Operation: Spenda Stole My Operation Name

I don't think it's much of a secret that I haven't been playing much poker in the past year or so. I got married in August 07 and started grad school the next month, so I decided to take some time off. Well here I am almost a year and half later. I'm in my last semester of my masters program and my schedule right now is a joke. I only have to do stuff two days a week. Because of this, I decided that this would be a good time to start playing again.

Last Monday, I put $600 on FT and started grinding 25NL. I played my first 6k hands and...I got crushed. I was down 6-buys and pretty frustrated. I talked to one of my irl friends that plays 400NL+ for a living and figure out that I was playing like a spewtard. Since then, I've started playing better and over the next 8K hands, I made it to $1000 and was ready to move up to 50NL.

Here's my 25NL graph:



You can see the spewage and where I adjusted my play.

Since I moved up to 50NL, things have gone pretty well. I'm up 6-buys after 3.5K hands. I did go through a stretch where I started playing bad again, but I recognized it and took a break before playing again. As long as I stop beating myself, I should be playing 100NL very shortly. My plan right now is to move up to 100NL when I hit $2000, and then move up to 200NL when I hit $7000-$8000.

I called this "Play Poker" because that's really my only goal. I'm not trying to make X amount of money or play X amount of hands, I'm just trying to play when I have time and play well.

Ugh, I just played a very frustrating session where I was up 4-buys at one point but ended up even because I lost a bunch of big pots. I think I played really well so it wasn't because of tilt or spewing or anything like that.

This guy was a 63/13, I'm more than happy to get it in here.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($74.90)
CO ($29.45)
Button ($85.90)
SB ($21)
BB ($94.30)
Hero (UTG) ($51.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, A
Hero raises to $1.75, 4 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) Q, 6, 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.50, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $2.50

Turn: ($13.75) J (2 players)
BB bets $13.75, Hero raises to $44.90 (All-In), BB calls $31.15

River: ($103.55) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $103.55 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had 6, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
Hero had Q, A (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: BB won $100.55



I used up my timebank on this one but I don't think I can lay this down ever at 50NL

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UTG ($199.10)
MP ($138.35)
CO ($59.80)
Button ($28)
Hero (SB) ($73.50)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, 10
1 fold, MP raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Button calls $1.50, Hero calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($5) 5, Q, A (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $2.50, Button calls $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

Turn: ($12.50) A (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $7.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.50

River: ($27.50) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $30, Hero calls $30

Total pot: $87.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, 10 (three of a kind, Aces).
MP had Q, Q (full house, Queens over Aces).
Outcome: MP won $84.50

Pretty bad 4-bet call by him imo. barf

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MP ($106.85)
CO ($50)
Button ($58.70)
SB ($52.70)
BB ($53.10)
Hero (UTG) ($74.05)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K
Hero raises to $1.75, MP raises to $6, 4 folds, Hero raises to $19.95, MP calls $13.95

Flop: ($40.65) 10, 7, 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $54.10 (All-In), MP calls $54.10

Turn: ($148.85) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($148.85) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $148.85 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
MP had A, Q (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: MP won $145.85

Here's my 50NL graph so far:



I was hoping to blow through 50NL in like 3 days but I guess that won't be happening :)

Even with the rough hands you're still at 5ptbb/100, right?

In regards to the first hand, do you always bet 2/3 of the pot on the flop or is it just because you're not sure enough hands call a bigger bet? If you're cool with getting it all in with this hand then why not build a bigger pot?

Yeah, I'm still at 6.5ptbb/100 so I can't really complain .

As for the first hand, the bet sizing is very much based on the villian. Vs a 63/13, I believe that these type of players are going to call down very light, so I'm going to try for 3 streets of value. I don't think he'll stack off with something like 77, but I do think he'll call 3 half-pot bets with a hand like that. When he minraises the cbet in this particular hand, I think a lot of times it's a queen or a 6 trying to "see where he's at", and I think getting it in on the flop or turn here is fine. I just chose to wait til the turn on this hand and he happened to have a set, ul.

Another factor is that I play 8 tables so sometimes I get lazy with the bet sizes.

-1.5 buys today over 1600 hands. Not really much I can do, I'm just running bad.

