Alucard's Cash Journal - 5NL to 10NL

[AlexTheOwl]

Edit, also again noting that making things more complicated do not change the result usually

Still interesting though. There are more hands in that range than I expected.

 

[Alucard]

“I'm bluffing in the wrong spots and making unnecessary big bluffs.” I had similar in 5NL zoom, the problem for me was that against some it works against and against some it does not work, and given too little data it’s hard to decide who to bluff. Actually I had a note in my screen saying :”Don’t bluff”. I decided that any big bluff is wrong, if I don’t have data to support it is profitable given the opponent. This works beautifully in 5NL but not in 10NL zoom anymore.

Thanks for the analysis. yeah agree with most you said.
I still try to add some double barrels in my plays here n there but would not triple barrel most of the times ever again. Specially in 3 bet pots.

Today I made some changes like reduce bluffs & double barells + more flatting than 3 betting in position & I guess it's the line I want to take. I still consider my 3 betting frequency is quite decent but don't want to go into unnecessarily bloating the pot.

Here's the graph for today

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[braveslice]

I still try to add some double barrels in my plays here n there but would not triple barrel most of the times ever again. Specially in 3 bet pots.

Totally agree that not bluff barreling/tripling is wrong. But I at 5NL I was plugging my biggest leak and that was the easiest solution, obviously I was good at NOT doing what my note said but at least I got the frequency down.

It seems you borrowed your EV line back with interest =) Gj

I got myself back to game today, after 12 day absense, london was great, I feel it's the best city right now, even better than sydney, maybe winter changes things. ~250 hands, and I played 1.5 hours 2 table zoom

 

[Figaroo2]

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Kh Qh
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.6 BB, BB calls 2 BB
Flop : (9 BB, 3 players) Qd 9d 5h
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 5 BB, SB calls 5 BB, fold
Turn : (19 BB, 2 players) Kc
SB checks, Hero bets 14 BB, SB raises to 42 BB, Hero calls 28 BB

Classic baluga turn raise and shove, much as it hurts you have to let this go on the river once you whiff your boat, 16 full unblocked combos of JT is the clear concern here as well as sets. His shove is all the evidence you need.
I'll go back to why this is never a bluff because people at this level can't let go of TPTK let alone 2 pair. His raise is always for value here, the best you could hope for is a chop. The flop is where you see the big semi bluffs, not the turn.

9h Kh is just a cooler ok, but I'd bet much bigger on the turn, you have the nuts he could easily have a worse flush or a strong ace or two pair or a set (and he did). Your turn sizing meant he only had to call 8 into a pot of 32, that's giving him 4-1 and correct for most draws. So call his 5.8 (round to 6) and then bet the size of the pot, you should be betting 24bb here rather than 14bb. This is a really common error at low stakes and caused by the lack of flexibility in the betting buttons. If you bet 24bb here he has to call 18bb into a pot of 48bb, thats 2.6-1 and a clear mistake if he's drawing.

Qs Ks
Yeah his silly bet sizing kept you in and then put you in an awkward spot on the river, it's difficult to range him here without knowing how wide he 3bets but even so a lot of his range should have whiffed this board. I don't hate the bluff but there aren't enough scare cards for him here to lay down the overpair. The thing is, if he has say AK, he's going to fold to a half pot bet right? You didn't need to go as large as you did. Just put him on a range and decide how big you need to bet to get the job done.
You could also consider just checking it down he could be 3betting light with a QJ QTs or a KJ KTs, his bet sizing was weak I'd consider these hands a good possibility here and would have checked it down. Ranges.....start thinking more about them. This is one of the problems with zoom. its all fast and on instinct but it doesn't have to be. Just because the cards arrive fast doesn't mean you have to act fast. If you have other zoom tables running and you get into a hand you know might take some thinking then just sit themout. When I double table zoom and I get action on a hand I immediately sit out on the other table.

