New Challenge: Movin' On Up

[trystero 0]

yea fighter I agree, more on the turn

[trystero 0]

gfs are ridic -Ev. even in poker. she's in here blabbing about some project she's working on and it causes me to make a terrible call for a stack. thxedit: now she spills Chai all over the carpet wtf

[KingJames 11]

Then how come u ran like a scaredy cat when I 3bet you with 65o

I'm not your average micro player ;)Die, if you are at my tables and don't say hello

gfs are ridic -Ev. even in poker. she's in here blabbing about some project she's working on and it causes me to make a terrible call for a stack. thxedit: now she spills Chai all over the carpet wtf

Dump her, get with her best friend (or sister), tp/mm EZ GAME amirite?

[trystero 0]

I'm not your average micro player Die, if you are at my tables and don't say hello

pro tip: if I_is_******* has position on you, just leave

[KingJames 11]

He's just a -116bb/100 in my book so far ;)SICK HOLD, but I still suck at poker...Converted by a herd of feral cowsFull Tilt No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 5 playersCO: $10.00 Button: $16.27 SB: $18.92 BB: $10.25 (Hero)UTG: $10.89 Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with (5 players)UTG folds, CO raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.30Flop: ($0.85) (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $0.50, Hero raises to $1.30, CO raises to $4.20, Hero raises to $9.85, and is all in, CO calls $5.40, and is all inTurn: ($20.05) (2 players)River: ($20.05) (2 players)CO showed , and lost with Ace King highHero showed , and won ($18.72) with three of a kind, NinesHero won $18.72(Rake: $1.33)Edit: I didn't realize how small my c/r was... def not standard

[SuperJon 175]

Villain was something like 63/25 over a very small sample.Is there any other way to play the flop other than raise? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comHero (CO) ($5)Button ($4.50)SB ($10.15)BB ($8.43)UTG ($13.90)MP ($2.48)Preflop: Hero is CO with 2 , 2 2 folds, Hero bets $0.15, 2 folds, BB calls $0.10Flop: ($0.32) 4 , 2 , 6 (2 players)BB bets $0.05, Hero raises to $0.40

[SwolyswoND 1]

Nope. Good raise and good sizing. I probably make it .35 but that's splitting hairs. I treat minbets like they checked.

[trystero 0]

yea James like $2 otf there

I treat minbets like they checked.

+1

[SuperJon 175]

time banked to 10 before making the callPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comSB ($4.17)BB ($13.52)Hero (UTG) ($5.73)MP ($13.46)Button ($13.14)Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q , 10 Hero bets $0.15, MP calls $0.15, 3 foldsFlop: ($0.37) J , 9 , 2 (2 players)Hero bets $0.30, MP calls $0.30Turn: ($0.97) A (2 players)Hero bets $0.75, MP calls $0.75River: ($2.47) 10 (2 players)Hero checks, MP bets $1.95, Hero calls $1.95Total pot: $6.37 | Rake: $0.30

[SwolyswoND 1]

Mehhhh not sure I like it Jon. You're pretty much hoping for missed spades, but there aren't many of those that you beat anyway. Axss beats you, KQss beats you, he can't have KJss, KTss even beats you. He can't have QJss, and you chop with QTss.Seems like a poor call to me.

[trystero 0]

yeah even though spades missed many flush draws improved on the turn or the river. I'd worry about KsQs or like AJ/JT/AsTs.

[SuperJon 175]

I agree it's not the best call, but this villain was pretty aggresive.I tend to make a lot of these type calls though, which is typically not the way to make money at the micro stakes. However, the majority of the time my calls are good, and very rarely do I get shown a better hand.

[trystero 0]

but this villain was pretty aggresive

then you played a read. but let us know.

[SuperJon 175]

then you played a read. but let us know.

oops.i guess i should also add that most of my river calls are read based.in addition to using a hud, i also take a crap ton of notes on players.another thing that I think helps which i don't know how many here do is to look up the regs in my PT (a reg is someone i classify as having at least 100 hands on), and search for them. then i'll just open their table and take notes on them, and any other players at the table.

[trystero 0]

those are good habits. when you move up, and the player pool gets smaller, then you should study the regs in your game by reviewing your database and looking for ways to exploit them. note what you did and how they responded.100 hands though is nothing.

[babylondonks 5]

Yeah I've made some fucking monstrous notes on some regs but it's generally the ones I have 1k+ hands on. Creating profitable 5bet shove ranges is fun

[Ninja Ace 1]

I'm sure everyone thinks I'm an LOL donk here but I'm gonna put this whine post in anyway bc i really need to vent.I've been on a crazy downslide for 2 weeks now putting in insane volume. I've switched up styles many times durring this slide... my regular game... my hyper aggressive game... total nit game... really every gear in the handbook... and I'm still sliding down and down and down a couple grand at micro stakes. It feels like a bad run, honestly. I've gone over my db over and over and yes there are mistakes here and there but not too many huge ones... and very many disgustingly sick plays on my part. I mean... i'm folding queens and jacks in the right spot preflop... I'm losing the minimum in flush over flush situations... my A's vs K's are like totally disgustingly backwards to the point where I'm almost considering trying to find spots to fold them pre but then I realize that's retarded. I have titled pretty hard in a couple spots at the very end of these sessions bc it seems to be groundhogs day and after 5 hours of straight set over set nonsense I snap. I dunno... I'm starting to think maybe I am terrible at this game and I've just been happening to run good for a few years... and now I'm running normal and it turns out I suck. I mean... are there any winning players that go through a 30k plus hand downslide? Technically somehow I'm still in profit mode on my return by a few dollars at the moment but I'm sure that'll get fixed soon. If any really exp'd players could halp it'd be great bc I'm in a really shitty spot in my life where I really *need* to go back to being pro, but I just can't seem to get past this block

[Nashtak 0]

Could be a small sample size you're looking atWhat is your 3-bet %, what is your fold to 3bet?In my opinion, once micro stakes players put money in the pot they want to see a flop, so I assume their fold to 3bet % is low

Odd. I have been playing on FT for 50k hands and they seem to believe that a 3-bet = AAMy 3-bet % 2.9 and my 3-bet call% is 57.6 while SSing on 2NL.

