Background:

Retired "pro", currently doing my last year at uni and haven't played any poker this year, but as I'm sure you guys can relate we love this game and always find our way back.
Historically very good winrates up to 200nl, mixed results in the 500-1k games.

How much am I up? About 3,50$

Now:

I found 75$ in my account and thought it would be nice to click some buttons again, and maybe start a little micro coaching project as I really enjoyed doing it about a year ago after I got a random request and turned a breakeven 10nl player into a 100nl crusher. And honestly, I enjoy doing the "bankroll challenge" thing from the bottom as well, + great way to gather some experience about the current Stars pool.

Will post some fun hands an random thought that come along on the road.

First session yesterday, started off with 4x zoom 5nl + netflix, maybe not the best focus but we'll get there!

After looking over the hands from my first session i was a bit upset with myself, sure it was the first session and it's kinda whatever, but I did a lot of dumb mistakes and payed off bunch of **** I shouldn't. So to punish myself I did something I think would be great for a lot of people, I forced myself to play one stake lower until I've had a session I feel good about.

Ohh god was it even harder to take the pots seriously at 2nl lol, but i found a solution!

"Show stack as BB" instead of $$
I never used this setting before really, and I hate when streamers use it as it removes a big part of funness/exitement (as a viewer) imo. But honestly, it help me instantly to focus on the game and fight for every BB like you should and playing got fun even at 2nl. Should probably get some volume in at every stake while I'm at it anyways, to find the exploits for each level.

Do you guys use it? Probably great for taking shots at higher stakes than you usually play as well.

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Random thing, I never listened to rock growing up and thought I didn't like it much. But I started exploring like a week ago and there's some great stuff out there, shocker right?
One of the favorites so far: Blood Brothers, Papa Roach - https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ll44...e6ca4e6a2f44c2

Feel free to send me playlists or songs you think I might like.

yesterday

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why are you retired ? should be a interesting question.

Hey, well doing this mostly for the last 10 years has been both fun as f*** and tireing. Last year pushing hard playing 500-1knl$ while at university didnt do me any good, lets just say I didn't complete many of my courses so I felt I had to make a change and go back to stress free living

Playing this now is just for fun, instead of playing more computer games / watch netflix

Couple hands from today

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

Hero (BTN): $5.14 (102.8 bb)
SB: $5.64 (112.8 bb)
BB: $4.47 (89.4 bb)
UTG: $1.60 (32 bb)
MP: $5.00 (100 bb)
CO: $7.97 (159.4 bb)

SB posts $0.02, BB posts $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 5 5
2 folds, CO raises to $0.15, Hero calls $0.15, fold, BB raises to $0.55, fold, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.27, 2 players) 4 Q 3
BB bets $0.61, Hero calls $0.61

Turn: ($2.49, 2 players) T
BB bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75

River: ($3.99, 2 players) 7
BB bets $2.56 and is all-in, Hero calls $2.56

Results: $9.11 pot ($0.38 rake)
Final Board: 4 Q 3 T 7

BB shows A K: (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 45%, Flop 29%, Turn 23%)

Hero shows 5 5: (One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 55%, Flop 71%, Turn 77%)

Hero wins $8.73

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $5.63 (112.6 bb)
Hero (SB): $5.42 (108.4 bb)
BB: $6.72 (134.4 bb)
UTG: $29.60 (592 bb)
MP: $17.81 (356.2 bb)
CO: $5.00 (100 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has J Q
2 folds, CO raises to $0.15, fold, Hero raises to $0.60, fold, CO calls $0.45

Flop: ($1.25, 2 players) 5 K 9
Hero bets $0.60, CO calls $0.60

Turn: ($2.45, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, CO bets $1.06, Hero raises to $4.22 and is all-in, CO calls $2.74 and is all-in

River: ($10.05, 2 players) 3

Results: $10.05 pot ($0.42 rake)
Final Board: 5 K 9 6 3

Hero shows J Q: (High Card, King)
(Pre 63%, Flop 78%, Turn 27%)

CO shows 7 8: (Straight, Nine High)
(Pre 37%, Flop 22%, Turn 73%)

