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Not all of us can just win the primo and get one!
Think I might be putting in too much volume tbh. Urgh lost a flip - out... load another tournament. Urgh lost a flip - out... load another tournament. When youre not running well those tournaments swiftly add up and so does the loses. Think I might need to get into the habit of, when I do get knocked, taking a look to see if i really want to play another or am I just doing it cause i feel cheated... Being more selective too would probably help.
Meh. What are you? The grammar police?
Rumour has it youre a freelance travel agent who helps people book flights to the US/Canada ahem* and can sort out broke forum regs with cheap flights.
Thats the word on the grapevine anyway...
(worth a shot)
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6) Turning made hands into a bluff... dont like this one at all.
10) Completely standard?
Will be very difficult for anyone to provide meaningful feedback on such a big post of hands!
Think its helped me already just posting them which is a plus. Too aggro with a decent stack size... taking too many risks trying to push my way to the top of the field. Thats what im getting anyway.
errr not see much wroung -
A lot of aggro button pressing pre by the looks of it
the majority looks ok though, a few hands where you should be folding
overall just a lot of spots where your getting it in and even when you ahead your a 60/40 fav at best. This is probably why your experiencing some heavy negative variance.
While aggression is obviously good, may just be overly used in some spots.
Also noticed some hands where you just don't want to let go of say 2 pr when the villian is telling you your beat and there range consists of nothing else
good luck hope it turns for ya, donkaments are harsh.
Or if i get reraised pre i've committed much more of my stack for little point. Shoving gives maximum FE to tommy to fold out precisely the type of hand he's holding. I'd do this with medium to high PPs too.
I did warn you...
Old level thinking was jam ATC here, they need a hand to call. IMO poker has moved on somewhat. Yes there are still cases for ATC jams but we must think about the BBs thoughts on us, our range and what we think their call range is. I got into a long drawn out conversation with some people who will remain nameless. The discussion is my claim that I would rather be jamming Q9s small to big than 22. And if you're reading guys, all the Stoves in the world won't change my mind. Let's change this slightly and look at jamming Q9s against A5o, your hand here. When they fold, we might as well have two napkins. When they call, what do they call with? On this site the mean range seems to be all pairs, most if not all aces and some high kings (let's say this isn't a Bounty Hunter, that would widen things). Now A5o plays pretty bad against this range. In fact the only advantage A5 has against Q9s is the narrow top end of an oppos calling range (QQ, KK). Q9s will have a ton more 40/60s compared to a significant amount of 30/70s for A5o.
So what am I saying? A5o should be a hand we consider folding against some people dependant on their impression of us, particularly how many times we have been jamming blind on blind. What do we think of their call range? Try to avoid just thinking 'tight' unless we are talking super tight (prems only).
Well that was a pretty drawn out look at a super standard hand, can't wait to see where I go with the rest.
Hand 32) This is a well played hand by you in an absolutely nightmarish spot. I don't think you folded too late, I think it's a solid fold.
Now I like turning a hand into a bluff as much as the next guy, I managed to do it with a set a few days ago, a new invigorating experience. However there is a time and a place. The key is obviously 'what fold equity do with have?' They lead against flow on a monotone board and our jam just isn't deep enough to get many folds from the range of hands that lead. If he has the weak Jack or the bare Big Heart he's still calling. I don't think we are bluffing here, we're just hoping he has a draw and we can hold.
Be aware of stack sizes and the ratio between the effective one and the pot. Also consider if they really are looking like they will fold. Board texture is key to this.
Ok, three down, many many mnay more to go. Will resume tomorrow.
This is a tricky one to explain and I apologise right now if I don't make myself clear. Luckily there is an edit function on these posts. Is a 20bb jam too big in Poker or on SkyPoker? It depends.
