C ONTENTS

Beginners Guide to HU SnG.................................................................................................. 3

HU SNG Bible ....................................................................................................................... 7
A Guide to the 25-50 Blind Level Part 1: Basic Play .............................................................. 8
Proper HU SNG PF ranges ..................................................................................................13
Playing with 20BBs or less ...................................................................................................15
The Anatomy of a Continuation Bet ......................................................................................17
Dealing with limpers; dealing with constant min-bettors ........................................................20
Check Raise Bluffing Flops ..................................................................................................25
When Overbetting is Nash Equilibrium .................................................................................28
Rake, tournament equity and hourly rate ..............................................................................32
Critical Points of Villain's 3-Betting Behavior.........................................................................39
Finishing an opponent heads-up: sage, nash and chubukov. ...............................................43
Three bet shoving with 25BB effective ..................................................................................49
Poker Success .....................................................................................................................53
BR Management and You ....................................................................................................64
Success, Failure, and the Downswing Mindset .....................................................................67
You suck at poker.................................................................................................................72
mjw006 spews random thoughts... .......................................................................................77
spamz' first hand history review ............................................................................................81
spamz' second hand history review ....................................................................................127
spamz' third hand history review.........................................................................................185
spamz' fourth hand history review ......................................................................................237
spamz' sixth hand history review ........................................................................................326
spamz' seventh hand history review ...................................................................................391
spamz' eighth hand history review ......................................................................................429
spamz' ninth hand history review ........................................................................................463
spamz' tenth hand history review........................................................................................498
spamz' eleventh hand history review ..................................................................................524
A Bad Habit of 3-betting and Range Choice .......................................................................558
A Discussion on Bet Sizing .................................................................................................561
Suited Connectors, Implied Odds, and You ........................................................................567
Shania, balancing, and what you really need to know ........................................................573
22 Flawed Reasonings in HUSNG Poker ...........................................................................578
22 Flawed Reasonings In HUSNG Poker (Part 2) ..............................................................582
Indy's interview with Stevesbets .........................................................................................586
Indy‟s interview with BCM11 ...............................................................................................591
B EGINNERS G UIDE TO HU S N G

So why should you play HU sngs?

Basically there is no other form of poker where you can make so
much money per hour with a relatively small bankroll. If you are a
10% ROI or higher player you could easily take $500 and play
the 22s on FT for a little under $20 an hour 1 tabling with almost
no risk of ruin. If you were to compare that to other forms of
poker you would need a $1k+ bankroll 4 tabling 50nl or about
$1500 playing the 16 9-man turbos 8 tabling to make a similar
hourly rate (dont get on my ass about numbers Im just giving you
an idea). Clearly this is a great way to build a bankroll if your
starting low.

Where should you play?

The two main choices are Full Tilt and Pokerstars, Ive never
played at UB so I cant comment on that but I know they have a
rematch button. If hourly rate is your goal in playing HU sngs Full
Tilt is cleary the best choice, it has a super fast structure relative
to PS and the players are worse IMO. Over my career I
averaged 7.5 matches per hour at the FT 33s and below and 7
at the 110s (PS turbos average about 5 per hour) and higher
now imagine that with a 10% ROI your making 75% of a buyin
per hour which is sick good and thats not even the ceiling if you
are really good. One thing you should note, you should never try
and play on a site that offers HU sngs with a 10% rake, there is
practically no way the amount of fishy players on the small site
can compensate for the extra 5% in rake.

How should you keep track of your matches?

Ive only used PT, HEM but it works very well and it will give you
everything you need and I imagine a lot of you already have it. It
will tell you your hourly, matches per hour, ROI, win %, help you
review hands, bring up stats from old matches etc I love it
Should you multitable?
99% of the time I played one table and I was able to make over
$100 an hour doing so I never worried about multitabling. Not to
mention I never got comfortable playing more than one so I
never did but I know for a fact there are people successfully
grinding 2, 3, 4 and more HU sngs at a time, but you should note
that multitabling different villains in HU sngs is a very different
skill from multitabling other forms of poker, I have 16-tabled 9-
man SNGs but I couldnt handle more than one table of HU sng
profitably. Its really a factor of how quickly you can think and
make accurate reads rather than your clicking speed not to
mention your ROI will be lower and variance will be higher which
are two of the really big factors that appeal to people who play
HU sngs.

What about the variance?

The thing about variance in HU sngs is that the actual swings
can be fairly large relative to swings in buyins you would
experience in like a 6max NL cash game but the high hourly rate
tends to soften this quite a bit. I personally have lost 10 straight
matches at the 33s where I averaged 17.5% ROI over 400
matches lifetime and I was really happy with all my play and
never tilted in any of the 10 matches. My biggest downswing top
to bottom was 17 buyins. Now I know that sounds quite harsh
but think about it this way, if you work hard you could easily put
in 40 matches a day so my biggest downswing would have
lasted about half a day, not so bad dont you think?

What skills does HU take?

One thing that is difficult about HU is that it takes a very different
skillset from your normal shorthanded or full ring poker. So as a
fun exercise Ill rank the skills I think are most important.

1. Hand reading-This encompasses a lot things including being

able to put together a strong accurate read of villain and
understand how he is thinking through hands. If you cant read
your opponent as well as he reads you, you are the fish even if
you have a good general strategy and he has lots of leaks.
When you are playing HU you can compensate for a lot of
shortcomings if your a great hand reader, too bad this is
probably one the hardest most ambigious skills to develop. I
started to really develop in this area when I began to read my
entire HHs front to back 2-3 times a day, lots of work but its
rewarding.

2. Tilt Control-Tilt is going to hurt you fast HU because you

never have time to take a back seat and stop making decisions.
This is the undoing of a lot of players who never tilt when they
play normal cash games or SNGs, HU is going to test your
mental toughness for sure.

3. Adjusting-The faster you adjust your game to meet how your

villain is playing this hand in the moment the bigger your edge is
going to be, this was always very hard for me I always love to
open a wide range from the button even when its not always
correct.

4. Playing a 14-25bb effective stack-This is what I like to call

the red zone of HU sng's you can get a HUGE edge here
because almost everyone I know plays like crap with these stack
sizes, including 2p2ers. If you play turbos this is where you are
going to be playing a majority of the time. Strategy here is not
clear cut and it is going to test pretty much all your poker skills to
the maximum, these stacks sizes are also a major reason I think
its super hard to multitable HU sngs.

What else should you know?

-SAGE which is a game theory perfect system for 8bb or less.
Note game theory perfect means its unexploitable but does not
mean it is the most profitable strategy against a villain with an
incorrect strategy.

-Tilt control, I told you this was an important skill but I am going
to share my thoughts on this. Tilt is always going to be with you
when you play poker its going to be a constant battle no matter
how good you are at controlling yourself. You need to learn what
your personal triggers are because its going to be different for
everyone, for me personally losing a lot of money just doesnt get
me angry but there are things that send me off the wall into
super tilt monkey mode. One thing I learned personally is that
burnout is a very dangerous tilt inducer, I dropped out with a 3k
bankroll and forced myself to work very very hard at first but I
wasnt getting the results I wanted and the money swings hurt
more. When you have a balanced life if you run bad at poker its
not going to hurt as much and on the same token when
something bad happens outside of poker dont expect to continue
playing your same game unaffected.I hope this helps you all and
I also hope this encourages those of you who may have been
hesitatant to start contributing to do so.

- Cwar
HU SNG B IBLE

HUSNG = Heads Up Sit N Go

BB = Big Blind

SB = Small Blind

OOP = Out of Position

3-bet = A reraise or raising when a player raises your bet.

Effective Stacks = The stack size of the player with the least
amount of chips, or the maximum amount of chips either player
can win if they both are all in.

Two barrel = Betting the flop and then the turn.

Implied Odds = The ratio of your total expected win when your
card hits to the present cost of calling a bet (TOP P. 55)

- ChicagoRy
A G UIDE TO THE 25-50 B LIND L EVEL P ART 1:
B ASIC P LAY

This is the first of a four part series on how to play in the 25-50
level of Heads Up Sit N‟ Gos. In the first article you will learn
some of the differences that separate the 25-50 level from the
earlier blind levels.

For clarity‟s sake, these articles will mainly apply to situations

you face in the 25-50 level, regardless of the stack sizes in other
levels of play.

For example, there is one key difference between being 25bb

deep in the 25-50 level and being 25bb deep in the 10-20 level:
How your opponent is going to play. Most opponents are going
to play very differently in these two cases even though they
should play nearly identical in both. For this main reason I want
to focus on situations that come up in the 25-50 level.

When identifying the basic differences between this level and

previous levels, you will notice the effective stack sizes are
generally 15-30 big blinds at the start of the 25-50 level. At the
earlier levels you are usually deeper stacked and have more
room to “maneuver” with bets and raises. At the 50-100 level
most of your play is going to be shove or fold preflop with a little
bit of exception. But in the 25-50 level of play you‟re often stuck
in between. This often puts additional pressure on players and
makes a lot of decisions unclear in their mind.

Another thing you should realize is that a mistake in this level is

very costly. In the earlier levels of play you can make a mistake
or two and lose 10-15% of your stack in doing so. In the 25-50
level you‟ll regularly see players lose 25-50% or more of their
chips on one bad play here. Fortunately, if you pay attention to
these articles and work hard to improve your game, your
opponents will be making many more costly errors than you.

Let‟s take a look at preflop raising. A common mistake players

make is committing too many chips into the pot preflop. As the
blinds go up and the ratio to your stack sizes goes down,
position starts to matter less. Common raise sizing when 20-
30bb deep should be 2-2.5x the big blind, or 100-125 chips in
this level. Under special circumstances a 3x raise may apply, but
this is rare and unnecessary to go over in this article.

You will notice many players raising to 150-200 chips during this
level with stack sizes of any amount. We will learn why this is
usually bad and how to exploit it in the third article.

Now that you‟ve got a handle on preflop raise sizes, we can talk
about the difference in preflop hand values. In the 25-50 level a
lot of hands that were valuable to raise in previous levels will go
down in value. Hands like suited connectors (56s, 78s) go down
in value as the stack to blind ratio goes down. These are
speculative hands and the main advantage of these speculative
hands is the implied odds that you have with them. Your implied
odds go down as the blind-stack ratio becomes smaller, meaning
hands that make top pair are going to be going up in value while
lower-card hands that need to make flushes, straights and two
pair hands are going to go down in value.

So does this mean you should fold hands like 67s on the button
when effective stacks are 20-25bb? Not necessarily. You have to
be careful on overplaying them and committing too many chips
to the pot in certain situations. We‟ll get into when you should
minraise, limp and fold this type of hand in the next article.

We‟ve covered some of the preflop differences in this level, so

let‟s get into some postflop play.

In one word, you postflop play in the 25-50 level should be

“aggressive.”

As a whole, you want to be stabbing out at a lot of pots against

most players in this level. Players generally respond to
aggression by being very over aggressive in this level or by
playing very weak. You should be able to identify which kind of
player you are playing very early on in this level. Article 2 will go
into greater detail about how to adjust accordingly to this.

Continuation-bets should rise in frequency, but not necessarily

value. If anything, you can sometimes continuation bet as low as
half pot in this level. This, of course, is player dependent. A 150
cbet into a 250 chip pot is probably the standard, or a 125 into a
200 pot.

You‟re also going to want to turn down your two barrel bluffing
percentage. As the pot builds from preflop to the flop and then
the turn, players will feel more pot committed when calling a
street. The more bets they call the more of their stack is in the
pot, therefore they will end up calling with a wider range of
hands. There are still spots to bluff/semi-bluff, but it is generally
harder and less frequent in this level.

Since we‟ve gone over the main facets of preflop and postflop
play, let‟s put it all together and go over a couple of basic hand
examples.

Reads on villain: Villain rarely folds preflop OOP. He will reraise

his big hands preflop and raises a lot of limps. He has become
more aggressive post flop as the game has gone on.

Hero (2100 chips)

Villain (900 chips)

Hero is in the small blind with (Kd7s)

K7o is a pretty strong hand 18 big blinds deep. Villain is calling a

lot OOP and will reraise us with most, if not all of his premium
hands preflop. Add in the fact that he raises limps aggressively
and this hand is a clear raise preflop.

Hero raises to 100 chips. Villain calls.

Flop Kh8d4d (Pot is 200)

Villain checks, Hero bets 125 chips, Villain raises to 800 and is
all in.

Villain has been very aggressive postflop. If the effective stacks

were deeper it would probably be incorrect to move forward in
this hand because villain would be less aggressive, meaning the
range of hands he would be raising would include more Kx
hands that have us dominated and more two pair or three of a
kind hands. In this situation villain has shown more aggression
as the stacks have become shallower compared to the blinds
and the board has a clear flush draw out there. Villain may think
his 8 is good here or may even be raising with some sort of
gutshot straight draw. In this case we will call and feel confident
that we are ahead of villain‟s range.

Hero calls 675 chips. Villain flips over 9d7d. Hero‟s pair holds
and he wins the game.

This hand demonstrates the problem of calling OOP with too

wide a range of hands when the blinds to stack-ratio is small.
The hand also shows the difference in strength of hands in
“short” stack to blind areas compared to situations in which we
are deeper stacked.

-----------------------------------

Reads: Villain has been pretty loose and aggressive in the early
part of the match. He has seemed to slow down lately but is still
raising often preflop. Hero has been card dead most of the game
and has won very few pots. The pots hero has won have been
medium-large sized pots.

Hero (1200 chips)

Villain (1800 chips)

Hero is in the BB with 5s2c.

Villain calls 50 chips. Hero checks.

Flop KdTh4s

Here the flop has completely missed us. There are few draws on
the board, a possible straight draw, but no flush draws. Villain
has been raising often preflop so a lot of Kx and some Tx hands
are not in his range. QJ is not likely in his range either. A lead
bet here is good and should take down the pot very often.
Hero bets 70 chips. Villain folds.

If Villain had called here, we would give up on our hand and

check/fold the turn and river almost all of the time. If villain had
raised we would certainly fold.

The two hands above and the concepts described before them
should give you a good idea of the key differences between the
25-50 play and the earlier levels of the game. The difference in
starting hand values, preflop raises and controlled aggression
are important to becoming a winning 25-50 player.
P ROPER HU SNG PF RANGES

You want to raise as many BTNs as you can get away with
before/unless villain adjusts. So theoretically you can start off by
opening 100% and seeing how villain responds. Some people
will start off at 85-90%, because opening 100% has a certain feel
to it that causes some villains to play back faster ('omg he's
blindly clicking raise every time he has the BTN') than if you
occasionally fold your BTN ('oh he has some standards, even if
they're minimal.')

You may want to start reducing your BTN opens if villain starts 3-
betting a lot and is hyper-aggro in 3-bet pots / doesn't fold easily
to positional pressure and is generally hyper-aggro OOP / will
pay you off lightly but will not go away often enough when you
have air unless you put stacks into play every time. In such
cases, opening super-wide might still be profitable if you're
skilled post-flop, but the match becomes much easier to play if
you reduce your opens to like 60%-75%, especially since most
villains of the type I described won't adjust well. (For example,
there are hugely losing villains whose basic approach is to try to
win every pot, literally, no matter how many chips they risk and
almost no matter what kind of resistance you put up. Opening
super-wide against them can get really tough if you're not
running hot or sick good, because you basically have to show
them a hand or bluff for stacks or fold and bleed off chips every
time you enter a pot.)

As far as raise-sizing pf goes, I recommend HokieGreg's advice

(which I presume is standard) when getting started, until you
design a scheme of your own that you prefer for whatever
reason. The key is that your pf raise-sizing should take effective
stack size into account. You don't want to be opening 3x when
too shallow, because it's pretty easy to exploit by 3-bet shoving,
unless you open a ridiculously low percentage of hands. There
are posts about this on this forum; search for "3-bet shoving 25
bbs deep" by Insane_Steve. Anyway, HokieGreg's advice: raise
3x between 75-51 bbs deep, raise 2.5x between 50-30 bbs
deep, and raise 2x between 30-13 bbs deep. Below that, a lot of
people start playing push-or-fold preflop, using the Nash
Equilibrium tables as a guide.

As far as limping is concerned, some people never/rarely do it,

and stick to raise-or-fold pf, and do just fine. Others will limp
anything they're not raising, until villain starts attacking their
limps, and then they'll mix in some strong hands into their limps
and fold the very worst of their limping hands, in order to make
life harder for villain. I typically don't limp until the effective stack
is less than 23bbs, then I start doing it with many weakish and
some strong hands. So there's a lot of flexibility in this arena.

Finally, you say OOP you call anything remotely decent and
raise all decent hands to 3 bb. I'm not sure exactly what ranges
you mean here, but I strongly recommend starting out by playing
very tight OOP. You can call min-raises a little wider than 3x
raises, but the key is to play OOP pots much less frequently than
pots in position. Look for hands that flop well, where both cards
can make a decent pair, so K9s > A2o. Also watch how
frequently your opponent raises; you don't want to be calling with
dominated hands against a nitty BTN-raiser (they do show up.)
Your OOP play is of course conditioned but how well or poorly
villain plays post-flop. Some guys will give you free turns when
they miss and check/fold when they don't connect and you fire
turn or river. Others will c-bet 100% but play very weakly against
frequent check-raises. But please, please start off by playing
tightly OOP. And if someone limps into your BB, don't raise their
limp with a wide range until you know exactly what you're doing.
Start off by only raising limps with something like 88+, QJ+, KT+,
AT+, and taking free flops with the rest of your hands.

- Lagdonk
P LAYING W ITH 20BB S OR LESS

At 20 bbs down to which ever stack depth you think pure push-
or-fold* should start (whether it's 10/9/8/7/6 BBs -- villain
dependent, ideally):

Typically, you should try a mixture of limps and min-raises on the

BTN. The earlier phases of the match should give you some
clues about how villain will respond. Any of these BTN pf
strategies can be appropriate against the right villain:
1) Min-raise ~70%+ of hands, fold the rest -- because villain
rarely 3-bet shoves, folds many of his big blinds, and/or plays fit-
or-fold on the flop when you c-bet.
2) Min-raise ~40% of hands, limp a whole bunch more, and fold
trash -- because villain is a bit more active in raised pots, so you
want your range to be stronger, and to be able to call a 3-bet
shove pf more often than a 70% range can; but villain will let you
limp without punishing you, and lets you take down limped pots
reasonably often with a simple stab on the flop.
3) Similar to the above, but mix in some strong hands into your
limping range -- because villain perceives it as weak and has
begun attacking limps pf pretty often.
4) Raise very few hands, because villain is very aggro spewy in
raised pots due to drug use or whatever reason, and he will
shove 52s when you make your first min-raise with AQo after
limping the last gazillion hands 18 BBs deep.

OOP: Tighten up your flat-calling range from the BB. Playing fit-
or-fold is way too expensive and unsustainable at this stage. You
want to enter pots OOP armed with significant flopping power
and/or an ability to handle villain when he has position post-flop.
Maybe he has some exploitable traits you've spotted, like only c-
betting if he hits, or c-betting very often but folding non-strong
hands to smallish check-raises, or three barrel spewing too often
when you take a check-call line, such that hitting a pair will net
you his bluffed off stack.

Also, monitor his BTN raising frequency as you get shallow, and
review all of the hands that are +EV 3-bet shoves against
someone who opens too often when stacks are short.

You can also mix in some small 3-bets against against semi-
thinking, nit-at-heart players who aren't very comfortable lagging
it up (in this case, opening more BTNs than they'd like), and are
doing so half-heartedly because they think they should as blinds
go up. (That was a retardedly specific villain profile; small 3-bets
when shallow can work against a number of opponent-types,
especially if you balance them, but this is not my area of
expertise. More of a growth area for me.)

Post-flop: Keep a very close eye on stack-to-pot ratios if you and

villain start putting bets in on the flop or beyond. It is very easy to
cross commitment thresholds inadvertently, and to be priced in
to make correct calls with one over and a gutshot, or other weak
draws/hands, as the pot grows relative to remaining stacks. In
short, constantly look ahead before putting chips into the pot and
adjust your future continuing/folding plans accordingly. Try to
avoid taking lines that involve calling a bet (or two) on earlier
streets and folding to further pressure on later ones. Such lines
are sometimes inevitable, but stacking off sooner when you feel
more certain of your equity becomes more correct as the stack-
to-pot ratio shrinks, especially since you can still get called by
worse (or draws) as pot odds become better for villain. Compare
this to taking a more inducing/pot-control/way-ahead-way-behind
type check-call line earlier in the match when stacks are deeper
against a barreling villain.

- Lagdonk
T HE A NATOMY OF A C ONTINUATION B ET

450 effective stacks

wha raised 4 3 to 12 OTB in a 1/2 HU cash game
BB called and the flop came:
K J 4

MLJ and I got into a discussion about whether to c-bet this flop
or not which sparked my interest in this topic. DISCLAIMER Im
not presenting any of this as fact I am actually trying to improve
my own understanding of the factors that lead to a c-bet
decision, take it as you will.

So lets dissect a c-bet in this spot against a loose villain. Lets

assume we use 18 here (75%) as a standard cbet and we never
get check raised (its just going to be simpler that way). I went
through pokerstove and clicked on what I thought was a
reasonable starting hand range for a loose villain in this situation
(doesnt really matter exactly what they were) and I came up with
42.3% of all starting hands (I assumed he would 3-bet stronger
hands and picked a very reasonable range). Then I assumed
villain would call the flop with anything that included a gutshot or
better (all pairs not A hi). This came out to 22.7% of all hands
which means villain would call approx. 53.7% of all continuation
bets. Doing some quick math assuming the hand stopped after
your c-bet you would show an immediate profit of $1.74 for each
c-bet. That means if you have 32o here you would show an
immediate profit by c-betting. I am sure this is obvious to many of
you so bear with me.

Now lets assume a tighter villain preflop with the same calling
standards I picked out a reasonable calling range of 25.5% of all
hands which would lead to him calling c-bets with 19.2% of all
hands or approx. 75% of all c-bets. Now each c-bet shows a
profit of -$7.5. So what did I learn from all this? Preflop range
has a huge impact on c-bet success (LDO) but what did surprise
me is that a loose preflop player that plays the same postflop as
a tight preflop player can be c-bet against more aggressively. I
tried this idea on a couple different flop textures and the
impression that I get is that this is probably universally true.

Clearly assuming tight players will call gutshots and and any pair
is a pretty strong assumption (far from reality) so if we use the
same flop as in wha's hand and the same tight player (25.5%
preflop) and assume he plays a much tighter range after your c-
bet to the tune of 14.6% (again came up with a reasonable range
fiddling with pokerstove) of all hands which would mean our c-
bet gets called 57.3% of the time for a total immediate profit of
approx. -$.07. This is great for a couple reasons, it shows that
postflop tightness increases the profitability of c-bets (obviously)
and we found a realistic ratio that is very near the break even
point of the c-bet in this hand.

***Obviously when we c-bet there are other factors at stake than

the immediate success of the c-bet as a bluff on the flop. A lot of
times when we c-bet the flop we will be called but still go on to
win the hand in some manner later on ands its good for our
metagame to be betting strong hands as well as weak hands, all
very obvious stuff. Now that leads us to what kind of hands we
should c-bet in this spot given how they play later on in the hand.
How is 43 different in this spot than an 87 or a 55-88? Basically
given some very rough estimates of how often you get to
showdown like this I think its worth about $1.3-$2.5 on average (I
just took a rough estimate of how often this would happen I
assumed about 10%-20% here). Add in the 11% of the time we
improve on the turn and 22% by the river for 43 and we have
very solid value for c-betting this flop. Interestingly with either 43
or 55 most of the value comes from their draws to two pair or
trips even though this only happens rarely (this is pretty revealing
to me as I think many of us would prefer to c-bet the 87 thinking
that it has no value on this flop so its better to bet and give up).
Given these loose approximations with some added double/triple
barrel equity its probably profitable to c-bet against the tight
preflop player who plays loose postflop, thats a pretty stunning
revelation to me.

I know that was confusing so let me try and sum up my

approximations quickly:
-$.7 c-betting immediately on the flop against tight/tight
-$7.5 c-betting against tight/loose
+$1.74 c-betting against loose/loose

+$1.3-2.5 for showing down a pair against a whiffed draw (only

accurate against a tight/tight adjust upwards against tight/loose
and loose/loose)
+$4-5 for both 43 and 55 (only accurate against a tight/tight
again adjust up against tight/loose and loose/loose)
+$x for improving on the river
+$x for v-betting when our 'draw' hits, who knows probably worth
at least $2
+$x for double and triple barreling (lets not even get into it)
+$x for metagame

One important thing to note is that the numbers really arent

important (dont check my math) I used specific examples to try
and make the factors that make a c-bet profitable more concrete
and clear. I think understanding these factors and adjusting them
correctly for the situation can help you make better decisions
about c-betting.

- Cwar
 D EALING W ITH LIMPERS ; DEALING W ITH
CONSTANT MIN - BETTORS

"Dealing With Min Bettors

The first question in the Q and A is from Marchy in Germany.

Question: How do you handle players who minbet (1/4 to 1/3 of the pot about) 90% of
the flops?
At the moment i play the 33s on FullTilt and there are lots of these guys. I just cant
stand
them because i really dont know what the best strategy is against them.

Response: This is a very good question. This is something I struggled with early on in
my husng progression and I'm sure many others have or do struggle with as well.

There are a few things I like to keep in mind when dealing with min bettors:

1) We're usually dealing with a very wide range of hands, so we should not try to
narrow their hand range down based on actions that do not warrant it.

2) Our odds of calling a min bet on the flop are much greater than on the turn,
therefore we'll probably be calling a lot more often on the flop and we shouldn't be
worried about folding turns.

3) We want to be careful about getting overzealous about raising them too often in
small pots and folding to the min bet too often in bigger pots.

Keeping those points in mind, here are a few things I like to do against min bettors:

- Figuring out if they will min bet 3 streets with strong hands (top pairs+), good draws
(flush draws, OESDs, weaker pair combo draws), weak draws (low flush draws,
gutshot straights, overcards) and outright "bluffs" (weak hands that need runner
runner to beat most hands that will play a big pot).

If they are not following the same betting pattern with all of these hands, then I want
to try to find out which hands that they are deviating from their min bet strategy with
and what they are doing instead.

- I want to also figure out how they react to a raise. I generally want to raise a
stronger hand first, because most min bettors are going to be too loose and call with
a lot of hands they should not on the flop, at least in the early portion of our match. If
I notice a fold I'll try again, perhaps with an outright bluff or semi bluff, if they fold
again I start to see they are weak and will throw in a good amount of bluff raises
along with semi bluff and strong hands and wait until they adjust.

While I may not always get action on my strong hands, the raises are most likely
going to frustrate the player.

- It might not be too difficult to win when you are hitting cards/boards vs these
players, but what about when you are card dead and the boards just aren't hitting
your starting hands?

In these cases, you really have to pay attention to how you are playing your high
cards, how often you are chasing without the correct odds and other decisions you
make in marginal/close spots.

If a player is going to min bet every street with any hand, it's going to be correct to
call down with a hand like A high. If you notice he is starting to check hands that are
really weak or that have no showdown value, you're going to want to adjust and
starting folding high cards to his bets.

A few things you'll want to avoid are bluffing off a lot of chips because "I haven't bet
big in awhile, he has to respect me here" or "he bets every street, he can't call a few
raises from me."

Be careful on taking raises too far. If you bluff raise his min bet on the flop and he
calls, be weary about following through on the turn. Don't blindly spew chips against
these players, that is how they are going to win because they usually don't get
enough value out of their bigger hands and end up letting you build pots when you
want with stronger hands.

A few other lesser points that I want to make about playing min bettors:

- Don't over or under raise them. For example, if they bet 30 into a 200 pot on the
turn, raising your weak top pair to 400 is going to be an over raise. On the flip side,
raising 3x to 90 is going to probably be an under raise. Often times against constant
min bettors, I almost "ignore" their small bet and just raise them to what I would bet if
they had checked. In this case it would be a 130-160 type turn bet (raise) that I would
make.

- Like I said earlier, be aware of the odds you are being offered compared to their
presumably very wide range of hands. You also want to be aware of the odds you
are offering them. If their drawing hands are 20-25% likely to hit the river, you don't
want to "keep them in the pot" with an under raise that offers them the correct odds to
draw. They will likely make the mistake of calling without odds, so don't be too
worried about pushing them out of the pot with a 4-5x raise. In fact, your raises will
often be over 4x the bet against min bettors.

In conclusion, since this is a player and situations you're probably not dealing with on
a regular basis, you might have to think a little longer/harder when facing the min
bettor. While I gave a lot of general advice, you should find enough above to
effectively combat the min bettor and to get you thinking in the right direction against
almost all of them.

I'd say above all, awareness is key against these players, and the most common
mistake is a lack of discipline and emotional control when dealing with these players.
The same can go for the opposite end of the spectrum, the aggro-maniacs, though it
is not just a simple "take this advice but apply it in the opposite direction." That,
however, is another day and another blog post."

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"Facing A Limp

(Or why you should resist the temptation of raising limps over and over and over
again)

You probably get what I'm going to advocate in this post.

First, the following is a response to another question from Spacko about "when you
should raise limpers." It's a very general question but I notice that even good players
often have a general problem with how they approach this area of the game.

Lets begin by looking at reasons why people raise limps.

**We'll assume that effective stacks are a relatively deep 40-75bb, unless otherwise
noted.

1. Our hand is better than the range of hands villain will call with.
2. We think villain will fold a tremendous amount of time and we will raise for the fold
equity. You could call this a bluff-raise.
3. We have a great read on villain and have found an exploit in their game (fairly rare
early on). For example, a player that calls almost ATC preflop but is very weak/tight
postflop. You would want to get chips in the pot preflop to steal postflop.

There are no doubt other reasons you can raise a limp, but the most common will be
similar to the 3 above.

We'll start with raising for pure hand value. A common reply to "why did you raise his
limp with that hand (we'll say a hand like QTo)?" is "he'll call with worse hands." That
is probably true, a lot of villains will limp and then call a 3-5x raise with a lot of worse
hands. But unfortunately, many people don't consider other factors of the hand
besides the hand values.

The first factor of the hand that a lot of people ignore is position. You're out of
position, so you're at a disadvantage (the deeper you are the more this is true). This
will weaken your holding/value somewhat.

Another factor is postflop play. How does your opponent play postflop? What is his
calling range? What is his limping range? If you're having trouble answering any of
those questions, raising a medium-strong hand like QTo OOP for around 4x the bb is
probably not going to put you in good spots postflop.

As an example of how crucial it is to know most if not all of these things about your
opponent, I'll point you to a thread in 2+2.

In this thread, Skates (a 220-550 regular) raised Heir Apparent's (a very solid
200/220 regular) limp with what you could call a "medium-strong" hand. He assumed
that Heir would raise any ace preflop, so therefore an ace could not be in his calling
range. Based on that assumption, it would be a pretty easy call based on Heir's line
(call, c/c, c/bet). However, Skates even admitted that he was pretty confused about
the hand/line and it turns out Heir had a weak ace. Throw aces into Heir's range and
it would be a pretty clear fold on this river.

Moving on, the other big reason people will give when raising a limp is "he's only
limping weak hands, he'll probably fold."

While this is fine reasoning, this is generally not worth doing until effective stacks (in
bbs) are pretty small (think like < 30bbs deep). Most players will adjust after you raise
their limps a few times, so you're not going to want to pick up their 20 or 30 chips
once or twice when you have 1500 chips and then have to figure out how they are
adjusting later on. Knowing they are limping weak and/or folding often is going to be
much more valuable when you can pick up 50-100 chips each time or more
appropriately, 5-15% of their stack a pop.

I'll touch on one other point about limp raising before I conclude, and that would be to
think about what it means to face a limp. Are you really worried about a player
limping his button when stacks are deep? You shouldn't be. Most players are losing
value by constantly limping their button when stacks are deep, so why should you
abuse that leak early on and force them to raise more often in position and generally
play more aggressively throughout the game? It is my belief that you should not.

Now lets quickly touch on when you should raise limps.

-The blinds are a big % of the effective stacks. 5-15% is probably a good rule of
thumb for when you really want to be paying attention and looking for spot to raise
limps for fold equity.

-You really have a good grasp on this villain and his calling range as well as his
postflop play.

-Your hand is very strong. I would never suggest checking a hand like 99 or AK in the
big blind when a player limps. With a hand like this, your hand is just too strong to not
want to build a pot, position or not, good reads or not.
Building off of that, my default raising range for low-mid stakes husngs would be 55+,
A9s, ATo+, KJs+, KQo+.

That range would change as effective stacks, game flow and reads developed and
changed, but on the first hand of a 22 dollar husng that would be my suggest raising
range facing a limp from a random player.

To conclude, in general I would suggest letting players limp early but especially
paying attention to limp ranges, reactions to aggression and postflop play of villains
so that you can take advantage of poor play as effective big blinds get shallow and
leaks grow tremendously. A good way to gain this information is to mainly only raise
strong hands early on when facing a limp, and to deviate from that strategy as the
conditions above warrant."

-ChicagoRy
C HECK R AISE B LUFFING F LOPS

- What does the opponent's hand range look like going into
the flop? If your opponent is open folding 30% of hands, you
can safely assume that weaker hands such as 42, 52, 62, 72, 82,
73, 83 are not open raising. This will automatically narrow your
opponent's range of hands down before you even see the flop.

- How does that hand range line up with the board? You want
to identify habits above such as "limps K-rag, Q-rag, A-rag
hands" so that you can look at the flop and get a general idea
not only of the types of hands in your opponent's range, but how
well they did (or did not) connect with the flop.

Intermediate/Advanced Note - I left out the variable of "how often

does your hand range hit this flop." I don't consider it particularly
important unless you're playing against an opponent that can
hand read good/well. If you're unsure of your opponent's caliber
and you don't play $50+ levels, assume they are not a good
hand reader.

That's not fully correlated (good hand reader/ability to realize you

didn't likely hit a flop you're bluffing) but it's an assumption that
won't likely hurt you (and over time you will notice how often
players rebluff you versus how often they have a rare value hand
on dry boards that miss most of their hand range and you can
adapt by default without reads accordingly once you have that
experience to reach from).

For a lot of you, the above was rather obvious. If it wasn't, you've
already learned something important.

So what are some other common things to look out for when
deciding whether or not to check raise bluff? Here are some
more things to think about that build upon the two basic tips
above:

- Continuation bet range. There are many ways you can take
advantage of opponents that offer severely unbalanced
continuation betting ranges. A common c-bet "leak" would be
opponents that cbet most boards with a range similar to: any
good middle pair or better, any good draw and any air except
high cards with showdown value. In many cases, this represents
a c-bet range that is much too weak, and thus should often be
check raise bluffed frequently.

Another common c-bet "leak" is from players that check back dry
boards with most pairs; the strong pairs they can consider won't
get enough value on the dry board and the weaker pairs are
"only called by better." If an opponent is checking back A92
rainbow boards with any pair, what does that tell you about the
times that they c-bet? How should you react?

- Bet sizing. This one comes up a little less frequently, but is still
valuable. You can dissect bet sizing "leaks" the same way as c-
bet leaks, though it can be a bit more complicated. For example,
many opponents like to bet a little bit smaller with their bluffs on
a drawy heavy/"scary" board; to try to get a cheap fold. Similarly,
many opponents like to bet a bit larger on those same boards, to
maximize value from any potential pairs or draws that rarely fold,
even to larger bets. In that simple example, even though you
might not normally bluff a 50% open raiser that cbets a QJT
board, if they c-bet to a large size for value and like to make
cheap bluffs when they miss, you would be throwing away
money not bluff raising often when they bet small.

I don't often consider these leaks (it's situational), as I do it

myself at times and believe it is correct against a lot of
opponents (fit or fold, for example, especially coupled with loose
preflop). Which leads me to...

Conclusion

At the end of the day, you'll find that even the best players will
have ranges that are not balanced in many areas. Over
thousands of games of experience, great players will realize that
balance in of itself is not the best way to win the most money.
Properly building a strategy that exploits your opponent's
tendencies and frequencies is the best way to win. As such,
great players will often present to you ranges that (at least for a
brief time) can be exploited. Pay attention, good players
constantly adapt their hand ranges based on how their opponent
is responding.

But many players (including some winning players) have more

set in stone or rigid hand ranges. Many players will not recognize
that you are exploiting them. So learn how to recognize and
exploit a leak, often times you'll find a consistent stream of
added edge in your games that will translate into profit sooner or
later.

Afterthoughts (and ABC Poker)

The above, even if you weren't fully aware or thinking about it

previously, probably seems quite simple, basic and obvious in
hindsight. But that doesn't mean it is not helpful.

Many a time in threads, videos or every day conversations,

players lament "ugh, ABC poker, this is so boring, running bad."
More often than not, when insight is available, I'll find that these
players are not taking full advantage of what is being given to
them by their opponents, even in the most basic of ways. ABC
poker is not check folding when you miss, check raising with
strong hands and keeping the pot small with weak pairs and high
cards. ABC poker is a sound strategy to beat the average
opponent whom you have no real reads on. Ask yourself how
long that lasts for. How long do you have no meaningful
information about your opponent? The answer, in my mind, is not
very long.

Next time you're feeling uncreative, or feel like you're playing a

boring button crunching game, quit your session. If you can't get
yourself to do that, at least pay attention to your opponent,
because you're certainly not being honest about what your
opponent is actually doing, and how you can counter that in a
way that maximizes your edge in the match. And if you're not
actively looking to make the best decisions, you're not actively
 looking to win, nor should you expect to profit as fast as you
would probably like to.

- ChicagoRy

W HEN O VERBETTING IS N ASH E QUILIBRIUM

MersennearyPoker.com $10000.00 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - 2 players - Blinds
t5/t10 - The Official Reddit.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): t3500

BTN/SB: t2500

Pre Flop: (t15) Hero is BB with A 5

BTN/SB raises to t20, Hero calls t10

Flop: (t40) 5 A Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero raises to t160, BTN/SB calls t120

Turn: (t360) 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t320.00, BTN/SB calls t320

River: (t1000) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets ?

Suppose, further, that both players know that the BB has Ax here always (this isn't
the best hand to demonstrate this, as BB has plenty of busted draws, but whatever,
pretend it's a standard ace high board with no draws and it's gone c/c c/c c/b if you're
hung up on that), and that BTN has 50% Qx+, and 50% air. This is, naturally, an
idealized situation, but we'll get to the practical applications at the end. For now, you
should all know what the Nash Equilibrium of this situation is (Equilibrium isn't just an
endgame thing). Do you? If not, let's calculate it.

For demonstration purposes: Let's assume as the button, we have three choices on
some site with crummy software: Betting t500, betting t1000, or betting t2000 all-in to
the pot of t1000. Let's say we decide to bet t2000, or not at all.

In Nash Equilibrium, after you make your river bet, your opponent should be
indifferent between calling and folding. Hence, as the button, along with betting t2000
for all of our value hands, we want to bet t2000 with the percentage of our air that
makes it so folding and calling have the same EV for our opponent. The math on
that:

Code:
 -500 = (2500)x - (2500)(1-x)
-500 = 5000x - 2500
2000 = 5000x
x = 2/5

Thus, at Nash Equilibrium, BTN shoves what makes a BB call correct 2/5 of the time.
So, BTN shoves 100% of her value and shoves 2/3 of her air. This makes BB
indifferent between calling and folding, meaning that 5/6 of the time, BTN has an
expectation of +t500, and 1/6 of the time, BTN concedes the pot for an expectation of
-t500. Hence, EV playing this strategy is +t333.

Let's note what happens if we try to make our bets only in 1000, or only in 500:

If we're betting 1000, again, we should be doing so with 100% of our Qx+, and
some % of our air.
BB should be indifferent between calling and folding in equilibrium.

Code:
-500 = (1500)x - (1500)(1-x)
-500 = 3000x - 1500
1000 = 3000x
x = 1/3

Thus, we want to bet what makes BB call correctly 1/3 of the time. So, we shove
100% of our value hands and 50% of our air. This makes BB indifferent between
calling and folding, meaning that 3/4 of the time, we have an expectation of +t500,
and 1/4 of the time, we concede the pot for an expectation -t500. This means our
expectation playing this strategy is +t250.

At equilibrium, betting pot is inferior to overbetting 2x pot.

If we're betting 500, you know the drill...

Code:
-500 = (1000)x - (1000)(1-x)
-500 = 2000x - 1000
500 = 2000x
x = 1/4

So we bet what makes BB call correctly 1/4 of the time, which means betting 100% of
value and 33.3% of air. 2/3 of the time we have an expectation of +t500, 1/3 of the
time it's -t500. Expectation playing this strategy is +t167. The bigger the bet, the
bigger the EV.

Let's take it to the extreme, though. Say we're really deep-stacked, perhaps at a cash
game with 10k behind and this river decision. This is also applicable in smaller
HUSNG pots. If we make a big overbet shove (crazy, reckless stuff, right?), what's
our EV?

Code:
-500 =(10500)x - (10500)(1-x)
-500 = 21000x - 10500
10000 = 21000x
x = 47.6%

Which means we bet 100% of our value and 90.8% of our air,
giving us an expectation of +453, the best yet.

The general theme: When it's clear your opponent is highly

unlikely to have anything other than bluffcatcher, your chipstack
is a weapon. You want to use your chips to allow you to remain
unexploitable as you bluff with a bigger percentage of your air
hands.

Two quick points to make, which I won't bother to show the math
on:
1. At equilibrium, overbetting is better than any combination of
small/large bets with different types of hands.
2. Shoving is still a Nash Equilibrium regardless of what
percentages BTN has air and value; it doesn't have to be 50/50.

OK, you get it. But you read 2+2 strat so you can take more
maney. When does this help me take money?

The downside: I am a strong advocate that in the vast majority of

games, Nash Equilibria are going to be useless. Nash relies on
both players having perfect information about each other's
strategies. This is ridiculous. If a Nash Equilibrium calls for you to
do something 90% of the time, you might as well do it 100% of
the time - nobody's going to know. Mediocre players who have
no history, aren't attempting to balance ranges, and do not
respond appropriately when you unbalance yours, make it a
critical error to not go for MORE than the +t300 expectation that
t2000 overbet shoving guarantees you in this hand. There also
will be concerns about variance and putting your stack at risk for
too slight of edges. All these are legitimate concerns: There's
simply no reason to play any Nash, be it end-game or early-
game, if deviating from it affords you a better winrate because of
the incompetence of your opponent.

However, as you move up in stakes and get more and more

history between common opponents, who tend to understand
and react appropriately to your frequencies, you need to start
playing more equilibrium strategies. The Nash Equilibrium here
is overbetting, and that's a significant part of why you see it at
higher stakes, taking advantage of players who would never,
ever check the river with a big hand in the example above. Stop
thinking about Nash in poker as only relevant to the endgame
and start thinking more about it in early-game decisions when
you're up against a tough opponent, especially one you have
history with. I would argue that the "you only have a bluffcatcher"
situation is pretty commonplace, but regardless, there are
numerous other spots that make thinking about equilibrium and
how its occasionally counterintuitive conclusions more than
mental masturbation, but hookers and blow from all of the bing
blang blaow you're going to be singing.

- Mersenneary
R AKE , TOURNAMENT EQUITY AND HOURLY
RATE

On the first hand of a heads up sit and go, your opponent moves
all-in. You estimate your hand to have 50% equity against this
player's range. Should the fact that this would result in an
expected loss for the tournament after the rake is accounted for
nudge you into folding?

No, it shouldn't. The rake (and indeed the buyin) is a sunk cost.
Sunk costs should not be factored into rational decision making.
There is a prize pool and that's all you're interested in. All either
things being equal you should want the highest probability of
winning it. If that happens to be 50%, you should take it.

But wait, you surely couldn't apply this overall? If your long run
winrate was 50% you'd eventually go bust due to the rake. So
what's the difference? The rake in future SNGs are not sunk
costs. Since they have yet to be incurred, you can account for
them in your decision making.

So how do you do so? Getting back to basics: your goal in poker

is to make as much money as you can. (You can certainly have
either objectives, such as fun or playing better opponents for the
sake of learning in order to hopefully make more in the future,
but those are for you to evaluate). There is a finite amount of
time that you can play poker, so maximising your hourly
expectation will maximise the amount of money you make. (Note
that there is nothing special about the use of hours, it's just the
standard way of measuring earnings over time).

Every decision you make in a SNG should be evaluated on

its effect on your hourly expectation. Rake matters because it
reduces your expectation on future SNGs. Notably, it matters in
the exact same way as you playing a particularly fishy opponent.
In both cases, you have a higher expectation from trying to keep
the current tournament going than you than you would starting a
new one against a random opponent. Thus, I will evaluate both
of them together.

Let's start with a simple example. When should you chop a

HUSNG? For this example, we'll have a $200 + 10 SNG,
assume an even chop and ignore rakeback. (In reality, you must
account for rakeback and any other bonuses arising from playing
as fully as you would anything else. Note that the value of a VPP
is not the average benefit of its effect on your VIP status, but its
marginal benefit. If you are planning to play a lot of poker
anyway, you can't count it for much. If you're struggling against
the clock to rack up VPPs, you might rate a VPP quite highly).

What is your opportunity cost for playing the SNG to completion?

It is your hourly rate for one table divided by the expected time
the SNG will take. Note that it is your expectation for games
played now, not "overall". If it is a fishy time of the day and you're
playing well, your expectation will be higher than an off-peak
time in which you're on your C game.
Let's suppose for divisibility's sake that your hourly rate per table
is $60 an hour. If the expected time for the SNG is 15 minutes,
by playing the SNG you are foregoing $15 in expected profits
and must make at least that in the current one to justify
continuing playing.

Currently, you are being offered $200 to end the SNG right now.
Therefore, you must expect to win at least $215 by playing the
game out. This equates to a 53.75% winrate. At anything less,
you should chop. Interestingly enough, this winrate is large
enough to beat the rake. Even someone +EV to play against
after the rake can be still be so far from being the most +EV that
it's worth taking even money to free yourself up to play someone
else. In fact, the rake in this example wasn't important. It was
your hourly rate, which all the rake did was presumably to reduce
it. Rake here isn't distinguishable from any other characteristics
that might serve to change your hourly rate.

(Uneven chops are possible if both players acknowledge a

reasonable skill gap existing. However if done properly they
would result in players only concerned about money chopping
100% of the time. Poker is mutually a waste of time for two
people only interested in money, since any money exchanges
must be at the expense of the other. Both players could be made
better off if they proposed an uneven chop.

The fact that games are not chopped show that at least one
player overestimates his/her edge and/or they are not playing for
direct monetary reasons (which are outside the scope of this
post)).

Let's continue to evaluating specific implications of this to poker

hands. Since the chopping example already highlighted both
players getting all-in, I'll move straight ahead to uneven stacks.

Suppose the pot is 200 chips, you have 900 chips, your
opponent has 1900 chips and has just moved all-in. How much
equity does your hand need to have against his or her range in
order to justify calling?

You're looking for what has the highest expected value over
time. To calculate this you need to determine the probability of
winning the SNG under each distribution of chips that could arise
minus the loss of EV that occurs from the time it would take to
play out the rest of the tournament.

Expected value of calling:

((Probability of winning after calling and winning * Prize

Pool)-(Hourly Rate * Expected time in hours for SNG to take
after calling and winning))*Probability of winning when
called + ((Probability of winning after calling and losing*
Prize Pool)-(Hourly Rate * Expected time in hours for SNG to
take after calling and losing))*Probability of losing when
called

Expected value of folding:

(Probability of winning after folding * Prize Pool)-(Hourly

Rate * Expected time in hours for SNG to take after folding)
(I've ignored the possibility of a chopped pot for simplicity of
calculations but you can calculate it in the exact same format).

So let's plug some numbers in. Assume you're playing a $200 +

10 SNG, with an hourly rate of $60 an hour 1-tabling. If you call
and win, you'll have 2000 chips and figure you'll win according to
your chip equity, 66.67% of the time, with an average game
length of 10 minutes. If you call and lose, you'll win 0% of the
time in no time (after the hand is finished). If you fold, you'll have
900 chips and figure you'll win 30% of the time of the time with a
slightly smaller game time (due to a smaller stack) of 9 minutes.
So how often do you need to win when you call?

((0.67*400)-(60*(10/60)))*PrW + 0 = (0.30*400)-(60*(9/60))

(266.67 - 10)*PrW = 120.00 - 9

256.67*PrW = 111

PrW = 0.43246

This is less than the 0.45 equity you would need in a standard
chip equity calculation. Despite the fact that you're not playing
against a player who has an edge against you, it's still worth
getting the money in somewhat lighter.

You could plug numbers into the above equations, altering them
as you wish to describe different scenarios (like the equity of
betting yourself and getting called) and get the right answers.
However, it may be somewhat difficult to estimate your win
percentage at given stack sizes and the expected time to finish a
SNG. One way to do so is empirically - if you have a large
enough database of SNGs, you could go through all of them and
find out your win percentage/time taken at each stack size
against opponents of various skill levels. This is probably
unrealistic, however.

One method is using the "Theory of Doubling Up" from the

Mathematics of Poker, Chapter 26. If you can estimate what your
overall winrate will be against a player, you can estimate your
equity for any stack size. If E is the probability of a player
winning the tournament, N is the number of times that player will
need to double up to win and C is the constant probability of that
player doubling up, you have the relationship:

E = C^N

Suppose you know your E to be 55% for an entire SNG against a

given player. What is your equity when you have 20% of the
chips?

For a full SNG, N is 1, since you have to double up once to win.

0.55 = C^1.
C = 0.55.

Note that N for 40% of the chips is not 2.5. To work out N, take a
log to the base 2 of the number of times you will need to multiply
your stack to win.

N = log2 2.5

= 1.321928

Plug these values into the equation to solve for your equity:

E = 0.55^1.321928
E = 0.45371.

So this model projects that with 40% of the chips, you will win
45.371% of the time against someone that you would beat 55%
of the time with 50% of the chips. Note that both proportionally
and absolutely this is a higher return. However, it is not so simple
to infer that this means you should be willing to take slightly the
worst of it in order to get to this spot. This does not take account
the effect on time. When you win a SNG from 40% of the chips, it
should on average take longer than winning one from 50% of the
chips – there is more ground to make up. If you are the big stack,
the gap in equity will not be so large that as a short stack, but the
average game length will be smaller as you are more likely to
eliminate your opponent than vice versa. I am not sure exactly
how to quantify this in a model: if someone else wants to
propose one, I‟m open to it.
The problem with this model is that it assumes a constant
probability of a double up. This is almost certainly not the case.
At low stack sizes, the blinds are larger relative to the effective
stacks, so it‟s more likely that your chip equity will be closer to
your tournament equity at some levels. However, tournaments
go faster whenever blinds are relatively higher. This is the major
reason for playing turbos and indeed HUSNGs in general
(compared to cash). Both of these factors will need to be
accounted for.

Nonetheless, we can still infer a number of concepts:

- All other things being equal, against players that you have a
positive overall winrate against, you should pass up slightly +EV
spots in order to avoid stack sizes from becoming too unequal.
Conversely, against players that you are an underdog to, you
should be more willing to get into spots with shorter stacks all
other things being equal.
You can see the effect of this by plugging small and large
numbers in the equation above. With 10% of the chips, your
equity is 13.72%, with 90% it is 91.31%. These numbers are not
so useful because they include the higher equity that occurs after
double-ups have occurred and stacks become larger. It is
perhaps better understood intuitively: it is bad to play with
effectively small stack because your potential upside is limited to
the size of the short stack. Now, a small stack can be
accompanied by factors that you might find desirable (such as
higher blinds relative to the stacks, which you may find to
increase your hourly rate), but that can be modeled separately.
Controlling for the blind/stack ratio shows it clearly: you would
rather have 1500 chip stacks and 75/150 blinds for someone you
have an edge against than a 50% chance of 2700/300 or
300/2700 stacks and 15/30 blinds.

- All other things being equal, you should be willing to make

slightly –EV decisions if they result in net favourable blind/stack
ratios. Conversely, you should pass up slightly +EV decisions
that will result in unfavourable such ratios. The type of
tournament you play is evidence as to what this may be: if you
play turbos, you‟re presumably doing so because you think your
hourly rate will be higher with increased blinds, and the opposite
if you play regular speeds. However this is only true on average.
There will be some opponents whom you would have a highly
hour rate playing deep stacked, others you would have a higher
hourly rate playing short stacked. When combined with the
absolute stack size effect above, you have a way to calculate
your tournament equity from the chip distributions that arise from
a decision.

- When you're attempting to estimate your probability of winning

and/or the expected time the SNG will take, you need to do so
taking into account that you will also be making these
calculations in the future. You cannot, for instance, reason that
"The average length of a SNG that I've played against a winning
player is 10 minutes. Therefore, the expected length of this SNG
is 10 minutes." This is incorrect because the fact that you're
willing to get the money in slightly bad later will reduce this
length. Additionally, you should consider whether your opponent
might be aware of these concepts (and also if he or she believes
that you are, too). Two winning players who are 50/50 against
each other should both be willing to try to shorten game lengths
by making slightly -EV raises and calls. But if both are aware of
these concepts, they'll shove slightly lighter for value and call
slightly wider against their opponent's new lighter shoving range.
It's what you might call "implicit chopping." This should tend to
an equilibrium, as the more frequent all-in situations make the
SNGs shorter and thus reduce the value of getting the money in
wider in the first place.

- Nichlemn
 C RITICAL P OINTS OF V ILLAIN ' S 3-B ETTING
B EHAVIOR

Skates Points: Critical Points of Villain's 3-Betting Behavior

These are the critical effective stack depths at which your villain makes
dramatic adjustments to their preflop ranges when facing a minraise. A good,
balanced player should not have these, but most do. Before explaining why, I
should define them. There are two:

1) Skates Calling Point (SCP) - This is the effective stack depth at which your
villain switches from an all-in or fold strategy to one that incorporates calling.
When facing a minraise at 2BB, your villain can only go all-in or fold. At 5BB,
nearly all villains will either go all-in or fold. At 10BB, some will mix in calling
with some hands. The effective stack depth where the calling frequency
becomes significant is the SCP.

2) Skates 3-Betting Point (S3BP) - This is the effective stack depth at which
your villain switches their 3-bet sizing from always being all-in (or committing)
to having a significant fraction of their 3-bets being non-committing. At 15BB, if
a villain 3-bets when facing a minraise, they will almost certainly go all-in with
the majority of their range. At 22BB, some villains will keep going all-in, but
others might switch to smaller 3-bets. The effective stack depth where the
frequency of the non-committing 3-bet size becomes significant is the S3BP.

When I say "majority" and "significant", I am referring to a range that does not
incorporate AA and KK. Many players play in unbalanced ways with those two
hands, and in this case, we would like to remove them from consideration.
Some people, when you minraise at 10BB, will flat or min-3-bet with AA or KK
and only those hands. This is not what we are looking to isolate.

When talking about SCPs and S3BPs, it might be helpful to refer to them as
"hard" and "soft". A "hard" SCP is what most players have. If Mr.
StandardVillain has been reading 2+2 for the past year, he might have learned
that when facing a minraise at less than 20BB, he should either go all-in or
fold. At 20BB though, he should start to call with most hands because he does
not want to risk more than 19BB to pick up 2BB. This means that
StandardVillain has a hard-SCP of 20. This is a very common behavior among
weaker players and mediocre regs at this point in time. Historically, I think this
is because the average hero often had a very wide open % (say, 80%), and a
very tight call % (say, 12%). Playing the way the StandardVillain played was
incredibly profitable. Now, the average hero at higher stakes might still open
very wide, but has often adjusted to having a wider calling range, neglecting
the primary source of equity won by StandardVillain. As such, many of the
stronger players today do not have SCPs at 20, but rather closer to 15. If
instead of having a hard-SCP, StandardVillain were to start gradually
incorporating hands into a calling range at 18BB, he would have a soft-SCP at
18. Very strong players have soft-SCPs that are very hard to define because
they adopt mixed-strategies (they do not always play a given hand the same
way).

S3BPs are almost always extremely hard (non-gradual), and are usually in the
range of 22-25BB. Sure, StandardVillain might always jam 33 if hero limps into
him, but the rest of StandardVillain's 3-bet range is likely to have a 3-bet size
between the range of 4BB to 6BB. Most people have a fixed 3-bet size that
they switch to when the first incorporate non-committing 3-bets. I can not think
of one villain I have come across who does not. Of course, we ignore behavior
with AA and KK.

Now that we've defined these... can you think of any forum members or
coaches that have well-defined SCPs or S3BPs? Are they hard or soft? How
many of them that have easily recognized hard-SCPs play high-stakes? The
answer is probably close to zero, and here's why:

If I can notch you into a box, I can read your frequencies and exploit you.

Over the course of a match or series of matches, a good hero attempts to best
understand the frequencies with which their villain takes each possible action
on each street, then utilizes that information to make estimations of villain's
range on each street, then utilizes that information to come up with a
maximally exploitive strategy to combat those ranges. Although I would be
happier putting a lot of caveats and footnotes in there, that is some very
rudimentary poker theory. As a consequence, anything that allows the hero to
get a better estimation of those frequencies enables the hero to make more
precise adjustments to better exploit their villain.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Stop here, take a breather. You should be able to extrapolate the rest of this
article from what I've said already. I will walk you through it, but I strongly
encourage you to step back and not continue reading until you try to figure it
out on your own.
***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Hello again!

If you play within a well-constructed set of rules, or box, your easily observed
frequencies no longer tell a part of the story; they tell the whole story. If after
one game with you, I observe what I think to be a hard-SCP at 20, I am
immediately estimating a 3-bet frequency I think you have at each depth below
that. If I've played many games with you, I can just look at my database and
pull the information directly. Then, what do you think my adjustments look like?
Fix a stack depth and consider a range of villain 3-bet frequencies. Take a
moment to try to come up with my opening range with respect to those
frequencies on your own.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Anddddd here you go: If your frequency is lower than 50%, I will raise any two
cards. I'm not going to spell that one out for you. If you don't see why that is
the case, you need to step back and think about it more. If your frequency is
higher than 50%, I will raise any hand that I am also calling a jam with, and
fold all hands I would fold to a jam with.

So what is the result? I have a raise/fold range if and only if I think your 3-bet
frequency is less than 50%.
***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Now... here is where things really get interesting, despite the simplicity of the
topic. Notice that my adjustment is not continuous; I don't gradually add hands
into my opening range. Since you are playing within this box that you have
defined for yourself, my adjustments are effectively in the binary. I either raise
everything, or I raise my calling range, and which strategy I adopt is
dependent solely on your 3-bet frequency. (Of course, the size of my raise-
calling range will vary based on your 3-bet frequency and the effective stack
depth).

If I think you 3-bet all-in with 50% of all hands at 15BB, then my raising
frequency at 16BB is likely to be 100%, but my raising frequency at 14BB
might be something like 40% (and raise-calling my J9s ). If someone were to
isolate my hands from 14-16BB, they might see my raising range at something
like 70%. Do you see why their adjustments might be mistaken or flawed? Do
you see where I might be able to pick up an edge from this? Do you see how
difficult it is for someone with a hard-SCP to compete with me?

So what about S3BPs? These are much more interesting because this part of
the game is not wel-evolved. At this time, most strong high-stakes HUSNG
players have soft-SCPs that are extremely hard to discover. On the other
hand, hard-S3BPs are still found in virtually everyone; I'm currently thinking of
only a few exceptions. When thinking about a hard-S3BP and the adjustments
you can make relating to it, consider how a villain views your calling frequency
and 4-bet frequency when facing a non-committing 3-bet. When they 3-bet
non-committing, are they polarized? Are they merged? What does their 3-bet
frequency look like below the S3BP (when they are only going all-in). Does it
increase or decrease on the other side of the S3BP? What does that say
about their calling range around the S3BP? What does that mean your
opening range should look like? What kind of tricks can you pull? I'm not going
to spoon-feed this one to you... figure it out .

-Skates
F INISHING AN OPPONENT HEADS - UP : SAGE ,
NASH AND CHUBUKOV .

Stuff in advance:
If you have t2700 and villain t300 and blinds are 15/30, you are
indeed the chipleader but this shouldn't adjust your play AT ALL.
You're still only 10bb's and should treat it like you both have t300
in chips. Obviously if you make an ev- shove or call here you're
going to lose less $$$ in ev than if stacks would be t2000 and
t1000 and blinds 50/100 but you're still 10bb's deep and ev-
decisions stay ev-! Don't think about "I can gamble, if he doubles
up, I'm still big chipleader!" make sure your moves are ev+.

Maybe I've been a bit to harsh about "it shouldn't affect your
play" because sometimes it can. However, this will not be
because of your play, but because of villain's play. Some people
will shove ATC when they have the chiplead with the 2.7k in
chips because they indeed want to finish you quickly, so your
callingrange should get wider by a decent percentage. Also if
you just won a big pot from villain one way or another this will
affect metagame and he may be tilted so you should try and add
these into the equation when you calculate ranges and odds and
stuff. Just keep in mind that in the end you should only look at
the amount of bb's you have.

Even if you play a big mtt, there won't come any ICM into play.
Suppose first prize is €2k and second prize is €1k, then you
already have won the €1k and can just look at the end-game as
being a €500 hu sng. Doesn't matter how big the difference
between first and second place is really.

Sage:

Most people have probably heard about this already, you can
find a lot of links about it if you google for a bit. Here's an
example.
Sage works with a chart and a power-index which is really easy
to memorize. You just have to know how shallow effective stacks
are and calculate the power index for your hand and see
whether you push or fold. Power index is easy to calculate, just
take the value of your highest card (ace is 15, not 14, face cards
are 11,12,13 obv) and double it; add the value of the other card
to it and if it's suited add an additional 2. If you have a pocket
pair you add 22 to the number. Then you look in the chart and
see if you can push/fold from your button and if you can call if
villain openshoves.

Note that this becomes slightly ev- for the sb to push starting
from 7bb's. Small negative ev, but still ev-. So you should only
adapt this when really shallow imo.

