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Looking forward to more SNG strategy discussions, will add you later on skype.
What is your local time? Or where are you from?

Thanks.

I'm in Colorado - mountain time zone.

hey guys,
i just joined DC 4 days ago and i have watched the micro grinder vids and they really have changed the way i play sit n gos. i was a losing player for sure,clueless and down hundreds playing way above my bankroll and only play single tables.

im now playing the $2.25 9 mans at full tilt, i had $30 in my account when i watched the grinder series,4 days later i have $95, so i think im heading in the right direction at this level.

i dont have skype right now but i would love to join the group and talk micro sng's with some of you folks.ill work on getting a headset asap.

AIM - dannydiggs00
MSN - Dcompany86@hotmail.com
email - imawestie@gmail.com

all the best,

danny

I've done away with AIM. Poker strat is communicated more quickly and efficiently by sweating each other during play and talking live rather than through a lot of typing. Skype and mic +EV fo sho.

Hey guys - I'm HotDiggy1121 on Skype. I only sign on when I'm having a lesson or sweat session. I have Teamviewer installed. Is it normally better to talk via Skype and sweat via Teamviewer? or Skype and just observe the table your partner is playing? I think observing the table (so the viewer can't see the cards) would have a benefit because it'd help the viewer focus on reads rather than the cards. just a thought. I play 90man KO SNGs mostly. I have a few HH from yesterday when I wasn't playing very well. I'm hoping to make a video and post the link here with my notes (because I can't my audio/video to synch.)

LOL. Making member vids tilts me. I manage a call center for an ISP so I'm pretty tech-savvy but something is always flaking out... Anyway, I'm sorry it's HUGE, but my encoder was screwy. Here is the link to my vid and my comments below it. I appreciate feedback.

http://membervideos.deucescracked.com/HotDiggy1121/303/HoyDiggyMicroStakesGroup1.avi

HotDiggyMicroStakesGroup1:
1:00 – AKs CO – Too early to risk it all imo. With AK. AA or KK I call. I probably fold QQ there too
2:20 – 66 SB – set mining, right? With that many limpers someone would call a raise. Should I raise that and represent an A or K on the flop? I think most folks would AK,AQ, KQ preflop. When the flop comes T3J 2-tone, I’m done with the hand. Todd Brunson wrote in Negreanu’s book to never bluff into multiple opponents when the flop contains both a J and a T because it hits so many hands in the ranges. Since I have a low PP, is there a case to bet BECAUSE it hits so many drawing ranges?
3:05: - JJ - EP – 3x raise is my standard until the next round of blinds. I took some lessons from AMT and I can’t find my notes right now to confirm, but I think he said to raise more OOP and less IP – so I considered a larger raise.
3:39 – K8o – CO - considered raising over the limper. At higher blinds, I would have probably raised to steal. My observation is that the big stacks start to play more flops, but back down to aggression if they limp. If they open- raise, then they are inherently aggressive and won’t back down.
3:50 – 99 MP – I never know what to do there. It’s probably too late to be limping and I think it’s more correct to raise preflop.
4:40 – QJs SB - I’m starting to raise limpers now. QJs should be ahead is his limping range unless he shoves over me. I don’t think a K is in his range too much, but the 9 and 7 are. I checked. When he checks behind I know he’s weak and I fire one on the turn.
5:22 – K6s CO – A lot of times I stab there with 3x raise.
5:28 – 44 HJ – Normally, I fold there but I figured I was getting a good price on it since there were 2 limpers.
6:02 – JJ BB – I figured the big stack would fold honestly since he limped. I thought I’d be ahead of the button - I think he has AK/AQ a lot so since I have him covered I ship it. Eh – the Turn was unfortunate. I feel like it was the correct play though.

cool..im downloading this now.

i managed to grab a headset on my lunch break today and ill be getting skype tonight,looking forward to it chatting sngs.

Ok, this is my thoughts review of the 90ManKO1st.txt (FullTilt) from our DC member HotDiggy1121.

-- Early Stage --
53o - Usually I do not play this hand but because you were on the BB and already have invested t30 you flat call another t30, it is reasonable. You have medium pair on the Turn, nobody bets, showing that nobody has nothing.
I would min raise on the river to try to get some value on the hand.

AJo - I learn to be more passive with this hand so early. Usually I will lose more than gain with this tricky hand at early stage. I think you made a huge bet, I would just call to see the flop.
You bet t400! The blinds are only t40/t80, you have 38 BB, come on, you are waisting too many chips so early with this hand.
Then you have to fold to a push! Yeah I learn to no be so agressive with AJo on early stage. This hand sometimes sucks!

----- Early Middle Stage ------ Blinds: t50 / t100

ATs - This is another hand that maybe I will fold to a raise. You are on the button, the UTG player makes a 3BB bet, so he shows hand strength and you call?? If some players limp maybe I would raise, but I would not call to a raise right now.

KK - Well done!

-- Middle Stage --- Blinds: t60/t120

AQo - I like you raise, well done!

K2o - What great flop for you! You have two pair but a dangerous flop either, somebody could make a flush on future streets, so protect your hand by betting, and you did well to bet almost the entire pot. Well done!

44 - I would fold either, there are many limpers on the board. Maybe a 77+ I would push here.

A2s - I would fold this hand, besides being suited is very marginal.

Just for curiousity, when you were dealt J3o, and you correctly fold, one opponent at your left was dealt AJo.
Now, this is the kind of spot that I like a raise with this (same) hand! Opponent has 19 BB Stack, so a steal with this hand is good. I would call to ashove either.
The same trouble hand at early stages it is now a +EV hand, you see how things change when the blinds are higher?

-- Middle Late Stage -- Blinds: t120/t240

AJo - Again, right now you can be sure to push with this hand! Well done, stealed very well!

