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Fudyann Netherlands. May 19 2009 21:04. Posts 704

I started with $5 from pokerstars, and I've been grinding steadily ever since. My first post here featured an $11 bankroll and a risk of ruin of 7%, and some very good advice on how I should continue playing. Finally, about 10k hands later, I have my bankroll over $40 and I am officially rolled for playing NL2. This hand played a crucial role in getting to this point:

Submitted by : Fudyann

PokerStars Game #28386615789: Holdem No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2009/05/19 16:41:07 ET
Table Silesia IX 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: darkmyk ($2.01 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($2.13 in chips)
Seat 3: ALGOVE ($1.70 in chips)
Seat 4: johnblue111 ($0.94 in chips)
Seat 6: maußi 22 ($6.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Ky3eHbI4 ($1.80 in chips)
Seat 8: Winner Zolee ($3.97 in chips)
Seat 9: judas1973 ($0.96 in chips)
darkmyk: posts small blind $0.01
Hero: posts big blind $0.02
Ky3eHbI4: posts big blind $0.02

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to Hero
ALGOVE: calls $0.02
johnblue111: folds
maußi 22: folds
Ky3eHbI4: checks
Winner Zolee: folds
judas1973: folds
darkmyk: calls $0.01
xZinkerx has returned
Hero: raises $0.08 to $0.10
ALGOVE: calls $0.08
Ky3eHbI4: calls $0.08
darkmyk: folds

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $0.32)


Hero: bets $0.16
ALGOVE: folds
Ky3eHbI4: calls $0.16

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $0.64)


Hero: bets $0.35
Hero said, jack of clubs!
Ky3eHbI4: calls $0.35

River (Pot : $1.34)


Hero said, hahahah
Hero said, called it
Hero said, this is my card
Hero: bets $1.52 and is all-in
Ky3eHbI4: calls $1.19 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.33) returned to Hero

Showdown
Hero: shows (a full house, Kings full of Jacks)
Ky3eHbI4: mucks hand
Hero collected $3.57 from pot

Summary
Total pot $3.72 | Rake $0.15
Board
Seat 1: darkmyk (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and won ($3.57) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
Seat 3: ALGOVE folded on the Flop
Seat 4: johnblue111 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: maußi 22 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 7: Ky3eHbI4 mucked
Seat 8: Winner Zolee folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 9: judas1973 (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)

So, it's about 15k hands since I started. I'm satisfied with what I have achieved so far. Now it's like making a new start. I just deposited $40, this is my first time at NL2. I am a total fish, haven't played a single hand of real money. This is the mindset I will be going into the future with. Up until now, I have not been making any reads at all, I'm just looking at my cards and the board and betting exactly how strong I think my hand is. My opponents, making tons of moves at the wrong times, and screwing up even this basic, elementary strategy, have been donating their money to me without much of a fight.

Looking to the future, to wanting to be a winner at the higher stakes, I realize that I cannot keep this up. I have to start paying attention to things. I have to start thinking about hand ranges, about betsizing, about thin value and reverse implied odds. I have to stop playing like a robot and I have to start to think. With this new start I will completely alter the way I'm playing the game. I will still play the same, basic ABC poker but instead of looking at the cashier every session and feeling good about upswings and bad about downswings, I will start to look at my decision process and see if I can bring some order into the chaos.

First off, I will be playing half the tables (eight to four) and I will be chanting out loud the basis for every decision.

Furthermore, I will be saying out loud my opponent's hand range before every river call or bet, and see what he shows up with.

Let's see how far I can get.

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Last edit: 19/05/2009 21:06

Zalfor United States. May 19 2009 21:10. Posts 2236

you dont have to worry about any of the things u said until nl100

just keep chugging.

rgfdxm United States. May 19 2009 21:28. Posts 1514

IMO you have a good attitude. Play ABC but think about what you're doing and why it works. I think trying to define ranges for your opponents may frustrate you a bit at such low stakes since fish are often so unpredictable, so I wouldn't stress too much about that. Most of your decisions (should be) about odds and value, not really ranges yet.

Achoo Canada. May 19 2009 21:45. Posts 1454

LOL even galfond and durrr combined couldnt put random fishes at nl2-5 on hands, gl in the future

Odds are exactly 50%: it either happens or not

Achoo Canada. May 19 2009 22:46. Posts 1454

err i sound douchy, didnt mean to be rude, gl dude in your journey !

Odds are exactly 50%: it either happens or not

BalloonFight United States. May 19 2009 23:46. Posts 1380

gl. i started with $5, never deposited once, and am now at nl100 with a pretty nice roll. It's possible for sure