This guy was 3-betting me with any 2 (saw him showdown 25o once)

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Hero (CO) ($108.70)
Button ($50)
SB ($146.50)
BB ($50)
UTG ($76.65)
MP ($106.20)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, K
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, Button raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $19.95, Button calls $13.95

Flop: ($40.65) 5, 3, 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $88.75 (All-In), Button calls $30.05 (All-In)

Turn: ($100.75) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($100.75) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $100.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had Q, 5 (one pair, fives).
Hero had A, K (high card, Ace).
Outcome: Button won $97.75

Just stick his short stack in PF unless you also think he'll call flop if he misses.

He's a fullstack, I'm playing 50NL. But yeah, I probably could have just shoved PF.

Last night I went to play some live poker. There's a bar near me that runs a 200NL charity game, I ended +$244 on the night. I've gone there 5 times total and I'm up $1955. SHIP

Just played a nice little 850 hand session where I won 3-buys.
Some hands:

Thnx for not 3-betting :)

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Hero (UTG) ($59.75)
MP ($53.25)
CO ($93.75)
Button ($79.20)
SB ($51.80)
BB ($71.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 3, 3
Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, CO calls $1.75, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.25) 4, 3, 9 (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, CO raises to $16, 2 folds, Hero raises to $58 (All-In), CO calls $42

Turn: ($123.25) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($123.25) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $123.25 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 3, 3 (four of a kind, threes).
CO had A, A (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: Hero won $120.25

Very weird hand here:

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CO ($91.40)
Button ($94.40)
SB ($53.70)
BB ($57.20)
Hero (UTG) ($53.80)
MP ($15.80)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9, 9
Hero raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, CO calls $1.75, Button calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($7.75) 6, 8, 5 (4 players)
Hero bets $6, MP calls $6, 1 fold, Button calls $6

Turn: ($25.75) 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, Button checks

River: ($25.75) 2 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $8.05 (All-In), Button calls $8.05, Hero calls $8.05

Total pot: $49.90 | Rake: $2.45

Results:
Button had 7, Q (one pair, eights).
Hero had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and eights).
MP had J, Q (one pair, eights).
Outcome: Hero won $47.45

I think I played this pretty bad, I should have either C/R the flop or led the turn, didn't matter in this hand, but not a good play overall.

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Hero (BB) ($55.50)
UTG ($177.90)
MP ($125.45)
Button ($31.35)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 8
1 fold, Button calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.25, UTG raises to $2, Button calls $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Flop: ($6) Q, 3, 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, Button bets $2, Hero calls $2, 1 fold

Turn: ($10) K (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $5.50, Hero raises to $14.45, Button raises to $27.35 (All-In), Hero calls $12.90

River: ($64.70) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $64.70 | Rake: $2

Results:
Button had Q, 8 (two pair, Queens and eights).
Hero had 8, 8 (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: Hero won $62.70

This guy was like 14/11 but had an agression factor of 8. I just don't know what he's trying to rep.

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Button ($67.60)
Hero (SB) ($80.10)
BB ($139.80)
UTG ($63.20)
MP ($50)
CO ($50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, 9
2 folds, CO raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($4) J, 3, 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $3, Hero calls $3

Turn: ($10) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6.25, Hero calls $6.25

River: ($22.50) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12.75, Hero calls $12.75

Total pot: $48 | Rake: $2.40

Results:
Hero had 9, 9 (full house, fours over nines).
CO had 10, 8 (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $45.60

Here's my 50NL graph so far:

itt bob will flop sets

would strongly consider donking 88 hand

Originally Posted by Triptanes

would strongly consider donking 88 hand

This is something I definitely don't do enough of and is probably the best line when flopping a set OOP in a multiway pot.

Originally Posted by WildBobAA

He's a fullstack, I'm playing 50NL. But yeah, I probably could have just shoved PF.

Last night I went to play some live poker. There's a bar near me that runs a 200NL charity game, I ended +$244 on the night. I've gone there 5 times total and I'm up $1955. SHIP

hey i went to the barz again tonight and i won 425 dollarzzzzz lmao. iv'e been ther 6 times and won monez lol you do the math ahahaha

Live poker is where the real fish are. The problem is that we can't multitable at bars and casinos. So variance is a bitch and hourly earn caps out way too low.

