Travel the World playing High Stakes

Nice hand!

Winamax - 10/20 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Lounsou691 (SB): 21 BB
flyton (BB): 30 BB
Isildur1 Jr (BTN): 24 BB

Lounsou691 posts SB 0.5 BB, flyton posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has A♣ 4♥

Isildur1 Jr raises to 2 BB, Lounsou691 calls 1.5 BB, flyton calls 1 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 3 players) A♥ 4♠ 4♦
Lounsou691 bets 19 BB and is all-in, flyton raises to 28 BB and is all-in, Isildur1 Jr calls 22 BB and is all-in

Turn: (69 BB, 3 players) 9♠

River: (69 BB, 3 players) J♠

Lounsou691 shows J♣ 8♦ (Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)

Main Pot [63 BB]: (Pre 38%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)

flyton shows 4♣ 5♣ (Three of a Kind, Fours)

Main Pot [63 BB]: (Pre 23%, Flop 0.3%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [6 BB]: (Pre 32%, Flop 0.3%, Turn 0%)

Isildur1 Jr shows A♣ 4♥ (Full House, Fours full of Aces)

Main Pot [63 BB]: (Pre 39%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
Side Pot#1 [6 BB]: (Pre 68%, Flop 99.7%, Turn 100%)

flyton wins 6 BB
Isildur1 Jr wins 69 BB

For the past few weeks I've been studying how to play in the heads-up small blind (preflop and flop cbet opportunity). My winrate in that position in the last 1400 games in PokerStars is very high: chipEV/game of 37, while a good EV winrate in this position is around 15-25 chips per game. In the first 500 games in Winamax guess what do i have. Correct! 37 cEV/game.
Around these days I will finish studying preflop of heads-up big blind. I realize I'm 3betting less than I should and folding vs open raise more than I should.
This is the month graph...

ChipEV/game is 57.5
I need to put a lot more volume though.

Today I couldn't play anything. I've been ocupied arranging everything to finish college this year and never study again. Except poker of course 😀

I just had an awful session. I'll try to forget about it and relax watching the Champions League. I'm a huge fan of dutch teams so I'll be cheering for PSV today.

By the way, this is me:

Now I have a moustache.

Yo gl man! Following !

Thanks tjobim!

A little more about myself, I'm also an actor and today I have an audition for a play. I play a drunk man, thankfully I've got experience on that field (jk (although not so much)).

Back to poker: I'm feeling a bit sad about numbers going down but I need to understand that I'm not supposed to dominate the game only the things I studied. And I studied a bit of 'in position play when heads-up' and on that position the winrate is very good. I just have to do that with every other position.

Do you play for some pool? Or do you play for yourself? Nice topic.

I'm in a school, SmartSpin.

By the way I got the part.

Sick ! Congrats on landing the job! How is the grind going? I´m from Chile btw.

Thanks man! I already had a couple of rehearsals. I haven't played much but I finished studying someting, how to adjust when my oponent limps in the small blind. Now I can't wait to play and put all the new knowledge into work.

I also have experience in that field (not acting though).

How is the rakeback/perks? Are you getting any right now at $10 spins? I mainly play cash games myself.

Anyways cheers Capitano, will be following. GL

Hi Stumeister, thx for being here. The rakeback was pretty good in Pokerstars but then they took it away. Now I'm playing in Winamax and nothing for now but if I keep playing I will get a good status and maybe I can hope for like 30% rakeback.

By the way, some numbers from february:
Only played 660 spins with 44.4 chipEV/game.
My chipEV/game on the heads-up small blind is 37.3 which is extremely good. And my chipEV/game on the heads-up big blind is -3.7 which is extremely bad (it should be around 2-12).
So the plan is clear: study out of position play!

I started the month pretty great.

My chipEV/game is 117. If I can end the omnth with 60 cEV I'll be pretty happy. I don't want it to be like February, good start, terrible ending.

Tomorrow I'm going to rehearse with my classmates. We release the play in 2 weeks. I'm super excited. Will be my 2nd gig.

Just had an awful session. Lost €150 and -80 cEV.

Got a lot of top pair vs better top pair and also coolers preflop.
I feel a bit lost sometimes on turns and rivers but I'm good at the things that I've studied so all I need to do is keep going. My game heads-up is pretty good I just have to study faster so I can move to other positions.

This hand was kinda cool I guess:

Winamax - 15/30 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Isildur1 Jr (BB): 15.5 BB
DONTMOVE NOW (BTN): 11.67 BB
Berune (SB): 22.83 BB

Berune posts SB 0.5 BB, Isildur1 Jr posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has A♦ J♥

fold, Berune calls 0.5 BB, Isildur1 Jr raises to 3 BB, Berune calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) A♣ 5♥ 4♥
Berune checks, Isildur1 Jr bets 1.5 BB, Berune calls 1.5 BB

Turn: (9 BB, 2 players) 3♣
Berune checks, Isildur1 Jr checks

River: (9 BB, 2 players) 5♦
Berune bets 9 BB, Isildur1 Jr calls 9 BB

Berune shows 6♦ 3♥ (Two Pair, Fives and Threes)
(Pre 34%, Flop 33%, Turn 30%)
Isildur1 Jr shows A♦ J♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 66%, Flop 67%, Turn 70%)
Isildur1 Jr wins 27 BB

I'd love to show a graph but I'm trying to not look at it. Maybe at the end of the weekend I'll show.

