Thazar, NL50 Zoom

Extracting money with the absolute nutz is often a difficulty. I guess I was lucky this time that this fish decided to stack me

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BB ($29.94)
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UTG+1 ($34.98)
UTG+2 ($33.27)
MP1 ($21.47)
MP2 ($22.10)
CO ($11.40)
Hero ($10.55)

Dealt to Hero Q♥ Q♣

fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.10, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls $0.85

FLOP ($2.55) 8♠ Q♦ Q♠

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1, UTG+1 calls $1

TURN ($4.55) 8♠ Q♦ Q♠ 3♣

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2.20, UTG+1 calls $2.20

RIVER ($8.95) 8♠ Q♦ Q♠ 3♣ 6♣

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3, UTG+1 raises to $30.68 (AI), Hero calls $3.25 (AI)

Hero shows Q♥ Q♣
(Pre 82%, Flop 100.0%, Turn 100.0%)

UTG+1 shows T♥ T♣
(Pre 18%, Flop 0.0%, Turn 0.0%)

Hero wins $20.38.

It's always nice to have the nuts ♠_cool:

Did a hand review for my play of yesterday and I am quite happy because although I lost a little I played most of the hands well (I think ♦) and I got coolered a few times.

Now it is time to grind a little ♦

Hey Thazar,

Finally a BLOG

Will track this one for sure

T.

Hello, Thazar.

I found your blog quite interesting for me and I will be happy to follow it.

Good Luck!

@WinnerInside: Thank you and I will try to keep it interesting ♦

Just did a grinding session with a great mindset. manage not to tilt AT ALL will getting coolered by 2-6 outers numerous out of time. I also put into practice hand reading and it helped. We will see at the end of the day but I feel good about this session. There were some interesting hands as well that I will post here after my session review tomorrow.

I see poker is going well for you! Glad to see that! Can I ask, how did you practice hand reading? Just interested to see all the methods people are using. GL!

Yeah I want to know your methodology too

Hi Gerv and Fulja

First of all I hope I am using the right terminology. What I meant is I am practising putting my opponent on a range and acting accordingly. I practice in 2 ways.

1) During my session reviews, I put my opponent on a range equilate it against my cards with the board and see if I would have repeated the same action or if there was a better alternative. The main advantage there is that I don't have the pressure of a ticking timebank and have all the time in the world to analyse my options and estimate the range.

2) During live play, I do the same thing but with the added time pressure, estimate the range and see how much approximate equity I have.

On the learning side, I also have a couple of videos to watch.

Of course any additional suggestions are welcome

I played 3 sessions today and just over 4k hands.

The 3rd session was quite weird, for the first 20 minutes or so, I got into a lot of weird situation. I mean against people playing very weird lines like limping from SB with A. The hand of the day has to be this one, the outcome made me smile.

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BB ($28.90)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($17.19)
UTG+2 ($3.65)
MP1 ($25.61)
MP2 ($5.25)
Hero ($13.34)
BTN ($42.62)

Dealt to Hero J♣ K♣

fold, fold, UTG+2 calls $0.25, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.10, fold, SB calls $1, fold, UTG+2 calls $0.85

FLOP ($3.55) Q♣ 4♣ 6♠

SB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $2.50, SB raises to $30.57 (AI), UTG+2 calls $2.55 (AI), Hero folds

TURN ($11.15) Q♣ 4♣ 6♠ K♥

RIVER ($11.15) Q♣ 4♣ 6♠ K♥ 6♣

SB shows 7♦ 5♦
(Pre 46%, Flop 45.0%, Turn 27.3%)

UTG+2 shows 3♥ 8♥
(Pre 54%, Flop 55.0%, Turn 72.7%)

UTG+2 wins $10.60

Damn, If only I had known.

On another note, I had a positive day finally. Here is my graph for today.

Tomorrow I expect to post a few interesting hands from today's session after I review them so watch this space

Some hands as promised.

as I said the 3rd session started like everything was going wrong ♦. Variance in its splendour.

