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Hi guys!
I'm going to start & keep updating this thread about my sessions at 2NL Zoom 6 max cash games at pokerstars.

my main target is to build a bankroll and move up the stakes.
And the main reason for this thread is to keep myself disciplined & revise & correct the mistakes I make.
And specially keep myself away from Spin n Gos. Whenever I go on a good cash run I seem to waste it away on spins which hasn't been a good thing for me.

So from now on at pokerstars I'll be playing 6max 2NL Zoom to build the roll. And will be playing lower buyin tourneys. ($0.55 - $.3.30) & sit n go tourneys & freerolls.
BUT I'll only be playing shootout satellites to register for those tournaments & not registering directly.
Maximum sat buyin under $0.5 for sunday storms & $3.30 tourneys.
Besides I've set my buyin limit under $2 so I cannot register to higher buyins even if I want to.

I try to update the cash sessions in this thread and perhaps the success I have in tourneys.

Current roll in pokerstars - $26.15 (built from $10 within around 4 days or so)

Sorry for the long post. Good luck! :D
 
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This is a really good initiative.
Please post hands and tough situations you encounter. I'll definitely follow your thread, give feedback and learn from it. Best of luck!
 
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Not a great session.

I lost AK to a set of 6s. Played that hand really bad.
I was like the mp as I remember & utg raises to 0.06. I reraise to 0.20 with AK
And then SB flats. UTG calls

I didn't think he'll call a 10BB bet with a weak pair like that & that was my mistake.
Flop comes A6 & something. And he takes the lead & bets 0.40. At this moment I'm putting him on something like A high with a good kicker or maybe a good pair like 10s jacks or queens.
Turn comes something. And the river a king.
He was in the lead the whole time. I should've 3 bet after the flop I think.

After that had some okayish sessions & recovered the lot money.

But tin the next session this happened.

PokerStars Zoom Hand #172550046892: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2017/07/03 18:27:37 IST [2017/07/03 8:57:37 ET]
Table 'Halley' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Apsestais22 ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 2: TheHock001 ($0.81 in chips)
Seat 3: tema31reg ($2.61 in chips)
Seat 4: FarFromFish ($3.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Ksan5979 ($2 in chips)
Seat 6: Alucard5077 ($1.91 in chips)
TheHock001: posts small blind $0.01
tema31reg: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Alucard5077 [Jc Jh]
FarFromFish: folds
Ksan5979: folds
Alucard5077: raises $0.04 to $0.06
Apsestais22: folds
TheHock001: folds
tema31reg: raises $0.18 to $0.24
Alucard5077: raises $0.26 to $0.50
tema31reg: calls $0.26
*** FLOP *** [Ks 9d 3c]
tema31reg: bets $0.48
Alucard5077: raises $0.56 to $1.04
tema31reg: calls $0.56
*** TURN *** [Ks 9d 3c] [Ts]
tema31reg: bets $1.07 and is all-in
Alucard5077: calls $0.37 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.70) returned to tema31reg
*** RIVER *** [Ks 9d 3c Ts] <font color='red'>A♥</font>
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tema31reg: shows [5d Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Alucard5077: shows [Jc Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
tema31reg collected $3.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.83 | Rake $0.13
Board [Ks 9d 3c Ts Ah]
Seat 1: Apsestais22 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TheHock001 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: tema31reg (big blind) showed [5d Ad] and won ($3.70) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: FarFromFish folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ksan5979 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Alucard5077 showed [Jc Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks


He had only 3 outs and caught an ace on the river. :mad:

I did overestimate my hand a bit there actually. But in the end he got very lucky.
Went on tilt mode & lost another $1 after that.

So down around $3.27.

And played the big1.10 after winning the $0.15 shootout sat. Near the bubble went all in with pocket 8s against pocket 7s. And he rivered a 7 :mad:

Gonna take a break and maybe another session later.
 
