Here’s my old blog.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...64/?highlight=


Cliffs:

• Rec, OMC (60), PStars.
• Want to win (otherwise, what’s the point?).
• Five years bumming around online, not trying very hard – mostly STT/MTT
• Started studying cash properly 2016.

Goal

Be confident that I can beat 50nl (in EV terms) 6 max reg speed by April 2017. Or go busto trying.

What else?

I don’t like Zoom, but if you see any 5nlz hands it will be because I use it as a training/study platform. I’ll explain how, if I post any training hands.

Why would you want to read this…hopefully it will be fun. Unlike my last blog there will be more hands and less strat.

It will be almost all exploitive (but trust me, I get that GTO stuff), so there will be plenty of spew to take a pot at.

I’m all about low volume, so you won’t see any graphs…But I’ll post my bankroll for tracking.

All aboard the banterbus.

GL sir you got this

50nl :O super jealous of you always wanted to reach SSNL on stars

26 Buy In's

Versus 4 tabling very poor reg, my image tight/nitty

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

MP: $39.75 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 10, 3B: 0, AF: 1.5, Hands: 42
CO: $15.37 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 13, 3B: 12, AF: 1.7, Hands: 45
BTN: $51.53 - VPIP: 37, PFR: 20, 3B: 0, AF: 4.0, Hands: 30
SB: $53.78 - VPIP: 28, PFR: 22, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 36
Hero (BB): $50.00
UTG: $55.47 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 16, 3B: 8, AF: 4.7, Hands: 129

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with T K
1 fold, MP raises to $1.50, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4.75) 9 Q J (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, BTN bets $3.00, Hero raises to $7, MP calls $7, BTN calls $4

Turn: ($25.75) 8 (3 players)
Hero bets $19.07, MP folds, BTN raises to $43.03, Hero calls $22.43 all in

River: ($108.75) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)



Wanna see some spew?

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

CO: $50.00 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 14, 3B: 0, AF: 3.0, Hands: 43
BTN: $63.22 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 16, 3B: 10, AF: 1.0, Hands: 51
SB: $56.42 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 6, AF: 3.5, Hands: 311
Hero (BB): $50.75
UTG: $59.70 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 32

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with A Q
2 folds, BTN raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, BTN calls $4.25

Flop: ($11.25) 8 4 J (2 players)
Hero bets $5.66, BTN calls $5.66

Turn: ($22.57) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $11.36, BTN calls $11.36

River: ($45.29) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks



Wanna see it again?

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

SB: $92.36 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 21, 3B: 10, AF: 11.0, Hands: 81
BB: $50.00 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 6
UTG: $53.24 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 18, 3B: 10, AF: 1.8, Hands: 322
MP: $53.58 - VPIP: 15, PFR: 8, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 52
CO: $50.00 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 18, 3B: 15, AF: 7.0, Hands: 40
Hero (BTN): $80.93

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with A Q
UTG raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4.25, 2 folds, UTG calls $2.75

Flop: ($9.25) 7 2 3 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $4.65, UTG calls $4.65

Turn: ($18.55) K (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $9.33, UTG calls $9.33

River: ($37.21) 2 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks



Fun hand versus Reg.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

CO: $52.85 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 21, 3B: 10, AF: 1.5, Hands: 356
BTN: $61.41 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 12, 3B: 14, AF: 0.7, Hands: 49
Hero (SB): $50.00 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.2, Hands: 19763
BB: $50.00 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 18, 3B: 4, AF: 1.4, Hands: 161
UTG: $50.00 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 24, 3B: 8, AF: 0.0, Hands: 37
MP: $30.02 - VPIP: 31, PFR: 5, 3B: 10, AF: 4.5, Hands: 42

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with A A
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, BTN raises to $4.50, Hero raises to $9.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $5

Flop: ($21.00) 7 A 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $12.76, BTN calls $12.76

