30/03/2018
Another nice day, ran insanely hot today in terms of hitting hands, more than any other day so far. 20bb/100 EV adjusted


H1: This is the first hand since the resurrection of this PGC I've felt really bad about so far. I got caught inbetween two minds, what our range should be doing and what our specific hand should do. I do like balance, but I pride myself on being explo as possible and in this spot, I think our range wants to call vs 3B range, but folding equity OTT with this hand is awful so I'd rather jam.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 232.5 BB
SB: 118.52 BB (VPIP: 13.00, PFR: 9.00, 3Bet Preflop: 2.04, Hands: 100)
BB: 182.72 BB (VPIP: 30.56, PFR: 23.61, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 73)
UTG: 97 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
MP: 111.1 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 87)
CO: 284.12 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 7.69, 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 7 6

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

Flop: (19.5 BB, 2 players) 8 3 9
BB bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 24.68 BB, BB raises to 59 BB, Hero calls 34.32 BB

Turn: (137.5 BB, 2 players) J
BB bets 114.22 BB and is all-in, fold

BB wins 133.5 BB

H2: Something I want to try work on more.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 45.86 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 190.7 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 2.50, Hands: 204)
UTG: 44 BB (VPIP: 8.45, PFR: 7.04, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 71)
MP: 128.4 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 212.4 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 33)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 9 3 6
Hero checks, BB bets 2.86 BB, Hero calls 2.86 BB

Turn: (11.72 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BB checks

River: (11.72 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BB checks



H3: Unfortunate, not too sure about this spot.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 71.48 BB (VPIP: 34.62, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
BB: 181.5 BB (VPIP: 25.93, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 6.98, Hands: 112)
UTG: 172.38 BB (VPIP: 31.71, PFR: 14.63, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 43)
MP: 128.16 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (CO): 103.48 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (23 BB, 2 players) 5 Q 4
SB bets 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

Turn: (39 BB, 2 players) 3
SB checks, Hero bets 22.04 BB, SB calls 22.04 BB

River: (83.08 BB, 2 players) 8
SB checks, Hero bets 60.9 BB, SB calls 58.96 BB and is all-in



H4: MONEY
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 150.28 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: 29.12 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 30.77, Hands: 27)
UTG: 104.8 BB (VPIP: 23.20, PFR: 16.94, 3Bet Preflop: 15.00, Hands: 130)
MP: 118.06 BB (VPIP: 22.25, PFR: 18.43, 3Bet Preflop: 8.84, Hands: 490)
Hero (CO): 133.22 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, MP raises to 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, SB calls 7.5 BB, fold, MP calls 5.5 BB

Flop: (25 BB, 3 players) 7 9 K
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 7.84 BB, SB calls 7.84 BB, MP raises to 31.48 BB, Hero calls 23.64 BB, SB calls 13.28 BB and is all-in

Turn: (109.08 BB, 3 players) Q
MP bets 78.58 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 78.58 BB

River: (266.24 BB, 3 players) 8



H5: Vs nit, was shocked to see this hand.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 41.1 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
Hero (SB): 166.54 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 24)
UTG: 179.04 BB (VPIP: 16.42, PFR: 14.93, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 72)
MP: 31.86 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 258.56 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, UTG calls 9 BB

Flop: (25 BB, 2 players) 8 J 6
Hero bets 12.66 BB, UTG calls 12.66 BB

Turn: (50.32 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: (50.32 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 36.8 BB, UTG calls 36.8 BB

03/04/2018 (Month Recap also)
Watch AJvParker and went out sunday night, was hanging all of monday so didn't play over those days. I'll do a quick month recap of march and then update on todays sesh.
March-Today

Very happy with these results, has got me really motivated to carry on studying since I was very much a BE reg before I studied hard. I know it's a small sample, run good blah, but I feel great about my game and look forward to the future. I also managed to finish studying BTNvBB in march and started HJvBTN.

Still got things to work on, my goals for this month are take shots at 100NL in the time I've got left in my holidays. I'll probs have to stop grinding while back at uni due to exams, but I'll carry on studying poker maybe an hour a day or something.

Today
skrr skrrr

Weird day, so many hands that I could post here I'll try pick the best to reduce the spam. The BBEV (37.88) doesn't actually affect me that much mentally, I just know eventually I will get those chips.

