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Originally posted by RedsYNWA
Looks like you were both wearing your On Tilt" T-Shirts
I wore it again today — but the influence had worn off.
What a Difference a Day MakesI changed the following aspects of my game today:
Tightened WAAAY up — the reason? Most of the hands I posted looking for post-flop advice started with "fold pre"
So far, so good...
Struggling today
Playing to get the Hand-of-the-Day reward is difficult, especially when the hand is 98
It is so tempting to overplay hands where you hit part of the flop, but it is pointless to win a $1.00 reward while losing $5.00.
I was doing fine, but one terrible misclick cost me my stack. Fought back to break-even, and still playing.
This one hand recovered my losses...
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: $5.00
Hero (BB): $1.83
UTG: $4.91
MP: $2.25
CO: $1.31
BTN: $3.15
SB posts SB $0.02, Hero posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 6♣:2♥:2♠:3♦:
fold, MP calls $0.05, fold, fold, SB raises to $0.10, Hero calls $0.05, MP calls $0.05
Flop: ($0.30, 3 players) T♠:2♣:5♥:
SB bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, MP calls $0.30
Turn: ($1.20, 3 players) 3♠:
SB bets $1.20, Hero raises to $1.43 and is all-in, fold, SB calls $0.23
River: ($4.06, 2 players) 9♦:
SB shows 2♦:9♥:A♦:A♥: (Two Pair, Nines and Twos)
(Pre 77%, Flop 13%, Turn 21%)
Hero shows 6♣:2♥:2♠:3♦: (Three of a Kind, Twos)
(Pre 24%, Flop 87%, Turn 79%)
Hero wins $3.83
Rake paid $0.23
I Hate Blast
Of all the Spin formats, Blast is the worst.
Today I entered the forced-all-in mode with a 10:1 chip lead and lost 4 straight all-ins
I did recover somewhat from the previous post, by playing NL 5 in squeaky-tight mode.
Not enough to profit though.
HotD reward was only $0.50 as well...
So from my new record a week or so ago, I'm back down to needing 18 bucks to get back there.
An Unusual Hand
I had to check the HH to see why I got the entire pot.
As it turns out, we both had A355x for the high, but he had no low
So I expected to get 3/4, b̶u̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶r̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶n̶c̶e̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶k̶i̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶d̶.
and on re-checking I find that I did 3/4 him <sigh> [1]
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: $1.58
BTN: $1.01
SB: $3.00
Hero (BB): $1.00
UTG: $1.10
SB posts SB $0.02, Hero posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 6♦:A♠:K♠:3♠:
fold, CO calls $0.05, BTN raises to $0.22, fold, Hero calls $0.17, fold
Flop: ($0.51, 2 players) 5♣:2♦:3♦:
Hero bets $0.51, BTN raises to $0.79 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.27 and is all-in
Turn: ($2.07, 2 players) 5♦:
River: ($2.07, 2 players) J♦:
BTN shows A♣:Q♥:3♥:9♣: (Two Pair, Fives and Threes)
(Pre 46%, Flop 30%, Turn 24%)
Hero shows 6♦:A♠:K♠:3♠: (High: Two Pair, Fives and Threes, Low: 6532A)
(Pre 54%, Flop 70%, Turn 76%)
BTN wins $0.49
Rake paid $0.12
Hero wins $0.49
Hero wins $0.97
[1] a good example of why one should never play on sites that don't make hand histories available
Desperation Equity
It's a real thing
I was card dead totally ITM in the Level 60+ freeroll, and was down to my last BB
This only runs on the last Saturday of the month, and it one of the best moneymakers — there is a slow structure, and people will actually fold occasionally
Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 200 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+2: 23,840
CO: 6,240
BTN: 13,888
SB: 24,061
Hero (BB): 2,250
UTG: 2,400
UTG+1: 13,295
MP: 17,576
MP+1: 11,013
9 players post ante of 200, SB posts SB 1,000, Hero posts BB 2,000
Pre Flop: (pot: 4,800) Hero has 9♣:3♥:
fold, UTG+1 calls 2,000, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2,050 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 50
Flop: (6,900, 2 players) 9♥:J♦:Q♦:
Turn: (6,900, 2 players) 9♦:
River: (6,900, 2 players) 8♥:
Hero shows 9♣:3♥: (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 51%, Flop 81%, Turn 91%)
UTG+1 shows 8♣:7♣: (Two Pair, Nines and Eights)
(Pre 49%, Flop 19%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 6,900
Immediately after that ...
