Nah - I'd prefer flatting in the SB/BB, especially in FR.

I don't play nit ring tho. I'd call live though so I guess I agree.

Well sunday is the day where I transfer half my profit to my backer and what not so I decided to have a session this afternoon before making the transfer. I played awful. Just bloody awful. I knew in myself I was playing so bad so I had to cut my session short.

Here is Sundays graph:



So I transfer the profit from the week and skype my coach to let him know its done and he was quite happy and said gratz on your first week. I myself was not so happy. Told him it would have been more if I hadn't been an absolute tit in the afternoon. He said not to worry and that at least I admitted I was playing like an idiot and I would be easier to work with. So I jump into my bed to watch a movie and I can't settle at all. That session just keeps running through my mind and I decide.....NO I am better than that. Another session to prove it and get it back!

Here is Monday early morning fun:



Now I'm pretty satisfied and at my coaching session tomorrow night coach should be happy too

Here are a couple of fun hands.


Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players
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MP: $10.00
CO: $10.15
BTN: $10.00
SB: $11.33
Hero (BB): $10.00
UTG: $6.48
UTG+1: $11.44

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with A A
3 folds, CO raises to $0.35, BTN raises to $10 all in, 1 fold, Hero calls $9.90 all in, 1 fold

Flop: ($20.40) K 4 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($20.40) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($20.40) 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $20.40
BTN shows 6 6 (a flush, King high)
Hero shows A A (a flush, King high)
Hero wins $9.52
BTN wins $9.52
(Rake: $1.36)



Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
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MP1: $7.74
Hero (MP2): $10.00
CO: $3.35
BTN: $3.50
SB: $21.50
BB: $11.53
UTG: $15.30
UTG+1: $6.63

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP2 with 2 2
UTG raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $0.40, 4 folds

Flop: ($0.95) 2 5 9 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.70, Hero calls $0.70

Turn: ($2.35) 2 (2 players)
UTG bets $1.50, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to $3.30, UTG raises to $14.20 all in, Hero calls $5.60 all in

River: ($20.15) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $20.15
Hero shows 2 2 (four of a kind, Twos)
UTG shows 5 5 (a full house, Fives full of Twos)
Hero wins $18.81
(Rake: $1.34)


Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
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UTG+1: $10.00
MP1: $43.16
MP2: $6.90
CO: $11.98
BTN: $30.36
SB: $7.14
Hero (BB): $10.00
UTG: $10.00

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with A A
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.10, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.10, MP1 calls $1, BTN calls $0.60

Flop: ($3.35) 9 K A (3 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $2.10, MP1 calls $2.10, BTN folds

Turn: ($7.55) A (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

River: ($7.55) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $6.80 all in, MP1 calls $6.80

Final Pot: $21.15
MP1 mucks 2 8
Hero shows A A (four of a kind, Aces)
Hero wins $19.74
(Rake: $1.41)

A solid $1.40 profit on my first day playing of the year... not bad for a Sunday Only played like 9 mtts/mtsngs.. and 75 hands or so of 7 game.. was down like 15 after my mtt/mtsng... won it back plus that big $1.40 at 7 game. Played my mtts/mtsngs pretty ****** and kept running into monsters.. but played pretty well at the cash games.

enprite i played the ak hand passively to get value from my hand... if i donk my hand looks exactly like ak,sets or 6-7s so vs someone with a narrow range who has to cbet i think im losing $ to donk out like that.. his double barrel bet sizing was funny to me and that the scared value bet otr... felt like he had a set by the turn but i mean the guy is 10/8 its like such a sick spot cuz not enough sets are in his range on that board you know

Well, not so much this season. Not retired, or injured anymore. Definitely agree that him holding out was not good for the Jets. Really wasn't the same this year. Still in the playoffs though, so I will take it. Hoping he will return to form soon.

Played 3300 hands at 5nl past two days. Down 4 buyins. Looking to turn it around. Hopefully getting a sweat tomorrow to see if I'm missing something. Another set of eyes might see something that I don't. On a side note to me it seems like the players flat-call preflop raises with big pairs a lot more. Has anyone else noticed this particularly between 5nl and 10nl?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker Hand Converter from PokerConverter.com

saw flop

MP1 ($25.35)
MP2 ($28.36)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($31.67)
Hero (Button) ($26.03)
SB ($29.79)
BB ($26.05)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($25.76)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, Q
6 folds, Hero bets $0.62, 1 fold, BB raises to $2.75, Hero calls $2.13

Flop: ($5.60) Q, 9, 10 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB calls $4

Turn: ($13.60) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BB calls $6

River: ($25.60) K (2 players)
BB bets $13.30 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $25.60 | Rake: $1.24

zomg so much gross spots since 2011 hahha... only good thing is i know ive beaten the limit over a large sample and that my moves are +Ev and its just variance and my br is there to withstand it... hopefully its not a sick 10-20 buy in swing tho cause yea ima just vomit if that happens

What are you guys' thoughts on Star's 10NL: 20-50BB vs 40-100BB vs 100-250BB tables. Which is the softest, less variance, etc.?

