Hey everyone,

Just a bit about myself:
my Name is Sascha, I live in Germany and I am 27 years old. I started playing Poker in 2007 when i was 18 years old.
Started oldschool with the SSS and switched over to PLO.
When i joined the Army, i stopped playing online Poker because i had no real internet and also not my own room.
At the weekends i tried live cashgame and was instantly hooked. Started at nl200 and after a couple of month, i moved up to nl400.
I always had a bad mindset and after the second bad month, i decided to stop playing poker.

Now, 7 years later, i want to try it again. This time with online/live MTT's, live CG and hopefully a better mindset.

I was in Vegas for 2 weeks, mainly for another Game, Magic the Gaterhing but during the 2 weeks i played ~80 hours nl200 + some tournies. Could have been more but my friends forced me to sightseeing and playing magic.

I use this Blog to track my pokerresults and to improve my english. Tell me if something is wrong.

Schedule (CET):

Bankroll: $1500

15:00 $4,40 Big $4,40
15:20 $5,50 Progressive KO
15:24 $2,20 Progressive KO
15:25 $7,50 Bubble Rush
15:40 $3,30 6 max
15:45 $5,50 Turbo
16:05 $2,20 Hyper Turbo
16:25 $4,40 Bubble Rush Turbo
17:00 $7,50 Big $7,50
17:15 $5,50 Hot $5,50
17:24 $2,20 Progressive KO
17:30 $2,20 Bounty Builder $2,20
17:35 $3.30 Hyper Turbo
17:45 $7,50 Progressive KO
18:00 $3,30 Big $3,30
18:05 $2,20 Hyper Turbo
18:15 $2,20 Turbo
18:20 $7,50 Deep Payots
Total: $78,40

If you start your Session at 15:00. How long do you reg for tournaments? Also not sure about late regging.

Thanks for reading and I hope I get some advice on crushing MTT's

Bankroll Management looks fine. In my opinion late regging is always a kind of -EV. Why do you want to join a tournament with lower than average stack? I have set myself the rule never to play a tournament when the average is 125% or more than the starting stack.

I can recommend watching streamers on Twitch to improve in MTTs.
Buehlero (also german) and Jaime Staples are my favs.

Btw where in Germany do you play? Maybe we have met at the tables since I also play some NL200 in the Spielbanken

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I'm from Hamburg. Casino Esplanade and Casino Reeperbahn. But there is no nl200 anymore.

I'll def. check the streams, thank you.

In germany it's 02:15am. Good night.

First MTT day is over and i'm not satisfied with my decisions.
i felt really uncomfortable when i had ~15BB.
283. in the Big 7,50 for 17,53
21. in the 2,20 Turbo for 10,54
+some Knockouts.

1.

Poker Stars $2.00+$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t3200/t6400 Blinds + t800 - 7 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

CO: t284757 M = 18.73
BTN: t94919 M = 6.24
SB: t208905 M = 13.74
BB: t93032 M = 6.12
UTG: t307194 M = 20.21
Hero (UTG+1): t84716 M = 5.57
MP: t164939 M = 10.85

Pre Flop: (t15200) Hero is UTG+1 with Q J
1 fold, Hero raises to t83916 all in, 1 fold, CO raises to t283957 all in, 3 folds

Flop: (t183032) 7 8 3 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t183032) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t183032) K (2 players - 2 are all in)

2.

Poker Stars $6.82+$0.68 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t900/t1800 Blinds + t225 - 8 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BB: t55188 M = 12.26
UTG: t58538 M = 13.01
UTG+1: t27205 M = 6.05
MP1: t44491 M = 9.89
MP2: t90456 M = 20.10
CO: t67607 M = 15.02
BTN: t61947 M = 13.77
Hero (SB): t56063 M = 12.46

Pre Flop: (t4500) Hero is SB with 8 8
6 folds, Hero raises to t55838 all in, BB calls t53163 all in

Flop: (t111726) 4 2 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t111726) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t111726) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

3.

Poker Stars $10+$1 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t100 - 9 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: t10837 M = 5.16
SB: t8663 M = 4.13
BB: t13660 M = 6.50
UTG: t5372 M = 2.56
UTG+1: t8442 M = 4.02
UTG+2: t4900 M = 2.33
Hero (MP1): t10266 M = 4.89
MP2: t82919 M = 39.49
CO: t30854 M = 14.69

Pre Flop: (t2100) Hero is MP1 with 9 A
3 folds, Hero raises to t1760, 2 folds, BTN raises to t10737 all in, 3 folds

Final Pot: t5620
BTN wins t5620

Hand 1 and 3 are actually pretty much the same. One time i decided to openshove ~13bb and one time i raise/folded. What is correct?
If i think more about the Hands, i would raise/fold QJ because i was UTG+1 and open shove the A9s from MP.

