+20BI's @ 10NL.

Taking 2 BI shot @ @25NL

All this in rush as well - don't understand all the hate!

Aquarius

Took my shot - played well but got KK in against AA

Flopped set vs AA - turn A = GG

don't play 90man KOs first week of January.

yw

aren't horoscopes supposed to tell the future???

I want my money back!

It's gone man, you shoulda asked sooner

i think i broke the 2+2 convertor

Poker Stars $5.00+$1.25+$0.50 No Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 3 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

BB: t7029 35.15 BBs
BTN: t3406 17.03 BBs
Hero (SB): t3065 15.32 BBs

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is SB with A 6 3 2
BTN calls t200, Hero calls t100, BB checks

Flop: (t600) 7 6 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t6829 all in, BTN folds,

see O8 has tricky decisions too


50 tournies +$152.55 33.07% roi

going down

BR: $342

Thinking about cashing out. When a downswing is 25% of the bankroll I don't think it's a downswing anymore... even the fish are adjusted to me and outplaying me. Life-tilt sucks.

Congrats on your roi and profits. Is shoving preflop a good idea with the button limper already in?

Oh rly?

I had a bit of a crazy day. Started off going up 1.5 buy-ins. Then I made a failed hero call and got my AAxx cracked putting me back to even. The final straw was getting my AAxx cracked against the same villain who made $20 off me in about 30 hands I engaged tilt mode and lost another 3 buy-ins. I was thinking i'd have to go back to PLO5 soon, anyway I cooled down, made it back and finished up $5 then tried later and made another 2 buy-ins so I had a pretty sick swing today.

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

CO: $10.01
BTN: $9.03
SB: $17.08
BB: $10.00
UTG: $14.67
Hero (MP): $22.03

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 8 7

UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.40, fold, BTN raises to $0.80, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) 8 7 2
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.50, Hero raises to $4.80, BTN calls $3.30

Turn: ($11.45, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.43 and is all-in

Can any math guy tell me if its good or bad to fold?


MY read as follows:

UTG limps. Postflop i have position on fish so I raise to isolate with 87s.(standard raise for me) I have no read on buttons since he's a new player with about 20 hands(22/18) but since he min 3bet, he can't be anything but a fish. From my experience min raise 3bet is the nuts so i put him on AA/KK/QQ maybe AK. I never fold to min 3bet especially with speculative hand like 87s. I'm hoping to flop a 2 pair or a draw to crack him.

Flop: Because i put him on AA/KK/QQ, i check raise him hoping to get it in on the flop. He just called. In retrospect i should've shoved.

Turn: Ugly card for me. Check call? Check fold?

oh....thought i'd put up the most ridiculous hand of the day. I really tanked on this one.


Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 5 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

CO: $18.88
BTN: $21.98
SB: $19.69
BB: $5.66
Hero (UTG): $11.77

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG with 9 J A A
Hero raises to $0.30, 2 folds, SB calls $0.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.70) K 7 8 (2 players)
SB bets $0.40, Hero calls $0.40

Turn: ($1.50) T (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $4.43, SB calls $3.43

River: ($10.36) 7 (2 players)
SB bets $9.85, Hero calls $6.64 all in

play well for 27k hands and still cant produce 1 winning day more than $10

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

saw flop | saw showdown

SB ($20.35)
Hero (BB) ($25.35)
UTG ($50.63)
UTG+1 ($21.97)
MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($25)
MP3 ($34.21)
CO ($35.41)
Button ($31.36)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, A
4 folds, MP3 bets $0.50, 2 folds, SB calls $0.40, Hero raises to $2.50, 1 fold, SB calls $2

Flop: ($5.50) J, K, 7 (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $7, SB calls $6

Turn: ($19.50) 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $11, SB calls $10.85 (All-In)

River: ($41.20) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $41.20 | Rake: $2
Main pot: $41.20 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had Q, A (straight, Ace high).
Hero had K, A (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: SB won $39.20