H1
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 176 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
Hero (SB): 304.74 BB
BB: 103 BB (VPIP: 19.46, PFR: 15.91, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 227)
UTG: 107.68 BB (VPIP: 20.45, PFR: 11.36, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 46)
MP: 136.92 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 35)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) 3 A Q
Hero checks, BB bets 9.4 BB, Hero calls 9.4 BB

Turn: (36.8 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BB checks

River: (36.8 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 91 BB, fold

Hero wins 34.96 BB

H2: Not sure about river raise. In game I assumed bigger flushes bet bigger most of the time, but it was vs unk and I'm not confident enough that's true so I think flatting river may be best.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 103.18 BB (VPIP: 24.24, PFR: 15.15, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 68)
Hero (SB): 167.94 BB
BB: 171.58 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 351.12 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
MP: 149.72 BB (VPIP: 23.21, PFR: 16.36, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 56)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.75, PFR: 21.61, 3Bet Preflop: 6.59, Hands: 986)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 4 2 6
Hero checks, BB bets 1.52 BB, Hero calls 1.52 BB

Turn: (9.04 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, BB bets 4.88 BB, Hero calls 4.88 BB

River: (18.8 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BB bets 11.96 BB, Hero raises to 32.26 BB, BB raises to 162.18 BB and is all-in, fold

BB wins 79.32 BB

H3: Really regret this hand, fold is too far imo. Turn I was going for XR. RiverI think I should just pay them off. I'd guess they have 6 FHs or so here, so we need few bluffs/worse value here so meh, folding is a bit too cheeky imo.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.19, PFR: 17.31, 3Bet Preflop: 2.50, Hands: 107)
SB: 92.32 BB (VPIP: 19.35, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 31)
Hero (BB): 216.98 BB
UTG: 265.46 BB (VPIP: 24.07, PFR: 16.98, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 54)
MP: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 23.16, PFR: 17.19, 3Bet Preflop: 5.45, Hands: 289)
CO: 69.16 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 15)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) J 2 A
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 7.1 BB, BTN raises to 18 BB, fold

BTN wins 18.72 BB

H4: Not suure. Tbh, my only thought was I don't want to XF turn and have good equity vs most of their range, might be too basic but seems reasonable to me.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 18.28, PFR: 11.83, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 94)
Hero (SB): 168.48 BB
BB: 90.14 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
UTG: 144.5 BB (VPIP: 29.82, PFR: 23.68, 3Bet Preflop: 6.00, Hands: 116)
MP: 85.18 BB (VPIP: 9.73, PFR: 4.32, 3Bet Preflop: 2.60, Hands: 185)
CO: 107.86 BB (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)

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 raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) 5 8 4
Hero checks, BB bets 17.1 BB, Hero raises to 97 BB, BB calls 64.04 BB and is all-in

Turn: (180.28 BB, 2 players) K

River: (180.28 BB, 2 players) 6



H5: 50NL regs folks. Not sure if having Kh is good.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 31.88, PFR: 27.54, 3Bet Preflop: 22.58, Hands: 75)
SB: 103.64 BB (VPIP: 27.81, PFR: 20.41, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 398)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.75, PFR: 14.53, 3Bet Preflop: 4.59, Hands: 538)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
MP: 102.96 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
Hero (CO): 209.34 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, SB raises to 11 BB, fold, Hero raises to 25 BB, SB calls 14 BB

Flop: (51 BB, 2 players) 3 7 T
SB checks, Hero bets 15.98 BB, SB calls 15.98 BB

Turn: (82.96 BB, 2 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets 64 BB, SB calls 62.66 BB and is all-in

River: (208.28 BB, 2 players) K
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (208.28 BB, 2 players) T



H6: Nastttyyy river.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (SB): 179.6 BB
BB: 114.8 BB (VPIP: 19.19, PFR: 16.24, 3Bet Preflop: 3.66, Hands: 204)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.59, PFR: 14.19, 3Bet Preflop: 6.06, Hands: 152)
MP: 86.4 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
CO: 128.52 BB (VPIP: 23.68, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 40)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, BTN calls 9 BB

Flop: (25 BB, 2 players) Q 2 7
Hero bets 9.76 BB, BTN calls 9.76 BB

Turn: (44.52 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, BTN bets 21.16 BB, Hero calls 21.16 BB

River: (86.84 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 41.42 BB, Hero raises to 136.68 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 15.66 BB and is all-in



H7: Balance pays.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 135.02 BB (VPIP: 26.13, PFR: 15.92, 3Bet Preflop: 4.84, Hands: 336)
SB: 222.02 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 40)
BB: 129.48 BB (VPIP: 17.95, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 43)
Hero (UTG): 199.52 BB
MP: 462.28 BB (VPIP: 24.14, PFR: 17.24, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 30)
CO: 99.5 BB (VPIP: 23.33, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 30)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (10.5 BB, 3 players) T 8 Q
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: (10.5 BB, 3 players) 8
Hero checks, CO bets 10 BB, fold, Hero calls 10 BB

