Hello, this is my first PGC thread.
I'm a 22 year old university student from Canada. I started playing online poker in 2017, deposited $60USD on PokerStars. First 10 months I was a slight winner by playing 2NL and 2NLz. Along with 2 lucky tournaments that earned me $75, My bankroll went up to $180.Then in the next 3 months, I had an upswing and my bankroll went up to $300 by only playing 2NL, 2NLz, 5NL and a bit of 5NLz.
In the next month, December 2018, I challenged myself to play 100k hands in a month (previously my volume was like 20k hands a month). I mostly played 4 tables of 5NLz and got wrecked hard. Almost every session was like a 2-3BI loss. I ended the challenge at 50k hands because I was too tilted and my bankroll dropped to $125.
In 2019, I played a lot less, due to recovering from tilt in December 2018 and Internet issues. I only played 40k hands so far and won a little in cash. Another couple of tournament cashes got me to my current bankroll, $168.89.
Now almost half a year has passed. I feel better and recently fixed my Internet.
My goals for now are:
- Play 10k cash game hands in June (currently 2.3k)
- Get my bankroll back to $300
- Chase losses in 5NLz
- Study by watching RIO videos, maybe go over some hands I played
I'm planning to play some 2NLz and 5NL first before going into 5NLz, just to gain back some confidence and experience (For cash games I have only ever played 6 max). I'm planning to complete the first two goals by not playing 5NLz. I may also play some MTTs in the weekend, depending on if I have time (the max buy-in I play is $2.2).

Will post hand histories and graphs afterwards.

2NL so far


2NLz so far


5NL so far


5NLz so far


Good luck.

Day 1


Always nice to start the thread strong. Played 2NLz (4 tables) in the morning, 5NL (6 tables) in the afternoon (expecting more fish in EDT afternoon), then ended with 2NLz again at night.

Ran pretty well, with 0 preflop all-in losses and no bad beats or suckouts.
Now I have 5k hands in this month. 5k to go.
Bankroll: $194.15

Hand 1
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 194.2 BB (VPIP: 10.53, PFR: 9.21, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 78)
MP: 107.4 BB (VPIP: 29.27, PFR: 26.83, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 41)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.98, PFR: 16.59, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 213)
Hero (BTN): 111 BB
SB: 100.4 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 16.20, 3Bet Preflop: 3.53, Hands: 216)
BB: 222.8 BB (VPIP: 60.71, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) K 6 9
BB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Turn: (7.2 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 6.4 BB, BB raises to 10.8 BB, Hero raises to 32 BB, BB calls 21.2 BB

River: (71.2 BB, 2 players) 4
BB bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 75.6 BB and is all-in, BB calls 65.6 BB


Raising the river is going to get called by sets and the lower straight, and Villain is a Fish, so may call with even worse hands

Hand 2
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 114.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 23.21, 3Bet Preflop: 13.04, Hands: 56)
BTN: 141.4 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 18.38, 3Bet Preflop: 8.25, Hands: 242)
Hero (SB): 215.8 BB
BB: 110.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 59.4 BB (VPIP: 58.14, PFR: 27.91, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 43)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) K K 3
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 11.4 BB, BB calls 11.4 BB

River: (40.8 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 25.8 BB, BB raises to 90 BB and is all-in, fold


When reviewing, I think this fold is too nitty, because Villain can only have TT here that beats me, he may also shove with KdXd, but he can only have KdQd (Kd9d?) and that is one combo, he has 3 combos of TT. Maybe shove with AK?

Hand 3
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 51.8 BB (VPIP: 75.00, PFR: 58.33, 3Bet Preflop: 40.00, Hands: 12)
Hero (BB): 222.4 BB
CO: 128 BB (VPIP: 19.54, PFR: 9.20, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 91)
BTN: 101 BB (VPIP: 21.79, PFR: 17.63, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 320)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, BTN raises to 2.4 BB, SB raises to 8.2 BB, Hero calls 7.2 BB, fold

Flop: (18.8 BB, 2 players) Q 7 9
SB bets 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

Turn: (36.8 BB, 2 players) 8
SB bets 18 BB, Hero raises to 205.2 BB and is all-in, SB calls 16.6 BB and is all-in

River: (106 BB, 2 players) J


Messed this up by turning a medium strength hand to a bluff

Hand 4
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 130 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 140)
BB: 141.2 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
UTG: 235.8 BB (VPIP: 26.83, PFR: 21.34, 3Bet Preflop: 12.61, Hands: 337)
MP: 138.4 BB (VPIP: 26.53, PFR: 20.41, 3Bet Preflop: 24.32, Hands: 102)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.43, PFR: 17.20, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 191)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (9.4 BB, 3 players) Q J 7
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 4.6 BB, BB calls 4.6 BB, fold

Turn: (18.6 BB, 2 players) A
BB bets 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

River: (36.6 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 18 BB, Hero calls 18 BB


Didn't raise this because Villain was repping a flush

Hand 5
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 111.6 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
CO: 101 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 9)
Hero (BTN): 118.4 BB
SB: 134.2 BB (VPIP: 40.91, PFR: 21.21, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 66)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.33, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 62)
UTG: 117.6 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 8.33, 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 3

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (7.2 BB, 3 players) 6 4 2
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 3.6 BB, SB calls 3.6 BB, BB calls 3.6 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 3 players) K
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 8.6 BB, SB calls 8.6 BB, BB calls 8.6 BB

River: (43.8 BB, 3 players) Q
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 21 BB, fold, fold


Normally would have checked on the river because multiway, but decided to try a triple barrel bluff for once, repping AK, KQ and sets.

Hand 6
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 156.5 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 113 BB (VPIP: 32.96, PFR: 25.70, 3Bet Preflop: 9.59, Hands: 187)
UTG: 190.5 BB (VPIP: 22.45, PFR: 12.24, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 50)
MP: 144.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 68.5 BB (VPIP: 24.07, PFR: 9.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 9 8 K
Hero bets 10.5 BB, BTN calls 10.5 BB

Turn: (42 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (42 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN bets 35 BB, Hero calls 35 BB


Probably too weak to call, but did not expect what Villain had.

Played some really short sessions in the past week and played a 1 hour 5NL session yesterday.

