Villain runs 20/8/1.11 over thousands of hands. Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 8 Players LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter SB: $297.45 BB: $110.50 UTG: $233.90 UTG+1: $203 MP1: $200 MP2: $228.90 Hero (CO): $304.95 BTN: $30 Pre-Flop: A A dealt to Hero (CO) 2 folds, MP1 calls $2, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $10, 3 folds, MP1 calls $8 He limp/calls pre-flop, which given his stats he does with a wide range. At [...]

It is a rare occurence, but when you can correctly fold kings pre-flop, not only is it a great feeling, but it really helps your bottom line. The Small Blind in this hand was key, I have a lot of hands with him and he runs about 13/5 with very little pre-flop aggression. The saying goes the 4th bet is always aces,  I don’t agree with the saying, but with this opponent in mind I [...]

It was a stinking hot day in Melbourne today, but I got out an enjoyed a bit of the sun in the morning hours. After the technician left my house (hopefully all my Internet problems are over now), I headed out to Gordon’s house. He lives right near the beach and he, Brad and I sug in for a bit of cricket in the park there. With the skyscrapers on the city in the background [...]

I got a bonus offer from party poker this week that I couldn’t refuse. I’ve been exclusively playing at PokerStars for a while now and it was nice to get out to a different site. The grass certainly seems greener, I know I ran fairly well in the session, but there were far fewer tougher players. There were less $200NL tables going, so I had to revert to a bit of $100NL as well. Hopefully [...]