XTR´s drive to midstakes

2.2k hands @100NL fr, +$275

BR $6680 weeeeee!

Following my BRM plan I made at the beginning I should now be playing 1/2FR regularly and be shotting 1/2 6max on occasion. I´ll be staying at 0.5/1 until the end of the month and then overthink my BRM plan again for the following reasons:

- I´m curious if I can maintain a winrate >2.5ptBB/100 over a solid sample, until OP start I was 1.8 longterm

- I dont wanna switch sites, since I have a good deal at CDPoker and like the software, but iPoker 1/2 FR is contaminated with rakeback- and FPP-pros.

- I´m not confident in my 6max game. I could probably beat 100NL FR, but I doubt I could do a bigger winrate than at FR. I´m not ready for 1/2 6max yet

- I´d like to have a somewhat deeper BR to avoid tilting/scared money issues. My biggest improvement this month was to learn to really think things through before I act, to strictly concentrate on ranges and ev´s, not being results oriented and to always look ahead and not letting yesterdays beats phase me. If you scroll up you´ll see that I went on wild 3 BI monkeytilt once, but I did not get in this chronic semi-tilt state of mind that cost me so much moniez in the past.

- I have exams and 3 weeks of business training in Feb/March and will therefore not have the time to study the game in depth. I don´t want to advance in limits without advancing as a player. This somewhat correlates with tilting issues, when the next downswings hits at 1/2 and I´m stressed the tilting monster may come out again.

On todays session: I had a brutal start, getting stacked twice with set over set and one rivered boat over boat. Again I ran nittish 13/11/4, I tightened up in EP due to tons of shortstacks, still I´m the only regular player with a two-digit PFR. Att.2 steal was 25%, which is okay I guess and should be near optimal for todays table conditions. I´m looking for opportunities to squeeze for the past 3 weeks and did okay, funny side note: none of the regs has adjusted yet.

#1 SB is 13/8/3 regular, he stacked me earlier with the mentioned boat over boat, no history beside that. My image is solid, river bluff raises are very uncommon and I doubt he´s betting weak to induce a raise. I´m basically turning my hand into a bluff here, since I´m repping Kx/QJ and I have no idea if its a good play.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($20.00)
UTG+1 ($63.95)
MP1 ($29.30)
MP2 ($74.60)
MP3 ($20.00)
CO ($100.00)
BTN ($18.50)
SB ($117.95)
Hero ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is BB Jack of Hearts

7 folds, SB raises to $4, Hero calls $3

Flop: Ace of Hearts

($8, 2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5

Turn: King of Diamonds

($18, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12, SB calls $12

River: Six of Diamonds

($42, 2 players)
SB bets $12, Hero raises to $45, SB folds

Final Pot: $96.00

Hero wins $96 ( won +$30 )
SB lost -$33.00

#2 MP is 43/17/3. Calling the minraise and then shoving did not look like a K
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($48.95)
UTG+1 ($68.90)
MP1 ($36.90)
MP2 ($24.90)
Hero ($98.50)
BTN ($89.67)
SB ($19.00)
BB ($18.65)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is CO Jack of Spades

2 folds, MP1 raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, 2 folds, BB calls $2

Flop: Seven of Clubs

($9.5, 3 players)
BB bets $1, MP1 calls $1, Hero raises to $12, BB folds, MP1 goes all-in $32.9, Hero calls $21.9

Turn: King of Diamonds

($78.3, 2 players)

River: Two of Hearts

($78.3, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#3 Now comes teh ugly. SB is 15/7/1.8 no detailed reads. With 3 nits to my left my image is button-crazy
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($20.00)
UTG+1 ($97.00)
UTG+2 ($97.50)
MP1 ($19.85)
MP2 ($128.53)
MP3 ($105.95)
Hero ($159.40)
BTN ($96.50)
SB ($123.00)
BB ($134.55)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is CO Nine of Spades

6 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, SB raises to $12.5, 1 fold, Hero calls $8.5

Flop: Seven of Spades

($26, 2 players)
SB bets $14, Hero calls $14

Turn: Eight of Hearts

($54, 2 players)
SB bets $33, Hero goes all-in $132.9, SB goes all-in $63.5

River: Jack of Diamonds

($283.4, 2 players)

Final Pot: $280.40
Hero shows: Nine of Spades

SB shows:

Hero wins $36.4 ( lost -$123 )
SB wins $244 ( won +$121 )

#4 MP is regular TAG
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($125.20)
UTG+1 ($11.50)
MP1 ($107.90)
MP2 ($10.00)
Hero ($98.50)
CO ($160.95)
BTN ($22.75)
SB ($47.65)
BB ($20.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP3 Five of Spades

2 folds, MP1 raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero calls $4, 4 folds

Flop: Five of Hearts

($9.5, 2 players)
MP1 bets $6, Hero raises to $15, MP1 raises to $34, Hero calls $19

Turn: Ace of Spades

($77.5, 2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $56, MP1 goes all-in $69.9, Hero goes all-in $4.5

River: Ten of Spades

($207.9, 2 players)

Final Pot: $204.90
Hero shows: Five of Spades

MP1 shows: King of Hearts

MP1 wins $204.9 ( won +$97 )
Hero lost -$98.50

#5 19/2/1.3
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($50.50)
UTG+1 ($22.35)
MP1 ($104.75)
Hero ($111.25)
MP3 ($20.00)
CO ($124.35)
BTN ($76.28)
SB ($14.00)
BB ($167.70)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP2 Seven of Spades

UTG calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, 5 folds, UTG calls $4

Flop: Ten of Diamonds

($11.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $8, UTG calls $8

Turn: Jack of Hearts

($27.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $22.22, UTG goes all-in $37.5, Hero calls $15.28

River: Ace of Clubs

($102.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $99.50
UTG shows: Ten of Spades

Hero shows: Seven of Spades

UTG wins $99.5 ( won +$49 )
Hero lost -$50.50

#6 This one is interesting. BTN is 15/6/2.1 semi reg, haven´t played him for a while. He´s kinda tricky, I folded to two possible floats before. I had a hard time putting him on a hand, he could have KQ, JJ-TT, 88, 22 and spades. KQ/88/22 raise flop a large % of the time, so he´s most likely to hold spades or tries to rep them w/ 2nd pair. C/c or b/f river?
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($95.40)
UTG+1 ($95.20)
MP1 ($16.85)
MP2 ($17.00)
MP3 ($122.10)
Hero ($100.00)
BTN ($99.30)
SB ($20.50)
BB ($137.10)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is CO Queen of Hearts

5 folds, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: Eight of Spades

($9.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $7.5, BTN calls $7.5

Turn: Four of Spades

($24.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $16, BTN raises to $32, Hero calls $16

River: Two of Clubs

($88.5, 2 players)
Hero ($56.5)?

Poker yesterday:

Session#1 6max: 4tabled 100NL sh at Party for +$150 and I´m finally in the green on party´s sh tables for this month. Ran 20/16 and played solid poker.

#1 I was lost. No solid reads yet. UTG crai came really unexpected, since it didnt make sense to me. What hands are going for a c/r on such a drawy board? Getting 2:1 I called, figuring to have 9-12 outs
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($93.50)
UTG+1 ($173.08)
CO ($20.00)
BTN ($22.22)
SB ($92.54)
Hero ($114.47)
[CO posted $1]

Pre-flop: ($2.5, 6 players) Hero is BB Six of Clubs

UTG raises to $5, 1 fold, CO calls $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $4

Flop: Four of Hearts

($15.5, 3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $9, CO calls $9, Hero calls $9

Turn: Nine of Hearts

($42.5, 3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO bets $1, Hero raises to $25, UTG goes all-in $79.5, CO goes all-in $5, Hero calls $54.5

River: Two of Clubs

($207.5, 3 players)

[Results Hidden]

#2 CO is 42/6/1.8, calling tons of flops IP vs me and betting any turn when checked to. I already c/r´ed him twice and he gave up. It´s probably not the best play in a vacuum, but given our history he must give me lots of weak holdings, since I started defending vs his floats with this line. Checking river sucks.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($135.93)
CO ($132.59)
BTN ($140.29)
SB ($119.69)
BB ($88.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 5 players) Hero is UTG King of Diamonds

Hero raises to $4, CO calls $4, 2 folds, BB calls $3

Flop: Eight of Diamonds

($12.5, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $9, CO calls $9, BB calls $9

Turn: King of Spades

($39.5, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $15, BB folds, Hero raises to $45, CO calls $30

River: Three of Diamonds

($129.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

[Results Hidden]

#3 Beat, villian just sat down.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($251.55)
BTN ($113.00)
SB ($23.16)
BB ($102.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 4 players) Hero is CO Ace of Diamonds

Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, SB calls $3.5, BB calls $3

Flop: Six of Spades

($12, 3 players)
SB bets $6, BB calls $6, Hero raises to $16, SB folds, BB calls $10

Turn: Ten of Hearts

($50, 2 players)
BB bets $13, Hero raises to $54, BB goes all-in $69, Hero calls $28

River: Four of Diamonds

($214, 2 players)

Final Pot: $214
Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

BB shows:

BB wins $212 ( won +$110 )
Hero lost -$102.00
SB lost -$10.00

Session#2 full ring. I played bad. - $360

#4 MP2 is 24/17/1.7, MP3 is unknown 19/6/2. I´ve been 3betting MP2 a ton the last days, especially with a caller I squeezed a lot. Both started calling lighter, I showed down 77 vs 66 when MP2 and I checked thru a 3bet pot and gave up with a missed AQ. Flop check to rep a missed mid pp and to extract a bet from TT/JJ/88. Turn bet is huge, maybe too big for value bet and since my hand is underrepped I had to shove.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($18.50)
UTG+1 ($19.00)
MP1 ($18.00)
MP2 ($130.80)
MP3 ($122.15)
CO ($152.05)
Hero ($103.25)
SB ($131.35)
BB ($22.10)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is BTN Ace of Clubs

3 folds, MP2 calls $1, MP3 raises to $4, CO calls $4, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $14, CO calls $14

Flop: Three of Spades

($56.5, 3 players)
MP3 checks, CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: Six of Diamonds

($56.5, 3 players)
MP3 bets $48, 1 fold, Hero goes all-in $85.25, MP3 calls $37.25

River: Jack of Clubs

($227, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#5 BB runs 30/12.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($32.15)
UTG+1 ($19.00)
MP1 ($103.50)
MP2 ($17.50)
MP3 ($10.40)
Hero ($100.00)
BTN ($22.90)
SB ($38.45)
BB ($202.15)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is CO Six of Spades

5 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BB raises to $10, Hero calls $6

Flop: Five of Hearts

($20.5, 2 players)
BB bets $13, Hero calls $13

Turn: Four of Spades

($46.5, 2 players)
BB bets $30, Hero calls $30

River: Ten of Clubs

($106.5, 2 players)
BB goes all-in $149.15, Hero goes all-in $47

[Results Hidden]

#6
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($18.50)
UTG+1 ($101.50)
UTG+2 ($18.50)
Hero ($101.50)
MP2 ($117.20)
MP3 ($107.65)
CO ($92.65)
BTN ($97.00)
SB ($18.50)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Hearts

3 folds, Hero raises to $4, 5 folds, BB calls $3

Flop: Two of Diamonds

($8.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7, BB raises to $22, Hero goes all-in $90.5, BB goes all-in $74

Turn: Ace of Diamonds

($202, 2 players)

