Session 1 Review

Skyward red line (commitment threshold)- 9
Nits not ever rewarded- 6- more like don't reward the fish was the problem
In general, just being more aware of reg 'animal types' and what this means - 3
No PF spew - 8
Not too many ridiculous call downs to affect the above - 9
Some creative play in there - 8

I lost $279 this session, which puts paid to winning all 10! I'll just have to win the next 9.

Just to talk about the commitment threshold stuff, it's basically saying that after X % of effective stacks has gone into the pot, then I'm never looking to fold. This X number is much much lower than you might think, and means that I have to make very early commitment decisions, either to run a multi street bluff or to call down with my hand.

No-one told Tempe though.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players

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UTG	BOSKO1111	$855.75
CO	7TEMPEHEAT7	$859.80
BTN	CATWOTISADOG	$566
SB	REDSOXCA	$202
BB	SMOKIN001	$491.20

• Pre-Flop ($6, 5 players)Hero is BTN
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1 fold, 7TEMPEHEAT7 raises to $14, CATWOTISADOG calls $14, REDSOXCA calls $12, 1 fold

• Flop ($46, 3 players)
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REDSOXCA checks, 7TEMPEHEAT7 bets $28, CATWOTISADOG calls $28, REDSOXCA folds

• Turn ($102, 2 players)
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7TEMPEHEAT7 bets $75, CATWOTISADOG calls $75

• River ($252, 2 players)
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7TEMPEHEAT7 checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $178, 7TEMPEHEAT7 goes all-in $742.80, CATWOTISADOG calls $271

• Final Pot: $1,443.80

• CATWOTISADOG shows
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• 7TEMPEHEAT7 shows
• 

• CATWOTISADOG wins $1,146.50 (net +$580.50)
• 7TEMPEHEAT7 collects $293.80 (net -$566)
• REDSOXCA lost $14

Now, with the above, obviously the flop call is standardly a raise. However, with him betting so small I feel like he's basically challenging any nutted hand to raise (given stacks and the flush draw and the straight draw) there and then. If no raise goes in, then he feels good to go with whatever hand he has and/ or barrel me off it. So, I call to 'remove' from my range hands like sets/ two pair etc. Importantly too, we can still get stacks in given it's 3way and he can go bet bet bet and I call call shove.

His shove is iffy obviously, maybe thought I'd bet fold 2 pair. Hmm.

I lost around $1700 this session in failed bluffs. I'm less sad though in my decisions to bluff the rivers (all rivers) than I am allowing the pot to get so big that I was forced to bluff.

This hand:

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 6 Players

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UTG	BOSKO1111	$400
UTG+1	FISTPUMPFOLD	$572.30
CO	55LALA55	$899
BTN	ACEPOOPER44	$825
SB	HISOPPONENT	$858.40
BB	CATWOTISADOG	$881

• Pre-Flop ($6, 6 players)Hero is BB
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4 folds, HISOPPONENT raises to $12, CATWOTISADOG calls $8

• Flop ($24, 2 players)
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HISOPPONENT bets $16, CATWOTISADOG raises to $48, HISOPPONENT calls $32

• Turn ($120, 2 players)
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HISOPPONENT checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $100, HISOPPONENT raises to $225, CATWOTISADOG goes all-in $821, HISOPPONENT calls $573.40

• River ($1,739.40, 2 players, 1 all-in)
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• Final Pot: $1,739.40

• HISOPPONENT shows
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• CATWOTISADOG shows
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• HISOPPONENT wins $1,713.80 (net +$855.40)
• CATWOTISADOG collects $22.60 (net -$858.40)

Now, my problem here is just not having a concrete read on the guy. Turns out to be quite fishy. And, without a read, I should just check the turn and maybe pick off a bluff on the river. As it were, I thought 'no reg is ever bet calling 2nd pair here, nutted hands 3bet this flop', so went for a bet/ jam. Ce la vie.

Some bluffs did work though, I'll post 4 here without results, of which some worked and others didn't.

$2/$4 Ante $1 No Limit Holdem • 6 Players

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UTG	ACEPOOPER44	$439.70
UTG+1	STAINLESS9	$499
CO	FISHWISPERER	$829.50
BTN	DOGTRACKSKID	$260.30
SB	CATWOTISADOG	$400
BB	7TEMPEHEAT7	$1,221.60

• Pre-Flop ($12, 6 players)Hero is SB
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2 folds, FISHWISPERER raises to $12, DOGTRACKSKID calls $12, CATWOTISADOG calls $10, 7TEMPEHEAT7 calls $8

• Flop ($54, 4 players)
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CATWOTISADOG checks, 7TEMPEHEAT7 checks, FISHWISPERER checks, DOGTRACKSKID checks

• Turn ($54, 4 players)
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CATWOTISADOG checks, 7TEMPEHEAT7 checks, FISHWISPERER bets $36, 1 fold, CATWOTISADOG calls $36, 7TEMPEHEAT7 folds

• River ($126, 2 players)
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CATWOTISADOG checks, FISHWISPERER bets $38, CATWOTISADOG raises to $192

• Final Pot: $356

Then this hand....... I feel his call 2 range differs vastly from his call 3.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 6 Players

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UTG	CATWOTISADOG	$1,022
UTG+1	DEUTSB5	$1,239.80
CO	ACEPOOPER44	$978.10
BTN	HISOPPONENT	$835.50
SB	BOSKO1111	$596.80
BB	REDSOXCA	$372.30

• Pre-Flop ($6, 6 players)Hero is UTG
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CATWOTISADOG raises to $14, 1 fold, ACEPOOPER44 calls $14, 1 fold, BOSKO1111 calls $12, 1 fold

• Flop ($46, 3 players)
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BOSKO1111 checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $22, ACEPOOPER44 calls $22, BOSKO1111 folds

• Turn ($90, 2 players)
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CATWOTISADOG bets $71, ACEPOOPER44 calls $71

• River ($232, 2 players)
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CATWOTISADOG bets $194

• Final Pot: $426

And this hand..... is just a classic *shut eyes, pull trigger, pray for fold*

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players

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UTG	ACEPOOPER44	$834
CO	DEUTSB5	$1,232.30
BTN	CATWOTISADOG	$800
SB	OMAHAFAN	$465.70
BB	JRANDA	$588.17

• Pre-Flop ($6, 5 players)Hero is BTN
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2 folds, CATWOTISADOG raises to $12, 1 fold, JRANDA calls $8

• Flop ($26, 2 players)
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JRANDA checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $14, JRANDA calls $14

• Turn ($54, 2 players)
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JRANDA checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $41, JRANDA raises to $88.50, CATWOTISADOG calls $47.50

• River ($231, 2 players)
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JRANDA checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $200

• Final Pot: $431

So, I'm not unhappy. Session 2 goals remain the same, albeit to maybe stop bluffing fish as well. I'll file this under awareness of animal types.

Is all, dan