MicroCrushers Thread!!!!!

[youregoodmate]

Im currently playing 10nl, I am rolled for 25nl but because Ive been up and down a lot my aim is to play 50k hands at 10nl then evaluate before I move back up. I know people say to move up but Id rather know how profitable I am first.

 

[micromachine]

A couple of fun hands I played tonight...

1) Terrible calls by me lol but then again I thought the guy was a fish and we were deep so...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

MP ($7.36)
CO ($11.96)
Hero (Button) ($12.93)
SB ($5.18)
BB ($4.13)
UTG ($15.38)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 10

, 7

UTG bets $0.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.57) 3

, 8

, 2

(2 players)
UTG bets $0.65, Hero calls $0.65

Turn: ($1.87) 4

(2 players)
UTG bets $1, Hero calls $1

River: ($3.87) 6

(2 players)
UTG bets $13.48 (All-In), Hero calls $11.03 (All-In)

Total pot: $25.93 | Rake: $1

Results:
Hero had 10

, 7

(flush, ten high).
UTG had J

, J

(one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won $24.93


2) Outrageous bluff by me. I don't normally do stuff like this but his river bet looked so pathetic and like he was trying for a cheap SD. Villain was unknown...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

UTG ($8.60)
MP ($3.52)
Button ($7.51)
SB ($13.14)
Hero (BB) ($15.14)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8

, 7

1 fold, MP bets $0.12, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.48, Hero calls $0.43, 1 fold

Flop: ($1.08) 2

, 10

, J

(2 players)
SB bets $0.80, Hero calls $0.80

Turn: ($2.68) 6

(2 players)
SB bets $1.90, Hero calls $1.90

River: ($6.48) 3

(2 players)
SB bets $1.85, Hero raises to $8.80, 1 fold

Total pot: $10.18 | Rake: $0.42

Results:
Hero had 8

, 7

(high card, Jack).
Outcome: Hero won $9.76

 

[doomasiggy]

Villain was an aggro fish. Running 75/50 over 50 hands.

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

MP+1: $3.93
CO: $5.19
Hero (BTN): $3.47
SB: $5.87
BB: $5.00
UTG: $4.84
UTG+1: $2.38
UTG+2: $1.54
MP: $3.08

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

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

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.18, fold, BB calls $0.16, CO calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.55, 3 players) 9:club: 7:diamond: T:spade:
BB checks, CO bets $0.26, Hero raises to $0.60, fold, CO raises to $1.20, Hero raises to $3.29 and is all-in, CO calls $2.09

Turn: ($7.13, 2 players) 4:club:

River: ($7.13, 2 players) 7:club:

Spoiler

CO shows 8:club: J:spade: (Straight, Jack High) (Pre 37%, Flop 97%, Turn 100%)
Hero mucks A:spade: T:heart: (Two Pair, Tens and Sevens) (Pre 63%, Flop 3%, Turn 0%)
CO wins $6.88

same villain:

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $2.02
SB: $8.45
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $5.80
UTG+1: $4.98
MP: $2.38
MP+1: $1.76
CO: $3.28

SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has Q:heart: 9:heart:

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to $0.06, Hero raises to $0.18, SB raises to $0.38, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.76, 2 players) 2:diamond: 5:heart: 9:diamond:
SB bets $8.07 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.62 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.00, 2 players) A:diamond:

River: ($4.00, 2 players) 4:spade:

Spoiler

SB shows 6:spade: 6:diamond: (One Pair, Sixes) (Pre 51%, Flop 15%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows Q:heart: 9:heart: (One Pair, Nines) (Pre 49%, Flop 85%, Turn 75%)
Hero wins $3.86

still not sure if I played the 2nd hand right or not. Feel like peeling the 4-bet was spewey as ****.

 

[naruto_miu]

subbing hope to input something value able soon enough

 

[micromachine]

Nice 600bb pot Massive fish, his stats were like 73/3 or something

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

UTG ($15.06)
MP ($4.93)
Button ($6.89)
SB ($4.97)
Hero (BB) ($15.88)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K

, 5

UTG calls $0.05, 3 folds, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.12) 6

, J

, 7

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.10, UTG calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.32) 10

(2 players)
Hero bets $0.20, UTG raises to $0.40, Hero calls $0.20

River: ($1.12) 9

(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.45, Hero raises to $3, UTG raises to $14.51 (All-In), Hero calls $11.51

Total pot: $30.14 | Rake: $1

Results:
Hero had K

, 5

(flush, King high).
UTG had 10

, J

(two pair, Jacks and tens).
Outcome: Hero won $29.14

 

[JCgrind]

^ lolled

 

[pocketehs]

Lets bring this thread back to life! Can anyone help with opening hand ranges? I feel like this is so essential and something that I lack so much. Like I have an idea of whether Im usually behind or ahead in terms of their range but would like to improve. Im going to load some examples (as soon as I can figure out how to use my hand replayer in PT3) and then hopefully we can all discuss villains OR based on position, HUD stats, etc.

