ITT I Learn Poker!

[Stacks]

So basically, I'm more frustrated than I have ever been regarding poker at this time. I've been losing for nearly 1.5 months, approx 80k hands, at 200nl. I'm down over $3k during this time frame, which isn't incredibly bad, yet has me in not such a great mood. It's just small winning sessions followed by soul-crushing losing ones. But either way, I didn't start this thread to bitch about how I'm doing. I started this thread to begin improving once again, and start making money again.

So to start things off... I HAVE A SHITLOAD OF LEAKS!!! I am by no means a good player. I suck as a matter of fact. I'm assuming 90% of my losing streak can be attributed to poor play and a poor attitude (tilt). I realize this. And am here to fix it. Will I? We shall fucking see.

Now the hands that will be posted here will likely be absolutely terribly played, and some should be considered standard. I feel I overthink shit too much, but have yet to realize how not to. Either way, I will post if I have any question on the hand, and you can hopefully give me some advice/ideas.

To set the starting point:

I have a $14,584 BR. I will be playing 100nl FR for the next few days because I need to learn what it feels like to win again. I need to start plugging my leaks, and actually improving. Hopefully I will crush, and can get back to being more confident and beating 200nl again. We will see.

[Stacks]

Villain is a reg. I don't have any reads on him at this time. His stats indicate he's a bit on the tighter side of tag (19/16).

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Hero ($200.00)
UTG+1 camptheblunt ($43.00)
CO IAmHuck ($195.40)
BTN limoni ($200.00)
SB RiverStars68 ($275.40)
BB gmcrafter ($200.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG
Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, limoni calls $6, RiverStars68 calls $5, 1 fold

Flop: ($20, 3 players)
RiverStars68 checks, Hero bets $17, limoni folds, RiverStars68 raises to $54, Hero goes all-in $194, RiverStars68 calls $140

Cbet seems standard. When he raises here, I'm really torn.. I honestly do not feel like I can just be folding in this spot. However, I honestly don't know. I feel like he's rarely, if ever, raising a worse made hand. Maybe something like pair + draw (54s ish). However, I would think a fair amount of flush draws are in his range, as is a few bluffs because he may give me credit to fold in this spot; however, likely not.

Is this really just a standard bet/fold spot? Am I being a bit results oriented, and should shove it here all day? Also, thoughts on whether 3b/call is better than calling the c/r, and deciding on turn, if I were to continue?

If this is a bet/fold, what would my stackoff range possibly be? {22,33,55,AA}?




Villain was kinda fishy.. And that's why I called the river, which in hindsight is still fairly -ev. I suppose I tried to convince myself that since he was so bad he could do it with worse. But he was not being very aggressive. God I need to learn to fold

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG shoresy1 ($162.55)
UTG+1 Hero ($234.40)
CO Russ1anMaf1a ($197.00)
BTN danlim1 ($306.35)
SB ge00 ($478.15)
BB pwj76 ($144.15)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1
shoresy1 raises to $6, Hero calls $6, 4 folds

Flop: ($15, 2 players)
shoresy1 checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($15, 2 players)
shoresy1 checks, Hero bets $10, shoresy1 calls $10

River: ($35, 2 players)
shoresy1 checks, Hero bets $28, shoresy1 raises to $92, Hero calls $64

Seems like a pretty standard bet/fold.. Or at least should be. Calls like this, when I'm at best "hoping he is spazzing out" def are not helping my winrate. I just need to learn to fold when faced with aggression baring a very strong hand, or reads to indicate otherwise. Either way, betsizing is fine imo? He def calls with a lot of worse {Kx, Two pairs, etc}.


Villain was a relative unknown.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG NutsInYoEye ($207.00)
UTG+1 Flashy99fly ($254.15)
CO mj99kb ($251.00)
BTN Hero ($251.70)
SB kf3328 ($201.00)
BB bigredhoss ($217.65)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN
2 folds, mj99kb raises to $6, Hero calls $6, 2 folds

Flop: ($15, 2 players)
mj99kb bets $8, Hero calls $8

I feel a float in this spot is fine. Villain's range is relatively wide, and I don't have any notes to indicate he is capable of barreling often. I feel I can profitable call, and bet the turn a fair amount. Thoughts?