River: Ten of Clubs

($202, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

BR $6470

Quick update, 900 hands of 100NL 6max at Party for +$40 +$100 Bonus

BR $6610

Nothing extraordinary happened, I lost quite a few big pots

#1
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($104.73)
UTG+1 ($105.21)
CO ($129.88)
BTN ($116.53)
Hero ($100.68)
BB ($149.84)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is SB Ace of Clubs

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $12, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $28, BB calls $16

Flop: Four of Hearts

($57, 2 players)
Hero bets $41, BB goes all-in $121.84, Hero goes all-in $31.68

Turn: King of Hearts

($251.52, 2 players)

River: King of Clubs

($251.52, 2 players)

Final Pot: $251.52
BB shows: Three of Clubs

Hero shows: Ace of Clubs

BB wins $248.52 ( won +$98.68 )
UTG+1 lost -$1.00
Hero lost -$100.68

#2 UTG is a donk 44/6/1.8. Turn c/r is quite suspicious but I didn´t trust him. Probably I´m just the pay off wizard
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($183.39)
UTG+1 ($194.62)
CO ($167.99)
Hero ($101.78)
SB ($35.41)
BB ($76.80)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is BTN Ace of Diamonds

UTG calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, 2 folds, UTG calls $4

Flop: Ten of Spades

($11.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7, UTG calls $7

Turn: Jack of Hearts

($25.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $18, UTG raises to $36, Hero calls $18

River: Seven of Hearts

($97.5, 2 players)
UTG bets $22, Hero calls $22

[Results Hidden]

#3 BB ran 24/22, 3betting fairly wide.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($37.26)
Hero ($98.02)
BTN ($107.37)
SB ($75.03)
BB ($97.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 5 players) Hero is CO Ace of Spades

1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BB raises to $14, Hero calls $10

Flop: Ten of Clubs

($28.5, 2 players)
BB bets $20, Hero goes all-in $84.02, BB goes all-in $63

Turn: Two of Hearts

($195.52, 2 players)

River: Jack of Diamonds

($195.52, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#4
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
4 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
CO ($173.37)
BTN ($93.00)
SB ($100.00)
Hero ($91.53)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 4 players) Hero is BB King of Diamonds

1 fold, BTN calls $1, SB calls $0.5, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $3, SB calls $3

Flop: Ten of Hearts

($12, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $8, BTN raises to $16, SB folds, Hero calls $8

Turn: Nine of Hearts

($44, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $40, Hero goes all-in $71.53, BTN calls $31.53

River: Six of Spades

($187.06, 2 players)

Final Pot: $187.06
BTN shows: Ace of Clubs

Hero shows: King of Diamonds

Hero wins $185.06 ( won +$93.53 )
SB lost -$4.00
BTN lost -$91.53

wow. last nights full ring session went like crazy. idk why, but suddenly the nits were bluffing the shit out of me. First losing session, where I werent outflopped but outplayed by players who had never got out of line/caught. I was stunned and quit before I could spew more moniez away, net loss $70 coz I made my biggest pot for this month as well.

Since being played felt so bad, my neighbour, who dropped like 4BI at 1/2, and I decided to get drunk fast and killed a bottle of vodka within an hour and then started to play $3 HellKat SNG´s on Party. These are sooooooooooooo fun! For those of u who havent heard of it, HellKats have a set time limit, when the time runs out first 3 in chips are paid. Gotta think about an adequate strategy to beat those, until now I´ll play them to spew around when I´m wasted Very Happy

lost about $20 there, tho I finished a couple ITM.

BR $6520

#1 Villian is 14/11/3 who dropped back down to 100NL after playing 1/2 and 2/4 regularly. His range is something like AQ+, clubs, 88,99. I think my line okay repping 9x/88/A9 folding out anything but boats. Unfortunately he had it this time
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($111.65)
UTG+1 ($110.05)
MP1 ($88.12)
MP2 ($61.75)
MP3 ($63.45)
Hero ($119.55)
BTN ($127.09)
SB ($101.90)
BB ($20.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is CO Ten of Hearts

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $4, 3 folds, Hero calls $4, 3 folds

Flop: Ace of Clubs

($9.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $7, Hero calls $7

Turn: Nine of Diamonds

($23.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $10, Hero raises to $24, UTG+1 calls $14

River: Three of Spades

($71.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $47, UTG+1 goes all-in $75.05, Hero folds

Final Pot: $190.55

UTG+1 wins $190.55 ( won +$80.5 )
Hero lost -$82.00

#2 Villian here is unknown 12/10/2.2. My play is spew, I quit after this hand
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($10.95)
UTG+1 ($107.65)
UTG+2 ($111.60)
Hero ($104.00)
MP2 ($209.85)
MP3 ($43.45)
CO ($35.60)
BTN ($192.03)
SB ($99.00)
BB ($112.35)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Hearts

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5, 6 folds, UTG+1 calls $4

Flop: Three of Diamonds

($11.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $8, UTG+1 raises to $24, Hero goes all-in $91, UTG+1 calls $75

Turn: Seven of Spades

($209.5, 2 players)

River: Seven of Clubs

($209.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $206.50
UTG+1 shows: Two of Clubs

Hero shows: Ace of Hearts

UTG+1 wins $206.5 ( won +$102.5 )
Hero lost -$104.00

#3 This one made me sick in my stomach. SB is 15/6/3.4 over a large sample and haven´t got out of line nor doing anything beside standard plays once. My image is bad and button aggro which made this an easy laydown for me.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($99.76)
UTG+1 ($98.50)
UTG+2 ($84.80)
MP1 ($82.80)
MP2 ($98.65)
MP3 ($25.50)
CO ($98.50)
Hero ($125.45)
SB ($114.55)
BB ($21.35)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is BTN King of Clubs

7 folds, Hero raises to $4, SB calls $3.5, 1 fold

Flop: Six of Diamonds

($9, 2 players)
SB bets $6, Hero calls $6

Turn: Eight of Clubs

($21, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $15, SB raises to $35, Hero calls $20

River: Nine of Diamonds

($91, 2 players)
SB bets $45, Hero folds

Final Pot: $133.00

SB wins $133 ( won +$43 )
Hero lost -$45.00

#4 My biggest pot this month Very Happy

MP3 is unknown, dont know how he got his stack, but he didnt seem to play solid, limp calling a ton, raising few. Given stacks this deep easy call pre, right?
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($139.00)
UTG+1 ($104.05)
MP1 ($55.80)
MP2 ($100.00)
MP3 ($161.25)
Hero ($178.00)
BTN ($36.33)
SB ($37.80)
BB ($86.90)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is CO Six of Clubs

4 folds, MP3 raises to $5, Hero calls $5, 3 folds

Flop: Four of Clubs

($11.5, 2 players)
MP3 bets $6, Hero raises to $12, MP3 raises to $18, Hero raises to $56, MP3 goes all-in $138.25, Hero calls $100.25

Turn: Nine of Clubs

($324, 2 players)

River: Seven of Spades

($324, 2 players)

Final Pot: $321.00
Hero shows: Six of Clubs

MP3 shows: Queen of Spades

Hero wins $321 ( won +$159.75 )
MP3 lost -$161.25

#5 Again vs unknown.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($101.05)
UTG+1 ($96.00)
UTG+2 ($25.05)
MP1 ($94.40)
MP2 ($38.95)
MP3 ($19.00)
CO ($120.30)
BTN ($58.55)
SB ($99.00)
BB ($91.60)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is UTG Nine of Hearts

Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, MP1 calls $4, 3 folds, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: Nine of Diamonds

($13.5, 3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $5, BTN calls $5, Hero raises to $21, MP1 goes all-in $85.4, BTN folds, Hero calls $69.4

Turn: Eight of Clubs

($199.3, 2 players)

River: Seven of Hearts

($199.3, 2 players)

Final Pot: $196.30
Hero shows: Nine of Hearts

MP1 shows: Ace of Spades

Hero wins $196.3 ( won +$101.9 )
MP1 lost -$94.40
BTN lost -$9.00

On yesterdays session:

800 hands of 100NL 6max for a net loss of $300, received $180 RB on IPN,

BR $6400

Not a nice end of the month but w/e. Tried iPoker 6max at first, but the tables there were horrible nitty and filled with shortstacks. Went over to Party and found 4 tables with at least one 40/4 type of guy, but had no chance to pull a profit. I think I played pretty well, especially since the TAGs stay out of each others way as long as there´s a donator in the middle. Tho it sucks to pay the donk I´m fine with my decisions, got my money in good.

#1 UTG+1 ran 90/11/1.8 for 120 hands, CO is 34/22/0.8 over 150. I´m happy that I got it in.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($107.53)
UTG+1 ($212.32)
CO ($124.03)
BTN ($195.06)
SB ($176.04)
BB ($93.16)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is UTG Ace of Diamonds

Hero raises to $4, UTG+1 calls $4, CO calls $4, 3 folds

Flop: Four of Diamonds

($13.5, 3 players)
Hero bets $9.09, UTG+1 raises to $18.18, CO calls $18.18, Hero goes all-in $94.44, UTG+1 calls $85.35, CO goes all-in $101.85, UTG+1 calls $16.5

Turn: Queen of Clubs

($357.09, 3 players)

River: Four of Clubs

($357.09, 3 players)

Final Pot: $357.09
CO shows: Ten of Clubs

Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

UTG+1 shows: Jack of Diamonds

CO wins $354.09 ( won +$230.06 )
Hero lost -$107.53
UTG+1 lost -$124.03

#2 This one is standard against unkown, no?
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($57.21)
Hero ($97.00)
BTN ($278.24)
SB ($151.54)
BB ($139.64)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 5 players) Hero is CO Ace of Hearts

UTG calls $1, Hero raises to $4.5, 2 folds, BB raises to $14, UTG folds, Hero goes all-in $92.5, BB calls $83

Flop: Jack of Clubs

($195.5, 2 players)

Turn: Nine of Clubs

($195.5, 2 players)

River: Three of Diamonds

($195.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $195.5
BB shows: Ace of Spades

Hero shows: Ace of Hearts

BB wins $193.5 ( won +$96.5 )
UTG lost -$1.00
Hero lost -$97.00

#3 Opp is 51/4/2.2. Nothing but a cooler
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($99.05)
UTG+1 ($98.50)
CO ($71.05)
Hero ($238.48)
SB ($133.96)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is BTN King of Clubs

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $4, CO calls $4, Hero calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: Three of Spades

($13.5, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, CO bets $6, Hero raises to $16, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $10

Turn: Ace of Spades

($45.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $27.27, CO goes all-in $51.05, Hero calls $23.78

River: Jack of Hearts

($147.6, 2 players)

Final Pot: $147.6
CO shows: King of Diamonds

Hero shows: King of Clubs

CO wins $144.6 ( won +$73.55 )
UTG+1 lost -$4.00
Hero lost -$71.05

Summary January:

Hands played: 35,120

Starting BR: $5000
Poker profit: $716.59
Rakeback received: $610
Bonus cleared: $600
Cashouts: -$400

Total earnings $1926.59

Current BR $6526

Achievements this month:

- I took care of this OP and therefore went thru PT and looked at my hands after every session
- No huge tilt affiars beside one HU session (doesnt show up in pt as HU, since it was a new 6max table)
- I thought poker
- My approach to this game has totally changed. I´m looking forward after every session, losing streaks dont phase me all that much anymore, coz I can either indentify them as coolers or mistakes I learned from

Goals for Feb:
- Continue beating 100NL fr, start beating 100NL 6max
- Work on my adjustements and player reading. playing less tables and thinking about my actions I´ve found myself in loads of situations, where I couldn´t determine on which level opponent is thinking and make bad plays caused by misjudging (is this a word??) his level of thinking. I´m outthinking myself frequently.