Turn: ($46.52) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $27.74, BTN calls $27.74

River: ($102.00) Q (2 players)



Versus fish

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

UTG: $34.42 - VPIP: 43, PFR: 27, 3B: 11, AF: 2.4, Hands: 95
Hero (MP): $61.66
CO: $52.50 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 20, 3B: 11, AF: 1.5, Hands: 25
BTN: $106.96 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 12, 3B: 0, AF: 0.6, Hands: 65
SB: $107.82 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 6, AF: 3.5, Hands: 311
BB: $50.00 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 18, 3B: 8, AF: 0.9, Hands: 126

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with Q Q
UTG raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, UTG calls $2.50

Flop: ($8.75) 7 3 9 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $4.40, UTG calls $4.40

Turn: ($17.55) 5 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $9.00, UTG calls $9

River: ($35.55) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks



versus fish...when your pf 3bet size just ain't making it...and your Ritalin wears out just as the river drops.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (CO): $50.00
BTN: $52.27 - VPIP: 47, PFR: 33, 3B: 14, AF: 1.4, Hands: 36
SB: $52.86 - VPIP: 28, PFR: 24, 3B: 13, AF: 1.5, Hands: 68
BB: $56.89 - VPIP: 64, PFR: 36, 3B: 40, AF: 1.3, Hands: 11
UTG: $50.00 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 17, 3B: 3, AF: 6.7, Hands: 72
MP: $50.50 - VPIP: 19, PFR: 19, 3B: 14, AF: 0.0, Hands: 26

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with 6 6
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.35, 2 folds, BB raises to $3.70, Hero calls $2.35

Flop: ($7.65) 5 6 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($7.65) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $5.00, Hero calls $5

River: ($17.65) K (2 players)
BB bets $48.19, Hero calls $41.30 all in



Versus Reg

When hero plays like a boss and was gonna bluff a lot of rivers anyway.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BB: $93.09 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 21, 3B: 10, AF: 11.0, Hands: 81
UTG: $28.77 - VPIP: 31, PFR: 5, 3B: 10, AF: 4.5, Hands: 42
CO: $59.05 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 18, 3B: 10, AF: 1.8, Hands: 322
BTN: $53.08 - VPIP: 15, PFR: 8, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 52
Hero (SB): $62.23

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with K Q
1 fold, CO raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, 1 fold, CO calls $4

Flop: ($11.50) J 5 T (2 players)
Hero bets $5.50, CO calls $5.50

Turn: ($22.50) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $11.33, CO calls $11.33

River: ($45.16) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $17.00, CO folds

GG GG GG

You still playing live?

Yup, tbh i wanted to put in 100k hand samples @ micros to move up to SSNL but i don't think i have enuf time to do so so i just said well i'll put in a lot of live volume in mean time.

*Boards the banterbus* /subbed

Hey Arty

NSFW cus of violence:

https://youtu.be/qa_wLyGdLX4

Subbed. Good luck.

sup Bob?

No fish online....let the people decide

villain 1 = sunfishgoldenballs
villain 2 = tiltingwhalespew
villain 3 = justanotherreg

1030 Hero is happy

Villain 1 has set, villain 2 has bus tickets (and the buses are on strike)

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BB: $43.07 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 19, 3B: 10, AF: 1.6, Hands: 52
UTG: $49.25 - VPIP: 35, PFR: 30, 3B: 20, AF: 0.8, Hands: 46
Hero (CO): $50.00
BTN: $68.13 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 16, 3B: 18, AF: 0.0, Hands: 44
SB: $87.23 - VPIP: 44, PFR: 31, 3B: 17, AF: 3.5, Hands: 16

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with 8 J sigh fold
3 folds, SB raises to $1, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.00) J 3 2 (2 players)
SB checks, BB bets $1.00, SB calls $1

Turn: ($4.00) Q (2 players)
SB checks, BB bets $2.00, SB raises to $4, BB calls $2

