Fear and Loathing at the Micros

 When I started playing 2NL a couple of weeks ago I had some pretty big leaks. Most of which I feel are fixed or close to being fixed. (They are alluded to in previous posts) Now after some reflection I have found put opponents on ranges extremely tough. I don't know where to begin. There seems to be no pattern in any opponents range and how they play that range. And this means that you'll 3bet AK get called by Q10 c-bet the flop and get jammed on by Q10. And you win. Great. But that is not helping me improve. If anything I fear I won that hand - but might not win the next time I get in that spot. As we all know the 2NL player pool is massive and getting reads on a "reg" is very tough as there are not many regs. The regs you might only have ~100 hands on and that is not enough to develop a solid read. There must be a solution to this? Does anyone have one?   

These are some of the weird and wonderful hands I had tonight is ~500 hands session tonight.

We are @ 23BI's for 2NL       

Hand #1
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1187768
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CO: $1.97
BTN: $0.55
SB: $2.44
Hero (BB): $3.83
UTG: $1.77
MP: $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K K
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.06, SB calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.32, 1 fold, SB calls $0.26

Flop: ($0.70) T Q J(2 players)
SB bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.90) 7(2 players)
SB bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20

River: ($1.30) 3(2 players)
SB bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

Final Pot: $2.30
SB shows 6 Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows K K (a pair of Kings)
Hero wins $2.19
(Rake: $0.11)

Hand #2
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1187769
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SB: $1.56
BB: $2.76
Hero (UTG): $2.00
MP: $2.46
CO: $1.33
BTN: $1.39

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with 7 7
Hero raises to $0.08, 4 folds, BB raises to $0.24, Hero calls $0.16

Flop: ($0.49) 7 5 3(2 players)
BB bets $0.28, Hero calls $0.28

Turn: ($1.05) 2(2 players)
BB bets $0.42, Hero calls $0.42

River: ($1.89) 3(2 players)
BB bets $0.84, Hero raises to $1.06 all in, BB calls $0.22

Final Pot: $4.01
BB shows K Q (a pair of Threes)
Hero shows 7 7 (a full house, Sevens full of Threes)
Hero wins $3.82
(Rake: $0.19)

Same Player a few hands later

Hand #3
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1187770
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BB: $2.14
UTG: $0.87
MP: $0.77
Hero (CO): $4.81
BTN: $2.04
SB: $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with A J
1 fold, MP raises to $0.77 all in, Hero calls $0.77, 3 folds

Flop: ($1.57) K 6 T(2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($1.57) 9(2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($1.57) 4(2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $1.57
MP shows K 8 (a pair of Kings)
Hero shows A J (high card Ace)
MP wins $1.50
(Rake: $0.07)

Hand #4
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1187771
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SB: $2.02
BB: $1.63
Hero (UTG): $3.75
CO: $3.59
BTN: $2.19

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with J K
Hero raises to $0.08, CO calls $0.08, BTN calls $0.08, 1 fold, BB raises to $0.32, Hero calls $0.24, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.81) T J 3(2 players)
BB bets $0.32, Hero raises to $3.43 all in, BB calls $0.99 all in

Turn: ($3.43) 6(2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($3.43) 9(2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $3.43
BB shows A J (a pair of Jacks)
Hero shows J K (a pair of Jacks - lower kicker)
BB wins $3.27
(Rake: $0.16)

Hand #5
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1187772
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SB: $2.33
BB: $0.98
UTG: $0.49
Hero (CO): $3.94
BTN: $1.95

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with K 8
UTG calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.08, 2 folds, BB calls $0.06, UTG calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.25) T T A(3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $0.12, Hero raises to $0.52, BB raises to $0.90 all in, UTG calls $0.29 all in, Hero calls $0.38

Turn: ($2.46) K(3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($2.46) Q(3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $2.46
BB shows Q T (a full house, Tens full of Queens)
UTG shows 9 T (three of a kind, Tens)
Hero shows K 8 (two pair, Kings and Tens)
BB wins $0.93
BB wins $1.41
(Rake: $0.12)

Hand #6
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1187773
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MP: $2.70
CO: $1.03
BTN: $1.53
SB: $1.88
BB: $4.01
Hero (UTG): $2.09

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with Q Q
Hero raises to $0.08, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.14, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.34, BTN calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.71) 4 K 4(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.71) 8(2 players)
Hero bets $0.55, BTN raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $1.65, BTN calls $0.09 all in

River: ($3.09) 5(2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $3.09
BTN shows Q J (a pair of Fours)
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Hero wins $2.94
(Rake: $0.15)

Hand #7
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1187774
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UTG: $2.11
CO: $4.96
Hero (BTN): $3.05
SB: $4.60
BB: $1.05

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with K A
1 fold, CO raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.20, 1 fold, BB calls $0.18, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.47) 3 A 4(2 players)
BB bets $0.85 all in, Hero calls $0.85

Turn: ($2.17) 8(2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($2.17) 4(2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $2.17
Hero shows K A (two pair, Aces and Fours)
BB shows T Q (a pair of Fours)
Hero wins $2.07
(Rake: $0.10)

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