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Comment | nboyka commented on What should I be getting 3 streets of value with?

I.e. this is a good board runout for him to take a stab at the pot on the river? (My range is super narrow 44, 55, AA, KK and probably only the AdKx on the river and I will have to fold 90% of that narrow range.)

June 6, 2018 | 8 a.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: What should I be getting 3 streets of value with?
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $4.05
SB: $1.42
BB: $2.52 (Hero)
UTG: $1.61
MP: $2.66
CO: $2.49
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is BB with X X
3 folds, BN raises to $0.05, SB folds, Hero raises to $0.19, BN calls $0.14
Flop ($0.39) 5 4 K
Hero bets $0.17, BN calls $0.17
Turn ($0.73) 5 4 K 6
Hero bets $0.34, BN calls $0.34
River ($1.41) 5 4 K 6 Q
Hero bets $1.32, BN calls $1.32

June 5, 2018 | 6:19 p.m.

Comment | nboyka commented on AKo brick 4bet flop with initiative 1.5:1 SPR

By cbetting small, do you mean such that we do not commit ourselves? (Apart from balancing reasons.)

June 4, 2018 | 6:20 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: AKo brick 4bet flop with initiative 1.5:1 SPR
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $2.64
SB: $3.83
BB: $2.00
UTG: $3.17
MP: $2.06
CO: $2.00 (Hero)
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is CO with K A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BN raises to $0.18, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.48, BN calls $0.30
Flop ($0.99) T 8 3
Hero

June 3, 2018 | 8:28 p.m.

Comment | nboyka commented on Nitty fold?

Is checking back Qh a blocker play against FDs (I wouldn't mind them calling)? Do I look to check down or valuebet a street on non-A turn/rivers?

I'm often still clueless in these 3bet pots when ranges are (supposed to be) narrow...

June 3, 2018 | 8:16 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: Nitty fold?
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $2.47
SB: $0.50
BB: $2.56
UTG: $3.11
MP: $1.78
CO: $2.34 (Hero)
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is CO with Q Q
UTG raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, Hero raises to $0.28, 3 folds, UTG folds, MP calls $0.22
Flop ($0.65) 3 6 K
MP checks, Hero bets $0.27, MP raises to $1.50 and is all in, Hero folds
Final Pot MP wins $1.15
Rake is $0.04

June 3, 2018 | 7:08 p.m.

Comment | nboyka commented on Preflop play: variance or leak?

Thanks, that was actually very insightful!

June 1, 2018 | 6:57 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: What's my flop calling range here?
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $5.48
SB: $2.17
BB: $3.53 (Hero)
UTG: $2.13
MP: $2.12
CO: $2.00
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is BB with X X
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.06, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.21, MP calls $0.15
Flop ($0.43) Q 5 2
Hero bets $0.17, MP raises to $0.56, Hero calls $0.39
Turn ($1.55) Q 5 2 8
Hero checks, MP bets $1.35 and is all in, Hero calls $1.35

May 31, 2018 | 7:07 p.m.

Post | nboyka posted in NLHE: Preflop play: variance or leak?

I play the 2NL games on Stars Zoom and I'm increasingly unsure about 3/4-bet/getting in non-AA premiums. 3bet/folding, 4bet/folding seems pretty wrong in most spots, but when the money goes in I'm too often behind and I have the impression that against non-spewy players, I should rather play some postflop instead of isolating or "inducing" light 4bet/5bets.

I've attached two screenshots, where my concern becomes evident.

Overall I still have a decent winrate (11 EVbb/100 even after the 5bb/100 rake) but I think these are the spots, where I bleed alot of equity and I'm pretty sure my opponents have no clue/don't care about my range being balanced or not.

When asking fellow players or in the forums for these spots I get the usual "stop overcomplicating, you have QQ just 3bet/get it in" or "you aren't playing high stakes, keep it simple" (e.g., http://www.runitonce.com/nlhe/too-tight-of-a-fold/ ).

Are there any fellow 2NL Stars players here? Do your graphs look similar?

