Hi guys,

Just started a new blog : http://improvepierdon.blogspot.be/

This blog will be mostly poker oriented but might also treat about my take on life balancing in general.

I'll post here with new entries and some HH's for sure.

GL all

First day done (at least the poker part).
Didn't and won't check results.

HH's of the day:

H1 - Villain has a 0% 3bet before this hand... I don't think i beat much (if any) of his value range otr... Not sure there is enough air 3 barreling here to make the river call ok...

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2815322
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $50.00 - VPIP: 29, PFR: 21, 3B: 0, AF: 1.7, Hands: 34
SB: $118.34 - VPIP: 19, PFR: 15, 3B: 5, AF: 2.6, Hands: 462
BB: $84.23 - VPIP: 28, PFR: 14, 3B: 8, AF: 3.5, Hands: 29
UTG: $77.55 - VPIP: 14, PFR: 8, 3B: 0, AF: 1.0, Hands: 51
MP: $53.10 - VPIP: 15, PFR: 15, 3B: 33, AF: 0.0, Hands: 20
Hero (CO): $50.00 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 18, 3B: 5, AF: 2.4, Hands: 582610

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with Q Q
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.29, 2 folds, BB raises to $4.12, Hero calls $2.83

Flop: ($8.49) 6 J 8 (2 players)
BB bets $5.00, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($18.49) 4 (2 players)
BB bets $11.00, Hero calls $11

River: ($40.49) 6 (2 players)
BB bets $18.50, Hero folds

H2 - Just for lol. I don't see any better line than x/c this flop...

Poker Stars $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2815324
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $348.66 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 15, 3B: 5, AF: 2.0, Hands: 767
SB: $49.50 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 10
BB: $50.28 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 13, 3B: 4, AF: 1.5, Hands: 291
UTG: $50.75 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 19, 3B: 11, AF: 3.8, Hands: 222
Hero (MP): $50.00 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 18, 3B: 5, AF: 2.4, Hands: 582610
CO: $66.16 - VPIP: 30, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 0.5, Hands: 20

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with J J
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.29, CO calls $1.29, BTN raises to $7, 2 folds, Hero calls $5.71, 1 fold

Flop: ($16.04) A 2 J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7.96, Hero calls $7.96

Turn: ($31.96) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $333.70, Hero calls $35.04 all in

River: ($102.04) A (2 players - 1 is all in)



No graph for a while so... Half-decent thread saver:

subbed! nice to see another zoom reg

Had some difficulties playing due to some computer problems but it's fixed for the moment...
Overall, i'm satisfied with my game and mindset. I've been running bad lately but i think i'm handling it well, which is one of the thing i had as a goal.

H1 - THE "LOL REG HAND"

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2816564
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $58.08
SB: $50.52
BB: $62.71
UTG: $322.14
MP: $59.18
Hero (CO): $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with K K
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.29, 2 folds, BB raises to $3.75, Hero raises to $9, BB calls $5.25

Flop: ($18.25) J T 2 (2 players)
BB bets $53.71 all in, Hero calls $41 all in

Turn: ($100.25) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($100.25) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)



H2 - THE "LOL FISH HAND"

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2816565
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $55.83
BB: $91.75
UTG: $51.50
MP: $50.50
CO: $63.98

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with J J
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, 2 folds, CO calls $3

Flop: ($9.75) 4 4 5 (2 players)
CO bets $9.50, Hero raises to $45.50 all in, CO calls $36

Turn: ($100.75) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($100.75) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)



I'll try to mark some more interesting hands to discuss (if any takers) in the future.

In the meantime, thread saver:


GL

Oh and thanks Loki !
What stakes are you playing zoom ?
GL

GL man

gl man, subbed!

Thanks guys ! GL to you too.

I would call QQ otr and take note about the guy . He has a big fold eq cuz u fold many Jacks there . Besides 6 sets combo thats your top range and u fold way to much there . Espacially cuz u are on CO and ranges should be pretty your ranges should be wide

I think you're right. Especially vs a reg ! Though, given the stats i had at the time, i think he is a passive rec but sometimes, those just get crazy... But yeah, for the price, i might have called + note.

H1 - This might seem obvious but i'm not sure... We have to bet this turn ofc but what sizing should we go for otr ? Not sure he is calling AK (the ones he's not 4betting if any) or AQ vs a pot size bet... Still, i have a PSB and i can't really Bet 2/3 pot and fold vs a shove. S i went for a value shove myself.

