2nd Pokerstars Bankroll Challenge From $1877 to $2500

starting bankroll $1877 After Day 9 bankroll $1690

1 itm 3r 180, same as yesterday, gg

see you tomorrow

study and grind everyday

starting bankroll $1877 After Day 8 bankroll $1657

whiff 10 tourneys, gg

see you tomorrow

study and grind everyday

Hi, how do you study for MTTs?

winner winner chicken dinner, will do some analysis in a while this is 4.5 sng on demand

PokerStars Tournament #3044339796, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $4.10/$0.40 USD
85 players
Total Prize Pool: $348.50 USD
Tournament started 2020/11/07 13:09:24 ET
Tournament finished 2020/11/07 17:04:07 ET
1: marvinsytan (Philippines), $97.69 (28.031%)

You finished in 1st place (eliminated at hand #220155959446).

281 hands played and saw flop:
- 26 times out of 63 while in small blind (41%)
- 26 times out of 63 while in big blind (41%)
- 27 times out of 155 in other positions (17%)
- a total of 79 times out of 281 (28%)

Pots won at showdown - 21 out of 26 (81%) i think i ran good, haha
Pots won without showdown - 43

Final Table Good Start

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 300/600 (50 ante) - 9 players
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RDvecchi (UTG): 10,114 (17 bb)
marvinsytan (UTG+1): 15,149 (25 bb)
Lunalek (MP): 25,249 (42 bb)
Coppott (MP+1): 19,963 (33 bb)
gothho3 (LP): 8,464 (14 bb)
taxijohn (CO): 29,501 (49 bb)
GalgenHarry (BU): 4,074 (7 bb)
sulfajjj (SB): 7,027 (12 bb)
anuar085 (BB): 7,959 (13 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,350) Hero (marvinsytan) is UTG+1 with K♣ K♥
1 fold, marvinsytan (UTG+1) raises to 1,200, 1 fold, Coppott (MP+1) calls 1,200, gothho3 (LP) calls 1,200, taxijohn (CO) calls 1,200, GalgenHarry (BU) 3-bets to 4,000, 2 players fold, marvinsytan (UTG+1) 4-bets to 7,200, 2 players fold, taxijohn (CO) calls 6,000, GalgenHarry (BU) calls 24 (all-in)

Flop: (22,174) 6♣ A♥ 5♦ (3 players, 1 all-in)
marvinsytan (UTG+1) checks, taxijohn (CO) checks

Turn: (22,174) 9♠ (3 players, 1 all-in)
marvinsytan (UTG+1) checks, taxijohn (CO) checks

River: (22,174) 4♥ (3 players, 1 all-in)
marvinsytan (UTG+1) checks, taxijohn (CO) checks

Total pot: 22,174

Showdown:
marvinsytan (UTG+1) shows K♣ K♥ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 72%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 74%, River: 100%)

GalgenHarry (BU) mucks 8♣ 8♥ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 11%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

taxijohn (CO) mucks Q♦ 9♣ (a pair of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 11%, Flop: 3%, Turn: 12%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (UTG+1) wins 22,174

here i made a super nit fold pre w JJ, my reasoning for this is utg looks strong and when mp 3-bets x4 of the initial raiser it seems like he wants to get it in pre-flop with 49bb I just want to sit back and relax with my 49bb and skip this very unquestionable spot

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 300/600 (50 ante) - 8 players
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Coppott (UTG): 18,613 (31 bb)
gothho3 (UTG+1): 7,114 (12 bb)
taxijohn (MP): 23,451 (39 bb)
sulfajjj (MP+1): 7,877 (13 bb)
anuar085 (CO): 6,909 (12 bb)
RDvecchi (BU): 9,064 (15 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 29,373 (49 bb)
Lunalek (BB): 25,099 (42 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,300) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with J♥ J♣
Coppott (UTG) raises to 1,200, 1 fold, taxijohn (MP) 3-bets to 4,900, 3 players fold, marvinsytan (SB) folds, 2 players fold

