ughhhh
worst session in quite some time.
down over 6 BI through 6k hands 
was down about that much early on, but was able to battle back to +1BI. but in the final 1k hands the wheels fell off. lost 99 to 76cc on 98cc A vs huge fish for 330bb pot. then just couldnt win a flip/hand.
oh well, gold star for this coming month. cant wait for plenos academy!
Originally posted by yougotfelted51
down over 6 BI through 6k hands
Stoploss overratted? ♦
Originally posted by RasTweet
Originally posted by yougotfelted51
down over 6 BI through 6k handsStoploss overratted? ♦
haha no stop losses for me yesterday i guess 
was able to turn it around today though, started off slowly, end up:
2.2k hands
+ 8BI
also, im not sure why i ever try to bluff fish deep in pots, because they always find a reason to call down. biggest pot for me yet at NL25 ♠_biggrin:
Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
BTN: $23.45 (93.8 bb)
SB: $73.68 (294.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $104.10 (416.4 bb)
UTG: $58.11 (232.4 bb)
MP: $42.62 (170.5 bb)
CO: $30.46 (121.8 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A
Q
4 folds, SB raises to $0.75, Hero raises to $2, SB calls $1.25
Flop: ($4) Q
4 A
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.25, SB raises to $6.25, Hero calls $4
Turn: ($16.50) Q (2 players)
SB bets $9.75, Hero calls $9.75
River: ($36) T (2 players)
SB bets $20.75, Hero raises to $86.10 and is all-in, SB calls $34.93 and is all-in
Results:
$147.36 pot ($2.00 rake)
Final Board: Q 4 A Q T
SB mucked 4 A and lost (-$73.68 net)
Hero showed A Q and won $145.36 ($71.68 net)
anyway things are shaping up quite well lately!
i will be getting an $50 vpp bonus very soon, and just found out from pokerstars that i have a $500 deposit bonus to clear if i want 
im going to be shooting NL50 zoom soon, and am just wondering if anyone has any advice on the matter.
should i just hop right in and 4 table, or should i tone down the number of tables until i get more stats/reads on players???
started off with 1 table at nl50, then eventually ended up playing 4 tables and accumulated 3.5k hands.
unfortunately i did not play very well, and spewed in quite a few spots, and lost quite a good chunk of coin 
oh well, i will review the hands tomorrow and see where i made mistakes. boot camp is starting up, so things are good, lets go!
having a somewhat tough time at nl50 so far
played about 4600 hands, my EV is + 1BI, but my actual is around - 3.5BI.
i feel really good though, i am just unsure of myself in a few spots. for some reason i feel like NL50 are insanely good and will always raise me off my thin value, but that is most often not the case.
anyways, here's a couple fun hands from a quick session i just had 
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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Hero (BTN): $50.75 (101.5 bb)
SB: $50.35 (100.7 bb)
BB: $51.50 (103 bb)
UTG: $29.48 (59 bb)
MP: $62.65 (125.3 bb)
CO: $26.50 (53 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with Q Q
UTG raises to $1.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4.50, 2 folds, UTG calls $3
Flop: ($9.75) 8 2 T (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $5.50, UTG calls $5.50
Turn: ($20.75) 3 (2 players)
UTG bets $19.48 and is all-in, Hero calls $19.48
River: ($59.71) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
$59.71 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 8 2 T 3 8
Hero showed Q Q and won $57.21 ($27.73 net)
UTG showed 9 K and lost (-$29.48 net)
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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BTN: $89.91 (179.8 bb)
SB: $62.84 (125.7 bb)
BB: $51.43 (102.9 bb)
UTG: $101.71 (203.4 bb)
Hero (MP): $64.97 (129.9 bb)
CO: $107.34 (214.7 bb)
Preflop: Hero is MP with J T
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.50, 2 folds, SB raises to $5, BB folds, Hero calls $3.50
Flop: ($10.50) Q K 2 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero raises to $18.50, SB raises to $57.84 and is all-in, Hero calls $39.34
Turn: ($126.18) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($126.18) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
$126.18 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: Q K 2 5 T
SB showed A A and won $123.68 ($60.84 net)
Hero mucked J T and lost (-$62.84 net)
alright! so running really well at NL50 today
i am a little confused in spots at NL50, where i never really was at NL25. i think once i get it out of my head that every NL50 reg is amazing and trying to exploit me things will pick up.
anyways, i am clearing my SCOOP deposit bonus so that is fun, and i messed around in some tournies today 
goals for this week!
