Operation Goofy Grind

Hey all,

So I've decided since I really don't need any more money for the next year (but more relelvant is in the next month i guess), I'm going to grind purely 200nl this month. I will allow myself to play some 1knl HU and 6 max when the games are good.

Pretty much I'm going to play a really goofy style where my standard raise preflop is a 2x the BB. If you want any explanation why in god's name I would do this feel free to ask, but to be honest it's probably not the best way to play at those stakes, but could be the most fun!

I'm also going to game select only the tightest tables out there. I'm not going to reveal anything else in this strategy on the off chance someone may read this who I am playing. So just wish me luck, and I'll try to update as soon as I can.

<3<3,
-ISF

lol have fun.

800 hands +$758, 59.3% W$WSF

GL dude, sound fun

would u mind making a vid when you´re running that loose?

maybe

God im running so hot and playing so bad. Must find the fold button.

Hmm, its probably not a terrible idea if you cant find loose games to instead find the tightest ones possible rather than the least tight of a tight bunch.

normally I read your posts and wonder how I can apply the thoughts within to improve my game. Not this time, I think running 50-40 would break my roll...
Have fun smashing those nits!

should be interesting. u should post your stats up every once in awhile too. and poker ev graphs.

My prediction is that waiting lists will be 6 deep of regs, all trying to get a piece of that lucky shmuck who runs like God...

Wow 2k day in 2k hands. Thats pretty sick. 22ptbb/100! Yeah not sustainable at all, played so bad at the start of the day but played really well tonight.

My W$WSF right now is 57% and I can't see that getting an bigger. I'm already going pretty batshit insane as it is.

Btw im not going to explain this strategy at all until the end of this operation if at all because it'd be telling people how to beat it and im not going to do that.

This is a really cool idea and I look forward to your discussion on the results after this is over.

Hotter than I have ever run right now.

+3.3k in 3500 hands, that is about 24ptBB/100. 24. That's just unreal. I'm going to do an EV graph and see how everything looks, I'm betting I'm running a few buy ins above expectation. I'm interested in seeing how far my W$ without showdown is higher than W$@SD.

so rigged...

Wow, I predict you will pawn tight players who dont adjust properly.

a) they don't adust at all - you make uber profit blind stealing and cbets
b) They try to play a wider range more aggressively, increasing their variance and taking them out of their comfort/skill zone against a better opponnent.
c) They do what I do to adjust to loose min-raisers who are over-aggro post at low stakes which is to isolate them & then play a loose passive post flop style often only revealing strength with a river raise on all but the scariest of boards.

Would be interested at the end of the month what you think the best counter strategy is when your done.

Alright was doing super well this morning but then ran bad and was "only" up 3 buy ins in about 1.6k hands.

So totals are now 5.6k hands, +4.6k.

Did a Poker EV and It says I'm running about 1.5k above expectation, which means instead of 20ptBB/100 im running more like 14ptBB/100. I'm a little shocked from this EV graph.

http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?i...6425041hh5.jpg

One thing I was surprised by was that even my sklansky bucks line was in the green. How is that possible? I also notice my Won % W/O showdown is pretty low, only about +222. I'm pretty sure I know whats going on but again I'm not going to explain anything yet, if at all.

Wow, impressive & confusing. GL

For fun im going to post some bluffs that didnt work.

POKERSTARS GAME #15709901564: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/03/03 - 11:47:22 (ET)
Table 'Fortuna II' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: foldophobia ($348 in chips)
Seat 2: heybude ($209.45 in chips)
Seat 3: thoms1111 ($316.95 in chips)
Seat 4: Mr.Zacard ($198 in chips)
Seat 5: jaymzisking ($257.70 in chips)
Seat 6: johnny79 ($223.35 in chips)
Mr.Zacard: posts small blind $1
jaymzisking: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to heybude [6s Qs]
johnny79: folds
foldophobia: raises $6 to $8
heybude: calls $8
thoms1111: calls $8
Mr.Zacard: calls $7
jaymzisking: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [8s 4s Ad]
Mr.Zacard: checks
jaymzisking: checks
foldophobia: checks
heybude: checks
thoms1111: bets $20
Mr.Zacard: folds
jaymzisking: folds
foldophobia: folds
heybude: raises $50 to $70
thoms1111: calls $50
*** TURN *** [8s 4s Ad] [Qd]
heybude: bets $131.45 and is all-in
thoms1111: calls $131.45
*** RIVER *** [8s 4s Ad Qd] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
heybude: shows [6s Qs] (a flush, Queen high)
thoms1111: shows [As Js] (a flush, Ace high)
thoms1111 collected $439.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $442.90 | Rake $3
Board [8s 4s Ad Qd 9s]
Seat 1: foldophobia folded on the Flop
Seat 2: heybude showed [6s Qs] and lost with a flush, Queen high

this next one was really bad.

POKERSTARS GAME #15713342160: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/03/03 - 14:31:59 (ET)
Table 'Chicago V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: eating_Y ($199.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Pushbot1000 ($49 in chips)
Seat 3: Cardozo1 ($256.85 in chips)
Seat 5: rdog7811 ($370.05 in chips)
Seat 6: heybude ($433.60 in chips)
eating_Y: posts small blind $1
Pushbot1000: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to heybude [Js Ts]
Cardozo1: folds
rdog7811: raises $6 to $8
heybude: calls $8
eating_Y: calls $7
Pushbot1000: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c 6s 7h]
eating_Y: checks
rdog7811: bets $18
heybude: calls $18
TheWallie leaves the table
eating_Y: folds
*** TURN *** [9c 6s 7h] [Qh]
rdog7811: bets $44
heybude: calls $44
*** RIVER *** [9c 6s 7h Qh] [9h]
rdog7811: checks
heybude: bets $128
rdog7811: calls $128
*** SHOW DOWN ***
heybude: shows [Js Ts] (a pair of Nines)
rdog7811: shows [Td 8d] (a straight, Six to Ten)
rdog7811 collected $404 from pot
ufgator96 joins the table at seat #4
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $406 | Rake $2
Board [9c 6s 7h Qh 9h]
Seat 1: eating_Y (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Pushbot1000 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cardozo1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rdog7811 showed [Td 8d] and won ($404) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 6: heybude (button) showed [Js Ts] and lost with a pair of Nines

