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Oh boy the waters are deep. Another session where RNG is testing me. In the end I lost 3buyins and EV was -3 too. But the way it happened was just mental. Overall I run horribly when money went in. But it evened out in 2 big pots where I got it in with less than 10% equity. And as I played deep, there were some nasty situations where a Good Customer cold calls 4bet with 8865r and flops nut straight when I flop 2nd nut straight 3way 4bet pot. In the long run that preflop call is nice, but today in the short run... Might be my selective memory, but I lost so many pots today where opponents made insane calls on the flop with air or close to it and spike runner runners vs. my bluff catcher. And I give them the value on the River. River call efficiency was 1,3.
There was one insane hand where I raised 863ss flop, pot K turn and made 3/4 bet on K river. I didn't look my stack, I have $16 behind and I bet $15. Opponent raised me, and I had put him on a draw. I cried and called that $1 just to see what he had (I had 55xx something). He had T77x and raised probably as a bluff, but didn't check my stack. So if I had shoved, I am quite sure he would have folded. I still don't know what went through his head.
I got over 10buyin stack again.
Some hands:
It worked!
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BTN: 624.68 BB (VPIP: 24.48, PFR: 18.53, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 291)
SB: 84.8 BB (VPIP: 24.83, PFR: 13.08, 3Bet Preflop: 1.66, Hands: 777)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 26.18, PFR: 16.75, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 195)
Hero (UTG): 142.48 BB
MP: 70.72 BB (VPIP: 24.02, PFR: 15.64, 3Bet Preflop: 2.74, Hands: 184)
CO: 69.2 BB (VPIP: 31.61, PFR: 18.26, 3Bet Preflop: 5.44, Hands: 374)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♣ A♠ A♥ 8♥
Hero raises to 3.4 BB, fold, CO calls 3.4 BB, BTN calls 3.4 BB, fold, BB calls 2.4 BB
Flop: (14 BB, 4 players) Q♥ 7♥ T♥
BB checks, Hero bets 6.72 BB, fold, BTN calls 6.72 BB, fold
Nuts and half a pot bet.
Turn: (27.44 BB, 2 players) 9♠
Hero bets 26.28 BB, BTN calls 26.28 BB
Still nuts, and opponent is a reg. Either he has really weak hand and he folds the turn, or he has a set/flush. Standard line would be to bet smaller, 2/3-3/4, but here I made it pot to represent Ah blocker. He might think "why would he pot if he had the nut flush?". Opponent thought for a while and called.
River: (80 BB, 2 players) 4♥
Hero bets 76.6 BB, BTN calls 76.6 BB
Same concept on the river. Pot to rep Ah blocker. Once again he might think why would I pot it, and scare him away? Opponent tanked and called with 6high flush. It worked! Would be interesting to know if he had actually folded his small flush if I had bet 3/4 on the turn and on the river?
Hero shows K♣ A♠ A♥ 8♥ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 59%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
BTN mucks 6♥ 9♦ 5♦ 5♥ (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 41%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 225.2 BB
PLO Zoom is impossible to beat, they say...
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Hero (BTN): 104.08 BB
SB: 284.36 BB (VPIP: 14.81, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 28)
BB: 166.92 BB (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 39)
UTG: 93.44 BB (VPIP: 22.12, PFR: 13.94, 3Bet Preflop: 6.90, Hands: 336)
MP: 198.16 BB (VPIP: 23.28, PFR: 9.48, 3Bet Preflop: 2.44, Hands: 120)
CO: 357.12 BB (VPIP: 63.64, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 33)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4♥ 2♣ A♦ A♣
fold, fold, CO raises to 3.4 BB, Hero raises to 11.6 BB, fold, BB calls 10.6 BB, CO calls 8.2 BB
Flop: (35.2 BB, 3 players) A♠ 6♠ 9♦
BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets 25.28 BB, BB calls 25.28 BB, fold
Turn: (85.76 BB, 2 players) 7♦
BB checks, Hero bets 67.2 BB and is all-in, BB calls 67.2 BB
I don't really get this one. Opponent is a reg and decides to cold call when I 3bet against UTG open with AKJ3ss. Then he hits dry Ace on A96ss flop without his flush draw. And on the turn when another flush draw opens and straight gets there, he snap calls my 70bb shove. What in the world did he put me on?
And for all of you, DON'T COLD CALL 3BETS! It's not profitable. There are only few exceptions to that.
River: (220.16 BB, 2 players) 2♥
BB shows J♦ A♥ 3♥ K♠ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 30%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 4♥ 2♣ A♦ A♣ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 70%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 212.16 BB
Another tight fold gone wrong
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BTN: 182.28 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)
Hero (SB): 154.96 BB
BB: 110.12 BB (VPIP: 50.98, PFR: 31.37, 3Bet Preflop: 21.74, Hands: 55)
UTG: 243.24 BB (VPIP: 25.89, PFR: 17.86, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 114)
MP: 211.08 BB (VPIP: 4.35, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 45.16, PFR: 30.65, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 63)
Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♣ K♦ 4♣ 9♦
fold, MP raises to 3.4 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, BB raises to 13.6 BB, MP calls 10.2 BB, Hero calls 10.2 BB
BB is a crazy player who 3bets pretty much whatever he feels like.
Flop: (40.8 BB, 3 players) 9♠ A♦ 2♠
Hero checks, BB bets 29.32 BB, MP raises to 127.04 BB, fold, BB calls 67.2 BB and is all-in
As BB was crazy and would stack of with almost any hit, I was really excited about this flop. My mouse was already over the pot button, until MP who had so far played only one hand out of 24 decides to shove 130bb against 3bettor in Axx flop. I was so sure he would have AA there, and I folded my top2. And thought that I was lucky that he didn't trap me with a call on the flop. Until I saw their hands.
I would have had 40% on the flop.
Turn: (233.84 BB, 2 players) 3♣
River: (233.84 BB, 2 players) 4♦
BB shows 4♥ Q♦ 7♦ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 45%, Flop 27%, Turn 40%)
MP shows Q♠ A♠ T♣ J♥ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 55%, Flop 73%, Turn 60%)
BB wins 225.84 BB
Kudos to opponent
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BTN: 942.4 BB (VPIP: 26.33, PFR: 14.63, 3Bet Preflop: 5.90, Hands: 772)
SB: 211.88 BB (VPIP: 24.43, PFR: 16.03, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 136)
BB: 128.2 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 74)
UTG: 135.16 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (MP): 176.84 BB
CO: 289.12 BB (VPIP: 35.85, PFR: 22.64, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 54)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♦ 6♠ 3♠ A♣
fold, Hero raises to 3.4 BB, CO raises to 11.6 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 36.2 BB, CO calls 24.6 BB
Opponent has AA here. He could have raised to 100bb and take the flip against my assumed AA. But instead he called my 4bet.
Flop: (73.8 BB, 2 players) Q♠ 3♥ 4♦
Hero bets 70.68 BB, CO raises to 252.92 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 69.96 BB and is all-in
On most flops we have 50/50 situation. SPR is almost 2, so if his plan is to shove any flop he would create some FE. If I don't fold any flop, then the outcome would be the same as if we went all-in preflop.
Note: If he had premium Aces, then he should have shoved preflop as he would have been 55-60% favourite.
Turn: (355.08 BB, 2 players) T♠
River: (355.08 BB, 2 players) 4♥
Hero shows A♦ 6♠ 3♠ A♣ (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 51%, Flop 43%, Turn 55%)
CO shows 7♣ A♠ A♥ 5♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 49%, Flop 57%, Turn 45%)
Hero wins 173.56 BB
CO wins 173.52 BB
Small cooler in 500bb pot
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BTN: 54.16 BB (VPIP: 17.80, PFR: 9.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 122)
SB: 235.52 BB (VPIP: 17.54, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 59)
BB: 165.72 BB (VPIP: 73.21, PFR: 35.71, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 56)
UTG: 94.6 BB (VPIP: 47.13, PFR: 18.47, 3Bet Preflop: 3.51, Hands: 158)
Hero (MP): 308.08 BB
CO: 29.32 BB (VPIP: 31.35, PFR: 18.81, 3Bet Preflop: 6.84, Hands: 308)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♠ T♣ J♣ K♠
UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 4 BB, BB calls 3.4 BB, UTG calls 3.4 BB
Flop: (17.6 BB, 4 players) 3♥ K♦ J♦
SB bets 5.56 BB, BB calls 5.56 BB, UTG calls 5.56 BB, Hero raises to 44.64 BB, SB raises to 161.88 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 303.68 BB and is all-in, SB calls 69.24 BB and is all-in
4way pot and opponent donks 1/3 pot. I block the King, and KJdd offers a lot of draws. BB and UTG called, so KK is out of their ranges. That donk doesn't look like KK (and I block it too) so I raise. And when SB reraised I puked. He could shove combodraw, like KQJTdd. To fold my KJJ, I would have to be very sure that his range is only KK. It looks like it now, but the donk...? My blocker...?
Couldn't fold, got it in with 9% and made runner runner straight. I think my opponent doesn't feel happy.
Turn: (490.96 BB, 2 players) Q♠
River: (490.96 BB, 2 players) A♦
SB shows 6♦ 8♥ K♥ K♣ (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 60%, Flop 91%, Turn 78%)
Hero shows J♠ T♣ J♣ K♠ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 9%, Turn 23%)
Hero wins 482.96 BB
What in the world are they thinking, part 2
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BTN: 99 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
SB: 53.6 BB (VPIP: 33.51, PFR: 6.88, 3Bet Preflop: 2.24, Hands: 561)
Hero (BB): 146 BB
UTG: 105.2 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 99)
MP: 318.76 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 6)
CO: 297.08 BB (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 16.08, 3Bet Preflop: 5.36, Hands: 147)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♦ 9♣ A♠ 9♥
UTG raises to 3.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.6 BB, UTG calls 7.2 BB
UTG is a reg, so let's look how this goes from his perspective. I 3bet his UTG open from BB, which means that my range is pretty strong. AAxx heavy.
Flop: (21.6 BB, 2 players) Q♥ 7♥ 6♣
Hero checks, UTG checks
Flop goes check-check. I could try to check-raise with AAhh or AAQQ etc. but most likely I check because I missed the board.
Turn: (21.6 BB, 2 players) A♥
Hero checks, UTG bets 9.92 BB, Hero calls 9.92 BB
Ah comes. So my AAxx range doesn't fold, and my hh range doesn't fold. He decided to bluff with JJ. To be honest, I don't think I would fold any of my Axxx range either as it would have at least a gutshot with it. I don't know why he decided to bluff here when majority of my range doesn't fold.
River: (41.44 BB, 2 players) J♣
Hero checks, UTG checks
On the river he doesn't barrel to make me fold my AA, probably because he got some showdown value.
It might be that he doesn't understand that when I 3bet from BB against UTG I should have a damn strong hand (as with the rest I can see the flop for cheap price). To him all 3bets are the same. On the turn he doesn't think about my hand, just makes the bluff as I checked twice.
Hero shows A♦ 9♣ A♠ 9♥ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 65%, Flop 81%, Turn 85%)
UTG mucks 8♥ J♦ T♠ J♠ (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 35%, Flop 19%, Turn 15%)
Hero wins 39.68 BB
Late night session, -3buyins under EV. 24K hands, 22 buyins under EV. That means RNG owns me $550.
You know the Universe never owes us anything, don't you? It's the sad but crucial truth.
You are a #partyspoiler.
Don't ruin my fun with realism.
Oh, sorry you run under EV, I´m running about 25 BI under EV too in MTT. I would suggest we go and beat up the poker god 
Dear poker god, meet me in the backyard. Now.
Originally posted by Kyyberi
Dear poker god, meet me in the backyard. Now.
Wait for me! I´ll be there too!
Kyyberi, by the way, you plog is awesome! I´m improving by reading it. As a self-employer I don´t have much time to study, the plog and your coachings are a great way to improve without studying for hours! 
And I only post the fun hands. ♦
Originally posted by Kyyberi
And I only post the fun hands. ♦
But they help! What helps that helps!
Another session, and at few points it was really frustrating to play as it was impossible to win an all-in situation. And if it was not all-in, then opponents made backdoors like pancakes on the morning. But hard work paid off, and things started to look brighter. Profitable session and I have to admit that it was quite a relief. At around 300 hands where I lost another 70/30 all-in I actually said out loud "are you fucking kidding me?".
Good thing is that I have created a simple-to-follow basic strategy for micros that I can follow without much thinking. So even when I was F'd up I just followed that strategy for a while. After that one big pot (see hands below) I was at 990bb's at one table. Couldn't stop the session until I got it over 1000bb's just so I could post a pic. Here it is, once more. This time at PLO10:
The session:
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Couple of hands, the fun ones:
I always try to understand people, but sometimes they make it hard for me
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Hero (BTN): 977.2 BB
SB: 122.9 BB (VPIP: 13.95, PFR: 11.63, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 44)
BB: 102.5 BB (VPIP: 39.47, PFR: 32.89, 3Bet Preflop: 8.82, Hands: 77)
UTG: 246.4 BB (VPIP: 28.11, PFR: 11.08, 3Bet Preflop: 2.15, Hands: 749)
MP: 118.9 BB (VPIP: 45.61, PFR: 8.57, 3Bet Preflop: 3.49, Hands: 2,984)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 14.62, 3Bet Preflop: 2.33, Hands: 132)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 3♠ A♠ T♥ Q♣
fold, MP calls 1 BB, CO raises to 4.5 BB, Hero calls 4.5 BB, fold, BB raises to 19.5 BB, fold, CO calls 15 BB, Hero calls 15 BB
Flop: (60 BB, 3 players) 3♥ 6♠ Q♦
BB bets 24.1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 129.7 BB, BB calls 58.9 BB and is all-in
BB is an aggro player, and decides to bet slightly less than half a pot here when SPR is just above 1. At that SPR I don't think he should use that sizing, he should always pot it. Only if he had a rundown that misses the board he should check. Now he bets and snap calls my shove. I was already like "ok, let's see if he has AA or KK". He had KJT9. I am quite sure that he is really bad at poker math, or then he just doesn't care. Or he has never calculated equities of backdoors. But to get it in with 14% equity vs. the bottom of my range is really bad decision. I was pleasantly surprised.
Turn: (226 BB, 2 players) 2♣
River: (226 BB, 2 players) 8♥
BB shows K♣ 9♥ T♦ J♣ (High Card, King)
(Pre 48%, Flop 14%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 3♠ A♠ T♥ Q♣ (Two Pair, Queens and Threes)
(Pre 52%, Flop 86%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 216.4 BB
This is annoying as %#&¤&¤/ every time it happens
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BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 29.44, PFR: 22.38, 3Bet Preflop: 13.66, Hands: 506)
SB: 242.1 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
BB: 262.4 BB (VPIP: 32.11, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 3.75, Hands: 195)
UTG: 104.1 BB (VPIP: 24.68, PFR: 19.81, 3Bet Preflop: 9.92, Hands: 319)
MP: 290.3 BB (VPIP: 37.88, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 1.85, Hands: 136)
Hero (CO): 382.3 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♠ 6♥ T♣ 9♣
fold, MP calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP calls 3.5 BB
Flop: (10.5 BB, 2 players) 7♦ 6♦ 5♣
MP checks, Hero bets 7.6 BB, MP calls 7.6 BB
Turn: (25.7 BB, 2 players) 9♥
MP checks, Hero checks
I thought for a while if I should barrel here with top3 or not. Most of his range is flush draws, some T8 and some overpairs/one pair hands. Getting raised would suck and the only thing we need to be scared on the river is a diamond. Once we check the turn, he could bluff almost everything he has if he misses it. So I checked and was ready to call any non-diamond river if he bets.
River: (25.7 BB, 2 players) K♦
MP bets 24.6 BB, fold
If I was a mental game fish, I would say "the river is ALWAYS a diamond!". But I won't say it, I just say "of course".
MP wins 24.6 BB
Surprise on the turn/river
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BTN: 191.4 BB (VPIP: 27.03, PFR: 13.51, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
SB: 127.1 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 39)
BB: 228.7 BB (VPIP: 28.17, PFR: 10.85, 3Bet Preflop: 1.87, Hands: 718)
UTG: 442.7 BB (VPIP: 24.26, PFR: 19.34, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 316)
Hero (MP): 739.6 BB
CO: 71.9 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5♦ 9♠ Q♦ Q♥
UTG raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold
Flop: (8.5 BB, 2 players) 5♣ 8♦ 2♦
UTG bets 5.7 BB, Hero calls 5.7 BB
Almost 450bb deep PLO gets interesting. Opponent is a bit aggro reg, I know him from few forums and sites.
Turn: (19.9 BB, 2 players) Q♣
UTG bets 19.1 BB, Hero raises to 76.4 BB, UTG calls 57.3 BB
River is just pure gin, and once he made a pot barrel I was quite sure to see a shove with 88 or a call with a combo draw. He called so he probably has some kind of a combo draw.
River: (172.7 BB, 2 players) 8♠
UTG checks, Hero bets 124.1 BB, UTG calls 124.1 BB
This time I didn't have to say "of course" on the river. I chose slightly over 2/3 sizing to make it look like it could be a bluff with missed combo draw, in case he has a hand like AAxx that might bluff catch. After all, the only hands I could have for value are QQ/Q8. It would be hard for me to have QQ as I called the flop, and would I want to play for stacks against a pot bet on the turn with top2?
I was REALLY suprised to see that he check-called with 2nd nuts. For me to have QQ it would need to be QQ with something on the flop. And if he puts me on QQ, why does he call the turn pot raise then? His turn and river are not consistent with each other. Probably he doesn't think that deep, he just thinks "I can't fold this" on the turn and on the river, but he doesn't raise anything but the nuts there. At least I got a note from him that doesn't stack off deep without the absolute nuts.
Hero shows 5♦ 9♠ Q♦ Q♥ (Full House, Queens full of Eights)
(Pre 59%, Flop 81%, Turn 100%)
UTG mucks A♥ J♣ Q♠ 8♥ (Full House, Eights full of Queens)
(Pre 41%, Flop 19%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 405.9 BB
THE POT of the day (and a reminder about EV line)
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BTN: 71.1 BB (VPIP: 50.98, PFR: 41.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
SB: 322.1 BB (VPIP: 67.52, PFR: 51.28, 3Bet Preflop: 44.44, Hands: 118)
BB: 61.7 BB (VPIP: 47.02, PFR: 13.99, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 348)
UTG: 106.7 BB (VPIP: 16.83, PFR: 10.89, 3Bet Preflop: 3.13, Hands: 103)
Hero (MP): 343.8 BB
CO: 148.2 BB (VPIP: 24.16, PFR: 14.04, 3Bet Preflop: 2.99, Hands: 180)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♣ A♦ 9♦ J♦
UTG raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, BTN calls 3.5 BB, SB raises to 18.5 BB, fold, UTG calls 15 BB, Hero calls 15 BB, BTN calls 15 BB
SB is one crazy dude and we are over 300bb deep. What could go wrong?
Flop: (75 BB, 4 players) J♠ T♦ 3♠
SB bets 71.8 BB, fold, Hero raises to 287.2 BB, fold, SB calls 215.4 BB
Pretty nice flop, and when he instantly bet pot I knew that it's time to make Sklanskys! After my raise he thought for a while and just called my raise, leaving just 16bb behind. At this point a lot of players think "now my EV line looks bad if he makes his draw!". Well, he is not making his draw any more often than with a shove. Sometimes he makes it and your EV line looks bad, but sometimes he doesn't and your EV line looks "better than it should". It will even out in the long run.
Turn: (649.4 BB, 2 players) T♣
SB bets 16.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 16.4 BB
Here I thought "haha, fuck you EV line!" which is a bit childish. 
I knew he was aggressive, but didn't expect to see that hand. Nice stop and go, and he got it in with 5% equity.
River: (682.2 BB, 2 players) 2♦
SB shows K♦ 7♠ K♣ 8♣ (Two Pair, Kings and Tens)
(Pre 59%, Flop 19%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows J♣ A♦ 9♦ J♦ (Full House, Jacks full of Tens)
(Pre 41%, Flop 81%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 667.2 BB
This week I will host a SuperBowl Pregame Party stream at Saturday, 20.00 CET. I don't think there will be any PLO, but the content is about football, SuperBowl, betting, AMA and my view on "how to get started when starting to play a new poker format". Should be a fun stream and more info (and a thread) will be published shortly. Please join, I might go for 1M spingo. Would be something to hit it.
Another session where most of the time I surfed under the wave of EV line. Then, when I had already selected sitout on all tables, I managed to win few pots to make the session profitable! +0,10$!!!
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Some suckouts, and nasty coolers. One hand was vs. a Good Customer, flop is A88. Both checked. Turn was 7, I made a half a pot bet with A7+fd. He called. River was 7 and he checked. I made a bet, hoping to get a call from A, 8 or 7. He minraised and I was like WTF? Couldn't fold, he had A8.
Another cooler was that my cat decided to walk on my laptop, and when I removed him his nail got stuck on one of they keys in keyboard. It flied off, and despite being able to find all the pieces in the key I couldn't get it back as it was. Now my number F3 is hanging barely there. Luckily it's a key that I can't remember I have ever even used. It's function is to increase volume, and I never use keyboard for that. So guess I was lucky after all?
Some selected hands:
If I made a mistake, so does he...
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CO: 216.24 BB (VPIP: 32.50, PFR: 18.41, 3Bet Preflop: 6.04, Hands: 448)
Hero (BTN): 88.84 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.97, PFR: 18.49, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 146)
BB: 63.6 BB (VPIP: 20.93, PFR: 13.11, 3Bet Preflop: 5.42, Hands: 566)
UTG: 90.2 BB (VPIP: 41.76, PFR: 8.39, 3Bet Preflop: 3.73, Hands: 1,921)
MP: 135.84 BB (VPIP: 78.53, PFR: 15.95, 3Bet Preflop: 6.02, Hands: 165)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9♥ T♣ J♠ Q♠
UTG raises to 3.4 BB, fold, CO calls 3.4 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, SB raises to 52.8 BB, fold, UTG raises to 90.2 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 73.84 BB and is all-in, SB calls 37.4 BB
UTG is a tight one, so his range is AA/KK heavy. My 3bet was not a misclick, just a mistake. I am not sure what I was thinking, as soon as I made it I realized that call is superior. Why flip against AA/KK when I could call and use position? Shame on me.
Then SB makes a cold 4bet and I was saved by the bell. If he has AA and UTG has AA, I would have the best equity. If UTG has KK, he should fold it and there would be enough dead money in the pot to make it +EV.
And then the money goes in, but SB doesn't open AA. He has AQ45ds. He is a decent Reg, and I just can't understand what he is doing there. I can't figure out ANY situation where cold shove of AQ45 with 0 FE would be a good play. And he thought for a while so it wasn't a tilt shove. He hasn't gambled earlier so if I was just clicking buttons without a thought, so was he. I got it in with EV0, and got lucky.
Flop: (273.64 BB, 3 players) 9♦ Q♥ 8♠
Turn: (273.64 BB, 3 players) 3♠
River: (273.64 BB, 3 players) A♣
SB shows 5♠ A♠ Q♦ 4♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
Main Pot [270.92 BB]: (Pre 20%, Flop 4%, Turn 17%)
Side Pot#1 [2.72 BB]: (Pre 29%, Flop 29%, Turn 33%)
UTG shows A♦ 5♥ 2♦ A♥ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
Main Pot [270.92 BB]: (Pre 48%, Flop 11%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [2.72 BB]: (Pre 71%, Flop 71%, Turn 67%)
Hero shows 9♥ T♣ J♠ Q♠ (Straight, Queen High)
Main Pot [270.92 BB]: (Pre 32%, Flop 85%, Turn 83%)
Hero wins 262.92 BB
UTG wins 2.72 BB
Hero[call] of the Day
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CO: 114.4 BB (VPIP: 23.17, PFR: 14.80, 3Bet Preflop: 4.31, Hands: 2,254)
Hero (BTN): 308.48 BB
SB: 199.88 BB (VPIP: 82.86, PFR: 48.57, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 36)
BB: 179.64 BB (VPIP: 14.21, PFR: 6.56, 3Bet Preflop: 3.66, Hands: 185)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 31.74, PFR: 4.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.73, Hands: 3,383)
MP: 185.08 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 18.37, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 198)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4♥ 9♠ J♠ 9♥
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3.4 BB, SB calls 3 BB, fold
Flop: (7.8 BB, 2 players) J♦ 5♠ 6♠
SB bets 7.48 BB, Hero calls 7.48 BB
SB is an aggro maniac, but I saw him slowplaying a made hand couple of times earlier. Can't really raise my hand 200bb deep so it's just a call.
Turn: (22.76 BB, 2 players) 7♥
SB bets 14.4 BB, Hero calls 14.4 BB
Turn completes the straight, I block spades but then his sizing was a bit weird. And I block 89, 84 and 34.
River: (51.56 BB, 2 players) 5♥
SB bets 49.36 BB, Hero calls 49.36 BB
Then on the river he pots, representing Full House. Now the story just doesn't make sense. With the read his flop pot donk shouldn't be a set/2pairs, and on the river he reps a straight (although with a weird sizing). Pot on the river really polarises his hand to JJ+ or air, and JJ+ shouldn't be in his range. Hero call and some compliments from the opponent.
He called me a donkey first, but I started to chat with him. He calmed down a little and I think he enjoyed the rest of the match. He lost some to me, but was happy. I hope he remembers me and comes to my table next time. 
SB shows 4♦ K♦ 6♦ 7♦ (Two Pair, Sevens and Sixes)
(Pre 37%, Flop 36%, Turn 60%)
Hero shows 4♥ 9♠ J♠ 9♥ (Two Pair, Jacks and Fives)
(Pre 63%, Flop 64%, Turn 40%)
Hero wins 143.88 BB
This is becoming a whining plog. Another session, another -3,5 buyins under EV. Yearly graph looks like this:
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As my bankroll is winding down, I sometimes get this feeling that "why should I even play this stupid game?". Which is a mental game fish thinking. But instead of making profits I find myself depositing more. EV line is going up, so I know that at some point the green line will turn too. And there is +10buyin upswing in the greenline at the end, but I wouldn't even know it unless I looked the graph. After each session the biggest thing in my head is "another fucking session like this!".
Deep waters, deep waters.
Couple of hands too:
Surprise surprise!
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BTN: 40.12 BB (VPIP: 19.44, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
SB: 102.48 BB (VPIP: 25.56, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 91)
BB: 123.2 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 18.37, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 49)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 16.50, PFR: 11.65, 3Bet Preflop: 11.63, Hands: 104)
Hero (MP): 312.88 BB
CO: 171.92 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♥ 4♣ Q♥ 5♣
fold, Hero raises to 3.4 BB, CO calls 3.4 BB, fold, fold, fold
I have only 1 hand at this stakes from villain (my HUD is limited to the current stakes) but he is marked as an aggressive from other stakes.
Flop: (8.2 BB, 2 players) 6♣ 5♥ 5♦
Hero bets 3.92 BB, CO raises to 12 BB, Hero raises to 25 BB, CO raises to 64 BB, Hero raises to 199.84 BB, CO calls 104.52 BB and is all-in
On the flop he makes 50/50 raise. Against 5xxx I am ahead, against 66 I am pretty dead and against 65 I have some outs. With the color code of an aggressive, I made a small reraise to at least represent some kind of re-bluff instead of just potting and telling him I have 5+ for sure. He had a wrap and I was a bit surprised to see he was happy to shove 170bb drawing possibly dead. I was almost sure he had 5 in his hand.
Turn: (345.24 BB, 2 players) 5♠
River: (345.24 BB, 2 players) 2♥
Hero shows A♥ 4♣ Q♥ 5♣ (Four of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 54%, Flop 56%, Turn 100%)
CO shows 6♥ 4♠ 7♣ 8♣ (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 46%, Flop 44%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 337.24 BB
Light call of the day
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Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 68.48 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
BB: 480.36 BB (VPIP: 25.79, PFR: 16.30, 3Bet Preflop: 8.43, Hands: 641)
UTG: 109.8 BB (VPIP: 30.56, PFR: 18.89, 3Bet Preflop: 2.67, Hands: 185)
MP: 980.48 BB (VPIP: 37.70, PFR: 26.23, 3Bet Preflop: 8.49, Hands: 247)
CO: 90.92 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♣ T♦ 8♦ Q♠
fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 3.4 BB
Flop: (10.2 BB, 2 players) K♠ 6♠ 6♦
CO checks, Hero bets 4.88 BB, CO calls 4.88 BB
CO looks like a decent reg, and I think I have played with him at other stakes too. So he might have notes/reads on me. And yes, I am aggressive on paired boards. But his call on the flop is damn optimistic, as he doesn't turn it into a bluff on the turn/river (which could explain why he calls the flop with effective A high). Here is my Nugget of Wisdom:
If your opponent is aggressive with cbets on paired boards, the worst way to adjust is to start calling with all kinds of crap and hope for a showdown. Raise flops, float ip, call with good overpairs. But don't start to call with almost anything just because the opponent is betting almost anything.
Turn: (19.96 BB, 2 players) 9♥
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (19.96 BB, 2 players) 2♠
CO checks, Hero checks
CO shows 3♠ Q♦ A♦ 3♦ (Two Pair, Sixes and Threes)
(Pre 42%, Flop 24%, Turn 13%)
Hero shows Q♣ T♦ 8♦ Q♠ (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 58%, Flop 76%, Turn 88%)
Hero wins 19.12 BB
I know that he knows that he should fold, but can he...?
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BTN: 144.44 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 5.66, Hands: 156)
SB: 271.8 BB (VPIP: 22.36, PFR: 15.64, 3Bet Preflop: 6.76, Hands: 742)
Hero (BB): 281.8 BB
UTG: 145.08 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 133.88 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 936.84 BB (VPIP: 39.63, PFR: 27.19, 3Bet Preflop: 8.89, Hands: 220)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♦ T♠ A♦ T♦
UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (12 BB, 4 players) 8♦ 2♠ 9♦
SB checks, Hero bets 8.6 BB, UTG raises to 37.28 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 28.68 BB
Tight player raises flop. Range is 99xx.
Turn: (86.56 BB, 2 players) J♣
Hero bets 82.88 BB, fold
If he has bare 99xx, he doesn't have the equity to call against my straight. He needs at least 30% or so, and with a set he has 24%. But is he mentally attached to his set? If he calls, I have still 15 outs so it wouldn't be the end of the world. But here he folded at least 65% equity which was nice. Took the whole timer though, probably counted outs and pot odds.
Hero wins 82.88 BB
The pot of the Day
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PokerStars - $0.25 PL Hi FAST (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 52.32 BB (VPIP: 75.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB: 236.52 BB (VPIP: 26.38, PFR: 18.51, 3Bet Preflop: 6.02, Hands: 743)
BB: 119.48 BB (VPIP: 40.96, PFR: 20.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.84, Hands: 299)
UTG: 100.6 BB (VPIP: 35.85, PFR: 3.77, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 57)
MP: 460.48 BB (VPIP: 19.07, PFR: 12.45, 3Bet Preflop: 6.69, Hands: 1,893)
Hero (CO): 337.52 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9♠ Q♠ A♥ K♥
fold, fold, Hero raises to 3.4 BB, BTN calls 3.4 BB, SB calls 3 BB, BB calls 2.4 BB
Flop: (13.6 BB, 4 players) J♦ T♥ 2♠
SB bets 9.12 BB, fold, Hero calls 9.12 BB, BTN raises to 48.92 BB and is all-in, SB raises to 168.92 BB, Hero calls 159.8 BB
Nice wrap with backdoors, and then the money starts to fly in. If the board was suited, it would be trickier with the third player. But on rainbow, it's easy time to ride the waves of variance. No reason to shove though, as SB has a set or at least JT here for sure.
Turn: (400.36 BB, 3 players) 8♣
SB bets 64.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 64.2 BB
Nice turn, now I can put the rest in to the pot.
River: (528.76 BB, 3 players) A♣
SB shows 8♦ J♠ T♦ 8♠ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
Main Pot [160.36 BB]: (Pre 35%, Flop 20%, Turn 14%)
Side Pot#1 [368.4 BB]: (Pre 47%, Flop 50%, Turn 17%)
Hero shows 9♠ Q♠ A♥ K♥ (Straight, Ace High)
Main Pot [160.36 BB]: (Pre 39%, Flop 47%, Turn 83%)
Side Pot#1 [368.4 BB]: (Pre 53%, Flop 50%, Turn 83%)
BTN shows 2♥ Q♦ 2♦ 6♥ (Three of a Kind, Twos)
Main Pot [160.36 BB]: (Pre 25%, Flop 33%, Turn 3%)
Hero wins 520.76 BB
Damn.
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Hero (CO): 457.4 BB
BTN: 44.84 BB (VPIP: 22.81, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 57)
SB: 100.08 BB (VPIP: 49.23, PFR: 35.38, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 66)
BB: 106.88 BB (VPIP: 12.74, PFR: 7.20, 3Bet Preflop: 6.18, Hands: 366)
UTG: 215.76 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 19.32, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 89)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8♠ K♦ K♥ A♠
UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.4 BB, fold, SB calls 4 BB, fold, UTG raises to 18.6 BB, Hero raises to 61.2 BB, SB raises to 100.08 BB and is all-in, UTG raises to 215.76 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 154.56 BB
I missed that UTG limp-3betted. Not sure if that would change my line. Opponent has 3bet 6 hands so far: QJ33, AQJ3, QQ74, T973, 8765 and AJ97. I have one A in my hand. It's just so annoying when that kind of gambler wakes up with Aces, when you have one in your hand.
For the whole session he owned me. No matter how bad his hand was, he managed to hit slightly better hands than me. Set vs top2 in 3bet pots, backdoors vs my flopped goods, 2pairs into fullhouse on the river vs straight etc. Good session for him, made few hundred bucks. When his luck runs out, he is one of the best customers.
Flop: (532.6 BB, 3 players) 3♦ J♦ 9♦
Turn: (532.6 BB, 3 players) 2♠
River: (532.6 BB, 3 players) 3♠
UTG shows 3♣ J♣ A♥ A♣ (Full House, Threes full of Jacks)
Main Pot [301.24 BB]: (Pre 39%, Flop 68%, Turn 86%)
Side Pot#1 [231.36 BB]: (Pre 69%, Flop 88%, Turn 94%)
Hero shows 8♠ K♦ K♥ A♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
Main Pot [301.24 BB]: (Pre 28%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [231.36 BB]: (Pre 31%, Flop 12%, Turn 6%)
SB shows 6♦ 7♣ Q♣ T♥ (One Pair, Threes)
Main Pot [301.24 BB]: (Pre 34%, Flop 28%, Turn 14%)
UTG wins 524.6 BB
Umm... Huh?
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Hero (SB): 203.6 BB
BB: 80 BB (VPIP: 35.02, PFR: 10.44, 3Bet Preflop: 1.54, Hands: 300)
UTG: 32.8 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 17.78, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 45)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 40.48, PFR: 30.95, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 43)
CO: 117.48 BB (VPIP: 12.54, PFR: 6.73, 3Bet Preflop: 5.59, Hands: 332)
BTN: 61.84 BB (VPIP: 61.04, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 10.26, Hands: 78)
Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♥ 9♣ T♦ K♦
fold, MP raises to 3.4 BB, fold, BTN raises to 11.6 BB, Hero raises to 39.2 BB, BB calls 38.2 BB, MP calls 35.8 BB, BTN calls 27.6 BB
MP was an aggro, and BTN was the crazy 3bet guy from the previous hand. BTN was shorty, so I wanted to get preflop all-in. They just called.
Flop: (156.8 BB, 4 players) J♥ 6♣ 5♦
Hero checks, BB bets 40.8 BB and is all-in, MP raises to 60.8 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 22.64 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 60.8 BB
Flop is not horrible, I should have shoved but timed out as there were situations on the other tables. But money went in, and I didn't even notice that I made the nuts on the turn as I was looking at their hands.
BB cold called 4bet with 6654. MP called with QJ99ds, which is not horrible. But against 3bet and 4bet and cold call ranges, it's not in a good shape.
This is something I really don't get. BB called my 4bet with a hand that he might had folded if there wasn't a 3bet or 4bet. 3bet/4bet seems to be a red blanket to some players, and they just have to gamble with what ever they have in hand.
Here justice happened.
Turn: (341.84 BB, 4 players) K♠
River: (341.84 BB, 4 players) Q♣
Hero shows K♥ 9♣ T♦ K♦ (Straight, King High)
Main Pot [247.36 BB]: (Pre 31%, Flop 20%, Turn 88%)
Side Pot#1 [54.48 BB]: (Pre 41%, Flop 21%, Turn 88%)
Side Pot#2 [40 BB]: (Pre 69%, Flop 79%, Turn 91%)
MP shows J♠ 9♠ Q♥ 9♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
Main Pot [247.36 BB]: (Pre 21%, Flop 9%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [54.48 BB]: (Pre 27%, Flop 11%, Turn 9%)
Side Pot#2 [40 BB]: (Pre 31%, Flop 21%, Turn 9%)
BB shows 4♠ 6♠ 5♥ 6♦ (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
Main Pot [247.36 BB]: (Pre 25%, Flop 62%, Turn 3%)
Side Pot#1 [54.48 BB]: (Pre 31%, Flop 68%, Turn 3%)
BTN shows A♣ Q♦ J♣ 3♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
Main Pot [247.36 BB]: (Pre 22%, Flop 10%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 333.84 BB
Originally posted by Kyyberi
This is something I really don't get. BB called my 4bet with a hand that he might had folded if there wasn't a 3bet or 4bet. 3bet/4bet seems to be a red blanket to some players, and they just have to gamble with what ever they have in hand.
As soon as the 2nd person calls the 3Bet, pretty much everyone has pot odds to call with their crap -- or they think that they do.
I see this a lot at PLO8 full-ring cash, where 3 or 4 players limp, someone pots, someone 3Bets, then they're all in for stacks.
It's hilarious.
See you Saturday!
VS
This qualifies as Good Flop/Bad Runout
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BTN: 53.84 BB (VPIP: 75.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB: 66.12 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BB: 76.72 BB
UTG: 43.76 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 121.32 BB (VPIP: 8.70, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
Hero (CO): 100 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♦ K♥ A♦ A♥
UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 7.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 5.4 BB
Flop: (16.2 BB, 2 players) A♣ 8♥ T♥
UTG checks, Hero bets 4 BB, UTG calls 4 BB
Turn: (24.2 BB, 2 players) 9♦
UTG checks, Hero bets 17.36 BB, UTG calls 17.36 BB
River: (58.92 BB, 2 players) 7♦
UTG checks, Hero checks
UTG shows 9♠ 9♣ 5♠ J♠ (Straight, Jack High)
(Pre 28%, Flop 14%, Turn 18%)
Hero mucks K♦ K♥ A♦ A♥ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 72%, Flop 86%, Turn 83%)
UTG wins 56.4 BB
As allways a pleasure to read. I see the same at the bottom of the food chain. A raise and a reraise, then my K-10-7-2 rainbow is ready to gamble, i go all in. At Unibet at least