River: (30.5 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO bets 29 BB, Hero calls 29 BB



H8: Unfortunate.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 125.48 BB
Hero (SB): 182.44 BB
BB: 101.82 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
UTG: 245.4 BB (VPIP: 23.62, PFR: 20.47, 3Bet Preflop: 2.04, Hands: 128)
MP: 143 BB (VPIP: 22.86, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 7.55, Hands: 142)
CO: 105.6 BB (VPIP: 15.91, PFR: 13.64, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 92)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, CO calls 6.8 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) 4 A T
Hero bets 8.66 BB, CO calls 8.66 BB

Turn: (36.32 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 20.7 BB, CO calls 20.7 BB

River: (77.72 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 77.92 BB, CO calls 67.24 BB and is all-in



H9: Cheeky
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 118.64 BB (VPIP: 29.55, PFR: 21.59, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 89)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 26.92, PFR: 19.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
Hero (BB): 105.4 BB
UTG: 101.82 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP: 345.84 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 11)
CO: 166.9 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.46 BB, MP calls 2.46 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.46 BB

Flop: (7.88 BB, 3 players) 6 2 Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 5 BB, fold, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (17.88 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, UTG bets 17 BB, Hero calls 17 BB

River: (51.88 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 49.5 BB, fold

UTG wins 49.28 BB

H10: Eh?
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 95.98 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 424.96 BB (VPIP: 22.03, PFR: 19.77, 3Bet Preflop: 4.48, Hands: 179)
BB: 255.18 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 56)
Hero (UTG): 133.48 BB
MP: 103.12 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.65, 3Bet Preflop: 6.56, Hands: 117)
CO: 235.96 BB (VPIP: 36.67, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 31)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 4 3 A
Hero bets 2.34 BB, MP calls 2.34 BB

Turn: (12.18 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 15.74 BB, MP calls 15.74 BB

River: (43.66 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 46.88 BB, fold

Hero wins 41.48 BB

Well I said I wouldn't spam, but I have. I have another 10 or so hands I could put in but didn't want to lose my 1 reader lol. Same as always tomorrow, uni study, poker study, run, grind.

Hey man, what're you doing for studying?

I'm currently on 10nLz but am a transitioning MTT player!

hey, cool thread. as a mtt'er trying to figure out cgames a bit more and started at 50z myself. hands look ok to me, you seem to have the right mindset to crush. The one thing that did catch my eye tho is that you sometimes use combo's or lines you pbb shouldn't for bluffs. But that's just my opinion, i'm still a cgame noob as well

You mind sharing your sn? can pm me too

Currently PIOing and discussing hands w friends. Not sure what level you're at but I'd say at 10NL going on the micros forum and watching streamers play and questioning why they took a line with that hand + sizings they had is best. imo too many ppl just look at big hands like AA getting xr or smtg, when their game improves far more by looking at more general range questions.

Just checked your pgc looks cool, good luck with cash games. What hands do you reckon were OOL, would help me to reevaulate my strat if you disagree w me. I know some hands will be a little frisky, partly me testing stuff out or exploiting pool.

PMed you.

04/04/2018
Took a shot @ 100NLz today and went very well. There's some (bad) regs from 50NLz also in the pool, very excited to see how this goes.


H1: Dunno man. I don't like how I played this hand vs reg or vs whale (not known at time). IG I wanted to X turn, but decided not too because we are this deep and was concerned villain wouldn't vbet thin enough. Even when betting, I don't like the OB either.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 9)
Hero (SB): 400.04 BB
BB: 125.3 BB (VPIP: 25.68, PFR: 10.81, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 78)
UTG: 101.85 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 36.36, Hands: 31)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
CO: 248.02 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 6 2 A
Hero bets 8.22 BB, CO calls 8.22 BB

Turn: (37.44 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero bets 48.38 BB, CO calls 48.38 BB

River: (134.2 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 43.46 BB, CO calls 43.46 BB



H2: I'm raising flop sometimes too.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 274.84 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (BB): 231.5 BB
UTG: 140.98 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 27)
MP: 122.19 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 42)
CO: 89.08 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (8 BB, 3 players) 3 J 3
Hero checks, UTG bets 5 BB, fold, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, UTG bets 11 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

River: (40 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, UTG bets 38 BB, Hero raises to 163.22 BB, fold

Hero wins 113.5 BB

H3: Trying to get a feel of 100NL, think this is okayyy...
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 429.72 BB (VPIP: 23.68, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 12.90, Hands: 79)
SB: 454.81 BB (VPIP: 35.00, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 21)
BB: 103.62 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 254.93 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
Hero (MP): 133.89 BB
CO: 103.19 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) 4 7 4
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 2.98 BB, BB calls 2.98 BB, UTG raises to 13.5 BB, Hero calls 10.52 BB, BB calls 10.52 BB

