FR challenge: from micro online to NL500 live: Zoom FR NL5 (BR: $98)

Sounds like a very good challenge! Why not try 6max if you are finding FR a little boring?

Good luck!

Could be nice to follow! Count me in! Is there a special reason why you like the books of Ed Miller? Just curious! GL GL and keep us updated!

Day 1:

Played twice with PokerStars Giveaway tickets: 1x All-in shoot out and 1x Zoom Turbo Freeroll --> total profit: $0.00
Played 7 times with $0,25 Spin & Go (total cost: 175 StarCoins) --> total profit $1.00. Enough for Zoom FR NL2.
Played short Zoom FR NL2 with only 50BB buy-in. After 60 hands: profit $0.15.

And 825 StarCoins and 5 PokerStars Giveaway tickets left.

Tomorrow another few attempts with Spin & Go and Zoom FR NL2.

My tankroll will be:

Originally posted by stompy91
Sounds like a very good challenge! Why not try 6max if you are finding FR a little boring?

Good luck!

Originally posted by vonki
Could be nice to follow! Count me in! Is there a special reason why you like the books of Ed Miller? Just curious! GL GL and keep us updated!

Thanks

Good questions! The reason I choose for full ring is that casino's don't offer 6max poker. I want to learn to play poker at full ring as well as possible. Far as I know, only Ed Miller have written books about poker for live full ring cash games.

Day 2:

Played twice with PokerStars Giveaway tickets: 1x All-in shoot out and 1x Zoom Turbo Freeroll: profit: $0.00
Played 9 times with $0,25 Spin & Go (total cost: 225 StarCoins): total profit $6.00.

See graph for two days Spin & Go:

Played Zoom FR NL2 for 100 hands: profit $0.49.

My new bankroll:

And 600 StarCoins and 3 PokerStars Giveaway tickets left.

Tomorrow is another day again to build up my bankroll further!

Good luck!

Originally posted by Pistoleroo
Good luck!

Thanks

Day 4 and 5

The last two days were great days for my bankroll: $8.54 up!

To be honest: playing Zoom FR NL2 with very shallow bankroll made me to play too cautiously. As if I was playing poker like a slot machine at a nitfest zoom FR NL2 game. That works very bad! lol So, I decided to play more loose and agressive. This works far much better! There are too many players who are just waiting for a good hand and then go... or just fold too quickly. Too nitty. Easy to read

My new bankroll:

Day 10

Little played last five days... but my fishy play resulted in a lot of micro money

My graph from Zoom FR NL2 cash game this year so far. Even a red line is in plus.

My new bankroll:

When I have $75, then I am going to play FR NL5.

Hand 1
I know it is far too loose to open with 76s here. But Zoom FR NL2 can be very nit fest. So that is why I open wider from early (or even in mid and late) position now and then. What could the mini-raiser have here?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 85.5 BB (VPIP: 14.71, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)
SB: 96.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BB: 92 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
UTG: 117.5 BB (VPIP: 11.15, PFR: 5.00, 3Bet Preflop: 2.08, Hands: 266)
Hero (UTG+1): 116.5 BB
MP: 215 BB (VPIP: 6.78, PFR: 4.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.40, Hands: 1,366)
MP+1: 73 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP+2: 89.5 BB (VPIP: 14.00, PFR: 14.00, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 51)
CO: 111 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6♣ 7♣

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (11.5 BB, 2 players) 9♥ 8♣ 5♦
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, MP+2 calls 9 BB

Turn: (35.5 BB, 2 players) 2♥
Hero bets 25 BB, MP+2 calls 25 BB

River: (85.5 BB, 2 players) 2♦
Hero bets 74.5 BB and is all-in, MP+2 calls 47.5 BB and is all-in

Hand 2
Again with 76s.

Flop I made a small re-raise to keep the villain in the pot. To my experience, a lot of players in micro will make a fold here if someone make a big reraise. Though, I think now I should have reraised to 30.5 or 35.5 bb instead of 25.5 bb.

