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Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by harri89

harri89 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:02:18 +0000

I play at poker spots all over NYC and this is typical. Most online players will fail to adapt to this type of play.

Comment on Always hilarious when capoch sits at micro deuce by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:08:52 +0000

"Who's this capoch character?" high stakes 2-7 player

Comment on Always hilarious when capoch sits at micro deuce by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:03:34 +0000

That's just a ridiculously massive pot lol. NH. Who's this capoch character?

Comment on Getting it in 3-way with 98% equity by shuttle

shuttle — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:16:43 +0000

nice hand!

Comment on Getting it in 3-way with 98% equity by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:58:30 +0000

How does someone not have 53hh here? :) Nh sir.

Comment on Getting it in 3-way with 98% equity by nipper3

nipper3 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:53:53 +0000

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Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by huntse

huntse — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:35:39 +0000

Hehe. She also sighed and checkraised him all-in when she had pocket aces and he had top pair. She didn't only sigh when she had the goods though - she sighed and folded the river when he did the old Johnny Chan tarp on her the one time. So her sighing range was balanced, but mostly skewed towards value :) She cashed out for a bit over $3800 (so 1250bbs!) and looked thoroughly bored the whole time. Don't know what she bought in for, but she certainly cleaned up. The game was totally incredible.

Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by terp

terp — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:32:10 +0000

so she was far and away the best player, but was sighing when she got jammed on by a megafish when she had middle set? sounds like an awesome game!

Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by rrumsey

rrumsey — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:45:28 +0000

no money in live, everyone is solidly drunk ;)

Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by huntse

huntse — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:57:29 +0000

Yup. He was absolutely the drunk pig-riding guy. :-)

Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:39:40 +0000

Games are dead clearly. :)

Comment on (Almost) back & an NYC underground poker story by Azurehaze

Azurehaze — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:46:16 +0000

So you really were with "the drunk pig-riding guy" :D

Comment on Well that escalated quickly! by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:21:23 +0000

Haha yeah the ch/c OTT is really bad

Comment on Slowplaying aces - the latest installment in my occasional "how not to" series by shuttle

shuttle — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:22:41 +0000

Yeah, I don't get that "lets make sure we berate the fish and make sure they know what their leaks are" mentality.

Comment on Slowplaying aces - the latest installment in my occasional "how not to" series by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:52:33 +0000

Why in gods name would you type - "Next time dont slowplay Aces" in the chat???

Comment on Slowplaying aces - the latest installment in my occasional "how not to" series by naviafra

naviafra — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:23:05 +0000

Same thing happened with me as I stacked someone that limped in aces on the BTN and me in the blinds checked with 34o and I hit my straight as he hit his set. I usually just type in the chat box "Next time dont slowplay Aces" =)

Comment on Microstakes Omaha8 is incredible by BigBadBabar

BigBadBabar — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:34:51 +0000

SCOOOOOOOOOOOOP

Comment on Microstakes Omaha8 is incredible by huntse

huntse — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:04:03 +0000

Hehe. I had another great scooper vs the guy who was MP1 there. I overlimped A9h42h, he raised from the SB, there were 4 to the flop, which came AKKhh, so I call with my pair + weak flushdraw + 2nd nut backdoor low, turn was a nine, so now I have 6 outs to the boat, he bets again, I call again, everyone else folds, river is an offsuit 4, so I have 4 pairs (really AAKK9) with no low possible, he bets again and I think I'm probably losing but have to call getting 9 to 1 and he had...... TT23 with hearts.

Comment on Microstakes Omaha8 is incredible by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:29:33 +0000

SCOOOOOOOOOOP!

Comment on The day I scooped a 50 big bet pot pot in LO8 by shuttle

shuttle — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:00:24 +0000

lol

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by huntse

huntse — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:36:49 +0000

He did indeed seem to minbet flop and turn and call if he had a pair or draw. Then he would ben the river about 1/3rd pot with a pair or just shove sometimes. He was min raising every unopened pot and min 3-betting (almost) every raise so he was pretty balanced preflop also.

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by huntse

huntse — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:56:18 +0000

Hehe. Yeah. It was an amazing table. The guy on my right (BB in the first hand) was just incredible. I finished up 60bbs or something in spite of the fact that I lost 150bbs or so in a huge cooler to guy who's the btn in the first hand.