Turn: (50 BB, 3 players) 5
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks

River: (50 BB, 3 players) 2
BB bets 24 BB, fold, Hero calls 24 BB



H4: Happy with this hand.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 99.19 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 30)
SB: 144.96 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 5.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
Hero (BB): 325.02 BB
UTG: 224.14 BB (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 20.51, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 39)
MP: 103.9 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
CO: 338.3 BB (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 20.51, 3Bet Preflop: 17.65, Hands: 39)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 3

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

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 5 A J
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (5.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 9.73 BB, BTN calls 6.73 BB

River: (24.96 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 18.26 BB, fold

Hero wins 23.71 BB

H5: Not sure to raise or not, I was scared they vbet TX like this too.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 121.8 BB (VPIP: 25.33, PFR: 10.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 79)
SB: 112.28 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 10)
BB: 164.98 BB (VPIP: 24.26, PFR: 20.59, 3Bet Preflop: 9.30, Hands: 141)
UTG: 230.84 BB (VPIP: 26.53, PFR: 20.41, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 49)
MP: 105.5 BB (VPIP: 32.81, PFR: 32.81, 3Bet Preflop: 28.13, Hands: 64)
Hero (CO): 507.1 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 5 T T
BB checks, Hero bets 2.04 BB, BB calls 2.04 BB

Turn: (10.58 BB, 2 players) 6
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (10.58 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 2.51 BB, Hero calls 2.51 BB



To be honest I'm not sure I want to keep on posting so many hands, I feel like if ppl figure out my SN they gain a significant edge. I enjoy allowing other players to learn/judge/disagree with how I played my hands but I'm not sure if it's worth it or not, has anyone got any opinions on this?

Glad to hear the shot went well, I don't mind the overbet with 88 on turn but def should be followed up by a large riverbet as well then, don't understand the sizing at all q9s I guess call this combo and raise QK+ or something

I'll admit I was a little nervous w no time bank so did panic a bit lol. I still don't like the overbet bc it only makes sense to do with this specific combo since they still have up to 9 sets and I don't wanna OB AA/AK. River I would have liked to gone about 60%, as I would with AK or so as once again betting big doesn't make sense. It still allows villain to raise AJ, maybe spazz occasionally which is what I was thinking w the 1/3p in game. imo 60% achieves a similar thing but gets more value from AX calling hands (especially vs this guy) but since I OB turn, I was worried it created a dynamic where AJ wouldn't raise river if I bombed river too hence the smaller size. I think this hand would be better if I just bet turn a normal size or XC turn.

Yeah Q9 depends on what range they're donking here and how much TX is within it. For now I think I'll raise AQ+ and see what happens.

06/05/2018
Haven't been able to get much volume in the last two days but still managed to get a profit w a small session tonight at 100NL.


H1: Not sure if this is a triple barrel or not. I think if they defend properly turns/rivers then it may be.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 482.94 BB (VPIP: 16.39, PFR: 11.48, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 64)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (BB): 126.83 BB
UTG: 198.05 BB (VPIP: 19.81, PFR: 15.09, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 217)
MP: 97.51 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
CO: 46.09 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (18 BB, 2 players) T 5 5
SB checks, Hero bets 7.22 BB, SB calls 7.22 BB

Turn: (32.44 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 18.49 BB, SB calls 18.49 BB

River: (69.42 BB, 2 players) 7
SB checks, Hero checks



H2: Same guy as H2. I've seen this kind of play before but never in game, not sure the reasoning behind it + whether I should be doing it myself.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 140.9 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 4)
SB: 129.35 BB (VPIP: 21.21, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 33)
Hero (BB): 531.66 BB
UTG: 23.88 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 16.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
MP: 79.05 BB (VPIP: 26.15, PFR: 6.15, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 68)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, CO raises to 100 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 88 BB

Flop: (200.5 BB, 2 players) 5 3 2

Turn: (200.5 BB, 2 players) T

River: (200.5 BB, 2 players) Q
Players agreed to run it twice.

Flop #2: (200.5 BB, 2 players) 5 2 8

Turn #2: (200.5 BB, 2 players) 3

River #2: (200.5 BB, 2 players) 7



H3: Not too sure if we want to cbet here or not, my instinct is if they flat AQo always then we should check nearly always?
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 146.67 BB (VPIP: 21.54, PFR: 18.97, 3Bet Preflop: 8.54, Hands: 202)
SB: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 28.26, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 18.18, Hands: 96)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.14, PFR: 17.24, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
UTG: 111.95 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 128.17 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) J K T
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: (7.5 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO bets 3.56 BB, Hero calls 3.56 BB

River: (14.62 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, CO checks



I'll try get in a hour or two of studying tomorrow and a longer grind too. Only 2 tabling 100NLz atm until I get a better feel of population.

