Matt Percival
17 points
I wasn't sure where to post this so "other stuff" seemed good enough!
I'm moving to Prague from Thailand on the 10th June and I'm just interested if any of the RIO community live there and are interested in hooking up for a few drinks or whatever on my arrival? I've booked a 4 night stay at a hotel in Prague-1 giving me a little time to hopefully look at a few apartments. I'm 21 from UK and play 200-400nl. If anyone is interested let me know :-) Matt
May 23, 2014 | 3:37 a.m.
Vs a generous range of just AJo, AJs, JJ & AA we still have around 50% equity, and then if we throw in a few combos of huge draws then it's never a fold. Also the dead money in the pot..
Oct. 27, 2013 | 10:10 p.m.
yeah I guess you're right. I guess I thought I could just win so often vs them, but that's still not a great reason to open in early position with an awful hand. Think I've been railing marc too much. sigh. ty
Dec. 11, 2012 | 1:24 a.m.
I'm not running that good though that's the thing. I'm running below EV, and it's quite a good sample size. Each time I play 25nl, putting in a lot of volume, I always make around $1k in a month, or just below/above.
Dec. 11, 2012 | 12:27 a.m.
UTG2: 435626
LJ: 395295
HJ: 142631
CO: 87779
BN: 387429
SB: 90164
BB: 40679
UTG: 189812
UTG1: 405883 (Hero)
LJ: 395295
HJ: 142631
CO: 87779
BN: 387429
SB: 90164
BB: 40679
UTG: 189812
UTG1: 405883 (Hero)
Preflop
(10800)
(9 Players)
Hero was dealt
6
A
UTG folds, Hero raises to 720014400, UTG2 folds, LJ folds, HJ folds, CO calls 14400, BN calls 14400, SB folds, BB raises to 2537939779, and is all in, Hero raises to 365204404983, and is all in
UTG folds, Hero raises to 720014400, UTG2 folds, LJ folds, HJ folds, CO calls 14400, BN calls 14400, SB folds, BB raises to 2537939779, and is all in, Hero raises to 365204404983, and is all in
Dec. 10, 2012 | 11:29 p.m.
OK, I want to move up to high stakes, but I don't know when or how. Like I say, I'm a university student and $1k is a huge amount of money to me. So I think in the next few months I just want to be comfortable where I am, making good profits. My objective is to one day play 100nl+, so I guess moving up asap is a good idea.
Dec. 10, 2012 | 11:10 p.m.
yeah both make good sense thanks. I don't know what to do about moving up. I'm currently a university student and I can make $1k per month playing 25nl which is amazing for my current situation, and I'm not sure there's any point in moving up atm. Decisions
Dec. 10, 2012 | 9:50 p.m.
So whenever I've played 25nl for a decent period of time, I always crush and make good amounts of $$. For example, I started grinding on the 22nd november this year, and I've made $800 over 60k hands, and I'm still running below ev. So I know this is definitely sustainable, and not a heater or anything.
I've had a couple of shots at 50nl, just 6tabling, and each time I've made a loss. Obviously the standard of play is better than 25nl, but I do think I can beat it. I've just withdrawn a couple of hundred and my roll is now $1.6k, I might have another go 6tabling tomorrow. Is there anyone willing to give advice on the play at 50nl @ pokerstars? If somebody currently plays 50nl then that'd be ideal. I take it there are more regs who are better than those regs at 25nl, and still a good amount of fish. Does it make sense to perhaps stop having reg battles like I do quite often at 25nl (cos theyre not brill) and just play solid and focus on making $$ from the fish?
Any advice would be appreciated. ty
I've had a couple of shots at 50nl, just 6tabling, and each time I've made a loss. Obviously the standard of play is better than 25nl, but I do think I can beat it. I've just withdrawn a couple of hundred and my roll is now $1.6k, I might have another go 6tabling tomorrow. Is there anyone willing to give advice on the play at 50nl @ pokerstars? If somebody currently plays 50nl then that'd be ideal. I take it there are more regs who are better than those regs at 25nl, and still a good amount of fish. Does it make sense to perhaps stop having reg battles like I do quite often at 25nl (cos theyre not brill) and just play solid and focus on making $$ from the fish?
Any advice would be appreciated. ty
Dec. 9, 2012 | 3:34 a.m.
