nl50 turbulence

Originally posted by keoghh
Hey great blog, following! ♦

And how you crushed nl16 like that, JELOUS ♦

Hey keoghh, thanks for the nice words

I guess you just shouldn't overthink nl16, people are very bad. I think it's a very strange level with a lot of fish, and my theory is that it might be because regs move from nl10 to nl25 as a standard and skip this level but I might be wrong. Anyhow, I found it very easy. You should just play in position and valuebet a lot, isolate the fish and play vs them in position and you will show instant profit. Also, don't bluff the fish, if they call you and you have air, just give up, you will get their money when you hit.

And now let's do the February recap. It started off nicely and I got into the groove of things at nl50. Then, somewhere in the middle of the month I had a huge downswing playing HU and I decided to drop HU for a while and decided to just keep on playing SH. I managed to end the month in the green but only barely. This is why I cashed in all my FPPs.
I am happy with the volume, in fact, this has been my best month ever VPP- wise on pokerstars. I've made over 15k VPPs and that's one positive thing and I am easily on track for that nice supernova status.
Another good thing is that I got my hands on some nice videos by Gordon Gekko and some other producers so I can say I also devoted some time to learning this month. I got lazy in the last ten days but I should get back to posting hands here now.

Here are the graphs:

NL50SH - I am happy with this and I tightened my game after the downswing and got a lot of money based on my previous image of a lagtard.

NL50HU - I ran so bad I wanted to cry

And here is the overall graph

Here are the numbers:

Hands played: ~65K
Hours played: ~116
Money won: $353
Money from bonuses: $250 from stellar rewards and $800 from FPPs
Money total: $250 + $800 + $353 = $1403

Total money towards my yearly monetary goal: -$488 (Jan) + $1403 (Feb) = $915

Hopefully we'll have a nice improvement in March

Run good everyone!

Cheers!

Hey everyone! It's about time I put an update and some hands here.
I've had one of my best sessions ever yesterday and probably the best CG day in my life. I won $636. Today I followed it up with a nice +3-4 BI session so that's quite nice.

Here's the graph for the last two days:

And here are some interesting hands that I haven't posted:

1) This one is against a reg. No specific notes. I just folded the river because I felt he is not betting there again as a bluff. Would you call?

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players

MP: $96.38 (192.8 bb)
CO: $50 (100 bb)
Hero (BTN): $92.31 (184.6 bb)
SB: $50 (100 bb)
BB: $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with J♦ K♥
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB folds, BB raises to $3, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($6.25) 6♥ 7♣ 9♥ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($6.25) 4♥ (2 players)
BB bets $4, Hero calls $4

River: ($14.25) J♣ (2 players)
BB bets $10, Hero folds

Results: $14.25 pot ($0.64 rake)
Final Board: 6♥ 7♣ 9♥ 4♥ J♣
Hero mucked J♦ K♥ and lost (-$7 net)
BB mucked and won $13.61 ($6.61 net)

2) This one against a weak reg, also no specific notes. I used some knowledge I got from some videos I've watched where they say that you basically should never fold to a Cbet in this spot so I floated and managed to steal the pot in the end.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

MP: $95.38 (190.8 bb)
CO: $20 (40 bb)
Hero (BTN): $56.24 (112.5 bb)
SB: $52.31 (104.6 bb)
BB: $50.75 (101.5 bb)
UTG: $20.75 (41.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 6♠ 7♠
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $4.50, BB folds, Hero calls $3.50

Flop: ($9.50) K♠ 3♣ 3♥ (2 players)
SB bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Turn: ($18.50) 4♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $11, SB calls $11

River: ($40.50) 4♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $36.24 and is all-in, SB folds

Results: $40.50 pot ($1.82 rake)
Final Board: K♠ 3♣ 3♥ 4♥ 4♣
Hero mucked 6♠ 7♠ and won $38.68 ($18.68 net)
SB mucked and lost (-$20 net)

3) Do fish do this at the limits you are playing?