River: ($12.00) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $11.50, BB raises to $23, SB raises to $80.50, BB calls $14.07 all in



1036 Hero is excited

Villain 1 has flush, villain 2 has tickets for Stoke versus Hull and it's raining.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

SB: $84.85 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 19, 3B: 10, AF: 1.6, Hands: 52
BB: $50.91 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 24, 3B: 8, AF: 2.5, Hands: 37
UTG: $49.25 - VPIP: 35, PFR: 30, 3B: 20, AF: 0.8, Hands: 46
Hero (MP): $50.00
CO: $68.13 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 16, 3B: 18, AF: 0.0, Hands: 44
BTN: $45.88 - VPIP: 44, PFR: 31, 3B: 17, AF: 3.5, Hands: 16

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with 6 4 heavy sigh fold
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($3.50) J 3 T (2 players)
SB checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($3.50) 6 (2 players)
SB checks, BTN bets $1.50, SB raises to $3, BTN calls $1.50

River: ($9.50) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $9.00, BTN raises to $41.38, SB calls $32.38



1050

Whaletilt is busted and leaves...nooooo don't go mate, its only a game...ccooommeee baaaackk plleaasse

Hero is frustrated

Villain 1 has set, Villain 3...no bro we feel your pain, but don't, just don't.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $125.50 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 19, 3B: 10, AF: 1.6, Hands: 52
SB: $50.25 - VPIP: 10, PFR: 10, 3B: 33, AF: 1.0, Hands: 10
BB: $53.70 - VPIP: 35, PFR: 30, 3B: 20, AF: 0.8, Hands: 46
Hero (UTG): $65.93
MP: $69.82 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 16, 3B: 18, AF: 0.0, Hands: 44
CO: $50.00 - VPIP: 19, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 27

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with 3 K yells FFS fold
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, SB raises to $5, 1 fold, BTN calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.50) Q 2 T (2 players)
SB checks, BTN bets $5.00, SB raises to $17.98, BTN raises to $120.50, SB calls $27.27 all in

Turn: ($101.00) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($101.00) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)



Sunfishsun checks out and heads to BQ to start a thread bout turning pro. (50 hands 497bb/100)

1051

Hero sobs gently into his coffee

...later

Battle of the bluffs versus a reg.


Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $50.50 - VPIP: 28, PFR: 22, 3B: 16, AF: 1.7, Hands: 81
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $51.25 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 16, 3B: 13, AF: 2.0, Hands: 19
UTG: $58.08 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 20, 3B: 11, AF: 1.8, Hands: 399
CO: $38.50 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 2.3, Hands: 64

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with T J
UTG raises to $1.50, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.50, Hero calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.00) K 9 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3.00, BTN folds, Hero raises to $8, UTG calls $5

Turn: ($21.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $10.57, UTG calls $10.57

River: ($42.14) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $29.93, UTG calls $29.93




Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 3 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $53.06
SB: $50.50 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 20, 3B: 3, AF: 2.7, Hands: 110
BB: $136.05 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 20, 3B: 11, AF: 1.8, Hands: 399

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with 8 9
Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 9 3 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.36, BB raises to $4, Hero raises to $10, BB calls $6

Turn: ($22.25) A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($22.25) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $14.50, Hero calls $14.50



I win coz he tanked his whole timebank and I snapped it...and my chat was better

lol I'm chatting now #gamechanger

"sup Bob?"

Chillin man. Coffee + cigs + 2+2 = happy.

Notes to Self:

Proviso



Playing 3bets pots post flop OOP against proper regs is as much fun as ****ing a plastic hedgehog.

Ergo

Preflop

[x] Make your calling component very small.
[x] Mainly defend by 4bet with your values and your best bluffers (based on blockers).
[x] Don’t over defend – find the fold btn.

