Hello everybody,

I am a beginner which started playing in October. I am posting this thread here maybe for a challenge but even to learn something new.

Last October I deposited 20euro on pokerstars and started playing at 2NL, till last week I went up to 120euro profit. I then started to make mistakes and tilt... went to 5NL and 10NL and lost almost everything.

I now have around 40 euro and I will try to go up from here.

I don't know if I had bad luck or played bad but it seems that every good hand I am ahead till the river card which make my opponent card better.

This is the graph before I started to loose everything.



This is the graph in this moment .




This graph is since I started this challenge.



I'm trying to study the game so I have the Grinder's Manual and Easy game... didn't finish the book but I feel that I don't really get that much help from the books. If you have any recommendations they are very welcome.

Lastly I will post you some hands just to show what this last weeks have been for me!


No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€3.41)
MP - MP (€2.00)
CO - Hero (€2.00)
BTN - BTN (€7.21)
SB - SB (€2.31)
BB - BB (€6.88)

Preflop: (€0.03, 6 players) Hero is CO with K K
UTG raises to €0.04, 1 fold, Hero raises to €0.08, 2 folds, BB calls €0.06, UTG calls €0.04

Flop: 9 4 T (€0.25, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets €0.17, 1 fold, UTG calls €0.17

Turn: K (€0.59, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets €0.40, UTG raises to €3.16 (all-in), Hero calls €1.35 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €1.41 returned to UTG

River: 7 (€4.09, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Total Pot: €4.09
UTG shows Q J (a straight, Nine to King)
Hero shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)

UTG wins €3.87



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No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
5 players
Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€0.40)
CO - Hero (€2.00)
BTN - BTN (€1.83)
SB - SB (€3.99)
BB - BB (€2.06)

Preflop: (€0.03, 5 players) Hero is CO with T Q
1 fold, Hero raises to €0.06, 2 folds, BB calls €0.04

Flop: T K T (€0.13, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets €0.10, BB calls €0.10

Turn: 5 (€0.33, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets €0.26, BB calls €0.26

River: A (€0.85, 2 players)
BB bets €1.64 (all-in), Hero calls €1.58 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €0.06 returned to BB

Total Pot: €4.01
BB shows J Q (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero shows T Q (three of a kind, Tens)

BB wins €3.79



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No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€0.91)
MP - MP (€0.83)
CO - CO (€0.84)
BTN - BTN (€0.72)
SB - Hero (€2.94)
BB - BB (€1.79)

Preflop: (€0.03, 6 players) Hero is SB with K A
1 fold, MP raises to €0.04, CO calls €0.04, BTN raises to €0.06, Hero raises to €0.12, 2 folds, CO calls €0.08, BTN calls €0.06

Flop: 8 K T (€0.42, 3 players)
Hero bets €0.28, CO calls €0.28, 1 fold

Turn: Q (€0.98, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.65, CO calls €0.44 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €0.21 returned to Hero

River: 9 (€1.86, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Total Pot: €1.86
Hero shows K A (a pair of Kings)
CO shows J K (a straight, Nine to King)

CO wins €1.76

Hand 1. 3bet more. 3x minimum so at least 12c

Hand 2. Might be a fold depending on blinds but its ok

Hand 3. 4 bet a lot more again. Ateast 25c here

hey OP, i like your mentality (2nl-infinity)

100$ for a run it once membership is the best investment i ever made. the essential is 25$ month and its also amazing (that one is geared towards micro-mid stakes). the information on that site will pay you back many many times over

i do not recommend upswing

if your not ready to pay for anything i would say watch the well-known poker twitch streamers, this is a source of great free information/strat.

good luck!

Can you recommend some cash streamers worth watching?

GL OP!

@ stlows - I guess I need to improve my 3betting and 4betting as I think is the area where I lack the most.

@ +EVillain - I used deucescracked a little bit... but didn't help a lot and they took my monthly member**** but my account was blocked, very unprofessional website. I might take into consideration Run it Once as I heard some good stuff about them.

So after a little bit of grinding here is where I stand after some hands.



I have had some bad luck too unfortunately seems it doesn't end anymore.

