Joey1toe's poker adventure!

Hey joey1toe,

Welcome to the blogs.

Nice graphs. I do like the session one. almost 100BBs/100 hands. I could live with that.

Good luck and hope to hear of your move to NL5 real soon.

Have fun

Laz

Hey joey1toe,

Welcome to the blogs. smile

Nice graphs. I do like the session one. almost 100BBs/100 hands. I could live with that. fish biggrin

Good luck and hope to hear of your move to NL5 real soon.

Have fun

Laz

Hey Lazza61 thanks for the ♠_thumbsup: I like the almost 100BB/100 hands graph as well shame they only come around once in a while (in a long while in my case ) good luck with your poker carreer as well hope you achieve all your poker and life goals!

Today's review:

Played 1518 hands, winnings: 2.44 BR: 159.03

I started studying articles all the way from the poker basics especially outs, odds, pot odds, implied odds, reversed implied odds, position and playability, I think I understood them for the most part but I'm definitely going to do some exercises with odds, pot odds and implied odds in equilab or on a piece of paper ♦

Tomorrow I'm planning to get a good understanding of the previously mentioned topics and start watching videos as well + hoping to reach 2k hands a day as promised. That's about it for today, good luck at the tables!

Forgot to post hands yesterday so here we go:

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554539
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BTN: $1.60
Hero (SB): $3.22
BB: $2.23
UTG: $2.07
MP: $1.91
CO: $0.84

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with A J
1 fold, MP raises to $0.06, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.06, Hero raises to $0.26, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.60) K 8 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, BTN raises to $0.60, Hero folds

Should I squeeze this hand from SB? BTN is unknown but by his stack he's fishy, I miss on the flop so I guess x/f is the best option here with no info?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554540
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BTN: $1.94
SB: $2.12
BB: $2.00
UTG: $4.73
Hero (MP): $3.35
CO: $1.09

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with 3 3
1 fold, Hero calls $0.02, 1 fold, BTN raises to $0.08, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.19) 9 7 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.10, Hero raises to $0.30, BTN calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.79) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($0.79) K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Villain unknown, raised him on the flop to rep a set, x turn cuz I thought he made his flush but when he checked back and on that river I guess he was afraid of a flush himself I'm thinking I could bet pot size or 2/3 pot to take it down on the river. Thoughts?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554541
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BTN: $4.22
SB: $2.02
BB: $1.10
UTG: $3.67
Hero (MP): $2.00
CO: $3.62

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with 5 A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 3 folds, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.13) K Q K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.09, BB calls $0.09

Turn: ($0.31) 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.15, BB calls $0.15

River: ($0.61) A (2 players)
BB bets $0.28, Hero calls $0.28

I have no idea why I bet the flop here probably for information, on turn tried to get him off his draws but a check behind would have been better, river I coulnd't fold on that bet. Thoughts?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554545
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BTN: $3.45
SB: $2.32
BB: $1.91
UTG: $2.67
MP: $1.41
Hero (CO): $3.28

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with J A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.14, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.30) 4 T 7 (2 players)
SB bets $0.14, Hero raises to $0.28, SB raises to $0.70, Hero raises to $3.14 all in, SB calls $1.48 all in

Turn: ($4.66) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($4.66) 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Is going broke on flop here profitable in the long run? odds wise I think it's 4:1 so I'll lose 18 $ 4 times before I can win 4.50 once so definitely not profitable at all ... Thoughts?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554547
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BTN: $2.00
SB: $2.24
BB: $0.75
UTG: $2.02
MP: $1.79
Hero (CO): $3.71

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with Q K
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BTN raises to $0.16, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.35) T J 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.26, Hero folds

Here villain is unknown, my odds are 5:1 with my OESD and pot odds 2:1 therefore I can't make the call since odds > pot odds right? I think I can call for implied odds though? thoughts on this?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2554549
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BTN: $3.93
SB: $2.28
BB: $1.87
UTG: $9.16
Hero (MP): $7.00
CO: $1.84

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with K A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, SB calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.14) 7 A 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.10, SB raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.74) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.35, SB calls $0.35

River: ($1.44) T (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

When I get raised on the flop I can't fold this given villain's unknown right? or maybe because he's unknown I should fold it? ... I called to see what turn brings where it completes his draws, but it didn't and I made a 1/2 pot bet but now I think it should be like ~50 c ? on the river perhaps thin value? ~40 c?