Also note that this is far from optimal play. If you think villain
shoves tight your calling range should be a little tighter but you
can shove wider. Basically (since it only works for 6bb's or
shallower) this is just a crapshoot and it's almost a "push any two
cards" and hope villain folds. 6bb's is really nothing, and you
barely need fold equity preflop to make shoving ATC ev+
because there's already 1.5bb's in the pot. Some higher stakes
winning players actually DO shove ATC in these spots because
villain will often have a way too tight callingrange.

Nash equilibrum:

Something a little more worked out and interesting is the nash

equilibrum.

problem is you just see a chart there and while the chart itself is
still pretty easy to figure out, you still need some info to go with it
to know what you're doing. Why are we shoving 54s for 20+bb's
for example, but not J8o?

Let's just say we're playing headsup, we're 100bb's deep and I'm
on the button. You know 100% sure I only openshove AA on the
button. If I openshove what's your callingrange? Obv only the
other two aces. When I openshove KK+ what's your
callingrange? Still, only AA. When I openshove QQ+ your
callingrange is KK+ (although KK only has 49.995% equity vs
QQ+ it's still an ev+ call due to the sb + bb in the pot).
Okay that's for strong hands, now let's look at a range of
{AA,54s}. What's your callingrange now? You call with KK?

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 58.174% 57.94% 00.23% 59530656 236778.00 { AA,
54s }
Hand 1: 41.826% 41.60% 00.23% 42734028 236778.00 { KK }

Appearantly calling with KK will lose you money in the long run.
A lot of people think that in the nash pushing chart shoving a
hand like 54s is 20bb's+ and 54o for 2.1bb's is because 54s has
more equity because of the possibility to hit a flush. This
BARELY has anything to do with it. In the small example I gave
here the only reason why KK is not an ev+ call is because
there's 6 combo's of AA and only 4 combo's of 54s. There's 12
combo's of 54o, so...

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 39.788% 39.56% 00.23% 73162224 417762.00 { AA,
54o }
Hand 1: 60.212% 59.99% 00.23% 110931084 417762.00 { KK }

this makes KK a snapcall if your range would be {AA,54o}.

So they started like this and in the end they came up with an
entire chart of all hands you can openshove which is
unexploitable for 20bb's or shallower. There's a decent amount
of hands which say 20bb's+ but the maker of the chart just
assumed that you shouldn't play push/fold deeper. Openshoving
A2o for 200bb's would be very likely ev- if villain has a different
callingrange than the "nash equilibrum" calling chart.

So this is an equilibrum, which means a stalemate position: if

both hero and villain use the pushing and callingrange you're
gonna be ev0 against each other. If one of the two deviates from
one of the charts, he's gonna be ev- against the other. What
does this mean? Do NOT use the CALLING chart against a
random opponent. Actually, it's better not to use it vs ANY
opponent unless you know 100% sure he uses the nash pushing
chart, which is a really rare occassion. Just forget about the
callingrange and you'll be better off imo. It only is ev0 if villain
uses the pushing chart and will be ev- in pretty much all other
cases.

Another important thing you have to remember: don't deviate

from it if you want to use it. Suppose you're 11bb's shallow and
you have Q7o. Nash says you can openshove this and it will be
ev0 at worst. HOWEVER, what would you do with QQ+ in this
spot? Would you also openshove it? Or limp or minraise in order
to induce a shove from villain? If you would also openshove
these hands, you can indeed openshove the Q7o as well. If you
would play any other hand differently from the chart it becomes
totally worthless and would have to be recalculated entirely
before the equilibrum can be reached. Can you still openshove
this? Hard to determine a new equilibrum so you should go to
Chubukov instead.

I wouldn't really recommend using this above 12bb's, where

there's still room to manoeuvre a bit preflop. Usually 10-12bb's is
the part where I start openshoving a lot of my buttons, because
minraise/folding becomes too expensive and you need some
specific gameflow for your opponent to allow limping (however, if
villain allows you to limp, do it as much as possible and try to just
stab at it postflop; i sometimes limp some hands which i could
shove ev+ for sure but i just don't want to change the dynamics
of the match and let villain see some flops because it keeps him
passive and happy).

One last thing is that you have to take the bb and sb posted with
the effective stacks in the chart (so looking for push/fold
BEFORE blinds are posted actually).

Chubukov:

Okay, let's just say you're in a spot now with K3s, there's an
aggro push/fold dynamic already and you are on the button with
12bb's effective stacks. Nash says this is a push, but let's just
face it, you're probably not gonna openshove QQ+ vs this
aggrotard who has attacked all your limps preflop already and
will just limp in most of the time. Can you still openshove the
K3s? Look at Chubukov imo.

What is this? This is a chart which says how deep you can be
EXPRESSED IN SMALL BLINDS to openshove a hand and be
still ev0 at worst when villain has a perfect callingrange due to
flipping over your cards (the amount of small blinds is shown in
the right column, so just cut in half for bb's obv). Obv AA you can
shove for infinite bb's as you chop in worst case. KK will only get
called by KK+ so that's a tiny fraction of a random hand and you
still have equity when called (like you always do). So you look up
K3s and see that you can openshove it for 14.2bb's! That's a
whole lot, even though nash gives us almost 20bb's, we can still
openshove a ton here without openshoving the top of our range.
Basically his callingrange will be any pocket pair, any Ax and
K3s+/K4o+ hands.

What are the important things to remember from this chart? The
fact you can openshove K2o for 10bb's preflop imo. So shoving
a pocket pair, Ax or Kx hand for 10bb's or less is always gonna
be ev0 at worst, irregardless of villain's callingrange. Again, don't
overdo this, even with aggro dynamics there's a lot of play left
from 12-20bb's and you can limp/openshove/minraise/fold
instead of just openshoving. Given, this will take some time to
master because it depends a lot on villain and gameflow but if
you get some experience in it it shouldn't be THAT hard to
quickly see how villain plays and adapt to it.

Cliffnotes:
1) Sage is a bit outdated. Just use nash for 6bb's or shallower
because you will probably openshove QQ+ anyway with these
stacksizes.
2) Use nash only if you use it correctly, and preferably 12bb's or
shallower.
3) Use Chubukov if you dislike minraise/calling a shove, or
limp/folding, or folding in general, but openshoving is
appearantly ev+, also don't use it over - say - 14bb's imo.
Openshoving 33 or K3s for 13bb's is something I do from time to
time, against certain opponents it's going to be the easiest way
to play these hands.
4) When your opponent openshoves his button for x bb's, don't
use any chart, but estimate a shovingrange and see if you have
odds to call with the dead money in the pot.

- Spamz
T HREE BET SHOVING W IT H 25BB EFFECTIVE

Situation: You are playing a hypothetical aggressive opponent

who is raising his button 2/3rd of the time. Blinds are 25/50,
effective stacks 1250 (25 BB).

Villain makes his raise. You have:

1) 2 2
2) A 2
3) J T
4) 7 5
5) 3 2 (for ****s and giggles)

Which of these hands are good to shove over his raise?

Depends on what he's calling with:

Scenario 1: Villain is a solid (but a bit too tight) player, this is

your first three bet shove, and he's going to respect your first
raise. He's calling with 66+, ATo+, A9s, KQ.

This is 10.4% of hands. He's folding 1 - 10.4/66.7 = 84.4% of the

time. You get 150 chips for free when this happens, so add
126.61 to your cEV for this move.

What if he calls, though? Here's the equity for each of those

hands agaisnt this tight range:

1) 2 2 37.94% win, 61.31% lose

2) A 2 29.59% win, 66.68% lose
3) J T 36.52% win, 62.67% lose
4) 7 5 32.29% win, 67.07% lose
5) 3 2 25.46% win, 73.82% lose

So the 15.6% of the time you are called, you're obviously a dog.
Here's the loss in cEV for each scenario (equals 15.6%*1250
chips lost * (%lose -%win)):

1) 2 2 -45.57
2) A 2 -72.33
3) J T -50.99
4) 7 5 -67.82
5) 3 2 -94.30 (!)

What have we learned from this? Well, if your opponent is

opening wide and calling this tight, 3-bet shoving ANY TWO is
+cEV. Also, against a tight calling range, the suited connector
hands play better than the weak ace, but the pair is of course the
best hand to shove against a tighter calling range. This is also
why raising to 3x at 25 BB effective is generally a leak -- if you
raise to 100 or 125, the P(fold) chip expectation falls to 84.4 and
105.5 respectively. As you can see, in the former case shoving
32o is now bad (lol). Of course, minraises will get called a bit
more often, but this post will not deal with post-flop play for now.
It's already going to be long enough.

Of course, you can't just keep shoving over this raise, because a
smart villain is going to adjust, and a dumb villain is going to get
pissed off that you're shoving so much and call lighter anyways.

Scenario 2: Either you've shoved a couple times over the villain

in scenario 1, or you're playing someone who doesn't respect
you as much. Villain is now calling 44+, A8o+, A5s+, KJo+, KTs.

We repeat the calculations. Villain is now calling with top 15.8%

of his hands. You still get a fold 1 - 15.8/66.7 = 76.3% of the
time, for a P(fold) chip EV of 114.47. Wooooo. Let's see how
your shoving hands are holding up now if called.

1) 2 2 win 40.38%, lose 58.74%, cEV = -54.39

2) A 2 win 31.40%, lose 62.13%, cEV = -91.04
3) J T win 39.05%, lose 60.06%, cEV = -62.24
4) 7 5 win 34.51%, lose 64.75%, cEV = -89.59
5) 3 2 win 27.62%, lose 72.44%, cEV = -132.78

Everything but that 32o is still +EV here. The most surprising find
is that A2o fares worse than the low suited connecter here, and
that JTs isn't too far off the pair in equity. This is because A2o is
crushed by all your opponent's range but the Kx hands, while
JTs is still doing OK against the weak aces and low pairs.
Moving on...

Scenario 3: Villain is tilting or just likes to gamble. He's calling

your shove with any pair, any ace, KTo+, K9s+, QJ, QTs, JTs.

You know the drill: This is top 26.1%, so

P(fold) = 1 - (26.1/66.7) = 60.9%. cEV for folds is 91.3. Your

shoving ranges will fare as follows:

1) 2 2 win 43.8%, lose 54.97%, cEV = - 54.59

2) A 2 win 32.1%, lose 53.3%, cEV = -103.615
3) J T win 31.12%, lose 53.09%, cEV = -107.38
4) 7 5 win 37.08%, lose 62.05%, cEV = -122.04
5) 3 2 win 27.95%, lose 71.06%, cEV = - 210.70

Yikes, now only the pocket pair is profitable against this range.
Let's add a stronger but not amazing Ax hand to this mix:

6) A 8 win 41.98%, lose 47.75%, cEV = -28.2

A ha! Against a wide calling range, a middling A-rag hand fares

pretty well. Better even than that low pair. Let's do two more
examples before I get to the point:

Scenario 4: Villain is a drunk monkey. He's calling that shove

with any pair, any ace, K7o+, any suited king, Q8o+, Q6s+,
J9o+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s.

This is a whopping 39.7% of hands! You only get a fold 1 -

(39.7/66.7) = 40.8% of the time, and only have 60.72 in +cEV in
folding. Let's see how your hands fare. I think I've convinced you
that connector hands are bad against a wide call range, so I'll
throw out 75s and 32o, and show 22, A2, A8, and JTs, along
with a slightly better pair (55):

1) 2 2 win 45.71%, lose 53.04%, cEV = -54.242

2) A 2 win 41.24%, lose 49.54%, cEV = -61.42
3) J T win 43.56%, lose 53.39%, cEV = -72.74
6) A 8 win 48.88%, lose 44.41%, cEV = +33.078 (!)
7) 5 5 win 51.81%, lose 47.26%, cEV = +33.67 (!)

You can now 3-bet shove A8 and 55 type hands for VALUE
here, never mind the small chance you have of a fold! The
difference between A8 and A2 and 55 and 22 is HUGE if villain is
calling you mega-wide! One more example:

Scenario 5: Villain is tight from the button. He's only raising 25%,
and calling the same range as the villain in scenario 1.

The equity calcs are the same, but your fold EV drops a lot:

P(fold) = 1 - (10.4/25) = 58.4%, cEV of a fold is 87.6.

Against this villain it is wrong to 3-bet shove A2, but not JTs.
Hmmmmmm. Your edge against this opponent comes from him
playing mega-passive on the button, of course.

What have we learned from this example?

1) Against an opponent you suspect is not calling your 3-bet very

often, your edge in 3-bet shoving comes from FOLD EQUITY.
On the off-chance you are called, it is best to have a pair or a
middling suited connecting hand than a bad ace.
2) Against an opponent you suspect will call your 3-bet shove
somewhat wide but not a lot, your edge is still in your fold equity,
but suited connector hands drop a bit in value, and marginal
aces increase in values.
3) Against an opponent you suspect will call with a lot of his
raising range, your EV in shoving comes from the fact that a
middling Ax hand or a low-ish pair is a FAVORITE against
whatever trash he's calling with. Suited connectors should not be
shoved against these opponents.
4) 3-bet shoving any pocket pair over a 3x raise with 25 BB
effective is almost never a mistake.

- Insane Steve
P OKER S UCCESS
Part I: Introduction

We all aim for success in just about every area of our lives.
When we are successful, whether it be with friendships, our
careers, our physical health, or our sex lives, our overall sense of
well being increases. Whether you play poker recreationally or
for a living, undoubtedly most of you are trying to achieve a high
level of success at the game.

We all have different goals: some of us just want to be winners at

the $10 husng level, and others are aiming for $500,000 years.
As such, while we can make statements like "Spamzor has had
a successful couple of years of poker" or "[insert random fish]
should probably consider giving up the game or getting
coaching", success is something that can only truly be felt from
within.

At the same time, certain players achieve a high enough level of

achievement that they earn the respect of the greater poker
community, or in the case of HUNL, the greater sub-community.
Players like Skilled_sox, Livb112, Jungleman or Durrrr have
achieved such high levels of success that nearly anyone in the
know would label them an excellent, and highly successful,
heads up player. Being well respected by your peers is a strong
indicator of success in any field.

While the skill sets required to achieve that particular level of

success are likely beyond the scope of my knowledge, I feel I
have a pretty good understanding of what it takes to be a
successful poker player. In some respects, I've achieved a good
amount of success in poker, but ultimately I feel that I've fallen
short of my goals so far in my career.

Nonetheless, I have a good grasp on the areas in which I've

struggled, and believe I have a solid understanding on the
qualities that build a successful poker player. I've broken these
qualities down into four pillars, each of which is critical in
furthering your success as a player.

It's extremely difficult to determine which of these pillars are

more important, but because I have a fascination with numbers
and percentages, I've decided to give it a shot. Note that these
percentages are just estimates and that they may vary
depending on your personal goals. For exmample, to achieve a
Jungleman-like level of success might require more of an
emphasis on "Natural Talent".
They are:

1. Natural Talent - 17%

2. Work Ethic - 25%
3. Professionalism - 40%
4. Life Balance & Confidence - 18%

It would be almost impossible to achieve a high level of success

in poker with high marks in only two of these pillars, and even
being weak in one area can be a huge setback.

I will now go into detail about each of the pillars, and discuss
how they have related to me personally in my poker career.

Part II: The Four Pillars of Success

1. Natural Talent

Natural Talent refers not only to your born natural qualities, but
also to your upbringing, the types of activities you were exposed
to, and your interest in, and propensity for, learning poker.

From a very young age, it was clear that I had a talent with
numbers. I remember walking home from school at the age of
five and doing two digit by two digit multiplication in my head.
This was when the rest of my class was learning, and trying to
memorize, that 6 + 3 = 9. This fascination with numbers remains,
and to this day I often assess and analyze daily events or
situations in a numerical fashion.

Seeing that I was an intelligent and keen-to-learn child, my

parents taught me bridge at the age of six. Bridge is an incredibly
complicated game, but I had both the mind for the game and the
interest; most of my friends were playing with lego or power
ranger toys, while I was playing chess, doing puzzles, or playing
cards. I would rather solve puzzles out of a MENSA book than
watch a Star Wars movie.

Every summer, for two months, I would hang out at my cottage

with my mother, aunt and uncle, and two cousins. We would play
bridge nearly every day, often for hours on end. Without a doubt,
this early and frequent exposure to cards has helped my poker
career immensly.

In addition, I've always been interested in the way people

interact socially. One of the reasons that I rarely smoke
marijuana these days is that it increases this tendency of mine
such that I'm singularly focused on analyzing both my
relationships with people and the interpersonal relationships of
others that I'm unable to enjoy the present moment or activity.
So while this quality can at times be a social burden, it has
undoubtedly be instrumental to my success in live poker.

I've been fortunate enough, both in my genetic composition and

in the way I was raised, to have a skill set that lends itself very
naturally towards poker. Poker plays to my strengths in problem
solving, logic, numerical evaluation, and human psychology.

Nonetheless, you can see that I rated Natural Talent the least
important of the four pillars. I believe that Natural Talent on its
own is not nearly enough, and that it is merely a seed of potential
that requires the other pillars to grow into anything worthwhile.

A strong natural skillset, interest in the game, and plentiful

experience in related activities throughout my youth make this
my strongest category.
Self Grade: A

2. Work Ethic

Work ethic refers to the amount of effort you put into playing,
studying, and learning the game of poker. People with a high
level of work ethic often study the game away from the tables,
talk poker with their peers, and devote a significant portion of
time to the game.

In many aspects of life, work ethic has been a problem for me.
My grades slipped from middle school to high school, and then
even moreso, from high school to college. I simply wasn't
inspired by the material, and couldn't be bothered to work hard
just for the sake of getting good grades.

I've had other goals in life (gaining weight for instance) that I
haven't achieved to the extent I wished simply because I didn't
put in the required work. Ever since our childood, we're taught
that if we work hard, we can accomplish our goals, but the truth
is that if you don't find the work at least satisfying and enjoyable
to an extent, it can be incredibly difficult to self-motivate.

Luckily, my work ethic in poker has always been extremely

strong. Over the past three years, I've played nearly every day,
and put in 40+ hours most weeks. I am fascinated by the
intellectual nature of the game, and driven to play and put myself
in new situations that stimulate me. I discuss poker with a
number of friends, read threads and post strategy on 2+2, watch
training videos, and put in a ton of hours.

Nonetheless, while I have a strong work ethic and passion for

the game, undoubtedly some of the hours I've spent playing and
learning poker have been hours wasted. That is to say, my work
ethic is strong, but sometimes misguided. Putting in long
sessions when I'm tired or tilted is counter-productive to
achieving success in poker.
I've also been quite lazy about reviewing full hand histories. I'll
often discuss individual hands or situations with friends, or post
difficult spots, but I rarely go through and dissect a full HUSNG
or replay a cash session or MTT I've played. While this work can
be monotonous, it is crucial in the process of detecting leaks, as
sometimes it is in the most seemingly basic spots where we can
be making huge errors. This kind of work is akin to going to the
driving range - it'll never be as fun as playing a round of golf, but
it can often be ten times as helpful.

Overall, I have a love and passion for poker, a strong drive to put
in hours and further my understanding of the game, and these
qualities give me strong mark in this category.

Self-grade: B+/A-

3. Professionalism

This pillar is perhaps the broadest of the four, and refers to all
the concepts that go into how you manage yourself as a poker
player both at and away from the poker table. Related concepts
include discipline, self control & playing conditions, money
management and spending habits, your setup, and your extra-
curricular gambling

The most important pillar, and also the one that I've continually
failed at. My pitfalls have been numerous, and while it is
somewhat painful to even put them to words, if I ever expect to
improve in this category, it's mandatory to be honest with these
shortcomings and work hard towards improvement.

I'll go through each of the concepts I mentioned and briefly

outline how they have affected or shaped my poker career.

Discipline, Self-control & playing conditions: Definitely not a

strong suit of mine - I have always been an impulsive person,
which has led to both some amazing opportunities and life
experiences (deciding spontaneously to go to Europe, and then
deciding while there to live in Amsterdam for three months ranks
highly) and also to some negative points in my life (impulsive
actions ruining friendships, etc.).

Discipline manifests itself in a number of ways as a poker player

- quitting when tilted or tired, playing a manageable number of
tables, not going on facebook or surfing the web while playing,
and having a set schedule would all be examples of engaging in
good discipline as a poker player.

Playing while stressed about major life occrurences, playing

simply for the sake of gambling, or playing while drunk or under
the influence of drugs can be even more harmful. I have, at
various times in my career, made nearly all of these mistakes.

Money Management & Spending Habits: Depending on

whether or not you play for a living, this is relevant to your poker
play only in terms of your poker roll if you are a recreational
player, and to both your poker roll and life roll if you are a
professional player.

I sometimes wonder how someone with as poor money

management skills as myself is even able to call himself a
professional player. I rented an apartment from June 2009 til
June 2010 in Boston. Instead of taking a day or two to find
someone to sublet the apartment, I merely paid the rent while I
travelled the world. I spent a total of $10,000 on rent and stayed
in the apartment for about twenty days.

This is quite bluntly a disgusting display of recklessness and

poor money management. Other examples include paying
expensive phone bills because I use my American phone in
Canada at ridiculously high roaming charges, thousands of
dollars I've lost in overdraft fees and credit card interest, and an
estimated $-85,000 lifetime in table games and recreational
gambling (I'll cover this more later)

In terms of my poker bankroll, I blatantly disregard conventional

bankroll management guidelines, confident that I'll either be able
to get a stake or rely on my skill when playing games outside of
my roll. It's astonishing that after three years I still exhibit this
recklessness, but it's also difficult to take smaller games
seriously after playing higher for so long.

My main problem with money management definitely relates to

my life roll and my willingness to spend money frivolously on just
about anything. This is something I've made some progress on
in the last six months or so, largely out of necessity, when a
pretty large online downswing depleted my roll. Recently, I've
pulled out of this downswing, in large part due to focusing on
some of the other factors I'll touch on in this pillar.

Setup: It wasn't until the past month that I truly realized how
important a good setup is. My best month ever in online poker
was August, 2008, when I was living in my hometown of Halifax.
I had a very comfortable chair, two monitors and a clean desk. I
made $40,000 mostly playing 1/2 NL HU. I had a 48 buy-in day
at 100 and 200nl. I kid you not.

Up until last month, my setup has been abysmal for the past
year. In Amsterdam I had a desktop computer and two monitors,
but was working on awful and inconsistent internet, and in an
uncomfortable chair. After that, I was playing out of a laptop,
often laying in hotel beds, or friends couches, and using
inconsistent internet.

I returned to Halifax, and to essentially the same setup I had in

2008 (bought 2 new monitors) a month ago, and have made
about $45,000 since then (including my 25k bink in the WCOOP
HU). It is clear to me that this is no coincidence.

I can't stress enough how important it is to be working out of a

comfortable chair that supports your back, drinking fluids, playing
with a mouse and keyboard you enjoy, and using a large screen.
These concepts are often overlooked and I certainly overlooked
their importance over the last year of my poker career.

Extra-curricular gambling: This might be the most painful thing

for me to talk about of all. I'm easily down $85k in extra-curricular
gambling over the course of my life. I'm probably down 20k in
recreational prop betting (a lot of this was from ping pong), down
45k from blackjack, and 20k from roulette and other table games.
Most of this was done in the period of one year from August
2008 until August 2009.

This type of behavior is completely unacceptable. Stu Ungar and

TJ Cloutier are two examples of excellent poker players (well,
maybe not TJ) who had their bankrolls decimated by gambling
addictions.

One of the problems with gambling for a living is that you are
constantly exposed to other forms of gambling, most of which
are at best OEV, and usually -EV. For me personally, there is no
question that I have a gambling addiction. The obvious awkward
irony is that if I were to rid myself of this addiction entirely, I
wouldn't be able to gamble for a living.

It's imperative that I treat poker like a business, and am driven by

success, earning potential, my passion for the game, the
competitition, the sense of community, etc., and not by the
gambling associated with the game, even while just playing
poker. Outside of poker, it's important that I decide what kind of
gambling is acceptable and set clear limits for myself.

Right now, I'm effectively self-banned from all table games for
the next two months ($500 bounty if anyone catches me, and I'll
make it a $2k bounty if I break it once). I'm still allowed to prop
bet and sports bet, though I'm trying to limit this to an extent too.

Not only does table games degeneracy deplete my bankroll

considerably, but its also a very unattractive quality. I think when
I was a bit younger and first starting to make money playing
poker, I thought of dropping 2k at blackjack as somewhat baller.
Now I think of it as stupid.

Nonetheless, I still sometimes feel the urge to play table games,

especially when drunk and at a casino. Until I fully conquer this
addiction to table games and recreational gambling, my bankroll
will suffer.

Professionalism is by far my weakest pillar. As the most

important pillar, it is also the one that has held me back more
than any other in terms of achieving success as a poker player.
In the past, I've often speculated about how much money I could
have made had I controlled this aspect of the game. Now, I'm
aiming to take a much more proactive approach and find out by
actually patching up these massive leaks. I've taken several
measures already - improved my setup, signed up for a gym
membership, gotten better about quitting when tired, and self-
banned myself from table games. The process must only
continue if I want to achieve my goals in poker.

Self grade: D

4. Life Balance & Confidence

Life balance refers to having activities and outlets outside of

poker, exercising well, and paying attention to sleep and diet. I
include confidence in the title as I feel these quailties lead to an
overall sense of personal confidence, which quickly translates to
the poker table.

I actually salute my mother for helping drive home how important

this concept is. She has always encouraged me to exercise, eat
and sleep well, play fewer hours of poker and maintain a life
balance. While I have definitely struggled in all of these areas, I
have come to realize that her words were not just those of a
nagging mother, but in fact the truth.

It's very difficult to assess how I've done in this category,

because I think in some respects I've done quite well, and in
others I've done extremely poorly.

While I've played a lot of poker (probably too much poker) in the
past few years, I've also done quite a bit of travelling, and have
quite a few activities outside of poker that I partake in.

I'm lucky to have quite a few good friends spread out over North
America (and in a few cases, internationally). This is great
because I love travelling, so it's fun having the flexibility as a
poker player to travel and see them. In the past year, I've spent
at least three weeks in each of the following locations:
Amsterdam, Sydney, Melbourne, NYC, Boston, LA, Halifax. I've
also spent smaller amounts of time in Italy, Paris, London, San
Fransisco, and Lake Tahoe. I'm also planning a trip to Southeast
Asia and Australia with a friend of mine in November.

I have a bunch of interests, such as golfing, boating, exploring

cities, eating out, seeing movies and shows, bowling, going to
the gym, and going out to bars and clubs. Even when stationed
in one location for a while, most of my days include at least one
of these activities.

However, I usually play at least five hours of poker every day, on

top of this other stuff. As such, what often happens in an
otherwise activity-filled day is that instead of sacrificing poker
hours, I sacrifice sleep hours. My sleep schedule is constantly
changing as a result of playing long sessions of poker.

My diet is another concern. I'll often play long blocks of MTTs

(particularly on Sundays) without properly accounting for in
advance my eating schedule. I'll typically order junk food as a
result, or even go long periods of time without food. Without
question, sleep and diet are two issues that I need to work on.

Exercise is something that I've been working on lately. I've

always golfed a lot, though I'm not sure that qualifies as
exercise. Over the summer, I golfed a bunch, played tennis five
or six times, did some running, lifted weights a couple times, and
went mountain biking once. Not the most athletic summer
overall. However, I recently signed up for a gym membership,
and my goal is to go 4-5 times a week.

Overall, I am happy with the non-poker activities I have going on

in my life, but still think I am playing too many hours of poker
overall, and not propertly thinking about a schedule, or taking
enough proactive steps to improve my sleep, diet and exercise.

Self Grade: C+/B-

Part III: Conclusion

It's been said that golf is a tough way to make an easy living.
That quote couldn't be more applicable to poker. In so many
ways, what we do as a poker player is easy, and we should
never take it for granted. I click buttons for a living, and can
make my own schedule and play anywhere in the world. I play
cards for a living -- just think about that for a second. But if you
don't give poker the respect it deserves, you will never achieve
the success you deserve.

This is an ongoing process and complacency will only stunt your

growth. Never stop evaluating yourself as a person and as a
player. Never be satisfied with simply "getting by". Like any job
or pursuit, becoming a truly expert poker player takes a large
amount of effort and, as I hope I've shown, it's important that this
effort is guided and channeled in a positive and effective way.
Success is within grasp for all of us, we just need to go out there
and get it.

- Rumnchess
BR M ANAGEMENT AND Y OU
dboy:*Hey Jimmy, what are you up to?*
Little Jimmy:*Playing HU sngs LDO.*
d:*Whoa there Jimmy, thats a $33+$1.50*
lj:*Yeah I know can beat this level!*
d:*That's great Jimmy, but you're BR is only $53.72*
lj:*Omg hacker. Well what level should I play?*
d:*Let's take a look at some options.*

So you want to build a roll playing HU sngs?

BR management is absolutely key. Consider using one of the

following BR management rulesets.

Option #1

Best Option if:

You can't stand or would prefer not to have to move down levels.
You like to have a very padded roll to feel comfortable playing.
Losing a decent portion of your BR tilts you.
You are still learning how to own HUSNGs and you aren't quite
comfortable playing them yet.

BR:$30 - $99
Play $2s
BR:$100 - $199
Play $5s
BR:$200 - $399
Play $10s
BR:$400 - $599
Play $20s
BR:$600 - $999
Play $30s
BR:$1000 - $2499
Play $50s
BR:$2500+
Play $100s

Option #2

Best Option if:

You are fine with having to move down.
You want to move up the ranks semi-quickly.

BR:$20 - $49
Play $2s
BR:$50 - $99
Play $5s
BR:$100 - $199
Play $10s
BR:$200 - $299
Play $20s
BR:$300 - $499
Play $30s
BR:$500 - $999
Play $50s
BR:$1000+
Play $100s

Option #3

Best Option if
You are comfortable playing and adjusting to any stakes and
player.
You are or have good reason to believe you are a solid winner.
(Think 63%+ winrate here)
You have very minimal tilt issues.
You want to take on a bit more risk and build a roll quickly.
You are ok with having to redeposit if you bust early on.

BR:$10 - $24
Play $2s
BR:$25 - $49
Play $5s
BR:$50 - $99
Play $10s
BR:$100 - $149
Play $20s
BR:$150 - $249
Play $30s
BR:$250 - $499
Play $50s
BR:$500+
Play $100s

Beware of option 3. A 15 buyin downswing (although rare) will

knock you down through 3 levels. But something else to consider
is that if you believe yourself to be +EV at the 100s, then it might
be +EV to sacrifice a little risk of ruin in order to get up to that
level. There is an opportunity cost of sticking around at the lower
levels for a long time.

So that is something to think about. I like option 2 and think it is a

nice balance. I have used option 2 to build a roll from the 5s up
to the 50s twice with no problems. Option 3 definitely has some
gamble in it, but the reward to the +EV player is definitely worth
the risk. That said, if you can't redeposit you should not consider
option 3.

Option 1 is more for helping a player who is more prone to tilt. It

causes less dramatic BR swings and should keep you more cool
in your sessions. It will definitely take longer to reach the higher
buyin games, but if you are highly prone to tilt it may be the best
option for you.

- Dboy23
 S UCCESS , F AILURE , AND THE D OW NSW ING
M INDSET

In my last few and most successful years as a poker player I‟ve come to notice that
my outlook on the game contrasts that of many others. I‟ve struggled over the past
few weeks to put into words where my thinking differs and what I believe is the
reason for my calm disposition. The tangents I indulge support my explanation, as
well as cover my thoughts on success and failure. As I don‟t have the humility to
prevent me from voicing my opinion on this subject, I feel obliged to do so.

Being a perfectionist, it is ironic that I should first start by excusing the imperfection of
my post. However, writing is similar to poker in that perfection is impossible, much to
my dismay in both cases.
I‟ll quote John Steinbeck:

Quote:

Very few people ever mature... But sometimes... awareness takes place- not very
often and always unexplainable. There are no words for it because there is no one
ever to tell. This is a secret not kept a secret, but locked in wordlessness. The craft or
art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
This is something you need to understand for yourself in order to appreciate the
mindset I take when approaching the game and the variance that comes with it.

Downswings are especially difficult to recover from because there are multiple forces
working against you. Most visibly, you‟re stuck and need to win to recover what
you‟ve lost. The simple financial loss is only the beginning, though. Secondly, you‟re
frustrated and stressed. (Especially when you‟re playing for a living where winning is
a necessity) Thirdly, you‟ve lost confidence in your abilities- the second worst part of
the nightmare. And lastly, feeling sorry for yourself is the final nail in the coffin. Like
using multiple drugs simultaneously, the effects are multiplied and can be
catastrophic. In the midst of such a trying time, “it will all even out in the long run” is
hardly reassuring.

After reading both Irieguy‟s "The Difference Between Success and Failure"

and Gigabet's "Almost There With Success and Failure"

I‟ve come to the conclusion that both players have a good sense of variance yet have
no teachable methods to weather the storm. (Or rather, outlooks to take)

Irieguy touches on some important yet under appreciated subjects. Among reminding
us that complaining is bad and musing that emotional stamina varies from person to
person, he leaves us this little gem of brilliance.
Quote:

Everybody will eventually run worse than they thought was possible. The
difference between a winner and a loser is that the latter thinks they do not
deserve it.
This could be one of the most important statements ever posted on 2+2, measuring
by how much it can help most players. (I‟ve only been reading since late ‟03, but this
is certainly up there with the most helpful of what I‟ve read). Feeling sorry for yourself
is the single worst thing that can happen as a result of a downswing. I see it on the
forums every day- it consumes players. Posting downswing graphs for sympathy,
comparing who runs worse, all in a desperate attempt to prove your own abilities to
yourself because of the doubt your recent misfortunes has instilled in you.

Gigabet responds to Irieguy‟s statement,

Quote:

This statement is truer than anyone can know(even though I think most of you do
know, it just seems impossible for me to believe that someone else can understand).
What he says about winners and losers though, will keep you from attaining a more
complete game. There are no winners or losers, to think that, is to let yourself be
affected by negative variance. If you are not in the positive for the day, then you
therefore must be a loser, and so the downward spiral begins. All of those negative
ideas must be eliminated from your mind, or you will not perform to your potential.
The trick is recognizing these negative ideas, since there are so many and so
commonplace in our society, it is a large task indeed to sort them out as real, or just
ideas created by the masses. Our labels for winners and losers simply identify
individuals who play the same game a different way. Just because one person
doesn't achieve the same goal that I strive for, doesn't make that person a "loser."
Everyone is the same, and everyone has the same potential, some just direct their
energies in different directions. The sooner you can get that into your head and really
believe it, the sooner you will start to have a real understanding of the game.
Now here‟s where Gigabet and I differ in our opinions of
approaching variance. He believes that by eliminating “winners”
and “losers” from the equation, we become content with our own
set goals and abilities, despite others‟ more impressive results.
However, everyone is not the same, and everyone has a
different potential as a player. On a very basic level, before
becoming a winner, one must figure out what is preventing
success. Eliminating successful people from the equation is not
a good place to start.

The difference between winners and losers is that some

people are able to overcome the delusionality that results
from downswings, whereas others are not.

Never in my life have I seen such delusionality as I have in

poker. The poker world runs on it, because losers are given a
taste of what they believe is success, when in fact it is simply the
deceiving placebo. (And yes, I know some players play for
enjoyment while recognizing they are outmatched, but I think the
percentage of players who truly believe they have an edge is
generally underestimated). What is unbelievable to me is to what
extent such delusionality can reach.

For example.

What kind of close-mindedness does it take to guard your poker

prowess with such insistence upon bad luck? As winning poker
players, we profit from others‟ delusionality and so the less
delusional we become, the better off we are. Keeping an open
mind to the reason(s) for your downswing is as important as
learning how to properly balance your preflop 4-betting range.

I‟ve experienced a collective sense of open-mindedness in the

heads up forum, where people aren‟t afraid to concede their
opinion as ludicrous, and quickly default to well-intended
questioning. I believe this is because of the nature heads up
poker. There is no quick-learn formula to grind out a few bb/100
while playing heads up; you need to learn for yourself what
works and doesn‟t, and having an open mind to different
strategies is imperative. Occasionally in other forums, posters
will fiercely defend their position, contradicting themselves often
as they attempt to strengthen their argument, which eventually
leads to a huge waste of time and energy. But worst of all, they
fuel their delusionality.

Poker is a competition, but nothing near the competitive level

that conventional sports are, such as basketball or golf. (At least
at this point in time, anyway) Poker players lack the healthy
competitive nature created by these atmospheres because of the
influence luck has on the game. When losing a tennis match, you
generally respect your opponent because of his superior abilities.
Very seldom in poker do we credit someone‟s poker prowess for
beating us, because we‟re usually playing against others who
are worse; which is the nature of the game. Athletes are able to
overcome the difficult times generally due to the fact that there is
little luck involved in their sport; their failures are a direct result of
their personal shortcomings- igniting their determination to work
that much harder in order to achieve success.

Poker players on the other hand experience a different breed of

failure that is often very much not their fault. It is difficult to
recognize when we‟re at the peak of our poker prowess because
we are seldom know whether or not to credit our successes to
variance. Similarly, when we cannot take responsibility for our
failures with any degree of certainty, it‟s not easy to work harder
than before to prove ourselves successful. Doubt in your cause
weakens the determination to become successful.

Humans were not designed to bear the type of variance that

comes with poker. We don‟t innately understand how long-run
odds work, and our frustration is a result of what we believe
should not have happened. We don‟t think it should happen
because of our built-in shortsighted outlook on bad luck. It was
never necessary for us as a species to understand this type of
bad luck because any one who experienced a string of
misfortune would simply not survive.

What you need to do as a poker player to survive the variance is

to treat it as a challenge to yourself. Where you can‟t physically
push yourself as in other sports, you need to mentally push
yourself to not be bothered by the variance. When you don‟t care
whether variance is being equally fair to you and everyone else,
losing in poker is just a competition of how strong you are
mentally. When you don‟t need others‟ sympathy and
confirmation of your misfortune (rather than your own lack of
abilities) your confidence has finally reached its prime.
Personally, I enjoy proving that after I hurricane off ten buyins, I
can talk to a friend as if I just won the lottery. I take pride in
having physical endurance, and I have developed the same
ecstasy for my strong mental endurance.
So treat variance as an entity that has the sole purpose of
upsetting you to the point where you fall to your knees and cry
like a four-year-old, blurry eyes squinting at an EV graph that is
in fact the crooked, satisfied smile of variance.

- Scansion
Y OU SUCK AT POKER
I have been thinking about what to write for a pooh-bah post for
sometime. I don't think many of you know who I am, outside of
this forum. I will start by saying I do not have a lot of new content
as far as strategy goes. This is very TLDR, and it's probably full
of grammar mistakes, or something... but I tried to make it easy
to read.

I've been around the forum for a long time now, and started
playing poker before the UIEGA. I've played many different
games in my goal to become great at poker, and it never really
took off for me. I make consistent money now, but I don't play
the super high stakes games, and I don't really think I am the
best poster when it comes to strategy.

However, I haven't had a formal job for many months now, and
have no intentions of getting one anytime soon. So, I still feel
obligated to give something back, or better yet, pay it forward.

Looking back on the years I have spent on this game, and the
numerous ups and downs in a poker career that has been less
than stellar up to this point makes me wonder what kept me
going. One of the hardest things I have ever done in my life
was being a mediocre poker player. When you are marginally
above break even, you still take the same swings that everyone
else does, but you also don't really make any serious money
doing it. You get to a point where you should realize you aren't
very good, but your ego won't let you. So you end up being
gratified and tortured by your results.

One month you win 10K and you think "finally this game makes
sense", then midway through the next month you get hit by
negative variance in the cards and your play. Of course, at the
time you won't admit that your play has everything to do with
your results. And one night, you tilt off 40 buyins because you
can't accept losing. Your ego just won't let you.
Yeah, that's right 40 buyins over one 20hr session. I mean, no
breaks, no food, not missing a single hand. It's not the first time
either... or the last. You read numerous posts that if you lose that
much in one session, you should quit, or you are horrible at
poker if you take those kinds of downswings, but you can't quit.
You think you have a borderline gambling problem, but you still
made some money. And you are doing something that society
generally feels as being pretty stupid, so you better ****ing
succeed.

You think... if I just didn't tilt... I would have $XXXXXX.XX. I

would be playing $10-20 or 25-50 by now. But you aren't... you
are busto. You know you aren't stupid. You have an engineering
degree, so why are these idiot dropouts making all this money
and you aren't? How can they be better at a game like this?
Well, I got news for you, they are better.

If you are tilting, or otherwise not playing your A game, that is all
part of who you are as a poker player. It took me a long time to
learn this. Every time you sit down at the table, you are
demonstrating who you are as a poker player(even sometimes
when you are away from the table). If you play amazingly well,
then once a month you go on tilt and you take your entire roll
and put it in a high stakes game, you have a major leak and that
means you aren't an amazing player, despite playing amazing
for most of the month.

Most players don't have leaks this severe, but I hope you get my
point. You can't pick and choose how good you are based only
on when you are playing well. You need to look at all your play
and all your skills.

Even if you are only playing when you are feeling good; you are
missing out on money and good games, and you aren't giving
yourself a chance to improve your B and C game. And trust me,
if you need to play one day and aren't feeling tip-top, you will
really wish you spent some time working on those aspects of
your game.

I went through all of this... then I hired a mental coach and

actually started winning constantly and figured out my tilt game. I
am still working on it all, but it is coming along.
Now I focus on other things. I am working on taking my ego out
of the game. I also decided that I don't care about the stakes I
play, or the money I make, as long as I have enough to live on. I
stopped compulsively checking my cashier, and don't even know
if I am up or down for the month. This act alone takes money out
of the game, and you can focus on what really matters.

So when thinking about what to write, I wanted to offer the

community something that I have that most others don't seem to
have. Then I realized that that is a pretty arrogant thing to even
think about, considering how much I have struggled to get to
where I am.

Instead, I took the selfish way out and decided to write

something that I want to write about. Or more accurately, what I
would tell myself back when I was starting out. So this is a note
to the old me, hopefully by sharing it someone else may learn
from my mistakes:

You are not as good as you think you are.

But that is okay. In fact, it is amazingly powerful if you can truly

understand just how much you suck. It's even more powerful if
you can understand why you suck.

This is the first step in learning to improve and improving is what

this game is all about. I know things have always come easy for
you in school and all the way through university. You never
applied yourself for more than a few weeks and you did fine.
People always told you how smart you are, and how they wish
they could learn as quickly as you.

This is the first time in your life that you are facing something that
you really have to work at to succeed intellectually. And don't kid
yourself... YES! You need to work! ALL THE TIME! Trust me, it's
sooo much easier that way.

I know you are reading this, and you think it is for someone else.
But it's not.... believe it or not, I am talking to you. I am you! I
was where you are right now years ago. Sure, you have had
some success at this game, but what if you could do more? I
know you've thought about it...but do you really know how to get
there? Do you even know the things you need to improve? Do
you really know why you lose? Do you know your biggest leaks?
Do you have a plan to fix them? Is it working? Do you tilt? Do
you know why?

I do...

I know something even bigger about you. You hate making

mistakes. It makes me smile knowing this, I wish you could
understand why... You hate making them so much, that you
justify losses to yourself by saying you ran bad. How many times
have you seen people complain about running bad? How many
threads have you read about bad beat stories, EV graphs,
doomswitch complaints, and chat window beratings? Now think
about how many times you've seen someone say, “I have these
mistakes, how do I fix them?”

Poker is weird that way... If we were playing basketball and

couldn't make a free-throw we would probably ask someone
better than us to help us with our technique. We would probably
get a lot of weird looks if we just complained about our unlucky
free-throw or how bad we run at basketball.

You know this game rewards skill over the long run. But when
you are losing, you complain, you grind and you try to win it back
in one shot when you KNOW you aren't playing your best...
Essentially, you try to get lucky. You don't realize that losing is
the BEST thing for your game!

If this game was easy, and you won all the time from the start,
how much effort would you put into improving? If you make a big
call, suckout, or sniff out a bluff and got lucky you probably won't
think twice about it. It would be like school, and you would just
coast through. But if you lose and lose and lose, you can start
asking questions.

Failure doesn't exist if you keep trying and keep improving.

Failure happens when you keep doing the same damn thing, and
keep getting the same stupid result until you can take no more
and you give up. Mistakes are necessary and are the best
opportunities for growth. Seek them out and be proud!! Because
when you find one, you can fix it and that means more money
and confidence.

You have a long way to go and a lot to learn. But remember,

every thing you learn compounds on itself in this game. You
don't learn to win overnight, you pick up little things here and
there, and eventually, you have built a game that wins and
continues to grow.

Your Best Bud,

You.

I ****ing love this game. I realize I am far from an amazing

player, but it doesn't matter. This game challenges a person on
so many levels and I can't think about how much I have grown
and learned from this game outside of poker. Taking my ego
out and realizing that I suck at poker has been one of the
best things that ever happened for my game. When you know
you suck, you can work and improve. If you are 'just running
bad', there isn't a ****ing thing you can do.

Now this next part is going to sound weird to a lot of good

players. I don't lose confidence when I am running bad.
Seriously. The cards I am dealt have nothing to do with how I
interpret my skill, and that is what confidence means to me. If I
do lose confidence, it's because I am not analyzing my game
enough. Try it. The next time you feel like crap from a session,
go over every hand and WRITE DOWN all spots you got unlucky
and all the mistakes you made. Find out exactly why you lost,
and don't make any excuses. It might sound odd, but if you force
yourself to do it, you will feel better.

It is a privileged to play this game everyday, and I am very

grateful that it is my job. I know this post isn't likely to help
anyone a huge amount, but I also know that it might help
someone a little and little improvements reap big rewards in this
game.

- Hince
MJW 006 SPEW S RANDOM THOUGHT S ...
Now that you‟ve opened this thread, let me warn you... Unlike
some of the smart individuals around this forum, I‟m unable to
deliver a long-winded, well thought out, and constructed article
on something strategy specific in this pooh-bah post. So if that is
what you‟re looking for, then hit the back button and slowly slink
out

Instead, I am going to do something very typical of myself. I‟m

going to write something generalised, certainly non-factual, and
what will at some point become the definition of non-
revolutionary. Yes. I will be spewing my opinions in this thread.

Being serious though, I have learnt a lot in my time as a poker

player and as a member of these forums. What I intend to do is
to share some of the things I have learnt along the way. It won‟t
be strategy specific, nor will it be mind-blowing. But there are
some things that I really believe in and I guess my intention is to
share them with whoever cares...

#1 Opinion: Finding your Niche

This applies in a much broader sense when you first decide to

play poker. Do you play MTT‟s, 6m cash, SNG‟s etc etc... I went
through several different forms of poker before I found one that I
felt really comfortable with (which was obviously husng). In
regards to HUSNG‟s, you obviously have the option of playing
many different formats if we take into account the different
structures on different skins.

Although poker is a skill and all formats can be learned by a

competent individual, I personally believe that we will have a
natural propensity to be better at a certain format than another.
Many factors obviously influence which it is that we are going to
be better at, but I think it‟s important to try to establish what your
most profitable format is. It‟s kinda like how people (fish) see
their hero (Phil Hellmuth) on the tv and want to be like him so
they automatically play MTT‟s, and likely never venture into
trying out other games. Well that could be you! You play turbos
on FTP because of X,Y and Z reason, yet you have never tried
out any other format... Do you beat the game you chose? Yeah
sure, but it doesn‟t mean it‟s necessarily your best game. People
are scared of change, and if something ain‟t broke, why fix it???
Well why not give yourself the opportunity to upgrade it?

#2 Opinion: The Different Sides of Variance

People tend to think of variance in one way only, and I think that
is an ignorant approach. People say “eh i‟m running so f******
bad right now. Stupid variance” (and this is the only type of
variance). In reality every time we sit down and play we are
experiencing variance, whether it be good, bad, or ugly.

The first side of variance is the one we most often consider and
that is how we are running in all-ins. Are we getting sucked out
on? Are we holding? Etc etc...

The second side of variance is the coolers and setups. I guess

this is the second most complained about scenario (because we
rarely hear when hero is getting the good side of it).

The third side of variance is the situational variance that we

encounter. By this I mean, are we just getting no hands or are
we missing every single flop. Conversely, are we getting a ton of
hands and hitting a ton of flops...? Or is it somewhere in
between?

I hear you thinking, „yeah I‟m no idiot, I know all of this!‟... Well
have you ever considered the fact that it‟s likely that all of these
factors are working at the same time? Every time we sit down for
a match we are experiencing all of these factors, which leads me
to my real point. Don‟t think that just because you‟re a ton below
EV that it is your true expectation. It‟s easy to review your game
and say well I got 3-outered 6 times in 10 matches so obviously
i‟m just running bad. Ask yourself also, “was I running good
situationally?”, “were all of the coolers and setups in my favour to
begin with?”. When trying to examine the variance that we are
being affected by we must consider more than just the factors
that are blatantly obvious, and instead try to understand
everything that was out of our control to best critically examine
what we can control.

# 3 Opinion: Poker Friends

This has probably been the most influential factor of my poker

life. 2p2 is a good place to learn but it‟s full of ****ty posters and
equally ****ty posts. When you can filter out the crap you can find
a lot of smart individuals who are also good people.

I‟ve spent a lot of time talking to numerous people online over

MSN, AIM, and Skype. This has allowed me to keep my sanity
when I‟m sitting in front of a computer grinding by myself for so
many hours. I am a very social person, so it‟s hard for me to go
from constantly being around people at work and university to
sitting in front of a computer for many hours of the day for work.
To go with this, I have learnt an absolute ton from the people that
I talk to on a daily basis, more than I could learn from some
training site, coaching, or from the forums themselves. Obviously
I have been lucky in the people I associate with, but this will be
true in a lot of cases. We don‟t always talk about poker, in fact it
makes up a pretty small % of the conversations we have. But it
does allow me to keep my sanity and have some fun along the
way with people I truly consider friends.

#4 Opinion: STOP being results oriented

Here we go again...! No not really, I‟m not going to go into this

really as too many people have done so in the past. However, I
cannot emphasise this enough... STOP WORRYING ABOUT
YOUR RESULTS!!! STOP LOOKING AT YOUR
SHARKSCOPE!!! STOP THINKING ABOUT BEING DOWN FOR
THE DAY/WEEK/MONTH!!!!

START THINKING ABOUT YOUR PLAY AND CRITICALLY

ANALYSING IT~!!!!!!
#5 Opinion: Maintaining life balance

This is so simple but I cannot stress the importance of this

enough. If you are not happy in yourself and your life then it is
very unlikely that you are going to be in a positive frame of mind
when it comes to playing poker. Grinding mindless amount of
hours is not going to make you happy, even if you are making a
ton of money (except in some very rare circumstances/people).
You really should try to interact with real people and you should
try to do things that make you happy outside of poker. They say
that exercise etc makes you more focussed and so on (which
could be true), but in reality it should be amended to doing things
that make you feel good about yourself or doing things that make
you happy will make you more focussed and relaxed at the
tables.

#6 Opinion...

If anything stands out in this post I guess it should be to not lie to

yourself. I know that I‟m no poker genius; hence, I‟m not
attempting to write anything super deep rooted. I understand that
there are many players better than me and that I have a ton to
learn. I also know who I am as a person, and I don‟t attempt to
hide my true nature so that I look like something I am not... (If
you haven‟t worked out that I‟m mildly sarcastic, don‟t take
myself too seriously, and that I‟m an utter smart ass by now then
maybe you need to work on your hand-reading skillz).

Don‟t kid yourself into thinking you‟re smarter, better, or know

more than you do... There is also no point in trying to convince
others that you are smarter, better, or know more than you do...
The only way to move forward in both life and poker is to be
honest with yourself and focus on learning to become a better
person and/or a better poker player.

- Mjw006
 SPAMZ ' FIRST HAND HISTORY R EVIEW

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Hand #1
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 50

BB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 J

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 8 J
Hero wins t40
Obviously a "std" raise though just pointing out that I'm still planning on doing
something about betsizing in the future and minraising vs raising 3bb's will defenitly
come up there as well. Just pointing out for now that at 10/20 level I prefer 3bb's as
well, just because there's still a lot of room (read: more room than at 15/30 level) to
manoeuvre postflop when pot is 6bb's with 72bb's behind.
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Hand #2
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Hero (BB): t1520 M = 50.67

BTN/SB: t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 K

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 8 K
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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Hand #3
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1530 M = 51

BB: t1470 M = 49

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 8

Hero calls t10, BB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 7 7 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) A (2 players)

BB bets t40, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120
Great, you limped! I think it's a good idea to limp early on. Mainly because it's
good/cheap info you get about villain what he does in general vs limps, something
which you can (and should) use later on when stacks get shallower and/or blinds go
up. I also think T8o is a good hand to do it with, mainly looking for weakest part of
medium strength hands to limp, 96s, K2o, stuff like that. Either hands which can still
flop toppair/middle pair or some sort of draw or can be checked down and still be the
best hand (K-high or Q-high usually) on some boards.

Ok, so you limped and he raised to 3bb's, what do we do here? I think calling preflop
isn't the best way to play here, I think it's important you fold here for future purposes.
Let's just start with pointing out that vs a really aggro opponent limp/calling here can
defenitly be a good play (someone who 3bets a ton and raises most limps) because
we have a semi-decent hand which can still flop something decent + we have
position. However, in this spot, we have absolutely no idea what type of opponent
we're dealing with here. Given the fact that he folded two previous hands, I don't think
he's the type of guy to "bully" and start raising almost any two cards here tbh; this
could be the case, some opponents just look at the limp and see "oh, he's weak, let's
raise him off his hand!" but when he folded first two hands (one on the button) I think
that you're looking at a more tightish range.

Another thing why I wouldn't call preflop is for the fact I want to test and limp some
more hands in before blinds go up and see what he does. Let's just say you fold
here, you limp again in 8 hands, will he blindly raise again because we folded here or
not? If yes, you can safely fold again (only invested t10 again) and use this to
limp/shove a ton of hands in later stages of the game. If he checks, you can easily
limp a bunch of (even) trashy hands till blinds get really high. Vs people who are
passive vs limps you can probably limp/fold as low as 7bb's shallow imo, though you
have to know that they let you do this and for that, it's important to notice this early
on.

As far as postflop goes (if you do indeed decide to limp/call), I think you played it fine.
I don't think he's folding any pocket pair or broadway cards on a low paired flop like
that, and I wouldn't try to bluff early on in general. On turn there's a decent chance
we're drawing dead so easy fold. If he checks turn again and you pick up an
openender I would bet though, because he will have A-high or two mere overs a lot
on a coordinated board and getting better hands to fold is pretty valuable at that
point.
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Hero (BB): t1470 M = 49

BTN/SB: t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40
Weird, all of a sudden he opens 4bb's. I'm really not used to this but can imagine it
happens more on stars due to lack of potbetbutton. I like your fold here, especially
since we have close to 0 postflop reads except for that he represented an A oop (but
nothing concerned cbetting in position/doublebarreling/etc.). I think my
defendingrange here would be like two broadwaycards, probaly A9/A8s as well and
pocket pairs. 3betting with AQ+TT+ here I think, 99 being close, probably mix up
between flatting/3betting. You're mainly looking for toppair here obv, since pot will be
quity big postflop already, and a range of AJ-A9/KT+/QT+/JT will defenitly work for
that.
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Hand #5
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1450 M = 48.33

BB: t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 8

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 7 9 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks K 8
Hero wins t120
Again, quite standard hand, but a short thing about cbet-sizing here. I think anything
from 60-80 is good to cbet (on a board like this, but in general as well, don't make it
too big). Thing to keep in mind is that it's headsup, and most of the hands you will be
playing will be no pair vs no pair; it doesn't take a genius to figure out your cbets will
be (semi-)bluffs most of the time so we want to keep them as small as possible so
they become as good risk/reward as they can; half pot is my standard most of the
time, 80 into 120 is good as well but I wouldn't really do any bigger (unless you have
a read/note that villain doesn't care about betsizing and will call/fold for pot or 1bb,
this way you can obv bet bigger for value etc, but we don't have that read here).
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Hand #6
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Hero (BB): t1510 M = 50.33

BTN/SB: t1490 M = 49.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 K

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 3 K
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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Hand #7
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1520 M = 50.67

BB: t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 7

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks T 7
Hero wins t40
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Hand #8
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Hero (BB): t1540 M = 51.33

BTN/SB: t1460 M = 48.67
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 6
1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 3 6
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
Ok, so far he seems to be pretty nitty, defenitly something to keep in mind. He folded
5/8 hands, I know this is a really small sample but he's defenitly not going to be a
maniak and most of the time he will end up being quite tight for rest of the match.
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Hand #9
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1550 M = 51.67

BB: t1450 M = 48.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 Q

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t140, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120
Given that we just noticed how nitty this opponent has been so far, I would try and
start raising close to 100% of my buttons, again, still with the occassional limp mixed
in. This wouldn't be a bad hand to limp in with either fwiw, though in general you
should try raising as much as you can if he folds his bb a lot. Obv fold vs his 3bet pre,
your hand worth nothing. Note that he opened to 4bb's once, and he 3bet you now,
so I suspect him to play all the hands he plays (or at least most of them) quite
agressively.
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Hand #10
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Hero (BB): t1490 M = 49.67

BTN/SB: t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 5 T
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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Hand #11
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 50

BB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 6

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 8 6
Hero wins t40
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Hero (BB): t1520 M = 50.67

BTN/SB: t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 3

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 3 8 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 2 (2 players)

Hero bets t20, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 2 3
Hero wins t40
Haha, ok, so appearantly he's not as tag-ish as I thought he would be. He probably
just happened to have a hand last couple of times as far as I'm concerned. Check
preflop is fine, even though I suspect his limping not to be THAT strong, I still think it
has a decent amount of limp/calling hands in there given that he folded a bunch of
buttons before I can't imagine him limping hands like 82o, and will defenitly have
some hands like J9s included. Vs buttonlimps in general, I think the best way to act
vs them is with "selective agressiveness" as bluemage would put it. Don't blindly
raise them, fish will limp/call a bunch anyway and it sucks being oop with a marginal
hand which doesn't flop too well. You can raise bluff him once (after checking first 3
times for example) but don't overdo it. Just try to widen your valueraising range a bit
(like include hands like Q9o for raising limps if you think villain is weak most of the
time) and you will not need to raise them that much.
Flop check is also fine, fwiw I would probably check/fold here if he bets pot. We just
have a really marginal hand and not a lot of cards which improve us, and we don't
know if (any) of our outs are good (two pair could give him a straight etc). If he bets
1bb I would be more inclined to call. Reason why I don't lead here is to see if he bets
100% when checked to him, which is why I check most of the time the first couple of
buttons villain limped. He checked back, so we should be inclined to (bluff) lead out
some more in the future given that he's not autostabbing.

Turn is obviously a mustbet. I don't mind your 1bb bet tbh. I think he would bet
flushdraws on flop, as would he bet toppair and middle pair before more overcards
come, so mainly looking at straightdraws and bottom/3rd pair to get value from and
you're doing great against pretty much all those hands. Sucks a bit if he calls and
river is a 6 but I think you can safely check/fold given that I doubt he's turning a lot of
onepair hands in a bluff (76o for example) and if he valuebets them he's probably
going to bet them pretty small (which I doubt a random fish does a lot, valuebetting
thin).
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1540 M = 51.33

BB: t1460 M = 48.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A Q

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 3 7 Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks A Q
Hero wins t120
I don't mind your bet of 80 here because in general there's no need to balance your
range vs a fish, however note that the board of is REALLY dry and a bet of 60 will
probably work just about as much to make him fold just because there's not much he
can call you with here.
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Hero (BB): t1600 M = 53.33

BTN/SB: t1400 M = 46.67
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K J
BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) J Q 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t40) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t40

Hero shows K J (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
BTN/SB mucks 3 T
Hero wins t40
Ok, so this is the part where you raise. Even if his limpingrange consists of medium
strength hands, you're doing GREAT vs those, and have them dominated A LOT. So
just raise for value, to like 60-80, any amount is reasonable from 60 to 80 imo, you
actually WANT him to call so 80 may be too big imo.
Given that he didn't autobet last time we checked to him in a limped pot, I think this is
a good spot to lead out for 30 yourself. If he has nothing, it's unlikely he's going to put
more money in the pot anyway himself. So just lead, try and get value from weaker
Jx, 7x, flushdraws and straightdraws too. If you don't bet flop, I would defenitly minbet
the turn. There's a second flushdraw out there and if you just bet 1bb a lot of people
will call with Kx (while drawing to 4 outs to chop) because they have a bit of
showdown as well with their highcard. After checking 3 times, river is indeed a check
though I would defenitly put some more money in the pot if I were you at some
previous point in the hand. Just try and have him bet his T8 as a bluff or whatever he
checked back twice. I don't expect him to bet a lot on this river fwiw, though I don't
see too much value in betting either given that you chop with Jx so only looking at 7x
(which villain may bet himself) so yeah try to bluffcatch now.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 54

BB: t1380 M = 46

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)
Yeah probably one of the 5% of hands I would consider just folding vs him.
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Hero (BB): t1610 M = 53.67

BTN/SB: t1390 M = 46.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 4 3
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 54

BB: t1380 M = 46

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 7

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 6 9 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80

River: (t280) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t280

Hero shows 6 7 (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
BB shows Q 3 (a pair of Nines)
Hero wins t280
I would defenitly cbet here. You flopped two pair, it's unlikely he has something better
on this board so just bet for value against straightdraws/flushdraws/ace-
high/overcards/low pocket pairs. Vs some opponents you can check back because
they will autostab turn, but against this guy, I wouldn't count on it since he doesn't
seem to stabbing when he didn't hit anyway. So only way some money is going to go
in on turn/river if he hit something better (like JT and a J pops up on turn). It's going
to be pretty rare like in this case that he's going to turn a flushdraw (or straightdraw
sometimes) and that's going to c/c it again. Just bet flop, take it down and be done
with the hand.

