first guy 68/15 fish - russian obv. 2nd hand nitty reg portugal...




If *that* is how I roll, Id better find a shop that accepts Sklansky bucks or else Im going cheezebugger free this month

2nd hand pretty poorly played by villain.

I'd assume the worst you'd do this with is A/Q clubs.

February was only my second full month playing full ring cash games. I started it of playing like a haddie , calling off multiple streets in the belief that 'he just doesn't have it'. Since I noticed and stopped that, its been pretty decent. I moved up to 4NL last week and its going ok so far.

Hands: 3835
BB/100: 14.3
Profit: $14.92

sheesh, already march huh?

LEGEND! Finally I can use my PC again. If you don't have a tablet and Windows 8 ruins your life this is the answer!

My February giraffe. Not a bad month but encompassed my first proper below EV breakeven stretch then awesome heater at the end.

Worked out my winrate might be higher if I don't bluffraise rivers in 3bet pots.

Big session yesterday. Stacking -> cascading definitely feels better.

Hand 1: sb 77/15 CO 14/12/4.0af
I was so sure that if i bet the river i face a completed gut-shot. Considering CO's tightness, is checking by any means ok here? And flatting KK because i read a cotw about mixing your 3bet play.


Hand 2: 78/11


h3: 34/3/1.9. I hate this river spot. I knew that my kicker beats his kicker, but when loose passive player raises, he always has it?


h4: 82/2. It's a terrible player but trip aces + T 9 kicker, not good?


h5: 75/5/1.5. Felt bad for calling here.

H1: Flatting is horrendous, I seriously doubt that COTW applies to 2NL play. There is zero need to balance (BTW, I'd move away from Party, they're segregating their player pool). Not betting the river is almost criminal. You're much more likely to see AJ, KJ than KT or T8.

H2: Seems fine.

H3: I'd fold the river.

H4: Raise pre. Think I'd call the river, there are enough worse Ax and weird spazz bluffs in his range to justify it given the odds.

H5: Probably shoving the river in case he's played AA-QQ/8x/22 awfully. Only quads beats us.

Line check please. Villain was 38/18/2 over 65 hands. Called as ahead of his 18% PFR range but should probably have 3 bet. His C-bet is 100% (6 hands) so checked to check raise as currently ahead of his range but as he's pretty wide any broadway would scare me. Turn I was going to check for pot control but his fold to turn C-bet was 80% (4/5) so figured worth a bet to win it. If called I felt had to give up as so many hands in his range now crush me. No space left to bet/fold so check/fold only option other than shove.

What? I'm 80% done with my pokertracker grind, do i need to hurry? After the grind i'm probably depositing my money away since the software is horrible.

Well, they're segregating players by skill level based on winrate, and not showing you some tables in the lobby.

There's a thread in NVG - look there for details.

AT hand: I don't like the flop c/r. It's a situation you're rarely going to get called by worse, and it's a dry board so there are fewer draws in your c/r range. Obviously you don't want villain to fold the hands you beat because they're drawing to about 3 outs.

Turn I c/c. We've overplayed our hand to this stage, and basically the only draw came in, plus QT improved to beat us. However, villain could still bet chops/KT/JT when checked to, so folding isn't good.

River, c/f is the best play.

h1: not sure. You made good read on villain hmm. I'm in position, villain checked so that would limit his range? A bit worried about being against 2 pair or better here. I need to re-estimate my one pair hand strength on river.
5: Meh didn't notice i made a boat there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=_At1H1fDnss
Time to swap blinds with regs. Pokerstars omw after 20 points ->!

What do you guize think about changing the name of this type of thread to March Beginners Questions Kibitz? Or something like that? Cause it clearly isnt a build a bankroll thread - we all just kibitzing in it and we dont want to be misleading people do we? DO WE? :@

Depends. Tell me what kibitz means and I'l say yes or no.
What about progress thread?
People do update on BR as and when.
PS. Mine is $300 ish, but much of that was deposits, not sure how much - half of it maybe.

Currently trying out 10NL Rush with a free $20 ticket.
Down to about $12 without playing any big pots. Haven't seen a lot of action tbh.