and suddenly I'm 280th out of 900
Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 200 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+1: 23,640
MP+2: 6,040
CO: 13,688
BTN: 22,861
Hero (SB): 6,900
BB: 2,200
UTG: 11,045
UTG+1: 17,376
MP: 10,813
9 players post ante of 200, Hero posts SB 1,000, BB posts BB 2,000
Pre Flop: (pot: 4,800) Hero has A♣:7♣:
fold, UTG+1 raises to 4,000, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 5,840 and is all-in, fold, fold, Hero calls 4,840, UTG+1 calls 1,840
Flop: (21,320, 4 players) 4♥:9♣:7♦:
Hero bets 860 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 860
Turn: (23,040, 4 players) 6♥:
River: (23,040, 4 players) 7♥:
MP+2 shows 5♣:5♠: (Two Pair, Sevens and Fives)
Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 17%, Flop 10%, Turn 10%)
Side Pot#1 [11,520]: (Pre 30%, Flop 11%, Turn 15%)
Hero shows A♣:7♣: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 23%, Flop 24%, Turn 13%)
Side Pot#1 [11,520]: (Pre 33%, Flop 64%, Turn 65%)
Side Pot#2 [1,720]: (Pre 55%, Flop 74%, Turn 80%)
BB shows 8♥:8♣: (Two Pair, Eights and Sevens)
Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 31%, Flop 45%, Turn 65%)
UTG+1 shows Q♠:T♦: (One Pair, Sevens)
Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 30%, Flop 20%, Turn 13%)
Side Pot#1 [11,520]: (Pre 37%, Flop 25%, Turn 20%)
Side Pot#2 [1,720]: (Pre 45%, Flop 26%, Turn 20%)
Hero wins 9,800
Hero wins 11,520
Hero wins 1,720
I finished in the top 1.4% (83rd of 6002) for 7.50 — not too shabby for a freeroll
The real puzzle is "How is it that I can do so well in freerolls, but not so well in tournaments where I actually pay an entry fee?
The Challenge So Far:
Start Last Wk This Wk +/- Goal To Date To Go
675.88 872.54 862.59 -9.95 3,500.00 186.71 3,313.29
Last Week I set a new high level for the bankroll, and we lost quite a bit.
Today's 7.40 score helped a lot, but we're still $11.22 off the pace
By Category
Category Won
F/R 9.12
NLHE -12.98
PLO8 -18.59
TRN -0.50
Misc 13.00
Total -9.95
Misc category this week is entirely Hand-of-the-Day rewards
Summary: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3317794#post3317794
Short Session
The idea was to play 100 hands of NL 5 — quit after 95 because I set "sit out on next BB" at 94 hands, and the next one was it.
OK though.
I managed to avoid all traces of stupidity — at least the usual stupidity.
In this hand, it might have been wiser to fold flop...
(or even pre-flop)
Pacific Poker - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): $5.02
SB: $7.27
BB: $2.00
UTG: $4.95
MP: $5.53
CO: $6.40
SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 8♠:8♥:
UTG calls $0.05, MP raises to $0.20, fold, Hero calls $0.20, fold, fold, fold
Flop: ($0.52, 2 players) Q♠:4♥:K♠:
MP bets $0.17, Hero calls $0.17
Turn: ($0.86, 2 players) 3♥:
MP checks, Hero checks
River: ($0.86, 2 players) A♠:
MP bets $0.48, fold
MP wins $0.81
Rake paid $0.05
A Decent Month
But there were some high spots and low spots
Let's start with the Daily Quads...
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $1.08
SB: $0.98
Hero (BB): $1.00
SB posts SB $0.02, Hero posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 9♣:T♥:7♠:T♣:
BTN raises to $0.17, fold, Hero calls $0.12
Flop: ($0.36, 2 players) K♠:9♥:T♦:
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.36, Hero raises to $0.83 and is all-in, BTN calls $0.47
Turn: ($2.02, 2 players) T♠:
River: ($2.02, 2 players) 2♠:
BTN shows A♣:K♦:Q♠:8♠: (Flush, King High)
(Pre 61%, Flop 20%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 9♣:T♥:7♠:T♣: (Four of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 39%, Flop 80%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins $1.90
Rake paid $0.12
The category breakdown for May:
Category Won
F/R 12.77
NLHE -37.66
PLO8 -7.34
TRN 0.34
Misc 44.98
Total 13.09
Miscellaneous was almost all Hand-of-the-Day rewards, but today there was a 2-cent discrepancy between the displayed balance and the hand histories. Usually I can resolve these, but I couldn't find it, and for 2 cents it wasn't worth the time.
Session Saver
Down almost 2 BI, this hand recovered me to break-even
Pacific Poker - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $5.04
SB: $3.92
BB: $6.71
UTG: $13.88
MP: $5.07
Hero (CO): $7.33
SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A♣:A♦:
UTG raises to $0.20, fold, Hero raises to $0.80, fold, SB calls $0.78, fold, UTG calls $0.60
Flop: ($2.45, 3 players) 4♦:2♦:8♠:
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $1.22, SB raises to $3.12 and is all-in, UTG raises to $13.08 and is all-in, Hero calls $5.31 and is all-in
Turn: ($18.63, 3 players) 7♦:
River: ($18.63, 3 players) 5♣:
SB shows T♥:T♦: (One Pair, Tens)
Main Pot [$11.81]: (Pre 17%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
UTG shows K♠:K♣: (One Pair, Kings)
Main Pot [$11.81]: (Pre 18%, Flop 8%, Turn 2%)
Side Pot#1 [$6.82]: (Pre 19%, Flop 8%, Turn 2%)
Hero shows A♣:A♦: (One Pair, Aces)
Main Pot [$11.81]: (Pre 66%, Flop 84%, Turn 93%)
Side Pot#1 [$6.82]: (Pre 81%, Flop 92%, Turn 98%)
Hero wins $11.12
Rake paid $1.00
Hero wins $6.51
Add to that $1 Hand-of-the-Day reward, 4 freeroll cashes and we ended the day with $3.71 profit
An Interesting Day
I went hunting for the hand of the day (98)
This is a hard hand to win with post-flop in both hold'em and PLO8, but I chose PLO8.
