ditto ditto

Same as post above. Gl at the tables

Imo this hand is way too far up in our range to even consider bluffing this

edit: though I have to say if he's really nitty the turn raise seems awfully strong

Good to see you here, trojanovich, by playing against you, I realized that NL50 isn't as nitty as I thought. Made a ton of very good calls after I played with you.

On that hand, probably folding is even better than calling, it would be really easy to narrow down his range to exactly 44 there. Some guys are smart and check behind with some FDs, but most people just cbet there always with their FDs. I think there's no play other than jamming the river in there, it's not like this crazy nit with 1 AF went out of nowhere and started bluffing us or valuebetting thin with KQ...

Btw, from what I saw you playing, you're too aggressive and put yourself on some really tough spots. Basically the same stuff that I do, but it seems you do it more on pre-flop spots, while I do mostly post-flop lol.

You're probably right against this specific V. Guess I commented a bit too quickly without thinking it through properly

Don't think I'm particularly overaggro, so not too sure what to comment on that haha. We don't have a lot of hands yet, so maybe small sample; haven't really seen your aggressiveness either for that matter

Bankroll is at $1050

I think I have a major leak, being overaggressive in 3-bet pots, and it's in those spots where most of the money goes in and where people fight a lot.

I think I'm overbluffing a ton in those pots and getting kicked off them often =(

Like in those 2 hands:

H1: flop cbet is STD, but I don't know why, I can't hold myself OTT =( Also my hand is really bad, the worst combo for double barreling probably in that spot, I block his floats and his folding range(JJ/TT)

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 129.54 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 11)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.20, PFR: 19.63, 3Bet Preflop: 7.58, Hands: 1,015)
BB: 270.56 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
UTG: 297.98 BB (VPIP: 25.56, PFR: 20.16, 3Bet Preflop: 8.47, Hands: 643)
MP: 350.76 BB (VPIP: 31.70, PFR: 25.19, 3Bet Preflop: 12.23, Hands: 697)
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.34 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, BTN calls 8 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 5.66 BB

Flop: (25.5 BB, 3 players) 7 A 4
MP checks, Hero bets 8.02 BB, BTN calls 8.02 BB, fold

Turn: (41.54 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 26.04 BB, BTN raises to 113.52 BB and is all-in, fold

BTN wins 89.62 BB


H2: is this flop cbet std? I know I should check back a ton on this board, but BDFD+ overcards too?

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 124.52 BB (VPIP: 28.30, PFR: 22.64, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 161)
SB: 135.02 BB (VPIP: 22.58, PFR: 19.35, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 32)
BB: 134.58 BB (VPIP: 27.84, PFR: 21.98, 3Bet Preflop: 8.08, Hands: 277)
UTG: 135.08 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 106.52 BB (VPIP: 12.66, PFR: 3.80, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 80)
Hero (CO): 106.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, Hero raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 10 BB, fold

Flop: (30.5 BB, 2 players) 6 9 7
UTG checks, Hero bets 15.06 BB, UTG raises to 74.16 BB, fold

UTG wins 57.58 BB


H3: not a 3-bet pot hand, but had a tough time thinking about this villain was looking like a weaktight reg, OTR thought about checking back, betting small and calling, betting small and folding and jamming. Which is the best option?

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 25.54, PFR: 20.14, 3Bet Preflop: 7.83, Hands: 1,300)
SB: 105.18 BB (VPIP: 28.81, PFR: 22.03, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 61)
BB: 497.3 BB (VPIP: 80.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 199.78 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 197.06 BB (VPIP: 26.51, PFR: 18.29, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 84)
Hero (CO): 105.78 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, BTN calls 2.32 BB, SB calls 1.82 BB, fold

Flop: (7.96 BB, 3 players) 5 7 6
SB checks, Hero bets 2.5 BB, fold, SB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6.5 BB

Turn: (25.96 BB, 2 players) J
SB bets 17 BB, Hero calls 17 BB

River: (59.96 BB, 2 players) J
SB checks, Hero bets 18.86 BB, SB raises to 76.86 BB and is all-in, fold

SB wins 93.68 BB

I dont think you need a coach, it would help but just watching RIO video is enough at nl50. Also you should really just use better bankroll management, like at least 60buyins and then start taking shots after that.