Turn: maybe I was too greedy? I thought: if the villain is already planned to fold to a scared card K, then it doesn't matter if I make a smaller bet or shove here. If I make a 1/3 or 1/2 pot bet on turn, then his remaining stacks becomes also too small at river. I guess that the villain won't have just TPTK here. Perhaps: straight/flushdraw, two-pair or set. Maybe even slowplayed AA/KK?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 36.5 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB: 109.5 BB (VPIP: 20.14, PFR: 1.44, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 142)
BB: 123 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 108 BB (VPIP: 14.50, PFR: 5.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.97, Hands: 1,655)
UTG+1: 82 BB
Hero (MP): 405.5 BB
MP+1: 109.5 BB
MP+2: 12 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 3.23, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 65)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♥ 6♥

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 3 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) 5♠ 9♥ 8♠
BB checks, Hero bets 5.5 BB, CO raises to 15.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 25.5 BB, CO calls 10 BB

Turn: (60.5 BB, 2 players) K♣
Hero bets 377 BB and is all-in, CO calls 71.5 BB and is all-in

River: (203.5 BB, 2 players) A♦

Hand 3
It was very hard spot for me on turn: call or fold? I decided to make a hero call as the Villain's play at turn was too "fishy" or unusual to my experience.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 162 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 10)
SB: 163 BB (VPIP: 4.58, PFR: 2.24, 3Bet Preflop: 0.28, Hands: 906)
Hero (BB): 284 BB
UTG: 82 BB (VPIP: 19.18, PFR: 0.95, 3Bet Preflop: 0.75, Hands: 319)
UTG+1: 127.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
MP: 229.5 BB (VPIP: 17.24, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
MP+1: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 8.77, PFR: 6.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 114)
MP+2: 151.5 BB (VPIP: 18.43, PFR: 12.04, 3Bet Preflop: 3.75, Hands: 218)
CO: 104 BB (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 11.18, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 176)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ A♠

fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, UTG+1 calls 6 BB

Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 3♥ 7♣ 9♠
Hero bets 11 BB, UTG+1 calls 11 BB

Turn: (40.5 BB, 2 players) Q♠
Hero bets 25.5 BB, UTG+1 raises to 107.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 82 BB

River: (255.5 BB, 2 players) T♠

Hand 4
Why do people at micro often think: if someone make a 4bet shove from the UTG postion he must have AK?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 102 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: 136 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BB: 50 BB
Hero (UTG): 102.5 BB
UTG+1: 64.5 BB (VPIP: 11.86, PFR: 3.39, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 59)
MP: 154 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
MP+1: 97.5 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
MP+2: 104.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
CO: 109.5 BB (VPIP: 8.06, PFR: 4.84, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 64)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ A♠

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 2.5 BB, BB raises to 5 BB, Hero raises to 102.5 BB and is all-in, fold, BB calls 45 BB and is all-in

Flop: (103 BB, 2 players) 7♥ 7♠ 8♠

Turn: (103 BB, 2 players) Q♠

River: (103 BB, 2 players) 8♦

If I need to guess in hand 1 he has most likely AA or maybe KK here with his min raise.
Hand 2 I would 3bet to 30bb or so and then villain has less than a pot size bet left on the turn.
Hand 3 he could have a set or 2 pair I think. It would be bad if he shoves with 1 pair hands or a draw. So I would likely fold here against an unknown.
Hand 4, because they think people with AA would make a normal 4bet what I would do with AK as well.

Anyway. Your start looks promising and good luck with your new blog

Cheers,
SDK1987

Originally posted by SDK1987
Hand 3 he could have a set or 2 pair I think. It would be bad if he shoves with 1 pair hands or a draw. So I would likely fold here against an unknown.

Yes, exactly! But, it is micro! Players play very unpredictable at this level

Another strange hand:

Hand 5
The villains had nearly defeated himselves by playing his hand very slow slow slow

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 168.5 BB (VPIP: 14.48, PFR: 5.24, 3Bet Preflop: 0.96, Hands: 1,671)
Hero (SB): 193 BB
BB: 185 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 9.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 161)
UTG: 226.5 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 6)
UTG+1: 245.5 BB
MP: 47.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
MP+1: 102 BB (VPIP: 11.86, PFR: 8.66, 3Bet Preflop: 1.90, Hands: 1,712)
MP+2: 103 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
CO: 80.5 BB (VPIP: 12.87, PFR: 4.95, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 104)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ J♣

fold, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) 9♣ K♠ 5♥
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks

Turn: (3 BB, 3 players) Q♣
Hero bets 2 BB, fold, UTG+1 calls 2 BB

River: (7 BB, 2 players) 5♠
Hero bets 5 BB, UTG+1 calls 5 BB

Today played only 446 hands and won $4.10.

