Hotter than fifty suns

Hey everyone,

Apparently the poker world has rewarded me for leaving 2p2, because in three days of 6max I ran at 16.5BB/100 for around 5k hands and am now transition into the 400nl games because of it. I'm feeling great about my game despite one or two slightly misplayed hands from today, which I'll post on here in a bit.

First I'd like to mention that I'm a huge bum and haven't finished any work at all this week. Second i'd like to mention that i skipped Taking the Next Step (alumni event downtown) because I'm a huge bum who hasn't finished any work all week. Despite this, I was able to write a cover letter today for my first internship application (Aon Insurance) and I finished my poker videos for December. I'm now planning to stop making my monthly videos and start to focus on release a series of videos every month or two. Right now I'm working on my series of HU 3betting strategy, covering preflop, postflop and a few common player types in quite some detail. I'm excited about finishing this and I'm probably going to sell it in conjunction with coaching of some kind in the future.

Having quit 2p2 I'm going to have a huge void of time that i expect to be filled with job applications, and on top of that I'm not coaching nearly as much as I used to. Now if I end up not getting a job despite making this transition, I might have to say screw the system and move to Europe. Either way, I'll be happy in the end, right? Okay then, time for some hands in my fancy new format thanks to Aero's help.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em $0.30 Ante - 6 players - View hand 465568
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BTN: $480.25
SB: $222.60
BB: $200.00
UTG: $701.10
Hero (MP): $500.30
CO: $510.10

Pre Flop: ($4.80) Hero is MP with Q K
1 fold, Hero raises to $7, CO calls $7, 2 folds, BB calls $5

Flop: ($23.80) 2 6 J (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $13, CO calls $13, BB folds

Turn: ($49.80) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $33, CO calls $33

River: ($115.80) K (2 players)
Hero bets $86, CO raises to $456.80 all in, Hero calls $361 all in

Final Pot: $1009.80

Hero mucks Q K
CO shows 4 6 (a flush, King high)
CO wins $1006.80
(Rake: $3.00)

I found this hand interesting simply because I had been pounding on this table for my first 15-20 hands and I had no idea how this guy would react to it. Literally two hands ago he folded to my second barrel and since these are like perfect turn/river bluff cards I leveled myself into a call here since he can only have 6dXd, JdXd, Tc9c or AcTc basically which I think based on his preflop stats is like 10 total combos, whereas I thought he'd get to the river reasonably wide but I think having reviewed this a few times I made a mistake here and should've folded the river.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em $0.30 Ante - 5 players - View hand 465571
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Hero (CO): $402.00
BTN: $391.90
SB: $348.30
BB: $460.75
UTG: $400.00

Pre Flop: ($4.50) Hero is CO with Q K
1 fold, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, SB raises to $24, 1 fold, Hero calls $18

Flop: ($51.50) K 7 2 (2 players)
SB bets $26, Hero calls $26

Turn: ($103.50) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $100, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $100

River: ($303.50) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $198 all in, Hero calls $198

Final Pot: $699.50

Hero mucks Q K
SB shows A A (a pair of Aces)

SB wins $696.50
(Rake: $3.00)

This hand was with someone who I view as slightly spastic, because of a hand we've played together earlier where he 4bet bluffed me and then bet the river for some weird reason with like 4th pair. I don't think we have any particular dynamic, I just don't think he's very good. I think I make a mistake here by calling the turn, he's obviously polarized between nuts and draws but I think I gave him credit for having too many draws here given that his 3bet% is only 6 or so. So yeah, not particularly proud of the way I played this hand.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em $0.30 Ante - 5 players - View hand 465575
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SB: $284.10
BB: $528.60
Hero (UTG): $389.20
CO: $947.25
BTN: $412.85

Pre Flop: ($4.50) Hero is UTG with Q T
Hero raises to $7, 2 folds, SB calls $6, BB calls $5

Flop: ($22.50) J J 3 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $11, SB folds, BB calls $11

Turn: ($44.50) 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $28, BB calls $28

River: ($100.50) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $124, BB calls $124

Final Pot: $348.50

BB shows J Q (a full house, Jacks full of Threes)
Hero shows Q T (two pair, Jacks and Threes)

BB wins $345.50
(Rake: $3.00)

This hand I thought was sexy but this dude plays trips reasonably well which i didn't expect at all here so nice hand to him.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 465582
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UTG: $200.00
MP: $84.15
CO: $202.45
Hero (BTN): $200.00
SB: $348.00
BB: $152.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with 5 5
3 folds, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, BB raises to $16, Hero calls $11

Flop: ($33.00) 2 9 7 (2 players)
BB bets $18, Hero calls $18

Turn: ($69.00) 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $32, BB raises to $118 all in, Hero calls $86

River: ($305.00) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $305.00

Hero shows 5 5 (two pair, Fives and Twos)
BB shows A 4 (a pair of Twos)

Hero wins $302.00
(Rake: $3.00)

You guys didn't think I was gonna lose every hand, did you?

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 465584
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CO: $400.00
BTN: $210.35
SB: $514.50
BB: $227.85
UTG: $410.00
Hero (MP): $400.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is MP with A A
1 fold, Hero raises to $7, CO calls $7, 1 fold, SB raises to $30, 1 fold, Hero raises to $66, 1 fold, SB calls $36

Flop: ($141.00) Q 3 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $56, SB calls $56

Turn: ($253.00) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $75, SB requests TIME, SB raises to $392.50 all in, Hero calls $203 all in

River: ($809.00) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $809.00

SB shows T J (Queen Jack high)
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)

Hero wins $806.00
(Rake: $3.00)

word.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em $0.30 Ante - 6 players - View hand 465589
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BB: $400.00
UTG: $894.80
Hero (MP): $467.05
CO: $358.85
BTN: $206.90
SB: $387.80

Pre Flop: ($4.80) Hero is MP with 5 5

1 fold, Hero raises to $7, CO calls $7, 2 folds, BB raises to $32, Hero calls $25, 1 fold

Flop: ($73.80) 5 5 9 (2 players)
BB bets $46, Hero calls $46

Turn: ($165.80) J (2 players)
BB bets $132, Hero raises to $388.75 all in, BB calls $189.70 all in

River: ($809.20) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $809.20

BB shows 4 A (a pair of Fives)
Hero shows 5 5 (four of a kind, Fives)

Hero wins $806.20
(Rake: $3.00)

aaand quadzilla. gl guys

Kevin