Bankroll: $207.20

Hand 1
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 102.6 BB
SB: 99.6 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 14.58, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)
BB: 198.2 BB (VPIP: 38.10, PFR: 4.76, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 22)
UTG: 105 BB (VPIP: 30.11, PFR: 26.88, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 97)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.32, PFR: 20.72, 3Bet Preflop: 9.55, Hands: 455)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, CO raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB, fold, BB raises to 15 BB, fold, CO calls 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (48.4 BB, 3 players) 4 6 8
BB bets 40 BB, fold, Hero calls 40 BB

Turn: (128.4 BB, 2 players) 6
BB bets 120 BB, Hero calls 47.6 BB and is all-in

River: (223.6 BB, 2 players) 2



Hand 2
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 201.8 BB
BB: 268 BB (VPIP: 42.71, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 98)
UTG: 144.8 BB (VPIP: 23.81, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 9.43, Hands: 173)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
BTN: 104.2 BB (VPIP: 25.34, PFR: 21.94, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 605)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) Q J Q
Hero checks, BB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BB bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

River: (38 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, BB bets 30 BB, Hero calls 30 BB


Villain is very aggressive postflop, so I just let him do all the betting. Don't think I should raise in any of the streets.

Hand 3
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 202.8 BB
UTG: 97 BB (VPIP: 21.09, PFR: 16.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 151)
MP: 93.4 BB (VPIP: 37.04, PFR: 3.70, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 56)
CO: 150 BB (VPIP: 26.19, PFR: 23.02, 3Bet Preflop: 11.36, Hands: 131)
BTN: 152.8 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 13.73, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 53)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.12, PFR: 20.59, 3Bet Preflop: 9.29, Hands: 523)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 11 BB, Hero calls 10 BB, fold

Flop: (25 BB, 2 players) Q Q Q
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (25 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets 8 BB, SB calls 8 BB

River: (41 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero checks


Maybe should have bet the river, because Villain is going to bet with KK and AA, so he won't have KK and AA after he checks the third time.

I'm still missing 3.7k hands for this month's 10k goal. I will be playing 4 2NLz tables and 1 5NLz tables (if I'm feeling good) today to catch up.

Ended up finishing my 10k hands on June goal, but on the last day of June...

I played 4 2NLz tables and 1 5NLz table at the same time. Lost $10 in 5NLz and lost $7 in 2NLz.
Feels like setting a "x hands in a month" goal isn't good for me, because I'll end up cramming them in the end, and I can't play my A-game when I'm playing 5-6 zoom tables at the same time.
Month breakdown

For July, I'm probably going to set an hours goal instead. In June, I played 13 hours 40 minutes of cash games. I'm going to try 30 hours in July.

Hand 1
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 75.8 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 100.4 BB (VPIP: 15.31, PFR: 13.27, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 101)
BB: 158 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (UTG): 101.6 BB
MP: 82.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
CO: 224.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, CO raises to 10.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 23.2 BB, CO calls 12.8 BB

Flop: (47.8 BB, 2 players) 5 8 K
Hero bets 23 BB, CO calls 23 BB

Turn: (93.8 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (93.8 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 29.8 BB, CO raises to 59.6 BB, fold


Was on autopilot mode and thought i could get some value from Qx.

Hand 2
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 113 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 19.01, 3Bet Preflop: 7.32, Hands: 126)
Hero (SB): 100.5 BB
BB: 125.5 BB (VPIP: 25.94, PFR: 19.71, 3Bet Preflop: 11.45, Hands: 361)
UTG: 154.5 BB (VPIP: 25.83, PFR: 23.84, 3Bet Preflop: 15.52, Hands: 157)
MP: 114.5 BB
CO: 77.5 BB (VPIP: 37.14, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 36)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

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

Turn: (35 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, CO bets 17 BB, Hero calls 17 BB

River: (69 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, CO bets 43.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 43.5 BB


Think this one is unavoidable

Hand 3
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 72 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB: 175 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BB: 16.5 BB
UTG: 112.5 BB (VPIP: 29.73, PFR: 20.72, 3Bet Preflop: 8.89, Hands: 116)
Hero (MP): 100.5 BB
CO: 104 BB (VPIP: 26.83, PFR: 17.07, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 43)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, fold, SB calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (12 BB, 4 players) 2 3 6
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 4 BB, fold, SB calls 4 BB, fold

Turn: (20 BB, 2 players) A
SB checks, Hero bets 13 BB, SB raises to 168 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 80.5 BB and is all-in

River: (207 BB, 2 players) 7


Although I have nut flush draw, turn raise at 2NLz definitely means he is beating me if I don't hit my flush, I need 39% equity to call but I only have 25%, so I should fold

Wow! I didn't notice that 3 weeks has passed already since I last posted.
Played 2 sessions today. Went pretty well, although in the 2nd session, I got tilted a bit when my AA lost to KK in 2 out of 3 boards (2 all-ins, lost a board in run it twice and lost one in run it once). Luckily later I won a KK vs AK run it twice, so I felt more relieved and won the session.


For this month, I set a 30 hour time goal, currently I'm at 11 hours 25 minutes, still missing 18 hours 35 minutes. It's going to be a bit hard to complete, since I only have a week left, and I have an event on Saturday whole day. We'll see.
Bankroll: $215.45

Hand 1:
Trying a new play against donking, my normal play here is call flop, fold turn
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): 191.8 BB
BTN: 116.2 BB (VPIP: 21.18, PFR: 16.13, 3Bet Preflop: 4.41, Hands: 615)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.86, PFR: 15.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 59)
BB: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 28.49, PFR: 18.99, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 354)
UTG: 98.6 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) 4 9 T
BB bets 5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, BB calls 10 BB

Turn: (35.2 BB, 2 players) 3
BB bets 33.8 BB, Hero raises to 174.4 BB and is all-in, fold



Hand 2:
Maybe could raise here if I'm more focused (was playing 9 tables), since Villain should be raising sets before the river and is unlikely to have KT here
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100 BB
BB: 129.8 BB
UTG: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 100 BB
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.83, PFR: 16.30, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 93)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (7.2 BB, 3 players) 2 7 A
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 3.6 BB, SB calls 3.6 BB, BB calls 3.6 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 3 players) J
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 8.6 BB, SB calls 8.6 BB, BB calls 8.6 BB

River: (43.8 BB, 3 players) Q
SB checks, BB bets 21 BB, Hero calls 21 BB, fold



Hand 3:
Against fish donking
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 48 BB (VPIP: 80.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (BTN): 121.4 BB
SB: 112.4 BB (VPIP: 18.84, PFR: 15.94, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 69)
BB: 105.4 BB (VPIP: 30.82, PFR: 26.88, 3Bet Preflop: 10.84, Hands: 899)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 21.39, PFR: 17.99, 3Bet Preflop: 8.66, Hands: 694)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, CO calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 3 BB

Flop: (9.4 BB, 2 players) 2 5 3
CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: (9.4 BB, 2 players) K
CO bets 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