CO wins $9.63

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $9.63 (192.6 bb)
SB: $5.66 (113.2 bb)
BB: $5.55 (111 bb)
UTG: $8.97 (179.4 bb)
Hero (MP): $5.63 (112.6 bb)
CO: $6.05 (121 bb)

SB posts $0.02, BB posts $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has Q J
fold, Hero raises to $0.12, 3 folds, BB calls $0.07

Flop: ($0.26, 2 players) 3 9 T
BB checks, Hero bets $0.15, BB calls $0.15

Turn: ($0.56, 2 players) 4
BB checks, Hero bets $0.77, BB calls $0.77

River: ($2.10, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero bets $4.59 and is all-in, fold

Results: $2.10 pot ($0.09 rake)
Final Board: 3 9 T 4 6

Hero wins $2.01

This is some real music

We have evolved to 10z, so much more fun

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $10.39 (103.9 bb)
SB: $12.44 (124.4 bb)
BB: $7.96 (79.6 bb)
Hero (UTG): $10.02 (100.2 bb)
MP: $10.09 (100.9 bb)
CO: $17.74 (177.4 bb)

SB posts $0.05, BB posts $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 8 7
Hero raises to $0.24, 4 folds, BB calls $0.14

Flop: ($0.53, 2 players) K Q J
BB checks, Hero bets $0.26, BB calls $0.26

Turn: ($1.05, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero bets $0.33, BB calls $0.33

River: ($1.71, 2 players) 2
BB checks, Hero bets $2.40, BB calls $2.40

Results: $6.51 pot ($0.29 rake)
Final Board: K Q J 6 2

Hero shows 8 7: (Flush, King High)
(Pre 42%, Flop 37%, Turn 100%)

BB mucks A K: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 58%, Flop 63%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins $6.22
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PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $11.15 (111.5 bb)
Hero (SB): $11.16 (111.6 bb)
BB: $3.63 (36.3 bb)
UTG: $11.65 (116.5 bb)
MP: $10.00 (100 bb)
CO: $10.00 (100 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has T Q
fold, MP raises to $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.10, fold, MP calls $0.85

Flop: ($2.30, 2 players) 8 A 9
Hero bets $0.73, MP calls $0.73

Turn: ($3.76, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, MP bets $2.30, Hero calls $2.30

River: ($8.36, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, MP bets $5.87 and is all-in, Hero calls $5.87

Results: $20.10 pot ($0.90 rake)
Final Board: 8 A 9 2 5

MP shows 9 T: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 31%, Flop 45%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows T Q: (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 69%, Flop 55%, Turn 100%)

Hero wins $19.20
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PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $19.41 (194.1 bb)
SB: $10.29 (102.9 bb)
BB: $20.68 (206.8 bb)
UTG: $10.28 (102.8 bb)
MP: $11.12 (111.2 bb)
Hero (CO): $10.00 (100 bb)

SB posts $0.05, BB posts $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has T Q
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.24, BTN raises to $0.90, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.66

Flop: ($1.95, 2 players) 8 3 9
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.93, Hero calls $0.93

Turn: ($3.81, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.10, Hero raises to $8.17 and is all-in, BTN calls $6.07

River: ($20.15, 2 players) 9

Results: $20.15 pot ($0.91 rake)
Final Board: 8 3 9 4 9

Hero shows T Q: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 37%, Flop 32%, Turn 34%)

BTN shows T T: (Two Pair, Tens and Nines)
(Pre 63%, Flop 68%, Turn 66%)

BTN wins $19.24

Today I actually prepared myself before the session, looking at some ranges for the first time in forever and ran some sims.
Warming up my mind drastically changed my thinking while playing and I even had a manual notepad (pen and paper ) writing notes about my mistakes or pool tendencies I pick up on.
A+ for my effort today

GN!

That hand where the guy bluffed T9s into your turned flush is super savage, surprised anyone at 10nl is playing hands like that :d!

Keep crushing, fun hands. Redline gang.

Solid, GL GL!

already finished 2z? 5z?

Haha yeah but I've seen some weird as spewing in the pool so far so it looks promising. Will do!