Total pot: 3,700
taxijohn (MP) wins 3,700

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 300/600 (50 ante) - 7 players
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Lunalek (UTG): 20,509 (34 bb)
Coppott (MP): 15,013 (25 bb)
gothho3 (MP+1): 24,068 (40 bb)
taxijohn (CO): 24,364 (41 bb)
anuar085 (BU): 6,009 (10 bb)
RDvecchi (SB): 8,764 (15 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 28,773 (48 bb)

with sb having 15bb defo this is a great hand to shove

Pre-Flop: (1,250) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with 5♦ 5♥
5 players fold, RDvecchi (SB) calls 300, marvinsytan (BB) raises to 28,723 (all-in), 1 fold

Total pot: 1,550
marvinsytan (BB) wins 1,550

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 7 players
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marvinsytan (UTG): 26,663 (33 bb)
Lunalek (MP): 19,309 (24 bb)
Coppott (MP+1): 17,523 (22 bb)
gothho3 (CO): 21,608 (27 bb)
taxijohn (BU): 28,184 (35 bb)
anuar085 (SB): 5,109 (6 bb)
RDvecchi (BB): 9,104 (11 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,725) Hero (marvinsytan) is UTG with J♠ Q♠

standard raise with a decent hand

marvinsytan (UTG) raises to 1,600, 1 fold, Coppott (MP+1) calls 1,600, 1 fold, taxijohn (BU) calls 1,600, 1 fold, RDvecchi (BB) calls 800

flopped top pair with flush draw I don't want to bet into 3 people, i just want to see what they are going to do and take it from there, mp1 bets btn called so i called

Flop: (7,325) 4♠ 9♠ Q♥ (4 players)
RDvecchi (BB) checks, marvinsytan (UTG) checks, Coppott (MP+1) bets 2,417, taxijohn (BU) calls 2,417, RDvecchi (BB) folds, marvinsytan (UTG) calls 2,417

Turn: (14,576) 5♣ (3 players)
marvinsytan (UTG) checks, Coppott (MP+1) bets 13,431 (all-in), taxijohn (BU) calls 13,431, marvinsytan (UTG) folds

when mp1 shoves all in and btn called no need to gamble here, what a weird call by btn

River: (41,438) K♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 41,438

Showdown:
Coppott (MP+1) shows K♦ Q♦ (two pair, Kings and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 75%, Turn: 89%, River: 100%)

taxijohn (BU) shows A♠ 9♥ (a pair of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 25%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

Coppott (MP+1) wins 41,438

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 7 players
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Lunalek (UTG): 19,234 (24 bb)
Coppott (MP): 41,438 (52 bb)
gothho3 (MP+1): 21,533 (27 bb)
taxijohn (CO): 10,661 (13 bb)
anuar085 (BU): 4,634 (6 bb)
RDvecchi (SB): 7,429 (9 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 22,571 (28 bb)

no idea how did he call w K5s and gets there, this is sad times for me, now i need my double up

Pre-Flop: (1,725) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with A♦ J♣
3 players fold, taxijohn (CO) raises to 1,600, 2 players fold, marvinsytan (BB) 3-bets to 22,496 (all-in), taxijohn (CO) calls 8,986 (all-in)

Flop: (22,097) 8♣ Q♥ K♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (22,097) 6♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (22,097) 2♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 22,097

Showdown:
marvinsytan (BB) shows A♦ J♣ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 61%, Flop: 26%, Turn: 16%, River: 0%)

taxijohn (CO) shows K♣ 5♣ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 39%, Flop: 74%, Turn: 84%, River: 100%)

taxijohn (CO) wins 22,097

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 7 players
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Coppott (UTG): 51,613 (65 bb)
gothho3 (MP): 20,063 (25 bb)
taxijohn (MP+1): 23,822 (30 bb)
anuar085 (CO): 2,834 (4 bb)
RDvecchi (BU): 5,229 (7 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 10,185 (13 bb)
Lunalek (BB): 13,754 (17 bb)

this is the perfect hand to double up, now, i have a read that mp opening range is wide that's why i opted to just call only with my ROCKETS, with on;y 13bb i can easily get it all in on turn or river

