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Hi FrozenElf,

Good to read your having another shot.
Look forward to reading how you get on in future post and wish you all the luck at the tables.
My regards

Matt

Hello MetalMonkey, good to see your still around.

I havent had the best start running 2 AK into AA around the blinds followed by a set of JJ beat by a set of AA.

This hand caught my attention, this guys stats has a 32 vpip, so he is loose, we should not cbet bluff vs loose players its just burning pennies, speacially being OOP.

Thats all for now

BR $368

this guys stats has a 32 vpip, so he is loose, we should not cbet bluff vs loose players its just burning pennies, speacially being OOP.

True words
I have been burnt on a board and in this situation many times and would have passed the action on rather than betting out. My biggest leak before was to donk OP or trying to rep a flush against LAG like villain. So good post. Looking forward to reading your future posts and good luck at the tables.

This kind of hand has happened 4 times in the last few days, and ive lost them all, ive checked HM2 for simular spots and it doesn't seem to be a profitable spot to shove it, could this be a mistake.

This is vs an unknown player, how can we play profitably if we don't know there re-stealing range, i always see people say AK is all in preflop in 6 max but seriously how many people actually shove lighter then QQ our equity vs that isnt great.

I will alter my strategy slightly to 4bet fold OOP and call IP with AK and QQ.

This way weaker players will call 4bets with weak hands that they would fold to a 4bet shove, also i dont think they will be too hasty to shove over with trash

BR $374

Some people will disagree and say you should. I too have read the same. Odds are slightly improved due to the suitability of the hand. In my opinion after experiencing horrific BR damage because of my aggression with AK it is best to treat this card as any other small pair or mid range card. Folding in a situation like this is ok.
Hesticus had a similar situation with this hand.
I know this is FR hand below, but I treat AK carefully for eg: VPIP of villain 44

Do you think it is better to call OOP with AK preflop and 3bet IP?

Here are a few hands i feel like i made some mistakes with.

Hand 1 - He double barrelled witch is usually a very strong hand, without knowing the player is aggressively weak player who double barrel bluffs a lot, i should have folded the turn, i find that the bluffs patterns are more likley to be b/x/b

SB: $30.35 (121.4 bb)
BB: $72.37 (289.5 bb)
UTG: $33.96 (135.8 bb)
MP: $31.11 (124.4 bb)
CO: $27.32 (109.3 bb)
Hero (BTN): $25 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with Q♣: T♣:
UTG raises to $0.75, MP calls $0.75, CO folds, Hero calls $0.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.60) 9♣: T♦: 9♥: (3 players)
UTG checks, MP bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, UTG calls $1.50

Turn: ($7.10) 3♠: (3 players)
UTG checks, MP bets $3.75, Hero calls $3.75, UTG folds

River: ($14.60) 5♣: (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

Results:

Hand 2 - 3 - Pot bets are usually the nuts we should just fold and move on

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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SB: $75.77 (303.1 bb)
BB: $30.16 (120.6 bb)
Hero (UTG): $62.66 (250.6 bb)
MP: $20.83 (83.3 bb)
CO: $26.19 (104.8 bb)
BTN: $21.28 (85.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J♠: J♥:
Hero raises to $0.75, MP folds, CO calls $0.75, BTN calls $0.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.60) 2♣: 2♠: Q♦: (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $2.48, Hero calls $2.48, CO folds

Turn: ($7.56) A♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7.22, Hero folds

Results:

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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SB: $18.01 (72 bb)
BB: $32.11 (128.4 bb)
UTG: $25.54 (102.2 bb)
MP: $27.24 (109 bb)
CO: $40.22 (160.9 bb)
Hero (BTN): $34.21 (136.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A♥: 9♦:
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.62, SB calls $0.52, BB folds

Flop: ($1.49) A♣: 5♦: 2♠: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($1.49) J♥: (2 players)
SB bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

River: ($4.49) 6♦: (2 players)
SB bets $5.75, Hero folds

Results:

BR $700 Got deep in a tournament

This hand illustrates how cbet bluffing loose players is pointless

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SB: $32.16 (128.6 bb)
BB: $23.90 (95.6 bb)
UTG: $30.23 (120.9 bb)
MP: $25 (100 bb)
Hero (CO): $61.13 (244.5 bb)
BTN: $32.28 (129.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 4♣: 6♣:
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.62, 2 folds, BB calls $0.37

Flop: ($1.34) 3♠: Q♠: J♦: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.64, BB calls $0.64

Turn: ($2.62) K♠: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($2.62) 2♥: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Results:

Hey FrozenElf,

I can't believe I missed the start of your new blog! Glad you're back, in any case.

Not sure if I can be of any help discussing your hands, since I'm not playing NL Hold'em cash anymore, but I'll certainly stick around to show my support and maybe give some general advice, whenever I have something useful to add.

Best of luck on your new journey!

Originally posted by Harrier88
Hey FrozenElf,

I can't believe I missed the start of your new blog! Glad you're back, in any case.

Not sure if I can be of any help discussing your hands, since I'm not playing NL Hold'em cash anymore, but I'll certainly stick around to show my support and maybe give some general advice, whenever I have something useful to add.

Best of luck on your new journey!

Hey Harrier, how are you hope all is ok.

Im sure you will have some useful advice

Here is 2 hands,

Hand 1 - Calling a a 2nd bet with a weak hand MPWK is weak/trash we should fold especially a 3/4 pot size, there are times when we can call vs agro players that bluff a lot, also i dont like the line i took, i think betting the flop is probably the best option since our hand is vulnarable to over cards.