Post flop

[x] Attack (mostly by x/r flop) with OVP, and better, and medium draws. [very strong draws will likely have pots odds to call one street - or written another way, realise your equity street by street when you have the odds/outs to do so].
[x] Don’t float underpairs…it’s a station spew fest – find the fold btn.

You can use all the Flopzilla you want, calling 3 barrels with bluff catchers versus proper regs is dropping your kecks, bending over and yelling “take me now”. Proper regs just don’t barrel off with overs with anything like the frequency we need to make calling down with our underpairs (or worse) profitable.

ergo, what does this mean for floating and not making ourselves (too) exploitable?


[x] OOP overfold to regs opening big from EP
[x] OOP play very small pots, with very good pot odds.
[x] OOP post flop DON’T OVER VALUE IMPLIED ODDS – THESE GUYS DON’T PAY OUT.
[x] And for the same reason be prepared to SP all the way if you flop gin. Also cos your OOP raises will be sooooo unbalanced.
[x] If you find you are playing propers regs OOP at high frequency – give yourself a **** ing slap.
[x] Balance (protect) your checking and calling ranges OOP & IP.
[x] Be unbalanced in your defence IP/OOP (overfold OOP, underfold IP).

BTW



Capped ranges are HUUUUGE!

Be the guy who:

[x] Does not cap his range (often).
[x] Knows insta fist pump when villain caps his range.
[x] Know the right thing to do when villain caps his range.
[x] Know that playing a proper reg OOP when your range is capped and his range is not deserves a punch in the face and kick in the nuts.

Written this because I need to plug leaks pronto...will post any hand that I spots that infringes the above, for suitable punishment.

Gl, think I've seen you on stars sometimes even though we don't play similar stakes? Maybe spins?

Not sure why you checked the river in that AQ vs AK hand. You arent really repping anything other than some super strong AJ+, and would any of those hands check back a blank like that on the river? Personally I would cbet flop with that backdoor flush draw but then check turn unimproved and just give up. If you are in fact going to bet the turn with air then you have to bet the river since villain is supposed to have a pair here and we cant win.

Hey Labax, cheers, do you have a PGC?

Probably not me, I've only ever played a few spins at $1 just to see what they are about. My Stars SN is not (yet) outed (it's not FB anything like) as far as I know.

I play the Sunday Storm and a few other MTTs every now and again??

100% sir. I'm on it. Cheers.

Keep in mind this does not mean to bluff every river when we know we're beat. I see some people use that classic line "i had to bluff, only way I could win" when it was obvious their opponent was never folding. Dont just bluff because it's the only way to win, bluff when you have no showdown value but look like you do. You 3bet preflop and bet all 3 streets on a dry board and you look like you want to get called, this is a convincing story.

Wanted to post a few hands from my final session of 2016, but it was a borefest...20bb the biggest pot I was in 4 hours...wtf

24 buyins, going into 2017.

Seasons greeting everybody and rungood in 2017.

So, post the annual bloatfest, to get back inta it, I’ll need a wee 5nlz warm up sesh.

Here’s how I use 5nlz for training. It’s kinda like pro sports teams use practice squads – good enough to give you a game, but not costing too much moniez.
There’s plenty of joe average regs at 5nlz.

Primarily I’m using 5nlz to talk though my reading perception, so that to that end, I’m often wanting to see what villain has.

Accordingly, I’ll adjust my play on the river to maximise my chance of seeing villain’s cards, not to maximise EV.

However, to make sure I’m not cheating myself, I’ll say the proper EV play out loud first.

For example, let’s say I have TP, oop, on a semi-dry runout, and put villain mostly on underpairs and missed draws.

Out loud I’m gonna say…

“I’d b/f this for value from his underpairs”

But in training mode, I’d often x/c it to guarantee showdown to confirm/deny my read.

Get the drift.

PS Doesn't always happen that way...game flow innit.

Put him on AA/KK as soon as he tank calls my donk, in training mode should be just calling turn, but nae worries. Not sure if I donk this spot for real...kinda interesting.

Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $5.00 - VPIP: 29, PFR: 29, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 14
Hero (SB): $5.00 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.1, Hands: 23066
BB: $5.43 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 15, 3B: 3, AF: 0.4, Hands: 101
UTG: $7.25 - VPIP: 30, PFR: 19, 3B: 0, AF: 16.0, Hands: 125
MP: $6.30 - VPIP: 8, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 13
CO: $5.73 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 7, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 14

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with Q Q
2 folds, CO raises to $0.12, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.40, 1 fold, CO raises to $0.95, Hero calls $0.55

Flop: ($1.95) 8 9 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.05, CO calls $1.05

Turn: ($4.05) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.00, CO calls $3

River: ($10.05) 9 (2 players)



Easy fold river for real. He has flush all day every day.

Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $6.04 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 20, 3B: 33, AF: 0.0, Hands: 5
SB: $5.00 - VPIP: 9, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 11
BB: $5.05 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 13, 3B: 0, AF: 1.5, Hands: 8
Hero (UTG): $5.40 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.1, Hands: 23066
MP: $5.02 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 13, 3B: 8, AF: 1.0, Hands: 75
CO: $5.00 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 23, 3B: 33, AF: 1.3, Hands: 13

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with 6 6
Hero raises to $0.13, 4 folds, BB calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.28) J 4 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.21, BB calls $0.21

Turn: ($0.70) 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.52, BB raises to $1.41, Hero calls $0.89

River: ($3.52) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $3.30, Hero calls $3.30



Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

I smell B/S. Wish I could pull this off at 50nl

BTN: $12.53 - VPIP: 50, PFR: 50, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 2
SB: $9.82 - VPIP: 100, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 1
Hero (BB): $8.02 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.1, Hands: 23066
UTG: $5.38 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 25, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 4
MP: $10.31 - VPIP: 16, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 3.5, Hands: 116
CO: $11.22 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 3

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with A T
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.12, SB calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.65, 1 fold, SB calls $0.53

Flop: ($1.42) 5 J 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.06, SB raises to $2.50, Hero raises to $7.37, SB folds



Villain takes a fishy line and faces up his weak holding. For real I bet the river about half pot.

Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $5.00 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 9, AF: 7.0, Hands: 108
SB: $5.40 - VPIP: 100, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 1
BB: $5.34 - VPIP: 19, PFR: 17, 3B: 11, AF: 3.0, Hands: 141
UTG: $5.39 - VPIP: 29, PFR: 29, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 14
Hero (MP): $5.11 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.1, Hands: 23066
CO: $4.40 - VPIP: 33, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 6

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with K A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.13, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.13, SB calls $0.11, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.44) 6 9 A (3 players)
SB bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, BTN folds

Turn: ($0.84) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $0.40, Hero calls $0.40

River: ($1.64) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks



Put villain on mostly Ax. Hand plays itself.

Poker Stars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $4.86 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 3
SB: $4.64 - VPIP: 100, PFR: 100, 3B: 100, AF: 0.5, Hands: 1
BB: $4.76 - VPIP: 33, PFR: 17, 3B: 0, AF: 1.5, Hands: 24
UTG: $5.00 - VPIP: 17, PFR: 10, 3B: 4, AF: 0.7, Hands: 161
Hero (MP): $5.00 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 18, 3B: 6, AF: 2.1, Hands: 23066
CO: $9.77 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 14, 3B: 0, AF: 1.2, Hands: 116

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with K A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.13, 2 folds, SB raises to $0.38, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.80, SB calls $0.42

Flop: ($1.65) 7 A 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.84, SB calls $0.84

Turn: ($3.33) K (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.69, SB calls $1.69

River: ($6.71) Q (2 players)
SB bets $1.31, Hero calls $1.31



Onwards to the real stuff.

Some hands purely to keep the thread alive. Not many interesting hands at the mo, so some coolers inc just for giggles.

