Hello people,
So, had an exciting weekend now. Plenty of nice people and some planning for next University year. I'm going to be one of the guys who is going to lead new students to University and that's quite exciting, too. Had only small session of poker on Sunday, though I still might play later a bit more. Games were quite easy, got close to $100 and my own play was standard. I've noticed that playing on normal tables is (still) the best way for me to succeed. On zoom I can, in the long-run, be a winning player. With 4-8bb/100, perhaps. But on regular tables I do have plenty of edge versus others. Always. I exploit fish, I exploit regs, I usually play hard against them and try to be as nasty little .. Angel as possible. And it seems to work. Last 3 sessions I've played on regular tables, mixing NL25/NL16/NL50. Depends on amount of fish, usually I play on NL25 but I get some NL16 if not enough fish available. BB/100 seems to be rather high, ofc I've had good run, but taking maximun out of anyone has been one of my best sides.
In the future I might play both zoom and regular tables, but I need more BR for zoom. It is a lot more swingy as one usually needs to beat regs more than the fish. So in a way playing regulars is more +EV. I also got a new cell phone this weekend and it supports PokerStars mobile app, so it might increase my playing a bit. Dunno ♦
Anyway, some hands, too:
1. This hand was against some nutheadcrazymonkeyvillain. Stats were like 61/28, had been donking a lot and so. Usually opened 2 or 3x. Now, first 4x open (and it was SNAP!), and I had a good QQ/KK/AA buster. Flat pre-flop and flop was easy game... ♠_cool:
Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
MP: $37.05 (148.2 bb)
CO: $27.49 (110 bb)
Hero (BTN): $45.12 (180.5 bb)
SB: $30.41 (121.6 bb)
BB: $25 (100 bb)
UTG: $26.50 (106 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with J
T
2 folds, CO raises to $1, Hero calls $1, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.35) A
K Q
(2 players)
CO bets $1.75, Hero raises to $5.25, CO raises to $26.49 and is all-in, Hero calls $21.24
Turn: ($55.33) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($55.33) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
Spoiler
$55.33 pot ($2 rake)
Final Board: A K Q 7 9
CO showed A
A and lost (-$27.49 net)
Hero showed J T and won $53.33 ($25.84 net)
2. Okay, this one was some crazy fishy play ♦ Villains' vpip was close to 90, he had donked every single time (min donk or so), sometimes with bottom pair, sometimes with air. One time he didn't donk, then he had a set...
Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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BTN: $38.85 (155.4 bb)
SB: $24.37 (97.5 bb)
Hero (BB): $40.30 (161.2 bb)
MP: $25 (100 bb)
CO: $27.25 (109 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 8 7
3 folds, SB raises to $0.50, Hero calls $0.25
Flop: ($1) J A 5 (2 players)
SB bets $0.25, Hero raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.50
Turn: ($2.50) K (2 players)
SB bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25
River: ($3) Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
Results:
Spoiler
$3 pot ($0.14 rake)
Final Board: J A 5 K Q
SB showed 2 3 and lost (-$1.50 net)
Hero showed 8 7 and won $2.86 ($1.36 net)
3. This is quite standard, but still a big pot as it was from NL50, which is quite high level for me TBH. Villain was total station again, flop was nasty and so. He had been passiv and top-pair equaled nuts. Luckily he had just K9 there...
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
Hero (SB): $63.27 (126.5 bb)
BB: $105.88 (211.8 bb)
UTG: $40.34 (80.7 bb)
MP: $70.83 (141.7 bb)
CO: $57.68 (115.4 bb)
BTN: $62.33 (124.7 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A A
UTG raises to $1.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $4.50, BB folds, UTG calls $3
Flop: ($9.50) K T 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG calls $5
Turn: ($19.50) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $10, UTG calls $10
River: ($39.50) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $26.50, UTG calls $20.84 and is all-in
Results:
Spoiler
$81.18 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: K T 5 4 3
Hero showed A A and won $78.68 ($38.34 net)
UTG showed 9 K and lost (-$40.34 net)
That's it for now. I might still play for a while today, if I feel energetic enough. Until then,
Game on 
