Freerolling fish - bankrollbuilding from $50

guess which day it is today?
it's friday, friday, gotta get down on friday...

yeah enough.
anyway as we all know fridays are good days for pokering, higher fish to reg ratio. played a short 1 hour session for now:

so far all days this month have begun with me running bad

it started with hands like this:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $5.36
MP: $1.75
CO: $5.25
BTN: $7.76
SB: $1.27
Hero (BB): $5.66

SB posts SB $0.03, Hero posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 5♣ 4♥

UTG calls $0.05, MP calls $0.05, fold, BTN calls $0.05, fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.23, 4 players) Q♦ 4♦ A♣
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.23, 4 players) 5♠
Hero bets $0.23, fold, MP calls $0.23, fold

River: ($0.69, 2 players) 6♣
Hero bets $0.69, MP raises to $1.47 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.78

MP shows 7♦ 8♦ (Straight, Eight High) (Pre 65%, Flop 54%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows 5♣ 4♥ (Two Pair, Fives and Fours) (Pre 35%, Flop 46%, Turn 75%)
MP wins $3.39

not sure if i overplayed my bottom two he probably had me in implied

but then it just happens that i turn it around:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $5.78
UTG: $1.72
MP: $2.96
CO: $7.85
BTN: $3.09
Hero (SB): $5.00

Hero posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 2♦ 2♥

fold, fold, CO calls $0.05, fold, Hero calls $0.02, BB checks

Flop: ($0.15, 3 players) K♣ 2♣ 8♥
Hero bets $0.15, BB raises to $0.60, fold, Hero raises to $2.15, BB raises to $5.73 and is all-in, Hero calls $2.80 and is all-in

Turn: ($10.05, 2 players) 7♠

River: ($10.05, 2 players) 5♥

Hero shows 2♦ 2♥ (Three of a Kind, Twos) (Pre 53%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
BB shows 4♥ K♠ (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 47%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins $9.39

i thought his range was 88, twopair probably giving them too much credit.
well whatever better to run good vs the fully stacked fish ofc

current bankroll: $223.76

end of day graph:

i didn't play well and as such didn't make money. fair enough

no hand histories for now. i'm off

But he had a pair of Kings!

He's obviously shoving there!

Seriously, why don't I ever find these players!

it was a top pair after all!

so i didn't want to talk about yesterday's latest sessions as they were so ashaming, but i should for self-growth
the tables were swarming with 4-5 fish... and i was one of the fish when tired you have to be hard on yourself to keep at least your b-game (which in such tables is still going to be profitable). i was playing my d-game, e-game or something

the following hand was a key point. i'll illustrate my thought processes:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $5.14
UTG: $4.37
Hero (BTN): $5.27
SB: $2.48

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 8♠ T♠

UTG calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.19, SB calls $0.16, fold, UTG calls $0.14

Flop: ($0.62, 3 players) 3♥ 4♦ T♦
SB bets $0.62, fold, Hero raises to $4.36, SB calls $1.67 and is all-in

Turn: ($5.20, 2 players) 9♣

River: ($5.20, 2 players) 5♣

SB shows J♣ T♣ (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 70%, Flop 84%, Turn 93%)
Hero shows 8♠ T♠ (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 30%, Flop 16%, Turn 7%)
SB wins $4.86

then he proceeded to insult me
i just typed back "nh" while finally taking some seconds to snap out of it.
"yeah right. what the hell did just happen? i shoved TPNK? really? he's damn right. i'm playing worse than howard lederer, i have to take a break"

and take a break i did, which did wonders. thank you, insulting fish!

today graph for now:

and this is what average villains were like:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $5.00
Hero (BB): $8.36
SB: $5.94

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 4♥ 5♥

Hero raises to $0.13, SB raises to $0.21, BB calls $0.16, Hero calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.63, 3 players) 2♥ 5♠ Q♦
BB bets $0.63, fold, SB calls $0.63

Turn: ($1.89, 2 players) 3♣
BB bets $1.89, SB calls $1.89

River: ($5.67, 2 players) 7♣
BB bets $0.05, SB calls $0.05

BB shows 5♦ 8♥ (One Pair, Fives) (Pre 30%, Flop 15%, Turn 11%)
SB shows 9♠ Q♣ (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 70%, Flop 85%, Turn 89%)
SB wins $5.52

and i can't stack these guys?
i think i played pretty well, but couldn't hit anything
key hand:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $1.96
BB: $1.17
UTG: $2.12
Hero (MP): $5.15
CO: $12.39
BTN: $3.20