30k hands at NL50/25
post 5 hands per session in hand eval forums
here's a fun hand or two from today!
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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Hero (BTN): $64.82 (129.6 bb)
SB: $55.89 (111.8 bb)
BB: $12.60 (25.2 bb)
UTG: $74.11 (148.2 bb)
MP: $24.25 (48.5 bb)
CO: $133.99 (268 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with 7 8
2 folds, CO raises to $1.25, Hero raises to $3.50, SB raises to $7.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $4
Flop: ($16.75) A J K (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($16.75) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10.50, SB folds
Results:
$16.75 pot ($0.75 rake)
Final Board: A J K 5
Hero mucked 7 8 and won $16 ($8.50 net)
SB mucked and lost (-$7.50 net)
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
BTN: $50.98 (102 bb)
Hero (SB): $71.55 (143.1 bb)
BB: $24.81 (49.6 bb)
UTG: $51.19 (102.4 bb)
MP: $58.22 (116.4 bb)
CO: $50 (100 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 9 9
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, BTN folds, Hero calls $1.25, BB folds
Flop: ($3.50) 3 6 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50
Turn: ($8.50) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6, Hero calls $6
River: ($20.50) J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $16, Hero calls $16
Results:
$52.50 pot ($2.36 rake)
Final Board: 3 6 8 Q J
Hero showed 9 9 and won $50.14 ($24.14 net)
CO showed T K and lost (-$26 net)
had a fairly productive day. switched up some courses at school, and put in some ok volume.
posted 10 hands for evaluation
2.2k hands NL50, 1.5k hands NL25
+ $220
watched pleno's downgraded diamond video
i think the best part of the day was pleno's video, it helped me out a ton in regards to my game. i decided to play 2 tables of NL50 to try to get the hang of the limit and implement some of the concept's i learned in the video.
anyways, i had my first positive red-line session at NL50, and i dont feel so out of my depth thanks to the video
here's a fun hand from today's session!!
villain playing 19/13/4.5 3b in 815 hands
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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BTN: $50.25 (100.5 bb)
SB: $50.25 (100.5 bb)
BB: $62 (124 bb)
UTG: $67 (134 bb)
Hero (MP): $80.21 (160.4 bb)
CO: $130.05 (260.1 bb)
Preflop: Hero is MP with J A
UTG raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, 3 folds, BB calls $4, UTG folds
Flop: ($10.75) Q 2 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5.50, BB raises to $15, Hero calls $9.50
Turn: ($40.75) K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $13.50, BB folds
Results:
$40.75 pot ($1.83 rake)
Final Board: Q 2 2 K
BB mucked and lost (-$19.50 net)
Hero mucked J A and won $38.92 ($19.42 net)
dont float the last hand, there is no monster you can rep later on, ur not so deep and you have close to no equity.
actually id prefer to just give up this on the flop, his 3b overcalling range is just gonna contain so many AQ/KQs/TT-JJ hands, that will most of the time not even fold to 2 barrels...
