Example of change from 200-500?

63 becomes playable from utg, ldo.

Oh wait that's somebody else.

I think it was cuse.

I defended the concept of balancing your UTG range. It was DGI's hand history.

I remember that, but didn't you also link a similar hand of yours in his thread to show an example that it could be playable under specific circumstances?

I linked some weird hand I played, but I don't recall what it was... Pretty sure it wasn't 63s UTG. It became clear afterward from posters in his area that he was doing stuff like that consistently, though, as opposed to occasionally.

I could type up like 10 pages on this, but giving away too much of my thought process on here would be really -EV for me. I'll likely be seeing some of the same players a lot this summer, and I'm sure some are on 2p2.

I'll just say position goes up in value a ton, and your ranges can be adjusted accordingly. These adjustments can be significant and lead to other strategic changes that would ordinarily be -EV. You've got to know when to play D and when to play O. Lots of people become highly exploitable, too. You don't want to be one of them.

Today I'm working on becoming a milli, a milli, a milli, a millionaire.

Found it. Post #2256 in your thread. The hand where you had 93s from the SB. You turned quads and showed your opponent the 3.

Bagged chips in the Millionaire Maker... Not a ton, but I'll be coming back to about 25bb. I ran pretty awful today - got AA cracked in level 1 (but bet/folded the flop), I got 3 outed by a fish in a sizable pot late in the day (but I checked back the river), and I went card dead for long stretches at key times... I also had my action killed with a set vs. KK when an A peeled the turn. I had him committed on any other turn card. I made one or two small mistakes, but I'd say I came pretty close to getting the maximum out of the day.

About to head over for Day 2 of the Milly Maker. My table draw is a great example of poker today. Most poker players probably wouldn't recognize any names, but I've got a few pros and a bracelet at my table.

That said, I've got a great game plan and adaptability on my side. I also have total confidence and the belief that I'm going to run it up, make a deep run, final table it and ship a bracelet... but also the level head to know that the odds are against me and my time will come - if not today, soon.

I'm out. Cashed small. I took what's probably the sickest beat of my life, given the read I had. I'll post the hand later.

Millionaire Maker

So I came into the day with about 24bb, and grinded like crazy to stay alive. I found a couple resteal spots, a couple shove spots, and got it in with 99 vs. 88 and held. I was card dead nearing the bubble, and into the money, then got it in with 55 vs. T8s and held. I then stole the blinds a couple times and got my stack up to 35K at 1K/2K with a 300 ante...

I'm in MP and make it 4.4K with 88. The BB tanks. I have a sick read on him and I'm 100% sure he's strong, and if he jams on me I'm giving him pairs bigger than mine, AK and maybe AQ, and I'm folding. He calls. At this point, he's got like 99-QQ, AJ+, KQ. If I flop an overpair, I'm either checking back or x/f.

Flop (12,500): 865

He checks, I bet 4,500, and he jams. I snap call and he has 99.

Turn (73,700): 6

River (73,700): 9

And that's my Millionaire Maker. I cashed for about $3K, and I'd give myself an A+ on the tournament. It's definitely the best poker I've ever played in a live tournament, and I ran really, really bad and still finished in the top ~650 out of 7,275 people. I don't think I made any mistakes for more than like 3-4bb, and only a couple of those. The part that sickens me about the last hand is that if he jams pre, I soul read him and raise/fold 17bb with 88, and if he x/r like a 7 high flop, I do the same thing. I had so much control over that hand, but, that's poker.

In two days of play, I got AA twice, got cracked once and doubled the other. I flopped two sets, one I got a bad runout and no action, the other I got cracked. I ran really bad hitting flops with my big cards. I never got my money in worse than 80%, except the one flip today, and I didn't put any beats on anyone... Yet, I ran into the top 9% of the field and had 80% equity in a pot for about 37bb and a very nice stack.

I took my tournament game to new levels, so I'm happy with that. At the end of the day, I ran horrendously bad, but I've been running good at cash for a pretty extended amount of time, so nobody should feel bad for me or anything. I withstood about 500 hours of running bad at cash games, and came through it stronger than ever. I took a terrible beat in a big tournament, and it's going to make me that much stronger in MTTs.

Tournament poker is what it is, and the bad beats tend to be brutal when they're deep in the tournament... All you can do is keep putting yourself in those spots and sooner or later, hopefully, you hold up or put the beat on someone else when you're coolered.

So, I whined about it for about a minute in my study groups, and that's about it. I know how good I've been running overall in 2015, so I have zero right whatsoever to bitch about this for more than a quick minute.

Back to the cash grind!

Go cuse!

You got a game the likes of WSOP have never seen before!

Just finished reading all 26 pages, had to insta book a trip to AC from urge to play live haha. Too bad you're in Vegas, would have loved to meet you. I've always wished that someday I could grind poker as my main source of income, Thanks for allowing me to live vicariously through your posts.

5* thread keep up the good work!


P.S. I play 50-400nl on WSOP.NJ and partypoker, shoot me a PM if you want to do some sweats, would love to help in any way possible.

Thanks! I'll be back East at some point. I'm not out here permanently! Also I'm glad you can live vicariously, but feel free to be inspired and start building up that roll. If you beat 50-400NL online, you probably have a good shot.

Yo keep up the good work man you have inspired this nit to up his game

Thanks man, glad to hear it!

I've read the whole thread over the last week or so, and it has been very enjoyable. I appreciate your detailed session reports.

How is the volume coming along? I've noticed you rarely hit your volume goals; you really should start to take them more seriously and stop making excuses. Hopefully you take this as constructive - this is the time in your life to put in some serious hours.

Thanks! The volume is behind for the WSOP, but I've still got a shot at it. I built in a lot of opportunities to catch back up with my schedule... I also aim higher than 99% of players with my volume goals, so that if I miss I still end up with good volume.

The challenge with the WSOP has been my sleep schedule - getting up early for a tournament a couple days in a row, then trying to play a cash game schedule is tough.

I definitely agree this is the time for a lot of volume, though.

Love the thread and enjoy living vicariously through you.

Hope you crush the rest of the WSOP.

Thanks, that's always good to hear!

I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to link to my staking thread for the Main Event in here, but not actually transact out of my PG&C. I'm starting the process of selling action for the Main, and here's where you can read more about that... http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...event-1542448/

I was putting together all of my stats for that post, and it was pretty cool to see what I've accomplished so far. I don't think I've posted my full stats to-date in a while, so here they are...

Since 1/1/14

1/2 and 1/3: 11.76 bb/hr in 647 hours

2/5 and 5/5: 9.97 bb/hr in 730 hours

5/10: 14.97 bb/hr in 40 hours


Since 12/8/14

1/2 and 1/3: 17.93 bb/hr in 117 hours

2/5 and 5/5: 15.09 bb/hr in 384 hours

5/10: 14.97 bb/hr in 40 hours

It's always good to look at that and see that you're crushing it at every level so far! Now it's time to turn that 40 hours at 5/10 into more like 400!

Hopefully you guys are enjoying the ride so far, and I see the finish line in sight for this thread in it's current form... But I also see a new direction for this thread or a new thread on the horizon. Anyway, back to the WSOP grind. More on that stuff when I get back east.

Don't suppose you're gonna post any Vegas stuff in the old format? That was fun to read. I understand these things become a far lower priority as the time wears on.

I'll probably post a WSOP summary like my monthly summaries and a session report on the Main Event, assuming I either satty in or sell 50%.

The problem is it becomes more of a risk as you move up in stakes to a) tell people how much money you have and b) reveal hand histories.