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 6♥ 6♦

fold, Hero raises to $0.13, CO calls $0.13, fold, fold, BB calls $0.08
BB is 32/2, CO is 95/5

Flop: ($0.42, 3 players) K♦ T♠ T♥
BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($0.42, 3 players) 7♥
BB bets $0.05, Hero calls $0.05, CO calls $0.05

River: ($0.57, 3 players) 6♣
BB bets $0.05, Hero raises to $4.97 and is all-in, CO raises to $12.21 and is all-in, fold

CO shows T♦ K♥ (Full House, Tens full of Kings) (Pre 47%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
Hero shows 6♥ 6♦ (Full House, Sixes full of Tens) (Pre 53%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
CO wins $9.86

cooler or overplayed? remember the kind of opponents that we have here ♦
hand evaluation

still being owned by the fish
a graph says more than 1000 words (was that it?):

i think i played pretty well overall. feel that i got tired in the end though and it shows

fun hand:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $7.16
UTG: $2.04
MP: $5.00
CO: $4.17
BTN: $4.82
SB: $6.18

SB posts SB $0.03, Hero posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has Q♣ Q♥

fold, fold, CO calls $0.05, BTN calls $0.05, SB calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, BTN raises to $0.55, fold, Hero calls $0.25

i have no idea what the hell can that mean (lolaces?) so i decide to just call down

Flop: ($1.20, 2 players) 6♣ 8♠ T♦
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

Turn: ($2.20, 2 players) 4♠
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

River: ($3.20, 2 players) T♣
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.00, Hero calls $1.00

BTN shows A♥ 5♥ (One Pair, Tens) (Pre 33%, Flop 15%, Turn 16%)
Hero shows Q♣ Q♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Tens) (Pre 67%, Flop 85%, Turn 84%)
Hero wins $4.86

hand evaluation
another session coming later. feel that i need a break

end of day graph:

just one of these days where it just feels that nothing works and all the fish are playing back at you...
these words clearly show a feeling of defeat so it's enough for today

i'll leave you with one of their plays:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $4.87
BB: $4.87
Hero (BTN): $5.26

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 6♠ Q♠

Hero raises to $0.13, SB calls $0.10, fold

Flop: ($0.31, 2 players) A♣ K♥ 8♠
SB checks, Hero bets $0.20, SB calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.71, 2 players) A♦
fold

Hero wins $0.67

current bankroll: $208.64

there will be days like this, I think it's a fishes moon tonight

I lost almost 3 BI at Stars 5nl but turned it around in T$ ♠_cool:

Keep grinding!

nice thanks for passing by ♦

i see four tables, 3-4 fish at each... very tempting but can i take it?

yes i made it!!
again i managed to turn a massively losing day into a breakeven one ♦ yes i didn't resist the temptation of playing the fish

proper update with graph and hand history following sometime in the next hour
current bankroll: $221.45

so well this is today graph:

of course i have to show you what caused that massive spike there

first off i blame everest for not having auto top-up (yeah really)
missed 16 cents of value there

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $9.15
MP: $2.95
Hero (CO): $4.92
BTN: $6.59
SB: $5.16
BB: $2.79

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has Q♦ A♦

UTG calls $0.05, MP calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.28, fold, SB calls $0.25, fold, UTG calls $0.23, MP calls $0.23

oh i get AQs. i'm going to raise, everyone's going to call and then if i hit something i'll be raised off it like every other single time today. boring

Flop: ($1.17, 4 players) 3♠ 5♦ K♦
SB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero checks

ZOMG nutdraw in massive multiway! can i please hit it? pretty please?

Turn: ($1.17, 4 players) 9♦
SB checks, UTG bets $1.17, fold, Hero calls $1.17, ...

ZOMGZOMG i hit! and he bets pot into me! i can't believe it myself
HU i would at least minraise him here but i have a go at luring SB into the pot

SB calls $1.17

and he calls! i just can't contain my tears of joy. now is the river going to pair

River: ($4.68, 3 players) 6♥
SB checks, UTG bets $4.68, Hero calls $3.47 and is all-in, SB calls $3.71 and is all-in

YESYESYESYESYES

UTG shows A♥ K♣ (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 46%, Flop 49%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows Q♦ A♦ (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 28%, Flop 39%, Turn 100%)
SB shows K♠ J♠ (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 26%, Flop 12%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins $14.10
UTG wins $0.45

you bet this was very satisfying
what can i say? if you just hang in there long enough, the fish will donate their money to you eventually in the long run, you'll also win your well deserved share of huge pots.