I seem to have the exact same problem determining what level my opponent is thinking on as well. I also have a tendency to get too fancy trying to level an opponent who may not be thinking very deep. Oh well, I'm learning as I go.
As for you play, Hand #1 is fine.
#2 I often call IP and play the flop. OOP I like to get it in pre and let the chips fall where they may. If I think he has a read that I'm 3betting light I especially like to play a flop cause he'll stack off lighter than usual. Against an unknown I don't mind the pre-push though.
#3, Raise flop more to make later streets easier to play. His stack size makes it hard for you on a bad turn card. I like the b/f line here, but you can't fold to his short ass push over. I plan to see A9 or A3 here alot as well as plenty of bluffy air.

You and I seem to be at similar stages in bankroll and poker development right now. I sure wish I had your poker bonuses and Rakeback to draw off of, but alas I play in the US. $600 in a month is awesome, though mine would be less since I can only get about 15K-18K hands in per month.
Congrats on a good month developmentally and a decent month with poker/variance. From hands you posted the win rate will certainly come up in the next month or two.

Weeeeee peoples!
Tonight was the night u catch once a month where all the pieces fit together. Deep stacked donks, running good and, most important, making non-standard plays in the right moment. Finished +$615 pushing my BR to

BR $7201

I started off like crazy monkey wild and suddenly dropped almost one BI but got that back when regs started playing back at me

#1 Villian is 13/8 regular against whom my image is apeshit. I´ve been 3betting him quite light, coz Im a monkey. He 4bet shoved on me twice before at another table and I gave up instantly
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($64.86)
UTG+1 ($33.55)
MP1 ($97.90)
MP2 ($18.50)
MP3 ($20.00)
CO ($94.40)
BTN ($68.95)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($20.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is SB King of Spades

5 folds, CO raises to $3, BTN calls $3, Hero raises to $13, 1 fold, CO goes all-in $91.4, BTN folds, Hero calls $81.4

Flop: Six of Diamonds

($192.8, 2 players)

Turn: Seven of Hearts

($192.8, 2 players)

River: Nine of Clubs

($192.8, 2 players)

Final Pot: $189.80
CO shows: Eight of Hearts

Hero shows: King of Spades

Hero wins $189.8 ( won +$95.4 )
CO lost -$94.40
BTN lost -$3.00

Later on I switched gears and ran like 12/10/3.3, mainly because tables were were extremely stationy and regular players began to make kinda loose calls vs me.

#2 Non-standard. BTN is 8/3, his 3betting range is QQ+, AK, AQ at best. 4betting would have folded out anything but KK, so I decided to flat his raise. Happened at the end of the session, where he views me as somewhat TAG (if he even pays attention to it)
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($70.45)
UTG+1 ($13.80)
UTG+2 ($103.00)
MP1 ($17.30)
Hero ($228.43)
MP3 ($119.35)
CO ($20.90)
BTN ($96.00)
SB ($21.80)
BB ($20.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP2 Ace of Diamonds

4 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BTN raises to $10, 2 folds, Hero calls $6

Flop: Eight of Diamonds

($21.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $14, Hero calls $14

Turn: Nine of Diamonds

($49.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $30, Hero raises to $72, BTN goes all-in $42

River: Eight of Clubs

($193.5, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#3 No.3 occured after 3 or 4 orbits. It´s probably the hand, where I lost any respect. UTG+1 is 23/17, CO 22/6 which made this a great opportunity to squeeze. I had no clue, what CO could have had and I felt there was a good chance he´s simply annoyed of me raising him off his limp/calls. W/e, even vs 66-JJ, AJ, AQ I´m a 2:1 dog making this call still -EV in a vacuum.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($87.45)
UTG+1 ($149.50)
MP1 ($113.05)
MP2 ($108.25)
CO ($64.80)
Hero ($98.50)
SB ($15.00)
BB ($28.80)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is BTN Ace of Diamonds

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $5, 2 folds, CO calls $5, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, UTG+1 folds, CO goes all-in $59.8, Hero calls $46.8

Flop: King of Diamonds

($136.1, 2 players)

Turn: Three of Spades

($136.1, 2 players)

River: Ace of Clubs

($136.1, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#4 Villian here is 13/8/2.8 and one of the better regulars at these tables. We´re pulling moves on each other now and then. Guess it´s standard play.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($34.50)
UTG+1 ($97.50)
MP1 ($160.45)
MP2 ($20.20)
Hero ($98.50)
CO ($19.35)
BTN ($148.80)
SB ($100.50)
BB ($9.60)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP3 Nine of Spades

4 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: Jack of Diamonds

($9.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $7.5, BTN calls $7.5

Turn: Jack of Spades

($24.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $16, BTN calls $16

River: Ten of Hearts

($56.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $22, Hero calls $22

[Results Hidden]

#5 SB is a 1/2 regular TAG 13/9. Idk why he´s moved down, but he´s def capable to 3bet me here quite wide 66+,AJ+,KQ and maybe even more. Assuming he calls w/ 66, Aces, flushes and KdX, QdX and folds everythings else I like my shove
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($26.50)
UTG+1 ($106.55)
MP1 ($42.60)
MP2 ($125.15)
Hero ($98.50)
BTN ($38.90)
SB ($101.15)
BB ($17.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is CO Nine of Clubs

4 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, SB raises to $13.5, 1 fold, Hero calls $9.5

Flop: Six of Diamonds

($28, 2 players)
SB bets $20, Hero goes all-in $85, SB folds

Final Pot: $130.00

Hero wins $130 ( won +$31.5 )
SB lost -$33.50

#6 I dont like this one at all. Villian in this hand is 55/19/1.8 ultra donk (who happened to end up w/ almost $500 at the table Very Happy

) Flop and turn is standard vs this guy, river should be b/f, he raised locks and didn´t get caught bluffing missed draws
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($217.50)
UTG+1 ($167.40)
MP1 ($89.50)
MP2 ($20.00)
MP3 ($99.95)
CO ($327.96)
BTN ($184.77)
SB ($111.07)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is UTG Ten of Diamonds

Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, CO calls $4, 3 folds

Flop: Seven of Spades

($9.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $7.5, CO calls $7.5

Turn: Four of Hearts

($24.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, CO calls $15

River: Ace of Diamonds

($54.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $34, Hero calls $34

[Results Hidden]

That´s it for the night, I´m watching some TV now and will be heading out at 4am to climb a mountain and will hopefully see the sunrise from 1200m above sea level. Cheers!

feb 3rd 2008:

Climbing a mountain in the early morning was soooooo sick. We started at 4:30am and it took us like two hrs until we reached the peak at 1200 above sl, right on time to see the sun rise. It was awesome, I havent seen a sunrise for 5yrs. as promised, more picks to keep my interested readers entertained Wink

Poker:
2.6k hands of 100NL fr for a net of +$330 and I bought a datamining- and tableselection tool for Party for $30

BR $7501

I can´t deny that I´ve been running quite good lately, but I feel like my game has improved since the new year started. I´m fully confident in beating 100NL full ring and have come to a point, where I can play any table aviable on iPoker, I don´t run into player anymore who cause me trouble. Next goal is to improve in 3bet pots, where I´m probably leaking. That should be fixed before I move up.

#1 SB is 19/8/3.4
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($120.48)
UTG+1 ($92.30)
MP1 ($19.00)
MP2 ($87.33)
MP3 ($87.10)
CO ($25.20)
BTN ($183.40)
SB ($127.05)
Hero ($235.77)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is BB Queen of Diamonds

6 folds, BTN calls $1, SB calls $0.5, Hero checks

Flop: Five of Diamonds

($3, 3 players)
SB bets $3, Hero calls $3, 1 fold

Turn: Four of Spades

($9, 2 players)
SB bets $8, Hero raises to $16, SB raises to $32, Hero goes all-in $215.77, SB goes all-in $91.05

River: Queen of Hearts

($363.82, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#2 No reads on BTN
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($53.78)
UTG+1 ($13.85)
Hero ($158.35)
MP2 ($65.72)
CO ($20.00)
BTN ($108.09)
SB ($71.80)
BB ($67.70)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is MP1 Seven of Hearts

2 folds, Hero raises to $4, MP2 calls $4, 1 fold, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: Nine of Clubs

($13.5, 3 players)
Hero bets $9.5, MP2 calls $9.5, BTN calls $9.5

Turn: Ten of Hearts

($42, 3 players)
Hero bets $35, MP2 goes all-in $52.22, 1 fold, Hero calls $17.22

River: Two of Hearts

($146.44, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#3
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($146.13)
UTG+1 ($91.33)
UTG+2 ($33.04)
MP1 ($108.05)
MP2 ($136.20)
MP3 ($93.63)
CO ($17.00)
Hero ($142.55)
SB ($127.70)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is BTN Eight of Diamonds

7 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BB calls $3

Flop: Jack of Clubs

($8.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BB calls $6

Turn: Seven of Clubs

($20.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12.5, BB calls $12.5

River: Three of Hearts

($45.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $33, BB calls $33

[Results Hidden]

#4 Yea, this one is so bad. UTG is unknown, seems TAG. I planned to c/f turn, but when he insta shoved I was kinda confused and hit my donkey button
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($96.00)
UTG+1 ($100.00)
MP1 ($34.20)
MP2 ($184.35)
CO ($112.80)
BTN ($233.70)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($17.15)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is SB King of Spades

UTG calls $1, 5 folds, Hero raises to $4.5, 1 fold, UTG calls $3.5

Flop: Seven of Clubs

($10, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, UTG raises to $15, Hero raises to $30, UTG calls $15

Turn: Six of Diamonds

($70, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG goes all-in $61.5, Hero calls $61.5

River: King of Diamonds

($193, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

Quick update:

900 hands 100NL fr, +$210

BR $ 7711

SWEET ! ! ! !

