Hand 2 KQ ! (suits made up/guessed...)

Hand 3 JJ ! (suits again....made up/guessed) ; )

(To be fair the guy had whittled down to £300 and was just going to top up with a green chip (1k) anyway...I didn't expect him to be THAT light though lol. Obviously if he's jamming that light then ripping it pre over the cold caller is massively +EV. Guy was a really good sport about it too, we did the whole WSOP show the cards and run it twice thing tbf wouldn't have really minded if it was a chop as he's a super nice guy.

Too tired to play cash so going to play the £40+3.1415926£ vic lolament table 8 if anyone wants free chips


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18bigs and a chip and a chair


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And bustoooooo. Surveying my prey while on the list for the wun/wun

getting on the sheened 1/1 grind at the vic with grim if anyone wants to say hi! (when he finally gets a table....)


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As someone who is trying to play a bit more frequently in London recently (playing ~once a week at Empire atm), love following this thread - mix of HHs, solid advice, and pics

Small chance I've played with you before, but neither of us would know... If you see a young guy running good then spewing it off at the Empire 1/2, feel free to say hi!

I was on that game and he was the main spot, whilst yeah vs a reg pretty much snap fold, this guy could have like flatted pre with TT and be shoving that turn, as well as a bunch of draws...

Saw that rofl hand where he 3b the flop w/ KK on J42r MW and the fish reg stacked off with what seems like AJ for chunks lols

Nice thread

Damn Mojitos....

Glad you're enjoying the thread! Hope you continue to run well; you and I might have a lot in common RE: Empire £1/£2 spewing .

Yeah that hand was absolute jokes. To be fair I had the KK guy pegged as a slightly fishy reg at the time of the QQ hand, but obviously as the night progressed he turned out to be a straight up fish!

The reg in the hand actually hero-folded bottom set given the action...... Thought you played A+ soon enough the blessed spots will come

Haha what a night. Ffs that guy in s7; should be illegal to hit THAT many flops when you're playing every hand. No more 1/1....

This.

Next time, we'll play something less ridiculous, maybe slightly more sober

PGC Quarterly Review

Over the next couple of weeks I don't expect to play a ton of live poker, mainly due to work and family commitments. Therefore I thought it'd be a good time to revisit my goals which I posted at the beginning of this thread. I think I mixed them up a few pages in, but I'll stick with my initial PG&C's:

Move up to £2/£5 and beyond Beyond some recent shots, I still tend to stick with £1/£2 and £1/£2 deep-stack unless the game is particularly good.

I think I can definitely tick this one off. While I've probably ran quite well in these games, I'm content with making £2/£5 my main game whenever one is running unless the line-up is particularly atrocious. While the regulars are in general a lot tougher, I'm really confident with how my default solid game pares up in some of the tougher line-ups.

I haven't quite figured out this stake yet, but as I continue to put in the volume I expect to become more and more comfortable with higher stakes.

My next aim is really to get comfortable with buying in for a deeper stack (£1k+) rather than spinning up £700+ like I currently do. If everything somehow continues to go swimmingly then I may take occasional Friday shots at the Palm Beach but I don't expect that to happen for many months.

Reduce volume Yes, actually reduce my volume. Currently I play almost every day, which can't be good for my health long-term coupled with a full-time analytical job.

I haven't really changed my volume a ton, but over the next couple of weeks I expect to only punt it off Thursdays and Fridays maximum. My body and mind definitely appreciate a good nights sleep now and again.

Continue to develop exploitative adjustments Over the past month or so I've felt like I've become an infinitely better live poker player. I'd like to continue experimenting with lines that maximise value versus London fish, through paying more attention to hands I'm not involved with and experimentation with zoom games.

Over the past 3 months I've sussed out a bunch of things/frequencies/rule of thumbs which have undoubtedly helped me become a better live £1/£2-£2/£5 player. Areas I'd like to focus on:

1. 1. Attacking limped pots
2. 2. Attacking loose opens (e.g. QTo, A9o in mid-late posn) in reggy games by 3betting when fish are in the blinds.
3. 3. Really just spend a lot of time hammering out fishes calling/folding frequencies in common spots using the old-fashioned way (Flopzilla). I really feel these exercises will massively improve my winrate in £1/£2 games.

