what part are you confused by, my friend?

bang bang.
You guys would be surprised. I’ve seen basically everything show down after someone opens to those sizings. I was wondering if I should start raising 100x myself lol considering a lot of people have a hard time folding pairs, suited connectors, broadways, Ax etc. to any sizing in a donkament. The crazy sizings get action front the above range consistently. Without info, I think you have to GII facing a re-raise though which is problematic that deep without the 12 combos of AA, KK in a tournament.

Maybe do that with QQs, AK+ and hope for the best.

And then raise super large with other parts of my value range but not nearly that large.

If they don't fold before the flop then there you are in a race to get the super live chips. Those players and that dynamic won't last long, so you don't need to prep a 50x open line.

This is a good point. It increases variance on both sides, regardless of what ranges you’re opening with and defending with when so much of your stack is committed pre but that’s just how tournaments are anyways.

Update incoming tonight or tomorrow

Your anxiety is either from a lack of understanding, missing a so called bird's eye view/objective angle, of your own behaviour, or your anxiety is a brain problem (the actual mass of water and gunk between your skull). If it is not a brain problem then you can learn abt your anxiety and take control of it. Just like a newborn poker player learns the 4x2 outer rule you can learn abt predictable human behaviour (including your own behaviour). Learning odds and outs in poker is supposed to take away the sting of variance. Learning abt variance of human interactions can get rid of most of your anxiety in much the same way as learning odds and outs at the card table

Basically...poker and pysch both deal with incomplete info. Tackle your own psych as you do your poker game and study and apply

Btw "hating yourself" among social disorders is actually common. And unless your brain is physically broken-you can learn about your behavious and behaviour of others around you. Idk if this helps. If you prefer this in abt 4 sentences let me know

How about faking it until you make it?

That’s what I do.. people seem to like playing with me since I give tons of action and VPIP over 30% full ring even in bigger games. (TX time rake though- where that actually makes sense). I don’t talk very much though.

On another note, maxdonk, the best 100NL HU player in diamond union (imo) stopped giving me action. So I guess I’ll have to grind 200NL to battle that? Some really solid HU regs nowadays though.

6 max is meh in that the 200nl plays like a tough live 5/10 (based on what friends tell me).

Also, anyone who was internally thinking that I couldn’t go back to 20NL for lolz and lose my mind was right .

Is diamond union poker bros?

Yeah, it’s the biggest union on PokerBros. There are several. Someone correct me if I’m mistaken but I’ve heard that diamond union in and of itself has the biggest player pool across all apps.

The BBJ is typically around $100,000.

Days 11-17
Hours Spent on Poker (look at OP for criteria): 38. I’ll be combining hours played with everything else for now. Keep in mind that this number will likely be much higher in the future. I’m doing the best I can for now.

Summary: I’ll be posting strictly HU hands today. I multi-tabled everything from 6-max cash, tournaments of all sizes, HU, and even PLO in this stretch. The variety is helping.

I’ll mix in a “big pot” or cooler every once in a while, but I’m intentionally trying to avoid those. They’re not interesting of course. Neither are some of these other hands but at least a little less standard-ish.

Don’t remember dynamic/meta for all of these hands. I have notes on everyone I play, but I can’t see them away from the table.

HH 1:
100NL HU. $100 effective.
Hero (BTN)
highlander30 (BB)

I $2.50 with 42ss. Highlander30 calls.

Flop ($5.00): Jc-7s-Js. Check. I bet $3.33. Highlander30 calls.

Turn ($11.66): Jc-7s-Js-3c. Check. I bet $7.77. Highlander30 calls.

River ($27.20): Jc-7s-Js-3c-Ah. Check. I bet $17.63. Highlander30 folds.

HH2:
100NL HU. $94 effective.
Hero (BB)
CaptainSpock (BTN)

This guy views your boy as aggro.

CaptainSpock opens to $2. I $8 with JcJs. CaptainSpock quickly calls. I don’t think he’s trapping ever. Timing tells ftw.

Flop ($18.00): Kh-Jd-6d. I $12. CaptainSpock calls.

Turn ($42.00): Kh-Jd-6d-8s. I $26. CaptainSpock calls.

River ($94.00): Kh-Jd-6d-8s-10s. I put him AI for $47.05. He calls.



HH3:
100NL HU. Anon Table.
Hero (BTN): $100.00
V (BB): $334.02

This guy is probably one of the better players I’ve played with. Frequencies seem really good in every spot. I’ve noticed that I usually pass up this spot in 3-bet pots HU so wanted to include it as a sign of improvement. Small pot, of course.

I raise to $2.50 with AcJs. V $10.50. He has been 3-betting me a ton. I call.

Flop ($21.00): 8c-4d-3d. V checks. I don’t think this guy has enough respect for an unknown on an anon table to protect his checking range here. I $15. V folds.


HH4 :
100NL HU. Anon Table
Hero (BTN): $100
V (BB): $70

I $2.50 with AcAd. V calls.

Flop ($5.00): Ah-9h-Jd. V checks. I $3.33. V calls.

Turn ($11.66): Ah-9h-Jd-Kh. Check. This is a spot I was unsure of in real time. I’m betting mostly all of my flush draws otf and since I’m opening every suited combo pre that’s quite a few combos. I’m also going to have every combo of Q-10 here. Anyways, I $7.77. V calls.

