To learn midstacking and get coaching.


First session at iPoker was a disaster, ran into AA AIPF 3 times and got stacked by quads twice and down 6bi. The game is really soft though, there are lots of short stacks who never fold preflop and most of the regs seem really nitty.

I also wasn't used to the software and misclicked a few times, sometimes when you click the bet sizing bar it goes back to a minbet and I did that a few times, and once I typed in a big bet sizing and another table took focus so I accidentally made a huge overbet with air, got called and lost half my stack. I guess it's all stuff that shouldn't happen if I double check my bet sizing which I should be doing anyways.


Hand 175: This is kind of a weird hand, I don't think I can fold because if he can have a full house with 8x he can have weaker trips, and if he doesn't have those he has 4 combos that beat me so he barely needs to bluff.
iPoker - $0.20 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 100 BB
CO: 214.05 BB (VPIP: 50.85, PFR: 36.25, 3Bet Preflop: 8.90, Hands: 432)
BTN: 42.45 BB (VPIP: 43.56, PFR: 20.79, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 106)
SB: 65.05 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, SB raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 8 8 7
SB checks, Hero bets 3 BB, SB calls 3 BB

Turn: (10 BB, 2 players) 9
SB checks, Hero bets 8 BB, SB calls 8 BB

River: (26 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 20 BB, SB raises to 49 BB, Hero calls 29 BB

Hero mucks A 8 (Three of a Kind, Eights) (Pre 70%, Flop 75%, Turn 7%)
SB shows 9 8 (Full House, Eights full of Nines) (Pre 30%, Flop 25%, Turn 93%)
SB wins 117.8 BB


Hand 176:
iPoker - $0.20 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 70.25 BB (VPIP: 36.73, PFR: 12.24, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 49)
CO: 132.55 BB (VPIP: 32.14, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 57)
Hero (BTN): 190.3 BB
SB: 71.2 BB (VPIP: 50.85, PFR: 36.25, 3Bet Preflop: 8.90, Hands: 432)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) A T 6
SB checks, Hero bets 4 BB, SB calls 4 BB

Turn: (15 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets 11.25 BB, SB raises to 26.25 BB, Hero raises to 183.3 BB and is all-in, SB calls 37.95 BB

River: (143.4 BB, 2 players) 4

Hero shows 9 Q (High Card, Ace) (Pre 45%, Flop 10%, Turn 32%)
SB shows A 8 (Two Pair, Aces and Eights) (Pre 55%, Flop 90%, Turn 68%)
Hero wins 0 BB
SB wins 136.25 BB

whats ur ipoker speed name?

holla at me if you run into me :P how come ur back at 20nl?

Don't midstack. Ever.

pitabread189, I'm at 20nl because I went on a big downswing in January and I haven't really won a lot since then.




After logging on to BetFred regularly but not playing a single hand for 8 months they gave me $6 for playing lol

-10bi so far today, going to move down to 10nl

Hand 177:
iPoker - $0.20 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 254.9 BB
UTG: 106.1 BB (VPIP: 18.85, PFR: 12.30, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 124)
MP: 28.75 BB (VPIP: 43.48, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
CO: 151.5 BB (VPIP: 19.41, PFR: 14.77, 3Bet Preflop: 2.11, Hands: 242)
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 40.00, Hands: 21)
SB: 135.3 BB (VPIP: 30.09, PFR: 25.66, 3Bet Preflop: 10.26, Hands: 117)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9.5 BB, CO calls 6.5 BB

Flop: (19.5 BB, 2 players) 7 9 2
Hero bets 15 BB, CO calls 15 BB

Turn: (49.5 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 40 BB, CO raises to 127 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 87 BB

River: (303.5 BB, 2 players) 8

Hero mucks K K (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 78%, Flop 73%, Turn 55%)
CO shows 9 8 (Two Pair, Nines and Eights) (Pre 22%, Flop 27%, Turn 45%)
CO wins 288.5 BB


