Yeah maybe your right although i think its hard for someone to 3bet bluff a board that should hit my range a lot of the time. Again though its mainly for the cheap showdown as im likely still good at this point but if i call and face another bet im still wondering and it will more than likely cost me more than the min raise to call, although against some players this wont be too bad as i will get more value. Again though with that i think im more likely to do that on a dry board where its more obvious im good.

Well thats the month over with. Defnatley one of the strangest months ive had since playing poker. Finished off today with some great preperation for tommorow,when hopefully i should be redepositing and getting back to playing NL50, by running 6 Buyins below EV and i never thought i would think to myself that would be great preperation but ive been playing some top notch poker and despite not even been able to win when i get my money in as at least 70/30 favourite i can honestly say it didnt affect me in the slightest. Im really happy with how i have finished the month and feel refreshed and ready to get back to playing seriously again. Ive come up with a little tactic that seems to be helping me as well which is get the money in and flip the cards and then hide the table, i mean i cant do anything once the money is in and that extra bit of time while i cant see the table just gives me chance to think.

Quite a way in to Qtips book now and so far a lot of the stuff i already know but its down in easy terms and gives me a good refresher of things although theres a few more complicated things to come that im not sure of so i cant wait to get back in to that.

I defo think i would have gone mad if i had kept playing like i was doing and the time away has given me time to reflect and try and get some perspective. Whether i will play Rush again im not entirely sure, maybe i will just do it to get some points but cant see it becomeing a regular thing as i just want to concentrate on improving now. Ive really enjoyed making the videos and maybe i will make the occasional one in the future. As mentioned tommorow i should get chance to redeposit and going to put in about 40 Buyins for NL50 and take it from there. Once i have a few hands in i will probably contact fooz and check his availability and the same with Jared, obviously that depends how much my tilt is in check.

Months results and March goals to follow.

Febuary 2011 Goals

1. Be More Consistant In My Play. [ ] Fail

2. Continue To Strive To Improve My Game. [x] Tecnically i did this.

3. Check Out Some Of My Old Coaching Videos. [x] Again technically i did this.

4. Try to Keep My Tilt Levels Under The Control In Which I Finished The Month [ ] Epic Fail

Febuary Results







Added my showdown/non showdown lines from my NL10 and NL25 results. I can spot the exact times that i got in to FPS mode with this graph. This is a good example that i should be able to maintain a somewhere near flat red line and when this deviates away from that at 45 degrees it usually coincides with me making stupid moves or fancy plays. Defnatley something i need to keep my eye on when i get back to playing.

March 2011 Goals

1. Try to maintain control over my tilt issues.

2. Go over coaching sessions with Mpethy.

3. Finish reading Qtips book.

4. Watch Leakbuster workshop video.

5. Finish meditation course.

6. Look over all my notes from last month at least 4 times.

7. Watch at least one of my coaching videos.

I just finished your 2010 thread from 25 to 100. Very inspiring and good read. I was curious as i didnt catch it if you said.

Why FR over 6 max?

i have been kinda back and forth about what to play. But i have been playing 6 max for a while with limited success. +3ptbb over about 200k hands mostly 10nl. So i was curious why the full ring.

Also if you had to name 1 thing that benefited you the most in your growth as a player what would it be?

Thanks.

Im not really sure how i ended up playing FR. I think it may have been just a result of changing sites and getting Table Ninja and realising i could play more tables playing FR. I guess its just stuck from there and i have very rarely played 6max since.

Your winrate isnt bad at all and personally i dont see much diffence in all the levels up to NL100 you just have to make a few minor adjustments if you are already winning.

As for the one thing that benefited me most it was probably a combination of things. I split up with my longterm GF who didnt like me playing poker so that gave me a bit more time wierd as it seems it also gave me motivation in a wierd way to get out of the confort zone i was in at NL25 and try and move up and make some decent money. Poker wise defnatley coaching from NL_Fool who really taught me a lot about the game and gave me the tools to beat NL50 and NL100.

Thanks for reading.

i appreciate the response. my 200k 50k of that was break even at 25nl. i have since withdrawn and whatnot so just rebuilding now anyway. playing 6 max for so long at like 22/20 or 25/22 im not sure i could do a 15/13 style like most full ring players haha

You really wouldnt have to play so tight. I know a few people who have transitioned from 6max and play a bit looser than that. Apparently all you have to do is look at the table the same as a 6max table but with more early positions. Just looses up in LP a bit more than normal and you can be playing 18+ pretty comfortabley i guess.

Thought i would add in a list of some of the songs i have been listening to for inspiration and motivational purpose. This list will probably grow in the future.