Pre-Flop: (1,725) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with A♣ A♠
1 fold, gothho3 (MP) raises to 1,680, 3 players fold, marvinsytan (SB) calls 1,280, Lunalek (BB) calls 880

good spot here

Flop: (5,565) Q♥ 2♣ 2♦ (3 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, Lunalek (BB) checks, gothho3 (MP) bets 2,115, marvinsytan (SB) calls 2,115, Lunalek (BB) raises to 11,999 (all-in), gothho3 (MP) folds, marvinsytan (SB) calls 6,315 (all-in)

Turn: (24,540) 5♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (24,540) J♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 24,540

Showdown:
Lunalek (BB) shows Q♣ T♦ (two pair, Queens and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 16%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (SB) shows A♣ A♠ (two pair, Aces and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 84%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

marvinsytan (SB) wins 24,540

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 7 players
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RDvecchi (UTG): 4,929 (6 bb)
marvinsytan (MP): 22,715 (28 bb)
Lunalek (MP+1): 2,944 (4 bb)
Coppott (CO): 57,563 (72 bb)
gothho3 (BU): 18,093 (23 bb)
taxijohn (SB): 18,722 (23 bb)
anuar085 (BB): 2,534 (3 bb)

yehey ROCKETS again

Pre-Flop: (1,725) Hero (marvinsytan) is MP with A♠ A♥
1 fold, marvinsytan (MP) raises to 1,600, Lunalek (MP+1) 3-bets to 2,869 (all-in), 4 players fold, marvinsytan (MP) calls 1,269

Flop: (7,463) 6♣ Q♣ 4♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (7,463) Q♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (7,463) 9♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 7,463

Showdown:
Lunalek (MP+1) shows K♠ K♦ (two pair, Kings and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (MP) shows A♠ A♥ (two pair, Aces and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 82%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

marvinsytan (MP) wins 7,463

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 6 players
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marvinsytan (UTG): 27,234 (34 bb)
Coppott (MP): 57,488 (72 bb)
gothho3 (CO): 18,018 (23 bb)
taxijohn (BU): 18,247 (23 bb)
anuar085 (SB): 1,659 (2 bb)
RDvecchi (BB): 4,854 (6 bb)

standard raise for the LADIES

Pre-Flop: (1,650) Hero (marvinsytan) is UTG with Q♥ Q♦
marvinsytan (UTG) raises to 1,600, 1 fold, gothho3 (CO) calls 1,600, 2 players fold, RDvecchi (BB) calls 800

Flop: (5,650) 5♠ 9♥ 4♣ (3 players)
RDvecchi (BB) bets 3,179 (all-in), marvinsytan (UTG) calls 3,179, gothho3 (CO) calls 3,179

becasue i know mp is a calling station that's why i opted to just call

Turn: (15,187) A♠ (3 players, 1 all-in)
marvinsytan (UTG) checks, gothho3 (CO) bets 5,771, marvinsytan (UTG) folds

very bad turn card bites me in the ass, this is what greed will give you haha, if i just shove on the flop i will win the chips, but good discipline fold though

River: (15,187) 9♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 15,187

Showdown:
gothho3 (CO) shows A♥ J♣ (two pair, Aces and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 43%, Flop: 26%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

RDvecchi (BB) shows T♦ T♥ (two pair, Tens and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 57%, Flop: 74%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

gothho3 (CO) wins 15,187

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (75 ante) - 5 players
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gothho3 (UTG): 28,351 (35 bb)
taxijohn (CO): 18,172 (23 bb)
anuar085 (BU): 1,184 (1 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 22,380 (28 bb)
Coppott (BB): 57,413 (72 bb)

i know utg have a wide range but in utg i will respect him a bit and also i don't want to play a big pot because btn is only 1bb, and i don't want to get unlucky and bust before him so i took the conservartive call route

Pre-Flop: (1,575) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with Q♥ A♠
gothho3 (UTG) raises to 1,680, 2 players fold, marvinsytan (SB) calls 1,280, 1 fold

awesome flop i checked to the raiser, he checked back which is weird considering his aggressive style

Flop: (4,535) 4♣ 2♦ Q♦ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, gothho3 (UTG) checks

when it was check, check on the flop need to bet for value at the same time protection from draws, and then came a bad spot, he re-raised me, there are so many draws out there so i need to call with my top top

Turn: (4,535) T♠ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) bets 2,268, gothho3 (UTG) raises to 6,000, marvinsytan (SB) calls 3,732

and he jams on a diamond river, argggg, very tough spot, i just opted for a fold because btn is only 1bb, need a double up once again