River: (27.4 BB, 2 players) 7
CO bets 35 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 35 BB



Hand 4:
Checked river because both flush and straight draw got there
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.71, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 35)
Hero (BB): 102.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

SB raises to 2.6 BB, Hero raises to 9.6 BB, SB calls 7 BB

Flop: (19.2 BB, 2 players) 2 Q 9
Hero bets 9.2 BB, SB calls 9.2 BB

Turn: (37.6 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 23.8 BB, SB calls 23.8 BB

River: (85.2 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, SB checks



Hand 5:
River reduces Villain's chance for an ace, but i still folded kings
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 101.6 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 39)
UTG: 168 BB (VPIP: 21.65, PFR: 16.06, 3Bet Preflop: 4.52, Hands: 425)
CO: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BTN: 120.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
Hero (SB): 100.4 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 6 4 A
Hero bets 10.2 BB, CO calls 10.2 BB

Turn: (41.4 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 26.2 BB, CO calls 26.2 BB

River: (93.8 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO bets 40.4 BB, fold



Hand 6:
Shouldn't be betting river
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (UTG): 137.4 BB
MP: 92.4 BB (VPIP: 46.67, PFR: 26.67, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 30)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.25, PFR: 15.82, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 160)
BTN: 104.8 BB (VPIP: 20.75, PFR: 20.75, 3Bet Preflop: 15.00, Hands: 109)
SB: 100.4 BB (VPIP: 24.16, PFR: 22.15, 3Bet Preflop: 10.42, Hands: 154)
BB: 104.2 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 40.00, Hands: 13)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) 9 4 K
Hero bets 3.6 BB, BTN calls 3.6 BB

Turn: (14.6 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 9.2 BB, BTN calls 9.2 BB

River: (33 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 15.8 BB, BTN calls 15.8 BB



Hand 7:
For this hand, on the turn when SB donked again, I thought for some time about calling, but I said, "If BTN goes all-in after me I must fold", because if i go on autopilot mode i may call his all-in. Then after I called BTN instantly went all-in and SB instantly called, so I folded.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 123.2 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.88, PFR: 17.45, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 434)
MP: 126.4 BB (VPIP: 20.80, PFR: 17.52, 3Bet Preflop: 10.64, Hands: 285)
CO: 116.2 BB (VPIP: 20.93, PFR: 20.16, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 133)
BTN: 135.4 BB (VPIP: 24.03, PFR: 21.46, 3Bet Preflop: 8.97, Hands: 240)
SB: 75.6 BB (VPIP: 62.86, PFR: 31.43, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 37)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, SB calls 1.6 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 3 players) 7 J Q
SB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB, BTN calls 6 BB

Turn: (24 BB, 3 players) T
SB bets 23 BB, Hero calls 23 BB, BTN raises to 127.4 BB and is all-in, SB calls 44.6 BB and is all-in, fold

River: (182.2 BB, 2 players) 9

Quick update: Didn't go to the Saturday event, so I stayed home and played 6 hours of poker. Went pretty well, won 8 BIs in 4k hands. Yesterday didn't play much, played the $2.2 Triple Threat MTT and only got $1.5 from bounties. Also played a bit cash games.
Hour goal: 21:07/30:00
It's the end of the month, so it's cram time again. I need 9 hours of poker in 3 weekdays. It's going to be hard, since I have an 8 hour job, I go to the gym and other times I chill.
Also going to try 10 tabling for the first time. I'm not on a number of hands target, so I can easily decrease tables if I don't feel well. I don't want to just open 1 table and do other stuff though, since that technically counts as play time.
Bankroll: $256.23
Graph since last update:

Sub´d!

Consistently watching RIO videos and focusing on bring the concepts to your game (do not bring all of them at the same time, slow and steady wins) should led to you becoming a nice winner at uNL very soon.

But make HH review (and db review also) a big part of your study time. You have to be sure you´re really applying the concepts the right way, and it´s better to do it in a calmer environment.

GL!

Thanks FazendeiroBH!

Played 10 tables of 5NL for 2.5 hours. The cards weren't that good today, every time I get an overpair or TPTK, the board becomes something like 78T two suits or 4567 on the turn, so couldn't extract value from Villain. Still won like less than $0.5. Then I wanted to complete 3 hours today but didn't want to try that hard, so I opened 6 2NL tables, and lost 2 BIs in 200 hands. One was AK vs AA preflop all-in and another is my aces getting cracked (shown below). The ones I won in 5NL weren't that special either, just flopping flush and full houses and Villain had good hands too, plus an AA vs KK.

Hour goal: 24:13/30:00
Bankroll: $252.53

Graph for today


Hand 1
With 2 draws on the turn should I fold this?
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 172.2 BB (VPIP: 25.24, PFR: 18.85, 3Bet Preflop: 7.17, Hands: 757)
MP: 187 BB (VPIP: 19.44, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
CO: 192 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 74)
Hero (BTN): 195.2 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 34.38, PFR: 21.88, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 32)
BB: 102.8 BB (VPIP: 33.72, PFR: 25.58, 3Bet Preflop: 17.14, Hands: 88)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, SB calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (5.8 BB, 2 players) 4 4 A
SB checks, Hero bets 1.8 BB, SB raises to 9.4 BB, Hero calls 7.6 BB

Turn: (24.6 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 19.6 BB, fold



Hand 2
One of the hands where the river completely stops me from wanting to bet
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 182.2 BB (VPIP: 22.46, PFR: 17.75, 3Bet Preflop: 9.95, Hands: 574)
UTG: 311.4 BB (VPIP: 22.14, PFR: 16.05, 3Bet Preflop: 5.54, Hands: 814)
Hero (CO): 114.2 BB
BTN: 141.4 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 21.43, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 58)
SB: 41.2 BB (VPIP: 35.46, PFR: 21.28, 3Bet Preflop: 5.17, Hands: 145)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) 9 T J
SB checks, Hero bets 4.4 BB, SB calls 4.4 BB

Turn: (15.8 BB, 2 players) 6
SB checks, Hero bets 10 BB, SB calls 10 BB

River: (35.8 BB, 2 players) J
SB checks, Hero checks



Hand 3
This one should be fine since I don't want Villain to see the river with a flush draw
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (UTG): 102.8 BB
CO: 131.8 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
BTN: 61.2 BB (VPIP: 21.74, PFR: 11.96, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 94)
SB: 34.6 BB (VPIP: 40.91, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.02, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 128)

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, fold, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) A Q T
SB checks, Hero bets 3.4 BB, SB calls 3.4 BB