As Qd
Make the 3bet bigger OOP. Bet bigger on the flop, there are a ton of draws and worse Ax. Half pot is ok when there aren't many draws around (yup just seen the rest of the hand and you gave him a cheap shot at a gut shot). Have a real good think about what was going through your mind when you shoved the turn with 1 pair. This was one of your early weaknesses, clearly a relapse, nothing worse usually calls, very little that is better will fold, maybe the odd weaker 2 pair, and you put your whole stack on offer to better hands which have you crushed.

6d 5d
OOP 1 and done for me, or at best 2 and done, when he calls the turn you've got to consider he has a Q and will never fold. Interesting that he didn't 3bet this JJ hand.

 

[Alucard]

Graph for today. Should've stopped earlier. Lost some after a very long but good run. Might throw up another session late.

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Couple of hands I want to talk about

Was thinking what hands to extract value from after both calling the huge 3 bet. Most of the hands that'd call this size would be some overpairs, perhaps some crazy mofos with lower pairs, some suited connectors.
So shoved on the flop making it feel like AK to get called by flush draws + overpairs. But unbelievably that dude had K5s. But the river saved in the end.

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

BTN: 117.4 BB (VPIP: 25.69, PFR: 19.44, 3Bet Preflop: 10.17, Hands: 150)
SB: 115.4 BB (VPIP: 19.35, PFR: 13.71, 3Bet Preflop: 8.42, Hands: 255)
Hero (BB): 158.6 BB
UTG: 151.6 BB (VPIP: 18.77, PFR: 14.61, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 362)
MP: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
CO: 118 BB (VPIP: 27.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 41)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has As Ac
fold, MP raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 15 BB, MP calls 12 BB, fold, BTN calls 12 BB

Flop : (48.4 BB, 3 players) 5s 5h 7s
Hero bets 143.6 BB and is all-in, MP calls 92.2 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 102.4 BB and is all-in

Turn : (345.4 BB, 3 players) Js

River : (345.4 BB, 3 players) 8s

Hero shows As Ac (Flush, Ace High)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 68%, Flop 12%, Turn 21%)
Side Pot [20.4 BB]: (Pre 83%, Flop 12%, Turn 21%)

BTN shows Kc 5c (Three of a Kind, Fives)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 15%, Flop 79%, Turn 74%)
Side Pot [20.4 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 88%, Turn 79%)

MP shows Qd Qs (Flush, Queen High)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 18%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 331 BB

Feels like the river shove was pretty damn wrong. Should've gone for a thin V bet. Thought on flatting flop??

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

BTN: 112.6 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
SB: 242.6 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
Hero (BB): 317.8 BB
UTG: 442.4 BB (VPIP: 19.85, PFR: 16.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 133)
MP: 128.4 BB (VPIP: 18.79, PFR: 12.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 150)
CO: 128.4 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Qd Qc
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, CO raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8 BB, UTG calls 6 BB

Flop : (27.4 BB, 3 players) 9c 2d Qh
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO checks

Turn : (27.4 BB, 3 players) 8d
Hero checks, UTG bets 10.2 BB, CO calls 10.2 BB, Hero raises to 34 BB, fold, CO calls 23.8 BB

River : (105.6 BB, 2 players) 5s
Hero bets 274.8 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 101.2 BB

And this

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

BTN: 122 BB (VPIP: 20.30, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 8.57, Hands: 273)
SB: 140 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 28)
Hero (BB): 277.2 BB
UTG: 12.6 BB
MP: 135.8 BB (VPIP: 22.77, PFR: 19.80, 3Bet Preflop: 11.63, Hands: 105)
CO: 105.8 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 9.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Qh Qc
UTG raises to 3.4 BB, MP calls 3.4 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 15 BB, Hero calls 14 BB, UTG calls 9.2 BB and is all-in, fold

Flop : (46 BB, 3 players) 3s 6s 9h
SB bets 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB

Turn : (90 BB, 3 players) 4d
SB checks, Hero checks

River : (90 BB, 3 players) 8h
SB bets 28.4 BB, Hero calls 28.4 BB

SB shows Jc Jd (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 10%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)

Hero shows Qh Qc (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 76%, Flop 58%, Turn 76%)

UTG mucks Js Ts (High Card, Jack)
(Pre 14%, Flop 38%, Turn 21%)

Hero wins 140.8 BB

 

[BuzzKillington]

Why didn't you re-raise on the flop in your last hand? Why so passive? Just wondering. Were you afraid that they were going to fold?