Loving the thread, just caught up again. good luck

Bankroll is at $1200

played a cool session today, I've decided that I'll jump in the swimming pool and stay there chilling before playing so I can get relaxed and tilt less.

some hands

H1: xD

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 316.66 BB
Hero (SB): 107.74 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 193.08 BB
MP: 200.54 BB
CO: 108.2 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Flop: (12 BB, 2 players) T 6 7
Hero checks, BB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (24 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 7.54 BB, BB calls 7.54 BB

River: (39.08 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 37.12 BB, fold

Hero wins 37.12 BB

H2: vs probable fish/weaktight reg

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 94.4 BB
SB: 112.88 BB
BB: 142.9 BB
UTG: 33.22 BB
MP: 101.92 BB
Hero (CO): 105.02 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, SB calls 1.82 BB, fold

Flop: (5.64 BB, 2 players) 9 K 5
SB checks, Hero bets 4.82 BB, SB calls 4.82 BB

Turn: (15.28 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 9.58 BB, SB raises to 19.5 BB, Hero calls 9.92 BB

River: (54.28 BB, 2 players) T
SB bets 23.5 BB, fold

SB wins 51.56 BB


H3: vs a guy that I marked as a whale and remarked as a reg like 5 times lol(he follows me since NL16 too)

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 385.08 BB
Hero (SB): 106.5 BB
BB: 103 BB
UTG: 162.78 BB
MP: 183.74 BB
CO: 223.1 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

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

Turn: (20 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 21 BB, BB calls 21 BB

River: (62 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 75.5 BB and is all-in, BB calls 72 BB and is all-in



H4: good play?

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 111.76 BB
SB: 72.4 BB
BB: 100 BB
Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 103.3 BB
CO: 224.94 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, MP calls 2.32 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to 11 BB, Hero calls 8.68 BB, MP calls 8.68 BB

Flop: (33.5 BB, 3 players) J T A
BB bets 20 BB, Hero raises to 89 BB and is all-in, fold, fold

Hero wins 69.82 BB

h2 - just make the call otr vs SB and fold vs BB. SB can bet worse for value and has less flushes after the CC pre
h4 - I can see why you did it, but I don't think we're allowed to have a jamming size on flop. We are probably allowed to click it back to 45 at best, or just flat call everything (and obviously fold).

thx for the advice, haven't thought about differences in SB/BB cc ranges, will try to pay attention to that

on h4 it was vs a russian guy with a high cbet% and a moderate 3-bet stat. would it be a min-raise-fold or min-raise-call?

if I would use 60 bi I would have to play nl16 for 6 months, =(

Rooting for you but you need to sort some mental stuff, read the mental game of poker. When you dropped to 700 and I saw NL50 hands it made me sad
Seriously though, good luck and stay rolled, run good

thx, man, but sometimes I just can't hold back, I was feeling good and pretty confident when I opened the tables that day xD. Also I was using a 2 BI stop loss(reached -1.4BI before going back to $1k)

Graph of the month



At least played decent volume, in the end, lost all I've made last month at 50z, so I'm still at my $1k bankroll. Tilt is such a big thing in this game, it's not like I'm a spewing monkey as I was, but it's clear that I'm playing poorly after I get coolered. Probably spewed hard only ~2 BI this month.

I'll make a big change into my approach in poker in this next month: I'll get staked, already talked and got a deal, will play NL25z for them. I think It will help my mental game a ton, it feels I'm just randomly clicking buttons, after almost a year of effort I have the same bankroll that I had in january 10th, when I was playing like a ****** and moving up with 15 BI BRM LOL.

