rabman50
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Hand One:
Q1
Without a specific read on the CO I would normally 3 bet ~8bb here. Your in-game reads have to take priority over GTO approved.
Q2
You can go either way on the river. If I feel this opponent can bluff at this I would bluff catch.
Hand Two:
We are very deep here. I would open a to 2.5BB (15,000)
After a big blind check on the flop I like a bigger bet here. I would go 20,000-25000. I don’t want to get check-raised off of my equity. We are not as likely to face a check-raise with a bigger Cbet. We don’t mind a fold from random Jacks and sixes. Sets, Kings, and flush draws are not folding. If I faced a check-raise I would call and see a turn.
Too many outs to fold this turn. We improved from a gut shot to an OESD to go with our FD.
Q1
I would have played the river the same. I thought your bet size on the river was perfect.
Hand Three:
Q1
This is tough. Need to consider the range you would call vs the range you would jam. I always hear Jim’s voice telling me by shoving you allow your opponent to play perfectly.
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Based on the votes received the next book for the RecPoker Book Study will be Excelling at No Limit Hold’em by Jonathan Little. We will hope to begin this one on April 3, 2024.
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Here’s Alex’s website where you can find everything Assassinato:
Alex Fitzgerald Poker Training – Poker Headrush
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Alex Fitzgerald Poker Training - Poker Headrush
Get your head in the game with Alex Fitzgerald Poker Training. Video tutorials, books, and private coaching.
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Thanks for your votes. Here are the final four. Choose the one you want to study.
Playing the Player by Ed Miller
Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo
Beyond GTO Poker Exploits Simplified by Dara O’Kearney with Barry Carter
Excelling at no-Limit Hold’em by Jonathan Little
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I agree that the decision preflop was where this hand went south. We can go through all the solutions provided by GTO solvers, but we have to remember that we are playing in a tournament with a very recreational player pool. Your actions preflop would have been fine against a studied player using GTO ranges and actions. Your opponent, on the other hand, did not play a GTO strategy. GTO has very few raises that are not all in. In addition, the ranges played by the SB are much stronger than the ranges played by the BB. This raise with his stack size screams strength. The fact that you have been running well does not indicate that you will continue to run well, but I think you have already realized that. It is important to play each hand as an individual event. Information from prior results should only inform you of your opponent’s tendencies. My final thought is “I hate KJo”. To me this is a reverse implied odds hand and I am reluctant to call a 3 bet with it, even when I’m in position. The kind of hand you win a small pot or lose a big pot.
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I ran this is in GTO+. With 3h3s on the flop we bet 75% pot 54% of the time. 46% of the time we evenly split between 1/2 pot and check. The SB bet 1/2 pot. The Q9o calls 77% of the time and x/r very little. The BB calls. On the turn SB checks 51% of the time. Which is what he did. If betting 21% of the time we bet 3/4 pot. The BB checks 79% of the time and evenly splits between 1/2 pot and 1.25 pot bets. Never betting 3/4. Which is what he did. When BB bets SB raises 100%.
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I ran a report in PT4. In the last 5000 tournament hands that I have played 560 times there was a 1bb donk bet. 240 of which went to a showdown. The results are all over the board. Some players will do this with a set, or top pair. Others will do this with a pocket pair below top pair or with two overcards. I can’t find a significant pattern to this strategy. Without knowing what this player’s strategy is, I would play this very cautiously. He could be bluffing but if you never fold to a bluff you’re not folding enough. It is a tough spot and a tough decision especially with the 50/5 stats he could have just about anything here. I would fold and look for a better spot to get the money in the middle.
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https://bracket.rec.poker/?bracket=2024&id=429549993
Bracket ID = 429549993
Round 1 Winners:
elvida11 (Joe Kulas)
combinkley (Eric Gin)
eastcoastbidder (Ben Enslow)
rabman50 (Rob Washam)
PetVet33 (Kim Kilroy)
GopherBoyTJM (Taylor)
Chicago Joey (Joe Ingram)
FiveByFive555 (Chris Jones)
Round 2 Winners:
combinkley (Eric Gin)
rabman50 (Rob Washam)
PetVet33 (Kim Kilroy)
FiveByFive555 (Chris Jones)
Round 3 Winners:
combinkley (Eric Gin)
FiveByFive555 (Chris Jones)
Round 4 Winners:
combinkley (Eric Gin)
Tournament Champion:
combinkley (Eric Gin)
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Just a question. At Running Aces if you accumulate 90,000 chips do the extra 10,000 get put back into the pool or does a new target get calculated. I’ve never played milestone satellite so I am curious as this can change our strategy.