Yeah, I think I'm going to limit myself to only playing at the bar on Friday and Saturday nights since all the drunks (and 35 year old women) seem to come out those nights.

Originally Posted by WildBobAA

Originally Posted by WildBobAA

He's a fullstack, I'm playing 50NL. But yeah, I probably could have just shoved PF.

Last night I went to play some live poker. There's a bar near me that runs a 200NL charity game, I ended +$244 on the night. I've gone there 5 times total and I'm up $1955. SHIP

hey i went to the barz again tonight and i won 425 dollarzzzzz lmao. iv'e been ther 6 times and won monez lol you do the math ahahaha

Translation: I went to the bar again last night. I have played there 6 times and I am up $2380.

Just played a 1900 hand session where I kept playing big pot after big pot and ended +4 buys. It was pretty crazy.

Bleh, I should have just dumped the flop. I thought he would just shove PF with AK so I didn't think he had a K. I play bad.

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CO ($46.65)
Button ($69.85)
SB ($55.20)
Hero (BB) ($98.05)
UTG ($20.60)
MP ($81.35)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, Q
3 folds, Button raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $6.20, Button calls $4.70

Flop: ($12.65) 9, 6, K (2 players)
Hero bets $8, Button raises to $22, Hero raises to $91.85 (All-In), Button calls $41.65 (All-In)

Turn: ($139.95) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($139.95) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $139.95 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had A, A (one pair, Aces).
Hero had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: Button won $136.95

Not much to say here

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Button ($42.50)
SB ($76.10)
BB ($55.60)
Hero (UTG) ($50)
MP ($63.95)
CO ($82)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, Q
Hero raises to $1.75, MP raises to $6, 4 folds, Hero raises to $20.05, MP raises to $63.95 (All-In), Hero calls $29.95 (All-In)

Flop: ($100.75) 6, A, 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($100.75) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($100.75) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $100.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
MP had K, A (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: MP won $97.75

I didn't realize that there were 3 callers until after I bet 24, otherwise I would have just shoved, I thought I was HU lol oh well, didn't matter anyway.
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SB ($78.85)
BB ($49.25)
MP ($38.35)
CO ($51.50)
Hero (Button) ($50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A
MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $2.50, Hero raises to $8.75, 1 fold, BB calls $8.25, MP calls $8.25, CO calls $6.25

Flop: ($35.25) K, J, 9 (4 players)
BB checks, MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets $24, BB calls $24, 2 folds

Turn: ($83.25) Q (2 players)
BB bets $16.50 (All-In), Hero calls $16.50

River: ($116.25) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $116.25 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
BB had K, K (full house, Kings over Jacks).
Outcome: BB won $113.25

Standard

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BB ($54.30)
UTG ($73.05)
MP ($91.35)
CO ($50)
Button ($52.05)
Hero (SB) ($52.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, A
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO checks, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.50, 1 fold, UTG calls $3, CO calls $3

Flop: ($11) 2, 8, 3 (3 players)
Hero bets $8.90, UTG raises to $17.80, CO calls $17.80, Hero raises to $49.05 (All-In), UTG raises to $69.55 (All-In), CO calls $28.70 (All-In)

Turn: ($155.60) 10 (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($155.60) A (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $155.60 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
UTG had 3, 8 (two pair, eights and threes).
CO had 4, 5 (straight, five high).
Outcome: Hero won $5.10, CO won $147.50

This guy had some ridiculously loose stats, so I just made a huge PF raise to get a bunch of money in. I run good.

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MP ($91)
CO ($123.05)
Button ($100.85)
SB ($137.65)
Hero (BB) ($160.80)
UTG ($94.70)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K
UTG calls $0.50, 4 folds, Hero raises to $6.55, UTG calls $6.05

Flop: ($13.35) 6, K, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $9.95, UTG calls $9.95

Turn: ($33.25) J (2 players)
Hero bets $26.55, UTG raises to $78.20 (All-In), Hero calls $51.65

River: ($189.65) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $189.65 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, K (three of a kind, Kings).
UTG had 6, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: Hero won $186.65

Yep

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Button ($96.55)
SB ($53.30)
BB ($52.70)
UTG ($127.50)
Hero (MP) ($69.35)
CO ($48.30)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, A
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Button calls $1.75, SB calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.75) J, 2, 2 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4.50, Button raises to $19.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $67.60 (All-In), Button calls $48.35

Turn: ($140.95) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($140.95) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $140.95 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had J, K (two pair, Jacks and twos).
Hero had A, A (two pair, Aces and twos).
Outcome: Hero won $137.95


I actually like his flat of the sqeeze a lot (but I hate his smooth call of the opener, go figure). I run good.

