I like the way you put it. Had a swingy session but ended up +373 overall.

Roll: 6600 ish

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GL!

Had some car problems early in the week and had to take 3 days off. +315, +410, +353. Played a couple short 2/5 sessions. Roll is 7000ish.. was more but paying off bills.

Really swingy sessions tonight. Played 1/2 and 2/5. Made 678 at 2/5 and lost 530 at 1/2. Here's a couple hands:

2/5 NL. Hero has $400 on the button with KcKh. 4 limpers, I raise to 35, SB calls and CO calls. Flop is J22cc. Both check I bet 65 into about 85. Two calls. Turn Qs. Two checks and I ship the rest, SB calls with only 105 left and shows 2-4off.

I limp AA utg as the table has never gone to flop limped and it's typically 6 way to flop at 20-25.. I squeezed a limp-raise with 99 before so they won't range me tightly. It just so happens to go 25 5 ways and I raise to 125 with 200 behind. One caller who is oop. Flop is 9J6hh. He checks I ship he snap call with a set of 99. Turn is A. Hurray.

I call a 20 preflop bet on button with KcJc and we go 5 ways to the flop: 9h6c3c. CO bets 60, I call, BB calls. Turn is 9c. CO cbets 85, I call, BB raises to 185, CO folds I call. River Jh. BB leads 150 I call. He shows Ac2c. Calling turn/river a mistake? I felt he would do this with any flush.

5 limps to SB who raises to 50. He's been playing very unorthodox and has a wide range of hands. I am in the BB with AQs and call. A limpers calls. Flop is QA5hh. SB bets 75. I ship instead of raising most of stack, which I feel was not the best play because it went fold/fold. My stack was 325 postflop.

Hand of the night:
Right after the ship with AQ I am in SB with QQ. Villain is on button, the entire table folded and he limped. I raised to 25, and he snap-shoved all in for $630 and I have $648 effective. I tanked but couldn't put AA/KK in his range here because I'm almost positive he would of just put in a sizable raise instead of the overbet which made me feel like he had AK/66-JJ. I call and the board ran out K9655 and QQ held. I prematurely showed but he mentioned havinga pair slightly smaller so TT/JJ. Kind of a maniac play.. I was leaning towards folding at first

Overall +157.

Last hand well played, due to the dynamic of the hand right before when he lost $125. Its probably a fold if it wasnt for that. Good call.

Haven't had time to read the whole thread, but wow is 2+2 filled with some dream killers. F the haters and the non risk takers, make it happen. I'm rooting for you.

A tip:
I lived in a car/on the beach the past week in Florida grinding(Mike Wolfe style). It's super motivational and was an awesome experience. The thing I found that works great for freshening up is $.47 wash cloths at wally world. Casino bathroom, rinse the cloth, soap half of it, grab a couple paper towels. You can do all that while being under the radar pretty easily. Hit a stall, wash what you need to and use the unsoaped side to get the soap off, the paper towels to dry. Pitch everything on the way out. People really don't look at you weird brushing your teeth in there either, which I thought odd.

Good Luck.

Thank you. People aren't going to discourage me with simple words. I've put a lot of effort into this little dream of mine. Two months ago I started with 200 and yesterday I hit 10k in earnings.. and my volume has been rather low too. It's far too cold for me to be sleeping in my car anymore and I plan on renting my own room out near the casino in about a month or so. Almost there!!

Congrats on success op! Started with a dollar and a dream. Will be following for sure. On the same path, having myself spent a handful of nights sleeping in my car during the grind here in vancouver, I've since upgraded. GL&subbed! "Two months ago i started with 200 and yesterday I hit 10K in earnings" Reference this when you need that spark in those lull times, it's awesome! GL&subbed, keep on grindin bro!

You guys are f'n awesome. +1 for 2p2

Subbed this thread. Love it.

Best of luck op!

+100, -50, -200, +75, -50, +875, low volume week

Lost 3 buying at 2/5. Was crushing at first. Got my roll up to 8k now I'm a little over 6k.. dropping down to 1/2 again. Will posts hands later. Feeling very defeated and low. I rarely feel like I am being outplayed and I certainly did. It's tough moving back down in limits. Perhaps I should take a mini break. How do you guys cope when you are on the downswing? I feel unmotivated.. which is strange because when my bankroll was 1k I was determined.

When we encounter a turmoil or pain that upsets our equilibrium, we generally set a mental block to not go near that experience. Which is good if its "don't go near that lion's den." The body amd mind doesn't differentiate what you think of the experience. All it know is the balance has been destroyed.

This could be the reason for your lack of motivation. If you look deeper into it, you may find it's fear disguised as something else. Look to the root of the problem and you will find the experience (most likely getting beaten for 3 buyins, but it could have other negative experiences thrown in), then you must accept that experience so there is no negative charge involved.

Also create a plan that is detailed well and is a no brainer to follow. Also remember how it felt when you played well (not taking into account the money) and how that felt. Then translate that into the future if you continue along that vein. What would it look like? Then go back and go over the steps it would take to get there. You have your plan.

It's takes a lot to do what you're doing man, but always remember, even the greatest (ESPECIALLY the greatest) have setbacks. What sets them apart is how they bounce back.

Keep your head up! We're all rooting for you!

Gl on the tables and play well too.^_^.

