Q9s plays very similar to QTs, the problem is not how the hand itself plays, but how our range is affected by opening more hands from UTG: people will profit more by 3-betting us, so in a vacuum, opening hands like J8s, 64s and Q9s from UTG is ok, but if villains catch that we're doing that, then they will exploit us.

Bankroll is at $1200

btw, posted the video for my friend, the link is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2MnLBy34V0

Just mute the sound, my mic didn't work and I don't know how to remove sound from youtube videos lol, so it's a mix of what I liistened at the time I was recording + paused with a busto mic lol.

This strat is very weak and sub-optimal ofc, but I made it to my friend follow it as a basis, since he is suffering a ton from tilt and wasn't playing for 1-2 years. So I made a strat where he would make money from NL16 people(they're too stationy), with low variance and low margin for making tilted plays, since he will basically play as a 18/13 with a 2% 3-bet.

This strat is just to serve him as a basis and trying to get him back on track, so as soon as he starts getting more confidence, he should loosen up and try to widen his ranges a little bit more. What do you guys think?

But the key of this strat isn't the tight ranges only, it was the post-flop aggression, it's better for my friend to be aggressive with good hands like KTs post-flop than Q3s, I made a ton of semi-bluffs and gave up on almost all of them OTR. Also with a tigher range, it's ok to be more aggressive post-flop, so I think my friend will get more used to playing aggressively and thin valuebetting well. Sadly I didn't have any hero fold in the session, which is very important in those stakes.

If you have any suggestions to make, I'm open to them, please no "watch tons of RIO vids, improve, copy them, gg", the guy just came back to poker, he will just spew harder by watching RIO videos and make tons of bad calls vs people who don't bluff. I think he needs just to stop spewing and getting some confidence before he can benefit from watching RIO and those Sudo-gto strats.


BTW, look at the hand I found in my database, from 2013 times haha, guy had a (1/227) 3-bet LOL. I have 10 missclicks, but it wasn't one of them, I remember this hand haha.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 113.1 BB
SB: 318.6 BB
BB: 166.5 BB
Hero (UTG): 124.3 BB
UTG+1: 98.5 BB
MP: 120.3 BB
MP+1: 181.2 BB
MP+2: 46.5 BB
CO: 122.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 3 BB, UTG+1 raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

UTG+1 wins 7.5 BB


BTW, even by playing as a 18/13, my redline was positive haha

Bankroll is at $1180

Played some cool hands today

H1: sick fold, I did it pretty quickly though, initial raiser was a huge nit, I wasn't even 3-betting him, the guy who 3-betted him was capable of 3-bet bluffing, but if he were smart, he would never do so. I believed he was playing as he should(3-betting AK+/QQ+ only, maybe just calling some QQ and AK).

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

BTN: 145.44 BB
SB: 317.7 BB
Hero (BB): 122.68 BB
UTG: 98.5 BB
MP: 131.48 BB
CO: 162.48 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 3 BB, MP raises to 10 BB, fold, BTN calls 10 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 7 BB

Flop: (31.5 BB, 3 players) 2 Q J
UTG checks, MP bets 18 BB, BTN calls 18 BB, fold

Turn: (67.5 BB, 2 players) 6
MP checks, BTN checks

River: (67.5 BB, 2 players) 7
MP checks, BTN checks




H2: vs spewy aggro fish that was overbluffing with a ton of trash, in other hand he put 80% of his stack and folded. It looks spewy, but I think the best play is to check-jam the river, sadly I couldn't pull the trigger, fearing of him calling me with a pair or something.

Otf was going for the check-raise, since I thought he would stab with a ton of garbage and probably fold(I was probably wrong), OTT these aggro fish are capable of doing things like that with any 2, I 3-bet him because he could fold, OTR the best play by me was a check, since if I bet, he could jam with bluffs and I would just get owned. By checking, I let him check behind his SDV like 9x and bet his bluffs. It looks spewy as hell, but I believe he could have a ton of crap like A3o there.

