Yeah, I never played HU, but as I recently found out its the tables with 1-2 players that are the most profitable as nitty regs only join 5+ ppl tables.I watched a HU series at Pokerstrategy and armed with my new knowledge I went on cruising NL50 HU tables.
And although I am a total HU fish and have never played it before REGS WILL NOT PLAY ME 7times they just sat out, 3 times after just few hands where I played well, wtf is with this bum hunting at stars? One reg was even berating someone to rebuy before and he sits out after 10 hands wtf.
Well, I either want to play the best out there who are not bumhunting to learn (Primary HU objective for SH table benefit), or just play fish to get some slack ;o
Anyway, I sat with one $49 stack bronze star fish and it was much harder than I expected.
He seemed to be on par with me, playing 65/50/1/40WTSD Without 3bets playing kinda passive with only mild bluffs.
An easy prey for anyone of you HU players, but I had some troubles beating him.
I played about 57/50 with 20% 3bet, 3.70 AF and 67 AFq 40WTSD
Are these somewhat normal stats, or should I make it more open, calling down some more pre?
I must admit that I was really lucky in this match and after some of my (very logical imo)3Barrels didn't work I had to wait for a huge heater to finish him
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30303863797: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/10 12:11:43 ET
Table Mancunia 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn ($109.75 in chips)
Seat 2: papapoopoo ($41.20 in chips)
DoC.LemOn: posts small blind $0.25
papapoopoo: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
DoC.LemOn: raises $1 to $1.50
papapoopoo: calls $1
papapoopoo: bets $9.50
DoC.LemOn: raises $24.50 to $34
papapoopoo: calls $23.95 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.55) returned to DoC.LemOn
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (a full house, Tens full of Threes)
papapoopoo: mucks hand
DoC.LemOn collected $81.90 from pot
Summary Total pot $82.40 | Rake $0.50
Board
Seat 1: DoC.LemOn (button) (small blind) showed and won ($81.90) with a full house, Tens full of Threes
Seat 2: papapoopoo (big blind) mucked
HU is just fun for me and I will play a game here and there. Its not for me full time really because of the variance and my Tilt issues, but it is a great fun, great for hand reading and awesome for killing out boredom.
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NL50 So far:
Run Good+ EZ mode when I mostly 3-6 table depending on how non-standard villains are sitting with me.
I still make some massive retarded spews here and there though, I have to fix that before I can even think of planning to move up, no matter what my BR will be.
I also am love with Supernova and even with my tiny tiny tiny volumes compared to past (I averaged about 107k hands/month last 3 months) the FPP are building up nicely
P.S. If someone still wants some free money by playing me at NL50 HU,in exchange for reviewing the session afterwards on teamspeak/teamviewer feel free to PM me.
I am just taking a piss, not taking the game seriously and disrespecting the money I got at my tables, so I always end up playing like a lagtard or mass tabling.
All because I was scared or sth of destroying my NL50 progress some bloody week ago + Show Spoiler +
BR:1500
Move down: 1000
Also, I found it extremely profitable to start tables HU, if anyone can point me to a good HU resource, or wants easy money by playing me HU NL50 (But reviewing the session afterwards on teasmpeak/teamviewer), let me know
Today's session was a lot different. I ran into stationy/passive tables and I couldn't win through my red line anymore (although it was at 0 thanks to successfully 4bet bluffing regs twice)
Hand1: Shorties
43/5/1 30% bet turn fold to f cbet 64. 120 hands
These homies tilt me so much. Guess the best play if I cbet is to shove the turn myself here ? + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30148154131: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 5:09:58 ET
Table Siegena 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Hero ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: ajr1972 ($10.50 in chips)
Seat 3: bama028 ($12.50 in chips)
Seat 5: joaral ($34.65 in chips)
aly612 will be allowed to play after the button
Hero: posts small blind $0.25
ajr1972: posts big blind $0.50
bama028: posts small & big blinds $0.75
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
bama028: checks
joaral: folds
Hero: raises $2.50 to $3
ajr1972: folds
bama028: calls $2.50
Hero: checks
bama028: bets $3.50
Hero: raises $14.20 to $17.70
bama028: calls $1.50 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($12.70) returned to Hero
River (Pot : $24.00)
Showdown Hero: shows (a pair of Eights)
bama028: shows (two pair, Nines and Eights)
bama028 collected $24.05 from pot
Summary Total pot $25.25 | Rake $1.20
Board
Seat 1: Hero (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 2: ajr1972 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: bama028 showed and won ($24.05) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 5: joaral (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Hand2:
TBH I am kinda lost here. Standard swoop of the dead money pre, but what to do on a flop like this after a donkbet made by a donk? (unknown) + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30148536934: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 5:36:41 ET
Table Pala II 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: saban1stt ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 2: alexxxxdj ($30 in chips)
Seat 3: TommyKojote ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($69.20 in chips)
