Lesson: Hands 2000-3000: Position Poker
Total hours: 2.02
Total hands: 125

Session 2 - 2,02 hours - 125 hands

I skipped ahead another lesson. I think I'll probably stick to something like two session on each lesson as I'm not really coming to this as a complete newbie that needs to get routine in this play style, but rather as someone who's gone through this or similar already and who's reviewing the study material and scope/content of the lessons. When I do start running into things in lessons that I feel I need to work more on I'll be more inclined to do full 1k lessons (or even longer if I feel it will benefit me).

Study notes: Expanding the button range with A9o, ATo and QJ leaves it still pretty anorexic. KJ is of course already in the button range (and should not be listed in this lesson notes as an addition). I can see the system here - ensure that newbie isn't making too many changes to his play style but instead builds on what he knows. I do want to disagree, but I can't really. When learning the game a basic routine in a basic strategy is very valuable, and expanding upon that strategy to include more and more advanced considerations and more difficult plays is... a solid principle. I just also like the idea of throwing extremes at the newbie. Saying play nit - then play the same range but any hand with promise (any two suited and any connected up to three-gappers) from the button and see how much you can get away with. I trust it to be -EV for the newbie, but it should show the point of playing the button somewhat more loosely and expose the newbie to lots more challenging spots.

Spoons post on Blind Stealing is as most of his stuff pure gold. Renton's guide I'm a big fan of (and have been for some time) but he does use different ranges and though you do mention that future lesson will help us approach his ranges I'm not sure a pure newbie would know which range to use as the more 'definitive'.

Session notes: I ran hot, and didn't make any big mistakes according to my session review. I had a guy who insisted on calling my flop and turn bets only to shove in himself on the river with air thinking I'd read him for great strength. I didn't as his line didn't make sense considering the board, so my pocket QQ and AA held up to his J8o and the like (that totally missed the board). I was fortunate enough to select some juicy tables that allowed lots of limpers so I actually got to play many more hands than I otherwise would have - almost all my big blinds! I won more than my share of those also due to correctly assessing the post-flop situation and stealing orphan pots.