If you want to move up in poker, you have to find a format that interests you, and then grind the shit out of it while studying a ton so that you can grow your skill while you grow your bankroll.
You also have to grind smart, not necessarily hard. Right now, you're choosing to play in the toughest player pool in the world. Why? There's no need, especially in the micros where the goal is just to grind out hands and bank money.
Here's my graph from playing a little on Betcoin last week:
Obv in mB, not $. Plus another ~300mB in rakeback. Just for having a table or two up waiting for players while I'm grinding MTTs on other sites. If you actually commit some real time to it, you can just steady print.
For your hands, they were both played sub-optimally. The rivered flush is an easy call. He has so many hands in his range that you crush. Raising is as bad as folding, though, as he's easily folding every hand that doesn't beat you. The A9 bluff is bad also, you just aren't representing anything. 4x c/r at some point, 5x and 6x utilize some pot control on the turn or river and don't continue to barrel. Overbetting is bad because you aren't getting anything to fold that would have called smaller bets. So if you think bluffing is the best option (it isn't), a 400 chips bet is going to accomplish the same thing as a 1k chip bet.
If you are serious about HU sngs, you should sub to husng.com, it's a very strong resource for that format.
Thanks for the advice. And nice graph! That certainly give me some motivation. I've been really lazy, the motivation I had playing this game is gone. Maybe that's because I can't consistently win anymore. Even in the micros. Meh.
Anyway let me ask you this, do you think this is a call on the river? It really feels like a call as his line doesn't make sense unless this is a bluff.
No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t/t Blinds - 2 players
Hero (BTN/SB): t1285 1 BBsyalynskiy (BB): t1715 1 BBs
Pre Flop: (t0) Hero is BTN/SB with K
J
Hero raises to t45, yalynskiy calls t45
Flop: (t90) 6
3
K
(2 players)yalynskiy checks,
Hero bets t60,
yalynskiy raises to t210, Hero calls t150
Turn: (t510) 6
(2 players)yalynskiy checks,
Hero bets t300, yalynskiy calls t300
River: (t1110) A
(2 players)yalynskiy bets t1140, Hero