Villain trending towards tardy fishy

Thought I bossed it...KQo is 4bet bluff for me, but versus this villain it's kinda an option play.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

UTG: $41.81 - VPIP: 38, PFR: 24, 3B: 7, AF: 3.1, Hands: 72
MP: $51.36 - VPIP: 12, PFR: 12, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 25
CO: $50.75 - VPIP: 33, PFR: 22, 3B: 33, AF: 1.0, Hands: 18
Hero (BTN): $53.64
SB: $59.21 - VPIP: 33, PFR: 21, 3B: 15, AF: 1.8, Hands: 39
BB: $50.75 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 25, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 20

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with Q K
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $3.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $7.50, SB calls $4

Flop: ($15.50) Q 7 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7.80, SB calls $7.80

Turn: ($31.10) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($31.10) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $29.54, Hero raises to $38.34, SB calls $8.80



Thought we don't s/o pre with QQ no more. Continuation ranges innit. (villain should have me on pretty tight range).

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BB: $50.00 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 15, 3B: 8, AF: 2.0, Hands: 145
UTG: $21.04 - VPIP: 49, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 80
MP: $54.72 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 21, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 34
CO: $55.74 - VPIP: 29, PFR: 23, 3B: 12, AF: 2.5, Hands: 154
Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $53.90 - VPIP: 16, PFR: 11, 3B: 3, AF: 2.1, Hands: 380

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with K K
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, CO raises to $9.50, Hero raises to $19.50, CO raises to $55.74, Hero calls $30.50 all in

Flop: ($100.75) 6 7 A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($100.75) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($100.75) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)



Yawn

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

SB: $50.00 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 15, 3B: 6, AF: 6.0, Hands: 190
Hero (BB): $50.75 -
UTG: $61.19 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 24, 3B: 16, AF: 1.8, Hands: 197
CO: $48.56 - VPIP: 51, PFR: 12, 3B: 0, AF: 1.3, Hands: 144
BTN: $28.60 - VPIP: 37, PFR: 16, 3B: 14, AF: 4.0, Hands: 19

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with K A
2 folds, BTN calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN raises to $2.50, Hero raises to $50.75, BTN calls $26.10 all in

Flop: ($57.45) A 6 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($57.45) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($57.45) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)



Show me your 8x sweetcheeks...there it is

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

MP: $96.70 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 19, 3B: 6, AF: 2.2, Hands: 119
CO: $91.44 - VPIP: 64, PFR: 26, 3B: 11, AF: 3.5, Hands: 90
BTN: $50.00 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 14, 3B: 5, AF: 1.5, Hands: 99
Hero (SB): $52.72
BB: $49.44 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 13, 3B: 13, AF: 3.5, Hands: 61
UTG: $74.66 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 25, 3B: 13, AF: 4.2, Hands: 284

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with J J
UTG raises to $1.50, 1 fold, CO calls $1.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.00) 3 8 2 (3 players)
Hero bets $3.04, UTG folds, CO calls $3.04

Turn: ($11.08) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $5.58, CO calls $5.58

River: ($22.24) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.87, CO calls $8.87



Pretty rare sort of hand. What do they have? (did a bit of chatting in this hand - a new departure for me)

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (SB): $52.81
BB: $86.32 - VPIP: 68, PFR: 30, 3B: 17, AF: 1.2, Hands: 87
UTG: $60.14 - VPIP: 17, PFR: 11, 3B: 2, AF: 1.6, Hands: 119
MP: $52.41 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 16, 3B: 7, AF: 13.0, Hands: 99
CO: $52.66 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 18, 3B: 8, AF: 1.7, Hands: 146
BTN: $52.25 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 17, 3B: 10, AF: 2.1, Hands: 251

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with K K
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, BTN raises to $4.25, Hero raises to $9.50, 1 fold, CO calls $8, BTN calls $5.25

Flop: ($29.00) 6 T A (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($29.00) J (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

River: ($29.00) 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

You may notice they are all Fatboy wins...not an ego trip...nobody has stacked me yet in 2017. Which is a function of my lol volume, nothing else.