250bb 10nl is the sofest micro game out there

Alright, so far I've been trying 40-100BB and it's a giant nitfest.

I'd bet more on turn - River sucks.

^^

wow..bet wayyy bigger on the turn..why so small?

Just played my first Session of 2011. I opened 2-25nl tables, and 4-10nl tables. While searching through the lobby for a new table, I accidentally snap min-4bet at a 25nl table. I did have AJs, and the btn only flatted my 4bet. But I check/folded on a 367r flop.

About 4 hands later I won my biggest pot ever online. I'm only buying in for 80bb's at the 25nl tables bc my Stars BR can't support 100bbs. But I had QQ and raised utg1, btn flats, and so does BB. Flop was 3dQs8s and the BB min donk bets 25¢ so I raised to $1.50, both the btn and BB flat. The turn is a 3 spades, completing the flush. So the BB checks, so do I, and the btn bets 50¢ and the BB & I both flat. River is Kc. BB checks, and I bet $4.50, the btn min raises me and the BB shoves for an extra 35¢, and I shipped it in. Btn had the nut flush As7s (on paired board) and the BB had KJos (no pair no draw til river) and I had Qs full. The pot was $56.85 and then they took out $2 rake. That was my biggest pot ever!!

And then on a 10nl table about 20ish hands later I got it AIPF w/ KK and lost to AA. Still won $22 on the session, so I'm happy. Would of been more had I not misclicked and min 4bet pre w/ AJs. I was debating calling his shove on the flop in that hand bc there was ~$35 in the pot and it would of costed me $12.50 to call. Problem was I had no pair no draw, and AJ high.

its so small cuz i wanted to half pot shove river

try to get the money is as soon as possible..

dont worry yourself about the river sizing as long as it is a shove that isnt an overbet

you might even be able to shove ott anyways

but you gotta bet bigger ott regardless

2011 goals:

- Better BRM
- Fewer tables, play better
- Stop trying to luckbox myself a big MTT score
- Improve my coinflipping skills

Once again i'm back starting the year with practically nothing ($0.40 & 2122.64 FPP's on stars), and i'm planning to work my way through the Limit ranks and try and top last years total (which i think was only ~$250)

Initial plan of attack....
> Start by playing 210fpp Sats to get some T$
> Use the T$ to play $1.10 DoN's till I (hopefully) hit $12
> Start grinding 2c/4c Limit
> Study (instead of just reading) SSHE and try to actually apply the concepts aswell as understanding them

This was my initial plan of attack, i've already placed in the first 2 sats i played and placed in 4 of the first 6 DoN's so i'm up to $8.40. So it's not been a bad start to the year. Hopefully I can keep this up aswell as keeping other life issues under control.

I have a feeling this is going to be a good year. Good luck to everyone else, may this be a profitable and educational year for everyone

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer
SB ($11.75)
BB ($10)
UTG ($10.15)
UTG+1 ($5.92)
UTG+2 ($1.04)
Hero ($10.85)
CO ($10)
BTN ($11.83)

Dealt to Hero 5 5

fold, UTG+1 calls $0.10, fold, Hero calls $0.10, fold, BTN raises to $0.40, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls $0.30, Hero calls $0.30

FLOP ($1.35) 3 K 9

UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

TURN ($1.35) 3 K 9 5

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $0.90, BTN raises to $1.80, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $10.45 (AI), BTN calls $8.65

RIVER ($22.25) 3 K 9 5 7

Hero shows 5 5
(Pre 20%, Flop 0.1%, Turn 2.3%)

BTN shows K K
(Pre 80%, Flop 99.9%, Turn 97.7%)

BTN wins $20.77

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NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer
SB ($3.50)
BB ($12.51)
UTG ($4.25)
UTG+1 ($10)
UTG+2 ($7.57)
MP1 ($8.07)
CO ($11.86)
Hero ($10)

Dealt to Hero K K

fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.25, fold, MP1 raises to $0.60, fold, Hero calls $0.60, fold, fold, fold