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

BTN: 46.22 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 95.78 BB
UTG: 477.62 BB
MP: 100 BB
CO: 73.98 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 5 9 8
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 3.76 BB, BB raises to 9.52 BB, Hero raises to 20 BB, BB calls 10.48 BB

River: (46 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BB bets 32 BB, fold

BB wins 43.7 BB


H3: good fold?

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

BTN: 131.72 BB
SB: 126.2 BB
BB: 117.04 BB
UTG: 103 BB
Hero (MP): 101.5 BB
CO: 88.54 BB

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 2.32 BB, CO calls 2.32 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (6.14 BB, 2 players) 3 6 5
Hero bets 4.38 BB, CO calls 4.38 BB

Turn: (14.9 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 10.62 BB, CO calls 10.62 BB

River: (36.14 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 25.76 BB, CO raises to 71.22 BB and is all-in, fold

CO wins 83.66 BB

Bankroll is at $1380

Finally caught some heat, but I'm behind the pace for the 30k hands/month goal. In this month I started avoiding playing with low confidence and when I'm not feeling like grinding, so it's affecting my volume(I watch RIO videos instead though).


Graph for the month so far(yeah, came back to the red line style, also fixed some mistakes I was doing pre-flop and I'm getting better at hero calling):



Some cool hands

H1: interesting turn sizing, I'm starting to make it when the board looks very good for my range(on turns and rivers, I already did it on my flop cbets), since I'm almost never bluffing. Learned it in mixgrill's stream(although it was a different situation, but maybe it makes sense).

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

BTN: 100 BB
SB: 110.4 BB
BB: 206.62 BB
UTG: 125.88 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 73.78 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BTN raises to 7 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 4.68 BB

Flop: (15.5 BB, 2 players) 8 3 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 6.04 BB, Hero raises to 18 BB, BTN calls 11.96 BB

Turn: (51.5 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 16.2 BB, BTN raises to 75 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 58.8 BB and is all-in

River: (201.5 BB, 2 players) K

Hero shows 7 8 (Flush, King High)

BTN shows A Q (Flush, Ace High)

BTN wins 197.5 BB


H2: vs the same guy in h1 lol, good sizing OTR? The funny thing is that he is a 19/15 reg lol, insane move by him xD

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

Hero (BTN): 102.56 BB
SB: 108.4 BB
BB: 116.04 BB
UTG: 128.84 BB
MP: 274.36 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.2 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (5.9 BB, 2 players) 5 3 T
MP checks, Hero bets 2.9 BB, MP calls 2.9 BB

Turn: (11.7 BB, 2 players) 6
MP checks, Hero bets 8.34 BB, MP raises to 26.68 BB, Hero calls 18.34 BB

River: (65.06 BB, 2 players) T
MP checks, Hero bets 20.46 BB, MP calls 20.46 BB




H3: thought the guy was a reg that would bet all his good stuff and leave his checking range unprotected, so I decided to make it 33% with most of my stuff. Was wrong though. OTR I made that sizing because I believed he could be calling me off with AK, also my line makes no sense at all lol.

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

BTN: 49.4 BB
SB: 172.24 BB
BB: 102.5 BB
UTG: 137.06 BB
MP: 135.14 BB
Hero (CO): 101 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 5 4 7
UTG checks, Hero bets 2.34 BB, UTG calls 2.34 BB

Turn: (12.18 BB, 2 players) 6
UTG checks, Hero bets 6.02 BB, UTG calls 6.02 BB

River: (24.22 BB, 2 players) K
UTG checks, Hero bets 23 BB, UTG calls 23 BB




H4: vs reg who hates to fold, but even those guys are afraid of calling it off OTR with TP no clubs. I decided to bluff because he could have a TP there merging for value OTF, also his sets are never flushes OTR.