 

[Alucard]

Why didn't you re-raise on the flop in your last hand? Why so passive? Just wondering. Were you afraid that they were going to fold?

He's 3 betting into UTG & MP. Well the UTG is a fish but still.. Plus his 3 bet is pretty strong. And you take a look at his stats, he is bit of a nit. So there's a chance he might have Aces or Kings. That thought was on my mind.
Plus what are the hands that 3 bets into 2 strong ranges, bets 2 streets in to the Big Blind & that we have them beat??
When you think about it, the answer is very simple. There aren't many hands that we have the V beat. Only JJ & perhaps 1010. I don't think a nit would 3 bet 9s & possibly 10s as well. It's very unlikely he has AK here cause he is a nit. So even though we raised on the river,only better hands would call us.

 

[BuzzKillington]

He's 3 betting into UTG & MP. Well the UTG is a fish but still.. Plus his 3 bet is pretty strong. And you take a look at his stats, he is bit of a nit. So there's a chance he might have Aces or Kings. That thought was on my mind.
Plus what are the hands that 3 bets into 2 strong ranges, bets 2 streets in to the Big Blind & that we have them beat??
When you think about it, the answer is very simple. There aren't many hands that we have the V beat. Only JJ & perhaps 1010. I don't think a nit would 3 bet 9s & possibly 10s as well. It's very unlikely he has AK here cause he is a nit. So even though we raised on the river,only better hands would call us.

Oh, I see. You're right about that. It was likely that he was on the top 7% of his range.

In that case I think you played that hand well.

 

[BuzzKillington]

By the way, what HUD profile are you using? What kind of stats are important for you to see while you're playing? Any special stats, that are usually not included in standard profiles? For example, I have a donk flop stat, to help me understand why a player would donk into me (when I am the pre-flop raiser).

I like to know whether you have setup something like that as well.

 

[Alucard]

I use something like this. Might improve it later
Notes/Name/Hands/Vpip/pfr/3bet
Flop cbet/fold to flop cbet/ barrel turn

That's all as I remember. If I need something else I check by clicking it.

 

[Keith_MM]

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

BTN: 117.4 BB (VPIP: 25.69, PFR: 19.44, 3Bet Preflop: 10.17, Hands: 150)
SB: 115.4 BB (VPIP: 19.35, PFR: 13.71, 3Bet Preflop: 8.42, Hands: 255)
Hero (BB): 158.6 BB
UTG: 151.6 BB (VPIP: 18.77, PFR: 14.61, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 362)
MP: 107.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
CO: 118 BB (VPIP: 27.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 41)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has As Ac
fold, MP raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 15 BB, MP calls 12 BB, fold, BTN calls 12 BB

Flop : (48.4 BB, 3 players) 5s 5h 7s
Hero bets 143.6 BB and is all-in, MP calls 92.2 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 102.4 BB and is all-in

Turn : (345.4 BB, 3 players) Js

River : (345.4 BB, 3 players) 8s

Hero shows As Ac (Flush, Ace High)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 68%, Flop 12%, Turn 21%)
Side Pot [20.4 BB]: (Pre 83%, Flop 12%, Turn 21%)

BTN shows Kc 5c (Three of a Kind, Fives)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 15%, Flop 79%, Turn 74%)
Side Pot [20.4 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 88%, Turn 79%)

MP shows Qd Qs (Flush, Queen High)

Main Pot [325 BB]: (Pre 18%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 331 BB
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Feels like the river shove was pretty damn wrong. Should've gone for a thin V bet. Thought on flatting flop??