May 29, 2018 | 8:20 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: 200bb deep KK facing flop reraise
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $1.09
SB: $4.88 (Hero)
BB: $2.08
UTG: $1.92
MP: $3.98
CO: $1.80
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is SB with K K
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.06, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.22, BB folds, MP calls $0.16
Flop ($0.46) T 2 6
Hero bets $0.24, MP raises to $0.78, Hero

May 24, 2018 | 6:14 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: 3way 3bet pot facing flop donk with pfa behind
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $2.00
SB: $2.07
BB: $0.95
UTG: $3.36
MP: $1.98
CO: $2.94 (Hero)
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is CO with Q J
UTG calls $0.02, MP folds, Hero raises to $0.07, BN raises to $0.22, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.20, Hero calls $0.15
Flop ($0.69) 2 T J
UTG bets $0.34, Hero

May 21, 2018 | 8 p.m.

Comment | nboyka commented on Too tight of a fold?

I almost never see people showing TT or AQ with this kind of action. From time to time, someone will show up with 53s or just random garbage, but this is very rare (def < 5% of these spots) and i have never seen 2+ people getting it in with the better one having worse than JJ+, AK. Given this information about the pool tendency, this is a close call?

May 16, 2018 | 5:06 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: oop on in a yeti spot (vs unknown)
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $1.92
SB: $4.23
BB: $2.00
UTG: $2.47
MP: $6.40 (Hero)
CO: $2.15
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is MP with A T
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.06, CO calls $0.06, BN calls $0.06, 2 folds
Flop ($0.21) 5 5 T
Hero bets $0.13, CO folds, BN raises to $0.38, Hero folds

May 15, 2018 | 6:12 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: enough combos to call to justify a bet vs x?
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $2.10
SB: $4.81 (Hero)
BB: $2.10
UTG: $6.87
MP: $2.23
CO: $2.05
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is SB with A A
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.06, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.21, BB folds, MP calls $0.15
Opponent is 15/12 w 2% 3bet. If the stats represent his true frequency, then his calling range is obviously very narrow.
Flop ($0.44) 9 A 4
Hero bets $0.17, MP calls $0.17
Nevertheless this flop I'm betting with all hands I 3bet vs him.
Turn ($0.78) 9 A 4 9
Hero bets $0.38

May 15, 2018 | 6:05 p.m.

Comment | nboyka commented on Too tight of a fold?

Sorry for posting the results.
I am solely interested in the decision after having called, i.e. as played.

May 15, 2018 | 4:19 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: Too tight of a fold?
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $3.08
SB: $2.99
BB: $2.46
UTG: $2.23
MP: $5.36 (Hero)
CO: $4.55
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is MP with Q Q
UTG raises to $0.08, Hero calls $0.08, CO folds, BN raises to $0.33, 2 folds, UTG raises to $2.23 and is all in, Hero folds, BN calls $1.90
Both are unknown, the call is debatable but I don't auto3bet QQ in MP v UTG. (I will usually if there are weaker players behind me or in the blinds, which was not the case.)
UTG instashoves.
Flop ($4.57) 4 7 J
Turn ($4.57) 4 7 J 6
River ($4.57) 4 7 J 6 K

May 14, 2018 | 7:33 p.m.

Hand History | nboyka posted in NLHE: Betsize on the river
Blinds: $0.01/$0.02 (6 Players) BN: $4.28
SB: $2.70
BB: $2.50 (Hero)
UTG: $2.53
MP: $2.34
CO: $1.97
Preflop ($0.03) Hero is BB with Q Q
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.06, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.21, MP raises to $0.52, Hero calls $0.31
Opponent is 30/25 with 14.3 3bet (unfortunately no 4b stats) on ca 100 hands and high AF. Guess a fold would be way too tight, call might be okay if I knew that he raise/folds too much.
Flop ($1.05) 4 Q 3
Hero checks, MP bets $0.53, Hero calls $0.53
Flop is as good as it gets, given his AF I think the x-call is standard.
Turn ($2.11) 4 Q 3 4
Hero checks, MP checks
Plan to xc turn and x/shove rvr.
River ($2.11) 4 Q 3 4 9
Hero bets $0.88, MP calls $0.88
He has ca 60BB left and I wasn't sure what to bet. I think the play is just betting all-in. Him slowing down on the turn gives me reason think that he has sd-value or trying to catch 3-6 outs. While I think that my play was probably not the highest EV, during play I was thinking I could get some more crying calls if I bet a size that makes bluffing cheaper from my point of view.
What are your thoughts?

May 14, 2018 | 7:18 p.m.

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