so today was the first day of me trying to reinvent my strategy. i have known for a while that i was playing too weak and straightforward to really crush the games i play. it became even more obvious when i went through my HEM stats and compared them to other winning players. essentially i have been a variance avoiding little ***** and i dont play nearly creatively enough, so i have dropped back down to 1/2 and 2/4nl with a view to really getting my game up to scratch.

my first session was pretty promising. ran bad but mananged to nearly break even which was cool. i was pretty stoked to see my red line moving in the right direction as well asi know i have been giving up waaay too much in non-showdown pots.




here are the two hands i got stacked on:

1) this hand actually made me pretty happy. it kinda was testament to the image i had managed to cultivate. shame about the result tho

Party Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

CO: $200
Hero (BTN): $245.60
SB: $470.10
BB: $226.15
UTG: $412.25
MP: $200

Pre-Flop: A K dealt to Hero (BTN)
3 folds, Hero raises to $6, SB raises to $21, BB folds, Hero raises to $62, SB raises to $469.10 and is All-In, Hero calls $183.60 and is All-In

Flop: ($493.20) J Q 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: ($493.20) 8 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($493.20) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $493.20 Pot ($227.50 Rake)
Hero showed A K and LOST (-$245.60 NET)
SB showed A 8 and WON $265.70 (+$20.10 NET)

2) this one i think is pretty unavoidable. the pfr is a pretty meh TAG type. i think he can have an overpair, AQ or a random draw/bluff enough to make this shove profitable

Party Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $230.65
SB: $223
BB: $416
UTG: $200
CO: $216.05

Pre-Flop: Q T dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG raises to $7, CO folds, Hero calls $7, SB folds, BB calls $5

Flop: ($22) 8 T 2 (3 Players)
BB checks, UTG bets $15, Hero calls $15, BB folds

Turn: ($52) Q (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $38, UTG raises to $86, Hero raises to $208.65 and is All-In, UTG calls $92 and is All-In

River: ($408) K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $408 Pot ($2.50 Rake)
Hero showed Q T and LOST (-$200 NET)
UTG showed 8 8 and WON $405.50 (+$205.50 NET)

going to play some more tonight and tomorrow. im going to try and stick to less than 6 tables so i can keep up the increased aggression and be able to put more thought into my game.