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $123.55 (247.1 bb)
BB: $81.90 (163.8 bb)
UTG: $50 (100 bb)
MP: $70.67 (141.3 bb)
Hero (CO): $50 (100 bb)
BTN: $60.36 (120.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8♠ 9♥
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN folds, SB calls $1.25, BB folds

Flop: ($3.50) A♠ T♣ K♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($3.50) 9♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($3.50) 2♠ (2 players)
SB bets $7, Hero calls $7

Results: $17.50 pot ($0.79 rake)
Final Board: A♠ T♣ K♥ 9♣ 2♠
SB showed 6♠ 7♠ and lost (-$8.50 net)
Hero showed 8♠ 9♥ and won $16.71 ($8.21 net)

That's it for now.

Run good everyone!

Cheers!

where are boobies?! ♦

PS Cool graph ♠_cool:

Originally posted by ilidek
where are boobies?! ♦

PS Cool graph ♠_cool:

Damn it, I forgot! I did remember but it was too late

I won't forget in the next post!

Thanks for your advice, seems to be working out so far!

and sick graph! ♦

EDIT: I take that back, hate playing against these fish they always get there on the river

Originally posted by keoghh
Thanks for your advice, seems to be working out so far!

and sick graph! ♦

EDIT: I take that back, hate playing against these fish they always get there on the river

Don't get discouraged by the results, if they got lucky on the river it means you played well and put your money in as a favourite, which is what we want to do. Keep crushing those fish, they can't keep getting lucky ♠_evil:

On another note, I did a live sweat with a friend yesterday and I was just amazed at how people are bad on the smaller platforms. It really made me think I should shift at least a part of my bankroll to a smaller site. The regs there were so bad it was ridiculous. Does someone else also think the level of play is significantly higher on stars than on other sites? Ofc I still like stars because it's the largest platform and there will still be huge number of fish but over there even the regs are terribad.

Hand 1 I call river, I think ppl very rarely ch/rai flop w/ initiative in 3b pot w/ overpair, mostly he will just bet 1/2-2/3 pot and bomb T. I think once u spike ur gin card on R you should snap him off, otherwise do not call T, he can easy ch flop with hand like T9s A9s or w/e to pot control and go 2 streets, even on the J. I think more likely though is he has KQ AQ AK AT etc. etc. and is going to try to fold ur smaller 1pair hands, just call R and expect to be good, if he has AJ u/l he has AQ too. If he shows u AA just make a note and forget it.

Hand 2 wow, if you are playing a competent reg this is the worst possible spot to float imo. I think you get super lucky here that he fires 2 barrels and not 3. This board your range is capped + contains very little Kx, his range is uncapped and contains a fair amt of Kx, KTs+ KJo+, and whether or not he has Kx, he can barrel here 3 streets with probably 70-80% of his range and u just end up folding river. Like seriously you gonna get so crushed in this spot, I think you donate money here. Also PF is also bad just muck your hand.

I know you wana playback vs these aggro 3b'ing guys. But you can already see that THEY aren't even super competent, so rather than play a guessing game on boards that suit their range, wait for boards that hit more your range than theirs and then make your moves :). And if they're well out of line pre, just develop some 4b range.

Originally posted by fusionpk
Hand 1 I call river, I think ppl very rarely ch/rai flop w/ initiative in 3b pot w/ overpair, mostly he will just bet 1/2-2/3 pot and bomb T. I think once u spike ur gin card on R you should snap him off, otherwise do not call T, he can easy ch flop with hand like T9s A9s or w/e to pot control and go 2 streets, even on the J. I think more likely though is he has KQ AQ AK AT etc. etc. and is going to try to fold ur smaller 1pair hands, just call R and expect to be good, if he has AJ u/l he has AQ too. If he shows u AA just make a note and forget it.

Hand 2 wow, if you are playing a competent reg this is the worst possible spot to float imo. I think you get super lucky here that he fires 2 barrels and not 3. This board your range is capped + contains very little Kx, his range is uncapped and contains a fair amt of Kx, KTs+ KJo+, and whether or not he has Kx, he can barrel here 3 streets with probably 70-80% of his range and u just end up folding river. Like seriously you gonna get so crushed in this spot, I think you donate money here. Also PF is also bad just muck your hand.

I know you wana playback vs these aggro 3b'ing guys. But you can already see that THEY aren't even super competent, so rather than play a guessing game on boards that suit their range, wait for boards that hit more your range than theirs and then make your moves :). And if they're well out of line pre, just develop some 4b range.

