oh that makes more sense

Finally...


Might take 4BI shot at 50NL tomorrow, off to a engagement party now.
GL errrbody

Sunday/week update.
So very happy with my month so far, 1/2 way through and already crushed all my goals, not sure if ill try take a shot at 50nl or keep printing money at 25nl. I'm scares I might have to withdraw my roll in the next fortnight as I've got some large real life expenses coming up, but hopefully ill avoid it.
[x] 15k hands this month
[x] 20 bi at 25nl... Up 24bi ATM
[x] watch training videos
[x] post hands
I've been posting pretty actively in unl and its definitely helping my approach to the game as there are 3 or 4 really good posters in there that give great advice, even though its usually not very elaborate haha.

Didn't play today, but will definitely play tomorrow, will also post my 25nl graph to date now that I've hit my monthly target.

Also, been trying to post a bloody video and its driving me nuts, YouTube had issues, I tried tinypic and that took 6hours then failed, and the google docs thing just mashed my brain
Gl all

**** Zoom, its a bloody nitfest. Fantastic work on moving through the limits, keep crushing !

Cheers Riva, I'm not playing zoom, for some reason I never got into it that much, might have a crack if I need vpps at the end of the month

25NL this month, missing a BI so its ~$600 up.


Coming up next...


Will probably just 2table this limit to start with and take it from there.
GL errrr body

Very first hand of 50NL... A sign of things to come?

Enjoyed reading your whole thread here, good luck, subbed.

gl bro!

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks blakk!

Moved back to 25nl haha, didn't lose anything but I was uncomfortable with the size of the pots, it was in turn hindering my game. Will play a bit more 25nl where I'm completely comfortable.
Won $65 from 1000 hands between 25nl and 50nl. Going to play at 50nl in a few days if I'm feeling super confident, it's kind of strange seeing pots that ate actually worth something, I know good players don't look at it as money, and I never have at 25nl and below, but I'm a little outta my depth at the moment. See how I'm feeling in a few days

Roll is ~$1,075

I'm definitely following you man. Have read all the pages of this thread

I've been playing for a lot of time HUSNG, with really good results. But i fell into a breakeven stretch lately and decided i wanted to try cash (since it's been one of my goals for many years).

HUSNG's can be really tilting, so it's a good change of game playing cash , i just started a week ago, so it would be interesting to share strategy advices. I love to study the game a lot, helps us improve.

Your decission to play 2 tables is good, but i'm not sure if that's the right number. I used to play 2 tables playing HUSNG, but i have good experience there. Playing less than 6 tables in cash seems really slow to me (though i'm playing full ring for now). Maybe you could try upping the number of tables. I'm not saying that you should pass from 2 to 12 tables, but 3-4 maybe could be nice and not detrimental to your game.

And going back to Nl25 seems the right decission, never play with scared money. I'm sure you'll get used to NL25, and then NL50 will feel natural.

dont move backdown to 25nl. every timeu move up that feeling is the same. bigger pots omg ppl are way better yadayada. u ve crushed 25nl and ar playing well there s absolutely no need to play it safe imo. getting out of ur comfort zone is probly one of the best things u can do in order to improve as a player. take dat shot and crush man

gl

Well, I can remember you were a huge BR nit... and OP has only 20 BI for NL50. I don't think it's a bad idea to play a few more hands at NL25 before taking a shot at NL50 again.

and that exactly what i regret the most about my last year. i m hoping OP can avoid making the mistake I made last year

Thanks Soul, stoked you've enjoyed it so far.
I also came from a SnG background, I used to grind the $2.50 full ring reg speeds, I did okay, bet the 2.50s, 5s and broke even in the 10s. The reason I switched to cash was becuase I heard this interview with a guy discussing SnGs and he was saying how they're pretty much solved, and that there is so much more money playing cash. Good 400nl regs probably make more that the high stages SnG players anyway. Also playing 12-18 tables and auto pilot stacking off with 25bb with TPTK was pretty boring in the end, but HUSNG would at least be much more entertaining

I've actually played 4 tables this whole month, I was palying 2 for half of Janury just to work on my hand reading/bet sizing, which improved dramatically as you can tell by the fact that I now have a positive redline, where as I always had a negitive one. Doubt Id play more than 4 though, I enjoy playing a little more agro and mixing it up with the regs.

You should consider playing 6 max man, especially coming from a HU background, Fullring will be really slow for you, its a bit more straght forward, but the general consensis is that 6max is more profitable/makes you a better player. Plus if you play 6max then swap to FR it'll be a easier transition that visa versa.

I'm awlways keen to talk start man, send me a PM on here, ive been meaning to get a skype group going with some other players like Asriva, except i've been kind of busy with other stuff, but im always keen to PM eachthother hands and get into discussions about different spots.

