Hi Guys / Gals -

I play as Crzytimes11 - PSMI, Crzytimes -BetMGM MI, crzytimes - ACR, and some rando on Ignition.

Decided to make my own thread to detail my casual journey. Used to play on Pokerstars back before April 14, 2011. I was a rakeback king and an awful player playing 25nl / 50nl full ring. Check out my post history from 10 years ago. I was bad. Probably still am.

Poker re-opened in my state a few months back and decided to give it a go again. I play mostly on PSMI, but a little bit here and there on BetMGMMI. Have a little cash on ACR as well....but don't play often over there yet.

Started off a $30 deposit on PSMI at the end of January / early February. Played 2nl / 5nl / 10nl and binked a couple small tournies to build my roll. Also was aggressively promo whoring all the new casino / sportsbook bonuses in my state. This helped build my poker roll and took a nice vacation to the USVI on their dime.

Started playing 30nl NLH 6max on a 80bi roll a few weeks ago. I used Alton Hardin's Crush the Microstakes / Essentials of Poker Math and RIO - From the Ground Up (Cash) to get refreshed on today's game. Have an RIO essential sub and am learning how to use GTO+ / Flopzilla Pro as well as Preflop + / Postflop + phone apps to help improve my game further.

Am gonna try to post a couple times a week and hope to improve

2nl / 5nl Graph stats


10nl stats


$5PKO Bink


30nl graph


My Pokerstars monkey...still have him


I didn't mention - purchased From the Ground UP PLO recently...so we'll see how long I keep my roll.

Welcome to the grind. It definitely sounds like you've invested a lot in your education.

Looking at your stats, they're a bit different than mine, but not too far off. I prefer a looser strategy. My VPIP/PFR are more in the 26/20 range. My 3-bet is around 9%. Playing a bit tighter is probably fine, but you'll probably want to up the 3-bet aggerssion at least a little. Your steal% is only 24%. I'd definitely look to open up OTB if you can. It's the most profitable position for a reason.

Your W$WSF is low. Mine is low too, but yours is lower even still. Some of this might be because there are more multiway pots at the penny stakes. I'm not sure what adjustments are right. Possibly you aren't bluffing enough, it's hard to tell. If you post some occasional hands in here, I can at least give you my thoughts.

I'll probably join you on MGM at some point this summer. At a bare minimum I want to take advantage of whatever first deposit bonuses they are offering. What are those like these days?

mate you are a nit

Thank you for the input! I have a lot of work to do still. I know that I'm a bit too passive and really need to work to be more aggressive. It's difficult when I'm on a heater to make adjustments as I'm winning money right now. Kind of the "if it ain't broke, don't mess with it" mentality, but I want to start making adjustments now as I start to mix in 50nl tables.

Here's my 25nl / 30nl stats. I didn't post them above...but they aren't too much more different than the previous limits.

Will definitely post some hands in here



BetMGM still has the 100% match 600 deposit bonus going on...but there are never many tables running. On a Friday night, there might be 4 tables of 25nl running while there is 15-20 tables of 30nl running on PSMI.

I know I'm a nit. Working on loosening it up, but the games are soft and I'm running hot. Totally working on it.

Yeah start using good ranges, can recommend GTOWizard's free ranges, select 50nl and be a tiny bit tigher to account for rake in your opening ranges and calling from bb

Continuing to sun run at 30nl so far. Still playing a bit nitty...last session was about 20.5/17.5 but I was able to be more aggressive though. Tonight's session shows in my redline. They are just so many limpers...i try to avoid iso'ing weak. Doesn't help I ran like the sun either over just shy of 1k hands.

There were a couple sticky 3bet pots...tomorrow morning I'm gonna dig through PT4 and find one or 2 to post.

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Absolutely played awful last night. Came home from the brewery and decided to fire up some tables. Fish and calling stations everywhere...I was ready to make money. Made a slight profit (mindblowing with the way I played), but a win is a win.

Punted 2 stacks when I couldn't find the fold button (maybe I'm a calling station too...). Been doing real well at folding when passive players show aggression (one of my previous faults)...maybe it was the beer last night...but whatever.

This hand - I knew villain hit the flush on the river and I knew I was beat. Called anyways.

PokerStars - $0.30 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 11.1 BB
SB: 246.3 BB
BB: 280.33 BB
UTG: 101.37 BB
Hero (CO): 103.53 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (7.5 BB, 3 players) 8 9 5
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 5.3 BB, SB calls 5.3 BB, BB calls 5.3 BB

Turn: (23.4 BB, 3 players) K
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 33.3 BB, SB calls 33.3 BB, fold

River: (90 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 85.5 BB, Hero calls 62.43 BB and is all-in

SB shows A 8 (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 5%, Turn 18%)
Hero shows 9 9 (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 67%, Flop 95%, Turn 82%)
SB wins 208.2 BB

Overfolding to aggression, especially when all the draws arrive, is still usually the correct play. Entitlement tilt in these spots is very common, and one we can also exploit to make a lot of money when the shoe is on the other foot. Although we won't be in this spot quite as often because calling the turn overbet is a pretty big mistake here.

Mixed in some 50nl tables with my 30nl tables last night. In true "shot taking" fashion, the cards spat on me. I way overplayed a couple of other hands as well. Just generally didn't play well after the first 3 set over sets. Will live to fight another day

I did get the contact info for a coach to get a database review done. Looking forward to that. Gonna try and get that done sometime soon.

