I'm leaking really bad. Need some advice.

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I'm leaking really bad. Need some advice.

Here are some hands where I question my play; any tips are welcomed:

Hand No.1:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $5.09 (VPIP: 10.53, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
SB: $7.81 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BB: $5.00 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
UTG: $6.92 (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 16)
UTG+1: $6.13 (VPIP: 16.39, PFR: 11.48, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 62)
MP: $5.85 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
Hero (MP+1): $5.88
MP+2: $5.00 (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 5.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
CO: $4.93 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A:diamond: Q:diamond:

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.15, MP+2 calls $0.15, fold, fold, SB raises to $0.45, fold, Hero calls $0.30, MP+2 calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.40, 3 players) T:spade: J:diamond: 9:diamond:
SB bets $0.67, Hero calls $0.67, fold

Turn: ($2.74, 2 players) K:spade:
SB bets $1.31, Hero calls $1.31

River: ($5.36, 2 players) T:heart:
SB bets $5.38 and is all-in, Hero calls $3.45 and is all-in

SB shows K:heart: K:club: (Full House, Kings full of Tens)
(Pre 68%, Flop 45%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows A:diamond: Q:diamond: (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 32%, Flop 55%, Turn 77%)
SB wins $11.75


Hand No. 2:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $12.52 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 5)
Hero (SB): $2.78
BB: $5.00 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
UTG: $6.01 (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 22)
UTG+1: $6.11 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP: $5.85 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
MP+1: $7.93 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
MP+2: $5.14 (VPIP: 21.43, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 14)
CO: $15.58 (VPIP: 5.88, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has K:club: K:spade:

UTG raises to $0.15, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.35, Hero calls $0.33, fold, UTG calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.10, 3 players) 4:spade: 3:diamond: J:diamond:
Hero bets $0.78, fold, BTN raises to $1.65, Hero raises to $2.43 and is all-in, BTN calls $0.78

Turn: ($5.96, 2 players) 6:club:

River: ($5.96, 2 players) 5:club:

Hero shows K:club: K:spade: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 82%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BTN shows J:heart: J:club: (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 18%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
BTN wins $5.71


Hand No. 3:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $5.64 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero (SB): $1.93
BB: $5.58 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
UTG: $3.43 (VPIP: 6.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
UTG+1: $12.28 (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 7.14, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
MP: $3.95 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP+1: $14.95 (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
MP+2: $5.16 (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
CO: $11.98 (VPIP: 30.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 9:diamond: 9:club:

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.15, Hero calls $0.13, fold

Flop: ($0.35, 2 players) 4:heart: 6:heart: 2:spade:
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.50, BTN raises to $5.49 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.28 and is all-in

Turn: ($3.91, 2 players) 3:heart:

River: ($3.91, 2 players) 7:club:

Hero shows 9:diamond: 9:club: (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 52%, Flop 45%, Turn 0%)
BTN shows T:heart: Q:heart: (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 48%, Flop 55%, Turn 100%)
BTN wins $3.75


Hand No. 4:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $11.03 (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
SB: $11.27 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
Hero (BB): $5.18
UTG: $13.37 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG+1: $10.00 (VPIP: 11.76, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
MP: $11.19 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
MP+1: $13.19 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
MP+2: $7.65 (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
CO: $13.54 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Q:heart: Q:spade:

fold, fold, MP raises to $0.30, fold, fold, CO calls $0.30, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.95, 3 players) 4:heart: 5:diamond: 9:heart:
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets $0.54, Hero calls $0.54, fold

Turn: ($2.03, 2 players) T:club:
Hero checks, CO bets $1.16, Hero calls $1.16

River: ($4.35, 2 players) K:diamond:
Hero checks, CO bets $1.74, Hero calls $1.74

CO shows 5:club: 5:heart: (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 19%, Flop 87%, Turn 95%)
Hero mucks Q:heart: Q:spade: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 81%, Flop 13%, Turn 5%)
CO wins $7.48


Hand No. 5:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $10.00 (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 62)
SB: $20.48 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 24)
Hero (BB): $10.76
UTG: $12.08 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG+1: $3.28 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: $10.74 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 9)
MP+1: $5.91 (VPIP: 6.25, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP+2: $10.30 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
CO: $19.06 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A:club: J:club:

fold, UTG+1 calls $0.10, MP raises to $0.50, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.40, UTG+1 calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.55, 3 players) 6:diamond: 7:heart: J:diamond:
Hero bets $1.48, UTG+1 raises to $2.78 and is all-in, fold, Hero calls $1.30

Turn: ($7.11, 2 players) 5:spade:

River: ($7.11, 2 players) T:heart:

Hero shows A:club: J:club: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 48%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
UTG+1 shows 7:spade: 7:club: (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
(Pre 52%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
UTG+1 wins $6.79

Hand No. 6:

PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $28.47 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 56)
SB: $4.24 (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BB: $10.00 (VPIP: 11.54, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 27)
UTG: $4.99 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
UTG+1: $57.75 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
MP: $14.70 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP+1: $10.09
MP+2: $11.02 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (CO): $1.39

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 9:heart: 9:spade:

fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.30, MP calls $0.30, MP+1 raises to $1.10, fold, Hero raises to $1.39 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls $1.09, fold, MP+1 calls $0.29

Flop: ($4.62, 3 players) J:diamond: 8:diamond: 2:club:
UTG+1 checks, MP+1 bets $2.20, UTG+1 calls $2.20

Turn: ($9.02, 3 players) 9:diamond:
UTG+1 bets $6.50, MP+1 calls $6.50 and is all-in

River: ($22.02, 3 players) T:spade:

UTG+1 shows Q:club: T:club: (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [$4.62]: (Pre 14%, Flop 12%, Turn 55%)
Side Pot#1 [$17.40]: (Pre 16%, Flop 21%, Turn 77%)

MP+1 shows Q:diamond: Q:spade: (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [$4.62]: (Pre 69%, Flop 85%, Turn 21%)
Side Pot#1 [$17.40]: (Pre 84%, Flop 79%, Turn 23%)

Hero shows 9:heart: 9:spade: (Three of a Kind, Nines)

Main Pot [$4.62]: (Pre 18%, Flop 4%, Turn 24%)

UTG+1 wins $10.52
MP+1 wins $10.51
 
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Never play a hand without at least 100bb.
 
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Join our polished poker study group.... the thread is in this forums with your post. Easy way to learn a lot and reduces all of those leaks.
 
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Either you're just looking for sympathy or you genuinely don't understand where leaks happen. Those hands are just coolers.

Leaks can be anywhere, but your preflop ranges should be easy to analyze. Also, your bet sizing post.
 
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I'm not looking for sympathy, I just need to make adjustments to avoid getting stacked all the time.

I kid you not; this is the 1st hand I played since posting here and loading 100bb. At what point am I supposed to fold?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $2.08
SB: $2.57
BB: $5.06
UTG: $2.03 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG+1: $2.00
MP: $1.54 (VPIP: 9.46, PFR: 4.05, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 75)
MP+1: $2.07 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero (MP+2): $2.07
CO: $2.58 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has A:heart: A:club:

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.20, fold, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls $0.14

Flop: ($0.43, 2 players) J:club: 9:heart: 6:heart:
MP+1 bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.03, 2 players) 5:heart:
MP+1 bets $0.68, Hero calls $0.68

River: ($2.39, 2 players) 7:diamond:
MP+1 bets $0.89 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.89 and is all-in

MP+1 shows 9:diamond: 9:spade: (Three of a Kind, Nines)

Hero shows A:heart: A:club: (One Pair, Aces)

MP+1 wins $4.02
 
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You're not supposed to fold. (Altho I prefer either popping the flop or calling intending to stuff all turns).

What I'm saying is that you're choosing the wrong hands for analysis. No one cares if you got stacked set over set. It's the marginal hands that matter, the missed value bets, the poor bet sizing, the preflop passivity, etc that make up the real leaks.
 
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You are supposed to raise/shove the flop. And most of the hands i saw there you are supposed to reraise preflop or on the flop or fold preflop.
 
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Have you tried the leakbuster software? I use the limit version regularly (as Limit is my game). I also have the NLH version but I don't really play NLH cash (tourneys and sngs only for me) so the amount of leaks I need to address is massive but it's very detailed and may be helpful for you
 
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Bad beat, I think I would have chosen to go all-in on the flop, I don't think he would have folded, but I also don't believe the 2nd 10 would have came if you had gone all-in when you had the nuts. I believe these poker sites punish players that slow play their good hands. IDK, I can't prove it but I do believe if you play your hand 'right' you won't get the cold deck!
 
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the only super weird line you took was with the limp UTG+1 with AJc, then called reraise preflop. What was that? when you ever gonna get value from a flush if you get it playing like this?

The AA hand i think it just doesnt worth the call after the reraise.. people stack easily in 2NL and you should be willing to go all in preflop or in the flop... calling station there is not very good giving him his own odds to hit.

The rest was pretty much all coolers. Playing allright, Gorak, just think about sizing and reraises a little bit more, your range seems good, you are just getting pretty darn unlucky. Keep going and it will turn around. Or maybe go for MTTs for a while? :)
 
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Use more of position

It seems clear w/o reading that people who leak chips just need to go into more pots that are stronger-handed...etc. good luck.
 
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Okay, haven't given a solid read yet, but I will. First for triage, any time you're experiencing leaks and need to stop the bleeding, get tight.

This is the prime reason people need to learn a solid TAG game. When all else fails and the world is upside down, you can fall back on your TAG foundation and should be able to grind out some amount of bb/100 while doing your game analysis.