Here's the graph...

ChipEV/game is 49.8 pretty good I just need to play more and make it count.

By the way what do you think of this fold?

Winamax - 10/20 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Isildur1 Jr (BB): 32.75 BB
RunLikeABull (BTN): 23 BB
Brasilou001 (SB): 19.25 BB

Brasilou001 posts SB 0.5 BB, Isildur1 Jr posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has K♠ 9♦

fold, Brasilou001 calls 0.5 BB, Isildur1 Jr raises to 3 BB, Brasilou001 calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) 9♠ 5♦ 7♣
Brasilou001 checks, Isildur1 Jr bets 2 BB, Brasilou001 calls 2 BB

Turn: (10 BB, 2 players) A♣
Brasilou001 checks, Isildur1 Jr bets 5 BB, Brasilou001 calls 5 BB

River: (20 BB, 2 players) K♣
Brasilou001 bets 9.25 BB and is all-in, fold

Brasilou001 wins 29.25 BB

More players like this!

Winamax - 10/20 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

azetla84 (BB): 25 BB
kang95 (BTN): 22 BB
Isildur1 Jr (SB): 28 BB

Isildur1 Jr posts SB 0.5 BB, azetla84 posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has 7♦ 9♣

fold, Isildur1 Jr raises to 2 BB, azetla84 calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 2♥ 8♥ T♣
Isildur1 Jr checks, azetla84 checks

Turn: (4 BB, 2 players) J♠
Isildur1 Jr bets 3 BB, azetla84 calls 3 BB

River: (10 BB, 2 players) 7♣
Isildur1 Jr bets 2.5 BB, azetla84 raises to 20 BB and is all-in, Isildur1 Jr calls 17.5 BB

azetla84 shows 6♥ K♣ (High Card, King)
(Pre 57%, Flop 55%, Turn 0%)
Isildur1 Jr shows 7♦ 9♣ (Straight, Jack High)
(Pre 43%, Flop 45%, Turn 100%)
Isildur1 Jr wins 50 BB

Is this a punt?

Winamax - 15/30 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

guDy11 (BB): 17.5 BB
Isildur1 Jr (BTN): 17.5 BB
G.Arenas (SB): 15 BB

G.Arenas posts SB 0.5 BB, guDy11 posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has Q♥ T♣

Isildur1 Jr raises to 2 BB, fold, guDy11 calls 1 BB

Flop: (4.5 BB, 2 players) J♥ T♦ J♠
guDy11 checks, Isildur1 Jr bets 1 BB, guDy11 raises to 4 BB, Isildur1 Jr calls 3 BB

Turn: (12.5 BB, 2 players) 7♥
guDy11 bets 11.5 BB and is all-in, Isildur1 Jr calls 11.5 BB and is all-in

River: (35.5 BB, 2 players) Q♠

Isildur1 Jr shows Q♥ T♣ (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)

guDy11 shows J♣ 9♥ (Three of a Kind, Jacks)

guDy11 wins 35.5 BB

By the way I'm happy with my game on HU SB --> 30 chipEV/game on 500 spins this month.

This against a aggro player (he was open shoving weak hands preflop). I don´t block flush draws and K/Q-high and I wouldn't be surprised if he played like that a 7x or 3x. Still not sure about this call.

Winamax - 30/60 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Inayalife (BB): 10.93 BB
Isildur1 Jr (SB): 14.07 BB

Isildur1 Jr posts SB 0.5 BB, Inayalife posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Isildur1 Jr has 8♦ 8♥

Isildur1 Jr raises to 2 BB, Inayalife calls 1 BB

Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) 9♠ 7♠ 9♥
Inayalife checks, Isildur1 Jr bets 1 BB, Inayalife calls 1 BB

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) J♦
Inayalife checks, Isildur1 Jr checks

River: (6 BB, 2 players) 6♥
Inayalife bets 6 BB, Isildur1 Jr calls 6 BB

Isildur1 Jr shows 8♦ 8♥ (Two Pair, Nines and Eights)
(Pre 68%, Flop 12%, Turn 14%)
Inayalife shows 9♣ 3♣ (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 32%, Flop 88%, Turn 86%)
Inayalife wins 18 BB

There's a new Capitano.
1) I'll start playing regularly. I'll start with 3 hours a day. You may think that isn't much but in comparison to what I'm used to it's a lot more volume.
2) Stop looking at the graph the graph while in game. In fact just al it every 3rd day.
3) Bluffcatch more on the river. I studied a bit when to call when I face a probe on the river.
4) Wake up early in the morning.

I want to play more and so I need to reduce the stress. There for I'm quitting the €10 spins (in which I'm break even at best) and going back to the €5 (I should be a big winner on this stake). I gotta start to take this more seriously. Only that way I'll be able to travel the world playing High Stakes.

glgl post more often !

I will!

By the way, I have a YouTube Poker Channel. I welcome you to watch one of my latest vlogs (it's in spanish):

Cheers.

I leave the link here: https://youtu.be/LfgbhlVavRA

Broooo sus vlogs son buenisimos !!!! Los thumbnails son espectaculares jajajaja

Your vlogs are awesome! The thumbnails are golden hahaha

Muchas gracias!