28 April



Not too much to add today. Feeling a bit dissapointed afterwards since I made too many mistakes and probably could have avoided some spots.

29 April



Played well first half, not so much second. Couple of interesting hands.







Its going alright this far at svenskaspel, but I think if I played A-game 100%, I would have had 600-800$ more. Ive made some really bad choices in big pots but I just got to acknowledge the mistakes and make sure I dont repeat them.

This is a great thread and I check in everytime it's on the front few pages of the forum. Your hard-work is commendable and I think that you have a great shot of achieving what you have setout to achieve.


Beautiful quote. It's so easy to lose sight of the longterm as it's so far away and so different to the here and now, but working hard day-in, day-out is the key to bringing those goals into focus and transforming those dreams into reality.

Thanks for the supporting words. Always a push on my back .

As you say, its easy to lose track of what you truly want and what you need to do to get there. I heard the saying somewhere "repetition is the mother of all skills" and its pretty much how I look at things.

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April PS



April svenskaspel



Losing was the re-occuring theme for the month. So towards the end, I dropped alot in volume, increased study time and also involved svenskaspel again. Im looking to keep mixing both in the start of may and see how it develops. Some instant cashflow from svenskaspel is very much needed short-term, and it also allows me to work on my game with the 5 table limit.

Looking to buckle down in may and work hard.

Doing very well at svenskaspel in may.



I would rate this sample A-. Just lacking some focus in certain spots but overall Im very happy with how Im playing right now. Im also content with that I recognize I can do even better in certain spots, just got to do the exercises and put in the work off the tables.

Havent played that many hours (12) which is fine imo. Been more interested in watching and going trough some more dense material in order to work on my game. Hopefully more +ev in the long run.

So the plan for this week is to keep playing and studying alot. Will increase the play time progressively and by the end of may find myself putting in alot of hours again. By then, I could potentially be going back to stars and 1/2$ if it works out as planned.

Ill put some hands up here after next session and maybe Ill write about something Ive been thinking alot about recently.

I play poker to make money, you know?

I think most people do .

Starting with daily updates tomorrow along with some goals for may and random stuff.

Didnt play anything at all on the 10th of may. I did however spend some time chilling and doing some laid back study while relaxing. A day off basically.

Graph for may.



Super low volume, its even low for 5 tabling. Its only 15 hours of work. I think Ive spent double that time reading and learning and that has been my priority so I cant really expect anything else in terms of volume. Im however looking to put the hours in back at the tables again to make sure I might be able to play 1/2$ at stars in june. Would be great.

Some goals for coming week:

• Play 30 hours
• Study 15 hours
• Daily updates along with interesting hands
• Upload a video from svenskaspel

Might end up playing more but we will see. Wish me luck.

Are you up or down overall since your first post (December 2012)? Do you have an overall cash graph since you started?

Sharkscope has you down $4300 lifetime on stars. You hit your peak about 5 years ago when you were up $77 but have since dropped around $4400.

I could probably put a graph up if I assembled the databases. Problem is its split onto different comps so its unlikely to happen and probably not worth the time. Im for sure down on stars lifetime after recent months so the numbers you say isnt chocking to me . Im also very sure of the majority of my profit has been at svenskaspel.

Sharkscope tracks cashgames?

No, only tournaments. I meant he was at one point up $77 playing tournaments and should have quit. He kept playing and is now down over $4,000.

The bad thing about low & mid stakes cash is that it's not tracked (probably because if it was, it would discourage people from playing more and losing more) so you never know if anyone is up or down.

OP, i'm just curious, I wasn't asking you to actually post graphs. If you ask most people about their poker winnings/losses they will generally say they are winning players but who really knows.

I highly doubt Ive bought in for 4k$ worth of tournaments, I can only remember 6-7 and the most expensive one being today at scoop. Im probably just forgetting a ton of events since I have never cashed on stars.

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Didnt play more then 1.5h cash and 2.5h plo scoop tournaments. Broke even in cahs games and got knocked out right before the cashing in the tourneys.