Continue making friends/be more selective I've made a boatload of great friends through live poker, who're not only pro players but super interesting/fun people to boot.

Nothing really to elaborate on.

Developed excellent understanding of poker theory I've worked my absolute arse off on my game over the years, from exploitative stuff like the Ed Miller books to the more theory orietnated stuff like Janda which have elevated my games in ways I'd never have thought possible. I really feel that my understanding of poker theory is first-class relative to my stakes, and want it to keep going from strength to strength

I'm still pretty happy about my theoretical understanding of poker. As I get in more and more live volume though, I'm focusing on hammering out flopzilla analyses, getting a better feel for the elasticity of the general fish population, and designing more effective bet sizes. Again this stuff is what will lead to the biggest increase in hourly, over RIO videos. Also intend to get in a lot more CLP content.

Running Good. Nothing really to elaborate on!

glgl

I'll be in London this weekend for a friend's birthday and was thinking about sticking around on Sunday afternoon for some cash. Does there tend to be much running at that time or should I just head home and get ready for the Sunday evening tournament grind?

Forgot to quote see below

Generally speaking (A phrase I use a lot these days w/r/t quality of games) Sunday afternoon games are OK. There are typically 3-5 tables running in Hippo/LSQ so definitely pop down if youre in the area and want to play live



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Cheers! Will have a look at the Hippo/Empire then.

Down all next weekend as well for the UKIPT, so might get the chance to donate some money to you at some point

Bump. Updates sir!

Hope you did well in the UKIPT! Played a bit on Friday Night - Saturday morning, not sure if you were playing...

Not ggwp yet! Been busy with project work and the like, also I've been relatively card dead recently/lazy with the thread hence a lack of interesting spots to share. On holiday in a week or two, so will hopefully resume things soon..!

No joy I'm afraid. Set over set half way through day 1, though not overly happy with how I played. At least I had 10% of my friend who finished about 20th.

Played a bit of 1/2 at the Empire on Friday night and then at the Hippo for most of Saturday. Was going well until an old man who was running insanely well took most of my profits on Saturday night. Also not sure I really adjusted to how much looser the games are when it gets late.

I'm back!

After a bit of time-off, I'm back on the grind. Cliff notes...

- Been on holiday to 'murica (not vegas tho)
- Treated myself by buying tonnes of nice clothes and the new iphone.
- Learned to never buy currency at an airport like a **** noob....
- Gone full MTT grinder-scum by picking up these. The noise cancellation is really nice.



- Been watching/listening to lots of CLP podcasts and videos on the downtime. I've definitely felt that my hand-readings been super on-point this past week as a result.

My general plans are to:

-Keep grinding £2/£5, but no more than a £500 buyin (mainly due to ironing my roll on clothes and things from abroad, thanks USD exchange rate!)
-Keep applying pressure when noones particularly strong.
-Turn down the less serious parts of my grind, particularly during the week and when I'm playing £1/£2.

HH's incoming!

Hand Histories

Hand 1

Live £1/£2. V1 and V2 spuds who will peel very wide here. V3 is a sort of reg who pulls off the occasional silly move.

I open £10 UTG £400 effective with KK, V1 calls, V2 calls, BTN calls, BB squeezes to £75, I flat, both V1 and V2 flat.

Flop QQJ Pot £260 xxx
Turn T xxx
River 3 BB bets £100, hero?

Hand 2

Live £1/£2. CO limps, BTN limps, SB completes, I check A3 in BB.

Flop Q53 Pot £8 SB checks I lead £3, only SB calls.
Turn 8 Pot £11 xx
River 5 Pot £11, SB checks, hero?

Hand 3

Live £1/£2 3-handed. Vs a certain turtle....:>.

- I decided to take a somewhat unorthodox line and flat the flop as hes one of the 15% or so whis any good.
- I'm relatively deep (£400) oop against a good player so think I need a strong hand now and again in my range on extremely dynamic blrds like these.
- Id definitely be making massive overbets o a ton of turn cards anyway as Im going to be so capped 90% of the time.
- Not leading the turn lol bad.
- River obviously really gay, not really in love with my value bet either. think I should prob call here really but I suppose it depends on whether he likes betting 7x with a bad kicker for equity protection really! I probably have all A7-T7 and Im going to be checking A and K high type hands with a 6, and bluff raising hands like T6s on the flop so folding cant be too bad (??)

