Thanks.



I deff will be updating this no matter what happens. Feel good playing 1/2. It is funny because even live, I think you got to find your game where you feel good at. There are lower stakes which for whatever reason, I find harder that higher stakes. I also know people who are better suited to lower stakes. You probably just got to find what suits your game.

I have a roll now so no excuses.

Feeling good in a way because I been playing quite a bit today, something like 1500 hands I think. Had a really really bad beat from a horrendous play for around a $650 pot. Felt a bit tilted but rather than go on tilt I decided to log out. I never do that and realised that after that I still made money for the day. I feel I should be happy.

Yes, bankroll management is key, as is not playing badly and staying focused.

I wonder how some people think there could be no value in poker any more. I remember this conversation something like 12 years ago. Humans will always be human, people will play bad, gamble, and you will always have people donating.

I am sticking to 1/2 until I get maybe 30k before playing 2/5.

Bankroll: $13,868

Update: Been playing OK at 1/2, much prefer it to 0.5/1.

I did however have a couple of bad spots. I played 5/10 for a bit a couple of days ago. Won around $600 from one of the regs. I got it in 70/30 favourite.

I then however took a shot at 25/50 today and played a hand badly. I sat down with 2k and lost around $400 really quickly (basically just seeing a flop lol). I then reloaded to 5k. I instantly get 8866 on the button and raise. I can't remember if the sb reraised but I saw a flop. Came K high with two diamonds. I called a small bet when I should have passed. Hit a set on the turn and it also made a flush. I set the guy in who only had 1.2k left. He had a flush and I housed up on the river, was only around 22% or something like that to win the hand. Soooo bad and not like me.

I then went down to 1/2 and won around $800.

I put the restriction back on my account so I can't play bigger than 1/2. I am not going to play big now.

Bankroll: $16,075

Moar

Booooring.

so u went up from 100 to 16k in what 2 weeks ,why stopping now , just reg for the biggies in the winter series and crush it .
just whatever u do , dont say u going to do some proper bankroll management because we all know u wont

SPIN it BABY

Boooooooooyaaaaa!



PokerStars - $100 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): $5,000.00
Villain (SB): $4,000.00

Villain posts SB $50.00, Hero posts BB $100.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $150.00) Hero has T 9 J T

Villain raises to $300.00, Hero calls $200.00

Flop: ($600.00, 2 players) 6 K 7
Hero checks, Villain bets $300.00, Hero calls $300.00

Turn: ($1,200.00, 2 players) T
Hero checks, Villain bets $800.00, Hero raises to $3,597.50, Villain calls $2,600.00 and is all-in

River: ($8,000.00, 2 players) 7

Hero shows T 9 J T (Full House, Tens full of Sevens)
(Pre 69%, Flop 27%, Turn 90%)
Villain shows 9 6 J 6 (Full House, Sixes full of Sevens)
(Pre 31%, Flop 73%, Turn 10%)
Hero wins $7,997.50

Challenge failed.

I was playing 1/2 and started playing 2/5 when I was really tired. Dropped quite a few buyins. Played the next day and ran horrendously bad. Kept losing when I was monster favourite.

Started playing 10/20 and the bad run continued. I remember one hand when I got it in with KK45 (K4 diamonds) against a really bad player for a huge pot. The board was 2 3 6 (two diamonds). How he could stack off on the flop with aces is beyond me (no fd either). Turn 6 river 6.

So stuff like that kept on happening. I ended up cashing out $5k.

I don't think online is for me to play seriously. I think you have to put in soooo many hours that I end up not doing anything else in life. If you are super disciplined maybe you can do it but I feel like I want to be doing other things. When at home, I feel that I should be playing all the time. In short, I want to do other things. I will play live now and again and pursue other things in life. I have money too so I ask myself why bother playing.

Anyway, I wish you all the very best of luck in poker and in life.

Best wishes,
Roy

Good job cashing out something at least. I feel like most people would have just rage dumped the last 5k. You got a bankroll for whenever you do go play live.

^totally agree. cashing out in profit, although not hitting your large goal, is still a win nonetheless.

gl moving forward!

Hi all,

I am back!! lolol

So the last time I played at my casino, a few months ago, I bought in for 1k in an Omaha game and spun it up to 6k. I played really well in doing so. In my classic style when playing live, I played too long. I got tired but it was so much fun playing, I stayed when I should have left and started playing badly. I proceeded to blow the lot.

I then said to myself that I simply haven't the discipline for poker.

So I been doing other things in life, but not making any money. Poker is all I am good at (ability wise). I got no qualifications. Ironically when I was at university the other students who knew me thought I would graduate with top grades. Instead I was so bored and didn't even sit all of the exams and blew it all. Maybe there is a lesson there with how I have been with everything in my life. Before university I was a good amateur boxer and expected to become world champ as a pro....only to go on drugs and party and shag like crazy.

Anyway, here we are. I was bored because I am now staying at home loads due to this coronavirus. So a few days ago I decided to deposit again on Stars and play cash. I usually just mess about playing tiny tournaments jsut to pass some time. So I have decided to take this seriously yet again and really trying to break out of the habit I have with everything in life where I just destroy it.

Anyway, I am going to keep this thread updated. I spun my account up a little bit and now going for a grind, lets see, although I went giddy last time, if I can hit this target with the recent deposit of 1k.

Current bankroll: $3,951

I been playing big again. I just find it so fun. I concentrate too and play well.

Just thought I would post this hand from 50/100 PLO. They don't call me 'Roy the Fearless' for nothing!

PokerStars - $100 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: $3,062.43
CO: $13,620.69
BTN: $16,522.85
Hero (SB): $11,784.14
BB: $4,545.00
UTG: $11,608.91

Hero posts SB $50.00, BB posts BB $100.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $150.00) Hero has J Q A T

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $250.00, Hero calls $200.00, BB calls $150.00

Flop: ($750.00, 3 players) 6 K Q
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN bets $372.50, Hero raises to $1,300.00, fold, BTN calls $927.50

Turn: ($3,350.00, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BTN bets $3,345.00, Hero raises to $10,234.14 and is all-in, BTN calls $6,889.14

River: ($23,818.28, 2 players) Q

Hero shows J Q A T (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 64%, Flop 76%, Turn 69%)
BTN shows T 2 J A (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 36%, Flop 24%, Turn 31%)
Hero wins $23,813.28

Holy shi t. What's the bankroll at now?

That was it basically. Shipped my roll in on the turn with a wrap

There is no doubt that players at that level play well. I feel like I can hold my own with most of them but I could be wrong. I am wondering what separates them from a decent grinder at the lower levels, say 2/5? Is it skill or is it character, where everyone just has a level they are comfortable with?

No doubt they study a lot. I never do that and that is the one thing I feel would help my game a lot.

Has anyone got any good things to study for poker nowadays? I am one of the old skool who used to just look at how players are playing and try and get into their head to see what they are doing. However, and I know I am super behind, but so many are so good nowadays with the math and the ranges etc. This is what I need to learn more and adapt with the times. Someone just mentioned to me something about GTO hand selections. I have never even heard of it lol. I need to learn about ranges and strategy more.

What are peoples thoughts about Zoom poker?

Get a subscription to an online training site and start chatting to all the PLO regs on the forums there. Good luck

Will do. Thanks.

OP, your balls of steel are more than enough to crush the competition IMO. Poker Training is for pussies.