Thanks a lot man! Yeah, hopefully the ideas will take more of a shape when I start doing more research/find what i'm passionate about writing.

feel free to ask any other questions too

gl

haha, i'll give it back soon dw tyyy

maybe i should get it put on a mug

thanks for sharing your experience, really helpful! just goes to show how subjective everyones experience of therapy/medication can be.

haha, mental health is WAY more tiring than poker!

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Was gunna put a third session in but the games look trash so i'll do some uni work instead.



zzz vs nit rec

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $525.99
SB: $598.75
BB: $490.22
Hero (UTG): $548.00
MP: $637.47
CO: $509.50

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with 4 4
Hero raises to $12.50, MP calls $12.50, 4 folds

Flop: ($32.50) 7 T 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $16.06, MP raises to $50, Hero calls $33.94

Turn: ($132.50) T (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $80, Hero raises to $485.50 all in, MP calls $405.50



vs another rec

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $497.50
SB: $780.05
BB: $574.54
Hero (UTG): $726.70
MP: $512.38
CO: $591.13

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is UTG with 7 6
Hero raises to $12.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $12.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($32.50) 7 J 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $30.88, Hero calls $30.88

Turn: ($94.26) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $91.26, Hero calls $91.26

River: ($276.78) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $160, Hero calls $160



Not the worst runout i've ever seen

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $572.76
SB: $500.00
Hero (BB): $1302.40
UTG: $828.97
CO: $520.62

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BB with 6 3
2 folds, BTN raises to $12.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.50

Flop: ($27.50) 4 5 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $18.28, Hero raises to $65.29, BTN calls $47.01

Turn: ($158.08) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $126.31, BTN calls $126.31

River: ($410.70) K (2 players)
Hero bets $1098.30 all in, BTN calls $368.66 all in



Got clients tomorrow but it's a short day so will play poker too.

glgl

i wanna lose some club flips if that means i will win 2.5k in a day

haha, i told you in the breakfast club, i'll take the loss

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Saw clients, did some uni work and put in 2 sessions with another good profit



reg is btn, cc is tight recreational. dunno what in gods name the reg is doing

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $520.00
SB: $528.12
BB: $457.82
UTG: $528.13
MP: $1015.42
Hero (CO): $1442.89

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is CO with 5 5
2 folds, Hero raises to $12.50, BTN raises to $42.07, SB calls $39.57, 1 fold, Hero calls $29.57

Flop: ($131.21) 4 5 J (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $42.31, SB calls $42.31, Hero calls $42.31

Turn: ($258.14) 7 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $193.91, SB calls $193.91, Hero raises to $1358.51 all in, BTN calls $241.71 all in, SB calls $249.83 all in



juicy vs semi rec/reg

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $500.00
Hero (SB): $1067.04
BB: $500.00
UTG: $500.00
MP: $623.00
CO: $507.50

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is SB with 9 9
UTG raises to $13.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $50, 1 fold, UTG calls $36.50

Flop: ($105.00) 4 8 J (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($105.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $73.50, Hero calls $73.50

River: ($252.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $376.50 all in, Hero calls $376.50



rec with

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $500.00
SB: $502.50
BB: $523.33
UTG: $291.88
CO: $372.80

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BTN with A K
1 fold, CO raises to $12.50, Hero raises to $45, 2 folds, CO calls $32.50

Flop: ($97.50) 4 2 4 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $25.24, CO raises to $115, Hero calls $89.76

Turn: ($327.50) 4 (2 players)
CO bets $212.80 all in, Hero calls $212.80



vs reg, enjoyed this one SO much

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $500.00
Hero (SB): $1632.44
BB: $506.12
UTG: $768.16
MP: $500.00
CO: $568.26

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is SB with 6 6
4 folds, Hero raises to $12.50, BB raises to $45, Hero calls $32.50

Flop: ($90.00) 4 2 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $28.71, Hero calls $28.71

Turn: ($147.42) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

River: ($147.42) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $141.09, BB calls $141.09



vs boss mtt reg

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $1900.55
SB: $1095.59
BB: $500.00
UTG: $638.51
MP: $740.29
CO: $1225.11

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is BTN with Q K
3 folds, Hero raises to $12.50, 1 fold, BB raises to $65, Hero calls $52.50

Flop: ($132.50) K J 3 (2 players)
BB bets $46.35, Hero calls $46.35

Turn: ($225.20) T (2 players)
BB bets $133.60, Hero calls $133.60

River: ($492.40) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $255.05 all in, Hero calls $255.05



That'll do for today! Will grind tomorrow. Got a big footie match and smb isn't around so we gunna have to dig very deep for the win.

glgl

Is the 35hh std?

