I think it is much better to play. I switched from 4 standered SH tables to 2 tables Speed poker now. It is much better to look at since the tables are bigger and I can concentrate a lot more. Also I can play a lot more hands which is good for the bonus.
Right now I am 2 BI down though :(. I reviewed lots of hands through the judges now and good thing was that even though I lost hte hands or had to fold they were not played badly. Just more mistakes in my second session sadly.
I think some was caused by fatigue as well, I will stop playing directly after work or when I am tired. I donked of a stack with KK vs a c/r on flop and another c/r on turn on a T77 board. In my memory villain had no full stack and was a fish hence I paid no attention to the c/r on flop. Turns out he was actually full stack and my play should have been obiously differently. Very weird indeed.
I remember after my first session I was so tired I almost fell asleep on the chair.... and I couldn't remember the entire session properly. Was the weirdest feeling ever, couldn't remember any hands etc.
So new rule: Will not play sleepy anymore. Will just review hands or watch a video, sleep first, and then play early morning.
BR at 252
Anyways.... this is my poker idol as he is the ultimate anti-tilt:
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 6 players) Dragar is UTG+1A♥Q♥ UTG raises to $0.30, Dragar raises to $1.10, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.80
Villain is 18/11 over 47 hands. I think he is a standard player so my 3-bet will be good in this spot and is standard I think. Just calling will give odds for other players to be in the hand which I don't want. He calls, so I put him on 99+ AJ+, with the bottom of that range being a bit fishy but I don't know him well.
Don't like flop but I have to continue with my c-bet as I am IP and want to keep initiative. Check back would give me a free card but if I don't hit he can push me out of the pot. If I take initiative here I can still choose to check back turn giving me the free river card which I can't do if I check the flop. I have good FE as well as he should think I am holding a strong hand here. He calls.... not too happy. I put him on some pocket pair.
Am happy to see this turn card. Now I definatly want to be for value. I keep in mind already that he may have TT and will fold to a c/r. He just flat calls. It is a bit strange to me. An Ax hand should have folded the river. Thinking he may have same hand as me as I assume AK should have 4-bet pre-flop. Maybe has has AJ or JJ+ thinking I missed but that's a pretty weird call as well for JJ+ considering pre-flop action
My first thought is to bet and think how much is good but after 1-2 seconds I get a pretty bad feeling and think I will get c/r all in if I bet. I look at the action again and start thinking that if I bet nothing I beat calls and everything that beats me c/r. From the turn he should know I am holding a good Ax hand now or QQ, KK and his call is indicating that he beats this already. I strongly think he has a set of TT now and just check behind.
Final Pot:$13.15
UTG shows A♦K♦
UTG wins $12.28 (net +$5.78)
Dragar lost $6.50
AK actually surprises me. Considering our stack sizes I do not understand why he did not 4-bet me pre. My conclusion is that he is a scared girl that doesn't want to play huge pre-flop as we are deep although he has to protect his hand precisely because we are deep. In the future I will be very aggressive to him IP, it seems +EV.
That's it for now. Think I will watch a video or so and play another session later. So many fish on Ipoker now
BR at 278
My grinding music at times:
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Because his opening range is 22+, AJ+. If he is fishy even wider.
I also do not want to give options to players behind me to get odds to call.
Also I think I can outplay him postflop depending on board as he will put me on JJ+ etc.
If I just call AQs with the reasoning his UTG is strong it puts me into tough spots later in the hand.
What do I do if a A or Q comes? call flop call turn, fold river? call all the way and lose to AK or AA, KK, QQ? It is much cheaper to 3-bet and get 4-bet then to do that play. Also I have initiative if I 3-bet.
What happened in this hand can't be seen results orientated I think. How often does UTG slow play AK here with a flat call pre OOP?
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Thank you Ipoker network for showing me 10 seconds on the clock and the timing me out... great connection :(. The worst is I had time to call it before it made the connection problem.. I was just waiting a bit to make him feel I am thinking... then boom.. "You have sat out, would like to play again".. fuck you too!
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Only had one small other hand where villain sucked out (he c/r all-in pure flush draw vs my set on flop and hits turn) or else my winnings would be around half a BI higher.
Three way flop all-in pre my KK vs 99 and QQ. Q flop.
TT top set get c/r all-in flop on combo draw, draw completes on turn.
Then to equalize a bit though: KK vs my AA all-in preflop. K flop, but giving me flush draw. Turn gives me flush
Then this hand came up which explains the first loss at the end (second loss came as my 3-bet pre AA got shoved on turn over my bet as a flush completed, think standard fold):
$0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem
6 Players
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I am not sure if I should call this a cooler or a mistake on my part. River after looking at this may be a tough fold. He raised from UTG making his range quite small, so any Ax, Qx type of hands would check the river here I think. On the other hand he will not put me on two pair here and may be value shoving something I beat. Will wait for judge evaluation on this one.
EDIT: Judge said calling down is good here, so I guess it was cooler. I don't tilt from coolers (well unless high amount after each other) but from mistakes a lot. So this is good to hear
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Ok it isn't quite July anymore.... but let's update:
Playing NL25 SH on Pokerstars now... mainly because playing anything lower and my win rate per hour can't be justified due to my main income and I would start to spew.
Played slightly fishy on this limit but doing ok. Will update with some graphs and hands when I have time. BR close to 600$
Anyways goals, since we always need goals:
Hit NL50 SH within 3 month. Play NL50 and 100 SGD live frequently Improve my game Keep the tilt monster at bay
P.S
It feels super different playing with money you know you do not really need, compared to my student days where I cared about the money.
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Dragar is BBA♣K♣ UTG raises to $0.75, 1 fold, CO calls $0.75, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.50, Dragar raises to $6, UTG goes all-in $32.06, CO folds, SB folds, Dragar calls $26.06
Flop:3♥6♥5♦ ($67.37, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn:5♣ ($67.37, 2 players, 1 all-in)
River:4♥ ($67.37, 2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot:$67.37
Dragar shows A♣K♣
UTG shows Q♦A♥
Dragar wins $65.37 (net +$33.31)
CO lost $0.75
SB lost $2.50
UTG lost $32.06
This was my donkey hand of the day... sigh.
I also made 2 blind war mistakes where I 4-bet/fold villain with junk for 6$ both times. Think I will stop doing that.
$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars
6 Players
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Think I goto refresh myself on bet sizing as well. I feel I do not play optimally with it, or atleast I am not sure if my bet sizes are good or can be improved overall.
That's all for now.
BR at 660$
P.S
Why oh why does Pokerstars now have an app for your phone?!
My toilet breaks at work are now quite a bit longer ♠
I play on GGpoker even though it says Pokerstars. None of my hand histories will have villain stats.
Hello Christian, yes I played live games on pokerkaki before, it's pretty soft and profitable but I'm unable to stand the variance due to bankroll issues. Spent a lot to recover from my previous relationship.
Maybe you can link an account to pokerstrategy to get some points so you can get your hands evaluated.
Hit NL50 SH within 3 month.
