Alucard's Cash Journal - 5NL to 10NL

[Alucard]

Also vs another fish at another table
Is he shoving trips here? Pretty bad station but has been passive before.

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PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BB: 115.2 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 119 BB (VPIP: 19.39, PFR: 7.88, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 167)
MP: 103.8 BB (VPIP: 17.33, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 77)
Hero (CO): 267 BB
BTN: 138.2 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 21.57, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 106)
SB: 126 BB (VPIP: 76.09, PFR: 2.17, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Ah Qh
fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop : (7 BB, 2 players) Qc 4d 4c
SB checks, Hero bets 4.4 BB, SB calls 4.4 BB

Turn : (15.8 BB, 2 players) 3s
SB checks, Hero bets 10 BB, SB calls 10 BB

River : (35.8 BB, 2 players) 2d
SB bets 108.6 BB and is all-in,

 

[Alucard]

Today at stars 5NL (not zoom )

To my surprise plenty of fish around.

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[Gohaku94]

Hei man that's quite a nice graph . Keep it up.Also i would fold JQ oop in most situations. There are some where i would call but probably need to be deeper stacks than that.
Good luck

 

[Alucard]

Hei man that's quite a nice graph . Keep it up.Also i would fold JQ oop in most situations. There are some where i would call but probably need to be deeper stacks than that.
Good luck

I would've snap called this vs the fish. I hesitated because the nit came up. But got no problem with flatting SCs oop. They have tons of equity vs any overpair to be folded.
Any analysis on the flop???


Today

Played some regular tables again this time at party.

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I have another $7 of rake to generate today to get $10 rakeback. So might throw up a session again. But since I'm playing the $215, $15 of rake should be added. So it should be covered.
Playing some low events of the KO series as well.
Loving the new party poker tourneys. Payouts are bigger & a level runs much deeper than general stars tourneys.
KO series looks super juicy.

One hand
How much would you raise assuming that's the right play? V looks strong with 75% pot cbet

V stats - 15/15/10 ,AF = 4 ,hands = 114, cbet on 3bet pots = 3/4

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partypoker - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BB: 113.6 BB (VPIP: 28.20, PFR: 15.96, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 26,703)
UTG: 77.6 BB (VPIP: 27.63, PFR: 16.57, 3Bet Preflop: 6.19, Hands: 26,164)
MP: 111.8 BB (VPIP: 28.90, PFR: 16.51, 3Bet Preflop: 5.99, Hands: 26,825)
Hero (CO): 274.6 BB
BTN: 107.6 BB (VPIP: 29.90, PFR: 16.86, 3Bet Preflop: 5.90, Hands: 24,007)
SB: 100.4 BB (VPIP: 28.80, PFR: 16.08, 3Bet Preflop: 5.71, Hands: 27,475)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Ts 9s
fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 10 BB, Hero calls 7 BB

Flop : (20.4 BB, 2 players) Qs 8h Jh
BB bets 14.4 BB,

 

[Figaroo2]

I would raise this hand on this board texture. Normally v an AF of 4 you can call as they are going to fire minimum of 2 streets often all 3. But on this board any high card or heart and we can have a few problems by the river. If he has a set he'll be wanting to gii on the flop as well.

 

[braveslice]

Today at stars 5NL (not zoom )

To my surprise plenty of fish around.

Page 4 After beating 5NL zoom fishing net is the tool imo.

@Alu do me a favor and visit pokerstars 5NL reg 6max tables, I wonder if you still find them 'reg infested no fish' playing ground.

 

[Alucard]

Page 4 After beating 5NL zoom fishing net is the tool imo.

ROFL!


Btw I'm doing a small giveaway. Come join.


https://www.cardschat.com/forum/a-g...42/party-ko-1-million-gtd-366275/#post4187301

 

[Alucard]

The $215 was pretty bad
Couldn't do anything. Good hands weren't getting called + pretty bad luck overall.
Not even a single bounty

But I'm running hot in the 5.50 KO 20k. ITM right now around top 100.

