So, quick update on how things have been going on:
Live:
So far ive played 5/5 on two different locations. A casino close home that plays a standard game with few straddles and overall a lot of limping/passive playing and a Poker Club with a lot of aggressive degens playing straddle/double straddle a lot and overall gambling for a lot of money.
This last place i dont like going much because the games are pretty nuts and the club charges 6% uncapped rake per pot which is insane. Only reason i go is because of the massive whales that sometimes play, throwing away around 9-10bi a night. The casino on the other hand has more passive players and since i started this adventure my game has improved to the point that i can steamroll the pool without a problem except for a few decent regs that sometimes like to play back.
Cards havent been my way lately except for one good session at the casino that i completely destroyed everyone and even coolered a good reg on a 450bbs pot AAvsQQ. Rest of the games have been boring, stealing pots but not hitting many hands. Heres the summary.
(Up 1.8bi so far overall, BR around 20k)
Last session i was up 400 and then this hand happened:
Folded to me on the BTN and i make it 15 with KdQd, SB calls, good reg that i coolered the night before 3bets to 55, i call, SB folds.
Ks3c7c, he cbets 50, i call.
Turn Jd, he checks, i check.
River 8c, he tanks then bets 200.
Clubs got there, hes aggro and decent so i would assume he would double barrel the draw, hes a little spazzy when someone plays passive against him so i felt like my hand was good enough to call the 80% bet he made.
I call,
"Justice!" he shouted, then showed 88 proudly.
I recalled saying "ouch, oh well, nice hand, well played buddy", and then spent the rest of the night folding because of being completely card dead, boo.
Neways enough ranting, hopefully ill start hitting some good sessions in the near future but i cant really complain, im up overall and the month just started.
Online:
So, since my last update ive been running pretty good, i wanna think its fair since i spent 60k hands Breakeven but i must admit that half of those hands i was leaking everywhere and was not aware of a lot of things that im aware of now. Coaching has been super important and im pushing myself to check most hands that i have doubts and work a few spots with PIO.
Funny thing, ive been running terrible in reg tables in which im still breaking even after 15k hands (irrelevant sample tho), most of my winnings come from Zoom games.
As always, i take this upswing with caution and confidence that im improving but i know that a 20bi downswing next 20k hands is perfectly normal for zoom games, my mental game will be tested and i need to be ready for the challenge.
Graph so far in NL25:
Heres a couple of hands:
I knew he was gonna do that:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 59.52 BB
SB: 101.88 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 153.56 BB
MP: 100 BB
CO: 128.52 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB,
Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9
9
UTG raises to 3 BB,
fold,
fold, BTN calls 3 BB,
fold,
Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (9.4 BB, 3 players) 9
5
2
Hero checks,
UTG checks,
BTN bets 4.48 BB,
Hero calls 4.48 BB,
UTG raises to 18 BB,
fold,
Hero raises to 97 BB and is all-in,
UTG calls 79 BB
Turn: (207.88 BB, 2 players) T
River: (207.88 BB, 2 players) J
Hero shows 9
9
(Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 78%, Flop 93%, Turn 100%)
UTG shows 5
4
(One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 22%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 199.88 BB
I have no idea what he is trying to represent here but im calling
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 102.24 BB
SB: 144.24 BB
BB: 260.6 BB
UTG: 70.04 BB
MP: 170.24 BB
CO: 282.28 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q
K
fold,
MP raises to 2.48 BB,
fold,
Hero raises to 9.2 BB,
fold,
fold,
MP calls 6.72 BB
Flop: (19.8 BB, 2 players) 2
K
9
MP checks,
Hero bets 6.24 BB,
MP raises to 22.56 BB,
Hero calls 16.32 BB
Turn: (64.92 BB, 2 players) 5
MP bets 48.36 BB,
Hero raises to 70.48 BB and is all-in,
MP calls 22.12 BB
River: (205.88 BB, 2 players) 4
MP shows 9
A
(One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 61%, Flop 52%, Turn 32%)
Hero shows Q
K
(One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 39%, Flop 48%, Turn 68%)
Hero wins 197.88 BB
Ok, this guy has balls.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 100 BB
SB: 98.28 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 104.36 BB
MP: 164.08 BB
CO: 365.88 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB,
Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K
K
fold,
MP raises to 2.48 BB,
fold,
fold, SB calls 2.08 BB,
Hero raises to 12 BB,
MP calls 9.52 BB,
fold
Flop: (26.48 BB, 2 players) 6
8
4
Hero bets 8.36 BB,
MP calls 8.36 BB
Turn: (43.2 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 10.32 BB,
MP raises to 24 BB,
Hero calls 13.68 BB
River: (91.2 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks,
MP bets 113.2 BB,
Hero calls 55.64 BB and is all-in
MP shows A
J
(High Card, Ace)
(Pre 28%, Flop 13%, Turn 11%)
Hero shows K
K
(Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 72%, Flop 87%, Turn 89%)
Hero wins 194.48 BB
Bonus: (Idk i guess i wanted to have fun on this one vs a whale, dont judge me)
PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 151.64 BB
SB: 117.6 BB
BB: 108.96 BB
UTG: 268.24 BB
Hero (MP): 102.4 BB
CO: 101.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB,
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A
9
fold,
Hero raises to 2.4 BB,
fold,
fold,
fold,
BB calls 1.4 BB
Flop: (5.2 BB, 2 players) 7
8
5
BB checks,
Hero bets 1.64 BB,
BB calls 1.64 BB
Turn: (8.48 BB, 2 players) 9
BB checks,
Hero bets 6.08 BB,
BB raises to 15 BB,
Hero raises to 32 BB,
BB raises to 49 BB,
Hero raises to 66 BB,
BB raises to 83 BB,
Hero raises to 98.36 BB and is all-in,
BB calls 15.36 BB
River: (205.2 BB, 2 players) 3
BB shows 2
K
(Flush, King High)
(Pre 35%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A
9
(Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 66%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 197.2 BB
Biggest leak is still volume, i cant manage to get more than 3-4k hands a day but i dont like the idea of playing more than 3 zoom tables, i feel like playing 4 will affect my winrate in a negative way, what do you guys think about it?