Thanks Blakk, I know you're right and it'll just take some getting used to, once I ave like 10 hours under my belt there i bet i'd be fine.

Hey Furke!
Thanks for your input, I think Blakk is right though, although I dont have a huge buffer for 50NL, I think taking a 4BI shot is okay, I would still have like ~35bi for 25NL if my shot taking went bad.

Good points Blakk... Okay I'm ready (PS stay off my tables). Probably already got 50nl regs trying to bum hunt me haaaaaa

gl bro hope it turns out well for you man!

First hand at 50NL run KK into AA haha, then lost a $40 pot with AK on 79xxA BvB to some fish with a vpip of 50 who flopped top 2 with 79.
Decided to go back to 25NL, won 3 BI in like a hour, I have decided I want a bit more of a buffer before I move to 50NL, I will definitely move up when which ever happens first...

1. I make 1k/40bi at 25NL (Up ~$625/25bi this month)
2. I play 25,000 hands at 25NL (15k now)
3. I take another shot on March 1 (Provided I have at least 1.2k in my roll).

I'm pretty happy with this compromise

Also, Thought id post my overall graph since starting this thread.
Huge improvement in the last 2 months, very happy with what I have achieved so far...

that's what happens to me when I move to 10NL from 5NL. I don't know if it's just the bigger limit that makes these things affect you so much, if I got it in BvB with KK against AA at 5NL I would be like "meh, it happens", but somehow at 10NL I get on monkey tilt after a hand like this although I am overrolled for this limit and I know it's stupid because it's simple variance. GL with your shot in March, I hope you'll crush it.

Haha yeah exactly! I think ill feel much more confident/be able to handle slightly larger swings during the early phases of playing 50nl if I had a bit more of a roll to fall back on. From what I've heard people say the easiest transfer levels in the micros is from 25nl to 50nl... Wonder if that still applies.
Good luck to you too man!

Josh i definitely like 6-max a lot, and as you say, with my experience playing HUSNG i don't think i will have troubles adjusting. The biggest change from FR to 6-max, is that ranges increase, people play more cards now because of less players , and table dynamics may change because of that. And Top pairs adquire more value than if you were playing FR, but that's it. Other than that the game is still the same .

I think 6 max will be my next step. Right now i'm playing NL 25 with 9 tables, and i feel nice about it.

Yesterday lost KK vs AK, and KK vs QQ preflop, but that's the way of the game. I don't even tilt now , that's the best of coming from a HUSNG background. Tilt is the main issue, because you know sometimes you're playing vs a spewtard, but spewtards get lucky too, with absurd holdings, in cash at least badbeats most of the time are versus standard hands, so you don't feel too bad about it :P

Anyways, i'm really driven, and i said i would try 300K hands playing FR, and i intend to keep my word. After that i will surely try 6-max, sounds like a lot of fun and a nice challenge.


Keep the good numbers up!

And more important, work hard on your game !

Hi Josh,
Bad luck at NL50, its just a number tho mate, you'll be back there soon.
You seem to have improved your graph at a really obvious point. Do you think a lot of this was down to reducing tables or did other things happen around then.?

Have you upload the video?
Very nice thread, keep up the good work!

Sick Soul, 300k hands is a bunch of volume, props to ya!
How are you finidng 25nl FR for softness? Are you winning your cash in non showdown? Id imagine FR would be pretty easy to pick up a lot of small pots.
Gl anyway man, i'm sure you'll kill it.
PS. What was your win rate with HUSNG? Just out of curiosity

Thanks KP, I'll be back at 50nl soon!

Yeah it was precisely when I dropped down to 2 tables and worked hard on hand reading, I started getting a positive red line without even trying, I would just be in a spot and be like "Oh, villains range is pretty weak here, im going to raise, or Im going to bet again".
I also really like videos from a coash (not sure which site) who's name was "Herpes_is_4eva". He played a really aggressive style and focussed on winning a bunch of small pots and never playing hands OOP. I pretty much built my game around this concept and it appears to be going okay at the moment.
Also, posting lots in uNL and being told i was wrong lots helped haha.

I couldn't man! If anyone knows any sites similar to Megaupload let me know, I have like 3 in the bank ready to go, although Id like to make a new one because I think ive learned a bit in the last couple weeks.

Graph for 25NL today,
Very happy with how I played most of the time.
Big slope in the redline came from misreading villains as weak, every time I raised a flop I'd get 3 bet, and every time I 3bet pre i got 4bet, every time I value bet 2 streets i'd get horrible run outs and jammed on on the river haha, but that happens.

Today...

Haha, that coach's name is not one I will forget quickly!!!