Sunday, March 23, 2008
Strong Strong Strong
March 18-23
1,006 hands
+8 BIs
40.95 bb/100
averaging 24/15/2 over this run. There's something to be said for having a goal -- as in, I want to be playing a 17/15 style, or a 30/25 style, but I'm dipping in and out of both.
Sadly, it's not due to table dynamics, game flow, or image, but just the run of cards I happen to be getting. I'm cool with that -- we can't even say for sure that your average 60bb donk at Absolute is paying attention to metagame, mining, using PokerTracker, etc.
Well, during this mini-heater, I need to be cognizant of What I'm Doing Correctly. Just so I can look back at this post in colder times and warm my hands on it :D
1) buying in at 100BBs. Thanks M0niker and malfaire. It keeps me out of really tough spots like this (villain: 18/13/3.5/2k). Villain had been cashing in on his image to splash around with some substandard hands in the previous orbit. This was a good opportunity to play back at him. He check/calls my Cbet, and leads the turn. Previously, villain has used this line to float OOP and take pots away from opponents with high Cbet frequencies. This time, he open-shoves the river; it's the first time I've seen this from him. I would LOVE feedback on this one.
2) Running hot. Really hot. Super hot. Deck smacking your face hot. It helps so much.
3) Playing AA/KK/QQ optimally. Unfortunately, every time I got these during this stretch, I got a walk. Frustrating. Except for this time, where I made a genius check on the river so the donk could bluff-shove me.
4) Exercise pot control with my medium-strength hands.
5) Occasionally overplay strong hands to set up big calls and big villain laydowns.
6) Don't play sets in multiway pots like this. I probably left a some value on the table, but I doubt either of the other two had a hand...
mt ratio ~3.25
1,006 hands
+8 BIs
40.95 bb/100
averaging 24/15/2 over this run. There's something to be said for having a goal -- as in, I want to be playing a 17/15 style, or a 30/25 style, but I'm dipping in and out of both.
Sadly, it's not due to table dynamics, game flow, or image, but just the run of cards I happen to be getting. I'm cool with that -- we can't even say for sure that your average 60bb donk at Absolute is paying attention to metagame, mining, using PokerTracker, etc.
Well, during this mini-heater, I need to be cognizant of What I'm Doing Correctly. Just so I can look back at this post in colder times and warm my hands on it :D
1) buying in at 100BBs. Thanks M0niker and malfaire. It keeps me out of really tough spots like this (villain: 18/13/3.5/2k). Villain had been cashing in on his image to splash around with some substandard hands in the previous orbit. This was a good opportunity to play back at him. He check/calls my Cbet, and leads the turn. Previously, villain has used this line to float OOP and take pots away from opponents with high Cbet frequencies. This time, he open-shoves the river; it's the first time I've seen this from him. I would LOVE feedback on this one.
2) Running hot. Really hot. Super hot. Deck smacking your face hot. It helps so much.
3) Playing AA/KK/QQ optimally. Unfortunately, every time I got these during this stretch, I got a walk. Frustrating. Except for this time, where I made a genius check on the river so the donk could bluff-shove me.
4) Exercise pot control with my medium-strength hands.
5) Occasionally overplay strong hands to set up big calls and big villain laydowns.
6) Don't play sets in multiway pots like this. I probably left a some value on the table, but I doubt either of the other two had a hand...
mt ratio ~3.25
# posted by OneGreenChip : 11:47 AM
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In that first really tough spot, I like a fold as well. With the board pairing on the river, you would be making a huge call for at best a split against other aces that play the K as a kicker. Not worth it, imo.
Your OESD hand, where you raised the flop and he calls OOP. I like your turn check as you don't want to get raised off your hand and you are not getting a fold. If he C/C there though, I would double barrel that ace. Well played imo.
Not a huge fan of how you played the AJ vs. 88 hand, because he is never folding a pp there and you are committed if he pushes. Did you have some sort of read to make this play?
Don't like your play with 33 on the flushy board with two overs. You are at best flipping here with flush draws and overs imo.
Well played with the QQ.
I like the pot control in the Q10 hand, though I usually fire with the 109o on the J9x board. I am doing this to protect my hand. I prefer a flop bet and turn check as opposed to a flop check and turn bet personally.
I don't like your call of the 3-bet OOP with 66, you are not deep enough to make this a profitable long term move. As played, I like it, because it looks pretty bluffy and you could get looked up by, say, 99. lol
Playing your combo draws hard and fast like the A3s hand and the A8s hand is really good if you think two things; A) your opponent is capable of folding and B) your opponent will not pay you off if you hit otherwise. I like the plays.
I don't mind the call on the flop if you want to see paint on the turn to get paid off. But I personally raise it, because you are getting paid off if either has an overpair here. As played, you need to be building a pot, so if you do just call the flop, you HAVE to raise that turn imo.
Very nice results! Hope your run continues.
Your OESD hand, where you raised the flop and he calls OOP. I like your turn check as you don't want to get raised off your hand and you are not getting a fold. If he C/C there though, I would double barrel that ace. Well played imo.
Not a huge fan of how you played the AJ vs. 88 hand, because he is never folding a pp there and you are committed if he pushes. Did you have some sort of read to make this play?
Don't like your play with 33 on the flushy board with two overs. You are at best flipping here with flush draws and overs imo.
Well played with the QQ.
I like the pot control in the Q10 hand, though I usually fire with the 109o on the J9x board. I am doing this to protect my hand. I prefer a flop bet and turn check as opposed to a flop check and turn bet personally.
I don't like your call of the 3-bet OOP with 66, you are not deep enough to make this a profitable long term move. As played, I like it, because it looks pretty bluffy and you could get looked up by, say, 99. lol
Playing your combo draws hard and fast like the A3s hand and the A8s hand is really good if you think two things; A) your opponent is capable of folding and B) your opponent will not pay you off if you hit otherwise. I like the plays.
I don't mind the call on the flop if you want to see paint on the turn to get paid off. But I personally raise it, because you are getting paid off if either has an overpair here. As played, you need to be building a pot, so if you do just call the flop, you HAVE to raise that turn imo.
Very nice results! Hope your run continues.
bt, i think your first comment is off, or you misread the board. It's AK853, so an AJ/AT hand would NOT pair the board. Do you still consider it a fold?
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