08/05/2018
Very little volume last few days, not really been in the right state of mind to play. Nothing poker related, just felt a little lost recently and I need to work studying for my exams in a couple months. Probably a good thing I don't want to play otherwise I might just tilt off lots of money I've grinded so far.
Graphs since last post or so.

Not sure what my volume will be like, honestly I might just take some time away from poker until I get my studying under control first.

Nice thread!
GL at 100nl, im playing 25nl and taking shots at 50nl.

when you say you are PIOing, does that mean you are looking at different spots and just looking thru your game?

I need to do this too and need to know how to look thru spots that i play incorrectly.

Btw if you wanna discuss some hands with someone pm me.


Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk

Cheers pal. It's mostly just picking a certain spot, number of flops, seeing what PIO does and thinking about the reasoning behind it. gl at 50NL

I'm in

12/04/2018
Actually got some grind in today and went well. Bit rusty, definitely made some mistakes I regretted straight away but nothing too significant. Very happy with redline and to recoup some of the EV I have been running under.


H1: Think this is a turn fold due to the shear amount of AX I have here. Not sure how much JX we want to defend here, maybe the best ones which unblock bluffs. River bluff makes up for it though, obvs got QT/KQ/QXss.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 387.73 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 20.17, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 121)
SB: 194.6 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 80)
Hero (BB): 265.28 BB
UTG: 462.84 BB (VPIP: 20.61, PFR: 16.06, 3Bet Preflop: 5.22, Hands: 338)
MP: 126.17 BB (VPIP: 32.41, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 12.00, Hands: 112)
CO: 96.21 BB (VPIP: 15.19, PFR: 12.66, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 83)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) J 6 6
SB bets 1.88 BB, Hero calls 1.88 BB

Turn: (9.76 BB, 2 players) A
SB bets 13.9 BB, Hero calls 13.9 BB

River: (37.56 BB, 2 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets 27.47 BB, fold

Hero wins 35.68 BB

H2: What I've been working on so hopefully this is all good lol. In game I was going to hero river, but I think ppl won't bluff hearts enough here so should overfold instead.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.40, PFR: 21.54, 3Bet Preflop: 9.04, Hands: 464)
SB: 173.53 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 19.23, 3Bet Preflop: 4.65, Hands: 106)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 18.91, PFR: 14.42, 3Bet Preflop: 7.93, Hands: 434)
UTG: 59.73 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (MP): 363.08 BB
CO: 105.66 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 6 6 5
Hero checks, BTN bets 4 BB, Hero raises to 12.66 BB, BTN calls 8.66 BB

Turn: (32.82 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks, BTN bets 21.5 BB, Hero calls 21.5 BB

River: (75.82 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BTN checks



H3: Nasty river.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 156.89 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 103.26 BB
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.23, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (UTG): 295.18 BB
MP: 112.42 BB (VPIP: 24.71, PFR: 17.86, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 89)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.43, PFR: 15.05, 3Bet Preflop: 6.82, Hands: 95)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) 8 4 A
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 2.82 BB, SB calls 2.82 BB, BB raises to 8.64 BB, Hero calls 5.82 BB, fold

Turn: (29.1 BB, 2 players) 2
BB bets 14 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

River: (57.1 BB, 2 players) Q
BB bets 74.36 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74.36 BB



H4: Not sure about this one. Thought fishes are capped at high freq here, so makes sense to go this sizing w trips/bluffs to fold AX. Probs need to do this more often to see if its good/bad.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 104.34 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB: 64.59 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
Hero (BB): 111.26 BB
UTG: 116.42 BB (VPIP: 37.84, PFR: 28.83, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 113)
MP: 195.69 BB (VPIP: 17.24, PFR: 10.34, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
CO: 72.32 BB (VPIP: 34.48, PFR: 3.45, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) A 9 9
SB checks, Hero bets 1.25 BB, SB calls 1.25 BB

Turn: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 8.4 BB, SB calls 8.4 BB

River: (23.3 BB, 2 players) J
SB checks, Hero bets 55 BB, fold

Hero wins 22.14 BB

H5: Expected villain to be capped + was 'buying SD' bs, whereas I'm uncapped. dat river tho
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 110.3 BB (VPIP: 25.62, PFR: 15.70, 3Bet Preflop: 2.00, Hands: 124)
SB: 154.09 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 14)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 30)
UTG: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 16.50, PFR: 14.56, 3Bet Preflop: 6.48, Hands: 316)
MP: 103.46 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
Hero (CO): 111.75 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5 7