Hand 178:
iPoker - $0.20 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 151.9 BB (VPIP: 13.70, PFR: 10.96, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 73)
UTG: 40 BB (VPIP: 28.24, PFR: 16.47, 3Bet Preflop: 11.54, Hands: 87)
MP: 42.65 BB (VPIP: 23.40, PFR: 18.94, 3Bet Preflop: 3.09, Hands: 279)
CO: 80.65 BB (VPIP: 16.91, PFR: 9.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 142)
BTN: 63.4 BB (VPIP: 24.15, PFR: 13.98, 3Bet Preflop: 2.94, Hands: 248)
Hero (SB): 184 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) A 3 A
Hero bets 4.5 BB, BB raises to 11 BB, Hero calls 6.5 BB

Turn: (28 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BB bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB

River: (68 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BB bets 50 BB, Hero calls 50 BB

BB shows 3 3 (Full House, Threes full of Aces) (Pre 53%, Flop 77%, Turn 84%)
Hero mucks A Q (Three of a Kind, Aces) (Pre 47%, Flop 23%, Turn 16%)
BB wins 159.6 BB

gross

Gl!

Hero folding works at teh micros, theres no such thing as coolers.

How many hands has it taken to go from 100-10nl?

why do you limp reraise?

Thanks!

Yep I need to do that more

About 100k I think

Because it's more profitable than my other options


Hand 179:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 14.00, PFR: 9.73, 3Bet Preflop: 3.18, Hands: 450)
SB: 82.76 BB (VPIP: 53.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
BB: 42.24 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG: 49 BB (VPIP: 17.94, PFR: 12.61, 3Bet Preflop: 2.90, Hands: 227)
UTG+1: 334.64 BB (VPIP: 12.45, PFR: 9.49, 3Bet Preflop: 3.16, Hands: 477)
UTG+2: 76.24 BB (VPIP: 12.06, PFR: 6.38, 3Bet Preflop: 5.17, Hands: 143)
MP: 102.28 BB (VPIP: 15.78, PFR: 13.87, 3Bet Preflop: 5.58, Hands: 2,681)
MP+1: 154.64 BB (VPIP: 12.10, PFR: 9.49, 3Bet Preflop: 4.40, Hands: 1,001)
Hero (CO): 71.04 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q K

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) 6 Q K
SB checks, Hero bets 5.2 BB, SB calls 5.2 BB

Turn: (17.4 BB, 2 players) 6
SB checks, Hero bets 14 BB, SB calls 14 BB

River: (45.4 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets 32 BB, SB raises to 60.56 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 16.84 BB and is all-in

SB shows 6 2 (Three of a Kind, Sixes) (Pre 36%, Flop 12%, Turn 91%)
Hero shows Q K (Two Pair, Kings and Queens) (Pre 64%, Flop 88%, Turn 9%)
SB wins 136.64 BB


Hand 180: Bet river?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 116.88 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 27)
SB: 51.32 BB (VPIP: 58.82, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 17)
BB: 173.64 BB (VPIP: 21.54, PFR: 5.21, 3Bet Preflop: 3.86, Hands: 567)
UTG: 40.44 BB (VPIP: 15.22, PFR: 9.78, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 95)
UTG+1: 53.16 BB (VPIP: 6.93, PFR: 6.93, 3Bet Preflop: 6.12, Hands: 101)
UTG+2: 80.8 BB (VPIP: 18.21, PFR: 10.22, 3Bet Preflop: 3.15, Hands: 317)
Hero (MP): 70.12 BB
MP+1: 58.6 BB (VPIP: 22.12, PFR: 9.73, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 117)
CO: 137.52 BB (VPIP: 20.22, PFR: 12.22, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 276)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q K

fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.6 BB, BB checks

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) 5 J Q
SB bets 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 4 BB, SB calls 3 BB

Turn: (11 BB, 2 players) 4
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB calls 8 BB

River: (29 BB, 2 players) J
SB checks, Hero checks

SB shows 9 T (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 34%, Flop 28%, Turn 14%)
Hero shows Q K (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks) (Pre 66%, Flop 72%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 27.68 BB

bl h1, h2 you should b/f like 10-15bb imo

how come u got off ipoker, think its softer than rush on stars personally and rakeback deals are better!

Yeah checking back vs the 58/11 is really bad, I need to pay more attention. I think I could bet 25bb for value.

