Hello. Bonjour. Hola. Thats as far as my language skills go im afraid, but a warm welcome to anyone bothering to read this.

Im starting this log pretty much as a document of my results as I try and grind up a bankroll for like the millionth time. Ive had good success before, turning fiftyish dollar deposits into the high hundreds/thousand. Ive always been forced to cashout to pay for various stuff, but this time I should be free to keep whatever I make to build a roll. My biggest vice has been taking shots at cash games im simply not rolled for, so this log is also gonna act as a de-tilter and keep me away from ring games where I appear to be out of my depth.

Im 22, a university graduate with a lot of free time on my hands from now until the new year, plenty of time to grind! Im gonna be hitting the 1.10 45 sng's a lot and mixing in some micro mtt's and prob 2.20 180's. its gonna be a struggle but im confident I can build something up here. Ive had moderate success on these micro stake sng's so we'll see what happens.

I'll be posting thoughts, interesting hand histories and general stuff in here as I go, so if any wants to join in some discussion on whatever topic then thats would be cool.

okie dokie, important stuff.

Starting Bankroll : $51.53
Aim: No ceiling

Gonna start a session now, will report back later with results. Lets run goooooot

good luck man, I'd set your end goal a little bit lower than infinity though, that's a hard goal to reach mathematically speaking

Good luck man.

If I was you, I'd make it a goal to hit $1000.

No way man, infinity is far more realistic JK good luck!

Haha ok, just for you guys I'll make it an $1000 target

Just finished what I'd call a mini session. Prob like 20 games or something. Mostly 1.10's, and ran/played pretty good and ended up shipping my last game (fairytale ending!) for a cool $14. I must admit, its pretty tilting to win a tourny and get 14 freakin bucks. Anyway, that takes my total BR to $61.68 so cant complain too much.

I dont really have any interesting hands to report back to be honest, all in all a pretty dull session, not really any weird spots etc. The play at this level is pretty poor especially late on so its just a case of exploiting the fishes leaks in terms of +ev shoving spots etc. I feel one of my strengths as a player is short stack play and I think this gives me an edge late on in these donkfest turbos as nobody really understands the fundamentals let alone the complexities of late game.

I want to post my lifetime sharkscope from stars but am having issues inserting the image, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers for now

Ira

Day 2

Sup? So today has been pretty much inconsequential and breakeven. Actually a little less than breakeven but whatever. Played the 1.10's, made some Ft's but couldnt get anything going on them and think biggest finish was fifth Ft'd a 3.25 90 man which could have been good for $75 but card dead would be an understatement unfortunately and ended up busting 8th. Very annoying but not letting it tilt me and my play. Also played couple of large mtt's but got nowhere. Standard. Break through will come soon enough im sure. Been toying with the idea of the 4.40's 180 as have had big success in those in the past but dnt think the roll is quite up to handling that at the moment!

Current BR : 57.40

Couple of fun hands..got lucky in a few spots, got unlucky in a few spots, made a few good reads (AK soul read imo). 78 hand is lol bad by me imo.

Anyone else out there grinding these? Holla at me.



Hand #1
Poker Stars $3.00+$0.30 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds + t10 - 9 players
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UTG: t15200 M = 63.33
UTG+1: t8615 M = 35.90
UTG+2: t2820 M = 11.75
Hero (MP1): t2770 M = 11.54
MP2: t2045 M = 8.52
CO: t2890 M = 12.04
BTN: t3650 M = 15.21
SB: t14309 M = 59.62
BB: t3400 M = 14.17

Pre Flop: (t240) Hero is MP1 with T T
UTG raises to t300, 2 folds, Hero calls t300, 5 folds

Flop: (t840) T 7 8 (2 players)
UTG bets t576, Hero calls t576

Turn: (t1992) 3 (2 players)
UTG bets t3100, Hero calls t1884 all in

River: (t5760) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t5760
UTG shows T K (a flush, King high)
Hero shows T T (three of a kind, Tens)
UTG wins t5760


