was tired so decided to mess a bit in nl10. worst fucking session of my life, literally never seen a run this bad before ♦
could it be that zoom10, the limit that i once beat for over 10 BB/100 over 100k hands, is now tougher than zoom50? 
this is just a friendly reminder that the variance in this game can be pretty sick kids
also obviously "happy" to run bad at the "right limit" 
this month is still on the + pre-rb
grinding some nl10 because i can't live with being a 40 BB/100 loser in there
yeah guys, i am very sad to announce that i am completely unable to beat nl10. these guys are too fucking good
on the other hand nl50 is too easy
you have no idea how fucking mad i am with dropping 9 BI at nl10 though. it's like they say, the pain of losing greatly offsets the joy of winning
have to start folding weak hands such as AK and QQ on blind wars despite playing 30 VPIP, it's like i tell others, no one gives a fuck
thanks man 
sorry for not putting up any entertaining posts, it's just how i am rolling atm.
regarding supernova this year...
in theory, if i gave it a good effort nearly every single day, i could definitely make it. in practice, i don't want to give it that much effort, i don't have mental energy for so many months and it would drive me insane when the bad run hits.
so well, that might be a give up... just might.
if i wanna make it, i have two options - get so good that i can profitably grind nl50 in my sleep (some of the last sessions show that this isn't the case, despite rungood saving the day) or getting so good that i can grind nl100.
of course, that's not completely out of the question so let's see where the next months take me.
on a completely unrelated note, let's take a minute to lament over the death of 9max nl100 zoom. 
i wished i could take revenge on it, but now it's never going to happen. 
9max nl50 zoom is next
tfw misclick, i was gonna jam and somehow clicked check instead
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 146.98 BB
SB: 40.5 BB
BB: 67.44 BB
Hero (UTG): 99 BB
MP: 351.74 BB
CO: 153.48 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♥ A♦
Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (12 BB, 4 players) 3♥ Q♦ 3♦
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 7.38 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 7.38 BB
Turn: (26.76 BB, 2 players) 8♥
BB checks, Hero bets 15.38 BB, BB calls 15.38 BB
River: (57.52 BB, 2 players) 8♣
BB checks, Hero checks
BB shows J♠ 3♠ (Full House, Threes full of Eights)
(Pre 36%, Flop 87%, Turn 95%)
Hero mucks Q♥ A♦ (Two Pair, Queens and Eights)
(Pre 64%, Flop 13%, Turn 5%)
BB wins 54.94 BB
Originally posted by Tomaloc
on a completely unrelated note, let's take a minute to lament over the death of 9max nl100 zoom.
i wished i could take revenge on it, but now it's never going to happen.
9max nl50 zoom is next
rip 9max nl50 zoom
i guess i should do a small writeup, it's been way too long
as an university student with a rather lazy personality and modest lifestyle, i found out i didn't have enough energy to try to go pro and keep going up the stakes.
during the time i played stars sh50 zoom i got like a 1.4BB/100 winrate pre-rakeback, which is "okay", but with such a low winrate (and the amounts of money involved for uni student standards) playing was very stressful, despite being obviously +EV and all.
so well, i'll most likely be playing nl25- for the near future, probably mostly nl10. i can easily win most sessions and it's not stressful it's about lifeEV here
Nice blog, although I get tilted just from looking the way you play and then posting gif to indicate you're totally disrespecting your opponents. Like the ones in 5nl, if it was agains't me I'd lose my shit if I saw you posting the hand on ps. And the way you play sometimes make me want to go back to loosey wsop aggresive style play like this one:
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 109.9 BB
Hero (SB): 116.3 BB
BB: 109.22 BB
UTG: 155.92 BB
MP: 78.36 BB
CO: 116.2 BB
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♦ K♦
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.68 BB, BB raises to 8.5 BB, Hero calls 5.82 BB
Flop: (17 BB, 2 players) A♣ 5♥ 9♦
Hero checks, BB bets 8.5 BB, Hero calls 8.5 BB
Turn: (34 BB, 2 players) T♣
Hero checks, BB checks
River: (34 BB, 2 players) 9♥
Hero bets 2 BB, fold
Hero wins 32.48 BB
Why call on the flop with an A on it if the bb 3bets pf?!?!?!?!?!
Hi Tomaloc, your blog looks nice and entertaining. I have to drop by more often 
@MajesticOdds
I can answer this one for you.