Here are some hands:

No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
MP - MP (€2.79)
CO - CO (€1.89)
BB - BB (€2.00)
BTN - Hero (€2.56)
SB - SB (€3.89)
BB - BB (€0.82)

Preflop: (€0.05, 6 players) Hero is BTN with 8 7
2 folds, BB checks, Hero raises to €0.06, 1 fold, BB calls €0.04, BB calls €0.04

Flop: Q 7 8 (€0.31, 3 players)
BB checks, BB bets €0.02, Hero raises to €0.17, 1 fold, BB raises to €0.32, Hero raises to €2.50 (all-in), BB calls €1.62 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €0.56 returned to Hero

Turn: 4 (€6.13, 2 players, 2 all-in)

River: 3 (€6.13, 2 players, 2 all-in)

Total Pot: €6.13
BB shows 5 T (a flush, Ten high)
Hero shows 8 7 (two pair, Eights and Sevens)

BB wins €3.85


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No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
5 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€3.79)
CO - CO (€1.92)
BTN - BTN (€0.72)
SB - Hero (€4.13)
BB - BB (€2.00)

Preflop: (€0.03, 5 players) Hero is SB with A J
1 fold, CO calls €0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to €0.06, 1 fold, CO calls €0.04

Flop: 8 A T (€0.14, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.10, CO calls €0.10

Turn: 9 (€0.34, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.23, CO calls €0.23

River: 4 (€0.80, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.53, CO raises to €1.53 (all-in), Hero calls €1.00

Total Pot: €3.86
CO shows 7 6 (a straight, Six to Ten)
Hero shows A J (a pair of Aces)

CO wins €3.65


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No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€2.84)
MP - MP (€2.90)
CO - CO (€3.70)
BTN - Hero (€2.61)
SB - SB (€1.90)
BB - BB (€3.08)

Preflop: (€0.03, 6 players) Hero is BTN with K K
UTG raises to €0.06, 2 folds, Hero raises to €0.14, SB raises to €1.90 (all-in), BB raises to €3.08 (all-in), 1 fold, Hero calls €2.47 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €0.47 returned to BB

Flop: Q 5 3 (€7.18, 3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: J (€7.18, 3 players, 2 all-in)

River: 2 (€7.18, 3 players, 2 all-in)

Total Pot: €7.18
BB shows A A (a pair of Aces)
Hero shows K K (a pair of Kings)
SB shows J A (a pair of Jacks)

BB wins €1.34 from side pot
BB wins €5.45 from main pot



And some good hands too,

No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
BTN - BTN (€0.83)
SB - SB (€1.45)
BB - Hero (€4.19)
MP - MP (€3.41)
CO - CO (€0.63)
BB - BB (€2.00)

Preflop: (€0.05, 6 players) Hero is BB with J J
MP calls €0.02, 1 fold, BB checks, 1 fold, SB calls €0.01, Hero raises to €0.06, 1 fold, BB calls €0.04, SB calls €0.04

Flop: 9 J 2 (€0.20, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: 6 (€0.20, 3 players)
SB bets €0.10, Hero calls €0.10, BB calls €0.10

River: Q (€0.50, 3 players)
SB bets €0.24, Hero raises to €0.91, BB raises to €1.84 (all-in), SB calls €1.05 (all-in), Hero calls €0.93

Total Pot: €5.47
BB shows K Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows J J (three of a kind, Jacks)
SB shows 6 6 (three of a kind, Sixes)

Hero wins €1.04 from side pot
Hero wins €4.13 from main pot


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No Limit Hold'em €0.01/€0.02
PokerStars
6 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (€2.16)
MP - MP (€4.63)
CO - CO (€5.21)
BTN - BTN (€2.52)
SB - Hero (€3.39)
BB - BB (€2.74)

Preflop: (€0.03, 6 players) Hero is SB with A A
4 folds, Hero raises to €0.06, BB calls €0.04

Flop: T 6 8 (€0.12, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.08, BB raises to €0.29, Hero calls €0.21

Turn: 8 (€0.70, 2 players)
Hero bets €0.34, BB raises to €1.35, Hero raises to €3.04 (all-in), BB calls €1.04 (all-in), Uncalled bet of €0.65 returned to Hero

River: A (€5.48, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Total Pot: €5.48
Hero shows A A (a full house, Aces full of Eights)
BB shows 7 9 (a straight, Six to Ten)

Hero wins €5.18

imo the best streamers to watch are: doug polk (esp. his bankroll challenge series and his most recent poker vid about strat on twitch), tonka, lex velhuis, kevin martin, etc.

for PLO: Jnandez