I just couldn't see improvement in my results after 300k+ hands + tons of hours in study. Although I feel I have gotten a LOT better at the game, but the results aren't there. With this staking deal, I think I'll be able to release my full potential, without the pressure of moving back in stakes/losing flips, I'll focus only on playing my best. Also I'll do something that I always wanted to do but I couldn't: stop checking my results in the month(I didn't do that because I had some risk of going busto lol).

Goals for next month:
[ ] 30k hands
[ ] 1 RIO video/day


Some hands

H1: vs reg, villain has a ton of AQ, but the population usually raises them OTT, so villain probably has a ton of weak Ax/some FDs that will fold the river.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 114.9 BB
SB: 108.5 BB
BB: 185.18 BB
UTG: 174.24 BB
MP: 104.6 BB
CO: 90.58 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 6

UTG raises to 2.36 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 7 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 4.64 BB

Flop: (15.5 BB, 2 players) 3 Q A
UTG checks, Hero bets 4.86 BB, UTG calls 4.86 BB

Turn: (25.22 BB, 2 players) 5
UTG checks, Hero bets 17.98 BB, UTG calls 17.98 BB

River: (61.18 BB, 2 players) 2
UTG checks, Hero bets 85.06 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 58.12 BB


H2: I like how I played this, probably vs the wrong player, but I couldn't know

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 251.96 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 93.58 BB
MP: 199.24 BB
CO: 158.26 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 3 K

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 3 8 7
Hero checks, BB bets 3.24 BB, Hero calls 3.24 BB

Turn: (12.48 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BB checks

River: (12.48 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BB bets 5.1 BB, Hero raises to 27.16 BB, BB calls 22.06 BB




H3: For you guys that think that I'm always bluffing on spots like on H2

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 127.74 BB
SB: 149.86 BB
Hero (BB): 101.5 BB
UTG: 257.16 BB
MP: 110.7 BB
CO: 114.32 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 3 A

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.26 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.26 BB

Flop: (5.02 BB, 2 players) T 3 8
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: (5.02 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (5.02 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO bets 3.48 BB, Hero raises to 15.2 BB, fold

Hero wins 11.38 BB


H4: should have folded pre, but I didn't pay attention on villain's 3-bet stat(1%)

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 101.06 BB
SB: 240.86 BB
BB: 327.3 BB
UTG: 111.3 BB
MP: 91.98 BB
CO: 34.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2 BB, MP calls 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP raises to 26 BB, Hero raises to 101.06 BB and is all-in, MP calls 65.98 BB and is all-in

Flop: (187.46 BB, 2 players) 8 6 T

Turn: (187.46 BB, 2 players) 3

River: (187.46 BB, 2 players) K
Players agreed to run it twice.

Flop #2: (187.46 BB, 2 players) 3 Q 8

Turn #2: (187.46 BB, 2 players) 2

River #2: (187.46 BB, 2 players) 7



H5: std? Had no stats on the guy, but it's clear that with his min-raise he is probably a fish, so is it OK to just jam AA? Should I fold the flop? I felt that he could be doing this with a ton of TP/JJ/KK/QQ/draws

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 121.72 BB
SB: 169.72 BB
BB: 38.8 BB
UTG: 354.26 BB
MP: 227.88 BB
CO: 101.7 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2 BB, MP raises to 4 BB, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 11 BB, MP calls 9 BB

Flop: (40.5 BB, 3 players) 7 T 5
UTG checks, MP bets 30.02 BB, Hero raises to 108.72 BB and is all-in, fold, MP calls 78.7 BB

Turn: (257.94 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (257.94 BB, 2 players) 5





I hope one day I can be an endboss at this game.

VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Interesting times ahead with the staking deal, does it include coaching? GL with it!

AA flop jam looks good to me, you'll see a lot of 'random' hands here vs recreationals. I would go bigger pre with the 4b sizing.

Meh, decided to not accept the deal after I saw the contract.

Thanks for the input on the AA hand, I was feeling really bad here, I've made way tighter folds, but this guy could have a ton of crap.

I'll keep playing NL50, I know I can beat the stake, right now I'm focusing on finding leaks and making strats to beat the field.