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by SCS

SCS — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:05:05 +0000

He seems to do it with pretty much his entire range, so he's pretty balanced in that regard. I'd make a note that he's a shark.

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:43:29 +0000

minbet/call is obv. the most optimal play to make no matter the situation or street.

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:59:49 +0000

that is truly surprising to me since I think you are one of the most knowledgeable micro-ballers on DC

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by huntse

huntse — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:28:49 +0000

I moved right down to start from 2NL again and try to learn and improve and prove to myself that I can beat each stake as I move up. 2NL went ok. 5NL was a total disaster, then started to go ok, now has turned into a shitshow again. I'm practically at my wit's end. Some of the plays I see are so bad, but unfortunately so to are some of the plays I make.

Comment on I'm guessing this guy's not a DC member by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:20:31 +0000

serious question: why are you playing 5NL when there are games going like these?

Comment on Zoom set to revolutionize online draw games by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:18:09 +0000

lol awesome

Comment on Short-term metagame at the micros by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:15:27 +0000

@sandrix, vs the right opponents (like guys that are for different reasons just betting when checked to, floaters, habitual bluffers with 66 or something) I think chc chc would be most +EV

Comment on Short-term metagame at the micros by sandr1x

sandr1x — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:12:47 +0000

Would you play those aces differently in his spot? Check-fold turn?

Comment on Short-term metagame at the micros by shuttle

shuttle — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:49:48 +0000

Interesting observation.

Comment on Go Schweig/Stryd0r! by snarble5

snarble5 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:04:24 +0000

Bosses gonna boss.

Comment on Go Schweig/Stryd0r! by CloudyDream

CloudyDream — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:07:33 +0000

I never got into triple, always happening to play SD.

Comment on Go Schweig/Stryd0r! by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:55:23 +0000

TD > all other poker games.

Comment on Slowplaying aces - yet another "how not to" guide by huntse

huntse — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:15:43 +0000

Yeah he was limp/folding pre a lot and check/folding the flop a lot too. I wouldn't normally iso with any sort of pretty hand - I usually just go with 77+ or two cards ten or better as a default "value iso" range.

Comment on Turning a pair into a bluff - a "how not to" guide by shuttle

shuttle — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:45:52 +0000

Comment on Slowplaying aces - yet another "how not to" guide by shuttle

shuttle — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:44:37 +0000

This is a very loose iso for a 5x considering his stacksize, did you have some postflop read that he is check folding a lot?

Comment on Slowplaying aces - yet another "how not to" guide by huntse

huntse — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:34:26 +0000

Yeah I didn't phrase that right. I'm x/f the flop unimproved. Not folding *this* flop.

Comment on Slowplaying aces - yet another "how not to" guide by soleztis

soleztis — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:02:35 +0000

why would you ever plan on folding the flop?

Comment on Slowplaying aces - yet another "how not to" guide by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:06:55 +0000

Haha. Easy game.

Comment on Fish don't think (like us) by shuttle

shuttle — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:47:39 +0000

Also remember that you can make sick bluffs vs this type of player because you can bluff a stupidly small sizing and they have an inelastic range that is either calling or folding. This means that you can make bluffs with non-showdownable hands that are profitable because you can make it 1/10 the size of the pot. As with everything make sure you pick the right player! good luck :)

Comment on Fish don't think (like us) by nzweasel

nzweasel — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:26:45 +0000

Note to self: bet bigger for value in small pots when there are draws out there Nice note!

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by huntse

huntse — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:50:30 +0000

Way to nitpick d x b :) That actually made me smile a lot. It's tad over 1000 hands, so at 71bb/100 it does make just over 8 buyins. No biggie and I don't care about the money.

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by Acombfosho

Acombfosho — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:25:52 +0000

Shouldn't it be down 7.1BI? Yes. Bad side of variance is bad.

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by life nit

life nit — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:30:10 +0000

"Shouldn't it be down 7.1BI?" maybe 71bb/100 below EV??

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by CloudyDream

CloudyDream — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:48:21 +0000

Sounds like your in a rut. It may be a good opportunity to step back and try to analyze what you hope to achieve from this activity and whether or not you are fullfilling those goals.

