7hi sf lfg!!!
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Two days ago I took two of the worst beats of my life in the same session. QQ on a Q65r flop turn 6 = RIP stack, he had 66. I took it like a champ though and didn’t give the player or dealer any shit whatsoever. Then a few hours later closing out the action with K6s in the bb call 3 more bb. Flop comes 665 two spades. I check and the og raiser c bets and button calls and I check raise to $125. OG folds and button makes it $250 on a $500 stack. I thought about folding but decided to continue and just flat think he will jam turn and I wanted to disguise my hand strength and give him a chance to barrel if he was bluffing. Turn is a blank and he rips it in. I snap and he says I just have aces right as the dealer puts an ace on the river. They both won the $600 high hand of the hour bonuses to put a little salt in the wound. I just muttered to myself “Damn that’s twice today”. $2,300 and $1,000 pots. On the QQ hand I had snap called an overbet jam after I checked river. I said out loud “I guess I could have thought about it” and the whole table laughed. Was having a good session outside of that so I managed to only lose $650 in the game on top of the $250 I lost in the Big O tournament right before.
Well, yesterday I came roaring back with a $3k win off a $500 buy in. Feels good man.
With a bit over 700 hours my win rate is just north of $45/h. $30/h after 1,500 hours all games all stakes.
If you factor in $3,700 in jackpots at 2/5 it’s slightly higher.
I think I’m going to set a 2 tournaments a month limit for myself so I don’t keep wasting time. I’ve probably wasted 4-5 months this year playing them and it’s really hurt my income. Damn they are fun and interesting though.
Heading up for an extra day because it the last day of the $1,000/h high hand bonuses promotion. Games will be good, house will be packed.
Years of intense studying is finally starting to sink in to this hard head.
LFG!!!
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I asked AI to list the most important concepts in poker and score them:
Here’s a list of the most important concepts in poker, ranked in order of impactfulness with an associated importance score from 1-10:
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Position (Score: 10)
- Impact: Determines when you act in a hand, significantly affecting decision-making, potential profits, and loss prevention. Position often dictates the strategy for the entire hand.
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Hand Selection (Score: 9.5)
- Impact: Knowing which hands to play from which position is crucial. Tight and selective hand ranges reduce variance and lead to more consistent profits.
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Bet Sizing (Score: 9)
- Impact: Proper bet sizing maximizes value, controls pot size, and influences opponent behavior. It’s essential for extracting value and applying pressure.
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Understanding Opponents (Score: 8.5)
- Impact: Reading your opponents’ tendencies, habits, and ranges helps in making better decisions, including when to bluff, call, or fold.
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Range Analysis (Score: 8)
- Impact: Thinking in ranges rather than specific hands allows for a more accurate assessment of situations, making your decisions less exploitable.
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Bankroll Management (Score: 7.5)
- Impact: Proper bankroll management ensures you can weather variance and continue playing without going broke. It’s essential for long-term success.
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ICM (Independent Chip Model) Awareness (Score: 7)
- Impact: Crucial in tournament play, ICM considerations can drastically affect decisions, particularly near the bubble and at final tables.
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Bluffing and Deception (Score: 7)
- Impact: Bluffing, semi-bluffing, and deceptive plays are essential to keep opponents guessing and to maximize winnings. However, overuse or poor execution can be costly.
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Equity Calculation (Score: 6.5)
- Impact: Understanding pot equity, fold equity, and drawing odds is essential for making profitable decisions in marginal spots.
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Mental Game (Score: 6)
- Impact: Emotional control and focus are crucial for making rational decisions, avoiding tilt, and playing consistently well over time.
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Pot Odds and Implied Odds (Score: 5.5)
- Impact: Calculating pot odds and implied odds helps in making profitable calls and folds, particularly in drawing situations.
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Continuation Betting (C-Betting) (Score: 5)
- Impact: A well-timed continuation bet can help you take down many pots uncontested, but overuse can make you predictable and exploitable.
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GTO (Game Theory Optimal) Play (Score: 5)
- Impact: Playing a balanced, unexploitable strategy reduces the risk of opponents taking advantage of your tendencies. However, it often involves more complex decision-making and is more theoretical in nature.
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Blockers and Combinatorics (Score: 4.5)
- Impact: Understanding blockers and combinatorics can refine your strategy, particularly in bluffing and value betting, by narrowing down opponents’ ranges.
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Learning and Adapting (Score: 4)
- Impact: Continuous improvement and adaptation to new strategies, opponents, and environments are crucial for staying ahead in the game.
This list highlights the most impactful concepts in poker, though the importance of each can vary depending on the game format, stakes, and player skill levels.
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I’ve been working on it, it’s literally giving me carpal tunnel. You have to get used to loud background noise if you spend any amount of time in a casino
Nice AI summary there KK
Episode 5…still busto:
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those are rough beats man. i had a similar experience recently. two bad beats in one game. i took 2 months off.
Playing Poker for a living is one of the dumbest fantasies ever created. You are better off playing blackjack or baccarat where the house edge is only %1.
I can honestly say I have never busted my small stakes account online playing bacarrat, blackjack and sports gambling in over 3 years. I spend the money on Amazon and AliExpress garbage.
- most players will go bust at one point, mostly multiple times
- The games are super tough and mistakes are less.
- Only people making money are people selling courses, online poker is basically dead
- AI will radically change the game and super cheating will occur, it’s only a matter of time
- Constant studying makes this the worse career choice you can make. Your day is never over
- a list of poker “pros” couldn’t even beat their “challenges” on YouTube haha
- With decent poker players making less mistakes, poker rake , variance, most poker players are better off playing blackjack with .5% house edge if you play perfect strategy
This interview changed my view on poker entirely. It’s a colossal waste of time and polk had ZERO counter arguments so he can still sell the poker dream to his gullible audience.
anyone that complains about bad beats is a noob.
it means you got in with the best odds
and
it also means you cant forget the last hand
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Pre-Covid, I used to play a decent amount (for me). Used to try and play during business trips. That equates to like 20 sessions in a year. I kept track of every session and had a win rate of around 8 BB or $43/hr. My game improved a ton once I started playing a more GTO based range and had variations based on position. It is amazing what adding a little discipline to my game did to my profitability.
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I play with my chips more than anyone you’ve ever seen. I do all the chip tricks too.
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I will gto the entire forum into a living death
I played for a living for a couple of years. It was not great. I mean, I had all of the freedom, and sometimes things were great, but I played online. Logging in became so painful, and I hated the game. I also wento busto a few times. I managed to stay afloat, and there were some high spots, but for the most part, it was a terrible experience.
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Fuck yeah, I was hope you’d make it here @phuckles_CTT
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This exactly
Just watching this challenge after having never heard of him I though he was a terrible player but yesterday I also saw the video of him completing his $0-$100,000 challenge wtf how?
$40/h is double what I made at my last job but I’m aware it will never get me rich, for that reason I’m open to trying other industries
What’s worse is the odds.
I actually made more money just playing baccarat and blackjack than I did poker (small stakes though).
Using discipline, bankroll management, limited playing time sessions, you can come up ahead in the short term.
It’s no different than day trading without the tax man.
It’s called luck.
Poker players will never admit to luck being a major factor.
Doug polk could not beat the micro stakes consistently during his challenge 0-10k challenge. He took a shot, got a lucky break and went on a god run at the higher stakes to “beat” his challenge.
Polk never “beat” his challenge but took risky shot taking and gambled and got lucky.
The best of the best couldn’t beat nits, grinders and bots. They are selling you a dream. It’s a scam in the end.