Originally posted by zumpar
dont float the last hand, there is no monster you can rep later on, ur not so deep and you have close to no equity.actually id prefer to just give up this on the flop, his 3b overcalling range is just gonna contain so many AQ/KQs/TT-JJ hands, that will most of the time not even fold to 2 barrels...
hey zumpar, thanks for dropping by
i have been through your blog and know that you have way more experience at NL50 than i do, so i appreciate this feedback.
i am not sure how often villain will cold call AQ/KQs type hands vs utg open/mp 3bet. i would weight villains range more likely in the 99-JJ region, maybe even some AK hands.
otf, i dont think villain reps anything since i dont think i see AQ/KQs too often (as they would be more inclined to xc), and QQ is not often going to xr such a board.
i think i can still rep monsters later on, i think by flatting i can still rep QQ-AA but i could be wrong.
i realize i have no equity and it might be a spewy play, but i think villain here is full of shit so often that my line makes possible sense.
from your experience at nl50 have you seen lots of cold calls in this situation with AQ/KQs? in my experience so far (10k) hands i have not seen many of such actions, but my sample size is obviously too small 
able to put in 2 short sessions today
2150 hands
+3 BI
starting to get the hang of the limit today a bit more it seems. ran way above ev today winning AQ v TT bvb and chopping KK v AA btn v bb. hoping to keep on going with this and re-watch pleno's downgraded video again tonight.
here's an interesting hand from today. villain seemed somewhat fishy, and i was unsure of whether to check/call river or just jam it in myself.....
hmmmm 
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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BTN: $100.30 (200.6 bb)
Hero (SB): $53.46 (106.9 bb)
BB: $64.71 (129.4 bb)
UTG: $16.77 (33.5 bb)
MP: $50 (100 bb)
CO: $74.53 (149.1 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8 8
2 folds, CO raises to $1, BTN folds, Hero calls $0.75, BB calls $0.50
Flop: ($3) Q 8 6 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1, CO raises to $2, Hero raises to $8.50, BB folds, CO calls $6.50
Turn: ($21) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $15.50, CO calls $15.50
River: ($52) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $28.46 and is all-in, CO folds
Results:
$52.00 pot ($2.34 rake)
Final Board: Q 8 6 3 4
Hero mucked 8 8 and won $49.66 ($24.66 net)
CO mucked and lost (-$25 net)
Well Played.
I think as a standard you should JAM every time for value,or thin value if u have aggro dinamics etc etc.(this includes u ,not be a nit in the blinds)
GL!!!
Originally posted by Yozan
Well Played.
I think as a standard you should JAM every time for value,or thin value if u have aggro dinamics etc etc.(this includes u ,not be a nit in the blinds)GL!!!
being a nit in the blinds is no fun at all! it does get you into sick spots very often and that isnt very exciting
played a short session today, 1234 hands, + $43 which is blahhhh.
oh well, things are going much better at NL50 now, feeling much more comfortable
although i could use some work on my cbetting. are there any cbetting theory videos on PS that would help with that??
put in about 2k hands today while playing the SCOOP L event.
up around 1.5 BI, which was ok.
just busted the SCOOP event 7 hours in which sucks 
this was actually my first all-in of the entire tournament (where i could bust out)........
obviously villain is biggest fish at the table.....
Poker Stars, $5 Buy-in (700/1,400 blinds, 175 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
MP: 30,845 (22 bb)
CO: 45,716 (32.7 bb)
Hero (BTN): 31,512 (22.5 bb)
SB: 128,686 (91.9 bb)
BB: 30,870 (22.1 bb)
UTG: 61,407 (43.9 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with J A
3 folds, Hero raises to 2,800, SB calls 2,100, BB folds
Flop: (8,050) T J 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets 4,222, SB calls 4,222
Turn: (16,494) 6 (2 players)
SB bets 32,200, Hero calls 24,315 and is all-in
River: (65,124) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
65,124 pot
Final Board: T J 7 6 9
Hero showed J A and lost (-31,512 net)
SB showed 8 Q and won 65,124 (33,612 net)
3082 hands
+ $188
played some tournies again today, each time i
am reminded why i stopped playing them, such
a waste of time 
for top 25 stack in Big 4.40 w 300 left....
