NO. NOw I am not always calling. If I they raise OOP and I reraise BIG time and they push, I fold lacking a read. I've saved a lot of money in the past few weeks, because they haveshowed AA several times.

I played for about an hour and lost 22. Iam currently paying NL$20 and I am uo 52 in 2100 hands. I have been playing a mix of 6max and full ring. 6max have like 1000times better (bigger) fish/shark ratio and could be more entertaining.

Here are some remarkable hands from tain network. I havent load some hands from AP and a few from tribeca. I am actually losing $11 in 1300 hands at Tain...

***** Hand History for Game 176050499 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Mon, Oct 30, 17:52:48 2006
Table Paradroid (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: camajan ($19.86)
Seat 2: jers28 ($14.28)
Seat 3: Alfonz1 ($15.12)
Seat 4: Rymdkejsaren ($11.72)
Seat 5: Canee ($25.26)
Seat 7: reni7 ($3.80)
Seat 8: 0Aces ($18.60)
Seat 9: Swordsmith ($18.26)
Seat 10: Zteef ($17.84)
Zteef posts small blind [$0.10]
camajan posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ Ks Kc ]
jers28 folds
Alfonz1 raises [$0.40]
Rymdkejsaren folds
Canee folds
reni7 calls [$0.40]
0Aces folds
Swordsmith folds
Zteef folds
camajan raises [$2.80]
Alfonz1 raises [$6.20]
reni7 folds
camajan calls [$3.60]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh Js 6d ]
camajan checks
Alfonz1 bets [$5.00]
camajan raises [$10.20]
Alfonz1 is all-In [$3.52]
camajan is refunded uncalled bet $1.68
Alfonz1 shows [ Ad Ac ] a Pair, Aces
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4c ]
camajan shows [ Ks Kc ] a Pair, Kings
Alfonz1 shows [ Ad Ac ] a Pair, Aces
Alfonz1 wins $30.24 from main pot


This was tilt. I was really mad at the moment. That flp is as much as you need to safely put it don after playing horribly preflop....

***** Hand History for Game 176044996 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Mon, Oct 30, 17:46:09 2006
Table Scrooge (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: crozer ($14.50)
Seat 2: camajan ($23.06)
Seat 3: BlazejPolec ($10.98)
Seat 4: lagunn52 ($19.97)
Seat 5: Jonas1444 ($13.02)
Seat 6: Patriot ($74.22)
Jonas1444 posts small blind [$0.10]
Patriot posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ Jh Js ]
crozer calls [$0.20]
camajan raises [$1.00]
BlazejPolec calls [$1.00]
lagunn52 folds
Jonas1444 folds
Patriot folds
crozer calls [$0.80]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3d 3h 2c ]
crozer checks
camajan bets [$3.00]
BlazejPolec is all-In [$9.98]
crozer folds
camajan calls [$6.98]
BlazejPolec shows [ 8c 8d ] Two Pair, Eights and Threes
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]
camajan shows [ Jh Js ] Two Pair, Jacks and Threes
BlazejPolec shows [ 8c 8d ] a Full House, Eights full of Threes
BlazejPolec wins $22.76 from main pot


Hand 3.
***** Hand History for Game 176388318 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Tue, Oct 31, 03:52:33 2006
Table Blue Max (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: lartsi ($21.14)
Seat 2: TraekiAce ($21.11)
Seat 3: Skrudzs ($1.43)
Seat 4: Boeffen ($16.10)
Seat 5: L1vanCN ($29.09)
Seat 6: Tmart8 ($29.76)
Seat 7: janezh ($3.90)
Seat 8: camajan ($19.00)
Seat 9: deucemagnet ($22.95)
Seat 10: ashe ($12.90)
Tmart8 posts small blind [$0.10]
janezh posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ Th Tc ]
camajan calls [$0.20]
deucemagnet folds
ashe folds
lartsi calls [$0.20]
TraekiAce folds
Skrudzs calls [$0.20]
Boeffen folds
L1vanCN folds
Tmart8 calls [$0.10]
janezh checks
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d 8d Ts ]
Tmart8 bets [$1.10]
janezh folds
camajan raises [$2.80]
lartsi folds
Skrudzs is all-In [$1.23]
Tmart8 calls [$1.70]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4s ]
Tmart8 bets [$2.90]
camajan raises [$6.60]
Tmart8 calls [$3.70]
** Dealing River ** [ 3d ]
Tmart8 bets [$3.00]
camajan is all-In [$9.40]
Tmart8 calls [$6.40]
Skrudzs shows [ Qh Td ] Two Pair, Tens and Fours
Tmart8 shows [ Jc Js ] Two Pair, Jacks and Fours
camajan shows [ Th Tc ] a Full House, Tens full of Fours
Tmart8 shows [ Jc Js ] Two Pair, Jacks and Fours
Skrudzs shows [ Qh Td ] Two Pair, Tens and Fours
camajan wins $35.14 from side pot
camajan wins $4.19 from main pot

