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OKAY WHERE WAS EVERYONE LAST NIGHT.

Why don't you want free coaching from one of the most experienced & knowledgeable winning cash game players around?

You read this thread no doubts looking to improve. If you have studied the material in this thread you should be a poker player with a valid opinion so get involved

TEAM SWEAT TUESDAY PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY.
 
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Hehe... we'll get a setup and more people involved.

I'm going to spend some time today looking to platforms and we can decide. But other feedback would be great.

Like I said, this kind of group is the absolute best way to learn and improve imho. If you ask any successful high stakes player, they will tell you bouncing ideas off a group of their friends in this kind of format or similar was key to their growth. Whether they did it online, or as roommates.
 
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Re the blog

Yeah re the bad Lag
OOP is harder against these types. I wish i'd read your blog before running into this one this evening

Pacific, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

Hero (SB): $23 (115 bb)
BB: $23.85 (119.3 bb)
UTG: $20 (100 bb)
MP: $20 (100 bb)
CO: $10.40 (52 bb)
BTN: $16.85 (84.3 bb) - VPIP: 49, PFR: 26, 3B: 0, AF: 2.4, hands: 43

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q:diamond: K:club:
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.40, Hero raises to $1.15, BB folds, BTN calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.50) 8:heart: 3:heart: 8:diamond: (2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, BTN calls $1.25

Turn: ($5) T:diamond: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.55, Hero folds

Results: $5.00 pot ($0.25 rake)
Final Board: 8:heart: 3:heart: 8:diamond: T:diamond:
Hero mucked Q:diamond: K:club: and lost (-$2.40 net)
BTN mucked and won $4.75 ($2.35 net)

Because of the above hand I then tried a call down but should have 3bet again

Same VILL,,, CALL DOWN
Pacific, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $25.70 (128.5 bb) - VPIP: 49, PFR: 26, 3B: 0, AF: 2.4, Hands: 43
Hero (BB): $19.89 (99.5 bb)
UTG: $20 (100 bb)
MP: $30.04 (150.2 bb)
CO: $20.20 (101 bb)
BTN: $20 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q:diamond: A:club:
4 folds, SB raises to $0.40, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.80) 3:diamond: 2:heart: J:club: (2 players)
SB bets $0.80, Hero calls $0.80

Turn: ($2.40) T:spade: (2 players)
SB bets $1.60, Hero calls $1.60

River: ($5.60) 8:spade: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Results: $5.60 pot ($0.28 rake)
Final Board: 3:diamond: 2:heart: J:club: T:spade: 8:spade:
SB showed 7:heart: A:diamond: and lost (-$2.80 net)
Hero showed Q:diamond: A:club: and won $5.32 ($2.52 net)

THEN I MISSED VALUE by not raising preflop, I'm not sure he's calling that wide on the river though with 4 to an obvious straight. i probably could have got a little more than half pot. His wtsd was 26%

Pacific, $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $19.85 (99.3 bb) - VPIP: 49, PFR: 26, 3B: 0, AF: 2.4, Hands: 43
Hero (BB): $20.30 (101.5 bb)
UTG: $23.85 (119.3 bb)
MP: $20 (100 bb)
CO: $20 (100 bb)
BTN: $10.40 (52 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J:spade: Q:diamond:
4 folds, SB completes, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.40) 6:heart: T:diamond: 9:spade: (2 players)
SB bets $0.40, Hero calls $0.40

Turn: ($1.20) Q:spade: (2 players)
SB bets $0.90, Hero calls $0.90

River: ($3) K:club: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.50, SB calls $1.50

Results: $6 pot ($0.30 rake)
Final Board: 6:heart: T:diamond: 9:spade: Q:spade: K:club:
SB showed K:heart: Q:club: and lost (-$3 net)
Hero showed J:spade: Q:diamond: and won $5.70 ($2.70 net)
 
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OKAY WHERE WAS EVERYONE LAST NIGHT.
I've been slacking a bit this week. I haven't been on here much and I haven't been playing as many hands as I'd like either..



