If you have a good 200nl winrate on ignition, I think you can achieve an hourly equivalent to live deep 2/5 games.

I doubt it. $50/hour in a 2/5 game is way harder than people make it out to be imo.

That's 10bb/hour, and you won't average more than 20 hands an hour. So you have to win at 50bb/100, after accounting for $6 drop +$1-2 tip every pot.

Imagine you open to 20 in the cutoff, BB calls. Pot is 20+20+2 = 44. If you take it down on the flop you only get pushed $38, which you'll have to tip a dollar on top of. So you only get a pot of 37, meaning the rake is ~16%. That is absolutely atrocious. To get to 5% rake or lower you need to have average pot sizes of at least $140, which is highly unlikely

Even in the juiciest 2/5 deep games I doubt anyone can run at 50bb/100 consistently.

Plus, live poker sucks all around. If I didn't have online I would probably quit/just play recreationally.
Thanks man, good luck to you too! My advice is to build up a roll from $1/3 live if you can, then play the highest stakes online you feel comfortable with/have been a winner at. Grinding through the micros can be soul crushing so I would do anything I can to minimize my time playing for pennies

^ Playing 1/3 while simultaneously playing highest stakes online one feels comfortable with imo is a sure fire way to get destroyed. I see so many live 1/2 players playing 100nl or 200nl online thinking it's not at least 5,000 times harder (which it is).

It's probably fine to play like 5-10NL for most of these guys but honestly think people largely benefit from focusing on a single format. A 1/3 player mucking around on 10NL isn't reeeeallly going to teach/help them much if their intention is to move up to 2/5 imo.

I don't get the hype about global poker being soft. Been playing there the last two days and it sucks. Every table is nitregs folding. Seems easy to run over, but it's boring as hell.

Just won my biggest pot ever online. Perfect runout

iPoker - $5 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 105.3 BB
CO: 182.03 BB
BTN: 410.03 BB
Hero (SB): 425.85 BB
BB: 134.14 BB
UTG: 64.4 BB
UTG+1: 147.91 BB
MP: 37 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, BTN calls 6 BB

Flop: (17 BB, 2 players) K 2 Q
Hero bets 8.5 BB, BTN calls 8.5 BB

Turn: (34 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 23 BB, BTN calls 23 BB

River: (80 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 80 BB, Hero raises to 386.35 BB, BTN calls 290.53 BB

Hero shows 6 A (Flush, Ace High)

Hero wins 836.07 BB



Had a nice follow up hand at 200nl

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

CO: 137.61 BB (VPIP: 11.83, PFR: 7.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 95)
BTN: 225.71 BB (VPIP: 14.47, PFR: 6.58, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 77)
SB: 97 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (BB): 106.15 BB
UTG: 139.09 BB (VPIP: 31.78, PFR: 12.15, 3Bet Preflop: 5.71, Hands: 108)
UTG+1: 158.5 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 102.68 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 108)
MP+1: 27 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP+2: 68.6 BB (VPIP: 29.91, PFR: 3.74, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 108)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.5 BB, MP calls 7.5 BB

Flop: (21.5 BB, 2 players) A 8 Q
Hero bets 7.75 BB, MP calls 7.75 BB

Turn: (37 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 20.5 BB, MP calls 20.5 BB

River: (78 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 67.4 BB, MP calls 63.93 BB

Hero shows A A (Four of a Kind, Aces)

Hero wins 207.33 BB

At the risk of ruining it, I'm gunna post about my run good.

I'm running ****ing amazeballs. Beasting everything. Sorry, I beast everything.

Did you switch to full ring?

I started off as a full ring player. I play 6max too, but I just play whatever looks juicier. 6max is way more fun though

Nice result! Are you playing on Ignition and Global Poker now? GL.

What is this? A screenshot for ants?

Yeah

You can click on it to see the full size. Don't click the resize bar above it, that just takes you to the same small image for some reason. Just click the image itself

About to put in another 2k hands today. Also going to play a few tournaments. Hope the run good continues

Rough day so far. Down 4 buyins at 500nl. Just running bad. Set over set twice, multiple AIPF coolers. Wasn't tilted until this hand though. Well, still not really tilted. just annoyed. I hate when stupidity gets rewarded, but that's life

On the plus side I'm up 5 buyins at 200nl on global today. grinding a few more hours

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

CO: 23.15 BB (VPIP: 6.67, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
Hero (BTN): 122 BB
SB: 138.98 BB (VPIP: 19.54, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 7.32, Hands: 89)
BB: 98.65 BB (VPIP: 5.88, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) T 3 6
BB checks, Hero bets 2.75 BB, BB raises to 6.87 BB, Hero calls 4.12 BB

Turn: (19.25 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 13.62 BB, Hero calls 13.62 BB

