in gl!

Thanks!


Last 2 days of grind have been muito bom!





Mental game wise I have been doing very well and its at a point where I have to be very careful because its hard to tell if my mental game is impacting my results or my results impacting my mg. False confidence can be devastating to your mg so I'm keeping up on my mg work proactively, as it is easy to let that area of study slide when everything is going well.


Anyway here's some fun hands!


he really wanted a cheeseburger after so he didn't shove his bluff I guess

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 231.65 BB
SB: 377.68 BB
BB: 308.1 BB
Hero (UTG): 115.19 BB
MP: 45 BB
CO: 90.49 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (20.5 BB, 2 players) 6 3 2
Hero checks, BTN bets 6.98 BB, Hero calls 6.98 BB

Turn: (34.45 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 21 BB, Hero calls 21 BB

River: (76.45 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 75.75 BB, Hero raises to 77.72 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero shows J A (Flush, Ace High)

Hero wins 225.95 BB


good 60/40 win!

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 79 BB
Hero (CO): 111.28 BB
BTN: 100.89 BB
SB: 151.92 BB
BB: 130.95 BB
UTG: 70.25 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (21.5 BB, 2 players) 9 T Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 11.75 BB, Hero raises to 35.5 BB, BTN raises to 90.89 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 55.39 BB

Turn: (203.27 BB, 2 players) A

River: (203.27 BB, 2 players) T

Hero shows T T (Four of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 51%, Flop 62%, Turn 69%)
BTN shows J A (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)
(Pre 49%, Flop 38%, Turn 31%)

Hero wins 201.27 BB




6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 149.23 BB
BB: 122.2 BB
UTG: 164.74 BB
MP: 98 BB
Hero (CO): 300.99 BB
BTN: 98.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 5 6 2
Hero checks, BTN bets 3.83 BB, Hero raises to 11.65 BB, BTN calls 7.83 BB

Turn: (30.8 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 14.3 BB, Hero raises to 286.34 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 69.56 BB and is all-in

River: (198.5 BB, 2 players) A

Hero shows 9 9 (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 86%, Flop 87%, Turn 92%)
BTN shows 4 4 (One Pair, Fours)
(Pre 14%, Flop 13%, Turn 8%)

Hero wins 196.5 BB


teaching a lesson in 4bet sizing

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 96 BB
BTN: 99.45 BB
Hero (SB): 288.85 BB
BB: 373.01 BB
UTG: 153.62 BB
MP: 185.72 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 6

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, CO raises to 20 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

Flop: (41 BB, 2 players) 6 9 3
Hero checks, CO bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

Turn: (61 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (61 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 258.85 BB and is all-in, CO calls 66 BB and is all-in

Hero shows 6 6 (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 21%, Flop 89%, Turn 94%)
CO mucks J J (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 79%, Flop 11%, Turn 6%)

Hero wins 191 BB



I got paid off a lot in these 2 sessions!

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

BB: 101.48 BB
UTG: 175.36 BB
MP: 98 BB
Hero (CO): 126.67 BB
BTN: 178.35 BB
SB: 72.05 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) 9 5 7
SB checks, Hero bets 2.5 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB

Turn: (12 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 19 BB, SB calls 19 BB

River: (50 BB, 2 players) 4
SB checks, Hero bets 50 BB, SB calls 47.55 BB and is all-in

Hero shows Q Q (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 79%, Flop 84%, Turn 92%)
SB mucks 9 K (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 21%, Flop 16%, Turn 8%)

Hero wins 143.1 BB



There were 2-3 real savage losses to keep me in line but I won't bother showing them because there's too much positive going right now! The bad stuff can wait it's turn.

Gonna keep pushing my volume towards my goals and maybe in a month or two Ill look to move back up to 500nl reg tables and go from there!

Cool thread Brad. Gonna Sub to get more of your thought process and discuss more hands with you. Might even make one of my own.

Nice trap with the set of 6s

Thanks guys


Had another good day going before I take a 2 day break for a small trip!





