Fishing in Spain ! NL2-NL5 !

Originally posted by AgapieGheorghe

IPoker No-Limit Hold'em, €0.05 BB (6 handed) - IPoker Converter Tool from http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php

BB (€0.85)
Hero (UTG) (€8.74)
MP (€2.21)
CO (€12.43)
Button (€19.63)
SB (€11.14) ( Stats Villain : 3bet 15, Cbet 100(2) )

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J, Q
Hero raises €0.15, 3 folds, SB raises €0.43, 1 fold, Hero calls €0.30

Flop: (€0.95) K, 4, 9 (2 players)
SB bets €0.66, Hero calls €0.66

Turn: (€2.27) 7 (2 players)
SB bets €1.58, Hero calls €1.58

River: (€5.43) 10 (2 players)
SB checks, How much should I bet here ?

Results below:

Spoiler

Hero bets €3.80, SB calls €3.80

Total pot: €13.03

SB had K, A (one pair, Kings).
Hero had J, Q (flush, King high).
Outcome: Hero won €12.17

the problem is not how much to bet on the river, the problem is why don't raise on the turn? since he is 2 barrelling he has plenty of AK AA KK in his range from what here you get maxim value, on the river you want him commit all the stack. A 2,5X size should work perfect on the turn, at this stakes adversaries don't fold that easy TP and almost never over pair.

I guess you are right Teddy, is just that I play so bad postflop... I have to improve a lot.

Hi guys, it's been a long time i didn't post here. April it was an exhausting month for me i worked overtime almost every day of this month and i abandoned my poker project.
When i had some time i just sit on the tables and played random games from Omaha to Spin and Go, Cash, MTT and Sng´s with almost no study, It's obvious that i burned some money.
Today begins a new month and my work program will allow me to ¨play¨ poker for 2-3 hours every day.

My goals for the month :

Watch 1 video every day.
Play atleast 1 hour every day. 30 hours played in May.
Post in this blog atleast 2 times a week my progress.

My Br to start May : 100 Euro ( I will edit later the exact amount )

Becouse of Vonki and her LIMITED OFFER!!! I decided to book a coaching sesion from her. So.... I have to start play again to have some hands to talk about.

I will try to join Get Rich or Die Tryin' - The Bankroll Challenge because my bigest enemy is the lack of motivation.

I will play cash games 6 max on Pokerstars.ES starting with a bankroll of 50 Euro.

I will start with NL 2 until I have atleast 80 Euro, let´s hope I can get there fast and move to NL 5.

I will ask Vonki to do the coach after I get like 30-40 k hands atleast.

Good luck my friend! We don't really need 40k hands for the coaching, but if you feel like it will motivate you to get there, then by all means!

Thank you Vonki I will get there fast I think ( 30 k )

Hey AgapieGheorghe,

Welcome to the 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' bankroll challenge. we will be looking forward to your first update which you should post by Monday of each week in Get Rich or Die Tryin' - The Bankroll Challenge - Reporting thread.

Have fun

Laz

Hey thank you Laz, I will try to post on Sunday night.

Today was my first day back to work after a 2-month vacation and I got home exhausted

Anyway I played some hands : 538 hands and + 4.22 Euro . This is a good start I hope tomorow I can play more hands.

Day 2

Today i tilted a lot, it seems that the villain always get the card that he needs on the river
Hands : 1562
Profit : 1.26 Euro
Br : 55.48 Euro

I got a big hand today but i messed up with my raise on the flop.

PokerStars - €0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 128 BB (VPIP: 8.16, PFR: 6.12, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 52)
Hero (SB): 109.5 BB
BB: 104.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 20)
UTG: 101 BB (VPIP: 17.14, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 35)
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 56.5 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9♠ 9♥

fold, MP calls 1 BB, CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB, MP calls 2 BB

Flop: (12 BB, 4 players) 8♦ 9♣ T♥
Hero checks, BB bets 11.5 BB, MP calls 11.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 46 BB, fold, fold

How much should i raise here ? After they folded i realised that mai big raise means only 1 thing that i have a set or JQ. Is better onlly to call on the flop and raise the turn ?

Day 3, 4, 5

In day 3 I lost 2 Bi in the first 400 hands and I had to play another 1400 Hands just to finish break even. ( 1853 hands + 0.09 E )

In day 4 was even worse I was - 3,5 Bi. After I reduced some tables I manged to almost finish break even. (1450 hands -0.32 E )

Today I had a different plan, play only one table with the charts in front of me and check the charts when I have any doubt about the play that I have to make. ( 392 hands + 2.49 Euro )

Total hands - 5485
Br - 58 Euro

Objectives for this week-end :
- Learn 100% the charts for the preflop ranges.
- Read No-Bullshit 6-max Poker Course ( The post flop strategy )
- Watch again the videos made by Vonky and take notes.

Solid plan, looking forward to the coaching!

Good luck with your goals!

I will follow.

The plan was solid indeed Voki but today I found out that I need to be like Superman to learn all that this week-end. There are just to many things to memorize ( atleast for me ) so the goal will be to learn all this until next Sunday, I think one week should be enough for this task.

Thank you Gerrardus good luck to you too !