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UTG ($97.15)
MP ($81.20)
CO ($28.30)
Button ($98.85)
Hero (SB) ($54.75)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, Q
2 folds, CO raises to $1.50, Button calls $1.50, Hero raises to $7.80, 2 folds, Button calls $6.30

Flop: ($17.60) Q, Q, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $12.20, Button calls $12.20

Turn: ($42) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($42) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $34.75 (All-In), Button calls $34.75

Total pot: $111.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had A, A (two pair, Aces and Queens).
Hero had A, Q (three of a kind, Queens).
Outcome: Hero won $108.50

Yep, I was on the good end of set over set twice in one session.

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Button ($46.15)
SB ($75.35)
BB ($51.35)
Hero (UTG) ($50.40)
MP ($21.35)
CO ($80.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, 8
Hero raises to $1.75, 4 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) 8, Q, 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BB calls $3

Turn: ($9.75) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7.85, BB raises to $19.65, Hero raises to $45.65 (All-In), BB calls $26

River: ($101.05) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $101.05 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had 5, 5 (three of a kind, fives).
Hero had 8, 8 (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: Hero won $98.05

meh

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SB ($40.70)
Hero (BB) ($99.95)
UTG ($44)
MP ($50.45)
CO ($61.05)
Button ($50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9, 9
4 folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero raises to $2, SB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) 10, 2, J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($4) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.50, SB raises to $20, Hero raises to $97.95 (All-In), SB calls $18.70 (All-In)

River: ($81.40) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $81.40 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB had 7, 8 (straight, Jack high).
Hero had 9, 9 (four of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero won $78.40

hah

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SB ($49.10)
Hero (BB) ($56.90)
UTG ($57.05)
MP ($33.55)
CO ($61.45)
Button ($21.05)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4, 2
1 fold, MP calls $0.50, 2 folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero checks

Flop: ($1.50) 3, A, 5 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.50, MP raises to $6, 1 fold, Hero raises to $56.40 (All-In), MP calls $27.05 (All-In)

Turn: ($67.60) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($67.60) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $67.60 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 4, 2 (straight, five high).
MP had 5, A (two pair, Aces and fives).
Outcome: Hero won $64.60

Just 8 more buys til I can move up to 100NL!

I can has run good too?

Bob, do u have enough points to get the globe yet from the FTP store? I think you should get that.

Played a quick 1k hand session today and broke even. I'm sorry this thread has basically been a hand dump so far. Once I start playing 100NL, I should start playing some hands that warrant more discussion.

Anyway, today's big hands:

There's not really much that needs to be said about any of these.

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UTG ($49.20)
MP ($88.85)
Hero (CO) ($50)
Button ($47)
SB ($82.50)
BB ($71.45)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, 10
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, Button calls $1.75, 2 folds

Flop: ($4.25) K, Q, 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button raises to $16.25, Hero raises to $48.25 (All-In), Button calls $29 (All-In)

Turn: ($94.75) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($94.75) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $94.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had J, A (straight, Ace high).
Hero had Q, 10 (two pair, Queens and tens).
Outcome: Button won $91.75

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CO ($54.75)
Button ($11.25)
SB ($51.05)
BB ($67.65)
Hero (UTG) ($50)
MP ($126.60)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5, 5
Hero raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, 1 fold, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.25) 5, J, 9 (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4.50, MP calls $4.50, 2 folds

Turn: ($16.25) K (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $10, Hero raises to $43.75 (All-In), MP calls $33.75

River: ($103.75) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $103.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 5, 5 (three of a kind, fives).
MP had 10, Q (straight, Ace high).
Outcome: MP won $100.75

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UTG ($128.15)
MP ($76.30)
Hero (CO) ($55.50)
Button ($72.70)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($56.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K
UTG raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $6.40, 3 folds, UTG raises to $18, Hero raises to $55.50 (All-In), UTG calls $37.50