My new bankroll is: $35.73. I am very optimitic that I will reach NL5 the coming weekend.

For short term:
I'm still re-reading/studying the book of Ed Miller: The course - Serious Hold'Em Strategy for Smart Players. This book is focused on live NL200/NL500/NL1000 cash games. To my opinion, it is also very usual for online micro cash games!

For mid term:
I'm also reading/studying the book of Doug Hull: Poker Workbook For Math Geeks. I want to learn different kind of equities! I think this knowledge will be very useful when I am going to play at higher level.

For long term: another books that I am going to read/study are:
- Playing the Player - Ed Miller
- How to read hand at no-limit Hold'em - Ed Miller
- Poker Plays you can use - Dough Hull
- Red Chip Poker - Late position - Hull, Sweeney and Soto
- Poker's 1% - The one big secret that keeps Elite Players on top - Ed Miller
- Live No-limit cash games 1 and 2 - Jonathan Little

Day 15 to Day 17

I played nearly 9000 hands in the last weekend. Firstly I runned hot and went $6 up and then... I got really one after the other bad beats. This resulted also in my TILTY FISHY play. This way of play punished me with $16 down. So, there is still a lot of work with my poker mindset.

Hapily, I made a good recovery at the end and this resulted finally in $7,40 up for this weekend.

Day 18

Today I have played just only 550 hands and $5,30 up.

Currently bankroll:

Hopefully I will reach $75 this week for playing at NL5.

Study for the coming week:

There is also a very nice thread: Your 20 Minute Poker Training - Fold Equity Overview. So, I'll study that every day for 20 minutes from now!

good luck with your blog mr Gerardus, it seems quiet interesting to read your posts where you throw your hands played and comment on them. Will folloow

Originally posted by krckamopomalo
good luck with your blog mr Gerardus, it seems quiet interesting to read your posts where you throw your hands played and comment on them. Will folloow

THanks

Maybe I shoud do that. I thought that at NL2 level it is not very interesting to see the played hands

Hand 6
I'm never going to fold here at the flop/in this spot. If he has AA than bad luck. That is the same as folding pre-flop with KK vs all-in.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 84.5 BB
SB: 112 BB (VPIP: 15.99, PFR: 13.48, 3Bet Preflop: 1.68, Hands: 326)
BB: 91.5 BB (VPIP: 11.63, PFR: 6.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.74, Hands: 364)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 12.67, PFR: 10.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 153)
UTG+1: 96.5 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 10.92, 3Bet Preflop: 2.44, Hands: 119)
Hero (MP): 112.5 BB
MP+1: 109 BB (VPIP: 7.37, PFR: 4.21, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 97)
MP+2: 97 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 17.12, PFR: 15.32, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 343)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♥ K♦

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, MP+2 raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 19.5 BB, MP+2 calls 13.5 BB

Flop: (40.5 BB, 2 players) 5♥ 9♦ 2♠
Hero bets 25.5 BB, MP+2 raises to 77.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 52 BB

Turn: (195.5 BB, 2 players) 8♠

River: (195.5 BB, 2 players) 6♠

Hand 7
His action on the river is raising all-in... It looked as if he had got a full-house. But, I decided to make a call here. I assumed: if he had a set, he would have raised at the turn. This is because there is a flush draw --> a lot of players tend to play at this way at NL2 as they don't want get drawn out by a flush.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 149.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (SB): 102.5 BB
BB: 70.5 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
UTG: 128 BB (VPIP: 53.85, PFR: 42.31, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)
UTG+1: 110 BB (VPIP: 16.61, PFR: 12.22, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 277)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.26, PFR: 7.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 121)
MP+1: 157 BB (VPIP: 11.51, PFR: 5.04, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 142)
MP+2: 98.5 BB
CO: 141.5 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ 3♦

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 5♦ 2♦ K♥
Hero bets 3.5 BB, BB calls 3.5 BB

Turn: (13 BB, 2 players) Q♣
Hero bets 8 BB, BB calls 8 BB

River: (29 BB, 2 players) K♦
Hero bets 14 BB, BB raises to 56 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 42 BB

Day 20

Played 640 hands and earned exactly one big blind: $0.02! But, all-in adj. result is $2.77.

