Hi All. Bit late to the party I suppose. I've created this post with hopes that it will motivate me to play well and put in a lot of volume. My goal is to make 100k at low-mid stakes online cash between now and the end of the year. I play mostly on sites available to Americans, but I may go to Montreal to play Stars on my old handle, Ancalagon1. I'll be updating this post weekly with graphs and silly hands so that you guys can berate me.

About me:

In 2009, I graduaded from college with a degree in applied math. Wanting to take a break from academia and the 'real world', I decided to give poker a shot. My good friend Jeff (iveygotstaks) showed me the ropes and I started the grind at 2nl with a $100 bankroll. By Black Friday, I was playing professionally and doing prerry well at low and mid stakes on Stars. Since BF, I've been playing live poker (Foxwoods 5/10) with a bit of online mixed in when I am outside the US travelling.

Between now and New Years, my poker goals are:

-100k profit
-Keep working on strategy by using runitonce, posting, etc.
-Improve my mental game/tilt

Wish me luck!

gl sir

Week 1:





Fold flop or standard?

Hero (BB): $417.50
BTN/SB: $539.50

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BB with A 3
BTN/SB raises to $8, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($16.00) 6 K Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $12.00, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($40.00) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: ($40.00) J (2 players)
Hero bets $28.00, BTN/SB raises to $92, Hero raises to $397.50, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: $224.00
Hero wins $223.50
(Rake: $0.50)





CO: $216.53
Hero (BTN): $312.53
SB: $275.87
BB: $267.40
UTG: $153.11
MP: $103.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with 6 7
3 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BB calls $2

Flop: ($9.00) 6 T 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5.70, BB raises to $22.80, Hero calls $17.10

Turn: ($54.60) T (2 players)
BB bets $34.58, Hero calls $34.58

River: ($123.76) A (2 players)
BB bets $40.25, Hero raises to $251.15, BB folds

Final Pot: $204.26
Hero wins $201.26
(Rake: $3.00)





Hero (CO): $840.50
BTN: $622.00
SB: $120.50
BB: $720.20
UTG: $828.00

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is CO with K K
UTG raises to $18, Hero raises to $57, 3 folds, UTG calls $39

Flop: ($123.00) 5 2 7 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $80.00, UTG calls $80

Turn: ($283.00) 6 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $190.00, UTG calls $190

River: ($663.00) 3 (2 players)
UTG bets $501.00, Hero calls $501

Final Pot: $1665.00
UTG shows [4c, 4d ]
Hero mucks K K
(Rake: $2.00)

Oops.

gl man

Good luck!

Hey bro, awesome having a grinder playing on American sites! Which sites do you play currently? Gl btw and subbed!

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Subbed really wanna see you reaching your goal!

Gl dude

Thanks man. Currently playing WPN, Merge, and Bovada.

Bleh. ****ty week. Played up to 5/10 and ran kinda bad. Nothing worked and people seemed to always have it.



Hand #1

SB: $1155.19
BB: $885.00
UTG: $2877.50
MP: $1045.00
Hero (CO): $985.00
BTN: $772.00

Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is CO with A J
2 folds, Hero raises to $25, BTN raises to $75, 2 folds, Hero calls $50

Flop: ($165.00) J T T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($165.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $72.50, Hero calls $72.50

River: ($310.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $135.00, Hero raises to $837.50, BTN calls $489.50 all in

Final Pot: $1559.00
Hero shows A J
BTN shows J J
BTN wins $1556.00
(Rake: $3.00)





Hand #2

BTN: $1415.73
SB: $1156.00
Hero (BB): $2353.00
CO: $1741.25

Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is BB with A 8
CO raises to $20, BTN calls $20, 1 fold, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($65.00) K J J (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets $45.00, Hero calls $45, CO folds

Turn: ($155.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $125.00, Hero calls $125

River: ($405.00) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $510.00, Hero calls $510

