kidzoltan - Reaching for the sky

Welcome to our blogs section and good luck!

This is the first update:

Well, I did not have time to play the 3 hours a day, because I had to help my dance teacher with he's final exam. The graph is for only 4 hours. First change in the objectives is that starting from May i will play 3 hours a day on average, same with studying.

I'm down 8BIs on then last 8k hands, so I think I'm going to play NL10 on 888 for a while, rebuild, than play again NL25 when I feel ready. I felt that I couldn't focus at the tables, played badly, also got a little bit unlucky.

I hope my next update will contain good news

very interesting blog, I will follow it for sure

I am playing on 888poker too, NL6 at the moment, but hoping to move up to NL10 as soon as I can afford to (25BI at least). and as I can see you beat it quite hard ♠_grin: so I guess I could learn alot from you!

good luck mate

thank you, good luck to you to! Try to reach NL10 as fast as possible because it's very easy to beat, as I experienced it's the easiest platform.

888 Poker - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $9.43
UTG: $15.48
Hero (UTG+1): $13.40
MP: $16.31
MP+1: $10.40
CO: $33.28
BTN: $4.26
SB: $13.73

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A♦ K♣

UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.45, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.35, UTG calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.40, 3 players) 4♣ A♠ 2♠
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $1.00, fold, UTG calls $1.00

Turn: ($3.40, 2 players) 7♥
UTG checks, Hero bets $2.00, UTG calls $2.00

River: ($7.40, 2 players) J♦
UTG bets $5.90, fold

UTG wins $7.03

My opponent was a fishy player/ I saw him before limp/call AA PF. I had 30 hands on him 37 VPIP and 0 PFR.
First, it would have been better a bigger raise on the turn against flush draws.
I think it would have been really bad to call he's huge bet on the river, mostly he will show up with sets, or double pair, like AJ. On the other hand when he had AA he made a set and raised it all-in on the river, so I guess he had a strong hand here. Please add comments to the hand.

Originally posted by kidzoltan
888 Poker - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $9.43
UTG: $15.48
Hero (UTG+1): $13.40
MP: $16.31
MP+1: $10.40
CO: $33.28
BTN: $4.26
SB: $13.73

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A♦ K♣

UTG calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.45, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.35, UTG calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.40, 3 players) 4♣ A♠ 2♠
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $1.00, fold, UTG calls $1.00

Turn: ($3.40, 2 players) 7♥
UTG checks, Hero bets $2.00, UTG calls $2.00

River: ($7.40, 2 players) J♦
UTG bets $5.90, fold

UTG wins $7.03

My opponent was a fishy player/ I saw him before limp/call AA PF. I had 30 hands on him 37 VPIP and 0 PFR.
First, it would have been better a bigger raise on the turn against flush draws.
I think it would have been really bad to call he's huge bet on the river, mostly he will show up with sets, or double pair, like AJ. On the other hand when he had AA he made a set and raised it all-in on the river, so I guess he had a strong hand here. Please add comments to the hand.

maybe not AA but I think he had a naked A beat for sure, he will have at least AJ in this spot and any pocket pair that hit a set. so you made the right fold I think

i feel that most often he doesn't know how to c/r for value on previous streets and bets strongly on river to avoid having you check behind ♦ (aka "he has you beat")

888 Poker - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $18.36
BB: $5.58
UTG: $4.19
UTG+1: $10.00
MP: $9.68
MP+1: $9.70
CO: $13.12
Hero (BTN): $13.83

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10, UTG+1 posts DB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.25) Hero has A♦ K♦

UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 checks, MP calls $0.10, fold, CO raises to $0.65, Hero calls $0.65, fold, fold, UTG calls $0.55, fold, fold

Flop: ($2.30, 3 players) A♥ T♠ 7♣
UTG checks, CO checks, Hero bets $1.25, UTG calls $1.25, CO calls $1.25

Turn: ($6.05, 3 players) 7♠
UTG bets $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

River: ($7.55, 3 players) K♠
UTG bets $1.00, CO calls $1.00, Hero raises to $4.41, UTG calls $0.79, CO raises to $10.72, Hero calls $6.31

UTG shows 9♠ 8♠ (Flush, King High) (Pre 18%, Flop 28%, Turn 5%)
CO shows T♣ T♦ (Full House, Tens full of Sevens) (Pre 42%, Flop 69%, Turn 90%)
Hero shows A♦ K♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Kings) (Pre 40%, Flop 3%, Turn 5%)
CO wins $12.28
CO wins $16.97

Ok, so this hand was very badly played i think. I will describe my tought process.