-- High Blind Play -- Late stage, Blinds: t150/t300

KJs - I do not know if I called a raise with this hand, it takes courage to do that. But the greatest poker players have courage to make this kind of decisions. Well done, I am impressed with this one!
The flop is not best but it is great for you.


AJs - Excellent shove, I love to do this kind of pushes! Really, really great push! (I do not want to be boring but you see how a AJ hand becomes friendly at later stages of a tournament?)

AJo - What can I say more? This is the main lesson from this HH, AJ is -EV at early/mid stages but is +EV later stages! Good steal!

KQo/AKo/A7o - Standard steal. Bu be carefull with A7o, the kicker is marginal.

T9s - Would you steal with this one if opponent UTG didn't push?

99 - Well, I do not know, maybe you could push and make a resteal, it is risky but could be very rewarding. You fold to a raise that seems to me a steal. I think I would resteal here.

J8o - Stealing with this hand, great!

A9o - Good fold.

A5s - Another risky but rewarding steal, well done!

ATo - Great push!

77 - Some luck on the Turn, but the luck is a variable in the game. I would push either, this is the kind of hand that will stand up agains AK more than 50%. Well done!

QTo - Stealing with this hand is not so good.

KQ - Complicated shove here, luck on the river but could risk you tournament life here. Against the chip leader is very risky besides the hand being strong.


Overall well played, the agressive style is the winning style when the blinds are high.
Hope you enjoyed my critical view on the HH.

Hey lmagalhaes contact me sometime about getting everyone to play private tournaments on stars.

Everyone

forgot to say my skype is mrhobbeys
forgot my AIM

Thanks man! I appreciate your thorough feedback. That's a good point about AJ. Here are my thoughts. Thanks again and thanks for throwing this group together.

[quote]
-- Early Stage --
53o - Usually I do not play this hand but because you were on the BB and already have invested t30 you flat call another t30, it is reasonable. You have medium pair on the Turn, nobody bets, showing that nobody has nothing.
I would min raise on the river to try to get some value on the hand.[quote]
53o – Good insight. I need to do better betting for value on river. I’m also learning 10NL right now and that leak is killing me.

[quote]AJo - I learn to be more passive with this hand so early. Usually I will lose more than gain with this tricky hand at early stage. I think you made a huge bet, I would just call to see the flop.
You bet t400! The blinds are only t40/t80, you have 38 BB, come on, you are waisting too many chips so early with this hand.
Then you have to fold to a push! Yeah I learn to no be so agressive with AJo on early stage. This hand sometimes sucks![quote]
AJo – Yeah, I see where you’re coming from. That a different spin on AJ than I’ve heard before. One thing I recently started doing with great success is raising limpers. Of all the peeps that limped, he is the player that is most often limping because he’s getting a good price on it. I still feel like I was ahead. My raise made the pot 760 and his stack was 1900 (so he’s probably not good.) I think he pushed QJ,JT, and mid suited connectors. He would have raised with an A or K I thnk. I just didn’t want to risk my stack for a flip this early.



----- Early Middle Stage ------ Blinds: t50 / t100

[quote]ATs - This is another hand that maybe I will fold to a raise. You are on the button, the UTG player makes a 3BB bet, so he shows hand strength and you call?? If some players limp maybe I would raise, but I would not call to a raise right now.[quote]

ATs – If it weren’t suited, I would have folded. I figure that if I hit my flush I’ll probably stack him since he’s raised from UTG.

[quote]
T9s - Would you steal with this one if opponent UTG didn't push?[quote]
T9s –The deciding factor was the big stacks to my left. If I got to open that, yeah, I’d stab at blinds with T9s. If the stacks to my left were smaller, I would have called that UTG shove.


[quote]99 - Well, I do not know, maybe you could push and make a resteal, it is risky but could be very rewarding. You fold to a raise that seems to me a steal. I think I would resteal here.[quote]
99 – Since the opener has me covered I choose to fold. I figure, at best I’m facing 2 face cards which puts me only slightly ahead so I pass up on that edge for future edges.




[quote]QTo - Stealing with this hand is not so good.[quote]
QTo – BB only had 4ish BB so I was pushing any 2.


[quote]KQ - Complicated shove here, luck on the river but could risk you tournament life here. Against the chip leader is very risky besides the hand being strong.[quote]
KQo – yeah, even though he was the chip leader, I only had 4 BB left s I was pushing any hand with showdown value.

Anyone available for a sweat session tomorrow evening @ 6PM? I'm in the US - Eastern timezone.

Hey lmagalhaes contact me sometime about getting everyone to play private tournaments on stars.

I will add you on skype, thanks.
I did not forgot your 45s HH, I will analyze and post here my toughts about it.

A private tournament is a great ideia, how can we arranje one with the online poker room?

Anyone on our group who may be interested on a private tournament please post here, so we can see how many people will join.

Anyone available for a sweat session tomorrow evening @ 6PM? I'm in the US - Eastern timezone.

6 PM in EST I guess is less than 5 hours of GMT Lisbon Time, I guess I could try to participate. It is today (Wednesday) or tomorrow (Thursday) ??

What you sugest using, Mikago or Teamviewer?

id love to!

this coming saturday/sunday/monday i can play any time(long wkd here !)

weekdays will be tricky for me because of the time difference.


danny

I added Veloblank, MrHobbeys, and KennyCupp to Skype. Imagalhaes did a session tonight - good stuff. DannyO - what's ur Skype name?

Mike

I still did not add KennyCupp and DannyO, I will add. Yesterday session was very good.
Anybody know if is it possible to make a session with more that 2 users, using skype and mikago/teamviewer?

We can conference Skype and screen share for multiple users, yes.