 

[Alucard]

And then this happens to knock me out. BS!!!!

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 26.7 BB (VPIP: 11.65, PFR: 9.90, 3Bet Preflop: 10.42, Hands: 107)
BTN: 45.19 BB (VPIP: 21.79, PFR: 10.68, 3Bet Preflop: 2.17, Hands: 235)
SB: 53.34 BB (VPIP: 29.63, PFR: 19.44, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 109)
Hero (BB): 38.96 BB
UTG: 25.6 BB (VPIP: 14.77, PFR: 10.23, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 88)
UTG+1: 26.58 BB (VPIP: 19.44, PFR: 15.74, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 109)
MP: 43.77 BB (VPIP: 21.51, PFR: 11.83, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 93)
MP+1: 27.14 BB (VPIP: 25.69, PFR: 12.96, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 109)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has 7c 7s
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.2 BB

Flop : (5.9 BB, 2 players) Ah 7h 2s
Hero checks, BTN bets 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Turn : (9.9 BB, 2 players) Qs
Hero checks, BTN bets 4.16 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, BTN raises to 40.87 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 22.63 BB and is all-in

River : (79.17 BB, 2 players) 3h

Hero shows 7c 7s (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 19%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)

BTN shows Ac As (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 81%, Flop 96%, Turn 98%)

BTN wins 6.23 BB
BTN wins 79.17 BB

One of the previous hands played with the same guy. Flatted to get a shortstack in but then was happy to gii.

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

UTG+1: 26.33 BB (VPIP: 12.12, PFR: 10.31, 3Bet Preflop: 10.87, Hands: 102)
MP: 21.87 BB (VPIP: 21.83, PFR: 10.48, 3Bet Preflop: 2.22, Hands: 230)
MP+1: 52.06 BB (VPIP: 30.10, PFR: 20.39, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 104)
Hero (CO): 51.13 BB
BTN: 23.72 BB (VPIP: 14.46, PFR: 9.64, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 83)
SB: 27.71 BB (VPIP: 20.39, PFR: 16.50, 3Bet Preflop: 6.98, Hands: 104)
BB: 49.39 BB (VPIP: 20.45, PFR: 11.36, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 88)
UTG: 35.07 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 13.59, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 104)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has Ks Kh
fold, fold, MP raises to 2.2 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.2 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.2 BB

Flop : (8.1 BB, 3 players) 2c 3c 9c
BB checks, MP bets 3.65 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, MP raises to 19.55 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 7.55 BB

Turn : (47.19 BB, 2 players) Jh

River : (47.19 BB, 2 players) Tc

Hero shows Ks Kh (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 81%, Flop 58%, Turn 75%)

MP shows 8c 8h (Flush, Ten High)
(Pre 19%, Flop 42%, Turn 25%)

MP wins 47.19 BB

Ran insane for 5 hours then within a very short period it went to waste. freakin tourneys!

 

[Gohaku94]

Kind of unlucky run but try to raise your big pairs preflop like KK. Kind of lucky to get that low of a flop and get that action from 88 on that flop (which is good cause You want action with your big hands) but maybe You can get it in preflop vs 88.
About the 77 hands that's a pretty stupid flop. Not because he has AA but because 88-KK now don't give You action. 77 on that flop might look amazing but the truth is you pretty much beat AK and the lower set. Play more carefoul when getting action on A high board because it scares the lower pairs. (I would still go bust there cause it's still favorite but not be so mad about losing there, AA is a big part of his getting in range on that board)

 

[Alucard]

yeah but there were two shortstacks behind me + the original raiser should've open shoved that with his stack.
But guess it was too optimistic since the stacks were a little too big.

Don't agree with you on the second one. People play very loose in bounty hunters. I'm getting only beat by 6 combos & I'm happy to GII whether it's 40Bigs or 100Bigs.
Even A2o would likely call the turn. It's very different from cash.
I would've raised on flop but gave him a chance to double barrel.


