no money in ZOOM poker in current year, everyone is solid

i pressed the wrong button ♦

there are some fish lines that i like, though

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 97.75 BB
Hero (SB): 111.88 BB
BB: 101.5 BB
UTG: 82.31 BB
MP: 111.13 BB
CO: 125.38 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9♣ T♣

fold, fold, CO raises to 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB, fold

Flop: (7 BB, 3 players) 4♣ 9♠ Q♣
Hero checks, CO bets 3.38 BB, BTN calls 3.38 BB, Hero calls 3.38 BB

Turn: (17.13 BB, 3 players) 2♠
Hero checks, CO bets 8.19 BB, BTN calls 8.19 BB, Hero calls 8.19 BB

River: (41.69 BB, 3 players) 5♣
Hero bets 30 BB, fold, BTN calls 30 BB

Hero shows 9♣ T♣ (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 71%, Flop 53%, Turn 34%)
BTN mucks 9♥ 4♥ (Two Pair, Nines and Fours)
(Pre 29%, Flop 47%, Turn 66%)
Hero wins 97.13 BB

Following
I read most of it since the beginning and it was enjoyable. Pretty decent 2019 no?
I wanna see more in 2020.

Cheers buddy

Originally posted by Torcato
Following
I read most of it since the beginning and it was enjoyable. Pretty decent 2019 no?
I wanna see more in 2020.

Cheers buddy
thank you!
yeah, 2019 was good, actually ♦

i've been playing so fucking bad, i need to work on my game. i'm also feeling like it.
somewhat related:

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100.31 BB
SB: 297 BB
Hero (BB): 292.44 BB
UTG: 103.5 BB
MP: 160.81 BB
CO: 123.94 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♠ Q♥

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 11 BB, CO raises to 32 BB, Hero calls 21 BB

Flop: (64.5 BB, 2 players) 9♠ 9♣ J♠
Hero checks, CO bets 35 BB, Hero raises to 260.44 BB and is all-in, CO calls 56.94 BB and is all-in

Turn: (248.38 BB, 2 players) 6♠

River: (248.38 BB, 2 players) 7♦
Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (248.38 BB, 2 players) J♦

River #2: (248.38 BB, 2 players) 8♣

Hero shows Q♠ Q♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
Board #1 (Pre 18%, Flop 15%, Turn 23%)
(Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
Board #2 (Pre 19%, Flop 15%, Turn 5%)

CO shows A♦ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Nines)
Board #1 (Pre 82%, Flop 85%, Turn 77%)
(Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
Board #2 (Pre 81%, Flop 85%, Turn 95%)

CO wins 119.5 BB
CO wins 119.5 BB

weaker reg.
just fold pre vs the humongous 4bet sizing while a bit deeper - we don't even know if AK is in his range, let alone any bluffs.
flop is fml, because he bets a commital sizing and we have to hope he has some overcard kinda hands, but he probably won't.

Hey Tomaloc.
What's your opinion on playing deep at the tables? Like with +150bbs. Do you have a strategy for "when to leave the table and reopen"?

lmao why in the hell you would jam that flop lol, you are actually turning OP lol. I am not sure is he going to call you with AJ if he have it at all! Besides it is 124bb ES!

Originally posted by Torcato
Hey Tomaloc.
What's your opinion on playing deep at the tables? Like with +150bbs. Do you have a strategy for "when to leave the table and reopen"?

i am more comfortable with aggression at 100bbs, but playing deep is mostly an advantage imo. regs are mostly stacking too light (example: me) and opportunities to stack the deep fish are always nice.

Originally posted by vengeance77
lmao why in the hell you would jam that flop lol, you are actually turning OP lol. I am not sure is he going to call you with AJ if he have it at all! Besides it is 124bb ES!

pot will be like 135 with 57 behind, so we're quite commited by calling anyway, except we allow him to get a free river if he wants. but yeah, this hand is fucked, i almost want to fold flop because he's playing it super face up... just fold pre, i had zero reason to believe he's being light so it's either marginally winning or losing hard.

new meta?
all of those are different regs from the most recent 3k hands. i don't mind.