CO: is a weaker regular, who tilts sometimes
UTG: fishy player

Pre-Flop:I thought it's ok if I only call, I did not wanted a big pot PF w/ AK
Flop: When both checked, I made a little bet, because I was thinking that none of them has an Ace, so they will muck their hands.
Turn: On the turn after I ogt called by both, I decided not to raise because the CO could have a stronger hand.
River: When the player sitting in CO only called, I thougth he has AQ/AJ, so I decided to make a little raise, and called he's shove despite I realised that i can't beat him.

I'm filling stupid for how I played this hand, but the rest of the session went well. Please comment it!

No intresting hands since this last one. Today I deposited 500$ on Pokerstars to receive the new reload bonus and played 5,4k hands NL10 and NL25. NL10 went well, but NL25 not. Now that I received the bonus I'm going to play on Stars.
Since I opened the blog I managed to play more/ improve game by studying/ and workout. I learned that these three objectives are enough for a while. I believe, that if I add objectives and goals step by step, having more time to get used to them, staying motivated will be easier.
I decided that I will post graphs and make summaries on Sundays. Good luck at the tables ♠_biggrin: ♠_biggrin:

I have a new intresting hand:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $5.11
SB: $10.42
BB: $7.63
UTG: $42.51
UTG+1: $14.60
UTG+2: $10.00
MP: $16.87
Hero (MP+1): $15.27
CO: $10.02

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Q♠ Q♣

UTG raises to $0.25, fold, fold, MP raises to $0.65, Hero calls $0.65, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls $0.40

Flop: ($2.10, 3 players) 6♣ A♠ Q♥
UTG checks, MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($2.10, 3 players) 5♠
UTG checks, MP bets $0.65, Hero raises to $2.10, fold, MP calls $1.45

River: ($6.30, 2 players) 5♥
MP bets $4.95, Hero raises to $12.52 and is all-in, MP calls $7.57

Hero shows Q♠ Q♣ (Full House, Queens full of Fives) (Pre 18%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)
MP shows A♥ A♣ (Full House, Aces full of Fives) (Pre 82%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)
MP wins $29.93

The only PT4 notes I had on opponent are: he 3bets PF {QQ,AA}
19VPIP, 17PFR over 60 hands

Was it obivious that he has AA? ♠_cry:

Hand1:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $25.90
SB: $67.47
BB: $60.55
UTG: $17.97
UTG+1: $28.66
Hero (UTG+2): $32.44
MP: $35.18
MP+1: $18.56
CO: $33.62

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has 4♥ 4♣

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.75, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 8♥ K♥ 4♠
BB checks, Hero bets $1.00, BB calls $1.00

Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) A♣
BB checks, Hero bets $2.50, BB raises to $8.00, Hero raises to $30.69 and is all-in, BB calls $22.69

River: ($64.98, 2 players) 8♦

BB shows 8♠ 8♣ (Four of a Kind, Eights) (Pre 81%, Flop 91%, Turn 98%)
Hero shows 4♥ 4♣ (Full House, Fours full of Eights) (Pre 19%, Flop 9%, Turn 2%)
BB wins $62.98

Hand2:

PokerStars - $0.25 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $25.00
Hero (SB): $43.82
BB: $25.00
UTG: $30.21
UTG+1: $31.73
UTG+2: $23.69
MP: $22.03
MP+1: $32.84
CO: $13.00

Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has K♦ A♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, Hero raises to $2.50, fold, MP+1 calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25, 2 players) 3♦ A♠ 5♣
Hero bets $2.50, MP+1 calls $2.50

