Never deposit - ZOOM poker (i'm back! ...maybe)

hi, ive followed your blog for a while. really enjoy it and love your writing style/funnies/gifs

Don't know if i've ever posted in here, but i wanted to say that is one SEXY NL10 Graph!!

Hows NL25 going? yo crushed it yet? ♦

Originally posted by gxtwo
hi, ive followed your blog for a while. really enjoy it and love your writing style/funnies/gifs

Don't know if i've ever posted in here, but i wanted to say that is one SEXY NL10 Graph!!

Hows NL25 going? yo crushed it yet? ♦

thank you sir, sorry that i'm being quite lazy with poker nowadays but yeah

you can see the nl25 graph (not much happened this month), it's not really going that well, i think i run bad (though everyone says that) ♦ i am rolled for 50 but i want a better winrate first.

on an unrelated matter (?) i just got two hours of love coaching. it was pretty cool

and i feel like sharing the love forward i feel like i have good value for nl10- players (you can see my 2013 nl10 graph :))
so... if you play nl10-, want some thoughts from me and can excuse my pretty poor spoken english, i'll pick at least one person for two hours of coaching for a symbolic price of $1/h.

i won't pick at random or first in, i prefer fast fold formats and i'd like you to have at least some decent basic understanding of the game.
soo... let's see what happens, GO if you are interested, reply in here and add me in the community tool.

random hand:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 157.4 BB
SB: 106.2 BB
BB: 161.8 BB
UTG: 147.7 BB
MP: 135.7 BB
Hero (CO): 117.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♦ A♠

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 3.5 BB

Flop: (10.5 BB, 2 players) A♥ K♣ A♣
UTG bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 12.3 BB, UTG calls 10.3 BB

Turn: (35.1 BB, 2 players) 9♥
UTG bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 29.7 BB, UTG calls 26.7 BB

River: (94.5 BB, 2 players) 6♥
UTG checks, Hero bets 71.3 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 71.3 BB

Hero shows J♦ A♠ (Three of a Kind, Aces) (Pre 70%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
UTG shows 9♠ J♠ (Two Pair, Aces and Nines) (Pre 30%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 226.4 BB

Hi Tomaloc,

I've seen your graph on NL25. I think you are running BE, but you could do a bit better. Like stealing in some spots wider and skipping some cbets when there really isn't going to be that much FE. You should also pay attention to using proper cbet sizes to get max value out of your opponents'. Of course you might be doing these right, but small leaks will make a big lake....

Your game seems solid anyway. The difference between a winner and BE player can be in those small spots - anyone can play a big pot with big hand, right

But yeah, best of luck with your game. Contact me via Skype or community tool if you want to have some sweat sessions or any discussion about poker as we are playing in same level ;O!

Originally posted by Tomaloc
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 157.4 BB
SB: 106.2 BB
BB: 161.8 BB
UTG: 147.7 BB
MP: 135.7 BB
Hero (CO): 117.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♦ A♠

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 3.5 BB

Flop: (10.5 BB, 2 players) A♥ K♣ A♣
UTG bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 12.3 BB, UTG calls 10.3 BB

Turn: (35.1 BB, 2 players) 9♥
UTG bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 29.7 BB, UTG calls 26.7 BB

River: (94.5 BB, 2 players) 6♥
UTG checks, Hero bets 71.3 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 71.3 BB

Hero shows J♦ A♠ (Three of a Kind, Aces) (Pre 70%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
UTG shows 9♠ J♠ (Two Pair, Aces and Nines) (Pre 30%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 226.4 BB

No money in poker, everybody's solid

where are you drawing these conclusions from, my red line isn't bad for the usual reasons ♦
i do believe that small pots >>> big pots (because of frequency), if anything i guess big pots are my biggest weakness now ♦

Originally posted by Tomaloc
where are you drawing these conclusions from, my red line isn't bad for the usual reasons ♦
i do believe that small pots >>> big pots (because of frequency), if anything i guess big pots are my biggest weakness now ♦

♦ Just telling you the usual reasons that people have for playing break even.

What's the problem with big pots, are you overplaying your hands or something ♦?

i honestly just think i just ran pretty bad over that sample, though ofc everyone says that red line should be down but not at that angle.

i just don't feel that comfortable, specially when they always seem to have it ♦

Originally posted by Tomaloc
i honestly just think i just ran pretty bad over that sample, though ofc everyone says that red line should be down but not at that angle.

i just don't feel that comfortable, specially when they always seem to have it ♦

Try to play small-ball with mediocre hands and believe your unknown opponents when they rep that small range ♦ They have it way too often! ♦

Originally posted by CPallo
believe your unknown opponents when they rep that small range ♦ They have it way too often! ♦

Tell me about it....