Flop: ($111.75) Q, 8, 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($111.75) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($111.75) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $111.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
UTG had K, A (flush, Ace high).
Hero had K, K (flush, King high).
Outcome: UTG won $108.75


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Button ($52.05)
SB ($54.35)
Hero (BB) ($50.75)
UTG ($85.95)
MP ($48.35)
CO ($52.70)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K
UTG raises to $2, 1 fold, CO calls $2, Button calls $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $12.25, 2 folds, Button raises to $52.05 (All-In), Hero calls $38.50 (All-In)

Flop: ($105.75) J, 4, K (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($105.75) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($105.75) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $105.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had 10, 10 (one pair, tens).
Hero had A, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: Hero won $102.75

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($48.95)
CO ($16.70)
Button ($50.95)
Hero (SB) ($50)
BB ($10)
UTG ($25.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, 10
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, Button raises to $2.25, Hero calls $2, 1 fold, UTG calls $1.75

Flop: ($7.25) 10, 2, 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3, Button raises to $11, Hero calls $11, UTG calls $8

Turn: ($40.25) 5 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $12.50 (All-In), Button raises to $37.70 (All-In), Hero calls $36.75 (All-In)

River: ($126.25) J (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $126.25 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
Hero had 10, 10 (three of a kind, tens).
UTG had 3, 5 (two pair, fives and threes).
Outcome: Hero won $123.25

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($58.35)
MP ($12.10)
Button ($49.55)
Hero (SB) ($52.90)
BB ($43.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2, 4
1 fold, MP calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.25, BB checks

Flop: ($2) 2, 2, 4 (4 players)
Hero bets $1.50, 2 folds, Button calls $1.50

Turn: ($5) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.50, Button raises to $8, Hero raises to $20.55, Button raises to $47.55 (All-In), Hero calls $27

River: ($100.10) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $100.10 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had Q, 10 (flush, Queen high).
Hero had 2, 4 (full house, twos over fours).
Outcome: Hero won $97.10

50NL so far:

Ugh I've broken even over my last 6K hands. I'm running really bad but I'm going to take a look at some hands and see if I'm playing bad too. So gross.

Well I reviewed a bunch of hands and I think I'm just running bad. Still, I'm gonna put in a big session this afternoon and I'm only gonna 6 tables instead of 8. I'm determined to make it to 100NL by the end of the week.

I know you've done this before, but aiming for a specific time to reach a certain limit can't put you in the right head-space for playing good poker.

Yeah, you're definitely right about that.

Just played a 3200 hand session where all this shit happened to me.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($50)
BB ($66.80)
UTG ($30.50)
MP ($54.80)
Hero (CO) ($69.85)
Button ($33.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.25, 2 folds, BB raises to $7.50, UTG calls $7, Hero raises to $25.65, BB raises to $66.80 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $41.15

Flop: ($141.35) 7, 7, 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($141.35) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($141.35) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $141.35 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had A, A (two pair, Aces and sevens).
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and sevens).
Outcome: BB won $138.35

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($51.55)
BB ($50)
UTG ($75.10)
MP ($50)
Hero (Button) ($81.30)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8, 9
1 fold, MP raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($5) J, 5, 6 (3 players)
SB checks, MP bets $5, Hero calls $5, 1 fold

Turn: ($15) J (2 players)
MP bets $15, Hero raises to $74.80 (All-In), MP calls $28.50 (All-In)

River: ($102) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $102 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 8, 9 (flush, Jack high).
MP had 6, 6 (full house, sixes over Jacks).
Outcome: MP won $99

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($108.35)
CO ($27.30)
Button ($24.10)
SB ($50)
BB ($50)
Hero (UTG) ($50.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A
Hero raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, 4 folds

Flop: ($4.25) 7, K, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.50, MP calls $3.50

Turn: ($11.25) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $8, MP calls $8

River: ($27.25) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $27.25, Hero calls $27.25

Total pot: $81.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, A (one pair, Kings).
MP had 6, 7 (two pair, sevens and sixes).
Outcome: MP won $78.75

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($37.70)
UTG ($19.10)
MP ($98.45)
CO ($100)
Hero (Button) ($69.45)
SB ($50.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, J
3 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, BB raises to $6, Hero calls $4.25