BTN folds, SB raises £8 I call with 96
Flop 875 £16 x SB vets £10 I call.
Turn 5 xx
River 7 Pot £36 I bet £20, BTN raises to £105, hero??

Hand 4

Live £2/£5. Villain is a very aggressive £2/£5 reg who I believe is staked and has an online background. I thought with the dead money in the pot this is pretty much a +EV shove, however the numbers show this to be a bit optimistic. I'm also somewhat at the bottom of my value range. I think for £550 or so though it is a clear shove when doing the FE calcs. Overall a rather high variance spot which Im not a fan of. Flatting the 4! is an option as well but I think Fold > Shove > Call as letting AK realise its equity really sucks.

4 limpers, V makes it £35, Spud flats BTN with £125 left, I raise to £125 with TT, folds, V raises to £270, Spud calls all-in (£150), I shove £700, V calls and showsdown QQ for the winner.

Session Review

A pretty bad week £-wise. I feel this is largely due to general card-deadness if anything. There haven't been any specific hands where I've done chunks on, apart from a couple where the obvious move is to jam using a fold equity calculator.

+

My "speech-play" if you want to use that word has been absolutely on form this week. In reality its just trying to talk to fun-players about non-poker topics with a bit/lot of self-deprecation. The fun players really seem to enjoy the table, and come back multiple times after getting stacked. I don't think I haven't been on a table this week where the majority of the fun players haven't had a good time.

I've finally found a nice balance that doesn't involve exhausting myself, or being someone who I'm not. Honestly couldn't be happier about this point as its good for all poker stakeholders (staff, regs and fun players alike). This also involves not bothering someone who really doesnt want to be talked to (I've done this a few times in the past...)

+ I've really cut down on the amount of straddles I've been posting unless there's a big spot in the CO, BTN or SB.
+ LAGing it up in some really got spots IP.
+ Playing really well IP in multi-way pots in very soft games, with what I've felt has been some really great bet-sizing.
+ Everything has been going really well at work.
+ Listening to a lot of live poker podcasts, and applying the principles to a lot of spots I've encountered this week.
+ Making some really good folds and calls this week. Listening to a lot of live poker podcasts, and applying the principles to a lot of spots I've encountered this week. In general some really good hand-reading that doesnt involve anything fancy other than what draws does X have, what value does X have etc, souped up with a good understanding of how local fish play.
+ Being more assertive, without revealing the specific issues that required me to be assertive.

+ /- Paying attention to the table and identifying villain tendencies. I'm going with a B+ on this one as my attention really starts to wane towards the later hours of a session.

- Looking after myself, especially during the Friday grinds. I really need to remind myself to get something to eat at least twice throughout a 12+ session and have a break (this does not count as going out for a ***!)
- Spending too much money on uber; the extra half hour I get to spend here doesn't really off-set the reduced sleep during the week and £15 expenditure. Also not getting a meal at hippo/emps/vic instead of whatevers available at the train station.
- Game selection, although I don't have any huge complaints about this particular aspect as I've left the £2/£5 when it hasn't been value.
- Not 3-betting light enough versus very loose EP opens. In £2/£5 I saw a reg open A6o UTG 7-max with a whale in the straddle.
- Not double barrelling fish enough, even when I don't pick up backdoor equity or a high-card.

I'll post some hands in a bit. Also...

1. Anyone need $ for £?
2. Looking to move to london, so if anyone has a place who plays poker we could work something out!
3. I'm looking for people who want to do serious off-table work, in the form of a study session or whatsapp group. Skype is probably the worst chat-software I've ever used, and I don't use a desktop much to do VOIP so hh's a preferable format.

As a London grinder I'd join the group!

Whatsapp sounds very good.

Awesome! PM'd.

Think a whatsapp group is the best medium for sure. Any other takers PM me (preferably those who can be bothered to open Equilab once in a while).

Cool thread, GL!

What are some good live poker podcasts?

Bart Hanson/Crush Live Poker's stuff is by far the best out there (Although you have to pay for it).

I also listen to Andrew Brokos "Thinking Poker" podcast too. http://www.thinkingpoker.net/

Red Chip Poker also has some great stuff as well (Christian Soto and obviously Ed Miller and Doug Hull) but theres only so many hours in a day!