OK guys, I won't do that anymore. Again my logic was that if I didn't use the poker category, then 99% of people who found it would be either my twitch followers or people who reg the thread, both of whom I assumed would be on my side. I got it now though, BIG MISTAKE
FWIW I've watched multiple people stream with no delay that I found through the front page in the Poker category on twitch, although none of them on anonymous tables and they play higher (e.g., $10/20 on Global where you recognize pretty much all of your opponents).
btw the live PLO guide is a bit dated. People don't really give up 3 streets with low flushes in 4 way pots like they used to (at least not in my experience), so the hand requirement is a bit too loose now
Yeah, maybe they don't, I'm a newb, idk. But I sure seem to be the tightest at the table every time. Of course.
Oh well it depends on the game, of course- like if you're playing most hands that can make a NFD or a set of Jacks or higher and you're still the tightest at the table, then chances are you will get those 3 streets in those games so you can keep following it. That's a good game
I think for live PLO especially it depends on how long it's been running in a certain place, and if it's not seasoned/traffic hub like LA, all the regulars** have their own groupthink of how the game should be played. I definitely have played live in some places recently where everyone's play is more outdated than the guide, but even in the LA 1/3 game now at Commerce you would rarely be the tightest player at the table following that guide, unfortunately.
**btw it's interesting how our definition of a "reg" is no longer synonymous with "regular". The former we tend to use to indicate a serious, winning player, the latter which I would define as someone who regularly shows up to play the game multiple times per week, most of whom are recreational losing players (until you hit stakes higher than I've played).
Kind of interesting to think about, it isn't surprising given that this mindset of "oh that person does XYZ every day, he must be good" is still common in a lot of other things where it's clearly not true. Just imagining how many people have fallen victim to an old veteran's heartfelt advice about raising 10BB's with JJ is hilarious
Wasn't sure here. Playability on later streets seems poor after calling flop raise, we have some non-trivial equity vs. his GII range, and we do have some fold equity in this spot. Problem is we're pretty deep (spr 13)
First hand seems spewy. I don’t think villains bluff that type of board much with so many straight draws and even when you’re tptk is “ahead” it’s rarely better than a flop against the hands he’s stacking off with.
Poker is tough in 2019, especially if you're the one not making as much effort and are not motivated as much as any of your opponents.
My advice to you would be give up or get with it. You need to be hungry to achieve any kind of notable success in poker unless you've just ran hot and binked some tournament.
Spend some time and have a hard think about what you want for yourself. Sounds like your previous job was a much better gig for you.
First hand seems spewy. I don’t think villains bluff that type of board much with so many straight draws and even when you’re tptk is “ahead” it’s rarely better than a flop against the hands he’s stacking off with.
Well it's a semibluff, definitely at the very bottom of hands I would 3-bet here and I never expect to be ahead if they continue. Not sure if it's TOO weak though.
Poker is tough in 2019, especially if you're the one not making as much effort and are not motivated as much as any of your opponents.
Tough is relative. Yeah rake is a thing but most players at my level are recreational (of course not the case when you move up), so if someone with poker as his main focus and thousands of hours of experience/studying can't beat it, /shrug
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My advice to you would be give up or get with it. You need to be hungry to achieve any kind of notable success in poker unless you've just ran hot and binked some tournament.
I haven't played a ton recently since I just moved to a new apartment/location with literally nothing at all. Been spending a ton of time shopping, as well as investing time in my social life (went to a volleyball meetup with SABR42 this weekend, which was a ton of fun). But don't worry I'll make you proud PartyScout
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Spend some time and have a hard think about what you want for yourself. Sounds like your previous job was a much better gig for you.
Ya I agree previous job was better for me which is why I literally just reapplied to it
Poker is just the lowest variance option (funny how that works). I took 3-4 months recently completely dedicated to achieving mastery in applying to specific gaming jobs, and while obviously any time spent you learn something, I gained no money from it. So perhaps once I feel a bit back on my feet I'll look to spend more time exploring other options.
Well it's a semibluff, definitely at the very bottom of hands I would 3-bet here and I never expect to be ahead if they continue. Not sure if it's TOO weak though.
I don’t think people raise this board with the intention of folding with enough frequency to make a 3b profitable.
I haven't played a ton recently since I just moved to a new apartment/location with literally nothing at all. Been spending a ton of time shopping, as well as investing time in my social life (went to a volleyball meetup with SABR42 this weekend, which was a ton of fun). But don't worry I'll make you proud PartyScout
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You probably already mentioned earlier in the thread but where are you living? Volleyball is a ton of fun and meetup groups are a cool way to both find people to play sports with and as a social exercise.
Think I should just be betting flop here, and also folding this river with no blockers- was underestimating how often both of us have 87 here (and SB can have too)
Agree that first hand is questionable on flop and river but also not terribly out of line either. River is a super snap call if in a hu pot think it’s really close three ways
Just keep to a stricter buyin rule. Seriously this is actually such a good rule, just stop thinking about leaving EV on the table and do it.
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Playing tighter (or at least not playing looser or more recklessly) when stuck big or on tilt is such a crucial skill I didn’t learn until way too late into my poker career.
Yeah, just know your weakness, and I think this is in the same vein as tighter BRM when doing poorly too.
