Lhe Challenge(?) Thread

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[DinkDonk 1]

This month I started out on a 265 BB heater in the first 5 days. Since then, I went through what I think is my worst downswing of the year at 285BB. Luckily, most of it has come at the lower stakes that I play now, so the $ amount is pretty manageable. Unfortunately it has shaken my confidence very slightly, so I think when I cash out a chunk to pay my entire lease up front, I will move down a bit. I'll probably stay out of the 50/100 game (ironically the only level I'm beating regularly this month) and only play in very good 30/60 games. I have worked my way up from my downswing a bit and am up 27 BB and something like $4.5k on the month, but I simply want to be fully confident and comfortable in the games that I play. Good luck everyone. I hope you're playing well.

[checkymcfold 0]

This month I started out on a 265 BB heater in the first 5 days. Since then, I went through what I think is my worst downswing of the year at 285BB. Luckily, most of it has come at the lower stakes that I play now, so the $ amount is pretty manageable. Unfortunately it has shaken my confidence very slightly, so I think when I cash out a chunk to pay my entire lease up front, I will move down a bit. I'll probably stay out of the 50/100 game (ironically the only level I'm beating regularly this month) and only play in very good 30/60 games. I have worked my way up from my downswing a bit and am up 27 BB and something like $4.5k on the month, but I simply want to be fully confident and comfortable in the games that I play. Good luck everyone. I hope you're playing well.

running better at higher stakes seems fine in my book . if you can go through a nearly 300BB swing and still be up on the month, i'd take it.i have 4BB to win this evening or ima have my first loser in 9 days. ONE TIME

[FCP Bob 1,312]

This month I started out on a 265 BB heater in the first 5 days. Since then, I went through what I think is my worst downswing of the year at 285BB. Luckily, most of it has come at the lower stakes that I play now, so the $ amount is pretty manageable. Unfortunately it has shaken my confidence very slightly, so I think when I cash out a chunk to pay my entire lease up front, I will move down a bit. I'll probably stay out of the 50/100 game (ironically the only level I'm beating regularly this month) and only play in very good 30/60 games. I have worked my way up from my downswing a bit and am up 27 BB and something like $4.5k on the month, but I simply want to be fully confident and comfortable in the games that I play. Good luck everyone. I hope you're playing well.

This month I'm running at 1.5 BB/100 at 10/20 and 35 BB/100 at 25/50Too bad I've only played 386 hands of 25/50.

[tuckermitchell 1]

this is my first question post in this thread. I'm working my way up in LHE because I am super bored with NLHE tourneys and I just can't win online at NLHE. I also seem to like LHE better. Hand in question...How do we play a maniac? Villain is a 49/14/2.9 over 85 hands and is on a SICKKKK heater. He already 3 bet my turn c/r on a AQ3Qhh board and got me to fold AT and then showed J9dd within the first 15 hands together. Since then, I've also seen him 3 bet pf and 3 barrel a A56TJ flush board with 8/9os. So is this line okay?PokerStars Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comPreflop: Hero is SB with A, AButton calls, Hero raises, BB calls, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls, Button callsFlop: (12 SB) 10, 10, Q(3 players)Hero bets, BB raises, Button calls, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Button calls, Hero callsTurn: (12 BB) Q(3 players)Hero checks, BB bets, 1 fold, Hero callsRiver: (14 BB) 3(2 players)Hero checks, BB bets, Hero callsTotal pot: $3.20 (16 BB) | Rake: $0.15just curious how often he shows up here with anything. I generally would've probably raised the turn if he bet, but the Q coming out made me want to just go to showdown. Exactly how many bets did I waste?

[tuckermitchell 1]

Says I posted too many images(?) or I woulda just posted a single post...and then the very next hand.PokerStars Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comPreflop: Hero is Button with Q, QHero raises, SB calls, 1 foldFlop: (5 SB) K, 2, A(2 players)SB bets, Hero callsTurn: (3.5 BB) 6(2 players)SB bets, Hero callsRiver: (5.5 BB) 2(2 players)SB bets, Hero callsTotal pot: $1.50 (7.5 BB) | Rake: $0.07considering that I'm in position, should I raise the flop or just c/c down on an unimproved board?I'm beating this level pretty decent (4.2ptbb/100) but I am having trouble with maniacs so what is the right approach?

[Flushgarden 0]

this is my first question post in this thread. I'm working my way up in LHE because I am super bored with NLHE tourneys and I just can't win online at NLHE. I also seem to like LHE better. Hand in question...How do we play a maniac? Villain is a 49/14/2.9 over 85 hands and is on a SICKKKK heater. He already 3 bet my turn c/r on a AQ3Qhh board and got me to fold AT and then showed J9dd within the first 15 hands together. Since then, I've also seen him 3 bet pf and 3 barrel a A56TJ flush board with 8/9os. So is this line okay?PokerStars Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comPreflop: Hero is SB with A, AButton calls, Hero raises, BB calls, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls, Button callsFlop: (12 SB) 10, 10, Q(3 players)Hero bets, BB raises, Button calls, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Button calls, Hero callsTurn: (12 BB) Q(3 players)Hero checks, BB bets, 1 fold, Hero callsRiver: (14 BB) 3(2 players)Hero checks, BB bets, Hero callsTotal pot: $3.20 (16 BB) | Rake: $0.15just curious how often he shows up here with anything. I generally would've probably raised the turn if he bet, but the Q coming out made me want to just go to showdown. Exactly how many bets did I waste?