Poker Stars, $4 Buy-in (600/1,200 blinds, 150 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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Hero (MP2): 57,283 (47.7 bb)
MP3: 76,811 (64 bb)
CO: 34,586 (28.8 bb)
BTN: 9,691 (8.1 bb)
SB: 30,351 (25.3 bb)
BB: 30,852 (25.7 bb)
UTG+1: 24,460 (20.4 bb)
UTG+2: 94,322 (78.6 bb)
MP1: 36,433 (30.4 bb)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J T
3 folds, Hero raises to 2,400, 3 folds, SB calls 1,800, BB calls 1,200
Flop: (8,550) Q 9 8 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 5,555, SB folds, BB calls 5,555
Turn: (19,660) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets 13,333, BB raises to 22,747 and is all-in, Hero calls 9,414
River: (65,154) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
65,154 pot
Final Board: Q 9 8 3 3
Hero showed J T and lost (-30,852 net)
BB showed 8 8 and won 65,154 (34,302 net)
vs maniac chip leader, 28 left in $22 deepstack
Poker Stars, $20 Buy-in (125/250 blinds, 25 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 6 Players
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BB: 43,399 (173.6 bb)
Hero (UTG): 14,519 (58.1 bb)
MP: 9,499 (38 bb)
CO: 73,301 (293.2 bb)
BTN: 33,487 (133.9 bb)
SB: 7,893 (31.6 bb)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q Q
Hero raises to 575, MP folds, CO raises to 1,650, 3 folds, Hero raises to 3,888, CO calls 2,238
Flop: (8,301) T K 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets 17,500, Hero calls 10,606 and is all-in
Turn: (29,513) 2 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (29,513) 6 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results:
29,513 pot
Final Board: T K 4 2 6
Hero showed Q Q and lost (-14,519 net)
CO showed 6 T and won 29,513 (14,994 net)
fun session today!
1,462 hands
+ ~4 BI
had to quit a bit earlier than i would've liked as i could feel myself starting to play worse due to a lost hand 
here's a hand im not sure i played the best.
i think Kx would bet the turn a lot, so i should probably just 3bet ship river??
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
BTN: $83.38 (166.8 bb)
Hero (SB): $129.92 (259.8 bb)
BB: $64.85 (129.7 bb)
UTG: $43.61 (87.2 bb)
MP: $93.17 (186.3 bb)
CO: $16.66 (33.3 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with T T
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $4.50, Hero calls $3
Flop: ($9) K K 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $5, Hero calls $5
Turn: ($19) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks
River: ($19) T (2 players)
Hero bets $13.75, BB raises to $41, Hero calls $27.25
Results:
$101 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: K K 3 8 T
Hero showed T T and won $98.50 ($48 net)
BB showed A A and lost (-$50.50 net)
Originally posted by RasTweet
Shipping ftw!He only has KK and KT which beat you and you block those KT combos.
haha yes sometimes i am dumb and dont think!!!!
oh 100% turn equity, how i have missed you
Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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BTN: $118.99 (238 bb)
SB: $50.25 (100.5 bb)
BB: $79.55 (159.1 bb)
UTG: $40.03 (80.1 bb)
MP: $50 (100 bb)
Hero (CO): $50.75 (101.5 bb)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 9 9
UTG folds, MP raises to $1, Hero calls $1, BTN folds, SB raises to $2, BB folds, MP calls $1, Hero calls $1
Flop: ($6.50) J 9 7 (3 players)
SB bets $3, MP raises to $9.50, Hero calls $9.50, SB calls $6.50
Turn: ($35) 3 (3 players)
SB bets $8, MP raises to $38.50 and is all-in, Hero raises to $39.25 and is all-in, SB folds
River: ($120) 8 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Results:
$120 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: J 9 7 3 8
SB mucked and lost (-$19.50 net)
MP showed 4 A and lost (-$50 net)
Hero showed 9 9 and won $117.50 ($67.50 net)