Flop: ($12.25) J, 6, 7 (2 players)
BB bets $9, Hero raises to $39.25, BB calls $22.70 (All-In)

Turn: ($75.65) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($75.65) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $75.65 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, J (one pair, Jacks).
BB had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: BB won $72.65

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($77.95)
Button ($24.80)
BB ($50)
UTG ($50)
Hero (MP) ($51.30)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 9, 9
Hero raises to $1.75, CO calls $1.75, 3 folds

Flop: ($4.25) 9, 8, 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, CO calls $4

Turn: ($12.25) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $10.95, CO calls $10.95

River: ($34.15) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $17, Hero calls $17

Total pot: $68.15 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 9, 9 (three of a kind, nines).
CO had 7, J (straight, Jack high).
Outcome: CO won $65.15

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($100.50)
MP ($33.25)
CO ($12.50)
Button ($38.35)
SB ($57.70)
Hero (BB) ($52.05)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, A
1 fold, MP raises to $1.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $6, MP raises to $15, Hero raises to $45.25, MP calls $18.25 (All-In)

Flop: ($66.75) 2, J, 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($66.75) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($66.75) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $66.75 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, A (one pair, Kings).
MP had A, A (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: MP won $63.75

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($18.75)
SB ($134.65)
BB ($47.60)
UTG ($50)
MP ($98.75)
Hero (CO) ($50)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, K
1 fold, MP raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.25) Q, Q, J (4 players)
BB checks, MP bets $3.50, Hero calls $3.50, 2 folds

Turn: ($14.25) 8 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $9, MP calls $9

River: ($32.25) 7 (2 players)
MP bets $18.50, Hero calls $18.50

Total pot: $69.25 | Rake: $3

Results:
MP had 8, 8 (full house, eights over Queens).
Hero had Q, K (three of a kind, Queens).
Outcome: MP won $66.25

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($67.95)
UTG ($31.75)
Hero (Button) ($50)
SB ($61.85)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A
UTG raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $14.45, 2 folds, UTG raises to $31.75 (All-In), Hero calls $17.30

Flop: ($64.25) 10, Q, 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($64.25) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($64.25) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $64.25 | Rake: $2

Results:
Hero had K, A (one pair, tens).
UTG had Q, A (two pair, Queens and tens).
Outcome: UTG won $62.25

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Hero (BB) ($112)
UTG ($61.70)
MP ($25.80)
CO ($50.85)
Button ($46.85)
SB ($60.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, Q
2 folds, CO raises to $1.75, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) K, K, 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, CO calls $3

Turn: ($9.75) A (2 players)
Hero bets $6.50, CO calls $6.50

River: ($22.75) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12, Hero calls $12

Total pot: $46.75 | Rake: $2.30

Results:
Hero had K, Q (full house, Kings over Aces).
CO had J, A (full house, Aces over Kings).
Outcome: CO won $44.45

A lot of these are read-based.

I still ended +2 buys. I'm the best poker player in the world afaik

Had to change my operation name. I'm running like Christopher Reeves right now. I'll post an update w/ graph later.

Post hand numbers!!

That QK v 88 hand is so sick. I swear thats happenned to me so much in the last few days its sickenning.

fullllllll tilllllllllllllttttttttt haaaaaaaaaattttteeeeessssssss meeeeeeeeeee
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

#1

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Hero (BB) ($50.95)
MP ($20)
CO ($53.05)
Button ($22)
SB ($26.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, 6
MP checks, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB calls $0.25, Hero checks

Flop: ($2) K, 6, K (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, 1 fold, CO calls $2, 1 fold

Turn: ($6) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $5.55, CO raises to $11.10, Hero raises to $20.05, CO calls $8.95

River: ($46.10) J (2 players)
Hero bets $28.40 (All-In), CO calls $28.40

Total pot: $102.90 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, 6 (full house, Kings over sixes).
CO had K, J (full house, Kings over Jacks).
Outcome: CO won $99.90

#2
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MP ($19.20)
CO ($61.85)
Button ($50)
Hero (SB) ($50.75)
BB ($65.15)
UTG ($52)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, A
1 fold, MP raises to $2, 1 fold, Button raises to $6, Hero raises to $17.70, 2 folds, Button calls $11.70