Keep it up..... the winning i mean..lol

yay, thx for the support wesrman Very Happy

quick update, didnt play all that much the last days, dropped $212 on tuesday due to some very loose calldowns vs 12/10ish shortstacks, received $213 RB on wednesday Very Happy

right on target

BR $7712

yea I dropped down tonight. Played a bit of 100NL HU for +$90 and lost $560 at 100NL full ring, net -$470

BR $7242

It hurt

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($280.47)
UTG+1 ($100.00)
UTG+2 ($35.15)
MP1 ($39.85)
MP2 ($107.35)
MP3 ($107.30)
Hero ($100.00)
BTN ($195.50)
SB ($121.75)
BB ($168.10)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is CO Jack of Hearts

6 folds, Hero raises to $4, BTN raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero calls $8

Flop: Queen of Diamonds

($25.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $18, Hero raises to $36, BTN raises to $78, Hero goes all-in $52, BTN calls $10

Turn: Queen of Spades

($201.5, 2 players)

River: Two of Diamonds

($201.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $198.50
Hero shows: Jack of Hearts

BTN shows: Queen of Clubs

BTN wins $198.5 ( won +$98.5 )
Hero lost -$100.00

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($128.35)
UTG+1 ($275.60)
UTG+2 ($97.30)
MP1 ($17.00)
MP2 ($105.60)
Hero ($131.65)
CO ($98.50)
BTN ($30.45)
SB ($19.00)
BB ($17.60)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP3 Nine of Clubs

5 folds, Hero raises to $4, CO calls $4, 2 folds, BB calls $3

Flop: Nine of Spades

($12.5, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8.5, CO raises to $17, BB folds, Hero raises to $32.5, CO calls $15.5

Turn: Six of Spades

($77.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $62, CO goes all-in $62

River: Two of Hearts

($201.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $198.50
Hero shows: Nine of Clubs

CO shows:

CO wins $198.5 ( won +$100 )
Hero lost -$98.50
BB lost -$4.00

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($107.65)
UTG+1 ($99.00)
UTG+2 ($112.75)
MP1 ($21.50)
MP2 ($96.50)
MP3 ($13.50)
CO ($101.50)
Hero ($105.65)
SB ($18.45)
BB ($98.50)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is BTN Five of Clubs

7 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BB calls $3

Flop: Five of Spades

($8.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $6, BB calls $6

Turn: Queen of Clubs

($20.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $14.5, BB raises to $33, Hero goes all-in $81.15, BB goes all-in $55.5

River: Three of Hearts

($204.65, 2 players)

Final Pot: $201.65
BB shows: Ace of Spades

Hero shows: Five of Clubs

BB wins $194.5 ( won +$96 )
Hero wins $7.15 ( lost -$98.5 )

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($18.65)
UTG+1 ($106.30)
UTG+2 ($19.20)
MP1 ($106.05)
MP2 ($84.70)
MP3 ($186.25)
CO ($99.80)
BTN ($102.50)
Hero ($99.00)
BB ($102.15)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is SB Ten of Hearts

6 folds, CO raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $14, 1 fold, CO calls $10

Flop: Seven of Clubs

($29, 2 players)
Hero bets $20.5, CO raises to $41, Hero goes all-in $64.5, CO calls $44

Turn: Seven of Diamonds

($199, 2 players)

River: Five of Clubs

($199, 2 players)

Final Pot: $196.00
CO shows: Queen of Spades

Hero shows: Ten of Hearts

CO wins $196 ( won +$97 )
Hero lost -$99.00

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($108.85)
UTG+1 ($109.80)
Hero ($113.75)
MP1 ($100.00)
MP2 ($122.75)
MP3 ($162.45)
CO ($280.47)
BTN ($94.50)
SB ($35.65)
BB ($39.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is UTG+2 Queen of Spades

2 folds, Hero raises to $4, MP1 raises to $12, 6 folds, Hero raises to $28, MP1 calls $16

Flop: Three of Clubs

($57.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

Turn: Seven of Hearts

($57.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $30, MP1 calls $30

River: Jack of Spades

($117.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $42, MP1 goes all-in $42

Final Pot: $198.50
Hero shows: Queen of Spades

MP1 shows: King of Spades

MP1 wins $198.5 ( won +$98.5 )
Hero lost -$100.00

Needless to say I started tilting in the end and stopped before I could spew more money away

Back on track. Dropped $190 playing 100NL HU and made $360 prfit at 100NL fr for a net of $150

BR $7392

#1 First of, possible hand of the month. Opponent sat down a couple of hands ago and limp/ shoved and call/shoved twice on me before
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($102.80)
UTG+1 ($48.25)
UTG+2 ($96.50)
Hero ($130.05)
MP2 ($99.00)
MP3 ($115.55)
CO ($84.30)
BTN ($68.45)
SB ($19.00)
BB ($108.90)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Diamonds

UTG raises to $4, UTG+1 calls $4, UTG+2 calls $4, Hero raises to $20, 6 folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 goes all-in $92.5, Hero calls $76.5

Flop: Two of Diamonds

($202.5, 2 players)

Turn: Five of Diamonds

($202.5, 2 players)

River: Seven of Spades

($202.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $199.50
UTG+2 shows: Six of Clubs

Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

UTG+2 wins $199.5 ( won +$103 )
UTG lost -$4.00
UTG+1 lost -$4.00
Hero lost -$96.50

#2 Other villian, similar insane
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($172.35)
UTG+1 ($48.20)
UTG+2 ($103.25)
MP1 ($180.55)
MP2 ($43.30)
MP3 ($51.50)
CO ($103.75)
BTN ($100.35)
SB ($112.25)
Hero ($107.15)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is BB Queen of Diamonds

5 folds, MP3 raises to $2, 3 folds, Hero raises to $9, MP3 calls $7

Flop: Two of Hearts

($18.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $13, MP3 calls $13

Turn: Two of Clubs

($44.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $30, MP3 goes all-in $29.5

River: Jack of Hearts

($104, 2 players)

Final Pot: $101.00
MP3 shows: King of Diamonds

Hero shows: Queen of Diamonds

MP3 wins $100.5 ( won +$49 )
Hero wins $0.5 ( lost -$51.5 )

#3 SB and I have history. He´s a weekend gambler who always talks shit calling me a bully and a thief. His range is soo wide for 3betting and I dont think I can fold flop
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($27.15)
UTG+1 ($15.90)
UTG+2 ($18.75)
MP1 ($24.20)
MP2 ($22.50)
Hero ($102.00)
CO ($124.90)
BTN ($118.65)
SB ($55.50)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP3 Queen of Hearts

5 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, SB raises to $12.5, 1 fold, Hero raises to $30, SB calls $17.5

Flop: Four of Hearts

($61, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $26, SB goes all-in $25.5

Turn: Five of Spades

($112.5, 2 players)

River: Jack of Clubs

($112.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $109.50
Hero shows: Queen of Hearts

SB shows:

Hero wins $0.5 ( lost -$55.5 )
SB wins $109 ( won +$53.5 )

#4 This one is bugging me all night. Opp is solid 12/9/4 and we have history, constantly expanding 3- and 4betting ranges vs each other over the last 3 weeks. I´ve been slightly overplaying marginals in 3bet pots. Vs KK+, AdKd this is c/f obv, how often does he have to play JJ to go for a c/r?
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($122.35)
UTG+1 ($97.00)
MP1 ($99.00)
Hero ($136.90)
CO ($173.85)
BTN ($20.00)
SB ($19.00)
BB ($100.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 8 players) Hero is MP2 Queen of Diamonds

3 folds, Hero raises to $4, CO raises to $12, 3 folds, Hero raises to $28, CO calls $16

Flop: Seven of Diamonds

($57.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $40, Hero folds

Final Pot: $94.65

CO wins $94.65 ( won +$26.65 )
Hero lost -$28.00

geez, I really fucked things up yesterday. Violating my new rule, I grinded just for the sake of grinding, unfocused/distracted and sloppy. Instead of browsing the web/jacking off/calling girls/getting drunk I decided to burn my hard earned moniez
AND IT FUCKING MAKES ME SICK!!!!!

Walking home from the gym this afternoon I thought about that poker shit and why last night went so wrong and why I can´t beat this fucking limit for more than 2.1BB/100 long term. There are a couple of reasons I destilled from all the thoughts I had. Beside that I´m a bad player it´s simply the lack of discipline and emotional stability. It´s the sessions I play to get my mind clear. Sometimes after a long day when the fucking world fucks me up I set up 14-tables and grind along, only to prevent my mind from thinking about stuff thats fucking annoying me/bothering me.
Yea, why not doing sports instead? Because I already spend 3 days a week at the gym for like 2 - 3 hrs and go out running for 1 - 1.5 hrs the days in between.
Fuck me, I need to stop this. The sloppy play syndrome is probably caused by playing overrolled quite often. I got so used to blowing $100, since I "blew" it a hundred times when I was ahead, that I somewhat lost the feeling for the moniez at the table. Dont get me wrong, I want to win as bad as everybody else (maybe too bad sometimes) and I fucking hate losing, but when I´m in bad mood I kinda think "poop you, I´ll get it back u´re bad fuck u blah blah" and suddenly lose focus on all that long term thingy.

To fix this I´m gonna use the word "fuck" as often as possible tonight and will jump into 1/2NL now. Lets see if more money at risk will make me a more disciplined player. I´m still healthy rolled for 1/2 but IF I become scared money I´ll drop back, IF I continue to spew money all over the place, I´ll drop back down.

On last session itself: I dropped $330. I was grinding along and breaking even until this fucking fuck hand occured
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($86.30)
UTG+1 ($20.00)
Hero ($108.50)
MP2 ($94.59)
MP3 ($95.85)
CO ($72.15)
BTN ($80.00)
SB ($92.90)
BB ($125.75)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP1 Eight of Hearts

UTG calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, MP3 calls $5, 4 folds, UTG folds

Flop: Queen of Hearts

($12.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $8.5, MP3 calls $8.5

Turn: King of Diamonds

($29.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $18.5, MP3 calls $18.5

River: Jack of Hearts

($66.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $67, MP3 goes all-in $63.85

Final Pot: $194.35
Hero shows: Eight of Hearts

MP3 shows: Jack of Spades

Hero wins $3.15 ( lost -$95.85 )
MP3 wins $191.2 ( won +$95.35 )
UTG lost -$1.00

I broke even so far even tho I took more ugly beats, I doubled up 3 or 4 total retards that I prolly should have have quit long before. So after getting 2outed I pulled off this one
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($22.30)
UTG+1 ($158.20)
Hero ($98.00)
MP2 ($80.50)
MP3 ($78.71)
CO ($146.50)
BTN ($101.80)
SB ($108.27)
BB ($130.67)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is MP1 Queen of Clubs

2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, SB calls $3.5, 1 fold

Flop: Seven of Clubs

($9, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7, SB raises to $14, Hero calls $7

Turn: Jack of Hearts

($37, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $23, SB raises to $46, Hero goes all-in $57, SB calls $34

River: Eight of Hearts

($197, 2 players)

Final Pot: $194.00
Hero shows: Queen of Clubs

SB shows:

SB wins $194 ( won +$96 )
Hero lost -$98.00

and this one
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($146.65)
UTG+1 ($231.75)
UTG+2 ($100.20)
MP1 ($24.85)
MP2 ($110.05)
Hero ($111.45)
CO ($42.40)
BTN ($22.60)
SB ($107.70)
BB ($56.54)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 10 players) Hero is MP3 Nine of Hearts

4 folds, MP2 raises to $3, Hero raises to $12, 4 folds, MP2 raises to $21, Hero calls $9

Flop: Jack of Diamonds

($43.5, 2 players)
MP2 bets $20, Hero goes all-in $90.45, MP2 goes all-in $69.05

Turn: Two of Spades

($223, 2 players)

River: Ace of Diamonds

($223, 2 players)

Final Pot: $220.00
MP2 shows: Queen of Spades

Hero shows: Nine of Hearts

MP2 wins $218.6 ( won +$108.55 )
Hero wins $1.4 ( lost -$110.05 )

Fuck me fuck fuckety fuck

BR $7062

Step back and think about what you would tell someone else if they were in the same situation, and try to use it on yourself. You give good advice, and you know what you should do. Variance is a bitch.

Thanks for the support. I need it more than ever before after a small session at 1/2. I actually did what I would tell others to do ( I won´t tell them to move up, but thats another story) and played less tables and quit when I lost focus/emotional stability.

