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Greetings to all poker enthusiasts out there!
This is the humble story of a lazy student, who found his niche in poker and pursued that dream till this day.
First a brief introduction. My name is Ratko, 25 and i come from the little chicken shaped country called Slovenia.
I’ve been playing poker for about 6 years, first 2 being purely recreational. The following 2 were mostly live games at our local pokerroom, where the games were extremly soft. After that, came a pretty hard time for me. By that time my parents were totaly against my lifestyle and career choice, so it was quiting poker or moving out in my eyes. Moving out it was. The soft live games have already been squeezed out for every penny by that time, so i had to find a job to make a living. I found it at an insurance company, which of course would only be temporarily. Half a year into living on my own i got a bit lucky, when FTP refunded all the money lost in the black friday. That’s where i started nl25 with a 1k br which was on november 2012. After 6-7 months i was finaly able to make the minimum for living of poker, so i decided i would leave my job and go pro. 😀
It’s been more than a year since and even though i was close to busting my roll, i’m here today, still living my dream. 😎
Last year i hired mike-fooz as my coach, who really helped me close a gap in my game, so i was able to move to nl100. Since then i’m playing mostly nl100 rush and also taking shots at nl200-400 for the last 2-3 months, with great results.
Here came the conformation for me, that poker really is the way to go. Looking back at all the discouragment from my family and friends, who never believed one could make a living out of poker, i only feel more confident on my way to become a poker pro. So this was the time i said i have to kick it up a nodge and here i am, joining the CFP program, to make some mad moneeeeeyyyzzzzz!
Poker it is! 
So let’s talk bussines now! I know my goal! I know i can do it! U’ll be seeing a lot of me in the future (and vice versa 🙂 )
Over and out!
P.S.
The youtube channel is comming as soon as i have any content, which should be next week.
Over and out! Again!
Just want to give a shout out to Ratko who is the only player I have ever asked for their skype while at the tables (was fast fold too didn’t know he’d see it). Very solid player who i’ve had the privilege to discuss poker with on a daily basis this year. We push each other and learn from each other so i’m pretty excited we get to do cfp together as well.
GL to you although I don’t think you’ll need it!
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welcome and good luck dude ! 🙂
Thx a lot guys! 😳 We’re about to acomplish great things here.
Thx a lot guys! We’re about to acomplish great things here.
DO IT!!!!
As promised, here is the youtube channel. Feel free to sub. 😉
Interesting story man! Will follow , good luck!
Hey guys!
Officialy started CFP now! 😎 Today and tomorrow will be mostly configuring all the sites and software so everything works and i don’t have to deal with it anymore. I will hopefully have time to squeeze in a few hours of play.
As my first assignment, i will post 10 hands each day. In each of them, i will make up a dream villian, so i maximize the profit. I think this exercise will help me realize where value comes from in each hand, when taking different lines. So here we go! 😀
This play would be perfect against villian, if villian:
1.
SB: $248.90 (62.2 bb)
Hero (BB): $448.65 (112.2 bb)
UTG: $404.45 (101.1 bb)
MP: $357.25 (89.3 bb)
CO: $1,392.80 (348.2 bb)
BTN: $445.50 (111.4 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 3
T4 folds, SB raises to $8, Hero calls $4
Flop: ($16) 5
K A (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $12, SB raises to $24, Hero calls $12
a. is going to give up turn to a small bet
b. is betting turn small, giving me great odds to call and pay of an overbet when i hit the flush
2.
SB: $100 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $167.10 (167.1 bb)
UTG: $40 (40 bb)
MP: $119.30 (119.3 bb)
CO: $101 (101 bb)
BTN: $152.60 (152.6 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q
A2 folds, CO raises to $3, BTN calls $3, SB folds, Hero raises to $13, CO folds, BTN calls $10
Flop: ($29.50) 6
8 4
(2 players)Hero bets $20, BTN raises to $40, Hero calls $20
a. is bluffing with worse hands than AQ and is giving up on turn
b. keeps bluffing when an overcard Q+ hits on turn
3.