If your having a serious terrible time of it, maybe take a break and instead focus on study of your personal hand histories. Post some big pots, wins as well as losses, so others can line check you. And get a general feel if there's an area of your game that needs a bit of work. And celebrate finding leaks, that's a place you're about to get better, I'll be posting my own hands later on tonight or tomorrow.

Once I read your full post I'll try to give you a more personalized answer.
 
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I didnt c any leak at all you just got coolered in all of those in first hands its just oke reraise get it in. 2nd you decide to slowplay got coolered again ,was going allin pre anyways. Third hand you got coolered again mayb could avoid it if you 3bet pre but 9s aint playing that good on flop that often. Hand 4 failed trap i call it you just gave him free set should've reraised it and cant fold on this flop. Hand 5 cooler to much f daws in his range i guess. Hand 6 you play w 14bbs no fold equity, you should consider playing 100bbs restock stack as some 1 said it already . Hand 7 might find fold button to much sets flush draws 2p combos straight got there on the river.
 
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My opinion

Pocket pairs are a problem. You have to keep track if the pocket pair won recently. If your queens won 3 out 5 times its good idea to not bet the queens. your setting yourself up for a bad beat. The straight with the with the pocket kings to the boat can be prevented if you just won and fold preflop. Pokets to the trips are hard to beat after you see the cards. The high pair with the nines is another case like the first case. Did nines just win. If they did then fold preflop. Give up the cheap blind.
 
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H1 Raise the flop shove the turn are options here.
H2. Try avoiding flatting in the SB with any cards. Although flatting KK isn't awful here remember that single pair hands get increasingly difficult to play down the streets especially multiway. A raise preflop would look very strong and may have taken it down and avoided the loss.

H3 3bet preflop probably gets the job done.

H4 This should be a squeeze all day every day. Again too passive from the blinds. 55 usually folds there its almost like giving free cards when you flat there. Don't flat in the SB.

H5. Fold or raise preflop. A regular isolating a limper can have a wide range and here he had 77. Do you think that folds if you raise from the blinds? I actually probably fold here against unknowns UTG could be limp trapping we have no clue what we are up against here especially by flatting.

H6 is a tilted shove it is a clear fold. Never sit with that stack size.

Main leak is flatting too much in the blinds. If you raise you define the play better and narrow the ranges you are up against. This is particularly important against unknowns at zoom.
 
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Pocket pairs are a problem. You have to keep track if the pocket pair won recently. If your queens won 3 out 5 times its good idea to not bet the queens. your setting yourself up for a bad beat. The straight with the with the pocket kings to the boat can be prevented if you just won and fold preflop. Pokets to the trips are hard to beat after you see the cards. The high pair with the nines is another case like the first case. Did nines just win. If they did then fold preflop. Give up the cheap blind.

 
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Haven't read everyone's replies yet, but you're way too passive. You need to be betting and raising more with a lot of these hands once flops come.

There are at least a couple where I would've folded preflop. I think it was 99 looked like you were trying to set mine for ~10% of effective stacks. Try to make sure you're getting effective stacks of 15-20x the raise for set mining.

Overall though, very passive play.
 
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Get a bigger bankroll to move up and out of the place you get called so much, your bet sizing pre, post is the biggest leak, not to mention your aggression level.

Contact me privately if I can help further, sometimes I do pro-bono work (if you agree to be video taped for my YouTube Channel series). GL.
 
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Hand 1: raise that guy! on flop and turn shove.


Hand 2: Getting raised on such a board is a fold situation. You think he was shoving with air? what hand could u beat that he had?

Hand 3: It seems like you lured yourself in your own trap. Just because you changeup the way you do things doesn't mean your opponent wont do the samething with a strong hand and with a weak hand. Remember they mainly play their own 2 cards. Don't over value overpair especially medium pair varieties.

Hand 4: Lets say your QQ was good and it will be most of the time especially before the KING. Your losing value by not getting the chips in. Your playing your hand too slow and for the love of god 3bet we don't want to get into a MW pot with QQ. Stop trying to play tricky and keep things simple with this level *bet if you got something* Fold if you don't
 
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Hand 5: This takes me back to your 99 hand. Because it plays very similar.
Just need to be aware of the dangers. I was surprised he had 77.

Also this is a MW pot, for future thought just remember the more people in the hand means you need a stronger hand on avg to win. Don't get committed and throw the cards out when ppl raise. I mean we hit J and flush draw we have to get it in but we didn't. We got suckered in here buddy.


Last Hand: buy in for max, your just asking to go broke :(
 
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Either you're just looking for sympathy or you genuinely don't understand where leaks happen. Those hands are just coolers.

Leaks can be anywhere, but your preflop ranges should be easy to analyze. Also, your bet sizing post.


His hands are far from coolers and theres major flaws in everything he does.
he needs to read up more on poker and learn from mistakes.

Perhaps you need to as well.
 
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