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This is a really good initiative.
Please post hands and tough situations you encounter. I'll definitely follow your thread, give feedback and learn from it. Best of luck!

thanks a lot mate. appreciate it. let me know the mistakes you see in my plays as well :)
 
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PokerStars Zoom Hand #172550046892: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2017/07/03 18:27:37 IST [2017/07/03 8:57:37 ET]
Table 'Halley' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Apsestais22 ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 2: TheHock001 ($0.81 in chips)
Seat 3: tema31reg ($2.61 in chips)
Seat 4: FarFromFish ($3.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Ksan5979 ($2 in chips)
Seat 6: Alucard5077 ($1.91 in chips)
why no auto topup to 100bb ?
TheHock001: posts small blind $0.01
tema31reg: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Alucard5077 [Jc Jh]
FarFromFish: folds
Ksan5979: folds
Alucard5077: raises $0.04 to $0.06
Apsestais22: folds
TheHock001: folds
tema31reg: raises $0.18 to $0.24
Alucard5077: raises $0.26 to $0.50

Why 4bet here? you need a read that he is 3betting wide to 4bet here and at 2nl 3betting range is probably heavily weighted towards QQ+ AK
tema31reg: calls $0.26
*** FLOP *** [Ks 9d 3c]
tema31reg: bets $0.48
Alucard5077: raises $0.56 to $1.04
why are you raising here ? QQ+AK has you beaten on this flop,just fold
tema31reg: calls $0.56
*** TURN *** [Ks 9d 3c] [Ts]
tema31reg: bets $1.07 and is all-in
Alucard5077: calls $0.37 and is all-in

So now you are committed to stack off with overcards on the board to your hand that hit a typical range he has . this is just spew
Uncalled bet ($0.70) returned to tema31reg
*** RIVER *** [Ks 9d 3c Ts] <font color='red'>A♥</font>
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tema31reg: shows [5d Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Alucard5077: shows [Jc Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
tema31reg collected $3.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.83 | Rake $0.13
Board [Ks 9d 3c Ts Ah]
Seat 1: Apsestais22 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TheHock001 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: tema31reg (big blind) showed [5d Ad] and won ($3.70) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: FarFromFish folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ksan5979 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Alucard5077 showed [Jc Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks


He had only 3 outs and caught an ace on the river. :mad:
if he'd been on qq+AK as his range then you'd have been the one needing to hit a 4 outer or if he'd had QQ you only have had a 2 outer. Overall you massacred this hand on every street.
 
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why no auto topup to 100bb ?


Why 4bet here? you need a read that he is 3betting wide to 4bet here and at 2nl 3betting range is probably heavily weighted towards QQ+ AK

why are you raising here ? QQ+AK has you beaten on this flop,just fold

if he'd been on qq+AK as his range then you'd have been the one needing to hit a 4 outer or if he'd had QQ you only have had a 2 outer. Overall you massacred this hand on every street.


not topping up is because I try to limit my losses if I keep on loosing in a session. Even if I go down then there's a target point of 100bb for me to get back up.

On the hand, I agree with everything you said. It's was played very foolishly by me.
Thanks for the input and I hope you keep correcting my mistake because I tend to do so many
 
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can you see the irony that you don't top up to limit your losses , then lose a stack because you haven't put him on a range and then see how his range interacts with each street.
Do you use a hud?
 
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I have to agree with keith on the 4 bet with JJ.
Even though he bluffed and should have put you on at least pair of kings post flop, you should not have continued betting after the 3bet.

Still got unlucky and that sucks. Did you consider to stop playing after that? You said you were tilted. Did you realise it?
If you have trouble dealing with it: put yourself on a time limit before you start playing. If you wanna play 1 hour, stop after one. If you decide on 3, stop after 3.
If things dont go your way, stop earlier. If things do go your way, don't keep playing after the set period of time. Thats just waiting for disaster to happen. Fatigue, just like tilt, is a real thing that can creep up on you without realising it. Take breaks!!

Good luck next time!!
 
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You have a point. But what happens if you have a limited roll & goes on a loosing streak. lets say you keep on loosing 10/15BB per hand constantly for a couple of hands. you get tilted, keep topping up and keep on loosing money. And within a short period you loose a chunk of your roll.

btw give me your input in this hand.

