Hi,
I decided to start my blog here though it will be updated infrequently, I hope to get some hand reviews, track my progress to higher stakes or to the busto stakes ♦.
I decided to go start from NL2 as I was grinding NL10 and withdrew all due to some small size investment opportunity. I had 1200 Stars point left so I said ok let's try to turn 10 bucks to something bigger.
Here is this week's grind on NL2 Zoom. I have to tune down my aggression a little bit.
I was thinking to fold on the river after his unknown's shove below. Though I decided that there were still a lot of weaker hands which could play like this to push me out of the hand. I hate when I have to call villain's check/call, check/call, bet/shove lines.
What do you think?
Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
SB: $1.86 (93 bb)
BB: $2.41 (120.5 bb)
UTG: $2.21 (110.5 bb)
MP: $2.87 (143.5 bb)
CO: $2.95 (147.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $4.39 (219.5 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with A♠: K♦:
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.06, CO calls $0.06, Hero raises to $0.20, 3 folds, CO calls $0.14
Flop: ($0.49) 9♠: K♥: J♥: (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $0.38, CO calls $0.38
Turn: ($1.25) 9♦: (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $0.80, CO calls $0.80
River: ($2.85) 2♣: (2 players)
CO bets $1.57 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.57
Results:
$5.99 pot ($0.21 rake)
Final Board: 9♠: K♥: J♥: 9♦: 2♣:
CO showed K♠: 8♥: and lost (-$2.95 net)
Hero showed A♠: K♦: and won $5.78 ($2.83 net)
Hi, good luck 
how are you platinum btw.? Did you buy it? 
As for the AK hand. I would be inclined to fold without reads. You still have just a pair and from my experience this line is usually value, especially in 3Bet pots. Depends on what he might consider value though. This is also 150bb deep which would make me fold even more. But then again the runnout is favorable, there are many busted draws. But still, I wouldnt be able to make the call. It might seem weak but I cant help it 
I didn't buy, would never buy to be honest. I was grinding some NL10 and was almost rolled for NL25 (my BRM is 100 BI for NL25 and above), ran pretty bad at one point started to doubt some of my plays :(. Like for example no one would give me any action when I had the nutz and always had big action when I had 2nd 3rd nutz and would run top of their range. Lost a lot of pre-flop flips and spewed some Turn check-raises with weaker hands etc....
I was what you would could a LAG-tard ♦... Meanwhile a good investment opportunity came up so I withdrew whatever I had. Poker is one way to fund your life.. Anyway, I had 1,2k StarsCoin left. I decided to rebate and start with 10$ from NL2 and build it up when I have time. I don't care if I bust it to be honest, it's just a small challenge for myself. I am trying to force myself to think every hand thoroughly though even it's NL2.
But here is a hand I was really fighting with my LAG-tard self. Final justification to not call this bet was, OK I am running slightly over EV, now Karma is coming for me to even things out and these players are tight and BTN's deep. So I fold.