Unfortunate spot but if my math is right then im calling off 220 to win 686 (assuming villain behind never folds) which means we need 32% equity and we have 35% otf vs any flush. Pretty sure we fold lower sets 100% since we can be set over set still and lose a lot of equity being dominated like that but when 1 or both players can have lower sets or spazzes (maybe AsX bluffs) occasionally, I think we still have to call off even though we face atleast 1 flush a lot of the time.

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $245.87
Hero (BTN): $466.30
SB: $133.16
BB: $323.27
UTG: $200.00
MP: $239.00

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 8 8

UTG raises to $6.00, MP calls $6.00, fold, Hero calls $6.00, fold, BB calls $4.00

Flop: ($25.00, 4 players) 8 2 5
BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero bets $14.50, fold, UTG raises to $68.50, MP raises to $233.00 and is all-in, Hero raises to $460.30 and is all-in, UTG calls $125.50 and is all-in

Hero shows 8 8 (Three of a Kind, Eights)

UTG shows 9 T (Flush, Ten High)

MP shows Q A (Flush, Ace High)


MP wins $681.00




Gotta check call a bit with bluff catchers and this is the nut bluffcatcher here since we can value shove all flushes if we want otr. Nice to see someone actually punting here and not just always having a flush haha

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $209.45
UTG: $145.21
CO: $195.00
BTN: $336.50
Hero (SB): $264.40

Hero posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has J Q

fold, fold, BTN raises to $6.00, Hero raises to $20.00, fold, BTN calls $14.00

Flop: ($42.00, 2 players) A 4 9
Hero bets $13.55, BTN calls $13.55

Turn: ($69.10, 2 players) T
Hero bets $48.55, BTN calls $48.55

River: ($166.20, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BTN bets $254.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $182.30 and is all-in

BTN shows K Q (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 67%, Flop 79%, Turn 82%)
Hero shows J Q (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 21%, Turn 18%)

Hero wins $527.80



people dont like to fold

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): $202.00
BB: $206.85
UTG: $735.49
MP: $218.45
CO: $199.00
BTN: $355.60

Hero posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has K K

fold, MP raises to $7.00, CO calls $7.00, fold, Hero raises to $30.00, fold, MP calls $23.00, CO calls $23.00

Flop: ($92.00, 3 players) 9 5 8
Hero bets $28.00, MP calls $28.00, CO calls $28.00

Turn: ($176.00, 3 players) J
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks

River: ($176.00, 3 players) 2
Hero bets $144.00 and is all-in, fold, CO calls $141.00 and is all-in

Hero shows K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 84%, Flop 84%, Turn 81%)

CO mucks J Q (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 16%, Flop 16%, Turn 19%)


Hero wins $454.00




Not sure if I planned to x/r or x/c flop but he should never ever check his hand back on this type of flop

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $183.31
UTG: $114.40
Hero (MP): $364.60
CO: $257.25
BTN: $203.45
SB: $219.90

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has J Q

fold, Hero raises to $6.00, fold, BTN calls $6.00, fold, fold

Flop: ($15.00, 2 players) 4 T K
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($15.00, 2 players) 6
Hero bets $11.50, BTN calls $11.50

River: ($38.00, 2 players) 9
Hero bets $28.00, BTN raises to $56.00, Hero raises to $347.10 and is all-in, BTN calls $129.95 and is all-in

Hero shows J Q (Straight, King High)
(Pre 43%, Flop 29%, Turn 19%)

BTN mucks T T (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 57%, Flop 71%, Turn 81%)

Hero wins $405.90



a spot where you think you're up against every overpair in the book and get shown A2o haha

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $159.93
UTG: $198.00
MP: $250.40
CO: $199.00
Hero (BTN): $592.75
SB: $188.02

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 3 5

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $4.00, SB raises to $16.00, fold, Hero calls $12.00

Flop: ($34.00, 2 players) 9 4 5
SB bets $14.20, Hero calls $14.20

Turn: ($62.40, 2 players) 3
SB bets $42.00, Hero raises to $204.40, SB calls $115.82 and is all-in

River: ($378.04, 2 players) A

Hero shows 3 5 (Two Pair, Fives and Threes)
(Pre 43%, Flop 73%, Turn 8%)
SB shows 2 A (Straight, Five High)
(Pre 57%, Flop 27%, Turn 92%)

SB wins $374.04




Things are going good as Im on a fairly big upswing atm! I'm also at a record low weight (this year) of 190 lbs and working hard to bring it down even further! I want at least another 15 lbs off before hockey season starts in 6 weeks.

subd gl

Thanks!