I will not comment on the hands, but pride myself from avoiding a major tilt ♠_cool:

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BB ($28.84)
UTG ($108)
UTG+1 ($12.75)
UTG+2 ($13.01)
MP1 ($25.87)
MP2 ($38.35)
Hero ($11.11)
BTN ($34.80)

Dealt to Hero J♠ J♦

fold, fold, UTG+2 calls $0.25, fold, MP2 raises to $1.10, Hero calls $1.10, fold, fold, fold, UTG+2 calls $0.85

FLOP ($3.65) 3♣ A♥ J♣

UTG+2 checks, MP2 bets $3.65, Hero raises to $10.01 (AI), UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls $6.36

TURN ($23.67) 3♣ A♥ J♣ A♣

RIVER ($23.67) 3♣ A♥ J♣ A♣ 3♥

MP2 shows A♦ K♠
(Pre 44%, Flop 3.2%, Turn 15.9%)

Hero shows J♠ J♦
(Pre 56%, Flop 96.8%, Turn 84.1%)

MP2 wins $22.49

hmm there goes the biggest pot of the day

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BB ($14.98)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($28.93)
UTG+2 ($19.30)
MP1 ($26.42)
Hero ($14.70)
CO ($66.69)
BTN ($73.69)

Dealt to Hero Q♣ Q♦

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.85, fold, BTN calls $0.85, fold, fold

FLOP ($2.05) 9♦ Q♥ 6♥

Hero bets $1.50, BTN raises to $72.84 (AI), Hero calls $12.35 (AI)

TURN ($29.75) 9♦ Q♥ 6♥ A♠

RIVER ($29.75) 9♦ Q♥ 6♥ A♠ 4♣

Hero shows Q♣ Q♦
(Pre 18%, Flop 91.4%, Turn 2.3%)

BTN shows A♦ A♣
(Pre 82%, Flop 8.6%, Turn 97.7%)

BTN wins $28.27

and another but just a more usual cooler this time

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Hero ($10)
UTG+1 ($16.69)
UTG+2 ($14.18)
MP1 ($18.15)
MP2 ($33.90)
CO ($118)
BTN ($15.62)

Dealt to Hero K♦ K♣

Hero raises to $0.85, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO calls $0.85, fold, fold, fold

FLOP ($2.05) 2♠ J♠ 5♠

Hero bets $2, CO raises to $10, Hero calls $7.15 (AI)

TURN ($20.35) 2♠ J♠ 5♠ T♥

RIVER ($20.35) 2♠ J♠ 5♠ T♥ A♦

CO shows A♣ J♣
(Pre 32%, Flop 23.2%, Turn 11.4%)

Hero shows K♦ K♣
(Pre 68%, Flop 76.8%, Turn 88.6%)

CO wins $19.34

Fortunately I had my share of luck as well

here are a couple of example

This one SB was quite loose and 100% cbet so far

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Hero ($12.29)
UTG ($2.88)
UTG+1 ($28.40)
UTG+2 ($17.94)
MP1 ($9.85)
MP2 ($31.10)
CO ($28.48)
BTN ($26.89)

Dealt to Hero 8♥ 9♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls $0.15, Hero raises to $1.25, SB raises to $3.25, Hero calls $2

FLOP ($6.50) 6♣ T♣ 8♣

SB bets $4.50, Hero raises to $9.04 (AI), SB calls $4.54

TURN ($24.58) 6♣ T♣ 8♣ J♥

RIVER ($24.58) 6♣ T♣ 8♣ J♥ Q♥

SB shows A♠ A♣
(Pre 77%, Flop 78.3%, Turn 77.3%)

Hero shows 8♥ 9♥
(Pre 23%, Flop 21.7%, Turn 22.7%)

Hero wins $23.36

muhahaha

I had twice trips on the river ♦

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BB ($25.15)
Hero ($12.65)
UTG+1 ($25.10)
UTG+2 ($17.59)
MP1 ($8.49)
MP2 ($25.10)
CO ($25)
BTN ($17.39)

Dealt to Hero T♦ 9♦

Hero raises to $0.85, fold, fold, MP1 calls $0.85, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