Putting up some hands tomorrow first thing.

Do u still try to make SNE ?? How much money do u think u can afford to lose to make the endeavor worthwhile?

Gl, big fan

Thanks for the support . It means alot.

Thats the question. Losing 150 buyins sets me back abit roll wise but I think after a positive may at svenskaspel, I might be able to go back to 1/2$ and take it from there. If I can push out a couple of 100-150k vpp months it wont be a problem to catch up. As you said, the losses kinda hurt since I dont have a infinite roll but SNE is still achivable.



Very slow paced day. Woke up late, did some dishes and then warm-up, study and grind for 2h. Then I had to go to training and do shopping after. Back home, I was too tired to focus so I decided to read spanish/book and review the day.

Two hours got to count as decent time playing. Tomorrow Im looking at 4-8.

A couple of hands from today. Feel free to comment and ask questions, its much appreciated.

GL man, still rooting for you!

Thank you for not giving up on me just yet .

Halfway trough the grind today. Feeling very focused and motivated. I have to admit Ive been semi-burnout last two weeks but Im slowly building my confidence/motivation back up. Lets make it happen.

keep going Viktor, wish you the best of luck!

Thank you, glad to see you back at 100.

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Looks Im grown out of the daily updates in this thread. I have my personal journal and schedule going which helps me keep track of my progress and training. I also felt lately that the daily updates with result and thoughts wasnt very meaningful and it kinda was the same every day. What do you guys think? Its up to you aswell, do you want daily updates or maybe once every 3-4 days? More hands, upload more videos, discussion? At the moment Im probably studying/playing in a ratio of 60/40 so Im kinda delving into some harder digested stuff.

Im very grateful for all the support that is given, makes me work a little bit harder every time I read a positive comment. Even the negative ones pushes me to work better so those are welcome to .

Let me know what you think.

This, I like daily updates but prefer hands/videos over graphs really.

Would like a new svs-video but I'm obviously a little biased

I think updates every 3-4 days would be good so you have more time studying/playing!

Yep Ive done 3-4 recordings so I got a couple to choose from. Will be up before tuesday I think.

Sounds cool. Havent decided yet but I will be starting tomorrow night with something. It will be regular though.

Sup all. Things are looking good and Im playing very focused/with high quality. Routines outside of playing such as study, reviewing and spanish/maths is going OK aswell. The math is very basic and probably not considered very hard but I dont mind getting the fundamentals refreshed.

Graph for may.



I think 1/10 of the volume was in the end of april so nevermind that first part. All in all, Im doing good results-wise and Im happy with that, leaving mars & april behind me.

Rest of may will be hard work and dedication. Video coming up tonight and it will probably the one I record today.

"Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness." -- Jim Rohn

21 May



Ran decently hot and played well. Didnt get into too much trouble and I won the majority of the all-ins. Only played 2 hours due to the weather. Was ridicilously good and sunny so I had to go outdoors for a change.

A luxury problem on the flop.

Villain is tagged as a fish but I cant remember how he plays. I think the label can change between loose/bad regular or decent fish.

Boss, $5/$10 Pot Limit Omaha Cash, 3 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #27110631

BB: $2,071.09 (207.1 bb)
Hero (BTN): $1,352.32 (135.2 bb)
SB: $2,015 (201.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with Q Q 6 9
Hero raises to $28.75, SB folds, BB raises to $91.25, Hero calls $62.50

Flop: ($187.50) 4 7 Q (2 players)
BB bets $100, Hero ??

I wasnt sure at this point how he plays postflop in these spots. If he percieves me to be raising this flop alot or not. I think we should have a larger raising range then calling range, and the minority of our range will be folding. Im just a bit unsure were to put QQ6x with the blocker to possible 56xx he could have. 56xx in his shoes got some options vs. any play I make, wether its call or raise.

Any input would be cool.

raise small unless he 2 barrels often imo.

nice to see you have your confidence back, looked like a brutal month on stars.

what's your vpp count?

gl