Polished Poker Vol. I Study Group

[John A]

Hey, I need a favor guys.

I'm doing a new video series for pokerstrategy on leak buster. One of the videos I'm going to be doing is on top common critical leaks. I'd like to verify what you're seeing on your end with leak buster as far as the critical leaks, and make sure I'm addressing all of the most common for different stake levels.

If you can post a screenshot, or just type them out for me that would be great! I want to make sure I'm covering all angles on this and make it as thorough as possible. Thanks.

 

[rhombus]

Hey, I need a favor guys.

I'm doing a new video series for pokerstrategy on leak buster. One of the videos I'm going to be doing is on top common critical leaks. I'd like to verify what you're seeing on your end with leak buster as far as the critical leaks, and make sure I'm addressing all of the most common for different stake levels.

If you can post a screenshot, or just type them out for me that would be great! I want to make sure I'm covering all angles on this and make it as thorough as possible. Thanks.

just ran it for my hands on pokerstars 6Max, Pity it doesnt let you copy and paste the text.
I had 6 Critical Leaks for last 38K hands, although HEM says I have 46K

 

[rhombus]

PS Does it seem right to have 41 Leaks and 28 Potential Leaks and get B+
I know its only a smal sample.

Jsut ran it again for the hands since I started playing again Since July and just had 3 critical

and now have 32 Leaks 39 potential and A-

 

[Figaroo2]

critical leaks,,, 6max and FR

I ran this running the filter for 2014
2 critical leaks at 6 max and 2 at Full Ring

 

[Figaroo2]

Couldn't win a hand tonight, this was typical
(IPoker) £10.00 GBP NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, October 08, 09:30:00 ET 2014
Table Premium Table 6 (real money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( £9.36 GBP ) - VPIP: 52, PFR: 13, 3B: 6, AF: 1.8, Hands: 56
Seat 3: Player3 ( £10.00 GBP ) - VPIP: 16, PFR: 12, 3B: 0, AF: 3.4, Hands: 467
Seat 6: Player6 ( £5.30 GBP ) - VPIP: 18, PFR: 13, 3B: 7, AF: 2.1, Hands: 2789
Seat 8: Player8 ( £6.57 GBP ) - VPIP: 83, PFR: 4, 3B: 0, AF: 0.6, Hands: 24 get a load of this whale...with player 1 another fish this is why i play this site.
Seat 10: Hero ( £11.40 GBP ) - VPIP: 27, PFR: 17, 3B: 7 AG%35, Hands: 56
Player3 posts small blind [£0.05 GBP].
Player6 posts big blind [£0.10 GBP].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Js Jd ]
Player8 calls [£0.10 GBP]
Hero raises [£0.40 GBP]
Player1 folds
Player3 calls [£0.35 GBP]
Player6 folds
Player8 calls [£0.30 GBP]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 9s, 3d ]
Player3 checks
Player8 checks
Hero bets [£0.60 GBP]
Player3 calls [£0.60 GBP]
Player8 calls [£0.60 GBP]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4h ]
Player3 checks
Player8 checks
Hero bets [£1.70 GBP]
Player3 calls [£1.70 GBP]
Player8 calls [£1.70 GBP]
OK WTF are they calling with here. One of them probably has a 9 so I give up now
** Dealing River ** [ Ac ]
Player3 checks
Player8 checks
Hero checks
Player3 wins £7.66 GBP from main pot
Player3 shows [3h, s3 ] FULL HOUSE
Player8 shows [5s, 9c ] TRIP NINES
OK so I was last on that flop....give me a break....

 

[rhombus]

LOL, but you know in the long run its easy money.

BET, BET BET and fold when they raise and dont bluff!!! esp OOP

 

[rhombus]

Guess the Hand

Figaroo think i was on next table to you LOL

***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Full Tilt)
$10.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, October 09, 12:12:43 ET 2014
Table YYZ (New to the Game 6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Player1 ( $8.26 USD ) - VPIP: 48, PFR: 5, 3B: 7, AF: 2.2, Hands: 58
Seat 2: Player2 ( $24.65 USD ) - VPIP: 33, PFR: 6, 3B: 14, AF: 0.0, Hands: 18
Seat 3: Player3 ( $7.16 USD ) - VPIP: 36, PFR: 21, 3B: 9, AF: 3.1, Hands: 94
Seat 4: Player4 ( $10.90 USD ) - VPIP: 28, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 18
Seat 5: Hero ( $11.90 USD ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 11, 3B: 4, AF: 2.0, Hands: 12455
Seat 6: Player6 ( $6.58 USD ) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 0.5, Hands: 56
Player2 posts small blind [$0.05 USD].
Player3 posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ah Ac ]
Player4 folds
Hero raises [$0.35 USD]
Player6 calls [$0.35 USD]
Player1 raises [$0.60 USD]
Player2 folds
Player3 folds
Hero raises [$2.05 USD]
Player6 folds
Player1 raises [$3.60 USD]
Hero raises [$9.50 USD]
Player1 calls [$4.06 USD]
Hero shows [Ah, Ac ]
Player1 shows ????

