So let's get you guys some hands! Why am I running so good?

This play that I've begun implementing might have something to do with it. The backraise and never planning to fold to a jam. I do it with such a narrow range. 77 is probably the lowest I go, up to JJ, depending on positions. Yeah, they can have AA, KK, QQ but they can also have AK/AQ/KQ or be on a pure bluff. Pairs are good.

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

UTG: 153.75 BB (VPIP: 30.16, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 64)
CO: 106.05 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
Hero (BTN): 103 BB
SB: 99 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BB: 107.7 BB (VPIP: 18.03, PFR: 11.48, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 62)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, CO raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, SB raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 29.5 BB, SB raises to 99 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 69.5 BB

Flop: (202.5 BB, 2 players) 2 2 7

Turn: (202.5 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (202.5 BB, 2 players) 5

Hero shows T T (Two Pair, Tens and Twos)
(Pre 54%, Flop 73%, Turn 84%)
SB shows K Q (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 46%, Flop 27%, Turn 16%)
UTG mucks J 3 (One Pair, Twos)

CO mucks 5 4 (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)

BB mucks 6 4 (Two Pair, Fours and Twos)

Hero wins 200.5 BB


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

MP: 113.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
CO: 185.15 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
Hero (BTN): 98.5 BB
SB: 80.95 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
BB: 103.37 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
UTG: 37.25 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 2)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, SB raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 30 BB, SB raises to 80.95 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 50.95 BB

Flop: (165.9 BB, 2 players) 5 8 4

Turn: (165.9 BB, 2 players) Q

River: (165.9 BB, 2 players) 6

Hero shows 7 7 (Straight, Eight High)
(Pre 56%, Flop 78%, Turn 17%)
SB shows Q A (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 44%, Flop 22%, Turn 83%)
MP mucks 4 T (One Pair, Fours)

CO mucks A 2 (High Card, Ace)

BB mucks 5 9 (One Pair, Fives)

UTG mucks J 9 (High Card, Queen)

Hero wins 162.9 BB


Hands like these also help:

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

BTN: 38.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (SB): 107.25 BB
BB: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 40.74, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 27)
UTG: 165.3 BB (VPIP: 21.88, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
CO: 108.3 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 33)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 6 K 7
Hero bets 3 BB, BB calls 3 BB

Turn: (12 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 6 BB, BB raises to 19 BB, Hero calls 13 BB

River: (50 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, BB bets 36 BB, Hero calls 36 BB

BB shows 8 9 (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 39%, Flop 31%, Turn 16%)
Hero shows K T (Two Pair, Kings and Sevens)
(Pre 61%, Flop 69%, Turn 84%)
BTN mucks 2 3 (One Pair, Sevens)

UTG mucks 5 Q (One Pair, Sevens)

CO mucks J 4 (One Pair, Sevens)

Hero wins 120 BB

And this:

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

CO: 47.64 BB (VPIP: 63.16, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
BTN: 112.05 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 101 BB
BB: 157.07 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 19)
UTG: 103.2 BB (VPIP: 61.11, PFR: 38.89, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, CO calls 4 BB

Flop: (11 BB, 2 players) 5 8 5
Hero bets 7 BB, CO calls 7 BB

Turn: (25 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 15 BB, CO calls 15 BB

River: (55 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, CO bets 20.64 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 20.64 BB

CO shows 6 9 (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)
(Pre 40%, Flop 40%, Turn 36%)
Hero shows T A (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)
(Pre 60%, Flop 60%, Turn 64%)
BTN mucks K 5 (Full House, Fives full of Eights)

BB mucks Q 5 (Full House, Fives full of Queens)

UTG mucks J T (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)

MP mucks 3 7 (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)

Hero wins 93.28 BB

I think I'm becoming a calling station:

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

BB: 100.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
UTG: 70.7 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
CO: 108.5 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (BTN): 98.5 BB
SB: 96.25 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 2 5 T
CO bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (17.5 BB, 2 players) 2
CO bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

River: (37.5 BB, 2 players) K
CO bets 25 BB, Hero calls 25 BB

CO shows A 9 (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 46%, Flop 48%, Turn 29%)
Hero shows 8 8 (Two Pair, Eights and Twos)
(Pre 54%, Flop 52%, Turn 71%)
BB mucks Q 3 (One Pair, Twos)

