I'm hoping to use this thread to chart my progress as I take a shot at moving up. I've been playing 25nl FR since FTP came back after Black Friday but have started to make the switch to 6max so that I can move up (50nl FR is dead on FTP).

I started my first ever pg&c thread last year to document what I hoped would be a recovery from this downswing I suffered at the end of 2014



By coincidence my results started improving on 3rd January 2015 when I started my pg&c thread and I ended up with the following results for the year (all 25nl)



My old thread is here and contains a short bio

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...egins-1500867/

So welcome to the thread guys and let's see how things go

Good start to the year so far



It's my intention to get back to posting more hand histories for discussion or whatever but I can't help posting another hand involving My Little German friend as it's the first chat I've had from him in 2016. For anyone new looking in he constantly abuses me at the tables and believes I'm a 'house player'. I've never said a word in chat in response to him and that winds him up even more.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

CO ($25)
Button ($32.66)
SB ($25)
BB ($50.09)
UTG ($36.02)
Hero (MP) ($53.48)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 10, 10
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.75, 1 fold, Button raises to $2.60, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.85

Flop: ($5.55) 4, 9, 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $1.80, Hero calls $1.80

Turn: ($9.15) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($9.15) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

Total pot: $9.15 | Rake: $0.45


Button had K, A (one pair, twos).
Hero had 10, 10 (two pair, tens and twos).
Outcome: Hero won $8.70


MLGF: ******ed freakshow who hits aginst you nobody?
MLGF: 100 outs not enough against you bot donk
MLGF: mr freaksho
MLGF: what i witnessed with you is enough you never ever had a bad beat not in 0 mio ahnds i played with you

Subbed. How is the red line?

Hi man, gl, what makes you want to play on ftp instead of stars!

Subbed! Yes it is time to move up glgl

It goes down quicker than a cheap hooker...



Slightly better this year so far (short term variance)

Ty. I've played FTP since way back in the day when it was competing with Stars for the No1 site. I like the software but I may be moving some of my volume elsewhere.

I know

This is a bit random but I seen a brilliant tweet earlier. It's from the police up north...



They've got a few other good ones

Some hands from today:

1) Rather nasty river for me

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com/

MP ($27.09)
CO ($59)
Button ($26.27)
SB ($28.93)
BB ($25)
Hero (UTG) ($25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, Q
Hero raises to $0.75, 3 folds, SB calls $0.65, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) A, J, 6 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.25) A (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.57, SB raises to $3.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.18

River: ($9.75) Q (2 players)
SB bets $8.25, Hero raises to $20.50 (All-In), SB calls $12.25

Total pot: $50.75 | Rake: $2.53

SB had J, A (full house, Aces over Jacks).
Hero had Q, Q (full house, Queens over Aces).
Outcome: SB won $48.22


2) Wtf moment versus unknown fish

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

Button ($49.58)
Hero (SB) ($31.72)
BB ($25)
UTG ($25.35)
MP ($28.60)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, A
1 fold, MP raises to $0.60, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.40, 1 fold, MP calls $1.80

Flop: ($5.05) 5, 10, 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, MP calls $3

Turn: ($11.05) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $7, MP raises to $14, Hero raises to $26.32 (All-In), MP calls $9.20 (All-In)

River: ($57.45) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $57.45 | Rake: $2.87


Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and fours).
MP had 8, A (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $54.58


3) Villain was running 57/17

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com/

MP ($23.07)
Hero (CO) ($54.12)
Button ($53.59)
SB ($25)
BB ($54.44)
UTG ($14.71)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K
1 fold, MP calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.10, 3 folds, MP calls $0.85

Flop: ($2.55) 6, 2, 8 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $1.53, MP calls $1.53

Turn: ($5.61) 4 (2 players)
MP bets $4.75, Hero calls $4.75

River: ($15.11) 8 (2 players)
MP bets $15.11, Hero folds

Total pot: $15.11 | Rake: $0.75

MP didn't show
Outcome: MP won $14.36


4) Very funny hand (for me) against My Little German Friend. I litterally burst out laughing at the board run out knowing the abuse that would be coming my way if we got to showdown

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

UTG ($33.21)
MP ($50.87)
CO ($10.35)
Hero (Button) ($25.87)
SB ($36.17)
BB ($26.08)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4, 5
1 fold, MP raises to $0.60, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.60, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.55) 5, Q, 5 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $1.20, MP calls $1.20

Turn: ($3.95) J (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $2.95, MP calls $2.95

River: ($9.85) 5 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $8, MP calls $8

Total pot: $25.85 | Rake: $1.29



MLGF: knew it
MLGF: 100 %
MLGF: mr house player started again
MLGF: watch what youre doing azzhole
MLGF: and tell us youre not a bot
MLGF: nobody else gets these setups
MLGF: any other player would have bet ai on river
MLGF: but i know youre lucky strains like you lucked out the 52 yesterday




He is right though, I should be shoving that river

Subbed to this year's thread. Gl.

Thanks and welcome to the thread.

Really frustrating hand.

Villain plays 21/11/3.2 at FR and this may be the first time I've seen him on a 6max table. He was a losing player but he's either got better recently or is on a heater as he's winning at 23bb over his last 13k hands. He's awkward to play against postflop due to being so random at times and lately he always seems to have it when I'm in a hand against him so the fact I didn't get his stack here was annoying


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com/

SB ($35.63)
BB ($38.41)
UTG ($12.67)
Hero (MP) ($26.92)
CO ($37.88)
Button ($27.49)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, SB calls $0.65, 1 fold

Flop: ($1.75) 4, 5, 10 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.22, SB calls $1.22

Turn: ($4.19) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.93, SB calls $2.93

River: ($10.05) 10 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $10.05 | Rake: $0.50

SB had K, K (two pair, Kings and tens).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and tens).
Outcome: Hero won $9.55

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://flopturnriver.com

CO ($32.10)
Button ($8.34)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)
Hero (UTG) ($33.54)
MP ($39.26)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, 9
Hero raises to $0.75, MP calls $0.75, 4 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 10, K, 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks

Turn: ($1.85) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $1.38, Hero calls $1.38

River: ($4.61) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $3.45, Hero calls $3.45

Total pot: $11.51 | Rake: $0.57


Hero had 8, 9 (one pair, eights).
MP had A, J (high card, Ace).
Outcome: Hero won $10.94

Villain: note to self: unbluffable calling station to my right
Villain: sry, wrote that the wrong place


Not a bad reputation to have

Thought villain was unlikely to have a King and then I couldn't see what he'd be going for 2 streets of value with when Tx and possibly even some weak Kx are in my calling range. So it looked like air.

Goodluck moving up!

Thanks.

GL houseplayer!!

Start of year rungood continues. This is still 25nl



With regards to moving up to 50nl I've been looking at some options to improve my play as I still feel like a noob at 6max despite my results there so far (fish on a heater?)



So I may have an announcement in a couple of days.

Ty. Another year older today?

Unfortunately yes. Can't believe how old I am already.

Heater continues

In, GLGL

subbed ! GL for 2016 Husker !

Thanks.

Just hope I'm not using up all my rungood at 25nl before I move up

Crushing

Subbed good luck! How much harder is 50nl than 25nl do you think?