The chat thread is getting a bit clogged with HHs (I'm more guilty than anyone), so this will be the fun HH containment thread

I'm not sure how anyone makes money at 500NL. It's all GTO bots and RTA cheaters.

PokerStars - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 100 BB
BTN: 456.17 BB
SB: 136.27 BB
BB: 130.52 BB
Hero (UTG): 315.87 BB
MP: 347.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q Q

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, CO calls 2.5 BB, fold, SB raises to 4 BB, fold, Hero raises to 24 BB, fold, SB calls 20 BB

Flop: (51.5 BB, 2 players) 9 7 T
SB bets 31 BB, Hero raises to 200.35 BB, SB calls 81.27 BB and is all-in

Turn: (276.05 BB, 2 players) 2

River: (276.05 BB, 2 players) 9

SB shows 6 5 (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 19%, Flop 18%, Turn 9%)
Hero shows Q Q (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
(Pre 81%, Flop 82%, Turn 91%)
Hero wins 275.45 BB

I'm working on preflop BB defense range. I know it can get tricky as proper defend ranges can vary a bit based on sizing. 63s is one of those cusp hands. Anyone know if we defend it here?

PokerStars - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 102.7 BB
CO: 457.67 BB
BTN: 134.27 BB
SB: 131.02 BB
Hero (BB): 212.27 BB
UTG: 348.9 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 3

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 25 BB, fold ???

I'd randomize

Villain's sizing has us pot committed if we continue, so this is a shove or fold spot. If villain had AA, I think he would go smaller to try and lure us in. Clear shove imo. Play the player, not the cards.

$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
PartyPoker
4 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter

Stacks:
CO Hero ($1,217.75) 122bb
BTN sappe1 ($303) 30bb
SB jomo36 ($493.71) 49bb
BB EasterEggzzz ($1,473.45) 147bb

Pre-Flop: (15, 4 players) Hero is CO 2 2
Hero raises to $20, 1 fold, jomo36 calls $15, EasterEggzzz calls $10

Flop: 2 7 Q ($60, 3 players)

jomo36 checks, EasterEggzzz checks, Hero bets $35, jomo36 raises to $70, EasterEggzzz folds, Hero raises to $105, jomo36 raises to $140, Hero raises to $175, jomo36 raises to $210, Hero raises to $245, jomo36 raises to $280, Hero raises to $315, jomo36 raises to $350, Hero raises to $385, jomo36 raises to $420, Hero calls $35

Turn: 7 ($900, 2),
jomo36 checks, Hero bets $10, jomo36 calls $10

River: 8 ($920, 2),

jomo36 checks, Hero bets $43.70, jomo36 goes all-in $43.71, Hero calls $0.01

Final Pot: $1,007.42



Hero wins $1,005.42 (net +$511.71)

EasterEggzzz lost $20
jomo36 lost $493.71

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my favourite hand i ever played, back in 2014.

This is what happens when Water Boat takes a shot at 1000nl. You double reverse twilighted dat azz!

Lol I thought it was a joke at first

Absolutely masterful

haha, i see you are men of culture.

LOL I love it. I used to do the go all in an leave them 1 cent or 1bb. I started to think that 1bb can add up over a while so I stopped doing it.

Haha good one. Do you still play that high smb?

The charts say it's a pure call vs. BU 2.5x. 25x is only different by one '.' so probably still call.

i retired only a few months ago but yeh, i was a mid-high stakes reg for the last 10/11 years. even (unsuccessfully) played a bit of 20k a couple years back. maybe serves as some kind of inspiration to a lot of you guys here that could beat the theoretical **** out of me.

Sometimes you just get owned


Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD 2 Poker Tracking Software

NL Holdem 0.05(BB)
HERO ($5) [VPIP: 22.3% | PFR: 16.7% | AGG: 31.2% | Flop Agg: 32.3% | Turn Agg: 36.3% | River Agg: 30.7% | 3-Bet: 7.4% | 4-Bet: 15.8% | Cold Call: 10.9% | Hands: 163698]
UTG ($4.80) [VPIP: 40% | PFR: 0% | AGG: 11.8% | Flop Agg: 0% | Turn Agg: 0% | River Agg: 40% | 3-Bet: 0% | 4-Bet: 0% | Hands: 15]
HJ ($7.89) [VPIP: 73.3% | PFR: 13.3% | AGG: 4% | Hands: 15]
CO ($9.66) [VPIP: 46.7% | PFR: 6.7% | AGG: 29.4% | Hands: 15]
BTN ($5.68) [VPIP: 73.3% | PFR: 20% | AGG: 28.6% | Flop Agg: 15.4% | Turn Agg: 41.7% | River Agg: 30% | 3-Bet: 0% | 4-Bet: 0% | Hands: 15]
SB ($3.39) [VPIP: 33.3% | PFR: 33.3% | AGG: 75% | Hands: 9]

Dealt to Hero: Q 6

UTG Calls $0.05, HJ Folds, CO Folds, BTN Raises To $0.10, SB Folds, HERO Calls $0.05, UTG Calls $0.05

Hero SPR on Flop: [14.69 effective]
Flop ($0.32): T Q 2
HERO Checks, UTG Checks, BTN Checks

Turn ($0.32): T Q 2 T
HERO Checks, UTG Checks, BTN Checks

River ($0.32): T Q 2 T 2
HERO Bets $0.28 (Rem. Stack: $4.62), UTG Calls $0.28 (Rem. Stack: $4.42), BTN Folds

Stacking someone in a limped pot with a trash hand is always my favorite. Go T5o!