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by Noobalube

Noobalube — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:08:57 +0000

The last sentence of your post isn't very positive. If you aren't having fun anymore and have started focusing more on the money, maybe take a breather for a week or so?

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by delcrossb

delcrossb — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:58:07 +0000

Shouldn't it be down 7.1BI?

Comment on 1000 hands @ -71 bb/100 = down 8 buyins by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:37 +0000

every hand is a new hand. Your equity is your equity. blabla.. succes with this mental challenge :)

Comment on Shoulda shoved by chuck651

chuck651 — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:36:52 +0000

Ya I don't even have a calling range on this river vs. said villan. What's the worst hand you jam here?

Comment on Bet sizing by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:04:39 +0000

lol nh

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:44:07 +0000

but you get like 6x the rb, i am fully aware the rake is more on ipoker...but not enough to nearly justify not playing there and using it.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by huntse

huntse — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:35:53 +0000

Mathematically what matters is not what your rakeback percentage is, but the net rake (ie gross rake - rakeback). Imagine if the gross rake was 99% uncapped. I could give you a great rakeback deal and you'd still be being shafted because the net rake would still be high. iPoker gross rake is almost twice stars rake so even if you have a nice rb deal (and I do), the difference in rake is a lot lot smaller than many people realise. But as I say, I also play on iPoker.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:27:13 +0000

60% rb is better than like 10% you get at stars though, so mathematically, you are still better off at ipoker imo. Table selection...i dont think you need to up till 25nl, most players are fish anyway.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by huntse

huntse — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:58:04 +0000

Paul, are you a statistician? I like you. I should have made my headline "things will almost surely get better" ;-) Things are really astonishingly bad at the moment, but I agree with you that there is a non-zero chance they don't get better.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by huntse

huntse — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:20:19 +0000

Buby I also play on iPoker. rb helps but the rake being almost 2x stars rake + table selection being much harder given how bad the lobby + waiting lists suck make it not as clear a choice as it first appears in my opinion.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:13:12 +0000

Why dont you play micros on ipoker? RB helps so so sooooo much.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by PaulWIlson

PaulWIlson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:20:20 +0000

There is actually a non-zero-chance that things won't get better.

Comment on Things will get better things will get better things will get better by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:33:07 +0000

Yep. Things will get better.

Comment on AA in preflop 3-way and end with the 3rd best hand by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:58:56 +0000

How deep would the CO have to be to make you guys flat the 3bet? For me this would be him having > 40bb

Comment on AA in preflop 3-way and end with the 3rd best hand by huntse

huntse — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:34:17 +0000

Yeah all part of the fun for sure :-)

Comment on AA in preflop 3-way and end with the 3rd best hand by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:04:32 +0000

Standard imo. The last two times I got it in with AA 3 ways preflop, I lost both. It seems like someone always spikes their set.

Comment on The runbad is finally over! by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:04:16 +0000

All standard suck outs except hand 1. Im not sure about his range for calling here and without doing any quick math - make sure you are priced into calling c/shoves here vs his entire range (In a vacuum i wouldnt include any Tx hands tbh - though if you knew he is a spazzy fish, id fire a few in.)

Comment on The runbad is finally over! by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:09:25 +0000

Hmm.. So you decided your downswing is over. Now. You go listen to tommy again. Its all in your head, how can a downswing ever be over? Or how can a heater ever start? its all about the hand you play, this moment. Run good, run bad = in your head.

Comment on This is what unbluffable looks like by kerwinty

kerwinty — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:39:01 +0000

lmao off now!

Comment on This is what unbluffable looks like by karmabobby

karmabobby — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:31:26 +0000

Sometimes, I really try to think what on earth is going through their heads on iPoker. The classic iPoker play is they call your cbet, you bet turn....board comes coordinated...you check river with your middle pair...they tank and tank and tank and bet pot with A high

Comment on Suckout central today by karmabobby

karmabobby — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:37:23 +0000

Nice to see someone else having some swongs :) iPoker aggro fish drive me mad

Comment on Goal 1 Done by MayContainNuts

MayContainNuts — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:46:53 +0000

If you like goals, check out So Fresh and So Clean

Comment on The poker gods hate a slowroller by huntse

huntse — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:23:16 +0000

Hehe.