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2816927
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $51.45
SB: $35.57
Hero (BB): $29.58
UTG: $25.00
MP: $68.75
CO: $92.70

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with 7 8
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.62, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.96, BTN calls $1.34

Flop: ($4.02) 9 8 A (2 players)
Hero bets $2.41, BTN calls $2.41

Turn: ($8.84) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $6.16, BTN calls $6.16

River: ($21.16) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $19.05 all in, BTN folds

Final Pot: $21.16
Hero mucks 7 8
Hero wins $20.21
(Rake: $0.95)

H2 - Villain is Nitty but don't fold much to 3bets. Flop, i like x/c as i will often take this line with some OP too. Otr, i think it's a great spot to x/c as it leaves him a nice opportunity to bluff his entire air range. thoughts ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2816928
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $53.17
Hero (SB): $53.02
BB: $65.22
UTG: $59.66
MP: $50.00
CO: $52.55

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

Flop: ($10.50) 4 J J (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $5.01, Hero calls $5.01

Turn: ($20.52) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: ($20.52) T (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $9.80, Hero calls $9.80



Asian (as usual) thread saver:

Ran pretty bad today... But still didn't and won't watch results so i'm not sure what's up (goal is to not watch results before 25th).

Let's focus and keep going !

GL

Hey man, you're playing a level or two above me but always enjoy seeing another 6max Zoom blog!

As you say not like you can really b/f river given the stacks back so I think 78 hand is fine and just hope he sigh calls AJ or something

AK I'd bet flop sometimes but think checking is decent too for the reasons you mention and as played when you check flop then I think the turn and river are standard/good

GL

ty Sicro, GL to you !

Done for today... It was a pretty rough saturday... I was really tempted to watch results as i think they were poor today. I ended up spewing a bit.

H1: Villain is 29/20 on 85hands and do not fold 3bets. Seems weak but not sure. Feeling like he would stack off AK pre so he can't have it... Still don't like my play here.

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2817600
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $50.00
Hero (SB): $51.03
BB: $50.75
UTG: $51.38
MP: $63.75
CO: $42.43

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with 9 8
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, CO calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.50) 7 T A (2 players)
Hero bets $5.75, CO calls $5.75

Turn: ($22.00) K (2 players)
Hero bets $40.28 all in, CO calls $31.68 all in

River: ($85.36) T (2 players - 2 are all in)



H2: I was impressed by Villain for this one; He is 11/11 on 40 hands. After his check back ott, i put him pretty much on 9x and TT to QQ, maybe a weak K. I felt like the A was the perfect card to bluff here. thoughts ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2817601
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $50.00
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $73.92
UTG: $63.54
MP: $62.85
CO: $65.59

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with Q J
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.12, Hero raises to $3.86, 1 fold, BTN calls $2.74

Flop: ($8.22) 9 K 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $4.23, BTN calls $4.23

Turn: ($16.68) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($16.68) A (2 players)
Hero bets $8.25, BTN calls $8.25



H3: No read on Villains, seems like a calling station for about 50 hands. Not sure about this river call. I need to be good only 30% of the time but does he shove here with KQ, K9 ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2817602
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $57.28
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $43.96
UTG: $46.50
MP: $48.67
CO: $54.49

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with A Q
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.29, BB calls $0.79

Flop: ($2.58) J T 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.79, BB calls $1.79

Turn: ($6.16) K (2 players)
Hero bets $4.29, BB calls $4.29

River: ($14.74) K (2 players)
Hero bets $10.27, BB raises to $36.59 all in, Hero calls $26.32



Goals for tomorrow:
-Play a better game than what i provided today.
-Don't watch results.
-Take time to evaluate before acting in bloated pots.

I think i played ok today but not as much as i wanted. Still running bad but i managed to react better to it, so that's an improvement. And i still didn't watch my results which makes it the longest period without watching results. Let's keep going !

H 1 - Not sure about my turn check back here. I think after his flop sizing, he's pretty polarized and he might be x/c AK here. If he's bluffing, he has such a small equity that i felt like checking back but not sure... OTR, i'm always calling to chop, right ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2817989
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $56.34
SB: $50.00
BB: $62.27
UTG: $18.55
MP: $123.42
Hero (CO): $52.77

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with Q A
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.29, 1 fold, SB raises to $4.58, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.29

Flop: ($9.66) 4 A 3 (2 players)
SB bets $9, Hero calls $9

Turn: ($27.66) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($27.66) 5 (2 players)
SB bets $36.42 all in, Hero calls $36.42





H LOL

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2817988
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $54.01
BB: $62.04
UTG: $54.84
MP: $44.89
CO: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with 9 9
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.04, 1 fold, BB raises to $3.37, Hero calls $2.33

Flop: ($6.99) 7 9 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.87, BB raises to $7.58, Hero raises to $17.50, BB raises to $58.67 all in, Hero calls $29.13 all in



Time to stay focus and keep mowing forward ! GL

Gl,sub

GL buddy!

ty guys.

