colly191091

These past 2 days have been HELL. Just played another session and it was BRUTAL

I think I'm playing well... But variance has me pinned

-6 buy ins so far this month.......

Was I wrong to call this? Blockers to the nuts.... And at these limits, a lot of people shove to get you off the chop or people even shove smaller straights...

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.03/$0.06 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.03/$0.066
UTG Tinsley15 $6.21
UTG+1Hero $8.15
CO C0w9irL $6.74
D ton0834 $2.40
SB Roxxjommie $6.40
BB phowley691 $6.63

Preflop
6$0.09Hero is UTG+1QQ
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.18, C0w9irL calls $0.18, 3 folds

Flop
2$0.45T8J
Hero bets$0.22, C0w9irL raises to $0.74, Hero calls$0.52

Turn
2$1.939
Hero checks, C0w9irL checks

River
2$1.935
Hero bets$1.14, C0w9irL goes all-in $5.82, Hero calls$4.68

Final Pot$13.57
Hero shows QQ
C0w9irL shows KQ

C0w9irL wins $12.78 (net +$6.04)
Hero lost$6.74

Some other notable hands - The last one pissed me off big time!

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.03/$0.06 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.03/$0.066
UTGHero $7.18
UTG+1 FrAAnk1988 $8.78
CO rogepotch $5.79
D toddbag $1.01
SB _atopkicker_ $11.43
BB Tinsley15 $6

Preflop
6$0.09Hero is UTGKQ
Hero raises to $0.18, 3 folds, _atopkicker_ calls $0.15, 1 fold

Flop
2$0.427T7
_atopkicker_ checks, Hero bets$0.27, _atopkicker_ calls $0.27

Turn
2$0.963
_atopkicker_ checks, Hero bets$0.54, _atopkicker_ calls $0.54

River
2$2.049
_atopkicker_ checks, Hero bets$1.71, _atopkicker_ raises to $7.17, Hero folds

Final Pot$10.92

_atopkicker_ wins $10.60 (net +$2.44)
Hero lost$2.70

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$0.03/$0.06 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.03/$0.066
UTG DrBaralho $4
UTG+1 IuriiPavlov $6.18
CO goater1414 $6
D C0w9irL $23.39
SBHero $6
BB JanisBricis $6.25

Preflop
6$0.09Hero is SBAA
DrBaralho calls $0.06, 1 fold, goater1414 raises to $0.21, C0w9irL calls $0.21, Hero raises to $0.84, 1 fold, DrBaralho calls $0.78, goater1414 raises to $3.63, C0w9irL folds, Hero goes all-in$6, DrBaralho folds, goater1414 goes all-in $2.37

Flop
2$13.11, 2 all-in JK7

Turn
2$13.11, 2 all-in T

River
2$13.11, 2 all-in T

Final Pot$13.11
goater1414 shows KK
Hero shows AA

goater1414 wins $12.34 (net +$6.34)
DrBaralho lost $0.84
C0w9irL lost $0.21
Hero lost$6

And to top it off... Calls with gutshot on flop AND my raise on the turn! Hits it on river....

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.02/$0.056
UTGHero $6.62
UTG+1 Obsi_ $6.66
CO Benonilol $18.97
D Reezy01 $6.61
SB amayakilzpkr $6.40
BB chico1888 $15.90

Preflop
6$0.07Hero is UTGJA
Hero raises to $0.15, 2 folds, Reezy01 calls $0.15, 2 folds

Flop
2$0.373AJ
Hero checks, Reezy01 bets $0.18, Hero calls$0.18

Turn
2$0.739
Hero checks, Reezy01 bets $0.36, Hero raises to $1, Reezy01 calls $0.64

River
2$2.738
Hero bets$2.45, Reezy01 raises to $4.90, Hero goes all-in$5.29, Reezy01 goes all-in $0.38

Final Pot$13.30
Reezy01 shows QT
Hero shows JA

Reezy01 wins $12.51 (net +$5.90)
Hero collects$0.01 (net -$6.61)

Not going well

10NL will have to wait for another while

That is a rediculous day right there buddy and one you cannot avoid. The QQ v KQ is just so f'ing random with him checking the turn.

It's never easy that's for sure but you just have to embrace it, put it to the side and make it power you on to crush today/tomorrow and so on.

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I know! Very frustrating! I rarely let it get to me but that session was just too much haha

I have a good bit of money spread across several sites at the moment, I'm thinking of withdrawing it all at some point and getting it together in a new account somewhere! Will definitely hit you dudes up when I get around to it!

I think 888 is crazy soft but it's hard to play a solid game when you get into soooo many unique spots with fish. I feel like I can't play the way I know is best at times. I pretty much can never put them on ranges

Will play a session when I get home from work! Hopefully can turn things around! 😊

Just variance there mate! That's part of poker that we all don't like. Just keep grinding, play your A game and results will come. GL

THE REVIVAL IS HERE!

+4BI in tonight's session!

- 2BI so far this month after a horrid start to February!

Slow and steady wins the race

Up up and away!

You finding you are playing better or doing anything different or hands just working out as they should?

