best pay site?

husng.com, deucescracked? something I havent heard of?

Skill level difference between pstars 20s and 30s reg speeds?

re: Playerscope.com

does anyone know how their rankings are calculated? I'd like to know what I can infer from them.

Trying to think of some ways to work on my HUSNG games, after winning the $1 games on Full Tilt, I've moved to the $2's, and I'm being shown up for basically no fundamentals. I'm about 2/3rd's through Moshman on HU, planning to finish it soon, and I'm planning to review hand histories..but I don't know what to look for really.

Maybe a HUSNG.com membership? If possible, I'd like to buy that from poker winnings. My wage is **** ATM, and I'm trying to save for a car, and I don't want to be taking a fair chunk of change outta my weekly pay for a poker site...especially when I'm only playing $2 games.

I'm working my way through the stickies, so what's recommended? Just keep reading stickies/Moshman's book, and playing games? Or is there something I'm missing?

HUSNG.com standard is good for that. $25 is not much, but I don't want to take the food out of your baby mamas' mouths...

In the stickies I think that the spamz0r hand histories are really really good learning tools, but you will have to reread them a couple times (and ask questions in the beginner thread or make a thread about concepts you don't get).

Cannot recommend spamzor's HHs more for beginning players. They are written at a very down to earth level but also start to get you thinking about the complexities of the game, even if some of it goes over the head. He has a very practical way of talking about standard spots. They're linked in the FAQ.

Also, go to the free section at HUSNG.com. Watch all of those, they're super useful.

Is a 300 game breakeven stretch standard? for a winning player?

Yes. Play around with this a bit.

no difference

Full Tilt Poker $2 + $0.15 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

Hero (BTN/SB): t1585 39.62 BBs
BB: t1415 35.38 BBs

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 7
Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t240, Hero calls t160

Flop: (t480) Q J 4 (2 players)
BB bets t480

What's the optimum play here? I'm leaning towards a fold, as I have essentially no fold equity, and a hand that will win 30-40% of the time at showdown.

Also, how's the pre flop call?

Also, how do you work out your opponents shove/calling ranges? Do you just estimate, without a HUD?

If you push and he calls and we assume you have 9 outs to win the hand, w/ a 35% chance of hitting, 35% of the time you win the pot plus his remaining stack and 65% of the time you lose the remaining effective stack, so..

.35(960 + 695) - .65(1175) = -184.5

So if he folds around 17% of the time this is a +ev move, why do you assume you have zero fold equity? The pot bet here doesn't look like he nailed this flop to me, but I have no info on the villain to go on..


edit: calculations were off

PSB essentially means he's hit a queen or jack, and hes committing himself, IMO.

readless - No, especially at the 2s, I'd say he's making a ridiculous raise like that a huge % of the time w/ air after taking over preflop, and it only needs to be ******** 17%, so I shove here.

What makes you think Jx is likely? If you were in his spot and you hit your J are you raising pot? I would hope not.

its likely villian has aa, kk, aq hand in all probability

question what flop were you looking for after calling pre?

ps im folding this pre

Complete noob as far as the math portion of the game, bankroll management, etc. etc.

Deposited $100 and have been grinding the $6.25 pot limit omaha heads up sit and goes. My numbers are as follows:

Games played- 555

Avg Profit- $1

Avg Stake- $6

ROI- 16%

Total Profit- $548

Is it time to move up? Is this a large enough sample size? I know plo has a ton more variance and like I said, I don't know the math aspects of the game so any help is appreciated.

Ya it's likely, but less than 83% likely = profit

+1

Straight or flush draws, pairing up, 2 pair etc.

Full Tilt - $20+$1HeadsUp|10/20 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Hero (BB): 920.00
SB: 2,080.00

SB posts SB 10.00, Hero posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (30.00) Hero has Q K

SB raises to 50.00, Hero raises to 160.00, SB calls 110.00

Flop: (320.00, 2 players) 7 A 4
Hero bets 320.00, SB raises to 1,920.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 440.00 and is all-in


Turn: (1840.00, 2 players) 2

River: (1840.00, 2 players) A

SB shows 9 7 (Two Pair, Aces and Sevens) (PreFlop 33%, Flop 46%, Turn 66%)
Hero shows Q K (One Pair, Aces) (PreFlop 67%, Flop 54%, Turn 34%)
SB wins 1,840.00

where I made a mistake?

You didn't, just got unlucky. One thing, though: do you always c-bet pot? betting 180-210 is more standard, but I kinda like potting it here versus some opponents.

Anyway, nice hand.

What are standard 3-betting, 4-betting, calling 4-bet, and flatting 3-bet ranges versus unknown at 40-50bb? In general I 3-bet 99+, AJ+, KQ (plus some 67 type hands when I feel it's appropriate), 4-bet and call 4-bets with 99+, AQ+ and have not range that flats 3-bets -- I either get it in or fold. Is this fine? Also, if villain is 3-betting wider, how do you adjust?

I don't like the bet size, bot pre and on the flop.

We're obv. getting it in here, so why not try to get a little more fold equity (for example, against the very hand villain had)? I even think shoving flop is pretty cool.

Edit: I take it back -- I think shoving flop is best. (Note that with reads this might be different.)

Thank you for help.
Yes a small c-bet a better solution.

This morning session an interesting hands, enemy many 3-bet, Wp fish.

Full Tilt - $20+$1HeadsUp|15/30 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Hero (SB): 1,325.00
BB: 1,675.00

Hero posts SB 15.00, BB posts BB 30.00

Pre Flop: (45.00) Hero has 8 A

Hero calls 15.00, BB raises to 150.00, Hero calls 120.00

Flop: (300.00, 2 players) 8 9 3
BB bets 150.00, Hero raises to 405.00, BB calls 255.00

Turn: (1110.00, 2 players) T
BB bets 1,120.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 770.00 and is all-in


River: (2650.00, 2 players) Q

BB shows K J (Straight, King High) (PreFlop 43%, Flop 25%, Turn 32%)
Hero shows 8 A (One Pair, Eights) (PreFlop 57%, Flop 75%, Turn 68%)
BB wins 2,650.00