River ($27.20): Ah-9h-Jd-Kh-8c. Check. I $18.13. V folds.



HH5:
100NL HU. $70 effective. Anon Table.
Hero (BTN)
V (BB)

I $2.50 with Ac4h.V calls. This guy was kinda spewy iirc.

Flop ($5.00): Ah-8h-Ad. V leads $5. I call.

Turn ($15.00): Ah-8h-Ad-10s. V continues $15. I call. I don’t have a raising range vs a pot-pot line from the OOP player atm but I’ve been experimenting with some different stuff so that will likely change.

River ($45.00): Ah-8h-Ad-10s-9d. V checks. I put him AI for less than $50. V folds.

Balance aside, I was wondering if I should be raising flop/turn vs this player type (spewy rec).

R2P's Beginner HU Strat: I only started studying this sheeyit on the side seriously this month- so forgive how terrible it is. Just wanted to poast it as everyone has a different strat and it gives insight into some of the lines I'm taking.

Preflop, atm, my default HU strat is 2.5x with 80% of hands otb. As the match continues or I gather more info. On V’s tendencies, I’ll adjust that frequency to reflect this- but not the sizing as V can then begin to counter-exploit more effectively. I.e. I’ll open up to 100% vs. some V’s if they are too tight or give me a plethora of opportunities to bluff with low SDV postflop, and as little as 60% if they’re 3-betting me aggressively etc.

I currently check back 50-60% of hands I’m opening pre otf and bet ⅔ with the rest. I have ranges for all situations on the BTN. These include Bet-Bet-Bet, Bet-Bet-Check, Bet-Check-Check, Check-Check-Check, Check-Bet-Check, and Check-Check-Bet. I also am trying to familiarize myself further versus leads on every streets and probes as well (when flop goes check/check and BB leads turn, for example) . I’d like to re-emphasize that I've only been diving into this stuff for a couple weeks so I'm definitely still misapplying a lot of what I’ve studied.

I'm hoping that in a few months I can become a 200nl HU aplhareg (on bros) .

gl sir

Thanks!

Always rooting for a like minded individual, so gl sir! I like your drive, I think you will go far

I can give you some action, on bros or chess.com XD I'm also a titled chess player who mainly plays HUNL. Look forward to some epic battles in the future maybe.

K8s opens pure utg in my 50z solved ranges

No bet-check-bet? I mean that's the most money line you can take.

What about Check-Bet-Bet?

nah fam it's check-check-fold yo!

After reading through this thread it is no wonder to me why you were so pretentious and arrogant in 6betme’s thread. You are severely lacking in poker fundamentals and your decision to try to make it as a pro is misguided and hopeful at best. In saying that though I do wish you good luck and I have some advice for you

Good luck son give it a go if you think you must, lifes too short.

I'm not sure your making the best decision, but with your qualifications and cv in chess, I dont think you will have any problem landing a top job in the future.
Just dont hang about in poker too long.

Bet-Bet-Jam!

I like to stay fairly low-key but I’m sure we’ll cross paths

I appreciate the kind words

Welcome! Thank you sir, I’ll keep that in mind.

https://youtu.be/dVtz0CFojXc?t=778

13:00 min in.

Days 18-24
Hours Spent on Poker: 26
Summary: Spent a large % of this week on schoolwork, moving out of my apt, and driving well over a thousand miles (with someone else) from TX to CA.

I’ll just be posting pics of that adventure because why not

R2P’s Trip Report:

Apt Living Room & Kitchen


Arizona State Line (Missed N.M. one)


Unbearable weather


Made a stop at Talking Stick


California State Line


Short Inspection


Car stops working in the middle of nowhere in 110* weather


Next update will be particularly special

It gets a lot worse . But Tucson

You seem like a nice guy, but you are taking the nut low approach to getting good at poker.

Poker is an extremely complex game, and people who have played for years still study one format regularly to try to improve at it. How on earth do you think that you are going to simultaneously improve at multiple formats at a rate that allows you to beat the games, when you have so far go to in each format to simply become a winning player in one format at reasonable stakes?

You are either not taking it seriously or vastly overestimate yourself because you studied enough to get good at chess.

Literally anyone with average intellect can learn how to beat most poker games, so why do the vast majority of smart guys who undergo the endeavor fail? Bankroll management, lack of focus/determination/grit, gambling addiction, and easily the most important factor, mental game.

I have no clue about your mental game, but from your willingness to engage in full fledged arguments on an internet forum I can tell you you are already a step behind most poker players, simply look around and find winning players who regularly engage in such behavior (there might be one or two but it's very rare). But you demonstrate an insane lack of awareness by completely wasting your time jumping around, playing different stakes, formats, etc, and then constantly posting about it. I cannot believe more people don't chime in to tell you this.

You should be building a reasonable sample at the same stakes in order to find out if you're even profitable, and if you aren't, you will have a nice big sample to analyze and it will be easy to find out where you are leaking.

GL

I haven't read many of the posts itt to know your leaks but +1 to Oladipo's post. Just seems like common sense for someone who's attempting to take poker seriously.