We're definitely not folding, and I think it would be just a bit foolish to bet anymore when the Q came on the turn. Either he's bluffing and we're winning the max by calling (assuming he has nothing and will fold if we bet), or he has us beat and we're losing the minimum. So, I would play it the same way you did here. The only way we could possibly squeeze any more value is if he has A high and he'd call a raise thinking his two pair with an A kicker may be good or at least worth half the pot, but since we have 2 of them its not quite as likely that he has one. Also this is under the condition that he has gone nuts again on this hand. It would be hard to put a sane person on A high here. Maaaybe he'd cap the flop with AK for a gutshot and overcards. Since he didnt raise preflop its not likely he has AK.

[Mattnxtc 0]

Grinding my way back up...just about properly rolled for .5/1

[checkymcfold 0]

tucker-the first hand i play the same.as for the second, it's an interesting spot. if you're SURE that you want to show down QQ there, then your line is correct. if, however, you're not sure, and think that you can either get to showdown cheaper by raising the flop, betting the turn, and checking the river, OR by raise/folding the flop, etc., then do that.

[Dirtydutch 8]

I was on tilt for two hands. Maybe I'm not the only one. Preflop: Hero is BB with 4, K1 fold, MP raises, 3 folds, Hero callsFlop: (4.5 SB) A, 9, A(2 players)Hero checks, MP bets, Hero callsTurn: (3.25 BB) 5(2 players)Hero checks, MP bets, Hero raises, MP callsRiver: (7.25 BB) 3(2 players)Hero bets, MP callsResults in white below:Hero had 4, K (one pair, Aces).MP mucked J, Q (one pair, Aces).Outcome: Hero won I'm really not sure what I thought was happening, but I'm pretty happy this is what was. I play so goot.

[checkymcfold 0]

i'm up 75BB vs goot players today and stuck 65 against total ****ing retards, three of which were sickly hit and runs for 20BB each in less than 10 hands.wat.i did, however, disconnect and fold KJ on the bb in a limped pot. the flop came J44, turn K, river K, and a total doink flipped up 44 ftw, so i'm calling today a win so far, lol.

[Dirtydutch 8]

i did, however, disconnect and fold KJ on the bb in a limped pot. the flop came J44, turn K, river K, and a total doink flipped up 44 ftw, so i'm calling today a win so far, lol.

I folded A4s in the CO to an UTG raise, and would have lost with a nut flush to UTG's 9-6s straight flush. It's the day of the almost-cooler.

[Flushgarden 0]

sighthe 74/4 donk on my direct left is running hotter than the sun in every hand I play. I seriously can't catch any break whatsoever.

[Dirtydutch 8]

sighthe 74/4 donk on my direct left is running hotter than the sun in every hand I play. I seriously can't catch any break whatsoever.

*Tents pants*Screen name?

[Flushgarden 0]

*Tents pants*Screen name?

blacknaws, table is Jabbah.I'm singletabling 1/2 6 max right now. That way I don't lose as fast.and when I my said left I meant my right.

[Flushgarden 0]

PokerStars Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comPreflop: Hero is BB with , :5hUTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checksFlop: (5 SB) , , (5 players)SB bets, Hero folds, UTG raises, MP calls, Button calls, SB callsTurn: (6.5 BB) (4 players)SB bets, UTG calls, 1 fold, Button callsRiver: (9.5 BB) (3 players)SB checks, UTG checks, Button bets, SB calls, UTG callsTotal pot: $25 (12.5 BB) | Rake: $1Button had , (one pair, Aces).SB mucked , (one pair, tens).UTG mucked , (one pair, Aces).Outcome: Button won $24I'm down 23 BBs at this table in 117 hands and I have no idea how.

[Flushgarden 0]

lol, same table...PokerStars Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comPreflop: Hero is Button with , :qsUTG calls, MP calls, CO calls, 1 fold, SB raises, 1 fold, UTG calls, MP calls, CO 3-bets, SB caps, UTG calls, MP calls, CO callsFlop: (17 SB) , , (4 players)SB bets, UTG calls, 1 fold, CO raises, SB 3-bets, UTG caps, CO calls, SB callsTurn: (14.5 BB) (3 players)SB bets, UTG calls, CO raises, SB 3-bets, UTG caps, CO calls, SB callsRiver: (26.5 BB) (3 players)SB checks, UTG bets, CO calls, SB callsTotal pot: $59 (29.5 BB) | Rake: $1SB mucked , (two pair, Aces and Kings).UTG had , (flush, Ace high).CO mucked , (two pair, Kings and sevens).Outcome: UTG won $58

[checkymcfold 0]

lol a 66/10/0.6 and a 65/55/4 are getting into it at my table. oddly, the former seems to be feistier.