FLOP ($2.05) A♠ 8♦ 6♠

Hero bets $1.35, MP1 calls $1.35

TURN ($4.75) A♠ 8♦ 6♠ 9♥

Hero bets $3, MP1 calls $3

RIVER ($10.75) A♠ 8♦ 6♠ 9♥ 9♠

Hero bets $3, MP1 raises to $3.29 (AI), Hero calls $0.29

Hero shows T♦ 9♦
(Pre 46%, Flop 23.6%, Turn 20.5%)

MP1 shows A♥ 4♥
(Pre 54%, Flop 76.4%, Turn 79.5%)

Hero wins $16.47

and the second one:

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Hero ($10)
UTG ($45.21)
UTG+1 ($25.10)
UTG+2 ($23.80)
MP1 ($16.02)
MP2 ($42.18)
CO ($25)
BTN ($41.08)

Dealt to Hero T♣ 9♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.35

FLOP ($1.20) Q♣ A♥ 9♠

SB bets $0.96, Hero calls $0.96

TURN ($3.12) Q♣ A♥ 9♠ 8♣

SB bets $1.72, Hero calls $1.72

RIVER ($6.56) Q♣ A♥ 9♠ 8♣ 9♦

SB bets $3.94, Hero raises to $6.72 (AI), SB calls $2.78

SB shows A♣ J♥
(Pre 61%, Flop 78.2%, Turn 72.7%)

Hero shows T♣ 9♣
(Pre 39%, Flop 21.8%, Turn 27.3%)

Hero wins $19

Both times with T9s and both times trips 9 lol.

and finally KK > AA.

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UTG+1 ($23.65)
UTG+2 ($55.18)
MP1 ($12.97)
MP2 ($24.44)
CO ($32.84)
BTN ($25.10)

Dealt to Hero K♥ K♣

Hero raises to $0.85, fold, fold, fold, MP2 raises to $2.25, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $11.52 (AI), MP2 calls $9.27

FLOP ($23.39) 7♠ 6♠ 3♥

TURN ($23.39) 7♠ 6♠ 3♥ K♦

RIVER ($23.39) 7♠ 6♠ 3♥ K♦ 3♠

Hero shows K♥ K♣
(Pre 18%, Flop 9.2%, Turn 95.5%)

MP2 shows A♣ A♥
(Pre 82%, Flop 90.8%, Turn 4.5%)

Hero wins $22.23

so i saw both side of variance yesterday

I lost also to set over set, although I think should have seen coming.
Villain was an absolute nit with only 3% PFR and he min 3bets me pre. giving me good implied odds when I do put him on KK+. He has got 80% cbet so he could still bet the flop with both KK or AA. Now the the turn bet i doubt a nit would do it with second pair so that leaves me against AA and lost however I was blinded by my set and thought just in the small chance he had AK.

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UTG+1 ($25)
UTG+2 ($78.80)
MP1 ($9.10)
MP2 ($32.85)
Hero ($11.10)
BTN ($52.61)

Dealt to Hero 7♦ 7♠

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.85, fold, SB raises to $1.45, fold, Hero calls $0.60

FLOP ($3.15) A♥ 8♠ 7♥

SB bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25

TURN ($5.65) A♥ 8♠ 7♥ 5♠

SB bets $16.67 (AI), Hero calls $8.40 (AI)

RIVER ($22.45) A♥ 8♠ 7♥ 5♠ 5♥

SB shows A♦ A♠
(Pre 81%, Flop 95.7%, Turn 97.7%)

Hero shows 7♦ 7♠
(Pre 19%, Flop 4.3%, Turn 2.3%)

SB wins $21.33

And yes I had forgotten the one hand i tilted and given a stack away ♦

with no comment just the words absolute hand strength comes to mind (Gerv)

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BB ($8.48)
Hero ($10.13)
UTG+1 ($19.62)
UTG+2 ($62.06)
MP1 ($35.03)
MP2 ($19.04)
CO ($34.28)
BTN ($37.07)

Dealt to Hero K♠ A♥

Hero raises to $0.85, UTG+1 calls $0.85, fold, fold, MP2 calls $0.85, fold, BTN calls $0.85, fold, fold

FLOP ($3.75) T♥ Q♠ K♣

Hero bets $3, UTG+1 raises to $6, MP2 folds, BTN calls $6, Hero raises to $9.28 (AI), UTG+1 calls $3.28, BTN calls $3.28

TURN ($31.59) T♥ Q♠ K♣ Q♥

UTG+1 bets $9.49 (AI), BTN calls $9.49

RIVER ($50.57) T♥ Q♠ K♣ Q♥ 7♠

BTN shows Q♣ T♣
(Pre 36%, Flop 21.3%, Turn 95.2%)

Hero shows K♠ A♥
(Pre 46%, Flop 7.1%, Turn 4.8%)

UTG+1 shows A♣ J♦
(Pre 18%, Flop 71.6%, Turn 0.0%)

BTN wins $48.05

No rest for the wicked

So starting the hand review for yesterday's play.

