FAST NL50! $200 --> $2000 in 1 month. what next?

Small sample size, only about 20k hands from October only.
It is stunning to me how little money I have won from the later positions (CO/BTN). Maybe I am folding to 3bets from the blinds too much.

What is the best way to find out what my possible issues are from these positions? I have attempted to use the filter settings in HEM2 but have not had much luck yet....

Bb: -26.12bb/100 – 17.5/9.6/8.6. 22.5 WTSD. 2.26 AGG

SB: -4.48bb/100 – 20.7/18.2/6.0. 20.5 WTSD. 3.79 AGG

BTN: 4.52bb/100 – 32.6/30.1/6.2. 21.2 WTSD. 3.55 AGG

CO: 4.18bb/100 – 23.8/22.8/3.7. 21.4 WTSD. 3.47 AGG

MP: 35.18bb/100 – 18.7/18.1/3.8. 23.7 WTSD. 3.41 AGG

UTG: 23.12bb/100 – 16.2/16.2/0. 21.3 WTSD. 5.05 AGG

Hi!
How you doing?

I'm wondering what is your bankroll now? (you haven't mentioned it)

Hi gigenieks!
Poker is going semi-decently for me at the moment, how about with you? What stakes do you play? As for my bankroll, it is not nearly as high as i would like, but i am a bit of a bankroll nit

had a pretty brutal day on stars: -2 BI
however i made up for that by final tabling two small tournies on titan.
unfortunately i went out in 4th and 5th at the final tables, and these hands really killed me

IPoker, $10 Buy-in (500/1,000 blinds, 100 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 4 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BB: 62,145 (62.1 bb)
CO: 24,924 (24.9 bb)
BTN: 48,186 (48.2 bb)
Hero (SB): 26,699 (26.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K K
CO folds, BTN calls 1,000, Hero raises to 3,800, BB folds, BTN calls 2,800

Flop: (9,000) 5 6 8 (2 players)
Hero bets 5,100, BTN raises to 44,286 and is all-in, Hero calls 17,699 and is all-in

Turn: (54,598) 7 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (54,598) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

this one is only a flip so it is really not that unlucky. it is just that lately in all in situations i am crushing on the flop, so it is really disappointing to lose by the river
IPoker, $10 Buy-in (1,000/2,000 blinds, 200 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BB: 38,934 (19.5 bb)
MP: 88,893 (44.4 bb)
CO: 41,576 (20.8 bb)
BTN: 77,597 (38.8 bb)
Hero (SB): 45,000 (22.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8 8
3 folds, Hero raises to 4,399, BB raises to 38,734 and is all-in, Hero calls 34,335

Flop: (78,468) 3 9 6 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (78,468) Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (78,468) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

played today on both titan and pokerstars.
i battled for a few hours on stars and lost 15. i thought i has acquired enough vpps to acquire the $75 vip rewards, but then i realized i need to be a gold star

i played nl20 on titan for 1.5 hours, and the game is so much easier there than on stars it is ridiculous. ended up almost 4 BI ♦

i hate that my hud doesnt work in the speed hold em on titan, but hands like this make it worth the pain....

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BB: $9.47 (47.4 bb)
UTG: $28.37 (141.9 bb)
MP: $5.80 (29 bb)
Hero (CO): $25.35 (126.8 bb)
BTN: $8.20 (41 bb)
SB: $56.75 (283.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5 5
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.60, BTN folds, SB calls $0.50, BB folds

Flop: ($1.40) 5 4 Q (2 players)
SB bets $1.20, Hero raises to $3.20, SB raises to $56.15 and is all-in, Hero calls $21.55 and is all-in

Turn: ($50.90) A (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($50.90) J (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

so i think once i get my $75 dollar vip reward on stars i will move my money onto another site. i am looking for one with solid rakeback and some fishy players.

thinking about one of the ipoker skins maybe?

anyone out there have any sites to recommend? mods?

accept my friend request and lets talk in private...

i think i am going to move off of stars from now on. grinding to get $25 more in stellar rewards is not worth the battle when i can play on titan vs mega fish

this hand reminds me of the good old days of poker, except back then, this would get in on the flop....

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (BB): $31.13 (155.6 bb)
UTG: $23.39 (117 bb)
MP: $27.89 (139.5 bb)
CO: $6.40 (32 bb)
BTN: $5.40 (27 bb)
SB: $24 (120 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J J
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.60, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.30) J 2 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $1.20, Hero raises to $3.67, MP calls $2.47

Turn: ($8.64) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $6.48, MP calls $6.48

River: ($21.60) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $20.38 and is all-in, MP calls $17.14 and is all-in

Results:

was able to put in a second 90 min session today.
+ 2BI result which was ok. sort of flatlined over my final 500 hands

another funny hand courtesy of titan's best!