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

Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 123.98 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 97.3 BB
MP: 109.6 BB
CO: 139.48 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (19.5 BB, 2 players) J K 2
MP checks, Hero bets 6.12 BB, MP raises to 20.26 BB, Hero calls 14.14 BB

Turn: (60.02 BB, 2 players) 4
MP checks, Hero checks

River: (60.02 BB, 2 players) T
MP checks, Hero bets 70.74 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 57.02 BB


H5: >D

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

BTN: 213.7 BB
SB: 448.96 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 113.96 BB
MP: 126.84 BB
CO: 140.2 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 K

fold, MP raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BTN raises to 9 BB, fold, Hero raises to 23 BB, fold, BTN calls 14 BB

Flop: (48.82 BB, 2 players) 7 7 T
Hero bets 15.36 BB, BTN calls 15.36 BB

Turn: (79.54 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 61.64 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 75.56 BB

H2: IMO the 19/15 and nitter regs are the ones that can really surprise you, i've found plenty of spots where i see a 19/15 reg turn up with junk they shouldn't have when they 3bet me.

Bankroll is at $1000

Got utterly destroyed today =(



Some hands

H1: should I check back and bluff with other hands? I feel my blockers are kinda good

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

BTN: 182.72 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 183.06 BB
UTG: 79.12 BB
Hero (MP): 106.48 BB
CO: 121.96 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 8 BB, fold, Hero calls 5.68 BB

Flop: (17 BB, 2 players) T T 5
SB bets 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

Turn: (33 BB, 2 players) K
SB bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB

River: (73 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets 70.48 BB and is all-in, SB calls 64 BB and is all-in




H2: =(

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

BTN: 89.5 BB
SB: 113.92 BB
BB: 101.5 BB
UTG: 100.5 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 136.94 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

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

Turn: (14.5 BB, 2 players) T
UTG bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 28 BB, UTG calls 18 BB

River: (70.5 BB, 2 players) A
UTG checks, Hero bets 65.5 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 65.5 BB




H3: if I were pretty sharp today, I think I could have folded this, the pfr wasn't capable of checking back QQ there, but I forgot SB could check a ton OTT. There's a ton of draws and a lot of money in the pot already, but could we fold vs a nitty SB?

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

BTN: 103.2 BB
SB: 117.14 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 109.38 BB
MP: 157.98 BB
CO: 15.96 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) 6 2 7
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (9 BB, 3 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets 6.42 BB, BTN raises to 16 BB, SB raises to 39 BB, Hero raises to 97 BB and is all-in, fold, SB calls 58 BB

River: (219 BB, 2 players) 9
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (219 BB, 2 players) T



H4: vs unknown

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

BTN: 211.42 BB
Hero (SB): 123.5 BB
BB: 88.6 BB
UTG: 100.5 BB
MP: 100.5 BB
CO: 104.92 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, UTG calls 8 BB

Flop: (23 BB, 2 players) 7 T 4
Hero bets 11.34 BB, UTG calls 11.34 BB

Turn: (45.68 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 28.64 BB, UTG calls 28.64 BB

River: (102.96 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 72.52 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 49.52 BB and is all-in




H5: vs unknown, can I find a fold? I used to fold this all the time, but when I saw people stacking off with TPGK in these spots, decided to stop folding.

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

BTN: 240.94 BB
SB: 116.44 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 123.78 BB
MP: 111.14 BB
CO: 250.3 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (30 BB, 3 players) 7 A T
SB checks, Hero bets 9.42 BB, fold, SB raises to 43.04 BB, Hero calls 33.62 BB

Turn: (116.08 BB, 2 players) 9
SB bets 63.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 46.96 BB and is all-in

River: (210 BB, 2 players) 3
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (210 BB, 2 players) 2




H6: vs aggro fish, thought about 3-betting the flop for value, but since I had the Ks blocker, decided to let him hang himself

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

BTN: 141.5 BB
Hero (SB): 100.5 BB
BB: 66.14 BB
UTG: 96 BB
MP: 211.82 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 5 Q 3
Hero bets 2.96 BB, BB raises to 8.78 BB, Hero calls 5.82 BB

Turn: (23.56 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BB bets 11.2 BB, Hero calls 11.2 BB

River: (45.96 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BB bets 21.84 BB, Hero calls 21.84 BB



H7: vs nit


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

BTN: 112.96 BB
SB: 105 BB
Hero (BB): 108.76 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 313.46 BB
CO: 110.08 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.3 BB

Flop: (5.1 BB, 2 players) J J Q
Hero checks, CO bets 1.6 BB, Hero raises to 6 BB, CO calls 4.4 BB