200NL went well, I weren´t sloppy and played not my best but definetly a good game. 200NL tabkes are pretty much like 100NL with >35% shortstacks <30BB, standard 14/6 nits and the occasional donk. Didn´t make any non-standards with no strong reads on anyone yet. I lost $230 and quit after hand #3

#1
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($338.70)
UTG+1 ($82.85)
MP1 ($73.00)
MP2 ($151.15)
CO ($202.55)
BTN ($32.70)
Hero ($216.52)
BB ($24.18)

Pre-flop: ($3, 8 players) Hero is SB Five of Diamonds

UTG calls $2, 2 folds, MP2 calls $2, 2 folds, Hero calls $1, BB checks

Flop: Eight of Clubs

($8, 4 players)
Hero bets $6, 1 fold, UTG calls $6, MP2 calls $6

Turn: Nine of Clubs

($26, 3 players)
Hero bets $18, UTG calls $18, 1 fold

River: Two of Clubs

($62, 2 players)
Hero bets $42, UTG raises to $128, Hero calls $86

Final Pot: $315.00
UTG shows: Ten of Clubs

Hero shows: Five of Diamonds

UTG wins $315 ( won +$161 )
BB lost -$2.00
MP2 lost -$8.00
Hero lost -$154.00

#2
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($148.00)
UTG+1 ($233.60)
UTG+2 ($202.85)
MP1 ($29.50)
MP2 ($88.00)
Hero ($213.75)
CO ($35.20)
BTN ($197.00)
SB ($35.00)
BB ($41.85)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP3 King of Spades

UTG calls $2, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls $2, 2 folds, Hero raises to $10, CO calls $10, 3 folds, UTG calls $8, UTG+2 folds

Flop: Ten of Spades

($35, 3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $26, CO goes all-in $25.2, UTG calls $26

Turn: Jack of Diamonds

($112.2, 3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $72, UTG goes all-in $112, Hero calls $40

River: Nine of Diamonds

($336.2, 3 players)

Final Pot: $333.20
Hero shows: King of Spades

CO shows:

UTG shows: Ace of Clubs

UTG wins $333.2 ( won +$185.2 )
UTG+2 lost -$2.00
Hero lost -$148.00
CO lost -$35.20

#3
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($218.20)
UTG+1 ($154.45)
UTG+2 ($42.05)
MP1 ($198.00)
MP2 ($180.20)
MP3 ($237.03)
CO ($125.20)
BTN ($53.50)
Hero ($289.15)
BB ($202.65)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is SB Nine of Spades

5 folds, MP3 calls $2, CO raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, BB calls $2, MP3 calls $2

Flop: Eight of Spades

($16, 4 players)
Hero bets $10, 2 folds, CO calls $10

Turn: Ace of Diamonds

($36, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $18, Hero raises to $112, CO goes all-in $93.2

River: Ace of Clubs

($259.2, 2 players)

Final Pot: $256.20
CO shows: Ace of Hearts

Hero shows: Nine of Spades

CO wins $255.4 ( won +$130.2 )
Hero wins $0.8 ( lost -$125.2 )
MP3 lost -$4.00
BB lost -$4.00

Day 2 at 200NL, doing well. Took some tough beats but ended up taking the biggest pot in my life. Days net +$380
BR $7212

#1
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($39.00)
UTG+1 ($200.05)
MP1 ($35.00)
MP2 ($284.10)
Hero ($339.80)
CO ($256.70)
BTN ($213.90)
SB ($105.50)
BB ($169.15)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is MP3 Seven of Spades

3 folds, MP2 raises to $8, Hero calls $8, 4 folds

Flop: Seven of Diamonds

($19, 2 players)
MP2 bets $12, Hero raises to $28, MP2 calls $16

Turn: Three of Diamonds

($75, 2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $47, MP2 raises to $94, Hero goes all-in $256.8, MP2 goes all-in $154.1

River: Queen of Spades

($626.9, 2 players)

Final Pot: $623.90
MP2 shows: Ace of Diamonds

Hero shows: Seven of Spades

Hero wins $623.9 ( won +$284.1 )
MP2 lost -$284.10

#2
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($40.00)
UTG+1 ($27.85)
UTG+2 ($219.62)
MP1 ($130.70)
MP2 ($176.55)
MP3 ($88.30)
CO ($35.00)
BTN ($217.05)
Hero ($448.90)
BB ($191.65)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is SB King of Diamonds

7 folds, BTN raises to $8, Hero raises to $26, 1 fold, BTN raises to $74, Hero calls $48

Flop: Two of Spades

($150, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $143.05, Hero folds

Final Pot: $290.05

BTN wins $290.05 ( won +$73 )
Hero lost -$74.00

#3
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($42.00)
UTG+1 ($202.75)
UTG+2 ($207.90)
Hero ($214.45)
MP2 ($201.40)
MP3 ($103.85)
CO ($341.50)
BTN ($213.15)
SB ($151.05)
BB ($46.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Clubs

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $9, 3 folds, BTN calls $9, SB calls $8, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $7

Flop: Ace of Spades

($38, 4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $27, BTN raises to $72, SB folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero goes all-in $178.45, BTN goes all-in $132.15

Turn: Queen of Clubs

($447.6, 2 players)

River: Seven of Spades

($447.6, 2 players)

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#4
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($228.80)
UTG+1 ($363.10)
UTG+2 ($177.00)
MP1 ($44.00)
MP2 ($106.50)
MP3 ($34.00)
CO ($182.35)
Hero ($236.70)
SB ($194.75)
BB ($105.15)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is BTN King of Spades

2 folds, UTG+2 calls $2, 3 folds, CO calls $2, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, BB calls $10, UTG+2 folds, CO folds

Flop: Queen of Diamonds

($29, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $20, BB calls $20

Turn: Seven of Spades

($69, 2 players)
BB bets $18, Hero raises to $74, BB goes all-in $55.15

River: Ace of Hearts

($216.15, 2 players)

Final Pot: $213.15
Hero shows: King of Spades

BB shows:

Hero wins $0.85 ( lost -$105.15 )
BB wins $212.3 ( won +$107.15 )
UTG+2 lost -$2.00
CO lost -$2.00

#5
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($202.50)
UTG+1 ($94.00)
MP1 ($267.55)
MP2 ($216.00)
Hero ($200.00)
CO ($200.00)
BTN ($36.85)
SB ($217.57)
BB ($123.35)
[CO posted $2]

Pre-flop: ($5, 9 players) Hero is MP3 King of Clubs

UTG calls $2, 3 folds, Hero raises to $10, 4 folds, UTG calls $8

Flop: Ace of Spades

($25, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $19, UTG calls $19

Turn: Ace of Clubs

($63, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $39, UTG calls $39

River: Six of Clubs

($141, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $91, UTG calls $91

Final Pot: $320.00
Hero shows: King of Clubs

UTG shows: Ace of Diamonds

Hero wins $320 ( won +$161 )
UTG lost -$159.00

meh, I did it for a reason. I didnt move up to recover losses or because "these 100NL donks put beats on me". I decided to after thinking about it deeply. I didnt jump into 1/2 for any tilty reason.

It was one of our countless BRM threads that made me draw the conclusion moving up now will be +eV. I don´t remember who posted it, but the threads tenor was like "playing overrolled indicates that u´re kinda risk prone".
I struggled making quality decisions and played sloppy or, in other words, didn´t consider the risks I took objectively.

Like I said, Im healthy rolled, so there´s no danger of going busto and I beat 100NL for >2BB/100 for 4 months or so. I´d have moved up anyway and now I did it with the additional benefit of getting my feet back on the ground and having respect for game/oppostion again.

And I´ve found my inner peace. I´m doing well. Took beats and didn´t tilt or quit before I could do so. I´m eager to play and am focused, there´s so much more information now to absorbe, so many unknown regnittags I need to get a read on and it´s interesting to observe how my stress level reacts to double sized pots (+ and -). My hands became wet when over $600 moved to my seat, poker is exciting again and I´m totally fine with my decision. If things wont work out I can drop down everytime.

One comment on last nights hands: #2 was probably the most retarded misclick I made this month. I already pulled the sliderbar to the right and then hit call accidentially.

Received $200 RB today

BR $7412

what site(s) are you at? Also, what have you noticed in terms of differences between the levels? I figure you will be the best to ask since you have just moved up after a pretty good stint at 100NL.

1.2k hands at 200NL for a net profit of $260 yay yay

BR $7672

Tonights session went like ok. To be honest, I didn´t play all that much thinking poker, but it wasn´t necessary anyway. Found a 50/5 type of guy at most tables and spend the most time testing the waters against dudes who seemed to be regular players. I´ve played one hand horribly, talking myself into this stupid play test him. Shame on me.

#1
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($40.00)
UTG+1 ($253.80)
UTG+2 ($57.00)
MP1 ($351.21)
MP2 ($39.00)
MP3 ($44.25)
CO ($82.50)
Hero ($254.50)
SB ($222.25)
BB ($192.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is BTN Six of Hearts

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, 5 folds, Hero raises to $10, 2 folds, UTG+1 raises to $30, Hero calls $20

Flop: Seven of Clubs

($63, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $38, Hero raises to $95, UTG+1 goes all-in $185.8, Hero folds

Final Pot: $378.80

UTG+1 wins $378.8 ( won +$125 )
Hero lost -$125.00

#2 Crazy shiat at 1/2. Pretty standard I guess?
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($188.77)
UTG+1 ($44.69)
UTG+2 ($203.10)
MP1 ($591.00)
Hero ($200.00)
MP3 ($197.82)
CO ($197.00)
BTN ($213.53)
SB ($41.35)
BB ($139.09)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP2 Ace of Diamonds

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $22, 2 folds, BTN calls $22, 1 fold, BB calls $20, UTG+1 goes all-in $38.69, Hero goes all-in $178, BTN calls $178, BB goes all-in $117.09

Flop: Six of Clubs

($584.78, 4 players)

Turn: Queen of Hearts

($584.78, 4 players)

River: Eight of Spades

($584.78, 4 players)

Final Pot: $581.78
BB shows: Seven of Diamonds

UTG+1 shows: Jack of Diamonds

Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

BTN shows: Ten of Hearts

BTN wins $581.78 ( won +$381.78 )
BB lost -$139.09
UTG+1 lost -$44.69
Hero lost -$200.00

#3 Villian ran 60/7/0.8, we sat both 300BB deep at the table when I left. No more poker when I´m tired regardless of how good the tables are Sad

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($188.77)
UTG+1 ($44.69)
UTG+2 ($203.10)
MP1 ($591.00)
Hero ($200.00)
MP3 ($197.82)
CO ($197.00)
BTN ($213.53)
SB ($41.35)
BB ($139.09)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP2 Ace of Diamonds

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $22, 2 folds, BTN calls $22, 1 fold, BB calls $20, UTG+1 goes all-in $38.69, Hero goes all-in $178, BTN calls $178, BB goes all-in $117.09

Flop: Six of Clubs

($584.78, 4 players)

Turn: Queen of Hearts

($584.78, 4 players)

River: Eight of Spades

($584.78, 4 players)

Final Pot: $581.78
BB shows: Seven of Diamonds

UTG+1 shows: Jack of Diamonds

Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

BTN shows: Ten of Hearts

BTN wins $581.78 ( won +$381.78 )
BB lost -$139.09
UTG+1 lost -$44.69
Hero lost -$200.00

played 100NL HU and dropped $440. HU is so brutal when ur deck is cold.

