1. nl4 is going well enough after some brutal stuff and br is back up to 215e from 182e a couple of days ago; seriously, some people will just go with anything. Game selection ftw!
2. Took some time to read up on HU play and watched a vid series on here. It seemed like it might be fun and improve my game, especially hand reading and suchlike.
Problem is on Betvictor I could only find nl50 games, which is way above my meagre pay grade, especially given the suggestion is 40+ buyins! that's a shame because I liked the look of it, it seems like it could be my type of thing. Anyway, maybe next time, maybe next time.
For now I can use the knowledge to improve my game at 6 max, which it may be actually, as I'm beginning to play a little differently already (for the better I hope).
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Deep versus a standard 21/16/3, our friend is never bluffing after snap-shove river but good enough for me for betting like a little bitch.
Worst hand I played all session.
$0.02/$0.04 No Limit Holdem Prima
6 Players
Blinds 0.5BB/1BB6
UTG Player 1 $154BB
UTG+1 Player 2 $111.75BB
CO Player 3 $230.75BB
D Player 4 $27.25BB
SB Player 5 $288.25BB
BBHero $206.25BB
6$1.5BBHero is BB55
2 folds, Player 3 raises to 3BB, Player 4 calls 3BB, 1 fold, Hero calls2BB
3$9.5BB5JT
Hero checks, Player 3 bets 6.25BB, Player folds, Hero raises to 21.5BB, Player 3 calls 15.25BB
2$52.5BB6
Hero bets26BB, Player 3 calls 26BB
2$104.5BBK
Hero bets41.5BB, Player 3 goes all-in 180.25BB, Hero folds
Player 3 wins $323.25BB (net +$98.75BB)
Player 4 lost $3BB
Hero lost$91BB
Bit of rakeback at the end of the month and it'll be nl10 time again as long as the rng stays in a good mood til then.
Meantime, there's always reading them like looking through the window:
Villain may have KK/AA of course but never a queen, otherwise regs don't bet so hard and either way he's all in on the turn, not checking. The fish is just doing what fish do - for SPAAARRTAAA of course!
$0.02/$0.04 No Limit Holdem Prima
6 Players
Blinds 0.5BB/1BB6
UTG $105BB
UTG+1Hero $100BB
CO $100BB
D $106.75BB
SB $100BB
BB $117.75BB
6$1.5BBHero is UTG+1JJ
UTG raises to 3BB, Hero raises to 9BB, 1 fold, BTN calls 9BB, 2 folds, UTG calls 6BB
3$28.5BBQ8Q
UTG bets 21BB, Hero calls21BB, BTN calls 21BB
3$91.5BB5
UTG checks, Hero goes all-in70BB, BTN calls 70BB, UTG folds
2$231.5BB, 1 all-in 7
BTN shows 82 Hero shows JJ
Hero wins$228.5BB (net +$128.5BB)
BTN lost $100BB
UTG lost $27BB