The 2nd Hand was missplayed. I didn't realized we were that deep. But what if i get 3betted and have no stats about him. What's the default line?

I marked some other Hands, but most of the time i just floated too much or overplayed my Hands. I also should pay more attention to the stacksizes. This is something I should get under control during the next sessions. !

For the rest of the evening/night, i gonna watch some videos and streams.

Hand 1 is ok to shove 7 handed qjs.

2- if bb is aggro i'd limp/shove if raised or raise/4-bet shove.

Hand 3 ez shove.

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If u feel uncomfortable playing shortstacked, i would recommend buying a calculator /holdem resources or icmizer to solve push/fold decisions. Being aware of it is a basic fundament of success imo

GL with your challenge

GL with it all d00d I'll be following along!

Bankroll Management: A few things to consider would be field size/structure/your edge on the field. Those 3 factors contribute to the variance of MTTs. ie smaller field size/slowest structure/and big edge would be smallest variance. In general I think for those stakes 1-200 buy ins is good for BRM, or average buy in. I think an average buy in of ~5$ would probably be a good start for your bankroll.

In terms of late registration it's not necessarily a bad thing to later register. You start with less big blinds ofc but you gain the advantage of a big % of the field being knocked out, thus you are much closer to the money. However, especially in fields where you have a big edge registering earlier is good because your edge will be much bigger when 100bbs deep vs 10.

How long your sessions go is completely up to you. I find what works best for me is playing 3-4 days per week but longer sessions. It helps towards the end of your session to flick in turbos as well because that will help your hourly income quite a bit. So if you are 1 tabling some slow blinded tourney, might as well play a few turbos on the side. Have an idea how many hours you want to play and don't register tourneys that will run past that deadline.

the dream!
A man with money is no match against a man on a mission.
- Doyle Brunson

Thanks, already downloaded Holdem resources and icmizer !


Thanks !

I'll def. try longer sessions and some rest days. On rest days i can grind theory

!!!



Today i had a little bit longer session and my first deeprun.

I finished 6th in the $2.20 4max KO turbo for ~45 Dollar and had some min cashed+KO but overall a loosing session but that seems to be normal case.
It felt def. better than yesterday.

Im hyped for the tomorrow grind. I'll start earlier and add the Sunday Storm + Mini Sunday Kickoff but this is an exception. During the normal grind i just play $2-$7 Tournaments.

Today i grinded for 12h and liked it

It was a pretty good day in terms of learning more about Tournament Poker.

I had 3 deepruns in the $2 ko, 5,50 Ante Up and Big $1.

The BR is at ~$1350 which is pretty much okay.

Yesterday, I did not play that much. Schedule was about ~$60 and finished it with -$17. Had 2 deepruns in the Big 1 and 2,20 ko but unfortunately i couldn't make it.

My Schedule for today:

(15:40 3,30 6 max)
(15:45 5,50 Turbo)
16:05 2,20 hyper 6 max
16:20 $5,50 ante up
16:25 $4,40 bubble rush
17:00 big $7,50
17:15 hot $5,50
17:30 $2,20 bounty builder
17:35 $3,30 hyper 6 max
17:45 $7,50 ko
18:00 big $3,30
18:05 $2,20 hyper 6 max
18:15 $2,20 turbo
18:20 $7,50 deep payouts
18:40 $5,50 ko
19:00 big $1
19:15 $5,50 deep
19:24 $2,20 ko
19:25 $2,20 bubble rush
19:25 $7,50 hyper 6 max
19:30 $3,30 bounty builder
19:35 $5,50 hyper 6 max
20:15 hot $2,20
23 Tournaments - $97,1 - ABI $4,2

Maybe i have to kick the first 2. Depends when i'm back.


Good Luck at the tables !

Couldn't make it in time to play the 15:40 $5 dollar Turbo, but late regged the $3,30 6 max and forgot the 17:24 $2,20 ko. So we have 24 Tournaments, $93,8 total and ABI ~$3,9.

Let the grind begin !

I cashed yesterday for around ~40$. Was too tired to post any Hands.

Last night i slept for 10 hours and i'm fit for another session and def. some hands afterwards !