#1 villian is a 100NL 6m reg and was ultra aggro.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
2 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($167.50)
BB ($141.00)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 2 players) Hero is BTN Ace of Clubs

Hero raises to $3.5, BB calls $2.5

Flop: Ace of Diamonds

($7, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5.5, BB raises to $25, Hero raises to $88.5, BB goes all-in $112.5, Hero calls $49

Turn: Seven of Diamonds

($282, 2 players)

River: Four of Diamonds

($282, 2 players)

Final Pot: $281.00
BB shows: Ace of Spades

Hero shows: Ace of Clubs

BB wins $281 ( won +$140 )
Hero lost -$141.00

#2
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
2 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
BTN ($126.50)
Hero ($149.55)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 2 players) Hero is BB Jack of Clubs

BTN raises to $3.5, Hero raises to $12, BTN calls $8.5

Flop: Nine of Hearts

($24, 2 players)
Hero bets $17, BTN calls $17

Turn: Ace of Spades

($58, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $20, Hero goes all-in $120.55, BTN goes all-in $77.5

River: Ten of Spades

($276.05, 2 players)

Final Pot: $275.05
BTN shows: Ace of Hearts

Hero shows: Jack of Clubs

BTN wins $252 ( won +$125.5 )
Hero wins $23.05 ( lost -$126.5 )

#3
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
2 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
BTN ($105.00)
Hero ($118.89)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 2 players) Hero is BB Nine of Clubs

BTN raises to $4.5, Hero calls $3.5

Flop: Ten of Diamonds

($9, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7, Hero raises to $18, BTN calls $11

Turn: Four of Spades

($45, 2 players)
Hero bets $32, BTN goes all-in $82.5, Hero calls $50.5

River: Five of Hearts

($210, 2 players)

Final Pot: $209.00
BTN shows: Jack of Diamonds

Hero shows: Nine of Clubs

BTN wins $209 ( won +$104 )
Hero lost -$105.00

#4
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
2 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($198.00)
BB ($49.10)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 2 players) Hero is BTN Ace of Spades

Hero raises to $3.5, BB raises to $6, Hero raises to $55.5, BB goes all-in $43.1

Flop: Jack of Hearts

($104.6, 2 players)

Turn: King of Diamonds

($104.6, 2 players)

River: Six of Hearts

($104.6, 2 players)

Final Pot: $103.60
BB shows: Six of Spades

Hero shows: Ace of Spades

BB wins $97.2 ( won +$48.1 )
Hero wins $6.4 ( lost -$49.1 )

BR $7232

Day 3 of 200NL. I hope this isn´t like quitting smoking where u aren´t over it as long you´re counting the days Wink

Finished $360 up

BR $7592

So far the difference between 100NL and 200NL is non-existant. The average stats for regulars hover around 14/6 which is quite easy to play against. I´ve run into one guy giving me trouble, but we´ve grinded 100NL together and have history. At early evenings, when there is little traffic above 1/2 midstakes regs show up, but I haven´t got involved with one of them in big pots. My adjustements so far are marginal, preflop stats are similar to 100NL as is agression. I´m playing less tables and am more focused and I hope I can maintain this level of concentration.

#1 Villian is regular nittag, too small a sample to have useful stats. Given his passiveness I didn´t see a chance to get away. C/f turn is out of the question with no reads, he played this very well.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($200.00)
UTG+1 ($74.25)
UTG+2 ($88.60)
MP1 ($200.00)
MP2 ($279.85)
MP3 ($43.00)
CO ($200.20)
BTN ($22.65)
Hero ($216.10)
BB ($40.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is SB Queen of Hearts

UTG calls $2, 5 folds, CO raises to $10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $30, 1 fold, UTG folds, CO calls $20

Flop: Five of Diamonds

($64, 2 players)
Hero bets $45, CO calls $45

Turn: Two of Clubs

($154, 2 players)
Hero bets $126, CO goes all-in $125.2

River: Four of Clubs

($405.2, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#2 Meh, probably fucked up on my part. No reads on SB other than he seems nitty. I ran 16/15, so he might be tired of me running over the table. My thought process was like the following: Assuming he´s nitlike opening his calling range (I´ve met very few persons who adjust their 3betting range when I´m active pre) his flop range is like AT+, TT, QJ, all of them exept AJ will probably c/r. 3betting flop may blow out AJ and AQ so we call. Turn is kinda good and bad news. AJ caught up, but AQ is ready to stack off now. We have 30% equity vs {AT+, TT, QJ}, $150 in the pot villian has $90 left. Pushy pushy, no?
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($222.95)
UTG+1 ($38.00)
Hero ($297.95)
MP2 ($35.00)
MP3 ($42.00)
CO ($195.00)
BTN ($73.40)
SB ($195.00)
BB ($367.45)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Clubs

2 folds, Hero raises to $8, 4 folds, SB calls $7, 1 fold

Flop: Ten of Clubs

($18, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12, SB raises to $36, Hero calls $24

Turn: Queen of Spades

($90, 2 players)
SB bets $60, Hero goes all-in $253.95, SB goes all-in $91

River: Seven of Diamonds

($494.95, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#3 I must admit, that I seriously considered folding KK. No joke. UTG+2 is known ultra nit from 100NL, his stats dropped from 9/4 to 8/3, he may be even more scared at 1/2. I´ve played 5k+ hands with him and he NEVER 4bets anything but AA.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($207.05)
UTG+1 ($46.00)
UTG+2 ($136.75)
Hero ($322.60)
MP2 ($121.20)
MP3 ($508.60)
CO ($40.00)
BTN ($195.80)
SB ($89.00)
BB ($199.75)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP1 King of Hearts

2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $8, Hero raises to $28, 6 folds, UTG+2 raises to $54, Hero goes all-in $294.6, UTG+2 goes all-in $82.75

Flop: Ten of Diamonds

($462.35, 2 players)

Turn: Three of Diamonds

($462.35, 2 players)

River: Seven of Clubs

($462.35, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#4 CO was 25/4 donk. I´ve been active.Turn actually sucks, since it hit most of his fd´s. Before I could hit the check button I´ve come to the conclusion that he´s playing back at me with so much more mid pp´s, that I couldn´t give up
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($68.10)
UTG+1 ($71.30)
MP1 ($30.40)
MP2 ($203.20)
Hero ($245.00)
CO ($279.55)
BTN ($82.20)
SB ($417.26)
BB ($41.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is MP3 King of Diamonds

4 folds, Hero raises to $8, CO calls $8, 3 folds

Flop: Two of Hearts

($19, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, CO raises to $46, Hero raises to $100, CO calls $54

Turn: Ace of Diamonds

($219, 2 players)
Hero bets $137, CO calls $137

River: Four of Hearts

($493, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

reading thru the interwebs I´ve found a nice quote

Day 4, dropped $310

BR $7282

I´m not running good at all. I´ve logged 7k hands at 200NL so far and my w@SD is full 10% below 100NL long term. I´m either calling way too much or run bad. w2SD is constant at 24%, so I blame variance.

I think I´m doing okay. VPIP and PFR both increased full 2% compared to 100NL, WWSF went up 4%, Att.2Steal grew to 33%. I guess this comes due to playing fewer tables and therefore reading hands better, not missing opportunities to steal anymore, opening up in the CO and HJ and slightly tighter opponents. Games haven´t become much more aggressive, execpt some OOP floats (lol) and annoying minraises/min-c/r over my cbets.

I finally figured out how to put a huge edge over the nittags in words: Raise preflop, cbet 100%, shut down if called. I don´t know, why 200NL regular nits have such a huge leak, but basically none of them floats their small/mid pp´s IP. I played one guy last night who appeared to float me OOP, but given his strong call-c/r line I gave him credit everytime.

Realizing this implies two more adjustements:
- Float my small/mid pp´s IP vs PFR>8
- Call mid sc´s/AXs IP on ocassion. This is probably slightly -ev in a vacuum, but given my tiny vpip/pfr gap of 2.7% my cold calls are poorly balanced

Blind play
First off, I suck at blind defense, at 1/2NL even more. Fold SB to steal is at 97%, Fold BB to steal 87% and I that´s a leak. I need to figure out how to plug this, BUT: how do I defend my SB vs 20-30BB shortstacks? It kinda sucks, I guess my BB could be running okay, since I´m actively looking for spots to squeeze and do pretty well, but SB play sucks. In BvB I´ve experimented with two adjustements:
- Tightening up from SB vs anyone >12/6. Yea, this might seem weak, but I suck 1-on-1 OOP. I´m willing to pay $1 if it keeps me from getting into trouble
- BB is quite opposite, b/c everyone sucks OOP. I ain´t 3betting all that much to defend my BB in BvB, I´d rather call and float w/ 22-88, AXs, KTs+, KJo+, sc´s occ. Works great and it keeps most aggros throwing money at me all night instead of slowing down in face of frequent 3bets.

#1 Villian is 16/6 regular. We´ve run into each other a couple of times and he seems to play back at me.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($204.70)
UTG+1 ($208.64)
MP1 ($83.25)
Hero ($236.75)
CO ($227.60)
BTN ($303.10)
SB ($25.00)
BB ($157.90)

Pre-flop: ($3, 8 players) Hero is MP2 Ten of Spades

3 folds, Hero raises to $8, 3 folds, BB calls $6

Flop: Four of Clubs

($17, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12, BB raises to $36, Hero calls $24

Turn: Eight of Clubs

($89, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $70, BB folds

Final Pot: $156.00

Hero wins $156 ( won +$42 )
BB lost -$44.00

#2 BB sucks. Quite loose , check-raising/minraising my cbets all night. Didn´t 3bet flop, b/c I didnt want to blow out 66-88 AND b/c I needed a diamond or overcard to get him off any random J. His turnbet is so weak and he tanked before he called. On river I figured that he a) doesnt look like he had a flush/boat, given his weakish turnplay (a check on turn would have actually slowed me down) and b) that I could get him off any J and maybe a 5, which is unlikely anyway
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($232.00)
UTG+1 ($40.00)
UTG+2 ($52.55)
MP1 ($38.00)
MP2 ($84.98)
Hero ($404.30)
CO ($190.10)
BTN ($129.75)
SB ($39.35)
BB ($258.30)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP3 Nine of Hearts

5 folds, Hero raises to $8, 3 folds, BB calls $6

Flop: Five of Clubs

($17, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $12

Turn: Two of Diamonds

($65, 2 players)
BB bets $20, Hero raises to $60, BB calls $40

River: Six of Hearts

($185, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $125, BB calls $125

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#3 Same villian as in #1. His line doesnt suggest any strength, he can´t call w/ 88 thru TT and may even fold a weak Q
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($202.00)
UTG+1 ($74.80)
UTG+2 ($29.00)
MP1 ($118.15)
MP2 ($30.00)
MP3 ($200.00)
CO ($320.90)
BTN ($34.00)
SB ($186.20)
Hero ($206.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is BB Jack of Clubs

8 folds, SB raises to $7, Hero calls $5

Flop: Queen of Spades

($14, 2 players)
SB bets $12, Hero calls $12

Turn: Seven of Diamonds

($38, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $25, SB calls $25

River: King of Hearts

($88, 2 players)
SB bets $12, Hero raises to $75, SB folds

Final Pot: $172.00

Hero wins $172 ( won +$53 )
SB lost -$56.00

#4 UTG+1 runs 16/7. First thougt on river is fold obv, BUT: a good part of his range on turn are 88,TT that both contain no clubs. River would be a great opportunity for him to take it away from me.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
Hero ($215.05)
UTG+1 ($213.25)
UTG+2 ($56.05)
MP1 ($254.00)
MP2 ($39.65)
MP3 ($202.60)
CO ($200.00)
BTN ($39.00)
SB ($139.20)
BB ($40.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is UTG Nine of Spades

, Hero raises to $8, UTG+1 calls $8, 8 folds

Flop: Seven of Spades

($18, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, UTG+1 calls $15

Turn: Ace of Clubs

($38, 2 players)
Hero bets $36, UTG+1 calls $36

River: Jack of Clubs

($110, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $40, Hero calls $40

[Results Hidden]

1.2k hands 200NL, +$540

BR $7822

#1
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($59.60)
UTG+1 ($206.15)
UTG+2 ($101.00)
MP1 ($39.70)
Hero ($203.00)
MP3 ($206.75)
CO ($237.50)
BTN ($240.65)
SB ($201.00)
BB ($88.45)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is MP2 Ace of Spades