 

[rhombus]

found this hand so confusing almost folded but curiosity got the better of me. Was it a good call??

Couldnt work out what he had QQ raises preflop I had a T so unlikely TT so that leaves KJ as a big part of his range ewspecially as he seemed passive but started donking out

***** Hand History for Game 1111111111 ***** (Full Tilt)
$10.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, October 09, 12:22:40 ET 2014
Table YYZ (New to the Game 6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: Player2 ( $23.29 USD ) - VPIP: 38, PFR: 6, 3B: 9, AF: 3.0, Hands: 32
Seat 3: Player3 ( $16.87 USD ) - VPIP: 34, PFR: 20, 3B: 8, AF: 2.5, Hands: 121
Seat 4: Player4 ( $12.38 USD ) - VPIP: 31, PFR: 3, 3B: 0, AF: 3.5, Hands: 32
Seat 5: Hero ( $18.31 USD ) - VPIP: 19, PFR: 11, 3B: 4, AF: 2.0, Hands: 12482
Seat 6: Player6 ( $6.36 USD ) - VPIP: 33, PFR: 11, 3B: 0, AF: 0.6, Hands: 70
Player2 posts small blind [$0.05 USD].
Player3 posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ah Td ]
Player4 folds
Hero raises [$0.30 USD]
Player6 folds
Player2 calls [$0.25 USD]
Player3 calls [$0.20 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qc, Ad, Th ]
Player2 bets [$0.75 USD]
Player3 folds
Hero calls [$0.75 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
Player2 bets [$1.75 USD]
Hero calls [$1.75 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 7s ]
Player2 bets [$3.75 USD]
Hero calls [$3.75 USD]

 

[John A]

just ran it for my hands on Pokerstars 6Max, Pity it doesnt let you copy and paste the text.
I had 6 Critical Leaks for last 38K hands, although HEM says I have 46K

Thank you... and keep posting these guys. If you don't want to publicly post it for any reason, please PM me. I need as much help as I can get here.

FYI, sample size will be different because of filtering. Leak buster is only looking for hands that have 5-6 players as 6-max. Anything less then that and it will ignore. Set a filter in HM2 and they will match up.

 

[JCgrind]

crit leaks over last 50k hands:
- triple too much
- Ato-AKo / AQs-AKs squeeze from SB
- over iso'ing limpers from position w marginals
- rivercall efficiency (jokes suboptimal)

 

[John A]

Thank you... keep them coming. I need as much info as possible. This will give you a chance to review your game, which is never bad. Don't be shy!

 

[rhombus]

FYI, sample size will be different because of filtering. Leak buster is only looking for hands that have 5-6 players as 6-max. Anything less then that and it will ignore. Set a filter in HM2 and they will match up.

Thanks.

Heres 6Max form Full Tilt

 

[rhombus]

Full Ring at Full Tilt

 

[John A]

Thank you..... any more guys? It would be a big help. Thanks.

 

[Menschlich]

I'm having a pretty brutal 8bi downswing right now at 5c/10c. I think I really need have my game examined or examine my game and make some serious changes. I have 6k hands in Hem2.

 

[youregoodmate]

Sadly I don't have leakbuster to help.

 

[rhombus]

Hands from tonight, I'm wondering whats the best way to extract value with overpair on the flop and also what if Ace or overcard appears on turn or river??

Hand 1 Should I have bet 1/2 on river and folded to a Raise

poker stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $10 (100 bb)
BB: $4.40 (44 bb)
UTG: $10 (100 bb)
Hero (MP): $21.66 (216.6 bb)
CO: $6.72 (67.2 bb)
BTN: $40.92 (409.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T

T

UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.30, CO folds, BTN calls $0.30, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.75) 2

2

6

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.70, BTN calls $0.70

Turn: ($2.15) J

(2 players)
Hero bets $1.40, BTN calls $1.40

River: ($4.95) A

(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.70, Hero folds

Results: $4.95 pot ($0.22 rake)
Final Board: 2

2

6

J

A

Hero mucked T

T

and lost (-$2.40 net)
BTN mucked and won $4.73 ($2.33 net)

Hand 2 Bet turn and if they Call Lead River for 1/2 or check if Ace appears?