Originally posted by Tomaloc
end of day graph:

Spoiler

just one of these days where it just feels that nothing works and all the fish are playing back at you...
these words clearly show a feeling of defeat so it's enough for today

i'll leave you with one of their plays:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $4.87
BB: $4.87
Hero (BTN): $5.26

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has 6♠ Q♠

Hero raises to $0.13, SB calls $0.10, fold

Flop: ($0.31, 2 players) A♣ K♥ 8♠
SB checks, Hero bets $0.20, SB calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.71, 2 players) A♦
fold

Hero wins $0.67

current bankroll: $208.64

I know you feel your time for stacking the fish is very limited, but please stop playing crap like , it will save you lots of money in the future. The reasoning follows:
What do you expect to flop? Two pair? Flush draw? When you flop trips and get action you're probably beaten. When you flop two pair you might have top and bottom or bottom two and you are behind most of the time.

Adjust your game to fish, but don't put yourself in -EV situations just because they're bad.
Check how profitable are hands like that on a good sample size ( 50k/100K database ) and you'll see what I mean.
Got the same advice some time ago, improved my game a lot.

LE: Oh, yeah, and lol @ gifs.

thanks that's mostly good advice indeed

i was playing mostly like 22/18 vs the fish even when 3handed, hands that we're comfortable with valuetowning with.
however this table was a special case, these guys were a special kind of bad. the hand just shows

in any case this specific hand was misplayed. my cbet is huuuuuuuuge, 1/2 at most and i get the same fold equity.
anyway i didn't run into any problems at all in that table problems were in others

some massive volume today:

was not feeling like playing at all so i didn't.
maybe later who knows?

little session. ran pretty much card dead but we do what we can:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $5.17
Hero (MP): $4.92
CO: $5.68
BTN: $5.46
SB: $5.51
BB: $5.16

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has T♣ K♦

fold, Hero raises to $0.16, fold, BTN calls $0.16, fold, fold

Flop: ($0.40, 2 players) J♦ 5♦ A♦
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.14, Hero raises to $0.40, BTN calls $0.26

this guy was floating every single flop i didn't cbet with these stupid bets. now take THAT, a check/raise as PFA!

Turn: ($1.20, 2 players) 8♣
Hero bets $0.99, fold

Hero wins $1.10

as you have probably noticed i have played some spewy poker.
i'm a bit afraid of where that may lead me to so i'll play some spewy chess instead

Those images make my day... Thx

Hey mate, only just found your blog! Will follow for sure.
Very entertaining gif hand histories BTW

thanks guys :f_biggrin:and everyone who has shown their support so far ♦
it's nice to see that people actually visit this so that i get encouraged to post more often

saw some fish so decided to play more. but instead of PROFIT!! disaster struck instead:

i was tired, i ran into some setups and i hit all my unclean outs i don't know if i actually played horrible or just received a slap in the face by variance (most likely both)
still i'm tired (i think i've already said that) so no way i'm reviewing this session now. maybe (just maybe) tomorrow

no hand histories now, but this sums up the session:

image by Borisian, used without permission (source)

to be fair i didn't actually hit every single tainted out, i still saved myself half a stack by an ace not falling when i had AJ vs the fish's AQ (lol mindset)
whatever, can't win every day. but we wish we could

I like your blog buddy! I have recently moved to NL 5 SH as well. Maybe NL 10 soon as I have over 25 buy ins for it.

thanks

sorry everyone for no update yesterday i think i'm going through one of these emo "boo i'm tired of clicking buttons and i hate stacks" phases.
yesterday i just didn't play at all. booted a short session today:

that was not much of a motivator so i stopped
sucked out by 15% equity, can't hit, yadda yadda, whatever. i'm not going to bore you even more by posting the suckouts

random hand history:

Everest - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $2.21
BTN: $3.71
SB: $9.11
BB: $1.76
Hero (UTG): $6.66

SB posts SB $0.03, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.08) Hero has K♣ A♦

Hero raises to $0.16, fold, BTN raises to $0.40, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.99, BTN calls $0.59

Flop: ($2.06, 2 players) 8♠ J♥ 4♣
Hero bets $0.99, fold

Hero wins $1.94

obvious aces ofc
well that's also how i'd play aces actually. so balanced

...

now i dunno what to write here
i'm probably going to take like a one week break... while i wait for the cash from the go for status promotion for one more day or two (right? RIGHT? it seems that most other rooms have already paid, so everest should also be paying shortly)... then i'll move my roll to stars and continue from there.

this is the graph for this month: