Well if it's general questions you can just pm me and I'll try to answer.

Not easy everyday...

Couldn't start the month better haha :



I had decided to play only 3/6+ this month but I didn't choose the right moment for that lool ^^. So I end up having the worst down of my life I think.
I think I played mostly well. Even though sometimes I drifted from my usual plays, I believe it was for good reasons, trying to apply the new concepts I learnt.

So I guess I'll drop down in stakes until I feel I can win a hand.
And I'll focus on working a bit more on my game.

I'll set up a little goal of posting 10 hands in forums each week from now.



Workout : I'm working out more often now as I subscribed to a new gym. And I still go to run.
I went to the gym Monday, ran yesterday, and been to the gym again today. So maybe I'll do a complete week ! I might need it to digest this run.

Sleep : I'm really happy with this point, I'm waking up a bit earlier every day. And feel like I'm resting better.
I'm using an app to track my sleep and it shows that I'm sleeping way better.

Nutrition : I'll try to improve this. I already achieved a small step by having decent breakfast. But I'm still doing things wrong I think. I usually just have dinner, no lunch. It feels ok, but after I eat my dinner I'm just energy-less. And now that I go to the gym again I might need to think about it better. So I'll read some stuffs about it and see what's best for me.

So let's see if I can turn this month into a winning one !

GL !

the worse downswing of ur life is not even 20 buy ins? lol

I mean money wise. This is for this month but I had lost at the end last month. So it's -14k$.
BB it's something like -21 buy ins. I dropped down in stakes before losing too much.

oh ok, good luck recovering

Thx !

Subbed gl

Hey lilxam, subbed since first few posts but just wanted to let you know that your thread is a real inspiration to me. I'm just a micro donk but besides the stakes I believe we have some in common, and I also admire your work ethic. So you're kind of someone I look up to. Well... I guess that's my own way of saying "good luck".

Appreciate the comment man thanks !

Hey friend,

can u post the graph from ur blog start till now?

Anyway inspiring thread, keep it up man

Dont be too hard on urself with the working time though, maybe its
just the way u function best.

gl

August report

Poker :

So I end up having my worst month ever. But I guess it has to happen sometimes.
This is first due to the biggest downswing I've had. I think I had something like -26 buy ins in 15khands. Fortunately I dropped down in stake after -15.
I was super motivated when I was feeling it was over but then I actually continued getting coolers and ended up playing my B/C game. I've been super lucky to run 7k over EV and limit the damages.
I also took a lot of days off. Problem being that I'm gonna leave Dublin in 2 weeks and had/will have to say goodbye to a lot of friends and my girlfriend as well. Which is quite hard after 6 months.

I almost didn't play any HU after the down. I guess I made a mistake there. I was focusing on 6max just because it's emotionally way easier. Cool thing is that I realized how my 6max game is fragile. Basically ingame I'm playing poorly compared to what my knowledge allow me. I found myself having troubles to play well on more than 6 tables. And I think this is due to my lack of work on preflop strategies. Sometimes I'm in a spot and I totally forget how pf ranges look like. So yesterday I've started writing down my ranges for each positions vs positions. Takes time but already spotted leaks in my game, spots where I can exploit the fact that in 6max range advantages can be huge. For instance I have in mind spots where I usually cbet/give up while I could auto profit by 2barreling against a lot of players.
I compared my winrates by position with some friends. And it looks like my wr in EP/MP/CO I super low while I have super good BTN/SB/BB wr. Makes sense for a hu player I guess. So it's really motivating as I think it's easy to improve early position play.
I really feel I'm close to reach a new level but it'll still take me a lot of work and practice.


Here's the graph :



Life :

Workout : Good point here. I've been to the gym twice a week this month and I already see good improvements. I'm going in a great place where I can enjoy Jacuzzy, Sauna and Steam after exercising.

Travel : Getting close to the end of my Dublin experience. To be honest I was starting to be a bit bored here due to the fact that there's not much to do. Even though I met great people here. I really miss being in an "exotic" country.
Before I leave Dublin I might go on a little trip to Wales with my gf.
The 14th of sept I'll be back in France.
And the 11th oct I'll got to Thailand !


So I hope in September I'll be able to put enough hours into poker. Might not be easy though. I'll set up some goals like posting x hands per week in forums/skype groups, define a precise routine to work on my game, post more on this blog, keep working out,...
As I feel I'm loosing control due to too much distractions in my life. I think having this bad month will really push me forward.

Gl !

Thx !
Maybe you're right yeah. Sometimes it's better to accept and adjust than fight against.

I don't have all my hands but I think I'm around +60/70k$ (post rb) for 190khands. Which is ok but disappointing for me regarding my goals.

GL this month Lilxam

Any hands of note so far?

Hi everyone !

Just a quick update to say that I'm back in France.
I didn't play since the 5th September as I wanted to enjoy my last time with my friends/girlfriend.
I'm going to Thailand the 11th of October. So it will not be easy to play a lot but I'll try to do my best. I'm feeling quite motivated.
I will give up on having a good routine for the 2 next months and see if I can still manage to be efficient in poker. I think I have to learn how to use the little time I have as well as possible. Maybe I'll work better this way who knows.

