So I haven't done this in forever. Kind of fell off the face of the poker world for some time, then when I tried to get back on the train, it seemed like I forgot how to play. Been struggling with play on FTP this year, rakeback keeps me in the game, and somehow makes me think I have an edge there.
I'm down $800 playing 6max on FTP, up $300 at full ring. Then over at pokerstars, I'm winning decently at full ring, but 6max I decimate. Several BB/100 through 50nl. Makes no sense to me.
Anyway, long story short, yesterday I hit the Sun again, which I've been doing a lot lately. Difference was this time I was sick of playing stupid limit freakin hold'em, putting in a 12 hour session, and netting $20. Talk about a waste.
Decided I was going to hit NL with no regard for BRM, since I figured my edge is gonna be huge, I'd play slightly less than the most +EV style, and try to minimize my variance. Only an orbit or two in, I got to splash in my first sizable pot.
Ended the day up $430, only played 3 hours though. I got real tilted at the end by having a flush draw suck out against my top two pair and drag a monster pot, slightly over $900 when all the chips stopped flying.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
CO ($6.05)
Button ($7.90)
SB ($20)
BB ($5)
UTG ($33.15)
UTG+1 ($31.75)
MP1 ($20.75)
Hero (MP2) ($5)
MP3 ($25)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, 10
3 folds, Hero bets $1, 2 folds, Button calls $1, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.35) J, K, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, Button calls $1.75
Turn: ($5.85) A (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25 (All-In), Button calls $2.25
River: ($10.35) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $10.35 | Rake: $0.50
CO ($6.05)
Button ($7.90)
SB ($20)
BB ($5)
UTG ($33.15)
UTG+1 ($31.75)
MP1 ($20.75)
Hero (MP2) ($5)
MP3 ($25)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, 10
3 folds, Hero bets $1, 2 folds, Button calls $1, 2 folds
Flop: ($2.35) J, K, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, Button calls $1.75
Turn: ($5.85) A (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25 (All-In), Button calls $2.25
River: ($10.35) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $10.35 | Rake: $0.50
Shortstacking
Ok, so here are the hands that I got stacks in with last session.
#1) Felt like this was a classic case of hating short stackers. Villain posts blind in the CO, and checks his option. Then decides to 3bet oop. Doesn't make sense and I put a lot of KQ/QJ type hands in his range.
BB ($8.30)
UTG ($15.35)
UTG+1 ($26.80)
MP1 ($13.35)
MP2 ($5)
MP3 ($14.80)
CO ($15)
Hero (Button) ($5)
SB ($25.10)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is Button with A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], CO (poster) checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.25[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]CO (poster) raises to $3.75[/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color]
*****************************************
#2) This has been pretty common for me lately. Hands like 88/99 I've been 3bet jamming for value mainly, feeling that villain's range is more heavily weighted toward big cards, but that if they're opening with a small pp they'll likely think they're ahead and I'll get the money in as 80% instead of 55%.
Hero (MP2) ($5)
CO ($5.75)
Button ($25)
SB ($48.15)
BB ($14.20)
UTG ($24.70)
UTG+1 ($65.60)
MP1 ($16.45)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]MP1 bets $1[/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], MP1 calls $4
***************************************
#3)
MP2 ($5)
MP3 ($4.95)
CO ($25.60)
Button ($5)
SB ($38.45)
BB ($25.35)
UTG ($5)
Hero (UTG+1) ($5)
MP1 ($25.80)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img]
UTG (poster) checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.25[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Button raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]3 folds[/i][/color], Hero calls $3.75 (All-In)
********************************************
4)
CO ($25)
Button ($4.70)
SB ($29.90)
BB ($22.05)
Hero (UTG) ($6.25)
UTG+1 ($19.85)
MP1 ($37.30)
MP2 ($35.40)
MP3 ($12.20)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is UTG with Q[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Button raises to $4.70 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Hero calls $3.70
*************************************
5)
CO ($4.60)
Button ($33.20)
SB ($11.75)
Hero (BB) ($5.35)
UTG ($5.80)
UTG+1 ($8.50)
MP1 ($21.10)
MP2 ($14.65)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is BB with K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], Button calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.50[/color], Button calls $1.25, [color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color]
[b]Flop[/b]: ($3.25) 2[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 4[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $3.85 (All-In)[/color], Button calls $3.85
******************************************
6)
MP2 ($4.60)
CO ($38.30)
Button ($11.50)
Hero (SB) ($5)
BB ($5.80)
UTG ($8.50)
UTG+1 ($21.10)
MP1 ($14.65)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is SB with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]UTG+1 bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], UTG+1 calls $4
***************************************
7)
UTG+1 ($5)
MP1 ($5.35)
MP2 ($20.80)
MP3 ($35.70)
CO ($142.50)
Button ($5.90)
Hero (SB) ($5)
BB ($19.60)
UTG ($25.45)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is SB with Q[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]CO bets $1[/color], Button calls $1, Hero calls $0.90, BB calls $0.75
[b]Flop[/b]: ($4) 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](4 players)[/color]
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]BB bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $4 (All-In)[/color], BB calls $3
***************************************************
8)
SB ($5)
BB ($48.65)
UTG ($21.60)
UTG+1 ($26.60)
MP1 ($24.20)
Hero (MP2) ($5.25)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($25.95)
Button ($33.70)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls $0.25, [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], UTG calls $0.75
[b]Flop[/b]: ($2.35) A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 5[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
UTG checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $4.25 (All-In)[/color], UTG calls $4.25
******************************************************
9)
CO ($6.05)
Button ($7.90)
SB ($20)
BB ($5)
UTG ($33.15)
UTG+1 ($31.75)
MP1 ($20.75)
Hero (MP2) ($5)
MP3 ($25)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]3 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Button calls $1, [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color]
[b]Flop[/b]: ($2.35) J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.75[/color], Button calls $1.75
[b]Turn[/b]: ($5.85) A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $2.25 (All-In)[/color], Button calls $2.25
[b]River[/b]: ($10.35) 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players, 1 all-in)[/color]
[b]Total pot:[/b] $10.35 [b]| Rake:[/b] $0.50
#1) Felt like this was a classic case of hating short stackers. Villain posts blind in the CO, and checks his option. Then decides to 3bet oop. Doesn't make sense and I put a lot of KQ/QJ type hands in his range.