Turn: ($31, 2 players)
mj99kb checks, Hero bets $22, mj99kb calls $22

River: ($75, 2 players)
mj99kb checks, Hero bets $48

When villain c/c turn, I still have some Ax combos in his range, but I also think he is likely to do this with some underpairs (TT-KK), and I also feel like he bets the turn with a decent Ax the majority of the time, since he doesn't have reads that I float or anything.

Honestly, not real sure what else to say on this river bet. Kinda seems bad, but idk.. Thoughts would be much appreciated.




Thoughts for next session: LEARN TO FUCKING FOLD WHEN FACED WITH AGGRESSION!!!

[bjsaust]

Number them to be easier .

Hand 1 QQ - I dont fold. I probably call the c/r and get in on a safe turn, but this isnt bad.

Hand 2 AQs - Very much a b/f spot. Learning to fold to his river shove will help your winnings a lot. I might bet a little smaller because its so scary for him with any 1P/2P type hand.

Hand 3 QKo - This all looks fine to me honestly. Main problem is he might look you up light because of the FD on the flop. If he looks you up, make a note and move on.

[Micro2Macro]

Good luck sir, starting an operation thread should help keep you motivated and on track to achieving your goals.

'bout time you did this

[wellrounded08]

GL sir.
I'll see if I can't keep an eye out on the thread. Don't go making any hero calls because I'm watching alright?

the QQ hand despite what you think, folding isn't bad
his range is polarized to nuts and soulcrushing draws

why is that? it's because we're UTG so he's putting us on a REALLY STRONG RANGE
if he doesn't have at least ace high flush draw he's not going to be sticking it in, he's probably going to just call the cbet because he feels like he has really good implied odds

is folding here with queens exploitable? yes
BUT WE'RE EXPLOITING HIS TENDECIES BY FOLDING
you said he was a 19/16 which means he has pocket pairs, suited aces, suited connectors and AQ in his calling range, but when he c/r this board he's not doing it without a huge draw or the nuts
which means he crushes you when he decides to c/r

I guarantee you this is his ENTIRE RANGE:
Board: 3h 2c 5c

Hand 0: 77.641% { 55, 33-22, AcQc, AcJc, AcTc, Ac9c, Ac8c, Ac7c, Ac6c, A4s, Ac3c }
Hand 1: 22.359% { QdQs }

[XTR1000]

Good luck staxo, I´ll be following with interest and be leeching knowledge off this op since mine hase become nothing but a travellers report.

On #1 QQ = AA here. Guy overcalled, so he isn´t that tight and the board leaves quite a bit of draws. Being hu to the flop a lot of the poor "regs" show up with made hands here for ye olde "see where they at". Having position I call and play a turn, b/3b frop folds out 66-99 way too often.

AQ I like 3betting/iso the fish pre.

KQ idk, the range you´re repping is lukewarm at best, AJ being prob the top of what takes call-call-bet, and idk how betting the river fits in. Imo this looks a lot like a random float or desperate diamonds.

XTR he never has 66-99, he folds against UTG because he called to setmine, I'm pretty sure it's a standard fold
I disagree QQ=AA because AA has blockers against A4s and has better equity vs. suited aces and a redraw to the straight vs. sets
QQ=KK here equity-wise

I'll prove it:
Board: 3h 2c 5c

Hand 0: 65.590% { 55, 33-22, AcQc, AcJc, AcTc, Ac9c, Ac8c, Ac7c, Ac6c, A4s, Ac3c }
Hand 1: 34.410% { AdAs }

Board: 3h 2c 5c

Hand 0: 77.607% { 55, 33-22, AcQc, AcJc, AcTc, Ac9c, Ac8c, Ac7c, Ac6c, A4s, Ac3c }
Hand 1: 22.393% { KdKs }

[dev]

QQ hand, I stack off here like 100% of the time. In hindsight, with a better read on the player, I think IOPQ is right.

AQs, yeah b/f.

KQ, I like this line on a dry board or with some kind of read on Villain, but not vs. an unknown.