POKERSTARS GAME #15708513717: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/03/03 - 10:20:09 (ET)
Table 'Euryalos' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: godefroy09 ($815.85 in chips)
Seat 2: SANTOR0 ($113.65 in chips)
Seat 3: heybude ($196 in chips)
Seat 4: ExB1983 ($250.25 in chips)
Seat 5: thepredator ($278.55 in chips)
Seat 6: kingpin nl ($176.20 in chips)
thepredator: posts small blind $1
kingpin nl: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to heybude [As 3c]
godefroy09: folds
SANTOR0: folds
heybude: raises $2 to $4
ExB1983: folds
thepredator: raises $12 to $16
kingpin nl: folds
heybude: calls $12
*** FLOP *** [Qs 4h 6h]
thepredator: checks
heybude: checks
*** TURN *** [Qs 4h 6h] [2h]
thepredator: bets $15
heybude: raises $45 to $60
thepredator: calls $45
*** RIVER *** [Qs 4h 6h 2h] [7s]
thepredator: checks
heybude: bets $120 and is all-in
thepredator: calls $120
*** SHOW DOWN ***
heybude: shows [As 3c] (high card Ace)
thepredator: shows [Ts Th] (a pair of Tens)
thepredator collected $391 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $394 | Rake $3
Board [Qs 4h 6h 2h 7s]
Seat 1: godefroy09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SANTOR0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: heybude showed [As 3c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: ExB1983 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: thepredator (small blind) showed [Ts Th] and won ($391) with a pair of Tens

POKERSTARS GAME #15696731841: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/03/02 - 19:45:30 (ET)
Table 'Cimmeria IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: hammer9719 ($42.55 in chips)
Seat 2: heybude ($274.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Teiresias216 ($202 in chips)
Seat 4: Alphafoil ($37 in chips)
Seat 5: rsx333 ($193.15 in chips)
Seat 6: the ronian ($572.20 in chips)
the ronian: posts small blind $1
hammer9719: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to heybude [Tc Jh]
heybude: raises $4 to $6
Teiresias216: folds
Alphafoil: folds
rsx333: folds
the ronian: calls $5
hammer9719: calls $4
*** FLOP *** [9h 3h 3s]
the ronian: bets $12
hammer9719: folds
heybude: raises $24 to $36
the ronian: calls $24
*** TURN *** [9h 3h 3s] [4d]
the ronian: checks
heybude: bets $62
the ronian: raises $74 to $136
heybude: folds
the ronian collected $211 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $214 | Rake $3
Board [9h 3h 3s 4d]
Seat 1: hammer9719 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: heybude folded on the Turn
Seat 3: Teiresias216 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Alphafoil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rsx333 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: the ronian (small blind) collected ($211)

POKERSTARS GAME #15713251569: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2008/03/03 - 14:28:04 (ET)
Table 'Eros' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: PilsenKid ($602.20 in chips)
Seat 2: ggbman ($254 in chips)
Seat 3: Rugieee ($305.20 in chips)
Seat 4: DieOlive ($286 in chips)
Seat 5: Alphafoil ($43 in chips)
Seat 6: heybude ($199.80 in chips)
heybude: posts small blind $1
PilsenKid: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to heybude [5c Kc]
ggbman: folds
Rugieee: folds
DieOlive: folds
Alphafoil: folds
ggbman is sitting out
ggbman leaves the table
heybude: raises $2 to $4
PilsenKid: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [9c Jd 4h]
heybude: bets $8
PilsenKid: calls $8
*** TURN *** [9c Jd 4h] [Jh]
heybude: bets $22
PilsenKid: calls $22
*** RIVER *** [9c Jd 4h Jh] [8c]
Ice213 joins the table at seat #2
heybude: bets $56
PilsenKid: calls $56
*** SHOW DOWN ***
heybude: shows [5c Kc] (a pair of Jacks)
PilsenKid: shows [Qh 9d] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
PilsenKid collected $177 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $180 | Rake $3
Board [9c Jd 4h Jh 8c]
Seat 1: PilsenKid (big blind) showed [Qh 9d] and won ($177) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 2: ggbman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Rugieee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DieOlive folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Alphafoil (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: heybude (small blind) showed [5c Kc] and lost with a pair of Jacks

Lol, net run +2k though. Lets see how long I can sustain 20+ptBB/100, hopefully to at least 10k hands.

Wow soso sick.

I love how you didn't black out W$@SD.

I think this is really more of a tribute to how well you lagg it up and not that much of a strategy thing, though.

Are you just running good, have that large of an edge post flop, or people are just not adjusting to your play?

thats sweet though man, hopefully you can keep it up(for awhile)

Move up ldo

holy shit.

Nice, keep it up!

GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO

yeah probably $600 of that is mine....you mother fucker.

Sick Break even strech right now.

19k hands, +9k, 11.5 ptBB/100

are you still doing this ISF?

Are you still doing this?

I won 10k in about 24k hands, then got bored and moved on...

Pretty standard pattern for me.

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

I won 10k in about 24k hands, then got bored and moved on...

i can't wait to be bored like this! nice one!!