Flop: ($37.90) K, J, Q (2 players)
Hero bets $33.05 (All-In), Button calls $32.30 (All-In)

Turn: ($102.50) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($102.50) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $102.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had Q, Q (three of a kind, Queens).
Hero had A, A (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: Button won $99.50

#3
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Button ($40.70)
SB ($50)
BB ($81.40)
Hero (UTG) ($53.80)
MP ($17.95)
CO ($55.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 2, 2
Hero raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, 1 fold, Button calls $1.75, SB calls $1.50, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($8.75) A, 9, 2 (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $8.75, Hero calls $8.75, 2 folds, SB raises to $48.25 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $39.50

Turn: ($114) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($114) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $114 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB had 9, A (full house, nines over Aces).
Hero had 2, 2 (full house, twos over nines).
Outcome: SB won $111


#4
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MP ($77.45)
Hero (CO) ($51.10)
Button ($50.35)
SB ($43.75)
BB ($33.60)
UTG ($65.30)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, K
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 2 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) 10, 5, K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BB calls $3

Turn: ($9.75) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB raises to $16, Hero raises to $46.35 (All-In), BB calls $12.85 (All-In)

River: ($67.45) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $67.45 | Rake: $3

Results:
BB had 10, 3 (two pair, tens and threes).
Hero had J, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: BB won $64.45

#5
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SB ($51.35)
BB ($86.75)
Hero (UTG) ($67.70)
MP ($21.20)
Button ($85.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J, J
Hero raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, 2 folds, BB raises to $3, Hero calls $1.25, MP calls $1.25

Flop: ($9.25) 2, 10, 4 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, MP bets $9.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $18.50, MP calls $8.95 (All-In)

Turn: ($45.65) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($45.65) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $45.65 | Rake: $2.25

Results:
Hero had J, J (two pair, Jacks and threes).
MP had 3, 10 (full house, threes over tens).
Outcome: MP won $43.40

#6
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Hero (SB) ($63.15)
BB ($50.85)
UTG ($66.95)
MP ($50)
CO ($51.40)
Button ($37.35)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
4 folds, Hero raises to $2, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) Q, 10, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BB raises to $11.10, Hero raises to $61.15 (All-In), BB calls $37.75 (All-In)

Turn: ($101.70) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($101.70) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $101.70 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had Q, A (one pair, Queens).
BB had J, A (straight, Queen high).
Outcome: BB won $98.70

#7
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UTG ($54.75)
Hero (MP) ($50)
CO ($100.50)
Button ($60.15)
BB ($78.30)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K, K
Hero raises to $1.75, CO raises to $5.75, 2 folds, UTG calls $5.25, Hero raises to $20, 1 fold, UTG calls $14.25

Flop: ($46) 10, Q, 3 (2 players)
UTG bets $34.75 (All-In), Hero calls $30 (All-In)

Turn: ($106) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($106) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $106 | Rake: $3

Results:
UTG had A, 10 (two pair, Aces and tens).
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: UTG won $103

I am never going to move up to 100NL

Not having a real downswing after those hands is a positive!

10k hands BE... bjsaust is right, you're my hero for not tilting off a BI or two.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I haven't played much online, I've been going to the bar to play quite a bit though. I went there 3 times this weekend and ended +$734. I still haven't had a losing session there.

bob your preflop 3bet and 4bet sizes are fucking attrocious. give people a chance to call with worse hands. it seems like all your doing now is getting in a variance war in those pots.

Yeah, you're probably right, I'm going to re-evaluate this.

idk if you're just mashing the pot button for 3 and 4bets, but you need to think about it more than that. a good 3bet size is going to be raising $1.50 to $5-5.50, $2 to $6.50 or 7. 4bet size you want to be somewhere around 2.5x of the 3bet size as a generalization. there is just no need to 4bet to like 4.5x his 3bet size. if villain is going to fold, their going to fold to 2.5x, it also lets alot of people overestimate their FE when you do have a hand you're going to call a push with, and lets you get away much cheaper with 4bet bluffs.

#2 with AA, what did you put him on? Gotta be QQ or KK. =\

Originally Posted by CBAT

#2 with AA, what did you put him on? Gotta be QQ or KK. =\

Obviously that's one of the worst flops possible and there's a large chance he has a set, but I don't think I can just check/fold in a 4-bet pot when I have less than a PSB left. There's a small chance he has AK or TT also.