50nl

• TT vs AA on an TA8 flop - 100bb
• 22 vs 33 on 253KQ board
• JJ vs A5

30nl

• JJ vs QQ on a JQ5 flop - 100bb
• 22 vs A4 on a 2AK board with a 53 runout.

50nl has been a bit rough to me. Not overly bad....but i've been set over set a few times....and tonight I got AA in pre 2x and lost them both. Ah well. Started using H2N...it's nice.....

Tonight's session was the first winning session since mixing in 50nl tables.

Tonight's session

https://i.imgur.com/kEZTt7v.jpg

So far still climbing in 30nl

https://i.imgur.com/Mep6owy.jpg

50nl is a bit ugly...ok redline though

https://i.imgur.com/imI6chp.jpg

Combined

https://i.imgur.com/8xwORp1.jpg

Fun hand from a couple days ago.

https://i.imgur.com/YE2be42.png

Yeah, you're definitely way too tight for 6max. Your WWSF/WTSD are low and aggression % is very, very low considering that you're starting with such a strong range. You have a huge range advantage over all your opponents basically always so you are allowed to be aggressive. I suspect you're not bluffing at all other than one and done c-bets?

I think calling turn is fine. You usually don't go folding high equity bluffcatchers.

This is definitely a weakness for me and something I'm working on. My aggression, or lack there of, needs improvement. I was looking to get into some coaching to help find spots to be more aggressive, but upon this person's request...I'm going to gather a larger hand sample first...and continue to work through studdying / training videos.


I appreciate your insight

Played a bit of 50nl blitz on ACR tonight. Scooped about 3buyins. It's definitely different poker on ACR vs PSMI.

Ran a bit hot at the end. Got crazy with a nut flush draw in a 3bet pot and hit. Def tried to be more aggressive and seemed to work out well.

Gotta keep studying and learning

https://i.imgur.com/1Lim7U4.jpg

Another decent 50nl session in the books. Run good is looking up again.

https://i.imgur.com/R422ocw.jpg

HeyThereHiThere - message me if you want to discuss hands <3

Lol is that the guy with the flanders avatar? I'm surprised I haven't seen him move up yet.

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Yeah, that's him. Seems to be a solid winner and an overall nice guy in chat. Commented how he's got all my stats from my 2p2 thread. Seemed annoyed that it was suggested that I need to loosen up and get more aggressive. Rumor has it, I may have flopped a couple sets on him in 3bet pots.

Very nice keep it up!

GL man. Impressive results so far, would think they're sustainable at that level on Stars MI.

We talked on discord, I sent you the contact info for that coach. Would rather you not out who I am on stars/party.

Thanks - I have a lot of work to do! Someday I'll be in the nosebleeds. I contacted the coach you referred me too. Cool person. My sample size is a bit small for his liking. Said there would only really be some good preflop analysis due to my sample size. I'm working through some course content on a training site right now and working on getting a more robust sample size over the summer. Sitting close to 30k hands in total. Going to get it up to 100k hands and message him again. He did allow me into his "group" so I can ask questions / post hands while I work on my volume.

June was fun. Was my biggest volume month this year at 26k hands. Would love to get the same amount in July, but have a couple weddings and such to go to. We'll see.

Yesterday's session was a bit swingy as I was down about $175....twice. Ground it back both times.

I don't think there was anything too crazy...lost KK vs AKs allin pre. Got the nut flush in against a set of 2's in a 600bb pot on the flop. Villian boated on river. That stung a bit. Played the hand incredibly poorly, even if I did get my money in good.

https://i.imgur.com/23Eullt.jpg

Month of June wasn't horrible on me....First 20kish hands are 30nl and then last 10k hands or so was at 50nl.

https://i.imgur.com/gYDtUc6.jpg

July is moving along ok so far. Has been a bit swingy, but it is what it is. Trying out some new stuff and generally trying to play better. 8k hands in...last night's session put me solidly in the positive for the month. Pretty sure "god mode" was activated on my account for the evening. Flopped way more sets than I should have, but I'll take it. Villains were happy to pay off last night as well.

July 9 session


Month of July so far


Getting in some live action at a home game that I hear gets pretty crazy tonight. Really looking forward to getting out of the house a bit.

Here's a hand that popped up tonight...chose to raise flop with flush draw / back door straight draw and continued my story on the turn....think this is a spot we choose to barrel river? I suppose I'm not really repping much as I didn't 3bet pre in a BvB spot.

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.25/$0.50 - 5 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

UTG: $13.07 (26 bb)
CO: $50.31 (101 bb)
BU: $60.63 (121 bb)
SB: $58.89 (118 bb)
BB (Hero): $158.54 (317 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with 4♣ Q♣
3 players fold, SB raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($3) 5♣ 6♦ A♣ (2 players)
SB bets $1.57, Hero raises to $5, SB calls $3.43

Turn: ($13) 2♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $9.25, SB calls $9.25

River: ($31.50) K♦ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero ???

July wasn't good to me

Honestly though - it was one really bad session on PartyPoker (of all places) that hurt my month. Really didn't play well and was pretty busy this month.

Did take advantage of several casino / sports bet promos that put me well into a net positive this month though.

August Goals
45k hands (want to clear roughly 2/3rds of the reload bonus
Positive winrate
Study, study and study
Continue to be incredibly polite to "slowhand9101". Guy tilts so hard.

Hired a proven coach and really am going to put some effort in this month to study / homework / piosolver.