Mistake free?

I missed Fridays hands and yesterday I only managed to get in two short sessions for a total of 710 hands but I feel like I played mistake free poker. There are like two questionable hands I guess.


Villain is the mark, 46/3/4.3. I feel like on the turn I might be good as he will fire bluffs/2p/and FD's. The river is a miserable card and I am now calling for a chop.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($460.95)
CO		($532.80)
BTN		($397.00)
SB		($498.05)
Hero		($244.65)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BB

3 folds, SB calls $1, Hero raises to $8, SB calls $6

Flop: ($16, 2 players)
SB bets $4, Hero raises to $16, SB calls $12

Turn: ($48, 2 players)
SB bets $38, Hero calls $38

River: ($124, 2 players)
SB bets $76, $76 to Hero ($182.65)?



Again villain is the mark, 41/11/2. I opt not to 3bet as we are deep and I have position in the hand, at some point I might want to raise for value as it feels like he is blocking/bluffing alot here.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($542.00)
CO		($394.65)
Hero		($317.85)
SB		($401.00)
BB		($202.80)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is BTN

UTG raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero calls $8, 2 folds

Flop: ($19, 2 players)
UTG bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50

Turn: ($38, 2 players)
UTG bets $19, Hero calls $19

River: ($76, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $76
Hero shows:
UTG shows:

UTG wins $72.50 ( won +$36 )
Hero lost -$36.50

Taking responsibility.

I will be posting the hands which I feel I played incorrectly daily from now on in hopes of finding leaks and plugging them.

This hand makes me pretty ill. Villain is 17/12/2 and when he called I felt his range was made up of 22-TT. With that range in mind the turn is an easy fold.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($169.50)
UTG+1		($452.00)
CO		($87.95)
Hero		($226.00)
SB		($622.00)
BB		($101.80)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN

3 folds, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $5, BB calls $4

Flop: ($18, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($18, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $12, SB raises to $54, BB folds, Hero calls $42

River: ($126, 2 players)
SB bets $180, $166 to Hero ($166)?




Villain in this hand is an unorthodox AP reg whom I imagine must atleast be breakeven. 20/13/5 4.1k hands 3bet% 4.

In realtime I bet simply to bet with no real reason or plan. His c/r makes little to no sense but at the same time this deep vs a aggro opponent I dont know how comfortable I am calling and reevaluating. I think I should be checking back the flop because of this.



$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($552.95)
Hero		($400.00)
BTN		($459.32)
SB		($846.40)
BB		($199.60)

Pre-flop: ($3, 5 players) Hero is CO

1 fold, Hero raises to $7, 1 fold, SB raises to $23, BB calls $21, Hero calls $16

Flop: ($69, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $34, SB raises to $102.50, BB folds, Hero folds

Final Pot: $205.50

SB wins $202 ( won +$76.50 )
BB lost -$23.00
Hero lost -$57.00


Villain is a 18/15/3 TAG reg. I should be folding preflop imo. This was pure spew.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($381.50)
UTG+1		($528.45)
CO		($367.00)
BTN		($413.20)
Hero		($220.50)
BB		($375.00)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB

4 folds, Hero raises to $8, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $16

Flop: ($48, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $32, Hero calls $32

Turn: ($112, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $67, Hero folds

Final Pot: $179

BB wins $175.50 ( won +$52.50 )
Hero lost -$56.00


This hand is quite interesting and I think the flop I should maybe crai. 25/19/5 3bet%6.5. When I opened the SB I knew he was going to 3bet hence the light 4bet I think because I am OOP I need to make the 4bet slightly bigger. A trend on AP it seems is to flat 4bets which is confusing to say the least.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($192.00)
UTG+1		($412.75)
CO		($480.81)
BTN		($20.00)
Hero		($234.10)
BB		($458.75)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is SB

4 folds, Hero raises to $8, BB raises to $22, Hero raises to $48, BB calls $26

Flop: ($96, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $50, Hero folds

Final Pot: $146

BB wins $142.50 ( won +$44.50 )
Hero lost -$48.00


Villain is 24/20/4 3bet% 12. Here again I dislike the sizing but AP's software is confusing as it doesnt make it the amount you see but rather ads that to your original bet. When he raises my Raptor bet on the flop do I have any other play?
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($622.90)
Hero		($272.85)
CO		($250.00)
BTN		($394.00)
SB		($430.00)
BB		($203.74)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1