1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $7, 2 folds, Hero calls $7, 2 folds, BTN calls $7, 2 folds

Flop: Six of Spades

($24, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets $17, Hero raises to $44, 1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $177, Hero goes all-in $152, UTG+1 calls $19

Turn: Queen of Clubs

($416, 2 players)

River: Nine of Spades

($416, 2 players)

Final Pot: $413.00
Hero shows: Ace of Spades

UTG+1 shows: Ten of Hearts

Hero wins $413 ( won +$210 )
BTN lost -$7.00
UTG+1 lost -$203.00

#2 CO is standard TAG. I 3bet him like 4 times in 2 minutes.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($385.05)
UTG+1 ($119.40)
MP1 ($260.68)
MP2 ($130.85)
MP3 ($200.00)
CO ($201.15)
BTN ($49.85)
Hero ($195.00)
BB ($78.95)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is SB Ace of Hearts

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, 3 folds, CO raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero raises to $18, 1 fold, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $70, Hero goes all-in $177, CO calls $125

Flop: Two of Spades

($394, 2 players)

Turn: Four of Hearts

($394, 2 players)

River: Four of Diamonds

($394, 2 players)

[Results Hidden]

#3
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($157.25)
Hero ($197.00)
MP1 ($197.00)
MP2 ($40.75)
MP3 ($201.75)
CO ($200.00)
BTN ($250.75)
SB ($39.00)
BB ($48.35)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is UTG+1 Four of Clubs

UTG calls $2, Hero raises to $10, 7 folds, UTG raises to $18, Hero calls $8

Flop: Ten of Hearts

($39, 2 players)
UTG goes all-in $139.25, Hero calls $139.25

Turn: Two of Diamonds

($317.5, 2 players)

River: Three of Clubs

($317.5, 2 players)

Final Pot: $314.50
Hero shows: Four of Clubs

UTG shows: King of Clubs

Hero wins $314.5 ( won +$157.25 )
UTG lost -$157.25

Day X, I stopped counting Very Happy

Played 1.6k hands 200NL fr for a net +$83

BR $7905

I´m gonna post only a single hand, where I got owned hard. SB is soemthing like 16/6 or so, I have been very active in HJ/CO/BTN but didn´t showdown any junk. Flop minraise could be anything from a random J, FD, 22,88 to 66,77,99,TT trying to make a stand. With the FD on board his turncheck looked like a one pair hand, vs which I had good equity and of which I´m folding a good portion out.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($74.45)
UTG+1 ($201.80)
UTG+2 ($211.00)
MP1 ($232.25)
MP2 ($201.10)
MP3 ($200.00)
CO ($40.00)
Hero ($214.60)
SB ($194.35)
BB ($186.00)
[MP3 posted $2]
[CO posted $2]

Pre-flop: ($7, 10 players) Hero is BTN Ten of Hearts

5 folds, MP3 checks, CO checks, Hero raises to $10, SB calls $9, 1 fold, MP3 folds, CO folds

Flop: Two of Diamonds

($26, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $18, SB raises to $36, Hero calls $18

Turn: Three of Clubs

($98, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $68, SB goes all-in $148.35, Hero calls $80.35

River: King of Diamonds

($394.7, 2 players)

Final Pot: $391.70
Hero shows: Ten of Hearts

SB shows:

SB wins $391.7 ( won +$197.35 )
CO lost -$2.00
Hero lost -$194.35
MP3 lost -$2.00

I found this.

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/my-first-1k-thank-you-ftr-t45782.html#417690

The last 14 months felt like 10 yrs

So after breaking even all night I surprisingly managed to to pull some profit. Chased a fish i ran over on monday to 400NL and nitted around there, unfortunately I didn´t have the opportunity to take moniez off him. 200NL was horrible the first 2 hrs, I was getting raised and squeezed and c/r´ed and couldnt catch a single flop. Sucks, when ur image pays off and ur sitting there with like J-high. It paid off later, so I´m not bitching around here.

As requested, I will from now on go through hand ranges in every hand I post. I´m sure not only wes and others but I will benefit from that as well. Thanks for the suggestion, I became quite lazy analyzing my own hands lately.

So here we go:

#1 Opp is 19/6, if he pays attention my image must be spewy. His range for calling preflop is something like 22-JJ (maybe even QQ idk, he´s passive), ATs+, AQo+, QJs+ (maybe T9s) and few random sc´s/suited aces. I doubt he cares about my hand, from MP my range is 22+, A9s+, AJo+, QJs+. Flop is standard cbet, planning to get it in if possible, b/c he will never ever go nuts with the flopped boat or quads, but he will definetly overplay TT-QQ. His raise screams TT-QQ, he´s kinda frustrated and I have shown down junk, a shove might get a hero call from him me thinks
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($42.00)
UTG+1 ($211.85)
Hero ($374.10)
MP2 ($367.95)
MP3 ($234.90)
CO ($100.00)
BTN ($250.95)
SB ($38.00)
BB ($224.30)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is MP1 Ace of Diamonds

2 folds, Hero raises to $8, MP2 calls $8, 5 folds

Flop: Five of Spades

($19, 2 players)
Hero bets $15, MP2 raises to $40, Hero raises to $345, MP2 goes all-in $319.95, Hero calls $14.95

Turn: Queen of Spades

($738.9, 2 players)

River: Ace of Hearts

($738.9, 2 players)

Final Pot: $735.90
Hero shows: Ace of Diamonds

MP2 shows: Jack of Diamonds

Hero wins $735.9 ( won +$367.95 )
MP2 lost -$367.95

#2 Ok, this one is the prime example for basic setfarming/implied odds play. I´m no good in explaining things, but I´ll go into detail and try to outline the basics. Villian here is 20/3/1.4, a great target to play pp´s for set value. His raising range very tight QQ+, AK. I´ve seen him limp-calling KK so we might even discount AK.
Effective stacks are $200 (I have the shorter stack). We can safely assume that he will stack off 70% the time we hit. Taking into account, that I have a ton of small to medium pots vs him with air this might be even higher.
Preflop we stand to win $210 (preflopraise + stack) and have to pay $10, thats 21:1 implied odds. Our set hits one in 9, so we lose $10 8 times for a loss of $80 and will win $210*70% (remember he´s stacking off only 70% the time) one time for a profit of $147. Now deduct $80 from $147 and our call shows a gigantic expectation of $67. Hope this helps
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($40.15)
UTG+1 ($229.00)
UTG+2 ($72.50)
MP1 ($171.05)
MP2 ($44.00)
MP3 ($235.87)
Hero ($200.00)
BTN ($50.50)
SB ($195.00)
BB ($36.30)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is CO Nine of Spades

2 folds, UTG+2 calls $2, MP1 calls $2, 1 fold, MP3 raises to $10, Hero calls $10, 3 folds, UTG+2 calls $8, MP1 folds

Flop: Nine of Diamonds

($35, 3 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP3 bets $22, Hero raises to $44, UTG+2 folds, MP3 goes all-in $203.87, Hero goes all-in $146

Turn: Seven of Hearts

($450.87, 2 players)

River: Six of Hearts

($450.87, 2 players)

Final Pot: $447.87
MP3 shows: Ace of Clubs

Hero shows: Nine of Spades

MP3 wins $35.87 ( lost -$200 )
Hero wins $412 ( won +$212 )
UTG+2 lost -$10.00
MP1 lost -$2.00

#3 Next one. BTN is a good friend of mine who has been killing 1/2 and owns 2/4 atm. He runs like 12/9 and knows I like to squeeze a lot. His button range is wide 22+, A5s+, A9o+, 78s+, JTs+, KJs and my 3betting range is something like TT+, AQ+, kinda tight since I really dont like to play vs him oop. His call suggests JJ+, AQ+, KQ, he will 4bet AK most of the time. I´m not sure if he´s 4betting KK. I lead flop b/c I doubt he would try to steal w/ JJ-QQ and to put a decision on any K.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($200.00)
UTG+1 ($28.00)
MP1 ($200.00)
MP2 ($38.00)
MP3 ($228.00)
CO ($76.25)
BTN ($200.00)
Hero ($199.55)
BB ($291.15)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is SB Ace of Hearts

4 folds, MP3 calls $2, 1 fold, BTN raises to $10, Hero raises to $29, 1 fold, MP3 folds, BTN calls $19

Flop: Eight of Hearts

($62, 2 players)
Hero bets $44, BTN raises to $114, Hero goes all-in $126.55, BTN calls $56.55

Turn: Four of Hearts

($403.1, 2 players)

River: Two of Hearts

($403.1, 2 players)

Alright, thats it. Todays profit: $570

BR $8475

$245 RB

BR $8720

Quick update:

Played a tiny 700 hands session 200NL and to my surpsise I showed a profit when I went thru PT. +$70. Also I payed some unknown dude $10 for telling me who my new avatar is. Definetly worth those ten bucks, I love her, gonna marry her and make lots of babies with her. Check her out:

BR $8780

My BR is skyrocketing at the moment and it doesn´t seem like I´m running extremely hot by any means. I´m really scared of the next cooler, not b/c I might lose some $$$, but I fear the tiltmonster, which is actually the "playing B-game"-monster. Last nights session began quite cold and I recognized how I began to play tighter and more passive. U know these "he calls me anyway and I can´t hit a flop for my life tonight"-moments. Since I recognized it I forced myself to keep on playing my 14/11/cbet 90% game and everything went well.

From April on my grant for university will run out and it seems like I have to close the income gap with poker. I already have a part time job, which I really enjoy and getting a second job will be def -ev. So I´m officially going semi-pro from 04/08. I´m very blessed that my parents will pay for my appartement and gas/electricity bills and earn 290EUR/month in my part time job, which is enough to pay for food and my cell phone and internet bills. I need poker moniez tho, to pay for my hobbies (mountainbiking is soooo expensive), parties/dates and clothing and shoes. Given that I´m not the type of guy who´s fine with 200NL and I WANT TO PLAY 3/6 by the end of the year I have a conflict between not cutting down my spending habits and growing my roll. I´ve figured out a nice way to hedge my poker income tho, my deal brings 30% RB, $500 per 100k FPP (=28k hands@200NL) plus occassional reload Bonus every 4 months or so.
My plan is the following: poker winnings and RB will be used to increase my roll while I will withdraw the 100k FPP and the reload Bonus to cover unexpected expenses, like fixing my car, paying for insurance, buying new airmax whatever.

Another weird side note: When I started my session today I got an instant message from my neighbour who lurked around FTR, sending me a link to post by Cocco_Bill, where Cocco plays a 6k pot @10/20 6max vs a guy called "jockesv". One of the regular 1/2 full ring TAGs at iPoker has exactly the same name. Yea, lame story, sorry for stealing ur time Wink

Hands:

#1 Opponent is 12/6/1.4 regular, I 3bet him 3 or 4 times within 15 mintes or so and he always gave up pre or on flop. His range for calling pre might be something like 99+, AJs+, AQo+, KQs, since the table is short and my image isn´t the greatest and he will have position. Flop is standard, turn was tough OOP. If I bet I doubt I could take a shove, tbh I planned to c/f. His check was confusing, his range is weightened towards 99,TT, AKcc or KQ, he could be sloplaying JJ-AA as well. Now what to do on river? Interesting thing is, that we both have approximately identical ranges, which means that leading would turn my hand into a bluff, but this is a great spot to induce a bluff. I´m kinda drunk right now, but this "identical ranges"-thingy will be on my mind for the next days, maybe I can figure some XTR-theorem like
" If you and villian have appr. identical ranges, you should be more apt to induce bluffs OOP and less apt to bluff IP" or something. Check out the hand
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($56.70)
CO ($42.15)
BTN ($283.35)
SB ($236.74)
Hero ($200.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BB Queen of Diamonds

2 folds, BTN raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero raises to $28, BTN calls $20

Flop: Queen of Clubs

($57, 2 players)
Hero bets $40, BTN calls $40

Turn: Three of Spades

($137, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: Queen of Spades

($137, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $96, Hero goes all-in $132, BTN folds

Final Pot: $362.00

Hero wins $362 ( won +$162 )
BTN lost -$164.00[/img]

Second attempt to update. I´ve made $460 tonight, aiming at 10k now
weeeeeee!!!
BR $9240

Nothing spectacular happened tonight, I was unfocused due to a bad hang over and quit after 500 hands.
Last night was extreme fun, we visisted a local brewery and got wasted tasting thru all different kinds of beer.

