Given that I have only started seriously multi-tabling cash games at PokerStars in the last few months, this is a very bold exercise. However, I am setting the goal of becoming a PokerStars Supernova VIP member by the deadline of December 31st. Now that I am playing $1/$2 this should be a much easier task, but so far this year I’ve 40,000 base FPPs, needing a further 60,000 in under two months. I’m working at [...]

This QQ laydown is pretty standard, but I am fairly sure that some people would make the error of overplaying their hand here. To pre-face this hand I had been taking a real beating in the session, but was trying to maintain a cool head. The game is 7 handed, which I think makes this a more interesting hand, because as the tables get shorter, QQ becomes an even bigger monster. UTG: 17/13/2.7 UTG+1: 13/10/2.93 [...]

UTG: No stats UTG+2:  19/17/6.05 over 400 hands Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 9 Players LeggoPoker Hand History Converter BTN: $81.30 SB: $184.90 BB: $332.65 UTG: $236.20 Hero (UTG+1): $280.10 UTG+2: $305.25 MP1: $63 MP2: $104.60 CO: $188.85 Pre-Flop: A K dealt to Hero (UTG+1) UTG raises to $8, Hero calls $8, UTG+2 calls $8, MP1 calls $8, 5 folds Flat calling here is horrible, I’ve got to pump it or dump it. [...]

Yesterday was ecstasy, today was brutal. I rate my play a C+, but I took a lot of beats and all things considered played alright with a few sloppy hands thrown in. I won’t bore you with the details of the beats, instead I’m going to identify and explain some of the leaks in my play from the last few sessions. Getting myself into tricky spots by not continuation betting the flop Double barrelling the [...]