I know this sounds like "bet for protection" against this kind of opponent and betting
for protection in general is a stupid reason to bet, but you can take down the pot and
there's actually some worse hands he can call here with. It's also good info if he c/c's
with - say - A3o and checks it down unimproved. Or he just calls with a flushdraw on
flop and doesnt bluff river (something I expect him to do, not bluff very much, but we
can't be sure of that just yet in a raised pot.
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Hero (BB): t1760 M = 39.11

BTN/SB: t1240 M = 27.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T K

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
Hmmmz, really weird here imo. So far he seems to be pretty "passive" preflop and
nitty too, so I think indeed his raising range is quite strong. However, I think I would
still defend, just because we're not doing that miserable againts a decent amount of
his hands and he's just so easy postflop to play. He doesn't seem to bluff, and even if
he does know the concept of cbetting I doubt he's going to double barrel a lot unless
he has a real hand. I don't mind a fold preflop because he's kind of nitty, but calling
looks better given how he plays post.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1730 M = 38.44

BB: t1270 M = 28.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 5

Hero raises to t75, BB raises to t150, 1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t150
Ok, 2.5bb's is good, again not going to go deeper into raise sizing preflop but I think
the shallower you get indeed, the smaller you should raise and from 40bb's I think
indeed 3bb's is a bit too big so I would either minraise or make it t75 here as well.
Then, he clicks it back, hmmmz. Ehm, you're getting 3 to 1 on your money here, I
don't expect you to have the best hand here a lot but odds are just to good given the
way he plays postflop. As far as I'm concerned, I'd try and play as much pots as
possible vs this guy because he doesn't seem to tricky, and that includes calling
preflop here. I wouldn't be too surprised if he has a hand like KQ, will check/call it on
a 358cc board, and check down the rest of the hand when the board runs out Ax turn
and 6x river. 3-1 is decent enough odds to call with a lot of holdings in position vs this
villain.
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Hero (BB): t1655 M = 36.78

BTN/SB: t1345 M = 29.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 6

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) K 9 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t30, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
Given that you checked all limped pots to him so far I would lead out here and I think
he'll give you at least some credit for it. If you would've lead out a couple of times
already I think c/f'ing this board would be best just to keep him passive/honest and to
show that you don't try to win every pot but you haven't lead out a single time on flop
so I would do it here.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1625 M = 36.11

BB: t1375 M = 30.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 Q

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 5 6 2 (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero raises to t150, BB folds

Final Pot: t270

Hero mucks 9 Q
Hero wins t270
Wow, I really didn't expect any fold equity here with your raise. Or at least very little. I
know his betsizing makes him look weak (and he will be weakish a decent
percentage of the time), but I just don't think you can make him fold with an extra 90,
he will be getting good odds, and we don't even beat a hand like K4o here. He just
seemed too fit/fold in previous hand to try and go for a cheap bluff here.

I would just fold vs his donkbet tbh, just let him win this pot here, so he will give some
respect if we raise next time when he leads. If you DO decide to bluffraise here, I
would make it sligthly bigger, 180 or 190 or something, to try and maximize fold
equity on the flop since we rarely have showdown value here after getting called
here.
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Hero (BB): t1760 M = 39.11

BTN/SB: t1240 M = 27.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

Hero mucks 5 6
Hero wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1775 M = 39.44

BB: t1225 M = 27.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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Hero (BB): t1760 M = 39.11

BTN/SB: t1240 M = 27.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

Hero mucks Q 5
Hero wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1775 M = 39.44

BB: t1225 M = 27.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 2 7 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB folds

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks 5 8
Hero wins t150
Looks fine; again, dry board, so a little smaller (half pot) will do the trick here as well.
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Hero (BB): t1850 M = 41.11

BTN/SB: t1150 M = 25.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 4

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 7 4 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t30, Hero raises to t110, BTN/SB raises to t1120 all in,
Hero calls t1010
Turn: (t2300) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t2300) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2300

Hero shows 4 4 (three of a kind, Fours)
BTN/SB shows K 6 (a flush, King high)
BTN/SB wins t2300
Ehm, given that you haven't raised so far vs his limps preflop, I think this is a good
spot since he will fold a decent percentage of the time. I don't hate a check either
fwiw, I think here it can go either way and I would probably do both ingame from time
to time.

Flop: LEAD, really, lead! I think he will be checking back some holdings like T6o
which have great implied odds vs our hand and will check back a ton but will defenitly
call a bet from time to time. Vs someone who stabs 100% (or close to it) this is an
easy checkraise on flop given that it's unlikely for him to have bottom pair since we
hold two casecards so villain's range will be draws/nuts/air and he won't check back
too much with showdown value. Vs this opponent however, I would just lead out 50
here given the drawyness of the board. As played, raisesize on flop looks a bit small
since he probably has a piece of the board you can go a little bigger here (120-150).
Obv snapcall shove and try to pair the board next time.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t700 M = 15.56

BB: t2300 M = 51.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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Hero (BB): t685 M = 15.22

BTN/SB: t2315 M = 51.44
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K T
BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) K J 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero calls t60

Turn: (t180) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t180) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t100, BTN/SB calls t100

Final Pot: t380

Hero shows K T (a pair of Kings)
BTN/SB mucks K 8
Hero wins t380
Again, you're being a little too passive here. There's defenitly some value in raising
preflop. With these stacksizes, I wouldn't make it too big. You can minraise (keeps in
a lot of hands) or go to 3bb's or anything in between (anything bigger will make you
committed too much either pre- or postflop with these stacksizes).

Ok, now flop. Ehm, we know now that he indeed bets a flushdraw on the flop, but will
probably check back his airhands. I think both checking and leading can go here.
However, if you do check, it's too checkraise! He raised a couple of times preflop, so
KJ+/AK/KK+/JJ is probably not in his range. I know it's the first time he bets pot but
you're mainly only afraid of K5/55/J5 here and if you checkraise he'll jam his
flushdraws a bunch of the time (or call with them), and will very likely stack off with
any Kx hand here as well and he will have you beat only a real small percentage of
the time.

I think you missed out a great double up spot here tbh, even if you check preflop, it's
not too hard to put in 22bb's if villain pots it on the flop.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t875 M = 19.44

BB: t2125 M = 47.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 3

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero mucks Q 3
Hero wins t60
Minraising looks fine, but limping to see what he does vs limps when stacks get
shallower would be fine too.
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Hero (BB): t905 M = 20.11

BTN/SB: t2095 M = 46.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T 6

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
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Hero (BTN/SB): t875 M = 19.44

BB: t2125 M = 47.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K A

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 7 Q A (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero raises to t240, BB raises to t690, Hero raises to t815 all in, BB
calls t125

Turn: (t1750) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1750) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1750

Hero shows K A (a pair of Aces - King kicker)
BB shows A 6 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t1750
Raise-size looks fine, nh sir.
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Hero (BB): t1750 M = 38.89
BTN/SB: t1250 M = 27.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 A

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

Hero mucks 9 A
Hero wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1765 M = 23.53

BB: t1235 M = 16.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with J 4

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks J 4
Hero wins t100
Given that he seems so fit/fold postflop you can defenitly raise here. I don't expect
him to shove over minraises a lot either so you can try stealing a lot vs this opponent.
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Hero (BB): t1815 M = 24.20

BTN/SB: t1185 M = 15.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with A Q

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero raises to t175, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks A Q
Hero wins t100
I think you want to keep this opponent in preflop so I would just make it 150 here.
He's not tricky and we have a little more room to manoeuvre postflop.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1865 M = 24.87

BB: t1135 M = 15.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

BB wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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Hero (BB): t1840 M = 24.53

BTN/SB: t1160 M = 15.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with A T

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 6 A J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) J (2 players)

Hero bets t50, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks A T
Hero wins t100
Again, really passive how you played this hand. I would make it 150 again preflop
and expect to get called by a ton worse.

Flop is fine if you check though, given that he bets any piece/draw so far and if he
has nothing he checks anyway so yeah. Turnbet is unnecessary once flop goes
check/check imo, he just has nothing and it's really unlikely he has a hand he can call
turn with, let alone call turn AND river with on this board. Just check, hope he hits a
pair on river and try to get a small bet there.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1890 M = 25.20

BB: t1110 M = 14.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 K

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 9 Q 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) 8 (2 players)

BB bets t100, Hero calls t100

River: (t400) 4 (2 players)

BB bets t250, Hero folds

Final Pot: t400

BB wins t400
Preflop fine obv vs him. However, although I'm sure this is a checkback/give up vs a
ton of players, this particular opponent just seems to lead out with a made hand a
decent percentage and still defends with some more marginal hands so I think
cbetting is in order here. You don't have a lot of equity when getting called but betting
100-120 here seems fine and he will defenitly fold enough of the time to make it ev+.
If you don't cbet I think turn is a clear fold, you be drawing very thin/dead here and he
doesn't seem like the person to lead with a weak range or with draws here. You only
have 3rd pair and most rivers will suck basically and his betting is ranged towards
better made hands a ton if you ask me. Either cbet and give up or just give up from
flop (unless you turn a K obv).
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Hero (BB): t1690 M = 22.53

BTN/SB: t1310 M = 17.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 J

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 7 K 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t100) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t100

Hero shows 5 J (high card Ace)
BTN/SB shows 6 Q (high card Ace - King+Queen kicker)
BTN/SB wins t100
I'm not saying you should lead out here, but you should defenitly see it as an option.
IMO too much people expect villain to "cbet" (there hasn't been a raise preflop so you
can't really talk about cbetting) while this is not standard for a lot of villains and
sometimes it's just better to lead out. Here it can go either way, since he checked
down T-high before I don't mind just c/f'ing. You haven't lead out in any spot before, I
don't advise it TOO much but defenitly see it as something you should try
implementing in your game.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1640 M = 21.87

BB: t1360 M = 18.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 2

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 9 3 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t110, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 7 2
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1740 M = 23.20

BTN/SB: t1260 M = 16.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 8 2

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 22.53

BB: t1310 M = 17.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K J

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 2 3 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks K J
Hero wins t200
I think you can profitably cbet any type of board vs this opponent, though I can see
why you checked back here and would do it myself a decent percentage of the time.
Thing is he will be floating wide-ish here (any pair, openender, gutshot, and probably
overcards too) but he will unlikely bluff them as far as we know, but in general his
callingrange will consist of more pairhands than draws here. If you check back flop I
don't mind the turnbet, since he's now very likely to be folding his weak/marginal
pairs anyway.
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Hero (BB): t1790 M = 23.87

BTN/SB: t1210 M = 16.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with K Q

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t300) K J Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t300) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t300) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero calls t150
Final Pot: t600
Hero mucks K Q
BTN/SB shows 6 6 (a flush, King high)
BTN/SB wins t600
Given stacksizes, I think leading flop and shipping every good turn is by far best play.
Even if you don't lead out flop a lot in limped pots, I would've expected that you do it
at least in some spots with hands like this when it's a raised pot. Board is really
drawy and there's defenitly a ton of hands he's calling with that we're in decent shape
against.

Turn obv is a c/f, so is river imo. I really really doubt he is ever bluffing here, or
valuebetting a worse hand even... You only need to be good once every 4 times but
you really don't get there vs this opponent.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 M = 19.87

BB: t1510 M = 20.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 6

Hero raises to t100, BB raises to t250, Hero calls t150

Flop: (t500) 2 3 Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t240, BB folds

Final Pot: t500

Hero mucks 5 6
Hero wins t500
Well, he's really easy to play postflop, but imo this is a fold preflop. I know I advised
you to call with the T5s but you got better odds there, and blinds were lower so
effective stacks deeper than here. 65o is really a marginal hand and you can't expect
him to c/f the flop as often as he did here. You only have a little over 2 potsized bets
left postflop, which is too little for a hand like 65o.
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Hero (BB): t1740 M = 23.20

BTN/SB: t1260 M = 16.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 9

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks
Flop: (t100) 8 8 J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) Q (2 players)

Hero bets t60, BTN/SB calls t60

River: (t220) J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero folds

Final Pot: t220

BTN/SB wins t220
Interesting hand here. Preflop looks fine, given you checked so much and that he
folded to the one time you raised, I think raising here would be fine too.

Flop you can again, lead out, don't fall into the habbit of autochecking flop. Given you
checked each time before, I would lead out here some percentage of the time at
least. Turn is a good card fire with some equity, yeah, he's defenitly folding some
Kx/Ax hands here so leading looks good.

River I would make a fake blocking bet fwiw. I'd expect him to bet Jx or 8x a bunch
on the flop, so he either has Tx/9x/KT/flushdraw/Qx here. Just make a small bet, like
90 or something, and let him fold his chops or better hands (KXcc for example). This
move doesn't need to work too much for it to be profitable and he will have a busted
draw enough of the time and will rarely bluffraise you.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1630 M = 21.73

BB: t1370 M = 18.27

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K 7

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 8 Q 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks K 7
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1730 M = 23.07

BTN/SB: t1270 M = 16.93

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q A

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks Q A
Hero wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1755 M = 23.40

BB: t1245 M = 16.60

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 4

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks Q 4
Hero wins t100
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Hero (BB): t1805 M = 24.07

BTN/SB: t1195 M = 15.93

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 2

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1755 M = 23.40
BB: t1245 M = 16.60

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K K

Hero raises to t100, BB raises to t1245 all in, Hero calls t1145

Flop: (t2490) 9 3 T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t2490) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t2490) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2490

Hero shows K K (a pair of Kings)
BB shows 4 4 (three of a kind, Fours)
BB wins t2490
Obv std, run better though
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Hero (BB): t510 M = 3.40

BTN/SB: t2490 M = 16.60

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with K 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks K 7
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t560 M = 3.73

BB: t2440 M = 16.27

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
Too bad we all of a sudden gotten from 20bb's to 5bb's. Obv fold here though...
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Hero (BB): t510 M = 3.40

BTN/SB: t2490 M = 16.60

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 7 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks 7 T
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t560 M = 3.73

BB: t2440 M = 16.27

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J 4

Hero raises to t560 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks J 4
Hero wins t200
Yeah nash says this is 5.4bb's but I highly doubt his callingrange is perfect (and
probably too nitty).
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Hero (BB): t660 M = 4.40

BTN/SB: t2340 M = 15.60

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t600, Hero raises to t660 all in, BTN/SB calls t60

Flop: (t1320) A T 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t1320) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1320) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1320

Hero shows A 6 (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
BTN/SB shows K T (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
Hero wins t1320
Std getting it in with Ax for <7bb's, nh.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1320 M = 8.80

BB: t1680 M = 11.20

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100

Flop: (t400) 7 T A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB folds

Final Pot: t400

Hero mucks 7 A
Hero wins t400
I don't mind a minraise here vs this villain. Even if he flats a bunch he's so easy to
play against postflop that we don't even need to flop something nice that much.
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Hero (BB): t1520 M = 10.13

BTN/SB: t1480 M = 9.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 8 6

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero checks

Flop: (t200) 4 5 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero folds
Final Pot: t200
BTN/SB wins t200
Again, very good board to lead out on with your hand. Mainly because we have 8-
high and still some equity when called and defenitly a good amount of fold equity vs a
ton of better hands (mainly talking about highcard hands but it's a paired board so he
will not have hit anything here most of the time and will unlikely float his J7o).
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1420 M = 9.47

BB: t1580 M = 10.53

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 3

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 5 3
Hero wins t200
Yeah I think minraising here vs him is fine. I'd try and limp in a bunch of hands too
frow now on with these stacksizes, like Kx hands, to see if he allows you to do it.
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Hero (BB): t1520 M = 10.13

BTN/SB: t1480 M = 9.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 5 3

BTN/SB raises to t1480 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1420 M = 9.47

BB: t1580 M = 10.53
Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J A
Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks J A
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1520 M = 10.13

BTN/SB: t1480 M = 9.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A A

BTN/SB raises to t200, Hero raises to t400, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

Hero mucks A A
Hero wins t400
Hah, yeah too bad he doesn't have anything here. I think your move is good though,
his raising range in general is quite strong so a lot of preflop value to be gained.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 M = 11.47

BB: t1280 M = 8.53

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
wtf? rake? is this first time this shows up or first time i noticed there's a small bug in
converter?
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Hero (BB): t1670 M = 11.13
BTN/SB: t1330 M = 8.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with Q 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks Q 8
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 M = 11.47

BB: t1280 M = 8.53

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 J

Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100

Flop: (t400) 9 6 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB raises to t1080 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t800

BB wins t800
Meh I would just give up on this board. You don't need to win every pot and with
these stacksizes on a board like this villain is going to check/jam a ton (or check/call),
I doubt you have a lot of fold equity on flop here. Main value comes from minraising
preflop and taking his blind anyway, don't cbet this with these stacksizes, almost all
hands hit here.
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Hero (BB): t1320 M = 8.80

BTN/SB: t1680 M = 11.20

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 5 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks 5 T
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 9.13

BB: t1630 M = 10.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 K

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 9 K
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1470 M = 9.80

BTN/SB: t1530 M = 10.20

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 7 K

BTN/SB raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
Yeah vs this guy folding seems best, calling being a good second because he's easy
to play postflop.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 9.13

BB: t1630 M = 10.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 7

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 3 7
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1470 M = 9.80

BTN/SB: t1530 M = 10.20

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with Q J

BTN/SB raises to t200, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t400) J 5 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t200, Hero calls t200

Turn: (t800) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t800) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t800

Hero shows Q J (a pair of Jacks)
BTN/SB mucks 8 6
Hero wins t800
Looks std, I'd defenitly gave up if he bets turn or river though.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1870 M = 12.47

BB: t1130 M = 7.53

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with A K

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks A K
Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t1970 M = 13.13

BTN/SB: t1030 M = 6.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 7 3

BTN/SB raises to t1030 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1870 M = 12.47

BB: t1130 M = 7.53

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 2

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 3 2
Hero wins t200
You have been minraising a lot and your hand is really trash so I would just fold one
before villain gets frustrated and stars shoving wide(r) over your minraises.
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Hero (BB): t1970 M = 13.13

BTN/SB: t1030 M = 6.87

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 8 A

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero raises to t1970 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 8 A
Hero wins t200
Yeah, played fine. His limpingrange will be pretty weak here and if he trapped you
with a big hand you almost always have at least one livecard with A8.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2070 M = 13.80

BB: t930 M = 6.20

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 6

Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100

Flop: (t400) K 9 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB folds

Final Pot: t400

Hero mucks 7 6
Hero wins t400
Again, really really shallow to be minraise/folding here imo. Given you minraised
almost all hands so far I would defenitly fold either this hand or the 32o hand just to
show that you don't autoraise any button at this point and to keep him a little more
passive. Flop bet is fine obv, he'll c/f a lot.
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Hero (BB): t2270 M = 10.09

BTN/SB: t730 M = 3.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 3 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

Hero mucks 3 2
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2345 M = 10.42

BB: t655 M = 2.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
K, so you fold here, good Although you shouldve folded at least one of your
previous buttons imo.
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Hero (BB): t2270 M = 10.09

BTN/SB: t730 M = 3.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 8 J

BTN/SB raises to t730 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
This is really close imo, because he's to tight.
Blinds 150 so you have to call 580 here in a pot of 880 which means you need less
than 40% equity (39.726% to be exact).
Vs a range of 22+,Ax,Kx,any two broadwaycards you only have 36.58% equity so
folding looks slightly better if you dont think he'll spazz with suited connected hands
(which I think he will for SOME part but not enough to make it worth it).
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42

BB: t880 M = 3.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 3

Hero raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 9 3
Hero wins t300
Wow, what are doing here? Minraise/folding <6bb's deep or what? Or
minraise/calling? Both seem inferior to just plain folding and jamming yourself. Thing
is if he shoves over your minraise than you will be getting a little over 2-1 on your
money so you just need to have two livecards to call here which makes
minraise/folding so brutal. If you want to minraise/call then I think openshoving is a bit
better because he's going to fold some hands he may shove over a minraise
(thinking he has fold equity).
I'd just push/fold at this point, using nash, and here I would just fold although he's
kind of nitty so you can probably openshove close to ATC (or at least wider than
nash, because he's pretty nitty).
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Hero (BB): t2270 M = 10.09

BTN/SB: t730 M = 3.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with T 3

BTN/SB raises to t730 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42

BB: t880 M = 3.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BB): t2045 M = 9.09

BTN/SB: t955 M = 4.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 6 9

1 fold
Final Pot: t225
Hero mucks 6 9
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42

BB: t880 M = 3.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 7 A
Hero wins t300
Given stacksizes I just shove. I'd hate for him to do a stop&go vs a hand like A7 on a
decent amount of boards.
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Hero (BB): t2270 M = 10.09

BTN/SB: t730 M = 3.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 4 9

BTN/SB raises to t730 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42

BB: t880 M = 3.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with Q J

Hero raises to t1350, 1 fold
Final Pot: t300
Hero mucks Q J
Hero wins t300
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Hero (BB): t2270 M = 10.09

BTN/SB: t730 M = 3.24

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 9 T

BTN/SB raises to t730 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
Pretty much same situation as the J8 though T9 has slightly better equity vs
22+,Ax,Kx,ATBC range and he seems to be shoving a bit wider lately from his
buttons himself so I can imagine at least SOME suited connectors or hands like T8o
which make this a call.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2120 M = 9.42

BB: t880 M = 3.91

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with K 2

Hero raises to t1650, BB calls t730 all in

Flop: (t1760) 7 7 T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t1760) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1760) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1760

Hero shows K 2 (a pair of Sevens - lower kicker)
BB shows 2 A (a pair of Sevens)
BB wins t1760
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Hero (BB): t1240 M = 5.51

BTN/SB: t1760 M = 7.82

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with Q 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

Hero mucks Q 7
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 5.84

BB: t1685 M = 7.49

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with T 9

Hero raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks T 9
Hero wins t300
Ugh, I really hate minraising with a hand like this with these stacksizes.
Minraise/folding isn't really an option imo given stacksizes and the fact that your hand
has decent equity to call it off. So I'd just openjam hoping for a little fold equity from
hands like JTo which may shove over a minraise but fold vs an openshove (because
of imaginary fold equity they think they have). Just jam/fold when you're 10bb's
shallow vs most opponents unless there's a limping metagame going in which case
you can defenitly limp/fold this.
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Hero (BB): t1465 M = 6.51

BTN/SB: t1535 M = 6.82

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t1535 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 5.84

BB: t1685 M = 7.49

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 Q

Hero raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 2 Q
Hero wins t300
Again, just push/fold here, and this is a push according to nash.
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Hero (BB): t1465 M = 6.51

BTN/SB: t1535 M = 6.82

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 9 5

BTN/SB raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 5.84

BB: t1685 M = 7.49

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 K

Hero raises to t300, BB raises to t1685 all in, 1 fold
Final Pot: t600
BB wins t600
This is why minraise/folding is so brutal, just openshove here as well. I know he folds
a lot to your minraise but you can't minraise/fold here imo.

Just look at pot odds, you need to call 1000 more into 1600-ish pot which means you
need around 38% equity and you have K-high so you're not often going to be in that
bad a shape!
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Hero (BB): t1015 M = 4.51

BTN/SB: t1985 M = 8.82

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 J

BTN/SB raises to t1985 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t865 M = 3.84

BB: t2135 M = 9.49

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 8

Hero raises to t865 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 8 8
Hero wins t300
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Hero (BB): t1015 M = 4.51

BTN/SB: t1985 M = 8.82
Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 8 K
BTN/SB raises to t1985 all in, Hero calls t865 all in

Flop: (t2030) 3 A K (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t2030) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t2030) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t2030

Hero shows 8 K (two pair, Kings and Eights)
BTN/SB shows 5 J (high card Ace)
Hero wins t2030
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2030 M = 9.02

BB: t970 M = 4.31

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BB): t1955 M = 8.69

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 4.64

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with A J

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

Hero mucks A J
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2030 M = 9.02

BB: t970 M = 4.31

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with K 9

Hero raises to t1650, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks K 9
Hero wins t300
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Hero (BB): t2180 M = 9.69

BTN/SB: t820 M = 3.64

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with T 9

BTN/SB raises to t820 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
Again, close spot, given that he openjammed J5s before I think you can profitably call
here for <6bb's.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2030 M = 9.02

BB: t970 M = 4.31

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 5

Hero raises to t1500, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 5 5
Hero wins t300
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Hero (BB): t2180 M = 9.69

BTN/SB: t820 M = 3.64

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 6

BTN/SB raises to t820 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2030 M = 9.02

BB: t970 M = 4.31

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BB): t1955 M = 8.69

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 4.64

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

Hero mucks 7 5
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BTN/SB): t2030 M = 9.02

BB: t970 M = 4.31

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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Hero (BB): t1955 M = 8.69

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 4.64

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 9

BTN/SB raises to t300, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1805 M = 6.02

BB: t1195 M = 3.98

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BB wins t200
(Rake: t100)
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Hero (BB): t1705 M = 5.68

BTN/SB: t1295 M = 4.32

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 3 J

BTN/SB raises to t1295 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB wins t400
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1505 M = 5.02

BB: t1495 M = 4.98

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 4

Hero raises to t1505 all in, BB calls t1295 all in

Flop: (t2990) 8 9 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t2990) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t2990) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t2990

Hero shows 6 4 (a straight, Five to Nine)
BB shows 9 A (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Hero wins t2990
Given he's tightish I think openjamming is fine here though in
general I think you should've started playing push/fold a bit
earlier since villain was doing the same thing. With <10bb's
stacksizes raise/folding is just brutal in a lot of spots with hands
like Kx or T9 and math shows you can openshove those hands
anyway so just make yourself easy and villain difficult (especially
if he's jam/folding too).

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I think this villain is slightly more interesting than the one in the first hh. I tried
explaining how to exploit someone who just shows blind agressiveness and how to
react to it.

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Hand #1
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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 7

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BTN/SB wins t40

Ok, first of all, most people know that I'm not familiar with the 10/20 level but still
should be able to give some decent advice here.

I know you're kind of "nitty" oop but your hand isn't a bad hand to defend with for
"only" an extra 40 in chips. I don't mind being nitty-ish oop, though while stacks are
still deep enough, it's important you can try and get some postflop reads as early as
possible. Does villain cbet? Does he 2nd barrel a scarecard? What's his betsizing
postflop like?
All these things are kind of easy to try and gain info on with a hand like 76s since
we're gonna flop middle pair most of the time (or bottom pair or a weak toppair some
of the time) or some kind of draw and we will have an easy c/c re-evaluate turn here.
Some people just don't cbet, some will fire once and give up, if we get to know what
opponent we're dealing with after defending like 2-3 hands oop then we're gonna
have a real good edge when stacks get shallower vs a random villain, just because
most people fail at adapting, a lot of them will just play the same throughout the
entire match.
So yeah, I think defending here preflop is even better due to the information we get at
the earliest stage of the game.

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Hand #2
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q K

Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) 2 J T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t50, BB calls t50

Turn: (t200) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t150, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

W00t, raise preflop looks nice/std, I think either 2.5bb's or 3bb's with these stacksizes
works best indeed.

Flop betsizing: I kind of like it tbh, keeps the pot not too bloated, if he checkraises we
can easily peel a card and see what he does on the turn given that we have position,
and if we do hit we can still build a nice pot on turn/river. Since in headsup games
opponents usually dont have a strong hand (or any hand), I just feel that half pot is a
good risk/reward to bet with almost any kind of hand. 50 or 60 here and I wouldn't
make it any bigger, nice bet.

Turn: ehm, here I think you bet a LITTLE too big, I would probably just make it 120.
Thing is if he has a hand of the AKQJT type (read: gutshot + gutter or two pair), he's
obv not going anywhere. But because your raise preflop was just 2.5bb's I feel that
his defending range will be slightly wider than a "normal/tightish" defendingrange.
The A is a scarecard for a reason, and if you bet it that big, villain will give you some
credit readless, even fish, unless he's a huge callingstation which we don't know yet
given that it's only the second hand. 150 is just too big a bet, if you bet 120 here I can
easily imagine a hand like T8 or a weak Jx to peal a second time hoping you're
bluffing or thinking he has "odds" to outdraw you. No need to balance your betsizing
range vs fish or anything, just think betting 120 here will get calls way more often
than a bet of 150 which looks really big/strong.
If you had a hand like 97cc I would actually think a bet of 150 is better because we're
semibluffing obv and all the extra fold equity helps us.
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Hand #3
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Hero (BB): t1580 M = 52.67

BTN/SB: t1420 M = 47.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BTN/SB wins t40

Yeah, obv fold, K6o plays like crap oop.

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Hand #4
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1560 M = 52

BB: t1440 M = 48

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 4

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t20
BB wins t20

I expected you to open less buttons than I expected but can't blame you for just
folding a craphand like that.
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Hand #5
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Hero (BB): t1550 M = 51.67

BTN/SB: t1450 M = 48.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 3 A 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero raises to t390, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
 Final Pot: t360
Hero wins t360

Ok, villain opened pot 3x on the button so far, so that's probably gonna be what he
will be doing most of the hands.

We don't have any postflop reads so far, but what the hell, we need them at some
point so why not now? A2o is quite a bit ahead of "ATC" (which I assume he raises
his buttons with so far). Note that it's actually gonna be "easier" to play 76s oop than
A2o because we will suffer from reverse implied odds with A2o a ton more. If you flop
an ace, are you good? You probably won't get too much action unless you're beat
anyway. If you have 76s, you're obv not going to put your money in (or a lot of money
at least) with just a pair, so you're looking for two pair/trips/flush/straights with a hand
like 76s and it's very unlikely that villain will have you beat when you have one of
those hands. It's going to be a lot easier for villain to have a second best hand when
you have a monster with 76s than when you flop TPNK with A2o.

Ok, so we flop our toppair, and a gutshot, great. You check to villain (std so far since
we don't know anything about his cbetting and would like to know), and he bets, pot!
Hmmmz, this is usually like nuts/air kind of thing though we can't be sure of that. I
don't get your really big checkraise here, what are you afraid of or what are you trying
to get value from? Especially with the gutshot yourself I don't see any reason to raise
the flop here, especially not that big. If you flat AJ preflop for example and try to get
some value/get it in here with TPGK vs a weaker TP than that would be fine imo, but
if you checkraise here with this size you're really folding out all worse hands imo, and
getting it in vs a range of Ax or better (two pair/sets/straights). Also you're gonna get
folds a ton here, villain will just have missed this board A TON since he seems to be
raising close to ATC on the button, so we can only hope that he improves with his
T8o-kind of holding to a pair on turn/river and pay off a (small) bet from Hero. Only
"bad" thing is if he has 4x and that's about it, because a 2 will give us some reverse
implied odds and I wouldn't put villain necessarily on a straight when one of the 3
remaining deuces rolls of on turn or river. The way you size your bet I even doubt you
get floated by a medium sized pocket pair or a hand like 54o, who don't do too well
vs your hand even. Let's just say you flatted AJ again pre and you're willing to
stackoff here (which I don't mind at all, au contraire, the purpose of flatting a big hand
like that is to try and get value from weaker hands on a board like this) then I would
just make a raise to around 320, defenitly not more. Try to let him float you as wide
as possible, with like 2-5 outs or something, if he has more outs or has you beat or
has top pair as well he's not folding anyway, you just try and need to get value from
the really weak part of his range (or even total air floats) and bet accordingly.
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Hand #6
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1730 M = 57.67

BB: t1270 M = 42.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 4

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t20
BB wins t20

Meh, again, don't hate the fold, but if you fold here I think you should be opening ATC
your next button since even fish notice someone being tight or not. I'm not saying
they adapt by folding more preflop (some will, most won't) but you'll have an easier
time representing a hand postflop and you will get bluffed on way less often (or
floated) and if the board runs out like with the KQ hand (xJTA board) then you're
gonna get a ton of folds on the turn irregardless of your betsizing being 120 or 150
actually.
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Hand #7
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1720 M = 57.33

BTN/SB: t1280 M = 42.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 A

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) K J J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero raises to t340, BTN/SB calls t240

Turn: (t800) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t360, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t800
BTN/SB wins t800

Wow, k, preflop looks fine, he seems to keep opening 100% of his buttons to 3bb's
and A2s plays a little easier than A2o. Preflop looks standard and best choice imo.

Postflop... let's see... You check, which is fine, given that he cbet last time on an A35
board (probably with air/weak hand given that he folded) so since he opens 100% of
his buttons I expect him to fire almost 100% of his range on a board like this.
He bet 5bb's into 6bb's, you raise to 17bb's. I really don't get what you're doing here.
Let's just look at some examples. He has Jx or Kx, no way he's folding EVER here,
especially because you checkraised last hand as well (and people just dont fold two
pair or trips in general) + your hand has a decent amount of equity + decent implied
odds vs those hands anyway so why checkraise here and put ourself in a difficult
spot when he calls or jams?
Let's just say he has air here, then he has like 4-5 outs given that his unpaired
holecards can only hit a couple of cards which suckout on you, so vs like 80%+ of his
range you have around 85% equity anyway, why would you want to raise him of his
marginal/hopeless hand anyway? If he has a weaker flushdraw (or straightdraw) you
defenitly don't want to be raising them out of the pot. I doubt he's folding a hand like
87cc here to a checkraise obv, but that's like the only hands we can get value from
besides if we hit and they hit too, money is going in which is wheeeeeeeee fun fun
fun obv! If he has a pocket pair, he might fold it on flop, but meh, 2 checkraises in two
hands, I think he peels at least one street with it and we're like 50% vs those hands
anyway so no real "raise for value nor bluff here".

If you had like 67cc and defended I wouldn't have minded your play, mainly because
we can fold out a TON of better hands (mostly highcard hands obv) and we still have
a decent amount of equity when called and an easy fold when we get shoved on.
HOWEVER, I think your raisesize is too big again, you basically get the same amount
of folds when you just raise to 280. This is a board where villain will either float on or
not imo, if he's floating AQ/88 type of hand, I doubt he'll call 280 and fold for 340, so
just making your semibluffs a little cheaper on boards like this helps a ton. If the
board was a little more "random" as I like to call it (hey, I'm not a native english
speaker, sue me), like J86hh and you want to pull a checkraise semibluff, you can go
make it a bit bigger, trying to get some folds from weak pairs but on a board like this
this just barely makes any difference. Just flat the flop imo with your nutflushdraw,
see a turn.
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Hand #8
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1320 M = 44

BB: t1680 M = 56

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J T

Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) A 6 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t100) 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t100) K (2 players)

BB bets t100, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

Ok, preflop looks fine, as said before, raise ATC here. However, i can NOT see how
you do not cbet here, really. You have somewhat of a nitty, although agressive
image, it's very hard for villain to have hit a big hand (or anything) on a board like
this, just because it's so dry. BET IT, take down the pot, he's gonna give you credit
for a decent hand most of the time here given you didn't raise your button that much
before so I can't see him start floating randomly with a hand like KT for example.
Idk what you're trying to accomplish really by checking back flop/turn and folding
river, board is almost perfect for a cbet here. You know as well as I do that most
villains call you preflop with crappy hands, totally unconnected and sometimes close
to ATC, you can't just check it back and hope to win the pot by checking it down up
till river unimproved, either villain will outdraw you or if he doesn't hit he will likely bluff
you of the best hand a ton of the time. You really need to start exploiting your
opponent when he's calling too much oop by cbetting a decent percentage on board
he's unlikely to have hit on (like this one for example). Will he fold better hands?
Yeah defenitly some better highcard hands, maybe some pair hands too (bottom
pair/underpair some percentage).
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Hand #9
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1270 M = 42.33

BTN/SB: t1730 M = 57.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T T

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t20
Hero wins t20

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Hand #10
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1280 M = 42.67

BB: t1720 M = 57.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 T

Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) K A 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t100) A (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

Again, same story as hand before, especially when there's a big gap on the board
between two cards, STAB AT THE POT. If it's a limped pot you can stab in position
or out of position, if you raised pre you can (and should) cbet most of your range
here. It's really hard for villain to have hit anything here (again), especially if he
defends wide (which he seems to do so far, 3/3 times he defended), so take down
the pot before he bluffs you off it!
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Hand #11
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1230 M = 41

BTN/SB: t1770 M = 59

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BTN/SB wins t40

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Hand #12
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1210 M = 40.33

BB: t1790 M = 59.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 Q

Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) K 6 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

Your betsizing is a little big against an opponent who defends really wide (4/4 so far)
imo, against a somewhat nittier opponent it's very likely that he will have hit some
sort of draw here or a second best hand (9x usually) so I wouldn't mind your bigger
bet to get some more value from all the draws on the board. But against him, he just
has ATC, so unlikely he has a (strong) draw or any piece of the board at all, try to
keep him in with as wide a range possible. Don't get me wrong, I don't think 75 is a
huge mistake or anything, but it's about the biggest I would do against this particular
opponent, usually like 50-75, more likely close to half pot.
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Hand #13
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1260 M = 42

BTN/SB: t1740 M = 58
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J 4
BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BTN/SB wins t40

He opened 100% to 3bb's so far so I wouldn't mind a bluff3bet the next time he raises
his button. I don't expect him to fold his button all that much (maybe he will, maybe
he won't) but even if he does defend wide, we're gonna take it down with a cbet
postflop A LOT of the time (so either he doesnt defend wide vs 3bets in which case
we have a ton of fold equity preflop, or he defends wide and his handrange is so
weak/unconnected that we can pick up the pot a lot postflop).
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Hand #14
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1240 M = 41.33

BB: t1760 M = 58.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 T

Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) A 3 3 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

Preflop looks fine, I wouldn't hate a bluffraise on this flop tbh. It's kind of hard to
calculate in what his donkingrange is exactly because it rarely happens that i just
check back twice and give up after raising preflop so I don't hate your fold here.
Could be that he donks a real hand here because you dont cbet often and he doesnt
want you to check back and potcontrol, could be that he just wants to bluff you off
your hand immediatly by leading out flop since you give up so easily it appears.

In general however, I don't mind a fold vs villain's first donkbet, just because he will
probably try to do it again later on and you will be given more credibility if you folded
once or twice and then decide to take a stand on almost any type of board.
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Hand #15
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1190 M = 39.67

BTN/SB: t1810 M = 60.33
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 3
1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t20
Hero wins t20

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Hand #16
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1200 M = 40

BB: t1800 M = 60

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 2

Hero raises to t50, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

W00t, didn't expect you to raise K2o fwiw, important thing to notice is villain folded
preflop.

I wouldn't mind a limp here either, as I said in the previous handhistory, just because
I think it's good to notice early on how villain reacts to limps and/or plays in limped
pots.
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Hand #17
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1220 M = 40.67

BTN/SB: t1780 M = 59.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BTN/SB wins t40

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Hand #18
Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1200 M = 40

BB: t1800 M = 60
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6
Hero raises to t50, BB calls t30

Flop: (t100) 7 6 6 (2 players)

BB bets t100, Hero calls t100

Turn: (t300) K (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero calls t180

River: (t660) 3 (2 players)

BB bets t320, Hero raises to t870 all in, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t1300
Hero wins t1300

w00t w00t, nice flop, now he donks again, pot! Nice!

Although I said that he would likely give you some respect when you raised a 2nd
donkbet of him, I think this is still a mustraise on the flop. I wondered how you didn't
raise here because you're always eager to protect your hands. Tons of straightdraws
and a flushdraw out there. Let's just see why you would raise here:
- A donkbet on a board like this is usually not a random total bluff from a hopeless
hand (like J2ss) although it could be.
- If he has a 7, we want some money into the pot on the flop before a random bull****
card like 9h comes. He might even 3bet jam a 7 trying to protect his hand, you see it
a ton.
- If he has a draw, again, we want some money in the pot. He might fold if he has like
54o but I cant see him fold any other draw here tbh.
- Since we have trips, and the board is drawy, it really sucks to be giving free cards
because villain has huge implied odds when he hits his straight or flush.
- If we make a smallish raise, I wouldn't be too surprised that a hand like QJ still tries
to float and hit one of his "overcards".
- Etc etc

So no real benefits in flatting flop imo, only bad things can happen from there on (not
getting action from 6x or people outdrawing you). Just raise it up to like 260 and try
lure him in with his entire range, you have position so you control what happens on
later streets. Obv once you flat flop flatting turn is best because we're crushing the
deck now and if villain hits his draw he's probably bet/calling a shove and if he he
misses he's very likely to bluff at it again. And if he has 7x he's gonna c/c a ton on
river.
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Hand #19
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1850 M = 41.11

BTN/SB: t1150 M = 25.56
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 9
BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t180) A 3 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t180) Q (2 players)

Hero bets t140, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t180
Hero wins t180

Looks fine given that he cbet 2/2 times before. Again your betsizing looks a little big
given that I doubt he has a lot he can call with, I'd just make it around 100 here and
hope he calls with his weak pair or gutshot.
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Hand #20
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1940 M = 43.11

BB: t1060 M = 23.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 8

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) T J 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t150) K (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t150
BB wins t150

I usually would check back and give up this flop against a lot of opponents but I think
this one defends superwide and there's defenitly some really weak uncoordinated
hands in his range which will fold flop but will bluff you off your hand on turn or river. I
know that you're turning your hand into a bluff this way (sort of), but I just don't think
it's the best/easiest board to try and bluffcatch on. I can't blame you for checking
back because it's my std vs a lot of opponents but when villain defends superwide I
feel it's important to cbet as much as possible because in general their handrange
will be very very weak.
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Hand #21
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BB): t1865 M = 41.44
BTN/SB: t1135 M = 25.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T Q

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t180) 5 2 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t180, Hero calls t180

Turn: (t540) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t540) J (2 players)

Hero bets t400, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t540
Hero wins t540

Wow, wtf are you doing? We know he cbet 2/3 times before, and opens close to all
buttons to 3bb's and that's about it. Preflop looks fine, but wtf are you doing at flop? I
know I'm constantly talking about how weak his handrange will be in general and all,
but still, he bets pot, so we have ****ty odds to call with just our two overcards and
even against ATC I doubt we have the odds to call, let alone we have NO clue
whatsoever about his doublebarreling range. He seems to be really aggro so far
when we show weakness (by cbetting a lot, raising most buttons and stabbing when
there's no cbet) so I expect him to fire a second barrel on a TON of turncards tbh.

I think your intention here was to just float with some outs (very likely i know), and try
and take the pot down anyway on the river if he checks back turn. However, given his
agressiveness so far, I think this is a very ev- play from your part because in general
this type of opponent will fire turn a ton of the time, on a lot of cards, and you will just
sit there, c/f'ing your Q-high.

And "as played", again, your river bet is too big. No need to balance vs the times
(what I think your strategy was for floating flop) you want to bluff on the river vs a fish
with a bigger betsize. His handrange is pretty weak, like always, just bet smaller and
try to get a call from any pair by betting 300-ish.
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Hand #22
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2135 M = 47.44

BB: t865 M = 19.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 7

1 fold
 Spoiler:
Final Pot: t30
BB wins t30

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Hand #23
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2120 M = 47.11

BTN/SB: t880 M = 19.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A K

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero raises to t860, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t180
Hero wins t180

Nobody's argueing that shoving isn't ev+ here imo, pretty flawless given how much
he opens his buttons. I think you can even shove ATC here over his 3x range given
the fold equity we have, although we don't know what exactly his callingrange would
be (some people will snap here with QTs fwiw, on all levels, $5 or $1ks, doesn't
matter), but it's your first 3betshove so I figure he's going to give you some "respect"
and not call it off too lightly (besides he's opening close to 100% so his foldingrange
will be huge no matter what).

Ok, so I think you should make it like 320 here preflop. Again, supersuperweak range
he has, and I can defenitly see some hands he calls a little over 1/3 of his stack with
and we can openshove practically any board ev+ (unless we flop a monster like A27r
or KK4cc board or something we can just bet smaller hoping to get a spazzshove
from air or whatever). I'd c/f some boards like T98tt for example because I think it just
hits his range too hard and I don't think he's going to defend stuff like J-crap or Q-
crap too much vs your big 3bet (unless he's totally braindead or something, which
can always be the case obv ). Just make it 300-330 here, and if he outflops you, so
be it... Most of the time it's gonna be you who has the best hand postflop or who
picks it up on a random board with a little under a PSB shove.
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Hand #24
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2210 M = 49.11

BB: t790 M = 17.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 6

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) J J 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (t150) A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t150) 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB raises to t210, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
BB wins t300

Once again, CBET, you get all these great boards to cbet and don't take any
advantage of them at all. He's gonna c/f here so much imo... I also don't get what
your riverbet is trying to accomplish fwiw, I would just take the little piece of
showdown value you have (which I "kind of" doubt you have after him checking 3
times since he used to be stabbing after you showed weakness with checking back
the flop). Just bet the flop, take the pot down a lot imo.
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Hand #25
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2060 M = 45.78

BTN/SB: t940 M = 20.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t180) 7 T Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t180
BTN/SB wins t180

I would just jam here preflop as well. Just to show you how profitable it is: he opens
around 90% let's say, and let's just put his callingrange on perfect (22+ A6+) which is
15.5% of all hands. Against that range we have 32.284% equity.
So when he folds, we win 120 right there, which will happen 82.78% of the time.
When he calls, we are all-in in a t1880 pot with 32.284% equity which means we'll
lose t333 on avg in that case.
SOOOOOOO... 0.8278 x 120 - 0.1722 x 333 = 42
Shoving equals an avg chipgain of 42 chips considering he's opening 90% (likely to
be pretty accurate), and calling perfectly (VERY unlikely).

Reason why I think openshoving is best is because he cbets close to almost always,
and it's gonna be hard to bluffcatch on a ton of boards (like this board for example). I
know there's some boards we can easily c/c on (paired boards mainly, or when we
flop middle pair with our 6) but only thing we know about his double barreling is that
he didnt do it in one occassion. A6o is just a little too poor of a hand vs an agressive
opponent who bets a lot (and bets big most of the time) while our preflop edge is
pretty big (42 chips).
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Hand #26
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1970 M = 43.78

BB: t1030 M = 22.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 6

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 8 J K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t150) 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t150) 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB calls t75

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero shows Qs 6c (King Queen high)
BB shows Qc 4s (a pair of Fours)
BB wins t300

Again, cbet! Just looking at results proves what I'm saying all through the first 25
hands, he just plays ATC and doesn't connect with a board like this that often like you
see. Cbet, take it down, profit!

Also note that this is a pretty good board with pretty good stacksizes to do a
bet/bet/shove on vs an opponent where our image is quite nitty against. If he c/c's
flop, main part of his range is gonna be draws and weak pairs (usually not toppair),
bet like 80-90 on flop. On turn his hand will have improved to pair + weak draw most
of the time, so he'll call again on turn. Then when river bricks he'll fold almost all his
weak pairs because it's the first time you represent strength and if he had a
flush/straight/two pair on turn he wouldve let you known earlier in the hand most of
the time.
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Hand #27
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1820 M = 40.44

BTN/SB: t1180 M = 26.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 6

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
BTN/SB wins t60

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Hand #28
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1790 M = 39.78

BB: t1210 M = 26.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

Hero calls t15, BB checks

Flop: (t60) 9 Q 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t45, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Well, I dont mind you limping against him all that much tbh. We don't know how he
reacts to it but we'll find out soon. Vs a competent player it's best not to limp weak
hands like you did here but he doesn't seem to competent from what we've seen
before.

Flopsize stab looks good, well played. We now also know that he doesn't randomly
attack limps (usually when villains do that, they either do it right from the start or not
at all given he will likely think your first limp will be pretty weak; OR they do it after
losing a big hand, also possible).
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Hand #29
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1820 M = 40.44

BTN/SB: t1180 M = 26.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 J

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t30
Hero wins t30

I wouldve defended here if he raised to 3bb's. Our hand plays pretty easily and given
the size of his cbets most of the time, this is a great spot to checkraise bluff a decent
amount of boards. Suppose the board is like K43 and he cbets 150 into 180 we can
easily checkraise to 380-390-ish and pick up the pot A TON because villains usually
don't have the balls to reshove bluff there.
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Hand #30
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 40.78

BB: t1165 M = 25.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J A

Hero raises to t75, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

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Hand #31
Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1865 M = 41.44

BTN/SB: t1135 M = 25.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A T

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero raises to t270, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t180
Hero wins t180

Your 3betsize is a little awkward here imo. When he flats he'll have 865 left with a
540 pot so you'll be committed on a ton of boards with only 1 or 2 overcards you
could be drawing too. I would advise to make it either bigger to be able to openshove
a decent amount of boards or make it smaller to "play some poker" and keep his
dominated holdings in.
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Hand #32
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1955 M = 32.58

BB: t1045 M = 17.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 5

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t60

Flop: (t200) 4 J Q (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
BB wins t200

Yeah, I'd just fold given that he checked the Q4 on the KJ8 board before I think it's a
little more likely for villain to just indeed donk a hit or draw.
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Hand #33
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1855 M = 30.92

BTN/SB: t1145 M = 19.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T T

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero raises to t1145, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t240
Hero wins t240

Again, just make it smaller here to openshove a ton of boards, around 415 or
something, hoping he'll spazzshove or flat with hands with one overcard some of the
time. Pretty much same as the AK hand earlier.
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Hand #34
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1975 M = 32.92

BB: t1025 M = 17.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6

Hero calls t20, BB raises to t120, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BB wins t80

K, you limped, he raised "only" pot (which I expected to some extent), I like a fold too,
to encourage him from attacking our limps a bit more so we can limp/shove a ton of
hands. Just keep in mind he's probably not autopotting ATC, he did it 1/2 but given
we folded now I think it's a little more likely for him to start doing it more and more.
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Hand #35
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BB): t1935 M = 32.25
BTN/SB: t1065 M = 17.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K 6

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 8 K Q (2 players)

Hero bets t60, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

Wow, he limped, fwiw, like this guy plays, I think he has a TOTAL crap hand here. I
wouldn't raise preflop, just because he's easy to play and all, but given his raising
frequency on the button, I highly doubt he even has hit any pair here so I would just
check and let him try to take a stab at the pot and call his bet.

I like leading out here vs certain opponents, but not vs him, given that in best case he
has an 8 and in most cases nothing at all.
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Hand #36
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1975 M = 32.92

BB: t1025 M = 17.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
BB wins t40

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Hand #37
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1955 M = 32.58

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 17.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 6

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BTN/SB wins t80
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Hand #38
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 31.92

BB: t1085 M = 18.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with J 3

Hero calls t20, BB checks

Flop: (t80) 7 4 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t80) 9 (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BB wins t80

Again, limp is fine, don't overdo it though, although this is a pretty "decent" hand to
do it with. He checked preflop, so that's 1/3 he raised oop so far, keep that in mind for
later on.

Ok, so flop is somewhat drawy but paired, just stab it imo, take it down a lot. He
seems to give up a lot once you show a little bit of interest in the pot so far and I
doubt that'll change a lot. He will fold some better hands, and some worse hands
here, doesn't matter that much. If we check behind, we lose the pot most of the
times, if we bet, we win it most of the times.

Also, I wouldn't fold that turn. He could be betting a way weaker draw (as weak as
gutshot) or basically anything here (since he does that a lot when he spots
weakness) and we have a flushdraw with an overcard so you can defenitly peel to
see a river imo, and even if we miss you can bluff villain of a better highcard on fifth
street.
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Hand #39
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1875 M = 31.25

BTN/SB: t1125 M = 18.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 3 K

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 3 2 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero calls t80
Turn: (t240) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t240) 9 (2 players)

Hero bets t60, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t240
Hero wins t240

Preflop fine, flop is fine (given I think he bets 100% of his range), turn fine.
River is weird, I've seen you do this a ton, blockbetting like that. I actually don't hate it
tbh. Best case he has a 9 or an 8 which checked the turn but with your kicker you
can actually valuebet vs a worse 3 or even a 2 since I think most of his limpingrange
is gonna be really weak and include at least one card 5 or lower. Std would be to
check for me, betting like 1.5bb's looks actually pretty cool here with the info we
have.
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Hand #40
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1995 M = 33.25

BB: t1005 M = 16.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T Q

Hero raises to t100, BB raises to t240, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
BB wins t200

Hmmmz, weird, although it's a small 3bet, I kind of like a fold. I think he actually has a
pretty strong hand here considering he usually just mashes the pot here and wouldn't
be too surprised when he shows up with JJ+ here or something. If he wants to bluff
he'll do it either bigger, or try and stab postflop.
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Hand #41
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1895 M = 31.58

BTN/SB: t1105 M = 18.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T J

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero raises to t1200, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t240
 Hero wins t240

Again, like I said I would defend the J9 hand before, I would just call here as well. His
handrange again pretty weak (notice he started limping some so probably not
SUPERweak like 90%+ anymore but obv still big enough to make shoving ev+ here)
but it's way more valuable to keep dominated holdings in preflop and stacksizes are
good for a checkraise bluff again on certain types of board textures.
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Hand #42
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2015 M = 33.58

BB: t985 M = 16.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 9

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t60

Flop: (t200) T J Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t150, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

Bet looks too big again, just bet smaller for value against this player, he'll never
notice, we want to keep his weak hands in, not out.
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Hand #43
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2115 M = 35.25

BTN/SB: t885 M = 14.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K A

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero raises to t885, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t240
Hero wins t240

Given stacksizes and fact that he just pots button and only has 22bb's and you
shoved a couple of times before (so he'll call you a little lighter now) I think shoving is
by far best option here with AK.

If you had like QQ+ here I would just flat tbh, just because he seems to be cbetting
most of the times anyway and with these stacksizes I can't see him get away from
any pair or draw postflop if we checkraise.
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Hand #44
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2235 M = 37.25

BB: t765 M = 12.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with J K

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

I would start minraising here. I've taken a quick preview through rest of hh's and I see
that you still 2.5x your button when like REALLY shallow. I know you don't raise too
light on your buttons and all, but still, easiest/cheapest way to steal his blind is to
minraise and give him worse odds to shove his stack over your buttonraise. If you
raise to 2.5bb's while being 20 or less bb's shallow then villain can shove a VERY
wide range profitable over your buttonraisingrange.
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Hand #45
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2275 M = 37.92

BTN/SB: t725 M = 12.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with A 5

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero raises to t140, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

Meh, I kind of hate all options here with these stacksizes, don't think you can do
anything wrong though tbh. Given his limpingrange is really weak in general, I don't
mind a regular raise, enough flops we can take it down. I wouldn't mind a shove
preflop for like 18bb's here either, he's gonna be limping a monsterhand close to 0%
of the time here I feel (and even if he did, we will have one livecard almost always
anyway). I wouldn't mind a check here either, just play a pot postflop, he seems to
stab (big) once and then give up unless he has something so he's quite easy to play
postflop imo. Flip a 3sided coin imo, all pretty close.
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Hand #46
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2315 M = 38.58

BB: t685 M = 11.42
Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 8
Hero calls t20, BB raises to t120, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BB wins t80

Ok, don't mind the limp, with these stacksizes, limp/folding is by far best option. I
would probably minraise here though, let him still call with a bunch of hands where
he'll c/f flop with.
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Hand #47
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2275 M = 37.92

BTN/SB: t725 M = 12.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K 5

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BTN/SB wins t80

Meh, he seemed to start limping some hands too and given that we don't have any
relevant/recent/good reads on his openingrange (which I still think is gonna be big,
but whatever), we also have no idea of his callingrange if we shove (does he call KT-
type of hands for example?), I don't mind your fold here. I think shoving is probably
slightly ev+ but defenitly high variance and if we're a little off on either
opening/callingrange gonna be ev-.
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Hand #48
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2235 M = 37.25

BB: t765 M = 12.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t60

Flop: (t200) 2 Q 2 (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero calls t200

Turn: (t600) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t300, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t600
 Hero wins t600

Again, minraise pre. I don't mind trying to steal here given that I think he will defend a
ton and c/f most boards.

Flop looks fine, it's hard for him to have like anything, if he has a flushdraw, money is
going in on any street anyway imo, just flat, hope he spazzes with random air on turn
or hit a pair or something. Your turnbet looks kind of big though with these
stacksizes, again his handrange will be a lot of air but the hands with a little bit of
showdown value/equity will likely call/shove over a bet of 220-ish here imo.
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Hand #49
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2535 M = 42.25

BTN/SB: t465 M = 7.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 J

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

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Hand #50
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2555 M = 42.58

BB: t445 M = 7.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 A

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

I don't expect him to defend THAT much but A8 isn't exactly the hand that plays well
vs a stop&go (which is something I think this opponent is still likely to do).
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Hand #51
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2595 M = 43.25

BTN/SB: t405 M = 6.75
Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 8
1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

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Hand #52
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2615 M = 43.58

BB: t385 M = 6.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 K

Hero raises to t385, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

Std, unexploitable irregardless of his callingrange.

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Hand #53
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2655 M = 44.25

BTN/SB: t345 M = 5.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K 6

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

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Hand #54
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2675 M = 44.58

BB: t325 M = 5.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 9

Hero raises to t325, 1 fold

Spoiler:
 Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

Given that you seem to be in push/fold mode from 10bb's or shallower, looks fine
using nash.
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Hand #55
Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2715 M = 45.25

BTN/SB: t285 M = 4.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T J

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero raises to t285, BTN/SB calls t245 all in

Flop: (t570) 9 8 K

Turn: (t570) 2

River: (t570) 6

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t570
Hero shows Th Jd (King Jack high)
BTN/SB shows Ah Td (Ace King high)
BTN/SB wins t570

HE TRICKED YOU! 7bb's, JT, money going in no matter what obv. Std shove over
his limp, you like barely need any fold equity here.
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Hand #56
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2430 M = 32.40

BB: t570 M = 7.60

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 5

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t50
BB wins t50

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Hand #57
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BB): t2405 M = 32.07
BTN/SB: t595 M = 7.93

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 3 T

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

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Hand #58
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2355 M = 31.40

BB: t645 M = 8.60

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 J

Hero raises to t130, BB raises to t645 all in, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t260
BB wins t260

This is why you just minraise pre imo.

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Hand #59
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2225 M = 29.67

BTN/SB: t775 M = 10.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 9

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t50
Hero wins t50

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Hand #60
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2250 M = 30

BB: t750 M = 10

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 7

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t50
BB wins t50

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Hand #61
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2225 M = 29.67

BTN/SB: t775 M = 10.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 4

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

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Hand #62
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2175 M = 29

BB: t825 M = 11

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 6

Hero raises to t130, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

Don't mind a steal, but please please please minraise.

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Hand #63
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2225 M = 29.67

BTN/SB: t775 M = 10.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with A A

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t775, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
 Hero wins t300

I don't mind a shove here, again a little deeper and I would flat but I think he's going
to feel committed with a bunch of hands preflop.
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Hand #64
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2375 M = 31.67

BB: t625 M = 8.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 9

Hero raises to t130, BB calls t80

Flop: (t260) 6 2 Q (2 players)

BB bets t495 all in, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t260
BB wins t260

Minminminraise.
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Hand #65
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2245 M = 29.93

BTN/SB: t755 M = 10.07

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 9

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t50
Hero wins t50

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Hand #66
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2270 M = 30.27

BB: t730 M = 9.73

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 Q

Hero calls t25, BB raises to t150, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t300) 7 5 8 (2 players)

BB bets t580 all in, Hero calls t580

Turn: (t1460) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1460) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t1460
Hero shows 8d Qd (a flush, Ten high)
BB shows Jd Ah (a flush, Ace high)
BB wins t1460

He doesnt seem to attacking your limps randomly. I don't mind either minraise/folding
or limping but then it is to limp/fold because you're too shallow to defend and see a
flop because his range will probably dominate your holding quite a bit.
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Hand #67
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1540 M = 20.53

BTN/SB: t1460 M = 19.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with A T

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t1460, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero wins t300

Pretty std, given he has some more stack again I expect him to 3x his button a bunch
and there's 200 in the pot already which we don't mind taking.
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Hand #68
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 22.53

BB: t1310 M = 17.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 6

Hero raises to t130, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

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Hand #69
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1740 M = 23.20

BTN/SB: t1260 M = 16.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 6 J

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

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Hand #70
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 22.53

BB: t1310 M = 17.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 A

Hero raises to t130, BB raises to t400, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t260
BB wins t260

2nd time he 3bet you which wasn't a 3bet shove so i figure his range is quite strong
again (maybe not as nut-like as last time) but still your A4o is doing pretty bad
against his range obv.
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Hand #71
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1560 M = 20.80

BTN/SB: t1440 M = 19.20

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 3 A

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t1440, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero wins t300

Yeah, defenitly ev+ given he raising close to 100% again lately and A3s isn't the
easiest to play with these stacksizes. Shoving is just making life easy for yourself and
hard for him so yeah best choice here. Also if you start shoving a bunch over his 3x
he might start opening a smaller range which is defenitly good for you too.
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Hand #72
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1710 M = 22.80

BB: t1290 M = 17.20

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 Q

Hero calls t25, BB raises to t250, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

I don't mind to mix in a limp, I'd minraise most of my hands though.

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Hand #73
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1660 M = 22.13

BTN/SB: t1340 M = 17.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q 8

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

If your hand was a little more connected like Q9 or QT I would defend here probably,
can't blame you for calling but vs someone who opens a huge range and is very
predictable postflop I would probably call this a decent percentage of the time ingame
and see a flop and play some poker.
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Hand #74
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1610 M = 21.47

BB: t1390 M = 18.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t50
BB wins t50

Quote:
Hand #75
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1585 M = 21.13

BTN/SB: t1415 M = 18.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 T

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

Yeah he's opening like a madman again.