Final Pot: $1425.00
BTN shows T J
Hero mucks A 8
BTN wins $1423.00
(Rake: $2.00)





Hand #3

Hero (MP): $616.20
CO: $738.70
BTN: $376.86
SB: $1537.73
BB: $602.05
UTG: $564.00

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is MP with J A
1 fold, Hero raises to $18, CO calls $18, BTN calls $18, SB calls $15, BB calls $12

Flop: ($90.00) J 8 2 (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $54.00, CO calls $54, BTN folds, SB folds, BB folds

Turn: ($198.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $117.00, Hero calls $117

River: ($432.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $432.00, Hero calls $427.20 all in

Final Pot: $1286.40
Hero mucks J A
CO shows 2 2
CO wins $1283.40
(Rake: $3.00)





Hand #4

UTG: $386.00
UTG+1: $1148.70
UTG+2: $406.00
MP1: $1073.10
MP2: $408.70
Hero (CO): $378.00
BTN: $199.35
SB: $463.50
BB: $497.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is CO with T T
UTG calls $4, 3 folds, MP2 calls $4, Hero raises to $16, 3 folds, UTG calls $12, 1 fold

Flop: ($42.00) 7 K 9 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $25.00, UTG calls $25

Turn: ($92.00) A (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $8.00, UTG calls $8

River: ($108.00) Q (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $108.00
UTG shows 8 6
Hero shows T T
Hero wins $105.00
(Rake: $3.00)





And my attempt to run up a roll on WPN, in a nutshell:

Hand #5

WPN $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players
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CO: $402.53
BTN: $151.35
SB: $232.29
Hero (BB): $103.97

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with 9 9
1 fold, BTN raises to $2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $8, BTN calls $6

Flop: ($16.50) 5 6 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $6.00, Hero raises to $18, BTN calls $12

Turn: ($52.50) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $25.25, BTN raises to $125.35, Hero calls $52.72 all in

River: ($208.44) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $208.44
BTN shows 6 5
Hero shows 9 9
(Rake: $2.00)





Hand #6

SB: $100.00
BB: $130.37
UTG: $242.37
Hero (MP): $171.61
CO: $101.50
BTN: $121.73

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP with A A
1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, BTN calls $3, SB raises to $13, 1 fold, Hero raises to $23, 1 fold, SB calls $10

Flop: ($50.00) 7 K J (2 players)
SB bets $77.00, Hero calls $77

Turn: ($204.00) 9 (2 players)

River: ($204.00) 3 (2 players)

Final Pot: $204.00
SB shows K 7
Hero shows A A
(Rake: $3.00)





Hand #7

CO: $100.00
BTN: $122.83
SB: $104.00
Hero (BB): $100.00
UTG: $112.53
MP: $139.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with T J
3 folds, BTN calls $1, SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $13, 1 fold, SB calls $9

Flop: ($27.00) 3 K 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12.82, SB raises to $25.64, Hero calls $12.82

Turn: ($78.28) 7 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $21.00, SB folds

Final Pot: $78.28
Hero wins $75.28
(Rake: $3.00)

Not exactly pretty but





Hand #1

BTN: $458.03
SB: $509.00
Hero (BB): $403.10

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BB with J A
1 fold, SB raises to $20, Hero calls $16

Flop: ($40.00) J 2 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $28.00, SB calls $28

Turn: ($96.00) 6 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $70.00, SB calls $70

River: ($236.00) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $285.10, SB calls $285.10



Hand #2

Hero (BB): $1168.52
BTN/SB: $594.00

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is BB with Q K
BTN/SB calls $3, Hero raises to $21, BTN/SB calls $15

Flop: ($42.00) 7 K 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $28.00, BTN/SB calls $28

Turn: ($98.00) K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $73.00, Hero calls $73

River: ($244.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $244.00, Hero calls $244



Hand #3

Hero (BB): $600.00
UTG: $621.00
MP: $656.50
CO: $138.00
BTN: $613.05
SB: $1402.90

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is BB with 5 T
4 folds, SB raises to $18, Hero calls $12