SB: $544.30 (136.1 bb)
Hero (BB): $470.95 (117.7 bb)
CO: $525.30 (131.3 bb)
BTN: $549.20 (137.3 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5
KCO folds, BTN raises to $8, SB folds, Hero raises to $30, BTN calls $22
Flop: ($62) 2
J 6 (2 players)Hero bets $42, BTN calls $42
a. calls 2nd barrel on turn and folds to river shove
b. keeps bluffing when K+ falls on turn
4.
SB: $104.05 (104.1 bb)
BB: $109.75 (109.8 bb)
UTG: $194.75 (194.8 bb)
Hero (MP): $160.50 (160.5 bb)
CO: $100.50 (100.5 bb)
BTN: $231.95 (232 bb)
Preflop: Hero is MP with T
AUTG folds, Hero raises to $2.50, 2 folds, SB calls $2, BB folds
Flop: ($6) T
6 3 (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $4.60, SB raises to $13, Hero raises to $24, ?
a. is always callig flop and turn with draws & worse hands than AT and ships only better hands than AT
5.
SB: $178.50 (44.6 bb)
BB: $209.50 (52.4 bb)
Hero (UTG): $565.10 (141.3 bb)
MP: $497.40 (124.4 bb)
CO: $416.40 (104.1 bb)
BTN: $400 (100 bb)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with J
KHero raises to $10, 4 folds, BB raises to $24, Hero calls $14
Flop: ($50) 2
8 T (2 players)BB bets $20, Hero calls $20
a. is always giving up turn with air
b. bluffs his stack of if i hit a pair
6.
SB: $103.15 (103.2 bb)
BB: $167.35 (167.4 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)
MP: $100 (100 bb)
CO: $169.45 (169.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $343.35 (343.4 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with K
Q3 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB raises to $8, BB folds, Hero calls $6
Flop: ($17) 3
T K (2 players)SB bets $12, Hero calls $12
Turn: ($41) 7
(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $20, ?
a. villian calls our bet with draws and worse pairs and never semi bluffs
7.
SB: $414 (103.5 bb)
BB: $594.55 (148.6 bb)
UTG: $533.80 (133.5 bb)
MP: $1,602.50 (400.6 bb)
CO: $413.60 (103.4 bb)
Hero (BTN): $434.40 (108.6 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with K
K3 folds, Hero raises to $8, SB folds, BB calls $4
Flop: ($18) 6
T 9 (2 players)BB checks, Hero bets $13.50, BB raises to $48, Hero raises to $82.50, ?
a. always calls with his draws & worse hands than KK on the flop + turn and only 4bet ships better
8.
SB: $147.75 (73.9 bb)
Hero (BB): $324.35 (162.2 bb)
UTG: $151.25 (75.6 bb)
MP: $308.15 (154.1 bb)
CO: $200 (100 bb)
BTN: $353.40 (176.7 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with T
Q3 folds, BTN raises to $5, SB folds, Hero calls $3
Flop: ($11) 6
7 9 (2 players)Hero bets $7, BTN calls $7
Turn: ($25) J
(2 players)Hero bets $22, BTN calls $22
River: ($69) 3
(2 players)Hero bets $42, BTN calls $42
Results: $153 pot ($3 rake)
Final Board: 6
7 9 J 3Hero showed T
Q and lost (-$76 net)BTN showed 8
7 and won $150 ($74 net)a. is folding every holding worse than a pair of jacks and never turns them into a bluff
9.
SB: $400 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $1,110.15 (277.5 bb)
UTG: $455 (113.8 bb)
MP: $1,197.75 (299.4 bb)
CO: $430.50 (107.6 bb)
BTN: $536.60 (134.2 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q
AUTG raises to $12, 4 folds, Hero calls $8
Flop: ($26) T
A 7 (2 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $20, Hero calls $20
Turn: ($66) 6
(2 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $44, Hero calls $44
a. is never betting the river with worse than AQ (gives up all his bluffs)
10.
Hero (SB): $417.20(104.3 bb)
BB: $404 (101 bb)
UTG: $424.60 (106.2 bb)
MP: $255 (63.8 bb)
CO: $503.15 (125.8 bb)
BTN: $494.05 (123.5 bb)
Preflop: Hero is SB with K
T3 folds, BTN raises to $8, Hero raises to $30, BB folds, BTN calls $22
Flop: ($64) 8
6 K (2 players) Hero checks, ?a. villian is always bluffing 2 streets when checked to and always gives up river
Ok this is it for today. I hope you join in and post your own scenarios so we get different perspectives.