Seat 5: pyszalek ($49.55 in chips)
Seat 6: loboz ($51 in chips)
loboz: posts small blind $0.25
saban1stt: posts big blind $0.50
alexxxxdj: posts big blind $0.50
hand3:
Original raiser was 8/8 over 80 hands, aggressive villain squeezing. 4Bet bigger/even shove? + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30151309507: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 8:21:38 ET
Table Triton 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ralloyd06 ($86.60 in chips)
Seat 2: Melaena ($71.35 in chips)
Seat 3: hasiek ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Luckytime27 ($151.50 in chips)
Seat 5: C1fer ($52.80 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($50 in chips)
Melaena: posts small blind $0.25
hasiek: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards Dealt to Hero
Luckytime27: calls $0.50
C1fer: raises $1.75 to $2.25
Hero: calls $2.25
ralloyd06: raises $4.75 to $7
Melaena: folds
hasiek: folds
Luckytime27: folds
C1fer: folds
Hero: raises $9 to $16
ralloyd06: calls $9
Flop (Pot : $35.50)
Hero:
Obvious Spews:
A) Can't explain why, maybe I thought he was raising a lot,but his stats were 16/14/2 /216 hands - a very dumb spot for a 3bet.
PokerStars Game #30148255486: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 5:17:17 ET
Table Pala II 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: saban1stt ($3.15 in chips)
Seat 2: fripotin ($60.90 in chips)
Seat 3: Tavria8 ($53.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($91.45 in chips)
Seat 6: L.TribeREP ($46 in chips)
saban1stt: posts small blind $0.25
fripotin: posts big blind $0.50
pyszalek: sits out
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Tavria8: raises $1.50 to $2
Hero: raises $4 to $6
L.TribeREP: folds
saban1stt: folds
fripotin: folds
Tavria8: calls $4
Showdown Tavria8: shows (a pair of Kings)
Hero: mucks hand
Tavria8 collected $53.75 from pot
Summary Total pot $55.75 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: saban1stt (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: fripotin (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Tavria8 showed and won ($53.75) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: Hero mucked
Seat 6: L.TribeREP (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
As I went to the hand I expected him to have a pair a ton here as he peels a lot of flops, hence the cbet and double barrel.
But he didn't have under pair at all lol
B)
42/2/21.
I came to the river with the intention of bet/folding. I simply can't get myself rid of these spews :/ + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30148586301: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 5:40:01 ET
Table Centenaria 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bobypeton ($26.65 in chips)
Seat 2: Tanner1274 ($50 in chips)
Seat 3: mloerres ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: noe_rev ($10.85 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero ($60.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Spettertje83 ($29.25 in chips)
Tanner1274: posts small blind $0.25
mloerres: posts big blind $0.50
Showdown bobypeton: shows (a full house, Kings full of Jacks)
Hero: mucks hand
bobypeton collected $51.10 from pot
Summary Total pot $53.75 | Rake $2.65
Board
Seat 1: bobypeton (button) showed and won ($51.10) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
Seat 2: Tanner1274 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: mloerres (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: noe_rev folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: Hero mucked
Seat 6: Spettertje83 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
PokerStars Game #30147967865: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 4:55:52 ET
Table Montefiore 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Falco167 ($101.25 in chips)
Seat 2: fab2noumea ($63.85 in chips)
Seat 3: fripotin ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Bandering ($40.05 in chips)
Seat 5: [pskr]khan ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($50 in chips)
Falco167: posts small blind $0.25
fab2noumea: posts big blind $0.50
fab2noumea: checks
Hero: bets $24
fab2noumea: raises $28.10 to $52.10 and is all-in
Hero: calls $14.25 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($13.85) returned to fab2noumea
River (Pot : $104.50)
Showdown fab2noumea: shows (a flush, Ace high)
Hero: mucks hand
fab2noumea collected $101.50 from pot
Summary Total pot $104.50 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Falco167 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: fab2noumea (big blind) showed and won ($101.50) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: fripotin folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: Bandering folded on the Flop
Seat 5: [pskr]khan folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: Hero (button) mucked
PokerStars Game #30147504189: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/06 4:21:05 ET
Table Mimas 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Vovelo ($73 in chips)
Seat 2: davo124 ($58.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Tunnelvisie ($63.95 in chips)
Seat 5: xKittyLiquor ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($60.80 in chips)
Vovelo: posts small blind $0.25
davo124: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to Hero
Tunnelvisie: folds
xKittyLiquor: raises $1.50 to $2
Hero: raises $4 to $6
Vovelo: folds
davo124: folds
xKittyLiquor: raises $9 to $15
Hero: raises $45.80 to $60.80 and is all-in
xKittyLiquor: calls $37.75 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($8.05) returned to Hero
Showdown xKittyLiquor: shows (three of a kind, Jacks)