I just played a little tighter but other than that, no big changes! I'm fairly happy with my game lately overall. I think I'm playing the best I've ever played so I'll keep going with the current strategy for the moment.

Something I've been focusing on more at these limits is losing the minimum. I always used to fight like crazy for pots, but I've come to accept that fish at 5NL never fold. So now it's value value value when I have it, and slow down when they start fighting back and I'm not too strong

A problem for me is the amount of short stackers on 888 Snap. Obviously these guys are quite bad (which is great), but I get into sooo many awkward spots with them... I definitely need to work on my game against these players

Also, when a short stacker 3bet's/raises, I tend to give them credit pretty much all the time. If they're playing short stacked, I don't expect them to have a balanced 3bet bluffing range

But on the other hand, I think I'm folding too much them when they show strength even though I know some of these will bet 3 streets with bottom pair haha It's tough to get solid reads on them compared to the regs I find

Do you ever play fast poker variations Jon? I know you're mainly on the reg tables

Stayed in my girlfriends house last night so unfortunately couldn't get in any play! Meeting friends after work for a few brewskies tonight! Might be able to get in a few zoom hands before then.

My main session for the weekend will be tomorrow if I'm not too hungover!

When you guys go out, do you be careful how much you drink if you plan on grinding the following day? Poker with a hangover is never nice =/

colly191091: I just played a little tighter but other than that, no big changes! I'm fairly happy with my game lately overall. I think I'm playing the best I've ever played so I'll keep going with the current strategy for the moment.

Something I've been focusing on more at these limits is losing the minimum. I always used to fight like crazy for pots, but I've come to accept that fish at 5NL never fold. So now it's value value value when I have it, and slow down when they start fighting back and I'm not too strong

A problem for me is the amount of short stackers on 888 Snap. Obviously these guys are quite bad (which is great), but I get into sooo many awkward spots with them... I definitely need to work on my game against these players

Also, when a short stacker 3bet's/raises, I tend to give them credit pretty much all the time. If they're playing short stacked, I don't expect them to have a balanced 3bet bluffing range

I don't play that much fast variants tbh although have probs played 500k ish hands of Rush on FTP. Very soft there but the games died down a bit so nowadays just more regular!

What would be your main reasons for reg vs speed out of interest?

colly191091:
value value when I have it, and slow down when they start fighting back

You'r quote just made to my whiteboard behind my desktop, I tend to forget this rule way to much

colly191091:
A problem for me is the amount of short stackers on 888 Snap. Obviously these guys are quite bad (which is great), but I get into sooo many awkward spots with them... I definitely need to work on my game against these players

I feel you their.. I just hate it to only play 1 street postflop...

colly191091:
When you guys go out, do you be careful how much you drink if you plan on grinding the following day? Poker with a hangover is never nice =/

I had some bad experince playing with a hangover. I would really suggest to just take a day off.

colly191091: What would be your main reasons for reg vs speed out of interest?

If this question is not only for Jon. I would like to refer to something I caught up while watching "Mingthemerciless93"

-On regular tables you can built up some table dynamics and react accordingly.
-And if you manage to have a recreational player sitting to your right, why not keeping it like that? You want to be IP all the time rather than beeing OOP the next hand you are playing with him.

@Dschunkz Focusing on minimising my losses has helped soooooo much! No more crazy fancy plays or making silly calls because of entitlement tilt

Just because I had the best hand on the flop, doesn't mean I have it by the river when the board doesn't run out my way. I can just fold on the river now when facing extreme strength.

In terms of drinking/hangover, I'm quite tipsy right now but I'll be grand in the morning! SESSIONNNNNNN! Luckily I didn't get slaughtered! Quite an early night

That's very true about the reg vs. speed tables. For some reason though, I find it much easier to concentrate on hands when playing speed?! I have no idea why haha

HIYOOOOOO! Back in the green for the month!

Had a little session last night prior to a few beers with mates! Went super well

Graph for this month so far

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Notable Hands

Pity the T had to come on the river! Could have got that extra few $$$ but can’t complain!

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.02/$0.056
UTG Larredarre $7.55
UTG+1 VanHey31 $4.88
CO trancenn $9.31
D Stare69 $1.30
SB Murklish $5.09
BBHero $6.37

Preflop
6$0.07Hero is BBTA
2 folds, trancenn raises to $0.13, Stare69 calls $0.13, 1 fold, Hero calls$0.08

Flop
3$0.41QJK
Hero checks, trancenn bets $0.28, Stare69 raises to $0.56, Hero raises to $1.28, trancenn calls $1, Stare69 calls $0.61

Turn
3$4.147
Hero bets$3.10, trancenn raises to $7.75, Hero goes all-in$1.86

River
3$16.85, 1 all-in T

Final Pot$16.85
Stare69 shows KA
Hero shows TA
trancenn shows QK

Hero wins$11.40 (net +$5.03)
Stare69 wins $1.84 (net +$0.54)
trancenn collects $2.79 (net -$6.37)

Villains turn check threw me off! Had to call!