300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shDNaFhPiJY

We Are The champions - Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S_gLohI4XE

Chipmunk Feat. Chris Brown - Champion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnMVb2XVVk

Daniel Powter - Bad Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH476CxJxfg

Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-zK...eature=related

Chad Kreoger - Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etp8L9pbqeM

R. Kelly - The Worlds Greatest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_its6T5GT8

1. Index From My First Thread - Dont Be Scared Move Up - NL25 Reg to NL100 Reg By 2011

2. Opening Post For This Thread - Poker Goals And Life Goals 2011

3. Mpethybridge Coaching Review

4. January Results - Febuary Goals

5. My LOL Coaching Program

6. My Poker Learning Program

7. Bullet Points Of Elements Of Poker

8. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 1
9. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 2
10. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 3

11. Becoming A Beast From The Blinds

12. PokerSesh1.wmv 45 Minutes 6 Tabling NL10 Playing 30/24

13. Pokersesh2.avi 45 Minutes 6 Tabling NL10 Playing 16/13

14. NL25Sesh4tables.avi45 Minutes 4 Tabling NL50 Playing 20/16

15. Inspirational And Motivational Songs

16. Febuary Results And March Goals

Well it might not be as easy as i thought to start again as Full Tilt are having problems and i cant deposit. looks like i may have to grind with my $300. Aggresive bankroll management here i come.

lol nice way to finish up feb. gl in march martl

Thanks you too. Hope you get back playing.

Continued my practice for not tilting by playing on some NL25 tables and continued to get my money in good and lose. This is fantastic opportunity to see if any of my tilt work has paid off and so far so good. 7 Below Ev now in just 2K hands so now i would normally be pulling my hair our but not yet anyway.

Biggest losing hand:-

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

SB: $36.49
BB: $32.15
UTG: $63.02
UTG+1: $21.81
UTG+2: $25.37
MP1: $25.00
Hero (MP2): $28.30
CO: $14.54
BTN: $25.00

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP2 with A Q
3 folds, MP1 raises to $1, Hero calls $1, CO calls $1, BTN calls $1, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.25) J 5 2 (5 players)
SB checks, MP1 bets $4, Hero calls $4, CO raises to $13.54 all in, BTN folds, SB folds, MP1 raises to $24 all in, Hero calls $20

Turn: ($66.79) 5 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($66.79) T (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $66.79
MP1 shows J J (a full house, Jacks full of Fives)
Hero shows A Q (a flush, Ace high)
CO shows 9 T (a flush, Jack high)
MP1 wins $20.21
MP1 wins $43.58
(Rake: $3.00)

Always nice to flop the nuts.

Well this is total bollocks. I cant deposit via Maestro or Visa and i cant deposit to my Neteller account. Really not sure what to do now.

Lots of messing around and i have sorted it. I have now deposited $600 in to my account and then tommorow i will deposit another $600 to take my roll to about $1550. I will probably leave it at that and start from there. 2K hands today at NL25 and im finding it pretty easy not to tilt at this level so i will see how i go when i move up. I just had one instance where i had a few hands at the same time that went a bit belly up and i started to get a bit wound up but that quickly subsided.

Had this pretty interesting hand as well:-


Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

BTN: $17.18
Hero (SB): $28.08
BB: $25.00
UTG: $27.42
UTG+1: $49.15
MP1: $28.53
MP2: $26.25
CO: $23.55

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 4 4
2 folds, MP1 raises to $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.90, BB calls $0.75

Flop: ($4.00) 6 K 9 (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, CO checks

Turn: ($4.00) 4 (4 players)
Hero bets $3.30, BB calls $3.30, MP1 folds, CO folds

River: ($10.60) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $7.30, BB raises to $20.70 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero folds

Final Pot: $25.20
BB wins $23.94
(Rake: $1.26)

Villain is 16/12 ABC player. My notes suggest he is straight forward and not tricky and i have a note on him that a raise is the nuts. He dosnt call the turn with 55 so his only logical hand is 66 or 99 i feel. I think he was waiting for a safe card on the river before making his move.

so are you starting from 50 NL? or jump straight to 100 NL underrolled?

gl

Going to start at NL50 and try and work up. I dont think i spent enough time there last time so some more volume wont hurt and i want to better my WR while trying not to tilt. My target is to try and beat my results at NL50 from last year which is 4.3bb/100 over 161K hands. As Hancock said "I can be better, I will be better".

good plan (crushing 50NL is a great plan btw ). with your WR doesn't take to long to level up. and knowing you can rebuild when you want gives you a certain selfconsciousness.

gl mart

When do you plan on watching the Leakbuster vids? I've been meaning to ever since they relaunced them with Vital - I love Corwin's videos and just haven't taken the time to sit down and go through the LB vids of his.

IMO, if you make a goal that involves being "consistent" then you ought to define what that means (you have to be able to measure it). In my mind it means consistent in time played - but maybe for someone else it might consistent in style played or consistent results. So... what did you mean by consistent?

