PokerStars Hand #136070181279: Tournament #1229799487, $200+$15 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (20/40) - 2015/05/31 16:06:49 WET [2015/05/31 11:06:49 ET]
Table '1229799487 14' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Pelufo_i (10985 in chips)
Seat 2: HERO (9495 in chips)
Seat 3: fkingbb (9960 in chips)
Seat 5: FelixPuma (9940 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ExtremeUA (9940 in chips)
Seat 7: dan2dorie83 (9620 in chips)
Seat 8: fjaluz (10000 in chips)
Seat 9: Rocky100 (9940 in chips)
fkingbb: posts small blind 20
FelixPuma: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [ ]
ExtremeUA: raises 80 to 120
dan2dorie83: folds
fjaluz: folds
Rocky100: folds
Pelufo_i: calls 120
HERO: calls 120
fkingbb: folds
FelixPuma: folds
*** FLOP *** [ ]
ExtremeUA: bets 210
Pelufo_i: folds
HERO: calls 210
*** TURN *** [ ] []
ExtremeUA: bets 420
HERO: calls 420
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
ExtremeUA: bets 840
HERO: raises 1925 to 2765

Early on, readless. Pre can fold but on the button deep stacked and suited, with fish calling CO seems like a call pre.

Flop turn seem standard? On the river i can't beat any value hands he bet bet bets from UTG but i think he can fold all straights and better Jx. My hand looks super strong with this line in this tourney at this level imo.

Thoughts?

[PokerStars - $20+$2|50000/100000 Ante 12500 NL - Holdem - 8 players]

PokerStars - $20+$2|50000/100000 Ante 12500 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 25.58 BB
SB: 8.17 BB (VPIP: 54.55, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BB: 24.46 BB (VPIP: 27.84, PFR: 9.47, 3Bet Preflop: 1.82, Hands: 98)
UTG: 9.7 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
UTG+1: 73.11 BB (VPIP: 41.75, PFR: 29.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.14, Hands: 211)
MP: 39.37 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 16)
MP+1: 33.32 BB (VPIP: 17.70, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 114)
CO: 22.41 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 18)

8 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has

fold
UTG+1 raises to 2 BB
fold
MP+1 raises to 5 BB
fold, Hero ??

4/8 at this point. UTG+1 has been raising an absolute tonne on the FT bubble, and we've had some fun exchanges leading up to this point. MP+1 seems to have picked up on this - has been fairly active, and I imagine is three betting quite wide.

Given the two sub 10bb stacks, I assume ICM wise MP+1 has to call pretty tight - something like QQ+ i'd guess? (maybe an MTT wizard can confirm/deny this). Shoving here looks attractive, but is it better just to fold given the fact that there were a couple of 'recs' at the FT...

Given how many shorter stacks there are left in, is there an argument for just always 3b/j in this spot rather than having a 3b/c range? What we lose in chip EV we make up for in stack preservation and fold equity?

PokerStars Hand #118099583150: Tournament #926545147, $50+$5 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIX (5000/10000) - 2014/06/28 23:15:40 WET [2014/06/28 18:15:40 ET]
Table '926545147 23' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: iCeVeNoM (175362 in chips)
Seat 5: niftt (94649 in chips)
Seat 6: Mr. Boller (284079 in chips)
Seat 7: C4trups!! (105310 in chips)
Seat 8: bparis (273832 in chips)
Seat 9: HERO (273606 in chips)
iCeVeNoM: posts the ante 1250
niftt: posts the ante 1250
Mr. Boller: posts the ante 1250
C4trups!!: posts the ante 1250
bparis: posts the ante 1250
HERO: posts the ante 1250
HERO: posts small blind 5000
iCeVeNoM: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [X X]
niftt: folds
Mr. Boller: folds
C4trups!!: folds
bparis: raises 10000 to 20000
HERO: raises 30000 to 50000
iCeVeNoM: folds
bparis: raises 222582 to 272582 and is all-in
HERO: calls 222356 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (226) returned to bparis

4/21 in hot 55 at this point.

I 3b/c sb versus button in what I thought was a pretty standard spot given the structure, but just wanted to check it with other peoples’ ranges, as my stack was relatively deep at this point. 

No info on the villain.

Bump.

I miss this diary, always been an interesting read.

