Update

Hey, it's been a couple of days since I posted. Been playing every day still but didn't feel the need to waffle about it. Nothing much interesting happened and the work I am doing with pokerazor is - at this stage - experimental. Basically I'm creating a prototype strategy for playing the flop so that I am aggressive enough not to be losing money in the fit or fold style. It's a case of finding the correct board textures to play back at aggressive c-bettors and players displaying hit or miss tendencies. Early days but that redline is creeping towards a break even one; I think that would be enough to make alot of money at micro stakes. Break even on non showdown winnings and then earn your keep with the showdown winnings when crap players goof up lol. Got some hands from this evening to show. Two hands played differently in a 3-bet pot against the same good player - both with flush draws, followed by a hand I think I missed out on some value on the river. Before that though, the balance is back up to 440. I'll see how long before I stack off a few buy ins this time!

Full Tilt Poker Game #14846181458: Table Tear (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:40:28 ET - 2009/09/21
Seat 1: B4nko ($10)
Seat 2: adopsio ($44)
Seat 3: BamBet ($19.13), is sitting out
Seat 4: rcv1 ($10)
Seat 5: papasin ($11.32)
Seat 6: smokinaces19150 ($9.60)
papasin posts the small blind of $0.05
smokinaces19150 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to B4nko [Qh Ah]
B4nko raises to $0.35
adopsio raises to $1
rcv1 folds
papasin folds
smokinaces19150 folds
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko raises to $2.90
adopsio calls $1.90
*** FLOP *** [2c 4h 9h]
B4nko bets $7.10, and is all in
smokinaces19150 stands up
adopsio calls $7.10
B4nko shows [Qh Ah]
adopsio shows [Kh As]
*** TURN *** [2c 4h 9h] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [2c 4h 9h 7s] [Qc]
B4nko shows a pair of Queens
adopsio shows Ace King high
B4nko wins the pot ($18.81) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.15 | Rake $1.34
Board: [2c 4h 9h 7s Qc]
Seat 1: B4nko showed [Qh Ah] and won ($18.81) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: adopsio showed [Kh As] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 3: BamBet is sitting out
Seat 4: rcv1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: papasin (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: smokinaces19150 (big blind) folded before the Flop

3-bet pot - the call with ak looks a little loose doesn't it? But providing he factors a few non pair hands and obvious flush draws into my range then the call is fine getting good odds as he was. Against the same player...

Full Tilt Poker Game #14846427281: Table Tear (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:51:40 ET - 2009/09/21
Seat 1: B4nko ($18.12)
Seat 2: adopsio ($23.87)
Seat 3: TORR678 ($10)
Seat 4: rcv1 ($10)
Seat 5: papasin ($11.80)
Seat 6: canihtk ($18.76)
B4nko posts the small blind of $0.05
adopsio posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to B4nko [9h 8h]
rcv1 raises to $0.40
papasin folds
canihtk folds
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko raises to $1.40
adopsio calls $1.30
rcv1 calls $1
*** FLOP *** [4h 5c Ah]
B4nko checks
adopsio bets $2.10
rcv1 folds
rcv1 adds $1.40
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko raises to $16.72, and is all in
adopsio has 15 seconds left to act
adopsio folds
Uncalled bet of $14.62 returned to B4nko
B4nko mucks
B4nko wins the pot ($7.84)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.40 | Rake $0.56
Board: [4h 5c Ah]
Seat 1: B4nko (small blind) collected ($7.84), mucked
Seat 2: adopsio (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: TORR678 is sitting out
Seat 4: rcv1 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: papasin didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: canihtk (button) didn't bet (folded)

This time I decided to let one of the opposition bet out and shove over the top. I really felt that the aggressive adopsio (who was playing well) would bet most of the time here. In they went and I felt I had terrific fold equity in this pot. An initial raiser check raising all-in looks super strong. Now a mistake in this hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #14847265073: Table Clone (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:31:15 ET - 2009/09/21
Seat 1: Biothon ($15.93)
Seat 2: B4nko ($12.14)
Seat 3: sakanton ($12.55)
Seat 4: NL_Hype ($13.43)
Seat 5: Ta3bI ($10.15)
NL_Hype posts the small blind of $0.05
Ta3bI posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to B4nko [Td Th]
Biothon calls $0.10
B4nko raises to $0.45
sakanton calls $0.45
NL_Hype folds
Ta3bI folds
Biothon folds
*** FLOP *** [8c 7h Ks]
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko bets $0.65
sakanton calls $0.65
*** TURN *** [8c 7h Ks] [Ts]
B4nko checks
sakanton bets $1
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko calls $1
*** RIVER *** [8c 7h Ks Ts] [Kh]
B4nko checks
sakanton bets $2
B4nko has 15 seconds left to act
B4nko raises to $6.10
sakanton calls $4.10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
B4nko shows [Td Th] a full house, Tens full of Kings
sakanton mucks
B4nko wins the pot ($15.54) with a full house, Tens full of Kings
sakanton adds $5.65
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.65 | Rake $1.11
Board: [8c 7h Ks Ts Kh]
Seat 1: Biothon folded before the Flop
Seat 2: B4nko showed [Td Th] and won ($15.54) with a full house, Tens full of Kings
Seat 3: sakanton (button) mucked [Jh Kc] - three of a kind, Kings
Seat 4: NL_Hype (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Ta3bI (big blind) folded before the Flop

Right. Sakanton calls the flop c-bet. Usually one of two hands, the classic float with air, or top pair. So we turn a great hand and there prob really is no other play than checking here. We need to allow the top pair hands to bet for (perceived) value and the floated air hands a chance to fire a bluff; and we were correct in our assumption that our opponent would bet. Raise or call? I decided to call since a raise is likely to fold out the bluffs and possibly some top pair hands as well - we want to get an extra bet on the river. The river turns an exceptional card for us. Villain has already bluffed a king, so he'd likely feel really good about firing a second barrel on this river. Not only that, but any top pair hand is now going to bet for value. This is where I made my mistake. I didn't reraise all-in. Any bluff is going to fold to any raise, but trip kings are likely never folding for the extra buck or two. I was gutted after I made the smaller reraise and realised my folly. Ah well :(