Comment on The poker gods hate a slowroller by Emergence

Emergence — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:23:45 +0000

It's also okay against ratholers, they have no feelings that you can hurt, pretty much like gingers or the Japanese.

Comment on The poker gods hate a slowroller by chuck651

chuck651 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:06:29 +0000

lol^ Best slow roll punishment in my favor has been a 500bb pot where I got it in with top set on KQT and when I 3-bet shoved the guy chat boxed "thank you" and then called with the nut straight. Of course I boated up on the river and trolled him pretty hard for being a douche.

Comment on The poker gods hate a slowroller by mitch

mitch — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:33 +0000

He had a read. Just couldn't quite stick to it.

Comment on The poker gods hate a slowroller by kerwinty

kerwinty — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:12:19 +0000

haha

Comment on Someone should call a doctor - I'm clearly unwell by Zitouni

Zitouni — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:57:18 +0000

This is completely standard on french sites :-)

Comment on Someone should call a doctor - I'm clearly unwell by karmabobby

karmabobby — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:20:30 +0000

Lol you mean the 15% 3bettors and 4betting/5betting battles BVB? Easy enough to deal with theyre funny when you get used to them. Plenty of fish on Ipoker and nice RB. Favourite Ipoker moment, SB limps I check with Q3o Flop comes Q73r, SB checks, I misclick "max" and shove 150bb into a 2bb pot. Villain tanks and calls with 67s Made me laugh a lot :)

Comment on Goals by huntse

huntse — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:14:16 +0000

That list is "the poker mindset". The idea is that these are seven important traits to work towards having the correct mindset to succeed at poker. I'm working on all of these at once and I have to say so far the transformation has been dramatic. My goals are actually a different list, which I am keeping private for now. They are concrete and very specific and measurable. Progress so far has been faster than I expected, so I am just a bit more than a third of the way towards completing goal 1, which is looking like being one of the most time-consuming on the list. Goal 2 should be about a quarter as hard as goal 1, then goal 3 and 4 are really going to take a while. I expect it will take at least 9 months to complete these four. If and when I complete the first four goals I'm going to blog about them at some length. What's important is not the goals, however, but the way in which I'm working towards them, which is by focussing on improving my game away from the table, and on improving my mental game using the poker mindset and the learning model and other stuff from Jared Tendler's book.

Comment on Goals by Gambools

Gambools — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:54:35 +0000

I really like these. Busy working through this book as well and I'm particularly untreated in hearing a bit more about how you've progressed with respect to goal 1 and what your interpretations of this are

Comment on Christmas hand reading by Zialum

Zialum — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:07:48 +0000

lol loving the games today. Merry Christmas man.

Comment on Unendonkulation proceeds by duffte

duffte — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:19:42 +0000

Comment on ABC Poker Thinking (it's not what you think) by duffte

duffte — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:13:40 +0000

reminded me of this http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/duffte/81541-about-how-tilt-made-me-understand-a-leak-of-mine

Comment on ABC Poker Thinking (it's not what you think) by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:49:59 +0000

Good post! (Lol at 3b/folding AQ to a crazy player for 75bb :D)

Comment on 50k challenge busto by shuttle

shuttle — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:43:25 +0000

Comment on 50k challenge - Damn this game can be brutal by huntse

huntse — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:07:43 +0000

Right, so last night I had my first go at this and it was really enlightening. One thing I've noticed is that there is an enormous gap between what I come up with by default reaction, and what I can do when I give myself time to think. My emotional control is also way better, so even though I was very tired, I played pretty well and avoided the really catastrophic mistakes that plague my very bad sessions.

Comment on 50k challenge - Damn this game can be brutal by watch3r

watch3r — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:22:25 +0000

Huntse, if you want somewhere to compare notes with let me know. I'm working on some similar things with my own game.

Comment on 50k challenge - Damn this game can be brutal by huntse

huntse — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:57:55 +0000

You're completely right of course. Whew. OK, this requires a big change. I'm going to take a few days off playing and then I think I'm still going to blog but focus only on the mental/emotional side, and not look at my graph or my results and certainly not post about them. 2 tables would be a good idea also.