All because you are in florida does NOT mean that you are to take a vacation from poker or this thread. Get back in the game!

Originally Posted by unger2000

All because you are in florida does NOT mean that you are to take a vacation from poker or this thread. Get back in the game!

OK ok, here's an update: the last week of February I decided to try out Cake because I heard the games were super soft. I played a total of two sessions there and I ran just horribly. I had set over set 3 times, and 3 times where I had QQ/KK vs AA. Then in another hand I 3-bet AQ from the SB vs a button opener, the flop comes Q92 and he has 22, and there was a similar hand where I had AK on an A63 flop vs this total lagtard but he of course has 33. I'm not one of those people that's going to claim that it's rigged but I was running so awful that for the first time ever, the thought crept into my mind. Anyway all of that added up to a 9-buy in downswing over the 2000 hands I put in on Cake (after running awful on FT and not having a downswing that even approaches that which is what made it kinda suspicious).

Anyway, I moved back to FT and FT decided to really start shitting on me. When I made my last post here, I was running 2-buys over expectation and now I am currently 5-buys under expectation. This is normal but it sucks because it couldn't have come at a worse possible time. I also decided to play in that FTR HU tourney so if you add that all up, I might be dropping down to 25NL soon.

Also, it's been too cold to go to the beach all week.

FML

yeah.. Bode is on the money with the 3bet/4betting sizing. I couldn't imagine 4bet bluffing if you are 4betting to 40bbs as you did in one hand. Your making your bluffs have to work a very large % of the time. Your also, as bode said, making it less likely to get called or shoved on with worse.

GG in the HU match today.

Edit - Also 4bet bluffing would be nearly impossible as you would have already put in over 1/3 of your stack into the pot. If villain shoved after you 4bet to 40bb then you would be calling 60bb into a pot >140bb, and getting 2.33:1 or better odds. So folding could most definitely be a mistake with a few hands.

Update please You still grindin?

Originally Posted by BoondockSaint

Update please :D You still grindin?

Pretty funny that you posted this today since I just started playing again online today. I've been pretty busy with the end of school and job hunting (no luck so far) so the only time I've played poker was on the weekends when I went to the bar to donk around at 200NL live (up 4.5K since mid January). I actually cashed out my online roll about 3 weeks ago since I tilted off like 5 buys at the HU tables.

So now I'm back to playing. I'm going to stay away from the HU tables, if unger2000 catches me playing HU I owe him dinner. I FINALLY got rb on Full Tilt so that should be a big help. I also think I identified and fixed a bunch of leaks in my game including my 3-bet/4-bet sizes, checking when I should be bet/folding, and playing too loose UTG and UTG+1. So I'm feeling good and I should be posting updates now.

Cool sounds good. Nice work with the live games and good luck with the job hunt.

update?

bump

Hi guys, long time no see. So at the beginning of the year I had exactly 0 dollars online. I won some fantasy football league for $350 so I threw that online and started grinding it up. To make a long story short, I recently moved up to 200NL FR Rush. I'm putting in a ton of hands (and making a ton of rb). Keep it real FTR.

Sup bob, I'm buying xbox at end of month. Let's play some gears soon

Play MW2 with me and Lukie, I'm 8th right now, I need to stop slacking off and get to 9th already.

i did 1st and still stand at lvl 70. I like my guns for SnD

Doh, guess I'll have to start over if I get xbox. I'll most likely move on to bad company 2

lol at the hands ITT from last year, I was so bad (and probably still am)

bump

Wildbob 400nl sighting! How's the grind going man? Updates!

I've had a pretty nasty breakeven stretch over my last 35K hands although this really only amounts to 1 week. Just a lot of boring KK vs AA and set over set type hands. I'm still up ~$750 from rb though during this period so it's all good.

Yeah badger, I opened a couple 400NL tables today while I was playing Rush. I don't know how I ever played regular poker, it's so slow haha. I'm assuming you were at 1/both of those tables? What's your SN (PM?)

I need to do a better job of game selecting too. Sometimes, 200NL rush is "regville" and I need to recognize this and playing 100NL during those times.

180K hand update. Life is good.

sik garf yo.