[Dirtydutch 8]

God...what an easy game 6-max is. Thank for free mobnies, ****-touchers.

[checkymcfold 0]

i'll show you easy money, dutch.Absolute PokerLimit Holdem Ring gameLimit: $3/$64 playersConverterPre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with 4 A UTG folds, Button raises, SB calls, Hero calls.Flop: A 8 3 (6SB, 3 players)Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.Turn: Q (4BB, 2 players)Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.River: 4 (6BB, 2 players)Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button calls.Results:Final pot: 10BBHero Shows 4c Ahbooo converter. he had 56o. although if i do have 25 or 26, that's a sick ****ign read.

[checkymcfold 0]

lol whoops, i have to have exactly 26 there, 25 is a wheel looool.that hand actually made the difference between me keeping the streak alive and losing it. 1350 hands, +TWO BB BITCHES. NINE WINNARS IN A ROW. another super weird day, though. i was +60BB and -55BB at various points throughout. i'm too delicate for this.

[Dirtydutch 8]

I don't really depend on poker for money, don't really like to buy things anyway, and have no pride about my game at all (I suck, I know I suck, and when I'm kicking ass by whatever chance, I more get the feeling that my opponents are just really, really awful). Also, really don't like it that much. It's pretty cool when I'm winning, but the only time I actually have fun playing is if I don't really understand that particular variant well enough to understand that I'm not playing well. So I'm not sure why I play. But I do know this: I would like to play 25,000 hands next month. My winrate is shockingly high, considering how shitty I am (owed 90% to tilting a little bit less), I played 12,000 last month, which was a great month for me, and though this month I've only played a couple thousand hands, I feel like thanks to my habits on here and those Deuces Cracked videos (seriously, those things are the greatest thing that could have happened to me, switching to 6-max), I've improved my LHE game this month more than any other period I can remember. I think now I just need to force myself to spend as much time playing as I do watching the fluctuations of the rate clock next to my porn torrents, I could make a pretty major leap. So basically, the next five days I'm going to have to push it to retain my Poker Stars VIP status, and then it's on to my 25,000-hand challenge. It's going to be all the tougher because my PT3 trial was cut off when I foolishly uninstalled it, in an attempt to steal it, my HEM trial ends tomorrow, and I've decided to hold out for PEV. But the point of this rambling megapassage is simply that I'm going to force myself to play my ass off from now 'til at least November, and I'd like you homos on my ass about it.

[DinkDonk 1]

I don't really depend on poker for money, don't really like to buy things anyway, and have no pride about my game at all (I suck, I know I suck, and when I'm kicking ass by whatever chance, I more get the feeling that my opponents are just really, really awful). Also, really don't like it that much. It's pretty cool when I'm winning, but the only time I actually have fun playing is if I don't really understand that particular variant well enough to understand that I'm not playing well. So I'm not sure why I play. But I do know this: I would like to play 25,000 hands next month. My winrate is shockingly high, considering how shitty I am (owed 90% to tilting a little bit less), I played 12,000 last month, which was a great month for me, and though this month I've only played a couple thousand hands, I feel like thanks to my habits on here and those Deuces Cracked videos (seriously, those things are the greatest thing that could have happened to me, switching to 6-max), I've improved my LHE game this month more than any other period I can remember. I think now I just need to force myself to spend as much time playing as I do watching the fluctuations of the rate clock next to my porn torrents, I could make a pretty major leap. So basically, the next five days I'm going to have to push it to retain my Poker Stars VIP status, and then it's on to my 25,000-hand challenge. It's going to be all the tougher because my PT3 trial was cut off when I foolishly uninstalled it, in an attempt to steal it, my HEM trial ends tomorrow, and I've decided to hold out for PEV. But the point of this rambling megapassage is simply that I'm going to force myself to play my ass off from now 'til at least November, and I'd like you homos on my ass about it.

Congrats on the improvements, sir. Keep me posted on your play throughout the next month. Good luck with your challenge.

[Dirtydutch 8]

Thank you, my fine chum of gentle birth; I look forward to the 30 hands/day I'll actually be playing in October.

[DinkDonk 1]

There's a new Cash Plays with Bart Hanson on Pokerroad.com that features Chris "DeathDonkey" Vitch talking about limit hold em. While I would like to recommend that you guys never listen to Bart Hanson's voice for more than 5 minutes, DeathDonkey is pretty much always worth hearing.Edit- Listened to the whole thing and I'm a little mad at DeathDonkey. I wish as few people would think about balancing ranges as possible. Not you guys of course, though. Listen to the man.