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saw flop | saw showdown

CO ($20.25)
Hero (Button) ($25.77)
SB ($51.73)
BB ($21.72)
UTG ($26.11)
UTG+1 ($25)
MP1 ($22.83)
MP2 ($34.51)
MP3 ($31.71)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A
2 folds, MP1 bets $0.75, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 7, 3, A (2 players)
MP1 bets $1.32, Hero calls $1.32

Turn: ($4.49) 8 (2 players)
MP1 bets $2.13, Hero calls $2.13

River: ($8.75) 5 (2 players)
MP1 bets $6.24, Hero calls $6.24

Total pot: $21.23 | Rake: $1.04
Main pot: $21.23 between Hero and MP1, won by MP1

Results:
Hero mucked K, A (one pair, Aces).
MP1 had 5, A (two pair, Aces and fives).
Outcome: MP1 won $20.19


DOOMSWITCH PLZ GO THE F AWAY!!

A bit of a jink reverse? Loaded up another set... won a $3.. took 6th in a $6 after being at 3bb with 22 left.

Still having some troubles with the 6s.. I think it's just variance, since I don't see much difference in play between the 3s and 6s..but still a bit frustrating that I can't pull in a win.. or a top 3. Just need a few hands to go my way though

Pre: your play is really marginal from MP ... most of the time you flop a hand with 87s is a weak pair, a gutter ball draw, or a flush draw that is far from the nuts ... I would only iso is this spot if I had the read that UTG is a weak tightie that c/f all flops that he misses (i.e. 70% of the time), and if all the players yet to act are tight/nits ... given that UTG is a loose passive fish and that we have no solid reads on the nittiness of the others, I would fold this pre ... but you iso, and the button min 3bets ... calling 87s because you think the villian on the BTN has AA/KK/QQ is a terrible rationalization; you're putting money in as a 3.5 to 1 dog OOP, why don't you just pull some $$$$ out of your pocket and light it on fire, cuz that's what you're doing here with that line of reasoning ... however, since you're getting about 4.5 to 1 on a call, as played, you were correct to continue (that should be your thought process, not the former)

Flop: You hit Top Two ... oh joy! Time to make the villain pay for trying to keep us in pre by "sweetening the pot" ... which you did, great play

Turn: counterfeits your hand ... ugh ... you're getting almost 5.5 to 1 on a call, meaning that your 2P hand has to be good about 13% of the time to profitably to call ... but I think he has the ace or king (maybe even a queen) of hearts here enough for nines and eights to call

7K hands into the year (trying to average 1K a day) and I'm out of 2NL. Started with $40 and have ground it up as well as using FPPs to win a 210man for $11T. Just starting 5NL, will hopefully double my bankroll to $200 by the end of the month but we'll see... the downswong is sure to come now I've posted.

I'm jumping on the downswingament bandwagon:

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NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer
SB ($10.16)
BB ($18.60)
UTG ($13.67)
Hero ($10.10)
UTG+2 ($3.85)
MP1 ($4.05)
MP2 ($8.94)
CO ($21.04)
BTN ($13.11)

Dealt to Hero K K

UTG raises to $0.50, Hero raises to $1.50, UTG+2 calls $1.50, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $1

FLOP ($4.65) 2 8 J

UTG checks, Hero bets $3, UTG+2 calls $2.35 (AI), UTG raises to $12.17 (AI), Hero calls $5.60 (AI)

TURN ($24.20) 2 8 J 7

RIVER ($24.20) 2 8 J 7 2

Guess what hands they had?

Thanks for the input. I know preflop play is marginal but i play a pretty laggy style. It works for me. I may be delusional(probably am) but i feel like i have a solid edge against most people post flop at 10NL. I folded that hand as played though.