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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SB: $27.27 (109.1 bb)
BB: $31.98 (127.9 bb)
UTG: $45.45 (181.8 bb)
MP: $38.01 (152 bb)
CO: $27.39 (109.6 bb)
Hero (BTN): $30.37 (121.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 8♥: 9♣:
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.62, SB folds, BB calls $0.37

Flop: ($1.34) K♦: 6♠: 8♠: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($1.34) 6♣: (2 players)
BB bets $0.97, Hero calls $0.97

River: ($3.28) 2♣: (2 players)
BB bets $2.37, Hero calls $2.37

Results:

Hand 2 - This player was a bit of an overly aggressive player, but even against a maniac we should be shoving with AQ+ JJ+ this was a poor decision but i was distracted by somebody in my room lol

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
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SB: $21.50 (86 bb)
BB: $25.47 (101.9 bb)
UTG: $35.22 (140.9 bb)
MP: $18.29 (73.2 bb)
CO: $25 (100 bb)
Hero (BTN): $54.23 (216.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 9♥: A♥:
UTG raises to $0.75, MP calls $0.75, CO folds, Hero calls $0.75, SB raises to $3.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $54.23 and is all-in, SB calls $18.25 and is all-in

Flop: ($44.75) J♠: 2♠: 9♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: ($44.75) 6♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($44.75) J♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

BR $640

It seems NL 25 is very aggressive, especially around the blinds and there is a lot of floaters with trash so i am designing my own ranges since the strategy im using doesn't seem to be very effective

UTG -MP1 - 88+ AQ+ AJs KQ KJs
CO-SB 22+ AT+ KT+ K7s A2s

I have tried to design this around restealers mostly so i can 4bet a large amount of my range

I believe this is a mistake, in pot controlling the T on the turn is a danger card and we no longer what to play for stacks, ok yeah we can get called by 2 pair sometimes, but even some of them might find a fold. This is an area i can do with some improvement when them danger cards come i need to slow down.

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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SB: $24.03 (96.1 bb)
BB: $32 (128 bb)
MP: $25 (100 bb)
Hero (CO): $25 (100 bb)
BTN: $34.21 (136.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J♦: J♣:
MP raises to $0.85, Hero calls $0.85, BTN folds, SB calls $0.75, BB folds

Flop: ($2.80) 6♥: A♦: J♠: (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $2, SB folds, MP calls $2

Turn: ($6.80) T♣: (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $4.86, MP calls $4.86

River: ($16.52) 8♦: (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $17.29 and is all-in, MP calls $17.29 and is all-in

Results:

I made a huge mistake in range reading here, i was just telling myself TT JJ or lower pairs, The player was fairly tight probably had a range like 99-AA AJs AQ KQs JQs that range crushes me in this spot its not even worth a cbet.

SB: $24.75 (99 bb)
Hero (BB): $25.76 (103 bb)
CO: $25.35 (101.4 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K♥: A♦:
CO folds, BTN raises to $0.65, SB folds, Hero raises to $2.50, BTN calls $1.85

Flop: ($5.10) Q♠: Q♣: J♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $3.24, BTN calls $3.24

Turn: ($11.58) J♣: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $6, Hero calls $6

River: ($23.58) 3♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $13.26 and is all-in, Hero calls $13.26

Results:

Another mistakes in readng ranges, i believe i got blocked by my AK i didnt even think about his range since he is a weaker player it seems obvious he could have AJ 44 AQ JJ QQ AA JQ

SB: $42.18 (168.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $26.83 (107.3 bb)
MP: $26.03 (104.1 bb)
CO: $16.75 (67 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A♥: K♦:
MP folds, CO raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, CO calls $1

Flop: ($3.10) 4♦: A♣: Q♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $1.97, CO calls $1.97

Turn: ($7.04) J♥: (2 players)
Hero bets $3.36, CO raises to $13.28 and is all-in, Hero calls $9.92

River: ($33.60) 5♦: (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

Another mistake im making is multi tabling I played about 8 tables each session, there all losing sessions im making many mistakes all i am doing is multiplying my loss's. so im reducing the tables down to 4

BR $558

Mistake Playing a player like hes a maniac based on stats for only 46 hands
Correction VPIP and PFR are accurate after 100 hands

SB: $42.78 (171.1 bb)
Hero (BB): $30.92 (123.7 bb)
MP: $18.90 (75.6 bb)
CO: $41.50 (166 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K♦: Q♦:
3 folds, SB raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.50) K♠: J♥: 9♣: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.95, SB raises to $2.75, Hero calls $1.80

Turn: ($7) J♠: (2 players)
SB bets $5.01, Hero calls $5.01

River: ($17.02) 7♣: (2 players)
SB bets $13, Hero calls $13

Results:

Originally posted by FrozenElf
Hey Harrier, how are you hope all is ok.

Im sure you will have some useful advice
Everything's fine over here, thank you. I also started a new blog a few months ago, in case you haven't seen it yet, but it's mostly ramblings because I'm not really grinding anymore.

I definitely like your decision to decrease the amount of tables from eight to four (were you cascading tables or did you use a second monitor?). There is just no need to force things. In my opinion, you could even consider dropping one or two tables more, if you think this could help. If you're comfortable enough with four tables, though, then by all means, go ahead and grab that extra profit.

I played 2 sessions at 4 tables i seemed to handle them ok, i had a $86 profit and $56, i seemed to be making some very good plays extracting extra value where i could. Ill stick at 4 for a bit and see how it go's.

Ill folllow your ramblings then :f_biggrin:.

Mistake Calling a TAG's double barrel
Correction A TAG's double barrel is usually super strong its obvious he has an over pair or at least TPTK

Mistake Calling the pot bet
Correction Pot bets are the nuts or close to it JUST FOLD

BR $703

I just wanted to share this hand