Today's done! finally reached 2k hands/day ♠_cool:

winnings: 4.37$
BR: 163.37$

However I didn't get to watch any video or read any article today, I'll have to study more and play less tomorrow.

hi joey1toe,

Nice goals and nice progress

I'm in,

Keep us updated please,
Fran

Hello Fran, thanks, nice to have you and Laz along ♠_thumbsup: I hope they'll get better and better, yours as well, what do you guys play? I'll try to update whenever possible, speaking of which...

Today's review:

Played 2k hands as yesterday was up 4 BI's in the first session, and lost it pretty much as soon as I made it got a few bad beats and I topped it with a few spews to make a nice cocktail ... actually I noticed this happens to me quite often whenever I get 2 or more bad beats in a row I go on tilt and start spewing a stack or two until I get my head straight again (note to self: when feeling tilty just stop playing!).

I've been playing for a few days now without HM2 and I can say I miss it even at the lowest of the low stake I need my vpip/pfr! I can play without it actually the first graph I posted of the 9 BI day was w/o HUD but I just need it, it makes my decision making process a lot easier!

Winnings: 0.99 $
BR: 164.35 $

That's it for today, unfortunately I simply haven't had the time to study or watch videos today and since that's paramount to improve I'll make plenty of time in the next days for it so I'll have to get up earlier in the morning but as the saying goes "no pain, no gain" right?

Hey joey1toe,

I like a bit of everything. I generally play MTSngs, in particular 45 manners on Stars (still stuck at $1.50s ) and the On Tap SnGs on iPoker which play like 45-90 manners. I also like to play Omaha Hi/Lo MTTs, STTs, and cash. I love Stud games so I also like to play HORSE and 8 game MTTs.

Cheers

Laz

Awesome Laz you play everything! ♠_thumbsup: I wish I had the patience to learn other formats of poker as well but Hold'em is plenty for me right now, oh I used to play some 5-card draw a few years ago loved the format but never played for real money just fun/play money, might give it a try again sooner or later.

I see that my previously posted hands haven't drawn any attention so I'm only gonna post interesting/funny hands on the blog from now on and leave the ones that need reviewing for the hand evaluation section. Here are a few hands from yesterday's session:

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2555465
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BTN: $3.62
SB: $5.04
BB: $1.78
Hero (UTG): $2.00
MP: $2.00
CO: $2.13

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with J J
Hero raises to $0.06, 3 folds, SB calls $0.05, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.18) 7 T J (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.18, SB raises to $4.98 all in, BB folds, Hero folds

When he shoved given that it's 3-way and opponent is unknown I was convinced he made his flush but now that I think about it if he had the flush he would of made a standard min/3x raise unless he had a weaker flush or the nut flush draw which would expain the shove thus I really think he flopped a set and moved all in to protect his hand. Thoughts?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2555466
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BTN: $2.35
SB: $3.09
BB: $2.52
UTG: $1.49
MP: $2.14
Hero (CO): $2.29

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with 8 8
UTG raises to $0.06, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.06, 3 folds

Flop: ($0.15) T Q 8 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.08, Hero calls $0.08

Turn: ($0.31) 4 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.18, Hero raises to $0.42, UTG calls $0.24

River: ($1.15) K (2 players)
UTG bets $0.93 all in, Hero calls $0.93

:f_cry: :f_cry: :f_cry: :f_cry:

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2555468
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BTN: $1.96
SB: $6.77
BB: $1.97
UTG: $2.50
MP: $2.10
Hero (CO): $2.03

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with Q A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BTN calls $0.06, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.15) 2 9 A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.14, Hero calls $0.14

Turn: ($0.43) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.41, Hero calls $0.41

River: ($1.25) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.21, Hero calls $1.21

Hero call ♠_cool: though probably a better idea to fold river given villain is unknown?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2555470
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BTN: $1.87
SB: $3.48
Hero (BB): $2.15
UTG: $4.26
MP: $1.65
CO: $5.05

