Session 19

A strange sort of PF leak has crept in. My unopened CO has dropped right off a cliff, like 21% last week or so. I've been concentrating on opening tigher EP, but this is way too low in CO. So I need to be aware that I can open a ton wider in CO even for just pure stealing power, steal success is similar to BTN, etc.

There's a chance I'm playing badly postflop. I seem incapable of making 'non standard' river folds, ie the kind where 'he bets pot but I have TPTK and that's like the top of my range in this spot so i'll call'. Or like turns in big pots OOP with QQ on T75 T when he bets turn to shove river, ie we're getting owned always.

So I need to think more in those spots, and this session I'll be concentrating on timing when they do occur. PF has been fine for the most part still apart from the CO thing, no spewy 4bet OOP calls or silly 3bets or anything like that.

Basically I need to time on all decisions a lot more. In fact, this is my sole goal for this session. Well that and open wider on CO. Time, and open CO wider... how hard can that be?

http://weaktight.com/4396014 - drooler UTG, tilted Stars reg flats his raise. On the flop I..... bet fold? Oh dears we're deep I won't hold my breath then Dodgy!

http://weaktight.com/4396021 - 33/16 fish. Only seem him CR once before, he had a set and made it 3x. here he makes it smaller.... I don't fold here do I?

http://weaktight.com/4396026 - reg who likes to bet quick and big as a bluff. Here he bets quick and big. I only put a certain amount of weight into the read.

http://weaktight.com/4396029 - same fish as the 54s hand. I feel this is a standard Dodgy fold, right?

Ok so I have my goals set for next session. Time, open CO wider, and as per usual think hard about preflop.

Session 18

http://weaktight.com/4395513 - 14% UTG, folds a lot to 3bets. Do we just flat KK here?

http://weaktight.com/4395514 - BLUFF. both slightly winning regs.

http://weaktight.com/4395516 - a silly bluff of a fish based entirely on his weak betsize. Silly Dan, pick the times a) your range is strong, b) your opponent can fold

http://weaktight.com/4395519 - SNE reg. Bigger is value, but then tptk is tptk?





http://weaktight.com/4395520 - one for interest, spewing in 4bet pots weeee

So played well PF again, some bad postflop play has crept in but not enough to form a pattern. I'm still about due to have a massive winning day I can feel it, but in the meantime all I can do is stay solid on PF, apply the mental exercises I've been doing and take it from there.

Session 17

I'm due a massive session any time around now, I know this. I got pretty cooler-shaken this session though without too much reciprocation.

http://weaktight.com/4393439 - etc

http://weaktight.com/4393441 - yeah don't love river but what else really. 'talks when strong'

http://weaktight.com/4393448 - etc

Those don't need commenting on.

http://weaktight.com/4393451 - I think by his turn size he has an oesd or pair+GS a lot here on the turn that I don't think he's bluffing river with. Hence I wish I'd shipped the turn. Reg is some 5-10 guy who has a leggo membership and knows me so he says.

http://weaktight.com/4393455 - same guy, dunno whether to bet or not, and if I do, how much?


I was a little bit nitty PF this session in retrospect., somehow came out at 18/16 which must be my nittiest session in like ever. I was just adapting to table conditions though and the cards I was dealt and shouldn't worry about it unless it becomes a pattern. Yeah I ran bad this session, played ok, and was solid PF. More concentrating on PF needed the next few sessions and if I do well I can put it down as learned to the point of unconscious competence and start concentrating on something else.

Session 16

Bit of a strange session. I usually really underestimate my winning sessions, but by the end here I thought I was up around $400-500. Looking at the hands though, there's a ton where I flatted 3bets and flopped no equity, and then a few bluff 4bets in good spots with good hands (ATo and AJo) failed at 2-4 and it all adds up. Happy enough though, PF was probably 9/10 again, but still concentrating on it hard for next session.

http://weaktight.com/4392370 - ok if this guy flats 4bets I need to 4bet bigger. $38 is no good 100bbs, $42 next time.

http://weaktight.com/4392373 - this fish a super wide range, and I went with a default fish read that they don't vbet at all IP. This guys clearly weird. Oh well at least he didn't shove river 'cos I was calling.

http://weaktight.com/4392377 - river is too thin here I think. He's just too good a player with my range from PF being this strong, and I should just check the river for a nut bluffcatcher.

http://weaktight.com/4392379 - his stats indicate he doesn't 3bet vs EP too much, but of late he has been doing to me certainly. Unsure whether to check or shove river. Probably a ship in fact.

http://weaktight.com/4392382 - I couldn't see better fullHs in his range after he bets the turn. Thin value bettor too.

