**Official uNL Microbrew thread: January (nc)**

[scottc25]

Only if I could run this well all month...

[jonyy6788]

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What are you hoping to accomplish with the AA there? I probably just call hoping to hit the 4th club. There's no real need to "protect" your hand, you have the highest FD and you probably get pushed back at by sets/made flushes. In the QQ hand I think villain had odds to call your all-in with over+FD. If you're gonna raise UTG to $6 I just go all-in preflop or raise it to $13, I don't like having people along for the ride when I got JJ against a shorty. I would probably just call his minraise though, he wont fold any two facecards (in which case you're tossing) and he obv. won't fold QQ-AA in which you're WB. I look to call his $1 and get in on flop w/out facecard.

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Wow that's horrible advice.

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You're right, that was a horrible post by me. I need to make a correction: villain was ahead with A5.

[netstorm]

Finally got out of my downswing last month, and finished january up $1500 + 600 in bonus. I now have a $3500 roll, and am finally starting to feel at home in $100nl. Up 8 buyins there, and loving it. I hope my microNL days are over now! =) No offense [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

The party reloads sure have helped me.

Oh, and UB software+table selection sucks, huge!

Party FTW!

[RAHZero]

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Finally got out of my downswing last month, and finished january up $1500 + 600 in bonus.

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Time machine??? By the way, I hate you Europeans, I want Party back!

[Imrahil]

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What are you hoping to accomplish with the AA there? I probably just call hoping to hit the 4th club. There's no real need to "protect" your hand, you have the highest FD and you probably get pushed back at by sets/made flushes. In the QQ hand I think villain had odds to call your all-in with over+FD. If you're gonna raise UTG to $6 I just go all-in preflop or raise it to $13, I don't like having people along for the ride when I got JJ against a shorty. I would probably just call his minraise though, he wont fold any two facecards (in which case you're tossing) and he obv. won't fold QQ-AA in which you're WB. I look to call his $1 and get in on flop w/out facecard.

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Wow that's horrible advice.

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You're right, that was a horrible post by me. I need to make a correction: villain was ahead with A5.

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But doesn it make sense to just push over villain's min-raise PF? Why make such a large raise to $13? If I raise to $6 and villain pushes then I can isolate him if anyone calls but to make such a large isolation play after he just minraises is bad I think. Oh, and also just calling the minraise with JJ after a few people call is really really bad.

[jonyy6788]

I think the entire forum (including myself--I'm almost plugged the leak) needs to stop overplaying overpairs. Winrates will increase dramatically.

[sputum]

Had a little go at NL25


Highlight:
Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $66.50
UTG+1: $40.75
UTG+2: $89.65
MP1: $21.70
MP2: $22.80
MP3: $21.85
CO: $28.25
me: $24.60
SB: $27.75
BB: $24.25

Pre-flop: (10 players) me is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 5 folds, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $0.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">me raises to $2.5</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG folds, CO calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($7.9, 3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">me bets $5</font>, BB folds, CO calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($17.9, 2 players)
CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">me bets $10</font>, CO calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($37.9, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">CO bets $3.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">me raises all-in $7.1</font>, CO calls.

Results:
Final pot: $52.1
<font color="#ffffff">me shows QH QC </font>
<font color="#ffffff">CO shows 6H 6D </font>

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $39.55
UTG+1: $24.10
UTG+2: $8.20
MP1: $27.75
MP2: $35.50
me: $25.90
CO: $23.85
Button: $24.70
SB: $57.80
BB: $4.95

Pre-flop: (10 players) me is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, me calls, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $1</font>, 2 folds, me calls.

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($2.5, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">me bets $3</font>, SB calls.

Turn: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($8.5, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">me bets $8</font>, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $16</font>, me calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($40.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB is all-in $37.65</font>, <font color="#cc0000">me calls all-in $5.75</font>.
Uncalled bets: $31.9 returned to SB.

Results:
Final pot: $52
<font color="#ffffff">SB shows 10C KS </font>
<font color="#ffffff">me shows AS KD </font>

So time for a little PLO action. $336 ship it [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Imrahil]

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I think the entire forum (including myself--I'm almost plugged the leak) needs to stop overplaying overpairs. Winrates will increase dramatically.

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I took like a 1 week break so I'm sorta rusty. I think once I start playing again I'll be able to fold overpairs. But sometimes you don't have much info to know whether your OP is good or not.

[jonyy6788]

If you're facing unknowns, then play more cautiously. Pot control is your friend.

[JoshK]

January is going awesome thus far



Cheers,

JoshK