thanks man. yeah, sorry things are pretty lame in here. very little motivation to update with interesting stuff when i'm just getting murdered every day! I pride myself in keeping the thread updated with results even in downswings though as this is something that so many PG&C's fail to do - Make thread when on upswing, close thread when ds hits

lol, alright. It's not like i just found it, it's just my 1 addiction tune atm!

thanks mate. I'm doing constant off tbl work, sweats and reviews but very hard to overcome having the worst hand a lot! Will keep plugging away of course.

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Played just 200nl today and the games were amazing. Had so many tables with 2 fish and a bunch of weak regs. Again though, ran into AA or KK in nearly every preflop all in and just came up short in most spots. Sucked cus i thought i was up about 500, just to find i was down 700



vs passive fish and whale:



Probably tilt affecting my play. I thought i had a flopped boat. He snapped and the money went to him and i was like



A very special bad beat from a very special player:



As tim pointed out, at least i lost 1k and not 3k by playing my normal limits. Every cloud.

gl

^ disgusting hands!!!! Downswing graph misery porn incoming?

I don't know which way I feel more. But both reactions are appropriate.

games were ridiculous this week-end. i didn't win either tho

Bump

Still half of the month to go! But yes, likely a misery graph incoming...

haha, i appreciate your sympathy through the medium of gifs

i know, so so frustrating to play such good games and lose! Hope things pick up again for you soon

1 day! you're clearly spoilt with my frequency of updates.

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Took yesterday off as usual and barely played monday due to weak game quality. Been hitting gym hard every other day which is the only good thing that's come out of this downswing. Making good progress strength wise and aiming to continue gaining weight over the summer.

Booked a win at 200nl today!



Nice one vs fish:



Losing the min vs garbage line from reg. Only see this kinda thing at 200 and lower!



Quite happy playing lower for now as it's way less stressful and a bad day is -1k instead of -4.

Footie tonight and hoping to keep up our sick winning streak of ~30

gl

Why no cbet in the second hand (AK) ?

Board he'll want to c/c various hands so balancing a c/c with ak is good sometimes.

Also given possibility of 4 straight on turn or riv he's not always going to want 3 streets so he's exercising some pot control

I'm surprised after turn goes x/x that op didn't jam river. But I suppose they'll fold all worse so maybe sizing ap is better

Too many nasty turn cards for my liking but I suppose balance is less important where I am.

Would be interested to hear your workout routine and what changes you're making to your diet (if any) whilst trying to bulk up?

If you cbet AK there, what would you do on a complete blank turn though?

The thing is you'll also c/c flop with qq qj jt aj 9t q9 aq etc.

So a nasty turn for one part of your range (ak) is good for other parts of your range.

1/3rd pot with AK and most of range here my default... is this bad?

Sure you have reasons but the fact your playing this cautiously vs him on flop makes me think a call pre to let CO in (assumed fish) might be better.

Anyway respect for continuing to update through DS, best of luck turning it round. You think there is big gap between 200 and 400 on Stars?

Definitely big gap between 200 and 400
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The one and the only one PGC thread im reading, Hang in there buddy, you will be out safetly and in no time

both check calling and betting 1/3 with AK is fine, the ev difference is so low it doesnt matter too much which line he goes with, huge lol at villain being massively scared money flopping bottom set in a 3bet pot

ty for thoughts and feedback boys. Fayth puts it well enough that i don't need to add any additional thoughts!

and yeah, lol that that turn check and river flat

Thanks man, yeah as i said before it's something i try and do regardless of how much i'm making/losing. There is certainly a gap but not as big as people are making out imo.

This is 400nl for the year



and 200nl


Small sample size obv.

hey prii, thanks for the support. i appreciate your positivity!

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Today was a great day. Poker went well, england beat wales and i had a good performance in goal. Ran very well, didn't play particularly well bar the fact i made no mistakes. Picked up aces a hell of a lot which was a bonus. +10bi in 1400 hands.



Ambitious get in from bad reg



Fish getting there:



Hoping to keep up some momentum going into tomorrow

gl

raise bigger vs donk bet @ ATo
very wet board so I don't think he is just randomly donk bet bluffing. on dry board i'd try that line you took vs fish.

and lol @ 200 400 graphs

move up ldo

also england win was dirty

ben was screaming like a little girl today after the 2nd goal

more or less screechy than 95o?

NL200 - where dreams cum to die

Tell me about it.... Never have I comfortably established and stayed @stakes above NL200. Hopefully this year

Enjoying this thread. Providing motivation to keep studying and playing so thanks!

If this thread has told you anything, it's that you should skip 200 and start playing 400/600 IMO.

Been following this thread for a while without commenting. I like it, you seem to be a good player to. How's your yearly results looking in terms of bb? -50bi downswing is quite sick at 200nl

yeah i should have raised bigger tbh. He had a really high donk-fold so figured i'd give him a better price

haha, glad you liked the graphs!

but they don't respect my raises

it was ohsosweet win



i can neither confirm or deny

you moving back up to 2 hundo soon?

thanks man! definitely keep on studying. gl

if only i had though of that before losing the 50bi fml

ah nice to see some of the lurkers post occasionally. I'm glad you're enjoying the ride. I'd rather not post YTD as i'm not pleased with the results. Have to wait another 5-6 months

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Had a busy day of eating (doing 4 meals per day so i spend most of the time feeling full and sick) going gym, reading course books and grinding. Happy to say that i booked another good one at 200 with a few 400nl tbls on euro sites. I reaslise i didn't answer this yesterday either

I'm pretty skinny for my height even through eating a normal amount, i just don't gain weight unless i really put in the effort. To gain weight i have to eat regularly but obviously with having a relatively small stomach i can't take on too much food at once. The main differences i've made are eating every 3 and a half hours. For breakfast i'll have a shake with milk, full fat yoghurt, banana, berries and loads of oats. I find it much easier to drink something than eat first thing. Then i usually go gym straight after. I'm now training 3-4 times a week; back and bis + abs, shoulders, legs and chest and tris. Then i'll eat anything with lots of protein and carbs - eggs, avocado, pasta etc. Will usually have smaller meal at about 4pm plus snack on raw nuts and then eat dinner with my gf at 8ish. Fortunately i like to cook so i can make whatever in the evening. Generally i don't 'watch what i eat' but i avoid junk food for the most part and always try eat chicken or fish over red or processed meat. I'm still very much in the preliminary bulking phase but i'm enjoying it so much and am already seeing physical gains.

Todays session



vs reg. Quite unsure if i wanna be betting the turn. I think it would be optimal to bet but i figured that he'll be x/folding a whole lot here in reality. Game was breaking btw.



Can tell i'm running better. since when does this happen?!



Got a pretty busy weekend but i'm sure i'll have a couple hours free here and there. Will definitely grind sunday night though.

gl