Hello PG&C,

My name is Anthony, i go by the alias TzurrR on twitch and various other social media, and gaming outlets. I've started a few threads in the past to chronicle my journey as a poker enthusiast but wanted to start one fresh again instead of use my old ones as i feel the goals i set weren't a realistic approach for me. I set goals to reach certain stakes and to grind X amount of hands, which don't get my wrong is fine, but not what i want. For personal reasons, health and otherwise, i've decided poker will always be a hobby for me and something i want to enjoy and not pressure with expectations.

These last couple years for me have been the hardest of my life for reasons i can discuss at a later time and i feel i've come out more in tune with what i want and what is important to me than ever. So here is to a new slate, a new thread, and hope for a new, better, and more balanced approach to life!

My Goals:

-Poker
1. Play 15+ hours/week.

2. Study 2x/week for 1 hour+

3. Be profitable at any win rate.

4. No sessions lasting longer than 2 hours.

-Health
1. 3 days/week of gym/cardio.

2. 10 minute meditation 5x/week.

3. Read 1 passage from "The Daily Stoic" 5x/week.

4. To bed by 11pm on average.

-Other
1. Pass my school classes

2. Go on 1 date/3 months

3. Practice guitar 2x/week

In next post i will re-submit my goals with further explanation to keep this post less cluttered.

My Goals:

-Poker

1. Play 15+ hours/week.

- Easily obtainable and allows room to play more if i wish.

2. Study 2x/week for 1 hour+

- This is a small amount of study and i'm ok with that. It's an amount i know i'm
willing to commit too and won't infringe on goal #1.

3. Be profitable at any win rate.

- I don't feel the need to set a specific goal here as it only brings about pressure. If
goals #1,2 are met this will improve with time.

4. No sessions lasting longer than 2 hours.

- This is both for my physical and mental health. I've found my level of play
decreases after 2 hours and my levels of stress and fatigue rise. Therefore makes
little sense to continue.

- This may turn out to be my hardest goal because when i'm winning i feel like
playing more and i always regret it for previously mentioned reasons. When i'm
losing i also want to play more to try and get it back and we all know why that's no
good.

-Health
1. 3 days/week of gym/cardio.

- Working out has always been apart of my life so i don't feel this will be difficult for
me.

2. 10 minute meditation 5x/week.

- I find meditation to be extremely beneficial for me as someone who struggles with
mental health problems.(IE Anxiety/Depression/OC)(Hereditary)

3. Read 1 passage from "The Daily Stoic" 5x/week.

- This is a book of one page words of wisdom to apply to your day. Short, easy and
gives your day that good starting momentum to push you through the ruff bits.

4. To bed by 11pm on average.

- I'd really like to be in bed by 10pm, but as an adult that doesn't always happen.
This thread is about obtaining balance and therefore setting an average time
makes more sense than a specific one.

-Other
1. Pass my school classes

- I'm more than blessed with intellectual ability so to simply pass my classes should
be no issue. I used to stress myself about GPA but the reality is if i can just get my
degree i'll be MUCH better off than stressing it and giving up all together.

2. Go on 1 date/3 months

- I know i know this sounds pathetic. But i've recently ended a relationship and
getting back into one just isn't a priority right now. That being said i also don't
want to pass up the benefits obtained from female contact. I still want to give
myself the opportunity to find someone special and do it without making it feel like
i'm in a rush to do so.

3. Practice guitar 2x/week

- I started learning guitar several months ago and am to the point where i can sit
down and play a simple tune and quite enjoy it. Problem is i don't ACTUALLY
practice much anymore in the way of learning NEW things. I'd like to get better
and so i want to commit to 2x per week for any period of time.

Although i'm just starting this new thread I started playing poker again at the beginning of June. I'm playing 50NL on Bovada reg speed tables. Starting BR was $500 and currently at $1546. To get more volume i threw $300 on Global poker in order to add 2 more tables, since bovada only allows 4 at one time. I ran terribly and busted my roll there and decided to stick to Bovada for now. Below is a graph of results thus far, not including Global, since they don't allow hand history downloads.




Study thus far has been done at both RIO and Upswing poker. Initially it was RIO but found there content to be hard to navigate so made the switch to Upswing. I will shot take 100NL at $1800 and stop loss will be $1500.

I occasionally stream at Twitch.tv/TzurrR.

Have a wondrous and attentive day my friends! <3

Nice quick sesh today. +$87.

Fun hand where we overbet river in a spot where villians range is capped and lots of draws miss.

iPoker - $0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 71.4 BB (VPIP: 34.15, PFR: 7.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 42)
Hero (BTN): 99.66 BB
SB: 105.7 BB (VPIP: 75.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 8

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (7.5 BB, 3 players) 9 5 J
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 5 BB, SB calls 5 BB, fold

Turn: (17.5 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 12.48 BB, SB calls 12.48 BB

River: (42.46 BB, 2 players) 6
SB checks, Hero bets 50 BB, SB calls 50 BB

Hero shows 7 8 (Straight, Nine High)

Hero wins 138.46 BB

Pic of todays sesh:

Good luck. I'm playing the same games and I'll be following

Much appreciated my man and good luck to you as well!