Thx!

Not finished with anything but 2z/5z was a bit too boring and it hardly even looks like poker, but I'll throw in some sessions of it too, but I think there's more value in showing how hard 10z/25z can be crushed, hopefully

Finally made it to my daily "free time" so now it's a Pio session followed by 10z, I love it!

#preworkout


PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $10.00 (100 bb)
Hero (SB): $12.81 (128.1 bb)
BB: $10.52 (105.2 bb)
UTG: $10.37 (103.7 bb)
MP: $20.91 (209.1 bb)
CO: $10.48 (104.8 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 8 8
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.25, Hero raises to $1.10, fold, BTN calls $0.85

Flop: ($2.30, 2 players) 8 9 4
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.99, Hero calls $0.99

Turn: ($4.28, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.40, Hero raises to $10.72 and is all-in, BTN calls $5.51 and is all-in

River: ($20.10, 2 players) K

Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: ($20.10, 2 players) J

Results: $20.10 pot ($0.00 rake)
Final Board: 8 9 4 5 K J

Hero shows 8 8: (Three of a Kind, Eights)
Board #1 : (Pre 81%, Flop 85%, Turn 91%)
(Three of a Kind, Eights)
Board #2 : (Pre 80%, Flop 84%, Turn 91%)

BTN shows 6 5: (One Pair, Fives)
Board #1 : (Pre 19%, Flop 15%, Turn 9%)
(One Pair, Fives)
Board #2 : (Pre 20%, Flop 16%, Turn 9%)

Hero wins $9.60
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PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $10.56 (105.6 bb)
SB: $12.67 (126.7 bb)
BB: $10.47 (104.7 bb)
UTG: $29.41 (294.1 bb)
MP: $10.69 (106.9 bb)
Hero (CO): $10.00 (100 bb)

SB posts $0.05, BB posts $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Q J
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.24, 2 folds, BB raises to $1.15, Hero calls $0.91

Flop: ($2.35, 2 players) 4 7 2
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.35, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets $1.68, BB calls $1.68

River: ($5.71, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero bets $7.17 and is all-in, BB calls $7.17

Results: $20.05 pot ($0.90 rake)
Final Board: 4 7 2 K 6

Hero shows Q J: (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 16%, Flop 36%, Turn 20%)

BB shows Q Q: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 84%, Flop 64%, Turn 80%)

Hero wins $19.15

Strange way of playing by op :P

RIP... I'm getting completely butchered today haha, just ugly ugly turns and rivers, what to do

I'll go thru it more tomorrow but dont't feel like I changed anything, just couldn't win a hand.

green is results? you have 40 br to go, feels like a good job
downswing not broke

What? I've been winning every other day so not sure I'll call a 4bi drop a downswing

Just a little annoyed by the redline haha, but sometimes you just have to fold fold fold the rivers, in hindsight I should have folded even more as they had the nuts every time xd

Am I understanding your PIO image correctly, in that calling with a club in your hand is +EV in two instances but -EV in the other? I'm curious why that would be the case.

If he would call me with QQ with a club it would be + EV, him calling without a club is -EV, loosing 11,6bb on average. It's becouse having a club reduces the amount of flushes I can have in my jamming range. Does that makes sense?

It does, but why would holding the Qd (with the Qc) be worse than holding the heart or spade? I've never used PIO, but I'm assuming that the 3.3 and 5.8 against QQsc and QQhc means they are +EV calls and the -6.6 against QQdc means it is -EV? They all hold a club blocker so wouldn't they all be +EV calls?

I haven't deep dived that far into this hand, those small little nuances can be hard to understand. But I think having a diamond Q is bad becouse it blockes some of the Qx missed backdoor flush combos that i could have as bluffs here. Writing while playing so I'm not sure but it's usually something like that :P

What to do when down and beaten?