Turn: (13.8 BB, 2 players) 9
SB checks, Hero bets 6.6 BB, SB raises to 13.2 BB, Hero raises to 96.4 BB and is all-in, SB calls 15 BB and is all-in

River: (70.2 BB, 2 players) 6



Hand 4
I decided to call the river all-in because I have Ah, so less chance for Villain to have flush
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 32.74, PFR: 26.55, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 117)
BB: 107.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.52, 3Bet Preflop: 4.88, Hands: 296)
Hero (UTG): 110.2 BB
CO: 109.6 BB (VPIP: 22.08, PFR: 14.50, 3Bet Preflop: 4.19, Hands: 472)
BTN: 103.2 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) J 8 K
Hero bets 3.6 BB, BTN calls 3.6 BB

Turn: (14.6 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 10.6 BB, BTN calls 10.6 BB

River: (35.8 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 22.8 BB, BTN raises to 86 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 63.2 BB



Hand 5
This one should be just a cooler, though both flush and full house are possible
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 210.2 BB (VPIP: 18.70, PFR: 13.82, 3Bet Preflop: 4.08, Hands: 127)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.11, PFR: 12.85, 3Bet Preflop: 2.99, Hands: 184)
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.22, PFR: 11.35, 3Bet Preflop: 1.30, Hands: 192)
Hero (SB): 173.8 BB
BB: 193 BB (VPIP: 39.13, PFR: 22.83, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 94)
UTG: 238.8 BB (VPIP: 19.72, PFR: 14.79, 3Bet Preflop: 7.81, Hands: 144)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) T 6 8
Hero checks, BB bets 4.8 BB, Hero calls 4.8 BB

Turn: (15.6 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BB bets 12.4 BB, Hero calls 12.4 BB

River: (40.4 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, BB bets 24.4 BB, Hero calls 24.4 BB



Hand 6
The AA hand in 2NL. I may have over-relied on HUD. I think Villain is a nit so when he raised flop, he should have 66,88 or JJ, so OTR when there is a K and a possible flush, I re-raised him all-in, hoping he will fold his sets. Not sure if the average 2NL nit would fold a lower set there, but after seeing what he had I think my initial assumption of he is a nit is wrong.
PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 196.5 BB (VPIP: 10.71, PFR: 3.57, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 28)
UTG: 111 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 17)
CO: 55.5 BB (VPIP: 22.33, PFR: 15.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 105)
Hero (BTN): 102 BB
SB: 138 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 23.33, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 32)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 6 J 8
BB checks, Hero bets 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (23.5 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

River: (47.5 BB, 2 players) K
BB bets 35 BB, Hero raises to 78.5 BB and is all-in, BB calls 43.5 BB

Didn't finish the goal set in July, because I didn't have the mood to play on the last 2 days.
July results:

Today I took a shot at 10NL. I played 4 tables and lost 1.5 BIs over 400 hands. I think I'll continue playing 10NL and set the limit at $200, so if I fall below $200, I'm going back to 5NL. I'll do shots again if I have 25BIs available for the next stake.
Didn't think of goals for this month, just hope I can drop down to 5NL if I fall below $200.

BR: $237.57

Hand 1
Don't think I've seen this kind of call down in 5NL, could be just a rec
PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 174.2 BB (VPIP: 27.08, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 50)
Hero (SB): 100.5 BB
BB: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 16.34, PFR: 13.62, 3Bet Preflop: 11.01, Hands: 261)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 29.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 102)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 2 6 6
Hero bets 6.6 BB, BTN calls 6.6 BB

Turn: (34.2 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 16.4 BB, BTN calls 16.4 BB

River: (67 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 67.5 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 67.5 BB



Hand 2
Folding TPTK on the turn. Not many cards I can improve on after flop, but I think this is too high up my range on the flop, so I have to call flop.
PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 161.4 BB (VPIP: 28.87, PFR: 23.94, 3Bet Preflop: 9.62, Hands: 149)
Hero (UTG): 107.9 BB
MP: 103.7 BB (VPIP: 28.70, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 11.54, Hands: 440)
CO: 39.9 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
BTN: 105.5 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
SB: 106.4 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) K 6 T
BB checks, Hero bets 4.6 BB, BTN raises to 22.9 BB, fold, Hero calls 18.3 BB

Turn: (55.3 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 28 BB, fold



Hand 3
River call is probably not good, because Villain won't bet with 99 or TT when there is a Q and J on the board, and I already bet twice, so Villain's river bet should be value-heavy
PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 76.2 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 20.45, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 46)
BTN: 137.3 BB (VPIP: 29.79, PFR: 25.53, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 48)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 4.35, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 23)
BB: 248.5 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 13.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 114)
Hero (UTG): 149.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 8 8 Q
Hero bets 2.4 BB, CO calls 2.4 BB

Turn: (12.3 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 5.9 BB, CO calls 5.9 BB

River: (24.1 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks, CO bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

Didn't play much in last couple of weeks, so I'm dropping back down to 5NL. After Pokerstars changed the table cap to 4 tables, I'm currently considering playing 4 5NL + 1 5NLz or 2-3 5NLz tables.
I'm also starting my second round of watching Run It Once's From the Ground Up course. Last time I watched it like a TV show, this time I'm going to take notes for every lesson. Currently finished lessons 1-4. However, my note-taking process is mostly just copying down what Pete put on the slides. Don't really know what else to add in my notes.
Yesterday had a good session with 2 5NLz tables. Today's session was about average.


Bankroll: $250.29

Hand 1
Normally would just bet 2/3-1 pot on the river, but I think V is willing to call with any pocket pair, so I went all-in.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 46 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 30.43, PFR: 28.26, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 49)
UTG: 87.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
CO: 578 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, UTG calls 6.6 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) 6 6 A
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: (19 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 9.2 BB, UTG calls 9.2 BB

River: (37.4 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 81.8 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 69.4 BB and is all-in



Hand 2
Same for this hand, would normally just do 50% pot on flop, 66% pot on turn, maybe full pot on river, but tried different bet sizings this time
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 177.6 BB
SB: 125.4 BB (VPIP: 43.75, PFR: 37.50, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 17)
BB: 424.2 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 236 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 23.21, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 56)
MP: 72.4 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
CO: 131.2 BB (VPIP: 23.65, PFR: 21.67, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 420)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.4 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5.6 BB

Flop: (17.4 BB, 2 players) 4 K 3
CO checks, Hero bets 5.4 BB, CO calls 5.4 BB

Turn: (28.2 BB, 2 players) T
CO checks, Hero bets 20.2 BB, CO calls 20.2 BB

River: (68.6 BB, 2 players) 9
CO checks, Hero bets 144 BB and is all-in, CO calls 97.6 BB and is all-in