I'm going to spend some time today looking to platforms and we can decide. But other feedback would be great.
Yeah I'm all about the group sessions. I don't have any friends who play poker. So I pretty much play poker in a bubble except for a couple forums. I thought that skype was good. Everyone has it too. But I don't know a lot about group meetings or what types of programs to use. I'm open to whatever but we should do something soon whenever you guys have time. My schedule is wide open.
 
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Was surprised I didn't get a call here. Maybe I should have check raised or led the flop instead?

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 39.89 BB
MP+1: 106.95 BB
CO: 91.2 BB
BTN: 29.2 BB
Hero (SB): 111.75 BB
BB: 84.89 BB
UTG: 163.31 BB
UTG+1: 78.6 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K:heart: Q:heart:

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) 9:diamond: 5:heart: J:club:
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets 4.5 BB, Hero calls 4.5 BB, fold

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) T:spade:
Hero checks, UTG bets 9 BB, Hero raises to 23 BB, UTG calls 14 BB

River: (64 BB, 2 players) 4:diamond:
Hero bets 41 BB, fold

Hero wins 61 BB
 
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OKAY WHERE WAS EVERYONE LAST NIGHT.

Why don't you want free coaching from one of the most experienced & knowledgeable winning cash game players around?

You read this thread no doubts looking to improve. If you have studied the material in this thread you should be a poker player with a valid opinion so get involved

TEAM SWEAT TUESDAY PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY.

Would be difficult for me on Skype, PC in living room and making a noise while soap operas and other crap on with 2 females would mean a slow painful death :eek:

We could all watch John play on Twitch with delay and type all his leaks :)
 
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Was surprised I didn't get a call here. Maybe I should have check raised or led the flop instead?

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 39.89 BB
MP+1: 106.95 BB
CO: 91.2 BB
BTN: 29.2 BB
Hero (SB): 111.75 BB
BB: 84.89 BB
UTG: 163.31 BB
UTG+1: 78.6 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K Q

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) 9 5 J
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets 4.5 BB, Hero calls 4.5 BB, fold

Turn: (18 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, UTG bets 9 BB, Hero raises to 23 BB, UTG calls 14 BB

River: (64 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 41 BB, fold

Hero wins 61 BB
KQ defending against UTG, I struggle with as so much of his range you are dominated i.e. AK, AQ.(what are other peoples thoughts on this)

Suppose with it being suited then easier to play. You could have bet the flop or check raised, as it hits your defending range alot more than UTGs range, but I would probably have checked as well.

Only difference I would have done would be to Raise the turn more. If he is going to call 23 after betting 9, then he would have called maybe up to 30BBs. He has lots of hands that would call and some he would reraise - AQ, AK, Tens through to Aces that he checked back on dry flop. With his fold on the river hand most likely is AQ, stubborn AK or small pair
 
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Yes if the KQ was off suite I'd fold it, too much chance of domination by UTG raise. This hand also demonstrates how difficult it be getting paid when oop. Agree looks like AQ or AK which can't call on the end. Well played though.
 
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Thanks for the input guys. So folding pre is just better here overall? I don't remember what his stats were but I probably just called because I felt the hand was too strong to fold honestly. If I missed on the turn I would have just gone away unless he checked to me i may try to steal it on the river or if he bet super small or something.

My past couple of sessions have been interesting. Because I've been 3betting more and calling less I found my self in a few weird spots where the pots were so big relative to the stacks that I kind of didn't know what exactly to do.. I'll post a few hands tonight after I'm done playing.

By the way John, I'm loving the new HUD! Took my eyes a session or two to get used to but it's so much better than what I was working with before. Gotta study that video some more and I'll be eating gravy.
 
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Here's one I butchered last night. Getting two calls and that flop slowed me down but I definitely should have bet the turn. Not sure he would have went away but at least I'd feel better about it..

