2019: UP AND UP
01-17-2019
, 12:23 PM
Yo guys whats up?, hope you are all doing great
My name is David and I am an old school grinder who is back after a almost 2 years of inactivity. During my career, I have played most European sites but especially PS in the last years. The reason why I stopped playing was mainly because I did not like the direction the industry was taking (rake increase, traffic segregation...). These two years I have been doing some other stuff, mainly fitness related. However, a few months ago, a couple of friends were talking about poker in some Chinese apps and decided to tried Pokermaster. What I like the most, by far, is that you can play in a rake-free environment so basically just paying a % of winnings after a session, normally 5 or 6%.
So far, this year I have played a few thousand hands and despite of running below EV, I pretty much like what I see at tables. My plan is to put decent volume, maybe around 1.5k hands per day which should be around 4-5 hours. Regarding to stakes, I am currently playing a mix of NL300-600 (equivalent) although my plan is to play just NL600 soon.
The main idea with this thread is to be motivated and keep the consistency needed after a while outside from tables. Also, show the youngers that is very plausible to make money with this even for a dinosaur like me
. I will try to upload results daily/any other day so you guys can check if I do any progress.
These are the hands played so far:
PS. Currency is Yuan, not USD!
Peace!
My name is David and I am an old school grinder who is back after a almost 2 years of inactivity. During my career, I have played most European sites but especially PS in the last years. The reason why I stopped playing was mainly because I did not like the direction the industry was taking (rake increase, traffic segregation...). These two years I have been doing some other stuff, mainly fitness related. However, a few months ago, a couple of friends were talking about poker in some Chinese apps and decided to tried Pokermaster. What I like the most, by far, is that you can play in a rake-free environment so basically just paying a % of winnings after a session, normally 5 or 6%.
So far, this year I have played a few thousand hands and despite of running below EV, I pretty much like what I see at tables. My plan is to put decent volume, maybe around 1.5k hands per day which should be around 4-5 hours. Regarding to stakes, I am currently playing a mix of NL300-600 (equivalent) although my plan is to play just NL600 soon.
The main idea with this thread is to be motivated and keep the consistency needed after a while outside from tables. Also, show the youngers that is very plausible to make money with this even for a dinosaur like me
. I will try to upload results daily/any other day so you guys can check if I do any progress. These are the hands played so far:
PS. Currency is Yuan, not USD!
Peace!
Last edited by Upandup; 01-17-2019 at 12:43 PM.
01-22-2019
, 11:29 AM
Hey guys! How are you doing? Summary of the last 5 days!
Decided to play for a few days so I could bring more impressions are once.
First of all, I have to admit I am running very well and that helps a lot. However, I am trying to adapt as much as possible to rake-free environment, straddle and ante game and to the metagame in general. What I have observed until the date:
People don’t care/use bet sizings properly so it is easier to read their hand.
Playing vs capped ranges is very profitable since they tend to overfold.
Table selection is very important (as in any other site)
Time schedule can also be important.
This said I will continue to make adaptations and see If i can maintain this pace.
Besides poker, I am also doing strength training trying to increase my PR’s in DL, BP and Squat. My numbers so far are: 200, 130, 160 (kg). Despite of training for more than 10 years, I have always been focus in high-volume trainings typical from people who takes ‘external helps’ but that some limitations when it comes to natural lifters. So the plan is stick to basics while I do some accessory work to rack some extra volume.
Hope you guys stay strong on and off tables!
PS. This time results are in USD 14000!!
PS.2 Results are pre-rake
PS.3 I am playing mainly 102040, equivalent to NL600
Decided to play for a few days so I could bring more impressions are once.
First of all, I have to admit I am running very well and that helps a lot. However, I am trying to adapt as much as possible to rake-free environment, straddle and ante game and to the metagame in general. What I have observed until the date:
People don’t care/use bet sizings properly so it is easier to read their hand.
Playing vs capped ranges is very profitable since they tend to overfold.
Table selection is very important (as in any other site)
Time schedule can also be important.
This said I will continue to make adaptations and see If i can maintain this pace.
Besides poker, I am also doing strength training trying to increase my PR’s in DL, BP and Squat. My numbers so far are: 200, 130, 160 (kg). Despite of training for more than 10 years, I have always been focus in high-volume trainings typical from people who takes ‘external helps’ but that some limitations when it comes to natural lifters. So the plan is stick to basics while I do some accessory work to rack some extra volume.
Hope you guys stay strong on and off tables!
PS. This time results are in USD 14000!!
PS.2 Results are pre-rake
PS.3 I am playing mainly 102040, equivalent to NL600