Not a fun day on thursday but I feel like I played really well and kept the losses to only variance and a few small mistakes!

I haven't posted lately due to going away for a couple days on a little road trip and now saving my weekend sessions for a bigger update. This thursday is only 1 of 3 losing days this month and following it I've ran real hot friday and saturday(today). At weekends end Ill post that graph up all together!

Lets take a look at what went down here


Obviosuly happy with this hand until the river! But we got it in good.
5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $347.40
UTG: $185.00
CO: $243.80
BTN: $197.00
Hero (SB): $265.99

Hero posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A A

fold, CO calls $2.00, fold, Hero raises to $8.00, BB raises to $22.00, fold, Hero raises to $54.00, BB calls $32.00

Flop: ($110.00, 2 players) 9 8 8
Hero bets $29.00, BB calls $29.00

Turn: ($168.00, 2 players) 2
Hero bets $48.00, BB raises to $264.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $134.99 and is all-in

River: ($533.98, 2 players) 5

BB shows A Q (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 14%, Flop 7%, Turn 21%)
Hero shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Eights)
(Pre 86%, Flop 93%, Turn 79%)

BB wins $530.98


Vs. a whale shoving any two, no dice.

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $406.13
SB: $250.21
BB: $246.25
UTG: $187.10
Hero (CO): $182.00

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 9 9

UTG raises to $6.00, Hero raises to $18.00, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to $187.10 and is all-in, Hero calls $164.00 and is all-in

Flop: ($367.00, 2 players) Q 6 6

Turn: ($367.00, 2 players) A

River: ($367.00, 2 players) K

UTG shows J T (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 41%, Flop 24%, Turn 21%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Sixes)
(Pre 59%, Flop 76%, Turn 79%)

UTG wins $364.00


Got him this time

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $523.18
SB: $235.44
Hero (BB): $206.70
UTG: $638.32
MP: $730.52
CO: $248.55

SB posts SB $1.00, Hero posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has J J

fold, fold, fold, BTN bets $523.18 and is all-in, fold, Hero calls $204.70 and is all-in

Flop: ($414.40, 2 players) 5 A 7

Turn: ($414.40, 2 players) A

River: ($414.40, 2 players) 5

BTN shows 3 2 (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 16%, Flop 21%, Turn 11%)
Hero shows J J (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 84%, Flop 79%, Turn 89%)

Hero wins $410.40


Misclicked slider and almost lost a few bb but luckily the nuttiest card came haha

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $204.88
UTG: $141.94
MP: $147.99
Hero (CO): $360.60
BTN: $404.04
SB: $70.28

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 9 9

fold, MP raises to $6.16, Hero raises to $16.32, fold, fold, fold, MP calls $10.16

Flop: ($35.64, 2 players) 6 3 9
MP bets $14.81, Hero calls $14.81

Turn: ($65.26, 2 players) 2
MP bets $22.16, Hero raises to $109.76, MP calls $87.60

River: ($284.78, 2 players) 6
MP bets $7.10 and is all-in, Hero calls $7.10

MP shows A T (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 50%, Flop 5%, Turn 14%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Full House, Nines full of Sixes)
(Pre 50%, Flop 96%, Turn 86%)


Hero wins $294.98




Mental game wise I handled this day very well and im very proud of myself! Also spoiler alert, like I said above I ran really good friday and today so It's possible my next update will include the addition of 500nl tables to my mix!

sicko, 500 zoom inc

haah thanks, doubt ill be tempting 500z any time soon though




That being said, we have a Major Update!!!!

Yesterday I added some 500nl to my mix and although I had a slow weekend in terms of total hands (lots of time spent studying and being sick), I had an absolutely sick upswing!!





Lets take a look at some of these mint HHs:


I 3bet flop because I block a lot of x/r bluffs with Ah and it's not a great board to x/r bluff air so I think he has a large continuing range vs my raise. OTT if I'm not sure if I love overshove but the alternative is to bet like 20bb and shove riv for 75% pot but this board is going to run out very drawy often and were not likely to get 3 streets often from Qx so I decide to deny his draws equity (lots of his fds are combos at this point remember) and he will never fold 9x and may sigh call off Qx even.