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with A 8
1 fold, MP calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, MP calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.17) K 2 T (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks

Turn: ($0.17) K (2 players)
Hero bets $0.08, MP calls $0.08

River: ($0.33) A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.16, MP raises to $0.32, Hero calls $0.16

♠_o: ♠_o: ♠_o:

1) call
2) raise, too many action killers
3) this one is pretty tough, i'd use literally any stat to try to guess out anything about his tendencies with pot flop/turn he pretty much reps 99 22 A9 A2, but otr there's less 99 and A2 is counterfeited, and it's hard to flop the nuts etc
4) cbet small (just to make him fold most things non-spades) and as played yeah river is a fold

Hi Tomaloc, thanks for your input, appreciate it. ♠_thumbsup:

I didn't update yesterday because I spent my day with my girlfriend I did get to read some articles and get a deeper understanding of the basic math of poker, I also started watching a NL 10 live play video by w34z3l but didn't finish it.

Today was the day I hit my first real downswing in poker, the bad beats and suckouts were unreal today coupled with some bad play from my part

Hands: 1635
Winnings: -18.46 $
BR: 145.85 $

I'll leave some hands for you guys to help me determine whether they were due to a bad run or to my bad play, all villains are unknown since my HUD hasn't been working for a week now.

1. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556690
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BTN: $2.00
SB: $3.18
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $0.24
MP: $3.54
CO: $0.64

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K K
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.15, BTN raises to $0.48, Hero raises to $0.81, BTN raises to $2 all in, Hero calls $1.19 all in

Flop: ($4.01) 6 6 T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($4.01) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($4.01) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

Typical pokerstars suckout ♠_love:

2. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556691
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BTN: $2.39
SB: $1.94
BB: $2.03
UTG: $2.30
Hero (MP): $2.00
CO: $1.75

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with 6 6
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, CO raises to $0.10, 1 fold, SB calls $0.09, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.32) 3 8 6 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $0.10, SB calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.40, CO raises to $1.65 all in, SB raises to $1.84 all in, Hero calls $1.44

Turn: ($5.65) A (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($5.65) 4 (3 players - 2 are all in)

:f_mad: ♠_frown:

3. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556692
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BTN: $1.84
SB: $2.23
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $3.38
MP: $2.14
CO: $2.10

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with J 4
1 fold, MP calls $0.02, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.07) 7 K 2 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.06, MP calls $0.06, BTN calls $0.06

Turn: ($0.25) 8 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.24, MP calls $0.24, BTN calls $0.24

River: ($0.97) K (3 players)
Hero bets $0.30, MP raises to $0.60, BTN folds, Hero calls $0.30

:f_o:

4. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556695
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BTN: $6.77
SB: $7.02
BB: $2.35
UTG: $3.25
Hero (MP): $2.00
CO: $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with J J
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, CO calls $0.06, 1 fold, SB calls $0.05, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.24) K 9 7 (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.11, CO calls $0.11, SB folds, BB calls $0.11

Turn: ($0.57) 6 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $0.26, BB folds, Hero calls $0.26

River: ($1.09) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.44, Hero calls $0.44

Just tag me a calling station with MP

5. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556697
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BTN: $2.00
SB: $5.03
BB: $2.91
UTG: $0.59
MP: $2.77
Hero (CO): $2.06

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with T T
UTG raises to $0.04, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.12, 1 fold, SB calls $0.11, BB calls $0.10, UTG calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.48) Q 7 T (4 players)
SB bets $0.46, BB folds, UTG raises to $0.47 all in, Hero calls $0.47, SB calls $0.01

Turn: ($1.89) 5 (3 players - 1 is all in)
SB bets $1.12, Hero raises to $1.47 all in, SB calls $0.35

River: ($4.83) J (3 players - 2 are all in)

6. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556700
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Hero (BTN): $2.00
SB: $2.56
BB: $3.40
UTG: $1.93
MP: $1.96
CO: $0.77

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with 4 6
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.04, 1 fold, BB calls $0.02

