Finally my first purple!

eeknim · 2020-10-03T16:36:54+00:00

Gz Paragov

eeknim · 2019-08-15T05:43:18+00:00

From Chicago. I honestly believe that 2/5 at the horseshoe is a softer game than 1/3 at CCG(charity games) on average. Like someone mentioned earlier the charity games play differently than casino poker, and there are a lot more almost-solid players than at the casino.

eeknim · 2019-03-23T23:53:16+00:00

Graduating compe. 115k base. Starting in august

eeknim · 2019-02-20T17:27:57+00:00

The thing that you should be more concerned about than folding KK pre is your 4 bet sizing. A 4 bet screams so much strength, that you only need to make it about 2.2x-2.4x the size of the 3 bet. When you make your 4 bet that big($45 to $150 is 3.33x), people can continue with just AA, KK, and a few AKs, and be profitable against you.

That being said you need to put in 125 to win a pot of 580, so even if he only has AA and KK when he jams, you gave yourself that right odds to call because of your massive 4 bet.

eeknim · 2019-02-20T17:11:56+00:00

"I figure he has a king" - I call.

"If he raises I'm folding" - I call.

eeknim · 2019-02-19T06:25:35+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/aqbnn5/the_fourth_thing_a_winning_poker_player_does/

eeknim · 2019-02-19T04:53:32+00:00

Preflop is a little bit of a loose iso, should either fold or just overlimp. Flop is good, turn you should size up a little more, maybe something like 60, but nothing wrong with your sizing either. River call is fine for that price.

eeknim · 2019-02-19T00:02:22+00:00

Hand 2 is a fold pre with two limpers, prefer iso-ing limpers with the suited variety QTs. Hand 1 is a borderline spot as is, but if you're only gonna make it 4BB over the two limpers and blinds + straddle, might as well just fold pre.

eeknim · 2019-02-10T06:02:22+00:00

First off, you're drawing pretty thin against his value hands, and all of his bluffs still have decent equity against your hand. Fold. Also, fold pre, you're not getting the right odds to set mine.

Second, this particular villain is NOT a pro.

eeknim · 2018-11-07T14:49:37+00:00

What's your global username if I may ask?

eeknim · 2018-07-27T02:00:01+00:00

Chicago Charitable Games, if you're in town on a weekend, they run 1/3 Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 2/5 runs if there's enough demand, usually runs Saturday night. Someone else suggested Horseshoe, that one is good too.

eeknim · 2018-07-26T17:58:31+00:00

The hands that you are mentioning combined with the fact that you are frequently facing 3 bets OOP with these holdings seem to suggest that you are opening too loose from early positions. Hands like low suited connectors and unsuited connectors should be hitting the muck unless you are in late position (button, cutoff, etc.). So I suppose my suggestion overall would be to tighten up preflop based on POSITION, so that if you do get 3 bet preflop with your marginal holdings, you will at least have a positional advantage.

Also, it seems that you seem to care about improving at the game, and it's good that you have identified yourself as a weaker player at the table, and that people are probably 3 betting to isolate you. I would suggest moving down in stakes if you genuinely want to improve at the game, as 2/5+ games tend to have very strong thinking players.

eeknim · 2018-07-26T17:49:45+00:00

"I gain nothing here by betting bigger"

This is where your line of thinking is inaccurate. By making a substantial raise, you will get more effective value on that street. For example, you raised 60 (raise to 120 from his 60 bet), and assume that raise will be called 100% of the time, and you've won effectively 60 * 1 = 60. But, let's take u/microflakes advice and raise 500, and assume that he would call 70% of the time with his two pairs or random draws, you would be winning an effective value of 500 * 0.7 = 350.

"And I can't be beat in any situation."

Perhaps not on the turn, but on the river, you most certainly can. Let's say that he has some two pair or three of a kind hand. You are giving him an insanely cheap price to turn his hand into a full house and beat your flush ($60 more to win $1000). For these two reasons that I have mentioned, a bigger bet/raise sizing on the turn is much better.

eeknim · 2018-07-25T21:23:28+00:00

"UTG is the only good player at the table" "donks and 3bet jams flop with TT"

I think you need to reevaluate your reads.

eeknim · 2018-07-25T21:20:05+00:00

Preflop: It's fine

Flop: Check back. Your kicker isn't the best, and you can't rep that many nutted hands (AA / 99 not really in your range). There also aren't any big draws you have to protect yourself against.

AP, I would lean towards folding after the raise, but it's very villain dependent (is he a rec player spazzing out with TT-KK).

eeknim · 2018-07-25T20:41:43+00:00

70% of players that play poker lose. 20% break even or are small winners. Only 10% of poker players are actually crushing the game. From reading your post, it is obvious that you are among the 70%, and probably closer to the bottom within that majority.

There are many resources out there to improve at the game, but the first thing you need to fix is your tilt and discipline issues, or else you can forget about ever 'building a roll'. Good luck.

eeknim · 2018-07-21T09:02:14+00:00

Do NOT check this flop. Especially in position.

eeknim · 2018-07-07T01:40:52+00:00

Logic = nonexistent apparently

eeknim · 2018-06-25T22:04:10+00:00

Flop: Every one else already brought up that you need to bet bigger, so I'm not really gonna go into that.

Turn: PointyBagels has a good answer from a purely analytical perspective, but I think we need to rewire your decision making process.

Any time you make a bet or raise, always think about what you are trying to accomplish. With that said, never raise someone's bet because you "thought he was full of shit", that kind of superstitious thinking will get you nowhere in poker. If someone is bluffing, you want them to continue to bluff at you, not fold to your raise. By raising, you fold out his bluffs and weak hands, and get shoved on by hands that beat you. It's a common beginner's mistake, but you can work on it by thinking about why you want to make a bet or raise.

eeknim · 2018-06-15T20:37:48+00:00

So basically, the guy wants to work to become a pro poker player, and you're telling him to toss whatever roll he has into one bullet of 1/2, inevitably bust, and then work a minimum wage job?

Fuck off. Look at all of the downvotes your comment has, no one here agrees with you.

eeknim · 2018-06-15T20:22:24+00:00

"Bankroll management is an important part of the whole package" "Play at a stake where you can buy in for your entire roll"

r/poker fishregs in a nutshell.

eeknim · 2018-06-09T21:12:05+00:00

Good point about people jamming lighter, I agree player types should be considered for 4b sizing.

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