BB ($8.30)
UTG ($15.35)
UTG+1 ($26.80)
MP1 ($13.35)
MP2 ($5)
MP3 ($14.80)
CO ($15)
Hero (Button) ($5)
SB ($25.10)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is Button with A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], CO (poster) checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.25[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]CO (poster) raises to $3.75[/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color]
*****************************************
#2) This has been pretty common for me lately. Hands like 88/99 I've been 3bet jamming for value mainly, feeling that villain's range is more heavily weighted toward big cards, but that if they're opening with a small pp they'll likely think they're ahead and I'll get the money in as 80% instead of 55%.
Hero (MP2) ($5)
CO ($5.75)
Button ($25)
SB ($48.15)
BB ($14.20)
UTG ($24.70)
UTG+1 ($65.60)
MP1 ($16.45)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]MP1 bets $1[/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], MP1 calls $4
***************************************
#3)
MP2 ($5)
MP3 ($4.95)
CO ($25.60)
Button ($5)
SB ($38.45)
BB ($25.35)
UTG ($5)
Hero (UTG+1) ($5)
MP1 ($25.80)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img]
UTG (poster) checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.25[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Button raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]3 folds[/i][/color], Hero calls $3.75 (All-In)
********************************************
4)
CO ($25)
Button ($4.70)
SB ($29.90)
BB ($22.05)
Hero (UTG) ($6.25)
UTG+1 ($19.85)
MP1 ($37.30)
MP2 ($35.40)
MP3 ($12.20)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is UTG with Q[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Button raises to $4.70 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Hero calls $3.70
*************************************
5)
CO ($4.60)
Button ($33.20)
SB ($11.75)
Hero (BB) ($5.35)
UTG ($5.80)
UTG+1 ($8.50)
MP1 ($21.10)
MP2 ($14.65)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is BB with K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], Button calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.50[/color], Button calls $1.25, [color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color]
[b]Flop[/b]: ($3.25) 2[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 4[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $3.85 (All-In)[/color], Button calls $3.85
******************************************
6)
MP2 ($4.60)
CO ($38.30)
Button ($11.50)
Hero (SB) ($5)
BB ($5.80)
UTG ($8.50)
UTG+1 ($21.10)
MP1 ($14.65)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is SB with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]UTG+1 bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]4 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $5 (All-In)[/color], [color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], UTG+1 calls $4
***************************************
7)
UTG+1 ($5)
MP1 ($5.35)
MP2 ($20.80)
MP3 ($35.70)
CO ($142.50)
Button ($5.90)
Hero (SB) ($5)
BB ($19.60)
UTG ($25.45)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is SB with Q[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]CO bets $1[/color], Button calls $1, Hero calls $0.90, BB calls $0.75
[b]Flop[/b]: ($4) 9[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](4 players)[/color]
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]BB bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $4 (All-In)[/color], BB calls $3
***************************************************
8)
SB ($5)
BB ($48.65)
UTG ($21.60)
UTG+1 ($26.60)
MP1 ($24.20)
Hero (MP2) ($5.25)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($25.95)
Button ($33.70)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls $0.25, [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]5 folds[/i][/color], UTG calls $0.75
[b]Flop[/b]: ($2.35) A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img], 5[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
UTG checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $4.25 (All-In)[/color], UTG calls $4.25
******************************************************
9)
CO ($6.05)
Button ($7.90)
SB ($20)
BB ($5)
UTG ($33.15)
UTG+1 ($31.75)
MP1 ($20.75)
Hero (MP2) ($5)
MP3 ($25)
[b]Preflop[/b]: Hero is MP2 with A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img]
[color=#666666][i]3 folds[/i][/color], [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Button calls $1, [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color]
[b]Flop[/b]: ($2.35) J[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $1.75[/color], Button calls $1.75
[b]Turn[/b]: ($5.85) A[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/heart.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $2.25 (All-In)[/color], Button calls $2.25
[b]River[/b]: ($10.35) 10[img]http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif[/img] [color=#009B00](2 players, 1 all-in)[/color]
[b]Total pot:[/b] $10.35 [b]| Rake:[/b] $0.50
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Has it really been this long?
Can't believe I've abandoned this thing since last October :(. I've sadly done nothing to further my game or my bankroll. In fact I think it shrunk.
Across FTP and Stars, I have around $1,000. $400 on FTP and $600 on Stars. I haven't been playing enough to stay on top of my game, and I'm working on that now.
Time to hit the tables.......
Across FTP and Stars, I have around $1,000. $400 on FTP and $600 on Stars. I haven't been playing enough to stay on top of my game, and I'm working on that now.
Time to hit the tables.......
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