**Official uNL Microbrew thread: May**

[Vyse]

There are a lot of situations that scream weakness or are spots you can simply raise and take down the pot without much fight. They're not some elaborate three street bluffs or something, and I don't know I'm going to bluff in a hand. I'm reading opportunities and not just playing my hand, and if done correctly -- it is pretty hard and I'm definitely experiencing the learning curve -- it is more profitable. Typical uNL grinding bores me to tears, so may as well learn something new.

I run 19/16/3.5 normal, and am running 20/17/6 at this. It's a lot more fun. I want to get up to 23/20.

[Fiksdal]

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

I was sitting with this guy for over an hour, he is the sweetest fish in the WORLD. He is the guy from the AK vs AJ hand I posted a little while ago

Then this [censored] happens. HASDIDASIJADSIJSADIDSID
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.10/$0.25 Blinds
2 Players
LegoPoker HH Converter

BB: $30.20
<font color="black">Hero (SB): $53.70</font>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5 (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $0.75</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to $1.25</font>, Hero calls $0.50

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($2.50) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($2.50) 2 (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $1.00</font>, Hero calls $1.00

<font color="black">River:</font> ($4.50) 5 (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $3.00</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $51.45</font>, BB calls all-in for $24.95
Uncalled bet of $0.00 returned to Hero

Pot Size: $60.40 ($0.50 Rake)

BB had Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q (a full house, Queens full of Fours) and WON (+$29.70)
Hero had 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5 (a full house, Fives full of Fours) and LOST (-$30.20)

Seriously...... Ok whatever. He is sitting with 3 BIs now, so I better just keep playing with him I guess.

[creamfillin]

Ew are you one of those I only raise to 3xbb type people? Did you used to play tournaments? I'd love to see flops with trash from the bb on your table.

[Fiksdal]

This is HU, thus I raise 3bb

[Vyse]

What's the diff? I never understood why people do that. Assuming you are better and have a long-term advantage, aren't you throwing away that .25 over the long term, over and over?

[creamfillin]

zomg is that stnd. HU? ignore me

[Fiksdal]

Most of the time I'm not really raising for value, but for control over the pot I guess?

And there is no need to thin down the field.

[SirFelixCat]

This finished my night off on a good note:

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $26.50
BB: $20.65
UTG: $27.35
MP: $27.65
<u>Hero (CO): $74.30</u>
<u>BTN: $33.10</u>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 Players)
2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.00</font>, BTN calls $1.00, 2 folds

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($2.35) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1.95</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises to $3.90</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $11.20</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises all-in to $32.10</font>, Hero calls $20.90
Uncalled bet of $0.00 returned to BTN

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($66.55) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 All-In)

<font color="black">River:</font> ($66.55) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $66.55 ($3 Rake)

BTN had 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (two pair, Eights and Fours) and LOST (-$33.10)
Hero had T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (two pair, Aces and Tens) and WON (+$30.45)

VN call pre, sir.

Didn't realize I was only 51% fav when the money went it. I really thought it was closer to 56-58%...poker stove kicks butt.

[Fiksdal]

Talking about close equity Felix

Villain here is 7/7/2, so I basically knew I was probably flipping once he raised me.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.10/$0.25 Blinds
5 Players
LegoPoker HH Converter

SB: $26.10
<font color="black">Hero (BB): $35.95</font>
UTG: $25.00
CO: $23.50
BTN: $34.00

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $0.85</font>, CO calls $0.85, BTN calls $0.85, SB folds, Hero calls $0.60

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($3.50) 6 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $3.50</font>, <font color="red">UTG raises to $10.75</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $35.10</font>, UTG calls all-in for $13.40
Uncalled bet of $0.00 returned to Hero

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($51.80) T (2 Players - 2 All-In)

<font color="black">River:</font> ($51.80) 8 (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $51.80 ($2.55 Rake)

UTG had A A (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$25.00)
Hero had 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (a straight, Ten high) and WON (+$24.25)



FlopTurnRiver.com -h 7h 8h - Ac Ad -- 6d 9h Qh
Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing 6d Qh 9h
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
8h 7h 557 56.26 433 43.74 0 0.00 0.563
Ac Ad 433 43.74 557 56.26 0 0.00 0.437

[MrWooster]

7/7/2 - does that mean he ONLY plays JJ+ and maybe AKs?