dtools22
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Hey guys. I've been on a pretty bad downswing over the past month and it has lead me to dropping down in stakes twice. I've been playing for several years at this point so I understand that sometimes things just aren't gong to go your way, however this is statistically speaking the worst downswing I've ever had.
My question is what are some common leaks to look for in my game when reviewing results and hand histories? What areas of my game should I be looking at as the likely culprits for the drop in my bankroll? I'm not all that frustrated by the losing, I'm just not totally sure what to look for to see if I'm doing something wrong and where the leak might be. Thanks for the help.
Most of the losses were at the $50NL level on Bovada.
Aug. 18, 2015 | 5:46 p.m.
BN: $48.13
SB: $32.35
BB: $50.00
UTG: $50.35 (Hero)
MP: $76.50
Aug. 12, 2015 | 7:42 p.m.
Thank you all for the feedback. I have been seeing villains lead on the river a bunch, in my experience it's usually some kind of one pair hand trying to set a price on the river. I wasn't sure what other grinders are experiencing in these spots so I'm glad to hear the feedback.
Edit: In game this felt like villain was value betting into me and the sizing did feel like a stronger range, but I just didn't think the range was strong enough for me to fold my hand.
Aug. 10, 2015 | 11:17 p.m.
Really? What are you expecting to see here? In game do you think villain's range is so strong we can fold this hand?
Aug. 9, 2015 | 8:04 p.m.
I don't have a ton of experience at $10NL but the player pool just never seemed to be anything close to high level. The reason you make plays like bluff shoving the river is because it's a spot in bigger games where you can pick up extra equity due to the caliber of player in the game being more able to get away from hands on the end. At the $10NL I don't even feel like players are capable of bet/folding because they don't want to risk folding what might be the best hand and losing a pot without a showdown.
Don't try to do to much, as frustrating as that can be. You can gain so much value by playing straight forward that these thinner spots aren't needed. Also due to the fact that people are probably calling down more in these smaller games it makes the play less profitable.
Aug. 9, 2015 | 9:05 a.m.
I would agree here. I think sets tend to ch/r the flop more than call. I do want to see what other people experience when grinding though. My instinct would be to discount sets on flop and put villain on some kind of float, a decent 8, a good 4, or some kind of straight draw.
The river lead out makes me question my initial read a bit. In game this felt like some kind of value bet on the end but ultimately I feel like this could still be an 8 or some other pair. I do see at these lower stakes players betting out here with a pair that now doesn't need to worry about its kicker.
In game this seemed like a call and that the villain had something more like a one pair hand. Curious to see what others think though.
Aug. 8, 2015 | 8:38 p.m.
UTG: $54.50
MP: $79.92
CO: $56.83
BN: $18.25
SB: $52.20
The villain in this hand had AK and won the pot
Aug. 12, 2015 | 7:37 p.m.