Alucard's Cash Journal - 5NL to 10NL

Again is this a fold? Clear bet on flop?

=) too hard format, try picture+colors if you do shortening, that might just work.

Alucard said:

Any reason to fold to this shove? I've been losing alot with premiums

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partypoker - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players7
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 54.2 BB (VPIP: 25.73, PFR: 16.02, 3Bet Preflop: 6.94, Hands: 212)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 65.8 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 26)
MP: 109.2 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 20.52, 3Bet Preflop: 7.13, Hands: 1,262)
CO: 318.8 BB (VPIP: 40.68, PFR: 20.34, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 61)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has As Ad
fold, fold, CO raises to 3.4 BB, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, CO calls 8.6 BB

Flop : (25 BB, 2 players) Jh 3s Ks
Hero bets 14 BB, CO raises to 306.8 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 74 BB and is all-in

Turn : (201 BB, 2 players) Kd

River : (201 BB, 2 players) 5s

Hero shows As Ad (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 81%, Flop 14%, Turn 9%)

CO shows Js Jc (Full House, Jacks full of Kings)
(Pre 19%, Flop 86%, Turn 91%)

CO wins 218.8 BB
CO wins 191 BB

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Terrible shove take a note on the player and move on. I cant really fold for 70bb as we beat AK. I'd be more inclined to fold the deeper we get.

braveslice said:

=) too hard format, try picture+colors if you do shortening, that might just work.

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Yeah sometimes editing gets messy. Here I'll post them again

There is a theme coming through of you betting too big for thin value with 1 pair and medium strength on the river and getting wedded to the pot. John recommends 55% pot size on the river in these circumstances. It's small enough to pick up calls and big enough that any raise is less likely to be a bluff.


YES bet your set for value on the flop. Especially with the ace there. If they have an ace they are always calling so you can scale up sizing as well and then maybe bet a bit smaller on the turn to keep them in.

Alu do filter for fast formats, called over pot size+ bet and see what you find. Also do another one called a shove. Both 100bb+ effective.

I'm too lazy to do it, from memory I can't remember last time when extra large bet is not close to nuts.

braveslice said:

Alu do filter for fast formats, called over pot size+ bet and see what you find. Also do another one called a shove. Both 100bb+ effective.

I'm too lazy to do it, from memory I can't remember last time when extra large bet is not close to nuts.

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don't know how to do this. Guide me?

was the chip leader on a 2.20 6max game at stars with $280 up top. Last 9 left.
Then made the shortest stack double up with an idiot play. Soon afterwards I'm knocked out by the same guy & he became the chip leader.
Couldn't keep my concentration. Do damn disappointing. AGAIN!

The hands

Should've shoved or folded pre. Or just give up on flop



Trying to make a fish fold. Idiotic play at best.


And then the only time I needed a hold.

So damn tilted right now. All these hands vs the same guy.
2 stupid plays & the ****ing flush to ruin the day.
reduced my winnings by 10 fold

Wanna see how bad I'm running

Even aces can't hold. Vs a 2% 3bettor

But my AK always vs Aces

Or it's always vs a set

Calls it down with 2nd pair on a very wet board

After all those, down 3buy ins for the day.
I'm down like $75 at party this month.
A lot at cash & some at tourneys.
Seriously hurts my confidence

This is variance my poker brother and it sucks. you have at the start of your poker career run quite well. I notice these things because your EV line has consistently been above expected. Whereas mine has for the last year been consistently under expected. When you downswing you will hurt, your confidence will wane and you will want to give up. How you handle it is the making of you as a player and when BRM becomes most important.

You can tell I'm a glass half empty sort of fella....


Chin up, learn and grind through it.

...I'll try and be the glass half full guy then.

Been busy with life and haven't had as much time to follow the thread Alu, but I'll say this about downswings - the most important aspect to focus on is not the individual hand results, but on the bigger picture. You have to look at poker from 10000 feet versus 1 foot which is what a lot of players get hung up on. The mental aspect of losing a big pot to a knob 4bet calling 76o has to be looked at differently - you WANT to play against players like that. Why? Their range is not profitable long term.


