Another boring microstakes blogs

Hahahaha ! I loled with this one.

Olympiakos - Rubin Kazan 1-0. Great performance from Roy Caroll who kept the clean sheet. At the round of 16 we are going to face Metalist.

Pokerwise.... ♦

I played about 1k hands as usual and won 1 buy in. Not that good, but not bad. All in all i have played 15k, so i have 15k more to complete the challenge.

Here are two hands that made me lol.

1)
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1653059
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MP: $1.30
CO: $6.25
Hero (BTN): $3.80
SB: $5.89
BB: $2.03
UTG: $5.02

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with J J
UTG raises to $0.06, MP raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.10, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.33) J Q 3 (3 players)
UTG checks, MP bets $0.02, Hero raises to $0.22, UTG folds, MP calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.77) 4 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $0.40, MP calls $0.40

River: ($1.57) 9 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $0.58, MP calls $0.58 all in

Final Pot: $2.73
MP shows A K (high card Ace)
Hero shows J J (three of a kind, Jacks)
Hero wins $2.63
(Rake: $0.10)

2)
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1653060
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SB: $0.60
BB: $2.00
UTG: $2.90
MP: $2.34
Hero (CO): $2.03
BTN: $0.97

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with A K
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 1 fold, SB calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.14) Q 9 J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.10, SB calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.34) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.34) A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.20, SB calls $0.20

Final Pot: $0.74
SB mucks 8 6
Hero shows A K (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $0.71
(Rake: $0.03)

How can he call with that.

And a bonus hand that kept me thinking about my turn decision about 25 secs. I was wondering if he could (it was a fish) raise with just Ax there. I had blockers to 44,77 (there is only one combo of 44 or 77, so it is unlikely that he is going to show up with a set here) and i am happy that a made the right decision. River completed the flush, but i was taking a godd price to call, so i called. I thought that it was going to be a crying call, but i won the pot.

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1653061
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BTN: $2.56
SB: $4.87
Hero (BB): $3.00
UTG: $0.45
MP: $6.44
CO: $5.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with 4 7
UTG calls $0.02, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.07) 7 4 A (3 players)
Hero bets $0.08, UTG calls $0.08, BTN calls $0.08

Turn: ($0.31) K (3 players)
Hero bets $0.30, UTG folds, BTN raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.30

River: ($1.51) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.42, Hero calls $0.42

Final Pot: $2.35
BTN shows 3 A (a pair of Aces)
Hero shows 4 7 (two pair, Sevens and Fours)
Hero wins $2.27
(Rake: $0.08)

Had a very good session today. Played about 1k hands, as usual, and won 6 buy ins. I am going to post the graph as soon as i reach 18k hands.

Here's an animated hand (it is becoming very popular, so here is my try ♦ ) from today's session VS a maniac who was 3beting 43% over 30 hands.

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1655825
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Hero (CO): $2.29
BTN: $2.44
SB: $3.41
BB: $1.91
UTG: $1.62
MP: $1.60

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with J J
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, SB calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.62) 6 2 T (2 players)
SB bets $3.11 all in, Hero calls $1.99 all in

Turn: ($4.60) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($4.60) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $4.60
Hero shows J J (a pair of Jacks)
SB shows K T (a pair of Tens)
Hero wins $4.44
(Rake: $0.16)

I am going to play the $1.10+R NLHE [60k gtd] @ pokerstars tonight. I hope to run well.... one time !

Today is my birthday. ♠_biggrin:

The last 3 sessions went great. I won about 11 buy ins in 3k hands.

Here is the graph.

And my stats.

I am going to end the first part of the challenge soon, so NL5 here i come. ♦

PS. I cashed 30$ yesterday at the 1.10R [60k gtd]. I am playing the same tour tonight and i am doing pretty well at the moment. Hope that pokerstars will give me a good birthday present.

Had a great session today i won 7,5 buy ins and here's a funny hand.

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
UTG: $1.24
CO: $4.63
BTN: $1.28
SB: $2.46
Hero (BB): $2.21

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K Q
1 fold, CO raises to $0.07, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.05

Flop: ($0.15) T J A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.11, Hero raises to $0.40, CO raises to $0.91, Hero raises to $2.14 all in, CO calls $1.23

Turn: ($4.43) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.43) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.43
CO shows T A (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero shows K Q (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero wins $2.14
CO wins $2.13
(Rake: $0.16)

I have played 20k hands so far. So, 10k to go. I'll post the graph i soon as i reach 25k hands.