Hand 4. LOL.

***** Hand History for Game 176721897 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Tue, Oct 31, 19:32:23 2006
Table Paradroid (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Faidros ($19.21)
Seat 2: camajan ($18.82)
Seat 3: SystemR ($15.26)
Seat 4: B55 ($12.42)
Seat 5: koli1 ($13.12)
Seat 6: Jansoto ($19.00)
Seat 7: Hojer1 ($7.26)
Seat 8: Manne21 ($2.36)
Seat 9: katerka ($20.54)
Seat 10: wissssssenholt ($75.40)
Hojer1 posts small blind [$0.10]
Manne21 posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ 4d 4s ]
katerka calls [$0.20]
wissssssenholt raises [$0.60]
Faidros folds
camajan calls [$0.60]
SystemR folds
B55 calls [$0.60]
koli1 folds
Jansoto folds
Hojer1 folds
Manne21 folds
katerka calls [$0.40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c Jc 6h ]
katerka checks
wissssssenholt bets [$3.20]
camajan raises [$8.80]
B55 folds
katerka folds
wissssssenholt is all-In [$71.60]
camajan is all-In [$9.42]
wissssssenholt is refunded uncalled bet $56.58
wissssssenholt shows [ Kh Kc ] a Pair, Kings
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
** Dealing River ** [ Kd ]
wissssssenholt shows [ Kh Kc ] Three of a Kind, Kings
camajan shows [ 4d 4s ] Three of a Kind, Fours
wissssssenholt wins $38.64 from main pot

Hand 5. I thoght i could probably make him fold the FD...

***** Hand History for Game 176005773 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Mon, Oct 30, 16:54:27 2006
Table Seagull (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: pokerperran ($27.41)
Seat 2: funkler ($12.08)
Seat 3: Mellombrore ($50.53)
Seat 4: avlis7 ($19.80)
Seat 5: camajan ($26.75)
Seat 6: Xavier_Creus ($6.95)
pokerperran posts small blind [$0.10]
funkler posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ Qc As ]
Mellombrore folds
avlis7 calls [$0.20]
camajan raises [$1.20]
Xavier_Creus folds
pokerperran folds
funkler folds
avlis7 calls [$1.00]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc Th 6h ]
avlis7 checks
camajan bets [$2.00]
avlis7 calls [$2.00]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ts ]
avlis7 checks
camajan bets [$4.00]
avlis7 calls [$4.00]
** Dealing River ** [ 5c ]
avlis7 checks
camajan checks
avlis7 shows [ Qh Kh ] Two Pair, Kings and Tens
camajan does not show cards.
avlis7 wins $14.20 from the main pot

Villain might have been on tilt...

***** Hand History for Game 176700314 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Tue, Oct 31, 19:02:25 2006
Table Dream of Passion (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 3: AnDy1976 ($25.78)
Seat 4: sjaak ($37.52)
Seat 5: oBBBe ($22.60)
Seat 6: camajan ($21.94)
AnDy1976 posts small blind [$0.10]
sjaak posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ As Ac ]
oBBBe folds
camajan raises [$1.20]
AnDy1976 folds
sjaak raises [$3.00]
camajan calls [$2.00]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d Kd 2s ]
sjaak bets [$5.00]
camajan is all-In [$18.74]
sjaak folds
camajan is refunded uncalled bet $13.74
camajan does not show cards.
camajan wins $16.00 from the main pot

Hand 7. I dont know what the fuck happened here. I check with the intention of checkraising and my hand was folded. The action was great and this shit happens!