I think i really got better when i realize i dont have to subscribe to the 2+2 guideline on what is supposed to be the standard to winning poker. It used to be i would avoid the regs like the plague. Take turn picking on the fish... getting out of each others way. But i dont want to do that anymore, i want to destroy all the regs too. In order to do that i've add alot of non standard lines to my game. ABC poker against Fish. Tricky plays against Regs.


PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: $15.51
BB: $9.53
UTG: $9.13
MP: $12.92
CO: $24.42
Hero (BTN): $10.99

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has Q 8

fold, fold, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.40, SB raises to $1.20, fold, fold, Hero raises to $3.00, fold

This used to be a spot i fold 100% of the time. I tried to isolate limper but SB 3bet me. The SB in question here is a 31/26 with 11%3bet and 58%steal over 190 hands. He's gotta be one of the more aggressive lags at 10NL.

He knows that i would isolate almost all the time with limper especially sitting on the button. I know that he knows i would isolate so his 3bet range is very light here. I decided to 4bet bluff. I would only do that against a light 3better which he is.

A few hands later. The CO is the same 31/26 villain. UTG is 82/0 after 16 hands.
If LOLpokermon was here, he would say fold pre. As played, raise flop.



PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

CO: $14.31
BTN: $9.38
SB: $9.03
BB: $12.02
UTG: $25.66
Hero (MP): $11.99

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 6 4

UTG calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, CO raises to $0.50, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $0.40, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.65, 3 players) 7 8 5
UTG bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, CO raises to $1.55, fold, Hero calls $1.45

Turn: ($4.85, 2 players) J
Hero bets $3.00, CO calls $3.00

River: ($10.85, 2 players) 8
Hero bets $6.94 and is all-in, CO calls $6.94




Pre: The standard pre for me here would be to raise to isolate limper. But this time i chose to overlimp because if CO 3bet me light here i would have to fold. I didnt want to play a bloated pot with 64s. CO raise as i expected. UTG limp called. If he folded this i probably would've folded as well. With him in the pot, i think i have ok odds to see a flop.

Flop: I flopped a monster. I'm thinking how can i extract the most money. Fish bet 10 cent into $1.65. I put him on 3rd pair, 2nd pair, flush draw, straight draw, two random high cards. His range is super weak. If i raised here, i would drive out CO unless he has overpair or a set. Instead i chose to call the 10c to disguise my hand strength because i know hes capable of bluffing this.

He did reraise and UTG folded. i have another decision. If i go over the top here, i would drive out all his airs. I think he has more air in his range than value hand. If i called here he has to put me on a flush draw because i overlimped preflop, called a 10c bet and now called another raise instead of reraising. I planned to check raise the turn if a spade doesnt hit.

Turn: I've never been more upset at hitting a flush. If i checked this, i expect him to check back nearly 100% of his range. He would check his airs and check his overpair. So i bet into him hoping his overpair would call. He called. I was kind of surprised. I repped a flush and I hit a flush. But he called anyway.

River: another 8 hit the board. I shoved anyway hoping that his overpair would call.

I think he called the turn because he had previously caught me check raising the river with air. Ever since that hand i think he put alot of bluffs in my range. He gave me too much credit. Or maybe he's just a calling station lag. Probably the latter.



I've won 4 straight sessions ever since i've gone all kamikaze. I dont think i'm running particularly well. I'm taking down alot of marginal pots by 3betting, floating, check raising air and double barreling against other regs.

Now watch me go on a 20 BI downswing. Doomswitch activated.

Hey everyone, awesome thread can't wait to get involved.

Little about me -
Just started playing PLO2 on stars deposited a $100 bankroll on 1/3/11 and am working on building it up with bankroll management as high as I can go
Current roll is $160 and some change, current graph

gl everyone

Brag: Won 20k play money playing Pot Limit Omaha for the first time in my life. Played until the table was empty.