So let's start with a bad play

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ToxicTimmy ($25)
UTG+1 Kakulaa ($12.47)
MP1 ilsankings ($40.59)
MP2 Shpileman ($8.20)
MP3 Hero ($10)
CO Bopper B ($83.27)
BTN nasu0 ($33.17)
SB Panzercoken ($27.65)
BB fyhob71 ($32.21)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 9 players) Hero is MP3 10:heart: 10:spade:
1 fold, Kakulaa raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.85, 2 folds, Panzercoken calls $1.75, 1 fold, Kakulaa calls $1.35

Flop: 2♦ 8♣ 3♦ ($5.80, 3 players)
Panzercoken checks, Kakulaa checks, Hero bets $3.50, Panzercoken raises to $8, Kakulaa folds, Hero goes all-in $8.15, Panzercoken calls $0.15

Turn: 7♦ ($22.10, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River: 10:diamond: ($22.10, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Here is the range I put him on.

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Operation canceled... 1,550,328 games processed in 0 seconds.

Board: 8c 3d 2d
Dead:

Equity Win Tie Loss Hand
Player 1: 73.086 % 71.893 % 2.386 % 25.721 % 88+, AdKd, AdQd, AdJd, KdQd, QdJd, JdTd
Player 2: 26.914 % 25.721 % 2.386 % 71.893 % TsTh

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I need 32% equity, so It should have been an easy fold. Those are things I got to work on.

Here is another one but this time I made the right equity call I think although I also wasn't sure at the time

I got only a few hands on villain but he seems like he likes to see a lot of flop with about 45vpip

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
9 Players
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Stacks:
UTG cooler270 ($19.97)
UTG+1 Hero ($13.21)
MP1 MisHLucK ($17.08)
MP2 pokerryu ($13.47)
MP3 petermaennchen ($34.42)
CO okmju ($30.27)
BTN dmac1341 ($18.84)
SB Forschmak ($29.97)
BB nasu0 ($34.18)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 9 players) Hero is UTG+1 8♠ 7♠
cooler270 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.10, MisHLucK calls $1.10, 6 folds, cooler270 calls $0.85

Flop: 6♦ 9♥ 7♥ ($3.65, 3 players)
cooler270 checks, Hero bets $2, MisHLucK folds, cooler270 raises to $9.65, Hero goes all-in $12.11, cooler270 calls $2.46

Turn: 4♦ ($27.87, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River: 10:diamond: ($27.87, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Here is the range I put him on:

http://www.PokerStrategy.com
Operation canceled... 1,828,604 games processed in 0 seconds.

Board: 9h 7h 6d
Dead:

Equity Win Tie Loss Hand
Player 1: 57.358 % 55.454 % 3.808 % 40.738 % JJ-66, AhKh, AhQh, AhJh, AhTh, A9s, Ah8h, Ah6h, Ah5h, Ah4h, Ah3h, Ah2h, KhQh, KhJh, KhTh, K9s, Kh8h, Kh6h, Kh5h, Kh4h, Kh3h, Kh2h, QhJh, QhTh, Qh8h, JhTh, 6h5h, 5h4h, A9o
Player 2: 42.642 % 40.738 % 3.808 % 55.454 % 8s7s

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and i need only 33% so an easy call this time.

Here is a 3rd hand that got me thinking. At the time of the hand I remmeber sanp folding thinking I am beat. Then 1/2 a second later thinking damn I needed so little equity, i should have called. So Here is my calculation it seem that a fold was right ♦. Happy days.