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 103.3 BB
UTG: 96 BB
UTG+1: 101.85 BB
MP: 99.35 BB
MP+1: 99.5 BB
CO: 81.5 BB
BTN: 330.28 BB
SB: 69.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, BTN calls 8 BB, SB calls 8 BB

Flop: (34 BB, 3 players) 6 5 7
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (34 BB, 3 players) 9
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (34 BB, 3 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 11 BB, fold, SB calls 11 BB

Hero shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
(Pre 84%, Flop 86%, Turn 84%)
SB shows 5 T (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 16%, Flop 14%, Turn 16%)
SB wins 53.2 BB


I was kind of annoyed with this squeeze at first because I'm not trying to play huge pots with 42 lol. But the price was so good and we were deep enough so I call and flop the nuts. The player who squeezed was pretty tight. This was his first 3bet and against the utg raise and the calls I figure he has to have JJ+. So I got kind of greedy by wanting to check raise all in instead of just leading the turn but I felt so confident at the time that the squeezer would bet. But immediately after the hand I realize that he didn't because of how big the pot was most likely.. All he could do is shove. I missed soo much value..

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 178.2 BB
UTG: 137.79 BB
UTG+1: 98.5 BB
MP: 32.65 BB
MP+1: 147.55 BB
CO: 90.5 BB
BTN: 156.63 BB
SB: 98 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 2

UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, UTG raises to 11 BB, fold, BTN calls 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

Flop: (36.5 BB, 3 players) 5 6 3
Hero checks, UTG bets 22 BB, BTN calls 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB

Turn: (102.5 BB, 3 players) 9
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

River: (102.5 BB, 3 players) 3
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

Hero shows 4 2 (Flush, Nine High)

Hero wins 99.5 BB
 
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I'm betting flop and turn here the K hearts gives us massive equity. Think of the value you would get from a hand with the ace of hearts. You gave free cards and paid for it.
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Personally don't like it preflop. I'm not even calling the opening raise as UTG is still to act and could be trapping. Also the utg+1 effective stack is only 100bb. If it's multiway and closing the action then fine.
As played you have to bet either the turn or river. Personally I'd like to bet the turn when they still have a chance to improve but it might look to strong here. But failing to bet the turn I'd be betting the river every time.
 
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Yeah I totally screwed up the KK there. Being OOP didn't make it any easier and I felt like if i got played back at I would be lost here and make some big mistakes potentially..

Generally this is a flop that I would think is bad to cbet usually being it's sooo coordinated right? Is it only having the overpair and k of hearts that makes you say keep betting or does it make a difference that it's a 3bet pot and our range looks a lot stronger?
 
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Would be difficult for me on Skype, PC in living room and making a noise while soap operas and other crap on with 2 females would mean a slow painful death :eek:

We could all watch John play on Twitch with delay and type all his leaks :)

Hehe.. I've thought about doing a twitch stream. It's just very time consuming and I'm not sure how realistic it is for me to do it on a regular basis based on my schedule.

But we can definitely do some sweating of me on skype or whatever platform we end up using.

Anyone look into any other platforms that would work easily for say up to 25 people?
 
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Here's one I butchered last night. Getting two calls and that flop slowed me down but I definitely should have bet the turn. Not sure he would have went away but at least I'd feel better about it..

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 103.3 BB
UTG: 96 BB
UTG+1: 101.85 BB
MP: 99.35 BB
MP+1: 99.5 BB
CO: 81.5 BB
BTN: 330.28 BB
SB: 69.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K K

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, fold, BTN calls 8 BB, SB calls 8 BB

Flop: (34 BB, 3 players) 6 5 7
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (34 BB, 3 players) 9
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (34 BB, 3 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 11 BB, fold, SB calls 11 BB

Hero shows K K (Two Pair, Kings and Fives)
(Pre 84%, Flop 86%, Turn 84%)
SB shows 5 T (Three of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 16%, Flop 14%, Turn 16%)
SB wins 53.2 BB

Nit pick, but I probably 3-bet to 12-13. Also, betting the flop 100%. Not sure what happened there. Betting the turn... and yeah probably ~13-14 on the river.

I was kind of annoyed with this squeeze at first because I'm not trying to play huge pots with 42 lol. But the price was so good and we were deep enough so I call and flop the nuts. The player who squeezed was pretty tight. This was his first 3bet and against the utg raise and the calls I figure he has to have JJ+. So I got kind of greedy by wanting to check raise all in instead of just leading the turn but I felt so confident at the time that the squeezer would bet. But immediately after the hand I realize that he didn't because of how big the pot was most likely.. All he could do is shove. I missed soo much value..