The graph result so far for the zoom FR NL2:

Hand 9
I think that I should still go all-in at the turn based on SPR pre-flop.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
SB: 129.5 BB (VPIP: 26.73, PFR: 15.84, 3Bet Preflop: 4.65, Hands: 104)
Hero (BB): 103 BB
UTG: 108 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
UTG+1: 99.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
MP: 37 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
MP+1: 110 BB (VPIP: 24.50, PFR: 4.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 153)
MP+2: 102.5 BB (VPIP: 10.66, PFR: 4.10, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 122)
CO: 74.5 BB (VPIP: 11.81, PFR: 9.03, 3Bet Preflop: 8.16, Hands: 144)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♠ Q♥

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 12 BB, SB calls 12 BB

Flop: (49 BB, 3 players) 9♣ 2♥ T♠
SB checks, Hero bets 31 BB, fold, SB calls 31 BB

Turn: (111 BB, 2 players) 5♣
SB checks, Hero bets 57 BB and is all-in, SB calls 57 BB

River: (225 BB, 2 players) Q♣

Hand 10
It was a mis click just betting for 2 blinds at the river with my flush. It seems I have discovered a kind of bluf catcher trick. Good to know that for the next time.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.53, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 19)
SB: 73.5 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
BB: 162 BB (VPIP: 12.82, PFR: 10.26, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 39)
Hero (UTG): 106.5 BB
UTG+1: 50.5 BB
MP: 108 BB (VPIP: 54.55, PFR: 36.36, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
MP+1: 49 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
MP+2: 131.5 BB (VPIP: 17.73, PFR: 10.64, 3Bet Preflop: 1.49, Hands: 141)
CO: 166.5 BB (VPIP: 10.92, PFR: 9.24, 3Bet Preflop: 6.82, Hands: 120)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♦ T♦

Hero raises to 3 BB, UTG+1 calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) 4♦ K♦ Q♠
BB checks, Hero bets 5.5 BB, UTG+1 calls 5.5 BB, fold

Turn: (20.5 BB, 2 players) A♦
Hero bets 13 BB, UTG+1 calls 13 BB

River: (46.5 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero bets 2 BB, UTG+1 raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 57 BB, UTG+1 calls 25 BB and is all-in

Hand 11
He had a high fold to 3bet stats, so I decide to 3-bet here. As he called here, I was carefull to make a continubet. Maybe too carefull. But, he didn't make a bet too. So, i assume he might also have nothing here. That is why I decide to barrel on the turn and river. I think that these barrels will be profitable on long term.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 245.5 BB (VPIP: 28.47, PFR: 21.17, 3Bet Preflop: 4.84, Hands: 139)
SB: 100.5 BB (VPIP: 16.06, PFR: 12.28, 3Bet Preflop: 3.17, Hands: 585)
Hero (BB): 114 BB
UTG: 149 BB (VPIP: 9.50, PFR: 6.55, 3Bet Preflop: 3.39, Hands: 340)
UTG+1: 101 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 9.15, 3Bet Preflop: 2.08, Hands: 309)
MP: 107.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.86, PFR: 8.57, 3Bet Preflop: 1.61, Hands: 177)
MP+2: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 16.39, PFR: 14.75, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 63)
CO: 178.5 BB (VPIP: 19.30, PFR: 11.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 289)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♠ A♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, CO calls 6 BB

Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 8♦ 9♣ Q♣
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: (18.5 BB, 2 players) Q♦
Hero bets 12 BB, CO calls 12 BB