I had another great session today. I won 8 buy ins playing 1k hands. People kept on shoving to my 4bets hands like 78o, 33 or JTo.... lol.

PS. I will post the graph at my next post.

Hey,

Just found your blog, really interesting read and i like how you arent results orientated too much, but you have volume goals for each limit. Im currently played NL5 SH. ♦

Here is the graph.

I ran pretty bad (5 buy ins below EV) at my last 3k hands, but i was excepting that.

5k hands more to move to NL5. Propably by Sunday i would move to NL5.

@keoghh

Thanks for your answer. I have undrestood varience and i don't tilt anymore.

Metalist - Olympiakos 0-1.

Great performance.

Had another bad session today. Still running below EV.

And here's a WTF hand. Really, WTF ?

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 1672730
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BTN: $0.73
SB: $1.56
Hero (BB): $2.68
CO: $0.94

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with A Q
2 folds, SB raises to $0.08, Hero calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.16) K Q A (2 players)
SB bets $0.40, Hero raises to $1.22, SB calls $0.82

Turn: ($2.60) A (2 players)
SB bets $0.26 all in, Hero calls $0.26

River: ($3.12) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $3.12
SB shows 6 T (a pair of Aces)
Hero shows A Q (a full house, Aces full of Queens)
Hero wins $3.01
(Rake: $0.11)

Yeyyyyy ! ♦

I completed the first part of my challenge and i am going to start playing NL5 tonight.

Results on the first page.

Nice blog! It looks like you're making good progress and that you are playing quite solid.

I'll be following this, good luck!

Originally posted by mayapnd
Nice blog! It looks like you're making good progress and that you are playing quite solid.

I'll be following this, good luck!

Thank you.

First 3k hands went pretty bad. I am running really really bad. Villains hit everything, i haven't won a single all in situation before the river. I am running 4 buy ins below EV and i feel like i would need more than 30k hands in order to be sure that i can beat NL5.

I always ran bad at NL5, WTF ?

Some hands..... Enjoy yourself with my bad beats. ♦

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1682375
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BB: $2.00
UTG: $5.00
MP: $5.67
CO: $10.40
Hero (BTN): $5.00
SB: $5.00

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with K A
2 folds, CO raises to $0.20, Hero raises to $0.60, 2 folds, CO calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.27) K T 6 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $0.61, CO calls $0.61

Turn: ($2.49) 5 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $1.67, CO calls $1.67

River: ($5.83) Q (2 players)
CO bets $7.52 all in, Hero calls $2.12 all in

Final Pot: $10.07
CO shows Q K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero shows K A (a pair of Kings)
CO wins $9.65
(Rake: $0.42)

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1682381
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UTG: $7.78
CO: $9.36
Hero (BTN): $5.69
SB: $4.16
BB: $2.17

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with J J
1 fold, CO calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.20, 1 fold, BB calls $0.15, CO calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.62) 3 9 9 (3 players)
BB bets $1.97 all in, CO folds, Hero calls $1.97

Turn: ($4.56) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.56) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.56
Hero shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
BB shows Q 3 (a full house, Threes full of Queens)
BB wins $4.37
(Rake: $0.19)

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1682384
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BTN: $1.44
SB: $6.53
Hero (BB): $12.14
UTG: $5.51
MP: $2.80
CO: $1.93

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with K K
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.15, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.60, BTN calls $0.45

Flop: ($1.22) 7 2 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.58, BTN raises to $0.84 all in, Hero calls $0.26

Turn: ($2.90) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($2.90) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $2.90
BTN shows J A (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Hero shows K K (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
BTN wins $2.78
(Rake: $0.12)

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 1682385
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CO: $6.09
Hero (BTN): $5.00
SB: $1.11
BB: $2.25

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with A A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.15, SB calls $0.13, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.35) Q 9 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.25, SB raises to $0.96 all in, Hero calls $0.71

Turn: ($2.27) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

comment: Yeyyyy ! I'll surely win this one.

River: ($2.27) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

comment: Fuuuuu 2 outer.