PokerStars Zoom Hand #116849579225:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2014/05/29 20:49:01 WET [2014/05/29 15:49:01 ET]
Table 'Baade' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bonsaiooo ($65.85 in chips)
Seat 2: nhynyx ($85.78 in chips)
Seat 3: Kalinich90 ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Nik83453 ($59.45 in chips)
Seat 5: HERO ($75.77 in chips)
Seat 6: ManOnTh3Moon ($63.89 in chips)
nhynyx: posts small blind $0.25
Kalinich90: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [X X]
Nik83453: folds
HERO: raises $1 to $1.50
ManOnTh3Moon: calls $1.50
bonsaiooo: folds
nhynyx: folds
Kalinich90: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [ ]
Kalinich90: checks
HERO: bets $2.65
ManOnTh3Moon: calls $2.65
Kalinich90: raises $6.35 to $9
HERO: folds
ManOnTh3Moon: folds
Uncalled bet ($6.35) returned to Kalinich90
Kalinich90 collected $12.13 from pot
Kalinich90: doesn't show hand

Kalinich90 has c/r into me and other villain on a dry low board.  In zoom, I'd be more inclined to c/r bluff on such boards, but not sure if the population tendency is to do so.  It's quite hard for us to continue alot of our range on the turn, especially when alot of his bluffs will pick up backdoor equity, increasing the propensity for him to double barrel.

What range do we continue with here?

PokerStars Zoom Hand #116848778062:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2014/05/29 20:34:55 WET [2014/05/29 15:34:55 ET]
Table 'Baade' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: LittleSwine ($53.08 in chips)
Seat 2: HERO ($113.99 in chips)
Seat 3: LucasODiniz ($62.78 in chips)
Seat 4: wiewiorka87 ($74.15 in chips)
Seat 5: durocher13 ($22 in chips)
Seat 6: zanoskapysti ($40.90 in chips)
HERO: posts small blind $0.25
LucasODiniz: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [ ]
wiewiorka87: raises $1 to $1.50
durocher13: folds
zanoskapysti: folds
LittleSwine: calls $1.50
HERO: calls $1.25
LucasODiniz: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [ As]
HERO: checks
LucasODiniz: checks
wiewiorka87: checks
LittleSwine: checks
*** TURN *** [ As] []
HERO: checks
LucasODiniz: checks
wiewiorka87: bets $4.50
LittleSwine: folds
HERO: calls $4.50
LucasODiniz: folds
*** RIVER *** [ As ] []
HERO: checks
wiewiorka87: bets $11
HERO: ?

Don't really have many reads as early into my zoom session.

Pre is close - annoying when we get squeezed, but when button calls I feel more inclined to flick it in, could be a leak though...

Anyone else having issues with stars.fr? Rest of my internet seems to be working fine...

Absolute tekkers. Been following this blog/wugwug closely the last few months, best poker diaries I've read in years.  Keep up the crushing!

Been thinking about this hand for a while:

PokerStars Zoom Hand #112404589514:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)
Table 'Triangulum' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: speedfist71 ($94.80 in chips)
Seat 2: MRPANIC_NL ($62.81 in chips)
Seat 3: HERO ($160.55 in chips)
Seat 4: SkyIine ($100 in chips)
Seat 5: kobib93 ($118.95 in chips)
Seat 6: NunoStaMaria ($107.42 in chips)
MRPANIC_NL: posts small blind $0.50
HERO: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [ ]
SkyIine: folds
kobib93: folds
NunoStaMaria: raises $2 to $3
speedfist71: folds
MRPANIC_NL: folds
HERO: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [ ]
HERO: checks
NunoStaMaria: bets $4
HERO: calls $4
*** TURN *** [ ] []
HERO: checks
NunoStaMaria: bets $9
HERO: calls $9
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
HERO: checks
NunoStaMaria: bets $22
HERO: ?

On the river my natural instinct was to c/jam. Could rep a range of missed draws, turning pair and straight draw hands into bluffs, but could also get worst 2 pair to call.

Perhaps though c/c is better? What is the villain's range for bet bet b/c on the river? I'd think it was weighted to hands that I can only bluff catch against with  ?

From villains perspective too, I would probably c/r a set on the flop or turn, and would be three betting JJ and KK pre.

I think peel pre or 3bet is fine, but felt like my hand has good post flop playability oop. KJo I'd be more inclined to three bet.

Villain seems standardish, have a very small 20 hand sample over which he was running 14/13. So no real inferences at this stage, perhaps on the tighter side but 20 hands is nothing.

Thoughts on all streets please; think flop is standard, turn could c/r but want him to continue with his double barrels with air, and want to protect my range for when I have weaker hands that c/c twice..

Good to see you running well and playing well bud; nye tomorrow is gonna be largeeeee.

As well as those that participate in 'Lodden' prop bets.

This.

Good post mate. Could you envisage a situation where playing poker wasn't your main source of income in say 5 years?

Great work mate. Save some of your run good for the main though yeh?