Butchered a couple of hands in my last session – realised I had done it and realised why and how.

This post is the therapy.

Back story 1

Inspired by a post on a dudes PGC made by a successful online grinder, I have been working on my mental game recently, specifically working my way through The Mental Game of Poker 2 (Jared Tendler). It’s good sheet, man.

Back story 2

I set myself up to fail from the get go. I was playing at home (not my normal place of poker) because I am looking after her indoors, who has womanflu. As a result I was on my F game thoughout the session.

There is a dangerous coolerish element to both hands. Dangerous because they are not coolers, but in F game mental mode, it is all too easy to write them off as such (all in QQ preflop and stack off TP in a 3bet pot, don’t sound too calamitous) but that cooler thinking is just denial and adds yet another fail into the mix – the failure to learn.

FWIW (it’s so outcome orientated) I calculate the cooler element of these hands to be valued at 60-70bb depending on line.

Hand 1 versus reg

hero fails;

Did not apply some decently converged stats. Specifically villains fold to 3bet is quite high at 67%, which means he is calling with a narrow, quite strong range.

Flop might be meh, idc about that.

Turn is just button prodding...no thinking (over than "here we go again") at all.

Correct line is close to x/c turn, x/f river. As played turn is a trivial fold.

In game, I just though meh, bit of a cooler and moved on...the clue was I did not even note what villain showed up with (which in itself suggests a possible slight dynamic adjustment by villain to hero...maybe, idk).

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

CO: $135.64 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 20, 3B: 10, AF: 1.6, Hands: 439
BTN: $50.49 - VPIP: 16, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 19
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $52.60 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 20, 3B: 33, AF: 0.0, Hands: 44
UTG: $36.89 - VPIP: 12, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 25
MP: $53.44 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 17, 3B: 7, AF: 3.1, Hands: 176

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with Q K
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, 1 fold, CO calls $4

Flop: ($11.50) 8 T Q (2 players)
Hero bets $5.79, CO calls $5.79

Turn: ($23.08) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $17.11, CO raises to $124.35, Hero calls $21.60 all in

River: ($100.50) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)



Hand 2 versus unknown

A simpler hand and one, given relative positions, that some pros might just cast off as a cooler. Yeah, I can't because I have spent like three months developing dynamic range charts and in this spot, IP versus an unknown I flat QQ (and AK). Not much point in having ranges if you are gonna ignore them FFS

Further fails...probably tilted and influenced by villains emerging stats.

Correct line, call the 3bet and then the hand plays itself...I have no problem at all find the fold btn post flop.

One success story...hero realises after this hand he is playing like a woman's lady garden, quits, and foxtrot oscars to the gym instead, where he starts to think it through.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

CO: $50.58 - VPIP: 29, PFR: 22, 3B: 5, AF: 0.0, Hands: 51
Hero (BTN): $53.92
SB: $50.60 - VPIP: 11, PFR: 11, 3B: 13, AF: 0.0, Hands: 18
BB: $56.72 - VPIP: 53, PFR: 40, 3B: 0, AF: 5.0, Hands: 15

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with Q Q
CO raises to $1.25, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BB raises to $10.37, 1 fold, Hero raises to $20.50, BB raises to $56.72, Hero calls $33.42 all in

Flop: ($109.34) T A 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($109.34) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($109.34) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)



Therapy (and belated warm down ) complete.

Owing to present circumstances was able to play 50nl at night for the first time ever (after first checking I had my A game in place).

Wow. No wonder pro grinders live like owls.

Working my way through The Mental Game of Poker 2, and I've just read something I can totally relate to...

Another mistake players often make is giving too much attention to their biggest winning and losing hands...