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Hand #76
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1535 M = 20.47

BB: t1465 M = 19.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t130, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

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Hand #77
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1585 M = 21.13

BTN/SB: t1415 M = 18.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with A 8

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t1415, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero wins t300

Yeah stacks are almost equal like with the A6o before (15/30 and 900-ish stacks) so I
kind of wonder why you flatted there and shoved here? Looks fine, I'd only defend
with hands which play easy postflop against him and shove good all-in equity hands
(Ax, small pocket pairs mainly) because they play poorly postflop.
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Hand #78
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1735 M = 23.13

BB: t1265 M = 16.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 3

Hero calls t25, BB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

I'd just try and keep stealing vs this guy. He 3bet you sometimes already but not that
much and he c/f's flop a bunch.
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Hand #79
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1685 M = 22.47

BTN/SB: t1315 M = 17.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 5

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) A 3 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

Okay, so he limped again, quite an interesting spot. Ehm I think (although his
limpingrange will be weak in most cases and could've hit the 3 and 6 a bunch), I still
think you should either checkraise or lead the flop. I think I prefer checkraising
smallish to - say - 285 here would be best against this opponent because he seems
to be autostabbing and there's almost NO way he ever has toppair here as far as I'm
concerned. If you get called, you still have some outs, and you have a ton of fold
equity on the flop given you've been semi-passive so far. You can also lead for like
80 and bet a bunch of good turns where it's gonna be hard for him to call down with
3rd or 4th pair after a while, though I'd prefer him to stab his total air and put some
money in the pot while giving up when he feels ANY sort of resistance.
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Hand #80
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1635 M = 21.80

BB: t1365 M = 18.20
Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 T
Hero raises to t130, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

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Hand #81
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1685 M = 22.47

BTN/SB: t1315 M = 17.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 A

BTN/SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t1315, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero wins t300

Again, std, as before. You're lucky you get a lot of easy shovehands in these spots
though.
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Hand #82
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 24.47

BB: t1165 M = 15.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K T

Hero calls t25, BB checks

Flop: (t100) 7 T 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t50, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

I'd minraise here, I can defenitly see him defend a bunch of stuff. Ok, so he didn't
raise pre. I really wouldn't stab this flop. I think if he has an ace he would raise pre,
so you're only "afraid" of Q/J overcard to come. If he had some sort of draw he
would've donked the flop anyway imo. No need to balance vs fish, one of the most
important rules in poker imo, just check back here, and see him lead like 90% of
turncards and just let him bluff! You'll show "weakness" and he'll stab, just let him put
money in the pot when he has 0 equity imo.
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Hand #83
Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1885 M = 25.13

BTN/SB: t1115 M = 14.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 3 5

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB wins t100

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Hand #84
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 20.39

BB: t1165 M = 12.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero raises to t150, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
Hero wins t120

I wouldn't mind a limp with a hand like this either. Good showdown/bluffcatching
material (on paired boards mainly) and so far he stabs once and that's it (small
sample though where he had option of 2nd barreling).
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Hand #85
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1895 M = 21.06

BTN/SB: t1105 M = 12.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 9 7

BTN/SB raises to t180, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
BTN/SB wins t120

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Hand #86
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 20.39

BB: t1165 M = 12.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with A J

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 8 6 Q (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
BB wins t120

Hmmz, he doesn't attack limps too wide, so I would just raise preflop for value. I
know he raises like around 30% so far but I just feel like he's going to call a bunch
pre (or jam a worse hand) and you lose value by limping in spots like this.

Flop fold looks fine, awful board for your hand if you ask me.
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Hand #87
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1775 M = 19.72

BTN/SB: t1225 M = 13.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 2 A

BTN/SB raises to t180, Hero raises to t1225, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t360
Hero wins t360

Yeah std once again. Keep attracking Ax hands imo

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Hand #88
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1955 M = 21.72

BB: t1045 M = 11.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 A

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 6 4 A (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120
Turn: (t360) 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t180, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t360
Hero wins t360

Same as with the AJ hand, just raise pre for value vs him, he doesnt raise all that
much vs limps anyway.

Flop flat looks fine given biggest part of his range is air. I'd just check this particular
turn though, only thing he can call with is 4x anyway and you're not getten 3 streets
of value from that anyway. Maybe he'll try a desperate bluff on river once you check
back turn because he thinks you have a busted straightdraw or something. The only
most likely hand he could pay you off for maybe 3 streets (6x) just outdrew you so I
don't see any point in betting.
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Hand #89
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2135 M = 23.72

BTN/SB: t865 M = 9.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 5 7

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Yeah you won last two (medium sized) pots so I wouldn't raise here; he'll spite shove
a ton I think.
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Hand #90
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2165 M = 24.06

BB: t835 M = 9.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with T T

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) Q 2 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB calls t90

Turn: (t300) 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t230, BB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t300
Hero wins t300

Again, WHY ARE YOU LIMPING? 2 hands of him checking pre not enough? Just
raise, he seems to defend superwide, probably defends undercards to your pocket
pair as well.

"As played", played okay imo, I doubt he ever has you beat with that line (assuming
he'll donk Qx or a gutshot on flop most of the time), so he can only have turned two
pair or something.
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Hand #91
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2315 M = 25.72

BTN/SB: t685 M = 7.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with K J

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Quote:

Hand #92
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2345 M = 26.06

BB: t655 M = 7.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 A

Hero raises to t655, BB calls t595 all in

Flop: (t1310) T 4 Q

Turn: (t1310) 9

River: (t1310) 9

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t1310
Hero shows 2c Ac (a pair of Nines)
BB shows Qh Ad (two pair, Queens and Nines)
 BB wins t1310

Yeah looks fine, for 11bb's, easiest/best way to play, especially if you think there's a
chance he'll flat pre imo.
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Hand #93
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1690 M = 18.78

BTN/SB: t1310 M = 14.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J Q

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Quote:

Hand #94
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 M = 19.11

BB: t1280 M = 14.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 7

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
BB wins t60

I think after him doubling up I would minraise here because I feel like he's defenitly
not going to 3bet light in this spot.
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Hand #95
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1690 M = 18.78

BTN/SB: t1310 M = 14.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 4 Q

BTN/SB raises to t180, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
 BTN/SB wins t120

You can probably shove here though I think it's marginal and will change gameflow a
bit by him shoving over your steals too so I wouldn't do it.
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Hand #96
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1630 M = 18.11

BB: t1370 M = 15.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 8

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
BB wins t60

Quote:

Hand #97
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 17.78

BTN/SB: t1400 M = 15.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J A

BTN/SB raises to t180, Hero raises to t1400, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t360
Hero wins t360

Quote:

Hand #98
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1780 M = 19.78

BB: t1220 M = 13.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 8

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) K 9 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) J (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
BB wins t120

Bet flop lol, he will c/f 90% of time and will lead turn 90% of time. If you had Kx or 9x
you could opt to check back here imo.
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Hand #99
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1720 M = 19.11

BTN/SB: t1280 M = 14.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J K

BTN/SB calls t30, Hero raises to t210, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
Hero wins t120

Yeah sizing looks good here, I would do 180-220 here too.

Quote:

Hand #100
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1780 M = 19.78

BB: t1220 M = 13.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 8

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) A 7 9 (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero calls t90

Turn: (t300) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

River: (t540) 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t540
Hero shows 8d 8c (a pair of Eights)
BB shows Th 5c (a pair of Fives)
Hero wins t540
Ugh, once again, raise pre!!! So much value, I even think he would defend his T5o
here.

"As played" I think it's played fine, his bets look like 7x or something and you get
great odds to bluffcatch. Betting river for value looks a little too thin to me and I think
you barely beat his c/c'ing range so a check (also for the info what hand he b/b/c
with) looks fine.
Quote:

Hand #101
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2050 M = 22.78

BTN/SB: t950 M = 10.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with K 6

BTN/SB calls t30, Hero checks

Flop: (t120) K 6 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero calls t120

Turn: (t360) 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t180, Hero raises to t770, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t720
Hero wins t720

Preflop is fine, flop too given he bets a bunch, however this is a GREAT spot to lead
turn. We haven't seen him double barrel at all (unless previous hand where he bet
smallish with total air) but apart from that I think he just checks back a bunch on turn
with any gutshot or hand he would call a bet with or spazz shove against. Just lead
turn for value here, expected to get called/jammed a bunch and if he folds he wasn't
putting anymore money in the pot anyway unless he draws out on you on the river.
We have a bit of info on his 2nd barreling frequency so we should use it to our
advantage imo.
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Hand #102
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2410 M = 26.78

BB: t590 M = 6.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 A

Hero raises to t590, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t120
 Hero wins t120

Std, nh.
Quote:

Hand #103
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2470 M = 27.44

BTN/SB: t530 M = 5.89

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 3 T

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Quote:

Hand #104
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2500 M = 27.78

BB: t500 M = 5.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with T 2

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t60
BB wins t60

Quote:

Hand #105
Tournament - t30/t60 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2470 M = 27.44

BTN/SB: t530 M = 5.89

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J Q

BTN/SB raises to t530 all in, Hero calls t470

Flop: (t1060) 2 5 K

Turn: (t1060) T

River: (t1060) 6
 Spoiler:
Final Pot: t1060
Hero shows Js Qd (King Queen high)
BTN/SB shows 7s As (Ace King high)
BTN/SB wins t1060

I don't think he's shoving all too light tbh but still looks like a std call. Worst hand I'd
call here is like Q9/JT I think, should do the math but it's close.
Quote:

Hand #106
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1940 M = 16.17

BB: t1060 M = 8.83

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 6

Hero calls t40, BB raises to t240, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BB wins t160

Don't mind a limp, doubt he's raising a bunch after doubling up.
Quote:

Hand #107
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1860 M = 15.50

BTN/SB: t1140 M = 9.50

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with Q K

BTN/SB raises to t240, Hero raises to t1140, BTN/SB calls t900 all in

Flop: (t2280) 6 6 Q

Turn: (t2280) 3

River: (t2280) 9

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t2280
Hero shows Qd Ks (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
BTN/SB shows As Qc (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
BTN/SB wins t2280

Stop running into a better hand imo.

Pretty std though, well played obv.
Quote:
Hand #108
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t720 M = 6

BB: t2280 M = 19

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 5

Hero raises to t720 all in, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Obv fine with nash.

Quote:

Hand #109
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t800 M = 6.67

BTN/SB: t2200 M = 18.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 2 A

BTN/SB raises to t240, Hero raises to t800 all in, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t480
Hero wins t480

Lol at having fold equity here. I've seen it before but it surprises me again and again,
obv stackoff though, nh.
Quote:

Hand #110
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t1040 M = 8.67

BB: t1960 M = 16.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 5

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BB wins t80

Quote:

Hand #111
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BB): t1000 M = 8.33
BTN/SB: t2000 M = 16.67

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 6 4

BTN/SB raises to t240, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BTN/SB wins t160

Quote:

Hand #112
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t920 M = 7.67

BB: t2080 M = 17.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with A 3

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

I'd just openjam for like 11.5bb's fwiw, no need to let him stop&go (he did it before)
when we have a hand like this.
Quote:

Hand #113
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1000 M = 8.33

BTN/SB: t2000 M = 16.67

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 2 8

BTN/SB calls t40, Hero checks

Flop: (t160) 6 9 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BTN/SB wins t160
Weird that he didn't stab flop here, given that his limpingrange is ultraweak imo, he
probably has a monster or a weak hand like 6x with some showdown. Just because
he didn't stab flop I doubt you're getting him away from any piece of the board on
turn/river.
Quote:

Hand #114
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t920 M = 7.67

BB: t2080 M = 17.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with T J

Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Again, just openjam, 12bb's- I usually play push/fold which is easiest thing to do by
far.
Quote:

Hand #115
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t1000 M = 8.33

BTN/SB: t2000 M = 16.67

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with T 8

BTN/SB raises to t240, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BTN/SB wins t160

Quote:

Hand #116
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t920 M = 7.67

BB: t2080 M = 17.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 Q

Hero calls t40, BB raises to t240, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BB wins t160
Again, openshove here, I don't really mind a limp but 12bb's or shallower just using
nash push/fold is going to be easiest thing to do.
Quote:

Hand #117
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t840 M = 7

BTN/SB: t2160 M = 18

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with J 3

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

Quote:

Hand #118
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t880 M = 7.33

BB: t2120 M = 17.67

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with A 5

Hero calls t40, BB checks

Flop: (t160) Q 6 9 (2 players)

BB bets t880, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BB wins t160

Wow, 11bb's and you're limping this? I doubt you're a favorite over his raising range
here imo, just openjam again! Unexploitable no matter what his callingrange is.
Quote:

Hand #119
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t800 M = 6.67

BTN/SB: t2200 M = 18.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with T A

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
 Hero wins t80

Quote:

Hand #120
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t840 M = 7

BB: t2160 M = 18

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 T

Hero raises to t840 all in, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Idk what your cutoff stacksizes are to play push/fold but if you don't push/fold all your
hands here, openjamming this can defenitly be ev-. Just stick to nash imo when
12bb's-, if you don't know what I mean here (re)read my post about
sage/nash/chubukov which I made while you were gone.
Quote:

Hand #121
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t920 M = 7.67

BTN/SB: t2080 M = 17.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 9 A

BTN/SB raises to t240, Hero raises to t920 all in, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t480
Hero wins t480

Snapshove obv, nh.

Quote:

Hand #122
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players]

Hero (BTN/SB): t1160 M = 9.67

BB: t1840 M = 15.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 7

Hero calls t40, BB raises to t240, Hero raises to t1160 all in, BB calls t920

Flop: (t2320) K 3 9
Turn: (t2320) J

River: (t2320) 7

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t2320
Hero shows 7h 7c (three of a kind, Sevens)
BB shows Ad 8s (Ace King high)
Hero wins t2320

Again, I would just minraise for value and call a shove. Worked out this time but you
limped like 3 or 4 hands already that you were planning on limp/shoving and it's the
first one which worked and villain still had 2 overcards.
Quote:

Hand #123
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2320 M = 19.33

BTN/SB: t680 M = 5.67

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 4 6

BTN/SB calls t40, Hero checks

Flop: (t160) A 8 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t160) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets t80, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Given shallowness of stacks I don't mind how you played the hand; when a little
deeper you can opt to lead or checkraise really small on flop given he usually stabs a
bunch but with these stacksizes looks best to just check and hope he checks back
and we hit. Can't really do much else, with these stacksizes he's not folding any pair
or draw to a crai and we're in terrible shape. We can try and lead maybe, but even
then I feel we will get jammed on way too much to make it profitable.
Quote:

Hand #124
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2400 M = 20

BB: t600 M = 5
Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6
Hero raises to t600, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Quote:

Hand #125
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2480 M = 20.67

BTN/SB: t520 M = 4.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with T 4

BTN/SB calls t40, Hero checks

Flop: (t160) J 7 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t160, Hero folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
BTN/SB wins t160

Quote:

Hand #126
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2400 M = 20

BB: t600 M = 5

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 4

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t80
BB wins t80

Quote:

Hand #127
Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2360 M = 19.67

BTN/SB: t640 M = 5.33

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 7 8

BTN/SB calls t40, Hero checks

Flop: (t160) J 6 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t160) T (2 players)

Hero bets t120, BTN/SB folds

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

I think his limps are pretty weak, I know he limped AT before when 7bb's shallow but
you checked like last 2 times he limped so I doubt he's ever limping a hand like that
in a spot like this again and will either pot button or just openjam himself.

That's why I would just jam preflop, tons of fold equity if you ask me and you still
have a decent amount of equity when called with 87s.

I like your riverbet fwiw if you chose to check pre. I think he'll have no diamond
enough of the time to take a stab there.
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Hand #128
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2440 M = 16.27

BB: t560 M = 3.73

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 6

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
BB wins t100

Quote:

Hand #129
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2390 M = 15.93

BTN/SB: t610 M = 4.07

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with T Q

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero raises to t610, 1 fold
 Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

Yeah, std to ship.

Quote:

Hand #130
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2490 M = 16.60

BB: t510 M = 3.40

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 T

Hero raises to t510, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

Gogo nash!
Quote:

Hand #131
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2590 M = 17.27

BTN/SB: t410 M = 2.73

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 2 4

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

Quote:

Hand #132
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2640 M = 17.60

BB: t360 M = 2.40

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 9

Hero raises to t360, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
 Hero wins t200

Quote:

Hand #133
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2740 M = 18.27

BTN/SB: t260 M = 1.73

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 8 Q

BTN/SB raises to t260 all in, Hero calls t160

Flop: (t520) 8 A 2

Turn: (t520) 6

River: (t520) A

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t520
Hero shows 8s Qs (two pair, Aces and Eights)
BTN/SB shows 4d Ad (a flush, Ace high)
BTN/SB wins t520

Don't let him keep coming back imo!

Quote:

Hand #134
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2480 M = 16.53

BB: t520 M = 3.47

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 Q

Hero raises to t520, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

Quote:

Hand #135
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2580 M = 17.20

BTN/SB: t420 M = 2.80

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 7 T

1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

Quote:

Hand #136
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BTN/SB): t2630 M = 17.53

BB: t370 M = 2.47

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with Q Q

Hero raises to t370, 1 fold

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t200
Hero wins t200

Quote:

Hand #137
Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players

Hero (BB): t2730 M = 18.20

BTN/SB: t270 M = 1.80

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A 3

BTN/SB raises to t270 all in, Hero calls t170

Flop: (t540) A 3 2

Turn: (t540) 7

River: (t540) J

Spoiler:
Final Pot: t540
Hero shows Ah 3h (two pair, Aces and Threes)
BTN/SB shows Kd Tc (Ace King high)
Hero wins t540
 SPAMZ ' THIRD HAND HISTORY R EVIEW
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Hand #1
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BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 4 9 K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40
Yeah, okay first hand villain limps. Given that we have close to zero reads, I think
checking is by far best option with your hand. Problem is a pair of sixes isn't going to
be the easiest hand to play oop in a bloated pot without any postflop reads so
checking is fine.
Fwiw I think first hand vs a limp my raising range would be something like any two
broadwaycards and 77+, maybe a hand like K9s if I feel like it, varies from day to day
I guess but definitly not too wide first hands. Thing is also that because villain limped
he's very likely to limp in future hands as well so we're better off getting some
postflop reads/notes in limped pots.

Ok, flopcheck std, not really much we can "get value from" imo and it's always
interesting to know IF villain bets and if yes, how much. Okay, c/f standard as well, no
reason to win this pot here, we just note his tendencies of overbetting.
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Hand #2
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BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 A

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) T 9 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB calls t60

Turn: (t240) T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t240) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t240

Hero mucks 6 A
Hero wins t240
Ok, well played, 3x raise @ 10/20s looks standard. Flop isn't really my favourite
board to cbet but we don't know anything about him and imo it's important to cbet
almost ALWAYS the first (few) hands to see how he reacts. Half pot is good too, just
"stab", see what he does, by betting half pot, he doesn't need to fold much for it to be
super ev+.

Turn is bad card to barrel, can't see him fold any piece of the board really, so
checking back is defenitly standard. Betting to get value here is way too thin without
any significant reads so far. In general I wouldn't try and barrel people early on too
much either; for all we know he could be biggest station alive.

River, good valuebet, I think you'll get looked up by 9x almost always and 5x or some
pocket pair a decent percentage; again, this is for thin value we're going, so half pot
is best way to go. Given that he folded he probably had a draw but obv we can't be
sure of that.
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BTN/SB: t1400 M = 46.67

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 53.33
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 5
BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 7 3 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t120) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB mucks K A
Hero shows 5 5 (two pair, Tens and Fives)
Hero wins t120
Ok, he raised now instead of limping. I think 55 is a fine hand to defend with to get
some postflop reads at this stage. Wouldn't really 3bet here, again, first 10 hands are
where we gather information as I point out in every hh so far I think.

Flop isn't too bad, all highcardhands missed, if he's passive, we can lead out
perhaps, but would like to know if he cbets and how much (given that he overpot last
time I think his cbet size will be off again). He decides to check back, fair enough.

Turn isn't really best of cards, however, there's 2 flushdraws out there now, tons of
onecardstraightdraws and he might even peel with mere overs so I think betting turn
is good option, yes, for value. If you check and he bets you don't really know if he's
just stabbing trying to represent the overcard or not. Some people will autobet when
you check twice, some will just check back there showdown value. You would be
surprised how ev+ leading turn is here. He'll call with a bunch of hands, mainly 3x
and A-highs and hands like A9/A8/3x/22 will just check back river for showdown
value unless they improve. Checking back from a random villain on flop usually
means showdown value, in this case probably one of the hands mentioned before,
sometimes they check back a hand like T9 because they have a gutshot and don't
want to get checkraised, or check back QT because they only bet when they hit
something; but in general, checking back = showdown, at least that's what you
should be thinking about most villains you have no notes on.

So in this case, turn would go bet, he may/may not call and we see this river and he'll
check back with most holdings. Fwiw, I'd probably c/f on this particular river, he
needs to have checked back like total air/crap, maybe hand like 94 or something to
not have you beat here. I don't see too much valuehands he could be betting with,
but people check back this river so much that when they do bet, they actually have
Tx or maybe some weirdly played higher two pair most of the time (or a flushdraw
which didnt cbet).
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BB: t1340 M = 44.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1660 M = 55.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A Q

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks A Q
Hero wins t40
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BTN/SB: t1320 M = 44
Hero (BB): t1680 M = 56

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 7 5

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) Q 6 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80
Meh, given that he didnt cbet AK before, I dont mind defending superwide (especially
vs a minraise) if we can see a trend going on in either
a: his cbet tendencies (only bet when hit? only bet when no showdown or hit?)
b: his raising/limpingrange (2x raise = weaker hand? 3x raise = stronger hand given
that 3x was AK before?)
Okay, flop isn't too bad to checkraise on vs a non-thinkingplayer; however, he didn't
cbet before and now he does so we'll just assume he has a piece and won't
immediatly fold it anyway (you should assume that people don't fold pairs they bet in
general imo, really, they rarely do) + when stacks get shallower our checkraises on
good boards will be given more credit.
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BB: t1360 M = 45.33
Hero (BTN/SB): t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 4

Hero calls t10, BB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) J J J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t80) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t80) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t80

BB shows 9 6 (three of a kind, Jacks)
Hero mucks 5 4
BB wins t80
Woot, you limp, okay, nothing wrong with that. With these stacksizes behind obv no
real point in folding pre vs the minraise.

Interesting how this hand played out, I really don't mind the checking down although
we obv have like ZERO showdown value. Flop is like the worst to bluff on imo,
people dont fold anything here (not even talking about pocket pairs, also about a
hand like his) because they're trying to fill up.

Turn you might stab but then again, meh, he raised preflop so he'll have something
imo. I don't see people fold Ax or Kx on this board just yet, also no pocket pairs are
folding and we shouldn't be results oriented and think there are a lot of suited
connectors in his range. Yes, he'll fold most of those, however, we have no real clue
about his range at this point so getting to showdown can be really valuable.

River again total **** card to let Ax or Kx fold, if it was 4 or 5 on river I prolly would bet
like 40 for value against highcard hands but here I just give up and take a note.
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BTN/SB: t1400 M = 46.67

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 53.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 7

1 fold
Final Pot: t30
Hero mucks K 7
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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BB: t1390 M = 46.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1610 M = 53.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J 2

Hero calls t10, BB checks

Flop: (t40) Q 5 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t40) T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t40) 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t40

BB shows 3 6 (high card Queen)
Hero shows J 2 (high card Queen - Jack kicker)
Hero wins t40
Ok, limp again, fine. I wouldn't overdo it though. Obv this is only hand 8 (4th on
button) but imo you lose a lot of value from people either
a: being to tight and folding too much bb's
b: being to loose and c/f'ing too much flops
Vs like 80% of the fish you will be playing, either a or b will be true. Rest is just
overaggro and will either 3bet a lot or checkraise flop a bunch or lead out with a wide
range etc.

Fwiw, I would probably stab flop for like 30, not as cbet or hoping to get called, just to
see what he does with certain hands. There's a bunch of people who lead out
(usually potbet) with ANY flopped pair so there's a good chance you'll pick up the pot
on the flop. If he c/c's 2nd or 3rd pair or a (weak) draw, make a note how he plays
this and exploit in future stages.

If you don't bet flop I agree with just checking it down and see what he has. He had
like nutlow here (or close to it) and didn't feel like fighting for the (small) pot with no
showdown.
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BTN/SB: t1370 M = 45.67

Hero (BB): t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 8 Q
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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BB: t1360 M = 45.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 8

Hero calls t10, BB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 4 9 T (2 players)

BB bets t40, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BB wins t80
See, here, you're overdoing it. Raising preflop is not just for value in most cases, it's
mainly because villain will make a lot of (maybe not big, but really frequent) mistakes
both pre and/or postflop. Again, "as played" calling minraise is fine.

I think he has a piece of the board given that he bets and drawing to (possible) 3 outs
isn't the best thing to do so fold flop is pretty std.
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BTN/SB: t1400 M = 46.67

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 53.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 4 6
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
Okay, he folded like 3 buttons in a row now? Probably nitty and I think the size of his
raises on the button give away his hand a bit (if he raises them at all) but we can't be
too sure of that.
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BB: t1390 M = 46.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1610 M = 53.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)
Why fold? Really, I'd try and play like any hand vs this opponent on my button, I
would probably also raise almost all of them, just because he looks easy to play
against postflop and it's probably a fit/fold player so don't worry about him getting
tricky.
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BTN/SB: t1400 M = 46.67

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 53.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A 3

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 8 7 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t40) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets t20, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks A 3
Hero wins t40
Ugh, I'm really in between leading flop for like 20-30 or c/f'ing. Thing is this guy won't
stab at the pot with nothing, so if he bets he probably has an 8 or a 7 (or a
straightdraw which has 40-50% equity vs our hand).
I think both are fine and really close in ev. Given it got checked down betting 1bb on
river to get value from weaker 3x (maybe 22/highcard?) looks okay.
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BB: t1380 M = 46
Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 54

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 4

Hero calls t10, BB checks

Flop: (t40) 8 2 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t20, BB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 3 4
Hero wins t40
Stop limping, really, don't overdo it as explained before.
Flopstab looks fine, he's really sstraightforward so against this type of opponent I
don't see too much difference in between 20 or 25 or 30 (some people will start
spazzing/floating vs a 1bb because it looks like a stab too much but not this one).
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BTN/SB: t1360 M = 45.33

Hero (BB): t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A J

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks A J
Hero wins t40
His limpingrange will probably be weak so I would try and keep him in preflop (he's
really ez to play postflop) with some dominated Jx hands or something and raise to
either 3 or 3.5bb's here.
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BB: t1340 M = 44.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1660 M = 55.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J A

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks J A
Hero wins t40
K, now start raising more imo.
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BTN/SB: t1320 M = 44
Hero (BB): t1680 M = 56

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 4

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40
Given his frequency, probably a strong(-ish) hand.
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BB: t1340 M = 29.78

Hero (BTN/SB): t1660 M = 36.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)
Don't fold too much buttons against him imo. I don't play 100% vs anyone (a fold now
and then vs a fish will let them know that you don't raise ATC fwiw) but vs this guy
you can defenitly go 90%+.
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BTN/SB: t1355 M = 30.11

Hero (BB): t1645 M = 36.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 7

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) Q J 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t60) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB mucks 2 3
Hero shows 4 7 (high card Queen)
Hero wins t60
Woot, blinds finally up. ^^

I would probably lead the flop here. His limpingrange will be pretty weak and he's not
the type of player to float you randomly. There's defenitly a bunch of better highcards
we can fold out by leading flop.
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BB: t1325 M = 29.44

Hero (BTN/SB): t1675 M = 37.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J A

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t50

Flop: (t160) 9 7 5 (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero calls t60

Turn: (t280) 4 (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero calls t90

River: (t460) J (2 players)

BB bets t210, Hero calls t210

Final Pot: t880

BB shows 8 T (a flush, Ten high)
Hero mucks J A
BB wins t880
Okay, preflop looks fine, definitly raise, I wouldn't mind a bigger size with stronger
hands vs this opponent tbh, I think he'll barely notice it.
Flop/turn looks fine too, I don't see any reason to raise here vs straightforward player.

River is such a ****ing sick spot, for real. I talked with some people over msn about it
and it's so ****ing close, we get great odds but really, imo, he's like
a: rarely valuebetting worse (one hand maybe like JxTh or something? Jx8h?)
b: rarely bluffing (really, this player is not bluffing a lot here)
I wouldn't mind his betsizing here, I don't think we can read a lot from it tbh, could be
2 pair, could be straight flush. On flop/turn, could even be 9x but no way he's betting
9x like that on river here. Looking back we got to agreement that river is very
probably best to fold but we were all honest to say that in-game we would probably
call anyway. Call because **** you that's why I call.
If he checks, it's an ez valuebet for around same size as his, maybe bit smaller, to
get 9x hands to call or weaker Jx or maybe even 7x/88/66.

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BTN/SB: t1765 M = 39.22

Hero (BB): t1235 M = 27.44
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 9
BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 8 T 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
Ehm, I wouldn't mind a raise pre here, but think checking is fine too; it's really close
and can go either way but I just feel that his limpingrange is quite weak and we can
get some value.

If you check however, it's to c/f the flop vs this type of opponent because he's not
betting a lot worse and drawing to a straight on 3flushboard is usually pretty suicidal
so nice fold.
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BB: t1795 M = 39.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1205 M = 26.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K 5

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t50

Flop: (t160) T 2 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero mucks K 5
Hero wins t160
Yeah, just raise and bet him out of the pot like you did here. Sizing looks good
(though I minraise pre usually, I don't mind 80 tbh). Flop between 50-60%, perfect
imo.
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BTN/SB: t1715 M = 38.11

Hero (BB): t1285 M = 28.56
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 T
BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
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BB: t1745 M = 38.78

Hero (BTN/SB): t1255 M = 27.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A 6

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t50

Flop: (t160) J 6 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero mucks A 6
Hero wins t160
Same as last button, appearantly he defends kind of wide-ish (obv not a big sample
but still...) and gives up quite easily.
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BTN/SB: t1665 M = 37
Hero (BB): t1335 M = 29.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 J

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 9 K Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) Q (2 players)

Hero bets t30, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t60

Hero mucks 9 J
Hero wins t60
Again, same as the Q9o before this is really close in raising pre and since you
haven't done it last time I think it's good to do it here. He'll fold a ton preflop so we get
the 60 in the pot and he's easy to play postflop (and our hand isn't too hard to play
out either) so raising is definitly something you should consider with a hand like this
from time to time.

I would probably lead out the flop here tbh for couple of reasons:
1) If he doesn't have anything he's not going to be putting a lot of money in the pot
anyway. He doesn't seem to stab those hands and even if he DOES turn a pair I
doubt he's going to be putting a lot of money in the pot (I can imagine him folding 54o
if turn is 4 and we bet out tbh).
2) On a board like this, he can easily peel with Tx or Jx or worse 9x hands but will not
bet them. The reason why he would call on flop is because he will think he'll have the
chance to see 2 more cards because he's in position. Also if he has a hand like 33
then this is the street where he might call a bet, not when there's 4 overcards on turn.
So yeah just lead out flop imo.

If you don't lead flop I see very little reason in leading turn except for the occassional
flushdraw he turned. He's not peeling with Jx/Tx here imo, and you're barely ahead of
a random 9x hand so meh. He prolly has undercards and after the board pairing I
could actually see him call a tiny riverbet when he paired one of his cards because
he knows he's not going to face any future bets.
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BB: t1635 M = 36.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1365 M = 30.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 T

Hero calls t15, BB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) Q 4 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 8 (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120
Again, I don't really like the limp for reasons already stated.
As played, I don't mind a check on the flop but once he bets turn I'm obv out. If he
checks twice to you I would definitly take a stab at the pot.
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BTN/SB: t1695 M = 37.67

Hero (BB): t1305 M = 29

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 T

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 3 7 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t60) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB mucks 5 9
Hero shows 2 T (a pair of Threes)
Hero wins t60
You could lead flop but I think turn is a perfect card to lead. If you lead flop you could
get a call from mere overs or gutshot type of holdings, but once you bet this specific
turn I think you can actually fold out a decent amount of better highcard hands again
(Qx/Jx or better Tx) so I would stab for like t40 there.
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BB: t1665 M = 37
Hero (BTN/SB): t1335 M = 29.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 5

Hero calls t15, BB checks

Flop: (t60) J 7 3 (2 players)

BB bets t30, Hero folds
Final Pot: t60
BB wins t60
STOP LIMPING vs him lol.

I think flop is close tbh, given that he leads out he probably has a piece (I think more
weighed towards toppair and good middle pair), however there's a flushdraw out
there as well and we don't know how much implied odds we really got vs him
(probably not enough with a gutter getting 3-1) or how easily we can bluff him from a
hand if say an overcard comes. But we shouldn't even be in this situation because
you should raise preflop and if he leads then it's a pretty easy fold.

You can probably raise here as well, I don't see villain 3betting with anything less
than two pair so we can try and bluff him of a ton on turn (any A/K/Q we can bet; also
a bunch of diamonds or 4x when we hit obviously) though I don't expect him to fold
flop a lot and we don't know how much he falls in love with his hands when he does
hit something (which I think will be the case here, players like this rarely bet but when
they do have something they just rarely fold).
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BTN/SB: t1695 M = 37.67

Hero (BB): t1305 M = 29

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 5

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 7 A J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t60) J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB shows T 5 (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
Hero shows 8 5 (a pair of Jacks)
BTN/SB wins t60
Again, try stabbing oop, especially on this flop there's quite a bit which doesn't
connect since he raises good hands preflop (or so we assume so far) so let him fold
his crap uncoordinated hands. Note how this hand played out though and that he
never bet it.
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BB: t1725 M = 38.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1275 M = 28.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)
Yeah probably one of the 5-10% hands I'd fold on button.
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BTN/SB: t1740 M = 23.20

Hero (BB): t1260 M = 16.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks 2 5
Hero wins t50
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BB: t1715 M = 22.87

Hero (BTN/SB): t1285 M = 17.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 A

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 3 9 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t100, BB calls t100

Turn: (t400) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t400) J (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t400

BB wins t400
K, this hand is played fine and you should do it more often vs this opponent.
Minraise, cbet 2bb's and pick up the pot a lot.

Against most I would contemplate a river call because all draws missed and you beat
all of them, but I think this opponent is a bit too passive and I don't think he's betting
busted draws on river too much. Note that people can actually have trips here, and
not just JsXs, but also float with stuff like QJ because they have two overcards. From
this villain I expect to see either trips, some 9x hand or a pocket pair which bets river
most of the time.
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BTN/SB: t1915 M = 25.53

Hero (BB): t1085 M = 14.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 8 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks 8 9
Hero wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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BB: t1890 M = 25.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 14.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with T 2

1 fold
Final Pot: t75
BB wins t50
(Rake: t25)
Yeah don't fold here. I wouldn't mind starting to limp SOME hands at this point with
shallower stacks but I would still raise a bunch on the button. A hand like this can go
either way imo, I'd prefer to minraise it though since it gives us some initiative and he
minraised a couple of your limps before.
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BTN/SB: t1915 M = 25.53

Hero (BB): t1085 M = 14.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 6 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks 6 4
Hero wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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BB: t1890 M = 25.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 14.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks K 3
Hero wins t100
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BTN/SB: t1840 M = 24.53
Hero (BB): t1160 M = 15.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q K

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero raises to t175, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks Q K
Hero wins t100
Why raise so big, seriously? I would make it 150 max here I think. His limpingrange
was quite weak so far and a ton of Kx or Qx hands we want to keep in the pot. I
wouldn't mind minraising vs this guy or just making it something like 120 or 130 either
but 175 is way too big, especially with these stacksizes it's easy enough to get stacks
in when you flop TP2ndK when you just make it 120 or 150.
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BB: t1790 M = 23.87

Hero (BTN/SB): t1210 M = 16.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 9

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks Q 9
Hero wins t100
K, just keep minraising, works really fine vs this opponent so far and he doesn't play
back at all.
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BTN/SB: t1740 M = 23.20

Hero (BB): t1260 M = 16.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 9 J

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 3 T J (2 players)

Hero bets t50, BTN/SB folds
Final Pot: t100
Hero mucks 9 J
Hero wins t100
Preflop: ehm, as said before, vs a weak openingrange, you can raise again here for
value given how easily he plays postflop. Raising again can be anything from
minraise to 3bb's but not too much.

Floplead looks fine because he doesn't stab too much and he definitly calls with 3x
and Tx but will not certainly bet them (or any straightdraw).
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BB: t1690 M = 22.53

Hero (BTN/SB): t1310 M = 17.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

BB wins t50
(Rake: t25)
Yeah, 93o again a hand I would probably fold as well.
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BTN/SB: t1715 M = 22.87

Hero (BB): t1285 M = 17.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 3 K J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) K (2 players)

Hero bets t50, BTN/SB calls t50

River: (t200) A (2 players)

Hero bets t100, BTN/SB raises to t225, Hero calls t125
Final Pot: t650
BTN/SB shows K T (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero mucks 6 A
BTN/SB wins t650
Pre and flop look standard, he doesn't seem to betting a lot but will call with pairs on
the flop. However, why are you betting turn? We seen him check back nutlow hands
in spots like this and there's like 1 or 2 straightdraws we can get "value" from and 0
flushdraws. Just check it hope to win unimproved.

As played, river is a fold imo. I don't mind the half potbet to get called by Jx (I expect
him to fold some percentage of the time with Jx though), but really, fold to the raise.
This guy is just too passive, I know you're getting great odds but I don't think he's
ever bluffing and rarely has Ax in this spot and he could have limped AQ some
percentage of the time. We don't need to chop a lot but we chop to rarely, this is
trips/boat/straight A TON.
Note that he limped KT and didn't bet TPGK and flatted when he turned trips though.
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BB: t2040 M = 27.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t960 M = 12.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with A K

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks A K
Hero wins t100
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BTN/SB: t1990 M = 26.53

Hero (BB): t1010 M = 13.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks 5 8
Hero wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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BB: t1965 M = 26.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1035 M = 13.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 J

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks 8 J
Hero wins t100
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BTN/SB: t1915 M = 25.53

Hero (BB): t1085 M = 14.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 9 K

1 fold

Final Pot: t75

Hero mucks 9 K
Hero wins t50
(Rake: t25)
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BB: t1890 M = 25.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 14.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K 4

Hero calls t25, BB checks
Flop: (t100) 5 K 4 (2 players)
BB bets t50, Hero raises to t150, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks K 4
Hero wins t200
Again, raise, he seems to get really nitty, including on his buttons.

I don't mind the flopraise, given that he has any a piece of the board anytime he bets
himself so far I think raising is by far most ev+ play here. Unfortunately he folded
though.
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BTN/SB: t1790 M = 23.87

Hero (BB): t1210 M = 16.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 8 4

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100
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BB: t1840 M = 24.53

Hero (BTN/SB): t1160 M = 15.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K 2

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 7 5 7 (2 players)

BB bets t50, Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Turn: (t400) 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t175, BB calls t175

River: (t750) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t750

BB shows 8 7 (a full house, Sevens full of Fives)
Hero mucks K 2
BB wins t750
What are you doing here on flop? Even if he has a draw on flop (which I doubt, but
could be), then he has like 50% vs your hand and he could even be miles ahead with
K or A-high flushdraw. Just fold vs his flop donkbet imo, especially in raised pots all
we know so far is that he leads out weak with a flopped flush, rest he c/f'ed and
c/c'ed once. Could be 5x yeah but he's not folding it imo. Just fold flop, no need to
start bluffing passive villains who are all of a sudden interested in putting money in
the pot.
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BTN/SB: t2215 M = 29.53

Hero (BB): t785 M = 10.47

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with K 9

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero raises to t785 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero mucks K 9
Hero wins t100
Ehm, although he limped KT before I don't mind this. It's kind of hard to determine a
good limpingrange for him because he folds a ton of buttons as well. However, I think
his callingrange would have to be close to perfect even if his limpingrange is tight-ish
for this not to be ev+. I play it the same I think, but not much deeper though.
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BB: t2165 M = 28.87

Hero (BTN/SB): t835 M = 11.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with J 5

Hero calls t25, BB checks

Flop: (t100) 5 A T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t50, BB calls t50

Turn: (t200) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t200) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t100, Hero folds

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200
Yeah with these stacksizes I don't mind limping a bunch and taking it away postflop. I
like how you played the hand, you can use all the extra chips and although he's
unlikely calling flop with worse, adding the 100 to your stack is very valuable here.
River is clear fold though, trips or Tx, nh well played.
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BTN/SB: t2265 M = 30.20

Hero (BB): t735 M = 9.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 6 J

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 8 2 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t100) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB shows 4 6 (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
Hero shows 6 J (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
Hero wins t50
BTN/SB wins t50
Yeah if his limpingrange was a bit weaker then I wouldn't mind a river stab to get him
to fold a chop. Thing is he will probably call with 2x/Kx/Ax and flushes and his
limpingrange definitly includes Ax/Kx hands which aren't folding. Flop you could
argue to stab but there are better boards; i don't think he's folding two overcards here
and those are in his limpingrange for sure. However, don't just autocheck flop, try
stabbing it from time to time in limped pots.
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BB: t2265 M = 15.10

Hero (BTN/SB): t735 M = 4.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
No way I'm folding here. Limp would work or minraise too. I don't expect to get
shoved/raised on too often and all chips we can add to our stack are from great
value.

Edit: I just noted that blinds went up and therefore this is a MUST shove vs this guy.
If his callingrange is perfect than it's ev- to shove, however his callingrange will be
WAY too nitty imo so shoving would definitly be ev+ here, especially since it's your
first shove. Even nash has it as a shove, chubukov doesn't but chubukov implies
perfect callingranges which isnt true at all for this opponent.
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BTN/SB: t2315 M = 15.43

Hero (BB): t685 M = 4.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 6 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks 6 8
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BB: t2265 M = 15.10

Hero (BTN/SB): t735 M = 4.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 7

Hero raises to t735 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 7 7
Hero wins t200
Std, well played.
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BTN/SB: t2165 M = 14.43

Hero (BB): t835 M = 5.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with J A

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks J A
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BB: t2115 M = 14.10

Hero (BTN/SB): t885 M = 5.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 K

Hero calls t50, BB raises to t2115 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200
Interesting that you limped here, hmmmz.

I must say I don't hate it. Obv openshoving is always gonna be ev+, no doubt about
that. However, this guy will unlikely jam a lot over limps and we can try and play a pot
in position. Meh, I still like openshoving more. Thing is if we do hit something postflop
villain won't be putting any money in with bottom pair or something so yeah when we
bet at it postflop we will probably have the best hand anyway when he folds...
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BTN/SB: t2215 M = 14.77

Hero (BB): t785 M = 5.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with J 5

BTN/SB raises to t2215 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
Ok so he seems to play push/fold as well. Kind of weird the way he played previous
hands but okay...
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BB: t2315 M = 15.43

Hero (BTN/SB): t685 M = 4.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BTN/SB: t2365 M = 15.77

Hero (BB): t635 M = 4.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 4 A

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero raises to t635 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 4 A
Hero wins t200
Ok now he changed back to limping while 6bb's shallow (lol). Ez shove, well played.
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BB: t2265 M = 15.10

Hero (BTN/SB): t735 M = 4.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with K 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
WTF are you doing? Haven't you read my nash/sage/chubukov post about
lategame? You're 7.35bb's shallow here, you have a King, ALL-IN! Not even close,
you can probably openjam almost ATC here vs this opponent and you fold a king?
Wtf? K2o can be openshoved profitably vs a perfect callingrange for 10bb's and you
have a slightly better hand with way shallower stacks.
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BTN/SB: t2315 M = 15.43

Hero (BB): t685 M = 4.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 3 A

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero raises to t685 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 3 A
Hero wins t200
Same as two hands before, well played.
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BB: t2215 M = 14.77
Hero (BTN/SB): t785 M = 5.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BTN/SB: t2265 M = 15.10

Hero (BB): t735 M = 4.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with T 7

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero checks

Flop: (t200) 5 6 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t150, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks T 7
Hero wins t200
Interesting hand. With these stacksizes and the fact that he doesn't stab a lot himself
I kind of like your (big) flop lead just to jam a bunch of brick turns. Fwiw, if turn puts
4to straight on board I would just give up. I don't expect him to turn a made hand into
a bluff EVER and he's not betting worse for value either.
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BB: t2165 M = 14.43

Hero (BTN/SB): t835 M = 5.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 5

Hero calls t50, BB raises to t2165 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200
Depending whether you would be following Nash or chubukov this is a shove/fold
spot but you seem to be following neither for some reason... Ugh you're really making
it difficult for yourself here imo. I don't even like the limp in this spot. I know he's kind
of passive and all but you've just attacked almost all his limps so far and so did he so
I wouldn't expect him to check preflop all that much anymore unless with total
trashhands. <12bb's in general is easiest by far to play push/fold, especially in a spot
like this when <10bb's. Whether it is nash or chubukov, doesn't matter that much.
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BTN/SB: t2265 M = 15.10

Hero (BB): t735 M = 4.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t2265 all in, Hero calls t635 all in

Flop: (t1470) 7 3 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t1470) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t1470) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t1470

BTN/SB shows Q J (high card King)
Hero shows A 6 (high card Ace)
Hero wins t1470
K, nh, important to notice is that he openshoved QJo while this is a hand a player like
this would actually be able to limp this (and either fold/call when you shove).
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BB: t1530 M = 10.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1470 M = 9.80

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 Q

Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100

Flop: (t400) Q 9 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t250, BB folds
Final Pot: t400
Hero mucks 4 Q
Hero wins t400
Yeah I think both minraising and limping are things you should start doing again. I
prefer minraising slightly, flopbet looks a bit big given how fit/fold he is I think, you
don't want him to fold bottom pair here so 200 would do the trick just as well.
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BTN/SB: t1330 M = 8.87

Hero (BB): t1670 M = 11.13

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with Q 9

BTN/SB raises to t1330 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
Ez fold yah.
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BB: t1430 M = 9.53

Hero (BTN/SB): t1570 M = 10.47

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 J

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
Again, wouldn't mind a minraise. I still expect a ton of folds preflop, a bunch of
defends with c/f on flop too and not too much shipping over your minraise.
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BTN/SB: t1480 M = 9.87
Hero (BB): t1520 M = 10.13

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 4 5

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero checks

Flop: (t200) J A 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t200) Q (2 players)

Hero bets t100, BTN/SB raises to t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB wins t400
I'd probably stab the flop, although it would depend a little on my
flopstabbingfrequency in previous limped pots but given you never did it so far I think
(unless you flopped TP with T7), this would be a pretty good spot. Would probably
make it SLIGHTLY bigger, like 120, to have a little more fold equity vs like Kx or 6x
here.

A lot of people seem to have this. Almost never leading out, even though villain
doesn't stab a lot because they expect a continuationbet while there was no raise
preflop and then stab the turn because villain didn't "cbet".
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BB: t1680 M = 11.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1320 M = 8.80

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 9

Hero calls t50, BB checks

Flop: (t200) 2 2 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t100, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks 7 9
Hero wins t200
Don't mind a limp from time to time, though this is hard to review tbh. Like if you
minraised last two hands I wouldn't mind a limp here and vice versa (given that you
don't follow the limping/minraising strategy I would use it's kind of awkward gameflow
thingy which is really hard to explain). Like I would've minraised the J4o 2 hands ago
and now would limp here I think yeah. Given how fit/fold he is, ez flop stab though,
he'll fold like 90% here imo.
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BTN/SB: t1580 M = 10.53

Hero (BB): t1420 M = 9.47

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with T J

BTN/SB raises to t235, Hero calls t135

Flop: (t470) A K 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t470) 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t100, Hero folds

Final Pot: t470

BTN/SB wins t470
Hmmmz, weird hand. He openshoved like 14bb's some time ago so this probably is a
strong hand. I think folding is best here looking afterwards, though I would probably
call in-game too because it's close given how easy he is to play against postflop. I
would play it the same like you did postflop tbh. Problem is if you flop toppair and get
action you're not going to be good all that often here, meh. =/ Folding looks really
weak but against this opponent is probably best because his raising range will be
quite strong here.

Uhmmmz, ugh, whatever, defending doesn't look too bad. If he has like AK and
doesn't improve he'll just check it back so yeah, can't see why defending would be
bad here though stacks are pretty shallow.
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BB: t1815 M = 12.10

Hero (BTN/SB): t1185 M = 7.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J T

Hero raises to t200, BB raises to t1815 all in, 1 fold
Final Pot: t400
BB wins t400
Bleh bleh bleh.
God such a crapspot. =/
I'm not trying to be resultsoriented here but I think I just openjam a ton myself here
for following reason:
a: When you get shoved on, you have a ****ty spot. You need like 41.56% equity to
call here and he doesn't need a lot of A-rag or K-rag in his range to justify calling. Vs
a range of Ax,22+ and any two broadways you have 38.41% so adding some hands
like Kx and T9 and we got the equity we need here to call his shove.
b: Stacks are getting really shallow, I don't expect him to flat a ton anymore when
<12bb's. At 14-15bb's I can imagine him calling but 12bb's starting to get really
shallow and is the cutoff for a ton of fish to stop calling, especially with a push/fold
metagame going on you shouldn't expect to much flats preflop anymore.
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BTN/SB: t2015 M = 13.43

Hero (BB): t985 M = 6.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with K Q

BTN/SB calls t50, Hero raises to t985 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero mucks K Q
Hero wins t200
Std, well played.
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BB: t1915 M = 12.77

Hero (BTN/SB): t1085 M = 7.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
Kind of awkward here imo. Like <7bb's you can openshove ATC vs most villains
because they will be calling way too tight but 10bb's is a bit too deep to be start
jamming hopeless hands.
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BTN/SB: t1965 M = 13.10

Hero (BB): t1035 M = 6.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with J 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks J 8
Hero wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BB: t1915 M = 12.77

Hero (BTN/SB): t1085 M = 7.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t150

BB wins t100
(Rake: t50)
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BTN/SB: t1965 M = 8.73

Hero (BB): t1035 M = 4.60

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with K 8

1 fold
Final Pot: t225
Hero mucks K 8
Hero wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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BB: t1890 M = 8.40

Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 4.93

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with A 8

Hero raises to t1110 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks A 8
Hero wins t300
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BTN/SB: t1740 M = 7.73

Hero (BB): t1260 M = 5.60

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 9 5

BTN/SB raises to t1740 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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BB: t1890 M = 8.40

Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 4.93

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 9

Hero raises to t1110 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 9 9
Hero wins t300
I would actually prefer a limp here. Your limp will look so weak after openshoving a
couple of times before and so far he attacked like all of them and he will probably get
sick of you a bit because of all the openshoving. If he doesn't jam over your limp,
well, we still have a pretty strong hand to continue postflop.

I don't do this a lot but I think this is a good spot for it though.

Edit: god I should pay more attention to blindlevels changing. Ehm, yeah with these
so shallow stacks shoving becomes way closer to limping because there's a ton more
dead money in the pot. Still think both are valid options.
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BTN/SB: t1740 M = 7.73

Hero (BB): t1260 M = 5.60

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB calls t75, Hero raises to t1260 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 6 A
Hero wins t300
K so he keeps trying to limp really shallow which is pretty lol imo.
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BB: t1590 M = 7.07

Hero (BTN/SB): t1410 M = 6.27

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
This is an easy jam with these stacksizes, n/o. Nash says to shove it (given you
shoved 99 before I assume you just push/fold from here on) and even chubukov has
it as 8.5bb's which requires a perfect callingrange which is not the case from villain
(by far).
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BTN/SB: t1665 M = 7.40

Hero (BB): t1335 M = 5.93

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 K

BTN/SB calls t75, Hero checks

Flop: (t300) 6 8 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t300) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t300) 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero calls t150

Final Pot: t600

BTN/SB shows 2 2 (three of a kind, Deuces)
Hero mucks 7 K
BTN/SB wins t600
Wow, 9bb's and he limps again. Close to all his limps were weak so far, so just jam
preflop and pick up the pot A LOT like you did before. I know people will start limping
stronger hands here as well, but there's way more craphands in his range than
nuthands. Given his shoving frequency I don't think a player like this "traps" with A6o
by limp/calling.

So just jam preflop, and please, do NOT call river here. 4 to straight, this guy isn't
betting worse than your hand ever.
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BB: t1965 M = 8.73

Hero (BTN/SB): t1035 M = 4.60
Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 K
Hero raises to t1035 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks 9 K
Hero wins t300
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BTN/SB: t1815 M = 8.07

Hero (BB): t1185 M = 5.27

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB calls t75, Hero checks

Flop: (t300) K 4 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t300) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t300) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB shows T 9 (two pair, Nines and Fours)
Hero shows Q 2 (a pair of Fours)
BTN/SB wins t300
Yeah I don't mind a checkdown here, he's not a stabber anyway and we have some
showdown value.
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BB: t1965 M = 8.73

Hero (BTN/SB): t1035 M = 4.60

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 5

1 fold
Final Pot: t225
BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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BTN/SB: t2040 M = 9.07

Hero (BB): t960 M = 4.27

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 2 2

BTN/SB raises to t2040 all in, Hero calls t810 all in

Flop: (t1920) 5 T 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t1920) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t1920) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t1920

BTN/SB shows K 3 (three of a kind, Fives)
Hero shows 2 2 (a full house, Fives full of Deuces)
Hero wins t1920
Std, not too keen on calling all-ins with 22 but given stacksizes I don't see how you
can fold this ever.
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BB: t1080 M = 4.80

Hero (BTN/SB): t1920 M = 8.53

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6

Hero raises to t1800, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

Hero mucks K 6
Hero wins t300
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BTN/SB: t930 M = 4.13

Hero (BB): t2070 M = 9.20

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 5 J

BTN/SB calls t75, Hero checks

Flop: (t300) 8 A 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero folds

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
Ehm, I think I would jam preflop here. Let's say you have 33.33% equity vs his
limp/call range, which will not be too far off but is easy to calculate with. So on avg
you'll lose like 310 chips in the hand. There's 300 chips already in the pot, so he
needs to fold only 50% of the time which is DEFINITLY the case with this opponent.
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BB: t1080 M = 4.80

Hero (BTN/SB): t1920 M = 8.53

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with K 5

Hero calls t75, BB checks

Flop: (t300) J A 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t300) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t300) Q (2 players)

BB bets t230, Hero calls t230

Final Pot: t760

BB shows 6 2 (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows K 5 (a pair of Queens - Ace+King kicker)
Hero wins t760
Why are you limping here again? Don't try to get fancy with less than 7bb's and Kx
and just jam preflop imo!

If he shoves pre you gonna call or not? You bluffcaught a passive guy on this river?
Really, this is just making your life difficult, just put your opponent in difficult spots,
not yourself. When there's an easy way out of a hand, it's usually going to be the
most ev+ one.
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BTN/SB: t700 M = 3.11

Hero (BB): t2300 M = 10.22

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with 7 3

BTN/SB raises to t700 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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BB: t850 M = 3.78

Hero (BTN/SB): t2150 M = 9.56

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with K A

Hero raises to t2150 all in, BB calls t700 all in

Flop: (t1700) J A 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t1700) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t1700) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t1700

BB shows A 7 (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Hero shows K A (a pair of Aces)
BB wins t1700
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BTN/SB: t1700 M = 7.56

Hero (BB): t1300 M = 5.78

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with K 7

BTN/SB calls t75, Hero checks

Flop: (t300) A 3 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t300) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t300) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB mucks 6 8
Hero shows K 7 (high card Ace)
Hero wins t300
Again, jam preflop, easiest solution by far... His limps are random trashhands a lot of
the time, even shallow.
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BB: t1550 M = 6.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1450 M = 6.44

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
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BTN/SB: t1625 M = 7.22

Hero (BB): t1375 M = 6.11

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with T 4

BTN/SB raises to t335, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
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BB: t1775 M = 7.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1225 M = 5.44

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t225

BB wins t150
(Rake: t75)
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BTN/SB: t1850 M = 8.22
Hero (BB): t1150 M = 5.11

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BB with Q T

BTN/SB raises to t1850 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t300

BTN/SB wins t300
Ugh, vs a normal opponent, there's probably no way I would fold here. However, he
limped 22 in a similar spot and jammed QJ/K3 iirc with around these stacksizes so
it's close but fold looks best on paper though I call a lot ingame I think.
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BB: t2000 M = 8.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1000 M = 4.44

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 T

Hero raises to t900, BB raises to t1650, Hero calls t100 all in

Flop: (t2000) 5 7 J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t2000) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t2000) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2000

BB shows K A (high card Ace)
Hero shows 9 T (a straight, Seven to Jack)
Hero wins t2000
Fold vs shove, he has you beat.
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BTN/SB: t1000 M = 3.33

Hero (BB): t2000 M = 6.67

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 2 9

BTN/SB raises to t1000 all in, 1 fold
Final Pot: t400
BTN/SB wins t400
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BB: t1200 M = 4
Hero (BTN/SB): t1800 M = 6

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 K

Hero raises to t1800 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

Hero mucks 8 K
Hero wins t400
Yeah I think I'd just openjam ATC here, he will never be calling wide enough to make
up for that.
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BTN/SB: t1000 M = 3.33

Hero (BB): t2000 M = 6.67

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 6 J

BTN/SB raises to t1000 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB wins t400
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BB: t1200 M = 4
Hero (BTN/SB): t1800 M = 6
Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with T 8
Hero calls t100, BB raises to t1200 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

BB wins t400
God, please, STOP DOING THIS. Cmon, what you expect? Play poker with 6bb's?
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BTN/SB: t1400 M = 4.67

Hero (BB): t1600 M = 5.33

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 6 3

BTN/SB raises to t1400 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB wins t400
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BB: t1600 M = 5.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1400 M = 4.67

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with A A

Hero calls t100, BB checks

Flop: (t400) T 5 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t400) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero raises to t600, BB folds

Final Pot: t800

Hero mucks A A
Hero wins t800
K, I don't mind limping here, however, you should bet the flop. This is like a board
you'll get action on or not from a player like this. I think he's betting turn with a pair
and actually folding to your raise here tbh so I would try to get some money in on the
flop and see if he wants it. I know he bluffed you before on the AQJQx board in a
limped pot but doubt it's a frequent thing, and definitly not on a board like this so just
bet the flop and hope he has a hand he likes enough to call or jam.
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BTN/SB: t1200 M = 4
Hero (BB): t1800 M = 6

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 7 2

BTN/SB raises to t1200 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB wins t400
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BB: t1400 M = 4.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1600 M = 5.33

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with A 6

Hero raises to t1600 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t400

Hero mucks A 6
Hero wins t400
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BTN/SB: t1200 M = 4
Hero (BB): t1800 M = 6

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with Q 7

BTN/SB calls t100, Hero checks
Flop: (t400) 2 3 K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t400) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t400) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t400

BTN/SB mucks J 8
Hero shows Q 7 (a pair of Kings)
Hero wins t400
Jam preflop, not even close. His limpingrange is total craphands.
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BB: t1000 M = 3.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t2000 M = 6.67

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 A

Hero raises to t800, BB raises to t1000 all in, Hero calls t200

Flop: (t2000) Q A Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: (t2000) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t2000) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2000

BB shows 7 K (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
Hero shows 5 A (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins t2000

General remarks: don't try to play poker with a push/fold

metagame and start limping when like 0bb's deep, seriously, this
is just burning money vs most players, also vs this "passive"
opponent who started playing more aggro when blinds went up.
Also, jam a ton more over limps when his limpingrange is like
70%+ weak you can almost shove ATC but stuff like Q7s is an
instajam, not even close.
Also, raise more preflop early/midgame vs players like this. Will
be really ev+ for reasons mentioned.

SPAMZ ' FOURTH HAND HIST ORY REVIEW

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A little history on this opponent. This is the third game in a row

against him.

The first game, he raised every hand, and 3-bet my first 2 opens,
so I 4bet-shipped T9o in the fourth hand, expecting him to fold a
****-ton, and having some ways to win even when I get called.
He calls and shows TT, which is absolute worst-case for my
hand.

Second game only lasted 9 hands. I lost a bunch Of chips

missing an open-ended straight draw + flush draw, and ended up
raise/calling on the river with Q6 on 8s5ckd4c7s and getting
shown 96.

So he probably thinks I'm a spewtard, and he's probably right.

Other game is vs different opponent.

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BB: t1500 M = 33.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 33.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J J

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Aaaaaah, the good old ftp turbo's! -hax imo.

Anyway, I don't know what your standard opening size is.

Most people go minraise or 3x. Some good players I know do t75

or t80. I would advice to just minraise tbh. Reason for this is that
it's the easiest way to get some good (postflop) reads on your
opponent because minraising will in general open up someone's
defending range.

HOWEVER, first hand, and you have a monster, I would raise to

3bb's as well. Thing is even most fish notice that when you
minraise 4x in a row and then all of a sudden raise to 3bb's (yes,
they DO notice this) so raising small with weaker hands and big
with stronger hands is something which in general won't work,
except against the biggest droolers out there or the huge loose
tards. But since he doesn't know your openingsize, you can
easily make it 3bb's here and try to get some more value.

I used to openjam JJ+ AK first hand on the lowest stakes (I think

I did it up to $22s or something) and this works fine against the
huge fishpool you'll meet there. Take note that openshove this
range first hand, you will get called by ****ton of worse hands
(low pocket pairs, A-rag, I even had someone call 64s and Q7o
once). If you have a monsterhand second hand again, you can
just jam and he will call so light now (you can even open up your
"monsterrange" for the second hand, like 99-TT/AQ as well). Be
prepared to have a hectic (mostly short) and very agressive
match now though and try to use your image to your benefit.

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BTN/SB: t1470 M = 32.67
Hero (BB): t1530 M = 34

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 3

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t100, BTN/SB calls t70

Flop: (t200) 6 2 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t135, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Hmmmz, the reads you gave said clearly "he sees me as a

spewtard" most likely. I don't get the raise preflop for that reason,
just because you lack so much fold equity (preflop) and I expect
him to float you on any flop with any pair or gutshot or better and
you're going to have one hell of a time playing your underpair. If
he really thinks you're spewy, you can even get in a decent
portion of your stack in a limped pot (or even your entire stack)
when you flop a set anyway so raising pre wouldn't be an option
for me. I'd much rather raise JTo here than 33, it just plays so
much easier/better oop.

Fwiw, even in a vanilla game vs a random fish, I wouldn't raise

here if this is 2nd hand of the game for following reasons:
1) Most fish limp/call and limp/fold when it's still "cheap" is
something they don't consider.
2) When you check couple of hands preflop, your oop will get
SOME more respect later on. Although point 1) still will apply, but
they're unlikely to float you really light and most of the times you
will have no strong hand (it's hu, duh, nobody has anything) so
you can use the extra fold equity on the flop/preflop.

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BB: t1370 M = 30.44

Hero (BTN/SB): t1630 M = 36.22
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 2
Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Ok, so aparantly your std size is 3bb's early on. I would advice to
test minraising a couple of games and see how it goes. You'll
notice how much more info you get when stacks are still deep-
ish.