Hero: mucks hand
xKittyLiquor collected $104.25 from pot
Summary Total pot $106.25 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Vovelo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: davo124 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Tunnelvisie folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: xKittyLiquor showed and won ($104.25) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: Hero (button) mucked
PokerStars Game #30046726627: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/03 7:38:37 ET
Table Frisia 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Kimberleyxxx ($104.85 in chips)
Seat 2: floxizz ($54.15 in chips)
Seat 3: darkcaller ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: shipopotamus ($272.25 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($50.25 in chips)
Seat 6: rick beek ($58.70 in chips)
DoC.LemOn: posts small blind $0.25
rick beek: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Kimberleyxxx: folds
Kimberleyxxx is sitting out
floxizz: folds
darkcaller: raises $1.25 to $1.75
shipopotamus: calls $1.75
DoC.LemOn: raises $5.50 to $7.25
rick beek: folds
darkcaller: folds
shipopotamus: raises $11.25 to $18.50
DoC.LemOn: raises $31.75 to $50.25 and is all-in
rick beek said, "he has ace ace or 2 kings"
shipopotamus: folds
Uncalled bet ($31.75) returned to DoC.LemOn
rick beek said, "i think"
DoC.LemOn collected $39.25 from pot
DoC.LemOn: shows (high card Ace)
Here I could pot flop and bet more turn, lost a couple bucks there. + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30047009458: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/03 7:54:21 ET
Table Indus 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Dr. Sexxxx ($53.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Matigol9 ($64.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Summetone ($52.90 in chips)
Seat 4: DoC.LemOn ($55 in chips)
Seat 5: MAQAS ($74.60 in chips)
DoC.LemOn: posts small blind $0.25
MAQAS: posts big blind $0.50
Bacco777: sits out
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to DoC.LemOn
Dr. Sexxxx: folds
Matigol9: folds
Summetone: calls $0.50
DoC.LemOn: raises $1.50 to $2
MAQAS: folds
Summetone: calls $1.50
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (a straight, Six to Ten)
Summetone: shows (two pair, Nines and Eights)
DoC.LemOn collected $61.10 from pot
Summary Total pot $63.10 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Dr. Sexxxx folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Matigol9 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: Summetone (button) showed and lost with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 4: DoC.LemOn (small blind) showed and won ($61.10) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 5: MAQAS (big blind) folded before Flop
His stats were tight (11/10), but my gut told me he might have been trying to pick the dead money a decent amount of time+ the turn bet was way too weak. + Show Spoiler +
Submitted by : LemOn[5thF]
PokerStars Game #30047110244: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/03 7:59:51 ET
Table Asta 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mavverick001 ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Floh_1887 ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 3: WimHell ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 4: protossuser ($51.95 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($67.90 in chips)
Seat 6: jonah2008 ($46.60 in chips)
protossuser: posts small blind $0.25
DoC.LemOn: posts big blind $0.50
protossuser: bets $14
DoC.LemOn: raises $41.90 to $55.90 and is all-in
protossuser: folds
Uncalled bet ($41.90) returned to DoC.LemOn
DoC.LemOn collected $53.75 from pot
Summary Total pot $56.50 | Rake $2.75
Board
Seat 1: mavverick001 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Floh_1887 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: WimHell (button) folded before Flop
Seat 4: protossuser (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn (big blind) collected ($53.75)
Seat 6: jonah2008 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
PokerStars Game #30047215902: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/07/03 8:04:46 ET
Table Asta 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: zinc0u ($12 in chips)
Seat 2: Floh_1887 ($19.75 in chips)
Seat 3: WimHell ($46.75 in chips)
Seat 4: protossuser ($53.20 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($92.15 in chips)
Seat 6: jonah2008 ($47.10 in chips)
protossuser: posts small blind $0.25
DoC.LemOn: posts big blind $0.50
DoC.LemOn: bets $7
zinc0u: calls $6.50 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.50) returned to DoC.LemOn
Showdown DoC.LemOn: shows (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
zinc0u: mucks hand
DoC.LemOn collected $23.10 from pot
zinc0u leaves the table
Summary Total pot $24.25 | Rake $1.15
Board
Seat 1: zinc0u mucked
Seat 2: Floh_1887 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 3: WimHell (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 4: protossuser (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn (big blind) showed and won ($23.10) with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 6: jonah2008 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
NL50 So far: (the drop is from a very standard AK vs AA against a Maniac PF All-in)in
Something tells me that red line will be my major source if income at this limit. I have been applying 4bet bluffs, double barrels, range balancing c/r bluffs and donk bets at NL25 for a long time now, with only breakeven results from the bluffs and benefit of metagame, But at NL50 it seems to be finally tipping into positive figures.