I had my 3 post-flop wins in only 22 hands, and picked up $3.65 along the way.
On the downside, I cashed in zero freerolls.
Ya can't win 'em all...
But I'm once again within $5.00 of my record.
Today Was a Struggle
But I hung in there and played cash as long as I was in a tournament.
Be sure to check out the https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3319055#post3319055
No, that had nothing to do with the Hand-of-the-Day reward, which I collected for the third consecutive day.
Here is the category breakdown for today's session:
Category Won Count
F/R 1.19 3
Misc 1.00 1
NLHE 2.72 1
PLO8 -1.28 1
TRN -0.80 2
Grand Total 2.83 8
The session graph is interesting also
I play 20BB stacks while I'm hunting for the hand-of-the-day reward, but after I had collected it, I switched to a 100BB stack and went hunting for money.
Here's the giraffe for the cash session
Spoiler
It was an OK week
Not the best, but OK
By Category for this week:
Category Won
F/R 3.42
NLHE 5.10
PLO8 -4.37
TRN -0.80
Misc 3.98
Total 7.33
Challenge to date:
Start Last Wk This Wk +/- Goal To Date To Go
675.88 862.59 869.92 7.33 3,500.00 194.04 3,305.96
This one hurt...
Opponent was playing 75/50 and very aggro, so I was thinking my second pair would be good.
It wasn't the hand that hurt — it was the knowledge that I played it stupidly.
It was mine for the taking by betting large OTT, or even the flop.
Pacific Poker - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $2.70
SB: $6.05
BB: $4.67
UTG: $2.94
MP: $7.51
Hero (CO): $5.00
SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 9♣:8♣:
fold, MP raises to $0.15, Hero calls $0.15, fold, fold, fold
Flop: ($0.37, 2 players) 7♥:K♥:9♠:
MP bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25
Turn: ($0.87, 2 players) 5♠:
MP bets $0.34, Hero calls $0.34
River: ($1.55, 2 players) 3♠:
MP bets $1.08, Hero raises to $4.26 and is all-in, MP calls $3.18
MP shows 3♦:3♣: (Three of a Kind, Threes)
(Pre 47%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows 9♣:8♣: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 53%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
MP wins $9.48
Rake paid $0.59
Originally posted by padman400
Always hit on the river
I am certain that the notion that "we lose on the river" is an example of perception bias we see it over and over, and it has impact so it sticks.
I would like to be able to create a database query that reports how many times that equity reverses on the river, but at this stage, I don't know how.What I have been doing lately is keeping track of how many times I win with the river gin card
A Miserable Day
I lost less than I could have, but still a loss
Today's hand-of-the-day was 87 — which is always a tough one to get. I saw that hand 10 times, but only won with three of them.
The hard thing to do is to fold the current HotD. There is a strong mental pressure to bluff with it. I succumbed to that pressure only twice.
The rest of the time I managed to get to a showdown cheaply.
But I did succeed, however I only got 50 cents, dropping $13.02 along the way.
I had a top 2.5% finish in a freeroll though, so that helped a bit with morale — but not much else.
However we're now 1/3 of the way to the monthly reward, so that helps
A BreakEven Day
on the cash game front
But a freeroll cash and the HotD reward put me in the black
Short and Sweet
28 hands, $1.41 profit, $1.00 Hand-of-the-Day reward
I love it when they call and call, and I felt all smug until I realized how much equity he had
Nice Hold Queens!
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: $3.00
Hero (SB): $1.13
BB: $2.80
Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has Q♥:Q♣:J♣:4♥:
BTN raises to $0.15, Hero calls $0.13, fold
Flop: ($0.35, 2 players) Q♦:K♦:3♣:
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.17, Hero raises to $0.86, BTN calls $0.69
Turn: ($2.07, 2 players) 5♥:
Hero bets $0.12 and is all-in, BTN calls $0.12
River: ($2.31, 2 players) K♠:
BTN shows 6♠:J♦:5♦:T♦: (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
(Pre 45%, Flop 43%, Turn 33%)
Hero shows Q♥:Q♣:J♣:4♥: (Full House, Queens full of Kings)
(Pre 55%, Flop 57%, Turn 68%)
Hero wins $2.17
Rake paid $0.14