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BTN/SB: t1340 M = 29.78

Hero (BB): t1660 M = 36.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1325 M = 29.44

Hero (BTN/SB): t1675 M = 37.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 7

Hero raises to t90, BB raises to t210, Hero raises to t1675 all in,
1 fold

Final Pot: t420

Hero wins t420
With the notes you gave, this is a very very easy 4betshove
preflop. Even if his valuerange is like 88+,AJ+,KQ then we still
have 40% equity so we don't need much fold equity preflop to
make up for that. But if he sees you as spewtard, he may be
stacking off real light here (mainly smaller pocket pairs we're in
decent shape against, and people 3betting those aren't folding
them vs shove) so vs the worst of ranges we still have 40% and
you have won every hand in the match so far so I think your fold
equity preflop is really high.

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BTN/SB: t1115 M = 24.78

Hero (BB): t1885 M = 41.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t1145 M = 25.44

Hero (BTN/SB): t1855 M = 41.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 4

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) A K 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t115, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180
K, 3bb's again.
Flop kind of dry, only gutshots available so I would probably bet
90 here. Anything from 90 to 120 looks good to me (unless you
have a reason to suspect from previous games that a certain
betsize will induce a spazz/float more often or something).
On a board like this, just bet half pot, villain won't float you too
light in general.

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BTN/SB: t1055 M = 23.44

Hero (BB): t1945 M = 43.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t1085 M = 24.11

Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 42.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

Yeah I dont mind a fold now and then. There's a big difference in
a fish' experience between raising 100% and like 90%. They
have no idea about your frequency really, just let them know you
don't raise ATC and a fold from time to time (especially after
being active and winning most pots) is definitly in its place.
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BTN/SB: t1100 M = 24.44

Hero (BB): t1900 M = 42.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 8 2 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero raises to t195, BTN/SB
calls t135

Turn: (t510) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t180, Hero calls t180

River: (t870) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t665 all in, Hero calls t665

Final Pot: t2200

BTN/SB shows 7 A (three of a kind, Sevens)
Hero mucks K 8
BTN/SB wins t2200

Hmmmz, interesting hand, preflop seems std for me, it's just a
minraise and he seems to be doing it wide enough to defend
here + we need some postflop oop reads imo.

Ok, so flop. Ehm, yeah definitly checkraise, in a vaccuum, it's

best to assume villains cbet unless proven otherwise. Being
around 37bb's shallow with TP2K on a drawy board is an ez
stackoff anyway vs pretty much anyone.
Raisesize looks good as well, anything from 180 to 220 looks
fine. Don't make it too big, it's heads-up, people usually don't
have anything so you want to keep his floats in.

Turn is interesting to discuss. Fwiw, I don't really like your line of

c/c c/c. Especially with your image. Thing is villain will very likely
ship a good made hand on flop (whether he has us beat or not)
because of the board texture. Hands like TPGK or combodraws
he's more likely to get it in on flop. Unless you think he's making
a random float, like KQ or something, which I doubt, maybe you
had some read from previous games, but even some of those
he's checking them back and try to get to showdown, unless he
thinks his showdown is non-existing like if he floated a hand like
QT.
Thing is, the board paired, and it's a really bad card to bluff at for
villain. He shouldn't expect you to fold a lot of the board, though
idk how deep this particular opponent thinks. You go c/c c/c I
guess because you expect him to fire his draws right? This just
doesn't happen all that much. Draws rarely take this line on a
board like this. If his draw is good enough (in his eyes), he's
likely to ship the flop. If not, he'll probably think you gave up on
turn and will check, hoping to improve, or maybe bet turn but will
check back river because once you call turn your line is really
defined to like 8x or some draws which decided to c/c turn but
even then he will take showdown and won't bluff you.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up like that just because the
turncard paired the board. On turn, pot is 510 and villain has 845
behind. Given that he thinks you are spewy, I would bet smallish
here to try to induce a shove from him. Something like 225
should give him the illusion of fold-equity (around 1/4th of an
opponent stacks works best here in my experience). People tend
to see this as weak and shove a really wide range here (even
gutshots yes). Maybe he just has 8x and he was waiting for a
good turncard to get it in... let him get it in then.

With the line you took, you're going to get valuetowned by trips
ALWAYS and will only bluffcatch some percentage of the time.
Depending of the opponents agressiveness (you should have a
better idea of that) you should know a bit what draws he's
shipping on flop and which not. If you think he's flatting all but the
biggest draws on flop, then maybe you can c/c one street but I
doubt a lot of people bet small turn with a draw to shove river
here, looks like a sucker bet on turn to be able to shove river
imo. With your image, I would just bet small and get it in.

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BB: t2200 M = 48.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t800 M = 17.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 4

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 4 9 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Flop cbet is kind of big imo, I'd just go half pot and be done with
the hand. You only have a bluffcatcher on this board so doesn't
really matter how much you bet. Hands with 40%+ equity aren't
folding anyway, so you're just betting to try and take down the
pot and maybe you can improve or bluff at some cards when you
get called to try to get him off a better hand (8x mainly obv).

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BTN/SB: t2140 M = 35.67

Hero (BB): t860 M = 14.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 4 Q

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t2180 M = 36.33
Hero (BTN/SB): t820 M = 13.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q Q

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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BTN/SB: t2140 M = 35.67

Hero (BB): t860 M = 14.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 9

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t860 all in, BTN/SB calls
t780

Flop: (t1720) K 4 J

Turn: (t1720) K

River: (t1720) 6

Final Pot: t1720

BTN/SB shows A Q (a pair of Kings)
Hero shows 9 9 (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Hero wins t1720

Ehm, depends a little on previous games to either 3bet jam here

or just 3bet to - say - 220 or something. Things like:
- has he seen you 3bet jam certain hands before? A-rag, low
pocket pairs, K-rag?
- have you 3bet/folded while being shallow before?
- was there a lot of shoving over minraises metagame previous
games?
I agree that 3betting to a normal amount would in general look
pretty strong, so shoving would be my std to get called lighter I
think (unless villain is braindead or villain thinks he has fold
equity because I 3bet/folded shallow before). So yeah, nh, sick
hold.

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BB: t1280 M = 21.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1720 M = 28.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T J

Hero calls t20, BB checks

Flop: (t80) J 8 7 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero calls t80

Turn: (t240) T (2 players)

BB bets t160, Hero calls t160

River: (t560) T (2 players)

BB bets t320, Hero raises to t1440 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t1200

Hero wins t1200

Limp is interesting, I think it's fine here actually. Idk if you did it in
previous game so I will just assume you haven't. He seemed to
be aggro to some extent from your description in the notes so I
could imagine he 3bets a decent amount so limping a hand like
this is fine. Most people (especially aggro ones) just love to
attack limps all the time, especially the first one(s), with ATC, so
if he raises to 3bb's I would be inclined to call. Something you
can do to see if he randomly attacks your limps is do it a bit
deeper stacked with like K2o type of hands and fold if he raises.
If you raise next couple of buttons and then limp once more he'll
definitly see it as weakness (most fish see it as well fwiw) so you
can exploit that in mid/endgame with limp/shoving certain hands.

K so he pots flop, you have TPGK with a gutshot

straightflushdraw. This is actually a very interesting spot imo. I
thought about it a bunch and talked about it with some other
players and came to conclusion that it's probably best to raise
the flop. Don't get me wrong, flatting is fine as well, it's close imo,
though I think raising is slightly more ev+. Reason for raising is
that we control the size of the pot, and we have an aggro image,
and there's a TON of bad turncards which can ruin action. If
villain has two pair, we're ahead equitywise but almost each time
we "suck out" villain is unlikely to put any more money in the pot
(we're even a favorite against J8 fwiw, big fav against 87 and
J7). So vs those hands we want to get it in on flop (obv this is
like top of villain's range apart from flopped flushes/straight).
Chance of villain having us drawing really thin is also not that
big. Suited Ax there's a decent chance he raises pre, not always,
but more likely than 93ss for example obv. Same with decent
suited kings (although with this board only KQss and K9ss are
strong suited kings possible). Thing is, there's so much value on
raising flop, we're in position, villain views us as a spewtard, turn
should be fairly easy to play irregardless of the card, and there's
just soooo much hands we're in awesome shape against; he's
not jamming them all or anything, but definitly calling a smallish
raise with them to - say - 220 or something. Hands like 96 with a
spade, any pair with or without a spade, if you're lucky he's
jamming something like J-rag with or without a spade to try and
protect his hand or whatever. So raise, flop is the street to get
value from, not turn/river imo.

Unless hand runs out like this obv, turn looks fine, enough
implied odds and he's probably bluffing some percentage of the
time and giving up on river and we have a bunch of equity
anyway. River std shove, I'm really wondering what villain had
here tbh.

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BTN/SB: t680 M = 11.33

Hero (BB): t2320 M = 38.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 6 T

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

He seems to be minraising close to 100% of buttons so you

could probably jam over the 80 here and it will turn out ev+.
However, he doesn't seem to do it himself and you already did it
once with the 99 so I would advice not to do it because creating
a minraise/jam kind of metagame is not something you want vs
someone who seems to be calling at least some percentage of
the time oop and c/f's a reasonable amount (idk how true this is,
we just had couple of postflop hands in raised pots and he
seemed to play pretty straightforward).

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BB: t720 M = 12
Hero (BTN/SB): t2280 M = 38

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero calls t20, BB checks

Flop: (t80) T 3 7 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero calls t80

Turn: (t240) T (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

Ugh, this is really weird spot. First of all, I don't mind the limp
preflop, but don't start autolimping here too much. There's still a
ton of value you get by villain folding preflop or calling and c/f'ing
flop. Aparantly, this guy also doesn't autocheck flop but will lead
out a ton and I would rather limp in hands that flop toppair well
(like JT you did earlier) than a hand like K3 because aparantly he
doesn't give up on leading/bluffing(?) and a pair of 3s will be
quite hard to play vs a lot of agression unless you're comfortable
enough calling him down on certain boards. Reason why hands
like this are good to limp vs certain opponents is because on
certain boards it's ez to win at showdown when it gets checked
down but I don't think this type of villain will let you have it that
easily.

I'm not results oriented by the fact that he donked out here again
putting us in a ****ty spot, the reason why i suppose this is
because on the J87sss board he bet/bet/bet and folded to river
raise. His line makes sense for like either nuts or air imo, with
nuts being either a flopped flush or (flopped) straight and I don't
see ANYONE fold a flush/straight on the river there fwiw so he
most likely had total air (or something like Ks4x or something,
could be, but this just means he bet/bet/bet his draws and prolly
made hands as well so it's kind of hard to bluffcatch that way).

So here, even if you did limp, I would just fold the flop. Reason
for this is that stacks are really shallow, he won't give up easily,
and we probably have only 5 outs and he's gonna keep firing
and firing no matter what (toppair paired on turn, i'm quite sure
this gives him more draws than i would put in his range on flop,
but still, a lot of draws still have like 10 outs and we could be
drawing dead and quite sure he's jamming river). I don't think
you can profitably call flop here vs this opponent if you decide to
limp anyway, unless you're prepared to call it down all the way
(unless like a 9/8 comes off in which case all draws have us beat
now).

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BTN/SB: t840 M = 14
Hero (BB): t2160 M = 36

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 A

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero raises to t140, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Ehm, his limps will probably be pretty weak, and especially with
21bb's shallow stacks I would just make it 120 preflop. He thinks
you're a spewtard, mashing the pot button he may decide to
limp/jam a total crap holding (i HIGHLY doubt this opponent
limps a strong hand so i would snap a limp/shove from him, less
than 10% of the time he's trapping imo given he minraises so
much).

Also, you should give him the chance to call with weak
(dominated) holdings, not push him out. 120 preflop gives a little
more manoeuvrability postflop as well, with 240 in pot (if he
decides to call) and 720 behind. If you make it 140 and he calls
and pot is 280 and he has 700 behind. Cbetting here will be
more expensive and jamming with any piece of the board easier
for him and we're going to be committed on a TON of ****ty
boards when we cbet because there's too much draws in his
range (obv you shouldn't be cbetting some % of these ****ty
boards if you're not happy calling a shove) but I'm mainly talking
about boards like 873 with a flushdraw or something. If he's
jamming any pair/draw we have odds to call after we cbet like
160 into 280 (we would need 32.14% equity to call a shove,
wereas 120 preflop and 140 on flop would require 34.52% equity
if villain shoves over our cbet). Just look at following handrange if
he decides to limp/call and jam over our cbet and see how close
it is:

Board: 8h 7h 3c
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 34.667% 34.23% 00.44% 78960 1005.50 { Ad9c }
Hand 1: 65.333% 64.90% 00.44% 149699 1005.50 { Kh6h,
Kh5h, Kh4h, Kh3h, Kh2h, Q8s-Q7s, Qh6h, Qh5h, Qh4h, J9s-
J7s, Jh6h, Jh5h, T6s+, 95s+, 84s+, 75s+, 65s, 6h4h, 5h4h, Q8o-
Q7o, J9o-J7o, T6o+, 96o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o }

See? You're making it too big preflop, and will be committed on a

bunch of drawy flops where you have no pair at all but have to
call a shove once you cbet. Just make it 120, play some poker. I
wouldn't even mind 100 here tbh, just let him hang himself with a
marginal holding.
Just step out of the box and stop thinking "oh, ima raise oop, so i
have to make it >3bb's"... think about what you're trying to
accomplish by raising, think about stacksizes, see how easy it
will be to get the money in if you hit TP...

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BB: t800 M = 13.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t2200 M = 36.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

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BTN/SB: t820 M = 13.67

Hero (BB): t2180 M = 36.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J 4

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 6 8 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

Yeah just check/fold, let him have a pot. No need to start bluffing
someone who sees you as a spewtard even though we don't
know if he knows there's not a lot of Ax hands in our range. If
you lead out, you're gonna get floated a ton I think, and
checkraising you represent like nothing. Vs some players that's
not a problem, but this game we've been pushing him around a
bit and I doubt he folds any piece of the board really.

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BB: t860 M = 14.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t2140 M = 35.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 3

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 3 K 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t110, BB calls t110

Turn: (t380) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t380) 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t220, BB raises to t670 all in, Hero calls
t450

Final Pot: t1720

BB shows Q 5 (a straight, Seven high)
Hero shows 5 3 (a straight, Seven high)
BB wins t(860
Hero wins t(860
(Rake: t1720)

Good that you minraise the crappart of your playrange. You

folded last button so I would probably minraise close to 100%
here apart from the occassional 92o.

Again, flopbet is quite big, why are you doing this? For some
reason, he floated you with only one livecard but you have to
assume that each time he calls you he will have at least 30%
equity (which is gutshot with livecard) or better draw or have you
crushed with a better pair. What you trying to accomplish with
your bet on a board like this? His most likely holding is
inbetween cards... either check back or let him bluff turn or bet
smaller. I wouldn't mind a 1bb bet here fwiw, I think this guy will
spazz raise over it and we can call his raise (or he will float like
he did here with like 25% equity while we have position which is
fine as well, there's a decent amount of turn/river combo's we
either improve or can bluffcatch on). Cbetting 110 is just
unnecessary and is turning your hand into a bluff. I think
checking vs this guy would probably be best idea because
stacksizes are awkward to bet like 80 and him checkraising to -
say - 250 because we would need to put a big part of our (or
entire) stack in to bluffcatch. So check back, call almost all turns
vs this guy.

As played turncheck is fine, no point in vbetting, he's not folding

a lot of better hands here and we have a ton of equity.

Note that it's pretty rare that I check back showdown value like
here on flop but I think this is an okay spot unless you have an
awesome amount of momentum from previous matches in which
case you know 100% what to do vs a checkraise here on this
board vs this opponent depending on his betsizing.

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BTN/SB: t860 M = 11.47

Hero (BB): t2140 M = 28.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 5 K

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 4 8 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t100) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks
Final Pot: t100
BTN/SB shows T 4 (a pair of Fours)
Hero shows 5 K (King Queen high)
BTN/SB wins t100

K so he checked back bottom pair medium kicker. I don't mind

check flop/give up fwiw, drawy board, not a lot of hands he'll fold
that are better and "betting for value" + "bluffcatching when
draws dont hit" is just too difficult and not worth the effort in
limped pots.

Just note his holding imo which will polar his bettingrange to
strong hands/draws or air.

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BB: t910 M = 12.13

Hero (BTN/SB): t2090 M = 27.87

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with T 5

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 5 K 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t175, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Wow, BET THE FLOP? He floated you with Qx on K-rag-rag

board last time. I really don't get you here, sorry if I sound rude.
First you check flop and then you bet like 88% pot on turn? Why
you do that? You think he has a draw with a huge amount of
equity now? Doubtful, I think he's leading out most draws on turn
(DEFINITLY leading out straightdraws because they should have
close to 0 showdown value with their highcard and want to pick
up pot), maybe he's checking some flushdraws if his highcard is
enough, but not always. Given that you cbet all hands so far (as
well as the bottom pair on K34) I would just bet 100 on flop here
and hope he doesn't buy it and thinks he has livecards or just
that his highcard is good again. Either that or he's sick of you
betting at everything and he'll bluffraise with a hand like 98o or
something.

I know it's unlikely he has a piece of the board here, and

balancing vs fish is unnecessarry, but please, bet the flop vs
someone who floats with inbetween cards when you have an
aggro image.

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BTN/SB: t810 M = 10.80

Hero (BB): t2190 M = 29.20

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 4 2

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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BB: t860 M = 11.47

Hero (BTN/SB): t2140 M = 28.53

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) A 7 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t155, BB calls t155
Turn: (t510) 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t510) K (2 players)

BB bets t605 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t510

BB wins t510

Stop cbetting so big, hu = no pair vs no pair most of the time.

Use this wisdom.
It's unlikely this guy folds any piece on flop for 155 that he would
call for - say - 100 or 110.

I would also fold pre I think, given that he floats kind of wide post
(with the Q5 hand), good pointed out chicagory

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BTN/SB: t1115 M = 14.87

Hero (BB): t1885 M = 25.13

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with J 5

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) 3 J K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t50, BTN/SB calls t50

River: (t200) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200

K, flop check is fine, he'll bet most of his range here apart from
SOME highcards (and he raises most highcards preflop i guess)
and bottom pair so he'll bet all his hands which are in total
crappy shape and are just undercards to our pair of jacks which
makes this flop an easy c/c.

Ok, he checked back, which gives us some info about his hand
imo: he has showdownvalue. Now that we actually know a bit
more than usually, we can bet SLIGHTLY bigger to try and
extract value from hands like 3x or Ax/Qx with a heart. I'd bet
around 65 here, I don't think he'll fold a hand like 3x without a
heart because it will look like we're (semi)bluffing the flushdraw.
50 is fine as well, though I think he will call most of the times on
the turn here so we might want to charge him for it with a tad
bigger bet.

Ok, so plan for most rivers is to c/c obv when hearts fail, just
sucks that hearts come in now. He'll check back 3x a decent
percentage of the time to go to showdown imo, instead of
changing it into a bluff so river is quite an easy c/f.

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BB: t1215 M = 16.20

Hero (BTN/SB): t1785 M = 23.80

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 5

Hero raises to t100, BB raises to t350, Hero raises to t1785 all in,
BB calls t865 all in

Flop: (t2430) Q 7 K

Turn: (t2430) 9

River: (t2430) 4

Final Pot: t2430

BB shows T T (a pair of Tens)
Hero shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)
BB wins t2430
Kind of close spot, I think I play it the same though.

Thing why I would 4betjam here:

- he 3bet/folded before
- his raisesize doesnt really look all that strong to me; mostly low-
mid pocket pair or two highcards who want to be committed
postflop (and we're doing fine against a range of 22-88 with a
little bit of fold equity)

Even if he doesnt 3bet low pocket pairs and his range is

something like 77+ AT+ KJs+ then we have around 40% equity.
There's 450 dead money in the pot, we have 40% equity when
called in a 2430 pot which means we lose around 243 each time
we get it in which means we need around 35% fold equity or
something. I was thinking we'd need a little less fold equity here
fwiw, correct me if I made a mistake here. I'd still shove though,
reasons:
- we have at least SOME fold equity
- even against a strong range which doesn't include smaller
pocket pairs we're around 40% equity
- his raisesize is unlikely to be a monsterhand (fwiw im already
surprised to see TT here, i doubt people do it with QQ+ fwiw,
maybe some combo's).

It's not easy to skew this into a range, you can obv try to and
start adding handcombo's in pokerstove which is fine. I think it'll
add up to around 45-ish% in which case we don't need a lot of
fold equity to make up for the 5% equity disadvantage we would
be getting it in with.
Still, with his sizing like this, I really think this is a weaker hand vs
most villains here. Don't be results oriented you see TT here.
YES, i've seen a bunch of people 3bet/fold here! No, this is
usually not a hand as strong as TT! I'm not going to be
pokerstoving because it will look manipulated with the # of
combo's i put in for each hand, but my grasp of a 3bet this size is
(when they want to get it in) medium-low pocket pairs (almost
never, ever TT+ tbh), or unpaired highcard hands.

Idk how else to explain this fwiw, I could've gone the easy way
and say that "this is his range, don't get it in" but getting it in here
is going to be best option against almost every villain apart from
the nittiest i guess, with these stacksizes and this betsizing
because his range is weighed towards non-nut hands.

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BTN/SB: t2430 M = 27
Hero (BB): t570 M = 6.33

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J J

BTN/SB raises to t600, Hero calls t510 all in

Flop: (t1140) 9 T 9

Turn: (t1140) 8

River: (t1140) 7

Final Pot: t1140

BTN/SB shows 6 A (a straight, Ten high)
Hero shows J J (a straight, Jack high)
Hero wins t1140

Std obv, nh.

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BB: t1860 M = 20.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1140 M = 12.67

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 6

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 8 5 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds
Final Pot: t120
Hero wins t120

I wouldn't mind a minraise here fwiw, limping close tbh, it can go

either way I guess. Just be prepared to call down with a pair of
sixes now imo when it's like 2nd pair on the board on somewhat
drawy board.

For some reason, he didn't bet flop, stabbing looks fine. Note
that in a limped pot, a 1bb stab will look a hell lot weaker than
like - in this case - t70. 1bb just looks like a stab, period. People
check, you hit bet to try to take the pot, that's what it looks like,
no other excuse. Given that he lead out most of his hands so far
in limped pots I don't think it makes any significant difference vs
this opponent because he's going to be c/f'ing a ton anyway. Just
realize that 1bb get floated/bluffed at more and use it to your
advantage (especially if you do it in midgame and like 3 times in
a row or something).

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BTN/SB: t1800 M = 20
Hero (BB): t1200 M = 13.33

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

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BB: t1860 M = 20.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1140 M = 12.67
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 Q
Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) A 5 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Yeah I'd just minraise vs him tbh. Try to steal his blinds, stacks
are shallow, so far we have no reason to believe he shoves light
over minraise while 12-20bb's shallow so we can try to steal his
blinds as much as possible. Once he has a piece of the board
postflop he doesn't seem to fold and plays most hands
aggressively so try to let him fold preflop before he catches a
pair or draw.

Ehm, checking back flop, hmmmz. I think he'll bet turn a decent
amount of time once we check flop, he lead/led(?) out a couple
of times full pot so he probably is doing it with a somewhat wide
range so I figure you have a ton of fold equity when you bet flop
and it prevents us from getting bluffed at later on because our
hand isn't that easy to bluffcatch with.

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BTN/SB: t1920 M = 21.33

Hero (BB): t1080 M = 12

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J 7

BTN/SB calls t30, Hero checks

Flop: (t120) K 2 T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks
Turn: (t120) T (2 players)
Hero bets t60, BTN/SB calls t60

River: (t240) 8 (2 players)

Hero bets t220, BTN/SB calls t220

Final Pot: t680

BTN/SB shows Q 8 (two pair, Tens and Eights)
Hero shows J 7 (a pair of Tens)
BTN/SB wins t680

What are you doing? Check preflop is fine imo, check on flop as
well, on a board like this, I'd probably checkraise tbh and try to
take it down. Reason for this is that he bets air/nut kind of hands
and checks back his showdown. You trying to let him fold 2x or
highcard on turn? Unlikely... This guy will always call you on this
turn when he checks back flop imo, ainec. Given that you say he
sees you as a "spewtard" and on river you only rep like trip T's I
don't see any point in betting here whatsoever, once he checks
back flop and this turn comes, just give up.

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BB: t2260 M = 25.11

Hero (BTN/SB): t740 M = 8.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with J 8

Hero raises to t120, BB calls t60

Flop: (t240) 5 T 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t140, BB calls t140

Turn: (t520) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t480 all in, BB calls t480

River: (t1480) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1480

BB shows 8 5 (two pair, Fives and Fours)
Hero shows J 8 (a pair of Fours)
BB wins t1480

I would probably limp with this hand fwiw. Either that or openjam
which would be ev+ as well unless he has like a perfect
callingrange which I doubt.
Reason for limping is that he allows it, and he bets big (if he
bets) and J8 flops kind of well and we keep dominated holdings
in by limping and he can go broke when we have him outkicked.
If you minraise, stacks are really shallow, and he doesn't have to
jam a lot over your minraise to make minraise/fold an ev- move.
You need around 42% equity when he jams preflop, and stacks
are really shallow so he's going to get it in light. It's still close,
probably a fold if he does shove over your minraise here, but
minraise/folding 12bb's shallow with a hand like yours is always
going to be close and it's kind of hard to estimate his
shovingrange at this point of the match. I didn't expect him to flat
all that much tbh, especially not with a hand like his.
I usually start using nash around 12-13bb's and J8o is a jam for
13.3bb's so ez all-in here. Minraising just creates really awkward
postflop stacksizes as well.

Okay, suppose you indeed minraise, he calls. Ugh... flopbet is

fine, smaller than usual though i would just make it 120 here,
won't matter that much in fold equity (probably nothing) and we
lose less when he actually has a hand.

Turnshove...... Ehm, this guy isn't folding. No way. He's calling

any pair here. There's probably even some Qx hands in his
range which floated the flop. So in general you will have around
15-20% equity when called so you need him to fold way too
much to be good here. He's only folding his draws/random floats
really, so just check back, try to hit. You tried to bluff him earlier
(and not just this game you said) and he noticed this and he's
not folding anything. Betting flop is fine to pick up the pot,
shoving turn is imo quite spewy.
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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 33.33

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 33.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 K

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t100, BTN/SB calls t70

Flop: (t200) T 6 A (2 players)

Hero bets t150, BTN/SB calls t150

Turn: (t500) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t500) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t500, Hero calls t500

Final Pot: t1500

Hero shows 9 K (a pair of Kings)
BTN/SB shows 6 2 (a pair of Sixes)
Hero wins t1500

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stop betting so big
seriously
i mean it

This is the reason why you should smallball more (definitly

smallball at early stages to get a grasp of villain's range. We
don't know anything here:
- what's his limping range?
- what's his limp/calling range?
- does he float in position postflop?
- does he turn made hands into bluffs?
- does he bluff busted draws?
- etc etc
All really important stuff we would try and get some reads on in
the first stage of the game. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the
preflop raise. I would make it 90 tbh first hand, just to invite him
in the pot with weaker hands and get some postflop reads. I
would occassionally make it 100 or 110 myself, never more
though.

Ok, on flop, why the big bet? This is a serious question. Do you
think someone who limp/calls 76o will fold on this flop? No! We
have a bluffcatcher vs draws, equitywise, but we will have a
****ty time catching bluffs unless we improve. Just bet half pot,
be done with the hand. There's only a very very small
percentage of hands/villains that would float with stuff like 22-55
if you bet 100 and fold when you bet 150 imo. Also, when we do
improve like here, what's the rest of the plan? Already 1/3 of a
stack in the middle when he called our flopbet.

My line would be here to raise 90 preflop, 90 on flop, 200 on turn

to get value from JT/QT/QhXh/JhXh/KhXh/Q6/J6 and maybe a
stubborn Tx and the pot would still only be around 760 and i had
3 streets of value already then check river and expect it to be
checked back a lot with weaker made hands and when he bets
I'm probably calling (depending on sizing/timing tell) because
most people fail in thin value so they would have nuts/busted
draw here.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2250 M = 50

BB: t750 M = 16.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 6

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t750 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Again, not being results oriented, but I would just fold this
preflop. You just won a big pot and I think villain will shove a very
wide range here (or at least 3bet, or never, ever give up postflop
when he defends) so just fold pre.

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Hero (BB): t2190 M = 48.67

BTN/SB: t810 M = 18

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 7

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 5 A 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Yeah, just c/f, let him cool off a little. Having a tilted aggro villain
is never fun because you're more often gonna have no hand
instead of a strong hand.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2160 M = 48

BB: t840 M = 18.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A K

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Meh, you only did one button raise so far so raising to 3bb's now
will probably go unnoticed so I don't mind it.

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Hero (BB): t2190 M = 48.67

BTN/SB: t810 M = 18

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 5

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold
Final Pot: t60
BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2160 M = 48

BB: t840 M = 18.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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Hero (BB): t2145 M = 47.67

BTN/SB: t855 M = 19

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 5

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) T 7 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

You could opt to stab here oop, but c/f'ing is fine too.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2115 M = 47

BB: t885 M = 19.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 Q

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

I'd just minraise here fwiw. With these stacksizes you're kind of
pushing the edge of raising to 3bb's because that's over 10% of
villain's stack and if you're opening wide enough he can jam a
bunch of hands here.

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Hero (BB): t2145 M = 47.67

BTN/SB: t855 M = 19

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T J

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2160 M = 48

BB: t840 M = 18.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A J

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) K K Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t180) 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t180) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t180

Hero shows A J (a pair of Kings)
BB mucks 4 J
Hero wins t180

Ehm, I don't mind a check back here and check it down. As long
as you call when he bets turn because I expect him to stab a
decent amount of the time with almost any hand.

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Hero (BB): t2250 M = 50

BTN/SB: t750 M = 16.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2265 M = 50.33

BB: t735 M = 16.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 5

Hero raises to t90, BB raises to t735 all in, Hero calls t645

Flop: (t1470) 6 7 T

Turn: (t1470) K

River: (t1470) 9

Final Pot: t1470

Hero shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)
BB shows A 8 (a straight, Ten high)
BB wins t1470

This is a call obv, though I would definitly not raise to 3bb's here
unless you have a read that he defends a wide range of hands
but c/f's a ton of flops.

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Hero (BB): t1530 M = 34

BTN/SB: t1470 M = 32.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 7

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t180) T 7 K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t180) 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t180) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t180

Hero mucks 5 7
BTN/SB shows 9 9 (a pair of Nines)
BTN/SB wins t180

Pre looks okay, flop fine as well. Ehm, I think leading turn is best
option here though. He checks back so he probably has some
sort of showdown value or weak draw and the turn is a perfect
card for thin value from Ax hands with a diamond or gutshots
with a diamond. River sucks a bit to bluffcatch here so I would
prolly c/f it once he calls turn but there's a bunch of rivers you
can check and he'll check back his AJ with a diamond or similar
hand thinking he has showdown and you got some value on
turn. Remember that in most cases checking back flop =
showdown, and they will usually call one turnbarrel and check
back river hoping to win showdown.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1440 M = 32

BB: t1560 M = 34.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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Hero (BB): t1425 M = 23.75

BTN/SB: t1575 M = 26.25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1445 M = 24.08

BB: t1555 M = 25.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 4

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 9 9 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t160) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t160

Hero shows Q 4 (a pair of Nines)
BB shows Q K (a pair of Nines)
BB wins t160

Okay, so you changed to minraises pre, great! Any reason for

starting to do this vs this villain or just semi-random or...? Would
be interested in your thoughts.
Fwiw, I don't really hate a flop check too much here. I would cbet
most of the time though, just to pick up the pot and dont become
too predictable (no balancing vs fish, I know, but still, betting
when hit and no betting when not hit becomes visible to all but
the biggest retards, even over a small sample).
Reason I don't mind a checkback is that he didnt stab his J4dd
last time he defended when chance of having showdown value
wasn't too big although he would have to be able to handread a
bit before he could be able to find that out.

Turn is actually quite an interesting card. I think you can make

him fold some better hands (Kx mainly, maybe 3x or low pocket
pair), he might also call with worse (worse flushdraw or
wheeldraw) from time to time and you will rarely get checkraised
here imo. I don't know how well of a handreader this random
villain is but you should have Ax a decent amount of the time
here. Again, flop/turn check can go either way. A reason for why
I may be tempted a little to bet turn is that he will almost always
call river if a heart comes.

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Hero (BB): t1365 M = 22.75

BTN/SB: t1635 M = 27.25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T T

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t280, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Sizing looks good, I usually do pot+1bb oop unless I have a

reason not to.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1445 M = 24.08

BB: t1555 M = 25.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 3

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 2 5 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Wow, how can you not cbet here? For real... This is like the
perfect spot for a semi-bluff cbet and the perfect villain. He
doesnt stab much, doesnt seem to aggro and we have 6 clean
outs to the nuts. Why would you not bet here? Hoping to check it
down and 4-high is good?

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Hero (BB): t1525 M = 25.42

BTN/SB: t1475 M = 24.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 5

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1485 M = 24.75

BB: t1515 M = 25.25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1465 M = 24.42

BTN/SB: t1535 M = 25.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 8 2

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero calls t80

Flop: (t240) T T 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t240, Hero raises to t1345 all in,
BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t720

Hero wins t720

Wtf are you doing? Why you defending 82s preflop here oop to a
3bb raise? Even against the dumbest opponents I would
probably fold this oop vs a minraise... This just doesn't flop good
enough to ever make it profitable...

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1825 M = 30.42

BB: t1175 M = 19.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t1175 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

K so he's a bit pissed because you won last pot I guess. Too
deep to consider calling here, even if his range is wide.

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Hero (BB): t1745 M = 29.08

BTN/SB: t1255 M = 20.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J K

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1765 M = 29.42

BB: t1235 M = 20.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 8

1 fold
Final Pot: t40
BB wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1745 M = 29.08

BTN/SB: t1255 M = 20.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1765 M = 29.42

BB: t1235 M = 20.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

Fwiw, he seems really ez postflop so I would minraise here. He

just doesnt seem to stab when miss or anything and gives up
easily so far.

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Hero (BB): t1745 M = 29.08

BTN/SB: t1255 M = 20.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 6 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1765 M = 29.42

BB: t1235 M = 20.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 6

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 4 3 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t160, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Why are you potting flop here? He doesnt seem to be

stabby/floaty, just cbet like 80 or 100 and be done with the hand.
You trying to fold out weaker pairs or draws with not a lot of
equity or what? Seems like your bet does that and only that
imo... no reason to bet pot, given how you didnt cbet a lot, I think
this is actually a spot where fish fold 3x or 4x hands.

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Hero (BB): t1845 M = 30.75

BTN/SB: t1155 M = 19.25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 3 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1865 M = 31.08

BB: t1135 M = 18.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q K

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 6 2 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t160) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t160

Hero shows Q K (Ace King high)
BB mucks 5 K
Hero wins t160

Close, given how relatively passive he is when we're not

cbetting. I still think I'm betting flop and be done with the hand
fwiw, although this opponent doesnt seem to adjust to bet=hit
and check=no hit/showdown.
Thing is when you start checking things down too much when
not improving, villain can actually very profitable call a very wide
range preflop because our openingrange is big enough and he's
getting 3-1 on a call pre when we minraise because he will be
able to see 5 cards a bunch of the time and will outdraw. Even if
he never bluffs...

Thing about random fish is that in general they will defend too
wide and will c/f too much flops so a big part of your profit will
come from raising and taking down the pot with a cbet. I know
these spots are all pretty close but checking back when you think
you have showdown is just not the way to win most pots and
only really passive villains like this will not exploit this. Especially
on a board like this it's not unthinkable villain folds better (A-rag,
maybe even bottom pair given our lack of cbetting which he
couldve picked up) and calls worse (hands like his, one livecard
+ fd or something). We will also be able to bluff some cards later
on when he calls, or bluffcatch when the turn bricks and river is
an offsuit K/Q and he leads out, or improve by hitting one of our
(likely) 4 outs (something else to consider when cbetting:
improving or being able to bluff on a later street and win a bigger
pot).

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Hero (BB): t1945 M = 25.93

BTN/SB: t1055 M = 14.07

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

Hero wins t50

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1970 M = 26.27

BB: t1030 M = 13.73

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 8

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero wins t100

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Hero (BB): t2020 M = 26.93

BTN/SB: t980 M = 13.07

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q K

BTN/SB raises to t200, Hero raises to t2020 all in, BTN/SB calls
t780 all in

Flop: (t1960) K T Q

Turn: (t1960) T

River: (t1960) T

Final Pot: t1960

Hero shows Q K (a full house, Tens full of Kings)
BTN/SB shows A 8 (three of a kind, Tens)
Hero wins t1960

Pretty close spot imo. Don't see too much fold equity but we
barely need any. I expect to see a lot of A-rag and small pocket
pairs in his range here, but also like any two broadways and
given that this is almost never AQ+/QQ+ shoving is super std
 and we either flip (pocket pairs), little behind (Ax), or big fave
(broadwayz).

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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 7 6

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 6 9 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero calls t40

Turn: (t120) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero raises to t245, BTN/SB
calls t185
River: (t610) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets t375, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t610

Hero wins t610

Okay, interesting spot right of the bat.

Preflop: looks fine, in general, random fish call raises when they
limp, especially when there's a decent amount of stack behind,
and while 76s flops well (you even got blue cards holla!), you
should probably try and just raise for value, no matter how wide
that is. Early on it's kind of hard to determine where the line is
between raising for value/(semi-)bluff OOP preflop, because
villain could be limp/calling hands like A5/KT/33 in which case
raising a hand like JTs isn't really that much of a valueraise
(though JTs plays way easier than most of his weaker hands
obv) so don't overdo it at first untill you have a grasp of villain's
limpingrange after a couple of buttons have passed.

Flop: Okay, bottom pair with some backdoor straight potential.

We have no idea how wide villain will float here, so I don't see
too much value in betting. Any draw also has like 40% equity or
more vs our bottom pair (except maybe like 75/T7 stuff where we
have a blocker) so vbetting is kind of out of the question. Also, in
general, it's interesting to know whether villain autostabs at the
pot or not when we check.
Okay, so he did bet, full pot. This may sounds a little weak but in
general this is not a bad spot to call one barrel and give up
unimproved at the turn. A lot of people will check back if they
think they have some sort of showdown at turn or a weak draw
which they dont want to barrel (thinking of hands like KT or A-
high or 45 which turned a 4 or something). It will gives us a
slightly better idea of his double barreling frequency and
willingness to fight over each pot (some people just want to win
every pot, you don't need to be playing for very long to encounter
an opponent like that ).

Turn: okay, great card, about as good as it gets I'd say. I'm kind
of in between with checking or leading out here. Two flushdraws,
a bunch of straightdraws... I think leading definitly has its merits
here because in general people will be checking back draws or
even Qx because a card pairing the board is just a bad card to
barrel (not all fish realize this but whatever) and they're afraid of
getting checkraised. So yeah, early on, without notes he would
fire again, i think leading for like 80 is something I'd definitly
consider doing here. If you check, it's obvious to checkraise like
you did, size looks good too, I don't expect him to fold any
pair/draw really.
Something weird maybe: this is a spot where you could see
some sort of timing tell. If he called the turn really quickly,
chances are better he has a draw. If he thinks a bit before
calling, chances are better he has Qx; I wouldn't put too much
though into timing tells, because there can be plenty of reasons
you don't know which can affect them (him playing more tables,
being distracted at home, etc.) but something worth mentioning.

River: Hmmmz, one of the flushes kicked in. I think if he

snapcalled turn I might go for a c/c here though in general
bet/fold is better. I think your bet is a bit big though, trying to get
max value out of Qx is kind of hard on a scary board like this but
I really think a bet of 300-320 will get called more than 375.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1805 M = 60.17

BB: t1195 M = 39.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

While I usually would open 100% of my first couple of buttons,

you just won a big pot and he might be a bit frustrated already so
folding this one to avoid trouble with 92o is the best way to play.
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Hero (BB): t1795 M = 59.83

BTN/SB: t1205 M = 40.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T 4

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Hmmmz, I think I might defend here fwiw. It's just a minraise, I

know you're a good player sejje, so you have some postflop
skillz. I wouldn't advise it to people just starting out but if you
want to open up your game a bit then you can consider
defending with a crappy suited broadwaycard from time to time.
You probably know you shouldn't go crazy with a top pair no
kicker obv.

Especially the way the first hand played out, I'd like to know if he
would 2nd barrel again here. Doesn't matter that you c/c flop
8s9x4x once, and c/f to a bet on Kx turn. You can note that he's
quite aggro, maybe start flatting some big hands preflop oop, c/c
big hands on flop, maybe do something fancy like c/c Q73r flop
and checkraise Kx turn with air because you know he's just firing
to take down the pot.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1775 M = 59.17

BB: t1225 M = 40.83
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 7
1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

I would probably open here, it's early, 2/2 buttons is too tight to
fold.

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Hero (BB): t1765 M = 58.83

BTN/SB: t1235 M = 41.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J 4

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1745 M = 58.17

BB: t1255 M = 41.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

I know you're getting trashhands but at least open one of them.

^^

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Hero (BB): t1735 M = 57.83

BTN/SB: t1265 M = 42.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J Q

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 6 8 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

K, without further info, flatting pre looks best imo. There's no

guarantee he will call with dominated holdings or will 4bet a tight
range.

Semi-interesting flop I think. Opponent looks aggro so far, so if

he bets like 40 on the flop I would probably peel a card.
Backdoor 2card flush, some backdoor straight potential and two
overcards. Reason for peeling would be that he will very likely
fire a Q/J on turn again, and if an A/K comes we could try and
bluffcheckraise him. Folding to 3/4 potbet looks fine though.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1695 M = 56.50
BB: t1305 M = 43.50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 K

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 8 9 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t80) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t80) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t80

Hero shows 3 K (King Jack high)
BB mucks 4 3
Hero wins t80

Okay, great, you opened a button! ^^

Given it's the first hand you raised, I would just cbet here and be
done with the hand (unless you catch a K of course). Villain
seems to be somewhat aggro before so if we check back flop I
expect him to fire 100% of turns tbh (kind of think it's strange he
didn't do it here, especially with his hand, though we shouldn't be
results oriented ). If the board was more coordinated, like 987 i
might consider checking back, but here, you can just cbet. If he
defends wide enough, cbetting half pot will definitly show a profit.
You can even try and bluffcatch, if the turn is like 3x and river 8x
and he bets river you have a fairly ez call against missed
gutshots I think. I think not cbetting means you're going to lose
the pot around 80% of the time by estimation (with the 20%
being you hitting K on turn or villain checking down a worse
hand).

Opening K3o on the button and only cbetting dry boards or

boards where you hit something isn't going to be super
profitable; like dean said: it's not a fistpumpboard to cbet, but
early on vs fish (who will defend wide), it's still a cbet.
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Hero (BB): t1735 M = 57.83

BTN/SB: t1265 M = 42.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 9

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 7 2 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t40) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t40

Hero shows 4 9 (a pair of Aces)
BTN/SB shows 5 9 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t(20
BTN/SB wins t(20
(Rake: t40)

Interesting hand here. Fwiw, preflop/flop looks good. It's the

second limped pot, if he would bet the flop, I'd just fold, though
vs a bad player, it's not a bad spot to checkraise bluff a board
because he'll just give up a ton. However, we won the last
limped pot so I would just give this to him if he bets flop.

BUT HE DIDN'T, HAH! Okay, he didn't bet flop, weird, smells like
some weak showdown if you ask me. That's why I would bet turn
tbh, try and make him fold hands like Q5o, which are a big
portion of his range. Don't bet too big or too small (1bb will get
floated even by those hands i mentioned), but like 25 or 30 and
you will take it down a lot here.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1735 M = 57.83

BB: t1265 M = 42.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A 8

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 3 4 Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t55, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Cbet size looks a little big, especially on a board where it's kind
of hard to hit anything (mostly he'll have two inbetweencards to
the Q and the 4) so betting like 40 would do the trick as well. It's
your first cbet, try to get some reads on how he reacts to them;
try cbetting a little bit more frequently and a little smaller I'd say
and see what he does. Some people love minraising them, some
people love mashing the pot button, some will float superwide
(with like J9ss on a board like this for example). Once we know
how he plays, we can adjust the frequency/size again to max
profit.

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Hero (BB): t1775 M = 59.17

BTN/SB: t1225 M = 40.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 A

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks
Flop: (t40) 4 A K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero raises to t135, BTN/SB
folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Weird hand. Preflop looks fine, his limpingrange will probably on

the weaker side but A3o isn't a hand which plays too well out of
position if we miss or just hit a pair of 3s.

Flop I'm kind of in between, given how he didnt bet his 9-high
last time on a somewhat similar board (A-high no flushdraw) I
wouldnt be surprised if he checked back again here with total air.
I wouldn't lead either because it's really hard for a marginal
range of hands to have hit a piece here expect the 4 or a
gutshotwheeldraw maybe. So my plan would be to check the flop
(and call if he bets) and bet the turn myself if he checks back
(unless the board pairs with the K or the 4 probably). The 8 is
quite a good card to bet 30 or something on, there's a flushdraw
no, some hands picked up a gutshot, and there's definitly 8x
hands in his range and they're not gonna be folding to a 1.5bb
bet. I don't see a lot of point in checking again, there's definitly
value to be gained here and he has shown to not bluff in limped
pots all the time. Only thing you can hope for is that he catches a
pair on river with his air and he pays you off, though you can go
for 2 streets vs a decent amount of hands here.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 61.17

BB: t1165 M = 38.83
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 9
Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 9 3 7 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero raises to t285, BB folds

Final Pot: t240

Hero wins t240

Again, interesting spot. Preflop looks fine obv, just minraise.

Okay, on flop... Hmmz, I think your hand is a bit too weak to be

playing for stacks here. Thing is we don't have any reads on his
donkingrange. We only know that he probably defends wide from
the bb, and that he randomly takes stabs at pots. Why are you
raising here anyway, for value? Even if he's calling superwide,
except for hands like 92o/94o maybe, try and work in pokerstove
a little and see how 98o does against a range of
toppair/33/T8/JT/68. I'm not saying he's 4betjamming all of the
following hands, just showing how you would do against a range
of toppair and some draws if you raise here with your TPNK:

Board: 9c 7d 3s
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 46.436% 41.32% 05.12% 428288 53039.00 { 98o }
Hand 1: 53.564% 48.45% 05.12% 502164 53039.00 { 33, A9s,
K9s, Q9s, J9s+, T8s+, 92s+, 86s, A9o, K9o, Q9o, J9o+, T8o+,
95o+, 86o }

Now same thing with Q9o:

Board: 9c 7d 3s
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 57.597% 53.95% 03.65% 597675 40395.00 { Q9o }
Hand 1: 42.403% 38.76% 03.65% 429345 40395.00 { 33, A9s,
K9s, Q9s, J9s+, T8s+, 92s+, 86s, A9o, K9o, Q9o, J9o+, T8o+,
95o+, 86o }
Big difference, no?

Thing is we have no reason to believe he is necessarily weak

here. We just know he's defending wide so his range isn't that
strong here, however, we have no clue about his donkingrange
and how that range reacts to a raise. Imo flat > raise small >
raise big > fold. You could opt to raise small, trying to get weaker
straightdraws and 7x or maybe even 3x hands in; with your size
however, you're just pushing all those hands out of the pot I feel,
and you're going to be left vs a range of hands which has you
beat equity-wise. Thing about raising small however is that it's
really hard to call a shove here. I can't see stacking off with
TPNK on a board like this being good vs the avg field tbh. Just
flat the donkbet, his range is superwide, expect him to fire a
decent amount of turns too and give up most rivers. Especially
with the 8 as our kicker we have backdoor straightdraws so a
card like T/J/7/6 isn't necesarilly a card we have to fold on (au
contraire, if he donks again, quite easy call really). If you had like
K9 I can definitly see raise/getting it in here best option because
he'll stack off with 3 outs a decent amount of the time; Q9 is
somewhat closer, J9 i would flat as well i think.

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Hero (BB): t1955 M = 65.17

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 34.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Okay, it's his first raise to 3bb's and he had 7 buttons so far. I
don't mind a fold here tbh with the A6o. Sounds a bit nitty but
either:
- his raising range is stronger for 3bb's
- he's getting a little frustrated with you pushing him around in a
lot of medium-big pots

If former is true we obv have a lot of reverse implied odds. If

latter is true we obv going to have a hard time calling him down
unless we actually flop an ace or something because a pair of
sixes usually isn't the easiest to do.

Just let him have this pot, no need to win them all. If he starts 3x-
ing more and more we'll just assume he changed his
openingsize.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1935 M = 64.50

BB: t1065 M = 35.50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) A 2 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t55, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Cbet little less, let him open his bluff/floatingrange by just betting
2bb's imo. Board is really dry, he'll have no hit way over 50% of
the time here.

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Hero (BB): t1975 M = 65.83
BTN/SB: t1025 M = 34.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A A

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Okay, with 51bb's left, 3betting is definitly the best option here
with AA. If you only had like 30bb's you could flat pre and hope
he catches a piece of the board and checkraise and you could
still easily get it in on turn. However, if you want to play a big pot
here, I would surely 3bet. Size looks fine as well, doesn't need to
be bigger because we obv want him to come along with as much
crap as humanly possible.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2015 M = 67.17

BB: t985 M = 32.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 7

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BB): t2035 M = 67.83
BTN/SB: t965 M = 32.17

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 5

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 9 4 J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t80) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t80) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

I like the way you played this. I was talking about this hand in
msn convo and some people said "lead turn" but I wouldn't do it
tbh. Thing is, Ax is definitly in his range for checking back flop (a
lot of people check back showdown value, whether fish or bad
reg, afraid of getting bluffed of their hand without any real reason
to); and even if he just has nothing, but didnt want to cbet, he will
probably try and represent the A anyway because you check
twice (and with us having a flushdraw, a hand like Q6dd has like
4 outs so we shouldn't be afraid to get outdrawn). So yeah c/c
flop c/c turn obv. River looks like a fold with this line, if he has
any piece of showdown he's gonna take it and I don't see too
much hands he could be bluffing with here that don't bet
flop/turn.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1995 M = 66.50

BB: t1005 M = 33.50
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8
1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

I probably open 100% vs this guy at this point. He seems to

defend wide and give up a decent amount on flop. He also just
won last pot so he's less likely to play back here.

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Hero (BB): t1985 M = 66.17

BTN/SB: t1015 M = 33.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1995 M = 66.50

BB: t1005 M = 33.50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8

1 fold
Final Pot: t20
BB wins t20

Again, open. A lot of your profit vs fish will come from the fact
that they defend way too wide and will play fit/fold which means
they'll give up too much pots. Idk what your reasoning is to open
as little buttons as you do (I know, you're not getting any semi-
decent hands or anything, but still, 85o isn't 92o), just raise,
expect a call, and expect a c/f on flop A LOT. And if he c/c's, you
can still bluff some good scarecards or improve etc.

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Hero (BB): t1985 M = 66.17

BTN/SB: t1015 M = 33.83

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 5

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Aparently the 3bb raise was a one time thing. Still couldve been
both frustration or big hand.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1965 M = 65.50

BB: t1035 M = 34.50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20
Flop: (t80) 5 2 Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t55, BB raises to t140, Hero folds

Final Pot: t190

BB wins t190

Woot, he plays back. Flop cbet (as said in previous

hands/hh's) would probably be better smaller, like 40, MAYBE 50
if you feel like typing something I guess, will have around the
same affect and risk/reward will be better.

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Hero (BB): t1870 M = 41.56

BTN/SB: t1130 M = 25.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) J 9 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t90, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

He doesn't cbet too much so c/f'ing looks best here. Preflop

defend is fine obv with the suited ace. If you had like 87cc here I
would probably lead (along with some other hands) because his
cbets seem a bit random and I think he will give up easily after 1
or 2 barrels and we can fire on a ton of turns.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1810 M = 40.22

BB: t1190 M = 26.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

Wow, now you're folding 85s on button. You really need to open
your game a bit. I think you're underestimating how much of your
profit comes from cbetting/raising your button.

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Hero (BB): t1795 M = 39.89

BTN/SB: t1205 M = 26.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 7

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 8 A J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Hmmz, I think I'd raise here preflop. So far you checked each
time and even fish notice stuff like that. Whether he still calls or
not is a question, but he won't float you nearly as light as if you
were to raise first hand or multiple hands in a row oop. Given
that he raises his button frequently, I don't think he limps Ax
hands or anything so the raise would be purely for value (we
don't know if he would call but that's okay, his range consists of
probably 0 hands which have us beat right now) and K7o may
not be the easiest hand to play oop, but still decent enough + we
have initiative. Just make it like 100 or something; cbet a lot of
boards, profit. Especially a board like this, fire a barrel, expect to
pick it up A LOT.

If you check pre c/f'ing at this point of match vs this guy is fine
obv.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1765 M = 39.22

BB: t1235 M = 27.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 8

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 2 5 T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Haha, now you open 84o, sweet. ^^ Hand looks fine, well played.

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Hero (BB): t1825 M = 40.56

BTN/SB: t1175 M = 26.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold
Final Pot: t60
BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1795 M = 39.89

BB: t1205 M = 26.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

I would've probably opened every button so far except for hand

#2 and this would be the second one I'd fold (just to give you an
impression).

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Hero (BB): t1780 M = 39.56

BTN/SB: t1220 M = 27.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A K

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t120, BTN/SB calls t90

Flop: (t240) 7 3 9 (2 players)

Hero bets t175, BTN/SB folds
Final Pot: t240
Hero wins t240

I would probably make it a bit smaller preflop, 100 or 110.

Aparently, he seems to be one of the many limp/caller,
regardless of your size (irregardless is a correct word as well
though ).
Reason i'd make it slightly smaller is to actually induce calls from
him given we have a very strong hand, even when we're not
paired up yet.

Flop cbet looks fine, OOP I don't mind a bit bigger than half pot
(if he's a fish you can go half pot with strong hands to induce
floats from random air and bit bigger to avoid those floats).

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1900 M = 42.22

BB: t1100 M = 24.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 3

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1930 M = 42.89

BTN/SB: t1070 M = 23.78
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 Q
BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

K, 3bb's again, no reason to be frustrated. Two things this can

mean now: either he has a big hand or he just randoms it up.
Former being more of a possibility vs random opponents, so
make sure not to jam over 3x opens TOO light when stacks get
below 20bb's.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1900 M = 42.22

BB: t1100 M = 24.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A 3

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 4 T 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Cbet cbet cbet. There's definitly a decent amount of Q-rag/J-

rag/K-rag hands in his range which will just fold here. I know you
have the best hand if they fold but doesn't matter. It's not like
you're calling a turn lead on a lot of cards.

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Hero (BB): t1840 M = 40.89

BTN/SB: t1160 M = 25.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 J

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1810 M = 40.22

BB: t1190 M = 26.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 K

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 3 T 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB calls t75

Turn: (t270) 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t270) J (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Final Pot: t270

BB wins t270
Weird betsizing from him at river. I don't think you can ever call
here really, he'd need to be floating inbetweencards to not have
you beat here. QJ/Tx/KJ/small pocket pairs/quads and maybe
even A-high in his range.
But again, betting 60 on a board like this would have the same
effect.

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Hero (BB): t1675 M = 37.22

BTN/SB: t1325 M = 29.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 J

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) K T A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t30, Hero calls t30

River: (t120) Q (2 players)

Hero bets t420, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Ehm, yeah flop check looks great. We don't have anything yet
and our highcard is crushing most of his limping range so I see
no real reason to bet either flop or turn. Just c/c and hope to hit.

Fwiw, river looks nasty. Either bet small or check; maybe jam,
but your size is what I would never do tbh. Thing is he will only
call you with Jx or flushes like this, right? If you bet this size he's
calling a jam only slightly smaller percentage of the time with Jx.
If you bet small you might get called by Kx/Ax if he happens to
have that. If you check his air will bluff at it and Jx will be betting
and probably calling a raise.
I think I'd bet like 60, hoping to get called by any pair, and being
raised by a straight.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1735 M = 38.56

BB: t1265 M = 28.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 T

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1765 M = 39.22

BTN/SB: t1235 M = 27.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 Q

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 9 K 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Given that you won most previous pots, I don't mind a c/f here
flop onwards. If gameflow allowed you can try and stab the flop
for 45 or something hoping to pick up the pot because the board
is really dry.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1735 M = 38.56

BB: t1265 M = 28.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K 4

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t1265 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Okay... ^^ Darwin Moon you're playing against I guess.

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Hero (BB): t1675 M = 37.22

BTN/SB: t1325 M = 29.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 6 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1645 M = 36.56

BB: t1355 M = 30.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 9

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Yiha!

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Hero (BB): t1675 M = 37.22

BTN/SB: t1325 M = 29.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 A

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) J Q 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t60) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t60

Hero shows 8 A (a pair of Fives)
BTN/SB mucks T 7
Hero wins t60

Kind of a weird hand. Again, same with the K7, I wouldnt mind a
raise preflop just to pick up a slightly bigger pot by cbetting most
board textures. A8 will have some percentage of his limp/calling
range crushed (8x hands are definitly in his range).

I don't mind a checkdown though I'd try and take a stab if you
have air next time in limped pot.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1705 M = 37.89

BB: t1295 M = 28.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) J 4 Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

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Hero (BB): t1765 M = 39.22

BTN/SB: t1235 M = 27.44
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 6 A
BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) Q 7 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t90, Hero raises to t275, BTN/SB
folds

Final Pot: t300

Hero wins t300

We both know you're not representing much here, but if he's bad
he won't even notice that. I think this is your first checkraise on
the flop though I could be wrong so he's going to give you at
least some credit. It's not the first time he bets 90 into 120 so it's
not like he's more likely to have hit a piece with that size.

I don't mind a checkraise here by changing our hand into a bluff

while we have showdown tbh. Thing is, c/c'ing here with a hand
like this is going to be really difficult because we can easily be
barreled of our hand and so far, once he started barreling, he
didn't stop, so unless you're super confident about calling down
(which I wouldn't be tbh), checkraising here vs a bad player is a
good option.

I do think your checkraise is on the big side though, This will just
not hit him often enough to worry about getting called/jammed
on, really. If he has a Q he's not going to fold it anyway,
regardless of your size imo. Just make it as cheap as possible
for yourself, I think like 195-245 or something would definitly give
the same effect and will leave you with more chips when he
actually has a hand.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 42.56

BB: t1085 M = 24.11
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 3
Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 8 4 A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

On this particular board, I would definitly cbet a bit less. For

startes it's hard for him to hit or float here oop without a pair so
he'll either fold or raise if he has nothing. If he raises, I would
definitly call the checkraise because it wouldn't be the first time
he checkraises while representing not that big of a range (Q54
board last time or some similar texture). Especially with the
backdoor diamonds and backdoor straight, I would peel a card
here and expect him to give up on turns a ton. You have to take
the fact that pretty much any hand without a 2 or 3 in it will
always have around 25% for sucking out on you so don't be mad
if he randomly hits a pair of sixes on turn or river.

So the reason for betting small here is to open up his

bluffingrange (and if we bet 75 we would need to call a bigger
raise than if we were to bet only 60). If he doesnt seem to adjust
to half pot cbets, just do it with more air and profit more. If you
don't have anything yourself here, you can try and rebluff small
with a 3bet on the flop and he'd have to commit almost his entire
stack to 4bet bluff you which not a lot of people do.

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Hero (BB): t1975 M = 43.89

BTN/SB: t1025 M = 22.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 5

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

K, 3rd time he pots button. Probably has to do with his

handstrength given the frequency but no showdown so far so we
can't know for sure.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1945 M = 32.42

BB: t1055 M = 17.58

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1925 M = 32.08

BTN/SB: t1075 M = 17.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with Q T

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero calls t80

Flop: (t240) 8 8 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero raises to t1805 all in,
BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t480

Hero wins t480

Okay, 4th time. Ugh, weird spot tbh with these stacksizes. I
agree to call preflop given that he started doing it more and more
(if he didn't 3x his last button I think folding pre would be best
move on paper though I'd still call ingame because it's suited ).

Flop... Well, with these stacksizes I don't really see any other
options. Gutshot + overs + backdoor flushdraw. I'd expect him to
check back Ax hands a decent percentage of the time though.
Math says if we got around 33% equity we only need him to fold
around 50% of the time which is definitly the case. You haven't
been out of line yet or anything, and it's a rainbow board so I
don't see him calling with A-high yet. Note that him calling with
hands like A-high/JT/low pocket pairs isn't really that bad of a
thing because our equity will just go up (we're around 50% vs
underpairs fwiw).
Ehm, 50% fold equity we need, something like that. Makes me
think floating flop is about just as good. It's a really close spot I
think, especially if we assign him a little stronger range because
his raise size pre I would just say float flop I guess, try to pick up
something on turn. Like if turn is a low heart you can check/jam
there because he will probably barrel (he barrels a lot when he
starts we saw). Flip a coin, both look fine to me.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2165 M = 36.08

BB: t835 M = 13.92

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 T

1 fold
Final Pot: t40
BB wins t40

Yeah I don't mind a fold after winning big pot. I wouldn't mind a
limp here either, just to see what he does vs them. I expect him
to be semi-passive against them preflop but will randomly stab at
the pot postflop.

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Hero (BB): t2145 M = 35.75

BTN/SB: t855 M = 14.25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 6 T

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) J 3 T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero raises to t2105 all in,
BTN/SB calls t735 all in

Turn: (t1710) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t1710) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t1710

Hero shows 6 T (a pair of Tens)
BTN/SB shows T 3 (two pair, Tens and Threes)
BTN/SB wins t1710

WOW, what are you doing here? There's really no reason to do

this with these stacksizes. He still has 21.5bb's left here and
you're just turning your hand into a bluff because he's probably
not folding better or calling worse (maybe he's calling like Q9 or
something, could be). Just c/c, see what he does on the turn.
Thing is he doesn't even randomly stab 100% or anything, he
checks down some hands while his showdown value is very little
to non-existing (I remember at least two hands like that).
I know I've been saying "once he barrels, he doesn't seem to
stop" but he just fires blindly, so on any J/T/6 turn he'll probably
bet again and we can easily call one more. It's not bad c/c'ing
one barrel and c/f'ing to the second, even if it's just to let him
have a small to midsized pot while we still got some showdown
value and chance to improve.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1290 M = 21.50

BB: t1710 M = 28.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

With these stacksizes, I'd open 100%. Especially after winning a

big pot, most villains tend to cool down a bit and play a bit more
fit/fold without trying too fancy moves.