Flop: ($36.00) 8 5 7 (2 players)
SB bets $24.00, Hero calls $24

Turn: ($84.00) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $48.00, SB calls $48

River: ($180.00) Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $250.00, SB calls $250



Hand #4

Hero (BTN): $796.00
SB: $763.90
BB: $348.00
UTG: $621.00
MP: $619.00
CO: $1070.49

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is BTN with 4 A
1 fold, MP raises to $18, 1 fold, Hero raises to $57, 2 folds, MP calls $39

Flop: ($123.00) 3 7 Q (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $75.00, MP calls $75

Turn: ($273.00) K (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $170.00, MP calls $170

River: ($613.00) K (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $494.00, MP folds

Run good play good?





Hand #1

BB: $133.80
Hero (BTN/SB): $385.80

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 3
Hero raises to $8, BB raises to $24, Hero raises to

$385.80, BB calls $109.80 all in

Flop: ($267.60) 7 Q J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($267.60) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($267.60) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $267.60
BB shows J J
Hero shows 3 3
Hero wins $267.10
(Rake: $0.50)

Hand #2

UTG: $864.90
MP: $388.00
CO: $400.00
BTN: $404.00
Hero (SB): $556.00
BB: $680.60

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with K Q
2 folds, CO raises to $12, 1 fold, Hero raises to $40

, 1 fold, CO calls $28

Flop: ($84.00) 3 J J (2 players)
Hero bets $48.00, CO raises to $100, Hero calls $52

Turn: ($284.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($284.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $284.00, CO folds

Final Pot: $284.00
Hero wins $281.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Pretty absurd week. Running like god.

Results since I started:





Hand #1

MP: $1025.54
CO: $679.00
BTN: $696.00
SB: $566.40
Hero (BB): $1232.80
UTG: $527.20

Pre Flop: ($9.00) Hero is BB with A Q
3 folds, BTN raises to $12, SB raises to $42, Hero raises to $100, BTN calls $88, 1 fold

Flop: ($242.00) 9 4 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $105.00, Hero folds



Not really sure what to do here against an unknown.

Hand #2

BTN: $820.00
SB: $481.50
BB: $400.00
UTG: $376.42
UTG+1: $459.30
UTG+2: $442.21
MP1: $35.50
MP2: $368.00
Hero (CO): $684.10

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is CO with A A
UTG calls $4, 1 fold, UTG+2 raises to $16, 1 fold, MP2 calls $16, Hero raises to $50, 3 folds, UTG calls $46, UTG+2 calls $34, MP2 calls $34

Flop: ($206.00) J 3 3 (4 players)
UTG bets $84.00, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls $84, Hero raises to $634.10, UTG calls $242.42 all in, MP2 calls $234 all in

Turn: ($1176.84) 7 (3 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($1176.84) J (3 players - 2 are all in)

Gl man!! Good to see this thread

Good luck man looks like your off to a good start anyway Hope you succeed

Remember reading a lot of your posts back when strat threads were a thing at SSNL and taking a lot in. Cheers for that, glgl.

Where are you staying at now ?

Thanks guys!

My pleasure. I've always liked posting strat because it required that I gather my thoughts enough to write them down. I think it's helped me improve as a poker player.

New Haven, CT at the moment.

Ha nice work fella, impressive.

I don't think you can fold the AhQc personally but folding may be right or at worst, is never going to be too bad.

Thanks Ponty. Definitely Running good.

With respect to the AQ hand: when an unknown cold calls the 4bet after opening pre, I think he's either got the blade or is likely just a weaker player seeing a flop with something dumb. Betting out all of my AhX hands would probably be a good place to start.

if its pokerhost you can't actually put ranges on anyone

subbed GL bro !!

Get dat money Jules!

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Nice work man, keep it up! Subbed

Good luck - subbed.