I'm still going to play iPoker, I think it's softer and my rakeback is higher than my winrate at Stars but it's a lot harder to play, there's so much more stuff to think about in the super aggressive game and I just didn't feel up to it today.


Hand 181:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 107.96 BB (VPIP: 17.57, PFR: 14.22, 3Bet Preflop: 4.46, Hands: 1,099)
Hero (SB): 63.16 BB
BB: 102 BB (VPIP: 17.74, PFR: 16.23, 3Bet Preflop: 5.36, Hands: 269)
UTG: 56.28 BB (VPIP: 23.91, PFR: 15.22, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 46)
UTG+1: 51 BB (VPIP: 12.19, PFR: 9.27, 3Bet Preflop: 2.30, Hands: 767)
UTG+2: 277.64 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 11.67, 3Bet Preflop: 3.08, Hands: 182)
MP: 44.2 BB (VPIP: 16.84, PFR: 4.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 198)
MP+1: 50.28 BB (VPIP: 12.93, PFR: 8.29, 3Bet Preflop: 2.64, Hands: 1,107)
CO: 131.76 BB (VPIP: 16.29, PFR: 12.26, 3Bet Preflop: 8.37, Hands: 630)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 6 6

fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, UTG+2 calls 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, CO calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (16 BB, 5 players) 2 6 4
Hero bets 12 BB, fold, fold, MP raises to 41.2 BB and is all-in, CO raises to 76 BB, Hero calls 48.16 BB and is all-in

Turn: (177.52 BB, 3 players) T

River: (177.52 BB, 3 players) A

Hero shows 6 6 (Three of a Kind, Sixes) (Pre 19%, Flop 58%, Turn 74%)
CO shows 4 4 (Three of a Kind, Fours) (Pre 14%, Flop 5%, Turn 2%)
MP shows 9 9 (One Pair, Nines) (Pre 67%, Flop 37%, Turn 24%)
Hero wins 169.52 BB


Hand 182:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 109.76 BB (VPIP: 11.50, PFR: 8.71, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 289)
SB: 142.12 BB (VPIP: 10.96, PFR: 8.20, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 1,173)
BB: 92.68 BB (VPIP: 24.73, PFR: 5.38, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 93)
UTG: 53.68 BB (VPIP: 8.81, PFR: 4.03, 3Bet Preflop: 2.48, Hands: 1,335)
UTG+1: 46.6 BB (VPIP: 16.84, PFR: 4.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 198)
Hero (UTG+2): 66.8 BB
MP: 186.6 BB (VPIP: 15.29, PFR: 7.01, 3Bet Preflop: 7.84, Hands: 162)
MP+1: 104.52 BB (VPIP: 24.39, PFR: 12.20, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 41)
CO: 225.96 BB (VPIP: 12.04, PFR: 5.61, 3Bet Preflop: 2.90, Hands: 2,181)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K A

fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to 8.8 BB, fold, Hero calls 4.4 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) A 2 2
BB bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

Turn: (43 BB, 2 players) 2
BB checks, Hero bets 12 BB, BB raises to 24 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

River: (91 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 22 BB and is all-in, BB calls 22 BB

Hero shows K A (Full House, Twos full of Aces) (Pre 71%, Flop 96%, Turn 99%)
BB shows K 9 (Full House, Twos full of Kings) (Pre 29%, Flop 4%, Turn 1%)
Hero wins 128.92 BB


Hand 183:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 46.08 BB (VPIP: 9.17, PFR: 7.56, 3Bet Preflop: 4.62, Hands: 1,871)
SB: 114.64 BB (VPIP: 18.64, PFR: 8.47, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 60)
BB: 43.96 BB (VPIP: 31.23, PFR: 12.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.75, Hands: 705)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 9.66, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 355)
Hero (UTG+1): 65 BB
UTG+2: 133.36 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
MP: 154.48 BB (VPIP: 12.16, PFR: 6.72, 3Bet Preflop: 3.55, Hands: 558)
MP+1: 83.56 BB (VPIP: 51.52, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 18.18, Hands: 34)
CO: 247.28 BB (VPIP: 11.23, PFR: 9.10, 3Bet Preflop: 3.63, Hands: 1,608)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q A

fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 4 BB

Flop: (11.4 BB, 2 players) 2 A 9
Hero bets 8 BB, MP+1 raises to 16 BB, Hero raises to 32 BB, MP+1 raises to 48 BB, Hero raises to 60 BB and is all-in, MP+1 calls 12 BB