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Hero (BB): t1270 M = 21.17

BTN/SB: t1730 M = 28.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T J

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) 4 7 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero raises to t340, BTN/SB
calls t220

River: (t840) J (2 players)

Hero bets t850 all in, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t840

Hero wins t840

Wow weird line you're taking here. I don't get what you're trying
to do here. Given that he checked back flop he probably doesn't
have a big hand, weak pair, some overcard(s) or a weak draw
perhaps. So, at turn, we beat ZERO of those hands basically, but
we do have some equity but it would suck if it got checked down
and he had like AQ. Why? Because we could've bet him off that
hand obv. I think it's a GREAT board to lead turn and lead most
rivers. Thing is, there's two onecardopenenders here: 5x and 8x.
And those will be calling a turnbet from around 95 almost always,
and fold river lead unimproved. On this board, at this point, you
beat like 10% of all possible startinghands or something. You
really have a nutlow type of hand, so making him fold any hand
at this point is really valuable. Just lead out, expect to take it
down a lot on the turn, if not on the river. Don't expect him to bet
turn too often though, he's gonna check back most of his
showdown range here and river goes check/check at a brick and
you lose to A-high or something.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 28.17

BB: t1310 M = 21.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 K

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) T 4 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t115, BB raises to t280, Hero folds

Final Pot: t390

BB wins t390

Bet like 95, big numbers scare more.

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Hero (BB): t1495 M = 24.92

BTN/SB: t1505 M = 25.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with A 3

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 5 J 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

Yeah I might stab here at the flop, can go either way. If i bet i'd
bet like 55 or something.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1455 M = 24.25

BB: t1545 M = 25.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q A

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

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Hero (BB): t1495 M = 24.92

BTN/SB: t1505 M = 25.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 J

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1455 M = 24.25

BB: t1545 M = 25.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 7

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 4 K 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t115, BB raises to t440, Hero folds

Final Pot: t390

BB wins t390
Again, try like 80-95 cbet size, same effect, less risk.

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Hero (BB): t1260 M = 21

BTN/SB: t1740 M = 29

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 4 5

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) Q 4 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t80) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero calls t40

River: (t160) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero calls t120

Final Pot: t400

Hero shows 4 5 (two pair, Queens and Fours)
BTN/SB shows 3 T (a pair of Queens)
Hero wins t400

Like I said, he probably just fires when he fires, not realizing the
river is about the ****tiest card in the deck to fire at once he
checked the flop. Vs a good player I'd probably fold river here
but vs this guy it's pretty much a snapcall. He could have like 8x
yeah, but total air or missed draws are definitly in his range. I
don't mind a flopcheck here because we have some backdoor
straights. I would lead more often if i had like 94o here but I'd mix
it up between the two anyway.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1460 M = 24.33

BB: t1540 M = 25.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 J

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) T 4 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t115, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Betsize kind of big again, dry-ish board so you can definitly go

smaller.

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Hero (BB): t1540 M = 25.67

BTN/SB: t1460 M = 24.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 A

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t1540 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Wow, I don't even think this is profitable vs this guy. He's not
opening wide enough it appears to be shoving here. Remember,
you're like 36.5bb's deep and if he folds you only pick up like
3bb's. Given that he limps a decent amount of hands you need
him to fold here a ton and I think your hand is like the cutoff for a
sane person's callingrange here. Like AT he might fold, but AJ+
is probably calling as well as 55+.
I'd just flat or make a normal 3bet (though I'd fold vs a 4betshove
vs this guy tbh so I prefer flatting a bit more because I don't see
him spazzshove a lot worse and our odds won't be that good to
call a shove with). He seems to fire brainless postflop, flat, let
him fire when you hit, bluff some if you don't, ez game.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 27

BB: t1380 M = 23

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with J K

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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Hero (BB): t1660 M = 27.67

BTN/SB: t1340 M = 22.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 3 6

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 27

BB: t1380 M = 23

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 8

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t1380 all in, Hero calls t1300

Flop: (t2760) 5 4 K

Turn: (t2760) 5

River: (t2760) A

Final Pot: t2760

Hero shows 8 8 (two pair, Eights and Fives)
BB shows 2 2 (two pair, Fives and Twos)
Hero wins t2760

Nh, obv snapcall, expect low pocket pairs or Ax a lot.

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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J 2

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Yeah, std fold obv. I wouldn't mind defending this though my

defending range early on is pretty huge, J2o shouldn't really be
in it.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q K

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) K K 2 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero raises to t300, BB raises to t480, Hero calls
t180

Turn: (t1080) 5 (2 players)

BB bets t380, Hero raises to t940 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t1840

Hero wins t1840

Interesting hand from the start. Ehm, I'll assume this a random
opponent right? His donkbet could mean anything here obv, from
total air to small pocket pairs to 2x or A-high really. I really like
your smallish raise on the flop fwiw. Reason for this is that fish in
general will call here with hands like JTo to try and hit their "top
two" if you make it small enough. Also, 2x or small pocket pairs
might jam over it for protection which is obv a nice added effect.
Even though his range will include a lot of air, in which case we
should be flatting, the board texture just screams out for a small
raise because a ton of his air will be floating.

Okay, so now, he clicks it back. Wow, such an awesome spot

haha. Ehm, obv we're not ever folding, so the question is
between repopping and flatting. I don't really know how much
fish can see through flatting as being a pretty strong move on
this type of board tbh. Tbh, I'd probably click it back myself again
on the flop for same reasons as original raise. He'll still peel with
his so called livecards and if he has a hand like JT with a heart,
pretty sure he still flats and openjams any 9/J/T/Q/A/heart turn.
Maybe also some other turns to try and bluff us off whatever
we'd be holding. I don't hate a flat to let him spazz more but I
think there's a bit more value in clicking it back on flop.

Okay, now that we got to turn like this (which is fine as well obv),
either jam or flat again? After we call, the pot will be 1840 with
560 behind. His range still includes a lot of air if you ask me, and
even after you flatted flop he still barreled turn, so I'd just flat
again here after calling flop I think. I think he's jamming river
anyway, whether he has a missed draw or hits (either a better or
2nd best hand) and also a decent amount of total bluffs on river
he'll be jamming if you ask me. You might find a case for
jamming since he's committed with his flushdraws anyway, and
you could say that he won't always jam them on river when he
missed, but giving his line, I don't think he sees any action as
particular strong so let's just let him barrel!

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Hero (BB): t2400 M = 80

BTN/SB: t600 M = 20

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 2

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2380 M = 79.33

BB: t620 M = 20.67
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T K
Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t620 all in, Hero calls t560

Flop: (t1240) 2 A T

Turn: (t1240) 5

River: (t1240) 9

Final Pot: t1240

Hero shows T K (a pair of Tens)
BB shows 5 A (two pair, Aces and Fives)
BB wins t1240

Interesting spot. I guess the reason you called is that you think
he's still a bit on tilt from hand 2. Notice however, that in hand 3,
he just minraised his button liked he did before. No 3x or 4x or
bigger or openjam, he just kept playing normally. To begin with I
wouldn't even open to 3x here in which case you wouldve had an
easy fold if you ask me, but stacks are 31bb's so I would just
drop it to minraising in general for reason stated in other hh
reviews before).
We need 44.44% equity to call in this spot, let's see how we do
vs a bad range for us:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 41.306% 40.75% 00.55% 781525736 10633536.00 {
KTs }
Hand 1: 58.694% 58.14% 00.55% 1114987672 10633536.00 {
22+, A2s+, KJs+, A2o+, KJo+ }

41.31% equity we have. Not enough clearly, and tbh, this is what
I think the biggest part of his range exists of.

Let's just add all broadwaycards (KT/QT/QJ/JT) and see that:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 44.848% 43.04% 01.81% 969897296 40714032.00 {
KTs }
Hand 1: 55.152% 53.34% 01.81% 1202066704 40714032.00 {
22+, A2s+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, A2o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo }
which means we got odds to call. Not entirely sure if he'd jam all
of these, but given that I didn't even put any spazzes from suited
connectors, or worse Kx hands, 3x/calling seems fine here.
Notice however, that if you change KTs to KTo vs the last range,
that your equity drops to 41.77% in which case we have a clear
fold spot again.

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Hero (BB): t1760 M = 58.67

BTN/SB: t1240 M = 41.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 7

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Hint: stop getting such bad hands oop.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1740 M = 58

BB: t1260 M = 42

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20
I wouldn't really mind an open here, since you looked pretty nitty
so far (preflop that is), though this would be the bottom of my
range obv. You can still hit 2card straights with this though,
which means it makes my openingrequirements.

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Hero (BB): t1730 M = 57.67

BTN/SB: t1270 M = 42.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T 3

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1710 M = 57

BB: t1290 M = 43

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

Obv I'd prefer to open 95o than this hand.

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Hero (BB): t1700 M = 56.67

BTN/SB: t1300 M = 43.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A 2

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 9 8 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

K cool, looks fine. Obv nothing else we can do on this board. Not
a fan of leading and trying to bluffcatch on later streets with A-
high yet. Just take a note on his cbet sizing on this type of board
(for future purposes).

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1660 M = 55.33

BB: t1340 M = 44.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 Q

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Weeeeee, we raised a button and he folded!

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Hero (BB): t1680 M = 56

BTN/SB: t1320 M = 44

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 7

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 6 9 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t20, Hero raises to t80, BTN/SB calls
t60

Turn: (t240) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t160, BTN/SB calls t160

River: (t560) 3 (2 players)

Hero bets t380, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t560

Hero wins t560

Nh sir. Preflop looks standard, though he opens a lot we don't

know if he folds to 3bets easily. Flop is standard obv, I prefer to
take the lead here than to c/c the small bet and see a potsized
bet on the turn when we pick up OE or flushdraw; we also have a
decent amount of fold equity on a board like this it seems.

Turn is pretty good card to barrel, we pick up some extra outs

now and his handrange shouldn't be that strong. Only real
interesting is riverbet if you ask me. We don't have any reasons
to assume that he's
1) a big station with 9x/TT-KK
2) plays an A like this
3) barrels his busted draws
4) will spazz over a smallishbet with both weak showdown and
busted draws
in which case I don't mind anything from 250-450 to try and test
either of these.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1960 M = 65.33

BB: t1040 M = 34.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 7

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) J K 7 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

Turn: (t360) 4 (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero raises to t1780 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t720

Hero wins t720

Preflop is fine but WOW, wtf are you doing on flop hah. You've
seen him spazz out before when you raised his potlead. Also,
this board is SUPERdrawy, in which case there's so much more
value to be had from any piece of the board by just raising it up
to 300-360 (I'd go around 350 tbh because his range will
probably include more draws than total air).

Turnjam seems fine with these stacksizes, though I'd just raise
flop and get it in on any turn (except maybe a jack) tbh.

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Hero (BB): t2320 M = 77.33

BTN/SB: t680 M = 22.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 3

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

I probably defend here and try and get some more postflop reads
on him oop though again, it's pretty much bottom of my range.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2300 M = 76.67

BB: t700 M = 23.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 J

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 5 3 8 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BB wins t80

Sick spot. Third time he leads pot though, however, I really like
your fold here. Point is that we're only barely beating a random
range of hands, and we can't stand any heat on almost no
turncards save a few. Especially this shallow, nothing much
more to do. We're flipping against any club basically, any 8x has
us crushed and we're not doing good either against gutter + club
hands either. Nh imo.

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Hero (BB): t2260 M = 75.33
BTN/SB: t740 M = 24.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 A

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 4 5 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

Same as before with the A2o, not really the board we want to
have action on, esp not vs a potbet, and even less so because
our gutter makes a better onecardstraight on the board.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2220 M = 74

BB: t780 M = 26

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

Yah, from this point on, I wouldn't open too much since he's quite
aggro oop without having the preflop initiative.

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Hero (BB): t2210 M = 73.67
BTN/SB: t790 M = 26.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 9

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 9 7 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t20, Hero calls t20

Turn: (t80) 8 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

I would most likely lead here. His limping range is probably weak
and aimed at cards 8 or lower so a lot of value to be had from
weaker pairs or gutters or maybe both but we're in good shape
vs his range if you ask me. I'd bet t30 here.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2170 M = 72.33

BB: t830 M = 27.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

Std, def not opening this vs this villain.

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Hero (BB): t2160 M = 72

BTN/SB: t840 M = 28

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 J

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) J 6 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero calls t80

Turn: (t240) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t240) T (2 players)

Hero bets t140, BTN/SB calls t140

Final Pot: t520

Hero shows 9 J (a pair of Jacks)
BTN/SB mucks 6 8
Hero wins t520

I'd checkraise and get this in for 40bb's tbh. I know the board
isn't drawheavy, but if you checkraise to t200 expect to get
floated by random overcard(s) or even cards between the 6 and
the J (or spazz 3bets like he did before from total air?). Also,
don't think 6x or pocket pairs < JJ are folding when you
checkraise the flop.

If you opt to c/c flop then river looks fine, nh. (I guess you c/c flop
because you figure he's going to keep betting at it, however, we
never been into a spot like this before in a raised pot so we have
no reason to believe he will continu betting, especially against
our pair of jacks which is still kind of vulnerable atm with us not
having an overcard blocker.)

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2420 M = 80.67

BB: t580 M = 19.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J 8

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 4 T T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB raises to t540 all in, Hero calls
t500

Turn: (t1160) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1160) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1160

Hero shows J 8 (two pair, Tens and Fives)
BB shows 6 5 (a full house, Fives full of Tens)
BB wins t1160

Heh, sick, nh, well played obv.

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Hero (BB): t1840 M = 40.89

BTN/SB: t1160 M = 25.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 6

BTN/SB raises to t90, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t180) 4 A Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t180, Hero folds

Final Pot: t180

BTN/SB wins t180

Preflop is close, with the 56s giving how he loves the potbutton.
It's gonna be checkraise all-in a lot of the time once we flop
some sort of draw, just a reminder.

I wouldnt mind leading this flop smallish (t90) and bet a lot of
turns (or checkraise all-in since he's likely to stab and a good
turn falls of) to avoid just c/f'ing to his potbets all the time.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1750 M = 38.89

BB: t1250 M = 27.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 5

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Yeah just start minraising. Might even 3x against him with

stronger hands, since he doesn't seem to pay attention to too
much so far.

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Hero (BB): t1780 M = 39.56

BTN/SB: t1220 M = 27.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A Q

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t100, BTN/SB calls t70
Flop: (t200) 3 K 3 (2 players)
Hero bets t120, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Standard, nice hand. Preflop and flop sizing seem fine.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1880 M = 41.78

BB: t1120 M = 24.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A 8

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1910 M = 42.44

BTN/SB: t1090 M = 24.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60
Probably call here since it's suited and he just minraised. Don't
see why you call 3x with 56s and not MR with 95s tbh.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1880 M = 41.78

BB: t1120 M = 24.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J 4

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) A K J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 8 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

River: (t360) K (2 players)

BB bets t940 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t360

BB wins t360

I'm seriously in doubt whether to just cbet and pick up the pot, or
let him bluff, though I think i'm a little results oriented here. I don't
mind how you played it and would fold river as well. Also notice
how he hasn't 3bet us before so his flattingrange isnt necessarily
that weak, he can easily flat AK-AT or 2 broadwaycards
combinations as far as we know. Besides, our hand isn't THAT
vulnerable so giving a free card isn't that betting.

His river jam is a bit weird and he can still have all sorts of hands
here so I sincerely doubt you have odds to call here. Nh imo.

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Hero (BB): t1700 M = 37.78

BTN/SB: t1300 M = 28.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1670 M = 37.11

BB: t1330 M = 29.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 8

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1700 M = 37.78

BTN/SB: t1300 M = 28.89
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 3
1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1715 M = 38.11

BB: t1285 M = 28.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 6

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 8 Q 5 (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Bleh, stupid spot, he bet big with 2nd pair before and I doubt he's
folding it so yeah... Nh, nothing you can do really against this
opponent.

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Hero (BB): t1655 M = 36.78

BTN/SB: t1345 M = 29.89

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 2 6 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t30, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Hah, I'll leave this open for now and would appreciate your
thoughts on the 1bb bet. I think it's kind of interesting spot/line,
will discuss this once you replied.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1715 M = 38.11

BB: t1285 M = 28.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 2

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 8 Q 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t120) J (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

Final Pot: t360

Hero shows 6 2 (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
BB shows 9 3 (a pair of Jacks)
Hero wins t360
I like how you played this hand tbh, and this shows us a lot of
info for the future. Notice how:
1) He didn't donk pot with total air, which means his big bets are
usually at least SOME piece of the board (which makes the 66
hand even better of a fold looking back if you ask me).
2) He defended 93o vs a minraise pre
3) He bluffed on a pretty bad river bluffspot (which means flatting
turn in 2nd hand with KQ on KK25 wouldve been better I guess).

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Hero (BB): t1895 M = 42.11

BTN/SB: t1105 M = 24.56

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) J 4 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t90, Hero raises to t240, BTN/SB
calls t150

Turn: (t600) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero folds

Final Pot: t600

BTN/SB wins t600

Why are you bluffraising here to then c/f on one of the best cards
for you? I don't get the point in bluffraising too much vs an
opponent like this in the first place, let alone on a board like this
with your sizing. Pretty sure he'll float hands like KT, any pair,
any gutter/OE and maybe even more bull**** hands and he'll
take it away on pretty much all turns except an ace. If you're
raising to get value from his draws/floats, then I don't see how
you can c/f this turn.
Just wait for hands to either bluffcatch him, or valuetown him big
when you have a hand that can stand heat.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1595 M = 35.44

BB: t1405 M = 31.22

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 4

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 6 4 A (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

Turn: (t360) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t360, Hero folds

Final Pot: t360

BB wins t360

I would again just fold here. You have some more outs than the
66 hand if you're behind obv, but again, he didn't donk 93o and
on this board, you'll hate all turncards really apart from maybe
20% from the deck. How comfortable would you be calling down
on 9/T/J/K turns when he bets again? Once he bets, he doesn't
seem to stop so far it seems, unless he has showdown value
(notice the J9o hand against his middle pair that turned 3rd
pair?).

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Hero (BB): t1415 M = 23.58

BTN/SB: t1585 M = 26.42
Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T 2
BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1375 M = 22.92

BB: t1625 M = 27.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

Don't mind tighting it up a bit vs him.

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Hero (BB): t1355 M = 22.58

BTN/SB: t1645 M = 27.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 7 5

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 21.92

BB: t1685 M = 28.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 A

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 8 5 2 (2 players)

BB bets t160, Hero calls t160

Turn: (t480) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t400, Hero raises to t1075 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t1280

Hero wins t1280

I don't think I would flat flop here tbh. Seems like a spot that'll get
you in trouble a lot on turn since he'll be betting big again. Also,
with these stacksizes, I wouldnt expect a lot of fold equity on
turn, especially not a turn like this (it really surprised me that he
folded on this specific turn fwiw).

Just jam flop if you ask me, 480 in the pot after you call and you
only have 2 potbets left. His range is big enough to have enough
fold equity to make it ev+. Also, if he decides to call it off with a
straightdraw, we're in pretty good shape since we have blockers
for hands like 97/96/76/A3/A4/43.

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Hero (BB): t1955 M = 32.58

BTN/SB: t1045 M = 17.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J 4

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 31.92

BB: t1085 M = 18.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 6

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t120, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t240) 5 9 9 (2 players)

BB bets t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

First time he did this, std played imo, nh.

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Hero (BB): t1795 M = 29.92
BTN/SB: t1205 M = 20.08

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 3

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1755 M = 29.25

BB: t1245 M = 20.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 5

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 9 K 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80

Turn: (t320) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t320) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t320, Hero calls t320

Final Pot: t960

Hero mucks Q 5
BB shows K T (a pair of Kings)
BB wins t960

Bleh, pre and flop are std obv. Turn I might be inclined to bet for
really thin value since he doesn't seem to have a lot and pretty
sure he doesn't fold pair + gutter and his preflop range is HUGE
from the 93o hand so he could have T3o or J3o or anything Tx or
Jx here really. Let alone 9x who will probably pay you off itself...
Not trying to be results oriented, but it also prevents you from
calling a bigger riverbet. I say thin value because we don't beat
QJT pick 2 with our kicker and it's an easy fold if getting
checkraised.

Rivercall seems thinner than it looks, since for us to call, it would

require him to change 3x or some mid-low pocket pair or random
float in a bluff. However, from all the weird stuff we seen from
him so far, looks pretty okay to call down since he could easily
have random airballz here.

Notice however how he's boardtexture-aware. He didn't try and

protect his toppair hand here (though we haven't had any
showdown in other hands) since it's not a drawheavy board and
only one overcard can fall. Something we might find usefull in the
future.

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Hero (BB): t1275 M = 21.25

BTN/SB: t1725 M = 28.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 6 Q

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1235 M = 20.58
BB: t1765 M = 29.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

Try and get some better hands imo.

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Hero (BB): t1215 M = 20.25

BTN/SB: t1785 M = 29.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) 3 A 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) 9 (2 players)

Hero bets t120, BTN/SB raises to t520, Hero raises to t1135 all
in, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t1200

Hero wins t1200

SWEEEEEEEEET, TOP PFAIR! Finally.

Like how you played it. I guess the flop check was to
checkraise/get it in? Obv not overly thrilled with just the 6s but
still checkraise/get it in seems best since we also have toppair
with it and a lot of worse hands he's getting in or hands we're
flipping against or just flatting. Turn seems std, lol @ his
potraise/fold haha, nh sir!
See how you just need a hand once and can win t600 from him
without showdown and it isn't necessarry to start bluffraising too
much vs this kind of opponents? Sucks that you were a bit
carddead but they give you so much chips for free if you DO
have a hand so it's all good.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1815 M = 30.25

BB: t1185 M = 19.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K A

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t120, Hero raises to t1815 all in,
1 fold

Final Pot: t240

Hero wins t240

WOW, I REALLY dislike your jam here fwiw, ugh. =/ So much

more value to be had. He clicked it back pre before, I don't
expect his range to be stackoff worthy though you obv never
know that he might call it off with like A6o.

What I do know however is that - if you just make it 400-ish

preflop - he's gonna be jamming SO MUCH MORE or at least
flatting and openjamming all flops and there's only a very limited
amount of flops that we would on (like T98sss for example) since
we're gonna be getting 2-1 on a call and have 2 overs at the very
least (and the best hand a bunch if we flop toppair or he has a
draw).

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Hero (BB): t1935 M = 32.25
BTN/SB: t1065 M = 17.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 4 T

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) K 3 J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

Yeah no need to get super fancy here against a guy that's aggro
and isn't folding.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1895 M = 31.58

BB: t1105 M = 18.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1875 M = 31.25

BTN/SB: t1125 M = 18.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 2

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 30.58

BB: t1165 M = 19.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 K

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) T 6 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) 8 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

Yeah I probably give up here, board is way too coordinated and

our hand doesnt even bluffcatch well unless we would
bet/bet/jam ourselves which I wouldnt advise against this type of
opponent (they're usually aware of what's happening and will
bluffcatch if they have a bluffcatch type of hand and might c/c c/c
donkshove river themselves anyway).

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Hero (BB): t1755 M = 29.25

BTN/SB: t1245 M = 20.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 7 8

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) Q A J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t160) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t110, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160
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Wouldn't mind a smallish flop lead hoping he just flats and then a
big bet on the turn tbh. He'll float with enough Kx/Tx or Qx/Jx
that he'll fold on turn instead of raising pot (which would be a jam
effective).

Since he checked back flop I would probably stab turn as well

though expect him to have showdown value to say the least.
Preflop is about the cutoff for my range to defend I guess. Also,
wouldn't mind a small 3bet with this hand, expecting to get 100%
calls and then just cbet most boards and pick it up. Don't try to
get too fancy like I explained before, but once in a while a well
placed bluff is never wrong. As long as you try and not win every
pot vs this type of opponents it's fine.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1835 M = 30.58

BB: t1165 M = 19.42

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 9

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) A 3 Q (2 players)

BB bets t160, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

If you didn't win last hand on a similar board, I wouldn't mind a

raise to 475 or something on this board but I think he's way more
likely to play back since you got him of his hand one hand ago.

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Hero (BB): t1755 M = 29.25

BTN/SB: t1245 M = 20.75

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T J

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) T 2 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t80) 5 (2 players)

Hero bets t55, BTN/SB calls t55

River: (t190) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t190, Hero calls t190

Final Pot: t570

Hero mucks T J
BTN/SB shows 4 9 (a straight, Six high)
BTN/SB wins t570
Preflop I'd raise up his limp. Imo, his limping range is pretty
weak, I expect him to flat a lot and limp/reraise almost never (in
which case I'd fold to the limp/raise because he could have like
A6o and he won't fold it to a jam ever). Just 3x it and play
postflop against a range that has a lot of dominated hands or 2
unders in general.

Flop I don't mind a check for checkraising, he's been stabbing

most pots so far.

Turn is def a lead for value, I wouldn't mind making it a bit bigger
for value since his callingrange will be pretty much the same.

River seems fine since clubs missed and if we bet again I don't
know how much he's calling with 3x or 5x for that matter or if he's
capable of raising 2 pair hands for example, so nh.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1470 M = 24.50

BB: t1530 M = 25.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with A 5

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 6 Q K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t160) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t160

Hero shows A 5 (Ace King high)
BB shows K 7 (a pair of Kings)
BB wins t160

Weird hand by him LOL haha. I don't mind how you played it tbh,
like < 30bb's I guess you can just jam over his minraise if you're
not comfortable playing this oop postflop (which is fine against
this opponent). His checking back is really lol though. =D

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Hero (BB): t1390 M = 23.17

BTN/SB: t1610 M = 26.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 M = 22.50

BB: t1650 M = 27.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB wins t40
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Hero (BB): t1330 M = 22.17

BTN/SB: t1670 M = 27.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 8 3

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1290 M = 21.50

BB: t1710 M = 28.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 T

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 7 T Q (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero calls t200

Turn: (t560) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t360, Hero calls t360

River: (t1280) J (2 players)

BB bets t1070 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t1280

BB wins t1280
Interesting hand, once again. =)
Pre and flop look std if you ask me, not that many bad turncards
that can come really. Fwiw, he seems to have put a lot of money
in already without getting stacks in, but we have no clue about
his 3barrel bluff range. For that case, I'd probably be most likely
to jam turn myself with these stacksizes. I think we have the best
hand a ton here and probably have some outs if not. Reason for
this is 2fold:
- We don't know how much 3barrels he does because we havent
been to showdown yet.
- We avoid folding the best hand on some bad rivers (like this
one) since we don't know if the first applies or not.
I would be more inclined to flat with a much less vulnerable hand
like KQ for example; only Ax is really the river we don't want to
see and we're calling anyway... Just jam turn and expect to pick
up the pot most of the time against him I guess. A/K/J rivers still
suck with your hand and I guess you can fold now that you come
so far this way.

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Hero (BB): t650 M = 8.67

BTN/SB: t2350 M = 31.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 6

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t600 M = 8

BB: t2400 M = 32

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

BB wins t50

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Hero (BB): t575 M = 7.67

BTN/SB: t2425 M = 32.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 3 6

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t525 M = 7

BB: t2475 M = 33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 6

Hero raises to t525 all in, 1 fold
Final Pot: t100
Hero wins t100

Yeah std push here though I expect him to call somewhat wider
than nash.

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Hero (BB): t575 M = 7.67

BTN/SB: t2425 M = 32.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 8 9

BTN/SB raises to t100, Hero raises to t575 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Yeah he's been minraising all hands so far so you should have
enough fold equity to make this ev+, nh.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t675 M = 9

BB: t2325 M = 31

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

BB wins t50
Yeah wouldn't minraise/fold too much against a really aggro
opponent like this. Just fold seems best.

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Hero (BB): t650 M = 8.67

BTN/SB: t2350 M = 31.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 4 3

BTN/SB calls t25, Hero checks

Flop: (t100) T A 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t100) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t50, Hero folds

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

I would bluffcatch here so much. Notice how his limpingrange is

likely to be weak, and the fact that he checked back 94o on
T52cc wasnt the brightest idea. I also doubt that he's gonna be
betting 4th pair on the river if he has like 85 with one club if he
pairs up so i'm pretty comfortable c/c c/c on turn/river unless a
club falls tbh, especially if he pots river.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t600 M = 8

BB: t2400 M = 32
Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 4
1 fold

Final Pot: t50

BB wins t50

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Hero (BB): t575 M = 7.67

BTN/SB: t2425 M = 32.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q Q

BTN/SB raises to t100, Hero raises to t575 all in, BTN/SB calls
t475

Flop: (t1150) J 7 Q

Turn: (t1150) 7

River: (t1150) 5

Final Pot: t1150

Hero shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
BTN/SB shows A 2 (a pair of Sevens)
Hero wins t1150

I might flat here or make a small 3bet; doesn't look this opponent
will notice this and exploit it. Think flatting is fine tbh and leading
small on a ton of flops or just checking. Doesn't really matter
how/where you get the money in really, just a minor ev-
difference if you ask me.

Reason for flatting is obv because he will MR/fold a bunch but

wont get away from a bad toppair or middle pair postflop really.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1150 M = 15.33

BB: t1850 M = 24.67

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with J T

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) K 9 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t100, BB folds

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Yeah cool, well played. Might check flop since he will stab turn
and we're not afraid of any turncard really, even though we have
no hearts at all.

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Hero (BB): t1250 M = 16.67

BTN/SB: t1750 M = 23.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 J

BTN/SB raises to t150, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

I probably would call a minraise here but not vs 3x.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1200 M = 16

BB: t1800 M = 24

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

BB wins t50

Yeah, raising 2 wheelcards doesnt seem like the best strategy

against this opponent, even though it's suited.

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Hero (BB): t1175 M = 15.67

BTN/SB: t1825 M = 24.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 4 J

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

Hero wins t50

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1200 M = 16
BB: t1800 M = 24

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 5

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 7 2 9 (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200

Close, but probably okay and way better than raising 35s
though; obv flop is a fold.

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Hero (BB): t1100 M = 14.67

BTN/SB: t1900 M = 25.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 6 A

BTN/SB raises to t100, Hero raises to t1100 all in, BTN/SB calls
t1000

Flop: (t2200) J 5 6

Turn: (t2200) 4

River: (t2200) 8

Final Pot: t2200

Hero shows 6 A (a pair of Sixes)
BTN/SB shows K T (King Jack high)
Hero wins t2200
Yeah, standard snapshove, very standard since it'll play pretty
crappy vs this opponent with these stacksizes.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2200 M = 29.33

BB: t800 M = 10.67

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with J J

Hero calls t25, BB checks

Flop: (t100) 3 7 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t50, BB calls t50

Turn: (t200) 8 (2 players)

BB bets t50, Hero raises to t250, BB calls t200

River: (t700) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t150, Hero calls t150

Final Pot: t1000

Hero mucks J J
BB shows 9 T (a flush, Nine high)
BB wins t1000

Wow, why on earth are you limping? He's pretty loose pre
(defended 93o, remember?) and been potting into you without
preflop initiative anyway so why not raise and let him fire 200 on
the flop and either call or jam over it? I see like ZERO reasons to
limp preflop, especially because you jammed over a minraise
prior hand so if anything, I'd expect him to jam over it wider than
usualy himself.

Also, not being results oriented here, but do you really think he's
gonna be 3x'ing that much oop with garbage with these
stacksizes? Seems that it's more likely of him flatting and betting
200 on flop into you which is like 250 extra chips he puts in the
pot instead of 100.

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Hero (BB): t1700 M = 22.67

BTN/SB: t1300 M = 17.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1650 M = 22

BB: t1350 M = 18

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 K

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) Q A 3 (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200

Yeah giving up seems okay. Wouldn't mind a raise to 485 or

something in this spot though, esp since he seemed board
aware and he's unlikely to be donking an ace on the flop.
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Hero (BB): t1550 M = 20.67

BTN/SB: t1450 M = 19.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 2

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 20

BB: t1500 M = 20

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

BB wins t50

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Hero (BB): t1475 M = 19.67

BTN/SB: t1525 M = 20.33

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 K

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

Might jam here shallower but he called KTs so don't think it's ev+
for 30bb's stacks really and calling oop doesn't seem like the
best idea here either.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1425 M = 19

BB: t1575 M = 21

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 7

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 3 3 5 (2 players)

BB bets t100, Hero calls t100

Turn: (t400) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t400

BB wins t400

Idk what to think of your flop float tbh, especially without a

diamond. I guess you were planning on blufraising most turns
that were like 9+ cards? Guess it's okay but dont forget you cant
just call to hit an overcard here because he will fire the turn A
TON and I dont know how much he will be folding two pair even
if an overcard falls (in which case we got good implied odds on
our 8/7 though not as much FE on bluffcards and we could be
dominated by better "air" donking hands like Q8 or smth). I might
limp with this and see how he reacts here for the first time. Our
hand doesn't flop that well and we can see if he raises limp wide.

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Hero (BB): t1225 M = 16.33

BTN/SB: t1775 M = 23.67

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 7 A

BTN/SB raises to t100, Hero raises to t1225 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Std jam, nh.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1325 M = 14.72

BB: t1675 M = 18.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 5

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) K 9 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB calls t60

Turn: (t240) A (2 players)

BB bets t240, Hero raises to t1205 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t720

Hero wins t720

Nh, well played. Limping seems fine, he's not aggro against
them. Turn is an obv jam, he won't have an A all that often and
will fold 3rd or 4th pair enough.

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Hero (BB): t1685 M = 18.72

BTN/SB: t1315 M = 14.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 6 K

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Seems like a jam to me. He opens enough, rarely folds buttons

really, has limped a couple times so far but don't think he does it
enough to justify not jamming here.

180 in the pot we can take right there; let's say his callingrange
is perfect (which isn't the case obv, since he's either folding K7-
type hands or also calling QJT pick 2 type hands, but for the
sake of education...):
equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 33.859% 32.19% 01.66% 2070590724 106993152.00 {
K6o }
Hand 1: 66.141% 64.48% 01.66% 4146836796 106993152.00 {
22+, A2s+, K7s, A2o+, K7o+ }

So if we get called we're going to be in a 2630 pot with 33.859%

equity and will lose 424.5 chips everytime we get called.
A range of [22+,A2s+,K7s,A2o+,K7o+] is 26.1% of all hands and
he needs to fold 2.3555 times as much as he opens to even out
the ev we lose from jamming and getting called which means he
needs to open 61.5% of the time, which is OBV true and this is
even with a perfect callingrange against our hand.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1625 M = 18.06

BB: t1375 M = 15.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 A

Hero raises to t120, BB calls t60

Flop: (t240) Q T 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t240) K (2 players)

BB bets t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

I probably bet the flop here to protect our equity since he's not
the checkraise type of guy and we still have an over and some
backdoor straights and overcard if we get called. Also, he
defends wide and donks wide, so we need to bet here if you ask
me, just to take down the pot. Sucks if he c/c's and pots turn or
smth but we really have nothing anyway and he'll fold often
enough for a t135 cbet to be profitable.

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Hero (BB): t1505 M = 16.72

BTN/SB: t1495 M = 16.61
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 8 K
BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t240) 3 4 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BTN/SB wins t240

Both flatting and jamming pre look fine, more a fan of flatting
since K8s flops semi-decently and he's putting more money in
postflop anyway.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1385 M = 15.39

BB: t1615 M = 17.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with A 6

Hero calls t30, BB raises to t120, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t240) 9 2 J (2 players)

BB bets t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

Std, might limp since he's donking a HUGE percentage so far

and not being shovehappy over minraises so I don't think
MR/calling is even an option at this point.

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Hero (BB): t1265 M = 14.06
BTN/SB: t1735 M = 19.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with Q Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

=(
superuser obv

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1295 M = 14.39

BB: t1705 M = 18.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BB wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1265 M = 14.06

BTN/SB: t1735 M = 19.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 6 A

1 fold
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Obv jamming if he minraises.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1295 M = 14.39

BB: t1705 M = 18.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with A K

Hero raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

DEF superuser now!

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Hero (BB): t1355 M = 15.06

BTN/SB: t1645 M = 18.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with T A

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Getting ridic hahaha.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1385 M = 15.39

BB: t1615 M = 17.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with T 2

Hero raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Not a big fan of minraising here though he seems to have nitted

it up a bit. Still would just fold and wait for at least something
sooted (which means we have 10% more flops we like if he
flats/donks pot on flop).

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Hero (BB): t1445 M = 16.06

BTN/SB: t1555 M = 17.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 7 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1475 M = 16.39

BB: t1525 M = 16.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with Q Q

Hero raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Yeah, not limping is the thing to do here vs him.

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Hero (BB): t1535 M = 17.06

BTN/SB: t1465 M = 16.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 7 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Wow he's sitting out or smth?

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1565 M = 17.39

BB: t1435 M = 15.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with K 5

Hero raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Wouldn't mind a limp tbh here.

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Hero (BB): t1625 M = 18.06

BTN/SB: t1375 M = 15.28

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 2 A

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1655 M = 18.39

BB: t1345 M = 14.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with T K

Hero raises to t120, BB raises to t360, Hero raises to t1655 all in,
BB calls t985 all in

Flop: (t2690) 2 9 6

Turn: (t2690) 9
River: (t2690) 6

Final Pot: t2690

Hero shows T K (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
BB shows 2 2 (a full house, Twos full of Nines)
BB wins t2690

Wow, ehm, why on earth did you jam here? Apart from the 2x
click it back, this is the first time he 3bet. You think he tries to
look strong after folding so many hands? Call > fold > jam here
imo, ainec. Doubt he 3bet/folds hands like A-rag if he decides to
3bet them anyway, also not KJ/KQ so you're pretty much in a
sucky spot.

Just heard that villain WAS indead sitting out for a number of
hands (now I get the T2o raise), in which case call = jam > fold
imo. Thing with flatting is that we flop reasonably good (mostly
toppairs or 2nd pairs or strong draws) and he's almost always
leading out if wwe hit if you ask me. Think it's pretty close but
you have enough behind to not have to jam here I think, though
picking up the dead money is fine again. Think you can do both,
flatting or jamming. If this is his first hand back, I agree that
jamming is obv ev+ as well.

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Hero (BB): t310 M = 3.44

BTN/SB: t2690 M = 29.89

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 8 3

BTN/SB calls t30, Hero checks

Flop: (t120) J 7 Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds
Final Pot: t120
BTN/SB wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t250 M = 2.78

BB: t2750 M = 30.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8

Hero raises to t250 all in, BB calls t190

Flop: (t500) Q J 7

Turn: (t500) K

River: (t500) 2

Final Pot: t500

Hero shows 5 8 (a flush, King high)
BB shows 2 A (a pair of Twos)
Hero wins t500

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Hero (BB): t500 M = 5.56

BTN/SB: t2500 M = 27.78

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 7 7

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero raises to t500 all in, BTN/SB calls
t380

Flop: (t1000) A 7 J

Turn: (t1000) T

River: (t1000) 3

Final Pot: t1000

Hero shows 7 7 (three of a kind, Sevens)
BTN/SB shows K A (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t1000

Std, nice hand!

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1000 M = 11.11

BB: t2000 M = 22.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with T 2

Hero calls t30, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 9 8 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero calls t120

River: (t360) 6 (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero calls t180

Final Pot: t720

Hero mucks T 2
BB shows 3 6 (a pair of Sixes)
BB wins t720
Wow. Ehm, preflop, to start with, I don't mind as much, however,
I wouldn't mind minraising either since it's suited which means
we can jam all his potleads when we flop a ten/flushdraw and
also some openenders probably or just random flops on AQx or
smth (since he donked these type of boards a lot before and his
texture awareness means he's probably not doing it for value).
But okay, we limp, fair enough.

How can you NOT bet the flop? Even if it's just protecting your
equity when he has worse? He'll donk turn A BUNCH if you ask
me and unless you plan on jamming over a turn potbet (which I
think is too much of an overbet), just bet flop! This guy is actually
capable of checkraising and folding to your jam so plz plz bet
flop here.

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Hero (BB): t640 M = 7.11

BTN/SB: t2360 M = 26.22

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with K J

BTN/SB calls t30, Hero raises to t640 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Standard obv.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t700 M = 7.78

BB: t2300 M = 25.56
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 4
1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BB wins t60

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Hero (BB): t670 M = 7.44

BTN/SB: t2330 M = 25.89

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 4 K

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Since the hands he folded before where because he was sitting

out, I'd still assume he's minraising wide and folding at least
some percentage (and sometimes calls worse like QJT9 pick 2)
so I'd just jam here for 11bb's effective.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t610 M = 6.78

BB: t2390 M = 26.56

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 T

Hero raises to t610 all in, 1 fold
Final Pot: t120
Hero wins t120

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Hero (BB): t670 M = 5.58

BTN/SB: t2330 M = 19.42

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 4 T

BTN/SB raises to t160, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

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Hero (BTN/SB): t590 M = 4.92

BB: t2410 M = 20.08

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with J J

Hero raises to t590 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Yeah no need to get fancy, given the stacksizes I think his

callingrange is wide enough to just openjam. Minraising will even
be noticed by a fish here if you ask me.
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Hero (BB): t670 M = 5.58

BTN/SB: t2330 M = 19.42

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with T Q

BTN/SB raises to t160, Hero raises to t670 all in, BTN/SB calls
t510

Flop: (t1340) 3 4 9

Turn: (t1340) 8

River: (t1340) J

Final Pot: t1340

Hero shows T Q (a straight, Queen high)
BTN/SB shows A A (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t1340

Nh lol, and agreed, to shallow to not get it in here and he hasnt

openjammed before iirc so his range isnt necessarrily
superstrong though we never been this shallow before in this
spot, still obv getting QT in.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1340 M = 11.17

BB: t1660 M = 13.83

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 A

Hero raises to t160, BB calls t80
Flop: (t320) A K 5 (2 players)
BB bets t80, Hero calls t80

Turn: (t480) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t400, Hero raises to t1100 all in, BB calls t700

River: (t2680) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2680

Hero shows 6 A (a pair of Aces)
BB shows 8 A (a pair of Aces)
BB wins t2680

Ehm, not THAT big a fan of preflop really. I'd probably limp,
would be inclined to openjam A6o though suited is obv a ton
better but minraising seems fine.

Postflop looks fine. I might call turn though it's superdrawheavy

now with the multiple gutters and flushdraws so I guess he's not
getting away from a combodraw or pair + draw anyway. Sick that
he had you beat here fwiw...
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BB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

Pretty nitty fold if you ask me lol. I'd just open most buttons really
with anything semi-connected or suited (you can still flop a
straight with this) because a lot of your profit will come from bad
players call too much oop and play face-up post.

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BTN/SB: t1510 M = 50.33

Hero (BB): t1490 M = 49.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 5

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) T 2 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 2 (2 players)

Hero bets t40, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Hmmm, every chip counts really, and I don't think that a bet of
t40 will get more folds than a bet of t30 really. Especially since
I've been playing more superturbo's lately, I type a lot of
betsizing (esp in limped pots where otherwise you're forced to do
half pot or full pot). If you think you can get more Ax or Kx hands
to fold by betting pot, by all means do so, but I think t30 will do
the same trick (and might also let him call a dominated draw like
86o) because he's never folding two pair/trips anyway.

I wouldn't mind a check/call here either, nor do I leading. It's

pretty hard to say which is better in a vaccuum really, just
because our Q-high is on the edge of having (some) showdown
value and villains tendencies to bluffcatch with A-high on paired
boards for example.

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BB: t1490 M = 49.67
Hero (BTN/SB): t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 A

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Std open obv, although A6o cant flop straights nor flushes.

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BTN/SB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 4

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

You seem to be pretty nitty heh. Fwiw, I would 100% defend

here vs minraise and get some postflop reads. Even if we don't
get to showdown it doesn't mean we will have nothing of notes
on his tendencies. This way we'll definitly be able to adapt better
in the future when playing a little more marginal hands oop when
stacks get somewhat shallower to fully exploit.

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BB: t1490 M = 49.67
Hero (BTN/SB): t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 4

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Suited and connected!

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BTN/SB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 2 3 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t40, BTN/SB calls t40

Turn: (t120) 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t60, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Tell the dealer to shuffle the deck properly!

Anyway, this is a spot where I don't mind leading for full pot.
Regardless of your betsize, villain will likely call with a huge
range anway and that range will not be dependant of your size
that much. Turnbet seems a little bit low fwiw, I'd rather do 80 or
even 100 tbh and get max value from all the draws.
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BB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BTN/SB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J K

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t160, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t320) 8 T 4 (2 players)

BB bets t360, Hero folds

Final Pot: t320

BB wins t320

Bleh standard; not much we can do here, preflop is pretty

standard, 4bet/getting it in doesn't look good without reads here
obv, also no reason to fold vs 3bet really... Flop is not the worst
to float and take away on later streets, but his sizing + the fact
you have no spade make it an easy muck obv.

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BTN/SB: t1570 M = 52.33

Hero (BB): t1430 M = 47.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 K

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40
Heh, he's standard to use weird betsizing. No clue what they
mean so far but already seen 2 in 8 hands now, don't forget.

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BB: t1590 M = 53
Hero (BTN/SB): t1410 M = 47

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 A

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 9 T K (2 players)

BB bets t140, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Hmmm weird, third time he overbet pot now (while you're playing
on ftp which means there's a potbutton present). Preflop obv
standard, not to sure about flop.

Thing is if he does this a lot - given that it's a reg speed - we

actually have a bit of time to wait for a somewhat better holding
than just bottom pair ace kicker so I don't mind a fold here untill
he starts doing it a lot in future hands.

If there was a club on board it's obv better to float than now;
about random tendencies... ehm I think most of the time this is
actually a piece of the board, though not always. If randoms
don't have a piece here, but overbet it anyway, they usually give
up after flop in my experience; if they do have a piece, they're
firing all blank turns. So yeah, just pitch it now, we'll see later.

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BTN/SB: t1650 M = 55
Hero (BB): t1350 M = 45

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) T 9 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t40) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t40, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Ehm, I'd probably lead turn here for t20 or t30 and have him
bluffcatch all his highcard hands and/or gutshots and stuff. It also
protects our equity if he never stabs at pot on turn for example
when we check to him since pretty much all hands have 9 outs
with the board being single paired already.

Also, ask for a new dealer lol.

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BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 6

1 fold
Final Pot: t20
BB wins t20

Yeah might fold some of the weaker offsuit connectors vs him

after seeing his couple overbets.

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BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 2

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Yeah I don't even defend this though it's soooooted.

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BB: t1660 M = 55.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1340 M = 44.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 J

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40
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BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 2

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) 8 Q K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t40) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t40) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB shows 4 Q (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
Hero shows 3 2 (a pair of Sevens)
BTN/SB wins t40

I wouldn't mind a flop stab here tbh for t30 or something, since
he doesn't seem to be stabbing himself and he raised couple of
buttons before (which makes it more likely that he's raising his
good hands and limping mediocre/bad/monsterhands) and it's
not a board you get a lot of floats on really since undercards
don't want to take it away later.

Turn is too late too stab with your hand I feel, since you'll get
called by a lot of draws/pairs and you'd have to know some
rivertendencies from him I guess to know what your bestline is
on what rivers.

But checking down and giving up is not bad either, just note that
he didnt bet his Qx.
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BB: t1660 M = 55.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1340 M = 44.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 8

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 A

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1610 M = 53.67

Hero (BB): t1390 M = 46.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

Would probably either not 3bet here or make a small 3bet to

keep his dominated hands in if he were to raise his button.
Reason for flatting would be that with villain's betsizing it wouldn't
be too hard to get stacks in if we flop toppair really, and i don't
want to get 4bet of the hand (which he could easily do with A6o
for example to "protect" his hand or whatever he thinks of it), so
yeah, I'd just flat, even 5bb open easy call if you ask me.

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BB: t1600 M = 53.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1400 M = 46.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 6 T 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 5 (2 players)

BB bets t20, Hero calls t20

River: (t160) J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t160

BB shows 2 K (King Jack high)
Hero shows K 3 (King Jack high)
BB wins t80
Hero wins t80

Yeah I would just give up on that flop. Cbetting air here has to do
with how much of the time you think villain defends A-rag/K-rag
and more importantly Q-rag and J-rag. If you think this is enough
of the time, then by all means, cbet this board because they wont
be spazzing a lot here to try and get you off your hand on a
board like this with total air. However, since villain been
somewhat nitty against our 3x opens, I'd just give up (peeling
turn getting ridic good price is okay though still closer than you
might think, especially since he might overbet river).

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BTN/SB: t1600 M = 53.33

Hero (BB): t1400 M = 46.67
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with A Q
BTN/SB calls t10, Hero raises to t80, BTN/SB calls t60

Flop: (t160) 2 2 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t69, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Nh, bit weird betsizing on flop though. Would just make it t80 tbh.

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BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 9

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 8 5 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t69, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Nh, note that you should fire turn and/or river a lot depending on
cards that come since villains love floating 2 overs here or just A-
high (also we have LOTS of backdoors so betting our equity will
never hurt on turn).

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BTN/SB: t1460 M = 48.67
Hero (BB): t1540 M = 51.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 J

BTN/SB raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1480 M = 49.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q T

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) J 3 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t69, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Std obv, just note that he seems to play somewhat nitty and fit or
fold which means our A9 fold on the KT9r flop was pretty good
since it's way more likely he just had a hand.

Note that this doesn't mean he can't start spazzing if you take
down too much pots with just cbetting however.

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BTN/SB: t1420 M = 47.33
Hero (BB): t1580 M = 52.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q K

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) Q 3 K (2 players)

Hero bets t40, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Wowow. How did you not raise here pre? Only hand we've seen
him limp before in showdown was Q5o and he limp/called 1/1 so
far so - while this isn't 100% sure obv - there's so much value in
raising here and unlikely he has us in bad shape really. Just
raise preflop, make it t80 or something and have him call with A
LOT of dominated hands. If you're scared that he won't call
dominated holdings too much, just make it 3bb's (which I doubt,
but just talking about other players than this villain fwiw).

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BB: t1400 M = 46.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1600 M = 53.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

Might open a bit more again now, since he just seems to bet
when he has something and our cbets will take away pots a lot,
though 52o is agreed too weak.
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BTN/SB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 3

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

If he minraised I probably defend and try to play a small pot

when we flop bottom pair (usually call one bet and fold to further
resistance) and make it huge when we hit something nice obv
(and if we flop like trips or huge draw or something we really
have a lot of implied odds if villain just has a piece of the board;
pretty sure we can get stacks in on 228 for example if he has like
K8 with the way he bets).

That being said I might like defend even vs the 3x here.

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BB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20
Just open this and he'll check/fold if he doesn't hit (since he done
this so far) or just folds preflop.

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BTN/SB: t1440 M = 48
Hero (BB): t1560 M = 52

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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BB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 7

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Looks like he has a big hand; I'm not a huge fan of folding vs
3bets but 97o is definitly too weak to play vs this opponent.

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BTN/SB: t1490 M = 49.67

Hero (BB): t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 3

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Heh, he started again lol. With his frequency, I guess he just has
a hand whenever he does this until proven otherwise (whether
this hand is AA/22/AQ/... doesn't matter atm really).

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BB: t1510 M = 33.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 M = 33.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

Yeah, just pitch this one.

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BTN/SB: t1525 M = 33.89
Hero (BB): t1475 M = 32.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1510 M = 33.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 M = 33.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 8

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 3 T 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180

Standard. I don't mind making it 3bb's preflop though I'd as

default minraise here, but given that he will c/f a lot of flops or
otherwise let us know he wants to rumble it's just more ev+ to
take that extra bb postflop more often.

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BTN/SB: t1420 M = 31.56
Hero (BB): t1580 M = 35.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q A

BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero calls t90

Flop: (t240) 5 5 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BTN/SB wins t240

First interesting hand really. Had a bit of discussion about this

with some other players and nobody really agreed lol.

Most really agreed that AQo is a bit too strong to just flat here
even though we assume that all his big bets are in general big(-
ish) hands. Reason for still 3betting is that a player like villain,
will not fold a dominated hand like Ax or KQ/QJ/QT. Reason for
this is that "bad nits" (or whatever you put people like this in a
category) just can't fold a hand, even though their range is pretty
strong, ergo your range is even stronger, but they just don't
realize it and have a good hand themselves so wtf! Villain must
be bluffing here! (they think)

Would be slightly more inclined to flat AQs preflop fwiw (which

might surprise some of you; indeed, AQs has a bit more equity
against a standard getting it in range, however, plays a lot easier
with the added affect of being able to flop a flush(draw) which will
happen around 10% of the time, which isnt to be
underestimated, since you only flop a pair one in 3 so that's an
additional 1/3 times you'll be able to continu after the flop).

Okay, 3betsizing then. Ehm, you can do a lot of things with this
really (just to make clear, once we 3bet we're never ever folding
to a jam).

I wouldn't even mind just a jam here; he's a bad nit it seems,
once they have a piece of a hand they go with it. Whether it's 77
or AT doesn't matter, they usually just look at their own cards
and that's it.
If you just want to make it smaller, 500/jam any flop basically is
an okay strat and will get calls preflop and folds post a ton
(c/f'ing some "worst flops" obv like K98hhh or smth I guess).
Other size would be like 300 and then still have a little
manoeuvrability postflop with 600 in the pot and almost 2 potbets
left. I wouldn't make it 400 or smth fwiw, because then we have
like 1.25 potbets left which sucks on a decent amount of boards
where we're not happy bet/calling it off but c/f'ing sucks about as
much.

I think I prefer the 300 fwiw though all options look close (with
just jamming being the easy way out but probably least ev+).

If you decide to flat pre, then c/f looks like only option here
against potbet. Surely he might have AJ/AT/KQ once in a while,
but against the rest of his range we're doing pretty poorly on this
bad flop.

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BB: t1540 M = 34.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t1460 M = 32.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 Q

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 7 K A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180

Nh, well played.

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BTN/SB: t1450 M = 32.22

Hero (BB): t1550 M = 34.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1435 M = 31.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1565 M = 34.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 6

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1405 M = 31.22

Hero (BB): t1595 M = 35.44
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 5
BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Def defend this if it's suited.

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BB: t1435 M = 31.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1565 M = 34.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 5

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1405 M = 31.22

Hero (BB): t1595 M = 35.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 8

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 5 T 7 (2 players)

Hero bets t30, BTN/SB folds
Final Pot: t60
Hero wins t60

Wow, checking again are we? Why now? Villain so far seemed
to play sooooooooo faceup postflop. I don't think he's the floating
type of guy from all the previous limped pots we had and you
stabbed/vbet, so wow, just raise man. His limpingrange also will
consist mainly of hands that have max 1 overcard here, and
given that he limp/called 1/1, just raise it up man and vbet him all
day on multiple streets.

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BB: t1375 M = 30.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1625 M = 36.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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BTN/SB: t1390 M = 30.89

Hero (BB): t1610 M = 35.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 2

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks
Flop: (t60) 4 Q 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Not the best structure to stab on and you stabbed a bunch

before so c/f looks best.

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BB: t1420 M = 31.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1580 M = 35.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

Just raise really, he c/f flop already soooooo much.

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BTN/SB: t1435 M = 31.89

Hero (BB): t1565 M = 34.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1420 M = 31.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1580 M = 35.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J 9

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) T A 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180

See? Do you need J9hh to be profitable here? Doubtful.

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BTN/SB: t1330 M = 29.56

Hero (BB): t1670 M = 37.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 5

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) A T 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t60) 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB mucks 7 8
Hero shows 9 5 (a pair of Fives)
Hero wins t60

Minbet turn here to protect equity and have him call some worse
hands (mainly one-card gutters who - if they have a broadway
with it - will call turn and check back river most of the time
anyway; given how he played so far, he might like call 64o on
turn and check back all rivers but 3x really).

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BB: t1300 M = 28.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1700 M = 37.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 8

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1270 M = 28.22

Hero (BB): t1730 M = 38.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A T

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1255 M = 27.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1745 M = 38.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 5

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 9 6 K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t180) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180

How can you not cbet here? Pretty sure he donks pot with a K
here given how he did it on KT9r to "protect" his hand against
4flush or 4straight boards, same with two pair/set/low flushes
really, maybe even a strong 9. Also, don't forget, fish love suited
hands, so either he flopped a flush here or just has a hand that
can't stand much so just fire the flop and expect to pick up the
pot a lot vs this opponent.

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BTN/SB: t1165 M = 25.89

Hero (BB): t1835 M = 40.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1150 M = 25.56

Hero (BTN/SB): t1850 M = 41.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 6

Hero raises to t90, BB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 4 A 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t180

Hero wins t180

Well, you get good boards to cbet fwiw, but std obv. =)

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BTN/SB: t1060 M = 23.56

Hero (BB): t1940 M = 43.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 8

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t60) 8 8 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t60) K (2 players)

Hero bets t30, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

I don't mind betting either flop or turn here really. Reason I like
betting flop slightly better is because he can easily have 2
overcards to the 5 there (whether it's with a gutter or not doesn't
matter) and although he doesn't look like a floater, even they will
call with mere overs a decent amount of the time.

Also, if you want to build a pot against an opponent like this, it's
best if you do it early on when your hand is likely still good, not
when they caught up and start raising when they hit their
straight/flush. Pretty sure he calls with straightdraw (gutter or
OE) or flushdraw on flop, but will check them back most of the
time anyway. Same with weak Ax hands, medium pocket pairs or
Kx if that's in his range.

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BB: t1030 M = 22.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1970 M = 43.78
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 5
Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1000 M = 22.22

Hero (BB): t2000 M = 44.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 7

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Std obv. Cutoff here for getting it in would be like AJ+ 77+ here
probably. 22-66 looks like a fold because his range can still
consist of smallish-mid pocket pairs and he's calling a jam with
those anyway if you ask me. AQ/AK/77-JJ i'd just jam i guess;
QQ+ normal 3bet; AJ doubt between flat or shove; flattingrange
would be like AT/KQ/KJ and the occassional AJ if i dont feel like
jamming.

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BB: t1030 M = 22.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t1970 M = 43.78
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 Q
1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

Just raise ATC that aren't in bottom 15% or something imo.

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BTN/SB: t1045 M = 23.22

Hero (BB): t1955 M = 43.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) A 2 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t120) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB shows Q 8 (a pair of Threes)
Hero shows Q 9 (a pair of Threes)
Hero wins t60
BTN/SB wins t60

Pretty sure turn is a good spot to bet and if he calls, again on

river. Just pick it up, he bets Ax here almost 100% of the time if
you ask me on this flop (because of 3 to straight), probably also
all his pocket pairs before overcards falling. So on turn, just hope
he didnt hit his T and bet to take up the pot a lot.
Bleh, river looks thin looking afterwards if he calls turn. Fwiw, he
just minraised so I guess KQJ pick 2 is a bit less in his range
since KQ/KJ could be in his 4x range but we dont know that. So
yeah, might be better to just give up once he calls turn.

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BB: t1045 M = 23.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t1955 M = 43.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K 3

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1015 M = 22.56

Hero (BB): t1985 M = 44.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 7 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1000 M = 22.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t2000 M = 44.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J Q

Hero raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t970 M = 16.17

Hero (BB): t2030 M = 33.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with A A

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

Also, dont EVER flat here, if he would 4x. His range is strong,
dont let his overcards whiff the flop or pocket pair have multiple
overcards. He's stacking off most preflop (you might just want to
click it back or smth).

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BB: t950 M = 15.83

Hero (BTN/SB): t2050 M = 34.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 T

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t120, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t240) 2 7 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t240) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t240) Q (2 players)

BB bets t40, Hero calls t40

Final Pot: t320

BB shows K Q (two pair, Queens and Twos)
Hero shows 8 T (a flush, Ace high)
Hero wins t320

Weird hand really; after he checks both flop and turn, just stab it
imo. Not being results oriented, but his hand looks like what it is
really... He almost never has Ax here, mid pocket pair or KQJT
pick 2 at best if you ask me. If he has a club he might call but
then we take it away on river anyway; he'll fold so much of his
range here on turn once you bet, def best move to make.

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BTN/SB: t790 M = 13.17

Hero (BB): t2210 M = 36.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J J

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t280, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Ehm, I think his minraises in general are a bit weaker so I

wouldn't go that that big fwiw. If he 4xed jamming would obv be
standard to get it in. I really dont like your sizing fwiw, also note
that it's your first 3bet so far so it'll look somewhat scary if he's
not braindead.
I think 200-220 >>>>> flatting >>>>>> jamming >>>>>>>> this
size really. I don't think he's calling all that much with this size
and stacksizes really; at least when jamming he might like call 33
or Ax because he thinks we're full of **** and we're just jamming
our bull**** hands or something. Flatting is not bad because he
plays so retarded post.

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BB: t710 M = 11.83

Hero (BTN/SB): t2290 M = 38.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with A 7

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 3 5 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

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BTN/SB: t630 M = 10.50

Hero (BB): t2370 M = 39.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 8 5

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) 7 6 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t550 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

I don't get it. You fold 32hh to a 3x while being 70bb's deep but
this you can defend you think? I'd just let this go, especially
because he doesnt raise buttons all too much to begin with. Also,
we're pretty shallow here and this hand just flops bottom pair or
middle pair way too much. If you think you can bluff him off a
hand he misses with, that's fine but:
1) we're too shallow to do this effectively imo
2) you might as well start defending almost ATC then imo

Just pitch it preflop imo, esp vs him.

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BB: t710 M = 11.83

Hero (BTN/SB): t2290 M = 38.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 6

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) A T 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t89, BB folds
Final Pot: t160
Hero wins t160

Bleh, I'd just minbet with your hand, these stacksizes and this
board really. Try to let him float with his no equity hands as much
as possible or let him spazz with them.