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 178.2 BB
UTG: 137.79 BB
UTG+1: 98.5 BB
MP: 32.65 BB
MP+1: 147.55 BB
CO: 90.5 BB
BTN: 156.63 BB
SB: 98 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 2

UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, UTG raises to 11 BB, fold, BTN calls 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

Flop: (36.5 BB, 3 players) 5 6 3
Hero checks, UTG bets 22 BB, BTN calls 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB

Turn: (102.5 BB, 3 players) 9
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

River: (102.5 BB, 3 players) 3
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

Hero shows 4 2 (Flush, Nine High)

Hero wins 99.5 BB
Not sure what to say here. :)
 
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Nit pick, but I probably 3-bet to 12-13. Also, betting the flop 100%. Not sure what happened there. Betting the turn... and yeah probably ~13-14 on the river.
Good to know. What would you 3bet to if we were on the button there?
 
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Only had 2 hands on villain 50/0 AG6.0 3B -

These are the hands I need to get away from sooner. Was kinda tilted at the time as had a few coolers in the last hour but still should have folded but when???

My guess easy fold when they bet nealry pot on the turn

poker stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $2.62 (131 bb)
BB: $2.92 (146 bb)
UTG: $2.43 (121.5 bb)
MP: $0.88 (44 bb)
CO: $2 (100 bb)
BTN: $5.73 (286.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q
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T
diamond4.gif

UTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, BB folds, UTG calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.18) 6
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J
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Q
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(2 players)
Hero bets $0.08, UTG raises to $0.16, Hero calls $0.08

Turn: ($0.50) 7
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(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.48, Hero calls $0.48

River: ($1.46) 6
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(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.40, Hero calls $1.40

Results: $4.26 pot ($0.15 rake)
Final Board: 6
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J
spade4.gif
Q
club4.gif
7
heart4.gif
6
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Hero mucked Q
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T
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and lost (-$2.12 net)
UTG showed Q
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6
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and won $4.11 ($1.99 net)
 
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Personally I don't even play the hand. Fold pre imo. You have no idea how tight he is and we could easily be dominated and are oop with a trouble hand.
If you want to play then 3bet is probably better than flatting. Bigger on the flop as we are oop. Once we don't improve on the turn and only 5 cards to help us improve im out of there.
 
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Good to know. What would you 3bet to if we were on the button there?

Well, it's a diff hand at that point, but if you mean, limp, raise, flat... and you're on button? Probably 12.
 
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Only had 2 hands on villain 50/0 AG6.0 3B -

These are the hands I need to get away from sooner. Was kinda tilted at the time as had a few coolers in the last hour but still should have folded but when???

My guess easy fold when they bet nealry pot on the turn

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $2.62 (131 bb)
BB: $2.92 (146 bb)
UTG: $2.43 (121.5 bb)
MP: $0.88 (44 bb)
CO: $2 (100 bb)
BTN: $5.73 (286.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q
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T
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UTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, BB folds, UTG calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.18) 6
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J
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Q
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(2 players)
Hero bets $0.08, UTG raises to $0.16, Hero calls $0.08

Turn: ($0.50) 7
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(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.48, Hero calls $0.48

River: ($1.46) 6
heart4.gif
(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.40, Hero calls $1.40

Results: $4.26 pot ($0.15 rake)
Final Board: 6
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J
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Q
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7
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6
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Hero mucked Q
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T
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and lost (-$2.12 net)
UTG showed Q
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6
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and won $4.11 ($1.99 net)

This guy is going to have so many draws and reasons to call on the flop, and if he doesn't, then betting small won't really help much unless you wanted to play a bigger pot OOP. So just simplify things and bet ~.12 or so on the flop. If he raises then you can consider folding or calling and seeing what he does on the turn. But betting small, and then going into check/guess mode is not going to be a profitable line long term against most opponents.
 
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Do I have to call here?