Turn: (17.1 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 12.18 BB, CO calls 12.18 BB

River: (41.46 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 88.28 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 39.38 BB

Maybe you could fold the KK hand. Rest look like coolers. Last hand seems WTF.

yeah, it's possible to find folds even to some coolers anyway, some people never bluff, but I have to be careful when doing so.

btw, played a short session, had those 2 cool hands

H1: thanks for the turn sizing clanty, during the hand I remembered about you talking in another thread about how we should size OTT with our nutted straights. OFC coolered the guy, but the idea behind the turn sizing is really good. I see some villains jamming FDs there and folding more SDV, so it's cool. Also river stack sizes won't be awkward

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

BTN: 146.06 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 167.14 BB
UTG: 91.54 BB
MP: 146.56 BB
CO: 114.06 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 8 Q 4
SB bets 2.46 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, SB calls 5.54 BB

Turn: (22 BB, 2 players) J
SB checks, Hero bets 20.9 BB, SB calls 20.9 BB

River: (63.8 BB, 2 players) 2
SB checks, Hero bets 135.24 BB and is all-in, SB calls 68.1 BB and is all-in




H2: vs unknown

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

BTN: 136.68 BB
Hero (SB): 147.58 BB
BB: 128.04 BB
UTG: 239.34 BB
MP: 388.68 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (23 BB, 2 players) 2 6 J
Hero bets 7.22 BB, MP calls 7.22 BB

Turn: (37.44 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, MP checks

River: (37.44 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks, MP bets 18 BB, Hero calls 18 BB

Bankroll is at $830

If it reaches $600 I'll drop down to NL16, there's a ton of runbad, but I think I'm running well in non-all in pots.

month so far



since september(when I shot nl50z)



Some hands

H1: best bluff of today =)

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

BTN: 93.5 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 134.58 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 139.14 BB
CO: 131.38 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 calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) T 6 8
Hero checks, BB bets 2.9 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB, BB calls 7.1 BB

Turn: (26 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 24.7 BB, BB calls 24.7 BB

River: (75.4 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 62.3 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 71.64 BB


H2: massive spew =(

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

BTN: 104.44 BB
Hero (SB): 103.5 BB
BB: 107.5 BB
UTG: 196.06 BB
MP: 100.58 BB
CO: 111.56 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) T 9 J
Hero checks, BB bets 3.7 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, BB raises to 30 BB, Hero raises to 100.5 BB and is all-in, BB calls 70.5 BB

Turn: (207 BB, 2 players) 7

River: (207 BB, 2 players) K
Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (207 BB, 2 players) 9

River #2: (207 BB, 2 players) 4




H3: lol, it is better than it looks, his sets/2-pairs are in a really ****ty spot, but this is such a massive move with such high variance and low EV(if it is +EV)

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

Hero (BTN): 103.06 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 101.46 BB
MP: 109.82 BB
CO: 519.24 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 4 players) 7 5 8
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 3.94 BB, SB raises to 11.98 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8.04 BB

Turn: (31.96 BB, 2 players) 4
SB checks, Hero bets 89.08 BB and is all-in, SB calls 86.02 BB and is all-in

River: (204 BB, 2 players) A
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (204 BB, 2 players) 4



H4:vs monkey reg, I think river call is bad, couldn't control myself, OTF and OTT it's ok. Maybe I should exploit him by check-jamming any gutter OTF? 4-betting vs him is kinda tough, he calls a ton, his 3-bet stat is 12%, 80%+ FCB, 60%+ TCB, 60% river cbet

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

BTN: 67.96 BB
SB: 188.7 BB
BB: 107.48 BB
Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 200 BB
CO: 61.14 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.32 BB, MP raises to 6.12 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 3.8 BB

Flop: (13.74 BB, 2 players) 2 6 9
Hero checks, MP bets 11.62 BB, Hero calls 11.62 BB

Turn: (36.98 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, MP bets 13 BB, Hero calls 13 BB

River: (62.98 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, MP bets 37.1 BB, Hero calls 37.1 BB