I know quite a few poker pro's who regret leaving university. I know of no pro's that are happy with their decision of leaving university. The sensible thing to do is to play poker while at university; find a balance. I can, and I'm sure you can as well. Give yourself as many options as possible for the future.
Dec. 9, 2012 | 3:28 a.m.
thanks for replies. @bzy maybe you're right, but this isn't a reg. He was unknown, I had like 19 hands vs him. So I guess it's hard to give him a proper range. Vs a reg w/ more info I prob would've played diff. Fwiw he had pocket 5s, and I got there otr. #life
Dec. 8, 2012 | 7:04 a.m.
yeah I agree with most of above. I'm betting the turn most of the time and just folding otr. bet and raise with previous streets being played so passive and us holding the As is always going to be a house imo. I think you're play is good pre and otf.
Dec. 8, 2012 | 5:16 a.m.
ofc if this was vs the guy I 3bet then it's super standard, but since it's vs an unknown cold caller.
Dec. 8, 2012 | 5:12 a.m.
I think my flop play is the biggest concern - is it ok to cbet and then to 3bet shove when it's more than likely his range is 99-qq? Is there not a better line iyo? It was just a spot that I don't find myself in too often so just wanted to see if I played it ok/slaughtered it haha.
Dec. 8, 2012 | 5:11 a.m.
Updated OP. thx
Dec. 8, 2012 | 4:58 a.m.
PokerStars Hand #90421895151: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25 USD) - 2012/12/08 1:35:27 WET [2012/12/07 20:35:27 ET]
Table 'Beryl V' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: studley74 ($34.59 in chips)
Seat 2: VickyJhao ($29.06 in chips)
Seat 3: KasabianP ($25.43 in chips)
Seat 4: sutata ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: SKELLY101 ($39.23 in chips)
Seat 6: CaRLoS_DZ87 ($32.35 in chips)
KasabianP: posts small blind $0.10
sutata: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KasabianP [4c As]
SKELLY101: folds
CaRLoS_DZ87: folds
studley74: folds
VickyJhao: raises $0.50 to $0.75
KasabianP: raises $1.57 to $2.32
sutata: calls $2.07
VickyJhao: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 5s 7d]
KasabianP: bets $2.71
sutata: raises $3.04 to $5.75
KasabianP: raises $17.36 to $23.11 and is all-in
sutata: calls $16.93 and is all-in
I 3bet because the opener folds a lot to 3bets so could just pick up some dead money. Unknown cold caller so obv put him on a strong hand. I wasn't going to cbet most flops but I feel I have to here w/ a double gutter and an overcard? When he raises I just put him on like 99-AA, most likely 99-QQ, which gives me 11 outs. When he raises I think I still have fold equity so decide to shove instead of call. Played ok? Oh and nice forum btw. I think I've posted the hand wrong too. lol.
Table 'Beryl V' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: studley74 ($34.59 in chips)
Seat 2: VickyJhao ($29.06 in chips)
Seat 3: KasabianP ($25.43 in chips)
Seat 4: sutata ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: SKELLY101 ($39.23 in chips)
Seat 6: CaRLoS_DZ87 ($32.35 in chips)
KasabianP: posts small blind $0.10
sutata: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KasabianP [4c As]
SKELLY101: folds
CaRLoS_DZ87: folds
studley74: folds
VickyJhao: raises $0.50 to $0.75
KasabianP: raises $1.57 to $2.32
sutata: calls $2.07
VickyJhao: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 5s 7d]
KasabianP: bets $2.71
sutata: raises $3.04 to $5.75
KasabianP: raises $17.36 to $23.11 and is all-in
sutata: calls $16.93 and is all-in
I 3bet because the opener folds a lot to 3bets so could just pick up some dead money. Unknown cold caller so obv put him on a strong hand. I wasn't going to cbet most flops but I feel I have to here w/ a double gutter and an overcard? When he raises I just put him on like 99-AA, most likely 99-QQ, which gives me 11 outs. When he raises I think I still have fold equity so decide to shove instead of call. Played ok? Oh and nice forum btw. I think I've posted the hand wrong too. lol.
Dec. 8, 2012 | 4:46 a.m.
Load more
Anything over 100bb would create worse games for NL I'd imagine, simply because being deeper would result in an even more "pot-control" strategy in more spots. 100bb just seems like the sweet spot for an average buy-in, for no-limit at least.
April 16, 2015 | 8:42 p.m.