Royal Flush NL5 MSS @ PokerStars

I'm over 10,000 hands playing NL5 MSS on PokerStars. I hit a Royal Flush yesterday, first time at this level. I got the Royal Flush badge on my PokerTableRatings profile.

Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:
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$0.02/$0.05 No-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)

Known players:

BU = ($3.80)
SB = ($5.00)
BB = ($1.43)
UTG2 = ($4.02)
MP1 = ($5.22)
MP2 (Hero) = ($3.09)
MP3 = ($2.32)
CO = ($2.10)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, K.
UTG2 calls $0.05, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $0.20, 3 folds, SB calls $0.18, BB folds, UTG2 calls $0.15.

Flop: ($0.65) T, 3, A (3 players)
SB bets $0.45, UTG2 folds, Hero calls $0.45.

Turn: ($1.55) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($1.55) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.70, SB calls $0.70.

Final Pot: $2.95.

Results follow:

Hero shows a royal flush(Q K).
SB shows a pair of aces(A Q).

Hero wins with a royal flush(Q K).

Wassup?

What's up everyone?

I met Zwemnaar at an Omaha tournament on PokerStars (for 2+2 PokerCast Listeners).
Nice tournament by the way..

April was cool because I learned the basics of MSS. I here is my first month's graph:

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The sample size is small because I read many articles and watched tons of videos. + I didn't want to play when I was in bad mood.

I try to grind NL5 MSS to reach SilverStar VIP level on PokerStars. The games are still soft..

Advanced Bankroll Management article coming in the next blog post.. (how should a pro handle his/her bankroll, etc.)

BEAUTIFUL

First of all, congrats to zwemnnar on winning his biggest online pot. Check out that hand here: https://www.pokertableratings.com/hand-history/stars/59822186475/13843194658

+ read The Chronicles of Zwemnaar here


BEAUTIFUL - Tag Heuer Aquaracer PokerStars Watch

Tag Heuer Aquaracer Watch

115,000 FPPs - available for Platinum Star VIP level only

I'm crazy for watches.. I don't know why but I recently started looking for watches. Longines was my favourite brand (for about 1 week lol).

I started learning Middle Stack Strategy (MSS).
What is MSS?

The Mid Stack Strategy is a strategy developed to play profitably in No Limit Hold'em cashgames. It is very well suited for a beginner in poker, as it enables you to play with less risk to your poker bankroll, and it is also simple to learn and start playing right away.

With the MSS you bring less than the maximum amount of chips to the table, which means that you risk less, and also use your chips more efficiently when betting.

I'm playing everyday (2-4 tabling at PokerStars), I'm practicing, posting hands..

I'd love to have a PokerSpace Hand History Converter but I'll write about it later :)

I'm going to post some stuff about MSS, this strategy is suitable for:

• Beginners, who would like to start playing and earning money with a strategy that is not very complicated.
• Former Short Stack Strategy players. Same as in SSS, the post-flop decisions in MSS are rather simple and kept to a minimum.
• Those Big Stack Strategy players who would like to try themselves on higher limits with less risk.
• BSS players with a low win-rate, as this strategy will help you keep a similar win-rate, however also provide you with additional income from rakeback, comparable in amount to that from your direct winnings.

 I'm not going for the 100K PokerStars watch. If I hit Supernova VIP level, I'll choose the money (this status worth about $5000 - read more about it here).

What's going to happen in the near future?

• master MSS
• learn BSS (Big Stack Strategy)
• watch videos, read articles
• write about my experiences at the tables

Best of luck to everyone - See you at the tables!