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Ya gotta love it when they hold...
Pacific Poker - 125/250 Ante 25 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 2,947
UTG: 2,626
UTG+1: 3,838
Hero (MP): 2,932
MP+1: 3,332
MP+2: 12,153
CO: 2,772
BTN: 9,616
SB: 2,747

9 players post ante of 25, SB posts SB 125, BB posts BB 250

Pre Flop: (pot: 600) Hero has A♥:A♠:

fold, UTG+1 raises to 500, Hero raises to 2,907 and is all-in, fold, MP+2 calls 2,907, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG+1 raises to 3,813 and is all-in, MP+2 calls 906

Flop: (11,133, 3 players) Q♥:3♥:7♦:

Turn: (11,133, 3 players) 6♥:

River: (11,133, 3 players) A♣:

UTG+1 shows T♥:K♠: (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [9,321]: (Pre 8%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [1,812]: (Pre 26%, Flop 19%, Turn 26%)

Hero shows A♥:A♠: (Three of a Kind, Aces)

Main Pot [9,321]: (Pre 76%, Flop 90%, Turn 100%)

MP+2 shows K♦:J♦: (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [9,321]: (Pre 16%, Flop 8%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [1,812]: (Pre 74%, Flop 81%, Turn 74%)

Hero wins 9,321
MP+2 wins 1,812

Back to basics time...

I played 250 hands 1-tabling NL 2
What a gruesome experience.

I took a couple of losses early -- both screwed-up bluffs, and got sucked out on the middle -- you can tell where the EV line jumps above the showdown line.

This table was full of maniacs playing 100/80 and so on, but they had very few good hands ever, so would fold post-flop a lot.

Here's what it looked like...

Guess where in this graph my KK got beaten by QQ

All in all a profitable week though.

For the weeks results see: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3264482#post3264482

Once again I take a beating
But on the plus side side, "I'm getting it in good"

However this hand was fun...
Pacific Poker - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $2.67
UTG: $2.00
CO: $1.32
BTN: $6.91
SB: $2.04

SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♦:Q♣:

fold, CO raises to $0.06, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.13, 2 players) A♥:Q♠:Q♥:
Hero checks, CO bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.33, 2 players) 9♣:
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($0.33, 2 players) T♠:
Hero checks, CO bets $0.22, Hero calls $0.22

CO shows 6♥:7♥: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 41%, Flop 25%, Turn 16%)
Hero shows K♦:Q♣: (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 59%, Flop 75%, Turn 84%)
Hero wins $0.73
Rake paid $0.04

Need to be betting the river for value after the turn goes check/check otherwise wp.

Originally posted by RedsYNWA
Need to be betting the river for value after the turn goes check/check otherwise wp.

Perhaps
I couldn't answer "what worse would call", so I decided to try to let him bluff
I'm blocking KJ but full houses abound, hence just a call

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by RedsYNWA
Need to be betting the river for value after the turn goes check/check otherwise wp.

Perhaps
I couldn't answer "what worse would call", so I decided to try to let him bluff
I'm blocking KJ but full houses abound, hence just a call

Ax can bet the flop and check the turn also a hand like JJ you can also get looked up by Tx that caught the river.Maybe checking isn't to bad i just prefer a value bet i just think you probably lose to much value with a check.

Until about mid-session it seemed that if I raised pre-flop, I got folds, but if I got called, I lost.

After that, I picked up a bit, but once again, mostly non-showdown.