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $11.21 (112.1 bb)
BB: $31.38 (313.8 bb)
UTG: $10.35 (103.5 bb)
MP: $34.42 (344.2 bb)
Hero (CO): $22.74 (227.4 bb)
BTN: $8.96 (89.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q

Q

2 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, BTN calls $0.30, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.75) 9

6

5

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, BTN calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.75) K

(2 players)
Hero bets $1, BTN folds

Results: $1.75 pot ($0.08 rake)
Final Board: 9

6

5

K

Hero mucked Q

Q

and won $1.67 ($0.87 net)
BTN mucked and lost (-$0.80 net)

 

[youregoodmate]

With no stats I say wp for both hands.

 

[Figaroo2]

Rhoms 1st hand

When I looked at the first hand it looks like a simple float by the button. He isn't going to have that strong a calling range here.
Lets give him a 20% calling range.
In which case the flop bet looks very good,
Bearing in mind he just calls I think we can halve his range to about top 10%. You are still a slight equity favourite and he still has a lot of air high card combos.
We would be calling that flop with 76s 77 88 99 any two spades would we not...
If he is going to float the turn make it expensive.
The ace swings the equity in his favour but it is still a significant scare card for him as it hits your perceived range as the raiser .
Half pot OTR might make him fold medium to high pairs.

 

[John A]

When I looked at the first hand it looks like a simple float by the button. He isn't going to have that strong a calling range here.
Lets give him a 20% calling range.
In which case the flop bet looks very good,
Bearing in mind he just calls I think we can halve his range to about top 10%. You are still a slight equity favourite and he still has a lot of air high card combos.
We would be calling that flop with 76s 77 88 99 any two spades would we not...
If he is going to float the turn make it expensive.
The ace swings the equity in his favour but it is still a significant scare card for him as it hits your perceived range as the raiser .
Half pot OTR might make him fold medium to high pairs.

Why would you want him to fold medium to high pairs though? I'm not sure about that range (fyi, it's easier to just click export to forum format in the ace poker drills equity calculator). Easier on your and easier for us to see the range better.

 

[rhombus]

Why would you want him to fold medium to high pairs though? I'm not sure about that range (fyi, it's easier to just click export to forum format in the ace poker drills equity calculator). Easier on your and easier for us to see the range better.

PS Figaroo notice in your screenshot you have version 1.00.06 theres a 1.00.08 now
http://acepokersolutions.com/pokerequitycalculator.html

just had a look in APD (FREE) and saw export when you click on calculate equity

Turn
Hand Converted by Ace Poker Drills Poker Training Software

NL Holdem $0.1(BB)
SB ($10)
BB ($4.4)
UTG ($10)
HERO ($21.66)
CO ($6.72)
BTN ($40.92)

Dealt to Hero T:spade: T:heart:

UTG Folds , HERO Raises To $0.3 , CO Folds , BTN Calls $0.3 , SB Folds , BB Folds

Flop ($0.6) 2:heart: 2:club: 6:spade:
HERO Bets $0.7 , BTN Calls $0.7

Turn ($2) 2:heart: 2:club: 6:spade: J:spade:
HERO Bets $1.4 , BTN Calls $1.4

River ($4.8) 2:heart: 2:club: 6:spade: J:spade: A:club:
HERO Checks , BTN Bets $3.7 , HERO Folds

BTN wins $4.73

Ace Poker Drills Poker Equity Calculator
Board: Js 6s 2c 2h

Equity Win Tie Hand Range
71.8146% 71.6178% 0.1969% [ TsTh ]
28.1854% 27.9885% 0.1969% [ 33+(100), A2s+(100), A5o+(100), KTo+(100), K8s+(100), Q9s+(100), JTs(100) ]

River

Ace Poker Drills Poker Equity Calculator
Board: Js 6s 2c 2h Ac

Equity Win Tie Hand Range
34.3318% 34.1014% 0.2304% [ TsTh ]
65.6682% 65.4378% 0.2304% [ 33+(100), A2s+(100), A5o+(100), KTo+(100), K8s+(100), Q9s+(100), JTs(100) ]

 

[rhombus]

however above equity on river - Villain becomes favourite when I have exactly TT If I had 20% Raising range (I was playing 26/20). It becomes a flip on the River. So is it still Check Fold(dep on size) or Bet/Fold

Ace Poker Drills Poker Equity Calculator
Board: Js 6s 2c 2h Ac

Equity Win Tie Hand Range
49.7651% 45.9807% 3.7843% [ 33+(100), A7o+(100), A2s+(100), K9s+(100), KTo+(100), QTs+(100) ]
50.2349% 46.4506% 3.7843% [ 33+(100), A2s+(100), A5o+(100), KTo+(100), K8s+(100), Q9s+(100), JTs(100) ]

 

[Figaroo2]

shove fest at $0.25/0.50!