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $409.13
MP: $764.26
Hero (CO): $972.26
BTN: $492.50
SB: $495.00
BB: $660.24

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has A 9

fold, fold, Hero raises to $15.00, fold, fold, BB calls $10.00

Flop: ($32.50, 2 players) Q 9 9
BB checks, Hero bets $11.25, BB raises to $43.12, Hero raises to $129.99, BB calls $86.87

Turn: ($292.48, 2 players) 7
BB checks, Hero bets $827.27, BB calls $515.25

River: ($1,322.98, 2 players) K

Hero shows A 9 (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 69%, Flop 77%, Turn 86%)
BB shows T 9 (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 31%, Flop 23%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins $1,631.00


I have no idea what's going on here but I won't complain with that runout

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $308.95
Hero (SB): $1,315.51
BB: $464.88
UTG: $327.44
CO: $500.00

Hero posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has J J

UTG calls $5.00, CO raises to $20.00, BTN raises to $45.00, Hero raises to $120.00, fold, UTG calls $115.00, fold, BTN raises to $308.95, Hero raises to $1,071.85, UTG calls $207.44

Flop: ($988.83, 3 players) 6 K 4

Turn: ($988.83, 3 players) 4

River: ($988.83, 3 players) K

BTN shows 7 9 (Two Pair, Kings and Fours)

Main Pot [$951.85]: (Pre 12%, Flop 11%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows J J (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks)

Main Pot [$951.85]: (Pre 59%, Flop 76%, Turn 93%)
Side Pot#1 [$36.98]: (Pre 68%, Flop 86%, Turn 93%)

UTG shows Q 9 (Two Pair, Kings and Fours)

Main Pot [$951.85]: (Pre 29%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
Side Pot#1 [$36.98]: (Pre 32%, Flop 14%, Turn 7%)

Hero wins $1,730.24



Hitting trips for days and holding, what is happening?!

4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $492.50
BTN: $191.25
Hero (SB): $497.50
BB: $500.00

Hero posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has 7 8

CO raises to $15.00, fold, Hero raises to $50.00, fold, CO calls $35.00

Flop: ($105.00, 2 players) 7 7 5
Hero bets $32.50, CO raises to $80.00, Hero raises to $447.50, CO calls $362.50

Turn: ($990.00, 2 players) 3

River: ($990.00, 2 players) 9

CO shows 6 3 (Two Pair, Sevens and Threes)
(Pre 35%, Flop 33%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows 7 8 (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 65%, Flop 67%, Turn 75%)
Hero wins $992.00



This one is actually kinda scary vs his raise range but if it includes bluffs then were golden. in reality he prob has 7 combos of TT,97s and 12 combos of KT, maybe some T8s so I think its a shove regardless, but we lose this one sometimes for sure

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

BB: $1,333.70
UTG: $631.88
Hero (MP): $492.50
CO: $485.00
BTN: $492.50
SB: $804.72

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has 6 6

fold, Hero raises to $15.00, fold, fold, SB calls $12.50, fold

Flop: ($35.00, 2 players) K 6 8
SB checks, Hero bets $22.50, SB calls $22.50

Turn: ($80.00, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets $60.00, SB raises to $145.00, Hero raises to $455.00, SB calls $310.00

River: ($990.00, 2 players) 4

Hero shows 6 6 (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 53%, Flop 92%, Turn 91%)
SB shows T K (Two Pair, Kings and Tens)
(Pre 47%, Flop 8%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins $986.00


I think I make a mistake betting turn and shoving riv. AP could x back riv or shove, kinda close because bad riv card to bluff. but I think I should just check turn back to realize eq 100% and bluff other combos that don't block AA/QQ/AK/AQ like 54s, maybe 87s, 89s for boat blockers, but not sure how I play them ott. Will review this hand for sure

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $221.19
MP: $1,213.77
Hero (CO): $1,756.13
BTN: $642.75
SB: $692.00
BB: $496.50