Day 6

Today I was like 2BI under EV and that tilted me a lot I closed the tables and I opend League of legends to play with some friends. After 2 hours I started played again and I had a great session

Hands : 623
Profit : 4.51 Euro
BR : 62.50 Euro

Day 7 Aka F*** this day

I managed to lose all that I won all week long. But is all ok i´m just starting this journey and i´m sure February will be a great month !

My Br for Get Rich or Die Tryin' - The Bankroll Challenge is 51.25 + 1.25 Euro from last week.

Day 8 & 9
Yesterday I had a good day at the tables I won 2 Bi in 1000 hands. Also i got a great ideea to contact the Pokerstars suport to ask them for all my hands since I started to play on Pokerstars.es. I got like 160 k hands fron last years.

This is my graph at NL2 from my previous challenge.

Today I had an uggly day I lost 7.78 Euro. It seems that I cant win no hand at showdown even if am ahead on the flop they always beat me by the river.
I think i´ve hit like 2 sets all evening and this one made me to cry

PokerStars - €0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 406 BB (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 22.58, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 63)
SB: 173.5 BB (VPIP: 18.94, PFR: 14.35, 3Bet Preflop: 2.27, Hands: 469)
BB: 267.5 BB (VPIP: 37.40, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 125)
UTG: 254 BB (VPIP: 34.25, PFR: 20.55, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 74)
Hero (MP): 133 BB
CO: 148.5 BB (VPIP: 16.23, PFR: 8.89, 3Bet Preflop: 0.81, Hands: 742)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9.5 BB, 3 players) J♦ Q♦ T♣
BB bets 9 BB, Hero raises to 22.5 BB, BTN raises to 85.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 130 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 44.5 BB

Turn: (278.5 BB, 2 players) 5♥

River: (278.5 BB, 2 players) 6♥

Hero shows J♣ J♠ (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 54%, Flop 30%, Turn 20%)
BTN shows A♦ K♦ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 46%, Flop 70%, Turn 80%)
BTN wins 267 BB

I hope tomorow I will have a better day. Good luck everyone !

Dont be dissapointed , maybe you should take part into the group conferences. We've discused some interesting things so far like the overplaying TP with fishes or to or not to open 22 - 55 feom ep/mp. And so on.. Next lesson will be how wide we can steal from CO with examples , good winrates and a lot of history hands ♦

Originally posted by rommycaRNMD
Dont be dissapointed , maybe you should take part into the group conferences. We've discused some interesting things so far like the overplaying TP with fishes or to or not to open 22 - 55 feom ep/mp. And so on.. Next lesson will be how wide we can steal from CO with examples , good winrates and a lot of history hands ♦

I will try to be there for every call...every evening ♦

Day 14

Hello all, already 2 weeks has passed and i´ve learned a lot of new things. I still have to get a lot better postflop but step by step I will get to beat Nl2 and go up:f_drink:
I joined a group of guys on skype and they also play at micostakes . I have a lot to learn from them and joining them is + EV for me for sure.

This is my graph for the last 2 weeks. I run under Ev and this tilt me from time to time but i´m sure i will catch up and i will get a good run soon.

This week i played 8677 Hands -3.11 Euro BUT i got a nice bonus of 10 Euro

My Br for Get Rich or Die Tryin' - The Bankroll Challenge 2nd week is 58.14 Euro + 6.89 Euro from last week.

By the end of next week i will have almost 25k Hands and i think i can have my choaching with Vonki if she is free. Maybe she can give me some pointers on what i have to change in my game.

Good luck everyone !

3 Week

Have you guys seen this movie ?

On monday evening i´ve met a White Whale on 1 of my tables. My god i got destroyed by her i lost 3 BI in under 3 minutes and then she left the table.
After that my plan for the week has changed an my main objective was to hunt this Whale to get my money back. Since monday i am searching for her everytime when i log in on Pokerstars.
( On Pokerstars.es is not to hard to follow all the players on my limit, the pool is not that big ).
No luck tho, 6 days has passed and no sign from my White Whale

3th week has passed and finaly i got a realy good week and i even got lucky in some spots but this means i need to improve i dont wanna win money if that means that i run over EV.

Because i was on a hunt this week i have 1.5 k hands on normal tables, i even was swimming for a bit with the sharks on Nl5 and i have to say they dont look so dangerous. And i played a Spin for 0.25 E and i got ... 0.25 E

My Br for Get Rich or Die Tryin' - The Bankroll Challenge 3nd week is 81.27 Euro + 23.13 Euro from last week.

Happy Valentines Day ! And good luck everyone next week!

Hi people. Today I had a free day from work because yesterday I got my hand shut in a car door.
Atleast I played a lot of poker today, more hands than ever.
I started in the morning with some NL5 tables, after some hands I was up 5 Euro... BUT .... after 400 hands when I looked my holdem manager stats I realised I lost a sh*t-ton of money -18 Euro

So I closed all NL5 tables and I promised to myself I will not open again a Nl5 table until i have atleast 30 Bi for this limit.

I had a break playing League of Legends and then back to poker ZOOM NL2 :

I almost got back all my money that I lost on NL5 ...almost. I am realy happy of my run on NL2 from today I played realy good.
Sunday I will post the graph for the whole week, i´m sure this will be the ugliest graph ever