[mcatdog]

the QQ hand despite what you think, folding isn't bad
his range is polarized to nuts and soulcrushing draws

Stop using the word polarized to sound cool, you don't know what it means.

the QQ hand despite what you think, folding isn't bad
his range is polarized to nuts and soulcrushing draws

Stop using the word polarized to sound cool, you don't know what it means.

polarized doesn't just mean nuts and air

it's polarized because the distribution of his hands peaks in two poles, like magnetic poles

one pole is draws
the second pole is nut type hands

that's why it's "polarized" - because the hands are polar opposites, as opposed to a continuum of hands
I'm afraid you, sir, do not know the etymology of polarized

I suggest reading this post:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...94&postcount=5

[JinxT4]

the QQ hand despite what you think, folding isn't bad
his range is polarized to nuts and soulcrushing draws

Stop using the word polarized to sound cool, you don't know what it means.

polarized doesn't just mean nuts and air

it's polarized because the distribution of his hands peaks in two poles, like magnetic poles

one pole is draws
the second pole is nut type hands

that's why it's "polarized" - because the hands are polar opposites, as opposed to a continuum of hands
I'm afraid you, sir, do not know the etymology of polarized

I suggest reading this post:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...94&postcount=5

Do you really think that mcat doesn't know what polarized means? Or is this just a really convincing level?

well I'm hoping his post is a really convincing level because I did not misuse the word in the definition I used it in

[Muzzard]

MCAT>IOPQWANKER

EDIT: GL STAX U PWN PRETTY HARD ANYWAY

[BooG690]

Very nice. Glad to see you started an OP. We'll all do our best to keep your head on straight.

Good luck bro!

[oskar]

If you haven't already... read Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo. It contains a lot of great stuff on improving tilt and handling downswings... that's basically all it's about.
I think it has helped me a lot.

[Stacks]

So correction... I will not be playing 100nl FR for the next couple of days.. I played a few hands, and I can't put myself through that kind of monotony. I'll play some more 200nl 6m since I do have a bankroll to support a bit more losses. However, I don't intend to lose. I'm going to fold when in doubt, and just play a bit of a tighter game, and see how that pans out. If I do continue to lose, then I will drop to 100nl 6m, but I don't think I'm cut out for FR anymore. It's just not as exciting.

Also, thanks for the reply on the hands. I agree that the QQ hand is likely a fold. I have a strong range to raise preflop, and cbet into 3 players, and therefore, villains c/r is representing massive strength. I really don't think he does this with a worse made hand (66-JJ), so he either has a set or draw (or pair + draw). I'm drawing nearly dead against sets, and draws are only a 2:1 dog. I think it's a fold.

However, it just seems so gross to be in a spot where my continuing range is only like sets/draws myself. It seems like he could c/r there with impunity. However, I do realize that noone at this level is going to realize this and exploit our 'nitty' folds in this spot. And if they do start, then we can easily play back by 3bet bluffing, and 3betting for value more often on the flop.

From an ABCD theorem standpoint, what does everyone agree my ranges should be? Sorry if mine is a bit off. My thinking has been becoming more and more clouded lately due to all of this mess.

A - {AA, 22, 33, 55, A4s} - I'm actually torn on AA. If we have the Ac, it becomes an easier fold than if we don't I suppose. I doubt he is raising many, if any, non-nut flush draws. So if we hold the Ac, his range becomes even more weighted towards sets, straights?

B - {AcXc, ....} - Not really sure if we should be peeling worse flushdraws here given the possible reverse implied odds. When we hit our flush we could be drawing dead to a higher flush, and sets still have 10 outs to improve.

C - {n/a} - Barring reads I really don't think I'm bluffing him in this spot.

D - rest.


As far as hand #2 [AQ], I think another factor that made me call is how if I fold AQ here, I am never calling his river bet. I would bet my flush draws on the flop like 100% of the time in this spot, so AQ is the top of my range in this spot. I mean, I realize it's a bet/fold on the river. But at the time I had two thoughts running through my head.. (1) Villain is a fish, so many he could do it with worse (set, 2 pair, Q9, spazzy retarded bluff), but I doubt that is likely. (2) AQ is the very top of my range in this spot. So I believe those are the reasons I called, even though I "knew" it was a fold.