UTG mucks 7 3 (One Pair, Twos)

SB mucks 5 T (Two Pair, Tens and Fives)

Hero wins 85.5 BB

Yes, I did just value 3bet jam A2o

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

CO: 36 BB (VPIP: 91.30, PFR: 65.22, 3Bet Preflop: 22.22, Hands: 48)
BTN: 184.77 BB (VPIP: 20.51, PFR: 6.94, 3Bet Preflop: 2.33, Hands: 78)
SB: 99.46 BB (VPIP: 6.90, PFR: 5.66, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 58)
Hero (BB): 115.73 BB
UTG: 31.7 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 69 BB (VPIP: 53.45, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 59)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 A

fold, fold, CO raises to 6.24 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 39.03 BB, CO calls 29.76 BB and is all-in

Flop: (72.5 BB, 2 players) 2 3 Q

Turn: (72.5 BB, 2 players) 5

River: (72.5 BB, 2 players) J

CO shows 2 7 (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 14%, Flop 11%, Turn 3%)
Hero shows 2 A (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 86%, Flop 89%, Turn 97%)
BTN mucks 7 Q (One Pair, Queens)

SB mucks T 9 (High Card, Queen)

UTG mucks 7 8 (High Card, Queen)

MP mucks T 4 (High Card, Queen)

Hero wins 69.5 BB

Wait.....

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

Hero (SB): 99 BB
BB: 123.25 BB (VPIP: 30.43, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
UTG: 103.75 BB (VPIP: 11.43, PFR: 11.43, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 35)
MP: 77.4 BB (VPIP: 51.85, PFR: 9.26, 3Bet Preflop: 11.54, Hands: 54)
CO: 124.95 BB (VPIP: 31.58, PFR: 19.30, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 60)
BTN: 95.9 BB (VPIP: 25.93, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 55)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, MP calls 4 BB

Flop: (11 BB, 2 players) J 9 7
Hero bets 5.5 BB, MP raises to 13.75 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, MP calls 16.25 BB

Turn: (71 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 64 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero shows Q K (High Card, Ace)

BB mucks 7 A (Two Pair, Aces and Sevens)

UTG mucks 8 K (High Card, Ace)

MP mucks J T (One Pair, Jacks)

CO mucks 3 6 (High Card, Ace)

BTN mucks A 2 (One Pair, Aces)

Hero wins 68 BB

I'll admit, I don't know what I was doing with this hand and it's probably bad

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

BTN: 113.75 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 20)
SB: 70.99 BB (VPIP: 61.11, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 125.2 BB (VPIP: 20.51, PFR: 17.95, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 39)
MP: 55.8 BB (VPIP: 46.67, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 30)
CO: 148 BB (VPIP: 26.47, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 A

fold, MP calls 1 BB, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, MP calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) T 5 2
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB, MP calls 6 BB

Turn: (27.5 BB, 3 players) 6
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets 15 BB, Hero raises to 38 BB, fold, fold

Hero shows 5 A (One Pair, Fives)

BTN mucks 3 9 (High Card, Ten)

SB mucks 2 Q (One Pair, Twos)

UTG mucks 4 7 (High Card, Ten)

MP mucks Q 6 (One Pair, Sixes)

CO mucks T Q (One Pair, Tens)

Hero wins 54.65 BB

But I do know what I was doing with this hand

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

SB: 32.5 BB (VPIP: 35.29, PFR: 20.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
Hero (BB): 119.25 BB
UTG: 89.65 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 36.21, PFR: 12.07, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 58)
CO: 77.2 BB (VPIP: 61.54, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 52)
BTN: 105 BB (VPIP: 20.93, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 44)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (4.5 BB, 2 players) 5 7 6
Hero checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, BTN calls 5 BB

Turn: (20.5 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 14.25 BB, BTN calls 14.25 BB

River: (49 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 33 BB, fold

Hero shows K T (High Card, Ace)

SB mucks J 2 (High Card, Ace)

UTG mucks 2 A (One Pair, Aces)

MP mucks 6 J (One Pair, Sixes)

CO mucks Q 6 (One Pair, Sixes)

BTN mucks A 7 (Two Pair, Aces and Sevens)

Hero wins 46.55 BB


It doesn't always work though

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

BTN: 43.8 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 12)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 20.45 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 108.1 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 8)

BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1 BB) Hero has T T

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, CO raises to 10 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 24 BB, CO calls 14 BB

Flop: (49 BB, 2 players) 9 8 Q
Hero bets 21.5 BB, CO calls 21.5 BB

Turn: (92 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 54.5 BB and is all-in, CO calls 54.5 BB

River: (201 BB, 2 players) 6

Hero shows T T (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 3%, Flop 13%, Turn 24%)
CO shows Q Q (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 97%, Flop 87%, Turn 76%)
BTN mucks J T (Straight, Queen High)

BB mucks 2 7 (High Card, Ace)

UTG mucks T J (Straight, Queen High)

CO wins 199 BB

Most definitely not always

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

BTN: 104.45 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (SB): 99 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 48.01 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 37.35 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
CO: 107.12 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 8

fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 8 BB

Flop: (24 BB, 2 players) 2 J 7
Hero bets 12 BB, BTN calls 12 BB

Turn: (48 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 26 BB, BTN calls 26 BB

River: (100 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 50 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 50 BB

Hero shows 9 8 (Straight, Jack High)
(Pre 17%, Flop 19%, Turn 0%)
BTN shows J J (Full House, Jacks full of Sevens)
(Pre 83%, Flop 81%, Turn 100%)
BB mucks 7 6 (Three of a Kind, Sevens)

UTG mucks 8 2 (Two Pair, Sevens and Twos)

MP mucks K 3 (One Pair, Sevens)

CO mucks 9 5 (One Pair, Sevens)

BTN wins 197 BB


But I can say that my new line of thinking is fun, and no matter what I'm actually having a blast playing poker

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

Hero (BB): 111.9 BB
CO: 329.65 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
BTN: 100.3 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
SB: 165.64 BB (VPIP: 41.18, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 4 Q Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (14.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 8.25 BB, Hero raises to 20.5 BB, BTN calls 12.25 BB

River: (55.5 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 40.75 BB, BTN raises to 72.8 BB and is all-in, fold

BTN shows T T (Full House, Tens full of Queens)

Hero mucks K 7 (One Pair, Queens)

CO mucks 4 K (Two Pair, Queens and Fours)

SB mucks 3 5 (One Pair, Queens)

BTN wins 135 BB

I can't mentally bring myself to play tonight. I'm not burnt out or anything, my brain just feels exhausted so I'm not playing. +EV for sure. So instead, let's show my super unsustainable hot running graph for the year (since I don't brag much)

I requested the withdraw today. Why did I do it today? $4k was the original goal. I'm not stupid, I know that eventually online poker will be gone. My goal coming into the year was to start playing live at the beginning of March. I have a feeling I should be getting the necessary funds by that time so that I can partake in the live poker portion.

This thread is a mess. I don't blame the posters for criticizing me. I don't blame the people for not reading this. I sucked at poker. I didn't know what I was getting into. And this thread long graph shows it. I was ignorant at the start, not taking the advice of others. I gave it one last go, gave more effort than I ever had, and I saw results. Ego came in again, I stopped trying to get better, and I broke even. This time I put even more serious studying and concepts towards my game than ever. And I improved.

So if any person ever reads this, I want them to see that it is possible to achieve your goals in this game. You need hard work and determination, and you can't slack off. When you think you're good is when you need to study and work even harder. I'm not done; you guys haven't seen the last of me. Over the next 3 or so weeks I'm going to continue to get better (you can always improve and get better), grind a bit with my remaining BR (Omaha, sounds fun!), and eventually come out with a Part 3. Good luck at the tables everyone and I'll see you soon.

Been there, done that. It happens man. Only you know what's best for you, don't let an internet forum run your life. All we can offer is advice or different ways to play hands for (seemingly) maximum profit in a vacuum. In the end, we still have to play the game.

Your thread was better than mine ever was, and you closed it out nicely. Good luck to your future endeavors! In America, live play is still a gold mine, fortunately.

Well done!

:d:tinfo il:

Gl bro, I have seen your growth man you should be very happy!!!
much love homie!!!!

Sup play boy wat good???

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

Hero (BB): 111.9 BB
CO: 329.65 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
BTN: 100.3 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
SB: 165.64 BB (VPIP: 41.18, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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


I play this 3-bet or fold... respect that 3x, go for throat, get dead$$$

he started a new thread, he is strictly focusing on live cash in that thread.

well done on basically completing challenge mate