oh my god oh my oh god oh my god oh my oh god

i got AA vs KK aipf guys

whaaaaaaaaaaat

and it only took me 2 aipf losses vs AA today to get it!

iPoker - $5 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 109.98 BB
CO: 33.18 BB
BTN: 104.6 BB
SB: 30.1 BB
BB: 185.13 BB
UTG: 125.6 BB
Hero (UTG+1): 128.39 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB raises to 11 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, BB raises to 72.5 BB, Hero raises to 128.39 BB, BB calls 55.89 BB

Flop: (257.29 BB, 2 players) 3 Q Q

Turn: (257.29 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (257.29 BB, 2 players) 9

BB shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 19%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
(Pre 81%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 256.49 BB


lets ****ing celebrate

feels good to have a day where I don't run into the top of everyone's range

played ~400 hands of 200nl, the rest at 500nl. the plan was to play two roughly equal sessions, one before going to get weed, and one after. this is what happened:

I think we need to see more graphs with where you "got weed" at before we draw conclusions. But so far, it's not looking good for the weed.

haha the results are w/e, not the point. point is how much longer I can play once I have some good weed to puff on/calm the anxiety/soften the bad beats

Is it not a bit worrying that you need a drug to function? Sounds crap.

yeah, I do worry about this. it's complicated though. I'd actually rather just enjoy weed at night/on the weekends, but it's not just recreational for me. I get really bad stomach pain most days, and the only thing that's ever helped is weed. and it does more than help, it essentially cures the pain within ~20 minutes. (unless it's an especially horrible day, then it dulls the pain significantly). Doctors have run tests etc. and have come up with nothing except it's a bad case of ibs. one of them got me out super quick and looked at me like an opiate abuser the second I said the word "pain". I've tried different diets, I exercise regularly, etc., anything I eat puts me in pain though. some foods worse than others obviously.

when I went a week without weed last november I felt fine mentally, overall pretty great actually - it was nice to be lifted out of the "fog", but I barely ate anything - partially from lack of appetite, but my appetite returned within a day. it was mostly because I knew I wouldn't have anything to relieve the pain. the first ~3 hours every day on that trip I spent in the bathroom in pain... the rest of the day wasn't particularly better.

if there was something else that helped I would make the (difficult) switch to not consuming cannabis all day every day. but as it is I'd rather deal with the side effects of weed (reduced short term memory/a little less inclined to be social are the two that really bother me) than deal with the pain

maaaaaaan I'm just mad I got lazy and min clicked really quick ott. if I ship my aiev line goes up

iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 106.86 BB
MP+2: 30 BB
CO: 28 BB
BTN: 12.75 BB
SB: 70.64 BB
BB: 206.16 BB
UTG: 109.28 BB
Hero (UTG+1): 101.5 BB
MP: 27.98 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 5.22 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.72 BB

Flop: (11.44 BB, 2 players) 4 A T
SB bets 11.44 BB, Hero calls 11.44 BB

Turn: (34.32 BB, 2 players) K
SB bets 25.35 BB, Hero raises to 50.69 BB, SB calls 25.35 BB

River: (135.7 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

SB shows A J (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 60%, Flop 82%, Turn 27%)
Hero mucks K T (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 40%, Flop 18%, Turn 73%)
SB wins 135.7 BB

with taxes due soon, puerto rico is looking nicer and nicer. if I live there 6 months out of the year I don't have to pay any federal income tax... would save me thousands, potentially tens of thousands/year. summers in puerto rico, winters in california?

why wouldn't you have to pay taxes?

not sure why, it's just IRS policy

Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands also qualify. besides no fed income tax the other tax benefits are:


just have to become a resident and live there 183 days per year. don't even need a passport to come and go. if you wanna avoid taxes as a US resident this is one of the best legal ways, unless you want to renounce citizenship

Fold pre
Fold pre again

What are you even doing in this hand?

misplaying it lol. i don't just post the good ones

Alternatively, move to Thailand and then don't pay taxes =]

He would still need to pay taxes

yeah I plan on owning property in the states at some point, so I can't evade taxes

getting ****** destroyed today. luckily I'm playing 200nl, but I'm down 4 buyins in 400 hands. just a casual -100bb/100, pool is running so ****ing pure against me. I never took any time off during this downswing but I think I need it. down 25 buyins over 24k hands this month, only -9 buyins ev. idk though, taking time off worries me because I could come back in a week and continue dropping buyins. time doesn't change variance.

of course, I know I'm not playing my best, and time off will help me come back playing with a clear head. but really I just wanna grind through this bull**** and start winning again, so I'm conflicted

got coolered for two more buyins while writing this lol. **** this game. I have 150 buyins for 200nl and that feels like nothing the way I'm running

I knew I got lucky starting out my career 2 years ago, but this downswing puts into perspective just how lucky I was. I started out with something like 30-35 buyins at 200nl and 1-2 months living expenses. this could've easily been over before it started

Really just comes down to how good or bad you are playing. If you're playing decently well than the more volume you put in the sooner you'll be out of it. If you're struggling to play well though and feel like you mentally need time to reset there's nothing wrong with taking a few days off. You just don't want it to become a constant habit obv because if you start taking too many days off it hurts your yearly earning potential. Is the downswing still around 20-25k? If so than it seems reasonable if it's wearing on you mentally a bit and taking a bit of time to refresh the mindset may be the best. It's going to take awhile to climb out of that hole so imo you should attack it in whichever way you think will lead to sustained good play and not try to force things too much.