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BTN/SB: t630 M = 10.50

Hero (BB): t2370 M = 39.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 6 7 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

Std, not doing fancy on this board nor preflop imo.

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BB: t670 M = 11.17

Hero (BTN/SB): t2330 M = 38.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with A A

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) K 8 K (2 players)

BB bets t590 all in, Hero calls t590

Turn: (t1340) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1340) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1340

BB shows 7 8 (two pair, Kings and Eights)
Hero shows A A (a full house, Aces full of Kings)
Hero wins t1340

Snap obv and expect to see 8x like 95% of the time or

something; He started defending a lot preflop later in the game
so minraising pre is indeed the best option.

SPAMZ ' EIGHTH HAND HISTORY REVIEW

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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 33.33

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 33.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 3

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Folding Ax for just a minraise is something I wouldn't do really.

People play so bad postflop and it's quite important to defend
semi-widely to get some early postflop reads from unknowns.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1470 M = 32.67

BB: t1530 M = 34

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T J

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 2 T K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Std hand obv.

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Hero (BB): t1530 M = 34

BTN/SB: t1470 M = 32.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 7

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero raises to t180, BTN/SB calls t120

Flop: (t360) J 8 2 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t360) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t200, Hero folds

Final Pot: t360

BTN/SB wins t360
First folding Ax then 3betting 75s from the start? Hah, sounds
like something a cash player would do.
Ehm, I'm totally not a big fan of this, especially in the ftp turbo
structure people just don't fold vs 3bets so it's really
unnecessarry to start 3betting air early on without reads (though
your hand isn't the worst to flop some equity with obv), just
because they don't fold, I'd go with a wide 3bet valuerange to
start off with and take it from there. =)

Just play postflop imo, a lot more interesting instead of the

preflop wars that are standardly being eld nowadays. People just
make so much bigger mistakes postflop really...

Also, don't expect to get THAT much metagame/balancing going

against a random. Big chance he'll decline after one game and
you'll never see him again.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 M = 30

BB: t1650 M = 36.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 6

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1380 M = 30.67
BTN/SB: t1620 M = 36

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 8

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

He doesn't seem to have a std openingsize so going to

showdown with either sizing will be very valuable if we ever have
the chance.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 M = 30

BB: t1650 M = 36.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 4 4 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Std cbet, surprised he didn't float his 2 overs here as people

usually do. =)

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Hero (BB): t1410 M = 31.33
BTN/SB: t1590 M = 35.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 Q

BTN/SB raises to t90, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1380 M = 30.67

BB: t1620 M = 36

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 Q

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 8 2 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

He seems to play pretty fit/fold so far (3/3 right?) but doesn't

mean he can't spazz if you take it away too much with cbets
however.

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Hero (BB): t1440 M = 32

BTN/SB: t1560 M = 34.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero raises to t180, BTN/SB calls t120

Flop: (t360) 5 J 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t150, BTN/SB calls t150

Turn: (t660) 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t300, Hero folds

Final Pot: t660

BTN/SB wins t660

Stop 3betting suited connectors, seriously. You'll notice it

yourself once you start playing more ftp turbo's I guess but in my
experience, people just don't fold vs 3bets enough to justify
doing stuff like this readless.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1110 M = 18.50

BB: t1890 M = 31.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 6

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 9 T Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160
Don't hate the checkback on flop tbh. We've been cbetting 100%
so far and this board usually hits a defendingrange quite hard.
Once he checks the turn stabbing looks good, nh.

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Hero (BB): t1190 M = 19.83

BTN/SB: t1810 M = 30.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 9 6

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

He 3x's when stacks getting shallower as well. Time to get a

hand we can jam over it I guess.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1150 M = 19.17

BB: t1850 M = 30.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 6

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 5 A J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

He defends a lot, probably because we're "just" minraising, so

we should cbet some boards we normally shouldnt because it
would hit his range somewhat hard (like T97ss or smth); he'll
have enough unconnected Ax/Kx/Qx in his range to make that
profitable.

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Hero (BB): t1230 M = 20.50

BTN/SB: t1770 M = 29.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J 7

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

I probably defend here though we don't have any reads oop in

raised pots which could make it a bit harder I guess.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1190 M = 19.83

BB: t1810 M = 30.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 2

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 7 K 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (t160) T (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t160) 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Just cbet here as said before, his preflop range so far looks huge
and he doesn't seem to spazz a lot and we have absolutely no
showdown value.

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Hero (BB): t1270 M = 21.17

BTN/SB: t1730 M = 28.83

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1290 M = 21.50

BB: t1710 M = 28.50
Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 3
Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) K J 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

He's probably defending close to ATC really.

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Hero (BB): t1370 M = 18.27

BTN/SB: t1630 M = 21.73

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with K 6

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

Again, I probably defend here, but given that you had to show
your e-penis by putting pressure preflop in the first blindlevel,
again not going to be easy. =)

Jamming looks ev+ as well, even if he calls perfect (which will

almost never be the case) but he's opening a decent amount of
buttons.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1320 M = 17.60
BB: t1680 M = 22.40

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 6

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) 9 K 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t200) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t200) T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t200

Hero shows 9 6 (a pair of Nines)
BB mucks 3 3
Hero wins t200

Just cbet and take it down a ton if you ask me. Once he calls flop
I'd just give up later streets.

Notice how he didn't jam this preflop but just defended and
checked it down with very little showdown on this board.

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Hero (BB): t1420 M = 18.93

BTN/SB: t1580 M = 21.07

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB raises to t100, Hero raises to t250, BTN/SB calls t150

Flop: (t500) Q 5 K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks
Turn: (t500) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t500) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t250, Hero folds

Final Pot: t500

BTN/SB wins t500

E-penis in this hh imo. Again, unnecessarry and don't expect too

much folds in general. Everytime you 3bet so far I would've loved
a flat so much more.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1170 M = 15.60

BB: t1830 M = 24.40

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 K

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero wins t100

Since he doesn't seem jamhappy, I wouldn't start limping untill

he gives a reason for us to do so (esp since he flatted 33 there,
just keep minraising and cbetting).

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Hero (BB): t1220 M = 16.27

BTN/SB: t1780 M = 23.73

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 8 2

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1170 M = 15.60

BB: t1830 M = 24.40

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with K K

Hero raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero wins t100

Booooooooo!

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Hero (BB): t1220 M = 16.27

BTN/SB: t1780 M = 23.73

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 2 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t50

Hero wins t50

Weeeeeeee!

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1245 M = 16.60

BB: t1755 M = 23.40

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 7

Hero raises to t100, BB calls t50

Flop: (t200) K Q 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t75, BB calls t75

Turn: (t350) 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t225, BB calls t225

River: (t800) 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t800

Hero shows 9 7 (a flush, King high)
BB mucks 3 K
Hero wins t800

I don't mind your cbetsize too much because on a board like this
in general it doesn't really matter that much since he plays pretty
straightforward anyway. Watch out that he can spazz more often
or start bluffraising when you use this sizing.

Turn I wouldn't fire tbh, once he calls flop he's got a piece and is
unlikely folding turn. Just take your freecard with your medium
strong drawing hand if you ask me.

Also, note how you "sucked out" and that he may start playing
back a bit more now.

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Hero (BB): t1645 M = 21.93

BTN/SB: t1355 M = 18.07

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is BB with 9 4

BTN/SB raises to t100, 1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BTN/SB wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1595 M = 17.72

BB: t1405 M = 15.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BB wins t60

Don't hate the fold really given the last hand but in general, I'd
keep minraising as much as possible untill we hit < 20bb's where
I might start mixing it up or smth.

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Hero (BB): t1565 M = 17.39

BTN/SB: t1435 M = 15.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1505 M = 16.72

BB: t1495 M = 16.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 2

Hero raises to t120, BB calls t60

Flop: (t240) 6 3 A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB calls t120

Turn: (t480) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t480) K (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t255, BB folds

Final Pot: t480

Hero wins t480

Looks fine. He doesn't look like the person who flaots Kx on this
flop too much really and I doub't he'll be calling 4th pair on river.
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Hero (BB): t1745 M = 19.39

BTN/SB: t1255 M = 13.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 8 T

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

I'd defend here. For some reason you seem to be afraid to play
pots oop.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1685 M = 18.72

BB: t1315 M = 14.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BB wins t60

Just minraise, T2o I fold but Q6o with a person unlikely to jam
over minraises is a definite raise here.

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Hero (BB): t1655 M = 18.39

BTN/SB: t1345 M = 14.94

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with 8 T

BTN/SB raises to t120, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Again, defendaments.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1595 M = 17.72

BB: t1405 M = 15.61

Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 8

Hero raises to t120, BB raises to t420, 1 fold

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

First 3bet of him, weird sizing with these stacksizes. 8-high never
good obv. It's suited though...

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Hero (BB): t1475 M = 16.39

BTN/SB: t1525 M = 16.94
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with K 8
BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t240) 7 J 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t240) 4 (2 players)

Hero bets t155, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t240

Hero wins t240

Wow, you defended!

Stabbing turn seems fine when he doesn't cbet.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1595 M = 13.29

BB: t1405 M = 11.71

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with T Q

Hero raises to t160, BB calls t80

Flop: (t320) Q 6 T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB folds

Final Pot: t320

Hero wins t320

Yeah keep minraising here, under other circumstances, limping

might be better but not here.

Betting flop small also looks good.

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Hero (BB): t1755 M = 14.62

BTN/SB: t1245 M = 10.38

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 8 T

BTN/SB raises to t160, Hero raises to t1755 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t320

Hero wins t320

Looks ev+, flatting probably isn't too bad either (given villain's
oop tendencies and his lack of cbetting 1/1 times, he looks like a
really fit/fold player in which case I think flatting pre might be
better but we have no idea about how accurate that is).

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 15.96

BB: t1085 M = 9.04

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with K 6

Hero raises to t1915 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Yah don't mind this. Easy solution since K6o doesn't flop THAT
well though he's really fit/fold/passive post so I wouldn't mind
MR/fold and cbet smallish if he flats.

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Hero (BB): t1995 M = 16.62

BTN/SB: t1005 M = 8.38

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with T 9

BTN/SB raises to t1005 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

Spitejam!

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 15.96

BB: t1085 M = 9.04

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with J Q

Hero raises to t1915 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

This is pretty close between openjam and MR/call (minraise/fold

is not really an option fwiw, just stove a bit and you'll see why), I
think minraising will be better here really. Just note that he
probably won't be folding any Ax with these stacksizes, nor most
strong Kx's or any pocket pair. Therefore it doesn't really matter
if we minraise/call or openjam since his getting it in range will be
pretty much the same. The only thing we can hope for is that he:
- either spazzes pre and jams some suited connectors
- flats (which is more likely) and we play a big pot in position with
an easy to play hand
I usually would prefer KT+ or smth for MR/calling be better over
openjamming in spots like this but given the likelyness of villain
flatting pre I think QT/QJ would be my cutoff here.

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Hero (BB): t1995 M = 16.62

BTN/SB: t1005 M = 8.38

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 2 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2035 M = 16.96

BB: t965 M = 8.04

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 8

Hero raises to t2035 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Looks fine/best.

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Hero (BB): t2115 M = 17.62

BTN/SB: t885 M = 7.38

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 7 T

BTN/SB raises to t885 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2035 M = 16.96

BB: t965 M = 8.04

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BB wins t80

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Hero (BB): t1995 M = 16.62

BTN/SB: t1005 M = 8.38
Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 7 2
BTN/SB raises to t160, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 12.77

BB: t1085 M = 7.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with Q T

Hero raises to t1915 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Same here I guess, MR/call looks better than openjam.

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Hero (BB): t2015 M = 13.43

BTN/SB: t985 M = 6.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 2 T

BTN/SB raises to t985 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1915 M = 12.77

BB: t1085 M = 7.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 8

Hero calls t50, BB raises to t1085 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BB wins t200

Don't mind this since he doesn't seem too aggro before (apart
from the openjamming button but that's std for 95% of players)
and you'll be able to stab a lot postflop.

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Hero (BB): t1815 M = 12.10

BTN/SB: t1185 M = 7.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1865 M = 12.43

BB: t1135 M = 7.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J 8

Hero raises to t1865 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

Don't mind a limp here again though openjamming looks fine as

well.

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Hero (BB): t1965 M = 13.10

BTN/SB: t1035 M = 6.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 7 6

BTN/SB raises to t1035 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1865 M = 12.43

BB: t1135 M = 7.57
Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 6
Hero calls t50, BB checks

Flop: (t200) 3 3 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t100, BB raises to t1035 all in, Hero folds

Final Pot: t400

BB wins t400

Would probably bet more than 1bb; t100 just looks like a stab to
a lot of players, t110 for example will result in a decent amount
more fold equity compared to what we risk.

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Hero (BB): t1665 M = 11.10

BTN/SB: t1335 M = 8.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 8 4

BTN/SB raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1565 M = 10.43

BB: t1435 M = 9.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t100

BB wins t100

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Hero (BB): t1515 M = 10.10

BTN/SB: t1485 M = 9.90

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 2 3

BTN/SB raises to t1485 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1415 M = 9.43

BB: t1585 M = 10.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 3

Hero raises to t200, BB calls t100

Flop: (t400) T Q A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t250, BB raises to t500, Hero folds

Final Pot: t900

BB wins t900
Looks fine vs this opponent.

Cbetting might be closer than it looks since I don't think he's

defending a lot of the weaker crap/lower cards this shallow
really.

Also, cbet is unnecessarry big if you ask me.

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Hero (BB): t965 M = 6.43

BTN/SB: t2035 M = 13.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 9 7

BTN/SB raises to t2035 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

BTN/SB wins t200

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Hero (BTN/SB): t865 M = 5.77

BB: t2135 M = 14.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with J 7

Hero raises to t865 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200
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Hero (BB): t965 M = 6.43

BTN/SB: t2035 M = 13.57

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with A 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t100

Hero wins t100

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1015 M = 6.77

BB: t1985 M = 13.23

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 Q

Hero raises to t1015 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t200

Hero wins t200

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Hero (BB): t1115 M = 6.19

BTN/SB: t1885 M = 10.47

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BB with 7 7

BTN/SB raises to t1885 all in, Hero calls t995 all in

Flop: (t2230) 3 2 K

Turn: (t2230) T

River: (t2230) 9

Final Pot: t2230

Hero shows 7 7 (a pair of Sevens)
BTN/SB shows A 3 (a pair of Threes)
Hero wins t2230

Solid flop.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t2230 M = 12.39

BB: t770 M = 4.28

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 4

Hero raises to t2230 all in, BB calls t650 all in

Flop: (t1540) 8 8 2

Turn: (t1540) J

River: (t1540) T

Final Pot: t1540

Hero shows 6 4 (a pair of Eights)
BB shows T K (two pair, Tens and Eights)
BB wins t1540

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Hero (BB): t1460 M = 8.11

BTN/SB: t1540 M = 8.56

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BB with 2 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1520 M = 8.44

BB: t1480 M = 8.22

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Stop getting 3-high imo.

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Hero (BB): t1460 M = 8.11

BTN/SB: t1540 M = 8.56

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BB with J J

BTN/SB raises to t240, Hero raises to t1460 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t480

Hero wins t480

Weird from him here.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1700 M = 9.44

BB: t1300 M = 7.22

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 5

Hero calls t60, BB raises to t1300 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

A bit too weak/shallow to limp here, esp since you jammed

previous hand I expect him to jam a lot over your limp.

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Hero (BB): t1580 M = 8.78

BTN/SB: t1420 M = 7.89

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BB with K 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1640 M = 9.11

BB: t1360 M = 7.56

Pre Flop: (t180) Hero is BTN/SB with A J

Hero raises to t1640 all in, BB calls t1240 all in

Flop: (t2720) A 2 9

Turn: (t2720) 3

River: (t2720) 6

Final Pot: t2720

Hero shows A J (a pair of Aces)
BB shows A 4 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins t2720

Nh, gg.
SPAMZ ' NINTH HAND HISTORY R EVIEW

In this hh review, hero is Maruchan and villain is mjw006/matt. I

got both hh's and will fill in villain's hand and thoughts where I
think it's interesting enough to discuss.

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BB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BTN/SB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 5

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) Q J 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Hmmm, T5o is like bottom 25% of hands all-in equity wise. I'm
not saying you should open 75% or less but from playability
perspective T5o doesn't have much going really. I'd way rather
open 64o than T5o really. Hands I'd not open are pretty much
T2o-T5o, 92o-94o, etc.

Matt had 32cc in this spot and think is pretty std defend with
something that can flop pretty hidden monsters (especially since
he checkraised low paired boards 24/7 ). I wouldn't mind a
bluffcheckraise on this board since there's little unpaired hands
that maruchan can continu with and even 6x would be best to
just fold to flopcheckraise I guess (depending on
kicker/backdoorz/blockerz), though I obv wouldn't do it all the
time and starting out a bit slower till you have some more reads
is better.

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BTN/SB: t1460 M = 48.67

Hero (BB): t1540 M = 51.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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BB: t1450 M = 48.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 A

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Interesting that matt 3x'es and maruchan minraises. Might get

into some intersting spots lately especially if they start mixing up
openingsizes.

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BB: t1450 M = 48.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A J

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40
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BTN/SB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Pretty boring "I got a hand/I don't have a hand" spots so far. =)

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BB: t1450 M = 48.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 5

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 4 8 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t80) Q (2 players)

BB bets t60, Hero calls t60

River: (t200) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t200

BB shows J K (King Queen high)
Hero shows 2 5 (a pair of Fives)
Hero wins t200

Somewhat more interesting hand that can go in all sort of lines

really. Matt could def make a - not too big - 3bet pre here though
calling is fine as well. I'm not used to reg speeds so I don't know
how cool you are/should be with getting it in with one pair for like
73bb's on a (semi-dry/dry/wet) flop though it's obv not a problem
in turbo's where stacks are 50bb's or less (though I don't think it's
that much of a problem against a somewhat competent/aggro
player).

Matt checked the flop. Ehm, again, can go either way, I think he
can definitly lead flop here and fire pretty much all turns he can
think of because in general, people will call flop and fold turn a
bunch. Not a huge fan of doing this all the time with just 2 overs
and nothing else on a board like this, but this is a flop I donk with
a wide range and hands like KQJT pick 2 are definitly a slight
portion of my range.

Maruchan doesn't cbet, guess that's alright some percentage of

the time though cbetting and protecting equity will be slightly
better against unknowns I'd say. I wouldn't be worried about
getting checkraised here since pretty much all 6x or 7x have
40% equity anyway so we can safely fold our middle pair no
kicker.

Turn is pretty standard from both really, matt stabbing after fail of
cbetting which probably makes maruchan's range weaker and
will get folds from A-high a decent percentage of the time and he
could have best hand even. After you check flop you can't really
fold turn in maruchan's spot readless, so calling is correct as well
there.

River I think matt shouldve bet like t80 with his entire range if you
ask me. After maruchan checking back flop and calling turn his
range is like 5x 4x mainly, some hands like A3 maybe and some
Qx obv as well, and most of them will fold on river when you bet
smallish like t80 (which you can still vbet with Qx or strong 8x
against an unknown since I don't expect to get bluffraised
readless too often).
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BTN/SB: t1350 M = 45
Hero (BB): t1650 M = 55

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1370 M = 45.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 6

Hero raises to t40, BB raises to t140, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BB wins t80

Matt had AQo here. Standard hand from both parts, though 63o
is pretty much the absolute bottom of my opening range.

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BTN/SB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 7 4 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Std hand. Again, wouldn't hate a donklead here, but given

frequency, just do it when you have the Kc for example which will
not let you do it too often and will have SLIGHTLY better equity.

Like... in general, if you wanna bluff, just make sure you got
some sort of (backdoor) draw. Just total random crap ass bluffing
is way inferior to semi-bluffing with like as low as a gutshot or
backdoor flush + straightdraws.

Matt had T7o fwiw, std obv for him as well to cbet his toppair.

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BB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BTN/SB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 A

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40
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BTN/SB: t1450 M = 48.33

Hero (BB): t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 7 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Matt had 72o here, pretty sure I'd just fold that even though he
didn't get any hands so far. Just muck it, no reason to play this at
this point really vs someone who's not braindead/ultrabad.

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BB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BTN/SB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 4

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 9 6 A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB raises to t140, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

In general, this is well-played obv, however, against matt, I might

like either check back somewhat more or float flops where he's
not repping too much (but that's just because I know his game a
bit I guess so without these reads it's not so obv), esp with the
backdoor flushdraw which are hearts .

But yeah, std played from both sides, matt had A6o fwiw, sizing
looks fine as well.

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BTN/SB: t1550 M = 51.67

Hero (BB): t1450 M = 48.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1570 M = 52.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1430 M = 47.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 8

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 6 6 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80
Std once again, matt had T7o and I'm happy he didn't checkraise
to rep trips once again.

Ehm, if I were matt and had KJo with a club here, I probably float
because maruchan will most likely be betting J/K turn, also still
comfortable calling a turnbet when A falls because I expect
maruchan to bet that a lot and once we call there our hand looks
like Ax A TON so I doubt he's firing river as a bluff ever and we
will have best hand most of the time given maruchan opens fairly
wide on button so far.

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BTN/SB: t1530 M = 51
Hero (BB): t1470 M = 49

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 A

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) J K 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Looks fine. Wouldn't start getting fancy on a board like this. You'll
flop some equity (as low as gutshot again or like backdoor flush
or smth) often enough if you want to checkraise bluff here.

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BB: t1590 M = 53
Hero (BTN/SB): t1410 M = 47

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 4

Hero raises to t40, BB raises to t140, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BB wins t80

Just dump this **** on button really. Matt had 53dd here and
don't mind the 3bet with these stacksizes though wouldn't mind a
flat at all either (don't mind 3bet since maruchan called 0/1 3bets
so far, small sample obv, but still).

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BTN/SB: t1630 M = 54.33

Hero (BB): t1370 M = 45.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 5 J 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero raises to t180, BTN/SB
folds

Final Pot: t240

Hero wins t240

I wouldn't mind a 3bet here though idk how much matt will 4bet
bluff given that our hand looks like a spite 3bet so meh, flatting
looks better. KJs also plays way more easily, rather 3bet KJo.

Matt had Q8o, and though it's not a bad board to bluffcheckraise
vs a non-spazzy ABC-player, I wouldn't start playing back yet
since maruchan doesn't really give any reason to do so.
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BB: t1510 M = 50.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1490 M = 49.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 9

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 7 A 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

Std, matt had an underpair here. If you really want to continu

with an underpair on a board like A94r and you have 33 here or
smth. It's def better to checkraise the flop at least some
percentage of the time. There's some reason to do that:
1) If we get called, we got 2 clear outs and are now in a
somewhat more bloated pot and can get stacks in on turn/river
(obv unless villain has higher set or 52 but you get what i mean:
if you bluff, have some outs/backdoor equity, even if it's just 2
outs, it beats a total random bluff).
2) If villain doesn't stab, he'll have like 30-ish percent equity with
his 2 livecards/backdoorz/counterfeddaments on turn/river so
we're protecting our equity a bit.

It's just that I see a lot of players checkraise bluff here with no
equity at all on certain boards, not even an overcard vs 2nd pair
for example. There's really no reason to do that, if your
frequency of bluffing equals the times you have SOME equity,
it's way better obv. Big difference between checkraising J T
on AQ3hh compared to 98ss for example, just realize this
(though with the straightdraws out there, I wouldn't advize it
here).

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BTN/SB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) A 2 T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

86o is a bit loose but still good enough to defend imo. Especially
if you have no real reads postflop it's not standard for someone
to 2barrel/3barrel too much yet since he has no idea how
stationy we are so that's fine.

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BB: t1530 M = 51
Hero (BTN/SB): t1470 M = 49

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 9

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 3 A 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB raises to t180, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240
Same as before, matt had Q9o here and I'd prefer a checkraise
with like 4x or 5x way more here than just a random total bluff.
Even just changing his hand to Q9dd or smth would be way
better, not because our 4% more equity when getting called is
huge, more because we can fire a bunch of turns easily since we
actually pick up enough equity that we don't have to fire river too
much to profitably barrel the turn.

Game's getting interesting, a lot of checkraises and some 3bets

going on. =)

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BTN/SB: t1650 M = 55
Hero (BB): t1350 M = 45

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 A

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

You fold 74o on button and raise 72o matt? roflcopter -hax

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BB: t1640 M = 54.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1360 M = 45.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 8

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40
Flop: (t120) 4 9 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 6 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero calls t80

River: (t280) J (2 players)

BB bets t120, Hero requests TIME, Hero folds

Final Pot: t280

BB wins t280

Same hand as the KJ vs 52 on 458Q7 early on which just proves

that you should fire 40% of pot with almost your entire range on
river either as bluff or for thin value. Only difference here is that
3flush on the turn will get floated by like a single high heart in
which case you'll have somewhat more foldequity on river.

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BTN/SB: t1780 M = 39.56

Hero (BB): t1220 M = 27.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 6 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t1765 M = 39.22
Hero (BTN/SB): t1235 M = 27.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 A

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Matt's been 3betting SOMEWHAT active but not nearly enough

to start getting fancy yet really so just fold to 3bet yeah.

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BTN/SB: t1825 M = 40.56

Hero (BB): t1175 M = 26.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t1855 M = 41.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t1145 M = 25.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 8

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 7 A 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB calls t60

Turn: (t240) 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t240) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t210, Hero folds

Final Pot: t240

BB wins t240

Just fold preflop here, really. Same concept as the postflop

"bluffwithequity" part: 82o just doesn't flop anything worthwile.

Interesting spot though, matt had K9o and decided to turn his
hand into a bluff on the river to fold out 2x or 3x. Sizing looks fine
since his range consists mostly of 7x and I expect him to
checkraise diamond or gutters most of the time so nice hand.

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BTN/SB: t1975 M = 43.89

Hero (BB): t1025 M = 22.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 6 6 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero calls t60

Turn: (t240) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t150, Hero calls t150
River: (t540) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB requests TIME, BTN/SB bets t325, Hero
requests TIME, Hero folds

Final Pot: t540

BTN/SB wins t540

Interesting hand. Like I was talking about the KJ float on low

paired board, pretty sure matt is not bluffing river here too much
once you call twice because your line looks like Ax A LOT.

You can opt to checkraise flop if you don't know his barreling
frequencies since all turn/rivers will suck pretty much and it's not
gonna be hard to bluff you off a 4 by the river in general (unless
in a spot like this where matt shouldn't be bluffing that much)
because if 2 different overcards come you're gonna have a hard
time bluffcatching and matt can valuebet/bluff quite a big range
obv.

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BB: t2245 M = 49.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t755 M = 16.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 A

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t2245 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

Matt had AK here, pretty sure I'd just make a normal 3bet here
with your hand since you don't have any push/fold history yet
(unless in previous games which I don't know about). Just make
it like 160-200 or something and prepare to get 4bet jammed on
a lot by dominated hands.
AK is also good enough to like bet/call almost any board when
maruchan would flat pre and pot is 360 with 560 behind or
something. I wouldn't mind a jam with 20bb's or less but 25bb's
is a bit much if you ask me.

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BTN/SB: t2305 M = 51.22

Hero (BB): t695 M = 15.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t30

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BB: t2290 M = 50.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t710 M = 15.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 6

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) K 8 T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) Q (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks
River: (t120) Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t120

BB shows 8 A (two pair, Queens and Eights)
Hero shows 4 6 (a pair of Queens)
BB wins t120

A bit too weak to defend with 64o at these stacksizes really.

Again not the worst spot to bet turn and smallish river with
almost entire range though I'd prefer at least SOME equity to do
this (diamonds/Ax/Jx/9x obv).

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BTN/SB: t2350 M = 52.22

Hero (BB): t650 M = 14.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 8

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t2380 M = 52.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t620 M = 13.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A Q

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t2350 M = 52.22

Hero (BB): t650 M = 14.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 4

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t2380 M = 52.89

Hero (BTN/SB): t620 M = 13.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 K

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) A J 3 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120
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BTN/SB: t2320 M = 51.56

Hero (BB): t680 M = 15.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 7 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Always curious why people defend like 64o but then for 1bb
shallower stacks fold 75o. =)

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BB: t2350 M = 52.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t650 M = 14.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 2

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Matt had K3o here which I probably defend since it's not the
worst bluffcatcher on some boards that maruchan won't be firing
too much and we can still flop toppair with it and checkraise
some boards as total bluff so that maruchan is in a ****ty spot
regarding stacksizes.
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BTN/SB: t2320 M = 51.56

Hero (BB): t680 M = 15.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) J 8 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) 6 (2 players)

Hero bets t80, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Preflop defend again, questionable though I do this from time to

time as well.

Flop I'd check yeah, turn is a definite lead and I like your sizing a
lot. Matt had A7o here and given that this board should smack
maruchan's range pretty hard I like the checkback/give up (and
bluffcatch some turns/rivers I guess or catch a 5outer to turn gin)
since even hands like Q9o have like 40% here on this board and
getting it in vs a checkraise is gonna be spew and you're gonna
get checkraised so much here so looks fine.

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BB: t2260 M = 50.22

Hero (BTN/SB): t740 M = 16.44
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 6
Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) Q 6 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 2 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero calls t80

River: (t280) 7 (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero raises to t600 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t640

Hero wins t640

Fwiw, maruchan, you should def cbet more. Don't go into auto-
checking back bottom or middle pair really, cbetting will pick up
the pot a lot really. If in this spot for example, matt checkraises,
I'd just jam with middle pair (esp with a blocker against hands
like 87). His checkraising will be a bluff enough % of the time to
3bet jam the flop I guess and if he has top pair so be it.

Matt had A2cc here, which I would've probably just jammed pre
given that maruchan opens almost all buttons (though I don't
mind flatting since it's suited really). Turn I probably c/f if I were
matt, again, somewhat similar board to 2 previous times with
lack of cbet but maruchan's range is pretty much middle/bottom
pair at this point and no need to try to bluff him off it on this turn
really given the boardstructure (and the fact that we will have
cards 7-J a lot more than 2-6 in our range).

Maruchan: checking back bottom/middle pair will just let your

opponent either:
- outdraw you on turn
- put you in awkward spots when villain leads A TON of
turncards
- play pretty much perfect against your range on later streets with
almost his entire range on certain board textures if he's
somewhat thinking
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BTN/SB: t1940 M = 32.33

Hero (BB): t1060 M = 17.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 4 Q

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t1980 M = 33
Hero (BTN/SB): t1020 M = 17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K 9

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 3 3 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80

Turn: (t320) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t320) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t320

BB mucks 9 Q
Hero shows K 9 (a pair of Threes)
Hero wins t320

Float much yo?

I don't mind the float THAT much but the better your absolute
handstrength the better your float obv. Having KJ like I talked
about earlier will be way better for a couple of reasons.

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BTN/SB: t1820 M = 30.33

Hero (BB): t1180 M = 19.67

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K J

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) 5 8 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BTN/SB wins t160

I don't think matt is too much of a spazzer so I wouldn't 3bet

trying to get it in at this point so hand looks std from both.

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BB: t1900 M = 31.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1100 M = 18.33

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with Q T

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t220, Hero calls t140
Flop: (t440) J 6 4 (2 players)
BB bets t250, Hero raises to t880 all in, BB folds

Final Pot: t940

Hero wins t940

Matt had A9dd here and fwiw I really don't think he can cbet/fold
this flop. You only need 28% to breakeven for a cbet/call here.
Just look at this range which includes only toppair+ or flushdraws
and it's a range that's not too wide/tight.

Board: Jh 6s 4h
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 15.490% 15.49% 00.00% 10428 0.00 { Ad9d }
Hand 1: 84.510% 84.51% 00.00% 56892 0.00 { QQ+, KhQh,
KJs, KhTh, Kh9h, QJs, QhTh, Qh9h, J9s+, Th9h, Th8h, 9h8h,
KJo, QJo, J9o+ }

15.5%, far from enough you think obv. However, just add like
one hand in, say KQ, and also 87s that he defends for example
and see how our equity shoots up:

Board: Jh 6s 4h
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 27.158% 27.16% 00.00% 23391 0.00 { Ad9d }
Hand 1: 72.842% 72.84% 00.00% 62739 0.00 { QQ+, KJs+,
KhTh, Kh9h, QJs, QhTh, Qh9h, J9s+, Th9h, Th8h, 9h8h, 87s,
KJo+, QJo, J9o+ }

over 27% already and this only includes one spazzhand that we
beat really. Especially with the cbetsize matt used I think this just
invites getting jammed on by maruchan's entire range so either
cbet/fold smaller (180-ish) or bet like this and then call a jam.

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BTN/SB: t1430 M = 23.83

Hero (BB): t1570 M = 26.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 2 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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BB: t1410 M = 23.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1590 M = 26.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K T

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t220, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

Idk how you can fold here really. His frequency of 3betting so far
has been high enough imo so that we're definitly not always
dominated here (far from).

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BTN/SB: t1490 M = 24.83
Hero (BB): t1510 M = 25.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 3 9

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t1530 M = 25.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1470 M = 24.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with J A

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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BTN/SB: t1490 M = 24.83

Hero (BB): t1510 M = 25.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with K K

1 fold
Final Pot: t40
Hero wins t40

Sick dodge matt!

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BB: t1470 M = 24.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1530 M = 25.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with A J

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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BTN/SB: t1430 M = 23.83

Hero (BB): t1570 M = 26.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with J J

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t235, 1 fold

Final Pot: t160

Hero wins t160

Obv 3bet but sizing looks a bit weird. 220 seemed to be standard
so far, I would probably just use the same sizing here.
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BB: t1350 M = 22.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1650 M = 27.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 8

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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BTN/SB: t1310 M = 21.83

Hero (BB): t1690 M = 28.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 3 2

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t1350 M = 22.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1650 M = 27.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BB shows K K (a pair of Kings)
BB wins t40

Sick dodge from both sides.

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BTN/SB: t1370 M = 22.83

Hero (BB): t1630 M = 27.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 7 2

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t1410 M = 23.50

Hero (BTN/SB): t1590 M = 26.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with T 3

Hero raises to t80, 1 fold
Final Pot: t80
Hero wins t80

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BTN/SB: t1370 M = 22.83

Hero (BB): t1630 M = 27.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with Q 6

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t230, BTN/SB calls t150

Flop: (t460) 5 Q 6 (2 players)

Hero bets t230, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t460

Hero wins t460

Don't mind the bluff3bet too much really. I'd cbet slightly bigger
to give him more incentive to bluffjam (like 250-280 will get more
jams I think). Or maybe even just check in general, given that
you didn't cbet middle/bottom pair so far (though this is a 3bet
pot and obv a different spot, still...) I feel that matt will try and
bluff you off a weak pair often enough here.

Matt had T9 here, looks fine, I'd play it the same.

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BB: t1140 M = 19
Hero (BTN/SB): t1860 M = 31
Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 5
Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) K 4 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB raises to t230, Hero calls t150

Turn: (t620) A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t400, BB folds

Final Pot: t620

Hero wins t620

Matt just LOVES to checkraise paried flops. He had QT with a

diamond here, don't mind it too much really in this spot. Your
turnbet seems a bit big fwiw but nothing too weird.

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BTN/SB: t830 M = 13.83

Hero (BB): t2170 M = 36.17

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with 5 T

BTN/SB raises to t80, 1 fold

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

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BB: t870 M = 14.50
Hero (BTN/SB): t2130 M = 35.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with K J

Hero raises to t80, BB raises to t870 all in, Hero calls t790

Flop: (t1740) 6 5 K

Turn: (t1740) 8

River: (t1740) 9

Final Pot: t1740

BB shows 4 4 (a pair of Fours)
Hero shows K J (a pair of Kings)
Hero wins t1740

It's close really, we don't have much push/fold action so far

which probably makes this a fold I guess. Only time was around
25bb's and matt had AKo though we didn't have any showdown.
Pretty sure his range is gonna be mainly Ax and low pocket pairs
and messing with stove a bit and adding like 2 spazzhands
which we crush makes it like a coinflip so just flip a coin really or
see how much you wanna gamble.
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Villain is yaqh from 2+2 for who I did a hh review before (though
I don't remember too much of his game particularly, so I'm just
gonna assume villain is a winning reg)

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Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

Standard fold, no need to get fancy first few hands obv.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 A

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 6 5 J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB calls t60

Turn: (t200) 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t100, BB calls t100

River: (t400) 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: t400

Hero shows 5 A (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
BB shows 5 9 (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
BB wins t400

Biggish pot from the bat. Ehm, interesting spot. Preflop and flop
are both standard/fine for both obv. Turnbet is interesting and I
don't mind it, though it can go either way.

I would expect a good player to checkraise most draws on this

type of board anyway, so he either has like trips now, Jx that he
didn't raise on flop, or a worse 5x and some pocket pairs
between J and 6. Two things to notice though:
1) If yaqh has flatted any random draw or float or whatever, he
can definitly be aware that his range has most 6x hands in it so
he can definitly checkraise bluff this turn against you.
2) Yaqh really shouldn't be calling on turn here with mere 5x if
you ask me. I don't expect to be barreled a lot here and we're
pretty much crushed by any valuerange here. Even like a
flushdraw still has 2 live overs, 8 clean clubs and 3 jacks to
counterfed (which is something you shouldn't take too lightly
really, having almost playing the board once every 15 times
you're in this spot and **** you can do about it).

Looking back I don't really feel the need to bet the turn here with
A5 given that I don't think he calls too much with 5x anyway (he
shouldn't really), and if he has some sort of draw we can
bluffcatch river anyway on a decent enough amount of cards and
we don't risk on getting bluffcheckraised on turn (which yaqh
should've done instead of calling).
Main reason for not betting is that there's just so little value in it
(if at all, doubt we beat yaqh's range that continues past this
point by much) and you're often just valuetowning yourself.

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Hero (BB): t1280 M = 42.67

BTN/SB: t1720 M = 57.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q K

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1290 M = 43

BB: t1710 M = 57

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 9

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40
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Hero (BB): t1310 M = 43.67

BTN/SB: t1690 M = 56.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J Q

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) K 5 6 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero raises to t200, BTN/SB
folds

Final Pot: t240

Hero wins t240

I don't mind a checkraise here that much given that we have

enough cards to double barrel as a (semi-)bluff with all our
backdoor equity and it's not a board villain has a ton of hands on
that he can continu with anyway.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1430 M = 47.67

BB: t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A 6

Hero raises to t40, BB raises to t140, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t280) J 4 5 (2 players)

BB bets t180, Hero folds
Final Pot: t280
BB wins t280

Preflop looks close but fine I guess with those stacksizes behind.
Idk how much of a spite3bettor yaqh is really given we
checkraised him last time though it's not completely relevant.

I wouldn't get too fancy right away but if you want to continu on
certain boards where you don't flop a pair or decent draw, this is
about as good as it gets. Vs AA for example you still got close to
10% equity which just comes from backdoor straights and
flushes obv and there's a ton of turncards that give us a decent
amount of equity that we can either take it away on or jam over a
double barrel and barely need fold equity to make it the correct
play.

Also, I don't expect him to think that we call 3bets too light early
on and once we call the flop our range will be like Jx, some
middling pocket pairs, and maybe a float with KQ/AQ/AK if we
didn't 3bet those. Also note that your Ax is about as bad as it
gets, A2s-A5s is pretty much always gonna be better/easier to
play since flopping a gutshot will add a whopping 20% equity to
our hand.

However, just folding is fine as well obv, just pointing some

things out here in case you're getting carddead against an aggro
opponent or smth. =)

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Hero (BB): t1290 M = 43

BTN/SB: t1710 M = 57

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 5

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1270 M = 42.33

BB: t1730 M = 57.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 9

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 9 K A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB folds

Final Pot: t80

Hero wins t80

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Hero (BB): t1310 M = 43.67

BTN/SB: t1690 M = 56.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 7 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 8 T 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks
River: (t120) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets t80, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Interesting hand. Flop you can opt to lead since in general, the T
and 8 will hit your range a bit harder than it would hit villains
range (which is just a lot bigger in general obv) and you can do it
with a wide range of hands really since I don't expect too much
random floats for more than 1 street.

Once it gets checked through though, I kind of prefer leading

turn here. Not that he can't have a better king here, but I would
expect his checkbackrange to be more like Ax or low pocket
pairs, so I'd much rather c/c A5hh on an Ac turn then K7hh on Kc
turn because of potcontrol and he's more likely to be betting
those.

Also, the board is quite drawy, and yaqh can think that you won't
be leading 8x or Tx on this turn and can decide his 55 is good
enough to call turn and bluffcatch a ton of rivers for example. Or
call a turnbet with AJ/AQ while otherwise he would probably
check back again.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20
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Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1340 M = 44.67

BB: t1660 M = 55.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 T

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33
BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 2

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

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Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 A

1 fold
Final Pot: t20
Hero wins t20

Looks like he's somewhat nitty'er than I'd expect to open his
buttons, though obv very small sample but still... He's not
autoraising ATC. =)

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 8

Hero raises to t40, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero wins t40

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Hero (BB): t1390 M = 46.33

BTN/SB: t1610 M = 53.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1370 M = 45.67

BB: t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 9

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

BB wins t20

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Hero (BB): t1360 M = 45.33

BTN/SB: t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) J 4 K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero raises to t200, BTN/SB
calls t140

Turn: (t520) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t520) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t520

Hero shows 6 T (a pair of Fours)
BTN/SB shows 7 K (two pair, Kings and Fours)
BTN/SB wins t520

Another interesting hand. Preflop looks fine, flop looks standard

from both players without metagame.

From yaqh's point of view: If you have some history to suspect

villain spazzes, you can just make a small 3bet to 430-ish on flop
and expect to get jammed by any
Kx/Jx/4x/flushdraw/straightdraw/random napkins from time to
time and we pretty much crush that range and villain will think
you're bluffing often enough. However, against a somewhat
more normal/good/nonspazzy player, flatting flop seems fine. It
keeps in all worse draws and we're only just flipping against a
hand like KT really so no need to do that if we don't have to
(unless you think villain would be able to fold a hand like that on
flop if you took some particular action, which I doubt).

From IT's point of view: I don't see why you're not barreling turn
really... You picked up some extra outs and - while this is not the
case now - your flushdraw is gonna be live here 90%+ of the
time if you ask me. Which hands of villain improve on this turn?
AK/AJ/QT/AhXh/AQ/AT and that's about it really... If he's any
good he should know that with a hand like QJ/JT you may have
turned some more equity against toppair from the flop, but in
general that card wasn't too good for his range (especially since
you never 3bet pre before which means your flattingrange can
include big hands like AT+ or JJ+ as well). Also, note how little
he has to fold on turn really to make barreling profitable! Let's
assume our flush is always good and our 3 outs to nuts may
have no implied odds but if we hit we will never lose the pot
really, so we got 12 outs on 46 cards to come. Just looking at pot
odds, you're gonna bink 27.xx% of the time on river. That means
that - if we were to check - we can call up to 60% potbet with
ZERO implied odds! That's huge! Why don't you just bet it
yourself then for around that size? Any time villain folds we gain
immediate profit (and trust me, on this board, villain should/will
fold a lot of Jx and some Kx as well and you can still vbet like
AT+/QT/strong Kx on this card). If he calls, and we miss, fine. I'd
probably just give up. Maybe make a fake blockbet depending
on rivercard. If we bink, NICE, huge pot, try to get some value by
betting accordingly.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1100 M = 36.67

BB: t1900 M = 63.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A T

Hero raises to t40, BB calls t20

Flop: (t80) 5 2 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB raises to t120, Hero folds

Final Pot: t160

BB wins t160

Wouldn't mind a float here with a wide range and these

stacksizes to bluffraise some turns though just do it like when
you have the ace of spades instead of the ten of spades for
frequency. Also more a fan of floating KsQx here for some
reason I got from sklansky's limit book iirc. Two things to notice
here:
1) An ace will help your range a lot more in general if you
call/float this flop so if he c/f's on Ax turn, it doesn't matter
whether we had Ax or KQ.
2) People tend to defend way more Ax than Kx or Qx in general.
So he can easily have A5/A6 here in which case we only have 3
outs and bad reverse implied odds on an ace hitting.
3) People won't put too many Kx/Qx hand into your floating
range compared to Ax so you have some implied odds on them
when hitting.

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Hero (BB): t1020 M = 34
BTN/SB: t1980 M = 66

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K A

1 fold

Final Pot: t20

Hero wins t20

BOOOOOOOO, open you nit!

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1030 M = 22.89

BB: t1970 M = 43.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 5

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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Hero (BB): t1015 M = 22.56

BTN/SB: t1985 M = 44.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) A 2 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Wouldn't mind a float here since I don't expect to get barreled too
often on this board but would prefer like a diamiond in our hand.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t955 M = 21.22

BB: t2045 M = 45.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 9

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 6 8 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t120) 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB calls t90

River: (t300) T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t180, BB requests TIME, BB calls t180

Final Pot: t660

Hero shows T 9 (two pair, Tens and Fives)
BB mucks Q 8
Hero wins t660

Ehm, I don't mind a checkback on this board too much really,

since he checkraise a really wet board before and we folded
(though floptexture was a ton lower than this last time).

Thing is, I feel that against a decent player you have to balance
your range a bit here not to get bet of almost every turncard. So
if you want some strong checking back hands in your range here
(I had a good discussion about this with barewire a couple of
weeks ago), you should pick some flushdraws imo like even pair
+ gutter + fd like 95dd or 54dd or just like 432dd pick two or
basically any flushdraw that can continu on a ton of turncards if
we get lead. There's just no way somebody will put you on a
strong hand/draw like that checking back and we have decent
implied odds when we do hit. If there's a flushdraw and
straightdraw out there, flushdraw is the king obv.

If I were yaqh I'd probably lead this board tbh, because I don't
expect this to cbet that lightly to begin with like hero indeed did
not do.

As played I'd either lead turn or c/c since once we check I

believe that hero will rep the 5 pretty bad or try to just stab with
ATC (whether it's A-high or trips) because it looks like we caught
no piece of the board and just gave up. But yeah, yaqh, I'd
probably lead flop here with your hand.

Riverbet from hero seems fine, and calling is pretty close if I

were in yaqh's spot though I wouldn't get to river this way really
(this being one of the reasons, checkraising flop with Q8 would
be somewhat overvalueing our hand on a drawy board like that
and half the deck are "guessing cards" for us and we don't know
yet how much hero barrels really (but given from the T4hh hand,
I don't think hero will fire that liberalitly on every turn card in
which case c/c with Q8 because slightly better).

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Hero (BB): t1285 M = 28.56

BTN/SB: t1715 M = 38.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold
Final Pot: t60
BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1255 M = 27.89

BB: t1745 M = 38.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with J 7

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1285 M = 28.56

BTN/SB: t1715 M = 38.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 7 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

I probably defend here vs just a minraise with not too much

wildness happening before.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1255 M = 27.89

BB: t1745 M = 38.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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Hero (BB): t1240 M = 27.56

BTN/SB: t1760 M = 39.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 7 Q 9 (2 players)

Hero bets t90, BTN/SB calls t90

Turn: (t300) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t300) J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t300

Hero shows 5 T (a pair of Queens)
BTN/SB mucks 3 4
Hero wins t300

Interesting, another flushdraw against flushdraw.

Finally a donkbet, I like. Float from yaqh is also fine, flushdraw

> straightdraw, no need to start raising flop here because with all
the draws out there I expect to get jammed a ****ton.

Turncard is really really interesting imo. I don't expect yaqh to

fold 2nd pair here really, or KK+ if he flatted that, but I still
wouldn't mind a bet to get out draws. Thing is, there's just so
many draws out there that we can just fire again with our hand
(that still has equity, esp once yaqh calls the turn, I'm guessing
our Tx is good around 75% of the time or something) and our
flush will be live most of the time again. If he has Qx he can raise
us of our hand, but it's not like we're gonna be c/c'ing with a T-
high flushdraw on an already paired board anyway or smth. We
can def have Qx here in our range, a bunch of draws and a
decent amount of 9x as well (maybe even 7x) so I think leading
again here looks fine given the boardtexture (though I'm not a
huge fan of leading pairing boardcards in general too light).

That being said, I really think yaqh should bet the turn here once
hero checks to him. His range is pretty much faceup to draws at
this point and yaqh can def have Qx or strong top two pair in his
range here (which is std to flat the flop with imo if we get lead
most of the time, unless we have like KQ or QJ which has a
blocker or smth). If you had like the nutflushdraw I don't mind
checking back because:
1) We have showdown value for some part and can't really
valuebet against draws at this point (hero shouldn't be c/c'ing
any draws at this turn really, unless it's to checkjam most rivers
whether he hits or misses to rep trips/boat I guess but that's
really FPS).
2) We keep in worse flushdraws (which is a small part of one's
range, but just keeping in worse draws in general is good
because if hero has an openender, two of his straightouts are
flushes for us and 2 of his pairouts as well).

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1390 M = 30.89

BB: t1610 M = 35.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 J

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t30

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Hero (BB): t1375 M = 30.56

BTN/SB: t1625 M = 36.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) T 4 Q (2 players)

Hero bets t90, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

I'd prefer a checkraise here a bit more since I expect a decent

amount of cbets on this texture fwiw though leading is fine as
well obv.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1435 M = 31.89

BB: t1565 M = 34.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 4

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

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Hero (BB): t1375 M = 30.56

BTN/SB: t1625 M = 36.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with J 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1345 M = 29.89

BB: t1655 M = 36.78
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 6
Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30

Flop: (t120) 9 Q 9 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

Cbet size looks a bit big in general I guess though you've been
using that on wet boards that you lead out as well so I don't mind
it as much really given that you use it for all t120 pots so far
regardless of position.

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Hero (BB): t1405 M = 31.22

BTN/SB: t1595 M = 35.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q J

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 4 4 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t30, Hero raises to t120, BTN/SB
raises to t210, Hero folds

Final Pot: t360

BTN/SB wins t360

Repping much yo?

You've taken a ton of pots lately, I'd just let this one go and not
try to win every hand. Pick something with at least SOME equity
when called, 53s or a low-mid pocket pair or some backdoor
flushdraw perhaps. You shouldn't be checkraising this board
often really.
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Hero (BTN/SB): t1225 M = 27.22

BB: t1775 M = 39.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 J

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

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Hero (BB): t1255 M = 27.89

BTN/SB: t1745 M = 38.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 5 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

I defend here once in a blue moon though I'd prefer hearts obv in
2010.

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1225 M = 27.22
BB: t1775 M = 39.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 K

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero wins t60

Std, like your sizing.

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Hero (BB): t1255 M = 27.89

BTN/SB: t1745 M = 38.78

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with T T

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero raises to t210, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1315 M = 29.22

BB: t1685 M = 37.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 5

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t30
Flop: (t120) T 7 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero wins t120

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Hero (BTN/SB): t1290 M = 21.50

BB: t1710 M = 28.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 Q

Hero raises to t80, BB calls t40

Flop: (t160) 3 T 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t160) 3 (2 players)

BB bets t80, Hero raises to t280, BB raises to t480, Hero folds

Final Pot: t720

BB wins t720

You get 2 buttons in a row? MBN to be you sir. HH file missed

a hand or smth here I guess.

Ehm, again FPS much? Repping a really narrow range. There's

no shame in cbetting and just folding when you get raised really,
although villain is only repping like one card of the board. I
wouldn't mind like cbetting t80 here and if he raises to t240 or
smth and you think he's fos a lot, then you can like either jam or
make it 640 which looks super committing.

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Hero (BB): t930 M = 15.50

BTN/SB: t2070 M = 34.50

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with A J

BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero raises to t280, BTN/SB calls t200

Flop: (t560) Q 4 J (2 players)

Hero bets t650 all in, BTN/SB calls t650

Turn: (t1860) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1860) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1860

Hero shows A J (a pair of Jacks)
BTN/SB shows Q T (a straight, King high)
BTN/SB wins t1860

Don't mind it too much, yaqh's call pre looks pretty bad with only
slightly over pot behind. Even if your range would be superwide
and include some mid-small pocket pairs and almost no QQ+
with your sizing and for the rest AT+ and KJ+ or smth, he's still
not getting the odds to call pre if you ask me since he has to go
with any piece of the board he catches and in general your range
will have him dominated way more often than the other way
around.
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BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 3

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 J
Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 4 J
Hero wins t40

About the loosest I'd open vs unknown but seems fine.

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BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1490 M = 49.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)

Open J4o but not Q3o? Bit weird if you ask me.

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BTN/SB: t1500 M = 50
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T 2

BTN/SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t40) A 5 5 (2 players)

Hero bets t30, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks T 2
Hero wins t40

I don't mind a lead in a good spot though wouldn't do it this early.

1) It's great info to see how he plays limped pots since he'll likely
do it again... Like does he stab 1bb or 2bb, does he check back
non-hit hands, etc.
2) If we c/f couple of times and lead other boards he'll think we
just play fit/fold quite easily.

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BB: t1480 M = 49.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 2 9

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 2 9
Hero wins t40

He doesn't seem to defend too light OOP so far so open a ton if

you ask me. Small sample, etc, I know, but we have to work with
what we got.

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BTN/SB: t1460 M = 48.67

Hero (BB): t1540 M = 51.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 T

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 8 T
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1450 M = 48.33
Hero (BTN/SB): t1550 M = 51.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)

Just open, really. Your openingrange seems to be totally random

so far. Care to explain a bit or something?

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BTN/SB: t1460 M = 48.67

Hero (BB): t1540 M = 51.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1480 M = 49.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1520 M = 50.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)

Agree that this is a fold though.

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BTN/SB: t1490 M = 49.67

Hero (BB): t1510 M = 50.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) Q 8 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero folds

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB wins t120

Looks std, no need to get fancy, nh.

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BB: t1550 M = 51.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1450 M = 48.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 J

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold
Final Pot: t40
Hero mucks 7 J
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1530 M = 51
Hero (BB): t1470 M = 49

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K A

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks K A
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1520 M = 50.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1480 M = 49.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K 4

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

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BTN/SB: t1580 M = 52.67

Hero (BB): t1420 M = 47.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 K

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1570 M = 52.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1430 M = 47.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 9

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 9 9
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1550 M = 51.67
Hero (BB): t1450 M = 48.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 6

BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) T 7 A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t80) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero folds

Final Pot: t80

BTN/SB wins t80

I'd lead a bunch of hands here on turn after he checks back flop
but not 66, just doesn't have equity at all. =)

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BB: t1590 M = 53
Hero (BTN/SB): t1410 M = 47

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with A 5

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) J 9 6 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks A 5
Hero wins t120

Cbetting here looks REALLY close. He doesn't seem to defend

too light so there's only so many hands we'll let him fold by
cbetting. Ax mainly, 22-55/77-88 and that's about it really on this
type of board. I don't mind it as much with the Ad since we have
some (barreling) equity but I probably just give up on this and
check back. Might cbet like AQ with a diamond or something but
looks to me like the fold equity you have is pretty minimal and
chance of improving not that great either.

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BTN/SB: t1530 M = 51
Hero (BB): t1470 M = 49

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with K T

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks K T
Hero wins t120

Why are you 3betting this? He seems pretty TAG-ish so far and I
don't think there's gonna be too many dominated hands in his
callingrange. Seems like you're wasting your easy to play/strong
hand by turning it into a bluff really. Wouldn't mind a 3bet with
K2o for example against this opponent (who I think will fold a
decent amoun), but KT is just a waste imo.

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BB: t1470 M = 49
Hero (BTN/SB): t1530 M = 51

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 4

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40
Flop: (t120) A 8 A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB raises to t200, Hero calls t120

Turn: (t520) 3 (2 players)

BB bets t444, Hero folds

Final Pot: t520

BB wins t520

Why are you calling flop here, really? You think he's full of ****
that much? This is your equity against a RANDOM hand (which
includes like 32o etc):

Board: Ah As 8h
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied

Hand 0: 53.184% 50.76% 02.42% 543240 25926.00 { 4h4s }
Hand 1: 46.816% 44.39% 02.42% 475098 25926.00 { random }

Not doing too great right? Just think about the fact that you're
gonna end up with playing the board 12% of the time alone or
something. If you really think he's fos that much, 3bet flop to 380
or something small and that's it, calling is just never an option
really (that being said I would just fold here and move on, esp
since he c/f'ed the J96dd flop it's a bit less likely he will go out of
line).

Also, if he has a flushdraw, he has you beat equitywise.

+ You're gonna hate life on every turn (except 4x obv), even if he

doesn't bet, what's the plan if he checks on 9s turn or smth?

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BTN/SB: t1730 M = 57.67

Hero (BB): t1270 M = 42.33
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q A
1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks Q A
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1720 M = 57.33

Hero (BTN/SB): t1280 M = 42.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 K

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 5 2 T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80

Turn: (t280) 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t280) 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t160, BB calls t160

Final Pot: t600

BB mucks 9 K
Hero shows 8 K (a pair of Eights)
Hero wins t600

Like it a lot, betsizing looks fine. Nh, well played.

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BTN/SB: t1420 M = 47.33

Hero (BB): t1580 M = 52.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 4 K

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 4 K
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BTN/SB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with J 9

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks J 9
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1390 M = 46.33
Hero (BB): t1610 M = 53.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 6 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BTN/SB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with K J

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks K J
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1390 M = 46.33

Hero (BB): t1610 M = 53.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 3 2

1 fold
Final Pot: t30
Hero mucks 3 2
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1380 M = 46
Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 54

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 2

Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

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BTN/SB: t1440 M = 48
Hero (BB): t1560 M = 52

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks 2 6
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)
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BB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 4

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 4 4
Hero wins t40

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BTN/SB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 8 K

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

I defend here, he probably doesn't spazz that much. Lead a

bunch of flops/turns vs this guy though, he'll play pretty fit/fold if
you ask me.

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BB: t1430 M = 47.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1570 M = 52.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 4

Hero raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

Hero mucks 4 4
Hero wins t40

This really must be your favorite hand.

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BTN/SB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 7

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks Q 7
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1400 M = 46.67
Hero (BTN/SB): t1600 M = 53.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 3

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BTN/SB: t1410 M = 47
Hero (BB): t1590 M = 53

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 9 T

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t120) 5 9 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) 3 (2 players)

Hero bets t80, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks 9 T
Hero wins t120

Looks fine. Wouldn't mind a lead flop here either because I

expect most villains to peel at least one then fold turn
unimproved. I'd expect a lot of people to even call a 2nd barrel
with any Ax hands on this turn and check back river as well fwiw.

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BB: t1350 M = 45
Hero (BTN/SB): t1650 M = 55

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 J

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

BB wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BTN/SB: t1360 M = 45.33

Hero (BB): t1640 M = 54.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 2 3

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t40

BTN/SB wins t40

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BB: t1380 M = 46
Hero (BTN/SB): t1620 M = 54

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 5 T

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 4 2 5 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB folds

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks 5 T
Hero wins t120

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BTN/SB: t1320 M = 44
Hero (BB): t1680 M = 56

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with Q 8

1 fold

Final Pot: t30

Hero mucks Q 8
Hero wins t20
(Rake: t10)

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BB: t1310 M = 43.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 56.33
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 T
Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t180, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

BB wins t120

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BTN/SB: t1370 M = 45.67

Hero (BB): t1630 M = 54.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with J K

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero raises to t200, 1 fold

Final Pot: t120

Hero mucks J K
Hero wins t120

He folded to your first 3bet so again I don't see the value in

3betting a hand like this. Especially suited, plays soooo easy
postflop really and we want to keep dominated hands in.

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BB: t1310 M = 43.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1690 M = 56.33

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with T 9

Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40
Flop: (t120) 3 K T (2 players)
BB bets t80, Hero raises to t220, BB folds

Final Pot: t280

Hero mucks T 9
Hero wins t280

Why on earth are you raising here? All hands that continu here
have like 35% equity against you or more (naked flushdraw),
other hands have us crushed (better Tx or Kx) and we're flipping
against QJ. Those hands will stay in the pot if we raise, on a
board like this, all other hands have like 10% (two undercards i'm
talking about) and that's it. Just flat and see a turn.

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BTN/SB: t1170 M = 26
Hero (BB): t1830 M = 40.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 9 9

BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t105, BTN/SB calls t75

Flop: (t210) A 5 T (2 players)

Hero bets t150, BTN/SB calls t150

Turn: (t510) A (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t510) 4 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t360, Hero calls t360

Final Pot: t1230

BTN/SB shows J A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero mucks 9 9
BTN/SB wins t1230
Raise preflop seems fine for obvious reason, so does cbet. Turn
I like a check, just give up really. No chance we bluff him off Tx
or Ax, and trying to get value against 5x looks thin because he
can fold those so we don't really beat his callingrange if you ask
me.

River is 100% check/fold once you decide to check though!

KJ/KQ check back for showdown value, QJ might do the same,
432 pick two either rivered a pair or a straight and straights bet.
Tx will bet if you check, so does Ax, 5x won't.

However, given that he called in that ridic spot with K9-high, I

feel that a small bet is by far best play here. 150-200 would do
the trick and you'll get called by KQ/KJ/43/42/5x and maybe QJ
or some small pocket pairs.

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BB: t1785 M = 39.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1215 M = 27

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with A Q

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 8 2 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB raises to t240, Hero folds

Final Pot: t330

BB wins t330

Fwiw, I'd love a float here 1000x more than the 44 on AA8hh
really. Villain seems stationy enough that our overcards will have
some implied odds, we got a backdoor 2card flushdraw as well
which adds another 4% equity. We're getting over 3-1 on the
checkraise so I think peeling is pretty close to being ev+. Hard to
do the math here really and - as said before - slightly better to
peel here with KQcc for example but still I'd definitly consider it
vs this guy.

Not saying I'd do it as a standard, definitly would consider vs

villain though.

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BTN/SB: t1950 M = 43.33

Hero (BB): t1050 M = 23.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 6 Q

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

Hero mucks 6 Q
Hero wins t30
(Rake: t15)

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BB: t1935 M = 43
Hero (BTN/SB): t1065 M = 23.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with T 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)
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BTN/SB: t1950 M = 43.33

Hero (BB): t1050 M = 23.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 4

BTN/SB raises to t75, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Probably defend here and donk a bunch of flops/turns again.