Comment on 50k challenge - Damn this game can be brutal by MayContainNuts

MayContainNuts — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:13:46 +0000

These results-orientated blog posts are pretty much the worst thing you can do for your poker career. Everyone on here is at it at. Seriously, stop caring about the money and whether you're up or down. When I started the 50k challenge I just stopped looking at all at my results, everything. It is really liberating for your game. I have filtered Poker Tracker so it only shows October, so can analyse hands I played but don't know immediate results. I have no idea how much I'm up or down (this probably violates the rules of the challenge! but who cares). I have not looked at my cashier since November 1. Try it. It's so easier not to tilt and just focus on hand reading when you're not thinking "fuck I've only made $14 in the last 10,000 hands". I've read your forum posts and you know what you're talking about. You're one of the best micro-playing posters. Already you have more than enough knowledge to beat higher levels. Why are you limiting your learning potential by stressing over $100? Why are you wasting time thinking "oh no, my beautiful graph is going to be destroyed"? Why not just play two tables of 25nl and focus on note-taking and hand-reading? You're winrate will go.... up. Turn off the targeter and use the force, Luke.

Comment on 50k challenge - 10% done and still in the game by huntse

huntse — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:22:06 +0000

Although he was 80/0, Villain was pretty aggressive postflop so I don't think we can always fold to a checkraise on the turn btw. But with a straight on the flop and then the board pairing I think I should have folded.

Comment on 50k challenge - 10% done and still in the game by huntse

huntse — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:10:27 +0000

Thanks, and you are certainly right.

Comment on 50k challenge - 10% done and still in the game by Branch10

Branch10 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:50:14 +0000

Nice progress! I think you should fold the first hand on the turn, though.

Comment on 50k challenge milestone 1: I have doubled my initial $100 roll by huntse

huntse — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:10:26 +0000

SCS, yeah, that seems obviously correct, but for whatever reason that's not what I thought at the time.

Comment on 50k challenge milestone 1: I have doubled my initial $100 roll by huntse

huntse — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:48:14 +0000

I think the check/bet small to induce thing is really cool, but I'm lacking a bit of confidence in my hand reading so I don't pick the best spots.

Comment on 50k challenge milestone 1: I have doubled my initial $100 roll by SCS

SCS — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:20:16 +0000

I think that's more of a reason to 4 bet preflop since you two have built up an aggressive history between each other. Postflop, I think I either prefer to c/c the river, or if I am going to bet, bet like $3.50 to get looked up by worse Ax hands, KQ/KJ, etc.

Comment on 50k challenge milestone 1: I have doubled my initial $100 roll by huntse

huntse — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:01:10 +0000

Yeah normally I would too. This was the third orbit in a row this happened. The first I raised, the 3-bet, I folded, tge second I raised, he 3-bet I 4-bet bluffed with something like ATo (I forget exactly) and he folded. So this time I decided to flat.

Comment on 50k challenge milestone 1: I have doubled my initial $100 roll by shuttle

shuttle — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:40:23 +0000

With the AK hand, I think I prefer 4 betting preflop. On the flop we are actually doing very well equity wise vs his range. I think the river we actually have the best hand the majority of the time and it's actually a good spot to bet to induce or to check call. This is because I don't think someone that aggro (and these stakes) is good enough to check back a strong overpair or better on the turn.

Comment on 50k hand challenge day 1 by huntse

huntse — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:14:56 +0000

Yeah. He was "special" but as I say, I'm not sold that this is the best play anyway.

Comment on 50k hand challenge day 1 by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:13:20 +0000

Just make sure that a 5x overbet actually gets called, you might be folding 100% of his range here...

Comment on Crikey! by huntse

huntse — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:30:43 +0000

Yeah it was an amazing (short) session. The rungood hasn't lasted though unfortunately.

Comment on Crikey! by nawhead

nawhead — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:15:13 +0000

you flop sets.

Comment on 50k hand challenge day 1 by huntse

huntse — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:13:27 +0000

Could be. I'm experimenting with it as an exploitive play against opponents who are very bluffy and aggro and we have a pretty aggressive dynamic already. I have to have pretty much the nuts and there has to be a few hands out there that he plausibly could have that are pretty strong. So here, this guy was super bluffy and aggro, but could easily find a call with a K or a flush because my line looks so ridiculous. As it was he very very nearly found a call with pocket sevens, which would have been terrible obviously. On Monday I had a similar hand where I jammed 200bbs into about a 60bb pot with the nut flush on a K-high unpaired board and the opponent found a call with a set of kings. Obviously you're going to get fewer calls than a more normal betsize so whether it's the most +EV play depends on how wide the inelastic part of his range is relative to the pot and that's hard to say exactly.