[babylondonks 5]

Yeah even for like huge winners at 6max 50k+ hand breakeven stretches are standard. There's not much use like just going over your DB later. Cut down from 12 tables or w/e you're playing and just 4 table and focus on all your decisions. Also here's my graph for the year if it makes you feel better

[Ninja Ace 1]

J to the H babylon that suuuuucksbut maybe you're right about cutting down tables and focusing... i will try that tomorrow

[Syntonic 0]

How often do you play, babs? 85k doesn't seem like very much to me.

[KingJames 11]

GL, Ninja Babs, you suck!Syntonic, your video is downloading.Todays lesson; how to lose money with the nuts:Your converted hand, now with more cowbell.Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 6 playersBB: $6.38 UTG: $29.77 UTG+1: $8.03 CO: $10.49 Button: $20.48 SB: $10.00 (Hero)Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with (6 players)2 folds, CO raises to $0.40, Button folds, Hero calls $0.35, BB foldsFlop: ($0.90) (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $0.60, Hero calls $0.60Turn: ($2.10) (2 players)Hero checks, CO bets $1.50, Hero raises to $4, CO calls $2.50River: ($10.10) (2 players)Hero bets $5, and is all in, CO calls $5CO showed , and won ($9.38) with a straight, Ace highHero showed , and won ($9.38) with a straight, Ace highCO won $9.38Hero won $9.38(Rake: $1.34)

[KingJames 11]

Villain is an aggro monkey;Milked from the teat of a feral cowFull Tilt No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 6 playersUTG+1: $11.04 (Hero)CO: $6.89 Button: $10.00 SB: $6.65 BB: $10.00 UTG: $7.48 Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG+1 with (6 players)UTG raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, CO folds, Button calls $0.30, 2 foldsFlop: ($1.05) (3 players)UTG bets $0.60, Hero raises to $2, Button folds, UTG raises to $5.20, Hero raises to $8.40, UTG calls $1.98, and is all inTurn: ($15.41) (2 players)River: ($15.41) (2 players)Hero showed , and lost with a flush, King highUTG showed , and won ($14.39) with a flush, King highUTG won $14.39(Rake: $1.02)

[babylondonks 5]

How often do you play, babs? 85k doesn't seem like very much to me.

Put in like 20k hands in January, 55k hands in Feb and 10k hands so far this month.

[trystero 0]

I'm sure everyone thinks I'm an LOL donk here but I'm gonna put this whine post in anyway bc i really need to vent.I've been on a crazy downslide for 2 weeks now putting in insane volume. I've switched up styles many times durring this slide... my regular game... my hyper aggressive game... total nit game... really every gear in the handbook... and I'm still sliding down and down and down a couple grand at micro stakes. It feels like a bad run, honestly. I've gone over my db over and over and yes there are mistakes here and there but not too many huge ones... and very many disgustingly sick plays on my part. I mean... i'm folding queens and jacks in the right spot preflop... I'm losing the minimum in flush over flush situations... my A's vs K's are like totally disgustingly backwards to the point where I'm almost considering trying to find spots to fold them pre but then I realize that's retarded. I have titled pretty hard in a couple spots at the very end of these sessions bc it seems to be groundhogs day and after 5 hours of straight set over set nonsense I snap. I dunno... I'm starting to think maybe I am terrible at this game and I've just been happening to run good for a few years... and now I'm running normal and it turns out I suck. I mean... are there any winning players that go through a 30k plus hand downslide? Technically somehow I'm still in profit mode on my return by a few dollars at the moment but I'm sure that'll get fixed soon. If any really exp'd players could halp it'd be great bc I'm in a really shitty spot in my life where I really *need* to go back to being pro, but I just can't seem to get past this block

Last night I tried out some 25nl and saw you at a table, immediately got up. I searched for you after that and saw you masstabling. So, seconded to babylon's suggestion to cut down on them. That's way too many imo. I haven't played 25nl 6max in quite a while and the last time I did was on AP. Maybe that's not true; I may have tried some on FTP last year, I cannot remember really. Either way, what I saw last night, admittedly a small sample, was very aggro. Like at one point I had opened w/JJ UTG and UTG+1 3-bet me. It wound up being a small pot so I got to see his hand: T8s. According to PTR he's a longterm loser but still, when you're up against that kind of aggression then it's going to be easy to run badly like you're doing and lose a ton of money (especially when you play such a hyperaggro style, 3betting from OOP/IP/itdoesntmatter w/almost any two cards). I can't comment on your playing style because over the years it's worked for you and I have little experience doing it; I'll say that it seems spewy to just 3-bet from say the SB w/KJo (which you had shown here earlier) w/out any compelling reason other than to increase the redline.After that I'll probably stick to 10nl until I win a few more BIs for 25.