microstakes player blog (up to NL10)

Nejc351 · 2012-12-20T14:08:57Z

My name is Nejc i come from Slovenia(i guess i'm not the only one here &diams;), i'm a computer programer, i'm 25 years old, i like cars, i drive a VW Golf 3 GTI JUBI 16v slightly modified - car is like a go-cart and i realy like it(i won't sell ti xD). Cars are my passion and my love, I want to buy a porsche 911(993/ or 996/xxx) someday (i think we all do :P ) i play poker for about 2 or 3 years mostly for fun on micro stakes on party and PS, but i start to take game more seriusly recently. I was winning player (yes we all are ;) ) in partypoker at NL2/NL4 where i created my BR, i'm sure i CAN beat games up to NL10. I start playing zoom I played 10k hands with 10bb/100@NL10 and i tought what i own the game - easy game, i'm the best, printing money etc.. my BR was 430$ when things start to do down in about 40k hands, i realised my game is not that good as i tought, i was playing ABC style, then downswing + bad game come, my BR was ~200$ and my winrate was -4bb/100 after 50k hands i lost everyhand evey flip, set over set, got frustrated, i started folding to much, i change my game(to worse!!), think of all bad things, look at myself as worst player in the world. So i take a brake i move down to NL5 didn't play zoom, everything was ok, but now still play zoom and i know i shouldn't play becose edge is smaller on zoom :( but still zoom is like a drug and it's hard to not play zoom becouse it's so fun and sick for me &diams; I think for zoom 30BI rule it's just not enough if you don't want to deposit, swings are huge, BR is vital for everything. I learn a lot from downswings and from bed beats in my game and i do know that winning player is still a wining player over the long run.(and vice versa) I play mainly 6max cash game ZOOM 3/4 tables, we play some MTT tourney with friends and we won some money total ~ 400$ usd at BWIN , i won some 1$ tourney on betfred got 50$ and got some cash in MTT at pokerstars, not much about 60$ (2.2$ ante up) somethink to boost my BR so i could play NL10. I think im good at MTTS becouse i'm quite tight, but i cant play them well for more then 4h+ so i usually don't play them. I play STT 6max somethimes, and i'm quite good at it, maybe i should stick to is &spades;_confused: My main problem is when i play NL10 or higher i started to be resoults oriented and get tilted very soon(er), i don't play good poker like i do in NL2/NL5, i'm afraid of loosing big pots, afraid of beeing reraised etc i do think that all NL10 regs are regs etc..., so i bet to much i think, so people fold to much or just call with better. I stared my blog becouse i want to improve, in 2013 my goal is to became better person in all aspects. In my game i hope i can reach at least NL25/NL50 in frist half of the year, if not i think i'll just need to realise that i'm not for this game and just quit or play with less volume. I played a lot's of hand in micros and i know how to play how people think, react, my biggest problems are tilt(lost of NL10 BI was on tilt) and midset, and i call to much becouse on low stakes, it's just 5$ so i call wheh i have AA-JJ on xxxxx board. I started playing more positional aware poker, i start to 3-bet light, and even 4b bluff, still not something i do always, but i get a spoot to do it. My leaks are i cannot fold AA, KK on smth like QJ9 flop, becouse i see so much ugly boards with AA/KK every time, that i dont think it's real to opponent have the hand, then i call and opponent has KJ and im like frustrated i cant win with aces, then i loose to 37o when guy just bet bet bet and i loose again with AA, then tilt come and -5BI it's easy, i start loosing money, i don't care about the money. I do think that i'm not the luckiest guy on planet with my overall run, AKo is a shitty hand for me, cant flop good like never, and i got problems with big pairs. Well stop whining, this thing need to stop, no turning back now, sky is the limit, i want some real money. So i will try to post a new hand almost every day, i'll try to update my blog every day and post as much hands in eval as possible. I already did post some hands, and BogdanPS always do a great job evaluating so i just need to start doing things more often. I don't want to invest my own money in poker, i wan't to earn it by playing. whan i do have the confidence then maybe i will, but now it's not the case. Im thinking of making a video of 3 tables zoom so i can get some feedback from my play.. whell maybe sometime in future. my moto is: if anything can go wrong it will -> but i think i need a new moto &diams; sorry for my english i was writing fast :) POKER GOALS: - beat NL10, reach NL25 - read poker mindset book - read ryan 6max NL guide - play 2000hands/day if possible in ZOOM - improve my overall game and thought process - try not to TILT -> i'm gonna tilt no more, tilt no more :)