Comment on 50k hand challenge day 1 by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:57:29 +0000

Shoving here is losing loads of value imo.

Comment on Hand reading is all very well but you have to click the right buttons. by huntse

huntse — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:49:31 +0000

Yeh, well I doubt that folding is optimal anyway.

Comment on Hand reading is all very well but you have to click the right buttons. by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:45:58 +0000

Why would you consider raising here? I think he can have loads of Ax hands in his range. What do you do if he bets a blank river? What do you do if he bets the flush on river if it hits?

Comment on A Ship Built from Pure Leaks by nawhead

nawhead — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:49:44 +0000

but it's progress to finally realize we're making mistakes. some people never even get to that point!

Comment on Is this a good flop texture for me? by huntse

huntse — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:05:34 +0000

Before I get flamed, the big iso-raise sizing and the 4-bet jam were both tailored to this particular BB. He was calling any size bet pre (within reason I suppose) with any Ax, Kx or Qx suited or unsuited. I had been taking him to the cleaners and had a feeling that he might be about to crack and therefore would call my shove with any hand he was prepared to 3-bet with.

Comment on Trimming my HUD by huntse

huntse — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:13:34 +0000

Yeah, I'm going to be stripping it back more. The showdown stats are allowing me to mislead myself into making lots of mistakes. I'll probably just go vpip/pfr/3b/steal/hands I might add fenders suggested "call open" stat. Once I'm using those well I might add more. I use a big ass popup though with all manner of stuff in it, which becomes useful when you have a few hundred hands on someone. I also blank any stats where the sample size is too small. One stat I find useful is the "MT" stat. If you have tpablescanner then it counts up all the tables the guy is at. Really helps to get in someone's head if you see they at 12/10/4 and sitting at 16 tables. Having said that it's not working for me right now because I'm using hm2 and tablescanner is not done yet.

Comment on Trimming my HUD by Acombfosho

Acombfosho — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:20:18 +0000

i think fenderjaguars take on HUD is the best http://www.freepokercoaching.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144:heads-up-display-hud-less-is-more&catid=61:free-articles&Itemid=53

Comment on Only at the nanostakes....... by Bigvee

Bigvee — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:49:20 +0000

We are obviously bluff catching here, and Ive done the same things many times versus maniacs. We want him to barrel off, why raise and fold him? Or worse, why raise and let him 3-bet bluff us? Its always fun to catch these maniacs after 3 barrels, however the board actually ran out pretty well for you hehe.

Comment on Only at the nanostakes....... by huntse

huntse — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:19:10 +0000

Why? He's shown he likes bluffing. I beat his bluffs, so I want to allow him to keep bluffing. If I raise he calls with hands that beat me and folds hands I beat but would (as shown here) put money into the pot if I let him. Remember the reasons for betting. I should only bet if I think I can get a better hand to fold or a worse hand to call. I'm not going to get called by worse if I raise flop or turn (if he called pre with a second pair type hand like pocket jacks its not likely he's now going to float a flop raise and turn barrell) and I'm certainly not getting a better ace or a 5 to fold. So I don't see how I can raise. The same thinking is why I don't raise the river either - a worse hand is not going to call me 50% of the time. What first made me suspicious at the time was his flop bet sizing. He's the sort of player who would bluff into a 6-way pot (even though that's suicidal obviously) and that bet size just didn't feel like it could possibly be for value. I mean, if you have a set, two pair or a strong ace you need to bet big here to charge heart and straight draws, and if he has a draw or most other one pair hands himself then I'm ahead already.

Comment on Only at the nanostakes....... by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:40:26 +0000

Hello Huntse, You're lucky here man but i think the only way to play this hand is raise or fold.

Comment on Sometimes you just have to shake your head in disbelief by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:04:50 +0000

The games are good, man.

Comment on Variance is why fish play the game. Must learn to love the variance. by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:59:54 +0000

Also terrible day today 5BI down :( Red line Up in the sky green line down...

