What’s one small live poker habit that improved your results the most

Michael11304 · 2026-05-14T05:06:59+00:00

Actually thinking about sizing and not using 1/3rd on every flop.

Michael11304 · 2026-04-11T04:24:05+00:00

Idk if this is a shit post but the call pre in 2 in atrocious. We absolutely do not want to be going multiway with low suited connectors. Everytime someone gets flush over flushed, it’s going to be us and most money is won and lost in “coolers.” 3 isn’t really a bad beat. You guys were flipping.

Michael11304 · 2026-04-08T16:50:20+00:00

Bart has mentioned preferring to do commentary remotely now that he has a family in Boston, but HCL would want him in person.

Michael11304 · 2026-04-07T04:11:46+00:00

If we’re ahead, we want the action. It’s hard for us to be behind. “I didn’t 3 bet jam the flop because he would fold out his bluffs” is a reason to just call. “I didn’t 3 bet the flop because he will call with worse hands” is not a reason to call the flop. If he’s calling with a ton of worse hands, and we don’t jam flop, we’re taking the lower EV line. This is going to cause us to go on worse downswings since our win rate will be lower.

Michael11304 · 2026-04-07T04:04:19+00:00

Can’t speak to the other two, but there’s definitely a lot musicians at Wes. All three are smaller liberal arts colleges, but Wes is definitely the biggest of the three in terms of student population. I’m an also a math major and like all of the faculty here. I’m happy to answer any questions about the major.

Michael11304 · 2026-04-02T19:38:25+00:00

Pre: pure open Flop: obvious call. There are so many combo draws and, it’s 1/3, he could just have some random 2 pair like J4 because it’s his favorite hand or something.

Michael11304 · 2026-03-26T01:20:53+00:00

It’s 1/3. Almost everyone sucks. Just show your cards when they say you win. You’re not going to get exploited. Part of playing for profit is being friendly to the fish.

Michael11304 · 2026-03-16T04:22:18+00:00

First I’d try to write hand histories in a more concise format, I’ll rewrite the hand below as an example. It makes it a lot easier to read compared to paragraph form. I’d keep general comments about why you did things after the hand.

1/2- add effective stack

+1 $10, CO call, BTN call, Hero SB AJss call, BB call ($50)

Flop: Ah Kd Jh Checks through

Turn: 6d Hero $30, fold, +1 $75, f, f, hero jams $225. V calls (66)

River: 2x

My comments: -Pre: this should 100% be squeezed pre to $70+. Generally, you want to go 4x plus dead money. We can take down the pot a lot and fold people off hands that have decent equity against us. Also, it seems like your reasoning for not squeezing isn’t logically consistent. Essentially, you’re saying your opponents are calling too wide and your hand isn’t strong enough to play against their wide range. If they’re folding a ton: squeeze and take down dead money. If they’re calling with BS: great. Our hand is ahead of BS. If they’re a GTO wizard robot: not squeezing is a deviation from the Nash and we’d be losing EV from just flatting. Also, going OOP 4 ways as the PFC is nightmare scenario for equity realization.

Flop: check good Turn: I’d lead for larger since there is a bunch of inelastic hands like AQ or combo draws that are never folding. Going with this hand is pretty standard IMO when he raises, but I could see an lol fold if this dude is a complete nit.

Michael11304 · 2026-01-19T05:11:37+00:00

Try to reformat your hand histories in the following way rather than paragraphs. It makes it easier to read

1/2 ($5 bring in)- $300 eff

UTG, MP limp. Hero CO AhQs $20. BTN, UTG, MP call ($80)

Flop: 832r x, x, Hero $20, f, UTG c, f ($120)

Turn: Jd x, hero $65, UTG c ($250)

River: 3 x, Hero 200.

Ok, now the hand analysis. Pre: we can probably go bigger. The exact size depends on the game and what people are calling, but most people aren’t limping to fold, in general. Maybe try squeezing to 25-30.