GL at the tables! 😉
First day of palying behind me. It’s really hard to concentrate on the game, now that i started played over different networks and tableselecting. Will take a week or so to get used to it. I would still say i didn’t have a specialy good day either. Hit -300bbs after pretty soon and had to do a stoploss. But still i think i held my ground for the first day. Now it’s just practise practise practise. =) Will be posting more on sunday, when i actually get in some volume.
5 dream scenarios left:
Hero (SB): $227.65 (113.8 bb)
BB: $70 (35 bb)
CO: $201.95 (101 bb)
BTN: $467.35 (233.7 bb)Preflop: Hero is SB with 9
T
2 folds, Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4Flop: ($12) 2
T 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $7, BB calls $7Turn: ($26) 3
(2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $12, Hero calls $12River: ($50) 6
(2 players)
Hero checks, BB checksThis play would be optimal, if villian is floating turn a lot and always bluffs turn, but gives up river. (low FCB and high BetMissedCB)
Hero (SB): $209 (104.5 bb)
BB: $217.65 (108.8 bb)
UTG: $200 (100 bb)
MP: $331.35 (165.7 bb)
CO: $218.32 (109.2 bb)
BTN: $200 (100 bb)Preflop: Hero is SB with J
A
UTG raises to $5, 3 folds, Hero calls $4, BB calls $3Flop: ($15) J
3 7 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $12, UTG folds, Hero raises to $42This play would be optimal if, villian has a hard time folding TP, and calls draws without proper odds.
SB: $197.70 (197.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $100 (100 bb)
UTG: $116.77 (116.8 bb)
MP: $122.38 (122.4 bb)
CO: $75.69 (75.7 bb)
BTN: $137.21 (137.2 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with Q
A
3 folds, BTN raises to $3, SB raises to $11, Hero calls $10, BTN foldsFlop: ($25) 9
3 3 (2 players)
SB bets $9, Hero calls $9This play would be optimal, if villian is raising pfr with a very wide range, cbets a lot and gives up on turn.
SB: $50 (50 bb)
Hero (BB): $101.50 (101.5 bb)
CO: $100 (100 bb)
BTN: $221.57 (221.6 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with 8
A
2 folds, SB raises to $2.39, Hero calls $1.39Flop: ($4.78) J
Q A (2 players)
SB bets $3.68, Hero calls $3.68Turn: ($12.14) 7
(2 players)
SB bets $9.50, Hero calls $9.50This play would be optimal , if villian fires 2 barrels and gives up on river.
SB: $463.35 (231.7 bb)
Hero (BB): $254.70 (127.4 bb)
BTN: $70 (35 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with 7
8
BTN folds, SB raises to $6, Hero raises to $18, SB raises to $42, Hero calls $24This play would be optimal, if villian is opens a lot sb vs bb, 4bets a 6%+ range and gives up turn if called.
1.
Hero (SB): $210.07 (105 bb)
BB: $204.46 (102.2 bb)
UTG: $200 (100 bb)
MP: $200 (100 bb)
CO: $270.08 (135 bb)
BTN: $395.71 (197.9 bb)Preflop: Hero is SB with J
Q
4 folds, Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $18, Hero raises to $42This play would be optimal if, villian is raising bb vs sb 16-17%+ and is folding to 4bets 55%+
SB: $257.06 (128.5 bb)
Hero (BB): $250.20 (125.1 bb)
CO: $315.87 (157.9 bb)
BTN: $197 (98.5 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with J
A
CO raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $20This play would be optimal, if villian is folding to 3bet more than 67% and 55%+ to CB.
2.
SB: $132.45 (132.5 bb)
Hero (BB): $108 (108 bb)
UTG: $32 (32 bb)
MP: $108.05 (108.1 bb)
CO: $86.20 (86.2 bb)
BTN: $44.20 (44.2 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with A
K
2 folds, CO raises to $3, 2 folds, Hero raises to $9.50, CO calls $6.50Flop: ($19.50) 3
2 T (2 players)
Hero bets $13, CO raises to $26, Hero calls $13Turn: ($71.50) 5
(2 players)
Hero checks, CO checksRiver: ($71.50) Q
(2 players)
Hero bets $72.5 and is all-in, CO ?This play would be optimal, if villian is known to minraise with medium strenght hands to get to showdown cheap.