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

BTN: 112.6 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
SB: 242.6 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
Hero (BB): 317.8 BB
UTG: 442.4 BB (VPIP: 19.85, PFR: 16.79, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 133)
MP: 128.4 BB (VPIP: 18.79, PFR: 12.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 150)
CO: 128.4 BB (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 30.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Qd Qc
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, CO raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8 BB, UTG calls 6 BB

Flop : (27.4 BB, 3 players) 9c 2d Qh
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO checks

Turn : (27.4 BB, 3 players) 8d
Hero checks, UTG bets 10.2 BB, CO calls 10.2 BB, Hero raises to 34 BB, fold, CO calls 23.8 BB

River : (105.6 BB, 2 players) 5s
Hero bets 274.8 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 101.2 BB

And this

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

BTN: 122 BB (VPIP: 20.30, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 8.57, Hands: 273)
SB: 140 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 28)
Hero (BB): 277.2 BB
UTG: 12.6 BB
MP: 135.8 BB (VPIP: 22.77, PFR: 19.80, 3Bet Preflop: 11.63, Hands: 105)
CO: 105.8 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 9.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Qh Qc
UTG raises to 3.4 BB, MP calls 3.4 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 15 BB, Hero calls 14 BB, UTG calls 9.2 BB and is all-in, fold

Flop : (46 BB, 3 players) 3s 6s 9h
SB bets 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB

Turn : (90 BB, 3 players) 4d
SB checks, Hero checks

River : (90 BB, 3 players) 8h
SB bets 28.4 BB, Hero calls 28.4 BB

SB shows Jc Jd (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 10%, Flop 4%, Turn 2%)

Hero shows Qh Qc (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 76%, Flop 58%, Turn 76%)

UTG mucks Js Ts (High Card, Jack)
(Pre 14%, Flop 38%, Turn 21%)

Hero wins 140.8 BB

AA - preflop 3bet seems too small with 3 already in the pot 20bb should help thin the field .
flop - hate the shove - more likely that you fold them out and only get called by 5x or 77

QQ - pre and flop fine
- turn hate the check to start , you're gonna hate life if it checks through, you got a set and need to build the pot and also protect against a T or J on river . if you get reraised TJ has a straight and potentially fold to a reraise depending on size. Still have a chance of board pairing to give you outs if reraised small . As played , you're kinda turning your hand into a bluff by reraising and going to hate life if you get reraised.
- river - hate the shove , you get no value from hands you beat and lose stack against TJ and 67


QQ - pre - think in this case i prefer 4bet and getting it in pre . UTG has no stack so forget him , MP is TAG limping behind so likely a weak hand that will fold to the 3 and 4bet action behind him . SB has decent wide 3bet and sized his 3bet to put UTG all in and could be trying to fold out MP. He's capable of 3bet stealing wide so i'm happy just getting it in pre

 

[Ian the Fish]

Alright. I'm in. You seem to have some nice potential, and my mentor (Figaroo2) told me about you, thus, I read through your post and I am impressed.

I use something like this. Might improve it later
Notes/Name/Hands/Vpip/pfr/3bet
Flop cbet/fold to flop cbet/ barrel turn

That's all as I remember. If I need something else I check by clicking it.

About the stats:
I would recommend inserting steal %, 4bet %, aggression factor and w%sd.

If you are quick enough around your HUD, you can find those easily anyhow, though.

Good luck at the tables!

 

[Alucard]

Alright. I'm in. You seem to have some nice potential, and my mentor (Figaroo2) told me about you, thus, I read through your post and I am impressed.
About the stats:
Good luck at the tables!

Thanks man! Always nice to hear such words & appreciate it. And welcome!!

Yeah so I totally missed out some of the stats I've added to my hud maybe because I was sleepy when typing through my phone.
Here's the hud I'm using. I call it the "Fig Profile" cause Bruce had some influence on it.

