I rarely ever complain, I always just power through, but I am in the midst of my biggest downswing in poker right now. Nothing is going right. I feel like I am playing excellent 75% of the time and making some average plays the rest of the time, but my bad luck is starting to add up. Thought I’d just write it down, as a bit of catharsis and also a bit of a leveller [...]

Villain is 28/4/2.5 over 116 hands, no real other reads or information, other than it’s Friday night and the donks are out. Just want to know whether you guys value bet this river and if so how much? His hand seems like a draw, all of which missed. Is he really calling a third barrel with KT/KQ?  PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $2 BB (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML) saw flop|saw showdown [...]

Villain in this hand is TheYeti, he runs 16/9/1.43 over 1000 hands. We haven’t tangled much, when we do it’s usually me three-betting his LP raise and him giving a speech then folding. Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 9 Players LeggoPoker Hand History Converter Hero (MP2): $205.35 CO: $135.55 BTN: $52.60 SB: $84.70 BB: $198 UTG: $241.80 UTG+1: $354.35 UTG+2: $187.30 MP1: $172.75 Pre-Flop: 9 9 dealt to Hero (MP2) 2 folds, UTG+2 [...]

Since my marathon my fitness has been slipping away, more and more time for poker and less time for myself. With that in mind I’ve devised a workout program that should be less stressful on my body than just  running all the time. Day 1 Weights 5×5 Squats 5×5 Bench 5×5 Vertical Barbell Rows 5×5 Leg Extensions Accessory Exercises 3×75 Ab Crunches 4×30 Resistence Bicep Cardio 250 Star Jumps 10 Minutes Jump Rope Day 2 [...]

Villain in this hand is  Rick Charger, who I have 24/5.8/0.89 over 200 hands Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 9 Players LeggoPoker Hand History Converter MP1: $210.90 Hero (MP2): $214 CO: $208.15 BTN: $328.55 SB: $134.85 BB: $230.30 UTG: $79.75 UTG+1: $214.35 UTG+2: $209 Pre-Flop: K K dealt to Hero (MP2) 4 folds, Hero raises to $8, CO folds, BTN calls $8, 2 folds Flop: ($19) J 5 9 (2 Players) Hero bets [...]