***** Hand History for Game 176082603 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Mon, Oct 30, 18:36:53 2006
Table Paradroid (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: camajan ($23.90)
Seat 2: sose ($16.30)
Seat 3: dark21 ($19.53)
Seat 4: hodor ($19.80)
Seat 5: simple21 ($2.28)
Seat 6: SystemR ($28.97)
Seat 7: SirDickler ($9.21)
Seat 8: VogelB5 ($18.36)
Seat 9: mrnatalz ($8.70)
Seat 10: Zteef ($17.12)
mrnatalz posts small blind [$0.10]
Zteef posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ 4h 4d ]
camajan calls [$0.20]
sose calls [$0.20]
dark21 calls [$0.20]
hodor raises [$0.80]
simple21 folds
SystemR folds
SirDickler folds
VogelB5 calls [$0.80]
mrnatalz folds
Zteef folds
camajan calls [$0.60]
sose calls [$0.60]
dark21 calls [$0.60]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h 4c 5d ]
camajan checks
sose checks
dark21 bets [$0.20]
hodor raises [$0.60]
VogelB5 folds
camajan folds
sose folds
dark21 calls [$0.40]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7h ]
dark21 bets [$0.20]
hodor raises [$1.00]
dark21 calls [$0.80]
** Dealing River ** [ Ah ]
dark21 bets [$0.20]
hodor calls [$0.20]
dark21 shows [ 4s Qs ] a Pair, Fours
hodor shows [ Qh Qc ] a Pair, Queens
hodor wins $7.40 from the main pot

Well, considering all those ugly hands I am still up and with a decent rate. Only hands but that is something. I have plans to stay in nl$20 for at least 20K hands.

All this hands are from a 1300 hands sample i n the tain network.

I need the skillz to stop doing things like this over and over and over...

Queen High 10474987-72630 Holdem No Limit $0.10/$0.20
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Hand Start.
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 1 : D0NSKI has $38.10
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 3 : do1 has $33.13
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 4 : uf2001rx has $48.97
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 5 : x13lec has $19.89
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 6 : camajan has $21.56
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has $12.09
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : Seat 9 : TDogg322 has $14.55
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : uf2001rx is the dealer.
[Nov 2 06:19:03] : x13lec posted small blind.
[Nov 2 06:19:04] : camajan posted big blind.
[Nov 2 06:19:04] : Game [72630] started with 7 players.
[Nov 2 06:19:04] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 2 06:19:04] : Seat 6 : camajan has As Kd
[Nov 2 06:19:08] : melvinmigue called $0.20 and raised $0.80
[Nov 2 06:19:09] : TDogg322 folded.
[Nov 2 06:19:17] : D0NSKI called $1
[Nov 2 06:19:19] : do1 folded.
[Nov 2 06:19:20] : uf2001rx folded.
[Nov 2 06:19:21] : x13lec folded.
[Nov 2 06:19:24] : camajan called $0.80 and raised $3.20
[Nov 2 06:19:26] : melvinmigue called $3.20
[Nov 2 06:19:28] : D0NSKI folded.
[Nov 2 06:19:29] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 2 06:19:29] : Board cards [9s 6c Ac]
[Nov 2 06:19:35] : camajan bet $4
[Nov 2 06:19:39] : melvinmigue called $4
[Nov 2 06:19:39] : Dealing turn.
[Nov 2 06:19:39] : Board cards [9s 6c Ac 8c]
[Nov 2 06:19:43] : camajan bet $5
[Nov 2 06:19:45] : melvinmigue called $3.89 and is All-in
[Nov 2 06:19:46] : Showdown!
[Nov 2 06:19:46] : Seat 6 : camajan has As Kd
[Nov 2 06:19:48] : Seat 6 : camajan has As Kd
[Nov 2 06:19:48] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has 7c 7s
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : Board cards [9s 6c Ac 8c 5s]
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : Seat 6 : camajan has As Kd
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : camajan has Pair: Aces
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has 7c 7s
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : melvinmigue has Straight 98765
[Nov 2 06:19:53] : melvinmigue wins $24.02 with Straight 98765
[Nov 2 06:20:03] : Hand is over.