Hand #2
Poker Stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 8 players
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Hero (BB): t1860 62 BBs
UTG: t1500 50 BBs
UTG+1: t2505 83.50 BBs
MP1: t1820 60.67 BBs
MP2: t1395 46.50 BBs
CO: t1465 48.83 BBs
BTN: t1495 49.83 BBs
SB: t1470 49 BBs

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 8 4
2 folds, MP1 calls t30, 3 folds, SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t90) 4 8 A (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks

Turn: (t90) 6 (3 players)
SB bets t60, Hero raises to t180, MP1 folds, SB calls t120

River: (t450) 4 (2 players)
SB bets t250, Hero raises to t750, SB raises to t1260 all in, Hero calls t510

Final Pot: t2970
Hero shows 8 4 (a full house, Fours full of Eights)
SB shows A 4 (a full house, Fours full of Aces)
SB wins t2970


Hand #3
Poker Stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 9 players
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CO: t1115 11.15 BBs
BTN: t1390 13.90 BBs
Hero (SB): t3020 30.20 BBs
BB: t2975 29.75 BBs
UTG: t1655 16.55 BBs
UTG+1: t2235 22.35 BBs
UTG+2: t1295 12.95 BBs
MP1: t2310 23.10 BBs
MP2: t1655 16.55 BBs

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is SB with A K
7 folds, Hero raises to t300, BB calls t200

Flop: (t600) 3 2 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t400, BB raises to t2675 all in, Hero calls t2275

Turn: (t5950) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t5950) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t5950
Hero shows A K (a pair of Threes)
BB shows A 5 (a pair of Threes - lower kicker)
Hero wins t5950


Hand #4
Poker Stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 8 players
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CO: t825 4.12 BBs
BTN: t1285 6.42 BBs
SB: t5160 25.80 BBs
BB: t2025 10.12 BBs
UTG: t2630 13.15 BBs
Hero (UTG+1): t765 3.83 BBs
MP1: t7355 36.77 BBs
MP2: t1485 7.42 BBs

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is UTG+1 with 9 9
1 fold, Hero raises to t765 all in, 1 fold, MP2 raises to t1485 all in, 1 fold, BTN calls t1285 all in, 2 folds

Flop: (t3635) J 9 8 (3 players - 3 are all in)

Turn: (t3635) A (3 players - 3 are all in)

River: (t3635) Q (3 players - 3 are all in)

Final Pot: t3635
BTN shows J T (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Hero shows 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines)
MP2 shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)
BTN wins t1040
BTN wins t2595


Hand #5
Poker Stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 8 players
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UTG: t790 3.95 BBs
UTG+1: t1240 6.20 BBs
Hero (MP1): t4970 24.85 BBs
MP2: t1380 6.90 BBs
CO: t4220 21.10 BBs
BTN: t845 4.22 BBs
SB: t2025 10.12 BBs
BB: t2180 10.90 BBs

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is MP1 with K A
UTG calls t200, 1 fold, Hero raises to t800, MP2 raises to t1380 all in, 4 folds, UTG calls t590 all in, Hero calls t580

Flop: (t3850) 6 7 J (3 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t3850) 9 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t3850) 9 (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t3850
UTG shows A J (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
Hero shows K A (a pair of Nines)
MP2 shows 8 8 (two pair, Nines and Eights)
MP2 wins t1180
UTG wins t2670


Hand #6
Poker Stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t50 - 5 players
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UTG: t6894 M = 4.75
CO: t5916 M = 4.08
BTN: t10028 M = 6.92
Hero (SB): t5121 M = 3.53
BB: t8086 M = 5.58

Pre Flop: (t1450) Hero is SB with 7 8
1 fold, CO calls t800, 1 fold, Hero calls t400, BB checks

Flop: (t2650) A K 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks

Turn: (t2650) 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets t1600, Hero raises to t4271 all in, BB folds, CO calls t2671

River: (t11192) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t11192
CO shows A Q (two pair, Aces and Eights)
Hero shows 7 8 (three of a kind, Eights)
Hero wins t11192

Good luck and hope you run like god tomorrow