Ace Banderas: Poker Detective
Obligatory Intro:
NL Holdem online and live cash. I live in the US. I'm looking to make some poker study friends.
Here's my PT4 graph from my laptop. I have some on my PC which I'll try to add later.
4 Replies
Winning Poker, No Limit Hold'em - $0.02/$0.05 - 4 players
Hero (BU): $7.36 (147 bb)
Villian (SB): $5 (100 bb)
glebyarsav (BB): $5 (100 bb)
SoulCrusher30 (CO): $5.35 (107 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero (Hero) is BU with A♦ J♥
SoulCrusher30 (CO) folds, Hero (BU) raises to $0.12, Villian (SB) calls $0.10, glebyarsav (BB) calls $0.07
Flop ($0.36) 6♦ Q♦ A♥ (3 players)
Villian (SB) checks, glebyarsav (BB) checks, Hero (BU) bets $0.27, Villian (SB) calls $0.27, glebyarsav (BB) folds
Turn ($0.90) Q♣ (2 players)
Villian (SB) checks, Hero (BU) bets $0.67, Villian (SB) calls $0.67
River ($2.24) 9♦ (2 players)
Villian (SB) bets $2.24, Hero (BU) calls $2.24
Total pot: $6.72 (Rake: $0.33)
Showdown
See replayer for results.
Any thoughts on how I played this hand?
I added more hands from 2025, but I did lose some hands from bricking my laptop. I also never uploaded my hands from Bovada/Ignition. I did better on Bovada, but it was a small sample. I like how much easier it is to retrieve my HH from ACR so I can review my sessions.
Winning Poker, No Limit Hold'em - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
Hero (HJ): $9.48 (189 bb)
Villain3 (CO): $5.05 (101 bb)
Villain4 (SB): $6.30 (126 bb)
Villain1 (BB): $2.29 (45 bb)
Villain2 (MP): $2.57 (51 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero (Hero) is HJ with K♥ A♥
Villain2 (MP) calls $0.05, Hero (HJ) raises to $0.15, Villain3 (CO) calls $0.15, Villain4 (SB) folds, Villain1 (BB) calls $0.10, Villain2 (MP) calls $0.10
Flop ($0.62) 3♥ Q♣ Q♦ (4 players)
Villain1 (BB) checks, Villain2 (MP) checks, Hero (HJ) checks, Villain3 (CO) checks
Turn ($0.62) A♣ (4 players)
Villain1 (BB) bets $0.46, Villain2 (MP) calls $0.46, Hero (HJ) calls $0.46, Villain3 (CO) folds
River ($2) Q♠ (3 players)
Villain1 (BB) checks, Villain2 (MP) bets $1.96 (all-in), Hero (HJ) ?
Notes:
This was the 11th hand I’ve ever played with the Villain2. He might be a maniac. A few hands earlier on a monotone flop Ah Th 2h, he over bet me on the river with a missed front door flush draw with 7h 9c. He was SB and I was the BB in a limped pot.
Preflop - I was 3 tabling and didn’t have enough time to think about my bet sizing. I probably should raise to 4 BB, but I’m not sure what’s correct against short stackers. I didn’t look at all the stack sizes, but I knew the Villain2 was short stacked since I doubled up on him a few hands ago.
Flop - I checked through, because AK doesn’t have a lot of equity in a 4 way pot, and my AK could draw to a full house. I was worried about trips, but no one raised the flop.
Turn - I call, because my hand improves and could turn into a full house. I was still concerned about the trips, and that’s why I didn’t raise.
River -
I put Villain1 on: AQs-ATs, AQo-ATo, KQs, KQo, QJs-Q6s, QJo-QTo.
I put Villain2 on: AQs-ATs, AQo-ATo, KQs, KQo, QJs-Q6s, QJo-QTo, and maybe some bluffs.
How should I play my hand on the river? What do you think about my pf bet size?
I think I need to study paired boards. I found some free vids on YT about paired boards, and I'll use GTO Wizard to test out my research.
2026 Goals:
1. Put in at least 20+ hrs a week playing, or studying poker.
2. Be more consistent playing, and studying poker.
3, Continued focus on losing weight, eating healthier, and improving my cardio.
I'll try dedicating 25%-50% of my poker time to studying. I tend to study way more than I play, and I don't think that's the best approach. It's like reading how to play the piano, but not spending any time playing on an actual piano.