Hand 3
Decided to bluff shove this hand against a Fish. I have 0 SDV and can improve to nut straight, but I guess Fish just doesn't fold anything
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 99.6 BB (VPIP: 19.55, PFR: 9.85, 3Bet Preflop: 1.89, Hands: 135)
SB: 121 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 1)
BB: 153.8 BB (VPIP: 10.29, PFR: 8.82, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 71)
UTG: 184.8 BB (VPIP: 18.67, PFR: 14.00, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 155)
MP: 58.2 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 21.43, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
Hero (CO): 101.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4 3

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, SB raises to 3.8 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (8.6 BB, 2 players) 9 5 2
SB bets 18 BB, Hero raises to 97.4 BB and is all-in, SB calls 79.4 BB

Turn: (203.4 BB, 2 players) 8

River: (203.4 BB, 2 players) T



Hand 4
Pretty sure I'm just spewing here, with no blockers and a hand that has showdown value.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 120.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 21.12, PFR: 15.14, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 252)
Hero (BB): 111.4 BB
UTG: 127.8 BB (VPIP: 24.10, PFR: 22.05, 3Bet Preflop: 10.49, Hands: 404)
MP: 208.4 BB (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 23.91, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 46)
CO: 200.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 4 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 3 BB

Flop: (8.4 BB, 2 players) 7 Q 8
Hero checks, CO bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB

Turn: (32.4 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO bets 31 BB, Hero raises to 95.4 BB and is all-in, fold



Hand 5
V could be betting with worse 9X and I unblock his missed heart draws. I don't block spades, but I think I should still call.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 191.4 BB (VPIP: 22.95, PFR: 14.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 61)
SB: 214 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 38)
BB: 229 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 105.2 BB (VPIP: 24.32, PFR: 24.32, 3Bet Preflop: 26.67, Hands: 39)
MP: 109.8 BB (VPIP: 17.44, PFR: 12.79, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 86)
Hero (CO): 219 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) 9 7 4
BB checks, Hero bets 2.6 BB, BB calls 2.6 BB

Turn: (10.4 BB, 2 players) 9
BB checks, Hero bets 5 BB, BB raises to 15 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

River: (40.4 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 23.2 BB, Hero calls 23.2 BB



Hand 6
V probably folded a set or 2 pair on the turn, but I don't want him to see a full house on the river for free, so I made the bet.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.80, PFR: 21.77, 3Bet Preflop: 10.34, Hands: 409)
SB: 81 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 28.21, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 39)
BB: 48.6 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 191.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.07, PFR: 13.41, 3Bet Preflop: 8.57, Hands: 82)
Hero (CO): 158 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (19.4 BB, 2 players) T Q A
UTG checks, Hero bets 12.2 BB, UTG raises to 29 BB, Hero calls 16.8 BB

Turn: (77.4 BB, 2 players) J
UTG checks, Hero bets 49 BB, fold

Back to burning my bankroll in 5NLz (same as in last December), but this time I'm going to log it on 2+2. I'm setting my stop point at $200, so I'm about 3 BIs away, which is easily achievable in one more session.
Bankroll: $217.93
Today's session:

I feel like when I'm playing 2NL, 2NLz and 5NL I'm trying to win money from other players, but when I'm playing 5NLz, I'm trying to not tilt from the next cooler or trying to not lose my stack.

Hand 1
When I'm about to call the all-in, I say to myself "He can only have JJ here", since 88 should be a preflop fold, any weaker Ax shouldn't be going all-in, but I still made the call.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
Hero (SB): 140 BB
BB: 133.4 BB (VPIP: 31.03, PFR: 20.69, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 60)
UTG: 129.2 BB (VPIP: 23.81, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
MP: 261.4 BB (VPIP: 19.90, PFR: 17.35, 3Bet Preflop: 12.90, Hands: 199)
CO: 58.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, BB calls 9 BB, UTG calls 7 BB

Flop: (30 BB, 3 players) A 8 A
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks

Turn: (30 BB, 3 players) 3
Hero bets 14.4 BB, fold, UTG calls 14.4 BB

River: (58.8 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 42.4 BB, UTG raises to 104.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 62.4 BB



Hand 2
Another all-in pot with at least 50% equity, lost 3-4 in the past few days, so hope luck can be on my side this time.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 82.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
SB: 175.4 BB (VPIP: 17.05, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 129)
Hero (BB): 150.2 BB
UTG: 64.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP: 123.8 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 30)
CO: 76.8 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, UTG calls 10 BB, BTN calls 10 BB

Flop: (39.4 BB, 3 players) 4 2 Q
Hero bets 12.4 BB, UTG calls 12.4 BB, BTN raises to 69.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 57.4 BB, UTG calls 39.2 BB and is all-in

Turn: (230.6 BB, 3 players) 9

River: (230.6 BB, 3 players) 8



Hand 3
This guy probably not in a downswing. In the past days every time I make this call I bump into overpairs. If we switch everything I would probably fold because of the downswing.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 134.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 5)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 8.82, PFR: 2.94, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 35)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 85.8 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
CO: 123 BB (VPIP: 36.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 28)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 A

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 7 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 18 BB, BTN calls 11 BB

Flop: (37.4 BB, 2 players) 5 J T
Hero bets 11 BB, BTN calls 11 BB

Turn: (59.4 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 71 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 71 BB

River: (201.4 BB, 2 players) 9



Hand 3
Looking at this hand afterwards I think K5 is just a middling strength hand, so I shouldn't be going all-in here.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 115.6 BB (VPIP: 25.49, PFR: 19.61, 3Bet Preflop: 13.04, Hands: 53)
Hero (SB): 131.4 BB
BB: 58.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
UTG: 309 BB (VPIP: 17.95, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 40)
MP: 366.2 BB (VPIP: 21.68, PFR: 17.55, 3Bet Preflop: 10.11, Hands: 723)
CO: 118.4 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 5 K

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) T A K
Hero checks, BB bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Turn: (12 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BB bets 6 BB, Hero raises to 125.4 BB and is all-in, BB calls 46.6 BB and is all-in

River: (117.2 BB, 2 players) 2



Hand 4
Same situation in Hand 2
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 76.4 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
BB: 99.6 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 172.4 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 205 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 15)
CO: 106 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.4 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5.6 BB

Flop: (17.4 BB, 2 players) T 3 J
CO checks, Hero bets 5.4 BB, CO calls 5.4 BB

Turn: (28.2 BB, 2 players) 8
CO checks, Hero bets 27 BB, CO calls 27 BB

River: (82.2 BB, 2 players) K
CO checks, Hero bets 59.6 BB and is all-in, CO calls 59.6 BB