Anyway
Another big score today!!! :elefant:
I'm really digging the party tourneys.
Even though I was bitching about yesterdays losses & $215 bad run I still ended up on huge profit.

And today,

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Quite unfortunate the KO. I was the short stack 3way with Jacks on BB.

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 102.77 BB (VPIP: 70.00, PFR: 43.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
SB: 75.64 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 41.94, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 32)
Hero (BB): 20.34 BB

3 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.88 BB) Hero has Jd Jc
BTN raises to 2 BB, SB raises to 5.5 BB, Hero raises to 20.22 BB and is all-in, fold, SB calls 14.72 BB

Flop : (42.81 BB, 2 players) 8d 9h Ad

Turn : (42.81 BB, 2 players) Kh

River : (42.81 BB, 2 players) As

SB shows Ac Th (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 29%, Flop 86%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows Jd Jc (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 71%, Flop 14%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 42.81 BB

 

[Gohaku94]

yeah but there were two shortstacks behind me + the original raiser should've open shoved that with his stack.
But guess it was too optimistic since the stacks were a little too big.

Don't agree with you on the second one. People play very loose in bounty hunters. I'm getting only beat by 6 combos & I'm happy to GII whether it's 40Bigs or 100Bigs.
Even A2o would likely call the turn. It's very different from cash.
I would've raised on flop but gave him a chance to double barrel.


Anyway
Another big score today!!! :elefant:
I'm really digging the party tourneys.
Even though I was bitching about yesterdays losses & $215 bad run I still ended up on huge profit.

And today,

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Quite unfortunate the KO. I was the short stack 3way with Jacks on BB.

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 102.77 BB (VPIP: 70.00, PFR: 43.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
SB: 75.64 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 41.94, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 32)
Hero (BB): 20.34 BB

3 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.88 BB) Hero has Jd Jc
BTN raises to 2 BB, SB raises to 5.5 BB, Hero raises to 20.22 BB and is all-in, fold, SB calls 14.72 BB

Flop : (42.81 BB, 2 players) 8d 9h Ad

Turn : (42.81 BB, 2 players) Kh

River : (42.81 BB, 2 players) As

SB shows Ac Th (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 29%, Flop 86%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows Jd Jc (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 71%, Flop 14%, Turn 5%)

SB wins 42.81 BB

You are right that on turn you are getting beat by 6 combos in turn but the button looks pretty pasive from his stats (he open raises less than 50% of hands he is playing) so just from that is he gonna open raise those A2 You are talking about, and If he is, is he gonna shove with a pair with no kicker? I think not but just my opinion..

 

[Alucard]

It was the same guy as with 8s catching a flush on river. Regardless of stats he was playing pretty wild closing the end. Even then I'm not gonna slow play this man.
It's -EV IMO to slowplay a big hand like this in a tourney.

My theory on tourneys' is go big or go broke :bandit:

 

[Figaroo2]

Go big or go broke...Agreed. Unless it's a large bi and the min cash is reasonable then you should be playing to win. Min cashes in tourns with a bi of less than $10 are meaningless compared to a top 3 finish......(less than 3, is where the money is as Lex so often states.)You can min cash often if you take less risks but your stack can't take any hits and you very rarely make a FT without having a decent stack size on the bubble.
But this is why volume is key to overall tourny success, as you take more risks you will bust more often but it will be worth it when you make a top 3.

 

[Alucard]

Guys there are huge overlays on party tourneys these days. Juicy value. Get in now if you can.

 

[Alucard]

How unlucky I run at times. It hurts alot when the biggest fish in the tables knocks you out like this.