Best of luck and in

in! GL my friend!

Thanks man! Love the stream btw. Nasty last couple sessions hope it turns around for yuh!

Tyty! Miss the broken star streams. I remember reading about your health issues i hope you've found some relief. Cheer!

Shot taking 100NL today. Hopefully it goes well and we never look back!

Our 100NL shot take went amazing! We did half 100NL tables and half 50NL more slowly acclimate to the new stake at the advice of a high stakes grinder. I really like the idea. It reduces massive swings at new stake and you get some of the old more familiar and comfortable stake too. Below is graph of 100NL shot take:



50NL didn't go as well today but i'm not gonna complain i'd much rather have the run good at the bigger tables:

Couple fun hands from today's sesh:

iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 142.47 BB (VPIP: 80.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 88.78 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 26.67, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 15)
Hero (CO): 109.3 BB
BTN: 152.28 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
SB: 97.8 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q Q

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, SB raises to 11 BB, fold, Hero calls 8.5 BB, BTN calls 8.5 BB

Flop: (34 BB, 3 players) 5 8 7
SB checks, Hero bets 16.15 BB, BTN calls 16.15 BB, fold

Turn: (66.3 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (66.3 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, BTN bets 125.13 BB, Hero calls 82.15 BB

Hero shows Q Q (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 81%, Flop 61%, Turn 77%)
BTN shows 6 6 (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 19%, Flop 39%, Turn 23%)
Hero wins 227.6 BB
BTN wins 42.98 BB



iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 98.13 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)
BTN: 58.67 BB (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 330.03 BB
BB: 106.36 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 4.55, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
UTG: 86.56 BB (VPIP: 29.51, PFR: 24.59, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 63)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, CO calls 9 BB

Flop: (25 BB, 2 players) 3 8 4
Hero checks, CO bets 11 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

Turn: (47 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (47 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 307.03 BB, CO calls 75.13 BB

Hero shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Eights)

Hero wins 426.16 BB


And a less fun hand:

iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102.27 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB: 106 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 40.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (BB): 157.63 BB
UTG: 227.81 BB (VPIP: 44.44, PFR: 29.63, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 29)
CO: 35.18 BB (VPIP: 53.85, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 14)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q K

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) 5 3 K
Hero checks, UTG bets 5.52 BB, BTN calls 5.52 BB, Hero calls 5.52 BB

Turn: (26.06 BB, 3 players) 7
Hero checks, UTG bets 18.57 BB, fold, Hero calls 18.57 BB

River: (63.2 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, UTG bets 200.72 BB, fold

UTG wins 260.92 BB

Good stuff. I probably talk myself into folding that QQ. I like your line

The short of it was i felt like he has a very narrow value range after he 1. Flats pre and 2. Checks that turn. A10 spades,J9 suited and 1010 were what i was most worried about but thats 8 combos plus 1010 3-bets pre alot. I don't block missed flush draws, and my hand is pretty damn face up at this point so it feels like a spot where the previously mentioned hands are going for value more than polarizing and jamming(gen pop) (maybe not though).

His bluffs would be 66,44,99,910 suited and maybe a few suited spade broadways. That's 22 combos not including the broadway spades so we'll say 25 combos.

Also his hand felt alot like 22-99 and i don't see sets checking the turn. Being he had reggy stats i assumed he likely knew his hand was no good, and my range was super capped. Would be a sick jamm with like A4ss but i'm not gonna give him that much credit.

I know this should be easy but it's late, i'm brain farting, and i'm about to lose my mind. If someone bets $1 into $1 pot we are getting 2:1 on a call. Does this means we need villian to have >33% bluffs/ <66% value? Aka he can have 2 value hands for every one bluff.

If they bet $.50 into $1 than we are getting 3:1 and villian then needs >25% bluffs and has to have <%75 value. aka he can now have 3 value hands for every one bluff?

So for QQ hand we talked about above on river getting 1.8:1. Villian can have up to 1.8 value hands for every 1 bluff. So if we think villain has 25 bluffs how many value hands is he allowed to have for our hand to be profitable? Ugh i'm so confused and i don't know why...

The first two statements are correct. In the QQ hand you are facing an all-in bet of 82.15bb into a pot of 66.3bb, so your effective pot odds are (82.15)/(82.15 + 66.3 + 82.15) = 82.15/230.6 = 35.6% = 1/(1.8+1)

If you think he has 25 bluffs, then the # of val combos can be solved:

# bluffs frq = 35.6% = # bluffs/ (#bluffs + #val)

so

0.356 = 25/(25+x)

0.356*(25+x) = 25

8.9 + 0.356*x = 25

0.356*x = 16.1

x = 45.225

alternatively...... 1.8*25 = 45

Algebra genius. BS do you coach. Is racist talk part of coach price or cost more or cost less

