I'm not trashing Stox in the LEAST...it's just that most people start with the bigger one = CR.

I had a miserable experience with CR. While the content I'd say was pretty good, their customer service and tech help, along with any concern for resolving problems, SUCKS (actually non-existent). I couldn't view their vids (audio only, no vid), and they could care less about trying to help me resolve the problem.

It's very clear they are/were run by a bunch of college kids that had no problem taking my $, but were either not interested (or too shitfaced) to help me iron out technical problems which made their video content unwatchable. Maybe they were too busy boozing it up in Vegas, I don't know nor do I care. Don't sell services you aren't willing to back up and/or support kiddies.

After WEEKS/MONTHS of trying to get someone to help get things working properly, and when finally giving up and asking for a refund and getting stonewalled. Ok, no refund, next try was to ask for help to get things working and an extension to my subscription, to cover what I had paid for and not used. IOW, I didn't even want my $ back, I just wanted my subscription extended to cover what I paid for AFTER getting the tech issue resolved. They even declined this, so I had to sic the Credit Card Company on them, oh well I did try to be reasonable. This last resort was found in my favor (what a shocker), even though I would have rather had things working. They did not give a chit, so phuck those guys. Maybe they'll be responsible in 10 years, but NOT NOW.

JC

Are these 2 hands completely standard or should I be doing something differently ANYWHERE in the hands?

HAND 1.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at

Profiles and Stacks:
UTG ($128.03) 31.2/15.3/1.8 (189)
UTG+1 ($30.36) 69.0/32.4/2.1 (71)
Hero ($108.50) 21.4/19.7/6.0 (117)
BTN ($71.51) 35.5/10.5/1.5 (228)
SB ($151.50) 45.4/6.5/1.3 (108)
BB ($111.99) 27.2/18.2/4.0 (977)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is CO [Qh]
UTG raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $12, 3 folds, UTG calls $8

Flop: [7s][4h] ($25.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $16, UTG calls $16

Turn: ($57.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $38, UTG calls $38

River: ($133.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

[Results Hidden]

HAND 2.
$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at

Profiles and Stacks:
Hero ($157.41) 14.6/12.7/18.0 (158)
UTG+1 ($104.43) 29.6/17.1/1.1 (152)
CO ($70.03) 62.5/25.0/11.0 (16)
BTN ($38.65) 30.9/9.4/3.3 (395)
SB ($121.69) 39.2/20.9/2.1 (556)
BB ($95.00) 32.1/7.1/1.2 (112)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 6 players) Hero is UTG [Ad]
Hero raises to $4, UTG+1 calls $4, 2 folds, SB calls $3.5, 1 fold

Flop: [3h][6s] ($13, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $9.5, 1 fold, SB calls $9.5

Turn: ($32, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $20, SB calls $20

River: ($72, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

[Results Hidden]

pacific: $5600

I agree with the consensus, bet both rivers and get called by worse hands a bunch of the time.

thought this might be fun to look at..

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So, when this swing happened I thought it's the end of the world and that it was a huge swing and bla bla bla, but it was actually a very swingy beginning of a 35k break even stretch for the most part.. Then it took off again, and then at the beginning of the december and right almost until it's end this baby rocked my world. So that was combined NL200, NL100 and NL50 downswing right there.. Most of the losing I've done on NL100 which you can imagine killed my win rate for that game, but that looked pretty bleak since the break even stretch was also on NL100 back then..
As you can see on the graph, I am out of that swong and right about there where I was at the beginning of the december when I won like $1000 in 3 days of NL200..

So far, this month, NL100 has been treating me pretty well and I think my play improved quite a lot.. 6ptbb/100 goot for NL100 over 13k hands?

I know 3B always suggests that I should bet more but I am currently very comfortable by betting 2/3 pot on all streets although I should really start making some adjustments in that department and start betting a bit more then 2/3 on turn and river I guess.. Maybe depending on situation, but I should probably bet $24-$25 into $30 rather then $20 into $30.. I should work on this a bit I think..

As for the both hands above.. My river bet in both of them would actually mean I am all in in both hands... It's not that I wasn't ready for that, it's just that I thought that I won't be called by anything I beat because I've shown strength and they (however donksih) won't look me up without an ace (where river fell ace) because I can 2 barrel AK if I think they can fold..and in another hand I also thought that I won't get a call anymore from anything that I beat and possible busted draw isn't calling anyway..

I am constantly thinking that I have a one pair hand in these spots (although I have 2 pair in one of them because the board paired) and that I shouldn't be committing all of my chips on one pair hands.. I think I was happy to get 2 streets of value there so I just check behind...

Maybe I should shove those places and really expect to be called by worse one pair hands..

One hand from today with a question.. WHY DO THEY JUST CALL A 4BET ?? WHAT'S THE PLAN BEHIND THAT?

I 3bet squeezed with AQs a couple of hands before from the BB and I guess this guy remembered me 3betting before so now tried to exercise some from his own school..

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at

Profiles and Stacks:
UTG ($122.98) 27.8/0.0/1.7 (18)
Hero ($111.00) 19.4/16.0/2.8 (175)
BTN ($173.46) 47.0/9.8/1.7 (183)
SB ($112.97) 26.3/17.0/3.4 (270)
BB ($99.00) 37.1/10.5/3.0 (210)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 5 players) Hero is CO [Qd]
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $4, SB raises to $15.5, 1 fold, Hero raises to $40, BTN folds, SB calls $24.5

Flop: [9d][7s] ($85, 2 players)
SB goes all-in $72.97, Hero goes all-in $71

Turn: ($228.97, 2 players)

River: ($228.97, 2 players)

Final Pot: $228.97
SB shows: TcTd

I find that a 70-75% bet on the flop and a 66-70% bet on the turn seems to do the job.