Which accurately describes my PLO8 session today.
Example:

One of my best hands, I will admit should have been a fold, and I might -- if pressured -- admit to being a bit tilted.
After several bad beats and coolers, I rejammed thinking "this monkey can have AA every time!"
(hint -- he did, but I sucked out.)
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $0.49
CO: $6.99
BTN: $5.00
Hero (SB): $5.00
BB: $8.08

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 3♦:A♣:3♣:4♥:

fold, CO calls $0.05, fold, Hero raises to $0.15, fold, CO calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.35, 2 players) 9♥:2♣:K♦:
Hero checks, CO bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25

Turn: ($0.85, 2 players) A♦:
Hero bets $0.56, CO raises to $2.53, Hero raises to $4.50, CO raises to $6.59 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.10 and is all-in

River: ($10.05, 2 players) 5♥:

CO shows 7♥:A♠:9♣:A♥: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 57%, Flop 77%, Turn 76%)
Hero shows 3♦:A♣:3♣:4♥: (High: Straight, Five High, Low: 5432A)
(Pre 43%, Flop 23%, Turn 24%)
Hero wins $4.78
Rake paid $0.50
Hero wins $4.77

Toward the end though, I regained most of what I had lost.

[1] Canadian pronunciation of "Something Brutal"

Well it works, but I discovered that it saves some hand histories incorrectly.

To fix it, support suggested that I re-install from scratch.
OK Fine.

Part of that they wanted me to clear the cache and cookies from all my browsers.
When I did that, it broke all my saved logins.

Oh yeah -- the problem is still there.

At least now their support knows about it, and I know how to work around it.

A little desperation goes a long way

Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 200 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 9,472
BTN: 2,915
Hero (SB): 552
BB: 2,057
UTG: 2,062
UTG+1: 5,744
MP: 4,813
MP+1: 529
MP+2: 2,362

9 players post ante of 200, Hero posts SB 352, BB posts BB 1,857

Pre Flop: (pot: 4,009) Hero has 4♠:A♠:

UTG calls 1,862 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (5,866, 3 players) 5♦:T♥:K♦:

Turn: (5,866, 3 players) 6♣:

River: (5,866, 3 players) A♥:

Hero shows 4♠:A♠: (One Pair, Aces)

Main Pot [2,856]: (Pre 69%, Flop 17%, Turn 7%)

BB shows K♣:7♠: (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [2,856]: (Pre 16%, Flop 42%, Turn 46%)
Side Pot#1 [3,010]: (Pre 50%, Flop 50%, Turn 50%)

UTG shows K♠:7♥: (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [2,856]: (Pre 16%, Flop 42%, Turn 46%)
Side Pot#1 [3,010]: (Pre 50%, Flop 50%, Turn 50%)

Hero wins 2,856
UTG wins 1,505
BB wins 1,505

The 2nd last freeroll of the day...

Pacific Poker - 150/300 Ante 30 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+2: 5,250
CO: 2,657
Hero (BTN): 3,759
SB: 2,507
BB: 2,892
UTG: 2,852
UTG+1: 2,952
MP: 2,407
MP+1: 1,724

9 players post ante of 30, SB posts SB 150, BB posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 720) Hero has T♦:T♠:

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 600, MP+2 raises to 1,500, fold, Hero raises to 3,729 and is all-in, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 1,094 and is all-in, MP+2 calls 2,229

Flop: (9,872, 3 players) 7♦:T♥:T♣:

Turn: (9,872, 3 players) 4♣:

River: (9,872, 3 players) 8♠:

MP+2 shows A♠:A♥: (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)

Main Pot [5,802]: (Pre 73%, Flop 0.1%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [4,070]: (Pre 81%, Flop 0.1%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows T♦:T♠: (Four of a Kind, Tens)

Main Pot [5,802]: (Pre 17%, Flop 99.9%, Turn 100%)
Side Pot#1 [4,070]: (Pre 19%, Flop 99.9%, Turn 100%)

MP+1 shows J♠:K♦: (One Pair, Tens)

Main Pot [5,802]: (Pre 10%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins 5,802
Hero wins 4,070

Not quite what I had hoped for
The details are here: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3266248#post3266248

It was a horrible week.
It got to the point where if I raised I would either get immediate folds or flat called.
It seemed that if I got called -- I would lose by the river.