Flop: ($0.09) 6 T 8 (2 players)
BB bets $0.02, Hero calls $0.02

Turn: ($0.13) 4 (2 players)
BB bets $0.10, Hero raises to $0.26, BB raises to $3.34 all in, Hero calls $1.68 all in

River: ($4.01) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Spew induced by tilt part 1

7. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556702
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BTN: $4.94
SB: $0.81
BB: $1.89
UTG: $2.39
MP: $1.97
Hero (CO): $3.03

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with 9 9
1 fold, MP raises to $0.06, Hero calls $0.06, 3 folds

Flop: ($0.15) 2 6 8 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $0.10, MP raises to $0.20, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.55) 8 (2 players)
MP bets $0.53, Hero raises to $2.77 all in, MP calls $1.18 all in

River: ($3.97) 3 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Part 2...

8. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556704
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BTN: $2.03
SB: $1.21
BB: $2.88
Hero (UTG): $2.00
MP: $2.72
CO: $1.14

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with A Q
Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.06, SB raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.36, BTN calls $0.30, SB calls $0.26

Flop: ($1.10) 8 7 3 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $0.53, SB folds, Hero raises to $1.64 all in, BTN calls $1.11

Turn: ($4.38) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.38) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Part 3...

9. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556703
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BTN: $1.00
SB: $0.97
BB: $1.12
UTG: $2.00
MP: $1.77
Hero (CO): $4.06

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with A A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BTN raises to $0.18, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4.06 all in, BTN calls $0.82 all in

Flop: ($2.03) T 9 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($2.03) 3 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($2.03) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

I get these kinds of suckout almost every session

9. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2556705
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BTN: $1.84
SB: $2.05
Hero (BB): $3.46
UTG: $5.80
MP: $2.03
CO: $1.59

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K Q
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.06, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.18, BTN calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.37) 9 8 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.18, Hero raises to $0.42, BTN calls $0.24

Turn: ($1.21) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.58, Hero raises to $1.16, BTN calls $0.58

River: ($3.53) T (2 players)
Hero bets $0.08, BTN calls $0.08 all in

It's always the river!

I have more hands but 10 are enough don't wanna spam too much than I already have, after I reviewed my hands I calculated that 10.51 $ is because of my own bad play and the rest of 7.95 because of variance.

That's it for today, good luck at the tables everyone!

Hello folks I've been kinda busy these past days with wedding preparations so I haven't played or studied that much pokerwise. I started watching w34z3l's 6-max walkthrough micro series which is awesome! and some videos from BogdanPS on volume and variance (which really opened up my eyes and I recommend everyone to watch it, that video should be mandatory for every poker player!) and some session reviews.

I also played 2 HU 1.5$ hyper sng's this morning to finish the pokerstars daily challenge and much to my surprised I won both of them

Today's review:

Hands played: 501
Winnings: 7.69 $
BR: 155.77 $

Tomorrow I'll post some interesting and funny hands from today's and yesterday's session, also I hope I'll play 2k hands tomorrow because I have a wedding to attend to on saturday and sunday I'll recover from saturday' wedding party and monday from sunday's after wedding party, needless to say I'll be partying for a few days ♠_love: ... and then from monday to thursday or friday I'll take a small vacation to the danube delta ♠_love: ♠_love: ♠_love: for some well deserved relaxation ♠_cool:

I probably will miss my first goal but it can't be helped I'm afraid but I promise to work harder after I return from my vacation. That's it for now, have fun and good luck at the tables everyone!

Here are the hands as promised:

1. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2559206
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BTN: $3.00
SB: $3.84
BB: $3.58
Hero (UTG): $4.50
MP: $1.13
CO: $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with T T
Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.06, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.15) 4 K T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.11, Hero raises to $0.22, BTN calls $0.11

Turn: ($0.59) K (2 players)
Hero bets $0.42, BTN calls $0.42

River: ($1.43) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.80 all in, BTN calls $2.30 all in

This one isn't interesting or funny it's quite silly actually, I didn't notice the board paired and it cost me, literally!

2. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2559207
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BTN: $2.24
SB: $0.34
BB: $6.47
Hero (UTG): $3.09
MP: $1.98
CO: $3.01

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with Q Q
Hero raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, 2 folds, SB raises to $0.34 all in, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.28, MP calls $0.28

Flop: ($1.04) 8 4 5 (3 players - 1 is all in)
Hero bets $0.75, MP calls $0.75

Turn: ($2.54) 7 (3 players - 1 is all in)
Hero bets $1.83, MP calls $0.89 all in

River: ($4.32) K (3 players - 2 are all in)

:f_o: my face when I saw what they were holding at SD.

3. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2559209
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BTN: $4.54
SB: $3.81
BB: $2.88
UTG: $2.00
MP: $2.00
Hero (CO): $4.37

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with J J
UTG raises to $0.06, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.06, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.26, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.60) Q J 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($0.60) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.38, SB raises to $1.05, Hero raises to $1.72, SB calls $0.67

River: ($4.04) 8 (2 players)
SB bets $1.83 all in, Hero calls $1.83

♠_love:

4. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2559210
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BTN: $3.19
SB: $1.78
BB: $1.81
Hero (UTG): $3.37
MP: $1.66
CO: $1.99

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with Q Q
Hero raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, 4 folds

Flop: ($0.15) 5 5 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.10, MP raises to $1.60 all in, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($3.35) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($3.35) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn :rage:

River

5. Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2559213
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BTN: $1.95
Hero (SB): $6.02
BB: $2.99
UTG: $5.17
MP: $3.08
CO: $1.21

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with K A
UTG raises to $0.04, 1 fold, CO raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.28, 2 folds, CO calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.62) Q Q J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.10, Hero raises to $5.74 all in, CO calls $0.83 all in

Turn: ($2.48) J (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($2.48) J (2 players - 2 are all in)

:facepalm:

This is it for now, any comments, suggestions, ideas, rants? you are encouraged to post them! Y'all have a nice day now

#TT, that would be a crying fold if you were actually paying attention!
Oh, the flop raise needs to be much bigger as well. Get value when you have the best of it and fold when you don't.

I could put the villain on a K there as you most likely did. Had you thought about overbet turn? Just an idea.

#QQ, I'd just ship it prelop. If I reraise the stack to pot ratio is going to be so small I may as well push now.

#JJ, no slowplay here, get the money going in as fast as possible. What you going to think if a T/K/A or diamond come on turn, still going broke then? Tough one huh, so just bet if they fold they had nothing there anyway, no problem.

#JJ again, remember this hand we'll be back!

#AcKc - and we're back! Just a quick wtf for this one. You have a gutshot, I wouldn't even call that small flop bet. Remember what you thought of the other villain who showed AK? That's what you looked like to this one!. ♦

Now you must realise by now I'm a fish, so take my suggestions with chips and vinegar.

Take care and have a great time at the wedding and on the Danube trip!

Mal.

Hey gadget thanks for your insight and for stopping by on my little blog ♠_thumbsup: on #AcKc hand I remember I was tilty because of a previous hand that I lost to a suckout so that's why I spewed it away normally there's no way I would go broke there ♦

On #TT great idea with the overbet on turn! what sizing do you recommend?

On the #QQ I wanted MP to call because I knew his range was weak, if I shoved he would have most likely folded.

I agree with you on the #JJ definitely shouldn't slowplay that ♦

I think your suggestions are great, keep them coming! ♠_cool: the more people participate in hand discussions the better for all of us since we can exchange information/knowledge/ideas and thus become better players ♠_thumbsup:

Thanks, I'll sure have a lot of fun at the wedding which is literally starting in 1/2 an hour so I have to hurry up and catch a taxi ♦

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm back! I cancelled my danube delta trip because long story short I ran out of money ♦

Back to poker today ends my first goal which was to move to NL5 at 40 BI which I sort of missed and accomplished at the same time. I'm saying that because I decided 34 BI (170$) should be enough to move and I'm glad I did that because it turned out to be quite a profitable day at NL5.

Hands: 1007
Winnings: 19.63 $
Bankroll: 189.71 $

Next goal is moving to NL 10 in 5-6 weeks that's on the 17 or 24th of september.