Since no interesting occured tonight I´m gonna drop some random thoughts about bluffing instead. Idk who´s lurking around here, I might post this in the BC or FR forums as well.

As a total newbie I took bluffing as making big bets with total air, when there´s no other chance to win the pot. Of course my bluffs were total spew, little did I know about how to bluff and more importantly why I´m bluffing.
Referring to ISF and the recent discussion around his style of teaching I´m not gonna talk about how u should bluff but try to line out why u should. When u get the "why", u can figure out the "how" on your own.

First off, we don´t bluff to win a pot. We don´t even play poker to win pots, we play to win moneyz b/c we love $$$.
It is possible to play a winning game without ever bluffing, but guess what? You can win more, when you´re bluffing in the right spots. Now there are 3 different ways to explain the necessity of bluff plays in order to lift your ptBB/100.

First approach "game theory":
GT teaches us, why bluff and steal plays can be profitable. Imagine you´re HU seeing a board of
2 Diamond

8

T

J

3

and you are first to act.
From the action so far u read your opponent for an overpair. Now u are betting 100% flushes, assume a random pot X and u bet out full pot. From villians perspective it´s an trivial easy fold, his expectation on his call is
eV = 1*(-X) + 0*(2X) = -X

Lets now get tricky and lead out 75% flushes and 25% total air. Whats villians expectation now?
eV = 0.75(-X) + 0.25*(2X) = -0.25X

So now, even if villian KNOWS we bluff 25% of the time, it´s impossible for him adjust. Obv this is an horrible simplified example, but u may get the point.
For further infos read
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GameTheory.html
or browse http://www.gametheory.net/

Second approach: Range balance
You may have noticed, that the top players here, like gabe, sauce123, ISF and others ALWAYS think, talk, discuss and dream in hand ranges. At the bottom line it comes back to game theory, but it´s a different approach to identify spots to bluff. Bluffs are essential to balance your ranges.If u think thinking in ranges is rocket science read ISF´s blog until u get it.
From this point of view we need to bluff on occassion to balance our ranges in certain situations. Our main goal is to have optimal balanced ranges in every situation we encounter, to deny our opponent to play optimal vs us.

Stop for a second and ask yourself, with which range do u check/raise turn after check/calling the flop? I bet it´s something like set+ for most of u. Whats ur range for shoving a certain river? 2nd nuts+? If villian picks up on this we have just allowed him to play near optimal, so figure out how to balance wisely.

Third approach "incentives"
This will be something new. I´ve read thru S.Levitt´s "Freakonomics" lately and there´s another approach to analyze your game on 2nd level. Don´t get me wrong, the basic mechanics are still game theory and expected value of decisions, I´m just trying to see things from a different point of view, one that hasn´t been mentioned yet in strats and post I´ve read so far.
Everyone at the poker table has a strictly economic mindset, and I mean everyone. Stations, maniacs, nits, TAGGs w/e, everybody responds to certain incentives. While a typical stations incentive might be to pass time and avoid aggressive confrontations and the maniacs incentive is gambling, having fun and putting pressure on others our incentive is to make money by making quality decisions.
Well, what incentives do u offer other regular players to play vs you, if u are known to play nothing but teh nuts? Right, none. While bluffing in the right spots can show a positive expectation in itself, we are now offering the opposition to win a pot from us now and then and thats a strong incentive to play vs us.

Alright short update. I´m really really tired. I´m on business training since monday and have to get up at 530 am. Dude, thats right in the middle of the night, I´m sitting in the office like a zombie until 10 am or so. Will be working on workflow optimizing the next 3 weeks, never did that before, we´ll see how it works out. One thing I´ve learned so far: I can´t spend the rest of my life on a 9 to 5. I mean....I can´t sit quiet and focused for more than 2 hrs ( poker is the only exception)

I played 1.3k hands since saturday and dropped $380 plus a net loss of $33 at FTR-MIRC-5NL_CRAZYASSFUCKSHITNESS which was so fun.

BR $8810

I feel like I won´t get to play all that much the next weeks. Sucks, but therefore I´ll be hard on the grind in april again.

Good luck with the business shit.

Received $69 RB on wednesday

Resumeé for feb:

I moved up to 200NL and did pretty well, actually I did better than at 100NL. Due to playing less tables I played solid poker compared to what I did before. I must say that my adjustements were marginal, playing less tables let me recognize more opportunities for non-standards, beside that my discipline improved and I didn´t play all that much when I was tired/drunk/emotional.

Summary February

Hands played: 30,313

Starting BR: $6526
Poker profit: $1,683
Rakeback received: $730
Bonus cleared: 0
Cashouts: 0

total earnings: $2,413

Current BR$8939

2008 totals

Hands played: 65,433
Poker profit: $2,399
Rakeback received: $1,340
Bonus cleared: $600
Cashouts: $400

Total earnings: $4,339

It makes me sad that I won´t get to play much in March. Moving up has given me a new inspiration, I really enjoy playing again and would love to put in 2hrs every night after I come home from the office, but there´s a voice telling me, that I´m better off turning on the tv than to grind b/c I will lose money when I´m tired. I hope that I´ll get used to getting up early in the morning and my biorhythm has adjusted enough that I will be able to play again. W/e, thanks for reading, GL to u all, see ya in mIRC woot woot Wink

I finally got to play some poker tonight Wink

ran good and made $277

BR $9216

#1 Villian is 22/6/1.9 and his line is so weird and the analysis depends on his level of thinking. Assume he´s very good for a second, what does my hand look like to him? Either a small flush, a boat, AcX, 89. There aren´t any Q´s in my limping range but he doesnt know that so we´ll add QJs and QTs. What hand goes for a c/r on the river? At first I thought it´s plain stupid to do so, but the Ace on the river hit most of my fd´s and he could expect me to bet it, right? I could be stealing w/ missed draws as well, but why the heck does this guy raise? With his stats and the action so far his range is something like 77, 67, 66, random flush, Qx, AcX and we expect only the boats to raise us here. Given all that folding isn´t out of the question, but we´re getting like 4:1, he only needs to be turning a pair/2pr/flush into a bluff once in 5 to make our call profitable.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($206.90)
UTG+1 ($47.00)
MP1 ($43.55)
MP2 ($98.00)
MP3 ($297.70)
CO ($225.15)
Hero ($476.85)
SB ($213.80)
BB ($50.80)

Pre-flop: ($3, 9 players) Hero is BTN Four of Clubs

3 folds, MP2 calls $2, MP3 calls $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $2, SB calls $1, BB checks

Flop: Six of Clubs

($10, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, MP3 bets $8, Hero calls $8, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 folds

Turn: Six of Hearts

($26, 2 players)
MP3 bets $22, Hero calls $22

River: Ace of Hearts

($70, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets $44, MP3 raises to $100, $56 to Hero ($400.85)?

#2 Classic. Villian is 20/2/2. His range is {99,JT,AK,KQ} giving us 40% equity. time to gambool Wink

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
10 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($200.00)
UTG+1 ($41.00)
UTG+2 ($109.30)
MP1 ($87.00)
MP2 ($39.00)
MP3 ($195.00)
CO ($201.38)
BTN ($39.00)
Hero ($198.00)
BB ($69.40)

Pre-flop: ($3, 10 players) Hero is SB Queen of Spades

5 folds, MP3 calls $2, 2 folds, Hero raises to $9, BB calls $7, MP3 calls $7

Flop: Queen of Diamonds

($27, 3 players)
Hero bets $19, 1 fold, MP3 raises to $38, Hero raises to $181, MP3 goes all-in $148, Hero calls $5

Turn: Two of Hearts

($399, 2 players)

River: Queen of Clubs

($399, 2 players)

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Aye, this month sucks so bad. I miss playing poker all night and making money. Instead of getting up at 11am, having lunch and grinding iPoker I now come home from the office, workout for 1.5 hrs and then Im done for the day, ordering a pizza, having a couple of Absolute kurant and go to sleep. Actually, this is the probably most important adjustement I made this year. I simply dont play, when I´m not on top level and thats gonna (hopefully) lift my ptBB/100.

I played a bit last night tho. Tables where pretty bad and for some reason ppl started to 3bet the shit out of me. Didn´t catch a single hand to benefit from their widened ranges and I finished roughly $400 down, of which $200 came from a hand where I shoved a gutter on turn. Gonna post that hand later, no PT here in the office.

I´m seriously considering going pro for a couple of months next year. Spending the past weeks in the office from 9 to 5 doing workflow analysis and optimization I came to the conclusion, that I really don´t want to work in a regular job yet. It´s just... a students life has just too many benefits and if poker can neutralize the only downside (having no solid and regular source of income), why should I take the next step, when it´s actually lowering my level of life quality?

I don´t plan on being a full timer for a long time, I´d rather take 6-12 months off regular life and use that time to widen my horizon, travel around and maybe take the chance to live abroad for half a year or so.

My longterm winrate @100NL was good above 2 ptBB/100 and I have made some major improvements since then, not playing when I´m not on top level being the most important. Since we need a really deep roll when we want to make a living out of this, I´m calculating with 200NL as my main game. I´m fully confident, that I can beat 1/2NL for 2.5ptBB/100 longterm and earn around 1.3k per 30k hands in Bonus and RB.

So 30k hands a month would come out as 2.5*$4*30k/100 = $3k + $1.3k = $4.3k a month playing 30k hands, which leaves enough time to really live life.

To have a good life and to make sure we could appear to be ballin´ we decided, that "old europe" is not the best part of this world for this experiment. Since I love vodka and russian girls, but refuse to go to russia itself for obvious reasons, we picked the baltic states as our destination. Young and modern societies, average living expenses in their capitals still a good 20-25% below west european standards and basically right in front of our noses.

So my goals for this year are now:

- Make it to 2/4NL at least
- Have a 25k roll by the end 08

Sounds good X.
Hope everything goes well.

I never actually heard Estonian, but you are right Swedish sounds like Danish (ett flygplan, ett flyvemaskine, das Flugzeug, het vliegtuig Smile

), but Finnish is quite fucking different (lentokone wtf).
Still funniest by far imo is Swedish and Finnish though. The pronunciations are so LOL.

This one is mine

Update:

ve been a lazy bastard this month when it came to updating my blog. To sum things up

- Running neutral pokerwise

I´ve logged ~6k hands and am breaking even. Made some dumbass turnhove-experiments and plugged a huge preflop leak. Fnord owns.

Thats a nice looking misclick.
:p
The breaking even will end and you will go on a sick heater.
Just be patient.

Want me to sweat you???
lolololol
Cuz u sweating me did the trick.

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