MTT Low Stakes Grind Journal
Hey everyone!
I've been grinding low stakes MTTs recently, trying to improve on my game, and I thought it would be a goo
BR standing: $2, 493.17
Daily change: -$47.09
Slightly negative day but happy with how it went. Quite a few FTs but no top 3 scores so nothing crazy from them.
I might cut out the $0.50 Weekender step sattys from my rotation. I find them to honestly be a bit distracting, and the time commitment that they induce by forcing me to play at a particular time is quite annoying.
That's fair enough - I ran the spot through GTOW and it suggests that I should just be shoving in that spot to steal the blinds which is pretty reasonable. The reason I went for a raise as opposed to a shove is due to the fact my hand was suited and would have better playability post flop - if I had KQo I think I would've been more inclined to just jam myself.
In equilibrium, HJ doesn't have a limp range 20bb effective. Did you node lock? What range did you give HJ's limp?
In equilibrium, HJ doesn't have a limp range 20bb effective. Did you node lock? What range did you give HJ's limp?
You're 100% right. I don't think I have the ability to node lock so I used the CO limping instead + the SB, and treated the CO as the HJ. Probably wrong of me to do so, but I'm unfamiliar with dealing with limps at a shallow stack and was just looking for an idea.
If you've ran it through a solver and have a different opinion, I would love to hear it!
You're 100% right. I don't think I have the ability to node lock so I used the CO limping instead + the SB, and treated the CO as the HJ. Probably wrong of me to do so, but I'm unfamiliar with dealing with limps at a shallow stack and was just looking for an idea.
If you've ran it through a solver and have a different opinion, I would love to hear it!
Right, well that's what I said initially. A solver is going to tell you how to play "correctly", but it does that by finding the balance for both sides. If you are using it to exactly dictate your play as a base line of reference, it's great. But if you are using it in specific spots where your opponent(s) aren't playing correctly, it's always going to be sub optimal. Since HJ doesn't have a limping range, and your HJ limped, it's pretty clear that that opponent isn't playing correctly. So we can easily exploit. A 3.5x raise doesn't do much of anything except making our post flop options more narrow. Shoving is fine, but checking the action is better because in the games you are playing, your goal should be to capitalize on the many mistakes your opponents are making. You aren't going to win them over with aggression, you're really just trying to sit back and print chips when you have the best hand.
FWIW, I'm not seeing any 20bb spots where anyone should have a limp range outside of BVB.
Right, well that's what I said initially. A solver is going to tell you how to play "correctly", but it does that by finding the balance for both sides. If you are using it to exactly dictate your play as a base line of reference, it's great. But if you are using it in specific spots where your opponent(s) aren't playing correctly, it's always going to be sub optimal. Since
I think the big thing for me is that I'm completely unaware with what to do in the scenario, hence I looked at my solver to try and get a baseline idea. I agree that checking is a good idea, with shoving being fine and raising not being the greatest. Cheers for the advice.
Just came 4th in the Zodiac 6-Max Classic Y66 for $259.64. Played pretty well and was chip leader for most of the second half of the tournament, got unlucky jamming 44 into AKs on the FT, and then getting unlucky runouts in future hands wittling down my stack.
I'm going to take a break from playing for a while I think. I'm getting really frustrated with making deep runs in tourneys, and constantly being just short of the top prizes, even in situations like today where I had a dominant lead.
I'll spend some time away reading on some more theory to try and solidify my game.
BR standing: $2, 562.13
Daily change: +$68.96
Slightly positive day - shame to not be greater with the zodiac tourney but hey ho. Managed to qualify for Day 1 of the Weekender from a $10 satty, got busted in a preflop flip with AKo vs 99 that held.
Only a small result but a good one nonetheless.
Another solid result, got unlucky trying to bluff catch in my last hand but I'm still happy with how I played regardless.
And a final result from another FT today. Got unlucky getting coolered in one hand, and then losing a big flip with AKo agains QTo as my 2nd to last hand, but once again, another solid result.
BR standing: $2, 712.98
Daily change: +$150.85
A very nice day, with plenty of FTs and solid results, but no 1st place finishes. Didn't play a massive volume today but that's because I felt like prioritising quite a few of the tourneys I was in which were nearing FT.
BR slowly creeping back upwards to its former glory, hoping to keep the upward trend going.