River: (16,535) 3♦ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, gothho3 (UTG) bets 20,596 (all-in), marvinsytan (SB) folds

Total pot: 16,535
gothho3 (UTG) wins 16,535

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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Coppott (UTG): 24,305 (24 bb)
gothho3 (BU): 51,902 (52 bb)
taxijohn (SB): 38,743 (39 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 12,550 (13 bb)

holding an A this is a good spot to re-shove even though he 3x his raise which is normally strong instead of the usual 2-2.5x, very very bad flop but MIRACLE TURN CARD saves me from exit

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with 3♠ A♣
2 players fold, taxijohn (SB) raises to 3,000, marvinsytan (BB) 3-bets to 12,450 (all-in), taxijohn (SB) calls 9,450

Flop: (25,300) 3♥ K♠ Q♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (25,300) A♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (25,300) 5♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 25,300

Showdown:
marvinsytan (BB) shows 3♠ A♣ (two pair, Aces and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 91%, River: 100%)

taxijohn (SB) shows Q♥ K♥ (two pair, Kings and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 9%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (BB) wins 25,300

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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taxijohn (UTG): 29,993 (30 bb)
marvinsytan (BU): 24,700 (25 bb)
Coppott (SB): 21,105 (21 bb)
gothho3 (BB): 51,702 (52 bb)

standard raise bb called

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is BTN with J♥ A♣
1 fold, marvinsytan (BU) raises to 2,000, 1 fold, gothho3 (BB) calls 1,000

flopped i miss in position i opted to control the pot and also worried vs his check raising range i learned my lesson from hand above

Flop: (4,900) 9♦ 3♣ 7♣ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) checks, marvinsytan (BU) checks

J turn yey, and he leads out half pot, easy call for me

Turn: (4,900) J♠ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) bets 2,499, marvinsytan (BU) calls 2,499

not folding to 1/3 pot bet here even a 3rd club came

River: (9,898) 5♣ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) bets 3,761, marvinsytan (BU) calls 3,761

Total pot: 17,420

Showdown:
gothho3 (BB) shows A♠ 4♦ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 29%, Flop: 16%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (BU) shows J♥ A♣ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 71%, Flop: 84%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

marvinsytan (BU) wins 17,420

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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marvinsytan (UTG): 29,860 (30 bb)
Coppott (BU): 15,605 (16 bb)
gothho3 (SB): 43,342 (43 bb)
taxijohn (BB): 38,693 (39 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is UTG with A♥ Q♠
marvinsytan (UTG) raises to 2,000, 2 players fold, taxijohn (BB) calls 1,000

i just played this hand passively because taxijohn doon't like to fold and if he bets he bets big

Flop: (4,900) T♣ K♠ 3♥ (2 players)
taxijohn (BB) checks, marvinsytan (UTG) checks

not going to fold to a min bet

Turn: (4,900) T♠ (2 players)
taxijohn (BB) bets 1,000, marvinsytan (UTG) calls 1,000

time to fold with my Ace high

River: (6,900) 2♠ (2 players)
taxijohn (BB) bets 3,450, marvinsytan (UTG) folds

Total pot: 6,900
taxijohn (BB) wins 6,900

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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Coppott (UTG): 15,505 (16 bb)
gothho3 (BU): 42,742 (43 bb)
taxijohn (SB): 42,493 (42 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 26,760 (27 bb)

when sb just complete i need to raise for value

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with K♠ Q♥
2 players fold, taxijohn (SB) calls 500, marvinsytan (BB) raises to 3,000, taxijohn (SB) calls 2,000

he leads out for pot bet snap fold

Flop: (6,400) 3♥ 7♣ 9♣ (2 players)
taxijohn (SB) bets 6,400, marvinsytan (BB) folds

Total pot: 6,400
taxijohn (SB) wins 6,400

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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gothho3 (UTG): 42,642 (43 bb)
taxijohn (BU): 45,793 (46 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 23,660 (24 bb)
Coppott (BB): 15,405 (15 bb)

my 3rd Rockets on FT amazing, once again i opted to flat because gothho is wide

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with A♣ A♦
gothho3 (UTG) raises to 2,100, 1 fold, marvinsytan (SB) calls 1,600, 1 fold