Nejc351

Joined: 30.11.2008

Posts: 141

02.01.2013, 14:14 0

Short morning session 30mins 3 tables NL5, went well, but there is less action in the morning, harder to get paid, but i ran quite well ♦

Some hands i marked:

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $17.18 (343.6 bb)
Hero (SB): $6.20 (124 bb)
BB: $2.50 (50 bb)
UTG: $5.33 (106.6 bb)
MP: $5.05 (101 bb)
CO: $5.50 (110 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A 4
UTG raises to $0.12, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.10, BB calls $0.07

Flop: ($0.36) 8 7 9 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.15, BB raises to $0.30, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.15

Turn: ($0.96) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.35, Hero calls $0.35

River: ($1.66) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Results:

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$1.66 pot ($0.07 rake)
Final Board: 8 7 9 A J
Hero showed A 4 and lost (-$0.77 net)
BB showed T 9 and won $1.59 ($0.82 net)

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $6.03 (120.6 bb)
SB: $2.96 (59.2 bb)
BB: $5.10 (102 bb)
Hero (UTG): $5.17 (103.4 bb)
MP: $1.88 (37.6 bb)
CO: $5.08 (101.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K K
Hero raises to $0.15, 3 folds, SB calls $0.13, BB folds

Flop: ($0.35) K T 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($0.35) T (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.35) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.35, SB calls $0.35

Results:

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$1.05 pot ($0.04 rake)
Final Board: K T 7 T 8
SB mucked 4 4 and lost (-$0.50 net)
Hero showed K K and won $1.01 ($0.51 net)

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $7.62 (152.4 bb)
SB: $1.99 (39.8 bb)
Hero (BB): $5.35 (107 bb)
UTG: $5.12 (102.4 bb)
MP: $10.72 (214.4 bb)
CO: $5.82 (116.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 9
UTG raises to $0.17, MP calls $0.17, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.50, UTG calls $0.33, MP folds

Flop: ($1.19) 6 2 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.85, UTG calls $0.85

Turn: ($2.89) J (2 players)
Hero bets $1.35, UTG calls $1.35

River: ($5.59) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2.42 and is all-in, Hero calls $2.42

Results:

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$10.43 pot ($0.43 rake)
Final Board: 6 2 4 J 3
Hero showed 9 9 and won $10 ($4.88 net)
UTG showed Q T and lost (-$5.12 net)

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_Anonymous_

02.01.2013, 14:21 0

why don't you value bet flop and turn on the 2nd hand?

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Nejc351

Joined: 30.11.2008

Posts: 141

02.01.2013, 15:04 0

I wanted to bluffcatch. I tought that its hard for him to have something on this board. If i bet he will fold most of his hands. On turn i flopped full house so i check to represent nothing. Then i pot the river and he snapp call. So i tried to get the maximum value out of him. But still dont know if this was the right plan. If he would call bet bet bet would have been beter. But i dont think i'll get 3 streats of value with his low pp on this board.

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02.01.2013, 15:12 0

I think that you can bet the flop and maybe check the turn, you should not be affraid of him folding..

