Luco's beginner to winner

Thanks tree (can I call you tree?), as always your contributions are welcome.

Hand 1: the two things that made me slow down were the low PFR stat (he preferred limping in then betting flops) and being so close to the money. IIRC this was a standard raise for him, but he didn't make them often and it came out semi fast.

Shovel: The fact that I still have some play left if I lose is a plus, I take it down preflop a fair % and I have decent equity if called.
Fold: I have edge, can make money without showdown, could fold itm from here, it was his first raise in a while.

I was thinking for so long on it that I timed out, hence the mark for review. Perhaps I'll put it to the tourney forum...


Hand 2: only the lagfish 3bet light and it's usually super obvious that they are doing it, but it still takes an orbit or two to figure out. They are a minority at the $3.50s. Unfortunately CO folded too so I never saw what SB had.

P.S. Robb, I welcome all comments itt

I'm also far more likely to fold if I'm stealing / raising profitably, if there's aggressive players to my left I just have to pick a spot and cross my fingers. In the hand in question, the two to my left were giving up the blinds a decent amount (the villain from the hand is BB when I'm OTB). From reading your last post I see we have very similar adaptive play and thoughts, so hopefully that means I'm on the right track

Played 4, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 3rd. My first losing session in a while.

I had AQ < KK on two tables within seconds of each other, which would have been hilarious if I hadn't bubbled on one of them. Even so I definitely played less than optimally and paid for it.

I have non-poker stuff that needs my attention, so I'm taking a break till the weekend and will return with my A game on Friday.

Originally Posted by Lucothefish

I ... will return with my A game on Friday.

^^^ this + enjoy life

Bit of a meh weekend. BR is about $125 right now, haven't had a 1st in a while. But I feel like I'm getting to know the $3.50s a little more every time I play, improving little by little.

I have over 100 pt3 tracked tournaments in 2012. Ran at 33.5% ROI in the first hundred, hope I can maintain that for the next 100...

Originally Posted by Lucothefish

Bit of a meh weekend. BR is about $125 right now, haven't had a 1st in a while.

Stay strong, you'll get there. GL!

Thanks Robb, I wish you some much deserved rungood

I recently ran deep and made the FT of a $3 MTT for a cool $50, my biggest single tournament cash to date.