Also I decided that I'll drop down magic the gathering on fridays, It's the best day to grind and I'm really pumped up for poker. I love playing with my friends though, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

Bankroll is at $1.1k

Some cool hands from the session

H1: sickest hero call I've ever made lol

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 122.6 BB
SB: 125.28 BB
Hero (BB): 116.96 BB
UTG: 234.6 BB
MP: 36.16 BB
CO: 180.1 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB calls 6 BB

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) 4 2 7
SB checks, Hero bets 5.66 BB, SB calls 5.66 BB

Turn: (29.32 BB, 2 players) 6
SB checks, Hero checks

River: (29.32 BB, 2 players) 8
SB bets 17.5 BB, Hero calls 17.5 BB




H2: sick hero call for me, lol(such a nit lol), decided to call because people usually raise trips OTF because they're afraid of the draw

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 101 BB
SB: 100.02 BB
Hero (BB): 104.74 BB
UTG: 101.1 BB
MP: 133 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB calls 6 BB

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) K T K
SB checks, Hero bets 5.66 BB, SB calls 5.66 BB

Turn: (29.32 BB, 2 players) 4
SB checks, Hero bets 18.38 BB, SB calls 18.38 BB

River: (66.08 BB, 2 players) K
SB bets 66.98 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 66.98 BB



H3: loving those hero calls lol

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 30.6 BB
SB: 100.5 BB
BB: 87.62 BB
UTG: 75.08 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 197.26 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 6

fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.32 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (6.14 BB, 2 players) J 8 2
Hero bets 3.02 BB, BTN calls 3.02 BB

Turn: (12.18 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (12.18 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BTN bets 12 BB, Hero calls 12 BB




H4: guy snap-called lol

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 256.06 BB
SB: 53 BB
BB: 209.24 BB
Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 114.24 BB
CO: 100.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 1.82 BB, BB raises to 10.64 BB, Hero calls 8.32 BB, SB calls 8.32 BB

Flop: (31.92 BB, 3 players) 9 4 8
SB checks, BB bets 18 BB, Hero raises to 89.36 BB and is all-in, fold, BB calls 71.36 BB

Turn: (210.64 BB, 2 players) 3

River: (210.64 BB, 2 players) T

Bankroll is at $1.1k

Having a ton of annoying variance =(
Was doing pretty well in the month so far then this day hits me



Some cool hands

H1: OTF checked because it's a bad flop for my range in a MW pot, was going for the check-jam, OTR, thought villain could bluff with his missed draws, so decided to check rather than jam.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 194.2 BB
Hero (SB): 101.82 BB
BB: 122.88 BB
UTG: 110.82 BB
MP: 114.18 BB
CO: 322.92 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 14 BB, fold, MP calls 11 BB, CO calls 11 BB

Flop: (43 BB, 3 players) 2 J 3
Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks

Turn: (43 BB, 3 players) Q
Hero bets 21.22 BB, MP calls 21.22 BB, fold

River: (85.44 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, MP bets 78.96 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 66.6 BB and is all-in




H2: vs probable fish, thought that he had a pair that was trying to see a cheap showdown, these guys usually are pretty consistent when they make those small bets. Got owned in this one xD.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 96 BB
SB: 95.88 BB
BB: 52.78 BB
UTG: 242.8 BB
MP: 186.36 BB
Hero (CO): 119.86 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 5 BB

Flop: (17.5 BB, 2 players) K T J
MP checks, Hero bets 5.5 BB, MP raises to 11 BB, Hero calls 5.5 BB

Turn: (39.5 BB, 2 players) 4
MP bets 9 BB, Hero raises to 74 BB, MP raises to 139 BB, Hero calls 26.86 BB and is all-in

River: (241.22 BB, 2 players) K




H3: vs weaktight regfish, he is probably overfolding a ton OTF and OTT, but I thought that he had so many few nut combos compared to KQ/crap that he would make tilted calls. Maybe river is a check, but he tanked a ton OTT though.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 234.7 BB
SB: 99 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 107.48 BB
MP: 99.28 BB
CO: 136.86 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 1.5 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB, fold, SB calls 8 BB

Flop: (22 BB, 2 players) 9 3 K
SB checks, Hero bets 6.92 BB, SB calls 6.92 BB

Turn: (35.84 BB, 2 players) 3
SB checks, Hero bets 25.54 BB, SB calls 25.54 BB

River: (86.92 BB, 2 players) 7
SB checks, Hero bets 57.54 BB and is all-in, SB calls 56.54 BB and is all-in



H4: another annoying one. Should I just jam the turn? or make a 33% bet again?