Full Flush poker game #1199542438: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/0.50) -
Table 'Dancing in the Street' 10-Max, Seat #8 is the button
Seat 8: (20.07 in chips) - The button (Fish)
Seat 5: (29.36 in chips) - Sitting out
Seat 4: (24.68 in chips) - Sitting out
Seat 1: (57.10 in chips)
Seat 9: Figaroo2 ($73.04 in chips) - Small Blind
Seat 0: (56.34 in chips) - Big Blind decent Reg
Seat 3: (23.50 in chips)
Seat 6: (68.73 in chips) - Sitting out
Seat 2: (50.00 in chips)
Seat 7: (18.00 in chips) (Fish)
Figaroo2: posts small blind 0.25
Seat 0: posts big blind 0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Figaroo2 [6h 6d]
Seat 1: folds
Seat 2: folds
Seat 7: raises 0.75 to 1.25
Seat 8: calls 1.25
Figaroo2: calls 1.00
Seat 0: calls 0.75
*** FLOP *** [3s 10s 6c]
Figaroo2: checks
Seat 0: checks
Seat 7: bets 5.00
Seat 8: raises 18.82 to 18.82 and is all in
Figaroo2: calls 18.82
Seat 0: raises 55.09 to 55.09 and is all in
Seat 7: calls 11.75 and is all in
This is similar to the last time I sat at this site and level where I got 999 in on the flop and got outdrawn....Still only losing to TT so in it goes Figaroo2: calls 36.27
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Figaroo2 shows 6h 6d
Seat 8 shows Kd 10d (over shoved with top pair)
SEAT 7 shows Qc 10h (bet out and called all in with tpgk)
Seat 0 shows 4s 6s
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 69.00 | Rake 3.00
Board [3s 10s 6c 10c 8d]
Seat 9: Figaroo2 showed [6h 6d] and won (151.21):thrasher:

 

[Figaroo2]

Why would you want him to fold medium to high pairs though? I'm not sure about that range (fyi, it's easier to just click export to forum format in the ace poker drills equity calculator). Easier on your and easier for us to see the range better.

John
How are you ranging him there on the button pre and after the flop?
Are u betting on the river or checking it down?
I thought there might still be value from mid pairs lower than ours.

 

[Figaroo2]

The raiser here is a loose fish, should I raise on the flop or turn or is it all a bit spewy?

Full Flush Poker Game #1199542016: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/0.50) - 2014/10/12 16:06:48 Table 'Dancing in the Street' 10-Max, Seat #7 is the button
Seat 8: (34.69 in chips) - Small Blind FISH
Seat 5: (28.73 in chips)
Seat 4: (24.68 in chips) - Sitting out
Seat 1: (58.99 in chips)
Seat 9: Figaroo2 (58.25 in chips) - Big Blind
Seat 0: (55.59 in chips)
Seat 7: (34.00 in chips) - The button
Seat 3: (24.25 in chips)
Seat 6: (69.53 in chips) - Sitting out
Seat 8: posts small blind 0.25
Figaroo2: posts big blind 0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Figaroo2 [10c Js]
Folds round
Seat 8: raises 0.75 to 1.00
Figaroo2: calls 0.50
*** FLOP *** [4c 9c 7s]
Seat 8: bets 2.00
Figaroo2: calls 2.00 gutshot overs and dubious backdoor flush...can we raise here?...I decided to wait a street and see what he does on the turn.
*** TURN *** [4c 9c 7s][3c]
Seat 8: bets 4.28
Figaroo2: raises 14.26 to 14.26 just straight on repping the flush here, any comments on sizing?
Seat 8: calls 9.98
*** RIVER *** [4c 9c 7s 3c][Qs]
Seat 8: checks
Don't think I can win here without a significant bet
Figaroo2: bets 40.99 all in...he has about $19 behind
Seat 8: folds
Uncalled bet (40.99) returned to Figaroo2
Figaroo2 shows 10c Js
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 32.80 | Rake 1.72
Board [4c 9c 7s 3c Qs]
Seat 8: Seat 8 folded on the River
Seat 9: Figaroo2 showed [10c Js] and won (32.80)