Hand 5
Forgot that turn raise all-in is the nuts, but I have the second nuts here again
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 135.4 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 16.34, 3Bet Preflop: 4.29, Hands: 156)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 25)
Hero (BB): 139 BB
UTG: 104.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 97.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8 8

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 8 BB, BTN calls 6 BB

Flop: (16.4 BB, 2 players) 4 8 6
Hero checks, BTN bets 8 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, BTN calls 16 BB

Turn: (64.4 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 31 BB, BTN raises to 103.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 72.4 BB

River: (271.2 BB, 2 players) 9
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (271.2 BB, 2 players) 7



For the studying part, still re-watching From The Ground Up and taking notes. I started using a 33% pot C-bet on dry flops with a wide C-bet range and 66% for wet flops (previously was mostly 50% polarized for all flops, except 66% for wet flops). Didn't notice much difference yet.

I may also record a session of me playing 3 5NLz tables, my possibly final session before moving back to 5NL.

Had a bad session yesterday 3 tabling 5NLz, losing 4.5 BIs. I think one of my biggest postflop leaks is to raise other's bet all-in with a medium strength (or hand (or a hand with good absolute strength but poor relative strength) and get called by better hands. There were 5-6 hands like that yesterday. If I just called all of them instead of raised, I could have at least halved my losses. I wanted to make this update yesterday, but I was pretty tilted and the post became really salty, so I deleted it. Now I am calmer and think most of the money lost were my mistakes.

Bankroll: $205.88

Hand 1
River should just be a call, since if I raise, Villain will call all boats and straight flush, not really going to call with trips and straights.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 128 BB
SB: 72.4 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
BB: 196.6 BB (VPIP: 18.42, PFR: 12.78, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 234)
UTG: 129.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 177.4 BB (VPIP: 17.39, PFR: 14.49, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 71)
CO: 128.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 4

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 6 BB

Flop: (19.4 BB, 2 players) 9 T 5
MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: (19.4 BB, 2 players) T
MP bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

River: (47.4 BB, 2 players) K
MP bets 45.4 BB, Hero raises to 105 BB and is all-in, MP calls 59.6 BB



Hand 2
This one I think is fine, Villain will call with worse sets and 2 pairs, he rarely has AT and T9 here
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 35.71, PFR: 35.71, 3Bet Preflop: 40.00, Hands: 16)
SB: 119.4 BB (VPIP: 17.95, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 40)
Hero (BB): 151.6 BB
UTG: 126.2 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 14.89, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 97)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 16.47, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 87)
CO: 135.6 BB (VPIP: 20.54, PFR: 17.05, 3Bet Preflop: 7.55, Hands: 264)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (20.4 BB, 2 players) 7 K J
Hero bets 6.4 BB, UTG calls 6.4 BB

Turn: (33.2 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 16 BB, UTG calls 16 BB

River: (65.2 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 29.2 BB, Hero raises to 119.2 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 64.6 BB and is all-in



Hand 3
This all-in is bad, I'm only getting called by worse Ax, Villain also has less flush draws to call since I have 2 hearts. When I was playing I thought I have trip Aces and a nut flush draw, so it would be fine to go all-in. Villain also raised twice so he probably has a very good hand here.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 177 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
SB: 210 BB (VPIP: 21.82, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 19.05, Hands: 58)
Hero (BB): 109 BB
UTG: 125.2 BB (VPIP: 21.17, PFR: 13.14, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 141)
MP: 168.8 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
CO: 101.6 BB (VPIP: 16.73, PFR: 14.40, 3Bet Preflop: 6.19, Hands: 258)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A 7

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) A A 8
SB checks, Hero bets 2 BB, SB raises to 4 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Turn: (14 BB, 2 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets 8.8 BB, SB raises to 17.6 BB, Hero raises to 102 BB and is all-in, SB calls 84.4 BB

River: (218 BB, 2 players) 4
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (218 BB, 2 players) J



Hand 4
This one is the only one I think is a pure cooler. I didn't even notice I could lose this to a hand other than 44.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 107.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.82, PFR: 19.34, 3Bet Preflop: 12.61, Hands: 286)
Hero (BB): 153.4 BB
UTG: 120 BB
MP: 222.6 BB (VPIP: 77.78, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
CO: 104 BB (VPIP: 21.74, PFR: 14.44, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 92)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.4 BB, 2 players) A 4 6
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (6.4 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 3.2 BB, BTN calls 3.2 BB

River: (12.8 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 9.2 BB, BTN raises to 101.6 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 92.4 BB



Hand 5
Don't know if I can avoid this. At that point I think my all-in can get value from worse Ax, but Villain would bet Ax on the turn, so he's either slowplaying or has a pocket pair or flush draw. When I bet the river, all his flush draw and pocket pairs (except 99, 22) will fold, and 99, 22 will call, so I'm basically relying on him slowplaying his Ax to win his stack.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 109.4 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 12.94, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 86)
SB: 201.6 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
BB: 112.8 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 141.4 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 60.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 103.2 BB (VPIP: 14.01, PFR: 11.46, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 162)
Hero (CO): 105.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, BTN raises to 10 BB, fold, BB calls 9 BB, MP calls 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB

Flop: (40.4 BB, 4 players) A K 2
BB checks, MP checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (40.4 BB, 4 players) A
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 12.8 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 12.8 BB

River: (66 BB, 2 players) 9
MP checks, Hero bets 82.4 BB and is all-in, MP calls 80.4 BB and is all-in



Hand 6
Tanked for a while for this all-in, 0 straights and 0 flushes possible on this board, so Villain is only repping sets, also he is one-tabling so may be shoving with something worse than top 2 pair, so I made the call.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 199.8 BB
SB: 114.6 BB
BB: 141.4 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 101.8 BB (VPIP: 26.55, PFR: 22.12, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 116)
MP: 65 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 14)
CO: 93.6 BB (VPIP: 20.93, PFR: 7.75, 3Bet Preflop: 1.89, Hands: 129)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, SB calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (5.8 BB, 2 players) J 2 5
SB checks, Hero bets 1.8 BB, SB raises to 6.4 BB, Hero calls 4.6 BB

Turn: (18.6 BB, 2 players) Q
SB bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

River: (46.6 BB, 2 players) 7
SB bets 91.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 91.8 BB



Hand 7
This one is also a bit weird, V is going to raise with all sets, slowplayed overpairs and rarely flush draws (I also block a flush draw), my all-in is going to get called by sets, overpairs, and flush draws are going to fold. I think playing AA like this will be better than playing JJ since I can at least beat KK and QQ.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 101.4 BB (VPIP: 44.44, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB: 103.4 BB
BB: 125.2 BB (VPIP: 9.09, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
UTG: 373.2 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 103.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 8)
Hero (CO): 153 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.8 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 6.2 BB

Flop: (19.4 BB, 2 players) 2 T 4
MP checks, Hero bets 12.2 BB, MP raises to 33.8 BB, Hero raises to 144 BB and is all-in, MP calls 60.4 BB and is all-in

Turn: (207.8 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (207.8 BB, 2 players) 2

Only hand that looks to be misplayed was the A7hh hand. I´m not trying to stack off with weak kicker and we got position and equity for flush and boat on the river (little do we know we are drawing to a chop!).