Barely understood the rules and had no idea what i actually had half the time. I learned that double suited hands are the nuts. I used up alot of my run goot.

regs calling you a donk is the best sign that you are doing fine.
opinions?

i am back on earth after my upswong ;_;

omaha = holdem on steroids

67 tournies +$103.95 16.8% roi
358 FPP $3.49 Stellar

which is better than it was looking halfway through today's set busting faster than they filled and getting twitchy

Can't remember the exact situation opponent-wise but I'm not far ahead of anything that calls and I get some huge edges on a lot of flops against hands they will continue with.
Banging it in is better than folding but I feel OK completing, it is a standard speed with a lot of play left and people like semibluff overshoving with one way hands

1463 total O8 SNG in just over 5 months for +$1176.92 roi 14.94% (and it could have been a lot better I am pretty inconsistent)

did you switch back to holdem or something?


yw again

fwiw when I played the $3 and $6 45-mans on Stars there was a difference in skill but it took me a while to see what it was (I got fewer profitable opportunities to shove, not much else changed tbh)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Poker Hand Converter from PokerConverter.com

saw flop | saw showdown

UTG+1 ($13.54)
MP1 ($25.57)
Hero (MP2) ($70.55)
CO ($6.31)
Button ($10.93)
SB ($56.71)
BB ($27.26)
UTG ($20.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 5, 5
1 fold, UTG+1 bets $0.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.75, 3 folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.35) K, 7, 10 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.35) 5 (3 players)
BB bets $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $8, BB raises to $14.30, Hero raises to $69.80 (All-In), BB calls $12.21 (All-In)

River: ($55.37) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $55.37 | Rake: $2
Main pot: $55.37 between Hero and BB, won by BB

Results:
BB had 10, 10 (full house, tens over sevens).
Hero had 5, 5 (full house, fives over sevens).
Outcome: BB won $53.37

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saw flop | saw showdown

BB ($11.98)
UTG ($21.62)
UTG+1 ($25.12)
MP1 ($27.21)
MP2 ($35.78)
Hero (MP3) ($25)
CO ($9.74)
Button ($25)
SB ($37.45)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 5, A
4 folds, Hero bets $0.75, 1 fold, Button calls $0.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.85) 4, 3, 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.40, Button raises to $4.25, Hero raises to $11, Button raises to $24.25 (All-In), Hero calls $13.25 (All-In)

Turn: ($50.35) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($50.35) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $50.35 | Rake: $2
Main pot: $50.35 between Hero and Button, won by Button

Results:
Button had 3, 3 (full house, threes over fours).
Hero had 5, A (straight, five high).
Outcome: Button won $48.35

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saw flop | saw showdown

BB ($25)
UTG ($25.77)
UTG+1 ($32.65)
MP1 ($30.50)
MP2 ($13.55)
CO ($24.89)
Hero (Button) ($25.79)
SB ($20.10)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, K
3 folds, MP2 bets $0.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.25, 2 folds, MP2 calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.85) 10, 7, 6 (2 players)
MP2 bets $3, Hero raises to $12, MP2 calls $8.30 (All-In)

Turn: ($27.45) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($27.45) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $27.45 | Rake: $1.36
Main pot: $27.45 between MP2 and Hero, won by MP2

Results:
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
MP2 had 6, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: MP2 won $26.09

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saw flop | saw showdown

SB ($10.61)
BB ($11)
UTG ($10)
Hero (UTG+1) ($25)
MP1 ($26)
MP2 ($26.57)
CO ($43.95)
Button ($34.38)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K, K
1 fold, Hero bets $0.75, 4 folds, SB raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5, SB raises to $10.61 (All-In), Hero calls $5.61

Flop: ($21.47) 5, A, 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($21.47) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($21.47) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $21.47 | Rake: $1.07
Main pot: $21.47 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had J, J (three of a kind, Jacks).
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: SB won $20.40

all in 1 session.... i think ive hit a record for the longest run bad at 25nl ever, if not hit it already i soon will... 34k hands and counting