Hey! Nice blog, I like the gifs

YOu got skype maybe? I also play 25NL zoom while taking a shot on NL50.

One of the funniest blog around! keep it up!

Originally posted by CPallo

Originally posted by Tomaloc
i honestly just think i just ran pretty bad over that sample, though ofc everyone says that red line should be down but not at that angle.

i just don't feel that comfortable, specially when they always seem to have it ♦

Try to play small-ball with mediocre hands and believe your unknown opponents when they rep that small range ♦ They have it way too often! ♦

then red line goes down ofc ♦

Originally posted by Trommelboy
YOu got skype maybe? I also play 25NL zoom while taking a shot on NL50.

sure, added you on community

"typical" red line spot from yesterday ♦

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102.4 BB
SB: 51.76 BB
BB: 103.52 BB
UTG: 62.6 BB
Hero (MP): 285.16 BB
CO: 142.64 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T♥ J♥

UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, CO calls 4.4 BB, BTN calls 4.4 BB, fold, fold, UTG calls 3.4 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 4 players) 7♥ Q♣ 3♥
UTG checks, Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: (19 BB, 4 players) 6♥
UTG bets 4 BB, Hero raises to 15.6 BB, CO calls 15.6 BB, fold, fold
sizing is bad and i know it, ingame i was just thinking about setting up river shove against utg but even then most of my value against him still should be on the turn

River: (54.2 BB, 2 players) A♣
Hero bets 38.76 BB, CO raises to 122.64 BB and is all-in, ...

Hero calls 83.88 BB

CO shows Q♥ A♥ (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 65%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
Hero shows T♥ J♥ (Flush, Jack High) (Pre 35%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
CO wins 291.48 BB

oh wait, i didn't fold. nevermind

not playing that much, but at least not completely slacking off

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 182.64 BB
SB: 116.92 BB
BB: 76.56 BB
UTG: 86.2 BB
Hero (MP): 147.64 BB
CO: 74.92 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♠ Q♥

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.4 BB, 3 players) 9♣ T♥ 2♣
BB checks, Hero bets 6.16 BB, fold, BB raises to 12.32 BB, Hero calls 6.16 BB

Turn: (34.04 BB, 2 players) 6♦
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (34.04 BB, 2 players) K♥
BB bets 18 BB, Hero raises to 66.64 BB, BB calls 43.24 BB and is all-in

Hero shows J♠ Q♥ (Straight, King High) (Pre 45%, Flop 26%, Turn 18%)
BB shows 9♦ 9♥ (Three of a Kind, Nines) (Pre 55%, Flop 74%, Turn 82%)
Hero wins 149.48 BB

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 103.6 BB
SB: 50.4 BB
BB: 100.68 BB
Hero (UTG): 109.72 BB
MP: 134.96 BB
CO: 145.92 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♠ K♥

Hero raises to 3.4 BB, MP calls 3.4 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 3 BB, fold

Flop: (11.2 BB, 3 players) Q♣ 6♠ 6♣
SB checks, Hero bets 7.6 BB, MP raises to 33 BB, fold, Hero raises to 106.32 BB and is all-in, MP calls 73.32 BB

Turn: (223.84 BB, 2 players) 2♦

River: (223.84 BB, 2 players) 6♦

Hero shows K♠ K♥ (Full House, Sixes full of Kings) (Pre 85%, Flop 88%, Turn 95%)
MP shows 3♠ Q♠ (Full House, Sixes full of Queens) (Pre 15%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 215.84 BB

hi it's been a while

so yeah i just took another random unexpected break.
while i got kinda caught up in other matters, that wasn't really a reason to stop playing. so why do i keep doing this?

i guess i lack ambitions and a "deeper" motivation to play so i stop for a while just like that if i'm not really feeling like it.
so how bad is that? is that even a bad thing? thoughts please

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 117.3 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 133.9 BB
MP: 100.2 BB
CO: 284.3 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2♥ 5♦

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (4.5 BB, 2 players) J♣ 4♥ A♦
BB checks, Hero bets 2.9 BB, BB raises to 8 BB, Hero raises to 16.9 BB, BB calls 8.9 BB

Turn: (38.3 BB, 2 players) 8♣
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (38.3 BB, 2 players) 3♣
BB bets 81.1 BB and is all-in, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls 81.1 BB

BB shows Q♥ K♣ (High Card, Ace) (Pre 65%, Flop 67%, Turn 77%)
Hero shows 2♥ 5♦ (Straight, Five High) (Pre 35%, Flop 33%, Turn 23%)
Hero wins 191.5 BB

nice

I saw you finally posted here again and came here looking for gifs.