H5: is this hand a valuebet OTR? Villain probably still has KK in his range

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

BTN: 239.68 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 119.08 BB
MP: 134.76 BB
CO: 43.64 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) 2 2 7
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 3.92 BB, SB calls 2.92 BB

Turn: (9.84 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets 7 BB, SB calls 7 BB

River: (23.84 BB, 2 players) K
SB checks, Hero bets 16.98 BB, SB raises to 88.08 BB and is all-in, fold

SB wins 54.92 BB


H6: vs 75/38 with high AF, turn bet was terrible =( OTR it's a check, right? to let him bluff his stuff? If we bet, I hate folding vs a 75 vpip guy, but it seems people never bluff in those spots

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

BTN: 43.34 BB
SB: 186.4 BB
BB: 146.34 BB
UTG: 103.02 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 204.28 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.14 BB, 2 players) A 3 T
Hero bets 1.92 BB, CO raises to 5.8 BB, Hero calls 3.88 BB

Turn: (17.74 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 5.58 BB, CO calls 5.58 BB

River: (28.9 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 20.6 BB, CO raises to 48.06 BB, Hero calls 27.46 BB




H7: sick induce lol

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

Hero (BTN): 124.52 BB
SB: 180.1 BB
BB: 101 BB
UTG: 55.2 BB
MP: 100 BB
CO: 234.88 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, BB calls 1.32 BB

Flop: (5.14 BB, 2 players) 7 5 Q
BB bets 3.26 BB, Hero calls 3.26 BB

Turn: (11.66 BB, 2 players) 7
BB bets 7.38 BB, Hero calls 7.38 BB

River: (26.42 BB, 2 players) Q
BB checks, Hero bets 8.3 BB, BB raises to 34 BB, Hero calls 25.7 BB

why not play 25nl? instead of going back to 16nl?

Man, that 2nd hand

the reason more and more 50nlz regs will show up as stations in your stats is because they are all exploiting you.

It think you get stationed alot in H3 from my experience you get ppl stationing you alot in those spots because they think you just don't valuebet like that.

H4 - Think xjamming river is better than xc with this hand anyway

H6 - T7s is really loose open from MP. You're right about river but what does he bluff here when xto?


You've played a bunch of 50z and you've been BE/losing. I would make some changes to your game like maybe playing a bit tighter? Not being as aggressive post flop I don't really know tbh you would have to go over your DB and figure out what the problem is. You could also pay someone to go over it etc.

nl16 has higher EV, way more fish, also on NL25 there's a banner of wanted: dead or alive with my name on it lol. Some NL25z regs hate me so much and will be really unpredictable, and they're so many that I think I'll end up making really bad explo folds. I was cursed in the chat a ton back then on NL25.

I was asking if check-jamming vs someone who 3-bets 12% and pots OTF with close to 100% frequency is ok. If you think I'm overbluffing vs thinking players, you're probably wrong, I only do it vs people who aren't thinking much, like 23/2 fish, 14 vpip regs. If people want to overadapt and make spewy calls vs me, fine, because I'm really nitty on most spots.

thx for the feedback, I haven't thought on jamming 77 there, maybe it's a good option, the tough part is that villain is getting insane odds lol. But how could I be bluffing? I prefer folding there vs someone who is crazy enough to pot the flop with KQ lol.

Going tighter isn't an option at NL50z, in my entire sample I've made 2 BI from junky hands like 29o, 72o, 23o when I opened them on the button, imagine what monsters like 76o could do! >D

the only good benefit from playing tighter is that I won't be as spewy post-flop and will face way more std spots and won't be in as many marginal ones, which reduces my tilt and it will end up in myself playing better overall, even with a sub-optimal strat.

maybe it's a good idea to do that, I'll try it when I'm out of any other option.

now on post-flop aggression, I think it's usually good on nl50z, but I'm clearly overdoing it on some spots, pushing it too far away. I have a plan regarding that area, a friend of mine gave me some tips based on my stats, I hope it will help.

Even with that break-even graph, I don't feel so bad, it shows I'm at least in the same level of NL50z, so it's a boost in confidence for someone that had never played higher than that. I think if I keep the hard work and don't give up I'll make it in poker. It will take time, but let's see how far I'll go in the poker world.

