a low variance table with OMCs and tight-passive recreationals.

Yesterday's 2/5 NL session was exciting, but stressful. Even though I loved the experience and want to play more 2/5 NL in the future, I'm also aware that it's a very swingy game and could affect me psychologically if I run bad there.

Since I only have 30 hours left to go to win the volume challenge, the last thing I want to do is lose a massive pot, go on tilt and need to take a day off to recover, so I'm taking it easy for the next few sessions, to lock up this win.

Once the volume challenge is over, I'll probably start taking more shots, and might even go on a poker trip interstate too, just to travel a bit and have some fun. But I need to keep my head down and keep variance as low as possible in the meantime.

What is the wager for the prop bet if you win?

My $500 vs their $1000.

But since I paid my $500 upfront, I'll be effectively receiving $1500 if/when I win.

OK gl, I hope they don't welsh.

the old reverse implied freeroll

Cheers!

If there is one thing I have learnt from 6 it's that you gotta punish the shitregs like Jimmy '4bet' Busto

Sweet, I'm picturing a roadtrip touring and crushing pub games in the outback with lots of weak beer and yabbies!

Ty. I highly doubt they'll welsh, but we'll see.

Haha nah me paying upfront was to prevent me from freerolling them.

The problem is that shitregs like Jimmy '4bet' busto have nothing to lose... Cause they're broke.

A fool and his money are soon parted. For Jimmy, that partition happened a long time ago.

That sounds like a fun adventure but nah, we'll just fly there. It's cheaper to spend $100 on a plane ticket than to spend $300 on petrol driving 2000 kilometres. Also quicker and more relaxing too.

Boom in da face. 4bet muppet completely destroyed.

Hand 1: Trying to get paid by OMC

1/3 NL, 8-handed, $300 eff

Hero raises $12 UTG with 98hh
UTG+1 calls $12
OMC 3bets $40 HJ
Only hero calls $40

Flop ($87, HU) As 8s 4c

Hero checks
OMC bets $5
Hero calls $5

Turn ($96) As 8s 4c 8c

Hero checks
OMC bets $5
Hero raises to $40
OMC calls $40

River ($171) As 8s 4c 8c Qd

Hero bets $50

Fold to the 3 bet pre OOP. You are not deep enough to peel this 3 bet with suited connector against OMC nitty 3 bet range.

But you cant help yourself do you.

It's only $28 more to see a flop with a suited connector, which is the best type of hand to try to crack someone's AA/KK.

This is also a very tiny squeeze (normal sizing would be $50+) and we're $300 effective.

Folding seems ultra nitty.

You are out of line as nearly always. 28 more is 10 percent of your stack, and is plenty enough for you to fold this due to lack of implied odds+ being out of position. 300 is only 100 blinds, wich isnt deep stacked at all.

Generally speaking, small PP needs 15/1 odds for proper setmining odds (yes you will flop a set more often than that, but you wont get paid everytime, sometimes you get sucked out on or oversetted so you need better odds than that), suited connectors needs even more due to playability over several streets+ you often dont
make your hand on the flop directly as you do when you flop a set.

What you would consider "ultranitty", is adjustments your game could reallye benefit from. Just sayin.

so it was an effective open?

All of this is correct.

You think you're getting paid if you hit your flush with a suited connector? A flush draw is obvious when it hits. The OMC folded with the ace on board, so he will also fold if there's a flush on board and you suddenly want to put a lot of money in the pot.

That leaves the straight and 2 pair as the only options for you to get paid. And you won't hit them enough to justify your preflop investment. Also 2 pair vs an overpair on the flop, the overpair still has 25% equity and 18% equity if you hit 2 pair on the turn.