You gotta know when to build a big pot and when it´s best to try and get to SD for the cheap cheap.

Rest of hands look fine just coolers imo. Nice call with QJ I was thinking fold but table reads come in handy.

Keep pushing bro best of luck.

Thanks BobbyPeru!

Only played 500 hands today, 4 tabling 5NL. The session was normal other than one hand. Also watched some videos from RIO From the Ground Up and took notes. Currently finished half of the course.
Bankroll: $208.49

Hand 1
Just a lucky hand I had after running bad yesterday
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 96 BB (VPIP: 28.38, PFR: 21.62, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 76)
BTN: 101 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 153.4 BB (VPIP: 34.43, PFR: 21.31, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 61)
UTG: 88.4 BB (VPIP: 16.13, PFR: 16.13, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 31)
MP: 77.4 BB (VPIP: 41.67, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 51)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2 BB, CO calls 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, Hero calls 1.6 BB, fold

Flop: (9 BB, 4 players) 7 6 T
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks, BTN bets 3.8 BB, Hero calls 3.8 BB, MP calls 3.8 BB, CO calls 3.8 BB

Turn: (24.2 BB, 4 players) 8
Hero checks, MP bets 23.2 BB, CO calls 23.2 BB, BTN raises to 95.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 94.2 BB and is all-in, fold, CO calls 67 BB and is all-in

River: (326 BB, 3 players) J

Got very tilted yesterday, my bankroll dropped to around $135 after another $30 losing session in 5NLz. I just don't understand why I can't beat this stake, while my winrate in 2NL, 2NLz and 5NL are all around +3-4BB/100, my 5NLz is a horrible -7BB/100 over 66k hands. I'm also running bad, my all-in adjusted winrate is -4.78BB/100, not sure what the chance of running 3BB/100 below average over 66k hands is.
I also played a tilt 25NLz 1-table session yesterday, lost around $7, which brings to my current bankroll, $127.93, a similar bankroll after December 2018.
The main reason I started playing 5NLz despite not reaching $300 is because Pokerstars changed the regular table cap to 4 tables, then I started playing 5NLz for more volume (couldn't play 9-10 5NL tables anymore), I start losing and I started playing even more 5NLz tables to try to win back the money, then (may be a bit exaggerating) 90% session ends with a 1-3 BI loss, 5% is a 0-2 BI win and 5% is a 5-7 BI loss.

It's like there are 2 different people playing when it's 2NL 2NLz 5NL and when it's 5NLz. Here are the graphs, first one is all time 2NL+2NLz+5NL and second one is all time 5NLz.


It could also be a mental game problem. I don't feel confident at all when starting up 5NLz tables. When I start a 2NL2NLz5NL session, I'm thinking "I am ready to win some money from these fish/weak regs!", but when I start a 5NLz session, I'm thinking "How many sets are my opponents going to get while I have top pair/2 pair? How many BIs am I going to lose today?"

For now I'm going to take a break, and then play regular tables, probably 5NL , but it's going to be soooooo slow.

Last set of 5NLz hands
Hand 1
Had a straight and a flush redraw so I think going all-in is fine here
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 104.4 BB
SB: 315 BB (VPIP: 22.54, PFR: 16.58, 3Bet Preflop: 7.12, Hands: 982)
BB: 128.2 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 37.50, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 9)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.40, PFR: 20.16, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 128)
MP: 199 BB (VPIP: 17.97, PFR: 14.05, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 311)
CO: 78.6 BB (VPIP: 27.42, PFR: 21.77, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 129)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, BB raises to 7.6 BB, Hero calls 5.2 BB

Flop: (15.6 BB, 2 players) J Q 5
BB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 7 BB, BB calls 6 BB

Turn: (29.6 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 28.4 BB, Hero raises to 89.8 BB and is all-in, BB calls 61.4 BB

River: (209.2 BB, 2 players) J



Hand 2
Luckily I have AA here, if I have JJ, QQ or KK I would call and prepare to see a higher PP.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 497.6 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
SB: 178.2 BB (VPIP: 18.92, PFR: 12.16, 3Bet Preflop: 2.94, Hands: 75)
BB: 27 BB (VPIP: 55.56, PFR: 7.41, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 27)
Hero (UTG): 140 BB
MP: 104.2 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 33)
CO: 101.8 BB (VPIP: 25.84, PFR: 21.35, 3Bet Preflop: 10.78, Hands: 272)

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, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 10 BB, BB calls 9 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, SB calls 20 BB, BB calls 17 BB and is all-in

Flop: (87 BB, 3 players) 3 2 8
SB checks, Hero bets 27.6 BB, SB raises to 148.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 82.4 BB and is all-in

Turn: (307 BB, 3 players) A

River: (307 BB, 3 players) 6



Hand 3
Hopefully not a better full house here
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 398 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 10)
SB: 144.2 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 12.00, Hands: 73)
Hero (BB): 122 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 21.35, PFR: 15.73, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 92)
MP: 122.6 BB (VPIP: 11.71, PFR: 0.90, 3Bet Preflop: 2.27, Hands: 113)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 66.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8 7

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

Flop: (6.4 BB, 2 players) A 8 8
Hero checks, BTN bets 4.2 BB, Hero calls 4.2 BB

Turn: (14.8 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BTN bets 10.6 BB, Hero calls 10.6 BB

River: (36 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 42 BB, Hero raises to 104.2 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 62.2 BB



Hand 4
5NLz is a set minefield
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 109.6 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
SB: 100.4 BB (VPIP: 19.23, PFR: 14.10, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 79)
BB: 158.2 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 10.42, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 48)
UTG: 218.2 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (MP): 105.6 BB
CO: 138.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.4 BB, Hero calls 2.4 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.4 BB, SB calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (10.6 BB, 4 players) 5 T A
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 5.2 BB, fold, SB calls 5.2 BB, fold