Comment on Variance is why fish play the game. Must learn to love the variance. by huntse

huntse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:29:38 +0000

Thanks dude.

Comment on Variance is why fish play the game. Must learn to love the variance. by Tackleberry

Tackleberry — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:21:42 +0000

ThatÂ´s ridiculously bad luck, but hang in buddy, we all have been there. ItÂ´s not funny - but it will pass by. And then youÂ´ll step into the sun again.

Comment on Bankroll Management spreadsheet by sandr1x

sandr1x — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:48:15 +0000

OpenOffice? Respect ;)

Comment on Bankroll Management spreadsheet by huntse

huntse — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:47:44 +0000

I've edited my post it to make it a bit clearer how to download it.

Comment on Bankroll Management spreadsheet by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:34:02 +0000

I wanne take a look where can i find it?

Comment on I am a dumbass by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:01:34 +0000

ok well same here tumbled all the way down from 10NL back to the bottom. :D

Comment on I am a dumbass by huntse

huntse — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:48:40 +0000

I had moved up to 25NL, but I realised during a downswing that I needed to work on my fundamentals a lot, so have moved right down to 2NL and am regrinding from there.

Comment on I am a dumbass by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:50:10 +0000

What stake are you playing ATM?

Comment on Trimming my HUD by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:44:58 +0000

I also play 2NL again my HUD is 4 lines Line1 Name/BB/Hands Line2 VPIP/PFR/AggrF/3bet/F3bet Line3 Cbet/Fcbet/Foldvssteal/Steal Line4 WMWSF/WTSD%/W$SD/CR/Fold to re-steal GL

Comment on Trimming my HUD by huntse

huntse — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:36:33 +0000

Yeah. I'm just at the micros at the moment and those stats are certainly ones I'm going to re-introduce to my hud once I really feel I'm getting the full benefit of what I have. Oh, I should have said the other thing I've done is blank things out where I don't have enough samples.

Comment on Trimming my HUD by mitch

mitch — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:03:30 +0000

Using fold to cbet OOP + IP (2 different stats) is really helpful imo. People play really different (some fold to cbets more IP over huge samples... so weird)

Comment on Trimming my HUD by kennycalhoo

kennycalhoo — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:46:08 +0000

I don't know what level you play at, but I made sure to have cbet/fcbet and turn cbet/tcbet in mine. Especially with the more nitty players, it is really helpful.

Comment on Grind my Db by huntse

huntse — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:34:47 +0000

Sure, although I'm playing waaay lower than you at the moment, so I'm not sure it would be a very beneficial exchange for you.

Comment on Grind my Db by chaosinus

chaosinus — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:26:48 +0000

I'm currently doing the same thing. If you want to review together I'm game.

Comment on I think I made Quads! by GingerViking

GingerViking — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:23:20 +0000

Sick hand :)

Comment on 10NL vs 2NL by GingerViking

GingerViking — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:36:27 +0000

I like both flop raise and the call. Nh sir. The sick thing is that from 2NL to 50nl it plays the same then from 50nl-400nl it gets slightly harder and only at 1knl do you get regulars who adjust properly (according to a friend who plays 400nl and to blah234 in one of his interviews I am pretty sure, might have been grindcore though)

Comment on What Baluga said by huntse

huntse — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:34:03 +0000

Good point esko. Err I've made that edit.

Comment on What Baluga said by huntse

huntse — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:31:12 +0000

Yeah, that's often true. Certainly if a passive player raises you on the turn you're toast unless you have the nuts. However, I see a lot of crazy people playing 2NL. There are aggro maniacs at 2NL too.

Comment on What Baluga said by AshThePro

AshThePro — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:30:53 +0000

Bet Until you get raised and then fold. Thats the key to beating the micros

Comment on What Baluga said by eskojones

eskojones — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:28:27 +0000

trips*

Comment on The Framework by huntse

huntse — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:17:11 +0000

$2 NL 6-max (although I do play some FR too) at the moment. I feel at the moment 6-max is challenging me more and I'm learning more. Before I was switching up and down between 5NL and 10NL. Now I'm going to focus and make sure my game is really solid before I go to 5NL, and then when I'm feeling good there, then up further.

Comment on The Framework by Aquilaman

Aquilaman — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:15:20 +0000

sounds good, which game you playing? and good luck with it!