Thoughts so far on NL5 as this is my 2nd shot, I feel like the field isn't much better than NL2, more or less the same just playing for more money which suits me just fine ♠_cool:

Here's a graph on NL5 so far:

And my total graph at NL2 (hopefully I'll never climb down there again) :

That's it for today, I'll leave you guys with some hands from today's session. Take care and good luck and skill at the tables ♠_biggrin:

1. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2561987
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BTN: $4.78
SB: $4.76
Hero (BB): $5.05
UTG: $4.39
MP: $8.01
CO: $5.07

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with K K
2 folds, CO raises to $0.15, BTN calls $0.15, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.60, CO calls $0.45, BTN calls $0.45

Flop: ($1.82) 7 6 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $1.55, CO folds, BTN calls $1.55

Turn: ($4.92) A (2 players)
Hero bets $1.20, BTN calls $1.20

River: ($7.32) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $1.70 all in, BTN folds

Can I/Should I x/f turn? thoughts on how I played the hand? BTN is 50/40 over 15 hands

2. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2561991
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BTN: $5.11
SB: $8.33
BB: $5.29
UTG: $5.18
MP: $8.40
Hero (CO): $5.99

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with T T
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.15, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.45, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.95) J 3 5 (2 players)
SB bets $0.45, Hero raises to $0.95, SB raises to $1.85, Hero calls $0.90

Turn: ($4.65) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.69 all in, SB folds

Villain: 33/27 over 15 hands; 3bet - 33.3% twice from SB
AF: 10 WTSD: 33 flop cbet: 100 (1)

On this board when a fishy guy like this 3bets 3x and only makes a half pot bet otf that shows me weakness so I clicked it back to him then again he clicks it back to me and some alarm bells start going off but on that board he's not repping much maybe AJ a set or overpairs QQ KK AA but highly unlikely so I decide to call.

OTT when he checks it's like saying "Damn my FD didn't complete and I see no other option but to put the money in. Thoughts?

3. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2561998
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BTN: $5.60
SB: $3.69
BB: $4.77
UTG: $2.68
MP: $8.76
Hero (CO): $6.28

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with K 9
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.15, BTN calls $0.15, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.37) J 3 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.26, BTN calls $0.26

Turn: ($0.89) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.63, BTN raises to $1.70, Hero calls $1.07

River: ($4.29) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

I was like ♠_o: when I saw his hand.

4. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2562002
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Hero (BTN): $5.11
SB: $6.00
BB: $5.00
UTG: $3.97
MP: $5.22
CO: $4.33

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with A J
UTG raises to $0.10, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.10, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.27) 2 5 Q (2 players)
UTG bets $0.11, Hero raises to $0.35, UTG calls $0.24

Turn: ($0.97) 3 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.70, UTG calls $0.70

River: ($2.37) 2 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.80, UTG folds

Villain is 50/50 over 2 hands thus pretty much unknown but with that stack and because he limped from UTG I would say he's fishy. Preflop I should have 3bet with AJ there no idea why I limped, otf given his small bet I wanted to rep the Q so I raised him, ott&r I continued my aggression given that the only cards that could beat us were a set, A4 AQ AK or Qx but the way he played the hand lead me to believe he was chasing a FD. Thoughts on the hand?

5. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2562004
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BTN: $5.50
SB: $5.32
BB: $9.52
Hero (UTG): $5.02
MP: $5.24
CO: $25.83

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with 7 7
Hero raises to $0.15, 4 folds, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.32) 9 A 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.10, BB calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.52) 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.38, BB calls $0.38

River: ($1.28) K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.10, BB raises to $2.20, Hero raises to $4.39 all in, BB calls $2.19

Villain is unknown. I know I should have made a proper bet otf otherwise did I just get unlucky or should I find a call on the river?

6. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2562007
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BTN: $1.72
SB: $5.43
BB: $15.25
UTG: $6.20
MP: $4.91
Hero (CO): $6.89

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with K A
1 fold, MP raises to $0.15, Hero raises to $0.45, 3 folds, MP calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.97) 7 Q K (2 players)
MP bets $0.59, Hero raises to $1.18, MP raises to $4.46 all in, Hero folds

Villain's stats: 24/23 over 58 hands flop cbet: 50; AF: 2

Basically call or fold? I think when he shoves to my raise on the flop most of the time he'll have at least AQ or AK but more likely KQ QQ KK 77 or AJs T9s ... what do you guys think?