He then goes on to explain what sort of hands we should focus on.

This is pretty exactly how I used to do things in my old thread. Synergising my off table HH work, with the stuff I would post on here to get alternative views. I stopped doing it because I thought my thread would be more entertaining with less strat and more spewy hands.

Screw that...time is precious, I'm going back to my old posting style.

Jared is right.

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (CO): $58.17
BTN: $50.00 - VPIP: 48, PFR: 37, 3B: 21, AF: 1.2, Hands: 62
SB: $50.00 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 20, 3B: 9, AF: 2.1, Hands: 484
BB: $95.48 - VPIP: 25, PFR: 19, 3B: 12, AF: 8.0, Hands: 64

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with K A
Hero raises to $1.40, BTN raises to $4.75, 2 folds, Hero raises to $10, BTN calls $5.25

Flop: ($20.75) 2 7 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $10.60, BTN calls $10.60

Turn: ($41.95) 8 (2 players)

Hero ??

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $129.45 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 15, 3B: 6, AF: 1.9, Hands: 174
Hero (SB): $63.16
BB: $68.63 - VPIP: 34, PFR: 20, 3B: 5, AF: 2.0, Hands: 123
UTG: $50.00 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.0, Hands: 118
MP: $50.00 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 19, 3B: 5, AF: 9.0, Hands: 104
CO: $50.00 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 15, 3B: 8, AF: 3.5, Hands: 439

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with 8 Q
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.40, BB calls $0.90

Flop: ($2.80) Q 6 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.33, Hero calls $1.33

Turn: ($5.46) 8 (2 players)

Hero ?? (also line check flop)

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $48.50 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 13, 3B: 5, AF: 1.0, Hands: 45
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $52.28 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 17, 3B: 8, AF: 14.0, Hands: 122
UTG: $52.16 - VPIP: 30, PFR: 27, 3B: 0, AF: 1.5, Hands: 33
MP: $29.31 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 0.3, Hands: 35
CO: $51.25 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 20, 3B: 4, AF: 4.0, Hands: 185

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with K K
UTG raises to $1.29, 3 folds, Hero raises to $5.50, 1 fold, UTG calls $4.21

Flop: ($11.50) 9 6 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $5.79, UTG calls $5.79

Turn: ($23.08) K (2 players)

Hero ????

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $126.59 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 15, 3B: 6, AF: 1.9, Hands: 174
Hero (SB): $62.40
BB: $50.00 - VPIP: 34, PFR: 20, 3B: 5, AF: 2.0, Hands: 123
UTG: $50.00 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.0, Hands: 118
MP: $50.00 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 19, 3B: 5, AF: 9.0, Hands: 104
CO: $67.20 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 15, 3B: 8, AF: 3.5, Hands: 439

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with K 5
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.40, BB calls $0.90

Flop: ($2.80) 7 2 8 (2 players)

Hero ???

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $112.43 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 15, 3B: 6, AF: 1.9, Hands: 174
Hero (SB):
BB: $52.45 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.0, Hands: 118
UTG: $50.85 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 23, 3B: 7, AF: 2.8, Hands: 125
CO: $50.00 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 15, 3B: 8, AF: 3.5, Hands: 439

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with J Q
2 folds, BTN raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.50, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($5.25) T T 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($5.25) K (3 players)

Hero ???

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

UTG: $129.45 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 15, 3B: 6, AF: 1.9, Hands: 174
Hero (CO): $64.55
BTN: $53.49 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 1.0, Hands: 118
SB: $51.00 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 19, 3B: 5, AF: 9.0, Hands: 104
BB: $55.70 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 15, 3B: 8, AF: 3.5, Hands: 439

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with 3 Q
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, BTN calls $1, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.75) 7 2 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.67, BTN calls $1.67

Turn: ($6.09) A (2 players)
Hero bets $3.71, BTN calls $3.71

River: ($13.51) 3 (2 players)

Hero ????