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.02/$0.056
UTG IliyaSvetlov $9.53
UTG+1 markentosh $5
COHero $9.94
D 8_good $5.48
SB RPloskov $8.15
BB tonnabaksov $5

Preflop
6$0.07Hero is COJJ
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.15, 2 folds, tonnabaksov raises to $0.45, Hero calls$0.30

Flop
2$0.928Q6
tonnabaksov bets $0.46, Hero calls$0.46

Turn
2$1.846
tonnabaksov checks, Hero checks

River
2$1.843
tonnabaksov bets $1.38, Hero calls$1.38

Final Pot$4.60
tonnabaksov shows QQ
Hero shows JJ

tonnabaksov wins $4.33 (net +$2.04)
Hero lost$2.29

Got some nice volume in today! Started off reallllly good but then up and down for the rest of the day! =/ I think I played well however so I'm happy!

After being -6 buy ins within 2 days, I'm just happy to be back in the green for this month!

Notable Hands

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$0.03/$0.06 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.03/$0.066
UTG Golgius $8.45
UTG+1 onutta $7.32
CO 99punisher99 $3.23
D mudzu $2.87
SB talisman7061 $6
BBHero $7.42

Preflop
6$0.09Hero is BBK63
2 folds, 99punisher99 calls $0.06, 1 fold, talisman7061 calls $0.03, Hero checks

Flop
3$0.1825K
talisman7061 bets $0.09, Hero calls$0.09, 99punisher99 folds

Turn
2$0.367
talisman7061 bets $0.24, Hero raises to $0.90, talisman7061 calls $0.66

River
2$2.16K
talisman7061 bets $1.08, Hero calls$1.08

Final Pot$4.32
talisman7061 shows TJ
Hero shows K63

talisman7061 wins $4.07 (net +$1.94)
99punisher99 lost $0.06
Hero lost$2.13

Random?!!

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.03/$0.06 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.03/$0.066
UTG leavemea1one $6
UTG+1 liam_english $5.94
CO ttllbbttllbb $11.25
D Xata1812 $6.15
SB wfricak $3.23
BBHero $7.50

Preflop
6$0.09Hero is BBKK
3 folds, Xata1812 raises to $0.21, wfricak calls $0.18, Hero raises to $0.78, Xata1812 calls $0.57, wfricak calls $0.57

Flop
3$2.34453
wfricak goes all-in $2.45, Hero raises to $4.90, Xata1812 folds

Turn
2$9.69, 1 all-in 9

River
2$9.69, 1 all-in 3

Final Pot$9.69
wfricak shows K4
Hero shows KK

Hero wins$9.27 (net +$3.59)
Xata1812 lost $0.78
wfricak lost $3.23

Unfortunate here. Don't think I could have got away

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 888
6 Players

Blinds$0.02/$0.056
UTGHero $10.47
UTG+1 DELTA2234 $1.91
CO Edmond2015 $3.96
D artemenkos $3.88
SB RohlenaJ $5.68
BB Kat8729 $4.23

Preflop
6$0.07Hero is UTGJJ
Hero raises to $0.15, 3 folds, RohlenaJ calls $0.13, 1 fold

Flop
2$0.35JTQ
RohlenaJ checks, Hero bets$0.30, RohlenaJ raises to $0.82, Hero raises to $2.33, RohlenaJ goes all-in $5.53, Hero calls$3.20

Turn
2$11.41, 1 all-in 5

River
2$11.41, 1 all-in 7

Final Pot$11.41
RohlenaJ shows KA
Hero shows JJ

RohlenaJ wins $10.74 (net +$5.06)
Hero lost$5.68

February Graph
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Nice comeback!!! Go GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice one!!! Keep it up

colly191091: Hahaha I don't usually get tilted but I'm not gonna lie, that one hurt!

I'm the exact same as you! 350 with a 5 shot buy in! I'm at around 340 right now on 888 and 120 on Stars so technically I have more than enough over the 2 sites. 470 total bankroll

I think I should try stick to each site on their own though... 888 is soft so will take shots at 10NL there

I had a really bad downswing at 4NL reg tables a while back. It really opened my eyes to the brutalness of variance. The hard thing about the reg tables is the lack of volume I can get in, when I lose a few stacks, I feel like it's gonna take foreverrrr to get back! I need to work on my patience! :P

Good luck moving up. I'm in a similar situation with the bankroll, must have a grand spread across 15 sites but I won't move up til I've run up enough on one site. Sounds like 350 is the standard then for a shot at 10NL. I've a ways to go but reading your thread has given me a motivational boost to get there in the next few months. Run good

Cheers for dropping by

@jongordon84! I feel I'm ready to move up but I haven't been running too amazing lately so not sure to wait off haha My BR is currently $346! We'll see what this week brings haha SCARYYYY

Embrace the fear!

Hahaha Will try my best

@Jon-PokerVIP

So, it's my fathers birthday today! Some visitors coming over for a yummy Chinese takeaway! What's your favourite dish?

I'll hopefully get some hands in on the speed tables later!

I really need to work on dedicating some time to reg tables thoughhh =/ After a full day in work, it's just way too easy to get hands in on the Zoom / Snap tables blehh

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