Hello whoever's watching! ♦ it's been a while since the last update I've been playing nl5 and getting pretty rolled at it ♠_cry: I'm not busto just yet though so I'm gonna keep on grinding and studying! here's a graph on NL5 so far:

So my new goal is to get out of the - and into the + and be a winning player by at least 8bb/100 at this limit. Tomorrow I'll post some hands that almost made me throw my monitor out the window, cash out and kiss poker goodbye, those kind of fun and joyful hands ♠_love: ... so that's it for today, have a good one folks!

Well I did promise some hands and I'll deliver not too many though just wanna share my bad variance/run and poker frustration with you guys ♦

1. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2568641
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BTN: $5.37
SB: $5.44
BB: $5.98
Hero (UTG): $6.87
MP: $4.05
CO: $6.69

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with K K
Hero raises to $0.15, MP calls $0.15, CO calls $0.15, 1 fold, SB calls $0.13, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.65) 4 5 4 (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO folds, SB calls $0.50

Turn: ($2.15) Q (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.54, MP calls $1.54, SB raises to $4.79 all in, Hero raises to $6.22 all in, MP calls $1.86 all in

I know it's easy fold on the turn but I just couldn't let it go at the time ♠_mad: cursed soft tilt! ♠_frown:

2. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2568643
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BTN: $5.00
SB: $5.34
Hero (BB): $5.00
UTG: $5.65
MP: $5.07
CO: $2.51

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with Q Q
UTG raises to $0.15, 4 folds, Hero raises to $0.45, UTG calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.92) 4 J K (2 players)
Hero bets $0.66, UTG calls $0.66

Turn: ($2.24) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

River: ($3.24) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $4.04 all in, Hero calls $3.39 all in

♠_o: ♠_o: ♠_o: ♠_cry:

3. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2568645
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Hero (BTN): $5.00
SB: $5.00
BB: $7.18
UTG: $6.37
MP: $2.64
CO: $6.36

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with J J
UTG raises to $0.15, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.15, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.37) J 6 Q (2 players)
UTG bets $0.23, Hero raises to $0.55, UTG raises to $0.87, Hero raises to $2.25, UTG raises to $6.22 all in, Hero calls $2.60 all in

Turn: ($10.07) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($10.07) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

:rage: :rage: :rage: :rage:

4. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2568648
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BTN: $8.02
Hero (SB): $5.04
BB: $8.32
UTG: $3.93
MP: $4.48
CO: $6.19

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with 6 6
UTG raises to $0.15, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.13, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.45) T 6 7 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.32, BB folds, UTG calls $0.32

Turn: ($1.09) T (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25

River: ($1.59) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.60, Hero raises to $1.60, UTG raises to $3.21 all in, Hero calls $1.61

♠_ugly: ♠_ugly: ♠_o: ♠_cry:

5. Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2568651
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BTN: $8.40
Hero (SB): $6.39
BB: $7.13
UTG: $9.36
MP: $8.22
CO: $4.88

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with A A
2 folds, CO raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.60, 1 fold, CO calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.25) 5 4 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.90, CO raises to $4.28 all in, Hero calls $3.38

Turn: ($9.81) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($9.81) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

That river ♠_evil:

Ohhh! finally I managed to find my blog! ♦ haven't updated in ages, but that's because there isn't much to update really, still struggling with NL5 not even breakeven after 20k hands still losing ♠_cry: I haven't studied much either as well, actually I haven't studied at all lately ♠_frown: ... but all that's gonna change! (hopefully )

Now that I'm a goldfish I have more access which = more videos & articles which in turn = more moniez!

On a more serious note, I will study and hopefully grind my way from the hole I currently find myself in, I think my biggest leak is from a mental point of view not so much from a technical one although I definitely have some technical ones as well, so as I mentioned earlier my current goal is to be a winning reg at nl5 by at least 5bb/100 hopefully 10bb or more...

20k hands on nl5 so far:

In the meantime: http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/10699316_3CF20C04DF ... fun times at pokerstars ♦