In hand #3, I could conceivably have some nut hands still in my range. Villain is raising on the CO, and should therefore have a pretty wide range. I would call the flop with AK, AQ, AJ, and could certainly call the flop with 22/77. When he check/called the turn, I really feel like his range looks something like {A8-AJ, 88-KK, 87}. I think more people would barrel their flush draws in this spot. So when we get to the river, I feel like the majority of his check/calling range is folding to a river bet {88-KK, 87, weaker Ax}. So I think the river bet is fine.

To be a tad bit results oriented, he check/shoved the river. I'm thinking like 90% of the time AT. Either way, I of course folded.

[Stacks]

Oskar.. I may pick up "Elements of Poker" in the near future. I have been watching a few of Tommy Angelo's videos on DC, and they are very good.

I do have Poker Mindset in the mail, and will give it a read soon, after I start and complete NLHET&P again.

I do think I've begun to tilt more recently (this year pretty much). Last year, I don't think I had many expectations, because I had just gotten to the low-mid stakes, and didn't feel like I was better than 90% of the players there. However, now I feel like I should be winning, and that I should be better than 90% of the players when I am playing solid, and thinking clearly. So it seems that win I'm playing badly, and losing, it just gets to me so much more.

Also, I know this is not just variance, which is more devastating than losing twice as much, but being able to attribute it to just variance. Negative variance I can deal with.. Playing poorly, I cannot.

[Stacks]

Also, just because, here is a hand history from last night. This was from deep in the $3R on stars (1st place = $8.2k). There was 20 players left, and I was doing very well. I had a nice rail going, and I felt like a final table was just around the corner, which would have been my first final table in a major MTT.

But nope... This hand happened. I wasn't tilted or angry. More stunned than anything. Busto in 20th. Sick Life.

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$3.00+$0.30
7 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG TourCash (3650710)
UTG+1 RentaChip (1945486)
MP Liljengren (971021)
CO Lanky1 (971924)
BTN graybone (1607151)
SB Hero (1421441)
BB schiziq (4398217)

Blinds: 20000/40000 Ante 5000

Pre-flop: (95,000, 7 players) Hero is SB
3 folds, Lanky1 goes all-in 966,924, graybone goes all-in 1,602,151, Hero goes all-in 1,396,441

Flop: (4,060,516, 3 players)

Turn: (4,060,516, 3 players)

River: (4,060,516, 3 players)

Final Pot: 3,874,806
Lanky1 shows:
graybone shows:
Hero shows:

graybone wins 4,060,516 ( won +2,458,365 )
Lanky1 lost -966,924
Hero lost -1,416,441

[Monsieur_chat]

fml that sucks dude. Unlucky.

Good luck with the op though dude, we all know you're gonna turn it around no problems.

gogogo

[mcatdog]

that's why it's "polarized" - because the hands are polar opposites, as opposed to a continuum of hands
I'm afraid you, sir, do not know the etymology of polarized

Huge draws and sets are hardly polar opposites seeing as they're both on the same side of villain's range (the top of it).

that's why it's "polarized" - because the hands are polar opposites, as opposed to a continuum of hands
I'm afraid you, sir, do not know the etymology of polarized

Huge draws and sets are hardly polar opposites seeing as they're both on the same side of villain's range (the top of it).

if you imagine a graph of equity vs. our range with sets/straights and with huge draws you'll find that the draws would clump at 50% equity, while straights/sets would clump at like 80% equity

so the distribution has two peaks at 45% and 80% and no hands that have 60% for example

but if the flop was for example 356cc he could have a lot more hands that want to stick it in on the flop including a lot of combo draws that are not possible on this flop texture
so his range would be a lot wider

but yeah, saying he's at the top of his range in this spot is more specific

[Stacks]

So I played some $1/$2 6m tonight. It ended up pretty much the exact same way it has been ending for the past 1.5 months. And I'm just as frustrated as ever with it. I have never started a tilt thread to bitch, and keep my variance bitching/tilt whining off the forums for the most part. But fuck it, I'm about to crack. Had these little gems happen all within around 15 mins of each other.