Ignition - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 298.24 BB
SB: 110.66 BB
Hero (BB): 104.44 BB
UTG: 65.12 BB
MP: 100 BB
CO: 118.74 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB


Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T 5

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) T T J
SB checks, Hero bets 1 BB, SB calls 1 BB

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 2.86 BB, SB calls 2.86 BB

River: (9.72 BB, 2 players) 6
SB bets 17.98 BB, Hero raises to 99.58 BB and is all-in, SB calls 81.6 BB

Hero shows T 5 (Full House, Tens full of Fives)
(Pre 38%, Flop 94%, Turn 100%)
SB mucks 4 A (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 62%, Flop 6%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 200.88 BB

These were my last 3 preflop all-ins.

PokerStars - $2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 238.08 BB
BTN: 298.86 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 59.32 BB
UTG: 101 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 59.32 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 56.32 BB

Flop: (118.63 BB, 2 players) 9 9 6

Turn: (118.63 BB, 2 players) 2

River: (118.63 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows J J (Full House, Jacks full of Nines)
(Pre 20%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
BB shows A A (Two Pair, Aces and Nines)
(Pre 80%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 117.13 BB

PokerStars - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 104.7 BB
BB: 457.67 BB
UTG: 135.77 BB
MP: 130.52 BB
Hero (CO): 210.77 BB
BTN: 347.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q Q

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, SB raises to 11 BB, fold, Hero raises to 25 BB, SB raises to 104.7 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 79.7 BB

Flop: (210.4 BB, 2 players) J 7 4

Turn: (210.4 BB, 2 players) 9

River: (210.4 BB, 2 players) Q

SB shows K K (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 82%, Flop 87%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows Q Q (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 13%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 209.8 BB

PokerStars - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 105.88 BB
CO: 260.97 BB
BTN: 507.46 BB
SB: 99 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, SB raises to 29 BB, Hero raises to 100 BB and is all-in, SB calls 70 BB and is all-in

Flop: (198 BB, 2 players) 3 9 7

Turn: (198 BB, 2 players) J

River: (198 BB, 2 players) K

SB shows A A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 81%, Flop 90%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows J J (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 19%, Flop 10%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 197.4 BB

On both JJ hands the villain rage quit the table the next hand.

What SB lacks in brains, he made up for in heart!

Ignition - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 84.32 BB
BB: 80.52 BB
UTG: 98.04 BB
MP: 124.7 BB
CO: 140.64 BB
Hero (BTN): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) SB has 6 A

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) BB has 4 3

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) UTG has Q Q

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7 6

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, SB calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (4 BB, 4 players) 9 Q 5
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets 2.86 BB, fold, SB calls 2.86 BB, BB calls 2.86 BB

Turn: (12.58 BB, 3 players) K
SB bets 6.98 BB, BB calls 6.98 BB, UTG calls 6.98 BB

River: (33.52 BB, 3 players) 6
SB bets 73.48 BB and is all-in, fold, fold

SB wins 31.86 BB

When you think you'll get back in time from pissing. I'll just tell myself he had AA and a Q wasn't coming.


Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD 2 Poker Tracking Software

NL Holdem 0.10(BB)
HERO ($12.68) [VPIP: 22.3% | PFR: 16.7% | AGG: 31.2% | Hands: 164625]
CO ($10.51) [VPIP: 27.8% | PFR: 11.1% | AGG: 29.2% | Hands: 55]
BTN ($9.85) [VPIP: 20.7% | PFR: 17.2% | AGG: 27.3% | Hands: 88]
SB ($10) [VPIP: 12.5% | PFR: 12.5% | AGG: 0% | Hands: 8]
BB ($16.28) [VPIP: 26.5% | PFR: 2.9% | AGG: 30.4% | Hands: 37]
UTG ($15.05) [VPIP: 28.6% | PFR: 14.3% | AGG: 24% | Hands: 43]

Dealt to Hero: Q Q

UTG Folds, HERO Folds, CO Folds, BTN Folds, SB Raises To $0.30, BB Folds

Why do poker players retire so quickly? Compared to other sports/professions 10y is relatively short.

just speculating but i think the nature of poker speeds up things that most people go through in a career. mass multi-tabling is a super intensive workout for the brain. throw in large monetary swings, grinding a job that you can go weeks/months without making any money, one that doesn't offer much in the way of social interaction or feeling of satisfaction/contributing to society.

got to the point where i wasn't enjoying playing and didn't need to anymore, so i just stopped!

Thats an awesome place to be. Mind sharing how you make money these days? I'm assuming you got into some form of investing. I ask because I'd like to eventually get into investing myself. Right now poker is my ticket to raise the type of funds you need to make it worthwhile.

Someone is running well.

sure. yeh, stock market global index trackers, real estate, btc, forex broker. if you can, it's a good idea to be investing any amount of money that you're making and don't plan on using short-term and get that compounding going rather than sitting and getting eaten by inflation.

i think i have to say that this is not financial advice now?

Thx for answering. Bolded is the plan once I'm comfortably making mid4-5fig$/month because as you said atm I can only afford to spend on short term things like food, shelter, bills etc...