VAMOOOOOOOO!

22 hand is not a cooler. Bet , followed by raise , reraise is easy fold bottom set. One of them always has a set at least. AK hand you should know by now what range sb flats squeezes with in those spots and it's small pp. You really think he's flatting co pre with a tptk hand he's going to raise and get it in on the flop with? Lolz. Honestly you are not qualified for 50z. Maybe you and donkey72 should start a study group and learn to crush play money.

Sizing big with the nuts? Wow clanty is a genius after all. Any other revolutionary tips for us peasants? Possibly jamming with the nuts or something?

Oh is that all?

Btw isnt flatting utg raises with k9s on bu sort of bad?

MPvsUTG 22 should be a fold pre

When I'm playing my A game I can fold those hands =p

villain was probably a fish, so I call wider IP vs them

Bankroll is at $870

Made some very bad plays today =(

H1: I hate calling the river, but villain was fighting some with me, he used to fold a ton then started making some moves vs my aggression, but it doesn't justify making this river call.

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

BTN: 99.8 BB
SB: 223.56 BB
BB: 332.78 BB
UTG: 113.22 BB
Hero (MP): 106 BB
CO: 219.04 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6.68 BB

Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 5 6 A
BB bets 5.88 BB, Hero calls 5.88 BB

Turn: (30.26 BB, 2 players) 3
BB bets 22.98 BB, Hero calls 22.98 BB

River: (76.22 BB, 2 players) 2
BB bets 71.6 BB, Hero calls 68.14 BB and is all-in



H2: maybe this is what you guys meant by regs exploiting me by stationing? Lol, he is a 23/19 over 1k hands

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

BTN: 118.88 BB
SB: 173.58 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 414.16 BB
MP: 101 BB
CO: 47.54 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

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

Turn: (29.32 BB, 2 players) 8
SB bets 17 BB, Hero raises to 85.34 BB and is all-in, SB calls 68.34 BB

River: (200 BB, 2 players) A
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (200 BB, 2 players) 4




H3: ok vs probable fish?

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

Hero (BTN): 101.5 BB
SB: 87.06 BB
BB: 136.34 BB
UTG: 370.38 BB
MP: 74.72 BB
CO: 284.98 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.32 BB, SB raises to 5.64 BB, fold, Hero calls 3.32 BB

Flop: (12.28 BB, 2 players) 9 5 K
SB bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn: (24.28 BB, 2 players) 6
SB bets 13 BB, Hero calls 13 BB

River: (50.28 BB, 2 players) K
SB bets 26 BB, Hero calls 26 BB




H4: got owned lol

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

BTN: 115.34 BB
SB: 151.84 BB
BB: 302.36 BB
Hero (UTG): 100 BB
MP: 280.92 BB
CO: 173.22 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, MP calls 2.32 BB, CO raises to 11 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 8.68 BB, fold

Flop: (25.82 BB, 2 players) 3 8 7
Hero checks, CO bets 11 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

Turn: (47.82 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 15.04 BB, CO calls 15.04 BB

River: (77.9 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 62.96 BB and is all-in, CO calls 62.96 BB

Click click click

these.

rapid, you make the game so much harder than it needs to be.

LOL. Think you give way to much credit to random 50z players. Always have set???? 70% of the pool are random recs who can have naked flush draws, straight draws, combo draws, 2 pair.... Sure, if he has read that's SB is a reasonable reg, fold. Otherwise I'm never folding sets vs random 50z players.

Dude that AJ hand is why you're not winning. He would have to be a complete monkey to be over bluffing there. I mean, there's not even any FD. He would have to be random 3 barrel total 0 equity hands at a high frequency.

Btw I think being very loose preflop is fine, because people don't 3-bet or defend BB enough. But you cant then start calling 3-bets light and spewing off post. That's an obvious contradiction. The truth is you can have 70% fold vs 3-bet and very few people actually give a ****, and they are easily noted.

You seem to be obsessed with people playing back at you or whatever. I was exactly the same, until I realised that at these stakes your probably only playing about 1 competent player per rotation, and even they probably don't give a **** about you.

+1 on this post total. esp bolded part