Flop: (5,600) A♠ 4♣ 8♥ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, gothho3 (UTG) bets 2,128, marvinsytan (SB) calls 2,128

no need to raise on the flop, just let him keep betting

Turn: (9,856) T♠ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, gothho3 (UTG) bets 5,027, marvinsytan (SB) raises to 10,054, gothho3 (UTG) folds

i think i should have just flat again on the turn instead on raise twice his raise, no idea what he got but he folded so we will never know what's the right play vs his hand particular, but the good news is we win a pot

Total pot: 19,910
marvinsytan (SB) wins 19,910

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 4 players
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taxijohn (UTG): 45,693 (46 bb)
marvinsytan (BU): 34,215 (34 bb)
Coppott (SB): 14,305 (14 bb)
gothho3 (BB): 33,287 (33 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,900) Hero (marvinsytan) is BTN with K♣ J♠
1 fold, marvinsytan (BU) raises to 2,000, 1 fold, gothho3 (BB) calls 1,000

when i flopped top pair here i opted to just wait for him to bet

Flop: (4,900) 7♥ 4♥ K♦ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) checks, marvinsytan (BU) checks

Turn: (4,900) J♥ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) checks, marvinsytan (BU) checks

and he waited till the river to do that and he folded to my re-raise

River: (4,900) A♠ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) bets 3,675, marvinsytan (BU) raises to 7,350, gothho3 (BB) folds

Total pot: 12,250
marvinsytan (BU) wins 12,250

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 600/1,200 (125 ante) - 3 players
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gothho3 (BU): 19,827 (17 bb)
taxijohn (SB): 71,278 (59 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 36,395 (30 bb)

with him having only 17bb it's time to put him to the test

Pre-Flop: (2,175) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with K♦ Q♣
gothho3 (BU) raises to 2,520, 1 fold, marvinsytan (BB) 3-bets to 36,270 (all-in), 1 fold

Total pot: 6,015
marvinsytan (BB) wins 6,015

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 600/1,200 (125 ante) - 3 players
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taxijohn (BU): 49,191 (41 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 54,504 (45 bb)
gothho3 (BB): 23,805 (20 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,175) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with 9♦ 9♠
taxijohn (BU) raises to 4,575, marvinsytan (SB) calls 3,975, 1 fold

he uses icm into perfection, but please remember this hand, we are going to use this situation for our decision later, i can't call an all in when there is 20bb stack waiting to bust, well played Sir, going to nit fold this one

Flop: (10,725) 7♣ 3♣ 5♦ (2 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, taxijohn (BU) bets 44,491 (all-in), marvinsytan (SB) folds

Total pot: 10,725
taxijohn (BU) wins 10,725

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 600/1,200 (125 ante) - 3 players
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taxijohn (BU): 37,811 (32 bb)
marvinsytan (SB): 43,366 (36 bb)
gothho3 (BB): 46,323 (39 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,175) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with Q♥ K♠
taxijohn (BU) raises to 2,400, marvinsytan (SB) calls 1,800, gothho3 (BB) calls 1,200

not folding anymore vs him going berserk in this kind of flop, WHAT A MINIAC, thank you Sir, now looking back at our 99 i think we are way ahead

Flop: (7,575) T♠ Q♣ 5♣ (3 players)
marvinsytan (SB) checks, gothho3 (BB) checks, taxijohn (BU) bets 35,286 (all-in), marvinsytan (SB) raises to 40,841 (all-in), gothho3 (BB) folds

Turn: (78,147) 4♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (78,147) A♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 78,147

Showdown:
marvinsytan (SB) shows Q♥ K♠ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 89%, River: 100%)

taxijohn (BU) shows 9♥ 4♥ (a pair of Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (SB) wins 78,147

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 800/1,600 (150 ante) - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

gothho3 (SB): 27,935 (17 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 99,565 (62 bb)

we are ahead but can't get the job done

Pre-Flop: (2,700) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with A♥ 3♠
gothho3 (SB) raises to 4,000, marvinsytan (BB) 3-bets to 99,415 (all-in), gothho3 (SB) calls 23,785 (all-in)

