grinders future outlook
High-stakes is like just a dream few people succeed getting into , the variance will mostly crush you at around nl2k which happened to me and therefore I sort of gave up on something which seemed rather fueled by illusion rather than reality.
Realizing this was one of the important turning points of my career where I came more aware on the EV of the seat I sit at rather than trying to "battle" at whatever the game is.
In poker you pay a fee called the rake. This means if you are not having a very significant edge over your opponent you are losing money playing that game.
You might perceive yourself very high but if you run in your game hundreds of buy-ins below your EV would you view yourself the same?
I encountered a period like this and I did also look back into hands played in the past judging them terribly misplayed.
My favourite game is a game of headsup with an OMC who folds as many of his buttons as possible.
We can play plo , plo5 or holdem and it still remains my favorite game.
You get old.
You grow a bit of a beer belly.
You get a bit banned from the 2+2s.
But your still the same guy you want to give something back.
You won a lot of money.
I won a lot of money.
Its a great thing.
I only won half a million max over this time and most of it is gone already.
Life is expensive.
Life is expensive.
Breh. Coulda just ended this with hu4rollz at 25nl tbls, instead gonna end up in the state penitentiary for making e-threats lmao
That's fine with me. in my country where things actually matter, those wont hold up in court as direct threats. It would then open you up to a direct counter lawsuit for emotional distress, filing a false police report , and wrongful imprisonment for each day I was in jail. Go ahead buddy!
Legally, a threat has to be made directly with intent, and nothing i said comes close to qualifying. I've done this my whole life buddy, you wont be the first one to try to go that route.
Seriously tho. Wouldnt prison be better for u? Like arent u a hobo?
If you think im scared of prison, you dont know me very well haha. Also, you made first contact with me and directly continued all conversations, so even a harassment claim would be null and void. If im questioned though, ill be sure to ask who filed the complaint, which is my right!
broke & homeless , plays nl10 nl25, probably got fired from warehouse
i did work at warehouse when was 18 years old u do actually need to do some work there don't think anyone would hire him
broke & homeless , plays nl10 nl25, probably got fired from warehouse
i did work at warehouse when was 18 years old u do actually need to do some work there don't think anyone would hire him
Try Again. Im still waiting for the cops to show up though.
Your little assumptions are so cute <3
So much bark, so little bite <3 its like an angry chihuahua, you cant help but laugh at it.
I think you are self projecting some deep seated insecurities. I'm not even mad anymore haha, i truly pity little men like you <3
It was nice to meet you sir! Take it easy down there!
Allright. 33min run today. Turtle speed ,.. but still made it. Its about volume, consistency etc.
Apps few hrs . Casino 7hrs (6hrs play , went to barber shop).
Ran pure at casino this session, didn't had any really interesting hands.
Probably just quitting online and putting those hrs to live pokers.
Diet : now looks decent , been eating lots of eggs . Even at casino can easily order an omelette.
Allright. 33min run today. Turtle speed ,.. but still made it. Its about volume, consistency etc.
Apps few hrs . Casino 7hrs (6hrs play , went to barber shop).
Ran pure at casino this session, didn't had any really interesting hands.
Probably just quitting online and putting those hrs to live pokers.
Diet : now looks decent , been eating lots of eggs . Even at casino can easily order an omelette.
How’s your live games compared to online? Players are much different? What was the most important adjustment you made?
i think its two different games almost.. pace of live-poker being so slow makes the players want to play way too many hands and not want to fold ...
just recently adjusted those multiway spots to not even c-bet with hands like gutshots , lets say i 3bet someone cold calls raiser calls and its KQx I dont c-bet with AJo.
honestly not sure how bad / good strat. this is but what i just see is calling stationing combined with fact that they don't understand to adjust or care at all about what you are doing - at least not in direction of ever tightening up .
Whenever the game is tightweak then ofc. bluff much more steal more etc. its more a game where you still need to adjust to the table a lot when online the value of some avg . pokerstars nl500 table is usually 1 fairly tight fish and 5 regs that play all pretty much same by and large .
i think its two different games almost.. pace of live-poker being so slow makes the players want to play way too many hands and not want to fold ...
just recently adjusted those multiway spots to not even c-bet with hands like gutshots , lets say i 3bet someone cold calls raiser calls and its KQx I dont c-bet with AJo.
honestly not sure how bad / good strat. this is but what i just see is calling stationing combined with fact that they don't understand to adjust or care at all about what you are
Have you tried overbets? maybe they just dont fold to small sizings but they can fold to overbets like a lot?
Not sure. My live-poker game is just based on playing mostly tight with fishes bcz they play too loose multiway, and a lot of it is multiway, then when its headsup pot I barrel off normal value & bluffs , which mostly means some street they will fold. Multiway pots just need to give-up a ton in most games Ive played.
Value comes in many forms , certain players just don't fold hands which are looking good to them no matter what huge raises you make or they draw with draws same way but by and large live-poker is about having value and playing reads / player based strategy .
Big betsizes should be over-folded almost never get bluffed big when a size scheme which would put way less money to pot targetting 2nd type holdings to fold would be an option.