If you're running bad, change things up. Whether that's moving down in stakes, playing a different format, playing a different site, or simply pausing for several days to clear your head, but it's important to not push your way through the downswing - it'll only get worse.


This is one of the reasons I play on 4 sites. It gives me flexibility to change the scene and I tend to forget about the bad beats and focus on the game at hand.


You have the skills -you've shown it, now you have to pull back and look bigger picture. Because dwelling on one hand when you've probably played tens of thousands of hands is insignificant.

Gold words. Earlier I also tried to overcome downswing by playing a large number of hands. And I just gave my opponents money.

Hey Alucard!

Saw you cruising through the Zoom 5NL last night - hope your night went better than mine did:


PokerStars Zoom Hand #184002482418: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2018/03/17 21:46:08 ET
Table 'Donati' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: kos7kiev ($13.74 in chips)
Seat 2: CRStals ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: oinodram ($11.02 in chips)
Seat 4: zancanar ($3.13 in chips)
Seat 5: greedis555 ($8.71 in chips)
Seat 6: Oliana88 ($21.91 in chips)
CRStals: posts small blind $0.02
oinodram: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CRStals [Ac Ad]
zancanar: folds
greedis555: folds
Oliana88: folds
kos7kiev: folds
CRStals: raises $0.05 to $0.10
oinodram: raises $0.20 to $0.30
CRStals: calls $0.20
*** FLOP *** [8s 3d 7c]
CRStals: checks
oinodram: bets $0.30
CRStals: raises $0.45 to $0.75
oinodram: raises $2.10 to $2.85
CRStals: raises $1.85 to $4.70 and is all-in
oinodram: calls $1.85
*** TURN *** [8s 3d 7c] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [8s 3d 7c 6c] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CRStals: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
oinodram: shows [Kh Ks] (three of a kind, Kings)
oinodram collected $9.58 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10 | Rake $0.42
Board [8s 3d 7c 6c Kc]
Seat 1: kos7kiev (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: CRStals (small blind) showed [Ac Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: oinodram (big blind) showed [Kh Ks] and won ($9.58) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 4: zancanar folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: greedis555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Oliana88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)



And then later this morning - I should of been more aware why he was donking...


PokerStars Zoom Hand #184019197791: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2018/03/18 9:38:02 ET
Table 'Donati' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: $ChAAd_Nut$ ($5.98 in chips)
Seat 2: moise1977 ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: Old Saxon ($11.88 in chips)
Seat 4: yuram10 ($5.94 in chips)
Seat 5: CRStals ($7.14 in chips)
Seat 6: Zet.bezal ($10.03 in chips)
moise1977: posts small blind $0.02
Old Saxon: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CRStals [Qd Qs]
yuram10: folds
CRStals: raises $0.08 to $0.13
Zet.bezal: folds
$ChAAd_Nut$: folds
moise1977: folds
Old Saxon: calls $0.08
*** FLOP *** [Td 5s 3h]
Old Saxon: bets $0.27
CRStals: raises $0.27 to $0.54
Old Saxon: calls $0.27
*** TURN *** [Td 5s 3h] [3s]
Old Saxon: checks
CRStals: bets $1
Old Saxon: raises $1 to $2
CRStals: calls $1
*** RIVER *** [Td 5s 3h 3s] [Jc]
Old Saxon: bets $2.57
CRStals: calls $2.57
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Old Saxon: shows [5c 3c] (a full house, Threes full of Fives)
CRStals: mucks hand
Old Saxon collected $10.06 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 | Rake $0.44
Board [Td 5s 3h 3s Jc]
Seat 1: $ChAAd_Nut$ (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: moise1977 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Old Saxon (big blind) showed [5c 3c] and won ($10.06) with a full house, Threes full of Fives
Seat 4: yuram10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: CRStals mucked [Qd Qs]
Seat 6: Zet.bezal folded before Flop (didn't bet)