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 102.5 BB
UTG+1: 30 BB
MP: 40.5 BB
MP+1: 111.05 BB
CO: 48.64 BB
BTN: 44.92 BB
Hero (SB): 99 BB
BB: 92.9 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, UTG+1 posts penalty blind 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has Q:diamond: Q:heart:

fold, UTG+1 checks, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 5 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 7 BB

Flop: (27 BB, 2 players) J:heart: 2:spade: K:heart:
Hero checks, BTN bets 27 BB, fold

BTN wins 25.65 BB

I've almost eliminated calling with hands like low pp and the quasi range unless I know they're just not going to fold. I knew nothing about this guy but is this ok?

PokerStars - $1 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 95.77 BB
MP+1: 109.2 BB
MP+2: 110.5 BB
CO: 97 BB
BTN: 95.14 BB
Hero (SB): 97 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 208.02 BB
UTG+1: 472.64 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4:diamond: 4:spade:

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 1 BB, MP+2 raises to 4.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 calls 8.5 BB

Flop: (28 BB, 2 players) A:diamond: 9:club: 3:spade:
Hero bets 15 BB, MP+2 calls 15 BB

Turn: (58 BB, 2 players) 8:diamond:
Hero checks, MP+2 checks

River: (58 BB, 2 players) T:heart:
Hero checks, MP+2 bets 33 BB, fold

MP+2 wins 55.1 BB

What time is the session tomorrow?
 
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These two hands are really good examples of why it's so tough to play from the SB .
QQ your sizing is too small, I'm not sure this sizing achieves anything. I'd want to define his range better by betting bigger. I'd probably bump it up to 17-20bb depending on your opponent. A quote that has always stuck with me is that the more strength you can get them to show in response to your betting the more confident you can be of letting the hand go later on.
Here then I'm betting on most flops, this flop is awkward with the over card but we have two backdoor draws as well. On balance I'd probably bet this flop. If I had no back doors I'd check.
As played calling once seems mandatory as he's betting with his full range here.

44 hand is better but I'd again be making it bigger preflop from the SB. I think ×3.5 has to be the min but I prefer ×4-5 tbh. Here with a limper still to act behind me id prefer to just call rather than 3bet. Plenty of people are still limp raising AA these days.
Once he calls on the flop I'm done. The bigger sizing preflop makes the flop sizing bigger and you will fold out a lot more speculative holdings with the bigger sizings.
 
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I'm not sure why I sized that bet so small with QQ. Normally I'm just 3x with my 3bets maybe a big blind or two more for limpers or if I'm out of position. When I didn't bet here I had the WA/WB thread in my mind and felt like check calling would be better? Must be because I'm out of position here eh? If I had made it 15 pre I would've ended up calling this shove.

I've been trying to eliminate calling with these little pairs because I always end up paying a flop bet and still not being very sure where I'm at most times.. I'll work on my 3bet sizing though.

Had a pretty rough night at the tables tonight. Almost none of my cbets got through all night and I lost almost a dollar every hand over500 hands! No bueno!
 
Figaroo2

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Man sounds like you're having a tough time.
The QQ hand isn't really way behind because the backdoors give us extra equity. Any heart or 9 T or A on the turn gives us extra outs. Normally WB means only 2 outs usually to a set. This is why we can cbet this hand.
Anyway the point of wa/wb is that your check whether in or out of position allows the opponent to fire his full range so you should call that first bet. In this hand if he doesn't have a K he will be unlikely to fire again unless he can at least match top pair. Obviously its player dependent.
I've been mega busy with a 30 hour weekend and two 0500 starts Mon Tues I haven't played since last week and I'm tired. I should be around later if I can grab an hours kip at somepoint
 
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Man sounds like you're having a tough time.
I was actually doing quite well since the sweat we had. I was up 11bi and the past three days are my first losing since the sweat but yesterday was a HUGE chunk of that. I went over my hands though and I felt like I did maybe burn .4bi calling in spots I could have folded but 1.5BI was flips, got coolered a couple times and just couldn't get any cbets through.. I've been 3betting more and not picking up those pots post flop adds up quickly!

Hopefully I'll talk to you later but if you can't make it and wanna do something some other time lmk. I'm up during UK time!
 
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