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has A Q

fold, fold, Hero raises to $15.00, fold, fold, BB raises to $47.50, Hero calls $32.50

Flop: ($97.50, 2 players) 8 9 7
BB bets $58.75, Hero calls $58.75

Turn: ($215.00, 2 players) T
BB checks, Hero bets $77.50, BB calls $77.50

River: ($370.00, 2 players) T
BB checks, Hero bets $1,572.38, BB calls $312.75

Hero shows A Q (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 48%, Turn 26%)
BB shows T T (Four of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 54%, Flop 52%, Turn 74%)
Hero wins $1,259.63
BB wins $991.50

I was checking out the BTS thread here in PG&C and was inspired to post some of my own pictures of the scenery and culture in Brazil, a place I'm now calling my second home!














Maybe I'll put some up of Canada eventually if I have any good ones. Not a whole lot to see here in Ontario though haha.

More 500nl action & updates to come soon

I have no idea how I missed this thread. I just read through everything. Very nice results. Subbed and gl! I'll be following closely.

Thanks! Glad you like it!


Here are my hands since the last update:


A good little low variance win!


His play is fine but the T blocker sucks, would be far superior with A5dd or AKdd ofc. but if he does all Axdd and 56dd + 9 combos of sets and some AQ then he's got a good x/r range although maybe too many bluffs (with equity mind you). The issue is that his x/c range becomes fairly weak and we can hammer his turn x range with lots of bluffs.

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: $530.68
CO: $69.75
Hero (BTN): $548.25
SB: $500.00
BB: $507.50
UTG: $879.50

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has K K

fold, MP raises to $10.00, fold, Hero raises to $35.00, fold, fold, MP calls $25.00

Flop: ($77.50, 2 players) Q 4 3
MP checks, Hero bets $23.75, MP raises to $80.00, Hero raises to $513.25, MP calls $415.68

Turn: ($1,068.86, 2 players) Q

River: ($1,068.86, 2 players) Q

MP shows A T (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 32%, Flop 44%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows K K (Full House, Queens full of Kings)
(Pre 68%, Flop 56%, Turn 75%)
Hero wins $1,082.43


Villain showed KK here. Gotta love hands like these

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $799.38
BB: $61.26
Hero (UTG): $756.31
CO: $578.13
BTN: $272.13

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has 7 6

Hero raises to $15.00, fold, fold, SB raises to $50.00, fold, Hero calls $35.00

Flop: ($105.00, 2 players) 5 2 6
SB bets $52.50, Hero calls $52.50

Turn: ($210.00, 2 players) 9
SB bets $135.00, Hero calls $135.00

River: ($480.00, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets $518.81, SB calls $518.81

Hero shows 7 6 (Straight, Nine High)

Hero wins $1,514.62



An even better cooler

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $167.00
Hero (UTG): $474.62
MP: $638.95
CO: $342.24
BTN: $168.05
SB: $249.84

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A A

Hero raises to $6.00, MP calls $6.00, CO calls $6.00, fold, fold, BB calls $4.00

Flop: ($25.00, 4 players) A 6 3
BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets $12.13, fold, Hero calls $12.13, fold

Turn: ($49.26, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, CO bets $49.26, Hero raises to $134.52, CO calls $85.26

River: ($318.30, 2 players) J
Hero bets $321.97 and is all-in, CO calls $189.59 and is all-in

Hero shows A A (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 79%, Flop 95%, Turn 97%)

CO mucks 3 3 (Three of a Kind, Threes)
(Pre 21%, Flop 5%, Turn 3%)

Hero wins $693.48


Another solid cooler in my favour! villain should never ever shove 8 high flush here though

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $231.18
MP: $203.00
CO: $407.19
BTN: $288.39
Hero (SB): $736.15
BB: $318.85

Hero posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A 2

UTG raises to $6.00, MP calls $6.00, fold, BTN calls $6.00, Hero calls $5.00, BB calls $4.00

Flop: ($30.00, 5 players) K 3 4
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($30.00, 5 players) 8
Hero bets $21.00, fold, UTG calls $21.00, MP calls $21.00, fold