Turn: (131.4 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (131.4 BB, 2 players) K

Hero shows Q A (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 60%, Flop 63%, Turn 80%)
MP+1 shows K 8 (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 40%, Flop 37%, Turn 20%)
Hero wins 125.48 BB


Hand 184:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 132.32 BB
SB: 100.2 BB (VPIP: 17.38, PFR: 8.55, 3Bet Preflop: 1.54, Hands: 357)
BB: 86.16 BB (VPIP: 10.70, PFR: 7.99, 3Bet Preflop: 2.13, Hands: 1,071)
UTG: 61.64 BB (VPIP: 24.22, PFR: 13.28, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 128)
UTG+1: 54.76 BB (VPIP: 14.32, PFR: 13.53, 3Bet Preflop: 3.10, Hands: 384)
UTG+2: 28.68 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 7.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 78)
MP: 65.32 BB (VPIP: 23.12, PFR: 10.22, 3Bet Preflop: 1.37, Hands: 186)
MP+1: 59.16 BB (VPIP: 10.87, PFR: 6.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 95)
CO: 251.96 BB (VPIP: 15.16, PFR: 12.78, 3Bet Preflop: 8.06, Hands: 594)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K J

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (5.4 BB, 2 players) 6 J 5
UTG+2 bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, UTG+2 raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (23.4 BB, 2 players) T
UTG+2 bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

River: (35.4 BB, 2 players) A
UTG+2 bets 11.68 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 11.68 BB

UTG+2 shows J 7 (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 29%, Flop 19%, Turn 7%)
Hero shows K J (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 71%, Flop 81%, Turn 93%)
Hero wins 56.12 BB


Hand 185: What's the weakest hand I should call here?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 118.28 BB (VPIP: 12.80, PFR: 6.40, 3Bet Preflop: 2.47, Hands: 430)
Hero (SB): 76.6 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 15.90, PFR: 8.72, 3Bet Preflop: 3.95, Hands: 199)
UTG: 260.2 BB (VPIP: 11.99, PFR: 8.83, 3Bet Preflop: 2.22, Hands: 897)
UTG+1: 116.48 BB (VPIP: 17.84, PFR: 13.22, 3Bet Preflop: 4.19, Hands: 461)
UTG+2: 134.92 BB (VPIP: 14.99, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 4.72, Hands: 1,045)
MP: 44.6 BB (VPIP: 11.89, PFR: 7.32, 3Bet Preflop: 1.63, Hands: 664)
MP+1: 227.36 BB (VPIP: 12.56, PFR: 9.30, 3Bet Preflop: 5.05, Hands: 837)
CO: 65.76 BB (VPIP: 10.53, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 9

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, UTG+2 calls 6 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) 5 2 6
Hero bets 12 BB, UTG+2 calls 12 BB

Turn: (43 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 16 BB, UTG+2 raises to 89 BB, Hero calls 39.6 BB and is all-in

River: (154.2 BB, 2 players) Q

Hero shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Sixes) (Pre 55%, Flop 75%, Turn 86%)
UTG+2 shows Q A (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes) (Pre 45%, Flop 25%, Turn 14%)
UTG+2 wins 147.28 BB