Final Pot: $2.27
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Nines)
SB shows 9 7 (a full house, Nines full of Fives)
SB wins $2.18
(Rake: $0.09)

nice challenge.. i play too at NL2 but it is hard to move up to higher lvl... think that i also want to steal your idea of challengeing...

First 5k hands.... -2 bi

Here's the graph.

And some hands as usual from my last session.

My first ever suck out on NL5 vs a fish since i started playing there for the challenge.

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1685291
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MP: $9.66
CO: $5.00
Hero (BTN): $6.40
SB: $5.96
BB: $11.31
UTG: $5.91

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with 7 7
UTG raises to $0.20, MP calls $0.20, CO calls $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, SB calls $0.18, BB calls $0.15

Flop: ($1.20) A 7 2 (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets $0.60, SB folds, BB raises to $1.55, UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $6.20 all in, BB calls $4.65

Turn: ($13.60) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($13.60) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $13.60
Hero shows 7 7 (a full house, Sevens full of Deuces)
BB shows J 8 (a flush, Ace high)
Hero wins $13.04
(Rake: $0.56)

The last hand of the session... The fish shoves and i am very very happy but....

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1685293
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BB: $3.00
UTG: $11.08
MP: $4.77
Hero (CO): $5.00
BTN: $3.02
SB: $5.44

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with K K
UTG raises to $0.15, MP raises to $4.77 all in, Hero raises to $5 all in, 1 fold, SB calls $4.98, 2 folds

Flop: ($14.97) 2 4 3 (3 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: ($14.97) 3 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($14.97) J (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $14.97
MP shows A K (a pair of Threes)
Hero shows K K (two pair, Kings and Threes)
SB shows A A (two pair, Aces and Threes)
SB wins $0.44
SB wins $13.91
(Rake: $0.62)

This one VS a fish that was randonmly shoving preflop. I was happy again but....

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1685295
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UTG: $5.00
MP: $6.49
Hero (CO): $12.26
BTN: $2.43
SB: $2.36
BB: $4.37

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with Q Q
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.20, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.36 all in, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.16

Flop: ($4.77) A 3 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($4.77) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.77) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.77
Hero mucks Q Q
SB shows K K (a pair of Kings)
SB wins $4.57
(Rake: $0.20)

And the last one against a fish... On the flop i am like, yeeey ♠_grin: at last i won a flip. On the river i was like ♠_o: , WTF ?

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1685296
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BTN: $1.84
Hero (SB): $5.00
BB: $3.60
UTG: $3.14
MP: $6.60
CO: $2.00

CO posts a big blind ($0.05)

Pre Flop: ($0.12) Hero is SB with A K
UTG raises to $0.15, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.55, Hero raises to $1.90, 2 folds, BTN calls $1.29 all in

Flop: ($3.93) K 4 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($3.93) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($3.93) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $3.93
BTN shows 9 9 (four of a kind, Nines)
Hero shows A K (two pair, Kings and Nines)
BTN wins $3.77
(Rake: $0.16)

PS. Now i am going to watch Olympiakos - Metalist. Let's hope that we are going to qualify.

Hey Solidius,

Really like your blog mate. I'm trying to do the same thing in the microstakes. I'm going to follow your progress buddy.

JB

Originally posted by joeburrows
Hey Solidius,

Really like your blog mate. I'm trying to do the same thing in the microstakes. I'm going to follow your progress buddy.

JB

Thanks and good luck.

So today i tried zoom poker. It is just like rush poker. I played NL5 for 20 minutes and managed to win 4 buy ins. It is way quicker than regular cash games, as you can play about 1,2k hand in an hour with 4 tables open.

Hem 2 did not import the hh so these hands don't count on the challenge's outcome.

PS. The next graph will be posted when i reach 10k hands.

I was running pretty good. I was 8 bis up, but then boooooooom doomswitch. Now i am running 7 bis below EV. I can blame my luck, but there is some bad play and a little tilt by my side.

I wasn't running that good on cash games, so i decided to participate in 2 micro millions events. Here are the last hands from these MTTs.

First one....