And then this


PokerStars Zoom Hand #184019648319: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2018/03/18 9:49:29 ET
Table 'Donati' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: yauq ($10.22 in chips)
Seat 2: mligor77 ($7.93 in chips)
Seat 3: admindostupa ($24.27 in chips)
Seat 4: Max74123 ($5.02 in chips)
Seat 5: wibwabsquats ($5.46 in chips)
Seat 6: CRStals ($5 in chips)
mligor77: posts small blind $0.02
admindostupa: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CRStals [6c 5c]
Max74123: folds
wibwabsquats: raises $0.10 to $0.15
CRStals: calls $0.15
yauq: folds
mligor77: folds
admindostupa: folds
*** FLOP *** [6h 5s 9h]
wibwabsquats: bets $0.20
CRStals: raises $0.30 to $0.50
wibwabsquats: raises $1 to $1.50
CRStals: raises $3.35 to $4.85 and is all-in
wibwabsquats: calls $3.35
*** FIRST TURN *** [6h 5s 9h] [4d]
*** FIRST RIVER *** [6h 5s 9h 4d] [Ac]
*** SECOND TURN *** [6h 5s 9h] [As]
*** SECOND RIVER *** [6h 5s 9h As] [Qs]
*** FIRST SHOW DOWN ***
wibwabsquats: shows [8d 7d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
CRStals: shows [6c 5c] (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
wibwabsquats collected $4.83 from pot
*** SECOND SHOW DOWN ***
wibwabsquats: shows [8d 7d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
CRStals: shows [6c 5c] (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
wibwabsquats collected $4.82 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.07 | Rake $0.42
Hand was run twice
FIRST Board [6h 5s 9h 4d Ac]
SECOND Board [6h 5s 9h As Qs]
Seat 1: yauq (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mligor77 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: admindostupa (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Max74123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: wibwabsquats showed [8d 7d] and won ($4.83) with a straight, Five to Nine, and won ($4.82) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 6: CRStals showed [6c 5c] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fives, and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fives

hey chris! not well actually. Dy before yesterday woon 6buy ins. Yesterday& today both went down around 9 buyins
pretty disappointing & frustrating.
Sorry didn't see you although I did win a KK>AA hand. lol!
Btw we have a small study group on google hangouts.
Me, Figg, Duggs, Ahoy & Iashiggs. Come join. PM me your email & I can add you

Another 3buy in loss today atm


WTF am I gonna do with the min bet here??!!!?

This call on river was pretty bad. I'm super angry with myself


The conclusion is a pretty easy one after all this. I'm not playing good at all. Almost all the hands that goes for stacks I'm pretty much beat. If I'm winning stacks, it is very rarely.

AK<A6 all in pre

Haven't been updating although I have been playing.Has been a terrible moth so far with constant loses. I lost a considerable amount at party poker & then switched to stars.
Have been winning although not very impressive but again yesterday had a terrible session with me losing 11 buy ins.


This is obviously due to tilt & the fact that I keep on playing on tilt. Also it's pretty hot these day & I wonder this has an effect on my long sessions.


It is obvious that getting excited about short upswings keep on playing doesn't help me because this has been a constant circle with me doing the same thing over n over again.
I go on to win for a couple of days, then one bad day, & another one, and I'm on tilt & lose it all.
It's been the same story since last November.


Reading the mental game atm & hopefully the book will shed some light into this

Well book does not help at all if you 'don't do' the basic action steps you already know you should take and already know how to :stupid:

Good luck.

braveslice said:

Well book does not help at all if you 'don't do' the basic action steps you already know you should take and already know how to :stupid:

Good luck.

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of course
Hey you should join our study group man .I don't know why you are slacking.