River gives me nut low plus the nut flush

I actually thought that I was drawing better than I was OTF and again OTT
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $3.08
BTN: $3.13
SB: $4.67
BB: $0.92
UTG: $2.59
UTG+1: $0.27
Hero (MP): $5.00
MP+1: $2.44
MP+2: $5.63

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 9♥:5♠:3♦:A♥:

UTG calls $0.05, fold, Hero calls $0.05, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to $0.25, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.60, 2 players) 2♣:3♥:A♦:
SB bets $0.39, Hero calls $0.39

Turn: ($1.38, 2 players) Q♥:
SB bets $0.91, Hero calls $0.91

River: ($3.20, 2 players) 4♥:
SB bets $3.12 and is all-in, Hero calls $3.12

SB shows 8♣:A♠:A♣:5♥: (High: Straight, Five High, Low: 5432A)
(Pre 63%, Flop 79%, Turn 80%)
Hero shows 9♥:5♠:3♦:A♥: (High: Flush, Ace High, Low: 5432A)
(Pre 37%, Flop 21%, Turn 20%)
Hero wins $4.49
Rake paid $0.47
Hero wins $2.24
SB wins $2.24

Hey Vorpal, quite the nice blog you have here! I like it a lot...Bruce ♦

very low volume this week...

Full week summary is here: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3268011#post3268011

I was away all last weekend, so did not get to play any of the last weekend of the 888 Freeroll Festival.
There was some very good money to be made.
In all I won $54.20 in freerolls that were part of this "freeroll festival" (June through September)
In the same period, I picked up $94.34 in other freerolls.

I probably won't have much volume over the next few weeks, as I'll be very busy with non-poker activities

Originally posted by dcumberbatch
Hey Vorpal, quite the nice blog you have here! I like it a lot

Glad you enjoy it!

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Weekly Report

very low volume this week...

In all I won $54.20 in freerolls that were part of this "freeroll festival" (June through September)
In the same period, I picked up $94.34 in other freerolls.

Congrats for the results! Is it possible that you are the most profitable freeroll player ever?

I hope we will see you on stream after your busy days, and maybe ship some freerolls on air!

Originally posted by LahtiPelican
Congrats for the results! Is it possible that you are the most profitable freeroll player ever?

I hope we will see you on stream after your busy days, and maybe ship some freerolls on air!

I rather doubt that!
On 888 it is rather easy to cash: You need one double up before the bubble to cash. After that be patient.
The Freeroll Festival is gone, though, so there will be far fewer opportunities for big scores

I only could play 4 freerolls today, and cashed only one.
I had this hand first hand after the bubble broke:

Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 400 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 11,340
BTN: 12,530
SB: 14,400
BB: 1,080
UTG: 2,360
Hero (UTG+1): 2,680
MP: 2,680
MP+1: 2,680
MP+2: 1,240

9 players post ante of 400, SB posts SB 1,000, BB posts BB 680

Pre Flop: (pot: 5,280) Hero has A♦:A♠:

fold, Hero raises to 2,280 and is all-in, MP calls 2,280 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 1,280

Flop: (11,120, 4 players) 7♣:8♦:A♥:

Turn: (11,120, 4 players) 3♠:

River: (11,120, 4 players) 4♠:

SB shows T♣:5♠: (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [6,320]: (Pre 9%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [4,800]: (Pre 9%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)

BB shows 2♦:9♥: (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [6,320]: (Pre 11%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows A♦:A♠: (Three of a Kind, Aces)

Main Pot [6,320]: (Pre 63%, Flop 79%, Turn 83%)
Side Pot#1 [4,800]: (Pre 73%, Flop 81%, Turn 83%)

MP shows 5♣:4♣: (One Pair, Fours)

Main Pot [6,320]: (Pre 16%, Flop 13%, Turn 18%)
Side Pot#1 [4,800]: (Pre 18%, Flop 16%, Turn 18%)

Hero wins 6,320
Hero wins 4,800

Bust out a few hands later