River: ($93.00, 3 players) 6
Hero bets $93.00, UTG calls $93.00, MP raises to $176.00 and is all-in, Hero calls $83.00, fold

MP shows 8 7 (Flush, Eight High)
(Pre 53%, Flop 20%, Turn 75%)
Hero shows A 2 (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 47%, Flop 80%, Turn 25%)

Hero wins $534.00



This one was a bit tricky because I couldnt really believe many bluffs in his range but I also can't fold this good of a hand

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $500.00
BTN: $482.00
Hero (SB): $573.88
BB: $267.40
UTG: $1,202.89

Hero posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has A 5

UTG raises to $10.00, fold, fold, Hero raises to $40.00, fold, UTG calls $30.00

Flop: ($85.00, 2 players) 5 7 7
Hero bets $42.50, UTG calls $42.50

Turn: ($170.00, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, UTG bets $65.00, Hero calls $65.00

River: ($300.00, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, UTG bets $120.00, Hero calls $120.00

Hero shows A 5 (Full House, Sevens full of Fives)
(Pre 56%, Flop 74%, Turn 86%)
UTG shows 9 T (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 44%, Flop 26%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins $537.00



This one im unsure of river. Theoretically its an easy bluffcatcher with As but Im just not sure villains in these games bluff enough after you call turn on a flush board and paired river. He has to follow through which a lot of KJ, J9, 87 hands (which in theory some should for sure) but in practice meh. Could prob fold river. I tank called.

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

CO: $388.00
Hero (BTN): $259.78
SB: $406.81
BB: $248.45
UTG: $116.65
MP: $382.74

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A Q

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $4.00, fold, BB raises to $15.00, Hero calls $11.00

Flop: ($31.00, 2 players) 5 Q 6
BB bets $17.50, Hero calls $17.50

Turn: ($66.00, 2 players) T
BB bets $40.00, Hero calls $40.00

River: ($146.00, 2 players) 6
BB bets $175.95 and is all-in, Hero calls $175.95

BB shows 9 J (Flush, Jack High)
(Pre 32%, Flop 34%, Turn 83%)

Hero mucks A Q (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 68%, Flop 66%, Turn 17%)

BB wins $493.90

Hey guys. Bumping while im away for the weekend. Gonna play the last two days of the month and then make a big end of month update full of content!

Alright guys here's the Big October Update!!


Ill split this up into two posts, one for main content and then one shortly after full of HHs since my last update. I went out of town for a couple days so I didn't get as much volume in since then as I would've liked, but I did end the month hitting my goals!

[x] 80 Hours Played (87)
[x] 40k Hands Played (43k)





So for my first full month in this PG&C I was lucky enough to run like the sun and have my biggest winning month in terms of pure profit. This marks my 3rd ever 10k+ month after extras like rb, coaching, and other investments, but for pure poker winnings my next 2 closest were slightly over 10k and slightly under 10k, so this month felt amazing!

It also marks my return to 400nl+ (now solely 500nl) and I was lucky enough to catch an extreme heater in my short amount of hands there. I obviously ran ridiculously good at 200nl as well. This comes off the back of two losing months where I was a combined -4k so this was a very nice confidence booster.


Overall Monthly Tracking



Here are the results of my month to month tracking which include hours played, mental game and technical game studying, meditation, and working out. The smallest numbers on top are my expected output, the middle are my current month totals, and then of course my previous month and record month totals. So for the past 3 months I surpassed my hours (probably past 6+ months tbh), fell short of my studying records, and bombed in meditation. I also fell short on workouts by 1 unfortunately.

The good news about my workout regime is that I'm now down to 187.5 lbs!. With about 3 weeks until my hockey season starts, I'm on good pace to break 180. When I started this conditioning stint almost exactly 2 months ago, I was 206 lbs. I'm quite happy with my progress despite slacking too much in the 2nd half of October.


The Cat

The third and final piece of content for this post is that my GF and I adopted a kitty!!!!









We've had him for 4 days now and he's about 5 weeks old. We're still deciding on a name but it's likely between Dexter and Watson. Feel free to express your opinion on the name issue!

HHs will come soon after this!