First 10 days at old flat were about 10bb/100 over 10k hands which I all withdrew though, and after than purged my database.
Ended month at $900 instead of $1600 due to the withdrawals.
With the first 10 days that would be about 3.5bb/100, better than 0.5bb/100 that I managed last month -.-
Today +$130, tried NL50 for some, and there doesn't seem to be a big difference apart from people folding more which kinda suits me (The regs didn't figure out how much of a monkey am I yet, it might change just like it did with regs at NL25)
Last month I played over 100k hands.
I think it was too much.
Its like an addiction, and I can't keep myself from 9+ tabling. The obvious symptoms are inevitable.
I read an article about Human Psychology and the ability of the Brain to multi-task, and I am observing some symptoms of overflow - lowered enjoyment, less focus even outside poker and increased stress levels, and its even affecting my social life.
And why do I multitable?
-Well I don't know really, perhaps I am used to it from the Starcraft days where I always tried to do as many relevant actions as possible.
-Perhaps is it my fear of losing and despair which inevitably occurs with a bad beat that is not offset on other tables and just one pot can ruin my session on 4 tables.
-Another reason may be the Pokerstars VIP level - Since May I had some hardcore milestones to pass and they were pushing my multi-tabling habits.
Yet I play much better when 4 tabling, and my learning curve increases, I hardly tilt and am much likely to cut my session when I am losing.
What to do?
As my Job starts in less than one month, I MUST get used to play super effective sessions where I improve rapidly.
The money will not be a motivation any more, my wage is going to be around $1.8k per month while my living expenses are around $1k.
Fun will be my main concern and the better people I play, the more correct marginal plays, bluffs and reads I make, the more fun and satisfaction I get from poker.
How?
I can't stop 9 -12 tabling before one last VPP milestone is reached - Supernova.
It is so close I don't think I could force myself to 4table. I won't. I will give myself few last days of grinding, and I will try to stay at least break even at 9-12 tables to own those last 3k VPP and get the red stars.
After that I will read psychology articles at Pokerstrategy, which I neglected completely so far, and after that I will try to get myself rid of the multi-tabling addiction, and try to faster achieve my ultimate goal in poker:
You know those days - you didn't get enough sleep, your head hurts, your neck is blocked and you feel terrible.
This was one of these days, when I should not play poker, or at least limits above NL2, as anything can get to me.
This time it was about 12BI I lost to shorties.
And then came something that always lurks in the shadows- denial -.-
Well, no harm no foul. 1BI down which is great considering my present state of mind (The usual-paranoia, strong hand=ship it, doing stuff because I feel like it -.-)
And tell you what, it was fun, and the 1BI loss was offset by FPP exactly in its value. Ship the VPP, and next time I will start my brain before I start my sessions. Maybe.
Now its time to watch LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS
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Since I moved flats: (NL10+NL25 -I had higher win rate at NL25, NL10 really really hates me. I also played NL2 for 500 hands and ran really hot 80BB/100 there ;o)
The flat period where my red line starts to go up was my experimenting with Monkey Style which was very helpful for me. Had I not done that I would easily reach the 3-4bb/100, but it was great for my learning and it changed the way I play a lot. I now try to have the red line at least at 0 (the downward sloping curve at the beginning was my standard to date)
I really regret I had to do the withdrawals, as I would have been at $1700 now instead of $900 and have comfy roll for NL50 shots :/
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