Tommy is back with a new challenge! (PLO building br from $50-$500)

Having alot of trouble at plo10 atm, not skill wise but running good wise. Just seems impossible to run even half as good as in plo 5

I have decided that FDBs and rakeback won't count towards this challenge. So I have withdrew all that and left myself with $105.16.

So I guess I'm going to mix plo5 and plo10 tomorrow.

made another FT today, was 2/6. 1st gets $188.

I get KK in sb, vs this aussie(who was CL) who opens 88 3x on bu and flats my 2.5x 3bet with KK, then flop comes T76. I cbet 12k into 25k he shoves I snap call obviously. Turn is a bloody 8..

And he goes on to win the tournament playing the worst poker I've ever seen

There ends my streak of 7 consecutive HU when reaching final table, only due to getting sucked out vs 20%-ish equity and vs one of the worst plays I've ever seen. My luck against Australians have always been poor.

On the bright side, still a decent cash ($30, probably $150 under ev lol), and I played very well pre bubble (or rather the others played badly, folding way too much to my opens).

Hopefully bigger things to come in bigger MTTs ♦ Was in fact really mad at the Aussie but I'm looking at the bright side now (at least this isn't SM or some main event)

Also, played a small session in plo5 and plo10 today. +~$12 so all is good plo wise so far. Hopefully I don't move down again this time round (unless I get 2 outered by an idiot again)

You should grind MTTs instead at the rate you make the final tables. ♦

Quick move up from NL10, the rake is insane. GLGL

found the hand, so sick:

Full Tilt, 500/1,000 blinds, 125 ante No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 6 Players
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BB: 35,007 (35 bb)
UTG: 7,445 (7.4 bb)
MP: 18,907 (18.9 bb)
CO: 17,865 (17.9 bb)
BTN: 53,816 (53.8 bb)
Hero (SB): 38,260 (38.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K K
3 folds, BTN raises to 4,250, Hero raises to 11,000, BB folds, BTN calls 6,750

Flop: (23,750) 6 T 9 (2 players)
Hero bets 12,000, BTN raises to 42,691 and is all-in, Hero calls 15,135 and is all-in

Turn: (78,020) 8 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (78,020) 6 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

Strewth.Stone the flamin' crows. Bloody luckboxing Aussies

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
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CO: $13.84 (138.4 bb)
BTN: $58.93 (589.3 bb)
Hero (SB): $10 (100 bb)
BB: $10.99 (109.9 bb)
MP: $10 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J 3 J Q
2 folds, BTN calls $0.10, Hero completes, BB raises to $0.40, BTN calls $0.30, Hero calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.20) 7 A J (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.15, BTN folds, Hero raises to $3.90, BB raises to $10.59, Hero calls $5.70 and is all-in

Turn: ($20.40) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($20.40) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

perhaps raising flop is bad when he has AA so often but pretty sick that we both hit our sets with only 1 out.. just my luck I guess

I think this is standard. Although if a person raises from the big blind, I am more than wary of his actions. I think this is rather inevitable that you will stack off, although I think with the action you take there you can easily fold flop. I know I would try to turn my set into a bluff more often than not on later streets if I assume he has top set here, so I would just call.

Originally posted by acerbikas
I think this is standard. Although if a person raises from the big blind, I am more than wary of his actions. I think this is rather inevitable that you will stack off, although I think with the action you take there you can easily fold flop. I know I would try to turn my set into a bluff more often than not on later streets if I assume he has top set here, so I would just call.

Yea perhaps the raise from the BB was a big indication which I didn't take note of.

Can't believe I made FT in the same tournament 2 times in a row. This time I improved by one spot to 5th ($52). Was really hoping for 1st but this time it's much harder.

Got 90th in biggest 3.30, got 2nd for $32 in pokerstrategy asia freeroll today. And currently omw to itm in biggest 5.50. Playing storm later too.

Probably one of the best tourney days I ever had. (But no big money yet)

edit: busted 5.50 in most frustrating fashion. Called a shove from shorty with KK he had AJ he flops J and turns J. Then i cbet/call a shove with nut FD and overcard but miss.

Just managed another FT, this time in the biggest donkament ever lol. 8bbs average stack at FT and its PLO ♦

short 200+ hand session. + another BI. Was up 2.5BI at one point, then got into 2 tricky spots which I'm not too sure of and lost 2 stacks.

Just need about 5 more BI to shoot plo25. Hopefully I get there.

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 5 Players
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SB: $10 (100 bb)
BB: $10 (100 bb)
MP: $5.81 (58.1 bb)
CO: $6.65 (66.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $18.91 (189.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 9 T T 7
MP calls $0.10, CO folds, Hero calls $0.10, SB raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.20) T 3 5 (2 players)
SB bets $0.85, Hero calls $0.85

Turn: ($2.90) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $2.10, Hero raises to $9.08, SB calls $6.55 and is all-in

River: ($20.20) Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

Great call with bare AA lol ♦

BR at $178.02 now, so close to plo25!

That is some sick BRM right there

Originally posted by acerbikas
That is some sick BRM right there

with 65.5bb/100 WR at the moment maybe 5 BI BRM is enough ♦

Run good: definitely
Bad players: everywhere
Play good: I don't know?

MTT related post...

Shipped $5.5 kitchen sink on FT, just can't stop running good in these. It's my 3rd consecutive final table in a kitchen sink tournament (if multi entries are counted as one attempt)

Won TT>AA 3 handed at FT, made up for the KK<88 last week.

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 6 Players
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MP: $17.53 (175.3 bb)
CO: $8.71 (87.1 bb)
BTN: $6.09 (60.9 bb)
SB: $3.52 (35.2 bb)
Hero (BB): $20.78 (207.8 bb)
UTG: $13.68 (136.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2 A 2 A
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.30, CO folds, BTN calls $0.30, SB calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.20) T 9 T (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($1.20) A (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP bets $0.60, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.60

River: ($2.40) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $1.90, Hero raises to $8, MP raises to $16.63 and is all-in, Hero calls $8.63

Results:

So sick ♦ Which also shoots me up to plo25 ♠_grin: after 4276 hands. If I continue to run this good I can finish this within the next 2-3k hands which is pretty damn sick.

Current BR: $240.57. Move down if BR goes <$200.

Why I love super short stacks:

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 6 Players
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BB: $26.47 (105.9 bb)
UTG: $2.08 (8.3 bb)
MP: $42.48 (169.9 bb)
CO: $26.01 (104 bb)
BTN: $25.49 (102 bb)
Hero (SB): $25.95 (103.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T K 3 K
UTG calls $0.25, MP folds, CO raises to $1, BTN folds, Hero calls $0.90, BB calls $0.75, UTG raises to $2.08 and is all-in, CO calls $1.08, Hero raises to $9.32, BB calls $8.32, CO folds

Flop: ($22.80) 5 3 8 (3 players, 1 is all-in)
Hero bets $16.63 and is all-in, BB calls $16.63

Turn: ($56.06) 5 (3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($56.06) 4 (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

That's why I said you should change to MTT. I stake all your action. Ship me the micro-millions ME ♦

It always feels great to run good.

Well done! And don't complain about run bad anymore!