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Nejc351

Joined: 30.11.2008

Posts: 141

06.01.2013, 20:21 0

Against a HUUGE fish

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $5.24 (104.8 bb)
SB: $5.02 (100.4 bb)
BB: $1.97 (39.4 bb)
UTG: $7.82 (156.4 bb)
Hero (MP): $11.05 (221 bb)
CO: $2.90 (58 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K K
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.15, CO folds, BTN raises to $0.25, SB folds, BB calls $0.20, Hero raises to $1, BTN folds, BB calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.27) 9 Q 7 (2 players)
BB bets $0.90, Hero raises to $1.80, BB calls $0.07 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.21) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($4.21) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

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$4.21 pot ($0.17 rake)
Final Board: 9 Q 7 3 T
BB showed Q 7 and won $4.04 ($2.07 net)
Hero showed K K and lost (-$1.97 net)

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $5.12 (102.4 bb)
Hero (SB): $5 (100 bb)
BB: $5.31 (106.2 bb)
UTG: $18.30 (366 bb)
MP: $13.75 (275 bb)
CO: $5.60 (112 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3 3
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.13, Hero calls $0.11, BB calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.39) 7 7 A (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.39) 3 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.25, BB calls $0.25, BTN folds

River: ($0.89) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $0.80, BB raises to $2, Hero calls $1.20

Results:

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$4.89 pot ($0.20 rake)
Final Board: 7 7 A 3 Q
Hero mucked 3 3 and lost (-$2.38 net)
BB showed A 7 and won $4.69 ($2.31 net)

I dont like calling this raise on the river.

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $15.57 (311.4 bb)
SB: $13.48 (269.6 bb)
BB: $7.64 (152.8 bb)
UTG: $5.95 (119 bb)
MP: $5.44 (108.8 bb)
Hero (CO): $5.34 (106.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K K
UTG raises to $0.15, MP folds, Hero raises to $0.45, 3 folds, UTG calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.97) T 7 J (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.85, UTG raises to $2.60, Hero calls $1.75

Turn: ($6.17) 6 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: ($6.17) 4 (2 players)
UTG bets $2.90, Hero calls $2.29 and is all-in

Results:

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$10.75 pot ($0.45 rake)
Final Board: T 7 J 6 4
UTG showed J A and won $10.30 ($4.96 net)
Hero showed K K and lost (-$5.34 net)

This year im -3BI on NL5, i played a lot's of hand, first i ran good, then i ran bad, but i still do makes mistakes, so i'm not very happy with my play and still loosing big hands and big pots. And i find a BIG LEAK, i COLD CALL to many 3-bets OOP with KTo-ATo, KJs, KQs and then FOLDING when nothing hits or beeing behaind.

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Nejc351

Joined: 30.11.2008

Posts: 141

06.01.2013, 20:27 0

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (BTN): $5.73 (114.6 bb)
SB: $9.26 (185.2 bb)
BB: $8.39 (167.8 bb)
UTG: $3.51 (70.2 bb)
MP: $6.96 (139.2 bb)
CO: $14.61 (292.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 8 9
UTG calls $0.05, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.20, SB calls $0.18, BB folds, UTG calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.65) 8 9 2 (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $0.15, Hero raises to $0.85, SB folds, UTG calls $0.70

Turn: ($2.35) A (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.50, UTG raises to $2.46 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.96

River: ($7.27) A (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

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$7.27 pot ($0.30 rake)
Final Board: 8 9 2 A A
Hero mucked 8 9 and lost (-$3.51 net)
UTG showed J T and won $6.97 ($3.46 net)

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $7.77 (155.4 bb)
SB: $10.91 (218.2 bb)
BB: $2.43 (48.6 bb)
UTG: $3.56 (71.2 bb)
Hero (MP): $12.17 (243.4 bb)
CO: $10.03 (200.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T T
UTG calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.15, CO raises to $0.50, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.12) 6 T T (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.05, Hero calls $1.05

Turn: ($3.22) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($3.22) K (2 players)
Hero bets $10.62 and is all-in, CO folds

Results:

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$3.22 pot ($0.13 rake)
Final Board: 6 T T 3 K
Hero mucked T T and won $3.09 ($1.54 net)
CO mucked and lost (-$1.55 net)

When i do hit, it's hard to extract some value I played 15k hands on ZOOM this year and im -3bi down

I'll try zooming some more.

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