Hand 186: I'm terrible.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 95.96 BB (VPIP: 16.47, PFR: 7.45, 3Bet Preflop: 2.24, Hands: 2,453)
SB: 130.84 BB (VPIP: 15.46, PFR: 10.95, 3Bet Preflop: 4.18, Hands: 1,373)
BB: 104.64 BB (VPIP: 15.16, PFR: 12.78, 3Bet Preflop: 8.06, Hands: 594)
UTG: 53.2 BB (VPIP: 9.17, PFR: 7.56, 3Bet Preflop: 4.62, Hands: 1,871)
Hero (UTG+1): 65 BB
UTG+2: 118.08 BB (VPIP: 11.80, PFR: 10.62, 3Bet Preflop: 2.34, Hands: 344)
MP: 43.4 BB (VPIP: 11.76, PFR: 11.23, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 191)
MP+1: 72.32 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 1.85, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 55)
CO: 77.2 BB (VPIP: 15.87, PFR: 6.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 63)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A Q

fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.6 BB, BB checks

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) 2 T 8
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Turn: (9 BB, 3 players) Q
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 6 BB, SB calls 6 BB, fold

River: (21 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 14 BB, SB raises to 121.84 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 42 BB and is all-in

SB shows 2 2 (Three of a Kind, Twos) (Pre 52%, Flop 97%, Turn 100%)
Hero mucks A Q (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 48%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
SB wins 127 BB

3 months of midstacking, I've learned that the EV gods hate people who don't buy in full. Where are the 65bb tables?

25nl Zoom is soooooooo nitty right now

GL Pita, keep fighting

And stop limping

Thanks Rosh. But it's so profitable for me when I don't spew off my stack with top pair and so profitable for you when I do. Win win imo.


I've been on a bus all afternoon to go hang out in Waterloo so I haven't played many hands today. I feel focused but my arm and neck are sore from sleeping on the bus so I'm not sure if I'm going to play yet.

Hand 187:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.58, PFR: 11.37, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 694)
SB: 209.12 BB (VPIP: 17.86, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 1.64, Hands: 170)
BB: 183.48 BB (VPIP: 11.23, PFR: 9.10, 3Bet Preflop: 3.63, Hands: 1,608)
UTG: 135.88 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 12.12, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)
UTG+1: 77.16 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 6)
UTG+2: 97.2 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 4.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 325)
MP: 41.2 BB (VPIP: 16.84, PFR: 4.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 198)
Hero (MP+1): 75.64 BB
CO: 46.6 BB (VPIP: 25.14, PFR: 15.92, 3Bet Preflop: 4.72, Hands: 363)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A Q

fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 8.8 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 5.8 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) Q 6 A
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 10 BB, UTG+1 calls 10 BB

Turn: (39 BB, 2 players) 7
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 56.84 BB and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 56.84 BB

River: (152.68 BB, 2 players) T

UTG+1 shows 4 A (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 30%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A Q (Two Pair, Aces and Queens) (Pre 70%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 145.8 BB


Hand 188:
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 3.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)
SB: 88.8 BB (VPIP: 26.19, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 42)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 11.94, PFR: 8.46, 3Bet Preflop: 4.71, Hands: 203)
UTG: 92.9 BB (VPIP: 20.59, PFR: 15.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 104)
UTG+1: 165.7 BB (VPIP: 15.01, PFR: 10.65, 3Bet Preflop: 5.86, Hands: 1,776)
UTG+2: 185.2 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
MP: 124 BB (VPIP: 13.90, PFR: 11.74, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 748)
MP+1: 273.7 BB (VPIP: 17.72, PFR: 12.26, 3Bet Preflop: 1.74, Hands: 477)
Hero (CO): 72.3 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 6 4 2
Hero bets 5 BB, BTN calls 5 BB

Turn: (17.5 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 13 BB, BTN calls 13 BB

River: (43.5 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 10 BB, BTN calls 10 BB

Hero shows T A (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 47%, Flop 20%, Turn 86%)
BTN mucks 5 5 (One Pair, Fives) (Pre 53%, Flop 80%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 60.6 BB

May I ask how you've figured this out?

I tried different stuff for a while and then compared them in my database.

No way could you have big enough sample sizes just by 'trying stuff' for a while. Also I'm guessing you're just looking at individual results, which is obviously the wrong way to go about it.

Of course I don't have a big enough sample to say I'm completely sure that something is profitable but I have reasoning for why it could be which is why I started doing it and up to a few thousand hands with certain hand types where it's been successful so I don't really have a reason to stop doing it at this point.

I'm not completely sure what you mean by individual results, could you explain that?

I mean that you should be looking at the ev of your overall strategy, not individual hands.