The only losing hand worth posting. Not sure if we prefer to x/r this deep. I think 100bb deep I x/r a lot here. X/c is def fine though too, just sucks to potentially realize a bit of equity but have to fold otr. Against some regs you can prob call river profitably, but vs gen pop no way!

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $150.00
UTG: $664.50
Hero (CO): $1,405.43
BTN: $485.00
SB: $255.50

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has A T

fold, Hero raises to $15.00, BTN raises to $45.00, fold, fold, Hero calls $30.00

Flop: ($97.50, 2 players) J K 6
Hero checks, BTN bets $48.75, Hero calls $48.75

Turn: ($195.00, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BTN bets $102.50, Hero calls $102.50

River: ($400.00, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BTN bets $288.75, fold

BTN wins $685.75


Unknown reg tries to pull a fast one on me!

4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $497.00
Hero (CO): $568.13
BTN: $461.13
SB: $528.25

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has K A

Hero raises to $15.00, fold, SB raises to $65.00, fold, Hero raises to $140.00, SB raises to $528.25, Hero calls $388.25

Flop: ($1,061.50, 2 players) J 3 K

Turn: ($1,061.50, 2 players) 5

River: ($1,061.50, 2 players) 8

Hero shows K A (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 71%, Flop 93%, Turn 95%)
SB shows 3 A (One Pair, Threes)
(Pre 29%, Flop 7%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins $1,058.50


IIRC he showed the 2nd nut flush. sick cooler!

5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $528.50
BB: $341.53
Hero (UTG): $482.50
CO: $500.00
BTN: $136.75

SB posts SB $2.50, BB posts BB $5.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $7.50) Hero has A 2

Hero raises to $15.00, CO calls $15.00, BTN calls $15.00, fold, BB calls $10.00

Flop: ($62.50, 4 players) 5 8 J
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $39.00, fold, fold, Hero calls $39.00

Turn: ($140.50, 2 players) K
Hero checks, CO bets $81.00, Hero calls $81.00

River: ($302.50, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, CO bets $201.00, Hero raises to $347.50, CO calls $146.50

Hero shows A 2 (Flush, Ace High)

Hero wins $994.50


Ranges are so tight here im really unsure of my play. I figured we were deep enough pre to call but maybe not and if so very likely bottom of my calling range, yet practically top of it too haha. flop is straightforward I think, we have FE vs AK and bluffs and 40% vs his value range so w/e, lets gamble!

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $1,301.45
BB: $313.97
UTG: $324.16
MP: $124.55
Hero (CO): $527.79
BTN: $229.90

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A Q

UTG raises to $6.00, fold, Hero raises to $18.00, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to $57.00, Hero calls $39.00

Flop: ($117.00, 2 players) 3 9 J
UTG bets $117.00, Hero raises to $470.79 and is all-in, UTG calls $150.16 and is all-in

Turn: ($651.32, 2 players) J

River: ($651.32, 2 players) A

UTG shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Pre 72%, Flop 53%, Turn 78%)
Hero shows A Q (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 28%, Flop 47%, Turn 22%)

Hero wins $647.32


Not sure about this one either. Turn I kind of blanked mentally and I check edbut I probably should just shove it at this point. Lucky to get to riv and get a spazz shove from a fish.

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $200.00
Hero (UTG): $812.95
MP: $397.95
CO: $399.40
BTN: $199.30
SB: $134.40

SB posts SB $1.00, BB posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 7 6

Hero raises to $6.00, MP raises to $14.00, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $12.00, Hero calls $8.00

Flop: ($43.00, 3 players) 8 6 3
BB checks, Hero checks, MP bets $14.00, BB calls $14.00, Hero raises to $52.00, MP calls $38.00, BB calls $38.00

Turn: ($199.00, 3 players) 2
BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks

River: ($199.00, 3 players) 2
BB bets $134.00 and is all-in, Hero calls $134.00, fold

BB shows T T (Two Pair, Tens and Twos)
(Pre 73%, Flop 43%, Turn 64%)
Hero shows 7 6 (Flush, Eight High)
(Pre 27%, Flop 57%, Turn 36%)

Hero wins $463.00


Gotta love those not-so-thin, thin value shoves!