I can't in good consciousness buy into that "we have everything we need to be happy" stuff. We have very objective physical and neurological limitations. You can't tell me a starving person or someone with a serotonin deficiency or other issues is going to be objectively as capable of achieving happiness as someone who doesn't have those issues.
That said I do think we all have the ability to be happier than we are, and often material change is not the only or the best way. I'd just preach moderation, and not act like will power is the only thing. Some people don't have that will power, and that's... that's fine? We all have different brains. Just do what one must with what we have.
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Year by year recap
Cool stuff. I'd be interested in doing that for my old blog too hmm. Would love to laugh at it. Also which was the year you met me? Was that the start of your downswing? WAS IT MY FAULT??
It does strike me that you overestimate happiness a lot; perhaps your optimism sometimes lets you down; you keep saying you're top x% of happiness all the time and you talk like it too, but as a friend I say that you don't seem that way. Like, I think you focus so much on the good things and so little on the bad things, you seem happier than you think, and because other people have more outlets for expressing anxiety and sadness, they seem more sad to you than they are, so you think yourself as happier than reality.
Like in some ways, especially superficial ones, you're way more positive than most of my friends, but for quite a while, like, you recall me recommending a therapist quite a bit earlier than even when you started saying that you're quite depressed, and it's not omniscience or anything on my part (in fact M had noticed this also despite not knowing you super well). I think you're just used to using a specific set of cues for figuring out happiness vs sadness, but that doesn't always apply, especially for someone who's gotten very used to bending the rules around it and forces (it seems like) happiness on oneself.
I wonder if it seems weird to you that I indulge in sad thoughts and negativity so much, and I do do it too much, but sometimes being sad can be very therapeutic and let you become happier in the long run.
I might be over theorising at this point, but I wonder if this long-term unsustainable way of approaching mental health and personal wellbeing/happiness, the lack of outlet for negativity, is the cause of this mental downswing, because as you can see, despite some poker run bad, there's no shortage of good stuff happening during this period too. And like, there's some rough stuff in there, but there was also some rough stuff in the earlier years where you had felt better about poker, but that stuff didn't cause you to careen off.
If you stream with no delay, do it with blocked cards. Get streamlabs, it's easy to set up stuff, I'll show you how a pro fessional does it
Cool stuff. I'd be interested in doing that for my old blog too hmm. Would love to laugh at it. Also which was the year you met me? Was that the start of your downswing? WAS IT MY FAULT??
I think it was my 3rd WSOP (2014), so we've known each other now for awhile now :P
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It does strike me that you overestimate happiness a lot; perhaps your optimism sometimes lets you down; you keep saying you're top x% of happiness all the time and you talk like it too, but as a friend I say that you don't seem that way. Like, I think you focus so much on the good things and so little on the bad things, you seem happier than you think, and because other people have more outlets for expressing anxiety and sadness, they seem more sad to you than they are, so you think yourself as happier than reality.
Like in some ways, especially superficial ones, you're way more positive than most of my friends, but for quite a while, like, you recall me recommending a therapist quite a bit earlier than even when you started saying that you're quite depressed, and it's not omniscience or anything on my part (in fact M had noticed this also despite not knowing you super well). I think you're just used to using a specific set of cues for figuring out happiness vs sadness, but that doesn't always apply, especially for someone who's gotten very used to bending the rules around it and forces (it seems like) happiness on oneself.
I wonder if it seems weird to you that I indulge in sad thoughts and negativity so much, and I do do it too much, but sometimes being sad can be very therapeutic and let you become happier in the long run.
I might be over theorising at this point, but I wonder if this long-term unsustainable way of approaching mental health and personal wellbeing/happiness, the lack of outlet for negativity, is the cause of this mental downswing, because as you can see, despite some poker run bad, there's no shortage of good stuff happening during this period too. And like, there's some rough stuff in there, but there was also some rough stuff in the earlier years where you had felt better about poker, but that stuff didn't cause you to careen off.
Nah I agree with a lot of this stuff. I think it's really hard to evaluate how people are feeling, I'm simply judging based off of my observations which obviously could be wrong. Regarding M, I'm pretty sure they visited in the summer 2017 which was pretty close to the peak of my depression and I was already writing about it on a daily basis then- perhaps I didn't feel comfortable sharing it in person with them, nor did I feel comfortable sharing to this thread, but for example I talked a lot to F about it in fall 2017.
Agree that first hand is questionable on flop and river but also not terribly out of line either. River is a super snap call if in a hu pot think it’s really close three ways
Yeah looking back on it, honestly I feel much better than I did yesterday. I'm making an effort to rely more on instinct for a bit rather than my understanding of solver frequencies, and with that, are going to come some failed river hero calls. It's possible this will be a costly experiment that I will revert, but it's something I believe is necessary for growth.
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Second hand I think if you want to use your nfb against a typical bovada small stakes opponent you should just 3b flop
3b flop is more standard but there are more sets in all three players ranges (e.g., I can have nut blocker + set, he might have flush + set, BB can call with AA if he flatted pre). Another possible option is to not VPIP'ing this hand postflop 5 ways at all. Not sure I have a low sample size but I believe this line should be profitable.