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Hi stoyvind
You didn’t mention if you play cash or tournaments. In cash you may see the same players often while in tournaments you may only see the same players occasionally. Either way, it is important to take notes on the players at your table. Pay attention to what they showdown. This will inform you of the range of hands they play. If they are opening T8s from the HJ then they are also opening T9s+. What about 87o? Figuring out the bottom of their opening range will tell you loads about their entire range. Off the felt you should do hand range exercises using your notes. Sky has a 66 days of hand reading on his YouTube channel. It is an excellent tutorial on how to do hand reading exercises.
Your goals should be actionable and measurable things that can lead to your ultimate goal.
Examples:
1. Make a note on one hand for each hour of live poker played
2. Do five hand reading exercises each week
Accomplishing these goals will lead to more proficiency at hand reading.
Good luck on your hand reading journey!
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When I first read this I thought “Boy that was unlucky”, then I looked more closely at the spot and realized that you didn’t have to risk your entire stack. With a 40bb stack there is no reason to squeeze all-in. If we make it 12-13bb we can still get the benefit of a squeeze and the ability to get away from the hand when one of the players 4-bets. By going all-in you are allowing the other players to play perfectly. They will only call with a better hand and fold worse hands.
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I have no strategic value to add to what has already been said. FYI I would have folded pre.
I want to give you Kudos for the way you study the game. Many people would have won the big pot and felt entitled to it then forgotten it completely. You, on the other hand, realized that you were in troublesome spots and wanted clarity on the decision regardless of the results. Keep it up!
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Sorry to hear that. But I’ve been there and done that. See you next week.
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For the ROI standings we use the standard formula for computing ROI. Poker ROI formula
A: Calculating your ROI in poker is simple. Take your net profit (winnings minus the buy-in), divide it by the buy-in, and multiply the answer by 100 to get your ROI percentage.
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Cash game. SB (3h3s) vs BB (Qd9h) 140BB effective blinds 5/10.
SB opens 4BB and BB calls.
Flop (8BB) 3c5c7h SB bets 4BB and BB calls
Turn (16) As SB checks and BB bets 10BB SB raises 47BB BB folds.
That’s it. The discussion surrounded the SB check on the turn.
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It is up to you. If you want to ask the questions you are more than welcome!
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Keith’s method is very thorough. I do it a little differently. I list the seat positions as the position at the table. Otherwise I use a similar method for tracking players. At the beginning of each level of a tournament I will list the blinds and antes and my current chip stack:
100/200
20,000
200/400
22,000
I will make a note on significant hands between each of these entries. I use Microsoft One Note and HH Keyboard on my iPhone. You can find both of these in the App Store. Microsoft One Note automatically synchs with Microsoft Office on your computer. This makes it very easy to review when you return home. Here is an example of a hand history using the HH Keyboard:
Hero UTG2 raises 425 Q♠️Q♥️ 8 calls 2 calls Flop A♦️7♦️6♣️ 2 checks Hero 550 8 folds 2 calls Turn 3♦️ 2 checks Hero checks River 5♣️ 2 bets 1200 Hero calls 2 folds.
(8 calls and 2 calls are the positions at the table)
(2 was Mustapha Kanit)
That’s how I do it. As far as following the action and taking notes it gets easier the more you do it. Like Keith said, take the note as soon as you can to remember the details. It can get tough if you end up playing multiple hands in a row. Keep in mind that I don’t record every hand I play. For instance, if I’m in the BB and call a raise and fold to a c-bet I don’t record it as it is insignificant.
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Yes it is a great book. We’ve had Jason on the pod a few times. So your vote for the first four is Poker with Presence. How about the rest?
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Thanks for the suggestion I’ve added “The Final Table” by Gareth James to the list.
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I’ve added “Pot-Limit Omaha” by Jeff Hwang to the list.
Thanks for the suggestion.