I know he unblocks fds and blocks btm set but it seems ambitious vs the 500z pool.

I think you'd be happier barrelling a hand like Q5s rather than 53s. His turn bet is really bad imo.

Agreed turn bet seems really bad, both in terms of ranges and pricing you into a river call, but if he's a MTT boss then I can only assume there's some deeper understanding there that I'm not getting.

It's FUBAR. It appears to be on the 2+2 side of things according to our devs so I PM'd Chuck Weinstock about it but haven't heard back from him yet. Not sure who else I can/should PM to look at it if he is no longer part of the Admin/Dev team for 2+2.

yes, ohhhh ****, turn play and we have stacks yet. i bet so he will fold

Also all QJ kq qt. If he's super agro and barreling 3 with aa and ak seems okay but not great. Better strat is prob checking turn at a high freq

Exploitatively, I kinda like 3 barrels as a bluff here on brick runout (with this hand). So many fd, pair+fd, pair+oesd fold river. Many players raise value on flop or turn. Haven't played on stars in 6 years though so no idea how 500z plays

subbed, but how highly have I rated it?

i don't think it's std no but people do do stuff like this - rarely though

he can't have Q5 pre

lmaoooooooo

thanks for the update, appreciate it. Will just keep using hhconverter until it's fixed!

i don't understand this...!

can kinda get behind some of this, although I would say that people raise flop ip here way less than you may imagine. I'll sim this hand at some point for sure

haha, you haven't rated it at all yet... still waiting!

Monthly Results

Being at 1600 hands for the month by the 10th and to finish with 47k is a pretty strong achievement! My first proper month just grinding 500z and it was a relief to not experience extreme swings that I know are just around the corner. Felt my game improved a ton and I'm feeling more than confident that I can maintain my play style over the coming months and be a solid winner.

Graph



Stake Breakdown



June Goal Review

For some very ambitious goals, I'm pretty thrilled to have nearly smashed them all! Including the seat I won into the stars festival main, I totally close to $25k. b2b months over 20k is quality.

July Goals

[ ] Maintain A game
[ ] Finish the first year of this masters
[ ] 50k hands
[ ] Gym
[ ] Make the final
[ ] Win the final
[ ] Read a book that'll help with next years study

Let's keep the year going strong. gl guys!

ps Big shout out to my boy gazzyB for cashing for 20somethingK in vegas

sick results ben wp

Another great month. Well done!

Awesome results, congrats Ben

Love for the gazzyB score too

Volume is def sick considering missing first 10 days, and obv nice results! Keep winning mony so I can take it all at thrice in barca. :3


PS. Pretty sure that the fact that every 500z reg having PCG posting sick graphs is definitely going to make the pool worse in the near future. fug.






PSS. GO GAZZ and open ur ****ing thread again so we don't need to hijack other PCGs!

Absolute beast mode Ben, keep it up and good luck in Barca this year!

Or maybe some meh regs will think it's "EZ" and will shot take more aggressively... ?

Awesome month Ben!

This is what will make it worse. B-E/small losing regs won't increase ur winrate.

Impressive stuff well played


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Strong volume, strong results. All in all pretty damn nice stuff.

All these beast June graphs make me all grumpy and wanting to join in on the five figure party

Rly? Thought it would make the pool easier w more mediocre regs and regifish

It does actually, but only for Stars

cheers max! More vegas updates please

thanks a lot husk

tytyty bro

come at me, I've been refining my thrice skills - ready to bust your roll lad. haha, the more the merrier at 500z

thanks a lot mate. you considering barca this year??



nice one man, thanks

hahaha, you just gotta put in those hands! five figure will come in time

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Real strong first day of the month



recreational got maaad at me after this one

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $316.99
Hero (SB): $1228.73
BB: $1048.23
UTG: $898.37
MP: $649.46
CO: $477.50

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is SB with 8 8
3 folds, BTN raises to $10, Hero raises to $35, BB calls $30, 1 fold

Flop: ($80.00) T 6 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $24.64, BB calls $24.64

Turn: ($129.28) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $65, Hero calls $65

River: ($259.28) K (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $130, Hero calls $130



Got what i deserve vs suuuper aggro recreational

Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $369.97
Hero (SB): $635.64
BB: $596.30
UTG: $3281.18
MP: $560.13
CO: $632.45

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is SB with A A
UTG raises to $10, 2 folds, BTN calls $10, Hero raises to $50, 1 fold, UTG raises to $125, 1 fold, Hero calls $75

Flop: ($265.00) J 4 K (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($265.00) K (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $45, Hero calls $45

River: ($355.00) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $352, Hero calls $352



back at it tomorrow.

glgl