Hey man, thanks for the feedback.

Hand 1, I thought it could be a call, that's why I found the hand to be interesting. I guess I just felt he was strong, but now that I look at it, I beat a lot of stuff on the river.

Hand 2, he didn't barrel, he checked turn and basically gave up, so It's not as bad as you think

I don't think I'm bad in 3bet pots, in fact, I think I'm better than most regs. But of course, every now and again I find myself in tough spots, so I'll try to post some more interesting hands here.

Cheers!

oh u bet turn fair enough, thought he 2 barreled, misread hand, still idk what vid u got it from but u can only float that flop vs passive guys imo. Anyone aggro 3barrels here with way too high frq to make the float +EV imo. Just somethoughts for future I understand the thought process behind your float and if they have low aggrfrq then maybe its ok.

But FWIW just muck ur hand pre, he makes it rly expensive for u, u defo don't get the correct implied odds and also can end up in some shitty tough spots.

I guess I'm a stubborn mofo, and like to call them IP and make their life a living hell ♦

Great thread. Obviously will check it out.
Good luck at tables.

Thanks Apurvam.

Sunday went pretty well. I made a solid $266 playing CG and I also came 3rd in $3.5r 180 man for another $195. I haven't included any tournament winnings to my total yearly goal and I've looked at my tournament winnings in hem for the first time yesterday. It says I was up $83 last month and I'm up $100 this month. I've always counted that I was slightly up from tournaments and that it is an insignificant sum. I only count those several hundred dollar scores and above. I might check my tournament winnings by the end of the year and if it amounts to anything significant I'll count it. Ofc I'm still waiting for that sunday storm final table ♠_evil:

Anyhow, here are some hands from this month:

1) This one is against a reg who's playing 21/16 AF 2.8; 3bet from bb 4.3. I'm thinking if he has a FD he's 2:1 dog, and if he has 2 pair or a set he's 9:1 favorite. Would you call?

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players

SB: $38.83 (77.7 bb)
BB: $67.54 (135.1 bb)
MP: $50.75 (101.5 bb)
CO: $16 (32 bb)
Hero (BTN): $82.94 (165.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with K♥ A♥
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB folds, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 7♠ Q♦ K♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1, BB raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $9, BB raises to $66.54, Hero folds

Results: $20.25 pot ($0.91 rake)
Final Board: 7♠ Q♦ K♠
BB mucked and won $19.34 ($9.34 net)
Hero mucked K♥ A♥ and lost (-$10 net)

2) I like this one. Also against a reg. I decided to raise flop even though it's such a dry board, and given that I hold him for a thinking player he realized that and 3bet me since my range is super narrow there and then I decided to click back and really put the pressure on.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players

BB: $50.48 (101 bb)
MP: $50 (100 bb)
CO: $66.45 (132.9 bb)
Hero (BTN): $101.58 (203.2 bb)
SB: $49.09 (98.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with T♥ J♥
MP raises to $1.75, CO folds, Hero calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($4.25) 9♥ 9♠ 7♣ (2 players)
MP bets $2.50, Hero raises to $5.50, MP raises to $12, Hero raises to $20.50, MP folds

Results: $28.25 pot ($1.27 rake)
Final Board: 9♥ 9♠ 7♣
MP mucked and lost (-$13.75 net)
Hero mucked T♥ J♥ and won $26.98 ($13.23 net)

3) Another one against a reg playing 17/12 AF 1.9. I remember thinking on the turn is it possible that he checked back a higher flush draw but I didn't know the answer to that question then.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

MP: $50 (100 bb)
CO: $53.70 (107.4 bb)
BTN: $103.27 (206.5 bb)
SB: $51 (102 bb)
Hero (BB): $53.90 (107.8 bb)
UTG: $52.75 (105.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6♠ 7♠
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.50, 2 folds, SB calls $1.25, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4.50) J♠ 6♣ Q♠ (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks

Turn: ($4.50) 4♠ (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP bets $2.50, SB folds, Hero raises to $7, MP calls $4.50

River: ($18.50) 9♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $12, MP raises to $35.75, Hero calls $23.75

4) Villain has reggish stats and now I see he has huge AF of 5.8 which makes me like my play even more. I don't think I realized that when the hand took place, I just didn't want to rep a monster by raising turn and I started using this line a lot more with sets on pretty safe boards, sometimes even on a wet board on the flop, hoping for a nice turn card where they will think "he can't have a monster, he didn't raise that wet flop".

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players

SB: $77.01 (154 bb)
BB: $52.25 (104.5 bb)
MP: $61.47 (122.9 bb)
CO: $63.64 (127.3 bb)
Hero (BTN): $50 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 6♦ 6♣
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB folds, BB raises to $4, Hero calls $3

Flop: ($8.25) 9♠ 2♦ Q♥ (2 players)
BB bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: ($18.25) 6♥ (2 players)
BB bets $13, Hero calls $13

River: ($44.25) 4♦ (2 players)
BB bets $30.25 and is all-in, Hero calls $28 and is all-in

Results: $100.25 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 9♠ 2♦ Q♥ 6♥ 4♦
BB showed K♣ A♥ and lost (-$50 net)
Hero showed 6♦ 6♣ and won $97.75 ($47.75 net)

5) Another example of passively played set IP.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players

CO: $50 (100 bb)
Hero (BTN): $68.11 (136.2 bb)
SB: $52.60 (105.2 bb)
BB: $52.25 (104.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 2♥ 2♠
CO folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $3.50, BB folds, Hero calls $2.50

Flop: ($7.50) J♥ 2♣ 7♦ (2 players)
SB bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Turn: ($16.50) K♠ (2 players)
SB bets $9, Hero calls $9

River: ($34.50) J♠ (2 players)
SB bets $8, Hero raises to $51.11 and is all-in, SB calls $27.60 and is all-in

Results: $105.70 pot ($1.50 rake)
Final Board: J♥ 2♣ 7♦ K♠ J♠
Hero showed 2♥ 2♠ and won $104.20 ($51.60 net)
SB showed J♦ A♦ and lost (-$52.60 net)

Ok that's it for this update. And since we don't want this tread to die... enjoy

Try to use both agression and agression frequence. Sometimes I see guys who has high agreesion but pretty standard agreesions fregeunce like ag: 4 AF: 33%

I think 3b'ing the flop w/ AK in hand 1) is a pretty big mistake, i think calling is much better, ppl are just not ch/rai/jamming w/ naked fds at 50 SH, not just that but this guy seems pretty nitty, esp when he's also nitty 3b'ing he has KQ in his range. I do think he will ch/rai/jam some fds but the fd's that gonna have a flip vs you so overall i think ur best to either muck flop or call down on gd cards for you. Ofc if u start to say his AggrFrq is 60% and 3b 10% over sample we can start to talk diff strategy :).

justttt some thoughts

one other note, if u think abt his PF range from BB, he's also quite tight 21/16, the fds he has OTF are actually going to be the combo draws anyway, ATs AJs QJs QTs TJs T9s etc etc., like it's hard for him to have naked fds and not to mention that he prolly doesn't ch/rai/jam them.

kinda wrote this as i thought it so hope it makes sense :).

I flat vs some opponents but vs regs I prefer to raise just for future dynamics sake, and also they like to just give it a shot and raise random boards thinking they are repping something, it happens more often then you'd think.

Any updates? ♦

Originally posted by keoghh
Any updates? ♦

Hey,

I kind of neglected this blog, was quite a surprise to see it on the front page ♦

I was doing pretty good since my last update, then came this month with a huge variance kick in the nuts Hopefully I'll bounce back soon.

I guess I'm not a blogging kind of person, I just lost interest in blogging. Maybe I'll revive the thread when I reach supernova... Anyway, thanks for stopping by. How are you doing? Do you still blog?

Hey!

Hope things turn around for you soon, deffo enjoyed reading your blog

As for myself ive kinda done similar too you tbh, was shooting nl16 but some bad play basically set me back to nl10, then along with withdrawing some of my roll and some more bad play/bad run means im back rebuilding on nl4/5, so atm ive also neglected blogging!

Hopefully we can both turn things around soon! ♦