Turn: ($10.25, 2 players) 7♦
Hero checks, MP+1 bets $4.00, Hero raises to $12.00, MP+1 raises to $27.84 and is all-in, Hero calls $15.84

River: ($65.93, 2 players) Q♣

Hero shows K♦ A♣ (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 45%, Flop 89%, Turn 0%)
MP+1 shows 7♥ 7♠ (Three of a Kind, Sevens) (Pre 55%, Flop 11%, Turn 100%)
MP+1 wins $63.93

Hand3:

PokerStars - $0.25 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $27.15
SB: $27.72
Hero (BB): $30.26
UTG: $13.14
UTG+1: $83.91
UTG+2: $9.90
MP: $25.00
MP+1: $12.75
CO: $19.07

SB posts SB $0.10, Hero posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has J♠ T♠

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.50, fold, Hero calls $0.25

Flop: ($1.10, 2 players) 5♠ Q♣ A♠
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.00, Hero raises to $2.75, BTN raises to $9.50, Hero raises to $29.76 and is all-in, BTN calls $17.15 and is all-in

Turn: ($54.40, 2 players) 7♦

River: ($54.40, 2 players) 9♥

Hero shows J♠ T♠ (High Card, Ace) (Pre 39%, Flop 41%, Turn 25%)
BTN shows Q♦ A♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Queens) (Pre 61%, Flop 59%, Turn 75%)
BTN wins $52.40

Hand4:

PokerStars - $0.25 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $12.75
SB: $47.19
BB: $24.90
UTG: $25.25
UTG+1: $12.42
UTG+2: $27.15
Hero (MP): $26.20
MP+1: $10.31
CO: $15.82

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has K♥ A♠

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.75, fold, fold, BTN raises to $2.00, fold, fold, Hero raises to $26.20 and is all-in, BTN calls $10.75 and is all-in

Flop: ($25.85, 2 players) T♦ 3♥ 6♥

Turn: ($25.85, 2 players) 9♣

River: ($25.85, 2 players) 7♠

Hero shows K♥ A♠ (High Card, Ace) (Pre 7%, Flop 6%, Turn 0%)
BTN shows A♣ A♦ (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 93%, Flop 94%, Turn 100%)
BTN wins $24.69

Hand5:

PokerStars - $0.25 NL ZOOM - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $24.25
SB: $28.51
BB: $25.35
UTG: $68.10
UTG+1: $20.25
UTG+2: $48.24
Hero (MP): $26.85
MP+1: $16.76
CO: $22.03

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has Q♦ A♦

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.75, fold, fold, BTN raises to $1.25, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.85, 2 players) 5♣ 5♦ Q♥
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.75, Hero calls $1.75

Turn: ($6.35, 2 players) K♠
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.00, Hero calls $3.00

River: ($12.35, 2 players) 5♠
Hero checks, BTN bets $11.00, Hero calls $11.00

BTN shows A♥ A♠ (Full House, Fives full of Aces) (Pre 87%, Flop 87%, Turn 95%)
Hero mucks Q♦ A♦ (Full House, Fives full of Queens) (Pre 13%, Flop 13%, Turn 5%)
BTN wins $32.80

Very sick day, I lost almost 5BI at NL25 3300 hands.
I calculated and I'm break even since I started my blog. That's not good, but it's ok.

It's Sunday, so before I go out with my friends I will post an update with the graph since I started my blog. ♠_biggrin:

NL2,10,25(14k hands) on PokerStars:

Well, even if the results aren't that good I still feel that I progressed a lot in improvement. I'm actually up, because I got 40$ bonus on Stars+ 15$ on 888 playing NL10. ♠_biggrin:

Starting BR was: 2000, current BR ~ 2030$

I did not post updates because I did not know how to review marked hands in pt4. I found it now, so I'm gonna post hands after I search for the most intresting ones.
Last 7 days were good, didn't manage to study that much, but played a lot.

Pokerstars NL2-25:

Got some bonuses to, so new BR: 2260$

I was at the used cars market today, and now I have a goal: I want to make money for a car. ♠_biggrin: ♠_biggrin: