Operation Get Better

Haven't played too much lately but still have put in a decent amount of hands. Been getting sweated by a couple of people which helps so much. I also get to sweat others (and they are usually telling me why they made the moves, not me offering advice ha).

Today I played only a few hands in cash and did pretty well. I decided to try out two SNGs as well. The first one, I made the final table and then lost a 75/25 my favor which crippled my stack. I then lost a 60/40 pre to send me out. The second one I decided to only play 1 table and a little higher buyin than the last one. And fuck everyone (not sure why I wrote this):

Dear toddanderson,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $67.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

Yeah not a huge score to most but damn I really needed this. This plus the gauntlets are doing wonders for my BR...coincidence? I even had a railbird when it got HU which was random because I didn't tell him I was even playing. I will get good at this cash game thing though. I am on my winter break so I plan to play a lot each day and post a bunch of hands.

Heater is still turned on for the time being. Won the Gauntlet and am up almost a buyin at 50nl in like 100 hands. BTW, only took shots because of the heater/confidence

Massive heater still. Played in an MTT and did bad though...gg villain flopping quads. Cash is going well though. Just played 400 hands so far and got aces 7 times. Variance is great right now. Up just over 2 buyins at 25NL. 6 tabling today and felt good, for some reason I will only multitable with overlapping tables...is that weird?

I'm noticing that a lot of 25NL players at the looser tables will call all-ins very lightly. Top pair or draws...actually witnessed 2 calls with bottom pair on flop. Not sure if most think it looks bluffy or what. I am going to get completely ridiculed for hand #2.

Hand 1: Villain is saying things in chat/losing some pots to suckouts that makes me think he is on tilt. Ran 48/14/1 over a small sample.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

CO ($18.70)
Button ($9.50)
SB ($22.15)
Hero ($43.50)
UTG ($31.15)
MP ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BB with

,

.
4 folds, SB completes, Hero raises to $1.25, SB calls $1.

Flop: ($2.50)

,

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.5, SB raises to $6.25, Hero raises to $42.25

Hand 2: New to table no reads. Table is loose overall though.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

UTG ($23.90)
MP ($15.15)
Button ($6.95)
Hero ($24.50)
BB ($18.65)

Preflop: Hero is SB with

,

.
1 fold, MP calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, MP calls $1.

Flop: ($2.75)

,

(2 players)
Hero bets $2.5, MP calls $2.50.

Turn: ($7.75)

(2 players)
Hero bets $20.75 (All-In)

I understand that some people will say how terrible this is but if most are calling maximum bets of their stacks can't we value town them to the felt?

heater officially over nukkas

Up another buyin today over 680 hands. Includes AK>KK vs. like 40bb but also lost an allin to a gutter ball vs. 75bb. I may not be able to play much later tonight. Over last 2k hands I am up nearly 4 buyins running at 8.86BB/100. 18/12/2.4 stats...too nitty?

Well if you want to disguise every post-flop leak you have running 18/12 isn't a bad way to go about doing it.

Or you could get better, run 20/18 and pwnasaurusRex 50nl next time you get up there.

Back down almost a buyin now over 1.1k hands. Here are some hands:

1.
PokerStars GAME #13949798998: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 19:05:51 (ET)
Table 'Michel II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: >Sir<Lorenz ($53.10 in chips)
Seat 2: crouchinho15 ($38.35 in chips)
Seat 3: RedPlacebo ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 4: toddanderson ($24.65 in chips)
Seat 5: xpaka ($59.85 in chips)
Seat 6: biggs615 ($25 in chips)
>Sir<Lorenz: posts small blind $0.10
crouchinho15: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [Ad Ah]
RedPlacebo: raises $0.75 to $1
toddanderson: raises $2.50 to $3.50
xpaka: folds
biggs615: folds
>Sir<Lorenz: calls $3.40
crouchinho15: folds
RedPlacebo: calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Jc Js 9d]
>Sir<Lorenz: checks
RedPlacebo: checks
toddanderson: bets $6.50
>Sir<Lorenz: raises $6.50 to $13
RedPlacebo: folds
toddanderson: folds

2. Gay attempt to bluff
PokerStars GAME #13945389821: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:27:21 (ET)
Table 'Proserpina' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: grimsly4523 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 2: paluan ($43.10 in chips)
Seat 3: narbet ($12.15 in chips)
Seat 4: ckhfarm ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: huse67 ($9.60 in chips)
Seat 6: toddanderson ($25.75 in chips)
paluan: posts small blind $0.10
narbet: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [9h Jh]
ckhfarm: folds
huse67: folds
toddanderson: raises $0.75 to $1
grimsly4523: folds
paluan: folds
narbet: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [Kh 5d 3c]
narbet: checks
toddanderson: bets $1.50
narbet: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [Kh 5d 3c] [Qh]
narbet: checks
toddanderson: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kh 5d 3c Qh] [Ad]
narbet: checks
toddanderson: bets $4

3.flip flip
PokerStars GAME #13945367901: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:26:21 (ET)
Table 'Mufrid III' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Danny.N ($25.25 in chips)
Seat 2: l0l3rsk8z ($24.05 in chips)
Seat 3: toddanderson ($36.40 in chips)
Seat 4: paluan ($24.40 in chips)
Seat 5: 66Fat Boy66 ($6 in chips)
Seat 6: JPBel ($16.55 in chips)
Danny.N: posts small blind $0.10
l0l3rsk8z: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [8h 8c]
toddanderson: raises $0.75 to $1
paluan: folds
66Fat Boy66: raises $0.75 to $1.75
JPBel: folds
Danny.N: folds
l0l3rsk8z: folds
toddanderson: raises $34.65 to $36.40 and is all-in
66Fat Boy66: calls $4.25 and is all-in

4.what the hell do i do here with moderate showdown value?
PokerStars GAME #13945931958: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:53:04 (ET)
Table 'Orion IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: JeromW ($47.65 in chips)
Seat 2: nomanirvana ($25.55 in chips)
Seat 3: inductive ($22.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Picazzo ($27.15 in chips)
Seat 5: paluan ($25.15 in chips)
Seat 6: toddanderson ($25.30 in chips)
Picazzo: posts small blind $0.10
paluan: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [7d 7s]
toddanderson: raises $0.75 to $1
JeromW: calls $1
nomanirvana: folds
inductive: folds
Picazzo: folds
paluan: folds
*** FLOP *** [9h 5d 6s]
toddanderson: bets $1.50
JeromW: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [9h 5d 6s] [6h]
toddanderson:

5.do i raise flop or fold flop or what?
PokerStars GAME #13945613531: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:37:41 (ET)
Table 'Orion IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: nomanirvana ($25.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Carpio70 ($14.35 in chips)
Seat 4: tilt.rob ($29.95 in chips)
Seat 5: paluan ($25.70 in chips)
Seat 6: toddanderson ($24.90 in chips)
nomanirvana: posts small blind $0.10
Carpio70: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [Jc Ks]
tilt.rob: calls $0.25
paluan: folds
toddanderson: raises $1 to $1.25
nomanirvana: folds
Carpio70: calls $1
tilt.rob: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [8d Kd Ad]
Carpio70: bets $1
tilt.rob: folds
toddanderson: calls $1
*** TURN *** [8d Kd Ad] [3c]
Carpio70: bets $1.50
toddanderson: calls $1.50
*** RIVER *** [8d Kd Ad 3c] [9h]
Carpio70: bets $2
toddanderson: calls $2

6.cooler?
PokerStars GAME #13944996422: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:09:15 (ET)
Table 'Kentaurus III' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: Pyk123 ($11.05 in chips)
Seat 3: toddanderson ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: Jellan ($14.30 in chips)
Seat 5: tilt.rob ($18.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Kekeey ($5.25 in chips)
Pyk123: posts small blind $0.10
toddanderson: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [4d 6s]
Jellan: folds
tilt.rob: calls $0.25
Kekeey: folds
Pyk123: calls $0.15
Kekeey leaves the table
toddanderson: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs 4c 6h]
Pyk123: checks
toddanderson: bets $0.50
tilt.rob: folds
Pyk123: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [Qs 4c 6h] [5d]
Pyk123: checks
toddanderson: bets $1.25
Pyk123: raises $1.25 to $2.50
toddanderson: calls $1.25
*** RIVER *** [Qs 4c 6h 5d] [Ad]
Pyk123: bets $1.25
toddanderson: calls $1.25

7.gay don't call right?
PokerStars GAME #13949836592: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 19:07:48 (ET)
Table 'Rotanev III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: toddanderson ($25 in chips)
Seat 2: pagone ($22.80 in chips)
Seat 3: mrbumpkin ($30.80 in chips)
Seat 4: pokrates ($37.95 in chips)
pagone: posts small blind $0.10
mrbumpkin: posts big blind $0.25
matz333: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [8h 7h]
pokrates: calls $0.25
toddanderson: raises $1 to $1.25
pagone: folds
mrbumpkin: folds
pokrates: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Ts Jh Qs]
pokrates: checks
toddanderson: checks
*** TURN *** [Ts Jh Qs] [5c]
pokrates: checks
toddanderson: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ts Jh Qs 5c] [9d]
pokrates: bets $3
toddanderson: calls $3

8.don't know what to do preflop with AK at these damn tables and getting 3bet
PokerStars GAME #13945123830: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/12/18 - 15:15:09 (ET)
Table 'Lumiere III' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: toddanderson ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: WelshDanny ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: Chipalex ($16.65 in chips)
Seat 5: arvid.dk ($8.80 in chips)
Seat 6: GoToTableNow ($25.70 in chips)
toddanderson: posts small blind $0.10
WelshDanny: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to toddanderson [Kh Ad]
Chipalex said, "u didnt bet aggressive enough to kick me out"
Chipalex: calls $0.25
arvid.dk: folds
GoToTableNow: folds
toddanderson: raises $1 to $1.25
WelshDanny: raises $2.75 to $4
Chipalex: folds
toddanderson: calls $2.75
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9h 7s]
arvid.dk said, "i know but its still luck"
toddanderson: checks
WelshDanny: bets $21 and is all-in
toddanderson: folds

I'm not too angry all in all but I need to study more and of course went on tilt with spenda's comment

IF my comment tilted you I apologize.

It was meant as motivation

nah you're good I just wanted to know exactly why what I was doing was wrong. It kind of sucks...either play better and have a better feel for when I move up or play like I have been and increase the BR quicker.

well just lost 2 buyins in 65 hands one was a coinflip of AA<KK with some pretty sick preflop action (almost had 2 more preflop allin callers). gg less tables

i need to study my hands a lot more. "bad beats only happen to good players". I like that quote but i'm still in a pretty shitty mood. i need sleep gnight ftr

Alright I played nitty mcnit fuck today and I am really pissed at myself. I think I tilted because I lost a lot more coinflips when my side was far heavier again. I really don't know how people move up when all this shit happens. I'm going to study HH a whole fucking lot for the rest of today and tomorrow or whatever before I try playing again.

Only able to play 300 hands since Christmas. Been polarizing my cbet ranges in this small sample, seemed to do pretty well. Very noticible to those who pay attention but they don't so yeah, I'm going to keep trying it. Anyways, went up nearly 2 buyins, played heads up as a table empty and got coolered then played some more 6-max and went back up to like 1.5 buyins overall. Not too bad. I hope this cbetting thing seems to work out pretty well because I suck at cbetting and it seems like it should be profitable due to how rough estimate my opponents hit, my cbetting size, and the times they hit but I hit harder. I don't know. Also been playing pretty well preflop as I used to just kind of go by guides but now I understand more on when and why to play certain hands. This is gay but oh well.

Long time no talk. Been on life tilt lately but oh well. Played in the Gauntlet TOC yesterday and was fortunate to take it down for $70 then played like 225 hands today. I feel really tired so I wasn't able to play much today. Ended up winning about a buyin in that small amount which includes me running hot then getting 2 outtered after the money goes in so I guess overall I kind of ran just a tad bit below expectation. I've decided I am going to play huge amounts of poker in the next 3 months and that means huge amounts of cash games. SnGs and other tournies will be put on hold unless something comes up.

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