FLOP ($1.60) 3 2 T

MP1 bets $1.60, Hero raises to $9.40 (AI), MP1 calls $5.87 (AI)

TURN ($16.54) 3 2 T 5

RIVER ($16.54) 3 2 T 5 4

MP1 shows T A
(Pre 28%, Flop 21.8%, Turn 20.5%)

Hero shows K K
(Pre 72%, Flop 78.2%, Turn 79.5%)

MP1 wins $15.44

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NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer
SB ($9.64)
BB ($10)
UTG ($10.16)
UTG+1 ($9.65)
UTG+2 ($10.53)
Hero ($11.12)
CO ($10.67)
BTN ($17.02)

Dealt to Hero A A

UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10, fold, Hero raises to $0.50, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $0.40, UTG+1 calls $0.40

FLOP ($1.65) 7 A T

UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks

TURN ($1.65) 7 A T 8

UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1.10, UTG calls $1.10, UTG+1 folds

RIVER ($3.85) 7 A T 8 6

UTG checks, Hero bets $2.10, UTG calls $2.10

UTG shows 9 9
(Pre 20%, Flop 3.3%, Turn 18.2%)

Hero shows A A
(Pre 80%, Flop 96.7%, Turn 81.8%)

UTG wins $7.52

Awful day for me, I ran pretty bad at the beginning of session and was down $83. Ended up playing 3800 hands and finishing down about $47.

Sick turn and I got paid off too.

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 6 players
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UTG: $22.20
MP: $14.93
Hero (CO): $10.27
BTN: $10.00
SB: $8.76
BB: $9.86

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with T K 9 K
1 fold, MP calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.30, BTN calls $0.30, 1 fold, BB calls $0.20, MP calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.25) 7 Q T (4 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $0.60, BTN calls $0.60, BB calls $0.60, MP folds

Turn: ($3.05) J (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2, BTN calls $2, BB calls $2

River: ($9.05) 6 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BTN folds, BB calls $6

Final Pot: $21.05
Hero shows T K 9 K (a straight flush, Nine to King)
BB mucks 4 8 Q 8
Hero wins $20.02
(Rake: $1.03)

Winning my biggest pot on Stars I think.

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 6 players
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MP: $12.06
CO: $10.19
BTN: $8.42
Hero (SB): $23.75
BB: $18.47
UTG: $10.82

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with K J 5 Q
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.25, BB raises to $0.40, Hero calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.80) T Q 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.70, BB calls $0.70

Turn: ($2.20) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $2, BB raises to $4, Hero raises to $14.10, BB calls $10.10

River: ($30.40) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.55 all in, BB calls $3.27 all in

Final Pot: $36.94
Hero shows K J 5 Q (a flush, King high)
BB shows 9 7 K 8 (a flush, Ten high)
Hero wins $35.17
(Rake: $1.77)

whats the point of all these?? everyone takes bad beats..

Well whats the thread for? I thought it was for posting hands?

Building a BR - Post interesting hands/graphs etc...

I stopped posting bad beats in this thread.

ya questionable hands where you might not know where you're at or if you took the right line

not super standard hands..with no commentary or anything

At what point to ppl get better? I am used to playing .5/1 limit and am making the switch to NL and man I should of switched a long time ago. Also do most of you raise 3x + 1 for every limper? I missed that on this hand.


Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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UTG: $3.79
CO: $2.27
Hero (BTN): $4.00
SB: $1.42
BB: $4.00

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BTN with A J
UTG calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, SB calls $0.25, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.00) A A 2 (3 players)
SB bets $1.12 all in, UTG raises to $2.24, Hero raises to $3.60, UTG calls $1.25 all in

Turn: ($9.10) Q (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($9.10) 6 (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $9.10
UTG shows 7 A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero shows A J (three of a kind, Aces - Queen+Jack kicker)
SB shows 2 K (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Hero wins $4.50
Hero wins $4.15
(Rake: $0.45)

I though at least one of them would have had a flush/straight draw. All I can say is wow!

CO is very tight 10/8, with 100pct fold to 3bet, and a high cbet.
BB is 65/40, and floats flop against almost all cbets.


PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

MP: $17.69
CO: $23.49
Hero (BTN): $25.05
SB: $7.81
BB: $50.99
UTG: $41.92

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has A A

fold, fold, CO raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, fold, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.35, 3 players) 3 9 7
BB checks, CO bets $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, BB calls $4.50, CO raises to $22.74 and is all-in
Hero ?????