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
9 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG DrunkenGrinder ($25.55)
UTG+1 Kevz-VR6 ($32.71)
MP1 wallas77 ($9.75)
MP2 Piipponen ($9.05)
MP3 therouders92 ($10.39)
CO Ivlivs ($19.94)
BTN Hero ($13.06)
SB DATA12 ($7.82)
BB bluttbeff ($99.42)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 9 players) Hero is BTN 7♣ 9♦
3 folds, Piipponen calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.10, 2 folds, Piipponen calls $0.85

Flop: 8♣ 5♥ 8♠ ($2.55, 2 players)
Piipponen bets $1.80, Hero calls $1.80

Turn: Q♦ ($6.15, 2 players)
Piipponen bets $1.40, Hero raises to $4, Piipponen goes all-in $6.15, Hero folds

Final Pot: $16.30

Piipponen wins $15.60 (net +$6.55)

Hero lost $6.90

and here is my equity calculation. i dont see any more combo he would have reraised me with.

http://www.PokerStrategy.com
Operation canceled... 2,502,547 games processed in 0 seconds.

Board: Qd 8s 8c 5h
Dead:

Equity Win Tie Loss Hand
Player 1: 7.851 % 7.851 % 0.000 % 92.149 % 9d7c
Player 2: 92.149 % 92.149 % 0.000 % 7.851 % QQ, 55, AQs, A8s, KQs, QJs, AQo, KQo, QJo

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So my dear coach probably gonna go WTF! but until then I am happy with my decision.

All in all with about 2K hands only yesterday I was 5 stacks up ♦. So a relatively good day.

Too. Many. Hands. Eyez. Haz. Hurtz.

I did not run great over the last couple. I also haven't put enough volume this month.

February is almost at the end so I gonna focus on mygame for the last few days and start again with volume for march.

It is always good to see this kind of players calling bluffs with air:

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SB ($8.30)
Hero ($10)
UTG ($152)
UTG+1 ($10.73)
UTG+2 ($26.04)
MP1 ($10)
MP2 ($16.22)
CO ($11.51)
BTN ($5.57)

Dealt to Hero A♠ J♦

fold, fold, fold, fold, MP2 calls $0.25, fold, fold, SB calls $0.15, Hero raises to $1.25, MP2 calls $1, SB calls $1

FLOP ($3.75) 4♣ 8♦ T♦

SB checks, Hero bets $2.50, MP2 calls $2.50, SB folds

TURN ($8.75) 4♣ 8♦ T♦ 7♠

Hero bets $6.25 (AI), MP2 calls $6.25

RIVER ($21.25) 4♣ 8♦ T♦ 7♠ T♣

Hero shows A♠ J♦
(Pre 66%, Flop 80.1%, Turn 84.1%)

MP2 shows A♣ 5♣
(Pre 34%, Flop 19.9%, Turn 15.9%)

Hero wins $20.19

Yes that's nice if they call you with air but I don't like your Turnshove in a vacuum

I dont like most hands

Originally posted by Gerv
Yes that's nice if they call you with air but I don't like your Turnshove in a vacuum

tbh I though a proportion of his range would be draws, so I bet for value /protection against a lot of draw and hoping him to fold AQ+.

I have been called a lot over the last couple of days with A high on 3 streets (just a remark).

Originally posted by dustje
I dont like most hands

Constructive criticism is appreciated

Originally posted by thazar

Originally posted by dustje
I dont like most hands

Constructive criticism is appreciated

just quick because im playing

- I dont like the turnshove as Gerv said.

- The 97o is just pure spew, I dont think the fish is folding anything ever here on the turn.

- I dont like calling a limp 3bet with 98s. You cant call a 3bet with 98s anyways this shallow .

- I dont like the 2nd barrel wih T9s as he is never folding anything better

- I dont like calling a 3bet with 77 against obvious AA. Yes his 3bet is tiny, but I dont think you can profitably call this shallow

Originally posted by dustje

Originally posted by thazar

Originally posted by dustje
I dont like most hands

Constructive criticism is appreciated

- I dont like the 2nd barrel wih T9s as he is never folding anything better

I like the 2nd barrel and fold to a raise. He can fold TT-KK+draws imo. So you will fold out better hands.

T.