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 136.19 BB
SB: 244.75 BB
Hero (BB): 110.13 BB
UTG: 171.63 BB
MP: 131 BB
CO: 287.06 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ A♠

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, BTN raises to 136.19 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 100.13 BB and is all-in

Flop: (220.75 BB, 2 players) 7♠ 9♥ 8♣

Turn: (220.75 BB, 2 players) 2♥

River: (220.75 BB, 2 players) K♦

BTN cashed out 118.75 BB for a fee of 1.19 BB

Hero shows K♣ A♠ (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 43%, Flop 26%, Turn 14%)
BTN shows Q♦ Q♣ (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 57%, Flop 74%, Turn 86%)
Hero wins 211.38 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
Hero (SB): 107.19 BB
BB: 190.44 BB
UTG: 148.44 BB
MP: 211.94 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ Q♠

fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 10.75 BB, fold, CO raises to 100 BB and is all-in, fold

CO wins 22.5 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 122.31 BB
SB: 92.94 BB
BB: 185.88 BB
UTG: 94 BB
MP: 287.94 BB
Hero (CO): 110.63 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♦ A♥

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to 94 BB and is all-in, fold

UTG wins 19.5 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 169.94 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 232.13 BB
UTG: 102.69 BB
MP: 254.44 BB
CO: 171.69 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♥ J♥

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.25 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, CO raises to 171.69 BB and is all-in, fold

CO wins 19 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 101 BB
SB: 157.81 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 75.44 BB
MP: 137.25 BB
CO: 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♦ 8♦

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, fold, fold, UTG raises to 75.44 BB and is all-in, fold

UTG wins 16.5 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 74.56 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 102.5 BB
UTG: 122.31 BB
MP: 94.5 BB
CO: 111.44 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♥ A♦

fold, MP raises to 2.5 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 11.5 BB, MP raises to 94.5 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 83 BB

Flop: (192 BB, 2 players) 5♠ A♠ 9♦

Turn: (192 BB, 2 players) 9♥

River: (192 BB, 2 players) 8♠
Players agreed to run it twice.

Flop #2: (192 BB, 2 players) 8♥ K♥ 8♦

Turn #2: (192 BB, 2 players) J♥

River #2: (192 BB, 2 players) 7♥

Hero shows A♥ A♦ (Full House, Aces full of Nines)
Board #1 (Pre 82%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
(Flush, Ace High)
Board #2 (Pre 79%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)

MP shows Q♥ Q♠ (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
Board #1 (Pre 18%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
(Flush, King High)
Board #2 (Pre 21%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 91.69 BB
Hero wins 91.69 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 100 BB
SB: 100.5 BB
BB: 129.38 BB
UTG: 175.94 BB
MP: 87.94 BB
CO: 56.75 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ K♠

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, MP calls 2.5 BB, CO calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 14 BB, fold, fold, UTG raises to 175.94 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, Hero calls 86 BB and is all-in

Flop: (206.5 BB, 2 players) Q♣ 3♦ A♦

Turn: (206.5 BB, 2 players) 8♣

River: (206.5 BB, 2 players) 8♠
Players agreed to run it twice.

Flop #2: (206.5 BB, 2 players) 3♣ 2♣ A♣

Turn #2: (206.5 BB, 2 players) 4♠

River #2: (206.5 BB, 2 players) 4♥

UTG shows T♥ T♠ (Two Pair, Tens and Eights)
Board #1 (Pre 19%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)
(Two Pair, Tens and Fours)
Board #2 (Pre 21%, Flop 6%, Turn 6%)

Hero shows K♣ K♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Eights)
Board #1 (Pre 81%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)
(Two Pair, Kings and Fours)
Board #2 (Pre 80%, Flop 94%, Turn 94%)

Hero wins 98.63 BB
Hero wins 98.56 BB

As you can see those apes 4b shoves aren't light!
That call for 110ES with AKo is pretty bad lmao:)

monthly:

turns out that i am actually playing the game, after all.
not only that, but i have worked on my game too - you can see that red line stops sucking as much near the later third.
there's been some spewing, but i see some "new" lines that have been working, just have to pull the trigger.

Nice!!
Hope those new lines hit even better in February!

some very fishy games tonight. we all know that that means

monthly:

i've been meaning to work on my preflop game, but i am not, so i just end up not playing instead. it'll happen.
life is more difficult when you have weirdly constructed ranges.

Originally posted by Tomaloc
i've been meaning to work on my preflop game, but i am not, so i just end up not playing instead. it'll happen.
life is more difficult when you have weirdly constructed ranges.