Flop: (55,870) J♥ Q♥ 2♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (55,870) 4♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (55,870) 9♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 55,870

Showdown:
marvinsytan (BB) shows A♥ 3♠ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 46%, Turn: 34%, River: 0%)

gothho3 (SB) shows Q♣ K♣ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 54%, Turn: 66%, River: 100%)

gothho3 (SB) wins 55,870

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 800/1,600 (150 ante) - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

gothho3 (SB): 80,058 (50 bb)
marvinsytan (BB): 47,442 (30 bb)

we got our double up in a set up spot

Pre-Flop: (2,700) Hero (marvinsytan) is BB with 9♠ 9♣
gothho3 (SB) raises to 4,000, marvinsytan (BB) 3-bets to 12,000, gothho3 (SB) 4-bets to 79,908 (all-in), marvinsytan (BB) calls 35,292 (all-in)

Flop: (94,884) 2♥ 5♠ A♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (94,884) 2♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (94,884) 3♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 94,884

Showdown:
gothho3 (SB) shows 8♥ 8♠ (two pair, Eights and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (BB) shows 9♠ 9♣ (two pair, Nines and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 82%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

marvinsytan (BB) wins 94,884

PokerStars, $4.10 + $0.40 - Hold'em No Limit - 1,000/2,000 (200 ante) - 2 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

marvinsytan (SB): 81,684 (41 bb)
gothho3 (BB): 45,816 (23 bb)

4th Rockets on FT

Pre-Flop: (3,400) Hero (marvinsytan) is SB with A♣ A♠
marvinsytan (SB) raises to 4,000, gothho3 (BB) calls 2,000

good thing he called super wide pre-flop and thought that his pair of 2 is good

Flop: (8,400) 7♦ 7♠ 2♦ (2 players)
gothho3 (BB) bets 3,192, marvinsytan (SB) raises to 6,384, gothho3 (BB) raises to 41,616 (all-in), marvinsytan (SB) calls 35,232

Turn: (91,632) A♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (91,632) 4♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 91,632

Showdown:
gothho3 (BB) shows 2♣ 8♥ (two pair, Sevens and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 12%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

marvinsytan (SB) shows A♣ A♠ (a full house, Aces full of Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 88%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

marvinsytan (SB) wins 91,632

Conclusion: When you will gt ROCKETS 4 times on Final Table it will be easy for you to win haha

but in reality, made 3 nit folds JJ folded pre and 99 folded on the flop even though it is still overpair and AQ top pair top kicker

Originally posted by kenthmp
Hi, how do you study for MTTs?

hi @kenthmp, i watched a lot of youtube videos here in pokerstrategy i watched also i lot of thier videos

starting bankroll $1877 After Day 9 bankroll $1737

good thing i shipped one or else im really on a downswing, but still losing though after 9 days

see you tomorrow

study and grind everyday

starting bankroll $1877 After Day 10 bankroll $1715

nothing special, gg

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 11 - bankroll $1723

FT 4.5 sng on demand but 7th place , gg

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 12 - bankroll $1682

whiff everything, gg

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 13 - bankroll $1660

very bad trend

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 14 - bankroll $1629

no improvement, whiff everything, sad times

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 15 - bankroll $1652

2 ft's sng's 3rd and 9th

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 16 - bankroll $1595

whiff mtt's today, not gg

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study and grind everyday

Originally posted by onetimebigtime
starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 16 - bankroll $1595

whiff mtt's today, not gg

Do you only play MTTs ?
If so, it isn't uncommon to fail to cash in several in a row.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by onetimebigtime
starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 16 - bankroll $1595

whiff mtt's today, not gg

Do you only play MTTs ?
If so, it isn't uncommon to fail to cash in several in a row.

yeah, sad life of mtt, it will turn around just need to keep studying and grinding

starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 17 - bankroll $1584

played $55 main event via ticket whiff, whiff again

see you tomorrow

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starting bankroll $1877 After - Day 18 - bankroll $1615

3rd place in 2.5 180, so a bit of profit today

see you tomorrow

study and grind everyday

Originally posted by onetimebigtime
3rd place in 2.5 180, so a bit of profit today

How many mtts do you play in a typical day?