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I haven't been updating regularly whilst I've been healing as I wanted to prioritise playing etc. Just started back at training (MMA), easing gently(ish) in.

Have been focusing mostly on learning and off table work until now...
Now we start loading up the truck.
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So it's time for an update, my main issue has been what I'm able to do in terms of volume at the moment physically, mentally I'm raring to go. I'm treating the next month or 2 as time to sharpen my sword until I'm able to do more. In aid of this I bought a left handed vertical mouse to compliment the right.

I've made a few big mistakes for stacks and I'm making lots of smaller mistakes some I'm fixing each day and there will be plenty I'm not aware of as well. In a month or 2s time I intend on investing in some 1 to 1 coaching once I have more of a sample and Im putting in more volume.

Thank you for your detailed and considered response.

It's also worth considering that I will realise my equity at a higher % at 25z than I will at 500z, which would make calling more profitable than it should be by inducing more postflop errors... How does this stack up vs rake considerations? There appear to be lots of conflicting variables here. I might be best off tightening up slightly and not putting too much more thought into it.

In the chart you have 3b stats for utg, are these from full ring?

So I have a few questions regarding how to adjust my ranges preflop to facing 3bets in the 25z games with ante and 50z.

There has been a rake increase (both raw and effective in terms of reduced rb), how does this affect my preflop ranges when facing a 3b?

Other factors to consider:
The ante in the nl25 pool (never played with antes before)
How big an increase have these games had in 3b% since 2012 (I'm presuming more but I don't have access to any population data with specific numbers.

I have access to monker solved preflop ranges performed at 500z, how far do I need to adjust these ranges for 25z and 50z respectively (different rake structure and considerably less 3bing)?

Without the ante I would naturally want to 4b or fold oop at nl25, should this change with the ante or does the high rake structure prohibit this?

I don't have a sample built of what the regs at these limits average in terms of 3b/4b/5b either now so I'm a bit lost!

Am I asking the right questions and making the right considerations?

Thanks for any and all help guys :)

lIlCitanul Thanks I've got some shortcuts set up on the sides of both mouses, im currently interchanging them regularly and I have a vertical right handed mouse, will look into a left handed one and stars helper

Thanks mate. I gained a lot from this site back when galfond was playing NL and I'm glad to come back and see the high quality content has continued since then.

Which sites are you playing on now? Would be interesting to compare notes regarding general population reads with someone else re-entering the field in terms of adjustments from 2012-2020.

Either way best of luck mate.

Thanks for the best wishes!

I received an offer from stars offering a 40$ cash reward for my next 100$ rake on top of whatever else I'd usually get. I can complete this 3x. So I've been testing the stars nl25 zoom pool. Zoom works with my tendonitis as I can play short sessions without any ev loss from time spent starting tables etc.

My initial thoughts are that the pool is quite soft, however I've never played with antes regularly so I will need to work on my preflop ranges with antes and the high rake.

Unfortunately my tendonitis has been holding me back from putting in the volume I'd like... So I have been dedicating most of my poker time to studying for now. Been averaging 4-6hrs studying and 1-2 hours playing. I would like to spend a lot more time playing and I'm doing everything I can recovery wise to be able to do so. I've been holding my arms in an "icebath" ie the sink for 10mins at the start and end of the day and using ice packs inbetween. I've also fasted and I'm currently on an elimination diet, consisting of pretty much steak and veg.

The point at which you could no longer afford to put the horse in the agreed upon games, you have effectively terminated the stake... Did you agree terms for what would happen in make up if either of you decide to terminate the stake? Expecting the horse to wait half a year to resume a stake in make up is unreasonable. Dropping the horse down in to grind out of makeup at lower stakes seems like an unfair expectation unless agreed upon at the start of the stake.

I've been out of the poker world for 7 years so I'm interested to see if consensus is that make up is owed if this wasnt agreed upon beforehand?

Hey Phil! Been a member of ur training sites since bfp days and decided to finally ask you a question!

In KQo hand at 45~ you said the overcaller is weak, which I would tend to agree with but what range do you give as standard here? middling scs and pockets excluding KK AA? AQ-? other broadways?

Just getting back into poker after a 2 year hiatus and all the RIO videos have been really helping me get back into the swing, thanks for all the content over the years Phil!

don't really want to post my positionals publically seeing as I forgot to cover up my sn, its a relatively small sample anyway, thanks for the video suggestion, I had seen this video before and fully intended to rewatch it when I have a decent sample size to get the most out of the video.

you think there is a 8bb/100 difference between my wr at nl25 and nl50...? upon reviewing this more today I really do feel like I just ran terribly.

Ok here are some stats http://imgur.com/2wTyC6K

I played a little bit looser at nl25 granted, thats basically just due to stealing a bit more...

As far as specific hands go, I dont think there are any close spots thats the problem, I made a couple of mistakes (not huge ones or spew) and I know they are mistakes, and the rest just coolers like all in pre. This is why I feel like it could be beneficial getting a coach to review the hands with me, because I think if im making mistakes they are not mistakes im aware of or even aware of being "close" spots.

I said I would update so here it is, has been pretty brutal if im honest, did really well at nl25 and got absolutely crushed at nl50, pretty sure its variance, ive had every cooler and lost every flip, ive reviewed my hands and if im doing something wrong I def dont know what it is... I would like to get a coach to review my shot hands (17k hands) and I lost at 3bb/100. I won 5bb/100 and know I ran terrible but maybe there is stuff im doing wrong that im not realising.

Here is my total month inc 25nl and 50nl first shot at nl50 was 8k-19kish and from 37.5k-end

http://imgur.com/Aobsyr0

NL25 by its self

http://i.imgur.com/KY84tml.png

NL50

http://imgur.com/DClBb5H

I made some mistakes in the first shot from 9-19k and I felt like I really tried to play my best during the second shot which didnt go well at all, would be willing to pay for coaching to review my database but I dont know who does this kind of thing...

Thanks Mikey I will do that. If I was looking to record myself playing for an hour and upload it here is that the type of thing the community normally does for a peer review? Or would I be better off paying one of the RIO coaches to leakfind for me?

yeah KK is in the bottom part of our range so I agree with folding river. As for pre dont you think we lose too much value vs his 3b bluffs to just 4b and have them all fold? 4bing and calling are obv both +EV either way. If this is 170 deep are you flatting? Seems to be a pretty close decision either way