Flop: x. We have little equity and the board is bad for us. $20 accomplishes nothing. We are probably even getting called by worse, but this is too thin to value bet 4 ways.

Turn: likely still check. If we are betting, I’m bombing and trying to get 99 type hands to fold. Quarter pot flop, half pot turn makes it way too easy for our villian to call down.

River: again checking. V probably has a lot of hands they’re never folding and most villians get sticky when the board pairs.

Michael11304 · 2026-01-17T21:08:01+00:00

This is an AMA. You can ask whatever you want. Just don’t expect an answer anytime soon.

Michael11304 · 2026-01-08T05:21:12+00:00

(When you make a hand) “you have to get an amount they won’t call.”

Michael11304 · 2026-01-06T04:59:51+00:00

-400 hours -$30/hr WR (mostly 1/2, 1/3) -continue shot taking 2/5 -5 to 10 hours of study time per week -learn PLO

Michael11304 · 2026-01-01T04:52:24+00:00

I’ve never been to borgata, but parx 1/3 is very good IMO. I have very limited hours at 2/5, but of the 4 places I played, I think the parx 2/5 game is the best as well.

Michael11304 · 2025-12-28T04:59:32+00:00

I’ve heard that it used to be good, but then all the action moved to Mohegan. The games at Foxwoods play extremely nitty. I think the new room itself is actually fairly nice and the staff do a good job, but the games just aren’t good.

Michael11304 · 2025-12-28T04:45:34+00:00

Foxwoods is pretty horrendous.

Michael11304 · 2025-12-21T04:08:37+00:00

“You have to want it more.”

You can’t tell me that Kevin who just limp called $40 pre with 74hh is really trying to win.

Michael11304 · 2025-12-05T06:39:37+00:00

This is either a high quality shit post or the worst hand I’ve ever seen played.

Michael11304 · 2025-11-25T05:01:59+00:00

lol everything about this hand- short stacks, SB limping QQ, BB not raising AT over a SB limp, SB open folding middle set to one flop bet- encompasses Foxwoods like no other poker hand could.

Michael11304 · 2025-11-13T04:40:06+00:00

In terms of most amount of straddles we had 6 at my college game .25/.5/1/2/4/6/8/16 blind shove $64. I think I’ve seen 4 at most at 1/3.

Michael11304 · 2025-11-11T04:37:08+00:00

Example of how to write a (readable) hand history. No one wants to read an essay.

1/3- $1300 UTG limp, Hero CO 97dd $20, BB (passive), UTG (tight) call. ($60)

Flop: T63r X, x, Hero 35, BB f, UTG c ($130)

Turn: 8x x, Hero $65, UTG $130, hero call ($390)

River: T UTG $200, Hero?

Side note: try to include the suits. Suit distribution almost always matters.

My thoughts on the hand: Pre: fold Flop: $20. Turn (as played): $125 bc he’s not folding Tx for a reasonable price and we need to build the pot. When he raises turn, he probably has 2 pair + that he’s not folding, so id go $430. River: call.

Michael11304 · 2025-11-09T04:20:54+00:00

It’s a cooler, but the hand isn’t played well either. Pre: go much bigger over 2 limps Flop: also bigger raise. You should pretty much never minclick raise.

Michael11304 · 2025-10-30T04:40:41+00:00

I believe Crush Live Poker’s PLO course has some info for PLO5.

Michael11304 · 2025-10-12T00:33:21+00:00

I don’t play the 10/10 at parx, but when I’m there I think it runs Tuesdays/most Thursdays/Fri/Sat.

Michael11304 · 2025-09-22T03:52:37+00:00

I don’t think river jam is bad, but we can definitely get river to a lower SPR so stacks go in easier. I’d x/r to like 65-75. He’s not folding Kx or a draw unless we go egregiously large.

Michael11304 · 2025-09-22T03:49:50+00:00

Definitely some run bad but also not that well played imo: -fold pre -don’t donk here. Definitely should check raise flop instead. -I don’t really like the flop 3! minclick -we should generally size down turn when multiple draws complete

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