I really appreciate your words. You make a lot of sense. I think I'm getting a little too emotional over the loss.. luckily I could afford it. I feel humbled after last night. Encountered a villain who just played perfectry against me. A lot of my mentality has to do with my desire to change my lifestyle but I am prioritizing my bankroll first. I wanted to reach my 10k goal so I could move closer and get out of this couch sleeping situation but I will just have to be a little more patient and remind myself of what it took to get where I am. Perhaps I won't touch 2/5 until the 10k mark.. I prematurely took shots. The 1 hour commute is difficult to do 5 days a week. Having a strong mindset is so important. As long as I can remain positive and dedicated I know I will succeed. The feeling I got last night was scary because getting beat like that made me doubt myself. My plan is to stick with 1/2 longer and fix what mistakes I have in my game. There aren't many players at 1/2 that adjust perfectly to you so I haven't really had issues like I did last night. Thanks again. I'm still averaging 35/hr after that brutal loss.. I'm gonna shake this off and come back hard!!!

Did you know you were being outplayed at the time? If you think someone is owning you it's difficult but important to swallow your pride and switch tables (if possible) or just avoid playing hands against them.

Also, have you gone over a plan for when villains adjust to you like this?

I was aware of it after a couple of big pots. I thought my image was setting me up for a decent payout. I should have left my session earlier I think I was starting to tilt at the end.

No. I rarely encounter a villain that adjusts to me as well as he did. It was a learning experience for sure. Here is one hand that I may have misplayed:

I am in MP with QQ, villain is directly to my left. I have been raising more than usual and I suspect he is aware that my range pre is wider than it should be. I open to 20, he raises to 70. Folds around I call and we go heads up. I think he is raising me with a range of 88+ and AQ+. Flop is 757r. I check, he cbets 75. Here is where I may have made my error? I just called -- think I should have 3bet here. K turn. He leads 105, I call. River 2. I check and he bets 225. I called. I'm thinking the river call is absolutely terrible now, because if he has 88-JJ I can't see him value betting or turning his hand into a bluff.. this was my last buyin and where I wasnt thinking clearly. He showed KJo.

Feel free to rail me on how poorly I played this: as played, fold river? But 3bet flop bet?

Wow, when I come over to Vegas from Australia for 6 months will I need to pay taxes on my winnings too? In Australia all gambling winnings are tax free...

Why? Why expect that you have to lose or stop "upswinging" for a better word (I don't use the terms upswing or downswing since reading The Poker Mindset by Ian Taylor and some other guy, highly recommended). If you are playing good, mindset is right, this "upswing" can just go on and on and on. Thing is there is no shape, timeline o any consistency with an up or down swing, the cards have no memory and each hand is completely new. The game gives zero ****s if you have won once in a row or 500 times in a row. Has no bearing as to how this next session will go. The only bearing on your win rate is the next hand you play and the decision you make in that hand, that's the only thing that will determine how much you win or lose after that session. Which will in turn determine whether you are "upswinging" or "downswinging".

Do yourself a favour, download Audible on Android, sign up for a free trial and get Jared Tendler's book The Mental Game 1 for free and then cancel the membership. Listen to that audiobook, then get The Poker Mindset and read it, so easy to read and will sharpen your mental game up so much you will be a new man. Will help with everything, discipline, tilt, motivation, logic, understanding variance, must listen and read!!!

Cheers Mac

3 buyins sucks, but it happens to the best of us. You've had a good run and can get it back. Just take a day off if needed and get back on the grind.

Try to get away from the right of people who 3 bet you w/ KJo. Even if they're losing players you're gonna lose more money to those type of players out of position. And definitely 4 bet QQ pretty much always live.

I'm not typically 4betting getting in qq in a deep 2/5 game, but against this villain I am 4betting small to induce and snaperoooooo. Given the way you played it pre, I think you played the hand rather well, just need the j to peel the turn instead of the k. Actually any non k and he probably stacks off. A, q, or j though is ideal.

No you will not have to pay taxes, but if you were to cash big in a tournament sometimes there are some issues with the casino withholding money for taxes.

LLSNL most people's 3b range is JJ+ AK. Against this guy 4b QQ for sure.

Booked a small win. It feels good to book wins, large or small.. +115

Here's a hand from the local town game with lots of recreational players:

Hero is in the cutoff and villain has straddled to 4. I over limped 3 limpers in the CO with QdJd. I normally raise here, but these players are limping AK,88,99, TT, JJ, AQ, AJ, KQ, etc.. and they don't play well postflop but hardly ever fold preflop, some players are calling any two.. if you make any type of hand you are getting paid post flop..so I limped because I don't wanna get limp re raised by a short stack. Button goes all in for 12. Straddle re raises to 20, I have plenty history with him and I range him 99+, AJs+. I call. Flop AJ2dd. He leads 40 into 60ish. I re raised to 110, he had 95 behind and I covered. I planned on checking back turn if I brick..he tank calls and asks me if I have KdQd.. pretty decent read.. I had him on AK when he called..Turn As. Gross. He checks and I check. River a brick 9h, he moves all in, I fold, he shows AK.

Won't be playing again until friday. Driving off to see family for a thanksgiving trip. Enjoy your gobble gobbles!!

Yeah right, thanks for that.