Played my first session back at 50NL today. Didn't seem much harder than 25NL but I might've got a skewed sample (it is Sunday after all). Also helps that I ran well - 500 hands, +3BI.
Hands:
1) Looking back I think the river bet is too thin.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $53.30 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (SB): $71.60
BB: $57.21 (VPIP: 17.52, PFR: 15.52, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 460)
UTG: $50.50 (VPIP: 10.34, PFR: 6.90, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
MP: $57.98 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
CO: $134.15
Hero posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has K
J
fold,
MP raises to $1.50,
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to $5.00,
fold, MP calls $3.50
Flop: ($10.50, 2 players) 9
3
J
Hero bets $6.61, MP calls $6.61
Turn: ($23.72, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, MP checks
River: ($23.72, 2 players) 4
Hero bets $12.00,
fold
Hero wins $22.65
2) Call this against a reggish villain? Just worried that he has a bunch of Ax in his range and not much else.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $33.19 (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 78)
SB: $10.50 (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 52)
Hero (BB): $82.64
UTG: $56.89 (VPIP: 29.11, PFR: 18.99, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 79)
MP: $104.30 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: $94.80 (VPIP: 18.90, PFR: 14.63, 3Bet Preflop: 6.11, Hands: 336)
SB posts SB $0.25, Hero posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has Q
K
fold,
fold,
fold,
fold,
SB raises to $10.50 and is all-in,
fold
SB wins $1.00
3) Don't know why I don't just shove the turn. Don't think I can fold the river considering we can both have bluffs here and he can even be going for super-thin value with AJ or something.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $50.00 (VPIP: 20.51, PFR: 18.80, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 119)
SB: $50.00 (VPIP: 22.00, PFR: 14.00, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 51)
BB: $38.31 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
UTG: $25.47 (VPIP: 15.88, PFR: 15.42, 3Bet Preflop: 10.34, Hands: 633)
MP: $87.19 (VPIP: 22.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 5.36, Hands: 156)
Hero (CO): $75.14
SB posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has Q
A
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to $1.50,
BTN calls $1.50,
fold,
BB raises to $6.00,
Hero calls $4.50,
BTN calls $4.50
Flop: ($18.25, 3 players) 5
A
6
BB checks,
Hero bets $9.58,
BTN calls $9.58,
fold
Turn: ($37.41, 2 players) 6
Hero checks,
BTN checks
River: ($37.41, 2 players) 5
Hero bets $17.00,
BTN raises to $34.42 and is all-in,
Hero calls $17.42
BTN shows 6
6
(Four of a Kind, Sixes) (Pre 55%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
Hero shows Q
A
(Two Pair, Aces and Sixes) (Pre 45%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
BTN wins $103.75
4) Think x/r river is probably better than my line but I also don't think he's raising wide enough to make betting a standard size better.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $40.74
SB: $137.50 (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BB: $60.37 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 62)
UTG: $27.10 (VPIP: 28.81, PFR: 11.86, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 123)
MP: $51.35 (VPIP: 31.90, PFR: 26.72, 3Bet Preflop: 6.98, Hands: 120)
Hero (CO): $102.88
SB posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has Q
J
UTG calls $0.50,
fold,
Hero raises to $2.00, BTN calls $2.00,
fold,
fold,
fold
Flop: ($5.25, 2 players) Q
T
9
Hero bets $3.30, BTN calls $3.30
Turn: ($11.85, 2 players) Q
Hero bets $7.47, BTN calls $7.47
River: ($26.79, 2 players) J
Hero bets $90.11 and is all-in,
fold
Hero wins $25.58
5) Felt like a nit checking back this river. Should I be vbetting?
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $50.00 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 17)
SB: $56.11 (VPIP: 20.26, PFR: 17.24, 3Bet Preflop: 7.78, Hands: 241)
BB: $33.60 (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
UTG: $63.50 (VPIP: 19.27, PFR: 11.01, 3Bet Preflop: 4.65, Hands: 116)
MP: $59.83 (VPIP: 21.43, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 15)
Hero (CO): $59.91
SB posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has Q
A
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to $1.50,
fold,
SB raises to $4.50,
fold,
Hero calls $3.00
Flop: ($9.50, 2 players) J
A
6
SB bets $5.00,
Hero calls $5.00
Turn: ($19.50, 2 players) 5
SB checks,
Hero bets $10.24,
SB calls $10.24
River: ($39.98, 2 players) K
SB checks,
Hero checks
SB shows Q
Q
(One Pair, Queens) (Pre 70%, Flop 10%, Turn 2%)
Hero shows Q
A
(One Pair, Aces) (Pre 30%, Flop 90%, Turn 98%)
Hero wins $38.18
6) Expect to get it in flipping or ahead most of the time here. Guess BB must've been a frequent squeezer.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $49.68 (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 49)
Hero (SB): $50.00
BB: $25.50 (VPIP: 15.56, PFR: 14.07, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 141)
UTG: $104.26 (VPIP: 27.97, PFR: 13.56, 3Bet Preflop: 9.38, Hands: 120)
MP: $50.60 (VPIP: 27.71, PFR: 16.87, 3Bet Preflop: 9.38, Hands: 83)
CO: $13.19 (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
Hero posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has J
J
fold,
fold,
CO raises to $1.50,
BTN calls $1.50,
Hero raises to $6.50,
fold,
fold,
BTN raises to $13.50,
Hero raises to $50.00 and is all-in,
BTN calls $36.18 and is all-in
Flop: ($101.36, 2 players) K
Q
7
Turn: ($101.36, 2 players) 9
River: ($101.36, 2 players) 3
Hero shows J
J
(One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 19%, Flop 9%, Turn 9%)
BTN shows A
A
(One Pair, Aces) (Pre 81%, Flop 91%, Turn 91%)
BTN wins $98.86
7) Really not sure about this hand. Flop xb is because my UTG range should look strong so I don't get action from much worse, but I'm not sure if I should be raising the turn. The thing is I don't have a turn bluffraise range here but I'm not sure if that should matter? River is a bluff, but my sizing's horrible. Figured he was mostly capped to Kx with a few flushes here and there and I can rep AK and backdoor flushes decently (I certainly have more than he does). Think my sizing's too small to fold out Kx though, he doesn't have many 8x and I'm ahead of the rest of his betting range, so IMO sizing bigger > fold > call > this size.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $21.64 (VPIP: 23.35, PFR: 17.86, 3Bet Preflop: 10.27, Hands: 370)
SB: $72.49 (VPIP: 17.12, PFR: 11.71, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 114)
BB: $74.59 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
Hero (UTG): $67.77
MP: $43.21 (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 7)
CO: $36.16 (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
SB posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has Q
J
Hero raises to $1.75,
fold,
fold,
fold,
fold, BB calls $1.25
Flop: ($3.75, 2 players) Q
9
6
BB checks,
Hero checks
Turn: ($3.75, 2 players) J
BB bets $2.50,
Hero calls $2.50
River: ($8.75, 2 players) T
BB bets $5.50,
Hero raises to $13.50,
fold
Hero wins $18.86