Alexos' Adventures in Donkland

Congrats on the cash!!

GL with pokerz this month.

gl gl

mega hours in already this month and more forum posting, gotta be a good sign!

Grinding is pretty easy once u get in a rhythm! I've been playing 6+hrs everyday this week, and it didn't even feel like a chore. Playing a decent amount like this everyday is a huuuge difference in terms of picking right spots and getting a feel for flow, timing, and all those little things that make some players have an edge. Then again I could be fooled by randomness, but I'm feeling good about it so far.

Still running pretty meh, down about 45BI under EV again this yr. The good part is I didn't feel tilted at all this week, even if I was down like 8k yest. I'm gonna try posting some hands tonight or tmr, there's quite a few spots I wasn't sure about.

Small update since I decided to refocus on grinding. More of the same runbad, but not too bad since it's only 11 buyins or so. I slacked off quite a bit last week so I'm gonna try and put in some hours this week, gonna need to run hot to not have to redeposit or move down, BR is shrinkinggg fast






And I'll leave you with one of the interesting hands I played this month. Villain seems like a new reg so no dynamic between us. Stats wise he's really within the norm, 24/21 3b of 7 IP type. I thought his hand looks alot like AQ/AK/78/89 or hearts? SB is a fish. What do you think?

$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($1,088)
Alexos (UTG+1) ($1,162)
CO ($1,349.50)
BTN ($1,122)
SB ($1,206.40)
BB ($1,008)

Pre-Flop: ($15, 6 players) Alexos is UTG+1
1 fold, Alexos raises to $30, CO raises to $90, 1 fold, SB calls $85, 1 fold, Alexos calls $60

Flop: ($280, 3 players)
SB checks, Alexos checks, CO checks

Turn: ($280, 3 players)
SB checks, Alexos bets $190, CO calls $190, SB calls $190

River: ($850, 3 players)
SB checks, Alexos checks, CO goes all-in $1,069.50, SB folds, $882 to Alexos ($882)?

I wonder when is the last time this was something that JJ dominates.

$5/$10 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($1,793.75)
UTG+1 ($989)
Alexos (CO) ($965)
BTN ($1,916)
SB ($378.65)
BB ($1,000)

Pre-Flop: ($15, 6 players) Alexos is CO
2 folds, Alexos raises to $30, 2 folds, BB goes all-in $1,000, Alexos goes all-in $935

Flop: ($1,935, 2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($1,935, 2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($1,935, 2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $1,935
BB shows TWO_PAIR KING, NINE

Alexos shows TWO_PAIR JACK, NINE


BB wins $1,967 (net +$967)

Alexos lost $965

Here's one of the reasons my red line is positive this month :P Put people on 6x and not boats, take sick line, watch them fold. UTG+1 is fish, CO is reg on the tighter side. I can safely exclude A9/A6/66/99 from his range because of flop check. On the other hand I don't rep much either, maybe just 69, A6, 66, J6s, maybe 99, but the fact that fish is in the pot here makes my bluff work 95% vs the reg. Only problem is if fish calls with Jx or Ax :P

$3/$6 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($948.75)
UTG+1 ($232.65)
CO ($621.30)
BTN ($667.50)
SB ($912)
Alexos (BB) ($600)

Pre-Flop: ($9, 6 players) Alexos is BB
UTG raises to $18, UTG+1 calls $18, CO calls $18, 2 folds, Alexos calls $12

Flop: ($75, 4 players)
Alexos checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, CO checks

Turn: ($75, 4 players)
Alexos bets $55, UTG calls $55, UTG+1 calls $55, CO calls $55

River: ($295, 4 players)
Alexos checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets $30, CO raises to $165, Alexos goes all-in $527, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, CO folds

Final Pot: $655

Alexos wins $1,014 (net +$414)

UTG+1 lost $103
CO lost $238
UTG lost $73

Nh griffey


WAIT WHAT. You've been talking too much to griff (I can say that now...you always said that to me )

But nice hand

kmind!!! sup man?

I know right? But even he said it was crazy

haha definitely craziness!

I wouldn't try it, but I'm not surprised it works vs the right person. Most players though I think will stubborn call some 6x here and need proof they are beat.

Originally Posted by Alexos

But even he said it was crazy

LOL too funny

A bit disappointed in myself as I didn't grind much (at all?) these past ~10 days. Real life stuff got in the way and then also went to NYC last minute trip. That said I put in a solid 2.5hrs today for a small win.

I was going for the triple c/r here vs this very aggro whale. I'm fairly happy with the double c/r success though.

$3/$6 No Limit Holdem
OnGame
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($546)
CO ($566.25)
BTN ($1,616.65)
Alexos (SB) ($710.30)
BB ($189)

Pre-Flop: ($9, 5 players) Alexos is SB
2 folds, BTN calls $6, Alexos raises to $24, 1 fold, BTN calls $18

Flop: ($54, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN bets $15, Alexos raises to $78, BTN calls $63

Turn: ($210, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN checks

River: ($210, 2 players)
Alexos checks, BTN bets $125, Alexos goes all-in $608.30, BTN calls $483.30

Final Pot: $1,426.60
Alexos shows TWO_PAIR QUEEN, TWO


Alexos wins $1,423.60 (net +$713.30)

BTN lost $710.30

He had TJ here, which is the top of his range, thus the c/r on riv.

aggro whale?

passive?

i wouldn't put it passed a whale to have AQ here sometimes or T's full. But yah, once he bets that small I like it.

Yeah I did mention aggro whale - very aggro. I thought the chance he has a better hand is like 5%, mostly went for the c/r because of all the missed draws. I also thought he'd bet Qx/2x on turn more often than he bets Tx/draws. If he bet turn over half pot I would have just called/called, and if he bet turn small again I woulda c/r, c/r :P

nh

I read your blog and try to understand how you play, tryin' to learn something. Hope the grind goes well.

Hmm I played 2hrs of online poker in the past 3 months!!! Is tomorrow the day? We will see...