3.
SB: $131.55 (131.6 bb)
BB: $128.16 (128.2 bb)
UTG: $70.60 (70.6 bb)
MP: $100 (100 bb)
CO: $225.49 (225.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $100 (100 bb)Preflop: Hero is BTN with Q
J
3 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB folds, BB calls $1Flop: ($4.50) 7
2 Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.22, BB raises to $10.30, Hero calls $7.08Turn: ($25.10) T
(2 players)
BB bets $15.82, Hero calls $15.82River: ($56.74) 4
(2 players)
BB bets $37, Hero foldsThis play would be optimal, if villian is only barreling river with stong value hand.
4.
SB: $487.87 (243.9 bb)
Hero (BB): $436.50 (218.3 bb)
UTG: $223.39 (111.7 bb)
MP: $258.09 (129 bb)
CO: $199 (99.5 bb)
BTN: $353.73 (176.9 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with A
2
4 folds, SB raises to $4, Hero calls $2Flop: ($8) J
3 A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6, SB calls $6Turn: ($20) 4
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $17.17, SB calls $17.17River: ($54.34) 9
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero checksThis play would be optimal, if villian is known for calling 2 streets with 2nd pair.
5.
Hero (SB): $255.55 (127.8 bb)
BB: $220.25 (110.1 bb)
BTN: $538.95 (269.5 bb)Preflop: Hero is SB with Q
K
BTN folds, Hero raises to $6, BB raises to $18, Hero calls $12Flop: ($36) 3
5 K (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $20, Hero calls $20Turn: ($76) 2
(2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $50, Hero raises to $217.55 and is all-inThis play would be perfect if villian is 3beting with a wide range, which has many draws on this board. Also if he is barreling K high boards a lot.
6.
SB: $223.85 (111.9 bb)
BB: $222.65 (111.3 bb)
Hero (UTG): $261.95 (131 bb)
MP: $208.90 (104.5 bb)
CO: $278.30 (139.2 bb)
BTN: $77 (38.5 bb)Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q
A
Hero raises to $5, 2 folds, BTN calls $5, 2 foldsFlop: ($13) J
T 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $9.10, Hero calls $9.10Turn: ($31.20) 2
(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $21.80, Hero calls $21.80River: ($74.80) 7
(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $41.10 and is all-in, Hero calls $41.10This play would be perfect, if villian is stabing at missed cbets 60%+ and is barreling off very agressively.
7.
SB: $280.65 (140.3 bb)
BB: $402.40 (201.2 bb)
Hero (BTN): $413.20 (206.6 bb)Preflop: Hero is BTN with Q
8
Hero raises to $4, SB raises to $16, BB folds, Hero calls $12Flop: ($34) J
5 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checksThis play would be perfect, if villian is checkraising a lot of air on the flop, but gives up turn mostly.
8.
SB: $74 (37 bb)
Hero (BB): $200 (100 bb)
UTG: $282.75 (141.4 bb)
MP: $247.45 (123.7 bb)
CO: $423.85 (211.9 bb)
BTN: $95.05 (47.5 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with 8
8
UTG folds, MP raises to $4, 3 folds, Hero calls $2Flop: ($9) 3
2 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $6, Hero calls $6Turn: ($21) 4
(2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $12, Hero calls $12River: ($45) 6
(2 players)
Hero checks, MP ?This play would be perfect, if villian is floating flop a lot, stabing to turn check and giving up river.
9.
SB: $39 (39 bb)
Hero (BB): $263.70 (263.7 bb)
UTG: $109.50 (109.5 bb)
MP: $174.35 (174.4 bb)
CO: $192.20 (192.2 bb)
BTN: $128.20 (128.2 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with 8
9
UTG raises to $3.50, 4 folds, Hero calls $2.50Flop: ($7.50) A
8 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $7.50, Hero raises to $18.50, UTG calls $11Turn: ($44.50) Q
(2 players)
Hero checks, UTG?This play would be optimal, if villian is not folding to raise cb and is fighting for pots a lot.