River: (46.5 BB, 2 players) T
BB bets 75.65 BB, Hero calls 75.65 BB

Hero mucks T A (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 44%, Flop 90%, Turn 0%)
BB shows 9 9 (Full House, Nines full of Tens)
(Pre 56%, Flop 10%, Turn 100%)
BB wins 197.2 BB


I wanted to fold so bad. So so so bad. couldn't do it though, he could easily have k10/any ****ing 10

Reaaaaaally not happy with the rivers tonight lol

iPoker - $5 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 97.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
Hero (BTN): 103 BB
SB: 132.48 BB (VPIP: 21.15, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 52)
BB: 88.62 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 28.85, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 52)
UTG: 116.95 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 52)
UTG+1: 100.88 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP: 97 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 10.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.61, PFR: 15.69, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 52)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, SB raises to 12 BB, fold, MP calls 9 BB, Hero calls 9 BB

Flop: (37 BB, 3 players) 9 A 2
SB checks, MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: (37 BB, 3 players) 3
SB checks, MP bets 23 BB, Hero calls 23 BB, fold

River: (83 BB, 2 players) J
MP bets 62 BB, Hero calls 62 BB

Hero mucks A Q (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 43%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
MP shows J J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 57%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
MP wins 206.2 BB


What have I learned today? I learned that playing JJ in the worst possible way makes it easy to print when you river your two outer. And who doesn't river two outers all day long?

I don't remember, you don't actually play on iPoker do you?

Nah, I don't think I can in the US. It's just how the hand converter formats the hands to make the HH work with PT4

Ye thought so.

Anyone finding an exploitative fold to the 5bet pre? kinda considered it for half a second

iPoker - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 106.7 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 15.15, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 67)
SB: 174.02 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 15.91, 3Bet Preflop: 15.38, Hands: 45)
BB: 118.66 BB (VPIP: 25.32, PFR: 17.72, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 80)
Hero (UTG): 163.3 BB
CO: 50 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, CO posts penalty blind 0.5 BB

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

Hero raises to 4 BB, CO calls 3.5 BB, BTN calls 4 BB, fold, BB raises to 14 BB, Hero raises to 32 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 54 BB, Hero raises to 163.3 BB, BB calls 64.66 BB

Flop: (245.83 BB, 2 players) 3 J A

Turn: (245.83 BB, 2 players) 5

River: (245.83 BB, 2 players) Q

BB shows A A (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 95%, Turn 82%)
Hero shows K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 18%, Flop 5%, Turn 18%)
BB wins 245.53 BB
Hero wins 44.64 BB


obviously j/k but I do feel like V almost never 5bets to this size with a hand other than AA.

Nope.

Had a weird grind last night. Almost didn't play, but I checked out the 1knl action and it looked good so I jumped in, with a couple 500nl tables on the side. Ended up running well at 500nl, winning 3 buyins over a couple hours.

Unfortunately I did not run well at 1k. Lost KK vs AA AIPF. I've played less than 2k hands at 1knl and I've had two KK vs AA AIPF and a QQ vs KK AIPF. Looking forward to the other side of those one day.

Also got stacked with the second nut straight vs the nut straight and a straight vs flush cooler. I don't think I played perfect by any means, but I ran pretty poorly.

That being said, **** happens, my BR is plenty healthy to sustain shot taking at 1knl, so I'm not worried. Gunna put in a grind at 500nl and all the big sunday tourneys. Will update later

I really need to learn how to turn pre flop spew into flopped nuts every time. Really wanted to fold here, but I've seen people spew raise otf with Qx and then get it in so often in spots like this that I feel like I'm way ahead of a portion of V's value range. If I know my opponent has a brain it's an easy fold, but it's hard to tell in the first 5 hands of a tournament

iPoker - 20/40 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 187.5 BB
BTN: 190.25 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
SB: 557.77 BB (VPIP: 46.15, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 13)
BB: 168.25 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
Hero (UTG): 186.75 BB
UTG+1: 214.5 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 188.92 BB (VPIP: 46.15, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 13)
MP+1: 155.25 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 16.5 BB, CO calls 10.5 BB

Flop: (34.5 BB, 2 players) Q 8 T
Hero bets 17.25 BB, CO raises to 64.97 BB, Hero calls 47.72 BB

Turn: (164.45 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, CO bets 106.02 BB, Hero calls 105.27 BB

River: (375 BB, 2 players) 6

CO shows J 9 (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 19%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
Hero mucks K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 81%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
CO wins 375.75 BB

Case and point lmao. I love that exactly what I'm talking about in the post above occurred within 30 minutes. obviously checked turn to call any river.

iPoker - 75/150 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+2: 72.53 BB (VPIP: 18.42, PFR: 10.81, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
Hero (CO): 127.56 BB
BTN: 64.7 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
SB: 57.41 BB (VPIP: 36.67, PFR: 3.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
BB: 59.17 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
UTG: 87.36 BB (VPIP: 17.86, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 28)
UTG+1: 65.38 BB (VPIP: 61.54, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 27)
MP: 59.47 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
MP+1: 65.1 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 35)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, BTN calls 4.5 BB, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 3.5 BB, MP+2 calls 3.5 BB

Flop: (19.5 BB, 4 players) K 5 T
UTG+1 checks, MP+2 checks, Hero bets 7.75 BB, BTN calls 7.75 BB, UTG+1 raises to 27.49 BB, fold, Hero calls 19.75 BB, fold

Turn: (82.23 BB, 2 players) 9
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks

River: (82.23 BB, 2 players) 7
UTG+1 bets 33.39 BB, Hero calls 33.39 BB

Hero mucks Q K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 74%, Flop 87%, Turn 93%)
UTG+1 shows K 7 (Two Pair, Kings and Sevens)
(Pre 26%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
UTG+1 wins 149.01 BB

Expected to get called by A high here sometimes, but I figured I could fold out some of his worst A high. Apparently not. Must be on team neverfold

iPoker - 30/60 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 82.67 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
BTN: 82.17 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 88.33 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BB: 82.17 BB (VPIP: 34.78, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
UTG: 91.25 BB (VPIP: 39.13, PFR: 17.39, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 23)
UTG+1: 115.95 BB (VPIP: 13.64, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
Hero (MP): 78.67 BB
MP+1: 89.42 BB (VPIP: 13.04, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
MP+2: 46.22 BB (VPIP: 13.04, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, MP+2 raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 3.5 BB

Flop: (13.5 BB, 2 players) 4 9 2
Hero checks, MP+2 checks

Turn: (13.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 9.75 BB, MP+2 calls 9.75 BB

River: (33 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 33 BB, MP+2 calls 30.47 BB

Hero shows T Q (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 45%, Flop 31%, Turn 14%)
MP+2 shows A 7 (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 55%, Flop 69%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 2.53 BB
MP+2 wins 93.93 BB

Starting to get a little run together in the 107k GT. ITM already, 11/50, 20k up top. Lucky Player 66 if anyone wants to sweat

edit: 7th now

Busted 31st :/ Made 2 standard shoves and lost both

iPoker - 8,000/16,000 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 11.31 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
CO: 29.8 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 15)
BTN: 20.9 BB (VPIP: 22.81, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 57)
Hero (SB): 20.08 BB
BB: 8.25 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 15)
UTG: 12.73 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
UTG+1: 19.07 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 15)
MP: 15 BB (VPIP: 27.42, PFR: 19.67, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 62)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has Q 2

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 19.98 BB, BB calls 7.15 BB

Flop: (17.1 BB, 2 players) A 9 2

Turn: (17.1 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (17.1 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows Q 2 (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 38%, Flop 18%, Turn 11%)
BB shows 4 A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 62%, Flop 82%, Turn 89%)
Hero wins 11.83 BB
BB wins 17.1 BB


iPoker - 8,000/16,000 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 11.21 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP+1: 29.7 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 16)
CO: 20.8 BB (VPIP: 22.41, PFR: 24.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 58)
Hero (BTN): 11.83 BB
SB: 17.1 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 16)
BB: 12.63 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
UTG: 18.97 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 16)
UTG+1: 14.9 BB (VPIP: 26.98, PFR: 19.35, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 63)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has 4 A

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 11.73 BB, fold, BB calls 10.73 BB

Flop: (24.77 BB, 2 players) Q 9 3

Turn: (24.77 BB, 2 players) 6

River: (24.77 BB, 2 players) J

Hero mucks 4 A (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 26%, Flop 15%, Turn 7%)
BB shows A K (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 74%, Flop 85%, Turn 93%)
BB wins 24.77 BB

Sometimes you run good, and sometimes you run GOAT. +6 buyins at 500nl tonight. Cashed in 4/13 tournaments, about to make it 5 if I don't bubble the 20k GT. Only 1 final table (in the $20 5K, smallest one I played today), crashed and burned the 107k after a decent run, and didn't money the high roller, but overall very happy with today's results

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

SB: 90 BB (VPIP: 3.70, PFR: 3.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
Hero (BB): 283.53 BB
UTG: 156.18 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 20.65, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 94)
CO: 126 BB (VPIP: 22.33, PFR: 12.62, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 105)
BTN: 213.64 BB (VPIP: 31.65, PFR: 1.44, 3Bet Preflop: 1.47, Hands: 142)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, BTN raises to 3.01 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.01 BB

Flop: (6.53 BB, 2 players) T 9 K
Hero checks, BTN bets 2.24 BB, Hero raises to 9.63 BB, BTN calls 7.39 BB

Turn: (25.79 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 37.79 BB, BTN calls 37.79 BB

River: (101.36 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 233.1 BB, BTN calls 163.21 BB

Hero shows Q J (Straight, King High)
(Pre 44%, Flop 65%, Turn 77%)
BTN shows T T (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 56%, Flop 35%, Turn 23%)
Hero wins 497.07 BB