May
Pretty sweet month this month for many reasons. I just finished up playing now and saw HEM tick over 150k CNY for May which is $30k AUD pre-rake, my biggest month ever results-wise. All of the volume played was 5/10/20, so +75 buyins and +56 odd on EV I'm pretty stoked with.
I also played almost every day this month too, despite the low volume - the 2nd of May I had to swap clubs due to a conflict with a banker on a previous club, and then I think I didn't play any poker on the 23rd because of power outages. But I got myself into a really solid routine where I'd play poker every single day and study every single day, and the improvements I've made this month have been astronomical. I started writing a Google Doc at the end of Feb with my daily off-table work in it and it's now over 200 pages in length.
Gym has been going great guns as well - my deadlift max is now at 187kg; attempted 200 about a week ago and couldn't move the ****. My other lifts, notably dumbbell bench has gone through the roof too, and I'm finally able to squat heavy again with not much knee/hip pain which is really cool. I'm slowly starting to notice abs now too, something that's really never happened before. I've managed to increase my strength numbers this month while losing fat extremely slowly. So I'm in a really good spot at the moment.
Basically, I've gotten bigger, stronger, leaner, way better at poker, and made a ****load more money this month than I have done in any other month of my life. And I've also finished 3 books off this month too (7 Habits, Deep Work, Grit) and have now begun Covey's 8th Habit. Really, the key to such a great month for me has been a relentless consistency bordering on celibacy. And by that I mean, I've hit the gym every day, played 5-6 hours of poker every day, studied for 1+ hour every day, gone to bed on time every day, not slept in past my alarm every day, not gone out drinking or feasting on pizza etc (slipped once on the pizza front, shouts pizza hut). It's really amazing what you can do when you're not out partying like a mad man every other week - as Pav and chicago joey noted in a recent podcast, when you go out drinking/partying on the weekend, you lose not only that day, but the following day to recovery, and then a third day to dust off the cobwebs, and then maybe a 4th day til sleep schedule and everything is back to normal. So having cut out partying completely has been amazing - these past few days I've slept like a baby each night which, even though I was complaining about not being able to fall asleep a week ago, is a good sign.
So let's look at some cool poker hands while we're at it. Curious as to peoples' opinions on the KQdd...
Blockerzzzz bruh
PokerMaster,
Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 ($10 ante) - 7 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
41535012_frp (UTG): $1,864.00 (186 bb)
61002722_frp (MP): $828.00 (83 bb)
87099681_frp (MP+1): $1,889.00 (189 bb)
60096284_frp (CO): $2,859.00 (286 bb)
94050733_frp (BU): $858.00 (86 bb)
68901183_frp (SB): $2,219.00 (222 bb)
94031836_frp (BB): $5,157.00 (516 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($105) Hero (94031836_frp) is BB with Q
♠ J
♠
5 players fold,
94031836_frp (BB) raises to $86, 41535012_frp (UTG) calls $66
Flop: ($247) 9
♠ 8
♠ K
♦ (2 players)
94031836_frp (BB) bets $152, 41535012_frp (UTG) calls $152
Turn: ($551) 9
♦ (2 players)
94031836_frp (BB) checks,
41535012_frp (UTG) bets $275,
94031836_frp (BB) calls $275
River: ($1,101) 4
♣ (2 players)
94031836_frp (BB) checks,
41535012_frp (UTG) bets $550,
94031836_frp (BB) raises to $2,751,
41535012_frp (UTG) folds
Total pot: $2,201 (Rake: $0)
94031836_frp (BB) wins $2,201
PokerMaster,
Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 ($5 ante) - 7 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
32425194_frp (UTG): $2,680.00 (268 bb)
69348923_frp (MP): $2,362.00 (236 bb)
97058978_frp (MP+1): $2,965.00 (297 bb)
65528525_frp (CO): $1,985.00 (199 bb)
37258624_frp (BU): $1,757.00 (176 bb)
32873282_frp (SB): $3,362.00 (336 bb)
31241932_frp (BB): $2,384.00 (238 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($70) Hero (32425194_frp) is UTG with K
♦ Q
♦
1 fold,
97058978_frp (MP+1) raises to $110,
4 players fold,
32425194_frp (UTG) calls $90
Flop: ($270) 8
♦ 8
♠ 6
♦ (2 players)
32425194_frp (UTG) checks,
97058978_frp (MP+1) bets $135,
32425194_frp (UTG) calls $135
Turn: ($540) 3
♠ (2 players)
32425194_frp (UTG) checks,
97058978_frp (MP+1) bets $360,
32425194_frp (UTG) calls $360
River: ($1,260) A
♣ (2 players)
32425194_frp (UTG) checks,
97058978_frp (MP+1) bets $840,
32425194_frp (UTG) ?????????
