***Official May Non-Nit Chat Thread***

[GrandMelon]

Also I wasnt really concerned with the breakeven stretch but more about dropping 10 BIs. At 6 max its normal too but I wasnt sure about FR.

[LearningCurve]

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dropdown to nl100

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Bad idea IMO.

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Please elaborate. Is this so you won't have to play him or another reason? Interested in hearing your $.02...

[the_main]

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when I 4 bet you from the sb when u were on the button and u pushed what did u have? I folded KK

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wait you actually folded KK in a BTN vs SB hand??

if it wasn't at least 200bbs deep, it was terrible

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Umm I 4 bet not 3 bet him, which didnt scare him away from pushing, what do you think he does that with? if thats not a spot to lay down KK I dont know what is.

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You sure you didn't have odds to call?
You'll still beat aces 20% of the time.

[bottomset]

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when I 4 bet you from the sb when u were on the button and u pushed what did u have? I folded KK

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wait you actually folded KK in a BTN vs SB hand??

if it wasn't at least 200bbs deep, it was terrible

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Umm I 4 bet not 3 bet him, which didnt scare him away from pushing, what do you think he does that with? if thats not a spot to lay down KK I dont know what is.

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so it went something like 4bb 12bb 36bb fold?

or 4bb 14bb 42bb fold?

for 100bbs?

[blunty31]

it was at 1/2, MP2 raised to $6, he rr to $24 I think I RR to $60, he pushed, I folded, stacks were about $250 I think

[1p0kerboy]

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Please elaborate. Is this so you won't have to play him or another reason? Interested in hearing your $.02...

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Less good players at my tables = more $$$ in my wallet. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Melon, last month I suffered 2 10+ BI downswings. It was hard for me to deal with because I am a decent winner over quite a large sample.

To get through it I kept reminding myself how much I was making in FPPs/rakeback.

FWIW I think it's a great idea to step down and crush the lower limits for a day or two. Remember as you go down the ladder, not only will your WR go up, but your fluctuations will go down as well. Sometimes we need that.

[GrandMelon]

Found the hand

POKERSTARS GAME #10176046627: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) - 2007/05/29 - 23:27:55 (ET)
Table 'Patricia II' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: blunty31 ($616.20 in chips)
Seat 2: Railbird ($122.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Tecknowledgy ($433.05 in chips)
Seat 5: drossxyu ($200 in chips)
Seat 6: mufahula ($197 in chips)
Seat 8: jmoney10587 ($206 in chips)
Seat 9: MrHouston ($410.60 in chips)
blunty31: posts small blind $1
DaWarsaw leaves the table
Railbird: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jmoney10587 [Ad Ac]
Tecknowledgy: folds
drossxyu: raises $4 to $6
mufahula: folds
jmoney10587: raises $20 to $26
MrHouston: folds
Ninco joins the table at seat #7
blunty31: raises $38 to $64
Railbird: folds
drossxyu: folds
iceoholic is connected
jmoney10587: raises $142 to $206 and is all-in
iceoholic has returned
blunty31: folds
jmoney10587 collected $136 from pot
jmoney10587: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $136 | Rake $0
Seat 1: blunty31 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Railbird (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Tecknowledgy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: drossxyu folded before Flop
Seat 6: mufahula folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jmoney10587 collected ($136)
Seat 9: MrHouston (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[the_main]

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it was at 1/2, MP2 raised to $6, he rr to $24 I think I RR to $60, he pushed, I folded, stacks were about $250 I think

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I fold every time.

disclaimer: i may or may not have seen the results [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[the_main]

shippy whippy

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 8 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $455.00
BB: $122.45
UTG: $445.50
UTG+1: $376.00
<font color="black">the_main (MP1): $553.00</font>
MP2: $384.25
CO: $501.30
BTN: $34.20

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> the_main is dealt 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (8 Players)
2 folds, <font color="red">the_main raises to $16.00</font>, 3 folds, SB calls $14.00, BB calls $12.00

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($48) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">BB bets $40.00</font>, the_main calls $40.00, <font color="red">SB raises to $120.00</font>, BB folds, <font color="red">the_main raises all-in to $537.00</font>, SB calls all-in for $319.00
Uncalled bet of $98.00 returned to the_main

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($966) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

<font color="black">River:</font> ($966) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $966.00 ($3 Rake)

SB had A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (two pair, Queens and Nines) and LOST (-$455.00)
the_main had 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (a full house, Sixes full of Nines) and WON (+$508.00)

[blunty31]

Thanx Grand