Times like these are the times that really test you and make it tough to have long term sustained success in this game. Keep working hard and getting in volume in good games and it'll turn around. glgl

shipped turn fully expecting to get snapped off by T8o

iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 7.43 BB
MP: 55.1 BB
MP+1: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 116.7 BB
BTN: 27.5 BB
SB: 182.21 BB
BB: 41 BB
UTG: 112.49 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, MP+1 posts penalty blind 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has A A

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 12.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 8.5 BB

Flop: (26.5 BB, 2 players) 3 T Q
MP+1 bets 5 BB, Hero raises to 19.75 BB, MP+1 calls 14.75 BB

Turn: (66 BB, 2 players) T
MP+1 checks, Hero bets 84.45 BB, MP+1 calls 67.75 BB

River: (201.5 BB, 2 players) T

MP+1 shows K 3 (Full House, Tens full of Threes)
(Pre 16%, Flop 50%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows A A (Full House, Tens full of Aces)
(Pre 84%, Flop 50%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins 216.2 BB

#Iwon?

good post, thanks. I'm definitely not playing my best, but I'm +ev even on my C game imo, and I think I'm fluctuating between C and B lately. the downswing is only 13k on ignition, but about 23k overall.

these are the types of hands I'm losing...


iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
SB: 102.4 BB
Hero (BB): 110.3 BB
UTG: 128.12 BB
MP: 102.6 BB
CO: 73.49 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 8 9 5
Hero checks, CO bets 4.5 BB, Hero calls 4.5 BB

Turn: (15.5 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, CO bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

River: (27.5 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, CO bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB

Hero mucks A 9 (Two Pair, Nines and Fives)
(Pre 62%, Flop 78%, Turn 23%)
CO shows 3 5 (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 38%, Flop 22%, Turn 77%)
CO wins 65.5 BB

Think it comes down to whether you think a couple days off will be enough to allow you to get back to playing your A game. If you need more than a couple days off to completely reset then I think monetarily wise you likely will be better off just grinding through vs taking a week+ off. I personally also think it's good practice for future downswings to be able to just grind through. Short term it's a nasty downer, but big picture down the road it will just be another downswing blip among many. Obv easier said than done though, we are all human in the end, and negative variance is frustrating.

agree/w all this, thanks tyman. negative variance is very frustrating, but just venting about it helps a lot. if I can't get a cooler or misplayed hand out of my head I find the easiest way to stop thinking about it is to post it here. kinda counter intuitive, but it works for me.

always appreciate your posts tyman, thanks


no quads bro? whaaat

iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 22.8 BB
CO: 109.61 BB
Hero (BTN): 207.16 BB
SB: 99 BB
BB: 98.5 BB
UTG: 98.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 7 3 T
BB checks, Hero bets 2.75 BB, BB calls 2.75 BB

Turn: (11 BB, 2 players) 5
BB checks, Hero bets 7.5 BB, BB raises to 23 BB, Hero calls 15.5 BB

River: (57 BB, 2 players) 7
BB bets 70.25 BB, Hero calls 70.25 BB

Hero shows T K (Two Pair, Tens and Sevens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 84%, Turn 86%)
BB shows 6 6 (Two Pair, Sevens and Sixes)
(Pre 54%, Flop 16%, Turn 14%)
Hero wins 195.5 BB

standard river lmao. vs a guy vpviping less than 20% of hands over a sample of 200+ but somehow he's cold calling K3s vs a MP 3bet. wp

iPoker - $2 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 26.45 BB
MP: 101.38 BB
Hero (MP+1): 111.24 BB
CO: 31.53 BB
BTN: 98.5 BB
SB: 93.5 BB
BB: 101.98 BB
UTG: 76.74 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 8.5 BB, MP calls 6.5 BB

Flop: (29 BB, 3 players) 3 T A
BB checks, MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: (29 BB, 3 players) 6
BB bets 20 BB, fold, Hero calls 20 BB

River: (69 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 72.48 BB, Hero calls 72.48 BB

Hero mucks Q Q (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 69%, Flop 76%, Turn 68%)
BB shows 3 K (Flush, King High)
(Pre 31%, Flop 24%, Turn 32%)
BB wins 211.95 BB

gg march, -25 buyins. cya guys in april




jfc, over the last half of the sample there were 6 times I got to -5 buyins ev (or very close) and each time I downswung worse and ended up down more $ each time I climbed back up in ev. gross, gross, demoralizing month



might take the next few days to study plo. not sure I ever want to grind it for a living, but it couldn't hurt to be ready if higher stakes nlhe starts drying up. played 200plo last night for fun and I was shocked how soft it was, even expecting it be a lot softer than 200nl. seemed like stacks were getting in at least once every 10 hands. the game itself makes a lot of sense to me, it's just a lot more to think about so I can't play for as long or as many tables. obviously doubt I'm +ev on any 200plo+ table except for the fishiest (or lower b/c rake), but I learn fast

in, gl, be careful plo'ing on american sites

remember that time when tgiggity was the best 500nl reg like 6 weeks ago...the mighty have fallen