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 117.92 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
SB: 43.76 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 4.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
BB: 90.62 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (UTG): 39.12 BB
MP: 21.85 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
CO: 86.74 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 26)

6 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.24 BB) Hero has Ah As
Hero raises to 2.2 BB, MP raises to 8.1 BB, fold, BTN calls 8.1 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 18 BB, MP raises to 21.73 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 13.63 BB, Hero calls 3.73 BB

Flop : (67.43 BB, 3 players) 2d 2h 4s
Hero checks, BTN bets 33.72 BB, Hero calls 17.27 BB and is all-in

Turn : (101.96 BB, 3 players) 9c

River : (101.96 BB, 3 players) 2s

BTN shows 9s 9h (Full House, Nines full of Twos)

Hero shows Ah As (Full House, Twos full of Aces)

MP shows Qh Ac (Three of a Kind, Twos)

BTN wins 16.45 BB
BTN wins 34.53 BB
BTN wins 67.43 BB

Played around $20 worth of tourneys in the evening without a cash. At a loss of $18. Still in one $1 tourney.

 

[Alucard]

same story again. another huge fish

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partypoker - 0/0 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (BB): 97.39 BB
UTG: 30.86 BB (VPIP: 7.14, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
MP: 64.87 BB (VPIP: 78.57, PFR: 17.07, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 43)
CO: 55.48 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 8.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)
BTN: 10.55 BB (VPIP: 18.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)
SB: 40.84 BB (VPIP: 10.20, PFR: 6.12, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)

6 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.25 BB) Hero has Kd Ad
UTG raises to 2 BB, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 97.27 BB and is all-in, fold, MP calls 61.75 BB and is all-in

Flop : (132.75 BB, 2 players) 5c 8h 8d

Turn : (132.75 BB, 2 players) Qs

River : (132.75 BB, 2 players) 3c

MP shows As 5s (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)
(Pre 30%, Flop 74%, Turn 85%)

Hero shows Kd Ad (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 70%, Flop 26%, Turn 15%)

Hero wins 32.52 BB
MP wins 132.75 BB

 

[PezPlaysPoker]

Hey Alucard.

I know exactly what you mean by those fish. A number of times this past week I've had some golden fish but they have got lucky. It get frustrating. Just remember, they are doing exactly what you want them to and over the long run, you'll take more off them than they'll take off you.

I should try to remember that too myself [emoji23]

 

[Alucard]

true
But it's frustrating as always.

The first two tourneys I ran really good until I snapped with some bluffs and lost in both.
Last two tourneys was pretty damn unlucky & I registered the 5.50 twice.

SO (1.10+5.50)*3 = 19.80

Shit happens. Lets move on
Got some games tmrw. But full ring so might skip them tho & consider playing the 6max ones the next day.

I need more discipline.

 

[Ahoy]

It's just that his sizings are so suspicious I get an itch to call it down. I hate that part of my game.
Every goddamn time when I run very hot in a game I make some stupid move like this and waste it all away.
Either it's a stupid bluff catch or a stupid bluff getting caught

This is why I dont play tournaments, because I do EXACTLY the same. Literally. I build a great stack and then spill the chips in a braindead moment

 

[Gohaku94]

Holly Something... You shoved 97bb pre over a 3bb raise before you.. 97

 

[Alucard]

Holly Something... You shoved 97bb pre over a 3bb raise before you.. 97

completely player dependant. I'm happy to play vs him & knew he wasn't gonna fold
As you can see called with shit

 

[Gohaku94]

Ok.. but keep in mind that you win just 2/3 with AK vs 27 and losing vs 22 sooo that's why AK is good with 20-30bb stacks cause people are likely to shove Ax which you dominate.. not 97 which is so bad vs any opponent in a mtt..

 

[jashiggs]

Been lurking for a while Alucard. You have worked hard and got a good thread going. I would like to ask: What was your main reason for quickly moving from cash games to tournaments when you seemed to be making very steady progress at the cash tables?

 

[Alucard]

Been lurking for a while Alucard. You have worked hard and got a good thread going. I would like to ask: What was your main reason for quickly moving from cash games to tournaments when you seemed to be making very steady progress at the cash tables?

No reason & my priority is cash as always.
These days the party tourneys are juicy with huge overlays & I had a couple of decent cashes. Have been trying to bink a big one


Alas -$20 today as well. So will take a break & go back to cash