BB's 3betting range is very wide and over 50% of that doesn't contain an ace. We also have BDFD and BDSD. Folding would be weak and exploitable.
right I totally forgot people steal way too often in the sb
but overall nice blog man, very entertaining and informative
Originally posted by la55i
Hi Tomaloc, your blog looks nice and entertaining. I have to drop by more often
the post frequency is very low nowadays unfortunately ♦
Originally posted by MajesticOdds
Nice blog, although I get tilted just from looking the way you play and then posting gif to indicate you're totally disrespecting your opponents.
yeah, you have a point. i won't argue that it's not disrespectful (because it is)... there is none of that "politically correct" garbage here, i tend to be very honest with my thoughts. however:
- i never intend to insult the character of these players, just "disrespect" their poker skill. of course individual plays could always be a result of tilt or something (no one is above that), and it's likely that some of these guys are successful in things i can only dream of
- from that it follows that anyone is free to bash my plays, though then it's nice to present your arguments so that i (and everyone else) can take it seriously
- there are no usernames when converting hand histories, so it's not like it's public shaming. only those who were in the hand actually can know who were the players involved
Originally posted by MajesticOdds
Like the ones in 5nl, if it was agains't me I'd lose my shit if I saw you posting the hand on ps. And the way you play sometimes make me want to go back to loosey wsop aggresive style play like this one:Spoiler
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4BTN: 109.9 BB
Hero (SB): 116.3 BB
BB: 109.22 BB
UTG: 155.92 BB
MP: 78.36 BB
CO: 116.2 BBHero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T♦ K♦
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.68 BB, BB raises to 8.5 BB, Hero calls 5.82 BB
Flop: (17 BB, 2 players) A♣ 5♥ 9♦
Hero checks, BB bets 8.5 BB, Hero calls 8.5 BBTurn: (34 BB, 2 players) T♣
Hero checks, BB checksRiver: (34 BB, 2 players) 9♥
Hero bets 2 BB, foldHero wins 32.48 BB
Why call on the flop with an A on it if the bb 3bets pf?!?!?!?!?!
Originally posted by la55i
@MajesticOddsI can answer this one for you.
BB's 3betting range is very wide and over 50% of that doesn't contain an ace. We also have BDFD and BDSD. Folding would be weak and exploitable.
yeah that's a fairly good explanation, poker is hard
folding isn't super terrible of course, but i believe calling is slightly better and i probably had some info
I kinda exagerrated when I said you're totally disrespecting your opponents though, I'm actually way worse sometimes I even scare myself so you're really decent compared to me on tilt.
Keep up those graphs and gif bro
Originally posted by MajesticOdds
I kinda exagerrated when I said you're totally disrespecting your opponents though, I'm actually way worse sometimes I even scare myself so you're really decent compared to me on tilt.Keep up those graphs and gif bro
thanks ♦
drunk chill nl5 zoom session
obviously not a good run, but i made lots of mistakes so i'll post some instructional (?) hands
vs reg, didn't see myself beating anything vs this line. then talked myself into some theory bs and called anyway
cbet flop? sometimes
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 100.4 BB
SB: 107.8 BB
BB: 103 BB
Hero (UTG): 100.4 BB
MP: 126.8 BB
CO: 165.2 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♥ A♣
Hero raises to 3.2 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2.2 BB
Flop: (6.8 BB, 2 players) A♥ 3♥ 7♦
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (6.8 BB, 2 players) 2♥
BB checks, Hero bets 5.2 BB, BB calls 5.2 BB
River: (17.2 BB, 2 players) 5♥
BB bets 13 BB, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls 13 BB
BB shows 4♥ 4♣ (Straight Flush, Five High)
(Pre 53%, Flop 12%, Turn 14%)
Hero mucks Q♥ A♣ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 47%, Flop 88%, Turn 86%)
BB wins 41.4 BB
fish minraises turn = beats one pair as usual. minraise is stronger than shove
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 56.8 BB
SB: 106.8 BB
Hero (BB): 137.4 BB
UTG: 100.8 BB
MP: 224.8 BB
CO: 56.8 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ Q♥
fold, MP raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 1.6 BB, Hero raises to 8.8 BB, MP calls 6.8 BB, SB calls 6.8 BB
Flop: (26.4 BB, 3 players) T♦ 2♥ 7♣
SB checks, Hero bets 17.6 BB, MP calls 17.6 BB, SB calls 17.6 BB
Turn: (79.2 BB, 3 players) 2♣
SB checks, Hero bets 37.8 BB, MP raises to 75.6 BB 
, SB raises to 80.4 BB and is all-in, Hero requests TIME, Hero raises to 111 BB and is all-in, MP calls 35.4 BB