You crank up the solver settings to 300% and just go! Felt really good about my game today, clearly a lot of calibrating left to do, it has been so long since I played last so I'm a bit lost but finally felt like I was playing towords my normal style today, sick run will come soon

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $10.01 (100.1 bb)
SB: $11.05 (110.5 bb)
Hero (BB): $10.71 (107.1 bb)
UTG: $11.16 (111.6 bb)
MP: $14.15 (141.5 bb)
CO: $11.46 (114.6 bb)

SB posts $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 6 4
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.25, fold, Hero raises to $1.10, BTN calls $0.85

Flop: ($2.25, 2 players) A 4 9
Hero bets $0.71, BTN calls $0.71

Turn: ($3.67, 2 players) 2
Hero bets $1.50, BTN calls $1.50

River: ($6.67, 2 players) 3
Hero bets $7.40 and is all-in, fold

Results: $6.67 pot ($0.30 rake)
Final Board: A 4 9 2 3

Hero wins $6.37

A little loosy goosy preflop but I like post

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $19.06 (190.6 bb)
SB: $12.07 (120.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $10.00 (100 bb)
UTG: $10.00 (100 bb)
MP: $10.14 (101.4 bb)
CO: $11.73 (117.3 bb)

SB posts $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 9 K
2 folds, CO raises to $0.30, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.20, CO calls $0.90

Flop: ($2.45, 2 players) 8 3 T
Hero bets $1.17, CO calls $1.17

Turn: ($4.79, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, CO bets $1.51, Hero raises to $7.63 and is all-in, CO calls $6.12

River: ($20.05, 2 players) 3

Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: ($20.05, 2 players) 8

Results: $20.05 pot ($0.00 rake)
Final Board: 8 3 T 7 3 8

Hero shows 9 K: (One Pair, Threes)
Board #1 : (Pre 31%, Flop 7%, Turn 18%)
(One Pair, Eights)
Board #2 : (Pre 32%, Flop 8%, Turn 19%)

CO shows T T: (Full House, Tens full of Threes)
Board #1 : (Pre 69%, Flop 93%, Turn 82%)
(Full House, Tens full of Eights)
Board #2 : (Pre 68%, Flop 92%, Turn 81%)

CO wins $9.57

Btw guys, have you seen anyone post a crushing result of 10z stars over like 100k hands or something in recent years?
Please post if you find it, would be fun to see what ppl have achived

Keep on cranking those solver settings!

I think if these guys exist, they are too busy to publish their results because they need to constantly press the "fast fold" button

Depends of what crushing means. 10bb is perfectly achievable imo, even with the rake.

Although you would have to overfold a lot on the river vs regs since population doesn't bluff.

Doubt anyone who is beating 10bb ev there is staying there for 100k hands.

True ofc, but as 100k hands goes fast some sicko should have done it :P

Yeah folding rivers is something I have to start doing more in big pots, had a river call efficiency of 0.4 yesterday haha

Whats the name of that pay site where you can see who has the highest winrate this year on every stake btw?

Off to a good start

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $8.04 (80.4 bb)
SB: $22.90 (229 bb)
Hero (BB): $10.00 (100 bb)
UTG: $10.00 (100 bb)
MP: $10.91 (109.1 bb)
CO: $12.30 (123 bb)

SB posts $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has J J
fold, MP calls $0.10, 2 folds, SB raises to $0.50, Hero raises to $1.50, MP calls $1.40, SB calls $1.00

Flop: ($4.50, 3 players) A A J
SB checks, Hero bets $0.99, MP calls $0.99, SB calls $0.99

Turn: ($7.47, 3 players) 9
SB checks, Hero bets $1.64, MP raises to $6.85, SB raises to $12.06, Hero calls $5.87 and is all-in, MP calls $1.57 and is all-in

River: ($31.82, 3 players) 6

Results: $31.82 pot ($0.00 rake)
Final Board: A A J 9 6

SB shows A Q: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
Main Pot: [$30.00]: (Pre 38%, Flop 24%, Turn 17%)
Side Pot: [$1.82]: (Pre 65%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)

MP shows T J: (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
Main Pot: [$30.00]: (Pre 35%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot: [$1.82]: (Pre 35%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows J J: (Full House, Jacks full of Aces)
Main Pot: [$30.00]: (Pre 100%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)

SB wins $1.74
Hero wins $28.65