Here's the graph for September, running super good and playing very well :



I try to not play more than 4-6 tables and I really feel the difference. I take time to think about ranges in every spot, and I'm starting to make better adaptations to different spots.


Life : Good to see my family and friends again. But it was really hard to say goodbye to my life in Dublin and I have to admit that I have some regrets. But so many cool experiences are waiting for me so I can just feel happy.

Workout : I missed 1 week of gym as my subscription was over. But I'll start again today so it's cool. In just 1 month I see some differences on my body which is motivating.

Happy to see you running /playing well again! How much 6max vs. hunl is in the graph?

I've been focusing on 6max for the most. But I always play some hu when starting tables or when I don't get action.

September report

Hi !
September has been a cool month.

Poker :

Although I'm really disappointed with my volume (as usual...) I'm happy cause I ran well and made a good, maybe my best, month. I started with a super good run so it helped. I then battled some of the best regs to get some 6max tables and I had troubles against only one. I think I'm even against 2 more regs and I feel I have an edge on the others (at heads up). I improved my game overall. Especially at heads up. My 6max game is still far from perfect. I'm playing better from the blinds but I'm sure I have huuuuge leaks in early positions. I'm happy cause I owned some of the best regs in some spots, which was rarely happening before. So I'm pretty happy overall.

Here's the graph :



Cool to see that my redline is BE. I would say it's half thanks to good run and half deserved because I was focusing on almost every hand trying to get the most value of it.

Other cool thing is that I played mostly at 3/6 and 5/10 :




Work on my game : Almost nothing... This is due to all the days off I took. I was focusing on playing. But I improved by playing against tougher opponents. Still I'll try to do something to force me to put some off tables work. Maybe I'll give few hundreds $ to a friend and tell him to give it back to me only if I post x number of hands or something like that.

Life :

Workout : I did a lot of sport. At least twice a week at the gym + some running + some biking. I'm getting fit and feeling more energetic/healthy.

Travel : So I'm heading to Thailand in 1 month and I'll take a first month off poker to visit the country. Then I'll probably decide if and where I want to settle down for few months. Can't wait for this trip.


It's not gonna be very good for my poker game, as I'm stopping in the middle of a period of good improvements. But it's ok, if I settle down I'll then try to focus more on poker after. It's good to win money but it's better to spend it .

GL !

Sweet month man!! It's interesting it seems like your graph is always just about to explode upward and then it does and you make 22.5k. You're definitely doing things right for poker.

Max, if you're not playing poker at least give us pics of Thailand! :P

I'm back !

Hey guys !
Sorry for not updating for so long... I had a 3 months break which I'm not really proud of but I had an incredible time in Thailand ! It's definitely in the top 3 countries I've ever been too !

I won't talk about all my trip right now but I'll try to share with you some of my exepriences little by little.
In a nutshell, I saw a lot of amazing things (beaches, waterfalls, lagoons, caves, small canyons...), got the open water certification for scuba diving, partied a lot (including 3 fullmoon parties ,
did some treks in the jungle, and probably other cool stuffs that don't pop up in my mind right now.

So what about poker ?

First let's talk quickly about 2015. I've been very unprofessionnal and could have made way more money. I think I took 6months off the tables... On the other side I had a great year overall. But I could manage my time way better than that. I made 100k$ including rb. I know I can do better.


I now have an appartment in Koh Samui so I can grind peacefully.
I managed to get ~20kh in January which is low but not too bad. I started by playing some 6max at 3/6 and 5/10 and ended up making a bunch of mistakes. I was also not running very well but definitely could have saved some k$.



I then started working more on my game and focused on heads up as I was feeling more comfortable and improved quite well and crushed 3/6 and 5/10. I even shot 10/20 but it's a bit too scary for me at the moment. I'll rather establish myself at 5/10 first. And keep in mind that I've been running quite hot.




This doesn't mean I'll stop playing 6max. As I think there's a lot of money to be made at it. I just need to work more on my game and fix my leaks.

Overall I make 30k$ in EV which is actually my best month.
I also decided I would stop thinking in term of months but rather do some challenges.

So my first challenge is going to make 100k$.

Challenge : 23 398$/100 000$

Life :

I'm not totally sure about what I'm going to do this year. I'll think more about it.

Here are some ideas for the month :

*Get back to workout (4 months break...)
*Meditate
*Do the Advanced course of scuba diving
*Try freediving
*Try kitesurfing
*Try yoga

I leave you with a little pic of Koh Nang Yuan :



GL !

sick brag!

Glad that this thread popped again in my feed seeing you're on the right path and motivated!

I myself am having trouble playing month by month and I know I shouldn't but it's really hard to keep my game up when the months starts to go bad. Gonna try this challenge thing and see where it goes.

You're an inspiration OP keep crushing!