10.
SB: $103.95 (104 bb)
BB: $100 (100 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)
MP: $105.15 (105.2 bb)
CO: $224.30 (224.3 bb)
Hero (BTN): $210.95 (211 bb)Preflop: Hero is BTN with K
K
UTG folds, MP raises to $3, CO folds, Hero calls $3This play would be optimal, if villian is folding to 3bets 75%+ and both sb and bb have squeeze over 10%.
SB: $242.10 (121.1 bb)
BB: $208 (104 bb)
MP: $301.85 (150.9 bb)
Hero (CO): $200 (100 bb)
BTN: $289.11 (144.6 bb)Preflop: Hero is CO with T
T
MP raises to $6, Hero raises to $19, BTN folds, SB raises to $40, 2 folds, Hero calls $21This play would be optimal, if we only continue when we hit a set and villian pays off.
SB: $222.79 (111.4 bb)
BB: $215.07 (107.5 bb)
UTG: $203 (101.5 bb)
MP: $200 (100 bb)
CO: $253.45 (126.7 bb)
Hero (BTN): $323.37 (161.7 bb)Preflop: Hero is BTN with A
K
3 folds, Hero raises to $4, SB raises to $14, BB folds, Hero raises to $37, SB calls $23Flop: ($76) 6
8 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $32This play would be optimal, if villian is not folding to 4bets, but does so vs cbets in 4bet pots.
SB: $103.15 (103.2 bb)
BB: $167.35 (167.4 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)
MP: $100 (100 bb)
CO: $169.45 (169.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $343.35 (343.4 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with K
Q3 folds, Hero raises to $2, SB raises to $8, BB folds, Hero calls $6
Flop: ($17) 3
T K (2 players)SB bets $12, Hero calls $12
Turn: ($41) 7
(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $20, ?
This play would be optimal, if villian calls our bet with draws and worse pairs and never semi bluffs
SB: $159.25 (159.3 bb)
BB: $100 (100 bb)
UTG: $102.63 (102.6 bb)
MP: $107.13 (107.1 bb)
CO: $54.81 (54.8 bb)
BTN: $229.80 (229.8 bb)Preflop:
2 folds, CO raises to $3, 2 folds, BB calls $2Flop: ($6.50) 9
J 5 (2 players)
BB checks, CO checksTurn: ($6.50) 4
(2 players)
BB bets $4.87, CO calls $4.87River: ($16.24) 4
(2 players)
BB bets $13.24, CO calls $13.24This play would be optimal, if villian is checking back 2nd pair or worse, and calls down if no overcards come.
SB: $100 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $167.10 (167.1 bb)
UTG: $40 (40 bb)
MP: $119.30 (119.3 bb)
CO: $101 (101 bb)
BTN: $152.60 (152.6 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q
A2 folds, CO raises to $3, BTN calls $3, SB folds, Hero raises to $13, CO folds, BTN calls $10
Flop: ($29.50) 6
8 4(2 players)Hero bets $20, BTN raises to $40, Hero calls $20
This play would be optimal, if villian bluff raises a lot with worse than AQ and gives up turn.
First week is behind me. I thought it would end good, but at the last second i got a few coolers, so i finished in the red zone.
This week was the warmup and i’m satisfied with it. It was a lot of hard work, but i can already see some changes in my thinking process, which is great.
Plan for the next week is to play 35hours and climb slowly and steady. This weeks graph is just horrible to look at, so that’ll have to change obviously.
Here is one interesting spot from today:
Villian is 50 24, BTN open 56%, fold to 3bet 31%,bet missed cbet is 55% over a 2k sample.
SB: $200 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $238.75 (119.4 bb)
MP: $80 (40 bb)
CO: $202 (101 bb)
BTN: $217.95 (109 bb)Preflop: Hero is BB with T
T
2 folds, BTN raises to $8, SB folds, Hero raises to $22, BTN calls $14Flop: ($45) 7
J J (2 players)
Hero bets $24, BTN calls $24Turn: ($93) 8
(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $70, Hero raises to $192.75 and is all-in, BTN calls $101.95 and is all-inI was sure i’m ahead with my TT vs this players on this board. Should i rather bet turn small and check decide river?
Probably should just bet.
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I would also bet
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