PokerStars Zoom Hand #172584353356: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2017/07/04 12:29:34 IST [2017/07/04 2:59:34 ET]
Table 'Halley' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: sergo783 ($2.11 in chips)
Seat 2: AntonioBikeT ($2 in chips)
Seat 3: azulut ($3.97 in chips)
Seat 4: Cryobeast ($2.93 in chips)
Seat 5: Alucard5077 ($3.38 in chips)
Seat 6: psfrici ($2.92 in chips)
AntonioBikeT: posts small blind $0.01
azulut: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Alucard5077 [Ah 3h]
Cryobeast: folds
Alucard5077: raises $0.03 to $0.05
psfrici: calls $0.05
sergo783: folds
AntonioBikeT: folds
azulut: calls $0.03
*** FLOP *** [2s 5h Jh]
azulut: checks
Alucard5077: checks
psfrici: bets $0.07
azulut: calls $0.07
Alucard5077: calls $0.07
*** TURN *** [2s 5h Jh] <font color='red'>8<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
azulut: checks
Alucard5077: checks
psfrici: bets $0.22
azulut: folds
Alucard5077: calls $0.22
*** RIVER *** [2s 5h Jh 8d] [Th]
Alucard5077: bets $0.33
psfrici: calls $0.33
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Alucard5077: shows [Ah 3h] (a flush, Ace high)
psfrici: mucks hand
Alucard5077 collected $1.42 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.47 | Rake $0.05
Board [2s 5h Jh 8d Th]
Seat 1: sergo783 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: AntonioBikeT (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: azulut (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Cryobeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Alucard5077 showed [Ah 3h] and won ($1.42) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: psfrici mucked [8s 8c]


And in these situations what are your choices?

1. In SB/BB with AQ off. MP raises 3bb. Button reraises to 9BB. fold?

2. In MP with mid pocket pair like 6 or 7s. Raises to 2.5BB. BB reraises to 9BB. fold or call?

3. Button with AQ off. raises to 3bb. BB reraises to 9BB. ?

BTW I don't use a hud cause I don't have that much gambling money to afford one.
 
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I have to agree with keith on the 4 bet with JJ.
Even though he bluffed and should have put you on at least pair of kings post flop, you should not have continued betting after the 3bet.

Still got unlucky and that sucks. Did you consider to stop playing after that? You said you were tilted. Did you realise it?
If you have trouble dealing with it: put yourself on a time limit before you start playing. If you wanna play 1 hour, stop after one. If you decide on 3, stop after 3.
If things dont go your way, stop earlier. If things do go your way, don't keep playing after the set period of time. Thats just waiting for disaster to happen. Fatigue, just like tilt, is a real thing that can creep up on you without realising it. Take breaks!!

Good luck next time!!

Yes I usnderstand. Tilt & fatigue are the main reasons I loose money. Then I keep chasing losses. please feel free to post your input on my plays. Thanks.

Btw for some reason I use to run into many pocket aces whenever I get kings. Loosing too much money when I get kings. So whenever I face a 3bet with kings I get a bit hesitant to play.

What is the best way to continue while facing a 3 bet when you have kings. 4 bet? or just flat and fold in the flop if the flop doesn't seem to hit villains range & he bets big?
 
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whenever I face a 3bet with kings I get a bit hesitant to play.

What is the best way to continue while facing a 3 bet when you have kings. 4 bet? or just flat and fold in the flop if the flop doesn't seem to hit villains range & he bets big?

From what Ive learned/read, you should not hesitate to play the KK, especially preflop. Bad beats happen, and sometimes a few in a row. Last week I lost 5 of the 6 freerolls I played on 10-20% river hits from my opponent. 3 times with JJ and twice with KK. Shit happens and it sucks when it does, but you shouldnt hesitate to keep playing the way you qhould just because last times it didnt work out.

4betting is fine with KK. But there are situations where people play KK a bit slower. I suppose it depends on who you're playing and whether you want to trap. I cannot go into detail here because I don't have enough experience and I still want to test those situations out myself. But I can imagine a few reasons why people would prefer one or the other.

You have a point. But what happens if you have a limited roll & goes on a loosing streak. lets say you keep on loosing 10/15BB per hand constantly for a couple of hands. you get tilted, keep topping up and keep on loosing money. And within a short period you loose a chunk of your roll.

btw give me your input in this hand.