BTN: 19/13/6.0
SB: 13/4/1,5
Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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SB: $2.44 (122 bb)
Hero (BB): $6.51 (325.5 bb)
UTG: $1.15 (57.5 bb)
MP: $1.06 (53 bb)
CO: $2 (100 bb)
BTN: $8.06 (403 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q♥: Q♦:
3 folds, BTN raises to $8.06 and is all-in, SB calls $2.43 and is all-in, Hero folds
Flop: ($4.90) 4♦: T♦: J♠: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: ($4.90) J♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($4.90) 4♠: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results:
$4.90 pot ($0.17 rake)
Final Board: 4♦: T♦: J♠: J♦: 4♠:
SB showed K♥: A♦: and won $2.37 (-$0.07 net)
BTN showed A♥: K♠: and won $2.36 (-$0.08 net)
Sometimes NL2 is so much fun and other times just 
Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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Hero (SB): $2.08 (104 bb)
BB: $2.38 (119 bb)
UTG: $1.48 (74 bb)
MP: $1.50 (75 bb)
CO: $2.03 (101.5 bb)
BTN: $3.91 (195.5 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A♦: J♥:
2 folds, CO calls $0.02, BTN folds, Hero raises to $0.10, BB folds, CO calls $0.08
Flop: ($0.22) 6♥: J♣: J♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.11, CO raises to $0.22, Hero raises to $0.33, CO raises to $0.44, Hero raises to $0.55, CO raises to $1.93, Hero calls $1.38
Turn: ($4.08) 7♣: (2 players)
River: ($4.08) 5♦: (2 players)
Results:
$4.08 pot ($0.14 rake)
Final Board: 6♥: J♣: J♠: 7♣: 5♦:
Hero showed A♦: J♥: and won $3.94 ($1.91 net)
CO showed A♠: 6♣: and lost (-$2.03 net)
This is such a typical microstakes hand I think this is a population read on micros. People seem to bluff or overplay weak made hands on paired boards. Yesterday I had 3 very similar hands. I get called preflop, the flop is paired and my cbet is minraised. I managed to stack them twice and they had nothing. It happens so often. And most of the time its nothing. I dont know what attracts them so much but it seems that paired boards are like a red rag in front of bulls eyes for them
Ok roll is now at better levels crushed NL2 Zoom and now NL5 Zoom in progress, played some Spin&Go donkaments got nice boost from them :f_love:. I am playing mostly regulars who are tight as funk. My NL10 Zoom hourly rate is better than my NL5 Zoom ♦. Non Zoom tables seem to be a lot softer though. I may start to mix my tables like 4 Zoom 2 regular tables.
Didn't have much motivation to play past weeks 
Somehow I managed to get to 200 $ mark a couple of days ago and took a shot at NL10z. So far it's going fine I guess. Why does Pokerstars loves so much to upset us currency wise? Is there any way around below rip off?
If I was to deposit 100 Euros, I'd get 108 USD.
If I wanted to withdraw it immediately (for the sake of this argument), I'd get 94.08 Euros back.
A fun hand vs. aggro Danish player...
Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10, $0.01 ante No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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Hero (SB): $16.97 (169.7 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
UTG: $16.90 (169 bb)
MP: $4.90 (49 bb)
CO: $13.75 (137.5 bb)
BTN: $13.61 (136.1 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 4♣: 2♥:
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.30, Hero raises to $1.30, BB folds, BTN calls $1
Flop: ($2.76) T♥: 4♦: A♦: (2 players)
Hero bets $1.74, BTN calls $1.74
Turn: ($6.24) 4♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.90,
Hero says: Brain fart?
Villain says: Fold fish
Hero raises to $13.92 and is all-in, BTN calls $9.66 and is all-in
River: ($27.36) 8♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results:
$27.36 pot ($1.23 rake)
Final Board: T♥: 4♦: A♦: 4♠: 8♦:
Hero showed 4♣: 2♥: and won $26.13 ($12.52 net)
BTN showed A♣: 6♣: and lost (-$13.61 net)
Originally posted by mastatroll
If I was to deposit 100 Euros, I'd get 108 USD.
...
If I wanted to withdraw it immediately (for the sake of this argument), I'd get 94.08 Euros back.
This is true of any currency exchange market.
I picked the first on-line currency exchange returned by my search:
That is just the rate.
In some cases there are fees as well.
There is a name for this difference.
I thought is was "arbitrage" but that appears incorrect.
I would love it if someone who does currency trading could correct me.
An alternative is to deposit to PokerStars in Euros, and transfer back and forth within PokerStars.
Check though. Although they used to charge no "difference" or fee, that may have changed.
I used to do this with CAD, but no longer as it is too much bother for the few cents saved.
All the best,
VS
I found this site which adds some insight: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/090914/understanding-spread-retail-currency-exchange-rates.asp
