The Daily Grind- rags to riches through micro management

I thought i would do as others before me have done; record my microstakes grind through an online blog.

As this is my first instalment i will upload current stats and other goodies to stimulate some discussion! At this stage my BR sits @ $1,062 and i am fullringing NL16 and the occasional NL25. Im sticking to some preety tight bankroll management with around 40 or more buyins. I started my grind in Jan 2013 at the NL2 with around $50 and have since been grinding my way through each level whilst spending a great deal of time analysing stats, reading books, forums and generally developing a more disciplined mentality.

Some issues i have encountered so far include:

VPIP/PFR = too wide (limping)
Losing more BB/100 in SB than if i just folded
VPIP in SB too high
CBET % below 40% (too passive)
WTS % too high (above 40%)
Tilting and risking at NL400, 200, 100, 50 without bankroll to justify

My goals for the next 40,000 hands are as follows:

*BB/100 > 4.5
*NL25 Regular (> $1,250 BR)
*NL50 occasionally (BR $2000-$2500)
*Achieve goldstar VIP status on PkrStrs
*Completely eradicate Tilt gambling (no BI >10% BR)
*Push All in equity value above 0BB
*Drop non showdown winnings below Showdown winnings
*Drop WTS % to < 30%

please feel free to post your goals and progress if you feel like joining me. I will tune in from time to time and include stat updates and goal setting!

Peace

Not got much time right now but I'll check back in this thread tomorrow.

GL bro.

ScottishMatt said:

Not got much time right now but I'll check back in this thread tomorrow.

GL bro.

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thanks alot !!!

i have added a few more goals to my list:

-Decrease WTS % to approx 25-30%
-Raise more In Position (IP) on flop to increase Aggression factor approx 2.5-4
-Check call Out of position (OOP) more on flop
-Fold flop more frequent OOP when no draws
-Fold Top pair good kicker (TPGK) on river when raised (help to decrease WTS% and increase WAS%
-Be the aggresor more often by raising instead of just calling when drawing to open enders etc... (hopefully help increase Aggresion, intise more folds from oponents when they have top pair type hands etc.. win more pots)
-increase CBET to >60%
-play A10(o) & 22 type hands aswell as suited connectors etc... in position when large multiway pots or nits playing premium AK etc....



So far i have been sticking to my new goals and im hoping that in the long term it can help me fill in some of my leaks!!!

The start of a new player

the more and more i look at my longterm statistics i am noticing huge fundamental errors in my game!

Today i played a completely different style of poker more akin to the tight/aggresive style i am wanting to achieve!

My Agg 3.18 is up from my usual 1.2 - 1.5 meaning i am raising twice as much as before in position and with drawing hands.
WTS% still relatively high 36% but atleast its a small step down toward my 25% goal! today i decreased my VPIP being more selective in my hands but i increased my PFR....

This blog is going to really help me push myself! make me more accountable and increase the transparency in my game! Before i was atleast recording all the stats but was tricking myself into thinknig i was on the right track because recording was enough. In reality i was gambling alot of the time and quite frankly am lucky to have the bankroll i have right now because i took some massive risks at high stakes! hero had JJ UTG and raised 3X... villain Reraises an additional 3X ... hero shoves all in for $400 .....flop comes out A7K.... turn J ..... river 7...... i mean seriously!!! that is a lucky moment and would have made me broke had his two pair held out! he obviously had the bankroll to call my idiotic shove PF

wrong move?

Was going to call but thought about my new found discipline.... is this a wrong move?

No Limit Hold'em Tournament T60/T120
Buy-in: $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit
pokerstars
9 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com - Mac OS X hand history analysis and tracking

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (T1,669)
UTG+1 - UTG+1 (T7,792)
UTG+2 - UTG+2 (T8,763)
MP - MP (T2,110)
MP2 - MP2 (T10,669)
CO - Hero (T6,105)
BTN - BTN (T6,145)
SB - SB (T5,910)
BB - BB (T4,050)

Preflop: (T315, 9 players) Hero is CO with Jh Js
UTG raises to T1,654 (all-in), 3 folds, MP2 raises to T10,654 (all-in), 4 folds, Uncalled bet of T9,000 returned to MP2

Flop: Ts Qd Jd (T3,623, 2 players, 1 all-in - UTG: T0, MP2: T9,000)

Turn: 3h (T3,623, 2 players, 1 all-in - UTG: T0, MP2: T9,000)

River: 9h (T3,623, 2 players, 1 all-in - UTG: T0, MP2: T9,000)

Total Pot: T3,623
UTG shows Kd Ah (a straight, Ten to Ace)
MP2 shows 8d 8s (a straight, Eight to Queen)

UTG wins T3,623

i dont like playing jacks all-in against two people. so im going to say good fold. esp that deep.

vinylspiros said:

i dont like playing jacks all-in against two people. so im going to say good fold. esp that deep.

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+++ agree 100%

Even if you have a read on them that they shove ATC it's not worth risking your tourney life with JJ. Only hand I would call 60 bb deep here is AA. Or QQ+ if they really DO shove ATC.

Remember 60 bb deep in tourney not equal to 60bb deep in cash, it's more like double. It's because every chip closer to zero is worth more prize equity, read up on that.

I think we can forget the side pot with the UTG+1 (10bb shove here) as we're ALWAYS ahead vs his shoving range here and just need to take note we're playing for stacks 50bb vs an ISO shoving range.

Firstly I don't hate the fold; as it's a 50bb call however; when you get a MP2+who ISO shoves all-in in these spots, I think it's fair to say; it's unlikely they hold like QQ+, I think these hands more likely flat or do a small raise rather than just jamming unless they are appearing weaker by shoving but I expect for a $3.00 it's a more of a scared shove and he just wants to get HU with his weaker pair or A,J+ hands.

He shows up with 88 and I'm not being results oriented here but that is deffo more of an expected ISO shoving range in this spot and also has some A,J/A,Q/AK hands.

I think a lot depends on villian in this spot..the fold isn't bad..but I a call wouldn't be horrendous based on his ISO shoving range here imo as I expect a TON more worse pairs and AJ+ hands to do this all of which we're doing great against. I think more times than not we have more equity than villian's ISO shoving range in these spots.

ramdeebam said:

I don't hate the fold; as it's a 50bb call however; when you get a MP2+who ISO shoves all-in in these spots, I think it's fair to say; it's unlikely they hold like QQ+.

He shows up with 88 and I'm not being results oriented here but that is deffo more of an expected ISO shoving range in this spot and also has some A,J+hands

I think a lot depends on villian in this spot..the fold isn't bad..but I a call wouldn't;t be horrendous based on his ISO shoving range here imo as I expect a TON more worse pairs and AJ+ hands to do this

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Yea hes definitely ISO shoving or else he would have just called to got some more guys in the pot but still, its questionable because of how deep he is. if he was sitting on 25 BB then its a call. i wouldnt say snap call but definitely a call esp if its the chip leader who made the shove meaning he isnt too scared to gamble and isnt expecting anyone else to join this action 3 way.

I don't mind the fold like I say, but I think we're always nearly have more equity in these spots than his ISO shoving range and because it's a MTT and chip accumulation is our objective I don't mind calling but if you're taking more of a less variance route - I don't mind the fold either.I just think a lot of the time we have villian crushed in these spots as a lot don't know how to play their middle pairs in spots like this so just go for a shove.

Again though; I think a LOT depends on villian here. If villain is a nit, I much prefer a fold and if he's loose I think a call is deffo better.

If OP could tell us how villian was playing for the most part it gives us a much easier decision.