Turn: (21 BB, 2 players) 6
SB checks, Hero bets 26.8 BB, SB raises to 92.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 66 BB

River: (206.6 BB, 2 players) K
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (206.6 BB, 2 players) Q



Hand 5
Was tilted by this point and just called when I see an 8
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 134.4 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
SB: 203 BB (VPIP: 22.26, PFR: 16.53, 3Bet Preflop: 6.61, Hands: 1,040)
BB: 80.2 BB (VPIP: 19.71, PFR: 12.45, 3Bet Preflop: 1.85, Hands: 280)
Hero (UTG): 101.4 BB
MP: 166.8 BB (VPIP: 20.58, PFR: 17.26, 3Bet Preflop: 10.18, Hands: 771)
CO: 105.2 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8 A

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

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) 2 4 3
Hero checks, BTN bets 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB

Turn: (21.4 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

River: (41.4 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BTN bets 114.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 81.4 BB and is all-in



Hand 6
This hand pretty much started my tilt. Maybe I haven't seen enough strategies, but this is the first time I've seen 55 3-bet CO vs HJ and call a 4-bet. Maybe V knows if his set hits, the implied odds will be huge, since he's getting my whole stack if I have overpair and I'm going to be tilted the rest of the session.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 120.4 BB (VPIP: 20.95, PFR: 12.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 110)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 15.89, PFR: 12.15, 3Bet Preflop: 2.63, Hands: 111)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 12.90, Hands: 93)
UTG: 100.6 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 11.92, 3Bet Preflop: 5.97, Hands: 154)
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 235 BB (VPIP: 21.84, PFR: 17.16, 3Bet Preflop: 8.97, Hands: 217)

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, CO raises to 10 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 22.4 BB, CO calls 12.4 BB

Flop: (46.2 BB, 2 players) 8 7 5
Hero bets 14 BB, CO raises to 28 BB, Hero raises to 77.6 BB and is all-in, CO calls 49.6 BB

Turn: (201.4 BB, 2 players) 9

River: (201.4 BB, 2 players) A
Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (201.4 BB, 2 players) 6

River #2: (201.4 BB, 2 players) 2



Hand 7
Trying a bluff in 5NLz, unfortunately his hand was too good
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 109.2 BB (VPIP: 19.81, PFR: 16.50, 3Bet Preflop: 7.04, Hands: 212)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BB: 152 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
UTG: 123.4 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
Hero (MP): 143.8 BB
CO: 179.8 BB (VPIP: 26.51, PFR: 16.87, 3Bet Preflop: 15.38, Hands: 84)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, BB raises to 10 BB, Hero calls 7 BB, SB calls 7 BB

Flop: (30 BB, 3 players) 8 8 K
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (30 BB, 3 players) 7
SB bets 14.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 14.2 BB

River: (58.4 BB, 2 players) 2
SB bets 39.2 BB, Hero raises to 119.6 BB and is all-in, SB calls 36.6 BB and is all-in



Hand 8
Another bluff, V's hand still too good
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 244.2 BB (VPIP: 17.01, PFR: 12.24, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 149)
SB: 237.8 BB (VPIP: 20.31, PFR: 16.25, 3Bet Preflop: 5.21, Hands: 532)
Hero (BB): 113.6 BB
UTG: 179.6 BB (VPIP: 18.14, PFR: 14.22, 3Bet Preflop: 4.05, Hands: 210)
MP: 110.6 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 22)
CO: 74.6 BB (VPIP: 14.10, PFR: 11.69, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 81)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.2 BB

Flop: (4.8 BB, 2 players) T 3 A
Hero checks, MP bets 1.6 BB, Hero calls 1.6 BB

Turn: (8 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, MP bets 5.6 BB, Hero raises to 18 BB, MP calls 12.4 BB

River: (44 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 91.8 BB and is all-in, MP calls 88.8 BB and is all-in



Hand 9
Last hand of the session, if I'm more calm I may have founded a fold, V may be going all-in with a flush draw, but that's is more likely to happen in mid stakes. In micro stakes the majority of the time is 5x or full house.
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 113.2 BB (VPIP: 34.92, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 64)
SB: 161 BB (VPIP: 22.11, PFR: 17.35, 3Bet Preflop: 7.26, Hands: 299)
BB: 276.2 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
UTG: 195.2 BB (VPIP: 18.00, PFR: 16.00, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 51)
MP: 138.6 BB (VPIP: 13.10, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 86)
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.4 BB

Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) 8 5 J
BB checks, Hero bets 3.8 BB, BB calls 3.8 BB

Turn: (12.8 BB, 2 players) 5
BB checks, Hero bets 9.2 BB, BB raises to 270 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 84.6 BB and is all-in

River: (200.4 BB, 2 players) K

After thinking and reflecting my 2-year poker career, I'm going to officially change from a regular to a recreational player. I am going to graduate soon, and I need to keep up my average in order to have a chance to get into graduate school. Also I need to start preparing to look for jobs (I'm from a tech field, so need to brush up my programming skills, algorithms and data structures). For poker, I'm going to leave it as a Friday night or weekend chill event, instead of playing and studying 1-5 hours every day. I think I can make more of a career in what I'm studying and interning in the past 3 years. Maybe I'm too stupid to find out this so late, but after still being in 5NL in 2 years and only $50-70 above my starting bankroll 2 years ago, I realized poker isn't a career for me.

Also I think for any player to actually fully focus on poker, they should at least be running above EV, because if I'm running below EV, I have to put in the extra effort, just to earn the same money as another reg that is putting it the average effort or even less effort. After 319k hands, my currency won is -$36.19 while my currency all-in adjusted is +$98.28.

For this week, played some 10NL regular tables, lost 1.5 BIs, which brings my bankroll to $114.46.

Since I'm a recreational player now, I am open to more choices other than 2NL and 5NL. I am planning to attend the WCOOP main event that has a $55 BI, and continue playing some 5NL and 10NL regular cash games. This may be the first and last main event I can join without any barriers, since next year I could be at a country where Pokerstars is banned, or I have to work on the following Monday and Tuesday (thinking optimistically here), and who knows what will happen 2+ years later. Will see how the main event goes. (Actually I don't understand how people play 2 day events while having a non-poker full time job. Do they just take a sick day every time they get to day 2?)

I believe every thread should have an ending by the OP, so the readers will know and not expect any more posts, so I'm still going to continue posting here as long as I'm still playing online poker, except one of the following happens:
- 2019 ends
- My bankroll on Pokerstars goes to $0
- Thread gets locked
Will update soon...