1 fold, Hero raises to $7, CO raises to $23, 3 folds, Hero raises to $53, CO calls $30

Flop: ($109, 2 players)
Hero bets $32, CO raises to $90, Hero raises to $219.85, CO folds

Final Pot: $418.85

Hero wins $415.35 ( won +$142.50 )
CO lost -$143.00


Well a few mistakes but no one is perfect. The best thing I took away from yesterday was that that K2 hand was literally the 3rd hand of my session and I didnt let it have any effect on my mental game. I stayed solid and played on and logged a $6 winner. Hopefully tomorrow i wont have any hands to post.

I am responsible!

Thats right ME! No one else clicks the buttons when I am playing. Every time I have a decision to make I have the opportunity to make the perfect play. The time has come for me to own. I know I made a crazy post several months back about playing the big game this year. I am not going to say that is impossible but I need a nice short term goal.

This is my 1st month as a true poker professional imo and it has been sub par to say the least. Again I am to blame. The good news is this month isnt over yet and I plan to go out with a bang. I have 4 workdays left in the calender and I will play no less then 1k hands each day. My goal for those 4k hands to play mistake free poker. In order to do so I will have to always think before I click. Every time I have a decision my 1st action will be a deep breath. Now for those 4k hands I will be playing strictly on AP aswell. Next month I plan on splitting my time between AP and FTP and playing a mix of 100NL HU and 200NL 6 max. I will play no less thwen 40k hands as well. By Nov I plan on being ready to reestablish myself as a 2/4 grinder and play my way into 09.

No HUD

Have played 3 sessions without a HUD and I do enjoy it very much. I still have all the regs marked but I rely much less on HUD numbers and more on game flow which is nice. The 1st two were winners and the latest was another -6BI session. I know I wasnt going to focus on results, kinda hard when it means your well being and you havent been able to work or string together a winning week. I have logged about 30K hands this month which hopefully will be quite a load more next month. Poker has been very discouraging since my return from Hawaii. I am in my second straight losing month and I just feel like nothing is going my way. I seem to lose a shit ton of flips/get coolered/spew in marginal spots. I am seriously contemplating sacking up and joining a union. I might very well apply and play while I wait to hear back. I have basically decided college isnt for me. I have no desire to return and feel the degree I was going for (BUSINESS) would be worthless anyways. I know it sounds hilarious but I have been considering coaching some 50NL and lower guys as when I play those games I see some regs with glaring wholes and I know I could be of help. Plus a solid no variance income would be nice. I was thinking of offering my services for 50 and hour but I really want a dedicated student. Or multiple.

Booked a win...

mentally and bank roll wise. I started the session playing super solid and ran QQ into KK and AA prelop and lost. I also lost with AK when I flop tp+nfd and get it in vs 2p. I did not allow it to effect me though. I simply acknowledged that I played my hand correctly and told myself to continue to play my A game. I did manage to make one spewy 3bet stack off with QT which I wasnt a huge fan of. Plus I value towned myself by betting a river for value and calling a fish when he check min raised. besides that I felt I was playing quite well. The only hand I am in the air about is this one.

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($70.95)
Hero		($338.45)
CO		($327.80)
BTN		($205.00)
SB		($280.55)
BB		($393.20)

Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1

UTG calls $2, Hero raises to $9, CO calls $9, 3 folds, UTG folds

Flop: ($23, 2 players)
Hero bets $16, CO raises to $50, Hero calls $34

Turn: ($123, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($123, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Final Pot: $123
Hero shows:
CO shows:

CO wins $120 ( won +$61 )
UTG lost -$2.00
Hero lost -$59.00



Villain was 24/6/2.5 I actually think he plays a very strong game. He 3bet/sqz alot and loves to make moves postflop. This was the 2nd time he raised my flop cbet on this table in like 4 orbits and he had floated/bet the turn with a gutter ball that got there on the river vs me on another table. I was going to 3bet when I realized we were 150BB deep. In retrosepect I think I should say fuck the stacks and trust my read that villain is uber bluffy postflop. Any opinions?