Notes/ Player Name/Hands Abb/Vpip/Pfr/Total AF
3bet pre/fold to 3bet pre/attempt to steal/ fold to steal
cbet flop/ fold to cbet flop/bet turn

I don't add 4bet stats cause it's very rare & once you get 4bet it's more of a capped hand strength thing & you could always easily look from your hud. Wtsd is interesting. Might add some later on. I don't use the hud to it's maximum tbh, and I must train myself to look into it every time I play. Specially post flop

 

[Alucard]

Want to focus more on my physical & mental health. I have become really unhealthy. Even though I make plans, haven't been able to make them work.
Today had a morning walk with my parents. Feels good. With time will add some intensive workouts + gym time.
Haven't been able to adjust to my new time schedule yet. But trying my best. Will have a morning grind session in a bit.

BTW if anyone reading is interested, we have a little Heads Up Home game going. Would love for you guys to join as well who haven't already.!!
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/a-game-going-rail-requests-42/cc-hu-club-352111/

 

[Alucard]

Hello! I haven't been playing consistently the last couple of days so didn't update the thread. A couple of lazy days without much work done. But have been running decent until yesterday or the day before where I tried 3 tabling & lost 3 buy-ins.
Will get back into putting some decent time the following days. Need to make some short term goals to keep me motivated.
It's been a real struggle for me to keep myself motivated. Some life changes might do the trick.

 

[Alucard]

Wanted to share this hand. Take a look

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

BTN: 67.6 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
Hero (SB): 135.4 BB
BB: 418 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 16)
UTG: 147.6 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 175.2 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
CO: 119.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Kh Ks
UTG raises to 3 BB, MP raises to 9 BB, CO raises to 23 BB, fold, Hero raises to 135.4 BB and is all-in, fold, UTG raises to 147.6 BB and is all-in, fold, CO calls 96.4 BB and is all-in

Flop : (400.2 BB, 3 players) 2s Ts 8h

Turn : (400.2 BB, 3 players) Qc

River : (400.2 BB, 3 players) 5d

Hero shows Kh Ks (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [368.2 BB]: (Pre 68%, Flop 90%, Turn 86%)
Side Pot [32 BB]: (Pre 69%, Flop 90%, Turn 86%)

UTG shows Kd Ad (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [368.2 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 5%, Turn 7%)
Side Pot [32 BB]: (Pre 31%, Flop 10%, Turn 14%)

CO shows Ah Kc (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [368.2 BB]: (Pre 13%, Flop 5%, Turn 7%)

Hero wins 383.6 BB

 

[BuzzKillington]

Lol. You all had blockers to each other's hands.

 

[braveslice]

Keeping motivation up seems to be one of the most difficult tasks in poker. Below 25nl there is not even money to be made so one of the main reasons, making money, is missing. Personally I solved it by playing not too much very little actually, but for goal orientated poker that is not the answer. Even 100nl players do stupid shit to maintain motivation. Maybe you could try streaming? I seem to remember u said something about it.

 

[Beanfacekilla]

Or Skype sweats..... that could be productive as well.

 

[Alucard]

The shit I've been dealing with the last couple of days. Almost down $50 in 3 days
When the idiot raises this big there was no purpose on 4 betting and GIIing I thought cause he's pretty much repping a pair or a decent Ace high. So I'd be way ahead. Or so I thought.

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

BTN: 99.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 156.6 BB
BB: 63.6 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 82.6 BB (VPIP: 19.61, PFR: 9.80, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 52)
MP: 126.4 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 107.8 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has As Ad
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 17 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

Flop : (34 BB, 2 players) 9c Qd Ac
Hero checks, BB bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn : (44 BB, 2 players) 7c
Hero checks, BB bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 17 BB, BB raises to 33 BB, Hero raises to 49 BB, BB calls 8.6 BB and is all-in

River : (127.2 BB, 2 players) 6c

Hero shows As Ad (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 67%, Turn 23%)

BB shows Tc Kc (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 18%, Flop 33%, Turn 77%)

BB wins 122 BB

It's freakin insane! Very much demotivated now.
Bluffs don't get through. When I flop good, the V has better. All the idiots & fish are getting lucky flopping trips vs my overpairs. When I try to play passive they go aggro & take it down. When I play aggro they've the better hand. So damn frustrating. Makes me want to stop playing at stars right now.