Session 16

Very happy with PF, made one small mistake I think that I'll get to in the first hand.

http://weaktight.com/4391394 - 3bets 13% btn-co, but small sample basically 1/8 occurrences. PF mistake was making the 4bet a mite too small, we're 125 bbs deep and with my whole range needs to discourage flats for the most part. The turn spot is annoying, I feel he can have KQ a lot, QQ and KK sometimes, and value VS JJ etc gets pretty thin. If I check and he bets $155, what then?

http://weaktight.com/4391404 - a Supernova reg. I know this probably wasn't his finest hour, but Jesus Christ!

http://weaktight.com/4391409 - same lol reg

http://weaktight.com/4391406 - if I'm him I 3bet flop or check shove turn. Don't let a good player play perfectly on the river. Or bink perfectly for that matter.

I didn't really lose any hands. Playing well PF will do that for you. Didn't have to flat 4bets either. Still concentrating hard on PF this next session as it's not completely all automatic for me yet..........

Session 15

I'm going to view this as an inexpensive lesson not to 9 table. I decided that my life was easier now with 3betting, and I could expand the number of tables. Wrong! Some spots just need a lot of thought, and my brain bandwidth was just too stretched in some big pots leading to bad decisions.

http://weaktight.com/4390227 - like London buses, I've had a zillion of these spots of late. This guy is a monkey barreler, big winner, but 3bets only 1% VS UTG overall.

http://weaktight.com/4390237 - good player, doesn't bluff much. PF went wrong 'cos of too many tables, should be $48 at a minimum.

http://weaktight.com/4390250 - fishy reg, high river aggression

Goals for next session are to play 6 tables, and again concentrate hard on PF. Give myself 5/10 for the last session and that's generous. Tight UTG, proper 3bet and 4bet sizes, don't flat 4bets OOP, do flat PF where neccessary.

Session 14

That's better. Played much better PF this last session, probably give myself 10/10. Postflop I feel I'm naturally playing quite well at the moment, so I'm going to continue focussing hard on PF this next session so that I really get into good habits.

http://weaktight.com/4387094 - this guy's like a total monkey clown. 3% bb-btn, cbets every flop and most turns and then like always river. According to stats and observations anyway. I guess I basically chickened out calling the river based on stuff getting there and the chance he's shoving A3 or something.

http://weaktight.com/4387099 - same villain. afformentioned tendencies make pf a call I think. told you he was a monkey. he actually has timing tells on the river for bluffs too, quick is bluff. He timed a little on this river which made me think he actually had something but obv rivering a pair slowed him a little.

http://weaktight.com/4387102 - games are dead, etc

http://weaktight.com/4387104 - villain is bad suspicious reg. the flop check is interesting, he's basically the type to 3 barrel this as a bluff and I felt he'd bet all weaker aces at some point anyway allowing me to make a FOS looking check ship. he SNAPPED the shove, omg he has 5x I think. nope.

http://weaktight.com/4387111 - same villain as above. the river Q smashes my range and was just so strange for him to bet it. he could have AQ retrospectively of course if he has AJ. once I was certain QQ+ etc was betting the turn I decided I'd call it.

http://weaktight.com/4387114 - a rare PF flat, and a good spot for it. river is thin, but he's suspicious

http://weaktight.com/4387118 - another barrel happy guy, who can also 3barrel very thin. so flop check given I'm giving up so much and also checking Kx, Jx a decent amount, probably AK too. river, meh inflection point etc but I have the nut bluffcatcher on a card where I can never have a flush.

Goals for session 15- PF again! really concentrate and it makes the rest easy!


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