16:20 $5,50 ante up
16:25 $4,40 bubble rush
17:00 big $7,50
17:15 hot $5,50
17:24 $2,20 ko
17:30 $2,20 bounty builder
17:35 $3,30 hyper 6 max
17:45 $7,50 ko
18:00 big $3,30
18:05 $2,20 hyper 6 max
18:15 $2,20 turbo
18:20 $7,50 deep payouts
18:40 $5,50 ko
19:00 big $1
19:15 $5,50 deep
19:24 $2,20 ko
19:25 $2,20 bubble rush
19:25 $7,50 hyper 6 max
19:30 $3,30 bounty builder
19:35 $5,50 hyper 6 max
20:15 hot $2,20

Good Luck everyone !

gogogoogo

Not this session


had 2 deepsruns in the Big 3,30 and 5,50 Deepstack. Lost the Coinflip in the 5,50 and in the 3,30 i got outplayed by this Smart Guy

https://www.boomplayer.com/24395882_5E1BF316CF

What about those defends in the SB with my Stack? No stats abouts the OR.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24397104_D5A071718C

Too nitty? Regretted the JK fold right i after folded it. Not only because of the Flop :P
Still not sure about the Jacks.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24396745_450FE887E3
https://www.boomplayer.com/24395225_59D437FF59

With 12bb it wasn't hard jamming this, but bust frequently with these Hands when i have more BB, lets say 16 oder 17bb and im not sure if this is necessary

https://www.boomplayer.com/24395037_4006F40AE6

That's another example. I think i had too many ppl behind and when i get called, i am behind or it's a coinflip. Maybe raise/fold or 4bet all in. Depends how aggro the Opponent is. Yes that would have been better....

https://www.boomplayer.com/24394821_0B224036E5

Was not sure about 3betting it but it was too expensive to set mine and there often overcards so i tried to win it preflop or pimp the hand with my 3betting image.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24394515_88F2D078F9

K10s: I would only like this if the guy opening UTG is very loose RFI from EP. I wouldn't flat much in this spot at all and likely wouldn't ever flat any of my value range either. Problem with K10 specifically is that vs a standard/tightish UTG opening range our hand is dominated by much of his range. Even his looser opens like KJ/A10 etc have us dominated. We are also not very deep. So in general, unless trying to exploit a super loose guy, im all in or fold from here.

JJ: I'm probably not folding pre flop here. We only have 20 bbs to start the hand so it's not a huge disaster to play for stacks here. Not to mention, we have enough equity vs standard jam ranges, and we're printing vs. monkeys.

KJ: good fold. if you have KQs you could consider jamming for value in a bounty builder...because the opener won't ever fold and will call every hand that he opens which you dominate. (only if he is on looser side though)

77: i think u gave wrong hand

99: I wouldn't want to 3 bet this hand pre flop unless villain is a complete monkey. Problem is that his UTG range is too strong and we are always in really bad shape when facing a 4 bet. It's way different if we're facing a cutoff open that will be far looser...that being said this villain is clearly a monkey/opening too loose and i assume thats why u 3 bet

ggs

I jammed the 12 BB, which is normal i'd say.

My general problem are Pockets with stacks that are too short to set mine and too big to jam like the Hand after 77. The Tens.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24394821_0B224036E5

It feels like i isolate myself vs stronger Hands with this jam. Next time I'd prefer raise/fold or 4bet shove. But what abouts sevens or eights with the same Stack? They are obv weaker then TT.


Thanks for the Feedback ! Now i really hate my KTs complete

Since you're from Germany.. you should really reach out to other German players in order to get involved with those sickos.

Not sure the barriers to entry but if you started PMING high level German players, they might send you in the best direction for that.

Good luck on your challenge!

14:10 4 max $2,20
14:15 hot 4,$40
14:25 bubble rush $5,50
14:30 bb $7,50
14:35 $2,20 hyper 6 max
14:40 $3,30 deep payouts
15:00 big $4,40
15:20 $5,50 6 max
15:25 $7,50 bubble rush
15:40 $3,30 6 max
15:45 $5,50 turbo
16:25 $4,40 bubble rush
17:00 big $7,50
17:15 hot $5,50
17:30 $2,20 bounty builder
17:35 $3,30 hyper 6 max
17:45 $7,50 ko
18:00 big $3,30
18:05 $2,20 hyper 6 max
18:15 $2,20 turbo
18:20 $7,50 deep payouts
18:40 $5,50 ko
19:00 big $1,10
19:15 $5,50 deep
19:25 $2,20 bubble rush
19:25 $7,50 hyper 6 max
19:30 $3,30 bounty builder
19:35 $5,50 hyper 6 max
20:15 hot $2,20
28 Tournaments Total:$124,20 ABI:4,44

Profit: -15$


Today i had some deepruns but busted most of them because i've played bad. i really regret some decisions. i made some calls without having a real gameplan.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24403635_116F62AC02

Preflop is pretty standard i think. I don't like the Flopraise anymore. I think if i raise, i only get called by better Hands.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24403787_1D5AA8BE52

i defended the bb and hit top pair. he potted into me. I called the flop but im not sure about the turn. I mean, the ten isnt the best kicker and he betted a lot.... I rarely have meaningful stats about my opponents. I was lucky in this case but normally it should have been a fold i think.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24403816_1A338676E4