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BB: $11.55 (57.8 bb)
UTG: $30.87 (154.4 bb)
MP: $25.28 (126.4 bb)
Hero (CO): $37.03 (185.2 bb)
BTN: $5.75 (28.8 bb)
SB: $40.60 (203 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K K
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.60, BTN raises to $1.80, SB folds, BB calls $1.60, Hero raises to $37.03 and is all-in, BTN folds, BB calls $9.75 and is all-in

Flop: ($25.00) T 4 8 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: ($25.00) 9 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($25.00) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

put in a short 40 min session, was up 3 bi within 10 mins, and then just either couldnt hit in 3b/4b pots, or got coolered hard ♠_mad:

i could feel myself beginning to tilt, and forced myself to quit with only $5 to show from the session after this hand.....

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $16.25 (81.3 bb)
Hero (BB): $24.94 (124.7 bb)
CO: $8.67 (43.3 bb)
BTN: $8.25 (41.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A A
2 folds, SB raises to $0.40, Hero raises to $1, SB calls $0.60

Flop: ($2) 5 Q 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.20, SB raises to $2.40, Hero raises to $4.60, SB calls $2.20

Turn: ($11.20) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $19.34, SB calls $10.65 and is all-in

River: ($32.50) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

in the last hand ur preflop raise is small...your flop bet is small...your re raise to his raise is also small...gotta make it big on such wet boards....

preflop and flop are smaller than normal as i am likely against a weaker range in this bvb spot. if i am 3betting vs utg/mp my 3bet sizing will be bigger because i am presumably against a stronger range.

i debated between jamming and clicking back flop, and i thought that clicking back would induce villain to jam his fds/oesds/Qx hands that may fold to a shove. evidently my attempt at inducing failed, and allowed villain to bink and have me dead on the turn

was only able to get in 1k hands so far today, and that will probably be it
had to make quite a few folds on gross rivers with big hands
ended up +1.5 BI which is always nice

here is a funny hand,
no cbet as my hand is almost invulnerable, and i take away so many cards from villain's possible value hand combos.

turn i decide to bet as Ax always calls and sometime gutshots/floats/underpairs do as well

river i bomb as i figure villain always calls an Ax hand, and never bluffs/value bets worse as 2 pairing is a terrible card for that.....

villain then proceeds to make quite the odd river play ♠_biggrin:

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BB: $20 (100 bb)
UTG: $28.32 (141.6 bb)
MP: $6.65 (33.3 bb)
Hero (CO): $21.90 (109.5 bb)
BTN: $30.56 (152.8 bb)
SB: $39.38 (196.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q Q
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.60, BTN calls $0.60, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.50) 8 Q 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($1.50) A (2 players)
Hero bets $1, BTN calls $1

River: ($3.50) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $2.80, BTN raises to $11.90, Hero raises to $20.30 and is all-in, BTN folds

Results:

just had a pretty brutal session. it is about 5am my time, and i wanted to clear a bonus that was due to expire tomorrow....
ended up break even but had some spewy/bad plays

definitely get a little to spewy when im super tired

snuck in a 1 hour session today
1k hands
+ 1 BI

here was an interesting hand vs tight villain.
i decided to xc river vs missed fds/medium value hands he turns into bluffs.

i certainly was surprised to see his particular hand at showdown

IPoker, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $22.89 (114.5 bb)
BB: $4.25 (21.3 bb)
CO: $24.95 (124.7 bb)
BTN: $20 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K K
CO raises to $0.60, BTN folds, Hero raises to $1.60, BB folds, CO calls $1

Flop: ($3.40) 7 8 Q (2 players)
Hero bets $2, CO calls $2

Turn: ($7.40) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, CO calls $4

River: ($15.40) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $13.40, Hero calls $13.40

Results:

pretty brutal session today
lost 4.25 bi
2k hands

unfortunately lost AA <KK, AKs <QQ, K9=T9 on 63s9, etc
i went with my read in a 3bet pot and check jammed river with air, i was right in that villain had a fd, unfortunately he rivered a straight

tough day so gonna give it a rest for tonight, and start it up again tomorrow ♦

hey man if your looking for rakeback and fish i suggest unibet ♦

had a pretty horrendous weekend.
lost ~9BI at NL20, mostly due to tilt and getting pretty unlucky in my all in situations.
lost another 2BI at NL100 at really fishy tables, unfortunately i ran into monsters a lot.

now i have to study for a test, but tomorrow i will be back grinding again

semi-solid day today, played a bit of everything....
-1.5 BI at NL20
+.5 BI at NL200 Live
+ $230 in 4 tournies

good start to the week, however i really need to watch some strategy videos.
tomorrow will be lots of studying/hand review

planning to watch schnitzelfisch's time management video tomorrow, as i feel that could really help me both in poker and in school.

gonna try to watch a live session or hand history review tomorrow as well.

any recommendations?