$20 -> $1000

I can't say I'm a big fan of this new straight up gambling mixed with poker for rewards I'm seeing. On ACR, every time I close the table it tells me how much I'm either up or down, then offers to flip to double or nothing. I guess some people enjoy it, but I didn't sit down and concentrate on trying to play good poker for x amount of time to close it out by flipping a coin for my results. Loot boxes for your rewards sounds terrible.

Hope things are going well. I turned things around pretty quickly and about 9 buyins up over just under 1k hands, but running well above EV (mostly just hands holding up really). I'm only 2 tabling and trying to relearn poker slowly.

Originally Posted by bjsaust

I can't say I'm a big fan of this new straight up gambling mixed with poker for rewards I'm seeing. On ACR, every time I close the table it tells me how much I'm either up or down, then offers to flip to double or nothing. I guess some people enjoy it, but I didn't sit down and concentrate on trying to play good poker for x amount of time to close it out by flipping a coin for my results. Loot boxes for your rewards sounds terrible.

Hope things are going well. I turned things around pretty quickly and about 9 buyins up over just under 1k hands, but running well above EV (mostly just hands holding up really). I'm only 2 tabling and trying to relearn poker slowly.

Yeah it sucks but seemingly is good for the player base. What rec wants to know they can earn 20% of the rake back if they play x amount when instead you can seemingly get chances to win huge money just playing poker!

Since I started playing again

2nlz, +$46.04 over 26k hands (EV +$25.59)
5nlz, +$3.16 over 12k hands (EV -$15.58)

Since this blog started

2nlz, +$40.88 over 14k hands (EV +$29.37)
5nlz, -$29.39 over 3k hands (EV -$32.46)

So basically I pissed a load of money away with my 5nlz shot since I started this challenge even though I was beating it prior which was through a lot of awful play in those 3k hands so it's deserved.

Roll is sitting at $38.43 and I'll probably start mixing in a table of 5nl at around $40.

It's quite funny to me that I'm running so much above EV (although fairly meh in spots) when the money is irrelevant to me but when I played years ago and it did matter I ran hundreds of dollars below EV at 10nl and below.

Originally Posted by Savy

So basically I pissed a load of money away with my 5nlz shot since I started this challenge even though I was beating it prior which was through a lot of awful play in those 3k hands so it's deserved.

So, bad play...were you trying to mix things up? Overthinking spots? Just off your game? Tilting?

Originally Posted by bjsaust

So, bad play...were you trying to mix things up? Overthinking spots? Just off your game? Tilting?

I made some calls which are "good calls" if villain is ever bluffing but villains are never bluffing in these spots at 5nlz unless they are obviously bluffing far too much all the time etc. Then just some slight tilt-overvaluing hands I imagine nothing ridiculously spewy but if you run into a few of those spots it adds up.

Here is an example.

Poker Stars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Converted at http://www.handhistoryconverter.com

Button ($14.79) Weaker passive player calling too wide etc, not betting enough
Hero (SB) ($5.41)
BB ($10.75)
UTG ($12.95) Aggo fish
MP ($4.93) Unknown
CO ($5.69)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, J
UTG raises $0.15, MP calls $0.15, 1 fold, Button calls $0.15, Hero calls $0.13, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.65) J, Q, 3 (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP bets $0.62, 1 fold, Hero raises $5.26 (All-In), 1 fold, MP calls $4.16 (All-In)

Turn: ($10.21) K (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($10.21) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $10.21

Results:

Spoiler: Show

Hero had Q, J (two pair, Queens and Jacks).
MP had Q, Q (three of a kind, Queens).
Outcome: MP won $9.79

It's pretty annoying to run into one combo but at the same time when villain does this he's very strong and shoving just gives him the chance to fold anything he may be doing this with like AQ, KQ and he probably doesn't play those hands this way that often. I mean I'm losing money in this spot anyway but it's losing money playing poorly.