21 st May

well what a day!!!

i finished yesterday on a big downer, 2 BI down due to just playing bad and today couldn't have started worse.

within half an hour of my session i found myself stacking off with AQ os pre against what i thought was a simple call against a maniac, he turns over AA. at this point i was down 2 BI and i seriously considered going back to bed but i sat and thought for a bit and decided to grind it all back, i was grinding it all back very well so much that i was only 14$ down for the day when BANG this happens

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Party Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

BTN: $14.25 (28.5 bb)
SB: $94.02 (188 bb)
BB: $13.25 (26.5 bb)
UTG: $42.83 (85.7 bb)
Hero (MP): $64.64 (129.3 bb)
CO: $49.79 (99.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with A of spades K of clubs
UTG folds, Hero raises to $1.75, CO raises to $6, 3 folds, Hero raises to $17.50, CO calls $11.50

Flop: ($35.75) 9 of spades A of clubs 7 of spades (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($35.75) 2 of hearts (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($35.75) Q of spades (2 players)
Hero bets $47.14 and is all-in, CO calls $32.29 and is all-in

Results: $100.33 pot ($3.00 rake)
CO showed Q of diamonds Q of clubs (three of a kind, Queens) and won $97.33 ($47.54 net)


do no ask why i didn't be on the turn. i think the flop check is ok given the range i put him on, 10-10+ when i saw the Q on the river i without thinking shoved, and he turned over just as i thought.

i then preceded to go on tilt to lose another buy in and a half, finding myself down again badly at 2.5 BI after grinding back the initial first losing streak.

after this i wasn't sure what to do, i decided to grind with the intent just to see what could be done. i started playing pretty LAG but it worked for me, i was pushing ppl off hands and with a bitta luck getting some hands too.

the next thing i know im about 70 up and im thinking wow what a day, this game surely isn't for the faint hearted and then just as i clicked off the auto post blinds button i was faced with a tough spot.

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Party Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

SB: $66.99 (134 bb)
BB: $17.10 (34.2 bb)
MP: $113.70 (227.4 bb)
Hero (CO): $49 (98 bb)
BTN: $101.26 (202.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with J of spades A of clubs
MP raises to $2, Hero calls $2, 2 folds, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($6.25) 2 of diamonds 9 of diamonds A of spades (3 players)
BB checks, MP bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50, BB calls $4.50

Turn: ($19.75) Q of hearts (3 players)
BB checks, MP bets $13, Hero calls $13, BB folds

River: ($45.75) 3 of hearts (2 players)
MP bets $45.75, Hero calls $29.50 and is all-in

Results: $104.75 pot ($3 rake)
MP showed 7 of diamonds A of diamonds (a pair of Aces) and lost (-$49 net)

my decision to call in the end came down to his W$ASD figure of 43 and i thought he had missed some sort of draw. i called and bang the day finished 130$ up. An unreal turn around from where i was on not one but two occasions!!!

sick day, testament to my mental strength , i have been thinking of giving up but if this month goes well i think i have to continue to grind on :)

good luck grinders, thanks for reading

a LOL hand

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IPOKER, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

BTN: $55.57 (111.1 bb)
SB: $59.89 (119.8 bb)
BB: $60.17 (120.3 bb)
Hero (MP): $49 (98 bb)
CO: $53.31 (106.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP with A of diamonds J of diamonds
Hero raises to $1.75, 2 folds, SB calls $1.50, BB folds

Flop: ($4) A of hearts J of clubs A of clubs (2 players)
SB folds

Results: $4 pot ($0.20 rake)

just thought this summed up my luck for this part of the session

May, so far so good!

so may has started well, i haven't really played a whole heap but im now in a routine that should stick as long as im doing well for the rest of the month. this of course is the make or break month

on top of these im also up about 150 ish as i played on another computer but obviously did not get the hand histories.

i bought another lot of hand histories and have since been preying on some retards which is what i can but my 37BB/100 hands down to so far in nl50. however i find it hard to get away from hands liek QQ, JJ on 10 high boards and losing to the big slick or KK's.

i haven't been playing much different, just 3betting a bit more and squeezing resulting in a slightly higher VPIP and PRF which is a good thing. although i am finding im squeezing OOP too much and the callers are still calling 7-8X BB sqeezes.

hope you are all enjopying your poker and doing well. i just need to get on a little roll for my confidence and for my dream as well. wish me luck grinders!!!

adios!

April, a month to forget

im not too sure what happened in march yes i ran bad, im not hiding from that fact as can be seen in the stats but i wasn't into it and im sure there was some bad playX 100 happening as well.

im not sure what to do now, the monetary goals are right out the window, i lost 200$ extra than what the stats say due to a little expirement on stars so it was real bad. im optimistic i can turn it all around this month its a fresh month im doing a few different things, the only thing i need now is some luck and some determination to get up now that winter has started to set in its so so hard to get out of bed a 4-5 am!!!

pls wish me luck this month i really need to prove to myself and others i can do this, this is pretty much it in terms of chances if it does not happen this month then i will probably be looking for another job.

so far

well april has been a bad one. losing alot of money and now everything is really up in the air. im still gonna grind it out but i need some confidence that i can do it. i have been running bad but im sure there are many many leaks too.

this goal of getting to Europe keeps getting further and further away, im still confident however, im on the right track

also going to be playing some double shoot outs on stars as i have had past sucess in them and im hoping i can make some good profit from them.

here are a few stat images, see what you think .

so far

April goals

1. To play 35,000 hands minimum

2. $2,000 profit from cash games

3. get out a bit more and enjoy life

4. maintain 25-30 hours work at the caffe/restaurant

5. keep enjoying poker.

gl to you all!!