Same as the KQs hand. I OR and called the 3bet. We were 30bb deep and the odds were good. I don't know if it's just normal or if i could have saved my ass there.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24405556_21BCCDD201

i'm def. too nitty in general at the later stages. i always try to avoid coinflips. I know they are necessary. in this case, i think folding is not the worst but what about the 3bet?

https://www.boomplayer.com/24409407_EE924DF0DB

dunno what to say. just messed it up. maybe i shipped it because i couldnt have folded to an ugly card on the river?

https://www.boomplayer.com/24409801_DDFA3FCD02

the odds wanted me to call and then the disaster began.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24410177_7E5931FF3E

what do u think about trying to win the pot preflop? The nit obv folded

https://www.boomplayer.com/24410219_0068C817D0

And the final Hand. Nothing special.


That was my session. As you can see, i have a long way to go but i'm still motivated !
Not sure if i play tomorrow. Taking a day off to grind some Theory is pbb better. :P


Maybe i should message Fedor...
Thanks for the gl !

I would check out Lex veldhuis and Tonkaaaa on TwitchLex grinds Mid/High stakes tournies most days.. GL

Today was my best day so far. I liked most of my decisions and had my first winning day.
I had deepruns in the $7,50 Bubble Rush (#3), Big 4,40 (#15), 4,40 Bubble Rush (#15) and Saturday Micro (#15)

14:00 3,30 satuday micro
14:15 hot 4,40
14:25 5,50 bubble rush
14:30 7,50 bb
15:00 big 4,40
15:20 5,50 6 max
15:25 7,50 bubble rush
15:40 3,30 6max
15:45 5,50 turbo
16:25 4,40 bubble rush
17:00 big $7,50
17:15 hot $5,50
17:35 3,30 hyper 6 max
17:45 7,50 ko
18:00 big $3,30
18:20 7,50 deep payouts
18:40 5,50 ko

Profit:+276,91


https://www.boomplayer.com/24423369_14FCA06495
Too loose? With more Chips i would have raised to 3,5k.

https://www.boomplayer.com/24424307_6E6DA61B6A

https://www.boomplayer.com/24424772_C0D6818E6B
Would you raise the Flop or Turn?

https://www.boomplayer.com/24425070_1CE6E70BF0
Gave him AQ/AJ or a medium Pocket. Thought about folding the river, but it was too cheap

https://www.boomplayer.com/24425482_B567F562AA
that was a horrible call. i should have bet 18k and folded to his raise. there are many hands that have me beat.
i think he was almost the whole tournament to my left and the chipleader. unfortunately he was so much better and played really aggressive. maybe thats why i talked myself into the call....

https://www.boomplayer.com/24427429_DB37FFD7F2
my last hand in the big 4,40. we played some hands together and i think i shoved twice vs his open raise and he folded. well, this time he had aces was it too loose?

QJs: it is definitely loose with certain reads its completely fine. flatting is fine too and probably my default play in this spot.

88: seems ok, i might jam turn if im gonna continue

Q10: could raise get it in on flop no problem. i slightly prefer it.

AK: think i just want to bet flop and jam turn, we want to put pressure on hands such as KQ QJ AJ etc..dont want to give his range a free card/we want to extract value, especially OOP

K6: definitely raise bigger pre flop from the SB because min raising gives the BB such good odds...we can limp too. flop u can prob check call, c betting is ok as we protect our bottom pair. river im folding vs almost all villains. when u pot river they just dont jam as a bluff very often especially in micros.

A10: read dependent. fine vs most opponents or loose openers. disaster vs tight openers.

Hello,

this was my schedule for today:

1410 2,20 ko 4 max
1415 hot 4,40
1425 5,50 bubble rush
1430 7,50 bounty builder
1435 2,20 6max hyper
1445 3,30 deep payouts
1500 big 4,40
1520 5,50 ko
1525 7,50 bubble rush
1540 3,30 6max
1545 5,50 turbo
1605 2,20 6max hyper
1625 4,40 bubble rush
1700 big 7,50
1715 hot 5,50
1730 2,20 bounty builder
1730 11 dollar 4max
1735 3,30 hyper 6max
1745 7,50 ko
1800 big 3,30
1805 2,20 6max hyper
1815 2,20 turbo
1820 7,50 deep payouts

110,10 23 ~4,80

Cashed for about 50 Dollar, BR is at ~1400.

During the week, playing mtt's is not the best option.
i can start the session at around 5pm but don't want to play longer then 11pm. Sleep is important

I think i try cashgame during the week and Fr-So mtt's.
I'm not sure if i play nl25 or plo25. nl would be easier since the tournies are nl but i really like plo.

Good luck! Vegas is awesome you're gonna have a great time!