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05-01-2013 , 04:11 PM
Hello Guys, I'm starting to share with you my poker goals, results, stats and some hands.
A little info about me: I'm playing poker since 2009. Started with MTT and didn't play anything else than MTT. Currently I'm playing at LSMTT.

Here is my poker goals for 2013:
[] Building a bankroll for MSMTT and playing regularly on that level
[] Improving my mental game
[] Playing at least one major live tournament

My poker goals for May, 2013:
[] ITM: > 20%
[] Finishing in top 5% of the regular MTT's field: > 4 times
[] FT : > 0

Hope it will be interesting for you! All the best!
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05-03-2013 , 12:57 PM
Session #1

Session goals:
[] ITM: > 20%
[] Finishing in the top 5% of the field
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05-03-2013 , 08:53 PM
Session #1 results:
[V] ITM: > 20%
[V] Finishing in the top 5% of the field: 1





Notes:
Was close to juicy FT. Made some bad calls OTR and a few postflop mistakes.
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05-04-2013 , 12:29 PM
Hand 1: SB is 31/16/10 fish. I should get it in OTF imo. Thoughts about as played?

Poker Stars €4.50+€0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t400/t800 Blinds + t100 - 9 players
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BB: t34988 M = 16.66
UTG: t10811 M = 5.15
UTG+1: t26320 M = 12.53
Hero (UTG+2): t22361 M = 10.65
MP1: t12345 M = 5.88
MP2: t46811 M = 22.29
CO: t28373 M = 13.51
BTN: t55802 M = 26.57
SB: t78470 M = 37.37

Pre Flop: (t2100) Hero is UTG+2 with A A
2 folds, Hero raises to t1750, 4 folds, SB calls t1350, 1 fold

Flop: (t5200) K Q 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t2500, SB raises to t5000, Hero calls t2500

Turn: (t15200) K (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: (t15200) 3 (2 players)
SB bets t18400, Hero calls t15511 all in

Final Pot: t46222
Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Kings)
SB shows 4 4 (a full house, Fours full of Kings)
SB wins t46222

Hand 2: Pretty bad call OTR

    Winamax, $4.50 Buy-in (50/100 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #17305161

    CO: 23,488 (234.9 bb)
    BTN: 18,950 (189.5 bb)
    SB: 19,900 (199 bb)
    BB: 19,750 (197.5 bb)
    UTG+1: 20,000 (200 bb)
    Hero (UTG+2): 20,000 (200 bb)
    MP1: 18,362 (183.6 bb)
    MP2: 20,000 (200 bb)
    MP3: 19,950 (199.5 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with J A
    UTG+1 calls 100, Hero raises to 300, 3 folds, CO calls 300, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls 200

    Flop: (1,050) 8 A 5 (3 players)
    UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 525, CO calls 525, UTG+1 folds

    Turn: (2,100) 6 (2 players)
    Hero bets 1,250, CO calls 1,250

    River: (4,600) 3 (2 players)
    Hero checks, CO bets 2,300, Hero calls 2,300

    Spoiler:
    Results: 9,200 pot
    Final Board: 8 A 5 6 3
    CO showed 2 5 and won 9,200 (4,825 net)
    Hero showed J A and lost (-4,375 net)



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    05-05-2013 , 01:57 PM
    Session #2

    Session goals:
    [] ITM: > 20%
    [] Finishing in the top 5% of the field
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    05-05-2013 , 05:51 PM
    Session #2 results:

    [X] ITM: > 20%
    [X] Finishing in the top 5% of the field







    Notes:
    No big mistakes in this session, but lost all big flips. I should learn to win it.

    Last edited by Babanka; 05-05-2013 at 06:19 PM. Reason: edit
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    05-10-2013 , 01:01 PM
    Session #3







    Notes:
    Make a final table last session. I'm pretty happy with my play and after this cash boost I will slightly higher tournament buy-in. Wish you all the best!
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    05-11-2013 , 10:02 AM
    Approaching FT bubble. I'm currently 3/11. The villain is hided from opr and running 15/10/5 and AF 1.7 for 60 hands sample. Any thoughts about the hand and our turn decision? Here is the prizepool:



      Poker Stars, $9 Buy-in (30,000/60,000 blinds, 7,500 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 6 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #17379491

      BTN: 984,618 (16.4 bb)
      SB: 2,008,492 (33.5 bb)
      BB: 2,183,603 (36.4 bb)
      Hero (UTG): 2,130,221 (35.5 bb)
      MP: 2,846,982 (47.4 bb)
      CO: 1,289,166 (21.5 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is UTG with K K
      Hero raises to 123,259, 4 folds, BB calls 63,259

      Flop: (321,518) J 5 4 (2 players)
      BB checks, Hero bets 133,565, BB calls 133,565

      Turn: (588,648) 4 (2 players)
      BB bets 1,919,279 and is all-in




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