Thanks. Going to try my best.

The leakBuster vid is just a workshop for LeakBuster for HEM. I know basically how to use it but want to become very competent at it. Ive watched a ton of [vital]myth`s videos including the LB ones and i know that he gets mixed opinions but i have always found his vids good to watch and quite helpful. Nute and wooz will pobably be some of the authors i try and go through all their vids when i get the chance. Ive watched a few of them but not all yet.

Consistent for me will be emotions wise. I have HEM set on my best month at NL50 where i didnt tilt and as a result had my best month. I know i can double my winrate at that level but, and its a big but, it all depends on my ability to keep my tilt issues under control. I am trying not to aim for specific results but i know if i dont tilt then the results will come as a result of that.

Thought i was going to start now but i only have a $600 deposit limit on my account for every 24 hours so its later tonight before i can deposit again. So going to play a few NL25 tables for a bit instead.

Heres my starting point though:-

Bankroll - $1500
FTP - 265115 points
Iron Man Medals - 4529 20th Month
Black Card Rolling Average - 846.74

1. Index From My First Thread - Dont Be Scared Move Up - NL25 Reg to NL100 Reg By 2011

2. Opening Post For This Thread - Poker Goals And Life Goals 2011

3. Mpethybridge Coaching Review

4. January Results - Febuary Goals

5. My LOL Coaching Program

6. My Poker Learning Program

7. Bullet Points Of Elements Of Poker

8. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 1
9. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 2
10. Accelerated Learning Program Notes Part 3

11. Becoming A Beast From The Blinds

12. PokerSesh1.wmv 45 Minutes 6 Tabling NL10 Playing 30/24

13. Pokersesh2.avi 45 Minutes 6 Tabling NL10 Playing 16/13

14. NL25Sesh4tables.avi45 Minutes 4 Tabling NL50 Playing 20/16

15. Inspirational And Motivational Songs

16. Febuary Results And March Goals

Should have videoed that session. Would have been a lesson in how to become a weak passive calling station lol. 143 hands and down 2 buyins.

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

SB: $25.00
BB: $34.24
UTG: $23.97
Hero (UTG+1): $25.35
MP: $29.77
CO: $27.18
BTN: $45.91

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG+1 with K K
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.80, 1 fold, CO calls $0.80, 2 folds, BB raises to $2.75, Hero calls $1.95, CO calls $1.95

Flop: ($8.35) 6 5 6 (3 players)
BB bets $4.70, Hero calls $4.70, CO folds

Turn: ($17.75) J (2 players)
BB bets $9, Hero calls $9

River: ($35.75) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $9.70, Hero calls $8.90 all in

Final Pot: $53.55
BB shows Q A (a flush, Ace high)
Hero mucks K K
BB wins $50.88
(Rake: $2.67)

I decide to flat the 3bet as the villain is fairly tight but the player behind me is a fish so i want him in the pot. Perfect flop for me but i feel the call is the correct play instead of the raise otherwise im folding the fish anyway. On the turn i have a commitment decision but again if i shove i think i fold out most of his range that i beat without giving him the chance to barrell the river. Cant decide if i played this one terribly or not.


Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

SB: $25.00
BB: $27.56
Hero (UTG): $29.42
UTG+1: $36.90
MP: $12.95
CO: $21.05
BTN: $22.86

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with Q A
Hero raises to $0.80, 1 fold, MP calls $0.80, 4 folds

Flop: ($1.95) 6 4 A (2 players)
Hero bets $1.20, MP calls $1.20

Turn: ($4.35) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks

River: ($4.35) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $3.25, Hero calls $3.25

Final Pot: $10.85
Hero mucks Q A
MP shows 7 6 (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
MP wins $10.31
(Rake: $0.54)

Villain is 14/0 after 25 hands. I should be betting the turn here. Obviously i get a call and have an easy check fold on the river. After he checks behind i think i should even be betting the river as check calling is pretty awful i feel.

Need to stop playing so weak. AF of 1.17 in these hands. Less calling and more raising or folding needed. Cant be this weak when i move up.

KK hand. otf HU a flat would be good, but MW i don't know...might be me thinking too straightforward but i wouldn't like fish to draw with right odds, plus your call in this spot shows strenght anyway. what's villain's range to bet ott? unless villain's over-aggro,
unimproved AQ+ is shutting down turn most of the times and villain's continuation range would be the same even if we're raising flop imho.

glad to see u should be back to nl50 soon, shouldnt be long b4 u crush through and hit 100 again. got my cpu ordered yesterday, unfortunatly it wont be here for 3 weeks, build finish by 3-11 then 5-7 business days shipping but, ill be back soon!