PLZ don't plague my thread with this bull****. TY

Thank you! So as long as we think he has less than 45 value combos we can call getting 1:1.8? That seems like a lot no? Maybe i gave him too many bluffs. The lower pocket pairs are prob bluffing at less than 100% frequency. But still seems like a lot. He is overbet jamming and we can still pretty easily find enough bluffs. How do we ever fold for less than pot? lol

Yeah I prob 4b but ap I think I'm call ing also

Pretty shat tastic day today on the felt. Kept coming up second best in cooler spots. Graphs for 100NL and 50NL below:









Lost the majority of my money at 100NL vs the same whale within 15 minutes. He was open jamming flops and ripping in pre so i called down in two spots and he just had it...lol Those hands are below. Rest of the day was pretty standard and meh.

iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 45.71 BB (VPIP: 60.87, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
UTG: 311.15 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 28)
Hero (CO): 114.6 BB
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 32.14, PFR: 32.14, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 28)
SB: 101.63 BB (VPIP: 17.86, PFR: 17.86, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) J 3 3
BB checks, Hero bets 1.7 BB, BB raises to 43.21 BB, Hero calls 41.51 BB

Turn: (91.92 BB, 2 players) 8

River: (91.92 BB, 2 players) 4

Hero mucks K K (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
(Pre 83%, Flop 13%, Turn 23%)
BB shows 3 4 (Full House, Threes full of Fours)
(Pre 17%, Flop 87%, Turn 77%)
BB wins 88.92 BB


iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 88.34 BB (VPIP: 62.90, PFR: 6.45, 3Bet Preflop: 5.13, Hands: 62)
UTG: 299.51 BB (VPIP: 38.81, PFR: 11.94, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 67)
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 104.48 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
BTN: 94.62 BB (VPIP: 11.94, PFR: 11.94, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 67)
SB: 51.4 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 17.86, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 29)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A Q

UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 3 BB, UTG calls 3 BB

Flop: (12.5 BB, 3 players) T 4 A
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 6.94 BB, BB raises to 84.34 BB, fold, Hero calls 77.4 BB

Turn: (181.18 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (181.18 BB, 2 players) J

Hero mucks A Q (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 74%, Flop 28%, Turn 18%)
BB shows 4 A (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 26%, Flop 72%, Turn 82%)
BB wins 177.18 BB


Be back at it tomorrow!

That's crazy how you can do all that math in game. Does shouting the N-Word help you do it faster? I've been stuck at NL10 for ages now and I'm just trying to learn anything that can help me rise up the stakes.

Are you a Jew? I hear they're really good at math.

Real crummy sesh yesterday. Make a bluff for 200bb pot that in later study recognized we have plenty of better bluffs that have more equity. Other than that pretty cold deck and bad run outs that had my folding alot on rivers. I'll do a weekly goals update later today after the grind. Here is graph from yesterday's grind:

Enjoying upswings module in the beyond core strategy series. There is a module that talks about 3 different areas of C-betting, solver based. The "When to C-bet everything", "When to C-bet almost everything", and "When not to C-bet everything". They go over a bunch of boards and the proper C-bet % and talk about why the solver likes C-betting, what sizing it prefers, which checks it prefers, and the same for the OOP player as far as C/R's and Probe betting. I feel it's really helping me understand the specifics as to WHY we c-bet certain textures, range v range, why specifically it prefers a mix sizing or a one sizing, and then doug drops in some gems about his experiences in his career and how it makes sense the solvers are coming to these solutions and how he implemented them, sometimes without knowing how correct it was. Anyways on to our sesh! Let's make good decisions!

Session went decently today. AKs vs AA B vs SB for 150bb was the only real cooler. Got 67ss in on 53ass board for 100+BBs and got there which was nice. Had a hand i'm not sure if is total spew or ok and i'll post it below the session graph.



In this hand when he bets a large sizing on turn he is polarizing his range to nuts and bluffs. I block AK and obv he isn't betting this way with KJ or JJ. I felt like we don't have many better hands to call down with being we don't block flush or straight draws and we do block some of his value. I didn't like flatting because if he is drawing i want to get it in vs that range and his sizing commits him. Felt like if we fold that we are folding too much. Obv i still have AA, JJ, and KK but thats a total of 10 total combos of hands we have that are stronger. Is that enough? Can we just lay down the AJhh here when we block no bluffs and we block AK? Kinda lost as to how to go about playing this spot advice would be much appreciated! Hand below:

iPoker - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 130.09 BB (VPIP: 36.84, PFR: 31.58, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 20)
SB: 102.93 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 25)
Hero (BB): 105.45 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.81, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 29)
MP: 115.43 BB (VPIP: 31.58, PFR: 23.68, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 38)
CO: 213.72 BB (VPIP: 42.19, PFR: 31.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 69)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A J

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, MP calls 9 BB

Flop: (24.5 BB, 2 players) K J K
Hero checks, MP bets 8.64 BB, Hero calls 8.64 BB

Turn: (41.78 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, MP bets 30.78 BB, Hero raises to 84.81 BB, MP calls 54.03 BB

River: (211.4 BB, 2 players) Q

Hero mucks A J (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks)
(Pre 31%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
MP shows A K (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 69%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
MP wins 207.4 BB