Hand 2.
Queen High 10474987-72609 Holdem No Limit $0.10/$0.20
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Hand Start.
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 1 : D0NSKI has $34.17
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 2 : kev7676 has $5
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 3 : do1 has $37.20
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 4 : uf2001rx has $42.30
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 5 : x13lec has $23.93
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 6 : camajan has $20.38
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has $7.33
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 8 : celmare has $18.63
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : Seat 9 : TDogg322 has $14.79
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : uf2001rx is the dealer.
[Nov 2 05:59:44] : x13lec posted small blind.
[Nov 2 05:59:45] : camajan posted big blind.
[Nov 2 05:59:47] : kev7676 posted big blind.
[Nov 2 05:59:47] : Game [72609] started with 8 players.
[Nov 2 05:59:47] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 2 05:59:47] : Seat 6 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 05:59:52] : melvinmigue called $0.20 and raised $0.80
[Nov 2 05:59:54] : TDogg322 folded.
[Nov 2 05:59:54] : D0NSKI folded.
[Nov 2 05:59:56] : kev7676 folded.
[Nov 2 05:59:58] : do1 called $1
[Nov 2 06:00:02] : uf2001rx folded.
[Nov 2 06:00:03] : x13lec folded.
[Nov 2 06:00:11] : camajan called $0.80 and raised $6
[Nov 2 06:00:16] : melvinmigue called $6
[Nov 2 06:00:22] : do1 folded.
[Nov 2 06:00:22] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 2 06:00:22] : Board cards [5h 9s 3c]
[Nov 2 06:00:26] : camajan bet $1
[Nov 2 06:00:29] : melvinmigue called $0.33 and is All-in
[Nov 2 06:00:29] : Showdown!
[Nov 2 06:00:29] : Seat 6 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 06:00:31] : Seat 6 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 06:00:31] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has Kh Ah
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : Board cards [5h 9s 3c Ac 2s]
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : Seat 6 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : camajan has Pair: Queens
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : Seat 7 : melvinmigue has Kh Ah
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : melvinmigue has Pair: Aces
[Nov 2 06:00:37] : melvinmigue wins $15.17 with Pair: Aces
[Nov 2 06:00:47] : Hand is over.

Yep, getting your money in with the best of it doesn't seem to be working. Maybe wait until you have the nuts on the river to make a bet. If you do that, they make you an honorary old person in Reno.

I have been looking for some decent hands to post because I have been winning for the past 4 or 5 days but there are not many. Lots of small pots. I think I am at 22+VP$IP at 6max because I am still very tight in FR and I am at 19% overall.

I stacked some guy with a flopped set today. I almost cry.

Here is that hand:

Light Years 10475041-70179 Holdem No Limit $0.10/$0.20
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Hand Start.
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 1 : taxman2 has $15.16
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 2 : camajan has $35.75
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 3 : chuchis has $4.15
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 4 : MagoJim has $40.48
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 5 : reefer99 has $19.79
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : Seat 6 : lighning has $15.96
[Nov 2 18:48:45] : taxman2 is the dealer.
[Nov 2 18:48:46] : camajan posted small blind.
[Nov 2 18:48:46] : chuchis posted big blind.
[Nov 2 18:48:46] : Game [70179] started with 5 players.
[Nov 2 18:48:46] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 2 18:48:46] : Seat 2 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 18:48:49] : MagoJim folded.
[Nov 2 18:48:51] : lighning folded.
[Nov 2 18:48:55] : taxman2 called $0.20 and raised $0.80
[Nov 2 18:49:03] : camajan called $0.90
[Nov 2 18:49:05] : chuchis called $0.80
[Nov 2 18:49:06] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 2 18:49:06] : Board cards [Qs 9d 3h]
[Nov 2 18:49:08] : camajan checked.
[Nov 2 18:49:10] : chuchis checked.
[Nov 2 18:49:10] : taxman2 bet $2
[Nov 2 18:49:13] : camajan called $2
[Nov 2 18:49:21] : chuchis called $2 and raised $1.15 and is All-in
[Nov 2 18:49:21] : Under-Raise rules are now in effect.
[Nov 2 18:49:28] : taxman2 called $1.15
[Nov 2 18:49:31] : camajan called $1.15
[Nov 2 18:49:31] : Dealing turn.
[Nov 2 18:49:31] : Board cards [Qs 9d 3h 5c]
[Nov 2 18:49:34] : camajan checked.
[Nov 2 18:49:35] : taxman2 bet $2
[Nov 2 18:49:39] : camajan called $2 and raised $5
[Nov 2 18:49:39] : taxman2 called $5 and raised $4.01 and is All-in
[Nov 2 18:49:39] : Under-Raise rules are now in effect.
[Nov 2 18:49:41] : camajan called $4.01
[Nov 2 18:49:41] : Showdown!
[Nov 2 18:49:41] : Seat 2 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 18:49:43] : Seat 1 : taxman2 has Ah Td
[Nov 2 18:49:43] : Seat 2 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 18:49:43] : Seat 3 : chuchis has Ac 3c
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Board cards [Qs 9d 3h 5c 7d]
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Seat 1 : taxman2 has Ah Td
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : taxman2 has High Card : Ace
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Seat 2 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : camajan has 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : camajan wins $20.92 with 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Seat 3 : chuchis has Ac 3c
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : chuchis has Pair: 3s
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Seat 1 : taxman2 has Ah Td
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : taxman2 has High Card : Ace
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : Seat 2 : camajan has Qh Qc
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : camajan has 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 2 18:49:48] : camajan wins $11.83 with 3 of a Kind: Queens
[Nov 2 18:50:01] : Hand is over.

Hand 2. Today's

***** Hand History for Game 178651786 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Sat, Nov 04, 04:55:59 2006
Table Eddie Kid (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Pervonah ($26.16)
Seat 2: ramsesIII ($75.01)
Seat 3: johnny_clash ($10.94)
Seat 4: OPEX-420 ($46.84)
Seat 5: Galago ($36.90)
Seat 6: camajan ($22.48)
OPEX-420 posts small blind [$0.10]
Galago posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ Qc Qs ]
camajan raises [$1.20]
Pervonah calls [$1.20]
ramsesIII calls [$1.20]
johnny_clash folds
OPEX-420 folds
Galago calls [$1.00]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s 4d 2c ]
Galago checks
camajan bets [$3.90]
Pervonah folds
ramsesIII raises [$7.80]
Galago folds
camajan is all-In [$17.38]
ramsesIII calls [$13.48]
ramsesIII shows [ 3h 3c ] Two Pair, Fours and Threes
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3d ]
camajan shows [ Qc Qs ] Two Pair, Queens and Fours
ramsesIII shows [ 3h 3c ] a Full House, Threes full of Fours
ramsesIII wins $46.96 from main pot

How many two outers in 4.502 hands already?

After those hands I am at 2.98PTBB/100.

This mid sized pot could've been player better, IMO:

***** Hand History for Game 177206335 *****
$0.10/$0.20 NL Texas Hold'em - Wed, Nov 01, 17:37:03 2006
Table Dynamite Johnson (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: raisen ($3.46)
Seat 2: Rabiz ($28.73)
Seat 3: camajan ($19.74)
Seat 4: zlato ($15.67)
Seat 5: lagunn52 ($35.79)
Seat 6: hsson1 ($15.62)
lagunn52 posts small blind [$0.10]
hsson1 posts big blind [$0.20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to camajan [ 6h Ac ]
raisen folds
Rabiz calls [$0.20]
camajan calls [$0.20]
zlato folds
lagunn52 calls [$0.10]
hsson1 checks
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s Ah Jh ]
lagunn52 checks
hsson1 checks
Rabiz checks
camajan bets [$0.60]
lagunn52 folds
hsson1 folds
Rabiz calls [$0.60]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kc ]
Rabiz checks
camajan bets [$2.00]
Rabiz raises [$4.00]
camajan calls [$2.00]
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
Rabiz bets [$5.30]
camajan calls [$5.30]
Rabiz shows [ Td Qd ] a Straight, Ace high
camajan does not show cards.
Rabiz wins $20.10 from the main pot