Lets say hero 3-b sb vs button : flop AT7r hero cbets 30% villain calls turn is 9 , hero checks . Villain bets 30% hero calls , river 2, hero checks Villain bets 50% . --- range is bluffy
: flop AT7r hero cbets 30% villain calls turn is 9 , hero checks . Villain bets 60% hero calls river 2 , hero checks Villain bets 80% --- range is not bluffy
Online same patterns do exist some boards should not be bluff-catched vs. certain size schemes but in live-poker obv. skill level is much lower so it is easier to make better plays just by itself
Not sure. My live-poker game is just based on playing mostly tight with fishes bcz they play too loose multiway, and a lot of it is multiway, then when its headsup pot I barrel off normal value & bluffs , which mostly means some street they will fold. Multiway pots just need to give-up a ton in most games Ive played.
Value comes in many forms , certain players just don't fold hands which are looking good to them no matter what huge raises you make or they draw with draws same way but by and larg
Have you tried to open raise a lot larger to reduce callers to 1 or 2 maximum? even if it requires to open raise as large as x6
that size fits when u have the nuts like QQ/KK/AA/AK/JJ , in loose table i go 4x from EP tight range - basically if you open 6x with wider range then everything is different they will just call hands they would 3-bet and each spot is a new kind of guessing game and when you start put yourself from known territory to unknown without real reasons it just leads to more mistakes
everything is multiway not bcz of my sizes but bcz they limp and cold call each others
that size fits when u have the nuts like QQ/KK/AA/AK/JJ , in loose table i go 4x from EP tight range - basically if you open 6x with wider range then everything is different they will just call hands they would 3-bet and each spot is a new kind of guessing game and when you start put yourself from known territory to unknown without real reasons it just leads to more mistakes
everything is multiway not bcz of my sizes but bcz they limp and cold call each others
I remember when i played few months ago 1/3 if i opened 10 from utg it almost guaranteed multiway pot, even if i opened 15 still was high chance to get 3 callers, 20 was like sweet spot to get like 1 caller or if i opened 25 there almost always was one caller or everyone folded
from late positions squeezing works well? or better to give up that and just play multiway pots and outplay opponents there?
Squeezing tightish range means already owning them.
There is no need to "outplay" anyone. Poker is not like doing Ronaldinho outplaying everyone.
Playing live-poker the non-winners outplay themselves non-stop.
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Start day walking 40mins.
Later play live.
Yesterday crossed my mind to go to shell buy beers . Didn't do it and not going to do it.
It is mostly sign that its time to take it bit easier.
Also i remember when i used to play 1/3 time to time i had to play vs a guy who played 5/10 or something, at our stake he was playing like his 5/10 game he wasn’t quite a fish but had extremely high VPIP he was raising and 3betting almost every hand with huge sizes
every hand i felt if i made a move i was gonna play for my entire stack but in live play i get good cards rarely, so he would just x7+ open every hand or squeeze with huge sizes once i get KJo type of hand i thought its good enough vs him but any Ax would beat me if i go allin, someone once went allin vs him with KJ and he called with small pocket pair and stacked that other guy not very deep, i didnt want same to happen with me so just called his raise, flopped nothing, he cbets big i fold, i got small pair after, i called his big preflop squueze to setmine, flopped a set but after his cbet which i called he understands i have a hand and slows down and he fold to my big bet
How do you play vs this type of player? Waiting for AA/KK can take ages in live and they are not stupid also they can sense when player who waits for good cards whole day makes moves on them
Also i remember when i used to play 1/3 time to time i had to play vs a guy who played 5/10 or something, at our stake he was playing like his 5/10 game he wasn’t quite a fish but had extremely high VPIP he was raising and 3betting almost every hand with huge sizes
every hand i felt if i made a move i was gonna play for my entire stack but in live play i get good cards rarely, so he would just x7+ open every hand or squeeze with huge sizes once i get KJo type of hand i thought its good enou
he is a fish many fish say they are professionals nothing special with it , its against human nature to go to a game and say "hey I'm a loser" some whales do that to buy the clowns to cheer on them but more typical its a fish like him saying oh Im a professional pokerplayer and just playing trash
funniest fish type is like 50/ 60y old guy who in his head has solved poker and thinks how everyone "should play" and when things don't go as he wants he tilts and says stuff like "that was such a terrible call" etc. bit like Phil Helmuth but not winning players ...
he is a fish many fish say they are professionals nothing special with it , its against human nature to go to a game and say "hey I'm a loser" some whales do that to buy the clowns to cheer on them but more typical its a fish like him saying oh Im a professional pokerplayer and just playing trash
I agree but i find it hard to play against him, how would you adjust?
play normal if he doesn't want to fold then don't bluff etc.
fold in 3b pot a hand in advance which would be a hand u would later bluff him
idk those are actually extreme adjustments mostly i just play normal unless see he really doesn't fold
you can do whatever you want , bluff the **** out of him and show cards (get him tilted)
get it in without caring too much if ur bit behind or ahead and only run-it-once and try to win (get him tilted)
if this is wise or worth it - not sure
play normal if he doesn't want to fold then don't bluff etc.
fold in 3b pot a hand in advance which would be a hand u would later bluff him
idk those are actually extreme adjustments mostly i just play normal unless see he really doesn't fold
the main problem is when such type of player is around it gets extremally costly to see flops because he makes large preflop raises and its not so often we get good hands in live poker