i didn't really think about SPR considerations. usually i'd say the flop bet isn't too large either for a fishy context, but we have three weird stack sizes here
River: (381.6 BB, 3 players) 3♦
Hero shows Q♦ Q♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Twos)
Main Pot [320.4 BB]: (Pre 65%, Flop 7%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [61.2 BB]: (Pre 81%, Flop 10%, Turn 0%)
MP shows 2♠ 2♦ (Four of a Kind, Twos)
Main Pot [320.4 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 75%, Turn 100%)
Side Pot#1 [61.2 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 90%, Turn 100%)
SB shows J♣ 9♣ (One Pair, Twos)
Main Pot [320.4 BB]: (Pre 18%, Flop 17%, Turn 0%)
MP wins 365.8 BB
just don't do this
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 102.6 BB
Hero (SB): 129.4 BB
BB: 186.8 BB
UTG: 138 BB
MP: 81.6 BB
CO: 101 BB
Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♥ Q♠
fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, fold, MP calls 7 BB
Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) 6♦ 6♣ 4♦
Hero bets 12 BB, MP raises to 24 BB, fold
MP wins 43.2 BB
fairly standard. flop call is super standard (run the equities if you are in doubt), alternative is to 4b get it in pre but i wanted to play postflop ip
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 156.6 BB
SB: 55.6 BB
BB: 214 BB
UTG: 139.2 BB
MP: 104.6 BB
Hero (CO): 99.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ A♠
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.8 BB, fold, SB raises to 6.6 BB, fold, Hero calls 3.8 BB
Flop: (14.2 BB, 2 players) 8♠ 2♠ 7♠
SB bets 49 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 49 BB
Turn: (112.2 BB, 2 players) 8♦
River: (112.2 BB, 2 players) 9♦
SB shows K♥ K♣ (Two Pair, Kings and Eights)
(Pre 72%, Flop 55%, Turn 75%)
Hero shows Q♦ A♠ (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 28%, Flop 45%, Turn 25%)
SB wins 107.6 BB
vs reg. everyone might say that this hand is super standard, it might be, but well... i really don't trust this bluffcatcher against nl5 turn x/r bb vs utg range. HEEEY he won't have QT maybe 88 every single time, right? and KJ!!! yeah of course
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 132.6 BB
SB: 305.4 BB
BB: 100 BB
Hero (UTG): 159.8 BB
MP: 23.8 BB
CO: 101.8 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♦ J♠
Hero raises to 2.6 BB, MP calls 2.6 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 1.6 BB
Flop: (8.2 BB, 3 players) A♣ J♣ 8♠
BB checks, Hero bets 5.6 BB, fold, BB calls 5.6 BB
Turn: (19.4 BB, 2 players) K♦
BB checks, Hero bets 13.6 BB, BB raises to 43.8 BB, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls 30.2 BB
River: (107 BB, 2 players) Q♠
BB bets 48 BB and is all-in, fold
BB wins 102.6 BB
to end here's a good one
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 122.2 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 317.6 BB
MP: 101 BB
Hero (CO): 356.6 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♦ J♥
UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 7.4 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 5.4 BB
Flop: (16.2 BB, 2 players) 4♣ 6♥ 6♠
UTG checks, Hero bets 9.6 BB, UTG requests TIME, UTG raises to 25.2 BB, Hero calls 15.6 BB
Turn: (66.6 BB, 2 players) K♠
UTG requests TIME, UTG bets 34 BB, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls 34 BB
River: (134.6 BB, 2 players) 2♣
UTG checks, Hero checks
UTG shows A♣ 7♥ (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 28%, Flop 16%, Turn 7%)
Hero shows J♦ J♥ (Two Pair, Jacks and Sixes)
(Pre 72%, Flop 84%, Turn 93%)
Hero wins 129 BB
nevermind just one more. this is a super unorthodox line but i believe it has the over 2/3 success rate required, at least at low limits and if you don't have an image...
i think he might be pot controlling an overpair and well, the line does look like bs, but why call a nearly 2x pot overbet when you lose to so many hands and the turn tank might easily be a slowplay? wait for a better spot obviously
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 113.8 BB
SB: 236.2 BB
BB: 105.6 BB
UTG: 93.6 BB
MP: 82 BB
Hero (CO): 119.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has K♦ Q♦
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.8 BB, BTN calls 2.8 BB, SB raises to 12 BB, fold, Hero calls 9.2 BB, fold
Flop: (27.8 BB, 2 players) 6♠ J♦ J♠
SB checks, Hero bets 12.2 BB, SB calls 12.2 BB
Turn: (52.2 BB, 2 players) 7♠
SB checks, Hero requests TIME, Hero checks
River: (52.2 BB, 2 players) 3♦
SB checks, Hero bets 95.2 BB and is all-in, SB requests TIME, fold
Hero wins 50 BB
just realized there's this microstakes challenge thing going on and even though i really don't care about getting the prizes, well, why not join it. the optimal strategy is obviously to play nl2 on like 888poker or something, but i'll play stars zoom sh10 and sh5.