SS fish, my A should be good one the flop a lot of the time, and well turn is bad but for those odds. Sigh call expecting to see a Q.

Full Tilt - $0.10 NL RUSH (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

MP: $3.85
Hero (CO): $10.55
BTN: $7.28
SB: $1.99
BB: $5.04
UTG: $19.58

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 9 A

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, SB calls $0.25, fold

Flop: ($0.70, 2 players) K J A
SB checks, Hero bets $0.50, SB raises to $1.10, Hero calls $0.60

Turn: ($2.90, 2 players) T
SB bets $0.59 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.59

River: ($4.08, 2 players) K



Poor call, but he played his hand passively.

Full Tilt - $0.10 NL RUSH (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: $26.60
BB: $19.32
UTG: $7.89
MP: $9.66
Hero (CO): $11.19
BTN: $10.72

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has 7 7

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, SB calls $0.25, fold

Flop: ($0.70, 2 players) 6 K 9
SB checks, Hero bets $0.50, SB calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.70, 2 players) K
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($1.70, 2 players) K
SB bets $1.70, Hero calls $1.70



Probably gonna blow the rest of my ticket tonight

I think it's good as-is. There's been a fine tradition of Beginners' Bankroll threads, we needn't change it.

After withdrawing various amounts for a new bike I have:
16 BIs for 10nl on Stars
10 BIs for 10nl on Ipoker
10 BIs for 10nl on Pacific

Does this make it more of a bankroll thread now Chad?

Played some non-Zoom 10nl at Stars this morning. Was hilariously bad. Just find a Russian and sit to his left!
Zoom is great for nano stakes, but think it's probably worth switching to normal tables around 10-25nl to really push your edge against worse players and continue improving as a player beyond ABC poker, unless you're still crushing, but at even 25nl that's pretty tough to do over a large sample for most of us

wow <10 hands of session.
Trapping working as intended. Can never underestimate fishes commitment to top pair.

You're really doing no favours in slowplaying AA/KK/AK preflop. Next time you'll be complaining that some fish spiked two pair with their 75o on the flop and stacked your overpair.

I am aware of that. Vs reg no chance for flatting.
And i'll probably stop doing so soon. Easier to get the stacks in middle in 3bet pots.

Flatting AK may be okay in position, but from SB a 3bet is better.
AA/AK you want to play heads up, not price in some random fish hands.

Played first small session of the year, ran super and booked 6 bi. Now got winners tilt and will go play games. Gl boys n girls.

BINK.

Played a few hundred slightly less than breakeven hands of 5NL rush, faced with nits and regs, then quit and played some regular tables.
omg the difference is huge - donks and fish all round.
Unfortunately this one was to my left - playing 56/12 at -180bb/100.
At one point I checked his stats and he had never folded on flop, turn or river

Full Tilt - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: $5.69
BB: $6.15
Hero (UTG): $5.75
MP: $1.75
CO: $7.28
BTN: $5.00

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero has 2 7

fold, MP raises to $0.10, CO calls $0.10, BTN calls $0.10, SB calls $0.08, fold

Flop: ($0.45, 4 players) 4 K 4
SB checks, MP bets $0.05, CO raises to $0.30, fold, fold, MP calls $0.25

Turn: ($1.05, 2 players) 5
MP bets $0.05, CO raises to $1.40, MP calls $1.30 and is all-in

River: ($3.75, 2 players) 8

True. I think there's a lot more money to be made in normal tables than zooming. Tight tables are a bit meh. Dream come true for lags maybe.
Yesterday i was making serious calculations. With 8.9bb/100, i would have to play 14 hours to reach BR to start 4nl. Then party poker just went party poker.. Not even a heater, one set over set for short stack but thats it.

Villain is 43/0/0 over small sample. Raise to iso vs him pre flop. Bet flop and turn for value. River would shove basically anything but this. A completes every draw going. This guy never bets so figure c/f as he is checking anything non nutty.

Too weak? I just can't see anything I still beat except busted flush draw and he's never betting that on the river. Better 2 pair or straight I reckon.





Also in BR building terms, shot at NL10 going OK. BR up to $428!