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BB: t1980 M = 44
Hero (BTN/SB): t1020 M = 22.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K 7

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 2 T J (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t150) K (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero calls t90

River: (t330) 7 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t240, BB calls t240

Final Pot: t810

BB mucks J Q
Hero shows K 7 (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Hero wins t810

I don't hate a checkback that much since he seems really

checkraise happy so far (well, to some extent), though I think he
won't be doing it as a bluff TOO much anymore (if he ever had a
bluff before) and most people play straightforward on a flop like
this (they just fold 2 cards between 3 and 9 really, or low pocket
pairs).

Rest of hand seems fine as played, like your river sizing since he
will bluffcatch a lot.

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BTN/SB: t1575 M = 35
Hero (BB): t1425 M = 31.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 6 Q

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t1605 M = 35.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1395 M = 31

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 3

1 fold
Final Pot: t45
BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)

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BTN/SB: t1620 M = 36
Hero (BB): t1380 M = 30.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 3 4

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

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BB: t1650 M = 36.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 M = 30

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 9 8

Hero raises to t75, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero mucks 9 8
Hero wins t60
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BTN/SB: t1620 M = 36
Hero (BB): t1380 M = 30.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 4

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

I definitly defend this.

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BB: t1650 M = 36.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 M = 30

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q 4

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)

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BTN/SB: t1665 M = 37
Hero (BB): t1335 M = 29.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with K 6

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) K 7 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t60, Hero calls t60

Turn: (t240) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero calls t120

River: (t480) 3 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t270, Hero calls t270

Final Pot: t1020

BTN/SB shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows K 6 (a pair of Kings)
Hero wins t1020

Looks fine, well played, river is close though. I can definitly see
him valuebet less (we still beat 2 Kx hands, not much but still), a
strong Tx or QQ-JJ here. Backdoor hearts also missed etc,
blabla, std hand, well played.

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BB: t1155 M = 25.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1845 M = 41

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 8

Hero raises to t75, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

Hero mucks 6 8
Hero wins t60

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BTN/SB: t1125 M = 25
Hero (BB): t1875 M = 41.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with Q 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, 1 fold

Final Pot: t60

BTN/SB wins t60

Again, I'd defend here vs minraise.

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BB: t1155 M = 25.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1845 M = 41

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 6

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

BB wins t30
(Rake: t15)

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BTN/SB: t1170 M = 26
Hero (BB): t1830 M = 40.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 2

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) 9 Q J (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) 7 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t120) Q (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: t120

BTN/SB mucks 6 K
Hero shows 2 2 (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
Hero wins t120

Looks fine, just give up once a flop like that hits, turncard isn't
too good either. River looks really thin, even though he's
stationy, he'll have 9x or 7x or a pocket pair a bunch of the time
that still beats us so just check and hope to take it down.

Wouldn't mind a 3bet pre either since he folded to all 3bets pre
and if he does call, we can still flop a set or cbet/give up certain
textures.

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BB: t1110 M = 24.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1890 M = 42
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 A
Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 5 4 2 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB raises to t210, Hero folds

Final Pot: t330

BB wins t330

Looks fine, given that an 8 can give us the 2nd best hand some
of the time, just fold. Might check back flop though and call a lot
of turn barrels from him. Or float vs the checkraise with like AThh
some %.

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BTN/SB: t1275 M = 28.33

Hero (BB): t1725 M = 38.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 4 A

1 fold

Final Pot: t45

Hero mucks 4 A
Hero wins t30
(Rake: t15)

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BB: t1260 M = 28
Hero (BTN/SB): t1740 M = 38.67

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 6 5

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) J 9 T (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t150) 8 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t150) 4 (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets t90, BB folds

Final Pot: t150

Hero mucks 6 5
Hero wins t150

I like it, well played. Flop is pretty horrible to cbet and we're
gonna be able to take it away on at least some turns/rivers if he
checks to us.

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BTN/SB: t1185 M = 26.33

Hero (BB): t1815 M = 40.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 9

BTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30

Flop: (t120) K A 5 (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t120) K (2 players)

Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t120, Hero folds
Final Pot: t120
BTN/SB wins t120

I wouldn't mind a floplead on this board fwiw, he'll play really

straightforward if you ask me and fold a bunch of hands that
have no equity on this texture anyway.

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BB: t1245 M = 27.67

Hero (BTN/SB): t1755 M = 39

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with 7 A

Hero raises to t75, BB calls t45

Flop: (t150) 7 7 J (2 players)

BB bets t90, Hero raises to t210, BB raises to t480, Hero calls
t270

Turn: (t1110) K (2 players)

BB bets t690 all in, Hero calls t690

River: (t2490) K (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t2490

BB shows Q T (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Hero shows 7 A (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
Hero wins t2490

I really don't like the flop raise here fwiw. We don't have any
incentive to think that he'll spazz out like he did (although you did
raise 1/1 donkbets, but that's been a while ago).

Also, notice how he didn't donkbet his QJ on JT2tt but

lead/folded a KT3tt board and checkraised a ton before (or
check/folded or check/called) so if you ask me, his leads are just
fos all the time and his checkraises are valuehands (and
sometimes (semi-)bluffs maybe, no showdown from that so far).
Would be really valuable if you could get some rematches
against this guy fwiw because that's a pretty big tell we got here
that's easy to exploit.

Just call the floplead and let him fire most turns here.

A B AD H ABIT OF 3- BETTING AND R ANGE

C HOICE

First I'd like to start of with the concept of c-betting, and how it's
been widely overused. In a vaccuum, the c-bet is essentially the
perfect play to make at all times regardless of your holdings and
playing against a player X. The reason being that since your
opponent will hit a hand (including a pair or better or some kind
of draw) around 1/3 of the time, you will show automatic profit
betting any flop, even hands that have showdown value. The
problem is that when taken out of the context of a vaccuum
players are still c-betting against players that they have specific
reads on with hands that either do or do not have showdown
value, and they c-bets aren't working. This is because rarely can
a hand be taken in a vaccuum. Sure, c-bets can be highly
profitable, but if you are c-betting 100% of the flops that you've
raised preflop then your opponents will adjust (even the BAD
opponents), and what should be a highly profitable strategy has
just become an exploitable one.

This is what is happening with 3-betting.

When player X raises on the button, many players will 3-bet way
too many of their hands from the blinds (not 100%, but a number
that's exploitable). While, in a vaccuum, 3-betting every single
time is most likely a +ev play, by virtue of the fact that we aren't
playing in a vaccuum, makes it highly exploitable. The reason 3-
betting has become so rampant is that many players aren't
willing to battle against 3-betting as they are against C-betting,
however, those who are absolutely dominate rampant 3-bettors.

So what hands should we 3-bet against what players? That

could turn into a very long post, so I'd like to narrow my focus to
one hand: KQ.

Let's use the example of a 25/22 button opening and we are in

the BB after the SB has folded. We know that KQ is doing really
well against button's range and we know that the button is
probably raising too often on the button. So what do most people
do? They go right ahead and repop right there. Now, unless you
have such extensive history with the button where you can go
broke on any TP flop, I contend that repopping here is an
egregious mistake.

For some reason, many people in today's games feeling that

outplaying someone comes just as much preflop as it does
postflop, which leads to some very serious leaks (too loose
preflop to work on image, then too passive preflop when people
adjust and hero misses everything). It's more important to think
about how someone's preflop game can HELP someone's
postflop game. So, back to KQ.

So, if we reraise with KQ, we give the button 3 decisions, F/C/R.

It's likely he's going to fold the majority of his hands, let's say
KT</AT</and other random connectors and small pairs. So what
has happened to our postflop game? We've won money a
decent amount of the time preflop, but only 3 BBs. When we're
called, however, we have a good hand, but we're now up against
a much stronger range than we were before, and while we have
aggression, we don't have position, meaning check/folding often
and bet/moaning often as well.

We gave the villain the opportunity to dump hands that we

dominate, thereby hurting our chances to get lots of value
postflop. I'd also like to point out that there are other hands in
this category, but KQ is the most obvious (QJ/AJ/KJ are 3
others, albeit you must be more cognizant of whether or not
these hands are as far ahead of the openers range as KQ will
be).

While many will suggest that this is much too passive of a play
with a hand like KQ, I strongly disagree, as our hand is strong
and underrepped we can make hands like KJ/KT/K9/QJ/QT all
willingly go way too far with their top pair hands.

Then one can make the argument, that if we're doing this with
KQ, why not with AK/AQ? Because essentially every hand that
calls our 3-bet now will be dominated, and we'll have absolutely
no problem getting it ai on a TP flop against an unkown.

Now, having said all of this, it's also important to point out that
against good players, you will have to get to the point where you
CAN 3-bet KQ for value and get it in happily on a K/Q high flop.
Most people have a hard time understanding how to do that.

First off, it requires the right villain to be in the right frame of

mind. You always have to be looking to see what the villain is
doing. If the villain is rarely raising his button, then you know
what...don't bother repopping him, there's not point. He's not
stealing, his range is already pretty narrow preflop, just let it go.
But if he's restealing literally every time, then start going ahead
and restealing...but resteal with playable hands. Pockets pairs,
suited connetors, (Not KQ!), and of course your legitimate
AK/AQ/JJ+ hands. If, after repopping a few times successfully,
and villain hasn't stopped, you can open up your range even
more. Poker is a game of seeing how much you can get away
with...then doing it over and over and over again. Then, of
course, villain will adjust again, either by calling too lightly or 4-
betting. THIS is when you can start 3-betting your KQ, but not
until you get to this point, and you have to really know you've
gotten there.

- Chaostracize
A D ISCUSSION ON B ET S IZING

Because of the amalgamation of information available to us on

2+2, training websites, etc., we tend to look at bet sizing in a
very standard procedural way. Let's assume we are playing
$1/$2 NL with 100 big blind stacks. Our opponent raises his
button to $6 and we are dealt AcKs.Knowing nothing about our
opponent, how should we proceed?

Give this question to 95% of the regular contributors on this

forum and their answer would be to put in a reraise of between
$19 and $23. Most would probably pick an amount between $20
and $22. This is probably a very reasonable answer, and, given
absolutely no history with the villain, I too would make a bet in
this range. I tend to prefer $22 at 1/2, $41 at 2/4 and $61 at 3/6.
While this doesn't make mathematical sense, it satiates my
desire to bet in numbers that create aesthetically pleasing chip
arrangements on Full Tilt's software.

The point is, however, that we have been trained so well that we
always seem to know the "right" amount to bet in any situation.
We know that if we put our opponent on a weak holding, and
want to extract some thin river value, we should tend to bet
about 40-55% pot. We know that we should continuation bet
$28-$32 when we reraise to $22 at 1/2 and get flatted. We see
people make bets like $4 into a $30 pot and automatically label
them as fish. We have in short become machines, trained to
recognize the "correct" amount to bet and trained to sniff out our
opponent's holdings based on the amount he bets.

Why then do so few regulars fail to take this one simple step
further and trick their opponents by varying their bet sizing and
considering the instinctive reactionary effects that various bet
choices will have on their opponents?

Let me give some simple examples.

Example One: Getting Tricky Before the Flop

We are playing a regular at $1/$2. He seems fundamentally solid
and is certainly a winner in these games. We are playing him on
two tables and have been for twenty-three minutes. Over this
time, he is up about half a buy-in when we both flopped top pair
in a single raised pot and he got three streets of value. We have
been three-betting fairly actively (to $22), as has our opponent
(though he prefers $21). Many 3bet pots have been taken down
with just one c-bet, though in several the player on the button
has raised, and in a couple the player on the button has called
the flop and folded the turn. Our opponent has chatted briefly in
chat and seems friendly and congenial. He is from the United
States. He has the fish avatar.

110 BBs deep, We are dealt 9c7d in the big blind and our
opponent raises the button to $6 (as he has done roughly 90% of
the time). We decide that our hand is too weak to flat so our
options are folding or 3betting. However, our opponent has been
defending a lot of 3bets, so we are not in love with that option.
What should we do?

Well we can certainly fold and that would be a perfectly

reasonable play. However, I think this is a pretty interesting time
to 3bet to $18. This is clearly not a misclick and will certainly
confuse our opponent, especially if, up until this point in the
match, our bet sizings have all been standard amounts. It's
certainly safe to say that our opponent will likely proceed
somewhat more cautiously, and at the very least, more
straightforwardly, to this raise sizing.

The flop comes 8d5h3s. We bet $21 and our opponent calls. The
turn is the 3s. We bet $35 and our opponent calls. The river is
the Ts. We shove all in for $145 into a pot of $150 and our
opponent tanks, hits time and folds 77.

This entire sequence of events may seem somewhat

unorthodox, but I purport that it was all carefully planned and well
executed. Our opponent may have folded his pocket sevens if
we had made a standard 3bet and standard flop and turn bet
sizings, but I think he would have been much more likely to stack
off, especially given our lightish 3betting history. He also would
have been reasonably likely to call a $75-$85 river bet for sheer
curiosity's sake.

But your average winning $1/$2 TAG simply will not call this full
pot sized bet because our line simply looks so foolish that it just
HAS to be a big hand like AA or KK. We have been playing
reasonably well and not doing anything completely out of line.
Our brief interactions in chat suggest that we view each other as
"in the same boat" - winning regulars at these stakes who
probably should be bumhunting but enjoy the challenge. Now we
have taken a completely unorthodox line, 3betting small, betting
small on the flop, small on the turn and now shoving the river ---
how could we possibly be weak? Simply put, our opponent is
under the assumption that we are not stupid enough to take this
line as a bluff. So our solid 23 minutes of play has earned us this
opportunity to seize 3 streets (including preflop) of dead money
away from our opponent, and simply force him to fold his hand
on the river.

Example Two: Rivering the Unlikely

We are playing a decent, but not great player at $1/$2. Our

opponent's major leaks are that he is a bit of a calling station,
and loves to put his opponent on missed draws. He is the type
who will bet 2 pair on the flop, check the turn when the 3flush
hits, and flat call the river when bet into. He'll almost never
continue firing the turn when the 3flush hits, and if he did, it
would almost never be with the intention of bet/folding.

120 big blinds deep, we are dealt Ac2c and defend our big blind
to our opponents $6 raise. The flop comes KhTc2d. With bottom
pair and a backdoor flush draw, we check-call his $10 bet. The
turn is the 3c, giving us a flush draw. We check-call a $24 bet.
The river is the beautiful 2s, giving us a very concealed trip 2s.
With $80 in the pot, and stacks of $200 behind, our opponent
bets $45 into $80.

Let's take a moment to consider our opponent's likely range and

make the proper raise sizing based on that range of hands. We
can assume that it is very likely that our opponent has a hand
like QhTd. With this hand, given what we know about him, he
would likely check back the turn with the intention of often calling
a river bet. We can also assume that with a hand like 77 or 88,
he would usually check back the turn, and maybe give up on the
river, or maybe pay off a bet. So his most likely hands are either
value hands like KQ,KJ,KT,Kx,TT, or bluffs (likely with some
equity) like AQ,QJ,AJ, that missed and are deciding to barrel.

Because we can reason that our opponent likely has a polarized

range, there is no sense raising small to get value from his "thin
value bets," because we know that he'll rarely value bet worse
than a king on this board. We also know that our opponent has a
propensity to pay off when the draws missed. Well, every single
draw on the planet missed here. This is a perfect opportunity to
bet the farm. Raise all in.

I see so many people missing value here by check-raising to

$105 or $133, fearful that a bigger check-raise will scare their
opponent off. While we should always be cognizant of value
raising to the exact amount that maximizes our money won in the
pot, this is a simple situation where moving in is by far the best
play. The nature of the board texture, coupled with our
opponent's stubborn and paranoid tendencies make jamming
ultra effective as he will perceive it to be extremely bluffy. Don't
make a smaller raise because you are scared that your opponent
will occasionally fold. Remember that if our opponent will call a
jam here 75% of the time and call a raise to $105 95% of the
time, we should absolutely be jamming.

Example Three: Getting Cute

While some people make "cute" plays far too often, there are
absolutely situations in which it is correct to get cute. Let us take
the example of an opponent who is what we would classify as a
bad LAGtard. He can beat 50nl and 100nl by simply
overpowering his opponents but he consistently loses when he
tries to move up. He is simply too aggressive for his own good.

We open 9s7s on the button to $6 at $1/$2 NL. Our LAGgy

opponent flat calls, so we know that he‟s not suited. The flop is a
beautiful Jh7d7c. He checks, and we make our continuation bet
of $8. (We have been betting $8 instead of $10 against this
opponent, who check-raises often). As expected, our opponent
check-raises to $26. This is the sort of board that we expect our
LAGgy opponent to attack relentlessly. He figures that it is
unlikely to have hit our hand and that he can simply take it down.

Here is a great opportunity against a lot of opponents such as

this to click it back. I will often literally reraise the minimum in this
spot and watch with glee as he jams all in drawing dead. This is
a great opportunity to reraise really small to induce a reaction
from our slightly spastic opponent.
Another great option, however, is to flat call. But if you‟re going
to flat call, it is imperative to play the turn correctly. When we flat
call, our opponent is pretty likely to give us credit for a jack or a
seven (though he may figure we are floating some percentage of
the time). In spots like this, even the LAGgiest of opponents will
often check the Kc turn. He‟s basically conceding that he was, in
fact FOS, and that the pot is ours.

Betting $41 on the turn would usually be a mistake against this

opponent, and checking behind would also be an inferior option.
The best play in a spot like this is to bet something like $9 or
$12. Our opponent will often trick himself into believing that we
floated him on the flop and are now cheaply taking down what
we assume to be our rightful pot. Even if he doesn‟t go through
any of this thought process, his ego and maniacal tendencies will
often take over and he will impulsively find himself into hitting the
raise button. I have some components of maniac in my poker
DNA, and must admit that I have felt magnetically compelled to
hit RAISE in spots like this before. Raising to $26 and then
check-folding to a $12 bet is a humiliating experience that
nobody wants to be a part of. Force your opponent to allow his
ego to overcome reason. Humans are inherently emotional
creatures - use this to your advantage.

10 Thoughts to Mull Over When Sizing Your Bets

1. If your opponent has been folding to a lot of 3bets, scale down
the size of your continuation bet when he does call you. His
preflop play seems to indicate that he is playing his cards fairly
"as is" and we can expect him to not take advantage of a smaller
c-bet with a combination of loose floats and bluff raises. C-bet
$23 into $44 instead of $30.

2. If your opponent is suspicious and stubborn, overbet for value.

3. If your opponent is meek and timid, overbet as a bluff.

4. If your opponent is European, and the board is draw heavy,

make your turn raises with your sets enormous.

5. Consider thin value overbets vs thinking opponents when you

can't represent a value hand that would be worthy of an overbet.

6. Consider betting absurdly small amounts to induce when you

are nearly positive that your opponent is check/folding to a
normal sized bet.

7. Consider betting small with biggish hands to represent thin

value, thereby inducing a call or even a value raise (!) from
hands that would otherwise fold to a normal sized bet.

8. Every once in a while (don't get carried away), just overbet

donk the river with air on a random river card when you have
check-called two streets and have otherwise been playing a very
straightforward, solid game.

9. Against fish who limp and call often, test their limits. See if
they will limp-call $10 at $1/$2. Maybe they'll limp-call $15.
Annoy them by varying your button raise sizing and raising their
limps to various obnoxious amounts. As your play becomes (at
least ostensibly) increasingly erratic, their propensity to hit the
FOLD button will diminish. Eventually they will be limp-calling
$50 raises.

10. Experiment with different four-bet sizings ranging from

absurdly small to slightly big. If your opponent is folding to a
small four-bet, you are wasting money by making it too big.

8 Bet Sizes That Tend to be for Value at 1/2 and 2/4

1. $142
2. $102
3. $88
4. $52
5. $66
6. $152
7. $33 (this one is admittedly surprising)
8. $36 (typically in the form of a pot sized bet after an $18 3bet,
and always, I repeat, always, for value).

S UITED C ONNECTORS , I MPLIED O DDS , AND

Y OU

Odds of flopping...
Flush: 0.84%
Two pair: 2%
Trips: 1.35%
Full house: 0.09%
Quads: 0.01%
Straight: 1.31%
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Total: 5.6% (1 in 18 times, 17:1)

However, most of the time you will be flopping draws instead of

big hands with SCs, and that's where things get complicated.
Let's separate this into two categories: combo draws and regular
draws.

COMBO DRAWS

Odds of flopping...
20 outer (OESD + FD + pair): 0.077%
17 outer (Gutshot + FD + pair): 0.153%
15 outer (OESD + flush draw): 1.424%
14 outer (Pair + flush draw): 1.450%
13 outer (Pair + straight draw): 1.147%
12 outer (Gutshot + flush draw): 2.664%
------------------------
Total: 6.9% (1 in 14 times, 13:1)

These draws are all hands that can be played profitably after the
flop; either you are a favorite against an overpair, or getting AI on
the flop is +EV when you take some fold equity (and thus taking
down dead money) into account.

Combining these big draws with good made hands, you'll have a
relatively "big hand" on the flop 12.5% of the time, or 1 in 8 (very
close to how often you will flop a set with an overpair). However,
since a set is a near-invincible hand and you still have to improve
with these draws, you can't say that you also need about 7:1
odds to call with a suited connector. Your average equity on the
flop with these made hands and combo draws against an
overpair is 66% (the made hands go from 75%-99%; the combo
draws range from 45%-65%); compare this with sets, where your
equity is generally 90+%.

REGULAR DRAWS

Odds of flopping...
9 outer (flush draw): 5.2%
8 outer (straight draw): 8.0%
-----------------
Total: 13.2% (1 in 7.5 times, 6.5:1)

These are your standard draws; when you flop a hand with which
you can continue, it will most frequently be one of these. These
draws improve to a flush or straight on the river about 1 time in 3.

Summary

- you have a 5.6% (1 in 18, 17:1 chance) of flopping a good

made hand
- you have a ~7% (1 in 14, 13:1) chance of flopping a strong
(12+ outs) combo draw
- you have a ~13% chance (1 in 7.5, 6.5:1) chance of flopping a
standard OESD or FD

Adding these all together, you will flop a hand you can continue
with on the flop 25% of the time (1 in 4). However, only half of
the time will these hands be immediately profitable (i.e. +EV to
shove it in); the other half, you'll have your standard old OESD or
FD which requires playing some poker.

So, a question from me to all you math-heads: How do you

combine these preflop odds with the odds of hitting your
hand postflop to figure out the implied odds required to call
with SCs preflop?

If you don't like numbers, skip the rest of the post; what follows is
how I calculated everything.

tl;dr math

Made hands:
I calculated the odds of flopping a straight myself; with 65s, for
example, there are four flops that give you a straight (789, 478,
347, 234). The odds of hitting each of those flops are 12/50 *
8/49 * 4/48; multiply that by 4 flops, and you get 1.31%.

Combo draws

All examples assume you have 6c5c.

OESD + flush draw + pair (20 outs ZOMG):

You need a flop of 87(6/5), 7(6/5)4, (6/5)43, with two clubs each.
8c 7c 6/5x: 2/50 * 1/49 * 5/48 * 3 = .0255%
Multiply by 3 to get odds for all three flops = 0.07653%. Not very
high.

Gutshot + flush draw + pair (17 outs):

You need a flop of 98(6/5), 97(6/5), 8(6/5)4, 7(6/5)3, (6/5)42,
(6/5)32 with two clubs.
9c 8c 6/5x: 2/50 * 1/49 * 5/48 * 3 = .00255%
Multiply by 6 to get odds for all six flops = 0.153%.

OESD + flush draw (15 outs):

You need a flop of 87x, 74x, or 43x with two clubs; in addition,
you can catch ultra-deceptive flops of 973 with two clubs or 842
with two clubs.

Odds of flopping 87x with two clubs, where x does not complete
a flush or straight and does not pair your hand:
87x: 7c 8c x = 2/50 * 1/49 * 27/48 * 3 = 0.138%
7c 8x xc = 1/50 * 3/49 * 10/48 * 6 = 0.153%
7x 8c xc = 3/50 * 1/49 * 10/48 * 6 = 0.153%
Total = 0.444%
Total for all 3 flops = 1.332%

973: 9c 7c 3x = 2/50 * 1/49 * 3/48 * 3 = 0.0153%

*3 for 9c 7x 3c/9x 7c 3c = 0.0459%
*2 for 842 = 0.0918%

Total odds of flopping 15-outer: 1.424%

Pair + flush draw (14 outs):

Two clubs and one of your hole cards:
6/50 * 11/49 * 10/48 * 3 = 1.68%

Since we already counted pair + FD + OESD and pair + FD +

gutshot, subtract 0.07653 and 0.153 to get 1.45%

Pair + straight draw (13 outs):

using 65s, possible flops are 87(6/5), 7(6/5)4, (6/5)43
8/50 * 4/49 * 5/48 * 3 = 0.408%
Multiply by 3 for all three flops = 1.224%

Since we already counted pair + FD + OESD, subtract 0.07653

to get 1.147%

Gutshot + flush draw (12 outs):

You need a flop of 98x, 97x, 84x, 73x, 42x, 32x (where each flop
has two clubs).

Same calculation as OESD + flush draw; 0.444% per flop * 6

flops = 2.664%
So, total odds of flopping a combo draw = 0.07653% (20
outs) + 0.153% (17 outs) + 1.424% (15 outs) + 1.45% (14 outs) +
1.147% (13 outs) + 2.664% (12 outs) = 6.915% = 1 in 14 times
(13:1)

Regular draws

OESD (8 outs):
There are five flops you can catch an OESD with: using 65s as
an example, there's 87x, 74x, 43x, 973, and 842.

Odds of flopping 87x (where x does not pair your hand and does
not complete a straight):
8/50 * 4/49 * 34/48 * 3 = 02.94%
Subtract 0.442% for the times it makes an OESFD (which we
already counted) = 2.498%
Multiply by 3 for the odds of 87x/74x/43x: 7.494%

Odds of flopping 973: 12/50 * 8/49 * 4/48 = 0.33%

Multiply by 2 for the odds of 973/842: 0.65%
Subtract 0.0918 since we already counted double gutshot + FD:
= 0.558%

Total odds of flopping non-combo OESD = 8.05%

Flush draw (9 outs):

Two clubs + a blank that does not complete a flush or pair your
hand:
11/50 * 10/49 * 33/48 * 3 = 9.26%

Subtract 1.424 and 2.661 since we already counted the times

where the flush draw gives you an OESD, and you get 5.175%
non-combo flush draws.

So, your total chances of flopping a standard 8 or 9 out draw are

8.05% (OESD) + 5.175% (flush) = 13.225% (1 in 7.5, 6.5:1).

I calculated the average equity of made hands/combo draws

against overpairs by taking the weighted average of each:
0.077 / 12.5 * 65.556 (0.077 / 12.5 = %age of time you flop
oesfd+pair, 65.556% = equity of 6s5s on 9s8s6x board against
AcAd)
+ .153 / 12.5 * 57.677
+ 1.424 / 12.5 * 56.26
+ 1.45 / 12.5 * 50.71
+ 1.147 / 12.5 * 45.86
+ 2.664 / 12.5 * 47.78
+ 0.84 / 12.5 * 97.17
+ 2 / 12.5 * 74.55
+ 1.35 / 12.5 * 87.78
+ 0.09 / 12.5 * 91.414
+ 0.01 / 12.5 * 99.899
+ 1.31 / 12.5 * 96.717
S HANIA , BALANCING , AND W HAT YOU REALLY
NEED TO KNOW

Oftentimes I get asked by friends, clients, and occasionally

random strangers on the street how I strive for balance. The
desire - and need - to "merge your range so that you're not
exploitable pursuing a certain line" somehow got drilled into the
entire community so that people often pursue sub-optimal lines
in order to satisfy Shania.

For those uninformed, Shania in short is having a range of hands

rather then a particular hand for an action, so that it's possible to
get further paid off and not be read easily.

I'm here to reveal something that is an old idea - it's certainly not
novel, nor can I really say I'm the creator or founder of this idea.
However, it may be groundbreaking in today's game. Shania,
balancing, and merging are not important.

Yes, that's right; I'm here saying that being exploitable is actually
preferable to having a range in certain situations, and I'm here to
explain why that is. First and foremost, lets throw out the idea
that just because someone is exploitable actually means they get
exploited.

The basic idea behind not having a merged range is that what's
more important is how your opponents perceive you; if you play
in a merged manner, and your opponents are observant, well
then, they will assume you follow Shania and therefore need to
sit idly while you exploit them from the ground up.

The real question then, if your perception of Shania interwoven

into your game is more important then the actuality of
implementation, how can you get away with doing all this? Well,
the answer is in short opponents are NOT that observant. Stats
are plentiful but don't tell the full story; one 22/17 is much
different then another 22/17, a 28/24 is a helpful read but it
doesn't really shore up on frequencies in particular spots, etc.
Further, notes only take people so far - so often I have people
say "well my image is this and this," and I pretty much ignore
that. Who cares what your image is? It does matter what your
opponent thinks of you, of course, but how often are you wrong?
If you're spot on, does this even yield that much more
information to play a hand that much more optimally? Rarely.
People often use their own idea of their image as an excuse to
make a play they want to make, ie. they've sat and folded for 2
orbits, and are now ready to make a big bluff simply because
"the whole table understands they're playing tight". Uhhh, no.
The whole table just thinks you folded for 2 orbits and are now
slinging money into the pot; certainly your bluff frequency may be
reduced slightly, but it again likely doesn't shape a decision.

Lets back this example with a few practical examples, preflop on

up, and perhaps implement Shania later. Villain raises in the CO,
and we 3bet aces. We feel if we ONLY 3bet aces, then our earn
would be X. However, if we 3bet AA + 32s, our earn would be
X+Y. (This is Shania at a glance) That said; what if we only 3bet
AA, but our opponent thinks we 3bet AA+32s? Taking this
another step forward, with a more generalized 3betting range of
perhaps 99+, AQ+, and random hands every now and then, our
earn is X (those big hands) + Y (those random hands) -
removing the "X," does the "Y" show profit? Well, if our opponent
believes us to be balanced, certainly "X" will still make the same
amount, therefore no, 3betting suboptimal hands (in theory) will
not show greater profit, thus the implementation of Shania for
Shania's sake seems futile. If someone conjectured that "Y" is
+EV w/o "X", then clearly this is NOT Shania but a technical flaw
in your opponent. (Them being exploitable in this fashion)

Moving on, many people like to play draws the same as 2pair or
sets, so that opponent with a big pair or TP is generally in a
"murky" pokerstove quandry where Hero is likely to get paid off
w/ all his big hands and coinflip when he has that draw. We'll call
this "X" (the big hands) and "Y" (those draws); what if our
opponent always mismanages a range so that our true range is
really just "X" - it still wins the same, but perhaps we could play
"Y" in a different - and more profitable - manner without needing
to sacrifice EV for the sake of building "X".

Lastly, on the river people like to think that river bluffing needs to
be balanced with value betting, as in "I can bluff often because I
value bet thin," or the converse, "I can't bluff much because I
always have nuts or nothing, therefore I will get snapped off by
ANYTHING". This time "X" is the better hand, "Y" is the bluff; if
you know "Y" is going to be called, making it in isolation is a BAD
play! That said, people do it so that "X" can get paid off, which
again, we feel is profitable (X+Y, our Shania of that moment).
Again, if our opponent feels we are balanced, we get looked up
with "X" and save the money on a bluff from "Y". The exploitable
trait here actually is if our opponent thinks we're always "X", thus
they can continuously make bluffs, well then "Y" is swung into a
profitable space in a vacuum, and the need to balance is
removed; you exercise "Y" simply because it's the right play!

In sum, the idea that people do one thing to balance for another
is often skewed, under the principle the balancing is not
important, people THINKING you're balanced is what matters.
Further, people are much less observant then you may think; I
feel I am very perceptive, I am studious, and I'm very
knowledgeable of equities and ranges; but even I generally
misapply ranges and individual spots, so in theory I placate an
opponents "Shania" when none is necessary.

How can we learn from this? Well, the next time someone does
something that in isolation is -EV, but is considered necessary
for "metagame," perhaps make a different play, I.E. the
appropriate play if you played that hand in a vacuum. If a hand
played +EV also yields to any "metagame," then perfect! You've
accomplished something without giving up anything. On a
personal note, I don't try to balance; rather, I give off the idea I'm
balanced in several spots, but internally I know I'm not. I just
trust the ineptitude of people being able to misconstrue this
information on their own (it's hard, they just lack the necessary
information; it just takes too much work and too much time for
each person!) so that when I want to bluff, I bluff because it's the
"right" play, and when I want to valueshove, I do so because it's
"right".

- BobboFittos

One pair, two pair, three of a kind, straights, flushes and full
houses comprise over 93% of money earned. Here is the
breakdown in terms of %.

One pair ---- 21.9%

Two pair ---- 24.7%
Three ------- 14.5%
Straight ---- 12.0%
Flush ------- 11.4%
Full House -- 10.7%

To tell if you are running bad, you compare the performance of

these hand types with the long term quantities and/or win rates.
For instance with top pair, you should win 44% of the time. If you
are performing at 15%, it will be very tough for you to have a
winning day. If top pair is performing at 77% you are getting
lucky.

Quantities aren't important for top pair and two pair because
happen so often. The deviation isn't as important. Here are the
expected performance for top pair and two pair.

Top pair -- 44%

Two pair -- 57%

I came up with these numbers by looking at over 400K hands

worth of Misc tab data. You can compare your own long term
data to see if these numbers look right. If not, feel free to use
your own.
Premiums (straights, flushes, fulls) are different from one pair
and two pair because they come up so infrequently. Also you
make much more per hand with premiums. Because of this if you
are either not getting your share of premiums or if they are not
winning at showdown the average amount, it will seriously
impact your bottom line. As an example, flushes are worth about
4.7 BB in my database and each top pair is only worth 1.2 BB.
Each premium occurs roughly every 200 hands. Straights
happen a little more and full houses a little less. Premiums
should perform at 80% at least.

I haven't looked into three of a kind that much but since it's worth
14% of your earn I should give it more attention. From a
preliminary look at my database I'd say three of a kind should
win at 75% or better.

Using this you can tell if a particular day was good or bad due to
cards. It really won't help you become a better player. But
somedays, the reassurance that you don't suck at poker can be
worth quite a lot.

- Krishan
 22 F L AW E D R E A S O NI NG S IN HUSNG P OK E R

When I give poker advice, either on the 2+2 strategy forums or privately, I ask
players to include the reasoning behind their decisions. After all, the point of asking
about a situation is not to learn how to play it if ever occurred exactly the same way,
but to figure out the concepts that really matter so that they can be applied to a wide
variety of difficult spots. Perhaps most informative is when people give me
explanations that are largely irrelevant to the situation, or demonstrate serious flaws
in their broader understanding of the game. These are opportunities to produce the
"aha!" type moments that can lead to significant improvements.

This article chronicles 22 different reasonings HUSNG students have given me when
explaining their actions, along with why they each suggest the chance to get better.
Some of them are misapplied to far too many situations, and some of them should
never be applied at all. Most are about in-game decisions, and a few have to do with
a broader approach to the game. Throughout, the common theme is that each
incorrect rationale focuses too little on calculating EV, relying instead on emotional
heuristics or misconceptions about theory. Do you understand the error in each?

1. "When bluffcatching, if I call the turn, I have to call the river."

This is only true when playing against a maniac who always triple barrels after betting
twice, not against the vast majority of the population. The river decision is its own
independent equity calculation based on your assessment of how often your
opponent gives up on bluffs and what percentage of his range that gets to the river
are value hands. It is quite often optimal with a bluffcatcher to call the turn and fold to
a river bet.

The error tends to come from people's irrational desire to either say they lost the
minimum, or say they won the maximum. If I'm folding on the river, they think, "dang,
I'd have been better off folding on the turn". That's a results-oriented fallacy that
takes away from your EV, both in folding to too many turn bets and in making crying
calls on too many river bets.

2. "If I get caught bluffing, I'll be down to 300 chips."

While I will concede there are sometimes very small differences where a stack of
t1000 might not be worth exactly twice as much as a stack of t500 in a HUSNG, in
practice, cEV very closely mirrors $EV. The difference is almost never going to be
enough to correctly stop you from making an otherwise +EV bluff. The elements of
the equity calculation here are the pot size, your bluff size, and your fold equity. If you
should be giving up, the math from those three numbers is going to be why, not your
shortstack if you get caught.

3. "I'll fold and wait for a better spot."

Similarly, especially in the era of the rematch button, you're looking for a +EV spot.
Hourly rate is a much better stat to be proud of than your ROI. The question you
should be asking yourself is whether the play is +EV. When you're folding, "waiting
for a better spot" isn't generally going to be why except in more extreme scenarios,
like passing up on 52% equity against an opponent open-shoving 75bb deep. In
general though, making the play that gives you the best equity in the hand is going to
be what wins you the most money overall.

4. "So I raised to define his hand..."

When arguing that he should check/raise an A[club]K[club]Q[diamond] flop with

Q[club]4[club] in a limped pot 20bb deep instead of check/calling, a winning $100
player remarked to me that by raising, he was able to define his opponent's range
more, eliminating all the junky hands. As if we had anything to fear from seven high!
Knowing what our opponent is likely to have is not a benefit in and of itself. Raising
for information is a play that always should be grounded in equity, not out of
unwarranted fear of playing against a wide range.

5. "Readless, I like to play fairly nitty, not wanting to get into a marginal spot against a
player I don't know anything about."

Generally, this is said by people who go on to pass up against highly +EV spots
because they are not sure of your opponent's tendencies. It's poker, and when Oreos
aren't involved, we're never sure about any of your reads. It's always a probabilistic
guess. When you know nothing, go by the population tendencies of how likely villains
in general are to have each hand in his range. Don't fail to four-bet shove 77 just
because you don't know whether your opponent's three-betting range is too tight for
that to be profitable. Do a calculation. Based on range of villains I generally face, how
often is it profitable, and how often is it not? That's a better approach that will lead to
a +EV decision.

6. "If I'm facing a minraise or a limp in the BB, I can use the NASH chart to help make
my decision."

NASH, the more technically correct cousin of SAGE, details the push/fold and
call/fold equilibrium strategies for the small blind and the big blind respectively. It
guarantees at least a certain amount of equity. However, it is best used as a solely
general guideline for <10bb poker, and exploiting players with 2x raises, openshoves,
folds, and limps generally leads to superior results better than what NASH provides.

While it is suboptimal >10bb, NASH is at least relevant. Unfortunately, many players

use the NASH chart to dictate decisions like shoving over limps. You might as well
use Phil Hellmuth's hand rankings to decide. When people limp, they have a
completely different range than "Any Two Cards". Do the math of how much fold
equity you have, what your equity is when called, and what your equity is from
checking behind or making a smaller raise. Don't get lazy and try to use a chart for
everything.

7. "All-in luck graphs are for whiners who like wasting their time feeling bad about
themselves."

While some HUSNG players get all of the action they could ever want at a buy-in and
speed they're positive is their most profitable, most people will not have that
experience. There are deepstacks, reg speeds, turbos, and superturbos, all at the
stake you're at, the level above, and the level below. Because EV-adjusted winnings
have much better predictive value than your actual results, if you're not positive which
stake level or game you should playing at, you hate money for not taking a quick look
at all the information available to you.

8. "Let's not inflate the pot out of position."

This is another reason that bypasses the correct rationale for taking an action and
becomes quite hollow when the real reason doesn't apply. There are plenty of times
when you want to inflate the pot out of position, with great hands, poor hands, and
everything in between. If you're using this logic, make sure you identify WHY it would
be such a bad thing if the pot is bigger: Is it that you're not getting value out of
enough hands? Is it that too much of your opponent's range can play well against
your hand and decrease your equity? Focus on the math, not the often misleading
generality.

9. "I don't want to build a pot with a marginal hand."

Similarly, there are plenty of times when you should be making thin value bets on the
flop and turn with hands that can't stand up to further aggression. In fact, sometimes
with a marginal hand, your best play is to be aggressive and get the money in while
there is still at least some value to be had. Progressing as a poker player means
winning pots with more than just your monsters and your bluffs, it means making the
most in EV on every single value hand you are dealt, even if that means playing it
safe less often.

10. "If I have Q6 on a 642 board, I hate all turn cards that aren't queens or sixes."

Thinking like this often leads people to over-protect their hand and be too scared of
what cards can come. For example, if you had the Q6 in position on this hand and
your opponent check/called a bet, a Jack on the turn would improve your equity in
the hand against his range. Just because a jack increases the amount of hands that
beat you doesn't mean that the card increases that percentage in your opponent's
range of hands. Don't be scared, make a real value bet, and don't try too much to
push people out on these type of flops. The reason for doing so is emotional, not
mathematical.

11a. "Let's bet big, I have a big hand!"

11b. "Let's bet small, I don't want to scare him off."

Different types of players tend to have one of these two instincts when learning the
game. Each seems immediately justifiable, but neither is well thought out when
applied globally. Whether to bet big, small, or anywhere in between with your
monsters depends on your opponent, the board texture, your opponent's range, your
image, your perceived range, and a host of other factors. Often, players will quickly
bet big or small without thinking about any of these details, just out of instinct.
 22 F L AW E D R E A S O NI NG S I N HUSNG P OK E R (P A R T 2)

The first half of this article introduced how there are dozens of common flawed ways
of thinking about HUSNG poker that are pervasive amongst average midstakes
players. In general, they tend to make use of heuristics that end up distracting from
an accurate equity calculation at the core of the decision. We'll now broaden this
understanding towards your poker career and out-of-game poker choices, with a few
more examples of specific common in-game situations interspersed along the way.

12. "I haven't really thought about how much I'll play poker and when I'll move on
from the game, or applied that to any of my decisions."

Kicking off the second half of this series is perhaps the biggest large-scale leak you
can fix if you happen have it.

When you decide how much to study poker, whether to invest in a coach or a training
site, whether to move up, how many buy-ins to carry, what game selection to employ,
and so many other decisions, you are making choices that are drastically affected by
how much you'll play in your life and at what level.

If you pick one stat to focus on maximising in your poker career, it shouldn't be your
ROI, your current hourly rate, or even your lifetime profit. For most people, the best
goal is maximising your lifetime hourly rate. Make the most from the time you put in,
both in fun and in money.

If you think you might give up poker in a couple of months, a subscription to a training
site is far less valuable than if you know you're in it for the long haul. If you have no
ambitions of moving up, focusing on game selecting to maximise your current hourly
rate is better, but otherwise, you're holding yourself back from the skills that will allow
you to succeed at the next level. Start thinking about where you see yourself in poker
in a few years, and how to give yourself the best possible career path.

13. "There isn't much of a point in studying how to beat fish; I want to learn how to
beat regs."
Do you think you're beating fish as badly as Phil Ivey would? That you're playing
perfect poker? If you're sane and don't think this, money is a continuum, and the
extra 2% of EV ROI you pick up against a regular fish is just as important as the extra
2% of EV ROI you pick up against a decent reg in an individual match. Learning how
to beat good players is important as you move up, but complacency about how you
play against fish is lighting money on fire. Maximally exploiting bad players is an
exceedingly complicated concept and one that deserves to be treated as such. If you
think you should "just play ABC", you're missing out on a lot of money, depending on
what ABC means to you.

14. "I know this strategy is unexploitable, so it's what I choose to use."

This attitude falls back on the crutch of knowing a play is +EV, afraid to search for
lines that have even better equity. For example, many players want to ease
themselves of the emotional swings of playing shortstacked poker by strictly adhering
to NASH and consoling themselves about how they had positive expectation,
nevermind the boatloads of EV they threw away in order to be convinced of that.

15a. "Deepstacked poker is pretty simple, I don't have much to learn there."
15b. "Shortstacked poker is pretty simple, I don't have much to learn there."

I would get absolutely crushed against the best shortstacked HUSNG player in the
world, and similarly dominated against the best deepstacked player. There's always
plenty to learn. Heads-Up players have notoriously big egos, and defense
mechanisms that get in the way of improvement. Always be excited to learn when
someone says you're not playing well. Take it as an opportunity to get better and win
even more money in the future, or learn more about why your play was actually
correct. Don't close yourself off from chances to improve just because you want to
feel confident in your game.

16. "So I checked to be deceptive..."

This is in the "tell me more" family of errors, where too often, people think this is
reason enough to trap. Why is checking the best option, equity-wise? What does
your opponent's range look like? How do you know it's worth being deceptive
against? Learn what are and aren't sufficient reasons to take a particular line.

17. "I like to mix up my play and take different lines, with or without reads."

Translation: I like to take suboptimal lines just for fun. If you're not going to have a
long history with your opponent, don't play them like it. Take the most profitable line.

18. "When I hit the turn after check/calling the flop, I should almost always check the
turn to give villain a chance to bet again."

Check/call the flop, and insta-check the turn when you hit: Along with looking away
from the computer screen right after you see that you hit, it's an instinctual reaction.
However, when that card is an overcard to the board against a player who does not
double barrel wide for value or for bluff, leading the turn often does far, far better on
average than checking. Take into account your opponent's range, how much of that
range just because marginal showdown value liable to check, and consider leading
rather than just mechanically checking to the aggressor.

19. "If villain calls flop bets light, he's a calling station, and I shouldn't bother bluffing
against him very much on any street."

When people call flop bets light, they have a significantly weaker range for the rest of
the hand, a range that produces much more fold equity than against players who call
the flop in fit-or-fold fashion. True, some players will call down all the way no matter
what they have, but it's a mistake to shut down on bluffing just because you find out
your opponent likely has a weak range.

20. "I don't know how I'd be exploitable if someone analyzed my database."

In thinking about balance and exploiting the tendencies of other winning regs, the
best thing to do is know yourself. You know how you feel in different spots, you know
how you play, and you know where you can be exploited. Or, at least, you should.
Take a while to think about it. Here are a couple common tendencies for winning low-
to-mid stakes husng players: When you raise a healthy-sized river bet, it's almost
always for value. When you 3-bet and readlessly check a 987ss flop with two times
the size of the pot left in your stack, your range is pretty weak. Sound familiar? Do
this type of analysis on your own play, knowing everything that you know about it,
and it will help you understand how to exploit others.

21. "If I have a suited hand in the BB and flop a pair and a flush draw, I'm pretty much
always check/raising because I know I have great equity."

Just to hammer home the point with an example a lot of mid-high stakes players can
make errors on: Just because you know you have great equity and a non-monster
does not mean it's best to check/raise. When you have a pair and a two-card flush
draw on the flop, you have a great hand, anything besides folding is going to be +EV.
Break down your opponent's range and what actions make the most against different
hands. While check/raising is often best, a good percentage of the time, check/calling
or leading is preferable.

22. "If I make this play, I might make money in the short run, but I'll soon become
exploitable."

This reasoning serves as a crutch for people who are afraid to deviate from their
moderately winning strategies, and is not grounded in equity. It's OK to be
exploitable, you play most people only for a game or two, and should be trying to
maximize your value from their tendencies. If you think your opponent might be
catching on, keep being a moving target, and continue to exploit. Having a strategy
that is willing to be dynamic takes more effort, but it gets rewarded when you click the
withdrawal button.

To take your game to the next level, you have to figure out what aspects of your
thought process about the game are distracting you from what really matters: Your
EV, both in-game and in your lifetime poker career. Talk with your friends about this
list, defend ones you think you might disagree with, come up with more that I've
forgotten, and work hard to rid your mind of the flawed understandings that keep you
from making the most from the hands you're dealt and the games you play.
I NDY ' S INTERVIEW WITH S TEVESBETS
*How old are you and where you from?
I am 24 years old from Philadelphia.

*How long have you been playing poker?

I have been Playing since the summer after my sophomore year
in college, I guess that was about four years ago now. I can't
believe its been that long.

*What did you do before you played poker as your main form of
income?
I never really had any money before poker, my parents
supported me by giving my 300 dollars a month spending money
and paying for my room and board in college. Now that I think
about it I have no idea how I lived with only 300 dollars
spending.

*How did you get into Heads Up as your main game?

I played the full table sngs on partypoker back when I first

started; I built my way up to a nice bankroll starting at the 5 dollar
level. And was playing the 215s comfortably when I first opened
my pokerstars account. Since I played sngs on party, I instantly
gravitated towards the sng tab. I noticed heads up and was
intrigued, I had deposited $1000 dollars and I blelieve the
biggest hu game they had at the time was 500 dollars. Jdredd
was sitting waiting for an opponent. So I jumped in and he
crushed me. I was hooked ever since.
*How'd u get to such high stakes in heads up games?

I always want to be the best at whatever I do. To me the best

means beating the biggest games. In my mind I had no choice in
the matter.

*How does it feel to play for 5 or 10k per match? Do the swings
get to you?
How do u deal with them?

I would be lying to say that I don't go to bed miserable some

nights. But it is just important on a downswing to think about
other good things going on that are totally separate from one's
poker life. Doing that keeps me grounded and probably alive
during the terrible miserable poker spells.

Does high stakes Heads Up or High Stakes Cash or Live

Tournaments suit you
best? Which do you make the most money at?

My best game is almost definitely the high stakes heads up

matches on PokerStars, PartyPoker. I say that specifically
because I am down huge in the full tilt sngs. I still haven't figured
out exactly why but I think it's a combination of the software and
structure suiting my game. I want to be a great live tournament
player because getting deep in a live 10k event is one of the
biggest rushes there is in poker. Alternatively it is a very
depressing lifestyle because no matter what you are almost
ALWAYS going to leave a tournament unhappy.

*How does it feel to play the 5500s and continually beat the best
of the
best? How do you do it?

To be honest I don't get too much action up there anymore. I can

sit for an entire day and only get 2 or 3 games. I enjoy the
challenge and just try to play my best every match against
whatever tendencies my specific opponent exhibits.

*Is the high stakes HU lifestyle enjoyable or too stressful at

times?

It's a very stressful way to live. They are very volatile and when
running bad I often find myself utterly dreading the turn and river.

*Do you think HU will become more popular over time?

I hope so

*What are your ultimate goals as a poker player?

To make enough money to set myself up for life so I can become
a high school teacher or something fun like that. I really want to
win a few live tournaments before I'm done too

*Are you worried about the future legality of online poker? What
are your
predictions of the legality of online poker in 3 years?

Very worried but I have no predictions, our government is more

illogical than just about any poker player I've encountered (and
that is saying a lot)

*Do you think the HU fish will hang around for awhile? Will there
be more of
them?

People will always want to play heads up, it's the ultimate
challenge to yourself, just you, one on one for the money

*Do you ever find fish at the highest levels of HU (5500s)? are
they just
rich guys?
There aren't really many fish so much as people you just match
up well against. Some of the people I like to play the most I do
not consider a fish by any means. My game simply matches up
well against theirs. As much as we all like to think we can adjust
to any opponent, change gears etc. We are all at least partial
slaves to our natural tendencies and we have to hope these
tendencies coincide with a winning strategy.

*What are the biggest struggles you have had to overcome as a

professional
poker player?
Definitely the downswings, sometimes I'm in a public place like a
movie theater or a train and I think to myself, how lucky are all
these people? Most likely none of them have ever lost several
hundred in a day, let alone several tens of thousands or more.

*Do you still enjoy the game or is it just a job to you?

I very much enjoy it because I'm always doing new things. Right
now I'm playing a lot of o8

*How fast did you move up in stakes?

As I alluded to before, it all started at 5 dollar sngs on party. As
many of the readers know I'm not much of a bankroll manager. I
basically moved up to any level I had a few buy ins for in the
beginning. I definitely busted my party account many times and
had to sneak into the dining hall to make the 300 a month from
my parents last. Eventually I hit a hot streak and was able to
move from the 5 dollar level to the 215 dollar level (then the
highest on party) within 3 months.

*What are key components of your game / lifestyle that make

you a bigger
winner than most (or more consistent)?
I would say the biggest key to my success is I NEVER hit and
run. Basically the only time I'll leave a game that Im winning at is
if I have to do something else in my life at that time. Aside from
the ethical implications of hit n running, many players like locking
up a win so will leave as soon as they are up a bit. I think this is
about as small minded as a poker player can be. My style tends
to tilt people when I'm winning and so when would POSSIBLY be
a better time to play them? Willingness to put in long sessions
especially when winning is definitely a key to success

*What should us little groupies know or learn to get baller at HU

like you?

You have to use the clues that you have. Namely what the player
does on every street of the hand and what that players
tendencies are and you can usually know what they have. I've
laid down lots of hands most people probably wouldn't even
believe if I told them and I've made some calls that many people
would consider very fishy. Don't be afraid to look dumb. I would
say 50% of online players think I'm a huge fish and I'm fine with
that. You just have to play your game and be smart about it.

*Do you have a baller house, baller lifestyle, moniez and

biotches all day
???
I've had the same gf for like 3 years now, drive a bmw ci
convertible, and invest my money, so in short, no.

*What kind of car do you drive?

See above

*Who is the best HU-er online (excluding yourself of course)?

Hmmm

I would prefer not to answer because I don't want anyone to

know that I think they are good.
 *Who is the most overrated HU fish online (excluding me of
course)?
DEFINTELY and without a doubt the most overrated player has
been Lars Magne for years. This guy was a total joke when he
was crushing the 5k heads up matches and I heard form so
many idiots how he is the best in the world. He simply sucked
out every big hand for months at a time so all the uneducated
railbirds see him winning and assume he is the best. It really
made me sick for a long time. Not surprisingly, at this point in
time Johnny Lodden has gotten what he deserves.

I NDY ‟ S INTERVIEW WITH BCM11

HOW OLD ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM ?

I AM 22 AND FROM CLEVELAND OHIO.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING POKER ?

ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW ... FULLTIME FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR

W HAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU PLAYED POKER FOR INCOME ?

I HAD NO MONEY, NO CAR, NOTHING. I WAS YOUR TYPICAL BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT . I
WAS A VERY SERIOUS D IV 1 ATHLETE AND WHEN I REALIZED I WASN'T GOING TO
HAVE A CAREER PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY I HAD TO FIND A NEW WAY TO COMPETE .

HOW DID YOU GET INTO HEADS UP AS YOUR MAIN GAME ?

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO HEADS UP POKER EVER SINCE I STARTED PLAYING
ONLINE . I LOVE THE COMPETITION AND DYNAMICS THAT COME WITH HEADS UP .

W HICH STYLE IS BEST TO OPEN UP A HEADS UP MATCH, LOOSE AND RAISING

AGGRESSIVELY OR PLAY TIGHT TILL YOU KNOW YOUR OPPONENT BETTER ?

I WILL USUALLY COME OUT PLAYING PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD BUT LEANING TOWARDS
BEING AGGRESSIVE AND SEEING HOW THEY REACT. YOU CAN USUALLY TELL PRETTY
EARLY ON WHAT KIND OF PLAYER YOU ARE UP AGAINST .

DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE ANY LEAKS IN YOUR GAME?

OF COURSE, EVERY PLAYER HAS LEAKS AND ANYONE THAT SAYS THEY DON'T ISN'T BEING
HONEST. I' M ALWAYS TRYING TO GET BETTER EVERYDAY . A LOT OF LEAKS THE HIGHER
YOU GET UP ALMOST HAVE LESS TO DO WITH POKER AND MORE TO DO WITH THE
PSYCHOLOGY OF POKER . A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS TILT OR CAN 'T MANAGE MONEY RIGHT
AND END UP
NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL AS POKER PLAYERS DESPITE HAVING ALL THE TALENT .

HOW DID YOU LEARN TO MULTITABLE PROFITABLY AT THE 220S? THAT SEEMS LIKE A
VERY HARD THING TO DO. H OW DO YOU GET READS LIKE THIS ?
NOTHING OTHER THEN PRACTICE. I SINGLE TABLED FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN WOULD
START TO WORK IN TWO TABLES . NOW I WILL GET INCREDIBLY BORED IF I AM
PLAYING ONLY ONE TABLE .

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC POKER GOALS ? W HERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 3-5
YEARS ?

RIGHT NOW I AM SO INTO POKER THAT I DON'T SEE MYSELF WANTING TO STOP PLAYING
ANYTIME SOON . I AM LIVING A VERY GOOD LIFE AND AM TRYING TO SET MYSELF
UP FINANCIALLY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE . EVENTUALLY I'D LIKE TO GET TO A POINT
WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO GRIND SO MUCH AND CAN ENJOY DOING OTHER THINGS MORE
BUT
AT THE MOMENT I DON'T MIND IT . PROBABLY I WILL START COACHING SOCCER IN A FEW
YEARS AND KEEP PLAYING POKER ON THE SIDE .

W HAT ARE SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES YOU SEE IN PLAYERS AT THE 220S AND HIGHER ?
THERE ARE A LOT ACTUALLY. THERE'S SOME PLAYERS THAT WILL NEVER FOLD PREFLOP
AND DEFEND OUT OF POSITION WITH TRASH . T HEN THERE 'S OTHERS THAT WILL
FELT TOP PAIR NO MATTER WHAT .

W HAT ARE THE BIGGEST STRUGGLES YOU HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME AS A PROFESSIONAL
POKER PLAYER ?
THANKFULLY I HAVEN'T FACED A TON OF ADVERSITY COMING UP . SINCE I RARELY PLAY
MUCH HIGHER THEN $500 GAMES I DON' T EVER REALLY FACE THAT MANY BAD
DOWNSWINGS .
LAST YEAR I PLAYED A LOT OF $10/$20NL HU CASH GAMES BUT HAVING $10K SWINGS
EVERYDAY GOT TO ME AND SINCE THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY LIVING I AM LOOKING FOR A
MORE RISK - FREE WAY TO GRIND MONEY. W HEN I FIRST STARTED PLAYING HOWEVER I
HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH BANKROLL MANAGEMENT AND NEVER CASHING MONEY
OUT BEFORE
DECIDING TO TAKE POKER MORE SERIOUS .

LET'S SAY ITS THE 3RD HAND OF A MATCH , AND THE OPPONENT IS PRETTY LOOSE AND
PASSIVE ....YOU HAVE A5 O AND RAISE IT TO 60 (3 X THE BB ) AND HE CALLS AND THE FLOP
COMES DOWN 224 TWO SPADES ONE HEART AND HE CHECKS TO YOU ....W HAT IS YOUR
MOVE ? ASSUME EQUAL STACKS WITHOUT LOSS OF GENERALITY.
I WILL BET THIS FLOP EVERYTIME . NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TWO OVERS AND A GUT SHOT,
IT'S VERY LIKELY I HAVE THE BEST HAND AT THE MOMENT ANYWAY . IF HE IS LOOSE
PASSIVE HE WILL HARLDY EVER CHECK RAISE ME OFF THIS HAND AND HE MIGHT EVEN
CALL DOWN WITH A WORSE HAND LIKE 56 OR SOMETHING .
W HAT ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF YOUR GAME / LIFESTYLE THAT MAKE YOU A BIGGER
WINNER THAN MOST ( OR MORE CONSISTENT )?
I THINK A BIG COMPONENT IS MY WORK ETHIC . I DON'T MIND GRINDING OUT $3-4K A WEEK
PLAYING $220 WHERE AS A LOT OF PLAYERS WOULD GET SICK OF IT AND WANT TO
RUN UP THEIR ACCOUNT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND TAKE SHOTS AT BIGGER GAMES . I PLAY
POKER TO MAKE MONEY AND ENJOY CASHING MONEY OUT EVERY FEW DAYS WHERE AS
MOST
PLAYERS PREFER KEEPING MONEY ONLINE I THINK .

W HAT SHOULD US LITTLE GROUPIES KNOW OR LEARN TO GET BALLER AT HU LIKE YOU?
JUST WORK HARD AND IF YOU DEDICATE ENOUGH TIME TO SOMETHING YOU ARE GOING
TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH IT. YOU HAVE TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM OTHERS THOUGH
BY
DOING THINGS OTHERS WOULDN 'T. IF THAT MEANS REVIEWING HH AFTER SESSIONS ,
GETTING COACHED, OR JUST TALKING WITH OTHER POKER FRIENDS ABOUT HOW THEY
WOULD
PLAY CERTAIN SITUATIONS , IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE . IT REALLY TAKES A LOT OF
DEDICATION .

HOW DO YOU LIVE AWAY FROM THE GAME (EG. EAT WELL, GET EXERCISE , LOTS OF GOOD
SEX:)) TO STAY SHARP FOR THE GAME ?
I TRY TO STAY ACTIVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE BEING A PROFESSIONAL POKER
PLAYER IS ONE OF THE WORST OCCUPATIONS FOR STAYING IN SHAPE . AS FOR EATING ,
I EAT OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE AND SPEND MY FAIR SHARE ON FOOD.

W HAT HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE AWAY FROM CARDS ?

I ALWAYS WAS VERY INTO SPORTS SO I STILL PLAY ALL THE TIME . I GO TO A LOT OF CAVS
AND INDIANS GAMES . I PROBABLY SPENT SOMETHING LIKE $8 K LAST
YEAR ON CAVS TICKETS FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS . A PART FROM THAT , I DO A LOT OF
WHAT NORMAL 22 YEAR OLDS DO LIKE PLAYING XBOX360, GO OUT TO BARS ,
AND HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS .

DO YOU HAVE A BALLER HOUSE, BALLER LIFESTYLE , MONIEZ AND BIOTCHES ALL DAY?
RIGHT NOW I HAVE AN APARTMENT WITH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND MY OLDER
BROTHER WHO IS A POKER PLAYER. I DEFINITELY ENJOY MY LIFESTYLE BUT IT 'S NOT
CRAZY
BALLER OR ANYTHING . A LOT OF MY MONEY IS PUT AWAY IN INVESTMENTS. I' M BUYING A
VERY NICE CONDO IN THE NEXT YEAR THOUGH .

W HAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE ?

I BOUGHT A 2007 BMW 335I IN MARCH AND AM GETTING A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE S
WITH MY FPP S NEXT MONTH .

*W HO IS THE BEST HU-ER ONLINE (EXCLUDING YOURSELF OF COURSE)?

THERE ARE A BUNCH BUT RIGHT NOW THE KING OF HU SNGS IS GENIUS 28.

*W HO IS THE MOST OVERRATED HU FISH ONLINE (EXCLUDING ME OF COURSE)?

NONE COME TO MIND RIGHT NOW .