PokerStars Zoom Hand #172584353356: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2017/07/04 12:29:34 IST [2017/07/04 2:59:34 ET]
Table 'Halley' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: sergo783 ($2.11 in chips)
Seat 2: AntonioBikeT ($2 in chips)
Seat 3: azulut ($3.97 in chips)
Seat 4: Cryobeast ($2.93 in chips)
Seat 5: Alucard5077 ($3.38 in chips)
Seat 6: psfrici ($2.92 in chips)
AntonioBikeT: posts small blind $0.01
azulut: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Alucard5077 [Ah 3h]
Cryobeast: folds
Alucard5077: raises $0.03 to $0.05
psfrici: calls $0.05
sergo783: folds
AntonioBikeT: folds
azulut: calls $0.03
*** FLOP *** [2s 5h Jh]
azulut: checks
Alucard5077: checks
psfrici: bets $0.07
azulut: calls $0.07
Alucard5077: calls $0.07
*** TURN *** [2s 5h Jh] <font color='red'>8<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
azulut: checks
Alucard5077: checks
psfrici: bets $0.22
azulut: folds
Alucard5077: calls $0.22
*** RIVER *** [2s 5h Jh 8d] [Th]
Alucard5077: bets $0.33
psfrici: calls $0.33
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Alucard5077: shows [Ah 3h] (a flush, Ace high)
psfrici: mucks hand
Alucard5077 collected $1.42 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.47 | Rake $0.05
Board [2s 5h Jh 8d Th]
Seat 1: sergo783 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: AntonioBikeT (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: azulut (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Cryobeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Alucard5077 showed [Ah 3h] and won ($1.42) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: psfrici mucked [8s 8c]


And in these situations what are your choices?

1. In SB/BB with AQ off. MP raises 3bb. Button reraises to 9BB. fold?

2. In MP with mid pocket pair like 6 or 7s. Raises to 2.5BB. BB reraises to 9BB. fold or call?

3. Button with AQ off. raises to 3bb. BB reraises to 9BB. ?

BTW I don't use a hud cause I don't have that much gambling money to afford one.

The only comment I can make on the full hand is on the flop. Maybe a reraise could be in order because his bet size is a bit low. If I calculated correctly its around 40% of the pot. Then again, you can call more easily with it because you havent hit something yet. So I dont really know what to make of it.

1) I'd say depends on the player. If fish/loose maybe call. Most of the time a fold seems correct.

2)fold, unless you have stats on the player and he has really high vpip.

3) definitely call more often than other 2 situations. But again i'd say it depends on who you're playing.

Im not using a Hud either right now. I do believe you can mark players on your own if you play a tournament and dony multitable. Hud makes it easier for multitable/zoom.
 
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open bigger to 3bb,
cbet the flop 2/3 pot , you have nut flush draw and a gutshot draw
turn you can either bet or check call depending on any oopponents left
shove river

KK just get it in pre , you are probably selectively remembering the times that you lost to AA and forgetting the times you beat AK QQ JJ and worse .

1 fold
2 fold
3 depends on opponent - high 3bet stat 4bet low 3bet stat fold medium - call and see a flop.


NOW THE IMPORTANT PART

STOP PLAYING ZOOM WITHOUT A HUD. play regular tables so that you can get a read on your opponents, see whos playing lots of hands, who's a nit etc who 3bets a lot , who stacks off light , who only stacks off with the nuts etc.

You never play anyone enough on zoom to get those sort of reads and you don't see what they shwdown against others because you've folded and moved onto the next hand.

you can get3 months of free HUD use by using the 1 month free trial for holdem manager , pokertracker and drive hud.

drive hud is 9$ for a year for 2nl 5nl once the trial is up.
 
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open bigger to 3bb,
cbet the flop 2/3 pot , you have nut flush draw and a gutshot draw
turn you can either bet or check call depending on any oopponents left
shove river

Shove river: do you always shove because youve got the nuts? Do you consider stack size vs pot size here?
Is it worth it to try to estimate your opponents hand range, and if you think hes got top pair for example, bet something he'll still call when theres a possible flush on the board?
Because you'd be maximizing your income on that hand.

Shoving each time might make you more money in the long run though.
 
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other flushes are caling , sets and made straights probably call as well and you even get some two pair and overpairs calling as well
 
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