So read a bit of the book.
In the book there's the mention about the 4 stages of doing an acivity. From Conscious incompetence to unconscious competence.
And it's the same thing with poker obviously. Same with tilt. I should not get worried or tilted of bad beats. It's just a part of the game & I should treat as such & move on. With time it becomes a normal thing.


Even though I'm not updating the thread frequently, have been active on the study group. Analysing hands & doing some sweats.


And doing decent after the break slowly building my roll

Watched quite the interesting video made by Lex of the 25/50 Nl hands he played back in the days.
My god those players were so damn bad it's painful to watch. How much I would like play on those days

He makes a very interesting comment around 41.30 where he shows a tilt play. He says that if you do this tilt thing once a day at the present, you aren't a winning poker player. Which is exactly the issue I've been trying to get rid of

Going fishing
Had some history & this was the first time I remember the V getting aggressive. Even considering folding on flop. The turn sealed the deal tho

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 115.8 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 82)
SB: 377.4 BB (VPIP: 22.29, PFR: 16.57, 3Bet Preflop: 6.47, Hands: 365)
BB: 55.6 BB
UTG: 152.4 BB (VPIP: 15.75, PFR: 13.01, 3Bet Preflop: 3.64, Hands: 150)
MP: 215.6 BB (VPIP: 69.57, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
Hero (CO): 519.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Td Ts
fold, MP calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 4 BB, MP raises to 9 BB, Hero calls 4 BB, fold

Flop : (23.4 BB, 2 players) 6s 6h 2s
MP bets 22.4 BB, Hero calls 22.4 BB

Turn : (68.2 BB, 2 players) Th
MP bets 32.8 BB, Hero raises to 68 BB, MP calls 35.2 BB

River : (204.2 BB, 2 players) Qh
MP bets 116.2 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 116.2 BB

MP shows Qs 4c (Two Pair, Queens and Sixes)
(Pre 28%, Flop 18%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows Td Ts (Full House, Tens full of Sixes)
(Pre 72%, Flop 82%, Turn 100%)

Hero wins 418.4 BB

Another sweet pot

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 109.4 BB (VPIP: 22.08, PFR: 12.92, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 248)
SB: 231.4 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 17)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 24.15, PFR: 20.29, 3Bet Preflop: 9.86, Hands: 211)
Hero (UTG): 340.8 BB
MP: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.90, PFR: 12.29, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 428)
CO: 203 BB (VPIP: 18.57, PFR: 11.59, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 70)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 7d 7s
Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, CO calls 3 BB, fold, SB calls 2.6 BB, fold

Flop : (10 BB, 3 players) 7c Qs Kc
SB checks, Hero bets 5 BB, CO raises to 26 BB, fold, Hero raises to 64 BB, CO raises to 200 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 136 BB

Turn : (410 BB, 2 players) 9h

River : (410 BB, 2 players) Jh

Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (410 BB, 2 players) Tc

River #2: (410 BB, 2 players) 6s

Hero shows 7d 7s (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
Board #1 (Pre 53%, Flop 83%, Turn 91%)
(Three of a Kind, Sevens)
Board #2 (Pre 53%, Flop 83%, Turn 90%)

CO shows Ks Qd (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
Board #1 (Pre 47%, Flop 17%, Turn 9%)
(Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
Board #2 (Pre 47%, Flop 18%, Turn 10%)

Hero wins 196.6 BB
Hero wins 196.4 BB

Fantastic day today.Started the session & quickly went down 3 buy ins.But ended up the session with 10 buy ins+.


900 Bigs at one table while 500 bigs at another


Positional stats
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15LrmAHatGY6pXkKxWdKZav9R8r4Ygat2

Lost two buy ins early due to tllt so I took a break calmed my self & got into a deep grind. Took frequent breaks while I'm playing reviewing the big hands & taking notes & it turned out to be one of my biggest successful cash days.
Obviously it's great to have such a upswing after a crappy month.

Alu is back to running it deep I suppose

Great playing well done!

Figaroo2 said:

Great playing well done!

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Thanks Bruce! Hope you turn around your yesterday swing