New Challenge: Movin' On Up

[KingJames 11]

So much fun!!!!Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterTitan No Limit Hold'em €0.10/€0.20 - 4 playersBB Hero: €22.86UTG Novic1978: €21.23Button spacedoutuk: €7.43SB dennyden28: €10.82Preflop: (€0.30) Hero is BB with (4 players)Novic1978 raises to €0.80, spacedoutuk folds, dennyden28 raises to €10.82, Hero raises to €22.86, Novic1978 calls all-in €20.43Flop: (€54.91) (3 players)Turn: (€54.91) (3 players)River: (€54.91) (3 players)Novic1978 showed ,dennyden28 showed ,Hero showed ,Hero won €22.07dennyden28 won €30.84

[SuperJon 175]

mehMerge - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 playersHand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.comBTN: $10.00Hero (SB): $10.00BB: $7.85UTG: $4.54MP: $10.80CO: $9.85Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has :adfold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, BB calls $0.20Flop: ($0.60, 2 players) :6cHero bets $0.40, BB calls $0.40Turn: ($1.40, 2 players) :3hHero bets $1.05, BB calls $1.05River: ($3.50, 2 players) :9sHero bets $2.02, BB raises to $6.10 and is all-in, foldBB wins $7.17

[KingJames 11]

nice, disciplined fold tho!!!

[SuperJon 175]

tyi'm slowly starting to realize the key (for me) to beating the micros isn't so much being able to value bet thinly, but being able to fold strong hands

[SuperJon 175]

nice vb with the QQ on KK578 (i think) james

[SuperJon 175]

Merge - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 playersHand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.comHero (MP): $10.00CO: $17.33BTN: $10.77SB: $10.00BB: $17.60UTG: $21.70SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has :5dfold, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, BTN raises to $1.20, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.90Flop: ($2.55, 2 players) :4dHero checks, BTN checksTurn: ($2.55, 2 players) :tcHero bets $1.80, BTN calls $1.80River: ($6.15, 2 players) :4sHero checks, BTN bets $2.55, Hero calls $2.55BTN shows (One Pair, Fours) (Pre 42%, Flop 28%, Turn 41%)Hero shows (One Pair, Fours) (Pre 58%, Flop 72%, Turn 59%)Hero wins $10.69

[KingJames 11]

Same guy at same time

[KingJames 11]

Played 4373 hands today; my most ever in a day. Shipped some profit, also!

[CobaltBlue 662]

Merge - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 playersHand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.comHero (MP): $10.00CO: $17.33BTN: $10.77SB: $10.00BB: $17.60UTG: $21.70SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has :5dfold, Hero raises to $0.30, fold, BTN raises to $1.20, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.90Flop: ($2.55, 2 players) :4dHero checks, BTN checksTurn: ($2.55, 2 players) :tcHero bets $1.80, BTN calls $1.80River: ($6.15, 2 players) :4sHero checks, BTN bets $2.55, Hero calls $2.55BTN shows (One Pair, Fours) (Pre 42%, Flop 28%, Turn 41%)Hero shows (One Pair, Fours) (Pre 58%, Flop 72%, Turn 59%)Hero wins $10.69

Okay...that's one of the sicker calls I've seen in a while. You were saying something about folding your strong hands being the key to beating the micros? (Also a little sad that my v-bet/call with 4th pair didn't get much love.)

[fighter 4]

Okay...that's one of the sicker calls I've seen in a while. You were saying something about folding your strong hands being the key to beating the micros? (Also a little sad that my v-bet/call with 4th pair didn't get much love.)

If he can turn up with J3o then I like the play. Without reads (like him playing j3o) I think he would have too many better value hands that he is turning into a bluff for us to call. Nice hand though.

[CobaltBlue 662]

If he can turn up with J3o then I like the play. Without reads (like him playing j3o) I think he would have too many better value hands that he is turning into a bluff for us to call.

It was partially a sizing thing too. Like, his raise is so large that it somewhat polarizes him. I think he probably just calls with a bare ace or king. He probably would've raised a set or two pair on the flop or turn. That means his value range is basically QJ/TT/AT. Kind of felt like he was defending almost ATC to the 3bet. And obviously my line looks fairly "weak", so I expected he thought he could raise me off of quite a number of better hands. I wasn't sure if he'd turn a ten into bluff...I'd expect he'd generally call with it.