River: (42.5 BB, 2 players) 5♥
Hero bets 29 BB, fold

Hand 12
Pity, he didn't barrel again on the river. Does anyone have a suggestion how I should playu this kind of board/hand most effectively on long term? I think I should make a CB again here and then check behind on the turn for a check-raise next time.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 48.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
SB: 101 BB (VPIP: 10.34, PFR: 6.95, 3Bet Preflop: 2.04, Hands: 687)
BB: 60 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (UTG): 150 BB
UTG+1: 27 BB (VPIP: 8.09, PFR: 2.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.51, Hands: 529)
MP: 156.5 BB (VPIP: 12.72, PFR: 11.03, 3Bet Preflop: 6.12, Hands: 2,956)
MP+1: 42 BB (VPIP: 15.25, PFR: 3.39, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 59)
MP+2: 18 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 91.5 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 10.38, 3Bet Preflop: 5.32, Hands: 264)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♦ J♥

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, MP calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 6♥ J♣ 6♠
Hero checks, MP bets 4.5 BB, Hero calls 4.5 BB

Turn: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 6♦
Hero checks, MP bets 10.5 BB, Hero calls 10.5 BB

River: (37.5 BB, 2 players) K♠
Hero checks, MP checks

Day 22

Played 1000 hands with good result: $4.85 up!

Players can play really fishy at FR Zoom NL2 ♠_biggrin:

Hand 13
Against a short stacked player I'm gonna never fold. Especially with very low SPR (stack to pot ratio)! I guessed he might have Ax. My check was a bluf catcher. If he has got straight, two pair or a set, then bad luck. But now: I think I should still make a TB at thurn. But then just smaller: 1/3 to 2/5 of the pot to keep the villain in the pot.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 28.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
SB: 214 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.02, PFR: 15.11, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 139)
UTG: 56.5 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
UTG+1: 193.5 BB (VPIP: 13.36, PFR: 7.91, 3Bet Preflop: 1.60, Hands: 506)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.56, PFR: 10.60, 3Bet Preflop: 1.67, Hands: 154)
Hero (MP+1): 237 BB
MP+2: 94.5 BB (VPIP: 7.57, PFR: 3.93, 3Bet Preflop: 1.31, Hands: 389)
CO: 46.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♠ A♥

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) Q♦ J♠ A♠
Hero bets 4.5 BB, BTN calls 4.5 BB

Turn: (16.5 BB, 2 players) 7♥
Hero checks, BTN bets 21 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 21 BB

River: (58.5 BB, 2 players) 9♥

Hand 14
Easy money

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 96 BB (VPIP: 45.45, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 11)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.73, PFR: 9.82, 3Bet Preflop: 2.50, Hands: 519)
Hero (BB): 106 BB
UTG: 78 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
UTG+1: 103 BB (VPIP: 20.97, PFR: 18.55, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 125)
MP: 126.5 BB (VPIP: 10.59, PFR: 7.53, 3Bet Preflop: 4.29, Hands: 432)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 9.18, PFR: 7.96, 3Bet Preflop: 3.14, Hands: 413)
MP+2: 323 BB (VPIP: 15.23, PFR: 13.68, 3Bet Preflop: 1.98, Hands: 1,024)
CO: 116.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♦ Q♠

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 6 BB, fold, Hero calls 5 BB, MP calls 5 BB

Flop: (18.5 BB, 3 players) A♣ Q♥ 6♣
Hero checks, MP checks, BTN bets 15 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, fold, BTN raises to 90 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 60 BB

Turn: (198.5 BB, 2 players) 3♥

River: (198.5 BB, 2 players) 7♣

Hand 15
I don't like limping... But I liked this flop!

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100.5 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 105.5 BB (VPIP: 4.70, PFR: 2.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.25, Hands: 1,032)
BB: 113 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 127 BB (VPIP: 10.43, PFR: 7.58, 3Bet Preflop: 4.32, Hands: 429)
UTG+1: 81.5 BB (VPIP: 15.35, PFR: 5.73, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 234)
MP: 124.5 BB (VPIP: 15.12, PFR: 11.22, 3Bet Preflop: 1.33, Hands: 210)
MP+1: 124.5 BB
Hero (MP+2): 195 BB
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 13.01, PFR: 7.53, 3Bet Preflop: 2.86, Hands: 295)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9♥ 8♥

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, CO calls 1 BB, BTN calls 1 BB, fold, BB checks