I'm not disappointed

Yey! More gifs please

welcome to run under EV month

i wasn't even mad until the last hand, then i was well it happens i guess, guess i also have to say that i ran good outside of all-in situations

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 238.64 BB
Hero (SB): 99.56 BB
BB: 146.6 BB
UTG: 161.56 BB
MP: 101 BB
CO: 112.88 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ T♦

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2.6 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) A♣ A♦ T♥

Hero checks, BB checks, BTN checks

Turn: (9 BB, 3 players) Q♠
Hero checks, ...

i rarely slowplay this spot, you can be called by any broadways

BB checks, BTN checks

here it wasn't a good idea either
i was just hoping that bb bets his Ax or btn hit KJ. is it that bad?

River: (9 BB, 3 players) 4♥
Hero bets 7.56 BB, BB raises to 19 BB, fold, ...

sanity check - what can he have? 44 is by far the most likely, the one hand that beats me is AQ, though it has to be discounted a bit due to both preflop and postflop. yeah ship the monies

Hero raises to 96.56 BB and is all-in, ...

BB calls 77.56 BB

Hero shows A♠ T♦ (Full House, Aces full of Tens) (Pre 70%, Flop 95%, Turn 94%)
BB shows A♥ 4♦ (Full House, Aces full of Fours) (Pre 30%, Flop 5%, Turn 6%)
Hero wins 194.12 BB

actually screw being nice, let's whine some because this sucked. i'll leave it to a spoiler though

decided to play a new session because sunday, made like 2BI or something.
life is good

villain is an unknown fish.
i've never seen him, but he's playing one table and he did open 5x, so it must be a fish. and QQ is a pretty good hand against fish

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 56.4 BB
Hero (SB): 169.24 BB
BB: 118.6 BB
UTG: 119.92 BB
MP: 84.16 BB
CO: 114.28 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♣ Q♠

UTG raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 16 BB, fold, UTG calls 11 BB

Flop: (33 BB, 2 players) 8♦ 2♠ 5♠
Hero bets 26.64 BB, UTG calls 26.64 BB

Turn: (86.28 BB, 2 players) K♣

Hero checks, UTG bets 17 BB, Hero calls 17 BB

River: (120.28 BB, 2 players) 7♠
Hero checks, UTG bets 25 BB, Hero calls 25 BB

UTG shows 9♣ T♣ (High Card, King) (Pre 19%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q♣ Q♠ (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 81%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 162.6 BB

i sized flop so that i could ship turn for below pot but in that particular card i decided to switch gears and would c/c his AI. an ace would suck quite worse and then i'm not sure how i'd proceed, but doubt i'm folding.
there are merits for shipping the turn myself as well.

i don't like my line very much but as it went pot odds etc, he's definitely betting a worse second pair often enough so that i can call for that sizing, just click the "whatever" button.
probably taking another session before i sleep as well

hey tomaloc. i dont know if yu remember me. i see youve become a judge? cool shit. im no where near the limits ur at right now . im taking the time to learn plo2 and so far ive lost my ass at just plo2 lol...but it seems like a very profitable game so i will stick to my guns and keep learning the game hoping one day things will turn around.

hey yeah, i remember you! the very old days where i struggled with zoom fr5 ♦
i haven't been playing that much, though when i do play i check my game regularly and i've got a coach. i guess that my main leak nowadays is that i'm fucking lazy to actually put in volume and i don't have huge ambitions

as far as plo goes, i don't really play it but i'd guess the future of online pokers is there, if anywhere so good luck with that.

non-whine hand:

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 87.32 BB
SB: 118.68 BB
Hero (BB): 103.32 BB
UTG: 286.56 BB
MP: 97.04 BB
CO: 44 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ Q♥

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 11.6 BB, MP calls 8.6 BB, BTN calls 8.6 BB

Flop: (35.2 BB, 3 players) A♥ Q♠ J♣

Hero bets 22.2 BB, fold, BTN raises to 75.72 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 53.52 BB

Turn: (186.64 BB, 2 players) K♠

River: (186.64 BB, 2 players) 8♦

Hero shows Q♦ Q♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens) (Pre 70%, Flop 90%, Turn 91%)
BTN shows Q♣ A♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Queens) (Pre 30%, Flop 10%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 178.64 BB

kinda weak squeeze sizing, but i figure i can still set up a turn shove in good flops by using good betsizing.
flop is nice ofc, just wishing the fishy guys didn't turn up with KT ♦