So SkyPoker doesn't have antes, meaning when we 3bet jam and get it through we win less. We also put in less in an orbit without antes and therefore have less pressure on our stack. So on this count we can reduce our benchmarks for open shoving, 3bet shoving and raise/folding. However, and here's the part a bunch of people don't get, it's 6max. The blinds come around quicker. The structure of blind levels are also different in some spots and MTTs. So while our M is lower without antes, those blinds come around a lot faster. You'd be amazed how many people don't realise this.
Now let's factor in oppo ranges. Is the person who opened mostly peeling a small 3bet 100% but sometimes/often folding to a shove. Just got off a table where any 3bet was peeled pretty wide but jams were folded to except for the real top end. Does it matter if we are balanced against this player? Some players on this and all sites it is essential to be balanced lest we become exploited, against others it can be utterly pointless and we end up exploiting ourselves.
There are no adjusted ranges for 3bet jamming I can give you, no real number where you must 3bet jam or can now raise/fold. That comes with experience and for me the most important thing, getting into oppos minds and thinking what they are thinking. On a site like Sky (6max, plenty of regs you will see over and over again, no HUDs to use as a crutch) this is essential.
Meh, not 100% I explained myself well there. I'll leave it up anyway and just leave this cliff:
Working out a Reg's thoughts in shallow (sub 30 BB) MTT spots is like printing money. You should work really hard to figure them out. And as it's 6max there is plenty of time to get a feel for a player you have not seen before at the table.
Hand 32 was just a nightmare. It went bet,call,raise,call,jam,rejam, fold. I was thinking at the time that when I am called in two spots with a 3 bet pre and both players want to shovel the money on a lowish flop, either one has the flush draw and the other an overpair or im crushed by a set. I still think that after the bet/call/raise I possibly could have gotten away. It was clear other villain wasnt going away and im unlikely to be too far ahead even if I am ahead... Still I think it was an OK fold - although pretty standard as I had all the signs from two villains that I was behind.
Hand 6 I kind of kicked myself over. I didnt think i'd get the shove through at the time, although looking at villains cards I am surprised he managed a call as he could be drawing mega thin given action. I was hoping he was on a draw, yes - just a tad unlucky to run into my exact hand and still end up losing! Meh it happens I guess.
Not entirely sure what you're point is in the last post. Summary sounds like I should be reading villains thought processes regarding shoving/calling ranges/their perception on me slightly better to know what range I can get away with. You say balancing doesnt matter... but if villains have only seen me get to showdown with premium then noone will want to pay me off when I do get a hand - although the upside is I can get away with bullying people with a wider range.
I suppose as is always true in poker, each hand can't be taken in isolation - each hand is very much situation dependant as to whether it was the 'correct play'. Its understanding how that 'correct play' may vary from hand to hand, table to table as ultimately there is no uniform way to play each hand. A 3 bet jam with 64s with 19bb may be ideal on one table, but completely spewy on another.
Poker eh?
Look forward to reading your other thoughts on the other 30+ hands
Genuinely.
It didnt help that in the rebuy i could just re-enter and spew another buy-in away. One or two were just poor plays tbh but the others were awful. Deepstack I was plodding along quite happily biding my time. Picked up KK about 60bb deep and got it in v QQ and got outdrawn. Other tournaments werent any better including a very simlar spot in the mini.
Withdrawn BR.
Watching a film.
Evaluate if/when I come back. Had enough of poker tbh... I can't do anything right at the minute.
NL is the maximum buy in for that particular table. 10NL is £10. 100NL is £100. Etc. Etc.
Starting a diary has its pro's and con's. You get to interact with the community a lot more and share your experiences which is good, but sharing everything can be a drain especially if things arent going well - although advice is always offered when needed which is great - shows the community at sky arent half bad!
But...
Mini:
Main:
I had told myself I was 3 bet shoving to a single raise pre as soon as I dealt the hand... maybe given action I should fold as I dont have much FE. I dunno... think I can easily be up against just overcards a very decent amount of time... and im not exactly deep with blinds going up soon.
Downswing continues...
Yeah I may just get away from poker for a while.