streaming with no cam no mic most likely so no reason to watch
too easy tbh
notables
vs fish
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 99.6 BB
Hero (SB): 204.6 BB
BB: 145.8 BB
UTG: 107.8 BB
MP: 100 BB
CO: 181.2 BB
Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♥ T♣
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.4 BB, BB calls 1.4 BB
Flop: (4.8 BB, 2 players) Q♥ J♣ T♠
Hero bets 3.6 BB, BB raises to 11.4 BB, Hero calls 7.8 BB
Turn: (27.6 BB, 2 players) 6♦
Hero checks, BB bets 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB
River: (71.6 BB, 2 players) A♠
Hero checks, BB bets 68.6 BB, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls 68.6 BB
BB shows 4♥ A♦ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 54%, Flop 18%, Turn 9%)
Hero shows J♥ T♣ (Two Pair, Jacks and Tens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 82%, Turn 91%)
Hero wins 200.2 BB
spot where many miss value by not r/f
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 662 BB
SB: 181.6 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 100.8 BB
MP: 141.6 BB
CO: 91.4 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8♥ 8♦
fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 5 BB
Flop: (17.4 BB, 2 players) A♥ K♣ 6♣
CO checks, Hero checks
Turn: (17.4 BB, 2 players) 7♥
CO checks, Hero checks
River: (17.4 BB, 2 players) 8♣
CO bets 12.4 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, CO calls 17.6 BB
Hero shows 8♥ 8♦ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 55%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
CO mucks Q♥ A♠ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 45%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero wins 74.2 BB
right place at the right time. since there were two fishy players involved i went for it
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 188.8 BB
SB: 109.8 BB
BB: 485.2 BB
UTG: 100.4 BB
MP: 88.4 BB
Hero (CO): 303.8 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 3♠ 3♣
UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 21 BB, UTG calls 18 BB, fold, Hero calls 18 BB
Flop: (66.4 BB, 3 players) 2♠ 3♥ J♠
BB bets 37 BB, UTG calls 37 BB, Hero raises to 93.8 BB, BB raises to 464.2 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 42.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 189 BB and is all-in
Turn: (711.4 BB, 3 players) 5♣
River: (711.4 BB, 3 players) T♥
BB shows Q♣ Q♥ (One Pair, Queens)
Main Pot [304.6 BB]: (Pre 68%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [406.8 BB]: (Pre 82%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
Hero shows 3♠ 3♣ (Three of a Kind, Threes)
Main Pot [304.6 BB]: (Pre 14%, Flop 76%, Turn 71%)
Side Pot#1 [406.8 BB]: (Pre 18%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)
UTG shows 4♠ 4♦ (One Pair, Fours)
Main Pot [304.6 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 16%, Turn 24%)
Hero wins 691.4 BB
vs korean reg. i like his style, not even being sarcastic
PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 114.2 BB
SB: 140.4 BB
BB: 115.6 BB
UTG: 130 BB
MP: 108 BB
Hero (CO): 149.8 BB
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ A♦
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.8 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 6.2 BB
Flop: (18.4 BB, 2 players) 7♥ 3♠ Q♠
BB bets 17.6 BB, Hero calls 17.6 BB
Turn: (53.6 BB, 2 players) J♣
BB checks, Hero requests TIME, Hero bets 20 BB, BB raises to 89 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 69 BB
River: (231.6 BB, 2 players) 5♠
Players agreed to run it twice.
River #2: (231.6 BB, 2 players) 6♠
BB shows 9♠ 8♠ (Flush, Queen High)
Board #1 (Pre 39%, Flop 40%, Turn 27%)
(Flush, Queen High)
Board #2 (Pre 38%, Flop 37%, Turn 26%)
Hero shows Q♦ A♦ (One Pair, Queens)
Board #1 (Pre 61%, Flop 60%, Turn 73%)
(One Pair, Queens)
Board #2 (Pre 62%, Flop 63%, Turn 74%)
BB wins 111 BB
BB wins 111 BB
got bored and careless fairly quickly