[SuperJon 175]

I donked to get value from the fish that limped. He'll probably call with weaker 8x, some 7x, oesd, and gutshots. Once the reg on the button calls, I figure he's either got Qx, 9T (maybe 56), and 99-JJ.You guys think it's profitable to barrel once to get him to fold 99-JJ?Merge - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 playersHand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.comBB: $14.67UTG: $6.08MP: $12.44CO: $13.91BTN: $10.40Hero (SB): $10.00Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has :adUTG calls $0.10, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.45, Hero calls $0.40, fold, UTG calls $0.35Flop: ($1.45, 3 players) :7dHero bets $0.96, fold, BTN calls $0.96Turn: ($3.37, 2 players) :2cHero bets $2.24

[SuperJon 175]

Best turn action?Villain F3B is 83%, no reads on how he plays in 3bet pots. Doesn't seem to be to passive or aggressive on the turn. Merge - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 playersHand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.comUTG: $19.21CO: $10.58BTN: $12.76Hero (SB): $12.27BB: $9.60Hero posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero has :9sfold, fold, BTN raises to $0.30, Hero raises to $1.00, fold, BTN calls $0.70Flop: ($2.10, 2 players) :5sHero bets $1.30, BTN calls $1.30Turn: ($4.70, 2 players) :9dHero checks, BTN bets $3.13

[KingJames 11]

J9ss hand I c-bet much smaller bc of stack depth. Turn I'd barrel. As played I'd fold. But I think if we bet like $1.1 on the flop and barrel $2.25 on turn we'll be in a much better spot; thoughts?A8dd, I'd fold pre. As played I don't mind the turn bet; devious intentions on a lot of rivers??

[CobaltBlue 662]

J9ss hand I c-bet much smaller bc of stack depth. Turn I'd barrel. As played I'd fold. But I think if we bet like $1.1 on the flop and barrel $2.25 on turn we'll be in a much better spot; thoughts?

I'd bet like $.65 on flop and then $1 on turn. =)

[KingJames 11]

Well this is fun bc I made a royal flush, but I have questions on all 3 streets. Villain is 25/20/2.69 6% 3b, plays super loose out of the SB, 58% vpip out of the blinds.Should I raise the flop donk? His super wide pre-flop range makes me believe he can have some worse flush draws.Turn... ohider. Checking back cool or should we bomb it to set up a big bet vs his under flushes and AX hands?River... As played; jam or raise to ~$3.50?No Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10Merge Network6 playersFormatted by pokercopilot.com - Mac OS X hand history analysis and trackingStacks:UTG - Hero ($10.99)MP - UTG ($14.80)CO - MP ($8.95)BTN - BTN ($4.05)SB - SB ($6.30)BB - BB ($18.96)Preflop: ($0.15, 6 players) Hero is UTG with K Q Hero raises to $0.30, 3 folds, SB calls $0.25, BB calls $0.20Flop: T A A ($0.90, 3 players)SB checks, BB bets $0.67, Hero calls $0.67, 1 foldTurn: J ($2.24, 2 players)BB checks, Hero checksRiver: 8 ($2.24, 2 players)BB bets $1.12,

[SuperJon 175]

Flop: I like calling. Yeah, he can have some weaker FD's, but is he calling with them on a paired board oop (maybe?). Plus we might have the best hand here some of the time, and even counterfeit outs with a T if he's donking a small pair. Turn: Betting is good if you think he'll call with hands like QT, QJ, and KJ. River: I think we lose value if we shove (unless you know him to be a huge station). The only hands that will call a shove are FH's, and based on his bet sizing, I'd be surprised if he ever has one here. So I like raising to $3.50 like you said, or maybe even a little smaller to target the weaker end of his range. The blocker bet seems like he's looking for thin value with a hand like KJ.

[SuperJon 175]

oh ya and nh

[QED 4]

River: I think we lose value if we shove (unless you know him to be a huge station). The only hands that will call a shove are FH's, and based on his bet sizing, I'd be surprised if he ever has one here. So I like raising to $3.50 like you said, or maybe even a little smaller to target the weaker end of his range. The blocker bet seems like he's looking for thin value with a hand like KJ.

I think he is probably bet/calling or bet/folding regardless of bet size. What sort of hands do you think he would bet/call to a smaller raise and do you think he has more of those hands than he does ones he will call off vs a shipski?

[SuperJon 175]

I see what you're saying, but I think a smaller raise just has a better chance of getting called. The reason being is that it gives him a chance to level himself into making a bad call based on "pot odds", and allows him to spazz as well.

[KingJames 11]

Bluff catch-aments:Sigh-aments:Cooler-aments!

[SuperJon 175]

KJ, results of royal flush hand??

[KingJames 11]

Jammed and he folded; ugh

[SuperJon 175]

Lame.So what do you think of this Br management plan on moving up? I'm playing 3 tables these days, and I was thinking taking shots at the next level at 15 BI's, and starting with 1 table and then 2 tables of my current limit, and then changing a table at 20 bi's and 25 bi's.

[KingJames 11]

I think that's a really good plan. Are you getting close to taking 25nl shots?