Hand 1:

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG drevert ($185.10)
UTG+1 peterjenning ($435.60)
CO Skwid10 ($280.15)
BTN USC_Tibs ($280.40)
SB Hero ($256.00)
BB arsenault1 ($69.30)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB
3 folds, USC_Tibs raises to $6, Hero calls $5, 1 fold

Flop: ($14, 2 players)
Hero checks, USC_Tibs bets $10, Hero raises to $34, USC_Tibs goes all-in $274.40, Hero goes all-in $216

Turn: ($538.40, 2 players)

River: ($538.40, 2 players)

Final Pot: $514
USC_Tibs shows:
Hero shows:

USC_Tibs wins $535.40 ( won +$255 )
Hero lost -$256



Hand 2:

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG peterjenning ($207.55)
UTG+1 Avaran ($229.35)
CO Duckie4982 ($64.65)
BTN ibizza99 ($197.00)
SB Hero ($200.00)
BB Fayvren ($241.15)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB
3 folds, ibizza99 raises to $8, Hero raises to $26, 1 fold, ibizza99 calls $18

Flop: ($54, 2 players)
Hero bets $34, ibizza99 calls $34

Turn: ($122, 2 players)
Hero checks, ibizza99 bets $66, Hero goes all-in $140, ibizza99 goes all-in $71

River: ($399, 2 players)

Final Pot: $396
Hero shows:
ibizza99 shows:

Hero wins $3 ( lost -$197 )
ibizza99 wins $393 ( won +$196 )


Hand 3: (and my personal favorite)

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG snif ($214.15)
UTG+1 ZeGrimReaper ($195.55)
CO Hero ($200.00)
BTN Fayvren ($237.30)
SB RailbirdMofo ($73.00)
BB trublupkr ($264.35)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is CO
snif raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero calls $8, 3 folds

Flop: ($19, 2 players)
snif checks, Hero bets $14, snif raises to $28, Hero calls $14

Turn: ($75, 2 players)
snif bets $20, Hero calls $20

River: ($115, 2 players)
snif bets $66, Hero goes all-in $144, snif calls $78, Hero says "so sick"

Final Pot: $403
Hero shows:
snif shows:

snif wins $400 ( won +$200 )
Hero lost -$200

[Stacks]

I'll be back tomorrow to post some hands for review's sake.

[Micro2Macro]

jesus christ..run better?

[Stacks]

It's unpossible. Feel I'm playing good poker for the past week, but still can't win because of this shit. And for the 1.5 months before this.. UGH whatever.. I'm just about over it and to my quitting point.

[BooG690]

But...you're my hero. You can't quit...seriously. You've been insightful as hell and everyone here knows you can kill 200NL. Don't quit brotha...take some time off to get your mind right!

[Stacks]

POKER IS FUN FOR EVERYONE!!! EXCEPT ME BECAUSE I"M RUNNING LIKE SHIT!!!

Another one against a 59/41/4 fish.. He would gladly b/3b 9x, TT-AA, etc here.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG rocoprc ($402.00)
UTG+1 DGC Game ($275.05)
CO Hero ($246.05)
BTN Fayvren ($200.00)
SB peterjenning ($245.65)
BB etats360 ($200.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is CO
rocoprc raises to $6, 1 fold, Hero raises to $20, 3 folds, rocoprc calls $14

Flop: ($43, 2 players)
rocoprc bets $22, Hero raises to $70, rocoprc goes all-in $382, Hero goes all-in $156.05

Turn: ($651.05, 2 players)

River: ($651.05, 2 players)

Final Pot: $495.10
Hero shows:
rocoprc shows:

rocoprc wins $648.05 ( won +$246.05 )
Hero lost -$246.05

[daven]

sounds like you're hitting the variance that's been smashing me this month. Difference is that i moved down to 50nl to work on my game. I'm 18bi behind on AI EV over about 20k hands, so I should be breakeven for the month. DUCY? the fact that I'm in the red means that I suck as well as variance.