It is especially difficult for your opponents!

Nice graph!

Hey,

I like your blog. I really would be interested in an update.
How is it going?

Greetings,
Tyrion

hello, thank you

i had a few months off due to laziness and "professional reasons".
i was going to update at the end of the month. however, since you asked, here's a short runhot graph of all hands since the last one.

hand histories to come eventually.

That is pretty cool. Thank you.
The bloggers here are some kind of paragon for me. You are pretty much the prove that it can work out and I am hoping to become as good as you are.
This is why I am also interested in what influenced you the most.
You mentioned 3 guys at your first blog post.

Retrospectivly what would you say, is the most important tool or video series that gained you the skill that you have.
I always want to direct my training.

Greetings,
Tyrion

@Tomaloc,
Have you tried the new Hold'em zoom with antes?
It is available on a trial basis up to NL 10

I'd be interested in your opinion, since you're the zoom guy...
VS

Originally posted by Tyrion88
That is pretty cool. Thank you.
The bloggers here are some kind of paragon for me. You are pretty much the prove that it can work out and I am hoping to become as good as you are.
This is why I am also interested in what influenced you the most.
You mentioned 3 guys at your first blog post.

Retrospectivly what would you say, is the most important tool or video series that gained you the skill that you have.
I always want to direct my training.

Greetings,
Tyrion

i kept your question in the back of my mind, and i don't have an answer.
focus on your thought process, keep an open mind, and decide for yourself which pieces of advice might make sense and which don't.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
@Tomaloc,
Have you tried the new Hold'em zoom with antes?
It is available on a trial basis up to NL 10

I'd be interested in your opinion, since you're the zoom guy...
VS

it's fun, as i'm used to being one of the looser regs in the pool. should be especially fun while no one is prepared.
however, i'm curious on whether rake can fuck up this format and destroy any extra edge that might be there. i still didn't think the maths over...

small sample. transitioning to redline pro with the ante games?

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 106.88 BB
Hero (SB): 101.75 BB
BB: 104.5 BB
UTG: 225.94 BB
MP: 105.63 BB
CO: 334.38 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♠ Q♦

fold, MP raises to 2.38 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.19 BB, fold, MP calls 7.81 BB

Flop: (21.38 BB, 2 players) J♣ 6♥ 5♠
Hero bets 10 BB, MP calls 10 BB

Turn: (41.38 BB, 2 players) T♣
Hero checks, MP bets 85.44 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 81.56 BB and is all-in

River: (204.5 BB, 2 players) 9♠
Players agreed to run it twice.

River #2: (204.5 BB, 2 players) 6♠

Hero shows Q♠ Q♦ (One Pair, Queens)
Board #1 (Pre 78%, Flop 77%, Turn 70%)
(Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
Board #2 (Pre 80%, Flop 77%, Turn 70%)

MP shows 8♣ 9♣ (One Pair, Nines)
Board #1 (Pre 22%, Flop 23%, Turn 30%)
(One Pair, Sixes)
Board #2 (Pre 20%, Flop 23%, Turn 30%)

Hero wins 97.69 BB
Hero wins 97.63 BB

weird spot. not sure about the raise, but being out of position sucks.
not much to do in villain's shoes, except for "fold pre", maybe.

PokerStars - $0.16 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
SB: 116.63 BB
Hero (BB): 104.5 BB
UTG: 142.19 BB
MP: 169.31 BB
CO: 95 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♠ K♣

fold, fold, CO raises to 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 3 players) K♦ J♥ K♥
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, CO raises to 7 BB, BTN calls 3.5 BB, Hero raises to 21.75 BB, fold, BTN calls 14.75 BB

Turn: (58.5 BB, 2 players) 4♠
Hero bets 25 BB, BTN calls 25 BB

River: (108.5 BB, 2 players) 4♥
Hero bets 55.25 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 50.75 BB and is all-in

Hero shows J♠ K♣ (Full House, Kings full of Jacks)
(Pre 72%, Flop 95%, Turn 98%)
BTN shows T♥ K♠ (Full House, Kings full of Fours)
(Pre 28%, Flop 5%, Turn 2%)
Hero wins 200.63 BB

Originally posted by Tomaloc
small sample. transitioning to redline pro with the ante games?

Nice results so far -- just increase your sample size with the same trends

Well done,
VS