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $195.55
Hero (BB): $327.65
UTG: $313.95
MP: $996.88
CO: $247.15
BTN: $213.35

SB posts SB $1.00, Hero posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A A

fold, fold, CO raises to $8.00, fold, SB calls $7.00, Hero raises to $32.00, CO calls $24.00, fold

Flop: ($72.00, 2 players) 4 9 3
Hero bets $24.00, CO calls $24.00

Turn: ($120.00, 2 players) 5
Hero bets $40.00, CO calls $40.00

River: ($200.00, 2 players) 7
Hero bets $231.65 and is all-in, CO calls $151.15 and is all-in

Hero shows A A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 77%, Flop 90%, Turn 94%)

CO mucks 8 8 (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 23%, Flop 10%, Turn 6%)

Hero wins $498.30


Cooler. Ship it. wonder if villain folded overpair

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $353.73
SB: $971.40
Hero (BB): $368.50
UTG: $386.58
MP: $210.28
CO: $205.30

SB posts SB $1.00, Hero posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has 8 8

fold, fold, CO raises to $6.00, BTN raises to $16.00, fold, Hero calls $14.00, CO calls $10.00

Flop: ($49.00, 3 players) 4 8 5
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $24.50, Hero calls $24.50, CO raises to $69.00, fold, Hero raises to $280.50, CO calls $120.30 and is all-in

Turn: ($452.10, 2 players) 7

River: ($452.10, 2 players) K

Hero shows 8 8 (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 85%, Flop 99%, Turn 96%)
CO shows 4 4 (Three of a Kind, Fours)
(Pre 15%, Flop 1%, Turn 4%)

Hero wins $448.10


Good spot to mix between shove and check. Decided to put in a check and shove any river. It worked out nicely!

6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $470.36
UTG: $215.00
MP: $254.55
CO: $651.12
BTN: $201.57
SB: $923.55

SB posts SB $1.00, Hero posts BB $2.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $3.00) Hero has A Q

fold, fold, CO raises to $7.00, BTN calls $7.00, fold, Hero raises to $28.00, CO calls $21.00, BTN calls $21.00

Flop: ($85.00, 3 players) A 7 2
Hero bets $28.50, fold, BTN calls $28.50

Turn: ($142.00, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($142.00, 2 players) 2
Hero bets $413.86 and is all-in, BTN calls $145.07 and is all-in

Hero shows A Q (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
(Pre 22%, Flop 5%, Turn 75%)

BTN mucks K A (Two Pair, Aces and Twos)
(Pre 79%, Flop 95%, Turn 25%)

Hero wins $428.14

Sick results man. Inspiring!

Thanks my friend!

Incredible Happy to see your journey is treating you well, can't have happened for a better guy! Keep on crushing.

Thanks man, def appreciate it!


Today is the day that we planned to name Kitty. I'm not sure if it will happen but I gave my girlfriend a set amount of days to land on a name she wanted. But it may still not happen and no big deal. I just knew she'd be very undecided and picky haha so I tried to boost her motivation to find one.

It looks like were definitely down to two names though between Dexter and Watson so we're close!


PS: This has probably become a cat thread. poker is dead anyhow. deal with it.

Nice results. Hand 1 above you don't c/r as you're deep but effective stacks are just under 100bb if I'm reading it correctly?

You are correct sir, In fact I think I may have written that for this hand here and then switched hands because I may have posted it in an earlier post.




will def have to review the AT hand to see if its a x/r or x/c otf ~100bb deep. both spots I tanked on the decision and opted to x/c both so I think I confused myself on which was which haha

Looks like a clear x/r to me but I'm only playing 25nl so take that for what it's worth.

It's Official

We named him Dexter






I actually went down the rabbit hole on this one because it was bothering me so much that I couldn't find a definite solution. I generally avoid lines of thought that include definitions like "clear" or "easy" because it makes room for error without even knowing it.

Maybe in another post I can show my work but after trying to figure it out mathematically, doing tons of PIO sims, and discussing the spot with my coach and other players, we came to the conclusion that the standard play is to x/c flop. But it comes super close in EV and in some scenarios it seems splitting at a frequency of max 50/50 is optimal, but that calls for some very specific scenarios and overall vs unknown players we should do better by check calling this spot.