Read Jyms' WHY post.
Tighten up a little.
Stop mixing 6-max and FR sessions, it messes with your head and your game, and it's subtle. Like range estimations become way weirder, there's subconscious shit going on when showdown proves that the 6-max villain is shoving TPMK, and then you start to think that people are shoving light in FR when they're not.
Play better
and polish the luckbox (goat sacrifice seems approprate too)

Go play 100nl until your roll is up another 20buyins. Prove the discipline and the enjoyment of the game. If you don't enjoy it, then reassess poker. If you want to move up early, think about what this means for discipline. Etc.

Best of luck, I'm in IRC a bunch at the moment, hit me up.

[Galapogos]

I always told you that you sucked.

Actually it sounds like you're going through the same thing as me. I always had plenty of leaks in my game, but was definitely able to beat at least up to 200NL. MY 18k BR has depleted to 8.5k since April (not all of it's poker losses, I withdraw 2k a month for living expenses).

Long story short, I've now dropped to 50NL just to get my head straight and I haven't been able to beat it for a month now. I know I'm not an amazing player by any means, but any monkey with a starting hand chart should be able to beat that game.

Anyway, just letting you know you're not alone out there. My bum hurts too!

Edit: It sucks that we waste all of our run good in the Gauntlet. Lets become SnG pros.

[Stacks]

Gala... As bad as it sounds, that does make me feel a bit better. I mean, I've never had a big ego when it comes to poker. I've always knew my place, and usually contribute my progress to everyone that has been so very helpful. And likewise, I usually chalk my losses up to me playing poorly. I've never really said "I'm getting wtfpwned by negative variance", as I think it's a pretty poor way to look at it, since it keeps people from being as critical of their play.

But with that said, jeez I'm honestly at the point where my frustration is getting the best of me. More and more often I'm having sessions where I feel I am playing fairly well, but still crashing and burning. Which obviously can get to someone that hasn't experienced variance this bad yet.

Either way, just the fact that I am taking it this hard, should be enough to make me work hard enough to correct it all. I mean, I KNOW I'm a winner up through 200nl FR/6m. The games are not that hard up through there, and I see tons of mistakes even from the better regs, so I do have an edge on most in those games. However, it's no where near where I should be.

So to cut my losses during the downswing, and to go back and gain more confidence, I suppose I'll play 100nl 6m for a bit. I can work on my leaks, while also not feeling as attached to the money as I have become at 200nl as of late. The only downside is that it feels like I have twice the amount of money to win back to be breakeven. But oh well, I think this is the best move for now, and for the future.

When I feel I have improved a reasonable amount, I'll move back up to 200nl, as I still have the BR for it. It just sucks to have been at 100nl-200nl since August 08', when I moved from 2nl-100nl so quickly.

Anyways, right now my BR is now $13k, as I lost $1k yesterday, $400 the day before, and another $1k Wednesday. Either way, fuck it.. I'm ready to improve, and get over this shit, and get back to crushing.

[Stacks]

Also Gala... We need to get together and do some sweat/review/study session together in the near future. Hit me up on AIM (CJHutch60) if you want to at any time.

[Galapogos]

Also Gala... We need to get together and do some sweat/review/study session together in the near future. Hit me up on AIM (CJHutch60) if you want to at any time.

Definitely. We're both at really similar spots in our development it seems and going through the same issue right now. I try to catch you on AIM sometime, not today, I just finished my session and am a little spent.

+5 buyins. Of course I was -5 yesterday

[bjsaust]

Video time!!

[swiggidy]

You guys sucking at 50NL makes me feel better. Start running better please.

[bigspenda73]

it's amazing how these OPs always turn into bad beat threads

our rolls are similar, flip for 25k total and the other gets to be a homeless bum?

serves you right for not 3b/shoving your AKs pre in 6m you hudge nit

[Stacks]

So yeah.. I've been without FTR access for like 3 days now. Anyways, I moved back to 200nl FR for the time-being. I'll still be playing some 6m, but right now I've played 4 sessions of 200nl FR and am up 5 buyins, which is much better than I can say about my last month at 6m/FR.

I cleared my first $4k SuperNova bonus today, so my BR is back up to approx $18k. Having a sweat session with a reputable player tomorrow, and I'll be back to link some interesting hands, and thoughts after that.

[dranger7070]

Glad to see you got around to linking those hands.