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Just started back on the grind myself Crunchy. Ill follow along with your thread. GLGLGL

Thanks for following guys.

Villain has reg stats. I was planning on check jamming the turn in this hand. I was totally clueless on the river. Is this horrible? Seemed like there were enough bluffs to call but idk. River check/call might be better but seems so weak. I think flop sizing is bad too. Just puke.

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

Hero (SB): 113.24 BB
BB: 114.96 BB
CO: 90.14 BB
BTN: 128.34 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) CO has 5 5

CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, fold, CO calls 7 BB

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 7 3 T
Hero bets 8.4 BB, CO calls 8.4 BB

Turn: (37.8 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (37.8 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 16.5 BB, CO raises to 71.74 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 55.24 BB

We finding a fold at any point here?

Ignition - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 144.04 BB
Hero (UTG): 114.72 BB
CO: 100 BB
BTN: 126.72 BB
SB: 157.3 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) BTN has 2 2

Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, BTN calls 2 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 4 players) 8 A 2
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 4 BB, BTN calls 4 BB, fold, fold

Turn: (16 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, BTN bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

River: (40 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 28 BB, Hero calls 28 BB

BTN shows 2 2 (Three of a Kind, Twos)

BTN wins 91.2 BB

Disastrous session today. Should probably just go sit 2k and dump my roll. This is so dumb. Not even running bad, just punting over and over.

One thing, A9o is not an open utg. Second, with AA, I jam the flop or pre flop, here DUCY? 55 less likely to call jam, it is better to win small pots than lose big. Generally, I 3 bet up to 8x with AA, if anyone calls, we have nice juicy pot already. Say flop comes TxQ, two clubs. I appropriately place villains range with AQ or nothing here (they could have called with KJ clubs, etc). Checked to me, I jam. Now, if villain hit the Q, then they don't have two clubs, but they are likely to call. If they don't call, then you have around a $5 pot (I play 25nl Zone, so that would be $10 pot at 50nl) to grab.

Conversely, I slow played trip aces on the flop, hoping to trap. Turn was a 6, and Villain had 66. I guess not slow playing is healthier, since winning small pot better than losing big one. Try playing Zone, lower to 25nl if need be, and don't rely on huds.

AA unless I see that villain is particularly aggro in 3 bet pots I just continue betting the turn like half pot.

As played I think I either check river or bet smaller. I would most likely check call pretty much any bet anyways though.

A9 hand, yeah this is too loose you shouldn't be opening it from LJ.

That is WHY we aggro on the flop. We don't want things to get there. Just my take.

55 can't beat AT, A7, only a hand with a 3 or nothing. Obviously, I have seen this play before from someone whom has been bluffed often.

On Ignition, the deck is not set (as far as I can tell), pre flop. Random reshuffle after each action. If not shoving, then at least 3/4 pot on flop, then shove turn. That check let CO get there. it also did not protect your range, which by this time I believe is polarized.

Not sure if troll but don't listen to this nonsense.

AA is played fine and I like the sizing on flop. River I prob 1.3x pot and fold vs shove ( very rare for someone to bluff vs your river overbet as your hand seems pretty nutty and average player 200nl is just not going to try and get you off of a valuehand. As played, tiltspot but prob have to call river. I don't mind a check call or check raise on river depending on his betsizing.

A9 is fine. Pre raise bit loose, but I like your line again and river is always call.

Not troll, he is not playing 200nl. He is playing lower.

Yep, just playing iggy 50.

Now that I'm done steaming the A9 seems fine. AA is just a bummer hand, **** happens. Punted two other stacks on terrible bluffs. I appreciate the replies.

It's funny. I play such low volume that 5 buyins feels way worse than it is. Guys that play 3k hands a day probably wouldn't even register that. Working today, so I'll be two tabling 25 zoom on my laptop. Going to run like a god.

Narrator: He did not run like a god

I think I'll stick with 25 zoom for the rest of the month. At 50 reg I find myself overusing small sample stats and making horrible explo plays based on them. And an 80 buying roll feels better than a 40 bi one.

To narrator, now, study those hands, even the ones you are not involved in. Tighten up your ranges, because 90%+ of pool is folding A9o utg.

Also, this time of day, they are really nitty. Better times much later - pick a time when you (almost) always win. Also, consider playing just one window, so you can focus on the possible ranges your opponent has.

Five handed a9o seems like a standard open. But I haven't really looked at preflop since like 2008 so idk.

You're right on about playing at peak times. I'll probably save 50 for weekends.

Opponent is loose rec that doesn't 3bet. I should have raised turn probably, but given I didn't...

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

Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 129.86 BB
CO: 100 BB
BTN: 88.8 BB
SB: 216.9 BB
BB: 128.62 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) SB has 9 A

Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 2.4 BB, SB calls 1.9 BB, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (9.6 BB, 4 players) J A 8
SB bets 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, fold

Turn: (15.6 BB, 2 players) 9
SB bets 14.82 BB, Hero calls 14.82 BB

River: (45.24 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 196.68 BB and is all-in, ??

Its not all doom and gloom. I actually considered folding briefly before SB came along, but both v's are loose recs

Ignition - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 182.2 BB
CO: 105.28 BB
BTN: 93.22 BB
SB: 55.42 BB
Hero (BB): 136.66 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) CO has 8 8

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) SB has Q 5

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

fold, CO calls 1 BB, BTN raises to 6.5 BB, SB calls 6 BB, Hero raises to 27 BB, CO raises to 105.28 BB and is all-in, fold, SB calls 48.92 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 78.28 BB

Flop: (272.48 BB, 3 players) 3 6 2

Turn: (272.48 BB, 3 players) T

River: (272.48 BB, 3 players) 3

CO shows 8 8 (Two Pair, Eights and Threes)

Main Pot [172.76 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [99.72 BB]: (Pre 21%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)

SB shows Q 5 (One Pair, Threes)

Main Pot [172.76 BB]: (Pre 11%, Flop 20%, Turn 10%)

Hero wins 97.54 BB
Hero wins 168.94 BB

Dusted off 8 bi in under 200 hands of 25 zoom today, after losing 5 yesterday. Think it's about 20 bi total now. Not even running bad, I'm just a losing player.

If Zoom is tougher, why do people prefer it?

Why didn't you raise flop w/ the 88?

Zone isn't tougher. Need better opening, rfi, calling and 3 4 bet ranges.

If played 200 hands and lost that much, opening too many hands. what are your stats?

23/19/10 ish. Several of those buyins were just low equity bad bluffs

Because I facking suck at poker I wait until the turn a lot there but that's not the board or opponent to do it with

*DRUDGESIREN*

I had a winning session today

Yeah, not bad, I do well at around 20 to 23, 25 I am losing or on hot streak.

Try not to bluff so much, they tend to be calling stations. I reviewed one downswing, several mistakes from over bluffing. Just some bluffing, if 3 or 4 bet light. if you get called or raised, then they have something.

Probably standard dumb overpair spot. 100bb stacks, zoom, no reads

Hero in CO 3bb with 10 10, v in bb 3! To 13bb hero call

Flop: 942 rainbow v bets 15bb hero calls

Turn: 3 bringing spade fd v bets 40bb hero?

Catching some heat finally but I still suck

Zone, 100bb effective

Hero opens 99 to 3bb utg, button !3 to 10bb hero calls

Flop: QQ3 check check
Turn: 9 no fd

Hero? If we're leading how much, if we're cr how much?

Probably lead 1/2 pot and then pot river.