Classic chinese move this,
PokerMaster,
Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 ($5 ante) - 7 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
94706253_frp (UTG): $1,684.00 (168 bb)
48846038_frp (MP): $1,230.00 (123 bb)
32425194_frp (MP+1): $2,919.00 (292 bb)
49051515_frp (CO): $2,161.00 (216 bb)
23465149_frp (BU): $2,253.00 (225 bb)
19849182_frp (SB): $5,564.00 (556 bb)
40852595_frp (BB): $696.00 (70 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($70) Hero (32425194_frp) is MP+1 with Q
♦ J
♥
1 fold,
32425194_frp (MP+1) raises to $80, 49051515_frp (CO) calls $80, 23465149_frp (BU) calls $80,
3 players fold
Flop: ($310) 7
♥ T
♥ 7
♦ (3 players)
32425194_frp (MP+1) checks, 49051515_frp (CO) checks, 23465149_frp (BU) checks
Turn: ($310) T
♠ (3 players)
32425194_frp (MP+1) bets $155,
49051515_frp (CO) raises to $310,
23465149_frp (BU) folds,
32425194_frp (MP+1) raises to $890,
49051515_frp (CO) folds
Total pot: $930 (Rake: $0)
32425194_frp (MP+1) wins $930
PokerMaster,
Hold'em No Limit - $5/$10 ($10 ante) - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
71974540_frp (UTG): $2,225.00 (223 bb)
10862060_frp (MP): $5,048.00 (505 bb)
33185712_frp (CO): $3,197.00 (320 bb)
93113398_frp (BU): $1,181.00 (118 bb)
12488183_frp (SB): $3,310.00 (331 bb)
66150787_frp (BB): $2,487.00 (249 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($95) Hero (66150787_frp) is BB with 8
♣ 6
♣
3 players fold,
12488183_frp (SB) raises to $88,
66150787_frp (BB) calls $78, 71974540_frp (UTG) calls $68
Flop: ($324) 9
♦ 8
♥ 4
♣ (3 players)
12488183_frp (SB) checks,
66150787_frp (BB) checks,
71974540_frp (UTG) bets $233,
12488183_frp (SB) folds,
66150787_frp (BB) calls $233
Turn: ($790) A
♠ (2 players)
66150787_frp (BB) checks, 71974540_frp (UTG) checks
River: ($790) 7
♥ (2 players)
66150787_frp (BB) checks,
71974540_frp (UTG) bets $790,
66150787_frp (BB) calls $790
Total pot: $2,370 (Rake: $0)
Showdown:
71974540_frp (UTG) shows K
♣ T
♦ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 61%, Flop: 24%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)
66150787_frp (BB) shows 8
♣ 6
♣ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 39%, Flop: 76%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)
66150787_frp (BB) wins $2,370
So obviously not going out partying while living in Pattaya takes its tole on you, so I decided that I'd go out once a month for a crazy bender and that day is tomorrow, a day I've been looking forward to for ages now. The plan is to do beers and cigars in the jucuzzi with a few of the lads from like midday onwards, maybe hit up a G Club in the evening, then Palace Agogo at some point, and we'll probably go to iBar to dust off @DownandUnder's vodka he has there - I also promised coinflipper I'd eat some pussy in Insomnia club, so that's on the cards too. Hopefully get a decent TR out of it!
June for me is going to be my first month playing 10/20/40 so I'm hoping things go well there and the shot is able to stick. I hope I didn't peak too early in terms of running above EV! Regardless, really excited to be playing some big boy games.
Also massive shout out to my coach DownandUnder who I've been working with every week since Feb and it's been the best investment I've ever made. He's taken me from a slightly winning 2/4/8 reg to an absolutely murdering 51020 reg and soon to be 102040 reg. He is currently taking on new students so if you're interested in that, send me a message and I'll give you his details.
Gl to all in June!