GL

H1 - Is there anything we can do here ? Villain is a reg. I'm asking myself if he would turn AJ/AT or any made hand into a bluff here... Good spot to do it i guess but he has a lot of Qdx, Kdx in his range here... So is x/f correct ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2818258
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $78.76
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $45.90
UTG: $49.75
MP: $51.05
CO: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with K Q
3 folds, BTN raises to $1.25, Hero raises to $4.25, 1 fold, BTN calls $3

Flop: ($9.00) T 6 J (2 players)
Hero bets $4.64, BTN calls $4.64

Turn: ($18.28) A (2 players)
Hero bets $12.74, BTN calls $12.74

River: ($43.76) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $32.60, Hero folds

Took my day off today.

So i'm satisfied with my first week in even though i did not grind as much as expected and i skipped my workout too many times. Still, i played ok overall, kept what i think was a good mindset and didn't check my results.

So it's time to upgrade my schedule a bit for the upcoming week and try to make additional steps towards my goals.

Basically, i'll try to stick to this schedule for the next 6 days before taking a new day off. This way, i want to build good habits and a good routine.

7am - Wake up / Meditation
8.30am - Grind
9.30am - Workout
11am - Meditation / Warm up
11.30am - Grind
1.30pm - Grind
2.30pm - Meditation / Warm up
3.30pm - Grind
4.30pm - Cool down / Review
5pm - Active work on mental game or tactical game
Evening - Try to be productive -> Read, Learn, Study

GL all

Today was way too rough... I pretty much ran into aces 80% of my all in pre...
I gave in an checked my results since i started this thread / blog.
I indeed ran badly but i'm a surprised to be up. A good surprise it is

So here are my results from 10th November until today.





So let's keep moving forward, play more, play better, run better, and not check results until 25th.

GL GL

HH of the day: Villain is a reg. I'm betting small ott and otr because i don't see him hero call much with anything else than Qx or better if i'm value betting bigger. Hate the x/r river tho... KQ or KK 95% of the time imo / 5% my small sizing makes him turn his hand into a bluff... Thoughts ? Should i bet bigger river, being called less often but narrow even more is x/r bluffing range ?

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2819973
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $50.85
SB: $50.25
BB: $74.19
UTG: $70.26
Hero (MP): $58.74
CO: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with Q J
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.29, 3 folds, BB raises to $4.25, Hero calls $2.96

Flop: ($8.75) 2 Q 3 (2 players)
BB bets $2.75, Hero calls $2.75

Turn: ($14.25) Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5.85, BB calls $5.85

River: ($25.95) K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB raises to $61.34 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: $41.95
BB wins $40.06
(Rake: $1.89)

Hi,

Think KQo flatts more bb vs mp. (KQs leaves 1 combo on the R ) Makes not much sense for him to X/C your small bet with KQ on the T with let's . Looks like the 3 KK combo's.
Would def bet bigger on T, something like 55%. All AA-KK-JJ will call that amount as well. Don't hate the R sizing but if it makes you think he will bluff a higher % then bet half pot or something. As played I would fold except you have history

I agree with you Bietebauw. I should have bet bigger ott and otr.

Run is still crappy but we'll get there.

Played 5.3k hands today, that's pretty much the daily target.

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2820133
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $50.75
SB: $52.11
BB: $102.59
UTG: $52.00
MP: $56.55
CO: $56.55

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with 2 2
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold, BB calls $1

Flop: ($4.75) 2 T T (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, BB raises to $6.50, CO raises to $11.50, Hero raises to $49.25 all in, BB folds, CO calls $37.75

Turn: ($109.75) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($109.75) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $109.75
Hero shows 2 2 (a full house, Deuces full of Tens)
CO shows T A (a full house, Tens full of Aces)
CO wins $107.25
(Rake: $2.50)


GL

Played ok today and didn't check results. Felt a bit sick in the morning and didn't play as much as wanted.
Hope to make a great "stick to the plan" full day tomorrow !

H1 - When you know you just need to go full value against Villain because he's not folding:

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2820694
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $63.69
SB: $51.25
BB: $50.16
UTG: $53.19
Hero (MP): $54.99
CO: $202.30

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with A A
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.29, 3 folds, BB calls $0.79

Flop: ($2.83) 9 5 3 (2 players)
BB bets $2.50, Hero raises to $6.65, BB calls $4.15

Turn: ($16.13) K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8.31, BB calls $8.31

River: ($32.75) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $38.74 all in, BB calls $33.91 all in

Final Pot: $100.57
BB shows Q 9 (a pair of Nines)
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $98.07
(Rake: $2.50)

Thread saver:

Things went south last 2 days... Time to move down to 25NL for a while.

I'm not giving up.

GL