 

[Figaroo2]

Yeah Alu welcome to poker it runs hot and cold like this. There are days when you can't win a hand and can't do anything.
In general if you think you are ahead you should bet or raise unless you are specifically trying to trap an aggressive bettor.
In the hand above there is every reason to 4bet click it back if they have the opportunity to make the 5bet shove with fold equity lots of players will take it. Id raise pre pretty much all the time there.
And I'd certainly look for a big check raise on the flop when you kbow you are ahead. You let him get there ultra cheap. You can pot control the turn if you want but it isn't usually necessary in 3-4 bet pots.

 

[Beanfacekilla]

At least he still has fish tendencies and he didn't have a full stack. Winning!

 

[BuzzKillington]

The shit I've been dealing with the last couple of days. Almost down $50 in 3 days
When the idiot raises this big there was no purpose on 4 betting and GIIing I thought cause he's pretty much repping a pair or a decent Ace high. So I'd be way ahead. Or so I thought.

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

BTN: 99.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (SB): 156.6 BB
BB: 63.6 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: 82.6 BB (VPIP: 19.61, PFR: 9.80, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 52)
MP: 126.4 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 107.8 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has As Ad
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 17 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

Flop : (34 BB, 2 players) 9c Qd Ac
Hero checks, BB bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn : (44 BB, 2 players) 7c
Hero checks, BB bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 17 BB, BB raises to 33 BB, Hero raises to 49 BB, BB calls 8.6 BB and is all-in

River : (127.2 BB, 2 players) 6c

Hero shows As Ad (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 82%, Flop 67%, Turn 23%)

BB shows Tc Kc (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 18%, Flop 33%, Turn 77%)

BB wins 122 BB

It's freakin insane! Very much demotivated now.
Bluffs don't get through. When I flop good, the V has better. All the idiots & fish are getting lucky flopping trips vs my overpairs. When I try to play passive they go aggro & take it down. When I play aggro they've the better hand. So damn frustrating. Makes me want to stop playing at stars right now.

Sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel any better: you're not alone.

I do think that you lost this hand by slow-playing AA. There were two opportunities for you to win the hand. First, by 4-betting pre-flop, which probably would have won you the hand right away. Second, by check-raising on the flop. By calling you gave them good pot odds (1/4 pot or less) to chase the flush. I guess you got greedy and didn't want to scare the villain away, but you paid a huge price for this.

 

[Alucard]

Yeah I was being greedy there. Should've 4 bet.
Thanks everyone for their input. I'm very much struggling to find the motivation to have a long session.
I think it has to do with lifestyle changes. Poker has been almost the only thing for me the last month or so & now I'm struggling with somewhat of lack of enthusiasm.
So what needs is that I balance everything out, giving time for physical & mental enhancement, time into business & learning, & then into poker as well.
Balance is very much needed.
Since I don't have that much of a need to play cc freerolls anymore I must try to adjust timings as how I see as comfortable.

Btw my stars br is around 320 dollars if anyone's interested. It was up 350 & went down in the last couple of days.
Will make some short term poker goals and post them

 

[Beanfacekilla]

Yeah I was being greedy there. Should've 4 bet.
Thanks everyone for their input. I'm very much struggling to find the motivation to have a long session.
I think it has to do with lifestyle changes. Poker has been almost the only thing for me the last month or so & now I'm struggling with somewhat of lack of enthusiasm.
So what needs is that I balance everything out, giving time for physical & mental enhancement, time into business & learning, & then into poker as well.
Balance is very much needed.
Since I don't have that much of a need to play cc freerolls anymore I must try to adjust timings as how I see as comfortable.

Btw my stars br is around 320 dollars if anyone's interested. It was up 350 & went down in the last couple of days.
Will make some short term poker goals and post them

Balance is important. The game isn't going anywhere. Get your game face on, and get back to it whenever you're ready.