Quick summary of the evening before i go to bed...
Main i was doing well, managed to pick up a £16 bounty and was sitting with an ok stack not great but not desperate approaching the bubble, active player raises in the c/o, i 3bet the button with Js he tank shoves, i tank call and of course run into the top of his range AA, gg.
Mini wasn't getting anywhere fast had a smallish stack was looking to gamble as soon as possible, blind on blind with greghogg minraise 6s, he instashoves decided to take the gamble then and there hoping to see a smaller pair or two overs, standard flip against AQ so nothing exciting to talk about in that.
Played some hypers and turbos to end the evening, was pretty standard maybe losing a few more 60/40s than i would expect on average but nothing brutal. Saw a reg playing 21s who i felt like i had a good chance against, managed to win 3 out of 5, withdrew another £30 tonight and have now withdrawn £165 this week whilst still maintaining a 1k roll so happy with that and hopefully i will catch a break when i take a shot at one of the mains soon and pick up a decent cash, feel like i have run into two cooler situations both times i have bought it so not going to lose faith or use it as an excuse to not have a go when i have a good days profit behind me.
Find this thread really interesting Benc I've been playing poker for a long time now but never really played much heads-up. Your results are tremendous. If i do have a dabble, i will be avoiding you.
In the middle of doing some coursework, signed in quickly to go on the forum signed up to an all in sat for the roller with seconds to spare and won the ticket!!
Thanks Jac. In the middle of doing some coursework, signed in quickly to go on the forum signed up to an all in sat for the roller with seconds to spare and won the ticket!! Posted by benc
Why does that not surprise me after your 10s vs my ks earlier, clearly everything you touch is golden right now!
Haha i was running good earlier that was the second time i flopped a set against a better pair, rarely see a 4bet in a hyper but cudn't be laying down 10s to you of all people, probably one of the only people who may even 4bet bluff me lol
I did have another decent session on the hypers mainly 5,25 level today two tabling for an hour and a half. I think i was plus +£40 ishby the end of the session maybe a little more always nice to be winning when i got it in good and bad, gotta enjoy it when the cards fall your way in hypers as it's always a matter of time before that sick run of games where you can't win a game whatever you do.
Haha i was running good earlier that was the second time i flopped a set against a better pair, rarely see a 4bet in a hyper but cudn't be laying down 10s to you of all people, probably one of the only people who may even 4bet bluff me lol I did have another decent session on the hypers mainly 5,25 level today two tabling for an hour and a half. I think i was plus +£40 ishby the end of the session maybe a little more always nice to be winning when i got it in good and bad, gotta enjoy it when the cards fall your way in hypers as it's always a matter of time before that sick run of games where you can't win a game whatever you do. Posted by benc
I have learnt 4 bet bluff in a sky hyper is not good, unless your playing someone really good. Stars is different. Whats your opinion on the supersonic hu. I think its better for me, more play and a higher edge against weak passive players which has always been my downfall at hypers. Been playing all afternoon and enjoying it.
PS gl in the roller, I am at work tomorrow early so didnt consider it this time.
lol i don't think i have ever 4bet bluff in a hyper, general rule i have learned is that if someone 3bets they are never folding even if they were 3bet bluffing they just call off anyway. Supersonics i have played a few times, i agree they are definetly better in terms of being able to grind down weak passive players in comparison to hypers as most players don't adjust to the very quick blind increae due to there percieved comfort with what seems like a big stack if that makes sense. Thanks mate just trying to play my normal game and enjoy what is almost a freeroll.
lol i don't think i have ever 4bet bluff in a hyper, general rule i have learned is that if someone 3bets they are never folding even if they were 3bet bluffing they just call off anyway. Supersonics i have played a few times, i agree they are definetly better in terms of being able to grind down weak passive players in comparison to hypers as most players don't adjust to the very quick blind increae due to there percieved comfort with what seems like a big stack if that makes sense. Thanks mate just trying to play my normal game and enjoy what is almost a freeroll. Posted by benc
From memory you 3 bet to 100 ish, I didnt want to lose you so thats why I 4 bet rather than shoved. Perhaps I was over analysing but meta game comes into it when your op knows what they are doing !
yeah to be fair doesn't matter what you do all the chips are going in just a cooler, sure you will grind good profit long term if you keep grinding them games though mate.
In Response to Re: An insight into heads up grinding : I have learnt 4 bet bluff in a sky hyper is not good, unless your playing someone really good. Stars is different. Whats your opinion on the supersonic hu. I think its better for me, more play and a higher edge against weak passive players which has always been my downfall at hypers. Been playing all afternoon and enjoying it. PS gl in the roller, I am at work tomorrow early so didnt consider it this time. Posted by ACEGOONER
Went out of the roller AQ to AK not long after losing a decent sized pot with 99s against AJ, so nothing to really talk about. This hand preyed on my mind for the rest of the tournament though, player seemed to know what he was doing but i hadn't played him before and had no notes, it was also a snap all in like literally as soon as i put my raise in he was all in.... thoughts please?
Went out of the roller AQ to AK not long after losing a decent sized pot with 99s against AJ, so nothing to really talk about. This hand preyed on my mind for the rest of the tournament though, player seemed to know what he was doing but i hadn't played him before and had no notes, it was also a snap all in like literally as soon as i put my raise in he was all in.... thoughts please? yoji Small blind 100.00 100.00 9800.00 I_Hustle Big blind 200.00 300.00 7960.00 Your hole cards J J jamest6 Raise 400.00 700.00 11192.50 Oban Call 400.00 1100.00 5475.00 benc Raise 1400.00 2500.00 11915.00 jx All-in 11157.50 13657.50 0.00 yoji Fold I_Hustle Fold jamest6 Fold Oban Fold benc Fold x Muck x Win 3900.00 3900.00 x Return 9757.50 0.00 13657.50 Posted by benc
Its a close one mate tbh. Personally i would call as i feel he may have been tilting slighty as he had recently lost a decent pot but it is a close call.