Flop: (6.5 BB, 6 players) 8♦ A♥ 8♠
BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero bets 4 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 4 BB, fold, fold

Turn: (14.5 BB, 2 players) 2♦
BB checks, Hero bets 9 BB, BB calls 9 BB

River: (32.5 BB, 2 players) K♥
BB checks, Hero bets 20.5 BB, BB calls 20.5 BB

Hand 16
Just keep betting as long as you think you're not behind. The river was a small suck bet of me. I want earn somewhat extra money. To my experience: when you bet here again high 80/90% of the players will fold here, unless he has got a strong(er) hand. When he raise, then reevalute your hand again.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 122 BB (VPIP: 21.62, PFR: 10.81, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
SB: 289 BB (VPIP: 14.38, PFR: 11.37, 3Bet Preflop: 4.59, Hands: 301)
BB: 355.5 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
UTG: 108.5 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG+1: 214.5 BB (VPIP: 14.16, PFR: 10.62, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 114)
MP: 146 BB (VPIP: 18.29, PFR: 10.98, 3Bet Preflop: 6.90, Hands: 82)
Hero (MP+1): 100 BB
MP+2: 82 BB (VPIP: 31.43, PFR: 11.43, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 35)
CO: 79.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9♦ 9♥

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, MP+2 calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (12.5 BB, 4 players) T♣ K♠ 9♣
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 7 BB, MP+2 calls 7 BB, fold, fold

Turn: (26.5 BB, 2 players) 4♥
Hero bets 20 BB, MP+2 calls 20 BB

River: (66.5 BB, 2 players) 8♥
Hero bets 32 BB, MP+2 calls 32 BB

Day 23

Played 1100 hands and $6,28 up

Graph for this month so far:

Start bankroll (1st of January): $0.00 and 1000 PokerStars Coins
Currently bankroll now: $67.21

Yet to win another $8.00 and I can finally go play at NL5!
My tankroll is:

Homework for tomorrow:
Your 20 Minute Poker Training - Fold Equity Overview for day 1, 2 and 3.
Analyse of the hands that I have played today.
Read the chapter 8 of the book "Dynamic Full Ring Poker - Beyond The Basics" of James Sweeney.
To go through chapter 1, 2 and 3 of the book “The Course: Serious Hold’em Strategy for Smart Players” by Ed Miller again.

A lot of books that I will read coming months to improve my poker kills:

Spoiler How to Read Hands at No-limit Hold'em - by Ed Miller
Playing the player * Moving beyond ABC poker to dominate your opponents - by Ed Miller
Poker plays you can use - by Dough Hull & Ed Miller
Red Chip Poker * Late position - by Hull, Sweeney & Soto
Poker's 1%: The one big secret that keeps elite players on top - by Ed Miller
Poker Workbook for math geeks - by Doug Hull
Application of no-limit Hold'em - Mathew Janda
Jonathan Little on live No-limit cash games theory 1 and 2 - J. Little

Pfew, that is a lot of books to read! Later, I will also plan to watch poker on Youtube.

Day 24-25

Played a lot of hands, though I was a bit ill yesterday. Hindsight: that was not a good idea! Playing poker whereas I was ill resulted in a bad play of me: just only C or even D-game. Luckily I run hot at the and ended with a big profit: +$8,50 and finally reached $75 for the NL5 level.

Today I have made a small shot at Zoom FR NL5. The result was nice: $4 up with thanks to a pre-flop all-in shoover

Hand 17

Bankroll: $80

Day 26 to 29

Pfff, that was a hard and interesting lesson! The game that works at NL2 does absolutely not work at NL5! So I've tried to play too long at the same manner at NL5 as at NL2. This resulted in declining of my bankroll from $75 to $32. Around the 3000th hand I finally adjusted my poker game to the players at the Zoom FR NL5... with result! See graph below. Hopefully I will be back at the bankroll of $75 this Sunday.

Zoom FR NL5:

Currently bankroll: ~$65

I was suprised when I logged in at NetBet Poker. I had still some money there: €13.79... So, from now I will also play 6max poker at NetBet on a regurlarly basis. I think that playing at 6max game will improve my poker skill.