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

Flop: (10 BB, 3 players) 8 3 6
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (10 BB, 3 players) K
SB checks, Hero bets 7.32 BB, BTN raises to 14.64 BB, fold, Hero raises to 37.22 BB, BTN calls 22.58 BB

River: (84.44 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 71.53 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 70.08 BB and is all-in



H5: Never sure what to do w my range in these spots vs BR, I guess we want to call since the R is polarising so we want to call 2P/bottom set and uncap ourselves w top set or straights sometimes. Anyways, I probs would be able to fold if CO was 100B deep, in hindsight maybe I can find a fold vs better sets/straights and a few FDs.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 110.81 BB (VPIP: 55.56, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB: 101.87 BB (VPIP: 26.39, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 76)
Hero (BB): 101.5 BB
UTG: 122.43 BB (VPIP: 25.33, PFR: 21.90, 3Bet Preflop: 12.03, Hands: 387)
MP: 50.14 BB (VPIP: 19.05, PFR: 9.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
CO: 40.45 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (6.5 BB, 3 players) 9 5 6
Hero checks, CO bets 3 BB, BTN raises to 9.09 BB, Hero calls 9.09 BB, CO raises to 38.45 BB and is all-in, BTN raises to 107 BB, Hero calls 90.41 BB and is all-in

Turn: (243.95 BB, 3 players) 9

River: (243.95 BB, 3 players) 4



H6: A dono is all so much sweeter at 100NL.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 120.64 BB (VPIP: 31.03, PFR: 10.34, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 30)
Hero (SB): 117.64 BB
BB: 437.24 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 9)
UTG: 239.8 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 85.74 BB (VPIP: 23.68, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 39)
CO: 80.21 BB (VPIP: 37.29, PFR: 27.12, 3Bet Preflop: 20.83, Hands: 62)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, BTN calls 7 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) 4 5 8
Hero bets 10.83 BB, BTN raises to 111.64 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 97.81 BB and is all-in

Turn: (236.28 BB, 2 players) Q

River: (236.28 BB, 2 players) Q



There were also coolers both ways but they're just boring to read. Got a solid daily routine I'm trying to stick too (although I should be asleep hours ago lol) which helps me fit more poker/free time in.

BR is about £3.15k, that's up £2k in the last 3.5 weeks which is mad. I'm very much looking forward to the summer where I can pretty much play poker full time, hopefully can make some serious progress.

15/04/2018
Not been able to get too much volume since last post, but running well once again, Here's my graph since the 13th.


H1: Vs Dekkers, a RIO coach I used to like to watch when I was a sub.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 115.84 BB (VPIP: 24.00, PFR: 18.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 53)
SB: 131.95 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
BB: 137.67 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 26.32, 3Bet Preflop: 26.92, Hands: 59)
UTG: 169.24 BB (VPIP: 20.97, PFR: 14.52, 3Bet Preflop: 8.96, Hands: 186)
Hero (MP): 173.73 BB
CO: 50.19 BB (VPIP: 30.43, PFR: 23.91, 3Bet Preflop: 21.43, Hands: 48)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 6 5 7
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (6.5 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks, Hero bets 4.76 BB, BB calls 4.76 BB

River: (16.02 BB, 2 players) Q
BB checks, Hero bets 11.72 BB, BB raises to 51 BB, Hero raises to 165.97 BB and is all-in, BB calls 78.91 BB and is all-in



H2: Weird spot, still not sure how I feel about it. Like they should have little value here, but also few bluffs.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 129.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
SB: 185.19 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 11)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 28.16, PFR: 24.27, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 106)
UTG: 252.69 BB (VPIP: 19.70, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 67)
Hero (MP): 106.51 BB
CO: 162.97 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) A 8 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB

Turn: (13.5 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks, BTN bets 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

River: (29.5 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 23 BB, Hero calls 23 BB



H3: Didn't think most players had a XR range here. Not sure about turn call (probably bad tbh), but I feel villain has no calling range here and we lose sometimes we check.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 142.88 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 4.55, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
SB: 517.26 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 24.60, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 128)
Hero (BB): 227.27 BB
UTG: 106.78 BB (VPIP: 20.75, PFR: 12.80, 3Bet Preflop: 4.41, Hands: 462)
MP: 108.78 BB (VPIP: 12.78, PFR: 11.67, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 186)
CO: 40 BB (VPIP: 45.45, PFR: 20.45, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 48)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 2.79 BB, Hero calls 1.79 BB

Flop: (5.58 BB, 2 players) 8 9 5
SB bets 1.77 BB, Hero calls 1.77 BB

Turn: (9.12 BB, 2 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets 11.78 BB, SB raises to 55.71 BB, Hero calls 43.93 BB

River: (120.54 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets 55.43 BB, fold

Hero wins 118.04 BB

H4: Another weird one, really not sure how many bluffs players have here because it really depends on how they create their 3B and bluffing ranges post.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 292.51 BB (VPIP: 55.56, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 27)
SB: 85.06 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 13.79, Hands: 79)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
Hero (UTG): 109.85 BB
MP: 131.37 BB (VPIP: 25.48, PFR: 19.75, 3Bet Preflop: 7.81, Hands: 157)
CO: 155.38 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 6 5 J
Hero checks, CO bets 11.76 BB, Hero calls 11.76 BB

Turn: (46.02 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, CO bets 24.05 BB, Hero calls 24.05 BB

River: (94.12 BB, 2 players) A
Hero checks, CO bets 70.55 BB, Hero calls 63.54 BB and is all-in



H6: ffs vs "nit reg"
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 49.04 BB (VPIP: 20.45, PFR: 13.64, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 46)
SB: 105.03 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 15.28, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 74)
BB: 248.68 BB (VPIP: 19.29, PFR: 16.43, 3Bet Preflop: 5.66, Hands: 145)
Hero (UTG): 100.5 BB
MP: 101.46 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 19.78, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 95)
CO: 102.23 BB (VPIP: 18.95, PFR: 17.89, 3Bet Preflop: 9.76, Hands: 97)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, BB raises to 18 BB, Hero calls 15 BB, BTN calls 15 BB, SB calls 15 BB

Flop: (72 BB, 4 players) 5 7 3
SB checks, BB bets 230.68 BB and is all-in, fold, BTN calls 31.04 BB and is all-in, SB calls 87.03 BB and is all-in

Turn: (277.1 BB, 3 players) 2

River: (277.1 BB, 3 players) K


H7: Vs same nit reg as above, clearly you can't rely on hud stats to know postflop tendencies.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.88, PFR: 17.54, 3Bet Preflop: 5.33, Hands: 174)
SB: 221.84 BB (VPIP: 19.41, PFR: 15.36, 3Bet Preflop: 6.37, Hands: 380)
Hero (BB): 144.74 BB
UTG: 130.97 BB (VPIP: 19.48, PFR: 16.88, 3Bet Preflop: 6.56, Hands: 159)
MP: 106.78 BB (VPIP: 22.14, PFR: 12.21, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 137)
CO: 65.1 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, UTG calls 9 BB

Flop: (24.5 BB, 2 players) Q T Q
Hero checks, UTG bets 21 BB, Hero calls 21 BB

Turn: (66.5 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, UTG bets 45 BB, Hero raises to 111.74 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 52.97 BB and is all-in

River: (262.44 BB, 2 players) 3
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (262.44 BB, 2 players) 7




Think I might add some quotes in these posts every so often that apply to myself and possibly others in the poker community too. Love SAFs book "Leading" and he's quite a inspo (let's just not talk about todays result).

Really good last few weeks (BR 1K -> 3.3k, haven't got cash from a chest once wtf ). There's definitely some weak points in my game, mostly BBvSB and some 3BP spots which I'll hopefully work in the next feel week. Gl to anybody grinding tables this week

16/04/2018
1k post Let's hope I don't get near to 2k
Small sesh today, 3 tabling 100z still going really well.


H1: Nasty runout. This guy had done some questionable barrels so called down. I'm interested in how much the blocking affects of this combo affects EV, or even its a profitable call. I have a feeling our calling range gets too weak if we call this down and all Qs.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 112.8 BB (VPIP: 22.95, PFR: 14.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 62)
SB: 105.86 BB (VPIP: 22.40, PFR: 17.21, 3Bet Preflop: 9.02, Hands: 375)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.32, PFR: 18.03, 3Bet Preflop: 7.61, Hands: 240)
UTG: 94 BB (VPIP: 19.63, PFR: 12.15, 3Bet Preflop: 4.88, Hands: 110)
Hero (MP): 386.85 BB
CO: 108.69 BB (VPIP: 19.33, PFR: 14.00, 3Bet Preflop: 6.78, Hands: 151)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (23 BB, 2 players) 2 T 6
SB bets 7.21 BB, Hero calls 7.21 BB

Turn: (37.42 BB, 2 players) 9
SB bets 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB

River: (81.42 BB, 2 players) 3
SB bets 65.65 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 65.65 BB



H2: Awfully played by villain flop/turn imo and obvs river too.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 137.61 BB
SB: 101.31 BB (VPIP: 28.36, PFR: 20.15, 3Bet Preflop: 8.89, Hands: 138)
BB: 357.91 BB (VPIP: 24.53, PFR: 16.98, 3Bet Preflop: 8.97, Hands: 215)
UTG: 50.94 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 25)
MP: 103 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
CO: 102.76 BB (VPIP: 20.85, PFR: 16.59, 3Bet Preflop: 7.37, Hands: 214)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

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

Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 7 2 K
BB bets 5.8 BB, Hero raises to 19.88 BB, BB calls 14.08 BB

Turn: (58.26 BB, 2 players) 9
BB checks, Hero bets 28.55 BB, BB calls 28.55 BB

River: (115.36 BB, 2 players) A
BB bets 300.48 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 80.18 BB and is all-in



H3: Vs 'reg', alright pal.
PokerStars - $1 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 48.31 BB (VPIP: 36.84, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
SB: 115.58 BB (VPIP: 25.16, PFR: 21.41, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 491)
Hero (BB): 288.28 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 25.58, PFR: 22.59, 3Bet Preflop: 9.35, Hands: 307)
MP: 87.06 BB (VPIP: 22.92, PFR: 15.63, 3Bet Preflop: 11.43, Hands: 99)
CO: 146.23 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

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

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, UTG calls 7.5 BB

Flop: (20.5 BB, 2 players) 3 3 9
Hero bets 9.22 BB, UTG calls 9.22 BB

Turn: (38.94 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 22.19 BB, UTG calls 22.19 BB

River: (83.32 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 62.23 BB, UTG calls 58.59 BB and is all-in


Since it's been about a month since I started actually 'grinding' again I thought I'd look back at my graphs. This graph is from when I first moved to 50NLz on stars to me on 100z now, obviously small sample/run good etc after studying but it's nice to see + know you have an edge on pool.


And this is my graph of the past month. With this one it's far easier to see how much my game has changed with the BE red line, and the green line above 0

Really need to get back on the studying grind because it gathers far more EV than grinding does. glgl

good job mate, impressive results lately and always nice to catch some early heat when moving up

Just looking through this thread as I've seen u post on the micro-small forum. Really inspiring to see how you are doing with abit of hard work and study . Hope I can get to where you are from 10nl as I have just started back playing again after not playing for best part of 12 month

Cheers mate

Definitely possible, I was at 2NL like 14 months ago and its possible to have improved quicker than that. gl pal

18/04/2018 Last post for a while
Graph from last two days, starting playing worse over these last two days and also running worse also.


Going to take a break from poker. It's nothing related to results, how I'm playing etc, I just need to put 100% effort in my exams @ Uni. I do really enjoy poker but trying to improve/grind at the same time as intense studying is draining. I'd rather put 100% effort in studying now, and 100% poker in the summer over getting mediocre results in each. I'm really looking forward to the summer, working hard and hopefully moving up the stakes once again. Thanks to anyone reading, gl at the tables and hopefully I'll see you in 8 weeks.

Any tips on study. Like how was your studying structured. Did you just review your hands after sessions and look for your leaks. Im conscious that the leaks what i have i dont even know they are mistakes.

GL PAPI

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Yeah you are on the right lines. With hand reviewing unless you involve some data analysis or something you're often just going to say you played it fine because obvs during the hand you're going to make what you perceive as the best play. So you end up just reinforcing what you think is correct, which is so often wrong, I can't count the amount of times I've been extremely confident in a play only to look back on it a month later in disgust lol. I'd get talking to people about hands, because you'll get varied opinions which challenge your own thoughts. Ontop of that I'd just try expand your poker knowledge to discover new 'leaks', maybe through training sites or books idk.



10/06/2018
Exams all finished, time to grind. Poker wise my plans are to firstly look over some stuff and gradually get back into the rhythm of things. Then I'm going to aim to study for hopefully 2 hours a day, and then grinding in the evening. My next studying area is going to either be SBvBB or 3BP SB v BTN/CO. I think SBvsBB is what I'm going to prioritise mainly because my strategy for it is so so wank atm lol, 3BPs are a little easier due to the SPR.

I'll probably take the day off today cos I'm shattered (7x3hr exams in 13 days ) and I have two 7aside matches Monday, so I'll use these days to chill and warm up a little. Hopefully will have an update in the next few days.

How will England do at the WC? Haven't met any Pomes her in Russia yet, don't seem like the fans have much faith

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So does creating a 2p2 thread and getting abused my mirage count?

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Just randomly opened this thread and lol. I never abused anyone in my life. It's all just constructive feed back. No idea who this dude is, most probably another mediocre reg on a heater. Might go over your hands later when I'm bored.