Yeah it was tough, i figured i didn't need to gamble at that point as i still had a very good stack behind and the table seemed kind of weak so could try and pick some better spots. Also a 4bet shove in response to my first 3bet of the night seemed really strong, i hadn't been so active that he could really think i was putting in a steal or weak...
To me i think he was weak because he said in the chat box " i thought u were stealing" so if he did have a strong hand and he thought u were stealing, he would shorly want to trap you not scare you off.
Yeah thats why it preyed on my mind a bit, if he had an absolute monster surely he wouldn't of been so quick to shove and is more likely to just put a normal raise in than jam, still stuck in two minds about it was a really difficult situation.
Yeah thats why it preyed on my mind a bit, if he had an absolute monster surely he wouldn't of been so quick to shove and is more likely to just put a normal raise in than jam, still stuck in two minds about it was a really difficult situation. Posted by benc
Its done with now matey, get back to the grind as i know you will win plenty in the future.
Thanks Carl, posted the hand in the clinic so will move on from that.
I want to get back properly on the heads up grind and really put some decent sessions in rather than playing here and there, so i'm going to try and get in an hour or two each day or most days when i'm not too busy to just sit down with no distractions and play aload of games, i have been playing alot of mtts lately which doesn't allow for the same flexibility as HU in terms being able to stop and do other things, so will be focusing on just HU for the coming week. From today i will start posting a profit/loss again as i think it's good for the diary to include some figures in regards to how i'm getting on.
Decided to play for an hour before doing some coursework, i find it hard not to sign in and play a quick game when i'm working so thought scheduling hours would be better for helping me concentrate on both poker and my coursework.
Session time: 1 hour
Games played: 18
Structures/Stakes:£5.25 Hyper two tabling.
Profit/Loss:+£35.53
On a bit of a heater in the 5.25 hypers at the moment, playing well, running well. Obviously them kind of results are unattainable on a regular basis but i'm enjoying it whilst it lasts.
Got another hour in, started the session terribly think i lost 6 in a row or something, managed to win 7 in a row towards the end though. I'm going to watch the west ham game properly now as it probably distracts me when i'm playing, will maybe get another hour in later on.
Session time: 1 hour
Games played: 18
Structures/Stakes:£5.25 Hyper two tabling.
Profit/Loss: +£5.50
Pleased this turned into a profitable hour and at the amount of volume i can get in when i concentrate soley on playing and not doing other things. Looks like 15-20 games is the average i can get through in an hour playing hypers which is good.
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Main i was doing well, managed to pick up a £16 bounty and was sitting with an ok stack not great but not desperate approaching the bubble, active player raises in the c/o, i 3bet the button with Js he tank shoves, i tank call and of course run into the top of his range AA, gg.
Mini wasn't getting anywhere fast had a smallish stack was looking to gamble as soon as possible, blind on blind with greghogg minraise 6s, he instashoves decided to take the gamble then and there hoping to see a smaller pair or two overs, standard flip against AQ so nothing exciting to talk about in that.
Played some hypers and turbos to end the evening, was pretty standard maybe losing a few more 60/40s than i would expect on average but nothing brutal. Saw a reg playing 21s who i felt like i had a good chance against, managed to win 3 out of 5, withdrew another £30 tonight and have now withdrawn £165 this week whilst still maintaining a 1k roll so happy with that and hopefully i will catch a break when i take a shot at one of the mains soon and pick up a decent cash, feel like i have run into two cooler situations both times i have bought it so not going to lose faith or use it as an excuse to not have a go when i have a good days profit behind me.
I've been playing poker for a long time now but never really played much heads-up.
Your results are tremendous.
If i do have a dabble, i will be avoiding you.
In the middle of doing some coursework, signed in quickly to go on the forum signed up to an all in sat for the roller with seconds to spare and won the ticket!!
I did have another decent session on the hypers mainly 5,25 level today two tabling for an hour and a half. I think i was plus +£40 ishby the end of the session maybe a little more always nice to be winning when i got it in good and bad, gotta enjoy it when the cards fall your way in hypers as it's always a matter of time before that sick run of games where you can't win a game whatever you do.
I want to get back properly on the heads up grind and really put some decent sessions in rather than playing here and there, so i'm going to try and get in an hour or two each day or most days when i'm not too busy to just sit down with no distractions and play aload of games, i have been playing alot of mtts lately which doesn't allow for the same flexibility as HU in terms being able to stop and do other things, so will be focusing on just HU for the coming week. From today i will start posting a profit/loss again as i think it's good for the diary to include some figures in regards to how i'm getting on.
Session time: 1 hour
Games played: 18
Structures/Stakes:£5.25 Hyper two tabling.
Profit/Loss: +£35.53
On a bit of a heater in the 5.25 hypers at the moment, playing well, running well. Obviously them kind of results are unattainable on a regular basis but i'm enjoying it whilst it lasts.
Session time: 1 hour
Games played: 18
Structures/Stakes:£5.25 Hyper two tabling.
Profit/Loss: +£5.50
Pleased this turned into a profitable hour and at the amount of volume i can get in when i concentrate soley on playing and not doing other things. Looks like 15-20 games is the average i can get through in an hour playing hypers which is good.