Originally posted by metza
I dont think 1BI shots are worthwhile, better to save up 4BI or so and play a good amount of hands to get used to how it plays.
Thought so my self after I tried it. Gonna do that on the next attempt.
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Don't think I'm gonna win this promotion now. Running super shit. Getting called by everyone with fold to cbet 70%+ on super dry boards all the time. Also some coolers. Don't want to write a lot, feeling depressed again.
Hey Richard4a
Keep your head up. come to ipoker and maybe i'll donk some more stacks in to you ♦
Ohh here you are our Fantastic Five winner. Well Rihard you cannot win every promotion :f_cool:.
Well you are still break even after 14k hands. Those break even streaks just happen all the time so i think you don't have to worry much. I know my words are kind of banal but still.
So yeah i hope it will be like in Fantastic Five....most of the time nothing and then Negreanu wins a High Roller :f_cool:. This time i hope Negreanu will be you.
Good luck and keep up with great work you do.
Originally posted by Rihard4a
Don't think I'm gonna win this promotion now.
Don't worry. None of us even stood a chance vs this crazy guy 
Thanks guys for the kind words. I think I have sorted my head out again. Was talking to Manu today, he shared his HUD with me, so kinda tried that out. I am planning to have coaching with him in the near future. Anyway, this is all planning though yet to come, lets focus on today.
So after changing my HUD, and even I changed table themes so it feels kinda "new" me for ♦ and that boosted my motivation.
Graph from today
November graph
I still have strong belief that I will finish month very good. 
Because I don't give up ever, and I won't now either. I think I have good will power, but I have hard time fighting my emotional side.
Hands from today
If there was no river, there were no fish... wait wat.
Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
BTN: $5.50 (55 bb)
Hero (SB): $12.76 (127.6 bb)
BB: $5.61 (56.1 bb)
UTG: $11.10 (111 bb)
MP: $10.87 (108.7 bb)
CO: $4.58 (45.8 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with K♦ Q♦
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.30, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.90, BB calls $0.80, MP calls $0.60
Flop: ($2.70) 3♦ J♠ A♦ (3 players)
Hero bets $2, BB calls $2, MP raises to $9.97, Hero raises to $11.86 and is all-in, BB calls $2.71
Turn: ($27.35) Q♣ (3 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($27.35) J♣ (3 players, 1 is all-in)
Spoiler
Results: $27.35 pot ($1.23 rake)
Final Board: 3♦ J♠ A♦ Q♣ J♣
Hero showed K♦ Q♦ and won $0.00 (-$10.87 net)
BB mucked A♣ Q♥ and lost (-$5.61 net)
MP showed T♦ J♦ and won $26.12 ($15.25 net)
Not sure here about turn play.
Villain:
18/14/5.6/57.1/70
VPIP/PFR/3bet/f4bet/cbet OOP flop
Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
Hero (BTN): $10 (100 bb)
SB: $14.41 (144.1 bb)
BB: $10.15 (101.5 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $6.15 (61.5 bb)
CO: $10 (100 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with A♥ K♣
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, SB raises to $1, BB folds, Hero calls $0.70
I could 4bet, but then again his 3bet range is so narrow that most of the time I will get played back and there lose value of my hand. If he shoves on me I am folding defo because he is really tight, flatting I keep his JJ-KK, AQ and other bluffs OOP which makes them hard to play on some flops.
Flop: ($2.10) J♠ Q♥ T♦ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.10, SB calls $1.10
I think I could bet slightly bigger, but I wanted him to keep in with his AQ, AJ type of hands, I guess he cbet his sets here a lot, maybe sometimes x/c but that is too superstitious from him if he thinks I only flat 3bets only with AK.
Turn: ($4.30) Q♠ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.50, SB calls $2.50
I think this card should be good for me, if he has Qx, apart from QT and QJ, which are a little unlikely, he bet those on the flop.
River: ($9.30) 8♠ (2 players)
SB bets $4.40, Hero raises to $5.40 and is all-in, SB calls $1
Once he donks, I kinda feel that I am beat, but I couldn't fold this and decided to get it in. If he is bad he could donk AQ here, but unlikely. River is probably a spew. 
Spoiler
Results: $20.10 pot ($0.90 rake)
Final Board: J♠ Q♥ T♦ Q♠ 8♠
Hero showed A♥ K♣ and lost (-$10 net)
SB showed Q♣ T♠ and won $19.20 ($9.20 net)
Lost some value here
When I saw his hand I realised how much value I lost that I should've gained by betting larger. I don't know why did I bet so small.
Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
Hero (BTN): $27.83 (278.3 bb)
SB: $12.21 (122.1 bb)
BB: $5.99 (59.9 bb)
UTG: $5.07 (50.7 bb)
MP: $10 (100 bb)
CO: $22.38 (223.8 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with A♠ A♦
2 folds, CO raises to $0.20, Hero raises to $0.90, 2 folds, CO calls $0.70
Flop: ($1.95) J♦ 6♠ 4♣ (2 players)
CO bets $0.20, Hero raises to $1, CO calls $0.80
Turn: ($3.95) 3♠ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $2.55, CO calls $2.55
River: ($9.05) 9♠ (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $4.75, CO calls $4.75
Spoiler
Results: $18.55 pot ($0.83 rake)
Final Board: J♦ 6♠ 4♣ 3♠ 9♠
Hero showed A♠ A♦ and won $17.72 ($8.52 net)
CO mucked J♣ K♣ and lost (-$9.20 net)
That's it for now. I won't give up on winning this promotion no matter what. ♦
Off-topic
I recently started playing Assassin's Creed. Enjoying the a lot actually, quite addictive story line. I just finished The Brotherhood edition, and starting now Revelations. After I complete this one I will consider getting the third one and eventually the Black Flag. 
Regards,
Rihard
I like to refresh my backgrounds and avatars every know and then as well. It is a good idea when you are not feeling the motivation!
On the topic of Assassin's Creed, they're all awesome! I've played through all games more than once, and they're fun every time. Started with Black Flag a bit ago and it's the nuts
Also with the AK hand, maybe his overall 3bet is 5.6%, but his 3bet from the SB could be much wider than that. Even players with relatively low 3bet% tend to have a much higher 3bet% from the SB. So that's worth checking out. That's the reason I would much prefer just playing 4bet/broke there, instead of calling. Also yeah, I'd bet much bigger on the flop.
And I agree the river should probably be a fold, but I'm not sure I'd fold it in-game either...
Keep it up! 
Originally posted by TinoLaan
On the topic of Assassin's Creed, they're all awesome! I've played through all games more than once, and they're fun every time. Started with Black Flag a bit ago and it's the nutsAlso with the AK hand, maybe his overall 3bet is 5.6%, but his 3bet from the SB could be much wider than that. Even players with relatively low 3bet% tend to have a much higher 3bet% from the SB. So that's worth checking out. That's the reason I would much prefer just playing 4bet/broke there, instead of calling. Also yeah, I'd bet much bigger on the flop.
And I agree the river should probably be a fold, but I'm not sure I'd fold it in-game either...
Keep it up!
His 3bet in SB is even lower than the overall and same as BB 3bet.
I don't think 4bet/broke is the option, his getting it in range would be only QQ+, which isn't really awesome for us. 
And yeah Assassin's Creed is really like hitting Royal Flush every hand.
Ah okay. In that case I agree with flatting
And yeah Assassin's Creed is really like hitting Royal Flush every hand.
Never thought of it that way, but it's certainly true
Played $1.35 NL Hold'em [Turbo, Knockout], $6K Gtd, busted in 13th place. $33.50
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/5755998_98FB7BE4EF
Originally posted by HollyMichelle
Nice result and ROI there!Do you play many tournaments?
Every now and then. I usually play the Turbo ones. With Buy-Ins 0.55-2.20. Sometimes Zoom MTT 4.40. But this is the best cash so far. I haven't been very successful in MTT's because I usually bust out when I get it with the best hand and just lose the flip or cooler. ♦ My strong hands get cracked so easy it's just ridiculous, I can't imagine my self playing full time MTT's, the variance must be very depressing. ♦
http://www.boomplayer.com/poker-hands/Boom/5755048_8162042173
Haven't played at all yesterday so no updates, and I don't know whether I'll play today because HM2 keeps crashing on me on every launch. Trying to fix this shit.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: holdemmanager.exe
Problem Signature 02: 2.0.0.7932
Problem Signature 03: 52691f19
Problem Signature 04: mscorlib
Problem Signature 05: 4.0.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 4ba22001
Problem Signature 07: 3dac
Problem Signature 08: 3d
Problem Signature 09: System.AggregateException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: 4be7
Additional Information 2: 4be78fdd727e4350d8f2189583321f8d
Additional Information 3: e6d4
Additional Information 4: e6d449d86c172a08748eea08f4292ea5
I'm afraid that's gibberish to me! Have you tried posting on our HEM board for a fix?
I've tried to search the same problems on HM2 forums, whatever solutions I tried, have failed.
While without HM2, I am playing MTT's.
This is just so stupid how I keep running in these.
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/5785681_ED08B1917B