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 72.88 BB
SB: 111.3 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 212.46 BB
MP: 109.72 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, CO calls 10 BB, BTN calls 10 BB

Flop: (39.5 BB, 3 players) 3 T 2
Hero bets 12.42 BB, CO calls 12.42 BB, fold

Turn: (64.34 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 31.78 BB, CO calls 31.78 BB

River: (127.9 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 42.8 BB and is all-in, CO calls 42.8 BB and is all-in




H5: pretty loose, but maybe we should have some low equity bluffs so we can be bluffing there OTR? Honestly I just did it because people overfold OTF/OTT

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 167.52 BB
Hero (SB): 214.64 BB
BB: 204.14 BB
UTG: 299.42 BB
MP: 251 BB
CO: 108.82 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 6

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, CO calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, fold

Flop: (10 BB, 3 players) 9 T K
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO bets 5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, CO calls 10 BB

Turn: (40 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 28.5 BB, CO calls 28.5 BB

River: (97 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 168.14 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 93 BB


H6: villain had a reasonable 3-bet(not super big though), high cbet and high 3-bet OTF(30%+), I used to call his move there "tatsumaki", back in 2012 when I did battles with people on NL10 haha. Decided to raise because he was pretty light on his cbets, he probably did the same vs my raise, so we ended up in a situation where the craziest one would win lol.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
Hero (SB): 140.42 BB
BB: 98.5 BB
UTG: 145.02 BB
MP: 210.06 BB
CO: 137.74 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) 4 2 J
Hero checks, BB bets 8.72 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, BB raises to 48 BB, Hero raises to 131.42 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 110 BB

H7: vs fish, either you overbet big or check-fold in this spot imo

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 126.68 BB
Hero (SB): 107.82 BB
BB: 221.04 BB
UTG: 36.08 BB
MP: 104.86 BB
CO: 147.58 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 6

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 2 players) T 8 8
Hero checks, UTG bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Turn: (13 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: (13 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 101.82 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 12.36 BB

H2: you say he is a fish and then u 3bet 89s. Why? Flop is clear fold. Even if you hit, you are probably behind.

Fish doesn't mean "calling stations that never fold", usually fish in these days are people who play really straightforwardly and overfold post-flop. So 3-betting 98s is very good vs these guys. vs whales it's better to 3-bet a merged range with KJo/ATo, stuff like that.

OTF it's never a fold, it's such a small bet and we have a backdoor draw, also he could be doing this with Kx/Jx, even if he has a set we have good enough odds to call.

OTT we can fold raise and call, I thought raise was more valuable because he could fold a ton of his sdv hands going for thin value.

I would like to hear couple more thoughts, but I still think it was a bad play. I didnt realize he minraised flop, so maybe call is OK, but I dont see how we can make that play on turn.

raising 98 was so bad post flop

why? Can't he have some random kx that he would be folding?

Why would he raise Kx, especially in 3bet pot?

This very questionable. Fish = villains who make tons of mistakes because they do not know what they are doing. There are loads of them at 50nlz, and they are effortlessly easy to spot, offering many low variance XPLO spots.

villains who play ABC are far harder to stack and far harder to spot as you are usually marking them from their HUD stats which take forever to converge at Zoom.

Mark the clear fish for XPLO play and play balanced against everybody else ...works for me (@Zoom)

No, it's probably the nuts most of the time. Best case is TT/JJ

Call turn, such a good price to try and bink. I dont understand why you are raising to 74bb and stacking off. Seems suicidal vs fish.