 

[honeycrush]

Yes - good idea. Look forward to hearing some ideas on ranges as it's something I struggle with too.

 

[AlfieAA]

Nice idea pt, I'm half working on ranges too atm....I think before we can work out villians ranges we need to come up with our ranges first and also stealing ranges in the btn, co and sb....then there is 3bet ranges etc....I dont know how ranges would work OTF, maybe just read stats v villians c-bet????.......

 

[pocketehs]

This is a basic guideline that I think JC hooked me up with on a thread one time and its pretty much lead me to about 15/12 VPIP/PFR.

utg/utg+1: 22+/AQo+/AQs
mp1/mp2: 22+/AJo/KQs
hj/co: 22+/ATo+/98s/KJo+/QJo
btn: Ax/22+/broadways (forget the rest but i think it was like 40% of hands so like J8o etc)
sb: 22+, ATs+, 9Ts+ KJo
bb: 22+, ATs+, 9Ts+ KJo

But like everything is still dependent on the table dynamics cuz Im not going to open 33 in EP with everyone is only about 100bbs or less and theres a lot of 3 betting. If the table is super passive Ill open this. And i think what JC meant for ranges is that this is like a guideline for opening ranges meaning that no one has already opened the pot up.

Im not sure if you mean like hands we should 3-bet with or hands we put villains on when they 3-bet. personally, i try to only 3 bet IP but I do it with two types of hands... 1). hands Im trying to extract more value with and 2). hands that Im not actually faced with a difficult decision if villain 4-bets (so basically 3-bets that im just trying to steal or steal on flop with a c-bet if villain flats our 3-bet).

I'll dig up some hands and post for pre-flop and flop decisions for hand ranges but it wont be until like Thursday cuz of exams!

 

[swingro]

^ This and another thing. At micros because the field is so large table selection is a big asset. Find the worse players and take their money. You do not even need to think there. Simply follow this rule "Small hands small pots, big hands big pots". Do not get involved in big pots trying to outplay the fish. Just make a hand and get payed. Punish the limpers, avoid the regs, w8 for big hands against maniacs.
In time when you will become confortable with the postflop play you can go to a 24-25/20-22 VPIP /PFR.

 

[micromachine]

And i think what JC meant for ranges is that this is like a guideline for opening ranges meaning that no one has already opened the pot up.

Yeah this is a guideline for hands to open raise with.

 

[AlfieAA]

@micromachine, are you still at 5nl man, how are you getting on, any new challenges?

 

[micromachine]

Yep still playing 5nl deepstacked. No new challenges, just playing

It's going well I'm beating it at 5BB/100 over ~60K hands now. bankroll is $415 so could easily play 10nl with that but I like playing deep against fish so I'm going to carry on till my BR is $500 then think about shot-taking at some higher limits like 16 and 25.

 

[AlfieAA]

Yep still playing 5nl deepstacked. No new challenges, just playing

It's going well I'm beating it at 5BB/100 over ~60K hands now. Bankroll is $415 so could easily play 10nl with that but I like playing deep against fish so I'm going to carry on till my BR is $500 then think about shot-taking at some higher limits like 16 and 25.

nice one, yeah i like your idea of deepstacked play especially if there are fish with big stacks at the table, you can take advantage....im finding myself reloading to 200bb's if i spot a fish at my table now....they are so easy to spot even without a hud lol......

so are you happy with your game?...do you think you could mix it at 16-25nl and crush?.....how long do you think it will take you to get up to $500?....gl

 

[micromachine]

Hoping to get up to $500 in the next couple of weeks. I'm pretty happy with my game but there is still a lot of room for improvement of course. One of my biggest issues in the past has been tilt, which I'm dealing with it a lot better now. As long as I don't tilt I think I will be fine at 25nl. I've played about 75K hands of 25nl in the past and there are still plenty of fish if you table select.

 

[AlfieAA]

cool, it wont take you long then eh....how many tables do you play?....and yeah there's always room for improvement no matter how good you are imo, once you stop learning then you will only go so far....

tilt is a nightmare i thought i would be able to control it but i cant, i accept that now and when it happens again im just going to leave the table and cool off......then return with a new positive attitude......certainly dont want to be going up and down losing/breaking even all the time....if i lose a couple of buy ins then tough luck, no point in chasing it back and making terrible play decisions in the process..........lets say no to tilt

 

[Logan2]

Argggggghhh need to vent!!



Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

Hero (BB): $8.00
UTG: $12.57
UTG+1: $4.60
MP1: $5.97
MP2: $5.31
CO: $1.55
BTN: $1.42
SB: $3.84

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with K

K

2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.15, MP2 calls $0.15, CO raises to $1.55 all in, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1.40

Flop: ($4.82) Q

4

8

(3 players - 1 is all in)
Hero bets $6.45 all in, MP2 folds

Turn: ($4.82) 6

(2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($4.82) 6

(2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $4.82
Hero shows K

K

(two pair, Kings and Sixes)
CO shows K

6

(three of a kind, Sixes)
CO wins $4.62
(Rake: $0.20)

Both villains were fish above 40/xx. On flop MP2 have $4 left so probably should bet like$2-$3 there (probably don´t make a difference anyway)), but i decide to stop and go preflop so i don´t even look how much he have left. runner runners on a 3 way pot always piss me off, so i stop.

Ended session like $3 up after 1000 hands but man, come on.

I probably need to change the hotty : /
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[AlfieAA]

@logan that's shit man but this is variance mixed with a topping of suckout...just laugh 'hahahahahaha'...it means the fish think they are good and will keep playing....false hope is funny thing....take a break for a few hours ....runner runners make me lol even when it happens to me.....this is poker

 

[pocketehs]

Argggggghhh need to vent!!

I probably need to change the hotty : /
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Dont worry about it Logan. You got it in as like a 90%+ fav here lol but ya maybe a hottie babe switch up is needed. **** it seems like everyone on CC is running so bad right now

 

[Logan2]

What make me laugh is that my Heater last week run for like 600 hands and was card distribution only not suck ups, now running crappy last 5000 hands or more lol.


I know is nothing, people run bad for like 20-50k hands, so i just have to keep cool and keep playing, but not right now, need to take a break.

I better go make and eat this beautys.

Spoiler

Later guys.


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[AlfieAA]

Hahaha I thought you were gonna eat a hot babe there for a minute ...... I think I would be pissed if I ran bad for more than 500 hands tbh, I dont know if that's realistic or what but I feel the need to control it somehow and make things happen to change the downswing pattern to a positive or break even one in times like that.....you deffo need to be calm, cool and collected in this game and try and maintain a consistancy....because 1 mistake leads into 2, 3 etc....they all add up........if we play to the best of our abilities all of the time downswings shouldn't be too heavy.......@pocket, I'm not running bad man, I'm up 0.40c for the month haha yeaaaah baby

 

[orangepeeleo]

Back to stars tonight after clearing a whole $15 of my bonus on full tilt, been ill like the whole of november and now it's expired I feel ok, deal me in bonus gave me man flu

 

[AlfieAA]

Back to stars tonight after clearing a whole $15 of my bonus on full tilt, been ill like the whole of november and now it's expired I feel ok, deal me in bonus gave me man flu

Lol, I've not bothered about clearing mine yet, deposited $10, doubled up and stuck it back on stars....will prob visit it in the future but I can't seem to get my hud set up on it...that in itself makes me fully tilt

 

[Yoshimiii]

Call of the day here for me, the Villain was an aggressive fish who had recently lost big pots.

PokerStars Hand #89943199096: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2012/11/28 15:12:16 WET [2012/11/28 10:12:16 ET]
Table 'Campanula III' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: malaeem ($12.48 in chips)
Seat 2: Majdana ($9.29 in chips)
Seat 3: Yoshimiii ($9.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Fast Wili ($13.82 in chips)
Seat 5: Fernandobio ($12 in chips)
Seat 6: rolu8283 ($7.97 in chips)
Yoshimiii: posts small blind $0.05
Fast Wili: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Yoshimiii [Ks Ts]
Fernandobio: folds
rolu8283: calls $0.10
malaeem: folds
Majdana: folds
Yoshimiii: raises $0.40 to $0.50
Fast Wili: folds
rolu8283: calls $0.40
*** FLOP *** [Kc 9s 2c]
Yoshimiii: bets $0.70
rolu8283: calls $0.70
*** TURN *** [Kc 9s 2c] [3d]
Yoshimiii: bets $1.40
rolu8283: calls $1.40
*** RIVER *** [Kc 9s 2c 3d] [7c]
Yoshimiii: checks
rolu8283: bets $5.37 and is all-in
Yoshimiii: calls $5.37
*** SHOW DOWN ***
rolu8283: shows [Ac Td] (high card Ace)
Yoshimiii: shows [Ks Ts] (a pair of Kings)
Yoshimiii collected $15.32 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.04 | Rake $0.72
Board [Kc 9s 2c 3d 7c]
Seat 1: malaeem folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Majdana (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Yoshimiii (small blind) showed [Ks Ts] and won ($15.32) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: Fast Wili (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Fernandobio folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: rolu8283 showed [Ac Td] and lost with high card Ace

I felt as though he was going to bluff here a bigger % of the time than have a flush, especially since it's an over bet and he would bet smaller usually for value.