i did review some hands that were pretty interesting. here's one:
Villain is 21/19/34, cbet 72.
Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter
CO: $214
BTN: $40
SB: $400.15
Hero (BB): $219
UTG: $580.70
MP: $67
Pre-Flop:
dealt to Hero
(BB)
UTG raises to $7, 4 folds, Hero calls $5
Flop: ($15)
(2 Players)Hero checks, UTG checks
Turn: ($15)
(2 Players)Hero checks, UTG bets $10, Hero calls $10
River: ($35)
(2 Players)Hero checks, UTG bets $23, Hero raises to $88
i think pre-flop is fine, im ahead of his range but an adjustment i've been making is not letting regs play perfectly against me pre-flop. what that means is that if i 3-bet here pre-flop villain will know that im not often bluffing (sb 3-b to utg open = strength) and will fold most hands i dominate (99, TT, AJ) and 4-bet all hands that crush me. (QQ-AA) so basically the only time i get action im in trouble. (not counting the times he just calls w/ AK or something)
anyways, i think his flop check is a pretty good indicator of his hand, he does not have a huge hand here and i think it's probably AJ and less. so on the turn i naturally check/call since the 8 does not change anything on the flop. i think his range for value betting the turn is something like 99-KK, AT, AJ and possibly a 8xs hand but not as likely. i do think though he still has air enough here that i can't just c/f the turn.
the rvr is interesting because i think i am most likely being value bet, but value bet from a hand that is most likely a 1 pair hand. a call is a spew imo and folding is definitly the default but i chose to raise. the pros to a raise is that it looks extremely strong and most tags will simply look at their AT here and figure there is no way they are good and muck, after all who c/c's the turn and c/r the river?
a con to this play that a friend brought up when we went over it together is that it's very hard for me to be repping anything. villain can probably rule out AA or 88 since it's highly unlikely combo wise (assuming he has an ace, ), i prob don't call w/ 55 on the turn so he can rule most of those combo's out leaving only 22 as a viable option. i guess i could also have something like AK which now that i think about it would be a pretty good way to play it.
anyways, villain ended up shoving so i had to fold but im positive he had to have a had a big hand to make the play. if he shoved on me with AT, then all the power to him.
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after that session the next night i added some sick table mods which really helped freshen up the grind. i decided to sit and play 100nl just to try and get back into winning ways, boost the confidence... i played very well i thought and was pretty dialed in most of the time. im not sure of the financial results but i ran at like 28/23 over 600 hands and felt like i was at a much higher level than the rest of the table. of course it doesn't hurt when you only run into 3-4 regulars when you're 4 tabling. after that session i did about a 3 hour sweat/discussion with a study partner i've hooked up with through a poker forum. we both played about a 45 minute session with the other critiquing play and then reviewed a bunch of hands. i think we both helped each other, and i've picked up some different lines that should help me get action on some of my bigger hands.
wednesday night i also played 100nl again and got 1k hands in 4 tabling with a little break in between. it went well and i think i continued to play pretty focused and reviewed a bunch of hands from that session as well.
last night i was kinda tired and out of it so i chose not to play and just hit the sack early so i'll be ready to grind tonight and tommorrow. i'll move back to 200nl tonight and attempt to crush some regs in attempt to get back to the holy grail of 400nl.
im also thinking of doing some experimental 9 tabling but if i do it will be a lower limit.
tg.
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