Poker Stars $4.10+$1.00+$0.40 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t150/t300 Blinds + t40 - 9 players - View hand 1692831
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CO: t29723 M = 36.70
Hero (BTN): t9250 M = 11.42
SB: t21169 M = 26.13
BB: t4813 M = 5.94
UTG: t3565 M = 4.40
UTG+1: t2628 M = 3.24
UTG+2: t16749 M = 20.68
MP1: t27454 M = 33.89
MP2: t18741 M = 23.14

Pre Flop: (t810) Hero is BTN with Q Q
5 folds, CO raises to t900, Hero raises to t2689, 2 folds, CO calls t1789

Flop: (t6188) 5 2 6 (2 players)
CO bets t6600, Hero calls t6521 all in

Turn: (t19230) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t19230) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t19230
CO shows 7 6 (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
Hero shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
CO wins t19230

and the second one...

Poker Stars $2.00+$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t100 - 9 players - View hand 1692833
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Hero (BB): t26711 M = 12.72
UTG: t19046 M = 9.07
UTG+1: t22345 M = 10.64
UTG+2: t45657 M = 21.74
MP1: t18573 M = 8.84
MP2: t19638 M = 9.35
CO: t35830 M = 17.06
BTN: t48345 M = 23.02
SB: t13106 M = 6.24

Pre Flop: (t2100) Hero is BB with A A
6 folds, BTN raises to t3200, 1 fold, Hero raises to t6890, BTN calls t3690

Flop: (t15080) 8 9 K (2 players)
Hero bets t19721 all in, BTN calls t19721

Turn: (t54522) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t54522) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t54522
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Eights)
BTN shows 8 8 (four of a kind, Eights)
BTN wins t54522

Maybe it was a bad idea......

I'll continue playing NL5, but with only 6 tables open. Wish me good luck, i need some luck...

Originally posted by _______

First two hands, well yeah that sucks. Third hand, I would have liked to better go for like a 60c value bet, because really what calls you there after he checked, but if you saw that he will call anything just to see the showdown then the shove was good, otherwise I like going for 2/3pot value bet from Qx Kx type of hands.
Also why do you bet 3bb? On NL2 that is too small go for at least 4bb, with better hands like AA KK you can even bump it up to 5-6bb because fishes on that level will call 8c or 12c for them there is no difference. With 3bb you are just inviting callers in the pot.

Your stats look good, mine are pretty close and I'm beating NL2 with 17bb/100 also SH

Don't look at EV line on NL2 were you will get the most ridiculous beats, just focus on your green line, also don't look at non showdown winnings, mine looks similar, it just goes down slowly but that's because people rarely fold on NL2.

I'm also playing NL2, but moved to NL5 for the second time and hoping I will stay there. Don't worry I'm reading your blog

I might actually steal your idea from the first post, it looks like a good challenge.

never raise that big unless there a lot of loose players or at least 2 loose players at the table who like to call just because someone else called your UTG or MP open raise. I find 4x is my standard raise with any hand in early and middle positions all the way to the CO. BU/ SB i am raising 3x vs 100+BB stacks or even 2.5 x vs shorties. Raising more then 4x with your monsters keeps good players with hands like AQ and 99, 88, 77 type hands out of the way usually, and you rarely get 3bet when opening for 5-8x, which is what you want with AA KK type hands.

i also like your blog man. seemz like your sold on learning this game like i am ♦ we should chat between blogs and possibly on skype and such. i am looking for 2-3 group members to bounce ideas off of and strategize with. also to help each other stay focussed on our goals. i have a blog here which is listed in my sig.

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Originally posted by ilovemagic
never raise that big unless there a lot of loose players or at least 2 loose players at the table who like to call just because someone else called your UTG or MP open raise. I find 4x is my standard raise with any hand in early and middle positions all the way to the CO. BU/ SB i am raising 3x vs 100+BB stacks or even 2.5 x vs shorties. Raising more then 4x with your monsters keeps good players with hands like AQ and 99, 88, 77 type hands out of the way usually, and you rarely get 3bet when opening for 5-8x, which is what you want with AA KK type hands.

i also like your blog man. seemz like your sold on learning this game like i am ♦ we should chat between blogs and possibly on skype and such. i am looking for 2-3 group members to bounce ideas off of and strategize with. also to help each other stay focussed on our goals. i have a blog here which is listed in my sig.

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magic

I'd love to join your group. I also added your blog to favorites. Good luck at the tables.